The Wife Is A Superstar 3

Chapter 474 - Drained

Some of Lisa and Jiyong's subordinates stood by the door and in other strategic points of the library office. They stood like statues in their positions and made sure that nobody disturbed their employers.

Jae and Clover weren't in the library office. The siblings accompanied Little Jun in Clover's bedroom. The poor child was already asleep. However, it was a very fretful sleep. Droplets of tears escaped from the corner of his closed eyes. He also whimpered now and then.

As for Chaerin, Jennie didn't allow her to join them at the library office. Jennie felt annoyed by her nonstop complaining and scolding of Hoyeon. Chaerin didn't mind because she found an audience for her rants from the younger maids.

At the moment, Jennie also felt very annoyed at Hoyeon. She agreed with Chaerin calling Hoyeon a "stupid girl". Actually, Jennie knew that Hoyeon let Donghwi go. Louis reported everything that was happening in the unit to her and Lisa in real time while they were on their way to the condo building.

If Jennie instructed Louis to do so, the virtual white cat would have locked Hwi inside the building, not allowing him to escape even when Hoyeon and Lisa's subordinates had already let him go. However, Jennie didn't do it.

Why?

First, it was because she respected her friend's decision.

Second, she wanted Hoyeon to realize that Hwi wouldn't appreciate her kindness and compassion tonight. Jennie was sure that Hwi would retaliate soon. Hoyeon needed to experience the full brunt of Hwi's true colours, so that she could finally toss away any of her remaining tender feelings for him.

Third, it wasn't smart to detain Hwi. He might start accusing them of unlawful detention and use it against them in public.

And fourth, they needed Donghwi to be foolish enough to retaliate on his own, so that they could gather more evidence against him to aid Hoyeon.

Jennie thought of the first and second reasons, but Lisa was the one who advised her about the third and fourth reasons. He was more well-versed in the country's laws than her.

Jiyong also followed them on a separate car. He already knew about Louis and was very impressed. He was so impressed that he requested for Jennie to make a separate version for his own personal use. Jennie hadn't agreed yet, though. She had to think about it very carefully first. After all, Louis wasn't some simple software that she could give to her big brother like candy. The cat AI was basically a virtual baby hacker that was growing at an incredible rate. It was like having another Drakon—less experienced and not as skilled for now, but had the potential to become extremely formidable in the future.

By this time, Jennie was already aware that Louis was evolving into something even more amazing than what she first expected. That was why she was being very careful in nurturing the virtual white cat. She didn't want her baby to be used for nefarious means (except by her and her honey, of course).

Back to the present, the heavy atmosphere was interrupted by Jiyong's smooth, devilish voice.

"Little sister, my subordinates are tailing that son of a bitch right now. Why don't I order them to...teach him a lesson? Nothing too serious, don't worry. We'll leave a limb or two intact," he said in light tone that sounded like he was joking but also serious at the same time.

Hoyeon shivered, including some of the Lisa's newly hired subordinates who hadn't experienced enough tempering yet.

"N-no, please..." Hoyeon said in a small voice.

Jiyong looked at her, raised an eyebrow and chuckled. Everyone would have believed that he was just joking, if his eyes didn't look cold and emotionless. It made his charismatic laughter sound utterly demonic.

Lisa observed his Fifth Brother with a barely discernible frown on his face. However, he didn't say anything.

"Big Brother, leave it," Jennie told him.

Jiyong just shrugged. He walked towards them and sat on an armchair, looking like a king sitting on his throne.

Jennie wasn't the least bit bothered by the dangerous aura he was emitting so strongly at the moment. In fact, she oddly felt comforted by it. It reminded her of her Big Brother Nikolai in their past lives.

Lisa, however, felt a little disturbed by it. This Jiyong didn't feel like his Fifth Brother. Nevertheless, he was trying to accept this new Jiyong. The two had a long talk a few nights ago. It was then that Lisa learned that his Fifth Brother had changed so much. It wasn't just his appearance. His personality and lifestyle had also drastically changed. Despite this, Lisa still cared for him as one of his best friends and brothers, and also because he was extremely important to his baby girl.

Putting aside Jiyong's potent and dangerous aura for now, Jennie focused on Hoyeon. Her friend looked emotionally exhausted and weary. Jennie's heart softened. There was no use scolding Hoyeon at this time. Besides, it wasn't her fault that Donghwi had become such a stupid asshole.

Jennie sighed and said in a much gentler voice, "Let's call it a night. We're all tired. Let's talk tomorrow instead. And hurry up. Go pack a bag. You and Little Jun will be temporarily living at Dragon Palace until the issue with your ex-fiancé is resolved. You'll be safer there."

"I...alright. I'll just commute back here every morning for work," Hoyeon replied.

"No, you won't. I'm officially giving you an earlier and extended vacation starting tomorrow. Just use this time to comfort Little Jun. My godson needs you especially after what happened tonight. And also, the two of you need to complete your preparations. We'll be going abroad very soon," Jennie told her.

Hoyeon opened her mouth. Jennie knew that she was about to change her mind about it, so she interrupted Hoyeon before she could do so.

"You and Little Jun are coming with us," Jennie said in a firm tone. "It's also safer if the two of you are always with us. It will make it harder for your ex-fiancé to bother you."

Jennie had already stopped calling Hwi as "Elder Brother". She now referred to him as Hoyeon's "ex-fiancé". Besides, she never felt truly close to him, only tolerating him because of Little Jun and Hoyeon.

With that, the big group left Gold Heights to return to Dragon Palace Home #10. Chaerin and Clover saw everyone off. The two decided to stay at the penthouse.

Hoyeon sat in the backseat of one of the vehicles while carefully cradling her sleeping son. She felt emotionally drained, gazing outside the window with empty eyes. She thought that this was the worst night of her life.

She was wrong.

Because a few days later, she would experience an even worse pain.