The Wicked Wife 2

Chapter 199: "That's My Big Sis!"

After their long weekend at the island resort, Jennie received a call saying that she was needed at Bluemedia's Shenjing Branch as soon as possible. She and Lisa decided to send her mother home and together, they would go to Shenjing for their appointments.

Lisa was more than willing to accompany her on her sudden trip as he also needed to have a word with his grandfather regarding his ascension in their company. A month after his wedding to Jennie, they were also expected to pay respect to their elders.

Jennie was unwilling to leave her mother alone at home, but she also knew that she couldn't leave her Uncle Ahn to deal with all the important issues at the company alone.

"It's fine, Jennie. Do what you need to do. I won't be going anywhere." Hye Kyo patted her daughter's hand as Jennie hesitated to immediately leave  with her husband.

"If you are sure…"

"I'm sure." Hye Kyo insisted. "I had a wonderful weekend because of you and Lisa, but I also know I cannot take both of your time from work much longer."

Jennie remained silent as she looked at her mother's face. Even though Hye Kyo had already had her surgeries to remove most of the cancer cells, the chemotherapy was making her more sick than ever. Tears were welling up in her eyes as she looked at her mother's fragile body.

Wasn't Hye Kyo supposed to get better with her medical treatments? Then why did Jennie feel like she was losing her mother every single day? What the hell was the chemo doing for her mother if she felt and looked like this now? Hye Kyo was so skinny and really didn't look healthy at all.

There were even times when she found her mother puking after her chemo sessions and it broke her heart to see Hye Kyo like that. Through her mother's clothes, it was obvious how much weight Hye Kyo had lost and Jennie wished there was an easier way for her mother to get through this. The doctors had to know of another way that wouldn't be so hard on her mother's body.

Jennie knew her leave was almost up. More and more paperwork was piling up and it was almost time for her to get back to work. When she and Lisa weren't at work, they made sure to accompany Hye Kyo, wanting nothing more than to ease the discomfort of her chemotherapy.

"Okay. Please give me a call if you need anything." She told her mother, not wanting to leave Hye Kyo at all.

Hye Kyo smiled. "I'll be here once you and Lisa return. Now, go."

Dear Lord! Jennie couldn't even understand why her mother had to suffer like this. There were so many bad people in the world, but she was sure as hell that Hye Kyo was a fucking saint compared to them. Heck, her mother wouldn't even believe that she was a horrendous person in her previous life.

Cancer was such a traumatic and life changing illness and Jennie knew she couldn't expect things to be the same or ever get back to normal. It was hard to pretend that nothing was wrong when she could see her own mother withering in front of her.

Jennie didn't have a choice but to get in the car with her husband as Nine drove them back to the airport for their next flight. She was aware that her husband was looking at her worriedly, but she didn't think she was ready to admit her worries right now.

"Is everything alright?" Lisa finally asked the question that must have burned his skull since they returned from their trip.

"Fine." Jennie answered and turned to look outside the window. She wanted to cry, but she needed to put on a brave facade for her loved ones' sake. She was aware that her mother was fighting her illness for her too.

They didn't speak the remainder of their trip to Shenjing and Jennie was thankful that her husband didn't probe her any further. It must be obvious that she didn't want to spend too much time away from her mother and she feared that it might strain her relationship with Lisa if it persisted.