My Precious Family [Jenlisa]

Chapter 15: Disliking me

[ Manoban Mansion ]

Knock Knock    

The pen stopped when a knock came from outside the door. Lisa snapped his eyes up, watching a man in a suit enter. The man bowed as soon as he closed the door behind him and then marched toward Lisa's desk.    

"Master, Miss Jung is here," announced the man quietly. "She said she wants to see you."    

"In this hour?" Lisa checked his wristwatch. It was already past dinner. "What does she want?"    

The man pressed his lips into a thin line. "She said it was important."    

"I don't need her to report to me again since her friend and I are separating..." Lisa trailed off as his brows rose. "Sure. Let her in."    

"Yes, sir."    

The man didn't idle inside as he immediately left the room. Meanwhile, Lisa rose from the swivel chair to the table, where a decanter of wine and an empty glass were waiting for him. As he waited for his wife's friend, Lisa poured himself a glass of wine.    

'I heard she visited Jennie this afternoon,' he recalled the report he received from one of his men earlier today. 'I guess this was about the divorce.'    

Even though Lisa and Jennie were divorcing, he still placed a few guards around Jennie for safety purposes. Not that she was in danger, but it was better.    

Knock Knock    

Lisa straightened his back with the glass of wine near his abdomen. He heard the door open and closed, sensing a person's presence steps from his back.    

"How are you, Master Manoban?" Lea bowed slightly, smiling even though Lisa's back was facing her. "I came here because I heard of what happened."    

"Of what happened?" Lisa glanced over his shoulder.    

"Yes." Lea took a deep breath, forcing a smile on her face. "Master Manoban, I know I have many things to thank you for. If not for you, I don't think I will ever have a breakthrough in my career —"    

"Miss Jung, you do not have to thank me for helping my wife's only friend." Lisa slowly turned around, propping his back against the table behind him. "Why are you here?"    

"I wanted to thank you, Master Manoban." As requested, Lea was direct.    

"For?"    

"Jennie told me about the divorce and she's very happy. I know you've been a great help to me, but Jennie is my dear friend. For the past five years, I've never seen her so happy." Lea held her shoulder, lowering her eyes as if to hide the shame in them. "I might look selfish, but this is the first time I've seen my friend smile again."    

Lea took a deep breath and raised her head. "Master Manoban and Jennie are important to me. I know divorce is a hard time, but I'm glad that you two won't hurt anymore." A tear suddenly formed in the corner of her eyes, smiling subtly but genuinely.    

If Jennie was watching Lea right now, she would surely applaud her for this standing ovation act. Not only did Lea succeed in playing the role of a martyred friend, but she also relayed the message to Lisa.    

This divorce made Jennie the happiest person in the world.    

Lisa's face darkened as his jaw tightened. 'Not that I didn't know this divorce won't make her happy,' he told himself, but hearing it from someone else still didn't feel pleasant.    

"Jennie said she wants to stay with me once she signed the divorce papers." Lea took advantage of her momentum, breaking the brief silence that befell them. "If you want to know about her welfare, I don't mind telling you everything. That's the least I can do for all the help you've given me."    

"No need." Lisa waved dismissively, maintaining his unchanging front. Although his eyes now bore an additional layer of frost. "I don't need to hear anything about her after she signed the divorce paper. You may now leave, Miss Jung."    

Lea bit her bottom lip as she bowed. "I will try to visit to play with the young master again."    

*****    

Meanwhile, in the hospital where Jennie was admitted, Jennie kept tossing and turning on the bed, unable to get back to sleep.    

"Damn it!" She suddenly sprung up with a deep frown plastered on her face. "I've been sleeping all day and now I can't sleep."    

When Jung Lea left, Jennie fell asleep shortly after. Her sleep was long and deep, only waking up when it was time for dinner. After dinner, she slept again, only to wake up in the middle of her nap. Now, she couldn't go back to sleep as if her body was telling her enough was enough.    

"I don't remember sleeping so soundly." Jennie collapsed on her back; she almost recovered her strength. "Damn it. To be honest, I don't want to sleep anymore. I'm afraid once I wake up, that guy is here with the divorce papers with him."    

Jennie moved up slightly, inclining her bed for a more comfortable position. "I managed to stall time because I fainted, but I'm certain I can't buy myself more time."    

Although she already agreed to sign the divorce papers, that decision was with a heavy heart. If she could, she wanted to stop the divorce from happening. But if she couldn't think of a way tonight, she would rather give what Lisa wanted and be fair to him at least once.    

"I know my brain and why I am reluctant to sign the papers," she murmured, planting her hand across her chest. "However, I have no personal attachment to Mister Husband and Baby Son. So why... is my heart so heavy?"    

Her eyes softened as she pressed her lip into a thin line. In her previous life, bidding farewell was almost an everyday occurrence. Those farewells were even worse than a divorce because the destination of those people was a place she could never go unless she take her last breath.    

She should be used to goodbyes. She was already good at it. But why, even with that many years of experience, does her heart feel so heavy it was almost taking her breath away?    

"Jennie, if you hate them so much, why don't you want to let them go?" she wondered, asking herself that even the original Jennie couldn't answer. "I'm starting to dislike me."