"Why did you instruct me to not disclose our identity before?" Jin was confused by that. First, she told him to use the name of Blue Star Entertainment to approach the models instead of Ash Corporation. Then, later on, now that he detailed her about the issues, she allowed him to reveal their identity. He, belonging to the clan of fishes, smelt something fishy here.
"It's your brother, he wants me to stay low-key right now."
Jin frowned, "Why?"
"To protect me, of course."
"_"
Jin was speechless. He somehow sensed it was another bout of indirect dog food splashed on his face.
But, that being said, he could understand the reason behind his brother's unreasonable demand. Ever since the involvement of Jungkook and Taehyung in the investigation, Jin wasn't that updated about the Kim Family issues but whatever it was, the man was sure that his brother's protectiveness over Lisa was related to that matter.
If a multinational company like Ash Corporations signed a model for a project, the information was bound to leak before the brand launch. The news would either be spread by the model's agency, her manager, or the model herself. It wasn't something new, everyone desired more fame for themselves. And what would come along with it was Ash Corporations leading the headlines in all kinds of news and magazines as the hot news.
As a turnaround, the public and media would once again try to dig everything about the legendary mystery, President Lisa. It would only attract multiple eyes towards them. Though Jin was sure that nothing would go wrong since all the trails were covered properly but at the same time, he couldn't deny the fact that his goddess has become more and more careless after getting married.
She stops her car to eat street food, dines with his brother in public places throwing around some dogfood here and there, and a few days before, she was not even bringing her bodyguards along with her until she was forced by her overprotective husband and brother duo. To make the long story short, love makes a person wilful and reckless at times.
But he would have never thought that the woman they all view as some fragile doll would completely change their opinions of her one day in the near future.
He sighed, "I have an idea."
"What?"
"How about we ask for brother's help in this matter? We can easily get a female model without even disclosing our name," That was the best way he could think of to deal with the current situation.
"No need," Lisa looked at the man as she continued, "Just do as I said."
"You...Goddess, you should just ask for help from my brother. He could even cut open his heart to present it to you, it's not a big deal for him to help you with this small matter. We don't even have to reveal ourselves like this. You shouldn't care about your female ego at a time like this. You see..."
"Get lost," Lisa coldly said as she looked at the man.
Jin pouted slightly.
This time, that bewitching face did not work at all as Lisa did not waver from her statement. She raised an eyebrow as she glanced at the man before looking towards the door, her meaning transparent.
The man stomped his feet on the floor before leaving the office room.
Lisa leaned back on the swivel chair as she glanced at his retreating back with interest. "So childish..." she murmured.
Female ego? Not at all!
But it was true that she did not want to ask for help in such trifles. Jungkook had a lot of work on his part, so why would she want to bother him with things that she could easily deal with?
But contrary to everyone's expectations, the real culprits behind the whole thing were none other than a certain brother-in-law duo.
...
"Woah! Our mighty President Kim finally got some time to treat her poor friends in an expensive place like this," Jisoo softly murmured as she folded her hands in front of her chest and glanced around the enormous hall of the Ultraviolets.
Tzuyu rolled her eyes, "Miss Supermodel, have you got no shame?" The woman smelt of money from head to toe donned in those branded clothes and accessories yet she had the nerve to say something so absurd like being poor.
Jisoo dramatically sighed, "I was just kidding, babe," She sneakily glanced around before pointing at her face or more particularly the shades and mask on her face, "Should I remove them?" she asked, looking at both the women.
Tzuyu nodded.
But Jisoo was not satisfied with the response as she looked at Lisa. She did not want to be swarmed by the fans or the reporters at a time like this. Lately, she has not been feeling well ever since she spotted Jin hanging out with his girlfriend, it wasn't his fault though but she just felt betrayed by her crush. To top it off, her hectic work schedule was enough of a headache. Finally, she was out on a dinner date with her friends, so at a time like this, the thought of the media gave her goosebumps and a headache too.
After getting a long persistent stare from the woman, Lisa finally answered, "Ultraviolet is an asset of the Ash Corporation."
And that was enough of a reassurance to Jisoo who immediately came out of her little disguise and took a seat. With her Lili here, everything will be fine in the end.
Tzuyu glanced around the lawn attached to the dining hall before looking at the people on the other tables. All of them were from influential and wealthy backgrounds, famous politicians, businessmen and some of them had mysterious backgrounds.
Although, Jisoo did not recognize them but that did not mean that Tzuyu, as the heiress of Chou Family won't recognize them. With backgrounds like this, the famous and trending celebrities were nothing but mere entertainers to them. Maybe, it had something to do with their orthodox mentality or that was the way they were raised, but in their eyes, the people below their status did not exist at all, like insects.
"Ahhhhh!"
The trio's attention was diverted towards the loud shriek from the table behind them.
"Woof..woof..."
"What the heck...Who brought the dog here...Ahh my dress is ruined..." A woman dressed in a white Chanel dress stood from her seat as she tried to clean the red wine stains with a few tissue paper.
Lisa glanced at her for a split-second before shifting her attention back to the food on her table.
"Dog? Did you just call my Danny a dog?" The woman was dressed in an elegant red skirt combined with a white top as she walked towards the woman, her charming face scrunched up at the sight of the dirty table.
The woman in the white snorted, "You... Who brings a dog to a restaurant? And yes, I called it a dog, is it not that?" She shouted as she looked at the Australian Husky disgustingly.
The other woman dialed a number as the call got connected in a few seconds, she ordered over the phone, "Get the lady on table 12 in VIP lawn out of the restaurant right now."
And in no time, two security guards ran inside the lawn before coming forward to drag the woman who was rooted to the spot in disbelief.
She staggered a few steps back. It was certainly not her fault that the dog messed up at her table. Yet, just because the other party was influential, she had to bear with the injustice.
The elegant lady donned in the red outfit sneered, her voice as pleasant as velvety chimes, "Did I tell you that the manager of this restaurant happens to be a distant brother-in-law?" Her tone was full of arrogance yet the poise and her mannerisms spoke otherwise.
When the whole issue was transpiring at that place, everyone present over there could see it but no one made a sound like there was nothing wrong with the whole scenario.
Tzuyu frowned as she looked at the scene, it was certainly getting on her nerves. Even though she looked calm all the time, there were things that provoked her, especially scenes like this.
Her patience snapped and just as she was about to stand up, Jisoo gripped her wrist. Tzuyu looked at the woman questioningly, to which she shrugged.
"Tzu, you're not the heiress of Chou Family the moment you stepped out of that house, Right now, your only identity is the COO of Ash Corporation. Think twice before you do something," Jisoo sighed as she whispered in her ear.
Tzuyu nodded as the realization struck her. She was just acting on an impulse a few seconds ago but the consequences of her actions would not have been so mild. Luckily, Jisoo stopped her in time.
Lisa leaned back on her chair without glancing at the ongoing drama. It had nothing to do with her and she was neither a nosy person nor the mother of the world who would stand against every injustice that occurred.
For her, as long as the people close to her were safe, she did not have the time to bother about anything or anyone else.