“I liked Minwoo oppa, that’s why he sent him away!”

What? Yuri likes Minwoo?

Yulli froze in her place with an unbelieving expression on her face.

“Stop with the nonsense. Yulli will be here soon. Do you want your sister to find out too?”

“Dad, please don’t.”

When did Yuri start having feelings for Minwoo? Was the recent argument between Congressman Chae and Yuri, as Mrs. Ahn mentioned before, also because of Minwoo?

“No matter what you say, it’s useless. Sending Director Kwon overseas wasn’t my decision; it was Chairman Kwon’s.”

“Dad, you made it happen because of me.”

Congressman Chae still hasn’t told Yuri what Minwoo has been up to all this time. If he had read the report written by Assistant Kim even once, such a reaction would never have occurred.

Why wouldn’t he let Yuri know? Is he worried that Yuri, seeing the rock bottom of the man she liked, would be disappointed?

“If Dad keeps doing this, I’ll tell everything to Yulli unnie. That Minwoo oppa was sent away because of me.”

I couldn’t just stand there and listen any longer. Eventually, Yulli, skipping the knock, opened the door.

Congressman Chae noticed right away, but Yuri, who had her back turned from the door, didn’t realize Yulli’s presence at all. She continued speaking in an excited voice.

“Unnie will probably believe that Minwoo oppa got transferred overseas because of me….”

“Yes, Yuri. It’s because of me, not because of you.”

When Yulli’s voice was heard from behind, Yuri turned around with a surprised face.

“…Unnie.”

Yulli passed by Yuri as is and approached the desk where Congressman Chae was sitting. Congressman Chae might have been surprised like Yuri, but there was no change in his expression. He just looked at Yulli calmly.

“Congressman Jung gave me a ride home. Father, if you don’t mind, I would like to talk to Yuri about what Minwoo has done so far. It’s better than just hiding it like this.”

“Hmm.”

After a moment of contemplation, Congressman Chae slowly nodded.

“Do as you please.”

With Congressman Chae’s permission, Yulli turned back to her sister. Yuri, with a bewildered look, silently watched Yulli. Yulli reached out and took Yuri’s arm, leading her out of the study.

Having moved to Yuri’s room, Yulli opened the report sent by Assistant Kim via email on her phone and showed it to Yuri.

As Yuri scrolled through the pictures of the victims displayed on the screen one by one, her face gradually turned pale.

“It’s unbelievable. Minwoo oppa did all this?”

“Yes. Minwoo even bugged my apartment and stalked me to the extent of installing eavesdropping devices.”
Yulli briefly explained what had happened during the time. Yuri, who initially doubted it, finally lowered her head as if she had been struck by lightning, letting out a long sigh.

“…I’m sorry, unnie.”

Yulli looked at Yuri not with anger but with a pitiful expression.

“Since when did you like Minwoo? Why didn’t you tell me?”

“There was no need to tell you. I had no intention of snatching Minwoo oppa away. I just wanted to watch from a distance.”

But as it turns out, Kwon Minwoo was not a man worth that. Yuri already knew that he had a harsh personality, was morally lacking, and somewhat violent. However, she had never expected him to be capable of violence towards his date. It was surprising to find out he had fallen so low.

“How did Dad know that you like Minwoo? Did you tell him?”

“No, it just happened.”

“When?”

“Not long ago, right after Minwoo oppa returned from the Philippines. Dad said I couldn’t like someone who was supposed to be your fiancé. But even though he said that, I couldn’t give up, so Dad…”

The next words didn’t reach Yuri’s ears. The suspicion that had been growing since earlier became even stronger. Maybe Congressman Chae sent Minwoo away not for her but for Yuri’s sake.

Allowing her to fall into a dangerous situation, why did he hastily get rid of Minwoo? She had wondered about this occasionally. Now it makes sense.

Congressman Chae definitely took precautions in case Yuri approached Minwoo. Using Yulli as bait.

Ugh, the walls of her heart were gradually crumbling…

Even though he probably knew what kind of person Minwoo was, Congressman Chae had foolishly suffered another wound.

As Yulli’s complexion darkened rapidly, Yuri stopped talking and cautiously observed her sister.

“…Unnie, are you very angry?”

“No.”

Yulli shook her head quickly.

In fact, Yuri didn’t need to feel sorry for her. She hadn’t chosen to be born out of wedlock. If by any chance, the truth came out, Yuri would be the one to live with the stigma of being an illegitimate child.

“Unnie, I’m really sorry. Huk.”

Yuri’s eyes gradually turned red, and tears started welling up.

You can cry out loud. I can’t…

Suppressing the ever-growing heavy feeling in her heart, Yulli hugged her crying sister. With one hand, she patted her sister’s back, and with the other, she gently stroked her disheveled hair.