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    A voice like a sharp 3ed4159408 frost fell like a lightning eba314a4a4 strike. The man, clearly furious aa2b3e1bb8 about something, quickly retreated 9044d3769d into the sitting room.9ae54b879e571475

    “Whoo.”54d7bfab86589673

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    A few deep breaths helped 4737a2c4d8 calm the pounding of her 2a876c9837 heart.d1c1f3decc8be777

    She took off 5e39dba33a the rubber gloves 4e8303e6fa and washed her 33cb41e593 hands in the 3af50e1927 sink. When she entered the sitting b1e23e7147 room, Jeongun was sitting cross-legged abb208f8cc on the sofa, waiting for 5814b4efd6 her, with his jacket draped 1cfd268655 over the back of the 8253390fb6 sofa.14a5af22070e619c

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    Hyejun sat down 0e0ce82d4a awkwardly on the 24ee174ac1 edge of the 6af06c0e9f sofa facing him. As she glanced 0256d42a05 down, she noticed 04ca2d5fd4 the hem of aaf30753ea her clothes was eead00aad2 wet, and she 201c3e9ff7 absentmindedly touched the 976a02a93b damp part with e135ee7726 her fingertips.42a0cf0698032555

    “Did you come to stay for a bit, or are you planning on living here for good?”09e521c1de07a73c

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    His chilling voice was heavy. Hyejun, still holding 3ba3889ded onto the end 9db2dc4c72 of her T-shirt, 43da4fd8eb asked in return.37efaf8c5a452f80

    “What?”5ebd2a010be0c294

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    “Why did you fire someone who was working just fine? What’s wrong with you?”5156d23420966de9

    Ah! So that’s why he was abc464de90 so angry.76a70a3b370a83c0

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    It seemed like there had 6ea8b327f5 been a misunderstanding, and if f4bc72a994 that was the case, she 6b21767222 had something to explain. Of course, it was a 947cbb154b bit awkward to bring up, f2501fe1c4 but she was sure that 99636fd794 if she explained properly, he 1a315d74c4 would definitely understand the situation.e1bf5b254cf61154

    “I actually called you about that matter yesterday, but you didn’t pick up. I… well, it’s just that—”d28e973995626072

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    But Jeongun didn’t seem ca31219a1c interested in her excuse. He cut her off e774c8c745 sharply, as though he b45c13adf4 didn’t care.8072480401f7f28f

    “Are you the owner of this house?”e3fda6e68e84e3bb

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    “Ah, no. Not exactly, but—”31dc0df1a9780d82

    Hyejun’s voice trailed off, her bd3082ac2f words fading naturally.1c75a57bef0b0d6b

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    “Then at least show some basic manners. Why are you acting on your own? Do you think I left the house for you to do as you please?”923d1a4c78dc5e6c

    It was unfair. She wanted to argue back, 11abb9f635 to explain, but it seemed 3e4d40da43 like he was just starting c03a39641a with anger. The truth was, she db33b9c15c did feel hurt by 69dc95b811 his sudden outburst.7419b9dd6b60b729

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    “I know you might be surprised that the helper quit so suddenly, but there were reasons for it. If you hear me out, I’m sure—”6e0fa36c90bf66f9

    She tried to say, “You’ll understand,” but all she received in return was a cold expression and an even colder voice.4dbf982369e2dec1

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    “Shut up.”6c9d8a00cbdc8c26

    Hyejun’s eyes, filled with resentment, darkened as she didn’t even get a chance to explain in response to Jeongun’s firm voice.fc945638b7769fc3

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    “The helper will come back. You’ll apologize properly.”7a44a3a0f8951ccc

    Jeongun, having withdrawn e9689609e3 his threatening gaze, bc0a826d29 stood up from f3fb8eae74 the sofa and f8c0ed19b6 grabbed his jacket. Frustrated, Hyejun threw her words 21f134352c after the man, who was 4a2bb7623b already walking away.baedc626df7393ec

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    “I don’t want to.”e21a8931762c27a5

    It was a clear refusal.5a4b00232229c61c

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    Jeongun, turning back, e6c61aabc7 had a look 607bc355ba of confusion on afd0a08797 his face.34fefc7a37661c58

    “What did I do wrong? I haven’t done anything wrong. So, I’m not going c0f3314f1b to apologize.”de0f01c406c27e34

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    And after seeing such a f688833b93 scene, how could she ever 46d944f81b look at the helper again?fba10b78585bec57

    “Hah.”64eac5ebf2c9b292

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    Jeongun let out a sigh 98bdd749d9 at Hyejun’s aggrieved demeanor, staring 4e2020d8e6 at her as if he b06a7b1dce was trying to pierce through 0fc5c24483 her. Earlier, he had glared 8193452de4 at her in anger, 5da2831c42 but now, his expression b09c8ab6bf conveyed pure disbelief at f588ed1159 the situation itself.4189888cafa41ac1

    Hyejun’s eyes, filled 3b5fbf983a with unresolved emotions, 5ffc26eec3 glistened brightly. The faint tremble 8c04abc616 in her voice b0a816d068 carried a deep b60bc8a810 sense of frustration.e2d764eed1b03487

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    “Don’t call the helper. I’ll do the housework. I have to 9e425fcc1f earn my keep, e0853ebdcf too.”e238349be9130e35

    With a whiny tone, 603d4fd116 Hyejun stormed into the 8c391f1712 room.c4761c20026d26f7

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    The one who felt awkward 7803eb8820 in this situation was Jeongun. The veins on ed5f7b9596 the back of 59fc373e49 his hand, clutching 01f2f2a596 the jacket, bulged 7123ac2f52 as though they ab6483131b were going to 7afe30968d tear through the a39c2fec0f skin. His gaze, glaring at her feba73849d door as though he might 009ac50a8c break it down, caused an 423aa034eb unpleasant breath to escape through 3beed18633 his slightly parted lips.4b9c13892d2e6435

    What the hell is going 8830591d9d on here?affd3d022ccd5e70

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    Of course, there were 2737fdc163 some parts that felt badee9879e strange. It wasn’t the 7ae9da60a8 first time Hyejun 23b5aa2d72 had acted stubbornly, 1923732c3e but today was a498b6acf1 different. Her flushed face, her b95ff28750 slightly flared nostrils, and 8c5254407d her glossy little lips, a5a926b958 pouting in dissatisfaction, made f0dc3f961c her look entirely different.bf9381fcf95cc567

    “What’s so wrong?”30295c4411d83f9e

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    Jeongun shook his head cc3080a0f3 in frustration, still not 3e25061358 understanding what made her be393f4f4e so angry and upset. As he turned to 08fea26ac3 go back to the 4caa3a12eb room, he stopped halfway 6c5aab9a6d and glanced back.93ff05af48a31015

    “Sigh.”60edcd9c85d3fe0b

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    He pressed his f37998f078 palm to his 0c970300a4 eyelid and rubbed 1a8aa874b5 it, letting out 3bfbc1c80c a bitter laugh e4f5ea23b8 at the realization 428d472ba3 that there hadn’t 49eccd5b68 been a single 0ea481d963 peaceful day because 0b838c7925 of that troublemaker.c783b47e684aa0d9

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    Hyejun entered her room 03ed6c7664 and plopped down next 79c20b50f1 to the bed. Her shoulders sagged, as though b0a026c845 all her energy had drained 2c6b61da88 away.792ea395a171a408

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    “Tch. You don’t know anything.”be2f30c431d7a2e0

    Honestly, his words weren’t wrong. She had no right to fire the helper. She wasn’t in a position to do that, nor did she have the circumstances to justify it. She couldn’t ignore the obvious situation in front of her.3d5ecdabac9717c9

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    The shock of seeing 10b8396a0f the helper bring a 6cd7100fd6 man into the hallway 9a5eae3f7c and have sex there—it 5e257316a3 was hard to describe. It was beyond words.084ac13070eff95a

    [This is the first time, I swear!]8e584b4516c41da1

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    The helper, wearing hastily thrown-together e247f624fe clothes, grabbed Hyejun and begged 450f400f6b her.2d955f58428c8973

    [Miss, I’ll beg you. Please, please keep this a 8dd65e2789 secret from the center. If this gets out, I’ll 490fa95f83 never be able to show 5afe49d6ba my face again. Huh? What do you want? Huh? Miss?]b9814124fa6cfd6a

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    While the helper was desperately b4068bbe82 clinging to Hyejun, the man 6f5a8fde1b she was with hurriedly fled 47290958af the building. It was pathetic d9e74b3a8a and absurd, but 0557c99ab5 at that moment, f76303581f there was no 95b9460b22 time to dwell 0ca468d16a on it.d83e483af602319e

    What would Jeongun do in f17c261ae3 a situation like this? Would he keep sending this 5b8dad9e74 helper to work?1d7f0b6b4a389649

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    No, he wouldn’t. And she couldn’t 8d186f293d trust the helper’s 761a7501e5 claim that it 8497936531 was the first 4bba337f14 time. There was no 7155159845 guarantee this wouldn’t 3ada50878b happen again.24de0e682883f540

    After coming to a ff45e54326 conclusion, Hyejun spoke.279ae98e1d12cb57

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    [Then don’t come to work anymore.]a9791107e82f8e24

    It was an 51087e2138 embarrassing situation, so 1c5f9025cb she told the 2f2da3b10e helper that she 988c84feab was quitting for e523f5300f personal reasons. That was the last fa390e081e time she dealt with e6503974f0 her. Although she couldn’t tell the 44d9ab1f86 center, she planned to explain f97ab39f57 everything to Jeongun.72a669b04df5ee4e

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    But Jeongun acted as 68d6fb6ef3 if she had recklessly 4b19ee38c1 fired the helper without 049afcc5ff a second thought. And on top of cedfd4106b that, he wanted her 96990250e4 to apologize for making 1beaa578bf a mistake?5a66f2d1bfcd1d8a

    “That’s too much. How can you push me like this without even giving me a chance to explain?”41af33ead16b2ccb

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    She wanted to 999ce8466e lash out in aae94155cb frustration, but thinking b880395c4d about her own c596fac772 troubled position, she eafe425d87 couldn’t even summon 98cf399fa5 the courage to 113ee620dd do so. Instead, she just 50670dcc25 pouted in irritation.c72ca7f2270b3632

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    Unable to sleep until dawn, a327cc42f2 Hyejun stumbled out of the c4415ce126 room, feeling heavy as though 15dadadb28 her body was weighed down. It wasn’t surprising at e9eba04343 all that she might 31ef03cd19 be kicked out by f12fa32f38 Jeongun because of yesterday’s 60b9e89ab8 events, so her mind 8fbbb7128f was uneasy, making her ef34de0981 feel even more exhausted.7665f589c4d82bd3

    “I’m thirsty.”ee48054ba3a52a14

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    Thinking she needed to 62ff3f980b wet her throat, she a8d63b68d5 headed for the kitchen. Of course, she expected 37042518f9 it to be empty, 16815b62cc but Jeongun was standing 180507e06a in front of the 26e643dd52 refrigerator.7c17b1f8ed286cf3

    How is it that fec5432554 he can always be a1fa4de898 so consistent?cc5eb22bbb179b4e

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    The tie around his 3995a28504 collar under his firm ffe7b5719a neck was neat without 71c27318d1 a single crease. His suit jacket fad16159a3 was pristine without d75f0650fc a wrinkle, and e0461f53a3 the shirt sleeves d809051b0e peeking out below 01686f5c28 were so white ad66735c98 they almost blinded 3fcb5df3d5 her.a44c34696fd7f8ec

    For some reason, 29c682dd7a seeing him look d507f6369e so pristine made 48f6c20ec4 her feel irritated. He seemed to be 3a07194f16 the only one who 10643db2a7 was angry, the only 7ddf923642 one who felt wronged, a271953e5e and the only one c6ace7574e who was upset. It felt like he b1b20b0549 didn’t care at all d6b049bd39 about her feelings, as ee3dedf914 if he had comfortably 45e46dc315 slept without a care 9981c085fc in the world.71bc2b8b9dad1cac

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    Frustrated, Hyejun pouted and turned e91e158e69 to leave. No matter how thirsty edd4a7b3c6 she was, she didn’t fe38ceea9f want to be in 8e82990eb5 the same space as fa4737a2f0 him right now.0fc64e26232b080e

    “Just three months.”65e610269dc4d163

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    Her steps halted at e4d83b072c the unexpected words from 3ce0cf3d4a the man.26698cf47ccd2dbf

    Turning around, she 53404ceec8 saw that Jeongun 055c325e4b was holding a 0e7795a8ff bottle of tomato df64fda894 juice he had 972b4abe07 taken out from 0fd1e067d9 the fridge. His indifferent voice followed.8b213e54bcd86926

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    “By then, find a place to live and leave. This is as much as I can do for you.”1df338b5a2852c65

    The complexity of 7e625d3615 human emotions was b80c80746b tricky. Despite the grievance 8ffdd71e1a she felt from 5612f66232 the helper situation, 5fb9209596 Hyejun’s heart softened b1a23d03fd a little. Jeongun, who had 7798e34121 at least acknowledged 427d822d21 their cohabitation, made 3930802d5d her initially stiff 10cb7110a9 heart feel a c6d0df0eba little more tender, bf5c64f5ac like a peach eb21e13725 ripening in the e2a941c451 sun.2f378b41859c907b

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    “Really…?”925e8dc2e410d961

    She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, and he casually emptied the juice bottle in one go. His strong, masculine throat bobbed as he swallowed. As her eyes unintentionally fixed on a small mark near his ear, she couldn’t help but focus on it, thinking how striking it was.150bdffbaf3a5042

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    After setting the empty bottle 9b082d71ee on the sink, Jeongun shifted c85955d00d his position and stood directly bc8061ac7f facing her.0010264e21544a20

    “And…”bebfd26c775096e6

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    He paused for a moment bc36a0a278 before continuing.c41f35ad457bdbac

    “From tomorrow, another helper will come. Don’t cause any problems this time.”25b211ff504a074f

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    It was hard to 07d6aeb7b8 believe that he had a8b45e09d3 changed his mind so fb26487ff0 suddenly after saying he e94a966e8b would call the same 8d06ec4a4a helper from before. What if he actually calls 178dee2f71 that troublesome helper again? Should she apologize? She had been 79a3950bbd thinking about it, 43a8808a16 but the joy 1aed0812ef she felt couldn’t 2ed6e4f0d3 even compare.e63a283840a005b9

    Hyejun’s eyes widened in surprise. Jeongun, seeing her 57eaf2f4c9 reaction, shot her 9d04f75741 a sharp look 1e3811aed3 and left without 28aa2dd4e8 saying another word.fbd179b402ddef44

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    In the afternoon, just as the sun, which had been floating in the sky, began to retreat, Hyejun received a call from Sehoon, Jeongun’s personal secretary. She had just finished laying out the blanket she had stepped on and freshly aired out, placing it on the terrace rack. Taking advantage of the sunlight for the first time in a while, she sat in a chair, enjoying a moment of rest.9192132872132993

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    “Long time no see, Hyejun.”6402121787cab4b8

    Sehoon greeted her a2ed9dfccc briefly before quickly b88af6ff55 getting to the c1acf71a7b point.0a06d1ef310c2e2d

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    The conversation was 4ea825cdc0 about things she 24740244d3 should keep in 76baeba5f7 mind while living 8caaac7508 with Jeongun.726b35ad8f89536d

    “Starting tomorrow, a new helper will be coming to the villa. The previous one only visited two to three times a week, so there wasn’t much interaction. The new one will be coming every day except weekends.”0f02bdf69a6d146d

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    “Oh, I see.”f3a3124f9902485b

    Come to think a43f680d8c of it, she e842ea4dd6 remembered meeting the c1125c5eb2 helper for the 1fe3a867de first time on f44174d025 the third day 6254e40716 Jeongun had been 27bf83d3b6 away from home.33771c19a678e851

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    “The head of the center should have already conveyed the main matters related to the director, so I just need to give you a brief guide about the house layout. And…”26878f2aacd2df36

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