​"First," Jungkook said, leaning in, his voice dropping into a register of cold authority. "I want the invitation list expanded. I want the entire senior teaching staff of the university invited. All of them. And I want their attendance ensured. No excuses, no 'prior engagements.' If I have to be there, I want my professors to see exactly whose world they’re living in."

​Mr. Jeon paused, a small, knowing smile touching his lips. He assumed he understood. He thought Jungkook wanted to humiliate the people who tried to discipline him, to show off his status as the son of the primary investor to keep the faculty in check. "A display of power? Petty, but effective. Fine. I will have the Dean mandate their attendance as a 'professional networking' requirement. It’s done."