“Why didn’t you tell me that such a thing happened?”
The drug test, naturally, came back positive.
Minhyung, who couldn’t avoid paying for his sins after being properly counterattacked by Seorin, chewed on his lips as he listened to Lawyer Hong’s words.
“What difference does it make if I say it? I never thought we’d suddenly proceed with a lawsuit like this.”
“Still, I need to know all the variables to properly defend you, sir.”
“Baek Serin is not a variable. It was carried out as a thoroughly planned action. Even if Hong Byun knew, he wouldn’t have been able to avoid it.”
Yes. That would have been the case.
Baek Serin was as prepared and thorough as a born hunter.
“In the current situation, with the drug test coming back positive and the seller being apprehended based on the data provided by Executive Baek, it will be difficult to escape the damage. Moreover, on top of that, if you’re slapped with two charges of sexual assault, the sentence may become even heavier.”
“Didn’t Lawyer Hong say that it’s difficult to prove sexual assault?”
“That’s right. But the course of the trial has completely changed. Initially, we assumed an investigation with Secretary Seo as the snake, but now we’re investigating with you, sir, assumed to be the sexual assailant. Do you understand the significant difference between these two?”
He understood. He knew too well. And why the police’s focus had changed so dramatically, he knew that better.
Because of Baek Serin’s appearance.
The image she had built was so solid that it could change the direction of the police investigation.
“Then what should I do? Tell me, Lawyer Hong. Isn’t that what Lawyer Hong is supposed to do?”
Hong Byun lifted the black horn-rimmed glasses that had slid down his flat nose and furrowed his brow.
Then he sighed lightly and offered a solution.
“We have to reach an agreement with the victims by any means necessary, even if it means using whatever measures. Even if Baek Serin won’t agree, it could be a way to reduce the sentence. Maybe even more so since she has filed charges of sexual assault.”
“Are you kidding? Even if Seo Jiwon is like that, do you think Baek Serin would agree to an agreement? If she was going to agree, she wouldn’t have proceeded with the lawsuit in the first place!”
If an agreement was impossible with Baek Serin, Minhyung could put his life on the line.
Moreover, considering that Seo Jiwon wouldn’t find it easy either, with Baek Serin behind her.
“Still, there’s no other option besides an agreement. I’ll talk to Chairman Jo about this. First, I’ll discuss this matter with him.”
After finishing his words, Lawyer Hong left the officetel.
However, Minhyung was trapped in the frustrating officetel and couldn’t take a single step out of here. Because of Chairman Jo’s instructions.
After Hong left, Minhyung paced around the window, lost in thought.
There was enough logic in Hong’s words. In a situation where unavoidable sins needed to be paid, reducing the sentence was crucial.
To do that, it was most important to reach an agreement with Seorin. If Seorin agreed, Secretary Seo would follow like an option.
He could no longer afford to protect his pride.
He had to kneel before Baek Serin, even if necessary.
Seorin couldn’t think or eat all day due to her restless mind.
It felt like going back to the past, to that dreadful year when the accident happened.
Her entire brain, capable of imagining accidents, constantly replayed that day’s incident.
On that day, her mom never took her eyes off the road while driving. As always, she held the steering wheel with both hands, focusing on the front for safe driving. Seorin rolled down the rear window and couldn’t stop looking at the flowers blooming along the roadside.
Even though her sister gave her a hard time, Seorin ignored it, absorbing the fragrance of the flowers carried by the wind.
The traffic light changed at the intersection, and the car slowed down, coming to a stop. When Seorin turned her gaze to look at her mom, she saw it. A large truck rushing towards them at full speed.
Crash!
With a loud noise, her body was thrown, and immense pain surged. Overwhelmed by that pain, Seorin lost consciousness, and that became her last memory.
The repeated dreadful memories made her lose all motivation. Consequently, despite her hunger, she didn’t eat anything all day.
She had no appetite, but before going to bed, she felt like eating something.
So, Seorin called Taejun.
“Taejun, where are you now?”
[I’m on my way home.]“What about dinner?”
[Not yet. What about you?]“Me neither. Let’s eat together. But I’m too tired for dining out. Let’s order food and eat at home.”
[Sure. I’ll arrive soon.]“Yeah. See you at home then.”
After ending the call, Seorin met eyes with Director Park through the rearview mirror.
“You thought well. You didn’t even eat lunch today.”
“I don’t have much of an appetite these days.”
“Do you have any worries?”
Worries? She had plenty.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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