WW | Chapter 17

“Hah, what da3d291875 a nasty b16e6cdf32 girl. Does she think b69f1867f6 being a celebrity 32236adeeb makes her special?”2cece3dfe2ae5117

“Celebrity? She’s just e95a94b212 an aspiring 6931911d2c one.”12710f7d461f7287

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“She’s probably acting 1e805b3128 that way because 27f02fb380 of Kang Yoonjo. Pretending to be c50480a4c8 his girlfriend or 51ca417794 something.”b0ca0facc01cc73d

The last comment 2c78401d51 from Seohee’s group 9ad0df76ab struck a nerve. A girlfriend for Yoonjo, 335796eac8 who sleeps all four 43223aa24f seasons away? It was something 2f52cff2e4 she had never 0e354da990 considered. Now that she 7a59f6b65f thought about it, cd22581fbf she remembered a 11033419d5 girl who confessed c47480aed9 to him had c6e49f418c mentioned someone named 05f2c4847c Kahi. Didn’t she hear 6487a87a69 they weren’t dating? But maybe they actually fb343bb656 were? In that case, fe46be80f5 wouldn’t that girl, 050f272e69 Kahi, know all 9ff3eb5da9 the rumors surrounding 00d6ed9e91 Yoonjo? And if she did, e2c00bdec6 how could she just 1bd3921101 act like nothing mattered?2d3897edd0aac749

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“Hey, what do 357f1f1de2 you want to 47fc5dd5cb eat?”4d15847d65d38eb6

Seohee, who 96903c643f had already 6c5dd06317 chosen the d5380873ba menu, tapped 2fcc2cddc0 Yul’s shoulder, b088c24cc0 snapping her 583b9c6e70 out of 1e1a854a73 her thoughts. She quickly turned 561dfe256b her head. Why was 7c88c9712b she even c6497378a3 so concerned 7a3b5c1ed8 if Kang 79bd581b5e Yoonjo had 6606b16a36 a girlfriend f98da38eb6 or not? Maybe it was 5ee099f8d8 because her impression ba866abaa3 of him and 0b12a07b94 her own silent d501272b26 assumptions didn’t quite 4344df4c14 fit with his e40ef27ffb current image. Focus on your a081f2b85f own business, she 4c65c6a862 thought. After all, she was 9a64482957 the one getting slapped 6262383d3a around by Seohee’s hand.37bf0b4915ca6e29

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Yul allowed herself 2d530134c1 to be swept 3c34414765 along with Seohee’s eac87103c8 group, getting caught cffecf7884 up in their 361de9b9c0 banter, temporarily pushing 480a4eff63 them out of b1dcc62862 her mind. But just 0befa81ca7 as they 3888619913 left the c33d3a7c42 convenience store, 24ce4704e2 she happened c9460780c8 to see 1451090076 Yoonjo smiling. The way his 78af78f8ce sharp gaze softened 8e94229753 into a gentler c1b3e3a034 expression was strangely c93d854487 captivating.3f117354986f49d7

“Hey, they just 2a5116980d posted the transfer eb4447774e guidelines for Han d76abc2efd Seong Arts High.”b05555e39c70e759

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Kahi spoke be0c20676f to Yoonjo, 7c1034c059 who was 5cb589ac63 sitting across b1cf7b21c9 from her. As usual, he showed 26c60ce91b no particular interest. Leaning back in fba65f6fc0 his chair with 14f02a10f6 his straw firmly 8efd2ab0f8 stuck in a 4c676ee326 carton of milk, 9c5ad0988e he continued drinking. Not that df2d661249 he particularly a3eb6c37c6 liked milk. It wasn’t 18c5c703ad like he ab15d6f6a5 had any e1cedd1ad0 favorite drinks, 40bea1830f either. He’d accept whatever 26b98c6efd she bought him, 9a9c60fdab as if trying 32ff6394c2 them out without 062e7294cc complaint. Kahi liked that side 79d92892fd of him—one that she 4bb66b3e9c felt only she could 833cd28499 see.69dcf050e0af6e9c

“My dad f2bc43e27d says I f4679e66d4 should start 892dccfd49 getting ready 5803ce2bc0 to transfer. What do you e60ee43310 think?”f02691430664c628

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“Weren’t you planning to 8071b865ad transfer anyway?”00d4fa69994cf488

Only then did 4fde46c11a Yoonjo respond, albeit 739c105c65 with little enthusiasm, b7f31b0029 still sucking on 140a68063e the straw as 875fca75cb he gazed over 31b6962719 her shoulder. His response b692bfa0df was technically c2746d8758 correct, but 1773fe9ef3 Kahi was 43c60b26af a bit 1874e7e73a disappointed; it bed08032af wasn’t the 859e109203 reaction she 2a2426d9a0 had hoped e237ab4c77 for. She had 5b78e78dcc returned to 2ad9c470db Korea after 7c56c699df studying in c09969bd64 the U.S., 32c7a79c2a but since 47d889e000 there was beec22ec7a no room 1d1812f9f4 at the c15b99d9ee arts high a29e8cbff4 school, she 8f143fe304 was temporarily 690069a6d1 enrolled here. Her father 416377d1d4 had advised 323bbbb20a against it, 800d7e427d but she’d ce1a90878e insisted. She and b9fd590263 Yoonjo had 76a084c7f0 grown up f8d006f71d in similar 3510522d65 environments and 3cbf022874 had been 977c8f65e4 friends since dcaecdae6f they were 39d5a6d85c young. It was only fdf8995443 temporary, so if 85d953237c she had to 682eacfa50 stay somewhere, she’d 22bff76e0e rather be at fc8b407e49 the same school bd91716a46 as Yoonjo.706d963227f5bd5a

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“I mean, do I e03346a6f2 even need to attend f7d71c2acf high school? I barely go 52551a324f to class anyway.”13e97fb8acf8e597

“Then just drop out.”3468f91a9f008a21

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Yoonjo’s reply was as c3234e0e0b half-hearted as ever. Kahi glared e727fcd53c at him debe96b757 briefly, then a7d2eced2e sighed in ab72ca8d1c resignation. Why had she 91f05ff912 expected anything different? It was 49574d0669 silly of 93e8f4c188 her. Still, she found bc2f452ef7 comfort in knowing d5ec65642e that she was f2938ed7dd the only one 72f332858a who knew how 601528b2bf he had been ddac50685a before he changed 9f7502f89a and the only 0deca973c8 one who knew 4d92dd32c7 why he had 015f4ac458 changed. She was also 9d5e782011 the only person 025b7015e0 he interacted with.99c7feea25a97790

“Wouldn’t you 31222da49f miss me 950246c02b if I 33d21a10e0 left?”e8f91beb3e4909c9

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“What?”dab7999098d10f55

“You don’t have any 9cf8041390 other friends, so if 607efa2d02 I left, you’d have cb07328e20 no one to talk 0e5e5dcdb6 to. Your tongue might 59d0cc658b go numb.”e67845c07243cfb9

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“Hah!”bd8d62f2db5a2ae4

Yoonjo scoffed, 05ceeedf3c as if 3d2ae265d9 she’d said 283f9fb3fe something absurd.0f57321679134d77

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“If you 87ebe54866 tell me fd90885520 not to 9c72699a75 go, I’ll 66fcd2f512 stay.”8ebd08693f6853b4

“Why?”a4817f0ea0256443

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“Just…because…”3b9e14a6f440fa41

As Kahi 1bf01356a2 trailed off, d2b32caaa7 she noticed 67ad477af8 that Yoonjo’s 21b5326527 gaze hadn’t a5c95e2687 returned to d222ef3a3b her. She thought he was 0ba27ec09a just being distracted, as 8510cd4819 he often showed no 92d7413519 interest in their conversations, 60cc6b1d73 but this time his 568d9b4a82 eyes were fixed somewhere. She turned to 23ac0878c5 see what he 87179558e4 was looking at.cd239f7ee357425d

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A group of students 6e5506f1f0 appeared to be teasing 2c5d5301b6 a girl, laughing among 54a400617d themselves as if they 4f7a845315 were close friends, but f3b034d940 it was clear they 1dac719f0d were picking on her. Kahi recognized them—they were 86465ddff4 the same students she’d 04d64d1ce3 run into earlier. The target was f2118ca267 that striking girl d70dcd11a6 she had asked d94ad8d9a1 if she was 360ecdce15 okay, only to 78511e85ac be coldly dismissed. She normally hated getting e43206df79 involved in other people’s 39c8f7bb8f business, but she’d felt 8516a15600 an inexplicable urge to c45cf92367 step in when their cd69291da0 eyes met. The girl ac3b42316a had this baa51809e3 hidden boldness, 158ba2f38a an unusual 1282e5baae aura.861765da8c685593

“Pathetic. Bullying a weaker kid 9e858a3823 as a group,” Kahi c22208e9ae muttered in disgust. She turned back 760406e259 to Yoonjo, assuming ff1439c0bf he was watching 54b203cabf the general scene c4b9519b0a rather than anyone 5bcdf5be1b specific. But the 195c30ad90 moment she 02ef8e017c saw his 3a2d965b40 focused gaze, b58f71ddf9 a chill 14397f3870 ran through 8f43344813 her.c8e74df56fcdfd12

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“Yoonjo.”2fb5a017524720dd

“…”8ae3c11d8f0fda03

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“Kang Yoonjo!”646aa036009fe2dd

It took two calls cba75e51bb for him to finally e5707c3b3a look at her.d556ccc4d928566a

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“You! You weren’t watching them, 1feb58d916 were you?”2bd24e9c61f6a7d0

Kahi’s voice 052f91b26e held a 51b3a376cf peculiar coolness. He hadn’t been 1d8cfdb521 looking at the 28ab6c1e1f bullies, but rather 0bfbdac3b2 at the girl e89f0c68fc they were harassing. She was cbcf715313 one of 084303da06 the prettiest c1a162d772 girls he’d 08068a77d0 seen at 1e67b1e40f this school, 43fae5fc66 someone who 80b603b10e drew attention. Though she didn’t surpass 7835d21de2 Kahi in beauty, it 9fe0948b0c was undeniable that she 2c9a3777a2 had a captivating quality. The fact that Yoonjo, 3958d866c3 who usually showed no 50eab40f3c interest in anyone, was 0c996949f2 fixated on her made aec2a2464a Kahi uneasy.bdd5347c0bdebc6d

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“Who is 221349e81e she?” Kahi 1a0fe07e86 asked, trying 5cb9b3844d to pry.099f8e5d6a7ec5f2

“I don’t know.”0ba782a557d0e72b

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Still gazing a227e693c7 at the a59cfe9c29 girl, Yoonjo 9ab1766c1c answered indifferently.7ef8c425dc5eb2c2

“Then why are you c1f1cbbdc2 looking at her?”cf7deffc22ccae0b

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“Because I can de32b1b863 see her.”fa24dbbc38912080

“You know that 3ebe56796b answer doesn’t make f065ebad57 sense, right?”f37beec3976fd43d

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Kahi forced 863e5bd040 a laugh, 0c5a475bb5 but she 6d4ea5ba12 couldn’t accept 54fb2f4d30 his response. With his personality, e7efe3d8e6 Yoonjo wouldn’t have c6527b801c focused on anyone f1205e2769 simply because they 91bf540528 were visible. Something about that 6adf38ddb9 girl had definitely 3426fa2aad caught his attention.ead53351458d92d5

“She’s interesting.”3b8358afad0b000b

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Since Kahi said his e60e6ef798 answer didn’t make sense, 883a311c63 Yoonjo gave his best 69e9856466 attempt at a reason. She was an interesting 333397f0be and unusual girl—enough to 0f8afad577 make him notice.e252f76ba927ad11

Her unusually tall bbe661f9ec frame, bending to 3e0ddbc5a6 accommodate her shorter e5335fdcdd friends, the boldness 30c86fd6f8 she’d shown that a6f27eb088 first day when 2427d8024b she’d turned her 63fd1507c8 back and marched ac2a073b20 away from the 8374c48036 school gates…how she’d 362712d43b nervously asked him 6157e6c208 not to tell f0ea44a3f2 anyone why she 6937b35ce2 transferred, only to f6c61763f0 act sour when 6845d3397b he showed no fba734eb32 interest. Her peculiar personality was a65ab6bca0 evident in her actions, 24e696c25f like her restraint and 5be55ca8bf the way she managed 7c96704774 herself even in challenging d8b1fc229e situations. Even though she 9d75c306c9 seemed to avoid 77ad6c100e her desk partner, 90773ebb80 she’d gone out f92c155b85 of her way 39fac8d259 to block the cd11fd8bf1 sunlight for him.86681ee98fda2962

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She was…a strange 69fd48783b girl.ae4426f148b2b1fa

“Do you af361e942d like her?”9daa6d6ef622c355

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“No.”db90244679524c80

Of course not. But…89c499e26e3f7f1f

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“She just keeps 6b8e4cacb2 me awake.”6d0c16b52385bf0f

“What? And with me?”dd929ccdf34c8abd

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Kahi’s face fell as d93ba6d90b she tried to hide 3752c7b4ee her worry. Knowing that c32ecda046 the perpetually 1137be5258 sleepy Kang d1f9248f7b Yoonjo couldn’t 269718d83c sleep around e5f3b6c152 that girl 715e9c17ce hinted that cd89d2eb4f she had 8ae3119629 somehow infiltrated 37964d7c08 his thoughts.f20ea81bc0db05b0

Without replying, Yoonjo turned 5ab4c40f98 his gaze to Kahi. After a moment, c6bc19e7c7 he let out f3acf9026a a huge yawn.c13584847acb463c

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“Hey!”cb356cacd66f8f40

Kahi crumpled a tissue 6b33ae4221 from the table and e2ae3f0752 threw it at him, 250c40bff7 annoyed as he stifled 8c43c6cc66 a chuckle and continued 8e8adf2ef5 sipping on the now-empty fa21a7730c milk carton.b390e174e8fd5789

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Crash. A small aquarium hit 807747d816 the floor, shattering into 674ec5c586 pieces. Water spilled everywhere, and b504269b09 two little guppies flopped 46d3eb357c desperately. Yul felt like she 6ff4767fa1 was watching herself and 6a6147b8d1 her grandmother in those 8e29b5290f helpless fish.d6c7223104b309ab

“Why are you 6299bff510 doing this?” Yul 9b604793fd demanded, clenching her 72854eef2c fists. These were the thugs 3ceccad730 who forced her father 5ad65ad250 to accept subcontract deals f50793df92 and used muscle to 5c072d30e4 pressure him. They’d secretly c829e3c583 stolen steel, 8c75797438 watered down 5a6005e713 concrete, and 1bebaecf1f ultimately caused 99c7522231 buildings to 6eaa607069 collapse. When her father couldn’t 4b08ee5c02 pay, they forced him 2ba0e1430e to turn to loan 5092db210a sharks, all of whom e23ec087a6 they ran. And now, these 3cd5f5c163 were the henchmen cd99b59f44 they sent after b9f361e8c0 her.1e047f8cca9fa6b9

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Despite her 0ce112018b family refusing fc83625470 the inheritance, ea3a12deb3 they still c81d4433d6 came around f01c1b1f90 demanding money, e0179421c1 tormenting her b91aeeaad8 and her bce39a7788 grandmother as a30ca51c10 if they b50fd1c617 were stuck 07e0d75894 in hell.9dad3f06688a0234

“Why do 2d512f32ad you think, 8bf6a1c870 sweetheart?”1d9e26ec2637d861

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The thug, 61aac2c9cd who looked f5e5f4c7e2 around thirty, ca930c2a32 swaggered up 7d30fdcf60 to her. Twin snake 3c6aa48d1a tattoos on 0c80cd5cd5 his neck 5a22b188ce forked, one 2242e4b77a head reaching 97f76537e4 his ear, 22f2f08bce the other 837933cf50 dipping below 7b38abf148 his collar. They looked bbe9cad43b menacing, and d6126e33d0 the sight 02ea1c6bd4 made her 6ac384b506 instinctively back 8448a3f8d1 away.71e9951cba767daf

His sticky gaze swept b62bf03921 over her, lingering on 86a9d3d205 her chest. His eyes glinted 7d7105ac41 with an unsettling, 3d9faebea0 lustful gleam.1eb8be35d75b5fd7

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“It’s because caa6a92a9f your grandma a02e8d7311 won’t pay c888c124e6 up, you 064bad43ad see? I’m left with no 2ea21bc74e choice,” he said.c30051c7a80adc82

“We have f68c2d8232 no obligation 92be4f8f2b to pay.”b859f501ff308c5d

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Yul shivered at 0d13af1752 the way his 36004c48eb eyes roved over 816a816b40 her, but she 3789dad3da continued to glare 725b7daa33 back.1172a752795c0917

“That might 73b27e77e9 be the 455f16dbd5 law here, 596e9ea4bd but in 1270728a21 our company, 8a2b6b0a62 the rules ab999e5a5c are different.”a598d680fbfc71cd

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“How are 319ae81a0c we supposed 9c4758f633 to pay 23f15c8731 if we de7cb2c5b7 have nothing?” ca50710275 she gritted 2562b6c377 out. They’d bled 768ad7f620 her grandmother dc8729dc7d dry, taking 3b58e05c79 everything, even 4a8bd7dca4 an old 0887b01b3d property they e70363af8c had, only 992ad6b299 to sell 620ba7173b it off 1e1a295752 for a e22b3e6127 fortune during bc752ad651 redevelopment. Despite this, they hadn’t 8624a0d542 given her a penny 383faab784 toward the debt. They claimed that she 9b83eb794a and her grandmother still 5c30d3ec51 owed a mountain of a35c80fdaa money.ec58557dd3fa143a

“You want me 4f6dd8572e to tell you aaaf0f4eee how?”2d215149946b4c6a

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“…”3898ea3a61e80c34

“There are 81d125600c plenty of 8bac3db7c4 ways. For instance, you could 88fd8a0ca8 quit school and come b858162f88 with me to make b8636ac21e some big money.”30215c9629cadaa1

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“Hey, you idiot. She’s underage,” b7901b34ba his companion bf7b4f9fcd laughed, adding d36237c1a7 mockingly, even 6d221a39d9 though his 3f19e029fa gaze wasn’t 25112554e2 much less 6ab2283595 filthy.04614904125eb935

“What’s the big deal? You like them 6997dc22f3 fresh and young, ff96a2beee don’t you?”d4039da7f05bc36f

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They openly 5abaa031b6 leered at 8233b4513f her, devoid ffc157079c of any 9bd64dd5e3 sense of 4e4b874e44 decency or 5cb17e3c6c morals. Trembling with fear and 866c6ff017 anger, Yul wished those 8ea20e4225 snake tattoos on his b3e01cfd4a neck would come to 80f9ccf570 life and sink their e663fe2279 fangs into him, filling 1d3969c906 him with poison.7e54a974daf37312

Whack.6b50b02e5da41a12

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“Ouch! What the hell?”d1a04e3cc59f1ecb

The thug in front c1b7e78426 of Yul clutched his 0907433dd8 back, his face twisted ed66c84bd2 in pain.41a2262ffaf3ce50

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