Yeo Eun smiled bitterly and opened the message she received from Cha Hyun.

Cha Hyun sent the addresses of Lotus Hotel and the main house in Itaewon side by side, and earnestly asked Yeo Eun.

“He’s not the type to do crazy things.”

If Cha Do Ha were to do something crazy, it would be entirely planned, and no one in this world could stop it.

Rather, it would be faster to persuade his lover Kim Hae Ri to move him.

How could she deal with a man who throws even promises like one-sided notifications?

Yeo Eun sighed, recalling her brief phone call with Cha Do Ha.

“By the way, telling me to come to the party room by 9 PM is too late.”

She has to go to Chairman Cha Ji Seop’s mansion in Itaewon-dong, not the Lotus Hotel party room by 9 PM.

“It’s 6 o’clock now, so if I go home and change clothes, prepare this and that, it’ll be 8 o’clock…”

It seems about right.

After checking the time, Yeo Eun quickened her pace.

* * *

8:15 PM.

Arriving at Lotus Hotel, Yeo Eun quickly scanned her reflection in the mirror as she entered the lobby.

It was laughable.

To have put so much effort into her appearance at the mention of an opportunity to “chop wood”.

Wearing a thin turtleneck that slightly revealed her figure and a knit pleated skirt, she had also put a lot of effort into her makeup and hair.

She wore earrings she usually doesn’t wear and even put on stiletto heels to match her outfit.

Why did she do such an obvious thing?

She briefly regretted it while looking at her reflection in the mirror.

It seems she wanted to look pretty for Cha Do Ha.

For that man who obviously has a girlfriend, yet calls her to where his girlfriend is, just to enjoy a deviation.

“No. I’m just doing business.”

Catering to the preferences of a client who wants a pretty trainer.

With that self-rationalization, Yeo Eun crossed the hotel lobby.

Lotus, a boutique hotel in Sinsa-dong, had a different atmosphere from the entrance.

It exuded an exotic yet decadent ambiance, as if entering the mansion of some Indian tycoon.

She had heard rumors that Kim Hae Ri regularly holds parties here.

They say she invites fellow celebrities and second or third generation chaebol heirs for secret social parties.

When the words ‘secret’ and ‘social’ are deliberately attached before the word ‘party’, the reason is obvious.

As the hotel’s atmosphere suggests, it means a somewhat closed, very decadent, and extremely intimate party. Cha Hyun called it a ‘wild party’.

It was also an open secret in the industry that Kim Hae Ri’s agency was having headaches because of these wild parties.

“So Cha Do Ha is here.”

The place where the host of the wild party and her lover are.

Yeo Eun sighed as she stood in front of the party room.

It was truly a place that didn’t match Cha Do Ha.

“It really doesn’t suit him. To enjoy such parties with those eyes.”

Stubborn, sharp, and upright eyes.

She thought someone with such eyes wouldn’t waste their life like this, but there are exceptions everywhere, it seems.

Yeo Eun smiled bitterly and opened the party room door, steeling herself.

Loud music pierced her eardrums sharply, and flashing lights and boisterous voices disoriented her mind.

“W-what is this…?”

Yeo Eun’s lips parted at the sight of the party room unfolding beyond the door.

They said it was a wild party.

As if the text had been visually translated, it was truly a crucible of madness.

As Yeo Eun, caught in cultural shock, wondered where to look, someone called her name.

“Seo Yeo Eun!”

Yeo Eun’s head turned reflexively to the side.

“Son Gyu Won?”

The man with his shirt front completely unbuttoned, showing off his chest and abs honed by exercise, was clearly Son Gyu Won.

With a champagne bottle in one hand and his pupils half dilated, he approached her.

“Seeing our pretty Seo Yeo Eun here again?”

As he came closer, a somewhat unpleasant scent of champagne, whiskey, and acrid tobacco emanated from him.

Frowning involuntarily and showing her displeasure, Yeo Eun ignored him and scanned the interior of the party room. But Son Gyu Won’s clinginess didn’t easily subside.

“They say if coincidences repeat, it’s intentional. Do you perhaps like me?”

Moving even closer to her, he opened his already gaping shirt front even wider, exuding a foul smell.

Casting a disgusted glance at his chest, Yeo Eun threw out a comment.

“Have you been slacking on your workouts lately? Instead of wasting time here, go build up your chest more.”

She knows how much tremendous effort Son Gyu Won put into building that chest.

Using a body he barely made with deathly effort in this way, it was quite typical of Son Gyu Won.

There’s probably no one the word ‘wild’ suits better than Son Gyu Won.

As Yeo Eun scoffed and turned away, Son Gyu Won blocked her view again.

“Don’t be like that, have a drink with me.”

Son Gyu Won gently placed his hand on her arm and leaned in close with a sleazy smile.

“Seeing you here, your purpose is obvious…”

Son Gyu Won’s gaze looking down at her felt more disgusting than the smell he was emitting.

“Might as well be with someone you know.”

How ridiculous.

Ignoring the rest of Son Gyu Won’s words, Yeo Eun shook off his hand and called a passing waiter.

“Excuse me.”

The waiter carrying a tray full of drinks turned to Yeo Eun.

“Yes?”

“Have you seen Director Cha Do Ha…”

As Yeo Eun stepped towards the waiter to speak, Son Gyu Won grabbed her again.

“Are you crazy?”

Roughly seizing her arm, he glared at her as if about to hit her and barked.

“Don’t you understand what I’m saying?”

“You keep forgetting that you’re supposed to be speaking like a person.”

Son Gyu Won’s intimidation wasn’t scary. She knows his weaknesses best, and she knows he doesn’t have the guts to hit someone in public.

Ignoring Son Gyu Won so easily, Yeo Eun substituted a scoff for criticism.

“Sorry, but I’m a bit busy right now.”

Then she held out her business card to the waiter waiting for her.

“Could you please give this card to the Director? At 9 o’clock…”

“Hey!”

Just as she was placing the card on the waiter’s tray, her body was forcefully turned around.

“You keep disrespecting people because I’ve been treating you nicely.”

Even though it wasn’t a strong force, pain shot through her wrist as it was twisted in his grip.

She tried pulling her hand away saying to let go, but it was useless.

The drunk Son Gyu Won finished the champagne bottle he was holding and roughly pulled her.

“Today, you’re going to find out who I really am.”

* * *

The Lotus Hotel party room has five or six private spaces.

Holed up in one of them, Do Ha was commenting on documents Yihan had brought.

As Do Ha meticulously commented on the Genesis Holdings investment plan, Yihan finally spoke up.

“Hey. This means a complete revision from investment targets to detailed conditions. Marcus will faint. How much time has been put into this?”

Do Ha snorted at Yihan’s words and replied with a cold gaze.

“Indeed. To have such results after investing that much time. CEO Marcus Brian should step down too.”

After adding the last word to the document, Do Ha looked up.

“If you’re going to half-ass it, you should step down too.”

At Do Ha’s words, Yihan turned pale and waved his hands.

“Step down? How could you say such a hurtful thing? Where else could I handle such big money if not for you?”

Smiling sweetly, Yihan collected the tablet and pen Do Ha had put down and continued speaking.

“I’ll talk to Marcus properly. I’ll tell him if he wants to work so carelessly, he should leave Genesis Holdings. Since when has our Genesis Holdings taken such easy paths? I’ll say there are plenty of other figurehead CEOs besides you.”

Then he picked up the glass of alcohol he had pushed aside and placed it in front of Do Ha.

“Now drink a bit. It might be called a wild party, but everyone will notice it’s just working time for Cha Do Ha.”

Only then did Do Ha crack a smile and raise his glass. As he did so, he lifted his left wrist to check the time.

“8:20 PM. Should I wait a bit longer?”

Do Ha muttered to himself as he took a sip of his drink.

Just then, the door opened and a waiter entered.

The waiter bowed his head in greeting and placed several bottles of alcohol on the table.

“Why are you bringing so much?”

As Yihan was pouring vodka into a glass, he asked, and the waiter quickly answered after gauging Do Ha’s reaction.

“Miss Hae Ri told us to bring some alcohol here. She said she’d be coming over soon.”

Yihan frowned at the waiter’s answer.

“Where is Hae Ri now?”

“In the next room…”

“With Dong Joo?”

“Yes.”

The waiter nodded once more after checking Do Ha’s reaction.

Not many people know that Kim Hae Ri, who is publicly known to be in a relationship with Do Ha, is enjoying a secret affair with another man.

Just Yihan, a few Lotus Hotel staff, and the CEO of Kim Hae Ri’s agency.

“Anyway, Kim Hae Ri is uncontrollable. Always younger men. If there’s not at least a three-year age gap, they’re not even men to her. But isn’t Han Dong Joo too young? She should consider her own age too.”

Grumbling, Yihan placed a check on the waiter’s tray.

“Be careful not to let this slip out.”

The waiter nodded.

There was a reason for going to such lengths, even giving money, to keep Kim Hae Ri’s indiscretions secret.

The rumor that Kim Hae Ri was Do Ha’s woman served as a considerable shield for Do Ha.

Especially for Do Ha, who had secretly set up a business, there was no better excuse than Kim Hae Ri to conduct business away from Han Joo Group’s eyes.

Even these periodic wild parties became secret business meetings for Do Ha.

For this reason, silencing the employees always fell to Yihan.

Officially the second son of the LI Group and a director at LI Construction, but in reality the financial director of Genesis Holdings and the executive secretary to Cha Do Ha, the true owner of Genesis.

With the firm belief that Do Ha’s interests were his interests, and Do Ha’s well-being was his well-being, Yihan was handling all matters related to Do Ha on his own.

Yihan coldly spoke to the waiter, who was eyeing the check with sparkling eyes, nodding towards the door.

“You may leave now.”

The waiter bowed at a 90-degree angle and took a few steps towards the door. Then he exclaimed “Ah!” and turned back.

“Director, just now…”

The waiter rummaged through his uniform pocket and held out a business card to Do Ha.