Chapter 327: Bigger Fish to Fry

"Bring it in cash tomorrow." The woman from City Hall threw on her coat and left.

He didn’t expect things to end this way. Fifty thousand wasn’t much money, but the fact that he was being forced to pay a bribe left a bitter taste in his mouth.

It felt like he was throwing his money into an empty well.

’Either way, it’s what I need to do to keep everyone safe...’

He sighed before leaving the office. He found Mia speaking with Remi at the front desk.

"Mia, can I talk to you in my office?"

"Okay." She looked at him suspiciously before agreeing.

She walked in with a frown on her face, even though her heart was pounding like this was the moment she had been waiting for.

She tried to deny it and force herself to stay annoyed, but she knew she was powerless against what usually came after this point.

As he closed the door behind her, she pressed her legs together, already preparing herself to resist him. Just being alone with him in this room made vivid flashbacks flood her mind.

The more she tried not to think about it, the more she felt the heat rising between her legs. All the lies she had told herself about resisting him were starting to fall apart without him even uttering a word.

"Mia."

She turned to look at him, her face red from embarrassment. She was worried he could see the dampness trailing down her thighs beneath her skirt.

"Are you okay?" Yohan asked.

"Y-Yeah," she stuttered.

It was difficult for her to even maintain eye contact. All of a sudden, seeing him with Helen didn’t matter that much anymore.

"What is it?" she asked.

Yohan could tell something was going on with her, and he planned to hash it out later, but right now there were bigger fish to fry.

"How long did it take you to get your massage license?"

"Hmm?" She didn’t expect a question like that. "Six months of training, although it’s been a while since I had it renewed."

She let out a guilty chuckle.

"No one actually cares about those things."

"I thought so too, but that woman who just stepped out is an inspector from the city council, and she’s threatening to shut us down."

"S-Seriously?!" Her eyebrows shot up as her eyes widened.

"Not just that. She’s even threatening to get the police involved."

"Oh my... what are we going to do?"

"Don’t worry. I’ll handle it. Just try to renew your license. Also help Remi apply so she can get hers. I’ll do the same."

Even if he was going to pay the woman, he still had to make sure something like this wouldn’t happen again.

"Okay."

"Unfortunately, that means we might have to close for a while..." he added with a sigh.

It was annoying to be dealing with something like this after just coming back.

Mia could see the frustration written all over his face and thought of how to comfort him. She gently rubbed his arm.

"Yohan, you shouldn’t think too much about it. Remember when you told me things like this always work out one way or another?" Her soft smile radiated warmth.

"I can cheer you up if you—"

Remi stepped in just as Mia was about to offer herself.

She found the two standing so close together that her mind immediately wandered somewhere inappropriate, and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks.

"Boss, there’s someone here for you..."

"Who could it be?" Yohan wondered as he stepped out.

"Professor?" he called out as he found Minji Kim waiting in the lobby, wearing a stunning green dress under a black jacket.

She looked less like the professor he knew and more like one of her own students.

"Yohan..." She brushed her hair aside as she approached him.

Her dress was short and revealing with her boobs almost hanging out, which was why she had thrown on the jacket. Since they weren’t meeting anywhere near the campus, she had decided to be bold and wear something she never thought she would.

Now that she was here, she just felt awkward, although she tried to maintain a confident expression.

"Let’s head to my office." He led her straight inside.

They walked past Mia as they entered. She couldn’t take her eyes off the mature and elegant-looking professor.

’Is she a customer?’ Mia wondered.

She tried her best not to consider that they were lovers, but she knew it would be difficult for Yohan to resist such a beautiful woman.

In fact, this woman might just end up stealing him away. The thought hit her like a hammer.

A world without Yohan’s attention. Just imagining it left a sick feeling in her stomach.

When she really thought about it, Yohan had no use for her. He had Remi, Helen, and other pretty women just waiting to snatch him away. He could easily leave her without even thinking about it.

’I can’t let that happen...’

Inside the office, Minji Kim looked around.

"Yohan, this place is bigger than I imagined." She looked genuinely amazed. "When you told me you ran a massage parlor, I thought you were just joking, but this is really something."

"I didn’t say I ran it. I said I owned the place." He replied with a proud grin.

"Wow, at such a young age? I’m impressed." She gave him a nod of approval.

"Yeah, although the praise should go to my parents. They’re the ones who died and left me with the place." He let out a small chuckle.

Minji didn’t find the statement funny. Her expression softened, and she remained silent for a moment.

"I’m sorry about that..."

"You didn’t do anything, so you don’t have to be sorry. I was trying to say there’s a silver lining in every situation." A soft smile played on his lips.

To her, it sounded like he was only trying to lighten the mood, but Yohan had come to accept it as one of life’s truths. If he hadn’t experienced all the terrible things he had in his past life, who knew whether he would even be here today?