Yoo Na was staring at the computer monitor with a vicious face and a gloomy appearance in a dark room.

The sound of typing on the keyboard was drowned out by the opera aria playing in the room.

“Hmph. How dare you covet someone else’s man? I’ll show you the consequences.”

Yoo Na posted false information about Tae Kyung and Seo Ha on an anonymously operated community.

She pretended to be several people by cycling through two or three IDs, agreeing with herself as if multiple people were exchanging comments.

[YUZZing: I went to the same school as CEO Han Tae Kyung, and the girl who used to chase him back then is still chasing him. She’s a complete stalker.] [TKloveUN: I heard she even brings another man’s child to flirt with CEO Han Tae Kyung?] [Perfect Daughter U: I’ve heard about this too, my cousin saw that woman and said she looks really wicked. Doesn’t she seem like bad news at first glance?] [YUZZing: Wow! A gold digger? How can she be so shameless? She’s desperately trying to catch a man.] [TKloveUN: It’s amazing that she’s clinging to CEO Han Tae Kyung even though he has a fiancée.] [Perfect Daughter U: How pitiful for the fiancée! Such con artists should be punished by heaven! Coveting another woman’s man, aren’t you ashamed even in front of the child?] [TKloveUN: I heard the fiancée is known to be a perfect daughter, very kind and pretty, but she’s suffering because of that gold digger.] [YUZZing: I heard the child openly calls CEO Han Tae Kyung “daddy”?] [TKloveUN: She’s trying to use the child to improve her situation. Poor child.]

The more Yoo Na created malicious false facts one by one, the more they felt like truth to her.

It was as if she was the pitiful and miserable fiancée, while Seo Ha and Min Joon were being portrayed as a vicious con artist mother and son trying to extort money from Tae Kyung.

It didn’t matter what the truth was.

Only the two of them knew that Tae Kyung had no intention of getting engaged or married to Yoo Na.

Marriage in the world of chaebol and politicians was not a romantic affair that could be done with just feelings.

It was a negotiation and contract made with thorough calculation and planning.

Yoo Na was willing to do anything for a successful contract.

Making something that wasn’t true seem true was nothing. She couldn’t feel even a shred of hesitation, even if it meant denying someone else’s life and damaging their character.

“I told you to quietly disappear. Why are you showing up now and hanging around Han Tae Kyung again? This is all your fault.”

Yoo Na sneered with a “hmph.” While Yoo Na was enthusiastically spreading false information on the keyboard, her phone rang noisily.

After checking the number on the screen, Yoo Na opened the text message inbox on her phone.

The new message only had photos attached showing Seo Ha and Min Joon entering and leaving Tae Kyung’s villa in Yangpyeong.

“What? Is this all? Ha!”

The couple of photos that followed were also nothing special. They just showed Seo Ha and Min Joon together with Tae Kyung.

She was irritated that they couldn’t capture a more provocative and plausible scene.

It was already very unpleasant that Seo Ha was entering Tae Kyung’s house, but she hated even more when things didn’t go her way.

“Have you found Kim Seo Ha’s birth mother or not? It’s not like I didn’t pay enough. Really, these good-for-nothing bastards. I even increased the down payment, but still no contact!”

Yoo Na vented her complaints in an irritated voice.

Eventually, Yoo Na couldn’t hold back and picked up her phone.

After a few rings, a listless voice came through.

– Ah, yes. What’s the matter?

“Isn’t there anything more definitive and provocative than this? And how long has it been since I told you to find Kim Seo Ha’s birth mother, but still no news?”

– My, you’re quite impatient. You can’t expect more provocative stuff with just that money. We’re professionals. Professionals work according to how much they’re paid.

Yoo Na snorted.

The way they spoke as if they were doing professional work was pathetic.

But her patience was running thin.

“Haa! How much more do you want?”

– Well, the compensation varies depending on the quality of information our client wants. There’s no set guideline, but the higher quality the information, the more effort we put in. Haha. Tell me what you want.

“Are you saying the money I gave last time wasn’t enough?”

– With that money, we told you the basic information about Kim Seo Ha’s birth mother, didn’t we? Just the name, appearance, and occupation. Why are you acting like an amateur?

Yoo Na trembled at the condescending voice on the other end.

‘Annoying humans! When I marry Han Tae Kyung, I won’t let this slide. I’ll make you pay for treating the future daughter-in-law of HY Group so carelessly!’

Yoo Na gritted her teeth.

If they hadn’t done their job well, she would have dismissed them long ago. They were known in the industry for doing clean work, although they were greedy for money, and they were operators who had done a lot of work related to her father in particular.

‘This is all because of Kim Seo Ha. Nothing’s going right because of her.’

Yoo Na blamed only Seo Ha and grew her hatred for her. She thought that even her failure to win Tae Kyung’s heart was just because of Seo Ha.

“Find out why Kim Seo Ha’s birth mother met Chairman Park Hyun Young 5 years ago. I’ll send more down payment. And take pictures of Kim Seo Ha and Han Tae Kyung being intimate.”

– Yes, yes. Understood. Our client is scary despite her delicate appearance.

Yoo Na was creeped out by the voice on the other end of the phone that was toying with her. She clenched her teeth and tried her best not to lose.

Thinking she shouldn’t appear weak, she lowered her voice even more.

“Don’t say unnecessary things. One week. Got it?”

– Ah, yes, yes.

Yoo Na touched the end call button.

The false information that Yoo Na had previously spread, claiming Seo Ha was a gold digger, was already circulating in stock market rumors. Now all that was left was for this lie to grow and spread its wings to fly everywhere.

She just had to play the role of the pitiful fiancée well.

Yoo Na started typing on the keyboard again, becoming a virtual witness and spreading the seeds of rumors everywhere.

These seeds would sprout and grow abundantly, bearing the sweet fruit that Yoo Na desired.

The corners of Yoo Na’s mouth twisted upwards.

She sent an amount twice the previous request fee to the private investigator’s account.

A few days later, several photos arrived for Yoo Na.

They were photos of Tae Kyung and Seo Ha entering the villa with shopping baskets full of goods, and Tae Kyung kissing Seo Ha’s hand as she lay in a hospital bed.

Although they weren’t as provocative as she wanted, they were so natural that it was good for artificially distorting Tae Kyung and Seo Ha’s relationship.

A gold digger who seduces a chaebol man with her body for money, a foolish man who falls for the gold digger’s artificial acting, and a devoted fiancée who shows pure love and evokes sympathy.

This was quite a good picture.

Although Yoo Na was upset by Tae Kyung’s appearance, she could endure it if she could have him.

She would make sure Seo Ha never came near him again. This time, she would properly separate Kim Seo Ha from Han Tae Kyung.

“Han Tae Kyung. I decide our relationship. You can’t cut me off. I won’t allow it.”

Yoo Na’s obsessive fixation on Tae Kyung was getting worse.

However, Yoo Na considered her obsession a form of love. She confused twisted possessiveness with love. She justified all her actions as love.

In the end, Yoo Na anonymously tipped off a journalist from a media outlet with the photos and the story she had fabricated as a last resort.

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Chae Eun frowned at the sight of reporters loitering near the kindergarten.

If left like this, not only Seo Ha and Min Joon but also the other children at the kindergarten were a concern. Joo Ri pouted and glared at Seo Ha.

Joo Ri disliked Seo Ha. She was jealous because it seemed like all the men around were crazy about Seo Ha, a single mother with a child.

“Why is it so noisy?”

“Teacher Joo Ri! Seo Ha is having the hardest time right now. How can you be like this too?”

“I’m sorry to everyone.”

“Teacher Seo Ha, what are you sorry for! It’s not like you did anything wrong, they just came here on their own! Don’t worry. Just take care of Min Joon. I don’t know who it is, but how can they write such malicious things on the internet?”

Chae Eun scolded Joo Ri and comforted Seo Ha.

Seo Ha bit her lower lip and hung her head.

Waiting for her when she returned after being discharged in just one day were reporters who clung to the scent of ridiculous rumors and sensational gossip articles.

Seo Ha had no idea what was going on.

Since morning, text messages from Tae Kyung had been constantly arriving on Seo Ha’s phone.

He must have been worried after seeing the articles about Seo Ha and Min Joon, as he was sending text messages to Seo Ha non-stop, unlike his usual self.

[Are you okay? I heard reporters are camped out there. I’ve sent someone, so sneak out and go home. I’ll also send someone to pick up father, so don’t worry.] [I’m sorry.] [What do you have to be sorry for? I feel more sorry because it seems to be because of me.]

Seo Ha felt that this situation was warning her that she should leave Tae Kyung again.

[I’ll clean up the situation quickly, so please bear with it for a little while.] [Okay.]

Seo Ha pulled herself together. Just then, Yoon Hee entered the staff room. Yoon Hee looked around at the teachers who had gathered in the staff room, murmuring.

Everyone closed their mouths and only swallowed in the brief silence of tension.

All their eyes were focused on Yoon Hee. Yoon Hee spoke calmly as if nothing was wrong.

“Teacher Kim, are you okay? I know others might be uncomfortable too, but I hope you can be understanding for a little while. I think it would be good for both the children and the teachers to stay away from the kindergarten for a while. I’m thinking of having a temporary vacation for a week, what do you all think?”

At Yoon Hee’s words, the homeroom teacher of the Leaf Class spoke up with a worried face.

“Principal, what if reporters keep coming even after a week?”

“I’ll try my best to resolve that, so don’t worry too much.”

“It’s better to avoid if we can. I agree with the temporary vacation.”

Chae Eun vigorously agreed with Yoon Hee’s words. The other teachers also nodded in agreement. Yoon Hee encouraged everyone with a faint smile.

“I know it’s sudden and difficult, we need to inform the parents and adjust the academic schedule. It will be hard and busy, but let’s do our best for the children.”

“Yes…”

Everyone had complicated expressions.

Taking a break wasn’t bad, but they were doubtful if this mess would be cleared up in a week.

But for now, there seemed to be no other option.

They couldn’t sue the reporters right away, and even if they could, how much could a small, powerless kindergarten fight against media companies?

Seo Ha was distressed, feeling like all of this was because of her.