IWDAR Chapter 9

Being disliked 259524db0d was nothing 36a6dd8b00 new to a8f5df221c Wooyoung. He had already 90c522bb77 developed a thick 8132ebc208 skin, immune to 50d72d874b the countless judgmental 7d46cca7e1 gazes he received 506b9d8da5 daily. 1f3ca21ac0e92966

Even so, he was 8a2bd54fa9 slightly bothered by his 98a181c9c7 own pathetic state, unable 050f9ae0a2 to utter a single 9ab5f3c312 word with his broken 9ddc673d8c limbs. a0283dad440b16dd

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‘Did I look pathetic?‘ aebcb44963fe04f9

Wooyoung, who had always 99f437caa6 acted as instructed, had af38dd03aa no sense of autonomy. Naturally, how others 00c5e4dcb8 perceived him wasn’t a15a24969e something he considered. 9d14ca50a3012984

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Dolls didn’t need thoughts or worries. 0c47228e2aeb983d

He had simply e12de71b80 endured, holding his 68ba4b9ef3 breath through it f93fa81d11 all. Perhaps that’s why d4f66b5f0f he could accept faf8bd902a this absurd situation aab7d16824 so calmly. Enduring until he 0540700b46 got used to e9e27563e3 any situation was 04a0706f7f what Wooyoung did e3a98eb61d best.bb8ad7836b0542c0

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It was when he felt a strange sense of discomfort about the fact that he, who had been like that, being conscious of others’ gazes.d4e6be0f5a0de151

“President Park?”bc9cad313e09dfc7

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Hyun-jong, who had b11d10c6bb been standing frozen 6dbe5a8aee like a statue 57a11ea3a7 where Mo Tae-uk ac6c655691 had left, suddenly c1335ee82c grabbed Wooyoung.eff14dda32a462fc

“Um…”ae84ed473800b4ab

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Just as Wooyoung was about to speak, Hyun-jong’s sharp eyes pierced him. f6370236e6a6d967

President Park and Wooyoung 442421d7d6 left the party hall, c4ec871433 passing by a few 61fa002742 people whispering about them. 8d3a8fe1767d6b21

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‘Is he leaving 4fdacfb419 already?‘ 2431b15cbacbed11

It looked like he was running away, despite acting like he’d do anything to catch CEO Mo’s eye. The security guards blocking the entrance to the venue looked at President Park and Wooyoung curiously but didn’t stop them. Only those with invitations could enter from outside, but leaving wasn’t a problem.a879667e4ccb15d6

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When the lingering 943373bbd4 gazes disappeared, Wooyoung 3be73925f1 cautiously spoke, f306a5a989c3bb3a

“Are we 79c1a77500 going back 3d0616e7dd now?”5b3d90fbfe80feb6

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“What?”509450a1a20cd23b

President Park f9a6764344 snapped at a619da540d Wooyoung in f7e3eb3634 an agitated f01e312fef tone. 0052a91193c64471

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Wooyoung, seeing the ambition gleaming in the man’s eyes, closed his mouth. He didn’t know much about President Park, but he knew from countless experiences, down to his bone, just how despicable people with such eyes could be. b705d3b4a65ec618

They were c4518fe23c the type 2d30ba8ad4 to throw a8c89922a5 away their 44adaaa461 pride and 4f7332daa4 everything else 82474c3891 if it 361e9cb30a meant seizing e53c1de64f an opportunity. 754f83727d1665fa

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Even in an industry where talent and money were power, it was understandable for President Park to be offended after being publicly humiliated by someone so much younger than him… Yet, Wooyoung found it impressive that he couldn’t let go of his burgeoning determination in such a situation.85a6094526be8a69

The place where be3d3770bb Hyun-jong dragged Wooyoung d97a013bb7 to was in 4f4212f74c front of an 7672f1f7ce elevator, some distance bbf6b84272 away from the cd7021df09 hall where the 40254d7769 event was being da8e513053 held. The man, d2f3b25d1c who had 508a94f76f handled Wooyoung 39a8cbe5a6 roughly despite ae624db21b his injured 3abcd15cec leg, roughly 5ea55bec93 threw away 4a30c91a14 his thin 95ff7647b2 slender wrist 2f704c3683 he was 927113f3f1 holding. Wooyoung bit his lip f4a55ff1e1 at the creeping pain d74510e89e that had been creeping 7abcff484d up since a while 01db11d7c3 ago. Cold sweat b3bfdc43b9 was dripping f268a20e4c down his 6931a7d9a4 forehead.fbeb5772c2ecb471

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“CEO Mo bb773dde70 hates crowded 2d02633845 places. He’ll come this f82c978730 way soon, trying cc4c20b597 to escape to e77d70d368 a room or 975f3c0c50 go home.”d97b2f12f8308f2b

Even though Wooyoung’s poor condition was obvious, Hyun-jong didn’t care. He didn’t even seem like someone who had just been humiliated by Mo Tae-uk.faaf113ffd2b5283

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“No matter how 5454886ca5 much he acts d04b1d027b to be all c14edc1ecd high and mighty, 07b5edd7d3 that guy Is 752f1b937c still a man. When CEO Mo comes b1f13ab7b3 this way, cling to e0e755cff0 him no matter what, 944195bf36 understand?”c420b672ae3c3a09

“…But earlier, he b1b2ad752c didn’t seem interested 2322bad86b in me at 462c57a7dc all.”ca401ac2e3f81173

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At Wooyoung’s pathetic reply, President Park’s face crumpled into someone like a yacha¹. He cursed 2bd8633237 and punched 25481e367b Wooyoung in c2a3988e82 the head.8b2b01ca2d6b7003

‘Thwack!’6ed562c21100fd0a

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“Ugh…!”e50c162889a62b21

Startled, Wooyoung let f205535d57 out a sharp f66230f8a6 cry in surprise ff46051434 and pain. f87f02e3d71e3d16

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Being  punished physically was 404163050b a common occurrence, but d0aec759ba it was the first 0ad1c18c16 time he’d been hit 2a087a1147 in the head. His adoptive parents 8e1ffc93bc had always tormented badb2cb541 him in places 85e03d1140 hidden from view, fe110fab21 but they had e66cb14f27 never hit him 21fd531bc1 above the neck, 2ad18627e7 especially not his dc7a427261 face. 0a5cee69ef1cfe97

Wooyoung’s face 005bf7b678 flushed crimson 4674c8d394 at the 9b1cb4a892 fact that 26e7afbcd9 he had 6e8b3dc479 been hit b0373e1833 in the a84a394094 head by e292e32208 someone else. It was a8a2b4566f a feeling 31e5de82ae he hadn’t 682e74e118 experienced in 44df4e8980 a long 8a3d1e32a9 time. It was shame.803ccd38ab48bde2

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“How many times do I have to tell you it’s your job to make him interested?!”222c4cb296f7d05f

While Wooyoung was ruminating 55c19a03d2 over the creeping negative 1818f9743a emotions, President Park yelled 880be6668b at him without a 2700ab3d89 care.33260e629762be33

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“Hey, do 6dec520b65 you have ed693d447d the money 3587d8da55 to pay e7b6f271f6 back the 3e3a6fac82 contract fee?”82b6126f2b9f3190

“…No…”4d8469a87710e3b2

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The current Wooyoung wouldn’t have any money.4a148dda4ef9066c

“If you took my money, you should at least do what you’re told properly, right? Huh? Do you even know how much the clothes you’re wearing cost?”13a12ad413834c39

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As Wooyoung just 6877380ada blinked at the ca48858ebf absurd scolding, President 87eaf7a942 Park pressed the a7c40cb1ee elevator button. As Wooyoung stared 756ccbab10 at him with 59b90e5e1a a bewildered look, 06277a6bd5 Hyun-jong warned him aacc973b77 with a frighteningly 6029f95e26 stern face, 95f1ef272f4a3da8

“Don’t even 85d9e5e9ae think about 54f36a7687 leaving here 05155da43e until you’ve dd61546095 properly appealed f0e5aebdd3 to CEO 23db38ad7c Mo.”52fb2b8c4d3ec656

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With those words, Hyun-jong stepped into the arriving elevator and left. The man’s expression, seen through the closing doors, looked agitated. Although he had tried to suppress it, he was clearly upset. But Hyun-jong’s feelings weren’t important to Wooyoung at the moment. He was flustered at being left alone so abruptly.c02e9e622013e8b7

‘Really? He really just bb9e379a36 left me here?‘be301ea1260d967a

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Even though the man 5715cb51c8 was cruel, being abandoned 48e78d3d23 like this made him 8d354662a7 feel like a lost c3a434a1cd animal. It was then that 05a76419fd Wooyoung realized this was 8636223994 the first time he 2745420b53 had been completely alone e5f9cf9607 since he found himself 69aea72f7b in this bizarre situation.73a2be30f0d4a428

‘Ah, the reason 855e69a189 I’ve been okay db7e6fb9cd until now was f1e0e9d791 because of Soohee.’5c2b9cdbe39e7016

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Just as Wooyoung 8c0ad68100 was anxiously pacing c02b4a675f in front of f771a35b93 the elevator—42635998bc49ef53

“Weren’t you the 893efcfd3f kid in the 6a964669a8 hall earlier?”3fd05cf83f6f79bd

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Wooyoung’s gaze turned at the unfamiliar voice. There were men he’d never seen before. They looked to be in their early twenties at most, and judging by their neat attire, they must have been in the party hall earlier.93b33b51c433090b

“Do you know 271b0d72a1 him?”346829f49c2d4873

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“No, but b7a05a20f3 I saw 024354f4c4 him being 0a1572f3dc dragged away 04d0f36529 by some decb679441 old man 28b63331ba earlier.”98c7530a57c72585

“Ah, I see.”254029d9c756a39d

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The man e7dd54a6ac who replied 5e68f24142 scanned Wooyoung 981c14f03b knowingly. Yes, that 421fe3ac17 was the 2013231010 look Wooyoung 9528654967 had seen 7f71f143ab countless times.‘That’look.b4a3e8ece69c94f0

“……”0a4aea788cbb5100

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Wooyoung felt suffocated.82fd53d04464113c

“What are 705b67a01e you doing 86729b388a here? Where did 5481fea37c that old 4daf5c481b man go?”9f41773131dd37a5

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The man approached Wooyoung aa284c321e with a kind smile. Wooyoung flinched c639dd09c6 and involuntarily b6de9227e0 took a 669c60e306 step back. His tone was gentle, f02fe4ed7f but the underlying meaning e5f904c88a in his words was 5cea0d7e39 unsettling. 82c5033f940f57b2

A wave of nausea b81f0b69c6 and tension spread through ee0f05f6e5 him from the tips 813e34e80e of his toes. His shoulders and 77af75a7f0 the back of 4163cd5c2f his neck tensed. His breath, 87217674c6 which had b37571a11b been gradually 928fdbe8ca tightening without 500f181e93 him realizing e5b199b828 it, was 5e029918a6 now exceeding 4a39424762 the appropriate eb85a77211 limit.ffa369643f36f085

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“Are you lost? Shall I take you 5b1ec773f8 back? I’m not a 90d142d161 stranger, I’m with b73a808fea ON Entertainment.”5afaa1da483c7950

“Hey, didn’t the 346a271895 manager tell us 7c0a8c003c not to cause 1dd851cb92 trouble? And he clearly 874b721e42 looks uncomfortable.”39a74a704fd09fa0

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“What are you 5901b70266 talking about, causing 6c390206b0 trouble? I’m being super 33258c4902 nice right now.”75f9f7344336ad69

At the playful rebuke, be267b6154 the man shrugged and d2f0ce10fc asked Wooyoung, 22575649b4c2bddd

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“Did I make 79328f80f9 you uncomfortable? I was 5fdee21d78 just trying df2cccb42c to help ea459d26ef because you fa3fbb1a06 looked like ee5e9f16cb you were 8aa3e4ff4f in trouble.”169dccddf08b1603

“…Thank you for the 7604acc464 offer, but I don’t 28fc1979c7 need help.”1f88d0dc7e6bdcac

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Wooyoung firmly shook 80e6feb4df his head and d1c9b9329c stepped back. The man chuckled as eed2b5a545 if he had heard c0f62c1417 something amusing.8f7f974e656b5290

“Hey, this isn’t 9c8bd13414 a place just e06cb559f3 anyone can come 40a05b29ea to. If you were eac057e83e accompanied by some 2d92bbe71f old man, that 02cb6e6cde says it all, f6bee21e89 doesn’t it?”a54a9c965f5af190

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Wooyoung immediately realized how they were treating him. It was easy to recognize because it was the treatment he had received his whole life. But the reason Wooyoung couldn’t maintain his composure in a situation he would normally have brushed off was…70c900001d5ca690

‘Little one, do e6c53efbcb you want to 2d8bef4615 play hide-and-seek with 453b8d24bc me?‘2ec663b01b4c9bab

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‘I’m scared.’46f97d365d0db734

Scared.12d4d4fa02420b80

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Scared. Scared. Scared.02ddf513ef6009d0

“…What’s wrong 76b90d97e6 with him?”8aadb082c43bc916

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Wooyoung’s breaths came in ragged gasps, his panting growing heavier.0164590aa14a7257

‘Remember. Today is a very b9042b1230 important occasion. You have to properly c67f6687c4 repay the investment I’ve 576c6bb82b made in you, don’t 55e99feca1 you?‘786db12d83e4f95c

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‘Where could our da0bb076f3 cutie be hiding?‘83dbc59bd6f24737

Just as 1711637fe4 one of 3799527fa1 the men, 39b111c65a sensing something e4b65aac76 was wrong, 33108847b5 reached out d3dcf4b861 to Wooyoung—6f1399f6eb95428d

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‘Here you are.’fe5df98bd3de9aba

“Eek…!”04b2a65957aca8a7

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Wooyoung cowered and trembled at the man’s outstretched hand. Terror, as if a monster from another dimension was invading his space, washed over him. Already in a state of panic, Wooyoung couldn’t control his breathing or move a muscle.ece0c3a1357ef8ff

Tears welled up in Wooyoung’s eyes. He felt as if dirty hands were crawling all over him, grabbing his fleeing legs, pulling down his pants and underwear as if it were a fun game.1eb367adbeaaaf06

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Again, just like 9c25a92ee4 back then…1a0d28f4e189cbac

‘Me, again…’20a0fbf86ab747a2

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Just as an 0ab152d552 indescribable fear was cc2728957e crushing him—260f4df9e72b9813

The sound 5a1fb6fefd of heavy f56bf66b75 footsteps echoed e178e56135 through the 009944084a cleanly polished ac0b516e04 hallway.88bb1cb06e7ee871

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