To My Dear Lalisa Manoban [JENLISA] (1)

21-25

Jennie decided that it would be best to clarify what was on her mind. “Lisa, when I asked you to marry me the other day, I was out of my mind. You helped me get out of my predicament and I’m thankful for that, but we’re not right for each other.”

She continued, “If you want a woman who will spend the rest of her life with you, who will assist you, and raise your children, I am not the right woman for you.”

“You don’t have to do those things, because I don’t need you to,” Lisa said.

“I think that after some time, we can just get a divorce. After all, when we got married yesterday, we both knew that the marriage wasn’t going to last. We are nothing more than a...” Before the words “fake couple” came out of her mouth, Lisa placed his hand on top of hers. His fingers were slender and his hand was extremely warm. Jennie was taken aback by his gesture and looked up at him instinctively.

“I won’t get a divorce,” Lisa stated firmly. His response left Jennie speechless for a moment.

“You...”

“You are my wife and we are married. So, we won’t get a divorce,” Lisa interrupted.

Jennie didn’t know how to respond to that. At that moment, Lisa looked like a completely different person; his eyes seemed sincere and he looked unusually serious, and...

Lisa’s stare startled Jennie a bit, but before she could pull her hand away, he let go of her first. “Besides, I’m unemployed now and I’m counting on you to be the breadwinner.”

Lisa couldn’t stay serious for more than a few seconds and his expression changed back to a playful one. “Besides, you said that I helped you out a lot. So don’t even try to drive me away.”

“You...” This man is just too much, she thought.

Jennie had no idea what to say. She felt a little nervous under Lisa’s intense stare. Who knew this guy just pretended to be serious?

Jennie was neither disappointed or upset. She had calmed herself down, so now she felt content. She had never witnessed a happy marriage in her life and it seemed as though the love stories that she had read about only existed in books. Thus, if Lisa just wanted her for the money, she had nothing to worry about. To Jennie, that kind of relationship felt safe and secure. She just hoped that he wasn’t serious about her.

After calming down a little, Jennie went back to enjoying the delicious meal on the table. She had lived in the Kim family since she was a little girl. Her whole life, she had been an honest person, so she had developed a habit of eating quietly. However, Lisa did not seem to care about that. Every so often, he kept pouring soup into her bowl.

Jennie felt very uncomfortable. She was a doctor and a neat freak, so she hated sharing food. The thought of exchanging saliva was unbearable to her.

“I can serve myself. Just eat your own food,” Jennie said.

“You are my wife, of course, I have to serve you food.” That playful look remained on his face.

Jennie slightly wrinkled her eyebrows. She wanted to tell him that she thought it was unhygienic, but decided to keep it to herself.

“I finished my dinner. Enjoy your food.” She put down the bowl and intended to go and finish up her essay. However, Lisa reached out his hand to stop her.

“What?” Jennie asked.

“I need the key and the entrance card.” Lisa looked at Jennie as if he was stating the obvious. “I still have some luggage left at the hotel I want to bring it over here. So shouldn’t you give me the card and the key?”