“With fifteen votes in favor and thirty-five votes against, we announce that the dismissal motion for Representative Director Lee Je Guk has been rejected.”

Hyun Baek Hap’s shoulders shook with shock as her eyes widened. She then glared at the people she believed she had bribed.

“Mom, what does ‘rejection’ mean? Since there were many votes against it, isn’t it good for us?” Lee Je Ni asked Hyun Baek Hap. She had come and sat down without even knowing where to cast her vote.

Hyun Baek Hap unknowingly frowned and let out a deep sigh.

The moderator again announced the voting results, informing everyone that the dismissal motion for Representative Director Lee Je Guk had been rejected.

Those words clearly pierced Hyun Baek Hap’s ears. She bit down hard on her molars and tightly shut her eyes.

Je Guk stood up from his seat, bowed his head to those who supported him, buttoned his suit, and left.

Je Guk headed straight to the chairman’s office.

However, his loud voice could be heard from outside the chairman’s office door.

He had just received the voting results.

When Je Guk entered the chairman’s office, Chairman Lee’s office was in shambles from his outburst. Innocent objects on the desk were strewn across the floor.

Was the fact that his son had confidently maintained his position so infuriating? Je Guk felt bitter.

Upon seeing Je Guk, Chairman Lee’s eyes were on the verge of rolling back. Je Guk strode toward Chairman Lee.

He then picked up the chairman’s nameplate that had fallen to the floor and dusted it off.

The desk was already too messy to put it back in its place. Still, he placed the nameplate in that gap.

Chairman Lee glared at Je Guk, exhaling breaths filled with anger. At least seeing Je Guk, he showed efforts to calm down.

“I think I was too complacent. I thought you only worked, but you also know how to manipulate the executives. You’ve grown a lot.”

Chairman Lee drove Je Guk into a corner, interpreting the voting results in his own way. Je Guk was not swayed by such words.

Unaffected by such talk, Je Guk delivered what he had intended to say.

“Have Hyun Baek Hap respond to the attendance investigation immediately. If you don’t, I will submit a motion for dismissal of the chairman position.”

It was the strongest of all strong moves.

The first thing Je Guk did after overcoming a major crisis was to provide support fire to Ha In.

Chairman Lee was so shocked by those words that his eyes nearly popped out.

Chairman Lee knew better than anyone that Je Guk’s words were not empty threats.

“What? Dismiss who?! This is what you wanted, isn’t it!”

The level of Chairman Lee’s words kept rising.

“I can no longer stand by and watch Cheonha Group fall apart.”

At that moment, Je Guk’s executive secretary handed over an envelope and left. Je Guk placed that envelope on Chairman Lee’s desk.

Chairman Lee hastily took out the documents and looked at them.

“It’s the result of an internal audit. It could also serve as grounds for dismissal from the chairman position.”

It was Hyun Baek Hap’s corruption that Je Guk had patiently collected with a great deal of patience.

It was also revealed that Chairman Lee had firmly supported her from behind.

“The audit must be wrong. There’s nothing in Cheonha Group that I don’t know about.”

Chairman Lee’s hands holding the documents were trembling.

Was Chairman Lee also deceived by Hyun Baek Hap? Je Guk felt from those words that there was something Chairman Lee was missing.

“No matter how much you deny it, Hyun Baek Hap is my wife! She’s your stepmother! Je Ni is also your sister!”

Je Guk was frustrated by how much he had to explain for Chairman Lee to understand why this mess had happened.

“I will hand this over to the prosecution as is. It will add strength to the passing of the chairman dismissal motion.”

“What? You’re blatantly stabbing your father in the back!”

No matter how much Chairman Lee raised his voice and bulged the veins in his neck, Je Guk was not shaken. The more he did so, the calmer Je Guk became.

“I clearly told you. Have Hyun Baek Hap attend.”

Je Guk once again clearly issued a warning. Chairman Lee couldn’t just sneer at Je Guk’s words.

Today’s voting results were sufficiently threatening to Chairman Lee.

Since Je Guk entered management, the evaluation of Chairman Lee had declined, and after Hyun Baek Hap ran rampant, many people had given up on their expectations of Chairman Lee.

“Ah, and from this point on, I will withdraw all assistance from Cheonha Group’s legal department for Hyun Baek Hap.”

Having said what he needed to say, Je Guk left the chairman’s office and headed to the board room.

He consoled himself to not be swayed by his emotions toward Chairman Lee. Believing that everything had turned out well, he walked forward with determination.

Je Guk was not only proud of the fact that he had protected his directorship but also happy that he had provided clear support fire to Ha In.

He wanted to see Ha In so badly right now. He had sufficient grounds to meet her face-to-face for this level of incident.

It would be great if she contacted him first, but Je Guk now knew enough about her.

But then, a call came in.

It was from Sunhwa Medical Foundation.

There was no reason for Sunhwa Medical Foundation to contact Je Guk at this hour.

Je Guk answered the phone with an ominous feeling.

“Yes, this is Lee Je Guk.”

Je Guk’s mind went blank at the sound coming from the other end of the phone.

“Yes, I’ll go right away. Please ensure tight security for Prosecutor Cheon Ha In’s hospital room.”

Je Guk never expected the contact from Ha In he had been waiting for to come in this way.

Je Guk immediately headed to Sunhwa Medical Foundation.

* * *

“What should we do when we don’t know the guardian’s contact information?”

Kang Jun paced back and forth in front of the admissions office, not knowing anything about Ha In’s personal life.

“Ah, don’t worry, I think you can go back.”

At that moment, the admissions manager reassured Kang Jun, telling him that it was okay to go back.

“What? How can I leave the patient alone?”

“The guardian will be here soon.”

“Oh, really?”

Kang Jun was worried even as he asked for Ha In to be transferred to Sunhwa Medical Foundation.

Sunhwa Medical Foundation was a foundation belonging to Lady Yoon Joo Hwa’s family, and she was a figure related to Cheonha Group.

He wondered if they would harm Ha In, the prosecutor in charge of the Cheonha Group case.

However, based on the internal situation of Cheonha Group he had glimpsed earlier and the current atmosphere, it seemed that Lady Yoon Joo Hwa’s family did not look favorably upon Chairman Lee, so this might actually be the safest place for Ha In.

Above all, the medicine envelope on Ha In’s desk had “Sunhwa Medical Foundation” printed on it.

Would Ha In have chosen Sunhwa Medical Foundation just because it was a large hospital without that level of judgment?

This was also an occupational hazard. Kang Jun shook off his unnecessary worries.

Most of all, he had come to Sunhwa Medical Foundation thinking that there would be records about Ha In, so he felt it had worked out well.

“Is the examination over?”

“No, it’s still in progress. Don’t worry and you can go back.”

The admissions manager answered very kindly.

“I’ll just go see Prosecutor Cheon Ha In’s face once before leaving.”

Kang Jun was worried that Ha In might have seriously injured her head. He kept shaking his head as bad thoughts came to mind.

Kang Jun had been out of his mind from the moment Ha In collapsed until now.

Fortunately, she hadn’t collapsed while alone and was immediately transferred, but he wanted to check if she was okay.

“That’s a bit difficult. The VVIP room where the patient is admitted has the highest level of security, so you can’t approach unless the patient wants you to.”

It was quite a perplexing statement.

“What? I’m also a colleague at work, and I escorted her all the way here. My identity is clear. And the patient is unconscious right now, does this make sense?”

Kang Jun unknowingly got sharp.

“I’m sorry. When the patient is unconscious, we need the guardian’s permission. The guardian doesn’t want anyone to visit.”

If that was the case, there was nothing Kang Jun could do.

Still, hearing it was a VVIP room put his mind at ease.

Kang Jun had also heard rumors that Ha In was the daughter of a wealthy family. So he could accept the hospital’s current attitude without much suspicion.

“Is the guardian coming soon?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

But that was a bit strange.

As far as he knew, Ha In’s family members were all overseas. Come to think of it, that was also something he had heard through rumors.

Kang Jun felt pathetic that he was speculating about the background of the senior colleague next to him based on rumors.

Since Ha In was so guarded about personal approaches, he had respected that, but now that a situation like this had arisen, he felt conflicted.

“Yes, I understand.”

Kang Jun nodded at the admissions manager’s words and turned around.

It would put his mind at ease if he could at least see Ha In’s face before leaving, but his feet wouldn’t easily move.

As Kang Jun trudged down the hospital building’s stairs, a black car stopped in front of the hospital.

Je Guk got out of that car. Kang Jun paused and looked at him.

Je Guk’s complexion didn’t look good for some reason. He must have been very upset over this directorship issue, Kang Jun thought to himself.

He considered greeting him, but they weren’t close enough for that.

But he wondered what business Je Guk had at Sunhwa Medical Foundation at this hour.

At that moment, the rumor about Prosecutor Cheon Ha In’s connection to Cheonha Group flashed through Kang Jun’s mind.

Could it be that the guardian the admissions manager mentioned earlier was referring to Je Guk? Come to think of it, Cheonha Group’s attitude had changed after Je Guk was summoned for investigation.

He had thought it was due to his rational judgment that the legal department’s attitude had changed, but could it be because of his relationship with Ha In?

Kang Jun was confused.

“Phew… Today is really shaking me up mentally.”

Kang Jun took a deep breath, trying to calm down.

But because he had been so blatantly fixing his gaze on Je Guk, their eyes ended up meeting.

Je Guk, whose eyes met Kang Jun’s, stood there without averting his gaze.

Now that it had come to this, Kang Jun thought it might not be bad to exchange greetings with Je Guk and ask how he was doing. Kang Jun headed toward Je Guk.

Je Guk stood calmly without avoiding him and looked at Kang Jun.