Secret Love

The Lawyers

(Let us welcome our favourite corn salad-, I mean consigliere 🤣

Also, this might take a slight detour from the original plot)

Haru greeted Mr Nam and Yu-chan bright and early as always, but the smiles were short lived. The witness who was supposed to stand trial against Babel decided to back down and said he had fabricated everything.

Haru could feel Yu-chan's disappointment. She set her things down on her desk and proceeded to help Mr Nam with the documents.

"What are you two doing?", Yu-chan asked them.

"Getting rid of the Babel's lawsuit documents. It's really over now", Mr Nam sighed.

"Don't be absurd! It's not over-".

"Until it's over? But it is really over now".

"We still have hope! Trials are full of twists and turns".

"And they always work against us", said Mr Nam.

"Maybe not this time around!", Yu-chan never gave up.

Haru was clueless, not knowing what to do. As she was about to pass the papers to Mr Nam, Yu-chan stopped her.

"Haru, put those on my desk".

"No, Haru, we must get rid of them", said Mr Nam.

When Mr Nam wanted to take the papers from her, Haru pulled away and clutched it close to herself. She stood with Yu-chan's decision.

"See? Even she knows there is hope!", said Yu-chan.

"That's because you're the boss", said Mr Nam.

Haru was saved when a man in an expensive three piece suit came in. Haru remembered him from yesterday when he drove out the men who came to throw the Geumga Plaza tenants out.

"Back for more tricks, are you?", Yu-chan sighed.

"I have a favour to ask. Please share with me the documents you have on Babel E&C", said the man with the hardest name Haru had ever to pronounce - Vincenzo Cassano.

Both Haru and Mr Nam looked at each other, waiting for Yu-chan's decision.  Both were curious as to why this man was adamant in defeating Babel as much as Yu-chan was.

"I see. You want to study your enemy before defeating them?", Yu-chan said before sighing, "Gosh, why are you still pulling this stunt?".

"Yes", said Vincenzo, "I will blow both you and the tenants away with this stunt".

"You should leave", Yu-chan turned his offer down.

"The one who helps out the losing team in a war isn't an enemy, but-".

"An ally, right?", Mr Nam interjected.

Haru flinched when Yu-chan wanted to hit Mr Nam, who was unfazed by his boss. Yu-chan turned to Vincenzo, looking all frustrated.

Yu-chan was speechless, knowing that Mr Nam is right. His silence made Haru more anxious to know what his decision was.

Vincenzo approached Yu-chan. "Sir, there are things that can only be verified through trust. If you want to win, give me a chance instead of doubting me".

Yu-chan looked up, as if seeking answers from the Almighty. Then, he turned to his only staffs.

"Nam Ju-sung, Lee Haru", he called out to them.

"Yes sir?", both waited his decision.

"Hand him all the documents we have on Babel E&C".

"Yes, sir", both nodded and began to pile the table with the documents.