The Villain's Wife (Book 2)

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The Peak

"Wait... so you are planning to hijack their tanker?" Lisa asked. "Why?"

"No reason." She smiled. "That Leon... cannot be trusted. Everyone is expecting me not to play dirty. This is probably because they knew my grandmother is known for her clean reputation." She sneered. "They are wrong."

"You mean the Corneel?"

"Everyone." She narrowed her eyes. "Leon - alright, not just him. His son and even that fiance are acting suspicious. They are acting warm, as if... you know I can always spot fake people. No matter how big their smile is, or how warm they sound, I can smell them from a mile away."

Her words immediately made her husband chuckle. "What are you a bear?" He froze. He widened his eyes when he realized how silly he is to insinuate that she is a bear.

As expected, Jennie's face already darkened. "Are you calling me fat, Mr. Manoban?"

"Eh? No - No-" he held his hands in front of him. "Bears have the best- "

"You just called me a bear!"

"If you just let me- "

"Bears are fat!"

"No, they're not. Hey - before you say anything, just let me- "

"You dare call me fat?" Jennie narrowed her eyes at him. She stood and walked opposite him. "You really called me fat?"

"No. I didn't call you fat. Bears have the best..."

"I am not listening!" she covered her ears. "Don't you use whatever knowledge that you have to try to convince me that you didn't call me fat."

"I didn't!"

"I can't hear you!" Jennie yelled. "You called me fat! Your child will hear about this bullying when he or she grows up! I will make sure to add and twist this story and make my child hate their father for calling their mother fat."

"Hey! Hey! You are going overboard. Bears are- "

"I won't listen to you! These reasons - " Jennie's words were interrupted by a knock on Taehyung's door.

"Hey!" Taehyung walked inside smiling at the two before he froze on his feet. Did he come at the wrong time?

"Taehyung! Good thing you are here!" Lisa instantly gestured for his brother-in-law to sit down. "Come... I need your help with something."

"Oh. What is it?"

"Why are you here?" Jennie chimed in.

"I was going to show you the- "

"Before anything else," Lisa interrupted him. "Why don't you tell Jennie what terrestrial mammal has the best sense of smell in the world?"

"Bears." Taehyung answered before Jennie could rebut. As expected, Jennie's ear turned scarlet. She pursed her lips, unamused by the fact that she could not act so childish in front of her brother and risk showing her true self in front of Taehyung. Jennie cleared her throat, a smile bloomed on her face.

"I know that." She said with a straight face. "I also happen to know that sharks have a good sense of smell."

"Actually- "

"Taehyung... there is no, actually." Jennie interrupted him before he could correct her. These two... these two seem to think that they are so smart, ah. "Why don't you tell us why you are here? You know... you are interrupting our foreplay, ah."

"Huh?"

"She is joking." Lisa chuckled as he shook his head inwardly.

"Oh! Then... please check your email. I sent you an encrypted one."