He was certain.

Chairman Cho of Ocean Express and Gyeongjun were undoubtedly accomplices.

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

“Yeah. How did it go?”

“Chairman Cho is convinced.”

“Well… couldn’t escape from the expected, huh?”

“Understood. Now… is it my turn?”

In response to her question, Taeyoon quietly whispered.

“Soren, go and… take care of it properly.”

The way to the meeting place to see Chairman Cho.

The path was beautiful with warm afternoon sunlight pouring down, but in Soren’s heart, a tremendous storm was brewing.
A sense of discrepancy overwhelmed her.

Disliking the detached feeling, Seorin turned to Director Park, who was driving, and spoke up.

“Director Park, can you assign someone to Chief Prosecutor Heo Gyeongjun and Chairman Cho? Someone very professional.”

“Oh, that. President Kang already took care of that.”

“How did you know?”

“Secretary Shin asked me if I knew someone good at their job, so I told her.”

Anyway, one of Taeyoon’s actions left no room for imitation.

“Got it.”

She replied and turned her gaze again. How much time had passed? Director Park’s voice pulled her out of deep contemplation.

“We’ve arrived, Vice President.”

As she got out of the car, she saw Chairman Cho’s car pulling in from the other side. Shortly after, Chairman Cho, buttoning up his suit, descended.

Then a call came from Taeyoon. Perhaps the meeting with Gyeongjun was over.

“Hello?”

[It’s me.]

“Yeah. How did it go?”

[Chairman Cho is convinced.]

With his firm voice, Seorin mumbled as she watched Chairman Cho approaching.

“Well… couldn’t escape from the expected, huh?”

Hoping it wasn’t true, fate eventually turned them into irreparable enemies. Not only did they lack a son, but they also lacked a father.

And now, the lifelong enemy was right in front of her.

In her heart, she wanted to smile and thrust her nails into Chairman Cho’s throat. Then she wanted to ask why he did that.

But Seorin didn’t do that.

Instead, with a calm voice, she spat out her words.

“Got it. Now… is it my turn?”

[Seorin, go and… take care of it properly.]

Nodding to his voice echoing in her ears, she hung up. As she did, the enemy in front of her reached out.

“I just arrived. Let’s go inside, Vice President Baek.”

“Sure.”

Years of torment with guilt and nightmares.

And the deaths of her beautiful mother and sister.

She would never forgive him.

He was too heavy with guilt.

The war was just beginning.

Even though some time had passed since Taeyoon left, Gyeongjun, unable to calm down, kept pouring soju into himself.

The robust alcohol fumes were soaking into his brain, but the shock he received moments ago remained unrelieved. Like someone who had taken a blow to the head with a hefty hammer, he still felt dizzy.

“What on earth…”

How could he have learned all that truth?

And that, from an incident 20 years ago.

No, there was no time to waste on this. He had to inform Chairman Cho of all these facts as soon as possible.

He tried to make a call, but Chairman Cho did not answer. However, this matter was too important to leave a message through text or voice.

Gyeongjun quickly calculated and, after leaving, took a deep breath when he got into his car.

Especially at times like this, he needed to be fully alert.

Once his breath was somewhat regulated, he tried calling Chairman Cho again.
Once, twice, three times…

After seven attempts, Gyeongjun finally managed to hear Chairman Cho’s voice.

[What’s the matter?]

“I have something important to tell you. Where are you right now?”

[It’s not a good time. I’m meeting with someone important.]

Gyeongjun could guess from Chairman Cho’s sparing words what might be going on.

[Dash] Baek Seorin, who survived the accident, is now my wife.

Could it be true?

But there was a reasonable possibility. Chairman Cho was in a situation where he had to bend down flat for Baek Seorin because of Jominhyeong.

“By any chance… are you meeting Baek Seorin?”

[What’s this all about?]

Instead of answering, Chairman Cho changed the subject. Gyeongjun could easily guess from his actions that Chairman Cho was currently meeting Seorin.

It was the greatest crisis of his life.

He needed to inform Chairman Cho about this crisis immediately.

“Then don’t answer, just listen to what I have to say! Baek Seorin knows everything! About the incident 20 years ago… everything!”

As expected, on the other end of the phone, Chairman Cho’s voice, shocked, flowed.

[What the…]

A glass filled with clear soju went back and forth several times. However, Chairman Cho had never experienced a drinking session as suffocating as it was today.

And to be in such a difficult situation with a young woman in front of him.

It was all because of his son, who was like a good-for-nothing.

If it weren’t for his son, there would have been no cause for regret with Seorin.

“It seems like it was a difficult situation. Still, I appreciate you taking the time for this.”

“No need to mention it. I came because I have something to say.”

In Seorin’s calm voice, Chairman Cho raised his eyebrows. She was a woman without any expression. Therefore, Chairman Cho couldn’t read what she was thinking.

Still, was coming to this place a positive sign?

“I must have raised my son poorly. I feel really sorry as a father.”

“I didn’t come here for an apology.”

“I know. I know. So, I’ve thought a lot about it. Money won’t mean anything to Vice President Baek.”

“…”

“If she accepts the lawsuit… I will send Jomin to… abroad.”

It was the conclusion reached after careful consideration. Knowing well that Seorin couldn’t be persuaded easily.

However, Seorin didn’t bat an eye at his decision.

At that moment, Chairman Cho’s phone kept ringing in his suit pocket. He ignored it, but the phone didn’t stop vibrating.

Listening to that sound, Seorin calmly spoke.

“Sending your son abroad, do you think that will solve everything? Here, he may hide and take drugs, but if he goes abroad, he will openly do it. Do you want to disgrace the country?”

“That’s…”

“Besides that, instead of that, if you answer my question, consider accepting the lawsuit… you might think about it.”
In an instant, Chairman Cho’s eyes widened at the extremely bold conditions. However, at that moment, the phone that had stopped vibrated again.

Reaching for the sake glass, Seorin coldly spoke.

“First, answer the phone. After that… let me ask you a question.”

Eventually, Chairman Cho, with a frowning expression, took out his phone. The one who had persistently called was none other than Gyeongjun.

“What’s going on?”

Words didn’t come out smoothly to the disturber in this crucial moment. However, Gyeongjun, undeterred by his sharp tone, whispered as if to say something.

[I have something important to tell you. Where are you right now?]

“It’s not a good time. I’m meeting with someone important.”

[By any chance… are you meeting Baek Seorin?]

No, how could Gyeongjun know about that? However, Chairman Cho couldn’t answer directly and evaded the question.

“What’s this all about?”

In response to the sharp question, Gyeongjun laid out shocking words.

[Then don’t answer, just listen to what I have to say! Baek Seorin knows everything! About the incident 20 years ago… everything!]

“What the…”

Chairman Cho, finding the words unbelievable, blurred his speech and turned his gaze to Seorin in front of him.

Her act of emptying the sake glass in one go and placing it down seemed to be in slow motion.

And as if waiting for this moment, she threw a question.

“Our mother was like a flower. To such a mother… why did you do that?”

It was a question he couldn’t answer.