After hanging up the phone, Tae Joon sat quietly for a moment, looking around.

The chic interior, which somewhat resembled Seo Rin in its coldness, came into view at once. It was a space that had looked a bit dynamic when she was there, but the space that lost its master looked very cold.

Suddenly feeling a chilly sensation, he brushed his arm and turned his gaze, his shirt, discarded due to a fever that had risen overnight, caught his eye.

It seemed like she had picked it up and placed it on the table, but the shirt was already so wrinkled that it couldn’t be worn.

“It’s gloriously, dead.”

He couldn’t go out wearing this. Moreover, his suit pants were also a mess.

In the end, he picked up his phone.

[Hello? I’m on my way now, do you need anything?]

“Okay. I’ll send you the address, so prepare some clothes to wear and wrap them up quickly when you arrive at the hotel.”

[Huh? Aren’t you at the hotel now? Then where are you?]

“You don’t need to know that, just send it as soon as possible.”

[Should I go?]

“No. You’re known to President Baek. There are people attached to me, so it’s not good to be seen together until the shareholders’ meeting ends tomorrow.”

[Ah, right. That’s true.]

“While you’re at it, also pack some sportswear and send it along. I’ll stop by the gym on the way.”

[Understood. I’ll send it as soon as possible.]

“Ah, and how about President Baek’s side? Any movement?”

Even in the chaotic morning, Tae Joon did not forget to check on President Baek’s activity.

He was not the only one who could handle President Baek. From the moment President Baek assigned him a troublesome shadow, he had been checking all of President Baek’s movements as well.

[It seems like he’s going to have lunch with all the directors today. Besides that, there’s nothing special.]

“Ah, enjoying a feast, you say?”

You’re in good spirits, President Baek. Our Seo Rin can hardly eat because she’s so sensitive right now.

[He probably believes we’ll support him.]

Of course. That’s exactly what he intended.

At So Dam’s words, the corners of Tae Joon’s mouth wickedly curled up, as if he was thoroughly enjoying this moment.

“I think it’s okay to leak some information now.”

[About the CEO? Why? They will find out everything tomorrow anyway.]

“Not everything, just the name. It’s fun. They’re all excited without knowing if tomorrow is the end of the world.”

A sigh of realization flowed from So Dam’s mouth as if she fully understood his intention.

The higher you go, the greater the impact of the fall.

Tae Joon intended to boost President Baek’s mood to the fullest today.

Of course, there won’t be much they can find out right now with just his threeletter name. However, if he slightly loosens the information that had been tightly closed up until now, even the most trivial information would sparkle with a small sense of anticipation to those who receive it.

And by the time they bite into the breadcrumb he dropped and just barely find out about his identity, it would already be too late.

President Baek, you can never beat me.

If you threaten my woman’s life, I will bite you first, in the most brutal way.

“Enjoy your last supper, President Baek.”

A cruel toast flowed from his lips.

“Ahahaha. As expected of our CEO! To finally make The MG surrender, even though they didn’t bat an eyelid despite all the contact!”

“That’s not it. I just said I’d consider it positively.”

“What’s the difference? You’ve been in contact with Vice President Baek, but I bet you couldn’t even step into the shadow of The MG?”

On the day before the temporary shareholders’ meeting.

President Baek was having lunch and listening to a toast with the board members who would support him at this temporary shareholders’ meeting. Premature celebration wasn’t President Baek’s style, but he never tired of this kind of flattery.

His ears were pleased. So was his heart.

President Baek, who didn’t drink during the day, had to have alcohol for lunch on such a day.

“Congratulations, Chairman.”

Director Hwang refilled the empty glass and laughed heartily. The others present quickly filled their glasses and held them high.

“For the new owner of our Sungwon!”

“For him!”

Belatedly, President Baek also raised his glass and clinked it against theirs.

In truth, the death of his older brother, Chairman Baek Hyung Ki, was a shock to him too. Regardless of their differences, he was the only blood relative with whom he had worked for the company, and the only person in the world who could speak harshly to him.

But wasn’t Chairman Baek Hyung Ki a man who was already gone?

Clinging to the shadow of a departed person and looking back at the past was nothing more than the past. Sungwon needed a future, not a past. To do that, new reforms were essential, and to implement those reforms, the shadow of Chairman Baek Hyung Ki had to be cut away.

That was Seo Rin.

It was a bit regrettable for his niece, Seo Rin, but it was time for the winds of reform to blow in Sungwon.