Jiyong only grunted in response. Then he started walking away, almost staggering but quickly regaining his balance as if nothing was wrong with him.
"Where are you going, you dunderhead? Are you leaving now that this old man is here? Running away again from your beloved grandpa? I want to know!" Grandpa's questions sounded displeased but there was still a hint of concern in his voice that he was trying to mask behind his fierceness.
"Restroom," Jiyong said through gritted teeth. He was almost soaking in his own sweat.
"You don't look good, Big Bro Boss," Jae commented. "Are you okay?"
Jiyong only grunted again in response, waving Jae's concern away. Then he hurried to the ensuite bathroom and locked the door behind him before the others could ask him more questions.
"Tsk." Grandpa stared at the bathroom's closed door for about a couple of minutes. His expression indicated that he was deep in thought. Then he turned to Lisa. "Keep an eye on your fifth brother, will you?"
Lisa didn't reply right away but observed Grandpa's expression first, trying to read his real thoughts. There were so many questions that he wanted to ask the old man about his fifth brother but restrained himself for now. This wasn't the right time or place. Furthermore, his wife was still his number priority at the moment. Any other issues could wait another day.
"En, I will," he finally replied.
Grandpa nodded, satisfied by his answer.
There was a knock on the door. It was Bam. He opened the door after hearing Lisa's permission. In his hands were the items he requested.
Lisa was relieved. He couldn't wait to take a shower. It wasn't only because his wife requested it. Although he couldn't smell exactly what she smelled on him, he still felt disgusted by whatever trace Diana's scent left on his body. Just remembering what she did in front of him while he was lying in the hotel bed pretending to be unconscious was enough to make bile rise to his throat.
Bam left the neat muslin bag containing clothes and toiletries on the coffee table. Lisa wanted to shower as soon as possible but Jiyong was still inside the bathroom so he needed to wait for now.
Just as Bam was about to leave and close the door, another visitor arrived.
A teary Jisoo still in her office attire dashed inside the room. "Jae, how's my sister? I rushed here as soon as you informed me about what happened!"
Before Jae could reply, she finally noticed the other people present. However, she only gave them a quick nod before hurrying to Jennie's bed. Seeing her sister's ashen pallor, the tears she had been holding escaped. She wiped them with her fingers.
"Sis Jisoo, don't worry anymore," Jae told her. "Boss is safe."
"The baby?" she asked.
"Okay, too." It was Lisa who replied this time. "It's already so late. You didn't have to come."
She glared at him. "Of course, I'm going to come! How can you say that, Brother-in-law? She's my sister!"
Lisa paused before smiling. "En. Thank you for caring."
"That goes without saying." She looked at the sleeping Jennie again and sighed in relief that her sister and the baby were both okay. She was so scared and worried while rushing to the hospital after receiving Jae's message that she didn't think of bringing anything. Sighing, she decided to buy some fruits and flowers tomorrow for Jennie.
Feeling calmer now after being assured that her sister was fine, she finally remembered to greet the others in the room properly.
"Sir Jian—"
"Call me Grandpa!" the old man's voice boomed. For the first time since he arrived at the hospital, Grandpa sounded happy. "How many times do I need to tell you that there's no need to be so formal with this old man? I want to know! This should be the last time that you call me Sir Jian. Okay, Jisoo my girl?"
Jisoo felt shy facing her ex-boyfriend's grandfather who didn't seem to treat her any differently now that she and Jiyong had broken up. "Gra-grandpa," she stammered, her face turning red.
"Bahahaha! Good! Come here, my girl. Sit beside Grandpa." The old man scooted to the side to make space for her on the couch.
She still felt shy but couldn't find any reason to reject Grandpa's enthusiastic offer, so she sat down as instructed. Then she gave V a polite greeting as well. They had seen each other earlier at Orchidia Beauty to work on his soon-to-be-launched men's line.
"Jisoo my girl, I heard that Jiyong broke up with you?" Grandpa asked without any warning. "Is it true? I want to know!"
Jisoo paled at the sudden question. She had no idea how to answer. Her chest felt tight. She subconsciously touched the lily pendant hanging around her neck hidden beneath her clothes.
The bathroom door opened and out came Jiyong with a dark, unreadable expression. His eyes found the target and stared straight into Jisoo.
Her heart almost jumped out of her chest. She looked elsewhere, avoiding his dark eyes. He was like a devil who wanted to swallow her whole.
"Not true," he said, his voice low and devilish. "She was the one who broke up with me."
"Whoa! Seriously?" V looked shocked, then impressed. He grinned. "Haha! Fifth Bro got dumped!"
Jiyong looked like he wanted to kick the man's ass to another continent.
"You're one to talk!" Grandpa pointed an angry finger at the laughing V. "How dare a pinheaded playboy like you with a bloody horrid taste in women criticize my Jiyong, huh? I want to know! So what if my boy got dumped!? At least his taste is many times better than yours! Hmph! Your countless exes can't even compare to Jisoo my girl's pinky toes!"
Jisoo covered her face, unable to take Grandpa's undeserved compliment. At the same time, she felt terrible for being exposed as the one who dumped Jiyong in front of everyone.
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The Wife Is A Superstar 6
FanfictionA world-famous hacker and daughter of the most powerful criminal family who ruled the international underworld for many generations is killed when their organization is annihilated in a single night. She is reborn into the body of Jennie Kim, a pop...