HOW YOU LIKE THAT | JENLISA

Chapter 70

Jennie

Captain Richard sailed the yacht back to the mansion. Lisa gave us the silent treatment the entire way, and she refused to look at me. Bambam had told me everything, but he hadn't mentioned exactly how Lisa had drowned that day when their parents died.

Did she slip? Was she pushed overboard deliberately? By whom?

Nichkhun was lounging in the guests' reception area, talking to someone. He was dressed in a black shirt, over slack pants, and sat in the velvet chair looking like a king of some country, ready to give orders to his army and cause destruction. Knowing the contents of the journal, and Nichkhun's history, I couldn't imagine that a man yielding so much power was ever a poor little malnourished kid.

I almost felt bad for him, because he is merely an imposter.

Nichkhun looked at us when we walked in. There was another man seated beside him whom I recognised as Anthony Lee from the head office. As far as what I knew, he was the company's legal attorney.

Anthony stood up and gave me a polite nod. "Mrs. Manoban."

"How was the day out?" Nichkhun asked.

Before I could answer, Bambam said, "It was a fucking blockbuster."

"Language, Bambam! How many times have I told you that the F-word and other verbal misconduct will not be tolerated in this household!?"

"And how many fucking times have I fucking said that I don't give fucking two shits about your stupid fucking house rules!?" As the rebellion that Bambam was, he continued talking mockingly, "I'm going to fucking abuse my authority as much as I fucking want to! It's my fucking right! So fuck off Nichkhun, and if you're not happy, you can suck my dick!" He marched into the room and grabbed a bunch of cupcakes from the tower of assortments on the three-tier glass pastry stand. "Excuse me, Anthony, do pardon my intrusion."

"Don't look so surprised, Anthony, this is a usual occurrence in our household. Bambam is yet to cross puberty. He gets moody sometimes. It's completely normal."

Anthony looked like he wanted to flee from this house.

"What's this meeting about?" Bambam asked.

"It's none of your concern. Go to your room, Bambam." Nichkhun said, while waving his hand dismissively, the way you would chase off a fly.

Bambam glared before walking out of the room. He made his way towards the grand staircase. Lisa had headed straight for bed early because she'd rather sleep than talk to me.

"I'll have to see that Lisa doesn't sleep before taking her medication." I made up an excuse to get out of there. "It's nice to see you, Anthony."

I started walking out when Nichkhun called out to me, "Wait, Jen! We need you here. Lisa's medications can wait."

Sorn walked into the room at the same moment. I looked between the three of them. "What do you need me for?"

It's not like they asked me to make any important decisions about the company, even though I was appointed the company's co-chairperson. The title was in name only.

Nichkhun pointed towards the couch. Having no other choice, I sat down.

Anthony handed me a stack of paper and a pen. I took the papers and pen in my lap and gave each of them a questioning look. "What's this?"

Sorn maintained the same icy exterior that was hard to decipher. She was very similar to her cold-hearted brother. She smiled in fake candour. "It's nothing for you to worry about. Way beyond for you to even understand. Just sign the papers."

I leafed through the pages, scanning the contents of the documents. As each letter, each sentence starting sinking in, my blood boiled like a volcano.

"You've got to be kidding me!"

They looked at me like I was the crazy one.

"Just sign the bloody papers, Jennie. We haven't got all night."

"These papers are a testament that I have somehow laundered money from Manoban Enterprise and used the company assets for personal gain. What kind of sick game is this!? You know as well as I do that, I do not have such authority! And I certainly did no such thing!"

"You and I know it, but the people in the company don't." Nichkhun pointed out.

Sorn was busy inspecting her new manicure.

"You're framing me for something that I did not do!" I said and then turned to Anthony, "Why are you letting this happen!?"

"I work for Mr. Manoban, ma'am. I have his orders."

"And by obeying my orders, he's four million dollars richer." Nichkhun smiled, "Now, I'm busy man, sign the damn papers, Jen."

"I am not going to do so!" I said, while standing up and walking towards the exit.

Sorn jumped up and locked the door before grabbing me and forcing me back into a chair. I struggled to be free, but the siblings were towering over me. Nichkhun placed the papers and the pen on the table.

His emerald eyes levelled with mine. "I'll give you two choices. Sign the papers or die, Jen."

"I choose death." I said, while looking at him straight in the eye.