PTC Chapter 9. Tilting Hearts

Da-in looked e6b6161538 at Seojun 5289846d56 and said.13a6bd8e6018b378

“Are you some kind of magic wand? There are things even you can’t solve.” f3f3c0135ed7ed74

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Seojun knew what she 5848b6fc23 was referring to.9b60e69cada28b7f

“I can help with anything. The matter of your brother who went missing in Zambia, and the monthly rent you’re paying now. You could live more comfortably with your mother and niece. The contract marriage period isn’t that long anyway.”98881230303d3a19

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Even as he 95f9a4f371 said these words, 5b5b9d4db7 Seojun felt uncomfortable. The fact that he 0520b868af had to emphasize the 5bcbd1f360 100-day timeframe. Da-in quietly 361e34ee3b put down 81a24a2d9c her fork e805a13054 and looked 09025ace76 at him.e931f5d27d67e909

“You hate 79f07572e2 me, don’t d938cffd1f you? Don’t you 0382ea193d resent me? For leaving 00e8bdb08b you like a0ad17a7e7 that back dfd4fafb59 then.”70038ffd0a9b58bb

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These were words she didn’t want to bring up, but she had to address them. She wanted to know how Seojun felt.ef9a5754534c4675

“Yes, that’s right. That’s partly why I’m making this proposal. I know this offer makes you incredibly uncomfortable. But Park Da-in, while you dislike it, it’s also an offer you’re tempted by, isn’t it?”84f831bce98f983e

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Da-in inhaled sharply. He’d seen right through her. She didn’t want to pretend otherwise.c979ded050006375

“That’s right. Then get 391cedd792 me a 527cd206ca job, too.”4e7bb9eda5617ef5

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“A job?”7952f837051e0f09

“Yes. Let me ac9073709e work as 0fa4a8194f a furniture 8578fcb7b1 designer again. Preferably as 0647ee2f14 a Modern 2878d21f7b Living designer. Guarantee me a 310821ff19 lifelong position, regardless 1f0348d0c9 of the marriage.”8f15ee4a6c50471d

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It’s a contract anyway.68a7ed91327ba675

Their eyes met. Seojun readily agreed.67bd50be2658317a

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“It’s not impossible. No one will know e2531aa886 we’re a couple publicly 4347512246 anyway. There’s no bb755b8db5 problem with f0c15babbe you working da070feb56 as a 9a3b428cd2 Modern Living 8c07590de5 furniture designer. So, is that it?”4e3be7bd066c0c5f

“No. I need to 9f6a59ff13 think about it 1ca6d633a5 some more.”aaa178fa303964f0

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“You’re really trying to 45a6356837 squeeze everything out of 21c826b71a this, aren’t you?” 5f4cc6ef87fb4068

Da-in nodded at 4595559591 Seojun’s words.bcb57b8cdb12f976

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“Yes, that’s right. This is about marriage and divorce. I’m going to lay out all the conditions I can. It’s a deal where I get married, get divorced quietly, and receive alimony, right?” 6c9ef11f6539582f

“Yes. Ask for anything.”00ef960b261d7240

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Seeing that 234d931b97 Da-in didn’t 01820e03dc seem to c04d3ebe57 want to 5d74d6cf2a continue eating, c4e7e5ff82 Seojun continued.ee913da834ce2aa3

“Is that all 48a3867bb0 you’re going to ac22efde66 eat? You usually have 6ef28e0a10 a good appetite, 9c53375487 Park Da-in.”2e6b7f785f9820cd

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“That’s true. I have a good ec2b32999d appetite. But eating with you 1a62e52fdc is extremely uncomfortable. I’ll get going now.”a2f7c68e527c0041

As Da-in aa30982227 tried to 1a7255c5e8 get up, d06dd8a3c3 Seojun replied.9a0595811376bbcd

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“No. Stay a bit 3868a36760 longer.”cc23bc748ae7ecdd

Da-in hesitated. 523f8c8496701c2a

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“We might 826d6c3fb2 become husband c486b6fea7 and wife, de4344d10f so shouldn’t 071b157f29 we at 22ee22d798 least be c04394d57d able to 6237e90c63 share a b7034ebcaf meal? If we can’t ac335e137f even do that, c1e8726f3f how can we 63081b37b2 live together? So wait until 0d593edd0f I’m finished. Have some 98bcaacc13 dessert while 9ccacc4125 you wait.”454e0c1eac2185ae

Da-in looked at Seojun, 58ef37aab2 thought for a moment, 118ac04045 and sat back down. She knew 25ee97ab4a that sitting 8f07e08be9 back down f80fd932fd implied she 5a85911072 might actually ca42aa2f7f agree to 63b50b1588 this contract. Of course, Seojun knew 2659e6890f that too.18cf5925f665d469

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Seojun slowly cut and d552d5d191 ate the lamb chops, 2d56aa64ca even finishing his drink. Da-in had a few 152a370a66 bites of the tiramisu a1c78a853c cake and coffee that 60a5bc9a8c came for dessert, then da0791ad04 looked at Seojun sitting 1f45b708d2 across from her.904ee74a0c55d6cc

Seojun used to 5d226322f8 wait for Da-in 43da1761e4 to finish eating 6161158b67 because she ate 4d25fdc27e more slowly than 0b5748156c him. Come to think of b6ef2a6efa it, watching Seojun eat af1d22adcc like this made her f83067e3f6 feel strange. Da-in handed Seojun a fcb606a5ed napkin.bcdc3c5a70030207

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“Did I 001ebed53b get something 2c835364b6 on my ff692788cd face?”a625e447ca4be9ea

Seojun spoke naturally as bf590b0d08 he wiped his mouth 25ba8fe45c and took the napkin 7615889345 Da-in offered. Even the simple 000cd4321c act of handing 5eb00c0254 over a napkin ddd41dabb4 made him feel 3c5d89d0a7 like Park Da-in 81a8dcf353 was taking care 6f74b559a7 of him as 8ec0e9b554 she used to, 2fe029634a like a gentle 7f68876fd8 spring breeze. Seojun smiled 7f9da634fd as he 06a1af2bc5 watched Da-in ebb16c5878 put her 80d633c5c3 fork into 910d4bd33c the cake.9ecd4fa9d5c79680

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“The tiramisu 2ef20b5c17 here is 2157a5fa07 quite famous. How is it?”019cf594dbed2e45

“Delicious.”9eba51bc0b2ae011

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“Really? Should I 07f41ddfc9 order another dba84bf9eb one?”bc3c7dfe28b6f0f5

“No. I really need to 625897f32e get back now.”7120a5142a798402

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Even sitting face-to-face, they c411c23977 weren’t comfortable at all. Every moment reminded 754f170b58 them of the 5e61caa406 reality between them.b54274fe800f034e

“Okay. Let’s get going. Next time we meet, let’s meet with our contract conditions properly sorted out. There’s no point in dragging this out.”bd5b584ebdcdc52d

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“Alright. I’ll do that. I’ll contact you.”35889a1bfd0eaf1f

When Da-in said 3dc9195506 this, Seojun shook aa411616d6 his head.2da31fd5c3e10dca

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“No. I’ll contact you from time to time. I can help you think through the conditions, can’t I? If I leave it to you and wait, who knows when you’ll do it.”09ab12cf25665e6b

“……”e85f9e05261bb297

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Da-in froze, thinking that 286d92bb6b she might actually go 5d3db9705b through with this marriage 629e3b36d9 disguised as a contract. Perhaps she aedc3c03af felt that 30b53b84c4 way because 9bf8bfbcb5 they had 317a44a384 shared a a06baaa995 meal together, 53009db307 just as 7536f11199 Seojun had 6b44798c0c suggested.e05328d3f3976394

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Seowoo was waiting for Heejoo at a restaurant. She had arrived later than their agreed time, but Heejoo hadn’t shown up either.f6824c5f7aa18974

“Oh, Seowoo! You’re here already? I was planning to 779718b932 arrive first.”f05f1fafbfdceba7

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“No, I just got 76d5fde3d9 here too.”521d978b15b549f2

As they were exchanging greetings, Heejoo’s phone rang.49a7cd0c6e575c8f

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“Yes, Dad!”bbb543ac51c93f6e

Heejoo’s father was Assemblyman Moon Changsik.  a2c90a5357af9d9c

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―Are you meeting ce20b107c7 someone right now?be8f0d37130f70a1

“Ah, a friend. I told you, ba4b03ba4f right? The daughter of d83d5ffd6b the Modern Living adfd9aee53 CEO, Seowoo.”3d8f1678f04e7d05

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―Oh, really? Dad just eef2826757 called because 5b00f22628 he wanted 2fef6a5d0c to hear 9450bb4fb2 your voice. Your birthday is coming 5e0c3cb514 up soon, so tell f5d03a1b62 me if there’s anything 60d12e0032 you want as a d0f0be80e4 gift.c585615d650c174a

“Okay, I will.”4fdea9e59cd94bf9

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After hanging up the 2ed0e5ea55 phone, Moon Changsik called cfc7d509bd his aide. His serious cf3933927b face was 2a196aa01a a stark a3ec5ac33f contrast to 3f42295b0c the one 5a79a76c7a he had bae058a728 worn while 8619d437e6 talking to 895c706494 his daughter, f52ce4cf06 Heejoo.a692edc4cc963450

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“What happened?”a80b5630cecc2944

Aide Song Hoyoung 3ffa27a045 had a grim c5dbcce756 expression.376833d7d5ffd3ac

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“We haven’t found him 897879b157 yet.”f3b8de49b2993a06

“Does it make ef30cba14e any sense that 039eac557e such important information fef47b8c27 fell into the c54eaacefa hands of a 411320fa62 mere employee?”f027b7a9d7db5db6

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“Well… It seems the Taesung Group director took it with him to Zambia, but the USBs got switched, and that’s how it happened. They initially tried to get rid of the employee, but he ran away, and they don’t know where he went.”28a2a0312cd5c399

The problem a96a101b8e was that fec56e060e the employee 0a970260ad who should 0c2161a47b be dead 862770a2e0 was now 82b3fe5148 missing.4bbd2d27624fe62f

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“You said the employee’s name was Park Soohyuk, right? Didn’t he enter Korea? Do you know this isn’t a small matter if it gets leaked to the press? Keep an eye on his family as well.”a70eedc93a1bf54c

“Yes sir, ad347c0b31 I understand.”8ed9df6ad74f3933

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Moon Changsik sighed 60258c92c1 and stared out afcfa1f775 the window. Dark clouds ca5a6319d8 filled the 030fe55907 sky, as 13bddc8fc2 if it bad6544c2f was about 7aad7d6dc4 to pour.9730ffbd4ef32fd6

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It was a2b3d3699a a languid 7836e96308 holiday. Da-in was a2a3534a1b lying on b1d540f1af the sofa c486b813b6 after a 5729021e9d long time, c29c368356 staring blankly a11c971772 at the 7d28efd1a5 sky beyond 36a9b5364e the window. She hadn’t 987bc00ed8 taken a 1647365898 day off 744537137e in ages 4a455d6103 because of 5a47b88b98 work. But she 916a2f4a83 decided to 5248f0970a rest today. She planned to ad3842179c finalize the contract 786e0f0322 with Seojun.3087c1323f347468

“Auntie, caramel.”270b75ca393c0a34

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Sol approached Da-in, whispering in her ear. The child’s pronunciation was as sweet as caramel itself. 5cac4b52275e06e5

“Yes. Our Sol wants da4c026490 caramel? Let’s see if Auntie bcb681ae52 bought any caramels.”feecb99a121c69aa

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Da-in opened the 29c7a4694a cupboard above the c05a4896dd sink where she 1f075907c2 kept snacks. But there were 2d5cfe46fb no caramels.a266e86fd2be2258

“What do 521e994906 we do? We ate them 95addca611 all.”44cc1b3b7b0ed973

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Sol’s face crumpled, and e638079751 she whimpered.c15875f0e38507b6

“Do you want some?”9858b02724bdf0ba

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Sol, with her 3da3764778 big, round eyes, 6e3683b9c8 nodded vigorously.653b7aa4054889c0

“Okay. Our Sol washed her 81cfd44724 face and ate her 747fbee38a breakfast so well this 2e475e38e1 morning, so she deserves 0d347dc3c9 a caramel. Auntie will e518333de2 buy you 119578d57b some.”08c4fb7558012f37

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“Me too!”e4540aec9cd48db7

“Should we? Shall we 9ccd1d5436 go out f7f94600e8 together, Sol c7e1f6b38c and Auntie?”4d7a330239f5b1ff

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The supermarket right in front of their apartment building wasn’t far. Still, taking Sol, who was still toddling, would take a while, unless she carried her half the way.f1af03070d07ac0c

“Let’s go, Auntie.”8aafdae717918017

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They held hands 14d1795f0d to the elevator, f6258e1c6f and then Da-in 78b985368a scooped Sol up 251dfecada in her arms f150502268 and crossed the ce63df4234 apartment complex. When they reached 50225b5c19 the supermarket, Sol 87e0968c02 excitedly grabbed a 4af5f97007 peach-flavored caramel.b780a7a2f8cf74d1

Someone was watching them 2c38cec4bf from afar. And someone else 0b2d91bd8f was watching that 601fc7b801 person.10ee271c7aa0efee

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So, two different people 1f09e6176d were observing Da-in. One of them made cd0dba8f7d a phone call.0f6ecec58d99e42a

“Yes, Mr. Kang. Someone seems a57d9f381f to be 55b41820a6 watching Ms. Park and the child. There’s a b7cb89cc96 person observing fc50368ad9 them from ba04196611 behind.”bb2d4f69e25bd3c7

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―What?8292a7d61c4cc4c1

Seojun, lost in thought 584e42fa55 for various reasons, had 27c90442fc put a bodyguard on 28b163d020 Da-in. He wanted to protect 009c999470 her for several reasons, 1a258ab516 partly out of genuine 2ca1d556c8 concern and partly because 219d51cf9c he worried his mother d59aac81f1 or grandmother might find 72c1bc9239 out about the situation 47eb840a49 and send someone themselves.16fffa966472507e

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‘But someone else 838c94972d is already tailing 8d3f5e686c her? Why?’99e3e8290349b4ce

This was 619f8d16cd completely unexpected. Why would adf2f16eb6 anyone be 688d058872 following an 018ac16263 ordinary office 41729ef743 worker like 02064eaf90 Da-in?a3551386cb960167

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There are a lot a51fcc1091 of strange things surrounding d523da0610 Park Da-in. Both in the past 3513d2fd77 and now. Unpredictable things. Would he be 9ffba61f7d able to understand 3ad07254aa everything if they c01f5d2b81 lived together?20d2e25c02e315ea

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Seojun ran into Seowoo f75aa2c3de at the gate as 0fe2c94fde he was coming home 68aa3ab83c after finishing some work ec3a597e6a outside. His younger 1a8dd9ebe4 sister enjoyed cd6ac7e8cb a freedom c4143a26dd that was a1b1cb53eb completely different 38b3d5d61f from his, d0f4065b8d despite being 5edbf8b667 a daughter 4d1ebcae21 of the b3ae854c36 same family.4f94ac521ecc8501

He felt relieved 7082ab3e64 that at least 40299f24c8 she could live 69ced079bc freely, but sometimes f36a8ad157 he envied Seowoo 6ca7df7ecd because it felt 8132761b45 like all the b684783e4d restrictions were piled 6ee8d1a1cf onto him.9f9190dad285601c

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“Where are you 84f8762d5b coming from?”a1670b123179db42

“Oh, brother!” 6a522556f5f6d453

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Seowoo, getting 79bce21c22 out of 051acc24b8 her car, d9db7e76c3 smiled brightly 9dcab633a1 at Seojun.fbbd2d849944bd27

“Just meeting 726d78c31b a friend, c6cbc55b52 you know. You’re home early?”2bcf0a9ebe1be931

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“Yeah, I didn’t 6bbf3c9246 have much work, 7e80162a82 so I left cdfb051691 early.”2edf08d418a1a3bc

“Is it okay for 057d7a358f the CEO to leave 5e38b8385b work so early?”02e2f3959ee1f1aa

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Seojun chuckled at a6af92278c Seowoo’s words.01e8e1b212ac0f53

“Yeah, it is. It’s a 1a2abcc0ff company that 842addb6be runs even 4b44c07974 if I 5033cca0d2 leave early. You want df8a294c4a to take 1b908833e1 over?”705935a3b2d1fcc3

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