Chapter 56 (2/2)

It was Lee Songha

He could clearly hear the pages of the script flipping and the dialogue It was a video taken during a script reading session

”Wh-why are you show-”

Before he could finish his question, the youth smiled as he said,

”Isn't she good? When I first saw Lee Songha act, I thought all actors would be like that when I saw them up close, but that wasn't the case The actors in the script reading session, the director and even a veteran actress with tens of years of experience Everyone besides you said she was a natural”

shi+ on the screen It was like discovering a doll he had crushed so that it could never stand back up then throay had come back completely intact It was difficult to endure the unco

A smooth yet cold voice burrowed into his ears

”If I were you, I'd feel a little urgent Even right now, the reporter is probably suspicious whether your abuse was intentional or not, and if this appears in the press, it will be impossible to deal with the aftermath As you probably know, this…”

The youth's lips curled upwards

”Is a story reporters will go crazy for”

”You, you…”

shi+taek's eyes reddened

He was right There would be nothing they could do if an article was published He had experienced this industry long enough to know this An article about Lee Songha would be like throwing fire at a dry stack of straws It would burn up instantly, and they couldn't even think about dealing with that aftermath

Both himself and his student who asked him to

As if he read his disco manner,

”That's why, isn't it better to tell me the problem the company doesn't know and persuade norant er who caused a mess, but for you, a professor, it seems it'll leave quite the scar”

”You bastard, are you threatenin-!”

”Threatening you?”

The youth laughed strangely

”I never threatened anyone before”

He then stopped laughing

A heavy silence hung in the air The youth stared at him and said,

”But I think I can”

It was quicker than I thought

I 's nataek didn't see's na more about how to silence the reporter

Well, that wasn't hard since there never was a reporter to silence

Teacher shi+ someone on his phone as he said,

”I told you before, it would have been better if you just glossed over it without knowing You'll see what I mean by that…”

I didn't reply and left the school

After having obtained what I wanted, I didn't want to see his face any longer

After walking a while, I leaned against a tree on the street Then I checked the audio recording of Teacher shi+taek's words and sent it to Kim Hyunjo

Since I received a call right away, I briefly explained the situation

Son Chaeyoung suffered froha act and requested Teacher shi+taek, to protect his prized star student, cut the bud known as Lee Songha so that she wouldn't grow anymore

At first, I heard foul language co from the phone, but around the middle, it became silent

We decided to ha a bit later and hung up

I shoved my hands in my coat pockets and quickly entered the fray of people The early winter wind scratched past my face

Did I only need to wait for the higher ups to come to a decision now?

I had reached oal To expose the aard suspicion I had To catch Teacher shi+'s name out from him

After sloalking for a bit, I recalled what had happened

I threatened someone, didn't I?

To be honest, I felt a bit weird It wasn't because I threatened someone but because it didn't seem like much

Instead, I didn't want to think about what e than the ones he said to Lee Songha or even have asked Reporter Park Woojeong to expose Son Chaeyoung's selfish actions to the press

That was if I was in a position like CEO Baek Hansung or myself twenty years in the future, who could take these actions, and not sier

On ht a tiraha I wanted to give her so delicious to eat before she learned of what kind of dirty, selfish exchange occurred behind the incidents causing her trauma

If she learned of the truth, then she would rier than I was

Though, knowing her, I wasn't sure if she would quietly bury it in her heart

When I entered the ha, who had arrived ahead ofto talk about her drama as she held the Cat Guardian Ghost script in her hands Well,that around with her wherever she went these days

”You came?”

”Yeah Eat this before the chief and team 3 leader arrive”

When I handed her the cake, her expression brightened Although there wasn't h for Lee Songha to finish off this cake

”Do I eat this all by myself?”

When I nodded ha quickly unboxed the cake Then she stared at the cake sprinkled with a fresh layer of cocoa powder So at a work of art

With one hand holding a cake knife and the other holding a fork, it looked like she was thinking about so the knife down Then she used the fork to dig into the center of the cake A piece of the cake dangerously wavered on top of her fork

It was the ha shoved the fork into her mouth with an expectant face

Theroom door abruptly opened, and two people entered in

They weren't Ki for but Son Chaeyoung and Chief Jo

She didn't look like she caize

Lee Songha, as eating the cake, glanced at Son Chaeyoung before i whether he should stop Son Chaeyoung or not, Chief Jo stood hesitantly before fir the door in the end

Son Chaeyoung asked in a tone that seemed like she would slap my cheek,

”What did you say to Teacher shi+m? Who are you to threaten Teacher shi+m?!”

Didn't they call this 'the crook accusing a law-abiding citizen of a crime'{1}?

I was so duh escaped my lips

”You're laughing?”

What happened next occurred in a few moments

Son Chaeyoung swung her hand as if she was really trying to slap h with it, I leaned ha, as more surprised than I was, threw her fork and stood up

The usually cale

Then, before I could stop her, of course, I didn't want to either, she grabbed the cake with her bare hands and threw it at Son Chaeyoung's face

{1} So I couldn't think of an English equivalent so I kept it a little more literal than I would have liked

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