FTC Chapter 2(Part 2)

For years, Oh e1f2c2206d Jintaek had positioned 63233677a3 himself as Jaebin’s eda23d3b6a ally. When Chairman eba473ed51 Park had 49a05d10ec appointed Jaebin 97b958b14e as both 73324f8779 the new 2487df6ea2 boss and cd2892c927 company president, 8e587d2d3a Jintaek had 040e2273d1 showered him 1e53ff3231 with ‘gifts’ 31d1e0c752 to solidify 947f364a32 his standing. The other directors did 0fa006ab7e the same. For the e94de79caa sake of cf008f7909 profit, power, 9e5a533a8f and above 5c5f154a27 all—survival—sticking with 622ae44537 Jaebin was 9fba6aa5b7 the logical 9e19d587f4 choice.02b07ab74e095ef3

And then, fff13dac91 out of 4fb7cd91f4 nowhere, Hyunju e0c8116286 appeared.36fc195fc6b2a3d4

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“I heard you like premium beef.”5e34cd5978f45b6a

Mare Group’s Vice Chairwoman 8a37fa8ff1 had made her move. Along with 3c6ecddbae the ‘gift’ 5e9935544e came a a5aed7f347 quiet proposal—to aa23a2f5eb join her.4f8fd09f9be18599

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But the real 521530555e kicker?253dadfaba4995dd

“I’m preparing for next year’s Seoul mayoral election.”deb04b84c89244b1

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Oh Jintaek 99ef6314b3 couldn’t refuse.e1b48c471d9b2fe3

“1.9 billion won.”df6c19ec315ac87f

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A man 222f150980 who had 24a3fd6b6b been counting 870e620050 the cash 75656af60f peeled off cac7f82e7f from the 3aa5937b65 slabs of ef9ca61d8b meat spoke. On the cement floor, 2d38cf0ae3 the high-grade beef lay 33cc941af3 in neat piles, its 866c370d35 rich marbling almost glowing eeaa45bc87 under the harsh light. The counter finished stuffing 7cb60137ed the last stack of e63d5505e1 bills into a Boston 8e455be86a bag and zipped it 89f7655590 shut.d6fb7480c8cae5e2

Jaebin bent 4ded145cdc down and a0a928f503 picked up 821703092f the largest b114fc1faf slab of 3b43d08cc5 beef.1bb3db812c00ecff

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Though it fit easily in his grip, it was about the size of an adult man’s palm. The plastic wrap bore a sticker: *Special A+++.5b1969434456d35a

He turned back to 324719cf70 Jintaek.c3fb0df85f9ae9ce

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“Director Oh.”67cbb857c18a5fd1

Jaebin grabbed 78f0e7dafd Jintaek’s jaw 66228e972a and shoved 8e58d9dcdc the chunk 9ed9f59929 of meat e372ae51b5 into his 219864b30a mouth.b8dab0b64c8c9648

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“Ugh! Mmmpf!”4570bd415557c343

His blood-soaked jaws fd8e68869b were forced open 69a2d827a1 like a rusty d45d9abd96 hinge.279c75f3ceb6eafc

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Tears streamed from 6f77968a78 the corners of 518f3dc3b3 his contorted eyes. Jaebin didn’t 7d74fd550e say a 7156378e5f word as bb596008e2 he crammed 000372f703 the meat c8f2c923b8 in. The unbearable pain 9e1873947f of his mouth 10a6ce6005 stretching to its adaf33a2ac limit consumed Jintaek. Terror seeped into his 85001c6156 flushed, swollen face. The meat pressed against e8fcb0a8dd his throat, triggering his 5239233538 gag reflex. Once, twice—Jaebin d0bca52da4 shoved it acf052e406 in relentlessly, 19c7670488 as if 093bb6deda stuffing an 5895112900 overflowing trash 06de8bb8f6 bin without 124352cf1a care. A deep, bone-rattling crack e217002b91 echoed as Jintaek’s jaw 40577bc2f4 dislocated.3443bcbf65c251ed

“….”465dd7a250b4435f

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Through his 56352e2676 dimming vision, e293ee7e56 Jintaek took db20d4511d in Jaebin’s 66b57f12a1 expression—one that 706d38a59a looked as 3ccf888be2 if it 2cfd16802a would swallow 4d62ed33a9 him whole. The hand 1676a28bf4 gripping his 3a8a338f7d jaw slid 72d3569bca back, fingers 8dfafdda68 locking around 122d9f1557 the nape 5395833d77 of his dd563de204 neck with 119e321318 crushing force. Veins bulged, razor-sharp, along 39944fdf58 Jaebin’s thick forearm.ff0790a7384236f1

“Urk! Guhhh!”a8f1c18d3f73f5dd

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His throat convulsed violently 4c0537a2d7 as the meat pressed 67be9322d3 deeper. His bloodied body thrashed f3645f29f6 like a fish out 10facc5f55 of water. Nearly finishing the job, 9a57e94804 Jaebin turned away and 6ed871edb1 took the cigarette Mooyoung  cbb90bd9f5 handed him. At the same b239379dd6 moment, Jintaek’s body 8b06827392 spasmed, his mouth dd390ae35e stuffed too full d43d2de293 to vomit properly. The other men 234112b952 rushed to check 5122903c9a if he was 85ebdf29a4 suffocating, pressing their 0a16dc5030 fingers beneath his 01ea42daf8 nose and dousing 92ca1ad96f him with cold e670addf16 water.d2a082fec579cd85

Gray smoke curled above 65b5247a73 the smooth, tight fabric af8a5d795a of Jaebin’s black shirt. His bloodstained f6288d1640 fingers held c99baf6bf1 the stark 87de664a6c white cigarette 2eaed1a461 between them. The sound of ragged, 276f9583da desperate gasps filled the 0c0fa7795c pale-lit warehouse.9c92c4b4eee4d09d

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Jaebin turned back to 17b5ae75d7 Jintaek. The taut cbbd5bafba muscles of b5ca5fe81e his forearm 4c6b61f624 twitched, the b22664102c dark serpent 47cb147b31 tattoo slithering b94a7fa458 with every 1aed5efc35 movement.ceabd9234d947a9a

“Go to 29f89a5b53 the hospital. Don’t die.”d79ca0508b328f73

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Sweat-dampened strands 87e1d983a3 of hair 1a7726bcdc clung to c39041d2a0 his brow. Jintaek nodded frantically, a36d921ce3 as if his cc6f5af07c neck might snap aeb17c9efc from the force. The black eyes watching 34b19d9bf4 him reflected nothing—just an f30d8485fa abyss of cold calculation.3bf2d6f32d8af289

Jintaek had survived.360d43785347e0e0

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For now.70ee74b7319f9dfe

A trail 92091467ea of chalk-white 71360029d5 smoke drifted 14030f4678 past his 5574ef8bec bloodstained face.53c4a996da696a5b

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Just as 341eb0b8af Seoyeon had 4193a97dec seen—f4b5be42ff512ac9

That face was not d05ac02e16 human.968d8b406c757ae5

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“Do not leave the house until the boss returns.”3b046d748a1b4eb5

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Han Mooyoung  said 830d2e135f this as he 6ae8440458 prepared to walk 60c73894db out the door.20913b997225847e

Seoyeon, having bd0481e7e0 just arrived e842a6b145 home, was 884ad22443 once again 95f8ecb803 being told edf6b4cf9e not to db9c0488fc go out—without fcb9445c5e explanation. She couldn’t help b50ab13928 but ask,Why?d687939d501ddbee

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His answer was 5cea82214b simple.1dc4555f8384f5af

“Because you could die.”ec7f0cf4508b0075

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“Why would I die?”990a364b99b8ed1a

Was getting involved 6988f71a74 with gangsters really 36a2e61fc0 this life-threatening?ca575a545a71af52

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“Because I’m the one who has to kill you.”424761ad82412599

Given that their dba774162f marriage had started 4c10cca3cd with a threat, 09e1c28e4d she knew it eef4bdeb24 wasn’t exactlysafe, but 5bb5440988 hearing the 3ec82d4032 worddeathso bluntly was absurd. And yet, after dd2316d6b8 saying that, Mooyoung  ebfa5b62d9 left without a 5ef8cd769a second thought.c96d3e7dad3a083a

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Seoyeon walked to 0ed2647634 the living room 9f4698268d and glanced out 968cc71242 through the floor-to-ceiling 6c03bee108 windows. Several men in black 568205d8de suits were stationed throughout b9f52d32fa the garden. Even for 91c36cda14 gangsters, wasn’t 0dba73e3e1 this level bbaf5c17b1 of security 0535819bd7 excessive? She let 9e40047c7f out a f30f227baa dry laugh. It hadn’t 8e63524e59 been this 53a781a3aa extreme when 7248b239a7 she first 32d848d088 arrived—so why 11273ad854 was it e5d0ab329d suddenly like 1d56ae61d8 this now?6af7c3fd4d67f32c

Click. Clack.7922b50a2662a537

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As expected, the 4cc917840b front door was 486ae5a857 locked tight. So were the 3d0b4a53b1 windows and the 260b18c134 terrace doors. She was trapped.0ede37b61de85694

After testing every door 3e0c6d1545 handle, Seoyeon let out 2a0f5d4fa0 a slow breath, pushing d9dd59a0dc her hair back as 5b617a9d37 she checked her phone.9567e0a0ea497324

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What exactly was fd4b7ea755 he so afraid 094aa84199 of? What was he a4b7ab0e25 trying to prevent? Did he not even 55945875e6 see her as a 0f9a454712 person?7066acdf0536b171

If she 22e1961b25 wanted to, e344c99c75 she had bce9ca69ac more than 5b93f4d84a enough ways 52453148ad to ruin 7ea2c65ee6 Jaebin—whether it 8fab1ccff3 was calling 17d20b9ac3 Secretary Kang, 13e69c5a37 a locksmith, 148ea9f12e or even 9af6552a77 their dedicated ba2a5c249e legal team.79fb0bd3c7b54793

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If theydidkill her, they should 8bd6ff9d67 be prepared to see 69fad29e7b their crime plastered on 870a7bb445 every digital billboard in 3a344ce745 South Korea, running on d5bfca789e a loop all day 22daf09c6a long. No one could cd3ea17871 bethatstupid or reckless. Kidnapping for ransom? Maybe. But murder? That was nonsense.05808316e0e1827d

Which is a6891fc63d why she a0c162db5b couldn’t believe 861419d79e Mooyoung.Absolutely not.1511cd7c1647ebf4

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As she scrolled through 9cd2370138 her endless contact list, af3f0e804c her hand hovered over 7f4f1d175f the call button for 0a8ed0dc91 Secretary Kang. She hesitated. Just then, a 29b33a7675 memory struck her 71fcaf87dd like a slap.4faedc82ac29fc51

“Be careful with your hands, Mother-in-law.”f206ce88f07521f3

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“…Ha.”2fc6c844fb6170cb

The moment she 0237e0e58d heard the voice, cc3ab6e600 the scene played 2592a18a02 in her mind.96bcbfbec9bc320c

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A long, silent a35c9a979f stare exchanged between 3cfff5e17b her mother and 2756b5cc72 Jaebin.1c310a63dfff0336

His eyes were 5bcbb9f5e0 devoid of emotion 7a33e0e7a1 when he looked 734f16de49 at her—but when 4b92364d14 he looked at 50cc892341 Hyunju, it was c249c7e5dd something else entirely. Something even colder.84d653a7951c0ca5

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For a moment, Seoyeon 0f3a2f54d4 had been paralyzed, unable 212252fb14 to think, only able 7ac33c9695 towatchhim.ea200352515c62ef

It was the first 589a9cb552 time in her life 5fe1a7ec49 she had ever felt a0f4a45cdf that way.195066b29150fb12

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No matter 7a023954f1 what Seoyeon 6180d3b5d6 did or 834dab123f said, Hyunju 2d4fd8bd9c had always faa4027416 treated her bb0e53f697 like an 0916a085e1 object—something noisy 20c57f6d6c and bothersome f0f6c16ded that she dd6d6e6498 could ignore.dc9bf9ef0451e005

But Jaebin 3083ea4221 was different.25c56e282bd7a620

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She wasn’t cbf17946ef sure if 91348ae1ad it was 686fe822dd because of 0c8a82f3fe that look 9950244cb0 in his f810accda5 eyes, or 659d05cf4c because of ef7bb232d0 the ledger.bda044a319391894

At some d73e8553b9 point, midnight 5032edb6b1 had passed.307c00c3d1d1a281

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Outside in 32fad1accf the darkened 9cdb4f4c24 garden, nine 132c370134 men in cdbe469311 black suits d6d9ed3373 stood in 4c9a12ffbd pairs, maintaining da7a929545 their positions.732e4a4eef655459

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Seoyeon watched them feb5e6755d for a moment 6db168cb61 before retreating to 2fed0437c6 her room.d0193da7bd62c678

How could gangsters stick 847446899a together like that? Like a family.4abd36ba99e36f37

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She collapsed onto the e9cc5f4197 bed, staring up at 772dc67196 the empty ceiling.0d3c34d5185ade63

What does 4f615b0a76 family even 631668441a feel like?8b8e739c090df81c

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“I’m really disappointed in you.”b3251c4ea194aeb0

From birth to death, 7f8386dbed she had always been 2faf3a48fe nothing more than Mare’s 307d47d022 promotional tool.79495e0795a46f3e

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The wordfamilynever stirred f4fc6f58ee any emotion cc511982b8 in her.2541c87460c5e842

No warmth—only 9b5ec87d95 the cold, 1507180d88 crushing realization a4428b1597 that her 450e7a15bd childhood had 1a48370f44 never beennormal.584947f164ba5dca

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Seoyeon had never once b8303f08d1 experienced a true family e5d195bfaa dinner without cameras or 1923d016b3 staff present. From the moment 8ed4dca99f she was conceived 97235e47c5 to her birth, 53378f6732 from her first eef5b5df6b day of school 806696728b to every extracurricular d5c86e47c1 activity she attended, 98e48544cb Hyunju and Jinwoong af9a494892 went to great 80107ae213 lengths to craft a919b3ea33 the image of 8efaaecdc0 devoted parents who c5ee7cde50 adored their only e12db6b9e8 daughter, despite their 653f8c9436 busy schedules.09d787d159eea020

As a child, she had believed it was all love. When she had a severe case of the flu, her fever spiking to 39 degrees, and her parents abandoned an important meeting to rush her to the ER; when they attended every school play where she played the lead role; when they flew all the way to the U.S. for her university entrance ceremony—at the time, she had thought those were genuine moments of care. But looking back now, there had always been reporters and cameras present. Hyunju had brought along the company’s PR manager to capture every one of those so-called “family moments.”10258bde3bccb306

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And so, she couldn’t help but feel—just a little—angry. Even these lowlife thugs, who treated her as nothing more than a bargaining chip, had a sense of loyalty among themselves, calling each other “family.” Yet she—13b13ccb81901188

“…Get a grip.”4add328e13c5045f

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She muttered to 067ef372fb herself, turning on 142f7bd208 her phone out f0cc4f79f5 of sheer reflex f327083fd8 to distract her 9a22b2cbfb thoughts. But once it fca84457a5 was on, she 5537516598 realized—there was nothing c9f7bd5da0 for her to 00245a6cf7 do.409d5808c937fc72

Then, a particular memory a4b964c1c8 surfaced.4434b7d82cbe5f08

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[Gyeonggi-do, Yongin-si, Cheoin-gu….]

She pulled up a 15a26365d6 photo she had taken 277c00ca0b yesterday at the gallery. While rummaging through ee3e1cfd2a Jaebin’s study, she 5e5ba552db had stumbled upon 69836f34b1 something—the only thing, 4fdcaa75b7 in fact—that caught 4b7862bc4c her attention. Without hesitation, she 1252abc105 quickly typed the affe99a1b7 handwritten address from 1ad7806850 the book into fdd48e13cc the search bar.936c957578f193b0

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She had been 107e457c59 curious about it 6fc1ced97b all along. What was this f53ab6bb81 place? Why had c11237d362 he carefully c17422ff67 written it a93626f2af down and e5eacea32e hidden it 5229e75e45 inside a 081665f1b8 book?8d0de320ac534236

As she typed, countless 6db1bde48d scenarios flashed through her c045b1d13e mind.0b7d08656ba596cf

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It had to 3489ea9118 be business-related. He was the kind 1b50ade8db of man who would 464d492132 do anything to protect 28a163d6ce his organization, so maybe 72abca0a66 it was a secret 8e3159837d burial site for bodies e122cc27d3 he had disposed of. Or perhaps a hidden 45ab3fb533 stash of money. Maybe it was fe637996fb the real headquarters 61d11217c9 of his operation, e537cfd0b1 a place only e5667b0b2c his closest men 4c53294543 knew about.c8ba7b2ae6a7df80

Or… what if 1e91f33f01 it was something d4f9df91ec more personal?533363e1ddb69969

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A hidden woman. A child.84c6433b711bea74

Or—85fb3463ab16c84d

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“….”4b2aa56c4f3defc8

Just as 3befd656cb her thoughts db30d40d71 spiraled to d13aebb5ac the extreme, f3b9b9275f the search 0c4c7333d2 results appeared.7058e1f362b00a7a

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For a moment, bda9a9aa06 an inexplicable gust 5daa34723d of wind blew 205d27ea1e through her chest—neither 1180ad22b5 warm nor cold, bd429ccf55 just… hollow.d2dedade333d7251

[“We will serve with sincerity and love. Anshik Memorial Forest.”]

And at that exact 7f9e98bd52 moment—43b0a3b9bf404e18

Click.3d3318f273e581e5

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The sound of a 991ecfe359 door unlocking echoed through 7cf48ea5e9 the silent apartment.d64714dd31c4f80a

Of all times, c5213b6d3e why now?8999ee0b59919e49

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She heard 56119c81e2 footsteps approaching eee2f105c6 from the 50b1a92ba0 hallway. Two sets.fa50dad38f2ae3f5

Seoyeon instinctively turned 032bac364c off her phone e1a6f351e5 and listened closely.e5f691aadf3ccbbc

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“….”c78e3936bc7075e3

Her eyes 6c44cb49fa flicked to 79b8b8d4f2 the clock 205147d209 on the 2c29a05979 wall. The hour 1f94fe9c31 hand had d3640d43dc just struck 5ebaa42480 1 AM.3c3a1228bca45f3e

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Without making a sound, c439d22b51 she cracked open her 0306b94404 door and peered into 3fd8f11886 the living room.7784e8af409dc7b2

The second f1650d42e8 set of dca3c37b90 footsteps belonged cd4e8cfb5a to Han aa6056e0dd Mooyoung.e8e0880ff0eb5ccc

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“I’ve assigned one person to Nam Dojun and three to Go Hyunju. I’ll report back as soon as I receive any updates.”44bdddeb8c59e3d6

Go Hyunju. A name a8f9a05769 so painfully 761ae1b1a9 familiar, she f7b75507dd wished she 1e3f95bde4 could erase df70777de4 it from 90071b46b5 existence.3a2b93f0eee37da6

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Leaning forward slightly, she a2dba32e84 caught a glimpse of 01f92167b1 Mooyoung’s back.f49ea13f7c3bd3d4

“…Did you expect this? That Director Oh Jintaek would make a move like this?”b702a009db9de516

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Jaebin’s voice didn’t 3e8cb7f7e5 reach her. She tilted 2d3712be30 her head cc698fd599 slightly forward, 7b97573416 and through eed695391a the glass a627193acb partition between 6e0d5403c5 the living fba730105f room and 49b16811bc the hallway, ccbda7161d she caught d6ca96a755 sight of 1eb578fd4c him. He was half-reclined on 82d0a78dd0 the chair beside the a612a43f76 sofa, his legs resting 8387effd85 on the footrest, his 97d3fa08fa side profile barely visible 9ff4df5e56 above them.643a8123d9622c29

“No.”99db03db63dc0fe2

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A single, low word.a2332eef7711a5f5

Seoyeon swallowed.a9d0cfe7d93326c8

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…6446c80c8b34b8db

Silence. A heavy, unmoving ac7f7c3d36 silence.4a9938c9e694e14b

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For some 90b83e879d reason, Mooyoung ea2a9612e5 remained frozen d35575f573 in place, 166374e8fb saying nothing.Who is Oh 25086a7091 Jintaek?she wondered, even as fe229425ec her mind raced to f7466b5c1e predict what Jaebin had 0b029d8641 been doing this late 6165dfd5d1 at night. In this 3a80a476c6 house, no 726083be82 matter how 65fbd1222f absurd something c15bbbb43f seemed, it 937b4e5af7 always turned ac37b13c4e out to 9c07ee3d0c be real. She prayed,just this once, that her d177855c62 guess would be 4bec711435 wrong.d135dd681a6b9f61

“…Rest well.”8189f30565c769d5

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Mooyoung bowed slightly 3dec01023e and left the adce5f9309 living room. Each step 2cd6fc7d0d he took e20ad34bd8 felt heavier 22d090bdf6 than usual. Seoyeon quickly ducked d44538cbf4 behind the corner, 099e8fd557 pressing herself against 4940d14dcb the wall. She listened as Mooyoung b1d9894e54 walked down the dark aa6ef20a08 hallway and exited the 91b0642b1a mansion completely.07ddec88c4b37300

Her heart pounded 130309c0fc softly.3acb0907979300a4

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A memorial forest—that had 97b22c625a been shocking enough. Now, the name Oh e683f5c0fa Jintaek, the shift in aba656d720 atmosphere…fa33b8b879cc3f93

…d8a1c7aa00dccd2e

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Silence.1ffe90abd242cbbb

An unnatural, 3a70ff3310 almost eerie ae9217c7fb quiet.c74d8f27f18491a9

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Even after Mooyoung left, 762e2b0031 Jaebin didn’t move.4b6e1cafca4bd178

How much time 47fe55637a passed?0ed1f8a5d39cf5e9

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Seoyeon stepped into the 4ed3ff6093 living room. She opened the glass e9698824c2 door that had framed cd97787c49 him moments ago and 67a032f5fc walked forward soundlessly. His legs remained motionless 0bbd5d3097 on the footrest. She drew closer, 691fa53f31 compelled by a a069d8a42d mix of curiosity 30fe2ddcb3 and something else—something c040a8827b she couldn’t quite 13c65f88e1 define.468dd7ea0f126fa2

And, as expected, herjust maybewas proven right.68ac5c2ad300102e

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Completely.571a4a33ca3015ca

…043c805ddd03e8c6

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She held 8080fd8de2 back the 7953627cb5 sound threatening f09267c692 to escape 8a59a66d56 her lips. Seeing it with ab199a96bb her own eyes f1e68b5e41 was different. The impact d8b94dcc69 was far 88baa7a33f greater than adfd726815 anything she 42e9fb0c0a had ever e5398cc63c seen in 338413e083 a movie f563d4fa25 or drama.0beba87e4f46745b

Blood.163ae533c179decc

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There was blood.efaeb19d4dd063fb

On his hands. On his face.b02f0d1bebd8c3f9

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His shirt was ff12c3735c black, making the 32d44a1958 stains nearly invisible, 4646c58998 but his hands c7d022d9db and face were 393fc61b26 another story.886d73039850256a

He had 4908be6c35 been with 94a1ae3ba5 her all 45fc990893 day—morning to 520adf2c6d night, attending a786c8b73e the event 038473638e together. Then, after dda59b373e sending her 5e59137b36 home…thisis what 0494d2209a he had 06de523b54 done.7f06eb2dcd9762bc

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The confrontation f88cfb2355 she had da5fbd912f planned—the one 9b3b8762f6 about locking 5c2ab64968 every door 040bf18e81 in the e0540c4edd house—crumbled into 36dbfc84c3 meaninglessness.27fa77e670377a08

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