Absolute Threshold

Absolute Threshold — Chapter 51. True Intentions

Translator: Atlas

Weekly Chapter 1/4

As she walked toward the kitchen she heard Cheolju, who seemed excited somehow, and Yoongyo, who had kept his composure despite Cheolju’s attitude.

The peach made her mouth water. Song Hayoung. The woman who would become the President’s third wife. From the day he was stabbed, she had a feeling that something was amiss. There was no one who could answer her questions, so she ate the peach in a daze.

—We all know you brought her here to protect her from Song Hayoung. We’ll be even more responsible because she’s pregnant.

She wondered what those words meant.

Sigh

Although she thought hard on her own, she did not find an answer. All appeared bewildering, akin to her being on a mist-enshrouded path.

She decided to work fewer hours today to get some air. Actually, she wanted to eat the cake from K Hotel Bakery, which was filled with peaches and cream cheese. She had been thinking about it for some time, she looked like a glutton.

She was about to leave about an hour earlier than usual, but inopportunely a woman with a familiar face entered the coffee shop.

“Jumi.”

It was Song Hayoung. She had a nice smile.

“I presume you were on your way home. Do you have any free time?”

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“It will soon be the President’s birthday. I want to give him a tie as a present, I thought it would be nice if Jumi would pick it out for me. I think you can make a better decision.”

“Why should I choose the tie?”

“Won’t you soon become a member of the Woosung family? We need to improve our relationship. I think we should attend a social gathering.”

Hayoung with a smile pointed to the back seat. The Wooseok mafia also protected her. Although she noticed that Jumi was nervous, she acted normally. She couldn’t understand her true intentions.

She recalled the conversation Yoongyo had with Cheolju. Although she did not feel like it, this woman was among the individuals most favored by the President. She also wanted to know why Hayoung was so interested in her.

Jumi took out her mobile to make a telephone call. She was still suspicious, so it would be best to have a shield. Especially, since she had a child to protect.

“Gwangmyeong, it’s me. I left work early today. I’ll go shopping for a while with Representative Song Hayoung, right?”

The honking sound was heard a second after the telephone call started.

She did not want to think why Gwangmyeong so quickly appeared. Gwangmyeong exited the vehicle and bowed his head to greet Song Hayoung. Although the woman had a smile on her face, her facial expression looked somewhat bitter.

“Jumi pleases me.”

“Yes?”

“I didn’t come here to kill Choi Jumi. You’re Gwangmyeong, right? We shop in each other’s company. I plan to protect Jumi. I had booked in advance at a store I go to often, but I’m going to be late.”

Gwangmyeong didn’t show it either, but she didn’t seem trustworthy to him. The only one who got into the vehicle with a smile on her face was Song Hayoung.