Chae Jaehee is dead.
On this cold winter day, in freezing water.
Wooyeon ran to the police station that Yeom had mentioned, recalling the conversation she had with him a while ago.
“Chae Taekyung’s sister is dead. She was in a car driven by Jang Gyeong Group Chairman’s daughter, but her body was found in a reservoir near Gangwon Province early this morning.”
“What?”
“Joinyoung was caught at the scene. She drove into the reservoir due to loss of direction from drunk driving, and it seems she barely came out alone. A witness reported it to the police, and she was caught at the scene, being heavily intoxicated. She doesn’t even remember driving herself.”
“Is Chae Jaehee really dead?”
“Yeah. I sent a coverage vehicle to Songjin Hospital, and the confirmation is already done there. It seems like the chairman also received the news and went there immediately.”
It was a feeling of something collapsing seriously from within. Embracing that vivid sensation, Wooyeon exchanged glances with Yeom, who was in the car.
“Oh, you’re here?”
“What happened?”
“Joinyoung lost her sense of direction due to drunk driving and rushed into the reservoir. She swam out by herself somehow. A witness reported to the police, and she was caught right away, heavily intoxicated. She doesn’t even remember driving herself.”
“Is Chae Jaehee really dead?”
“Yeah. I sent a coverage vehicle to Songjin Hospital, and the confirmation is already done there. It seems like the chairman also received the news and went there immediately.”
It was unbelievable.
None of it felt real.
The fact that Chae Jaehee, who had been having a meal with her just a while ago, had died suddenly, and the fact that the person driving under the influence was Jo Inyoung.
It was simply unbelievable.
Yeom, who was scribbling something in a notebook, had an expression that couldn’t be deciphered.
“Why? Is there something suspicious?”
“Something doesn’t seem right.”
“What doesn’t seem right?”
“Usually in cases like this, they would appoint a lawyer right away, but Chairman Jo’s side is too quiet.”
“…”
“Her daughter drove drunk and killed someone, and a large law firm in the country should be busy appointing lawyers, but it’s too quiet on their side.”
“Is that so?”
Yeom explained, nodding his head.
“But the funny thing is, the black box in the car disappeared.”
“It disappeared?”
“Yeah. So other reporters are already saying that Chairman Jo must have orchestrated everything, but strangely, my instincts are reacting differently. There seems to be something about this case.”
It felt like fingernails biting into the flesh.
Wooyeon forced herself to relax her stiff shoulders.
“How far did the investigation into Jang Gyeong Group go? Chief said that you were investigating Jang Gyeong Group before.”
“I’ve been pursuing it continuously, but if things continue like this, the rumor that Joinyoung is not Chairman Jo’s real daughter is sure to spread.”
“…”
“Which father doesn’t show up when his daughter is at the police station? There’s no such law in the world.”
“…Yes.”
“By the way, haven’t you contacted Chairman Chae?”
Wooyeon remained silent. Yeom nodded as if it was an inevitable situation.
“There, too, it seemed to be going well, but what is this? Just a short while after my mother passed away, I have to send off my only younger sister like this. Life is so fleeting. Don’t you think so?”
Wooyeon wiped her face with her hand. She was worried about Taekyung, just as Yeom reporter had mentioned.
Not long after her mother passed away, and now that Chae Jaehee, who had been famous, had passed away, Wooyeon couldn’t fathom his feelings. The tears that had formed in his eyes made her throat sting with fear of them welling up.
As she opened the window, the winter wind brushed past her cold neck. The weight of a dense life was felt.
“Yoon Anchor.”
“Yes, Reporter Yeom.”
“Don’t you have anything to say to me?”
A chill ran down her spine for a moment. It was Yeom reporter’s face that I had never seen before.
As her hair stood on end, every hair on her body stood up. Wooyeon found herself asking him instead.
“Do I have anything to say?”
“Yeah. You should.”
I expected him to say no, but he answered yes. His lips, firmly sealed, seemed like they could open again to tell the truth at any moment.
The gaze of Yeom reporter, who still stared at her intently, was frightening.
“Before I ask, I’d like Yoon Anchor to explain.”
“…”
She trembled all over.
Wooyeon, barely unclenching her fist, answered with a straight posture. A taste of loneliness filled her mouth.
“If I have something to say, I’ll be sure to tell you first. Please contact me again when you receive any new information.”
“Okay.”
After telling Yeom reporter that she would go into the broadcasting station, she got out of his car.
Her legs felt shaky as she moved with her own car that had brought her here. She felt that it was all over now.
Everything was over.
She smiled, but she couldn’t really smile. She couldn’t smile for even a moment.
While getting into her car, Wooyeon called Director Han.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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