MR. Jeon, The Heart Bandit | L.K Adaptation

Chapter 189

Jungkook's voice was as mild as the way he looked at Lisa.

But she had never seen that look.

Quickly lowering her head, she grunted in agreement and followed him.

She finally realized why Jungkook's attitude towards her changed so dramatically after he survived the bombing incident.

He had regained his memories.

It must have been utter anguish to learn that he had fallen in love with the child of her mother's murderer.

Lisa was more upset the more she thought about it, and suddenly hurried into her room with a quick 'goodnight', slamming the door behind her.

Inside, she leaned on the door and slid down feebly, sitting on the floor as she sobbed quietly.

Outside, Jungkook stared at the tightly shut door before sighing silently and turning to leave.

It was only drizzling now, and Jungkook went to the edge of the roof and lit a cigarette, allowing the wind to ruffle his short black hair as much as it wished.

As he held the cigarette between his fingers and lifting it on his lips, the smoke srounding his distant gaze.

By sheer coincidence, he had been looking for Lisa when he found out that she had gone to Lee Dongwook's ward. There, just outside the door, he stumbled upon the truth.

Jungkook remembered meeting Lisa when he was nine.

She was six years-old then, three years younger than him and was still Lisa.

She was dressed in a powder-pink princess dress with her hair tied into two ponytails as she held a cloth doll then. Her eyes were large and dewy over her charming little face as she called him Oppa Kook in her babyish voice.

She was the beloved granddaughter of the Song family when she was six.

He was the embarrassment that the Jeon family would never admit under any abuse when he was nine.

But there are times when fate is decided.

Lisa was attending a prestigious school, while Jungkook's school was the opposite.

She would give him cotton candy every day after school, and let him play her favorite cloth doll.

Jungkook found her too cute then.

Eventually, the Song family and the Jeon family forcefully pried them apart when they learned that they were meeting.

They did not meet for a year until both families decided to work together when they met a crisis in Europe, and it was as if the two children had regained the treasure of their lives.

Jungkook remembered how Lisa had held him and cried for a long time, "I hate my family, Oppa Kook", she said then. "Mommy doesn't even look at me, and daddy always beats me when he sees me. You might not see me if not for my grandfather...."

"Let's run away" Jungkook replied.

Little Lisa looked at him blankly. "Where should we run? We don't have money we'll starve. Forget it, I'll stay".

Jungkook smiled. Even so, she didn't know that he had really wanted to take her away then.

And very much so.

Later, Minjung brought her to the Song's residence.

He never expected the fire.

Both Song Hye-jin and Minjung died right in front of eyes, and Woobin's ruthless visage would leave anyone shaking in fear.