However, a leopard couldn’t change its spots. In the end, Sungyoon added another sentence.

“Of course, there is a chance that she is secretly harboring some secret design against us.”

Sungyoon’s distrust of others was still up and running. The Ross siblings were able to gain his trust on the basis of their first meeting. But they had put their lives on the line and fought alongside him, and only then they had taken the first step in gaining his trust. But even then, they were barely able to break through his distrust. 

He thought about Jimin as his benefactor, and she raised Shinhae like a mother. However, even she was stalled in front of his wall of distrust.

The man personally felt thankful toward Jimin for taking care of his daughter, and he would trust her more than others. However, it wasn’t enough to destroy the wall of distrust.

“Is that so?”

Jimin was well aware of his personality quirks. But the fact that Sungyoon went that far in his praise meant he trusted Jiyoon to a certain extent.

‘I’ll take her under my wings, and if she shows talent, maybe I’ll ask her to join as a permanent employee.’

Jiyoon wanted to become a public servant, so the possibility that she wouldn’t want to join the company existed. However, Jimin had nothing to lose...