Yoo-hyun went deeper after confirming their relationship.
“I heard that there are financial problems with the cooperative companies. They have the technology and competitiveness, but why are they worse off than other companies?”
It was when Jeong Da-hye was about to calmly answer.
Jack Cruise cut off her words with a relaxed smile.
“Haha. Steve, it seems like there was some misunderstanding.”
“Misunderstanding? Are you saying that I’m mistaken?”
Jack Cruise bowed down to Yoo-hyun’s strong tone.
In the process, he made a slip of the tongue.
Yoo-hyun didn’t miss it.
“Didn’t you just say that? You’ll solve the money problem right away. I’m curious about how.”
“Why are you suddenly silent? Did I hear wrong?”
Yoo-hyun tightened the grip on him and pressed him step by step. Jack Cruise’s position became awkward.
What if he said no here?
He could lose a big fish for a small amount of money.
Since there was no way out, he boldly blurted out.
“No. We were going to invest money anyway.”
“You mean EnerTex will solve the money problem for them?”
“Of course. It’s our role to create an environment where cooperative companies with technology can work. EnerTex is not the leader of the shale oil industry for nothing.” 𝑅𝓪ＮǑᛒĘṨ
The cooperative company presidents were dumbfounded by Jack Cruise’s shameless words.
The most absurd thing was Jeong Da-hye, who had been suffering from this problem.
Of course, she managed to control her expression professionally, but her thoughts were clear.
Yoo-hyun didn’t care and asked again.
“Is that so? Then when can you do it?”
“Yes. You must have a schedule.”
“Maybe… It will be settled within next week.”
Jack Cruise, who had been rolling his eyes, dug his own grave.
Yoo-hyun’s pressure made him hasty.
Yoo-hyun calmly put the final stamp on it.
“Next week… I see. Let’s check it out then.”
“Check… You have to. Of course you have to.”
“You’re easy to talk to.”
Yoo-hyun wrapped up the conversation with a slight smile.
He got what he wanted with the flower card in his hand.
More than anything, he made Jeong Da-hye’s heart more comfortable.
Yoo-hyun left behind Jack Cruise’s bewildered expression and asked Jeong Da-hye.
“What do you think EnerTex should do first if they secure the funds?”
“Of course, they have to expand the shale oil extraction area.”
“But there must be a problem with the profitability. Doesn’t that mean you’re getting more into debt?”
“It’s just a matter of timing, I think we’ll overcome it eventually. If the pace of technological development continues , we can lower the profitability to below $60 within two years.”
She gave a positive answer, even though she should have completely lost her affection for EnerTex.
It wasn’t a word to cover up for EnerTex.
She was looking at the work purely, without any emotion.
Yoo-hyun’s purpose was over when he confirmed her will.
He was thinking of wrapping it up soon.
“Very impressive. I want to talk more specifically about expanding the area.”
“I don’t think we need to do it in front of everyone. It might be better to see the site. Alice, can you spare some time for me?”
Jack Cruise was startled by Yoo-hyun’s proposal and interrupted.
“If it’s something like that, I’ll help you too.”
“No. It’s okay. I just want to hear more from a competent consultant.”
“Still, it’s better to talk together than separately…”
“Why? Is there a reason why you can’t do that?”
Jack Cruise, under Yoo-hyun’s cold gaze, made an excuse with Jeong Da-hye.
“It’s not that, I just thought Alice might feel uncomfortable.”
“No. I’ll handle it.”
Jeong Da-hye cut off Jack Cruise’s words.
She didn’t even look at him, as if she had a lot of grudges.
Yoo-hyun, who got up from his seat, pointed to Willi Thompson and summarized the situation.
“Willi will stay and continue the investment discussion. Let’s talk again later.”
“Of course you have to. Then can I talk to Alice for a moment? I think we need to align our intentions.”
Yoo-hyun didn’t see any reason to refuse, even though he could see Jack Cruise’s intention clearly.
He left the two to talk and went outside.
It was a silent pressure to finish quickly.
Jack Cruise’s heart became anxious by Yoo-hyun’s sudden action.
“Alice, please, I beg you, say something properly to Steve…”
He pleaded with Jeong Da-hye, who he had only confronted before.
Jeong Da-hye was speechless with disbelief.
Yoo-hyun, who came out of the meeting room, walked slowly down the hallway.
When he was about to go down the stairs, Jeong Da-hye followed him quickly.
She showed her absurd feelings next to him.
“Yoo-hyun, what the hell is going on? Why are you here?”
“Alice, isn’t it work time now?”
When Yoo-hyun drew the line by answering in English, Jeong Da-hye swallowed her words.
She had a habit of wrinkling her chin.
Yoo-hyun smiled inwardly and guided her to the entrance with a controlled expression.
“Come on. We have somewhere to go.”
She blinked her eyes as she was about to ask again.
It was because of the white limousine parked in front of the entrance.
It was Yoo-hyun’s car, as she had suspected.
As soon as she came out, the chauffeur bowed his head.
“I’ll take you right away, master.”
“Robert, please take good care of her. She’s a precious guest.”
“Of course. I’ll do my best to serve you.”
Robert Evans, the chauffeur, smiled and guided Jeong Da-hye.
Maybe it was because the whole process was so natural, like water flowing?
She was in the car before she knew it, feeling nervous.
The car started with a heavy engine sound.
Yoo-hyun took out a green tea from the refrigerator in the back seat and handed it to her.
“It’s okay. But what’s going on? I was so surprised to see you.”
“First, moisten your throat.”
Jeong Da-hye sighed with frustration.
Then she took a sip of green tea, feeling her lips dry.
She looked at Yoo-hyun and asked again.
“Now tell me why you’re here.”
“I came to review the investment as Paul Graham’s representative.”
“What? You’re in Hansung.”
“That was a while ago. Not anymore.”
Yoo-hyun waved his hand, and Jeong Da-hye was shocked.
“No, why are you telling me this now?”
“That’s not an excuse. How could you not tell me such an important thing?”
“Then why didn’t you tell me?”
Yoo-hyun brought up the previous conversation to the puzzled Jeong Da-hye.
“The situation of the cooperative companies. They were a mess, weren’t they? Didn’t you suffer because of that?”
“No, there was nothing like that. It’s not even related to me directly. And like Jack said, the money problem will be solved.”
It was impossible that it wasn’t related to her directly.
The bankruptcy problem of the cooperative companies was choking her neck under the name of compensation.
Jack Cruise pressured her from the front, and a traitor stabbed her from the back.
The company put all the blame on Jeong Da-hye.
Even if the money problem of the cooperative companies was solved, it wasn’t a complete solution.
She was in such a difficult situation, but she was beating around the bush, worrying about Yoo-hyun.
Yoo-hyun was about to get closer, but he stopped.
It was her job to bring up her hard situation, not Yoo-hyun’s.
Yoo-hyun just wanted to be by her side.
“Fine. Anyway, I got a good opportunity and accepted it suddenly.”
“You want me to believe that?”
“What’s so unbelievable about that?”
“Paul Graham suddenly gives the representative qualification to someone who just came? And to someone who has never done shale oil work?”
Jeong Da-hye, who had worked for a long time at a consulting company in the US, knew Paul Graham, the legend of the industry.
No matter what reason he added, the situation didn’t make sense.
Yoo-hyun asked her back, challenging her assertion.
“Do you think Paul Graham would entrust his work to just anyone?”
“Is he doing that as an investor?”
She thought about it and realized that Yoo-hyun’s words made sense.
-Steve offered an investment amount of 1 billion dollars (1.2 trillion won). That’s enough to clear up our financial difficulties. Alice, I’m really sorry, so please listen to me just once.
As Jack Cruji had said, the money that Yoo-hyun was willing to invest was enormous.
Did Paul Graham just support him with this money?
He must have highly recognized Yoo-hyun.
Jeong Da-hye, who had no idea that Yoo-hyun had planned all this for her, could not understand but had to accept it.
“Okay. I’ll trust you, Yoo-hyun.”
“Don’t think too complicated and get some rest. You look tired.”
“I’m not tired. I’m fine.”
“It’s because it takes some time to get there.”
Jeong Da-hye, who checked the direction of the car belatedly, suddenly asked.
“Where are we going now?”
“I’m going to have a meal first.”
“You said you wanted to consult me on investment.”
“Let’s talk while we eat. I’m hungry.”
They could have eaten anywhere near Enertex.
Besides, it would be hard to look around the site as the day went by.
“Why do we have to eat far away…”
Yoo-hyun put his hand on Jeong Da-hye’s shoulder, who was about to argue.
Then he looked at her affectionately.
“Let’s talk more at the restaurant. I’m going to take a nap.”
Jeong Da-hye nodded reluctantly and looked out the window.
Yoo-hyun closed his eyes and turned his head to the window so that she could rest.
The car became quiet in an instant.
How long had it been?
He opened his eyes slightly and saw Jeong Da-hye nodding her head through the transparent window.
She must have been quite tired, pretending not to be.
Yoo-hyun smiled and moved closer to her, resting her uncomfortable-looking head on his shoulder.
She didn’t seem to mind and fell asleep.
That he could do something for her.
Suddenly, the blackout curtain covered the sun and blocked the sunlight from the rear window.
Robert Evans blinked one eye in the rearview mirror, and Yoo-hyun smiled back at his sense.
He felt comfortable with the sound of her breathing on his shoulder and closed his eyes for a moment.
Soon, the car passed the Midland Airport.
The scenery of Midland downtown was visible through the window.
It felt quite lively, perhaps because it was in the middle of the desert.
There were various shops, including hotels, on both sides of the wide road.