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“Wow… there are all kinds of crazy women like this!”

I held onto my smartphone for a while, unable to contain my anger, and finally threw the phone down and grabbed my head.

Who is that woman I was just talking to on the phone?

I was clearly upset by Kang Sun-woo’s unusual attitude last night, which kept me awake all night, and I was trying to vent my stress using that as an excuse. But instead of Kang Sun-woo, a strange woman answered the phone and put me in a weird situation.

Not only did that woman refuse to change the phone even when I asked her to, she also cursed at me without a word of explanation and completely ignored me.

I wanted to grab her by the hair right away, but after an hour-long phone call, further communication became impossible and I was left feeling frustrated.

She must have blocked my number, that shameless woman.

In the end, I found myself cursing at that young woman whose face and name I didn’t even know, wondering, “What is Kang Sun-woo doing hanging out with a woman like this?”

As far as I know, apart from family, Kang Sun-woo only talks to one or two women regularly.

Moreover, even they are similar in age to Kang Sun-woo, so their tone of speech and voice are not as young as the woman on the phone.

I suspected that he might be cheating, but even if I think back to the last time I saw Kang Sun-woo two months ago, he was still a pathetic mess in front of me, so that couldn’t be it either.

And even if, by some chance, Kang Sun-woo is seeing another woman, I wouldn’t have any reason to be jealous.

I never liked Kang Sun-woo in the first place.

“…I should call that woman once.”

Just complaining to myself won’t solve anything. In times like this, you have to rely on someone you can trust.

I brushed my bangs aside and picked up my smartphone again, searching for the name Kang Geon-woo and calling him.

After a few rings, the man’s voice came through.

“I clearly told you not to call this number carelessly, didn’t I?”

His intimidating voice. At first, I was taken aback and my body trembled, but thanks to the periodic phone calls, I no longer felt tense.

“I’m sorry~ I really have something I want to ask your father about.”

“What now? Did you run out of money already, even though I sent it just the day before yesterday?”

“No~ I’ve almost spent it all, but it’s not all gone. The reason I called so urgently is because I have a question about our Sun-woo.”

“Sun-woo? Didn’t I tell you he’s on sick leave because he’s not feeling well? Well, go ahead and tell me.”

“In fact, I called Sun-woo before–”

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..

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“Don’t worry too much, Lim Soo-jung. Hey, seriously, do you think there’s a woman out there who would fall for a guy like Sun-woo?”

I informed him politely about the conversation I had with that woman, but he seemed clueless, even suggesting that she might be a potential girlfriend, which was an embarrassing response.

Yes, definitely, there wouldn’t be a woman in Korea who would like a guy like Kang Sun-woo… So I can relax.

“I see… I guess I was worrying for nothing. I’m sorry, sir.”

“You seem to understand the importance of the matter, so it’s not a needless worry. So, keep a tight grip on Sun-woo like you are now… and don’t get carried away. You two aren’t even married yet.”

“Yes, I understand~ I’ll hang up now.”

With a smile on my face, I hung up the phone and felt a sense of relief as the knot in my chest unraveled. Although I hadn’t figured out that woman’s identity, the problem could easily be solved by sweet-talking Kang Sunwoo, so there was no need to stress any further.

“Don’t worry, Sir. I’ll keep a tight grip on Kang Sunwoo for you.”

Sir… I had met Kang Geonwoo a year ago at a club in Gangnam.

He had approached me out of the blue while I was trying to seduce a man who looked like he had some money, offering me a job that paid well.

Not knowing that he was the second grandson of the Taebaek Group chairman, I hesitated, but with my many debts, I couldn’t afford to refuse.

I never imagined that the job involved seducing his own younger brother, Kang Sunwoo, to support him during the successor selection ceremony…

Blinded by the amount he offered, I took the job, thinking that if things went well, I could marry Kang Sunwoo and become part of the royal family in no time. I started investigating Kang Sunwoo with all my heart.

With all the information about Kang Sunwoo always coming from Kang Geonwoo, it wasn’t difficult.

On paper, he seemed like a decent man. At 176 cm tall, he was decent, and his body was even better than I had imagined.

But when I finally met Kang Sunwoo in person, I couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

How could a man not even make eye contact properly, and start blushing just from holding hands? It was truly the worst.

Moreover, his face in person was far from what I had seen on the screen, looking like a girl in many ways, definitely not my type of man.

But rejecting him just because he didn’t fit my preferences would mean missing out on a huge reward. Determined, I seduced him and eventually succeeded in becoming his lover.

It was so easy that it was almost boring. When he asked to date because he fell in love at first sight, I refused, but when I showed fake tears of sincerity, he didn’t know what to do and accepted my false confession.

His pale, helpless face at that moment was almost too precious to see alone.

“Haha… what a pathetic guy.”

Thinking back on the past, a smile crept onto my face. If it weren’t for the job, I wouldn’t have pretended to be his lover, but thinking of him as a possession rather than a lover made it easier to deal with.

And that guy. Unable to even talk properly to other women, he would have never held a woman’s hand in his life if it weren’t for me. How lucky he was to have me.

What would he have done without me? I’ve thought about it many times, but that bastard Kang Sunwoo should be grateful to me for the rest of his life, right?

Of course, we’ll get married, but I’ll never allow him to touch me.

“So, I need to find that pathetic woman quickly… and teach her a lesson, right?”

Although Kang Sunwoo is a pathetic and miserable guy, he belongs to me, Im Sujeong.

I don’t know who that woman is, but regardless of her intentions, she dared to touch my property, so until I see her fall to the bottom, I won’t just let it go.

Thoroughly.

I will completely destroy her.

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After about an hour of sleep, Kang Sunwoo finished and wondered why Joo Eunhye, sitting in the passenger seat, was frowning so much.

Wanting to ask what was wrong, but unable to speak in the face of her intimidating aura, Kang Sunwoo silently gripped the steering wheel.

However, due to tossing and turning for almost two days, a mere hour of rest was not enough to alleviate the fatigue.

“Sir.”

As he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, battling the overwhelming drowsiness and keeping an eye on Joo Eun-hye, Kang Seon-woo’s nerves were on edge at the sound of her voice, which had been tightly sealed until now.

But her calling voice had the usual warm tone, so he didn’t feel any tension.

“Yeah, why did you call me?”

“…When you date someone, don’t just date anyone, date someone you can trust.”

It was a sincere concern, but Kang Seon-woo couldn’t understand the meaning of her words at all. He hesitated for a moment, nodding his head slightly to reassure her even a little.

“Yeah, don’t worry too much, I’ll take care of myself from now on. And— Oh! Sir, brake! Brake!!”

— Screech—!

As Kang Seon-woo’s eyes closed for a moment, he snapped back to reality at Joo Eun-hye’s urgent voice.

If he had been a little later, he might have crashed into the car in front of him. He realized that taking the wheel any longer was a dangerous task.

“I can’t do it, sir. Let’s park the car over there and take a short break.”

Following Eun-hye’s concern, they entered a nearby public parking lot and parked the car.

But Kang Seon-woo, who had left Eun-hye alone for an hour earlier, didn’t want to cause her any more trouble. The trip was already ruined, but he didn’t want Eun-hye to resent him any further.

“Eun-hye, I’ll make a quick phone call and be right back.”

Saying so, Kang Seon-woo got out of the car and took out his smartphone from his pocket.

Seeing Eun-hye glaring at him fiercely from inside the car sent shivers down his spine, but not understanding English, he let out a sigh of relief after a short call.

“Sir, who did you call?”

Her words felt like a thorn, but exhausted Kang Seon-woo, leaning back in the car seat, quietly opened his mouth.

“I called my sister. My sister Kang Dan… I just couldn’t drive anymore, so I called someone to drive instead…”

“I thought it was that woman again… But your sister, huh?”