Episode 4.12
“That was great, good work.”
“Let’s go then.”
Black hat, black mask. The man who exuded an air of “I was suspicious,” dropped the report on my desk and walked out of the office.”
He was one of the ‘backstreet’ friends Park Eun-woo had introduced me to.
I assigned him to Han Seo-ri because he was competent, and within a day, he had a report like this in front of me.
I liked how neat and quick he was.
The report he brought me detailed the credit card expenditures that she had made today and what happened to the two mothers and daughters today.
“Ha, that was a lot of scratching.”
I was in awe of how she could spend tens of millions of won in an instant.
After I was possessed by Cha, the most difficult thing for me was to follow the spending habits of chaebols, and Han Seo-ri
showed me an image of a very young chaebol.
It was very yellow. They said that money can only be spent by those who have spent it, but that didn’t seem to apply to Han Seo-ri.
The sweet power of money, which she had probably never felt before, and the feelings of inferiority and self-esteem that would have been destroyed by me, made it easy for her to fall for the temptation.
“I’ve got something good for you.”
I can’t hold back the laughter that leaks out.
I played the video that he had handed over to me.
-Sin…… please. I was guilty of dying. Please forgive me.
The video showed the employee kneeling in front of Han Seo-ri.
From the employee’s voice trembling with shame to the teardrops falling from her clenched fist, it was captured vividly. I watched the video with pleasure.
This could not and should not have happened to the original Han soeri. The original Hanseori, who grew up poor but frugal
and had an angelic personality, would never have been able to pull off such a situation.
But Han-seo-ri, who was humiliated in front of her teammates by me, most likely developed a sense of inferiority and victimization towards me.
So, needing the money and power that she didn’t have and that I had, she went to her father and showed him a fit of her rage.
“I was your blood, so I want the same thing as you.”
She hated me, hated the way I looked down on her, hated the way I laughed at her, hated the way I had humiliated her.
You want to prove me wrong and prove yourself right because in this world, you was always the winner.
I called the ‘suspicious friend’ of Park Eun-woo I had just sent away.
“Hello, this was Cha Ye-ryun. Please post the video you took today on social media anonymously.”
-This was the time of the illegitimacy issue, so it will be buried quickly.
“It’ll be easier to cover your tracks if you spill the beans now because everyone will be paying attention to the press conference that was about to start, and if you bury it now, it’ll resurface later.”
-You are scary.
“That was not what I want to hear from someone who does scarier things.”
There was something subtle about being called scary by someone from “their” world, but I tried to ignore it.
The least I could do was play the part of the third generation of the Chaebol family, right?
Unfortunately, the situation was turning out to be more favorable than I thought. Han Seo-ri was even more stupid and weak than I thought.
I smiled in satisfaction and hung up the phone. Then I picked up the receiver again and dialed the PR team.
“Press release ready. Send it out now.”
-Yes, maam.
“Make sure to project the image of Jecheon Group as a company that recognizes its illegitimate children and takes moral responsibility, okay?”
-Yes, madam! And as you said, we’re ready for the press conference, which starts in ten minutes.
“Okay. The press conference will be held by me, not the father, and I’ll be hosting a charity party to introduce the illegitimate child to the reporters, so send them a reminder to attend.”
-Yes, got it!
In this drama, Han Seo-ri was able to show off her angelic and compassionate personality because she had Cha Ye-ryun by her side, who was committing outrageous evil deeds.
Cha Ye-ryun is the darkness in this drama that never seems to end.
As a result, Han Seo-ri, who steadfastly endures Cha Ye-ryeon’s evil deeds and protects her love, shines.
However, as I tried to avoid the prison ending since I was possessed by Cha Ye-Ryeon, the events that could have shown her good character were erased one by one.
With the drama’s pinch of reality, Han Seo-ri couldn’t tell Cha Ye-ryun that she was wrong about anything.
Nothing could be a winner, and that would drive her crazy. And that was the key to twisting her, the flower of this ordeal.
“Ms. Director, it was time for the press conference.”
Today, Korea would be abuzz with the appearance of the Jecheon Group’s illegitimate children. Jecheon Group’s announcement that it will embrace, and take responsibility for its illegitimate children in society will be widely publicized as a modern-day Cinderella story for the 21st century.
And when everyone in Korea is paying attention to the birth of Cinderella.
I will pull her down.
“That’s all for today, and I trust you’ll be more thorough in the future now that this has happened.”
“Yes Madam, Thank you! Thank you!”
I walked out of the security room to the profuse apologies of the security team. I wouldn’t be an idiot to discipline them since I had declared that I would move on.
“Miss. Ye Ryun.”
As I rushed to get back to work with a clear mind, I heard a pleasant bass voice behind me.
“Ah, Mr. Park Eunwoo?”
“Please call me Eunwoo. I’m your fiancé, aren’t I? You’re too cold to your fiancé, Miss. Ye Ryun..”
Oh, what’s wrong with him? Is he okay?
I could feel my stress-induced chronic gastritis clawing at my stomach again.
I narrowed my eyes and looked up at the tall man who was standing in front of me, smiling softly with a clear, handsome face. I was talking to Park Eun-woo, the dramas second leading man.
A character who Han Seo-ri didn’t directly tell to donate his organs, but who ultimately ends up getting robbed and killed for the love of the heroine. He shows Han-seo-ri an unbelievably devoted love.
He was popular with viewers because he was so tender with Han Seo-ri and cold to other women. The actor who played the role of Park Eun-woo was said to have been approached by every advertising company.
Park Eun-woo is more handsome, colorful, and athletic than that actor, and if the remake were to cast an actor with the same looks, there would be a lot of demands to replace him.
The character of Cha Ye-bin is a bit too bland for a male lead, and hence Park Eun-woo was much more popular.
“By the way, what brought Mr. Park Eun Woo here?”
“I heard that something happened to you today, so I ran over because I was worried. Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Ah……, yes. Thank you for your concern. I’m not hurt, so Mr. Park, please go back.”
“I came all the way here and I just want to have a coffee with you, don’t you have time for your fiancé?”
“……Yes, sure.”
The drama’s story is going smoothly, but what’s wrong with Park Eun Woo?
I’ve been doing a great job playing the role of Cha Ye-ryeon in this drama, so what have I done wrong?
What the hell is wrong with Park Eun Woo?
“I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve been alone with Ms. Ye-ryun, so let’s go.”
Why is he shooting that sunshine-like smile at me that he only shows to Han Seo-ri?
“Oh, yeah…….”
Walking ahead with an air of excitement, Park Eunwoo showed off his beautiful face making the women passing by look back and take a double look.
But I quietly followed behind him, thinking seriously.
What’s wrong with this guy?
Park Eun Woo is a cold-hearted man who hasn’t paid attention to other women since he fell in love with Han Seo Ri at first sight.
Even his fiancée, Cha Ye-ryun, is only a formality. This makes him even more hostile towards her.
In other words, Park Eun-woo is not the kind of person who flashes Cha Ye-ryun this kind of flowery smile and says,
“You can’t do this! Come and spend time with me.”
I struggled to keep an expressionless face and fiercely dueled with the part of me that wanted to rip my hair out.
In Flower of Trials, the only variable that can change the plot or characters is me, the one who entered this drama world. The way Park Eun Woo has changed is that my actions have affected his attitude towards Cha Ye Ryun.
I didn’t know what that was, so I muttered the familiar words to myself again.
“This is crazy.”
