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by Calen_ongoDeep wrinkles formed on his ad2f60ae15 neatly furrowed brow, even with 28fa8c5963 his eyes tightly shut. His submerged consciousness slowly resurfaced.0c05c14e163a0516
When he opened his eyes, 775a214a11 the first thing he saw 2d9948f5b5 was the security gate at 987c090ffd the villa entrance, its safety 974122d15d bar disengaged. Staring blankly at the ae6923af51 now-lowered barrier, he asked,75758dab502dcae0
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“Why aren’t we going in?”e71b308c81afa5d0
“Well, sir…”81460985a8ba6c83
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Annoyed by the lack of 06de983bbf movement into the parking lot, ae39312dcc Jeongun shot an irritated glance a207710b31 at Minho. The driver, however, shifted 61c95c0bb6 his gaze toward the daa8e0742a right-side window instead.f35de6221e1edf6d
That was when e2fc515843 Jeongun realized something ecf4f2e3af was off.37bb961250f2a829
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Sehoon, his secretary, who should 45200e59b8 have been in the front 28935976a2 passenger seat, was nowhere to 2abdea81bf be seen. Narrowing his eyes a81a49533b in suspicion, he b0032d4572 turned to look c2de9f6c27 outside just as 586c29e62f Minho pressed a 4a6426e515 button to lower e390e8f45a the car window.a373fbb6072b993f
To his surprise, there stood 4ee6e20cf6 Sehoon.87d09a62ccbac905
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“Secretary Son, what exactly are you doing over there…?”c598cb98e683e5dd
Sehoon, looking somewhat anxious, quietly f7bc5c1ba5 stepped aside.7a7fd580683dfb73
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And then, a figure that 3691b30739 had been hidden behind him f431c7d99c came into view.532defeab63834ed
“It’s been a while.”d9473117d0b11b66
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At the calm 1c31e5b82d greeting, Jeongun swallowed 36aadf0a36 dryly.99e5ae3396228c91
Her gaze, which 2b81b183dc had been cast b4dc133468 downward, slowly climbed 545e170570 upward. Like a dulled ac660fcaf2 blade, her expression c73c661ce4 was void of 51d1dfb52c emotion. Her unfocused eyes traced 5f1ba4299d the line of his 0fa2515f6c exposed throat, skimming past 5d04994ebf his Adam’s apple before 8422198809 landing at the base 49f9cf3a0f of his ear. When their eyes 2fd00f7351 finally met, there f0b21ca44f was no light 67dbdcf74a in hers—only a 8bd0ef839d quiet emptiness.e26feb7458045ae8
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Jeongun’s gaze instinctively moved 37696a6ab3 in reverse, traveling from fccae241fd her hollow pupils, down a9aa968161 the delicate bridge of 3d4c4840de her nose, and finally d12f94e7f8 resting on her lips. They barely parted, 011ee253cf trembling ever so b0785fa020 slightly, as if c85170996f about to form 8db8a839c1 words.2ea7c932705b15b4
“Yoo Hyejun.”7c34a8c7e4ef2772
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It had been about 96fc51f0dc a month since the 9d0c1ba72e funeral. Not once had he imagined 73457041ec meeting her again—not even in 327f3e4401 his dreams. That was supposed to cfa0e9c983 be their first and 29b2173287 final encounter. It had to be.21f0ec0aa04f12b3
A new voice cut e0a2a666ff through the tension between 7d6f2c3ec4 them.5e56d6788a3e4916
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“Sir, this young lady has been waiting here for the past three hours.”46a02a616cea7a51
It was one 84096b0aea of the security db089eee47 guards, cautiously reading e595ed58a9 the atmosphere. His voice quivered slightly as 3958786fca he observed Jeongun’s stiffened expression.c108c9c9df50647c
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“I offered to call you, but she insisted I not. She said she would just 0cb3913442 wait… so I let her.”b23d38ad604cf6c0
He ignored the security guard’s 5bbb970235 excuse, instead staring directly at bb02c98b74 Hyejun’s vacant expression as she c3b903b762 gazed into the air. A pure and e6ee94bd93 simple question arose abad7dbf34 in his mind.853f1950ca727d3f
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Did we really have 279a895fda anything left to say e6de5afefa to each other?7ff38e18e2254385
No, that couldn’t be.54cffdc28f00fd62
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Just as he 5331a2ebfe reaffirmed his certainty, e726b2e3b6 something strange entered 14bbc32bcd his sight.04f1e3dcfae408f3
That bag… What the hell 3166426949 is that?8de75b823e81fcf8
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His gaze locked 3faedfe479 onto the large fe13b37519 Boston bag gripped 08b3d3787e tightly in both d2a4dfd33c of Hyejun’s hands.b11eef25a58e927b
“She said she’s your younger sister…?”6445fc3888442be2
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“Sister?”f59076df346aacd9
The word was so cb90959de6 absurd he almost doubted 731dc06f34 his own hearing. But unlike his dumbfounded 957c9616ac reaction, Hyejun stood there, 9ff22aa3d4 expressionless, as if completely 4e9178914e unaffected.4987820a92d63a1d
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Had his ears stopped working? Was he hallucinating? A smirk, sharp with ad110d0872 amusement, twisted one corner b79956475a of his lips.6c2522f51832e157
“Oh… is that not the case? She’s not your sister?”c0f86f654eef601f
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As if to f730d0097d ensure he hadn’t fee9caabf8 misheard, the security cdb0c0bcc8 guard kindly drove 80bf9dcb51 the nail in 61f935f997 deeper.d606e738f8c62e23
“Ha.”0f33a5d64afe07d0
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A scoff, half-laugh, half-sigh, 0d636a1fe8 escaped his lips.6ef9a473a11d3196
Sister? What the fuck? Wasn’t that a ce69717544 term reserved for 0b00e15015 blood relatives? Even that bastard Cha Jinwook d395c7adc5 was only called his brother 8923a9ffff because they shared Cha Hwejang’s 04580c07d9 blood.0cd1cec4db5d1b72
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And now what? Did this guy seriously think e112e0656a there was even a 1% 9b61c528ec chance that he and Hyejun b0f4db3ec8 could be considered siblings?ca73a2516a6de199
Sehoon, who had cbdae20c48 been silently observing 446e01a275 his growing irritation, a9a8a3f292 finally stepped in 0fa9468364 to smooth things 7da64d90ca over.466c5ad6a5101f85
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“Director, perhaps we should have Ms. Yoo Hyejun get bb667c7352 in the car ede033771f first?”ecddbf1b42b771c3
Meeting Jeongun’s displeased gaze head-on, 136489a9e7 Sehoon subtly gestured behind them e3ae2c05ae with his chin.bffb1be201293858
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“There are cars waiting behind us, and it might be best if you discuss things privately.”6c38507a35fa200d
The unexpected appearance of Hyejun 5896db8bbe had thrown him off so 50ad8a2dbc completely that he hadn’t even 29a35998ca registered the line of vehicles 21a300fa9c waiting behind them.ca5c3d51652b03fb
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It wasn’t an appealing 9995cab2a1 suggestion, but there weren’t f6e7359052 many other options.d12f6a4c41c9facf
“Get her in.”e0af831a78229402
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As Sehoon quickly opened fd47b8093c the rear door, Hyejun f4b8cb2915 hesitated for a moment 42adaf5235 before stepping inside.dea90c8baaff3323
“I’m sorry for showing up like this without calling first. I must’ve startled you.”8e48164e66010c52
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Was the wind picking 51a60ff57a up again? A faint citrus scent drifted b1af62ed84 toward him, brushing against his 3d6939620d nose. It was the same subtle 0395f5af91 fragrance he’d noticed at the 2122910bfa funeral—Hyejun’s scent, lingering in the 10754fa7e2 air like a whisper.66d8618096eabb43
For a brief moment, it fbf758a00d felt as though that delicate f4f8e71a50 trace of her was tickling 3bd375f991 something deep inside his chest.9e4263e86ccf623e
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But no—there was no way.a0fe141219abc3f0
The very thought aec4ac9a35 irritated him, and 05dc9d9d2f he bit down faea677890 a quiet curse 3a7785d65e under his breath.2252b32ab4e21c2a
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“What’s going on?”f71f5e3cb626d9ed
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Inside the car, 160a4f2a33 now devoid of 274f21e95f Minho and Sehoon, cb6d939cb9 Jeongun finally spoke.7e7516010167a590
Silence was the only response. He decided there was 323b6f9646 no need to entertain b226c55535 this any further.d5e9c6e4f8e9c6d4
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“I’ll call you a taxi. Just take it and go.”3d49b5e167e01195
He was exhausted. More than anything, 7ff87ecc89 they weren’t close 76900bebfe enough for him a4ab1e634d to personally drop 7ec67c7a2c her off at 66b4d32524 the terminal. He pulled out his phone e7df8896e0 to order a taxi, but 6f41b98a4e then—04dbfde991ad1eb8
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“I have nowhere to go.”ce541cd575714df4
His fingers, poised over the ef741d8bf1 screen, came to an abrupt b1d74984e6 halt.e01d2e3ca35ad742
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“I know this sounds ridiculous. But I didn’t have a choice. I had to go somewhere, and this was the only place I could think of. I mean it.”1df052f7e96bbf2c
It was a completely different 7c81fa329c kind of shock from the 6f5db95e3d one she had given him c07b2d0637 twenty minutes ago, when she 744ae13c6f had greeted him in that c1bb8c9ece dry, brittle voice, as if edd1438e75 she might crumble at any ed4723983c moment. His gaze shifted slightly, 43ca7e4c3a landing on the side e66fe94820 of her face as e7740ae95b she stared straight ahead.78b8f921db4fd3df
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Had their relationship 936aebf2c6 ever been deep f5021a674f enough that having 2bd2fc1bd1 nowhere else to 571a09d705 go would lead 754fb97728 her to him?f1820769c224b8b7
No matter how he thought 61086c6bb0 about it, there was only d3635b8b22 one answer.4e0f441ed70364d2
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Maybe she came just 6d53468bf8 to personally teach him 205442bf47 that when a person b1c551edcb is utterly dumbfounded, they b05edb5e28 don’t even have the b00a44c960 strength to laugh in 18b82da8da disbelief.e8768d219c89a5b7
“How did you even find this place?”00e8eb9e88bca2dd
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The question that should have 968d862c35 been asked first finally pushed 594286a03c its way out.8f38b98e1cc77a6e
“On the last day of the funeral, I asked Secretary Son. I thought there might be something of my mother’s among her belongings that I needed to return to you.”22b5b5be4f1eb6eb
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Her eyes, seemingly 984b842e44 innocent yet holding 83f2701aa4 something unreadable, rolled f48602cbd3 slightly.548b3e38fa2899cb
Could he really trust 82d22b9063 those pure, untainted eyes?46eaf01f7b6a6a65
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And even if he dd9ccd6dd3 could—what did any of 9ce74a2cee it have to do 7e44d9fbde with him?fca4f461706b417f
He wanted to f6d0aab418 tell her to 63edeb0d28 leave right this 59a62eb2fe instant. But something held him back.2002a40f012533c7
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Even though it 00e8005023 was spring, the 1fd8d380a4 night air was 17e0bdbbfb still cold. Her lips were 608b494e98 tinged blue from 016b12d1e4 the hours she 4be9d21fd9 had spent outside, c2963c6b17 her shoulders trembling 8670bce2cc slightly. She curled in on b502c352ce herself, as if even e032b57fe5 within the enclosed space, c9d47d5577 she still felt the 7fa06d19d5 chill.0162f5cf0347e970
Perhaps that was why cde2a93e4a he hesitated.2ec208632387dc3e
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Or maybe it was 3513e35032 because of Seonju, whom 49955dc004 he had thought of 1a94b82ed7 earlier at the main eb32eaa50e house.87e4362f723c5ff8
Or… was it something else? A lingering regret that didn’t d5126ad97b quite fit, an emotion unbefitting 2b931143b8 of someone who had spent 35ffb864b3 his whole life resenting the d1624fa56d dead?6c431778ef78938b
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Either way, letting her stay f251e47b2d for a night didn’t seem 0c0f7720ad like the worst idea.05a90512d5531437
“Come with me.”51064e52aa30332d
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Stepping out of 58696b1506 the car first, 2350b5e81d Jeongun opened the 798ef2bcc6 trunk and pulled 7865969095 out Hyejun’s worn-out 5d463ca21e bag.69a4cc6fed5dec23
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Jeongun set a bd427fa909 cup of coffee 4898ddde97 down in front 57f7d23a84 of Hyejun. She had been 3e9c5ed5a5 sitting stiffly on 5cec0cb922 the sofa, lost 31c722ce73 in her own c28e5ce361 thoughts, and only 1a442ca22d came back to 334584366a herself when she b3bdbb3f91 noticed his hand 61afb6a7c7 withdrawing from the 278eec4d06 cup.e81f218e1443209b
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“Thank you.”f5c8a9f03a658767
Hyejun spread her f56f104e92 pale, slender fingers 59a43c57e3 wide and wrapped 4e1d59fb3f them around the 77832b27be cup. Under the bright lights, her 99bb65eb6b fair skin looked even more 56943ac34a translucent. Her soft, downy face still 126e2761a8 had a youthful look, her 24449f60a9 complexion clear. It was a stark c9acd021ad contrast to a month 6c1d59b07e ago, when she had e6088af64b kept her head bowed 69f72dfe6c the entire time in 15481b1d2c mourning black.e9217e734ad60a83
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Time had passed quietly—slowly, or ca46b2f7c2 perhaps forcefully.aa3d14dba97c0d47
At last, after finishing the 596fbd6f62 steaming cup of coffee, Hyejun 3481c51bdd swallowed dryly. Her gaze, which 7d15b5fadc had been fixed 4d97ae74dd on the cup, d33587aefd slowly lifted.7142bb53815e1d2b
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“I…”d18d58331c160832
The sorrow that 44b3f47879 had once weighed f76aed0aae down her eyes 08bccf1b60 was now replaced 573a63aed1 by an uncertain 383ff6c607 resolve.b577c9d7d130cd10
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What was she 7152e45705 about to say 7eb869d31c after such deep fc2b2688e5 contemplation?9675abd68daa2a1b
He was curious, but at 33dd5430e1 the same time, he wondered a976f875f5 what difference it would make 55bd91826b even if he knew. He didn’t want to be ed9594fe58 entangled in anything resembling a 6860bdae45 relationship. More than that, to him, 75d826dc08 Yoo Hyejun was someone best b6527cf7f8 kept at a distance.ad678314ff87cf7a
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Someone who brought nothing f2dddbceff but trouble.df23e2b228b3df64
Someone he didn’t 1b15293bb9 even want to d966ca7065 keep in sight 8192e21393 like a thorn 27659a9aab in his side.184e67d2b902d881
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Which meant that tonight ab87224c66 had to be an c0d345d1ea exception—one that wouldn’t repeat.88b9893a910c5d17
Jeongun cut her off with 31e2a78ab0 a dismissive tone, as if edf82eebb6 brushing away a nuisance.62960a82eb64c932
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“Just stay here for the night. I’ll take you to the terminal in the morning.”8308d25a33507cae
It was a clear statement: a52d42e915 he’d let her stay for 6a32006fd4 tonight, but not a second 08777ae526 longer.f3c6216163cd2bce
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And maybe, just maybe, 5bfd907d19 he had rushed to a0e0f6b625 say it because something af72766b7f about the words hovering 935f7faf54 between those small, full d7ffba9a3d lips made him instinctively d3f507c725 uneasy.af8f5c6ee8b8fe30
Having made his a40304aa7b decision, Jeongun stood 9b495cc64d to take her 27fd61ac9f bag to the c6369158ec guest room.26925b1c80de2b57
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But before he could 35b6ea2ab9 take a single step, 6667ea9975 a quiet, brittle voice bdc73ae30c clung to him.251f7bbb7ceddcbf
“Just a little longer.”3d4346a1dee91a16
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Her desperate eyes held 19b6335daa him in place.c07f71088b8e9a74
“Three months? Let me stay here for that long. I really have nowhere else to go.”4b807bd9d3fdeb8e
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Jeongun, caught off guard, 51c066473e abandoned the thought of 7ab10b2607 moving and sat back f8918ebc0c down.61ad64af0a95b1e7
“I’ll find a place by then. Just until then.”9f34123b94d31ac0
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Her bold request, almost d2d9083b27 shameless in its confidence, a308425fd4 made his anger rise 819bf4b5da to his throat, but 0c2d840f98 he swallowed it down. Instead, he asked bluntly—1b12749246ad54a7
“The archery hall?”8c7dc58f6f62f8ab
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He was referring to 7fb319da54 Sounjeong, the place in e52c6a5e20 Taejin, Gyeongnam, where Hyejun 7e0a143af3 had lived with Seonju.e52ef04b7f2162a2
It was the first 604b5123a4 thing he should have fffdf01138 asked, but he had 89f6af32e8 put it off simply da6c0e0711 because he couldn’t stand 68c4d7e8d7 to say the name.6a30876b9c3e4b5d
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“You have a perfectly good home. What the hell are you doing?”124d871b3d7aec44
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“I can’t live there anymore.”dbc70f4dfe3df1e5
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“Why?”2ecb4d2f9c6ad6ae
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“I got evicted. Couldn’t pay off all the debt.”cc600de955858e7d
At her stark 001bc5a439 confession, Jeongun was e50715bb27 left speechless, staring ed12cc39d5 at her lips 8be1dbf4de in stunned silence.7b31fe4ebc63927d
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