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Over the next two days, Han Ji-eun took what she thought was 'Taeyeon's DNA' to the hospital to get it tested. While Father Kim was around, she also requested for the staff to film the entire process and not to let the sample leave the camera for even a second.

"Mrs Kim, it's impossible for us to complete your request," the hospital staff replied helplessly.

Seeing Han Ji-eun's determination, Father Kim simply viewed her as an anxious mother. So, his heart broke knowing how badly she wanted to prove her innocence.

"Ji-eun, you have truly suffered," Father Kim comforted, "If I knew you'd give birth to such an unfilial son, I wouldn't have stopped you from having an abortion."

"He's become completely lawless and has even married a wife that is pure evil."

Thinking of this, Father Kim was a little frustrated, so he pulled out his phone and gave Elder Kim a phone call. He then recalled all the 'evil' things that Tiffany had done to his father, "Father, Ji-eun and I have been bullied to this extent. If you don't step out to teach Tiffany a lesson, the Kim Family is going to be destroyed in her hands."

Elder Kim wasn't stupid, deaf nor blind. Although he did not witness everything that happened during this time in person, he knew exactly what was happening. He especially knew about the video that had appeared on the big screen of Global Square just a couple days ago.

Above all, he knew better than anyone how Tiffany was like as a person.

"When will the DNA results come out?" Elder Kim originally wanted to stay out of the mess, but after careful thought and knowing that things had gotten to this point, it didn't seem right for him to not say something.

"The hospital said it would take at least two days."

"I'll see you in two days then. I'll drop by Hyatt Regency for a visit."

After all, it had been a while since he saw Tiffany and his great grandchild, Elder Kim thought.

Father Kim had no idea what Elder Kim was thinking. He simply thought the old man was supporting him. But, little did he know, in order to understand Tiffany, the old man had already put in a lot of work in the past. Even if Father Kim was his son, Elder Kim would only help the person that he thought was right. After all, both sides were his loved ones, if he didn't pick a side, how was this battle to ever end?

"Ji-eun, I've already given my father a phone call. He will definitely help us when the time comes."

Han Ji-eun nodded her head. She had forgotten that the Kim Family still had an Elder Kim. And Elder Kim was known to protect the underdog.

So, how could Tiffany's fate end well when she was constantly stirring up a storm?

In two days time...

...there was bound to be a good show.

...

Suho had mentioned that a new person would be arriving at the apartment.

Initially, Irene thought he was just joking. But, who would have thought, early in the morning, a luxurious van arrived downstairs.

The new girl was the same age as Irene and had just gone home with a first place in free combat. From the sounds of it, the two girls were quite comparable in skills.

But, their treatment was far from the same.

The apartment consisted of two floors. Irene lived in the guest room on the bottom floor. Every now and then, when she was annoyed, she'd go upstairs to the main bedroom and lie inside for a while.

The furnishings in the main bedroom was definitely on a different level to her room. She originally assumed that Suho had left that room for himself and that he'd stay there every now and then for convenience purposes. Who would have thought...

...Suho ended up giving the room to this new girl...

"Are you Irene? Hello, I'm Annie. We are housemates from now on."

The girl wasn't as tall as Irene, but her body was clearly well-trained in martial arts. However, Irene did not like the girl's smile; it was too hard to tell if she was being sincere or fake.

So, Irene did not shake her hand. She simply crossed her arms and returned to the sofa, "Hello."

Annie did not respond. However, Annie's assistant was not pleased, "Who do you think you are? Annie greeted you because she acknowledges you. Have you not noticed that Mr Suho favors Annie over you?"

"It's best you don't provoke me," Irene warned as she picked up her video game console.

"We heard that you succeeded in your audition and got the chance to feature in a big American film, yet you chose not to take it. Well, I'm sorry, but Mr Suho has passed the opportunity to Annie already," the little assistant had no fear as she directly prodded at Irene'sweakness,

"Not only are you afraid of facing the cameras...you only know how to be a stunt double. Pfft our Annie has never been a stunt double. Is there any point to it? Stunt doubles put in all the work for others to take the credit. However, from the looks of it, that is all you are ever worthy of doing."

"That's enough Little Five. Watch what you're saying."

To tell someone to stop after they had already finished talking; Irene had witnessed cheap methods like this before, so she simply scoffed.

"She was being impolite to you!" the little assistant complained.

"It's fine. Mr Suho gave Irene's opportunity to me, so it's natural for her to feel a little upset."

"You are too kind."

Irene returned to playing her game without responding to the conversation between the two women. After all, in the end, the ultimate offender...was Suho.

Afterwards, Irene tried to give Suho a phone call. However, his phone was off.

But, was Irene the type of person to accept the shorter end of the stick?

Night soon arrived. Irene was preparing dinner in the kitchen when Suho turned up at the apartment to pick up Annie for a dinner with the director.

Irene put down her bowl and chopsticks. She would be lying if she said she was comfortable with what was happening.

But, at this time, she suddenly received a phone call from Hyoyeon, "Irene, do you want to come to Hyatt Regency? I want to make something delicious for you to eat."

"Yes," Irene replied as she sucked up her displeasure.

It didn't take long before Irene arrived at Hyatt Regency via taxi. Hyoyeon was already waiting at the entrance for her.

Although Irene felt a bit odd walking into someone else's house...it was better than forcing herself to stay at the apartment.

"Tiffany and Mr Kim are both very nice people, you don't need to be so nervous."

"OK."

Irene lowered her head and followed Hyoyeon into Hyatt Regency.

At this moment, Tiffany was sitting in the living room reading through her scripts. As soon as she saw Irene follow in behind Hyoyeon, she said gently, "Your mom mentioned that you were cheeky, so there's no need to act polite. I won't eat you up."

Irene lifted her head. As soon as she saw Tiffany; a legendary personality in Seoul; a person that everyone spoke about; she couldn't help but be in awe.

So, she scratched her head awkwardly, "I'm not quite used to this..."

Tiffany let out a gentle laugh, lowered her head and returned to her script. At this time, Irene walked over and knelt down beside her. "Are you in need of a stunt double?" she asked.

"Irene!" Hyoyeon warned.

Irene had never considered herself as a lowly person and simply viewed Tiffany as an industry senior. So, Tiffany did not feel like it was difficult to converse with her. In fact, she felt quite comfortable as she also asked a question, "You don't like following Suho?"

Irene did not say a word. She simply stared at Tiffany, but she obviously looked like she had been treated unfairly.

"Irene, get up first."

"It's fine, Auntie Lee. Actually, I've liked your daughter from the start," Tiffany said straightforwardly. She had a good eye for people and believed that people were drawn to each other if they were destined to be friends. So, Tiffany did not feel that Irene had to follow any particular rules.

Irene did not respond. She instead stood up and sat down on the sofa.

Seeing this, Tiffany did not ask any further, she simply replied, "I don't need a stunt double."

"Why?"

"I've always done everything myself."

"But, that's very dangerous!" Irene looked at Tiffany confusedly. Was it because she had to protect her pride in front of people?

"Firstly, you know better than I do that the job of a stunt double is very dangerous. There is no guarantee for neither your body nor your life. I don't care whether other people use stunt doubles or not. But, I am certain that I do not need one," Tiffany replied in seriousness.

"Plus, the film is mine and the script is mine. Only when I do every scene myself, will I be able to understand how to react and how the character feels. There are some things that can't rely purely on imagination. If a character is not portrayed by one person, don't you feel that it isn't complete?"

Irene thought to herself for a moment. Although she felt that Tiffany was being too serious, she also liked this seriousness.

"I don't like sticking to the rules!"

"So, can you tell me why you suddenly wanted to be my stunt double?"

Irene hesitated for a moment. She was used to being shameless and thin-skinned, so there was no reason for her to protect the jerk's pride.

As a result, Irene explained everything that Suho had done to Tiffany and Hyoyeon. Including how he had broken her video game console and how he had brought a new artist into the apartment to bully her. She explained the entire thing in detail!

After hearing Irene's story, Tiffany couldn't believe that Suho would act like that, but at the same time, she couldn't ignore it. She did not like seeing people she knew being bullied. Even though, the bully was also her friend.

"Since you can't stand it there anymore, then just quit," Hyoyeon comforted.

"But, the jerk wrote on the contract that if I was to break it, I would have to pay him $20 million."

"Are you worse than that girl named Annie?" Tiffany asked with no regard to whether it was $20 or $20 million.

"Are you joking? I started in the industry when I was 7..." Irene was obviously unwilling to accept defeat. Especially since, Annie only specialized in free combat, when she was skilled in all forms of martial arts. If she really wanted to do something, she would not accept defeat.

"Then why are you enduring it?" Tiffany directly pointed out, "If you really have nothing to fear, then you shouldn't let others look down on you."

"As bad as it sounds, I never let others take what belongs to me."

"Even if I don't like it, they will need to ask for my permission."

"If I was in your position, and I didn't want to go overseas, then I simply wouldn't go. However, I'm sorry, even though I don't want the opportunity, it doesn't mean anyone can just take it," Tiffany paused for a moment and looked at Irene,

"This industry has always been one where people suck up to the powerful and trample the weak. Even if you are just a stunt double, you need to be the best stunt double to deserve the right to say no."

"At that time, even if you don't agree with Suho and don't want to follow his arrangements, you won't care even if he hires someone else to annoy you."

Irene listened intently to Tiffany's words. She had always viewed Tiffany as a quiet person who got to where she was because of her righteous attitude. When Tiffany first started explaining her views on stunt doubles, Irene assumed she was a person that stuck to the rules.

But, the more she spoke....

...the more she felt that Tiffany was cool.

Plus, Tiffany's words ignited the fire in her heart.

"In the entertainment industry, winning an unknown battle is exciting."

Irene understood what Tiffany meant. If she wanted to be defiant against something, she needed to first get Suho's acknowledgment.

Seeing that Irene was now enlightened, Tiffany did not say any more. She simply asked, "Did you mention that Suho broke your game console? I have the newest version of a German one here. There are only two in the entire world. One is used as a sample and the other one is here in my home. You can take it home later as a gift."

Irene looked at Tiffany and smiled, "Is it fun?"

"I don't know if it's fun, but it's definitely not bad."

"Then I'll be glad to accept it," Irene said without any modesty.

Seeing the two women get along well, Hyoyeon felt her worries disappear. She originally thought that Irene would anger Tiffany, but she had been too paranoid. Tiffany was skilled at reading people's minds; in front of her, people would only show respect.

Irene wasn't stupid, she was actually very smart. So, she knew why Tiffany had given her the game console.

So, as Suho arrived home with Annie, Irene was sitting in the living room playing her game.

Suho choked, "You got another one?"

"It's none of your business," Irene replied.

"It looks fun," Annie was envious, but she also wanted to fight for favoritism to prove her status in front of Irene. As a result, she pretended to be weak and acted like she wanted the game console as well.

"I'll get you one in a couple days," Suho was accustomed to the competition between artists, so he naturally understood what Annie wanted.

However...Irene crossed her arms and said, "I'm sorry, but this is the only one available for private use in the whole world. Miss An wouldn't want my one would she?"

"Mr Suho..."

Seeing that Suho actually considered it, Irene quickly responded, "I'm sorry, Tiffany gave this to me. If you want, you can ask her if you can have it."

Hearing this, Suho clenched his teeth. This brat!

She finally learned how to throw her weight around.

But, why was Tiffany getting involved?

"Tiffany? Do you know Tiffany?" Annie's eyes ignited with envy.

"Go get some rest, it's getting late," Suho reminded. It was time for this childish game to end.

However, just as the two turned to leave, Irene suddenly called out, "Wait!"

"What?" Suho had already reached the doorway when he heard Irene's call and turned around.

"I'll accept the offer from 'The Savage Wars'," Irene lifted an eyebrow at Annie as she spoke. Seeing the expression on Annie's face turn sour, she added, "Tiffany was right. If something belongs to me, I shouldn't give it away..."

"Irene...you already rejected it before...isn't it bad to accept it again?" Annie acted extremely helpless in front of Suho. In fact, she even stuttered as she spoke.

When someone acted helpless, especially when it was a beautiful woman, most men wouldn't be able to handle the pitiful look in their eyes and give up. But, when it came to men like Suho and Taeyeon, they knew inside how hateful these women truly were.

Especially when Annie thought that Irene would tolerate her for the sake of her own pride.

However Irene never cared about pride; she was reckless and wild. If she wanted to do something, she simply did it. She barely ever considered her pride when doing anything. With the added bonus of witnessing Annie's act, Irene was extra pleased with the outcome. Tiffany's advice was indeed effective.

"What's so bad about it? If I have ten cents and I decide that it is taking up too much space, I might leave it somewhere. But, does that mean it doesn't belong to me anymore?" Irene made a relatively uneducated comparison. Of course, Suho was not convinced by this.

"But...Mr Suho has already discussed swapping actresses with them."

"He can also tell them to swap it back. The producers originally wanted me anyway. If he can't do such a small task, what kind of manager is he? Why not let me do his job instead?" Irene rolled her eyes.

As soon as these words left Irene's mouth, even Suho was deemed speechless. This brat...

...was ruthless when dealing with her enemies.

"Mr Suho..." Annie couldn't beat Irene, so immediately tried to plead for help. She assumed that Suho would definitely help her.

Suho originally wanted to leave. But after hearing Annie's plea, he decided not to anymore as he sat back down on the sofa, "Irene's right."

Annie turned pale in surprise, "Mr Suho..."

"But, Annie's words aren't completely wrong either. Irene, the job originally belonged to you, but the opportunity belonged to all of us. As soon as you said that you didn't want it, you naturally lost your opportunity. This is something that neither you, Annie or I can change. Your comparison with your money isn't very feasible."

Irene was tempted to walk up and bite Suho.

Meanwhile, Annie finally relaxed a little.

"So..."

"...when you said that you didn't want the role and only wanted to be a stunt double, as your manager, I had no choice but to give it to someone else. This was a reasonable decision. I will give the producers a call regarding this matter, but whoever they decide to use in the end is not up to me."

Irene glared at Suho without saying another word. She simply put down the game controller in her hands and turned to leave the room.

"Jerk, a*shole...Go die!" Irene treated her pillow as Suho after returning to her room. Apart from hitting and kicking it, she also threw it on the ground and stepped all over it, "If you want to be heartless, then I will be disloyal."

"Go to sleep," Suho said to Annie after Irene returned to her bedroom.

"Thank you, Mr Suho," Annie thought that Suho had helped her, so her smile became a lot sweeter. However, behind Annie's back, Suho directly gave the producers a phone call and told them that Irene accepted the role and would be playing the villain in 'The Savage Wars'.

He understood Irene's temper, so he hadn't actually told them that she rejected it in the first place. As for the director that Annie met, he was no director of 'The Savage Wars'. Suho had deliberately tried to anger Irene from the start. But, of course, with her rebellious attitude, she was more willing to listen to Tiffany instead.

Although the result had nothing to with the effort he had put in, at least it turned out favorable.

He assumed, at this moment, the brat probably wanted to tear him apart...

...

The next morning, Irene stepped out of her room after a satisfying night of sleep to find Annie's assistant, Little Five, playing with a toy poodle in the living room.

The dog was cute and playful as it ran recklessly around the living room. In the end, Little Five caught the dog, placed it on top of Irene's game console and allowed it to step all over it.

Irene walked up to Little Five and glared at her.

Little Five knew the game console belonged to Irene, but she suspected that Irene lied; it couldn't have possibly been a gift from Tiffany. So, she brought her dog along to pick on her.

Irene did not say a word. She simply pulled out her phone and made a phone call right in front of Little Five. After the phone connected, she turned on the loudspeaker, "Fany unnie, are you still sleeping?"

"I'm reading my script, what's wrong?" Tiffany asked back.

"Is it convenient for you to tell me how much the game console you gifted me is worth? And where I can get it fixed?"

"One of Tae's friends delivered it to us. It is German-made and is the latest design created by a famous gaming company. It is apparently $3 million or so. There is nowhere in Korea where you can fix it. The

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