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Chapter 40 • Pt. 2

"No, darling, her mother didn't mention that"

Lisa took a sip from her glass of her. "Of course," she nodded and clicked her tongue. "But, going back to Jungkook. He also helps his family"

That got the attention of her father. "You do?"

Jungkook scratched the side of his neck shyly. "Yeah. My mom has a restaurant- "

"-That he helped her to buy"

He nodded, smiling suddenly because she was really selling him the best she could and she was adorable. "And, we help each other. She brings me food sometimes and I help her with some bills and stuff"

"And you pay all that with that tattoo shop you have?" Ananda asked in disbelief.

"How much do you think a tattoo costs, father?"

"Yes, I do pay it with that," Jungkook nodded, too decent for the rude question actually.

"It sounds like it is a profitable business," Preeda commented clearly disgusted at having to accept it. "But that requires you to have all those tattoos?" she pointed to his hand subtly, wrinkling her nose.

Could he admit that he liked his tattoos? What the hell would he answer to that?

Was there a correct answer?

"I don't know," Lisa spoke. "Being a rich wife requires you to be like that?"

Preeda pressed her lips together in a smile. "What about you, darling? You mentioned working on something big you weren't sharing "

Lisa seemed surprised by the question, suddenly falling silent and not at all pleased with having to answer, but she pulled herself together by clearing her throat.

"I don't admit petty comments, okay?" she said before sharing, and Jungkook was weirded out by it because how bad it was usually for her to have to do that before talking about something so special that was making her so happy. "I 've got some contacts that helped me this last month so I may get a job as a photography assistant soon," she said not at all as excited as she always talked about it with anyone, she actually seemed resigned to receiving a bad response.

And silence fell on the table as her parents were looking at her quietly, Jungkook alternated his gaze between them waiting for a reaction or something, because he was used to his mother jumping on the table to congratulate him on whatever he did. Even when he decided to do the tattoos a job, she was not entirely happy about it but she feigned enthusiasm and supported him.

"That's..." Preeda said. "That's good, honey. Is it for an important photographer? "

That was all she was going to say?

Lisa shrugged, not at all affected as Jungkook was and he hated so much that she was used to it. So would her job only matter if she achieved a high position and high renown? Damn, only there he did realize that it was so much easier to hear her talk about it and take offense at being hidden than it was to actually witness all of this.

He didn't imagine it could be this bad, or so obvious. 

Lisa was their damn daughter.

"He's not the best, but he may be a step to go higher," Lisa replied simply. "If I get the job I will be surrounded by important people so I can make more contacts"

"That's really smart, Pranpriya," her father nodded. Was that a compliment? And just because of that? Not because of the pictures she took? Did they ever see it? "I hope it repays all the years you've spent studying"

Lisa made a wry expression. "So it won't be a waste of time, right?"

They didn't say anything, the silence agreed with her as a reply and it hit Jungkook directly in the stomach, it was unfair and he didn't like the resigned face that his girlfriend was putting on.