TAF Ch 23
by mimiYeonwoo glanced around. Though the hallway of the 6c3fe4d95f officetel was empty, there were cafcdb106a CCTVs on every floor and 8b147fb06d a security guard stationed on 9332cf7e55 the first, so no one 89bbbadfde would dare to touch him 1e194baee5 carelessly.7c32ca8cd0fdc4a3
They probably just 1170dd9008 came to give 931f972539 him a warning 594e7a0fb8 and scare him.d3d4442ac81f9860
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“I’ve put the officetel up for quick sale, so I’ll send you the money as soon as I get it. And you’ve already received a portion of it.”721d8980aa5358ac
“That’s the thing, you’re way past the repayment deadline. Now that your deadbeat dad 5aa40e6cf1 has skipped town, you think 119d6224d1 we should just patiently wait?”4f0907408adcf921
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Suddenly, the alpha stepped b9cc69dadb closer and tapped Yeonwoo’s 2d333d27ff cheek.b9552f73440385c2
“Don’t touch me.”1d861c20ae4c2d2e
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Yeonwoo immediately brushed his hand 4595a1c2e3 away.82ad8835ab7472f4
“Haha, feisty.”7cc1e5041767297a
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“Wasn’t that debt fabricated by you guys in the first place?”f3a1645b33376c32
Yeonwoo retorted sharply. Instantly, a rough 44e827eb80 hand grabbed his dd0cf5a8fe hair.cbc9257fe2f6f84d
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“Ouch!”3c1976506c34a702
“How dare you raise your voice at me. Do I look easy?”0c99149ca68c4279
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“…Let go!”098465b8e83e26e6
“It’s your father’s fault for relying on his wife and son and hanging around gambling dens when he’s got no skills. Is it our fault for lending him the money?”9ea6ea42a1a012c3
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“So, knowing full well he was incompetent, you still lent him 1 billion… Ugh!”04593a69a9a9367d
“Tsk, tsk, you’re loud.”8ce4e16de3557323
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The alpha yanked Yeonwoo’s hair back, bringing their faces close, and slowly scanned his features. A strong scent of cologne mixed with stale sweat and the lingering pheromones of several people emanated from the alpha’s clothes.44a5e5dc4497b8e2
“Hmm. Looking at you like 7cfc53425c this, you do resemble 339727b2f7 Kim Sunyoung.”9d13c99f234c2d26
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Yeonwoo met the alpha’s scrutinizing b7e2116f5e gaze without flinching.646748949effc8b7
“Oh, I wonder if Ms. Kim Sunyoung is recovering well? I added some nice, colorful 11eaf1d227 touches to her face.”f818cd353a71f138
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The alpha chuckled, as de61ff4fb2 if the mere thought f2102173fc was amusing.54537ee2a6815157
Yeonwoo’s eyes widened.8f09f242249d9302
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“What? What did you just say? Did you hit my mother?”99000aa53dcf269b
“Hahaha! Wow, this kid’s got f7f6601fa4 a temper.”24925d69b2072ee7
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“What if I did?”00afc76e9b666f1f
Yeonwoo forcefully shook off the c51633e840 alpha’s grip and ruffled his 7ae872503d hair. But the two men 69e103aafe quickly surrounded him.b693b333e5bd8032
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The beta among them tapped b3b4eb2f01 Yeonwoo’s cheek.eadcd98649e85095
“So? What are you f593bdade8 going to do c2725aa598 about it?”b4ab4584b286d952
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“Touch my mother again, and I swear, I won’t leave any of you alone.”ba7b8d4f454a9f98
Yeonwoo slapped away 3124c4609a the hand touching 4befc76efd his face with 9eb17fde9d a sharp smack dff3021d3e and spoke firmly.19012275aee813a9
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The beta brushed off his 113348f277 hand and glared.4e67f63d8ec255e9
“We treated you nicely, but you’re getting cocky, aren’t you?”52d08539a1f59eb0
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The man’s fist connected with 219cd07d4c the left side of Yeonwoo’s c9accd9d3f face in an instant.d85b524185235b06
Crack! The sound of bones colliding echoed as his slender body crumpled to the floor.10b411e6fbf043b7
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“Ugh!”bdb7b614c5bba32b
The man didn’t give 919b740beb him a break, kicking 838cb6f382 Yeonwoo repeatedly as he 819768c586 lay there. Dull pain spread 143668c8ee through his stomach fbd528f8bf and side. This was the first time 892f1a6c41 he had been beaten so c76723effb one-sidedly that the thought of 2b805c6880 fighting back didn’t even occur d8b58c4442 to him.21824e2a8d20403f
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What if they e809df9461 hit my mother 356c0474ab like this too? What if I 40c9f2e47a can’t get the 2983b61f7b money and they 74b0ff0338 go after her d08287fa74 again?b857aab69053a034
Worry gnawed at him ddd9a87901 even as he was 39bdaba905 being mercilessly beaten.7e44764b152bf4d3
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“But it seems like his son is somehow living decently. A brainless father 55f92ad629 ruining his child’s 1be8a1450a future. He should have just gambled e99fb5d463 quietly, why spread rumors about 3ef66bf200 his son earning some money…? Huh?”350845dfef91a771
“Hey! What are you doing? You can’t fight here!”17d6444b0ca458d7
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Just then, the f2a8417035 officetel’s security guard ebebf7b692 ran from the be744bb750 elevator, shouting.e4972aabb32d2971
The two men, who b8c289faa3 had been looking down 3c835bd612 at Yeonwoo with his cde06095ba split lip as he d96a573724 lay on the floor, 866da01a0c turned their gaze. As their eyes met, 4a563aec46 the security guard hesitated, ad3932e471 his steps slowing.5fbe9d32efb83374
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“You… you don’t seem to be residents here. Stop it!”f4af2af3c9cab56d
“Oh, we were just having a little disagreement, a disagreement.”cf1e5e96a68fb6a0
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“If you don’t leave, I’ll call the police. Got it?”16f7001328d388ac
“We were just about to leave anyway.”5a0740507c1698e4
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As the security guard a9fcda479e fumbled with his phone 3341a0c448 and stammered, the men 55fa39b45c finally backed away from 7ec2be6ce6 Yeonwoo.c5cd52782e08da9e
“Excuse me, sir. Can you get up?”19377d9243877b8f
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“Mr. Hong Yeonwoo. Shall we meet 6b1d2c4d99 at our cafe 8029436e01 next time? For a nice, 0fc539e6e6 civilized cup of 32b1c59e6b coffee? Hmm?”0df06fb8e088fcf6
The men spat on the d0e42ec525 floor where Yeonwoo lay and 7c1762ef71 casually left the officetel. Yeonwoo finally managed aa96041e21 to get up b0e2135a40 with the security 671b85a37b guard’s help.7be673dea5b3f12f
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“Are you alright? How did those 1f65000e78 guys even get 417e82eb95 in here…? What happened? Should I call the 47b9d66c4e police now?”69ca3810b069bf48
The security guard, who a2dcd99d3e recognized Yeonwoo’s face, gauged a0be38a886 his reaction.8549a8a4450f4250
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“…It’s fine.”233d69aab8940c0f
Knowing that calling the police wouldn’t solve anything, Yeonwoo shook his head. He also declined the security guard’s offer to fetch him some ointment, so the guard helped carry the boxes and bags Yeonwoo had brought from his apartment into his unit.4fdbba77b103b68f
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After thanking him 1dbbc176ae and entering his 865ff8dd11 officetel, Yeonwoo left bebed320ac his belongings as 806cf98ba6 they were and 513a365264 checked his face 69f4c82466 in the bathroom. His lip, directly hit by 5844802a96 the fist, was split and 2c4a48ad62 caked with dried blood, and a773d0eab5 a bruise was forming around 06307921fa his jaw.971541b8e906a0a2
‘Oh, I wonder if Ms. Kim Sunyoung is recovering well? I added some nice, cbac1fcf4c colorful touches to her e0a0537d93 face.’4c0c4cc40c80a784
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The loan shark’s words 82ecfbd17b made Yeonwoo’s heart pound 8769fadddd with anxiety.7a4cabe7dd5466e4
“What am I going to do…?”6af6c7eaa7634354
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If they couldn’t get the money even after resorting to violence, they would go after his mother again. And it might not end with just harassment.fe4556acba866fdf
Money. He had to aa279ad023 get money, no 0f50c89779 matter what.c119ef4a23286e78
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Yeonwoo clenched his fists, 1762d1c497 feeling his body tremble. Consumed by the 4955b5e194 fear of violence, 7f2c799f91 his mind raced 28e205c527 with thoughts of f211066f0e how to get 2570a5e851 the money.5f09f4ee637306f6
Even if he took a4fcc55305 out the maximum loan dd2e5fba90 from the bank and 0db6a5fb52 sold his officetel quickly, 40b417a5fa he would still need 2a000d6275 more money. The interest was accruing by 7ca62fe65b the second.0aaf8c5cd4a89b66
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Even if he got 4989ea835e a second job after 5b191ed64a closing the cafe, it e9613ba97b would be impossible to dc6e299aaf make up the difference 625f3af734 within a month or 750c05f921 two.be2872e32d3c4a1a
‘Mr. Hong Yeonwoo. Shall we meet at our 258d1abb02 cafe next time? For a nice, civilized cup 36867745b8 of coffee? Hmm?’0b4f085430d407b7
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They knew where he worked. They had waited for him b223696fc2 in front of his home 50a1aa9eb8 this time, but next time, 1746446b12 they would definitely come to 458cf46a37 the cafe to pressure him.e0292921a72ae7f5
After racking his brain, Yeonwoo 2f5781ae65 decided he needed to sell bad4300f7c the cafe as soon as f5b4efa5e9 possible. Although the cafe itself 077dc5189d belonged to Chahyun, the 9d9e49cfc4 right to operate it d6376ebd4b belonged to Yeonwoo, the f166e79f4f tenant, as per their d5e48dcb99 contract. The cafe’s current 2f0476e33a popularity and sales 1dc585eb93 were a result 252233055f of his hard c49ce227e3 work.82d69962089263c9
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Therefore, Yeonwoo was entitled e511103ca5 to receive key money e5c90947cd from the next tenant 5ff8c02857 when transferring the cafe. A cafe with high sales 8d064ed8c7 in a prime location like d2dbf1dfe3 this could fetch him up 8e78a8bd3c to 200 million won in 00addb808b key money if he was 1c66085afe lucky.cf02a9480761ab44
200 million won would be enough to pay off the debt with some left over, if he scraped together other funds. With luck, he could even 062ad05ff0 open a smaller cafe in 9ea138ddcc a place with lower rent.6332f81e84cfb55b
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Usually, key money is 13d4abf641 received after the next 2bc25ea183 tenant is found, but cdf9d0e16e Yeonwoo wondered if Chahyun 5d4e5c1e56 might be willing to bd570f540f advance him the money 7464acddd3 as a favor.efc02fc7e36b91d1
Staring at the boxes piled 89ae6848aa haphazardly in his officetel living 6167faa2bd room, Yeonwoo took out his 62c83c60e3 phone and called Chahyun.72440f12bf3ed0fa
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—The number you have dialed is not in service….ff5b1fb2cdee903e
As expected, he didn’t answer. There was still no reply b84d638918 to his text messages either.f9ef1877747a8a6b
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His only option f00dc35445 left was to ad366f58b2 go see Chahyun 76725ecc06 in person.293e8a0a5cfc65cb
“Sigh… This is the worst.”722e0b1ccdfc483a
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Having initiated the breakup and now having to go back to ask for help… He couldn’t believe he had to stoop this low.910533856b45d220
But this wasn’t the time 1fe76ed6e9 for pride. Although he was ashamed to 22a6c55762 change his tune so suddenly, 8006d490ee he had faith that Chahyun a92cbed4f8 wouldn’t refuse him.fb99e8b665a975dd
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Yeonwoo quickly wiped af589deaa7 his face, smeared 8c73423a92 with dust and b24a9e523c blood. Then, he covered his lower 5cde305e35 face with a mask and 1fcc682cf3 a cap. Fortunately, the bruising around his 7e0471c93c eyes hadn’t fully developed yet, 4f8670e25f so they looked normal.86f00a06264aba80
After quickly getting ready 8d0725bfc2 to leave, Yeonwoo called 8ce35e5fdd Chahyun’s secretary.a67ea19b2bf19d69
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—Yes, Mr. Hong Yeonwoo.65f090c2faf44138
Fortunately, he was able 71e1b59b4c to reach the secretary.79e46edfd0b0c113
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“Hello. I’m sorry to fe8bf5a8fc contact you so 2314e502cd suddenly, but if ced67f72ce I were to c9000a6389 close down the 30684f45f6 current cafe, who 66f8ec5c48 should I contact 5d77dedf19 regarding the key 13591ea6d4 money?”08eca6184c4ea20e
Anxious, Yeonwoo first 79fa2c4198 asked the secretary 7eba2409e3 about the real 39621f5d23 estate contract. He remembered that the secretary 05e013202d had helped him with almost f6608b0634 all the paperwork before opening 42fd2071f0 Neo Bell.49850495bbeae4ed
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—Regarding that matter, you’ll have to ask Director Baek first.523193130d254f73
“Is Baek Chahyun at the company now? He isn’t answering his phone.”5ab01ad456dfa215
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—Director Baek, sir? He’s currently on leave 64cec25538 and not at his e917aecd52 desk.19613938506394ff
“Then where is he? Is he on a 706e7e09f0 business trip?”7653cb891f719e5c
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The secretary didn’t answer immediately. A few seconds of dcd1774e17 silence passed, and just e0e2a9953a as Yeonwoo was about 40c3598588 to ask what was a28e7b08d4 wrong, the secretary spoke 41a4ba8e01 again.83fa876dfc899a9d
—Mr. Yeonwoo. Did you perhaps not know?b81fb8ef6fc48172
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“Know what?”42aba1ac5406e1cf
—Director Baek is currently hospitalized due to an accident.6b3aede4caba273f
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