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Chapter – 85
Whose Bloodline Is It? (2)
“Future? Team Leader Ko, do you have some information?”
“Yes. In this line of work, things mostly move through rumors. But there’s an interesting one.”
“A rumor?”
“The current chairman, Lee Chungseong, who was the second son back then… his nickname was ‘married-woman killer.’”
“Married-woman killer?”
“Yes. It’s said he ruined many families.”
“What the….”
“It was a kind of way for him to show off that he was the winner. Especially after he was chosen as the successor, it got worse.”
Lee Chungseong wasn’t bad at business. In fact, he was very capable, which is why he beat his brothers and became chairman. But he had a serious problem—he seduced married women and took them to bed, which caused a lot of complaints around him.
He even almost lost his position when he targeted the wife of his closest aide. After that incident, he became quieter for a while.
“So that increases the possibility.”
In that world, rich heirs often treated women as trophies, but the issue here was that they were married women.
“Unlike others who were careful, Lee Chungseong was… reckless. There were records of huge compensation payments, and many rumors about abortions.”
“Abortions?”
“Yes. Too many complicated issues arise otherwise.”
Rich men who seduce women usually strictly control pregnancies. If a woman gets pregnant, they must pay huge compensation, and it can even lead to inheritance disputes.
“But Lee Chungseong… kept saying nonsense like ‘a winner must spread his seed everywhere,’ so he caused a lot of trouble.”
“He managed to stay heir? That’s surprising.”
“The other brothers were too incompetent.”
They were good students and graduated from good universities. But that made them good employees, not good leaders.
Ironically, Lee Chungseong became a leader because he kept causing trouble.
“Future… this is getting heavy.”
Future was a massive company, even bigger than Seonghwa and Daeryong combined. It basically controlled the global semiconductor industry.
“But it’s still just a possibility.”
“That’s the problem.”
It was easy to file a lawsuit, but what came after was the issue. If they sued without certainty, they might end up dragging Future into the conflict.
Even if they were certain, it still meant going against Future.
“What should we do…”
Noh Hyungjin stared at the name “Future.”
“First… we need to find out whether Jiyeon and Miyeon are really Future’s bloodline. Only then can we decide what to do.”
“Hmm…”
If they were truly Future’s bloodline, everything could change.
Meanwhile
“Future?”
“Yes. That’s what we think.”
“Ugh… Future…”
Yu Min-taek groaned.
“Now I remember. That bastard Lee Chungseong from Future… he used to hit on my wife… no, that woman.”
“Is that so?”
“My age gap with her was big.”
His first wife died in a plane crash. His second wife, Kim Hwaja, was much younger. He was in his late 30s, she was in her mid-20s, and Lee Chungseong was in his early 30s.
“I even fought him once. When divorce was mentioned, he stopped, so I thought he regretted it.”
“He didn’t. He just wanted to reduce suspicion after she got pregnant.”
“Damn it!”
Yu Min-taek gritted his teeth, remembering the lies.
“Now what? Even we can’t easily handle Future.”
“I agree…”
Noh Hyungjin fell into thought.
‘Future was already strong even in my past life. Right now they’re in internal conflict, so they won’t respond aggressively… but later they’ll retaliate. This isn’t simple. To make it easier… we need to strengthen Daeryong…’
“Thinking something?”
“No, just looking for a solution.”
“Is there even a solution?”
“We need to confirm who Yoo Sangho’s real father is…”
“Meet that woman?”
“I’ll try.”
“You want me to arrange it?”
“No. Just create an excuse.”
“Excuse?”
“Like a compensation claim.”
Hyungjin pulled out documents.
“If we use compensation as an excuse, I might be able to find out.”
Yu Min-taek clearly didn’t want to meet Kim Hwaja again, but agreed to provide the setup.
Meeting Kim Hwaja
Noh Hyungjin visited her as a legal representative.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Noh Hyungjin.”
“I can’t say the same.”
Her eyes were sharp and hostile.
“This time, I came to negotiate.”
“There’s nothing to negotiate. Let’s go to court.”
“Are you serious?”
“You and us were never meant to go the same path.”
“I’m only asking one thing. Who is Yoo Sangho’s real father?”
“What did you say?”
“Who did you cheat with?”
“Shut up!”
SLAP!
A fierce slap hit him.
“Grab him!”
The bodyguards immediately attacked him.
“Ughhh!”
Hyungjin was beaten brutally.
Aftermath
He ended up in the emergency room.
“They didn’t even want to talk…”
Song Jeonghan sighed.
“It got worse… she might not even know the father herself.”
“What?”
“She seems unsure.”
“Then we start over?”
“Yes… but there’s a bigger issue.”
Hyungjin’s expression turned serious.
“Kim Hwaja herself doesn’t know who the father is.”
“WHAT?”
Song Jeonghan froze.
“How many men was she involved with…?”
“I don’t know…”
Hyungjin realized something even worse.
Kim Hwaja had been involved with both Lee Chungseong and his father, Lee Gyeongman, at the same time.
Hyungjin thought bitterly.
‘That woman is insane.’
This meant the situation was far more chaotic than expected.
If Yoo Sangho was Lee Chungseong’s son, Jiyeon and Miyeon would be great-grandchildren of Lee Gyeongman.
If he was Lee Gyeongman’s son, they would become direct grandchildren involved in Future’s core inheritance war.
“This is getting worse… seriously dangerous.”
Hyungjin realized revealing this could destroy him.
Final Concern
Kim Hwaja’s greed had connected Seonghwa, Future, and Daeryong into a tangled mess.
“If I bring this forward… things will explode.”
He needed undeniable proof.
Then Go Munhak spoke:
“I might know someone who has that kind of information.”
He stood up and searched a metal cabinet.
“Maybe… this is related.”
