Marriage with the Beast Senior - Chapter 70

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Chapter 70

“Yes. So please tell me the truth. That’s the only way I can help Kim Jaechul.”

“Hah… Then who exactly are you? Jeonghun’s lawyer?”

“Something like that.”

Jaecheol seemed to contemplate, clenching and unclenching his fists while staring into space for a long time.

Just then, from the inner room came the sound of coughing and someone weakly calling for Jaecheol.

Jaecheol hurriedly grabbed a kettle filled with water and rushed to the room.

Through the open doorway, Jaejun saw his wife lying there, nothing but skin and bones.

Though he had heard from Secretary Kwon that it was stage 3 stomach cancer, her condition looked so poor that it wouldn’t be surprising if she passed away tomorrow.

Then Jaecheol came out of the room again.

Jaejun began pressuring Jaecheol again.

“I’ll help ensure your wife can receive treatment to the fullest extent possible.”

Jaecheol didn’t answer immediately and continued sighing.

“Even with stage 3 stomach cancer, if treatment is received properly and on time, the survival rate increases. Leaving it untreated here is no different from giving up on your wife without even trying once.”

“…”

“You just need to tell me exactly what you saw, heard, experienced, and did. If you don’t speak, all that remains is guilt for Kim Jaechul and pain for your wife.”

“If I speak.”

“The guilt will be lessened and your wife will be able to receive treatment from the best medical team in the country.”

Thinking he had no choice, Jaecheol pulled out a crumpled cigarette pack from his pocket and put a cigarette in his mouth.

Then he glanced at the room once and removed the cigarette from his mouth, saying.

“…The moment I speak, it’s like admitting my own wrongdoing too. You must keep your promise to treat my wife.”

“Yes. I promise.”

Having seemingly made up his mind, Jaecheol began revealing the truths of the past one by one.

The story was long, and it was exactly as Jaejun had thought.

To summarize, it went like this.

In the past, Hong Sanghun had enticed him when he was struggling with debt, proposing they work together.

Desperately needing money, he accepted and handed over some important company materials to Hong Sanghun.

A few days later, a fire broke out at the factory.

When he questioned whether it was Hong Sanghun’s doing, Hong Sanghun instead threatened him by bringing up the confidential information leak.

He later learned there were two more employees who had been deceived like him.

In the end, after betraying his friend and company, he was blackmailed by Hong Sanghun and forced to work at the new company Hong Sanghun had established.

The three men secretly spent a long time collecting evidence of Hong Sanghun setting fires and stealing confidential information to take over his brother Jeonghun’s company.

Hong Sanghun somehow found out about this, and shortly after, the two employees met mysterious deaths.

After that day, Jaecheol preemptively confessed to Hong Sanghun that he had tried to betray him and handed over all the evidence.

Having obtained the materials containing evidence of his own misdeeds, Hong Sanghun framed Jaecheol as a sexual harasser within the company, preventing him from receiving severance pay before kicking him out.

Needing his wife’s medical expenses, he went to ask for just a change in the reason for dismissal so he could at least receive unemployment benefits, but was turned away at the door and came down to the countryside, trembling with rage.

Jaejun, who had listened calmly until Jaecheol finished speaking, didn’t blame him.

He just rationally asked one thing.

“Did you really hand over all the evidence to Hong Sanghun?”

“Yes. I handed it all over.”

As Jaejun became troubled and briefly closed his eyelids.

“I definitely handed everything over, but perhaps the employees who died first felt wronged…”

Jaejun’s eyelids slowly lifted.

“They wouldn’t leave me alone.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“One day, a family member of one of the deceased employees came to see me. They said they were moving and cleaning out the house when they found this. They said they didn’t need it and gave it to me.”

He asked them to wait a moment and went into the room.

Then he came out holding something in his hand and handed it to Jaejun.

It was a USB.

“That contains everything from recorded files of Hong Sanghun instructing me and the deceased employees to leak confidential information, to evidence related to the Vietnamese employee’s parents who received money from Hong Sanghun to open a store locally after their son committed arson at Jeonghun’s factory.”

Not having expected to obtain such precious evidence, Jaejun gripped the USB tightly and said.

“Thank you. I’ll put the evidence you’ve given me to good use.”

Jaejun stood up from his seat.

Then Jaecheol grabbed onto Jaejun.

“I… I haven’t been able to visit that guy Jeonghun even once in over 20 years. Is he doing… well?”

“No. He’s been unable to walk for over 20 years and lives with difficulty while receiving kidney dialysis. Recently, Hong Sanghun’s daughter, who’s only twenty-five, even tried to kill Hong Jeonghun.”

Jaecheol’s face turned deathly pale.

“Why, why…!”

“The daughter inherited all the evil deeds that Hong Sanghun committed against Hong Jeonghun. Now we need to ensure those demonic people can no longer do terrible things to Hong Jeonghun and his family.”

Jaecheol felt great guilt and his eyes reddened.

“Still, thanks to Kim Jaechul, it seems we’ll be able to set things right. Even if it’s late, giving me this evidence was the right thing to do.”

“…”

“Your wife will be transferred to Korea University Hospital for treatment within this week. It will be difficult for you too, Kim Jaechul, but please try to let go of even a little guilt.”

Tears streamed down Jaecheol’s eyes.

“Everyone makes mistakes. Setting things right, even if late, is much better than not setting them right at all.”

Jaejun took out a business card from his wallet and handed it to Jaecheol.

“Wait, you’re not Jeonghun’s lawyer…!”

“That’s right. I’m someone who can assemble the most outstanding legal team in South Korea for Hong Jeonghun. You’ve taken my hand.”

“…”

“You’ve done very well.”

Jaejun bowed silently to him and left through the entrance.

Before opening the gate, Jaecheol, who had followed him out, asked.

“But why would someone from Taehyun Group go this far…?”

“To help Hong Jeonghun?”

Jaecheol nodded.

“Because I need to properly fulfill my role as a prospective son-in-law.”

Jaecheol covered his mouth with his hand and watched Jaejun walking away endlessly.

After Jaejun left, Jaecheol’s expression as he organized his thoughts alone was the most peaceful it had been in 25 years.

The very fact that the friend he had betrayed was becoming the father-in-law of someone from Taehyun Group made him feel like the burden on his heart was lifted just a little.

* * *

It was when Jaejun, having gained great results in Boeun, was just passing through Seoul IC.

Grandmother called.

Jaejun didn’t answer immediately and stared fiercely at his phone.

What could be the reason Grandmother, who has never called me once, is personally calling?

Could something have happened at home?

He swallowed his various questions and pressed the call button just before the phone stopped ringing.

“Yes, it’s me, Grandmother.”

-Jaejun.

“Yes. Please go ahead.”

-I have no one but you to ask this favor.

“What do you mean?”

-Tomorrow is Haneul’s birthday. Even if I take care of it, wouldn’t Haneul be happier if you, who he follows well calling you hyung, also take care of him? I think creating such memories might help him become more attached to this place.

Jaejun answered without even thinking.

“Yes, I understand. Don’t worry.”

-Thank you, Jaejun.

Jaejun smiled briefly and ended the call.

“Secretary Kwon. We need to stop by the department store for a moment.”

Anyway, Yoomin had said she would come home after taking care of her father’s dinner and watching him sleep, so he had some time.

Going to the department store, he went to the children’s section and personally selected clothes that would suit Haneul.

He purchased not only clothes but also sneakers, summer sandals, and a hat.

Beside him, Secretary Kwon asked why he was choosing a gift for his cousin so passionately.

He also added that at that age, the child would grow quickly and probably wouldn’t be able to wear it next year.

“It doesn’t matter. It’s both a birthday celebration and a bribe – I just need to make the little one happy.”

“A bribe?”

“He’ll be the ally I need at the crucial moment.”

When he brings Yoomin home to get permission for marriage, if Haneul tells Grandmother that he wants to become family with Yoomin, everything would go much smoother.

Jaejun’s heart swelled as he walked.

He had obtained the USB that could uncover and correct the truth about Yoomin’s father and Hong Sanghun’s company.

If he could just resolve the issues related to Father’s Paper Company soon, he’d be one step closer to marrying Yoomin.

Suddenly, he missed Hong Yoomin terribly.

He had wanted to let her rest peacefully today, but he had a feeling he wouldn’t be able to let her sleep tonight.

Thinking of Yoomin made his heart urgent, and as he walked faster, he stopped when he spotted something.

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