8. I will pay compensation

What's more? Baekmyo's fans, even they are dare to tease me at the office. That is a problem between me and Baekmyo, why they takes revenge against to me? It makes me really frustrated. We are a husband and wife couple, don't they know? I wish I can tell them.

"Yongju, bring three cups of coffee to the design department!" asked Soohe, a member of the Gossip Trio.

I kick off the broom that I am holding. It's part of my job, but the more serve, the more spoil they are. "Can you wait for me to finish it?" I said.

"Yongju, we were in the same department, but now we are different. You dare to go against my orders?" replied Soohe.

"You can order to other person, Soohe."

"Okay, I didn't insist."

Soohe leaves me. I breath a sigh of relief, grateful that she doesn't continue to bully me. However, I am wrong. Just when Soohe disappear, cpme the team leader of the cleaning department.

"Yongju, you really want to leave the company? After taking revenge on the new CEO for demoting your position, now you're taking revenge on the design department?!" The Team Leader scolded me.

What is this gossip? Revenge for the new CEO? To Baekmyo? I haven't replied to anything, in fact I was the one who hit first.

"Madam, I don't know what you mean," I said.

"Hurry up to my office when you've finished the job!" commanded the Team Leader.

-o0o-

It turns out that in the Team Leader's room there was Soohe who has been waiting for my arrival. Being a fan of Baekmyo is just a fan, there is no need to bully me.

"Yongju, what do you really want? You entered this department on the orders of the Director, not the design department's own wishes. Why don't you want to carry out orders from the design department people? It's already part of your job, you want to die, huh? " said The Team Leader.

"Madam, I don't ..."

"You know our new CEO is the president director's son and will become the president director of the HK Group in the future. You should be grateful he didn't fire you. Just because he lowered your position, you dare to leak company secrets? Sort of after his position was shifted. You little fellow dared to fight back? You really are great, huh?"

Even I'm not given the opportunity to explain. I know, surely Soohe has complained nonsense to the Team Leader. She looks happy that I get scolded all out like this.

"I'm sorry, Ma'am."

"Don't apologize to me! Please apologize to Miss Soohe!"

I know it will end like this. What else can I do? I have no other choice. My pride... goodbye.

"Miss Soohe, I'm sorry for my carelessness. I hope you will forgive me," I said, having to do it.

"Do it rightly!" Soohe said.

"What?"

Soohe without hesitation gives me gesture to kneel in front of her. What's with her?

"Yongju, hurry up and do it if you don't want us to have problems!" whispered the Team Leader urging me. Looks like the Team Leader has been threatened by Soohe.

I swallow hard, with a heavy heart I obey Soohe's wishes and kneel in front of her and apologize. Look, I lower my pride again for the sake of all of you members of the cleaning department. You have to thank me in the future.

Baekmyo unexpectedly passes in front of the Team Leader room, at first he sees this incident in surprise, then he grins with satisfaction at me. That grin, I see it clearly. My heart hurts so much.

-o0o-

I slam the red folder onto Baekmyo's desk. "Drop the demands, Baekmyo!" I asked Baekmyo who is sitting in his chair.

Baekmyo, who is staring at the laptop screen, turns to look at me. "What are your rights?" he asked in a very casual manner, like washing his hands after chopping a human. No guilt at all. In the slightest.

"Because I'm innocent!" I shouted in frustration. I can't be as calm as Baekmyo, cannot.

"All evidence is there and everything is legally strong. How else do you want to fight, Miss?"

"You!" I point at his face full of hatred. I don't know what to say for this man to hear me.

Baekmyo smiles sarcastically.

I am out of words. How can he bully a small person like me. I take a deep breath, I already thought it. Looks like I should  make a decision. Baekmyo isn't playing games. Resign and unemployee, where will the money come from? Getting fired is same. The incarceration is even worse.

"Okay, I'll pay the damages," I finally give him the decision. "But ... please don't fire me!"

He grimaces, mockingly. "Are you sure? I have other options for you. You keep working and should not pay compensation, I will also cancel my lawsuit. As long as... you cancel your agreement with my parents."

"What?"

"Isn't that very easy?"

That means I betray the President Director and should pay the fine. Baekmyo, he is really bad.

"Easy do you say? This is not a matter of easy or difficult, this is a matter of loyalty. Just as you are still faithfully waiting for that woman named Shela. You should understand my position!" I said.

Baekmyo's aura turns dark after I said the name 'Shela'. "Hurry up and make a decision!" he said coldly.

"I will not cancel the agreement. I... I will pay compensation," I said firmly.

"Then hurry up and sign!" Baekmyo hands me the letter of agreement and I sign it quickly.

"But... will pay little by little," I said again.

"Whatever, as long as you pay it off within one year."

What? One year?

"Um," I nod resignedly. "I will try."

Sometimes I am willing to pay compensation not because I am guilty, but I am forced, because I also cannot afford to pay detectives and lawyers to investigate my case.

My suffering is increasing. Baekmyo is a vengeful person, right? Starting from demoting my position because I refused his offer, then slandered that I leak the company secrets. He is fit to be a businessman, he plays very gracefully even though it is dirty.

"By the way, were you the one who told people that I leaked company secrets to get revenge on you? Because you demoted me?" I asked curiously.