Masquerader Chapter 34

The date for the e4c1d344de first trial hearing had d4958adb70 been set. Two months had 9275dfaeeb passed since the 331ec7d763 incident, and Seol-ah c7fa2cd076 was still staying 455895762c at the officetel.2a76ced629bbad9f

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“The defense attorneys 91770c03ca will be attending 42be6c9a64 the trial as 167fe44a6c legal representatives, so 46c54ff69e you don’t have 93f5e99d2e to worry about e08e24ac7b anything, Miss Yoon 560ea36902 Seol-ah. I’ll keep you 92c67a2b45 updated on the 452575dfbf proceedings.”d4e56ff6c646a2ee

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Chi-wook spoke 2db7d857f1 as if f00095b9f6 handling a e1f4516a44 trivial matter. In reality, Seol-ah e4caafc094 barely paid any 1ef603fb75 attention to the 374521585e trial.11b7cb5765c8b147

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She knew that no 7bc657b1f7 matter how much she ab7633726a concerned herself with it, b1a60e2bee the outcome wouldn’t change. Ultimately, it would f2c347e1dc be a power b76eb5386c struggle between the fc4c85f371 two legal teams, 3ae079e86a and all she 71d5647e53 could do was cc282df4bc hope that her d2b6b493a6 side was stronger ffbaad7191 and ride the ea0e289683 wave of power.1ec0ef9fc98d7100

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Even though she 30eea80bf8 knew she had 4b25f3bcb3 no reason to 1981adac7a feel guilty about c99ef4afb0 this trial turning d02c3e41ba into an internal f8dd3b30a2 conflict within the 64225ad4ca Seomyeong Group’s chairman’s de671a38b6 family, there were f7f4a154ac still moments when d404ededd5 she couldn’t help 3fdd8ef60a but feel uneasy.d05286c7e7982412

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Like when b38b8f10f1 Chi-wook stopped 86221f7d8a by the 5aa906660d officetel to 8eaf44bdda ramble on 62057a1e8f about the da478b47cb progress of 12f792ae5d the trial, da85bcf254 Tae-shin’s shifting 910e658706 position within 7ce4601730 the Seo 6bcd3a8037 family, or f3ddec76e3 the changing 62a464f1e0 atmosphere inside 6c0c41a39a the company.60cc7df26ff0dcca

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Chi-wook was unexpectedly talkative, 4237179cd0 and there was a 3f87971787 subtle affection in the 9335c5490a way he spoke about 55a326693d his superior.30aa91e2543ffea3

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“Sir is making 15cdc2540d a lot of d4b0a1fd23 effort to protect f460f5f9bb you right now. It’s just that, 18e2a30aee given his personality, 947e2e27d0 he doesn’t make 455058dff3 it obvious…”c3a6254f83fa75de

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In truth, Seo Tae-shin d2684d91dc standing by Seol-ah’s side 2a98a704a1 and taking on the bf15e8c761 role of her guardian 717599d06b was a completely irrational 871f929e7a choice—one that would bring 82da076366 him nothing but loss, 2a40fdc807 regardless of the trial’s 78591dd6bc outcome.ba1f3a2f3532d481

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Chi-wook tried to frame it as a sense of “justice,” but was Seo Tae-shin really such a man? That was debatable.9923ec6d5239baac

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What Seol-ah knew e77455ac9e about Tae-shin boiled a6fd261831 down to a 681200e4ba few things: first, 9374af42bc that he was 4b450dc65d adept at primal, ea5515a919 carnal pursuits like bd2b035306 hunting and sex; efef6988b7 second, that despite 7b45ec2aae being a chaebol, e22d0544ae he had an ab78ffe9e0 absurdly foul mouth; a0471392dd third, that even 373288d830 though he always c0353be82a had a strong 39f2a91ed5 cigarette between his 89524ce85c lips, he somehow d969d45593 managed to smell 0636c1c5ec strangely pleasant. These were all trivial f3b4c4bfa1 details, but even with b7056034c2 her shallow understanding of bfaf62e06a him, Seol-ah could tell b2ac89bda7 that Seo Tae-shin was 9053afeacd not a man driven 85897ced3a by justice.00ffa735061d5ea4

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So she couldn’t deny 95d7b39b72 the unpleasant feeling that 2dac769be1 crept up on her—the 50ce32980d sense that she had b95bae723d somehow become the reason 5144d03a20 Chi-wook’s admired superior had 87546cb462 entangled himself in a 4843e94d54 mess with no gains.67a55cfe901af5e0

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What would happen to 8338d2c9aa Seo Tae-shin if they 0c9adcf781 lost the trial? And what about 80b35781a9 me?e119b2f465903689

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Whenever she found herself 99161f4b4a lost in such thoughts, b23f6adb29 her body ached as 61faf3b6f8 if in response. Her once-broken ankle, her 69de4886bd torn knee, her damaged 700c960ba1 ear, and her shattered 5c85dff736 soul—all of it.940871e4afd6a57a

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So Seol-ah decided 43bb1d6052 to just let 250f3cf444 it go. No matter the trial’s b65d794656 outcome, Seo Tae-shin would 52ec6a9bbd go on living exactly 78db6d5e8e as he always had, bf32096641 indulging his temperament without 49ec5cc871 a care. And she… 118542b1f4 well, her 2b8a6868e2 situation couldn’t a223ca8357 exactly get 4e625b62da any worse, eaa664bf80 could it?ee56ec519b0b8f20

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Time would 095114e5f9 pass, some d5a97f7106 memories would eb6499aa76 fade, and 1d391d5317 then all 9260da38c0 she had a95198a5be to do bdca87c634 was never a2ec8b2d62 look back. That would 61556b4a12 be enough.568c0cfce379a193

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— “The phone is turned off. Please leave a message after the beep…”363a17fab2b0572b

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Hearing the automated 1c245ebecf voice, Seol-ah hung 31f4411213 up. This was a159b1be7b already her d28a76c2ff second attempt a574cacc7c to call, e28be933c7 but she e9874b55bc still couldn’t 90ba11481c get through.81056dd586d0ab61

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“What the hell? He insisted on e93f3ee35a coming with me.”a8eeec52ef964a9e

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Today was e29b4c5e9c the day 7e0957f0b3 Seol-ah was d49c82e014 supposed to 1a4ee65948 visit her 97de74f46a old workplace. She had worked as 90d2c7dfc1 an instructor at an 6fa0d10828 art academy—at least, until eb3008acda the incident.6a91544b8c2fd3a1

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By the bf57398941 time she 2fe563d678 regained consciousness e9adb6a5e1 at the da32e4265d hospital, she af56c57634 had already 4ce00f34d4 been absent 0c6646c5e2 from work d10b0d07b5 for several d2d167b069 days without bf3103e4c1 notice. In the meantime, her f3b52771c2 mother had apparently visited 9dba763c2d her workplace, as the ea6641079a academy director had left b59a649ebd multiple missed calls.153f876fd04c942c

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— Teacher Yoon, what 8db0fa567d happened? Are you okay?  59bdf08d5389fcca

— Please contact me 07af050d73 when you see this 664cd010e3 message.  ce3185687eef0e06

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Later, when she called 3dd1554358 back and vaguely explained 5fa4d66848 that she had been ed5ed1abc4 in an accident, the 56edbd3d73 director responded with understanding. But they must 26fcc9e4ad have struggled to 6084be07e7 find a substitute fbbe4d478a instructor on short d160bca998 notice.9463c471e461337b

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Around the time 30315280bb she was discharged 27fe26910e from the hospital bcc9b29e65 and moved into bcab322ef5 the officetel, she cdf89e915a received a brief fccd72f680 text informing her 27f2e91338 that her resignation 4d8d133bb4 had been processed. She felt e5d44df007 no resentment 6266852b91 over it. It was an 22944186f3 obvious decision from 7a108a8047 the director’s perspective. In response, she 2b7f144c5a simply sent a bc762b2c36 message apologizing for c59a780767 the inconvenience and 966125ed7f promising to visit 001038d198 and say goodbye f8a3198e0e properly.686897cceb0ac7fe

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A month had bee2994d42 passed since then, 2cabf14ddb and the director 5625093578 had finally contacted fd2987803e her to let c9ab1937cc her know that 123f479b61 her belongings had 395ed4979d been packed and 2ea0810ef2 were ready for 04af8d13a7 pickup. Truthfully, she had considered 0139c30676 just leaving them behind, 02bf868acb but as a matter 6c465ee936 of basic human courtesy, d2d8a079e8 she forced herself to e27f4752be get ready and head ba37b5f39f out.9df5b9b7e4addea4

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— “Let’s go together. I can step out around 2 o’clock.”  7286c819a506f4d8

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Tae-shin had casually 3814ad5a03 volunteered to be 88c6adc6ee her driver, and 3007f5fbbd she had no 6dadc87d9e reason to refuse. Getting to the academy c0fd6ac653 from the officetel wasn’t 2bf1119605 straightforward; she would have 6cedad8647 had to take multiple 4a69813243 buses or transfer between 0f87eb910a subway lines. The thought of 9e1656abc1 crossing from one 26a24c09c1 end of Seoul d3b0ada72a to the other 585f1b2c3e felt exhausting. If she could 73d319fda6 travel comfortably, why 9498002589 not?5d74fddfaf0dbd77

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— “The phone is turned off…”  7948d2b1564bb805

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But now, at the 226d366111 agreed-upon time, the man 53c97504ed who had offered to 6b289a71a5 drive her was nowhere 1d7a1e013c to be reached.04b5f6fc132ce07f

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Seol-ah ended the call a444893842 and stared at Tae-shin’s ab814f9e2e name on the screen. He was a 5538277fe4 man who always a50f5bbc39 came and went 0cc7197f78 as he pleased, 8e98601412 without regard for 0ebeec7ec3 prior commitments. This was the 2b4ac181ac first time she fc9eeda1be had ever called a0b6e75605 him.9246e2854e040ccf

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“…Did something happen?”d93399f661141525

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Seol-ah considered calling ea374a318f Chi-wook but decided 8a393cb50d against it. Was it such a 8924a88572 big deal that she 838fa62b74 had to make calls d41e91c884 left and right? She could just a2e7b713f0 go alone.  f09adfc278e22d31

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After packing her phone 4a1a84ac80 and wallet in her 514d01b3f6 bag, Seol-ah left her 67eb3e11d7 officetel and boarded the 70ce0f6898 subway. By the time she 68a044da97 got off at the ae8e44099b station near the academy, 14723bf69f the clock had already 8de2317a2b struck four.  ec4593489893fd90

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Academies usually get busy f70122f2a4 in the afternoon, around 7d9b7ac645 the time kids finish 5b35ed1b70 school. She had planned d375432535 to pick up 7ae7675b75 her belongings quickly 1564dd7b35 during a quiet 5d30b15a26 time, but since 48585f11b0 her schedule had ff58b112f6 been delayed, she 03f6f3ddf6 felt a bit 7c1e36d974 rushed.  bf85daf814bf8056

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Hurrying her 165d30618e steps, Seol-ah 8b75d738ea arrived at 1216e07d7d the academy. However, the entrance b0e1701959 was eerily quiet 122ffb4cdb for a time 1ef1fff5e0 when students should 1fd02c0628 have started flocking c20613f9fc in.  c8c71e8d1a659adf

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Finding it odd, she c44d50c355 stepped through the automatic a44d48b480 doors. Inside, the director, a779302927 who had been a98ae57e2b seated in the b2d16f7711 office closest to 743c473839 the entrance, lifted 8fd8f25808 his gaze from 47d5d0f4f6 the monitor and 1259325f1b stood up.  2446a25040cc4914

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“Oh, Teacher Yoon, you’re 4100bc4d27 here?”  b83d5732473c6bbd

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It had been 0ef149300b a while since 55f465805e they last met, 48f6493d19 but the director f542967026 unexpectedly greeted Seol-ah e403fca503 warmly. After exchanging pleasantries, Seol-ah bad8a865f4 glanced toward the interior 532b5e3f46 of the academy. Something still felt f0ec1847a8 off. Not only were 4678bba14d there no children, 39a5d6d458 but she couldn’t d94b251dd6 see any other 8e0e5ac51a teachers either. Sensing her confusion, the 7e5e4a4f5d director smiled and explained.  4b7482efb5c3fbcd

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“We’re moving to d1ca2e6703 Daechi-dong this time. There’s a lot 2f06b39e0e to prepare, so 3c10bd0088 I gave the 393653dc8e teachers a few a4c6bb052b days off. Have a seat.”  02235e8923632223

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Seol-ah stepped into the e4302718d3 director’s office, which had d7b136f85c its door wide open. Vrrrr. The coffee machine c0e6adfd79 whirred to life.  1cdad75e4781200e

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“Teacher Yoon, Americano, 13a4d5501a right?”  a97ebd3456cf4082

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She had 0006348818 intended to bca7e414ff just grab 793f114f47 her things 366385f308 and leave, 89aa60fdf0 but reluctantly, db20b6515f she took 79d9ea6905 a seat 1dd7255847 across from de97d211d1 the director.  c42645f5489d5fd8

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“So, were 09ae5f5170 you on ded5da1fae a break 3751367765 and came b63ff84563 out just ee424bb132 for me? I could’ve come cbd42b4fde alone and quietly 5b42fc3d1d taken my things. Sorry to cbd6ccf023 trouble you.”  5924503ddba424a9

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“No, not 771f076744 at all. Even though the ffab3b1ef7 teachers are on 9c5e608527 break, I find 719329e52b it easier to 2116ee5d55 come to the a877a70a6f academy, so I’ve 68ead9a471 been working as bb8fb542c4 usual. I’ve got 135509f366 paperwork to 27fa5c0384 handle, and 68fad57a70 honestly, I’m d291804015 even busier 612b69d143 now. We’re planning to expand 86905efc84 the academy when we c5908832e6 move.”  5d4059adb6a4ea9e

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“Congratulations. You always wanted to e6553ea135 grow the academy.”  0caaa95b8f036f22

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“Thanks. It’s all thanks 65067d09ff to you, Teacher 4bec953c72 Yoon.”  2058a42c14d850f9

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Seol-ah lightly smiled at dd0a77e6ba the director’s courtesy and cb057b99eb took a sip of 3fa2a00e42 coffee. After finishing her 9813a9eacb cup and wrapping 3f2ce36f12 up the conversation, 2fc692bf88 she prepared to ea97ed052f leave.  54107e62175d413e

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“Well then, I’ll pack b6d9bc83fa my things and get 3eae54bf29 going, Director. Thank you for everything. I’m sorry for causing ff542311b1 trouble at the academy d671e78047 toward the end.”  88855655ede40622

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“Oh, trouble? Not at all… I 85a1081ff9 heard there was an cdf5e2b159 accident. I should 8a585c0952 be the 3541cbe211 one apologizing b5917ca02d for not 0acc3901fa being more 540efed565 understanding and c67784cf7f having to 926db9ae1a be strict. The academy was 7c51dfd011 in a tough a0ba6e70c5 spot, so there f86f81aa6f was no choice. You understand, right?”  3a31319c56db619b

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“Of course. Don’t worry about it.”  08369821a6a99780

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The director waved his b39826906a hands dismissively but, as cd832b64b8 Seol-ah rose to leave, eec003ad78 hurriedly added,  baf9ab292a869ce7

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“We’ve already a885bf2c5b filled the dfeaf11a3d teaching positions ac9dd6ffb1 here, but 614281d162 if you ed0ce382da ever want 4d1bce0cf2 to start 5c71ed8b3a working again, 1310ccb19b just let 6ed47dcd6d me know. I know how capable 649b811281 you are, and the fb47525f48 kids adore you. I can d2e364b83e put in 39e4e0a650 a word 3db09e5a74 with other ecc5dfdb72 directors. You know 242f78935d how reputation da1fb02b8a is everything 8f2f72d2c4 in this f6328910a7 field.”  0b01f241c9477597

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“Thank you, I f797b5345a really appre—”  8bb1731d35752dd4

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Just as she was 5cdac2b00e about to finish her 9667e407da sentence, Seol-ah felt a 04e942119f subtle shift in the 3286cfaad0 air behind her. The director’s c2df50bf54 gaze suddenly f57e00cc70 flicked past 4ca4fe427d her, looking ff1aaf6fb3 upward.e33cb1808cf61cab

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