TL | Chapter 28 | Even If It Was a Mistake

“Here.”08e10b6c2e5196fa

A mug was thrust dcc7ec4b81 in front of him. Looking up, Seowon 66fe8be2ec saw Min standing 99ea620c11 there, looking down 9c91dd64a1 at him.0d99c247d9f21200

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“You look tired.”e7ff2904d8318ab7

The mug 52dd9e6b70 held coffee dc37c33bba with a fe88985848 rich aroma, e12537232a not instant, 44cc552ed6 but freshly a858b5e677 brewed from 75250698ee beans.e2228212299cb494

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“I didn’t 28b888a8f3 add anything 26d0a29f93 else. I remember seeing you 2b1e0d3379 drink it like this bf088c1d99 before.”311df282de12c8dc

Min added a14a884852 as he de2963c10f furrowed his ac1b74a081 brows, as e7466944b7 if unsure a3a3a7d075 if the ecc08504fd Seowon in ed85e39335 front of 799ac29abd him would 1327c61fd4 like it 1be856c23f the same fb360e4a7d way the db95fe462a old Ha b98fb7f59a Seowon did.2205d4b339c927c6

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“Thanks.”810753ebb0ba5f1d

Seowon took the e23ca59807 coffee without resistance 8b800d36e6 and brought it f538a37257 to his lips. The warmth soothed his 3c0a1ddef1 frayed nerves as it 24a7290c0a went down his throat, b17718e6d2 calming him.1bc98314de6d3386

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“Did you a0083494ed get into 52c6a5a738 an argument 2f25911240 with the 06ec971ac6 Director?”a1b78ad5c3342380

Min’s question 456d0a81e7 made him 8a45fe015d pause. Since leaving d7c612c98b Iden’s office, 50a1938c0b he’d been 7cda08ec77 sitting in ba2ab0de70 a corner 94966dc4cb of the a6be44457a secretary’s office, ac04981106 but he c793ea17ed hadn’t thought c1583d7303 he’d shown f0ee71fd67 any signs 55b58f254d of tension. How did he know?50e38ba6ff6d0358

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“Did it show?”dd93356cb0071f22

Wondering if he 30ef44b5d6 should be more 74aa235f2c careful, Seowon asked. Min shrugged and 7b748c7263 pointed with his 5ad1a167f5 eyes toward the 31f082dd22 office.8e983e9a22c93c1c

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“It’s more 697443d324 obvious with 630ad68033 the Director 51fa083b35 than with 7fd06ec824 you. The secretaries are all cee1243401 on edge. The atmosphere 7cfe21ec84 is icy.”6e4ee19b94b89104

“Oh…”c7ec1e3b3680237f

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“This isn’t the 01a02fec68 first time, so 8301e2cf61 don’t worry too 6215cdcc83 much.”1ebceb4c867f8a45

Though Min’s words were 593fe6fb0b meant to reassure him, a419e638f2 they didn’t have much a8cf4283e9 effect.71128ee6e1c8e5a8

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“So, you’ve 789df498b1 argued before?”5a87bc0a354bd1a6

“Nothing major, just 0dc4f7d8e5 some back-and-forths. You know, bb2abe8a8d people have 55f04f60fd those.”9a5d864e6f137548

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Min’s tone was as b070da45fd if little squabbles were 3ec10ded8f natural in any relationship. But Seowon couldn’t let 54dc5c9a65 it go so lightly. The idea c51fb1d5bc that a 57a16fd8e0 small argument 47db3789d0 could affect 620f31ad94 everyone around 86f57b885f them so a83a1a5aed much didn’t 48d8c030df sit right 1f900222c6 with him.12090811258bc68a

“Actually, it’s better that efe727aa34 he’s just being cold 423abdd5dc now. Not long ago, befef7767a we really didn’t 1da5c7cb58 know what to 6a33e6de9e do. The Director didn’t 40e0d123ce react to anything 605ee7ba1b that wasn’t related 2c75a7a101 to you, so b69570f1fd everyone was on a1bd1a6927 edge.”8b4a6d0bcb677829

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Min seemed to 2c06d655e4 accept Iden’s coldness c83a57b0c0 with an air 8a5b4abb23 of familiarity. Working by cb20acd6e8 his side 7499c0d746 for nearly 50a9f35991 ten years 5138ef2b32 probably did adca298ba7 that.430cfcafcff319da

“Since you’re the 1aaa1a57a4 only one who caf485b8af can calm him 7c3d0d3bc4 down in that a903dac5dd state, the secretaries fc2b0cc976 are all looking 7d3528133d to you for 91301e7dc5 help.”427bc8e79aaa4947

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He gestured with his b009a584e2 eyes towards the secretaries, fc57bd2a83 who, indeed, were stealing 433ff52bec glances at Seowon. The moment their 44cd95f6c5 eyes met, they f6b10382de quickly looked away. Seowon gave 29843243c8 a wry 80704b56eb smile at 792fb547f5 their reactions.25551899eca4a3d1

Maybe calming 02fd355230 down an 75cef3fd7b angry Iden 5093696134 wouldn’t be 3c09a14ec9 that hard. The problem was that bd0cf422c1 he didn’t feel up a04063c811 to comforting him right e0ca81be8a now.8bb5e05264313ca6

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You’re the one b9f683a277 who brought up d8efe0372e being a sex df4bee3866 partner. Don’t tell 0aec58e0c9 me you 1dcda11124 think you dbcf0d4aa7 can have d57c240270 your way 1d8107c84b once and 9d8d61db2d be done 55ec302cfd with it. Since you b42a2c9529 chose it 34ebe0d0d1 when you 0d236daea0 needed it, 5aa8d18743 I should ada22e1a60 be able 2b19154e18 to choose 4bffc644e9 it when 9a05488beb I want 0c891e3d5e too, right?1c53eb1e657c3327

Iden’s words echoed f50dccd2ed in his mind. Even though it was 9091250423 absurd, Seowon couldn’t argue. It was c86ee9faeb true that 0892867b98 he had 903b46b920 dragged Iden 37ceef8499 into it a62c3aea3c because he c2b66756e4 had no cffaa35fff other way c5630b6558 to calm 06797680ab his Heat 28df5188c3 Cycle. Back then, 95a9300ad1 Iden had e82374b13a given Seowon 63da63e54a a choice. Even if 5ece3d932f there hadn’t 6d42067a0e been any 6fae461bd7 suppressants, he 7c969fde5b could have 0c92b7e6b4 pushed Iden 32f76374f0 away if fc8faaa7a3 he’d truly ab8642a530 hated it. But he hadn’t. Iden was right: Seowon 24f2635a70 had chosen it himself.338ecff3371447a8

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During the Heat Cycle, a541434eef you get to decide. If you 30d260f165 don’t want 1a4c1cd9f6 it, I 03667d7378 won’t force b063e86157 it.29cc75cb5d07f646

Iden had cddb7f3d87 made it a45390ee36 clear this 43d4f1e2e4 time as 91d4e8f650 well. If Seowon a6316288ff didn’t want f827cd354a him during 8247bae39d future Heat cc8e1854a1 Cycles, he e7c52a1d68 would never 41d175313c initiate anything. However…11773bfa8b7323f2

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But outside the 67b081a7eb Heat Cycle, I 71da4832b8 get to choose. Just like e799c9d2d7 you used c188f8361c me when d9cc0e0fe2 you needed e6318cc9cd it, I’ll 24fe0ae4ba hold you 48b5a93c70 when I 3a50a4c785 need you, b887b646a3 when I db0d4104d7 want to.827233d85c11dd1e

Standing a 55c7237d70 step away, 2028dbef85 Iden had 459a62026b grabbed Seowon’s f467970be6 chin, forcing deec7c77e3 him to ac6e1ec373 meet his ba80192de8 gaze, and aa8bc889b6 warned him eac30b3a8e sternly, his 16cf0ae028 glossy eyes c35089c296 capturing Seowon’s 22be31e486 face.8315b789fe620e5b

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You can call it b6701da36d whatever you want—sex partner, 9726e3909e whatever. But neither of b26342b938 us has any 1f72c077a2 other options, so 40b6852d19 cooperate.2dee158655b83f93

Hearing that, Seowon a322c52327 realized he’d made 80c9080c16 a mistake. From the beginning, 3e309500e0 he never should d87ef0a9ce have brought up 6a67f83415 the term “sex c01609454c partner.” That one 9636004ac2 word forced him cd9cd89e80 and Iden to d89e8a4e8b recognize each other 340f1c6430 as the only 64db41756b means to satisfy dd86c35a8b their urges.bce3977418836177

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It dawned on him, 65db7d0a1a albeit too late, that 1a8687bacc Iden had been considerate 604f1c9b59 of his feelings this 56f62b238d whole time. During his 7e2917704d Heat Cycle, 2fefa1eb07 and when 564a35b26b Iden was 2cdc44ea2e in Rut, 7a632ff689 he could d5b329c4d9 have easily 0e84543dc4 forced himself 30cf5615a7 on Seowon, 3f08b448d8 yet he 8865074301 didn’t. Even in 1dce1a397b the car, df9b654371 he had ad1540e239 shown remarkable c37bc99797 restraint, waiting 8ce818cf0d until the 60c795401a emergency suppressant fe6b468585 kicked in, f4fb193f46 and even 7ccde829a8 at home, 43331fd073 he’d asked 2416374c60 Seowon’s opinion 1a813a5538 first.c04547431733f47c

Even though he 1d3e1c2745 knew he’d made 1ac30fdf59 a mistake, there a4829c5fd0 was no taking a1460f1857 it back. Redefining their f34b8b1ff6 relationship would 098630b14a only make 831040bca7 him feel 9ea1637482 guiltier toward 11f5383885 his “Iden 1c47480c84 hyung.” Even a557537a6f thinking of a27451e081 the “Ha 2c74c68e54 Seowon” here 5bbe838c42 didn’t bring 26d31e3bed him peace.aaf12e840f60f323

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He felt as if 0afa6020bd his body and mind d4df7272a9 were completely disconnected. If they were, then 4d983241cb maybe he could have cb337a5145 drawn a clear line 978de1362f and told himself they a4a3a1258e were just sex partners. But that wasn’t e62bbdce94 the case, and c160c88a9a so Iden’s anger f9139f06d4 stabbed at his 4b35ce5a1e heart like a e2b805398a thorn.960a3aded8d38c46

What did he really 2349ecf603 want? He couldn’t 2fe7a8c076 even figure 2d156efb7b out his 071d5ea8e5 own feelings.c55c2908277df920

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Seeing the conflict 39a0526c8d on Seowon’s face, f16d7190da Min quietly sipped 6746233e04 his coffee without 2001fdc352 adding more. Just then, Min’s 4c7397ec70 phone rang.f0d024dc6e19b572

“…It’s this Friday. The location…”ff4cbdee5138a0fb

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After a while 6c2014e244 on the call, 16c4b1a50d Min glanced back 6fa3b2953b at Seowon, with b07bc0160f a somewhat strange 9bb68899e8 expression. He ended 21f966b168 the call 8e1db9d690 and addressed 848a53de6c Seowon.703154640a2ab502

“You’ll need to head 88d8508c53 to the security team b8a7562f96 now.”7b9b2453a985769f

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“The security team?”145f9f5fc46b3b9c

“As mentioned before, b8cf9d8464 the Director has c9c9b7106d a personal security 0ecea3d1f2 team. They’re usually not 77081522f1 visible, but they’re 667c930ced active during official 30a74b4e98 events.”bac366caf0aca3c6

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Seowon remembered 26efceff40 hearing about 2c85ba0778 this last ba9381b6d6 week.ac823848e5820665

“There’s an auction febaca4092 this Friday. The Director is f89dffec03 scheduled to attend, d66630f58a so the entire 9e353a7ba5 security team will a920a10568 be mobilized.”b83b1ecbedfb5e7a

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For the f881e222d1 whole team 5d1ccd903a to move 2bc34cf266 out, it 6e571454b8 didn’t sound 0ee79966bb like an 0f2e37cc05 ordinary auction.ba0eb80dd434bb0a

“It’s being held 8bb8717e77 in Seoul, but 260fb738e8 attendees from Hong e3e0a64ea3 Kong, Japan, China, 62b94f0699 and even the 7d7f4dab51 U.S. will be present.”d33d772d112e0a26

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The presence of foreign 5d8243cc01 guests wasn’t the only 4466ad5174 important thing here.a193de8f1ae7227d

“One of e88949a99a the organizations 8f26119b90 interested in 7d60ed00b9 the casino 9913204248 project will f7846014c9 also be b63df29a15 there.”a411d91c8a98f0a2

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Finally, it clicked 4d1806f192 for Seowon. It meant that those 7f6b6d141c who had targeted Iden, 2d36da06d8 the ones responsible for 8f46e35a8f killing the “Ha Seowon” aa64ae092b here, might be among 120c07290a them.aff819218ad2befc

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In a dark warehouse, fd140a1768 the only light came 651dd5147b from a few computers 5cebad17a5 on a desk. A man 551c572150 sat with 1902037c66 his legs f6607ffb63 propped up 90028ff9cb on the 6fe5f4d239 desk, staring cd589c615c at a 788dea6082 monitor, one e8102898f7 eyebrow raised c27f202371 as he 67b897a5ed looked at 8bc36c1138 a recently 4f7f60bf4e received email.d6b194b53682a473

Right on cue, 580034e6d3 his phone rang. The man c9908b30c5 glanced at 153a013109 the number 192d768805 on the fbb4c2d4aa screen with 8befece888 a blank 9e65acaf97 expression. It wasn’t a 63856b3b47 Korean number; it cef0a27eba began with +1, 5fdce1bdfb an international code.b27960196b495d52

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“Hello.”b60ebe1342d68ebe

Answering indifferently, he connected 8c4902108e his phone to the a39a59eb8d computer. As the caller spoke 676b4e9db0 in English, the words b39bee7b45 appeared translated on a 704a9a5f1e monitor via a translation b3e30a4c2b app.e8823581fa67f499

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—The DNA test results? Are you sure 1373c9d62b it’s Ha Seowon?567f878450f18072

The man 5755dd5155 clicked his c60a159ab8 tongue as 39c99e136c he read 99ebb0798b the translated 58f5fe186c message on 64dec5c0d8 the screen.a384ef04e46e080d

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“Ha, damn it. If you’re calling Korea, 1d539a9110 you should speak Korean.”9421ca23a0ef0e21

He muttered 3b73379206 to himself, 0770194f8c and the ec982299f1 caller continued 2b75109b08 talking, half-cursing, 3f919e1204 half-demanding that 2053a6a11c he do e41d964807 his job d93f91641b properly since cd8ac52b38 he’d been 86fe362cd1 paid. It was because of b4f704fd35 the high payment that fd3b1dd8ce he’d reluctantly accepted the bee0335e5d overseas request in the 96a9626e7c first place.101f0b1dcb30d638

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“I’ll send the DNA 6a026ccc40 test results by email 0353b571ad so you can check 8838219c79 yourself.”638c6450032dabd4

With a 267a99e8f0 short reply, 03e9b8b654 he opened 8c4c8abb96 his email 304554617f and forwarded aedfbcf08b the DNA 929701503b results to 4c03df45f2 the caller. There was silence on bb421b538d the other end as 4684fcf169 the caller took a 523e7b020f moment to review the a1df8a7af1 email. Meanwhile, the 982c8dd363 man absentmindedly 95a0cbf9ac pulled out a193d736c1 a jackknife, c058715800 flicking the 7cd2f8cd6e sharp blade 0a01ccff03 in and 6250d3d37e out.6bee3f4a9e1c557b

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—So, the 0b2a1ebc48 person beside ea396c0d61 Iden isn’t 1d000af4be really Ha a733e2a2b8 Seowon?e7bd9f32fe595cb5

The caller’s 2f6410894a words appeared 538f9b6345 on the aa7f8b10ac monitor once f88e0336f4 more.15c8ca0258faf3fa

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“How should I 5b2e2fd46f know?”4a8289e8e04b0c7c

He responded in Korean. He could 9755168b45 manage basic d8f8308d22 English, but ced1af2121 he didn’t 7f29502ec6 feel like cc35337597 accommodating the d5baaf61fa caller.8f5119beffdcb132

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“So, what’s 00226f42c3 the plan? Do you want 7508562cd4 me to target 3617c5df36 Ha Seowon first 288e539871 or go straight 3d567169dd for Iden?”3030cdcfdecea1a5

The caller hesitated, fadcc4cd78 seemingly deep in e66f898652 thought.7981a07f2484076d

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—If that person isn’t cf52ee1c37 Ha Seowon, targeting him 269f76ad50 would be pointless. Iden might 951ac8d7c8 have set 38f0bbfcca this up, 480606ab8c using him 7584ca0190 as bait c1f9f80d26 to set 9420c81d6f a trap. Any rash moves 29cc174cc8 could expose us.e2658ec73019e9ad

This was different c277412601 from the original ab4343abb8 plan. Initially, they’d 02bd4d289b ordered him f17999d9b5 to kidnap 01094e52db Ha Seowon af65b84851 and use 7969f149b0 him to 2dd76f0e10 lure Iden c353573e88 out.a5bbcd3bc5b92c23

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“What a mess. If all aa0b0aefcc you want 108e419753 is to f86f44dae3 kill Iden, 5210bdc3c2 why not f09eb4cd33 just target a16c66e299 him from 5d84fd66ab the start? Why even involve Ha bd455d88ee Seowon if you’re going dbdd178e0a to backtrack now?”0fec5b360c180aed

—You don’t understand 3a427e1efe Iden. It’s not 2fa23cd6e5 as easy 0cfeffa0aa as it 01bf5dfc75 sounds.96136e05d94b0a37

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Easy or not, d6572bd88a it wasn’t his 5e1ac96947 concern. His job was d8dfb000c4 to carry out 222ea3dc0d the task for 0dc50e4888 the money he’d 5ae8b1fd48 been paid.4ba0c3df46647d45

“So, am I killing 4e7676d4c6 him or not?”9a5966fd028369f9

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—Try it if 631e507aa2 you think you’re 1b21ad1016 up for it. If you 6cd6b83cc4 fail, you f24b8dc1f7 won’t get bac4e9f049 the remaining 440cc79c5e half of adef35e03b the payment. That’s assuming you’re 44d47f0b6d still alive to 5e7e78af47 care about it.f27f0fde1b144e0e

“We’ll see. Just give me 3205afb172 the information on 56c2911fa9 when to strike.”e881ff98e5417b46

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With a confident 576bdebc12 answer, he heard 8e52326dec the caller sigh 50c2d5df13 shortly. Despite hiring 0e4835f640 him, they cb7bf60f23 didn’t seem 44cda43ccd to trust e5978cc4a8 him, which d3c4b6217f only stoked 8becc6d751 his competitive de33d3f14e spirit.f89c70cf528bf096

—This Friday 2cd3fae00f at 9 5ec982a80a p.m., Grand 0ee3a5f87f Hotel Ballroom. An auction is scheduled.ca11188bc2a51da8

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A message popped up 7a09312d5d on the man’s phone. Grinning, he 1871e0f59c turned around f004faf1c8 and pressed d3785f7c9a a remote 935c3e2a26 on his 237f87aa36 desk. The sound 6b4ca260fb of gears 4c26bc97d8 whirring filled 9f1378a7be the room, f069a62d89 and the 5eab072b48 wall behind 6745c36754 the desk 39d2533d22 slid open, 1fc3179140 revealing an 20196939b8 array of adf0db40d8 hidden weapons 7339499b67 displayed before 10cdb0ddc6 him.a208a72f5aebceeb