That former wealthy capitalist had once been her patron. Even without solid finances, the connections and favors he had sown were enough to live wonderfully and indulge.
A life many envied and could never experience. Yet in the face of death, everything he had collapsed into nothing.
However, that capitalist was the one who wanted her life. If not for her friend's persistence and care, Kate might not even have known how she died the next day.
For the first time ever, she realized the cruelty and savagery of the capitalist world. The ruthlessness that went beyond fierce market competition.
Kate was enlightened. In this cruel world, where she had initially believed wealth was all that mattered and had sworn to herself to utilize all means to climb up, she was just a bigger sheep among the flock—raised to be fleeced several times.
Sure, she possessed immense wealth, nearly a multimillionaire by net worth definition. But in front of bigger capitalists, she was just a small fish.
