Heewook logged into his email account and checked the ‘Sent’ folder. The email he sent to Soeun had the words ‘Read Receipt’ attached to it. Soeun had read the email.

Now, what would happen? If the innocent and honest Han Soeun went directly to Kim Taejoon to confirm the facts, what would Kim Taejoon say? Would he honestly confess everything, or would he try to evade the truth?

In any case, there was a growing rift between the two. From the perspective of the kind-hearted Soeun, there must be something unacceptable. At least, Soeun would harbor distrust towards Kim Taejoon.

Although the two of them were inevitably heading towards a breakup, Heewook couldn’t be satisfied with that.

Kim Taejoon had revealed his malicious nature, threatening to kill himself. The reason Soeun held such leverage over Kim Taejoon, even though she hadn’t directly harmed him, was because it was his weakness.

If a misunderstanding arose from this incident and the two truly separated, Kim Taejoon would become even more erratic. At that point, he would likely be completely buried socially. Heewook pondered how to separate Kim Taejoon and Han Soeun more quickly. Then, he recalled Kim Taejoon’s household, which was in stark contrast to Soeun’s.

In no time, the final report for the Future Service Team project was completed. Although the project name ‘Future Service’ did not quite suit them, their results were expected to be a step closer to K Electronics’ future.

The experimental results favored Nukum. Nukum’s chipset excelled in universality, robustness, heat resistance, durability, stability, and all other aspects compared to I-Axis’s chipset. Moreover, traces of I-Axis copying Nukum were clearly found in I-Axis’s chipset. Flaws were also discovered in Nukum’s chipset, and these flaws were copied from I-Axis. Despite being more difficult to produce products with these flaws.

The conclusion from the TF team was that there was a high possibility of I-Axis copying Nukum’s products.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Taejoon also anticipated this result.

“Now, I plan to visit I-Axis and Nukum. After checking the situation in the Philippines, whether there are any local suspicions or hidden secret information, I will report to the chairman or present it directly at the executive meeting.”

Upon Taejoon’s notification, Soeun silently nodded her head. She had heard before that if the final report came out, she might go on a business trip. It was nothing special as it went according to the plan. Rather than that, Soeun somehow found herself repeatedly recalling the email she received in the morning.

“If you are going to visit I-Axis and Nukum in person, are you saying you will go to the Philippines?”

“Yes. I will leave soon, and it won’t take long. There will be someone waiting for me in Korea.”
Soeun’s feelings went completely unnoticed. Taejoon, recalling the time he left for a business trip to the United States, responded to Eunpyo’s question and openly stared at Soeun.

Soeun relaxed her stern expression, concealed her dry lips, and lowered her head.

“Let’s have the after-party when you come back. Everyone, you’ve all worked really hard.”

Taejoon greeted politely. The team members who splendidly completed the project applauded each other.

Soeun had dinner with Bobae and Eunpyo and parted ways. Taejoon had a lot of organizing to do, so the TF team members had a simple after-party on their own.

On the way home after dinner, parting with the team members. Soeun got lost in her thoughts again.

Not too long ago, on the day when Madam Kim Malhee visited her house, Soeun felt a strange sensation. A feeling as if someone was following her.

That day, Madam Kim Malhee suddenly appeared, so she forgot about this incident. But now that she thought about it, the strange feeling of being followed persisted from getting off the bus to in front of her house. Madam Kim Malhee had encountered her in front of her house. It was highly unlikely that the weaker and slower Malhee was following her and guarding her house.

And when she was in the middle of a confrontation with Malhee, Taejoon appeared. When asked how he came, he answered that he just stopped by. Now that she thought about it, it was a strange occurrence. Was it really a coincidence?

Could someone have quietly followed me from behind? So I alerted Taejoon because I was in danger.

As Soeun reached her one-room villa, she looked around, turning her body around. There were no suspicious signs. Soeun let out a deep sigh and took two more steps. Just before reaching for the doorknob of the entrance gate of the one-room villa, her hand suddenly stopped.

“Ahh!”

With a loud scream, Soeun hastily opened the door and rushed into the building. She went up to the third floor without a break, in a hurry, as if feeling very threatened.

And after separating from the team members after dinner, on the way home. Soeun got lost in her thoughts again.