The Wicked Wife 2

Chapter 152: Facing The Problem As A Family

Hye Kyo and Lisa stayed with the rest of the Song family and even had dinner with them. From the corner of his eye, Lisa could see that his Aunty Kyo was quite apprehensive about her talk with her brothers later. If the old general could sense her worries, the old man didn't show any indication that he knew of it.

When the time came for Hye Kyo to leave and have a word with her brothers, Lisa rose to his feet, intending to accompany her, but the woman held his wrist to stop him. She shook his head and smiled at him.

"It's okay, Lisa. You have done enough for this old woman. Let me take it from here." She told him.

"If you are sure, Aunty…"

Worry flashed on Lisa's face as he looked at her. Would she really be fine on her own? He wondered.

"I'm sure. The worst thing has already happened anyway, but thank you, Lisa. Knowing that you are here is enough to help me." She assured him.

What could have been the worst aside from having cancer? Hye Kyo thought. It was inevitable that life would end one day, because all humans live in this mortal plane anyway.

What she resented was that her death might be longer and more painful than it needed to be. Hye Kyo knew her body would self-destruct, day by day. The tumor will grow, spread, consume, squash the very organs that worked to sustain it. She had led a pretty good life, better than most.

If she could make a choice, she would rather end her life sooner, taking an 'exit pill' rather than see her daughter suffer because of her, but she wouldn't. Because she knew that just like her, Jennie wasn't ready to lose her yet. Heck, even she wasn't ready to leave her daughter yet, especially like this.

Lisa could only watch her go on her own and hoped that things would turn out for the better. If they could face the problem as a family, Hye Kyo wouldn't have to suffer on her own. Jennie was still occupied with work and wouldn't be returning until the photoshoot for the Bellissima campaign was done. Until then, he could only stay with Hye Kyo to accompany her.

As he waited for Hye Kyo, Lisa found himself at the patio outside the Song Estate, looking at the darkened sky. Even at this time, not a single star could be seen from where they were, as if reminding him that they were about to face a storm they couldn't avoid.

"It seems as if everyone is on edge now. I wonder what's the problem."

Lisa didn't even notice that Seung Hyun had joined him at the patio, as his mind was still on the problem Jennie and Hye Kyo were facing at the moment.

"It's a family matter that I can't divulge yet." Lisa replied with an impassive face.

Seung Hyun frowned, not knowing whether Lisa was saying that he didn't know what their elders were talking about or if the younger man was implying that he, Seung Hyun, had no rights to poke into their family business, now that Lisa was about to become Jennie's husband.

"We can only wait and see what will happen next." Lisa continued, not bothering to explain what he'd said earlier.

The two men fell into silence, deep in their own thoughts. Lisa was thinking about Jennie, wondering what he could do to ease the pain that was about to hit her once Hye Kyo revealed her health condition. Meanwhile, next to him, Seung Hyun had a startling realization as to why he was bothered by his cousin's relationship with Lisa.

He lowered his eyes and cursed himself for not even realizing it earlier. So it turned out that in his eyes, Jennie wasn't his real cousin. Seung Hyun was confused as to how he should proceed with this information.

He glanced at Lisa, and as a man, Seung Hyun understood why Jennie would fall in love with this young man. Aside from Lisa's exceptional looks and family background, they have known each other since childhood. Their bond was deep and strong even before they decided to become lovers.