Juwon had never addressed Seungwon privately at the company.
Even if everyone knew they were brothers, they always maintained a boundary in public settings and took pride in it.
Yet, Seungwon’s steps halted at the icy chuckle that Juwon let out.
“…Hyung.”
Juwon stared directly at Seungwon and spoke loud enough for everyone to hear.
“Wook Team Leader, print the attendance records from yesterday. Myunghwan, check the CCTV.”
“Uh, President. Is it necessary to check the CCTV? Our company’s CCTV only captures the entrance, so the culprit wouldn’t have been recorded.”
“Who said it only captures the entrance?”
Juwon coldly remarked to the confused Myunghwan.
“I replaced it.”
Dahee’s tears abruptly stopped. It started pounding in her chest with a different meaning than when Seungwon held her hand.
“You replaced it? When the hell did…”
“The day the picture of you two was found in the office.”
With a sneering gaze tainted with sarcasm, Juwon directly targeted Dahee.
“In this day and age, such a low-quality act. Dra. ma. tically. path. etic. How can such an unfortunate event happen again?”
Dahee’s face turned deathly pale.
Juwon’s words now not only exposed Dahee pouring mouthwash into the aquarium but also unveiled all her past mistakes and flaws.
The day when Seungwon and Dahee’s relationship became public knowledge, employees who had thought the picture found on the floor was just Dahee’s mistake now covered their mouths, whispering and sighing.
“I didn’t do anything wrong. I didn’t do that!”
Persistently denying the crime until the end, Dahee almost collapsed when Myunghwan handed the CCTV memory chip to Juwon.
“It’s not a lie; it was Oh Hyeju! She conspired with Kang Juwon and framed me. From the beginning, she pretended to like Kang Seungwon, denied it, made me look like a lunatic! What she said at the company dinner yesterday was all a lie! She’s the one who did wrong, so why is everyone treating me like this!”
Unable to withstand the pressure, Dahee, who had vehemently denied the crime until the end, almost lost consciousness when leaving the office.
Even before checking the CCTV, she had acknowledged herself as the culprit.
Everyone was in shock by Dahee’s actions.
It was self-destruction.
[Star Icon]Juwon sat in his office, staring at the monitor.
On the large screen, the CCTV footage provided by Myunghwan was playing.
“At 9:23, Cheon Dahee enters. At 9:31, Cheon Dahee and Kang Seungwon leave simultaneously.”
Mulling over the content, Juwon rolled his lips.
The scenes captured by the CCTV were all focused on the entrance, contrary to what was publicly claimed. Since the statement that the CCTV cameras were turned towards the inside of the office was false, it was natural.
‘If she had held on a bit longer, the game might have turned in her favor. I thought Cheon Dahee had a bit more patience.’
Juwon knew that the CCTV didn’t capture the inside of the office.
After the incident with the self-made drama picture last time, he had considered changing it, but it was something that couldn’t be done without the agreement of the employees.
Arbitrarily deciding would give the impression that the president was prying into work hours.
The tactic of bringing up the matter that had been momentarily suspended at the end of the meeting was a skillful strategy to exploit Dahee’s psychological pressure.
From the moment Myunghwan took out the CCTV memory chip, Juwon observed Dahee’s rapidly changing expressions.
After instructing Dahee to bring the laptop and intentionally proceeding slowly with tasks like inserting the memory chip and opening files, Juwon made Dahee nervous.
‘She should be breaking down by now.’
Gradually distorting, Dahee’s face completely crumbled the moment Juwon received the memory chip. Confirming that she would make her last stand with screams, he felt victorious.
‘I won.’
In a way, it was an adventure. If Dahee had held on until the moment the CCTV played, Juwon would have been the one humiliated.
If it were Seungwon in Dahee’s place, Juwon would never have used the same method.
Cautious, honest, and stubborn, Seungwon would have endured to the end.
So, this was a gamble based on Dahee’s impetuosity.
Feeling the thrill of a perfectly hit strategy for a moment, Juwon quickly fell into deep contemplation.
‘How do I handle this?’
Juwon tapped the document specifying the rules with his fingers.
Considering Dahee’s actions, it didn’t meet the criteria for a voluntary resignation mentioned in the rules.
The criteria for voluntary resignation in the rules were limited to cases where an employee acted against the company’s interests, caused significant losses, or committed a serious offense deserving criminal punishment. Damaging another employee’s goldfish didn’t allow Juwon to take action.
‘I can’t afford to let the company, receiving government investment, become the subject of rumors.’
However, leaving Dahee, who could cause harm to Hyewon at any time, unattended was also not an option.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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