You Accepted the Contract (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 61

The air in Chairman Kim’s hospital room was heavy and oppressive.

Si Yoon and Mi Joo had come to visit as early as dawn—what could possibly be the matter?—only to announce they’d just gone to the district office and registered their marriage.

Although it couldn’t yet be verified through official documents like the family registry, they confidently declared that their legal marital status had already taken effect and had come to formally greet him.

Chairman Kim, who had trusted Si Yoon, was left speechless—he never expected Si Yoon to pull off something so bold and decisive.

Yet, considering Si Yoon’s resolute character—his unwavering confidence and faith in his own choices and the people he chose—perhaps this wasn’t entirely unforeseeable after all.

“Still, I thought you’d at least listen to a bit of what this old man had to say.”

“I believed Grandfather would understand.”

Their words and thoughts stood in tense opposition. Beside them, Mi Joo could only remain silent, weighed down by the suffocating atmosphere.

“Could it be you started this just because you’re after the directorship of the cultural foundation?”

“I did want to protect and promote Father’s artwork, but there were other ways to do that—this method wasn’t the only option.”

“In that case, I’m not sure if it’s right to entrust the foundation’s affairs to someone like you.”

“If you ask me to step down, I will.”

How could it be so easy and simple? Though their words were clearly ominous, both spoke with unnerving calmness and ease.

Mi Joo finally squeezed out a single, strained sentence between them.

“No, you can’t.”

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