“So, I told you to listen to me!”

Madam Jung spoke with an expression devoid of any guilt.

‘She’s completely insane…’

Why doesn’t this person ever change?

Although it was a word she didn’t want to express to someone superior, Arin couldn’t think of another word while looking at Madam Jung.

Anger filled Arin’s eyes as she turned her gaze from the broken phone to Madam Jung.

“What on earth are you telling me to listen to?”

“Don’t know?”

“No, I don’t know. I already told you. Go and talk to Mr. Ban Jaehyuk directly.”

“This is unbelievable!”

Arin was frustrated with the never-ending whirlwind of a situation.

“This relationship is not one that I arbitrarily maintain. So if you want to break this relationship, go to Mr. Ban Jaehyuk.”

Madam Jung spoke as if Arin’s objections were insignificant, glaring at her menacingly.

“Manager Cheon, take her to the car.”

As soon as her order came down, Manager Cheon forcefully grabbed Arin’s arm. Unable to resist the strength of an adult man, Arin was dragged away powerless in Manager Cheon’s hands.

“Hey, let go of this. Do you know how many CCTV cameras are here? Do you think people will just sit still if they find out?”

Arin shouted. Unable to free her hand from the man’s grip, she looked at Madam Jung and spoke.

“Can’t I even touch one of those CCTV cameras? Have you forgotten who I am?”

Her voice was self-assured.

With an unwavering expression, Madam Jung clenched her fist.

“Let go, I said let go!”

Manager Cheon seemed relentless despite Arin’s outcry. At that moment, Arin spotted a familiar luxury car in the parking lot. It was the foreign car that Madam Jung usually drove.

‘I knew she wasn’t in her right mind, but how could she do this openly in broad daylight.’

And then.

“What are you people doing?”

A woman’s voice echoed in the ground parking lot.

At that moment, the scent of wood lingered at the tip of Arin’s nose.

Wrapped in the subtle fragrance of the forest that enveloped her entire body, her mind became surprisingly calm.

Arin stared blankly at the back of the woman standing in front of her.

“…You.”

It was the middle-aged woman she had met at the hospital. Like back then, the woman now stood as if protecting Arin.

“What on earth is this!”

Eun-ah’s gaze sharpened. She had heard about it, but seeing Madam Jung’s actions toward her daughter with her own eyes made her lose her composure.

“Jung Hyo-eon!”

Eun-ah’s voice was full of vitality.

“…You, you.”

He looked very different.

Belatedly, Madam Jung recognized who Eun-ah was.

There was no reason for Eun-ah to be here, and the fact that she was in Korea contradicted everything.

“Moreover, you definitely abandoned her…”
In Eun-ah’s eyes, a strong determination appeared at Madam Jung’s words.

“Shut your mouth.”

Eun-ah covered Madam Jung’s mouth with her hand and spoke in a low voice.

“Hmm.”

Manager Cheon approached to remove Eun-ah’s hand, but he was blocked by Eun-ah’s bodyguards.

In a quiet voice that Arin couldn’t hear, Eun-ah whispered into Madam Jung’s ear.

“Since you won’t listen even if I speak nicely, it seems there’s no choice. I’ll make sure to let Mr. Ban know. I’ll send him a little gift soon.”

Madam Jung felt no fear. The only presence that could shake her was her son Jaehyuk. Even her husband, who controlled the conglomerate, couldn’t make a move against her.

However, why does this smaller woman look so imposing?

Certainly, it didn’t seem like this at that time.

Madam Jung felt fear from a woman for the first time in her life.

In a low voice that only Madam Jung could hear, Eun-ah murmured.

“The price for tormenting my daughter must be paid properly.”

A shiver ran down Madam Jung’s spine.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Faced with the unfolding scene, Arin was bewildered.

‘Are Madam and Eun-ah acquaintances?’

Arin had never seen Madam Jung being handled so helplessly without a plan. Seeing Madam Jung shaking in fear made Arin feel strange.

‘Who is that lady to make Madam act like this…’

Curiosity toward Eun-ah rose in Arin’s heart.

How long had she been staring blankly?

“L-Let’s go.”

Madam Jung left without looking back, taking Manager Cheon with her.

Until they left, Eun-ah, who hadn’t turned around, approached Arin closely.

Eun-ah’s face had lost its vitality.

“Are you okay?”

Arin felt a strange emotion at the voice full of worry.

“…Yes. I’m fine. Thank you.”

“Thank goodness.”

Eun-ah smiled gently.

‘I shouldn’t think like this. I shouldn’t let my pride be hurt by receiving help.’

In this awkward situation, Arin felt gratitude towards Eun-ah, who had helped her.

However, the fact that she still needed someone’s help to confront Madam Jung made her feel a bit melancholic.

Since the day she left that house, Arin had wanted to stand up against Madam Jung on her own.

Not the Arin of the past.

Not the old Arin who was okay with Madam doing as she pleased like kneading dough.

‘I wanted to show her… In the end, I lacked the strength. Even if I had nothing, I didn’t want to cower in front of her anymore.’