"Have they all gone?"

Sitting alone on the living room sofa, Tak-hyeon asked Do-beom, who'd just returned from seeing off the Kim couple and Gyeong-eun.

Do-beom took a step closer to Tak-hyeon and answered.

"Yes. I've just come in, having confirmed Gyeong-eun's car pulling away."

"Right."

Tak-hyeon gave a short answer that he understood and gazed absently at the yard visible through the living room window. Do-beom gave him a moment so he could think.

After a good while had passed, Tak-hyeon's gaze left the yard and turned to Do-beom.

"Curious?"

"Yes."

Though neither said what he was curious about, the one who asked and the one who answered were thinking the same thing.

Seeing Do-beom's curious expression, Tak-hyeon spoke with a smile.

"Right. You'd be curious—why, when I've never invited a single in-law to Pyeongchang-dong, I called only Head Kim's parents."

"Not merely calling them, but you personally receiving them… and on top of that, having them watch the press conference with you… I don't understand it, Chairman."

"You've no need to understand."

"Sorry?"

"Only Head Kim needs to understand."

"Only Head Kim needs to understand?"

Tak-hyeon looked at the wide-eyed Do-beom and nodded.

"That's right. As long as my intent is conveyed to Head Kim properly, that's enough."

"And what intent might that be…"

Unable to grasp what on earth his intent was, Do-beom looked at Tak-hyeon and asked carefully.

Tak-hyeon raised the corner of his mouth at the question and answered.

"I mean to entrust Head Kim with Ilhyeon's vault, so make your preparations."

"You've made up your mind?"

"Yes. I've seen Head Kim's ability, and I've seen his sense of responsibility, so it seems it's about time to hand over the key. That's why I called the in-laws to Pyeongchang-dong. To let Head Kim know that I think of the in-laws as family."

Not long ago, Tak-hyeon had asked how it would look to entrust Ilhyeon's vault to Seong-ho.

"Chairman. Do you really… mean to entrust the vault to Head Kim?"

"I can't hand over the whole of it."

Tak-hyeon sat with his legs crossed, a…