Chapter 212

Sae-i's eyes widened the instant she saw the photo Do Je-hyeon had attached.

A picture of the same three people in the same casual clothes as the leaked photos—Sae-i, Seong-ha, and a relaxed-looking Do Je-hyeon—sitting side by side in a circle.

Scripts lay scattered haphazardly across the floor, and all three of them wore serious expressions, absorbed in a script read-through.

They were photos anyone would take for a scene from an acting practice session.

And on top of that, the single word he'd posted along with them: Trio.

It was so clearly an alibi aimed squarely at the dating rumor between Woon Seong-ha and Joo Sae-i that there was no missing it.

It was the move of a veteran who understood the entertainment industry's inner workings better than most.

A sigh of relief slipped through Sae-i's lips, and a faint smile spread across her face.

Good. I can fight…