You Got Me (JenLisa)

Chapter 6

"You're going out?" her mother asked as soon as she saw her on front of the mirror, applying makeup on her face.

"Oh, hey, Mom! How was your day?" Jennie asked without turning around to face her mother. She would have wanted to ask why her mother came home early tonight, but stopped herself.

"It would've been much better if you were there and helping me," Mrs. Kim answered in an exhausted voice. She walked inside the large bedroom of Jennie and settled herself in the corner of Jennie's bed, staring at her beautiful daughter through the mirror.

"Please, don't start. Not tonight, Mom. I'm not in the mood to talk about the chairmanship or the company," Jennie said.

"I was just saying that today would have been a better day for me if you were there, darling," her mother said gently.

"You have all the right forces there, Mom. I won't be of much help had I been there," Jennie answered. "I would have been a liabity, more than anything."

Mrs. Kim shook her head and sighed. They've been through with this conversation a lot of times already. She thought that by now, Jennie would have already realized that her role in the company was the most vital.

"You still need to be there from time to time, Jennie. The chairmanship is yours. I'm just the interim," her mother said. "The board and shareholders are becoming restless lately. I'm afraid I can't keep them off bay any longer. They want to take away what's yours, darling. And they'll get it by all means. I just know."

Jennie acted too busy perfecting her look so that she have an excuse to not say anything anymore.

She knew what was happening in the company. Her late father's loyal secretary have been updating her daily, sending her e-mails and reports, even without her asking for it. She knew that their sales have dropped for a measly 3% globally. And she knew that some of the investors were already issuing threats to pull out from the company unless Jennie will personally sit and talk in front of them, and assure them that their money are still safe. And if she won't, then they would soon ask her to resign, demand even, by means of voting, and give up her chairmanship to Yi Eun's father. Who, Jennie was told, was more than willing to take over the company anytime.

"I didn't know Jisoo fancies a night life?" Mrs. Kim said after a while.

Jennie raised her brows and shook her head.

"I'm not going with Jisoo, Mom. She's staying with halmeonim tonight. I bet they'll be discussing the latest book that Chu reads or something," said Jennie while checking herself in the mirror. "And now that we're talking about Chu, I hope you'd stop asking her to spy on me, Mom. She's my bestfriend and I don't want you to ruin that for the both us."

"Well, looks like Jisoo was spying on me rather than she was on you, then," Mrs Kim said with a smile.

"She's not. She said you and her aren't even that close to be sharing intimate details and updates about how I waste my time nowadays," Jennie replied.

"Oh, well. That's good to hear, though. At least Jisoo has got your back no matter what. It's a relief on my part," said Mrs. Kim, who was still smiling but looked slightly offended. So she chose to swerve the topic and decided to appreciate her daughter's appearance. "Red really looks good on you, darling."

Jennie was wearing her favorite red Chanel jacket over her favorite oversized designer tee, with the words "The Beatles" printed on the front, and paired it with her fitted designer ripped jeans. The hem of her oversized tee was tucked inside her denim. She also decided to tie her hair into a tight bun above her head to emphasize her slender neck which she adorned with a black Chanel choker. And for tonight, she decided to wear her specs instead of contact lens. Everything about Jennie Kim spoke wealth and power, elegance and perfection. And even in an oversized tee, Jennie was exuding the power, intelligence and confidence that only a Kim possesses.