Although those words were an attempt to persuade Minwoo, they could be hurtful to the listener. However, she didn’t have a chance to clarify and dispel misunderstandings as she fainted shortly after the police arrived, and Jeho never had a chance to explain.

Jeho probably still thought that Yurri wanted to avoid him, hesitating to come in and avoiding her.

At that moment, the door opened, and medical staff entered. The attending physician, after checking her condition, conveyed the test results.

“Fortunately, there’s nothing wrong. You can be discharged now if you want, or you can stay hospitalized for a day to monitor your condition further.”

When Yurri expressed her wish to be discharged, Hyunkyung accompanied the medical staff to go through the discharge procedure.

Left alone, Yurri called Jeho on her phone. If he had time, she planned to meet him after being discharged.

However, the signal went through, and Jeho didn’t answer.

Did he leave because of a meeting? Or is he avoiding my calls?
Yurri stared at her phone screen with a dark expression.

“What urgent matter is there for us to meet?”

When Jeho asked with a cold voice, Minwoo smirked, twisting his upper body against the backrest of the chair.

Minwoo’s face bore traces of self-inflicted harm everywhere. One cheek was bruised, and the corners of his split lips were matted with dried blood.

An hour ago, Jeho, who was about to enter Yurri’s hospital room, received a call. It was from Minwoo’s side lawyer. The lawyer demanded that Jeho be allowed to meet the imprisoned Minwoo, who was in the midst of self-harm.

“If it’s so severe that it can’t be controlled, ask for tranquilizers. I have no intention of meeting him.”

[Wait, I have something to ask.]

As Jeho, intending to reject the proposal and end the call, the lawyer hastily asked.

[Mr. Jeho, or rather, Vice Chairman Kwon Jee-woong. Have you ever had a traffic accident in the United States?]

Without answering, Jeho remained silent. The lawyer quickly continued.

[I said I’d give you important information about the traffic accident if you come to meet him.]

“Well, I don’t think it’ll be that important.”

[Jeho’s mother is said to be involved in the accident.]

As Minwoo dragged Yoon Yeosak into it, Jeho cursed inwardly. It seemed he needed to clean up things with Minwoo first before seeing Yurri.

In the end, Jeho couldn’t enter the hospital room and had to turn away.

However, Minwoo, who had requested the meeting, didn’t say anything once Jeho appeared. Instead, he just chuckled. Jeho, feeling that time was precious, sighed lightly and checked his wristwatch.

“Ten more minutes. If you don’t talk about the matter within that time, I’ll leave. After that, it won’t be self-harm; it’ll be suicide, and I won’t come.”

“Anyway, is it so urgent… Are ghosts chasing you from behind?”

At Minwoo’s sarcastic remark, Jeho glanced briefly behind him before turning his head forward again.

“No. It seems like the ghosts are in front of me now.”

“What?”

Reacting to that, Minwoo lifted the corners of his eyes as if he were annoyed. Then, he changed his mind and softened the corners of his mouth.

“I know you’re digging into the details of the traffic accident involving Big Brother. Is that right?”

“Is that so? I’m not the type to secretly dig into things and hide them….”

A tense atmosphere, as if it could explode at any moment, flowed with silence. Minwoo, who had stared at Jeho as if to kill him, was the first to open his mouth.

“Considering your attitude, it seems like it wasn’t an accident targeting Big Brother but rather targeting Big Mother. Am I right?”

Instead of answering, Jeho leaned back leisurely, tilting his body against the backrest of the chair, and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

“So, what’s the big information you have?”

“If I tell you, can you say that I wasn’t kidnapped but that you came to find me on your own? Can you do that?”

“No.”

“Damn it!”
When Jeho firmly refused, Minwoo, his face reddened as if excited, shouted, “In life, differences of opinion can arise among family members, and clashes can occur. Does that mean we should send our siblings to prison over such a trivial matter?”

“Well, from what I remember, I don’t think I’m your brother…. Didn’t you say, ‘Is a guy who steals his sister a brother?’ And, you can’t call the crime of kidnapping a person a trivial matter.”

“No one got hurt. So, it’s okay, right?”

Minwoo raised his voice, looking unjust.

“Kwon Minwoo, you should be in a position to kneel and apologize now. Instead of boldly shouting, let’s…”

“If you know what information I have, you can’t just brush me off like that.”

From Minwoo’s attitude, it seemed he didn’t understand how serious the crime he committed was. Jeho sighed lightly and checked his wristwatch. There was still some time before ten minutes passed.

“I don’t need you to hand over the information you have. I can roughly guess. If you want a deal, bring solid evidence that can be taken to court, instead of such things.”

“Evidence that can be taken to court?”

Muttering to himself, Minwoo distorted his expression as he realized the meaning behind Jeho’s words.

“Have you lost it? You’re going to drag me to court over such a thing?”

“Well, judging by your reaction, it seems there’s no decisive evidence.”

As expected, coming to Minwoo was a waste of time.

Checking the time with his wristwatch, Jeho slowly stood up.

“The French police sent a formal request. They want you extradited as a murder suspect.”

Minwoo showed no particular reaction, as if he had already heard from his lawyer. It was obvious that he intended to escape by framing the victim as a drug addict.

As Jeho was coming to Minwoo, he received an interesting piece of information through a phone call with a contact in France.

“You’ll find out later, but should I give you a heads up? No drugs were detected at all in the body of the murdered victim. And the man who made you fall into a coma, known as a drug supplier, was actually an undercover cop.”

“What?”

Momentarily shocked, Minwoo’s expression blanked out.

“Don’t worry. Just take it step by step; if you get retribution for everything, it’ll be fine. Whether they kill you first in France or here first.”

“What is this guy talking about?”

Minwoo, losing his reason, rushed at Jeho as if mad. However, a transparent barrier prevented him from touching even a single finger.

“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure to take care of every crime you committed without missing a single one.”

Jeho left with a cold smile.
Until Hyunkyoung finished the discharge process and returned to the hospital room, Jeho still did not answer the phone. In the end, Yulri left the hospital without talking to Jeho.

“Where do you want to go? Do you want to go to your hometown? Or should we go to our house?”

“Hyunkyoung.”

“Yeah?”

“Can we go to Mr. Jeho’s house?”

“Sure, got it.”

Hyunkyoung silently drove without saying anything. She couldn’t tell Yulri to relax her body and meet later, knowing well what Yulri was feeling.

When they arrived at Jeho’s house, Hyunkyoung confirmed that Yulri had entered before saying she would leave. As Yulri brought her hand to the pad, the heavy door opened.

As they opened the front door and entered, a chilly air greeted her. It seemed like the house had been empty for a few days.

He claimed to be busy resolving Minwoo’s situation, but couldn’t even enter the house? Maybe he won’t return home tonight either. However, Yulri decided to wait without thinking too much.

About an hour passed.

Suddenly, the sound of the front door opening was heard. Yulri, who had been sitting on the living room sofa, quickly stood up and rushed to the entrance.

Jeho, who had just entered, looked at the suddenly appearing Yulri with surprised eyes.

“Yulri?”

Without hesitation, Yulri ran towards him and hugged Jeho tightly around his neck.