The Vicious Wife

A private meeting

Park Capital was a 15-storey building that stood in the middle of bustling Seoul, South Korea, a prime location.

The drive from Roseanne's residence to Park Capital in Seoul was about an hour's journey. An hour's journey was nothing to Roseanne but this time, with Park Jimin in the car, Roseanne felt like time was crawling by. She was very unsettled, not knowing what to do or say to ease the awkwardness in the air. In the end, Roseanne could only remind herself over and over that she would call the security agency after they part ways at Park Capital.

After another twenty minutes of grueling silence, the car finally pulled into the parking space for the VIP clients of Park Capital. Without waiting for Park Jimin, Roseanne quickly alighted from the car and made her way into the building. She could not let a handsome escort affect her state of mind. Putting on a serious face, she decided to stop thinking about Min and focus on today's business.

Roseanne roamed her eyes inside the lobby of the building. The spread of beige tiles, tall glass panes which allowed natural light into the lobby, together with the lights that were hanging elegantly from the ceiling, immediately caught her attention. The lobby was exquisite, it was vibrant, clean and comfortable. As expected of the top conglomerate in South Korea. Inwardly Roseanne was praising President Park for his good sense of style as seen in the way his lobby was designed.

"Hi, I am Roseanne Anne Lilian of the Anne Group, I have an appointment with President Park at nine this morning." She smiled warmly at the receptionist.

"Please wait a moment," the receptionist said as she typed away at her computer before picking up the phone to make a call. "Yes, President Lilian is here. Alright." After the call, the receptionist rose from her seat behind the reception counter and approached Roseanne. "President Lilian, please wait here at the lobby for a few more minutes. Secretary Han, is currently on his way to receive you. He will bring you up to meet with President Park. My name is Wei. Would you like some refreshments while you wait?" While addressing Roseanne, Wei was directing her to take a seat on the couch

"No, thank you," Roseanne politely declined the offer. Wei smiled and gave her a small bow before going back to her seat behind the reception counter. Back at her seat, Wei glanced at Roseanne again, feeling a little respect for this woman who was not acting pretentiously.

Wei had been working as a receptionist in Park Capital for five years and she knew that Secretary Han rarely came down to receive a guest personally. Since Secretary Han was personally receiving Miss Lilian, it could only mean that she was a very important individual. Wei was still looking at Roseanne meaningfully before her gaze fell on a man who just strode inside the building.

It was already nine in the morning and most of the employees had already reported to work and were working at their desks. Hence, the lobby was almost deserted with the exception of a few security personnel who seemed to be ignoring the tall man in a suit.

How could these people ignore President Park?

The receptionist was about to stand up to greet the president when the president shot a glare at her. Sweat immediately started trickling down her back, her face paled as she lowered her head. Wei was not a very smart person, but she was alert and observant. From the glare that she received from the president, it was obvious that he was forbidding her to greet him.

"Why are you here?" Wei almost fell from her seat when she heard Miss Lilian's question. Was... was she asking the president why he is here? The receptionist slowly lifted her head to take a peek. To her surprise, President Park was standing behind Miss Lilian like a statue.

"Security protocol." When Wei heard President Park's answer, she couldn't help but let out a small gasp, her mouth agape. Se...security protocol? Was she hearing things? 'Maybe this... Maybe this person is not President Park!' Wei could not help but stare at the man who looked exactly like the president. Could he be the president's twin brother? Seeing as the man's features looked exactly like the president's, Wei felt goosebumps all over her body. 'What in the world is going on?'

After another minute, Secretary Han arrived. He strode casually in front of Roseanne and gave her a polite smile. "President Lilian, please follow me," he said without looking at Park Jimin. Secretary Han then led the two into the VIP elevator that would bring them directly to the president's office.

Seeing that they were gone, Wei patted her chest and grabbed a bottle of water. She might actually be seeing things! Secretary Han did not even spare a glance at the man who looked a lot like President Park earlier. Could she really have mistaken the man to be President Park? There must be something wrong in her brains ah...

On the outside, Roseanne's face was benevolent, a smile was plastered her face, making her look kind and approachable. However, on the inside, she was brimming with displeasure.Park Jimin's presence was a distraction and she really wanted to kick this man away. However, she could not do it in the presence of Secretary Han. Roseanne could only sigh inwardly before forcing herself to maintain a calm demeanor no matter what.

She needed to be calm and composed for her meeting with President Park. After all, she was the one in need of something and she needed to leave a good impression.

'Ding'

The door of the elevator opened leading them into another lobby where four men in suits were busily working behind their desks.

"Those are President Park's secretaries," Secretary Han explained before leading them through a tinted glass door. He then opened the door and asked Roseanne and Park Jimin to enter.

"No it's okay... he can wait outside," Roseanne said before walking inside the office. The office she just entered was almost as big as what she had in Europe. He also had floor to ceiling windows with a view of the harbor.

Towards the left of the office, there was a circular table with ten swivel leather chairs placed around the table and towards the right was a couch. In the center was a rectangular oak table that looked a little too big for just one person to work on. The table look empty apart from a laptop computer and a file of documents.

"I told you to stay outside... why are you still following me? This is a private meeting, you can't be here." Roseanne stated impatiently when she noticed that he had followed her inside.

To her surprise, Park Jimin did not answer her. Instead he opened a button on his gray two button blazer and walked towards Roseanne. "This is indeed a private meeting." He gave her smile, his eyes sparkling with confidence. "Good Morning President Lilian, I am Park Jimin of the Park Capital. Please feel free to call me Min."