Elegantly dressed Yujin, wearing high heels, was walking towards this direction with confident strides.

“Why are you ignoring my calls?”

“Why are you here?”

“Because you don’t answer my calls! Can’t you at least answer properly?”

Yujin, who had been giving Lajin an irritated look, nodded toward the café on the 1st floor of the company building.

“First, let’s go inside and talk. My legs hurt.”

“I have nothing to say.”

“Go inside the company building and talk loud enough for everyone to hear?”

When Lajin remained silent, Yujin, smiling triumphantly, led the way into the cafe.

Letting out a faint sigh, Lajin touched her lower abdomen lightly with her hand and followed behind Yujin.

“Welcome! Oh, Director, you’re here too?”

Yeonwoo greeted Lajin warmly as she followed Yujin.

“I’ll order two cups of tea.”

“Yes, understood.”

“Hey, I’ll have an iced caramel macchiato. With plenty of syrup. And make it iced.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Yujin swiftly turned and walked to a seat by the window, where she plopped down and began tidying up her elaborately painted nails.

“…Give me one iced caramel macchiato with plenty of syrup.”

“Oh, sure…”

Yeonwoo alternately glanced at Lajin, who returned to her seat, and Yujin, who was fixing her nails.

The two people, with such different atmospheres, seemed to have no common ground at all.

Yujin’s makeup was thick, but her face slightly resembled Lajin’s.

“Could they be sisters…?”

It didn’t seem likely. Although she addressed her as “Hey,” it didn’t feel like a friendship. With a puzzled expression, Yeonwoo began blending the tea.

Meanwhile, as soon as Lajin sat across from Yujin, she opened her mouth.

“Get straight to the point.”

In response, Yujin gave an expression of annoyance.

“Hey… No, Unni.”

When saying “Unni,” Yujin deliberately raised her voice to emphasize, leaning forward.

“Unni, how could you do that to us? Threatening to sue if you don’t apologize to Grandfather who is about to become the chairman? Even if you’re crazy about a man, is that something you should say?”

“Watch your words. Who’s Grandfather?”

“Do you know how much Mom and Dad appreciated you for bringing the phone in front of them? They even caused a commotion by going down to the school run by Jun Gyu, who is Seol Woo’s grandfather.”

At that time, it was during the conflict with Jaehun due to Seoyoung’s affair. Additionally, due to a new product development meeting, she was extremely busy, and she couldn’t go see Sookyung and Young Ho even after discovering the pregnancy.

Therefore, Lajin had sent them a message.

She apologized to Jun Gyu over the phone and asked him to clear up any misunderstandings about her relationship with Seon Woo. If they didn’t do so within a month, she would file for annulment based on the evidence of unjust treatment and report them for child abuse simultaneously.

She had firmly instructed them not to contact her until they apologized, so Yujin coming here today seemed to be reluctantly offering an apology.

“If Mom and Dad had gone so far, would you have gone there too?”

Lajin looked at her with disbelief.

“What?”

“The CEO Josa, who you pushed onto me, has totally lost it. Oh, really. Unni, don’t you have any conscience?”

“Conscience?”

A coldness akin to ice spread in Lajin’s gaze.

“Are you preaching about conscience in front of me?”

At that moment, a hesitant voice was heard.

“Um, Director. I brought your order…”

Looking at Lajin’s unfamiliar icy tone, Yeonwoo, who couldn’t get closer, was seen standing at a distance.

“Ah, thank you, Ms. Yeonwoo.”

After momentarily calming herself, Lajin gave a nod of gratitude. Then, only now, relieved, Yeonwoo approached the table and placed tea and caramel macchiato on it.

“Director, if you need anything, please let me know.”

“Yes, I will.”

After Yeonwoo walked away,

Yujin pouted, complaining bitterly.
“Is this café also part of the company? Even the part-time workers keep calling you Director, Director every time. Did you intentionally ask them to do that? Do you want me to listen?”

Yujin had a subtle complex about employment, a topic she didn’t put any effort into.

Especially towards Lajin, who entered a large company on her own and quickly climbed the corporate ladder with her own abilities, Yujin harbored a sense of inferiority.

So, before she became independent, when they lived together at her family’s house, whenever Lajin was getting ready for work, Yujin would intentionally disrupt her by saying things like, “I wanted to use the bathroom first,” and “Don’t touch those stockings; they’re mine.”

“Anyway, you’re a disgrace. Anyone would think you entered a large company all by yourself.”

“Get to the point.”

Under Lajin’s cold, cutting words, Yujin, feeling uneasy, unknowingly adjusted her posture.

“…Ah, I told you earlier. CEO Jo has gone crazy. Our dad’s factory is in danger again.”

“And?”

“So what? Unni, you’re the eldest daughter. Moreover, you married such a good man from a well-off family. You could ask for help from that house.”