A second chance at love

Chapter 166: It's not what it looks like

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"I'm home!!"

Lisa opened the front door to her penthouse. She didn't hesitate to enter. Her mind was set on seeing her boyfriend and baby. Ever since she sneaked away in the morning, she knew the shameless man would be upset.

Especially since she saw through his little trick of devouring and aching her tofu. Little did he know, that couldn't possibly stop her.

She needed to make sure she accomplish the photoshoot for Beauty. It was her message to Yeri for crossing the line. If she can, she'll block anything Yeri wants.

"Jungkook? Coco?"

Stepping inside, the space between Lisa's brows creased into three lines. There was no response whatsoever. Only quietness that answered her. Looking at the wall clock, she frowned more. It was 5:35 p.m., but why wasn't Jungkook home? Not only that, Coco wasn't here either. Usually, Jungkook would be home before her.

Glancing at the time again, she removed her shoes and slipped into her house slippers. Not giving much attention to Jungkook not being home, she decided to prepare dinner. Since Jungkook wasn't here, it meant he must have taken Coco with him.

Turning the light switch to the living room off from the hallway, she only kept the kitchen and hallway lights on. She leisurely made her way to the bedroom to shower.

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After a quick shower and change of clothes, Lisa stepped into the kitchen to prepare dinner. Opening the fridge, she took out shrimp, chicken, tofu, Chinese broccoli, and other veggies.

Washing the vegetables, she started cutting the chicken. Slicing each piece thinly, she set it aside and began cutting the tofu into dices.

*click click*

Hearing the sound of her front door lock jiggle, her ears slightly moved to listen. After five seconds, the door did not open. Lisa turned her head to the front door.

*click click*

Staring at the door, she waited for another few seconds. Only Jungkook and Bambam had keys to her penthouse. After ten seconds, the door still did not open. Slowly shifting the knife in her hand, her expression turned serious. Her carefree and nice aura completely vanished. She was now on guard.

She couldn't let her guard down because she just demolished an entire gang. Words must have probably traveled to the underworld. Even if it hadn't, she wasn't sure.

Swiftly and quietly moving from the kitchen, she moved with the cutting knife in her hand to the wall by the front door. When it opened, it would cover her, blocking her from the intruder's view.

*click click*

The lock jiggled again, then the door knob slowly turned and the door pushed open. Lisa steadied her breathing and quietly waited.

With attentive eyes on the floor, a tall and dark shadow came into view from behind the now opened door. Lisa tightened her hold on the cutting knife. The moment the door slowly closed, Lisa leapt out from behind the door. Her movement was swift and quiet, like a ninja in the shadows. Her aim was on the intruder. Lifting her hand holding the knife, she aimed for the usual place: the neck.

*thud*

However, the figure quickly turned and reacted faster. A strong and big hand grabbed her fair and slender wrist. With a small tug, the cutting knife dropped to the living room floor.

"What are you doing?"

A deep and cold voice entered Lisa's ears. She blinked her eyes at the familiar handsome face of the man. Quickly reacting, her attentive and serious aura completely disappeared. She turned back to her normal personality.

"Ah, Jungkook, it's you! Why didn't you say anything? I was so scared."

Jungkook stared at her with heavy eyes. He was dumbfounded at what he just witnessed. However, seeing her quick change of reaction that didn't escape his eagle eyes, he narrowed his eyes. He swore, the Lisa just a second ago was like someone who was ready to kill. Especially her murderous eyes.

"Jungkook, you're hurting my wrist."

Like he was suddenly electrocuted, Jungkook quickly, but gently released Lisa's hand. He looked at his girlfriend before lowering his head to the floor. At the same time, Lisa also followed his movement. Seeing the cutting knife lying nicely to sleep, she slowly bit her bottom lip.

"...."

She did not know if the human and dog had seen her reaction, but she was sure she reacted fast enough. Besides, Jungkook was just a normal businessman, so it wasn't likely he'd see the difference. Right?

After a thorough agreement with herself, she decided that Jungkook probably couldn't see through her quick move. She slowly lifted her head. While doing so, her eyes glanced at Coco.

"....."

Seeing his expression, she was dumbfounded. Holding in her breath, she lifted her head and looked at Jungkook. Seeing his expression, she was even more dumbfounded.

"....."

Both Jungkook and Coco stared at Lisa like she was an idiot. Coco sat at the side of Jungkook, his expression looking like one of slight embarrassment and disappointment, as if he was saying, "Wow, Mom. Smart move there."

Jungkook's eyes turned even heavier. His expression was indifferent, but Lisa knew it meant, 'Care to explain why you wanted to stab me with a cutting knife?'

After what seemed like a long pause, Lisa finally forced a smile. She raised her right hand and scratched her cheek with her index finger.

"Heheh, it's not what it looks."

She struggled to swallow a chunk of saliva and thought of something. Putting her hand down, she straightened her posture and crossed both her arms over her chest.

"Jungkook, you scared me. I was in the middle of preparing dinner. When I heard the door keep unlocking to no avail, I thought an intruder was trying to get in." She then pointed to the kitchen. "That's why I had the knife. It was for self-defense."

Lisa quickly wrapped her arms around Jungkook's arms and waist. She sobbed, "Wuu... I was so scared. I thought I was going to die and no one would know. Wuu... If it wasn't for you and baby coco, I don't know what would have happened to me. Wuu..."

Jungkook: "....."

Coco: "....."

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