“Understood, Vice President. Please take care of our Woo Joo too.”
“It should be me asking for the favor. I’ve been needing a trustworthy person.”
“Because it’s an important time now.”
At the deep meaning contained in Secretary Jeong’s words, Chae Ha slowly nodded.
At a time like this when there’s a mountain of truth to be uncovered, the more allies, the better.
It was time to cast the net.
“Sara! Over here, here.”
“Mother.”
Baek Sa Ra, who came out in front of the building, showed a placid smile at the sight of the visitor.
As expected, the target had fallen into the net.
She clicked her heels and walked towards Mrs. Heo Young Ju.
Baek Sa Ra, who soon stopped, smiled warmly and hugged Mrs. Heo Young Ju’s arm as she always did.
“What brings you to my workplace?”
“I just wanted to see you. But your company’s building is really stylish! I guess the building also resembles the owner.”
“Yes. Our construction company paid special attention to it.”
With an arrogant look on her face, Baek Sa Ra proudly turned her gaze to the building.
The building made entirely of transparent glass was the cosmetic brand company she had recently established.
Heo Young Ju looked up at the building until her neck was sore, and then turned to look at Baek Sa Ra.
“How can our Sa Ra be so beautiful and talented? She’s barely thirty and she’s already running such a big company!”
“You’re too kind, Mother. It’s all thanks to our father’s solid support.”
With these words, Baek Sa Ra tightened the arm she had been leaning on.
“If we had become inlaws with Chae Un, our Baek Young would have given extraordinary support. It’s a pity. But what can we do? She’s already claimed by another.”
At Baek Sa Ra’s sullen pout, Heo Young Ju hurriedly opened her mouth in what seemed like confusion.
“Sa Ra, shall we go shopping together after a long time? I want to give you a gift.”
“A gift?”
“Yes. We haven’t gone to the department store together in a long time. You’ve been too busy, Sa Ra.”
“Hehe. Okay. Of course I have to go if you’re suggesting it, Mother! Let’s go quickly.”
With a victorious smile, Baek Sa Ra quickly called for a chauffeur.
Cooking Heo Young Ju had never been a particularly difficult task.
But suddenly, with Min Seol Won’s return, the situation was turning unfavorable for me.
She, who had cried and begged my father, had successfully acquired the resort land that the Chae Un group was working on.
As long as this was in my hand, Heo Young Ju could never give up on me.
She was a woman who was always interested in Chae Un’s fame and wealth, then and now.
The foolish woman who firmly believed that it would lead to my own honor and wealth.
A short while later, the two of them entered the department store, receiving VIPonly guidance.
Already having not shopped for several days, and being in a frustrated state, she was determined to lighten Heo Young Ju’s wallet today.
However, her attitude was different than usual.
Upon arriving at the department store, Heo Young Ju acted as if her mind was elsewhere.
She should have gone to the luxury floor that she often visits, but out of nowhere she asked a staff member where the children’s clothing section was.
On top of that, she couldn’t take her eyes off the department store’s promotional material aimed at children.
When Baek Sa Ra asked why, Heo Young Ju evaded the question, saying it was nothing.
But as time passed, Baek Sa Ra understood what Heo Young Ju was thinking.
She was so blatantly showing it that it was impossible not to know.
“Mother.”
Biting her lip slightly, Baek Sa Ra forced a smile.
“Hm? Have you made your choice? What will you choose?”
“I thought you were going to pick the gift for me, Mother. But since we got here, you’ve shown no interest in me, only looking at children’s products.”
“Hm? Me?”
Only then did Heo Young Ju snap out of it, taking her eyes off the glass display case.
She was supposed to be browsing jewelry to gift Baek Sa Ra, but at some point, she found herself unknowingly examining child safety necklaces and bracelets.
Looking flustered, Heo Young Joo was on the receiving end of a sharp reprimand from Baek Sa Ra.
“Mom, you’re acting strangely today. Just like an old grandmother who has a grandchild.”
“What? When have I? When did I get a, a grandchild?”
“If not, then forget it.”
“Of course not! When have I accepted that child named Uju as my grandchild….!”
Heo Young Joo gasped and her eyes widened as she closed her mouth.
“No, that’s….”
“It seems like Mr. Chae Ha’s child’s name is Uju.”
Still, with an unwavering smile on her face, Baek Sa Ra’s eyes were colder than ever.
Realizing the grave mistake she made, Heo Young Joo licked her lips without responding.
Instead, Baek Sa Ra ended the conversation.
“Shall we call it a day? I don’t feel like buying anything anymore.”
“Is… is that so?”
“Yes, Mom. I’ll call the driver.”
“Th, thank you.”
After seeing Heo Young Joo off, Baek Sa Ra gritted her teeth.
Judging from the situation, she had definitely seen the child after encountering him at Kwon Chae Ha’s house not long ago.
It was indeed suspicious that her eyes had only been rolling around the children’s products.
“Ha!”
Min Seol Won. She vowed never to accept that woman’s child as her grandchild.
But after seeing the child, she was dumbfounded whether she had newfound fondness or what.
Even after Kwon Chae Ha suddenly got married, it was Heo Young Joo who kept persuading me that it was a loveless marriage and a passing storm.
After rushing into marriage, he didn’t even look at his wife.
Considering that they had not had a child for a long time, their relationship must be apparent.
Wasn’t it Heo Young Joo who overheard the secret that the two had a threeyear contract marriage and came to tell me?
While passionately persuading that if I just endure, Min Seol Won’s position will be mine again.
That woman was now trying to turn her relationship upside down, captivated by some unknown child.
“This can’t go on. Pressuring her with work won’t do.”
Biting her lip, Baek Sa Ra took out her phone and dialed a number.
To her brother Baek Jae Young, the official crazy man of Baek Yeong, whom she hated to contact for trivial matters.
Soon, a rough voice that was incredibly insolent came over the phone.
[Seeing you call me brother, you must have some dirty request?] “Dirty? Watch your language.”
Just from his tone, you would believe he was a local ruffian, not the CEO of an entertainment company under Baek Yeong.
Baek Jae Young. He was a person she had detested since childhood, ashamed to even share the same blood, but when needed, there was no better person to use.
“I’ll get straight to the point. There’s a person that needs to be handled.”
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My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
