Line looked at the schedule on her desk. Although most of the schedule was stored in her mind, there were still occasions when she missed things because of the sheer number of tasks.
Come to think of it, today was the day Geum Moran threw not just an invitation but a duel. She hadn’t written it down separately and relied on the power of her poor memory.
“Is it today?”
“Seniors really do have excellent memories.”
Even as Line responded to Sardon Nam’s words, she felt awkward. Joo-hyuk caught her conflicting expression.
“Are you going out?”
“I don’t see a reason to meet the defendant in a high-end Japanese restaurant if I’m not at the prosecutor’s office.”
Joo-hyuk nodded, seeming to agree with her thoughts.
Coolly, Line brushed off Geum Moran, and as usual, she worked overtime.
If she had accepted the duel today, there might have been some progress in the case, but there was no need to respond to such an uncomfortable meeting.
Instead of an evening appointment, it was a busy day without even time for a bathroom break. It was late when Line finally headed home, exhausted.
As Line appeared outside the building, a woman got out of a luxury car and approached Line.
“Prosecutor Jin-rae? Hello, I’m Geum Moran, the director.”
She smiled widely and extended her hand to Line. Line hesitated for a moment, didn’t shake her hand, and raised her head.
“What is it?”
“You’re such a busy person, so I thought you might have forgotten the invitation today. I even called, but you didn’t answer.”
It wasn’t intentional avoidance. She was too busy to deal with every incoming call.
“Well, did you come to confess something?”
Line asked with a cold tone. Geum Moran burst into laughter.
“Oh, Prosecutor, you’re so amusing.”
The saying “you can’t spit on a smiling face” seemed like a lie. Line felt nauseated by Geum Moran’s audacity, smiling like a flower.
“If you have nothing else to say, I’ll be going…”
“Why, of course not.”
Geum Moran continued to lift the corners of her mouth, but her pupils were black and sharp.
“I’m keeping an eye on my two children, so I hope you take care of them. Can I ask you for that much?”
“Having greeted you, I’ll be going now.”
Line turned away coldly.
“The chairman won’t attend. Neither will I.”
Line stopped at Geum Moran’s words. Geum Moran slowly approached and stood in front of Line again.
“I planned to have a nice meal together today and share some good stories. Why didn’t you come out? Why? Did you think I might have poisoned the food?”
Geum Moran packaged harsh words with laughter.
“Whether Geum Moran has poison or medicine… is it something I need to care about?”
“Well, you could think so. I waited for a long time, contemplating whether to scare you or open the way for you.”
Line, feeling like her energy was being sucked away, raised her forehead and looked straight into Geum Moran’s eyes.
“Of course. Why is money good, you ask? Ah, how do I put this into words~. This building isn’t for sale, so I can’t buy it~.”
Geum Moran pointed to the prosecutor’s office building as she spoke. She was so absorbed in herself that she couldn’t stop laughing. Her behavior alone was enough to offend Line.
“What’s there to have? Well… it’s nice that you can easily pass most misfortunes.”
She recited her own philosophy in a row, conveying what she wanted to say.
“Prosecutor, why bother with things like that~. Honor? Power? You’ve experienced it once. When the wind blows, you fly away like that? I didn’t know you’d put in so much effort to come back to this place.”
Geum Moran spoke as if she knew everything about the hardships Line had endured.
Line consciously focused on her eyelids, fearing that her eyes would blink rapidly due to the intense emotional change she was currently experiencing. As a result, her expression involuntarily furrowed.
“Prosecutor Jin-rae, yes. I’ve made our children’s lives, sent them to good universities, and even spent some of the profits. And from now on, I’ll take away all the power and property Song Gang-i has. Despite that, how can Prosecutor Jin-rae deal with someone like me, Geum Moran?”
Geum Moran talked as if deceiving Line. Line clenched her fist.
She wanted to become someone who could smile in any situation, but even after hearing this story, she couldn’t bring herself to smile. She didn’t know how to handle Geum Moran, who was so different, no matter how different their ways of living in the world were.
“I’ve received a lot of blessings from this incident. I see that I’m out of favor with Chairman Song Gang-i. Me~. That’s why I have to live a long time. A very long time.”
Was Geum Moran’s statement true? It was likely, considering what had happened not long ago; even Song Gang’s face, more than just damaged, indicated that he had experienced a significant ordeal.
Line wanted to bow deeply out of guilt, but in front of Geum Moran, she had to endure it.
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!!!
