“Since it has come to this, I want to know the reason. I’ve been genuinely curious for the past 10 years.”
Danwoo expressed a bitter expression as if saying that I seem to have underestimated you.
Then, Seon-ho, intoxicated with superiority, opened his mouth.
“Father always thought poorly of me. He wished me to be like him because he earned a living in a barren land. However, being born as the eldest son of Hae Song, I received the education and upbringing appropriate for the leader of the Hae Song Group.”
His life had been living at the top of the pyramid, looking down only.
With a triumphant face, Seon-ho looked at Danwoo and continued speaking.
“I couldn’t be like you. But you, born as a illegitimate child, were more ambitious than me, the eldest son. Father wanted you to participate in management, so he ordered the establishment of the IT business division.”
Chairman Woo Su-ho had once told Danwoo that he could always become anything.
However, even after learning that his father was the head of Hae Song Group, Danwoo never harbored any expectations. He never tried to take advantage of the situation. The neighborhood where he had lived all his life was a typical residential area, and the head of the group seemed too small and ordinary to frequent.
If he had considered me as a member of the Hae Song family, he would have let me live in a better house.
Moreover, he thought so, especially since he occasionally visited the house to be forgotten.
That I, of all people, was perceived as a threat by Woo Seon-ho. Or perhaps his presence was unpleasant and irritating.
As if reading Danwoo’s thoughts, Woo Seon-ho spoke.
“It seems you should remove your hat before becoming a more dangerous presence. Besides, I wanted to block your annoying father’s eyes and mouth at the same time.”
“Is controlling someone’s destiny just for that reason?”
“Nevertheless, didn’t I spare your life? That was the last favor I could bestow, right? It happened to come to mind when Soojeong suggested a contract with Company M.”
With a look suggesting, ‘Isn’t that reason enough?’ Woo Seon-ho touched the merger contract.
“Keeping you alive was the price I paid to save our Jung-hyun.”
So, naturally, when Woo Seon-ho expressed his gratitude, Danwoo shed a bitter smile.
He quietly laid down the fountain pen and turned on the TV with the remote control. The breaking news about the special investigation team’s briefing on the Hae Song Bio incident was being reported on the TV monitor.
[The special investigation team plans to arrest Representative Woo Seon-ho to hold him responsible for the Hae Song Bio incident today. Representative Woo is suspected of illegally detaining Ji Hyesoo and accumulating illicit funds through the use of Hae Song Bio. It has also been revealed that he made an unfair contract with the U.S. Company M, distributing drugs undergoing clinical trials domestically and providing research results. We will now connect to the scene of the voluntary attendance of the late Lee Soojeong.]
“It seems I won’t be able to sign the contract after all.”
Seeing Woo Seon-ho’s forehead contorting rapidly, Danwoo slowly tore the contract in half.
At that moment, Prosecutor Hwang entered the office.
As Prosecutor Hwang approached, Woo Seon-ho shouted wildly with eyes flashing madness.
“Do you think your mother will be safe after doing this? How could you be so ignorant!”
At that moment, Danwoo opened his phone and read a message stating that his mother had been safely discharged from the VIP room at Han Dongdae Hospital this morning.
“Oh, I should have mentioned it earlier. Your mother was discharged from the Blue Nursing Home this morning. The procedure was simple because her name wasn’t on the patient list.”
Woo Seon-ho’s gaze, with handcuffs in hand, shifted to Prosecutor Hwang.
In response, Prosecutor Hwang nodded as if confirming Danwoo’s words. Then, he continued speaking towards Woo Seon-ho.
“The emergency arrest warrant was issued, and while investigating the whereabouts, I found you here. I ended up hearing the story about Chairman Woo Su-ho unintentionally.”
Continuing, he detailed Woo Seon-ho’s offenses, offered condolences to Danwoo, and then left the office.
Danwoo, feeling a mixture of relief and emptiness, slumped onto the sofa.
No matter how tightly he grasped, it felt like he had lost the past ten years like sand slipping through his fingers.
Tap.
With a knock, the door opened, and Ji-an’s head appeared first. Soon after, she entered and closed the door behind her.
Ji-an had always disliked disturbing him during work, even for a moment. However, seeing her coming up like this indicated that she was worried about him.
As she extended one arm, Ji-an approached.
Ji-an embraced him as if encouraging Danwoo, who had endured a long and arduous journey. Only then did a faint smile appear on Danwoo’s lips.
Han Dongdae Hospital VIP ward.
As requested by Prosecutor Hwang, while the special investigation team announced the results of the investigation, Danwoo was supposed to lure Woo Seon-ho into the office.
To prevent Woo Seon-ho, who was quick-witted, from realizing that Danwoo had learned about his mother’s discharge from the Blue Nursing Home, Danwoo intended to keep his attention occupied.
Thus, Tae-yoon had no choice but to go to pick up his mother.
‘How many hours are equivalent to the past ten years I’ve been waiting?’ he thought, but it was a moment different from what he expected; it felt like time was draining away like sand between his fingers.
Tap.
With each step, Danwoo, who got off the elevator with the expression mentioned above, felt his vision blur.
The wide corridor leading to the room where his mother was admitted felt like an endless sea, and then the past hours came crashing in like a flood.
Soon, his vision blurred, and his mind went blank.
“Danwoo, are you okay?”
As sweat began to form in Danwoo’s hand, which Ji-an had held tightly, she looked at him with concern.
Every breath Danwoo took made his lips dry to the point where his heart heated up.
With each step getting closer to the hospital room, the time that felt distant and far away was approaching.
To be able to see his mother.
The sense of reality was still absent.
“I’ll wait outside for you.”
When they finally arrived in front of the ward, Ji-an withdrew her hand, not wanting to disturb Danwoo’s time.
Hyeseo’s heart, wearing a navy cashmere cardigan, raced rapidly as the moment she could see Danwoo drew near.
Tap—.
Only when the knocking sound was heard did she hold her breath and hear her heart pounding faster than the ticking of a clock.
Druuuuk.
The hospital room door opened, and Danwoo entered.
Though she promised not to cry.
The moment Hyeseo saw her son standing in front of her, her vision blurred as if filled with steam.
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