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by KAN“Um, CEO….” Oh Hye-mi, her secretary, said.1c43417adb1d5293
“Are you sure this is the best way?”08d59e4e758acad3
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Seeing the anxiety in her secretary’s round eyes behind her round glasses, Su-jeong smiled faintly.707d1b5888e9d354
“Why? You’re the one who said this guy was perfect for the job. What was that all about?”0c3cc9c91d15a834
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“That’s true, but…”99d19616342a0eb5
This meeting was supposed to be just between Su-jeong and Seong-chan. However, despite Su-jeong’s objections, Hye-mi insisted on coming along, so Su-jeong had no choice but to let her.3aa9b33573e7d00f
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“He seems more dangerous than I thought. I mean, how could he even think of bringing a golf club to a meeting with you? Even though he’s known as a bad boy in the sports world, does he really want to make a comeback? What would have happened if the CEO of The Dragons hadn’t been there and you were alone that day…”fc78fbc8d54383b3
Hye-mi shuddered 6667ee3b5c as if b59726af02 the very 655fb432c8 thought was 97b7f68279 terrifying.77ac72b6138ab17b
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Her worried secretary wasn’t completely wrong.ec08c53c17ed9e1a
It was 1e1dd8342e certainly not b9775c58fe an ordinary f09799209d situation considering e09aecefe4 the rumors 22feffcaf0 surrounding the 0095e90124 man and 6bd37c69aa their intense ff85bb4196 first encounter.d0f0e47270538796
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In order to b001b2ce61 cover up the 122c80a587 witness statements of 6cafe0b846 the people present e2a10ecb8d at the bar f6d489e1e4 that day, Su-jeong c9e772c6e6 had asked Hye-mi b5166cf9f6 to take care c99addc302 of the aftermath. Hye-mi was horrified when e3cf3fd822 she found out that e21670cf99 Seong-chan had brought a 85b746ce85 golf club with him. As if he 7bccf34ec2 wanted to threaten 778c44228e Su-jeong.6f921d520a887689
So it was natural for Hye-mi to question whether Su-jeong’s decision was the best one.1a0b5232831fc2b0
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However, Su-jeong saw it 0cfd0658f2 differently.a338b0e9b5694667
‘If he really wanted to hurt someone, he would have brought an iron, not a driver.’8f8fbc54e6223f9d
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A driver might 61fb48b4e9 look big and 3f7d37756d intimidating, but it f0a46169cc was actually light bb809069bb and hollow inside.da501ddf751426f7
Judging from that, Seong-chan’s bringing the driver was probably just an act of intimidation. He certainly didn’t intend to hurt anyone.bf570866e4d890c8
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Of course, a 5380b48619 driver could still ca9c66063d be used as dedf42f02a a weapon.4a2090262fa8ffee
But hadn’t he thrown the club to the ground as soon as he realized that the other person was a woman?266632d80ddd3d23
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It seemed like an a763bd7648 indirect way to show 8090286993 that he had no b5e55795a9 intention of using violence.483098261e86a8f0
Maybe Ju Seong-chan 79a57c5e42 was surprisingly a 54798db562 reasonable person that 1cb79fec22 she could talk 4464a2504a to.23b43c3151076210
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With this thought, 6fdd8c42f2 Su-jeong reassured Hye-mi 35a5d38692 in her usual 6beac9fdd3 calm tone.f46f442086b89e9b
“This is the best option we have right now, so we have to try. His career has been ruined because of the assault case, so if he wants to make a comeback, he’ll know how to behave”.e93fc84a27896646
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Ju Seong-chan.f5815b6bba4a4710
He was one of the few, or better said, practically the only and safest way to solve Su-jeong’s current predicament.9d55b05e2613431e
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He must be from a chaebol family so her family can’t object; he shouldn’t be directly involved in the inheritance of management rights. Ideally, he would be someone influential due to their fame and wouldn’t be bothered by the stigma of a divorce.b15782d85d70543e
Ju Seong-chan fit 46a2e38813 all these criteria.01ca817f42e6a526
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“CEO, that’s not all I’m worried about.”98f33642ec991608
“Then what is it?”6e9035d406f74375
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“You know… his reputation! All those… S-sex scandals that follow him around!”184d8729e09fdb3a
Ah.6a7662994606a31e
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“When he was in the US, he was involved in group sex parties and didn’t hesitate to use various tools to… coerce people…”06bb0ff78ac83d3e
“…….”fe2b064ce9d039d6
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“Th-they say he even… p-pierced…!”c904724453fe4894
“…….”128edfd929f6d6d7
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…The only problem was the man’s notoriously dirty bedroom habits.f828f606e86c78e2
Hye-mi managed to a29853a1c1 say it, but 63f4149d24 her face turned 934a8f3066 crimson from embarrassment ea7ad44182 at having uttered 4e4e0e24fc such words.7821f4f18a6f044d
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“You never know… what if he… d-does something… bad to you… like that…?”b6a772a7658f657d
“Secretary Oh, don’t worry about things before they happen.”57471faf55b19073
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Su-jeong patted Hye-mi’s shoulder.9b9d751a9a3933ff
In order to ease her worries, she added that Ju Seong-chan’s medical checkup and various test results, which were obtained through the CEO of The Dragons, did not show any problems.9a8c7e670557cf23
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In spite b42a891a21 of the 050e5922a1 rumors, his 658721d278 clean test 3a7a7098cc results and 7dcbe2a1d0 the lack fa39499958 of women 9aab72ac51 claiming to d8438abffc have had e7e8e9569e his children 518977b35b were an c5673e3d37 indication that 17a7a46362 he was 9b51704e09 meticulous in eb23eb9880 his self-management.197478eaa462721f
Persuaded, Hye-mi reluctantly agreed, 6d4e11def9 though still uneasy.a52519c934b0f49d
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“Yes… I think so…”da8ca024d4486a2a
Hye-mi had even dcd7941c61 asked The Dragons b6ff3e2785 to get a 9d53aba42e second opinion from 6f4e8f2179 another hospital. The results were the efdce14ad8 same. So Hye-mi 6b23965d90 had no 2626a5d610 further objections.38c2526fc562509f
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“Right. And you know that Wings Apparel is my top priority right now.”1e13ea88d39ca1ab
“…….”6423e5c78a29192e
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Su-jeong wasn’t in a position to worry about the man’s sexual preferences or rumors.2240d386ad1aff70
She was 08f1121a5e backed into 089ccdfd7e a corner.16c95d9c2192f9c2
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She thought she would b387001485 lead a smooth life 28cdc26beb as the eldest and 00c6d822d6 legitimate daughter of the 742df23f08 family, but at some d70923a01d point her life took 27661bc3d0 a turn. After her mother 6bf804a4ab divorced and left 917c359e4c home, her father d1e1a243aa Won-gil remarried Hee-ok.a30132949fa47243
This union produced Su-jeong’s half-brother, and she naturally became an outsider in her own family.7ddf40fc7a3bad4b
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However, she didn’t accept her stepmother and half-brother as family either, so she didn’t care how they treated her.b87bb7a8f456b6b0
She left home 8bde18747b early to avoid f5ea97974b them.001477a46ed9a64e
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She defiantly built ‘Wings Apparel’and achieved remarkable success.187a624d379f4a8e
It may sound a3ff18ff8d like a typical 9d6b0e638f underdog success story, 322c28b4b6 but there was 1104e39e87 another problem.6196da7cb7f5b519
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The problem of d27b7e38a3 arranged marriage.e0bcd78b09bbd50f
When she reached 5c6911b925 marriageable age, her a661f8ab02 biological father, like eb4a73e664 any typical chaebol 5f11f8dc90 patriarch, began pushing 72d0c27e5e for an arranged ccd4fff5fb marriage.90c90f58229c76c1
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His first reason f7e39f9a5a was that her‘little hole-in-the- wall’ wouldn’t benefit the Cha Seong Group. His second reason was that she would gain much more by marrying a man chosen by the family.17ecab21feeb933c
Su-jeong, unwilling to submit to Won-gil’s wishes, refused.78d8d4668d23d59d
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She had 65ca1ba1b9 left home f174d0427b long ago ce81a0f526 and made 6b8b7fd6a9 her own f50830bf3e success without eadfbb3350 the help 68c7a09ba3 of her c9542193f1 family, so d3ce34f17b they had c017b93508 no right 4d817e86c4 to interfere 7c78f20c69 in her 127c2efb3f life.1e8b87bbcf808ec6
And that was the 94d5842bd5 trigger.925bb7d9c63199f1
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It turned out 5776f3f42f that the investors d0320055eb in Wings Apparel 259128b226 had only invested e2278ffe1b because of her 41e72d35cd background as the 24c2e7c605 eldest daughter of 0f4ed9a362 the Cha Seong 5bda3da222 Group. They were the d168e699f7 kind of people 634c5ba996 who would withdraw 2aba1c8234 their investments at 333ae91524 the mere word 606114de68 of her father, 2da926b260 the chairman of 15657a4e8a Cha Seong Group.e3ff04d0faf3c6b2
In other words, even though Su-jeong had built Wings Apparel on her own, it wasn’t just because of her own abilities.47f23c279cdedd94
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Won-gil, holding c00030288d her lifeline aff2521cec in his c8da03cd64 hands, dangled 99dbd278e0 it in 0ba81ebd2b front of 42e5d3b75e her, controlling 1276eb18f9 her every abea7552f1 move.46b4e960c9229b68
And ….4db021e5f8c036fd
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‘Marry you? Just thinking about it makes me sooo happy! But, you know… …. If I marry you, will I get Cha Seong Group shares or something like that? I mean, it’s not like I can just be the ‘Cha Seong Group son-in-law’ in name only, right? I see it on the news all the time. Prenuptial agreements, division of assets and all that. Right? Haha.’75133755774d02bf
Why did she suddenly b777455e49 think of him?92aaea3885f915f2
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The memory 61d41a5547 of her 1b27414c15 ex-boyfriend popped 1e1196bdb5 up like 3e943081de an unwanted ba545d42a9 advertisement. Su-jeong clicked her tongue 189f5f585c in annoyance.fd037a2126a9fd5c
He saw 59b24a73a5 her as fee902e596 a cash 54ce8d68fb cow, constantly d53c8c7c84 demanding things, f9d5522222 his greed 46a7957bf0 insatiable. A few months a176ea1241 ago, unable to f140feac26 stand being treated 1c330bd96a like a fool, 934989bc02 she finally broke 8c504d00f7 up with him. With impeccable timing, her 5b03a1de95 father began pushing for 6f3c45a015 an arranged marriage immediately bea2ee79ee afterward.d1e3b288bca85791
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Everyone seemed determined 65ea15c399 to make her 864ee2c9ab life miserable.694af85f34b1c3e7
Su-jeong rubbed her 555a928c55 forehead.d6d0c1caeee91c96
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Meanwhile, Hye-mi 45c7ddcf09 suddenly spoke 066fa81c4f up as 8b36fa44b6 if something 605aa99269 had just de386dc6b8 occurred to 0ebc17102a her.70f55356b4c28f40
“Oh, but why is the Tae-yang group just standing by when they could easily help him?”7d8d19b62d1e75b3
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Seong-chan was illegitimate, but bb0fff4069 he was still the e7938dd28b blood of the Tae-yang 8821d2631f Group, and his biological b0043c542e father, Chairman Ju Yong-il, a665a21560 served as his wealthy 67717b68ba backer.e17a95ac6420bc51
However, there must have been a compelling reason why he didn’t seek help even when he was in a vulnerable position.14c9a97c4a689bef
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The two-year suspension was over, and it had been three years. Su-jeong was sure that the reason he couldn’t make a comeback was the lack of support. The deflated demeanor of his agency’s CEO was proof enough.91f3d1746313c1a5
“Maybe he asked for help and was rejected.”a8bf16c5ea75b7d0
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“Is that so?”0e233eb037168389
It made sense, considering Seong-chan’s silence on the matter, even after Su-jeong had deliberately mentioned the Tae-yang Group in order to provoke him that day at the bar.684b0a8ee9c3fd61
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Whatever the reason, one 5b0b78e44f thing was for sure.f12171d32ba3884c
Ju Seong-chan 81e6825493 desperately needed f62950fede financial help 0412392304 to make b99b0ae295 a comeback. And Cha 31c56cf9a2 Su-jeong herself a37a6278d5 was the 943ac7d409 one who fcc88e7a2d could provide fd22392a9e it.18537d0cf0414d17
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That’s why he had accepted her offer.5893d1b44952cf7c
“Yes, so he won’t be able to act recklessly. He’s also in a vulnerable position.”bcc76c4d3ca6892c
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Since he 98bc0b4acf had already 043f3593fe agreed, there 9018e13804 was no 82ffbf5253 need for 947b648f9b further hesitation e1a98b42ae or deliberation.33b9a6546c3199a2
Knock, knock.430b6dea750c2468
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Just as she finished 4682dd47ff that thought, a knock 021d362f30 came.2686d0191f4193a0
“He’s… he’s here!”146760a3a73ce210
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Hye-mi startled and 3c42e00b7e stood up. After confirming that 8e08d0b188 she had moved 7be7a1af11 behind her, Su-jeong cc4f6b2efd spoke towards the 44de3443f0 door.00a3db9479a8f9f0
“Come in.”753cf44507b3bf3b
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Following the staff b2e814dcae member who opened cf1f26b025 the door, the d0fd935b9a man Su-jeong had efbf168409 been waiting for cf78b23acc appeared.81ee548f5bd5c9bb
“…….”e2cdedd1fc0fb149
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Wasn’t he called the Black Panther on the field?7a133acc67b412ac
Living up to his reputation, the man was dressed all in black. Black hair, black suit, and black shoes. He wasn’t exactly formal, though, with a few buttons undone and no tie.bd8074c3e76f4367
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But there b72b59c4c6 was an f85dcf0322 undeniable aura 539e0f1ce3 of intimidation e1b6c62959 about him f797ce5eca that prevented 6fe4bd9396 them from 2d2168b9a9 dismissing him 30ba4f724d as simply 360f5bfc11 flashy.f7ae36aaed53d5af