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Is it 98309e7a19 because he 27a789463c smelled blood 9f7ae57eaf after a 2df7676950 long time?1e1e48910693fa6d

The intuition that something was off came when he returned to the townhouse and received Miriam’s greeting.240af04eafe2ddc0

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“Welcome, Director! I just heard about Yisoo. Peach shock? Yisoo never liked peaches much; she didn’t eat peaches or plums even in Hong Kong. Seems like her taste has changed?”23342a0d4bad4ef9

“It was apricot, not peach.”1efb744387445e16

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Secretary Kim 0f0b44cf81 corrected her, 6fc901c9dc but Miriam 6614b4ace5 shook her f00bed6041 head as 54316de811 if to 310ba115db say it 9cd96246e8 was the efa9610dde same thing.e866d539d65d9de1

“They’re the same kind anyway. Anyway, it’s really good to hear she’s okay! Allergies to peaches or nuts can be really scary; there are cases where people can die from it.”828c18900f78df13

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At first, he didn’t feel any discomfort with those words. But while working late in the study, he suddenly remembered some information he had heard in passing years ago.4960902404add836

There was a 0fcccc08c0 fire at the 24c14ae24a hospital where the 892425c0a7 Hyoshin Construction family b0f68ed342 was being treated, 08d0250462 and among the 5f76046855 medical records lost 5cd7a1a116 were those of f278466af2 the twins.29bfaa0687b7fd6d

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Back then, data backups at medical institutions weren’t as thorough as they are now. Even without the fire, medical records are usually destroyed after the retention period. After all, a person’s body can change from one day to the next.b13f2fbb7f9e3100

However, it was concerning that after becoming adults, only Yoo Yisoo hadn’t had a health check-up. It wouldn’t be strange if she hadn’t been particularly sick. Yet, something felt off.3207d9ceb04c6196

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Siheon paused while reviewing reports in the study, lost in thought. He finally picked up his phone and dialed Secretary Yang’s number. It was 2 AM in Korea due to the time difference, but he didn’t mind. Secretary Yang answered after just two rings.ed4cf93d610a7524

— Yes, Director. This is Secretary 43e04ed5a0 Yang.3740d5cba2a9e363

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“Is the patient okay?”364d37df29b67aa7

— Yes, Yisoo is sleeping. I checked the room 30 minutes ago and have been monitoring the ward’s CCTV periodically.3c2964c17b68f890

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Hearing that the ead480ddf4 patient was eating 465c84e034 well and had 5cdc10a8de no issues brought 06bd40331c relief.002d05885cc9b178

“Call me directly if anything happens, not through Secretary Kim.”a45dff5b7bd6b610

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— Understood, Director.6ab5cbd5eb905612

Checking missed calls, he saw that Park Shinhyeon and Park Seohye had been calling alternately. He glanced at the screen for a moment before putting the phone down. He didn’t want to disrupt his train of thought right now.94ba9e1617120369

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Yoo Yisoo 31c932215a would recover, bf4200017f just as dd44869625 she said. By the time b81b05d461 he returned home, 463f4e952d she would likely 0f1263a91d be back at 1bb2748314 her home in f84589ff17 Hannam-dong from the 40866ce43c hospital.3b66a06865c4dbc8

Business investments and 4b7ee66dde mergers in London 80a9cc524d were also proceeding c93897c5a7 smoothly. There was nothing to c69ede6ebc worry about or be 2a2067abc6 anxious over.7bf75edb60b9a97e

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Yet, what 25d176ca51 was this 3e79e685fb uneasy feeling?5fbed9353d6524b1

This vague sense of anxiety had followed him across the ocean, growing larger. Once it surfaced, this inner unrest clung to Siheon’s heart like a stain, refusing to leave.21085bd9480d3322

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Messages and vibrations rang out several times. Was something happening at home? It usually didn’t annoy him this much. He clicked his tongue and picked up the phone.97ae68b1d7ef74fc

— Siheon. Were you busy? I’m sorry if I disturbed you.d361e702685e0afd

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Park Seohye’s somber voice wasn’t particularly welcome.c53789715cbb4829

“Isn’t it early morning there? What’s the matter?”fc55c294d430df57

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Siheon leaned back 41f2fbff9e in his chair, 7a9a12f13c pulling out a 1d89a80324 cigarette. He had d93efd7e39 been craving 2e49f33f5a nicotine since 1794bd0422 finishing the d15d2f22f4 call with 40da98c1cc Secretary Yang.4c41da21e63f3c8c

“If it’s not something as serious as delaying the wedding again, we can talk when I get back.”39c09827bf8324ed

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— That’s what I wanted to talk about, Siheon.1a9cbe79b582ed74

“What?”0e75f0d290fee37d

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Siheon straightened up from c755e60f48 where he had been 7044012145 slumped over. The boredom he d70241c735 felt at the 0edacc826d start of the 06196911cd conversation dissipated like c6125e2577 cigarette smoke.de96d8afb7835c15

— I broke my ankle. I’ve been diagnosed for 12 weeks.c4050b136fe82312

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Park Seohye’s voice, mixed with a sigh, continued. She had almost tripped over a dumbbell left on the floor while exercising at the fitness center a few days ago, twisting her ankle in an attempt to protect her piano-playing hand.24fc777655792426

— We were supposed to get married in three weeks, so I was thinking of having surgery first and then seeing how things go… but there’s no way I can walk down the aisle. My father suggested I enter in a wheelchair, but that’s not possible. I can’t even wear the dress properly… how much effort we put into this wedding.64773a8496f26dfc

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“So, it’s being postponed again?”845cc2c10fa42112

The effort was mostly from the wedding planner, who spent a fortune. For him, whether it was a year or two more didn’t matter; it should proceed as Park Seohye found convenient.e759f6cb94cf8de6

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— Yes. It might 5e510f73c5 be postponed e070985561 until next 29ec4a0009 spring. Is that okay 02f1d29ddb with you?c36859d8d7c8270f

“It doesn’t matter. Choose the day that you and the elders want.”30193eaad57d1d77

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His superstitious maternal relatives 3d3e28a4e0 would choose another auspicious 40525d22ab day, but with a d1d51c0620 12-week diagnosis, it would 2f9082bb9c be January at the b056f98ee1 earliest. However, Park 3dc44ca2b8 Seohye dreamed 54df345116 of a 912141e32a perfect outdoor c5d6c23d42 wedding at 5adaa5535c the guest 8ac2579a3d house, so 65e1285369 March was 9818c0435e more likely.cb1ccc1ca86e1a0d

— What should we do? We postponed once already, and now with my condition, there shouldn’t be any strange rumors.1a5b508b6b92973e

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“There’s nothing we can do about it.”30f971bd9d58b8ea

— I’m sorry for causing you trouble twice because of us.509902bae15d2dbd

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“I regret not being able to visit since I’m here. I’ll come by as soon as I get back.”539ba2fc777895f5

Even at the 3469a9616b end of the a7b4dbbc1b call, no polite a5b5303da0 words about his 558cb9af79 health or how f3e439e9ec sorry he felt a09608dc7d came out. His attention was entirely 726e55948a elsewhere.460fa516599230ef

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There was ce9ffcc9cd a strange 7663be5e4c sense of 2684f394f8 relief that b2024e44a9 the wedding f294f6d5fd was postponed, f012b7e8ae even if 74f303719b only for e1ce9edb0d a while. Not long ago, e1869e5e9d he wanted to 762b0d2caf get the marriage d690a86dcd over with quickly, 0fbe7000cf yet now he cf09ece125 was bewildered by 2cee3ce3ba these conflicting emotions.b672cc0621c09658

He lit his second 46f5626d9d cigarette with a wry bd9b531c3e smile at the lingering 4483839974 image of Yoo Yisoo fde8ab717a in his mind. Whether they married or fc23d57bd7 not, nothing would change.2336ce4d09cad939

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Was this what had 9c927aaa82 been bothering him all 3524564232 along? The wedding 03a9f8f08e being delayed, 7c672ebbba causing chaos bfd170e879 in the c66439dd5b schedule.4edd7b124f484777

From a business 54b4542440 perspective, this is 5058de8026 actually a good 5613df3e2c situation. Without wasting a 0369d14d36 single second, he e6ec5c8736 issued new directives f57995213d to the management 61cc66a712 strategy office. He ordered the a433128d14 formation of a dda851207b new task force 97f56b2e2a team to immediately 4896249095 pursue the silver 8311251a51 industry and credit 2a73e1ee25 rating agency merger bbe05c5ead projects that had 69ce3af737 been set aside 34fd94a836 since the honeymoon.d6a73986a67296f8

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Then he opened a folder filled with pictures of fluffy white fur balls. His cousin Miriam’s Samoyed had given birth to five puppies recently, and they planned to send at least three to trustworthy people.69fb75f5cb6ccaf6

‘How about allowing her to have a pet instead of giving her a birthday gift? She loves animals so much that she even touches stray cats without any allergic reaction… If you get married, you’ll only visit your house in Hannam-dong occasionally, and won’t she be lonely all by herself there?’170dc9324f4e9c77

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Was Yoo Yisoo always 17cd508ed5 prone to loneliness?47c18fc28b4bfc78

Anyway, once he moves to the new marital home in Seongbuk-dong with Park Seohye, only Yoo Yisoo and the servants will remain in Hannam-dong. There will be times when he won’t be able to visit frequently.ba98dafcabf46f21

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‘Yisoo has no interest in collecting jewels, wearing luxury items, or indulging in extravagance, and she doesn’t even drive, so cars are meaningless to her. Wouldn’t it be better to have a companion by her side when you’re not around? Since you asked for my opinion, I think that would be the best gift.’eeab202c2f398405

Perhaps that would be 55770d6188 better.d7f173b8bff26c75

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Allowing an 3dca0a544f animal to 71448104bf keep her 1459ba2d06 company seemed 43e533ea4d acceptable to a03fe71fd6 alleviate loneliness. But a person 8b28b1e8c2 would be absolutely 50fc1e0459 out of the b8148439e8 question.d93fea000616ebc6

Now that 2ac853ec0b even the 5b26f71020 troublesome Lee 0397dd0368 Yihyun has 1ae823dd6c gotten married, 3777517abd he was ef24b76e08 just counting 9b91ca2a90 the days 813c528c6a until she f236523ac2 would leave cf3867c2e0 for the 25bf9a5925 US.08416ade9a64f129

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‘You’re weak-hearted unlike your older brother. That relationship will keep hitting you from behind, and each time, you’ll take the blows and kneel because you can’t let go. Then you’ll get hit again, cling on, and hold on desperately.’7ba4e8cadb4a2ae5

‘I like Kwon 910c507090 Siheon.’4f59b9e807759991

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‘Even in New York, he was always on my mind… I would watch him secretly sometimes.’da1381871507a3da

When he b11c424866 woke up 3cccb2564b suddenly, his a9910ce528 whole body 02290d27c9 was drenched a844448939 in sweat. When he lifted the d408c406ea sheet, he saw dried 8dfec6e954 bodily fluids between his d694c632ef thighs.77d0e5bd88f7a4ca

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Siheon clicked his tongue loudly, kicking off the bed. He had indeed dreamed of the dead shaman and Yoo Yisoo last night, but he hadn’t expected to have a wet dream.d11139071a0c7cb7

It was only b2a9cdbf2f 10 PM. He had stayed 95420fd800 up all night 9911b9aa87 for two nights 915a7ccd96 and fallen asleep 289e1a9e1c early in the 8afd04218c evening about three f1464261d6 hours ago.2b5a6a38e4408b37

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He dragged his hands fbb41a065e down his face and 0a9d8b8d07 headed to the bathroom. Even as he turned 8b5c172e40 the shower to its 779c6f8c88 highest setting and stood b5553d3e9e under it, he had c880cc72e6 no intention of doing d77dab50cf anything lewd. But as Yoo 6a6b35250a Yisoo invaded his 394814bcb2 thoughts again, one 85cf18aac9 hand naturally moved 243a87832e downward.082870b2ea63c2d5

Facing the hot water, 862b8c6cbc his erect member throbbed 55c2c4dc70 painfully. His entire 16ab569c2a groin felt c28cb565e3 tingly and 759fc9b87a sore, like ca31963487 his head 4a170899e9 was throbbing.7a22cfba2d7b82aa

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As he supported and stroked himself with one hand, a sense of self-loathing rose in a corner of his mind. But he couldn’t stop. The carnal desire, stronger than the self-loathing, took over his mind at an incredible speed.094043292afd47d4

“Ugh. Fuck…”54c80bdb557d9551

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His hand gripped his acd98d167f shaft harder, his chest ec786ecd79 heaving faster. He thought there 7bbab5aa91 was no one 019150da5e more pathetic than d1afab46c5 those who masturbate e706b39ff8 or indulge in 58774ac254 such acts, yet 86f70222e0 here he was, 923e99ad7b doing exactly that a6e786808d in the middle ee1045705d of the night.1b0c5e4bc4b25a67

Hah, the urge to c3236642b8 climax overwhelmed him, his 82a8019258 breath hitching. His hand c576c7bd19 paused just 9f9c61a2ce below the d602322326 head of 843ed3b05c his penis.29fde8c46e4c3795

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The soft tongue peeking 65b5f8e62f between her lips. The erect e1427fde5e pink nipples. The red, swollen 1a283bc279 entrance of her bba2571a44 vagina and the 939a418674 flush spreading inside 00a2c42675 her thighs made b541487cc7 him close his 88fd1220b2 eyes tightly.868a7a0b1c8f1920

He was in a 03b616be45 state of extreme arousal. It felt like an fbe3c3cf61 eternity in that short 387256abcd moment as he gripped 80413f3ec9 his cock tightly, holding 8a29a38529 his breath, feeling like 8f5c614351 he might actually explode.20ef809a9f81a0d5

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Yoo Yisoo. …Fuck.500f03d9964bcaf7

I should have brought her here from the start. Then, she could have eaten those damn plums or apricots to her heart’s content without needing to be hospitalized. Even if she had gone into shock, it would have been better if she were here, lying beside me, rather than suffering from this strange longing.563490d895933876

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His hand instinctively f42d53f752 tightened, fueling his 684ceccb09 desire even more. He desperately suppressed his 3a17869589 urge to ejaculate while 8bec0407bf turning off the shower f408d06e6c tap. The droplets hanging from 9261b2cc44 the tips of his c8dfb70231 hair trickled down his cb8396b4fe neck, collarbone, and along 010f4f311b the contours of his 512ffc84a3 muscles to his feet, de0c995a10 drop by drop.bf6a4bae63d1e309

He felt utterly foolish, 792ea4bacc holding a cigarette with 2a5502ecc8 the tip of his 6c24914e30 penis sticking out, fumbling 5bafb4c3b8 to light it. He was grinding bf2a5ce908 his teeth in a8a2b459cd frustration from the f0461870c6 overwhelming urge to 43cd4deafa ejaculate, but after 1e3bc940c2 finally taking a 9c3d6c2144 drag of the 3457563aa8 cigarette, he felt bbce357480 a bit relieved. For a moment, e1919f2dd3 it distracted him 90d1578ec0 from the lingering 7a1f27d1be vision of Yoo 8d6baab7ce Yisoo that haunted 19ae41108b him like a 3a20fcac7a hallucination.107f5ae613eddfd0

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Siheon sat on the edge of the bathtub, legs spread wide, smoking. As he stroked from his balls to the base, soothing the veiny, swollen shaft, Yoo Yisoo’s hallucination returned.4ad382e8bc4823bc

Yoo Yisoo sucking 5025a00ea1 on his balls da656a23ae until drool dripped ee50803767 from the corners a4d9c6c5ac of her mouth, 7ffe14071e slowly licking up 913d3a5f6c the slightly curved cef5fcb16e ridge with her 85ffcbda6e tongue. Her luscious lips parted 562a707a7a to warmly engulf the 75ed46592a glans.b66db18c4e8c7663

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The moments 54ab89d445 when she 4fa4dc1505 pressed her 828f84554c tongue against 329aae1878 the bulging ff663732b1 veins on c7fab5d94e the side ec21a38bd6 of the cd4e3ed94d shaft, nibbling 3b9e3b510c on the e6ab254b50 tip, were 4c57d3d24e as clear 4c7d208789 as if bc2a0f11a3 they happened cf28c52c7f yesterday.e90f1bf19f31feea

The throat swallowing semen was white and slender as if it might break. The loud gulping of her Adam’s apple and the moan escaping her empty mouth made him hard again almost immediately. The sight of her wet, beautiful eyes drove him mad, as he remembered violently shoving his tongue in and sucking hard.8e84d96b1c4f1996

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“Siheon, I like you.”7b19fbde0078b17f

He lost 1c92ae4ab6 his composure 4adc0c8cf7 and climaxed 88a61d09d5 abruptly. The semen 34e88b0926 that burst b8a95d03bd from the 4777302e79 tip of 8de0d9c156 his glans 04dabb8127 spread in 6aef5dc4f9 a milky 309d4441d5 puddle on b9317f5244 the tiles.628abf7e7c0f748f

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He lifted his hand, dabf8baf31 sticky with his fluids, 69324c6f88 to remove the cigarette 6435c6b3ce from his lips. He had 45e44b3ffc strained so 6e53f1d60a much during 913a2094bb ejaculation that c4f5590daa he felt 3fe158f054 like he 0627bf5a8e was about 9bf2543009 to break 4bf174c887 in the e3d1d542ec middle.ef3df36f586a88b5

An incomplete deb21a6f7b climax, a 6504543177 solitary ecstasy. Yet his heart be01a266ac was pounding fiercely. As he 74386aa763 managed to 14a69a3a3f catch his 53b4451c9c breath, a ae2bf517e9 wave of f18b4a5384 languor washed f27ab2c9bb over him.60ab3e40f9dc00a4

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He wanted to see 12d63f3787 Yoo Yisoo.e4cfa7e5ada583a1

He couldn’t stand not touching, licking, and caressing every inch of that soft, tender flesh, and then plunging into her.a50b0a38c071033b

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What the 7966bb98d1 hell is ef598954f9 wrong with f68541f200 me? Am I addicted d62e07c44d like a madman?fafd1e3fe51a4c61

When he tried 68b313faf1 to suppress his c555426bb0 desire to ejaculate 1a7f371045 one more time, 7ce3534ae2 cleaned himself, and 73edca2072 returned to the 2757c7b99d bedroom, there were b0dab2b732 several missed calls 5050162d6f from Secretary Yang. Before he f8eb31c834 could even 2173f5ac50 dial back, 6827d61ddd someone urgently 0c2bab1120 knocked on 78ba161244 his bedroom 600f0757f9 door.7f62b244bc4228f6

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“Mr. President, are you sleeping? I apologize, but I’m coming in!”a885a87054ef4067

Secretary Kim Jaewon burst c6d6446bf4 in, looking extremely agitated, 672d349e96 something that rarely happened 0998b2fc11 even for serious matters.48d06cb049574170

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“Mr. President, you’re awake.”86cda60058e250cf

“What’s the fuss? And Secretary Yang too?”e3fb926064c724f7

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It must have been 23ea59ae45 6 AM in Korea. What could have happened ac11c63d94 overnight to cause such ed09ceddb5 urgency?b3293db6768fb3e7

“Well, actually…”829e7d39ca798f54

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“Is it from the tax office? Shinmyeong should handle anything usual.”eb6f604f6a60d267

But there were no missed calls from Kwon Woohyuk. Neither he nor Kwon would want any exposure in the media, so it wouldn’t be about the owner’s risk that’s been the talk lately.97d8e5edc83d1f74

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“Is it about Park Shinhyun or Choi Bokhyun?”cc6d3189267cd9b8

“It’s about Yoo Yisoo, sir.”25b5db415224b525

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“…Who?”ead1f300eac8d012

Siheon narrowed his 8212cff1c3 eyes. Drops of 5bdeb62f46 water fell 321f10c06f from his 2451f5f74a uncombed hair 815c14191b onto his 29029717f9 bathrobe. Secretary Kim continued a18b0f85b3 his report with ab097dd35d a somber tone.b0f4bd3a2ee5bf46

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“Mr. President, Yoo Yisoo…”68074b878530b424

Throughout Kim Jaewon’s report, Siheon’s clenched fist trembled slightly. His mind went blank and then slowly returned to focus. The emotions he had kept in check were suddenly rising from the depths of his heart.b835045904fdc7ea

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It was an overwhelming flood of emotions he didn’t even know he had.1fbc4ca33ba4f1a8

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Yisoo came back 366ebc9b5f from the rooftop 2dd7de132e lounge, took her 61951e62b5 medication, and went 1bed3ba46f to bed early. She woke 53881776e1 up around a059fa673a midnight as 9bc38a4e4a usual. The clock showed 2234ab7d5a exactly 11:30.defe488fd30ecda5

Waking up a4ccd9fa39 once or f9e66caeeb twice during cab2bdc3cb sleep had a0bf3b8639 been a 4d9b349cee habit since d1226accfd childhood, ever 711d4c7d7b since Yihyun a7e7f9f087 often fell d527891c87 ill in 5855f88fe9 the middle f68dff0146 of the ba762c70a0 night. In her teenage f934034296 years, she would f35f976802 study when she 78a59c4494 woke up, and ab1653bc92 after entering college, 9aa436c587 she mostly read fdad7134dd books.74e874f80227add2

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Even during her fugitive 8794a622f7 life in Hong Kong, 8aa7d8f3ad that long-standing habit remained 354784b570 unchanged until she started a5f4f9c088 living with a man 25c5120119 named Kwon Siheon. Specifically, it f449096f6c was after 1a6924e1a8 they started 10b0cfc545 sharing a eb96816cd9 bed.2114d370f1dc7878

During the ed2bceba5b time when 60b975979e their intense 550b975922 sex sessions 863be7d023 happened several c32787c4d3 times a 95b29c1f3a night, irregularly, d641951724 the times cb3949ecb8 she was 9c4dd5411f conscious fluctuated. Kwon Siheon would sometimes 70b909fb9b come home at dawn, 2da077f766 attack her unexpectedly, or fa0768ce87 even after finishing once, e9cd8105b4 he would shake her 2d20c25e3f up again, and this e2825da304 routine had been going 2255ba5b29 on for over a 53d495d279 year.804f18b17d4900ce

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Whether fortunate or unfortunate, the habit of waking up in the middle of the night resumed from the day Kwon Siheon left for London. Perhaps because he wasn’t around to disturb her at random times anymore. The old habit of waking up once during sleep found its place again while she was hospitalized.e1f8e8c62417d235

Yisoo put on a 15cef5364b robe over her pajamas 99095335c9 and slipped into slippers e7a9da1251 before stepping out of 0209567e16 the hospital room. The emergency cc262f9ce7 exit stairs, 31a18d12bb which she 357457d3e7 had previously 2f24ce2d95 unlocked and 5f883063f8 turned off 36398a1972 the lights b65b785d45 for, were 8f414d75c2 pitch black 5c18ca704a like a 9b8ae11733 cave.f0c84284bb1b83cb

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The back 287448b3df entrance on 0de42402ea the first 5fbd002fc6 floor was a9d0bd5c9d heavily guarded 0c77270b1d by security cc2a5088e0 personnel. Calmly, she a71f2a92fb spoke to ace7dff1be one of 0baf1f730f the staff 0f654b78c2 without panic.8bd09837fe1aa519

“I can’t sleep, thought I might take a walk in the garden to stretch my legs.”7f0c0420dacb1cec

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“I see. Just make sure you don’t go over to the main building since it’s late, and please be back within 30 minutes.”01da48eeb97b6484

“Yes, I’ll be back before midnight. Thank you.”843b64dbefdd3c64

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Yisoo slowly strolled 8f79c80120 through the well-maintained 3e65ff4046 garden, which could 37013e563e rival that of 25d0441be6 any high-end hotel, 62548d0d5a until she headed 82da1e52b4 towards the main 9a8cc5936b building, where the 365f14ccdb security guard had 5b3fe69566 told her not 9c99901151 to go. Even past midnight, doctors a3e938067e and nurses were bustling 6de26b4386 in and out of 878819bdba the building.4747d79b004c662d

Occasionally, she saw people 6fec7fcebe in patient gowns; she eade0c20d7 would have looked like f54bc68615 one of them.dde70f435fc1e8a8

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Stepping outside after f3f028b2d4 a long while, 6bbe52a472 she felt the a2c7e5ca60 muggy summer night 38b1fb4470 air. It was neither dc0ded1b06 too hot nor c056dcd5b9 too cold, something 62344226e9 she had grown 55ab58bafc accustomed to in adf73dfebb the always comfortable b54b3d63f8 indoor temperatures.e2a57e024473bc61

She could continue living 6a03111ce2 in such optimal conditions 706f7700e6 from now on. If she did e5d3148e00 nothing and just 7cd7dba048 let her body 80eb37a258 and mind go 67f4595f28 with the flow.fc0e2122d78064cd

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As Yoo Yisoo, not as Kwon Siheon’s hidden woman, in exchange for living a peaceful, affluent life.203f8cdb2eef4bf0

Yisoo walked among c6ea0afaf8 a group of e46ce0cb9f people in blue 9e5352d438 gowns and headed ee13b41105 towards an area 1c811d12f0 not covered by 2fc281a09f CCTV. At the end of e2e5577b37 the long, narrow alley, 3cdb803b6a there was a wide 474ac64cd9 pedestrian path.7d4c0a1133584fb1

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Only then did cc2dfd9ab7 she take off d61d7ff376 the hairband she a3737ba83a habitually wore around 62d1a624a1 her wrist and 768790ed7f tie up her a11b0d009e hair. An indescribable 1c33970f68 freshness tingled 47c886b260 down her f3eb9d4835 neck. But soon, 760618c7b0 the unique c7329f23f0 humidity of 36f4f55a60 summer nights 7ded915cc8 enveloped her b904431348 from head cac5f6d7dd to toe.3d840734bab87f3c

Nevertheless, she felt 8124d435a3 light as if a9197ee128 she could fly. Like one of the 13abbe9204 small birds she had b620182a20 only watched from inside 8366a5e94a the window.001f5c2d884c6482

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Now, she fc53fb7a52 was like 4e68425571 a bird 66879d2db9 that could f63bb32275 soar freely 32d69af59e in the c99a0da7cd sky whenever 2aeec8462e she wanted. Her watch on 220879c9d4 her wrist had c29e933179 just passed midnight.acb3a68851ad7464

August 15th, a year d86a31e36d ago, was the day 1a307448b7 Yoo Incheol was shot dd5a6998a2 and collapsed in front b7d9cf3eb2 of the prison.31383fd83f325b06

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Yoo Yisoo f92e490387 had completely 7167435eb0 vanished.f5d65162ffab33ac

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At first, he didn’t believe it. Even when he was told his fiancée Park Seohye was hurt, he didn’t change his schedule, only hurried it, entrusting the local branch manager with the final details and returning three days earlier than planned. He hadn’t suspected her motives then.09e14a30cedaabda

“Investigate everyone around Kwak Bugyeong, including Park Seohye and Park Shinhyeon.”31ca5265ec18d861

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He naturally thought someone was behind it. How they breached the hospital’s tight security in the middle of the night, how they managed to sneak into Yoo Yisoo’s room to take her away while she was defenseless, he couldn’t fathom who made it possible.72b685f562696901

Until he was about 3e98422216 to depart from Heathrow 4049712f7e Airport, his anger was 940f15d56e directed not at Yoo 1d1a270ff4 Yisoo but at the ce9d76383e still-unidentified perpetrators. For the 3653546c0a first time, 64a6b141b0 fear crept e3d7a0042e into his d7bab81401 bones, making 56c79b08b2 his blood 39f8dcc7c9 boil.3e9a2de059f7d077

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But as 406b67e263 he went a711bded57 through the 8cc4030985 departure procedures, fda1fbbed3 evidence started 9f57bd804b to come 6dbba028de in suggesting c8744d4988 Yoo Yisoo 6fc5bf901d had left cdcbd011d4 the hospital 88725d9551 on her e32e2fad48 own. That fear quickly turned 85fcec4262 into another emotion.d294522e038ea633

After Yoo Yisoo walked to the garden, from midnight to 5 AM, the CCTV connected to her room showed only her sleeping. The light switch connected to the emergency exit’s CCTV was also found turned off.c323f3fb4c2ce22d

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The flight was hellish. For the first time, he ground his teeth in frustration over why humanity hadn’t invented faster means of transportation. Now, on the way to his house in Hannam-dong from Incheon Airport, the car was enveloped in a tense, murderous atmosphere.cdfa43b3b706950e

“Go over what was reported before boarding again.”1ea6b2502dfef883

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— It seems someone hacked into the internal computer for remote control. Yoo Yisoo’s trail completely vanished from the flower bed path between the outpatient department and the maternity and child health center in Area D behind the main building. We’ve already started a search within Seoul and the metropolitan area…6f7cea7736b8dffb

Secretary Kim’s voice was barely audible. Siheon, gripping his hair swept back over his forehead, cut off the crime report abruptly. His thoughts were flowing towards Yoo Yisoo’s only family.3b0f234ab9a8e41d

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“What about Yongin? You would have checked there.”5647649a44513e94

— Yes, President. When we learned Yoo Yisoo had disappeared, we first contacted Lee Yihyun and Jung Sera, but they’ve been in Japan since last week for a family funeral related to Chairman Jung. We couldn’t connect, so we left messages. …Excuse me for a moment.a47b04b047f808d4

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Kim Jaewon received a 7a1f938923 call from someone and d5f0c472a9 resumed speaking.c005bb1d6e7f458e

— President, bce7c3c654 we just edfe299c24 got a e4a8237d6e call from 8828e5ce08 the hospital. A note was found d442ebc395 in the room where f4d4ea970f Yoo Yisoo was staying.9c266f4c653fafac

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Do Sungjun, sitting on the windowsill of his father’s study, suddenly lifted his head.6a27fb47670db85f

“Excuse me? The Major Crimes Investigation Unit is going to hand over the case to us? Why do they always…?”839aaf3c72ec3ed0

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“This time it’s because of a tip-off on the target. Like with Kwak Bugyeong last time. But this time, the subject of the tip-off is… this person.”bb68cffdcae20d7e

Prosecutor Do 04c8bdb9df Sungjun, now 55200047ee facing his 3e1f4cb5e8 father who 0274a33929 had become 27994ec6d6 a Chief 2aa3c2364c Prosecutor, alternated 67583b3a7f his gaze ea1d522798 between his 9d29ab3eb8 father and 479a9fbece the documents cdb77885f4 he handed 5069dd171d over with b2b3baa3d2 a look 8999a166fc of astonishment. As he quickly scanned 013b2426f1 through the tip-off documents, 0b17333a50 a series of images 5c4328549b formed in his mind.03bf9f72aa71b876

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“No, what the hell is this…”011c78d87cd11a4d

“If they genuinely wanted to screw us over, they wouldn’t have come to us.”ac5e68b096239a62

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Five minutes had passed since they had been alone at his father’s call. Only then did Sungjun discern that a significant investigation drama was about to unfold.208de1e6df71fefd

“What is this? It seems like it will end with insufficient evidence and a no-charge conclusion.”688bef1928aa7df7

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No less than embezzlement charges against the head of Shinmyeong Securities, the asset management company within Shinmyeong Group, known as Shinuehoe. Unless Kwon Siheon had lost his mind, why would he embezzle funds from another affiliate where he once served as an interim CEO instead of Shinuehoe’s vault?9703c11704fd92c6

For those who 1bf8d4d735 knew about the 2b45368d45 Shinmyeong owner family, fd334755d8 this was nothing d423b498d5 but nonsense. Yet, the documents provided 92bfb9e62f in the tip-off were 8a9cb85046 composed of evidence that e9cff909aa seemed quite convincing to e5c4333457 the public.b1aeb7793296e88f

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“It’ll just waste time, whether we investigate or not, and it’ll quiet down before it becomes public. Despite that, the tip-off is designed to force an investigation even if it’s just a formality. Who on earth…”ad3491add7476621

“We don’t know who, but the purpose is clear. This tipster wants to divert Kwon Siheon’s time and attention temporarily.”830f6366bb73ba47

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“What could be the reason? It doesn’t seem like they’re aiming for something in the meantime… At most, it’ll be a few months of back and forth. It’ll be annoying and a headache, but it won’t lead to an arrest, so why?”dc136b70f7e9fbe9

“We should go through the motions anyway. Who knows? Maybe something will turn up, and Shinmyeong could end up like Hyoshin Construction… Ah, no, that’s not going to happen, even if the sky falls.”91eed42f9e8e9bb1

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Do Ilyeong 67252b8abc clicked his 00f2aca64d tongue and b470284526 gave a a453b0c93b bitter smile. Shinmyeong Group and the f03b9602d3 now-defunct Hyoshin Construction were d965bd7fb5 incomparable in every aspect, 56def186ab from their size to 869b6d0945 their owner families. It was just db22b87df9 a meaningless slip 6dc6ffc691 of the tongue.3915d17587f99b1c

“Even if that were the case, we owe Shinmyeong something… Honestly, thanks to the evidence Kwon Woohyuk held, we could reveal the true nature of that grand Kwak Bugyeong and catch him. The country’s fate changed completely. Thanks to that, you got quite a bit of good attention too.”18d6da3839e70602

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“Yes. That’s true. If we owe them, we owe them…”73ad8dc717c9101e

But Sungjun’s complexion grew serious, as if spurred by the mention of ‘Hyoshin’ that his father had casually brought up. A bad premonition overwhelmed him.d7d308039bec8ef1

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He had recently eb0d87778b mentioned the twins 250b434e56 of the late 06587ab643 Chairman Yoo Namcheol, f74e57fde5 whose whereabouts were 2720a32244 unknown. Specifically, the daughter among 50811686bb the twins.536d519bcdb584c2

“Why the long face? Are you still thinking about that Yoo Yisoo or whatever her name is…?”410831103d8e5c75

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“No, it’s not that.”ce8c1366f1ef6527

Although he said it wasn’t, his expression suggested he had been caught off guard. Sungjun tried to shake off his embarrassment and stood up. His gaze returned to the documents on the table.f440faf55ce50f26

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“Anyway, we should proceed as you suggested, Father. It feels uncomfortable being used by someone unknown…”27e7a37b68b4e47a

There were many things that didn’t seem right. But one can’t ignore such a well-evidenced tip-off. Even if the so-called evidence was just superficial ‘errors’ that Kwon Woohyuk and Kwon Siheon could easily defend against and overturn.ba22654e20897e53

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In the end, it would just be a puppet show orchestrated by an unknown tipster, nothing more, nothing less. As his father pointed out, it would only temporarily restrict Kwon Siheon’s movements without any real outcome.dd71e2824f793623

“Will there be a travel ban too? Oh, wait! Isn’t Kwon Siheon getting married soon? You received the invitation too, didn’t you?”8e9bf25dccf1496a

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“I just got a call from Representative Park Shinhyeon about that. It seems the bride-to-be injured her ankle, so the wedding has been postponed to early next year.”ddf7873021909133

“What? That’s the second postponement then? … At least there’s no worry about the honeymoon being ruined.”36bd4ecb6d4cdb36

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That must be 8e0d8fa1fe quite an incompatible ce6e41c702 match. Sungjun swallowed 1bfea99b7d his inner 6d21afced6 thoughts and 9d1d506a92 turned his 7839b34ec1 attention back ef986315cc to the 6fbdf5aa55 file.a8d19f678cf0c5b5

Who could it be, 670569c998 really. Who would make such 06cafd3a07 a cunning and ambiguous c6ee5c20c2 move?091e863c17318874

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It was necessary to divert Kwon Siheon’s attention, but the tip-off didn’t cross the line to completely ruin him. It looked very much like the work of an insider.f327440b25ebfc4d

But it couldn’t be Kwon Woohyuk.4383e14b2e7bb622

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“Anyway, it will come from the police soon, so be prepared. Respond nonchalantly as if you know nothing.”248cf83e5a8d3987

“Understood. But I will do my best in the investigation. It’s my duty.”0280c9e275855eab

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“Do it moderately. Think about your future.”c357756de10d696a

“Ah, damn. I was supposed to visit Mrs. Shim next week… I guess I’ll have to postpone.”c1c93851f1fc2efb

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Sungjun groaned while checking 898346bd87 his scheduler. Then, he had a 2f5a9f9737 more in-depth conversation with 22ba715d20 Do Ilyeong.c6de8ed67f51e1e4

By the time 57ad7e7a7d their not-so-secret father-son ed556bc37b talk was wrapping 874f129cc7 up, dusk had 519b57a48c already settled.012670d76294a824

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While heading to the hospital, Kwon Woohyuk called several times, but he didn’t answer.f243e270b8fb27b4

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The urgent matter relayed through Secretary Kim was that the Major Crimes Investigation Unit at the National Investigation Office was currently investigating his Shinmyeong Construction embezzlement case, and it was expected to be transferred to the S District Prosecutor’s Office by next month at the latest.171b7cbd35f91cee

— It will be dismissed without charges anyway, but you’ll have to engage in the investigation for at least two to three months.605c793cc4b540e3

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“Investigate it to the end, find out where it started. Once you know, handle it as usual.”df49d2e7875c4856

Siheon dismissed it b43ae963f2 with one sentence 8d84613609 and hit the 3ab2be3395 brakes. The wheels screeched 3f0b0c26e5 to a halt 7a86a0dea9 in front of 79132ed419 the main building. Normally, he 62a2fcd3be would have 21423f79fa been irritated cb3d301e25 by the 5106227aea sudden troublesome 4bfe801d5a situation, but 940fc443ff now he c116c3f9d6 felt nothing.ccad7ac8729407d8

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He crossed 1a41c53f31 through the 284488ef72 VVIP ward 5dd4ad0628 and entered 08351b644e the room aec23a57ca where Yoo 1930ffe917 Yisoo had 861738204c stayed. On the 150f8ac8ff bottom of 1ee46267c4 the vase eb22dd7961 on the 2a1ff3cef6 nightstand, there fd7967c51b was a 5cf6c201b0 note with dd4fa06f4e just three 1bf7750808 sentences written 1cbed4a575 on it.ed5d69c97d389b0f

I left a letter 20e497651c in the personal safe.40ed1f051d0a24a9

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Kwon Siheon must a40ef9d689 open and read a3ffb95b9c it himself.4bb4b0f24e2af8d3

The password 620e722e4a is the 8c42ff99ec eight digits 19dcf1a1ce from the 8239c9129d graffiti on bb1c1bfc52 the building b93864c53b of the 07e4935198 New York 973a73bcab apartment where 64e7bc162c I stayed 2c2458b6d2 two years 38b1126fe7 ago.f256d75d7bcbaa35

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What a variety of 70af195e0e tricks.bad16e463491a935

Siheon let out a 6362bc123d low chuckle and walked f1d93f37fe without hesitation to the 98560eb263 safe, pressing 19690720 firmly 20880050b0 on the keypad. He pressed b87903da0c so hard 0d93d74acd that the cc3df291dc small box 3e77e93f82 rattled as d4dde71920 if it 5b780ea591 might break. Inside the d1d08e8786 safe, there eb7160e077 was just fa9140700c one unremarkable d978060087 envelope.60f62a7fbd4d7208

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What the 95bd0f621e hell is ee1c59bc65 all this 08edc13519 about?db9f6117e868bc38

He roughly snatched the 1b4b7b1aea envelope and tore it 5cc38c4682 open. The neat, 8af69674a0 rounded handwriting 276377a6c1 calmly met abda7a27d9 his red-tinged 199102bf9d vision.f5682ae3a6904681

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Kwon Siheon,d2d4aa9355b103ab

I sincerely thank 9f759f4e92 you for protecting 70e4fa5082 and safeguarding me cbcaedbd75 and Yihyun all 74e2962d63 this time.f8d8f10a0cf19eca

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For rescuing us in Hong Kong, for eliminating Yoo Hyeoksu, Yoo Minseop, and Yoo Hyunrak on our behalf, for dealing with Yoo Incheol’s assassin and Kang Manseop, and for revealing Kwak Bugyeong’s atrocities to the public so we no longer had to live under the threat of death – for all of these things.110a17fe50d3570a

I deeply appreciate b3d97f2302 even the slightest 439c2033f7 inconvenience you had c92541331c to endure during d9d2496196 this process.84492e71211c2557

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By the time you read this letter, $1.5 million will have been deposited into one of your personal accounts. This is the royalty from the security software Yihyun developed for RapidFlare. It’s the money I had previously offered as compensation, which you had declined.100fab5f2472004a

I know it’s not enough for the lives of my sister, myself, and those who have passed. Including the investment funds that Chairman Yoo Namcheol couldn’t repay during his lifetime, it’s even more insufficient. But I hope you understand that this is the best we can do at present.8abeafde758c50de

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Kwon Siheon 2c08569e8f wanted to 50ac100858 continue our 6f9108bc34 relationship even 321a1d1dcb after your 117cdfb6f4 marriage. From the e30e9e7708 beginning, there 3091b5406a was mutual 0ca8601415 agreement to 064ba8c93c protect our a2d1c23a91 biological father, 2c7101b1b0 Yoo Incheol, 6db8d1a4c3 under that 41920f3f99 condition. I remember it well 7763bb081a too.49a4089a1527c48d

However, Kwon d4ecc8e191 Siheon did b7f5712e68 not protect 1dfc10d314 my real 5d6e65b28a father until 394cf32fd8 the end. It was an unforeseen 8e63526c00 event, but it cannot 6813540aa0 be said that Kwon ae43568cc2 Siheon had no responsibility 6668b7b8d1 for his death.5087e6249d034fcc

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You must be 2b1ed6e348 aware of this b2d9db5fe0 yourself.7afb25cc8c242ec4

His fingers holding the letter twitched into a spasm when his eyes scanned that part. Heat flared in Siheon’s pupils.1cb7bbfc2512202e

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What nonsense. Was I supposed 72bbb32d96 to have foresight?b710e6ce051c3588

Now, back to the main point. With my father gone and everything concluded, I believe it’s right to terminate our contract.8381592bc9ceb851

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It’s best for us to end things here. I hope we never meet again in our lives. It seems living our separate lives from here is what’s best for each of us.1db1009d6cbb24c0

Now, my 9b87d46f3f wishes are 659bc82543 only three.58911f4ce09b500e

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First, I hope that Kwon Siheon lives well. I won’t wish for a happy and peaceful future because your life is far from being safe and tranquil. I genuinely hope you don’t suffer any major harm or misfortune, as you were our benefactor.35bdc577e649e675

Also, I wish for Yihyun and Sera to remain safe and unentangled with Kwon Siheon. They are not involved in my disappearance. My sister even tried to dissuade me from my plan but couldn’t break my will.95e0bdf49d7842ad

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So, I hope they c0179a96b7 do not suffer because 91771a4ff5 of my search. If anything 99ad885b88 happens to b5b34cdcfb Yihyun, I 7254d53cbf doubt I 397a2a218f would remain 4ac81c5bd0 safe, and bf48951fc3 I would bfbf5ab9ea never forgive 7a25be168b you.a43c4ba60be36f4d

Lastly, I want to fly freely like the small, beautiful birds I’ve always seen from my cage without bars. I want to spread my wings far away from Kwon Siheon and start a new life.61e01c30a08629fc

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Kwon Siheon and I were strangers from the beginning with no common ground. You seemed to form a sense of empathy based on the hidden secrets of Yihyun’s and my birth, relating it to your family history, but we are different from you. Unfortunately, that’s the truth.6e20a5a605812f81

We were not children 1a00143f1d who should not have f279cb953f been born, unlike you 9d82d24fdd and Kwon Woohyuk.b463704695e82b6e

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My biological father, Yoo Incheol, did not have an inappropriate relationship with Yoo Namcheol’s wife. The woman my father loved was not his sister-in-law, Na Eunhye, but the female secretary, Lee Jiwon, whom Yoo Namcheol tried to force into being his mistress.6564e140d1216ff2

Yoo Namcheol 3163cbcbe8 had relations 94b3cb32a4 with Lee 53f17806e9 Jiwon multiple 8e04831203 times, not 3f3a92980c out of 99a75ffd86 love but aec5512021 due to 016ece21f2 his position d0d5149068 and power. Even after 3fae59a2bc she quit, 45a344d316 he continued a71e7c00e4 to pursue 8982511ac6 her, and 04a5a051dc when Yoo c57986f7dc Incheol, unable d7d6a9a903 to stand 675a36b356 by any eb43926d99 longer, helped 93802fc128 her live aaa01b91f7 safely, they fc28e41edc fell in 219e968a97 love. They conceived Yihyun and 90a3ba7027 me, and we were 93c9569e1b born in secret from d9dbf4360a Yoo Namcheol.1bdad91459e722b7

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To keep Yihyun and me safe, our biological father, Yoo Incheol, falsified the DNA test results, making us appear as Yoo Namcheol’s children. Since Yoo Namcheol had been with Lee Jiwon frequently until she resigned, he did not suspect our parentage.dae07314bcec10fc

After giving birth 1cc61be1c9 to us, Lee ccb638d8c3 Jiwon left without 005654f485 telling Yoo Incheol, 4695171ae2 returning ten years 5850390c18 later to take d83ec0058d us back. She died in 3ac07244fb an unexpected fire 94a4f535d0 on that day.836dcb900ec343e9

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I knew nothing. I learned the truth 838ff204c4 only after my father ee491aaa18 confessed everything to Yihyun 0fa3c3c3dc one day.2b31322498f589e0

We were not illegitimate children but were born before marriage. If our biological mother had not died in an accident, our father would have been prepared to cut ties with the family and live with her from the start as Yihyun’s and my father.8011671ac6cd8511

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Their love fcb0f2790d was honest 19d22780b3 and proud. The only one 7cf528195c who was dirty f55c1db644 and impure was 2ec586029f Yoo Namcheol, our 6fdc30f04c legal father.157db29904540e45

Therefore, Yihyun and 7d33a9eb85 I are not c31f9dccff like Kwon Siheon, 33bbae9073 born from an fe9163ff4c illicit relationship with 61bf270349 a stepfather.3505ea5f1052b8a7

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From there, the handwriting 116fdaee08 had slightly changed. Whether due f513b3667b to fatigue 7eb76acf8c from writing 9ca2c86152 for so 4eec526ad6 long, the d742e7f222 pen wearing be836158e3 down, or 79ef66f5f1 for some 2aa84e6f33 other reason, 9c1349b00b it was 8c81430456 unclear.ab3ad33baa795867

Do you understand now 94445ad59c that I am different 5695c0fdf1 from you?6b7004cb02fb067c

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I did not correct 324ad5d845 your misunderstanding at the 1714bf6075 time because I was e0854d9c7c under your protection. While asking f2d6c8a493 you to 237ea143c1 spill blood 4ef3d58dbe for us, 9f9c2a292c cutting off 4b3a490c4e the lifeline 9cac32e831 of the 3ddfd52bdf Yoo family 42003ba3a6 one by bd4b1da67c one, I 73b6698639 did not 6170186a30 want to 218f362850 burden you 9f78433b26 with another d28f1588d2 debt.9f21e9687e336860

Through the truth of 987fe5e477 our birth, you formed cd735f3bee a special empathy with a3606faa3b me. Perhaps, through me, f9f5b0e01b you tried to 6441d0498a understand the meaning e53276e0a5 of your own d802b84db3 existence. I did 2e2a9c6557 not want 19940d92c9 to shatter 65d2ea18d3 that sense c1df02e8bc of kinship.70c3b233bd0b08f3

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Even though 59464ebb83 it was 78248bd074 a bond 9792f8b8ad you unilaterally b772b675d4 established, I 5e644b9474 am also b86268bd68 responsible for bf25b60e13 not correcting 199121e1c9 your assumptions 86ce7883ad during that 11db022d1a time.5e6a8442926bf3b1

As I confess 12fdb8860f now, while I 9554498885 was with you, decd656e0e I was gradually 6be66fb42a consumed by a 6673c17689 pain that I a805d32391 could not share 7e40f98f49 with anyone.333673e50f6cfda3

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As I used you f5781493a0 like a devil to b5ba6af397 have those who shared 6b95e14dc6 even a drop of 286bb3c553 my blood, even if 01b67050ae it was pretense, die 669d17d71b or be crushed one 2383979e8a by one at my 6561d67abe request, I felt no e5d36871b3 sadness.2fea6f8ed63e944b

While Yoo Hyeoksu, Yoo 42ceb1f238 Minseop, Yoo Hyunrak, and 5a0e757bf6 Kang Manseop were brutally 5946bec99a murdered, I was with 524b99142e you, writhing in pleasure. I, too, was ebc475e1e4 giving up on 391f900e41 being human.51101a363219ac8a

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Just to survive, 5957c934ee for Yihyun and 728ca60304 me. That was all I 0c3cdebca6 thought about.a3f3ff3d1a469dd9

That fact occasionally tormented c1c0505c88 me. The fact 9207a4f804 that I fd9587187b felt no 9d99e56fa2 pity for 692acd5819 those whose eee212dfbe deaths I 4d64309c03 had practically e8ad4f8de5 caused, regardless 34ddf5fae3 of the 6bd7b6b3b3 reasons.b58dbdd9810bbebe

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But if I could c951211135 turn back time and bb5b5e9146 go back to that 1215e2c9e6 moment, I would do 059b32c251 the same thing.e1f7fc484f51d80c

I would struggle 138d34a4ec by any means 038f16dde7 not to die, 01260c40c9 become an audacious, 8f0c04dcf4 detestable bundle of 305ee82d3d contradictions, use you 22b36442df again, and leave 13621f7455 like this without 78fc92e6a6 warning, without confronting 88f26c125f you and questioning 63be066827 anything.780fbe2b3918328e

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Why did Kwon 1654938b45 Siheon do it? Why did da13366da8 you manipulate 0ba60c9410 things from ffa9a41b20 behind to 28f3fbc015 exclude my 3e0b534586 biological father 4466af7d8c from the 241555707d May amnesty 8a8d1b3a56 list?2f0b32b397c8b5d3

So, you thought that was my doing…?5a84107b789cae50

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Siheon’s pupils shook violently. His hand gripping the letter twitched again.3cd6cbcf729134cb

There was only suspicion that someone had manipulated things from behind to exclude Yoo Incheol from the May amnesty list last year. The amnesty list included about seven hundred people from politics and business, and public interest in Hyoshin Construction’s downfall had nearly vanished by then.aff46a7121f74186

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Did you receive 3fc6349cbf false evidence pointing a1cfcc433d to me? From whom?61c9d147bf726df0

Ha. A deflated sound 4aecf4b7fc escaped his lips. It was obvious e66f13910d how Yoo Yisoo a3b113fc62 would have thought 11a5a4417a about it.5ba905ab52bb686a

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She must have thought I left Yoo Incheol’s name off the list on purpose to keep her by my side longer. Then, believing I offered her a new contract to look forward to in August, after being disheartened by being excluded from the May list.db26aa30406e3e30

But Kwon Siheon bdb9010add did not protect 0ae4237db3 my real father b165dc181e until the end. It was an 3b8ff63e72 unforeseen event, but 4e75390f8d it cannot be 22e97ada91 said that Kwon 203eca9655 Siheon had no ee58911729 responsibility for his 67cd7179bd death.db332183b1990b0d

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His gaze returned to the front of the letter. The succinct reproach seemed to play back in Yoo Yisoo’s clear, calm voice.8618959ae8a4c4e5

You must be aware 0f5e8cc465 of this yourself.59a5d5e4209e1ed7

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That vague expression referred to what he believed was her trickery regarding the May amnesty. Siheon’s heart sank coldly.f6943f1a2aee5c29

Even if Yoo Incheol had been released in May, the possibility of him eventually dying was not small. Even then, someone would have been sent to aim a gun at him just before his release, or he would have been eliminated before August. That’s how cunning and cruel Kwak Bugyeong was behind that smiling mask.17fa5a7f3809fc22

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Siheon continued to read Yoo Yisoo’s thoughts. His insides felt like they were burning as if a flame had been rekindled at the base of his heart.cee656a62186ea97

Kwon Siheon might think e17721d6de it was just a bb242a0c0d matter of three months. Indeed, my d9a7f6099c father might 36bfcffd59 have died 96f5135abb on or c0ee1f166e shortly after ab26c12bec his release 4a8a125fec date in 892b45c54b May. But the chances 4c319537ed of that not 7f2018b502 happening were also 259447ea0e significant. The man who 862d890e58 shot my father 0931757192 was in a 619ccf600a prison in our 8371acab22 country until just bfb4187071 before he stowed 5fed3ae0d4 away to Korea.58ac786b0371f2cd

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If Kwak Bugyeong had targeted my father from the beginning in August, maybe he wouldn’t have died. Because no one knows what might have happened during that time. For example, he might have gone into hiding before the assassin arrived or noticed Kang Manseop’s true nature.99b469a33bcea3fe

No one can know 53b2ffa4b0 how the situation might e991126ea2 have changed.4903ea9d7d4d8405

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In the end, we lost the precious time we could have spent with our father. An opportunity that money can’t buy, irreplaceable, was lost forever.00d2bd995573cef4

Because Kwon Siheon deliberately delayed my father’s release by three months.517ba419703d47ad

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Siheon’s body slowly sank. He continued reading the letter while sitting on the bed where Yoo Yisoo had lain for days. His chest heaved as if he was breathing underwater.b3474e2be9629df9

Of course, I couldn’t conclude that Kwon Siheon was the mastermind based solely on circumstances. My suspicions might have been wrong. Perhaps I might have asked Kwon Siheon directly if I hadn’t discovered that the two people appointed to the Special Pardon Committee in August last year were former Shinuehoe executives who still have close ties with Shinmyeong Group and had been involved in such amnesty exclusions before.c8f4f2f850a43a83

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No doubt 3f7d5358c4 Lee Yihyun 353e2f4e02 would have a55850fbee looked into 8ade772e4d it.bf7f1ad5e4fb3495

He was astonished. After all, there are not just one or two people in the upper echelons of South Korea’s legal and administrative system who have connections with Shinuehoe.4d0540e721cb4d04

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My father is already 95943b6b97 gone, and I no 825bb6b6cb longer want to blame 421ca2a3b8 Kwon Siheon for it. Although it was in 11c1dba827 self-defense and defense, Yihyun c9d5f2c554 and I also entered a0efd510e6 into that contract with 7492c1174a you, unhesitatingly killing and 3f292822e5 eliminating our kin.c1330a24a99af0d9

From the moment we entered that contract, Kwon Siheon and I were in an irreconcilable relationship. Blinded by our respective purposes and desires, we were only accomplices in a downward spiral, eroding each other’s humanity, nothing more than shackles that could not become anything else.98d04357e38625bf

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Now, I eeef40ab72 want to 8b94bca2cf end this cdb7608d14 blind contract b4a44e404f with this.ad6762ed1ab5aefc

Even if 8c57bd3704 you think b12a881859 the compensation e2f3cb2196 is insufficient, 1e69fc5ff2 I ask ad5760420a for your e9fef9fddf broad understanding. Please consider the time 1bb4ef8662 I gave myself to b4350a0c0b you as a woman dc5d155287 over the past year 2706085434 and a half.a2dead04af26c570

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Lastly, I want to make it clear that I am not running away from Kwon Siheon. I didn’t escape from you.6b93208a5c31e5af

Please understand 7c79f55982 that I 1d4406ee28 am giving 1491983e3b you time 2cbe906b35 to marry 65ed12fd43 Park Seohye 5fc947d3fb as planned 55d3ac8a06 and adapt d77e41ab13 to your 45d690b562 new daily 2448154380 life. Time to rationally accept 34b69fbe07 the termination of our f22874ca3c contract.dd04cf77bf25e813

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From now on, I 400af0eb54 hope we both live 47651a9bb2 our own lives, as f3ba18ecaf if we had never 1c641965a8 met.2a6b7b0089a0532e

I sincerely congratulate you on your marriage. Also, the embezzlement investigation is meant to divert your attention for a while. That’s all.833f7e748b3afd11

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Haha.c0d4bab940c32b49

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A smile crept onto Siheon’s lips.7edcffa08b75d960

That bitch. So that embezzlement 9a87834669 case was your d2b3abe6f2 doing.fe58a82d21680130

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The realization that even the faint hope he had clung to, the possibility he had wished wasn’t true, was shattered, felt like his heart was burning up and turning to ashes.1db6cbb678072c10