Yeo Eun smiled bitterly and opened the message she received from Cha Hyun.

Cha Hyun had sent the addresses for Lotus Hotel and the main house in Itaewon side by side, and earnestly implored Yeo Eun:

“He’s not the type to do crazy things.”

If Cha Do Ha were to do something crazy, it would be meticulously planned, and there would be no one in this world who could stop him.

It would be faster to persuade his lover Kim Hae Ri to influence him.

How else to deal with a man who even announces appointments as if they were unilateral notifications?

Yeo Eun sighed, recalling her brief phone call with Cha Do Ha.

“Besides, telling me to come to the party room by 9 PM is too late.”

She had to go to Chairman Cha Ji Seop’s mansion in Itaewon, not the Lotus Hotel party room, by 9 PM.

“It’s 6 o’clock now, so if I go home to change clothes and prepare everything, it’ll be 8 o’clock…”

It should work out.

After checking the time, Yeo Eun quickened her pace.

* * *

8:15 PM.

As Yeo Eun arrived at Lotus Hotel and stepped into the lobby, she quickly scanned her reflection in the mirror.

It was laughable.

To think she had put so much effort into her appearance at the promise of a chance to impress.

Wearing a thin turtleneck that slightly revealed her figure and a knit pleated skirt, she had also put extra effort into her makeup and hair.

She even wore earrings, which she usually didn’t, and put on stiletto heels to match her outfit.

She briefly regretted why she had done such an obvious thing as she looked at her reflection in the mirror.

It seems she wanted to look pretty for Cha Do Ha.

For that man who was clearly trying to enjoy a fling by calling her to a place where his girlfriend was, despite having a girlfriend.

“No. I’m just doing business.”

Catering to the preferences of a client who wants a pretty trainer.

With that self-justification, Yeo Eun crossed the hotel lobby.

The boutique hotel Lotus in Sinsa-dong had a different atmosphere from the entrance.

It exuded an exotic yet decadent ambiance, as if one had entered the mansion of some Indian tycoon.

She had heard rumors that Kim Hae Ri regularly held parties here.

That she invited fellow celebrities and second or third generation chaebol heirs for secret social gatherings.

When the words “secret” and “social” are deliberately attached before the word “party”, the reason is obvious.

As the hotel’s atmosphere suggested, it meant a somewhat closed, very decadent, and extremely intimate party. Cha Hyun had called it a “wild party”.

It was also an open secret in the industry that Kim Hae Ri’s agency was having headaches because of these wild parties.

“So Cha Do Ha is here.”

The place where the host of the wild party and her lover were.

Yeo Eun sighed as she stood in front of the party room.

It was truly a place that didn’t match Cha Do Ha.

“He really doesn’t fit in. To think he enjoys such parties with those eyes of his.”

Stubborn, sharp, and upright eyes.

She thought someone with such eyes wouldn’t waste their life like this, but it seems there are exceptions everywhere.

Smiling bitterly, Yeo Eun steeled herself and opened the party room door.

Loud music sharply pierced her eardrums, and flashing lights and boisterous voices disoriented her.

“W-what is this…?”

Yeo Eun’s lips parted at the sight that unfolded beyond the door.

They said it was a wild party.

As if the words had been visually translated, it was truly a crucible of madness.

As Yeo Eun, shocked by the cultural impact, was at a loss where to look, someone called her name.

“Seo Yeo Eun!”

Yeo Eun’s head turned reflexively to the side.

“Son Gyu Won?”

The man with his shirt completely unbuttoned, showing off his chest and abs toned by exercise, was clearly Son Gyu Won.

Holding a champagne bottle in one hand, he approached her with his eyes half-glazed.

“To see our pretty Seo Yeo Eun here again?”

As he came closer, a somewhat unpleasant odor of champagne, whiskey, and acrid tobacco clung to him.

Yeo Eun’s brow furrowed involuntarily, revealing her displeasure, and she ignored him as she scanned the interior of the party room. But Son Gyu Won’s clinginess did not easily subside.

“They say if coincidences repeat, it’s intentional. Do you perhaps like me?”

He moved even closer to her, emitting the unpleasant smell and opening his unbuttoned front even wider.

Yeo Eun threw a disgusted glance at his chest and said,

“Have you been neglecting your workouts lately? Instead of wasting time here, go build up your chest some more.”

She knew how much tremendous effort Son Gyu Won had put into building that chest.

It was quite like Son Gyu Won to use a body he had barely managed to build with deathly effort in this way.

There probably wasn’t anyone the word “wild” suited better than Son Gyu Won.

As Yeo Eun snorted and turned her gaze away, Son Gyu Won blocked her view again.

“Don’t be like that, have a drink with me.”

Son Gyu Won gently placed his hand on her arm and flashed a greasy smile as he pressed his body close.

“Seeing that you came here too, your purpose is obvious…”

Son Gyu Won’s gaze as he looked down at her felt even more unpleasant than the smell he was emitting.

“Might as well be with someone you know.”

How ridiculous.

Without listening to the rest of Son Gyu Won’s words, Yeo Eun shook off his hand and called out to a passing waiter.

“Excuse me.”

The waiter carrying a tray full of drinks turned to look at Yeo Eun.

“Yes?”

“Have you seen Director Cha Do Ha…”

As Yeo Eun took a step towards the waiter to speak, Son Gyu Won grabbed her again.

“This bitch, are you crazy?”

He roughly seized her arm and glared at her with eyes that looked like he might hit her at any moment.

“Do my words not sound like words to you?”

“You keep forgetting that your words are supposed to be human speech.”

Son Gyu Won’s intimidation wasn’t scary. She knew his weaknesses better than anyone, and she knew he didn’t have the guts to hit someone in front of others.

Yeo Eun simply ignored Son Gyu Won and substituted a sneer for criticism.

“Sorry, but I’m a bit busy right now.”

She then held out her business card to the waiter who was waiting for her.

“Could you please give this business card to the Director? At 9 o’clock…”

“Hey!”

Just as she was placing the business card on the tray the waiter was holding, she was spun around.

“You keep disrespecting people because I’ve been nice to you thinking you’re pretty.”

Although it wasn’t a great force, pain shot through her wrist as it was twisted in his grip.

She tried pulling her hand away saying to let go, but it was no use.

Son Gyu Won, drunk, finished emptying the champagne bottle he was holding and roughly pulled her.

“Today, you’re going to find out who I really am.”

* * *

There are five or six private spaces in the Lotus Hotel party room.

Holed up in one of them, Do Ha was adding comments to the documents Kwon Yi Han had brought.

As Yi Han watched Do Ha meticulously commenting on the Genesis Holdings investment plan, he finally spoke up.

“Hey. This means a complete overhaul from the investment targets to the detailed conditions. Marcus is going to faint. Do you know how much time was spent on this?”

Do Ha snorted at Yi Han’s words and replied with a cold gaze.

“I know. To have spent that much time and produce this level of result. Looks like Director Marcus Brian needs to vacate his position too.”

Do Ha added the last word to the document and looked up.

“If you’re going to half-ass it, you should step down too.”

At Do Ha’s words, Yi Han turned pale and waved his hands.

“Step down? How could you say such a hurtful thing. Where else would I handle this kind of big money if not for you?”

Smiling sweetly, Yi Han gathered the tablet and pen Do Ha had put down and continued speaking.

“I’ll talk to Marcus. I’ll tell him if he wants to work so complacently, he should step down from Genesis Holdings. Since when has our Genesis Holdings taken such easy paths? There are plenty of figurehead presidents besides you, I’ll say.”

Then he picked up the glass of alcohol he had pushed aside and placed it in front of Do Ha.

“Now drink a little. People will notice that for Cha Do Ha, this so-called wild party is actually working hours.”

Only then did Do Ha let out a chuckle as he picked up the glass. As he did so, he lifted his left wrist to check the time.

“8:20 PM. Do I still have to wait a bit longer?”

Do Ha muttered to himself as he took a sip of alcohol.

Just then, the door opened and a waiter entered.

The waiter bowed his head in greeting and placed several bottles of alcohol on the table.

“Why are you bringing so much?”

As Yi Han was pouring vodka into a glass, the waiter quickly answered after glancing at Do Ha’s expression.

“Sister Hae Ri told us to bring some alcohol here. She said she’ll be coming over soon.”

Yi Han frowned at the waiter’s answer.

“Where is Hae Ri right now?”

“In the next room…”

“With Dong Joo?”

“Yes.”

The waiter nodded after glancing at Do Ha’s expression once again.

Not many people know that Kim Hae Ri, who is publicly known to be in a relationship with Do Ha, is enjoying a secret affair with another man.

Just a few people like Yi Han, some Lotus Hotel staff, and the CEO of Kim Hae Ri’s agency.

“Anyway, Kim Hae Ri is unstoppable. Always going for younger men. If there’s not at least a three-year age gap, they’re not even considered men. But isn’t Han Dong Joo too young? She should consider her own age too.”

Grumbling, Yi Han placed a check on the waiter’s tray.

“Be careful not to let this leak out.”

The waiter nodded.

There was a reason for going to such lengths as giving money to keep Kim Hae Ri’s indiscretions secret.

The rumor that Kim Hae Ri was Do Ha’s woman served as a considerable shield for Do Ha.

Especially for Do Ha, who had secretly set up businesses, there was no better excuse than Kim Hae Ri to avoid the eyes of the Han Joo Group while handling affairs.

Even these periodic wild parties served as secret business meetings for Do Ha.

For this reason, silencing the employees always fell to Yi Han.

Outwardly, he was the second son of the LI Group and a director of LI Construction, but in reality, he was the financial director of Genesis Holdings and the personal secretary to Cha Do Ha, the true owner of Genesis.

With the firm belief that Do Ha’s interests were his interests, and Do Ha’s well-being was his well-being, Yi Han was handling all matters related to Do Ha on his own.

Yi Han coldly said to the waiter who was looking at the check with sparkling eyes, gesturing towards the door.

“You can go now.”

The waiter bowed at a 90-degree angle and took a few steps towards the door. Then he exclaimed “Ah!” and turned back.

“Director, just now…”

The waiter rummaged through his uniform pocket and held out a business card to Do Ha.