The Villain's Wife

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"Did George found out about... this?" Jennie asked. "Is that why..."

"Of course he knew! Why else would I poisoned him?" He sneered and started eating his food as if he was not talking about poisoning his own father. "Initially, I wanted to stage an explosion the moment you decide to see him. I was honestly expecting that you would since you were really close and was disappointed that you decided not to. It would have been very easy for me to stage an explosion in Europe. I could even blame the terrorist for it." He shrugged. Seeing this, a gleam of an unfathomable expression flashed in Jennie's eyes.

"Where is Taehyung?" she asked.

"Somewhere safe," Jack said. "That brother of yours attempted to sneak out and see you while you were sleeping. That was a big No-No. So I asked my men to put him into prison and... kill him once he attempts to do it again."

"I want proof that he is alive," Jennie asked. While she was not really close to Taehyung, she was mainly the reason why he was here in the middle of this situation. Jack looked at her for a few seconds before he gestured his hand towards the guard. Not long after, he gave Jennie a tablet.

It was Taehyung. He was sleeping on the bed in what seemed to be a suite room. Jennie lifted an eyebrow. "You kept him in a suite?"

"Well... you wouldn't like it if I mistreat your only family member who knows that you are still alive." Jack said. "Now... I would really love to continue this conversation, but I still have things to attend to. I have to take care of our Empire." He rose from his seat, a smile plastered on his face. "I will go ahead and have breakfast with you tomorrow, all right?" He did not wait for Jennie to answer him as he walked towards the exit.

"Jack... I have a question." Jennie asked.

"Hmmm?" he stopped in his tracks and turn towards her. "What is it?" amusement glistened in his orbs.

"Why me? We all know... I am nowhere near perfect. Since you have been managing your family's business, then you should already know about my past. I am..."

"Jennie... stop that." He shook his head as he interrupted her. Jennie stared at his kind face. She recalled the time where she talked to Jack about villain's having their own happy ending. She couldn't help but wonder why Jack had changed so much since that time. "You are the only woman... who deserves to stand next to me." He stated. "This is not about your past or your present. This is about you with me... our future together."

It was as if something was stuck on Jennie's throat as she met his eyes. There was honesty in his words. It was obvious that he believed in his own thoughts. How could Jack be this... far removed from reality? What happened? A normal human would not just change after a few months!

"See? I know you see it too." Jack smiled at him before leaving the room with Anna and the guard in tow.

The moment Jack left the room, his face immediately darkened. "How many explosions are we talking about?" he asked the guard.

"A total of three. One in Seoul and two shipments in South Sea. The Damages..."

"I know," he hissed and stopped walking. He then shifted his gaze towards Anna, who had her head lowered. "Tell her she's pregnant."

"But she's not..." Anna immediately paled when she realized that she had talked back to the Don. "I... My Apologies... I will tell her that she is pregnant."

Jack frowned before he sent her back to Jennie. He then continued walking towards his office. "Was it Lisa?"

"Negative." The man answered. "We have been observing them in the past few days and they were not doing anything. Everything else about his company had gone back to normal, and he is staying at home or occasionally visits his office. Other than that... he is not doing anything. We could assume that he is still grieving."