ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ ɪɪ || ᴋᴛʜ & ᴊᴋ

Chapter 25 || Disgusted

"Madam, we would like you to use another room we have specifically prepared for you."

Kang Yeri looked at the nervous looking middle-aged man who was from the hospital management. She and her men were in a meeting room of an exclusive private hospital owned by her grandfather's friend. Her grandfather had been brought there over the years for check-ups and sometimes surgeries.

"We are fine with this one here. We are expecting a few people to join us here as well. What time is my grandfather going to be discharged?" she asked.

"Most likely by five in the evening, madam. But please accept our hospitality. The room we have prepared for your meeting is much more comfortable and larger."

Kang Yeri frowned at the man's insistence. Then shrugging slightly, she followed him along with her men.

As soon as the door opened, she and her men drew out their weapons and pointed it at the men in the room.

Inside the large personal meeting room along with several of his men was Lee Je-hoon-her unwanted suitor.

"Kang Yeri, welcome," he said with a shark-like smile.

Immediately, a bolt of irritation passed through her.

"You are going too far with this," she said in a warning tone. She had already warned him repeatedly not to make a fool of himself. But he was still pursuing her. The flowers had stopped, but other elaborate gifts like pieces of Lee heirloom jewellery and tops began to arrive which she promptly returned with warnings.

Her aunt was bouncing with glee that a rich and powerful man was pursuing her niece for an alliance. Kang Yeri hadn't discussed about it with her aunt, but it would be a cold day in hell before she considered the man in front of her as her prospective groom.

On the outside, Lee Je-hoon was quite handsome in a conventional way due to his inherited genes. But his reputation of being cruel and
sadistic to the women of his province was well-known and widespread.

Kang Yeri shuddered internally with disgust when his cold, dead eyes swept over her.

"I'm sorry if my presence somehow offends you, Kang Yeri," he said in a seemingly polite tone. "We recently bought this hospital. When I found that grandfather was being admitted here for surgery, I decided to pay my respects."

She didn't buy his reason for being at the hospital to meet her grandfather. But she knew that Lees might have bought the hospital.

Unlike the Kims or even the Kang's, the Lees invested all their money exclusively outside their province.

Even though only the Lee family living in a mansion continued to flourish, the rest of the families in the province lived almost in poverty.

The fact that Lees declined Kim Tae-hyung's offer to join the canal and manufacturing units' projects had irritated her even more.

"I don't have time for this. I want you to stop bothering me about the marriage proposal. I've already given you my answer."

"I know," he said. "But I'm convinced that one day you'll develop a soft corner for me in your heart."

She found his smile creepy as hell. It looked unnatural. She had heard he was a cold-blooded bastard who showed emotion on his face. He did only when he deliberately hurt or tortured women.

"I wanted to apologize to you on behalf of my people," he said. "I heard a few of them are causing trouble with the transportation of your goods."

She didn't bother responding. She knew there was a good possibility of Lee Je-hoon knowing and maybe even encouraging his people to cause trouble for the Kangs. But without concrete proof, she couldn't voice her doubts.