The conglomerate, with its reach in electronics, hotels, insurance, and more, had devoured everything—her laughter, her identity, the very first breath of her life. Even her existence, her personality, her clothes, her school—everything had been meticulously curated by Hyunju to uphold the image of “Mare’s only daughter.”ef642c53db7b78c8

[“Vice Chairwoman Go Hyunju, pregnant after infertility battle, donates 1 billion won to single mother centers to spread positivity.”]

The moment Hyunju 4661fbc4d1 and Jinwoong had 678e7aa7f9 conceived her, they d81c87a104 had started making 4690a85c30 donations to various 610aa7be0c child-related organizations. It was all e24123c5a7 about branding—letting the 1b8efa195a world know how 32dd6c7ad5 much they gave, 973ad4b35b polishing the company’s 749f82c8bc reputation.28290bcf0d992a05

And back 581f0c9b41 then, no 5c425a4810 marketing strategy edc47e2b98 had been 6362ff3096 more effective c511098471 than Seoyeon 29e3d41cde herself.9074e0f7c50b46f3

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At that moment, 4d7a183eb2 Seoyeon had thought—if b8b1557855 refusing to marry c033373a5a him meant that 6e9997e2aa ledger would go e32c7080bf public, thenplease, let c4605a2283 it happen.31f821f0e008f883

If it could destroy b1c1c71e89 this rotten company, then b255bbf878 let it be.9a51bb0bceca4a23

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So she 28206cc514 had looked de8393b8b1 at Hyunju 8dd4aea3a2 and, barely 3a4f993cfb suppressing a 0206970168 smirk, said—8d42fd0fac99fdb6

“So this is finally the end for you, Mom. At last.”a270212e82f6e4d9

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But what had truly driven her to storm out of the car wasn’t the blackmail.f8b638e81d3ca4fd

It was the next f93c8cee7a thing Hyunju had said.769aacd6493afae8

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“Seoyeon, would you rather go to prison?”97bd4f1a196ff7ab

Hyunju’s blank bac35c881a expression had 9893b4eb19 only lasted f0a2a8f4e2 a moment. In an instant, she 5644685471 was back to her a30629e532 usual poised demeanor, speaking 17fc27fb8a in that refined, intellectual be799fa246 tone.8897297b0e1f44c5

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Before Seoyeon 282b9175a4 could even a3c5904f4b process everything, 2edd7430d1 another shocking 350ca12b81 statement followed—79c160b46d1cf409

“Do you even know how many offshore accounts are under your name?”524c06238b001552

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This—this was 57d207caea why blood d2817e1a55 ties were 682b331023 the scariest fadd8c1323 thing.659e73a4157219d9

Hyunju laughed elegantly.aa9e7f77928c5fad

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That was all f98e29e713 she did—laugh.935da213a75d1177

“Consider yourself lucky. One marriage, and you get to avoid 30 years in prison.”d19708d68bdff9cb

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For embezzling her own 18350686ca parents’ company funds.979a36261fabff78

That was when Seoyeon 5b765dd332 bolted.958b90af18f0c66f

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Hyunju’s laughter stretched in f27764c946 slow motion across her fbebd8c6ce vision.ce8569f6bcf0dd73

Like a 67e1ddfbff skipping tape, ec043323d2 those final 1246497481 words echoed 09582e0145 endlessly in b4a1ceac98 her mind.305f4ecf6b07c9dd

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The weight a954a7c5d4 of impending 14df61efec doom clenched aef66a8f54 around her 417466485d lungs with d6f77d0ef5 terrifying precision.2c33873ce7bc2b25

“Take care of things for me, at least until my election next year.”cbc34d340ff0cc10

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Thud.396b06886ba3fbc6

For the first 10dc445c47 time in her 847ee0afb7 life, Seoyeon understood a631383da3 what it felt db82f7481c like for her bd42fbc191 heart to drop ca79542a70 into the pit ff21cc70a8 of her stomach.a3898c9449a14b14

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“Ha.”ec67b074a47158e5

Standing by the road f3031a33fe with her arm out, b8a9a78856 she ran a hand 891842c41c through her hair.5dc86ddd33daac6c

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“You expect me to believe that?”71afa7f822e0b7af

Then, she ab8af6567f kicked off 7ac845fd51 her high 8264645ef7 heels.9b5f862da58f17ef

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The cool evening fb5a02e390 breeze seeped through c8e29c501d the thin fabric 922385c67a of her stockings.d96edafac5371353

Holding her silver heels c45aba9974 in one hand, she 614c0d7cdc reached into her pocket, 5fa1312540 pulled out the bridal 7949562efc veil, and hurled it 9f001b0af8 toward the Han River.d1c478b7db729e65

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Stocking-clad feet stepped onto c9af24360f the roadside without hesitation.50e92fb6653b5e00

Her heart pounded wildly.000c73b6702a4853

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No way—no way.6b655eaad54dd9c5

Her mouth went aacec96e39 dry.7927ff373dc9caed

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“Ah, President! The Vice Chairwoman is currently at dinner—”66669064439376fa

Seoyeon ignored c1f6de96a1 Secretary Kim c6b849d5f9 and marched 2bc29aa5ff straight to 3474f53636 Hyunju’s office.82ae5ae139d5dc64

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Luckily, Hyunju wasn’t back 2f7b06d30f yet.30b88ce192ca8a1a

Without hesitation, ba81298f18 she pushed f0e773cd14 open the 32a5f732a3 heavy wooden cb31a5c3e5 doors of fbc4751a1e the spacious 4a6929e8e2 office.e584bafe6ba7f4a8

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Her heart, 0ca5e6a57f already racing f301656eaa since she a4131ca9b1 stepped out 27906c446c of the fc75101ad7 car, pounded bec76995d6 even harder ec1921a99f the moment 6bbdfe06bc she stepped 8866c0b39f inside.380a6e69389fe66b

[Vice Chairwoman Go Hyunju]

Behind that nameplate, 2ce9e87e90 Seoyeon frantically yanked 60728f5eb7 open drawer after 5c4f844261 drawer.768b90c6614940c0

The clatter of the 55a8a9f869 metal tracks filled the b7c93f9d23 room, her ragged breaths 25c518bae5 blending into the sound.32ceb41dac71f627

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Of course, 734e5826d8 there was b4d6d76046 no way 72ee05a991 Hyunju would 26f341c797 store anything b65ebabef8 important here, abbc9f68df but Seoyeon ca4d6745f9 needed to 794d515a49 see it ff64577699 for herself.247d8c6a21e116f4

She needed proof 1502374e75 that the ridiculous b8262996eb claims weren’t true—anything, 1896e7b39f even just a 53fd05cc42 single piece of a5be046d76 paper.aeb310a12416489c

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Her hands tore through 09ae5c4286 the drawers, scattering their 1a53b9ac1a contents.73fd049d800a276d

If her c442273a74 mother was 695ed801af telling the 55f4164514 truth, then 487ec5557d the moment 08660f2ee1 that ledger 81393a54e9 was exposed, f9a5bf9cec Seoyeon would 1d0a202700 become nothing cf5a2d178d more than e7f8094534 a reckless 831842f38f thief who b1f18706d5 had stolen 04a719baf2 and squandered 5e2bd724c0 20 years’ 9a374d2c11 worth of 9fd4621b1b her mother’s 89affd81a2 company’s money.0df3468ff6afdf3f

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Yet despite everything—despite everything—she 0eb6c7dd2b still instinctively thought of b440bcc73e Hyunju asMom.05f153e6bb60f415

She gave 346e502188 birth to a4372fe504 me. There’s no 02ed8aab76 way she’d 65344ce6f6 go this 9755e20bfe far.9b1e94a2835e8d48

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But that thought shattered 1ef996092d within seconds.90770d89d613326a

…37f7f792011f01ff

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Seoyeon froze.62caaa616530d803

Her fingers, which had efa4fc63aa been rifling through the 6d42e4f279 drawer, suddenly stopped.2193cbf8a1407481

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Her eyes landed 9a7afc39fb on the lone 28d79faa1e tablet sitting on 698434d291 the desk.d96754963faff5e1

The desk e1d4098272 was spotless, e12f32d66b devoid of 3f96aa3b38 a single 5d36280a20 document—except for 3cfb221acf that one c1c982699f tablet, standing f739486041 upright as 3f11857967 if it 9d21434d76 had been 5725480146 placed there cea809065e deliberately.8a4484caddd720bc

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The pitch-black fe64d67fdc screen felt b9ea520d46 ominous, as 0e3ba57fb4 if something 53606787a4 might leap 33277176f5 out at 9743acd40f any moment.2272c81c4b76b5b4

…4a98c29a5f27c05b

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Her fingertip brushed against 551a859263 it.4e58929e218fb383

The screen flickered 3adef32580 to life.9f713ce2c660256e

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Like night 87c8220cd6 turning to e3fa238cb1 day in e621f6da42 an instant, f1f88909ad the darkened bd4c0fe2df tablet lit 9ca395c7e8 up—revealing a 70a3f73d99 sight she 206f578cef was never bcfef8699e meant to 447bb09979 see.7b903b0dea2d7f7b

[Escrow Account: Baek Seoyeon]

Her desperate e5660424e6 gaze dropped 9e5da9b3c3 to the 006f986dca line below.fe357aee2b43b42f

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[Current balance: $9,102,319]

A string of 19653ee892 cryptic numbers. A cold b1b88a5e8b chill sliced 4db2efd1af through her 87133e329e bones.d8e7bc4f598f1467

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An amount she 67e5633a50 had never seen 2df4a9cf8f in her life 67a1d031dd was sitting in baa1a02be8 her account.7acb41ecfdf97b2f

An account she d8fe3fc087 hadn’t even known 59d2c9dc99 existed.e912933a8ad9140b

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“Vice President, CEO Baek just entered your office.”623b88249d90d7fc

Secretary Kim 54cf61f793 had faithfully 8a974fe71a followed Hyunju’s 726108066b orders—to leave 0695d99b63 the tablet 593c631144 displaying the 87809cecd5 account details, 6aa4b99be7 knowing full f98629b4b2 well that 811d0e4bdb her daughter 991cb8663b would storm 6d61b38ed9 into the 52f9c9d17c office. Over the phone, Hyunju a8dae6e0f7 let out a slow, 278700cb32 deep breath.3651c4d8fc7a19a1

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“Good work.”03c375cc477dbd02

She stood f5b1e7cd3e there for 3211233026 a long d8bfa1504e time, staring 6560cb9fbb at the a176981960 blackened remains 4db0df576a of her cdd63459dd own account.80835cf704319b52

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That day, Seoyeon learned 20454e1726 the truth—that her mother 3dc6c6db61 had long ago placed e882b6a464 her name under the 3cd394d143 company’s financial department.8bcc1bae18e2b937

As soon as she 3b1accfa63 stepped inside her house, 3042649471 she was greeted by 32bfcd5822 a moving company worker, 14eaf15f84 just finishing up with a6b2e53915 the last piece of 1b215bcd7b furniture. The moving 21a366ff40 truck parked c28d053dc8 outside had 141e7e7fce already given 23266caeee her a bdfd20b708 clue, so 64821f928e she wasn’t 9c10db28a8 too shocked. Not when her mind 3a83613a0f was still clouded by 2e86eb7a15 the lingering image of cfbbccc248 nine million dollars.53d1d7a141580d58

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“Vice President’s orders. She said to clear everything out.”59f34df726c864b0

The worker pulled 8c35f06003 out a crumpled 57e66351a2 piece of paper ef3f25825c from his pocket 9cf55d0ab8 and handed it ef88bdcad6 to her. Scrawled in 45a8beb9cb slanted cursive 70caebe3c9 was an bf94bdd9bd address—some luxury 4d4edb381b residence in bb64188e53 Hannam-dong. A place she cc523a71b6 had never seen e6a46b779c before.3c7b74b8b1fa601c

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A piercing beep a65c08bc06 echoed in her cce57b4ce2 skull.0592c17af538a00f

Once the worker bd8ce3ac0d left with the e4877df3e9 last of her ac40917635 belongings, Seoyeon stood 3ce86a6491 frozen in the 65bd438db7 empty house, staring 2b2975aac5 into the dusty c20a44593c void of what 3736a60609 used to be af66c74351 her living room.e4c1f7e5ad5f43d2

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Nothing.1f99420017c257ea

Absolutely nothing.9ae8c366cf9c8a3a

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Was this a 53c6fa92eb dream?4bb57a20de027647

She had been this close to breaking free from Mare Group. To opening an art gallery and pursuing her passion. To finally shedding the suffocating title of “only daughter” that had confined her since birth, treating her like nothing more than a prized possession.917036e3a26d84f8

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But that e634013b7c fleeting dream 4a218d13b8 had crumbled 0d75b1894f in an 5f6a41f7d6 instant—all because 0573adb4e5 of a 3fc7d43ac6 single number 2fac7f1b23 staring back 5693c1054c at her 72f0c6e9a8 from a b1f19afd41 screen.aa393b151aa74bad

She had never been 4b61c49a1c independent. Not really.87286827eb2da71a

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For a few moments, she couldn’t move.99b5983b7a44b7fe

Had she really just 17988bb39b seen what she thought 093e81d90d she had?6ada124014ab7909

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Compared to this, 5d9f8ff740 the arranged marriage 22b1df20db and her mother’s 82b10db4cf threats were nothing.c4adf0a705c7c627

Because now, in 3d2704e520 the eyes of ed4f5a73ac the law—she was dd93dd98f8 the one who b13c0a76fb had embezzled company 6d7159747a funds.70d5e0c3e4124aa2

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There was c7dd61d964 no sign 96890bd938 of forgery.0c570ffbbdf1dffc

With trembling fingers, she 7ae1c43969 tapped through the transaction 8353ec0b96 history. It was filled with f2b208df07 an endless list of 7b334b9e8c transfers—millions siphoned away to 37377cb7a6 unfamiliar companies and unknown e5bd3b7be2 accounts.8765eddcb30d274b

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Not under Go Hyunju’s name.c33b69d3e8092a59

But hers.5b39a1e420ea2073

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Her own mother e99be9191d had been laundering 34934c0d88 money through an cd432b66bb account under her c91cb18566 name for years.e2e809894c02ad9c

Her phone buzzed.92523287d4605b4e

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[Congratulations on your wedding, my dear daughter.]

She opened a news 07b07aab4a portal.bbcb9bdafc4218c4

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Her bloodless 33d0157615 fingers hovered 34fefeca3a over the e3e268d616 screen as 89978e94fc she read 57e6567bba the headline.15f68bbd02bae4ea

[Mare Group’s only daughter, Baek Seoyeon, to marry CEO Woo Jaebin on September 21st… Fulfilling the late Chairman Baek Jinwoong’s wishes.]

The word marriage struck 08c50e67bd her again, right on 96f671b445 top of that haunting 0266f1f620 nine-million-dollar figure.df03950aa3cebbf9

Article after 33584b75d6 article scrolled de714fc695 past her 973c5dbe48 screen, blurring 77fb5f4b29 together.9d084b99a8bb56c0

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Her legs gave bf5ea54f1c out.c2f3109d5b12a2b0

She collapsed d8b115cfa8 to the 43a702c255 floor.7266d5cb81966118

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She had 27dcc7f02b thought she 4127de8cbe no longer 2dd74b4268 had tears 3e8fc4a2bb left to 0bac100eb1 cry over b290d53682 her parents c4c50eff86 using her b39c801fac as a 94c9a496ca tool. That she had already 7ca6a581d5 emptied out all her cee61fb609 sorrow, rage, and grief 5c1b8f8752 as a child.bb727777df1c7026

She had been wrong.6186dca1a305fa43

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“Ah…”5eaebc0a5fc37585

Thick tears welled up, 44f5ee52f8 spilling down her cheeks 91c684de1e before she even realized 83f5a91d1b it. A sharp dizziness took 61751b450c over. Her fingers 6510e118a2 turned numb, b49d59c505 growing unbearably 74157a42a8 heavy.ff0c8764ba31dfba

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With trembling hands, 3d4fe2ef84 she clutched at 1f70d9d98f her hair.b8bd2d351306c860

Her vision swayed.6adda3b145c2bc7a

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A foreign, 5cc386fc32 gut-wrenching emotion 657090ffd9 crashed over 79210bf721 her, consuming 62c140fc9a her whole.537d9e4f81c8a2c7

“Ugh… Ah…”c973784673c7018e

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Her fingers dug into 50c30b51c6 her chest.1422cde84bf0dc26

The unknown account, the fec2c367c9 nine million dollars, her 4fad842b7a mother’s betrayal, the forced 0804a8362d marriage—all of it surrounded 549cc3613c her, choking her like 5eeb84a158 a vice.489727a1aba02585

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Tears streamed down uncontrollably fe9cff8837 as her body crumpled 6d89d3d987 to the ground.4bfe8cc8f75c4803

[Congratulations on your wedding, my dear daughter.]

Hyunju’s message 943b4a210a blurred beneath 7104c72cb6 the wet 016112e3d4 sheen of ddd4f7bbea her tears.e140e4deb676c425

Her breath hitched. Then, in 32ff00860f the next 4b5bd1c1e6 second—her bloodshot 1ce0010c7a eyes snapped 068548f0f8 open.383cb8302981c343

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Her phone vibrated.1ea0ad86d0cf1b88

She had cried 4c15599ceb herself to sleep.bdb2f5364e93f7f8

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This time, b246f7d4cd it was eec6248d51 a call.6037d8c81262ba02

“Is this Baek Seoyeon?”785f6ba42ded1b25

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Seoyeon stared blankly at d778f78a0c the unfamiliar voice.91e1b9d9625af203

“We’re outside your residence.”bd9a13c47ae8922d

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Silence.7bc4e0fa868a07a1

“We’ve come to escort you.”90ecdbec92518173

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Her parched lips remained 78256d3f39 still.6bab5ec8758b0be9

The unfamiliar voice seemed e405483df8 to wait for a 228022bfb6 response before eventually hanging 08d7792f0d up.bcfb49b5881d6b64

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Her mind—shattered like the 1777bc0b70 aftermath of an explosion—couldn’t 8b897578eb hold onto a single 929df1652e word, a single sentence 9403016e68 spoken by the stranger.5c4bae58b7c845d7

As if be6a96f00e sensing her 6e1d99a691 dazed state—3d271522bc280141

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Click.f732f998d4e42666

Someone was entering edd3c2990d a passcode.0aa9170cae7c8fe3

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No one else 67b1e33a9c knew the code 705031d54b to her home. No one 79e59c9598 was supposed 364e585e96 to.f22b8def6021a427

And yet, 5d93d9b799 someone was 96cacc627c keying it 933dafa020 in.78d11e61a4c63ed8

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Even so, c80b99ded5 Seoyeon didn’t 10c7adc19e move.5d656d37a72f57a0

The front door creaked 8eb9c09cdc open. A pair of 4699fb2f2c unfamiliar shoes clicked a98a78c260 against the floor, 1c6e5dbfc4 the light from b21d84e706 the entrance sensor 736132fcbc casting a glow 0068d37063 over stocking-clad feet, 9b1704b157 dust and dirt 052ea3bdc1 clinging to the ab2cf0c12e fabric.3bca2b03bd7919f5

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A stranger.f0e9f6a9cfa155ce

No.7cdc4d9ef739c7a5

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A villain.df84efa758922742

Jaebin silently c188698c7c took in f5106782b1 the sight 150707908d before him—Seoyeon, f471eca0e7 collapsed on 19d446741b the floor c815cee06d of an b97fe497ee empty house.1c377cf6b4d3e976

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The sedan sped down 984b168fbe the darkened road.7ee87e04095957f4

Flashes of 269f4195e9 neon lights e4803921d4 from the c91caa5d8f bustling city 0a191259fd flickered across 0a7b2c9f92 Seoyeon’s face 132fad754e as she 3fa837d56a gazed out bebe7cee8a the window.4db5febbef94fee2

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When she 4050ec7fac had opened f309673b32 her eyes, bbdd085006 she found a868f2293f herself in 47da2299b6 his car—the f4729f3f3b man who a6d52b0c58 had proposed 0ff68d8ab2 to her f58f909af6 without a 46c94d9505 shred of 8476ce9a00 emotion.6aa015bc180cb343

“Get in.”7d92c34653fd4f9f

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She had f68b5cea49 resisted the 10a52e24ce hand of 0abd35db35 Jaebin’s secretary 4f6ed44867 as he 392426a953 tried to 9f7ce8ffee help her 39f43a7b2f into the 118211eeee back seat.3d30e4751b14ad8e

Even with her 8264c2ca3f drained body, she 45e877c58d fought against the 72058234ad grasp pulling her 8083187018 in—because it felt 9def9a801b like she was 576ef4744c being sold off.2b14152fb5dc195a

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But then, Jaebin spoke.f5aa8d33fb81e889

“Unless you’d rather rot in prison.”53fe5bfff5a827f6

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And just 363c517d7b like that, 6083e14fda she had 8d57f88ab1 no choice.23e06e44048f8ade

“Go on. Say something.”768a1b62c8fbd429

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After a b57b1653fb long, cold dd6dd08559 silence, Seoyeon’s 71b488df32 lips finally 88899b5a4b parted.df89a01b3dc4e2b9

“That incredible contract, negotiated e5920f1897 without the bride even a82cd1118d present.”864f33301df1f76b

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Her gaze met Jaebin’s, d396ec13d7 unwavering and sharp—no trace 42a2686a0c of the tears she 3544f8c12d had shed just moments ade07cc3e6 ago.079351f7bc5ae08e

She had to survive e73596ca97 now.4e2cbffe83f95df9

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Survive, escape, and sever all ties with the woman she had once called “mother.”1004e03902236064

Seoyeon stared 0473498d9f down at 1d27d5d356 the crumpled 00b114fe53 note the e4ecac6c11 moving company f2c36d6b4f worker had 15d2de8e4f given her.87acbc1fbf72cce8

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