Payback

prompt again, I was frozen like ice.

“Can you not understand human words?” 

The voice that came close seemed to grab my shoulder at any moment.
Dozens of thoughts ran through my head as I slowly lowered my hand.
Neither one was suitable for the plan because it was not time to meet Myeongshin yet.
I hesitated because I couldn’t make a decision, but Myeongshin’s murmuring made a chill run down my spine.

“Hey, are you an aspiring actor? I knew it when you knocked.
Fuck, you must have heard some information from somewhere, but that’s not your place to enter.
Hurry up and scram.”

Without realizing it, my lips twisted.
I turned around to give the answer I wanted, regardless of what I was exposing.
However, as my body was halfway turning, I couldn’t turn my head.

Click. 

The door that didn’t answer my knock suddenly opened.
In an instant, a tall man faced me from a distance closer than Myeongshin.
I looked up but froze again.

Why…?

I couldn’t let out the astonishment that lingered on the tip of my tongue, and made eye contact with the madman who was looking at me.
He looked down at me with a blank expression on his face, then lifted his eyes and turned towards the person behind me.
There was silence for a moment, and the bewildered Myeongshin’s voice was heard.

“Hello.
I’m seeing you here, what a wonderful coincidence…” 

“Why are you here only now?”

I could hear the voice of the madman cutting off Myeongshin’s words.
However, I did not understand who he was asking because he was facing Myeongshin while asking.
But after he finished speaking, he lowered his eyes to me.
The corner of his mouth curled up slowly.

 

Was it because I was looking at it up close? It was a familiar smile, but I couldn’t help but avert my eyes.
The only reason I could barely lift my eyes was because of his voice, which was lowered like a whisper.

“What will you give me as a reward for waiting?” 

What? I opened my eyes wide in surprise, a strong force wrapped around the back of my head.
Without realizing what the situation was, someone else’s body temperature touched my lips.
The last thing I remember was taking a breath.
I only came to my senses from the loud noise in my ear.

Bang!

The door closed behind my back.
Suddenly, he grabbed my waist and dragged me into the room.

The feeling of my body, which was hardened like cement, returned as my mind woke up to reality.
Firstly, I tightened my hands.
I firmly pushed the other’s shoulder who was holding onto me tightly.
However, the madman’s body did not fall off as easily as intended.
Rather, his arms around my waist pulled me closer.
With my lips already blocked, the stuffiness increased, making it difficult for me to breathe. 

In addition, the shock of who I was kissing with and the fact that I couldn’t push the other person with my strength was mixed, and I was quite startled unlike my usual self.
Because of that, there was no time in my head to think about the reason why Myeongshin or Director Yoon appeared in Director Yoon’s room, who might still be behind the door.
All I could think of was that I had to get out of the shameful kiss right away.
Maybe that’s why, when I opened my mouth, I forgot where I was and started swearing.

“Damn it, all of a sudden…”

“The promised time has passed, but shouldn’t we go now, CEO Kim?”

I stopped the hand that was pushing his shoulder at the question that came out of his mouth casually.
In an instant, I realized that the question I did not understand was addressed to someone else.
Yes, this was the room where Director Yoon was.
I swallowed the words I was about to spit out and quickly turned my stiff face away.
But there was no need to turn my head to look inside the room that the madman was blocking.
The arm that had wrapped around my waist loosened, and he took a step back, and the interior of the room entered my eyes. 

A man in his 50’s and a woman in her early 20’s, sat with their mouths half-opened in surprise.
When our eyes met, the two immediately showed opposite reactions.
The man threw an unbelievable glance, and the woman showed an undisclosed annoyance.
Still, they had something in common.
The fact that all of us, including myself, could not open our mouths in embarrassment.
However, we were all embarrassed for different reasons.
At least, my heart was hardening to the point of being almost in shock.

Why were these people the only ones in the room? After passing the two of them and looking around the room, I stopped looking at the madman standing in front of me.
Director Yoon? Why was there no one here who looked like Director Yoon?

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My head was so stiff that I couldn’t even think of a guess about the answer.
Thanks to him, I had no choice but to look at the madman who opened his mouth without saying anything.
The only one that didn’t seem bothered, he completely turned his body to face the two of them.
In a cold voice that was contrary to his smiling face, he spoke to the man he had called CEO Kim.

“Or do you have any business left?” 

“Ah, no… I don’t have any more business, but…”

“I think we’ve talked enough about your niece whom you’ve introduced.”

So get out now.
Even I, as the third party, could understand the hidden meaning behind his words.
However, because of the title of ‘niece’ that the madman referred to, I automatically looked at the woman.
A top that exposes the breasts and a short miniskirt that seemed like she would expose her panties if she moved a little.
In that state, she sat next to CEO Kim with her thighs crossed.
Anyone could tell that it was a pair of a young lover and a wealthy man.
If she really was his niece, the only thing I could say was that CEO Kim’s love for his relatives was great.

“Ah, thank you for that.
This kid wants to enter Dream a lot, and I think she has a lot of talent, so if Director Yo—” 

“If DIrector Yoon has an eye for talent, he will recognise it immediately.”

The madman specifically emphasized the word “Director Yoon”.
So where was Director Yoon? I felt frustrated as if there was something I hadn’t seen, but President Kim’s reaction was a bit strange.
‘What?’ He made a face as if he didn’t understand.
His reaction signaled to me that something was wrong.
However, the feeling that something was wrong subsided yet again by the madman’s next words.

 

“She must have an interview at the company to get a proper evaluation from Director Yoon.
Do you know what I mean?”

At the words that came out with a smile, President Kim nodded his head, saying ‘Ah~’. 

“Haha, yes, yes.
You speak in a roundabout way.
I know what you mean.
She has to go through a formal interview with the company, right? Then, thank you.
I’m sure ‘Director Yoon’ will take good care of her in the interview.”

After emphasizing Director Yoon just like the madman did, he smirked and whispered something to the woman.
I couldn’t hear very well, but it was like, ‘It’s almost done’.
Perhaps the woman used CEO Kim to enter Dream, to look good to Director Yoon.
But now, Director Yoon was not in this room, right?

Along with the question, something strange came to mind again.
I felt like I was making a big mistake right now.
Director Yoon probably left the room first, and the madman who was apparently close to him was here.
There was nothing strange about this guess.
However, even after drawing that seemingly easy conclusion, that weird feeling did not go away.
At that moment, CEO Kim got up from his seat and took the woman to the front and talked to her.

“I’m treating today, so why not stay and play more? Of course I’m going now as promised, but if my niece stays and chat with you…” 

He turned his squinted eyes to me at this moment.

“By the way, I’m sorry to ask you this, but did you like men?”

“Is that important?”

The madman added with a smile. 

“There’s nothing funnier than asking for preference in this industry.”

‘That’s true but…’ President Kim muttered in bewilderment, then glanced at me from below with narrowed eyes.
Judging by his gaze, he seemed to regard me as a male hostess.

“Actually, I was a little surprised.
Kissing a man in front of another person…”

“A kiss isn’t a big deal.” 

“Not a big deal? Hmm… I’m curious.
If a kiss isn’t a big deal, what’s your relationship with him?”

At the question that contained a subtly sarcastic sneer, the madman curved his lips to form a dimple.
Then he grabbed my arm and pulled me to his side, introducing me.

“Kissing isn’t a big deal, so it’s obvious.
He’s my nephew.”

The woman’s and CEO Kim’s faces hardened like plaster.