My Precious Family [Jenlisa]

Chapter 185: When love and hate collide II

Lea and Jennie became friends after that incident until they reached high school. They were always together and Lea would regularly sleep over in Jennie's place. Jennie wasn't rich, but they live a comfortable life, unlike Lea's family, who could barely get by every day.     

The two girls had gotten so close that Jennie's father had treated Lea as his daughter as well. Jennie's mother was nowhere to be found. According to Jennie, her mother died when she was still young because of an illness, leaving her and her father.    

Everything was great and all until they became juniors.     

Despite their deep friendship, Lea noticed that people treated them differently. Jennie was popular in school because of her beauty and approachable aura; she was also an honor roll student and a part of the student government.     

Meanwhile, Lea was just... a student.     

Although she was beautiful, with Jennie on her side most of the time, she never stood out. Lea also struggled to keep up good grades while Jennie just made it look too easy. Jennie offered help and Lea took it, not knowing it would worsen her insecurity.     

Other students' unpleasant comments caused Lea to feel uneasy. Even though Lea had done nothing, these students just assumed and judged her friendship with Jennie just because Jennie always chose to be with Lea.     

Lea did her best to ignore all these comments.    

She did her best not to see Jennie in such light, but alas, due to the uncertainty of her future, while Jennie was being vouched by an agency, the seed of inferiority continuously grew into a thorny vine, crawling around her heart and soul, causing cracks on this beautiful friendship.    

And because of that, everything that Jennie did was wrong in Lea's eyes.     

How could life be so unfair? How could it be so cruel?    

Lea had two parents while Jennie only had one parent, and yet, Jennie was happier than her. They would cram together, studying tirelessly, but why was Jennie's grade much better than hers? They wore the same uniform and Lea had an even better hairstyle than Jennie's normal straight hair, which she usually let down, but why was everyone just curious about what shampoo Jennie used?    

Lea was better at sports. Perhaps that was the only area she was confident in that she was better than Jennie. However, no one had taken notice and only cheered for Jennie.     

Wasn't Lea also kind? She didn't mistreat anyone. If anything, she was being extra kind and understanding to everyone. Still, some students would talk about her behind her back and makeup stories about her.     

Lea was also pretty and had all the qualities Jennie had... but why was the only guy she liked since she entered high school confessing to Jennie? She also had the same dream as Jennie, but the entertainment agency was only inviting Jennie.    

All these unanswered questions ate Lea from the inside. She couldn't understand and she still had to pretend that Jennie's company didn't make her sick to her stomach. She could've distanced herself, but she couldn't.     

The more Lea stuck around Jennie, the more she realized life was unfair.     

Of course, she still loved Jennie. Deep in her heart, she wouldn't let others hurt Jennie, no matter what. However, she hated Jennie just as intensely. Thus, she wanted to steal at least one thing from Jennie. Be it career, fame, or even love.     

It didn't matter to Lea which one she would get for as long as she could have at least one thing that Jennie owned. This was almost her life's goal. A love and hate collision that was pushing her to madness.    

[PRESENT TIME]    

Lea stood in front of the flower bed in the resort's garden, staring at them with a sullen look. Just now, she received a notice that her scenes wouldn't be taken because of the lack of time. Although Director Guan apologized, it still left a bitter taste in her mouth.     

"Because of lack of time..." she whispered to herself. "Of course. They wasted hours and hours on taking a minor role scene, sacrificing mine without any regard."    

She balled her hand into a tight fist, enraged. For the past five years since Jennie's hiatus, Lea finally felt important and needed. People prioritized her needs and did their best to please her.     

Her life for the past five years had always been what she wanted, and that was because Jennie was out of the picture. Watching Jennie fall to the pits of depression was just a cherry on top. While Lea had lived the best of her life, Jennie was stuck in her room with nothing.     

But now, Jennie just got a stupid minor role, and things felt like they were back to how it was. People were disregarding her again like an old, used toy because their favorite doll was back.     

"Why?" Lea clenched her teeth as a thin layer of tears coated her eyes. "Why did she come back to my life? Why can't she just kill herself and disappear from my life?"    

Wasn't Jennie supposed to be paralyzed by her depression? How come she magically turned better and now ruining what Lea worked so hard for? Why? Just why?    

"That is some dark shit you are spewing."    

Lea flinched as her eyes went wide when a man's voice came from behind her. She held her breath for a moment, turning around to see who heard her spewing such things. Much to her surprise, the person her eyes fell on was someone she didn't know.    

"Who are you?" she asked warily, assessing the man from head to toe. 'Is he part of the production staff?'    

Lea studied the man and by the expensive suit he was wearing, she could tell he wasn't from the production nor the staff of the resort.     

The man's lips slowly curled until his smile reached his eyes. "The owner of this resort. I just came to check since I've been a fan of Jennie Kim, but now that I saw you, I think you're much better. Prettier, sexier, and maybe smarter? How could they not realize that, right?"