Kijoo, who was ready to hear such words, hesitated. His straightforward reaction, without hiding anything, froze him for a moment, then made his heart race.

He gladly accepted Eunchae’s way.

“Congratulations on your graduation.”

Taking out a bouquet from the large paper bag on the floor, he said.

Bright red and round camellia flowers.

Looking at the vivid color of the flowers, Eunchae embraced it. Even though camellias were said to have no fragrance, when she held it, it seemed to have a faint, sweet scent.

Eunchae lowered her head. Tears fell suddenly.

The velvet-like petals were stained with a drop of joy.

Late evening. Han Seung-yoon emerged from the back door of the police station, avoiding the journalists with a slightly messy appearance. The top button of his shirt was unbuttoned, the unbuttoned sleeves were folded carelessly, and the jacket was crumpled, hanging on his arm in any way. If someone saw, it looked like he had just undergone coercive investigation.
He happened to spend a difficult time when he was under a tax investigation. It took a long time to prove his innocence.

Why would such a damn thing happen? Moreover, today was Eunchae’s graduation concert.

“Jegil.”

Without the energy to get properly angry, Seungyoon, who kicked a small stone with a curb, noticed a secretary running towards him from a distance. Wearing the coat that the secretary brought, he asked impatiently.

“How’s the media reaction? Did the rebuttal article come out?”

“Yes. Measures were taken as soon as the results came out.”

“Where’s my father? Let’s go there.”

As Seungyoon took the lead, the secretary hesitated, stopping his steps with an uneasy expression.

“Uh, there’s a message from Congressman-nim.”

Turning around, Seungyoon swept his disheveled hair back.

“What is it?”

“Until the marriage agreement with Song Eunchae is settled, do not show your face… And if it doesn’t resolve well, he said he would revoke the resort operating rights. This is also a part that the Madam approved….”

“What?”

Raising his eyebrows to confirm what he heard, Seungyoon, with his hand on his waist, pulled out his phone from his coat, laughing wildly like a madman.

What the hell is this? What does he want to do?

Seungyoon was now tired of his father’s reckless orders. Was he trying to make his son fall to the bottom in this situation? Or was he trying to cut off even the family stained with blood?

Biting his lips, pondering, Seungyoon turned on the phone screen. He had to apologize for the mistake or at least come up with some excuse. But when he touched the sender’s name of the message that came a few hours ago, his hand abruptly stopped.

“My answer is the same as then. I won’t marry Han Seungyoon. Take care.”

Reading each short sentence, Seungyoon, who had smiled like before, suddenly turned serious and spat out a curse.

After enduring a day of headache-inducing stress, now it felt like a splash of cold water had hit him.

What the hell. What the hell is this.

The reckless one was not his father, but this woman. She went around talking about breaking the marriage without any consultation, a real opportunist.

The last “Take care” that stuck at the end ignited a fire in his chest, and a bitter laugh burst out.

The condition for Han Seungyoon to live well was marriage to Song Eunchae.

But how can I live well?

It felt like he was going crazy.

At some point, every time he thought of that woman, that guy came to mind.

Seungyoon couldn’t stand it. She was going to fool around with that bodyguard guy.

Who would like her, dare to.

In the elevator, Seungyoon, with both hands, swept his hair as if tearing it out. His pale face seemed both restless and nervous.

Finally, the elevator arrived at its destination. Stepping out through the open doors, Seungyoon stared at the long, stretching corridor. After taking a deep breath deeply into his lungs, he stretched his legs.
The headquarters of Deewon Group was as magnificent as he had heard, but such things didn’t catch his eye. There was nothing else visible when the fire was burning on the soles of his feet.

Only Song Eunchae. The thought of putting that annoying woman in her place reverberated in his mind. She doesn’t even understand the ways of the world and lacks discernment. He pledged to teach her the harsh reality this time.

Above all, heaven helps those who help themselves.

Han Seungyoon constantly rationalized the cowardly choice of paving his own way to redeem his tarnished dignity.

Arriving at the end of the corridor with uneasy breath, a short-haired woman who seemed to be Chairman Song Myunghwan’s secretary came out to greet him. With a business-like smile, she kindly offered greetings.

“Hello? The chairman is waiting for you.”

As Seungyoon awkwardly nodded, the secretary immediately led him to the chairman’s office. As Seungyoon entered through the door the secretary opened, Chairman Song Myunghwan, who was wearing glasses and writing, even took off his glasses and stood up.

“What brings you here without any contact, lad?”

Motioning for Seungyoon to sit on the sofa, the chairman approached. Seungyoon, who was now tense upon seeing Chairman Song, sat down on the sofa, swallowing dry saliva.

It was true that it was abrupt. Since he couldn’t suppress the rising impulse from the teahouse.

He was convinced that he had come to meet the chairman, and the confirmation came when he came to the lobby and informed the desk clerk. This is right.

“Where should we contact and meet in the future?”

Even though he was trying to act nonchalant as usual, his voice somehow came out stiff. Seungyoon, embarrassed, cleared his throat, luckily Chairman Song didn’t seem to notice, and he smiled and sat in the chairman’s seat. Then he pressed the internal phone button.

Yes, Chairman.

“Oh, prepare some tea. I’ll have black tea. How about you?”

Seungyoon rationalized the cowardly choice of paving his own way to redeem his tarnished dignity. Swallowing dry saliva and answering like a habit to ventilate tension, he was thirsty, but only Chairman Song seemed calm, unaware of the fact.

“Heard that?”

Yes, we’ll prepare black tea and coffee. Iced coffee for Mr. Han.

After hearing that, Chairman Song took his hand off the internal phone connection button. Then, looking at Seungyoon sitting on the right, he gave a strange look.

The eyes and lips drew a moderate line, making it difficult to grasp his true intentions. Seungyoon recalled various scandals that had made a commotion nationwide. The portal site views were explosive.

Of course, Chairman Song Myunghwan was aware that he didn’t care about it. If he had been conscious of messy private life, the contract itself would not have been established.

He knows. But still.
Seungyoon wore an anxious expression, and his lips trembled. He had completely lost the upper hand. There was no choice but to be a little more regretful and cautious.

“No, it’s okay. Well, I can’t individually expose such false facts. So, let it be.”

That’s the only way to take the upper hand. Seungyoon once again hypnotized himself.

“More than me, Eunchae seems to be worried. It seems she misunderstood after seeing the fabricated article.”

“That girl…”

“We both agreed to be careful, but just because a small article came out, now she’s openly with bodyguards. Hoo…”