Days passed listlessly. Eunseo knew she should start looking for a new place to move, but she couldn’t muster the energy for anything.
Meanwhile, another call came from the real estate agency.
“The landlord wants to conduct a safety inspection of the house in advance, is that okay?”
It was a call asking for permission. Eunseo scoffed internally at the idea of a safety inspection for a house that was going to be demolished. Reluctantly, she agreed, telling them to come during her work hours. It seemed they came and went while she was out.
The weekend arrived, and Eunseo’s lethargy persisted. She lazed around until late morning, not wanting to go out and distribute flyers. Then, she heard the doorbell ring.
There was no intercom in the old house. Eunseo slowly got up and went out to the yard.
“Who is it?”
“I’m here on behalf of the landlord.”
Opening the gate, Eunseo was greeted by a man in a black suit, handing her a business card. It was from Daewon Construction, like hers, but it read ‘Legal Team, Attorney’.
“Why did you even bother to come if you’re just going to tell me to leave through the real estate agency?”
Eunseo couldn’t help but retort sarcastically.
“Please relay to the landlord that I’ll vacate the house promptly when my lease is up.”
But the lawyer dropped a bombshell.
“We’re starting demolition in two weeks. Please move out before then.”
Eunseo couldn’t believe her ears.
“What are you talking about? There are nearly three months left in my lease. You said the construction would start after my lease ended.”
“The safety inspection found several severe issues. There’s no fire equipment, cracks in the load-bearing walls, and the pillars supporting the roof are so old they could collapse at any moment…”
The lawyer went on about the condition of the house, but Eunseo only heard one thing.
Demolition in two weeks.
“We had to start construction earlier than planned. This is a precautionary measure for the tenant’s safety.”
“But still, it’s my house legally until the lease ends. You can’t just demolish it!”
As Eunseo mentioned the law, the lawyer adjusted his glasses and said,
“You’re welcome to file a lawsuit against the landlord.”
His polite tone was clear: go ahead and try. He knew Eunseo wouldn’t dare to sue the owner, who happened to be her company’s president. She lacked both the courage and the funds for litigation.
“If you agree to the early start of construction, we can negotiate the moving expenses as per your preferences…”
That damned money. Eunseo shouted in frustration.
“Who asked for money!”
It felt like a slap in the face. She had pleaded with such desperation, and instead of agreeing, they were moving the construction date forward!
How could anyone be so heartless? Eunseo rushed back into the house, threw on a coat, grabbed her wallet, and ran out.
“Eunseo? Where are you going?”
Ignoring the bewildered lawyer, she hailed a taxi. She had to confront that inhumane person right away or she felt she might explode from anger.
It was Saturday, but she didn’t hesitate. Kwon Seungju was known for working even on weekends.
“To Daewon Construction headquarters.”
In the taxi, Eunseo clenched her fists so hard her nails dug into her palms. Anger surged towards both the merciless man and herself for begging his sympathy.
The demolition after the lease ends is the landlord’s right. She had requested an extension of a year, but he had no obligation to agree. If he did, she’d be grateful; if not, she had to accept it.
Being evicted before the lease ended was a different issue altogether. Telling her to sue if she wanted was essentially an outright mockery.
“Why? What did I do to him?”
Despite pondering, she couldn’t figure out why he was being so cruelly intentional when she hadn’t wronged him. Instead, she had shown him kindness.
Eunseo’s mind wandered back to the day she first met him, two years ago.
[Star Icon]It was also an autumn night with a gentle drizzle.
Back then, Eunseo was juggling part-time work with job hunting. When she returned home around nine at night, she found an unfamiliar man sitting on her porch.
‘Eunho?’
Her heart fluttered with the slim hope that it might be her brother, but that hope quickly turned to disappointment upon seeing the man’s face.
Dressed as if returning from a funeral in a black suit, black tie, and a dark overcoat, the man looked to be in his late twenties. Eunseo’s brother Eunho would be less than twenty by now.
Realizing the man wasn’t her brother, Eunseo became frightened.
She had known about the broken lock but neglected it, thinking there was nothing worth stealing in her home.
Lost in thought, the man slowly raised his eyes to meet Eunseo’s. At that moment, her heart sank. She debated whether to scream or call the police, but the man slowly stood up.
“I apologize for entering without permission,” he said, a tall man bowing politely to Eunseo.
“I used to live here for a short while. Memories brought me here, and I found the gate open.”
Eunseo remained silent.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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