HELLBOUND WITH YOU 🅱️🅾️🆗 2⃣

*No Matter What*

Jennie and Lisa boarded a private jet to head back home so Jennie enjoyed an even more beautiful view of Country V. 

The sun was still high in the sky when they landed. 

When they reached Lisa mansion, Jennie was surprised to see that nay was already there, waiting for her with Kai. 

The two embraced each other the moment Jennie got out of the car. Nayeon had been worried about her best friend but it seemed like Lisa was quite trustworthy. Her dearest Jennie looked really revitalized. In fact, her complexion was better than before they went to Country V, even though she was still injured. 

"Uhm… Lisa, can I take Nayeon to my room?" Jennie whispered to Lisa and fortunately, the man didn't hesitate to agree. Well, Nayeon was already there so there was no point trying to hide anything from her anymore. 

As expected, Nayeon eyes were wide as saucers once they stepped foot inside. However, the main reason why Jennie wanted to speak with Nayeon was to ask her about the things that happened while she was missing. Little did Jennie know that Nayeon was also there to ask her what happened to her. 

"Okay, I'll speak first." Nayeon started. "Honestly, I don't quite know what happened. I mean, it was so chaotic while we were looking for you. You may not believe me, Jennie, but the entire force of Country V in that city moved just to find you. It was almost as if the king was the one that was kidnapped!" Nayeon eyes were wide with awe as she recounted the story. "Tell me, just who is Lisa Manoban? That man was also very scary at the time. He looked like a demon who was ready to burn the entire palace if you had not been found!" 

Jennie was surprised. What? An entire government force in the city looked for her?! Jennie couldn't believe it. 

"Nayeon, are you sure? Maybe, those people who looked for me were just Lisa men," Jennie reasoned out. Lisa told her that he wasn't a royal so there was no way he could mobilize this city's force!

"Jennie. When have I ever lied to you? I saw it with my own two eyes, okay? All the royal guards also searched for you," she argued.

"I'm sorry, Nayeon. I didn't mean it that way. It's just that I am also confused because Lisa told me that he wasn't royalty," Jennie confessed and Nayeon pressed her temples. Now that was a shock. She had been thinking that he was the mysterious crown prince but if he was not… then who the hell was he to mobilize this country's force just to look for his woman?! Even the pretty prince was being ordered around by him like he was his personal knight! 

Nayeon was getting a headache. 

"Nayeon… I'm sorry for the trouble. Lisa said that the one who kidnapped me was one of the princesses. I still don't know the reason why she would do that to me. Lisa said that I was down there because of him so I can only think that maybe she wanted to be Lisa lover so she needed to get rid of me first. Lisa told me that it was better if I didn't know, that it was better for me not to know anything about him." Jennie looked down. "But… I will try to ask him again in the future." 

Nayeon was in disbelief but Jennie smiled, looking willful so Nayeon could only sigh. She couldn't get anything out from that damned prince so she already predicted that Jennie wouldn't know anything either. That night proved that Lisa Manoban might be someone even greater than she could imagine. She saw how the soldiers and even the royal guards obeyed his every word even though he was clearly not the king. Could it be that he was actually the real king of that country and that the Reign family were just his stand ins? 

She had thought hard about this possibility but Jennie just mentioned that he said he wasn't royalty at all. However, she couldn't logically think of any other reason why he seemed to have more power than the royal family. There were too many questions and they had none of the answers. The only thing she was sure of was that Lisa Manoban might be a shady creature; the shadiest man she had ever known. 

"Okay, I understand but… Jennie… are you sure about this? I mean, I just can't stop worrying about you. You know that you might not be safe if you stay, right? Just because you have the title of being his girlfriend… people have started trying to hurt you. What if that car that nearly got you last week also had something to do with your boyfriend?" 

Jennie eyes slightly widened before she shook her head. 

"That… that was just an accident," she said but then she also remembered the stalker that Lisa had beaten the other day. However, she just couldn't believe it. Why would they come after her? What would they get from her? The cliché plot she always read in novels was that the enemy was supposed to kidnap her and use that against Lisa. But they didn't do that. Why did it feel like they wanted her dead instead without Lisa knowing? She asked herself as she shuddered when she remembered the murderous intent of that stalker.

However, Jennie was not going to crumble in fear. 

"Don't worry, Nayeon. Lisa will protect me," she said firmly. Even if her life was in danger, she knew that Lisa would protect her, no matter what.

"Sigh… okay, fine, but please be careful, okay? You can't afford to get hurt again. You're lucky that Lisa didn't bring you to the hospital and just called a doctor to see you since you only passed out due to exhaustion." 

"Mm. I will be very careful."