Marriage with the Beast Senior - Chapter 47

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Chapter 47

 

Jeonghwa’s face twisted in an unpleasant manner.

 

Her curled lips showed just how much irritation she was holding back.

 

Jaejun, noticing Jeonghwa’s mood, asked nonchalantly.

 

“Why are you making that expression?”

 

“Haa.”

 

Jeonghwa let out a big sigh.

 

“Son. Why are you being so nice to that child?”

 

“The little one?”

 

“Yes! Seol Haneul! That kid!”

 

“He’s my ten-year-old cousin. He’s twenty years younger than me, so shouldn’t I be nice to him?”

 

“That’s not what I mean!”

 

Jeonghwa, feeling frustrated, hit her solar plexus with her fist hard enough to make a thudding sound.

 

“I’m the one who doesn’t understand Mother. Just because I’m nice to that child and get along well with him doesn’t mean my position will diminish.”

 

“Who said that!”

 

Jeonghwa shouted loudly.

 

A faint crack appeared on Jaejun’s forehead too.

 

“That kid only has ten years left until he becomes an adult! Ten years from now, when your grandmother—”

 

“Mother.”

 

Jaejun continued in a calm but heavy voice.

 

“No matter how much that Taehyun family child is the most beloved by the person in power, he can’t enter the company without knowing the first thing about management.”

 

“…”

 

“Have you forgotten? With my abilities, I could have joined the company straight at twenty. If I had done that, by now I would be the hotel representative, not the vice president. But why couldn’t I do that?”

 

“…”

 

“There are procedures. For image purposes, I had to enter Korea’s top university, then go straight to the military, then to America. Well, that’s what I did, but some go straight to America. That might save about two years? Even so, it’s still late twenties. That means there are still twenty years from now.”

 

“This is so methodical—”

 

“I’m telling you this because Mother seems to not understand well. In twenty years, how old will I be? Do you think Grandmother will still be alive?”

 

Since Jaejun was only saying correct things, Jeonghwa seemed to have nothing to say and turned her head away sulkily.

 

“So please stop worrying about useless things and take care of your health, Mother. They say stress is the root of all diseases.”

 

“…”

 

“And if I’m nice to the little one as much as Grandmother cherishes him, won’t she love me more?”

 

“Hmph. That’s something we don’t know.”

 

Watching Jeonghwa act unusually defiant out of pride, Jaejun let out an incredulous laugh.

 

Still, the fortunate thing was that for the time being, she wouldn’t complain about him being nice to Haneul or getting him piano tutoring.

 

Thinking the conversation was over, Jaejun got up from his seat.

 

He planned to quickly send Jeonghwa away and go to the hotel headquarters, which was 10 minutes away.

 

“Mom hasn’t finished talking yet.”

 

Jaejun narrowed his eyes and looked at Jeonghwa as he asked.

 

“What is it?”

 

“Mom’s going to use the headquarters suite room starting next week.”

 

Jaejun’s eyebrows shot up sharply.

 

“Excuse me?”

 

“I checked. You said not to take guests for a while because you’re remodeling the suite room, right?”

 

When he took the position of hotel vice president, he had said not to take reservations until next month for the royal suite room remodeling.

 

Thanks to that, he was fortunately able to let Yoomin stay there.

 

Suddenly Mother wants to use it?

 

At this unexpected bolt from the blue, Jaejun sat back down and asked.

 

“Why do you suddenly want to use that place?”

 

Jeonghwa frowned and raised her voice.

 

“Oh my, child. Mom can pay to use it, can’t she? Is that something to frown and ask about?”

 

“It’s not about money—”

 

“If it’s not about money, then what? I just need to avoid the times when remodeling contractors and staff are coming and going, right?”

 

Jaejun was at a loss for words.

 

He had no suitable excuse to give to Mother, who already knew all about the situation of not taking reservations due to remodeling plans.

 

“It’s not like you’re hiding a lover there.”

 

“What lover?”

 

Jaejun was startled and unconsciously put force into his voice.

 

“Exactly~ There’s no way you’d be hiding a lover, but you’re questioning Mom like you’re interrogating her, so it’s suspicious.”

 

“No. Please use it.”

 

At his words telling her to use it, Jeonghwa’s face immediately brightened.

 

And she began reciting the reason no one had asked for.

 

“Actually, Mom decided to write an autobiography. I’m quite close with Assemblyman Kim Guk-hyeon’s wife. That wife is a publishing company representative. She kept asking me to write it, asking me to write it.”

 

“Hmm. I see. For the wife of a major corporation chairman, Mother does provide good support and has overflowing elegance.”

 

To attack the weak point and prevent her from coming to the hotel, Jaejun began to gently coax her.

 

“Hoho. Right?”

 

“Yes. But looking at famous writers, they usually go to overseas resorts or at least Jeju Island to write.”

 

“I was actually going to go to Jeju Island for about a month, but your grandmother said.”

 

“…”

 

“Where are you going leaving your husband behind? She scolded me. Ugh. This is why I can never get along with ‘mothers-in-law’ for life. I just hate it to death.”

 

“…”

 

“So I’ll write at the hotel during the day and go home at night. To avoid getting lectured by your grandmother.”

 

Hearing Jeonghwa’s situation, he couldn’t prevent her from using the suite room.

 

“This week, including myself, many contractors will be coming and going. Please use it starting next week.”

 

“Hoho. Alright. Since it takes less than 10 minutes from here to headquarters, starting next week I should have lunch with my son.”

 

“I’m busy.”

 

“Oh my. Can’t you take a joke? Anyway, don’t forget about meeting with Juran Yang the week after next. Okay? Mom’s going to go now?”

 

Jeonghwa left the office humming, seemingly in a good mood.

 

Left alone, Jaejun closed his eyes while pressing his temples as if he had a headache.

 

Not long after, there was a knock.

 

“Yes.”

 

“It’s me, Vice President.”

 

It was Yongil.

 

“Ah. Come in.”

 

Yongil immediately opened the door and came in, approaching Jaejun.

 

“Did you deliver the phone well?”

 

“Yes. I delivered it well.”

 

“Does she seem to be doing well?”

 

“Hmm. I only saw her very briefly. Her expression didn’t look bad.”

 

“That’s a relief. I need to find a place for Yoomin to stay for a while.”

 

Secretary Kwon’s eyebrows rose.

 

“Didn’t you say you’d let her stay at the hotel for the time being?”

 

“That was the plan. But Mother is writing an autobiography… She’s going to use the suite room starting next week.”

 

Yongil stretched his philtrum and pressed his lips tightly together.

 

“There isn’t much time. I need to find something quickly.”

 

“Which area should I look into?”

 

“First, somewhere with good security.”

 

“Somewhere with good security… Should I see if other hotel suite rooms are available for long-term rental?”

 

“No. I thought about that too, but I think Yoomin would be uncomfortable. And if it’s not our hotel but another hotel, it would be awkward to block Hong Yoomin’s family members from entering.”

 

Yongil nodded and pondered.

 

Then, as if he had a good idea, he raised his eyebrows high and asked.

 

“How about my mother’s house?”

 

“Kwon’s mother’s house?”

 

“Yes. You remember the house I lived in until high school, right? She still lives there, but recently she completely remodeled the 2nd floor. I suggested she rent it out to use as retirement funds. But there’s no university in the neighborhood and it’s quite quiet, so no tenants have come forward.”

 

That neighborhood wasn’t a place with particularly bad security.

 

Plus, if it was newly remodeled, it wouldn’t be bad for Yoomin to stay there.

 

“It’s less than a 10-minute drive from where I live, so I can check on her often. There are plenty of CCTVs, of course. Ah. There are so many people who’ve lived in the neighborhood for decades that they’ll stop and question any stranger who passes by. I think it would be perfect for Hong Yoomin to live comfortably. Since it’s a residential area, it’s also possible to assign bodyguards without drawing attention to Hong Yoomin.”

 

True. Yoomin wasn’t used to having security, so if large men openly followed her around, she would feel uncomfortable in her daily life.

 

Rather than finding her an unfamiliar hotel or apartment, having her stay where Yongil’s mother lived would put his mind at ease too.

 

And.

 

“Does Secretary Kwon’s younger brother still live there?”

 

“Kwon Seunghyun? He still lives there.”

 

Secretary Kwon’s father and younger brother were former members of the National Taekwondo Team.

 

“That’s why I recommended the 2nd floor of my mother’s house. Haha.”

 

Jaejun took out his wallet.

 

He pulled out a card and handed it to Yongil.

 

“Handle everything needed for the move with this. It’s fine to go overboard, so buy Yoomin everything she needs.”

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