Chapter 4 - Are you threatening me? (2/2)
Do Sejin is stealthily moving behind her. He doesn't know why he is doing this. Usually, he isn't interested in people. But, he didn't expect her to turn up at the university like this. At first, he thought that she came to beat him. Things have turn out differently. This woman is still clueless about his identity. For someone who is the best in the field, she is dumb to believe his words this morning.
Everyone has a moment when their brains don't work properly. Do Sejin is sure that she will doubt his identity. He needs to come up with some things.
Ahn Hana stops in front of an empty lecture room. She dials a number and waits. After five long rings, the other person picks up the phone.
”I am Lee Jang Sik's lawyer. Meet me in front of the lecture room 101.”
She enters the room and sits in the front row. She starts typing something on her phone. Do Sejin quietly enters the room from the back door and hides behind a desk. After two minutes, a girl enters through the front door. She is gasping for breath. She must have run all the way.
”Take a seat.” Ahn Hana points at the empty chair in front of her. The girl nervously takes the seat. He watches them quietly, wondering what's going on.
Ahn Hana breaks the tension in the air by asking, ”Miss Song, how have you been?”
”You didn't come to ask me that.” Though the girl is nervous, she can't hide the hate and disgust in her tone. ”I won't give in.”
”If you won't give in, why are you here?” Ahn Hana chuckles. ”You could have said that you didn't want to meet. You could have ghosted me. You didn't have to run here. Tell me, Miss Song, why are you talking to me now?”
”I wanted to see who the new lawyer is.” The girl crosses her arms. ”His friends boasted that you are the best in the field.”
”They aren't wrong. I don't care what you do to the others. I am here for the Lee family.” Ahn Hana looks down at her phone and reads the text. It's done. The video has been wiped out completely. There are no traces left. ”Let's talk about your options first.”
Miss Song looks at her hatefully. ”Lee Jang Sik has to go to prison for doing what he did to me.”
”After he goes to prison, what will happen to you?” Ahn Hana turns off her phone. ”The Lee family won't let you go or your family if their youngest son goes to prison. To be honest, they couldn't care less about their youngest son. But, they can't let their youngest son's mistake harm the family reputation. Even if it means wiping your existence, the Lee family will do anything to keep their pristine reputation.”
The girl clenches her fists. ”Are you threatening me?”
”No, I am just warning you of the wrong consequences.” Ahn Hana glances at her skirt's pocket. ”Lee family can hold grudges. Even if you send every member of the Lee family to the prison, are you sure that your wrong decision won't come back to bite you later?”
The girl becomes quiet. It's been two months since Lee Jang Sik wronged her at his house for days. He invited her in the pretext that he needed help with his studies. She had been a fool to go to his house. She has nightmares at night. Her body still has wounds. Her family isn't supporting her because they are afraid of the Lee family. They want her to settle, but she can't forget those days.
”You are also a woman.” She whispers as she looks down at her feet. ”Are you unable to feel my pain?”
”I can't undo what happened to you.” Ahn Hana looks at her without any emotion. ”You went to his house. A lot of people have seen you hanging out with him at the university. You have talked on the phone frequently.”
”I didn't say anything like that.” Her eyes are filled with tears. ”I never liked him. My professor is the one who wanted me to help him with his studies.”
”That's not what your professor is saying now.” Ahn Hana lets out a small sigh. ”Miss Song, you can fight until you die. But, is it worth it? The Lee family is ready to pay for your grievances. They will pay for your entire university fees and living expenses until you graduate. You don't have to do tuitions ever again. Take the money. Study hard and become a powerful person. You are studying journalism, right? You will get many chances to get back at Lee Jang Sik in the future. Right now, don't be a fool. Take what you are getting. It's not the money to make you quiet. Think of this as a small installment of the payment that they are paying for wronging you. Work hard. Make contacts. Become someone that can even scare the devil back to hell.”
The girl blinks twice when she hears her words. She stares at Ahn Hana for a long time. They don't exchange any other word. She signs the papers and leaves the lecture hall.
Ahn Hana turns on her phone and calls Jung Kwang Soo. ”Ask the Lee family to send their son somewhere away. It is better if he doesn't attend this university anymore.”
[Was it hard to convince her? The Lee family would have lost even if they have won in the court. Their eldest son is preparing to join politics. It would have bitten them back in the future.]
”It took a long time to convince her. She is determined to get back at him. The Lee family will have a powerful enemy in the future.”
[You like creating heroes. She must have potential if you are complimenting her.]
”Only the future can tell whether I am right or not.” She chuckles. ”Power is an illusion. It comes and goes like seasons.”
[Come back soon. I am starving.]
”I am not eating lunch with you.” She stands up. ”There is another case that I have to patch up. I am going home straight after that.”
[It's a pity. See you tomorrow.]
She hangs up the call and leaves the lecture room. Do Sejin brings out his phone. He finds out that the video has been deleted from his phone. ”You are interesting, Ahn Hana.”