"Attorney Park, someone is waiting for you in your office," the receptionist said.
"Oh? Who?" Alice said.
"She said her name is Chaeyoung," the woman said.
"Okay thanks," Alice said and went inside.
She was a little confused about why her sister came to her office. It was highly suspicious that Chaeyoung would've gone to visit her. At this time of day, she should be at the university. And that Chaeyoung would've called if she wants to meet her.
She saw Chaeyoung looking around her office. Her younger sister didn't notice her entering the office so, she softly knocked on the door to get her attention.
"Hi, Ali! Nice office you have here" Chaeyoung said when she saw her.
"What are you doing here?" Alice asked.
"Why? Do I need a reason to visit my sister?" Chaeyoung asked back.
"It's still school hours," Alice said.
"I can skip school. I'm not a kid anymore" Chaeyoung said.
"Are you with uncle Jongmin?" Alice asked.
"No"
"Roseanne are you out of your mind?" Alice suddenly became very upset with her sister and started closing the blinds.
"Ali, no one even recognized me" Chaeyoung reasoned out.
"And it should stay that way. But you being alone outside could put you in danger. You know why mom and dad decided to hide you" Alice said.
Chaeyoung looks like she's tired of hearing those things. I guess intense emotions bring out Chaeyoung's bratty side.
"Does Jennie knows you're here?" Alice asked.
"No"
"You've got to be kidding me," Alice said.
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"And pose!" Lisa said.
Jennie did the last pose and counted 5 counts in her mind. She was perspiring as she looked at herself in the mirror. Her chest fell up and down, the intense dance practice made her breath fall short because the cat-eyed girl insisted to polish the new dance step that Lisa helped to choreograph.
"Okay let's have a break. It's almost lunch" Hyoyeon announced as she was watching the two with the dance collab.
At that moment Jennie's manager peeked inside the practice room.
"what should I get you guys for lunch?" The woman asked.
"Unnie, I have my packed lunch," Jennie told her manager.
"Oh yeah I remember, should I get it in the pantry for you?" Her manager asked.
"Yes please unnie. My body is hurting" Jennie said and let her body collapse on the floor.
"Weak!!!" Seulgi shouted but landed beside Jennie and lie down beside her.
Both are dead tired because of intense rehearsals for the upcoming music awards.
ASeul duo who were in the other practice room went to Jennie to have lunch with her.
"You have packed lunch, Jen?" Irene asked the distracted Jennie.
"Yeah~ Ro- I mean, I prepared it for myself. Yes. Self-love. I promote self love everyone" Jennie said trying to cover up her little slip of tongue then awkwardly flashed her gummy smile.
While Irene is laughing at her best friend.
Lunch came and all of them ate together. Seulgi and Irene were trying to steal some of Jennie's berries and energy bites but the cat-eyed girl won't let them. After all, it was Chaeyoung's effort that was put into that packed lunch. Lisa, on the other hand, is a little awkward, she might be close with Seulgi and is nicely acquainted with Irene but she still hasn't gotten along with Jennie.
Jennie on the other hand just continued eating, smiling with every bite. She slowly regained her energy and she feels like she was quite unstoppable at the moment. She can nail any choreography.
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After lunch, the group rests a little. Irene decided to open the topic for the group vacation.
"So, we reviewed our schedules earlier with Sunny unnie. We are free after Christmas, a week before Gayo" Irene said.
"Yeah. And I'm not planning anything for that week so anywhere and anytime with me is fine" Seulgi said.
"How about you Lisa?" Irene asked.
"Oh? Uh, I haven't asked Hyo unnie yet" Lisa said which her mentor heard.
"What's up?" Hyo asked.
"Unnie, is Lisa free on the week after Christmas? Just before Gayo?" Seulgi asked.
"Hhmmm... Wait let me check" Hyo said and brings out her phone and checked her calendar.
"She's free" Hyo casually said.
"Really, unnie?" Lisa was surprised.
"Yeah, I already sent it to you," Hyo said and smiled.
"Oh! I really am free!" Lisa exclaimed.
"Why? What are you up to?" Hyo asked.
"We are planning on having a vacation together, unnie," Seulgi said.
"Who are you with?" Hyo asked.
"Well, there's me, Seulgi, Lisa, Jisoo and Jennie and a couple of other friends from the university" Irene said.
"That's nice!" Hyo said.
"Jen, how about you are you free?" Irene asked her best friend.
"I haven't reviewed my schedule yet with Dara unnie. But I heard Jisoo is free so maybe I am too" Jennie said.
"That's good to hear. I am looking forward to this vacation" Seulgi said.
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"Mom!" Chaeyoung shouted.
Instead of going home to their house, Chaeyoung insisted that she wanted to go home to their parent's house, so Alice had no choice but to tag along with her sister. She knows that they will get a lot of scolding once their parents knew that Chaeyoung went to Alice's law firm alone.
There are many reasons why Chaeyoung has a lot of restrictions when it comes to her safety. A lot of reasons why they prefer the marriage to be hidden and why Jennie is being overly protective when it comes to her.
"Roseanne?" Mrs. Park asked seeing her youngest daughter in their house.
"Mommy I've missed you," Chaeyoung said and hugged her mother.
"It's a surprise seeing you here. Are you with Jennie? Where is she?" Her mom asked.
"I'm here with Alice, mom" Chaeyoung said.
"Did Alice pick you up at the University?" Her mom asked.
"Uh, no. I went to her office by myself" Chaeyoung said proudly and it almost made Mrs. Park pale.
"Young lady, we have a lot to talk to" suddenly her father emerged from his study followed by Alice.
"Dad, mom, nothing happened. I'm fine, I'm safe and I've missed you guys so much can I stay here?" Chaeyoung is trying her best to have a reason not to go home to Jennie.
"Chaeyoung sweetie, you know that what you did was dangerous. If you miss us, we can come to you" her mom said.
"Mom, I can perfectly handle myself. You guys hid me from the public since I was 7. Nobody even knows that I am related to the Park Empire, just us and my wife's family" Chaeyoung reasoned out.
"Still, what you did was dangerous. I'm going to call Jennie" her dad said.
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The group finished rehearsing. It was past 9 pm when they decided to end the rehearsals and will just continue tomorrow. After resting, Jennie changed into something decent so she can go home.
She received her dad-in-law's message and she was asked to pick up Chaeyoung in their place. She felt that something happened to Chaeyoung otherwise the younger girl wouldn't go to her parent's house and they would ask her to pick up her wife.
She already called uncle Jongmin to pick her up so they can go to her in-laws. The middle-aged man is already in the parking lot waiting for her. She was about to go when her manager called her.
"Jen? Do you have a minute? The boss wants to talk to you" the woman said.
As much as she wanted to attend to her wife immediately, she knows that when the boss asked for the artist personally it is something important so she needs to report to the office first before she can go home.
"Sure unnie. May I know why?" She asked.
"I'm not sure too," the manager said.
They arrived in front of Royal Entertainment CEO's office. She softly knocked and entered when she heard a soft "come in" from the inside.
"Have a seat, Jennie, it would be just a quick talk" BoA the CEO said.
Jennie sat on the couch and waited for the CEO to talk.
"Okay so, this morning, a role offer came along with the list of artists that they're considering for the production" the CEO started.
"Uh, why does it concern me, unnie? I'm not an actress" Jennie politely said.
"Yeah, that's what I told them. But they said it was fine. Acting can be learned and you've acted in your previous music videos and they found it impressive that's why you are one of their choices" BoA said.
"May I know who are the others?" Jennie asked.
"Oh, Yoona was there, but that woman is still busy with her honeymoon. And besides, Yuri, my sister, wouldn't let Yoona kiss another woman that isn't her for the time being" BoA sounded stressed thinking about the reason why they were once the center of the media.
Jennie smiled at her seniors' situation. She wished to be that brave also when the time comes. That she'll proudly announce to the world that she's already married.
"There was also Jisoo's name but she's still busy filming "snowdrop", her MCing job and a film that is scheduled to be filmed next year. Same goes for Irene, ASeul's comeback promotion will start March next year and she just landed a role in a drama" the CEO explained.
Jennie was thinking. This is also a good opportunity to expand her connections and broaden her skills. It wouldn't be bad to try new things. However, she would like it if she'll be given time to decide.
"Don't worry, you'll have time to think until the end of the year" BoA said.
"I'll think about it, Boss," Jennie said.
"Thank you very much, Jennie. I won't hold you for long it's getting late" the CEO said.
" It was nice talking to you, Boss. I'll go now" Jennie said and bowed to the CEO.
Walking to the parking lot. Jennie was thinking, what kind of movie will it be? Will Chaeyoung allow her if ever she'll land on a sexy role? Or if her character will be a femme fatale?
Oh well, she'll have time to think about it, but for now, one question stayed inside her mind.
"What the hell did my Rosie do today?" She asked no one in particular.
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So, this chapter is a bit all over the place and contains information that will be discussed in future updates. It means that the chapter for tomorrow might not be related to the overall idea of today's chapter.
Did I even make sense? No? Hahaha, I didn't get myself that much too. Lol.
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