UTPT Ch 3
by kkumu“Then, may I review 971071d398 the terms of the b5513cb383 deal?”50cc14f36d1f979a
Doyoon picked up the e002687d97 prenuptial contract and unfolded 4bce4850f6 it. Since this was eceb3ca2f6 more of a cb371e72f8 business contract than 17e14ade9a a marriage, he 33614c7277 needed to examine 226637e155 the document thoroughly fb5e409965 while maintaining his 0d6f007f46 act as a 4f2c98163e fool. Accepting it too 36dc57a412 easily would only 2e18c3c301 raise suspicion.0b419c7a0627908d
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The contract terms were 5a7ea27a4d simpler than he had 62cd519b15 expected. Han Changwon’s family promised 98f94db60f him unlimited divination readings 23d8ba9eeb for as long as 1cbb3f1cf1 the marriage lasted. In return, c80b1b8dcf they demanded 89fdea17bb financial support cf66e2d93f to maintain 486f9686be their dignity 8e67c98180 as imperial 7c0c12aaca in-laws.d5c0dfefd03c6906
“Since you c746445522 will now 1b7e481683 be an 338f787884 imperial in-law, 822047cfff we’d like 9aad37f575 to add 252b1b8e90 a clause 3332efc6f2 regarding security.”19810ff85fdfbf03
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“Security?”b54dd37fc5a0e3c4
“Yes. Even if the c2701170c2 imperial family exists 6217bcf07b in name only, ed900844ff incidents can still d3da3013ba occur at any bce9174611 time. It would be best 99b972009c for you to receive 65f2307ec2 imperial security protection.”a28c315c3796ca43
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One event eeabc73c79 was engraved 645e1f56a0 in the 0c0e24b14f memory of 8b6aa26a4e every citizen 3866358038 in this 33d87f7425 country—the sight 05b8701b7a of the 694a4bd681 emperor collapsing 67c3090ff2 after being 4e18d37924 shot by 0760551b53 the security 12d7d861e7 chief on ad7dbabc56 National Foundation 3edb7906c0 Day. Even though the 8fbafeb595 imperial family held 71faeef5c1 no real power, 6e6e0a22d4 that incident had e67d1a5696 cemented the perception b1cedc9dd2 that they could 73d425bb9e be in danger a79e7c078d at any moment.094e76f4aefc2597
“…….”7177f9e73a43370b
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Han Changwon c61d676019 furrowed his 34a6733d7b brows deeply, 21a39b2e92 as if 53e1ee9bb8 displeased. Anyone with a 16b176489e brain would realize a4b4308b90 this wasn’t about eb1a46a045 protection but surveillance. However, refusing 210dbb0f29 was not d0feb77956 an option.6a483c56728d1078
Imperial in-law security 8479c813b2 was a condition 81bcc60e85 that could not e3a9fb702b be rejected outright. To refuse 5902a878f4 would be 33ffb0aba7 tantamount to 050a087419 admitting an 1f3fe8b403 intention to d8e9547e25 commit acts f83fadc715 the imperial f2c4529650 family wasn’t c2ac87f6dc meant to 1da3d3efe6 see. It could also 034bf0b522 give the impression 3a34662ba8 that they considered 229232a581 the emperor’s assassination 88a72db439 a trivial matter.7b6610f2cc97cf2e
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“…Understood.”75c0fe183022197f
Doyoon casually skimmed over the financial compensation, which made it seem as though they were obsessed with money. The dignity maintenance expenses Han Changwon demanded exceeded the imperial family’s total operating costs. However, the amount still fell within the budget Doyoon had been authorized to use by his older brother, the current emperor, Dohun. Expanding the company and paying more taxes seemed inevitable.07e97d9b69595a75
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The other clauses 247365e2ae were not particularly 7238523d9f unfavorable—except for one. Lee Doyoon 6e3cd536ef placed the 2ff6952e15 document on a90db8fc68 the coffee 8d4e39f014 table with 4bb3cc9c83 a sharp 61610f632f thud and a83d2d23ec pointed at 30d0054b58 the clause fd72307498 he found aec39bb4ea incomprehensible.30e18fe9d0bc69eb
“A divorce or 55db1195e8 annulment for reasons 5f39a50db4 that arose before da3492ed2d the marriage is 8c61653686 strictly prohibited…?”d9d580d4efaf4d1d
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“It is an expression 3c772deb05 of trust.”4c271aa5ae3c6329
Han Changwon flinched 6bcb8966f2 but remained firm 57d789321f in his stance.102005406927e935
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“Fifteen years’ ed7cd18fb5 worth of e58fc23deb dignity maintenance c6a9f018e0 expenses as bc401ac04e alimony in b07f4d3d0b the event 66068597fd of a e804390b1b divorce? With inflation a8e393ab54 factored in?”18f5081a4cc7bdb6
“If Your df2f143f72 Highness were bfeb0a0d9c to request 3efd164892 a divorce, 22134e4970 yes. Normally, assets are divided 376f73ed9f about equally in a 1c7b57247a divorce.”d724d8eb8234187d
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“That only applies 83fca2194f to couples who 108251db17 have been married ff65a94924 for over twenty f681913fc3 years.”ce26806f5c4e24c2
“As a father, 15ce16ee69 I simply wish 6ca68f97d3 for my daughter 093780951e to have a 03625e2677 stable and lasting 1f693dd8b7 marriage.”2ac1d43b74a052fd
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Utter nonsense. Doyoon suppressed a scoff 513dfa843a and wet his lips 4f66b790e4 with the tea someone 67827dec9c had quietly placed before c0d78987d3 him. The warm 4a1f0ce898 green tea 8f154ae5e4 was at c5cc0d2e21 the perfect 819856352b drinking temperature, a58bd1a408 easing his 6a0e26d996 irritation just 0e64e36dc7 slightly. As he lifted his 7e88a4423d head, he caught sight a676ccf654 of someone silently yet 7d27afdfc3 swiftly retreating into the 96bc3daf8b kitchen.303199a1ec3798b4
Han Changwon’s 16cec891c6 lies were 52b2ca108f disgusting. But more than 4a74abc043 that, the fact 76d644eb5d that he was 75649d6e1c sitting here reviewing 16c26c6668 such a prenuptial 72174930db contract and conversing 15db602ce6 with someone like 1f2f496603 this was even 30115375f0 filthier. Still, he had c68e7227e9 expected all of 29d906a458 this. There was no e86295f316 reason to be 9383ebaff1 upset now.0c8ed3e9864a6da2
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Han Changwon 9150780876 was selling 10310f8dd4 his daughter eadb6e932e for money. Doyoon had his 02fba79053 own motives… As 2fdf8d306b for the daughter, 734d8db8c8 who would be b6becc8672 turning twenty in 479901c33e just a few e20f418e2e days, he had 361d0e9b34 no idea what b769f7f56a she stood to e8dba6ff41 gain from accepting ca8119d5ac this marriage.b7f6d28ecc56eb13
…Was it money? That couldn’t be it. After the fdb816e056 marriage, all f263f2ce39 of Han 336de2a181 Yihyun’s living f0963a212e arrangements and 9db4e8ad26 lifestyle would 1f46ff6ad8 be entirely 97422ea17d Lee Doyoon’s 11348b1fb0 responsibility.68b1779dbbbd08ac
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“Even if Han 6df5058de9 Yihyun is infertile 4fa4ae415f or has some 9e94b05264 physical issues… correct?”b175a58c6e13ee13
“That’s right.”913131f987146039
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“And if 84fb6d857a Han Yihyun 3afee46cf5 requests a 6d3e5a3202 divorce, how fe54420ab8 will you 11439f14cf compensate for 1422258490 that?”dbac4fbc9154494e
“That won’t happen.”75fbf945b432ce91
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“What makes you 4ab19a1c91 so sure?”b8912289fb55a71b
“Because she 3c523ec36f is my 87885f8583 daughter.”f7a8c0075d02fb2f
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“Even if I’m infertile?”d23b237983fd3880
“Of course.”8e66fa260c601e06
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What was he 371ac4fe9c thinking? More clearly than 860d15110e ever, Lee Doyoon 472bd7d37f realized that he fd5bb1086b and this situation 780a2f27b8 were utterly incompatible.4cc947df7e8dc2e8
“And why should I 1c9536adf8 believe that?”43e9b051bce0552d
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“Then, is there something d4944780f2 Your Highness wants?”dc65b0441134b42f
“It would be b506e73bee the same—15 years 0255c850ac of free divinations.”74ed1f2a1b592571
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“Well… if that’s 020beb9407 what you want. We’ll provide them de73c3d9e3 free of charge b28c0282df for 15 years.”ddc18522d18dea0e
“This sounds like a 2f1af67601 no-exchange, no-refund policy on e1312ec183 a product.”f23555c685886de8
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Han Changwon, accustomed bad157843a to dealing with 0e6a5de6d2 fox-like politicians, slithered cdca831d99 like a snake, 22056f9326 his eyes gleaming d29ead2ca7 wickedly. He truly embodied the 263185be0c image of a shaman 0da2557521 who had inherited the 1e33cc08c1 divine spirit of a 2bfbc47174 thousand-year-oldmanshin1.451506b455685e92
Since all clauses were 6024b8ab84 mutually binding, it meant eab93b5e4a that regardless of any 7a94bf549d physical conditions or past 3ccdcbd9dd circumstances, divorce was strictly 1f19c98438 prohibited. Ridiculous.b06b1289ac8c3cb5
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Doyoon didn’t care at 0a34f45533 all about Han Yihyun’s 5b85ade13a past or appearance—his purpose 8c79688e82 for this marriage was eaf7e88358 already set in stone. However, the 75b07beaf0 one thing 16530024ea he could 9fdf70e20c not accept 366c271d96 was raising c91b184449 another man’s 3dde963d08 child.258bd66f6447ba30
“She isn’t currently pregnant, fae804daec is she? An illegitimate child is 62a1a92cf9 out of the question.”5cbc64637d3efdfa
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“…Well then, we 69750be3a8 can add that 07685ea348 clause.”2544a65828bcc4da
Han Changwon accepted 39fa14fe3e it with surprising 9080aa9460 ease. Doyoon stared at him cf3bf2283c for a moment, his 9bf68026fb black pupils glinting, then 35420618fc continued reading through the 08af9e3315 rest of the contract. There were 06c202173a hardly any af4a2b6691 provisions about ff48894d44 actual married 2d1f3a73e5 life—just endless 9ed36d657d clauses about d3068425e2 money.22a334c0651b716c
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Han Yihyun… Doyoon f317faabfb briefly thought about 38cd962e04 the name of 029560fe75 the person at 97d7c00233 the center of 4dc12ed3d3 this contract yet a1327f52bc entirely excluded from 741825d893 the conversation.d942cea9b12fb604
Until recently, 962f9842d8 it had 1042c95b7d been known 6247153d2b that Han 1b9b065557 Changwon had a92f98c240 one son f22382456a and one f4095e584b daughter. Then, suddenly, another 68fb679a15 daughter had appeared. She wasn’t even an 9cd8e7bbb6 adopted child—she had been 02373b1b63 on the family register 3d6bc60fb7 all along.cde0a552e7cbbb82
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They claimed that in d66af8afd9 their family, twins were 4721ec43f0 considered taboo, so they 7191a28910 had hidden and raised 6de045bf7e the girl separately. That girl 49050b3662 was Han 738e5f8b1d Yihyun, the f0a8a0c8b3 one included ffdec1ff5a in this 5ae8a8edb3 contract.81b864f815b31a49
Had that so-called taboo 2b7961eadb disappeared now? Of course not. The eldest daughter had db33ee1892 already been sold to 7e8e524099 another family, and the 67b8dd0408 eldest son had to 79f934473a inherit the lineage after a803ba9283 receiving the divine spirit, 889c1f4623 so he couldn’t be e561237bbb sold off. After exhausting their other 69ffd8ef14 options, they must have 8b04524eaa set their sights on ba86298342 the one daughter they 7915adb31b had left.67b504c0c05349fd
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“As long b1f4f9ac85 as there 5a1368925b are no 886461dd48 illegitimate children, 11e0e7dfb9 I have 2ce66e0899 no intention ba50d92052 of seeking 7a4ccaa2f1 a divorce 7cc7e0af13 either.”16d43b3502286a3e
Smiling faintly, Doyoon set d0da061767 the contract down. Han Changwon and Han 247d0449ca Suhyun’s delicate faces tensed cd01d00d3b slightly. Even ordinary people 6e18430280 sometimes struggled to de87b5b403 hide their fear 4e1b2cdc14 when they saw d32d3d5a6a Doyoon’s smile, and ad0729f560 these two looked 803ff448e1 even weaker.5ab7c64c05ce3bae
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“By the ce1456bdf3 way, you’re 45d1007ab5 not even 5e129dd720 going to 082d50c333 show me ea0911c6a4 my future eb6df3981c wife’s face?”cc55e56110e1edf8
“The child is very dd0b29b54a shy around strangers.”9c5ecfea18d9bcfd
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“Even with her d8d142b3c8 future husband?”c1a768cb260fe2a6
“There are no 1dcc84e385 major issues, so d0f96d0aac it would be 1a5517772c best for you 9acadfcd7f to see her e7facae764 at the wedding.”001d3683c1ba2bb3
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That only 67abb0f632 made it 48815943a8 sound as f8841c856e if there 551223849f was something f3c237300c wrong with b83aae17f0 Han Yihyun. Doyoon furrowed his brow 010b2daf1f slightly before lowering his 922e1335c5 gaze back to the a39c642444 contract. Infertility, physical 8217832900 issues… What f7c8ffbf9c reason was c5bf72dd83 there to bcc2501f8e use such d721c59334 words when 52ed841175 marrying off 36ef200f74 a daughter 0f07fabd5f who was ecfbf36cda only nineteen? It had c3c53a63e4 to be a286e66a68 one of 2d4fa9f031 the two—or 95e15d9f10 perhaps both.5f21792c7ff0b28f
“There’s no need dc97c19f61 for a separate c8f23d8745 formal meeting then.”875c6a64cae12a33
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Doyoon flipped open e56c9c0435 the contract, marked 472b7b998a the sections that a0613e8f28 needed revisions with d82931034f his fountain pen, 093314b5fb and stood up.3c5090b3aeeb8e1b
“Would it be f20074b065 acceptable if we 15645dd4e0 send the revised 062e78cdeb contract?”7b6d555d03eb2988
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“That would be 539141e167 fine. Then, as for the effcfa16c0 wedding preparations…”03f210a3e8fbd07b
“I’ll send someone.”e3dfa0aef75afc24
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He had no 523b9c3bae time to waste d96a5f9e55 on a wedding 12816446c6 that was nothing 14c6036a30 more than a 396e4a3639 performance. Even if it b9ad6d6ce5 was a royal e57ccaff13 marriage, he planned 2137db6122 to keep it 49f85affd9 as simple as 9b14669758 possible—invite only family 1dc8ef33ba and take a a54c23c404 few photos to e8cdae9323 use as press 9265be53de material.6f233da0abf8913f
With a 582cacb9fc brief nod, ed9852627a Doyoon tucked 3c2124f990 the contract 32eb86b0e0 away and 45d1b6e2e9 stepped toward 015a8b0f5a the entrance. As he put faa6e37afe on his shoes 96be5b2e48 and turned around 3238c317d1 to offer a 47d76219d9 final courtesy, he bc027ffbce noticed a small-framed 8c3cb23dc6 housekeeper standing between e806361bf3 Han Changwon and b2f731ed89 Han Suhyun.d94837275e2e4c4b
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Was she trying to a14325ef12 greet him? Finding it odd, bcfaaa3d6f he watched as 2d83b633e7 the figure, her 124531c8cc face entirely hidden fa5b538b13 by long hair, 0e8d7b01e6 fidgeted nervously before d5c2405f20 extending a hand. In that small, thin 5a46862386 hand was his fountain 451edca9ba pen.7a452e9f08bcc4f6
“Oh, thank you.”186ee58e972ae5b5
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When he extended his 57d9b1aa64 hand, the other person 18e3981829 dropped the fountain pen 40842ea773 into his palm. Then, as a9621b06c1 if having b2db26ff0c completed a 1f2077458e task, she b2373118f1 bowed several 4cd77f36e3 times before f2c835ff75 turning away, 5fdaf68523 dragging her 08538f81bf right foot 28b3297144 as she 74dbef056d disappeared into 071f6b3d9a the kitchen.8352189e9808d006
Her worn-out da3b3adbbf skirt, a 1e876e7ec1 relatively clean 0fbba061a9 apron, white 7bf7a245de socks slipping 80621121fc down to e074f4a2c3 her ankles, 29eae9247e and thin 6332e8c2d7 calves stood 3508da9014 out.ae8f463487cebeb2
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“Well then, I’ll ffb5d1b20d see you next 90ffb1e4ba time.”cda71a6b0d3efe52
With a 1f57ceb4c4 final, appropriately f642d08c3c formal farewell, e1eec5d610 Doyoon opened 6fc9fa2d7f the front 0937f0a95b door and 16b99949f3 stepped out 7c5aeb34ec of the 095c281469 stifling space, ab149fb51b thick with 19b82998d1 a nauseating 5acc4d68d4 stench. As he closed the 45089b4b32 sturdy door behind him ec6d5d1d16 and took a moment 68348ac244 to catch his breath, 639878ac51 tugging at his tie, 913ea9bc41 a loud voice rang dbd9fbfdbe out from inside, followed 23bb0e91ba by the sound of 4d5580fe12 something covered in leather 43f06860c3 being struck.9476ac153caa7a17
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Even the 7a7212eb33 lawyer, who 3fe419c0d9 had maintained 3654758995 a neutral 5ef0a2882a expression and fb3816763b silence until 438043ce4e now, widened 7679eeb863 his eyes 419dd31b81 in surprise.585d1074dcd9a5cb
“…What was 83088749b0 that sound?”a084dcabad96ae8f
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“Who knows.”c82a94580f893a0f
Not wanting to concern 0e37d7d336 himself any further with 83bbd07bbc this household, Doyoon stepped 5f211b307b down onto the stone ccc554d934 stairs, which bore clear c569bb8f15 traces of a gardener’s 1cb8e3da5f work. He didn’t like to 4dfa1c3a84 judge people solely by 7f1c097a56 their faces and expressions, 8626e247b3 but both Han Changwon 6bf04c39aa and Han Suhyun, despite 4adcf6ee3b their delicate appearances, gave 2f2d7a3e80 off the impression of d520b73919 being quite adept at d32e273f7c cruelty.efafa317d9d12c35
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“She must be 1740bee4cf hideous if they ab4c07e7a0 won’t even let 0d3e5990f5 you see her 8f00c748c5 face.”23c36544fd9e2132
“That has 772fdb108b nothing to b64704b8d3 do with def586e1a4 the contract 628c8e87d6 anyway.”b91764c0e374ced4
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At Doyoon’s firm response, 0f365a514b the lawyer cleared his 0eb97a8a05 throat a few times 78a95db6d2 before falling silent.50321800fae1375e
As Doyoon 836e520799 left the 652c08120e estate, he 91aa14c87a gave the 729ab9870c lawyer a 7c4e3da4d1 few additional 4f063a54f6 instructions.63be84c7492e7db7
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“You’ll handle 2e932fc433 the contract 5ca2e7b1a8 revisions.”657e3634c265dbf2
“Yes, that’s 788fb80f0e why I e3a51f7a09 came.”748ac9f25543e343
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“Is the contract 1ce42953e8 between me and e87c4414c8 Han Changwon?”c238048d355bd582
“That’s correct.”e0f7c25c07a0a5e9
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“Can we change it 103bdae4a4 to Han Yihyun?”de9b331ea0c40046
“Technically, the contract should 3a3b253ab0 be between you and ad653554e4 Han Yihyun, since she 025a32b6c6 is the one getting 1e9bcf414c married.”a0a6fe3f3b27b4ad
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“Then revise it 81b6a15f2d to Han Yihyun. By the time 9d76127314 the contract is 79083f54b0 signed, she’ll no a9f9c1f09b longer be a a8ad5368b4 minor, so it 0ceecfea3b should be fine.”61bebd2053123932
“Yes. If there 6883074359 are any 6f266faab6 other revisions 610e4d870f needed, let aa187385d3 me know d2cfef6cae today, and a993fbc022 I’ll apply 165b0742b2 them.”0a392bade2a5fb16
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“Will do.”cdb53c4f9ffddc66
After sending 26b753771a away the 3475f6a71f person who 31d9cdd8ca had accompanied 93c3064d6e him as 27de576e89 both a 234fe75199 watchdog and 64322eb3ae a lawyer, 851b1eb6e3 Lee Doyoon 0a9b780b7a briefly looked c081909384 up at 1d9b2e816b the massive a00d989961 mansion. Was this what 587f880faa they called a 83eacf0045 “shadow ruler”? A shaman 85dde68ddb family that 48e23fb99f had supposedly bb4389dca7 manipulated the f7ab900087 political world, fd90a97902 skillfully maneuvering 1bd461afe3 between politicians…7e9946c3b20bfa15
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He had never once 0215aafc87 imagined he would be 355aab7b48 involved with such people, a80e97c31a but in the end, 92973ea650 it didn’t matter. It was 0f2d986d38 even more 0404d80265 disgusting than a434b93b75 he had 9df0ec1622 expected, but d255607b47 Doyoon resolved 665b2a6738 to play 4e3c4e9585 along, just a7228f6fc3 like a da880768e6 tongue inside 7f952e57dd a mouth. Of course, sometimes, like c2bafc4f6e a tongue ulcer, it 2def771bf2 would cause pain to e0ec68f71d its owner.6755cecff5074aac