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EP.32 Tricked on the Bed..! 

I discussed with Ruby how much money I would repay her. 

She didn’t like my offer and, citing ridiculous reasons, demanded 50 million won. 

When I firmly refused, Ruby suggested we do something pleasurable together; thinking it was an opportunity, I followed her into her room. 

At that moment, a message related to NX appeared on her monitor. 

I considered asking her about NX, but decided it would be better to turn her into a sex slave and interrogate her afterward. 

But unexpectedly, Ruby’s appearance was so seductive and stimulating that I lost myself in the moment, enjoying her charms-until, suddenly, I heard the sound of a camera shutter. 

Click-!! Click-!! 

...What was that sound? 

I was happily swimming in Ruby’s cleavage... 

Who dared to make a sound that startled me?! 

When I looked up, Ruby’s previously sultry expression was gone, replaced by a pitiful one. 

Before I could process the sudden change- 

Click-!! Click-!! 

The camera kept clicking. 

I quickly looked to the side to find the source. 

But it was far too late. 

Ruby was already holding her phone, taking multiple clear photos of us together on the bed. 

"What... what are you doing?!" 

"Hehe!! Surprised? I got shots of you trying to pounce on me~!" 

"Why all of a sudden...? Why are you taking those?" 

"Hmm~~ How should I put it...? To blackmail you??" 

What? Blackmail? 

I couldn’t make sense of it. 

I’d thought Ruby was just an airhead, but her words made my eyes widen and my whole body tense up. 

"Blackmail? What kind of blackmail?" 

"These photos~~ What do you think will happen if I send them to my boyfriend? Hehe! Just imagining it is exciting!" 

"What?! Don’t do it!!" 

Ruby’s boyfriend is that gangster... the one waiting at my parents’ house for me to pay up. 

He’d warned me on the phone that if I touched Ruby, I’d better be ready. 

If she sent those photos... 

Who knows what he’d do to my parents. 

"You’re joking, right?!" 

"Joking? Kya-ha-ha!! Does this look like a joke?! Want to see the photos?" 

...I was shaking. 

Was it a mistake to think she was just a dumb girl? 

It felt like all my plans to dominate her and get what I wanted were going up in smoke. 

While I was panicking, Ruby, lying beneath me, picked up her phone and showed me the photos she’d just taken. 

They were explicit. 

Somehow, Ruby managed to look like she was being assaulted, with a serious, distressed expression. 

My own face was even worse...! 

I was grinning like an idiot, looking completely aroused. 

Even if she didn’t send them to the gangster, those photos alone could make me look like a criminal in an instant. 

"G-give it here!! Delete them right now!!" 

"Nope! Don’t touch~ I’ll press send!" 

"What?!" 

As I reached for her phone, Ruby put her finger right over the send button. 

For a moment, I thought about snatching it away, 

but her finger was so close to the button she could press it instantly. 

That thought vanished. 

"Why are you doing this?? What do you want?!" 

"Hehe~ You idiot! Look at you panic!! Kinda cute, actually?" 

Ruby’s attitude and expression had changed 180 degrees. 

It was clear now that everything she’d done before was an act, and the realization sent chills down my spine. 

"Should I press it~ or not? Maybe I’ll just do it!" 

"No!! Don’t press that!! If you do, my parents could be in danger..!" 

"What do I care? That’s not my problem. Now, get off me, you idiot!" 

"Ugh..!" 

Annoyed, but with no choice, I got off her. 

Ruby got out of bed, phone in hand, and started blackmailing me. 

"So~ have you changed your mind now?" 

"You want money?" 

"Correct~! Why? Is it hard to give up? But you got to rub up on my boobs, so it’s not a total loss, right?!" 

"What if I say I won’t pay? What will you do then?" 

"What?! Are you trying to piss Ruby off?!" 

Whap-! 

Ruby jabbed at her phone’s screen. 

For a moment, I thought she’d actually pressed send and panicked. 

"Ahh!! No!!!" 

Was she really that impulsive? 

But... she hadn’t actually pressed send. 

Relieved that she’d only pressed next to the button, I collapsed to the floor in shock. 

"Damn..! This is too much..! Do you think 50 million won is easy to come by?!" 

"What about me?! Do you think it was easy pretending not to throw up while tricking you?" 

Where had the dumb bimbo from earlier gone? 

The airheaded Ruby was gone, replaced by a truly cunning and wicked woman. 

Damn... I never thought I’d get caught like this. 

Letting my guard down because I thought she was dumb was my mistake. 

"So... if I give you the money, you’ll delete the photos?" 

"I will♥ I don’t want those dirty pictures of you on my phone either!" 

...Fine. Let’s do it this way. 

I’ll pretend to give her the money, have her delete the photos, and then take the money back by force. 

After all, it’s just the two of us in this room. 

If things go south, I can call Sohee for help. 

"Okay... wait here!" 

"Going to get the bag?" 

I nodded reluctantly and left the room to get the money. 

Unexpectedly, Ruby followed me out and spoke to Sohee, who was sitting by the entrance. 

"Hey, unni? Can you open the front door for me?" 

[Haa... haa... You want me to do it??!] 

Sohee reacted irritably, sweating even more than before from the rotor. 

But the situation was critical. 

If Ruby got upset, my parents could be in danger, so I took action. 

"I’ll get it!! Darling, hold this for a second!" 

Before things escalated, I handed the bag to Sohee and opened the front door. 

There were the two gangster thugs, smoking by the window. 

"What’s up?" 

They eyed me suspiciously. 

Ruby called out to them in a cutesy voice. 

"Guys~ Come in for a sec?" 

As soon as she spoke, the two heavy guys rushed over, standing at attention in front of the door. 

"Hey guys~ Can you open the bag that unni has and check how much is inside?" 

"Yes, Ruby!" 

At Ruby’s command, the thugs moved quickly. 

Why was this happening?! 

I was in shock. 

I’d planned to bring the bag into the room, pretend to pay, then snatch it back...! 

But with those thugs there, that was impossible. 

And with Sohee in her current state, she couldn’t help. 

Ruby seemed to anticipate all my plans, blocking every move I could make. 

Then, one of the thugs approached the struggling Sohee. 

"Hand over the bag, pretty coworker." 

[Hey..! Is it okay to give this to them..?] 

Sohee glared at me. 

Of course, I didn’t want to hand it over, but there was no other way. 

I nodded, telling her to give them the bag. 

Sohee handed over the 007 bag, and the thugs opened it to check the amount. 

"Wow That’s a lot of money this guy?" 

"Heh... not easy to carry this much cash around!" 

After counting, they closed the bag and reported to Ruby. 

"Ruby, there’s about 70 million won in here." 

"Oh my~ Then give it all to me♥" 

Wait a minute. 

Was she really going to take the whole bag? 

That can’t be right..! 

"What?! You’re taking all of it?" 

"Of course~ What, should I just take a little?" 

"This isn’t right!! I said I could only pay three million!" 

"Oh~ shut up!!!!!!! Should I press send?!" 

Ruby threatened me with her phone, then smirked. 

"You got to rub and touch my boobs, so isn’t it fair I get this much?" 

"Don’t be ridiculous! This isn’t right!" 

"It is here, isn’t it? Kya-ha-ha-ha! What are you going to do if you don’t like it?! What can you do right now?!" 

She was toying with me. 

But there was nothing I could do. 

No matter how hard I tried to think of another plan, nothing came to mind... 

And now, thanks to Ruby’s claim that I groped her, Sohee was giving me a look like I’d done something stupid again. 

"I’ll sue you!! Do you think you’ll get away with this?!" 

"Go ahead! Then I’ll sue you right back with these photos! We’ll see who gets screwed in court!" 

Did her IQ suddenly skyrocket? 

Gone was the dumb girl from before; now Ruby was all sharp threats. 

Shit..! 

Underestimating her was my downfall... 

"What?! Got a problem?! So what are you going to do~~!!" 

She acted like someone who’d shaken down plenty of people before, 

like she was an expert at squeezing money out of men. 

Damn..! 

This is so fucking infuriating..! 

"Why are you doing this?! We’re both people-there’s no reason to go this far!! That money is really important to me!!" 

"Why? Want to know?" 

"Yeah! What the hell is it?! No matter what, this is too much!!" 

"You disrespected me, you bastard." 

"What?!" 

"You said you didn’t know me... acted all annoyed... kept treating me like I was stupid!" 

"What...! You’re doing all this just for that?" 

"Blah blah blah~ So what should I do? Just send the photos?" 

Aaargh!!!! Damn!!!! 

I felt utterly, miserably defeated. 

I couldn’t believe how quickly I’d been outplayed. 

Why didn’t I see this coming? 

From the start, the odds were against me, and I let my dick do the thinking... 

I hated myself for being so stupid and careless. 

"So what now~~ Are you going to give me the money or not!?" 

"...I’ll give it." 

"Hehe! Good choice♥" 

I’d rather die than give it to her. 

I’d planned to use the leftover money to fix my parents’ house after paying off the debt... 

But now, I had to hand over this precious money to a trashy woman as a ‘consolation fee’..! 

My blood boiled, but I had no choice. 

Defeat. 

I’d fallen into a trap like an idiot, robbed by a stranger. 

But I couldn’t risk putting my parents in danger. 

I could call the police, but... 

In a world where fists are closer than the law, who knows what that gangster would do if he saw Ruby’s photos. 

Is there really no choice but to give up all the money..? 

"At least... delete the photos! Then..!" 

"I was going to anyway, I don’t want pictures like that either!" 

Press-! Press-! 

Ruby started deleting the photos from her gallery. 

"Delete them from the trash too!" 

"Wow~ How did you know? Not a total idiot, huh?!" 

"You... you bitch..! Delete them now!!" 

"Huh?! Whatever. Guys!! Kick these losers out!!" 

The thugs moved right away. 

Ruby hadn’t even properly deleted the photos, but as the thugs tried to push me out, I struggled, but I was no match for their strength. 

Sohee tried to restrain one of the thugs, but Ruby threatened her with the photos. 

I had no choice but to tell Sohee not to fight, and we were both thrown out the door. 

SLAM-!!! 

As the door closed, a wave of anger, regret, and self-loathing hit me. 

"Damn..!! Damn!!" 

[Haa... Hey, Kim Chihwan. What the hell happened? What’s with the photos? Did you do something stupid again?!] 

"I’m sorry..! Just...!" 

[What’s going on..! Should I go back in and beat them all half to death?!] 

"No... But are you okay, darling?" 

[Haa... I’m exhausted... you bastard..! I really... feel like I’m going to die..!] 

"Let’s just get out of here..! You’ve had a rough time, right?!" 

[Can we just leave?! Are you sure it’s okay!!] 

"It’s fine... it’s all my fault..! Let’s just go fix your problem first..!" 

Sohee gave me a look like she didn’t trust me. 

But seeing my completely serious face, she couldn’t say anything. 

We hurried back to the car, 

and as the rotor’s vibration got even stronger, Sohee struggled even more. 

I quickly drove us back to the office. 

As soon as we arrived at Milf’s office, supporting Sohee, 

Ring-ring♬ 

I got a call from my mother.