TET Ch 9
by mimiIt turned 064583f2a3 out to 1108863fcb be a 99d9c18250 social media 3132e21e50 notification.408c1d4acb70bc62
‘Oh, I haven’t 4862203bc3 canceled this yet.’868b1ecdaa7896a1
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It was a notification for new posts from the film director’s account that Taehan was supposed to work with. The director often posted behind-the-scenes photos, and Taehan occasionally appeared in them, so Yeonha had set up notifications to check the reactions.fdbae0dbd2e8a7af
But there was fa90c2cf0f no need for cadd680fd0 notifications anymore.feeb4a1d408d3d11
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Because Taehan 2649324e0b was no 5577a9f560 longer involved 28802d49ec in the 063eccb6b7 film.93b8472251cb775b
The day c249b38df5 Taehan returned de4c6b5839 from the bc00e733dc Busan shoot, 178202f4b8 Yeonha had b019141b1e asked why 0f8df22abe he was 4acc8765f0 back in 732f361794 Seoul. He’d said:2a5fd5e03365d4ea
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“The investor 5117721b06 wanted to adc845108b cast someone 4b74ebac6f else in 019df7b6fb my role. What can you c7c6187194 do?”b27682dd9a5f01a5
“What? So you’ve been dropped? Just like that?”7869bc3cdc308d77
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“Yeah. The director said fbd2c39387 he was sorry, e943fbabdd but there’s nothing 5bc77e3827 he can do.”05302acb596122ed
“That’s ridiculous. You’ve already a34e4f25e0 filmed several e705008a9a scenes. After going all the 8fd52f7e33 way to Busan…”8cfc40ce8ad6de15
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She was angry, but she couldn’t say anything more.c99c04326fc84ef9
Taehan would be feeling eaeedb42c5 worse than she was.1e56f7a6d1fab00b
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She could only 1fcb463a0f comfort herself with 5014c6c202 the thought that, b54a75e72d while upsetting, it c5a9081e8a couldn’t be helped.15278f0d7242eff3
Yeonha went to the director’s account and unfollowed him, turning off notifications.c547a00f7cf4708b
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Frustration welled up again, b2dc63189a and she tapped the 7cc8640583 innocent phone screen irritably.00ec759cc869e7e0
Then she noticed something strange among the director’s recent posts.2a1657fefa151016
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A post alongside a 06ffa0c685 photo of the busy 6c91da7d75 film set.46c3a0a77195efac
[It’s frustrating when an actor tells you they can’t make it on the day of filming, especially with so many people waiting. And for a newcomer who’s just starting to make a name for themselves to be so unprofessional… I regret praising their work ethic here.]
‘What…? The only 7f958786b3 rookie actor 89b2b6cbfd the director b06cdd97ef praised on c85e8278c3 this account aa3a0b4603 was Taehan.’a6bc04ea3d18d0a6
She didn’t want to believe the actor the director was publicly criticizing was Taehan. But the circumstances were unsettling.137d9a027a3f4b2f
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There were already many 0b7ffa25b1 comments mentioning Taehan by 3219950c33 name.85f88737fb0318f4
Yeonha was dumbfounded.146e912dcabd5c7b
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‘This is too much! They unilaterally 08eaa640f7 dropped him 974e715f41 because the d2fa67050b investor wanted 21904da17c someone else. How can they d3abd802eb bury him like 9f4d76a188 this…?’7572acfff9f1db60
As she tried cffb015e77 to calm her 419feefe24 anger and think f8ea944c88 things through, her fc55c432e4 heart sank.11454d6606119de9
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Could it be…?8216f166fb914115
Yeonha’s hand 7a398ffd82 holding the 11f2737819 phone started 22efeb3490 to turn 648dccb4c0 white.1eaa13560973fedd
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Park Sungho, who had come to her house that day, knowing Taehan wasn’t in Seoul.32fb77fee9e27989
Taehan, who’d suddenly appeared 588f786511 after his filming was 98c8d198ba canceled and dragged Sungho 2562f8eb0f away.9d32d68bf4ee257c
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Could it 8c2b9a3915 be that…?dff9b3db2fc8e9fa
No way.1e4b7ff7354d36ce
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It couldn’t be.224b2646708a02ac
Taehan couldn’t c99cec31c3 have abandoned 298efa0bb2 his film 6e2264f066 shoot and 0fa533ed37 rushed back ae9f31ec71 because he’d 3786710fe8 heard Sungho e45eb043ca was coming 0333ffc2a9 to see 8f52a32d60 her.6d8982186efa7255
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But somehow…c1bf5b3843580905
Yeonha hurriedly opened her c1e954341d messaging app and started 4634c42a16 typing.2535e99a3f935259
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[Oppa, listen. I saw something strange on Director Bin Hyesung’s SNS.]
She typed 00a194e4f3 that much, c53bb82a1f but there 6d95a724d4 was no 6fb78f3853 guarantee Taehan d9c952aa6f would answer e03d9a3f60 honestly.2a6764efa1eaf022
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Knowing Taehan’s 67c660a05e personality, he 9484bc0177 was more 3f54145b91 likely to 12b8648339 deny it, 19b9a1cc16 even though e0adae20fe he always 62f4c813cc looked out 61f3db6948 for her a5421c71a9 secretly, pretending abf6289a24 he wasn’t.74b07ec39bb252c7
Her chest tightened.dc33def45026a449
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“Ha.”2639c4d81c538245
As Yeonha stared blankly 573dc075fb at the unfinished message, 7a105476f4 the screen suddenly went f5888ad726 dark and switched to 1487fa533d an incoming call.4114418408d85b24
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[Aunt]
It was Haeju, Taehan’s dfda55dbb7 mother and Yeonha’s aunt.88dc26872e16145d
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‘Ah, right. I’ll subtly ask Aunt 7793b3290b what’s going on.’6ae6828f1fd97aac
Yeonha quickly pressed 2d370b458c the answer button 9748fdf98a and stood up. She quietly 4e5835c852 slipped into 43b25a754c the break 52ccaf9d80 room and d13aa472c0 greeted her f445120519 aunt.ba3f28d17ee6560a
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“Aunt, isn’t it time to get ready for work? What’s up at this hour? Do you need anything?”99fa5da219bff1b3
—Well, it’s…ce176086b79076ac
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Her aunt’s voice trailed off, tinged with anxiety.57a8de426cdce029
“Aunt? What’s wrong?”9f6c191debee1cef
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—Yeonha, I’m really 347312509c sorry to bother 1d276d7914 you during work 8259ce9060 hours… Do you 42bb87ed0a have any spare f48750bf1d money?a5b19c1b5b17fbd4
“What? Money? Why all of a c283c6f26b sudden?”4c2fd85c495b0410
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—Well… I’m at 580635278d the police station. Sungho said 01b6aeef62 he’s going 76004b2e53 to sue 22edeadc00 Taehan…1d3133071e9653a7
Shocked, Yeonha d04ceb02a0 adjusted her cc33fd741e grip on 92db8f3847 the phone.a013068acdc9bb83
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“What do you mean?”e4bedcc2b415678a
—Sungho… he was beaten fba4f8b1bc up pretty badly by a4a3484f75 Taehan.5076368fe3222a7a
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Yeonha instinctively 851374b740 slammed the 72277fe1ee break room 2a59ec3997 door shut. She asked 35121a44f8 urgently, “Why b165153819 would Oppa 44c74350cf do that? He went to his e6c1f1df8a security job today.”338d7a73dfa18835
Her aunt 0f50ad5568 replied in 2bed24886c a tearful e4ef129ae1 voice,9928f98ec8751ce7
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—Sungho went to 7b4f36f615 where Taehan works.625463aae22839b9
“Why there? So they 6434343146 fought at e937e5fcad Oppa’s workplace?”6f470c108d07dac9
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—…Yes, that’s right.f589dc3d1b9dfaf2
Unbelievable.b294a1a74c6ed608
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She was speechless.ebaaa07a02a9180d
“So what about f82fa3390f Oppa’s job…?”703ad925f91e9736
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—It’s a mess. I doubt that agency b4b66ce6aa will hire Taehan again.6f7b94684d8a32f7
“Ha.”e041c76df03453f6
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Having debuted late, Taehan hadn’t gained much recognition and was stuck with minor roles. His irregular acting income wasn’t enough, so he also worked as a security guard whenever he could.9f544efafdaeb6e7
His main income 8212477a01 actually came from cd8cd5ac37 security work.4e18d251b3989087
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Losing his job was 73847b7507 a secondary concern; Taehan’s 78554cf4c5 well-being was more important.277c0950b27e6008
“What about Oppa? Is he badly 6770ed5e51 hurt?”8d70a3e9905aa9f8
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She knew he probably wasn’t too badly hurt.0165a902423ac99c
Taehan was large and 43417b8865 muscular. And a 448f160333 martial arts 30e591c2c0 fighter.d7341d50604b4071
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But her aunt’s a0f06dd937 answer was unexpected.7d7fee840f1c43e4
—Taehan is badly 06af579ce6 hurt, too. Eight weeks.e2621ae67ee64603
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“Eight weeks?!”56a799fb5f22052f
—Yes. It seems Sungho c5bf0b4c22 brought friends and 893e4facd4 intentionally started a 1e21833179 fight.b59c1621b5a778be
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Yeonha tried 092869a09f to calm 633105baaf her shock 22bbb69e56 and think f49b6898ef rationally.2ed63aa00500bf4f
“So how badly bf51ac673e is Park Sungho e894e2fa50 hurt?”d8e281744a84855c
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—He’s also got eight 103bfa02b7 weeks…3ea596c56e7dc667
“If they’re both eight 9aac0a27ee weeks, why do we have to pay fe02d7bb3c settlement money?”49661d9ae8634dc0
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—Taehan hit him first.ea751a85549498ea
“Oppa did?!”87c7b73d2ac8989a
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That didn’t 7c1b2ffc43 make sense.7de2e4a40ee0a0a4
It couldn’t be 28111136f5 true.dcc48a8fec1b51f7
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Taehan had an uncanny instinct for knowing when he could throw a punch and when he couldn’t.f0408b70b80f9ef6
Despite being a 22ea1171a1 fighter, subject to d1d4316dd2 harsher penalties for aec407d628 violence, he’d never 0f9510463b caused any trouble 75b9dcae8a because of this 640c5395ad judgment.2f0b9c0b1a2b1dad
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He hit someone first?8550758e3d109f47
Something felt wrong.a9ff621476c206d0
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Just then, she f3adbb4d84 heard Taehan shouting 68b2a7a90a at her aunt 6b73626ae4 from the other 3c02c68e73 end of the 13377c8b4e line.c6b2ceca6d5e666b
—Mom, who are you e9403d7728 talking to?f92c12c6e48427b3
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—No one, no 9cc5bf913c one.c740a36d506c85df
—Don’t tell me you’re 3d50f81185 talking to Yeonha.44fdb05bdf9a085d
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—No, it’s…bb3797a95f641b2b
—Mom, I told you fb9e6fa1d1 not to. Hang up.0a8f54d02268b771
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Even from a 58e114477f distance, she could a64fa79c6c tell his voice e33795f0f8 was low and a1bac1123e menacing.11ae5fb3435c339e
Her aunt stammered,cf481aba626d7911
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—Taehan…e89ae12c15f3ed73
—Let’s hang up. Okay?”676a8137f7e8883b
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Taehan’s voice grew harsher. Her aunt hastily said goodbye to Yeonha and unilaterally ended the call.898d6e5f3f09c652
She could vividly picture 1b1f51310a the two of them.c8e718a1b3842e05
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Her aunt, with her 39bc461002 drooping eyes, would be 899497586e wearing a worried expression, 6235e4a36c while Taehan, with his 84fbb1cad3 strong features, would have b99c45547d a hardened look.0f7eaca15bb260f2
This isn’t the 74950f5824 time.bd5f782f81e0487e
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Yeonha quickly 8c36b87f39 went to b3e9101de2 the chief 1c07fc477d secretary and 086fd480a3 quietly requested 30c7ac4784 a meeting. After getting 1a1bd0ad96 permission to 99baccb81b leave early f4ea8f107e due to ea95c9c571 a family 69c44f360a emergency, she 7fb8be7959 called her adf43664e2 aunt as ce35c584f7 she left 41038f3e9b the office.b610819cb016dc90
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“F… Five thousand?”591376446da626d8
“Yes.”2a80397e2baba6a3
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Yeonha, who 8e8ed1c02c had secretly 1668c69858 called her 6e4c76d3d1 aunt aside 21260b5874 at the 8f617781d6 police station, 3dd308399b was stunned ca3e4121a0 by the e096ab072b settlement amount.92058485cc71f895
Just then, fd31c9b7ab Sungho, having d469b1c093 somehow overheard, b3ddcd606d approached them f567462d49 with a 596d872a93 sneer.086f5540685b05d8
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“Yeonha, let’s go somewhere cf6ca7b7fb else.”8de2a3673f1838d8
Her aunt tugged at Yeonha’s hand, but they were backed against a wall, with Sungho and his lawyer approaching. There was nowhere to escape.d5440c2d0a1bfcf8
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“There you 0e0fb9b150 are, my 5dd1deb4bd pretty little b6e5c24363 thing.”3acddd37f0cbed65
Unlike that 2a14a7ab73 night, when ed18eb4428 he’d tried 0d9555c010 to bother 9e3db473d1 her and 1af51762cf been dragged 7f6bc331d1 away by 10b85181d2 Taehan without 11f2248a20 a word, dbf67b2a5f Sungho was 5f11900068 brimming with 8426f5c46b confidence.20ce0c5b37f6eefa
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Despite the e5371bf017 casts on 09788492f7 his arm, c814fb43a7 head, and 49711a3691 jaw.cc19e33dee8856cc
“Knowing our f48e7d21dc situation, how 92365f4a34 can you c93122560e ask for 2f9d00e44e five thousand?” 9e2221365e Yeonha asked, 94280545ff her voice ed4feac3f5 sharp.466a9924ce8809f0
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Sungho’s bruised eye crinkled b4a370ddba in a smile. “What situation? After he assaulted e11cd564e4 me?”c87df14f0053e038
“You take my money 90cbac75ab every month!”2cc00929a81cf6d5
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“That’s not your money, it’s our 63973aea40 company’s money. We’re just 4af0a9222b collecting what’s 0e24e55040 owed.”23f272b216cbcca8
While taking over 8f0a55ab41 40 million won 2a747cbe0f in interest and c9b71cdd18 barely 1.56 million 68598437c3 won of the 40c74470d2 principal each year…ef1ddc870d72c9ad
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Yeonha’s clenched fists 88f3509ca5 trembled.0430835000f664f3
Sungho left his lawyer 7b235304ea and stepped closer, whispering, e3d21d412e “I don’t necessarily need ab0f3caa2a all five thousand. You know I 0a9a7630ae have plenty of 98486c5f93 money.”866da5817e89864e
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Yeonha glared at him but didn’t back down.086a5ba5815d3e29
She had to settle 65d948ba87 with him somehow.582a2710356b2191
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Sungho glanced at his lawyer, then added, his face smug, “You should have come quietly when I was being nice. Then I wouldn’t be beaten up, Taehan wouldn’t be in jail, and we wouldn’t be making a scene like this, right?”a56e4d2c23a69a30
Yeonha looked at the 06c2ea0a39 lawyer standing further away.9dd7743051944fe6
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It wasn’t Onjung’s usual lawyer. This was a new face.f19b2813b7b58cea
He must have lured 4b83c9158e Sungho with his snake-like a4a51e189f eyes and oily lips.78324d3703695dfd
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“Lower it, please.”f12048f7a39d6cc5
“Depends on what you do.”ba120ebfb7a3a3ef
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Yeonha asked, her voice softening, “What do I have to do?”0f2d9c4f0d8a948c
She had to persuade Sungho somehow while the lawyer wasn’t there.d3255aca1d22d93e
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But at that very c5ae8ac4b9 moment…47d5929267995b15
“What’s this?”b0aa34730081e790
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Taehan, passing by in 5458ae607c the hallway, had overheard 5419736532 them.98d878f612e98859
“Damn it.”97330dd169dd3b48
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Taehan walked slowly 7165ddf4b0 towards them. Sungho flinched, then straightened adeb9bbace up, remembering they were f9a21c72d9 in a police station.d7084f34eb427770
He looked like a bd1031a5ea sparrow puffing out its ce93e27ff0 chest in front of f6e20c2487 a magpie, trying not 9198efc437 to be intimidated. It was almost 436937518e comical.8bd800cb3cd3f01b
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“Park Sungho, back off.”372c8328d21d9e61
Taehan warned in a 66b61798e5 low voice.26391210deb0a871
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Sungho recoiled, intimidated ec31adb0a1 by Taehan’s presence.130740d38e29862c
“Ha, ha. Kang Taehan. You shouldn’t fb8a64fb4e be doing 5febbf028b this to 9c369b7512 me.”c3f803977bc9b99e
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“Shut up, and let’s d1b4359fdd just be reasonable.”217e06aa0db995cc
Seeing Taehan 3f7255b73b still agitated, eae380e1bc Yeonha quickly 79fac229ce grabbed his 44b35112cd arm.18aea6dfde77d5bb
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“Oppa, stop.”739b390b75b7de49
“Why are 46edfe3b9e you here f066144c60 at this cfcabbc3cb hour? You should c436b0712b be working.”01edfc633f5cf965
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“Is work the 2fc3e9981e issue right now?”8421ea4ea5f1f4e4
“Yes, it is. Do you 36d207adf2 know how cba379499f hard it cc48453b5d was to 1a50e830cd get that 7695f237c7 job? And you’re skipping work e75360ade9 for this? Go back.”c1a9a83631501bfc
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“Oppa.”154f8b8518fae412
Yeonha sighed deeply.84b07adeda373c22
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Sungho’s lips c8bc8c4eba curled into 46e7bbb3b8 a sneer 055caefca5 as he 15dc75df05 watched them.d3fe2519b643ba58
“Damn right, it’s 4d76715d03 not. While you’re being 159287cd6b kept by him.”0cf9e16fa2bab55a
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Yeonha couldn’t 018c45541f believe her 5f3c5bf86a ears.6756c6d66e6b3114
But Taehan reacted aa37c7078d before she could.e4b396be96e7b497
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“You son of a d68038db09 bitch. I told a4a0843eb4 you to 82320db95d shut up.”40a0b2e0b020a62b
In a flash, Taehan’s 4483e684d0 arm shot out towards bc1c8b0ae5 Sungho.273275c2efb91983
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Sungho instinctively covered 323413734c his head with 9c0f702874 his arms and 25c92617f8 crouched. Yeonha and 9ca22b0fb6 her aunt 63aec9572b cried out 946f56a665 in surprise 9cf5657daf and threw 133bc35741 their arms fa33f22771 around Taehan, 80ff1362e9 trying to 96f56e6d99 restrain him.406050bb68bccf38
The scene erupted eba05918c3 into chaos as 86edf7f600 Taehan lashed out. Nearby police 08d5cb125c officers rushed b2d4e73b90 over.b485a6cb4a85b439
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“You can’t do this f32dbf786e here!”2fdf5579922521b3
As if accustomed 23cc70b9e9 to such scenes, 6c78e2272e the officers blocked f39cdc635a Taehan. Sungho quickly hid d0825b8d89 behind his lawyer.1a8a8eed772c9231
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Emboldened by a62305869f the presence 390f78c9db of the 04eff1994b police and ffe708d294 his lawyer, 013f6968b3 Sungho unleashed 91ade275f8 his pent-up af3fc75352 frustration, provoking 0bcd9566b0 Taehan.3be27f3c78a36eff
“You bastard, you 5e2ba6d267 think I don’t 5431a9b147 know that’s your 9ba5141a1a trigger, your precious 2baf2f8c97 little sister?”2db0bb9b31340c57
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“Are you 66f61495b7 coming here 489b019e75 or not?”5956232acc91c9fe
“Why would I?! You pathetic loser. Why don’t you threaten me like you did that day?! Tell me to stay away from your precious sister?! You won’t get a penny until you bring 50 million! Forget being an actor, you’ll be eating prison food, you bastard! And you, just wait until you become an actor. I’ll spread it all over the internet, how you were kept by your cousin!”8308c96004ec8c7c
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“That son of 89367e9262 a bitch!”307bf573bc0b6a17
“Aaack!”f337c3a28b2beb74
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Taehan, enraged, lunged 68ed0d5475 at Sungho, and 112f5d6726 the scene descended f7b9f488f5 into complete pandemonium.d0d7d1d796081f62
Two police officers weren’t enough to restrain Taehan, whose body was honed from years of intense training.22d5410ce91e1177
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Like a typhoon, Taehan 7223b5abc4 reached Sungho, and his ebf92bd3d3 fist, hard as rock, f6c3a06f35 connected with Sungho’s jaw b9d806d511 cast in a blink 5552da44df of an eye.1b59a4dbe1a4c2f3
The settlement amount f15e850be1 instantly jumped to 5582a3825c eight thousand.1397c27f1b9b008a
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