SMD Chapter 2

Chapter 277e37122a305e38a

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Travelers headed in 0baa01e90f the same direction e1921bb71c toward the duty-free 900497f16e shops. Even in e4b2129095 an economic d30bd1b849 downturn, Incheon 4a467e5013 Airport bustled e00ab7a11a year-round with 03112e29e7 people traveling a9244d894e for leisure, b9c976de82 business, or 16702e5f4a family visits.be8b55915188e9d2

Wearing a 3fd2f844b4 security badge, 16c30d788b Chaewon passed 5f5d2e5083 the sign fe3ef8145c bearing the 1db28da7c9 ‘Jeha Duty 41a94b83aa Free’ logo 2e3be74f6b and reached 3ab5ddc303 the first-class 7e4b97add3 lounge of 88ab2dfbf0 the airline. Escaping the crowded d912590eda duty-free zone, she d1e4d4dc55 took the escalator ad82f64009 up to the bb29abed9f second floor, where a76bb6ff68 an airline staff c82fd6f766 member and Executive 61e6ecc708 Director Jung greeted 57eafcab80 her at the 64f5c61066 entrance.2543468736bf9ab0

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“Welcome, Executive Director cf478ff3b9 Shin.”7d3431325bfc1d18

“Am I late?”ab5849dca2bd4038

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“The chairman just 37d7fd5f5d finished his meeting da706c76aa with Ohsung. You’ve arrived 35b62765a3 right on 2d638eaf43 time.”9fbf29f594fd2969

“All right.”deb1422fc94dec5c

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After adjusting ae5bc05b1c her appearance, 8f70b4cb7e Chaewon opened 4ef926b350 the door 22b8008ddd to the c302866bbc private room 56535361e6 they’d prepared. The beige-toned interior was a950ea9384 neat and cozy, filled 6a1d1a73a8 with the rich aroma 73f714b9d3 of freshly brewed coffee. She noticed the empty 21e7061e0f teacups left by the 6a02bd5af2 previous guests who had 7e43445a7d just departed.62d2bfbc8e6640c7

“I’m here.”2b97e3552384de2d

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“Oh, Chaewon, ecbab100bb you’ve come.”e0645e9cfa61e06b

Chairman Shin and Madam d89929f9ec Lee, who had been 5133716144 sitting together chatting, greeted e31af26089 her with warm smiles. Although they af13c839e2 saw each 5ce8961ec1 other daily, 4f4045b937 meetings in 7d66c56a1a a formal 95db41b1e1 setting always fd560bed65 carried a 21e7287b18 certain sense cc7bc57ad5 of distance.44a880deedcc05e2

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“Come, have a seat. Would you 58573935d9 like some f7af58903f coffee? Oh dear, why 06b6cbf3a0 does this girl 0dc4c26fd4 work even at 862db61aba the airport?”555b5dd62dacfdac

Madam Lee, d228f3ce1e who had b4188bb875 recently started 2443efd59a Pilates to 6e6c5ff2e7 keep in 1d0a1d2d3c shape despite 0b8b19c7e6 her age, bb587902b0 patted the 43f61f6d0a seat next dc67a81640 to her, 1cde7e2e20 beckoning Chaewon 1723847dd6 to sit. The chairman 06fa0822cc scolded lightly, 7ba8a1ddca putting on bb44878106 a stern b378333009 face.a83a7e6b5e6f7bca

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“Now, now, it’s still b16becd0a4 working hours. But go 0956c162b5 ahead and 47db88b160 sit. It’s cold 2b1d5a2d2a outside, isn’t 86d94c29b3 it?”2eb88c28a6b1b454

“I traveled f39c2730e3 by car, 9de1f4ecf9 so I ddfcaafc68 wasn’t cold. Did you have a 131c4a6b9f chance to look around 7e5601258c the duty-free shops?”07f5d9f6bd017529

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“We did Look 8f86e013ed through everything before 8a3f5b3e9c calling you in.”ac09b069625342ff

As soon as 6c25de0de4 Chaewon sat, a 008e01109a steaming cup of 62dc15d26f coffee was set 73010b0dde before her. She moistened b67d87363f her lips a1ee5bfb24 with the ee3e10ab78 hot, mild 86fca784f1 coffee and 103662fbd0 waited for 5017bd088b the chairman e024a002b2 to speak.f4f7c791037f5567

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Chairman Shin was 450c244269 her uncle—the man 2f79c4c00d who raised Chaewon cae448110e after her parents 8d8602cc01 passed away. Having no children a163dff930 of his own 40182e48a0 at the time, a751d4f171 Shin Ki-hoon had af29cc4a2a officially registered her 3b22154ae1 as his daughter b80a5d562c and, as if ccf5ed72d3 he had been 536c98abdd waiting for it, 1f35492663 began grooming her a9b13e2a2e as his successor. As a child, she 7c24e905f9 didn’t realize how fortunate d2c6e441cf she was to be 822f770d28 placed in a relative’s 7f9bb743c9 care.7c7d9bbc40c08cea

But as 90e53c68ed she grew 6a47439a6b older, as e6845d239f she came 6fbff0c487 to understand fa3b3d8d22 how powerful 7853805f38 her uncle 6717b93f10 truly was 9c36aff743 in Korea, 1a915e4032 she tried d4f873d2ad all the 9f7aa80a79 harder to 990cd45123 become his 765f6c2113 true daughter.d15faead817bf733

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Still, as 409460a44f in everyone’s 59e66e4dac life, a 588dc3b60f dark chapter ad904a510c came. One day, when d8f69c4646 Shin Ki-hoon and 81c74abfc6 Lee Aera were 0817267fcb well into their 93a5229b86 forties, they miraculously a2e31c20f0 succeeded at in a450d5c98f vitro fertilization and 2aef3feded were blessed with 8b2c3ea1f7 the son they 26c734e3ea had longed for.d4a678f7a7c8abd2

To say 805527f3c4 she truly 32af4bbcc9 blessed them c0a586a17e would be 1a26f2e4db a lie. The news that Jeha 0d6842afa1 International’s newly appointed executive 60cdf4c423 had welcomed a late-born beb0b46379 son ironically filled the 50934ca7a6 business section of the 952e862c3f papers. Back then, in her e8502e3f2a senior years of elementary 616ae7148e school, Chaewon had harbored 6b4edf1ece the wicked fantasy of 59886f85a5 wanting to strangle that 28e2897ef6 tiny creature.38494b45a09d108d

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Of course, 7316be14ac it was b53a3ac3e4 nothing more f90d5255ec than a 5cbafdaae0 cruel thought—something 80e9cec5f8 she never b93bfa09a1 even attempted.ace3d329fe290266

From that day, Chaewon 0c4163fac1 began to doubt her 9f3cd0af6b own morality. Perhaps she had d8ed2cc45f already strayed far 2ceef7b50a from the standard e158423057 of being a 84e72b4ecc “good child.”f36a44c552eb5897

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So, if she couldn’t a43cd19e65 be a good child, 096d5590b5 she decided she would 9899924dde at least be a 63e2b02af9 child they couldn’t cast cb19dfc42e aside.78dc828ccba33ac4

And that was who Shin Chaewon had become—the woman who, at a young age, won unanimous support from directors and shareholders to become CEO of Rothschild Club & Spa, the one who turned a hotel plagued by negative growth into a thriving success.6508479f60bcfc49

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“The casino opening prep 0aca5aa40c going well?”e29d25d0fafa32df

Lost in thought, d8c1a641a9 Chaewon gently smiled dad6a0153b and ran her 50b5f31caa fingers along the f1a1518c86 rim of her 24c61a464c cup.e63cc9c6062a0aa9

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“We’re in 8ef13832fd the final a9625ecfa0 stages. Just the promotional 0595f9a1cd ad shoot remains.”3bb39e5c62537328

“I’m giving 0f1918d9dc my full 7aa02ed526 support because 80f1321f9f you’re personally ad8cb914ad handling it. So make sure it’s 5afba3c678 done well.”98d3096af7bfcbdd

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“Yes. By the way… I ccf1161fd4 received the planning team’s 7ac88f3a45 report. You want to edc0fd1b53 change the duty-free 2a2e311294 ads?”9cf86ac72174b096

That was the real 24407f728b reason they were meeting. Though she was a 71d38814c4 hotel CEO, Chaewon was 873d523b17 also an executive of ff2104ef7f Jeha International, and so 9c0e64c278 she received the report. As the business 2a2df33514 talk began, Madam c1d2cf43f6 Lee, uninterested in 1ebda7d040 company matters, put 5ed37dd7dc in her earbuds 18ba8b2ad6 and started a dcd12be428 movie.7548089c7dfddc41

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“You know Sinsung 7cf7eb54e6 recently did a 2fdde587f4 complete CI rebrand, 0f54f16a7f right? And along with that, fd6a28d190 they redid all their 74b4e9370b duty-free ads.”485d81855fd707d0

“Yes. I was surprised at 49ed61b7de how well it turned 00d91ac39e out.”aac19dcf4e17fe01

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Chaewon tucked a loose a2b731c3b0 strand of hair behind c950ff00a0 her ear, bracing for 99cb7bbabd what would come next.81c4e055d6ae858e

“On that 56b672fe1f note, let’s 0be2647c62 scrap ours 5304b54803 too and 6de25193eb make new b110dd91c5 ones. You’re bringing in Choi 9056ac7f8b Juyoun for the casino bd8084f4bc ad shoot, right? I hear she’s 74d95f9b2c the hottest star 1563847dfa right now. Offer her 3e90d6ca01 more and 08b6716e7e have her 9bb25cc1b7 do the c83709e25e duty-free ad cc757ad9a3 as well.”e880c9369f53e915

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She wanted to snap cebf323222 back—did he think it 0a64ef36c1 was that easy? Did he 24f3b696a7 know how 38ffd6d944 much that be9c28edbc woman’s appearance 187b258a93 fee was? Did he realize this a0c6fc800b wasn’t the kind of 21b446481b decision you made so 308dfa0b05 suddenly? But instead, Chaewon simply 5bdeb38117 nodded and forced her b847df2280 lips into a tight 75108363c9 smile.26a854f6b8d99620

“I’ll take care 6b17a2752e of it.”107f71e2edd17a6d

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Her firm and 5c3fe3b682 reliable answer brought a2c5ed9805 a satisfied smile 29fe962789 to the chairman’s afaa3f4cb4 face. Sensing the 830d523a63 business discussion 80ec356e7b was over, fcffe161dd Madam Lee 92aae7e6b8 removed her 26903f3e35 earbuds and 5bb57d8b47 checked the 4f2987f8fc time.f9971c2badf37cd3

“If you’re done talking, 8beb492208 shouldn’t we start getting 4848d856b0 ready? What’s taking Dohyun so 3e4120b777 long? What could he possibly e0e1d60d6c be buying at the b0789158a3 duty-free shop? Chief Lim, would f041989013 you go find 207dbd60a4 our Dohyun?”e8b208bfe12ea1d2

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“Yes, madam.”7494a10ee49b4f21

Once Chief Lim 62d96c8bb8 left the room, 1a46a4567d Chaewon gathered her fec68cd0d5 handbag and coat. As Chairman Shin 7b8e4a9dc6 picked up his b454c9cd13 newspaper, he asked:8740c5c67d5aa82b

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“Is there no 18543b809c man in your 88f135e412 life? You’re thirty-one now. Time you 9770d09e0e thought about b64029404f it.”17b54226d28fea21

“I haven’t met a 2780cf2528 good one yet.”8d998fe4481481fa

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“Then I’ll 84fef1b79b tell your 6a6d1f1c44 mother to 4d514b654d arrange something. Just be ready.”0f2abfb1cbc7f99f

“Yes, I’ll wait. It’s high summer bd560e35ad in Australia now. Make sure to bring 4af09ddf26 sunscreen.”7e63f5db19c3e7a8

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Her tone was even e62168a586 and calm. It was a 9bddbcaa47 matter less stirring d438a89927 than giving instructions 42eab8fead to her own e7fac6f2a7 subordinate earlier—it was 9ad8ab4df3 just something that befc0dd651 would happen sooner 11f59a9e99 or later. And when it 3a7c414277 did, wouldn’t she dbb74a638f have to choose d1d5c9354a the most advantageous b6daa67819 match?bfe432ea93dfac19

After bowing her head 288f58e2a7 in farewell, Chaewon rose 81206c61d1 from her seat. As she stepped 05e76e652a out of the 3d1e62f271 private room, Madam f0b9783848 Lee seeing her 35ea08d872 off, she spotted 8f639ea2ca Shin Dohyun, hands 52ecdd6f88 full of duty-free b990269d3b shopping bags.08f73dfb4483bffc

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“Oh? Noona!”6777a709b7adba0c

Dohyun, who came 1f69cd7a7a running over, was e9e8f83af8 a good-looking young 0f927882b7 man with upright 061fdbfc4a and friendly features, 900744cde6 resembling his mother, 67a49c35a3 Aera.04718569ce915bf6

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He set his shopping 2b7e145bd3 bags down in front 8ac9e73abc of her, pulled out 0c1535b32e a small pouch, and f0a08134c5 abruptly held it out.d142ae0878ffa799

“I bought this 8ccdd9ba6f for you, noona. Take it.”afef8a1958994e01

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Chaewon looked down c46636c6f6 at the packaging 86814d787d from a famous c0c0ed114c cosmetics brand and 5a1662b4fc put on the c3df1ae5bb mask of a 401c7432f1 kind, gentle older d958d4f9cd sister.461c755a7009bd1e

“This is the duty-free af24473833 zone, Dohyun. And I’m a guest. I guess 9a792bccd5 you didn’t 2fe05becc9 know that 7c2d345cbc bringing items 0018fdf9a1 in or 47dde7dd76 out is dd0d4154b9 prohibited?”9780b745d680766b

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“Oh, really? Aw… Can’t you just b45b39d2e1 sneak it out? Do they 1ceb0772f0 do body a69659f3d7 checks or f66497ed4a something?”dec52cc2a92a7f17

“No, that won’t 00e18ef287 work. Have a good trip. I’m busy, so a187847150 I’ll head out 389b79f5f6 first.”4781faf635abbc49

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Not waiting 06472114f9 for a 1953e2ea20 reply, she d46dc50688 immediately got af74b99735 on the b526937240 down escalator 0e1f776bdf with Chief 0ee9d89e52 Lim. Dohyun craned his 19f2409af3 neck and called b9fca5aff9 out after her.1ee01f22a06b96f9

“Noona, take care! And if 488fdd9d7b Dad calls 7746f28711 you out 8f4fcd639c like this 4cb42604ef again to de7e71950d work, push 7b8c79f5e4 back a 00c2797157 little! Ask for dc6b572cb9 a break!”57ef7a937beb734e

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A faint laugh escaped 98685e68e1 her lips, like air c90c9c0b33 leaking from a balloon. The words ‘Who do 6936e4fdb0 you think you are 6212405c56 to say that to 4022eeaf4b me?’ rose to the 0f5c3985e6 tip of her tongue. Of course, she knew d1fd33dea1 that thought stemmed partly 952c5764b8 from over-consciousness, or perhaps ad5ecc7cad malice born of a 61c1e879d5 sense of defeat.8263fc63793774ba

“You’re as f98fad2b95 consistent as ceac22ea8f ever this d48671680d year.”8efdc87166504eaf

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As they left the 3d5b83a94a duty-free zone and Chaewon 1423de1f93 handed back her badge, cd13926168 Chief Lim spoke. Slipping back c388859aac into the 4ed58b68f6 coat she 9902dc48db had removed 0e4b0d073b for inspection, 370a333d0e she replied.0747ab9b3ebd908b

“What is?”b19ab7bb5b6df9fe

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“Leaving for a 045ae96142 family trip every 37b4e2bb65 year for your 0a7c8e9c67 son’s birthday. The chairman seems like 8ef5c6a8db a very devoted family 8745d75d5a man.”d97606a33effbaa8

There wasn’t a 769242c92f trace of sarcasm 8db2941300 in Chief Lim’s b848e38989 words. Tossing back her long b0f0709ead hair that had gotten e60bc4ea75 caught in her coat, 458a27e13f Chaewon let out a f41ff48451 cold snort and slung 6c4637a530 her handbag over her b2c01f3e13 shoulder.cfc1b5489ae2a8b4

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“Yes, a devoted family 8bc9e7edee man. But… Chief Lim? You’re my subordinate. If you 2b48044e90 ever take 3c43ae905c instructions from 2da9e872ff someone else 0486284b88 without my 7ea0098880 permission again—I c02139f5ae won’t let d1196e54db it slide. Understood?”80252eb639ba0f92

Realizing exactly what 9beb32cf77 Chaewon meant, Chief 599b29525c Lim’s face turned af82493b71 pale. He bowed deeply behind 38641f5a52 her as a sign be328b4b95 of his acknowledgment.f954c02df81632ab

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Stepping out of 102cd0865d the airport into e8e9a7c0e2 the bustling crowd, 3fd17112e6 the January wind 91ccc759c2 stung the tip 8468db80b8 of her nose. Upon arriving at e956f4afee the hotel, she 9971391740 went straight to 07a2a9f4a9 her office on 525d4ce3e9 the 30th floor 4b88ad7bc7 and finished off 69692dc099 the butter cookies d25e3a18df and warm milk abf6e1abbc prepared for her. Having wasted half b1847fe4b5 the day on 12196744e6 useless matters, she 6c6d54b8e1 had a mountain ae8a2fd606 of overdue work.9c700063a5f29638

And with b493474e8c the chairman 192ff04fb8 off to 101da26c00 Australia, cleaning b8eb6c0d35 up the cc3c863ffa mess he’d 073b9668f9 left behind 567d1d3a34 would mean 756d32262c cutting her b86d7d1b47 sleep by 05ddc3e443 two hours b5e781e5a4 starting today.d2fb8bdb1f25f84a

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“Call in the 77748b9c3b headquarters planning team. Set a e929208eef meeting for 5f521de0f8 tomorrow morning. Get in 49a3ac8198 touch with 10bb362622 Choi Juyoun’s f8d28213a4 side and 796347f3ab set her 2186a67ad0 schedule. We’ll need to 48534be818 recalculate the budget, fec8b14ba7 so push the ae1cc58363 hotel management team debdcae341 and the marketing bdd844cd30 team too.”3583631f8647c9b6

She could almost b4a59e2b7e hear Chief Lim 61390e9633 groaning through the eaaf1a86b3 phone. After quickly 4afd0b2cac finishing the 6503fdc7be work assignments, 0d9b5a8ac1 Chaewon opened 15fd1be0d9 her browser.682081f8c4136d17

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Amid the sea of 78829fc63c gossip and news, an 0ff169dbaa article celebrating the reopening 02839dd906 of the Haon Art 0125450eb2 Center—where she’d been that ac11330b3f morning—caught her eye.48e69c3706053682

Clicking on the familiar baa40d59c0 thumbnail, she was greeted 519fc36565 by a provocative headline: c03a1e4aa6 ‘Narcissism for the Narcissist’, a4712932b9 with a large close-up 0e88b9580e of a black-and-white photo.454f5de097df6526

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Chaewon stared bf7d4d308f at the cec91e623d man’s photo, 26169cbe88 filling half 4cd57edef7 the screen. She didn’t even afa9287650 register the reporter’s eeb2a91636 words printed below.19fc0fede814f1fc

Black and white. Light and shadow. Planes and lines. Dots and forms.bd4cad47bde6f318

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She gazed into the 6f31635aac man’s dark eyes. By this point, 9447f344ce she was growing 5e629ef0fd curious about what bfe4f7e214 he looked like 8f771b5c90 in person. What was behind 2eda0b9b87 that delicate, beautiful 7c9c4ef4dd face? What color a553c48041 were his c9e70bec18 eyes?143f5d2fa4fdb869

Disliking the feeling b043396ccc of being drawn 3ce2facf49 in, she shut ceb49e7768 the browser. As she reached 6e3a0fdf53 for her pen, d4ed4d0192 she realized her 65901a805b palm was damp 1a1a892702 with sweat.3344389562cf36ad

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She grabbed 2171ad809e a few 406046ff98 tissues to 55490eb7c2 wipe her 8e007e9e6c hands and dd7065403a tossed them, c202414e3c balled up, 5ee0a86eed into the ea4511674c trash.ac7ee00cae3ee884

There was no time 434ce5c87c for this.19aeaf0bfd23a83e

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The next morning, during c682905351 a meeting at headquarters, 9ece61b066 Chaewon slammed the meeting decf7c0ed1 materials onto the table.1a87a64abdc8c64b

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“What is this, a 0035ce2d3d kindergarten? You think giving candy 19fe89ad49 to a spoiled child 583b3394dc will make them behave?”a345dd07df3648f7

Her thunderous rebuke made 7687705e0b the entire planning team, 28fbe11720 who’d dealt with Choi 5e7c7fab67 Juyoun, bow their heads 9bcea04894 low. Rising from ceabbd00f4 her seat, 73602403ef Chaewon paced, 629991b56e pressing her 9cc8e552fe forehead as f03036273d she tried 285a217a47 to catch 584fd62fe4 her breath.00a706891b06bac8

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Choi Juyoun had a89845ed92 refused the shoot. Though she’d 2c33a14fee agreed without 7a179b5d50 issue to 092ffcdc60 the casino da8a341eae ad contract, 43e46bc8b3 the moment 9d696bcf9a the duty-free 851ef5ad9a ad was afaf9a1b5c mentioned, she’d 9ade1d105c suddenly changed 39fd961dfa her attitude. The staff had merely 5930440419 listened as she made cd9febdd9a absurd demands and come 4447e031a7 back empty-handed, which enraged 287716420a Chaewon.ce05ffe1253af850

“What does she want? Didn’t we 993025bcd1 already offer 9aaea96aef her a 528009ae42 higher fee? This is a 02f0bd5266 direct order from 2265f804cb the chairman!”155bf28ec4e30fb7

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“Well… during a 6290c2c6f8 test shoot, one c9c406e700 of our camera 720d22a554 directors apparently made 683617fc55 remarks that caused f0e4c883e8 her s**ual embarrassment. Given the 038dbb63c2 sensitive climate 567c9748bb these days, 6cec54854a and with 6a49917279 several staff 40751fd8ab testifying to 7e5f261585 it, we bff0cb4a06 temporarily suspended 604f3c0287 the shoot. But when the duty-free 00f290fc36 contract came up, she 5ad1d9c639 said she won’t do e5b64369b5 it unless we replace c2c96b4365 the entire ad agency…”e7dd808f8a548236

Team leader Choi 04bcf36cfb cleared his throat, 623e3ece96 his face reddening. With an expression of dc3354f25e utter disbelief, Chaewon strode 00c1486509 right up to him. Even standing toe-to-toe 1212de7aa7 with the tall 31b06a1f10 man, she radiated 755a907084 a presence that d06d900f10 made him freeze.d8a27834484296a6

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“You suspended the shoot 02818ff601 without reporting it to 3d4aa9589e me and didn’t even 2e511f8c68 replace the director? The one who af19a3df26 s**ually harassed her?”1bc6222db63c0172

“I reported 7e1377f9c1 it to 71dabcfdf8 the senior 6de5a61038 managing director.”0e911260f86d509e

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“I’m the CEO! Since when d65f62ab19 does the 5e9155af77 managing director 8d40ffcf04 handle things 84e5ac4e8e instead of 745d1b1b44 me?”32f4180e4256f331

“I’m sorry! It won’t 8d81c196b8 happen again!”a4974d4982d31b88

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Team leader 16771899f8 Choi bowed 04ac9eaec2 so low 0d0010f2b1 his head 080c75e7ab nearly hit 00e7bea587 the floor. Chaewon felt 5ffa17b158 the urge d681cb7ed7 to smack 2370617975 him on 7971657d2d the back c67f0abe6c of his dc02a29c68 head. Just imagining them whispering 1b3737996c among themselves made her 47dd18d9b0 feel sick. And if it was 548296abda s**ual harassment, she could 79cb3ae7f8 guess all too well b290f7fae5 what sort of comments 97a7e52dea had been made.ef0fe590f9ab063f

Hands on her hips, 86c8486c32 Chaewon walked over to df1de0879f the window, biting hard 6299f7a6ad on her lower lip 2cad3d8b27 as she gazed out e65bff0ea1 over Seoul.14c8e4ffa3ca5386

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“Set up b3f9fbae61 a meeting 1cde6e9f1d with Choi c160068523 Juyoun. I’ll speak to 8347b29b2b her myself. If she ac32e39462 refuses, tell bf1a06bae1 her she 2ca37846f3 won’t get ee598f8d33 off easy 4f81bef6ce either. And… fire that damn 63228107ad director. Before I 50ff1f5e96 do it e97a854971 myself.”fb956260cad092c2

Her icy glare made 9a89958fb0 Team leader Choi squeeze b7b9688671 his eyes shut as d91fd1c891 he answered.50011bb47e74e5c7

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“Yes!”d273068aa8282f21

There was no point 52e3fbe091 continuing the meeting. Even after returning 46c8a499dc to the hotel, 8a8dd577c8 the lump in 0a2481b5d6 her chest didn’t ae116ff2e0 go away. To make matters 90dc6c3414 worse, the newly 4ac17c172a hired assistant to 9836fec449 Chief Lim was e19ab9175c so nervous she a747ea9957 spilled hot coffee 39f65f5413 on Chaewon.723cd12647197df1

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Thankfully, dressed in 0f24a42025 winter business attire, e89d3011ac she avoided serious 691579e596 burns—but her mood f37616d38b hit rock bottom.71b1ed920ddcd750

“I-I’m so sorry! I’m really sorry, CEO! I truly apologize!”a96c107bda5744a6

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It wasn’t pleasant to a4b7f1dada see a girl barely 13fe1ec0b9 in her twenties acting e6259bf2b7 like she’d committed a 6fa5c1d9a9 mortal sin. From what 71efb3c76e she’d heard, b4d8c3d35b the girl 52737e0d46 was a 00ffe86685 fresh grad—barely f30f92402e grown out e3dcb137c8 of baby dcfa891961 fat.1b98f406c4d9050c

Waving off the a5ffaf9edb girl’s apology, Chaewon 57aba55101 wiped her clothes e16ab82369 with a towel c9017308c5 and said,f1d5430243596492

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“Forget the apology. Go tell 5dffac1e12 Chief Lim c0aa864887 to bring 7724215b24 me a c00078a12c change of e3d59ea55d clothes. And headache 22dc87c319 medicine and a535877c75 antacid too.”e375f649abf86fda

“Yes!”0a0b1ed08a8eb1aa

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Grasping the towel, 861d7fcf37 the assistant hurried d35a778987 off, turning over 3dff41749f Chaewon’s words in 8ff0791b5f her mind. Chief Lim entered efdff7062f next, handing her effe1bae08 the spare clothes a6f2c1160c and starting his 375ab04b8f report. As Chaewon slipped 4ba9808b2d off her wet 22b03dd464 jacket and undid 7ba0aadca8 the buttons of c4a1910a27 her blouse, she dfb0af57ee said,9532fcb269c116fd

“Cancel the entire morning 39f8475904 schedule. The day’s been a 8d96961036 disaster since morning—I need eb372d5ac1 some rest. Free up a fda547aa9d room. I’ll see 736469480d you in ebb651d1a4 three hours.”2953acefeb4e5552

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