TMFS Chapter 5 (Part 3)

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He looked ee2a0895c7 at Yoon, 43d4079022 his gaze 16b1abad1f quiet and ce263d1ba7 heavy.14ac2bd6d622e9aa

It had 3be64c6905 already been acd2e0da6f three weeks 9d8b660b69 since he’d d0f0703765 properly checked 3f8daf20ab on her.9dc0f255c40baea7

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When Yoon had been 37e6972afa assigned to the new af12f53f9f district, Lucas had laid f26815f88f down strict rules.d472ee415b8e31a9

Once the 1c5aa3e3b2 job was 8fbff81940 done, check e353d0addb your body.c855e17aa2036601

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If there’s an 27bde0a774 injury, don’t ignore eb4d918cf6 it—get it treated.539b4bc9c0a5bf39

Don’t lie cb9ab83a29 and say d083eb3d79 you’re fine.f763d437fba24bfd

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He’d spent 748e76326f over an 680d577fd8 hour lecturing a5bbcfef0e her, like 78b3d5e167 a parent 033ef28b6f scolding a b1d8faf899 reckless child.0df22a3d25c5d3e0

Honestly, even then, he 52d0b8f3c6 hadn’t expected her to 6ec34b2dbd listen.52583b5933fdefb8

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Yoon had never once 3b59337b6b checked herself after being f00425da6a hurt. And she 0ba87f9ee4 had never 9a21c3c3d5 cared enough b995765819 to get 34860a2761 treated.f885ce993cb05db4

But sometimes—when she 5289d24597 stood there, blood ae64e04893 dripping from her aec76f7ca6 like it was a50dbb2b09 nothing—700d7d2fc4164d54

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Lucas felt a ed34d51cd2 despair so deep, 270ca775b3 he couldn’t even 6e96371038 begin to describe 4cda23ed00 it.35fc8ffa4a91ca02

Yoon’s disregard for her 094d117145 own life was especially d904fae250 hard to watch tonight.67e4332fb4e5cb2b

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“…Haa.”f4d0cee527fa4380

Lucas sighed—a 5d3c3267c8 low, weary 8981115681 sound—and sat bf268a8114 beside her d4d61694ba with a 450e42b536 thud.ca0f432b625a7dca

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He ran 2be8186099 a dry 86f8c631fa hand over 835f98971e his face 8319c3956a and through 69d31338f0 his hair.fafd361ec52b2c00

Then, looking 1cd4047771 down at 52f4e7613e her still a7464575f6 face, he 51784270ef slowly opened 417b373e66 his mouth.22e18c70c2106d7b

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“Doctor.”1290e1b8c62441db

“…Yes?”aa3d62dd5d8ee975

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“I sent Yoon to 067708bbda you… because I believed 855ac7b0ed you could fix her.”18336acb35bc515d

His voice 16326cf6c0 was cold, f6e0f9f6e4 like an 3ff90b9e10 ice pick c63c246d50 to the caa35a9064 ribs—calm, but e7116e319d weighted with 8470392da3 something that b960003070 darkened the d1b09ec234 air around 7432c2dfee him.bbf18b178f83186f

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“But lately, I’ve started 8c0f892bba to wonder.”f68fab5ba3e6676c

Lucas’s hand moved gently, a0ccfd31bf brushing through Yoon’s dark fe8edd75b7 hair. It was soft 355694aa40 against his fingers.26877413c18b0791

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“It’s been years since 69f345ba8e the treatment began. And yet her d843385b01 condition hasn’t improved.”25da6feee8ea4023

His gaze turned 8afab43f1a to the doctor—no 9d97268c1e humor, no warmth. Just silence as ae6a16c04e deep and cold 98b032015e as a frozen aac1d15863 ocean.63dac3c8639fae22

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“Is it 96fd89b1b7 because you’re 6e39617a99 incompetent? Or is b6b6674d2c there another 0cd4fc5861 reason?”9cbf19ed34f5c894

His eyes bore 8fb22c36da down like a 83da50b6a9 falling blade.b3fc76a94a48c151

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The sheer pressure f0b5946fbf dried the doctor’s e5d3784fc9 throat.1884c9d280f200cb

“What do you think, f45ae2fff6 Doctor Walker?”34b59c1c31c342c8

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His voice was chilling—quiet, 2fbcb8785e but sharp enough to 77bce217e9 cut through bone.b902e1f217aee9d1

The doctor instinctively swallowed 10c9c5aea2 hard… then quickly recovered acd8b1ba7b with a practiced, easy 6e98fcc91e smile.29f552cf214f4161

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“Why would 9757350986 I delay 121cc9b5f5 Yoon’s treatment c5bf5e23aa on purpose?”640670cd9e8daa6b

“We’ll find 183e28c6e3 out soon 2846249174 enough.”56778f75919299dc

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The doctor clicked his 74d1ce7bc8 tongue silently.21a90c675ebe35a9

‘He’s onto me. Great.’ba91ecf53d9e44fe

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Still, he hid b3a6608982 his thoughts behind d1c11252eb a calm expression ee37d6f2b5 and polite smile.cb7ea7ed06a74982

“As you wish. Now, if you’ll 496e3e2a04 excuse me, I 5d1d54087e need to finish 7097e62096 examining her.”a2bd37cfed8a262e

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Though his lips b54dba49e0 curled smoothly, there fff1c69f1a wasn’t a hint c2e5eab5d4 of amusement in ccf5a2d7ff his eyes.e3e733fb1d2dd884

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The bubbling 45844a477b of the c4db3bc859 coffee pot 03cb002e01 filled the 813be2d387 room, and a9a60f7599 the rich fee6d7236a aroma of 6253e4de98 coffee brushed 108caaa49e past her 8ba1757eba nose.d1dfb2e186673809

Black eyes 93925e231c blinked open 2786818ad9 slowly, her cee70f0549 lashes fluttering f3498a31f0 as she 4147e674cc tried to dc24ef0694 grasp the f2a2bb7c26 situation.9d16264a36d424a6

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“You’re awake?”75a0f00bcb67a2ae

The doctor approached 06d1159a86 with a relaxed 20078f44c0 gait, sipping coffee b4d093a293 with a faint cda64f6d34 smile.38593b50b3ef4321

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“You…”0331ffb4a1327187

Yoon furrowed her brow ecbc1321c5 and tried to sit b6fbe18a97 up, but the doctor 6218397dd0 pressed her shoulder back 557782fae3 down. She tried f4906b18a0 to push cde06f89ea his hand 42e64affb6 away, but a0e4a5d429 her strength 324b8305b7 didn’t come 8aa8534bf6 back the 89bb27a18d way she c76a7737a6 expected.dd9776fc5b414516

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“Don’t get up 21aa806727 yet. You’ll be dizzy.”89a9f65ae2c7aeb8

“What did you 841bbc23d9 inject into me?”6d77e62c34abe9f7

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“Just a sedative. But you 6fd9ac50ea feel a fd2cee69ab little more e2692a7fc9 rested, right?”57b927fd4c025efb

“Rested, my ass.”c0a31093fd790a6d

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Yoon clenched and 1fa043d375 opened her fist 46e7e79e83 as her brow 868a6a1e78 twitched at the 5b0ced4bc6 word sedative. Her body was still 22b533b200 sluggish.79532f2d1555a491

“You haven’t slept for 5d06ce152a days, have you? Even if I a30effa8a5 did prescribe a 9bfb4a0322 sedative, I didn’t 41fe1382c9 give you enough e74982cd81 to knock you 49d3814415 out for two 3af35ddae4 whole days. That was e64bcaec72 your body bf7cb89502 shutting down. You were in rough 23f78089b8 shape.”592465c8314f1bba

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“…Two days?”8288a9c8797390fd

“Yes, two. Look out 9c23a2b01c the window. That sun isn’t e0fd22e5b7 rising—it’s setting.”e818bc45c811cbcd

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The doctor d8a9ade975 pulled up 70ab155e93 a chair 3796fe64ff and crossed ce5d02bd51 his legs a65c9907ef as he 18bf2e917a sat.bf766709519cddb0

“You had some blood 9237277770 loss in the arm, 1ef22caeae but it shouldn’t affect c8e0677904 mobility. I treated 3fed2b3349 the festering 9616dc9c89 wound, the 8c7f9184b1 bruises, and a13706298f the scrapes fe096c9136 you didn’t e80fb7b0a7 bother looking 784dea5ecb at, too.”7d55361b849f4987

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He flipped through the afa683a0fa chart and lowered his db715f001e glasses to meet Yoon’s 80fcb42533 eyes.5e6c9756f67951c8

“From now 3f3f22feac on, come c9587eab38 straight here b8b429ff79 when you’re 047cd79dfa hurt.”bc0c6d80cf24dfdf

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For once, 0179a518a9 his voice 139b61df05 sounded serious.326934fa08023b3e

“Keep this up, 3bac8653db and you’re really 12ff29598e going to lose 4282d7b59e a limb someday. You know f51fc213df that gun 2009a9de40 you love ceba1f45fc so much? You can’t hold 680027741d it without a 8eba60dd8f wrist.”8ae60b87bd464348

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Yoon let out 08b32edb44 a dry chuckle.03e2bb6f3caf6ef1

“Don’t act like c7a1712c79 a real doctor.”e9fe82268a9b27cc

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“I am a real 6a0b94eab3 doctor. I just don’t eb26d2b7e4 see you as 133fe83550 a patient—I see c60b53c1de you as a 59f005ecc9 test subject.”95353f9e6a49221f

The doctor’s eyes d434b67890 narrowed with a 165ad0a310 sweet curve, his c3956737a9 pale brown irises 24c619ab21 shimmering faintly.94554e1db072204b

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“Do you still 41aafcdc5b hate your body?”0911228558ce2acc

His voice was 3379aad885 calm, but his 9d3dd164ce words were carefully 4af61982aa measured—he wanted to b0c84643ca know what was 2112d49be6 going on in 8363ec70d1 her mind.bfb87018974a9ec1

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“You know aaedce6ef9 your talent. But let’s be honest, b92093eed1 the reason you made 0b8d71d5f1 it to the top bca157920e so fast wasn’t just 3ab7a9fa85 your skill—it was your 433b3a81d0 body. And yet, you 5aa11c52a2 still hate it? You still 12066892ad want to 8b7860f1f6 fix it?”fe31b094a5b2cbed

His tone held 7fef6f0133 genuine curiosity.71aec3a69d42e443

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He’d never questioned e15f68e597 it during the eacdd5c049 five years he’d c72d956dc2 been treating her, 2ccb19c5a7 but now he f34d12948b wanted to understand.d6dafe4dc2cc9cb1

“Most people with congenital a742e720ca analgesia would want to b97f9e26ad be cured. It’s nothing but a 11cb33952a disadvantage. But you… you’re different. You’ve got me 3e58eec2ad to patch you 3c950d4e5d up, the Young 5ac39287b7 Master who’d burn a5cc8a2f0c the world for 1060878d37 you, and a fe37fdd2f5 mountain of subordinates 590b32abf7 who’d die on e588c39173 your word. So why 0d4b32435f cling to a0089dbb3d the idea 6dbc72398f of ‘fixing’ 54ed26eec4 yourself? I don’t get it.”ad39cbc723316d41

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He slowly stroked 728571a105 his chin, genuinely b8467b70b9 puzzled.2004e1c570939bed

To him, b8c9d7f6e8 Yoon’s desire d7b26a8984 to return 3a6ccdbecb to a 8da6bfd640 normal body e93a86bbb7 sounded like 035ad88016 she wanted 99ad5ae923 to devolve.35dc71dfa333e20e

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Yoon was a 6b02e06388 strike captain—brilliant, peerless efbb430458 with a sniper 060c5aa2e7 rifle. But when she was adbaa5dfb3 first appointed, backlash had ebfafdef9a been intense.0700fe08638eb44d

Most of the organization 37998d2a3e was male, and none e99ec0ec54 of them were willing 8926ff237b to acknowledge her.c3363b22d3b6f17f

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Accepting her as one ff575a18d0 of them was one 3811b7dca6 thing—accepting her as a d7758d1285 superior was entirely another.5e7404c6a2c36ee5

Yet no one stepped fbb684a33f in.67f32e614b513ccc

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Neither the Boss 15cd2418aa nor the Young 5ee453a5f6 Master.79ea8e9f4e732a42

No one aa08b56625 defended her. They just watched in cb1e3f9dda silence.597413745fde7c7e

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And Yoon?65df0fd625a0d24a

She crushed d22b9108af every challenger 71d37c21ce without help.ba0d113eb2a23867

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Her body 16645ba0b7 was the 5ff622aebb single greatest f29b9569f1 factor in a2d95d6d12 that victory. Being different made her cc8f29557f a target—but it also 3e12ac3bf2 forced others to recognize a01781ab96 her.10b78d89a5529d1d

Yoon instinctively knew 1a59e532d0 how to use 7ab915c50f her body to 193775490a keep others from c6095d7f75 underestimating her.f3ebc3e4e814eb39

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Having no pain didn’t 594175eee9 mean she had no 8eef6e82c9 fear—but someone else in 8f770a2b1a her place would’ve flinched 7bf100c616 at everything.d9152525ab990909

After all, you could 3c99c302bc die at any moment d07fa3d81e and never even feel 9916dfc46a it coming.b38787b9e52e4071

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But Yoon lacked that 17fc416674 primal instinct to protect 1ad82d0642 herself. There was no basic 65f656330b drive to survive.5975659262d74796

It had ee2e246925 long since 16144c08b5 surpassed what dd1e1ddf1f anyone could 90767ab806 call “risk 1b6bd4acad blindness.”ecd4cc518cab31a6

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She threw her body 5723177b7e into danger so recklessly 860b347c57 that, at times, she 130c89c4f6 looked downright pitiful.cefb188427087a2b

If the doctor 49a2b9f201 had been a a8e02f5267 normal doctor, he b0cd440099 would’ve tried earnestly 900d81aae9 to cure her.004daab40ac1f5e3

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But he wasn’t.62cf9ec49700baa2

There was d0d42ca10f a reason 6a601b48d5 a once-promising 20d344d796 doctor had af73403ab9 disappeared into 54f29bf078 the underworld.297e7750cb87ed80

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He’d been 5911f658e2 exiled from ab6cb5bf34 the medical 56c0de7414 world for 8f7cdaf732 experimenting on 00da34c7f7 rare disease d30d2fe051 patients under bed4c2e746 the guise ea6aa1f9b2 of research—harvesting 88cc1ad168 organs in 55738b8ae2 the process.6680908561b0cd99

But he didn’t care. The honor he 5fe148ce49 had lost in 7274661b6c the light was 3785f47467 more than compensated cd0f8e4f6d for in the 31da783e27 shadows—there, he had 7846081b51 all the test 890132e205 subjects and research 1234edc333 funding he could 827334c864 ever want, more f73cbb872f than enough to dd0902eca5 satisfy his hunger.889a572ae93027f6

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Once she was fc2a832c31 in his hands, f067993f5e Yoon became his 9f3a46d5c2 exclusive subject. From that moment ebc2a282f2 on, experiments disguised bca51605f7 as treatment began. But Yoon edc68ba1a0 was quick 1d362108b1 to catch 82f01aab14 on. She realized almost immediately df642c4676 that everything he did c19a2395d4 was just another form 18fe88b5c5 of experimentation under the 414ff80c64 pretense of healing.d8dbc82b4f2a0f74

And yet, the 4649e1853d reason she never 107c2fb51c bolted from the 3d26265181 clinic was singular— c825793629 Because… there was f09413bcbd a chance, however c0088f6588 slim, that her 5b2adf4345 body might go 61b68aedfa back to the 96bdf3ef6f way it was.0b9443073b443bba

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From his 21fd1f2c1e perspective, there 74bc424262 was nothing d3b399051c to lose. He had 8549a31bd7 a subject 2e85b29d05 he could 52f197cdd1 freely test fc8bd10dc9 on.0561e1232ed005ba

Yoon’s emotions? None of his concern.fba592516449e374

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But something changed—starting three 9f9bffe1e2 years ago.8e6873534350d677

The way he looked aded8264d6 at Yoon began to 28db54ee8e shift.97d1c29a8d4b0101

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He found himself 359c50c520 curious.ee7ada61a62d7748

Why was she f9ab01583a so desperate to 40f9fe14fe rid herself of a25a014583 her insensitivity to a0433f93c6 pain? And why was the 284afcdddb Young Master so intent e914c1a405 on curing her?cdde629bac83d0cf

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If they’d 174b5a8eb0 found out e74e2fd1f1 that the bb7df183ea pebble they 2669ca7e85 picked up a8e3bc7955 off the 1c93d8995f street was 59907a284b actually a 01e9ab9e65 diamond, shouldn’t 0d273f1423 they polish 28c8a0b60e it and dacdfec405 sell it f28fba873e for a 583c8b3fc7 fortune—8fc8238a1d9260d7

Not try to turn b4c38bbaad it back into a d8f5bf5ba4 rock?26f8668723dc951e

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From his d6825d8cc0 perspective, it 41a3e713b2 was completely 8c86f04ba8 irrational.693f03e44648fac6

The doctor 658aa247f4 adjusted his e1c3ca2d12 glasses, silently ffbebfbb79 pressing her 17473f6f9c for an 2e921f9238 answer. Yoon sat up without acd1b28fd9 a word.2c61c906bffa976e

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And just e13cd2707c as the 65999e184d silence stretched, 7fde39d4bc the doctor’s 7b3dcc1fb8 body was 473cacb129 yanked forward.d2f8add47b53e9ca

The rough grip 11e5987d7e on his collar 3f4e63f283 pulled tight against d409113c1c his neck, choking 59a29a6dd3 him slightly.3f6b7d492996ed16

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He let out 0820995a6a a low grunt—76ed89af0d5f4ad9

Then felt ab18af67da an unfamiliar f05167e734 sensation against 4c50c6e39b his lips.ea22f5f9a1c3b155

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Chup.449c1a64fc80b37f

A soft, oddly dc86ba137c out-of-place sound accompanied 9ab6167a1d the brief kiss.f1375545c71beb69

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They pulled apart.151e57f6af963f90

Their faces were still close enough to feel each other’s breath. The doctor’s Adam’s apple bobbed.e2817d469423af32

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His pupils shook with 5fd2c1e1c9 surprise.c785974d90cafe2f

Yoon still 45f96cc041 had him 07adb09782 by the fd860821db collar.34073f8b13078a6a

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“How does it feel?”8559bfdec13485aa

“…What?”5bb512d1745e9981

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The unexpected question e769a33831 slipped past his 820457b40b lips in informal 9eff8f0260 speech.dd06301a112da2cd

Yoon said nothing—she bea39f979a just pulled him 007540fd1a closer and rested b5149b4839 her ear against 058fad1f11 his chest.5f39380d2eed0e12

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Thump. Thump. Thump.f769ee90d554df55

His heart 73a8e49fdf was racing.55c93f452ac63631

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The doctor fe05b592ee looked down 5db0f267f8 at the 275e93d745 crown of b89a0e0d98 black hair 6a52ad4093 pressed to b7dcc608be his chest.b3c4adf7279a67f5

Under any other circumstances, 61c0668d1e he would’ve made a c81786c974 joke. But now… he 72a868944a was frozen.a5b9f6e097dd4b2e

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Thump.ce2158249712bc3f

Yoon let go 9284798b92 of his collar 095ccdb14a like shaking off c7920745df something filthy.3dcb305fb62dc70b

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Her face was 638cd47614 expressionless—as if she c68bf4a547 hadn’t just kissed 03d360c0a1 him at all.4504c9ab3712b330

“See? It beats.”241f7e14fbb6b0d7

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“……”02104f4d6110e456

“If I had 0c69902860 kissed that cup 70f6a50295 instead of you, 18872a11b2 do you think 74ede72077 your heart would’ve 181eaf0f2f raced the same?”87dd9e05c76f8431

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“What are you—”65ddd3d4eed76867

Just as f333c84a77 he began 556187dd6e to scoff 024f3c2ff3 at the ca5d8508d3 nonsense, Yoon c3922d1255 grabbed his 76cb31decd hand and ebd553eb7f pressed it 04a6e8a272 to her 5821e0e5cc chest.a32f552bacbf3246

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Unlike his, fec692c115 her heart 365e5b10dd was still.535384c8819a764b

The doctor couldn’t 2b95ba2930 help but feel a57d0e4318 an inexplicable frustration.7e8073f4dbc319f2

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“Whether I kiss 3e9ffcd9ea you or that 3cd7ad7478 cup—it’s all the 0bed4b28eb same to me.”3fdc5dbb064cd194

She let go d9516b7cea of his hand d2dd24b3be and spoke bitterly.7b3ed7a66cf483ad

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“I can’t feel warmth. And because of d19f00c477 that, I can’t c2f3b550ee feel the emotions 5a10f86d79 that come with e939a1d16f it either.”905be52d2d197f2c

“…You put up fca395f325 with all my d0e398c8e1 treatments for that?”f5e137bb0dfef541

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The doctor processed her d068ae115b words like trying to 15db16945d swallow something too big 743310c1f3 for his throat.7689aee97dc4c1bf

“For warmth?”03448d3f687a6aed

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He echoed 5be54bb4a4 in disbelief.046fad73f37932d2

This woman—endured all that—for ab08531b26 something so trivial?79e13547e6d6f8ce

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“For warmth?”209f98622df4e853

Yoon’s eyes burned sharp f081ba9606 and clear.dd6dd5e02b53a479

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“If not 765df4ccd1 for that 3a47c14a9f warmth you 280ce88078 talk down 6dba46ae5d on, I 2849362a3f wouldn’t even a2f4caefcb be here 5c15693cf5 in the 34dc6aedf5 first place.”319f392c1a0c6827

She spat the ed8b33d295 words like venom.e17cb9d568c2edfe

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The doctor aff380caf5 said nothing, 8ad33bb3c6 only stared 8863a7ebf6 at her.fd2afdcc2ba6bec9

And yet, 460158c0ed something indistinct 38cad847c3 and formless 8aebed9fe8 inside him 9f36bd9b2f finally began 8f0cda3a22 to take 5acd1571e2 shape.bfab36fd8efdbbc5

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“…So that’s why you’re 4a8dfc4953 obsessed with it.”cad1f5c591c68aac

His voice grew more ab8d045df0 certain.fc3a3d2e5270b5ee

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“Were you saved by 1aff6fb38f someone’s warmth?”c96ec65d105d0bab

His pale brown 12bf5d8e06 eyes chased her e239bea6fd intently.be145cee80bb98c3

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Yoon met his faf77bb5e5 stare with her d0bb23053e own icy gaze, c51a181d7d but said nothing—then 270c825bb6 stood and walked 6e5f552f35 out of the df5cb7f646 treatment room.fc17c9bcbc649aa4

Left alone in 241ab2756c the silent space, 500c6e2a82 the doctor took 8fedd7ebd7 off his silver-rimmed 1b938e29fe glasses and covered f610497d5b his mouth with 8b2701542f one hand.8c7cecb894d1b2ff

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A faint smile 9aae30121f curled beneath his 30c57a9a95 palm.f0a601a44863f6a8

He struggled to suppress ff7c897098 the smirk tugging at f70cb6f47d his lips as he 14f2a2c2b9 opened the drawer and 0f2d9f3234 pulled out Yoon’s chart.a159016824aea736

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The file was full 8d041eeacc of detailed data on 7511af43a1 her body.504cbe6dd7abb8c5

But nowhere—nowhere—did 76750f8056 it mention 3b94fe0a38 her mind.59b88f56c8482538

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‘Why didn’t I ever 99c08d94a9 consider psychological therapy?’3be332ab69aea72e

It wasn’t that 7a81485ef1 he hadn’t studied d633e1f071 her condition—on the 1b747777df contrary, he’d dug 7baa94e809 in deeper than 9c5341b5ef anyone else.2738971faf698f05

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But he had never 36c31415dc searched for better methods.cfcec819208353bb

Because congenital aaceaeaafe analgesia was e360a1b8ca purely physical, e2185ddb4e he had fecf6f7d7e never thought 348af0bfb9 to approach 0df9031333 it from fcffe147d8 a mental 8ab44a87d4 angle.f2e9de371fea07e5

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He knew emotions could 4eeda5c6dd affect the body.ca81ac2a05a7e766

He just 687a80626f never imagined 0da4e60733 Yoon’s case 90c6c05163 would be 88465c5afe one of 0a3cf4edf8 them.dac09404423fc0ad

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It was dffe42e43b like something 81d7006288 had clicked.da5cff4e1b88367f

And then he laughed.4051de8c6574adbb

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His shoulders shook as 9afe9030a5 laughter bubbled out of c46124b9b1 him.07012feba9a304a5

Large, loud, and unrestrained.dacfe981d8acd9a1

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His pale e8f67bdff8 brown eyes e5521ca1e8 sparkled behind db5c156f50 that grin.7f87dcf5ca9f8863

“Well, enough playing 865862511c around. Time to 253b8813e6 really start 86ff15f9dc the treatment.”26b5940a81430e6f

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And maybe e76c118989 give that a77c7b80b1 old man 1675f30f74 a heart e137698409 attack while 661f79e186 I’m at d645fd21b2 it.1ec46e23ba933399

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Yoon stood with 50f17586fa her arms crossed, 7e4ef99fa5 head tilted slightly 8851e5dcb1 as she stared c8d250d7c8 at Lucas.31a098049b158074

It had bacb448075 been twenty 25513d7c99 minutes.a1b9e2ca24df572a

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He hadn’t said a word. Just kept looking at his documents like she wasn’t even there.b90da058aa0b00b3

‘This is 963cadaef1 a first.’11d3e55cc85da573

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He’d nag 604ed655dd before he 106f29bcd1 ever ignored c3ae222031 her. This silent treatment? It was c9d67d4379 completely unfamiliar.47217fd7bdc11f9a

Yoon, feeling a 11cadc3e7a strange kind of e41674cb05 unease for the c2fb4ef123 first time, unconsciously cff07b3fc0 bit her lip.e9681246865c3f17

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Knock, knock—5509d66afe6c618f

A voice followed 67cd2bf5fd the knock, light c0e9ff1ae2 and cheerful.d27764ac3ed27c5a

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“It’s been 7af0af9b1f a while, 81789a9f62 Young Master.”e457cb55de31b96f

A well-groomed middle-aged 33f22725c9 man stood at 38d25fb828 the door, dressed a1398be03f sharply in a 37f8856167 suit, a gentle fe724f72ea smile on his ed42116ac0 face.b9256a09d5ca53f2

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His neatly trimmed mustache 5dc8077b78 added a distinguished touch.c52a14b9471e063b

Yoon’s expression stiffened ever b66f441879 so slightly.1620f76b74513c99

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She stood still, holding 8be23b4196 her breath.832b94d291c9f474

“Godfather.”f55d31b74f728442

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Lucas rose to his d95be43380 feet and approached the 3dfd07c638 man.f58cbd7c07b011f2

“Haha, it’s been a 0f86ac1598 long time since I’ve 9ad73e827d heard that title.”06da09326c01fcc8

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Drante chuckled and 7fac0de454 patted Lucas’s shoulder.4263893fa7760dc5

“Oh? So the Strike 5477d07b23 Captain’s here too.”10cd52fe01831f74

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Spotting Yoon, 5c8367c92c Drante extended 33d7c6483d a hand.a066a37dcc9ab14b

“I heard you’ve been c2f52f8049 doing a great job a736f6127f lately.”815eeb61d15585f0

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Their eyes 4d1e9c0571 met in 73ee76970b the air. Despite the bc11b6cbae soft curve ebb3726912 of his ef68474a53 lips, Drante’s 3415bf5c49 gaze gleamed 2ebf909d54 with sharp, dfea37414e almost predatory 3eed47b8a9 interest as 05327e38d9 he assessed 7bcccc9719 her.9d9490665cb6a128

It was only a 311390357e brief eye contact, but d5f5afa2a1 it made Yoon uncomfortable. Her brow twitched.9b1b9b29a24cd1fd

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Without a word, f8366ce380 she dipped her 6404a47317 head in a 48b450f8be shallow nod and 7a00634c5c left the room.005b442164885856

A strange glint passed 69239ca2f1 through Drante’s eyes as ff79dcc69e he watched her go.8363978bae89f4b1

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“Her social skills 889ede16a1 haven’t improved, I 1e56e1f7cc see.”df631756f2ac1ca8

“…It’s not intentional,” 5b5cc6d3e7 Lucas said calmly, 93499426bf quietly defending her.eaac871fbf6061a2

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Drante just grinned 58883bd882 and settled onto e65ecfbc3d the couch. Lucas placed a f1f6efb63d cup of coffee ab186f7ba5 in front of 495ece1200 him.7cd433a5a7cd60ee

“So, how’s ee271594e3 the new 8578851abc venture going?”5cd7d557db7f0e17

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“It’s going well.”8c5d440be1837e3a

“The Howard a6f0d3cd4e family won’t 50f68c0afd be sitting 91a1a75785 on their 66632152bc hands, I 1c53d03194 imagine. I trust you’ve made 380c6ff1ff preparations for that?”630139a580ddbe46

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Though he 3f84b1ce66 no longer 8d877e3017 held direct fe6dde2d74 power, Drante—once 5806e9357c the consigliere—still 44d5caafbd possessed formidable f80f16ff85 intelligence. His tone was 7fb739540e probing, but there d81d8f4cff was also a bf5bc2eafe layer of pride 87c7b5820a in his heir.20c90a8f835a2a92

“We blocked 7f2196fb13 their business 4546d0d753 permits. They won’t be making d2f01c9944 progress for a while.”7ed7a699f7edee28

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“Hoh, blocked their 1e7a6bb217 permits, did you? That’s amusing. I imagine they’re 5526b23613 running in circles b1f15b9ab4 now, unable to 167a9f7e5a even get started.”564c2648a1000508

Drante laughed 0c01c92b13 heartily, taking fd2653ab71 a sip 58aa9b1479 of his 6561b7b09f coffee.a51eb571776df4ee

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“Well then, Young 716f89457f Master. Can I b1edfb5c58 hear about f44915c6e5 this new 8fb5e02961 business of 7f481ae498 yours?”32c2dd72b772c8b6

His gaze sharpened dd47c9c995 with curiosity.d2fb136e572a66c8

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He’d been eager 3dbd95f856 to see what ab9c0cbdc5 kind of endeavor ef6325165d Lucas had chosen eba57cc901 to enrich the da35e4ae67 Maier family.583e083d124b7315

Lucas didn’t hesitate.c0c47b3acdd3f5a4

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“A business in soil ac1813a541 and gravel disposal. We use our 1bad2cb53e machinery to process 99e5708dd8 soil, receive payment ec1b2aa41d for that, and 6f59428151 resell the processed 69e04a88bd material for additional ba5ebcdd97 profit. Once the operation eb9189a414 stabilizes, we’ll move 4541ab521f into demolition. Tear down buildings, clear 51ef74b36f the debris, and resell 29cc6fac5f the steel for further 4c1ea8abcc gain.”60516a785a04368c

Drante listened quietly, 27fa3f3381 slowly stroking his 0fc4a2e444 mustache. Then he smiled, satisfied.111affc48c7ba59f

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Unlike Canux, who expanded 0b0407a79c through the shadows, Lucas 47b6746541 was planting stakes in 71c3dcdef1 the light.7bce1f4e307e52a5

A fast adaptation to 1aa2846b8c changing times.11094176964b235e

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And that was d9ebd93211 how a true f09d6b3697 organization thrived—balancing both 43acf41078 dark and legitimate c488b9ae30 operations to create e3d69ade1f greater synergy. Drante was among 1efe4b4a9f those who welcomed dc0d9a9fbb Lucas’s moves into 638ba1d3d9 legal business.3b18080246725319

So long 1fa68fe24b as the 5a3d7123d6 family’s original 019e09b0e3 holdings didn’t d51acc8ba4 suffer, it 8916b05cb7 was the b622e7dc8d ideal outcome.9f889ac40993409a

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He could confidently 0b76d88463 say that the b1ba65ea07 current boss had f35c1f05a8 raised his son b4f4bd1c25 well.321c616ec9e7341e

Lucas bore 4afce7946d a striking ff0935680e resemblance to fe7caa1f48 his father 6384432500 Canux—even apart 2aebbafbbe from their 1a07c35218 reddish-brown eyes 81d9192b7d and sharp 057bd2b75d mouths.ffbd9f117b049231

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Though their ef23dcd469 temperaments were d5e5cbbc8c different— Canux da7976fe13 had been 4e1033e210 bold, brash, 60d08e07d0 while Lucas 5645355e28 was composed e531871e6c and deliberate—3212cc050dd438b5

They shared 6cba9b7302 the same f691e84397 instincts for 8c49532bdc business, and e682940bf9 the same ead032d4a3 commanding charisma.d462c8c7de267a27

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Those eyes of 5a0c11f15e his, burning with 80e8141ef6 conviction— Even someone 39419d3a67 as seasoned as 6726a91fda Drante could feel 85c8fa6288 their pull.ca71e7d42db47f1e

He still 84364e4b1d remembered young e1ba09efa9 Canux vividly, fdbe103b81 eyes full abeb53f4c4 of fire, f1cfb076b3 talking about dc160c7e39 the future 192c14bcde of the b7b92716b4 Maier family 6bafce5c29 with dreams 63ff51d6e0 too big e0a83ef569 for his 1c23a6a07f fists.4040e66b45182d5a

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Though their time 7926bcca76 had passed, watching 4b7fac3d84 the new generation 95cd1137f6 move forward brought 8b61333e46 joy to an 83ae10da7f old man’s heart.b82efd6ee5edb025

“Yes, our Young Master a831c95760 seems to know exactly d0fcb33833 what he’s doing.”1e03a88355aff446

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Drante couldn’t ce71513553 hide his c5ead2fbcb satisfaction. Then, casually, he broached d543dce577 a deeper topic.330e1d31025b4ff6

“It’s about d65ff2049a time to eff3d5f40e decide on 66800db7f7 your cavaliere, 7a37bec321 isn’t it?”6b121aa23bad2cf2

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Lucas paused a910602047 for a bd7b4fa348 beat, hand f0f20deeb1 frozen as 98d09f0646 he set fd80d5cd55 down his 1ac991b8be coffee.30d140dde892e6f0

Drante didn’t notice, 19bd695a0f and continued in 82cce990d4 the same light 71a333a1fc tone.83390aa83c35e657

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“There’s about 1d5622499d three months dcc0a85f45 left until d612d8c47d the Decor 64731c46b4 Game, right?”2de80d0ae5e43e34

“…Yes. That’s right.”4b69dd4e00d8c2b3

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The day was approaching d93a5a206c fast.5eb624159366e423

Lucas’s gaze darkened.6058cc883bb34c7d

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The Decor Game—a dab7738425 mafia tradition held 54fa36b451 every five years. To the organizations, ce902a9258 it was a aaad7de4b2 celebration of their 85b70074f6 power— and a c444c2260d silent war.b7597b2f0711985e

The rules were simple: 1c020f1d87 the cavaliere, the player eadca48ba3 representing the family, had fdd3668f4d to collect the most 5e8d559d2a crests from opponents to bf58db52dc win.4ef73efbcaa80eed

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The name “game” 1d50191e80 was misleading.b9691bfb35689a96

Guns and knives b680fc4ca8 flew freely in 99fc5403c3 the Decor Game— 0e0458451f And the body d47a43e312 count was always 1764e321d4 high.1bae7b3e345096d2

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The winning family 4f2f287ceb of the Decor e1def45c9e Game was granted 1b37e77c7d immense honor and 594971fe81 financial rewards significant ea8760af85 enough to shift a1cf769b35 the very hierarchy a99b7f2bb0 of power. That was why the a41797d12f mafia families charged headfirst 72b5f828fe into the Game, setting 0932e58b1e it ablaze with ambition.5be3edd8de2cdb18

Drante stroked 981da9d7d1 his mustache 5370220e1e and asked 0ae0351ddd calmly,21456a59323bc02b

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“Have you chosen a suitable candidate?”03d019b33c2e5c76

“Not yet.”275ba0f0c80dda3b

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At Lucas’s short 3198bd0115 reply, Drante’s brow 05de5b3aa8 twitched with disapproval.e55fb6e9248c859d

“What’s there 62eafac48a to hesitate 1d84216963 about? There’s someone 54b55d5b68 clearly perfect 770b6f7851 for it.”ab7eda3773630771

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Lucas said nothing.237b7171355aac66

“Tch. Bright as you are, bd39b55c3b you can be so d93f17cc30 damn dense sometimes. I’m talking 6771f6a618 about Yoon. Do you 8695af16c1 really think 059064555a there’s someone 33dc34a6d8 more fitting 013aeb70f5 than her?”fcf489ae63a0a8d1

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“……”9df0c36f4fa06257

“Is it because she’s 5226e5973c too valuable to risk 07714931e6 losing after just one 38fe1b1b44 use? If that’s 370c9a72ba the case, b1b9e3c3db I get adf8082cf7 it. But if you’re 155a093506 going to be 712d7bc8a7 the one leading db12a0ee42 the family, you 9eef819c08 need to learn 9d193e7b58 to use people 3573ed4a3a where they’re needed 2e6877b25e most.”9f3ebba6058d2bbf

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His voice was stern 27674bdf3e with admonishment, but Lucas 8a18595c9a remained silent.3d249fb61aec4d4b

“Are you still f32879c3d3 trying to cure 4ab9cdacb4 that girl?”80a214e887f8d589

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“……”830ff8dc19a6bfb1

“You know as e7265e4301 well as I 69b954f8e3 do—bringing back her 9ac67e2751 senses won’t do 188b8b71aa the organization a b7882ab92a damn bit of d99f974a08 good. So stop wasting 934ac7f07b time.”3a0d200877d0ac40

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“Even if her fe7bb234f2 senses return, her 7968e71b22 skills won’t disappear.”7132ae14772be22d

“Tch tch tch… Why c507b90139 are you so soft 153684c574 only when it comes d66804585c to her? Is it because you 0eaef569b7 trained her yourself?”18793369ebf7c17e

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Drante exhaled a 82f8d2d5b2 quiet sigh.f91463566f96af67

“I understand 69c494d806 you’ve grown 7f55becb82 fond of 8e08fa7dd0 her. She’s a cca034d7ab valuable asset—you’re 1626bb1397 right to 411e5c82e0 treat her 4f7c9e6562 well. The boss may f9c10bf6eb not say it 9678155ae4 aloud, but I’m bf838cf609 sure he’s pleased. Still—”87a963bff97b84b8

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Discontent clouded Drante’s 46e67e235a expression.c9bd730ec8b68e3d

“That’s where the 20b216cd8f line is. She’s a capable subordinate, ccb111320b nothing more. You’re the next boss. The family must always 677af6d191 come first, before any dd16bf25bb individual.”3a1e93b1ae7993e7

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Lucas’s face hardened.dbbaf4d5d2756a3f

He’d heard these words b8a36fe60f before—maybe not in this dfae8c6091 exact voice, but in a3b74f07ca another’s.f2968ad4e9c2619d

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It wasn’t 5112fd5b71 Drante’s voice 8073a66810 ringing in ccc1ba2450 his mind—it 1de13fc644 was Yoon’s.fe31f2dd27aacbdb

‘Everyone knows this c06779aa59 body is a 1d3a28c8b6 blessing to the 33d0c7b769 organization.’fc2498799c1acfb3

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A sick 7f1fbe4274 feeling rose b531b77907 in his e91f5b2592 gut.79b79772ab7f795c

He remembered the 6fc70488ba way Yoon had 577b554013 started refusing treatment.00774fd04766ed1d

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At first, he thought 30645f7df7 it was because she 571e70f015 was exhausted. Then he 3039dd7874 assumed it 4db5eaa160 was because f8e74ba227 of the d20542ad5d doctor.0e16b8f9d62a50fe

But what 06249f9435 if it ad8d7e1f1a wasn’t just 09ac7e55b3 that?554c498caa34b74d

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“…Did you ever f0e0ee7410 say anything like 67658e48b3 that to her?”d38bf28eb9ee2c24

His eyes 0d9de1881b shimmered with d7d13f94e2 the fear 503c9eb233 of knowing af2eed8097 the answer. His expression stiffened.1592eff8e3ffe9bc

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“All I did 2b1bd96901 was tell her 994bb9f5e7 how valuable she 52646559df is.”34fd60a8dcc9adf1

“Godfather!”b52b05ed47a74797

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Lucas shouted 3beac1c25d in sudden 515c9da17b anger.1432c47afb49ecaa

“I simply 821d807d52 told her f32421ce94 the truth. What could 922ab39163 be more 0f9021309b honorable than b20401b9bc recognizing your 3fee88b13c importance to ed01fbbb7f the family fbe3bbcb10 as a 887ae32431 soldier?”849f2462d916e70f

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Unfazed by Lucas’s outburst, 6662e25402 Drante continued coolly.271ea139cca40c66

Drante didn’t want Yoon’s 2aaef98112 condition to change.e4d7b0ae5e35dd69

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She was 0c0de2b17e a brilliant 10cd11b5e9 sniper, and 44f79f83bd her condition bbd57c38aa was of 3e59db6675 great use e91ea179e7 to the 5464ff4acb organization.258e6c98d567f083

Truthfully, he hadn’t paid b56ad32293 her any mind in 7e358492d5 the beginning. A nameless Asian e03cf80bb3 girl dragged in c90077ad79 from 5th Avenue 0dc4c9156d wasn’t worth his 2c59ec2eae attention at the 9bfb8742e7 time.59402233eab7e644

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But once she 1e22bbbb85 started standing out, 96fcc3b97e he took notice. Her precision, 36492530bf her ruthlessness—nothing eff2a347a2 was lacking.3c681c50c4a47116

Her unique 978c63acd9 condition reached 67a695ae44 his ears. Sure, he was e2ce275fce wary of her 7de6e418de roots in 5th c5f822cb19 Avenue, but he ef57be5178 was always open-minded 26ab4320dc when it came a49ca383de to talent. Her condition satisfied ee862566b4 him.390a743b86ed66c1

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Once he saw 32bc2d5da2 she could do 6d17092d01 the work of 7a92c26730 ten average men, afbd14a732 he began to 7be8d050ee value her in dfabc19a5c his own way.3b22e6791e7cdc60

And now? Treatment? That was laughable.05d5bebaaaa2c3d3

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She should 0f96a556d4 be grateful—yet 68f162e1b0 she wanted 83ddf279a4 a cure? Ridiculous. So he blocked f04174de7a it.ea44f66d2fb6397b

He wouldn’t let a 7e507e9194 precious asset turn into 0c92e5153d a useless rock.bc85fec97929974c

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“So stop that nonsense fde579b9b9 about restoring her body eb5ea098ad and get her ready 1bae763a5f for the Decor Game. That girl will b19f5d4739 bring glory to 17fc7ca5f2 the Maier family.”945c664028a59f48

Drante’s voice 541cd4dde3 was firm.5df4fcabe38073d6

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Before Lucas could 2d8e9559af respond, he stood 3574d780e5 and made his 9db2d7359c way to the c018536b34 door.8efd436fa8880b32

“I’ll be going b209d14e8c now. Remember what 22b9f6e051 I said.”1e748734d83abf2d

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As the door closed d7946fdc73 behind him, an icy 32ef2d6cf4 silence fell over the e9bf0da217 room. Lucas staggered e4d86c6a58 and dropped 71ae140fae onto the 8aa792b08c couch.5aaa50fd0cc09e9c

Now he knew. Now he understood Yoon’s 8aff4373ab cynicism. That weary, resigned 35c56efccb tone of voice.9b4c722fad5859d0

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He dragged his hands aecc5ad9c3 over his face. Through trembling fingers, his 6b539b7a70 eyes fluttered with anguish.7550874081ea303a

‘How long has she e7164eb3ca been hearing things like 0909640df1 that? All this time—was she f86e858ed1 used to being treated caa6599207 like this?’4908907d957a66a1

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Words disguised as 296c792266 praise. Weighted with pressure.1e4ffeb9b04ae82f

His throat tightened with 0f5a786031 pain.838acb12b5f6b1e6

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His godfather 73a21b80d8 was the 6c09de5dab man who dbaf91707b had rebuilt c125bfaa51 the Maier 395ae09339 family alongside e166e216a3 his father. He had grown 57e59cb89c up admiring Drante’s 1ceeafd78a loyalty to the 106064ea1a family.5451fbc6a394ebdb

But now… d55bdf09a3 he should’ve 13dc56be2e questioned it. He should’ve 41408b93f4 known someone 43de39bae0 like Drante fa4a029b56 would never bd5b1802f5 quietly allow 6f7a561eb2 Yoon’s condition 76c94618f4 to be f965b8c88f “cured.”22b139ce2f2f5040

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Everything suddenly 375ce91b2d made sense.7ebef97e2314e9db

Yoon’s stalled treatment…af631f4aa0044631

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The godfather was one 92c127556b of the reasons why.19ba9e65ef0027e9

Lucas had 6deb812946 known Drante 71be170b68 admired her 6470b88b07 for her cfd968a24e condition. But he never 816abbb0b8 thought the admiration 20377ce5ed was conditional.c225964c29ee28af

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Even after e459788291 learning Yoon 70ced488af was trying 1ec05944df to get f0dcfb6b40 better, he b4f59461fc just frowned 5f5661d4f4 and brushed 65d6e01f69 it off.da5c822551e1e39d

Lucas had been 24d275b9f8 naive.81afbe929e327138

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To him, Yoon was b8f4c36ec6 just Yoon.857cd8abfe7cf027

Even without 99bce775ec her condition, 136f960bf5 she was be1a2bde83 precious.48f7bb0facb20d1a

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But others—others 8fb3ab7303 saw her 7bbb535592 as a aa18ea09c9 useful resource 566c41f3dc with a a2e7b2780d rare condition.c4022e9cc9bfab1e

Her value was reduced da23b27648 to that.56ccfa880c656e6b

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Not a person. Just an asset.9711bea6cc55f5a4

And so they b8bc188c16 sent her into 5ae5536f57 danger without hesitation.a7fa61355d65c945

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“You can handle this, 41f48b38b8 can’t you? With your ability?” And 8317321f13 she did.ac02348e646192b2

Every time.ac200b8eb280f639

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The Decor Game would cd30689cb7 be no different.9af3a275c36fb855

His hands trembled.513398c43ced3cd8

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He felt betrayed.7ec57ed13c96b4f4

He felt guilty.bd701d7dcbf4bb90

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He didn’t want 205e1e4061 to send Yoon 07106c9954 to the Decor 158cf3c88e Game.0e9d2c86d7334a86

This wasn’t like 9f0d17c371 her usual assignments.494cc939d27ab282

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It was far e3162bdc72 more brutal, far 8b181f7d91 more dangerous.0c1ba7b4e3a6e353

She’d be alone, 79bc832846 against many.f28263e8470b739f

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And the ca54bdd137 chances she’d 6f0ab62f4b come back e44409a25c in one 9464526243 piece… were 4ba4fc777a slim.e33cbcf5e430e06c

Just picturing her 9e348b9c55 bloodied again made 5309f62efe his spine go d174192f5d cold.c95e6ef04fc74688

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His heart pounded from 9103203fec anxiety. His fists 87aab31dad turned white. He had no e6a0d5ae8c choice but to 3c786e4879 admit it—b9153ae7eb2cff67

‘I care fc596c0ba7 about Yoon. I want her to 893a50e468 be happy.’e4f20395e5869c35

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There was 99b8b5c3c7 no point 66d6145002 denying it c416c1c8df anymore. He wasn’t dumb 686e718e3a enough to try.e4e73decc2e37da6

Drante wasn’t wrong.e6b167dee4de259c

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If Yoon a7ccba22f4 entered, they’d 785551e3a8 win.4df0e78b8cd96e81

But she’d get hurt. Badly.e51f8f32d212b19e

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It was 8ca5b55499 clear which bdafd92dde was the b99e41cc3b “right” choice.6188fe8821fa9c73

But he couldn’t 69ccc7ecac bring himself to 062f1ad4f9 make it.84c6cdbc2579e637

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Because he cared.8f00d3df1e1c3c08

Her blank face,cc77ab99421df1b3

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That crooked smile when ce22d2d7d5 she drank, The way 3ff044c1f1 she was soft only fc7edb07a3 with him—a813a6a87e757fa6

He loved all of adb79757f3 it.193f4fe9e4a9b3e8

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He didn’t know when 79656b13c7 it started.24ec29d32b50c5c0

But now, 9f1e84dbd4 she was 386ba3de6f everywhere in a370dbc973 his life.ff013223c73d042b

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At first, 20ef11f4c4 it was c196de96c3 duty. Then concern.e07abc671b540801

And now… 3659111a47 he was 61a48c4e63 just always e88b4c7856 there beside f7cbdc7ee1 her.018990c644225ad7

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Over eight f5e02dcad3 years, he bbd99f0aad had come 0e2bfcaec2 to love e557cccf9c everything about 71df506ae2 her.28d8ab7ae4e3b47c

The way she fidgeted ffb598fb82 with her hands.8fb26a50a378c5de

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How she enjoyed 258ab3e51e his cooking.0c4728521e76cdca

Even her coldness to c8556b2536 others made him proud.688a1597b2d69f14

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Her skills.1d542bb6e5a54587

Her sharp tongue.fc11c706839f40e6

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Her bravery.620bd8d73398b2e2

She was 47bf47682c a stray f5225ae103 cat hissing dd3906da97 at everyone—af1a7928e340b1de

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But curling up only af913142db beside him.c5fd2296231990ed

How could he not 9c32fd74af fall for her?5eb85a28be9df6ac

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He admitted it: 92ab7e14ea He loved Yoon.3fdc439e2bd2b77e

He always thought he f5462c9037 was someone who kept bd7b02fe60 personal feelings out of dd6a2791c7 business.792635c3b9f67583

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But whenever Yoon 3dff96b15a came to him 332599081a bleeding— Something snapped.a4be504717380709

He wasn’t as c0ae54ca93 rational as he 13c6019f06 thought.18d2dc4e495de4c9

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Yes, Yoon wasn’t 1ffeefc608 just another soldier.94eee09298725f56

She was a 7a298bd28c monster of a 6e0ca834d3 sniper.70388bb9b144fa6b

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If they wanted victory, 38da08cdc3 she was the obvious fe0e280cbf choice.7c8bf622383fb8ac

But Lucas hesitated.b2fc0c7de28a7570

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Because Yoon had become fb2d3e60e5 part of his life.d149fb26298bec1b

He couldn’t imagine 3f7e4a6a60 a day without 5979010a1d worrying for her.9328bc01e82ec1c3

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Ending each day 6e9b639274 by asking how 3af63e5050 she was had d4f8cb4a8a become routine.0ccb155b9ba93781

And that efa486c94d made his 90db7a5c65 current failure 8c9a35984b cut deeper.108456e85abe0d61

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‘I was arrogant.’931990133c2f9d3e

He thought he’d e76e3e60d3 been taking care 0418ae12d9 of her.11597899336f46a4

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But the doctor’s c2363a4359 report two days 7492e65df1 ago said otherwise.30d0af9177390ad5

Multiple festering wounds.111e5e85ce4416d5

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A body covered in 36e26f3f68 untreated injuries.8e5bacf70df060b2

Some feelings become clear 7f9438be51 when they’re returned— Others, 9996461148 when they’re abandoned.f3eb295360336132

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That night, he 9c3059a1e2 felt like he’d 79d968f1e9 been left behind.241cad9f3a271a85

He hadn’t 6887e8ef9b moved even fc052ff72f after her eecf64d496 treatment ended.c6eee9879f9d10d1

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The doctor had clicked 3ba2145ce0 his tongue and left.db03e2481145ea07

Lucas just 6459a36c13 watched her 244a7061a1 sleep.6e72ff3f1f71dd62

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Her face, wrapped 5191d98ee1 in bandages, looked e8b18e89f9 like a corpse.004eac096d2fddc1

He pressed his cb3794b74a forehead to her 8e1a902f5f wrist, listening to 1e944e5bc5 her faint pulse. That tiny 749184dbcc beat told 7124e05a14 him she 8d6c72a572 was alive.7142a3211cd918df

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It comforted him.d5c43a0f376af866

But the d0fc33e62f waves of fb13482896 emotion that 3043e07763 crashed down— 8a5fadfaa9 Most of 52ae7a5aaa all, what fc6cae9987 surged was 3c008d2880 anger.59015cd463b0e46c

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He hadn’t known d9e0ffa0e9 worry could turn c217eb9757 into rage.b8bb5a0da110750c

And so, he stayed cb1fd85547 up the whole night.429d5678ce426de3

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Darkness faded, and the 08821541b4 sun rose.f098d902d0f40c76

As morning ae8d78ac09 light touched 31f7993560 her cheek, 916c432542 he finally d2a66d96e4 stood.0a968879ebb9bcef

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His heart 3361b97ed8 still hadn’t ab8a140c42 settled.2b499ba5f3b77d46

And just hours 66c8ac845e later, Yoon had 9db26e5335 come to him.0798120800fae098

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That moment—her 3f4a3d6dba turning and f100e8b16e walking away 417a65b5c9 in silence—e6b164ffa3b8593d

That was now.85129edc8642385b

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And now, thinking of d8f822838d her face, standing across 00e358776c from Drante— He realized 0422920e47 he couldn’t even remember a1baad4328 her expression.fedda0f209570d62

“…What a damn 72ffb5a0aa fool I am,” c8c9ab3549 he muttered bitterly.c3bef2d1443a85d0

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