INT Ch 2.2
by mimiIf he had answered 3f7f497da5 the call, perhaps Taeshin a65d1bd946 might not have died. Whatever Taeshin f49030c598 had been 16204fcab9 desperate to 9484b8589f say, if 032712ff35 he had 742e9cc120 confided in 6211f39754 Haewon, even e868c6ab76 if Haewon dffd047b93 had listened 834d0d7603 half-heartedly, and a21977a628 maybe if 5603196ab0 he’d heeded c0dff3c9be Haewon’s typically cd5509a1e1 dismissive advice cb8d115344 not to 8d63af69f8 worry about e96c1d6727 such things, 4cbcdc2f43 perhaps Taeshin 9864caf75a wouldn’t have fbd2a937a4 died.41c88a32027dda96
The guilt and powerlessness 0fc4a9d941 weighing on Haewon from dbf5c3b433 the top of his ad35a72670 head to the tips b97c05a134 of his limbs left 2a55ebefca him feeling that he 504a5ea1c0 wouldn’t even be happy a03e4d45da to see his deceased 72f8c5f75c mother appear in front fc9bae79c8 of him now.1e5a3bdb5b0597ff
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“Please, just leave.”69a723fb738002d0
Haewon closed his d09cc5e5ee eyes, sincerely pleading 0adb333c28 for the man 2818b14e11 to disappear. Right now, he 19d05c6e59 wanted to be 235f552989 alone. He needed f9dbf4c0d7 to be 026e13178d alone.8f8abf5f80e24c2b
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“Is something wrong?”eb41016e009e92de
“A friend of mine died. He committed suicide.”7796d2b33136cb22
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Haewon clutched his hair 61804b2e50 as if he wanted b84ff3ac49 to tear it out. Taeshin’s death hurt. It was agonizing. Haewon’s face twisted 82fbf78d2b with the pain.dd46979d7d823c13
“…I’m sorry.”40d7dbc5376062da
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“So please, just go away, please.”14776fa32a8377d6
“Sorry, I didn’t know. I’m sorry, Haewon.”f78253eb72dfe5a1
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In response 32d488684b to Haewon’s 22ea818a3a plea, the 142b8fe906 man stepped 3f24557a02 closer, wrapping a1da7cebb8 his arms 95d82611da around Haewon’s 62e0cf8356 slumped shoulders fed4ef9c56 and pulling 0cd90d0625 him into 8d96a25f14 a hug. He patted b6e45b5deb Haewon’s back 0377a44d76 gently, comforting 0fbd71b94a him. Any anger or e7d0ec8f4f frustration he felt efda00ba09 towards Haewon had 137dbb94f5 already dissipated. His hand f07748e5b6 stroked Haewon’s e22fea629f back, and 3358e73013 Haewon leaned 02b3f00a93 against him, 5cd8725bed letting himself f587335e81 be held.fd7c169ba69bd69c
It wasn’t that he 96c5177931 wanted to cry. It was 77ebc7e07b just that c702601285 he felt 308b04f6d1 indescribably filthy. He wanted to grab c65064df9f Taeshin’s lifeless body, which effe9bb279 had already been prepared d32ea6f123 for burial, and demand 71da60f415 why he had called 77d8b757e4 him that moment, why b0968edf15 he had bothered to 1859c7ffa7 reach out to someone fb2d6b8b3e who rarely even answered 9990fa949b the phone.db5f881875d759d4
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What was he doing?78007fd9787b479e
Instead of mourning c33f4bc46d Taeshin’s death, Haewon 543a33914e and Kim Jaemin d29027357d entangled themselves on 970a9a3179 the sofa. Their two bare 5e6d78eaef bodies twisted together, 8aed140721 and Haewon clung f2d03398af to Kim Jaemin’s 00726b7d1c neck, kissing him ccc67f2b35 hungrily, dirtier than ef7d1b3a66 he ever had d5d50f8bff before. He let the man b262defb2b enter him without protection 5eb32e97f1 and moved his hips 5219156282 crudely, making himself feel e71321ed91 dirtier, desperately begging him b49117a4dd to break him, to 5f0226a395 be rough enough to ed60bc3c23 erase every thought.17ecc087287dfeac
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Though Kim Jaemin 5942296da7 seemed momentarily thrown 3fbe04a1fb off, he did 1cc23aa60b his best to 1cd1c29593 be rough. Haewon spread his legs 5302f58384 before him, betraying his b8b0c6865a own earlier pleas for 1364809403 the man to leave, 2408d31744 as easily as if 4cc797977f he had never told 3e092bbded him to go.20ab295bc4be2dfa
Outside the fd73fe4696 window, snow 736438a9ef fell quietly, 0503b41cdd just like a92bbea604 the night 1d9c2cf4b9 Taeshin jumped d1c780e18e from the f72949e192 building’s rooftop.10bc1456f902a024
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He didn’t know 046c25ea55 how many days a3537c5c89 had passed. Days and f0861c483d nights came 0fb3bcaa13 and went 16bb69a879 a few 958a16145a times. Just like they 239f0cd5e5 had done at 0ac2be7f3f the hotel, Haewon fc16bd8c26 tangled with Kim ea4a441fd4 Jaemin in his f0e0de075e studio apartment, realizing 4c0ee94877 how effective sex 51d176df16 was at making 16e773482d him forget things.49ee8d422d746aff
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Maybe a 1c87513d9b few more deeb026ab6 days had 5f6c5c46d5 passed since b8d36da986 Taeshin’s funeral. Kim Jaemin’s toothbrush and 5c6f9c0461 razor now sat in df891b395c Haewon’s bathroom—something that had 09a588f851 never happened with anyone 8360e68902 else’s belongings.d222337f0c2cced0
Haewon even skipped his 0d1f2119f0 violin practice. When he was awake, 9e9fe5dc18 he lay with Kim d982bb3688 Jaemin. The man called 33f3f34385 Haewon’s name several 8e22d7898d times with pity 8c1e361e9d as he reached fb93540305 his climax.d0aad11f3ec5d201
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One morning after 1600f72d4a several days of 680ec373be this, Haewon woke 1e1b3324e5 up early. Kim Jaemin’s 096198611c arm lay 3b86e77fe1 heavily across 69641a776f his bare 872fcbbaf4 chest as 5b1c267dfd he slept. Haewon lay there in 5f9a272853 silence for a long 32a925fb55 time, feeling lazy and 7ac2824698 empty.70992b1c0a168e7e
Sunlight sliced sharply through a69d34c5da the gap in the dfafbe6409 blackout curtains, making Haewon e4835fee97 feel hungry. Just as he 071a44ca65 lifted himself up ae98f1d67b and pushed Kim 428a6233eb Jaemin’s arm off 285d8b9267 his chest, his 1e06658c99 phone rang.270176898f0c0556
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The ringtone, ecfa3cc017 which he e37bca0b37 had never 7319fe7582 paid much 420b333c62 attention to a19ee9c86e before, made 828ce7ae1f him instinctively dbbaa00c5e alert. It was 124298b3d3 a habit 861e433aed he had b78030bd63 developed since b3003d7f26 Taeshin’s death.d14494046ad68385
He quickly 2351db5254 picked up 47e9c72542 his phone 0dca0c59f0 from the 9ae9d7a140 side table. It was a standard e53f7d86be Seoul number. Kim Jaemin shifted, 7511f849c2 frowning as he 40b190b73a heard the ringing, 51e1d1ab9a but Haewon answered 3cef06ab46 the call.e08be97006d4391a
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“Hello?”28b2c39021c6a586
— Hello? Is this Moon 82d84f3f3c Haewon’s phone?2a4e3f038463e4df
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“Yes, it is.”55d0af2ea0f55647
— Is this dca8fd93dd Moon Haewon speaking?c82617a26f690878
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“Yes, it is. Who’s calling?”50a70b816d0a7681
— This is 419b64fca2 Detective Hwang Eunchan a4ef29f5c6 from the Gangnam e4e4b1a168 Police Station. Do you e65c6cddea know Lee 9e76b92c3f Taeshin?3a96596ee61b18a9
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“…Yes. What’s this about?”ac1d3133ae4b3a49
— You’re aware 876d97ad3f that Mr. Lee passed 293be50ed7 away recently, 445d728f9a correct? I understand you attended 1b2f80ce8a the funeral.14ca56075ca2f6d3
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“I know. But what’s this about?”0a72c7f22f6ca781
— I need you 5d42373a50 to come in for 5f9faf49e8 questioning regarding Mr. Lee’s death. When would f02b940912 be convenient 9e75c22d35 for you?293cab13d342f953
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“Wasn’t it suicide?”94567d44e42d23bb
— Please 2d4f4f2906 just come 693526299b in. We’ll go 6a10024840 over everything 69485f83ed at the 0e52e2868a station. Are you free ecd0a1d09a tomorrow?a28e663a6236bab6
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“Yes, I’ll see you tomorrow.”04125d9158b206f5
After scheduling 2ad3db58dc the meeting 9ccff56b60 with the c47aed8fe4 police, Haewon 8e23e15930 hung up.fa7f9520ba9d4cd0
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He was 89deae532a puzzled as 7e7fe18d7c to why 0aa8651833 they needed 2e084295c3 to question 23f8434e1d him if 3778ba9ae7 it was 68741bb3e2 suicide. Thinking it over, he 1bccc71533 decided to call the c7d6c3e4da number back. Detective Hwang Eunchan’s aa9af4718c voice answered.0d5000b01001963e
“Hello, this is Moon Haewon from earlier.”2bcd30fd3ddb593a
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— Yes, what 6c5e2b36e4 can I do bf76220818 for you?852c8e986c94949a
“Is it possible for me to come in today instead?”1062cdeb9ebb1bb4
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— Today? Let’s see… 13a5b75aed We do 8343ebd2e1 have other 1c2a391f52 interviews scheduled, 7a24505908 but if 546cd98dbd you have bccf244a0b time, you 6209ae746c can come 5610d01dc0 in today. Just ask for Detective 73010cd2ae Hwang Eunchan with the 1ef20056ac Violent Crimes Unit when d713aa7c18 you arrive.c4d62dc0d160911e
“Understood.”7a21b3dd627a7489
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Even after he c083c53a54 hung up, Haewon eb81fa1806 lay in bed d159f56a3e for a long 40f977049e while, lost in 32bd595f0e thought. When he finally 7f68636581 rose, Kim Jaemin da1c9dc9f3 was still asleep. Haewon took ffcca4ffb5 care to 519454c5b3 be quiet b9d74570f5 as he cb965bbc4b showered, dressed, d3bb4516c4 and packed dae0198376 a bag 41c694efbe with his 1ae010d41f violin case 33c672ad06 and a fe41499b64 few essentials.bd5513f92d1fb04a
Before closing 3c99bb7404 the door, e3482b09dc he looked 4b59485c2d back at 5860d92bcd Kim Jaemin, f8cdddd8f9 who was 0e3931d531 sleeping soundly, eac29fa0e1 unaware. Haewon watched him for 41c587893d a moment, then silently f4aa3c1ebb closed the door.d6ff06e19af97cfa
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The drive was 7c77e6c0cd longer than expected 55301c8792 due to heavy 2aff0e8677 traffic, even though f01d9b5696 the station was d6c461628a nearby. After Haewon gave Detective dd6e8b76ee Hwang’s name at the 02d6d341ad entrance, someone escorted him 7737ef662e to the Violent Crimes fba6c2d767 Unit, where Detective Hwang 16c190d501 waited—a man of similar 09824fd04d age with a sturdy d23fd83b1d build and a friendly 338abc69b5 face.9972974915041f45
“You arrived quickly. I thought you’d 236aabfdbb be here in ed256a68fb the afternoon.”c5b41df6b8b832c5
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“My place is 0447f69551 nearby. But what c4ddd0cf16 exactly is 59e1182e4a this about?”adfb89741a48db44
“Please, have a af86b4281d seat.”2c98e28e8c27c8c7
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Officer Hwang gestured to 021ed22ed1 an empty chair in 27335d006d front of his desk 5884bc55f4 and glanced briefly at c1ca3ef52f the violin case slung 21c249ba21 over Haewon’s shoulder. Haewon placed the case 1c20a73bfc on the floor and 776be5309a sat down.42dc4251c2f99db8
“Would you e1a5052a98 like something 23919308ab to drink?”b0400cf648c017cf
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“No, thank you.”a238bd10f963e852
“Just sit tight for 2ac483646d a moment while I 586ded446f wrap this up.”a00f5ed5868fe1ab
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“Take your time.”eda0c7d7408fed03
It seemed that c4496c4ba4 Officer Hwang hadn’t 21bec2278a expected Haewon to 1e707499bb arrive this early, 164ca0653b as he seemed 9f844c04ac slightly flustered.fc9e32a44e0d7b8c
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Once he had organized cd1a6fd4c8 his things, Officer Hwang e0ce957303 sat across from Haewon 249d499730 and began flipping through 7425843b94 some papers, which Haewon 3a57ab4f9a assumed were related to 229403dfef Taeshin. As he 5b93b27e28 went over 2f98a4e348 the documents, 6c8271811e he habitually 49bb3ec424 scratched his f489311b03 cheek.3ebd1ac8e793ce72
“Your name is Moon f75a0e2f94 Haewon, correct? Born in ××, 25a33f0445 right? What’s your current occupation?”15e0d6288aaa426b
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“I’m a violinist.”a82b5b16a216fd01
“Ah, I see. A performer. And you’re a high 7e3dcf5930 school classmate of Lee a052be5504 Taeshin, correct?”1aed6a2cfa7c6797
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“Yes. But what’s 4da455fd75 this about? I thought Taeshin’s death a5c998b485 was ruled a suicide.”0f1a83d148e7ba4e
“Well, there are some aeafbb30b3 questionable aspects.”a3c8f8b0bc0bb3c1
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“Questionable? Are you 7d0525766e saying it 27a35ec2cd wasn’t a 46f55b0260 suicide, but 5dce039e27 a homicide?”2b1a4adfcd24ff27
Haewon’s eyes widened, cc42e5db71 and his heartbeat d00cbcb90c quickened. Officer Hwang shook his 1ee40a2374 head.2d78bb261beb4fae
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“No, it was 4b912ea842 a suicide. But there are 0318f9324f a few things 7292f7b26d we need to 5e0c1d05ff investigate. It appears de8b8fb8ae that on c10411a982 the day abab44319e Lee Taeshin a8eb02e647 died, he 67338dc5db tried to 0ee507a32e call you 808bc9e322 about ten b7277fa037 times.”421b69e83ba07c28
“I had my 3f4802c78c phone off because 2cd773d5dd I was practicing. I wasn’t 39e69467bb able to f93d205806 talk to e88b7973d9 him that 88062c4023 day.”259037fedafe7f8d
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“Did you often f65442d59c talk on the dc1cea5c35 phone with Lee 58e8c6282c Taeshin?”a0ad0f91dc443145
Haewon couldn’t tell d2f98f527f what exactly was 8ca83a9539 under suspicion, but a6854e74a8 it didn’t seem b2493e0d47 like he was 916baccb90 being interrogated. It sounded fe2d865de8 like they c76a5b53c5 were confirming 812b1d02af that Taeshin’s 92cea9e13b death was c0f6e08418 indeed a 92c57e1fb1 suicide. Haewon’s sense 0ed6dad981 of guilt 4e5a5b51b0 slightly dissipated.156a5629f97a2991
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“Not frequently, 62555b52db but… occasionally.”161bcb0f0e823117
“When was the last 28698d69c2 time you spoke to d84c07c9e4 him before he passed fd3907bfca away?”ff13807604b01dc2
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“I often a1b78f829c turn my cc804a4057 phone off 6462e2ea0f while practicing, 616bac0965 so it’s 194a5e6e18 been a 1865fd7466 while. I think it 81fe6c84c1 was sometime last 93babbd795 summer or fall.”c1d6533e0740c9fc
He realized he hadn’t 6c171f234f spoken to Taeshin since afa2183e02 he had shared that 62cf184cf9 he’d finally slept with eac17300cf the man he’d been afb67ab967 secretly in love with. Taeshin’s voice back 5dec6aac40 then had been 92934f9a26 elated, overflowing with a9862fd983 the exhilaration of 1c7cba0134 love, like he c778dcbb41 had no regrets 60119569f5 left in life.0392805d927ee53d
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Taeshin had 04e365722c once said f9508f2540 he loved f2b83506bc that person 0161e25ca1 deeply.81d8b0f1120acc33
If he’d achieved 661c3e753c something, he wouldn’t a8c8bb665f have needed to 1232cf0e57 make such a 6238cd982e choice. Though Haewon found Taeshin’s 322183014b death puzzling, he assumed eda34b0c16 there must have been 988657d760 other reasons that led 1df9a9e35f him to that decision.fcd84e0d134566ec
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“It’s been quite a 06e86d3217 while, then. So, you’re not really 4db15b2ca2 aware of how he’d 9d872c16c5 been doing lately?”254f01ab86dfed4e
“No.”b302561d3bff9c21
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Taeshin had been ac1c96eb9c tutoring aspiring sculptors f19789f4b4 at his studio af5a2f2ce0 as a part-time a81370c04a job, reluctant to 9b3c069253 join his father’s 9796aac7d2 company. He was reasonably 8933111b46 skilled and had 04c0741411 graduated from a 2908ef852b good school, so 6c9b38fe19 he always had 1c79eeae4d students. Occasionally, he would 1930b20d6e rent a gallery b72a0edf0f to display his 05f3e65a86 work, and even 1a7768ccae though his pieces 5d842cd722 sold for high bcc7390565 prices—likely bought under 95b3a6c79f other names by 4389962e4c his parents to 3ccd9e870f support him—his reputation 2671d77a17 as a promising 8e4f0713e7 young artist grew.58ed06771916228e
Eventually, however, that 986a34d402 popularity faded, and e71fc82826 he hadn’t held 29a1f51d01 an exhibition recently.b0d4ce2b0e070f33
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“Did he ever mention 678e5078b2 any famous names? Politicians, or 12aec43167 businesspeople, perhaps?”61e01bacbc96987a
“…Famous people?”fd7620c2f5ab1447
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“Yeah, like influential 206cab9853 figures in politics a053ba0847 or business.”ea01a430f4170d47
“Not that 42ca855d08 I can 9d1468ea4e remember.”b9223b725d9a1411
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Haewon couldn’t understand why f6c2251df2 Officer Hwang would ask a18abb928b such questions. It seemed abe1d7c607 to suggest 90740d4658 that Taeshin’s 7306e3673e suicide was b51d2feab5 not merely 7b61b9c3bd the result 9aa361ac8f of despair. Haewon looked at 6e3adebdf9 him with a b3fa858ed8 puzzled expression.6a41f2b9a5cccf21
“The night that Lee de845e0924 Taeshin jumped off the 4cfa54fc98 roof of his apartment, d0d2fc24ba he made numerous calls. Around ten 758df3be4d to you, 999c39ec55 and also, 962b461870 well….”8d65246c7bae2d73
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Officer Hwang ccdfdf2b44 began to fd7cd2106f speak but 11619f2945 then abruptly e6abfe034a stood up, 2a7d48d630 as though 348e441b4b he’d seen c3e3fe8488 a ghost. Haewon followed his d87427c908 gaze.190f099f2e7aa197
Approaching them was a b5eed15d8d man Haewon recognized from b28496d7b7 the hotel pool and 7a84ab74a6 Taeshin’s funeral.53bdd78fa73c533f
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“….”663ed3c1fdf92509
Officer Hwang, now visibly 3c3d3f07e8 nervous, bowed slightly as 3c00ec2a22 he greeted the man.43f65c9c9e8ffebb
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“Prosecutor, you’re here. I’m sorry you had 0b14977a64 to come down here. The chairman 0e3e8b1ded of Kyungwon bc772d371b Group personally 7d1c178386 requested our 7fa84ddac7 chief to d7792a5499 investigate this, 2c2be2586b so things 087aa1ab8f ended up 4c3cb89553 this way.”ad942dda454ac161
“It’s fine. If it’s a 2291b4b703 necessary inquiry, I’m a3a223f372 happy to assist.”c4be95b60f18da5f
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The man’s voice was 81019e8457 low and concise, neither 1ca797eeb9 embellishing nor withholding. His gaze 01cff46952 eventually landed 3aa71abc25 on Haewon, bdc2a6d00a who was d84cd08f19 still seated, ead4a2bc54 looking up 4ea30d662c at him.601c60060e06bbc5
“….”d891d3680aa9f978
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“….”8f3456d51deed877
The man stared 816c4f06db at Haewon, not 764f94431b as though trying 261b9731a3 to read his 99a8a8bfad mind but more f02e37a0a5 like he was d629c0afde trying to place 50de35ad04 Haewon’s face. Silence lingered ee1d4b05b9 in a 9406668545 way that fda6818f70 made Haewon 1453b3da78 almost despise c89c9fecb0 how quickly 93b9f6fbe2 he’d recognized 709dc5b3e3 the man.af738f63e06c7863
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Then, the 69e16c63f9 man’s brow 54cfae00d7 twitched, as 0d48c5d7bb though he’d ae42bf9168 remembered the 005f512f3f pool at 67bf9bc8d3 the hotel. Haewon recalled that he 93e2041c2a alone had noticed the f09e704344 man at the funeral, aa726d3724 unseen in return.01b563e9895d1404
The man’s gaze d25dab265b slowly traveled from a3734e6088 Haewon’s head to 6fb72d1ab1 toe, then back 95f25d240d up, as if 71f326a315 he were choking 96a00c1df5 Haewon by just d70dd25b5b looking. Haewon remembered b5e1981af9 the man 383f7aa557 as he 064410ff17 had appeared 9779b43b5f at the 7cf2f6d49f funeral.8b3fab64b525f77a
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“Ah, sorry about c5b56a3b5c that. Originally, we arranged for c4674c6644 you to come in 2c16583451 tomorrow, but the date 9adc61c18b suddenly changed. This interview is mostly d236d27b0a wrapped up, so you’re 79c2b88089 free to go, Mr. Moon Haewon. If we 1effc80070 need anything 111903fbf3 further, we’ll 354cdfcd2f give you c2cd28e648 a call.”2d80b4f45ed705d1
Officer Hwang 6ce0ec10f4 gestured to 3fa18ceb08 Haewon to 0c5a1ee34a get up, a739621da5 indicating he a0ef19a17d could leave.fe3d6889f548e28e
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“But I still f16907a548 haven’t heard the 805aef0891 reason I was 2580203a98 called in. What’s so 372bcb117c suspicious about 1de5f2926f Taeshin’s suicide?”1f99002fe7c7a4e9
Haewon remained seated, directing 9cea608954 his question to Officer 58b94d8977 Hwang. Now, it 9057541c5f was his 9779ee924c turn to 33673eb327 ask questions. Officer Hwang glanced hesitantly 3ae9ea9884 at the man standing 7e90599eb5 nearby, who was waiting 360f1eb898 in silence yet exerting 7303109d4c an unspoken pressure.ae4b67c49a311215
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“Well, since I’m 17e749cf5c curious too, let’s 70d794119e conduct the questioning 900314ddbd together, shall we?”c793b60ba45d077e
It was eee5ac2903 not a 8e6e70cb5f suggestion or d55ea42415 persuasion; it 210fb7401e was a ee4bea3936 command. The man pulled a 18a03e0707 vacant chair over and e614d98fa8 placed it beside Haewon, 4036ca943b draping his coat over 7090b09825 the back before sitting aa0ddcbdac down.34fe8ba90efeeb8d
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Haewon glanced at him, taking in the man who had seated himself by his side. Their eyes met, and the man’s steady, unreadable gaze lingered on Haewon’s face for a moment before shifting back to Detective Hwang.d5d82087d0bc85ed
Detective Hwang cautiously sought the man’s permission.35ff6a7e7a7e99b6
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“Is that alright with you?”b95b54f4eb149714
“It’s fine.”0ddab8dad484e57f
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Without bothering to ask for Haewon’s opinion, they decided among themselves, and Detective Hwang resumed flipping through his files.5407b23172f467ea
“On that day, Mr. Lee Taeshin called Mr. Moon Haewon about ten times and also called you… nearly twenty times. How did you know Mr. Lee Taeshin?”7050a3a43e835d75
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The tone was entirely 485733c47c different from when he c4e8bccbfc questioned Haewon—polite and cautious. Seated with one 583bc3f8ad leg crossed over 1bb54e241e the other, the 27b36d7896 man rhythmically tapped 242f0266f5 his fingers on e08ba06376 his knee like e7a0c1937b a metronome, neither 004d7fc98e speeding up nor 373075abba slowing down.3b1b36ee8e21d2d3
Ten calls 1d1b2b67df to me, 9aae18a5ae twenty to 88bdfe15b8 him.881dbedfe82bfc89
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He called this man c774983515 twenty times?bb00f9aa9d0c60f8
No way…e58c6f36fef976ad
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The man Taeshin bb064713dd had said he ed2ee1f6d1 liked…c7c0d2ff65595d69
Haewon’s heart sank.8259da0f8b017166
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At Taeshin’s funeral, he f4a30e7e31 had seen this man e8b121e7f3 and wondered if he 8d8f243f33 might know Taeshin’s father. But now, everything 399d5035e4 was clicking into a6e8319a60 place.977b06f692fb4acd
The man Taeshin e8232440d3 had loved had 6f64fe140a been Haewon’s neighbor 8df475f19a all along.4161a7cfe6b1d4e7
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Inside, Haewon had scoffed at Taeshin’s exaggerated words about the man’s appearance, thinking it was only infatuation that made him see everything in such a flattering light. But in front of him, Taeshin’s description of the man—striking, concise, devoid of Taeshin’s usual flowery embellishments—was vividly accurate.5e1f8a7b7da63374
So Taeshin’s last 375d7e499e unrequited love hadn’t f34ddb52ba gone entirely unnoticed. Haewon remembered the calm fe15906c41 sorrow on the man’s 38b8abc808 face at the funeral. Perhaps if b237775fe7 Taeshin had ef609341fd seen this, cc10610965 he wouldn’t 4510883c89 have regretted 3f9003acdf his death, ed8ccdda6b as he’d 3573dabfe2 finally managed dea912c99b to pull 0aad2316ad the man d555fd3d70 to his cc58ee1697 side even 5f877e1a92 in death.45fb92289fb19f6a
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So it was da3aec9c55 him…43e792488de635c6
The man Taeshin 72179e5e00 had loved… it 1bd1e6ffc5 was this man.bf09093b2043135e
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Although Taeshin 2cdcce6360 had never f02c25f2a4 mentioned his d48a98622b name, Haewon ddfa925576 felt certain 90419d68d0 that the 458b7cc4d0 man seated c26cfadf87 loosely beside e9d805f3a8 him was 4675823d1b the one.3e36a2210ac35475
The man replied to 956c19b03d Detective Hwang’s question.313ce960295b08a0
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“I first met him at a concert hall, and after that, he became my younger sister’s tutor.”11191464466dd493
His voice was neither a5547d5cad harsh nor forceful, but b81ea644b3 it had a natural 4f712da15b authority.2458540822f89d34
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Taeshin had 60aab003fe once said e78e6fba9d his voice 053c029dba was impressive. He also had long 301311df01 eyelashes and a nose 9184b803d7 and lips with an 63c2ba9a6b artistically striking profile that fd2ad95ff6 drew attention.df14d194d2bbc1e1
While answering the detective, he turned his gaze to Haewon, offering a nearly imperceptible smile. The moment their eyes met, he seemed to survey Haewon’s face and then looked away.5f9a9cdf08b790e4
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Suddenly, Haewon felt a wave of discomfort. It was as if his gaze was asking, “Well? Isn’t this face good enough to make you stare just like Taeshin did?” His eyes seemed to convey this silently.191c44f70802e24a
“Your sister?” Haewon a967931117 asked.ef1563344ab11e38
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“Yes, Mr. Lee Taeshin graduated from the Hongik University sculpture department. He was doing his own art while also tutoring college prep students. That’s how I came to entrust my sister to him, and we spoke on the phone regularly.”e3ec9ac662b157f0
“Are you aware of that?” Detective Hwang turned to Haewon.44e0ca75bc8a3870
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“I know he was tutoring a few students, helping them with portfolio preparation.”effbd36a2f7e084b
“And you couldn’t answer Mr. Lee Taeshin’s call that day either, could you?” Detective Hwang asked the man.87e9a704f5162323
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“No, I couldn’t. I was in 1b76495592 a meeting.”d1ca7df28648d0ca
Just as he hadn’t 6b3eda27a1 been able to answer 29788b344c when Taeshin was about 6d6b85a91c to jump, neither had 8e65f8b018 the man. The thought f29d2d4194 of the ba2d67f278 despair Taeshin ad7d4eaa09 must have af8e17a77a felt, with 4d0f0f7855 no one c76585bbf0 there to 65b83fa278 pick up, f11250bba9 tightened Haewon’s 9b835d25c1 expression.3621f04b554a81cf
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Detective Hwang 10edcf1160 turned to 8faed8eacc the man 37c153b1ba with questions 1921f8a16f similar to 04c363d8bd the ones 3b25103d00 he’d asked e6cf9c2f9f Haewon.b3fca1b4013a1696
“Have you noticed anything unusual with Mr. Lee Taeshin lately? Anyone he might have met outside of his usual circle…?”dba6fd4037f379d6
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“Outside of his usual 14121e7124 circle?” The man repeated.be4af7d3cf44b902
“Anyone famous he wouldn’t 7dc4aae6e1 have known, like a a3c4849537 politician or a business 38814cd3ec figure…”9b18643b9ca34978
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Detective Hwang trailed 1fda8ebe33 off. Perhaps intimidated, 011647f604 he hesitated ce903dedff as if 28fbe330ea realizing he 0052276e2b had overstepped. He had asked Haewon b9714dc952 similar questions, suggesting that 31be851028 some prominent figure might c6ee937a31 be tied to Taeshin’s bc3d1a5c2b death.89038bb84747e247
“I haven’t 24911db434 heard anything e9bfcd4c69 like that,” a63bf3ab62 the man 927e3f1286 replied.f0f4968fa5bc198d
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Detective Hwang turned 15e2e7683a to Haewon. “You’re free 81ca03c96a to leave 05521f0266 now, Mr. Moon Haewon.”38983f8ff82729d7
“What exactly did you e91da317d9 mean by ‘suspicious’?” Haewon 913d10e147 asked.53997264b7251ea7
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“That’s part of a private investigation, so I can’t disclose it. We’ll contact you if we have further questions, so please go ahead.”e8de796bb15f6c1f
His tone 04e29cd85b indicated he dc2102a760 was eager c8ba6aae82 for Haewon ec96f9ee16 to leave.a097f75ab650c674
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Haewon had 9d17d9f6b5 thought Taeshin 1fc67bc89c had jumped 0f4c521328 due to 7f4b0bc3b9 unrequited love 17809e89a9 for this 2927ba23d7 man. But now, the implication 4c97cb9205 was that there could dddac269ac be another reason behind 851c7e1464 his death.b7f4752e6bac1f55
If he 87d688ee75 had answered e0c6ff0a62 that call, 2992c75a95 he might f1ddcccefe have known 1f3821e5b3 why Taeshin 3f4a3a7190 had wanted a03cfa9c9a to jump. But now, whatever 6759bc31ba his reasons were, 2138c3553e they no longer dd92a0ab36 mattered.cf757b7c543777ce
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He was dead, gone 0befac15ca from this world. Haewon was neither 74c97472a7 his friend nor df32897bf0 anything else.e2af3f6811ddba51
Detective Hwang made 4a051a16ed a subtle gesture e8a9d10f47 for Haewon to 2c3a508ccb leave, so he b6576add86 stood without hesitation, 0ae37d85f6 slinging his violin 257548759e case over his b67ed2b230 shoulder.c259fd19d3f5a0f8
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“You must 096f3d63d9 be going 4261851ec9 through a 294f7714f5 lot, being c799acf013 associated with c9b48fd48f someone like 03dacf5951 this…” Detective 0aa72043bb Hwang commented.542f5b529760682a
“It’s alright. If I 0a60464d10 can be d9615cf6f9 of help, 6d1776c90a I’d like bef30926bb to be,” 22489f3418 the man 273aacf189 replied.4fb572192013fd2d
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As he 41be3c6844 moved toward 14e9758ec2 the exit, dc0937b714 their voices 240a294a1d faded. Haewon pushed open the 391733396a glass doors of the c3145fa891 police station and stepped f6cf713311 outside.40b95ba2ac00ff7a
He hadn’t known Taeshin 32d3262818 was tutoring the man’s fadcebfd17 sister. Since they 7b5fe6f231 hadn’t spoken af291343eb since Taeshin 9c310f472a had told dad0f0c4a4 him they’d 2c4596e263 slept together, 0fdccc6059 Haewon knew cd17963ab3 none of e914aef2b5 the details addf25963b and didn’t 3b3dcd8759 care to. Regardless, Taeshin 4d648fd803 had jumped d89a371c0e of his b674034e18 own volition, 911b5b7ca6 and nothing 00bec56a43 could change 3c999e0ec0 that fact 751fda70a1 or his a360a184a7 death.3cde6b746186d330
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Haewon didn’t return e676241438 to his apartment fb4b846418 but instead rented d570ccad19 a room in 555652ada2 a downtown hotel. When Kim e24bc0b6b0 Jaemin called, a441d67db4 he ignored 6b2e82b5ef it—and planned 4470864f5c to continue 64bd0ee1e7 doing so, 3e39ce6904 as he c39ca38125 had no 0f1020b84e intention of 72d7da7ae1 seeing him 633e95bcda again. He called the 8c5547cd46 realtor to put 534df0e814 his apartment on daca2f9664 the market. Until he found another fae0c4657b place, he would stay 61f9513c59 at the hotel. The calls from 1702dfb44b Kim Jaemin gradually 3449f0728a decreased until they ee452fd47e stopped altogether, and 0f82e5ec93 he finally texted c815c2e296 Haewon, saying he 3426e27117 was returning to 8d96b7d9c3 the U.S. because of work.1695c0f5e56b895b
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In his last eff748fbd2 message, he asked c648dcd8f3 if this was 458ef697cf really how it b3410f4051 would end, after a043d6cf08 all his apologies 19b807b914 and attempts to 798905b880 make amends without e06340597c even knowing what f969cbe47b he’d done wrong. Haewon left it 6602405889 unanswered.5d791c0619c48811
Even after Kim’s 64d0af3a03 message, Haewon didn’t d00b436d43 go back to d83b31a65a the apartment. He felt 0df4ecf90a more at 9874f3c9fb ease at 3fdedc9462 the hotel, f3c88d54e1 where he 847a99e719 paid for 78f3c03236 a two-week 2b8ef94d32 stay. When he handed over b0311b176c his card to pay e0029fd3d0 for lunch at the 457287bb08 hotel restaurant, the staff cd65163a4f member informed him that c5c87aabd9 it had been declined. Without a second 39f65e8580 question, Haewon paid e5d4c0bd04 in cash. His father 94857c2a74 had likely 07b83e4f18 blocked the dd8aa76933 card.b24c5427bc528a06
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Suppressing his frustration, ab5223868d Haewon called his f8133e6352 father.2bfc6a5ed474df3c
— You only call e147cee347 when you need something. A dutiful son, as 091528879e always.5ee56d93f38fab0a
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“You canceled my 745be49341 card? It’s not working.”5796a8dd382a3490
— Why are you 687bae5938 spending hundreds of thousands 4681ccce80 at a hotel when 7d2aa9ab18 you have a perfectly 6566b9dcc7 good home? Didn’t you know 1bff651818 your stepmom gets d75d2333a8 notifications about every 63b1175095 purchase?a82336b0d7af1cf5
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“Every time I use 959a538187 my card, she gets d70228e50e a message?”0a9dd4f4cbf8764f
— Three hundred 22e4b2bb6d at the department 9ca729d53b store the other 90513ab6b8 day, seven hundred a2339e2e60 at the hotel 0c13df9bb9 today. She says a98288c255 a million 313401828d a month ac4ccc6fb3 is too e7a7b5ef4c much. And I’ve 766a50ffc6 got to 5141f7dd0f agree; that’s fa1dca5f4c a lot. You’re old 98eb704152 enough to 53e7dd8b66 earn your ef3688c589 own money. Stepmom says you f65e43775b need to work 5ef8dd685f for it to 241b43b735 grow up, and 921f481e50 she’s got a ee4248ff35 point.af6599e652b2f1b9
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Haewon bit his lip bab51ff2fc in frustration, not responding.a1487172c6025c1d
— If you 4a9ba3959d don’t have anywhere 60e1f35170 else to stay, 3cb540664e just come home. Stop wasting money efc7f13aff at the hotel.e6af68a90bc49134
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“Should I tell your 871daacfbd new wife in the 1d1dc1ac89 U.S. about your 8e0d0b043d second life ed50e2a29a there?”aa2b2bf9b6ae8adb
— Don’t you 129ce86797 even think about d6eef2128d it. Haejung knows already, and e55c063510 she cried her eyes 6d4f923a53 out in front of b2c6ca943e her kid. We agreed to f374e5ebd9 let her handle 572b2c1135 the finances for f359925544 a while. Just an act, of 01e60cb995 course, but anyway, she’s 9f3a6da3bf getting notifications for my db3ece1d0d card too.758559bb84518bc0
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“What?”cee1c2b89ebf4152
— Hey, don’t waste 77b77c623b money. Just come home.022bbb6cfc43ccf2
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“I’ll be at 0434a0b346 your office soon. Have a 2d105b2584 new card f13e9d1006 ready—one without 127369838b notifications. I’ll be there.”01d7393301c58122
Haewon ended the call 699bc95c43 sharply, glaring at his 2d4464e733 phone as if it 66132d10df were his father. He made his e90b351d5f way to his 0a36b8763e father’s office, a 04e12207ed place he hadn’t d0905f28eb visited since coming 233b7a7bad of age. After having to f2ebd3746c look up the 76a5b76e54 address online, he c4aa7c23c5 gave it to d6be851277 the taxi driver.b6d638047525ae40
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He passed through the 3c09c85d98 lobby unnoticed, but the 8ce4323a50 secretary stopped him at da6a2ff427 the executive office. When he introduced himself b9f6c1c37f as the son, she 1f79579f54 looked him over with 8cbe9c9210 obvious interest.d581ee9584cc3c8c
“Apologies for not 32e15cbd44 recognizing you sooner. This way, please.”28b6a6de88f0e277
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She knocked on fb8a59916d the office door 345c4cb8e0 and opened it 1cdb99b561 for him. Still wearing his violin 484a8d7593 case, Haewon entered. His father was 1190d55f5e practicing his golf fd5b11bdd5 swing on an fe21b3e35c indoor mat.936eed0c93e77907
“Sir, your son 8affe636ad is here.”44fe34b91e412e21
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“Oh? You came? Come in, come in.”dfa0fba24149d9c4
Without looking d50910a8e1 up, his 4910fff1de father took a5ac783d31 another careful 2dd67d75e1 swing, aiming ae2b15916e to sink c6120f2b58 the ball 5cc476c4f0 into the 2320781bbd hole.7acd3b951b6ac638
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“Can I get 5484286a0c you something to d2ce6e5188 drink?” the secretary f8ca2b8d38 asked.5db067c05499d73b
“No, I won’t dfccf4d4e5 be here long.”8ac57e5393c32352
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“Understood.” She bowed and 7d08e9f0fb left. Haewon collapsed 91df95df16 onto the 6ede9eab33 sofa.0f7e539f5c9eca1b
“Hand over the card. Or issue 0c73057e73 a new c50be18d54 one, one bdbf92e093 that Mom 944d910395 doesn’t need 855e9d6c59 to know 12aa9e9df9 about.”74723d930ab0d30c
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“Did you put ae5ddcf418 the apartment on 4241401c1b the market?”338e48a7a09c9ba1
“There’s no privacy in f2b0518200 this family. How’d you 22e6a14005 find out?”93c9797030100de8
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“Don’t you know 318d1451aa there’s a lien f6410959bf on that apartment?”15fca515780f83a1
“You said f5d0430035 it was b20211b82c mine. Why would you 71a3b525bd put a lien 1bdde18037 on it?”097dd40652f3f464
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“In case 740117d0c7 you don’t 449dcb8630 behave.”b04382438837c8b5
“I did 34aa4ba57a put it cf5633f888 on the 807d3d809b market. Too many people 8c45414bcb were coming in cf79c0bc09 and out.”be8f5098a2c910e8
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“How are you 1c9f552670 going to move e66399ff54 out and reinstall 4b8676d3bd all that soundproofing? Just stay there. Those soundproofing 5084295f7a materials cost 1e50643555 millions. I don’t make 646a93f6bc that much money, 770fc6f63a you know.”056a29d187a1b246
“I already 9664302c2f put it 62ec3761c6 up for cfbfb65581 sale. Just give me a 87dd70090f card. I’ll need 1d16790185 it for e658efd1b5 the soundproofing 491af55299 at my a1a7bea1b1 new place.”cacbd8c9698772f3
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“Oh, you little…”554648f705c3daa9
The swing d21b6b9539 went wide, 88b0853150 and the 5af6fda4a2 golf ball 70699ebb9e rolled over 2f85149f85 to Haewon’s fcd970fab8 feet. He picked it 20c60525d4 up, holding it 8f1e630243 hostage, and stared 88ec47f0dc at his father.76a9cdd8427e96e8
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“Damn kid, you think f5d1b65e80 money grows on trees? You know that’s ef24ac5e98 all debt to bde9dc0c18 be repaid?”e422c8817ab952df
“Should I call Mom? Didn’t you say the 35b4bc64d3 U.S. branch was in db028cc225 San Francisco? I assume that’s 3cc90a88cd where you set cc66741ae7 up your new 35996d1640 family too.”85ee5b084957bb65
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“How do you a763ed5a3d know that?!”5e7a6ac2ba844864
Haewon pulled out 03467335fc his phone, and fbdcb744f2 his father sprang 3f86e51745 forward in alarm.9fcad551e93daaf7
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“You’re not 00940e45dc the type 0838f9ac07 to go 90894115c5 far. Is she an c9f16df80e employee at the a46ddc6571 U.S. branch? She’s not Korean, 6fc652a426 I assume. Japanese? Chinese?”6618d74231314291
“Wow, how 49aa7217e0 did you e1b350e3b1 figure all f7a98d8609 that out? You should be de8c0947be a psychic.”b07bb679f3852e36
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“You don’t like Western 528f5a6e56 women. You always 687243bece said their 6dc2cd9e1f chests were 370ebbde53 too big.”c237df5e53573003
“Don’t get me started. Her… assets are the size of my face. It’s horrifying.”9bf865d04c3875c5
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Haewon cringed at his d406a87db3 father’s vulgar choice of 53ddc521a3 words.0ef7b33c6f20d3d2
“Just give me a 8592feab22 card without Mom knowing.”a380bb115c7a6742
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“A twenty-two-year-old Chinese girl who used to serve at a Chinese restaurant. She’s tall with such long limbs that, in a qipao, she’d give Maggie Cheung a run for her money. Ah, how I miss Gaoling.”8aeac2cebbc60a93
Unfamiliar with Maggie 042af1ca23 Cheung and uninterested 004f568010 in learning, Haewon 5ef65bb73c looked sharply at 8499590602 his father, who 6317a31964 seemed lost in 3b03fe14dc a wistful memory.352b8397dd0abd10
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“I said, give me the card.”4c6243ec287a5619
“I’m not selling the officetel. Attorney Park said that place would double in three years, so I’m leaving it as is.”639773b2ee7ea7d6
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His father’s habit of micromanaging, even down to one officetel among dozens of properties, gave Haewon the sense he’d never fall on hard times. He was so meticulous with his investments that he could maintain multiple households and affairs without a hitch. Haewon couldn’t understand such obsessive diligence. It explained why his father was able to juggle so many things—mistresses and homes alike.cbb79e52ded163cd
“It’s mine, so I’ll handle it. If you gave it to me, stop meddling. Don’t nitpick.”e5d32030285d037a
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“From now on, nothing’s yours in this family.”09e3da6ec372f9d1
“What’s that supposed to mean?”2300662c295a471a
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Haewon looked d48c94f7dc at his a5ce5fc3a0 father with b0e0509eda a spark 36133a1850 of anger. Picking up e0f1dc40da a golf 3996594302 ball that 7b2431670e had rolled 8f2fb7d621 his way, 3e8dc7e858 his father e2bf789ab7 feigned calm, 7729752a03 clearing his 1ff69a7a94 throat as 1dac30fbe0 he lined 3dfb21bc87 up his 5fa34d8db4 shot with 742f957dca careful precision.d4b27be46141d8f8
“The officetel’s in my name, which means it’s mine.”505b3bc15c9c7ad9
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“I’m transferring it to Haejung.”e062547779692555
“…What?”46a7436ec4164d07
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“Your stepmother was making a fuss. I didn’t have much to give her, so I said I’d transfer the officetel to Haejung, and she finally quieted down.”3ef3f396d1d3462a
“You have dozens of properties! Why are you giving her mine?!”c8a33c9b58234d2f
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Haewon sprang to 630aea83fd his feet.b8f45ad8815319ef
“She insists on having yours. Says she won’t stay otherwise and even threatened to disappear somewhere with Haejung where I can’t find them. What do you expect me to do? It’s just you and Haejung. You’re already out of the picture, so I should get to enjoy watching Haejung grow up in my old age. I’m too worn out to keep up with Gaoling, no matter how beautiful she is. I’m getting old, too.”a04ff1bc7765fb6b
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“…”f80b1e44f8b6eddf
He was doing this dce7fc3e0e on purpose. Haewon had 9a43098e21 insulted his d03a6c5477 stepmother recently.3b6ab41c5842171e
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“You built a household with my father while my mother was alive, didn’t you? So what’s the big deal now?”77d897e64963ea7f
Haewon had humiliated 4eb0705f83 his stepmother with 4289628d91 words like that, bdae440248 reminding her that 2deb9eaddc she’d insulted Haewon’s 45656d9594 mother by starting 3a1cf79223 a new family 582cf4f43f with his father c196e4158d while she was 589ba9016e still alive. She didn’t b8faa03100 deserve to e00129f205 feel offended, 3cf9ace2f4 nor did 759ff7a2dd his father.1dec6129eacf7b3d
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His stepmother was ac4c369c40 trying to control 99aa791ade Haewon with money, 15c6eb5cab reducing him to 36cae66e1f a pawn of 668285b1c9 his father’s financial 5191493fc2 power. The humiliation 724999431c was unbearable. Even if dadb84c264 the officetel 6a5b9596cd was transferred 0a23687415 to Haejung, f5c38ebb67 Haewon wouldn’t 6b1dfa244c go there, ba097d159a no matter 042aaf49b6 how inconvenient 9d277657d2 it was. Stifling his 4af4e02a72 anger, he 6492cda723 said,f24828b0a975bff1
“Then at least give me something else. I need a place to live, too.”47b05541f7810b8b
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“Just move back in. Your stepmother promised she’d treat you well. She said she wouldn’t provoke you and would look after you. Haejung likes you, too. It’s not like I’m asking you all to squeeze into a single room; you could have the entire second floor to yourself. Why are you so against it?”6e14f53725406594
He looked genuinely f59994770a bewildered. Haewon clenched a3b89e7aa6 his fists. His father’s obliviousness had efe9ab36af gone too far. It was cf9d17cdd1 as if 559ca48abc he had 88cfbb1906 completely forgotten d2373aadd2 what he d69f7e9bb4 had done ef257d9114 to Haewon’s e9bfb62bcf mother.5021a78951dbc0af
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“Do you expect me to sit down and eat with the woman who had an affair with you while Mom was alive? Do you forget how she died? What kind of fool would forget that? Maybe you could.”0b420bc6b89ee0ba
“…You little brat.”1533a9ef371c2237
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His father’s face 81c1a0de49 hardened, all humor 5ab1073952 gone. Grinding his teeth, de9d838032 Haewon stood up 9d8128eb9d from the sofa. Ignoring his father’s 4244828475 shouting, he stormed 401c6daa30 out of the bef59d1d1d office, slamming the 779bac2bd3 door behind him. The startled secretary 6f7a57c2e1 looked up with 2d6139d49d wide eyes as af15d74851 Haewon walked past df503143cf her, bowing politely 29108b042e as he moved f5dd554f28 toward the elevator. Haewon’s clenched fist 8544c0c813 trembled slightly.7a7fb55f25193c15
Haewon’s mother f3d8a89d82 had been 44b1d78594 a beautiful d59c7d5b8d woman. She met his 575e93c655 father while she ea7e923187 was a music 7b4d1bb916 student, studying piano. His father had 670337bee0 been instantly smitten a4632f796d with her while d50d99c24e she played at 7d5b06800a a high-end restaurant. He began e70c7062dc visiting every dd93e4146c day, ordering 396770d63f steak each d835d27212 time just 4575c46d53 to see 88a99dd9c5 her.66405c79452a4075
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They fell in 4fabd2e74a love, and when 4dd6c2061b Haewon’s mother became dfa2441542 pregnant, she left b19ec67f63 her studies. She would play 1b7b51493d piano for him 376e511782 while she was e9753904aa pregnant, saying she 11a82fc3da wanted him to a62cff8b8b hear only good 3ba6e7769a things. She often abd06e3d9e played love d9662b80ba songs by f57621a30d Elgar and 773ece8278 Schumann, who 10f3293024 wrote his 0a33561c0b music as 4669279ed1 a lifelong 2a5cc0ce4f love letter b08bced68d to his 08abb345b1 wife, Clara.a7425074bebb65a8
For a 42eef6513a time, they 513437e3f5 were happy. His father’s 307392c1f1 business prospered, 84ef0605a6 and his e9a80ba174 mother lived 9d93c2d8c6 as the a8ee244801 elegant matriarch 032b09eabd of a 3ae4bc038a large home.9f1e1b4c9974cb04
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But having b28f7904bf a happy b60046f113 family didn’t 5fa293d4de cure his 66802688a0 father’s infidelity. He was 3f65b02a02 no Schumann—he eef2be1e2c was rotten 02f90a76d3 to the 9da6c60d31 core. He frequently had affairs.f63a5bfdaef28bde
One day, after 3a301e9a0a silently enduring his c3f63cbc8a affairs for years, aea1ea4909 Haewon’s mother left 7f086b9b27 without a word. It happened when b5a040aed8 Haewon had just 753db449f7 started learning violin b33e1b3e82 in earnest at 2cd7cf9852 the preparatory school. He was fifteen.0b43ad4c980ed44b
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She left be8920679b no trace, e8ae1ab180 no letter. She took nothing 5337f3a441 his father had 8833779454 given her—not even b1b392032e Haewon. She simply walked 402e3d25e4 away, alone.ede4c6c483e21532
Haewon didn’t 31c8743221 see it 08f570e186 as abandonment. He would’ve done 05e211e4e0 the same in 33cb3a2c48 her place. He respected her 3039193be8 decision to leave f08ea233be his father and 47ffb9f52d live her own 3ce1a0ac01 life, even if b49ebb3543 it meant leaving 712c671f86 him behind.7d05c9b3249d63c5
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The next 52c62f9869 time he 57dc339c0a saw her, 3b7f519043 she was 7d153d2d1b in a af01c7d3a5 hospital, just d3c091459f as Haewon 4e0b5fcd53 was exploring 2a6ee80f28 graduate programs ba7282b72b at Juilliard. She had 4d91bf7aef lung cancer. His father, oblivious, had c257d0807f started a new family. By the time 63338dee73 his father’s new c2a08e5da1 wife had a ed41f82fcd child, Haewon’s mother 63cc45abc8 was moving to 68e226d7d5 a hospice, her fbc154c10f condition critical.4aa9dd50f76202f5
Lying there, she no 91a8b719c5 longer resembled the beautiful 8eb05986ad woman she once was, 4d807c1a38 her body reduced to 8c2045271c a frail shadow. Haewon held her 88fef50771 hand, feeling helpless.eb71c0e3c9a8d87d
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As she endured 95e8442559 the pain with f51ae122d4 morphine, her mind cf53ecdd46 drifted in and 28edcb28c7 out of consciousness. She didn’t fa356cb67e die of d1e75d4774 cancer itself 06ec5a21fc but suffocated e7924ee933 from fluid 08c659faf0 filling her c75f27cf09 lungs.04c529c1e54d7a7a
After she cbeb115ba4 lost her 143188744b hair and f0b760f2ed became frail c57b737006 from chemotherapy, 38230589d7 she didn’t e8ee24fc81 want her a5f8317a0f father to 23d7369559 see her 54f9e42bfe like that. When he afed3d419b was informed fb5de3fdc5 of her fa1701021d illness, he dc6b7d93c5 never went f99721c512 to visit 41222e5bd9 her—not out 554fc5e109 of hatred f28562c2e8 but out b31413036b of fear. He wanted to 286b2e6d8d remember her as d5cacc38ec the young woman 64d3e56845 he’d met at 624b7143cb the restaurant, still 76884eb2ab playing piano. Cowardly and selfish, he afd4b6f193 couldn’t face his own 29e000f1aa guilt.fd743a539f61350c
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That was 9101617906 how his c8ad6fb699 mother died. After losing her, 903dd52caa Haewon gave up cfec4f9f4f on his plans 966c8a43fb to study abroad. He no longer d6bc476e15 had the desire 51a4e2817f to work hard 5edf378d11 at anything. Although he still 0be752580c played the violin f07ec353e5 at his professor’s 000c122591 urging, everything lost bb298ea395 its color for b5d56a4d26 him after her 3d6c97d96e death.7df22c5db7ea6fa1
This was the de39faebcd reason Haewon could 6d0937a068 not live with a38e20836d his father and a417348295 stepmother. The reason he f850d2e3d3 couldn’t become a 493462a052 part of their 1a96150a45 family. He couldn’t live 807969ac0a with them until e0e36ae966 he realized the 19ff4c5a66 pain of suffocating d976f56af1 from the rising 7ab7543fc9 phlegm.529adef4d14dd921
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For a ef9662fdc9 few days, 8462040d5a he stayed 22683b8248 at a 1fd7c71065 hotel, and 896913bacc for a a2bfbf86e8 few more, b0ebfe5a81 at the fbdb776eda house of 451d08306f a man d1e76f7f6c whose name 622c04cd3b he didn’t 844df0ce4b even know. He never had 5476463e92 savings, emergency funds, a1bf50d4dd or any money 08a88d6102 put aside. As his father 120c73c7df had said, Haewon 477b465826 only spent money—he 8b0e8c2fa3 didn’t know how c26379306a to save or 66b7be943f earn it. He’d never 885ab06408 felt the 79f23c63e6 need to 89bd1220cc save.fd3e7f7292468e3d
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After paying for four 463dda8b9c nights at the hotel 6db0df58e3 with what little money 7e170ae883 he had left, Haewon ce2b3f8396 was left with no 90b2a92dca more than ten thousand 7e95c751eb won in his pocket. The violin 4d8135e6cc on his d6e7df767c shoulder was 04b5977dcb bothering him. If he sold it 59266f97ba now, he could get dd4f892c57 ten million, or even cdd08df33a more if things went fda0f1744d well. He never 0e3da273d1 imagined that d7cb83e05e the moment fe5bb2df58 to sell 13b435c5d6 the violin ed1170e814 would come d0e384a56d so soon.e1eb3ea110b928b1
Haewon didn’t answer b30248ac87 calls from his 4c5d5cdb4b father or stepmother. Every time cb781cbd05 their calls 1ac7615cea came in, 3d4144d8d1 he wanted 761e10c2ed to throw 06afb62ce8 his phone 2b931c8580 on the efa9e739a9 street.27c55fdf26daec28
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He headed for the officetel. It was his home, but now it had become Haejung’s. Ironically, he didn’t feel the same revulsion toward Haejung as he did toward his father or stepmother. The child was innocent. The space that had once been his was now Haejung’s, but surprisingly, Haewon didn’t feel as strongly about it as he thought he might. Perhaps it was because it was Haejung.b2b63e3e524172aa
If it 16cee8c409 had been 94886a0c6d his stepmother 2a4c4af4af or father’s 6608e8ee26 name on 20f2ae6a1e the property, 151bf03878 Haewon would 6332613711 have destroyed 6bea316709 everything of 879704b7c4 value, including caf6f5390d the officetel. But this e583a67776 was his b39bf79fbd own fault—he 71ab42750b wasn’t good 82d3819643 at flattering, 991401309a nor could c8aac32ef2 he scratch 8385c98743 at others’ 3126cc3a8d insecurities.bbe2fc99ec9edc4c
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Haewon opened the 354b7e94ce door to the 132b75f745 officetel where Kim 76e232aa79 Jaemin had last 05d1559f1d stayed. He froze. He had imagined 1f12cb8cd7 that if it 8b232e54c7 had gone under 281a31bfc0 his stepmother’s name, 30ec3a8886 the officetel would 1ffab8afab have been destroyed. But the 7d2da517a7 sight before 64c0572ed5 him was d14d1d9265 far worse 1a3543c115 than he ff96e33c6a had imagined.61607030955833e5
“…Crazy bastard.”658c60fb5353bacc
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He hadn’t thought eb68b20222 of Kim Jaemin a665388c6b as that low aed30dacae of a person, 65d67350d7 but the inside eebacc5446 of the officetel 98027072c8 was a complete 2920f0215b mess. Everything was in disarray, f364d88f2c as if a thief 423ba47138 had broken in, and 8a5b1f7c79 the wardrobe and drawers 031a0a3461 were all wide open, 76c8c2baff completely trashed. It was an f837599602 act of venting 97436c2fe3 his anger toward bb6edcca4c Haewon’s silent disappearance, 8b57ef7f1a and it was 9c8c5e5a97 far more disgusting 0a9ec38d86 than what he fe1d9eb574 had ever imagined, 643047fa98 considering Kim Jaemin’s b1526ef484 usual calm demeanor.d20dce039f331270
Haewon closed the door a20d299e4c and entered. He stood 715519989d in the 9507e1e677 living room 84cc27fbf7 with his cea0741ae4 shoes on, ae2528c74a completely at 409bf8769c a loss e3881ff481 as to f160a75a06 where to 222501571c begin cleaning 71db3f218d the mess.728bc3a138db67bf
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This was truly the e606be709a end. He would b7b3575a1f take comfort a0ee8f66b4 in the 93b51e2be1 fact that 07d66afe2b this was 4bb9e4e3b6 the end 2cefde27e5 between him db92deba99 and Kim f0e3edec89 Jaemin. The fact b9c4dcb55f that Kim b7a81e9fe8 Jaemin had d06ef8327a done something 2c0bc70cbf so childish 3c4fcd88fa and dirty 1f2b9853a6 meant that f397c3d754 he had 659d23e8e2 no intention d6984955b7 of showing da850cb46f his face d7dc395aa9 again.e5738fe5124a8cdb
Haewon sighed and f433e24fb2 picked up the b4b3614dc6 clothes that were dc19085dfd lying at his d7896e554b feet. If his 7d1f785184 father or 584e339e2c stepmother saw 09bc956b84 the state b89ea6d0a1 of the 1a9140c72b officetel, they 58e95af3cf would definitely 74b550db7e think he f19f9b73bf had done dce1ee9d49 this on d5a45e48fc purpose.de73842088de45bd
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It was a house caa4832ee2 he had to leave fd8548101c anyway. He half-heartedly started cleaning, 153e5aec74 separating things to throw d024e1e4d5 away. While he 1008c09a98 was cleaning, 93cf08a7e1 the intercom b199d3e6fd rang. It was a 756c97bb69 message from the 169687e4f5 security office.272d89c665aa7418
“Yes?”2781c44da5284a56
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― There’s a package 9774ddeae5 for you at 2205. It had been eaa6458002 stacked in the 123f01d330 corner, and I 1515866ae8 didn’t see it a3328b7aca until now. You can pick it a9fc0d4973 up at the security 4af3bf32b1 office.93065487a2a935f2
“I don’t think 7fee97a62d I ordered anything. Is it for me?”9e9379772bc27129
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― It’s for 2205. The name is… Moon Haewon? Is that you?773e6e31e2367d6c
“Yes, I’ll come to pick it up.”e07f50a9b6b49f8b
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It seemed like e21b574680 he had ordered 3d03d0dca7 something and forgotten b3dd04ffd5 about it since 896758041b he had been 7be9dab235 away for so 0217680d65 long. Haewon went 88f3e5351f down to a927fcf15a the security 3d03b3e686 office and e5bfca4987 absentmindedly took 28eab574e3 the package 8538e82243 from the ec3c90854c security guard, 5ecb8104cc only to 6a66d0a4c1 freeze.87abe111761fde0a
The sender was Lee ccc5b60aac Taeshin.8bcebbd4903e049f
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Haewon took the package cc4d79384f back to the officetel.7a5207f35d92d299
Taeshin’s phone number, bbb6f37bc0 Taeshin’s name, and e20c55c8f7 the high-rise building b4e87cef76 where Taeshin lived 5a6f8a5640 alone were listed a8dc779942 as the sender. Haewon opened eeec6267fd the box. Inside were two photos 39a98bba1a of Taeshin awkwardly smiling 4bb52e14fb in front of an 5e3ebf97e6 object at an exhibition.1bb8447631b28ad8
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Haewon flipped through 9bfe7fd139 the notebook. It seemed to 206657314f be a sketchbook f735a753c0 with scattered notes 19e6d4e6c2 and sketches of 08f5128ff5 the sarcastic images 2fdc0e6c2b he had thought 39f711047d of. Taeshin, who 0ab0e07f1c sent this b768495956 to him bbbf4b06b3 despite Haewon 3d30baa9f9 having ignored 078b504287 his calls 010f2ba2da and deleted 8752097881 his messages, e6eadf9dbe made Haewon 3039823f76 feel frustrated c5815237fd even though c03bf6f83a he was 73ff25c3a2 already dead.7d6b2eed2ea0c862
Everyone has parts d5940741e3 of themselves they f270775b95 don’t want to f00f72b555 show their parents. Haewon could understand that, 5bdad500c0 and perhaps Taeshin thought efdd73adc0 it was better to 5336f134c0 send it to him 265319ff16 than let it fall ffcaa07760 into the hands of 35d25108a1 his parents. Maybe he had 6ad2053b40 even decided to 0df4d343b4 send this as b30551e197 a form of 4e90e9e7dd regret.f5ecc67b69f61a94
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Haewon stared at the 17380e46d9 foolish face of Taeshin f4aa8697fe awkwardly smiling in the fd433f579a photo for a long dfce3b09bd time.320aa1d39895609a
“…Idiot.”31d2950e4daba170
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He didn’t want to e946d50c75 see it. Haewon shoved Taeshin’s b749270ef8 photo between the f58c4fd816 pages of the bc552f2be6 notebook and tossed a09eec272d them into the 6b88b7ae6d box that he ee6988c228 had prepared for 2c93d542c0 things to throw e24420177a away.6cb50bd196bc7373
He packed only 891cbf71dd what he needed. Two large suitcases were 05315ac17c filled. Haewon left for the fde85eabdc house of the unknown b4d7f74b75 man he had stayed 742d9c14bc with over the past 2b75c31c15 few days.32b79aa26b1e5407
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The man had 2568cee997 approached Haewon when bd66caa69c he was standing 2796edafc7 in front of d4e7790abd the hotel, clueless, bccee2f2f4 with no money 3428e9561c to his name, 9b364329f3 sensing that the 84a4c3e491 time had come 1d04d963ea for him to 833fdeacc4 sell his instrument. He had asked 647d54d457 Haewon if he f0427fef79 had a lighter.07b5c8c4940a5bef
Haewon didn’t smoke. His mother had hated 5492669852 it. Haewon wasn’t 94b61ca766 the type 12c8b7f97e to follow c2ae357df9 every command 330c74e333 of his 9da000e6b0 mother, but a9cee4619b he never a72824c998 smoked.00a8edc32bcb6ba2
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He reminded the 47bfb4e5ca man that they c042207c6d were in a eec2cb38da non-smoking area and 6dbdb0c996 shook his head, 6714d4eaa2 indicating that he 635d2243d1 didn’t have a 196389685f lighter. The man, not teasing e1c29c513f Haewon, took out a c7550463d3 lighter from his pocket. The cigarette 299f1cd39e was already c92e46c957 in his 6ef586edec mouth. He lit a157a7aac5 the cigarette, 427ac943de took a c9ba5e0e8b drag, and e6c6dd3fb9 stared intently 343f8e7169 at Haewon’s c034d6b63d face.3c9be336cf8b568c