What he wanted was not something trivial. He had to marry Dahyun off to the eldest son of the DaeMyung Group to make her useful.

It was regrettable to reject Dahyun like this. He had to suck up everything until it was no longer useful.

Tock, the screen went dark after Dahyun’s name disappeared.

Su Cheol placed the mobile phone next to Yeon Sil, who was lying in bed. Dahyun wouldn’t end it with just one call. She would have been ruthless and persistent enough to contact him as much as she contacted Su Cheol.

Su Cheol waited. He waited for Dahyun to contact him again.

It wouldn’t be about getting a divorce. She probably called out of curiosity or to confirm. Su Cheol had no intention of readily accepting Dahyun’s call.

Even if Minhyuk collapsed, suspecting him due to Dahyun’s contact, Su Cheol planned to take advantage of the opportunity to inject a virus into the ongoing AI project in the HG Group. He would sabotage it so that it couldn’t be recovered.

It was a clever plan to subtly modify the ongoing AI project at HG Group and unveil it at Yusoong.
Originally, I thought about transferring authority to Minhyuk since I obtained Dahyun from him. However, like an illegitimate child, I didn’t know how to give and take, so it didn’t work out.

Minhyuk firmly drew a line, showing that he had no intention of revising the agreement to involve Yusoong in the project.

Not only that, but Aesong had illegal surveillance files on Yusoong. If he moved directly, there was a risk of being exposed in the media.

Zing Zing

“As expected.”

Su Cheol twisted his lips into a half-smile and then distorted them.

Not long after receiving another call from Dahyun, Su Cheol let go of Yeon Sil’s hand and picked up his mobile phone.

He was determined to accept Dahyun’s call without dragging it out to satisfy his curiosity about the reason behind her call.

“But it’s strange.”

Su Cheol was becoming suspicious of Kim Yoon Hee. He couldn’t trust her claim that she only met Dahyun separately and talked about matters concerning the child.

“There’s definitely something she hasn’t told me. But she doesn’t seem to realize it. There must be something I missed.”

Trusting everything to Kim Yoon Hee alone seemed unreasonable.

While receiving Dahyun’s call, Su Cheol stared intently at Yeon Sil.

“Yeah. What’s the matter with you? Contact your father properly.”

If he did nothing, he felt like he would go crazy thinking about Minhyuk.

Dahyun was already stressed from hearing Su Cheol’s voice, which she didn’t want to hear.

Although she had tried to minimize stress as much as possible before contacting Su Cheol, contrary to her resolution, mental anguish had already crept in.

Dahyun offered formal greetings to Su Cheol.

“Father, how have you been?”

[Asking about your father’s well-being so quickly.]

Su Cheol’s voice was sarcastic, but it didn’t seem like he was angry.

“I contacted you because there’s something I want to ask.”

[It’s a surprising event in life. You have something to ask your father.]

She didn’t intend to have a long conversation with Su Cheol anyway. She wanted to confirm what she was curious about quickly and end the call.

Taking a deep breath, Dahyun asked Su Cheol directly. She needed to verify if Kim Yoon Hee had told him that she had regained her memory. Also, she had to confirm if Su Cheol knew that she was pregnant.

Kim Yoon Hee had undoubtedly met Su Cheol recently. If that was the case, there was no way she hadn’t told him about her story.

“Father, have you ever met a woman named Kim Yoon Hee before?”

[Are you asking your father if he met a woman now?]

Su Cheol didn’t know that his memory had returned. Dahyun was shocked anew that Kim Yoon Hee hadn’t told him the truth.

“No. How could I inquire about Father like that?”

[Are you asking your father if he met a woman now? By the way, how is Kang Seobang? Are you getting along well with him?] Knowing my current situation well, Su Cheol asked as if he didn’t know anything. It was amusing how he pretended not to know anything. Dahyun was on the verge of retorting that he must know even without her saying anything.

Fortunately, it seemed that he still didn’t know about my pregnancy.

“Yes, I’m doing well.”

Dahyun said, pretending not to know anything, just like Su Cheol. Su Cheol spoke about Kim Yoon Hee as if he were a complete stranger.

[If you’re doing well, that’s enough. I don’t know how long you’ll keep doing well.]

Although Su Cheol obviously knew what had happened after meeting Kim Yoon Hee, he didn’t mention it to her.

“Don’t worry. Father, I have another question if it’s okay to ask?”

[Sure, ask away.]

The verification was done. It seemed like he was confident that he didn’t know anything, pretending not to know the name Kim Yoon Hee at all.

If so, even if Kim Yoon Hee had met Su Cheol recently, it meant that they didn’t have such a friendly relationship.

Then why did Su Cheol meet Kim Yoon Hee?

But asking Su Cheol wouldn’t yield an answer.

Originally, the matter was settled, so now she just had to hang up.

However, perhaps because her memory had returned.

“As soon as that kid comes back to Korea, report to me right away. Be careful; she’s Yeon Sil’s relative. If she knows the whole truth, she won’t let me go quietly.”

Dahyun, without time to think, blurted out her words, recalling the eavesdropped conversation between Su Cheol and his father from the past.

“Do you have anyone contacting you from Mom’s side? I haven’t seen Mom, but I want to keep a picture at least. There isn’t a single picture of Mom left at Dad’s place, right?”

Dahyun realized too late, but the words had already come out. She had asked Su Cheol the same question in the past.

Certainly, Su Cheol’s answer would be the same as back then. She knew that the answer was a lie.

[No. Not a single one. If you’re going to talk more about your mother, I’m ending it now.]

Click

When Su Cheol asked about Kim Yoon Hee’s existence, his voice quickly cooled when Dahyun asked about Yeon Sil. And as if to say there was nothing worth hearing, he only spoke what he wanted to say about himself and quickly ended the call.

“Lies.”

Dahyun put down the disconnected phone. It was difficult to end the call first, but maybe it turned out better.

To summarize, Kim Yoon Hee did not tell Su Cheol about her pregnancy or the fact that she had regained her memory. Su Cheol completely pretended not to know about Kim Yoon Hee’s existence. Minhyuk didn’t know if the two knew about each other or not.

“I don’t trust either of them.”

It became clear. Kim Yoon Hee and Su Cheol didn’t trust each other. If so, what kind of relationship did they have?

As she pondered various possibilities, Dahyun’s eyes suddenly widened.

“A cooperative relationship?”