The Villain's Wife

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"I was not prepared for any auction," Jennie said as she stared at herself in the full length mirror in their hotel room. She was wearing the dress that Lisa had given her. It was not some extravagant gown but it was a simple off-shoulder cape dress in dirty white with a front slit that would show a little bit of Jennie's legs. There were no expensive stones or gems on the dress, however, the softness and quality of the cloth was enough to tell Jennie that it was an exquisite dress.

She was also wearing a choker necklace made of rubies, surrounded by delicately-cut diamonds; a piece that beautifully contrasted her white dress. To highlight her necklace even more, Jennie decided to do a simple and loose updo - letting some of her hair fall and frame her face.

She shifted her gaze towards Lisa who was also wearing an all-white suit. She narrowed her eyes at her husband before her lips curled into a smile. She then nodded in approval at his appearance. "What is the dress code?" she asked.

"Black and white. Nothing too extravagant," he answered, mirth apparent in his eyes. "You look good."

"Did you do something mischievous again?" Jennie lifted an eyebrow at him. She did not know why but she could totally feel that her husband was up to something again.

"No. No time for that."

"Liar. What kind of an invite did you have your men give Dr. Lee?" Jennie asked. Last night, Lisa had already explained that he was not originally planning to attend this auction as the said auction was organized by Sehun and thus, Lisa owned most of the things that would be auctioned anyway.

"Just the same," Lisa said. "Everyone received the same invitation."

"Yeah.... You told him to wear something flashy, didn't you?" she chuckled at the thought of making that arrogant Doctor a joke in front of everyone. "Lee Group, huh," Jennie thought out loud while walking towards the bed to get her clutch. "Are you going to tell me about them? Or.... Shall I find it out by myself?" she asked as she looked over her shoulders.

"You know I hate going to war without bullets, President Manoban," she uttered as she turned towards him. "So? Where would you like to start?"

"If I start to tell you the whole thing now... we would be late," Lisa responded calmly. What more could he expect from his brilliant wife? He had already anticipated this moment. It's just that he didn't expect it to arrive this soon. "Why don't you enjoy yourself tonight and we talk about this after the auction, huh?"

"Over some wine?" Jennie walked towards him.

"Over some wine," he answered as he stared straight into Jennie's light brown eyes.

...

Adrian's face was dark as he stared at his phone. He had received some information about the couple that he had met yesterday.

"A power couple, huh," Samantha's voice echoed to his left. "They are actually CEOs. No wonder that chef knew them." Samantha was only trying to make Adrian feel better. How could he compare himself with CEOs who had been running multinational companies for years now?

"We are of the same age," Adrian muttered. "And he is already a CEO."

Samantha did not answer Adrian immediately but paused to give herself one last look in the mirror. "I think being close to them would bring you benefits. Businessmen always act like this, they will get close to people that will benefit them." She wanted to indirectly tell him to stop comparing himself to a man who managed to create the LM Capital in less than ten years.

Seeing Adrian silent, Samantha could only let out a sigh. Adrian Lee... the son of Thomas Lee, the current CEO of Lee Group. While both Thomas and Adrian earned their position through hard work, the fact that Thomas was adopted and not the legal heir of the Lee Group still haunted both the father and son like a ghost in the night.