"You! How dare you!" Tang Ling yelled at Roseanne. Seeing the woman sitting across from her just give her a smirk almost made Tang Ling pounce on Roseanne and squeeze the life out of her. "You-"
To be honest, no amount of insults could satisfy her anger right now. Roseanne had been trying to humiliate her, and she couldn't take it any longer. Was she trying to flaunt her wealth and knowledge in front of Tang Ling? Unknowingly, Tang Ling's hand made its way to the tea cup and lifted it, intending to throw the hot tea at Roseanne.
"Look at you. You are so angry that you have forgotten the difference between a cold and hot cup." Roseanne noted, a smirk still visible on her face. This made Tang Ling realize that the cup that she had been holding had no tea in it. She immediately glared at Lia, who was standing right behind her. Roseanne must have planned this in advance!
Of course, Tang Ling failed to realize that Roseanne could never predict her moves and that Lia was so protective of Roseanne that she instantly removed the cup with hot water to avoid any accidents.
"Stop mocking me! I am still the wife of your father and the Madam of the Li Family to which you belong!" she said in one go, her voice was loud, the exact opposite of the meek and gentle tone she loved to portray.
"Tang Ling... why are you really here? I know that Li Jung Wang does not have enough money to buy those properties from me. Did you perhaps plan to threaten me with those photos again?" Roseanne asked, a little annoyed that her time had been consumed by this nonsensical individual and her equally nonsense goals.
"So what if I threatened you? Huh? You think too highly of yourself. What do you think will happen to you if I release those photos again?"
"I don't know!" Roseanne shrugged. "Why don't you tell me what brilliant idea you came up with this time?"
"Quit the sarcastic clap backs, Rosella! I am here because I want those properties back! My son and daughter deserve them more than you! Transfer it back to your father or I will release those photos during your launch! I'm sure it will affect your company's reputation and eventually your stocks!" Tang Ling said. She needed to put Roseanne in her rightful place! However, when she saw Roseanne's bored expression, Tang Ling immediately started to doubt her initial plan.
"Your husband, President Park Jimin, values his name and reputation too much! If I tell the media about your marriage and those photos, I'm sure he will hate you!" she added while convincing herself that Roseanne would succumb to her demands.
After Tang Ling analyzed the current situation, she realized that the only possible reason for President Park to agree to this marriage with Roseanne Anne was business. Just like any normal businessman, Roseanne Anne and President Park must have married each other because of money! Roseanne wanted someone to back her up in South Korea while President Park wanted someone that could help him branch out in European countries.
"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Roseanne said, her gaze was glued at Tang Ling's back. She had wasted enough time with this woman already; what she wanted right now was Park Jimin's payments for her efforts this morning.
Tang Ling's eyes widened when she saw Park Jimin walking towards Roseanne. She instantly wondered why he was here with a small smile on his face. The latter kissed her on the lips before Roseanne whispered something into his ear, making him chuckle.
Tang Ling noticed that Lia gave the two a small bow before she slowly exited the room. This made Tang Ling frown. The two people in front of her were still whispering to each other, ignoring her in the process.
"Ehem..." she tried to remind the two of her presence. And just as she expected, the duo looked at her.
"You are still here?" Roseanne deadpanned. How could Tang Ling be so dumb? A proper normal being would have already given them their privacy. This woman is just...
Seeing Roseanne's blank face and Park Jimin's cold expression made Tang Ling uncomfortable, maybe even afraid. "I... I was asking... you wanted me to ask a question to President Park, and I was doing... just that," she started to stutter. She had underestimated the situation and was surprised by his arrival. That, and his cold gaze was making her a little nervous for some unknown reason.
"Miss Tang..." Park Jimin uttered, impatience lacing his voice. "Are you courting death?"
Tang Ling's eyes almost bulged out of her sockets when she heard Park Jimin's words. Was he threatening her? But why would he do that? She hadn't even said a thing about Roseanne yet! Once again, Tang Ling immediately blamed Roseanne for his behavior. This hateful woman must have said something to him, to make him hate her to this degree.
What she did not know was that she was just purely overthinking. Park Jimin wanted to be alone with his wife, and he had come up with three ways to get rid of Tang Ling. First, ask Bambam to kill her and drag her dead body out of this office. That was too brutal, and he knew that his wife wouldn't like that.
Second, ask Bambam to drag Tang Ling alive out of the office. But he decided against it as this would embarrass his wife. Plus, people might think that her husband was a ruthless individual.
And finally, the only good and legal idea that he could come up with was to make Tang Ling run out of the office, voluntarily. But this was all inside his mind. On the outside, his gaze towards Tang Ling was cold, even murderous, sending shivers down her spine.
"President Park... I..." Tang Ling took a single step back.
"Why are you still here, Miss Tang? Are you looking to die?" Once again, Park Jimin asked as he straightened and shoved his hands into his pocket. This earned another giggle from Roseanne. Her husband was truly good at scaring people, ah.
"President Park!" Tang Ling uttered in frustration. She actually did not know what to answer and to be honest... she was scared. For some reason, the things that she had planned to say disappeared as if removed from her brain.
"Miss Tang," Park Jimin made a deliberate pause after he called Tang Ling by her maiden family's name for the third time, as if reminding her of what had happened to the Tang Family. "Your presence is making my wife uncomfortable and you refuse to answer my question. Maybe dying was an exaggeration... How about this?" Park Jimin took his phone out of his pocket. "Every minute you stay here, I will make the jail warden cut one toe from your brother in prison?"
"I... I'm going! I'm going! I'm going!" Tang Ling gasped, fear apparent in her eyes as her trembling hands grabbed her bag before running out of Roseanne's office.
Park Jimin was a devil! She was sure of it!
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The Vicious Wife
Romantizm[Mature alert] Like almost every dramatic romance novel, Roseanne Anne Lilian's story began with an evil stepmother, a scheming stepsister, and a dumb ex-fiance. At twenty, she fell prey to their grand scheme and became the laughingstock of the cou...
