The Villain's Wife (Book 2)

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"You- "

"I know... I know... I sound like an absolute piece of crap right now." She chuckled. "Totally unexpected from someone like me. But really... let's be honest here... did you expect me to not play dirty?"

Mr. Corneel sat there, eyes wide, totally speechless at Jennie's statement. In between the two of them, the media would surely believe Jennie. This was because her story was way easier to believe compared to his. This woman- this woman is just like them! He thought inwardly.

"So... are you going to tell me why you chose to play around with my company?" Jennie raised an eyebrow. "Or... are we going to keep playing this game?

"I- I don't know what you are talking about."

"Really?" She did not believe him. In fact, she would not believe anything that came out of this man's mouth. Not when he could easily read her as much as she could read him. "Mr. Corneel... you already know what kind of person I am, right? You know... I am just making sure that you know what kind of person you are talking to."

"You are threatening me."

"Oh... no... no... Why would I threaten an upright man like you?" she grinned at him. "That... would be just cruel of me."

"President Manoban- I don't think you understand what you are getting into." Mr. Corneel uttered in a low voice enough for Jennie to hear him. "This is beyond you- In fact... this is beyond us all." His jaws thinned as he stared at Jennie's face, scrutinizing. "I already told you, we are prepared for piracy like this. In less than forty eight hours, we will retrieve our people and will try to retrieve our oil." He said.

"You know... Mr. Corneel, did it ever occur to you that someone else wants to stop this deal from happening?" she asked. "I mean... isn't it convenient that the attack happened while you were here? Isn't it convenient that I was your initial suspect the moment you heard the news? Isn't it convenient that... I now dislike you and your company because of your baseless accusation?"

He gulped. Now that Jennie said this...

"You see? What if someone wanted us to fight?" Jennie shook her head. "Sadly... they have already succeeded. We already lost each other's trust, causing a huge rift between us that will affect our business transactions moving forward." She rose from her seat. "I will give you my decision tomorrow. Let's stop wasting each other's time anymore." Jennie turned towards the wall to ceiling window made of glass as she let out a sigh. "What a waste... Mr. Corneel... what a waste."

Hearing her words, Leon Corneel could only grit his teeth in silence. That damn Mr. Yi told him that Jennie would easily agree to this deal because of her greed. There is no way that she would let this opportunity pass. Because he wanted to get into this organization, he agreed. He agreed to everything that Mr. Yi told him to do.

Seeing Jennie's reaction, a thought instantly came to Mr. Corneel's mind. Jennie might not be the one trying to sabotage this deal. It was his sons.

When Mr. Yi approached him a couple of years back, his company was not as stable or successful as it was now. Because of the promises that the man gave him, he easily agreed and just like magic, his company's worth soared. However, seeing his company gather the attention of everyone, winning awards after awards and hearing people recognize his name was somehow addicting. He wanted the attention, he wanted the unending praises, the influence and the money that came along with it.

So when Mr. Yi approached him a few months back, he was hesitant. How could he even give his company to a woman who was not even in the same industry? However, before he could even voice out his concerns, Mr. Yi quickly reminded him how he was the one who put the company on the pedestal and not Mr. Corneel. He even went as far as to threaten him. If Mr. Yi could put him to where he is now, he could easily take it all away. The money, the fame, the influence.