The Tiger King (Chaelisa)

59| Curiosity Killed the Cat...

previously: chaelisa had sexy times for the first time, jensoo went to RKIVE for jisoo to meet jinyoung, jisoo splashed jinyoung with water.

For what felt like the thousandth time, Jennie checked her phone, dropping her head back with a sigh when she saw that only another five minutes had passed.

Gloomily she picked up her book again, idly flipping pages, her eyes skimming without really reading the words. She glanced every so often in the direction of the lights from the restaurant.

It had already been half an hour (which felt like more), yet not a whisper from Jisoo.

Which, alright, Jennie supposed that Jisoo must be playing her part and gathering information, but she couldn't help but feel faintly miffed to hear no word from her girlfriend at all.

It was true that they hadn't agreed to be in constant contact with each other, but maybe a quick secret text reassuring that all was well would have been nice.

Jennie's eyes strayed back to the restaurant, studying the faint shadows moving within sight of the windows. None of them fit Jisoo's profile and Jennie couldn't help but scoff in annoyance.

Jinyoung must be keeping her entertained.

No, Jennie berated herself. Stop that. Jisoo is doing all this to help you, because she cares for you. It has nothing to do with Jinyoung. So what if she hasn't replied? Since when did you get so clingy?

But try as she might, she couldn't go back to concentrate on the story she was reading. Putting the book aside, she sat back in her seat to observe the various patrons that entered or emerged from the establishment, wishing she could be like the couples that strolled by, walking arm in arm with Jisoo along the pier she had seen on the drive to Rkive.

 Jennie grabbed her phone to check for texts again and when she found none, had the thought of flinging herself out of the car and run into the restaurant but stopped herself short. 

She was being irrational, acting paranoid just because she didn't trust Jinyoung. She wasn't about to blow their cover just because of her impatience. 

That being said, Jennie was sure she couldn't stay cooped up in the car for longer. What was stopping her from taking in some sea air? Such an opportunity was hard to come by.

On sudden impulse, she stepped out, making sure to take the keys with her and locking the SUV up securely, immediately relieved and shaking her legs out as she stretched, thinking about her next steps.

Her attention unwittingly shifted to Rkive again, looming over her, taunting her puny presence. Jennie clenched her fist.

Slipping in with people going inside wouldn't work—with her casual outfit, she'd stick out like a sore thumb and besides, Jennie didn't want to risk being seen and potentially have Jinyoung be alerted to her presence. It would have him be suspicious for sure so being covert was top on Jennie's priority list. 

Peeking in through the windows would also potentially spook patrons and have her be escorted off premises so Jennie definitely wasn't going down that route, which left her with precious little options.

Stumped on her next course of action, Jennie finally gave up on actually catching a glimpse of Jisoo. Instead, she thought of scouting out the area and explore this Rkive place as best she could since, from what Jisoo had reported, it seemed to belong to the pharma CEO himself.

Who knew if he might be hiding some of his secrets here? The notion of finally getting some answers had Jennie come to a quick decision.

Jisoo was meeting Jinyoung to find out what she can, but she, Jennie, could also help out instead of sitting idle in the car, by conducting her own investigations while Jinyoung was preoccupied.