224 The Mysterious New Employee, Manager Kwon (1/2)

Several days passed by.

After validating the facts on Kwon Tae Yang's resume, he was finally hired as Yeo Ri's new manager. Though Park Soo Yeon carried a hint of suspicion towards him, she still welcomed him as the newest edition to the management team.

Since Yeo Ri was supposed to come to the headquarters to attend the first of her lessons, Park Soo Yeon had taken the chance to call in the newbie manager and let them introduce themselves.

Early morning.

Yeo Ri came to Hope Entertainment's headquarters, accompanied by her brother, to attend her first ever acting class. As Gun was an outsider, he was only allowed as far as the waiting rooms, and did not get into the elevator with Yeo Ri.

Yeo Ri was led to the second floor that was lined with practice rooms.

Entering one of the practice rooms, she discovered that the room was empty save for a lone woman who seemed to be in her fifties. Though wrinkles marred her face, her body was slender and fit, showing that she kept herself in shape.

The woman noticed her as soon as she came in.

”Hello.” Smiling slightly, the woman nodded her head in greeting at the same time as the words left Yeo Ri's mouth.

”You must be the new hope of Hope Entertainment. I'm the acting instructor, and you may call me Madam Yang,” the older lady said, introducing herself with a calm, low voice.

”Since today's a weekday and it is currently morning, you're the only student I'll be teaching. The rest usually have classes around the evening and weekends, so I'll be focusing on you completely today,” she chuckled. ”I heard you've never acted before? That's good; I like a blank canvas. Since you're still new to the art, I'll be lecturing you on the basics of acting. Come sit in front of me, and I'll begin.”

”Yes!”

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After almost three hours, Madam Yang finally ended her class on the introduction of the art of acting to her new student, and the girl was then passed to President Park, who had been waiting for her to finish so that she could introduce her to her new manager.

Together with Gun in tow, they all headed towards the fifth floor, where the man in question had already been waiting, in the same room he had been interviewed in a few days prior.

”Come on in, Yeo Ri-ah. Meet your new manager, Kwon Tae Yang,” Park Soo Yeon gestured to the man as they entered, a light smile hanging on her face.

”It's you?”

Yeo Ri was momentarily surprised upon meeting Secretary Kwon in the room.

”Yeo Ri, you know him?”

Gun's brows furrowed. He sent a cautious gaze towards the older man whom Yeo Ri seemed to recognise. Even Park Soo Yeon shot a curious glance at the two, alternating between the girl and Mr. Kwon. They seemed to know each other... so there was indeed a hidden agenda behind his conspicuous actions.

Yeo Ri blinked. Should she admit to it or not?

Turning to her brother, she smiled faintly, ”Well, I've seen him around. He helped me out once or twice before.”

”What?” How come he didn't know? When? What did he help her with? Had Yeo Ri been in danger without his knowledge? He wanted to ask her so many questions, but the girl kept herself tight-lipped, not revealing anything else to him.

With a frown on his face, Gun narrowed his eyes vigilantly at the older man.