The Villain's Wife (Book 2)

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Since the lawyers and Miss Su could not really agree on what to say, they decided to leave the security company without achieving their goal. Furious, Su Mingyu continued to rant on the way to the place that she was staying. She immediately fired the two and called them useless over and over again.

"The lawyers that you sent me are useless!" She sneered the moment she entered the study. "You said they can assure me the things that I wanted! You said the LM Capital would easily give me what I want!"

"Calm down." Su Ru, her adopted father, stared at his daughter. "What happened? Tell me."

"Well... His wife came and claimed that she is the rightful owner of the company! She said... I should be talking to her instead of her husband! How shameless!" The reminder of Jennie's smiling face immediately turned her face ugly. This action instantly made the scar on her lower chin more apparent. Despite trying her best to hide it with make up, there is no escaping from the old man's eyes.

"What would you expect?" the old man said. "Lisa uses people, he takes advantage of everyone that he can use then dumps them when they are no longer useful. I told you not to agree to this meeting and yet, you just couldn't stop yourself, could you?"

"I know!" she hissed, irritation flashing in her eyes. "I should have listened. I- I just can't stop myself! He killed everyone in our family, just because he thought we killed his adoptive father! Wouldn't it be fair if we make him suffer?"

"Not now, Mingyu. Not now." Her father said. "Going to the tiger's den was a mistake. Because of this, his people were able to follow you here. We need to leave as soon as possible." He sighed.

"Father... he won't touch me. It.. It just makes no sense." If she disappears, the only suspect could be Lisa.

"You are still as stupid as ever." Su Ru shook his head. "I already asked someone to prepare your things. I will stay here while you will stay somewhere safe."

"Why?"

"Because I said so little lass."

"No. I mean why would you want me to hide from him? If I die- "

"Fool!" the old man snorted. "If you die... you die. The media will exaggerate the news for a week or two then another bigger news will replace the news of your death. It's not like you are relevant. Compared to Lisa and his company, we are nothing but ants."

"But... what about you?" she asked. "Why would you want to stay here?"

"Diversion. I cannot leave this place now. This is the price that you will have to pay for being careless. This is the price that I need to pay for your immature actions."

"Father I- "

"Leave now. Call me once you are there."

"But- "

"No buts and you must remember. Revenge... is a dish always best served cold."

Seeing the certainty in her father's eyes, Su Mingyu nodded. A flashed of understanding glinted in her almond eyes. Standing from her seat, a sigh escaped Su Mingyu's lips. "I'm sorry." She said avoiding her father's gaze.

"Don't apologize to me. Apologize to your late mother's memories, to our ancestors' memories." He answered. "I hope this will serve as a lesson to you. Do not let your anger drag you down. Think with your mind, not with your heart. Mingyu... you are still young. You can achieve a lot of things, as long as you make plans and execute them properly."

Su Mingyu bit her lower lip as she nodded. "I will leave now." She turned her back against her father and left the room without waiting for him to respond. Years ago, when Su Mingyu lost everything, she had vowed not to never let her emotions cloud her judgement again. However, this was something that she could not just control.