Marriage with the Beast Senior - Chapter 23

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Chapter 23

“Grandmother.”

At Jaejun’s call, Yun Bosal, who had been sitting on the sofa elegantly reading a poetry collection, looked up.

With her exceptionally fair and smooth skin, she was eighty-eight this year, but looked young enough that one would believe she had just passed sixty.

If she dyed her hair black, she would look even younger, but she refused to dye it at all, saying that aging naturally was beautiful.

Her white hair and red-rimmed glasses made her look luxurious while also giving off an impression of being demanding and merciless.

Though she was actually the real power behind Taehyun Group, since she had never directly managed any subsidiaries, ordinary employees only knew her as the mother of Taehyun Group’s chairman.

Nevertheless, people couldn’t make eye contact with her carelessly due to the aura she naturally exuded.

In the heavily tense atmosphere outside the office, only her eldest grandson Jaejun could comfortably call for Grandmother.

“How did you come all the way here? If you had contacted me, I would have come to meet you.”

When Jaejun came right up to her, Grandmother finally looked away from her poetry collection and looked up at Jaejun.

Soon she smiled kindly and spoke.

“If I told you I was coming, you would worry during the time I was on my way. You’re someone who has countless things to worry about besides me, so I just didn’t want to burden you unnecessarily.”

“How can you be so thoughtful? I still have a long way to go to catch up to you, Grandmother.”

She stretched her lips a bit longer at Jaejun’s praise.

Jaejun extended his hand to help her take it and stand up.

The two walked silently down the corridor and entered the office.

During their walk into the office, the secretaries including Yongil remained silent.

As soon as they entered the office, Grandmother naturally went to sit in the head seat.

Jaejun sat diagonally across from her and asked.

“Would you like some tea?”

“I already had some before coming, so I’m fine.”

“With whom?”

“With Haneul’s Piano Academy director.”

Jaejun was very surprised but tried not to show it as much as possible.

And he spoke in a calm tone.

“You went there. I was worried I might have sent him to a strange place. It’s really just an ordinary place, isn’t it?”

However, even as he spoke, he was slightly worried that what he had been concerned about might happen.

That she would say Haneul couldn’t be sent to such a small academy in such a shabby neighborhood.

In fact, Jaejun thought he would probably think similarly to Grandmother if he were in her position.

Certainly, if it weren’t for Yoomin, he wouldn’t have let him attend an old academy in a neighborhood with no connection to Taehyun either.

Grandmother was someone who loved him dearly, a child born from her most precious one.

She must have been quite displeased about sending Seol Haneul, the youngest of the youngest, to an academy she wouldn’t send him to even if paid.

“I was curious why Haneul, who says he’s never even touched a piano, insists on going to piano academy.”

“I suggested he learn since he might be bored just staying at Home. I told him to meet friends his age too.”

“Then you could have sent him to a place in a better neighborhood.”

Grandmother released her hands that had been neatly placed on her thighs. Then she authoritatively placed one arm on the armrest and rested her chin on it.

“Grandmother has this thought.”

“Please tell me.”

“Are you being wary of Haneul?”

Jaejun’s eyebrows shot up.

Soon he let out a laugh as if it were absurd.

Why on earth do both mother and grandmother think he’s being wary of such a young child?

However, Grandmother maintained a cold expressionless face that could dismiss even Jaejun’s laughter.

“Do I look like I’m joking?”

And Jaejun realized that Grandmother was currently furious to the top of her head.

“No.”

And he also knew that if he couldn’t give a reason she wouldn’t accept, it would be completely hopeless.

In her eyes, she might take away something precious from him.

For example, sending Secretary Kwon to another team.

Sigh. He let out a small sigh that only he could hear.

“The intention was really that I hoped Haneul would try something rather than staying stuffily at Home with Grandmother, so I recommended piano.”

“Right. You told him he needed to learn piano to win women’s hearts.”

“No, that was-“

“Anyway.”

Grandmother cut off Jaejun’s words as if telling him to say what the real reason was.

Then she lifted her chin and glared at him, creating a heavy silence.

When Jaejun continued not to speak, Grandmother’s mouth opened again.

“Are you acquainted with the teacher there?”

“…”

“Girlfriend?”

Jaejun judged that he couldn’t hide it from Grandmother and answered honestly.

“…Not that. She’s a girl I almost dated.”

“Puha.”

Suddenly Grandmother burst into loud laughter.

“In all my life, I get to see our Seol Jaejun doing strange things.”

She laughed so hard she held her stomach, finding it amusing.

The fortunate thing was that Grandmother had accepted the reason why he had to send Haneul to that academy.

He almost got in big trouble by making excuses that wouldn’t work either way.

“She’s a trustworthy friend. So you don’t need to worry that much.”

Grandmother wiped away the tears that had formed in her eyes from laughing so hard with her finger and answered.

“Haneul said so. That he really likes the teacher. That it’s good to have someone to talk to, aside from piano.”

Seol Haneul, this kid doesn’t answer when I ask.

“Kid. How’s the academy? Do you seem to get along well with the teacher?”

“It’s just so-so.”

But what of it anyway.

Even if he couldn’t tell me because he was embarrassed, he told the truth to Grandmother, who has the final say in our house.

“That friend is naturally good at taking care of people.”

“It makes me more curious to hear such words from your mouth.”

“You didn’t get to see that friend today, I suppose.”

“Unfortunately, they said it wasn’t her work day.”

“What about Haneul?”

“Since we were out, he said he’d practice piano a bit before coming back, so I let him do that.”

Those words meant that Haneul could continue learning piano under Yoomin.

“Anyway, Jaejun.”

“Yes, please tell me.”

“I was very worried that you, whom I cherish most, might be doing something despicable.”

The despicable thing Grandmother was referring to was brothers stealing each other’s rice bowls through unfair methods.

“But I’m really glad that’s not the case.”

“What would I do to a mere ten-year-old child? If I could only keep my position by harming that child, then it wasn’t my position to begin with.”

At Jaejun’s answer, a warm smile completely different from any smile Grandmother had shown so far settled on her lips.

“Haneul said this. That you look the scariest, but you’re the kindest to him.”

“…”

“On his first day, when even the servants looked at him strangely like a child picked up from somewhere, you talked to him from the beginning.”

“…”

“He said he likes brother Jaejun the most.”

It was quite ironic to receive praise for something he should have done naturally.

However, since he had unintentionally scored points with Grandmother, that was good in its own way.

“Next time you need me, I’ll help you out big time once.”

Jaejun laughed quietly.

What kind of situation would I have that would require me to desperately seek Grandmother’s help?

As he was thinking this, Grandmother made a slight groaning sound as she stood up from her seat.

“Are you leaving?”

At Jaejun’s question, Grandmother answered with a faint smile.

“I’m eighty too, so it’s tiring to stay out for long.”

“How about always thinking ‘I’m sixty’? They say you can fool your brain.”

“Is that so? Then I’ll try thinking ‘I’m thirty.'”

“Well. No matter how much you can fool your brain, that’s going too far.”

“Hey, you little rascal.”

Grandmother frowned and pretended to flick Jaejun on the forehead.

Watching Jaejun like this, Grandmother shook her head and laughed.

Then she got into the elevator that had just arrived, along with her secretary who had been waiting in front of the elevator.

“Coming this far is enough, don’t come out.”

“Still—”

“I said it’s fine. Grandma is leaving.”

Grandmother coolly left the Vice President’s Office.

After she left, the heavy fog seemed to lift and the Secretary’s Office returned to its original atmosphere.

Jaejun went back into his office and was heading to his desk when the phone in his jacket pocket rang.

He stopped and took out his phone, his expression contorting as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have.

It was Seol Haneul.

Why would that kid bother calling me at this hour?

Is he belatedly trying to tell me that he went to the Academy with Grandmother?

Jaejun pressed the call button.

“Yeah. Kid.”

—…Hyung, where are you?

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