The Conglomerate Family Became A Villain [EN]: Chapter 47

47. Becoming a Villain in a Chaebol Family – Heiress of a Chaebol Family 01 –

– Heiress of a Chaebol Family –

Walmart.

As of 2020.

Ranked 1st in global sales and 1st in the number of employees worldwide.

Its sales and economic power rival those of most countries, and the Walton family, the owners of Walmart, also held the overwhelming top position among publicly known American *chaebol* [a South Korean term for a large industrial conglomerate] families in terms of wealth.

Nevertheless, the reason Walmart isn’t famous in South Korea is because it failed there.

“Don’t be so surprised. I’m not a witch who eats children.”

A soft yet elegant voice.

*Were princesses of the past like this?*

Aria Walton was very different from modern women.

“Laura, Aria *should* say things like that.”

Laura feigned ignorance at Sarah’s gentle rebuke.

“Now that Aria’s here, shall we move to a different spot?”

There were only four chairs at the table. She thought it would be better to move somewhere more spacious if they wanted to sit comfortably.

“It’s fine.”

Aria sat in the empty seat.

“But what brings Aria here?”

Aria answered Sarah’s question.

“This is originally my regular cafe.”

Meaning Sarah and Laura had intruded.

Laura shrugged.

“The coffee here smells nice.”

Jung Hyun-woo wore an awkward expression amidst the three heiresses.

*I’m not the main character today.*

He hadn’t been to Walmart much during his two years in the United States. This was because Choi Kyung-min did the grocery shopping for him.

*Recently, I’ve been living in the dorm, so there’s no reason to go to Walmart.*

Aria’s gaze shifted to Jung Hyun-woo.

“You said your name is Mr. Jung?”

Jung Hyun-woo nodded and replied.

“Please call me Charlie.”

“Charlie, is it?”

“It’s not my real name, though.”

“Your real name must be difficult to pronounce?”

Korean pronunciation wasn’t easy for Americans.

“It’s Hyun-woo. Difficult to pronounce, right?”

Aria nodded.

“Indeed. Charlie sounds better.”

Even Sarah wasn’t used to the pronunciation of Hyun-woo.

“Aria, you were living in New York, but why didn’t you tell me?”

Aria retorted.

“Isn’t it Sarah who’s hard to get in touch with, not me?”

It was Sarah who had fought with her father over college issues and gone to Boston.

Sarah lowered her head at Aria’s remark.

“I’m sorry.”

Jung Hyun-woo tilted his head, noticing that Sarah’s spirit had greatly diminished.

*Sarah has a weak side too.*

Aria was a woman who spoke softly but with a backbone. She took the lead in the conversation, looking back and forth between Sarah and Laura. And she occasionally spoke to Jung Hyun-woo as well.

*She feels like a queen of high society.*

Her voice wasn’t loud, but Aria led the atmosphere. Soon, she rose from her seat.

“Everyone, it’s time for my appointment.”

Laura waved her hand and said.

“See you later, Aria.”

As Aria went outside, two men who had been waiting outside followed her.

“Are they guards?”

When Jung Hyun-woo asked, Laura nodded.

“New York isn’t exactly a safe city.”

Jung Hyun-woo thought the two men with her were like medieval knights.

“Where were we?”

At Laura’s words, Sarah sighed deeply.

“I’ve forgotten everything.”

Aria’s appearance had completely disrupted their conversation.

“Laura, I wanted to thank you, though it’s late.”

He took out a small pendant from his bag.

“What’s this?”

“It’s a microchip containing Feynman’s theories.”

The pendant was the case, and the core was a microchip containing Richard Feynman’s theories.

“Charlie, do you know Richard Feynman?”

“Isn’t he the inventor of nanomachines?”

“Oh, nanomachines.”

“This pendant also contains papers on nanomachines.”

“Charlie, you put a lot of thought into this for me?”

Jung Hyun-woo stood up and bowed once again.

“Laura, thank you for Feynman’s recommendation letter as well.”

Laura tilted her head at his words of gratitude.

“Feynman’s recommendation letter?”

Jung Hyun-woo couldn’t help but pause at her question.

“There was a recommendation letter from Richard Feynman among the admission recommendations. Didn’t you ask for it, Laura?”

Laura shook her head vigorously.

“Not at all.”

“Pardon?”

“But did *that* Richard Feynman really send a recommendation letter for Charlie?”

Jung Hyun-woo nodded.

“Yes.”

“That’s odd. He’s not someone who easily writes recommendation letters.”

Sarah definitely knew Richard Feynman. But she hadn’t requested a recommendation letter.

*Then who asked the Nobel laureate for a recommendation letter?*

Sarah had the same question as Jung Hyun-woo.

“Laura, you really didn’t ask Richard?”

Laura shook her head again.

“Absolutely not. Richard was in the East Coast at the time, and I was on the West Coast.”

“You could contact him by phone.”

“Richard isn’t someone who would whip up a document with just a phone call.”

It was rude to ask a great scholar like Richard Feynman for a recommendation letter over the phone.

“Then who could it be?”

At Jung Hyun-woo’s question, Laura fiddled with the pendant and asked back.

“Can’t you think of anyone?”

“Not at all.”

“It must be someone close to Richard.”

Richard was a professor at Caltech (California Institute of Technology).

In terms of distance, Laura, who was also in California, was the closest. That’s why Jung Hyun-woo thought she had asked Richard Feynman.

However, Laura replied that the two of them were separated on the East and West Coasts at the time.

*Maybe she went to the East Coast for a conference or something similar?*

Perhaps she was able to write a recommendation letter for Jung Hyun-woo because she had come to the East Coast.

*Thinking that way, it makes sense.*

It was when Jung Hyun-woo narrowed his brows. Sarah spoke up, holding a spoon.

“No matter how I think about it, it can only be Laura.”

At her words, Laura sharpened her nails.

“Sarah, I said it wasn’t me.”

“Okay. I’ll believe you. Laura isn’t someone who passes off her own achievements to others.”

“My lady, you certainly know how to speak beautifully.”

The relationship between the two remained the same even after Aria appeared.

“In the end, it seems we’ll only know if we ask Feynman himself.”

“If Charlie wants, I can ask him for you.”

“Would you?”

Originally, it would be best if he asked directly, but he had too little contact with Richard Feynman to do so.

*He might not even meet me if I suddenly visit.*

Laura smiled brightly and replied.

“Of course.”

Her smile was truly charming.

Sarah narrowed her brows at Laura’s eye smile.

“Laura.”

“Why? Charlie isn’t your boyfriend, is he? An older sister doesn’t steal her younger sister’s boyfriend.”

Sarah’s voice rang out briefly but sharply.

“Sister!”

Despite her warning, Laura didn’t stop talking.

“I told you, boys eventually become young men. Look, he’s already taller than Sarah.”

It seemed Laura found it fun to tease Sarah.

*The more intense Sarah’s reaction, the more it feels that way.*

It wasn’t just a feeling; it was a fact.

The more vehemently Sarah resisted, the thicker Laura’s jokes became.

“Okay, that’s enough joking.”

Laura also rose from her seat.

“I have a conference to attend as well.”

The clock pointed to 2 PM.

“Charlie, I’ll ask about Feynman.”

Jung Hyun-woo stood up and politely requested.

“Thank you.”

After she left.

Sarah let out a long sigh. Then, she leaned over and rested her head on the table.

“I get so drained whenever I meet Laura.”

“I don’t think Laura has any ill intentions.”

“If there’s no ill intention, does that mean it’s okay to commit evil deeds?”

Jung Hyun-woo replied in a soft voice.

“That’s not it.”

“Ha, about today’s meeting. I can’t remember at all what I prepared.”

It wasn’t just the two who left earlier who had schedules. They also had to meet with people from JP Morgan in an hour.

***

“So, you’re saying Victoria Corporation will bear all the development and system construction costs?”

“There’s a contract fee of $1 million, so not all of it.”

The person sitting across from Jung Hyun-woo was Sean Luke, the head of the technology business division at JP Morgan.

He was two ranks above Lewis Nolan, who he had dealt with before.

“So, we’ll bear some of it, and the rest will be borne by Victoria Corporation.”

“I hope to move forward with JP Morgan as partners.”

Jung Hyun-woo wanted to stand on equal footing with JP Morgan by directly bearing the development costs.

Sean Luke looked at Jung Hyun-woo and thought.

*A genius boy from MIT. He’s young, but I can’t take him lightly.*

First of all, the MIT sign made him different from other boys his age.

If there was no MIT sign, he might have treated Jung Hyun-woo as just a boy who knew a little about computers.

“Mr. Jung, what do you need for system development?”

“I need access to JP Morgan’s stock real-time system and an office where I can work with JP Morgan.”

The content being discussed now was practical.

“System access rights must be approved and supervised by us whenever needed during development.”

Meaning they couldn’t freely access JP Morgan’s system.

Jung Hyun-woo nodded.

“That’s fine.”

Considering JP Morgan’s astronomical funds and massive customer data, unrestricted access was impossible from the start.

“We’ll allow you to set up an office here. How many people do you plan to have stationed?”

“The actual development will be done in Boston, so there will be less than five people in New York.”

“I understand. We’ll look for an office and accommodation for five people to work in.”

Since it was a joint venture with JP Morgan, they would provide an office and accommodation at JP Morgan headquarters.

“Thank you.”

The two men’s agreement proceeded smoothly.

Sarah switched to supporting from the side as Jung Hyun-woo stepped forward.

“Now, the contract.”

The contract prepared by JP Morgan was contained in a high-end silk case.

*The word luxurious comes to mind.*

He picked up the pen and signed the contract.

Scribble.

Following him, Sean Luke also picked up the pen. The reason he came to this meeting today was because they needed a high-ranking executive to sign the contract rather than for practical agreements.

“Well, that’s it.”

As he finished signing, JP Morgan employees, including his secretary, applauded lightly.

“Congratulations.”

“Congratulations.”

Jung Hyun-woo accepted the contract and smiled brightly.

“It’s an honor to be able to work with JP Morgan.”

It was lip service, but he thought he had to do this much since it was a deal with one of the world’s top three banks.

“Here’s a million-dollar check.”

Jung Hyun-woo smiled and received the check.

“I’ll deposit it into JP Morgan today.”

Prior to the contract with JP Morgan, he had created an account for Victoria Corporation at JP Morgan.

JP Morgan promised to give VIP treatment to Jung Hyun-woo and Victoria Corporation.

Of course, this was VIP treatment limited to general corporate clients. Companies, politicians, or *chaebols* [large industrial conglomerate] with special relationships with JP Morgan were receiving an even higher level of VIP service.

Sean Luke smiled brightly.

“With this contract today, we’ve gained another customer.”

On the way back to the accommodation after completing the contract with him.

Sarah asked Jung Hyun-woo.

“Who are you going to send to New York?”

Jung Hyun-woo shrugged.

“Do we have more than one employee in our company?”

“John?”

“Yes.”

The only official employee of Victoria Corporation was currently John River.

“John is a bit *불안한데* [unstable/unreliable].”

“It’s also troublesome if the dispatched employee is too capable. They might have other ideas.”

Jung Hyun-woo thought John River was excellent as an engineer.

*I don’t know about his personality yet, though.*

The moment the taxi stopped at the intersection, this time he asked Sarah.

“What kind of person is Aria?”

“Aria?”

“I know she’s an heiress of the Walton family.”

Sarah sighed briefly.

“She’s a solid person.”

“A solid person?”

“She’s the kind of person who rarely reveals herself outwardly.”

“Doesn’t reveal herself outwardly?”

Sarah turned her gaze outside. Businessmen were seen busily passing by outside the window.

“Because she’s already achieved someone else’s dream.”

“Pardon?”

It was when Jung Hyun-woo raised his eyebrows.

“The assets she’s already inherited are worth $2 billion.”

In 1983, $2 billion was truly an astronomical amount.

Last year, the South Korean government’s annual budget was 9.5 trillion won. To exaggerate a little, she had assets equivalent to the annual budget of a small country.

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