Jinhan’s mind was in turmoil before the press conference with Chairman Yu. He went to the office with the thought of somehow appeasing Chairman Yu. He had prepared the black tea that Chairman Yu liked in advance and anxiously waited. However, Chairman Yu didn’t show up, so Jinhan called Han Jintae.

“Where are you?”

After hearing that he was about to arrive soon, Jinhan wandered around the home office. However, after waiting for over 30 minutes, Han Jintae still hadn’t appeared. Just in case, he called Han Jintae while waiting on the first floor.

I’m sorry, sir. It seems difficult to meet the chairman due to a sudden appointment.

“I understand.”

Jinhan, annoyed, checked the time from when the press conference was just 15 minutes away and rushed recklessly. Still, he considered it fortunate that Chairman Yu didn’t come to the press conference venue.

He pledged to rebuild his shattered reputation after this press conference.

“Phew!”

Jinhan arrived 10 minutes before the press conference. Meanwhile, the inside was bustling with reporters from various media outlets.

“Is Mr. Haeju here?”

“Yes, he’s in the waiting room.”

Unexpectedly, Haeju was on a wheelchair.

His heart pounded, wondering if his condition was so bad that he couldn’t walk.

“I trust you, Mr. Haeju.”

It was grateful that he had stood up for the press conference despite his painful condition.

Now, he fervently prayed that Haeju would speak as he had requested the day before in front of the reporters.

At that moment, something caught Jinhan’s eye.

Among the security personnel called for the press conference, he found a familiar face.

For some reason, he felt a sense of discomfort creeping up.

“Actor Ha Joo has arrived at the press conference venue.”

With the introduction from the manager, Haeju, sitting in a wheelchair, was revealed.

Even amidst the chaotic flashes of cameras, Jinhan began to scrutinize the press conference venue.

While everyone focused on Haeju, Jinhan kept a close eye on the figure he had discovered as if playing hide-and-seek.

“He came secretly, my father.”

The person Jinhan recognized was Han Jintae.

As Chairman Yu trusted him greatly, he couldn’t act recklessly, even against his son.

Jinhan guessed that his father must have met Haeju.

He probably gave a disguised warning to Haeju on his behalf.

It was an act that didn’t fit the logic of power.

Recalling Chairman Yu’s rude behavior, Jinhan’s face became flushed with anger.

“Why the hell!”

In the end, Chairman Yu stepped forward and spoke.

His temperament, which would take extreme measures once questioned, was an act that Jinhan despised to the extreme.

The problem with his father lay in the approach.

If things didn’t go as planned, he didn’t hesitate to resort to violent methods.

When he was young, his merciless father was both frightening and contemptible.

He had vowed never to be like that, but in the end, he ended up pushing Haeju into a situation of extreme cruelty, albeit with a different method.

“Darn it!”
Reluctantly acknowledging, Jinhan found that his stubbornness was also similar to Chairman Yu’s. Until just a moment ago, he had repeated the cowardly excuse that once he overcame this crisis, he would never repeat such an incident. Even now, Jinhan was convinced. He believed he was different from his father. Even if it was just self-confidence that covered the sky with his hand, he couldn’t help it. Wishing that Haeju would read as written in the manuscript he provided yesterday, he made his way through the journalists.

In front of the microphone, Han Jintae, who had been watching Haeju, finally made eye contact with Jinhan.

At the same time, outside the building, Dojun anxiously waited for Hyunseong.

Despite sending a message, there was no reply, and his throat felt dry.

“What’s going on?”

The time was already five minutes before 10 a.m.

To alleviate Hyunseong’s anxiety, he had sent a message saying they would meet soon.

The main entrance was already closed, and the path to the back gate was guarded by security personnel.

It seemed difficult to enter the press conference venue like this.

Anxious, Dojun carefully observed the journalists still outside the building.

“I have no choice.”

Pretending to be a passerby, Dojun took a few steps back. Approaching unnoticed, he discreetly took a hat hanging on a camera tripod and then reached for the open window of a reporting vehicle.

He stealthily grabbed a vest with the media logo that he had brought in.

“Alright.”

Returning to the car, Dojun put on the vest over the shirt he was wearing. Then, after adjusting the hat, he checked his face in the car’s side mirror.

“What are you going to do?”

“Just burn the wall. Wait here.”

Dojun hurriedly ran.

Avoiding the gaze of the security guards, he raised himself against the high building wall.

Fortunately, he saw an open window three floors up. Stepping on the outdoor unit, he climbed up using his height advantage.