Midnight

Caught

weeks passed. the scheme to be the rightfully owner of SM.E had not been a success to the chairman of lee corp. it caused him so much times, efforts, not to mention the amount of money he had put into processes, all just to be interrupted by one unknown woman.

imagine his reaction when she suddenly calls for urgent shareholder meeting.
some rumors say she will personally choose the buyer during the meeting, thus one side hope in him rose.

not until his youngest son showed up in the same meeting room just a few minutes before the arrival of mrs. im.
even director kang was shocked at his uninvited appearance.

"j-jeno? what are you doing here?" he stood up from his chair, approached him.
"oh, I am informed to come." he had his best suit on, standing tall, and confident. though he's having conversation with director kang, he's well-aware of his father's daring gazes at him.

jeno acknowledged the stare, and bowed slightly. " dad." he came around the table, and pulled a chair right next to him. "hope we have civil time together for at least one hour." ended with a small smile, definitely not reflecting the tensed expression of his father.

sir lee immediately turned to his assistant, asking for the verification of his son's name on the shareholder's list whom to be invited, or rightfully deserved to be here.
in which jeno cut in. "you won't find me in the list, dad. at least, not yet."

right then, mrs. im arrived.

many of them found her younger than expected. with the mysterious yet private background, wealth and impressive performance in portfolio, she was perceived to be someone with experience over twenty years at least. her look did not match her experience at all.

classy, rich, and respected lady she is.

"i'm certainly on time." she gave a curt smile as her eyes roamed around the table, seeking for the two people. her eyes paused at the father-son duo for a second before she turned to director kang.
"is everyone here?"

"yes, ma'am."
"then we shall start. i'm sure your business clock is ticking fast, so i'd rather make this quick." she began.
"first of, i'd like to thank you for showing up to this urgent meeting, but I shall not let you down as my decision today would somehow made impact for some" she turned to jeno, then diverted to his father. "not for others."

her assistant handed her a file. "this is all information regarding my current holdings in SM.E."
all eyes in the room were on the document. "I have been receiving ridiculous offers to sell. though we've gone through many negotiations, these fellows seem not to get my idea." her eyes roam around the room again, despite directing the speech to a certain person.

"so today i'm here to make myself clear." she drop her share certificate on the table. "i'm transferring my holdings, all rights included, to a new suitable holder."

the table started whispering, asking around whether the person next to them had an idea who she was referring to.
"sir lee jeno, would you mind come to the front?"

nobody realised the name, except his own father whose face gone red, almost suffocated with his own anger.
these people in the room were all old businessmen, none of them recognised the star.

jeno approached the front in forced confident, as he introduced himself. then met the hopeful, trusted gaze of the older woman, reminding him of thier secret meeting.

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jeno took the card of im bona which aeri's father gave. he immediately approached her the next day. he was reluctant at first, but aeri reassured him.