The Vicious Wife

10,000 roses

Park Jimin slumped into his swivel chair, his face dark and jaws clenched. "I want to know everything that happened seven years ago," he said to Secretary Han who had entered his office after Roseanne left. "And I mean everything. Talk to the doctors who tended to her and her mother then. Something else must have happened that night of the accident." Park Jimin closed his eyes and massaged his temples.

The look in Roseanne's eyes earlier told him that he must have missed something from his investigations. Why was she so closed off and guarded? What could have made her build such a high wall around her heart?

Truth be told, Park Jimin did not expect to cross paths with Roseanne seven years ago. He felt that at that time, he still didn't have the right to pursue Roseanne because he has not established himself well enough and his status was still not befitting of her status. When he heard that Roseanne was engaged Kang Daniel, he couldn't resist the urge to see her. He immediately booked a flight back to South Korea, hoping to see Roseanne for one last time before her wedding.

With a broken heart, Park Jimin went to the bar that he knew Roseanne was at and was secretly staring at the woman who was drowning glass after glass of alcohol as if they were water. At first, he was not planning to have any form of contact with Roseanne. How could he when she was an engaged woman who was going to get married soon?

However, this all changed when Roseanne voluntarily approached him for a dance. The way that Roseanne swayed her hips as she sauntered towards him was like the bursting of beautiful fireworks. At the same time, a fire was also ignited inside him. They danced and flirted, they hugged and they kissed and the night ended with them sleeping together.

For Park Jimin, that night was the most memorable time of his life. He would never forget that fateful night until he dies. He initially thought that Roseanne was also attracted to him or else, why would she initiate the first kiss? But when he woke up the next morning to a thank you note and a bundle of cash, he knew that she had mistaken him for an escort; someone who required payment for pleasuring her.

Park Jimin raged because of what Roseanne did. How could she think so lowly of him? He immediately booked a flight out of South Korea, promising himself that he would not ever see her again.

But two months after their encounter, he received the most devastating news in his life. Not only was Roseanne's wedding cancelled, her family had abandoned her and she was involved in a road accident and sustained serious injuries. That accident caused her to lose her mother and she was also admitted into a mental facility as the entire ordeal broke her. All this happened when Park Jimin was busy building his empire, away from South Korea.

Just the thought of Roseanne experiencing all these tragedies within a short period of time broke his heart. He felt so dumb for being angry with her. He was dumb for not protecting her and most of all, he was dumb for assuming that she was happy with that bastard.

By the time that he arrived in South Korea, Roseanne was long gone from the mental facility. And no matter how hard he tried looking for her, his search always ended with nothing. However, Park Jimin never once gave up looking for her. It was only a matter of time, he thought.

These past seven years, he never once gave up in his search for the love of his life. If she was dead, he needed to see her body. If she was alive, he needed to know if she was okay. He was desperate.

He used all of his connections to find her in Asia - Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, thinking these were the most likely places she had escaped to. He searched and searched. With every failure, he would start a new search again, hoping that it would succeed this time.

Of course, he also did not forget to make the Li family suffer along the way. He felt that the Li family had conspired against Roseanne and wanted to help Roseanne take revenge on the Li family. He also believed that the Li family might have had a hand in Roseanne's disappearance. Until Roseanne is found, he would continue to wreak havoc on the Li family.

After seeing Roseanne today, he realized that something else must have happened that night of the accident, something that he had missed during his investigations.

"Han Jisung, I need your help in courting Roseanne Anne Lilian"

"Ah?"

"I want to know how to properly court a woman," he clarified. As long as Roseanne is guarded, it would be hard to convince her to marry him. Park Jimin decided that he needed to do his best to climb up the high walls around Roseanne's heart. Unfortunately, he never once courted a woman before. He knew he needed help and the best ideas around to court her.

"I... President, the best way to court a woman is by giving her flowers," Secretary Han suggested. "But giving flowers alone would be too ordinary for someone of your status." Secretary Han stroke his chin before his eyes glinted with mischief.

"I know!" he exclaimed. "You should court Miss Lilian actively, every day, for thirty days straight! Let her know how much you really like her!"

"Wouldn't that irritate her?" he raised an eyebrow.

"How is that possible? All the women I know loves to be courted with flowers and... chocolates. The more the merrier." Secretary Han beamed. This was based on his real life experience ah.

"That's my point. She is not just some normal woman."

"Then... you could make it extra special by sending an extravagant amount of flowers and chocolates!" Secretary Han answered while inwardly patting himself on the back. He felt like such a genius. Not only would this impress Miss Lilian, it would also push President Park closer to his goal of marriage.

And when President Park should finally marry the love of his life, he would surely be happier and become warmer as a person.

Secretary Han had been around President Park for many years now and he knew how much Roseanne's arrival had changed President Park. If Roseanne is here to stay in the president's life, he was sure that it would have a positive change on the president.

"You have a point. Starting tomorrow... I will woo Roseanne every day, until she says yes to my proposal." Park Jimin rose from his seat. "To start with, I want you to buy 10,000 roses and have them delivered to Roseanne's door tomorrow morning. Wait, you know what? I will personally deliver it to her doorstep tomorrow morning."