Chapter 14
It’s evening.
Su-ah and Seo Eun-mi are busy carrying out my orders, while people sent by Goryeo Group are filling my house. I wait for the trainees to be delivered.
But they don’t arrive.
Although the distance from Ganghwa to Songdo isn’t that far, it shouldn’t take this long. Did something happen?
I could just wait patiently, but I felt the need to take action. I picked up my phone, and the target is, of course, Emilia.
-Yes, Sir. It’s Emilia.
“Did you save my number?”
-Of course. Whose number do you think it is?
“Do you know why I called?”
-…
She doesn’t speak.
“The trainees haven’t arrived yet.”
-…
“I was told they’d depart when I arrived at the house, but there’s still no news.”
-…I’m sorry, Sir. Our secretary is a bit slow-witted. I think he got lost.
“No problem?”
-Yes. I’ll take responsibility and deliver them to you, Sir.
Emilia reassured me several times and hung up.
“…”
Something feels odd.
When I saw her earlier, I didn’t feel this way.
Something more… that’s right, Su-a’s words, ‘without manners’.
On the outside, she acted polite, but in reality, she wasn’t polite at all. Her attitude was as if she was looking down on me.
But now, she’s acting difficult, as if she’s at a disadvantage, so it feels strange.
“Master, you should check this.”
“Huh?”
At that moment, Su-ah approached with a file in her hand.
It’s the contract between Rainbow Miracle and the trainees.
To be precise, it’s the contract between Rainbow Miracle and the trainees, which I’m taking over. Five hundred million won per person.
“I found an unfamiliar clause while reviewing it.”
“An unfamiliar clause?”
I took the contract and read it.
The content was standard until the end, where an unfamiliar clause was written in a different handwriting.
“What’s this?”
I had carefully checked the contract before signing it, but there was a clause I hadn’t seen before.
“If the delivery of the trainees is not completed, the other party must pay 100 times the transaction amount? So, Emilia has to pay me 2.5 billion won?”
“To be precise, Rainbow Miracle.”
“Why is such a clause included?”
“I don’t know either.”
“…”
I didn’t add this clause.
And Su-ah didn’t show any signs of doing so either.
‘If Emilia’s contract also has this clause… her cautious attitude earlier makes sense. She would suddenly have to pay 2.5 billion won in compensation.’
The strange thing is, who and why did they add this clause?
‘This clause is unilaterally beneficial to me. It’s almost like fraud. When the issue arises, Emilia will probably resist, saying it’s absurd. But since I’m from the Main family of the Goryeo Group, if I insist, it will likely go my way. Either I receive 2.5 billion won from Emilia… or someone else gains an advantage by receiving something equivalent. Who is it?’
No.
There’s no way such a person exists. Let’s change our thinking.
‘…Emilia must deliver the trainees to me. If she doesn’t, she’ll face bankruptcy or a difficult life. So, someone could use this to threaten her. He might say he won’t deliver the trainees or will interfere unless she meets his demands.’
The one capable of doing this is probably the airheaded man who volunteered to deliver them.
“That accountant also brought the contract.”
Bingo.
“He’s using me? How dare he?”
“What are you using me for?”
I handed the contract to Su-ah.
“Tear it.”
“Huh?”
“Tear it up since we don’t need it.”
“But this is a contract…”
“I understand. Tear it.”
She hesitantly took the contract and tore it.
As I watched, I called Emilia.
She answered after five rings.
-Yes, Sir.
“Tell me if anything I say is wrong.”
-Huh?
“Someone tampered with the contract. They secretly added a clause stating that if Rainbow Miracle doesn’t deliver the trainees to me, they must pay 2.5 billion won.”
-That… that guy…
“He’s deliberately delaying the delivery to threaten you. He’s probably demanding something from you in exchange for a safe delivery.”
-…
“And judging by the situation, that guy is the accountant who was acting dumb next to you.”
-…
“What he wants from you… honestly, it’s hard to guess, but since he’s a man, it’s probably your body, right?”
She remained silent for a while before speaking.
-I didn’t expect you to deduce this yourself.
Her voice trembled slightly, indicating that I was probably right.
“So, is it true or not?”
-…
“You can speak. I even called you myself.”
-What you said… is all correct. But Sir, the contract-!
“I tore it.”
-Huh? You tore it?
“Yeah. It’s annoying. He’s trying to use me to achieve his goal.”
-….
“And he’s using the women I bought as hostages. Ah, has he touched them by now? Anyway, this is why I cut off the male actor and producer. Whatever the case, I tore the contract, so just bring them here. You personally.”
Emilia remained silent for a long time again.
As I was about to say something due to the prolonged silence, she spoke.
-Thank you, sir. I will take responsibility and complete the delivery.
“You’ve said that twice. Keep your word.”
-Yes.
I hung up the phone.
I don’t know how things will turn out, but by tearing up the absurd contract, I can avoid the worst-case scenario I was worried about.
The worst-case scenario here is Emilia doing as the accountant says.
I would be completely used.
“Su-ah, what about the criminal’s disposal? Did you receive the report?”
“Yes. He was found with a criminal organization in the vicinity of Yeonsu 1-dong and was eliminated.”
“What about him?”
“The sniper shot through his brain. He died on the spot.”
“Well done. Tell them to have dinner and return. Charge the expenses to Goryeo Group.”
“Yes, Master.”
The shady guy’s shady plan was thwarted,
and the male protagonist was killed.
Things are going very well.
.
.
.
Haa…
Emilia sighed in relief after hanging up the phone. It felt like a huge rock had been lifted from her chest.
“Still no word from that bastard?”
“Yes, Director. His phone is still off.”
Dong-gi, who had been making Emilia anxious all day, texted that he had checked the contract and turned off his phone.
He probably intended to make her anxious by running away and making her wait, but it ended up helping her instead. If he hadn’t turned off his phone, she would have checked the contract and called him in a hurry, and he would have answered.
“Is the location tracking working?”
“No. As you know, his phone is off… But I’ve sent people and coordinated with the police, so we should find him soon. And he definitely wants something from you, so he’ll contact you for sure.”
“Hmm. He can get photos or videos with his phone on.”
“What?”
“Nothing. Just find him. And get ready to leave immediately.”
“Yes, Director.”
The secretary left, and Emilia slumped into the chair, exhausted. She leaned back, letting the chair spin as she released all her strength. She stared at the spinning ceiling.
“So, my hunch was right.”
Go Mu-yeol.
Definitely different from the rumors.
Always high on drugs, smoking and drinking, and fucking like it’s nothing.
A useless, good-for-nothing waste of space with no abilities or ambitions, a burden to society.
That’s how he’s always been described, but the Go Mu-yeol she experienced today was different.
‘Hiding something? His ambitions and abilities.’
I haven’t seen his abilities yet, but he doesn’t seem as useless as the rumors.
And his ambitions.
‘He must be hiding something. Waiting for the right moment.’
If her initial hunch was a rough guess, now she’s certain.
Go Mu-yeol definitely has something.
-Zzzz.
The phone rang.
The caller was…
“Kim Dong-gi…!!”
The bastard who had been making her anxious all day.
She answered without hesitation.
“You turned on your phone? The police and strike team will be there soon. Who will arrive first?”
-Em,Emilia… I,I’m ready for the,the photos…
“What photos?”
-What I said… before. Without,without panties… in,in school uniform… in,in the,the pose…
“What the hell are you talking about, you fucking bastard? Why would I show my body to a piece of shit like you?”
-…
Dong-gi was silent, reacting differently than expected. He thought she would at least be flustered, but why was her voice so confident?
Could it be…
-Yo, you… didn’t read the contract carefully… If you had, you wouldn’t be like this…
“I read it, you bastard. You set up a sneaky trap. What? 100 times the compensation? I’m speechless.”
-But… you still won’t… trade with me?
“About that, I called the young master…”
As she was about to say that Go Mu-yeol had torn up the contract, she paused. Then, she had a good idea and smiled coldly.
“- I decided to solve it with my body.”
-What?
Dong-gi’s voice lowered. He seemed to have heard something he didn’t expect and didn’t want to hear.
“Even if I’m like this, I can’t come up with 25 billion won. That’s more than what our company is worth.”
-Wh, what did you just say…
“So, what can I do? I have no choice but to bow and beg to the young master.”
-What did you just say?
She savored the real-time reaction. Emilia smiled and replied.
“I’m pretty, right? Pretty enough for you to go through all this trouble for a photo. The young master seemed to agree, too.”
-…
“Wow. The chaebol really is generous. He’s willing to settle 25 billion won with my pussy.”
-…
“Thanks to you, my pussy is going to get fucked. You fucking bastard.”
-… Stop it.
“What?”
-Stop it!!!
“What are you saying, you idiot? You started this.”
-Stay there and don’t move.
“What?”
Ding.
The call was disconnected.
Emilia burst out laughing, feeling both indignant and ridiculous.
‘You’re going to come here now, you crazy bastard.’