Eel, seafood soup, chicken ginseng soup, and all kinds of health foods filled the table.

“I’ll leave now to take care of the remaining tasks.”
Mingyu smirked at Tae In after glaring at Nok Hyun.

“Oh, yes. Thank you.”
Tae In expressed her thanks awkwardly. After Mingyu left the room, Tae In asked Nok Hyun,

“What is all this?”
“Did you forget the condition for my investment?”
Nok Hyun lightly hugged Tae In and sat her down on the sofa in front of the table.

“…Eating this is the condition?”
“If you’re this thin, there’s no way you can properly carry out revenge or romance.”
Nok Hyun looked down at Tae In’s wrist that he was holding and quickly handed her a spoon.

Revenge, revenge…

‘If you and your husband don’t want to die like your parents.’

Young Gap’s voice echoed in her ears.

A horrendous voice kept playing, enough to make Tae In want to tear her ears apart. She squeezed her eyes shut tightly.

Nok Hyun comforted her by patting her shoulder.

Opening her eyes to the warmth of his touch, Tae In bit her lower lip hard.

If they were the ones who killed her biological parents and took over their assets, if they truly ruined Tae In’s life, she had to take back everything.

She admitted that she needed Nok Hyun’s help, but whether it was due to her petty pride or the sudden emergence of emotions, Tae In hesitated.

‘So, make a choice. Whether to be by my side, or face the death of a dog.’

Tae In shook her head.

I’ll reveal everything, all of what you’ve done.

And I’ll get it all back.

“Alright, I’ll do whatever it takes.”
Tae In, having made a firm resolution, put strength into the hand holding the spoon.

“Why isn’t he coming today?”
Hee Won mumbled as she was cleaning the restaurant, waiting for a customer who didn’t show up.

“You curse and belittle him when he comes, now you feel empty because he didn’t show up?”
Yeong Won sneered at Hee Won’s mumble.

“I do feel empty. It feels so refreshing that he didn’t show up.”
Yeong Won glanced at Hee Won and shifted her gaze to her cell phone.

Why did she buy ice cream for Tae In even though she didn’t wait for him, why did she regret not feeding him dinner after sending him away like that.

Hee Won and Tae In were best friends until Tae In’s father ousted her father.

It seemed like acting hostile to Tae In was a way of thinking about her father.

“Why did you cry so much at the funeral then?”
“I cried. I have to get the condolence money back, why isn’t he coming.”
As soon as Hee Won grumbled, the door to the shop opened.

The villainous Seo Tae In swaggered into the shop.

He used to greet her cheerfully and behave modestly, but today he looked grim as if he had come to get the money she owed him.

“Why are you here again? It’s so annoying….”
“Uncle.”
Tae In cut off Hee Won’s words and called out to her brother.

Her brother, who was preparing ingredients, lifted his head.

“You knew everything, right?”
“Tae In.”
“Jo Young Gab killed our parents and replaced them.”
“…..”
“That I lived believing him as my father without knowing that. That I nearly died by their hands.”
“I didn’t know they would try to kill you too.”
“You must have known, Uncle. You were friends. At least, that the man is not my real father.”
Her brother dropped his head.

“Dad, what is he talking about? Tae In says dad is not her dad?”
Hee Won, who had been quietly listening, approached her brother and asked.

Her brother tightly shut his mouth.

Her brother wanted to protect his family at all costs, no matter what happened to him.

That’s why he said nothing and cut ties with Tae Gang.

Even then, he had accepted the money that Tae In, oblivious of the truth, handed him in tears, for the tuition of Hee Won and Yeong Won’s college.

Feigning ignorance, the daughter of my friend, who had become an orphan overnight because her parents were supposedly saving their adult children, lived without her mother.

Tae In could no longer hold back her tears. Just like when she was eighteen.

An apartment with a panoramic view overlooking the Han River.

A year had already passed since I moved in, but it still thrilled me.

It was the price of a life lived fiercely and shamelessly.

I could have been even more despicable if I knew this wealthy and peaceful life would continue.

After working out and showering, I, who had also had my protein and supplements, sat on the sofa and opened an app on my phone.

When I played the saved video, Tae In’s voice could be heard.

I had secretly installed a wiretapping app on Tae In’s phone.

It seemed like Tae In was at her brother’s shop right now.

Listening quietly to the conversation, I furrowed my brows.

“Why are you so salty, it’s annoying.”
Tae In was the biggest victim of this huge scam.

An innocent and powerless woman who was born into a second generation conglomerate, raised preciously like a greenhouse plant, and had everything taken away by an uninvited guest who appeared out of nowhere.

That was the evaluation I had given Tae In.

Even if they were extremely talented, there was no way to oppose them who thought killing people was nothing.

Unless they had a stronger backing behind them.

As I was about to get ready for work, the doorbell rang.

I checked the visitor through the intercom, and tilted my head.

As I hesitated and opened the door, the visitor walked in without hesitation.

“What brings you here, Mr. Nok Hyun?”
The unwelcome guest who stopped in the middle of the living room and looked around the house turned his head and looked at me.

“You live in a nice place, Mr. Woo Je Ha.”
Nok Hyun sat down on the sofa without permission, as if he was the homeowner.

“You didn’t come here just to compliment me.”
“The Tae Gang legal team, it seems the salary is quite high. We need to pay attention too.”
Nok Hyun smirked.

I felt a chill down my spine as if I had heard a death threat.

“Oh, I’m good without a drink.”
“I wasn’t planning to serve you.”
“If you say so, I would like to have a cup of tea, please.”
How could he be so shameless.

Even as I gritted my teeth, I prepared the drink.

The sight of him, elegant and dignified as if he was born noble, irritated me.

It was not a sense of inferiority, but pure irritation.

I prepared a cup of iced tea and handed it to him. Hurry up and drink, then leave.

“Now, let’s hear it.”
I spoke to Nok Hyun, who didn’t even bother looking at the tea he’d asked for.

“I think I need to know what you know, Mr. Woo Je Ha.”
Although I roughly expected this, I didn’t expect him to be so direct.

While sipping my tea, I put on my last bit of composure.

Seeing the anxious look on Nok Hyun’s face somehow made the tea taste better.

“If you mean what I know.”
“Everything surrounding Seo Tae In, Tae Gang, Seo Jung Gyu, and Jo Young Kap. It’s better for you to spill everything.”

His words came out as if he was spitting them out. Leaning back on the plush sofa, Nok Hyun continued.

“I feel like I’m about to go completely crazy right now.”

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