My Precious Family 2 [Jenlisa]

Chapter 289: I don't want to go back to my old ways too, Bear.

"Do you think he found out?"    

"No." Jennie sat in the backseat, eyes down. "I doubt. He won't find out. At least not that soon."    

"Then why does he want to meet you?" asked Bear in a deep baritone, keeping his sharp eyes on the road. "Don't tell me you're going, boss?"    

Jennie didn't answer immediately, thinking about her next move. She still hadn't responded to Primo's message, and she wasn't able to enjoy her shopping spree. Well, she already bought a lot to eat for her husband and son and Lucas.     

"He will dispose of Lea." She slowly turned her head, staring out the window. "Do I have a choice?"    

Bear frowned at her response. "You have a choice," he corrected. "Let her be."    

"Bear, Lea..." Jennie deliberately paused to think of the right words to explain it to him. "Lea is the original Jennie's only friend. They were like sisters."    

"And yet, Jung Lea betrayed Jennie Kim," Bear argued without a second hesitation. "Lea poisoned Jennie Kim's mind in the latter's most vulnerable state. Andrea Ng might've offed Jennie Kim, but she was already dying inside before that incident. Lea already killed her in those five years."    

That was correct.     

Jennie couldn't argue with Bear because what he spewed was the truth.     

Jennie refused Lisa's offer to pay for her to see a specialist because she hated him so much. His voice was already enough to anger her, let alone accept his help and make him contribute to her life.     

But Lea was different.     

If it was Lea, Jennie might've accepted Lea's offer, if only Lea offered help. Lea didn't do what a good friend would do, but instead whispered in the original Jennie's ears like the little devil she was.     

"Everything you said is true, Bear. However..." Jennie slowly clutched her chest to feel the pain that wasn't hers. "No matter how despicable Jung Lea was to Jennie Kim, they were sisters. I can't explain it properly, but I get the feeling that even if Jennie Kim knows about Lea's true colors, she would forgive her."    

"That's..."    

"It's stupid, I know." A deep exhale escaped her lips. "But that's what this heart is telling me. I already told you that I kept Jennie Kim's memories, but that's not all. There were some emotions that Jennie Kim left in this heart that compelled me to please her. Or to be precise, satisfy that crippling guilt in her heart."    

Her eyes drooped, still staring at the flashing sideroad. "I personally don't like Jennie Kim, but I have to admit she's too kind for her own good."    

Silence followed her quiet remarks. Bear glanced at her through the rear mirror, only to see Jennie carry this inexplicable expression.     

"I see," he muttered after a while, rocking his head in understanding.     

Knowing Jane, she would definitely let Jung Lea alone. If anything, Jane would just let Primo do whatever the damn hell he wanted and stay away from his business. However, for Jane to keep herself involved in Jung Lea meant she had more reasons. More personal reasons she had to do.     

"Let me come with you." Another minute had passed before Bear offered. "I still believe he has something to do with those people who followed us on your first day of filming."    

Jennie leaned back comfortably, reconsidering his offer. "No."    

"Boss."    

"Bear, I don't think I will get anything informative if you stick with me." She set her eyes on the driver's seat. "Primo Rossi is aware of your existence and is wary of you. Do you really think he can do anything to me? What do you think they can do?"    

A glint flickered across her sharp, piercingly cold eyes. "I might be Jennie Kim now, but I will always be Jane Cruel. I don't mind letting out my horns if that is who they want."    

Another wave of silence followed her remarks as Bear felt the weight of each of her words.    

"People don't expect much from me now that I'm in this body and I've always thought it was something I can use to my advantage," she said, exhaling. "You were once one of them, Bear. However, now that you know the truth, I expect that you at least know what I'm capable of."    

"Whether you are Jennie or Jane, I will always worry about you. I thought you already know that." He sighed. "Fine. I won't come with you, but I'll stick around. If I see something suspicious, like it or not, I'll take you out of there."    

She pressed her lips into a thin line, shaking her head helplessly. "Nothing change, I guess."    

"Nothing change, indeed." Bear rocked his head mildly. "I lost you once, Jane. Forgive me if this old man can be a little nagging more than ever. I just don't want to lose you again. That will be the last straw. Don't put yourself in danger... if you can."    

"I know that." Her eyes softened before massaging her forehead mildly. "Don't worry, Bear. I also wish to stay away from danger as much as possible." — wasn't that the reason that even if she could barge into Primo's home and put a blanket of bullets in his body, she didn't do so?    

Up until now, Jennie had always chosen a way without directly soiling her hands. The only time she raised her fist was when during the drag race. Deep in her heart, she didn't want to pick up another weapon because doing so meant taking a life.     

And that was a path of no return.     

She didn't want to go back to that sort of life, and this desire grew stronger after that night with Lucas.    

"I don't want to go back to my old ways too, Bear," she whispered, gazing down at her phone. She turned it on, making her screen light up and showing her son's picture as her wallpaper. "Not when I'm slowly making progress as Jennie Kim. So, don't worry that I'm slowly sliding back to becoming who or what I was."    

"I'm just doing everything I can to live this life as peacefully as possible in the future," she added quietly, brushing Jevin's picture with her thumb. "That's the only clear goal I have right now."