TMPW Ch 15 part 1

Time mercilessly continued to march forward. Like a wheel, it smashed and trampled everything, but it didn’t stop.

As expected, Min DaeYup, President of R&K, had gone to jail. What surprised people even more was the news that President Min had lost his position in the company, and Lee TaeKyung had taken over R&K as its new CEO.

Lee TaeKyung? Just who was this man that had taken over this crumbling empire?

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He was known as President Min’s right-hand man. Wasn’t he the one that helped take care of the dark side of the company?

Just how did he convince the board of directors to vote for him?

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This news also came as a shock for Yuan. She knew that he had been elaborately planning his revenge for so long, but she had no idea how he had captured the hearts of the shareholders. No, he probably didn’t capture their hearts. He probably knew their weaknesses.

What was more surprising was the actual account holder of the Swiss account, Hong SeRyung. She was President Min’s third wife with the complicated past. She had entrusted all of her shares to TaeKyung. Through that, TaeKyung could attend the general meeting and become nominated for the position of CEO.

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Additionally, she submitted evidence that she had no idea about the slush fund’s existence and avoided imprisonment. How had she been so prepared? It was almost as if she already knew about this incident beforehand…

“No way, that’s ridiculous.”

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Yuan mumbled as she looked at the article on the internet. TaeKyung didn’t tell her about this plan. She knew that President Min would definitely lose R&K. She had even expected his imprisonment. However, TaeKyung’s move had completely blindsided her.

Didn’t he want to completely leave R&K after this was over? Didn’t he want to break free from all these disgusting ties to the past?

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Her brother loved Eri. He didn’t show it, but only Yuan knew what was truly inside his heart.

He had always treated Eri coldly and told her not to get any closer to him, but only with Eri did he genuinely laugh. Yuan had seen the way his eyes looked at Eri from afar. Yuan probably knew TaeKyung’s heart better than he did.

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While Eri was a troublemaker, a little weird, and quite extraordinary, she was lovable and pure. She had the ability to brighten the hearts of everyone around her. She also loved TaeKyung.

Wearing her heart on her sleeve, Eri was always looking at him. Even as she watched her brother deepened his relationship with Hong SeRyung, she didn’t stop loving him.

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But now that Hong SeRyung had entrusted all of her shares to TaeKyung, could they ever break up? Just how far was her brother going to take this?

TaeKyung would never stop with President Min’s incarceration. He was going to reveal all of his wickedness. Eventually, he was going to let the world know about what had happened to their mother. He was going to drag everyone involved into the streets.

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Even though it was only right to reveal the dirty side of Korean authority, to JoonHun, this would be personal as it pertained to his father. Would he be able to handle it?

Yuan lifted her head and looked out the window. The sky above Seoul was turning incredibly blue with the season. The world was changing and moving along in a cycle, but Yuan felt as if she and TaeKyung were unable to move forward. No, she felt as if they slowly breaking down.

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Yuan suddenly stepped out of the sitting room and quickly began to walk towards JoonHun’s study. She hurriedly turned on the computer, and opened her computer program that she had hidden inside the cloud.

The Book of Death. A magic that allowed its user to bring people back from the dead.

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Through this program, she had been able to hold on to her mother’s soul. TaeKyung and Yuan had hidden their mother in the deepest part of the program. They had lived up till now, waiting for the moment they could release it.

If she deleted this, she would be deleting the most decisive evidence they had. If she deleted this, all the evidence that they had gathered would fall back down into the depths of hell.

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If she did this, then maybe she and JoonHun… her brother and Eri… Would they be able to finally be together?

If there was any chance of that…

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Yuan’s hands trembled on top of the keyboard. If she pressed the key to permanently delete it, all of this would finally end. This was the final decision before her brother self-destructed, before she completely destroyed JoonHun’s heart…

Yuan bit her lip and looked at the monitor. Her breathing became irregular. Her mother’s image began to shimmer right before her eyes. She recalled TaeKyung’s cold face. The past and the future, hatred and love, revenge and righteousness… it all began to tangle up and intertwine. Her tears began to fall uncontrollably down her cheeks. But…

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JoonHun…

Tap. Her finger pressed down on the keyboard.

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“Young Madame, it’s about time to leave.”

Secretary Kim, who had replaced Secretary Yoon, was Yuan’s newly appointed assistant. She alerted Yuan in a calm voice. Secretary Kim was in her forties, and she seemed to be a peaceful and soft person.

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“Ah, alright.”

Yuan stood up and picked up her purse. The mirror reflected Yuan’s back. She looked incredibly pretty wearing this black dress. She had picked this design because it showed off her beautiful neck and shoulders.

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The dress she had chosen to wear today fully revealed one shoulder. A thick, golden pendant hung over the other. Other than that, she wore no other accessory. Only her wedding ring was sparkling from her left ring finger.

“Isn’t that too revealing?”

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Waiting for her in the sitting room, JoonHun immediately frowned when he saw her enter.

“I’m not showing much. It’s just one shoulder…”

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“Just one shoulder? Has this woman lost her mind?”

Even though there were other people around them, JoonHun didn’t hesitate to kiss her shoulder.

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“Go and change.”

“I don’t want to. The only way you’ll be satisfied is if I’m wearing a hijab.”

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“Ah, what a great idea.”

“There’s no way.”

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Yuan grinned as she caressed his cheek. At their open display of affection, Choi Myung and Secretary Kim coughed awkwardly as they looked away. Startled, Yuan quickly fixed her expression and linked her arm around JoonHun’s. JoonHun watched her cute reaction and pressed his lips on her forehead before quietly whispering, ‘I love you.’

Yuan’s heart throbbed.

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Yes, this is all I need. His smile. That’s all I could ever ask for.

She had deleted ‘The Book of Death’. She was sure TaeKyung-oppa would want to kill her once he found out, but there was nothing she could do. She knew about her mother’s suffering. She knew about her brother’s resentment. But she wanted to end it all here.

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I don’t want to hurt this man.

Even if she was the only one who was suffering, that was okay.

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Mom, I’m sorry.

Yuan whispered in her heart.

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I’m so sorry. Oppa, I’m sorry. Even if you tell me I’m crying crocodile tears, I’m sorry. I’ll pay for all of my sins on my own. You can hate me. You don’t have to forgive me. But please…

She gently pressed her lips onto JoonHun’s.

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Please let me have this man.

Smiling, JoonHun nuzzled his own lips against hers. The car was heading towards the party celebrating the anniversary of HyunJin’s establishment. Outside the windows, they could see the dim, summer view of Seoul passing by like an illusion.

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They entwined their fingers and tightly held onto each other’s hand. Let’s not separate for the rest of our lives. If we can, let’s love and live together. Yuan felt as if that was what his hand was telling her as it grasped hers.

The party was already full of VIP guests. The chandelier hung down from the high ceiling like a waterfall. The room was decorated with abundant flowers. The luxurious dishes glittered as they displayed the rich food.

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Paparazzi were waiting by the red carpet, furiously taking pictures whenever cars rolled up. CEO’s of major business companies, famous celebrities, even lawmakers had arrived.

“Stay right by my side.”

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JoonHun spoke as he continued to hold Yuan’s hand, as if he didn’t want to leave her for one moment.

“I can’t do that. You came here to work…”

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“Work isn’t that important right now. It’s because you’re just too beautiful.”

Yuan glared at him as she pushed him away. Right then, her eyes met with Seo JaeHyuk’s, her father-in-law.

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For a brief moment, her heart froze. As always, her father-in-law was grinning as he looked at her. Yuan bit her lip. Just why did that man arrange the marriage between her and JoonHun?

Was it because of her mother?

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A shiver ran down her back and through her arm. His obsession with her mother outdid President Min’s. Yuan saw it all so clearly. I want to forget. She grit her teeth and closed her eyes. However, one couldn’t forget something just because they wished it.

“What’s wrong?”

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Noticing the tension in Yuan, JoonHun asked in surprise. Recovering her senses, Yuan collected herself.

“I-It’s nothing. My stomach hurts a bit…”

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“Are you starting your period?”

His eyes glimmered. Once Yuan was done with her period this month, the contraceptive dose she had taken would wear off. This meant that they could start trying for a child. JoonHun’s hand on her hips were getting hot.

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“Ah… That must be it.”

Yuan quickly ran with it and pushed him away.

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“Now go. Your father is looking for you.”

“Alright. I’ll see you soon, Yuan. Be careful of bad bugs.”

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“Haa. Alright, alright.”

After he finally left, Yuan tried to calm down. She felt dizzy. She saw a few familiar faces. She approached them and politely greeted them. She felt as if she was back to playing a role like when they had first married.

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Was it all done? Like this? Was everything okay?

The dizzying thoughts began to rush through her mind. Yuan tried her best to ignore them. The man of the hour, President Seo JaeHyuk of HyunJin, went up on the stage. The stage lights centered on him. All expression left Yuan’s face as she saw President Seo’s bright smile.

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“I’d like to thank all our VIP guests for coming to my humble event.”

Holding both wealth and power, the man greeted everyone with a relaxed smile. His speech was full of platitudes and the usual greetings.

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He naturally changed the topic to the future of HyunJin. A giant screen showed a video of the new project in Dubai called ‘The Tropical’. It looked like it was going to be HyunJin’s golden goose.

Suddenly, there was strange disturbance that went through the crowd. A bewildered secretary came inside, looking helpless. President Seo, who had been in the middle of giving his speech, frowned.

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“What’s the matter?”

Due to his impatient personality, Seo JaeHyuk had always felt the need to immediately deal with any problem that came his way. Therefore, President Seo stopped giving his speech and asked the secretary. The bewildered secretary remained silent, but he began to gesture with his body.

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“I asked you what is going on!”

President Seo lowered the mic and yelled. Suddenly, another secretary shot up onto the stage and whispered something to him. Seo JaeHyuk’s face hardened, and so did JoonHun’s, who had been standing right next to him.

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What happened?

Suddenly, one of the reporters in the room yelled out.

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“President Seo, we’ve just gotten a report stating that the Dubai project has been canceled! Did you know about this?”

What? Shock began to spread through everyone in the venue.

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The Dubai project has been canceled? How?

Yuan gripped her champaign flute and looked ahead. JoonHun quickly got off the stage and began to make a call. Up until yesterday, everything had been going as planned. How did it suddenly get canceled?

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Suddenly, somebody approached Yuan. The person hit her across the face with all their might.

“Kyaaa!”

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Someone next to Yuan let out a shriek. Shocked, Yuan turned her head. In this dream-like reality, Yoon HeeSoo was glaring daggers at Yuan.

“Wicked bitch.”

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Just what was…

“What do you think you’re doing?”

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Yuan asked in a cold voice. She always knew that Yoon HeeSoo had always looked down on her, but she never thought she’d act so irrationally like this.

“Shouldn’t you know by now? R&K just canceled the Dubai project. They sent the EUIB a report on how worthless this project was. What are you doing? Just why are you doing this? Why do you keep trying to bring down HyunJin with Lee TaeKyung? Do you really think I don’t know what’s going on?”

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What? What was she talking about…?

“I heard it! I heard it all! The newly appointed CEO of R&K! Your lover is trying to pull one over on HyunJin! I heard it, you bitch! Confess! Tell us everything you’ve done!”

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Yoon HeeSoo was not in her right mind. Yuan paled as she looked at her. She didn’t know how Yoon HeeSoo was saying all this, but one thing was true.

Her brother had ended the project. TaeKyung-oppa had canceled the Dubai project…

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“Aaagh!”

As HeeSoo shrieked, she raised her hand to strike Yuan again. Suddenly, JoonHun appeared and held her arm back.

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“Leave her alone! What do you think you’re doing?”

“What am I doing? Do you really not know? Do you really not know what your wife has done? Did you know that the bitch was having an affair behind your back? Before she even married you, she planned to pull one over on HyunJin. Did you really not know?! Seo JoonHun, have you lost your mind?”

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“No, have you lost your mind? You don’t even know what you’re talking about, so shut up!”

“Shut up? I’ll never shut up!”

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Their argument was now becoming a spectacle. There was no way that the partygoers hadn’t noticed this interesting debacle. Camera flashes began to spark all around them. The murmurs of the spectators began to fill the room.

“Oh my god… Is that true?”

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“Wow, this is crazy.”

“That woman really had an affair with Lee TaeKyung…?”

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“Then what will happen to HyunJin? President Seo has become a complete laughingstock. There’s no way the board of directors will leave this alone. He just gave that speech… Seriously… This is crazy.”

Haaa… Yuans breaths were becoming irregular. She calmly stood in the middle of this. After handing Yoon HeeSoo over to a security officer, JoonHun looked at Yuan. She felt like she was in the middle of a play. They both looked at each other as the cameras were flashing all around them.

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“What’s going on?”

Yuan silently looked at JoonHun’s confused and worried eyes. He whispered so that only she could hear him.

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“Lee TaeKyung is your brother. We saved him. We helped him with that other thing too. So why is he doing this? Just what is going on?”

Yuan couldn’t reply. She merely continued to look at him. What could she say? My brother hates you. Especially your father. He will do anything to crush HyunJin into bits and pieces. Because…

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“Why don’t I answer that for you?”

Suddenly, a cold voice spoke up. Everyone turned to see a new character enter this scene. Wearing a black shirt under his suit, Lee TaeKyung appeared like the grim reaper.

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He looked around. It almost seemed like he was enjoying this. He saw President Seo JaeHyuk, the frozen Seo JoonHun, and his pale little sister.

Let the show begin.

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Step by step, Lee TaeKyung began to approach them.