Chapter 16

—“Took you long enough to answer.” “I was in court.” —“Ah, right. Haegyeon was really invested in that. Did you win the bid?” “Yes. I’m working, so please stop calling me out of the blue. It’s not like it’s an emergency.” —“Even Haegyeon reports to me dutifully. You’d better get used to it.” Jiho knew that her addressing Haegyeon so casually, like calling on a neighborhood dog, was a deliberate tactic to belittle Jiho by association. Not that she needed to, the gap in their ranks was already like the difference between the heavens and a piece of gum stuck to the pavement. Even grumbling at her like this was something he never would have dared to do under normal