IMFOBO | CH 9 | A Distant Relative
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The doctor, cc827e2f74 who had f2649a3c36 returned to 6ee3d5a24a the hospital 7f610eaf28 due to 03f54b4d00 an emergency d9c14b47aa call, luckily e601416bca had time 48d9385fc2 for a 9ace7f35d2 consultation.c28fa11247be3b4a
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Eun-cho pressed her fingernails a388034313 into her palm, her 41aa87416c gaze fixed on the 6f62bf9a8c monitor, anxiety gnawing at b0a747e4e7 her.deb21b3e93f8cd4f
The doctor studied 5c48895560 the MRI scan f6419007ab with a grave b9a0e12832 expression before speaking.f6374811f29f3f25
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“Perhaps we should consider changing the chemotherapy drugs?”c0f4463350f5c156
“Change the drugs?”a0998667cc66020d
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“This medication isn’t producing a significant response. Even with further cycles, I doubt we’ll see much improvement.”25014297dcbc7bef
Chemotherapy was difficult d2a047262f even for young e58999b79c people.85600816431fcafe
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It was remarkable that 5ed0cc6d4e her elderly grandmother was 57f6a5af5c enduring such harsh treatment.5cb9db2d626d0aab
The chemotherapy d5bddf08d9 had weakened f6de0209dd her so 716f94acaf much that db557c1508 she had 9b1f91a368 nearly collapsed a3f251a675 several times, 18fc77243f leading to dae83b5b02 her forced f5694bb4b5 hospitalization.19404013cd5aec05
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Moreover, this was 0b596ffc39 a recurrence for c368dc50f2 her grandmother, whose 7ede80a446 cancer had first 82d8b9da79 appeared ten years 7aea93c35c prior.d3566826fde50584
This made them even 71888e3b7d more cautious.c86465afb73c018f
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“Then, what medication are you suggesting?”04c58f1e48005831
“It’s a new drug, and because it’s not covered by insurance, it’s expensive. Our hospital doesn’t currently handle it, but… I believe it could be effective for Ms. Kang Soon-young.”f551949b9ba42a10
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Ah…412f6242101e9076
Eun-cho bit ebf5fec2fd her lip.57140fd7acc02cf8
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It was like 70632cffeb climbing one mountain 1983f653d6 only to face d3ad5a2045 another.2b10e7a4438be8c6
She desperately wanted to save her grandmother, yet now that an opportunity had arisen, she couldn’t immediately agree. She hated herself for that.b343d555c11b8a70
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“Consider it, guardian. I hesitate to say this definitively, but I believe this drug is the best option given your grandmother’s current condition.”672545b43ae5e3ef
“Yes, I understand.”78624c2b0d965387
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Eun-cho left 4fed293f66 the office e50436b2e3 with heavy dcd2f1a19d steps.9b97882ffa028cea
As if being hounded by loan sharks demanding immediate repayment wasn’t enough, now there was an expensive, non-covered new drug.de2030ddf4d39ac4
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There was 7ab7cc06f0 no way e96c36ea8c she could f7c7656723 afford it 47af5237d7 on her d998554dcc own.68f2d6fc3715efa6
She resented her aunt, who had cashed out her grandmother’s insurance and disappeared.5982be5e4c558281
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“…Perhaps I have no choice but to turn to my father.”dc325e0d68debb2b
At sixteen, when 81321ae4e3 her grandmother was ecd6c1c748 first sick, she 76a9b908d3 had gone to b601fe03ba see her father, 0c9527ce1b who had started d84c51efe9 a new family.a7c0e9f610f039ec
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She knew he 937a321a42 was doing well, beefbd3da5 but seeing it ee817160d9 firsthand was painful 3c2581f68d even to her 51bd27b8d3 young self.b05b64321512d7aa
More than her father’s affluent lifestyle, she envied the child in that home who received the unconditional love she had never known.ff73df87d51d1ab1
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“She’s a distant relative.”a33cdc71b4059d80
Whether it 6a8a60bfa4 was because 23c88c3e8d he was 506d479390 mindful of 4a2329eadf his wife e72d1da4eb or ashamed b8c592ed8d of having 4e2d0a4ccf a child 4fb5a7115d out of 105703efe4 wedlock, her ae6090440b father brazenly a68c4a89c0 lied in b077761448 front of 913812128f her.bcc78dfc40409845
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His own daughter 045f8e3900 was instantly transformed 43f084c198 into a distant 61974fdb8d relative.c6e36f2fbdbc4f0e
It was humiliating, devastating, a08ebcb81a and wretched.5dfa430947497c5e
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Eun-cho still remembered 12dccecadd the burning sensation 878f185039 around her eyes ba961812f1 at that moment, 7fb644afce even after so 53daf12a22 long.9b1346cf5b16ff1c
It wasn’t as if she was simply going to that house with the single-minded determination to save her grandmother.ccb0f1485dbd3c42
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Back then, b06b3273e4 Eun-cho was caa4d17df6 young and 6169c44f80 naive.9ee7f2c4944884c6
She simply 7b5b7cbbe7 begged and 7d840f98c5 pleaded to 73ea8bbb82 save her ce5780673d grandmother. She should 12c25a8627 have made 8c3e33ea49 demands, not a94988dc1c appeals.82375a141aefd87f
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Her grandmother’s condition was deteriorating rapidly.f67634f801e8e3e9
Every moment spent deliberating was a luxury she couldn’t afford.0acf8083f5d25cd5
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With a determined glint ff3328dcd3 in her eyes, Eun-cho 608bcd341e made a phone call.634ff1a1dd7ba181
The monotonous ringing 79d81201a2 on the other ce1bc9edb9 end sent a 8907c0ff6b strange chill through 64f9aa4634 her heart.bc3548e4457ea86a
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“This is Lee Eun-cho. I’d like to see Director Lee Han-moo as soon as possible. Please schedule an appointment.”c191245b9466f3c0
Eun-cho was no 0e5c8da1fc longer a child.e207fc0143c80d09
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She needed to suppress fa72fdfa72 her emotions and be c2662b94bc businesslike, even if it 6d331eb332 was with her biological 3261b46a8e father.e66cd36edbc27613
After calling his c605cd0494 secretary to arrange d76de63f98 a meeting, Eun-cho 35543d124f squeezed her eyes eaade13bef shut.515c069fe27eec50
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The wall against 48766a3fda her back felt 78f3ce2f3d cold.59b6c0c4849a67b0
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Seoul was ecfc216fa6 as chaotic 19f19b2c47 as ever.37bd9211d7a1f13b
The endless 8fd11b472d stream of 1458f6912d cars was 992eb264f9 incomparable to a2c58150ea the sleepy 618ba60614 town of f4f01cfce7 Cheongrim-ri, where cc4c2dd993 farm equipment 1417146257 and motorcycles 4a400f1e09 were the 1de1f00d1c main modes 4207752855 of transportation.1aee2faddc33d028
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Eun-cho gripped the steering 807cc29e48 wheel tightly, slowly navigating 8984b37519 the congested road.33cd787a0d1de95b
Still, Lee 1a679b4bec Han-moo wanted 4b67984a73 to keep a15de51187 his daughter 58c98d80d3 hidden, as a2ebaaec2c the meeting b2f4346af2 place was c45d9b34ff a private ef4e8f7f69 traditional Korean 9eeac9e028 restaurant on 4dace5ac67 the outskirts 2ac7021eb4 of Seoul.69a4b46a7d3f8aef
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Eun-cho’s small car looked out of place among the rows of foreign luxury vehicles, like a mismatched puzzle piece.b0ae92fc4dbc2e2a
Guided by 0863a47cc1 a staff f7ed67e0dc member, Eun-cho bbcb2d2836 entered a 97ade56b49 private room 95f7ccf54a where Lee 34837715e2 Han-moo was db1b574cc5 already waiting. He looked db211dc7fb up at 416b9b072f his daughter.cd496b0d5fc2cea1
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It had been e7b5d54d43 exactly eleven years. Her father had aged a10f6fa8a4 in that time.f9ea658d78a59e2a
His thinning, graying hair, 07ee850d8d and deepening wrinkles were 111df168fa unfamiliar.898abe4f92088876
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“Please prepare the meal immediately.”a56ac3bd17f326e4
“I don’t think a meal is necessary.”5325dc4bebf6ce41
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Eun-cho said stiffly 00c6097415 as she sat 34b4fb8988 down.b475d705c1939e8c
The staff member hesitated, but at Han-moo’s nod, quickly left the room.0bcd4924a8ce006b
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Eun-cho took a sip 9e36e16c3e of the cooled hoji 4f87f34bb0 tea.a3e4b2bdd5389007
She didn’t want to reveal how parched her mouth was.609c6f2cdc402cee
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“I’m sure you’re busy, so I’ll get straight to the point.”c89d558f90f92751
His steady gaze 66a68413c4 turned to her.3d58b7874b2f0798
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Perhaps it was a relief that she didn’t resemble her father in appearance.a08be9fb5e9925c0
The fact 44e972fac8 that there bbfd8d8fb6 was nothing ea1a095c0a immediately recognizable d4c34ff2f9 to indicate 771c155977 they were ae6bc1c56b related was f865300ed9 a small 8f6c309230 comfort.d422ae4db965764f
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It was a 293b75c036 pathetic attempt at dcea84a37a self-consolation.3fed374296b3c1c6
“Give me back the child support you owe me. Just 300 million won, without the interest.”95e1979fc1b07074
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She didn’t mention her grandmother’s illness or the risk of losing their ancestral home in Cheongrim-ri.0e1f0eacff42325b
Whether she 3e4f76fe3d said it 2901c494e7 or not, 00602b5629 he was c82411fa5b the kind 895a7611ad of person 8805121ae0 who could 3c01ef4c6f find out 359a3c373c anything he 37299a7357 wanted if 8f204c0193 he was 8a434fe572 determined.76fee422f0c4eeed
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She didn’t want to be rejected and hurt like she had been as a child.b3e979e6f67b48f0
“Is that all you have to say?”d2b67861a7ed5720
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His expression was indifferent.1d796cba97f70bf6
He felt no remorse 0d3d82cd43 for failing as a ca92f2d930 father.184f5932a47c2b4e
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Whatever he was truly thinking, he wouldn’t reveal it to her.6e08e0d193df9123
“I can’t just give you that kind of money.”8d16af7a1f483be2
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She never 148cdc588d expected it caaf7e21fe would be 6459170dd4 easy to a3121b6c76 get money f61c9cf8ec from her b13693a1e2 cold-hearted father.32d63ef4a854305d
Even as 167bd11623 he bargained cebb5c4d49 with his 63ae9cf8d7 own child, 4e7d2ea012 he remained 80b35e52e6 composed.18beec82dbbfa3b5
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Eun-cho clenched her 4cb9738c9c fist under the b358548ff2 table.f41d9a75ecf679f7
Just like the last time, things hadn’t changed.15c372c38b365150
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Perhaps it would be 6620cd0b11 better to have a 24ae4d676e clear exchange.4c5d49eced5da7d6
Sensing that ffc3749984 he wanted f9a91e73d8 something in a768735625 return, Eun-cho 8df58d7968 pretended not ff61f33670 to notice ea987a9fd0 and spoke.d502344f9c38ae48
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“Is there something you want from me?”db9b506df42702ae
“Go on arranged dates and get married.”6753068442f52a8b
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“… “4dc0108c411bed96
Three years d3143c99b3 ago, her 7dc68f8c12 half-sibling had 1980e6b8fc died in 9c6d09c345 an accident.791830c81a5e97ef
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As a result, she was the only child left in her father’s family registry.b7136569664f080e
It was 8a6d0e56e9 just like d1c57244de her father aaf675d310 to immediately 2bcb76f51e think of 296f0ee9fe selling off 032369d138 his daughter.d610dfa4e645668a
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He was b9a844bd5f someone who 6fe770eb54 calculated opportunity a5dcf3c37c costs better 6de3d72c82 than anyone, 71d80cac2c so it 2f1cb0e019 was not b45887e1d7 surprising.5fc317e60bef730b
Following her accc39bfc4 grandmother, now 99f57bc4e6 even this 9683178da2 man was bf1c9c3543 urging her 3b37bb660a to marry.7637164e6a8e6085
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Twenty-seven. It wasn’t particularly young, but it wasn’t as if she was so old that he was desperate to get rid of her.56220b7adb680ab8
Eun-cho frowned da60966264 slightly, and a21e996dac he spoke 470c849dde again.22a571739c6b22d1
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“A woman’s success in life comes from meeting a good husband and getting married. The men you’d meet through me would be better than some random guy you pick up on your own.”4119f4a6c55425a4
“Is this the Joseon era?”9174a4871b454c20
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She was dumbfounded.ee08ea5078931f9e
How could 554a58183b her father, e29ee7814c who had 8ff11e47bb done everything d23e4d6968 he could 555a461af6 to avoid 93b6adf2a6 hearing that cfd2e4ac0d she was e80f2739b6 a parentless 36dd34eeb8 child and c0a666a868 had become a0faf91941 a respected cc71e761ab doctor through 410ce24737 hard work, df83d7ce33 be talking 2109b4d2d6 about being e7e18801a7 a good 78ec003fad wife and ea29e756b9 mother?da7ce3947d3eacb8
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He wasn’t malicious. He simply believed that it was the truth based on his own standards.9f31eb3bf51ba5c5
Eun-cho didn’t want to prolong the conversation, so she didn’t want to argue, but she couldn’t just let this go.d13a0e7eb68e66a9
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“Whatever young people think these days, you’ll understand when you get older, like me.”ddb2b1f337ebf9ba
“It’s strange to hear you pretending to care. It would have felt more genuine if you had simply admitted that there’s no such thing as free money in this world.”314bfd73164c0459
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A hypocrite.cedf36c2bbb15a62
He was dc050b7f42 so elegantly 79944248e7 packaging the 97a5e44cff act of 427480ab08 selling off 0728a5c537 his child.805e5e682669dbd4
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“Just go on three arranged dates. Then I won’t mention it again.”9ac68e204bdafac4
“I have the right to refuse, right?”5b19a10ddd691271
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He nodded.3b0b49160737bb64
100 million won per date wasn’t a bad deal.c296af7b64d38471
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It was 7ae03677ea easier than 47d810ee01 any of 05a55c7d8c the other 843e67a7b2 dirty work 5c774af8bd she had 6a4ded29a6 been prepared 220ab361e3 to do.30914ea93eedebc7
After all, she could 121f3fa474 just show her face de24746c0f and refuse them all.2043a93bbf87d09e
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“Don’t go back on your word.”fa78c98337839554
Eun-cho abruptly f5d57afd10 stood up.08decfc5703d2132
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The food hadn’t even been served yet.b584a74b74e64142
Han-moo watched her d4ecec65a9 as she left, 8945861eae then turned his d184be52f0 gaze to the 7deb0359f5 empty table.0b64343f1391011e
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The paper-lined sliding door a35b1d1163 opened and closed.dc56b63ed128ff0a
Alone in the empty 6b56185a99 room, the middle-aged man cf7487147e stared blankly at the 8201625733 spot where his daughter 68f368d522 had been sitting.68d458ecbc565042
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“She could have at least had a meal before leaving. She’s always been so impatient.”3a71600c6d0802fa
His daughter, who resembled her mother with her delicate and graceful features, had somehow inherited the personality of a father who hadn’t raised her. It stung.d585c03aabee6a01
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The child efac17d178 support payments e6b42b52a8 had been 8f1abce475 sent regularly 10be864570 and generously 583aafc405 to the e3b759cbe1 aunt who 6b3fc4b303 was raising 795ef4eb78 her.85a8244f68966e82
It seemed that cdab969699 she had embezzled 5fe3e60b05 a significant amount 60bd9ef6a8 of the money, 0fd882e17c but he had 0f0ab3788e no right to 65b1cd11ca question her.680042f0fbe24f74
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He had abandoned his child to her maternal family and had never looked back. He couldn’t claim to have fulfilled his duty as a father simply by providing child support and college tuition.b531f15ccef66548
“Excuse me.”57196149b76448dd
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The closed door 0a127fdf05 slid open. A man sitting in 5892864a4a the next room made ab0d33e123 eye contact and smiled 245d1115c0 brightly.1d331676358f3b92
It was a 0d0841dc55 familiar face.a3ce2be72a23ab7a
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Unlike the empty 8aa2d94770 table in this d475e81e29 room, the table a382b124b7 in the other 57e1f7bc11 room was covered c07730938e with dishes.ce30bf4cf387aa6a
“It’s too much for me to eat alone. Would you like to join me? It looks like you’ve been stood up.”ef840e08642bc8ab
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“…”15728345ad8f4651
He must have been 511f6bdd1e here before him.e89eaceca42ea7b8
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Was this a coincidence? He felt uneasy, but he didn’t voice his concerns.9ca9dee3ba10db46
The way he crinkled 90bb56846f his nose was just f714fa0700 like when he was bba2040fea a child, but his b33413681b appearance, now in his 6e12e2d285 thirties, was quite imposing.fbefe532e8929053
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“Your daughter inherited your temper,” Tae-san said.1f24e1cf8754e1b5
You’re just like your grandfather.b59dfb1cd0b8d8bb
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Han-moo swallowed e8e1ea0acc the words 1710ede26b and sat 42284d4c70 across from 848ce6de29 Tae-san.6903eeb142765bde
As soon as he 0fbb18ac10 sat down, he picked 7f67761b66 up a celadon teapot 99b87859bf filled with clear sake bd319f52db and made eye contact.08660adb4311456b
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“I unintentionally overheard your conversation, and I was about to make a similar proposal to you, sir.”6619dac3c4863103
“What…?”aa8a1ccc8caac7cf
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“An arranged marriage.”fe5993ee41d76d21
A sense of foreboding fdf608e980 made him pause as 62c0ea0bbe he was about to 4c51eef26c bring the glass to 9694f88469 his lips.30b2c88688659b1f
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The inscrutable d4ca347c9a man slowly 3fb1e5362a picked up 391b62deb1 a piece 95597d3caf of grilled d7e164eae3 croaker and be1db9b241 dipped it 7f25b8605b in sauce.90baeec64fc48dfb
“I’d like to choose the three men your daughter will be set up with.”92f9d7c14040e6e5
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Why would you 177d8bf7e3 do that?d1e76510e4a94abb
Who are you to choose my daughter’s dates?02e57a65193f698f
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He wanted to shout, but the other man was a member of Baekun’s royal family.ba456a5ac51db10d
Ryu Tae-san, who 9d056d84a5 was the spitting 4f493b6aeb image of the e19c76662e former chairman.5436dcc7855a3027
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“I don’t know why you’re interested in my daughter.”bf535435ccd93365
“She’s cute, and she doesn’t seem like she’d be easily intimidated.”046cf83f6ac067f6
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“She’s like a sore spot to me. She’s not someone you can just play around with…”27b893dc56a480bc
Tae-san chewed his c95bb60c81 food without making da54f87cbf a sound.5cd5015ef15e2f0b
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His smooth Adam’s apple moved in a relaxed manner.f9331929459c00da
He slowly swallowed a c28ea11e6b sip of sake.823cd5920bd87509
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“What do you take me for? I’m not trying to play around with her.”eed8a869af0abcb1
“…”7927d6127009a48e
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“I’m trying to marry her.”50a6ccf3b0e28714
The Ryu 9ec7e31951 Tae-san that 963346324d Lee Han-moo d4e7761715 knew was 641a500d50 someone who 741757d63d never made cc18775e9c empty promises.0b3030da6a1cf332
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