He didn’t mention it deliberately, fearing that I would blame myself.

“Haa, it’s really disappointing.”

Standing in front of the room, he let out a deep sigh.

Although he understood why Ji-ha had hidden it, the feeling of disappointment was inevitable.

Entering the room, Ji-ha had spread out many documents on the patient’s bed.

“What’s all this?”

“As you can see, I’m working.”

“I know that, Ji-ha. But have you forgotten that you’re a patient now?”

Who would ask about work without knowing?

Due to his right hand being in a cast, he was handling everything with his left hand only.

’What if he gets another wound while doing this…’
“Did you get hospitalized because of Yeomjwa? It’s not even a fracture; you can still work at this level.”

“Still…!”

“Stop nagging and come help me here. It’s hard for me to type with one hand.”

He preemptively blocked my impending nagging.

Then, he rounded his eyes and smiled charmingly.

Even though my insides were boiling, I couldn’t help but be swayed by Jaeha’s smiling face.

Eventually, when I sat on the sofa opposite him, Jaeha turned the laptop towards me.

There was a report displayed on the screen.

Upon closer inspection, it was a memorandum of understanding with Tesel regarding recent negotiation contracts.

Already at this stage…

I was momentarily surprised by Jaeha’s execution power and asked if it was okay for me to read it.

“Can I read this?”

“You can. We’re already on board, so… And since you’re the major shareholder, you’ll keep the corporate secrets, right?”

Jaeha added with a smile, but I couldn’t just smile.

The cast on Jaeha’s arm, fixed there, kept catching my eye.

’I keep worrying about him getting hurt.’

No matter how much I advised him to stop working and focus on treatment, Jaeha wouldn’t listen.

The more I insisted, the more he would try to leave the hospital.

Helplessly, I started transcribing what Jaeha was saying, and suddenly curiosity struck me.

“What are your plans after merging with this company?”

“This is a way to restrict Hosin’s monopoly in the Chinese market. And there are other important cards.”

“Important cards?”

As he mentioned ‘important cards,’ I raised my head, feeling like Jaeha had an enormous plan.

“At that time, Yeo Jin asked me to find that person.”

Oh my god.

I had given hints about the person who led Setfit Intech to bankruptcy to Jaeha.

But I didn’t expect him to find that person so quickly.

“Really? I didn’t know things would be resolved so quickly.”

“We rushed. Right now, he’s working as a chief researcher in the research and development department of Intech. So, hastily…”

While Jaeha continued his explanation, a call came from Serin.

Because of the unexpected ringtone, Jaeha stopped talking.

“Who is it?”

“It’s Cha Serin. I thought she might call, but it seems a bit late.”

The phone kept ringing until I answered.

“Hello.”

[Dash] Where are you?

As soon as I picked up, Serin’s urgent voice came through.

“Why do you care where I am?”

[Dash] Meet me right now. No, unni. I’ll come your way, so tell me where you are.

I smiled subtly at the anxiety evident in her voice.

It seemed like Serin had been caught by Ji-han regarding the contract killing.

[Dash] Is Representative Seo Jaeha’s room now? Can I meet you there?

Even as I hesitated to meet Serin, she seemed to be following me to Jaeha’s room.

While contemplating whether to meet Serin or not, Jaeha handed me a piece of paper he had written on.

[Don’t meet her.]

Reading Jaeha’s note, I sank into deep contemplation.
Seeing how persistent Serin is in meeting me, it meant that she was quite unsettled.

It would be worrisome if I were to talk to Ji-han about the false pregnancy.

Her intention to keep me quiet before disclosing the secret was obvious.

‘Now is the time to reveal that secret gradually.’

Since meeting me at the shooting range, Serin hasn’t stepped outside the house.

Perhaps she is worried that I might meet Ji-han separately.

‘It’s not necessary to meet just to reveal it.’

I had thought of revealing it to everyone at the right time, and it seemed like now was the timing.

“Sure. Let’s meet. I’ll send you the address.”

Jaeha, sitting across from me, had a dark expression until I hung up the phone.

His voice, as stern as his rigid face, resonated.

“Why on earth do you want to meet?”

“She asked to meet first, so I’m just responding to that.”

“That’s why I’m saying that idea is extremely dangerous.”

Jaeha approached me, moving closer to the sofa where I was sitting.

Even when the sofa touched his knees, he didn’t stop.

Seemingly furious, Jaeha grabbed the sofa with both arms and leaned down towards me.

Unconsciously, I swallowed hard.

The gaze meeting mine, up close, was sharper than usual.

At this rate, Jaeha might strike first, so I lifted my head sharply.

“Just a moment, Mr. Jaeha. It seems like you misunderstood something about Serin right now.”

“Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? What husband in the world would allow his wife to go to a dangerous place?”

The pupils meeting directly became denser.

It seemed that Jaeha had a strong misunderstanding.

“No, it’s not like that… Please calm down and listen to me first.”

Since I knew that Serin was in a dangerous situation, I had no intention of facing her directly.

Whether he read my unjust expression or not, Jaeha softened a bit more.

“Okay. Let’s talk.”

Releasing the arm that was restraining me, Jaeha gestured for me to speak.

“Although I suggested meeting Serin at the villa, I never said I would be the one going there.”

“Then who’s going?”

“Mr. Hyun Ik. Just in case, I plan to have guards mobilized to find her.”

Only now did Jaeha’s intense gaze, which was full of caution, subside.

“If Lawyer Park is going, is there any reason for Ms. Serin to agree to the promise to meet?”

“Between that time, she plans to reveal Serin’s misdeeds to the elders of the family. Including contract killing and the false pregnancy.”

“Does Serin have evidence to prove what she did?”

“Of course, the preparations for that are already complete.”

Jaeha looked surprised at my words.

To him, I showed the message screen from Mr. Hyun Ik.

[Jeong contacted. [Dash] Mr. Hyun Ik]

It was a message received from Mr. Hyun Ik in the afternoon.

It turned out that Mr. Hyun Ik had completed Jeong’s protection measures before Ji-han intervened.

“Even without that, I was already looking for the right time.”
In this way, with Serin taking the initiative to meet first, it was an excellent opportunity.

“I returned from Cheongpyeong, what if I face Seo Ji-han who knows everything?”

The meeting place Serin and I had arranged was a beautiful villa overlooking the picturesque Cheongpyeong Lake.

With the dazzlingly shining lakeside before us, it was only a matter of time before Serin fell into the abyss.