A Lifetime Of Care

Chapter 34

Lisa looked back at him. His forehead showed a bit of craftiness as he lowered his head again and his mouth closed over her’s, sweeping her away in another deep, passionate kiss.

When he finally pulled away, his eyes were dark. As he was thinking about further “educating” this little woman, Lisa leaned back and retrieved his mobile phone. Handing it over, she said, “Here. See who’s calling.”

He glanced at the caller’s number and slightly hesitated. Lisa arched her eyebrows when she noticed that he didn’t seem to want to call back. She couldn’t help but ask, “It’s not your job?”

"No,” Jungkook said, placing both hands on the steering wheel. "It was Jieun.”

Lisa heard this and paused. Then, she raised an eyebrow and felt that it was certainly not necessary to call back so late.

She took off her coat, put it on her body, and lay sideways on the leather chair.

The drive in Jungkook’s car had always been very stable and smooth. She was half asleep and still thinking about the phone call, when she opened her eyes to see the dim lights in the distance. Soon, the car drove into the bustling commercial city center. They happened to pass by a five-star hotel and encountered a red light. She looked across at the grand entrance way, where cars drove to and from the brightly lit driveway. 

The black Rolls-Royce parked in front of the door was very eye-catching. There was a man and a woman coming down from the side of the car door. The man was a bit old, but his back was straight and his body was slightly pudgy. He was holding the woman's shoulder and pulling her inside, but the woman seemed a little bit too reluctant. The two struggled for a while, until two tall men in black came out of the hotel to help drag the woman inside.

Even from Lisa’s vantage point, it was clear that the woman was a little unstable, as if she was drunk. Even more importantly, her figure and outline looked very much like Jieun.

Realizing this, she jerked up, suddenly alert, and pulled Jungkook’s sleeve, saying, “What a coincidence that you just received a phone call from her and now there she is.”

Jungkook followed Lisa’s gaze and saw the two figures. His eyebrows furrowed as he watched carefully. He sneered. “I know the man, too.”

Lisa looked at his sneer, which deepened under her gaze. He responded to her doubtful eyes and said, “It’s Soobin’s classmate’s father, Kim Mingyu.”

She was surprised. This was the first time she encountered this kind of thing. However, it seemed to her that the scene just didn’t look very harmonious. After mulling it over, she asked, “Would you like to make a call to Jieun and ask her if she’s okay?”

Jungkook didn’t want to meddle in other people’s business but Jieun had a contract with his company and can be regarded as one of it’s artists. As the boss, he supposed he ought to be concerned. 

What’s more, the surname Kim couldn’t be provoked casually. The forces behind him were complicated. If one was not careful, losing people would only be a trivial matter. Maybe, one might even lose one’s life.

He pulled the car over to the side and dialed Jieun’s number. His eyes fell on Lisa’s face, even as the dial tone sounded for a long time. Finally, it connected.

Jungkook waited for a few seconds, listening to the vague conversation between the man and woman.

"Who's calling?"

“Give it back to me….Mingyu, let’s do this some other day.”

The weak female voice struggled and asked for help. Before Jungkook had time to speak, the other party had already hung up abruptly.