Pill Maker Bullies The Boss

Surprisingly Afraid Of Her

Lisa saw Taehyung still standing at the same spot when she came back downstairs. His befuddled features looked adorable. He was clearly way cuter than her refined second older brother.

Taehyung noticed his little sister staring at him. She veered her eyes away when he turned to look at her, but he caught the look of satisfaction on her face.

Satisfaction?!?

Taehyung blinked. An odd sensation rose in his heart.

Lisa failed to notice his expression. She headed to the kitchen to open the fridge. Since the maid did not come and Taehyung did not look like he could cook, the responsibility for cooking dinner had landed on her.

Suddenly her phone rang from her pocket.

Lisa pulled the phone out while removing ingredients from the fridge with the other hand. She answered the phone and placed it on handsfree when she realized it was their father. She said, “Dad.”

“Lili, are you home yet?” came Huo Jiyong’s cheerful voice.

“Yes, I just got home,” said Lisa.

She shut the fridge and asked him. “Are you and Mom going to be back for dinner?”

“No, we won’t. We have a dinner gathering and will be home late. Also, I gave the maid a day off, but don’t worry about dinner. I already ordered food for you, and it should be there soon. Just remember to answer the door and collect it.”

Taehyung had just poured himself a glass of water. He froze when he heard his father’s words.

His father’s words about giving the maid a day off started ringing in his head.

Lisa held her phone and said, “Mhm, okay.”

She began putting the ingredients back into the fridge.

“I have to go. Be careful,” said Huo Jiyong.

Then he paused and added after a few seconds. “Don’t answer the door no matter who it is, okay? It’s not safe at night.”

A puzzled look emerged on Lisa’s face. Her old man was behaving a little abnormally. He did not talk like this usually.

She turned sideways at Taehyung standing in the kitchen and replied obediently. “Don’t worry. Brother Taehyung is here.”

Just as Huo Jiyong was about to hang up, his face turned green. His tone was filled with loathing when he said, “Why is he still there?”

Taehyung thought that he was mistaken earlier in the afternoon, but now it was amply clear that his father disliked him.

But why?

Taehyung held the water glass in his hand and felt a little depressed.

Lisa slanted her head to look at her fourth older brother, who was clearly in a daze. She touched her chin and said in a quiet voice, “Dad, you’re on handsfree.”

Huo Jiyong was about to tell Lisa to have Taehyung make himself scarce, but he swallowed his words, “!!!”

The phone went quiet.

Soon, Huo Jiyong’s anxious voice came through. “Oh, I have to go. Your mother and I are headed for dinner.”

Saying so, he swiftly hung up.

Lisa did not feel the least bit guilty for her dark humor. She placed her phone back in her pocket and walked out the kitchen. She looked at Taehyung as though nothing major had happened. “Dad has ordered food for us. We don’t have to cook tonight.”