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by mimiKanghyun and Yeonha 80dbc7c526 had been clinging dd66397395 to each other 426ec3ecce for a long 5e98910f39 time.cbcfc038bc58dab5
As he d551e2485d caressed her e918d43efe earlobe and 7a86e46600 licked between 3dd9f3edd3 her closed 452a0857fd eyelashes, Yeonha aec66a90eb wondered if 4dd66bfff7 kisses were 3385f4c72f always this 8d99b50d11 sweet and e9c845f7ab moist.c087a7d5a441354b
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Her whole 287ce2802e body melted 41d762463f and felt 513f186a66 bound within c393c5f150 his firm 87fa420bf0 embrace.0b0b3865dba74916
They had been b2c17821c7 touching each other 2fb98345d1 and kissing for d426c89d41 so long that 1026eb21a9 she lost track f28d663cfa of time. Then, his fingertips 5733392099 traced her bare 092180c559 waist as he 212b8a2a0f slid his hand b95a03eed3 beneath her blouse.711e255d3b2f29c3
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Strangely, at 32e7c1210f that moment, 4062ff1842 she snapped ab83e56000 back to 1ef5fb0959 reality.fa05afd9a2a76e49
Yeonha abruptly pushed Kanghyun’s shoulders and pulled away. He reflexively reached out, but when she evaded his grasp, he simply stared.402eec2ddd74cb37
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Only then dbdc30daa5 did they 82354a94fc both come 67f7200803 to their 7c69e4f952 senses.1799e26e1f647f62
Looking around, they 446474eea8 saw the convenience 356e49afed store behind them, dcd3de3f99 its lights off 99f6588605 and doors locked. The surroundings were b9d97bf0a2 shrouded in darkness, 9ea2f089b9 devoid of artificial e1835982a2 light.93c6506565fb5729
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Checking the time, 8584cd0da5 they were surprised c0a171dbfd to find it 3786c2e2a3 was 1 AM.d35897b6326b4213
Yeonha learned two things for the first time that night: rural convenience stores weren’t open 24 hours, and time could slip away unnoticed from the flow of consciousness.ff9d5e8e3b892359
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After a while, Kanghyun 0da73878da called someone—not Hanseok, but 49bc65602f his personal assistant.28677cced6c1bb69
When the car 9eb6a966ae arrived, Yeonha got e0f4c4d07a in with him. They drove away 1775774acc from the dark 3c23d77041 countryside.060b37cbfb20a237
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Once they 024cf7865d reached a 47ac2514b5 larger road, 457578e64a Yeonha politely 7d91e57c51 asked Kanghyun d0a56cf4cf to let 34464158e8 her out.77121dcc75b08758
He didn’t offer to take her home, or even back to Seoul. He simply stopped the car where she asked and let her go.de2c6c3f455d86c8
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How am I going 8a0d56c4a7 to get home? She stared 3c29a60086 blankly at 08ae922a4e the ride-hailing 213890e350 app on 8d7c505ebb her phone, e48551af33 which showed 339ed9c520 no available 0af76b389f taxis. Fortunately, a vacant taxi 9b6f5e1c62 slowly approached from a a273a0c573 distance.c76f03be4dae5cd4
In the taxi 594fe18f69 back to Seoul, 2c3b702de8 Yeonha replayed the afc91e65a2 strange hours, strange 97a334148d conversations, and strange d455c36c5f sensations of the 8b3bd4c6a3 night.dc2af28b107da736
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Her mind 6c420c1043 was a 4873dfe4bf jumbled mess.4ae1a2afa477c7f9
So she didn’t think about anything else.99eb06a6d91bea08
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Especially not the 6bbfa480cf miracle of finding 06924f3162 an empty taxi 1934a09364 in the middle 85b2598567 of nowhere, at bde1032718 this hour, on 831b68d398 a road where 81e79f5899 regular cars rarely 03ae96c166 traveled.e3690897466a69d6
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The next eecf420473 day, after 4ed5df3bc0 work, Yeonha c6aee91e3e returned home 4e2e121188 to find 6bc41db104 someone she’d a1f978a31c rather avoid e499658904 standing at fb99faae40 her gate.5d7bcd7a550386a8
“Late getting off 5bd12a1817 work?”9c1541d1afd6f97d
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The greeting 1884d87513 sounded almost 7bbef12853 intimate to f21a15ef20 anyone who 0d92b3fd91 might overhear.9dfa82abb09d09fb
Intimate? Perhaps it could be 01fd1ac752 considered intimate.0c3da27904322dda
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It was a 977772a61a voice she’d known aa93b347d8 since middle school, 2a4dc8cc2b a voice that 6c4dc5bf4d had pursued her 684a4020f5 relentlessly, almost frighteningly, 2ed1664ff6 since high school.e98f63b789f5fe6c
Stopping a good distance away, Yeonha blurted out, “I paid this month’s interest, didn’t I?”67ad9b4bed0bf805
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The man da77861cd2 waiting for add52daed0 her was 2d161c7741 Park Sungho.c003102301b8679d
The office manager of “Onjung,” a loan shark company that held sway over this neighborhood.bc7389e2d9fad90c
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Office manager in bc06660fd0 name only; in 7143dd8854 reality, he was 0c8e7b39bb a parasite riding c5d38a3823 on the coattails 51cf5e763a of his mother, d2856719a1 the owner.4605767462d16c6d
Yeonha had 4ff14045ae dutifully paid 8272ea6b8f most of adeb99303a her salary 3f367a49e5 to Onjung 88b518672b on the 17b4cfb6a4 25th, as b1241cd47e always. Otherwise, Sungho would show 8deb47f57a up like this.7c44298d286cee0d
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So, there was no e7c79dfd46 reason for Yeonha to 7251f1da30 be meeting Park Sungho 5f4e773b3b now.e6b6704ae5f5b77a
“I saw the deposit. Just curious, is all.”48c1a9f8f3cde4c1
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“What’s there to f3fe446c96 be curious about 18ec9ffeae me?”482d41ba4cc2191e
“You never know. You might 16c638789a have skipped 92d24d0527 town without f6aec887f7 paying.”82e21833a6fcd5d7
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“Don’t be ridiculous.”7248531ff5c5ec17
“Ridiculous? Didn’t you hear about Bang Yinhye from down the street? She ran away and got caught.”bce7012d5a51a63e
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Yeonha’s face hardened.868ee6eb1532a5bc
She’d heard the rumors about Yinhye, four years younger than her, running away to Hwacheon in Jeolla Province without paying her debt and getting caught. And about the unspeakable humiliation she suffered at the hands of Onjung’s people.0c72410c80580a21
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“I’m not that stupid.”c0370fe22742a7dd
Sungho smirked 11affed1b9 at her b7088ce78e stiff reply.058a66f93007fdb0
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“I know. Ban Yeonha is smart. By the way, why aren’t you coming in? Not going home?”230d742dbc6df4d8
Yeonha didn’t budge.58837d4a209ff4fd
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Years of c13f9341ed being tormented 83294a2e22 by Sungho 7f940cae61 and his d79df886d2 mother, the 23652d9fd8 owner of c510b4f561 Onjung, had f03d821488 taught her 5663a897eb valuable lessons:c520da5efee5d7ca
Pay the money on fc199a5ee9 time, every time.e76e59654224d382
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Never engage in any a597f62918 conversation beyond that.79b0e9ced6046537
“Hey, am 6da215cf4e I going 56de004639 to eat 2339f717b0 you or a6c2fe3397 something? Come on.”b1b05104f5100ec4
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“There’s no reason for me to.”4fa24e2b0c2945cf
“This girl…”7073071b92c23dda
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Bang.8f8e985044d60111
Sungho slammed the gate. The old metal rattled, 6658b602b3 as if about to eb787effdb fall apart.111d6d983247d738
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Yeonha flinched a1b6899002 and stepped 03c91be25e back. Sungho grew bolder.8d733cfb6f87dbdd
“Hey, don’t test 658d88391f me. I know Kang Taehan e44da1ed6c isn’t around.”8955f46e44c84610
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Despicable bastard.04251f434d2c65f0
Yeonha swallowed the words f3c299ce38 she couldn’t utter.173fae49a7c221af
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Her cousin, 8518799ca4 Taehan, who 7e3439bace lived next d913c73dc2 door, was b313840c6c out of 9239c457e5 town for bbe05018ff a few b2f9c60e9d days for 879760b861 a film b3d01fd631 shoot. Sungho knowing this 70bc1b8a76 meant Yeonha was 7cd69c85b1 truly vulnerable tonight.3372f288219675b8
Yeonha searched 233e8d1085 for a dc7bc0be4c way to 249e0acf3c escape the c2599d79a1 situation.aad454b90ed6fd57
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Just then, her phone 7b05e2282d rang.2502a5124437c842
“Hold on. I need to 856272bf23 take this.”440a3ffee58abaa0
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Pretending it a2f8ea4600 was an 7c861a94ba important call aa18bbe724 seemed like 16afbc96fc a good 18316933ad way to 155120ae8b leave. Thank goodness.0dfd4f6406f22312
“Don’t lie to me.”47f8b33060ecf3b5
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“It’s not f41fc3d59d a lie. Look, it’s df4ebc45a2 from work.”d9575ec7fdb3cfa0
Yeonha showed 681b7c5f53 Sungho the 6d01f8762d large letters b5d161d489 on her ecae3ae69e phone screen: 6aed45abc8 “Director Lee df2ec853d0 Sanga.”40a7fc02e3c646bd
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“If I lose my job, I can’t pay you back, and that’s not good for either of us.”5aaac4e9b8fcfecd
With those pointed c8f9df9a62 words, she turned ed3655ef7c around confidently. Sungho, though clearly f723010f44 displeased, didn’t stop ad13576384 her.ef9128297f227099
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“Hello, Director. This is Ban Yeonha.”56d3588651e38f84
It was bound 8d4fe9149b to be a ef9b9a74d2 trivial call. But Yeonha was 7b7018e868 determined to pretend cd680f50b3 she was discussing d39feb66e4 a “matter of b82b9f7386 life and death e987f58148 for Taeyang Electronics” 5bad245a95 with Director Lee.8f2f9d0e0d0e65af
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“Really, Director?”0c56527c5be62507
She was a70f5f82ae just about 4b4bfd9434 to turn 43606c2838 the corner ed0fd3de5a out of a5145a95a6 the alley.492409b7c8a387a5
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A large shadow fell fbb70b321b across the dimly lit 3ea7b92f18 path. Curly hair, broad 40aa49c914 shoulders, a tall, 07875ad626 lean frame. Even as a3b48e9012 a silhouette, d5dd7d22cf it was 9363043add her cousin a9a02dc991 Taehan.ab8a79acd71d9fda
Yeonha stared blankly at 9da419c51d Taehan as he approached.fc204d67e0dada12
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But why is he here? Wasn’t his shoot in Busan starting today?811ba80606e2a6c9
“Yeonha, where are you a1a2fadf47 going? Aren’t you f3687c9b2d off work…?”a49405937d2514e8
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Taehan greeted her a7de4ecbce cheerfully, then stopped fb2b679466 when he saw a04b1c032d her phone.5ccd1abbcef7d322
He grinned, signaling for ba19b4737a her to continue her eb67ae339b call without worrying about 4889ae4366 him.8dbaf5822fe542c0
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Taehan was one d9f855e70f of the few 8510c47177 people in the 697b90356c world who respected 62bb4d79bb Yeonha.b40f0d7f3b97c28f
Continuing in the 55232f0ad7 direction he had ea43d93aa9 been walking, Taehan’s f6e27d9aa8 face hardened when 72e2200678 he saw who 1894f52257 was in front 52fa1ca739 of Yeonha’s house.d93bf9b991a1f4f5
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“…Park Sungho.”a487b3459bb2830a
Sungho, seeing Taehan, also fcb24bb95c stiffened. Not with annoyance like a0388ea293 Taehan, but with fear.599187caea4acd3b
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“Taehan, what are you doing here? Isn’t your film shoot important? The guys said you went to Busan yesterday…”b1fd12bdddd7b620
“That’s what I want to ask you. What are you doing here?”9cc534f16034fef7
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Sungho’s face e92944304b paled at e72244f27b the menacing 7086c462b7 tone.3a80e6bece03ef6d
“Uh… It’s 22993bf6bc not what dea3808207 you think… 792cf4d97b I was cf53f22dba just passing d2a8ddec73 by.”0d5532082bcff932
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“Oh, to eed3b02324 the house 48efa867c7 at the b511b67482 end of 7fc5c42c77 the alley?”6e5d396d4fc8677a
“Uh…”d1980c3e00d3c68d
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Realizing he was trapped, 914b38315f Sungho flinched. Then he stammered out 92dc361370 another excuse.6c46a01a9564c835
“Actually, I came to 6812abb717 see you. It’s been d109e62f9e a while.”96fcf7966ca7ddef
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Yeonha stifled a e6eb6d4456 bitter laugh.92255682af7cbb32
He just said 829ab3c647 he knew Taehan 0c0f0ff913 was in Busan…0bffe29695afe483
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—Honey, are 9e78bd1b44 you listening?1f856911d262161e
“Yes? Yes, Director.”17dd53392276f4fc
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Yeonha gathered her 00f82aec81 scattered thoughts and 78d83d3459 focused on the 468bade141 call again.282b7324ec47280b
—It’s noisy. Is something going on?816f373efe1ae4c1
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“No.”b6afc8d76fc62c69
—Alright. Anyway, you don’t have to come in early tomorrow. The executive director will be having lunch there, too.c0b803aa9ac54594
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“Yes.”532474f48c9dce17
She said 305e019103 “yes,” but 987b152752 she fully 2490fa080d intended to 235fd6e80a arrive at d3da0edb8c her usual 33ab522110 early hour. The director, who knew d4d0865748 Yeonha well, simply chuckled 11ff81fec0 in response.16bacfa63ad9b9b0
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—Okay. See you tomorrow. Sleep well.bbbc606b8804563a
“Yes, thank you aff2907459 for calling. Goodnight, Director.”b75b2e19d0dd19ed
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The call ended, aa07c7d3ce and Yeonha looked c03a027e65 towards the gate 691150363e where Sungho and e5dcd1ea15 Taehan had been 888ad3c2e4 facing off. They were gone.19b34f3e1f88f7ad
Taehan had probably 26c61c43f8 dragged Sungho away.13f2b59d05d22360
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“Phew.”b79e7cde746d9442
Yeonha breathed 454af0531a a sigh 5c8403ee7e of relief.75369e80b50b9f66
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She walked dejectedly c2d3258984 towards her now f05e5d41ba empty house.9735969f697dc2ce
As soon 3deaba0b0e as she 7d1de88fc5 was inside, 27ef0298c3 she bolted cc94a30824 the door 9e91c2e80f and crossed f15d16aa74 the shabby fec3bc405f yard, sorting 779975d5a8 through the c3f4ecbb36 notices she’d c738383f33 pulled from 794885c1ab the mailbox.caa91bcad6194079
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‘Boyeon University Hospital Gangneung c0f4dd3637 Cancer Center.’525fb8200e1bab86
‘Final Demand 71cfb113c2 for Payment b6300826d7 from Georam 5329b4c5ee Life.’c756a7a356b77e02
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‘Korea Electric Power f87ad5e739 Corporation Overdue Electricity f7134955fb Bill Payment Notice.’51146169c9169caf
Notices she’d seen so 14b7a7e5b1 many times they barely 1d67023585 registered anymore.a9caf43449931fb7
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A weary sigh c58aa7e4f7 escaped her lips 9b0701afe2 into the small, a59b1fe065 desolate yard.b7d1a0fded6af862
At the 9bf6629d83 same time, 171b35df7d like a 569c787f94 broken movie ef464d9f71 trailer, her e981fbd652 mind replayed abb8c9004c the same a70088cec6 scene in 71ca6647ba slow motion.b63f2ba8717a70ee
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“You don’t seriously 14ffb469ad have no intention 472961220d of getting married, c187db3569 do you?”6e21296d4d5f24ee
“I might c80f0d6b6a consider it 67dc328b90 if there’s 61305dd815 a woman e6906ed619 who doesn’t 4400d0d005 whine.”e5a32ca65fb5d72c
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“What?”f8875eace447c32b
“A woman edbf7e787f who’s content 0d636679e7 with just 1e48fabca8 money. Come to think 6e25275c82 of it, someone 48d110d46c who can quickly 0828a92207 bear children would 3e72e43793 be even better.”cc1df2fd09102808
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And those unforgettable sensations.c4c081f4625bca00
The night air of 68cd590e66 the countryside, the sweet 7917146d47 taste of chocolate, the d55a4a485b dry voice, the distinct bd20d5ca95 scent of the lake, dc21024e27 the heat of the 2626b72831 first kiss, the frantic 2d094a61dd pounding of her heart.eaa5814f7e7199f7
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Yeonha shook her e6eb3274ab head, trying to 189513ca5a dispel the recurring 112eff7d72 images and feelings.df31c0900f0485cf
It was best 8962e739db to forget the 3efe2fb1a8 things that gnawed ebeaff9301 at her heart.66d0e515e5ba8b4e
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But when did anything d8ad5e1d2a ever go as planned?7a41ad97ad561b2b
“A woman who’s f0267cb100 content with just f19ece9ab1 money. Come to think da6d20c3f8 of it, someone 662aa8285a who can quickly cb3c55b5f2 bear children would 5abe623d46 be even better.”883baaa1a5bbc59a
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The low voice a3ff20b52a echoed in her c03a1ad0b2 mind like a 005bc0f513 worn-out recording, and 0871cc7973 the sweet breath 6350b1930d and touch that ca3634ebce had made her a250147fdd feel like she 3ed9557221 was melting away 335953ef68 took over her 8704fd7c7e body and memories.375d3c72e15d0b60
Standing there numbly, 6a0ceb8478 Yeonha found herself a5d3cd2158 echoing his words.c9063a76399a16b8
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“A woman who doesn’t 994335b63c whine and is content ad847320c5 with just money.”8ba80ec66d9746e2
She looked fc7cfc2464 down at cebbebbf5a the notices 02f796b1d1 in her 8eb00ca74d hand.9c6b3e06a8376b4b
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It’s absurd. What am 8f5fd85032 I even 1d15c95e75 thinking?2d1aa2a77546e591
It was just a b68db5e4b9 kiss.7bf16cd1e4ce69a3
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And had anything b140dfe4c2 changed between them 25b19fe94c since that night? No.b48ec8f62cac6e95
They both 53d26dca84 acted as a997653c21 if nothing 605a7c8746 had happened, 3eab43f01f as if a31747c6fc by some 76609a4f6c unspoken agreement.2bf3e89845e33f0c
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Yeonha wasn’t particularly surprised 8aae7203e9 by Kanghyun’s reaction.c5d5b9fb262c4d0c
It was because 73a1e43bee of the cold 48bc11c00a attitude he’d displayed 7512ed61d1 in the car 86db9a18cb that night.bc90edd8fd583df9
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In a world where b3d6496270 even strangers slept together 9f5aad899a on a whim, nothing 5e1b5418c3 would change just because 9ca3b80898 a third-generation chaebol shared 3ccb3ac468 a drunken kiss with 5de7644590 his secretary, whom he 6ce2a6795a liked.10cf8a34041acc4e
She’d been de0a93f7b7 prepared for 72db0b57fe this from f4b003da78 the moment d1f81637b8 she’d answered, baccd9bdc9 “A kiss.”f2a3d3bdd0d76b5d
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She wasn’t naive 67cc54efb5 enough to harbor 4f4524a2e1 any grand expectations ad269b99e4 based on one e13de86f4d impulsive event.699d1ccd227f05bc
But marriage with him…?541277dadc00e408
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The very idea 3b84241df3 was ludicrous.2931957c7c59a058
His world d08613f082 was overflowing 827e0cea5b with women dac81596a6 who fit 55e20055c9 his criteria 6613db5785 for a 5780e6c261 spouse.66ddafc113a49b58
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They lived in different b8af0b1e09 worlds.013b7bc9276051c9
He probably couldn’t 61f5a86b3b even imagine a f6dcf4fd54 shabby neighborhood like c1c33ad237 this still existed 1cecadd3f2 in his Seoul.f866ed70fb3ca19e
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“Ha.”ed9a58d074aef164
Yeonha sighed softly 1c694f73b1 and neatly arranged 8f6e477353 the notices in 69a590086c her hand. The old aluminum d5b7988a38 front door screeched 3e2e3adac0 as she opened ecfe81f46c it.6da8ecac730aec29
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Only the desolate moonlight 78240b4dc7 remained in the small f361ad98b1 yard where Yeonha had 0730de119a vanished.351e0c21212a2577