I heard from an announcer colleague that News9’s Anchor Jeong was retiring abruptly due to health reasons.
And Seo Rin would be taking that position, I presumed.
“How did you know that? That position is already filled.”
The director was surprised that I knew that fact. However, he shook his head firmly, as if he had no intention of changing his mind.
His stubbornness was due to the intentions of those above him.
‘It’s already been decided, there’s an heir in place.’
I didn’t think it would be easy to snatch it away. Seo Ji Han seemed to have meticulously prepared everything beforehand.
Moreover, KBC’s largest shareholder was Hojin Group, and Ji Han, the successor’s request, was as good as the largest shareholder’s request.
To move him, I would need a supporter as powerful as Ji Han’s influence.
I was pondering how to persuade the director when.
Knock, knock.
A sudden knock on the door was followed by the office door opening.
“Who dares to open the door without permission…”
“It’s been a while.”
The director was about to get angry at the person who entered without permission, but he suddenly stopped when he saw who it was.
I also looked at the door with a surprised expression.
‘Seo Ji Han, why are you here?’
I didn’t expect Ji Han, dressed in a neat suit, to come all the way to KBC Broadcasting Station.
“Mr. Seo, what brings you here?”
“I just stopped by on my way somewhere else, I didn’t expect to find her here.”
The director, remembering his previous rudeness, quickly stood up and greeted him.
Following the director’s lead, Ji Han sat down and turned his gaze toward me.
Ji Han’s eyes, which had wavered when he first discovered me, were now calmly settled.
“What are you doing here?”
“What are you doing at the broadcasting station?”
Then, Ji Han bluntly asked me a question.
He wasn’t the type of man to come to the broadcasting station directly, and even if he had a reason to visit, he had even less reason to meet the director.
That’s why it was extremely strange that he had come to the director’s office in person.
Then, I remembered the encounter with Seo Rin at the department store.
‘No way…’
Suddenly, a thought came to mind, and my calm heart began to race.
‘You came here just for Chae Seo Rin?’
I wanted to think it wasn’t true, but there was no one else who could move him other than Chae Seo Rin.
As I watched Ji Han talking calmly with the director, I felt my insides boil.
‘He’s gone insane. He’s lost his mind.’
My gaze towards him turned cold.
In the office, only the voices between Ji Han and the director could be heard.
[The pleasant air and the spring-like atmosphere were in full swing today. Tomorrow’s temperature will rise higher than today’s.]A female voice came on, as if the director had been monitoring the broadcast.
At the sudden voice, the two people who were talking about the trivial investment in the broadcasting station stopped their conversation.
As it grew quiet, the voice became clearer, and Ji Han shifted his gaze to the TV behind the director’s back.
Following his gaze, I saw Seo Rin conducting the weather forecast.
“I should’ve known better. I’m sorry, Mr. Seo. I forgot to turn it off.”
“It’s fine. It’s not a bothersome sound.”
“I’m glad. Mr. Seo, you’re an acquaintance of caster Chae Seo Rin, right? She was very close with our Yoon, the announcer.”
It seemed like the director noticed Ji Han’s gaze towards the TV and continued the conversation with a friendly smile.
“Yeo Jin is talented, but Chae Seo Rin is also doing a great job.”
“It seems like the programming department has an eye for talent. You must be pleased, Director.”
“Haha. Yes, I am.”
I pretended not to care, but I could feel the deep emotions hidden within.
The feeling of betrayal wasn’t just once or twice, and my breath was once again choked.
Thousands of emotions swept over me.
The woman he loved was not me but my close junior, who once had been my husband.
‘How far will you go to make me miserable?’
Deep affection for Seo Rin, emanating from the depths of Ji Han’s gaze.
The director might not have noticed, but it was clear to me.
I clenched and unclenched my fists repeatedly to regain my fading focus.
Even though it wasn’t new information, it felt suffocating as if my insides were burning.
“That’s right. Yoon, the announcer, not the lady boss, mentioned returning to work.”
“Returning to work?”
Ji Han narrowed his eyes at the director, who suddenly brought up the topic of returning to work.
As if learning something he didn’t know, Ji Han’s gaze became sharp, and the director seemed surprised as well.
“Didn’t you know? I thought it was something discussed with the former president… Yoon, was this a secret?”
The director, looking somewhat embarrassed, asked me in a whisper-like tone.
Ji Han, who had been watching the situation quietly, roughly put down his glass.
“Becoming a part of the Hojin family and being an anchor is not possible.”
“I thought so too. Haha. What happened?”
The director asked me again in a whisper-like tone with an awkward laugh.
“And isn’t that position already filled?”
It seemed like he had realized his mistake, as the smile on the director’s face gradually faded.
As Ji Han had said, the successor’s position for the main anchor had already been decided by the higher-ups.
“Being an anchor may look good, but it’s a position with many issues – malicious comments and baseless rumors.”
Even as he spoke to the director, Ji Han’s gaze was fixed on me.
His heavy eyes gradually pressed down on me.
“I don’t want my precious person to go through hard times.”
“…”
“I want them to be peaceful in my shadow for a long time.”
I barely held back a sigh that threatened to escape.
I hated his lips, which shamelessly spat out lies without any change in his expression.
The director, who knew nothing, seemed to genuinely admire Ji Han’s seemingly affectionate words.
I was the only one who knew his hidden intentions.
“As you know, she’s a person with a lot of passion for her work, so she tends to overdo it.”
“Of course. We all know well about Yeo Jin’s love for her job.”
The director easily agreed, as if trying to defuse the situation that had upset him.
“But what can’t be done, can’t be done.”
The director shrank back from Ji Han’s suddenly sharp gaze.
It was a piercing look that made even the seasoned director unable to move.
“If she tries to overdo it in the future, please stop her, Director.”
“Hahaha. Of course! I care so much for Yeo Jin, it’s only natural.”
Ji Han relaxed his tense expression as if nothing had happened.
Only then did a faint smile spread across his face, as if he was satisfied with the director’s refreshing response.
We left the director’s office after some trivial conversations.
The door closed, and Ji Han’s gaze changed drastically as we left the office together.
“Follow me.”
Without looking back, Ji Han threw a cold word.
He maintained a dreadful silence as we walked down the hallway to the central elevator.
As we passed the main gate, the outside air suddenly hit us.
The cool air made me feel alive again.
He had been silent until we left the broadcasting station, but suddenly he turned towards me.
His gaze was sharp as it pierced through me.
He must have been upset to learn through someone else that I wanted to return to work.
As I showed no reaction, he furrowed his brow.
With even deeper eyes than before, Ji Han softly asked,
“Don’t you have anything to say to me?”
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