The Wife Is A Superstar 4

Chapter 758 - Goodbye, Fifth Brother

"Fine. Maria then," Lisa finally said. He didn't want to bother thinking too deeply about Jiyong's mysterious and confusing words. "I'm the man Maria loves. I'm her lover, soon to be her official husband, and the father of her children. She and I are one now. Whoever hurts me also hurts her and vice versa."

"Are you bragging to me?" Jiyong asked.

Lisa gave a smile that didn't reach his eyes which remained serious. "Of course I'm bragging to you. But I'm also stating a fact."

Jiyong made a low sound in his throat but it wasn't clear if it was acknowledgement of what Lisa said or rejection. Lisa didn't care whichever it was, though. After what happened today, he no longer wanted to care much about what his fifth brother—no, what Jiyong thought.

His baby girl was his bottom line and anyone who crossed too far, no matter if it was his sworn brother who he knew longer than her, he would need to tell them off because his relationship with his woman was their business alone and nobody else's.

"Stamp this in your head, Jiyong. Don't meddle too much in my relationship with Ruby Jane...or Maria if that's what you like to call her. And I won't interfere with your sibling bond either. Let's stay in our own places in her heart." Then Lisa walked closer until he stood right in front of Jiyong. He stared straight into the other man's eyes and sent his own force of will, not the least bit cowered by Jiyong's seemingly endless intensity. "And this is the last time you'll cause my wife to feel afraid of you, Jiyong Kwon. Or I swear, even if Grandpa beats me up or even disowns me, I'll forget our brotherhood and not allow you anywhere near my wife ever again."

This time, it was Jiyong who nearly lost it. He grabbed Lisa's collar, almost lifting the man off his feet. "You dare keep my sister away from me?!"

Lisa retaliated and also grabbed Jiyong's collar. However, he didn't even attempt to lift the other man. He knew his limits. "I'll dare anything if it means that my wife can live safely without having to fear anyone. So if you want to maintain your bond with her, then you better adjust your attitude."

"You!" Jiyong tightened his hold on Lisa's collar.

Lisa did the same. "I won't tolerate another man having such a strong hold on my woman like you seem to have. I don't give a damn about that 'bound beyond death and through eternity' bullshit you kept on spouting earlier. It doesn't matter, anyway, because from the moment she and I got together, we'll be the ones who'll become bound beyond death and through eternity as soulmates. The babies growing inside her womb right now are the proof of our unbreakable bond."

The two men glared at each other. Nobody was willing to be the first one to look away first. Basically, they were currently in an idiotic macho pissing contest.

After what felt like a long time, Jiyong was the first one to let go. Lisa followed suit. However, neither broke eye contact.

"Lisa Manoban, remember everything you said to me today," Jiyong said in a much calmer yet still threatening voice. "If you ever betray my sister or hurt her or allow her to be harmed..." He leaned closer until they were almost nose to nose and could feel each other's breaths on their faces. His voice dropped to a whisper. "I'll kill you. Literally."

Lisa pushed a hand against Jiyong's chest and stepped away quickly to put an acceptable distance between them. "You don't have to tell me. I'll love, cherish and protect my own woman. And kill me? You can try. I won't allow myself to be killed that easily. I need to be alive and well in order to protect my wife, our children and our whole family."

"Fine." Jiyong also moved a few steps to the side and put a greater distance between them.

"Are we clear about everything that we talked about in this room?"

Jiyong nodded.

The atmosphere between the two had become cold and distant. Gone was the close brotherhood from before. What replaced it was a tolerant civil treatment of each other for the sake of the most important woman in both their lives.

Jiyong left the piano room first. He stalked out like a restless panther looking for another hunting ground because the one he just left sucked big time.

As for Lisa, he stayed in the room for a while. His gaze swept past the wreck he made out of the chairs and table. Now that the confrontation with his fifth brother—no, with Jiyong was over, there was a feeling of emptiness inside his heart. He knew that he just lost one of his sworn brothers forever.

Sighing, he walked to the piano and stood in front of it, imagining his graceful wife playing a heart-rending music. He bet that she would know just the right tune to play to accurately reflect the turmoil of emotions in his heart caused by his falling out with Jiyong. Then afterwards, she would play something soothing in order to lift his spirits and allow him to heal from the hurt.

Because fuck if he was going to lie. Losing a friend—no, Jiyong wasn't just any friend. Losing a brother fucking hurt, especially one he knew since they were babies due to the same tight brotherhood between their grandfathers.

He pressed a random key on the piano. The sound was high-pitched. He continued pressing a few more random keys until he reached the lowest and deepest note, the sound like the final gong to signal the official end of his brotherhood with Jiyong.

"Goodbye, Fifth Brother."

Then the melancholy turned into a smirk.

"Hello, annoying brother-in-law."

With a final glance at the piano, he left the room and headed back to his sleeping wife.