He had said it was okay to pretend he didn’t know since he didn’t remember. This woman is Seo Ji An, not Han Seo Yoon.

After meeting her father and calming her confused mind, So Ye, with her eyes slightly downcast, extended her hand for a handshake to Ji An.
“Director Do.”
“Yes.”
Kang Hyun, who blocked Ji An’s attempt to naturally shake hands, quietly called out Seok Won.
“Ms. Ji An, a moment.”
Quickwitted Seok Won rose from his seat and left the executive office with Ji An, who was wideeyed.
“I don’t know why she keeps coming.”
Kang Hyun, still mentioning the engagement, scoffed at So Ye and opened his office door.
“Come in.”

She had wanted to send her back immediately, but there were things to ask Kim So Ye. She and her father were also prime suspects.
“Ms. Kim So Ye.”
“Yes.”
“Our engagement ended four years ago.”
“But Mr. Kang Hyun.”
Persistently, So Ye who had been following Kang Hyun’s back hastily interjected.
“Have you ever met Seo Yoon?”
“Huh? Why, all of a sudden…”
She should have denied it. So Ye, who was stupidly stuttering, closed her mouth with a sense of regret.
“There’s no one more clueless.”
Pushing the nameplate and sitting down on the desk, Kang Hyun, who was hesitating, stared at So Ye who was economizing her words.
“Is it related to Seo Yoon’s accident? Whether it’s your father, or my father. Did they conspire together to cause it?”
Thud, the flower basket in So Ye’s hand rolled on the floor.

Despite knowing that she should not sow seeds of doubt in him, she could not control her expression.
“I don’t know anything about it.”
“I don’t know anything about it? So someone else did.”
“I don’t understand why you’re asking this, Mr. Kang Hyun! Discussing a dead person…”
“When did you meet her?”
“Mr. Kang, Mr. Kang Hyun.”
With a cold gaze widening over the whites of her eyes, So Ye stepped back. Her hand, with veins popping out, looked as if it could strangle her neck at any moment.
“Did you kill her?”
“No.”
“Then who did kill her?”
“Have you lost your mind? Why are you asking me that!”
“You’ve lost your mind, yes. There have been rumors since four years ago that you’ve been mad. Did you think I’d come to find you sane after returning sound and safe?”
“I’ll, I’ll go. Let’s talk again next time.”
So Ye, who had turned pale, hurriedly turned around and grabbed the door handle.
“Oh, my! You startled me!”
Yeon Joo, who was just about to come in, barely managed to catch the coffee carrier she was about to drop in surprise.
“Kim So Ye?”
Seeing So Ye running out as if she had seen a ghost, and the abandoned flower basket, Yeon Joo, who roughly understood the situation, placed the coffee on the table.
“What happened?”
“I’m going to see Do Seok Won, who is busy ignoring my calls while having coffee with Ji An, not Seo Yoon.”
“You knew that Kim So Ye met Seo Yoon.”
“I didn’t deliberately hide it.”
“Why.”
He didn’t say.

Without finishing his sentence, Kang Hyun, who bowed his head, stiffly rubbed his forehead several times with his stiffening fingers.

He had been careless in every way. The root of all evil was always himself, so there was no one to blame.
“Seo Yoon asked me several times not to tell you. I wanted to listen to Seo Yoon.”
Slowly sitting down on the sofa and swallowing an americano, Yeon Joo crunched on the bitter taste.

While Seo Yoon was alive, I obliged her request to not sink further into misery, and after Seo Yoon passed away, I refrained from burdening an already broken Kang Hyun with guilt.

I considered it all to be in the past, anyway.

Rumors of Kang Hyun’s longhidden lover started circulating at the private gatherings Kang Hyun often attended with Seo Yoon, circulated in the securities market of Tae Kang Hyun.

Tae Kang Hyun has a lover; this one sentence casually dropped was all.

Those who accurately knew Seo Yoon’s name, face, and their relationship were a small group of elite members of society, allowed to participate in this exclusive meeting. Although the information never leaked out, within the meeting, it was always a hot topic of discussion.
“There was a woman wearing a limitededition Bierri coat inside, who is she? I didn’t dare to get it even when they said only three came into Korea.”
“Oh, you must be new here. She’s famous here, Tae Kang Hyun’s attachment figure.”
“I heard a bit when I came.”
“She is sponsored by Seo Won Group and Tae Kang Hyun frequently takes her around. As soon as limited editions or new items arrive in Korea, Tae Kang Hyun’s personal shopper snatches them up. I guess all her transactions, her sponsorship, is in luxury items.”
As the gossipy voices echoed down the hallway, Seo Yoon, who was about to go to the bathroom with Yeonju, stopped in her tracks.

Ever since she had secured a place by Kang Hyun’s side, such insults had become a daily occurrence, but each one carved a new wound.
“Executive Tae is getting married next year.”
“Seo Won is weak in hotels and distribution. Tae Kang Hyun is securing his successor position by becoming inlaws with Flora. Someone joked that it’s a threesome getting married.”
Yeonju, who was frustrated on behalf of Seo Yoon, who was silently listening to the gossip, rolled up her airy blouse sleeves.
“Those people really… Seo Yoon, you stay here, I’ll go in and teach them a lesson.”
“No need, it’s true. Just don’t mention it to my brother.”
“We have to talk about things like this.”
“No, it’s embarrassing.”
Seo Yoon held back Yeonju, who was muttering about rushing in and pulling their hair out, with a faint smile.

The remark about receiving sponsorships in luxury items was not an exaggeration.

Kang Hyun’s wardrobe, which was laughably like a boutique, was his masterpiece. He eagerly bought any famous brand without considering the price.

With just a few necklaces worth a fortune, one could easily buy an apartment.

It was what Kang Hyun did best and his form of expressing affection.

Of course, Seo Yoon’s opinions were not reflected at all in that expression of affection.
“Yoon Ah.”
As soon as she returned to the hall without even setting foot in the bathroom, Kang Hyun, who quickly approached her, pulled Seo Yoon’s arm into his embrace.
“You should only be by my side outside.”

The domineering gaze wasn’t enough, there was a power imbued in the smooth flowing bass voice.
“Taekanghyun, what did Seoyoon hear and……”
“I went to the bathroom with my sister.”
Seoyoon swiftly cut off Yeonju’s words and subtly lowered her head.

Yeonju, who glared at Kanghyun with a highly irritated face, turned away, leaving her distasteful friend behind.
“Come here.”
As Kanghyun returned to the velvet sofa shaped like a digit where his acquaintances were seated with Seoyoon, he wrapped his arm around her waist and continued the conversation about business.

While discussing topics that Seoyoon couldn’t understand at all, such as M&A, stock trends, and overseas economic issues, he played with her long hair with his fingers.

He occasionally fed her fruits and desserts and stroked her back and waist with satisfied touches.

Among them, who were casually tilting their glasses, Seoyoon was just blinking, mixed in like an impurity.

No wonder she heard the nickname “attachment doll.”

Those sitting around the sofa glanced at Seoyoon once in a while with the same implication.

Only Taekanghyun didn’t realize it, oblivious to the gaze and emotions of others.

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