Paradise || Jeong Gu Won ✓

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𝚂𝚎𝚘𝚔 𝙼𝚒𝚗'𝚜 𝚃𝚛𝚞𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚜

Ji Hu was about to leave her dressing room when her phone rang. She looked at the caller ID before telling Seong Min to tell them she needed a few extra minutes. Seong Min nodded, leaving her alone with the phone call. "Hi, Seok Hoon." JI Hu said.

"Ji Hu. Seok Min has revealed his true colors."

"Took him long enough."

"No, listen to me." Ji Hu looked at herself in the mirror. Then Seok Hoon began to tell Ji Hu what Seok Min had done. Ji Hu stood in her dressing room, growing angrier than yesterday at dinner. Ji Hu wasn't going to allow Seok Min to win this war. She gave her position as chairwoman and everything Madam Ju left to her. He wasn't going to fuck with the Mirae Group without getting the demon side of Ji Hu.

Ji Hu ditched the photo shoot, not caring about the reaction from everyone else. She went straight over to Seok Min's place without telling anyone. Ji Hu had enough of his games – he was going to tell her straight to her face what he was planning so she could avoid him. Ji Hu nearly punched someone in the face when they attempted to stop her, but Ji Hu continued to Seok Min's office.

"What the fuck is wrong with you? Is this your management style?" Ji Hu asked as soon as she entered the office. "Pushing things through with the support of the directors on your side?" He gestured his head, telling the employee to leave the room. Ji Hu wasn't having a single thing that Seok Min was planning. "Madam Ju prioritized balancing profits and social responsibility. How could you throw all that away?" Ji Hu asked.

"You seem to really look up to my mother." Seok Min stated.

The pin dropped.

Ji Hu nodded slowly. "Madam Ju raised me, Seok Min. Of course I do." Ji Hu crossed her arms. "I know why you're doing this." Seok Min couldn't wait to find out what Ji Hu thought. "You want to surpass Madam Ju. Do you think you can keep up with her this way? Of course not. This only proves that you can't even compare to her." Ji Hu knew playing with fire would get her burned, and today, she was willing to let that happen.

"How much longer are you planning to stay in her shadow?" Seok Min asked. "Accept it, Ji Hu. My mother's world has come to an end. I've cracked my way out of the egg."

Cracked my way out of the egg – Ji Hu's original thoughts came back to her head. Seok Min watched as Ji Hu figured it out. No, she was correct, it wasn't Do Kyung who killed Madam Ju. It was Noh Seok Min. Ji Hu stared at her brother, "Abraxas." Ji Hu saw Seok Min's expression change upon hearing her say that name. "'The bird fights its way out of the egg. To be born, one must first destroy the world.'" Ji Hu repeated.

Ji Hu's voice trembled as she spoke, trying to catch up with what her mind was trying to process. "The world you have destroyed... is Ju Cheon Suk." Ji Hu confirmed.

Seok Min made a face. "This is your problem. If you had stayed out of it, everyone would've been safe. But you always cause trouble by never letting anything go." Ji Hu had so many words in her head to call Seok Min, but she couldn't speak. She was looking Madam Ju's killer straight in the eyes. "If not for you, we wouldn't have ended up here." Seok Min got up from his chair, Ji Hu took a step back instantly.

Seok Min didn't normally scare her, but right now, Ji Hu was burning up. "Why do you have to go this far? To avenge dear Madam Ju Cheok Suk?" Ji Hu couldn't back up any further as Seok Min got into her face. "I suppose she's like a god to you." Seok Min stated.