Chapter 28
An: This story will end at chap 30.
Under arrest
“Finally you came! Come Jennie, Joaquin wants to see you since yesterday’s night” Suho smiled and lead the way
I silently followed him until he opened the door for me, Joaquin was there sitting on his hospital bed, eating grapes and showed his smile as soon as he saw me entered his room.
“Jen Jen! You came, can you give your friend a nice-to-see-you-again hug?” he opened his arms wide for me, I suppress a slight chuckle and hug him.
I smack his arm “You got me worried Joaquin! What happened to you actually? Why are you here in Seoul? And what are you doing here that you got beaten by those scumbags and nearly die?!” I threw slight punches on his chest
“Whoah chill Jen Jen, I didn’t survive for you to kill me!” he nudges and laugh
“Still! I hate you, you got me so worried about you!”
He catches my right wrist, those piercing eyes of his squinting through me “I got you worried?”
I took my hand away and nudged his chest, he jerked off a little bit and chuckle “Of course Joaquin, you are my friend, of course it’s normal to think I will be worried about you, you nearly died jesus”
“Damn” he suddenly held his chest, eyes are now somewhat a little bit sad. Did I say something wrong?
“I never thought being only your friend will hurt me so bad like this Jen” he said serious now
I stared at him, as usual he looks so serious staring at me, not even a sign of joviality can be seen in his both eyes “Joaquin...” I softly let out
He suppress again another laugh and mess my hair “Why are you looking at me like that? Don’t look at me like that baby Jen, you look like a scared puppy”
I pouted and slapped his hands away “Don’t call me baby Joaquin”
“Oh, is that because Lisa calls you that way?” he whispered low
“What?” I asked confused, he shook his head and gets the paper bag I placed on his bed side table. “Nothing, what is this? How come you didn’t visit yesterday night when I woke up? I thought you love me as a friend”
“Fruits and clothes, I couldn’t come Joaquin, I was busy” I lied, remembering how Lisa didn’t talk to me the whole night we are sleeping in the same room
That barney woman is really something and hard to deal with when she’s freaking jealous.
I already explained to her for a thousand times already that Joaquin is only a friend, that she has nothing to be jealous about because she is my one and only. But mother of sweet apple she only ignored me until morning, she didn’t even bid goodbye when she got off to work, she’s being grumpy and childish yes but still she looks so hot.
And now here I am, after sending Lily to school I came here to secretly visit Joaquin, I know Lisa will never let me see him again after this so I grab this chance, I will deal with her later once she found out, though I don’t know how to calm her down, come what may.
“Really? I was guessing Lisa Manoban wouldn’t let you visit me you know” he took a bite of the apple and smiled
“What made you think of that? I am just busy Joaquin”
“I won’t buy that, I know you care for me so much so..yeah, I won’t believe you” he shrugged his shoulders
I rolled my eyes “I don’t care whether you believe it or not, I am telling the truth” I looked away, I know I can’t lie to him, in a span of years being his friend Joaquin knows so much about me, probably why Lisa is so jealous of him.
“You are looking away young lady, you often do that when you are lying you know” he laugh
I glared at him and smack his arm, he flinched and laugh his ass out “Aw! Haha since when did you became a sadist Jen Jen? You’re too cute” he pinched my cheek
“Aww let go Joaquin!”
“Nope, call me Akin first”
“No way! Let go!”
“Come on Jen or I won’t let go” he said serious and low, that made me stopped shoving his hand and stared at him again, he let go and held my left hand
“You know Akin in Tagalog means mine, until now Jen I am still yours, fully” he smiled
I looked down at his hand caressing the thing wrapped around my ring finger
My ring, Lisa’s ring on me.
“I guess in those four years of being with you you never told once looked at me, that she owns every bit of you while I almost submitting myself fully for you. I am still yours Jennie but right now, call me Akin one last time and I will end it, I will set everything free, including my feelings, so please..”
“Joaquin..” I almost tear up, seeing a single tear left his eyes stab my chest, I am hurting him.
He leaned close and kiss the tip of my nose “Akin Jennie, Akin”
I sighed and stared at his eyes “Okay, Akin..”
He smiled wide and let go of my hand, messes again my hair he says “Thank you..”
I stayed at his room for hours, talking random things like what we usually do before. Suho his friend was in the corner watching us, we only stopped bickering each other when Joaquin’s father came.
I stand up and bowed, greeting the forty year old man in his thick coat, he removed his cap and nods at me. He placed a paper bag on Joaquin’s bed and thereafter talks to him. Me and Suho excused and leave them alone to talk, I never got the chance to be close with Joaquin’s father, he stayed in Jeju and Joaquin followed me in Busan. This is the third time I saw him again
“I never thought you are already engage Jennie” Suho suddenly blurted beside me, we are sitting on the hospital’s park bench while my eyes are fixed on that familiar Suv parked meters away just in front of us
“Oh long story Suho” I answered and I gulped when Matthew came out from the door.
One thing is for sure, Lisa already knows I am here
And I am doomed, again.
“Oh I see, I pity my friend, he really love you that bad Jennie, he talks about you nonstop during work hours. I need to help Jennie, I need to fetch Lily in school cause Jen Jen is busy, I am willing to sacrifice everything for Jennie, I am willing to be Lily’s dad, everything Jennie, Joaquin will do everything for you and I am so sad you rejected him just like that, he is so fucking happy that you agreed in marrying him you know that?” I saw anger flashed in his eyes
I stayed silent, I couldn’t talk, I admit I am guilty in agreeing that easily when he offered marriage and rejected him that easily again when Lisa forced me to marry her, I am stupid and I hated myself for that.
All Joaquin ever did to me was to help me in any ways the he can, and I was out there being inconsiderate and insensitive about his feelings. I don’t know if I can repay him for the things that he did, return his feelings for me, I know I could never will, because from the start my heart only belongs to someone that will never be him
And that’s the part of me I am so guilty with, that I fell in love with Lisa, not him who was there for me from the beginning, who knew everything about me
“And you easily rejected and dumped him like that, if you only knew how broken he was when you left Busan and went to Seoul, I barely even recognize him. Joaquin is a good man Jennie, he really is and I don’t want to see him hurt, he’s my friend”
“I’m sorry” that is all I could utter, sorry. I apologize for not loving him, apologizing I couldn’t love him back “I’m sorry but-
“He nearly died”
“I know, and I am sorry for that” I tear up
“Don’t be sorry, it’s not your fault you don’t love him” he smirked and looks at me “I’m just concern about him, I don’t know what he will do from now on now thay you’d be gone forever in his side”
“I won’t be gone, I can still be his friend and I will visit him and let him see Lily, beside she’s her uncle Akin”
“He’ll only get hurt, I think it’s the best if you won’t see him for now, he needs time to move on Jennie” Suho said serious.
I looked away and stared in the air
“Can I talk to Jennie alone?” I looked up when someone spoke low in our back, Joauqin’s father was looking at me, Suho nods his head before leaving me alone with the man who seated beside me and handed me papers and a red box
“Open it Jennie”
I nod and gasped when I unfolded it, I looked at Joaquin’s father who shyly smiled at me
A Marriage Certificate and a wedding ring
Both my name and Joaquin printed on the paper, with Joaquin’s signature above his name.
I tear up once more when I saw an IOU worth millions in his name in exchange for his medical services
“Wh-at? Why did he borrow such huge amount of money like this?”
“For you and your daughter’s needs, he needed that huge amount of money to support you both”
“Oh my god I am so sorry, I’m really am sorry for-
“Don’t be sorry Jennie, it’s his decision. Don’t ever apologize on him, he will be mad at you. I just want to say my son really loves you that much and I am sorry but I can’t let you see him again, my son is really hurt so please I am begging you, stay from him”
I’ve been staring at the busy streets of Seoul as Matthew drove me into Lisa’s office, heavy feeling of deep guilt have been envading my chest because of Joaquin and I temporarily ignore it when Matthew lead the way into Lisa’s work place.
He knocks before he opened the door, I scan her neat and tidy office before my eyes caught her sitting on her swivel chair, wearing her work glasses and hair on a ponytail once again.
Jin her secretary was on the couch on her left, her eyes darted on me and I smiled, making my way to her couch and I stopped when my eyes caught another woman on her side, eyes are now on me and my eyes didn’t slip how she looks at me from head to toe
I cleared my throat to signal my soon to be wife I AM, HELLO INSIDE her office when she didn’t even bother to speak and stand up to greet me, HER FIANCEE. This woman, I am starting to get pissed at her.
“Uh hm good afternoon Mrs Manoban” Jin was the first one to stand up and smiled, I greeted him back “Good afternoon Jin”
“Are you here for miss Lisa?” he asked, I looked at Lisa who is now starting to converse with her slutty client.
My blood boiled, this barney is really starting to annoy me, how come she didn’t even say hi or Annyeong?! Like hello? I am here in her office?!
“Obviously” I rolled my eyes and slumped irritatingly on the couch he was sitting. He cleared his throat once again before he served a cup of coffee for me
“Thank you” I said before I get the newspaper placed on her table, pretending to read its content well in fact I am listening to Lisa talking to her "client"
“So? What do you think Liz? Can I win or not?”
Liz?
“Of course chestnut, you got the unbeatable Lisa Manoban here to defend you, your case will be hundred one percent sure win” Lisa laugh
Why the fuck is she calling her client a fucking chestnut?
I looked over Lisa and I saw her winks at her chestnut client, I scoffed at the sight, how dare she?
“Uhm Mrs. Manoban are yo-u okay?” Jin suddenly ask
“I’m fine” I rolled my eyes on Lisa before averting my gaze to her stiffened secretary sitting in front of me “Who’s that woman?” I whispered, placing the newspaper on the table
“She’s bo-ss client ma’-am” Jin stuttered
“Obviously Jin, obviously. What I mean is, who is she? And why is she calling Lisa Liz? And why is Lisa calling her chestnut?”
“Her name’s Nancy, one of Leo Manoban’s friend before, she’s here for her annulment case. I don't know about their personal relationship ma'am”
One of Leo’s friend? So she and Lisa are close before?
I stayed silent closing my eyes, pissed at what I am hearing right now. Hearing Lisa talks and laughs to her client like that I suddenly wanted to walk out, is she like this when it comes to clients? Especially women with big boobies?
“Thank you so much, I’ll call you later and oh what about dinner Liz? At my place tonight? What do you think?” her client talk, opening my eyes I saw Lisa smirk before shaking Nancy’s hand at her office’s doorway
Her eyes met mine
“Sure, I’ll come”
I scoffed, loud enough for her to hear I do not like what she said. Of course!
Her client winks before placing a kiss on Lisa’s cheek, my blood started to boil. I am obviously not liking what I just witnessedand heard, I want to scratch off that smirk on Lisa’s face once she closed her office’s door and walks towards my direction then seated beside me, she leaned her face close to me
“Hi baby-
Not even hesitating I punch her face, hard. She immediately fell on the floor and Jin jerks off on his seat, widening his eyes at his boss now holding her jaw and groaning while standing up "Aw what the fuck.."
“I’m going home” I stand up and grabs my purse, stomping towards her door when she suddenly grabs my wrist “Let go of me!”
“The fuck Jennie, did you just punch me?!”
“Well you deserve it! Let go! I am going home!”
“What? Is that why you came here after you just secretly visit your special man without asking me? To punch me in the face?” she tighten up her hold
I glared at her “I told you he was only my friend! A friend! Do you want me to slap a dictionary in your face for you to know what the meaning of a friend is huh Lisa?!”
“That’s not the point here, you secretly visited him and I am mad because once again you hid something from me”
“It’s because you won’t let me visit him! Visit him or not, you will still be mad at me!” I shouted
“Why are you screaming at me?” she pulled me closer to her and her brows creased, obviously not liking the tone of my voice. Well I can’t help it, I am too is mad at her!
“Ah boss, should I get out-
“It’s because I am mad at you too! Why don’t you let go of me and just prepare for your dinner tonight with that booby woman?” I grab my hand back
“Boss, I will just get out-
“Fine, just go home then. Or visit your man again and never come back” she scoffed before she rudely walks towards her chair and sits
“Ah- ahm I should really get out, boss I’m going out for a bit” Jin bowed awkwardly before he hastily left us alone in Lisa’s office.
I am glaring at Lisa silently typing now on her laptop, I stand in front of her and crossed my arms.
“Then give me my car key, I will visit him again if that’s what you want” I sweetly smiled, bitch I still can’t forgive her for letting that Nancy woman kiss her cheek and agreeing to have dinner with her alone in her place, ALONE.
That made her stop typing to glare at me, oh I know she’s already effing mad but I am too! “Are you fucking serious?!”
“Well I am! Just give me the key already and I will now leave! You will go to your bitch’s house to have dinner then I will just spend my time waiting for you to return in Joaquin’s room, how’s that?”
She suddenly stood up and circled around her table, towering over me then traps me again with her hands on my both sides while she’s bending to level her squinting eyes one me “Are you perhaps, jealous of Nancy?” she smirked
“Who wouldn’t Lisa? Is that how you treat your clients? Letting them kiss you and even having dinner with them alone in their house? Especially with women?!” I push her shoulders
She laughed and leaned closer to me “No, Nancy is Leo’s friend so I let her, she’s only a friend and a client baby. No need to be jealous”
“How dare you say that, Joaquin is also a friend”
“I didn’t live with Nancy for four years and I only met her today again after how many years, yes she’s a friend but not that special” she emphasized the word special “Also, it’s the first time I let her kiss me unlike you who let that bastard kiss you countless times within that four years of living with him along with my daughter whom you’d selfishly hidden from me”
I heavenly rolled my eyes, so she’s still jealous over Joaquin. Seriously, what should I do to make her believe she has nothing to be jealous of?
“I also-
I didn’t let her finish and pulled her nape, crashing my lips on her and started to kiss her like mad. She didn’t respond so I wrap my arms around her neck and pulled her even closer to me. In a second she kisses me back and entered her tongue on me. We shared a hot kiss until we parted to breathe for air
“I don’t kiss Joaquin that way” I said, placing a kiss thereafter on her right cheek. Same spot that Nancy kissed
Then her nose “We never kissed, he only kisses me when Lily felt I am not okay, when I am tired”
To her left cheek “But that was nothing to me, no feelings, a kiss with no fireworks unlike yours everytime this- “ I took a quick peck on her plumps lips –“will kiss me. Every part of me”
I finally look up this time, staring at her eyes “Only you can do that to me, have the ability to make my knees weaken even only just starting at your brown eyes. Did I tell you I really love your eyes?” I touch her long eyelashes with the tip of my index finger
“And that’s also the reason why I fell in love with you Lisa. Obviously Joaquin doesn’t have brown eyes like yours, he’s only a friend I repeat. Yes he is special for me because he was there for me, helping me to take care of Lily but you, were my everything.”
She stayed silent, only staring deep into me with her eyes. I smiled at her “I love you Lisa, and yes I don’t say that to Jaoquin. Only you and Lily”
She looked away when I saw a red tint flushed her cheeks, my grin grew even wider. “Someone is really blushing”
She covers her face with her hand “Your fault, damn you knew how to calm me down” she leads me on her chest. I felt her kissed the top of my head, I sniffed her scent “And you should do something about Nancy for me too”
Lisa chuckled and I felt her reach something on her table behind my back
“Hello?”
“Yes it’s me Nancy, I’m sorry I can’t have dinner with you tonight and are you okay if I’ll let Hanbin take care of your case instead of me?”
I smiled wide like a kid, yay.
“No it’s not that, I’m sorry for the sudden announcement really. No chestnut, I really can’t, personal reasons,nope I really can’t tell I’m sorry, I promise I will make it up to you. Okay thank you so much, I’ll notify Kim Hanbin right away. Bye”
She puts down her phone and raises her eyebrow on me “Happy now?”
I kissed her lips “More than happy”
We went home after to fetch Lily, she was talking about my father’s investigation going through on our way back, saying that bastard and Manong Tiborcio will have their trial next week. She decided not to come because I know once she saw Pedro again she will not hesitate to kill that man, she would took a glance at me whenever she will mention my father’s name
“Are you okay?”
I breathe normally, I suddenly felt suffocated once bits of memories in that awful day I nearly died flashed in my mind
“Baby?” she stepped on the break, I am still holding my chest to grasp for air
“What are you doing?!Get away from me!” I push him away again and grab back my right hand he’s now using to hold his gun, but he was strong, with only his left arm wrapping on my neck and hand covering my mouth I can’t seem to escape “Hmm! Get off! Get off me!”
“Shh like what your manong Juan said Nene, you are my daughter. You know the famous line like mother like daughter? Well for us it will be like this, like father like daughter. A father and daughter both now, are murderers” he said before his index finger forced mine to pull the trigger
I cried so hard that I saw manong Juan,
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