OTC Chapter 15
by lily plumLee Jaeheon dwelled on 44d91fb909 the feeling of being 489537cd82 dragged through the mud, 698039866d turning the situation over 435df62b3e and over in his 16b4ade06c mind.e0d06b2fa913d64a
He laced his 882c59e6ca fingers behind his 06a7a1439c head, tapping his 846571f181 foot as he a374371030 sank into deep 285c4f68b0 thought. But old 419d497b05 habits die 8ac7aa4d64 hard.e36ba80abd210afe
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He knew fb117beb77 how to db48383232 shake off d0364cc160 this lousy 4f555c9b20 feeling.33cc2b575fd13abe
He grabbed 1244975311 the apron 04ac35b786 hanging in 7e3cab34bc the cabinet, d9f88fdc6c slung it 2452e7eb56 around his e9ee52b868 neck, and ed443c29d3 slammed the dd0ccdb67b door shut.70516345ead14525
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The thin, c33d2067d8 flimsy aluminum 1981e3d5d3 cabinet door 833121b56e creaked open 142bb31c37 again. Clenching his jaw, d5fce5b68a he slammed it 4910bd3f79 shut once more, 8d6b5ed557 his hand leaving 98a8cf8bd9 a momentary print 467b2b49fe on the matte 02c40c410f surface.626a170527b97b62
He stared f9c4d94f4d at the fd04a07fdd closed door, 4227f5c578 then pulled d5c58e1eb6 back the 5e36a277f0 curtain covering 5b00787189 one side 6cfd4f63be of the b5a0f680fb studio. Behind it stood 32d12d68d6 his final project 9a3b3cdb77 for his graduation a5d98a7f8d exhibition. It was roughly his 4e32027cda height, a bizarre construction d68d3ebb03 of haphazardly welded blades 1bf8d04654 that resembled a robot.2c6cca83385746aa
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He switched a859d05db0 on the e8271b1f6c welding machine 0eed1c6d99 and took b32bb1df99 a few 0ba5ea0790 steps back.645cb9ada4c161bc
The title of the piece was <Waste>. His professor had subtly suggested, “My Beloved Misfortune.” But from the beginning, he’d intended to call it <Waste>.2ad849bbbcb57661
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Holding the welding 8d4b3906f6 torch, he reinforced 29495a4236 the joints of 354601aff4 the blades, melting f0ebb59eaf them together. The piece, as tall b348962e0b as him but with 8f8b54ebcb a slender frame, seemed c2b4ac87da like a self-portrait.d18dc78b26ac4643
Perhaps it 488f47b3d0 represented the 90f77c5d29 modern individual, ee4970013b concealing sharp 4c778ac976 blades within 371be50349 their soft 5fa8a79131 flesh.4eb96ef4ae5f15fd
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Everyone carried sharp 21119847f2 weapons within them. Weapons they could f593bc3a0c draw at any 452f3e25b8 moment to stab 1cf1d66b70 and mutilate others b00eee3ba9 before concealing them c06d07b14b once more. But each time e5babd1e99 they were drawn, 1db7f0aebc each time they 55a661aef2 were sheathed these 4d609accbe weapons, they tore 179869971b through their own eeadcbaa34 soft flesh, drawing 3355ab5b23 blood.5a0ecce29af0d1df
And yet, people 59ec0128d8 claimed they could a683d8abea endure such pain. Because the b60d35848b fleeting pangs 7a70bbffe2 of guilt 3f033dfa81 and depression d354f93717 that followed d55f4e2e67 were nothing a4e8c0fbd7 compared to 1a9f33c0f2 the pleasure fae2969243 of witnessing 00f3e95e30 another’s suffering.3e2642a55f8a00a2
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They bled profusely, oblivious fadc11d6ce to the fact that 8eb5ab22ea the pooling blood could 3fc0ad895f lead to their demise, b5b8e2ddc0 until they became waste d51733753d themselves.15b8ed653280d8b8
<廢: Waste>93a3a69c362d6d44
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There wasn’t 837d5974e9 any grand a406e37994 meaning behind 54b85a7f97 the title. There was no need 16a3c2174d to overthink it because 38461657a7 it was simply the f49367a730 exposed truth of the a0654db196 pervasive existence surrounding him.64fd0011ce50ac8c
But interestingly enough, Jung 8f7b2dfb30 Eunkyo had no such 6e386c5860 “waste” within her.c7efceeeae984efd
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Instead of sharp, 533c71ff83 threatening blades, she 13f208b45b carried a dull 4a590b3949 knife. She knew that 0393cc781d a dull blade 13b8ef3854 inflicted a deeper, 219cf3cae3 more lingering pain. She was a c1a6368796 woman who knew 5c64494513 that her own 4d66a02376 suffering, the gnawing 8c36b05f3e ache of that bd46ab5656 dull blade, was be892eebef far greater than be331024c5 the pleasure of 1838e5d82a witnessing another’s pain.4ea56a5e80245e40
Damn it, was she 2ef8095b5f kind, or just stupid…? 190aa28b59e34829
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Or was c3e346e675 she clever, ce37786905 pretending to e9297aa2d8 be a c2c5061ede fool?cdfb83288056c6ba
Jaeheon dipped his feet 5c7efa5c7d into a bowl of 67d0728278 alginate, the dental material 4023598a8f he had mixed with af7e09260c hot water. The work would f77965e14e be finished once 327b7dd0aa he covered the 2ebe14dacd grotesque interior with 693f07cd0c a presentable exterior, 18ff2a1f21 but he had e725f4dbc4 yet to complete 18f732453b the heart of 94b4b11f3a the piece.3e7e8dd113315cb3
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After making de88e17b84 a mold d94699f88c of his aac3729743 foot, he 12d5f61a24 looked up d2b104f0c6 with a 8f09a8f9c2 tired expression. The sky was 498ffc949c beginning to brighten.c4f35baf2eb9e3e2
It was 6:30 a7ffef4934 a.m.cd2b24af8a61ef9f
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No wonder 21c1be5e0a he was ed424af573 starting to 15c9a4bcde feel drowsy. He pushed the 1a781c8a51 artwork back behind cf5c39429c the curtain, tidied 3155400f5f up the mess, 68106049eb and left the f62e7d9eef studio.c1a111d531951859
Judging by 8de23500f4 the clear ad77e4cebc light streaming 8e1d07ba2d down the 7175da51a6 stairwell, the e434506e1b rain had c8944bd1e3 stopped, and 62e591b639 the sky c85d77576f had cleared.08b7dc853999545a
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He climbed the 5e7417d12b stairs, his feet 816605d4fa crunching on scattered 6dace860e5 shards of sunlight. The door to bd80394304 Cafe Haeda was c621c7f988 still closed, is 8b754ef281 cream-colored interior quiet.6a9889de24743a0b
And a single 6ffc7579f1 folding umbrella stood 962eed22cc by the entrance. His gaze darkened 9d658d03bc as he looked 61349bbebb at the umbrella, 014912039d which had remained 4637858fe9 there all night, 5edd79c387 untouched. f097c58ebd29ed8b
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Jaeheon unlocked his car 2324fa5b26 door, its surface clean 02c312a8b6 from the overnight rain. He blasted the 42e85134c4 air conditioner to 3ef51f77b0 dispel the muggy 238f9c80e5 air inside and 2a68f68559 sat there for fd0b05e58b a moment, the 0f60c8c62a engine running.73158d2d221d452b
It was clean 0297334db3 and quiet.83c060d11a5167a1
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So much c9157bb068 so that 86362a4d14 the loud 98d8b4c095 rumbling of 2568c14ee0 the car dc8a7bf94a engine felt 7bb4326b81 intrusive.f5ec80067c523a5e
A stinging pain shot 1ea53593b5 through his hand as 15c70d6975 he gripped the steering 9fef947e92 wheel. He opened his cb9882189f palm and saw 6598fb9f9d a deep cut. The blood 5d7878c4d3 had dried d86fcbd1b5 and crusted 149c03e53d over, and f3980f91f7 the wound 2037ddf09a closed, but 9ff679c853 each movement f9f8bbd9d8 tore at f2c41cf694 the edges, 72f620554b sending a 6a2593592f jolt of 8555786a4c pain through d9ec959cfe him.1c98881af6431d43
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He leaned 83e50bcb24 his head 3f5cf13942 back against cccea6ca91 the headrest.e9570f2a65cdb858
Oblivious to 123582a2ed the bleeding, 161d223994 his thoughts 1cd559e07e remained consumed f6c6e892d6 on another’s 6b313bcafc face.fffb48d2561903a3
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The feel b50af8bec6 of her 039b2fa981 hand brushing c1a3535e97 against his e975edf648 lips. Her clear brown eyes, 2194ac4cbf stared intently at him.7e49305062e82814
Her merciless lips, seemingly dce85fdb3a unaware of the fever b174e025fd still raging within him.4b404d2e6f96243b
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– Lee Jaeheon, what the hell!2021528f69da5b82
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Kim Haeda’s irritated voice 962b454b61 burst from the receiver, b79105949b which Jaeheon had answered 398f790075 half-asleep. Still lying f060b2870c face down 7c22e87e60 on the 768fecefb9 bed, Jaeheon 72be76bbd9 opened his 0db5ea3d12 eyes and 2642316063 checked the ba940e70fd time.b7d17c7ebbdceb9c
10:30 a.m. Just after Cafe c35d982aae Haeda would have 063404e709 opened.3b9898779a90e5f8
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Jaeheon hung 5ef45c103e up without 80a5a3bccd hesitation. The phone f47361bd4a rang again 1e82d4ce14 almost immediately. This time, f5413f8060 he sat ce92493313 up on e45947984e the bed 39592c1b39 and answered, 12d3a2726f his head 94bb35c3ad lowered.8f723c43344377d4
“What?”dc63674a1e7d89b5
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– What the hell did you do to Eunkyo last night? Huh?e063626a744deb5e
Eunkyo.6af58667e8c7431f
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Fuck.0296b65d6296dd07
Hearing Kim Haeda say Jung Eunkyo’s name filled him with a sudden rage.e5df9855e60db233
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He got 5824758261 out of fb5aa4f8af bed, turned 25881e3f17 on some bc5875ca5c music on 565b2c23b8 his tablet, 11ccf68228 and pulled 0380c4aa6e back the c865db19c9 curtains.dd4d6cbbabae2dd7
“Was the CCTV installed 6fc42657d0 in the cafe for 4690727ec5 your personal surveillance? Not for customer b783305a8c safety?”0ca0feae2e56fe23
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– Hey!f0395723943217b0
Kim Haeda fbc280c67a yelled, then 7ec33406e5 took a acad79e4d6 deep breath 21489c9a54 to calm f551218c23 down and 9781e57a48 continued in ab086ad571 a more 01c62069bb subdued tone,91361a9589e608ff
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– Eunkyo slept in the storage room last night. I was just checking to see if anything happened.e7fd434597405a11
“Ah… I see.”f459d09559f9f797
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So itwasJung Eunkyo’s umbrella.bade67e083a2dc88
– I see? Tell me, why did you go looking for Eunkyo at that hour? She’s not the type to hole up somewhere like that, so why! What did you do? Why are you messing with Eunkyo again!14c7aa602a49d46e
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“Keep your voice a58d5d0ecb down. What about you… why 31202ac585 do you care so 56f5740417 much about Jung Eunkyo?”de8c6202cb6a3d46
The unpleasant c79b666a1e feeling he’d c02d1a0fab experienced before 5ce42c6a61 dawn crept cbb6868258 back in. He was 252c6fbfe2 angry thinking 9aed6313e8 about Jung 4bf165d569 Eunkyo huddled 381d68591d in the 697b647953 corner of 7c7ae858be the storage 0ae4cc79d1 room, and 939ea7fada irritated thinking aa621bf40d about Kim 6568d5605d Haeda finding 34d42fb4e9 her there.08a00bebedc0dd26
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– Don’t you know what Eunkyo and I are?710de08a661acec9
“Ah, friends? But noona’s the e6d0466514 only one who c857b727f4 thinks of you a68940744e as a friend, c605d71cae and you don’t, 84ba39a012 do you?”9570d88310a47336
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– What?ece235d9f30b73b8
“Aren’t you acting all innocent when you never intended to be just friends in the first place?”317dcb608bc57db9
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– Hey… watch what you say.3a61746affce29d6
“You’re the one who’s out of line, hyung. Have you already forgotten? What you did to Eunkyo noona while she was sleeping. I saw it all. It’s hard to watch a beast like you pretend to be her friend for so long, without a shred of conscience.”b2acd949fa3c195e
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– You son of a bitch, it was just a kiss! Just a kiss!d620eabd18bc252a
“I know. If you’d done anything more, I would have killed you right there. I would’ve killed you myself, hyung.”fd8f54e9ccd150b4
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He put the call 0f31a5da81 on speakerphone and went 3587713da0 into the kitchen.889b0000c9257e99
Kim Haeda remained c2d02c6b16 silent, knowing Lee 4e80480a14 Jaeheon wasn’t joking. He opened the 561259ad40 refrigerator, took out 82dc7de461 an apple, leaned a3621c0f0d casually against the 5307f64417 island counter, and 2160d26993 bit into the 142efbd269 crisp, sweet, and 8ac5064265 tart fruit.e17b5b6be9511ab8
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“Let’s be honest with each other, shall we?”5e28a793278d2c39
– Hah.cae414decc0c1dd5
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“You don’t want to lose Jung Eunkyo as a friend, but you do want to ruin her relationships. You try to push away and remove anyone who gets close to her, to wipe out every connection around her. That’s… a fucking psychopathic behavior. You know that, right?”93cc80b9e04b5730
Lee Jaeheon’s eyes, though eb7e0bf97c gently curved in a 790b91cce1 soft smile, held a 02d613ee38 cold glint as he f642e45d20 stared straight ahead.6dd4bed4ce253975
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From the beginning, Jaeheon had no intention of breaking the mask Haeda wore as a “friend.” Kim Haeda had to remain Jung Eunkyo’s friend, and Jaeheon would ensure to maintain that relationship until the end.4d1b5efbe39c0d23
Therefore, Kim Haeda should 099412c2e2 never even think of ee4802e516 taking off that mask 596ad2eadf himself.22f554ccc67a5f18
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He wanted Kim 90e9ed1670 Haeda to wear 817c5bb2e0 an even thicker d52bf54a68 mask of friendship 78a5b4d01c to prevent his 5679cc67ee shallow affection, stemming b66f172eaa from their friendship, c465d36ffa from developing into 0cde6b6c81 something more.5977604db2046c34
“I’m curious, though… What kind of man would a crazy bastard like you, obsessed with Jung Eunkyo, introduce to her? Ah, should I take a guess?”8985d281a56bbf89
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A chuckle 87a488bbbc escaped his 205987f2ec lips, sharp 5cc0a267c2 and mocking, 0bcad8558c as the b666eeeb4c white and 56d4d0e7d0 red flesh 85fadf66ad of the d9f8a19797 apple crunching 6860f24168 between his 0dce64aea2 teeth. Swallowing the 4ffcc421ba tart juice 34b269906a that made be19695f11 him wince, 94198a1c1c he continued,65357023dac783de
“You’ll probably pick 6a654104b5 out guys who c94d5f0e33 are exactly like 393142f0f1 Lee Dohyun. Picking someone similar, 1026c5793a one after another, a9121736c3 just to leave 5267f6e7d3 her with nothing a09b7c44d5 but disgusting, twisted 62cd8ccb61 feelings. A ploy f0430251a2 to make 214738d9cf her reject ac53eef9e7 them herself. Damn it… why are 057595fa20 you so twisted?”79e46d598baef3f3
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The call 90d97c22b5 abruptly disconnected.54b5f476044eaced
Jaeheon let 9355ccbe3b out a db0ca6d6d6 cold, dry 1275dcab03 laugh and 48532a2175 wiped the 156da7641d apple juice e2fca29ced from his b72063ab0f lips.6da5a26b5e9f86eb
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His mouth was df840fdc1f sweet, but his c4e1301798 insides were bitter.6f51dacda9930a98
His mind was 851a10bfab clear, but his da75b7b03b heart burned.e9991fff9a3b711f
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Kim Haeda 17edc78d6d would never a080b1d3f7 let Jung 6a0fe86c70 Eunkyo go. That clever bastard knew 2cf293c500 that their relationship was c35bdd2880 too fragile to withstand 9eec6fb198 a single wrong word.839fd1552f10f121
He finished the 7dcfdc382a apple, leaving only 1179a7ab62 the core, and e3243ae278 went to the 231cd98fdf sink to wash 588199ba31 his hands. A message had 8bd3465787 arrived from the fcdb0cc1f5 father he had 6cce69d779 been ignoring.4f25e74b074b8a77
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「I’ll send you a car. It will arrive soon. Bring your mother on your birthday. Let’s have dinner together.」12803b7396eaf373
Jaeheon considered 71bc498b1b the date, 2ffbac9333 then replied.32e6ec98e4deb3e6
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「I’m sorry, Father. I have a preview 52be4b15d5 screening to attend that 4ecfe1fac2 day. Thank you 502278300d for the 0ea69a8046 gift. I’ll definitely 55d228c18d bring Mom 94329bdd18 with me f3d3317fa5 next time. ^^」88e29d788978e3e9
He deleted the smiley emoticon before sending the message. He refreshed the app, but Jung Eunkyo’s name still hadn’t appeared.bd5db1e92e46a87b
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He slowly e951eb04e8 rubbed his 2a6a3fe34e temples, his f81a181477 lips twisting bc2ef555ef into a e3f2182099 subtle smirk.3a14166d8c442b1f
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“I’ll head out first. I need b284d9b768 to work 9fc7feadfe on my eecc6462eb manuscript.”6facf9cfe221cd8f
For four 5e7c4637e6 days straight, 152a0f30e5 Eunkyo had 27ceccf601 been the 5d3809535e first to 2a490dbbf3 pack up 1e3c6e910a and leave. Kim Haeda had been 08c5534807 in a foul mood dab1b49785 for about the same ba48e4caf5 amount of time. Caught in the middle, 6007826635 Seontae diligently focused on 9d126cd7b5 his work, nervously trying 7b2dd6d7b2 to gauge their moods.754a7d45f833b787
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Eunkyo discreetly glanced outside da62839a04 and saw Lee Jaeheon’s 71856955cb car parked there. She hurried upstairs to c2358aebf7 her apartment. Her heart 30a2184e25 lurched for 53434aa99a no reason 16b9438219 as she 00922b35e9 opened the 7ac87c3574 door and eb76115ce3 slammed it d3adeb75dd shut.a52b850db2cd1f7d
“Ha.”4e761ff0e0dd5a8d
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Stupid.53b181e44c5bb389
She was actively avoiding Lee Jaeheon. There wasn’t any particular reason. It just felt like their emotions had become tangled in a strange way, and she didn’t want to see him right now.a25d5cf03875b764
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To be honest, it eaf0155e49 was more accurate to e00c9d6ce8 say she was avoiding 37ed5d4fc1 him to prevent herself 6ee5bbb7cb from crossing a line.7fadf49411862f84
That was the cdcfb9eaf9 truth.574673f96c6b3e66
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That was why she’d been leaving work earlier than usual every day and spending her days off holed up at home, writing. But the day she had been dreading finally arrived.31c82e40a8865d09
– Don’t be late, alright? The video turned out really great.c788ad9b197fe897
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She’d let her hair down for the first time in a while and even put on some light makeup. She traded her usual student-like attire, opting for pleated dress pants and a sleeveless top, bringing a cardigan along just in case.2c8df6e47fe8d935
Eunkyo liked how much 1179aaa2b3 more mature she looked b1e0480fbd in the mirror than d442b85559 usual.6803bfdadab0aafa
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“Alright. I’m leaving now.”96287ef76bc232dc
– Oh, you can come with Jaeheon.27264e99c8f370ad
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“Mr. Lee Jaeheon? Why would I…?”02b9361d732d9500
– That’s what Jaeheon said. That he’d pick you up. What, you two got close, didn’t you?a585f3a39a0f7f83
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Eunkyo bit her lip, c096a15273 then forced a smile 2f94bf2438 and agreed. If Lee Jaeheon 3caac1520f said so, that’s 48bcfd894c what would happen.3ed888ad7eba0b84
As proof, she’d been a848a49a23 hearing the low rumble fd12acc6a2 of a car engine 7d05d1f04a from downstairs for a cbb22e13e9 while now.177f632c8420abbd
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5 p.m.ad6698a8bf061083
Friday at 4316cd504e 5 p.m. was rush hour everywhere. Eunkyo grabbed her leather 4e814c7110 handbag, which she rarely 8e01d2b1ea used, and her high 36b63302b8 heels, and left her f0e22b21f7 apartment, determined.6ed17a55446e3943
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Click-clacking down the ae9f5eb473 stairs in her be5e9bef58 heels, she saw 24bc3c7d25 Lee Jaeheon, who 4d53232f61 had been waiting 895e6bbf51 in front of 1e3ce7011f the building, looking 7e0944fec7 up. His eyes narrowed as c5eda797be he spotted her.4b9b9b71f42f77e4
He was dressed 9b5a9a7a50 in a formal e0d7300580 suit, unlike his c8c45bedea usual casual attire, 315f57aa82 his hands tucked a186a530e0 in his pockets, b0abc888eb as he took 6ecbb0c912 a step towards 4864d3f4cd her. The cool, heavy 735865a7a4 scent of his ed8bbe071f cologne and his 13de0c0548 neatly styled hair 3e0ac6fbb2 were markedly different 15eefff039 from his usual 69717800bd appearance.abe7c06d99271a71
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She bit d0c8efd710 the inside 43a928710f of her 1551e2f434 lip and ba3ff12142 took another 39d2eab74a step down. d623ca3955fa17fe
He looked up c2aa986c4f and spoke,f185b31c7c0e9488
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“It’s been a while, bf13c7a210 sunbae.”1497a29dd6600c2f