The Villain's Wife

20

"Does it taste good?" Jennie asked after Lisa had swallowed a spoonful of soup that Jennie spoon-fed him with.

"Very good," he immediately nodded. "I want more."

Jennie happily fed him another spoonful of the soup. "Alright, drink some more." She then turned her head towards Seulgi. "Seulgi, please have some soup. I made a lot. There is enough for three people."

"Alright," Seulgi smiled politely and grabbed a small bowl of hot soup sitting on the table. The lady boss was really kind to think about him. President Manoban is so.... SALTY!

Seulgi's face reddened as the saltiness of the soup assaulted his taste buds. Ahhhh! No wonder President Manoban did not stop him from taking the soup! He thought that the president was magnanimous enough to share the soup with him! But it turns out that he merely wanted Seulgi to have a taste of the soup as well. Seulgi turned his head slowly towards his boss who was happily drinking the soup. How could his boss drink the soup with such a straight face?

"How was it Seulgi? Do you like it?" Jennie asked Seulgi with a smile.

"Of course, Miss Kim... It is the best," he lied with a straight face before drinking another mouthful of the soup again.

Jennie beamed at the two men who were indulging her. 'These two really deserve an Oscar!' She initially thought that Lisa would find an excuse to reject the soup after taking a mouthful, but he didn't. He didn't even flinched as he continued to drink mouthful after mouthful. He even complimented her!

Jennie shook her head inwardly. Wasn't she lucky to be able to meet a man who worshipped her like a God? Jennie was sure that this man would not even flinch if she fed him poison. "Alright, you can stop pretending now. Seulgi, go and prepare something else for Lisa to eat. Make it quick," she said.

"Why? I would love to drink more..." Lisa's words were quickly cut off by Jennie.

"I can't cook," Jennie admitted as she met his eyes. "This food will only make you more ill. Have your secretary make you something else."

Seeing Jennie's poker face, Lisa let out a sigh before confirming Jennie's instructions earlier. He knew that Jennie wouldn't continue feeding him the soup she had made and since he was hungry, he had no choice but to get his secretary to make him something else to eat.

"Are you sulking?" he asked Jennie who was avoiding his gaze. He immediately wondered if she was angry. But how could she be angry when he had complimented her? At the present, Lisa was in a really good mood because of the things he heard from Seulgi, about everything that happened when he was unconscious. He heard about how Jennie had told everyone that she was his fiancée and even said she was very possessive of him. Wasn't this a dream come true for Lisa?

"Don't lie to me next time," Jennie said while letting out a sigh. "As you can see, I can't cook. Are you still going to marry me?" she asked directly, not realizing how silly her question was.

For Jennie, she just wanted to know if the man was truly serious about her. She wouldn't want to find herself being too invested in the relationship that she couldn't pull out later if the man wasn't serious.

"What are you talking about? If I want a cook, I would have married a chef," he laughed.

"True." Jennie nodded. "Then, let's talk about what happened."

"Seulgi told me everything, when you were cooking," Lisa said. "He said you couldn't find the driver and there was nothing conclusive to pinpoint the one who was responsible for the explosion?"

"Yes and I believe that someone might be after your life."

"No, Jennie, someone is after yours. Not mine," he corrected as his hands enveloped hers. The fact that someone wanted to separate them before the accident was enough to prove that someone wanted Jennie dead.