Sour Grapes ! ★ [Adaptation]

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Chapter 18 : From an Ordinary Traffic Incident to Murder

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When Jungkook returned, he saw Lisa sleeping on the bench. Her phone screen was still lit up, and a video was playing on its own. Looking closer, it was a clip of his speech at the press conference.

She was probably exhausted. Her face was a little pale, and her long hair was scattered down her shoulders, covering half of her face.

When she was awake, her face was too beautiful and bright, but she was unusually quiet and obedient when she was asleep. 

Jungkook stared at Lisa quietly.

When he went to the Longxing building to attend the press conference, he thought she'd already returned home. He didn't expect that she was still waiting outside the Intensive Care Unit.

Outside the window, people moved around, busy dealing with their matters.

The bright afternoon sun shone through the window and fell on Lisa's face. The girl's long eyelashes trembled slightly, subconsciously tilting her head.

Jungkook walked to her side. His tall and slender figure blocked the piercing light.

"Jungkook Oppa."

Jungkook turned around to find Hana with a lunchbox in her hand.

Hana had gone to arrange Chou Yejun's funeral with her aunt this morning and had only arrived at the hospital now.

Looking at Lisa, who was sound asleep, Hana's expression froze. "What's she doing here?"

Jungkook didn't try to hide it. "She helped with the PowerPoint for the press conference last night."

The press conference was a huge success; Hana had seen it on her phone. To think that Lisa would be the one to complete the PowerPoint.

Hana's gaze was complicated. So Lisa had been with Jungkook Oppa the entire night?

Lisa was a light sleeper, and she woke up in a daze when she heard the sound of talking.

Rubbing her eyes, she said, "Hana, you're here."

Hana pursed her lips. "Sorry, I didn't know you were here. I only bought food for Jungkook Oppa."

Lisa hurriedly replied, "It's alright. I should head back too."

"I'll see you out," Jungkook said as he stood up.

"No need, no need. Hurry up and eat." Lisa grabbed her bag and quickly left.

Back home, Lisa intended to call her brother to ask about the Administrative Committee of the Longxing building.

After some thought, she decided to wait for him to return home and ask him in person.

She didn't sleep well last night and couldn't stand it anymore, so she fell asleep on the sofa.

It wasn't until the sound of a car engine in the courtyard woke her up. When she rushed out, she found it was her father's car.

Park Seo-joon had just returned home from the airport after going on a business trip to another province for a medical project.

The butler, Mr. Lee, was taking the luggage from the trunk. However, Park Seo-joon had no intention of getting out of the car.

Lisa chased after him. "Dad, where do you plan to go?"

"Let's go to the hospital and see your Uncle Jeon." Park Seo-joon already knew about Jeon Juwon and Chou Yejun's accident.

Lisa quickly opened the car door. "I'll go with you."

Park Seo-joon nodded.

He still didn't know that Lisa had almost fainted from the stomachache last night. Additionally, she even stayed overnight at the hospital. Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed.

"Dad, did you see the press conference held by the Jeon family?" Lisa asked.

"I did. Although Jeon Juwon was in trouble, he has a good son. Given time, Jeon Jungkook's future is limitless."

Park Seo-joon sighed with emotion. "From the concept of the PowerPoint presentation to Jeon Jungkook's performance, everything was perfect."

When Lisa heard her father praise her PowerPoint presentation, she was a little happy.

She hesitated for a moment. "Their press conference was held in the Longxing building. Do you and Oppa perhaps know the person in charge of this building?"

"Of course I do."

Park Seo-joon said, "The Longxing building belongs to Longxing Real Estate. Their former boss is a friend of mine, but he isn't in good health. So he has handed matters over to his son, Ha Sungwoon."

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something. "Your Brother and Sungwoon have a good relationship. In fact, Sungwoon came to your 18th birthday party this year. Have you forgotten?"

Lisa was stunned and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Just as she was feeling uneasy, Park Seo-joon's phone suddenly rang. It was his secretary, Choi Minho.

It was unclear what Minho had said, but Park Seo-joon's expression changed.

"What's wrong, Dad?" Lisa also started to get nervous. She'd never seen her father like this before.

"Jeon Juwon is awake. He submitted a video to the police and sent it to the media." Park Seo-joon said in a deep voice.

The video was recorded by Jeon Juwon when Chou Yejun was on the verge of death. He said something was wrong with the car's brakes, and someone had probably tampered with them.

In the video, Chou Yejun pointed out that Park Jimin was the biggest suspect in the car accident.

"I've never offended anyone, and I've only had a conflict with Park Jimin. Park Jimin has always wanted our patented technology. He's the only one with the motive to kill Juwon and I!"

In the video, blood covered Chou Yejun's face, and his voice was trembling. Blood came out of his mouth and nose with every word he said. However, he insisted on saying what he wanted before closing his eyes.

The police had initially concluded that the car accident was a traffic accident. Chou Yejun sped across the bridge. To avoid the car coming from behind, he turned the steering wheel hard, causing him to fall off the bridge.

However, with this video, the case immediately escalated from an ordinary traffic accident to murder.

Jeon Juwon might've been worried that the Park family would put pressure on the police, so he exposed the video to the media in advance.

This video was Chou Yejun's last words. The injured person personally testified before his death. Once the media announced it, it caused a massive uproar on the internet and public opinion boiled.

All the blame was on the Park family. In less than 40 minutes, the Park family's stock prices plummeted, and their market value evaporated by nearly 10 billion.