It was a meaningful smile.

When the Secretary saw Hugo’s smile, she laughed alongside him. That smile held hate. She was sure of it.

‘The Switch entered him.’

It meant the move was a success. However, she couldn’t let her guard down yet. While they looked like mortal enemies from the outside, Hugo and Lee Gun were comrades in arms who shared both joy and sorrow. 

In some ways, they were closer than a married couple. They were bonded close like a pair of cockroaches.

As if to show this, Hugo said, “He’s my friend. How can you talk about killing him?”

The Secretary hoped Lee Gun wouldn’t notice these words. She pulled Hugo to the corner and whispered, “Don’t forget it. Your life went to shit because he showed up.”

“!”

“If not for Lee Gun, you would be respected as one of the twelve Zodiac Saints. You would have received wealth and fame.”

She had wanted to hit the final nail in the coffin, yet Hugo’s voice changed. “Does that mean I will betray Lee Gun like them?”

The mood changed in an instant. It became uncomfortable as Hugo looked down at her. The Secretary started to sweat. She hadn’t meant it that way.

‘Damn it! I only saw him nagging Lee Gun, so I never saw this side of him.’

The Secretary had never known Hugo could make such an expression. Unfortunately, she had antagonized him by mentioning the twelve Zodiac Saints, whom...