The Villain's Wife (Book 2)

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Lisa was not able to hide the surprise in his eyes as he watched the familiar notebook.

"Let me explain." Chuan said. "After what happened with Chaerin, I went back to the Kim Family's mansion in Seoul. I mean... they are technically a branch family, so I still have access to that house. I was looking for things... I thought I was looking for memories of Bec. I was snooping around in Old Man Kim's room when I found a safe. It wasn't locked."

"You mean that safe was open when you got there?"

"You are aware of the safe?" Chuan asked before he nodded. "But yes, it was open. And when I checked, I found this." He handed Lisa the journal that makes little sense to him. "I mean.... It is not really complete. I tried to read it and understand its contents for weeks now. To no avail. A lot of words are missing. It was like - like it was only a part of a bigger journal? Anyway, I have the reason to believe that this has something to do with Jennie. If you read it, you can see that her name and even school have been mentioned a couple of times."

Lisa nodded in response. "Do you know who wrote this?"

"Should be Old Grandma Kim." Chuan answered, his face turned serious. "I have reasons to believe that some people had been watching Jennie for a long time now. I know the text does not make any sense, but if you really analyze it properly, you would be able to see that she was mostly talking about Jennie and her observations about her. It's not complete, but you can still understand some sentences like the fact that she chose to get closer to Jennie because she thought someone was spying on her. She wanted to protect Jennie. " He made a deliberate pause as he tried to read Lisa's reaction. "There is also the fact that she... she called Lilian Facci - Jennie's grandmother a few months before Lilian's death."

Lisa immediately lifted an eyebrow. "Did she mention this?"

"It was one of the last entries. Not detailed of course, she mentioned something like, called Europe, Lilian. Pretty vague, but if you know Jennie and her grandmother, you would be able to figure it out."

"So you think someone had been watching her?"

"And I have reasons to believe that these people were the same people who wanted to mess up my relationship with her. I don't know... I tried to think about it. I spent a lot of time thinking... just thinking about what happened in the past, but I can't seem to understand why would they watch a child with no intention of hurting her."

Lisa nodded. If these people have the intention to hurt Jennie, then they would do it while she was nothing but a helpless child. He pursed his lips. Leaning back, Lisa stared at the journal in his hands. Soon, Jennie would have more clues, more answers to the questions that she hasn't asked yet.

However, this would also mean more stress, more assumptions, and more anxiety for her. He let out a sigh. The current situation immediately caught him in a serious dilemma. He could give this to Jennie, let her read it, and know whatever it is that her grandmother Kim hid from her. This would cause her, a pregnant woman, a lot of anxiety, a lot of stress. With her current condition, Jennie's body might not be able to handle stress, prompting her to give birth before her due date. That would mean... danger to herself and the baby.

He could not allow this to happen.

Or Lisa could keep the journal for now. He could give it to Jennie a few months after she gave birth. However, this might make Jennie angry. After all, he had no right to keep something that is not his in the first place. Sure, Jennie might understand the reason why he did it. She might forgive him for doing it. However, this might damage the trust that she had for him. Jennie might consider this a betrayal.

Jennie had been through a lot. Trust is not something that she would just give to anyone - even to her own husband. Lisa let out another sigh. He understood that Jennie was already her own person before they met. She does not need him to survive - that is a sad truth about marrying an independent woman like her. Sure, the betrayal might hurt her, it would scar her. But Jennie would survive, she always will. She will move on with her life, smiling, pretending that she was not hurt. She will stand tall and proud. She might not leave but the connection, the trust in between them is no longer there.