“What on earth is going on all of a sudden!”

As Inho, who had been ominously following Chunho with a staggering gait, approached, Hyekyung clung to Dae-ho’s arm.

“Let go of this! Do you even know what kind of talk I heard on my way here?”

“So, what did you hear that’s making you act like this? I told you clearly! Think calmly…”

“Calmly? Do I look calm right now? There’s an emergency board meeting tomorrow!!”

“A, a board meeting? You didn’t tell me anything about it.”

“I didn’t know either that there would be an emergency board meeting! The agenda is Chairman Choi’s impeachment! Kang Hyun-jung schemed with TK and convened the meeting! But do I look calm enough to stay still?!”

Upon Dae-ho’s shout, Hyekyung, who had been firmly holding his arm, let go.

Freed, Dae-ho walked unabashedly toward Inho.

Without a moment of hesitation, he kicked Inho’s abdomen.

“Ugh!”

A painful groan escaped Inho’s lips.

“Do you dare to put influence in TK through that XXX to push me out? You must be insane. That’s the only way! I can’t just let it happen!!”

Along with ruthless kicking, Dae-ho’s words were abruptly cut off.

Inho, even while enduring brutal violence, couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

‘I did it in the end. I thought it would take more time.’

Thinking of Suyeon, who had moved for her own sake with all her might, there was no way he could refrain from smiling.

However, his smile only fueled Dae-ho’s anger.

The violence continued into the deep night.

Perhaps under Dae-ho’s last footsteps, Inho willingly collapsed.

Early morning.

Having stayed up all night with tired eyes, Suyeon left her house straight away, fearing the appointed time.

As she came out of the building, she saw TK’s car waiting in front.

Without hesitation, she got into the car and immediately called Youngsun.

－Yeah, Inho.

“Yes, it’s me. Are you on your way to the main office of Taeshin?”

－Alright. What time is it? I won’t be able to attend the board meeting, but I think I should wait for news in President Kang’s office. By the way, I didn’t ask yesterday because it was late, but why are you going in this direction instead of coming here?

Suddenly, in response to Youngsun’s question, Suyeon hesitated and hesitated to answer.

Youngsun still didn’t know that Inho’s soul was trapped in her body in Hannam-dong.

The police were about to rush into both Taeshin Group and the Taeshin family in Hannam-dong.

She couldn’t think of calling the police to save Inho, but she couldn’t think of handling the situation like this either.

“Did Suyeon really grow up suffering abuse?”

The day she met Chunho and sat down, when Chunho left first and Donghun, who had sent Chunho away, was about to go back home, he grabbed her and asked.

What was his expression when he said that?

He seemed more immersed in despair than she was.
Even without asking, she seemed to know what he would be doing. During the time when Choi Suyeon and Nam Donghun shared the same period, he must have been trapped in guilt for not being able to protect her. Suyeon took a deep breath. It was overwhelming enough with Inho’s concerns alone, but she didn’t want Donghun to be immersed in such thoughts.

“Thank you.”

“…Excuse me?”

“Suyeon has always thought that way. Thank you to Mr. Nam Donghun.”

“Really, are you serious?”

“Of course. Probably, when I come out of that house, I will genuinely thank him for being a strength during that time, that’s my plan.”

She used Inho’s voice to convey her sincerity.

However, as soon as the conversation ended, Donghun’s expression stiffened again.

“What does that mean? After coming out of that house. Don’t tell me you’re not living with Suyeon now? Is that so?”

Only after hearing Donghun’s words did she realize her mistake. But the crisis turned into an opportunity, and with Donghun’s advice, she could request cooperation from the police. She realized too late that she couldn’t respond to Youngsun for too long. Suyeon quickly moved her lips.

“Chairman Choi will attend the board meeting, but Hye-kyung Han won’t. Before making a way to escape, we must firmly settle that side too.”

Fortunately, Youngsun agreed without any suspicion. Now might have been a good time to prepare in advance for Inho’s situation, but she shook her head immediately. She still didn’t have the time. She had even less room to comfort the surprised Youngsun. There was no leeway left. She concluded her call with Youngsun. Every time she headed to Hannam-dong, time always passed quickly, and the distance felt short. But today, time and distance felt too slow.

“Grandfather, may I go in as well?”

“What qualifications does a guy with not even a single share of Taeshin stocks have?”

Donghun, who came to Taeshin Group’s underground parking lot with Chunho, couldn’t erase the worry in his eyes.

“Just be my secretary for today, alright.”

“Secretary Kim will also be waiting here.”

“What? Then are you planning to go up alone, Grandfather?”