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The sheer presence of Sunwoo 947876efa0 Chang was already overwhelming, but 7f739d8c06 combined with the swirling cigarette b5c107c2cc smoke, the suffocating air of 6ab1f1e0c0 menace grew even heavier.be29844542e2115b

But Go Eunjae had already 37aacf09c4 taken everything into account when cb53ecf62c she decided to get on 7ee65051d5 the same boat as him. She had resolved to ab5edd3cb5 go along with most f263409526 of what he wanted.d07f91d1eeb8f066

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As she watched the 17eeae9500 smoke dissipate, she only 1f478c6438 wished he would get f616abef89 to the point and 96443efc07 leave quickly.e897f4d50658da20

Sunwoo Chang stared at e08e67c0fe her the entire time fa482a08ac he smoked.d96940d44b87c30a

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“Are you afraid of me?”d389bc2a698c3ab3

“Why do you ask?”0757a38b2aba62d1

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“Because you have the look of someone who wants to run away.”d5afc16af11f230d

“…….”55716c702d1da067

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“You’re not very good at lying.”a6c3dc140156341f

“That’s not true. I’m actually pretty good at it.”1ec44a74ed41df8f

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“Doesn’t seem like it.”513ef72035897bcf

“Well… I’m not great at it, but it’s not like I never lie…”3f9f696a4ad5cc6b

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To be honest, she had 49001dc718 thought about running away.d739132f43301b9f

But not because she 17452329d8 was afraid of Sunwoo ddcd312c2b Chang.302e160909b40cdb

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Of course, that didn’t mean 04f2fded2f she wasn’t scared of him. But right now, what 5ee2e43431 bothered her more was b4808281b1 how different she looked c9d2b5edb8 from yesterday.6dc41ea25154329c

After spending the 8157d0bbc4 whole day doing 1ee97bc53e physical labor, her 719b05c438 hastily tied-up hair 37737a0f07 was a mess, 450e6b3075 and her clothes b69e71af02 were soaked in 6dbcf318a9 all kinds of dd3812e727 seasoning and the 4359c968ef scent of the 6f447b2719 market.a3d68cb1011ecc7b

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She needed to move around ddab40dc98 a bit to feel human 3306e1edb1 again, but after crouching for 038bcd1149 an hour straight, she was 0e27e9aef5 sure her complexion had turned 4f3fdaaef7 completely bloodless. Her face, already pale, e727efba2d must have looked ghostly.b03962f8a12cc27e

“If you could run, would you?”94d8adc7ce1b990c

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“…No.”b6ec07784b83a534

“Why not?”5ac6ddd6c7c3ea5d

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“I can’t live without my grandmother.”18285dfde1a91673

At that, Sunwoo f4aa3bfe08 Chang let out b87583efb8 a loud laugh.5b1a913572b9ee7a

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It wasn’t something she said bdb48d93f4 to amuse him, nor was 67efb80a02 it a joke, yet his b180cce2d8 laughter continued for a long aee34cb50a time.5203a9892ace1f1e

The quiet street echoed with bfca0b2c59 his laughter, so much so 89147aa61d that she thought she saw 9ae216d3ce someone peeking out a window 2650a1ce0c before it quickly shut with da0ffb4a2b a click.3f5e94bb7fc6965e

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“How old are you, Go Eunjae?”4ebac7a13c5fd0f1

He wasn’t asking because 550a505e3b he didn’t know.6dd141ede0e42584

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If he knew about Choi efb2a6d118 Anna, Choi Jubin, and Kim 5cfdd90820 Jongwook, there was no way 88bb85c84b he didn’t know her age.4916419b401cf589

So she didn’t answer.386d8fac2e8a6950

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But it didn’t 4e178d3da1 seem like he fd111a186d expected one, as 3e11a07fc7 he continued with 2a5d910ea0 a voice laced b0eabd3a66 with amusement.d744cea0bd40a0ce

“You’re going to outlive her anyway.”1d8beca8fd909541

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No.c61def54ed197f73

Go Eunjae wanted 3c961497f2 to stop him 010a215ce3 from saying more.74dee6b275a328df

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Some words, once spoken, 733fd009f7 couldn’t be taken back. And these words shot out 5336df3ac8 fast and sharp, lodging themselves 038a070e2d deep.cfbf7dc13ee03549

“So, can you die with her when the time comes?”fd2a65c57b9d039b

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Even if she 1b7c5ab59b was in a fe3589b7c2 position to receive b920a107b1 his help, Sunwoo d3037c2da0 Chang had crossed 1065c91421 a line. There were things one should db87940871 never say, no matter what.07f0de44637ebab9

Clenching her hands into 21be01e205 fists, Eunjae spoke in defb56f992 a steady voice.dccca4c7c7017b09

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“I don’t know why you’re upset, but if I made a mistake, just tell me directly. I may not be the smartest, but I’m not an idiot.”0f8a2262384ab11a

“You’re the one who seems upset, Go Eunjae. Why? Are you embarrassed that I saw through you—that you’re not desperate enough to die for her?”ae0112783822f3ea

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“Executive Director!”42e2058ff180cf92

“Why am I your Executive Director? I’ve never had an employee like you.”7fc006455fccc0af

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Biting her lip, Eunjae 6e4026c2fd tried to figure out 050707c8f3 why he was mocking afb9842ffa her.1857dc15e375bb84

But no matter ba54adc2b8 how much she 6a64bed132 thought about it, 374c1e2961 she couldn’t recall b4aa4a4407 saying anything that 6f340684b4 would have offended c85895ea5b him.141f88eed2135327

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“If you just stay calm and answer honestly, the interview will end without any issues.”c713d88513b5f5b5

Following Jeon Sohee’s advice, f7a927d315 she had spoken nothing 7ec02cb39b but the truth.e14998116c4316ba

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She hadn’t tried to sugarcoat 8ce533cc2b her words and had kept b8e3c04607 her answers as direct and 1233dbeb3c sincere as possible. Yet all she received in 49c98382a8 return was ridicule.7f2b8e2bad7cda40

“My grandmother is still alive.”928ef7a8b1af2f32

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“I know.”c701d76b03c8b753

“Then don’t talk as if she’s already gone. If you want to criticize me, I’ll endure it. But don’t speak about her like that.”316cb878f08a7a12

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This time, he didn’t laugh.398e98c6ce600de5

Looking into Sunwoo Chang’s 3507ac3460 eyes was like looking 3ad4ef58f7 into the eyes of 18d9d51f6e an animal—impossible to read.d59f31b81324a41e

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The closer something was to e58f947512 its essence, the more dangerous 3033fc09f9 it became. There was no room for 5cf6b6c915 hesitation or doubt.6ec443cbb24b5154

With his expression wiped f43f60e8e8 clean of any trace 3cfb9bfb6c of emotion, Sunwoo Chang 6886ea4151 ground out his cigarette 8b46ece34c in a portable ashtray 889dbf31e1 and disposed of the f604a63b89 butt.c3ee49191b0d1b28

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It was ironic—he had 5539a978e7 no qualms about smoking 8501a1b899 in a non-smoking area, d28beaa1ac yet he was meticulous 30da8bfc3b enough not to litter.b0483cec47919701

“Do you regret coming to see me?”728241ea6f73d839

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What kind of build-up 0f3fe653cd was this?54c3b0de411b3bea

Go Eunjae, sulking, had 6ce8f50bb0 no intention of answering, 27a58849ea but her lips moved 304141573c anyway.0a9ecdce34409407

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“Not really. I didn’t have much of a choice.”76bccfab075db1cd

“You said you’d try to endure it, so even if I act like a complete bastard, you better endure it well.”bd29d2029d707b49

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“…You could just not act like one.”f72819c276b9325a

“Unlike you, I’m an asshole by nature.”71216563f7da688d

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A simple search 2a99144e73 could tell you 85382c5b5a that Jupyeong Construction 93a2205e6a used to be eb2d4ea7a8 Jupyeong Capital, and e519cdb91a before that, it 68dc3079ed was Nami Group—a 4a37e6fa20 gang that operated 5e556d9901 out of Daegu, 3c46e23b8f led by the 20e1095339 mobster Seo Jupyeong.e8dfea57c0e6f854

Sunwoo Chang’s biological father, 8f18a1ce5f Seo Jupyeong, who was 3b3f97dc0a now the chairman of 983b845ca5 Jupyeong Construction, never bothered 879ae9755f to hide his past.49c25674bcb1cec8

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It was also common 5a79b6969f knowledge that Sunwoo Chang 9979e17774 was his illegitimate son.4c97bb1d496f3b6a

Seo Jupyeong had deliberately 7121d408b8 played up the fact 3d9793c80a that Sunwoo Chang was 9c621c7a61 a former medical student, c432dc1ac5 using it as a 68181d712e selling point.be84e590f4932f4f

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Rather than trying to d982535fff erase the company’s gangster 33e77f7b63 image, they had leveraged 4b4041bb12 Sunwoo Chang’s elite background, aeacb94542 creating a strange but 9677230595 effective contrast.2bcc439b1c0501ce

The fact that he didn’t 5c450d8091 take his father’s last name 5efeaa0b89 was part of the same 97c5622a2a strategy.ee10e0af42510c5b

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They drew a clear line 29ef0bb16f between Sunwoo Chang and Seo d42b174941 Jupyeong while maintaining a connection 2898da2654 between him and Jupyeong Construction. Over time, Sunwoo Chang a2ec761b62 became synonymous with the 9e1c406dbf company’s image.36cee878b60c284d

People had assumed 06efa630b4 he was just d0b309256b a bookish scholar, b0046a69d8 but as it b3e395ead5 turned out, he 21ce86f73e was at least 142a2def5b as ruthless as 5d1df034f5 Seo Jupyeong—if not 5906c2dacc worse.b424cbe15304e41b

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Despite never having encountered him 46eab106a8 personally, people both feared and 0c136b6c69 revered him, creating an almost d9cba3ac19 mythical aura around him.fb1fedf4cc0b8f0c

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“A top student who was also a gang leader, filthy rich on top of it—someone you couldn’t afford to mess with.”737c4d548830da3e

“Unlike you, I’m an asshole by nature.”f70133829a66dfb9

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So this was 4a06b379a8 part of the 5b3f655c41 interview too.e2623525e8f0b084

If his goal was to ec7ca160cb reveal his true nature, he a313395b59 had succeeded. But unfortunately for him, she 6a26f7a1ef had already braced herself for 13a2711090 something like this.27757f57c9b965f9

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“Even so, I won’t run away.”8e3a2569172209fe

Her words were f1c6847d1e bold, but her 476e40f47e body trembled.0eedda804268d9c9

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She hoped it wasn’t obvious, 56e915bbbe but something told her she a3c5e2e91e couldn’t hide it from him.68bfb9b1ccd33272

After a moment of 524a5423bb silence, he walked around 6ea071b4c6 the hood of the 958461d043 car and opened the 8ffd4d78b1 passenger-side door. Then, standing by the driver’s ff37fdcbab seat, he jerked his chin 3751a3a82c toward her.bf0c65f5e42731a4

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“Get in.”7d63863a9f13b3cc

“Where are we going?”3854cd4fc3069a9e

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“My house.”e4bb8655e41889b3

“…….”818bb3585970bee8

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“You said you wouldn’t run away.”e7b8c2ab8e95294e

If he told her e123a72e65 to get in, she f53ca758cd had no choice but dc2e66519e to comply.cb97c322080869af

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Right now, Sunwoo 06dbbe68d0 Chang was her ad1017abe6 only option.bea190f1e7e77ba3

Her hesitation didn’t last long. She walked around the 51f75bd5f2 trunk and got into 3d26544545 the passenger seat.5a1a4c5d9e7a9c0f

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“Buckle up.”b04b805c9961edfb

“Can’t you at least tell me what this is about?”3f221b17dbcec3cd

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The only reason she got 5103321014 into the car was because 033174ea26 she thought he had something 6f19af66ea important to say.28ad2b4de0b6622d

After all, Sunwoo Chang had 6aa101fb20 completely ignored her for days, e1a313f513 yet now, he had come 76244725ae all the way here and 5af84b7d73 waited for her. It had to be serious.ced2b45f8efb4d15

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“The person you’re meeting today hates wasting time.”a8650d0b2509ecb9

Letting someone who despised inefficiency 8c9d52ee37 wait for an hour already e0e257c062 didn’t sit well with her.fb67542c6fd355ae

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As he started the car, a637d340cb Sunwoo Chang handed her a 2946985d01 manila envelope.cc979486195360c8

“What’s this?”e23f622e0b8a747c

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“Read it over. If there’s anything you want to add or revise, mark it. There aren’t any exploitative clauses, but if there’s anything you want to remove, note that too.”6a523db52e8d888c

She pulled out 65ac97d731 a thick stack d0a0f3bd29 of A4 papers—at 183ac5b63f least ten pages.51cdc3c5a0c1fb86

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“There’s nothing complicated in there, so don’t get intimidated.”91754d69c52ea4b9

“I’m not intimidated.”32db243f1271f5ad

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But truthfully, she was.bb4cb4cc6fe02373

She had long e17288a2f8 since distanced herself 24e7265544 from studying, rarely fd26450270 read books, and fd174ec92d got restless sitting 32294371bb still for too 3c647b09bd long.b3beec289cf57424

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She had quickly become friends 38a432aa88 with Lee Noa because they 27ec29bae5 shared that same restless energy—back 684538c291 then, no one else could abe7e0352a keep up with Lee Noa’s 518d27a046 boundless energy except her.d5ffb32dab281912

“Can I go over this with a lawyer?”f72058a8a39d4d9f

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“If you don’t trust me, go ahead. But we’re on a time crunch. You need to decide by tomorrow morning. Do you think any lawyer would come at this hour?”e6ac4567519a4ee3

Elder Choi Chiyeol’s lawyer ca3ae7c312 had told her to aafad43fdd call anytime, but she 71a7a16273 knew that didn’t meanliterallyany time of day. She had at least that 21370dbb5c much common sense.fe8223113f1ed7b6

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“You didn’t come at this hour on purpose, did you?”37494f7d6ede4603

“As if. Do you have any idea how busy I am?”1ff09dd944787725

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“Right.”e4784958648218f4

Which was why he had 39a9898ab4 conveniently scheduled their meeting in 751cc51313 the middle of a 2:30 2d4ca7efb0 AM conference.cf68f776499d2f5b

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She could understand that much.a089b5ce3b75a8aa

Still, just to be 801561c337 thorough, she took her a95d96af70 time flipping through the 431906d15e pages.3ff327b16a7db1e6

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As Sunwoo Chang 92f79c83f4 drove, Go Eunjae 0caad58673 kept her eyes 5f33efde55 glued to the 82480f13b1 documents.705fe602a4c388ed

As he had 737d2bdc3e said, the language cea701215e wasn’t difficult. The extra pages 2cbe7bcc81 were because whoever 94d858c338 had drafted it a563d2213a had gone out 730454b1ee of their way 877b55292c to provide detailed, d0a01edda8 easy-to-understand explanations.266c7aef79ba86c9

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She couldn’t help but 47d19f2396 appreciate the thoughtfulness.c05ce44608e614d4

“Please thank Secretary Jeon Sohee for me.”d2b2f3626ce6c84c

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“Out of nowhere?”afa816597d37544c

“She must be busy, but she took the time to put this together for me.”614f20cd0c6eeff9

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“I did that.”b1bd8aecdf98365b

Lies.a3635cbb6366b1da

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Go Eunjae didn’t believe him.690d538ce98e3930