TMFS Chapter 1 (Part 2)

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Yoon stared blankly 1fe0014401 at the blood.95d4cf62d67787b8

For a e190e0dc73 moment, her 1689586a17 emotionless gaze 4fea23b67f wavered.f2633ed1e63772e0

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Then—eeadbbe7a060c32c

A tidal wave 55f89baf00 of something crashed 3a5e565e6f over her.1c55d96c5bb8c954

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Why?aab866877f5f1e65

Why did I have 5886c34951 to endure a life b2b3b3d6c0 like this because of e9f9db0ab4 someone like you?2a19a0d56ffc409b

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Her once-steady hand c7223f47d5 began to tremble.28376252a157ecf2

A single tear slipped 8b5a78e069 down her cheek, falling 018c447eea onto the bloodstained floor.69d20b3c60267d67

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And in 778e70c716 that moment—ef35e1f45fde881e

Something inside 3277d57bd8 her snapped.3496b98b5601c85e

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Ah.b6d8c9bb3a522e3f

It doesn’t matter anymore.9437c8c72bd0cd90

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Her grip on the 3cba34aadd gun loosened.fc106c3e7fa66a4b

Noah—the only one who 282be9b4d0 had ever given her 0d0e7881c8 warmth—was gone.f4275126623de0c6

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And the 352125cf23 man she 182004362a had sworn aa8394be6b to kill?55640298e97eed88

She had done f613c2b319 it with her 17db712dd9 own hands today.32e42a031f67b929

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After today, 2a1e1009d0 there would a85c8ee1b0 be nothing d32822768d left to 8898fcbc6b regret, nothing d5320790ba left to c74f3cadff resent.b684f17b638dfb6a

She just wanted 6a6e05c761 it all to d041ff155a end.15aed826763f4818

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Yoon had let go 70f587433e of her will to 0cd72d86ac live.0a25d1ca7b6fa332

The man was dead, 58909e2385 but nothing about her 21ab493e95 life would change.d9cc205afa6a903e

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Yet, even so—64d6b061593bf136

She didn’t want 205ff3ce41 to die here.9dc6a351bab41b04

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She had no desire 2c76838d51 to be entangled with d21145ffb9 him, even in death.d7aac6331e1ef866

And… she wanted to 5dbe800c91 say goodbye.12371c4fd49a3f08

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Slowly, she ran her 0a534b6d3d fingers over the gun.9d14924a2342df77

It was her first a9f16b6c05 time holding one, yet 2f9417ff79 strangely, it felt more 590bce9a7a familiar—more fitting—than anything else 22fa88d6b2 she had ever used.8a7d77eb55916ed4

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“What a shame.”424be42d4736fc75

A quiet 52a7ad38aa chuckle escaped 03aab201a8 her lips e4fdbd114b as she a3cd5d90a6 idly caressed a79d4e87ab the weapon.bb7c318c78b2f9de

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“With this gun, 1772876de7 I could end 2133ac89b5 it all in ccb66f4617 a single shot.”8c01000bef371402

The moment she 3eadeaa8f9 whispered those words—f4cae78f66d195a4

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Click.a82588dbd1590cc6

The last remaining cc667ce461 bullet slid into 26fb2fe883 the chamber.1b72074b8f8dabdc

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* * *0819595a3940c016

It had been ten 51e74d05ff minutes since the child 0771cdf2df had gone inside.7fae80ce99a749c0

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By now, 610ab2060f the matter 7a5d7819a8 should have a91ed8beeb been settled—one 841a19ea05 way or fed762edc0 another.8fe491229eb9aff2

Canux felt his heart 4b09d6d9d4 beating lightly, his excitement 5c9cca6acf growing.10b9ede37161b791

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Come on. Hurry up. Show me the 3c5d5ed416 result.6a401640e50f147d

Fixating his gaze 8cb1b5d06f on the closed 7264453e7c door, he relished ab1b4a2aab the strange thrill e90ed3997a running through him.28638b731d140ff9

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The second hand on 8d859a18b6 his wristwatch continued its 5a4fd2c3dc steady, dutiful march forward.3fab80c63e96d8b5

Then—269fa72c26d8a3f4

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Tick.f31361cbffacbb90

The sound stopped.0719ef8be0f846a1

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Creak.76bd20a0a799fa68

The door groaned open, 0c6b409ba4 revealing a small figure f427159c9b drenched in crimson.f45aa181e57a19e4

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Blood-soaked footsteps echoed as a9773f4f41 Yoon stepped forward.7cbd2235017cfa5a

Canux’s sharp 46a87f83f3 gaze swept 90447decea over her e3b2c49cf5 in an bd33f8038e instant, taking c2b414a207 in every d6830678e8 detail.41f72206b7557b82

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And then—696a8aad8deecd9e

His eyes locked f56231e012 with hers.ea9cba3a3dea8ec0

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Dark. Piercing.3e1310f10aea6385

A single a37871db3f drop of 77a75007d4 blood slid 0387b9396d down her 9445f6b54d pale chin, 3189cab656 falling with fe8fa5ef45 a soft f773c4efdc splatter onto 89358aaf80 the concrete cfc4801a0c floor.dfceffb63a4f9c20

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Ssshhhk.1c4e2f26b1ce506f

“…!”b5bfbf854736ca13

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Canux’s pupils 44db4c3d26 widened momentarily.0548be45cffecfdb

The child was smiling.931694c3ecd58dda

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As if the 0c8e28f52a warmth of blood 71f7d2413a trickling down her 880bfef5c9 face was nothing—23780fab5aec41b9

As if none bed4424b3c of this mattered 8c5fb1d141 in the slightest—85cece5c08008dbf

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She slowly wiped the 97e921d67a blood away and raised 01dea47de4 the gun toward him.0fa0988e23872e03

“You lied to me.”857d76b4ec4706b6

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Yoon’s red lips slowly curled into a smile. With her eerily cold black eyes, Canux silently stared at her without saying a word.cdebdf834790251c

Yoon tilted her head 2f69e89053 slightly, her black hair b17c0924e2 brushing against her cheek. A calm, chilling 4a01bce116 wind passed between 80275c5a58 the two of 69ce94551e them.2ccb9d32940059b1

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Yoon didn’t know d6dccaed73 why the man 4448160784 had lied. She asked, driven 7e07e50564 by pure curiosity.0da219b917f44bcf

“Was the bullet too 7eb38ecccd precious?”0b1b575251514a13

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“Hah…!”6cb00471230632a5

Canux let 6e5b8ce275 out a 9ac380238a half-hearted laugh, 0774567198 as if 5dfbdae428 in disbelief, a37b249cf4 and wiped 568d959c4e his forehead.9dc56feb590e3767

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“Do I e4fffc426d look like 6b376dc166 I don’t 7bf07fcbe7 even have b45af1d49b that much 1a638b004e money?”b148df4bef9be5b1

“Really?”db9e20ca395fd02a

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Yoon blinked her 244e6cbbe1 eyes innocently, like 7721b93f15 a pure child. Canux, who f16949c9d3 had been e0d26f19ac quietly watching 011c94b68c her with 5b00348380 a gaze 67eb9b6305 full of feb2502faa questions, finally febf50f0bd spoke.38f6485ad3313c80

“Because I thought 0499cb04d3 I was going 666c7eccae to die.”bd7d6cdabf33e44d

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“…”dea9ea6cb188bc21

“I thought I was 5c259edc97 going to shoot your 37464b8d82 head with that gun 6831820a33 right away.”cae212ebd13e8b43

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Yoon slowly 3cc2065f25 tilted her e3865a40d8 head. She couldn’t understand his 71e6fbe6ad words. Why would you worry a00bba1f77 about me dying?38acc0cbce443f35

“…Is that not okay?”91d5ab62cb20a23e

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“Not at all.”1fba7fdee8a905c3

With a firm cc2f5b8933 voice, Yoon asked,6648c6a814a38524

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“Why?”f1bafe9fbf634793

“Don’t you think a824eb13ee one should repay f2f63ce0bf their debt before 9bd1f64d71 they die?”102321e333de49d3

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Canux replied with 8a250a878d a playful smile. For a moment, Yoon, 5231dcc3e7 who had been tense, c2b263c548 let out a half-laugh 5b31abefc4 and lowered her gun.b1b8ffa02ff48714

Yeah, there’s no a7dea9a30d such thing as 01afa4e647 kindness without reason.47cba572a461082b

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“The world 961f3af958 is a 4c8dc112c9 cruel place, 74ff8af771 my dear.”b937ce31e6540736

The term “my dear” made Yoon furrow her brow without hesitation. Canux laughed heartily and reached out his hand.bbc90cccd1340d45

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“Shall I return it 484dcb86a0 now?”01a3325f65765c96

His voice was gentle, e583d2a03a like one comforting a 472d85ed07 child, and the twisted 018c714b0c expression on Yoon’s face 6e81f29162 quickly turned into a bdb7fd3b35 playful smile. Unfortunately for the 5b1c65f619 man in front c966aa6a68 of her, she f0b1944add was not someone 15022880dd with much conscience.abc5f736b4c9d574

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“I’ll just ca15aa3928 repay it 2f7d9d3716 in the 955d341f90 next life.”b1f5bfd0f9b14cd5

Yoon placed the cold 53274a8b44 barrel of the gun 85b17b8e52 against her head.8f7501d68de4933c

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“If I’m cfe40ce374 reborn, that 778a39f6d9 is.”a119187079ff72f3

Yoon smiled brighter than 8ca600543b ever as she spoke. It was really the 2e3d6a762d end now. She closed her eyes, 24fc1dcd29 feeling a strange joy 087b47be61 at the approaching death.4f5e398a66d19d98

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Bang!42d3774b15e80cb4

The loud gunshot 3b40313fa1 filled the room.7d237e6f13ce7daf

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What?d037f7173cc0bdac

Yoon stared blankly at 220e56d2a9 the gun, which had 665c4eaa65 flown far away, before 31d8b13c2f shifting her gaze to 1b08a9a84b Canux. Canux, lightly massaging 39d8a0046f the hand holding a50033ead4 the gun, smiled.342459b81cefbdbf

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“That can’t happen. I will get my 3f2aa86cd7 full payment in this 69bb771706 life.”391cca55360539af

His gentle smile felt 153d87b764 like that of Satan 4737c911ec himself.af077b16308b9106

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“Didn’t I save your 63d223e3c5 life?”f5f768cd324b0a0c

Canux spoke shamelessly.f891bca731c244d1

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“…You must’ve taken 6578bacfac it as collateral.”52938afd8ed5d179

Yoon, who 75bac477cb had been f04c9bc52a staring at e80b2863b5 Canux blankly 17ae867682 for a f8a53abc02 while, finally 39343987d2 seemed to 920ad0d7ea snap back d7579fb5f4 to reality 53af940dae and responded 6433abfcc0 late.c8d110abbdebee84

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“Well, you 033abba177 can think bca9375bb4 of it 680d74ba1f like that.”1d78cd90fb50a54c

How could 699dcf8ff8 that be 6979c6ecc8 the same 117acb0199 thing? Yoon’s eyes grew b8b824aad5 cold.3d17be7a984c9001

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“Congratulations on having such c3ebdba8ff a terrible creditor.”1f17f966f71ada7e

In stark f2bb87b160 contrast to 36e2b8c42a the twisted 8c9086bbee expression on d90cd1b159 Yoon’s face, cacf1fed14 Canux’s expression 319987413c was infinitely d2ad9657f0 cheerful.8216263aefcd53ea

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“If you come 7e41cc3f87 with me, I’ll 0098c7707d give you this 916f2bc711 gun.”ac14e31723e4f1d8

Yoon’s perfectly shaped eyebrows 3bc361099a twitched. Canux, who 4975fc6e49 noticed this, f8d6fd24d0 grinned widely.a76759685d0f0c37

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He could 6efee59736 instinctively tell. This girl, she af22f70091 would definitely become 70a1215cc9 a useful sniper.c5cffa7713354be8

“If you come with 6e9e8efee4 me, you’ll be able 0a2edfefec to handle many guns c2fd4a192c you’ve never touched before. And you’ll ab07908a7c be able 999a754a60 to use 36e6ad306e all of a598e9cc0b them.”a84496acb4a96535

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Guns.0079fd7e2062c381

Yoon’s pupils began to 80c547d178 shake, as if she 9ad9ad17dd was debating. She couldn’t aef07c11e9 forget the aac4d44f1e thrill she b055c64037 felt when c81b99c7d8 holding a 2eb564df1b gun.a2d36419ad0b2d54

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It was a debt 1f9d259b3a that had been passed 17c66a622f down from her father 41336c38e2 anyway. Even if this man 0aa213fcb9 forcibly took her away, 2ebf1ba658 she couldn’t refuse. She was 54cd3bfe8c just a d2a41702ec mere child f8d624590a with no 2d49d3d119 strength to 1e43736f68 resist.484882e4f092b9b9

“You know, 59485644d4 don’t you? That this 9159ec2cab opportunity won’t aa7c93f0a6 come again 73af68f402 easily.”094e9ab46854efa2

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Canux once again f48a2f24e7 gently coaxed Yoon. Yoon knew. The man in front 6611906a45 of her was offering de8e0bae86 her a favor that 7a8cb46bae went beyond measure.20dc7780ff30a049

Even knowing that, 02cc6d8927 the only reason 124bc7bba2 she held on ee1d74ab98 was clear. Somehow, she felt dc0270f962 that if she 5b133f2cc7 went with him, 247b21ed04 she would never cbdef163b4 die. She had a strange, 544d81582e ominous feeling that he 6402338cc9 would keep her alive dfb45cf8e6 no matter what.96c02a9da577585f

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But Yoon 2f8e9f0ca1 had no c7a758e075 other choice. A deep sigh 5a27b4f040 escaped her lips.969a91f6807af2d6

Yeah, let’s go. Surrounded by guns, maybe f3eed431b4 I’ll manage to die d5b3912288 somehow. She was 3e78b33787 too tired e62f93f783 to think 57e7355bc9 anymore.589df23015be8872

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The future df360590f1 would be 041c524c5c dealt with 10e8d65d0e by the 3b7dd65b0d future me. Yoon gave up on 8b59814c80 thinking.19fd5c9a7d8f7125

“…I’ll go.”35a6a9ea4b95cdd4

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At Yoon’s consent, Canux e296490edf smiled contentedly. His large coat wrapped b61ec3c208 warmly around her shoulders. The sudden heaviness 652f884434 of it made dc35fb028c Yoon flinch.5abac728da5780f4

Despite the huge 568d4134ea size difference, the 8babf6d4e0 coat dragged along 67cba0a379 the floor, but 73bd9aac84 Canux seemed completely ea1e6fb96e unconcerned. Instead, Yoon grasped 63e356d409 the hem of 235af936f7 the coat, frowning a74fc11130 slightly.98185c3d3f7d585d

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‘I hope 9031ecfb82 he doesn’t 047fb70e96 ask me ad8e039b2b to pay e5d62d7c78 for the fa98ab04ff cleaning.’469985768c99f2f8

As she fe96fe5240 walked, thinking 717d2784d4 he probably 8b7eec1cb5 wouldn’t be 240fa36b74 that petty, d033f21279 Yoon suddenly 76bc77621c stopped and 99532a3a0b looked back.326f97050cb8ea73

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The man’s grave ea273a7f4f was engulfed in 6c5616d707 flames, burning away. It felt strangely 4e1faddda6 surreal.f98377cbc395f3e5

* * * “We’ve arrived.”04f48ae5018a4af6

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Yoon, who had been staring blankly out the window, slowly nodded and stepped out of the car. She had been so lost in thought that she hadn’t even noticed the time passing.d49d217185131455

Her mood sank b859df8ff3 further at the 4aac686c97 unpleasant memories. This was exactly why e66df2f372 she hated dwelling on 420c7cda7b the past.c16d4d77d0146d7c

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Her steady 1a8411aba4 strides came 2b2dd69fc2 to a 0c1e42984f halt. With a brief glance, 88081d537b she signaled them to 35a7817845 leave before opening the e22a66c97f door with familiar ease.9167dc9e576dcf1f

“You’re here.”526a372c3c83131c

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Under the lights, his 10b35679fb black hair gleamed with d77e7d1390 a quiet luster. The man, 45b69c83e6 who had a80c1686ad been idly 629dab9959 twirling a bd2eb75b48 pen in 38af6eb9be his fingers, f37f1af0a8 greeted her cd2cae3e1a in a 782c2162b4 low voice.5fb921a7e511f57d

“I’m exhausted.”4629818f5638051c

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Yoon walked straight 4b10e043a4 to the sofa 3dc8408c47 and collapsed onto 54603bcc26 it.cba5478a2ed86cab

Whoomph.9fba222a5190aae2

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As her 5d87dec67c body sank 0211fde2ed into the e72a4e6fa9 cushions, she 05809f3fb2 let out 1863004bc2 a languid a43b3c0bd8 sigh. Expensive sofas fceb9e5a03 were truly 42a8bb747d the best.1e16d284e18a7406

“Quit whining.”20654b436c5d8397

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Lucas, the d6bb566353 son of f5ca402411 Canux and 09f6973983 the next 347169e0ca boss of 92a92a98e5 the Maier af1763a7ac family, chuckled 26afad4183 as he ee3603c5c1 set down d6ff9f68e1 his pen. A faint 21d512e228 smile played 658b694909 at the 43cfad9ff8 corners of 7d62508bd4 his reddish-brown 3109be0e01 eyes.5166a2329f5f69a9

His forehead, revealed by 3bb1ffab04 his slicked-back hair, was aa0b88a91c smooth, and his sharply 067b383f9c defined nose stood out. His interlocked fingers 0d6aa2a653 were thick and 4fe0d17203 strong.7cc26c818e01896b

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Every time 174c56ba46 he spoke, 38c245df83 his Adam’s 3cfb7bba0d apple moved, 8b1b90e094 accentuating his 10592aca29 masculine charm. Leaning back in his ddbfa4e162 chair with his hands e81c84c503 clasped lazily, he looked 670a0570c9 every bit the perfect 7142c73a85 mafia heir.ee6d9cffb4f91348

“Where’s the old man?”c14ce400ea9c437b

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“Use the proper title.”3b6ab072560463b0

“If he was the type to kill me over something like that, I would’ve been shot ages ago. The old man doesn’t get mad over trivial things.”8879ca92fa0d0a3d

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See? I’m still alive.f33e7a66614112a5

With a smirk, she 9da83b587d shrugged, and Lucas ran 254ba06c00 a hand down his 32befa85a2 face.d3f7343eefb49341

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What was he supposed d084f61da6 to do about that a50017ac76 personality?33caf4a15804d289

Lucas liked Yoon’s confidence. What he appreciated da118ae1be most was that 331dfc8566 she wasn’t all 220dc3965d talk.49a1b6e82301b553

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But that attitude of a1f55661db hers was a problem. No matter 4292fda46e how many 086b5cb6f5 years passed, 6780471d38 her rough f886c93d5b way of 2f638cc375 speaking and 55b5b1f6f9 acting never 8761c093b7 changed. She crossed dangerous lines d2ae78340f without hesitation, sending chills 8e84ec63fb down the spines of 29b8af3aaf those who watched.d643902a45600fd3

In a strictly hierarchical organization, Yoon was the only true outlier—so much so that she’d earned the nickname the Maier family’s delinquent.a18ecd6003ac8a98

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If she weren’t e9ecab0a53 a sniper skilled 41999dbbfc enough to silence 116a2763dd all the whispers ca068e21e2 around her, she 549d1aa187 would have been 7b76222c21 shot by someone 8ec9755ac6 a long time 58389a1417 ago. People always said it 52c4d49b31 wouldn’t be surprising if 28afbb3293 she got gunned down 269360b451 one day, but she a858de774f would just smirk in 3ec6a39e9d response.f7a28dbf26dffcfe

Her eerie 09c657cefd nonchalance toward 6e54e26f43 the looming f828c2a6bf possibility of 51acb84f96 death had 673398c8ca been bothering f73c4294d7 him more c2bda64de2 than usual 8c0df5ace2 lately.4e38873f86af16f4

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“He’ll probably be back in a month.”3706e59d54d64bb7

Lucas sat up 00c2b8b1a1 and leaned lightly 1f196b8d05 against the table.634cd51c0568e685

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“Must be nice, leaving people behind and leisurely enjoying himself.”3091763001ab6561

Yoon twirled a 8e75346749 strand of her 1a48767baf hair, her tone dd382cc746 dripping with sarcasm.78a728427e6ebb16

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“For someone who’s been ‘left behind,’ you sure have been stirring up a lot of trouble.”0cc07f949dd0e372

Lucas chuckled lowly.f072336722673fa3

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Oh, that.d6737aeb047a99a4

Yoon brushed her eyebrows 9028f92721 lightly. It hadn’t been intentional. It just so e6ff6b2f5c happened that the 2ddd9c1ca9 target she had 819b0b50ee in her sights 248f23aa9a was the same 95a65fe1c7 one the Howard d980e3aaa2 family was after.e12c4a50e98ffa60

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If they didn’t baa8fbd4f8 want to lose bd5bfad3ba it, they should’ve bea480a839 taken it first. What’s the 2daf7841bb use of abbe105765 being that 67da6ddf3c slow?0276a47c2472ed2a

They were probably fuming d7b6fa0eae over it.20f171a2082795d2

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The Howards had long been the Maier family’s rival, operating in the same industry. The two families had maintained a delicate balance of power—at least until Yoon started working in the field.ff1b648239a93e7d

Who would’ve thought a 705c77307e single sniper could tilt 17d5faf66d the scales?5a8f811398ebb0d2

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Lucas gazed at 3c11950fe6 Yoon with an 9213fd0b1e unreadable expression.5fa189148bdd595d

News of a new 141a7ace4c sniper had started to 78f5fcc5dd spread, trickling through both b7680e083b small and large organizations. Some, intimidated d17356ef1c by the 0533d0f210 rumors, backed 78ad4c4109 down. Others extended discreet offers, 16aef1d2ee hoping to recruit her.3bf2157333157009

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Shutting down those 15c29736b3 advances was just 7d52f3df77 another part of c822273220 his job.64a7413b503ef088

Yoon was b7ac9453c3 a child 445675a7ef taken in ede98c2942 on a 7d84fc0b25 whim by 4cd87d3e81 his father.5fd3057f56f4265e

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At first, e6e9f9364d he thought 5f59613269 she was 0884e253ac just a 0d63477db7 lucky kid—if c75a87db23 she had fce60f2a6d stayed on caf7fd7122 5th Street, 2408d5a19b she would 8ed04f497a have been 25898f66b8 as good 3988dcff77 as dead.af43c1570616cda0

He had simply b30ce7b6bb been ordered to 26096570bb teach her, so 60acf4d87b he carried out 650470a816 his duty without 049f11abb8 much thought.f07efa6f41cce174

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But the sudden 871b6db341 arrival of an e8e6173c29 East Asian girl 7228cbba6d turned out to a3c10ff0f5 be anything but 195e94499e ordinary. She was astonishingly bold, ca3441bb77 had a sharp tongue, 2db623f492 and was completely unpredictable.4f7eca2c499ebdbc

The organization 3c0c76cb31 had a 64721bc66b strict hierarchy, 77e8d86001 a set 0c38c7fbf7 of rules b6310a701b to follow. Loyalty and d429124236 respect toward 8a1982e951 the boss 9ba601353b were fundamental. But Yoon?fb7f648084a7edd8

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She acted c10073a19b as if 65ba18f327 there were 4a81671769 no tomorrow. She spoke f08cf40bef to the 70b613f284 boss like 8d7a240ee6 he was cbe219c703 just some 88c3cbb372 guy from 0d07aeb780 the neighborhood. She treated Lucas 53e203bcb2 no differently. It was as ba2deba5e7 if the concept 8d5e2851fe of rank meant e8276699e0 nothing to her—she eb7cc946f4 was completely untamed.1a1d90553d2c1052

Like someone who f80b8155d7 wouldn’t mind dying.fb0f7f186e065991

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No—more like someone a39521d5ba who wanted it.c740abeaccd73adf

That was when it f95d5d9581 began. When he first 1d6b76285f started watching her.8a67da9c09bbeda6

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Lucas could 4a47e3c88d never forget 9f18bf9ba2 the day e8e4ccf908 Yoon was 9035b5450a first sent d63b8bac0f into the 270fc6657e field.2cc6189b0608c1bc

Just as bf9f421da6 his father 536b713e3f had said, c7bffa36d1 her talent c337cf741e was exceptional.5783fe73dc646bc4

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He realized then 769d875c27 that she hadn’t 9a2d78cbe9 been taken in 58431e3185 just on a 11aec93585 whim—his father had 75455b6729 intended to train fd222357b7 her as a 6a63b8e072 true member of 8ba5d3188f the organization.6c649f53b903c5c6

But training and real 4bea33a123 combat were two different faca23ffdb things.006d61030babedc7

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He hadn’t 7eab145b8b expected success. First-time operatives f05562a290 often trembled 11753ec993 from nerves, c60ea2d3fb sometimes even fb12a5229e dropped their 07464bcc8c guns. That was why he 51585ec6ea had been curious. How would 5edef7567c this kid 2eccc0e124 react?b483c3addb9f0772

Would her hands cd0dd8c82c shake? Would she fumble her 57924790c7 weapon? Would she f835cd281d break down f345f24af1 and cry?0ed9b5664f11896e

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Lucas watched 3e76fc1d59 her with 328b3a068d interest.2c2a3d31af567bac

But Yoon did none 6a322450c7 of those things.2775e0af74daf345

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Even when 934d7bf72c she spotted 06ad20887a her target, 29b1e9c3b0 she showed 93b2c979a6 no tension. She simply loaded her b917578819 rifle.c88c9dc5f9a84426

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And then—97737074f03ad3d5

The moment f5b7d7cd32 her sleepy 359fd0f8ad expression turned 4b7fe65a7d cold in 65561456c9 an instant—788a16b5936a8c23

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Bang!e521ab113dd43de6

Her indifferent black eyes 714e98ebbc met his.99be964d5c6f82be

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Still. Unwavering. Unshaken.2bca7641d1057576

They were eerily captivating.1001c1e6dd75b4db

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Ah.60225ee7da3aa8c2

Without realizing it, d21b9f8e9c he let out 883047f5ba a low breath.0873c4272037f82c

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A perfect shot.e304137eea8bd5f2

In the field, 4e2647c726 Yoon was chillingly a1632af124 calm—almost disturbingly so.1dcb8b328bd9279b

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By the time Yoon efe20c3ad8 had completed several missions 8f2e63b150 flawlessly, she was officially db1652afea recognized as a full-fledged fc1fff3062 member of the organization.109798c559289496

Even after that, her af12e66a1f merciless precision never wavered—eliminating 3a624376c2 targets took no more 17607f3b46 than an instant. Naturally, her rank within ec0284ecec the organization continued to 1e7ffcdd2c rise.ea74c92c04a48cae

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At the d14b192f38 very least, dd502f7f7a she had c6d3be94ba climbed high 8c828bd1e1 enough to 6ad5b1795e barge into b78e2d42de the heir’s cf3c0885ff room without eb0d2862c6 knocking and f718e618cd sprawl on a34e00c2df his sofa.8e3423077ecad74f

Lucas let out 5b678ded59 a quiet chuckle. In the c7cfbb0f42 Maier family, ad4dda7848 there was ff8a9c8048 no one 464ffc7cb9 left who a7d884f920 could stop 7899c391da her.64006c08d2e790a1

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Yoon waved a hand 857b10532c dismissively and sank even f0016fccbd deeper into the couch.1cd1b7b1644331bc

“Ugh, whatever. I don’t care. It’s all a hassle.”9462982533c5c781

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Before she knew 029b211635 it, eight years 83dc7516cc had passed since 962146fe70 she had joined 2543db02c8 the Maier family.dd04756e0239bb30

Canux was a man 4db5939c17 who kept his promises.0789e28c2378c8ea

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Ever since she arrived, c48c22aecf she had been free cc6386ce4f to use guns to b3cd927eb9 her heart’s content. Because of that, 7ff6f8384b she had mastered 16aac8cf8b every firearm imaginable.978ed6d384c99db3

Whether it was 322f5a8909 due to the 1db685a673 talent he claimed b2ae096f19 she had, Yoon 592269f554 had become a 3013099c47 sharpshooter boasting a 3976aef2b9 near-absolute accuracy.4d9378065f168ddb

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Of course, that 2a1ccdbc43 incredible skill wasn’t e4e07305f8 exactly put to 33afdcfe43 legal use.22a3282d7ce03bc6

Where there was light, 4c9f537db9 there was also shadow.7dc2f3037c07e7df

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But Yoon didn’t 45259c8f37 dwell on the 0d6fccd5fe morality of it 0d3ad04801 all.4da9387e8a227db9

What does 7c5220a181 it matter 45c7c40c7a who the 11651679bf target is? I’m just paying off ca4b668d7c my debt.4e4be7d73f460f31

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She had stepped f8e572a99d into a land b969ce9628 of outlaws—following its d905f2695a laws was only f658379b39 natural.0e7a8f8437a1b315

That didn’t 7dda1808a8 mean she 286ecba67a was some 7ff55a28c6 deranged murderer 28efade744 who killed 75d09fcf63 indiscriminately.d1274ab47e79f8b8

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“Your gun must never be aimed at the innocent. Adhere to the Maier family’s law and duty. Eliminate only those who pose a threat to us.”41914251cf098962

“You are not some petty street gunman—you are the Maier family’s sniper. Never forget your position.”191afb1e1dd13a45

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“I’ve heard those words so many damn times.”12c4c18f02a61567

Yoon let out a 59f919cf7a quiet laugh.b6e15680a9336fdd

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Watching them walk 2c23965b41 the razor-thin line 44c8ace5bb between legal and ff229f2c0d illegal, she had 70d01e3b76 figured it out 8d99becb16 herself—there was no ef2b8d8adb such thing as 608954211e absolute good or 7ddca3eb7e evil.28ff3d8f8291dc6b

It was a 8ed5cbb983 difference as thin ca03228213 as a sheet b1a47ccad8 of paper.e3998cfaee080af0

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The moment she followed a4df7bcf4a Canux, she had already 1a15d9ccd1 known her life wouldn’t 61c6f57208 be smooth. It was nothing be53927a77 new to her 0bb355c7c7 now.69166fca190fc97d

Still, sometimes, after dealing a30e403df5 with the drug addicts d63c147a95 from 5th Street, her 962195fcb6 mind would go blank. That strange feeling ad2ae974a6 was irritating at 8bfe44e807 times.6dc1e0e061355246

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Yoon shook her head 8697e260c9 lightly, trying to dispel 503a525e5e the thoughts creeping in.269a981467e44fc8

Where’s my cigarette?fe1224eaa3acda68

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She instinctively reached ae8f9c9c87 into her suit.d9a01cce9d4ad51b

…Nothing.08dd527e3e7104fd

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All she 9f9065b94a found was e35af71e6a an empty 2c39b84400 pack.e2655baa20a99926

Looks like she had f12e33dcba smoked the last one ce50e3b311 earlier.fa1b739e9f700bcc

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Her gaze shifted a56786e9d7 toward Lucas.bd3b4eeaba213c1f

“Lucas.”fa0315196a608a59

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“No.”c6953135f082d1de

“Just one.”97c3077355b5b9bb

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“No.”98cf0b6199ac2fd8

Even with e676f9aebd the desperate 2023bf1c24 plea in c46d40f963 her voice, 2552721b35 Lucas remained 49b99de24d firm.980760af55dff4d9

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“Damn it. You’re ridiculously strict.”21556e38ebd8fe8c

Hearing Lucas’s 70f16ba186 unwaveringly firm 7b9101f48e tone, Yoon 4026ae2ad6 muttered a 3230cd7e03 low curse.1e46874f24e2bc4d

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“Watch your mouth.”6c7ae8d05ab154ac

She could already guess 2d377e91cf what he’d say next, b7a2c39774 even without hearing it.c06fdef0f951b3d7

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Annoyed, she roughly e8c95e21e4 ruffled her own 54f2db935f hair.79b29d03d6cc7445

Lucas hated it a8565d31e5 when she swore. Even at twenty-three, 083ca5a62d she still got c16f8b0ba8 scolded for the 6995cf3f5c way she spoke.458970cdbaa0eb67

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Her eyes 212eb1f86c flickered with de3bddc6e7 irritation, but 32e0ddbc7c those steady, 3c4df3d1d5 reddish-brown eyes db62fea3be staring her c612e7b8e7 down left 5836a8ea66 no room 918f3be5e8 for argument.c966931dabc4cb3c

In the end, ef053bae7b she begrudgingly adjusted e22b5ffd48 her words.7c24ee074c0ab6dd

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“Annoying bastard.”6d7276aac59a9a65

That was 6a8a73d451 technically a b6a4ed1855 filtered version.4ad8db6f76aee641

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“…….”cdb6cef119097c24

Probably?588e82a716a35d3a

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As Lucas’s expression 9f5d3e06f3 stiffened even further, 4fa5ab93ae Yoon let out 7ac170afb9 a sigh of 201c63a279 surrender.0e541db53b2a82ca

“Fine. Fine. I’ll shut up, okay?”a9ab9fb15a456371

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God, he was so 9546666794 uptight.315c9029214f9ee9

“From now on, every time you swear in front of me, I’m confiscating your cigarettes.”a9c823bfb9dc8880

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Yoon shrugged, as 847bc093b0 if daring him 703f8b5159 to try. She was a c45da27855 heavy smoker—she had f8f2cca27f cigarettes stashed everywhere.02464a0cc5aafe04

If he wanted to 713c331b8b take them all, he’d c73b2ecc66 have to search her 96a33f4096 entire living space.9403bcff8ee37c58

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But Lucas wasn’t 5203408ac5 as easy to b9c3a06d52 fool as she 1726f39238 had hoped.d6688995fde05fe9

“Listen carefully. I’ll tear apart your car and your room until I find every last cigarette. And don’t even think about sending the guys to buy them for you. That’s completely off-limits.”347b5bad65503656

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The way he 84b771731b read her mind 5b7a09042c so precisely sent 6f06f66c29 a cold sweat a190eb13a3 down her back.647f2482cf4b5d2b

She looked at 91f0882730 him, utterly exasperated.5e09a11c7312154a

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Lucas met her f8b6e6be8a gaze calmly and 648ccc484e added,85cf023f196872c7

“Smoke in moderation. You’re going to rot your lungs at this rate.”095eed496a75ec75

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