The Villain's Wife (Book 2)

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"My apologies Mr. Manoban but there seems to be a misunderstanding somewhere." The director smiled. It was normal for him to meet a person like Lisa every now and then. After all, these people stand at the pinnacle of success. Their arrogance was completely reasonable.

"Miss Adalind Brooke is an expert that is working for us. She has already been working for one of our magazines abroad. She is not just having a vacation here in Korea. She is also working for us in some of our projects."

"Don't worry President Manoban... Miss Brooke is completely professional and she won't direct you to do something that you are uncomfortable with." He added. "Isn't that right, Miss Brooke?"

"Oh please... you can call me Adalind." Adalind smiled. "And yes. I will be directing the shoot. Don't worry it will not take a lot of time."

The other businessmen nodded as they smiled. Having a supermodel should make their images look better, right? However, Lisa was different. He did not see the point of doing this at all. "I only have twenty minutes." He uttered before walking towards the current set up.

Seeing this, a smile surfaced on Adalind's face. She followed Lisa. "Mr. Manoban... this is the pose that I want you to do. Nothing special but the background on this one will be an office." Her lips curled into an enchanting smile as she leaned forward, letting Lisa smell her sweet cologne.

Lisa stared at the pose in the photo. He furrowed his brows at her actions but said nothing. He then sat on the leather seat and looked at the camera.

"Mr. Manoban... your tie is a bit crooked, let me fix it for you." Adalind ignored Lisa's stern expression as she leaned forward, making her hair fall down her face, framing an enchanting sight in the process. Jennie was in front of them. It was only normal for him to act tough and unaffected.

"Miss Brooke." Lisa's words were enough to stop the woman from touching him. "Do you know what happened to the last woman who schemed against me?" He lifted his chin, meeting her blue eyes.

"Mr. Manoban, what are you talking about?" Adalind froze for a few seconds, however, she still shamelessly fixed his tie. "I am only doing my job."

"I see." Lisa nodded.

"It's fixed now." Adalind beamed. "Now we can start the shoot. Mr. Manoban... where are you going?" she asked when she saw Lisa rise from the chair and take off his coat. He then started removing his tie as he walked towards Seulgi. "Mr. Manoban.... Is there a problem?" Surprise flashed in Adalind's eyes as she watched Lisa walk away from her.

"Throw it away." Lisa uttered as he handed the coat and tie to Seulgi. "Let's go."

"President Manoban!" The director ran towards Lisa. He never expected that Lisa would be this hard to handle. "Please ... may I know why you are leaving? The shoot is not done. We also can't reschedule this for another date. We need this done by tomorrow for the magazine."

"I am sending you my own photos tonight." He answered without looking at them. "Taken by professionals abroad."

"But the background."

"Not my problem." Lisa said. This was not a competition of who would have the best photo or who has the best attitude. This was about business. Lisa would not mind if these people would not have an image of him. As long as they mentioned his company then... he did not have a problem at all.

"Mr. Manoban... May I know why you suddenly decided to leave?" The director decided to press for answers when he saw Lisa ignore his attempt at stopping him.

"I have another meeting in fifteen minutes." Lisa answered. He then turned towards Jennie and gave a gentle smile. "Let's go?"

"Alright." Jennie's eyes swept through everyone present, including Adalind. Her lips tugged upwards into a provoking smile. The difference between her and Lisa was his direct behavior. A no was a no. A yes was... a yes. Simple but direct.