The curator, who was emphasizing while glancing at his wristwatch, stiffened when his eyes met Ki Joo’s. A man, who usually didn’t talk much and even his small movements were elegant, gave a slight smile.

It was a smile instead of saying why he should bother. It was an unexpected expression from his clear features, white skin, and cold face, no matter where you looked.

Leaning back against the artwork hung on the wall, he walked and said to the halflost curator.

“I’m fine with the tea, let’s look around a bit.”

At his words, the curator blushed and mumbled.

“Ah, the director will be here soon… until then, yes.”

Ki Joo walked carefully inside the empty interior. These were the paintings of the new artist that the director had been promoting, spewing saliva. They were characterized by a clear threedimensional effect that made it confusing whether they were real or painted, and Chairman Song had even paid a large sum of money to purchase one.

Was it worth that much?

Although he was ignorant about art, he knew that this new artist, who had recently appeared frequently in the media, was a young woman and had a close relationship with the director.

Ki Joo chuckled, snapping his leaning back hand.

“Thanks to Chairman Song, the event was a great success this time, right.”

The director, Kim, who had finished greeting the guests and came back, boasted his swagger as he approached Ki Joo. At his voice, Ki Joo looked back.

He was smiling humbly, but his eyes met with So Hee, who was coming with her arms crossed from Director Kim’s side.

The confident woman next to her father, unfortunately, hardened her face. It was the same expression when she saw him briefly when she left the bathroom after a nerve war with Song Eun Chae. She never thought it would be that way.

“Are you Kwon Ki Joo, the security team leader? It’s the first time I’ve seen you, it seems Chairman Song’s trust in you is quite significant. It’s my first time seeing him completely entrust the job.”

Director Kim wasn’t joking. When Director Kim, who was proud of his thick bones when dealing with people who were praised in politics and business, saw Ki Joo, it was not normal.

So Hee also noticed that her father’s reaction was not an exaggeration to suit the other person’s mood. There was a reason. If Chairman Song seemed to command him only as a bodyguard, he wouldn’t have tolerated such rudeness to his beloved wife that day.

That man knows me. Above all, his face, as if it was carefully carved without a single flaw, was condensed with a sinister look in his eyes.

“I’m just doing what I’m told.”

It seemed humble at first glance, but So Hee felt it faintly. The man’s leisure was not derived from having Chairman Song Myung Hwan behind him, but was from his bone marrow. He would always have an attitude of looking down from above, in front of anyone.

“Director, it’s a call from Representative Jang.”

The secretary, who had been waiting behind, took a step forward and quietly passed the message to Director Kim. Then, Director Kim excused himself for a moment and left his seat. As soon as she saw her father disappear behind a barrier while on the phone, So Hee swallowed her tense face.

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