"Some of the shareholders are using the fact that Ara is from the Philippines, in digging what happened in 1995. My uncle is the one pressuring the board about it. That's why, if I cannot come up with a solution, they might drag Ara's past into it. So, I want to know how far both of you know about her past, and if there's going to be worth knowing from it that they might use?" I looked at him. This situation is unbelievable. I know her family background and how she became a self-made billionaire. I knew she worked hard before that, but to dig her past as far as it takes, that's unbelievable.
"I might need to report this to Miss Lisa, she knows better than I do. They have been friends since childhood, so if that's how far in the past they want to dig, then we should probably inform Miss Ara as well." I gave my opinion. In as much as I wanted them to have the happiness they deserve. I have been skeptical about Nam Jae-woo's involvement in Miss Ara's life. He is the total opposite of her, while she wanted her anonymity, he is always in the public eye.
"If Namshin is involve in this, I don't think that I will be the only one that RTR will hire to deal with this matter. So, if I am you Mr. Nam Jae-woo, I would make sure that you'll try your best not to make this a company feud. Namshin answers to shareholders, RTR only answers to their family members." Chris is casually warning him.
All I was thinking at that moment is how grateful I am that Miss Ara is not here to witness this meeting. She tends to act impulsive when being cornered. Especially when it comes to fighting for what she thinks is unfair and she will go all out when this kind of things happen. I remembered why she started the House2Home business 2 years ago. It was when she found out that the housekeeper working in our flat is only being paid half of the money that she's earning. So, Miss Ara decided to start the cleaning and service company House2Home. That's why she likes her anonymity because she wanted to help behind the scenes.
Our meeting ended that day with the hanging problem about Namshin's threat of digging into Miss Ara's past back when she was still in the Philippines. I waited for Jae-woo to leave to discuss to Chris what Miss Lisa tod me. I was wondering if Nam Jae-woo already knew that Miss Ara is coming back Saturday. Base on Miss Lisa's briefing earlier, I had the impression that Miss Ara is no longer on the backseat of this situation. When she decided to take over, I would only expect nothing less.
"Did Miss Lisa inform you about forming a media team?" I inquired to him.
"She did. It turned out that Ara finally agreed to be featured in magazine. 10mag is doing an interview with her in Copenhagen today and she already finished with Tatler Singapore. That's why they wanted to make a media team to deal with the situation when it comes out next week." He casually informed.
So, that's why Miss Lisa is coming. I am wondering how far the interviews reveal about her. If Miss Ara sacrificed her anonymity for the sake of her relationship with Jae-woo, they must already be serious already. Which made me feel somehow annoyed towards him. If she can do this much for their relationship, how much can he do for her when it comes to his family?
I called Ji-nah and Han-nah if they wanted to join the team. I know Han-nah is still a contractual employee at Nam-do and Ji-nah is working as producer at MYP. Ji-nah is my childhood friend, we came to Seoul together after middle school, and she always wanted to work in media and entertainment. I know this is not a permanent employment, but I don't have anyone else to trust right now. Han-nah although she's Roo-ni's younger sister is still older than me, she had been working at Namdo's R&D department hoping to become a producer one day but for 5 years she has not gotten her break yet. I wanted her to work with Miss Ara, probably to take over when I finally get my residence. She's trustworthy and I know Miss Ara likes her.
I reviewed the contract to give to Ji-nah and Han-nah. It is not taking much of their time. We only needed to meet once a week or if there are emergency situation. It's a temporary job but it pays handsomely for a month salary. Unfortunately, Ji-nah can't do the job since there's a big project that she is already working on. Han-nah was all too excited to accept the job, she doesn't know what she's getting herself into. I gave her the first task to pick-up Miss Ara at the airport Saturday.