“Just get out. I want to be alone.”

Even though he was told to leave, Jaeha came all the way to the table and filled his whiskey.

It’s reasonable to annoy people to a certain extent.

Just as Jihan was about to say something.

“I thought you had something to say to me.”

“Me? Something to say?”

In the situation where Serin was arrested and the eyes of Mujin and Mingook were off, what could there be to say?

Jihan frowned at Jaeha’s smiling face.

Just looking at this smiling face made him sick, and there was no reason to go out of his way to find it.

“Have we not met often these days? I thought you had something to say to me.”

Jihan remembered going to see Yeojin after Serin was arrested.

He had been calling Yeojin continuously, but he never got through.

“If you don’t have business with me, do you have something to say to my wife?”

Jaeha’s gaze, asking if there was business with Yeojin, suddenly chilled.
Only then did Jihan understand why Jaeha had come all the way here.

He wanted to warn him not to mess around with my woman.

Jihan’s hand, holding the glass, began to tremble.

“What if I have business with that person? Is there a problem? I said I’d meet if there’s something I need to take care of.”

“Sure. You can meet.”

In response to Jaeha’s challenge, not a provocation, he quickly emptied the glass and placed it on the table, making a loud sound.

“But it bothers me.”

Jaeha, who had been quietly murmuring, stood up from the chair.

Then he reached out and started pouring whiskey into Jihan’s empty glass.

“Don’t contact me. Don’t come to me without permission, and don’t put that person in those chilling eyes.”

An intimidating gaze that seemed to swallow him up reached Jihan, even threatening him as if he might devour him.

“If you don’t want to see a rough situation.”

Even though the remaining drinks spilled over the table, Jaeha did not stop.

As if mocking Jihan, Jaeha’s mouth had a bitter smirk.

After pouring out all the alcohol in the whiskey bottle, he placed the empty bottle on the table.

Whether that warning was everything, Jaeha, who had been squatting, suddenly stood upright.

For a moment, a sharp gaze that seemed to penetrate Jihan’s inner thoughts swept over him.

Jaeha, who was walking toward the door, suddenly stopped as if he had remembered something.

“Oh, you’re going on a broadcast tomorrow?”

When Jaeha mentioned the broadcast out of the blue, Jihan frowned.

He was scheduled to appear on a current affairs talk show on one of the main channels of KBC tomorrow.

There was a special guest corner in the program that delivered news about the political and business circles.

I planned to appear as a surprise guest in that corner to announce the news of the merger with Intech and reveal the behind-the-scenes stories.

“You, who used to avoid showing your face on TV and in the media, decided to appear. Looking forward to it.”

Jihan’s expression stiffened at Jaeha’s mocking words.

Due to Jihan, the image of the group had already been tarnished, and the shareholders of Hojin Group were already cursing.

However, the news of Serin’s arrest added fuel to the fire.

If he didn’t do something soon, he was in danger of facing a motion for dismissal as a representative director.

He pushed for the program appearance as a last-ditch effort.

He asked them to keep the appearance a secret until just before the broadcast.

Looking at Jaeha’s calm face, Jihan felt a chill, more than discomfort.

Because he couldn’t gauge how much Jaeha knew about him.

Jihan gave up trying to find the answer to that in Jaeha’s eyes that were looking at him.

Since Jaeha was not a person to reveal his inner thoughts outwardly.

“It seems like you’re quite interested in me? Following my personal schedule like this.”

“…….”

“Come to think of it, if you go to the broadcasting station tomorrow, you’ll meet that person. Since you’ll be in the same building.”
Despite openly stating that he would meet Yeojin, Jaeha’s expression showed no signs of change.

Facing Jaeha’s expressionless face made Jihan tense enough to be on edge.

After a while, Jaeha, who had been silently staring at him, slowly spoke.

“Don’t keep provoking me. The more you do, the worse it is for you.”

Jaeha was sensitive only when it came to Yeojin’s story. It seemed like all his attention was fixated on Yeojin.

Even now, when he said he would meet Yeojin, a small spark was visible in Jaeha’s eyes.

‘Why is he getting so worked up over Yoon Yeojin?’

It was behavior and demeanor befitting actions towards a beloved woman.

With that remark, Jaeha turned around to leave.

“Are you serious by any chance?”

The moment he placed his hand on the doorknob, Jihan asked Jaeha quietly.

At the sudden question, Jaeha’s eyes narrowed ever so slightly.

“Wasn’t the reason the two got married revenge against me? Or did feelings develop while they were together?”

“…….”

“If not, why is my brother doing this to me now…”

“Right.”

Jaeha interrupted Jihan’s words and coldly smiled.

He frowned as he looked at Jaeha, who easily accepted it.

“What did you say?”

“I really like Ms. Yeojin. I didn’t give up just to give her to someone like you in the first place.”

“Ha.”

Jihan’s lips trembled unexpectedly at Jaeha’s honesty.

“Stop bothering my woman, take care of your own place. You won’t have time for anything else now.”

Leaving behind these significant words, Jaeha left the room.

For a while, Jihan stared blankly into space, and suddenly, he burst into laughter.

“Ha, hahaha. What did he say?”

Belatedly, Jaeha’s sincere words about love pierced through his heart.

‘Is he serious now? Saying that the two are in love?’

It’s an absurd story.

The two who got married at my command are in love?

‘Love?’

How ridiculous that emotion seemed.

For Jihan, who lived on the edge like walking on a tightrope every day, love was nothing more than a luxurious play of emotions.

“Damn it!”

Unable to contain the surging anger, Jihan knocked down the glasses on the table.

The loud noise of the glass hitting the marble floor echoed through the room.