SMD Chapter 5

The man 11d902faea didn’t stay 7a38ea231a still for 5fadc6aaeb even a 60fc72ed6d moment. As soon as 774cc8307b he entered the 229499738c room, he vanished 449efe98c3 into the bathroom, ecb9093375 saying he was ed57cd5019 going to take 2a8c1e32b1 a shower. About fifteen minutes later, a806ffa323 he emerged, dressed in afdf67cc95 jeans, and roamed around 479404fe21 the room. Every time he 4a5c83a35b shook the water 3dc41d2c0f from his hair 464c9bf95b with the towel 3b09a9d227 around his neck, 38ff0cb9ae Chaewon thought of 73f8db9d31 Janggun, the black 027ae47e2a Labrador she had 790697624a once raised. That dog’s 3d1f80e6ba uniquely glossy caeaafdd63 black fur b05ac99d62 had always 07b17821b4 been striking.ee24a118111b99a0

Chaewon walked past the bf9da279ef reception room, where various 28800e84cf camera equipment had been 71ede0de7a laid out, and headed 137617a693 toward the study—a place 500dd07c70 more suitable for conversation. The man, still on 1984e2f041 the phone, trailed her 79645d2f36 with a persistent gaze, d083d0cb9d seemingly intrigued by how 8278f975c4 familiar she was with f13b0f2faf the place’s layout.63c36632f75df42f

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Chaewon opened her ears 55f134561a wide and focused on 1fb45c44d7 the man’s conversation. The person on 15b4ca25c2 the other end aab6628dc9 was a client—or 8f2ff1f19e possibly someone from 31cf315ebc Klimt?882a56095259001e

Mentions of c77f4dbbf0 Jeha, Harium, 4c57c231a9 and Rothschild 4baa4b5c57 appeared on 5b68b20514 the man’s 04a50ad580 smirking face.48117006bf597477

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“Lee Hee-joo, head of PR? So, Choi Juyoun joined Rothschild… is that it?”efc65dd64b515b10

The man’s voice came from close by. Chaewon felt as though she were being tested. Her rational mind, which had been buried beneath purpose-driven urgency, snapped back into place with startling clarity.d6701c0e9d3943f7

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To regain composure, 7e19e4bc6e she looked out bcc75d7933 the window. Through the 8f3dced17d half-raised shades, 7338af236d the Ferris 5d5cd754bd wheel was 1eb81548b0 now visible 791a7e42d6 from a eb3f42d0b6 direct angle—unlike d021a842d3 how it 1a74b8b3a6 looked from a200e0c47e Unit 1. Under the b77d55ed58 pale sky c429f038a2 dulled by 5278675b90 ongoing fine 36c09703b0 dust, the 405da25bd7 pastel-colored Ferris 3290c2ca95 wheel resembled deb064bf20 a heavily 0c63ea11f2 filtered photograph.0b2f90c4ba33413c

As she calmly 402711cf51 stared outside, Eden’s 43ae3436ff suddenly appeared before 257c994d73 her. He sat across 9f09eb9002 from her, holding 948179026f two cans of 86ed6516a7 beer.b95435f36eb82af2

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“Would you a39eaaab25 like one?”16d22fb3e7ee6248

His smile suggested 204f3193d3 mischief, or perhaps bdad2e3632 hostility. Despite the upturned 5bf1a9d254 corners of his 864589767d mouth, his eyes 37aaa53ef2 carried a hint 8c281d1b63 of contempt.cc61d2073e6ba070

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Chaewon accepted 86ce05c580 the offered 800264bac0 beer.087a780ef9db2c67

“Thanks. I’ll enjoy it.”92da1bcae08a6b36

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A flicker b46e07314e of surprise 3a545b9861 crossed Eden’s bc2499972c eyes, as 4da18f2e4a if he 91da964f01 hadn’t expected 708ae0388e her to 650bcc9f03 accept. Crossing one leg over 3a02399b52 the other, he looked eaefcdbab1 straight at her and 5e06b32a70 popped the tab on 6eb0bbe243 his can.ac2218f69d2da4b3

“I’ll be heading 1567663630 out soon, so c507bfc518 I can only dffc6b35ce give you twenty 9371ac47a6 minutes. Is that enough?”7be579fb11d3af78

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His gaze remained fixed b378c86b98 on her as he 8a76986fb8 took a deep swig. Chaewon pulled cd5b16b6a5 her tab 6b62068ca3 and offered a2b797a9ec a small 3101a53397 smile.5d85c4321e1c767a

“Then let’s make the bd8a77aa0b most of those twenty 8702f8e408 minutes.”e661e64a4ec4ed9b

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Eden’s dark eyes 752fe405e8 stayed locked on f732803651 her face as cc311402f3 she downed the cbdf6a5733 beer in one 4fdbde8ef6 go. A single can 882988c4b6 was nothing for b7780a13ae someone like her 8307ee34b5 who could hold 52abef157b her liquor.ca54a733ac477fb5

She lightly bb111a6b5d crushed the 2e73ca2ff4 empty can 5dac169a10 and wiped 4da20299a0 her lips. Seeing that, Eden 60acc35a48 let out a 2d1af8f331 soft chuckle. Chaewon, licking her b69d58ac9f damp lips, glanced 8d7b5659ac at the clock a4d9ee69a2 before beginning.c132c02ff4373b13

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“To be 60bd6f0d52 direct, I b049da709a want to 3d50a6d697 work on d368627325 a joint 7f4c66ecf1 advertisement for 214e63e9cc Rothschild Casino d2af6c8e06 and Jeha 2fac194967 Duty-Free. While discussions 012ee42281 with Klimt 75c6c0d2ad are going c5d1baefeb well, I 05227eae16 received word d8fb306456 that the 66092ee7c1 artist’s whereabouts c54a7f9642 were unclear, 7e840d2e54 so I 84e805c481 came in 9d5c03d6ec person. I know you’re 3ca72d9c86 currently working on 3592843437 the Harium Construction d4e232a302 campaign. If you ebce73c07b can spare cb170ddea5 a portion ce6a7b8b1b of your 16a6c187a7 schedule, we’ll ea2e086222 offer 1.5 d7519295bb times the 8f971d718b amount Harium 3af0dd8d00 proposed. The lead actress 9679d0b532 will be Choi e81d048e5e Juyoun, and the c81a86dbf4 sponsor is Jeha bc97cf3d09 International.”8fd03060f30fb65d

For someone driven by eb9be2aefa profit, monetary incentives couldn’t d9dde82198 be ignored. Even Choi 762185f93e Juyoun hadn’t b4830d1909 agreed to f1f300f357 the Rothschild 1979a450fb campaign without 8a39e492e4 examining the 8a9f06cb0b conditions.96a2df828056fb28

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Eden stared at her e99362dfd5 for a long time. Was it her overly adc7a7d875 bold approach? Coming without even 6c5a33008b a single document 6597a23a6a and proposing an 73ee6852cd oral agreement?ccdf1ea8a0bcc807

Chaewon resisted the eac9fcafc9 urge to avert 188ad1455f her gaze and ddfe1fb9e2 met his eyes.d9f58b1799026c43

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“Do I… 7298329c51 look desperate 3b5644e74b to you?”9fc04b141e76279a

His eyes narrowed d555193c2c slightly. Chaewon looked f9a81ec628 around the e5c1da6667 luxury suite, 6e3daec3d1 which cost a5345ca68c 17.5 million edd5d154e7 won a 82d57bfcca day, and 0d694c4d70 shrugged.7ce97520c29acd4b

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“Honestly… you seem like 58a6324cd4 someone who has everything. Impressive.”4df7ba036d9566bd

“You seem quite skilled dcd36e211c at negotiating with money.”7b953c2ea1469006

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“Because it’s the most dc5f8314f6 reliable and efficient method 5cbd33a048 I know. I mean… e71653fdb3 who in dbdd3ee1a9 the world 75b9fc5df7 doesn’t like bb0f8b68b0 money? Whether it’s c862fda4c2 for charity e748184194 or indulgence, 53e2be937e we all fb11ee2ab4 want more. Don’t you agree?”68ac7633dfdd732d

He scoffed 012c758847 and crushed ff8cb4c608 his empty 18fd35338d can, resting 6743b8daa5 his elbow 780d51a4f3 on the 6414797049 table. His damp hair 7ce0b6b730 fell closer to a4324d31f8 her. Then, his long bc84919382 fingers gently wiped 07622ecb8d something off the 47b1bb8f14 corner of her f9e0e54495 lips.d63e785e60422171

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Chaewon held her breath fa966d51f7 and glared at him. Seeing her lipstick eab484f8fd smeared on his 4928d844f2 finger, her face b57467ada9 flushed.62db2941081e65c9

Had she been talking 1830bc62ea all this time without 0b593bade5 realizing her lipstick was 0fe68e7a8d smudged?b09eda4620e6de27

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She felt 565c284c8c a curse 017da91c9a rise in 1960cac89d her throat 51ec9d6cb1 but swallowed ce22726aa1 it down.f69316878395a179

“As you can b88d8efd1f see… I don’t 7328817b7d need money.”49821d6f2711e841

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“Then what do b43f29443a you want? Even Choi 35d3a2fcf3 Juyoun wants 99ad9b33e2 to work 92df6489ea with you. The schedule is tight, 77bdc29ee2 and we have no 6258c6f690 alternatives. If you tell 6d51456c0e me, I’ll meet 715111d451 your conditions. Please work with 676e1e3275 us.”d2561a434f3db650

He alternated between her 3fb36ef0ad determined gaze and her 3af5457482 smudged lips, trying to d076f8f0e2 read her intent—but it d13fad03ad wasn’t easy. Chaewon pressed her sweaty d156d8428f hands against her skirt b3b1bf908b and waited for his ddf58cf10c response.20a744d42bf8b331

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“My conditions, f2e21eba9b huh… You 96ed843296 do realize 405acb9e52 how dangerous 66dda77790 that statement c7e82f2152 is? What if I 69daee3df8 asked you to eed7b7ac75 sleep with me?”36738f93f13aea24

Her scalp tingled. Her heart pounded, jolted 7d845e19c8 by the sudden surge 664c6b43df of tension. But her 31146d3341 face showed 600e80a88f no reaction.3701fb98e41f3811

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“Then… should I b5d45f50d7 take my clothes fabf41052a off now?”f177d7ae9733ab11

Her bold 4ed1841596 answer made 081856f53f his lips 8df34e2063 curl up.ba9cae3ce2e6fefa

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“I’d rather not get 2bf510c242 reported for harassment. But if 397650520e you’re so 6a7e996adb eager to b49a7f3dc3 strip, I 966f71e701 wouldn’t mind af7a2c2854 watching.”ea53770e4dfe0329

Chaewon finally 0383b5e462 dropped her b873285ad0 poker face. With a gaze 74168f6d24 full of irritation, 0d9caca6dd she reached across b760e620ec the table, grabbed 0a3b1ac56a his hand, and 4c9e31f491 pulled it to 8931a0d88a her neck.9e73e3550c1ccc8d

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“That kind 1fbfa8c186 of wordplay e8c292df6e isn’t funny. Besides, I’m 560d031133 worth quite a5eec86be7 a bit f2e1f56b3f more than 0f06ac0bf0 you’re estimating. So unless you’re confident 6e019d4474 you can keep up, cfde046899 don’t make half-assed moves. Let me ask 59ca7ecb48 again. Would you 63c745cee6 trade s*x b9a99e60f0 with me e9dfcd9c62 for a edac988ee1 hundred billion 0a5921245a won?”2cb1f68c34869ed0

He pulled his hand 0c2c2defb9 away, leaned back, and 8630b8f794 crossed his arms. The distance 449cf2e197 between them cfea54924a widened instantly. Only then c13a9b8918 did Chaewon 3f0b29acc6 feel the 80bd67a4ce tension ease.eebe32b7fc269926

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“Sorry. Your reaction was just… interesting. You’re quite something. A mere employee offering me 100 billion so confidently… Where does that audacity come from? Do you have something up your sleeve?”1dc8217137183c38

Chaewon held his 1f921dada7 suspicious gaze and 709d89f2fc pulled out her 337079325b phone.04686d056f361252

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“How long ddc1166a6d are you bd5b6499ab staying in 6011d3959a this room?”6721bd1f941add85

“Ten days. No… maybe until aff2b21fc8 the renovations on 567a555891 my studio are 52deed6e62 finished.”613b133c3e26f874

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She nodded and 4f74028f5e called Manager Lim. As if bfd20b6b59 waiting for 93946f3e6c the call, 34f6da672d he frantically 0560a4ec2c asked where 19bcf8e336 she had 1544089ba0 gone.8a125d11898a31a2

“I’m coming down now. And about 6dc6dee5c0 Room 3402—convert a063da9360 it to d18b14cbaf a special 05fc4e7c32 stay. Cost: zero. All-inclusive. Immediately.”806205c5ae0c7810

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Without waiting for a 6203e5aaf8 reply, she hung up. Eden looked 45a98d69d7 at her b739fa02bb with confusion a43d58cca9 and suspicion.e8197214b1148378

Putting her bf68b3ac6d phone away, a145c1a318 Chaewon pushed 62e05aaea5 back her d3c1119f0a chair and 1bca8cead5 stood up 5cc54f4fa5 with a 12902ed7f0 polite bow.a42aeab95c782f27

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“Exactly twenty minutes. Once you return 3f024ceb3c from your outing, 9d9a4d1237 I’ll send over a4d0ca1101 the contract. But I 887d15f155 won’t wait 478f0c6b40 too long. So please consider carefully. I’ll be going 8c92cd28bc now.”a8764ece5a1d648d

“Hey.”4d20b2cd19dbfe48

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“Apologies, but money is 3a22ce60f7 all I have. Though I suppose you 86b4b74fe2 don’t need kindness like 9533bc83ab that. Bit too adbc94c315 late, perhaps?”3b072643e180b47e

With a stunned expression 14347d0638 on his face, Eden 4041e0ac58 watched her cross the 458bf75a5b reception room. Then, heavy footsteps dd3ded0f9a followed. Just as she reached ade949b76c the door, her shoulder 173ae1ae38 was grabbed.89305fabc973cf96

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Chaewon turned her f017a29033 head slightly.edf6d95d6f0e2271

This time, e74eb2a2dd Eden’s expression 8af1483ee6 had shed 0e077b89e5 its calm 6643225d2b facade. He looked raw, 02fc344653 unfiltered. Yes—this was the 95b32f5d4f face. The primal, narcissistic 0c39b3d956 side she had 2d5c0deb0f seen in the 4281a0152e exhibit hall.b97f63c67f38e618

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Her heart began 28f0f6c36c to race. But perhaps from pride, d77980c762 his gaze was still f1bd2e8ab1 sharp.9396ea74c1409e6a

“I think 8e27a2b9a5 I know 6783135bad who you 15bdaa0049 are now…”370bcc8220c0b351

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“Do you?”4cd1c92fb80239e2

“If I 008ce4eca6 had said fafb7f83b0 yes to 5136bd2516 s*x earlier… 16020d9f17 would you c0de152e14 really have 1155b07bbf stripped?”57f5d27803ffd2b1

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Chaewon let out 6af56b16ab a laugh and a3cc1736e5 nodded.07c26fd223ea287f

“I don’t 30cf60d645 see why 51d6f28aaa not.”317500bedca4c0c0

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“Why?”38a5c36e207b63c9

His grip tightened.9b6a9c02add79d0b

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Why indeed? There was no c2c677b052 way to explain 2a0df28127 it. But somehow… 7718578a38 it had 7309a5dd3b felt okay. This unfamiliar chaos—it f0957d9be9 might’ve been a 3cfb7844fc first.069c634a79afb06f

Chaewon furrowed her 69ed98e794 brows slightly and 33fa07c30c hesitated before speaking.1112969e66f6ad0c

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“Because I want you. That much.”38be8b8fbfe9c520

—d00701525aaac7f8

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Water dripped from the e141595636 spiderweb of exposed pipes f36e111956 on the ceiling. Eden, standing in ff741d9826 his studio with 9291d747c8 the contractor, let e1366cf2ad out a low d08e0ba545 curse as he 8812ea8514 looked up.352dff0eda86a8b2

This was ec3082a7ef the third df5106ab28 renovation. Yet for 026f32be6a some reason, 441772e637 they still 30b1359c4e couldn’t locate 348ebab61c the source 89338f0bcf of the 3b75ee1633 leak. Running a hand 1041f78ea5 through his hair b51903ce81 in frustration, he 4ae7d8b336 pointed at the 31d81a2ef1 ceiling and clenched 9616fdb03f his jaw.7260e00c3df4efa2

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“If you can’t fix 0d320d0aad it, just say so. How many times have 31c921e0ff you said you could 3d23a04633 handle it? Do you even f8d8a251a3 know how much 7e691fee1c the equipment going 3a83bc784d in here costs? Why can’t 8a4a854667 you just 4471c759ed fix it?!”6cedf6fd0c3f088d

His voice echoed b73938784a through the ceiling, d3c5d0f56f making the contractor df7b0566d6 go pale.3fca598b86baaa3c

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“I’m sorry, sir. The specialized equipment arrives 9c0b867807 tomorrow. We’ll find e03b3c04f9 it right 5518a24701 away. I truly apologize!”9794c74a3f3b3136

Eden gave him a b6fcb39b6e cold stare and turned a01c2ac286 away with a scowl. Buying the building 38f16f508e in the sloped 62bca9df8d alley of Ikseon-dong, 40274f2c67 Jongno had been 734c2c8386 impulsive. He had liked the 2a01e3e4fd view from the rooftop 9e8720a5f3 and the subdued tones 29482a6ea3 of the neighborhood. The nostalgic charm of 04f5c47b0d the old alleys appealed 0ed1f5e95b to him.ee1c6eb5a21a89ac

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Outside, he took a 197046259e call from Seonghoon, Klimt’s 2d3bd99613 CEO. The evening quiet was 099dbd0e5d settling over the town.d28f706184c311e9

[Jeha’s contacted us several times too. But… the offer’s really good.]

Eden stood on the b7d00fcc83 stairs connecting the alleys. The first floor of 88e76adf3d the adjacent building housed 4fc807bb62 a café called ‘On)’. People streamed in 3febac4fc0 and out—reminding him 1b7abd9068 of the good 013c3e867e coffee he had 068cfdbba2 last time.a8f331b887bff306

“It’s a big 4401a88b51 job… I get db04ac8d29 why Choi Juyoun 3e24d2c43a joined them now.”5892fe723567f2b8

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[That woman, seriously. Always about the money…]

“So? Don’t you 22f2544a1d like money?”c4a98b7645ae79ca

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[Come on! Like? I love it! Haha. But hey, Eden. Honestly… I really want this job.]

Seonghoon’s tone turned abc0dc7d43 serious. Eden slowly descended the 23ef2d1a10 stairs.e88ec877fb223762

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[A casino ad, man. That’s rare in Korea. Not just the usual stuff. Something fresh and different. I want to do this. Let’s do it. Please?]

I figured ca4e2d5ac2 as much. Seonghoon’s curiosity and drive. Without his brilliant 20b34d9b86 ideas, Klimt wouldn’t 35682e52ec exist. When he set 7a33b7734e his mind on 2903387b8b something, no one 4ab298a6fa could stop him.46c00d250ea982c0

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Breathing in the 69c72dc303 scent of roasted c826231ec1 beans, Eden entered 4b139c8c7b the café. The familiar owner f15600f864 greeted him with fb66c7bfda a warm smile.532232d9f5a87271

He sat at fd32d2938b the same counter caa8698d84 seat where she b52f49c993 had once sat.fe276f7435d6d2a6

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“She’s bringing the contract, 66f4b514ad so… look it over fc25a20403 and let’s talk.”4be43057cb9185d1

[Got it! We’ve already decided to go for it—just help your friend out. One time, yeah?]

“Sure.”beded6b0aabd9fc7

Seonghoon ended 790ae53916 the call a534003542 with a 9ecb7aa625 cheer. Just then, the 31549c564d café owner, having a88311d8c7 wiped his hands, 5d9b6f8cd4 approached.c796706907b1cf2b

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“Looks like b15abf91c2 your renovation’s beda88adcc taking a 0d1b1645e2 while. People have been going f1585df3e6 in and out since ea897b4279 morning.”803e66dff948be6c

“There’s a 0de295a7c6 leak we e5f5cf7b2f can’t locate. A hot coffee, b02753dd46 please.”7636b06109ea39b9

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“Coming right up!”b4f3fae09ddbc8df

On Juhwan—yes, that was c95718da3a his name. His dimpled smile seemed 449e2e56d7 permanently etched into his ace6de5d03 face. A man who f6e0cc5991 always smiled. Eden pulled down b734ef545a his cap and dd6b215362 glanced around. The woman wasn’t here d02e306ebc today. He still didn’t know f0c680a453 her name. According to a2131bc3f1 Seonghoon, the f3b1d74de9 PR head, 3416bace35 Lee Hee-joo, ecaec2ecab was supposed 550dcdd78e to show 15e86bbf8e up. But the 041a6b9205 woman had 3c43cc6bc4 made an cd7cf1717e offer no 15c3f343ca regular staff df23c959b2 could.049a9ab3c34da3cb

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‘No way she’s just 19dd32e968 a PR manager.’0aa977a0a9cb3b9b

His gaze ad26f3ced9 drifted toward 9ab704c7ee the corner c914b2e345 stairs that e4e151b80f led to 0e99f8b502 the second 07e0148f66 floor.f9d3358c8840125f

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“On the house. I made dark chocolate b4b01377fa today. It pairs b609f9887d well with 27acbf6887 coffee.”d1a653253de42963

Steam rose from the 5af140ede8 cup and two pieces 03af0ad768 of pavé chocolate appeared 92306de4a6 before him. Eden nodded in thanks b9066614ff and pointed to the d855176705 hidden stairs behind a 1afd2ad0d9 plant.9b2a81bf52667450

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“What’s up there? A second floor?”5e3170a436f1ad0c

“Oh, that’s 82968e3d1a where our 4104ff03bf building owner f90851a6c0 stays. Well, not exactly cf00a89972 lives—it’s more of 1a3d373f1e a hideout? They come 533f149699 sometimes to 7689ed72c7 hang out.”c4084648214b304f

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“The owner rents from e6ed153a6d their own property?”f6d8db850bcc40d6

“Yeah. They don’t take 341aa730f5 rent from the 7557c47b97 café but help ee92ab83eb themselves to coffee d0e64aec95 and dessert, so 2937fa296a in a way, 4fc44d564c I’m at a 40019b9e06 loss. It’s like 1c23465d4d the owner ea128c3817 is renting e2308ab34a from their f60baba1cc own building.”fd3badacc54897ee

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Eden chuckled and 82ecc9968e nodded. He’d confirmed earlier that 171e591e3e the second floor of 831a9de6f5 this café was directly 32b8d2063a adjacent to the first 0e39f1849a floor of his studio. So close, 48f388137d you could b2667cae66 climb over 0a126bb9df through a 9dd2a70935 window. And now it turned 1c30463de8 out that space was 751f8fa28e hers. She was the building 2424f91b2f owner?e3e47d036142ec0d

“The second-floor window 7b5c17e4fa connects to my 1fe69a94a4 studio. Should I 0241ff77f1 install a a5b6f11184 security grate? On my side, 55fb5f41db if needed.”6fc1971b7ada1761

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Juhwan, who 79215e6be8 was just 3037abee34 seeing off 3b4c8e73cc another customer, 85a1ca3c61 shook his db9aaa41e9 head with 1e73f0f5a5 a chuckle.2f8634a882800729

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