Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121 - Portrait Of Titus (2)
Chapter 122 - Visitor From The Desert (1)
Chapter 123 - Visitor From The Desert (2)
Chapter 124 - Visitor From The Desert (3)
Chapter 125 - Visitor From The Desert (4)
Chapter 126 - Rookie Of Boston Red Sox (1)
Chapter 127 - Rookie Of Boston Red Sox (2)
Chapter 128 - Buddhist Scripture Written With Gold (1)
Chapter 129 - Buddhist Scripture Written With Gold (2)
Chapter 130 - Buddhist Scripture Written With Gold (3)
Chapter 131 - Chaebol, Painting, And Happy Tears (1)
Chapter 132 - Chaebol, Painting, And Happy Tears (2)
Chapter 133 - Chaebol, Painting, And Happy Tears (3)
Chapter 134 - Enemies Are Everywhere (1)
Chapter 135 - Enemies Are Everywhere (2)
Chapter 136 - More Paintings (1)
Chapter 137 - More Paintings (2)
Chapter 138 - To Florence, Italy… (1)
Chapter 139 - To Florence, Italy… (2)
Chapter 140 - To Florence, Italy… (3)
Chapter 141 - People Who Are After The Masterpiece (1)
Chapter 142 - People Who Are After The Masterpiece (2)
Chapter 143 - People Who Are After The Masterpiece (3)
Chapter 144 - The Medici And The Aristocrats (1)
Chapter 145 - The Medici And The Aristocrats (2)
Chapter 146 - The Medici And The Aristocrats (3)
Chapter 147 - The Medici And The Aristocrats (4)
Chapter 148 - The Medici And The Aristocrats (5)
Chapter 149 - Drawings In The Charity Auction (1)
Chapter 150 - Drawings In The Charity Auction (2)
Chapter 151 - Drawings In The Charity Auction (3)
Chapter 152 - Drawings In The Charity Auction (4)
Chapter 153 - Drawings In The Charity Auction (5)
Chapter 154 - Now, To London… (1)
Chapter 155 - Now, To London… (2)
Chapter 156 - Now, To London… (3)
Chapter 157 - Now, To London… (4)
Chapter 158 - Seeing The Light Again (1)
Chapter 159 - Seeing The Light Again (2)
Chapter 160 - Seeing The Light Again (3)
Chapter 161 - Seeing The Light Again (4)
Chapter 162 - Uninvited Guest (1)
Chapter 163 - Uninvited Guest (2)
Chapter 164 - Uninvited Guest (3)
Chapter 165 - Uninvited Guest (4)
Chapter 166 - Dark Shadow (1)
Chapter 167 - Dark Shadow (2)
Chapter 168 - Dark Shadow (3)
Chapter 169 - Change And Progress (1)
Chapter 170 - Change, And Progress (2)
Chapter 171 - Change, And Progress (3)
Chapter 172 - Appraiser Talks Through Appraising (1)
Chapter 173 - Appraiser Talks Through Appraising (2)
Chapter 174 - Appraiser Talks Through Appraising (3)
Chapter 175 - Appraiser Talks Through Appraising (4)
Chapter 176 - Appraiser Talks Through Appraising (5)
Chapter 177 - Inheritance Left By The Parents (1)
Chapter 178 - Inheritance Left By The Parents (2)
Chapter 179 - Inheritance Left By The Parents (3)
Chapter 180 - Inheritance Left By The Parents (4)
Chapter 181 - Star Appraiser (1)
Chapter 182 - Star Appraiser (2)
Chapter 183 - Star Appraiser (3)
Chapter 184 - Terms Of Return Of Artifacts (1)
Chapter 185 - Terms Of Return Of Artifacts (2)
Chapter 186 - Terms Of Return Of Artifacts (3)
Chapter 187 - Terms Of Return Of Artifacts (4)
Chapter 188 - Terms Of Return Of Artifacts (5)
Chapter 189 - Artifact From North Korea (1)
Chapter 190 - Artifact From North Korea (2)
Chapter 191 - Artifact Match (1)
Chapter 192 - Artifact Match (2)
Chapter 193 - Artifact Match (3)
Chapter 194 - Artifact Match (4)
Chapter 195 - Artifact Match (5)
Chapter 196 - What Happened In Austria (1)
Chapter 197 - What Happened In Austria (2)
Chapter 198 - What Happened In Austria (3)
Chapter 199 - What Happened In Austria (4)
Chapter 200 - Bait To Catch The Big Fish (1)
Chapter 201 - Bait To Catch The Big Fish (2)
Chapter 202 - What The Depressed Man Left (1)
Chapter 203 - What The Depressed Man Left (2)
Chapter 204 - Where The Faith Leads Him To (1)
Chapter 205 - Add Painting To Painting (1)
Chapter 206 - Add Painting To Painting (2)
Chapter 207 - Add Painting To Painting (3)
Chapter 208 - Finally, To There… (1)
Chapter 209 - Finally, In There… (2)
Chapter 210 (End) - Epilogue
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Chapter 97: The Medici of the 21 st Century (3)
“A painting?”
“I cannot tell you what it is, but you will find out when you come. We will provide you with the plane
ticket and a hotel for your inconvenience.”
“And how’s the schedule?”
“Please take a plane that leaves at 10 a.m. in Korea next Monday. Check into the hotel we’ll provide
and come to the gallery the next day. If needed, we will provide an additional plane ticket for one
companion.”
“One companion? Hmm… okay. I’ll check my schedule and contact you again. Please send the
detailed plan to my museum’s email account.”
“Okay. I hope to meet you here. Then…”
After he hung up, he couldn’t start eating again because of Eunhae’s hot gaze.
“Oh, they’re inviting me to Saatchi Gallery. They’re inviting multiple appraisers during the gallery’s
special exhibition and, apparently, I’m one of them. I impressed them when I appraised that photo.
Well, anyway…”
However, that wasn’t what Eunhae wanted to hear.
“What’s that about the companion?”
“Oh… the foundation will provide the plane ticket and the hotel for me, and they can provide one more
plane ticket for a companion.”
“Wow! They’ll provide an additional first-class ticket to London?”
Haejin didn’t hear anything about first-class.
“I don’t know if that’s right. I didn’t hear…”
“It’s none other than Saatchi Foundation. You can’t be thinking it will be economy class, right? The
flight will take more than ten hours!”
She was even more excited than Haejin. She had lost a little, but she was still the granddaughter of
Hwajin’s founder. And she was excited about a first-class flight…
“I think you are right.”
“I am right. Oh… then should I rearrange my schedule?”
For a moment, Haejin doubted what he just heard.
“What?”
“What? Why?”
Eunhae asked back with wide eyes. Haejin couldn’t tell her that the companion he had had in mind
wasn’t her.
“No, it’s just… can you come?”
“Of course. I didn’t know I would get to go on a business trip so quickly, but I will prepare as fast as I
can. Let’s eat and go. I have lots of things to take care of. As the trip is tomorrow, I might have to work
this weekend, too.”
She called it a business trip, but she looked like a university student waiting for a trip abroad.
“O, okay.”
Eunhae seemed not to notice that Haejin hadn’t even eaten half of his Seolleongtang. She stood up,
paid with the company card, and waited for Haejin outside.
“You do know you look really busy, right?”
“I was not busy ten minutes ago, but I am now. Oh, but how long are you going to stay in London?”
“London is far. I think we should stay for at least three days.”
“Oh, only three days?”
“Then, how about… five days?”
“Five days would be fine.”
Eunhae nodded seriously, and Haejin couldn’t help but smile.
When they arrived at the museum, an email about the schedule and the hotel had arrived already.
The tickets were first-class, just as Eunhae had predicted.
The problem was that the foundation was providing only one room, but Haejin hadn’t told that to
Eunhae.
Telling her that she couldn’t come along because there was only one room would disappoint her, and
Haejin didn’t want to see her get disappointed.
Of course, he couldn’t keep it to himself so, in the end, he called Damon again.
“This is Park Haejin.”
“Mr. Park, I didn’t know you would call back so soon. I hope you didn’t call to refuse our offer?”
“I didn’t… I’m sorry, but I wanted to know if you could book one more room. I’ll pay for it. I thought
about making the reservation myself, but I thought it would be easier for you to book two rooms.”
Damon didn’t say anything. Haejin blamed himself for demanding too much, but then Damon laughed.
“Hahaha! I’m sorry. I couldn’t help but laugh. We will book two rooms, just as you said. We will also
take care of the expenses, so please come to London with delight.”
That was even better.
“That would be great. Then, I will see you at the Saatchi Gallery next week.”
Haejin hung up and started to get excited. The trip to the States had been only about business, so he
had just thought that being with Eunhae was good as he wouldn’t get bored, but this trip felt like a trip
with the girl he liked.
Time ran fast. The weekend passed in a flash and it was time to leave.
Eunhae had worked all weekend to take care of the things in advance. When Haejin met her at the
airport, although she had covered the dark circles with makeup, she looked very tired.
“You really can go in that condition?”
“You might not know this yet, but no matter how tired I am, I always get my strength back when I go
past the duty-free shops of an airport. This is not a problem…”
Haejin had traveled abroad all the time, but he never did any shopping at the duty-free shops.
His father spent his money only on grave robbing or as traveling expenses. So, he never felt excited
by duty-free shops.
“You must have spent so much money, and you are still excited to see duty-free shops?”
“Oh, are you going to not eat meat today because you ate it yesterday? And besides, I never got to
spend money like my cousins. It was unfair… anyway, let’s go. We still have time, so I’ll be able to see
a few shops.”
“Okay, okay.”
Nevertheless, if there’s something they shared once they arrived at the airport, it was the excitement
about traveling into the unknown.
Eunhae passed the immigration gate and went flying around the duty-free shops even if she had slept
for only half a day. Then, she fell asleep on the plane.
However, she only bought a wallet to give as a gift.
“Umm… how far have we come?”
After about six hours, she woke up. She very casually wiped off the drool on the corner of her lips, but
she glanced at Haejin, hoping he didn’t see that.
“About six hours and you missed the meal. I ate, but I couldn’t wake you up. Do you want me to ask
for it now?”
“No, I’m not hungry. We’ll get another meal soon, anyway. I’ll have that.”
But then, they heard a man’s voice from the side.
“Oh, aren’t you Ms. Eunhae of Saeyeon Gallery?”
Haejin looked in the direction of the voice. A man in his mid-30s wearing a neat suit was poking his
head out to Eunhae’s direction.
He wasn’t very handsome like Eunhae’s ex-fiancé, Lee Jongmyeong, but he looked macho with the
manly sharp chin and thick eyebrows.
“Oh, Director Oh, I didn’t expect to meet you here.”
If he was already a director at such a young age, Haejin could guess who he was. He had to be the
son of another company-owning family.
“Why are you going to London? Oh… it has to be about art, right? I went to Saeyeon Gallery a while
ago, but you weren’t there. I enjoyed the paintings, but it didn’t feel the same… I was very
disappointed. Hahaha!”
A gallery is where you go to see paintings. Why was he looking for Eunhae? Haejin frowned to hear
that.
“I don’t work at Saeyeon Gallery anymore. You won’t find me there.”
“What? You don’t work there? Why did you…”
“I just did.”
Eunhae smiled without explaining more. That was weird.
He then asked again, “Have you sold the share of the gallery you had?”
“I still have my share. It’s just… I moved to another company.”
“Then, where is your new company? It can’t be Haevici Gallery…”
“Have you heard of Park Haejin Art Museum? With Picasso’s painting…”
“What? Haha, I’ve heard of it. It has a strange name, but it is quite famous now.”
Haejin agreed about his museum’s name being strange. He had been proud when he picked that
name, but now, he was sometimes embarrassed. However, hearing that from someone else’s mouth
didn’t feel pleasant.
Eunhae could see that, she then glanced at Haejin and smiled.
“Ahaha, it’s… this is the Park Haejin Art Museum’s owner. Mr. Haejin, this is Director Oh Jeongmin of
Daeyang Entertainment.”
“Hello, I’m Park Haejin.”
Jeongmin was surprised.
“Oh, hello. I spoke without knowing who you are. I’m Oh Jeongmin.”
“Daeyang Entertainment, that’s a huge company. If you’re its director, you must be very capable.”
Other than art, Haejin didn’t care about other things. However, even he knew Daeyang Entertainment.
It was a big company that did various business including cable TV, movie filming and investment.
“No. I got lucky. Then you are Ms. Eunhae’s boss. Please take good care of her.”
“Oh, you didn’t have to say that. Haha…”
Eunhae laughed awkwardly and glanced at Haejin who also thought it was ridiculous. However, he
didn’t want to film a comedy show on a plane, so he just laughed.
However, Jeongmin wasn’t done yet.
“Could you make some time when we arrive in London? I’d like to have dinner together… I know a
good restaurant. It is on the Michelin Guide, so you won’t regret it.”
“I’m sorry, but I am going to work, not to go sightseeing, so my schedule is a little unpredictable. Let’s
have dinner together later.”
Haejin was moved at this polite refusal.
But then, Jeongmin turned to Haejin and asked, “Why doesn’t the boss help me a little?”
Haeji started to get annoyed.
“I am not Ms. Eunhae’s boss. She is the director. It is my museum, but I’m only its appraiser.”
“Khmmm… but you are still the actual owner…”
“She just refused to go on a date with you. Am I the only one who can see that?”
That was very straightforward, and Jeongmin’s face hardened immediately.
He couldn’t say anything, he then turned to Eunhae. He wanted her to say something, but she just
looked at him with pity. His face turned red.
“Khmm… I’m sorry. Park Haejin Art Museum… I’ll go to see Picasso’s painting one day.”
That sounded like he would come for revenge.
The rest of the flight was in an awkward silence. Haejin closed his eyes because he felt like he had
wounded Jeongmin’s heart, and Eunhae watched a movie and blocked her ears because of the
awkward atmosphere.
The actual problem came after that.
When they finally arrived at the airport, Haejin and Eunhae met a man who had been waiting for them,
but they were not the only people he had been waiting for.
“Well… I guess we will have to go together.”
Jeongmin took his luggage and moved first.
Haejin then asked why Damon had been waiting for Jeongmin.
He smiled and answered, “Mr. Saatchi’s M&C Saatchi is a great advertising company. Mr. Oh is here
because of the advertising contract. Of course, there are other reasons, too…”
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