Minji pressed the intercom button,
"Yes Miss Kim?"
"Dani, tell Haerin to come here, you come too."
"Right away Miss Kim."
She then looked at Ameera who was now sitting cross-legged on the couch, she then glanced at Hyein who was standing near the door, "Sit down Hyein, no need to wait for Haerin, I've turned off the scan system on the door."
Hyein bowed her head and walked towards the sofa, sitting on the other side.
"Would you like something to drink?"
Ameera looked over, Hanni smiled at her.
"Oh finally there's someone with manners here." Ameera flicked her hair.
Minji gritted her teeth, "Don't talk to her Pham.", "But she's still our guest Minji."
"She's Haerin's ex that I told you about." Minji growled.
Hanni glanced at Ameera, who was now also observing her, "Is that fierce cutie your lover?" Ameera asked.
"She's my wife." Minji replied, Ameera immediately glanced at Hanni's ring finger, "That's a pretty nice wedding ring." she said, then glanced at Minji, "You two are so different."
Minji was just about to respond when the door opened and Haerin walked in with Danielle.
The cat-eye stopped when she saw Ameera sitting on the sofa in her sister's office, looking at her with sparkling and seductive eyes, "You look amazing as usual." said the Arab woman.
Haerin's anger immediately peaked, "Why the fuck is she here? What else does she want??" she growled in a low tone, she hugged Danielle's waist and pulled her close to her body.
Ameera noticed the action, she then stood up and approached Haerin, her eyes looked at Danielle and observed her carefully, she then grinned.
"Not bad." she said while glancing at Haerin, "Was she good at sex? You liked a wild woman in bed, didn't you? Like you used to tell me when we were alone together." she laughed flirtatiously.
Danielle's mouth opened wide.
In an instant Haerin stood before Ameera, her face flushed with anger, "I never said that. One more word from your despicable mouth and you won't get out of here alive, I'll make sure of it." she snarled in a vicious tone.
Ameera touched Haerin's chin with her forefinger, "Why so serious babe? I was just joking." she smiled, "But it's okay to admit that you like wild women, I'll gladly volunteer."
Haerin immediately grabbed Ameera's arm roughly, the woman cried out in pain, "Fucking bitch." she tightened her grip, "I don't care what you're here for, I'll kill you."
Minji's office door opened loudly, five large men in formal suits rushed in, three of them immediately approached them and pointed a gun at Haerin's head.
Minji stood up alertly, one of them immediately moving to aim at her. Hyein quickly moved to sit close to Hanni, blocking the Vietnamese's with her arms and part of her body, she guarded her boss's wife.
The cat-eye did not budge.
"One word from me and they will crush your head." Ameera said, her face showing pain from the grip of Haerin's hand.
Danielle slowly raised her hand to cup Haerin's cheek, the tallest bodyguard changed his aim to the Australian's head.
Ameera said something in her language, still locked eyes with Haerin. The bodyguard returned his aim to Haerin's head.
"Haerin, let her go. It's not worth it." she whispered, Haerin glanced at Danielle but still did not let go of Ameera's arm.
Minji looked at Haerin nervously, that idiot cat, did she want to make them all die here?
"Baby.." Danielle called again, rubbing Haerin's cheek, "I can't be with you if you don't have a head." she whispered again while kissing the cat-eye's chin carefully.
Haerin squinted her eyes at Ameera, she then slowly removed her hand from the woman's arm, "Thank you." Danielle said, giving her a tight hug.
"Smart choice Haerin." Ameera rubbed her sore arm, she gave the code, her guards then lowered their weapons.
Minji slowly walked over to Hanni and sat next to her, grasping her fingers. She felt her wife's body trembling, "It's okay baby, they won't hurt us." she whispered as she kissed Hanni's forehead.
Hyein stood up and stood by them.
"No weapons or dangerous objects in my building Ameera." Minji gave the woman a sharp look, she then glanced at Hyein, "Find out who the current shift security officer is and have him and his supervisor come here." she said angrily, Hyein bowed her head and walked out of the room.
She looked at Ameera again, "Tell your bodyguards to put their weapons anywhere but here." she growled.
Ameera glanced at her lazily, "Don't blame your security guards, they did a good job. I equipped my guards' weapons with metal shielding signals, that's why they can't be detected, and they are well hidden."
"Your device is so dangerous, you never know what they'll use it for or who they'll sell it to." Minji mimicked Ameera's expression.
"Don't worry, it can only activate if it is in close proximity to me, if anyone else tries to use or hijack it it will die before it succeeds." The woman sat down on the sofa, she then sent her guards out.
She then took out her cell phone from her handbag and typed something, not long after a young woman came carrying a brown envelope, she gave it to Ameera.
"Well, now let's get into the main event." she said as she took out some papers from the envelope.
Haerin gave her a suspicious look.
Hyein entered with two well-built men, their faces flat but looking worried. Minji glanced at them, she then waved her hand. The two men bowed 90 degrees then walked out of the room.
Hyein walked over to Minji and Hanni and stood next to them.
Ameera put the documents on the sofa table, Minji glanced at the papers and looked back at the woman.
"A few days ago my father came to me and asked about your proposal." she squinted her eyes, "He didn't usually ask first, because there were so many companies that wanted to work with us, I had to sort them." she said with annoyance.
"He was very interested in your presentation file and even immediately told me to come here to get your signatures personally."
The woman then glanced at her assistant who was still standing near the sofa, "Can you buy me a drink at the cafe downstairs? I'll die of dehydration if I wait for them to get it for me."
"Go with her, she needs access to the elevator." Minji told Hyein, the tall woman bowed her head and coded the assistant to follow her.
"How do we know you're telling the truth and without weird requests like before?" Minji asked. Ameera turned to her and gave her a lazy look, she then threw her cell phone on the table, "You can call him if you don't believe me."
Haerin walked over to the sofa table and picked up the document, she began to read it carefully.
She then glanced at Ameera, the woman raised her eyebrows, "What? There are no any conditions." she said, "Or did you change your mind and agree to my terms earlier?" she smiled and winked.
"Even if you strip naked and spread your legs in front of her, she won't even glance at you because she only dedicates her heart and body to me." came Danielle's soft voice.
Ameera looked over, Danielle smiled sweetly at her, "Why is it that one of the most wealthy and powerful women in the business world couldn't move on from her ex who didn't even want anything to do with her? Has the ocean run out of fish?" she said.
They locked eyes, Danielle opened her mouth again, "You just want to fulfill your ego, prove that no one can, should, or cannot resist you."
Minji stifled her laughter, glancing at Amerra who seemed to be trying hard to contain her anger and keep her face expressionless.
Ameera's assistant appeared from behind the door with Hyein, she stepped into the room and placed a mineral bottle and a cup of coffee in front of Ameera, the young woman then stood where she was.
Haerin handed the document to Minji, "It's been signed by Mr. Bafayed, the president director, it just needs your signature." she said, Minji looked at her expressionlessly, "I'm not the CEO anymore, you should sign it."
"Did you sign the agreement document with dad?" asked the cat-eye, "I sent it to his house." Minji replied, "Sign this Minji, we'll think about that silly agreement later." she leaned closer, "You have to sign this, please."
Minji stared at Haerin, she slowly took the document. Hyein's cell phone vibrated, she quickly checked it, she then approached Minji, "I have to go to the lobby for a moment, urgent matters." she bowed her head, Minji nodded as a sign of permission.
She then read the document carefully, the room was very quiet. Hanni watched Ameera and Danielle who were still staring intensely. Haerin was also looking at her lover, not knowing what to say or do.
Haerin had only seen Danielle like that this time.
"Does it always take you guys this long to sign a contract?" Ameera put her coffee cup on the table, then looked at Minji and Haerin in turn, "You're not as excited as when you first came to my company." she added.
Minji looked at the woman coldly, picked up a pen from the table and signed the document.
"It wasn't too hard was it? Then why are you gloomy? You should be happy that you can work with us, and this is a five-year contract, there has never been one this long, and it will be extended if the results are satisfactory." Ameera got up from the sofa.
The door opened and Hyein walked back into the room, Yoona following behind her. Minji and Haerin furrowed their brows.
"Did that crazy bitch keep her word?"
They all looked towards the door, Nagyung entered the room, her eyes wandered around and immediately stopped when she saw Ameera.
Ameera glanced at Nagyung and rolled her eyes, "What are you doing here?" she said irritably, Nagyung put on her smug face, "Making sure you brought the agreement letter here." she said.
Ameera scoffed, "I brought it because my father told me to." she then furrowed her brows and glared, "Wait a minute, how did you know that..." she stopped her speech, "You bitch, I should have been suspicious when my father asked me about this proposal." she narrowed her eyes.
"What's going on?" Minji stood up and stepped closer to Nagyung, "Miss Seol Na Gyung, is there anything we should know?" she asked through gritted teeth.
Nagyung folded her arms in front of her chest, "I got information from my sister that one of the leaders of Dubai First intends to exchange her autograph for one night stand with the COO of this company."
Ameera scoffed again.
"Fortunately SeolTech cooperates with Dubai First and my father is close with Mr. Bafayed. As an aspiring leader I have to make sure that the place where my future sister-in-law works has a better future, with more revenue and more influential connections."
Yoona's mouth dropped open, future sister-in-law? But she and Hyein hadn't planned for that yet.
"So I told my father that I plan to build a collaboration with KimTech Communication, this is a collaboration to make up for the failure of Minji and Yoona's engagement back then.
But of course I also told him that KimTech had sent a very perfect proposal to Dubai First but it hadn't been approved due to problems with his daughter.
Communication, technology, and security...imagine if the top companies in those three fields worked together. Surely a cheap lust shouldn't stand in the way of what would be an amazing collaboration, right?
After the conversation with my father I'm sure he immediately contacted your father and, voila, here you are." Nagyung smiled sweetly at Ameera.
Minji and Haerin glanced at Hyein, the tallest one stood awkwardly, she stared down at the floor.
Ameera picked up her bag that was next to her, she took a lipstick and a small round mirror holder from it, "I came here with good news but you guys are suspecting me and saying bad things about me." she pouted and started applying her lipstick.
Minji stood in front of her, "Regardless I still thank you very much for coming and I look forward to working with Dubai First early next year." she then bowed her head.
Ameera smiled widely and put her make up back into her bag, she then stood up and gave Minji a quick peck on the cheek, "You're such a cutie, too bad you already have a wife."
Minji wiped away Ameera's kiss marks with a slight grumble, "Ouch, at least don't do that in front of me." Ameera rubbed Minji's chin, she then faced Hanni, "I'll just say goodbye to this lovely and kind woman." she waved her hand, Hanni waved back awkwardly.
She then blew a kiss to Haerin, Danielle immediately pretended to catch the kiss and threw it on the floor then stepped on it.
Haerin chuckled, Ameera squinted her eyes irritably at Danielle. The cat-eye then whispered something to Danielle and kissed her.
Haerin walked to Ameera, then bowed to her, "Thank you." she said, Ameera just looked at her, there was sadness in her eyes.
This cute cat was no longer hers.
She sighed, "You're welcome Haerin." then continued her walk. She stopped in front of Nagyung, giving her a judgmental side-eye look. "See you at the annual meeting next year Ameera." Nagyung smiled.
Ameera just snorted, she then walked towards the door followed by her assistant, she suddenly stopped and turned around, "Aah I almost forgot, I just met one of your employees, she is as tall as Haerin and her hair is shoulder length. She was very friendly and attractive and explained well the procedure to meet you."
The woman rubbed her chin with the knuckle of her index finger, trying to remember, "Her name was..hmm..Jin Bol? Ju Sol?"
"It's Jin Sol, and no, you can't have any relations with the employees here, even if it's just friends." Minji's lips formed a thin line, her face looking annoyed.
Ameera shrugged her shoulders, "Well, it's not my loss." she said as she stepped out of the room.
Nagyung flopped her butt on the sofa, "You must realize that achieving a goal requires communication with the people around you Minji, you must also realize that allies are very important for your business.
I understand that you're used to working alone and all this you've accomplished with your blood, but there are some things that can only be accomplished with the help of those who are closest to you. You can't hold everything in your hands, you'll get overwhelmed and everything will slowly disappear." she crossed her legs and looked at Minji, giving a small smile.
Minji stood tensely, she clenched her hands tightly and closed her eyes.
I have to do it, this all happened because of her.
She then walked over to Hyein, staring at her assistant intently.
This stupid giraffe, who she always treated harshly but still stood by her side and defended her.
"Uuh..." Hyein looked at Minji tensely, she then bowed, "I'm sorry if I interfered in your business..."
Minji held Hyein's shoulders and pushed her gently until her assistant's body straightened up again, Minji took a few steps back, her lips forming a small smile, "Hyein, you do interfere in my business too much."
She then bowed 90 degrees to her assistant, "But you saved us all. Thank you."
Hyein's eyes widened, "Miss Kim..." she extended her arms, about to straighten Minji's body, but Haerin quickly swatted her hand away, she also standing in front of her.
Haerin smiled widely, "You deserve it stupid giraffe." and she also bowed 90 degrees to her.
"Thanks to you too Yoona." said Minji, still bowing. Yoona stood up awkwardly, she looked at Hanni, the Vietnamese smiled softly and nodded her head.
Nagyung took out her phone, "Aahh what a touching scene, don't be shy Yoona, they were supposed to honor you and Hyein. Now..." she scrolled through her phone screen, "Let's order some meat and soju to celebrate."
Minji went back to Hanni and kissed her on the lips, Hanni returned the favor and hugged her tightly. Minji then faced Haerin, "Are you busy tonight?" she asked, Haerin shook her head. Minji glanced at the agreement document on the sofa table and grinned cruelly, "Come with me to father's house, we have something to discuss with him."
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Mrs. Kim hugged Minji and Haerin tightly in turn, she kissed the cheeks of both daughters, "Are you doing well? Did you have dinner?" Mrs. Kim caressed Minji's cheeks worriedly, "We're fine Mom, we ate before we came here."
Mr. Kim came out of the bedroom, he furrowed his brows when he saw his two children in the living room, "You came." he said.
Minji looked over, "Yes father, I'm here to visit Mom, and give you something." she put her satchel on the living room table.
Haerin opened the bag and took out two envelopes from inside. Mr. Kim walked over to the living room sofa and sat down, he watched them.
Haerin gave the thinner envelope to Minji, who immediately placed it in front of Mr. Kim, "I want you to read that." she said impassively.
Mr. Kim opened the envelope and took out the contents, his brow furrowed when he saw the writing at the top of the document.
~Contract Agreement Between Dubai First Co. and KimTech Communication~
His brow furrowed further when he saw the signature of Asad Bafayed, the CEO and owner of the company.
"I got the contract, and I want to terminate our agreement." Minji said, Mr. Kim put the document back on the table, Haerin immediately took it back and put it in the bag.
"You've already signed it." said Mr. Kim, "But I got the deal in the end, with Haerin and Hyein's support." Minji fumed.
Mr. Kim leaned his back on the sofa, " It already happened Minji, you can't undo it." he stared at his daughter. Minji took out a document from a thicker looking envelope.
"Then I'll be the one to take action." she said, she then glanced at Haerin, the cat-eye took out a small bottle from the inner pocket of her jacket, she poured the contents onto the document in Minji's hand.
Minji took her zippo from her pants pocket and lit the lighter, the fire immediately ignited and engulfed the sheets of paper that were already soaked in the liquid from the bottle.
Minji dropped the burning documents on the floor, the fire quickly started to burn through the pile of papers. The Kim family's butler quickly ran to get the fire extinguisher and came back to spray the flames on the floor.
As white smoke soon rose in the living room, the butler quickly handed Mrs. Kim a handkerchief to cover her nose. Minji and Haerin were face to face with their father.
Mr. Kim stood up slowly from the sofa, his hands clenched into fists, "You ignorant children, you're out of your minds." he fumed as he walked over to them.
There was a loud slap.
But it wasn't Minji's cheek that was hit, nor Haerin's.
"I won't let you hurt them again." Mrs. Kim looked angrily at her husband, her tears falling. There was a red mark on Mr. Kim's cheek.
The middle-aged man stared at his wife in disbelief, "Yeobo, they intend to harm us...", "They always tried so hard to make you proud but you always looked down on them and hurt them.." the woman's lips trembled, "From now on I won't keep quiet anymore, I'll stand up to you if you dare to touch them again."
Minji kissed Mrs. Kim's temple, feeling touched, "Thank you Mom." she whispered softly, she then faced her father. Haerin pulled Mrs. Kim to her side, she hugged her, feeling proud and also emotional.
"I will still be the CEO whether you like it or not, you can sue me if you feel I broke the agreement. But remember, I have Dubai First and SeolTech standing behind me father." Minji looked deeply at Mr. Kim.
She then sighed and looked at her mother, "I apologize in advance for doing this Mom." she bowed 90 degrees, Mrs. Kim and Haerin looked at her in confusion.
Minji stood up and swung her fist at Mr. Kim's face with such force, the middle-aged man staggered back and fell down on the sofa.
"That's for hurting my wife."