The Devil's Sweetheart

93

Lisa's head throbbed in pain the more he thought of the piece of memory that freed from his brain and it tortured without letting him sleep until he took a pill.

The next morning, Lisa dropped Jennie at the office. It has become a part of his routine to drop her at the office unless he has an urgent meeting.

As Carrot is back, she resumed going to the office. Lisa was still scared of her but not to the point of the nervousness he had yesterday.

It was in the afternoon, Jennie finished recording a film for her channel. Exhausted with the heavy workout, she freshed herself, and not before she closed her eyes shut for a minute, Rosé strolled into the office with the news. "Your step-mom is here to visit you."

"Do you know the meaning of step-mom?" With still closed eyes, Jennie asked in a lazy tone.

"The one who marries their father after the death or divorce of their mother."

"Wrong answer." Jennie opened her eyes to enlighten her friend. "Step-mom is women that continues to love children while stabbing behind their back." Jennie has experienced once with her father's second wife when she was young. "I never considered him as my father and I don't have a step-mom. So the conclusion from this story is-"

"Better serpent than a step-mother." Rosé completed for Jennie.

"Good analysis. Your IQ is exceptionally improved compared to our university days."

"It's because I am working with a phenomenally intelligent girl who knows 'how many beans make five'," was the sarcastic reply from Rosé.

"My intelligence is out of this world, Miss Park." Proudly Jennie said. "Coming to the point, why is Rosalie here?"

"I don't know. " Rosé shrugged.

"Bring her in. Let's find out." Jennie was curious about Rosalie's unexpected visit.

"Okay."

Rosé quickly escorted Rosalie into Jennie's office and left them alone to have a private talk.

"How are you, Jennie?" Rosalie smiled up at her sweetly.

"I am good, Mrs. Kim." With a half-smile, Jennie asked. "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I will come straight to the point. Our company's share prices are dropping, Investors are withdrawing and it happened all of a sudden. By now you know the reason." Rosalie's face turned rigid when she recalled her stupid husband's mistake. "The company is my sweat and blood."

"What does it has to do with me?" Jennie calmly asked.

"There are only a few people in this city who can change the fates of the business with a flick of a finger. Unfortunately, your father has offended two of those big shots. Fortunately, Francis has no hand in it and there is only one person whom I could think of it."

Lisa Manoban.

Jennie's face morphed into a smile but she quickly concealed it. On the day she watched the news, Jennie had a hunch that it was Lisa and now it is confirmed.

"I am not going to sit and watch my company going to ashes," Rosalie declared.

"You are barking up the wrong tree, Mrs. Kim." Jennie understood her hidden meaning. Rosalie wants her to talk with Lisa and stop this play. But talking with Lisa is like herding cats. Francis would agree to her wishes if she throws a single tantrum but it's not the case with Lisa. He spoils her to the core but she has no control over him when it comes to Jennie's matters and Max has hit his bottom line trying to slap her.