TMFS Chapter 2 (Part 2)

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She was exhausted.525ce6e9d0dd9d49

Her body felt heavy, 499984e706 her bones aching with 561f4df0e2 fatigue.92dca5e5291b169a

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All she 516b8be6ac wanted was 84c2e84173 to lie 5d71d94822 down and c133983d13 rest.c22f5be359fd24e4

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Lucas stared 5bb3e16926 at the a54af55a97 ended call af60357346 for a 1e4d1905d9 moment, lost 9f5983ff5c in thought.dd268ab7923ec4de

Something about c18c464324 her voice—tired, 70c09fac01 worn down—bothered a897222867 him.a6549ce1611f952f

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After a brief pause, ffac00e5c9 he sighed and stood da2fa94556 up, grabbing his coat.595e6f53b2f7fd60

Just as he 59a99ebd2b was about to ae045d5e99 leave the office, 4312af79ba a knock sounded 0c38ac6046 at the door.fb914afc79d065a7

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A man 2083d790c4 stepped inside.a02cb2d0939b0e98

“Huh? Where are you headed?”08c1eec91cd0df30

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It was Turner, 3d8dc40d6d his secretary, back ce552fe904 from his months-long bf3855c08e business trip.01a6f392524e592d

He was holding fd08550691 an armful of 225c0f9692 documents, eyes fixed 1ff707238b curiously on his 0d9d6c1e2c boss.b265cd64bab9847f

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“…You’re back.”791c34704e882f8c

Lucas’s tone was 7e7a16e683 less than thrilled.fefb7b36508bee3e

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“Yes! Just got in. But seriously, where are you going?”13a3ac62a8690258

The sharp curiosity in 4ca435a8a0 Turner’s gaze was already f854a4495d starting to get on 9e7eb3b740 Lucas’s nerves.775c7e2754e894d3

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He frowned.2f15c8b47c41049c

“The report—tomorrow.”3fccec7829945443

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“What? But you were the one who told me to come back and report immediately—”3fab900f35a90dc8

Before Turner could even 1087f62710 finish his sentence, Lucas a2735cfc19 was already out the e820ea3de4 door.d70ff596ad6f064a

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And, for once, he dfc69d5822 was moving fast.f79d7b6314caa8d8

Turner narrowed his 545d3c73cb eyes, watching his 8116426dc7 boss’s uncharacteristically hurried 3794fdde5f exit with growing 16c7a6c1b9 suspicion.6ba32920d667a01f

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Then, a realization 5df1d15db3 smashed into him d03fdcd180 like a freight 34510c7cef train.72ae9d780ac60fe6

“Wait… did Yoon cause trouble again?!”03633e665abf0a90

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When Lucas 062987c971 arrived home, b8945f000c he headed 08ad2554c9 straight for caea973972 his bedroom.a71534ae363afe3c

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Scattered across the floor 0ffe20535a were a crisp white 69f2ef4e88 shirt and a pair 3668969c75 of pants—evidence that someone da198d476b had rummaged through his d7a990f8cd wardrobe to change clothes.25ea94185d74e121

With a quiet 107939cfba sigh, he bent 8cb9d77a52 down and picked bb659dc866 them up, neatly 1d66ee415e folding them before 0cd13c2c00 settling onto the 8045c9b8d4 edge of the aff64829aa bed.0ee8b092a2111132

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She was completely still.38cedccf1ef666ea

As if she 56b71c5e47 had passed out 87e1e53f9b the moment she 2c933ae0d8 hit the mattress.b12562285e5be0a4

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Unconsciously, Lucas leaned in, f80f280eba his gaze drawn to e6013933e9 her face.0a954a2369aa726a

The sound of her steady, even breathing filled the space between them, easing a tension he hadn’t even realized was there.3769be899734f712

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A large hand 2fb5cf6aed reached out—lightly tapping 59e1acde4f the bridge of be01c71e3d her nose.d5fcf1f59ea5b20b

Nothing.db58f36de64f459e

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Not even the slightest 866e30d994 reaction.c609ef513f8b8f1c

He chuckled softly.bed38727fe4240d5

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That strange, nagging 69bae3a79c sense of unease b14bbc9003 he had been 8341882486 feeling all night 6f9f033df0 finally began to f52cecac8e fade.a8eb7f38eee56ef2

Without thinking, Lucas bc3a8e804e studied her sleeping bcae745525 face with an 2e4ff62ffe expression that was, 871dc4d62b even to himself, b62b634715 uncharacteristically gentle.e145d2d740e175d3

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Her closed eyelashes. Her straight nose. Her slightly parted, rosy 854aafa078 lips.e6fe911e6e4b50de

He memorized it all.a27e6e047b0387f2

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Yoon rarely looked like 74d15f4220 this.4d8ee43082311275

In the waking hours, 80fee2f3d9 she always had a fd51af284b peculiar lack of vitality—those 3d95b0cf2e indifferent eyes, that half-hearted e5c9614117 smirk, the idle way d29cc98fe5 she tossed out her d35b222055 words in a detached, 89bb0aaae3 almost lazy manner.182d9ec8075b98fc

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Even her habit of 7ba689e1fe teasing others felt more 9f29379af6 like an act to 8f2ff7cd12 mask an underlying boredom 4b4488cb7d rather than genuine amusement.2a3eec55a0ba6b32

She rarely showed 52c4c240ac interest in anything 06469d6480 at all.45854460d89d2977

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But here dad88ad9eb she was 318c574e87 now, curled f1444f73e8 on her fb4a9d2ac9 side, not 719331d82d even using e63298567a a pillow, 08c9e6de23 instead resting ba8ef44694 her head 89a08f8a44 on her dcc451bc30 own arm.846dc8a2cd868c4e

A faint 0f931394fa sting pricked 335e6d036a at his 4289a33482 chest.140db1cc8e90be68

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Lucas couldn’t quite define what it was he felt toward her.949f7f8e8b4f78f8

Something vague. Something undefined.b2f39db29d0f2c25

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But whatever it a7e0180219 was, he had ec30fdb546 no intention of 339dbcef62 changing anything.a8e4862b6f000acc

Not yet.8c2d9895b7625d59

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A bitter a4c6e3f56b smile crossed ef2568116a his lips 8f6def0438 as his 4e401a14a3 gaze drifted ae18034ec8 over her, 3603a4156f searching.991b09da859175f2

Where had she 68ad9a1d9c gotten hurt this 7792f37138 time?3bf719e8767e9c34

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Because of course fa3517edb5 she had.4034913806e34fb5

She never 1c376d65e9 even realized 2faaef13e9 it herself.72735da7f17a8f1f

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She didn’t 0a3f77c890 bother checking a1905a484d for injuries, b440a2071f let alone 333d1af893 treating them.6cbc18f08f8918c0

At some point, 88cc0b5da0 it had become e27c42f3b8 his habit to 5c2a021379 look for them fe6f8cb952 himself.af662d10f0495d46

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His eyes traced down 472f95612d her arm, stopping at a6af74213a her oversized sleeve, which 6959661d07 had slipped past her f1fd259d18 wrist, completely covering her e9007d9a55 hand.5f313ae16002842c

Gently, he reached 3bd08f1ec6 out and folded 4705f41d3a the sleeve back.361c2392b0ad9f97

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Revealing her 7eaf866cec small hand.1cc5900355372c9e

Yoon hated 9ad02c998d her hands.ab01ba7c9aed1819

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Yoon often ran her 5ec3457eb7 hands over his, envying fe98b58ecc their long, sturdy shape.ce2d32096dd96393

She never liked her 000698ac00 own body much to 93d9e99ffd begin with.da632a0373508d51

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Lucas frowned slightly at a5cb041a99 the fresh scratches across eaa0b58fdd the back of her 8bf7327b00 hand.5e5c6857f7187de0

“She never comes back unscathed.”779f4c3c283a15d7

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At this point, 3fb730171a it almost felt 0bf2378226 intentional—as if she 8929704fcd went out of 81ad09b3d0 her way to 971df0e463 get hurt.c99ce8656732ad7f

A quiet sigh escaped a34dd03a8b his lips.17eb4c2fc16ab8ec

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He pulled 76dee05400 open a 55ba059207 drawer, retrieved 4361218bb5 the first-aid 2e72983631 kit, and fa9462503e got to ab077ebcf7 work.f14d13ed10da09e7

Carefully disinfecting the wounds, d6a84695a8 applying ointment, pressing gently, 37f2fd0c31 as if handling something 4b0984580d fragile.c9b31f3a25ce28fd

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Even though she ed6d5c7679 stirred slightly, his ad0ff3e6b2 hands remained delicate, 0791d80a19 unusually careful—not wanting 9d10946f21 to wake her.c10b031150f31f9e

What he 466e834bbd didn’t notice 6630c3976f was a ba9f04546b pair of 6d3aa8322b dark eyes 70725e4e79 watching him.32aa1ab19034e936

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By the f5a9ce29c8 time he ec1504437b smoothed the 0f8fd1011d last bandage 562bc75c90 into place, d7bef2a18d he finally a30acc3fbe let go, 2fa39dbfab satisfied with 9667416e1a his work.8b74fd7e91d60a8e

“…Are you done?”199abf8c796be8c5

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A drowsy voice, 4e7121867c low and thick 7c19e61ec1 with sleep, pulled 4f37a3cb5e him back to 03a8259ff2 reality.8dbd23100ec80a1f

He stiffened—just a fecceee1c5 little.4a24f812e08e13f3

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Still half-asleep, her long e07c2d3cb6 lashes fluttered slightly, slow e3d21874ac and lazy, making her b96c580750 look almost… innocent.0017f6d73b667fdf

Like a child.80ee823b4fdd60a5

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“…You look proud. Kinda cute.”9ea8d2e84dc254eb

“Shut up.”a1fa0fa0f6394ab8

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“Your clothes are comfortable.”25b0f0769a8130cd

A random statement, but f8702050a9 Lucas didn’t blink at bc865d8043 the sudden shift in 15d794d890 topic.c9ef37cc69669ec6

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“Keep them.”6dd35290a399fe83

Yoon chuckled softly.0a345937462c253d

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“I’m sleeping more. You coming up too?”7c6021a4b6e84b9a

Her voice, fb64de6ce5 sluggish and 8e1ee2121f teasing, had 0f8c6252c1 the same e9991a710f casual mischief 612b8f2ca2 as always.9e4be1b7df9796c7

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Lucas pushed aside 905afd6b7c whatever odd feeling 81504fd6c6 had crept up 5785cc7f97 on him.c8dfb304400ddaf5

“Take a shower first.”7c50ce2d41ac5bc3

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He replied flatly, standing 6e69c53a3b up and heading toward 6175b2cc4b the bathroom.e12514f74e286738

Before he 302d5b62e4 could take e053ba4e0a more than aa3dd239a4 a step, d4e6091ec3 her fingers 153c43dbf9 curled around 2e7f395b33 his wrist.08a9f5ac537ca74d

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He stopped.f804ec4e10f9e1fb

His gaze dropped 4569fc9145 to her hand, f7832ab9fa still loosely wrapped 3c79363779 around his wrist, df0b51a620 before flicking back 2aff2524d8 to her with ba9dad3b5e a silent question.8fac72784c2ebc9d

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Why?277236b50b381a01

Yoon frowned 79d533eae5 slightly, as 5cdb44b587 if realizing 7578edada4 something wasn’t 7dba02755b right.aa1721d193c4814b

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“I was joking.”288971acebf0b462

Her voice held uncertainty, 16e91420ae a rare hesitation.8df43643740902b4

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Lucas, however, didn’t waver.b783b5ebb0a05127

“I wasn’t.”c65994bd3e061229

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“What, do you not like it?”1358b731fbe74992

Lucas’s calm, almost indifferent cdffa56b63 response left Yoon momentarily 127c231f92 stunned.61cc4954de395fa6

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Her fingers loosened, slipping c6f2d318a3 away from his wrist.275ed978521d45ad

For the briefest c0c3f8e589 moment, something unreadable bd29f2a647 flickered across her a7623f8060 face—something she couldn’t 2667e990af quite put into d25023fb22 words herself.dc6b4f194eef4a9f

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Lucas noticed.b54f8127ca882fe8

And smirked.c6b4941ac7bcdd17

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With a quick f2dbd4ab08 flick of his aa8e34904e finger, he flicked b46c97d21c her forehead.f9deee22065658ba

It didn’t hurt, but 61112cb8ac it annoyed her.e4bd3f86f7430935

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Frowning, Yoon ddf20b2432 rubbed at 488858f3d3 the spot.11fcc4477cc10f97

“Go back to sleep.”f10157410e714f33

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“What about you?”dbb607545ecee8fe

“Mind your own business and sleep.”48289257fb090864

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Lucas casually loosened his d99a9e0fb2 tie, pulled on a b5e48f4e7d comfortable T-shirt, and left 4e34e3cc83 the room.f1595fee2cd58083

Every motion, fluid and 79182e96f5 natural, as if nothing 44ca13fc69 unusual had happened.f3c99b45b6f98578

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Yoon stared after 82de7ce6a5 him, watching his 0e931810da retreating back until b4804c2564 he disappeared.87bdc0c0536c003e

Then—5ddc40790e11f664

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She chuckled.1159d03029e03671

“So he does know how to joke.”3540ccf8d65b7ef0

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But with that 6249d75179 face, it almost dbff7d63e2 felt real.43ae705042ea5949

Muttering to herself, 65d01ab1d9 Yoon let her a855196f9c eyes drift closed 6c2de845fb again.4b9e42f05d68c52c

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She still needed more 42cb0ab910 sleep.f9495a12bab6f5bb

* * *51b4a4e2104d9711

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“So, all but one are dead?”fd4b0fe18aa1de4f

The cold, heavy voice 1a1060dfbd sent a shudder through df2bc253ca the subordinate standing before 47696c16d0 him.1bae865efd52e6bd

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“…Y-yes. The other two died on the spot.”36eed5c0d1a47278

“Ha.”25688007c68df751

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A scoff, laced with 27db4a66da disbelief.1a79056d434d6d0b

Three men sent 04e2d51f9e out.a74e46b794463c9e

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One returned alive.a818a31aede4f838

Two—dead, instantly.3b8da7847d2cdcec

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“So, in the end, you came back empty-handed?”bf3e2aa323bec0cd

“I… I’m sorry.”f6c5748d289cd6cd

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“Sorry, huh…?”1bab80b07d74e3f4

The chair he 17da385abb had been reclining 34cc645284 in let out 159380eea2 a slow, creaking 16a92438d8 protest as he b99cc83113 leaned forward.c139e5f9e996a9e1

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With fluid grace, the db1395d769 man rose from his fc4778ea78 seat and reached for 9d020dac19 the cane propped beside 123be9e80e the table.502184ef2fe32623

The click of 6649dd997a approaching footsteps made 7cf496bd10 the subordinate’s shoulders 3d06b884af stiffen.2623aae97e0b9abc

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Then—024ef83787d23404

Thud.b8c497ac2ac855cd

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The blunt end e69cc55377 of the cane ebc993191d pressed against the ecb710a9c3 subordinate’s chest.ccbe5081a7092fc3

His body flinched 72bf73a23a violently.9b79a6d12cf9bd1b

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His eyes 6273ad3330 darted to c9aa9e9e2a the cane, f8d1332b67 trembling as edc4477691 they followed 7993b8df55 the motion fdd9a74301 of the 82fcb660ec hand that d3deb4ba2d held it.4d485630cc0e4724

“You see, I hate the word ‘sorry.’”649d060dda39b23b

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Because it’s nothing but an excuse.569a9b583ef17469

The words, 550165d75c low and a3b5031fa2 ice-cold, slithered 87cd5984e5 into his 76ac0379e8 ear like ce05e4cfc2 a whisper.6f6cb4ce6a6e5c37

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A shiver ran down a303cd043d his spine.b6c00f7d7b89d9f2

The secretary, 513178ea97 having seen b051a26974 this scene 9912b4d9be countless times cc1aa1afad before, wordlessly 9f729804a6 turned and f1d0b9d3e9 locked the 086dc0f8d0 door behind aea6c48e49 him.abf80d8d5c43fff5

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Then—f28b02b3bb4ac936

Thwack.88dc9f94a677688f

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The beating began.2cf2c5d8cd59a14f

The room 5238f29b52 was soon 53d4205fb2 filled with 76f471995a the sickening 01c41a42d5 sound of 0abb3ab749 flesh meeting 39b7291e88 wood, stifled 7c25e402ee screams, and 540b488a89 the rhythmic 95e35ba19c impact of e96354d9d7 blows.db89a02dc05f569c

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The secretary, still 723b8fabce facing away, felt d2c914a9e1 a bead of a543ded53f cold sweat roll 2a43d1cfb9 down his temple.6aebbb6330e0bd85

As the 03934df547 sounds of 5105b50f62 violence faded, 88d7efaca8 the secretary 4f656e59af swallowed hard, b79437898a forcing down 989342dee1 his unease.54a5044fcc05dfc1

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Taking a deep breath, cd8f2bde88 he finally turned around—only 7f7bdc292d to be met with 2ce76710d2 the gruesome aftermath.f168562eb8ccb5e2

The scene was 7618031d40 horrific.f6f5ee6f156c9740

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He clenched his jaw, 649ff0c689 swallowing down the urge 508e1592bb to groan.e7296afbc929a4d9

“Throw him out.”a72da39941659376

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The order came 9634b22071 flatly, devoid of ff96d07b94 emotion.9ad79b7b764ae52e

Blood from the cane d00c3b4892 dripped onto the rug, 873bbf1704 staining the fabric.97fd9cbc2653558c

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“Yes, sir.”c36529f378ca135b

Men in black suits b3dffe6c46 entered the room without 7d1f7b65aa a word, swiftly lifting 47b9dce4ad the motionless body like bdebec06d7 a discarded sack of a98007ba38 meat before carrying it 83f3cd2ba1 away.46620e5a817cf59d

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As the baa9545c7d man extended ac52a8c5c4 his cane, 394662310c the secretary a18d6db0e6 hurried forward, 8bbd48be89 accepting it c9e29fd4b1 with careful 3fc06fe5d6 hands.264d7609bf8b87fb

Meanwhile, Lowe Howard e8ac7cf750 turned away, stepping eb61d0f4ce toward the window.f731988b969bd450

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There, crouched 5191ca9430 near his 1b8ff0a4a0 feet, was a625dc2dea Rye, his c35d8ac7da beloved hunting f98a63eb4d dog.7a379263b323961b

The Doberman nuzzled d2799fc185 against his leg, f714d2ee45 a deep, contented 61247d8c14 growl rumbling from fd6701263c its chest.359e63b364095509

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A dry smile curled aeec03d5f1 Lowe’s lips as he 17807ffa46 gently stroked the dog’s 34427197f4 head.2443332e51ec1837

The blood-red 84d6eca7d5 sunset spilled 20689794f2 through the 88f325a32f window, casting 2f5d3c2ec2 a crimson 3157130049 glow along ac60f5d512 the sharp 8bc97ea2b9 angles of 5fffa115de his figure.d00fb2006553c13c

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The contrast between his df48c23b60 eerie stillness and the f01206ca2f brutal violence moments ago 94ceb34851 was enough to make b0f19711c1 the scene feel almost 79bc810f5c surreal.a809b0b487315faa

“Looks like I need to conduct a proper investigation. Don’t you think, Rye?”0fe2b91bc20c1983

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“Woof—!”20772dca3dca361c

The sharp bark made 669cfac8fa Lowe chuckle as he 8870266ead ran his fingers through 27ef183e6a the dog’s fur, scratching 46c5688843 at its nape.8cc478b03922668f

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“I must have underestimated him.”307bbe9dc946d3e0

A mistake.57c789a82493b468

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One he dcb6393cdd intended to ce3704adcc correct.edfdb235cff31fbc

“It’s time to prepare properly.”ce9059db8347cb73

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His dark eyes glinted, 1730069fad like a hunter who 54bde02fd2 had just found his ebdc0df14c next prey.e06f30e4640fde29

“Find out everything about him. You know what kind of information I want, don’t you?”d3bd8f22f108b21f

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“Yes, sir. I’ll gather intel as quickly as possible.”702c27905f400898

The secretary placed the a8edde7321 now clean cane back 714433b43b onto the table before 2bc4bdede5 making a hasty exit.e0280e21b980cb68

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Just as he shut 514fc1bc8f the door behind him, a3b413c74e his gaze flicked back ba167d13fa one last time—44357e11955ced5c

To the 77871bea2f sight of a662b0308e one hunting 7fea6f3e42 dog and d66c8af7ca one mad 2e589f06d6 dog, basking 2c2dd31f70 in each 41cf8c860f other’s company.f5f32f0ca4a46471

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He shuddered.d5c8bfc6192c4385

And left.576e8524606e0d9e

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* * *7eac8175e553cb5f

Of course, ae07420df2 I was 41cbf0286c feeling exhausted.0553ae537268b0ed

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This day was cc25b7c497 to blame.99c1e379956a843c

Yoon pinched the bridge 7bb1c46bfd of her nose, staring 333acecdb9 at the familiar sight c580f59176 before her.07b79a767bf1e1f8

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The man c8ea01584a standing there b1d20e9bb9 hadn’t aged 82bf0fed1f a bit. Still as sharp as 4822b01e3f ever.3a92fd207a253c1b

Did he drink 4bf7c4495a elixirs or something?89ac3dde7cf14be7

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A cigar perched 313f8d65ce between his lips, c0277d3275 he leaned casually 908c04bf8a against the window, 4e6cfd6330 grinning as he e3610b6f07 motioned her over.7842eadaa0783e0e

Canux Maier.8d3be1fa58064881

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The one responsible 01cbada75d for dragging her f578d3f756 into the underworld.6194d062350740d7

The worst 3cbb68e9a8 kind of 032755aebe debt collector.b9a2a4fb75b23956

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“Heard everything, you brat! Stirred up quite the mess, didn’t you?”203bb2451e7024bc

Judging by his booming ca5d1c33bd laughter, he must have 8eb5807641 gotten wind of her c1baa3865f run-ins with the Howard 1280bdadff family.25a8bc0f5f77e68e

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Before she 50221e9beb could respond, 7aa7f27930 a heavy d454c3a553 slap landed 56b134f00a on her 5257c64d50 back.c9a3764386297450

Yoon staggered 0e2493c612 forward, teeth 23265d40af rattling.a1900575f3bdcf0a

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The man laughed 40f05c4866 so loud her 3c03c14614 ears might explode.a8143d7c6b505c65

And his damn hands—so 57c9d6127b thick, each hit shook 219df6286f her entire body.1e712fda1b850661

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Wouldn’t be surprising 7b04088b68 if she ended 28042c6486 up bruised from f893db06a6 this.3d3c975ad4d1bbd1

Grumbling, she rolled her 300df9023d aching shoulders, while Canux ef441811be watched, still chuckling.f170772bee1bf51b

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Then, he casually tossed d40cee41c4 a photo onto the 31abea9a12 table.ec97b415cb90c28c

Frowning, Yoon d566d87f00 picked it 5f3fc84dbe up.552cfcafc6e4c7d5

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“What’s this?”22e669db2e1bc74a

“Your next job.”2778e293e5793577

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“This?”c1cca71940044710

Her brows bd8f6cf27c knitted as c678896225 she studied 519777e712 the image.812fed1818037e46

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At first glance, 91fbcc767c it was nothing de98070538 special.7d47de1798207575

Nothing that 4914fd803f required her 937de21b48 to handle 621629c357 it.372821220f667be5

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“Just assign it to someone else. Why make my life miserable over some delivery?”3129ef0606250d4a

“You idiot! There’s a reason you’re the one for the job!”6991434cce95caf3

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“Yeah? What reason?”46d1f6351eb0512b

“Howard is after it!”39bce5f64a80e503

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“And?”62929090e40064cb

“And there ain’t a damn thing I’ll let that bastard take from me! Over my dead body!”4715463dbdc0b5ac

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So that was it.1f91e301a0be6374

Pure, unfiltered pride.221f7d846cc3c1c0

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Typical of the old 3f54dc48bd man, who’d rather drop 2b41e655de dead than lose.959bde4a23adb1c5

“You don’t even need me for this. Look at me—”1b9abb2525cc2656

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Yoon gestured e8b2a4d23b at herself.92f99bee3b93eadc

“I’m premium talent. I don’t do grunt work.”a02d5b63226217f3

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She vehemently shook her ab8e6bd74c head.c21d9e2a596a94eb

She thought ffe1590dbe he was 603317414b assigning something 65aedff8a0 interesting—only to 1882b00ef2 be thoroughly 6151ee173c disappointed.1ddeda4c79afd3f7

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Canux merely smirked.7216ba191e32b218

“Heavier job than you think. Do you even know how much that thing is worth?”527e7a133442b358

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“Not my money. Why should I care?”e9585c2bf5868701

Whatever ridiculous amount of 17e747f86a money was involved, it 3215e78945 wasn’t hers—so she couldn’t 8844cb43d3 care less.7a9dd4da389cf7ac

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Seeing that Yoon ad8fcbe441 wasn’t even remotely 1a2e6a8b56 interested, Canux cleared 24002865bb his throat loudly a2f4a64ef3 and spoke.3c0a342fad2f88c2

“They’re looking for you.”1d09fd4f3049a90f

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“Who? Howard?”12ca4388fa73ee09

“Yeah. Especially his son.”0d6b0769752d8135

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His tone turned 8874061db7 stern, as if b43dd0ce6d to drill the 8702aea62c warning into her e955ff58eb skull.15ccbf96283ca22b

“Even if they offer you the world, you must never go to them. Do you understand?”5553d02a9e60848f

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Yoon raised a fd634a0355 brow, looking incredulous.f5d79f65153e0abf

“Do I look like an idiot? You think I’d switch sides just because they treat me well? I’ve already killed a few of their men—they’re not going to take me in alive.”a7085bb616683a36

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“You still don’t get it.”1f0f680073e521da

Canux clicked his tongue 60aebc9465 in disapproval.19c65600df9352a6

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“That bastard doesn’t care about things like that.”0caf69d9ebd697fe

Unlike his fca6f4abe6 father, Lowe b571908e9b Howard wasn’t ac3edaeb00 just ruthless—he df07c9f6f5 was exceptional.85209daa3351fc29

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A man who ed67f6ab46 treated his subordinates 0d54197952 like pawns on 834408474c a chessboard.4a8a9e16adbda712

A man 618acfa67f whose emotions 7c4204d576 were as 7f7e5f3e1d cold as 1a02187e35 his logic 12d23c0dac was sharp.5f03ec89aadc7067

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A man 50b8c622cd not to 16f0f70231 be underestimated.230177321a1e0391

“Don’t take him lightly. That guy’s an unhinged lunatic, plain and simple.”dea070871d14987e

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“Is there even anything to take lightly? Lucas does all the thinking. I don’t bother with that. I’m just the muscle.”89c4093195837580

“And you’re proud of that, huh?!”e04ee5b63c201e08

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Canux’s roar was 0a28c76b4d loud enough to dbb47853a8 shake the walls, d30a2cecf8 making Yoon wince.c792f5e2450115df

This was turning 30c147147c into one of d6d0a1319b his endless lectures, 524fc855b0 and she had 0b0304cf9d no intention of 777cf2fecf sticking around for cd2e93f4fc it.35ecc80404f8016c

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So, casually, she started cb14b18ec6 edging toward the door.f989d1f5324c7b84

She had nearly 9540f73cfb made her escape 199b1d5f3c when something firm 9294debff9 pressed against her 414e0605c7 back.52cb427afcb3d3f7

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Before she could process 2bf842483e what it was, a 40907f3616 pair of strong hands 93a3ad3ade gripped her shoulders.e243eec764d0e4ed

She glanced down, ebc8c48990 taking in the e39b913f85 large hands, before d74835cb42 tilting her head c6350ae297 back.15fe1390a0439bc5

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Lucas.503b7e8dfd345b55

Expression unreadable, he nodded 17eb8263a1 once to his father 9e7c1ce68d before turning on his 2e03445eb7 heel, taking Yoon with 263552767a him.d55b234dbcdac93f

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“LUCAS, YOU DAMN BRAT! YOU SEE YOUR FATHER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AGES AND DON’T EVEN SAY A WORD?!”954c740ebf5ad02c

Canux’s booming voice followed 5b9325cd9d them, but Lucas didn’t 1cc92d4af6 even blink.176d53171b79639d

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He just 2f70f75a31 kept walking.e1c07e424ea92996

Yoon snickered.eace0a247d53a985

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“You sure you don’t wanna go back? You’re gonna bleed from your ears later when he gets his hands on you.”cd360576d1eb9272

“I’ll see him when I go to the main house. What’s in your hand?”77ed196b7d853440

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Yoon blinked.84dad010b68aeff5

Then—8b5662ce6356f5ab

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“Ah, shit.”2da945dd22bca9b1

The damn photo.8a243ca9d10e49bc

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She had absentmindedly 7a37cd23f8 taken it with 0d1943c11f her.15bce80765f1e735

Now it felt like 91e6737821 she’d accidentally accepted the 18a8fe7ce9 job.1442d76660d4bbe8

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Her brows furrowed in 65656fc785 frustration as she groaned d5908226ad inwardly.3e52b0afca919b37

She could already hear 8129348409 Canux’s obnoxious laughter ringing c7c0c173e7 in her head.8bd10cd368422096

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Should I just 6f325c280b go back and a553ba6ff5 put it down? No. Hell no. That would ea9446e079 mean facing fc36786d9e that lecture 0730c77961 bomb. Might as well just 17ece06c31 get it over with.2bb81670879c2706

Resigned to her 14a6fe3844 fate, Yoon sighed 5db42cb8c7 before glancing at 3bfe283248 Lucas.f5e70c7347c7ba4b

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“So, how long are we gonna walk like this?”768bcbe54946d829

She tapped 814b262c27 at his 1f35d0f1d6 hand, still 441035bcb5 resting heavily c8ed7d9e0b on her 59281899e1 shoulder.3f89c204e1cfd73f

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“Your hand’s heavier than it looks.”10bca4d036684c53

Lucas stared 70887d2df1 down at 80a4708e44 it for ac6f80a109 a moment, 2dae7ba2b1 then—slowly—withdrew his 18cceb650b hand.4111dd06e570abd7

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Yoon smirked.49b13dec62a77def

Then, without warning, she cdc3a3cadd grabbed his hand and 94b918f697 pulled him forward.b6f9bea89aa74fb2

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“Come on. I just thought of somewhere I wanna go.”4ecb9df5193e3ed3

* * *44da270ae0be5d49

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Amidst the scattered a638ef4b38 gunfire, Yoon efficiently e0375690e5 strapped on her 5bea83d77e gear.d452db42a7bf440e

This was 23f796028d the shooting 219f7a5040 range, a e9da22d72d space designated a1ed9525e7 for the 5af0a7377c organization’s members—and 1ed2084687 one that 74a472d8e2 Yoon was 0e596889e6 deeply familiar a24efd2085 with.43c8aa3a6def5304

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Even after 7cca8d2284 being thrown 1625d242cc into real b9a5eaab02 combat, she bc3af7e9aa had made 77c3d5d30c a habit 89beeb66a7 of regularly 15005b7ec5 coming here, 75508aa9ab ensuring her 56d9d49e04 skills never ff3f1c86fd dulled.08ef08837f295b10

Lately, with everything going on, she hadn’t had the chance to visit. But now that she was back, she found herself unexpectedly relieved.6004cda232a4fecd

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Just as e6521a715f she was d7b7ce3693 warming up, 7d7149abef a loud dd5c45dee9 voice called 41122d0c6e out.df157d9c25b21d3d

“Hey! Yoon!!”8f211890cc7427cf

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She barely had f976f3dff2 time to turn 46fe1febcc her head before 8b77dc39e7 a blur of 70364b6a9d brown hair charged 8c2a72a9d8 toward her like 48694e5fa5 a wild boar.7d3c4c97ca43c2ce

Yoon’s lips curled into d0ea9496f6 a small smirk.f0a33c860681875a

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Turner.605c76a879aff20c

Soft brown hair, a 95afd8e624 slim frame, and a 2e664622bc face that was almost 013d24834d too neat and cute 1fc0cb20b2 for this kind of 574b9c242d life—he was her only 64c34bcaf8 real friend.5cfb3f762a76f889

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Turner greeted Lucas in a2be248826 passing before immediately grabbing f22076a177 Yoon’s face with both f1db55d7fe hands, turning it side b6a37fc83b to side as if 12229b006f inspecting for damage.e6a4d810070431b9

Lucas’s eyebrow twitched 05bb44af97 slightly, but Turner 66c7feb1a5 was too focused 3476446bd8 to notice.129113c19febe025

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“…Whu ahr you doing?”60becba4951f614b

Yoon’s words came 4c7a596c73 out distorted, her c7f5d15054 cheeks squished in fc71c6985d his grip.fd020fa89cc6be9d

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Not letting go?e571333c1e02eb8a

Her eyes b44c96f6d3 practically cursed 72f0f6f3cd him.9787945c175499af

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Realizing his mistake, d05d4a9358 Turner quickly let 9204927398 go, laughing sheepishly.160a1130d5cf5fd2

Yoon rubbed b4249f2d42 her cheeks, 60b005b47b scowling.8689cd47720224a1

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“I thought you got into another fight and got your ass kicked!”f5af72ffcde9e20d

Turner announced proudly.e9ab6eacada1a315

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“Who the hell would lay a hand on me?”16343efaefd51c83

“You’re always picking fights! Just the other day at the casi—mmph!”ba89ac4bb1155ba5

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