Chapter 96: The Weight of the Law (8)
This party was specifically a charity party related to the Shoah Foundation.
You could say a charity party is a slightly sanctimonious concept, a kind of event meant to display moral virtue—basically, it's just an excuse to throw money around while pretending to do something nice.
Some people criticize it for feeling like a self-righteous display of morality... but charity is still charity. Honestly, from the perspective of the one receiving the money, they’re not in a position to complain just because the donor is trying to look good.
“...So, today’s party will be just me and Ha Yeong-il.”
Lee Si-hyun looked a bit disappointed.
“Well, it can’t be helped. If I go, the atmosphere will get kind of weird. And putting on a dress is a pain too...”
In Russia, Lee Si-hyun was already too well-known to just attend casually. While she was technically a respectable entrepreneur, from the outside she just looked like another mafia figure. It would definitely be weird for someone like that to show up to a charity party.
“I could probably go if I said I was the chauffeur... What do you think?”
“It’s fine. Now that you’re accompanying me to all these corporate acquisition meetings, you’ve been super busy. It’s a shame you won’t get to see me dressed up... but take some pictures and send them to me later.”
Seeing me smile while demanding photos made her unconsciously smile back.
“Sure, yeah. I’ll take lots of photos. I won’t be dressed that nicely but... still.”
This wasn’t just any event—it was a Holocaust memorial foundation’s charity event, so there was no way I could dress flashily. Most guests would be in understated attire.