In another country.
Inside a dimly lit room, a man in his fifties stared at the face of the woman on the television. His gaze changing, at one point his face showed joy, then extreme sadness, then anger.
He turned off the volume of the current news and got up from the cream colored couch that he was sitting. He looked at the uncomfortably big room in front of him. It was big, sure. But it lacked something. He roamed his eyes and tried to look for something that contained a personal touch inside the room. There was none.
He shook his head, as he thought about the fact that everything inside this room, from the bespoke carpet, to the white curtains were all designed and intentionally arranged by professionals.
Someone that he did not even know..
Everything inside this room was like from a photo in a luxury design magazine, yet it was cold, distant and uncomfortable. The place looked perfect, but it lacked emotions and tranquility.
Again, he fixed his gaze at the news as he dialed a number on his phone.
"I want you to investigate someone for me," he said and continued without waiting for the person on the other side to answer. "I want to know everything about a certain CEO Kim and Wang Empire from the B country."
"That's right. The one on the news right now... No. I am just want to know more about that AI technology she is talking about."
"Military? Her company was invited?"
"Got it. Send it to me tomorrow. Also, include everything about her. Especially her family background... No... I am just being thorough."
"Okay." The man ended the call and walked towards his bedside table. He then pressed a button at the antique lamp on the table.
A mechanical sound was heard, and instantly one of the panels in his headboard opened, revealing a secret vault.
The man entered a password, and the vault opened, revealing a single image of a smiling woman and a black onyx ring that was too small for a man's finger. It was intricately designed with diamonds surrounding the black onyx, making it more beautiful and elegant.
If Jennie saw this ring now, there was no doubt that she would have recognized the design and associated it with the ring that she had given to Lisa. But that would be for later.
The man then looked at the photo of the woman, as a single tear rolled down his cheek. He missed her... so much.
If he was given a chance to go back in time, then he would have surely made better choices. He would have definitely chosen her, instead of his responsibilities.
After some time, the man let out a sigh before putting the photo and ring back into the vault. Making it safe from the eyes that harbored ill intentions to his loved ones.
Then, he made sure to lock it before going back to the couch to watch the news, his face once again became stern and cold, almost demonic.
...
Meanwhile, Jennie was still in a daze, staring at the word 'NEGATIVE' in front of her.
So, Wonbin was not her father. There was actually no surprise. However, her reaction was not because of the result, but from the photo next to the result.
It was Li Qiang's photo.
Her mind couldn't stop wondering if Li Qiang was her real father. Did he know? If he was her real father, then would it be possible that he had not killed Wang Ruo, but had kidnaped her instead?
With this in mind, she reminisced the accident that supposedly killed her mother. Her mind traveled to the last thing that she remembered before losing her consciousness. Jennie was not wearing her seat belt at that time, so she was thrown away when the car hit a tree. All she remembered, was watching the car burning before it exploded. She couldn't remember seeing her mother's body anywhere, so she assumed that she was inside the car.
After the accident, she woke up in the hospital, with her grandfather and Wonbin. They told her that they found Wang Ruo's body inside the car. It had been burned so badly, they couldn't even recognize it.
In both of her lifetimes, she didn't had the guts to look at her mother's body. Then, she remembered Wang Huo, suggesting to cremate the body, because he also couldn't bear to watch her sister's remains.
And that was it. It was the only thing that she remembered. She was not able to see Wang Ruo's body and it had also been cremated, so there was actually no way for her to check if the burnt body was indeed her mother's.
However, if Li Qiang really kidnaped her mother, then there was a possibility that she would be able to confirm it due to the AI program that she was about to develop.
Because of this, she immediately sprang into action and started typing some codes on her computer. If she succeeded, then she would be able to monitor Li Qiang's every movement in both audio and video. This was something that had not existed yet. But Jennie was somehow sure that she could make it.
