Chapter 21

Inside the taxi on the way home.

Apart from the fact that meeting Somi had yielded results, Jei was appalled. The amount printed on the receipt had far exceeded her expectations.

“I didn’t know the drinks would be this expensive.”

“They charge more because it’s sold in a place like that. Coffee, when you think about it, costs next to nothing to make, but they charge thousands of won for it. Think of it as rent for the space.”

“That may be true, but three million won in just two hours……”

Jei stared at the receipt with a face that still could not accept reality. The numbers on the thin slip of paper did not shrink no matter how many times she looked again.

“With this money, you could pay an ordinary office worker’s monthly salary……”

The person who had actually swiped the card was thinking nothing of it, while…