Chapter 14: Earning Allowance (4)
After returning from my meeting with Executive Director Ha Joo-seong, I lay sprawled out on my plush bed, munching on snacks and trying to soothe my body worn out from running around outside.
Sure, I was getting crumbs everywhere on the bed...
But yeah. That’s not my problem.
That’s what Si-hyun is for—my secretary, bodyguard, errand girl, and maid all in one.
“Young miss, I... I have a question.”
For some reason, Lee Si-hyun had been staring at my crumb-covered fingers like they were a crime scene. Now, she glanced at me cautiously, as if worried she might be out of line.
I wiped my hands off on the blanket—whatever—and answered.
“Yeah. Go ahead, ask.”
“Why did you only invest 100 million won? If it were really such a sure opportunity, you could’ve borrowed money or even liquidated some assets to increase the investment. Just the 50 million you gave me—”
“Ohhh, so you wanted in too, huh?”
She waved her hands quickly in denial.
“N-No! Of course not! I’d never— I mean, unless you said it was okay... maybe I could set aside about 40 million, after my expenses...”
