“Director Song, how have you been?”

Hyun Baek Hap felt good when she saw Director Song. He was Hyun Baek Hap’s hidden loyal subject.

“What else would there be.”

Director Song bowed deeply to Hyun Baek Hap. Of course, the same went for Lee Hoe Jang. Hyun Baek Hap looked at him with a satisfied expression.

“Take good care of me. I’m under so much stress these days. I’m worried I might have a stroke from all this.”

Lee Hoe Jang said in a languid voice.

“I prescribed you a treatment loaded with nutritional supplements that are good for the body. If you rest and receive IV drips for a while, your body will feel refreshed.”

Director Song politely conveyed his regards and withdrew.

“You heard what Director Song said, right? Don’t think about anything and just rest well.”

After saying that, Lee Hoe Jang prepared to leave. Hyun Baek Hap wondered if this was all Lee Hoe Jang had to say to her.

“Honey.”

Hyun Baek Hap raised her eyebrows and stared at Lee Hoe Jang as if she would suck him in.

“Oh, go ahead and talk.”

“Is this all you have to say to me today?”

“Why, is there something else there should be.”

Lee Hoe Jang thought for a moment, then showed an expression of not knowing.

Even if he lacked tact, could he be this tactless. Hyun Baek Hap felt like she would explode.

Usually, she would have patiently pushed and pulled like a fox, but now she didn’t have the energy for that.

“Cheon Ha In, are you just going to leave her be?”

At Hyun Baek Hap’s question, Lee Hoe Jang let out a displeased cough. Now was the time to lower his head.

“Ahem, stay quiet. Now’s not the time. If we poke around carelessly and she flips the company upside down again with that contract or whatever, what will we do then.”

Lee Hoe Jang shook his head. He also had his own thoughts.

“No matter if she’s a prosecutor, she can’t falsely accuse me of a crime that doesn’t exist. I won’t let that happen. So let’s talk well with the lawyers, prepare thoroughly, and not be taken advantage of.”

Hyun Baek Hap was cursing inwardly while nodding outwardly.

If they had stopped her from appearing at the prosecutor’s office in the first place, there would have been no need to worry about this.

“Yes, Chairman, you are absolutely right. I’ll do that.”

After Lee Hoe Jang left the hospital room, Hyun Baek Hap glared at the door. She wondered if Lee Hoe Jang’s senses had dulled with age.

Hyun Baek Hap called the chief secretary.

“When is that brat being discharged?”

– I was unable to find out due to the high security level at Sunhwa Medical Foundation.

“Are you reporting that to me now?!”

Hyun Baek Hap said through gritted teeth.

– We will begin tailing Prosecutor Cheon Ha In as soon as she leaves the hospital.

“Make sure Lee Je Guk is not noticed. If we get caught this time, it’s over.”

Hyun Baek Hap was about to snap again, but took a deep breath and started adjusting her tone.

“Chief Secretary, you know I trust you. This time, please? Why have you been making mistakes you usually don’t make lately.”

It seemed unwise to only get angry at the chief secretary, who was like her right-hand man. She tried to calm down, thinking it would work out anyway.

“Chief Secretary, I put in a hefty incentive. You’ve been working hard lately, right? Ha, let’s get through this hurdle well.”

– Director! Thank you so much!

Hyun Baek Hap’s method of taming people was solely money.

She knew very well that people who have tasted money are worse than dogs in front of money.

Hyun Baek Hap picked up the mirror on the table and looked at her face.

She was worried her wrinkles might have deepened. After staring at the mirror for a while, she met eyes with her own reflection and came to her senses.

“Whew, let’s not frown over this measly matter.”

* * *

Ha In chose to be discharged as soon as possible with Hyun Baek Hap’s summons investigation schedule coming up.

Of course, she had a hard time convincing Je Guk. She assured him by frequently exchanging regards.

She felt bad for being away for so long before an important schedule.

As soon as Ha In returned, she was called by the head prosecutor.

“Prosecutor Cheon, why are you being so unprofessional.”

“I apologize. I will make sure this doesn’t happen again in the future.”

“Has your body fully recovered?”

It was the head prosecutor’s way of looking after junior prosecutors.

Even though he seemed to say unpleasant things, the way he took care of everything that needed to be taken care of was exemplary.

“Yes, I’m much better now.”

“Why are you just fiddling with the card I gave you?”

Even though he acted uninterested, the head prosecutor was watching everything without missing a thing. That was also his style.

Moreover, he was very sensitive about his performance ahead of a promotion. This high-profile case would be the deciding factor for the head prosecutor’s promotion.

Ha In had boosted his achievements until now, so he could have trusted and waited for her, but seeing him urging her unusually meant he must be quite anxious.

The head prosecutor’s order was to use the suspicious aspects of Yoon Joo Hwa’s death as a pressure card in this investigation.

But based on Ha In’s examination, it was not a case to be used merely as a pressure card.

“I’m not telling you to interfere with that case. It’s an old case anyway, so that’s not possible either.”

Ha In was deeply conflicted. However she used this card, it could provoke Hyun Baek Hap, but it was also a card that would greatly shock Je Guk.

“I…”

It was difficult to blindly refuse the head prosecutor’s intention now. But she also couldn’t do as the head prosecutor wished.

Protecting Je Guk’s heart was also important to Ha In.

“I plan to use that card during Lee Hoe Jang’s summons investigation.”

At Ha In’s words, the head prosecutor flinched.

“Whose summons investigation did you say you’ll use it in?”

The head prosecutor asked back.

It was already startling that she would conduct a summons investigation on Lee Hoe Jang, but he was curious what her strategy was in using this card against him.

“The most important thing right now is to eliminate Hyun Baek Hap’s accomplices.”

Whether he knew the story behind Yoon Joo Hwa’s death or not, it was an attempt to make his relationship with Hyun Baek Hap burdensome.

The head prosecutor nodded, but his reaction showed doubt about whether it would be possible.

“What trick are you going to use to summon Lee Hoe Jang.”

“Reasons will naturally arise that make Lee Hoe Jang’s appearance inevitable while investigating Hyun Baek Hap.”

“Do you know how much talk there was just about summoning Hyun Baek Hap this time.”

Ha In also knew well that the head prosecutor was blocking all those numerous words.

He was the type to be doubtful about everything, but once he decided to push for something, he did it decisively.

“Thank you.”

The head prosecutor would watch how Ha In navigates through this situation.

“I kept a busy person here for too long again. Conduct Hyun Baek Hap’s summons investigation well without any mistakes.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Ha In politely bid farewell to the head prosecutor and left.

While organizing various frameworks in her head, she suddenly found herself in front of her office.

“Whew…”

It was starting again.

Ha In entered her office, brightly opening her eyes with determination.

Gang Jun was organizing Hyun Baek Hap’s relationship chart on two large whiteboards.

“You’re here, sunbae?”

Ha In stood in front of the whitboards.

“It’s huge.”

It was on a scale that could be mistaken for Cheonha Group’s employee organizational chart.

Ha In quickly scanned the relationship chart, then picked up a marker lying next to it.

She then drew a line between Hyun Baek Hap and Lee Hoe Jang. Gang Jun tilted his head, wondering if he had left out any individuals.

Ha In wrote the name “Lee Je Ni” on the whiteboard.

“Lee Je Ni is…”

It was a person Gang Jun had missed. However, there was no evidence of a deep connection.

It seemed unlikely that any helpful statements would come out either. But Ha In’s thoughts were different. Lee Je Ni was a ticking time bomb.

“Hyun Baek Hap will fear Lee Je Ni’s exposure the most.”

“I have heard rumors circulating in tabloids. They said she’s really hopeless.”

Ha In nodded.

Lee Je Ni was an immature child who lacked manners, sense, and decency.

Since they didn’t know what might come out of that child’s mouth, it would be a big burden for Hyun Baek Hap.

“If we say we’re going to summon Lee Je Ni, she’ll give up Lee Hoe Jang instead.”

To Ha In, Lee Je Ni was the most fascinating card.

* * *

“Sir, I heard that Young Lady Lee Je Ni is currently being investigated at the police station after being taken in.”

It happened because she caused a scene in broad daylight in the middle of Cheongdam-dong by crashing into a roadside tree and insisting on just leaving.

Upon receiving the report, Je Guk wondered what this incident was about. But it didn’t take long for him to roughly guess what kind of incident it would be.

In a normal state, there was no way she could cause such an accident in broad daylight.

“I see.”

He only said he understood and didn’t arrange for any other measures.

In the first place, he had never acknowledged Lee Je Ni as his sister. Judging by her actions, he didn’t even see her as human.

Until now, Hyun Baek Hap had diligently covered up Lee Je Ni’s crimes.

Now that Hyun Baek Hap’s nose was three feet long and she was busy trying to survive, he was curious how she would help Lee Je Ni.

Hyun Baek Hap was someone who could abandon even her own child.

Seeing that she had been embracing Lee Je Ni until now, it was both amazing and her intentions were transparent.

She must have been determined to have Lee Je Ni inherit Lee Hoe Jang’s assets in any way possible.

So she had pushed Je Guk out and brought Lee Je Ni all the way to Korea to solidify her position, but things had turned out this way.

Thinking about Hyun Baek Hap getting her foot caught made Je Guk laugh.

He was simply astonished that she had tried to put forth Lee Je Ni as the successor.

No one in Cheonha Group thought Lee Je Ni would inherit Cheonha Group.

Ridiculously, the scenario of Hyun Baek Hap inheriting seemed much more plausible.

“There’s no need for Cheonha Group to intervene in Lee Je Ni’s matter. Just keep track of the situation.”

Rather than wondering what would happen to Lee Je Ni, Je Guk was curious about how Ha In would utilize Lee Je Ni in the investigation afterwards.

He had a feeling that if done well, he might really see Hyun Baek Hap abandoning her own child.