Prey (Lee Seohan) - Chapter 167

The personal shopper bowed deeply to Seol Hana in greeting.

“Thank you for visiting us again.”

Seol Hana removed her elaborately decorated sunglasses and smiled.

“It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I couldn’t come by because I’ve been overseas for a bit.”

“Have you been traveling? Did you enjoy it?”

The personal shopper spoke warmly, guiding her to the VIP room. Following the shopper, Seol Hana shrugged.

“Traveling too long gets boring, you know.”

“Where did you go?”

“Oh, just Italy and a few other places.”

Seol Hana lied casually. Admitting that she couldn’t come because she was broke was more unbearable than anything.

“Please have a seat.”

Seated on the sofa the shopper indicated, Seol Hana crossed her legs and spoke in a commanding tone.

“Bring me some of the new arrivals. Something unique.”

“Of course. I’ve prepared some for you. In the meantime, please enjoy this tea from the British Royal Collection. It’s newly stocked and has a wonderfully fragrant aroma.”

As the shopper explained, Seol Hana gracefully picked up the teacup. Bringing it to her nose and inhaling its scent as if savoring it, she spoke.

“Oh, you’re right. The scent is lovely.”

“I’m glad you like it. I’ll get everything ready now.”

As the shopper smiled politely and walked away, Seol Hana’s lips twisted coldly.

‘Those b*****s dare to look down on me?’

She planned to buy as much as possible to crush their pride.

Even venting her anger on Seol Soo-hyun, who had prevented her from shopping for luxury goods, hadn’t satisfied her after overhearing their gossip that day.

‘Those nobodies who don’t even make it to the top class dare to insult me, the in-law of Cheonkyung, and act like that?’

Cheonkyung was the top of the top, after all.

Even telling herself they were just envious and lashing out out of inferiority didn’t calm her irritation.

She decided to buy only the most expensive items and attend the next gathering, ensuring the rumors would spread.

‘I’m already curious to see their faces.’

Seol Hana’s face lit up with a bright smile. After taking a sip from the teacup and setting it down, she heard the chime of a messenger notification.

‘Is it him?’

Thinking it might be her boyfriend, Jeong Se-chang, she picked up her phone, but the notifications kept chiming one after another.

‘Ugh, what is this? Their group chat?’

Annoyed, she furrowed her brows, but her expression quickly changed.

‘Perfect. Why wait for the rumors to spread? Should I just say I’m at the department store myself?’

Since she wasn’t the one to initiate the conversation, casually mentioning she was out shopping wouldn’t seem strange.

Thinking this, Seol Hana smirked and opened the chat window.

– Did you see the article? Is it true about Do Jeonghan?

– Breaking news just dropped. My house is in chaos because we’ve invested so much in Do Jeonghan’s ventures. What do we do?

– This is so shocking….

Seol Hana squinted her eyes.

‘What are they talking about? Do Jeonghan?’

Frowning in confusion, she left the chat window and opened a portal site.

When she clicked on the news tab, the headlines were flooded with Do Jeonghan’s name.

– Cheonkyung’s space industry, a sham orchestrated by Do Jeonghan?

– Cheonkyung heir Do Jeonghan deceived not only the company but also the government.

– “Give me back my money!” Public outrage erupts over taxes lost to space industry subsidies.

– Young chaebol heir a psychopath? Shocking revelations of Cheonkyung’s successor’s outrageous behavior.

– Shock and horror! A perverse deviant orphan? The chaebol heir was adopted?!

‘What is all this…?’

Scrolling down and scanning the headlines, Seol Hana’s eyes widened in shock.

‘It’s Dad?!’

The article’s thumbnail showed Seol Hee-nam’s face. Though his eyes were pixelated, anyone could recognize it was him.

Why is Dad…?

Frowning deeply, Seol Hana clicked on the article. It included an attached interview video.

As she scrolled down, the video began to autoplay.

– Shocking Confession from Do Jeonghan’s Former Father-in-law, A

The title appeared in bold letters, followed by the reporter’s voice accompanied by subtitles.

– Claiming he was blackmailed by Do Jeonghan, A tearfully confessed that he was forced to marry off his daughter to the depraved chaebol heir.

The screen showed Seol Hee-nam with parts of his face mosaicked.

“There’s no father in the world who would sell off his daughter for money,”

He began.

“My daughter has been such a kind and gentle soul since she was little, never causing me a moment of grief…”

Seol Hee-nam’s expression was sorrowful, his voice heavy with emotion. The reporter remained silent, prompting him to continue.

“Do Jeonghan somehow discovered that our company was struggling financially. He approached my daughter… Perhaps she thought sacrificing herself was the only way to save our company. That poor thing agreed to marry him… Haa, as her father, I feel so ashamed.”

The video zoomed in on Seol Hee-nam’s conflicted face as he sighed deeply.