“Why did she have to come at that time? How did Choi Arin find out?”

She thought changing her phone number would prevent Arin from finding her… Arin’s visit had ruined everything.

“Of all times, she had to come when Ban Jae-hyuk was there. How can she be so clueless? Ah, the Madam is going to have a fit when she finds out.”

Although Jung Yeosajang didn’t acknowledge it, Kyung-sook had already noticed that Jae-hyuk had feelings for Arin.

She didn’t care why he had suddenly started caring for her daughter, as Kyung-sook’s main concern was her own well-being and money.

She shook her head fiercely left and right, biting her nails.

“No, it actually worked out for the better. Today’s event will make Choi Arin try to divorce by any means. Catching two birds with one stone is impossible. Once I settle this matter and get the money, I’ll have to leave for a foreign country.”

If she left the country under the pretext of her husband’s treatment, no one would suspect anything.

The only problem was whether Mr. Choi would have the strength to board a plane… but Kyung-sook had no room to think about that now.

There was no benefit left to gain through Arin. Jae-hyuk wouldn’t act as she wished.

That left her with no choice but to heed Jung Yeosajang’s proposal and extract the money.

“Pancreatic cancer.”

Kyung-sook was shaken upon hearing about Mr. Choi’s diagnosis of pancreatic cancer while he was in prison. There was still a long time left in his sentence.

With no money or connections, she was desperate. Then one day, Jung Yeosajang visited Kyung-sook.

She wasn’t pleased with Jung Yeosajang’s visit, the woman who had abandoned them like trash five years ago.

“Jae-hyuk still goes to Jeju Island, I hear.”

“…….”

“Can’t you control your own daughter?”

“That’s the thing, Madam, she hasn’t officially divorced yet…”

Both Jung Yeosajang and Kyung-sook knew that the formal marriage was only being maintained because Jae-hyuk hadn’t stamped the divorce papers.

Which made it all the more absurd.

But speaking out wouldn’t change Jung Yeosajang’s mind, who wouldn’t acknowledge that Jae-hyuk didn’t want a divorce.

“Doesn’t Arin have another man?”
“I don’t know.”

“As a mother, how can you not know?”

Kyung-sook frowned at Jung Yeosajang’s rebuke.

‘She knows everything but still acts like this.’

It infuriated Kyung-sook even more that Jung Yeosajang, who knew Arin wasn’t her daughter, would say such things.

Kyung-sook was one of the few who knew about the secret relationship between Arin’s biological father ‘Min Hyun-joon,’ ‘Mr. Choi,’ and Jae-hyuk’s father ‘Chairman Ban Ho-joon.’

“Think of any way to make them divorce, but don’t let Jae-hyuk and Choi Arin meet directly.”

How was she supposed to make them divorce?

Kyung-sook grinded her teeth at Jung Yeosajang’s absurd demand.

“If you make them divorce, I’ll give you as much money as you want.”

But when Jung Yeosajang mentioned money, Kyung-sook’s anger quickly subsided.

“Money?”

“Yes.”

“How much will you give me?”

“What?”

“You said you’d give me money, Madam. You need to tell me how much before I can agree.”

Kyung-sook had initially disliked Jung Yeosajang’s visit, but now it seemed like a godsent opportunity.

Jung Yeosajang found Kyung-sook’s unflinching gaze disdainful.

“Yoon Kyung-sook, you’ve become very cheeky.”

The world is all about money. Without it, you’re ignored, and even if people ridicule you behind your back, they respect you to your face.

That’s what Kyung-sook believed.

Would Jung Yeosajang have treated her this way if she wasn’t the hostess of VAN Group?

If she had money, would she have been used and discarded like a doormat?

“Yoon Kyung-sook, have you forgotten already? There’s no dog that bites its owner. If a dog does bite, what should be done?”

“…….”

“The dog should be killed, right?”

Jung Yeosajang’s ‘dog’ referred to Kyung-sook and Mr. Choi. Kyung-sook couldn’t say anything to Jung Yeosajang’s cold warning.

Jung Yeosajang crossed her arms and looked down at Kyung-sook.

‘We know so much about you… How can you treat us like this?’

If their secrets were exposed, Jung Yeosajang would fall into an abyss. Yet, she always disregarded them.

Kyung-sook always resented this.

‘Just one word from me, and you’re finished.’

Jung Yeosajang was only so bold because, even though it was her instructions, Mr. Choi and Kyung-sook were actively involved in ‘that incident.’

If Jung Yeosajang fell, neither Kyung-sook nor Mr. Choi would be safe. They were in the same boat.

But enduring this treatment was unbearable for Kyung-sook. She couldn’t be used and discarded again.

“……How can I trust you, Madam?”

“What?”

At Kyung-sook’s words, Jung Yeosajang’s face turned cold. Kyung-sook had no intention of backing down.

“You discarded my husband like trash after he did everything for you, took the blame for killing that man. It wasn’t my husband who killed him, it was you, wasn’t it? You told my husband to persuade Min Hyun-joon, then did such things behind his back…”

“Will you shut up? Don’t blabber, Yoon Kyung-sook. Who killed who? It was an accident. And clearly, the perpetrator was Mr. Choi, not our chairman. Was he at the scene? Do you want to fall further?”

Kyung-sook knew Jung Yeosajang better than anyone.

Was her greed a bit too much? What started as a mild threat crossed a line she shouldn’t have. Realizing too late that she had greatly upset Jung Yeosajang, it was already too late.
Madam Jung grabbed Kyung-sook’s chin and lifted it up.

“Kyung-sook, I’m a generous person.”

“…….”

Overwhelmed by the intimidation and fear Madam Jung exuded, Kyung-sook’s body trembled.

“So, I’m saying I’ll forgive Mr. Choi for his crimes, including murder and theft. Get rid of Choi Arin from Jae-hyuk’s life. Then, I’ll give you as much of that money you like. Got it? And next time, if you act as arrogantly as you did today, I won’t end things as nicely as this. Understand?”