Kiss Me

Chapter 17: Lisa

“Jennie is not like that! Gah! How many times do I have to tell you?! She loves me! Me! Not my money! Not your god damned money!”

“You can never be so sure!”

“NO! No I’m not marrying Bambam! Never!”

“The company is all we have, Lisa! Think about this family for a second and stop being selfish!”

“Me?! Selfish?! How about you? Aren’t you just as selfish as I am?!”

“I am doing this. For. The. Family.”

“No! You are doing this for yourself! Why can’t you just let your company go?! It’s your fault it went downhill! Why do I have to suffer the consequences of your actions?!”

“Lisa, the company is all we have. I worked hard for it. I spent all my time for that company. All I’m asking is a little help.” Lisa's father said in a softer tone.

“Yeah, you spent all your time there, that’s why you neglected your family. And little help? Little help?! Are you kidding me? You want me to marry a person I don’t love! Little help?! Ha!” Lisa scoffed again, plopping back to her chair.

“No, Appa. I am not marrying anyone but Jennie. I already proposed to her and the wedding will be in two days time. I am marrying her whether you like it or not.” She added in a monotonous tone. “You can disown me. I don’t care.”

Her father snapped his head towards Lisa as the ridiculous statement caught his attention. Disown? His own child? No, that is not happening.

“Lisa please, I don’t have much time. Just this once. Grant me just this once.”

“No.” She answered firmly, standing up from her chair before casting her father one last glance. “I’m marrying Jennie and that’s final.” She added before turning her back towards her father.

She heard her father rose from his seat as well but she didn’t mind as she continued walking towards the door. She was about to twist the doorknob open when a loud thud caught her attention, making her turn back to her father instinctively. Her eyes widened at the sight of her father’s lifeless body sprawled beside the wooden desk.

She hurriedly ran to his side before shaking him but the man wasn’t responding. She started panicking and calling out for her mom. Everything afterwards went in a blur. The ambulance, her mother crying hysterically, the emergency room, the doctors hurrying to her father’s aid.

“Lisa-yah?” A voice broke her from her reverie as the person entered the room.

Lisa’s eyes briefly looked at the new comer before bringing her attention back to her father’s sleeping figure.

“Thumbelina, you should rest.” Jiyong said, squeezing his sister’s shoulder lightly.

“I.. did this to him. I’m such a bad daughter. Jiyong.. I.. I’m sorry.” Lisa whispered, hanging her head low.

“Shhh. You did not. He already had the illness, he was just so stubborn. He could have just rested at home instead of running that company of his. So don’t blame yourself, okay?” Jiyong pushed his sister’s head sideways lightly so it was leaning on his torso as he stood beside the chair she was sitting at.

“I don’t want to lose him. I.. told him he can.. disown me.. but I didn’t mean it.. I swear.. I was just angry.. and I said things.. I shouldn’t have..” She trailed off as tears started streaming down her face.

“I know, I know. Don’t worry about it too much, he’ll eventually wake up. And again, don’t blame yourself.” Jiyong cooed, stroking his sister’s black hair.