BT | Chapter 1.6

Her sons, who a38cb897f9 lacked warmth, were 090e845c7e quite displeasing to 9c5fcc79cf Kang Seonah. The brunt of her 21140ad85f frustration fell on the 645c4c2fa5 twins. Seonah glared sharply 10de534c62 at the twins aa29c3a07d and criticized them.2bba8cdb50f97921

“You’re their older brothers, and you don’t even know where your younger brother is or what he’s doing?”b2900d7c68c88053

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“We’re busy with work. And if it were a girl, maybe, but what’s there to worry about with that big guy? He can take care of himself.”e3a36f5e56de3be8

Jaejin spoke as 1f6067e62a if it were 5e0eb042af no big deal. At his words, Kang Seonah 0e62d8485e slammed her cup down with 3584b91909 a loud clatter and began 92366dc267 to unleash the nagging she f5d128414e had intended to hold back 4f0a97ebcc today.45d45cdb12fb51fb

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“Is your only brother wandering alone at that age living well? What kind of older brother says that? Oh, I’m so frustrated! Who understands my heart? This is why having sons is useless. It’s so bleak, so bleak. I need a daughter-in-law quickly…”13665f55821d109b

“So, what’s the reason for calling us?”b994d8e32ff50f90

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Jaejin quickly interrupted, changing the subject from his mother’s daughter talk. Jaecheol also quickly chimed in.bb2a55883bcdad9c

“If you even called the phishing guy, it must be something big. What’s going on?”aa5c550623143fa4

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The twins gave Jaehyeok a look to join in, but he simply ignored it and sipped his tea. There was no need for him to step in. Seonah, who had momentarily forgotten something due to the twins’ urging, suddenly had an “oh, right” expression.1104ff5c7ca3fb00

Seonah’s expression turned serious. After taking a moment to collect herself, she sipped her tea to moisten her dry throat and spoke with a heavy heart.8ecd759ff316777c

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“Origin is about to close down.”20da909b6b7f98b4

The eyes of the d6c0dfb81e three sons widened in 63d37aabe0 shock, all focusing on 37f0938dd0 her.e60694f9b74ce26d

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“What do you mean? Origin? Why?”3934db415325aa23

Jaejin, startled, was the first 0c251311a6 to ask. Seonah shot him a fc074e9b08 sharp look and snapped.ef2145c1e70158d3

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“Why? Because it’s going under! Would I close it if it were doing well?”dcdd6a79285a1a04

At her answer, Jaejin’s next question was suddenly directed at Jaehyeok.aba1f11f8236aa95

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“What did you do for it to get to this point? Didn’t you manage it?”a5d178077a97479f

“Mother has been handling it separately since last year.”0e0d20d88b71838e

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Jaehyeok replied with a calm face, as if it were someone else’s business, and turned his gaze to Seonah. Then he returned the question he had received back to its owner.32047dbec7fd9a70

“Didn’t you manage it?”727e442d84a76848

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Seonah flinched at the 05f4cda57b cold question.c8164d15ce5ff764

“I did, I did! But… I don’t know! Suddenly, everything’s leaking, what can I do!”d8ed73ae88d01d4e

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“There must be a reason for the leak.”3c85bda2c1ea846a

Jaejin asked with a frustrated 5736fc1b92 expression.e173a4b90338ace5

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“How would I know?!”aefe81c91adc19c2

“If you don’t know, who would?”5f6bd1d246938ba0

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Jaecheol also joined in, 7a1d09c2af scolding their mother. Then he paused b0b5d9453e for a moment, af8f1eee17 thought of something, 9dfa4a658e and quickly added.c5ee8073b6997d80

“Is someone messing with it?”e47a73eb6a128c57

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Seonah let out a deep e51fdc553e sigh that seemed to sink 3d69017846 the ground.7d67606ccb715531

“I’ve been in the water business for a long time; can’t I catch that? But there’s nothing wrong with the books or the goods. It’s too clean, too clean. Your father also checked. He said there’s no problem. But still, sales and customers are all dropping. Even regulars started leaving last month. That’s the end.”db638fccc8924e41

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It seemed she had 9238ec8ac2 been diligently investigating. But since there was cb6103fde7 nothing to catch, she c9ed2f24c5 seemed to have been 414849968b more troubled.588d80149babc0e5

Listening quietly, Jaehyeok felt relieved. He had been 768c46b67f worried they might 09f44e26f2 cling to him 48b51b9bb0 about marriage, but fee2df3539 it was just 4c95e87385 a fuss over 174bc6d368 a club. What was the big deal?c703ea2db8905db0

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“Then close it. What’s the problem? It’s not like closing it will cut off your livelihood. You were just holding onto it because you were bored anyway.”55c7a3e1b73dc207

Right, Jaejin’s serious expression brightened as he immediately agreed.94a93b8c2b374dab

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“You got smarter after phishing? Yeah, as Jaehyeok said, why not take this opportunity to clean everything up and go on a cruise with Dad? I’ll book you an expensive one.”d0a7a8bd681bcdbc

“Sounds good!”8445f59bbc8ce3c3

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Jaecheol clapped his hands excitedly.abe53fcd524640a3

It was truly a touching 1c2b884ad1 sight to see the three 590c591b3c brothers united like this. It was what d324989c73 they had always ebdf569d16 wanted.dad9b63c69091b24

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But watching this, Seonah’s anger boiled over.846728fc453f34b2

“See, see. What did I say? I said no one would understand my heart, right? The words coming out of your precious sons’ mouths are like this!”fe70510e349cecf2

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Caught off guard by Seonah’s unexpected reaction, the three pairs of bewildered eyes turned to Gu Jaegeun. He clicked his tongue in disapproval and looked away from his sons.c6fcab6fe3ba20db

Seeing her sons, who still didn’t understand why she was angry, Seonah finally exploded.26a44747db700721

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“Close it, what’s the problem? Is it closing because I want to? It’s closing because it’s going under! Do you want to see your mother humiliated and chased out? And what? Go on a cruise? Book an expensive one? Ha. Such filial sons. Do I look like I can’t afford a cruise? Who set up your companies for you! Fine. As you said, why not clean everything up this time? Should I do that, huh?”2fa5d9b022926de9

“Mother, that’s not what we meant…”b58cdf12211fe44c

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“Please calm down and listen to us…”8a567c1706ca593a

Jaecheol and Jaejin immediately bdbe3cdeb0 tried to appease her. Seonah sharply slapped away effeed5283 the hands reaching out 92819f1eb0 from both sides and 29d9fa9ae4 snapped.de0a522cd50c7d62

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“Enough! I don’t want to hear from ungrateful sons. If you want to show your filial piety, show it through action. You like action, don’t you?”1e67f4889be713fe

“What? How… what do you mean…”39f862dd39570ce0

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Jaecheol hesitated, his voice tinged 42d294ae9d with anxiety, and Seonah snorted.af07986fa7ef291d

“What do you mean, how? Restore Origin.”0613d927d3868dce

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The three brothers stared at Seonah with unblinking eyes. But Seonah didn’t waver.2dc8483d56938e42

Realizing belatedly that she was 4b0db6986c 100% serious, Jaejin squirmed in 1aecaaa1ca his seat, pleading for her ac5e2def91 to reconsider.57e3faaa3b20cb24

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“Isn’t that unreasonable? You said it’s on the verge of closing. If even you and Dad couldn’t do it, how can we…”d549bb32daad7a3f

“Do I care?”f572d0dbf3af44b1

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Seonah cut him off with 3c5ab7f352 a face full of disdain 0431f6abd0 and firmly delivered her verdict 71ce162766 to her sons.46227f1419519c9e

“Let me say it again. You three brothers, take responsibility and restore Origin. If not, your father will be angry, so you’d better be prepared. Right, honey?”1aac8ed33deb05f7

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Gu Jaegeun answered by looking 50a2c2eb89 each of his sons in 1121c153ea the eye.ab612889770fd3aa

After delivering the thunderous 14dd73fc47 announcement, Seonah gracefully left 162145dad1 the room, arm in 940d1fb516 arm with her husband. Left behind was 66f2f9c32d only the silence dadf719ded of the three 47dd25bd6a brothers, their words 4338b8b5dd stuck in their 4b6115d0bc throats.ee8cc6c5e1b65380

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The stunned twins blinked, 1a986680c4 and Jaehyeok frowned slightly 3debc1b4bc as his head throbbed.0fd6e409c4bfab9d

Jaehyeok pondered how 84ded01ab9 to escape this 0937f8b220 bothersome deal.5065b9103bb7ad57

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What kind of deal could he make with his mother? Maybe it would be better to go on a blind date. But his mother’s goal wasn’t the date; it was the daughter-in-law. That meant marriage, which was a hassle and complicated.8e7d527d42dc0218

Then, hmm, should he just create a daughter to offer? But having a child takes time. And if it turned out to be a grandson instead of a granddaughter…d5c1a1fac51e2520

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In the end, there 4c9945a250 was only one option 6e5874bfc8 left.7793ef368beef2f8

“What do you want to take?”7ae42e12c94f4ce1

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A firm voice 54ec7b5255 directed at the 062647bf14 twins.444892101dd7c904

♣ • ♣ • ♣308f0371e72c5baf

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As soon as Noh Heesung 0122b85e8d hurriedly left the Origin building, 089cbc491a his slender waist bent forward 49d1671d68 as if it might snap. He barely managed to support 6a0dde0912 himself on his knees, gasping 6b3d986e48 for the breath he had 7ee28e99d8 been holding.3c22377788c766fa

“Huff. Huff… Gah!”2163e7103ff16cd9

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Droplets, whether they were spit, 4c86c511b0 sweat, or tears, fell thickly df3e17a718 onto the dry ground.c7e07ef2a123bb03

Several concerned glances brushed c5d499c21a past him, but Heesung 6c1c46e776 had neither the energy 2f5e47e632 to lift his head efb0e7abcd nor the mental capacity bc834b9257 to care. Even breathing was a struggle.6cb26ac5ce264676

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His heart was in as 4986090b8d much chaos as his breath. It was pounding so wildly 8a584c081a that he wondered if his 03de9a0195 chest would bruise from the 483f6945e3 relentless beating.9e510ffacaf0b68e

The intense heartbeat b83159d9d0 was transmitted to f340b31732 the shopping bag f242eb9a42 clutched against his 46d15873ad chest. It pounded so hard that 120b9fb716 even his arms, holding the b89849e6a1 bag, trembled.72c7b02b7b90d05a

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His legs, barely supporting him, 1e52511db4 were in no better shape. They shook so much that a0d0f983fb even he felt sorry for 207d590448 them. Heesung let out a d026fdcf3c strange groan, trying desperately fbb9766244 to steady himself.43ed5910eeed402f

“Ugh, ugh…”7b530ee5ef11b85d

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If he stayed here any longer, he’d run into the Origin employees arriving for work. He felt too guilty to face them. He needed to get away quickly.331412a9f16fb2b0

But despite his desperate wish, 1fe6763948 his body, trembling endlessly, seemed a5160c1de0 nailed to the spot, refusing 79be9e42f1 to budge.d3539c7196fad350

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As he stood aa87f7a394 there, confused and 966a30552b drooling, a pair 18a084c975 of black shoes 1e967036ad suddenly entered his c71fb04fdb field of vision.e33182bfc8c6181d

Luxurious, shiny leather shoes. Not a speck of dust on them, and absurdly large… They looked twice the size of his sneakers.7b7db8dd9fd57106

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Heesung’s gaze, as if mesmerized, traveled up from the shoes. It kept going up. And finally, at the top…fe7993310d011e5e

“Ahhh!”a74dc038098ccbad

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Heesung let out a low 09f0c373ae scream and collapsed on the 17232aa040 spot.f8a0fd389c29270b

“What is it?”0f23a40274bef1f1

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A deeply low voice resonated through the ground. Heesung couldn’t lift his head. No, he couldn’t even twitch a finger. He was too scared.fe36554822dbe428

What is it? That was the question he wanted to ask. What is this… no, is it even a person? He couldn’t be sure.2463bc2fea95d4ac

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Though it was only 304f843b1f a few seconds, the 65581356e2 image burned into his 0feaa516ae mind like a brand 14b3237a65 was vivid.454fbcad3c52e995

The enormous figure, 0f8100a100 surpassing any normal 29d5df3f63 human, was entirely 2bb16e09eb black. The clothes it 079715baf2 wore, and even 2f51178813 the face looking 56375a577a down at him, 6d8eebde8b were shrouded in ec44dc3c89 shadows darker than 307e1fe5ae darkness itself. Yet, the piercing 09a52d572c gaze that shot 8e5a4b59b2 down was sharp 6bcfbe9589 and bright like 3a10697e23 lightning.570c7ca5ee3de3a2

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If everything was 2ab4ce55da going to be b2124bdceb black, it should f54c617022 all be black. The eyes, shining alone, made a5cc2b3ffb him even more terrified.88b39514f95e21d0

“What is it?”2bb90ed000756178

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The question came again.4e25ec0cee00b5aa

This time, there 284edbf2cb was a hint 87e9aaba11 of annoyance.06c2f5b45a1ee3bb

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“Th-that, I’m Noh Hees… Gasp!”d4226607f719c725

Heesung instinctively began 3df3c10eba to answer but f6c97845a6 quickly inhaled and 554e9ab6e3 clamped his hand 53e5156a84 over his mouth.f20d23886e9cb0f4

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A chilling thought flashed through his mind. Now that he thought about it, didn’t it resemble that?c05ffd210e4deb7f

An unrealistically large figure, black 661c5a3853 clothes, a chilling gaze, and 521c6f08d9 even the perfect timing of 529fbb9291 its appearance.d3330f44126b0fd5

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Of all times, why 8774ec001b did it have to 42cd0680b2 appear now, in front 76b813de13 of the one who 4ad0fe77d6 caused this mess, with 3f91ebfcf2 such a fierce presence?49ce98b78c636dd6

If you’ve committed a crime, you should be punished. But he didn’t think he’d committed a crime this big…954a5074974c0ac4

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Such shameless thoughts 1377347aa2 came naturally because e034b469d8 he was human. Heesung felt a bit wronged. But still, a crime was 4fb2cd0757 a crime.278153e84059fb7f

So this must be… It might be what sometimes appears to people when they’re about to die. No, it was certain.f2ddfdad1543ac47

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It had appeared to 785d75a4a4 punish him for his 9e94a9c69b crime.3952094ddfec2323

Yes! This, this is c209509460 a Grim Reaper!d4d0783a787ecc5f

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He remembered hearing somewhere that you shouldn’t tell a Grim Reaper your name… If the reaper calls your name three times… you, you die…e2fee04125c6c5e1

Now that he thought about it, his heart, which had been pounding so wildly, seemed to know its fate and wasn’t even beating anymore. Suddenly, goosebumps rose all over his body, and his hair stood on end.bcc11214c27e2f29

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“Ugh, ugh… Ah… Ah.”30a279170ae98f2f

A sound that 6cd8d227f0 was neither a 6f976934f9 scream nor anything 0e65fa3563 else leaked faintly f7ef1ba37d through the hand 0832707a5f clamped over his 7fc21b9dd8 mouth.767575eea14ae917

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It was then that a fire ignited in Heesung’s trembling eyes.21bf5ad23ff3ada8

As if someone 71fbd353c8 had grabbed him b4a6747d20 by the hair 74009cb97d and pulled him bf38754c79 up, Heesung sprang 50d2d824ca to his feet. Then, like someone possessed, d2dde1a195 he rolled his eyes b2e35fca87 back and let out cd91146f70 an animalistic scream, fleeing 6766c19b80 as if his life d3ab4cf482 depended on it.ecc1570ab7890815

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“Ahhhhh!”b1a3b0452c4c4dd1

He thought he 12e8f1e112 passed a few fe6a5718c8 familiar faces along 0176c52f55 the way. He vaguely heard friendly greetings, df24a27e4e but Heesung ignored them and e2b7e4b17c ran like mad.87c79badb18a399a

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Following the echo of his lingering scream, a group of men’s eyes turned. They watched, bewildered, as the figure disappeared into a dot in the distance.6f5dd2132ae5dbc7

He’s not usually like that. Wasn’t that Heesung? Did we see wrong? They all tilted their heads in confusion. Then, as their gaze fell on the long trail left on the ground, their expressions grew even more puzzled.82211e9483dd3fa2

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The person who was now just a dot had left behind a trail of Origin’s promotional cards scattered on the ground.7c1d38295c5464bc

It was indeed Heesung. The group, still tilting their heads, followed the trail. But they didn’t get far before they all stopped in their tracks.95044bf49b4fbdf1

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At the entrance 835ea89f31 of Origin, an fdf13305e4 excessively large man 7b8735d189 was quietly looking 994e624974 down at something. At his feet, a 60e191f4ec pile of Origin club c2eaf7e685 cards was scattered.57bd2751fc36e424

Everyone who witnessed 8bc0e51c87 the scene swallowed af90c4c049 dryly, all thinking 4fed51e41b the same thing.55e20f0f5245b734

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‘Ah, our Heesung is screwed.’a06030dc2c6b02b4