The Vicious Wife

Would Rather Die

FC Group Tower

"How come you're here?" Roseanne asked when she saw Lia opening her office door for her.

"Actually, I didn't have any serious injuries so I was discharged sooner rather than later. Secretary Han will be leaving the hospital soon, probably as early as tomorrow. I didn't think my presence was needed there," Lia said as she followed Roseanne into her office. "Cathy already briefed me about everything. You have a scheduled meeting in thirty minutes, lunch with Mr. Park, and another meeting at three in the afternoon," Lia recapped before crossing to Roseanne's table to hand her some documents that required her signature.

"Seriously... why are you here? I remember telling you that you need to rest for at least a week." Roseanne stared at her intently. "Tell me what happened."

"I... President, if I stay with Han Jisung any longer, I feel like I might commit a crime and accidentally kill him in his sleep. I find the man extremely irritating. He always sings praises and flatters his boss, and for some reason he's convinced that you bully President Park. If I stayed any longer I would either I die from excessive anger or I would be unable to control myself and skin him alive," Lia ended her rant with a long sigh. She then she cleared her throat and continued, "I would prefer to be on your side instead."

In response, Roseanne nodded. It seems that Park Jimin's matchmaking skills are barely even so-so. They were expecting that Lia and Han Jisung would become closer because of the accident, not the other way around. Roseanne exhaled loudly and said, "Alright. You can stay." Seeing Lia not move an inch, Roseanne asked, "Is there something else?"

"The Yang Family," Lia said. "Cathy never told me about them but I read the news. Yang Lina is in prison but what about the rest of the Yang Family?"

Roseanne quickly told Lia everything that she found out, including the fact that Yang Sen helped conceal the crime that He Yuyan and the others committed. She also told her about the Yang Family being under Roseanne and Park Jimin's command already.

"Oh... that's good then," Lia nodded without asking any further questions. She trusted Roseanne's brilliant mind to the point of not questioning any of her decisions. Moreover, Roseanne is not the type of person who would do something drastic just because of her emotions.

Roseanne nodded before her office phone rang. She immediately answered the phone and slowly scrunched her face in displeasure. The front desk personnel just informed her that Kang Daniel was here to see her and he's down there threatening to cause a commotion if Roseanne doesn't agree to see him.

"Alright. Send him in," Roseanne said after a few seconds. She understood that he must be very mad right now. After all, his father and mother are both in trouble and he is basically helpless to do anything about it. Roseanne then looked at Lia. "You wanna stay and listen? After all, he is still your cousin."

"No. President, I still have a lot of things to do. Please excuse me," Lia said before giving Roseanne a low bow. Although her father was a Yang, Lia never considered herself as someone from the Yang Family. It was not because she hated them. No. On the contrary, Lia did not have any feelings towards this family, at all, and she would like to keep it that way. After saying goodbye to Roseanne, Lia instantly left the office and walked towards her table. That was when she noticed a bouquet of roses on her desk.

Her face instantly turned into a scowl. No card. For some reason, her mind told her that Han Jisung was the one who sent her the flowers. This is probably his way of thanking her for taking care of him. She quickly picked up her phone and sent a message to Han Jisung.

[You don't have to send me flowers. I was just doing the job that President Roseanne asked me to do.]

She looked at the flowers and waited for her phone to vibrate. After a few seconds, she instantly received a text from Han Jisung.

[I would rather die than send you flowers.]

Lia's face instantly reddened in fury. This man is really asking for it.

.....

Meanwhile, Daniel immediately slammed his hands on Roseanne's desk the moment he entered her office. "You... How could you do this to my family?"

"Your mother is a murderer," Roseanne deadpanned. She used to think that Kang Daniel was always calm and composed. However, as time passed she realized that she had been wrong. Daniel was nothing like his calm and collected father. He was too emotional and a little soft. Roseanne wondered just how long would he last in the business world without his mother.

"She never killed anyone! I know you are doing this because you want to make me suffer!"

"She killed my mother," Roseanne said while gazing straight into his eyes.

"Lies!"

"See for yourself!" Roseanne handed a phone to Daniel. "She admitted her crimes and even begged me not to hurt you. And yet, here you are... asking for a beating."

Daniel ignored Roseanne's provocation as he watched the video of Yang Lina pleading with Roseanne. His temper instantly flared as he watched his mother drop to her knees as she tearfully begged Roseanne. What followed next, his mother's confession, was something that he would have never expected.

"See? You have been thinking about things too much. I wouldn't waste any of my resources on targeting you Mr. Kang," Roseanne said airily while elegantly crossing her legs. She gave him a great big smile brimming with mockery. All of the newspapers in the city had been talking about Yang Lina's imprisonment and Kang Zeng's sexual fetishes. Online there was even a petition to have him resign from being a legislator.

Because of this, it was inevitable that Kang Daniel's name and his company were dragged in the gutter where his parent's reputations now resided. Jihyo just gave birth through a C section and was still in pain. Unfortunately, he had been so busy spending all of his time and trouble in trying to suppress the news that there was only a tiny sliver of time to spend with Jihyo's and his son. This made him extremely frustrated.

The worst thing is that Kang Films' investors had been calling him all morning to ask about the status of their shares. They wanted to make sure that this scandal would not affect the company and they were urging him to fix this PR nightmare as soon as possible or they would be forced to sell their shares in the market. After all, they were businessmen. They would never sail on a sinking ship with Kang Daniel.

"So you framed my mother as revenge," he stated. That angry expression from earlier was no longer on his face.

"Nope," Roseanne denied a little cautiously, just in case Daniel was recording their conversation. Roseanne had seen so much that she was always prepared and extremely cautious about any possible schemes against her. "I've already told you that she is a murderer."

"She did not kill Tian."

However, Roseanne did not give him an answer. She stared at him with a beautiful smile on her face.

"Stop smiling at me! You are too vicious Roseanne. You will pay for everything that you have done," he said in a cold tone before rushing out of her office. He planned to do his absolute best to make Roseanne pay for ruining his family.