Mr Manoban's Daring Wife [Jenlisa]

Chapter 38: Called The Wrong Number

When Lisa went outside to take a business call, Jennie had just finished her food. She grabbed her phone and her eyes bulged when she saw the amount of missed calls from her grandfather and Somi.

She gulped nervously. Her grandfather wasn't a simple man. He probably thought she had been kidnapped and murdered by Kai. His private sources would surely have told him about what happened, especially the wine incident at the banquet.

Jennie took a deep breath and called her grandfather. It was picked up on the first ring, but strangely enough, the line was silent.

She bit her bottom lip in confusion. "Grandfather? Are you there?" She shuffled in her bed to shift to a more comfortable position and prepared herself for an earful.

When she was met with silence, she glanced at her phone to double check that it had connected. It is.

"Uhm, grandfather?"

"Hm, that's strange. I don't have a granddaughter." Kwon Jae Wook's completely serious and deathly calm voice nearly made Jennie sigh. He was really petty.

"I apologize, Sir. It seems I've called the wrong number-"

"Speak." Kwon Jae Wook interrupted, his lips twitching to smile. Originally, he was furious that she had disappeared for three days leaving a trail of crazy headlines published about her, and, a long line of wrinkles on his forehead. He was incredibly worried about her, especially when his private forces couldn't locate her.

Even as Jennie spoke, her phone was being tracked.

"Did you see the headlines?" Jennie started off, wondering where she should begin her long story.

Kwon Jae Wook hummed. "If you're talking about your potential partnership with that brat, Lisung Manoban, then yes, I have seen the incredibly foolish headlines." He muttered, like a petty grandfather. He was unhappy about hearing her partner to the banquet was none other than the man who saved Kwon Corporation's stock market.

Li Xuan nearly heaved a sigh. Did his boss have to insult someone so high up? He knew Kwon Jae Wook had a close relationship with the Manoban elder but wondered if they were close enough to be on an insult basis.

"His name is Lisa, grandfather. And well... you're not wrong. Haha...ha." Jennie nervously laughed, her voice going a shrill too high.

"..."

"..."

Neither of them spokes for a few seconds until Kwon Jae Wook sighed. "I want to hear the full story from the beginning to the end." He leaned his head on his fist, a dark frown on his face. Why was his granddaughter a magnet for powerful businessmen? First, it was Kim Jongin and now it was Lisa Manoban. He knew he should've expected this with her beautiful face and impressive business acumen.

Jennie started her narration from the hospital call by Somi, donating blood, the gift war, the wine pours at the party, Lisa swooping in as her savior, and up to the point where she suddenly fainted.

By the time she was done, Kwon Jae Wook had an incredibly dark expression on his face. It was as if there was a storm cloud over his head. His expression was so frightening, even Li Xuan gulped.

"That Kim scum did what?" He seethed, slamming his hand onto the wooden desk beside him.

Li Xuan was startled at the light cracks that formed on the surface.

That must've hurt Kwon Jae Wook's hand but he didn't even flinch from the impact. He was so angry; he wasn't aware of the physical pain.

"Grandpa, was that the only thing you heard?" Jennie teased, in hopes of lightening the atmosphere. She couldn't afford for him to get so angry as it wasn't good for his blood pressure.

"Which hospital are you in?" Kwon Jae Wook ignored her question. It was a good attempt, but not distracting enough.

That Kai never learned! He sure had a lot of guts, attacking Jennie without hesitation. Who did he think he was?!

"First Hospital, in the VVIP ward on the top floor..." Jennie trailed off when Lisa walked into the room.

He walked to her, checked that the food bowl was clean, then nodded his head like an approving dad.

"Good girl." He muttered, patting her head.

Jennie scowled and whacked his hand away. "I'm not a dog." She mouthed at him, to his amusement.

No one has ever rejected Lisa's touch, especially one so gentle and adoring. He wanted to praise her, yet she jumped to the worst conclusion possible. Seriously, what was wrong with this woman?

"First Hospital, VVIP ward? I assume this has something to do with that Lisung Manoban." Kwon Jae Wook waved his hand to Li Xuan to prepare the car. With a polite nod, Li Xuan walked out of the room.

Jennie chuckled at her petty grandfather. "It's Lisa." She corrected, knowing he purposely said the wrong name.

At the mention of his name, Lisa titled his head down to see her. Jennie ignored his heavy and curious gaze as she paid more attention to her grandfather.

"Whatever his name is, I don't care." Kwon Jae Wook muttered.

Jennie laughed at his humor. Regardless of the fact that Lisa's company saved Kwon Corporation from their heavy stock drop, Kwon Jae Wook would still not care for any man that was close to his precious granddaughter.

Inthis world, there was only a handful of people who could speak about Lisa sobadly without consequences, and Jennie wondered if her grandfather was one ofthem. They seemed to have a close relationship, but she couldn't figure outwhy.