Bᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ Lᴀʟɪsᴀ's Pᴏᴠ

We were a few miles away from the Vantae Corp, inside Jungkook's van. It was crammed with security cameras and other technical equipments. He was checking whether the audio devices were working well so that I could wear them.

"Doll, you seem to be struggling with your earpiece. Should I help you wear it?" "I don't seem to mind it but hurry up please."

I handed him the tiny earpiece I was supposed to wear so that I could secretly communicate with Guk. He slid my hair to one side and leaned into my ear to fix the earpiece. Our closeness wasn't helping either, his warm breath kept fanning my neck. I immediately faced him after the earpiece was fixed to avoid any awkward situation. Otherwise he could've seen the visible blush spread on my face.

"I-I'll be heading in then?" "Oh...okay. Doll, give your best. Hwaiting!" After a small cheer up, I got down from the van and headed towards the big office complex, "Vantae Corp" engraved in the walls on top of the support pillars.

I came clean handed at the security desk, with just a yadom (mind you, it is a pepper spray) and a pocket knife disguised under a lipstick. The security staff eyed my attire composed of a little flowy dress reaching my knees, which made me build up confidence to I lure Taehyung. I found a pretty girl sitting on the reception desk, with a worrisome look on her face. Her eyes kept drifting to the telephone beside her, and she silently and grumpily kept cussing at it while occasionally trying to keep up with work she couldn't focus on. "How does damn thing work again?" She was visibly annoyed but managed to keep a stoic face.

"Miss, is there something that's bothering you? I shall help you out." "Oh, I'm so sorry ma'am for bothering you, it's this telephone, it hasn't been working around an hour. I'm trying to fix this device while pretending to work." "I understand. Now let me magically fix it."

As I leaned over the desk, my dress got a little higher giving an inappropriate exposure to  my long legs that attracted the men in vicinity, as I could see them from the corner of my eyes staring at me. Looking into the problem, I figured out: the cord had accidentally fallen off the receiver almost hidden under the stack of papers lying around. As soon as I connected it the phone started working again with bunch of calls.

"Wahh! You're really sweet, literally my guardian angel! I am Chou Tzuyu by the way." The girl extended her hand, her eyes sparkling. "I'm Lisa Bruschweiler. Remember we talked yesterday?" The girl suddenly flushed down in embarrassment, doing a facepalm remembering our conversation earlier. How cute!

"Oh...sorry about yesterday, I should've been more careful. Actually I started working here recently, yesterday was my first day and I wasn't acquainted with everything here and I messed up," she couldn't bring herself to meet my eyes so I cheered her up. "Tzuyu, we all have our firsts someday right? Now cheer up, we got a long way to go!" Her face lit up and we laughed.

We exchanged numbers and chit chatted for around a minute or so, when Tzuyu was informed that Mr Kim had just ended his meeting and he was free now. Tzuyu was clearly a bubbly girl, nearly the same age as me, and obviously different from all the secretaries I've met before. The other secretaries greeted me with fake smiles, eyed me with animosity as if they already knew I was going to seduce their boss. Tzuyu showed a genuineness, commitment to her job, I liked her already.

(A/N: this author is soft for TzuLis bits, so you'll find their friendship moments from time to time throughout the story!)

She took me to the elevator that opened at the 21st floor into a huge office cabin. We entered inside and there he was. The son of Apollo himself. He was randomly checking some files and then  he turned to meet us. Tzuyu introduced us and returned back to do her work.

Those charming eyes. Maybe this was the reason why Forbes marked him first on successful world business leaders and eligible bachelors list. He could surely attract women with those addictive looks of his. Gaining recomposure, I reintroduced myself again.

"Anneyong Mr Kim. I heard the news of the revolutionary project you've been working on. I have been a fan of your past successful works too, therefore I would like to invest money on behalf of my firm for this noble cause."

"Its a great honor to work with you, Miss Lisa. Tzuyu had informed me yesterday about your call. Thanks for trusting my company, it means a lot to me to work with you. I'm guessing you might be interested in knowing more about it. Since we would be associated close now, I'm ready to answer some of your questions."

"Yes, there are a list of questions I have, because I've been curious about it ever since the media has been promoting it with a secretive tag. I'm anticipating it's a big project?"

"Well, sure it is. It's a cancer relief program we've been working on. My friend and I had been into this idea for around five years or so, and after lots of brainstorming ideas and repeated attempts, we were able to formulate a sample that could positively repress the spread of an abnormal mast of cells to the other parts, making its cure simple. We hope this dedicated hard work my scientists and I are putting in could create a life changing difference to the world."

"That's very impressive!" I exclaimed. Somewhere my instincts told me he was a hardworking man who chased his dreams. For a moment, he made me doubt Sehun-ssi's theories about the serum. But I knew businessmen like him. From experience, I could judge two ways: either he was a very humble person with Hope's of becoming a pioneer to the world of medicine, or a very good liar. I wonder how many people must've fallen for this story he had woven. With those assuring eyes, he could surely convince people into believing him. I however shrugged the thought when I saw him staring at me.

"Uh....Mr Kim. Why are you staring at me, is there something on my face?" "Nothing except loads of beauty. I mean your features are delicate and elegant and the bangs on your forehead completes the look with an adorable touch." I was greatly impressed by his choice of words. "You're ethereally handsome too. You seem to be pretty much of an artist too!"

"Oh, that's because I tend to make details and observations. I draw sometimes too, haha. By the way Miss Lisa,you didn't tell me about yourself, however I would really love to know of your persona." I gave him a brief introduction of my designated work, as a supervisor in the Utopia firm. "You're purely a definition of sheer talent and beauty Lisa ssi!" "My talent is nothing compared to your success Taehyung ssi, and drop the honorifics please. I am  preferred to be called Lisa."

(A/N: Jungkook is talking with Lisa via the earpiece so his dialogues in this will be in bold.)

"Wow doll, he's totally flirting with you! You made a good first impression!" I could hear Jungkook through the earpiece. I suddenly remembered Taehyung mentioning a friend so I asked him about it. "Uhm Taehyung, you said you were working with a friend on this project. Can I meet him too, or he might be busy?"

I noticed a change in his expression, as he looked down, his body smile fading into seriousness, as if I asked him something very personal. Don't tell me, this was supposed to be my first impression and I can't be ruining it especially when I have to stick around with him for a long time! I shouldn't have asked him the question. I need to come up with something else to change the topic.

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I had to abruptly end the chapter here😅. Most of my chapters end in cliffhangers (old readers might know) so it's a bit difficult in giving a smooth end however I'll try.

Also, some promotions to do! I posted the intro of my upcoming story, "A Psychotic Mind" which is almost another mystery/ psychological thriller like fiction consisting of blacktan characters. Make sure to give it a read! I am anticipating that you will like reading it.

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Until next chapter,
Authornim.