Once the model had left, Ja-hwang Gu, who'd been sitting beside the woman, asked her, puzzled.

"Fine, the jewelry, I get. But why buy the clothes she had on, and her underwear? Gross."

"Because it's fun."

The woman's eyes followed the model as she walked away, stone-faced.

"And it makes a nice souvenir."

Underwear for a souvenir. Ja-hwang let out a low laugh and jerked his chin at the model.

"If you take the clothes off her back and her underwear too, what's she supposed to wear home?"

"Whether she goes home naked or picks up some rags to wear, that's her problem. Do I have to worry about that too?"

Ja-hwang nodded at that.

"True. No reason for us to care about stuff like that."

With the department store closed for the day, its top floor had been turned into a space for a handful of VIPs.

Things you'd never see on a regular sales floor were presented there, and the VIPs bought whatever caught their eye, whatever it cost.

"For the next item, please direct your attention to the screen."

After a few outfits had been presented, the host turned the VIPs' eyes to the screen.

On the huge screen beside the host, a sports car appeared.

"The item we're presenting this time is the limited-edition 360 Stradain, just announced by the luxury marque Ferra-X. It's a small limited run of the Stradain, the brand's popular mid-engine V8, tuned for track driving. Only 1,200 are being made to order worldwide. This car…"

When the car came up, Ja-hwang's eyes lit up.

He wasn't the only one.

Every man among the VIPs had his attention fixed on Ferra-X's limited-edition sports car.

Only Seong-ho Kim had his attention on Gyeong-eun Lee instead of the car.

"Still feeling bad?"

Gyeong-eun's face had been stiff since the show began, and Seong-ho asked her quietly.

She nodded at his question.

"I just keep thinking those employees might get in trouble because of me."

"It's not because of you, Gyeong-eun."

Telling her she didn't need to think that way, Seong-ho looked around them.

"Of…