When the sound of flowing water ceased to be heard from the bathroom, the man came out wrapped in a towel. His muscular chest was radiant and enchanting. Glittering water droplets then flowed down his abdominal muscles and trickled on the furry rug in the bedroom.
Lisa cast a gaze at Jennie and faintly smiled. The
attractive but bewitching curve on the corners of his lips made it impossible for others to pry their eyes away.
"Are you still waiting for me, Mistress?"
His extremely gentle and tingling voice made him seem like a.completely different person from the stern man who constantly acted as though he controlled the entire world during the day.
Fearful that Lisa would make demands of her again, Jennie hurriedly hid under the blankets when she heard him speak.
"Mistress is already asleep!" When she spoke, Jennie made snoring noises on purpose.
...
Major Crimes Department
Jennie returned to work. Jennie's heart was filled with
uneasiness as she had disappeared for more than a week without applying for leave absence. It was fortunate that everyone seemed to have forgiven her.
Everyone smiled at her despite the envious looks that seemed to have forgiven her.
Everyone smiled at her despite the envious looks that seeped through their gazes at the thought of her week-long holiday.
Conversely, they were so busy these few days because of the Zong He case that it seemed like their brains were about to fall out. However, they did not dare to reveal any traces of this in front of Jennie.
Obviously, Jennie would not have thought of that. She went looking for Huai to report to him first. She sat in the office and listened to the chatterbox Eunwoo blabbering about how much he had 'missed' her these few days...
It was fine that Huai remained silent without mentioning it. Jennie thought to herself that he was probably doing it for Lisa's sake.
Influential people could really get away with anything.
It was no wonder why Lisa said that it would make no difference whether she went to work or not. She was simply in a position where it did not concern her.
Nonetheless, this woman was slightly disappointed because no one had acknowledged her although she was highly ambitious.
When it was almost noon, Huai called Jennie and Chaeyoung to his office.
"Little Park, there's a task for you."
Huai passed the files in his hands to Chaeyoung as he spoke. Chaeyoung suspiciously took the files while Jennie sneaked several glances from the side.
"I'm going to East Bridge City?"
Chaeyoung asked while her gaze shifted towards Huai after she had finished looking at the case files.
"Yes, we've received information from our hidden lookout that the female ringleader of a child trafficking syndicate in Luo Hai has presently fled to East Bridge City."
"We're going to send someone over to support and collaborate with the other branches to arrest this woman. Since we don't need so many people here because our cases haven't had any developments, you can go and assist them for a while. Yes, this can also be considered as a brief public expense vacation!"
For some reason, Jennie felt as though she saw a hint of
uneasiness in Huai's gaze when a serious person like him
mentioned the public expense pleasure tour.
Jennie happily pursed her lips in secret.
"Miss Kim, you should go with Little Park." Huai mentally recalled what Lisa had said before he hurriedly sent his wife off so that she would not delay him from solving the case over here.
Jennie was stunned then realized that she was also assigned to the frontlines now.
Fortunately, East Bridge City was located along the coast and it was a good vacation spot. However, she had just started working this month.
Aside from the several petty thieves and perverts that she had arrested in the beginning, would she really be spending the rest of her days on holiday?
Apparently, having enough time to go on holiday was also worrisome now.
Jennie sighed when she came out of Huai's office with Chaeyoung. Chaeyoung saw the unhappiness in Jennie's heart. She quietly asked, "Is there something on your mind?"
A thought stirred in Jennie's mind before she looked at Chaeyoung and said, "Chaeng, East Bridge is very close to City C.
Could you accompany me to City C for a while once we're done with this case?"
City C was the city that Nancy had lived in.
...
When she returned to Hibiscus Garden, Jennie told Lisa
that she would be away for work for several days. While she was packing her things, the man's face became extremely gloomy.
"Away for work?" Lisa suddenly felt as though he had been tricked.
This woman became more and more arrogant when he allowed her to go outside and work. Moreover, did she really need to go away for work?
"I'm going to East Bridge to follow up on a case. I'll be back real soon." Mu Chenyan could not understand because she was only going away for work. Did he really need to make these faces?
When she finished explaining, she saw that Lisa's face was still gloomy while he leaned his shoulders against the doorway to the closet. According to psychology, his actions implied that he was resisting.
However, Jennie made up her mind and decided to ignore him. She packed a suitcase and rose before she walked into the bathroom alone while holding back a smile.
The night sky was dim and the southern winds were slightly cool. Lisa dashed towards the veranda outside the hall and dejectedly smoked a cigarette. The twinkling stars and bright moonlight blanketed the man's dark, depressed figure.
He could not stop himself from dialing Huai's phone number.
"Captain Huai, did you send Jennie away for business?"
Lisa's questioning tone was undeniably brimming with dissatisfaction.
His attitude made Huai extremely unhappy.
"Third Young Master Manoban, don't forget that you asked me to hide the details of the case from Miss Kim. Isn't it a good thing that I sent her away?"
Huai was secretly pleased. It seemed as though he had turned the tables on this situation.
Lisa had taken the Little Mistress into hiding for more than a week, resulting in the entire team becoming extremely busy. Moreover, they only managed to find a few clues despite the pressure that they were put through. Was Huai not allowed to upset him in return now?
"Who will be responsible for her safety?" When Lisa remembered that East Bridge was not exactly near Luo Hai, he became worried at the thought of this woman going out on her own.
This was particularly important during the current circumstances where Hanbin had become more reckless.
"Chaeyoung will go with her so there's no need for Third Young Master Manoban to worry, right?"
"Her? Are you sure that she can protect Mrs Manoban?"
Lisa did not doubt Chaeyoung's fighting skills. After all, she had fought against Jisoo. However, she was still a woman nonetheless.
Huai sneered, "I thought of sending a man to accompany Mrs Manoban but I was worried that Third Young Master Manoban would be against that."
Lisa coldly groaned, "Captain Huai really thoroughly considered. this!"
"Thank you very much for your praise, Third Young Master Manoban."
Huai's smile was very treacherous as he was not harboring good intentions.
Lisa hung up before his gloomy gaze shifted upstairs. He was still very anxious. However, he knew that he had to worry about losing face again if he. did not yield to this woman.
Lisa pondered for awhile before he called Jisoo .
"Your woman is going to take Jennie out and do crazy things again. Were you aware of this?"
Jisoo's side was quiet for a long time before he softly said, "I have confidence in Chaeyoung's fighting skills. Jennie will probably be fine if they're together. You shouldn't be worried."
Jisoo realized that Lisa probably called him because he
was worried about Jennie's safety while she was away.
Lisa faintly smiled, "You know her really well!"
"I taught her all of her fighting skills so how would it be possible for me not to know her well?"
While he spoke, Jisoo could not help but laugh when he recalled that woman's appearance that year.
Chaeyoung was especially young and inexperienced then. When she smiled, the two little dimples that appeared on the corners of her mouth made her looked sweet...
She grew up in the blink of an eye and became a woman who had. almost matured.
Moreover, this woman had also learned to put on a stern face and appeared cold before she suddenly fell out with him.nAn annoyed feeling strangely brewed in Jisoo's heart when henrecalled how he had received the cold shoulder several times when he went to her house.
It was fortunate that Jisoo was a well brought up person who remained courteous in front of Chaeyoung without lashing out despite being irritated.
When he heard Lisa mentioned that Chaeyoung would leave on official business as well today, Jisoo's heart became rather unhappy at the thought of this woman leaving Luo Hai.
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