“Hey, how can the owner’s family apologize first to a mere secretary!”

…Such words almost escaped his lips.

However, Joo Han had no choice but to comply.

His father earnestly advised him that the ruckus at the club shouldn’t reach the ears of his grandfather.

“You know it’s a sensitive time now, right? If you upset grandfather, things will be hard moving forward. So, take care of yourself.”

If his father, who always overlooked his son’s antics, was saying this much, it meant real danger was imminent.

“…I didn’t intend to, but I regret what happened.”

Bowing to a mere secretary.

There had never been such a humiliating day in Joo Han’s life.

“I’ll let it slide just this once since you said it wasn’t intentional.”

Thinking back to that incident 4 years ago still made Joo Han grind his teeth.

Upon leaving the scene, he had someone investigate, and there was no recorded evidence.

He had believed in Jae Heon’s meticulous nature and bowed to Ra Jin, assuming it was factual.

He had then vowed to bring the two of them down, thinking he would achieve this through the project of popularizing William’s recipe.

Yet, again, the damn Seo Jae Heon was standing in his way.

“Drive faster! Why are you so slow!”

“Yes, just up this hill.”

As the car stopped in front of the hotel “Royal Green”, Joo Han angrily opened the door. Secretary Manager Yoon Seok Jin hurriedly followed him.

“Where’s William?”

“He’s staying on the 7th floor. Sir, this way to the elevator…”

Just as Manager Yoon was guiding Joo Han towards the elevator,

“Brother.”

From the restaurant to the left of the reception desk, Jae Heon walked out leisurely.

“Seems I’ve seen it all here.”

“Seo Jae Heon, you bastard…!”

As Joo Han was about to lunge at him in anger, Manager Yoon, sweating coldly, held him back.

Seeing this, Jae Heon smirked.

That stupidity of only charging when someone’s there to hold him back.

Really, the fact that they share blood is nothing but shameful.

“Hey, don’t you have any sense of honor?”

“Is it honorable for you to occupy the position of executive?”

Jae Heon chuckled with sarcasm.

Seeing his reaction, Joo Han seethed.
“And it’s really strange. Hearing the word ‘morality’ from your mouth.”

“Don’t dodge the issue! Do you know how much effort I put into trying to sign a contract with William?”

“Do I need to know that too?”

“Who the hell are you conspiring with?”

“I’m not conspiring. Just think of my ability to gather information as exceptional.”

“Forget it, don’t be too complacent. I won’t let things slide this time…”

At that moment, Joo Han’s eyes widened as he glanced behind Jae Heon.

From where Jae Heon had come out, William and Ra Jin were slowly walking into the lobby, engaged in a conversation.

Their aura was undeniably intimate.

While they weren’t chatting loudly or laughing, there was a comfortable atmosphere emanating from their mutual trust.

William Stuart wasn’t the type to smile at someone he’d just met.

Even his longest-serving employees took years to earn a smile from him.

‘What trick did they pull? Surely… they didn’t know each other from before?’

Regardless, Joo Han rushed towards them, determined not to miss William.

“Chef!”

At his urgent call, both Ra Jin and William turned their heads.

“How did this happen? If you planned to visit Korea, you should have informed me!”

“Why should I?”

“Didn’t you agree to sign a contract with me? And now this clandestine meeting?”

“Clandestine? Aren’t we from the same company?”

Ugh. Joo Han wore a frustrated expression.

“But, you did agree to sign a contract with me, Seo Joo Han!”

“We were in discussion. No contract has been finalized yet.”

Seeing William’s shameless response, Joo Han muttered in Korean.

“Ah, he’s really infuriating. Tsk.”

What did these two do to win over someone as solid as William so quickly?

Watching Joo Han, Ra Jin was internally shocked.

No matter if the other person doesn’t understand your language, to openly utter such comments…

Especially when William is someone Joo Han is heavily invested in.

‘To think such a person is an executive director.’
Thinking about the employees who would suffer because of Joo Han’s incompetence, Ra Jin felt a pang of pity.

Unaware of Ra Jin’s inner thoughts, Joo Han pulled himself together and spoke again in English.

“William, this is not just about business, but also a matter of trust. Don’t you have a reason to need me?”

Joo Han narrowed his eyes, giving a meaningful look.

“You shouldn’t switch to someone else.”

At that, William stiffened his expression and shook his head once.

“Isn’t it tiring to work with such an infuriating person?”

Joo Han’s face turned pale, and he froze.

‘What just happened?’

The language that came out of William’s mouth wasn’t English, but Korean.

And it was so fluent that, at a glance, one might mistake him for a native Korean speaker!

‘I never heard that William spoke Korean…!’

As Joo Han turned to glare at Director Yoon, the director was staring blankly at William with an equally shocked expression.