“Wait for a little while longer. We'll take you to a quiet place with no witnesses.”

“Good to hear that,” Lee Seong-Hwi replied nonchalantly. At least on the surface, he looked unconcerned, but Lee Hyeon-Ju's eyes still spotted her grandfather's second disciple trembling imperceptibly.

'He's nervous.'

Lee Seong-Hwi might be using an excuse like letting his guard down to keep his pride intact, but he was no dummy. He already knew his latest opponent was an incredibly difficult hurdle to overcome. If he was too stupid not to understand that, Lee Hyeon-Ju's grandfather would have never accepted him as a disciple in the first place.

While this was happening, Jo Gyu-Min in the driver's seat was getting crushed by the silent pressure.

'Why oh why did I choose to tag along?'

Kang Jin-Ho told him to go on ahead first, and it was Jo Gyu-Min who decided to be stubborn and tag along. It felt like he was deliberately throwing himself into life-threatening hardships, but what could he do about it? He was a man, after all! And he certainly couldn't afford to miss a major event like this.

More importantly, though—Jo Gyu-Min had a duty to witness an event that involved Kang Jin-Ho. No one had forced him to do this, of course. However, he still believed this mindset was utterly necessary if he were to continue assisting Kang Jin-Ho from the side.

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