Pay With Your Heart

Chapter 488: Shareholders Meeting (IV)

Shifting his eyes to Ki-Jun, a look of sheer confusion etched on Jun-Sun’s face as he wondered what the man was doing.

He had brought her in? Why?

His eyes furrowed as they drifted to Eun-Sun and then back to Ki-Jun.

“Old Kim, what is the meaning of this? Why did you bring her here?” He sternly asked before darting his eyes to Dan-Han, who was mindlessly staring at her with no care that he was seated in a meeting where he should be well-behaved.

His eyes darkened as they moved back to Eun-sun, who was staring at him with no fret.

Eun-sun wasn’t at all taken aback by Jun-Sun’s outburst and look of animosity. His reaction was not far from her expectation, nor was Dan-Han’s.

She could swear he was burning to drag her out of the room and yell the hell out of her for ignoring his calls and not replying to any of his messages. But no matter how hard he glared at her, she wouldn’t meet his eyes.

.....

He could explode in a fury for all she cares.2

She steeled herself and fixed her gaze on Jun-Sun unwaveringly. The man’s look of contempt had her unfazed.

Jun-Sun shifted his gaze to Ki-Jun when he finally decided to answer his question. “I’m sure this is a meeting for the company shareholders, and if it is, then I don’t have to answer that,” Ki-Jun replied and stepped further into the room, with Eun-sun following behind.

Ki-Jun pulled out a seat for Eun-sun and occupied the one next to her, leaving Jun-Sun to stare at him with anger and confusion, but more than Jun-Sun’s confusion was Ji-Tae’s look of astonishment at the realization of who he was.

It was obvious the boy had not identified him in the elevator a few minutes ago, and it was probably best he didn’t.

Ji-Tae peered in shock-surprise that the man he had seen in the elevator was no other than Kim Ki-Jun. Now, he finally understood the familiar feeling he had felt earlier.

He might not have seen him physically, but he had seen a picture of him and his wife in his uncle’s picture album while growing up.

But aside from this, what really confused him was the man’s sudden close relationship with Eun-sun.

Why was he acting like a protector over her? Or was this some ploy of Dan-Han? He furrowed his brows as he stared at them with grave intent.

Ji-Tae could have sworn Ki-Jun was the last person he expected to see at the meeting because, just like his father, the man had never made an appearance in any of the meetings or company anniversaries. And like his father, he wouldn’t be getting Ki-Jun’s support because he was certain they had already signed Dan-Han as a proxy.

He furtively glanced at his nemesis, and he observed the murderous way he was staring at Eun-sun, who in turn had her attention everywhere else but at him.

She seemed to be avoiding him intentionally.

Were they fighting? He wondered.

It seemed they were.

‘How interesting.’ He mused with a furtive smile.

Glancing back at Jun-Sun, who was brimming with indignation as he stared at his friend and Eun-sun, he wondered how Dan-Han was going to handle the situation at hand. He always seemed handy with his solution, and he wondered what solution he had in store for this now.

‘Maybe he could help him even though it might bring his duchess some displeasure.’ His eyes gleamed with malicious intent as he stared at Jun-Sun.

“Uncle, you don’t have to be so vexed. Remember, she is President Lee’s girl.” He said with feigned innocence, and everyone turned to him with surprise gleaming in their eyes.

Dan-Han also stared at him, and he was certain there was no innocent intent behind Ji-Tae’s unnecessary words.

He had announced Eun-sun’s relationship with him for a purpose which he achieved when the others shuffled glances between him and Eun-sun with a look of shock as they waited for his confirmation.

He ignored the smug look on Ji-Tae’s face and glanced at Eun-sun. She was bearing up a

calm demeanor, but he knew she was frazzled on the inside. Who better to know his woman well than him?

She was keeping a calm front for his sake which he appreciated, but he’d appreciate it more if she fucking looked at him!

He glanced back at Ji-Tae, whose smile tipped wider as they revealed the malicious glint in his eyes.

Father Lee sizzled with anger after Ji-Tae blurted out such words, which made his eyes glare at him so dangerously.

He turned to Ki-Jun. “I want her out of here this instant. This isn’t a meeting for mere staff!” He roared as he drifted his gaze to Eun-sun. “Young lady, kindly use the door!” He snapped.

“I’m afraid I can’t.” Eun-sun firmly replied, and Jun-Sun’s eyes darkened with more lividity.

She can’t!

“You...” His lips vibrated with anger while the other shareholders shared confused looks as they wondered what was going on. They shuffled looks between Jun-Sun, Ki-Jun, Dan-Han and Eun-sun as they wondered who she truly was.

Seeing how close she was sitting to Ki-Jun, and how murderous he had turned as he peered back at the chairman, they were cautious about asking who she was.

Jun-Sun wanted to flare at his friend for being the reason why a nonentity like her could dare talk back at him, but he stopped himself and turned to meet Dan-Han.

“Is this your doing, Lee Dan-Han?!” He questioned, pulling whatever was left of Dan-Han’s attention to himself.

Dan-Han met his father’s gaze and sighed. “No, it isn’t, but she’s right. She can’t leave.” He said, and Jun-Sun’s eyes darkened even more.

“How dare y-”

“She can’t leave because she’s a member of the board.” Dan-Han solely announced even though what he wanted was to tell his father to refrain from insulting his woman because he wouldn’t condone it. Still, he stopped himself knowing that was not the time and place, and doing such would only create more drama which would embarrass Eun-sun more, and he didn’t want that.

“What did you just say?” Father Lee asked with shock and surprise. Dan-Han’s announcement reeled in a state of shock among the others who were surprised to hear the arrival of a new member.

Dan-Han turned to meet his father’s eyes. “I said she’s a member of the board, and since this meeting is strictly meant for Shareholders, she has every right to be here,” Dan-Han told him, and the man stared at him dumbfoundedly.

Jun-Sun snapped towards Eun-sun and back at Dan-Han. He gauged his son’s expression, and as much as he could see the truth in his eyes, he didn’t want to believe it.

He refuses to accept such nonsense.

How the hell had she gotten her hands on his company shares? Dan-Han had given them to her, didn’t he?

He must have given her a portion of his share to her!

Father Lee clenched his jaw to hold back his anger but couldn’t. This was what he meant when he said she was a gold digger.

She wasn’t even in his family yet, but she was already sinking her claws into his family’s wealth.

His blood sizzled as he stared at her. He wanted to ask everyone to leave so he could handle this matter appropriately, but he was too livid to wait, and his hand was already reaching for the telephone and calling for security.

“I want you in the conference room this minute.” He ordered and slammed back the handset.

He turned to Ki-Jun with a scowl. “Get this gold digger out of my company this minute before they drag her out of here.” He warned.

Gold-digger? Ki-Jun’s eyes flared.

“Is this what you call her? You call my dau-” Ki-Jun slurred when Eun-Sun placed her hand on his, gesturing him to stop, but Ki-Jun wasn’t going to.

He had suspected Jun-Sun must have said and done a lot of things to his child simply because he didn’t want her for his son, but who the hell was he to call his child a gold digger to his face?!

To hell with friendship. He wasn’t going to let this go.

“Lee Jun-Sun, you better apologize to her right now.” He vehemently declared, making Jun-Sun stare at him with incredulity, but Ki-Jun met the brooding glare in Jun-Sun’s eyes.

Everyone in the room was startled by what was happening, especially those who knew the friendship between them and were mutual shareholders in their companies.

No one could tell what exactly was going on, even Ji-Tae, who was shocked, especially with the information of Eun-sun being a shareholder.

How had that happened? He mused.

Eun-sun glanced at Dan-Han, and she saw the anger on his face. He was about to flip at his father, and as much as she was pissed with him, she couldn’t let that happen.

She gently parted her father’s hand as she turned to Jun-Sun, who was brimming with anger.

“I don’t think there’s any need for this much commotion. As president Lee said, everyone is here for a single purpose, so I’d advise we get to it, so we can all get back to our lives.” Eun-sun calmly suggested.

“Commotion? How dare you?” Jun-Sun snapped with ire.

The nerves she has to utter such nonsense and make him look stupid.

There was no way he’d listen to the nonsense she had just said or have her share the room with him.

He was about to yell again when someone else spoke up. “Chairman Lee, the young lady is right. The purpose of today’s meeting has to be achieved, and if indeed she’s a shareholder, she must be here. So why don’t we get this out of the way, and you can solve this issue amongst yourselves later.” The man advised.

“I agree to that.” Someone else supported, and concurring nods soon followed.

Jun-Sun frowned at the sudden consensus they had come to. He was reluctant to yield, but seeing the majority support her suggestion, his anger swelled even more.

“Fine, we’ll continue, but only after I see the share purchase agreement and I’m certain it’s real.” For all he knows, this could be some ploy by Dan-Han to force his hand.

And just as he asked, Dan-Han provided the document. He narrowed his eyes at it with contempt as he picked it up.

It was obvious the boy had expected this and had come prepared.

He opened the document and looked through it. His eyes grew darker when he realized it was real.

She was indeed in possession of his company shares. Though a small amount, she had them anyway.

How was it possible?

Everyone observed the look on Jun-Sun’s face as he looked at the document, and seeing how perplexed he looked, they could tell the document was real, and the young lady was indeed a member of the board and the youngest member at that.

Without wanting to waste much time, the other members of the board pressed for the meeting to kick off, and just about then, the security Jun-Sun had called for arrived, and he signaled them to wait outside because he wasn’t done just yet.

The meeting kicked off to a start, and soon the main agenda for the day was discussed, and a ballot box was brought in for voting.

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Jun-Sun murderously glared at Dan-Han as he cast his , but Dan-Han ignored him. He wasn’t perturbed at all, and all he wanted was for the meeting to end so he could yank that lady out of the room to his office.

“And why aren’t you voting?” Jun-Sun sternly asked Ki-Jun when he observed the man idly sitting in his seat while Eun-sun did.

“Because I already did.” He coldly replied.

Jun-Sun creased his brows as he stared at him while pondering what he meant.

Did he already make Dan-Han his proxy? If he did, why was he here?