“Everyone’s living their best, huh? They’re trying hard.”

He put the lip of the canned beer against his mouth. A sip later, the can was empty.

He licked his lips and crushed the can before placing it on the desk.

Looking down from the hotel, he saw many people moving around busily. He followed a man in a suit who was walking quickly while looking at his watch, as though he was being chased to be on time.

He put on a mocking smile and got away from the window. Those people lived such pitiful lives. No matter how busy they lived their lives, the money that would end up in their hands would be chump change. When would they be able to buy a house and enjoy leisure?

“What are you doing?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

He put his arm around a woman who was wearing a shower gown and pushed her down onto the bed. The woman acted coquettish before wrapping her arm around his neck.

“You’re going to be tired if you do this in the morning.”

“We’ll see if that’s true.”

He kissed the woman on the neck before stripping down the gown on her shoulders slightly.

-Okay.

Hearing the director’s voice, Maru loosened his grip on the gown. The partnering actress under him stood up with a giggle.

“Mr. Maru, you can’t do that. How could you laugh like that at the end? I had a hard time holding...