I'm Secretly Married To a Big Shot [JENLISA] (1)

177-178

Although Taehyung had already said it, Krystal still did not believe that Jennie was already married to that man.

How was it possible?

How could such a classy man pick someone like Jennie as a wife?

The wealthy were very particular about finding a good match.

She was able to be with Kai because of the success in her career.

Even as the Kim family wasn't rich enough, she was earning a pretty good sum on her own.

But Jennie?

Besides her slightly better looks, she was nothing but a poor woman.

The most she was worthy of was to be someone's mistress for them to play around with.

She was no more than a mistress to that outstanding man!

She was being pampered now, but she'd be dumped in no time.

"You're talking crap!" Krystal flew into a rage upon hearing her words.

"Sister isn't that sort of person. Krystal, don't think everyone's as shameless as you are."

"Get out, get out now!"

"If you dare mention another bad word about my sister, don't blame me for being mean." Taehyung raised a fist.

Krystal was very upset.

She didn't expect Taehyung to be this protective of Jennie.

She swallowed her anger and continued feigning gentleness.

After taking a deep breath, she went on trying to convince him. "Tae, I'm speaking the truth. Sister has been..."

"Scram!" Taehyung picked up a glass from his bedside cabinet and hurled it towards her.

"Scram now!"

Krystal saw a glass coming her way before she was done talking.She quickly evaded it.

The glass landed on the floor and water spilled all over.

"Taehyung, are you mad!" Krystal finally erupted.

"You're not leaving?" Taehyung grabbed a vase.

"Y-You lunatic!" Krystal hurriedly dashed for the door as she saw that he might aim the vase at her.

She stopped at the door and said indignantly, "Tae, everything I said is true. Sister knows you wouldn't be able to accept it, so she lied about the marriage. Your surgery cost a bomb, and she was unwilling to receive help from me and Brother Kai. Honestly, she did it all for you, but..."

She sighed again. "This isn't anything glamorous. I've said my piece, it's up to you to believe it."

With that, Krystal left the ward.

.........

Jennie woke up and found herself in a foreign place.

She walked out of the lounge and saw Lisa sitting at his work desk.

His sleeves had been rolled up his forearms and the first two buttons of his black shirt had been undone, revealing his chest.

The way he hung his head low made his jawline appear exceedingly attractive.

The office was quiet, and she could hear the occasional flipping of papers as he looked through a document.

The curtains were drawn halfway, and light poured onto the ash-coloured ground with shadows of the curtains' patterns.

They said that men looked the most alluring when they were serious.

Jennie couldn't agree more at this point in time.

Lisa looked extremely captivating when he was concentrating on his work.

Even without speaking, even without any expression, he exuded a thick air of asceticism.

It was hard to associate the man she saw now to the man who was always passionate when around her.

It didn't seem like both personas were, in fact, one person.

Not wanting to disturb him, she tiptoed out as quietly as possible.

But the moment she took the first step, the man looked up at her.

He asked tenderly, "Baby, did you sleep well?"

Jennie was speechless.

She bit her lip and turned to him a little abashedly.

"Did I disturb you?"

"No."

Lisa put down the fountain pen in his hand and called her over with his finger.

Jennie walked towards him and he reached out to pull her in.

His strong arm was around her waist and he easily shifted her onto his lap.

He whispered in her ear, his every warm breath sending tingles down her spine.

"You're way more important than my work."

Jennie went red instantly.

Her face was a little red from her sleep, so the blush wasn't too obvious.

Just a moment ago, he looked so unapproachable and nonchalant. But his vibes changed immediately.

Now, he was making her heart pump so quickly.

"W-Why didn't you send me to school?" Jennie tried to tilt her head away from him as his warm breath was too ticklish.

The man chuckled. "You fell asleep in the car. I couldn't bear to wake you up since you seemed to be so soundly asleep, so I brought you here instead."

Jennie had already told Rosé that she might not make it back in time for the afternoon classes.

So it wasn't a big deal that she was missing them.

"... Could you let me go?" Jennie's heart was pounding so rapidly against his chest.

So rapidly... She was getting scared.

This was a strange and new feeling to her, and it was making her flustered.

She never felt this way when she was with Kai.

Perhaps it was because she'd known Kai for too long, while she barely knew this man.

Hence, she wasn't used to this level of intimacy.

"No." The man chuckled again and stroked her hair as tenderness filled his eyes.

"Baby, I like holding you like that. Don't you like it?"

Jennie was speechless.

"Hm? Do you like Hubby to hold you this way?"

When she still didn't respond, the man tipped her chin upwards and looked at her deeply.

"Answer me."

Jennie's face was burning up. "Lisa, I..."

........

Right then, someone could be heard knocking on the door.

A voice rang out from behind the door, "Chairman Manoban, there's a document that we need you to go through personally."

Jennie immediately pushed Lisa aside.

The man tensed his arms, keeping her in place as if knowing that she was going to do that already.

"Don't move."

Jennie stiffened up.

Lisa smiled upon seeing her embarrassed look and said to the person outside, "Come in."

........

Jackson opened the door and was greeted by a blinding scene.

His Chairman Manoban was hugging Young Madam at the desk. He had a document in one hand, while his other hand was wrapped around her waist.