The Villain's Wife (Book 2)

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The already thick atmosphere inside Lisa's study grew thicker as Jennie continued to listen to her husband. Frowning, she crossed her arms across her chest. Soon after, silence followed Lisa's words.

"Order of the Spectre," Jennie repeated after a few minutes. "So you wanted me to leave Seoul as soon as possible because of them?"

"After New Year,"

"Alright." She nodded without any questions.

"Really?"

"Yes," Jennie nodded. "I understand your concern. We don't really know if they are our enemy or ally yet. Safety is the major priority."

"You aren't telling me something." Lisa said after a few seconds of silence. "Did something happen while I was not here?"

"No and yes," Jennie said. "I mean... I cannot really tell you something I don't know and yes, something happened when you were away." She then stood from her seat and retrieve a picture from her purse. "Do you remember Mrs. Brooke?"

He nodded in response.

"She came to see me while you were away."

"Why would she come back?"

"My grandparents in her Grandmother's garden in Wales." She said as she handed it to Lisa. "She mentioned something about both our grandmother's dying the same way and..." she made a deliberate pause as she sat next to him. "She said it was the Order of the Spectre."

"The Order of the Spectre?" One of his eyebrows rose.

She nodded in response. Something inside Jennie is telling her that this - all of this is not just a coincidence. Because of this, she decided to tread carefully and be more mindful of the situation. "But... I decided not to deal with it." Jennie added. "I am pregnant. I can't just run around chasing a name. However, your words just now changed everything."

"You wanted to... pursue them?"

"No. On the contrary, I wanted to hide." Jennie declared her eyes turned stern. "I have my priorities and right now... those people are not one of them." Jennie is approaching the situation using the only method that Lilian taught her, priorities. She is using her brains to think about her real priorities at this moment - this very moment.

"Then I- "

"No." Jennie interrupted him. "I am pregnant, Lisa. Let's not provoke any more people." She let out a sad sigh. "I - You can call me a coward. But I am not provoking any more people just months before I gave birth. I cannot take the risk. I cannot add this to the fear that I feel right now."

"Hey, you are not a coward. You are a mother." Lisa gently said as he stared at Jennie. He then pulled her closer to him. Saying nothing, he kissed her temple and tightened his arms around her. "I'm sorry."

Jennie stayed silent as she thought about this organization and what was its involvement in her grandmother's life. Still, she would do nothing but observe for now. She just doesn't have the courage to fight against an organization that is capable of hiding themselves like that. The thought of Lisa's words made her sigh.

Antone Harringfort.

That was Eliza's fiance. Was it possible that Eliza is involved in all this? "I want to go to Luxembourg," Jennie said. "In theory, they could not do something when I am living in a palace with the Royal Family. " Being in public with the royal family is another thing that could help them. Being living alone in Switzerland, away from Lisa, Jennie is building a fortress around herself. She is building walls, isolating herself from the outside world.

This is something that the enemy could easily use against her. She believes that by staying in-crowd, Jennie could shield herself from the enemy.

"You planned to give birth to Luxembourg?"