Three days passed before Jerry placed a black leather folder on Si-woo's desk. The silence in the office was dense, broken only by the sound of the wind against the penthouse windows.
"It was harder than I thought, Director," Jerry said, adjusting his glasses with an unusual seriousness. "The Han family spent a fortune to shield these documents. What’s inside doesn't exist in any public database."
Si-woo opened the folder. His eyes skimmed the pages until they stopped on a report signed by a prestigious private psychologist, dated five years ago.
As he read, Si-woo’s jaw clenched. The document detailed that Byeol-ha had been diagnosed with extreme sensory sensitivity and a unique form of synesthesia, but the family's approach was not supportive. To avoid "tarnishing the reputation" of the family business with an heiress they deemed imperfect, her parents and Ji-yoon isolated her completely. She spent months locked away in the family's countryside villa in Gangwon, forbidden from attending public events or interacting with anyone outside the family circle.
The worst came on the last page: a hidden financial clause transferring all of Byeol-ha's rightful inheritance to the management of Ji-yoon and her parents as soon as she came of age, under the pretext of "mental incapacity."
Si-woo slammed the folder shut, the snap echoing through the empty office. A cold, calculated anger began to replace his usual indifference. They weren't just hiding the girl; they were erasing her existence for profit.
"Director Kang?" Jerry asked, noticing the drastic shift in his boss's energy. "What will we do with this?"
Si-woo stood up and walked over to the glass wall, looking out at the Seoul skyline.
"Find out her routine at the Gangwon villa, Jerry. And get the car ready."
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