Chapter 74
Jurim, who had returned alone, became entangled in countless rumors.
Because of his personality that avoided sentimentality, and his frank yet rude manner of speech, the world’s reactions were either ice-cold or searing hot.
People had advised him to be a little more agreeable, but even after weighing this and that, he said he acted that way because it was justified—and because he could.
He didn’t seem particularly concerned with how others responded, but the signs of exhaustion always trailed behind him.
No one asked about the story of the 99th floor. Everyone knew it had all been Ijo’s decision. Ijo never went back on his choices, and Jurim—only with Ijo—would bend.
It wasn’t long before reports began surfacing about the privileges Doan had received, and Jurim, puzzled by the movements in political circles, eventually uncovered the existence of a “project” that Ijo had taken part in.
Jurim laid the documents about the project—one even he hadn’t known the details of—right in front of his father.
“What is this? Did you know about this too?”
“Yes.”
“Did you send it? For that pathetic bit of money?”
“Chairman On, the auction is about to begin. Please, this way.”
He had apparently been gone too long, and someone had come to fetch him. Suhyeong nodded and followed the employee.