‘Who is this woman anyway?’

Daejun scanned Hyesu from top to bottom.

Suddenly, a well-built man dressed in a black suit attacked him from behind, dragging him somewhere.

As if it wasn’t enough that he missed Gaeul right in front of him again recently.

Reluctantly following the man in the black suit who dragged him, Daejun faced a woman. She was clearly a haughty woman, wearing expensive items that screamed of being from a rich family.

Where have I seen her before…?

But no matter how much he looked, he was sure that he had never seen this woman. It was definite that she wasn’t part of the loan shark’s entourage.

“Wh-who are you exactly?”

“Oh, me?”

Even though he knew it wasn’t the loan shark, Daejun remained wary of Hyesu. Being forcibly brought here and made to sit down was not something that fell into the usual category of ordinary behavior.

The woman sitting across from him seemed incredibly relaxed. Daejun’s expression distorted once again.

He wasn’t sure how things were unfolding, but something seemed off.

At that moment, Hyesu asked Daejun a question.

“Mister, why were you following Yoon Gaeul?”

“……?”

“Were you surprised? Hmm, but even after looking again, you were definitely following Yoon Gaeul, weren’t you?”

Taken aback by the unexpected question, Daejun was dumbfounded. Hyesu had seen through the fact that he was following Gaeul in one breath.

“Who are you…?”

“That’s none of your concern.”

“I have nothing to say. Well then, I’ll leave now.”

He didn’t know what this woman was up to, but he couldn’t shake off a feeling of unease.

Daejun tried to get up as casually as possible while giving a nonchalant response. However, due to the man who brought him, he couldn’t escape.

Hyesu smiled leisurely and asked once again, “You didn’t answer my question. I’m not such a free person. Don’t waste my time, and answer quickly.”

Seeing Hyesu speak informally, Daejun cautiously mentioned Gaeul.

“As for Gaeul… Why…? Do you happen to know Gaeul?”

Asking if she knew Gaeul, Hyesu chuckled and gave a vague answer.

“I know. I know very well. We’ve bumped into each other a few times by chance. Starting with that connection, I’ve occasionally visited and had a few conversations privately. I think it’s safe to say we know each other.”

Hyesu’s eyes twinkled.

“So, why were you following Yoon Gaeul?”

“…I’ve known Gaeul since we were young. It’s just… I had a favor to ask Gaeul, so I was just finding an opportunity to talk.”

What the…

Once he heard it, it was an unsatisfactory reason. Why did he even bring that man here? Hyesu’s interest rapidly waned. She called him over, thinking something interesting was going on, but… oh well.
It seems my intuition was wrong.

From the moment Hyesu sensed it, she began to adopt a nonchalant attitude, unlike a while ago.

“Well, is that so? Okay.”

“Can I go now…?”

Daejun also quickly sensed that Hyesu’s interest had faded.

He wanted to leave immediately, but the man who had seated him was watching him closely, so he threw a question first and cautiously observed the situation.

‘Ah, how boring.’

He had wasted unnecessary time.

Before Hyesu sent Daejun away, she threw an insignificant question.

“Why were you trying to make a request?”

“I needed money urgently. I was planning to ask Gaeul to lend me some money.”

“Then just go ask her. Why follow her around suspiciously and confuse people?”

Hyesu clicked her tongue.

It was truly an unsatisfactory reason.

Now, her interest had completely disappeared.

Since Hyesu had a negative view of Gaeul, she disdainfully mocked Gaeul for not lending money. Then, Daejun hastily defended himself.

“That’s not true. She’s originally a kind and affectionate person since she was young. It’s just that Gaeul misunderstood because of the rumors about me harming her brother…”

“What?”

‘What did I say to this woman I’m meeting for the first time?’

Although Daejun tried to cover it up quickly, Hyesu’s interest had already been piqued.

Hyesu, who had seemed uninterested, suddenly showed interest in the story.

“Are you saying that the man here killed Yoon Gaeul’s father?”

“What nonsense! I didn’t kill him; Gaeul misunderstood…”

‘What am I saying…!’

Daejun tried to stop himself from saying too much, but he blurted out the truth.

“I didn’t kill Daeho. Well, of course, Daeho suffered because I couldn’t repay the borrowed money on time, but… Where in the world does someone die because of that? Daeho died because he was weak, not because of me!”

As he erupted with his attempt to repay, people around could hear. But Daejun didn’t stop. He seemed to be getting more and more excited.

“I misspoke. I’m sorry, sir. Try to calm down a bit. You didn’t kill him, sir. I understand everything.”

With a somewhat agitated appearance, Hyesu spoke kindly. Then, she glanced at him again, her eyes subtly shining, and asked.

“So, why did their father die?”

“…I didn’t kill him.”

“Yeah, I get that it’s not because of you that he died. So…? I’m really curious about the rest of the story.”

“…”