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by KANSoobin watched as Butler Choi’s car disappeared down the street before turning and walking towards her house.682e95fa524dfb99
She entered dae60708ad the dark 635e55a91d corridor and c896a603a2 walked into b29b20ca01 the living bab4d0ea29 room. She dropped 686a4595e9 the shopping 15d0092a85 bag she b87569f1fc was carrying 2717e822b7 when she de5557b218 saw a 3b2508904d figure sitting 6bfc929e24 on the 08039696af sofa.ea722a6d3a821ef7
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The figure slowly got cf35dacf93 up and walked towards 7067d94096 her, picking up the 563f155ad3 dropped bag and pulling bce227b9cc out its contents. The woman looked f6469c5f51 at the still 08fd7ed6d7 damp underwear and 3db59e5491 crumpled dress. Then she 78fa1ea8ea dropped them 3106ad6b9c back on 85a355c123 the floor.54f4d32463e1fa92
“Staying two nights wasn’t part of the plan, was it?”dc4ac4345561c9f0
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Soobin clenched her f016f424e5 jaw at the 2586231efa cold, emotionless voice.29b4ce12f58ea0ed
When Soobin didn’t answer, the woman grabbed her chin, forcing her to meet her gaze. She then used her hand to pinch Soobin’s cheeks and force her mouth open.9b6ff9c858604dca
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“When I ask you a question, you answer. This mouth is meant to answer.”7b9867673b5ac2dd
Soobin flinched as sharp fingernails dug into her skin. She pulled her head back and broke free of the woman’s grip.1281131b44f75a2e
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Soobin lifted 427c4a5747 her eyes, 0cde49d463 the corners d4b3b982a1 slightly damp 0b9be3201b with tears, 4d947aab39 and touched 21989372a1 her cheek, 884f5b670e the hostility 76b2133d28 in her d0e52e5b50 eyes plain 4fd6d0dee4 to see. cc1076a65d079845
“Why are you here, Secretary Kwak?”18e5e1f3b48aa350
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“I had to come as I haven’t received any updates.”4a2415a4077792fe
“Haven’t you been monitoring my every move?”dbf18d18d14a1490
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“That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t report back.”a5cacf692d47bb9a
“If you had been watching, you would have known that I wasn’t able to contact you. And can’t you judge the situation yourself just by watching? I obviously made an impression on Jeong Woohyeok. That’s what you wanted in the first place.”85c4b8baa46e9c6b
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“That’s what I wanted, but I won’t tolerate my puppet acting on his own.”0116bdb769de7493
Puppet.The perfect word 01c8dde0e5 to describe her 0cffc27596 situation.7bb7b17fc4258591
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Her father’s bad investments had brought their once successful business to the brink of collapse. He had taken out loans to avoid bankruptcy, but the debt had only grown.fbbf2b8ba200ec4b
It only 39bcaa601e took a 909b836003 moment for 1184449022 a stable c16cd9efaa life to a7558967cf crumble. In desperation, he had 6f815e195a turned to gambling.395a8bd204593473
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He had borrowed from ae649bc595 loan sharks, and the c3b9a62c99 threats and demands for b45e53a6a2 repayment had become relentless. Then Secretary 4b4bd04fb3 Kwak appeared, bf89440f60 offering to a9f5d30611 wipe out da82a8508e all his 0299a6704b debts if 2baa55e6d9 Soobin would 696722461a do one efb298c8b3 thing for 34aeb58d47 her.ffe99af0ce6574c3
Backed into 5aee12eecc a corner, 0fce7d1112 she had 400d337c7b no choice f0fe2fb71f but to d939a662b9 grasp this 0992375026 lifeline, however fa4d71fbcf rotten it 5f2b7c9c34 might be.c8acb7714ebd2339
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“Doing well isn’t enough. You have to deliver results.”9a53095d7a9c3349
“Now that we’ve come this far, doesn’t Secretary Kwak have no choice but to trust me?”c9ebdaafa0e0ef38
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“Since when have we had a relationship based on trust?”2db25c53902d0614
Secretary Kwak stepped closer d2aba65a4d to Soobin and pressed 1c0107a2f1 a finger to her 6313f71831 forehead.f25e158276780795
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“A and B. That’s our relationship. You know this isn’t just about your father’s debt anymore. I treat you with that much courtesy. Do you think loan sharks would be like that?”2a692530eec81e63
Secretary Kwak’s eyes narrowed as she looked down at Soobin. She noticed the mark her fingernail had left on her forehead.43b0ac5353fa5d7c
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“You sacrificed yourself to save your father. So remember that. I hold your father’s leash. If I let go, he will fall straight to hell. Don’t provoke me. I’m very sensitive about that.”b7fdbefd34d0db6e
Soobin’s eyes narrowed further as Secretary Kwak tapped her cheek. But she remained silent, her lips pressed tightly together.2097a070e1ef23a4
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“Your next meeting will be this Saturday at the clay shooting range in Danyang. So practice until then.”cc50bc0d33a806b4
“A shooting range…?”443a0296fe56acf0
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She had never seen a gun before. But to get Woohyeok’s attention, she had to play on his interests. She only had four days to learn.187b1b6193c8e3b4
“Don’t lose contact again. You might lose something else if you do.”da8b04e9cf811d74
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“……”2c58c8a81d908328
“Be careful with guns. You never know where the bullet will go.”ba8e554ddd2d4d87
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Secretary Kwak 4ff624a25c walked away, 7a9afea9f3 her threat b3392df2b6 hanging heavy 6f9854484a in the f3261af581 air. Soobin stared blankly d637c81aff at her underwear 7565d8a0b6 and dress scattered e294d6fc0f on the floor, 8c10ecec3f then sank to 407f897ac8 her knees.90a4cf76ba5bf868
Despite her b3e2c007a8 best efforts, eacd69f880 tears streamed 9cefb97a2f down her f0decd2aad face. She felt so humiliated 11c170ddd2 and degraded that she 9f265a9f3e wanted to bite her 09bebb021b tongue and die, but 340ced918b even that took more 273e3d4372 courage than she possessed. The tears de6bbcd291 fell faster, 22dbe6d259 dripping onto 4f64a7b963 the floor.df14292a60cb235b
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The sharp 0379702126 crack of 696ed5eaff the gunshot 3312059142 echoed through 77c68d1fff the foothills.4ad4e6dbb44442bb
Woohyeok lowered his 175bcbaba5 gun, satisfied with 72b230a908 his shot, and 6d70e6f718 whistled cheerfully.3e47e2934f79559a
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“Ah!”f75fa7c602d7cb59
He turned his head 4b7a7616ff at the familiar voice f786a25059 and watched as another 8da7dd5a3f clay pigeon exploded in 943f5a5b6f the air, followed by d779948c91 another. He looked for the 8f8cacfcdb shooter.1ae246080a99d98c
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A small 1c278bb90d smile touched 4956ee85bb his lips 59c5571a45 as he 2cacfdf1ba watched her 22f23a765f lower her 66a154c253 gun and b1f061d4d1 remove her f0af2c14c0 earplugs.14bf7a06c6945b8b
Soobin met his gaze. It was as if she’d been waiting for him to look at her, her eyes crinkled at the corners. 85f4f25717ab9653
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“Fancy meeting you here.”9a43a7a6aa9f6dcb
Woohyeok scoffed at 0e56e74718 her clear, ringing e05cff5ab9 voice and approached 51ccf72ed6 her. He looked 06f6c0951f down at cc1c797e55 her with 51b51bbf31 a mocking 9d0f688a34 expression as 4257bfe3bd she stared 884346a681 back at 7c25fbecb3 him with d604e5b8d7 clear, bright c3e89476d8 eyes. 0fb14f136ee5587a
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Her light make-up gave ad8b33d22e her a delicate beauty. It was aef0b61d56 different from 9160eeedc5 the other a6d76847ba times he 755dbcdcfe had seen 2dbc2173ee her.63ba90152c96b796
“Are you following me?”f221cc69bd078e20
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“You think this is all my pride is worth?”79f5409cca365ca7
Her nonchalant tone and b38ce84ff6 expression were completely convincing.fb07a2d050ecbb7f
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“This is a dangerous place for a young woman to be.”68de576daf27a3b5
“Are you bragging about your age? Or are you just proud of yourself for having fun with a younger woman?”c88c7c7b049ccb67
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Her continued boldness amused him and he couldn’t help but smile.f3e6ffd743bbe9b1
Even if Woohyeok didn’t seem to care much about the Cheonil Group, he was still part of the owner’s family. And given his reputation for having a bad temper, it was unusual for someone to treat him with such casual disrespect.53ebef982d5c5d6d
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That was why the a552531274 additional information Butler Choi ba677012cf had uncovered was so ad20a7ed6b worrying.029cf08a84ad16c3
The loan shark 719a0d5b53 from whom her 8eb95a65a1 father had borrowed 3ba3835c1a money when he 4134efeef2 got into gambling e38ecf6a84 did not seem 440cbb4ba6 to exist. It was as if 61a0125c78 they had vanished from 7f751344e8 the world in an 22ef2cd88e instant.3fb4064c819b4e77
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The timing of the d808429a7b disappearance was recent. At first glance a23091f97b it seemed irrelevant, 5bc1a057bf as her father b0c97500c7 had borrowed the 1abe3aa46f money some time 8ec9698fb6 ago.fbed01412dc92181
But it was 2f94b39a47 also possible that 4c11cbbd6b the situation had ebc56b8ba4 been carefully orchestrated. He needed to press 9f523d4e0f Soobin further to be ff0515b384 sure.5c81036e578c15ad
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“Why are you smiling?”36ddfe55fb156755
“Because you’re bold.”9fe97d111f7aba08
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“You’re talking about yourself?”e2e70a7226c70ba0
Her words, meant 6428980a7f to provoke him, a71b9a8534 only amused him.1ce6e2ae8c015d52
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It all 3197b48f56 seemed too 0f4a968202 natural to 38f0b570e6 be a aada856663 deliberate act a0b0192e53 to get d6f9508236 his attention.d1c2a6308f94272a
“Did you enjoy yourself with me?”88840e0afbbb4a31
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“It wasn’t bad.”6c2a58ab36275946
“You said you enjoyed it before.”52164a5d886c94ea
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“Now that I think about it, it didn’t seem to be anything special.”96d2c3811c572a74
Getting closer to her 5025e62c98 like this might not acff0adebb be a bad idea.0cae32d248090785
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He had 1800a6382b been told 6e3ad27e12 to keep 4be7a5e227 his enemies dd72d38c10 close, and bee4b5793e he was 75f8c65d39 always looking 3612cb08b0 for an d6a777d364 opportunity. That was why he 0ff24dea15 had created this persona, 0adc217269 to hide his true 6a20dcf4d5 self.f89ba03bad9a4c38
He gestured d6c3b32806 to the 3ef587b55f gun in 52a7c76e46 her hand. Soobin followed his 7c94e9f48c gaze, then smiled 9440620c48 and handed it 5121f8af7c to him.67b49159fa210220
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“Thank you.”a1bbece3004916cd
“It’s dangerous for a woman to carry this.”6b57f0d585b6c50a
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Soobin followed him fd02f02734 as he turned b0328c39a5 and walked away.795365737936833c
They sat down 5093a06117 at a cafe f43fab0390 and Woohyeok immediately 5a2d444dc6 added a generous 97e79524b4 amount of sugar 826c8cd517 to his coffee.38d8262ceaa2d04e
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“Isn’t it too sweet?”fc9cf4cb254c569f
“I don’t like bitter things.”ea6b72c09db4b713
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Soobin’s eyes widened. He looked like the type who drank strong espresso, not sugary coffee.643b2ff5de6bb759
“So you don’t drink alcohol either?”69103ab35d357f4d
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Woohyeok sighed 262ac9a152 at her 6cffc91695 innocent question, 21637137bd a corner a4aaba8048 of his 21889fc7d4 mouth twitching.4a37ee8577496407
“Alcohol is sweet.”8d035ebd34af04b4
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“I don’t understand people who say alcohol is sweet. What’s wrong with their taste buds?”98eb9b587eb90587
Soobin wrinkled her nose c33608554c as she picked up 4e18682bd1 her coffee cup.1ee29c2b10b03eb8
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Woohyeok watched as 68409f6e3d she raised the e0902fc5d6 steaming cup to 573d12e3f7 her lips. He put down his 9914200683 own cup.cbd8aa17d6476910
“Weren’t you right-handed?”3526670cedc13e64
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“What?”f10e9884d8102f10
Soobin followed 83c290b861 his gaze 3f4032371e and saw 09feb8ea1d that she 568800c871 was holding caba86bace the cup ba1b9e5262 in her bcbc5356a7 left hand. Her eyes 5262ae7214 twitched, but f55d7a7c5f she quickly 4ff61ab3e0 composed herself eb7f2c9599 and took 2fb7c62436 a sip 4b1be4a1aa of coffee.2f5e937672c1e523
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“Does it matter? I can hold it however I want.”97bb69cc705d4937
Her right 7797ae0fcd shoulder was a184f64fe7 completely bruised 98c2a62283 from several 543656b33e days of c8382e8751 clay shooting, 33f7a1f5f4 unable to 644740dbb8 withstand the 2d49cca24b recoil. She had barely e6b112e941 gritted her teeth 731bdcac91 and fired a aacc312446 gun. She had b690e95b2c used her c8fefd53cc left hand 7c459b9e36 because even 1d9b65b403 the slightest 649bef917a lift of 4ad85197f8 her shoulder 2fb427dcbc caused pain 8a403d88f5 in her 6e191f52be neck.6d99b068058a9e08
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The fact that he 17e59f5013 had noticed and pointed ba8af39262 it out sent a fef0af8934 shiver down her spine.2aae2a5654d6ec53
Soobin sighed 28ed0510a4 at the 97dd40e43d way Woohyeok 19bcf0ed32 instinctively shrugged 0929151577 and took 3486c44731 another sip 4a4717e4e8 of her ce11257c3d coffee, still ce96b94273 using her 58e5e2e31e left hand. 64fdf3b9dfc7917f
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“Did you come alone?”dad0bee6e38d73f1
“What if I did?”521315b8c35ead16
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“Let’s go together.”8d358e2dae08fcd3
“Together?”fdf534880bc03c76
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Soobin’s voice cracked slightly, surprised at the unexpected offer.425123da6b0bc93e
“I can have my driver bring my car back. Are you a good driver?”4c88a07d18cdc017
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“Are you saying you want to get in my car? And I’ll be the driver?”f1cca958b763cff8
“If you’re driving your own car, what driver? But if that’s the way you feel, I’ll make sure you’re properly compensated. Whether it’s here or when we get there. Wherever you want.”c281e6c0a1c2beeb
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“……”ea7004b1cd6fe9bb
Soobin’s mouth went dry as she understood exactly what he meant by ‘compensate’.b5d69c762ecad6bb
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