“When are you coming? We’re starting now.”
Upon hearing the announcer’s voice, Seo Rin sent a message to Tae Joon, fraught with anxiety. This was because, despite the commencement of the temporary shareholders’ meeting, he had not yet shown himself.
It was an uncharacteristic behavior for Tae Joon, who was always punctual.
“He said he wouldn’t be late.”
Unconsciously, a small complaint slipped out. That’s when a message arrived from him.
“Don’t worry. I won’t be late.”
“You’re already late, you know?”
The speed of her typing increased as her blood pressure rose, strength surging into her fingers.
“I said don’t worry. They can’t start that shareholders’ meeting without me. So, I absolutely won’t be late.”
It seemed like a strange logic, but upon hearing the announcer say that they would delay the meeting by about 10 minutes, she could only let out a hollow laugh.
Tae Joon was intentionally late. And to make President Baek anxious.
She could tell from the way the previously relaxed President Baek kept glancing at the empty seat of The MG, a slight tension visible in his demeanor.
Tae Joon Kang, he was truly an impressive man. To have President Baek on tenterhooks so easily.
However, a moment later, the door opened revealing So Dam, followed by Tae Joon.
Today, as he walked in, it seemed as if a radiant halo was shining from behind him.
Not only that, he even had the composure to laugh while looking at President Baek, who sat in his seat, too shocked to close his mouth.
But the one surprised and lost for words from shock was not only President Baek.
Director Kim, sitting in the row behind, was even bowing his head, trying not to make eye contact with Tae Joon.
Tae Joon Kang, today he really caught a few people off guard.
“Thank you for delaying the time until I arrived. Well, shall we begin?”
The devil himself couldn’t have been more devious.
Quite some time had passed since the temporary shareholders’ meeting had begun. However, the soul of President Baek, who had lost his senses, was still not back.
He still couldn’t believe the existence of the man sitting in front of him.
Was this really reality and not a dream?
He wished it was a nightmare. Then he could wake up drenched in sweat and shake off the unfortunate dream.
But the presence of Tae Joon, sitting in front of him, constantly smirking, was absolutely not a dream but reality.
The sense of reality was finally washing over him.
Where did things go wrong?
His gaze shifted towards Seo Rin. He couldn’t read any thoughts from her expressionless face. Only then did he realize that he was fooled by that emotionless face.
They knew from the beginning. The fact that he had people tailing the two of them. And they had used that to counterattack.
Even Tae Joon had meticulously arranged an unusual meeting to put him at ease.
It was a cowardly and despicable method.
But a memory flashed across President Baek’s mind like lightning as he recalled that day’s meeting.
“If you know your enemy, you can win every battle.”
At that time, he thought So Dam had used an inappropriate idiom due to her unfamiliarity with Korean.
But, no, that was not it. It was a message from Tae Joon to him.
He had warned him. It was just that President Baek didn’t understand the warning.
Only now, feeling every piece fitting perfectly together, did President Baek stare at Tae Joon in front of him with a cold gaze.
He was no ordinary man. To have the audacity to send such a warning even when he knew President Baek would notice.
It was a puzzle that seemed perfect, but was strangely misaligned. There were signs everywhere that things were going wrong, but the one who missed all of this was none other than President Baek.
And wasn’t it him who delayed the shareholders’ meeting by eight minutes for Tae Joon’s late arrival, and kindly moved the nameplate to the right spot so they could make eye contact?
He had dug his own grave, so whom could he blame?
It felt like he had been hit hard in the back of the head. His limbs were still tingling from the severity of the blow.
But no matter how much he regretted it, he couldn’t undo the mistake he had already made.
All that was left now was to pay the price.
The voting had begun. The agenda, as already announced, was to elect him, the president, to the vacant chairman’s seat.
Seo Rin, the largest shareholder, and Mrs. Park were on one side, and with the addition of Mrs. Son’s 3% and The MG’s 8%, they surpassed the majority of the voting rights of the attending shareholders. Even if the board members supported him, and he was lucky enough to have the small shareholders who attended throw 100% of their votes at him, it was a futile effort.
The result was as expected.
“With this, we announce that the motion has been rejected.”
It was a crushing defeat.
After the shareholders’ meeting, people swarmed out, but President Baek and the board of directors were petrified, unable to move from their spots.
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