From the morning, Minhyung, who had been summoned to the main house, entered Chairman Jo’s study with the most pitiful expression he could muster.
Chairman Jo, who had been disgusted by everything Minhyung had caused until now, seemed to sense the seriousness as soon as the incident involving Sejiwon broke out. Quickly, he mobilized his resources and enlisted the help of the top lawyer, Lawyer Hong, to defend against it. Thanks to this, the media was flooded with stories about Sejiwon’s past rather than the Chairman himself.
However, that didn’t mean he could relax. Once everything was settled, Chairman Jo would surely hold Minhyung accountable for his actions. To minimize that responsibility, Minhyung knew from experience that he had to prostrate himself and put on the most pitiful expression possible starting now.
“Father.”
“Why is your face like that? Did you not even eat a bowl of rice?”
“I don’t have an appetite. How can I eat when I have such a guilty conscience?”
When he spoke, Chairman Jo furrowed his brows.
“Don’t go around admitting guilt somewhere! Even if it’s your fault, admitting it will end it right there! Anyway, today is the day you report to the police, so in a way, your pitiful face, unable to even eat a bowl of rice, might help in the media play.”
“I’m sorry. I have no face.”
“Yeah, why did you bother stirring up this mess with such a pathetic kid? It’d be better if you quietly played. Isn’t that great?”
“No, she provoked me by saying she would put me in her drama. I just lost my temper.”
“Not taking any medicine, huh?”
“No! Absolutely not! Well, I did take some, but it wasn’t that day, I promise? And the charges Sejiwon filed are assault and sexual assault, so it has nothing to do with the medication.”
“You won’t even admit it if you die. Fine, I got it. The rest will be handled by Lawyer Hong. So, be careful with your words when you go to the police station.”
“Yes.”
“One more thing, you’re cleaning up your own mess! This is really the last time. Got it?”
“Yes. Yes, of course, Father. Thank you so much.”
Jo Minhyung greeted and left the study. However, his face, which had been on the brink of death, blossomed into a bright smile as soon as he stepped out of the study door.
Whether living or dying, the fact is that blood ties are crucial.
While he could afford to be angry at a minor mistake, when he made a really big mistake, Chairman Jo became blindly supportive of him.
Therefore, the presence of Father Jo was like heaven and earth to him. There was no way to resist it.
“Sejiwon? Huh… It doesn’t make sense. Do you dare, an outdated person like you, mock me? This time, I’ll show you exactly who I am!”
It was a chance to create a proper example.
As long as Chairman Jo was behind him, there would never be a time when he would be swayed by someone like Sejiwon.
This time too, Minhyung was confident in his victory.
“Is Sejiwon properly protected? Because Minhyung might do anything when he turns around, you must prioritize Mr. Sejiwon’s safety above all else.”
“Yes, understood.”
“And starting today, the second round begins. Until now, Jo Minhyung relied on Chairman Jo’s backing and handled the media play behind the scenes. Now it’s our turn. So, Attorney Jung, prepare to identify all the netizens who said inappropriate things to Ms. Jiwon, and get ready to proceed with the lawsuit.”
“Why go to such lengths…”
Director Park truly couldn’t understand Seojin’s reasoning. Despite the guilt she felt for not helping the previous women, Seojin was now wholeheartedly supporting Sejiwon, who had once tried to separate Minhyung and herself, and she couldn’t comprehend why.
But Seojin’s perspective was different. Of course, she was grateful to Sejiwon for intervening in the muddy fight that risked the rest of her life. However, she was also bothered by the injustice in a world where victims received more blame than perpetrators. Moreover, in the faceless and anonymous world of the internet, the situation was even more serious.
In a world where severe online comments led to celebrities taking their own lives and where the victim turned into the perpetrator through media play, Seojin wanted to make a small stand. If she could exert a positive influence there, she was willing to sacrifice not just her name but even a piece of her soul.
She didn’t ask for much. However, overlooking this issue could eventually lead to her becoming the victim or someone she knew becoming one, and she could no longer ignore that possibility.
“Director Park, Director Park, don’t you wish Eonyu could live in a better world?”
“What…”
“Although there’s only Minhyung around me, there are plenty of guys like Minhyung outside the world. In that kind of world… can you hand over Eonyu?”
Eonyu, raised without a mother, was a particularly vulnerable point for Director Park.
The world that Eonyu had to live in.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
