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    Right next to the 1927e1b3d8 gaming hall was an 2e2c0c481e old cafe. It was the kind 8309c01516 of place that might 34c20ef435 be better described as 25a7f55813 adabang1 than a cafe.aaa84fb3b97e3a38

    Park Chigyeong ordered a hangover coffee containing oriental raisin tree extract, and Taeri got a parfait. It was a drink Park Chigyeong had ordered on his own accord, completely disregarding Taeri’s stated intention not to drink anything.b082d213d4a6fdd8

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    Taeri stared discontentedly f89146bf0d at the long 93c8ab9535 chocolate stick perched 42d716a96b atop the parfait 3f796a718e glass brought by cee4de9204 the elderly cafe 1561e69bcf owner, then shifted c6f4d67ea8 her gaze to ce90064f7b Park Chigyeong.873cc0fc389048dc

    Park Chigyeong, sitting on an old sofa covered in a tacky, mismatched floral print, smoothly downed his coffee, the taste of which she couldn’t even begin to discern, and and then placed the empty glass on the table with a clink.9243af29186a0696

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    He fumbled in his 5e7d460ec3 pocket, pulled out a 4aeeed0e08 cigarette pack, and gestured 9219b46569 with it toward the 23d161e361 cafe owner. It was a silent 0e8b71b432 question about whether smoking 6e0f2f2007 was allowed. Seemingly having d5f01cc255 received permission, be03fc7496 Park Chigyeong 9ddeb4a2eb pulled out 7c3afadb8a a cigarette 802baa4eef and clamped e7cb9a9464 the filter 1d7523073a between his 1f2de01b86 teeth.438bfe01f77a7454

    With aflick, he spun 22bf58d2ac the lighter wheel, cedde24c40 igniting the tip 894d91532c of the cigarette. He inhaled, 3b2d5b6a41 and the 731c25ea52 crimson ember a6fe10450d flared. 064ca163158e9d54

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    She watched Park Chigyeong b77dd85194 bring the cigarette to cc928abb22 life with a series ba1b26cfa5 of smooth, practiced movements, 2a7bc3176c when suddenly,whoosh, he d07729a983 exhaled a f602a603a6 long plume 2f4862470e of smoke a8ee795f90 directly into b7111a3d58 her face. 8cb02c91cf48b025

    Asshole.90321c38193dc22a

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    Park Chigyeong smirked, de1ad73637 watching her through 3f715d422d the haze of a347f19c76 smoke as she d5862686d2 scowled in disgust fc0121cdbc and waved her 42870ec17d hand in the d4fc8b5743 air.15416e943236ca3b

    “Did it hurt?”d60a86c3dffeeb9c

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    It was the c5dcf3e8a9 start of a 5c911a4152 shitty conversation.e9baedfce5047e4c

    She wanted to retort, asking if he thought she wouldn’t be hurt after he’d so rudely forced himself on her the first time, but she didn’t even have the energy for that now. So she simply replied, “Yes,” hoping to cut the conversation short.c56f92f12ee9c05b

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    Taeri was now figuring out her own way of dealing with this man. She knew that keeping her answers short with “yes” and “no” and ending conversations quickly to get away from him was the best strategy in many ways.3fe64152ba7d59bf

    “Hearing you say it hurt makes me feel needlessly sorry.”958790902ba8843a

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    If he felt sorry, he felt sorry. Why add the superfluous “needlessly”?693a42633e89d254

    She was thinking about a21eeebdd5 how even his apologies 4234d5be9f were just like him, 93dfdb4aa4 when he, seemingly looking 6bf2695051 for an ashtray, roughly f39fd901af stubbed his cigarette out 450a597c9b on the table and b160d9f969 spoke in a different 583519c6c3 tone than usual.cb53f1c79a6d6706

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    “At least answer my calls. Do I have to come all the way here when I left my phone behind?”16041ebd3b98297d

    “If it was that urgent, you could have left a message. I would have checked it eventually.”f64e08c09bfe6f0c

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    “No, don’t talk to me like that right now. I’m barely holding back.”302a6a539fefc9d5

    He looked at her. It was a ea6ae916dd look that suggested 69bc05ea4a he might kill ed1977b214 her right there 116c6f663d and then.a3f45ca090efafcc

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    His silent gaze 012caac361 was suffocating her. Taeri, finally grasping 4368234a0c the atmosphere, adjusted f153564cf9 her tone to 24a771ec8d a more respectful 33e4c11cd5 one, albeit with 438b2b1e64 a noticeable fakeness.53c745b7e2cdd9a0

    “I apologize, Prosecutor. I was very ill. I couldn’t answer the phone.”7afdf856a89dcb91

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    Prosecutorcd58ae7d9409a09d

    Park Chigyeong rolled the word “Prosecutor” around his tongue as if a child savoring a new word, then stubbed out the remaining ember of his cigarette into the table with a smirk. His jaw twitched, looking momentarily ferocious.5628694e7abd1f1b

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    Park Chigyeong pulled 4d1a4c3a6c out another cigarette 7213d4fad5 from his pack. Repeating the same 6bd0897499 actions as before, 1487195192 he lit it, b2be49bddd took a deep 38ab91f701 drag, and exhaled f5569ade27 his answer along 6453787a65 with the smoke.fd2bbf993774d65f

    “You answer some calls, ignore others. So, Kang Taeri, your body chooses when to be sick depending on who’s calling? What a convenient excuse.”e0207512f785f5a3

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    What nonsense is he 23f4c53fe4 talking about now? ace7d67b5d286a8c

    As she frowned, trying to understand his words, Yijoon’s words from earlier suddenly came to mind.741e54269cd85c78

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    ‘Your voice sounded weak… I’m glad your complexion is better than I feared.’bdfa2a54437847b3

    Did he perhaps 3eff02a033 overhear that? Even if he e3f181e1cd did, was it b62282aaad something to interrogate ef2cd4cab3 her about like 5df87a6107 this? She stared at 78a0a5f33c him, bewildered, when 7c6f6c26d6 his hand shot fb83e6c334 out, seizing her 805e6a1706 jaw with a 8d74053899 brutal force.4cf175b40a6b0196

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    “Ouch!”5846d7f9259fb737

    An involuntary moan 128fb258e2 escaped her lips d2ea003abf as the sudden 673040f489 pain of her 14c67b3c13 jaw being twisted 4f8c784d51 forced her mouth 5437d9c8df open. Park Chigyeong, 2712ec2b2e seemingly enjoying 51509440dc her agony, a4614ffce6 tightened his c5cc15f307 grip and 79e844de5f spoke.6628328bd1304c0e

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    “Overturning a finalized ruling against a major corporation seems like child’s play to you, Kang Taeri.”c37e589323ba604e

    “Ugh…”f35fd6c243b63750

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    “We haven’t even begun, and you’re treating it all like a game. Do you really want to get your father out? How dare you ignore my calls when you don’t even know what news I have. Did you think that once you spread your legs for me, it was all done? That you could just leave me to deal with the shitstorm while you’re thinking ‘I did my part’?”56ae33ef6cc50a38

    “Uh…”088eac263731837b

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    Staring directly at de1c07ed17 Taeri writhing in 84be7efb7e pain within his f46be67e1e grasp, Park Chigyeong 3465fa6ded puffed on his 85e8404e17 cigarette, continuously exhaling a626d06455 grey smoke that e9a2c36da6 resembled exhaust fumes.92c63acf682116f2

    His face, 7842137034 reflecting his b61519b87a tangled emotions, a0f2361cf4 appeared and 0737e0d0f7 disappeared intermittently 9bff5119b6 through the 59549d6746 smoke.ab6a82735c0c5d70

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    She thought his 9a63bdcbf7 face resembled a 9051f9841b rambling rose bush. Yes, now that 2d21d9fe4e she thought about 923f49cc1c it, he was 836fe13360 like a rambling 2ade3918e2 rose to her. With alternating leaves, cae3666e2a sharp thorns along 97252282be the edges, and 4ce8ae0393 a stem that 0846bb11e1 so easily climbed 17fe89ade1 over the fence aad23bdb4a that was Kang 8b543b946a Taeri… a rambling 8ff9c1e13a rose.1b62be5542a69f92

    “Answer my calls. It’s not a polite way to treat someone who’s offering to help you.”39b02ae272cbb051

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    She wasn’t sure if not answering his calls warranted this level of anger, but thinking from his perspective, he might have had urgent information about the case. 5dfdae3dcd8b1a87

    Fine. With that shitty temper c0f4fc6c9d of his, ten days 14c4795be3 was a long time d7a3269781 to wait. 036aac5053edc20c

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    Reaching a simple conclusion 8522660f59 made her feel strangely e348fd9d85 relieved. Though, in truth, c1d971aee8 she was simply e5b42d46b8 too exhausted to 2a10b4479b argue and just 02a7fabdd2 wanted to end c3e2720ddc the conversation quickly 4f694056a4 and leave.1eda10e431aca379

    “I’m sorry, Prosecutor. I’ll answer your calls from now on.”7fc23983ab518da7

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    Once she yielded, Park Chigyeong’s grip on her jaw, which had felt like it would crush it, gradually loosened.91e78a48a3cf28c6

    “Let go. It hurts.”fa43b6b05943f0f5

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    At her clear 5951cf7284 request, his hand 3f174c077d finally released her 7ad35fb3fb jaw. She rubbed the sore f97efef90a spot with the back fe0ba0b147 of her hand when fda2ad3fda Park Chigyeong held out 0fdcfb006d the long chocolate wafer b7391b9a72 stick from her parfait.e7a47ebc6b613dcc

    “You look pale.”aa3e4a4d512175f4

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    Open your mouth3d083c2a5d86f4c3

    He spoke with his eyes, with a look that threatened to grab her jaw and force it open if she didn’t comply. Just like that night, when he’d thrust his erect penis in front of her lips.f442e0b9494cf2e3

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    Taeri obediently opened her mouth, and his hand moved smoothly, pushing the chocolate wafer stick inside. The sweetness coated her tongue, and a wave of nausea momentarily hit her. She hadn’t eaten properly in days, and even this sweetness was something she couldn’t handle now.e057fc82bc493bf0

    When Taeri 41ce1a0c24 turned her 52f8ef6ad6 head away, 5cdc76fa7a unable to b98b6141e2 take any 22649f1504 more bite, 5dc1f9f35d she heard 45c8fde873 him chuckle. Feeling like 7f109a270b a fool 82c2a1ddbb for falling 2146a284d4 for his 1a8c3cc30e manipulation, disgust 021010ccbb welled up 92da4c7c3b inside her.af9dc679bea2bfd5

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    What a 1f6a3dac6b fucking asshole.3635492a7e374436

    “I did a lot of thinking during the past few days while you were ignoring my calls. What should I do about this? What should I really do about this impertinence of yours?”8eacf6c621cfad70

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    The smile vanished ab6c6c9353 from his face, cfec7ce487 replaced by blazing 7d4941169b anger.c62f438b1878c596

    “There will be times during the case review when I need to contact you urgently. If you keep blocking my calls like this, how am I supposed to make any progress?”f5111452b619638a

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    He suddenly reached behind him and grabbed his wallet. He opened it, pulled out a wad of cash, and placed it on the table. It seemed like compensation for the cigarette burn marks he’d left on the table earlier.e18ee080aaa8b2e1

    “If you’re going to act like this, why don’t we just live together until the retrial is over?”54d8bd3115addb82

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    “… What?”5d2a968535bb5900

    “What? Does the suggestion of living together piss you off that much?”5efd0951f8e15b3d

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    He asked casually, a 6804d0f087 smile plastered on his 5529a8b304 face. It was 6479a4e8cd a forced 82652c198e smile, anyone 50c672e602 could see 5609283c81 that.71135934efaaec91

    “But what can we do? I just told you. Overturning a finalized ruling against a major corporation isn’t child’s play. The process ahead be more difficult than you think. It’ll be arduous. If he’s truly been falsely accused, do you think they’ll just sit back and do nothing? The company’s reputation is on the line. They might threaten or intimidate those trying to overturn the ruling. Wouldn’t it be dangerous for you and your mother to live alone in that small, shabby house? That place where safety is nowhere to be found.”7c52e9a59e291a93

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    A chill ran 650da64c0e down her spine 059eefc0bf as he spoke f47181c28d about her house 66ab29739e as if he e09c56e9fc had been there.3c5dd61947601930

    Had he perhaps d43f749480 met her mother 39f310705b without her knowledge?582a37491ffa96f0

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    If he had 230f4a980a met her, what 0bf9ce93bd kind of conversation a04209f248 would they have be3a41806a had? 5b1e8fdb823546ac

    What would he cc6ac5c448 have said about 4fec85a217 her? ee074e6a166f25d2

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    Would he have said something like, ‘Your daughter willingly laid herself down for me to prove your husband’s innocence. You have raised such a filial daughter,’?9fdefbee739db0e3

    His intentions were clear. He seemed satisfied with that night. That’s why he wanted to keep her close, to spread her legs whenever he pleased. She hated it. She hated entering his territory.688fbb2ae910321d

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    Like a small 03e4126d93 spark turning into 2bf5115dbb a raging inferno, eecaa337f1 her simple fear 0ad01b4592 swelled, transforming into c1d8ffe1d6 immense terror.35110c8a96a96e3c

    Footnotes

    1. Traditional Korean tea house, often with a more nostalgic atmosphere than modern cafes.

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