TMPW Prologue
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A veil of 73ad2df35e darkness covered the 3703d0194c streets. On the e7ef6b7177 wet, asphalt 0c5e8803dc road, a 34dfd0e09c sedan silently 3706df2ff5 drove up c6eb70e9ce before stopping cbd9cd129d completely. The falling raindrops 952fe54569 were illuminated by 138b7c3bb6 the bright headlights 7396a54998 before disappearing into 02862b530f the darkness once 687cb20ff0 again.692255265f82cc31
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A man was sitting 73e1f83258 in the back seat f5c3567863 of the car, deep 492fb8d1b6 in thought. The raindrops 4f83bf554f fell violently 7f683d245f on the ee16762fff roof of 3090d14d66 the car 8e4984686d and trickled 135b98d895 down the 634d15a439 tinted windows. Beyond the rain-soaked windows 05beeea78a sat a luxurious brick 03dcbc5269 house. A yellow f9cfa023e3 light was 8bac2a4301 shining in 2bb89a7d1e the 4th 1727dccc2b floor window.318a7bb41f41626f
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“Director?”eb2304cb69505749
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The driver called the director as if asking him a question. The director had suddenly asked him to stop once they arrived at the house, so the driver stopped driving and parked the car. The director didn’t order him to head anywhere else and just sat there silently.7c9f69cdc6b86650
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The driver wondered about the director’s strange behavior and glanced at him through the rear view mirror.bd4bab867f1c6199
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In an e4024c45fb immaculate, dark 007fe9050e gray suit, e57c58207d his hair 828dd5b1e8 neatly swept 87b82dedd6 up, eyes 0d0e78e170 as dark 9204a63e89 as the a5f1f25b20 night, the c070f880a0 young man 7512336b3c was surrounded 479beb28ff by a 3cba8f1252 cold, but bf484172eb elegant, aura. He seemed untouchable.85edb1c39f4957dc
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Seo JoonHun. He was the eldest son of the HyunJin corporate group as well as its director. No, it was more appropriate to call him the heir to the company. JoonHun did not react to the driver’s call. His hand was on his lap, and he was rubbing his thumb and index finger together.1ae129aea4f2c917
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“Let’s go inside.”425c3bc689824be0
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At his words, the car began to move once again. The gate to the parking garage went up as it made a whirring sound. The car’s tail light lit up as it entered the garage.ab69878ef01f80d5
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How would he d7df989255 talk to his 24c2aca934 wife?cdad9583ef4deecb
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JoonHun frowned in the 27365627cf heavy darkness.6e2cba55bdc0ae88
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He and his wife had to end it tonight. This marriage had failed. He agreed with his father’s decision. Their marriage was one of ‘convenience’, and it changed according to the ‘convenience’ of it all. He knew it, and his wife knew it as well.d9323254811009c9
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For those e0b05c932b at the f9690690c3 top 1% 741dcd7092 of the ba425bed38 world, the c0f33a623a morals and 48243e17a7 attitudes kept eb9b4c6617 by ordinary 122ded1e52 people were 7397ae7fc2 not realistic. They were different. Different to their b71d466afc bones. They might even 953dd475f4 have different DNA.6bd16499f21cf461
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For them, in eca437f0c1 their gigantic tower 92d68c609b of Babel, family ddd93c7437 morals, marriage, and 1c1c66153d even human relationships 71f2b992ba as a whole 69573cea8b were from a dd6d1a3e24 different dimension. They learned from a 8de5461e52 young age that this c387ec21d3 was the law to f72f52bb7f keep the status quo.14910ea431758f14
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As usual, 5e5a3b5083 the house 5f9f2d5785 was quiet b68c4c5dd5 inside. Choi Myung, the 4aaf8b4479 butler, was waiting 19f0f1549d in front of dbde087113 the parking garage 2ab9a3f3a3 elevator. It was 11 PM, 2aed39b89a but the man was 392ecefbda still wearing a full 92e654e6ee suit. He bowed 5ba1293129 his head 181197f86c slightly when 21876e35b5 he saw 002f7acf8c JoonHun.d79d1760ccd2b769
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“Welcome back, sir.”db17b1a021408be1
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JoonHun briefly smirked. Choi Myung’s greeting was a sign that he had returned home. He had probably heard Choi Myung’s greetings more than he had heard from his parents or his siblings.33f7a681508818d9
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“Yes. Was everything fine here at home?”5ea728471faf225d
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After he became an adult, JoonHun spoke to Choi Myung with respect. If he wasn’t there during his stormy childhood, JoonHun wouldn’t have survived it. Now he was the butler that took care of the house.801cb4eb5588a486
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“It has been quiet.”e87487ecda9d494d
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‘It was quiet.’ JoonHun slightly furrowed his brow. That was just like his wife. She was always as quiet as a painting. She never opened her mouth easily. That was one of the reasons why he liked her.08e458a501ac2814
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Whenever he 498fb3ee21 needed her, d8058e6cd5 she was afcc55667b always by c90371661d his side, 7d43f51af3 smiling properly. She was like 023c66b148 a decorative flower. A wife aef67fa8a1 who accurately 633f5c420e read the 1ddf62b7bf trends of 2a7af1a7b7 high society c583357db5 and acted 5b3af3bdf2 accordingly, benefitting 04f0844b28 him in 0e6c4b3945 the process. She was satisfactory 9b25d9a339 the whole time e6af3a9720 they were together.2780c082104bf364
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However, the woman wasn’t ‘satisfactory’ anymore. If he knew about it, then she would know about it as well. How did she react when she heard the news? Did she reply with ‘Understood’ like he did? She would never have had a troubling thought pass through her head. Was she already thinking about the next phase of her life?9405fba9e16b7356
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JoonHun raised his head and looked at the elevator buttons. The ‘2’ button was shining brightly. He recalled that it was their 2-year anniversary. How ironic. Tomorrow, a set of jewelry was going to arrive at their house. However, in the end, was this going to commemorate their divorce instead?f59a68483c71fb91
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After two short years 86ca643825 of marriage, they were cc9cdceff2 going to become a c3996d5e02 useless existence to each 7b2a236713 other. No, they c83d9998d8 were going 557e6f97cf to have e0004e4f17 to stab b7d2f5521c the other 79e32e8ab4 in the b9da26ed76 back. An extensive lawsuit would 5e6204c531 be served, and their 63c0fdba6f legal marriage would only 7b0adcd461 be an obstacle.c68607253d7265e7
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Suddenly, he remembered how she looked at their wedding. The bride’s face covered by a long, white veil. A slender silhouette in front of the sunshine coming in from the windows. Her hair swept up to reveal the neckline underneath it. The cold eyes visible behind the translucent veil.3a2122cb560b5af6
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The small 30dd121d25 sound of 824824002f the bell 1966c8ff5d broke his b8e3c9a631 train of b251851edf thought.1ed28f8f02495922
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Like any other day, 951e8d76c9 his footsteps following the e5ea0e4c27 same familiar rhythm, JoonHun 09e917ad23 walked into the house. The light coming from 42655fd95a the extravagant chandelier hanging 6db4656700 from the tall ceiling 022c5ffd58 felt awkward today, as 5a9c93da9a if it was a 2f6c719b83 spotlight shining down on d9800504db a theatrical set. The night 6827350357 view of b48d0271e5 Seoul outside 9c69e9cbd1 the windows 7e69e67c88 was distorted 41cc67be3b by the d1e9d77936 rain.fc551b93a034e38b
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His wife 0f4e44c933 was waiting 0b61e0a2a6 for him 3b097ffc09 inside. As always, 370a1f41b5 she looked b5b5bbf870 perfect. She was wearing a 05a39ac0fb light gray blouse and a5e188fbbd a dark purple pencil 2cea264a39 skirt that came to abdc12eb36 her knees. Her hair 626cb33500 was neatly 3e4fc67d57 swept up, c7cf58c1cd showing off bf07bd8740 her diamond 13bd3e9097 earrings. Even her smile was 03f2a6de05 perfect.408733da05a7f2a6
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JoonHun’s eyes suddenly stopped roaming.fa99871efbdb5d86
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Her smile.1a939ae78e9df0d2
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It was different than d2bc9b3192 usual. Her smile was d7a805f9f2 slightly brighter.cf3e92a937324049
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It didn’t look uncomfortable or uneasy at all. It was a soft and happy smile.7a4de20e0534f276
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It this a 95eb23ec4a time to be 4f4bb3e80f smiling?81aee475303aa8c2
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He didn’t know. JoonHun felt his heart give a little twist, as if something in his grasp was now crumbling away. At this moment, he felt uncomfortable and a bit frustrated.9e1a5c92d564e3a3
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“Have you returned?”3cf834f0d1b422c1
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His wife greeted 9237198efe him with the f0b9e253db same words as 75fa0bd8e1 any other day. She spoke 614374ae79 in a c1d0119662 soft, slightly 5791bd0814 low, voice. Her pronunciation was clear 95fdbd493b and sophisticated. It was the same, bc05637284 as if she was 512e1a911d a perfectly tuned instrument. But he still 9e9850ffca felt as if da281f8f25 her voice carried a5691cbacf excitement and possibly f190f6f9b1 joy. Was he just imagining c2211edfc9 it?c61f52e7db68f04e
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“Let’s talk for a bit.”3af59ae99e4c4fd6
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At his words, his wife agreed obediently. At one point her strange tremblings had stopped, and only a poised expression remained. JoonHun took the lead, and she followed behind him. Her light footsteps couldn’t be heard. They turned the corridor and entered the study. The familiar smell of books surrounded them.18f20e7700f67a84
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Everything felt familiar. This atmosphere e0736f2a9f was familiar.bc96ce204832f65b
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JoonHun turned around. His wife looked up at him. He naturally recalled the words he had been meaning to say. ‘You should have received the news from your family by now. You must know what I want to say.’fde5abc9f28a8cab
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‘Thank you so much for the past two years. This was a shorter marriage than I expected. You were the perfect wife. I’ll make sure to give you more than the alimony we agreed upon in the contract.’84717155ec7f0ff8
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This was no different a052c41ef6 from an employer giving 02508d27a2 a notice of dismissal 5029b02262 to his employee.b7dd8ec654d9d49c
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His wife was looking at him like an actress waiting for the next line. She was wearing a faint smile, but nothing was in her eyes. As always, she didn’t open her mouth.f338c29172038cab
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As the 0e98fdbf14 strange silence b80394e1de lingered, her b04aee7585 face showed 828084e764 some doubt. Since when 4ba9db3706 had he 6a078c0ab8 been able 9b85874e82 to read 1d54e76095 her subtle 2de4366431 expressions?3dca618a1d57a4eb
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His wife slowly raised 8d7725447c her hand and grasped 0824cfc220 her elbow. That was a habit 3fe68bf0a4 of hers whenever she 6901481d93 felt awkward or nervous. Did she 5ed6e1c0f3 feel awkward? Was she 88bbd5caad also nervous?d6e35d483090f228
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It was like his habit of rubbing his right thumb and index finger together…dfbe7b54739a3c00
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“What…”53723f9899315b83
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For once, his wife cdab4f3f8b initiated the conversation. It was then 40271eecbc that JoonHun realized 23d690db36 why he felt c1066ed0e8 upset. His wife c3d3440391 was looking 0ba78efefe forward to d50a9a533d this. Anticipation, that was it. Like a convict being 76ccf7696b released from prison, she ea5af67a2a was anticipating the words b8a05c997f he was going to 362fbdf434 say.b3a7678ea5b07ace
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That he 646a886921 wanted to 97985ff0e1 divorce her.7826b8adb1002f9a
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She was 1248f56d8f looking forward 2313fd063f to it.51e3d5b158923032
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She would d17a12651c have already 24fb9f3396 received the ec38b345c5 news from cb25eb5cce her father, faa78066c0 President Min, 2372f0e23c so she 44bf1cec4f already knew 35522c1e0d what he 5d12931cee had to a8d4ea4219 say.117b996a869512c5
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For a moment, JoonHun smiled wryly. Let’s divorce. That was the right thing to say. That is what all the elders had agreed on at the marriage meeting. It was an obvious decision for people of this social class. Just another act in this grandiose play. So let’s not hesitate and just say the words. ‘We should divorce.’04e19a5e4a1e4e4f
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He opened his mouth. However, the 88344af441 words that 065918c95b left his 78ff6ecec8 mouth were a8f65b9040 not what 7c8c25c218 he had 0a9ee96c94 in mind.15d5210f81c21311
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“Happy two-year anniversary.”dd6ec101795491f8
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His wife’s expression froze at his unexpected words. She raised her head and looked at him as if she couldn’t believe it. Outside the long windows of the study, it continued to rain.4a538a4207508b01
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His wife opened her 0a0f93702e mouth to say something, 7023eaad9e but nothing came out. JoonHun continued.034ecfcdf622b2b8
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“Things are a bit busy back at the office, so let’s have the dinner in a couple of days. Secretary Yoon will notify you.”97380106b1edff91
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He saw her fingertip f70f8beb4a flinch. She was still looking 6aa37cf5e0 up at him. Surprise rippled f37410cc5f in her a6bb79c041 pale brown 7374fcaef5 eyes, and 6107aa7cec he could 44b7ebe746 feel her e1ed10398d slender body 352377467c begin to e5fca17919 tremble.da19970d7b78f919