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‘……Did I just waste something?’

The back of my neck felt sticky with discomfort. If it had been the old me, I would’ve gone straight home, but I still came back alone out of basic courtesy.

It wasn’t as if I’d never been tempted by Taphon. The conditions Yoo Jihye laid out were pretty sweet, and the employees all seemed decent enough.

But once it diverged from the company’s guiding principles, partnership became an offer hard to accept.

Back in the central hall.

Under the grand aquarium scenery, people were gathered in small groups, chatting naturally.

They really had driven Rex out; it was obvious how much tidier it looked.

‘Mr. Juseon, we’re businesspeople.’

Yoo Jihye’s voice, drifting along with cigarette smoke, was still crystal clear in my ears.

Yeah, she wasn’t wrong...