“Seo Rin, I’m sorry. I’m really sorry.”

“No. Mr. Tae Joon. You don’t need to apologize. We can watch the movie another time, it’s okay.”

“Have dinner, even if you’re alone. Don’t starve.”

“Don’t worry.”

With a continuous sense of guilt, Seo Rin waved her hand with a smile to him. But after Tae Joon’s car left, Seo Rin’s expression hardened.

“Heo Kyung-jun, Commissioner…”

The name that came through the speakerphone was certainly his. Up until now, it was easy to suspect that the person they had been meeting to uncover the truth about Ok-soon’s suicide case was Heo Kyung-jun.
In the end, Heo Kyung-jun, who had now become the Commissioner of Police, was the same detective who had handled Ok-soon’s case.

Moreover,

“The story left unfinished that day…”

It was truly strange to only be addressing the unfinished story now.

Sometime later, Tae Joon’s words came to mind. He had recalled the events of that day in great detail, almost as if he had been prepared to do so.

“There was a reason for it. A very special reason to remember that case so accurately…”

Seo Rin agreed with Tae Joon’s muttered words.

So, what could that special reason have been?
Until now, she had been hesitant, standing back as if fearing that her dreadful nightmare would return, just as Tae Joon had worried.

However, watching him struggle with the truth, tormented, was as difficult as having the nightmare itself.

In the end, she had no choice but to dive into this truth.

It was no longer just ‘his’ problem.

Ok-soon was someone dear to her too.

That’s why she had to find out the true nature of this truth, no matter what.

With this determination in mind, Seo Rin turned decisively and picked up her phone.
“Director Park, I’m sorry for bothering you. I know I’ve already let you off work.”

[It’s alright. But what’s going on?]

“I want to investigate someone.”

[Who is it?]

“Heo Gyeong-jun, the Chief of Police.”

[What? Wait, the Chief of Police? Why would…?]

Director Park appeared quite surprised.

And it was understandable, as the people she usually investigated were mostly related to business, not someone in such a powerful position in the law enforcement.

“In fact, we are re-investigating Tae Joon’s mother’s case, and it seems this person was the detective in charge at that time. But there’s something a bit strange about it.”
[Hmm. Could you give me a hint about what kind of case it is?]

“You should look into the Jung Ok-soon case.”

[Oh, I see. I’ll investigate it as soon as possible.]

“Thank you.”

The battle for the truth had just begun.

On the way home.

CEO Baek was furious and felt like he was going to lose it because of Director Park’s words.

[Dash]That’s right, sir. What he did to those women, he tried to do it to Director Jo a while ago, that scumbag, Jo Min-hyeong.

What he did to those women.
I know. Externally, he may have seemed like just a playboy, but the scumbag who couldn’t even be considered human faced sexual assault charges from women, and Seo Rin decided to break up with him.

But thinking that he tried to do to Seo Rin what he did to those women, a huge whirlwind of rage swirled deep inside her.

The intention to remove Seo Rin from the management was still there, but this had gone beyond such matters.

How could that wretched guy dare to do such a thing against the Baek family?

If Chairman Baek had found out, there would have been wailing in the underworld.
In the end, Chairman Baek couldn’t contain his anger and picked up his phone. However, the call wasn’t to Minhyeong, the person involved.

It was too embarrassing to believe that someone like him, who had pretended to be a human being all this time, had conspired to drive Seo Rin away while meeting with her over drinks.

And now, he finally understood. Why Minhyeong, who had never exercised his shares, had turned so blindly.

[Hello?]

“Oh, hello, Chairman Cho. This is Sungwon Baek.”

[Hello. It’s been a while. I should have called you first.] “No, I understand that Ocean Shipping has been very busy lately. Nevertheless, I apologize for calling like this.”

[No need to apologize.]

“Would you happen to have a moment to talk?”

[Ah, of course. You called after a long time, so I should make time.]

Chairman Cho readily agreed to the conversation. Of course, Chairman Baek didn’t feel the slightest bit of gratitude for such a favor, but that’s beside the point.

In terms of scale, Ocean Shipping was far behind Sungwon Group. If it weren’t for Seo Rin, they wouldn’t have been on speaking terms at all.
By chance, they had become engaged to each other, so they had seen each other’s faces, but after the breakup, they hadn’t had a proper conversation.

So, from Chairman Cho’s perspective, his call must have been quite burdensome.

It was his fault for having a son like a troublemaker.

“By any chance, do you know what my son did to our Seo Rin?”

Chairman Baek didn’t beat around the bush and brought up the matter directly. That was his style. However, Chairman Cho was no pushover either.