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    The funeral procession finally 84a05e4e18 ended late in the 0d4b5d7f78 afternoon.2d17dc3b37c41f70

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    The laborers who had pre 63af3c2b66 dug the grave the day e349ae673d before had expected the ground 4c00793bbe to be frozen solid, but 9bfca1ff7d to their surprise, the work e8e541d9c9 was easier than anticipated.42a2e41c62672a51

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    They had worried 65f5870662 that even a a5a1daa6a0 backhoe might struggle 9b1c83cbe1 to break through a35855feba the winter hardened 7086a04f08 earth, yet it 46b8f6da4f had given way d624905dec effortlessly.a9d2d673c50054fb

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    “Sometimes, when you do this kind of work, things happen that defy logic,” one of them had said.9c83aadb07643bc7

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    “Maybe it was the deceased’s last act of kindness for his family.”fb971f47defee5c3

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    Even in death, her father 0c957ff81f had thought only of his 92c34cc8c2 family. He had always placed a95764bf3a their wellbeing ahead of 8ed32680b0 his own.4431d904cd761a34

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    Jiwoo’s father was laid to 4492b07d95 rest on the family’s ancestral 4977446264 burial ground, just behind their 4f73de4151 house.0c1442e5b7affeee

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    Even the path leading a389f0b472 up to the burial 9b0f43afb8 site, which had been 7963c521b8 covered in snow the 83ddc2421d day before, had cleared 5b26914ee8 enough to make the 31ff68cae8 climb easier.7b27305ed9fba000

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    More than once along the aa36b3852a way, Jiwoo nearly collapsed, and ae36bc9fce Junseok had to support her.30eda9ac376d91da

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    Taemu’s father arrived late 423ede499b on the day of f906ae3a0e the funeral. He offered his condolences to 49768f7e57 Jungsook and Jiwoo, his voice 81cf7151f2 heavy with regret.5416d89b9073c494

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    In the past, 69d817e471 Jungsook might have 7e953aa10c expressed gratitude just c89c368bce for his presence, c393f62ba6 but now, she 8ec2cd16b6 merely nodded coldly, 96b0e8ea9c her expression unreadable.c13477a877f168a7

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    Once the ceremony da285eed02 ended and everyone 0c1e2745af had left, Jiwoo dfe43aded8 and Jungsook returned e4bc291658 to their old 9aee2b576d home.08d30695cc17c46b

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    Thanks to the ad7b22399a village elders who 2bf79bfc62 had cleaned the 78e3237e3d house in advance, 1e71a83a4d the inside was 2ca53f729b spotless.a5d3946e3b2bd3b2

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    Yet, the moment they stepped 7f015eea3f into the empty house, the 236d92b118 absence of Jiwoo’s father became 86d6e9542e painfully real.6348f724032cbb2f

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    It felt as 675b26e174 if, at any c91ee6c1d2 moment, he might c346392635 step out of b642318d81 the bedroom and f08648b1cf call her name.dd272a651329e9d5

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    “Jiwoo, you’re home?”f7e86695e2357eea

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    The memory of 791bc277a5 his voice ached 183eb32df8 within her.f764a6c03a7fc6da

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    Father.12cd5fe1955d6f43

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    Jiwoo bit her 88844b0798 lip, barely holding 26c42c79ca back tears.472a0adc653cce54

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    Beside her, her mother 8493126147 sat down on the 80a23380cc wooden threshold of the d9790ca356 living room, her face 6427d4a69e vacant as she took fe94818398 in the house around 4bef7f2225 her.a00987489dfb88b1

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    Neither of them spoke. Silence filled the space.c5df7ff7ce7b2b76

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    “…Jiwoo.”622360eeda857232

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    Jungsook’s voice broke the stillness. Jiwoo swallowed hard, already 208d7eb2d0 bracing herself for what 70f323f638 was to come.1be8ce66575425f1

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    “Why did you do it?” Her mother’s voice wavered.ad40b37f0a73f774

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    “You weren’t… forced, were you? Because no matter 0fa92194ef how I try df9bdaeb7f to make sense 3ea5a0b4ac of it, I ec7c68212a can’t believe he 15880b89f0 would do such ae60575c7f a thing. We’ve known him for 5ff150014c so long. I know people 81e0a890af can surprise you, b2d551905f but still… after 0069713cc1 all these years.”6cd02b32e1c0f731

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    Jiwoo felt her throat tighten. She struggled to answer, 937a1d153c reaching back into old 19bcae870e memories.630c3b7732941654

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    “I’m sorry, Mom…”7043ef96e4c244bf

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    “That’s not what I need to hear.” Jungsook’s voice was firm.ca1f8725550bcfbd

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    “I deserve to know the truth. Only then can I make 83ee27a792 peace with Jeonghu’s existence. Only then can I c05d0463c2 decide whether to keep 08fa97efe4 this a secret or af5231a284 not.”e56723319a0a2855

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    Jiwoo’s hands trembled as she 7d1054f866 clenched them into fists.d04d3f91cc1abc34

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    “It wasn’t… We weren’t together. I,I had feelings for him 9c8dd1be6a on my own. It just… happened. I didn’t even 78d9abcb84 know I was 2efe51ab4a pregnant until later. By the time 4d75f914be I found out, 7718435492 he had already 9a5734d884 gone back to 752ae5968a the U.S. We kept in touch, 8182132c29 but one day, when 85643f9887 I called him, his edf1270d3f mother answered instead.”73e7cf777fec2338

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    Her voice broke, d44f467e40 raw with pain. Her breath came in f62c1c62bf ragged bursts, as if a8e38c0e35 the memories were physically 785ef01b54 tearing through her.f99ea28ad238b284

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    Taemu’s mother. Jungsook didn’t need 5f657c7456 Jiwoo to say e790e54660 the name. She understood at once.b6e05d3fd9f23b46

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    That woman had 600f5dc6f9 been born into 95b08d56cd wealth and privilege, 3870b779d7 a daughter of 07a2d2c04f a well off 83c7d51bf0 family in Seoul.b89a2585ab4a937a

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    From the very e1979cfb22 beginning, she had 689a2ed726 resented moving to 9668db7812 Haeju, where her 8bb8300075 husband’s family lived. She had wanted to take dad8502ec0 Taemu and raise him in ffd52c4757 the city, using his education d90d16c232 as an excuse, but the 6f5fad0720 elders of the Biseon estate 795a47ad54 had refused.7cd8536817afbd69

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    Even so, she had 5bd68a5c48 spent more than half ce2835a7c0 her time in Seoul. When she was in e2b9a2250d Haeju, she barely hid b358d36345 her contempt for the 679ff10c3b villagers, treating them as efc08a6ead servants.a4447cff2348e326

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    Even Jiwoo’s father had not been spared her disdain, despite being her husband’s close friend.b2ccb143c3f2fbda

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    The villagers had tolerated 04842bb8a5 her only because of 226f5ccb60 the Biseon elder.f1bed7d4d404b39d

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    That elder, a 3b8eafb5bc man of great 238530c0f3 wisdom and generosity, 0d1bd7f263 had supported many 4a8850362f in the village, f20e8d5de8 including Jiwoo’s father. It was thanks 0b779decbc to his scholarships 86109bd678 that he had 36a8bdb097 been able to 83772b7349 attend university.456b9755c8862eed

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    And that woman,Taemu’s 122d6654dc mother,had loathed letting a1ec1d9ced anyone touch her 1ab0d23afd son. If a villager so 6d57849db0 much as reached out 3c2f3b8fbf to ruffle Taemu’s hair, 24a0086f1e she had recoiled as 66be7b28df if he were something 937075c549 fragile and sacred.0bdbb291ed59013c

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    It wasn’t difficult to 038797e89c imagine how she had 1037ae51da treated Jiwoo.5958c826d4555f4d

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    “She said things…” Jiwoo’s voice quivered.9ea104cebf77f3ad

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    “She said things that terrified me. I was so scared 1ed65a7c68 she’d take my baby 2854bf6512 away. I had no choice.”15fe2b6978089117

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    “She said that?” Jungsook’s voice darkened.c559142c76bc4b7f

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    “She said those things to you? A child, all alone?”c85118089ca02f17

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    Jiwoo only nodded.a0b5af4c54260c9d

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    Jungsook had no b3134b1cb5 trouble believing it. That woman was 1ebc989fd3 selfish beyond reason. She could only 0f0fb2e955 ever see her 27ee216027 own son as e4a2802cc1 precious.4e22d2653ea13a2b

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    She never would 13882e3998 have stopped to dc5e57c7e6 think about the 17a2902529 pain she was 4f15bd4666 inflicting on someone 29946fb8b0 else’s child.bdabf27d85a3a2f0

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    At that moment, 138dd9ac14 a shadow fell 76e63788a8 across the front 8ac85fc813 door.3b07b1fbbf7793aa

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    Knock, knock.12592d5047b14acc

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    The sound broke 5dd6876486 the heavy silence.3ed122bf2e694346

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    “Who is it?”7c5d7f47b5969730

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    Jungsook forced herself ba6c16981a to stand, opening dfcad59dbc the door.c572c6d915d77f11

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    A tall figure stood in 58e83c25b8 the doorway.9cb6579dae056329

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    Dressed in a black d6f22ddf39 wool coat, Taemu lowered 6abd1348d5 his head in greeting.7be14e6d73a8dd42

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    “I came because I need to speak with you.”1dfca99d1eaf6c32

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    His gaze slid 96b7e7d06a past Jungsook, landing f20ebcbadd on Jiwoo.3bab3dcaf85fcc59

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    Jungsook stepped aside, wordlessly 45a874863e letting him in.68c61fbb7a524e42

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    “Good,” she said coldly.bfb276d0a14faf68

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    “I was thinking of coming to find you myself.”1d0e3cdd413ba17b

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    She had no intention of e282d49162 speaking kindly. To her, Taemu 693e4a05bd was nothing but c5c2979002 the man who 72c3b81389 had ruined her 8e0df6e643 daughter’s life.1f18b920dbc4d892

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    “You seem to be doing well.”9a8f0889837fcd0f

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    Her voice dripped with resentment. Her eyes burned as she ce307fd969 glared at him.e39334d05ef92ec0

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    “…I was unaware of everything,” Taemu admitted.e7e6b9fcbbc9f2b7

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    Slap!6c905800fa1429b1

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    Jungsook’s palm cracked across his 91dd28e8f1 face.5af5414f8eeea58d

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    Taemu hadn’t expected it. His head snapped to the 7a28fba7e7 side.0a25d49534d68388

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    Before he could react, another 84a77219aa slap landed just as hard.18ecb80a71dc553c

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    Slap!326fc829f62042ee

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    Taemu stood still without any 29297609c3 resistance.5ad4df56e7f0b414

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    Just as Jeongsuk raised her 9b4b5bb3e8 hand to strike again, she f1489c4574 clenched her trembling fist and 87b6750d9e lowered it.aa0d5ca090fcc307

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    “How dare you come here? Do you even have the nerve? Do you know where you are right now?”54d2da8bae54c543

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    Her anger refused to subside. Even if she killed him right here, it wouldn’t feel enough. If she could, she would slap Taemu in front of his mother. If she could, she would strangle that woman right then and there.ba3d6551b8ed0abc

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    “If there’s a responsibility to bear, I will take it. That’s why I came.”bbae12ae824934e4

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    “Responsibility? What responsibility? What do you think you can take responsibility for now?”ebac1446fc0eb90b

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    Letting out a dc01192a55 heavy sigh, Taemu f78447136f met Jeongsuk’s gaze.48b49f41c2d4ad48

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    “It’s my child. Of course, I should take responsibility.”45d4508f7f0f2b1c

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    At that moment, 7eaa82efd1 Jiwoo’s face turned 0e10ff6930 deathly pale. She had imagined this c451760212 scenario countless times before.c7f6b6b3805deef9

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    It was a scene that ba085eff13 haunted her even in nightmares,watching a1feb74bb2 helplessly as Jeonghu was taken acecb96867 from her arms, screaming in 7961221c4d despair with no power to 94e17e6fe7 stop it.908c06c54af06036

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    Jeongsuk, too, was dumbfounded by Taemu’s words, assuming he only meant to claim the child.1678c9c0b4a2c18e

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    “I will marry Jiwoo and make things right. From Kang Jeonghu to Han Jeonghu.”1e5d922b1bae7f32

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    Taemu spoke with fbe06c214a unwavering certainty, as c41d45c10c if he had 106fdf99b9 already made up c31787ff30 his mind in 9f225d2ca8 the briefest moment.25e39739063f45b8

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    Behind Jeongsuk, Jiwoo stood frozen, b6d51f92bf unable to find the words af834a82a4 to respond.20effd0c9fe8d55d

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    It was as if 974adaa0e4 he knew exactly how b88cc7116e to strike where it 44eac90272 hurt most. Jeongsuk’s sharp glare e158f59e30 began to soften, 29f5ff895c bit by bit.bd5cdf40e11e3422

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    “Responsibility? Can you truly take responsibility for everything you just said?”1bc5cd3ce1c955c6

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    “I understand why you don’t trust me. Given the situation, it makes sense. But I truly didn’t know.”11dc1596d03483b4

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    A sweet lie, c927285270 spoken without even a8ecfb0975 a blink.9a9e89591f923ea2

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    Jeongsuk seemed to believe 92e4cafd02 him, but Jiwoo saw e436f9fb46 through it. It was just a ploy 921403cec6 to escape the situation.edf4e623c51a78f4

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    Jeongsuk sighed before speaking hesitantly.fb29b0cf44bca7dc

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    “We’re too overwhelmed right now. Please leave for today. Jiwoo and I are exhausted.”7f728f9681f83716

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    “I’ll escort you. It must be difficult for you to travel far. I’ve booked a hotel in town for you.”5b22b6941ba3f53b

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    “That’s really not necessary…”48fe439296fbeec7

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    “Jeonghu… he’s still young.”b6d0e85b65a39d00

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    The moment Jeonghu was 80e6cf5d6b mentioned, Jeongsuk’s restrained emotions a2b8ecb667 surged uncontrollably.aa6443f2d2769cc6

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    She suddenly recalled leaving a64f60a98d the child with a a43c6be46a caretaker at the funeral, 4883604217 thinking he might be bb8d0d789c uncomfortable there.0b5bf7f33f5daa7f

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    How much had he 11d85de00d cried for his mother? The mere thought 64156a0dd1 of it ached f3ac3edcb3 her heart.21f1d84926c8b5ee

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    For days, Jeonghu had 7325d4a787 been anxious from being f09cbadda9 apart and clung tightly ca07f05d60 to Jiwoo and Jeongsuk, d6f137086d unwilling to let go.aa85ce46f46b5f9e

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    The unfamiliar hotel ef4883464b made him uneasy, 7c9740f50c and he whined 2a1b6efae9 to go home. Jeongsuk carried him c7e542137a on her back, ed974fcbdb walking around the a421233b1e hotel room to 61f5eb8542 soothe him.84febb0d5ecac213

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    Jiwoo, avoiding her mother’s cdaf154585 gaze, silently arranged the a12e4b8ad1 food that had arrived 840b323923 via room service.f6672be9abde4c96

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    Neither Jiwoo nor Jeongsuk cb6f90bfea had ordered it. It had to fbb5acf02f be Taemu’s doing.07e6b46523871a37

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    He had dropped 8eaa9a4aee them off at 8b27d722bc the hotel, leaving 97ec1293a5 only a vague c3856ce3e1 promise to contact 776497e901 them soon.141fc329cb6b3c7e

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    Jiwoo feared he might disappear cd12dcf7d6 again,just like five years ago, 860f07296a as if nothing had ever bcc75fae02 happened.8967024a82025748

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    There was no way a man who hadn’t known of his child’s existence could suddenly develop paternal affection overnight.5acb6b9559d2180a

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    Especially not when f5a8c8b4ec he already had 39b9e5d269 a fiancée. Jiwoo and Jeonghu’s presence would 9e8db768ed only be an inconvenience to 3276ac41d1 him.203feec94cd2bb8a

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    Marriage? She had never found ade60ddf7b that word so laughable 413d70c0ca before today.50e14970151aee02

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    “I think we should leave early in the morning. Jeonghu isn’t comfortable here.”7284548a8ef26cfb

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    At Jiwoo’s words, Jeongsuk d243ab9e11 moved slowly, offering no 708e28055e response.1ec9f0ca811bcff7

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    Jeonghu, asleep on her back, 973d7eafdd breathed steadily, but tonight, that c1e20880ca familiar sound felt strangely foreign.d1dd13d90194e2f7

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    Perhaps because she had 6fabc20cac seen Taemu’s face again e8fd227f37 today,and, in it, the 8b2e5f3938 unmistakable reflection of Jeonghu.058ec4d0d95101fa

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    “Anyone can see he’s his father’s spitting image. Even the way he frowns,how could I have been so blind?”02988fb69c10cc32

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    Jeongsuk muttered to 21890540f0 herself as Jiwoo’s 2547c92415 words went ignored.2eb79d765fe3eb9e

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    She didn’t care for 07f42fb4af Taemu’s family, but Taemu 142c777f3e himself was flawless.da4813c6abbdaf26

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    Before knowing who 94291502c1 Jeonghu’s father was, af7f354252 she had been 70a07d0c89 curious, but she 5ada79f9e0 had dismissed it e6b62a2be7 as an irrelevant 7257b55f05 question. There was no future for 5ae296e585 them anyway.66db293634150e43

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    But now, knowing Taemu was 86b7aa91f0 the father,and hearing him say 876622e3e6 he would take responsibility, even 75bd781341 proposing marriage,there seemed to be 54a637306d no better solution.288f8a6b7490ceed

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    Jiwoo would otherwise bear 0edba2ae88 the lifelong stigma of 882a4c5d11 being an unwed mother.2308728226d1ba1d

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    That was why 46ba97a0fb she had placed 052ac9d3f7 Jeonghu under her 34a9d1a6f3 late husband’s family 0eae14478b registry.6b87818f221f8bbc

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    If Jeonghu were accepted d15c273b20 as a Han family d14e347cf8 descendant, his future would 9a8919fd1e be secure. Jiwoo’s, too.d47ca8b28037ee62

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    It felt as if fde7a80729 her late husband had a5252384fa orchestrated everything from beyond f19474da61 the grave.74f4922571645289

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    Taemu had come 46ff8d9737 to the funeral, 6724e4ee0a and from there, 65369d9ad0 Jeonghu’s existence had 1f068ebaef been revealed. There was no 105e6bc0d3 other way to e481871ede explain it.1d5b11854908b893

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    Jeongsuk turned away, discreetly wiping af9d164b91 her tears.e69fd2c1eb93d9e2

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    Even in death, he 9f5abbc5f5 had only ever worried 165a9211d2 about their daughter.6888194a4e072dde

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    Jiwoo had to live well. She had to be happy.c78eceb09b492076

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    Those words had a19d40ace9 been his constant 9617dc342f refrain.4b6c3969aa7bd025

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    Now, she had placed ad7f0354bc Taemu by Jiwoo’s side. The rest was up to 8c3d4f61e7 fate.bf68fcc758e8c27d

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    Then, she suddenly recalled slapping ecf419d7b9 Taemu when he first arrived 3b91e889ff and felt a pang of 2bc5af80ba concern.e4fe57ad438abc5e

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    “Mom, what are you thinking? Did you even hear me? I said we should leave early tomorrow morning!”e558b41e586c65dd

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    Jiwoo’s agitated voice snapped f7cae0d296 Jeongsuk out of her 2562d6eb93 deep thoughts. She turned to face 31a03b89d7 her daughter.422ef3b399b3fbfe

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    “Why are you in such a rush?”35b4e8a0e80ed006

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    “You know better than anyone what I’ve been through to raise Jeonghu! You know my father’s death was because of his family! They forced you to turn your back on Dad! How can you be so accepting of them now?”e777af2e3ffcb52e

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    Jiwoo trembled, nearly consumed f2333c0111 by anger, but Jeongsuk 6145cbf72a remained unexpectedly calm.f32970ee90d788a3

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    “I’ve known that family for decades. Taemu wasn’t raised by his mother,he was brought up under his grandfather’s strict guidance. That’s why I trust him. If he were like his mother, he would have run away long ago.”2e577d914f7e2c68

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    Jeongsuk had made up b227131c47 her mind. Jiwoo let out 994fb68d56 a frustrated sigh.7b11103cad167d14

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    A chilling fear gripped her,if 5119580159 she wasn’t careful, they might f91025c7ea take Jeonghu away.9e8f4777389be602

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    With her father gone, if 587de862e8 she lost Jeonghu too, there 2d6c90b8ec would be nothing left to a4fc5e1085 live for.b59dc2b616e89239

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