But then Sodam, who was by his side, poked him and read out the information she had searched in a trembling voice.
“Ketamine. It says it doesn’t leave a trace. Within 30 minutes of taking it, you can feel high and can cause hallucination symptoms… and… you can also feel tension and sexual excitement…”
Listening to it was disgusting enough, but Sodam’s trailing words were more than enough to ignite the extremely excited Tae Joon.
His heart felt like it was going to explode with anger.
Seo Rin stepped away from the table to cool her head and went to the window. She had tried for over 20 minutes to find out about Pharaoh’s participation in the auction, but to no avail.
Harim consistently played dumb with an innocent face.
Was he really unaware, or was he pretending?
Of course, Harim wouldn’t have pretended not to know even if he knew. Unlike Seo Rin, Harim was very simple and easily swayed by provocations.
He would have spilled any information he knew, if only to brag about being lifted up so high.
Seeing him keep his mouth shut like that, he must really not know. Or the Jeil Hotel, not Pharaoh, participated in the auction.
It seemed like it was time to call it a day.
She couldn’t stay in this place any longer, tired and with alcohol seeping into her system. Then again, the scent of the piercing perfume from behind stimulated her.
“Do you have more to say?”
Seo Rin spoke without turning around. She didn’t have to see to know who it was, the smell was that familiar.
“I was sorry earlier.”
“If it’s an apology, forget it. I’m tired of hearing it now.”
She responded coldly. Min Hyung would try to wedge himself in at the slightest gap.
She shouldn’t show a gap. Of course, there was no gap to show him in the first place.
“How about a glass of wine with me? As an apology.”
“I told you to forget the apology. And I’m not in the mood to casually have a glass of wine with you.”
She refused him outright, not wanting to get involved with him.
But then Min Hyung’s persistent voice scratched sharply at her ears from behind.
“I’ve been thinking. You never really enjoyed these gatherings before, and I heard you haven’t shown up in a while… Why did you attend today……”
“……”
“Is it because of the Pharaoh Hotel land auction?”
For a moment, surprise flitted across the black eyes of Seo Rin, who had shown no emotion until then. She slowly turned around to face Min Hyung.
Her deep, unfathomable black eyes, for the first time since she entered this room today, were seriously looking at Min Hyung.
“How in the world……”
It’s something that only someone in the hotel industry could know. But how did Jo Min Hyung, who isn’t even in the related industry, know about the Pharaoh Hotel land auction?
“So, are you finally willing to talk to me?”
Lifting the corner of his mouth, he handed the wine glass he was holding to her.
“In that sense…… let’s have a drink.”
Seo Rin couldn’t bring herself to refuse the wine Min Hyung offered.
She had to find out. How did Jo Min Hyung, who had no relation whatsoever, know information that even Ha Rim, the fiancée of Pharaoh, didn’t know?
She lightly clinked her glass against his and took a sip of the wine.
Then, as the wine flowed into her lips, Min Hyung watched with narrowed eyes, seemingly satisfied.
It was a gaze she truly disliked.
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After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
