High School Again: The President's Secret Lady Boss | Jenlisa

28. Life And Death Matter

This particular establishment is a high-class, luxurious five-star hotel that is filled with sophisticated people that complement its opulence.

That is why Lisa is able to spot Jennie among the crowd almost immediately. She is wearing a plain and simple dress that makes her stand out in a way. She would not say that she stuck out like a sore thumb, though. In all honesty, she even thought that she was such a refreshing sigh to behold.

Lisa already had enough of all those ostentatious and exquisite apparels–there is beauty in simplicity, too.

"President Manoban, will that arrangement be alright?"

The person he had been talking to had asked something that she failed to catch on. She is too focused on a certain someone who is not in the lobby with them. Her gaze is pointing all the way to the lounge in a distance.

"Umm... Miss? Are you still with me?"

"Oh, right. Yes, of course."

It took her that second call to snap out of her daze.

From thereon, Lisa tried to concentrate on their conversation. She will have to finish this business first before she gets to the other one that is waiting for her at the lounge.

'Seems like you've got to wait a little longer, Ms. Kim.'

Eventually, their exchange comes to a close, taking much more time than she expected.

Even then, Lisa still found Jennie at the same spot. She is sitting there in all modesty, waiting for her patiently. However, that's not what really caught her off guard. Rather, it's the expression that she made the moment she saw her making her way in her direction.

Jennie smiles at Lisa right then–a smile that almost knocks her out of breath.

It is not her usual playfulness nor it is mere pretense. She beams at her just like the scintillating summer sun. Not so much as dazzling, but it is bright and warm. It kind of contradicts her name, though it also has parallels to her personality.

"You sure took your time, Lalisa Manoban! I'm starting to get hungry!" Jennie chimed in, greeting her with a huge, ear-splitting grin.

"So, you're now calling me without the honorific, huh...?" Lisa sighed as she wondered just how unpredictable she wanted to be.

"Why are you even here, anyway? I'm still working. I told you I'd be the one to meet you instead. And this is not really the time."

"Can't recall I agreed to that. Besides, what if I have something urgent to attend to and tell you?"

"Like what you hopefully have now, I guess?"

"Yeah. That's right. This on'es extremely urgent."

Fortunately, there are only the two of them in that lounge at that point. If there happened to be someone else around, they'd not be able to get rid of the attention they'd gather from them. She should blame this on her for saying it all of the sudden, but much more than that, she should be minding what exactly she disclosed at that moment.

"So, I'm confident you're still in contact with Ms. Roseanne Park–you know, the woman you went on a date with a while ago..." was what Jennie said in grim solemnness, suddenly bringing up that certain acquaintance of hers.

"The thing is, she will be having a huge accident on this very day. It was an accident that almost costed her life."

Lisa did not see that coming at all–not the emergence of this life and death matter now how serious Jennie would turn once she dropped that revelation.