The CEO's Beloved Wife (Jenlisa Adaptation)

Chapter 38

At breakfast time, Lisa made two small desserts and prepared a lunchbox for Jennie to take with her to work. Ever since she told her that she liked to eat desserts, she had been taking the time to learn.

Due to his busy schedule, she hadn't been able to learn much and only knew a few recipes. Regardless, however, she made the ones she knew how to make very often.

Jennie happily took the desserts and lunchbox with her on the road, but while she was in the car, she received a call that made her unhappy. Jisoo reported that two media companies had released news about her and Lisa. Both articles accused her of faking her marriage for the sake of her personal freedom and Lisa of cheating his way to fame.

Every sentence was slanderous, and the two companies happened to be ones that opposed Mother Kim's media company, The Dragon's Emissary. Alone, they would not stand a chance, but together, they were capable of challenging The Dragon's Emissary.

That was the only reason why the articles had been able to come out and take Jennie and her family by surprise. When she heard the news, she immediately knew who was behind it. Who else, if not the Lee family?

"President Kim, I've already sent people out to investigate, and I've also cautioned the other media companies. For now, the news will not spread. However, the two companies that released the articles are mainstream media companies, so quite a few people have seen the articles already.

Jisoo sounded displeased. she didn't know about the contract that had initiated Jennie and Lisa's marriage, but she knew that couple had some problems and was working through them. Jisoo genuinely wished for Jennie and Lisa to be happy together, so she was irked by the new scandal.

The Lee family was really annoying!

"Are there reporters outside the company?" Jennie asked after a moment. Her expression was normal, as she had expected the Lee family to retaliate. As a matter of fact, she would've been disappointed if they did nothing. After all, the game would only be fun if both sides were participating.

Alas, the Lee family had decided to play such a boring card. The Kim family splashed dirty water on them, so they splashed dirty water back. How unimaginative.

"Yes. Should we drive them away?" Jisoo was rather helpless against the seemingly ubiquitous reporters.

"No, I'll be there soon." It was always her marriage with Lisa that the Lee family liked to pounce on, which made her impatient.

She hung up and gave Lisa a call.

.....

At this time, the Woman was frowning as she read through the various responses left by the public towards the scandal. She had also sent Mina to get the situation under control, but it was as Jisoo had said: the companies were mainstream, so it was hard to cover up the scandal. It was spreading.

Personally, Lisa didn't care about his reputation, but she didn't want to drag Jennie down with her. After all, if it weren't for his status as a star, the scandal wouldn't have garnered so much attention

He was considering whether or not to release the dirt he'd recently dug up on Sunmi when she received a call from Jennie.

"Jennie, I'll resolve this as soon as possible, I won't let it affect you." she was planning to explain herself and then release dirt on Sunmi and the Lee family. The masses were forgetful. The articles on her and Jennie bore no evidence anyway, so making them disappear would not be difficult.

"How do you plan to resolve it?" she asked curiously

He didn't hide anything from her and told her his plan.

"I'll explain to the public, and," she cleared his throat, "if you don't mind, I'll tell them that I was the one who pursued you. Afterwards, I'll expose some things about the Lee family, and by then, the public's attention will be shifted from us."

This way, the public would be more inclined to believe that she had pursued Jennie for the sake of power. She would be allowed to escape the slanders, albeit at the expense of his reputation.

Generally, the best way to handle a scandal was to ignore it, but she didn't want Jennie to suffer from the bad-mouthing by others. she couldn't care less about his reputation, as it was nothing compared to his concern for her.

Lisa's consideration warmed Jennie's cold heart, but his plan upset her. She understood its implications and consequences just as well as he did.

On one hand, she was upset because she was Jennie—when was she ever a Woman who needed the sacrifices and protection of others? On the other hand, she felt warm because there was someone who was willing to sacrifice and protect her.

Lisa, you... Two lifetimes, and yet you're still this stupid, she chided her in her mind.

In her past life, on her rare occasions of boredom, she would wonder what exactly the Woman was after. When she was well and healthy, she was beautiful, intelligent, and boasted an impressive family background, so it was understandable for her to like her.

However, after she became a human vegetable and fell into a pale and sickly state where her appearance was so haggard that even she herself probably wouldn't have been able to bear, she stayed and took care of her. She'd felt like a treasure in his meticulous hands. Her own family hadn't been as attentive as she was. Even now, in this life, she often recalled those moments

"You don't need to do that. Come here, I'll be waiting outside the company for you. We'll resolve this together," she spoke firmly to conceal her emotions.

Suddenly, she thought of a saying: Some people are selfish because they want to be treated well, and other people are selfish because they do not want to be treated well. Jennie believed that she was the latter. If someone treated her well, she would repay their kindness.

Because Lisa treated her well in her past life, she swore to protect her in this life.

Before the Woman could respond, she hung up. Recalling her words, 'we'll resolve it together,' she smiled. Those words proved that at the very least, she saw her as someone who was on the same side as her. From ordinary friends to comrades, this was a positive change, right?

she changed into a compelling silver-grey Western suit, appearing as though she was preparing for battle, and took firm step closer to his beloved. Although she wished to protect her and shelter her from the wind and rain, she also liked to fight alongside her.

It made her feel like the distance between them was closing and gave her an extra sliver of hope towards their future. If she could, he hoped to stand by her side forever and never abandon her.