“Still no word from Sinyoung?”

“No, nothing worth reporting. I’ve heard they’re investigating the case, but that’s just something they leaked to the press as a decoy.”

“I don’t get it. Their partners are all turning their backs on them. Do they really think they can walk away from this like nothing happened?”

“They think they can afford to lose a few limbs. As long as the head lives, the rest of the body can regenerate. They’re confident just like that.”

“Really!?”

‘I wonder how long that confidence will last.’ Seol Jihu muttered to himself and opened his desk drawer.

“I can’t believe they’re doing nothing. They must have no sense of urgency…?”

Suddenly, Seol Jihu’s hand which was fumbling through the drawer stopped and he blinked in confusion.

Kim Hannah was all smiles. Her eyes sparkled like a girl in love.

Thinking back now, she’d been looking like that ever since he started provoking Sinyoung.

“Did something good happen to you?”

“Why do you ask?”

“Your smile is really pretty today.”

“Don’t make me blush. It’s just the makeup.”

Kim Hannah cupped her face in her hands with a modest sigh.

The truth was that everywhere she went these days, people were telling her how pretty she looked.

There were even rumors about her being in love.

“Do you remember the promise we made when you first recruited me? The second one, more specifically.”

The question was sudden, but Seol Jihu instantly recalled the incident.

[Become a big tree.]

[I’m saying you should grow an organization to its fullest extent centered around you. Big enough so that you can easily look down on Sinyoung.]

Years had passed since then and Seol Jihu kept his promise.

As a private organization, Valhalla was definitely more powerful than Sinyoung. Even now, it was putting overwhelming pressure on the pharmaceutical company.

Sinyoung, which threw her out.
Yun Seohui, who mocked her.
Jung Minjong, who transferred her to the attack team.

Kim Hannah couldn’t help humming with...