"I want you to drop the charges you filed against my brother."

Myungsoo became quite. He was used to this kind of directness from his male employees and executives. But from a woman? Never. And by the look on her face, he knew she wouldn't think twice with something she wants to happen.

"Are you kidding me? You're brother, Park Jihoon, is the reason why my brother, sister in law and nephew died! How on earth did you had the courage to ask me that?"

Jiyeon shuts her eyes closed for a moment. Taking a deep breath to calm herself, and when she opened her eyes again his cold gaze met hers. "We both know the investigation says that the real reason is because of a brake failure. It is not my brother's fault!"

"Not his fault?" Myungsoo slammed his fist over the desk and he looks like a wild and dangerous animal when he faced her. "He was driving under the influence of alcohol, how can say to me that it wasn't his fault? Do you know what it feels like to lose someone you love in that kind of accident? Do you know what I feel now that I lost my older brother?"

"Yes, I know." she answered calmly. It was written on her beautiful face how she understand and compassionate she is towards him. "My brother and I knew what you feel because we lost our parents in that kind of accident too when we were still young."

That shuts him up and stared at her in surprised. A moment of silence surrounded them. He knew about that since it was included on the reports of the private investigator he hired. "Whatever you said, my mind won't change. It is not easy to forget what happened. I can't forgive him for what he did, he's a useless--"

"He's dying!" Jiyeon couldn't stop herself but to tell him what is her brother's condition. She wanted to cry so badly. She hasn't let go of the tears she's been trying so hard to keep in when the doctor told her about Jihoon's health condition when she came back in Korea from Italy. "Can't you see? If you had him investigated--which I know you did--you would know that!"

Myungsoo lost