Prey (Lee Seohan) - Chapter 151

For a moment, Seol Hee-nam’s gaze changed, but he quickly shifted his eyes to the window and spoke.

“Oh, I was just acting a bit, so don’t worry about that. I gave you something good to work with, so buy something expensive.”

“Of course. Let’s go.”

At the suggestion of an alcohol treat, Manager Lee started the car.
Glance.

Seol Hee-nam checked Manager Lee’s face through the rearview mirror.

“…….”

Though the distance made it so he likely only recorded a video of him groveling, Seol Hee-nam cautiously observed Manager Lee’s expression.

Finally reassured, he relaxed his shoulders.

‘It seems he really didn’t hear the conversation.’

Relief briefly crossed Seol Hee-nam’s face, but his gaze soon turned sharp.

Do Jeonghan was Lee Suho.

That was something he hadn’t expected. Of all days, Manager Lee happened to be taking photos when that story came up.

The fact that Do Jeonghan was Lee Cheol-eum’s son was shocking enough, but the possibility of Manager Lee overhearing the conversation added to his distress.

Seol Hee-nam frowned as he stared out the window.

‘So he was at that orphanage? But he wasn’t there back then, was he?’

Using volunteer work as an excuse, he tried to find Lee Suho but failed to meet him.

And now that Lee Suho has become the successor of Cheonkyung…

‘So the successor of Cheonkyung is adopted?’

It was something he had never heard or even imagined.

Of course, it was probably because Chairman Do Pil-yong had worked with the media, but… in any case, things had become quite troublesome.

The fact that Lee Cheol-eum and Han Eunju’s son ended up being the successor to Cheonkyung was just unbelievably bad luck.

‘So he married Seol Suhyeon to get revenge on me and deliberately cut off the support. That rude bastard.’

Seol Hee-nam ground his teeth in frustration.

What kind of revenge is this, paying back the enemy who killed his parents in such a way? If he rose in status as the successor of Cheonkyung, he could have just lived well with that money, flaunting his wealth. Why bother with revenge?

Letting out an annoyed sigh, Seol Hee-nam glanced at Manager Lee again.

‘……Things have gotten complicated, but sticking with Do Cheoljun at a time like this was definitely the right move.’

The thought crossed his mind that the fact Do Jeonghan was an adopted orphan could be valuable information to sell to Do Cheoljun.

Right now, Do Cheoljun is trying to take away Do Jeonghan’s position as successor.

‘In any case, I can pull that useless bastard out of the successor’s seat and squeeze some money out of Do Cheoljun instead.’

Earlier, he had been too flustered to think clearly, but upon reflection, it was actually a beneficial situation.

If Do Jeonghan gets kicked out of the company by Do Cheoljun, he’ll be too busy dealing with his own problems to go on a rampage seeking revenge.

All Seol Hee-nam had to do was sell information, help with media manipulation, and reap the benefits.

‘Yeah. That’ll work.’

Seol Hee-nam leaned back comfortably in his chair, stretched out his legs, and gazed out the window.

A smile played on his lips.

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Screech—

A taxi stopped in front of the high-rise apartment complex where Suhyeon lived.

Suhyeon stumbled out of the taxi and began walking unsteadily.

With a pale face, she walked through the night streets.

Approaching the building entrance, Suhyeon punched in the passcode and went inside.

Jeonghan was watching her from his car.

“…….”

As he continued watching until she disappeared completely into the building, Chief Joo from the driver’s seat spoke.

“Shall we leave now?”

“……Yeah.”

With a low sigh, Jeonghan replied, leaning the back of his head against the headrest.

Of all times, he had a business trip tomorrow.

And not just any trip—it was for the final contract in the space industry, a project Jeonghan had poured all his efforts into.

A trip that absolutely couldn’t be postponed.

Lowering the back of his hand from his forehead, he frowned, his expression troubled as he gazed out the window.

He had planned to finalize this contract before taking any further action.

His intention was to explain everything properly to Seol Suhyeon and execute his plan to drag Seol Hee-nam to ruin, just as he had prepared.

But now, everything is a mess.

……Ha.

A deep sigh escaped him as he rested the back of his hand on his forehead again. His thick eyebrows furrowed tightly.