Rent A Girlfriend (JENLISA)

Chapter 35

JENNIE'S POV:

I returned to my desk after hearing how Alex Priest wanted to date me. I was surprised, of course, but I didn't take it at heart. Because I know that she was probably just trying to tease me.

I could hear the conversation between Alex and Mr. Marco from outside. They were talking about Lisa, who was late again for their meeting. Even Mr. Marco called her a lazy bum.

"Heh, so that's the lazy bum you're talking about. I wonder if she's single, I don't mind as long as she's rich," I giggled at my own comment.

I kept eavesdropping while scrolling through the Rent A Girlfriend app. I was searching for Lili's replacement that I can bring to my parents. As selective and cheap as I could be, I almost filtered out everyone until it was narrowed to five, but when I was about to check their profiles, I heard a helicopter whirling from the top of Manoban office building, the sign that the rich lazy bum was here.

'Hihi, let's see what kind of tea will come next,' I thought as I leaned closer to the door.

"It's been a while, Lali," I heard Alex suddenly called someone, whom I believe would be Lisa, who just arrived.

"It's been a while, Lex," Lisa answered.

I frowned when I heard Lili's voice.

'Why does her voice sounds strangely familiar?'

I pondered. I'm positive that I had heard Lili's voice somewhere not long ago. In fact, it was too familiar that I felt I just talked with the same woman on the phone last night.

'Nah, that couldn't be.' I shook my head. It was too ridiculous if it could happen for real.

'No, no, that couldn't be. If Lili is actually Lisa Manoban, that would be ... the biggest plot twist in a rom-com book. Unless I actually lived in a novel as a female lead in a rom-com novel, then the chance is basically only 0.01%.'

I kept listening as Lisa and Alex Priest started chatting, "Don't you know that your dad's secretary is so beautiful? She's definitely one of the beauties that will fit your taste also," Alex said.

"You can have her for yourself, Lex. I don't care," Lisa replied.

This voice sounded a bit alienated and pressuring when talking to someone else, just like what I heard when Lili was talking to her mother on the phone. That voice was definitely Lili's.

I gulped down the saliva somehow stuck on my throat. I shook my head again. This must be one of my crazy imagination again.

'But Lili also said that she wanted to meet her father because her father kept pressuring her about marriage and work ... and the fact that Lili slipped before, and said that she would provide for me instead ... '

They continued chatting, and I couldn't help but peek from the window. The window had a curtain, of course, but there was a spot where I could peek inside of Mr. Marco's office? How did I know? Well, let's just say a curious cat always found a good spot.

I dragged my chair and climbed on it. I peeked from my peeking spot and saw a woman with platinum blonde hair facing Mr. Marco. And beside Alex, there was a woman whose posture Jennie knew really well.