Chapter 154
Drip. Drip.
A few teardrops fell to the floor, mixing with the wine to create a red tinge.
“…”
Park Ju-yeon, watching this absurd scene, gritted her teeth and looked at Si-heon.
“Do you really have to go this far?”
“Director Noh.”
Ignoring Park Ju-yeon’s words, Si-heon called out to Noh man-su.
“Release the article about PK Holdings Director Park Ju-seong’s embezzlement now.”
“Yes, understood.”
“W-wait! Hold on! My brother committed embezzlement?”
“Don’t think you can escape – you were complicit.”
“Ha, that’s ridiculous…!”
“There’s a paper company in the Virgin Islands under your name. Hundreds of borrowed-name accounts too. I hear the prosecutors are looking for a company to make an example of – they might be interested.”
“Yes, Executive Director. I’ll contact Chief Prosecutor Kim immediately.”
“Wait, please wait!”
“If you don’t like that angle, we could focus on personal matters. Your equally worthless brother has forced dozens of women to abort. He even buried one of the babies.”
Park Ju-yeon’s face turned ghostly white.
“The mother was quite thorough. She collected extensive evidence – recordings of your brother’s cruel acts, violence, forced relations.”
Park Ju-yeon collapsed, breathing heavily.
“Yes, those incidents you helped cover up.”
“Haa… ha…”
“Not to mention how you berated that crying woman, telling her she should be honored to be rid of a worthless child.”
Even as Park Ju-yeon bit her lip and shed tears from reddened eyes, Si-heon’s expression remained unmoved.
“So lick. It’s your only path to survival.”
The moment his words fell, Park Ju-yeon slowly lowered her body and bowed her head.
“…”
These pieces of trash who had hurt Ga-eun were now on their knees before him, heads bowed, licking the floor like dogs.
Yet Si-heon felt no satisfaction.
What did it matter if trash wallowed like trash?
Ga-eun wasn’t by his side.
No amount of vengeance could heal the wounds Ga-eun had suffered.
Watching them push and scramble like beasts, Si-heon lowered his gaze to his wedding ring.
To her… he was probably no different from this trash.
The red ruby looked just like Ga-eun’s tears of blood.
As Si-heon quietly caressed the ring, Noh man-su approached silently.
“Executive Director, Professor Kwon has called.”
…Father?
“He says he has something to discuss regarding the Chief of Staff.”
In an instant, his eyes – previously as barren and dry as a wasteland – flickered with sharp intensity.
***
“Is Si-heon absent again today?”
“Yes, Chairman. I deeply apologize.”
“What do you have to apologize for? The fault lies with that fool who, like his father, lost his head over a woman.”
Mmm. As Kwon Soon-yeol let out a contemplative sound, Sung Won-gyu bowed his head even lower.
“That boy grew up quite skillfully indeed. Even learned how to backstab his own grandfather. Refusing to come to work – preposterous! He clearly understands his own worth and capabilities.”
The tone seemed casual at first glance.
However, Sung Won-gyu detected the underlying anxiety.
Kwon Soon-yeol was internally unsettled enough for his emotions to surface.
He never anticipated this.
That among his eldest grandson’s options would be ‘abandoning Hwanhee Group.’
He thought Si-heon would be different.
Unlike his father Kwon Hee-sung – who was cold and thorough yet whose eyes would soften at the sight of fragile things – Si-heon was born a natural predator.
He made the weak kneel and crushed the strong even more ruthlessly.
Soon-yeol had absolute faith that Si-heon would lead the Hwanhee Group to greater heights.
Yet now he was following in his father’s footsteps.
To think he would consider abandoning everything over a mere woman.
“When that boy was at our overseas branches, he firmly established his connections there.”
Because of that, sending anyone abroad was now unthinkable.
The moment they tried to move Ga-eun overseas, Si-heon would locate her immediately.
Beyond domestic borders, Si-heon’s influence now exceeded his own.
“I wonder if we should consider that an achievement.”
Tap. Tap. Tap.
Kwon Soon-yeol spoke while tapping his index finger on the desk.
“How is Kim Juhan’s situation?”
“Nothing unusual to report.”
“And the girl?”
“She only travels between home and hospital, living like a ghost with her aunt as agreed.”
A sharp edge appeared in Kwon Soon-yeol’s eyes.
“Perhaps it would be better to remove all traces of her existence – make it easier to sever attachments.”
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