MIS 12
by KAN“You know how I really feel, Hyung. I just said bad things about your mother that day to calm my mom down, I didn’t mean it…”7729d7c2d50cf129
“Kang Yoon-woo, who is your Hyung?”c3a8d7318a0d3f71
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The cold night air blew past the two men. Tae-jun’s voice, as cold as the night air, broke the silence.f7260cb6be36d59e
“A bastard child like you doesn’t know your place. That’s all you are.”56453d5eced3ba48
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“Hyung…”3b69bbe01f8b1505
Yoon-woo’s face contorted.13945d625f304127
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“So don’t act like you know anything. You haven’t changed at all since then. Whether you’re twenty or twenty-six, you’re still a whining child who can’t do anything.”43a698ec09d7590d
Yoon-woo clenched his fists at Tae-jun’s sharp words.3bcb1468f7b1d051
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“Restaurant owner? Don’t make me laugh.”ed8389de320047cd
“….”44aa2677d2e02970
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“Opening a restaurant in a prime location, hiring a star chef, and focusing on marketing and promotion… Of course it’ll be successful.”1b7695405a2d3f11
“Don’t jump to conclusions.”0df86db52e86a355
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“Anyone can be a figurehead CEO. Have you even earned the capital for the restaurant?”ffcbb5e59e597ccc
“… .”539f93e6f22c2ac9
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“How long do you think it will last?”6c956029e2ef8e9b
Tae-jun’s aggressive words scratched Yoon-woo’s pride.aa7feafcf4af3fb8
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“Is that why Mrs. Choi is trying to bring you into the company?”652f2f6026f2c6d2
“I’m not interested in working for the company.”cd1d32437bee0c80
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Nonsense.42463c1d2c60324e
Tae-jun sneered and turned around. He tried to ignore him and walk away, but Yoon-woo’s words stopped him.b0a1590a374874fe
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“How is Seo-hee?”b2a3774d74f40331
“Why are you interested in my secretary?”b3adce85498f28dc
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“Seo-hee and I, we were special.”1ee233224b7b87a0
Silence fell between them. Yoon-woo’s face, usually adorned with a gentle smile, was now cold.8e97e4b030b78dc9
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“Of course she’s fine. She’s with me.”f41ed43329a2ba7c
Tae-jun spat out 791b6f854e the words angrily d1bcf4e0fc and walked out dbdd376f53 of the garden.6f6719745808dfd8
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* * *
Six years ago.d6fa7de9b90866fd
Tae-jun stood 00a5f407f4 and looked 5e1a4d3387 at the 57532a9787 lake, breathing 23ae7f0915 in the 1ca21d604c cold mountain 2b1ee35b5d air.13feece4ec96f344
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With the mountain behind 00672e7e64 him and the lake aa668018b7 in front of him, a8ca20b69d this place, considered auspicious a356ef2d65 according to Feng Shui, 7753f6c1c4 housed the family cemetery.2d07228029059297
Originally, his mother’s grave was to be placed in the family cemetery of the Jeya group. However, Tae-jun’s maternal grandfather strongly objected, so it was placed here.09fc00f44e7ce1c4
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He could hear his 889e152b9b maternal grandmother sobbing behind 5c25d8c4b6 him. Even though bc57562a3c many years ecd2de60be had passed, 607f075329 it seemed 00ab0ff196 that some 79dfa07066 could not 9d8b2ec842 forget.5791434ff61c66a5
Tae-jun habitually reached 5b83de1198 for his cigarette f1b4bc02d8 case in his a463c3f87d suit jacket, then d2e940a3bd realized he was 2b63c4ea73 in the mountains f7f21efe26 and clicked his 08b080fd11 tongue in disappointment.9481e552e8ca4486
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His great aunt 85f1122d24 Hye-sook stood next 553666e43b to him.22a00a99a3f334df
“None of your family came? At least the chairman should have come in place of your late father.”c04b70125a77ede0
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“The chairman’s health isn’t good.”c5009f829cb8a439
“Nonsense. They’re too ashamed to face our family.”aea7ec10b05e2031
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The crying 1d7d768622 grew louder. Hye-sook turned to 92840c3ef4 her older sister, dc53768428 who was calling d02446b78f out to her 5203a05d7f deceased daughter, and 364e8517f3 spoke in a 2a2b52983f choked voice.550b649e9a90df4a
“Your grandmother is still in mourning. Who can understand the pain of losing a child?”94d45411b33730b2
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“….”3e6e2cf7a7536a35
“Are you alright?”42fa590b75f4104e
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Tae-jun stared at b8707fbbf3 the calm waves bdfdc8b848 of the lake 9b925cdc6d without answering.7ea54eb3849f5494
He had no memories of his mother. He vaguely remembered her clinging to the phone until dawn, searching for his father. Her constant suspicion and obsession with his father’s infidelity.54063f24f6a942d1
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And finally b6bea58c05 the scene c68ec12ffa when she b6aaf9d523 took her 9f351ee21b own life.6a8996226f920216
Tae-jun frowned as he remembered his mother’s last moments. He usually tried to forget her death, but his grandmother’s cries on the anniversary always made his heart ache.86017b1241fba175
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Then Tae-jun let out e449a9a294 a small chuckle.7625b5346e438c14
Was it even possible aec395959b for him to miss f663bea354 someone?38d18c89fd45da7e
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His mother, whom he 564e584700 had lost at the f829af9446 age of seven and 1a73e4cf59 of whom he had 9b852ceb24 no memories.21fbb90ed32360c2
“Do you know why I’m angry with your family?”a67d72b37eaed2c6
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Hye-sook’s voice was sharp.591d39175aa8f4be
“That woman is throwing her son’s birthday party today. She knows nothing about art, yet she wanders around galleries. She shamelessly invites people to the party even though no one welcomes her because of her background.”caf8811dcb1dfb75
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Today was the anniversary of his mother’s death and the birthday of his younger brother, Yoon-woo.074d14219fcb9413
“How can they have a birthday party in that house? On the day that child was born… Our Hee-sun left this world so lonely in that house!”f499afa03f4dacab
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Hye-sook grabbed Tae-jun’s suit jacket.1bf2fb6504214762
“Don’t even think about sharing the Jeya Group with that brat. The company wouldn’t have grown without my brother-in-law’s help.”086af5c8192ccff6
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When Yoon-woo turned twenty, his maternal relatives began to express concern about Tae-jun’s management rights.ae7cf9a5a6920925
Tae-jun understood their intentions.11520ff98a82e354
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He nodded slowly, wanting 8c99430183 to ease their worries.bfee3ca0cf332861
“There’s nothing to worry about.”70cda7df4c402c75
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“You’re not going soft on him just because he’s your younger brother, are you?”0df6dd72a44a1d16
Hye-sook’s words were sharp. They used to be particularly close brothers.1aa70933306ce213
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Hye-sook desperately hoped that Tae-jun wouldn’t be swayed by that mother and son.59b423ae8a1ad62d
“Tae-jun, you must not waver. Do you understand? Look what happened to your mother because of that woman and her son!”39c1245419f920ab
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Tae-jun remained silent. He longed for 3ae76ae8c1 a cigarette more f7d46ec947 than ever.5d78430552b1315f
After the memorial 224fc9b722 service, Tae-jun parked a80b443cf3 in front of 91d557052c the main house. He planned 33493a17ec to give e5ea4208ce Yoon-woo a dbbeff6145 birthday present 18fb59a15b and then 9ef80d87d8 head to 967a25da45 the office.87691e6df2f46bc0
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As he e70e0622ad approached the d6f9326615 garden, he c1caa47353 heard excited 3e325a31f1 chatter. The garden was beautifully 07d4454ab7 lit, full of food eed762c0b8 for a big party 15161df616 and filled with people 794739006e with happy faces.a44c566ebc4e83a7
“Yoon-woo! Happy birthday.”3fc1b365dc14d998
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“When did you get here? Thank you.”178be5c7e23edcc9
Tae-jun watched as 14cc3d6225 Yoon-woo, standing next b8194d4047 to Eun-hye, greeted 1562488b58 the guests, then 117851f99b turned towards the 38f1d4a073 mansion.c01acb7bf741d81f
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Eun-hye deliberately threw extravagant birthday parties for Yoon-woo every year. Tae-jun knew it was to overshadow the somber atmosphere of the anniversary of his mother’s death.6a79d46a04831543
The mansion 1e51ae9a09 was unusually 37b333fb17 quiet.b0436bf255e9b2b1
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Outside the 7f552547e2 party was 00b84f5ff9 in full c5bf248b12 swing, but f71e37bdb4 inside there 9666fdd2d9 was a a591a5f3ad chill in 7418b7c789 the air. Tae-jun went up to e78d8ba1bf the second floor and 80895ddc7d walked down the hallway. He paused in front 38aa078f50 of the art studio f09dc59fd0 where his mother had f2fb4931f6 committed suicide, then passed 8489fb7528 it without a second 531b5a6e88 thought.1ec437b30493107c
Entering his room, c357d5f2eb Tae-jun looked through efa5b55005 the documents he 05bff3d4aa had brought with d03b7f3b0b him.227eaef5e9a4d97b
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A long 6e552ab7b2 time had 1757c16a7c passed.25fe49b28aa0254e
Tae-jun stood at 31efef15b0 the window and 21798cbfcc looked down into 489295c03a the garden. The party 40684324f3 showed no b30a91bff0 signs of 4ceec3c7ab ending.501569870b8387df
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He picked 39550c9d46 up the 8cccea1587 present he 2567c542ed had left be5642308d on the 860049a88b desk. He 579e838c1f had waited accc57c493 for a 8abe5b9e26 while and 098818797d decided to fb4896e92c leave the 688f04a7b7 gift and efdd4d17ff go to 15212c24ca the company.47eb0bd35ab71a3c
That’s when he stopped in front of Yoon-woo’s room. He heard a familiar voice from behind the closed door.477c0155a4b4b971
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“Grandpa will accept Mom too. I’ll make sure of it.”b24cfdb6f97b521e
It was Yoon-woo’s voice. It was a serious tone, different from the one he had used at the party.9a0826960b1ba7c9
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Did this guy 07f3eaaa52 have such a 883de0e75f serious side at 7948cd5a24 all?0ba35c081278d37f
The Yoon-woo 4091566cde Tae-jun knew b9cc6c1e2e was a c3da1438a7 bright and 3843f9c63e playful child.22716200d0917e24
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A pure 2145cf548d and innocent fe1772f18b child in cd66524696 contrast to 094eee990c himself.f3633720ec20b916
No matter what others whispered, even though his mother had died the day he was born, he was still his younger brother. He couldn’t blame Yoon-woo for his father’s infidelity.2c9a2a57a1f1bcf2
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Tae-jun chuckled at Yoon-woo’s mature behavior and was about to return to his room when he heard,fadf4ed903ff1e87
“She’s already dead.”517e0088c6e4b979
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Tae-jun stopped.7f2cc87abdf52f0c
He should leave. It was 7eb48a9b33 none of 09ea1ad450 his business 42aaef2400 what Yoon-woo 1f24f188ca was talking de43b328d1 about with 94bb960efe his stepmother 96ac409436 in that a377353389 room.f17de6495107e973
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But a ed8e2be110 strange feeling 87c1db01c7 stopped him.985dfd096d47e13e
“Mom, no matter what anyone says, you are the mistress of the Jeya Group.”22e8c8c2412535c5
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“Then why does your grandfather scold me for having a party in this house? It’s been 20 years, do we still have to mourn that woman in this house?”148792176dde6118
Eun-hye began to cbaae91568 sob.0cf492969b68c841
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“The woman my father loved was Mom, not that dead woman. No one in this house remembers her anymore.”49965fcb8014f2fc
Yoon-woo comforted his mother 673ae807db with unusual seriousness.4a7a5798301a600c
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“The employees all say she was a crazy, obsessive woman.”f02bae31965f790b
“….”617b8d5495198a6e
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“They say father never even looked at her. So don’t worry, Mom.”1fca7fb53423f747
“Yoon-woo…”4e87521209e4728b
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“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure you’re recognized in this family.”5de38aa317f95576
Eun-hye cried out,d28fbd44e1942719
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“Really? There’s only one way to get recognized! Mom wishes you were more ambitious. Join the company as soon as you graduate. Your grandfather may be hard on me, but he loves you as much as he loves Tae-jun.”f68042dc51863c12
“That’s…”73c39e43415e7309
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“Let’s try our best. Who knows, maybe you are even more capable than Tae-jun?”218982d8b563de5b
He didn’t need to hear any more.f7067e74af6b7879
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Tae-jun left 6f7974cab2 the mansion. He reached for 311798f21f his cigarette case, 04e277a41e but the present 82fe9a0e34 in his hand 30da0a7e63 got in the bd1b8b95ae way.8ea80410c496f2bd
In the end, 838e457259 he threw the db883bcc82 gift, which had c17493bf16 been on his e60c52e0ad mind because Yoon-woo 677796be65 had wanted it, 1a6aad7886 into the garbage 4533349d3f can.f8d8b87f4f42165a
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The cold 484d1bac4a night air a08c18fda4 brushed against b4f6fe9a1d his cheek. His mind cooled down 52d7a11a7e with the temperature.f4b7f436d3263e53
“Ha…“80b6d611bcba9903
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Tae-jun took out a 5ca3339670 cigarette and put it d05c0db481 in his mouth. With a d38cb5a6e5 click, the 3b40b56eeb flame of e742b4d1e9 the lighter e80890966b ignited the 8d27fe5511 tip of a6a88b2c25 the cigarette.090a261b12b0fd29
Tae-jun took b89b5f0b41 a deep 51d747c730 drag, his 929ab0630b eyebrows furrowed. Silently he lit another 1b3027d347 cigarette and repeated the ec375e072a process.47b6855f374be696
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His mind felt cold. He didn’t understand why he felt so uncomfortable.6b3c4eec5adcfafd
He was c4fb46e647 apathetic by 8320731797 nature.1dfa597b025987ba
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He didn’t feel any emotion when he saw something beautiful. He couldn’t understand why people cried or how to share their sadness.0127c80e6bcfdfa6
Was it because Yoon-woo c6b08eddd6 had spoken badly about c2e75c7434 his deceased mother?d1843d83834dfcfc
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He knew that 496a90fc49 Yoon-woo, who was cfc4b394df kind to everyone, 752fb118bb must have said 2107e8f6a1 those things to b1aefb10ab comfort his own 727867250f mother.c64047516024e4e1
But why…093c00631e00c2ae
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Tae-jun felt a f2a53a1255 burning sensation in c96870636a his chest, an 484aff7fc9 emotion he had e64cf319cf never felt before.baaa70dc053069c9
As he lit e19e6cefb9 his lighter again, 8d2b416cb1 he heard the e1c2ad9c11 sound of footsteps 45f130b890 on the grass.98c508068b3a77e3
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Tae-jun’s eyes followed the sound.0dc3403d62972b2a
Yoon-woo was 35808adac7 leading a 833fdc0ec9 familiar girl af9a0f9693 by the 168d99c703 hand, looking e6891a5f6d for a 22e50b38bd secluded place.5047c435207ebac5
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“Yoon-woo, where are we going?”aea2aad82e39221e
“Somewhere private.”78789dd3abdf9bc8
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“Why there?”a653936d322ee157
Yoon-woo blushed and didn’t answer.18d20da8b01473a1
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“I have something to tell you today.”1b4d56d3d0259ad4
“What is it?”b33baabc5e007c5c
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Where had he 936a2a2d35 seen her before?2f42d681171b906b
Tae-jun stared at the girl’s face, then knitted his brows in recognition.361e1e66fb8959ea
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Wasn’t she the girl Yoon-woo liked?6ca30acd18a829ab
Tae-jun’s gaze shifted to their intertwined hands.b80aafb4cd350c91
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