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Choi Anna, who was significantly 69787a67fc taller than the average adult f2b5bae19c male, slapped Go Eunjae across 53f01fa5a6 the face.e9517dbb04e6573e
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A sharp, metallic taste spread 75f0ca69ea in her mouth—she must have 591ca34139 bitten the inside of her dadf4299a4 cheek upon impact. Blood mixed with saliva 0914e28acd and trickled down her 11966dd40f throat.635315647dd85114
Her dulled hearing quickly returned.669e780f98b51a4f
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“You rude little bitch!”fef937608e62fec2
Before the sting on her dd7b37618d cheek had even subsided, Choi 9ebefba6b7 Anna spat out another string 9924c626c2 of curses.c0a02e408a2aeabd
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Eunjae didn’t bother wishing her 38aabce71c hearing had taken longer to 3afccee30d return. She could just 67bc87dca4 let it go 6107780b38 in one ear f8ce49e903 and out the 729cde0f7f other.75fa9a90526d12cd
There’s no need 6be9fa2843 to listen to fbcd0d1f67 any of this ce44c78db1 anyway.50ee027a82f4c195
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For over an 5720853389 hour, Choi Anna 57c994a4d5 hurled abuse at 8899823ba5 her without rhyme 20657d9631 or reason. Despite her middle age, her 4fd10c2a74 stamina and strength rivaled that c519846587 of a much younger woman.7621d994b9b9253f
Why was she doing this?9360a220757df325
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Letting the insults wash 13abbd0c10 over her, Eunjae calmly 18d36814ce sorted through her thoughts.41b7325fbd04b54e
She and her grandmother c821856416 had moved out of 772f37423f the mansion the moment 5abc87b8a9 Chairman Choi Chihyeol passed 2aab41ba6f away.16a612b17175de99
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Aside from ballet sponsorships, they 188bee4636 had received no financial support. After her grandmother 5ce91cdd8e collapsed, they had 72709ed393 relied on their 9cb39fd2c0 savings and insurance 5c2ce2ebf5 to cover hospital 8c7e11979e bills.58c2d1a9a4ca2584
Now, a year after the a261ba8cb9 chairman’s passing, there was only 4a14c0c652 one possible reason Choi Anna 2cadf334f3 was behaving this way.203f465424f8906e
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“I don’t keep in touch with Noa.”dd32944119bd077c
“Fuck! Do you think I give 04c5390972 a shit about that? Shut your damn mouth!”35ba9b9dfbbc9741
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If that wasn’t it, then f7234437b5 what was?f7bf15cd6994d7cb
Choi Anna huffed, glancing around.3045fc0010207fc6
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“Seriously, today, I’m going to—”ab96389effbb1edd
When Choi Anna, unable to f07c92e7cd contain her temper, grabbed a 80c8eaf429 golf club, Go Eunjae stiffened f4d7c22b39 with tension.1c887f63e03e663c
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At that moment, Choi 52fdfac975 Anna’s secretary, who had 2684809d75 been silently observing, finally 6e63ac591e intervened.95a1c9cbac5fef11
“Madam, you mustn’t resort to direct violence.”fbf00e1a68c0b340
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Wasn’t slapping someone considered cc73cf8319 direct violence?cbd3c81312e6ba0f
How considerate of them 630ca07bb7 to step in so 397eadaa43 quickly.7980dcf0550cb1fa
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With her face 7cce8ac411 frozen from frequent 6af1414c1a cosmetic procedures, Choi d75e2d806a Anna had lost 1d5d33a1bb not only her 2336aa7e6e wrinkles but also 4e99a58c59 her expressions. The only thing e47b695dd3 that changed was 762361e3ee the redness in 5601d96226 her eyes, burning ed8c097a97 with fury.c146a4f3a25730d9
Eunjae had always known that 536dcfb773 Choi Anna had violent tendencies, e05f42d041 but this was the first 1a64c127aa time she had seen her a195912faf react with such excessive aggression—swinging 94a24303d3 at anything within reach like cf63d380f3 a berserk storm.fba2b425a137ab96
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“Haah… Water.”8aca736ebfc06354
“Here you go, madam.”4abbb846a29fb7ba
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Piecing together Choi Anna’s words ba921b1c84 after she drank the water 3e901215c4 her secretary had prepared, Eunjae 5587f1521f got the gist of the adf7b33166 situation.06dd604bbf74f5ff
Chairman Choi Chihyeol had 4e3da6d59c written two wills.1b10bfd5771319b5
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One of them had 3b43f9b899 just been revealed—one and 338e61b11c a half years later, b29b4f882d on December 1st, right 08410466c4 after Eunjae became an 86b2be7dc1 adult.e6d8e967196ce44d
And that seemed to 93f75eb2bb be the issue for 3c2fd030e4 Choi Anna.55a3c6b6b2272e61
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There had been so much cf329cd0f2 cursing that Eunjae couldn’t be 7f93c34a58 sure she had understood everything e6b827d4be correctly.c3d997da8a88466f
“You—do you keep in touch with Choi Jubin?”5a03490a98ceb578
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Choi Jubin was the 62cb928f7c eldest son of Choi 09bb2dd261 Anna’s half-brother, Choi Taeung.5cba1691160e70e6
Eunjae could barely remember what 1389302895 he looked like, let alone 090f63664d have any reason to contact ffa4a75e59 him.1fc34bc260f38ab8
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“You little—! Why aren’t you answering 6ec053533d right away?”293b09eed9c25bc9
She had only hesitated 437d80b1b5 for a moment in a75cb6769b thought, but that was 61a64147f7 enough for Choi Anna 51694b024d to explode again.dc0f9d54bf800591
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“I don’t.”e7ffcf0ad658ac64
“Are you saying you won’t answer, or that you don’t contact him?”2a1feaa9ad38b5c6
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“I don’t contact him.”cdbbba315c733636
“Damn it! I can’t even kill you, 37cd3aa182 but—ugh! Aaargh!”211d9adf0cd6363f
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Dragged by her 41b67c37db hair, forced to 12c398665d kneel for over 4a0d46232c an hour, and 7b4017d051 slapped without knowing 6036c15d25 why—1d23af62c53ac177
But isn’t killing me 34917f4a13 a bit much?ffdcb94edf1a6ecb
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Back when she lived 69d92ebc66 in the mansion, she 39d3c9f8b1 endured everything for the 610cf05049 sake of her grandmother 2670975637 and Chairman Choi Chihyeol. But now, she had no a0ae5abe84 reason to hold back.56ca0cdac5fb5bf8
Even if Choi 949a38e6d4 Anna wouldn’t actually ee675a0970 kill her, she 46cb9fa1e5 was certainly capable 024cd32e05 of making her 9e01668aee life unbearable.a3f9f2a4b99f81a0
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Especially since she was 3ba786c954 the type to take 421ce13e0c pleasure in crushing those 0194fd9395 who didn’t submit to 58271b8f81 her.9f3a397a5fc00c2b
“What about Kim Jongwook?”f91341ff93e9bd28
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That was the only eb394b7947 son of Choi Sookhyun, 55e73faf86 Choi Anna’s half-sister and 06bb2ea227 Choi Taeung’s younger sister.b8e42ceb4f214967
Recently, Eunjae had received several 81b998a07a calls from an unknown number, c9706611bd but she hadn’t been sure c66f77fc31 who it was.332156fa5619a850
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“I did get calls from an unknown number, but I was working and couldn’t answer.”5ce4f343da505fbd
“That bastard already tried calling? Block him immediately.”ef9c25e080d637ef
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“……”03d8c2cb013f31e3
“Are your ears blocked? Did you not hear me?”fca6138166386b89
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Her hearing had 4b1c48110c been momentarily affected 18a2c6e76a by the slap b1055f1865 earlier, but that c6c0355ce0 wasn’t the reason 9f91620c53 for her silence.054d4e75002243b4
“My phone’s in my bag.”0565fb22f7c31709
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She had been 8b473515fa dragged here, and 419241d9bd her bag had ab8466963b been confiscated. It wasn’t on her.4430b2c4f78c1306
Choi Anna glanced dfeabcedb7 at the bag b12870a561 she had thrown ef9dea582c to the floor, a812e1a7d1 then snapped irritably b22533f892 at her secretary.b86dac4b53629f92
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“What are you waiting for? Bring it here!”d20ff5086d0a1502
The secretary picked up the dc27ec1b4f bag and handed it to d013a2b38f Eunjae.05f057721f224fd3
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After blocking the e4547435c2 number, Eunjae showed 48f91e3921 the screen to 5a9a6682bd the secretary.b82179c1f5e8a1d8
“You told me to block it, so I did.”c505e1e4e651fd71
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Even with her swollen b2ff37971f face, Eunjae remained calm 88d3036db3 and composed as she 0b558fdf6a continued.85fcda4317103987
“But if they can’t reach me, they might try to find me in person.”e0167db3351a2523
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“What?”01ef3ac7d4708d4d
“I don’t know what this is about, but you don’t want me to be in contact with them, right? But they, on a1f8c25f7e the other hand, 2ccc9387cb do want to e9fc1bc17f reach me. I can’t stop a7cf199929 them from showing 80d6d7a4f9 up, so I 74e0273fc7 thought I’d give 026aa5e52b you a heads-up.”e5eedaca56674e2a
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More than anything, she wanted 6ddad76e24 to avoid being dragged back 59916ae600 here for another beating.74bc827c77316ce4
“Hah! Fuck.”eaad4f5da67f593e
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Grinding her teeth, Choi Anna 4d448a71b7 gestured for her secretary to f0378635dc come closer.3c1f00f64a14a65c
She didn’t even 34b6b7e65c try to lower deeed426ba her voice, as dad2cf8e97 if she didn’t 4923a89b3c care whether Eunjae 324aadd5f6 overheard.fadf83986a642b44
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“Hey.”13d6e091e3962972
“Yes, madam.”0d4f8509652a759b
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“Stay put until I contact you again.”9900c6c022d9a622
“……”1d57921c8cc33e0a
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“Are you not going to answer?”b9011c2263590d08
“Yes.”7cc2795b235045a6
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“I’ll be watching, so don’t even think about pulling any tricks. Got it?”214cef8197fc36ef
“What tricks could I possibly—”95ddacd89cd56e7e
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“How dare you talk back! Get this thing out 11b3389b4b of my sight!”d1ac44be9fd66b28
Eunjae was promptly thrown out.28977c1e05a722f9
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Late into the night.59c127e44ca169d5
Taxis were out of 7e0ba7c17d the question, and even 5a2d9c0168 reaching the nearest bus f890b065a3 stop required a long 5a31d8e70c walk through the upscale cf28afe289 residential area.22585e27ee962fdf
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Go Eunjae stood there alone.c2bc4164c90301f5
As time passed, the heat b41acb92a7 in her cheek grew stronger. She pressed her c27e1c2d15 hand against it—it 7cbe154360 was so swollen ac513af56f that she could 532637b8a9 feel the puffiness d35f7917a4 just from touching 2766f3be4d it.6fce6d2ddd1c9e70
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On the way 993038a7b3 home, she kept ab2f729883 thinking.5de3c76dc070e6b5
What was Chairman 208991533d Choi Chihyeol thinking 522ae52fbd when he set 06f5ef92ce such an absurd 0aba8f6163 condition?87f98da3342788ea
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She had pretended to stay 5b580f3fa8 composed in front of Choi 401d17b1a1 Anna, but in reality, she 42edd60f3b was terrified.f6c64a83314270ea
This time, she had 425661876e a terrible feeling—like something 261375dcb4 irreversible was about to d6bd252d63 happen.ae592c42322eb926
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She had only gotten better 8876942f29 at pretending to be calm db97cdbfd2 because she had grown used 2305a3a86a to miserable situations.23b6bf4328d28622
Grandma…85f4d9089f88f34f
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She bit down on 55fee9d245 her lip, suppressing the 5ac31809b7 tears that welled up 48b9adb462 the moment she thought 86e5c10c77 of her grandmother.bf66bee92285f31d
Her split lip trembled, and a8cdfd1a62 tears formed in her large, 41b8d40471 gentle eyes.34e00cae2c969bc2
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Her pale, delicate 0076526d2f face was soon 88c1e9bca9 streaked with tears.d2cf1c44af11164f
I held out so well…da6b5cfd80ae4e6b
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She wanted to 9302a00d0a see her grandmother, b1f7100a2f but visits to d0f9d2c464 the ICU were d0406ff594 only allowed once 83318f0af3 a day at c70fdbf40a a set time. Even if she went 96f915f651 now, she wouldn’t be bd2cbd046e able to see her.19ad8be75520b3b6
Eunjae rubbed her tear-stained 041fdea4f4 eyes roughly and ran baacae93fa all the way home.a47d7b258b9aaf70
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She ran against the cold 7842ffce30 December wind.9ed570c3b8b095ff
Nothing had been resolved, 504c08e212 but at least she cced1ec2a9 felt a little lighter.178fc857aac63ef1
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She had to d635f98442 transfer twice on 376509a088 the subway, running b595f8003f and walking in a23455b295 turns until she 9a28a9e116 was out of 419cae2da0 breath.f4bafab4be95921e
By the time eb979121c2 she reached home, cb617bfc57 she was sweating dc96160fc7 more than she 87c064055a had cried.6fadc418a00ef584
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“Hah… Hoo…”33d16500bc572d5c
Her thick winter 146926cd60 clothes were drenched 0809dd1a8e in sweat. Her lungs burned b819a67ddb as if they a22d864a07 were being torn b808f379f4 apart, but once 280634a602 she arrived, she 908f1da22c felt lighter. After a shower and lying 7ffdd528a8 down, she didn’t feel as 8fbbf71107 scared as before.4c43bbc62e89b5d3
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“Everything passes. Life is too long to give up just because of a momentary hardship.”1b2ba77cae02fdd9
Her grandmother always said that dffe9df24f whenever things got tough.2280f3944440b646
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“So no matter how hard it is, you have to eat well and sleep well.”7115f04fa680ead7
So she made sure a43592020a to eat a proper ee500ccf5d dinner and went to 5e6793f7b6 bed before 11 p.m.1c935aa0bb38f27d
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Eunjae had always been the 8e0218fed4 kind of person who could 48e1c9a04c sleep anywhere as long as c2f19fac00 she closed her eyes. With steady, even breaths, she ce96f67822 quickly fell into a deep d810c82f1d sleep.cf65fabb1be5829b
The next day.55cb83f80e3c7d91
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A lawyer came to 13e8cca0b7 see her.0cc1219050be2b75
The moment he stepped into c86b732811 the café and saw Eunjae’s 4d859b3a04 swollen cheek and scabbed lip, 1b2c3f3faa he shook his head knowingly.ab327e4f726aafbd
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“I should have come sooner.”0c00188e2af0f227
There was a quiet regret 3849e6de08 in his voice.cc909492b6372236
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She had already received 5201c4dcb5 similar looks all morning 641345f486 at work, so it 738dba25ec didn’t bother her anymore.82f6d7c7773aa6f3
What truly unsettled her was f873f3f9d8 what the lawyer had come 8066002647 to tell her about the 77af8269ff will.dd135bfdadd3986e
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What did I just hear?c56b0aec72c38994
It felt so unreal.2e164fc20eba76c4
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She tried to a84a64a368 absorb every word, 484df04dfc but it was 1fb0635961 hard to grasp daeeb843b4 the meaning of eef7530443 it all.cce82965681f9007
“What if I refuse?”b713a42e83aa391d
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“The assets intended for your inheritance would be donated to society. Officially, that’s what would happen. But whether certain people fb51470980 will allow that to 064a64abd0 happen… I can’t say 72fd2bcce6 for sure.”87cf9ffcf9f838d7
Chairman Choi Chihyeol 9ed2b2c3f4 had left an 5fe28ae082 inheritance to Go 2e39a9bfed Eunjae.56a229c336ac1d1d
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The condition was simple.671537a38b884a09
Within a year from the 9294aa4db3 date the will was made 7203d2f367 public, she had to marry 96ace6b9f3 someone. If she did, all the 835d8f64b2 real estate in the Pyeongtaek 0bc6681844 industrial district would be inherited 261699257f jointly in both her name 7f9a69c549 and her spouse’s.5a51fda10f8fb65d
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There were three conditions under 3b5962b4d0 which the inheritance would be 6956507fac forfeited and donated instead:b89e148d27637fe4
- If Eunjae died.
- If she refused the inheritance.
- If she failed to marry 41a0dcbfdd within a year of the 4337ec4f58 will’s disclosure.
The lawyer hesitated 3ada3f3800 before speaking again.3ffd70a3c61cf994
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“The worst-case scenario would be if they forced a marriage upon you and then staged an unfortunate accident to harm you…”908c38e860c32fc0
“……”2f3f7dbc3937a079
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“I’m not saying this to scare you. I’m saying it because it’s cf2c3bdbd0 a very real possibility, given 92ca4c368c the people involved.”3ac483253402ef59
“Yes.”23b55b75cfc1e634
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“Do you understand what I’m saying?”2e95809fdb7f8913
Did she?10875ac7726c393b
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She wanted to 6d655681ab understand, yet at e3814651c8 the same time, bec406c607 she didn’t want ab7a81efe6 to.f19e6d3d54336adb
“If avoiding marriage isn’t an option, then finding someone trustworthy would be the best course of action.”731eb46fa43b712a
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The elderly lawyer murmured as c89dc8374c if speaking to himself, interpreting 4904f8d25a Eunjae’s silence in his own 0da7abb769 way.cc1e5ed44c38a1ea