Sun Woo’s boundless greed for Green only subsided after driving her to the brink of exhaustion.

In fact, rather than subsiding, it would be more accurate to say he forcefully suppressed his remaining desire for the sake of the tired Green.

Sun Woo’s expression as he gently brushed Green’s sweat-soaked bangs and leisurely kissed her nose and lips was as relaxed as a satiated predator.

On the other hand, Green could hardly believe what she had experienced for the past few hours. Is this how someone who woke up after being electrocuted feels?

Noticing Sun Woo looking at her with a strange gaze, Green asked.

“What are you thinking about?”

“When Green first barged into my office to meet me. Back then, I couldn’t have imagined us being like this.”

Recalling that time, Green also let out a chuckle. Then she added a word as if reproaching him.

“We don’t need to go that far back. Even when we sat together on the bed the day you returned to Korea, we couldn’t have imagined we’d end up like this.”

She naturally thought Sun Woo would agree, but he just gazed at Green with a strange look. She looked up at Sun Woo in confusion.

“Why? Wasn’t it the same for you?”

“Honestly, I remember you being very conscious of me wearing only a robe that day.”

“What? What do you mean by that?”

Green’s face flushed with embarrassment as she also recalled that moment when the demon of lust had briefly visited.

“Did you really not know we’d end up like this? But you still felt excited, right?”

“N-No, I didn’t!”

Pulling Green close as she tried to play innocent with her face bright red, Sun Woo playfully spoke.

“Green, you’re in big trouble now.”

“Why?”

“You boldly declared you’d never sleep with me, so what are you going to do now?”

“Ah, that’s right!”

Suddenly feeling flustered, Green turned sharply to look at Sun Woo.

“That’s why you said we should use separate rooms, right? Weren’t you the one who was so confident?”

Sun Woo, as if he couldn’t bear how adorable Green was, once again greedily devoured her lips.

“You’re right. I guess I overestimated myself. I admit my mistake.”

While admitting his mistake, his hands and lips kept trying to do naughty things. Finding Sun Woo both ridiculous and unfamiliar, Green burst out laughing.

Green forcefully pulled up his mischievous hand that was gradually moving downward.

“Even if we do this, my father won’t be happy. He told me again the other day to never sleep with you. That we should divorce soon.”

At that, Sun Woo’s movements, which had been focused on attacking Green’s nape, came to an abrupt halt. As he raised his head to look at Green, anger and disappointment swirled in his deep, dark eyes.

“Don’t tell me you seduced me last night because you couldn’t stand the thought of Han Moon Taek liking it?”

“Hey! You were the one who seduced me first, asking if I was yours!”

Green flared up, but she also found Sun Woo’s mood swings, as unpredictable as an April snowfall, amusing. It was strangely thrilling to know she had such an effect on this remarkable man.

She reached out and pulled his cheek. Then she kissed his lips, which had gone stiff. Although he kept his mouth tightly closed, he didn’t avoid Green’s kiss.

“From the moment I saw you yesterday, I didn’t think about my father at all.”

Green whispered as she gently bit Sun Woo’s lower lip and then released it. As she softly brushed his upper lip as if knocking, Sun Woo’s lips parted on their own.

“Haa…”

Although he didn’t want to show that his heart had already softened, it was an unconscious sigh mixed with impatience.

Sun Woo once again firmly grasped both of Green’s hands and raised them above her head. Since it was Green who had poured oil on the carefully suppressed embers, she had no way to stop him.

Thanks to this, Green, who had been worried about insomnia until last night, was able to fall into a deep sleep in Sun Woo’s arms.

But not long after, the voices of the two men she least wanted to hear in the world woke her from her deep slumber.

“Sun Woo, Jin Sun Woo! Where the hell are you, you bastard?”

“Green, Green!”

The shouts of Jin Young Cheol and Han Moon Taek, who had rushed to Sun Woo and Green’s apartment early in the morning, thundered through the living room.

******

Han Moon Taek, who had cooked and eaten an early breakfast at dawn, rushed to Green’s apartment on the first bus. It was because of his determination to arrive before Jin Young Cheol.

‘If that sly Jin Young Cheol intimidates her a few times, Green will be driven out empty-handed without a word!’

If only K1 Construction hadn’t abandoned Jin Sun Woo, there would have been no need to worry about alimony, but now the situation was different.

‘Jin Sun Woo is indeed the only one to trust!’

Jin Sun Woo was different from his father in many ways, making Han Moon Taek wonder how such a son could have come from Jin Young Cheol. If he appealed to his sense of loyalty, it seemed he might even hand over the house they were living in to his daughter.

But crossing the threshold of that house was not easy. First, he was stopped at the entrance security office.

“My daughter lives in Unit 3403, Building E.”

Han Moon Taek presented the family relationship certificate with Green. It was already his third visit, and having to do this every time was irritating.

After barely passing through there, he was stopped at the entrance of Building E. It was because there was no response no matter how many times he rang the bell.

‘Surely they’re not out?’

After ringing the bell for nearly an hour, Han Moon Taek went to the security office and insisted on just opening the first floor entrance, but was mercilessly turned away.

At that moment, he saw a familiar car approaching the underground parking entrance. It was Jin Young Cheol’s car.

“Wait a moment! Assemblyman Jin, just a moment!”

Seeing Han Moon Taek blocking the parking entrance, Jin Young Cheol’s driver quickly stopped the car.

Jin Young Cheol frowned as if he had seen something unpleasant first thing in the morning. As Han Moon Taek wouldn’t move, he reluctantly lowered the window just a little.

“What is it?”

“Let me, let me go in with you. The kids must be asleep because they’re not opening the door.”

“Why should I?”

Han Moon Taek felt his temper rising at Jin Young Cheol’s uncooperative attitude, but he tried to respond as logically as possible.

“What if Green refuses to stamp the seal? If she resists, won’t your son-in-law waver too?”

Jin Young Cheol remained silent, perhaps finding Han Moon Taek’s words plausible.

“I’ll persuade Green. She’s been a good girl since she was young, always listening to her dad.”

Although he snorted, Jin Young Cheol unlocked the car door.

“Get in quickly.”

Fearing Jin Young Cheol might change his mind, Han Moon Taek quickly climbed into the seat next to him. After getting out in the underground parking lot, Jin Young Cheol took out a key card and opened the inner entrance door.

Han Moon Taek felt frustrated that he had wasted an hour on a door that could be opened so easily.

Noticing that the other man was clearly agitated, Jin Young Cheol used the key card to open the front door instead of ringing the bell. Although Sun Woo would hate it, he wanted to see Han Moon Taek more riled up.

However, despite it being almost 7 AM, the house was too quiet.

“What is she doing, not even preparing her husband’s work things? Is she going wild because it’s the end?”

Jin Young Cheol grumbled as if everything he didn’t like was Green’s fault.

Han Moon Taek, glancing at his expression, checked the kitchen first.

“No, what is this!”

“What are you making a fuss about?”

Jin Young Cheol, who had followed Han Moon Taek into the kitchen, was also at a loss for words at the scene before him.

On the dining table were an empty whiskey bottle, two whiskey glasses, and an ice bucket with completely melted ice.

Dried-up salad and dried snacks were rolling around on plates, and all the dining chairs were sprawled on the floor.

Even more outrageous was that in front of the dining table lay a man’s robe that clearly belonged to Sun Woo, and in front of the large refrigerator was a woman’s nightgown that appeared to be Green’s.

What had happened in this kitchen last night was as clear as day to Jin Young Cheol and Han Moon Taek, who had been through thick and thin.

“I’ll teach these kids a lesson!”

As the enraged Jin Young Cheol strode towards the master bedroom, Han Moon Taek quickly blocked him.

If the two were still in an embarrassing state, Green would definitely not want her father-in-law to see that.

“What? Get out of my way!”

“I’ll, I’d rather go in and check.”

After calming Jin Young Cheol down, Han Moon Taek urgently knocked on the bedroom door.

“Green, Jin son-in-law! Are you in there? Green!”

But there was no response from inside.

As the impatient Jin Young Cheol tried to open the bedroom door himself, Han Moon Taek continued to block him with his body and slightly opened the door.

“Huh? The kids aren’t here.”

“What?”

Indeed, there was no one in the room. The couple’s bed was neatly made as if no one had used it.

“Where on earth did they go? With all their clothes off?”

As if trying to shake off strange thoughts, Jin Young Cheol started looking around the bathroom and study.

“Sun Woo, Jin Sun Woo! Where the hell are you, you bastard?”

“Green, Green!”

Han Moon Taek also called out Green’s name at the top of his lungs in the living room.

Jin Young Cheol’s hand, searching the house, touched the doorknob of the room closest to the kitchen.

The door opened about 3cm, then slammed shut again. Then came the sound of the door being locked with a click.

“I’m here. Please wait a moment.”

Sun Woo’s urgent voice was heard from inside. Then came the sound of bustling movement and objects falling with a crash.

“Jin son-in-law, is Green in there with you?”

Han Moon Taek asked, hoping against hope. After a moment’s pause, Green’s thin voice was heard from inside.

“Yes, I’m here too.”

Faced with the worst scenario he didn’t want to imagine, Han Moon Taek squeezed his eyes shut.

‘You fool. I told you not to, but you still went ahead with Jin son-in-law!’

At that moment, as their eyes met, Jin Young Cheol and Han Moon Taek instinctively realized. Their clumsy alliance was over. From now on, it’s war!

*****

“Sun Woo, wake up. What’s that sound?”

Green, who had fallen into a deep sleep after a long time, frowned and woke up to the voices of the two men she least wanted to hear in the world.

She thought she might be having a nightmare, but the sounds became clearer. Fully awake now, Green bolted upright.

“Mmm, what sound do you mean?”

Still drunk with sleep, Sun Woo instinctively reached out and pulled Green’s waist. Falling into his arms, Green urgently slapped Sun Woo’s arm.

“Sun Woo, I think our fathers are here!”

“What?”

Sun Woo, who had jolted awake, quickly looked around. On the floor lay only his pants, which he had hastily thrown off last night.

As he hurriedly thrust one leg into the pants, he saw the door open slightly. Green was clutching the blanket, her face pale.

Sun Woo, who absolutely didn’t want their fathers to see them like this, flew to the door and locked it.

“I’m here. Please wait a moment.”

Green was in an even more awkward situation than Sun Woo. At least Sun Woo had his pants, but her nightgown had been thrown far away by Sun Woo in the kitchen, so all she could find under the blanket was her underwear.

“What should we do?”

Green looked up at Sun Woo, her face ashen.