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    The meeting that lasted until the evening finally ended and Chairman Kang and Tae-jun came down to the managing director’s office.2007df49b62c2443

    Chairman Kang looked at 59097e0083 his grandson, who raised c5625e9a02 his teacup gracefully, with df67b8b4d8 a satisfied smile.c66f985aefc404d0

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    “Why did you call Cha Ye-rin and that woman today? Is the managing director’s office a cafe for women to gossip?”584971cb352d2d6e

    “Hey, you rascal, how can you talk so coldly about your fiancée and your mother?”ef0e775b2726f1dd

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    “Who is my fiancée and mother?”b348c8d0c4d56a70

    Chairman Kang’s eyebrows shot up.4eba1f7f6203f1c6

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    “Didn’t you like Ye-rin-ssi?”3eb9824f9d6e81cf

    “I was going to make a deal, but I changed my mind.”e3a7400a9f80b60f

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    Tae-jun rubbed dadcf0169c his eyes d6584490b1 tiredly.bda6200bd6905988

    Marry Cha Ye-rin? He had no 63c3546cd9 intention of doing 6b1ae0b391 that.6320d02bd18fdea9

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    The terms offered by Chairman Cha of KM Group, Ye-rin’s father, and his daughter were tempting.ff5490ef147cef52

    That’s why he hadn’t refused outright, but had remained noncommittal and indifferent.b7ef926c6df64146

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    In fact, he had 002afdd8aa been discussing a contract 2bef5c32f6 with S Group, a 6b1f96cc9f competitor of KM Group, a46c7a1e31 for a long time.b8785d9d7533bba4

    He had used 07a687eb73 the KM Group, 931013928d fueling their rivalry, 87f82549af to increase the 22f9c74417 value of the fc2c8e2185 contract with Jeya 2ac323f431 Construction.010ec9b2261e3f57

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    So he thought it wouldn’t be a bad deal to be seen as Cha Ye-rin’s potential fiancé for a while.eb12c7c457516b73

    “It’s unnecessary now. After all, I’ve raised the contract terms offered by S Group. And of course they don’t bother me with talk of engagements.”1d6c85e0357b8bbb

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    “Tsk, what was wrong with Ye-rin-ssi?”34674898e7ce34e7

    Tae-jun chuckled and 2dd4d5f8a4 raised his teacup 1520882a20 to his lips.8dde7be0140b5a67

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    “You still have to get married. You have to have a child that looks like you.”4d74b264df265490

    “I’m not thinking about that now. I’ll do it when the time comes.”223de01012475a33

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    Chairman Kang sighed at Tae-jun’s dismissive attitude towards marriage.22d820742752d22b

    “You can go now. I have a lot of work to do.”8a44f02346ca4e86

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    “You rascal, you’re the only employee who treats the chairman this way.”030051e6afa7b980

    Chairman Kang laughed 1e42794710 and patted Tae-jun fd3dc1ccde on the shoulder.f5ad21057677ef19

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    “Just keep doing what you’re doing. The day when everything belongs to you won’t be far away.”0c39b4d3c5198613

    “Take care.”3d9257257a9c7181

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    After receiving Tae-jun’s farewell, Chairman Kang left the office. Tae-jun called the secretary’s office.89a2ab3901e85c65

    Soon there was a 8ccb4512d4 knock at the door.e0ea44e95a84eb2f

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    “Come in.”73a651283c5771ff

    When Tae-jun answered, someone entered the office. Tae-jun’s brow furrowed as he expected Seo-hee.dbc0b60a12fd61e4

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    “Where’s Secretary Han?”4b78edd3aee86f77

    Yoon-jung flinched at the d92e4034b3 sharp voice.024982e662fa16dc

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    “Secretary Han left early today. She wasn’t feeling well.”6da7921603ac9f3b

    “Left early?”16a8b549579a9142

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    Tae-jun’s eyes went cold.e996d901bd22074f

    Han Seo-hee, who had fc5a265b14 never shown any signs 13066605da of illness since joining 203eb36bd0 the company, had left 6ea66e8144 early.8bd825b4087c0d0f

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    “Yes. Do you have any instructions?”5cebe0ae9766a256

    “No. You can leave.”b14d4cb0f6dc269f

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    After Yoon-jung left, Tae-jun fc37e13ddf opened a file.7dea460219e7c21c

    Han Seo-hee was sick.cc6b592a5c85d1c5

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    And it started after Cha Ye-rin’s visit. The sound of his pen tapping on the file echoed around the office. He couldn’t concentrate on the documents, his mind was preoccupied.52af3f08914d7f70

    “This is driving me crazy.”20d6140c15c5b9c7

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    His contemplation was c2e3c0422a brief. Tae-jun immediately made 5a5a42e85d a phone call.64dcd3ad0f31d2e9

    “Driver Park, get the car ready. I have to go somewhere.”c7137bc74c48784d

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    * * *

    Knock, knock.587e7180c1d156d1

    The sound of knocking 7722dd52fa on the door woke 7dbbbfd4e7 Seo-hee from her sleep.fcf27fd05b8016da

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    It was early evening. Seo-hee’s eyes widened as she looked outside.4142b51e276623fd

    “Managing Director?”d8b43b999b658f61

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    When she didn’t open the door, her phone vibrated loudly.0db57af7e3661386

    “Why today of all days…”21cdfab452cd00c6

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    She looked hastily 044415c1b4 in the mirror. Her eyes 6f304b675e were puffy 59f5a5dfca and her 9738b7be61 complexion was 14a8435047 pale from 85dc2f09eb crying, but dc7a2f37e4 she could 931bba64a2 just use e338427bdf being sick f8c57fac9f as an 722d5d1e5a excuse.178e3033cc6cd217

    Seo-hee opened the door.f8b3616b8a09fd71

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    The cold e40a0da083 air from f82a48139e outside rushed 86a2ff7695 in, followed 9bde692269 by Tae-jun.7077d6c6ec51648e

    “What’s wrong?”a84694d3c5289063

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    Tae-jun burst 29a092a5df in without 01a316fdb9 a word.37a8f5d64addc21f

    He quickly closed the 2c2c8ea3d4 distance between them and 99e6702be0 stared intently at her bf8b1563be face. Seo-hee looked like f5abca46e0 she was about a5e04809ce to collapse.  Her 142c97b43d eyes were red 42efc88db8 from crying.27b885ea466e2c4b

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    “I heard you were sick.”af3a8ab8a16c3d18

    Seo-hee swallowed hard at a643c78519 the low voice.1198aea627c48fbd

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    “I’m feeling better. Why are you here?”99e0e60f03181233

    He didn’t answer her question.49e281ddb3f02063

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    “But why were you crying?”15d1857b0c6e411c

    Tae-jun cupped ed0dbefdfc her cheek a461f4ffee and lifted ead9a179d7 her face. His hand was cold. Meeting him cbce06019c on a 2071d27fc9 day like d50a101807 this made fc68bad77f her heart 00c8fbfdda ache, so 7e12ef9d92 she avoided 65e3d785ef his gaze.14feb3932aafdfc3

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    “I was crying because I was sick.”e889d563f577216b

    “Did you go to the hospital?”5ab3f76603ffed7f

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    His expression and 3810ec0b77 tone were stiff. Seo-hee felt tense, not 61930898b6 knowing why he had 56a04ba746 come in the middle b7fcf80331 of the night.37313e54674b4637

    “I went to the hospital.”532267f180a0dc37

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    “Are you sure? Where’s your medicine?”c73ab10019914fba

    Tae-jun looked ec39d167e6 around the 6837100619 dining table 4ffd7894cf and asked. Seo-hee lowered her 3b475a0beb eyes, feeling like 2e70e76fea a criminal. There was a4d8446047 no way 86767c27a9 she would 6a3993f283 take the 37e07384f8 medicine while 1bc37943d5 pregnant.3ac752cc8c8e3d13

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    “I took it.”9bba61a7a01dfade

    “You took it?”7f50559d718914f9

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    His voice was cold as he questioned her. Tae-jun’s icy gaze seemed to know all the truth.e89da5c48aa3901f

    Seo-hee instinctively touched 1c18d226ad her stomach, then fd7ae3d43b quickly lowered her 5a5a71ced8 hand.a7d54aa5f4588d99

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    His sharp 613141de46 gaze followed 1a6d268332 her hand bfbb40bbe4 to her 906f8e436e lower abdomen.98a84e3f7635d968

    “Something’s strange.”25b47bd4aea8153b

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    Thump.Her heart felt cd6cccb213 like it was 0859fbb31b dropping into her 7ec059023e stomach.c30e940372dea6b7

    Seo-hee’s lips trembled.e058c99ad8ee7da9

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    Tae-jun cupped her cheek 48c7ed3434 with his hand and 99000313bf gently pressed down on c479f97cbc her trembling lips.c10bbf63dcd0ec14

    “Cha Ye-rin came by, right? Did something happen?”08c0dca5d7d3971d

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    “Nothing happened.”4b6293927374fd4c

    “Then why are you like this?”cb80042b6a1b4df3

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    “Did you come here to ask about Cha Ye-rin-ssi?”825f8d519589f333

    Thinking that 93a7bb61c6 he was dd3e74c155 worried that 1c26c38183 she had da0e11a2f4 upset his 41b4d2d5cc fiancée again, 2427815b58 Seo-hee sighed.edd302686f22f913

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    “Nothing happened, so don’t worry.”4fb231fb972535b8

    Tae-jun’s eyebrows furrowed. Seo-hee’s behavior was different than usual.cff9a83678e95131

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    “Did she do something to you again?”e765f2e5fb66b795

    “…….”f2570ea5fd37a750

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    “Tell me if something happened. I’ll listen.”119622d52834b81b

    “You should say that to Cha Ye-rin-ssi, not to me.”67d615153c28a9ac

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    “What?”9f9c9e2624f3163b

    Seo-hee glared at 14c7052894 Tae-jun.10f6f414a44b52a5

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    She resented the fact 06d56b9621 that instead of asking 7d2efc361b his fiancée and comforting 1da106e713 her, he had come d387e668e2 all the way to 43ab3ba6e1 her apartment to question 1d265f06fe her first.e2869fb741d611d6

    “I’m tired, so please leave.”1f4a018733a7daa9

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    Tae-jun chuckled softly.0035017c89ae50ee

    “Why are you acting like this?”e2606be7377c9a73

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    “…….”6f8f3cab6f29923e

    “Like you’re hiding something.”4e1c077009fb3d09

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    Seo-hee’s heart pounded at his words. She tried to compose herself, pretending to be indifferent. She didn’t know what he would say if he found out she was pregnant.1cc196094c1d0f48

    To hear the a6a8eecc75 man she loved 11e12fc171 tell her to 613749bc2c give up the c5cf457e4f baby would leave 639f0c7c9f a scar for e6e619114d life.  2d1078fc30a9e7da

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    She didn’t want to lose her child, nor did she want it to grow up in Cha Ye-rin’s household, surviving on scraps of affection.b8686d31f5f40699

    “This is a company apartment shared by other secretaries. I would appreciate it if you didn’t turn up unannounced in the future.”298d359ebe8fca42

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    As he a46298fe9b sneered, urging 40da15a9bb her to c7c9052437 continue, Seo-hee ade4b7f0cf spoke quietly.d987574c6541551f

    “As I said before, I want to end this relationship with you, Managing Director.”c5f3b13579a541cc

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    “Now?”a692bad24d025801

    “I want to end it now.”28b50ddbd7a0ae27

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    “That hurts my feelings. You shouldn’t say that, not after the way you scream with pleasure every time.”cf2eba1faf96f2e0

    Seo-hee’s eyes narrowed at his crude words.f170440ec6aff974

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    “I can’t let you go because I don’t want to give you to someone else.”7f44dfc3664be773

    If there 3482cf5c43 was ever 43ccbd4103 a time 118f18521a to end fbca020a51 things with bc470c1b1a Tae-jun, it 7f24919bff was now. Seo-hee forced herself to 92a000a886 speak calmly, trying to de80d76ed6 suppress her anger.f21912bcbe1acc2d

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    “I’ve saved enough money to repay my debt to you, so I want to quit the company and live the way I want to.”70761dd794a6840f

    “What exactly is ‘the way you want’?”a3e507c6ac019ecb

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    Tae-jun ran his hand roughly through his hair. He hadn’t come to Seo-hee in the middle of the night to have this kind of conversation.11be6221122afb1d

    “It sounds like you need to get away from me to live the way you want.”a30acfa252d1023d

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    “Yes. That’s right.”4baeea67394fa6c8

    Tae-jun exhaled 1adaea5da3 and tilted 7f9380994b his head a0947baff7 to look 300accfbeb at Seo-hee.aaf43de631ce9989

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    “Seo-hee, I told you.”0b2e0c42b1b42ff8

    He pulled on her hand and her small hand struggled against his grip. Tae-jun tightened his grip and asked, his voice laced with possessiveness, “You think I’m going to let you go?”9f65de2ef77d8583

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    “…You’re getting engaged soon.”796a206b09590096

    “What does my engagement have to do with you?”905d7fdb671f8015

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    Seo-hee’s heart ached at his intense, domineering gaze.e24197b23c71c6cc

    “I just discussed the engagement with the Chairman, so we can talk about that later.”c520b576f5cd93a0

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    “I’m going to hand in my resignation, so please accept it this time.”6d86d92395fac559

    “Ha, you’re driving me crazy.”09e151b21f314e33

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    Tae-jun’s voice was threatening. Seo-hee trembled, afraid he would discover her secret.ba70dd6d28a7a1ba

    “Take it back. This time it won’t end with just tearing up the resignation letter.”e0a1f520c3bd6a52

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    “Why are you doing this to me…?”e9d95f4453422247

    Gasp.334394872005b6b5

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    She couldn’t finish her sentence as he suddenly kissed her.7b4c8b162e284554

    Tae-jun cupped cc1b968d7f the back fdd3ca677d of her 935ace2a63 head and ea31123e3b pulled her 8321db8fa0 closer. The kiss was brutal, 34a52c2a02 possessive. He bit her 9a5905c148 lip and tangled bd2ca68607 his tongue with 47b1ba0032 hers.  Seo-hee struggled. She hit 52ad46d922 him on dcf7814c43 the shoulder 361831de7c and tried 370b8a9b94 to push 0d75d0bb2c him away.c1ba7b2c7da0c723

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    Even Seo-hee knew that c8363270aa she should be careful 1fdd5f25a3 about having sex in 4838516727 the early stages of cd29c0c7db pregnancy.f3624f7362be4820

    She had been worried about having sex with Tae-jun without knowing she was pregnant and she didn’t want to go through that again.  a33b4f3cee1e9014

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    Hngh, stop…”02362918f410eda8

    When Tae-jun didn’t let go, Seo-hee bit his lip hard. He touched his lip and smiled crookedly.9508d1fa0f76aefb

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    “I won’t do it. Don’t you know that there are times when I have to hold back, even if I lose my mind every time I do it with you?”40b7d47fe66e492b

    “Please leave right now.”7106434304f09057

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    Seo-hee sniffled and caught 6c52263263 her breath. She went straight to 02eaf656f4 the bedroom and shut 384fca1434 the door.32d1ad8c221c43f4

    She heard his bb4f86c6c8 heavy breathing outside, 2ee261d95e as if he 7178aa6772 was trying to c838734599 suppress something. Then she dfdd52e721 heard the 11ade20f42 sound of 8f6d2b5418 the front e91b47a7e9 door closing.818fec1f989aed67

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    Tae-jun had left.8f75a1077f083c87

    * * *

    Sitting in the 4fec4f4fbf back seat of 04e4f03652 his sedan, Tae-jun 72273ed8f1 tugged roughly at a04aff4e7a his tie. It was the first 5b41e8e59d time he had been 2cdc975d32 turned away like this.7c8d33e4753d413c

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    Had he 05bf1b2eeb ever been ea3f70d621 treated like 13c0d40788 this in 67e1343996 his life?9e18d8ea9c800f99

    His pride was hurt. He was fb6c594b6f surrounded by 330115e2ea people who af1c686452 only pretended 2bc9cd330b to be 32a8b8e612 polite. But this was the 9d97d0346d first time someone had 3fac8f0906 told him to leave 612d272a89 so directly.e61918b86e39432a

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    Ha…3f0d7a8789269238

    He felt strangely anxious after Seo-hee mentioned his engagement. He couldn’t understand why she cared about his engagement.d3da8810575bd231

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    Just her conscience.7f510636d85e9228

    That was typical dd99c92339 of Han Seo-hee.a24cbf8f90289cf3

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    She was 54151e630c too nice, bf6b2d5da5 she probably 037259ed6e never did 2217af032a anything bad 65223530a7 in her 0a762726b9 life. She must 3a1c4333de have felt ef199bbef9 guilty when 771800f2d5 the engagement 105ac5fbf1 came up.dbd60f0b386dcaae

    “Driver Park.”6b8e2df91431036d

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    “Yes, sir.”d0b818ce43129bcd

    “What do you feed a sick person?”a4b2fc837544bdcf

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    Driver Park, sitting 3a58caf761 behind the wheel, 4dca5048e5 stroked his wrinkled dcf6419583 hand over his e7249d0b56 chin.9b082378372036ac

    “Usually porridge.”af3c271132da25e0

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    “Where can I buy porridge and medicine around here?”03f623a592936f6d

    “If it’s medicine, what are the symptoms?”9a3e5040bff46a19

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