Chapter 116

The moment I got home, I called for Secretary Park before I'd even had the chance to take off my coat.

Secretary Park approached in his usual neat suit, and I leaned back into the sofa and got straight to the point.

"Secretary Park, could you send a report up to my uncle for me?"

"What would you like it to say?"

"That today I happened to witness Joo Su-yeon and Lim Ji-hye meeting, just the two of them, by chance."

At my words, Secretary Park's brow drew together slightly.

"And tell him that after I realized Lim Ji-hye was Joo Su-yeon's spy, I was quite shaken by it."

"...Understood. May I ask why?"

It was a fair question.

There was no reason to voluntarily hand an enemy a look at my state of mind — especially not a weakened one.

I answered calmly.

"I'm trying to protect Ji-hye."

"Protect…