“Meet with me.”

Eun Seo was silent for a long time at Seung Hyun’s words. Then, after a while, she bluntly asked back.

“Why should I do that?”

“Because the position of my elder brother’s successor depends on my mouth?”

Seung Hyun pointed to his mouth and slightly pursed his lips. It must be quite an attractive set of lips, though he hated to say it himself. Considering how many women have been so desperate to touch these lips until now.

However, only pure disgust flashed in Eun Seo’s eyes.

After a moment, she laughed as if amused.

“What does it matter to me who becomes the successor of Daewon Group?”

“Ah, is it none of Yoon senior’s business?”

“Of course. It’s not like I’m going to be the chairman’s wife anyway.”

“Eh, you never know about that.”

“To begin with, the representative and I are not in any kind of relationship.”

Seung Hyun snorted.

“You’re living together in that man’s house, but you say you’re not in any relationship?”

As if she had never been so tense, Eun Seo leaned closer to the table on her side.

“You don’t seem to know, but that house, I’ve been renting it. For a full 15 years.”

He really didn’t know that. As Seung Hyun couldn’t hide his bewildered look, Eun Seo said amusingly.

“But they suddenly said they were going to demolish it. I was worried about where to go with just 30 million won deposit, when he came looking for me saying he had lost his memory, and insisted on staying at the house. Saying he would cancel the demolition if I let him.”

Seung Hyun’s face hardened, knowing that statement was true. The day after he suddenly disappeared from the hospital, his elder brother had called the secretary’s office and instructed. Cancel the demolition of the Yeonsa-dong house, he said.

“Seeing that he didn’t even know his mother had passed away, I felt sorry for him. His situation was pitiful, and I was at a loss thinking about moving, so I thought it would be good for both of us, and just gave him one of the spare rooms. I shared the internal documents because he said he would promote me when he returned to his position as representative later.”

Eun Seo snickered as if it was ridiculous.

“But successor or whatever, what does that have to do with me that you’re threatening me?”

Seung Hyun thought with a confused mind.

‘Is it true?’

He recalled the day he had personally tailed Eun Seo. Come to think of it, it was his elder brother who had looked at her with loving eyes, he hadn’t actually seen what expression Eun Seo had been making.

So does that mean only his elder brother likes her, and Yoon Eun Seo doesn’t?

“Anyway, as I’ve told you several times already, I’m not interested in Kwon Seung Hyun. So whether you tattle to the chairman, or kick him out of the successor position, do whatever you want, but I’d appreciate it if you didn’t bother me anymore.”

Eun Seo spoke as if nailing it down and tried to get up from her seat. As if it really had nothing to do with her.

It’s confusing whether that’s acting or sincere. So Seung Hyun decided to make a decisive move.

“Do you know what Kwon Seung Joo’s life goal is?”

Yoon Eun Seo, who was about to get up and leave, stopped and turned to look this way.

“It’s to protect the successor position even if he dies and ultimately inherit the group. Daewon Group was originally his dead mother’s property. He doesn’t want to lose it to me, the child of a concubine.”

For a moment, Eun Seo’s expression wavered ever so slightly. Yet her voice remained unchanged and cold.

“So what does that have to do with me?”

“Is it really none of your business?”

Seung Hyun made a gesture of taking out his phone.

“If father finds out, he’ll immediately make my elder brother a person under limited guardianship or a person under guardianship and kick him out, would that be okay?”

“Do as you please.”

Eun Seo replied with her arms crossed.

Seung Hyun found Chairman Kwon’s number and pressed the call button.

“Father, it’s Seung Hyun.”

− Oh, yes!

Chairman Kwon happily answered his younger son’s call. The voice that was like a cold north wind to his eldest son was always like a spring breeze to his younger son.

“It seemed like you had an argument with mother, did you make up?”

− Oh, you. Did your mother say unnecessary things to you too?

Chairman Kwon spoke in a troubled voice.

− I soothed her well and she’s fine now. It was nothing, so don’t worry about it.

“Yes, I understand. You know mother is going through menopause these days and is sensitive, please take care of her.”

− Of course, of course.

That wasn’t the original purpose anyway. Glancing at Yoon Eun Seo, she was still looking down with her arms crossed, as if it had nothing to do with her.

“But father, about my elder brother.”

− What about that guy?

As soon as the story of his elder brother came up, displeasure mixed in his father’s voice.

“My elder brother, actually he was in a car accident…”

Seung Hyun couldn’t finish his sentence. The woman who had been looking down with a cold expression until just now was desperately shaking her head while firmly grabbing his arm, as if she had never done so before.

‘Please don’t do this.’

A smile of victory spread across Seung Hyun’s face as he read the plea in her eyes. He said into the phone.

“It’s nothing. I was just worried because my elder brother has been away from his seat for too long.”

− Why worry about a guy who left on his own feet?

Chairman Kwon said as if annoyed.

− You don’t need to worry about that, just focus on learning the company work well. If Seung Joo keeps acting like this, you might have to take over the company, right?

Seung Hyun gestured towards Eun Seo with the phone to his ear. You heard that, right?

“Anyway father, I’ll see you at home later.”

− Alright. They say it’s going to rain later, so be careful driving.

*

After leaving the restaurant, Seung Hyun escorted Eun Seo to his car. And after putting her in the passenger seat, he continued the conversation.

“Go out with me. Then I won’t tell father anything and will quietly wait until my elder brother returns to the company.”

The woman who had failed at bluffing was now listening to Seung Hyun’s words obediently with a resigned face.

“Of course, if he can’t do his job properly after returning and gets pushed out of his position, I can’t do anything about that. Well, how could a child handle company work anyway…”

“Seung Joo is not a child.”

Eun Seo cut him off.

“He didn’t really go back to being eighteen, he just lost his memories after eighteen. He’s relearning about work, so he’ll do well.”

“So that’s why you needed the documents.”

Seung Hyun replied while inwardly smiling. Ah, he was eighteen?

In fact, he didn’t know exactly how old his elder brother was now until now. He just thought he must be at least eighteen or younger since he doesn’t remember meeting his stepmother when he was eighteen.

“Am I really worth that much?”

Eun Seo asked abruptly.

“To the point where you’d give up on kicking your elder brother out of the successor position right away.”

“Of course.”

Seung Hyun answered sincerely.

He knew all too well about the person called Kwon Seung Joo. Even if he loses the company he worked hard to save to him, he’s the kind of person who wouldn’t even bat an eye in front of others, even if he cries tears of blood behind their backs.

But if it’s this woman, he definitely won’t be able to do that.

“Even if he’s lost his memories, Kwon Seung Joo is still Kwon Seung Joo. It was the first time I saw my elder brother look at someone with such loving eyes. No, I didn’t even know he was capable of making such an expression.”

“…”

“So when he finds out that I’ve taken senior away from him, I really want to see what kind of expression he’ll make.”

He was itching to see that face right away. The thrill of that moment would probably be… even more exhilarating than taking the company.

“What did Seung Joo, no, Representative Kwon Seung Joo do so wrong to his younger brother? After your mother passed away and your father was taken away, isn’t he the victim instead?”

Seung Hyun laughed.

“Let’s just say it’s revenge for ruining my seventh birthday.”

Eun Seo made an expression that she didn’t understand, but Seung Hyun didn’t explain any further.

“I’m not sure if I’m great enough to be revenge against Seung Joo.”

“Ah, don’t worry about that.”

It was amusing how the woman didn’t properly know her own value. Probably if this woman told him to die right now, he would obediently try to die.

“I have a condition too.”

Eun Seo straightened her back.

“I’ll agree to meet, but I’ll refuse to sleep with you.”

“Why?”

“Because I don’t like you.”

The woman didn’t seem to have any intention of hiding the disgust that rose in her eyes.

“If you want to sleep with me, make me want it from my side.”

“Hey, senior. This isn’t the time to act high and mighty, is it?”

“Or are you not confident enough in yourself to forcibly take a woman who says no?”

Seung Hyun found himself strongly attracted to the eyes that looked at him provocatively, even though they were vexing.

It was the first time he had seen this type after always seeing women who would throw themselves at him. If you want to sleep with me, make me want it, she says. It was ridiculous how high and mighty she was acting when she had nothing, but thinking about it again, it was true that a woman Kwon Seung Joo would risk his life for must have that much value.

‘Well, acting this high and mighty would make it fun to conquer her.’

It felt like he had found another source of amusement.

What would it feel like when this woman willingly falls into his arms? Just imagining it made his lower back tingle already.

In the end, Seung Hyun nodded.

“Let’s do that.”

Seung Hyun started the car.

“It’s late, so I’ll take you home.”

Eun Seo didn’t say anything for the entire drive.

“What did you tell my elder brother? That you’re working overtime?”

The woman affirmed with silence.

As they approached Yoon Eun Seo’s house, a large silhouette sitting alone at a dark bus stop came into view. Even though he clearly recognized who it was, he increased speed and passed by nonchalantly, and he felt Eun Seo hold her breath.

Glancing at her, her expression was still indifferent, but the small hand on her knee was clenched into a fist so tightly that the knuckles turned white.

Looks like her heart is breaking. Seung Hyun felt pleased.

When he stopped the car in front of the house, the woman quickly got out of the car as if afraid Seung Hyun might kiss her.

“Sleep well, senior. Dream of me!”

Watching Eun Seo’s back as she fled into the gate without a response, Seung Hyun laughed out loud.

While it’s true that he intended to take that woman first, he had no intention of not taking the company.

Of course, he planned to take both. Both that woman and the company.