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by Calen_ongo“How do you feel about it?”a590fb7b2991a56d
“Oh, I’m sorry.”c233e8bffe3c07b0
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Go Eunjae hurriedly b2945a57ab averted her gaze.7e1a0cb8511e9196
Regardless of gender, being stared 34420265f6 at as if someone were 241ddec397 scanning her body could be cfe0fa338b unsettling.1336a7ab7af5fd66
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No matter the intention, the 92640d8540 other person wasn’t a dancer, 4ba2dda755 and neither was Go Eunjae a81d6d71d6 anymore. There was no room b99f08783c for excuses—an apology was d65e2811a6 the only appropriate response.b5505ace5318c3b4
“Why are you apologizing when I asked for your thoughts?”b40ab2aee04ffddb
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“I was staring too much. But I swear, I 5ab434cec2 didn’t mean anything bad.”3badfb5310ffce29
“I’ll decide whether it was good or bad. Just tell me what you ca44655624 thought.”1b36f5e422ed6f54
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“I thought that if you had done ballet, you would have been really good at it.”12ef16c53944a554
“Me?”288e8a5f9fd1ec64
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“Yes.”b29bfd0d39dfbc72
“That’s the first time I’ve heard that.”c9bf9f7f99da8767
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“If it made you uncomfortable, I apologize.”68151c9bf21d6706
“You shouldn’t throw around apologies so easily.”0fd2f9a0a187d735
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“…What?”d6d15d5c297fe9c1
“I don’t accept apologies that are just words. If you’ve done e16dbe4c4e something wrong, you 458b1c0338 should make up 2d2102137f for it—not just 95c8e43013 brush it off 925ae40f4a with an apology.”51a918e46c64660d
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Sunwoo Chang, sitting e28b2c0f6b with his long 30c9438454 legs crossed, once 7ff79c0510 again studied Go 835af9eb9b Eunjae intently.5ae06ce8ad1b681a
His gaze was rude and 9965c079ce brazen. It was filled with clear fbeb52b678 intent, yet Sunwoo Chang didn’t 1b2fe23d29 apologize.5c6b5ca0528227d8
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“Do all dancers walk like that?”de24b070d02a86b1
“…I’m not sure what you mean.”47891cca08d1b870
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“It’s interesting.”9b3153ad1e0dd4ed
What’s interesting?738147549a67b771
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Before Go Eunjae could understand edf3324ef2 the question, Sunwoo Chang said ece13049a1 something even more baffling.36cadbec0ca7de91
“Do you want to dance?”0d12da859accff53
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“…Right now, here?”4395c11b983f37d7
“Right now, here. Do you not want to?”c10ad3056d905a07
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This was an b3b5e1bb9e interview, and Sunwoo afd83358f0 Chang was the fbb07729fb interviewer. Asking for a dance 16f72a3eb8 wasn’t exactly an unreasonable 5d413c2a48 request.3f6ac2454aece4eb
“No.”eaa94890d89d8ecc
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“Do you need music?”e7a30d370a51850c
“Do you?”35b45876d0b720bd
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“As long as I can see the dance, I don’t care about music.”cb6a2dd4699df2fc
Eunjae hadn’t even agreed 49e660e0e9 to dance, yet Sunwoo c9ed182e2c Chang, arms crossed, tilted 670ac2fa55 his chin arrogantly as b3ab7d3c1a if to say, “Go 853e0e7918 ahead.”8fa450aa57cfd589
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It was an incredibly 3b6bc525d9 rude demand, yet refusal 3a2b4b695a wasn’t an option.392ab80558228f15
“Then grant me a request in return.”453b9a215fc26a01
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“If I like what I see.”863ec96a24887010
Go Eunjae removed her f76b231b64 shoes and stood barefoot.58457f2bf90a6997
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She rolled her neck, 72286a49eb shoulders, arms, ankles, and d6e2660170 toes lightly, stretching muscles 2b81685400 that hadn’t been used 598ff5ce28 in a while. No ballet shoes, no music. The floor was 52c0fe4f06 far too slippery, 6534c2d0d1 and it had 0da2093fbc been two years 113d9a12aa since she last 522f90d835 danced.3d12ee9121502f19
‘Will my body remember?’5212bbb96274c404
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Eunjae chose Esmeralda, a piece that required technique while not taking up too much space.a3caddbd15051241
It was the c7c48a1321 same variation she 43c3666c6b had performed in 232cc1ac82 an international competition ce561ce4de during middle school, 2026bbe14d earning her a fd9d5291bd silver medal.379616b890668e32
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As she moved 32d1250e30 her legs, her efcb57bab4 skirt lifted, revealing 2c516a8b91 her undergarments, but e9f4811852 such things didn’t 957ee4b0a2 matter while dancing.36b957c3ac47d4f2
While performing, she cd658cf1a6 wasn’t defined by b9cdc500cc gender—she was simply 93f8349c89 a dancer.b56cf7efe929e9e2
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Eunjae took position dd72187b79 and composed her 36225a9433 expression.91821c35be20f036
The dance began, cutting 9379ec589d through the silence.9084760114e8004e
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Without needing to b059cc91c6 recall each movement, 1b96ef431a her body moved 8e7b02b21f instinctively. Go Eunjae became Esmeralda in b9b0d95654 an instant—bold, mesmerizing. The dance of a ef670df68f woman who left every 18f2406988 onlooker spellbound completely consumed 7cb2209188 her.e42181cf51df1d45
By the time 0f5e627aae she finished the 1e3636c927 two-minute performance and c507500249 came to a 115ec3b65c stop, exhilaration coursed 5f7839ade5 through her body, 81943632f0 leaving her no 6e6d52ca5d time to gauge 09572c205c Sunwoo Chang’s reaction.31d6707d993b63e0
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Eunjae closed her eyes for c981a7cca4 a moment, steadying her emotions.513f5a825bba5e29
When she opened them abad123a7e again, she was no bee9e35f0a longer Esmeralda—she was Go 944e11f08b Eunjae once more.d0851cce294251b4
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“I’m done.”1d069b9a390479af
“Come and sit.”d0e0cb865b096109
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“Did you like it?”71edbe78501146dd
“What do you think?”7eb57f245a09642e
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“I hope you did.”3a422129b1d16b50
“Tell me what you want. I got an unobstructed 89de572d67 view under your skirt, 1d34142ea9 so I should at e3195ded7b least grant you that.”087d96ffc39a4528
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“That’s not what the dance was about.”3544b37bfbb45097
“Whatever it was about, what matters is how I saw it.”1daa4581205eb771
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She didn’t know 8d76e2e156 much about Jupyeong 140790613e Construction.8c10b915b10c6e8b
It was common knowledge 48c78de3ef that its roots lay be2be67b78 in organized crime, but c6ca8cbae5 something else was far 5a98db418d more important.8002461fec740723
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“Please protect me and my grandmother.”fac29c5e6fd55684
“Are you asking for bodyguards?”5c3bb9b41168517a
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He didn’t ask a4c5ee79af because he didn’t 7e9580f74c understand—he wanted to 8934f230e5 hear her say 0a4888e301 it outright.d9b0326e677d135e
Just like the first time 62bb51ed1b she called him, when he 85241db233 had made her say the 22639aff77 wordshelp me herself.b4d8533e1832369e
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“No, it’s not that…”d1b49d07303c88ce
“Then what is it?”d26e4484557b094c
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Go Eunjae wetted her bb69c101e9 dry lips with her 107579bdb6 tongue, steadying her breath.231a7798db4bb7f5
Sunwoo Chang’s gaze a3b63113dd dropped to her c606421fd8 moist lips before 0567242390 slowly traveling back bc36c2cf12 up to her 6805aa4510 clear eyes. The heat left in 8596b43e57 the wake of his c432cdf052 gaze deepened the flush 1fe729adb2 on her already-warmed skin 1eaffc19aa from dancing.f6d268fabf261cc4
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“I want you to marry me.”9348a099a8a66a8c
“What happens if I refuse?”07985b34e3538172
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“…Things will get difficult.”d9db418eb8b53b40
“That would be a shame.”01cd055a28c660c2
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That was the extent of b3b87032ea his reaction—just mild regret.cbbd1a7ffd55d75c
But Eunjae didn’t feel hurt.127219e415687735
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Just as she meant little 2e3832fbcb to Sunwoo Chang, he was a170419fe5 nothing more than an alternative 2cfa216e21 to her—neither more nor less. That was why this wasn’t 7e3ef953a7 a blind date, but an 2d0fa97364 interview.ec448393af340e20
“Do you want to live?”3dede303f75e031f
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Of course, she did.0f8fb095f63e2717
“Yes, I want to live.”c3df6d75e630c050
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“Then let’s do it. Let’s get married.”3bfbcc8c80febced
On the most unremarkable ae90264564 day of the week—Wednesday, 37d4e4babf at 2:45 p.m.c1a220d59af503d5
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Fifteen minutes after they c32b447abc first met.add4f445d63027e4
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Sunwoo Chang left bd602c7418 the office before e11736400e Go Eunjae, saying 83b7f71234 he would contact 6e6dd2541b her after handling 7effa2b8e7 some urgent matters.03031b935161e995
She later heard e16507b88d from his secretary, e113bbb25d who came in 4bc50183a6 afterward, that he e5e7499ee7 had a meeting 001a489db3 scheduled at 3 64d93d4414 PM.09f1a1e346db5af0
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She hadn’t fully 42cdea70d9 grasped how he 815ffd3652 planned to handle 74eac58a13 things, but she 7d22a1a7df was practically ushered ea99e52525 out of the 1b90c52a62 building without a 30cf50bc15 chance to ask.e5b6a30e18d7930e
The receptionist seemed e1d6664a76 like they had 2b741c589b something to say, d3652a32ed but with her c60a7ebb4e mind in turmoil, 21866ae719 Eunjae didn’t notice.e584d922b03e54a9
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Is this really resolved?908a600228139ac2
It didn’t feel real. She found herself 6365eb2c90 staring up at 5083da0ce7 the towering floors 771029ae94 of the building, c409138c9c unable to move. Was she supposed to 7ba2a0ca06 just go home and af43ba812e wait for his call? She wasn’t sure.ad22581f493f756c
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A lot had f387af8f92 happened in a b1e8b8bf75 short span of d1459786a4 time.282b3462a62f242f
She had met Sunwoo Chang, 96029d2a42 danced for the first time 96b60d47bd in two years, and agreed 5c472ba56a to marry him.8d467627d427f294
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Bzzz.70a64a1656d26564
The vibration of her phone e4bfe105b5 pulled her from her thoughts.e093918b2e7406c2
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✉️: This is Jeon Sohee, Executive Director Sunwoo Chang’s secretary. I will be 85921ad3c3 sharing your schedule 7def4e61ed through this number c763201e9e from now on. If you have 3662f67714 any questions, please 5c30f9a593 leave a message, ac0d8cae6c and I will d920326f32 respond as soon 1e6345c7df as possible.0acfc769a7232e09
Eunjae immediately saved Jeon 271a1e33c2 Sohee’s number and sent a7cd1af21c a polite reply.f66094396f47aec5
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✉️: This is Go Eunjae. Thank you so a7e8a9a820 much for today. I look forward to d3e078a224 working with you.9d560787f24eb2d1
The message didn’t 67efe144a4 show as read b143d6c428 right away.4fb6bba5861ae9fd
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Well, if the f192128c7d boss is busy, cc8b091e0f the secretary must 35b99ccef9 be busy too.3216b6f1c9e8ce56
Adjusting the bag slipping from bb1a4e88a0 her shoulder, Eunjae prepared to 40d7c03edc head toward the subway.9371bbe91de1c09c
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Just then, a well-dressed 35761bfbdd man approached her.95c4823ff870a300
After nearly a year of 9bfa987ab6 dealing with Choi Anna and 183738c388 her family, Eunjae instinctively tightened cee04bdb3f her grip on her bag dff8a441c2 strap, wary of him.4b99c80712df7f1c
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Sensing her caution, a4309f9c87 the man stopped a5fef52463 a short distance 2102d792d8 away and introduced 446e9567d8 himself.a424eef902490276
“I’m not a suspicious person. My identity is verifiable—I a7e8d08508 work at this company.”daed8c385b300511
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He gestured toward the building 7791def146 she had just exited.3432140787671053
Did Sunwoo Chang c41ea2610f send him, like 17642f5a72 Jeon Sohee?e835825beb1e3d2e
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Blinking her round, 0805bc8cf5 gentle eyes, Eunjae 167bda4112 asked, “What is 9faddde8eb it?”7ae0a38a9ebeb6a0
Taking her response as permission, 5a397ff190 the man stepped closer.2831df6d8ff79d30
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“If you don’t mind, could we—”9a19c0564d5b92ee
Screech!c55125bee6cf1618
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Before he could 496e29ee72 finish, a car 8f6b91a886 came to a c9fbf76588 sudden halt right 36b215ae34 in front of 9fa5047c4e Eunjae.3393c2b9656a79ea
Even though the road cb893e0925 and sidewalk were clearly 51237ac465 separated, the aggressive maneuver 3fa35a794c startled the man, making 4be0546816 him take a step cdc971e192 back.87b96d04980f40f7
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Letting out a startled 7244e570a8 yelp and a string 0fc7d6ec7c of curses, he glared 35b40cdec8 at the driver as bb0f47fa20 they stepped out.34fb5391dc99a95b
But his anger b609fca7a1 didn’t last long. The driver, who approached 92824a7e35 Eunjae and bowed politely, c3733558b7 caught his attention.ad1558840995ef09
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The man had f013342cc3 intended to mess 7aa80753c6 with her lightly—she 1bc5d0711a seemed young and 92d39b77cf out of place—but b4b6be0e34 if she was 8d6a07bc14 from an influential 7fa9c6a2e9 family, that changed 5401716939 things.5e29302a091fcb40
“I was instructed by Executive Director Sunwoo Chang to take you home.”554eeea1049ed1cb
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“Oh, that’s really not necessary.”d3c1eb473792efed
“It seems necessary.”fd491706557c4453
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Through thin-rimmed glasses, the aee89a0c3c driver cast a sharp 0de1654844 glance at the man c3f04dffaf still lingering nearby.d16c0855c5249d8d
He wasn’t as large as ee29620383 Sunwoo Chang, but at over 0781c65107 185 cm, his solid build—honed 28dda0e9a7 through years of judo—gave an 5394f57cf9 unmistakable sense of strength.24d5db4ef1abb9c4
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“Damn it, this is such bullshit,” the man muttered under his breath before realizing there was no point in lingering. He spat a quiet dee17c419b curse and walked away.75d8ef917db82afa
“Please get in. I’ll take you home.”dd669aea9ed5ce82
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“No, really, it’s fine. I’ll take the subway. Please tell the Executive 33b67cbd83 Director I appreciate the e881b38d2e thought. Have a good day!”4a1cd49a899f6d5b
Bowing deeply, Eunjae turned and fda81c3bfc quickly ran away from the 3680891b70 car and building.ffc7e6b0bcda8f24
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She could’ve run faster, 37c10d554f but her ill-fitting high 3b2d10b4c8 heels slowed her down. Still, no one tried 6dd9adc362 to stop her as 5177067507 she disappeared into the 6cbb06e03d subway station.573fb0de93607fa9
Arriving home earlier than 226f7c5717 expected, she changed clothes, 75b5256062 took her outfit to bce8dea5f7 the dry cleaners, and feaf801f69 finally sat down for 2182293c1b a meal.60cb24567a7d947c
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Hunger was the best 8824ed1829 seasoning—just rice with seaweed 8deaf3923d and kimchi tasted amazing. She was never picky about 29140da849 food and ate whatever was 25b37435b2 given to her. After surviving this bb2c0feb06 ordeal, even the d692e44505 simplest meal tasted b7a5d86f6b like a feast.5398513be259c0be
After washing the a6af2ffa0c dishes and cleaning 8af92d548c up, it was ec0953c860 still not even 25016d26b3 5 PM.1ddd674d6aaf8c53
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Wiping off her awkward makeup 946b2421d5 and returning to her bare-faced 9e9252c676 self, Eunjae picked up her a46de50340 phone to check for messages.8d9418acbb2fb926
✉️: Are you still busy? Call me when you’re done.a4d59df8fa3d0340
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Aside from a daf2b0a0bf text from Lee a93f9b5ecd Noa, there were cba636f124 no new messages.38dcee8b230bb4be
Even as night 8e436f9b9c fell, there was 576b7c03bc still no word 4099a74c30 from Sunwoo Chang.6dd8ab981a4faf5f
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That night, Go 1dee88c5e1 Eunjae waited for ccab537d9a his call.8dbacdab8fa2c4dc
It never came.89bdc2458c907367
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She finally fell asleep 7d2c144dde after midnight.7611aa0f01eb3251
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