As time passed, public opinion grew increasingly vicious.

‘Well, there’s no one to stop it, so I guess that’s only natural.’

If I’d still had the SH Guild behind me, they probably could’ve defended me to some extent, but right now there wasn’t really anyone around who could steer public opinion about me in a better direction.

Well, sure, if I really tried sucking up to Haeseong’s side, it felt like I could probably work something out, but after that day Im Haekyung hadn’t contacted me recklessly either. Then again, a scandal-like mess had broken out around that side too, in a different way, so it made sense they’d be keeping their distance.

Kwon Taehan cleanly billed me only for the cost of the car under the name of a settlement. He’d seemed pretty pissed, so I thought he might try to throw me in jail or something, but apparently he just didn’t want to keep dragging things out. In the first place, it seemed like the reason he accepted the cost of the car was because refusing it would only make the whole thing bigger.

‘Honestly, it’d be better if we stayed tangled up.’

I did feel a little regret…… but now, well, I had the excuse of an “apology” to go see him, so it wasn’t like I was crushed with regret either.