Mr. Baek was still hesitant to answer. Kim Jin-Woo could see that he was weighing the pros and cons of revealing the answer against his own worth. And he knew that if Mr. Baek was leaning toward not revealing the person’s identity, he most likely never would.

Thus, Kim Jin-Woo decided to reveal the Highlord’s presence that he had been suppressing thus far.

“Urgh!” Mr. Baek’s expression hardened at the sudden change in Kim Jin-Woo’s presence.

“I’ll ask again, who is it?” Kim Jin-Woo didn’t raise his voice. He simply revealed his desire to get straight to business. However, with that one act alone, Mr. Baek was left drained of energy as he covered his mouth out of fear.

“If you don’t want to reveal the answer, that’s fine by me. I just wanted to find out a little bit sooner, which is why I came to you. You’re not the only choice I have,” Kim Jin-Woo continued. He may have sounded as if he were resigned to Mr. Baek’s choice, but reading between the lines, he was anything but.

Mr. Baek was clever enough to understand the real meaning behind Kim Jin-Woo’s statement. If he were to let the situation go as it was, they would most likely never see each...