The Villain's Wife

8

Jennie looked at Kai who yelled out her name. "Yes, Young Master Kim?"

"Call me Master Kim!" he reprimanded.

"My apologies... I have never heard of your father's passing... so..." Jennie immediately clasped her hands and looked up at the ceiling. To everyone's surprise she closed her eyes and said, "May your soul rest in peace... Master Kim."

"Are you cursing my husband?" Nancy fumed. Kai had just asked her to call him Master Kim, so how could she say something like this?

"Huh? I was offering my respects to Master Kim's father... Is the Old Master of the Kim family your husband too?"

"Nancy... calm down. Don't lower yourself to her level." Kai immediately held his wife's hands. He had no idea what Ruby Jane had went through but he knew that she was nothing but bad news now. The old Ruby Jane was meek and and he very much preferred that version of her. Kai felt that the person in front of him now was just hateful.

"You have changed," he thought out loud. "Many of us here would prefer the old Ruby Jane."

"Of course many will. She was easier to kill," Jennie rebutted nonchalantly, making everyone speechless once again. "If we are not going to talk about money, then I will be going," She remarked, smirking at Nancy. She knew that Nancy loved the Villa because of her precious 'memories' with Kai there. If Nancy had the power, she would not allow Jennie to leave this place without first obtaining her signature to transfer the property under her name.

"That property was supposed to be mine! I'm sure Grandmother was muddled when she wrote her Will!" Nancy said while glaring daggers at Jennie.

"Ruby Jane... Nancy is currently pregnant right now. It is not good to agitate her. I understand that you are angry because she married into the Kim family instead of you. However, please be sensible and just give the Villa to your sister. You know how important this place is to her," Chaerin said, in her usual gentle voice. "Please do not hate your sister. I should be the one that you should hate, not her." Chaerin said then wiped her nonexistent tears.

"Alright..." Jennie nodded. "You have a point."

Chaerin instantly laughed inwardly when she heard Jennie's words.

"As her mother, I know you would want to help. So... Mother, Are you going to pay in cash? Or check?"

Everyone stared at Jennie in disbelief. 'Why is this woman always talking about money? No matter how they say it, Ruby Jane always seem to have a way to end the conversation with money!'

This would not have been an issue if the Kim family was as wealthy as it was before. The dwindling value of their company's stocks and loses they experienced over the years had depleted their wealth and the company was also on the verge of bankruptcy. To save the company, they could either make a case to LM Capital, to ask them for investments or they could make some quick money through the sale of the properties they stand to inherit to bail their company out of a financial slump.

"Ruby Jane! I will overlook the fact that my father included you in his Will as long as you give the Villa to your sister! I could go to the court and easily take back everything. But I would rather settle this out of court, so just listen to me and relinquish your claim to the Villa and all the other properties that you stand to inherit from Mother. Don't worry about the shares as I am not interested in those," Won-Young added. As the Patriarch of the family, Won-Young had the ability to swallow his anger and maintain his composure. Especially at times like this.

Years ago, Won-Young originally had hopes for Ruby Jane. Though he did not treat her as well as his other two children, he also did not mistreat her but had provided her with money, food and clothing. In Won-Young's opinion, she wasn't lacking. Who would have thought that she would repay his kindness by embarrassing their family seven years ago?