Forced into an arranged marriage to secure their families' alliance, CEO Jennie Kim and introverted businesswoman Lalisa Manoban are strangers bound by duty. While Jennie is unsettled by Lisa's quiet presence and hidden admiration, her cold resolve begins to melt as their two-year contract reveals more than either expected. Will their reluctant partnership end in separation-or lead to something deeper? ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ Lisa G!P ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️

Synopsis Trying to take a few brief moments away from a stressful situation, Lalisa Manoban snags the last table at a bustling downtown lunch spot. When another woman walks into the crowded restaurant seeking a table, Lisa offers to share hers. Jennie Kim just wanted a quick bite before she'd have to focus on a new and unreasonable deadline. Irritated by her empty stomach and by the prospect of waiting, Jennie resentfully accepts a seat at a stranger's table. Their shared lunch is filled with hostility, snide comments, and shades of derision from Jennie and Lisa finds herself relieved at the end of the encounter. But then the two are thrown back together when Jennie becomes a catering client of Lisa's. Soon navigating a professional relationship becomes complicated as their attraction begins to smolder. Will it get in the way and cause even bigger problems? Or will this be the start of something they've both been looking for all along? ©️ Copyright not mine ⚪️ FF JENLISA ADAPTATION ⚪️ Made a couple of adjustments from the original book

Jennie Kim was in her third year at Chung-Ang University, the crown jewel of their two-time national cheerleading champions. She carried the weight of the title "captain" with pride-grace in every stunt, fire in every chant, and a presence that could command a stadium. It was during the first rivalry match of the new season that she saw her. Across the field, framed by the fever-bright floodlights and the roar of the crowd, moved a girl with an aura that didn't belong to a newcomer. Too gorgeous. Too skilled. Too certain of her place. Then the whispers reached Jennie-she was a freshman. Not just that-a freshman captain for Korea University's soccer team. Unheard of. Curiosity slid into her veins like a sudden fever. Lisa Manoban felt the weight of the stare before she found its source. When her eyes finally locked onto Jennie, the stadium around them faded into a hum. She wasn't supposed to be distracted-not in the middle of a heated match, not by someone on the sidelines-but the Chung-Ang captain was something else entirely. Beauty sharpened by grit, elegance wrapped in steel. In that instant, the air between them shifted. Two leaders. Two rivals. Two sparks striking in the middle of a war drum's beat. Would the rivalry douse the fire before it could burn? Or had fate already decided it didn't matter? And in this rivalry, compelling can be even more dangerous than skill.

JENLISA Fanfiction. ----- DISCLAIMER: This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental unless explicitly stated.

JENLISA Fanfiction.

There are days when the exhaustion seeps into your bones. When life becomes a loop-wake up, work, eat, sleep, repeat. The victories feel empty. The ambition that once lit your soul turns into weight you carry. Lisa Manoban knew that feeling better than anyone. Inside Manoban & Associates, the country's most elite law firm, Lisa was a legend. The youngest senior partner ever appointed. A courtroom prodigy. Brilliant, sharp, relentless. Her reputation echoed beyond courtrooms-undefeated, untouchable, unshaken. She had everything... except the fire she once had. Success had become her routine. The law, her battlefield. But somewhere between the long hours and longer silences, something inside her had dimmed. Then came Jennie Kim. A new addition to the firm. A seasoned lawyer from New Zealand, older than Lisa, with a quiet confidence and a mind just as sharp. She was brilliant-measured, composed, and unapologetically herself. There was no need for theatrics or noise. Jennie made herself known simply by being better than expected. Lisa didn't expect her world to shift. Not for anyone. But Jennie didn't need to try. And just like that, the cycle began to crack.

It was supposed to be another easy transaction. Jennie Kim didn't deal in feelings. She dealt in power, cigars, knives, and names that made people flinch. The word sugar baby wasn't something she ever thought she'd say aloud, but the truth was, she was bored. Bored of temporary lovers who faked pleasure and loyalty for a taste of her wealth. So when her assistant sent over a profile ... tall, doe-eyed, Thai ... Jennie expected another easy catch. But Lisa didn't blush. She didn't stammer. She looked at Jennie as if she'd seen something amusing. "You want to buy me?" Lisa purred, sipping wine that wasn't quite red enough for her liking. Jennie smirked, crossing one leg over the other. "Everyone has a price." "Mm." Lisa leaned closer, the candlelight catching the glint of her unusually sharp canines. "Then I suppose you're used to buying people too cheap."

Jennie Kim doesn't do relationships ... especially not under her family's microscope. So when her parents pressure her to bring someone to a high-stakes dinner, she hires a fake girlfriend for the night. She expects someone elegant and quiet. Instead, she gets Lisa Manoban ... a quick-witted, sharp-tongued college student who has no idea how to play submissive... and no intention of pretending for long. Jennie's used to being in control. Lisa's used to making people flustered. And when the fake kisses start to feel a little too real, both of them start breaking the rules they set.

Jennie Kim is the perfect senior, class president, top of her class, and known for her sharp tongue and killer confidence. Everyone admires her from afar, but no one dares to get too close. That is... except for Lisa Manoban. Lisa, a junior and the heartthrob of the dance team, seems confident around everyone except Jennie. Around Jennie, she turns clumsy, red-faced, and quiet, especially when Jennie leans close and calls her "baby." What no one knows? Behind closed doors, Lisa is trying to get Jennie's attention... and Jennie knows exactly how to make her squirm.