The Supreme Soldier in the City

Gina Lopez became anxious as well due to James Brown’s actions, so she set aside her shyness and thought carefully before saying, "Tell me, who exactly are you?"

James Brown smacked his forehead and exclaimed, "Oh no."

Emily Lopez shook her head, seemingly exasperated, and said, "Sister, you’re really too silly. You should have played along with him. Why would you ask who he is? Aren’t you exposing your identity right away?"

Gina Lopez’s mouth twitched as she replied, "I didn’t know about this beforehand like you did. When I heard the disgusting way he spoke, I got angry on the spot."

James Brown waved it off and asked, "What did he say next?"

Gina Lopez hurriedly answered, "He said, ’Huh, aren’t you the one Mr. Lee brought yesterday? Ah, you’re not Mr. Lee’s real wife, are you?’"

After a pause, Gina Lopez’s expression turned somewhat awkward, but she continued, "I told him I was, and asked which woman that bastard was out with yesterday?"

"He just laughed and said, ’I’m just kidding, sister-in-law. Mr. Lee is not that sort of person. He has praised you a lot to me. Oh yes, sister-in-law, where do you work? I’ll come visit sometime, I should bring you a gift.’"

James Brown didn’t respond, but stared at Gina Lopez, while Emily Lopez anxiously said, "You didn’t tell him, did you?"

Gina Lopez cleared her throat and said, "When I heard him say that, it was obviously made up. You definitely wouldn’t have said I was your wife, so I figured he must have some other motive. Just then you knocked on the door, so I told him you had come back and said you would call him later."

James Brown breathed a sigh of relief, grateful that Gina Lopez hadn’t misspoken. However, what originally involved only him and Helen Wilson now inadvertently involved Gina Lopez as well.