The Wife is a Superstar 1

Chapter 158 - Chaos Around The World

Dragon Palace Homes #10.

The last time the four brothers hung out together was when Lisa took Jennie to the farm villa for their first date. Each of them had their own different careers. It was not easy for them to match their schedules, especially for Lisa who was the head of the number one company in the country and Haruto who was a surgeon from a busy hospital. Compared to the two of them, Mingyu and Jackson had more regular schedules.

Today, the four brothers gathered at Lisa's enormous residence. They were at the indoor tennis courts.

They alternated opponents until they all played against each other a few times. Finally, they decided to stop when they felt too tired to continue. They were all panting and drenched in sweat.

Servants instantly appeared to give them water bottles and towels before withdrawing to give the brothers privacy.

Haruto was very observant. He turned to Lisa. "Third Brother, is it just me or are your servants more eager to serve than usual? There's also something that I noticed. I've seen no signs of your presence in your house. Perhaps you were just too busy working that you haven't stayed here for a while?"

"En. I haven't been staying here. Jennie and I have been living together at her place."

"What?!" Jackson exclaimed. "Third Bro, is that true?! Since when?! Why haven't you told us?! And I'm so sad! I go to Jennie's place every week but she never told me. I had no idea."

"I moved in with Jennie after I returned from my Canadian business trip."

Jackson: "So long ago and you never told us! Are we still your brothers?"

Lisa gave his Fourth Brother a side-eye, not bothering to reply.

"Seems like you're quite serious about your relationship with her," Mingyu commented with his usual gentle voice.

"En. I plan to marry her," Lisa said with a nod.

All three brothers stared at him with wide eyes. Jackson's expression was the most comical. His mouth opened and closed like a gasping fish out of water. His eyes looked like they were going to pop out of their sockets.

Jackson: "Y-you...what..."

Mingyu had a thoughtful expression.

Haruto just nodded, as if he already expected it. His eyes were on Lisa's left wrist. He immediately knew what JL on his brother's bangle stood for even without asking.

The four brothers headed to the showers. Jackson pestered Lisa on the way, asking him all sorts of questions about his relationship with Jennie. Lisa answered some of them, but mostly just ignored his Fourth Brother's nonsense. After showering, they entered the adjoining sauna.

"It would have been better if Fifth Brother is with us," Mingyu sighed. "Third Brother, you met with Fifth Brother while you were in Toronto, right? How is he?"

Lisa nodded. "He's doing well. He looked healthy when I saw him. He also recovered his mobility."

Haruto: "That's a great relief. Paralysis can be a tricky condition to recover from."

Jackson: "I wonder when he will come back."

The brothers became quiet, thinking about their brother. They thought that they were going to lose him when they first heard about the accident. Thank the heavens that he managed to hold on to his life. All of them were looking forward to the day that all five of them could gather together again.

Mingyu cleared his throat. He wanted to dissolve the suddenly somber atmosphere, so he changed the subject. "By the way, Third Brother. Is your company alright? There are a lot of companies all around the world that have been struck by the recent hacking which exposed shocking scandals to the public. I heard that Europe and North America are the ones affected the most."

Jackson: "Oh yeah, I heard about that! It's all over the news. The scandals sparked public outrage with millions of clients suing the companies. Company chief officers are either resigning or are being fired. Almost all of them are facing police investigations."

"My company is not affected at all," Lisa replied. Then he paused, realizing something. "Now that I think about it, the companies that are related to Manoban Corporation aren't affected either. Perhaps that's why only very few have been hit in the country compared to abroad."

Mingyu: "That's great to hear."

Haruto: "It's not only businesses. Research facilities and even universities have been hit. The worst are the ones involving politicians. New reports are popping up every day. Nobody has noticed any patterns yet based on the ones affected so far. It seems that the hacker is hitting randomly. I wonder what his goal is."

Jackson: "Isn't it obvious? He wants justice! I, for one, approve of this hacker! Those who have been exposed need to pay for the crimes they committed! What's the name of the hacker again? I forgot."

"Drakon," Lisa answered.

Jackson: "Yeah! I think Drakon is cool! I heard that he didn't make any money from this recent hacking. He just wants to expose the evildoers."

Mingyu sighed and shook his head. "Fourth Brother, don't idolize that hacker. He's now a wanted criminal. Many authorities from all over the world are now hunting for him. He should've contacted the police and shared his findings with them instead of carelessly dumping everything to the public. The chaos he caused all around the world is no joke. Stock prices crashing, riots everywhere. There have even been unverified reports that people are being assassinated because of the exposed scandals."

Haruto turned to Lisa. "What do you think about it, Third Brother?"

"I agree with the analyst who said that the hacker doesn't care about justice," Lisa replied while wiping the sweat off his body with a towel. "That hacker is just looking for attention. It seems that he only surfaced about a year ago. He's doing all of these to make a name for himself. That's all."

Mingyu: "Whatever his reason for hacking and causing all this chaos, I'm glad that he didn't touch Manoban Corporation."

Lisa: "En."

Haruto nodded.

Jackson muttered, "I still think that Drakon is cool."