Chapter 208
Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
~Phoebe~
She raised her hand to me.
But I didn't move.
I was ready.
Before she could bring it down, a hand shot out in front of me.
"Imo Chi-ma, you should listen and step back."
Taeyung's voice was low and dangerous as he stepped in front of me protectively.
The woman glared at him.
"Impudent child, is this how you speak to your elders?"
"Imo Chi-ma..."
Taeyung's eyes darkened, and a foul look settled across his face.
"It seems to me you may have forgotten your place among us."
His voice carried across the table.
"This is the future Mrs. Kim of the Kim Group. You are a bastard child... a daughter born outside the marriage. If my Halmeoni hadn't accepted you, you wouldn't be sitting at this table with us, carrying the Kim family name."
The ballroom went quiet.
Conversation died around us as heads turned in our direction.
Taeyung wasn't yelling.
He didn't need to.
