The gathering arranged by Yun Ji was no other than a drinking party.

With several glasses of champagne already making Hae Joo feel sick, her head involuntarily sagged.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t drink at all.”
And you think it’s okay to just stay still like that?
“……”
I’m done if this movie falls through!
Yun Ji cried out almost desperately.

A desperation that had never been seen before could be felt from her harsh, labored breathing.

Yu Jin Han is likely to step forward as the investor for that movie.
“What did the Director say to you?”
If he invests, he plans to line up the actors from scratch. And he mentioned you.
“Me?”
If you’re out, everyone in our agency is out.
It was a difficult situation, not even a water ghost strategy.

Following Director Kwak, Hae Joo also suffered from pressure when Yun Ji acted like this.

I’ll apologize for what happened at the fashion show. I was wrong. Really!
“Senior…”
Please save me this time, okay?
“Why do you think the Director is acting like this?”
I wonder too. You two were good together!
It seemed that Yun Ji didn’t know about the part where Hae Joo had to divorce Do Jun after a year.

That part was a certain promise known only to Hae Joo and Jin Han.

The reason Yu Jin Han is acting like this is because of you, right?
She had already learned a lot about Do Jun.

Their relationship wasn’t one to be broken off just because they were getting a divorce.

“I did disagree with the Director recently.”
Why was Jin Han so impatient?

Why, for me, who barely took a step after knocking on the stepping stone…

See. My suspicion was right.
“I’ll go see the Director in person.”
At that time, Do Jun knocked and entered the room.

He, carrying the blanket, took a seat on the floor so naturally and watched Hae Joo, whose expression was stiff.

Hae Joo stood up, still holding her cell phone.

She was going downstairs to make a call when she was stopped by Do Jun.

“Just do it here.”
Unable to refuse, she sat down again.

Over the phone, an excited Yun Ji was talking nonstop.

You’re not going to see him, he’s not going to meet you, right? The person has changed overnight.
In the past few days, Jin Han had become someone else. His friendly demeanor was nowhere to be found and even the office members were on the lookout.

So don’t just stand there, come out when I set the stage. You don’t have to drink.
“……”
Are you listening?
“Yes.”
It’s Yu Jin Han’s birthday the day after tomorrow. We’re going to have a gathering, so make sure you come.
“If it’s that kind of gathering… Okay.”
Please, talk to Yu Jin Han on that day and clear things up. Got it?
“Yes.”
Hae Joo couldn’t hide the feeling of becoming a criminal on the spot.

As soon as she hung up, she buried her face in her knees.

“What’s going on?”
“It seems that the Director is very angry. Director Kwak also called and asked what happened…”
Hae Joo honestly spilled out what she had talked about with Director Kwak.

A series of sighs, laden with worry, broke out in succession.

“Was Yoo Jin Han’s word enough to change the lead actor?”
“Presumably because he has GN on his side.”
The people Jin Han discovered and cultivated were dominating the movie industry.

For several years now, he had been launching idol groups that conquered the American Billboard charts.

He was soon expected to rise to the position of CEO of GN Entertainment.

Jin Han was a brand power in and of itself.

Hae Joo, who had received his favor more than anyone else, had long become the object of envy among her fellow actors.

“To the point of changing the established investors?”
“Wouldn’t it be possible if we decide to do it?”
“So, we would have to divorce to prevent that?”
“That’s what the director is asking for.”
“What’s your opinion?”
After shooting a glance at Do Jun, Hae Joo lay on the bed.

Perhaps the fact that Do Jun’s house felt more familiar than Jin Han’s apartment where she had spent two years was a matter of mood.

The large bed and the branches visible outside the window added a sense of comfort.

“I have something to tell you about rejecting the director’s feelings.”
“What is it?”
“That I am incapable of love.”
“That’s not surprising.”
“Why is that?”
“Just seemed like it.”
Her response to the same story was different from Jin Han’s.

Hae Joo, who was taken aback, looked down at Do Jun lying under the bed.

“Why did you think so?”
“Having been treated that way by my own mother since I was young, I couldn’t be alright.”
“……”
“It’s lucky that I didn’t die.”
Do Jun knew it clearly.

Why Hae Joo had no other choice but to be this way.

Their first meeting at the rooftop railing was a tremendous shock to Do Jun as well. Even now, thinking about it, the event was eerie.

“Don’t die. If you’re going to die, die in front of me.”
“Why?”
“To die together.”
Hae Joo, who had reached down under the bed, grabbed a bit of Do Jun’s hair. Then she pulled it hard.

“Ouch!”
“Why would we die together? You’re saying something ridiculous.”