The Vicious Wife

Yang family

On the night before the launch, Park Jimin had to force Roseanne to stop working and go to sleep early. How could she still work the night before the big event? Though Roseanne did her best to argue, in the end, her husband won. Using the 'honeymoon phase' reasoning, Park Jimin dragged Roseanne to bed and got her so tired that she couldn't even manage to open her eyes.

"President, I'm sorry to disturb you at this hour but I think you really need to hear this news as soon as possible."

Park Jimin sat on the chair in his office and looked at a wall clock to his left - It was thirty minutes past eleven. Secretary Han must have found out something really important to rush about at this hour of the night and disturb his sleep. "Speak," he said.

"This is what I found about the Yang Family," Secretary Han stated while giving a thick folder to Park Jimin. "Let me start with the Patriarch. Old Man Yang is a retired General, his wife died more than ten years ago and he never remarried or got close to another female. He is a righteous old man who is also very strict. The eldest, Lieutenant Colonel Yang Sen, he has been married for more than twenty years to He Yuyan, a nurse whom he met while working in the military. After their marriage, the latter stayed at home and gave birth to a son, Yang Jing, who is currently a captain in spite of his young age."

Seeing Park Jimin just stare at the wall clock without looking at the files, Secretary Han continued. "The second son, Yang Tao, is an upright man who seems to have inherited his father's strict behavior. His wife died while giving birth to their youngest daughter, Wendy Yang, a painter based in Korea. He also never remarried another woman and raised his son and daughter alone. His eldest son, Yang Sehun, is also in the Military. He, however, is unlike the older generations of the Yang Family, he is... Well he loves to sleep around with women and..."

"And what?" Park Jimin asked.

"He seems to have an on and off relationship with Miss Lalisa Manoban."

"Continue."

"The two met during a taping that required military assistance and then they started seeing each other. Actually it was more like Yang Tao was chasing Miss Manoban around. Our sources believe that he wanted a real relationship but Miss Manoban refused."

Park Jimin nodded and gestured for Secretary Han to continue.

"The thing that I wanted to show you is an old DNA test result copy that our men found. This shows... that Miss Lia is the biological daughter of the eldest son, Yang Sen," Secretary Han said, deliberately pausing before he continued. "Apparently, two years after his marriage with He Yuyan, Yang Sen was assigned to one of the villages near the border of Seoul. He met Miss Lia's mother in one of the villages. The woman got pregnant and Yang Sen's wife, He Yuyan, made sure that he would never know about Miss Lia."

"If Lia was born in Seoul then... how did she become Roseanne's assistant in Europe?" Park Jimin thought out loud. An illegitimate daughter of a prestigious military family? If this news gets out, then...

"I took the initiative to check out Miss Lia's background and found that she has a sickly mother living in the Yunnan Province along with Lia's half-sister. Their relationship is very harmonious and Miss Lia always sends money home for her mother's health."

"Alright. Go home now," Park Jimin said. This thing... for some reason, he felt that Roseanne knew about this information. "One question though," he said, and Secretary Go stopped in his tracks. "You said it was He Yuyan who prevented her husband from knowing the truth. What did she do? And how did you find out about this?"

"Ah.. it wasn't really that hard, President. When our men asked some people living near the Yang Family's mansion, they found out that years ago there was a woman who twice brought a child to the mansion, asking to speak to Yang Sen each time. That woman should be Miss Lia's aunt. According to my research, Miss Lia's mother suffered from cancer after giving birth to her second daughter.

She must have asked her sister to bring Miss Lia to the Yang Family to be recognized. However, Yang Sen was a military man who hardly stayed at home so it was He Yuyan who met them. She was also the one who gave them enough money for the treatment of Miss Lia's mother."

"After that day, they never tried to contact the Yang Family to have them recognize Lia. If my guess is right, then He Yuyan must have negotiated with them to to stay away in exchange for the money," Secretary Han added.

Park Jimin did not respond. Instead, he waved his hand and watched as Secretary Han left. "That was quick." Roseanne's sudden voice surprised Park Jimin. Secretary Han didn't even take twenty minutes to explain whatever it was that he relayed to Park Jimin.

"You're still awake?" He watched as the latter wrapped the robe tighter around her. She walked towards him and unceremoniously sat on his lap.

"I woke up because it was too cold, and I need someone hot beside me." she answered, her half lidded eyes staring at Park Jimin's handsome face. "So what was that all about?"

"Didn't you hear what he said?" he asked while wrapping his arms around her.

"I don't eavesdrop, okay?"

"Hmmm... yeah. I believe you," he chuckled. "It was about the Yang Family. Do you know about Lia and the Yang Family?" In response, Roseanne stared at him before she nodded.

"I do."

"Does she know about it too?"

"Yes, she does."

"Do you have your plans or...?" he asked. If Roseanne wanted to do something about the Yang Family then he would gladly back down and support her from behind.

"I already told you, they don't interest me. And Lia does not care about them either," she said while placing her head on the nook of his neck. "Why don't you stop thinking about them and think about the possibility of me being naked under this robe?"

"Naughty as always," he chuckled deeply before he brushed his lips against her ear. "Lets sleep... you have a long day tomorrow," he said as he rose from his seat while carrying her.

"Weak," Roseanne uttered while rolling her eyes.