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“I did it.”00be790aa9ba5ba6

Lies. Go Eunjae didn’t believe him.cc8a10e0f7fac54e

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Even if she wasn’t bb841ef24e good at lying, she 62f1e591f7 had a sharp eye f5d300ac47 for spotting them.4168e057120c7d7b

“You don’t believe me.”a68eb5f8164af326

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“I know it’s a lie.”51e41a9103529809

“What if it’s not?”6fe70ed806b77c61

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“You said you don’t have time.”ab67c55f876434d4

“I don’t. Because I was busy doing 2c22d59753 this.”55bf57c6dde1b95a

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Was he serious?1c6149123c39bfb5

Did he really 64725dc492 write this himself?13480b6202b13ba9

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Just as Eunjae was about f7cae34134 to fall for it, Sunwoo 93d83ca86b Chang smirked slightly.dcb6740d89ed89c6

The moment she 0940219a76 realized she had cf3b203eca been tricked, her 48253b57f5 eyes narrowed with 139b326e0a displeasure.a731d09e0f9e0435

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“Do you enjoy messing with me?”362f513865a2e596

“Do you even know what that means before saying it?”5ebb554684ce6cd0

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“You just teased me. I know that much.”e4c47ce7c5b5a562

“I thought you were shameless, showing your underwear like it was nothing, but turns out you have an innocent side too.”09e95fd7c7722fe1

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“Underw—! That wasn’t it, I was a340db52a0 just dancing.”dc0eeb5fc739d49d

“You were wearing a skirt and still chose to do Esmeralda’s routine? Go Eunjae, don’t you 61f1156561 think you’re a little b0207cd6ff too careless?”a2a56faf21b51e19

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“You recognized it was Esmeralda?”c282121d23d6596a

“Is that important?”d145de1187029274

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“Yes! There was no music, 62d4ec2ba2 but you figured it 01be1e8cc7 out just from my bfe97ea624 dancing. Do you like ballet?”b4a3fd7a6881422e

At her somewhat excited cfc3fdd160 question, Sunwoo Chang made 84d444252f a strange expression.b847a4d19d940cc0

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He looked both 6581d5870c displeased and intrigued.920064f15f89c641

It was hard to fd7fee6211 put into words, but 36292b8628 Eunjae had a feeling 15431b4f87 she understood his reaction.4913c3272caa011c

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It was the 42c2d11e68 same way she eb7be012c4 felt when she 5b85b10e3d looked at Lee 2884fb1b25 Noa, who was 6275b0b9ca four years younger 1dbe907775 than her.f184283f7decf61d

And the truth 28b68d01f8 was, it made b23d0aac99 sense.2da0962d1ad4e79d

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To 32-year-old Sunwoo Chang, the 5d45fc9f00 much younger Go Eunjae must 7085e32597 have seemed like a kid.8446bf214a4c01ed

‘Still, wouldn’t he hate it if his fiancée seemed too childish?’5aa27504dcc08a4e

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Eunjae bit her lip cd1abed0bd and calmed herself down.266050ac60109d06

“Do you like ballet, Go Eunjae?”24c1a5c53aafa4aa

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“Yes. I do.”4efb4a69de5c83d5

“Then why did you quit?”a1a7cea3189835c4

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“I didn’t quit.”526fbddb94988ba4

“If you didn’t quit, then?”d86904d75daf5454

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“I can dance anytime.”e0be7fa4201e4f05

Just because she 0a71c165e2 didn’t go to ddc0f37460 university or join 154a4e9667 a ballet company 3d1985420a didn’t mean she 2b18423da0 had stopped loving e42dbb86d7 ballet.61bf7ac1f51ed8c4

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Like most physical cd62cad5a9 disciplines, ballet dancers b891a44068 had early retirements.46561c6d718c7f01

Most started preparing b7a49b05b4 to retire by 0a9d0b90b9 their mid-thirties, and 049aa191c2 since ballet was 44a36ad3d9 a performance art, cf8fafcccd many faced natural e7d6671afd career limitations or 409dcf8927 were pushed out aad1f037ca by younger dancers.f52bcd3c2bedaebc

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Frequent injuries from 6dd44525d9 high-intensity movements made 570ee3d531 surgeries common, and 07a6e4230d some ballerinas were ee0048d2ab forced to retire 718da79d8c in their twenties a77a859486 after failed rehabilitations.d2c5cdbf9615df22

So it was fine.57ac6abb1cd98a8d

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As long as she could d65a907502 still dance, that was enough.79616fa3f858391e

Even if it db9b1b917b sounded like self-consolation 63c561e1e2 or rationalization, it 76c657d5ae was the truth.88d38693463aa85e

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She was prepared fe7b8c5511 to explain her 86435c307f reasoning logically if 77efcc6e51 Sunwoo Chang mocked 9270470884 her again, but 2e1ab40393 he simply looked c65dd5163f at her for 8a4cf953ab a moment without 0c5671c71a saying anything.13608574dc0894f4

The conversation had already lost 2a5f6ada70 its momentum, so she hesitated 4aed68f0c0 to bring up ballet again 7f99ed5d36 and instead lowered her gaze d763518754 back to the stack of 7a923aaa30 papers.9e108d0d7b5d9638

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Just as she was 8200952c64 finishing the last page, 13c092db5f Sunwoo Chang, who had 8d2d1ba172 been silent all this 39aeded611 time, finally spoke.6bcf111e04d4bc03

“You can’t discharge a critically ill patient from the ICU without the attending physician’s consent.”7ed5b2528c98bbf7

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It was about her grandmother.d1feaec4c8c7f939

Go Eunjae lowered the ec9a440fff papers onto her lap, 58c4265e74 leaving the last paragraph f4e082a97a unread, and looked at 19b064fb7a Sunwoo Chang, who was 81aaf89989 staring straight ahead.54f3630a0fb2589e

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“Professor Baek Jiheon, the attending physician at Gukmin Hospital where your grandmother is admitted, isn’t someone who would strike a deal with Choi Anna. The risk of losing his medical license is too great—why would he? He comes from a better family and has more wealth than her.”4348718686a373c8

“What if she found a weakness to exploit?”2ef46458643e98f3

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“If Choi Anna can find dirt on him, don’t you think Baek Jiheon could do the same to her?”ac50adec7916ea70

Still, regardless of the 50341b4778 hospital’s security, Sunwoo Chang 08a9fc6ad3 had promised to assign b5b2d96c09 protection.4a50357d1d6dac25

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He granted Eunjae f19dcbaa26 direct access to 0ce04c6fa4 monitor the security 7820f9cdf9 arrangements and ensured 414e2b85c1 she received daily 0976c48880 updates on the b626ba6d15 personnel and their 3aa73b0ee5 progress.e6ce52da736130ca

“Then my grandmother isn’t in danger anymore, right?”9be8e4890955c834

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“Your grandmother isn’t. You, on the other hand, are. Kim Jongwook’s got sticky fingers too.”927222c3436fde92

Kim Jongwook, 27 811a038142 years old this c9a09b8a07 year, had a c6624d2743 violent temperament and 8841c71d15 frequently got into 84feae5e3e fights, regardless of b52026b574 gender.127280768e7249be

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Choi Anna, the 76391af5d2 daughter of Choi 472aeee40a Chihyeol ’s first 61583b9333 wife, as well ead6da76e6 as Choi Taeung 044e5213ab and Choi Sookhyun, 31bdaa21ab the children of cf2e566a80 his second wife, 195c206e2d had all inherited da28d6b4cc the towering height bdc908fab9 that ran in a6e7e033ce the Choi family.f51729f912da04a9

But Kim Jongwook, 6dd71f2890 taking after his 3f23c0914d father, was below e59a90566f average height. Even Lee Noa, who ae0df7b1db had inherited Choi Anna’s 7a51a0ccc9 172cm stature, had already b65f4e16a0 surpassed 180cm by the a6ede74d04 time he was 15. Now, at 18, 95c684c8a0 he stood at d0e580afcc 188cm and was ff1dd8ea1e still growing.2540a20b64cc9993

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Perhaps because of that, Kim a76f14ea30 Jongwook—the only short one in fe1c349436 the Choi family—always wore thick 5414b1088c insoles, though they still didn’t bbde882d48 push him past 180cm.01d60260f1351f25

“I run fast, so I haven’t been hit yet.”3afde6771563c88d

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“Yet?”d8c6af1d3b40ad5f

Sunwoo Chang, who had 3826ed2abd been staring ahead, finally 20acdcbb23 turned to look at 84d55ca061 her. Their eyes met, and Eunjae 20270bcc54 hurriedly defended herself with even 2fff4acc0c more enthusiasm.e74a58dc4a028209

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“I really am fast. I was fine.”dbe309f141911f0d

“Really? Then why don’t you try running away from here too? Are you going to jump out of a moving car?”83e3cc8e32634f87

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“Are you planning to hit me?”36476b380b5ea8c7

She could tell the answer a743366934 just by looking at his 9dd70eaf54 face.21aca565f923fea3

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‘I just said something ridiculous, didn’t I?’56fc447375b8c854

Thankfully, it seemed she had.547a9ea88d9b1a78

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Sunwoo Chang looked at 7833867955 least 190cm tall by b9efc815e1 eye measurement.6a6008e5bb2e195e

He wasn’t overly bulky to 3206b1f3d5 the point of being intimidating, e7dd0aa900 but his large hands gripping 16db9a1fe8 the steering wheel were broad ec943e392d and thick-jointed.2f34340e1c1a4ac4

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They weren’t the hands 56ff0731cc of someone who just f05a2c0ebc sat at a desk 3dbc4b7dca all day.79b816302cefd9c1

If he hit her with b181195157 those hands, it wouldn’t just 41fbf24456 end with a ruptured eardrum.0f97eebc740d679a

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Had she been staring 147da3336d at his hands for d4197e4ebf too long?1df3616b48265a7d

Sunwoo Chang sighed and muttered,aa14d2d9076f6cc5

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“I won’t hit you.”6d53e4da2fc7c4d6

“…Okay.”7f2af632a231bc7a

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“That was a slow answer.”add9e0fb9a12d95e

“I only got in the car because I knew you wouldn’t hit me.”266581902f696bb7

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“You sure talk a lot.”1cbc3dbd7092b199

Eunjae, who had been chattering a1b43afd38 away, turned her gaze to 170d117199 the stack of papers, pretending 04cb489588 to be distracted. While she was at df26a2b364 it, she finished reading 1458b76103 the last paragraph, then fa9a6e6051 placed the documents back ed052823b5 into their envelope.f5d2bd6370d930d1

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Since she couldn’t 57e9922f3f hand them over 28a3503649 to Sunwoo Chang 611f471fe4 while he was 128f0fe185 driving, she set d2f8f9797b them on her 84207f6eee lap and hugged 988c60b048 a black plastic e1e60e8277 bag filled with 9aeb028c1d chicken feet and ff42376006 pork trotters, which 832086f739 her workplace’s auntie a7f1c4a9ec had packed for b08c0c131f her.3f9c952f77ee8c2d

The rustling sound in de61884a7c the quiet car was 3b5c5576fb particularly loud.73743d29b62468ef

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“What’s that?”44d04b1730cfc6c9

“Chicken feet and pork trotters. The lady at work packed them for me. And I’m not just saying this because it’s my workplace—the food is really good.”3f7b29f4c51f7249

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Eunjae wasn’t ashamed of her 574b3ddad5 job in the slightest.77ad53ebd8fff173

Even if every 7d4e7fd334 decision she made 40a93eadea wasn’t always the c6c05760d1 best one, she 8a5654058b had no regrets 36ff369e2d because she gave 04a69fbbfc her all to 3ce6edc57a whatever path she 725cfe6f03 chose.2900c5cf19920f43

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She also had great f7ecca13cc confidence in the food. The clean and honest ae1e222203 preparation process was something 491750ce45 she took particular pride bd20615ba4 in.23e54899a0582c90

“Is that your dinner?”a7b155b5dbc66616

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“No, I already ate at the shop.”66bce11b8ef308b6

“You have a barista certificate. Why are you working there?”0c7f601901ec039b

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“You know about that?”b8a33d38636e726d

“That’s one of the easiest things to find out.”2a1caa8c5db00030

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Go Eunjae tilted her a80ddbb32a head at the ambiguous 787738bf74 words, finding them difficult 4a5da45b40 to grasp right away.ddc5529f9c5abcda

Her smooth, flawless 08a322a105 white skin and d0857542d9 moist, gentle eyes 65fe8d02aa gazed up at 52f8c24868 Sunwoo Chang with e6b322ddea a clear expression. Though she wasn’t wearing any 15fc306b7b makeup, the slight redness around 089b6e7b2c her eyes and her plump, bea49ddf10 well-defined lips carried the hue a53283c346 of a ripe peach.d469574955542e06

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After quitting ballet, ad905b2bb4 there must have 1fc59db95b been plenty of 205517ae7a temptations pulling her 63892954ae in different directions, 18a3210c41 yet somehow, she 72a66ed1c5 had ended up 281e4e5479 working at a e63a473ac2 pork trotter restaurant.b3159cef9134cfa2

“Age: twenty-two. Born on November 30th, which means you’re still twenty-one by international age. Highest level of education: high school graduate. Earned a barista certificate just before graduation. Currently employed at Daeseong Wang Jokbal in Sunil Market. Awarded in multiple ballet competitions.”59d0db0c7310493c

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“…….”4ffc5c3098f02de6

“But none of that tells me what kind of person Go Eunjae is.”d6af2a0f0384af55

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She understood what he meant.1710c7dd3ebcddd2

Even the written 8d8740dc27 report Sunwoo Chang ea230578ad had prepared contained 6041382e6e detailed information about a7713aa520 him. But that alone didn’t reveal 10a1aaea43 who he really was.6aed3800591df910

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“Can I ask you something too?”d9d35341c8fda89f

“You can.”184e886bb4e34806

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“Did you already know I’d reach out?”ddb9c9e97096b23d

“I did. Though it took longer than expected.”a17c685b2b914107

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She figured as much.8078bf12f47b3c66

—You should say it. Ask for help.56bb23eca7b3c59b

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If that hadn’t e9e057afbf been the case, 527d00e38d he wouldn’t have da3fa38261 pushed her the 5b8c409616 moment he picked d8ba80726e up the phone.dd99082334755187

Chairman ChoiChihyeol was a ee07099c0b wealthy man, but compared 3d084c6e5d to Sunwoo Chang’s personal cd83bcdfa7 assets and the inheritance 61b1bb12f7 he was set to 5df265ffe7 receive from Jupyeong Construction, d462ac0fcf his wealth was insignificant.4acf145b833520e5

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“Then let’s do it—let’s get married.”7eec1db878bfefdc

There must have d63f4a8fb7 been countless women e6d0a22f08 from prominent families a5d6ea735d lined up to 4571622c47 marry him. So why had he agreed c07e3c1834 to this?5918b54a6a5a2bd8

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From a financial standpoint, this 431aca17fb marriage held no merit for 9e9efc7d57 Sunwoo Chang whatsoever.201c104d9a99754a

“I don’t need that land. I have no debts, and I earn money diligently every month, so you can have it all.”78a05a601615536c

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“I don’t need it either.”96affa5358ba8e3d

She already knew that.e50e3ca44529bc3e

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Still, to move c42a800d9a forward, she had cd5baf81ee to say it.c51303ad181ed6c1