Coming out of Pyeongchang-dong, Hyeon-ju Bang snapped at Mun-jong Lee.

"Why did you stop me?"

"Stop you? Stop you from what?"

Mun-jong Lee, who had been sunk in thought, glared at her as she snapped noisily at him, and said,

"I have things to think about just now, so we will talk later."

"Talk later? What is there to talk about later?"

Hyeon-ju Bang seized his arm.

"Really. The woman has gone mad. What do you think you are doing?"

"And what do you think you are doing?"

"What on earth have I done, to deserve this?"

Deciding he must first deal with Hyeon-ju Bang, who was coming at him like a fury, Mun-jong Lee broke off his thinking.

And standing to face her, he said,

"Well! What is all this about?"

"Seon-myeong."

"Seon-myeong?"

"Yes. Your son Seon-myeong."

Hyeon-ju Bang put her hands on her hips and said,

"This is the best moment there could be to bring Seon-myeong back. There is not a grandson anywhere near Father just now. With Jun-myeong having caused all that trouble, the timing is exactly right to bring Seon-myeong home — so why on earth stop me?"

"Are you in your right mind? How can you think of bringing Seon-myeong back?"

"Why? What is it Seon-myeong has done that is so very wrong? Did he harm anyone, as Jun-myeong did? He is only a little different from other people… only a little different."

"You—"

"And as for the drugs, where is the man who has studied abroad and never touched them? They say the Sangseon Construction boy lives steeped in them every day, and our Seon-myeong is nothing like that. He can stop if he wants to."

"Hah…"

Mun-jong Lee shook his head, evidently thinking there was no talking to her.

But Hyeon-ju Bang was not put off and went on.

"There is only you left now. Surely Chairman Lee of the great Ilhyeon Group does not mean to leave the company to his daughter?"

Hyeon-ju Bang took his arm and said,

"You will inherit it. You are to be Ilhyeon's third-generation Chairman. And…