Elisa Carver was sitting in her apartment drinking wine while watching the night view. It’s been over a week since he intimated his feelings to Kim Jae-gu, but the indifferent man showed no sign of contacting him.

‘(Has my charm diminished?)’

Usually, if you talk about that much, you will be contacted within a few days, but since you did not contact me, I became anxious. The opponent is neither married nor has a lover.

She sipped her wine, soothing her bitter heart. The sight of lovers passing by arm in arm through the twinkling lights made the mood even more intense.

I was deep in my thoughts while chewing on the cherry tomatoes that Elisa had prepared as a snack, when my phone suddenly rang.

belt ring.

‘(Who are you this morning?)’

I opened my phone in a lonely heart, thinking that it was quite pointless to send a text message while everyone else was sleeping.

[I’m going to have a small party at home this Saturday. It may be difficult to come because it’s a long way, but I hope you understand my desire to invite.]

[Caller: Mr. Jaegu]

“(What is it. No sense.)”

Elisa smiled and picked up the phone. Her fingers, which were about to type a letter, stopped.

‘(How should I reply.)’

***

A reply came from Della Foster.

[(Sorry. I’m so busy preparing for the album. I want to go back to Korea, but I don’t have much time. Are you working out better than that?)]

[(What sport?)]

Did I mention I work out?

[(I thought we were going to shoot a music video. Since there is a scene where the upper body is exposed, we need to build abs.)]

“what?”

I didn’t hear anything like that.

When I touched my belly, I caught a little bit of soft belly fat. The alcohol fat he had gained while working for the company was still there.

‘Even though I got out of prison a bit…’

The upper body exposure was unreasonable.

Della Foster’s music video will play forever until I die.

[(Della. That seems impossible.)]

[(Did you think the Della Foster pass would be easy? There are still three weeks left, so try your best.)]

[(No, it’s difficult in 3 weeks.)]

[(Then I can’t help it.)]

right. To build abs in 3 weeks would not have made sense even if you thought about it yourself.

[(It doesn’t matter if I have belly fat.)]

[(Isn’t it about subtracting the upper body exposure?)]

[(Mr. Jaegu’s belly must be cute too.)]

I can’t.

When Ha-yeon grows up, she might watch the music video, but she couldn’t show her dad with his belly fluctuating.

It was a matter of pride.

[(I will try hard.)]

[(Should I send you a trainer if you want?)]

The house was already crowded with bodyguards, but I couldn’t add a trainer.

[(I’ll do it myself)]

[(I’m sorry I couldn’t go. I really wanted to go, but I’m too busy.)]

It was only natural that there wasn’t just one song on the album.

[(You’re welcome. Thanks for replying.)]

[(Work hard.)]

After the conversation was over, my pulse went numb.

‘I forgot.’

I thought it was going to be just a face, but it seemed more serious than I thought.

‘I’m not confident because I haven’t exercised in a long time.’

I got down to the floor and tried push-ups. After only five times, my arms trembled.

‘That’s all for today.’

“Daddy working out!”

Ha-yeon hurriedly ran up and started clapping her hands next to her.

“One more! I can do it! Dad! Cheer up!”

It was embarrassing to see the bodyguards glance at her, but she couldn’t disappoint her daughter. I climbed up once more with all my strength.

“One more! Cheer up!”

Wasn’t this the end?

When I filled 15 in a straight posture, I lost all my strength and fell to the floor. Ha-yeon hurriedly ran to the kitchen and brought a bucket of water.

“Dad. Replenish water.”

“thanks.”

Where the hell did you learn this from?

While drinking water, Ha-yeon licked her lips.

“Uncle Kangjae does 200 each, but Dad can’t even do 20.”

You saw the bodyguards exercising.

When Ha-yeon says that, Dad’s heart hurts a little.

“I like my dad better though.”

Ha-yeon smiled brightly and hugged me tightly. As I hugged and kissed the top of my head, Ha-yeon quickly ran away and opened the distance.

“Ah. Don’t!”

“Sorry. Did you hate it?”

“I didn’t wash my hair today so it stinks.”

The way he covered his head with both hands was so cute that he laughed.

“Don’t laugh. I’m serious.”

“I’m sorry. I’m having a garden party the day after tomorrow. Is there anyone you’d like to invite?”

“A garden party?”

“We’re going to cook and eat barbecue in the yard, and my dad’s friends will come too.”

I received an OK sign from Lim Han-ul and Meta Molds employees. Choi Ji-hoon will come, of course, and the bodyguards should be with him.

Almost none of my acquaintances in the US would come, and I couldn’t think of anything else.

After pondering for a while, Hayeon opened her mouth.

“Can I invite you to the universe?”

“Sure.”

How can you smile so brightly?

“They’re the kids I used to play with at the orphanage. They’re nice.”

“Call as many as you like. How many people are coming?”

“Why?”

“To prepare food according to the number of people.”

“Is it delicious?”

Hayeon’s eyes twinkled.

“What does our Hayeon want to eat?”

“rib!”

“Okay. Daddy will cook you a lot of delicious ribs.”

“exciting!”

The child was excited and jumped out of his seat.

“How many friends are coming?”

“Nine people!”

Our Hayeon was popular.

***

It’s been a while since I met Moon Moo-young after receiving a call from him. Although he invited his acquaintances, he did not invite them to the party because he was on an ambiguous boundary.

As soon as he sat down at the restaurant, he opened his mouth.

“Congratulations, Mr. Kim.”

“It helped me a lot.”

“How thrilling it was to beat them up this time. It seems that Dokgo spends quite a bit of money taking down articles about them.”

he chuckled.

“How have you been, Moon Moo-young?”

“Thanks to you, I got on my feet and got along very well.”

“Is there any progress in the investigation?”

“Of course. But now I see the limit.”

Moon Moo-young laughed bitterly.

“It’s a limit.”

“Civilian limits.”

As the food he ordered started pouring down, he poured a glass of red soju and sipped it. They say you won’t get a girlfriend if you sit in front of a self-made person…

it doesn’t matter now

“Kuheu. Yes. This is the taste. Now I like soju.”

“Looks like you’re feeling better.”

I took the drink Moon Moo-yeong poured for me and bumped my glasses. He poured the drink in one go and opened his mouth.

“What’s next?”

“What’s next?”

“Aren’t you the one who will end it here? You should be the leader of Dokgo Group.”

“Well, I’m thinking about where to start.”

“Now. I’ll give you the data here, so start poking wherever you want. This is the last courtesy from civilian Moon Moo-yeong.”

I skimmed through the material he showed me. I organized it quite systematically, but it was so diverse that I still couldn’t catch it at a glance.

But I knew it was good information.

“Let’s live.”

“it’s okay.”

“To get help in the future, we need to make sure the deal is clear.”

I took out an envelope containing 50 million won and handed it to him.

What I felt after working with Benjamin was that I gave Moon Moo-young too little money for his activities.

“No, anything like that.”

He smiled and opened the envelope and let out a gasp.

“No. Really. No. Why are you giving me so much?”

“That’s a lot of money.”

I wouldn’t believe it if I made more than 200 billion yesterday. I don’t even need to say anything.

His nostrils flared.

“Can I really take it?”

“Of course. Rather, did you decide to return to work as a civilian for the last time?”

“As expected, Kim Jae-goo is quick-witted. That’s right.”

“If you don’t want to get caught in the Kim Young-ran Act, this will be your last transaction.”

“I guess.”

He opened the envelope once more and put it in his arms to see if someone would snatch it.

“You’re still going to investigate Dokgo Group, right?”

“Watching them fall. That’s my goal in life.”

“If there is anything I can help with, please let me know.”

“I can’t take bribes anymore.”

“It will help more than that.”

I did some research on Moon Moo-young. It was because I was curious about why he was so obsessed with Dokgo Group.

‘Since my family committed suicide, it’s understandable.’

Because of his tough personality, he didn’t have many close friends, and he had an older brother with a considerable age gap. While working at Dokgo Construction, he died in a car accident on his way back from a business trip.

It was a shabby death without a will.

foggy weather. A car lent by the company.

In addition, the construction site where his brother went on a business trip at that time was later designated as a new city, and the house price more than doubled.

It was an incident so little-known that only one news could be found, but it was a situation that anyone who knew about Dokgo Group would be suspicious enough.

‘Even half of the body was blown away by the secondary explosion.’

If I were a family member, I would have followed them to the ends of hell.

Moon Moo-yeong put her arms on her knees and bowed her head.

“Then, I’d like to ask for a broadcast later, despite my shame. If President Kim knew there was a connection there, I’d ask for it sooner.”

The CBS broadcast must have been quite shocking to him.

I remembered the way he looked at the reporter when we first met.

“If you have any good data, please take care of it right away. I won’t be able to give you money in the future.”

“This is the time to take a leave of absence to receive a bribe. hahahahaha.”

“hahahaha. Let’s drink today.”

When Moon Moo-young’s glass was filled with alcohol, he held out the glass with a happy expression.

“For the day Dokgo Group collapses!”

“for.”

visor.

A clear, clear sound filled the room.

***

As expected, most of the American connections, including Della Foster and Braden Harper, did not make it to the party. There were some things that I caught very urgently, but it was supposed to be because my party was nothing special in the first place.

But Elisa was different.

“Re-guzzle! Don’t do it!”

Her appearance as she entered the arrival hall of the airport was noticeable even from a distance. She was only wearing a neat dress, but her rich blonde hair and straight legs caught people’s attention.

She was also a model.

“(I’m so glad you picked me up at the airport.)”

She came running towards me and crossed her arms. Jaffrey tried to stop him, so he signaled his refusal with a gesture.

“(Elisa seems to have gotten prettier in the meantime.)”

“(Oh my. Is it obvious?)”

Elisa giggled.

“(I’m kidding. It’s the same as before. Jaegu seems to have gotten better, right?)”

I started working out, but now on my second day, I didn’t think it would change. Maybe it’s just a polite word. My body was creaking from sore muscles, but I was trying not to show it.

“(Couldn’t you have a boyfriend?)”

“(No.)”

“(thank god.)”

“(What are you happy about?)”

“(You have a chance.)”

Seeing her smiling brightly made my face feel hot.

‘Are all Americans really this straightforward?’

“(Today, I dressed modestly because I was going to see my parents.)”

It was a skirt that slightly covered her knees, but Elisa’s figure was too unconventional. Elisha giggled as she cleared her throat while averting her gaze.

“(I’m glad I’m not really gay.)”

“(Who are you saying is gay?)”

“(Many of the handsome men in the fashion world are gay. So I did it just in case.)”

A nice scent wafted up as her head came closer. I thought I would lose my mind if I stayed like this, so I hurriedly moved my legs.

“(The car… the car is parked over there.)”

***

All the way home, Elisha chatted non-stop. For me, who had only experienced the reticence of Seo Eun-chae, the words poured out to the point of dizziness, but I felt good.

“(So this time I bought Giuseppe Zanodi shoes. How do you like these new shoes? They go well with me, right?)”

While waiting for the signal, Elisa raised her foot and showed it. Her thin ankles stood out against her white skin.

“(I can’t concentrate, so please put your feet away.)”

“(It’s too much.)”

Being irritating while driving is a problem.

“(And this time I entered a pop-up store in a department store, and the sales were higher than expected. So I bought a present for Jaegu. Voila!)”

Elisa took out a palm-sized gift box and showed it to me.

“(something?)”

“(It’s a secret. But I’m sure Jaegu will like it.)”

She smiled mischievously.

< This was a matter of pride. > end

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