In front of her, an elegant and beautiful middle-aged woman sat with a cold expression. It was Ji Yeonhwa, the wife of Chairman Kwon, whom Eunseo was meeting right now.

She had chased Eunseo all the way to her house once before.

“You said you couldn’t stand seeing a concubine, and it seems the old saying is right.”

“What the hell did you just say?”

At that time, after the fight, Eunseo tore her hair out and smashed the furniture in the house. Thanks to Chairman Kwon, who rushed over right on time, it ended as her victory.

‘After that, it was quiet for a while, so I thought I got scolded severely by my brother and couldn’t touch her anymore…’
Looking around, it seemed like an abandoned warehouse, and she found herself tied to a chair.

Eunseo tried to recall. She had left home to go to the department store, heading towards the underground parking lot. The moment she tried to open the car door, someone seemed to attack her from behind. She lost consciousness, and when she opened her eyes, she was here.

Despite the intense fear, Eunseo strained to open her eyes towards Yeonhwa. It seemed weak, but it could be dangerously deceptive. That’s why she had gone strong last time.

“What is this? If my brother finds out, you’ll be in trouble.”

As Eunseo scolded Chairman Kwon, Yeonhwa chuckled.

“How would your brother know? He’s an ignorant person who doesn’t know anything about the past.”

‘The past?’ Eunseo thought, and Yeonhwa asked her.

“Yeah, did he say he had a child?”

Eunseo’s heart pounded. Oh, was that the problem?

In fact, claiming to be pregnant was a blatant lie.

“I’m not pregnant. I lied, using a two-line pregnancy test and a fake baby ultrasound picture from the internet. It’s true! If you go to the hospital right now and get tested, you’ll know, right?”

Yeonhwa replied kindly.

“I know. A woman who already has a child wouldn’t bother making fertility supplements, would she?”

Eunseo flinched. She had secretly made it by asking a relative for it, but if Yeonhwa knew, it meant she had thoroughly investigated her background.

“Then why are you doing this? The woman my brother met can’t be just me.”

“I usually overlook most people. But you seem to be different from the ordinary.”

“Why me?”

“You lied about being pregnant to avoid birth control and actually tried to get pregnant, didn’t you?”

The piercing words stunned Eunseo. How did she know that?

The answer quickly came.

“I did it that way too, with our son.”

As if recalling old memories, Yeonhwa sighed deeply.

“Isn’t it ridiculous how people who cheat are so meticulous about contraception? I almost died of laughter. So, when I lied about being pregnant, that’s when he finally stopped. So, does your brother still think our son is chubby?”

Yeonhwa, who had burst into laughter as if finding it amusing, suddenly looked at Eunseo. Her eyes, subtly filled with vitality, made Eunseo shiver involuntarily.

“You see. When I look at you, it’s as if I’m seeing myself in my younger days. I wonder how that woman felt when she saw me back then. Now, do you think you might know?”

Eunseo didn’t know who that woman was.

“But like that woman, I’m not a pushover who sits quietly and lets someone take what’s mine.”

Eunseo bit her lip and glared at Yeonhwa.

“So, what’s your plan? Are you going to kill me or something?”

“Oh my, what a scary thing to say. Just listen quietly; I won’t harm you.”

As if brushing it off, Yeonhwa gestured with her hand and offered paper and a pen.

“Write it like this. I’m really sorry, brother. I’ve found someone I love. In fact, the pregnancy was a lie. Please don’t look for me.”
Eunseo had no choice but to write as Yeonhwa dictated.

Judging by the content, she probably intended to give Eunseo a small amount of money and send her away. For now, Eunseo would pretend to comply and later come back to tell Chairman Kwon everything. If that woman’s actions were revealed, Chairman Kwon would surely be shaken. Then Eunseo could proceed to divorce them, and as a much younger and beautiful woman, she might even take the position of the main wife. It wouldn’t be the first time she had driven out the legal wife and seated herself in that position.

‘Can’t I fool around once, just once?’

Thinking so, Eunseo wrote the carefully worded letter.

“Your handwriting is pretty, sweetheart.”

Yeonhwa, satisfied after reading the letter, made a call somewhere.

“Dr. Kim, how have you been? Oh, I see. I hope you’re doing well too, Dr. Kim.”

It was a voice welcoming an old friend.

“I called because there’s a new guest in the vacant room.”

Casting a sidelong glance at Eunseo, Yeonhwa continued.

“We’ll send her away soon, so take good care of her. As diligently as that woman, go the extra mile.”