"Jennie, please sit down and finish this meal with me before heading back."
Hyunbin raised his head and looked at Jennie. There was a great deal of struggle and complication in his eyes. Although Jennie could not see through him, she could sense that he was feeling sad and lonely. In the end, she sat back down.
Hyunbin refilled her glass with a smile even though he seemed sad and cold. His voice was quiet. "I know you've been longing for us to get back together, but between us..."
Jennie raised her head slightly and studied him. She waited, but Hyunbin did not finish the sentence.
She looked at her wine glass. His face appeared inverted as she gazed through the glass. She could sense an unspoken terrible feeling.
She seemed to understand. There was an uncrossable realm between Ye-Jin and Hyunbin. The presence of Chaerin and Krystal constantly reminded Ye-Jin about Hyunbin's betrayal. After all, she was a prideful person!
She stopped talking and just ate in silence, oblivious of how the food tasted. All the wine she drank could not push the sour feeling down her throat.
It was 1 p.m. when they left the restaurant. The sun was warm and it was crowded outside.
Hyunbin offered to send Jennie back to the office, but she rejected. She was planning to walk back since it was not that far away. He hesitated for a moment before folding his arms and following her.
The father-daughter pair walked through the park. It was windy and there was a family in front of them. The daughter was riding on the father's shoulder while the mother was holding a bag as she followed behind them with a gentle smile. Their laughter reached Jennie's ears.
She felt a heartache as she heard them.
Jennie suddenly halted her steps and looked at the family in front of them slowly walking away, she sighed, "Father, if we're still a family, if we can be like them, that'd be great."
She seemed sad and nostalgic. "Unfortunately, there are things that we're unable to protect."
Her words stunned Hyunbin. He could not find the right words to reply.
They went forward. As they approached near the plaza in front of Glory World Corporation, Secretary Ah Hui's voice came from the back. "Mayor, Madam and Ms. Krystal are here!"
They stopped and then turned around to see a luxury car parked by the roadside. The door opened and a pale Krystal came out, followed by Chaerin.
The mother-daughter pair advanced towards them.
Jennie glared at them and then glanced over at Hyunbin. His expression and eyes were dark. She then turned around. "I'll head back first."
She walked forward.
Hyunbin turned his head around and saw that Jennie had already walked past the lamp post beside him. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he kept quiet and just watched her walk away.
However, someone was not going to let her go so easily. Just as Jennie just walked past the lamp post, Chaerin's scathing voice reached her.
"Jennie, stop right there! I'm here for you!"
Her sharp tone had Jennie smiling coldly. She wanted to ignore her and continue forward, but a figure overtook her and blocked her path.
It was Chaerin.
Jennie raised her head slightly and glared warningly at her. "Move away."
"You just want to create chaos for everyone, don't you? You're just causing trouble for the whole world. Your grandmother almost died because of you!"
With Hyunbin there, Chaerin tried to suppress her voice.
"She's still alive, isn't she?" Jennie was calm as she gave a brief reply.
"You!"
Chaerin's expression hardened. As she was about to continue, Krystal's voice came from the back—
"Mother!"
Her tone was raspy and soft as she dragged Chaerin aside, her pale face seeming a little strained. Her gaze towards Jennie was complicated. Jennie looked at her coldly and noticed some mixed feelings in her eyes.
She seemed to be angry but was trying to suppress it, and there was a fit of hidden jealousy within her!
Was she mistaken?
Jennie squinted her eyes as she looked at Krystal's. At that moment, Krystal closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around her stomach. "Mother, please don't be like this. I deserved it."
"It's not just about you, Krystal. She's just disgracing the whole Kim family!" Chaerin said sternly.
Krystal stopped Chaerin from going forward. She glanced at Jennie, enraged to see her calm expression and her acting like she was enjoying making fun of them. Her hands balled up. It was not easy for her to endure her anger.
"Jennie and Lisa got married at the end of last year. Don't you think that this is all a joke?"
Kai's words echoed in her ears, and her face turned pale all of a sudden.
Who would expect things to turn out this way?
Jennie had gotten close to Lisa... A man like that...
No wonder she could easily get 70% of Yueying's shares!
Krystal was not a stupid person. Nothing good would happen if she just let Chaerin enrage Jennie now.
"Jennie, you should head back for now." Hyunbin's rock-solid voice came towards them as he walked forward and stood before Chaerin.
Jennie nodded as she went forward and ignored them.
"Hyunbin, she...!"
As Chaerin was about to say something else, Hyunbin said coldly, "Be careful of what you say. Don't tamper your own image, Mayoress!"
"Father! How can you speak to Mother like that?!" Krystal's eyes widened and she stared at Hyunbin unhappily.
Hyunbin glanced over at Jennie who was getting into the car. He closed his eyes and said, "Let's go back now. This is not a place to cause trouble." He then walked towards his car.
"Hyunbin!" Chaerin's expression changed as she tried to catch up with him.
"Mother, let's talk when we get back!" Krystal held Chaerin back with a deep frown on her face.
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The Most Loving Marriage In History: Master Manoban's Pampered Wife Book 2
Romance"Missus, time to fulfil your duties!" Lisa demanded as he pulled Jennie closer with his arms intimately wrapped around her waist. It was a meticulously planned feast for the powerful. Her fiancé had knelt down on one knee and proposed to her sister...
