Letting Loose After Marrying A Business Tycoon

Chapter 22: Jennie Has Great Acting Skills

[This is an adaptation, this story is not mine. The credits goes to the original writer. Please do not vote!]

Jennie spent her few days in Shunchen City in a rather exciting manner. The day before, she joined the queue to try out a popular local milk tea. Yesterday, she went to eat smelly tofu in the afternoon, and then she visited a bar at night.

It could be imagined that Jennie probably stayed out late last night at the bar and just went to bed not too long ago. Moreover, Jennie usually turned down the volume of her cell phone while she was sleeping. She seldom answered calls then.

"I will call her again tomorrow morning. She usually turns down the volume of her cell phone when she is sleeping." With that, Ha Ji-won suddenly noticed that Lee Jung Jae didn't look too good.

Lee Jung Jae's eyes were grave, his brows tightly furrowed. He looked distressed and ill-at-ease.

Ha Ji-won thought Lee Jung Jae was worried about Irene, and so she advised, "It is a cause for celebration now that Irene is awake. As long as she is alive, we can find her. Hubby, don't worry too much."

Lee Jung Jae was hiding a nefarious scheme in his heart, but he didn't dare to let Ha Ji-won know of it.

Hearing Ha Ji-won's advice, Lee Jung Jae forced a smile. "You are right."

...

Nine in the morning. Jennie parked her car at a gas station and bought breakfast to eat in the car.

The gas station was selling spicy fried potatoes, and Jennie spent eighty cents for a plateful. She also bought a bag of buttered corn and a yogurt drink. After that, she returned to the car.

She ate a few bites of potato before massaging her tired brows. Only then did she pick up her cell phone and called Ha Ji-won.

Ha Ji-won immediately picked up. Ha Ji-won sounded very anxious as she said, "Jenjen, you are finally awake!"

Jennie pretended to sound like she had just woken up. She made her voice thick and lazy. "I went to the bar last night and only arrived back at the hotel after midnight. I just woke up and saw that you called me."

Jennie placed the cell phone on the dashboard. And as she spoke to Ha Ji-won, she munched on her corn. "Mother, why did you call me so late last night?"

Ha Ji-won stammered, "Jenjen, something happened last night..."

Pretending that she was expecting something bad, Jennie tried to sound anxious. "Did something happen to Nanc yesterday?"

Ha Ji-won's heart softened at the thought that Jennie always put Nancy's well-being first. "It's not Nanc. It's your elder sister. She is awake!"

A bitter smile played upon Jennie's lips.

Of course, she knew that Irene was awake.

Jennie turned up the pitch of her voice by several notches. "My elder sister is awake?"

Pretending that tears of joy were agitating her, Jennie's voice sounded choked. "Is she awake? When did she wake up?!" Jennie spoke words that she had practiced not too long ago and then glanced up at her reflection in the rearview mirror.

The person reflected in the mirror had profound, bloodshot eyes. But there was a mocking smile playing on the corners of her lips. She looked somewhat maniacal, somewhat diabolical.

Jennie, oh, Jennie, with such marvelous acting skills. Why are you still flying planes? You should just join the entertainment industry to be an actress!

Jennie's reaction was completely normal in Ha Ji-won's eyes. With a comatose elder sister waking up after eight years, it was natural for Jennie to be both shocked and dubious. She must have desperately hoped that her elder sister would one day wake up, but she didn't dare to believe it. She might be worried that she was just dreaming.

"She is indeed awake, but..." Ha Ji-won hesitated. She didn't know how to tell Jennie about Irene being missing.

Jennie heard Ha Ji-won's hesitation, and her heart sank. She asked in an uneasy tone, "But what? Is there something wrong with my elder sister's health?"

"Did she lose her memory? Is she physically affected?" Many comatose patients who woke up years later suffered many adverse after-effects. Jennie thought there was something wrong with Irene's health.

Jennie perfectly acted out her part as the concerned sister.

Ha Ji-won shook her head and answered, "That's not it. After your sister woke up, she went missing."

It stunned Jennie. "Missing?"

After a shocked pause, Jennie snapped out of her trance. She spoke agitatedly, "How did she go missing? Did someone kidnap her? What was the convalescent hospital doing? Why weren't they watching over her?"

"No, no, Irene suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and quietly left the place on her own. Currently, we have no idea where she is." Ha Ji-won waited for Jennie to calm down before narrating the details of what had happened last night to her.

"We went to the convalescent hospital and watched the surveillance footage. I saw your elder sister with my own two eyes as she went down the stairs in the middle of the night and left the convalescent hospital. This is a failure of duty on the part of the facility. They are now doing their best to trace your sister."

If she hadn't seen it with her own two eyes, Ha Ji-won would have thought it was a nefarious plot concocted by the convalescent hospital.

After hearing Ha Ji-won's explanation, it somewhat soothed Jennie's rage. "Did you see my elder sister leave the convalescent hospital on her own accord?"

"One hundred percent confirm."

Jennie pursed her lips as she suppressed her sobs.

Hearing Jennie's quiet sobbing, Ha Ji-won felt very sad for her.

"Jenjen, don't worry. It is still a cause for celebration that Irene is now awake. Moreover, she is an adult and not some naïve little kid. She wouldn't get lost. She probably just wanted to take a look at the outside world and will be back tomorrow. Everyone is doing their best to find her. We will find her."

Jennie thought on the inside, 'It will be better if you guys never found her.'

But on the outside, she tearfully stammered, "That is true, but she just woke up, and she's not fully recovered. Now that she is missing, how can I not be worried?"

The more Jennie thought about it, the heavier her sobs became.

"She just woke up and has no idea with everything that's happened. How scared she must be! Where could she be?"

"Did she go back to our old house? But our house has long been destroyed! What if she discovers that our parents are no longer alive? How will Irene bear all that?!"

"Where could she be..."

Ha Ji-won waited for Jennie to finish crying. After she had calmed down, she said, "Don't fret Jenjen, Irene will return safe and sound."

"Mmm!" Jennie wiped her tears and said, "I will buy an air ticket back to Wangdong City right now!"

Ha Ji-won knew that it was difficult for Jennie to get her job. She also heard how stringent the conditions of the contract were. This was Jennie's first flight, and her boss would fire her in a fit of anger if she asked to take leave.

It was Jennie's dream to be a pilot.

After weighing the pros and cons in her head, Ha Ji-won told Jennie, "It won't be too late even if you were to return after your work trip ends. If we won't find Irene today, we will approach the police for help. Believe us that we will find Irene. You will see her by the time you return.

"Moreover, what can you do even if you return? We will cover all grounds in our search. You might not help much even if you return."

Jennie knew that Ha Ji-won was right.

She sniffed a few times before saying calmly, "Mother, I will return as soon as my task is complete. I will have to trouble you and father this couple of days."

"We are family. There's no need to say such things."

After hanging up the phone, Ha Ji-won couldn't help sighing.

What a major to-do!