A Marriage of Convenience (SaTzu)

Chapter 27

16 HOURS BEFORE THE ABDUCTION...

Seulgi's POV

I sat on the head of the table in the boardroom of my office. The atmosphere in the room was so thick at the moment with my right side was my good friend, Lisa. We were both staring at huge TV monitor hang on the wall while having video conference all the way to Taiwan and Seoul. At the screen two women hadn't stop giving me disapproving look. Since I was the one who called for this emergency meeting, I might add.

"What the hell is this 'emergency meeting' as you put it, is all about, Seulgi?" It was Chae who broke the silence. "Be sure your definition of 'emergency meeting' is valid reason for normal people like us or I'll rip your head."

I sighed. This woman was really cranky lately, I swear. Not that I could blame her. Mina—my sweet little one—was near on her due date and this woman was so worried to death about the safety of her wife and their unborn child. Because of that reason I would let of her grouchy attitude today. "We are facing dire situation, gentlemen..." I paused for a while letting my word sink in to their slow-witted brain. "...or at least, our club is facing disgrace."

"God," Chaeyoung started, standing from her chair on the formal library of the Myoui manor. "I'm not having this stupid conversation. I have tons of work that needs my urgent attention than this crap." She directed her glare to Lisa who was sitting silently to my side. "You—I can't believe you let that moron have this video conference I thought it's something important that's why I agree to this."

Lisa merely shrugged from her chair. I turned to face the monitor and scowled to the humorless woman. "This is a very important matter, Chae. It concerns your wife, Mina. Are you not really interested?"

She threw a dark glare in direction. "What the hell? Why are you dragging my wife's name into this?"

"Why don't you humor her?" Dahyun suggested to Lisa with amusement in her gold eyes. The two of them stare at each other for a long while in the library of Hyunsuk. I was impressed that unsmiling man let his daughters-in-law used his favorite place in his manor.

Chaeyoung sighed deeply and crossed her arms in the middle of her chest. "All right, spill. What is this all about? How does Mina fit into this?"

I hid my grin. See how fast I could get their attention? Even the most reluctant woman would be interested to know everything when it concerns her own wife.

"Are you just going to grin there like a baboon or you are going to tell us about this 'emergency meeting'?" She glowered darkly, her blue eyes filled with annoyance.

I rubbed my jaw while a smile playing in my lips. I knew she would probably kill me after this but it was worth the try. I decided to bait her. "Why so cantankerous, Chae? Hell, it was not my fault that you are not getting laid lately."

Lisa and Dahyun laughed out loud while the  bastard cursed at me loud and clear with the word she's been missing since Mina entered her last trimester. "Enough of this, Seulgi. Stop baiting her for god's sake." The blonde had said between laughter. "Let's just focus of the original agenda of this meeting."

"Right," I said, focusing on the main reason why I called for this meeting. "I regret to inform you that the Chou have divorce."

Silence followed my announcement. "So?" It was Chaeyoung who broke the silence again with her sardonic tone. "How does it concern us or our club?"

Really, Chae?" I asked in irritated tone. "Did you somehow donate your brain to a research center for their further research in the human brain? Because it seems to me that you are not using your brain today." I grimaced at her. "This matter concerns us because of this our prestigious club is tainted with disgrace."