I walked along the garden of the Pyeongchang-dong mansion.

By now, Serin would probably be heading towards the villa in Cheongpyeong.

‘She must be firmly believing that I will come to the villa.’

As I approached the front door, I received a call from Jaeha.

“I’m right at the door. I was about to go in.”

Even though I received a message that the chairman, vice-chairman, and even Mrs. Oh had arrived, Jaeha still worried about me.

I found myself smiling at his constant concern.

“It’s okay. Everyone is here. Besides, today doesn’t seem like the day for that arrow of anger to come my way, right?”

“Got it. I’ll come to the hospital after it’s over.”

After hanging up, as I entered the mansion, everyone was gathered in the living room.

The chairman and vice-chairman, who had received the quick service I sent in advance, were reading through documents and sitting downstairs.

Mrs. Oh, having also received documents, was looking intrepid as she stared at me.

“Did you send these documents?”

Mrs. Oh raised the documents in her hand toward me and scrutinized me sharply.

The documents contained evidence of Serin’s involvement in manipulating the brakes of my vehicle.

As I approached the living room, Chairman Seo and Vice-Chairman Seo looked up at me.

Everyone was holding their breath, waiting for my response.

“Yes, I sent them.”

“Hah! Sending such crucial information like sending a package? What are you thinking…!”

“Enough.”

Chairman Seo intervened to stop Mrs. Oh, who seemed about to go too far.

Mrs. Oh made an unjust expression, but it seemed she had no right to speak in the first place, as Chairman Seo was firm in asserting his authority.

In the end, Mrs. Oh bit her lip with an angry expression.

Although Serin had committed the act on her own, it was directly related to Jihan’s image.

She seemed uncomfortable with me calling everyone together and revealing this without any prior notice.

Perhaps she was worried that Chairman Seo’s anger might be directed at Jihan.

“So, Cha Serin, you’re saying that the child was the culprit behind Jaeha’s car accident this time?”

“Yes. To be precise, she aimed for my life. The car Jaeha was driving was mine.”

Chairman Seo sighed deeply at my subsequent words.

As my words seemed to raise Chairman Seo’s blood pressure, his face turned red.

In the midst of Chairman Seo’s state, Mrs. Oh’s impatient voice was heard.

“Hah! This is why you shouldn’t tolerate those without principles. You should immediately order…!”

“Noisy. Can’t you shut your mouth?”

“Am I supposed to stay quiet now? That despicable person is blocking the path for our Chairman Seo…!”

Mrs. Oh, who was loudly reprimanding me, received a stern look from Vice-Chairman Seo, who seemed fed up.

‘This is not the end.’
Even with just the news of Serin’s hired murder, it was nauseating enough; how much more when another remaining secret is revealed.

Probably, no one could have imagined that Serin’s pregnancy would turn out to be a lie.

Amidst their intense confrontation, hurried footsteps were heard echoing through the corridor.

‘Looks like he’s here.’

Jihan, who seemed out of breath from running up the garden, appeared.

It wasn’t his usual neatly dressed self in a suit, but rather, with shirt buttons undone and disheveled hair, revealing the urgency of the moments.

It demonstrated how flustered Jihan was.

“Now that Mr. Seo Jihan has arrived, let me officially address the matter.”

“Just a moment…! You, talk to me first!”

In fact, when I sent the documents, I sent something different to Jihan than what I sent to the elders of the household.

It contained evidence related to Serin’s false pregnancy.

‘How about that? The claim that you’re pregnant with your child is false.’

Jihan was clutching the documents so tightly that they seemed crumpled.

He seemed unsure of how to react, fearing I might mention Serin’s false pregnancy.

He probably wanted to prevent this fact from being revealed through my words.

Jihan’s solid marriage to me, which was already shaken by his inappropriate relationship with Serin, fell apart.

However, the situation where Serin had a false pregnancy was simply absurd to Jihan.

‘All of this is because you have blind eyes.’

Jihan urgently grabbed my wrist and led me.

“Just a moment.”

Reading the anxiety in his eyes about Serin, I shrugged off his touch.

“Why? This is an issue everyone needs to know.”

“Ha… No. Let me talk to you first!”

Jihan’s face, which was close to mine, was more tense than usual.

It was clear that he had a strong determination not to let this fact enter Chairman Seo’s knowledge.

He seemed desperate as he quietly continued his words.

“Give me time so I can explain it to the elders of the house.”

“Time? Why do I need to do that?”

“…Please! I’m begging you! Let me speak for myself.”

Seeing him even shaking in his voice, Jihan seemed quite earnest.

I scoffed at him with a sneer.