The Wife Is A Superstar 4

Chapter 658 - Trust In Your Friend

Dragon Palace Home #10.

When Mingyu and Jackson arrived at the mansion later that evening, Jennie was accompanying Lisa in the kitchen for his late dinner. Lisa just returned home from work. Jennie and the others already ate dinner earlier. Since Mingyu and Jackson hadn't eaten yet, they also joined their third brother.

Mingyu was restless. "Where's Hoyeon? How is she feeling? Is she okay? No, what a stupid question. She obviously won't be okay."

"Yeon is already asleep in her room when I got home," Jennie replied. "Clover said that she looked exhausted and terrible which is understandable given what she went through during the court hearing today." Her expression became dark. She hissed, "I heard about the baseless accusations thrown at her. How dare he?! That man is not my brother! I have no brother who's a stupid and malicious craven!"

Lisa's expression became colder but his hand resting on her shoulder was gentle as he began massaging her tense muscles. "Don't worry, love. Hoyeon is the mother of our godson and your friend, not to mention that she's part of our household, our family. Nobody touches anyone from our family and gets away with it."

Jennie nodded. His words calmed her down but couldn't relax her completely. Then she turned to Mingyu who hadn't touched his food yet. "Eldest Brother, you've been dragged into the mess created by my bro—I mean, by Donghwi."

"Don't worry about me, Ruby." Mingyu's smile didn't reach his eyes as if he was forcing it, but his usual gentle expression was back. "I'm a grown man. I can handle something like this, no problem. I'm more worried about Hoyeon. She may look strong and tough on the outside but she's actually very soft-hearted and delicate on the inside."

The three raised their eyebrows at his statement and glanced at each other with a meaningful look but didn't interrupt him. Jackson wisely decided to keep his mouth shut and not crack a joke at this time.

It seemed that their eldest brother had been paying a rather close attention to Hoyeon. He was even able to grasp her real personality with great accuracy despite only occasionally interacting with each other. Was he always this observant? Haruto was usually the most observant among the brothers when it came to people's characters and relationships, but it seemed that in the case of Hoyeon, Mingyu had become quite observant as well. Did the two grow closer to each other without the others noticing?

Mingyu continued speaking, not noticing the weird looks the others were throwing at him. "All of these...are very unfair to Hoyeon. It frustrates me that I'm also being used as a weapon to hurt her and to ruin her image to the public. She's such a good person and a good mother. She doesn't deserve something like this! I want to help her...I want to...to do something! But I'm afraid that if I do, I'll just be feeding the fake rumours about us having an affair. I don't want to cause her any more pain than she's experiencing now. Dammit! I want to smash Donghwi's face with my fists!"

The others were surprised at his outburst. Indeed, he looked frustrated and helpless at the same time, but there was also determination mixed in there. Like Haruto, Mingyu rarely lost his composure. Haruto was an extremely busy doctor so he thrived under pressure, even in literal life and death situations. That was why Haruto was already so accomplished in his profession despite his relatively young age among doctors with the same specialty as him. As for Mingyu, he was the eldest among the five and had long took it upon himself to become the source of stability for his brothers. He was also fiercely protective of those he considered family and suspicious of anyone popping up in their close, tight-knit circle all of a sudden like when he met Jennie for the first time back then. He may look amiable and gentle but he didn't trust anyone easily, so it was a big surprise to Jackson, Lisa and Jennie that he would react this strongly about Hoyeon's current situation.

Jennie opened her mouth about to say something but Lisa gave a gentle squeeze on her shoulder, silently telling her to stay quiet. She frowned, displeased that he stopped her but upon seeing his expression, she understood his silent message. Although reluctant, she nodded and didn't share any opinion out loud regarding Mingyu's involvement in the mess that was the custody case.

The dinner became sombre after that, so Jackson steered the conversation to a much lighter topic. Later, Jennie and Lisa retired to their bedroom suite after bidding the others good night. Mingyu and Jackson decided to sleep over at the mansion because it was already very late and Mingyu's farm was quite far from Dragon Palace Homes.

When the couple reached their bedroom, they began talking about the custody case while Jennie helped Lisa out of his suit and get him ready for bed. The furrow between her brows indicated that she was worried for her friend, Hoyeon. Lisa kissed the space between her brows until the furrow disappeared.

"We'll win this custody case. Our lawyers including Sir Deng Gui have formed a formidable team. We should trust in them," he reassured her.

She sighed, smiling a little. "Yes, we should thank Grandpa for inviting his long-time friend Sir Deng."

"No. If we try thanking him, he'll just scold us and tell us, how dare you treat your grandpa like a stranger? Bah! I'm only doing this for the sake of my beloved great-grandbaby, not for you rascals! And also, what's wrong with you dunderheads for being so slow in giving me more great-grandbabies? I want to know! Get to work now! I'm not getting any younger!"

Jennie was a little startled when Lisa imitated Grandpa's usual words in a monotone voice and a deadpan expression that she honestly didn't know how to react at first. Then she doubled over and pressed her face against his chest as she laughed so hard until her stomach ached. The corners of Lisa's lips lifted into a soft, doting smile. He wrapped his arms around her shaking body from too much laughing and pulled her closer.

"Feel better?"

Lifting her head to look up at him, she smiled and nodded. Her eyes were watery from laughing too much. Then her expression became serious again. "I trust in our lawyers. And I trust in us to protect our godson. I'm just worried about Yeon...and now Eldest Brother is involved as well. They're not like me who constantly has to deal with negative publicity in the media. I think I should—"

"Love, I agree that we should be protecting Little Jun and make sure not to let that stupid idiot take our godson away from Hoyeon. She's also your friend, so I understand that you're worried about how she's coping with the stress. But remember that she's already a grown woman. We can't always interfere on her behalf. We have already lent her all the tools she'll need to win this custody battle and live a good life with Little Jun. Still, there are some things that she needs to face by herself. She'll never get over Donghwi if we always shelter her. He'll forever be a devil in her heart, casting an inescapable shadow over her and Little Jun's lives in the future."

Jennie was quiet, feeling conflicted by his words, but she understood that he made sense. It was just that this was the first time in her two lives that she had real, close friends. She couldn't bear to see any of them suffer.

"You're her friend, not her guardian or provider," Lisa continued. He lifted her chin with his fingers and made her look at his eyes. "Don't worry about her. My wife's friends are not weak cowards. Trust in your friend. She'll get through this with her own strength. We just need to be there for her and let her know that she's not alone."

"Yes, you're right. I should trust my friend more."