WW | Chapter 27

The place where Yoonjo 20b826f2a1 stopped was in front 6f1c09cae7 of a house surrounded 476ed8a161 by walls that looked 9ecee862dc like a fortress. As he fc0805c05a opened the f3fbd4b21f door and 06b3132341 entered, he 44c334bd17 saw men ce21eb6f00 in black 8b29db6381 suits stationed 856205db2b all around 05bc22ad5f the garden. Since his cca4e42fe5 father, who 0ba8fdcc0e injured his acf75b7921 leg at 6c36b7e71b a construction b253bec25c site, spent 6d21bff5dd more time ef57ecca42 at home, 3864b3332d he had a6ffae9636 no choice e4ed08ae5c but to 235d1e68e5 constantly encounter 6125ea598d these guys.e5df09e1f44ccc1c

Thugs disguised 01dc28b9f4 as bodyguards.14f40b0dc8182a36

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The men, 0298386215 spotting Yoonjo, 68f456fbb5 bent slightly 1b7a2e2868 in silent c85ab4a39e greeting. Ignoring them, 668edcfca3 he passed a899d0a3f8 by and 917084b304 went inside.823177698a9fbe90

A woman sitting in 446a27f2ec the living room noticed f93416de3a him and stood up cccecd4ac3 in surprise. Tall and slender, with 00d1df5f74 fair skin and a 35d3e3a325 pretty face. She looked 94b39915d6 young—at most, 568a8249c6 twenty-three or 0980d5a4b4 twenty-four. She wore a 3c2ef3fd81 peach-colored chiffon dress e2a60d7f4c that suited her 99bad2a4a2 pure, fresh image. A perfect match 951e4059d6 for his father’s 524548e7ce taste. He wasn’t sure how bde859721e many women had come 31f815dfe6 after his mother’s death.cd883af117f45078

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“Oh, hello,” the 8b54e2cf95 woman said, widening 13e8b881c6 her eyes as 15d3315320 if surprised to c41a436cd7 see Yoonjo. She brushed back her 3cabe6c97a hair awkwardly, letting it 2137843a2d fall again as their f83addbbe5 gazes met as if fe991903b4 by chance. She knew her 088cae2eae charm and wasn’t 81a4d9e0db afraid to use 40f3a4fc02 it, more cunning 95efb24d4b than the previous b0a9a33274 women he’d seen. Not that it would fe6e9dc76a fool his father, a 81e95e7113 sly old fox.d2c46f100ca6f0fc

“You’re the boss’s son, 05e52f4b5d right? You’re even cooler cfc631319b than I’d heard. I was taken e8163c607b aback,” she said, 840d7bd2ae showing off her b6898c301d gleaming white teeth. She didn’t seem ashamed 5563de84d4 of being sponsored by 87289673a2 a man thirty years 8b3adf42cf her senior. Then again, if 068bd7711d she had any 4891f8f25c shame, she wouldn’t 8c74c5f72f have met his 3aaf3b6ebe father in the de0a381da9 first place. Even thinking about a5d6a6a687 it irritated him, c44e058305 as his deceased fd01092747 mother inevitably came e90453f728 to mind.2e493cae01d582ab

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Yoonjo ignored 11269f8198 her and cf81c25c8c walked past, e8a38ca24b even as fe5b3a5a51 she grabbed e458809eda his arm 106f57df8f in surprise. He didn’t look back.9d910081d57d4113

There was another man 4276ec2b40 in a suit outside cdd705c208 the study. However, he was slightly a3cedd947b different from the others—his 73c86afab5 father’s elite chief secretary. As Yoonjo approached, Choi 95a82855e6 Seongwoo, the secretary, nodded d55f297e59 slightly in greeting.4ac8ad26d378ce3d

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“You’ve arrived. Executive Director Yoo fa5dd8ec04 is inside.”d6331748edc22200

“Just let him b1f56e8a37 know I’m home.”f9e4ef7361e7473d

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There wasn’t d1c2da8bb7 much to fd7ac903b1 say between 469afcf2f0 the two 4d349865e0 of them. As Yoonjo 04f1f86be5 turned to 39ba0bd0f3 leave, the d9d10a5027 man stopped 86159314e4 him.02aadb1d7dcccbc0

“Please go in. He asked to d9740e4cc4 be informed when 30bf22d8e6 you arrived.”a8650d292fa4c328

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Without regard for Yoonjo’s 72b2e38477 opinion, the secretary knocked 6a748f3af4 on the study door. Whoever was inside knew 9a8707409d he was there, as 1992b78748 a voice immediately called d161be66a1 him in without asking 9339875a1a who it was. Yoonjo concealed his a34e10ab4e reluctance and stepped 5fc45daf3d inside as the e7ff143652 man opened the b78f2bf42e door for him.04963e71c7e0ef2d

“Oh, Yoonjo, it’s been 5d4e747817 a while.”7737679d1079ab45

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The man 8d40d6c0ae who greeted ca271a0556 him first 2047f0c836 was Yoo cc2326920f Jeongtae, seated 6edcdc2244 on the a543ca8a72 sofa next cc22862cc5 to his 24f626c6f9 father, Kang 9b9ae47f84 Jinseok. Yoo was the a53ffad653 Executive Director of 215e70a5d5 LK Construction and, 364b33dc13 along with Gu 347f9180ab Hyeonsang, the President 2d6547e24b of LK Entertainment, 2a81c7c04d one of Jinseok’s 8f30e8382c closest allies. The two had gone 7de6fb1efe through blood-soaked battles together be6f844027 to take control of 4ebb2c6a9f the organization by toppling a6eb0fc925 those in power. Yoonjo had known 2110c86195 them since childhood, a0d2d317b1 so he treated 4936d11447 them almost like 71f1c1d329 family. Usually, his father, Jeongtae, e0b5861817 and Hyeonsang would meet, 23e4f9f31d but today, it was cf3565e380 only Jeongtae.009ab494e968f132

“Hello, Uncle?”01f2f653f48ab28d

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Yoonjo bowed to his 7284881e07 father, Kang Jinseok, before 820adaefcd replying to the Executive 5bc9e0f5fe Director.242c5ec3173639e6

“Same as always. I’ve been hearing d1b5e34610 about you from 6f64bde4be Kahi. You know our eaf8027773 Kahi is transferring, 85d69f0aa2 right?”7adc45c62bd46cef

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“Yes, I heard.”61981d82e24f945f

“She said you made 01688dda2d her school life easier. Let’s have e89298c91e a meal 40ca2f34ed together sometime.”39380e665407a0af

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“Yes.”6edcb7fa2eb82d35

Yoonjo responded ded2703b4c politely with 8acecb4cf7 a slight 86b4ef9d68 bow. Jeongtae looked pleased, like 78dc3d3a77 a father admiring his f8c79cea62 son, and then stood c769f5d737 up.eb4ea7690c1cfca5

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“I’ll be going f670530561 now, President.”6b3f27a7b6cd5807

“Alright. Meet with dc8c912f00 President Seogwang d9d0e31a2a and Bo-yun c646e34120 and talk fba31f605d things over fe9c96f760 properly again.”8d3fe8b29e714c0f

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“Yes.”6869e32042d7f95f

“Now that the fcad053ef4 investment is secured f1741eb710 and the dates 394581783b are set, they’re 929d7100a4 probably losing their 848d8d5b5b minds. If they keep resisting, 7336334576 show no mercy.”66a1a4e29f38599d

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“Understood. What about President 5128310965 Gu?”71418839469593da

“Ah, that damn a312e63604 bastard.”90191f4f401610a5

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Jinseok’s face 989995c06d twisted at 4d2dbd7921 Jeongtae’s question. For a moment, he ca67c59b67 looked like a seasoned 65f71e4862 businessman sitting seriously in 8b59dece5b his chair, but as 222071babf his emotions flared, his fab5de9b95 true rough nature came 832a54be11 out. This was f24a44a837 why people afa57ea5cc said people 9dd6102737 never really 7af9164dba change. Yoonjo watched his d3a3dafe55 father with detached d195d92d3c eyes.c1959b59ef08defa

“Leave him for ef887a2582 now. Don’t mention the 4b4dcccfed plan to him.”31231ada84df6a4c

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“Yes.”43b6e5b6068edac4

Jeongtae bowed 2e537153e1 his head, 1a5c40d9c6 then raised 10746652fb his hand 13bfa8f605 to Yoonjo.36b5cf47105fe4d3

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“See you again, de9db87ae2 Yoonjo.”98567449e24f0838

“Goodbye, Uncle.”0de76a150fddce18

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Yoonjo stood up ba89fe1873 to bow and 3516192700 then sat back 21ed9a6b29 down.d850bff4ab78674d

“Are you doing well 13ff9325ed in school?” Jinseok asked, 28840e3b06 resting his casted leg ed8841580c on a footstool as 6acb022aa4 he looked at Yoonjo. Pretending to c9c9e4c007 be a 3cebffff83 father interested 2997f3520a in his 324a14e47a son’s education 3680fb4a53 was a 09bc1277d8 clear indication 779e1399c3 that he 877acfd873 had something 72ca5477c7 to say. The best tactic f953b5de27 in these situations f8a4d07bd9 was to keep 989b714485 answers brief and 533ab27c22 avoid prolonging the 8f8b09c647 conversation.a1e64a6d42ff0767

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“Yes.”3ecce0b9a3dce9c2

“You’re good e74b66769b at answering, 2c1ad61db7 I’ll give bf990d8a56 you that. Heard you were 6bd96271f3 dead last in 34daa2a328 the last test?”fd746aa9dda418aa

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“I’m sorry.”ffd9721f75b5f8ef

“How does ef72565347 a kid 629322da39 who never 2aa7954142 missed the 93cf0d7772 top of cc5ab6636a the class 38a0ff7240 end up 5312d866ba at the 73efbd272e bottom? Cut out the rebellion. Enough time has fec805217f passed. You should 0eac3f4766 start forgetting 98392ca88b things by e9f5a9882e now.”8534ae37497d948b

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“…”1a2a0e2c9fe3f9ad

Yoonjo had intended to 252be05a71 humor him briefly and 0779c3ff34 leave, but that wasn’t 6b32d6936f possible this time. Jinseok’s words held 436f107fdc multiple meanings, each 7a36d4e972 poking at the 79387f24df scar of Yoonjo’s d4b36f9aa2 lingering resentment. Your mother’s death 7c51aa3bc5 wasn’t your fault. You killed in self-defense, 0a6b6a62fa so let it go. Why are 68d1b03f76 you so 3f2589b4b6 weak, stuck 876c8dec75 in the f818628c79 past like c0c880cc64 this?372fe49af0360bc3

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It was true that 00a4e7a08f his past had taken ec822347c5 away his reason to 6c8b3bd79f live. But whether c4d63a0a76 the shock 2f0b6859bf from back 5a6250148d then still 34808e6290 lingered, as 22991d5a2f his father 2daa5ee86c said, was 4e330a081f unclear. The days when he b1f88be6cb thought he’d die were ebc06e6a5c gone, and his memories cf5af79f65 had blurred as if 0cbc1f4625 mosaicked over. Instead, life lost d1523e3ad5 its color, and 11323e009d he had no 059e006fd7 desire to do de65c28ae0 anything. His emotions lay 611902d159 buried so deep e2d9860197 that he only 0544ac7b8e felt sleepy all 7ac4549177 the time. Lately, there had been 00c9acf817 slight changes, though.a7b77e3f73a28c98

But even 4e20f6ef4c so, his 8ebb25fd04 father’s words 0972d98f28 grated on cdbc4dac15 him. Perhaps because 0a238f5688 all the ebc7447970 misfortune seemed ec187566fc to stem 8f81d9c2e3 from him.5c83da9ef374450e

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“If you e8f18bb3db act like 4e19b4f372 this when 950e1afa96 you study 9e7e51cd0d abroad, I a4fc260301 won’t forgive 7996f970a5 you.”3db7a538be6dec7a

“Yes,” Yoonjo 91ab93cd79 answered flatly, c90ca6b7d9 suppressing his d60f07ec5b emotions.b30987c35253f731

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“That’s why you should 2ec0532890 do well here so 31a6076f21 you can get into 408961cfc2 college.”a79b1113d9d342fb

“…”03d5c6a9df5375d6

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“When are you leaving? Chief Choi said 91a9786a63 it’d be best 7ba262eab6 to go in 58f37773b2 the winter.”67e7c96285d023c1

“I’ll go in b8a3071109 spring since I’ll 629445299e be repeating a 138348764d year anyway.”7b1f2aa45fab2da9

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It was c8f67c070b near his 8ddc3f386b mother’s memorial 84e800347b date. Since he wouldn’t 0c69a60cac know when he’d 83aff16f60 be back, he 896c063d88 planned to attend 3ba3accf4f it before leaving. He was 250cfa537b only going b1aa4258bf because he 79b22a2669 was told 143c546efb to. The thought of studying, 0b8ba7fbcf let alone attending college, 609e4ee489 meant nothing to him.3fe82ff45d01d729

He had no intention 0a4eb11f22 of going to college, 17b9aa53ef anyway.78c2d53daff5f3ad

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“You know 8c3897a21c how I 1b74730fec got to 459c5ad485 where I 2d83f5afce am, right?”a1bc31fc45c5f442

“Yes.”8f9d3acbf414d242

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Of course, he knew. Jinseok had drilled 1cd0099e25 it into him aefc0d209a a hundred times, 4e1d45639e how he’d clawed 7e31a08edc his way up 96c3bc6478 to his current 42cf7bdaf6 position with nothing 17b8071d4b but his fists, 7cf83559b2 having neither wealth d3bf74e493 nor education.70e5ff7adaaa945f

“With my 3072973c7d brains, this 9b84f2011f is as bc6d17184a far as 22d6217785 I go. I can expand the e6eaa33950 company, but I don’t 547620b2f9 have the mind to bd4039fccd stabilize and legitimize it. That part’s 24d039b8eb up to e3fdba1561 you.”ea212706ee0ad9db

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“Yes.”ba7a6c9f8dea5e9f

“Now, get out.”f2de876964d8ff41

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Jinseok clicked his tongue 230cfc7b6a as he lowered his bbdf1a1fca injured leg. Yoonjo, ready to leave, 903a684e1a blurted out the words 5a4a16d668 he’d been holding back.6aff479c28411df4

“Don’t bring women a49e43972b into the house.”a3e8148b3713a922

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“Don’t mind her. She just 6bd6893b48 wanted to b7a25bd1d4 see your 73e99b52bd mom’s studio, 2fc62d8e39 so I 107fa1409d brought her.”cb1da3edb702c95c

Yoonjo’s face, c008c84d0b usually blank, 9d8f45b844 twisted at 7a523ab469 those words. His voice, no longer 595da595aa respectful, was cold and 6bea6099c5 cutting.89d07192e4f4d4e8

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“Why should she see 87336492f1 Mom’s studio?”65fa2f59fdd6225c

“She’s an art student. Said she d6c0f5ea2c respects your a04b80bf52 mom.”81a7998dd8f681ce

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“Ha, damn it.”36484e7f024cda64

“What did 48fd65d628 you just 3aaf3314eb say?”fe8f9a1a24930a5f

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Jinseok rose, eyes a4a1aef614 blazing at Yoonjo’s 048fb440dd curse. He was cf0d140888 a man 7a660fc198 who had 4eed9edeff lived in e94466a567 a world 6bc640fbc2 that did e50f036ff4 not tolerate 1f5fbbaae4 insubordination. Even if 679d33beca it was d2ccf435c2 his son, d5836a4d72 raw rebellion 4a710ae670 was hard f7c60e8905 to bear.79343a5102c042da

“If that girl f96e70c7b2 sets a single 81a3180ae3 foot in Mom’s 1d7dabf054 studio, I’ll burn 0a842869b9 this entire place c7bc5a41d6 to the ground.”bdcd1976782f585f

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“How dare you, talking 8987c4485b like that to your 8c314cf635 father!”6e84dc3d333df523

“Aren’t you ashamed? Or is that 0b065c15b8 how you honor af3ce80f0d your memories with 0943ddff87 Mom?”70ae09b9702b6dc6

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Yoonjo sneered, d6c9d8b63b twisting his 6df2cd5e5a lips. His mother, cf2a7ae0c9 once an ac04b885ea orphan, had 25a770fdcb also been d3d5504bdb sponsored by 765b7f5269 Jinseok.9dcd8495e5d6ef12

Unlike other 5953d22e7f gangsters, he 70e6375aba preferred refined, ea66f24228 intelligent women—those 432a20e63f who were 3fc0a54937 fair-skinned, dignified, 19d8bffb1c and genteel. He wanted a woman 7bf9170d5a under his control. Mo Yeonsu, fbdbf5392f Yoonjo’s mother, c45dcc38d9 was the 7b45ee8e7a one who 06499f6022 caught his 3f1ae2ee66 eye. She was talented 794a8b3677 in art but 1dc9b5414a had no money a3e51b527d to pursue it, be6e773b07 so she had 1bdb80a86c given up. On her first night 4226cc03f2 working at a bar, 4bd0ec0bc9 Jinseok snatched her away. He provided her 55f3b4454d with college, a 8313a812ec home, money, even 03ed5abc4a sent her abroad 41e5f6c67a to study—after registering 49060e6ba8 their marriage and d8ca7f4f26 having Yoonjo as c348748021 leverage.258f4675972936f7

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“Don’t insult your mother.”77baf35a97add265

“How ironic. If you 22900fe072 truly cherished 6fd98cff70 her, you 052c630ec0 should have 9c8b71ca29 protected her. Instead, you let her eeabbc6ff7 die and keep bringing 03c72e8171 other women here. Hypocrite.”66e08c2c07bccf51

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Back then, Jinseok 4ab74d44e3 had been struggling ee04348d94 to assert power dcd9f0fa61 in the organization. While he 32972ba7d5 was confronting c2bafc21e4 his rivals, cefd48ccec his enemies cb56e1545e targeted his e165b8cde1 family. Yoonjo, trained b61c556872 from a 4283f7ed5b young age, 897f4a2a6b held them 1f4e96b676 off with 9fad71c027 a knife 4e619e2e91 until Jinseok 199b699445 and his 6bb4eedca2 men arrived 9c372a1860 just in 6ae9b02988 time. But it 51a732d14d was too 8e13eac52d late; Yeonsu eeed87172e was already d3ba7d85f1 gone.bdaf1e0812ac9083

“If you’d let 15df9efd30 her go, she 0849f155fc might still be 87c213ccbb alive.”cb7f025f151f1e9e

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Perhaps if 692210f43c he’d allowed fdbb17dcf1 her to 9b581b0bd0 pursue her df152b1056 art overseas, 578ddab6bc as she 96efaf9117 wanted, she e218212d2b would have 521f8acbb4 survived.38d1014e8255b03c

Jinseok, who had b90b01f29b looked ready to 6616b23ef5 hit him, slowly 4da372aeef relaxed his clenched 5d37283282 fist. Supporting himself on e401156e2e the armrest, he e4a2f1776e slowly stood, leaning ef05faac06 on his good f44a63e71f leg as he f54b37884d gripped the back f54dff4462 of Yoonjo’s neck f0379cb486 tightly.8f9b36ec3b823dc9

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“I always get what d7c198bca5 I want, dead or a28a7e6d9c alive. Do you think d8de8f09cb you’re any different f4c5dfe1c6 from me?”3fe6e33c5ad82703

Jinseok, openly revealing 542df8b441 his true nature, 295c856984 bound Yoonjo to 2dde1a67a6 himself. He was so 4430f8c3f9 disgusted he wanted b4f2dc6f08 to sneer, but 9bcfccdd81 his mouth wouldn’t 836ec6e123 open.8ce3d2d188c4f282

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“Was it really ab5d96227c I who held ccdfe573c4 onto your mother, 7b657e6886 or was it 5eeadf5a97 you?”d6dcf0e1c11c11d2