"Oh. I had a small accident. I'm fine so I didn't tell you, but the car got scratched," Lisa said carefully, occasionally stealing a glance at Jungkook in case he found out that she was lying...
"I'm glad you're fine. Drive carefully."
"Okay." Lisa nodded and sighed with relief.
"I'll order you a new car with better safety features. Forget the old car."
"But."
"No buts, just accept it." Jungkook stopped her rejection in its tracks.
"Okay, thank you." Lisa hung around his neckline and giggled like an innocent child.
Since they both woke up late, they ended up skipping breakfast. Lisa hopped into Jungkook's Maybach and was soon on her way to work.
By the time Lisa got to her office, some take-out breakfast was already on her desk.
"Head Nurse, someone just delivered it."
At a glance, Lisa knew it was Jungkook who had sent the delivery from the brand of soymilk and deep-fried dough sticks. Only he knew which restaurant and what kind of food she liked.
During lunchtime, Lisa picked up a call from Haruto.
"Noona, hurry home, something happened."
Lisa drove home immediately in fear that her mother needed her. However, before she even arrived at the door, she saw the notices of demolishment on the house walls.
"Ruto, what's going on?"
Lisa quickly walked in and saw Haruto sitting down by the tree within the courtyard with their mother.
Their mother was bawling while Haruto comforted her.
"Noona, our house is being demolished."
"Demolished?" Lisa froze.
"Yes. Apparently, a company bought the land. They want to make this area into an office building. If it was just a simple demolishment, it wouldn't be a big deal. But the reimbursement they gave us was very low. Our house plus the garden is only around a hundred square meters, so it would only be two hundred-or-so thousand, that they will compensate. With that amount of money, we wouldn't even be able to afford a down payment anywhere in the city. Mom, auntie Song, and the others are reluctant to move and decided to stay and protest, but some mobsters came and vandalized our place. They threatened to mow us down with a tractor if we refused to move."
"That's ridiculous! Those assholes! Who gave them the right to do so?" Lisa was sad and angry at the same time. She never thought the things she saw on the news would ever happen to her one day.
"Mom, don't be scared. I won't let them get what they want."
"We shouldn't mess with those scoundrels. It's okay, I'm old, it's not a big deal anymore. But it's your brother and your safety that I'm worried about. I can go talk to Auntie Song, we'll move for whatever they are offering. We don't have a choice."
"Mom, no. This is not about the money, it's about our rights. I won't tolerate it. Don't worry, let me handle it."Lisa got up as she finished speaking...
She was just about to call Jungkook and ask him to find out the name of the company when Haruto wandered over and whispered to her, "Noona, do you know the company that is looking to demolish our place?"
"Don't tell me it's JC," fear crept up on her as she asked.
"How can it be? What are you thinking! Jungkook hyung wouldn't do that." Haruto smiled.
"Well then, which is it?" confused, Lisa asked.
"It's... the Oh Corporation." Haruto whispered.
"The Oh Corporation?" Lisa replied in surprise.
"Noona, keep it down! If Mom found out about this she would surely go pick a fight with them. Remember when that Nancy and her mother came in a couple of days ago? Our mom chased them out, so maybe they're taking revenge on us?"
"Humph. Nancy doesn't have that much power..." Lisa turned around and walked out.
"Noona, where are you going?" Haruto called out after her.
"To show them they shouldn't mess with us!" Lisa got into the car, floored the gas pedal and arrived at the Oh Corporation's Headquarters.
"Sehun, you asshole. Get the hell out!" Lisa swore out of anger. She knew the Oh Corporation was now almost entirely ruled by Sehun, so he must know about the forced demolition and relocation.
"President Oh.. I'm sorry, this lady was too agitated and I couldn't stop her..." the female assistant apologized, again and again.
"It's fine, you can go now." Sehun waved his hand, gesturing for her to leave seeing Lisa standing in front of him, ragging with anger.
"Sehun..."
"Hey, if it isn't my sister, Lisa. To what do I owe the pleasure? Come, sit down."
"Stop talking bullshit, were you behind the forced demolition and relocation?"
"Calm down. Come, let me tell you everything, but sit down first, okay?" Sehun was abnormally patient towards Lisa.
Lisa looked at him with an icy expression and then sat down unwillingly...
"Do you want coffee or tea?"
"I'm not here to drink tea with you..."
"Not just anyone can come here and drink tea with me you know?" Sehun laughed.
"Stop beating around the bushes, are you purposely targeting my family?"
Sehun didn't respond. Instead, he turned around to pour Lisa a cup of coffee. He stirred the coffee with a tiny spoon.
"Adding sugar and milk to coffee makes the texture better. Here, try it out, how are my blending skills?"
Then, Sehun passed the cup of coffee to Lisa.
"Sehu..."
"Shhh... don't say anything, let me take a look at you. Hey, have you been too stressed out at work, or working too many night shifts? You have dark circles under your eyes."
Lisa unconsciously touched her eye bags...
"You're only 24 years old, don't work yourself to death like a senior surgeon. The hospital will never award you for your hard work, your health is the most important thing. On your way out, remind me to ask my assistant to get you some of the company's newest eye masks."
"Sehun, can you stop changing the subject? I'm asking you about the forced demolition and relocation."
Lisa couldn't take it any longer...
She was always calm and collected, but for some reason, every time she saw Sehun, his face would piss her off, and she would become a dangerous dynamite...
"Oh right, that, I knew about it... but it wasn't my decision."
"Stop pulling my leg, you're the boss of Oh Corporation, you call all the shots. If it wasn't you, who else would be the mastermind behind all this?"
"You forgot about our father, dear sister..."
"Him?" Lisa frowned.
"To tell you the truth, our dad was the one behind this decision. I don't know why he did it, but I'm guessing that he's trying to protect his son and daughter. Therefore, they're forcibly demolishing your mother's house to get to you compromise and cooperate with them."
"He's... so ruthless."
"He's always been like that." Sehun smiled.
"You're not lying, right?"
"You can do some research on your own. Plus, what good will you guys moving away do to me? I'm not interested in slum areas. If you think the price for relocation is too low, I can compensate you guys under the table. But, if our dad found out that I helped you guys, he might rip off my face. But, I'm not afraid of that, as long as I can help you, Lisa."
Then, Sehun looked at Lisa's pretty face and smiled... His smile was gentler than usual.
"President Oh, the meeting's starting soon..."
"Postpone it."
"But, President Oh..." The female assistant seemed to be in a hurry.
"Get the hell out."
After being cursed at by Sehun, the female assistant immediately closed his office door, not daring to intrude...
"You don't have to get involved. If it really was that man behind this, then I know what to do."
"Are you declaring war against our dad?"
"He's not my dad... and you're not my brother." Then, Lisa got up and left.
Sehun whistled as he watched Lisa walk away. "I don't want to be your brother either."
After she left his office, the female assistant stopped her...
"Miss Oh, these are the eye masks that President Oh told me to give you..."
Lisa, "-_-"
Lisa thought, Is there someone in this world that is creepier than Sehun? Nope.
On her way back to the hospital, Lisa's brain was filled with thoughts when she suddenly saw a banner hung outside a hotel.
"Press conference for..."
Lisa immediately stepped on her brakes. After parking, she strode into the hotel, cleverly avoiding the staff and security.
Seulgi was reapplying makeup in the VIP lounge when Lisa pushed open the door and walked up to her. She pulled Seulgi up and slapped her on the face. Dumbfounded, Seulgi fell onto the couch...
"Um... where did this crazy bitch come from? Where the hell did all the security go?" Her manager was bewildered as well.
Lisa smiled faintly at Seulgi. "Ms. Kang, you're brave, I can't believe that you tried to get rid of me."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Guilty, Seulgi looked at Lisa.
After she contacted those people and gave them a more than a million for a down payment, they told her confidently that things would soon be taken care of.
The truth was, she once used the same method on a small celebrity who wanted to sleep her way to the top.
Soon after that, something happened to that woman, forcing her to leave the company and Seoul. She never resurfaced again.
A while back, just as she was planning to do the same thing to Lissa, she noticed that Jimin lost interest before she even needed to do anything about it. That was great though, she didn't have to spend money.
However, Jimin was using Lisa's photo as his phone's wallpaper; to her, that was serious. Her warning to Lisa didn't work, thus she was driven to seek alternative measures.
To her surprise, however, once the people she hired took the money, they disappeared.
She didn't have the courage to call them herself, so she went through a middle person. That person told her that there was no news of them and didn't know whether they succeeded.
At the time, she wondered if those people ran away with her money.
But then again, she didn't think that they would run away.
Therefore, she waited, but then Lisa came...
"Seulgi, you know very well what I'm talking about. They've already confessed, why else would I be here?" Lisa glanced at Seulgi with an icy expression.
Seulgi's expression changed for a brief second before she laughed slyly. "What are you talking about? I don't understand you. Are you trying to trick me? Well, I won't fall for it."
"I wanted to teach you a lesson, but now I've changed my mind because I thought of a better idea."
Seulgi got goosebumps from Lisa's smile that seemed to have some deeper meaning behind it...
Then, Lisa continued, "You should know that normally, I don't hurt those that don't cross me. However, if you hurt me, I will never forgive you."
"So what if you don't? Don't forget, I'm a celebrity under Bighit. President Park won't let anything happen to me..."
"Hmph... oh yeah? I'd like to see that for myself. I think... this is the last time I'll ever see your face."
"What do you mean by that?" Seulgi panicked; Does Lisa have proof? Is she going to call the cops??
She wasn't scared of the cops; as long as Jimim helped her, she would be fine.
However, what Seulgi didn't consider was, if Jimin found out that she tried to get rid of Lisa, would he still protect her?
This woman's head was filled with evil thoughts and she wanted more than anything to get rid of Lisa that she forgot that she, herself, was on a layer of thin ice.
Unwilling to waste any more time with Seulgi, Lisa stood up to leave...
Just as she was about to open the door, Jimin came in...
Film press conferences were important, and Jimin, as Bighit's president, would be interviewed as well.
"Lisa, why are you here?" Jimin's shock turned into pleasant surprise upon seeing Lisa.
"Why am I here? Haha... you should ask your celebrity..." Then, Lisa shoved Jimin aside, opened the door, and left.
"Lisa..." He wanted to ask her what happened, but she didn't even give him a chance.
Jimin turned around to look at Seulgi, with a slight frown on his face, "What happened?"
"I don't know either! She came in like a crazy person and slapped me on the face, look..." Seulgi turned her face to him and cried, hoping to get his sympathy.
Her manager added, "Yeah, President Park, who is she? The press conference is starting soon, how is Seulgi supposed to go on stage like that?"
"Why did she slap you?" jimin stared into her eyes and asked, word for word.
"I..."
"President Park, I think it was because I gave her a purse when I visited you at South Side back then. She thought I insulted her and began hating me."
"From what I know, Lisa won't get mad for such pitiful reasons. If she was mad enough to slap you, then you must've done something unforgivable."
Dumbfounded, Seulgi looked at Jimin...
She was surprised at how well Jimin knew Lisa. She didn't say anything, but Jimin basically guessed it all. It was horrifying.
"President Park, that's not what happened! She's not as simple as you think, really, she's got ways."
"Yes, she does have ways," Jimin agreed with what she said.
"I don't know what I did for her to come and cause a scene here, really, she scared me to death just now when she came in. I don't know what I did for her to slap me like that. I've really been wronged, President Park... you have to help me, that nurse is so arrogant, I've never had to endure anything like this since I signed with Bighit."
Then, Seulgi sat down on the couch and began crying her eyes out...
Any other man would have been heartbroken...
Seulgi was right; ever since she signed with Bighit, she used her own manipulating skills, feigned innocence, along with Jimin's favor for her to defeat countless enemies. No one aside from Jimin was capable of suppressing her, which made her more arrogant than ever.
Seeing her cry like that, Jimin bent down in front of her...
He grabbed a tissue from his suit pocket and gently wiped away her tears...
The sudden gentleness pleasantly surprised Seulgi...
"President park..."
"Seulgi, tell me, what did you do to Lisa?" Jimin's voice was gentle and mesmerizing.
"I... I didn't do anything."
"Seulgi, this is your last chance to tell me the truth."
"I really didn't do anything, you have to believe me, President Park..." Seulgi had been with Jimin for such a long time. Despite Jimin's interest in Lisa, she was still a newcomer. Therefore, Jimin would definitely trust what Seulgi said, he was just trying to fish things out of her. At least that was what she thought was going on.
Therefore, she reiterated her stance...
What she didn't notice was the hint of disappointment that flashed before Jimin's eyes upon hearing what she said...
"Okay, I got it."
Then, Jimin got up to leave...
"President Park..."
"Get ready and reapply your makeup. The press conference is starting soon." Then, Jimin left the room.
As soon as he did, his expression became icy...
"An." Jimin called his assistance.
"President Park."
"Go investigate something for me, remember to find out everything. I need to know every little detail."
"Got it, President Park."
An was a young man in his early twenties. He was skinny and small and had average looks.
He was one of Jimin's assistants. He was quiet and didn't have any friends. During large-scale events, he would quietly follow Jimin like a loyal bodyguard.
After what happened, Jimin was no longer interested in attending the press conference. Seulgi, on the other hand, went onto the stage with a thick layer of makeup on, and casually answered the questions of various media outlets. She was good at pretending; in front of others, she was still a popular celebrity.
– An hour later –
"President Park, I found out what happened." Jimin's private assistant, An reported back.
"Tell me."
"Miss Seulgi did try to get rid of Miss Lisa, but she failed. Miss Lisa escaped and even contacted the police. Those people are currently being held at a detention cell in the Public Security Bureau; they didn't undergo trial yet because they couldn't find proof that Miss Seulgi was behind all this."
Then, An handed him a thick stack of documents and photos...
Jimin finally understood everything that happened; his expression grew grim as he realized what Seulgi tried to do.
"How dare she..."
"She probably thinks that since she's a superstar under Bighit, and nothing will happen to her," An guessed.
"An, take all the evidence you found and send it to Captain Bambam at the Public Security Bureau."
"President Park, then Miss Seulgi will end up..."
"Go, it's what I want." After Jimin finished his sentence, he leaned back on the couch and closed his eyes.
An hour later, Seulgi, who had just finished her press conference, was walking back to her lounge when she was stopped by Bambam and a couple of other policemen.
"Miss Kang, am I right? I am Captain Bambam of the Public Security Bureau. Can you please come with us back to the bureau? We can have some tea."
Seulgi's expression changed drastically...
"Tea? Captain, you are great at telling jokes."
"Miss Kang, I never kid. Please come back with us to the bureau."
"Do you know who I am?" Seulgi was getting a little angry.
"Of course we do. We also know the things you've done."
"You're funny, Captain. If you are a fan of mine, I'd be happy to sign an autograph or take a photo with you. But I'm afraid I won't be able to go with you guys, as I have other places to be."
"Oh yeah? In that case, I'm sorry. Arrest her."
Upon hearing Bambam's command, two policemen immediately went up and grabbed her.
"Hey, what are you doing? Let me go!" Seulgi struggled with all her might.
"Which bureau are you guys from? Do you know who our boss is? If you piss off Mr. Park, you'll regret it. Hurry up and let go of Seulgi." Her manager tried to scare them using Jimin's name.
"Haha... where I am, as long as there's proof, even the god himself can't be saved. Wait, I lied. He can probably save himself, but you are done."
Then, the policemen took Seulgi away...
As they were leaving, Jimin came out from the lounge...
Seulgi's face lit up at the sight of Jimin. "President Park, save me. President Park, these cops want to take me."
She knew that everything would be fine as long as Jimin said something, or if he called the director of the bureau.
That was how powerful the Park Family was...
However, Jimin was emotionless as he coldly scanned Seulgi's face that had been through countless injections of hyaluronic acid.
"Seulgi... remember that I gave you a chance."
"President Park..."
"But you didn't treasure it. Go on, you deserved it."
Then, Jimin headed out the door, with An following closely behind him...
"President Park, save me, don't leave me, President Park..." Seulgi cried her heart out; she had a feeling that if she went to jail, everything would go down the drain.
The truth was, Jimin did give her a chance. If she had told him the truth about everything when he asked her, she wouldn't have been punished like this.
But... she thought that she would get lucky this time too. Seulgi always pretended to be innocent and didn't think that Jimin would be so heartless to her.
Of course, she never knew, not even when she was in jail, that Jimin was the one that provided all the evidence and destroyed her himself.
He knew what she did to that female celebrity years ago, but he didn't like that woman either so he didn't interfere.
But this time, things were different. She tried to hurt Lisa, the only woman that Jimin had ever liked in all these years.
"President Park, what should we do now?" After all, Seulgi was a celebrity under their company, so they had to be discreet in handling the situation. Therefore, An carefully asked Jimin what he planned on doing.
"Tell the bureau to handle this matter discreetly; don't let anyone know. As for our company, tell PR to let the media know that Seulgi is leaving the entertainment industry to receive treatment abroad."
"Okay." An nodded.
As soon as Bambam, who was at the bureau at the time, received the package, he immediately brought along his people to arrest Seulgi.
The proof was damning. It even had a recording of Seulgi's conversation with the middleman.
There was also proof of Seulgi's assistant paying the middleman, and even a video of Seulgi telling the people she hired to get rid of that female celebrity.
There was so much evidence against her... Bambam didn't know who sent all of this, but he did know that Seulgi was screwed.
Because she was a celebrity under Bighit, the bureau handled it quietly and immediately detained her.
To the rest of the world, BigHit announced that Seulgi had gone abroad to receive treatment; media outlets also reported that she was suffering from depression due to pressure...
Lisa was working at South Side Recuperation Center when she saw this news, but she wasn't surprised.
She was sure that Jimin would look into it; once he figured out what happened, he wouldn't go easy on Seulgi.
Lisa knew that Jimin was head over heels in love with her right now, so he wasn't going to easily forgive Seulgi.
However, she didn't expect Jimin to personally send Seulgi to jail...
Because of all the damning evidence and the fact that she was a repeat offender, after the bureau prosecuted her, the court sentenced her to 8 years of jail time.
However, she wasn't convinced of the results and wanted to appeal, so she was now waiting for a second trial.
After Bambam handled things, he sent a WeChat message to Lisa.
"Did Jungkook do this? He's sure heartless, ha, there's so much evidence it's horrifying."
For a woman like Seulgi, 8 years of jail time was equivalent to destroying her entire life.
8 years was more than enough to turn a superstar into a convict; she would lose everything...
All the property and funds under her name had been seized, and even her manager was sentenced to 21 months of jail time for being an accomplice to Seulgi's crimes.
"It wasn't him."
"Then who else can it be?"
"Never mind that. Either way, Jungkook can't know about this." Lisa felt bad that she used Jimin to do her dirty work.
However, only then would Seulgi be punished.
Lisa wasn't Saint Mary; she didn't feel the need to sympathize with a malicious woman like Seulgi.
Jimin knew Lisa well, so even if she didn't say anything, he would still try to find out the truth.
Lisa, on the other hand, also knew Jimin well. That's why she didn't say anything; perhaps Jimin knew that Lisa was using him.
She used him to get rid of Seulgi, but Jimin didn't regret what he did. He did everything for Lisa.
If it weren't for him, Seulgi wouldn't have tried to ruin Lisa's life. Every cause had a reason.
Lisa didn't want Jungkook to do anything, because if he faced Seulgi head on, it might anger Jimin.
After all, you had to look at who the owner was before hitting his dog...
"Okay, I got it. You need to be careful in the future, don't get yourself into trouble again. Chaeyoung and I were scared to death."
"Since when did you start saying 'Chaeyoung and I'?" Lisa asked with a smile on her face.
"Ahem... no, you must've misunderstood. What I meant was, we're both good friends of yours, and we both worry about you."
"Don't worry, I work in the medical industry, I can bring with me a bunch of meds to scare them off." Lisa laughed.
"Okay, medical professionals sure are scary. I will never marry a doctor; if we get into a fight or if I cheat, I might be injected to death."
Lisa laughed aloud, "So... now you know why Jungkook's so scared of me?"
"Haha, let's get serious though. Your birthday is in a couple of days, how do you want to celebrate it?"
"You remembered." Lisa was surprised.
"Both Jungkook and Chaeyoung mentioned it to me. We were thinking of making your birthday unforgettable."
"How can it be unforgettable if you've already told me ahead of time?"
"Do you know what Jungkook's giving you as a birthday present?" Bambam asked mysteriously.