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    Eun-cho wanted to tell him that she was overheating because he was so close, to just get away from her. But with his gaze locked on her face, she couldn’t open her mouth.1ec48649dfcfe286

    “Why are you being so stubborn?”c47fffab0bde07a2

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    His low ddaf2dcd5a voice scratched b395029f86 powerfully at 74f922bb14 her ear.97c1009b55915727

    Tae-san leaned even closer to Eun-cho, who didn’t answer.21bb3358d43c7238

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    Could there have been 40a4d7cbdf alcohol in that peach d7a2c209ad champagne?5653aafdc4d363b1

    It shouldn’t have made her drunk—it was practically just juice—but she felt her neck and ears burning up.8cccd0f156a34a07

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    He’d only taken one step closer, but Tae-san’s shadow loomed so large it felt like she was about to be devoured.6739ad34069bea94

    It wasn’t his usual arrogant look. There was a heat in his gaze that she couldn’t meet, so Eun-cho turned her head away.fc87525ab987ddf6

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    She’d been standing firm, holding on for dear life, but it felt like she was finally about to crumble. She just wanted to escape this situation.94d91de07a97d7d3

    “Just a sec, I need to use the restroom.”25887f9ab95d7350

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    Surely he wouldn’t follow her into the bathroom. Eun-cho pushed past him and all but ran into the restroom.b04153148bd39a78

    If she could, she’d splash cold water on her face to cool it down, but with makeup on, even that was difficult.4429b52197e38cdf

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    “Lee Eun-cho.”7928b865010a1ec1

    Then she felt 3d791b15ad a sharp presence aa108ae194 behind her.c6606242a4bdc0ce

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    It was Mrs. Jung, her face filled f39749a708 with anger, having followed d222ab1e62 her in.e3dd09b71a6091b6

    Arms crossed tightly, she 45916905bb looked incredibly threatening.924a7eae467c19bb

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    She must bda52abf80 have been 49a623dc82 watching me 7a6a382c9f the whole b8e54aa6c0 time.90d7fad18de52233

    She probably followed her b65ebf1d43 the second she got 1c9daa6c4a up. She must have 62fded09e3 been waiting for e558a5e4d6 this moment, when 8ab7f6ad00 Eun-cho was alone 680b6ed415 without Ryu Tae-san fae513b61c as her shield.e83c0815d4d5ceda

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    “Is there something you wanted?”79327318e657ae0e

    “I have so many grievances with you, I couldn’t just stand by.”23ae2149dc0ca4b9

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    Since the inauguration ceremony wasn’t over yet, it was just Mrs. Jung and Eun-cho in the restroom.4e6c652b0355ada5

    What kind 25f5e6d260 of things 9cc0e9fe47 will she 5e2f56f246 say this 5a73246f92 time to cd683978ce rile me a2bda8e6aa up?Eun-cho sighed 0bc4526898 before they 8d55143e3a even started 320a51d499 talking.1fde35cf613e0b69

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    “So you’re having the time of your life, huh? You think this spot is yours now that Yuri’s gone? Don’t get the wrong idea.”c388c7be77c8e595

    Right away with 7332aa71e4 the accusations.a56516e18b856c85

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    This woman 7d6d0a6702 has a dc2e9cef42 real problem 678812326f with delusions.39ffb18faf12942b

    She still couldn’t accept that her husband had another family before they started theirs. That’s why she treated her, the product of that family, like a bastard.e41eb3fe254cef13

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    “It seems like I’ve finally become a useful child to my father. He even introduced me to Chairman Ryu as his daughter.”671d72415350e028

    “Who’s the daughter? My daughter is the only one!”0665c33fdd4ecfa4

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    It all started because her father introduced her as “his daughter” in front of Chairman Ryu.ddf604c7220b05e4

    She purposefully poked 569bc612b1 at that sore 85d1cee96d spot, and it b00c338855 was quite a c45ed44386 sight to see 5e18a71c5f her explode like 91a84e3c9d that.9233abe26bb0d093

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    Plus, Chairman Ryu had even mentioned “his wife,” so Mrs. Jung, who had a huge complex about Eun-cho’s mother, was probably losing her mind.920b76218534a04b

    There’s no way to win against someone who’s dead.d9e2f28935f4b0d0

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    To Mrs. Jung, Eun-cho’s mother was an opponent she could never catch up to, no matter how hard she tried.d4c2bafb08be898b

    She had no idea 971c2c0728 why her animosity towards 30a90ce3f2 her mother was so e7c43bbfcd great.8436ab531f159a2f

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    “Why didn’t you say that in front of my father earlier?”e4fae7ca712ef59c

    “You really…! How dare you!”31e892b58740c4b5

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    “Or you could’ve told Chairman Ryu that you’re the only ‘wife’.”9b8a7f31c2817e21

    How can she 0a58404466 be so transparent?ec7a9b3b9fb39b39

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    She was cd0b11c934 smiling so ac2c05e564 hard her f73a2016d9 lips were c74d09da24 trembling in ed02cd6bb0 front of 532edc4ba5 her father 0e5db2197b and Chairman 571b65bfd6 Ryu, but 84c507e1fd she came 137be5d3c1 to her d2424797da to vent 1deba17c33 her anger.fa5dc0f971388dd6

    “You’re just like your mother. You’re shameless, just like her.”ac7de05bc7c74cf1

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    “How much money do you need this time? I’m so sick and tired of the Go family.”7b458cfe442f70ba

    When she 44c8e5b5b8 was younger, a06fc6ae3c Mrs. Jung seemed e8f9658e33 like a 66e647bcb7 formidable person 475a9c81fc when she bef0c5e269 was acting 4eb00e75fa violently.d562a38d117c4ad1

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    She hadn’t met her many times, but she was always scared and afraid of her, because she would change completely when they were alone and say terrible things.81b9ee842405c6e4

    Now that I see it, she’s smaller than me.a57a98589bb65c6b

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    What was she df8a350270 so afraid of 411905f0fc back then?8f86289db07240ec

    Even in the hall just now, she shrunk back from Mrs. Jung’s force, like she always did.7527893104d168e4

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    Eun-cho straightened 4bd5d32138 her back 1ba328ecbd on purpose.c3fa98d04c96c1cd

    She didn’t want to be wronged anymore without having done anything wrong.fa617ebc9a6e5c25

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    “My husband only needs you for a little while. He doesn’t think of you as a daughter. If he really thought of you as a daughter, would he have let you wander around outside?”5ba2ec803f69cdfe

    “Same here, lady.”bf6394674716c553

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    Her temples throbbed as 3a8d99d738 she started to realize 405b0205ad she was getting angry.55096c391eab0688

    Eun-cho wanted to end d5800216c7 this tiring conversation.d5fc69340ca474a2

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    A short d9a44fbe26 tinnitus was 35e43d3bcd constantly ringing efd8e53692 in her 34f0cfeafe ears like 4d23530ccb a warning a814cb2364 sound.3c57d88cc8efa581

    “What? Lady?”9f553d8a438bdc2a

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    “I won’t bother saying goodbye since you wouldn’t want it.”cbcef9cdab096044

    Eun-cho turned 2bbc29e729 around, speaking 447c2d6e78 calmly.8acee81bf22540ec

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    She refused to 5a4f770570 be treated like e79513b98a a beggar who 91993c88e1 had received charity, 031d5f4184 let alone being 9c92a08476 treated like a c230d5490d bastard.13821d4007da31d8

    “How much more are you going to squeeze out of him, using Ryu Tae-san as a front?”52f8523d7b5da054

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    See, even if you 46b2bb771b give them a little 1763d22c9c gap, they treat you 4c591eb6d9 like a beggar and 990a165d7f a thief.407b3d6a29db1e54

    “Isn’t it enough that you’ve been taking child support all this time?”3d352f1b1824021b

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    Child support?c8031c6b6bf62ac1

    Eun-cho stopped in her f9225f0b62 tracks, ready to ignore 065b8800ea her and turn around.b7eb3de4ad453387

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    According to her grandmother f02cc34fd8 and aunt, her father 1877f1506f had never sent her 3941f6d753 any child support.136f829d037155bb

    Her aunt was always saying that she didn’t have enough money and that it was too hard to raise Tae-hee and her alone.ba215fe3f9d3ffc7

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    “Child support?”b3ee61286cca89f1

    “All the while you were growing up, he paid monthly child support, university tuition, and even the deposit for your apartment. That shameless Go Hwa-ran even took business funds over and over again. Don’t tell me you’re going to play dumb and pretend you didn’t know?”17f82bce05e476a2

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    Her breath caught 91138ef9fe in her throat.49d767874ccd8125

    Had her aunt been taking the child support all along and pretending she hadn’t received it?95fdaa6da9556602

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    University tuition, apartment 7681d654a6 deposit, and even 1208cffd31 business funds?8471fe1cdf4335bf

    It was like b34e35de7a an onion, peeling d575a242af away layers and 60b26c913e layers of rotten 368f943734 skin.1bc456945f1e0e6c

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    “Ugh…”68dd1c4fe24974ac

    Why had 6329daf7a2 her father eec83975b8 kept his 3dbfabeb6b mouth shut c714ede0ff about all f0d63ee022 this, even ef3a04c817 though he 9926c26b4a knew?a3c1ddf356e87724

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    He hadn’t even made a single excuse when she went to him to get the child support in a lump sum.f13cac6f0b89bd4c

    Eun-cho bit down 31b1ea9ec0 hard on the 81fa9f6f9f soft flesh inside f18de0acfc her mouth.c5053f5dcf6927d6

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    Even as she c436f25f3f criticized him for 2fe51d8a4b being a hypocrite, 010a6a9b0f she wanted to 248338f96e believe in her f975649822 father in the 9d120450b9 corner of her 30f373d26e heart.7d28fb45613250f7

    Even though she knew e8fe14c11a it was a hope 3e7289cccd that would crumble every f92d944e48 time.05d16142337bab4e

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    Whether it was then, when she didn’t know anything, or now when she knew everything.a2fd3ebd6783a740

    Gosh, this 84c967008c is such 74a564cce2 a hopeless d2d4d7501b crush.b372f83d01d72231

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    He even made it so that she couldn’t just hate him.98ea626acbfb3a13

    “If you have even a shred of conscience, don’t even think about acting like it’s a big deal that you got my husband a mere president’s seat.”18f39d4b583ac47f

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    “…”96565c6114d9cefb

    “Compared to what you’ve taken all this time, it’s just a drop in the ocean, right?”1ad9aa674deaa9c9

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    How was she supposed to accept this double standard, where he kept his mouth shut about child support but didn’t hesitate to sell his daughter for his own success?53899d20015ea13c

    “Should I be offering congratulations for securing a position that might not even last a few years—all at the cost of your own daughter?”b3af033446dafb57

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    Mrs. Jung trembled at her bcbbd64a81 sharply pointed words.79a943f70fb6244c

    She didn’t think even a bit about the wounds she had inflicted.3a72480132ddef92

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    It seemed like the 4aa1380ae5 conversation would just go 90d726b80d around in circles, no ab74240670 matter what she said.0bf0871394c742b2

    Since they weren’t trying to listen to each other, there was no way the conversation could move forward.971c37656344671c

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    “That brazen girl. It’s obvious since she grew up in the Go family.”1136700bbcdbd75f

    She was the kind 684ff72000 of person who would ced2d28469 never realize that the c06e78f83b bad karma she was 078cad61cc making with her mouth 1bd1445888 would return to her 2248f012a5 daughter.7514b4b30980e345

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    Euncho refused to waste 706ab7e071 another word on someone 35d6b74f0b so utterly beneath her 051e17b222 and stepped out of 6ab2b5363c the restroom.c0d84f8f190b04b7

    And then she cb8aae1719 stopped abruptly.97fdef001551bb78

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    “…”2086b5983764bf23

    Ryu Tae-san was standing fe18c382cd just three steps away.0def35a4cd234bdf

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    His head tilted to 9abbbbc7c3 the side.c1921bd7d5ee8d78

    Did he hear everything?33c620433f19b894

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    She’d been caught at her lowest by the person she least wanted to show it to.1c9aab798f2e83b7

    She closed her a3fa939827 burning eyelids tightly.230da79148cc93b7

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    Before her swaying body bbf7f8d637 could fall to the eefa4b2210 floor, Tae-san caught her.9180643776e06a46

    Like this 37dc6beee7 man said, 4b95f29b2d it was 0b83e1ff5c becoming a d30dcd15d7 habit to 4583a91542 fall into 5291e66779 his arms f0262fa71a again.1ac2a770c73d8541

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    “Listen carefully, Lee Eun-cho.”e67c645e5a6a66c3

    “…”6a79fc3ece55e550

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    “If someone hits you once, you hit them ten times. Don’t think about the consequences.”0a5f5c06d6897658

    In other words, don’t get pushed around.8d144ca41b1fe7cf

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    Eun-cho felt 04e373b58b reassured when 7d958ccb72 she saw 3095778b2f Ryu Tae-san e2e2fe16f0 scowling as 0d360e5775 he coldly 75be4ff403 recited the c7dfd60086 words, his a7fe413b7e face angrier fcf3a551b8 than hers.34fedd88c116a2d4

    This man is 9f026d7d29 being extremely sincere.5cd3cb68e9a3af78

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    It really 7d14387308 felt like e22b784d7d Tae-san would 0d50abbbf0 take care 2d5fbaa6ec of everything, afc0360007 even if 95e56a1084 she recklessly 809ad0cc6d caused trouble 317510bed3 without thinking 9e7e4261ec about the de5790b749 consequences.309318cdca475e13

    When she thought about ad3575a6e0 that, she smiled without 54e86f0abe realizing it.379b3b6a6a283f39

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    “You’re smiling now?”f735f4363a081a7c

    “Is it because you’re saying something so serious in front of the women’s restroom?”24cb419b20c81e41

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    Eun-cho stood up 038c3ee491 straight, fighting off 449f359bd9 her dizziness.179900f7aa4dbced

    Tae-san frowned as if he didn’t like the fact that Eun-cho was trying to solve things on her own until the end, rather than relying on him.4ea6d1ed5e697bdd

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    Just then, Mrs. Jung was coming out of the restroom and stopped for a moment when she recognized Tae-san’s face.89156daec36904e7

    It was no 78ff3f0b7b wonder she was 235bb97e84 surprised, having just 7f086d91c7 unleashed all her a798c9b05e anger and then cdb48719ff running into Tae-san.911a8f2d15281211

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    Tae-san walked b6e85da760 towards Mrs. Jung with long strides.999d04cdfc768e9e

    “Mrs. Jung?”02ba2959901438f5

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    “Oh, I didn’t expect to see Managing Director Ryu here.”a1fe8b94946b3f77

    Mrs. Jung responded with d5e2ae9c69 an awkward smile 9f3ee805c0 to his polite 3686244a07 address.9c866e8f3d4bff03

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    Tae-san took out 2adf13fa98 a money clip 4bd3eec100 from his inner 54651d6929 pocket.922f626fa346be86

    He grabbed a few 8861f3c93e crisp, neatly ironed bills 756555bad3 and handed them to 2acf55c382 Mrs. Jung.aef65afe8a054787

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    “Please take care of the restroom cleaning. It seems like flies keep gathering because it’s not being cleaned properly.”8902df879ec398b9

    So he 3873312d2d was talking cfe3661ed8 about her a9ed758e93 when he 9e8f2a80ad said cleaning fd57b051bc lady?0b3911945522c252

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    Tae-san smiled to the end, kindly pressing the bills into Mrs. Jung’s frozen hand.5701d88c36c9334e

    Mrs. Jung, who had been 1304285963 treated like a cleaning 82cf50f2c6 lady and a fly 022f45c9dc in an instant, was e33ab5115b shocked and dumbfounded.e8c8b4613a7ab242

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    “I’m a professional at throwing money around. Don’t try to show off your money in front of me.”ad8e6e2f3d81abeb

    “Managing Director Ryu, what is this…?!”755857c8f415b640

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    “I can’t tolerate anyone damaging what’s mine. Keep that in mind.”8888b00c34f1c317

    His last words were f14bd48e7c cold, without a trace b4b5a96bb0 of a smile.af42478a11c78983

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    He turned back to 0cbe4794b5 Eun-cho.031cd70981636c2b

    Eun-cho watched him 001c34f997 ruthlessly suppress his fc79ca6306 opponent like a 6516daaf83 gangster and thought.0fa7698525591446

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    Oh, that man 17fe40e01b is on my 6fdd8fdd3d side.5d9273cb345cd7f0

    Ridiculously.7fca6cc518728173

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    “Let’s go, honey.”2c07a3074f7ac745

    Maybe it’s okay to trust him, just a little.49fb44f56a80f22b

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