“I guess Maru has such traits. I mean, taking a jab like that. You’re not entirely wrong when you call him ‘lucky boy’. He did poke the gold vein after all. You will probably be shocked if you know what kind of deal he made with our president before joining the agency.”

“What is it?”

“I don’t want to tell you, but I’ll tell you since you’re holding the fork in a reverse grip.”

Ganghwan whispered into Jayeon’s ears. As she listened, Jayeon’s eyes became wider and wider. Maru could read a lot of things from Jayeon’s eyes. It started with disbelief before changing into interest and then turned into curiosity. Maru turned his head away and drank some water. He was given a sticky gaze from a viper looking at their prey.

“What a guy. 300 million huh,” Jayeon said as she held up three fingers.

“Hyung-nim, it’s not that good to reveal other people’s contract terms like that.”

“I should tell her stuff like this beforehand so that she knows you aren’t a cheap actor, and so she can make the most out of you. Who knows? You might get more screen time.”

“If that does happen, I don’t have any complaints either.”

Maru smiled at Jayeon. Jayeon laughed...