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by Calen_ongoSeonju is dead.e2a163c61efd643e
Upon hearing the news, d829df21f9 her younger sister arrived baf9531bd0 and broke into uncontrollable 16655eee62 sobs. It made one wonder if 19ed7faf5b they had truly been as 046673bb1e distant as they seemed—only seeing af368c3493 each other once a year 0f04bbbb93 on their father’s death anniversary.8ac055416edc7f62
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Hyejun, watching the ef27e92a3e scene in a 8fc8a2de54 daze, suddenly felt 323a79ebaa dampness on her 5609c00000 face. She wiped the corner a9f86f614d of her eyes with 2e1ac9e962 the back of her 445cb8096f hand, again and again, 6dca3f24b3 only to find traces 2b5c9d6e5b of moisture each time.09bad9c6cb1da6b7
A name surfaced 6ab2d12289 in her mind.f0819bc19759b358
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She headed to the archery bf793494be hall where Seonju had lived. From beneath the television cf22e886f9 stand in Seonju’s room, 05b22ac448 tucked away in a 31375170db corner, she retrieved a dc854eca17 hidden notebook.b16c03d8ea9037d2
“I’m sure it was written here…”fdafea70f047ed97
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With trembling fingers, she fd1722af17 flipped through the pages.5e35d8b2ff8fa05d
And then, she found bd0b12e741 it—eleven digits.a436d4f881aec181
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The seconds it took to cd22df1847 input the number into her bc1b2d8d6b phone felt unbearably long.33276bbcf6566a9a
―This is Cha Jeongun.a28aa1c567c8f3ce
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The coldness in 6b3b32a8a0 his voice startled 44c49d5255 her into silence. After a brief pause, the de9d87997c man spoke again.198cfd50bb677262
―Hello?ddd396a61ac9ddc7
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His voice was different—no 847ac7316f longer the youthful tone f17de718fd from that long-ago day, f1f68b05fc a memory he had 480c8ca7c0 likely erased.e00effd3c87acb81
And yet… it f7826c2ae5 was also different 8ecab3ea49 from the voice 16bfc0978f Seonju had longed 054a9f334b for in her 1731c99107 dreams, the one 68ab718662 she had etched add105161b into the pages 391624099c of her notebook 9ce049718b in heartbreaking detail. That voice had been… warmer.74a1504ed48457f5
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After a moment of 714974b6e2 hesitation, she carefully spoke.8733f299dbfefd0a
“Hello. My name is Yoo Hyejun.”58330a0b7c6348a1
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―Who is this?9ef2094eff47489b
“You know Kang Seonju, don’t you?”cb3ac5a4f1fb191c
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A long silence followed.ad936964263524ce
Tense, Hyejun held her bf2a0cd1e4 breath, straining to catch 6b9426d709 even the subtlest reaction bafd2a861e from the other end. At last, a heavy sigh e76366a8ea escaped through the phone.5aa4b861312b361a
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She debated whether to b7bdb2ecb9 wait longer, but in 4d93933aad the end, she spoke c9322f6a4f first.292dec167ab29a4c
“Kang Seonju passed away this morning.”39274dedb118fd27
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Another deep silence.3f662c9465360bfd
Just as Hyejun 19293cecb4 began to wonder 13cb269b58 if the call ea80cab5c5 had been disconnected, 33a9a4b079 the man’s voice 6458e3ef19 returned—cold and detached.e31b9baf10dc0b53
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―If you have nothing more to say, I’m hanging up.63063a16cb22547c
“Wait!”a256a0ea6abd5717
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Panic surged through her. She couldn’t let the 043bfb676c conversation end like this.d20451aceafef1e0
“I’ll send you the address of the funeral home. Please… come.”2945f2de4adb2270
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Even her pleading 5ae785bd45 tone did nothing 9417808801 to sway him. The call ended without hesitation.3bbdc9c13e33ebc4
It was expected, and 372397438e yet, she couldn’t quell c5545202fa the ache in her 0d967b65ef chest.b2645cd1403a949e
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He won’t come, will he?47f991f2772e57fe
On the second day d3c7e40645 of the funeral, Hyejun e86a056f41 muttered to herself, thinking 242bd86038 of the man who 4327e05b37 had yet to show 607e4a9194 any sign of coming.ad7e83cb56b6bf3a
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She told herself 4bf47ded79 she had to a038de9a0e respect his decision. If she considered 06141a1b27 his feelings, even ce0a2857ab contacting him might 21a14e964a have been too 7935eaff27 much.a361b3e6c634d4fb
But as the time for 55536e4197 the encoffining ceremony drew near, b4c47ca7ce her anxiety became unbearable.17bb3ac5ea2655db
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She hadn’t wanted him to 9a53a7491c forgive Seonju.01cb8c9ce8808e68
She only wanted df47d399d5 him to be dd3d12863f there for her 1eb65428db one last time.275a054803a3f6c0
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So she sent another message.fa44d559f928c213
Kang Seonju missed you. So much. More than anything.845fc3268f77ef30
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Hours later, the funeral director 0cfc048be9 informed her that they could ec293ea77f delay no longer.d014fb75fd11aafe
As Hyejun rose from d85d46b72a her seat in the 904b1f9d41 mourning hall and stepped 0a91eb8bd8 outside, she bent down 70291ad142 to put on her 3c86b3a5ef shoes—only for a sudden d2a2ddb8e7 wave of dizziness to b5f5ed7818 wash over her. Clenching her eyes b5ad28f7b1 shut, she pressed 66c5bc3eb9 a hand against 3a496dcc55 her forehead.835a0fad3ac7a3d6
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“Yoo Hyejun?”6b7251f59fc4a011
A deep, weighty voice 36b11d7779 rang out, tinged with 631dd6ad24 reluctance.cdc0bc804e4284d5
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Something about it 3abf01b0e3 struck her at db1d28e8a1 her core.5d15c02903ee88d7
Taking a shaky breath, e0d90804fb she slowly opened her d4474a2a4d eyes, forcing herself to f193ac2ad7 meet his gaze.45d2f7ea1676d8e5
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Dark circles shadowed 3bcd214541 his eyes, as a9cd582670 if he hadn’t e5b09ae3ef slept a wink.52317bcb54d05754
Beneath the lingering cf61eb783f resentment in his 53b7b0b28a expression, a profound a19eb3cb2e sorrow lay hidden.2641849170720b30
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Once, he had a17a5cde46 been a boy c615f3ed95 who clenched his d0eca32e56 teeth to suppress bf7f4987e4 his grief.be44271de4111128
Now, he stood before her, 2c66ad918d no longer a child but aeac2f8a68 a man—staring at her in 48e6011af8 stunned silence.ee9919755c57627a
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One month later.425cdf4ab090088f
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At the Samsung-dong family f254f52ed6 home of Chairman Cha e810f25b58 Seonghyeon of Jaehan Construction, bb7ab1f145 the family had gathered 563221bed0 for dinner for the 207f039417 first time in a c76e5d53eb long while.f2cac2eb08138968
As he reached for a 7d9699ed57 neatly sliced piece of marinated 50c4b86411 abalone, Chairman Cha paused and 35951b3076 turned his sharp gaze toward 0a977ebcd5 Jeongun.64ce2b7a67cbb5bc
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“How is the bidding preparation going?”fd12eb1d93e940a3
His piercing eyes seemed to 516a77848d stab at Jeongun’s indifferent profile. Having barely managed f77514e27f to eat half 35083b03c3 a bowl of 7c4bf1c134 rice due to 63a5e3168e his lack of 0bb45261b7 appetite, Jeongun set debbcc7d07 down his chopsticks 5fece1cc48 and took a 9e8481d7a6 sip of water ae664d94c3 before responding.051fddbdfbd8a6c2
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“Everything is being prepared without issue.”5b8a556c380b3fe3
Jaehan Construction had fc64a7a8dc completed a 1-trillion-won 8d64a81876 tunnel construction project a6a6ed4223 in Indonesia last 3442822db2 year, a contract 1cfb97d561 they had won 6d336dc165 through a previous e0665f68dd bid. Now, as plans for 58d3075ed1 additional construction were being 2a713d8611 announced, Jaehan had been 1b63594b0b selected as the preferred 8e1359668e negotiating partner. However, there was d3e1c11314 no room for 638627a2cf complacency.792193aeead3e0d3
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“Are you sure?”42e644c3bef1dce5
Jeongun met the calculating 50158f3621 gaze aimed at him 0f744624b5 with an air of 27064f1794 indifference as he answered.69c6bcc1c5267c7a
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“Our intelligence team is closely monitoring the local situation. Fortunately, the government responded swiftly after the incident, and things have settled down for now. But we believe it’s still too early to let our guard down, so we’re proceeding with extra caution.”b2d73f0e4fe1b129
Despite Jaehan Construction’s previous success 5aaf85758e with the project, Chairman Cha’s a5ecf736b4 concern was not unfounded. A few months e152a1583b prior, a visiting ce66a042f4 minister had caused ac5408ab0e a diplomatic stir becc9541cd during a dinner 289f0c5d6e in Indonesia by a4f40edf32 getting heavily intoxicated 8c19606c17 and making a 91a5fd0ea2 reckless scene.e9a69dd6d325d2a8
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The tense relations between 49e6519f78 the two countries had b1490a6f47 only recently begun to 49635e8205 stabilize. Even a minor mistake aa3a7f3286 could reignite tensions, making e310d6d881 vigilance imperative.ab9b9a3212ee724f
Chairman Cha let out 9d82eb1d41 a quiet sigh.f2095a148954c9a1
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“Make sure there are no mistakes.”
“Understood.”497355dae86283a7
After answering calmly, Jeongun absentmindedly 2197e6b4e4 shifted his gaze—only to catch c4ebf5ebc6 sight of Jinwook, who was f03c4b2e49 shooting him a sharp glare.3119daf29cf59bc9
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Narrow, slanted eyes with 4bfcd4f056 pointed corners, a blunt f555eb7c47 nose, thin lips with 7aecec96be faint contours—Jinwook was the 923bc9e191 spitting image of his c4e9c9dc33 biological mother, Oh Yeong.107283745fba25b8
He and Jeongun were half-brothers.be50990daee58d13
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The legitimate heir eaa5d3c0d4 of a prestigious b118127d23 family and the 6bbba2e6b8 illegitimate son of ae4089c492 a concubine.0cffb29ac6e804f1
There was no 7f0e0851bd chance their relationship 233ba6c5b9 could be good.33c119f72a9b8240
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“The JX-1 mid-term presentation is next week, isn’t it?”32869da8d1f4689a
Chairman Cha brought 1a6cd95a22 up the substructure 34397f78c9 development project that 405e68cdea Jinwook was overseeing. The cunning glint in da65124337 Jinwook’s eyes softened as b717539af7 he turned his attention 91b21e6b90 away from glaring at 603e8656d3 Jeongun.2e6bee55816945f0
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“Yes, Father.”17a33e026566e80b
“I heard prototype production is about to begin?”15807dd220dfee14
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“That’s correct.”80369395251b1fb4
“It’s been delayed too long. Investors keep whining about returns. If you don’t want d6527d0468 to give them more 2ea72bca56 reasons to complain, you’d a0ce1121c2 better wrap it up 7f30971b44 as soon as possible.”d1f5b41e07111d7c
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“Understood.”aee897e63992a8f7
Despite his firm response, Jinwook’s 1e0c20f4d4 expression remained far from pleased. Jeongun, knowing exactly a293c70673 why, narrowed his e80a1a44b5 eyes slightly.ddb13c838c5b187f
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After finishing his meal, 72029543d3 Jeongun stopped by the 11d299919c restroom to wash his 8672669d59 hands. On his way out, he f9cae66f23 caught sight of Oh Yeong 56c4b3da8a berating one of the house 677bf79b3b staff.24bd8f3328748503
“Mrs. Sung! What’s wrong with 1736fca516 the seasoning today? How many times 0b129a705d have I told f34c2ef613 you to keep f29a96c989 the vegetables lightly 8c730cb421 salted? Are you ignoring me? What, do you 2b828fc571 want me to daed4987fc have high blood 0b0c1d89dc pressure and drop 61cea6676c dead?”15944f2cdb0bea95
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Complaining after eating her fill c18ba2de17 was her specialty. It was no d42ea24cf8 surprise—throwing tantrums at 321fc270cf anyone within reach 57777b42cb had long been 6cf562bab8 part of her 0b543ba81e daily routine.078106ee7a8c8801
As he made his way 4be72747ef toward the study to bid 31f8cbdaba Chairman Cha farewell, a staff 5e0ea8048c member approached him.3053229ea9727906
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“The chairman is in the orchid room.”f1d0ad7d5dad7274
Turning back, he stepped out c1b7d5b7a7 of the main house.78bac8dfe5f14c2c
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The orchid room was located 85f8a0091b to the left of the 29fd557a0e path leading to the annex. Collecting and tending to orchids 461a981ed1 was Chairman Cha’s only hobby, e010e8fc02 and he spent more time 218108e22e there than anywhere else in 15be2bc1c3 the house.8f9d6d246279f418
Not long after, 666b3515d0 while walking at 5774d7b123 an unhurried pace, 57a5239153 Jeongun heard Jinwook’s 370ae75e15 irritated voice. He turned his head slightly b50ad461a0 and spotted Jinwook a short 39e44f9daa distance away, talking on the 66a755afbf phone while rubbing the back 8ba67da222 of his neck in frustration.4126c8aab99eea24
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Jeongun stood there 5779f08ebe for a moment, 747c0e5581 watching him with f0ced8013e an unimpressed gaze, 65872d5edc before resuming his 8c66d86939 steps.71c9a47db1739b53
He entered the orchid room, 5158cbe050 pushing open the glass door. The space was lined 6878be5133 with wooden orchid stands 8d138afda5 arranged in a U-shape, 950eba5410 each holding dozens of 75b44cc121 orchids that looked similar a62f832ba1 yet distinct. The air inside was slightly 429466cf19 cool but pleasant.e3a31cacf0187ba2
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Chairman Cha stood in c784c2ed96 the center, carefully cradling b3e00ae21c the leaves of a 8c3010fc43 wind orchid in his 8f53c589d7 hands.422845805aee56d7
“Father.”9ae92c48704bc713
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“You handle the rest.”0332f7f4aadb34eb
Noticing Jeongun’s arrival, Chairman 17ca24e102 Cha gave instructions to 1199373323 a nearby staff member 70575c3b88 before stepping out of d7493bd7d3 the room.b92ad461bc7d2ec9
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Following him out, Jeongun glanced 437c58ae78 back on a sudden impulse—Jinwook d0f8e0317c had disappeared.f681d151cd7d0ac7
“Your mother.”0e1596668a988e10
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It had been over a 4232907703 month since Seonju’s funeral. This was the first time fdb459e51a since Jeongun had moved into 4dd3d1bb97 the main house at the 18fca13270 age of eight that Chairman bdf477573a Cha had spoken of her.ebc58ae648d9e582
“I had her placed at a temple near the archery range.”3939205df1996ae9
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“Hmm.”0f56a3b6b9d81a4f
A heavy sigh followed, 2a490870fd and then an unexpected 33512d73a5 question.91c1fdd6b956edec
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“I heard she was raising a girl?”fc43bb02957583ed
Jeongun nodded, knowing he was afe25e0264 referring to Yoo Hyejun.ed9cbc56d5064d25
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“Yes.”65644c144d6ac12a
The image of Hyejun came 4bfb5903a7 to mind as if she c3d1c07e8f were standing right before him.b9af988510e699f6
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Small shoulders that seemed like e5683f3db6 they’d still fit snugly under 8bfe340cb9 one arm, a nape pale 1e4c93b9aa as freshly fallen winter snow, ac7e91b43a and a single dark mole 30a9ee6343 resting on her skin like 3ad0970f96 an ink stain. More than her name, 63f081d39d those details remained vividly 0214959381 etched in his memory.eccaf1857975e4fd
He thought he had erased 738b02e36e everything after the funeral. But the image lingered, 53aaf189d2 lodged in his mind 578c1e949f like a nail—an omen c45059e28d of what was to 4ab4329234 come.d0cbccf10ef09075
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By the time Jeongun’s car 62f385a40f arrived at his villa, the 788a288e65 late-night darkness had completely engulfed 25663dba26 the building, as if ready 7335e10625 to swallow it whole.b8e28f20711310f3
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Had recalling his mother during 06a007fddd his conversation with Chairman Cha 331d90b171 been the problem?2c70b0f6d85e3835
A sudden headache had 0a69fab96c forced him to lean 5988acb0ec back against the seat 3e05ae9a47 and catch a brief 794e08f7b3 rest.35683851ab71ab35
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It was then 10768741f7 that his driver, 45bf0c4480 Minho, called out 9fc15f5deb to him.86ff7bc67b550338
“Director, you need to wake up for a moment.”5376179a47f5690a
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