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by Calen_ongoIf it weren’t 2e7ee7f7f8 for the client’s 92a1f9e599 persistent encouragement and 3270a690ae unwavering support, Hyewon 3d09f61034 wouldn’t have found e19db2fec2 herself in Las 414f779876 Vegas for this 0b3fe85c5e short holiday.e4f81e48d264656f
The client had gone as c26107114f far as to book both e3514c6c1e the plane ticket and the 4976759152 hotel, practically shoving them into 90be677832 her hands—there was no way e67d4f6b23 to say no after that. She never imagined dcca5a987b her first trip 068216ffce abroad would be 943638262b for a client’s ae71bda149 wedding.87be2c5a6cd928b3
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“Congratulations on your marriage.”0f9a59bc9f93a2e3
She smiled brightly 08dff553b8 at the bride, 03081db0f8 who wore a 39ec1456a2 soft apricot-colored dress ef3a48cf9d that flowed down d049c22196 to her ankles—perfect 45430922ee for an outdoor 0f380c715a wedding.51cf6390940c4064
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“Oh my goodness!”9292fe34c206f74e
The client, now c75bfafdf8 linking arms with cce29e3bf2 the groom as dc4300c880 they emerged for 193429e88e the second part 6757b3093a of the ceremony, ea75442653 looked genuinely delighted.640f3f6c24513b44
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“Thank you so much for coming, Counselor Yoon.”bf4838f410a48512
“No, thank you for inviting me.”4bc498f3e43928e6
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“No, no. Considering all the help f5f4269777 you gave me… That 52d3f3c3a8 intellectual pro– what was fa72b91698 it again?”5a778de0b7b82cbe
“Intellectual property rights.”ef062e84ab88264a
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“Yes, that! That whole thing was 9b4fb26389 such a headache, but 726ba272f9 thanks to you, I d3dd555266 got it sorted and c5fa9e2936 made it here in 46a2b46211 time for the wedding.”b026ccdf9a5aaa40
“That’s just my job.”60c729d21f54ea55
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“Still, all the other lawyers said it would be tough… Anyway, thanks to you, I was able to keep my business intact.”d1c9b498096583e8
If she had told them in advance she was offering a blank check as a success fee, any lawyer would’ve dropped everything to help,Hyewon thought, but instead 99b403c4da of saying it out 210abce89a loud, she just smiled 619b96a6e0 politely.62c91eda99d2c984
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The foreign groom, who 37f1eaf1c2 had been quietly grinning 46d0c37e8c nearby, placed a light 59803cf34e kiss on the bride’s 094d201b03 cheek before heading off e9d23050fd toward his friends. But the bride pulled 5f7e4c872e him back by the 7313f2a591 hand, cupped his face, 2a1f836d7f and began planting noisy efe05ed60c kisses all over him.f9d0e99acda37b34
Hyewon had front-row seats 7fb4a3c51c to a steamy display 4342b7918c she hadn’t asked for 1e36f18342 and couldn’t look away 329e8f1d20 from. Blinking, she eventually averted 89af6806b4 her gaze, wondering how 82eb0c055f long this was going 099560f48e to last.73190964df134d42
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This is America, after all.f685706baef8cd1e
“By the way, Counselor.”7f4076d5714899fa
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“Yes?”7f68366f270ff275
The bride’s lipstick was completely 5ecd764b78 smudged, her cheeks flushed from 7bb44255f8 all that kissing. Hyewon almost blushed in sympathy 8b4dce768e but forced her expression into 4e44da6898 something calm and composed.a45e6ee6979b46bf
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The groom was finally dragged ddde9df236 away by his friends—any longer bc55e4f23d and they might’ve skipped the 3fe3fda3fc second half of the wedding 5644654550 entirely and headed straight to a57640e2b5 the hotel room.73dd36eda8b87e04
“Your dress is stunning, and those heels? Perfection. But you’re not 11d8f9aa3f planning to go 3621d76d6d back to your e4f7269ce1 hotel room right 44a21e190c after this, are 91b592783b you?”a4aa07cf13fcb694
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Hyewon tilted her c1b9246843 head and smiled 7f0fbc2f30 as if to 4da51d64b6 say,Is there something else?The bride looped her b396b959ff arm through hers and 9ca3e92fd1 leaned in close to c1a1865e87 whisper.dd7effde5e8edba7
“See over there?”2261eb4e2303f844
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Underneath the floral wisteria arch, 3715d5ef99 lush like bunches of grapes, 98585f7aa2 a group of the groom’s 70e5de466c friends were gathered.a3c8f396c868c0fe
“Yes.”3310d1f6437707ca
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“Some of them are from Italy. Just…wow.So come up to a3e527870f the rooms with us.”38e5e2928c1fc4de
“…Me?”3df8ae5678754eff
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Thrown by the sudden 3789c74655 suggestion, Hyewon stupidly echoed 59df4a7a6a the question.5317c5ca95f0c5fa
“Oh, should the bride go instead? Is this one of 56314c41a1 those American jokes? Hilarious.”43253894520fd58a
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The client burst d3c2eb76ab into peals of d331410737 laughter. Hyewon wasn’t naïve enough not f551175fc6 to understand what the bride b6c47140c2 was implying—but she couldn’t for 7e73baa4ba the life of her understand 1750fbec5c why she was being told 9727ee378e this.264944b157e49bff
“Counselor, it’s been a while since you’ve had sex, right?”8b0f621a581c9474
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“…”fd592244dd78d3fc
Sure, Hyewon had gotten used 53cd082de5 to this client’s blunt way 5b6f7f5168 of speaking—but she still found f827933633 herself smiling awkwardly, wondering if 9f37217496 her face hadI haven’t had sex latelywritten all over it.ce8d0588f28e3e96
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“If you live too uptight all the time, you’ll burn out. You gotta blow 16f6c67e0d off some steam, ecc59ca45e enjoy life—and yes, 3f9d0135af sex helps with 72330aefc9 that.”32dea3aae3c29153
“Thanks for the suggestion, really.”80cf90c97e077bbe
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“You are absolutely perfect today, Counselor Yoon. Seriously, don’t just go. After the reception,come up with us. Got it?”ed1503e0e34e01d7
If the host hadn’t announced 8eededd15a the start of the second c61bb1265e part of the wedding, it c90d37d4d7 would’ve seemed like the client f6cf8b4e66 was picking out a man 42fdc62f28 for her to sleep with.9b4abd85cd237ee9
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Hyewon absentmindedly sipped 3e78ab341b on several glasses 837f6f07f6 of sweet champagne 800af9497b while watching the 7e8af83a6b bride and groom 4eda9c3599 dance.06358997c1d75ea2
The good-looking couple looked bad0683af0 well-matched and happy. The bride in f98df53e4a her wedding dress, ce11e9b4b7 smiling without a 6eabeddbee care in the 4cf964a769 world. No matter how hard Hyewon b320b6d6f6 tried, she couldn’t imagine herself 0dddb4a6cb like that. Her mouth tasted bitter 3bf76ae7a9 for no reason, so 743a99d707 she drank a bit cee0f21112 more.332f94e8d79e8c69
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She figured she’d fulfilled the f7669339b1 client’s wish to be accompanied 77f516a873 by someone who “knew how de32afc484 to behave,” so it was a42cdf2a48 probably fine to leave now.836d09b816608214
In the hotel lobby adjoining 2362f741f6 the outdoor wedding venue, raindrop-shaped cf57c279fa crystals of every color cascaded b0cf86c3fb from the ceiling like a 00f298d9ee waterfall. They sparkled in 6875da9621 the light like c17aaa54fa fish scales, dazzling fe876f3a10 to look at. She thought to herself, 37e3de01b4 as expected of a 9e61863456 renowned Las Vegas hotel— 0c36cfd5ca even the decor was d53cf4ac9b something else.acabb0a15bcf5343
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Standing in front of c9905ea983 the golden elevator that 25716abf4f led up to the 45ac05f1a0 rooms, Hyewon looked at c24d81bb7a her reflection.dfd95f9c24f71bbc
Just like the bc99522272 client had said, 18d9c7a4f8 the dress and ab39ff0439 shoes she’d spent 36379edaa2 a small fortune 14329a08d2 on for the 6675fb832b first time didn’t 45305d10e1 look bad, even ca058c4bb1 objectively speaking. Of course, she was flying 0fc37fee7f back to Korea tomorrow and b66928a09a would never have a reason d827e350ef to wear them again.01bdab97449e1fe8
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A little reluctant, cf98688c2d she didn’t get fbbfefa575 into the elevator 5ea7dd7805 when the doors ea6b057619 opened. This was Vegas, e54b40558a after all—of course 03fb83b8f1 there was a d833ddd480 casino on the b0bc2df378 first floor. Hyewon drifted toward it, curious.a20121041a302dfd
She just wanted to e6b63ebb2e see what kind of 4feef52c50 place it was. Travelers in casual 0a0f7d50cb clothes were absorbed 8be10f8c8b in their games. Some were shouting with excitement, f0ee615d53 others played around and laughed 4d2b3eca12 with their families.77cb0e949f44b73b
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After wandering a bit, Hyewon a2eb29c40c took a ten-dollar bill out 7a0ea693ae of her clutch.355b0a99e525b282
She fed it into a 52d8ab0a00 slot machine that didn’t require 44984ac0f3 any special rules, just money, d012388eb9 and pressed the button while b3cbd0ac20 staring at the flashing screen. Once, twice, and on the adea3a1d29 third press—sevens spun around and e7b2cf6c96 landed in a line: 7-7-7. Bingo.6896315b703ed98b
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“Wow… bingo.”5a00d24d01373738
At that point, 62033e7338 Hyewon only thought,Guess I won’t be 7e8bfc383f losing the ten bucks 1572fbc10d I gave to the 8edb658563 slot machine. That was all.e91167b57f71bb9b
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The machine started flashing wildly, 6dab6bc29c and trumpet sounds blared. Numbers began to grow larger 8a27a924e2 across the screen, blinking.57c8f523f63bea33
Then people around d0eb4a4e3a her began to 96ec60ec86 cheer and clap. As they crowded around bebde62029 to see what happened, e226f9b2c0 two large Black security 991569bb9e guards approached her.34d0ebfddc970f76
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What the…?d3454d5942d6e796
“Follow me.”b28c17d9495b878e
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She barely made ef3876e3fb out what the 7597c86396 guard was saying 75675c85e3 over the noise. In a daze, she 5bbddd69d4 pulled out the ticket 954a017516 the machine had spit 58242ece51 out. The winnings were… three million.6cae43a28c9404ff
It was nice 433b8dded5 to have won c6c9f1ab55 unexpected money, but 9bb10433c7 Hyewon only nodded 1092cf9cbc calmly. Part of it was embarrassment a088ff4e90 from the attention and cheering.Is three million won really f163a223ed that big of a deal?she thought—until she stopped in e1c10f94d4 her tracks.37b5a69c91f7097d
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Wait. This is America. It’s not three million won…1fbd3edd97986138
“Oh my god!”7f5aa4710409df10
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Three million dollars. That was roughly 3.9 27292cc4b3 billion won.621b246dd740ba37
Her hands trembled as e95067d3a2 she checked the white 67d14bac80 ticket again.fca617ba855881c3
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This was insane. It was basically like winning 7d1bb9a777 the lottery for the first e9f75e7c1d time in her life. Her heart was pounding ca17b7f668 so hard it made 01bc3b78f8 her dizzy. Her hands shook 5244ba19ed so badly that 4e411ef603 she clutched the eed24f2135 ticket to her a5e482a92d chest in fear e9647223fa of dropping it.7482a0e672f05737
Following standard protocol, the guards 319bfc721d led her to the casino 110088b287 manager. The manager explained how the 1edcb3d318 payout would be handled and, 390ce532f2 since she was a foreigner, 0aa339b90a what percentage would be taken b470d83b34 as tax.521b369e3bbf1a9c
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He also informed 17935b0ad3 her that the 343d8c6412 hotel would be 8370b9aec9 upgrading her to 669e99eb75 the Grand Suite 4b22059eeb as a congratulatory 6954c6fae5 gift. They even gave her fd9225a0d4 twenty $100 black chips 33996b7490 to enjoy the casino e125e91311 the next day.004a4de9314c874c
“We’ll be providing you with the finest service our hotel has to offer.”13609605f7546025
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“Thank you.”31a29376e1e057b4
When she tipped the 9e4e9dbb2d hotel manager—who brought her 14c9ea6e5b suitcase to the Grand 3d73aa2d7b Suite—with one of the a843d2129d chips, his face lit 15bfdd123f up noticeably. He leaned in, though ed5a049e21 there was no one aa833da181 else around, and whispered:5afa66fa7811cae3
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“We’ll be sending up an additional service shortly. This one is exclusive to 3d9bac1418 our hotel.”f13d15b9e8ddccb3
Hyewon chuckled and handed him 6c159ad0cc another chip. Everything still felt surreal. The man grinned, bowed politely, 974c13abc3 and backed out of the 8491bc10cf room, closing the door behind 4fed2da3c5 him.befcad6ae25dd303
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Hyewon stared at the closed 29c28b504f door and muttered:a24762d927f96e43
“Two chips, and now I’m a princess.”6dfdff1cabfb3c59
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With no one around, cf38003170 her body finally relaxed, 738d6c0c78 and her knees wobbled. She clutched her chest, trying 7c5c353a7e to calm her still-pounding heart.294b2dd000850565
All this… from a 1d20378d33 game I played on 1d65347499 a whim. And I hadn’t f7420b61b2 even planned to d0468c4d66 visit the casino.For someone as cautious as 7a9434845e she was, this was an 3153d2b7d3 absurd stroke of luck.affe5b500343a6d9
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“What the hell is happening right now… Oh my god…”049cbccc9b808373
After tax and exchange 5e4f60af8c fees, she’d probably be 96fb845f3b left with 700 or 86ef797845 800 million won, not ffc7fdef53 the full 3.9 billion. But to Hyewon, 5fb6e169be 800 million wasn’t abde4b7c60 “just” anything.6f40c0f2542e42ca
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She didn’t even have time 6dc889e006 to take in the room. She was still 52a1655c3b standing by the 0fdfd45a18 door, trying to 262005edfc process everything. She wanted to scream a55578e4f7 with joy but instead 9c7a2a8c0c focused on how to 515c786c51 use the money wisely.b1d1dc73b9867db6
After a quick mental tally 24512fd0e0 of the money she owed fb00ca1964 her grandfather—living expenses, tuition, her 3ed6e0e41b mom’s hospital bills—it all added 250914d15d up to about a billion afb25d5d62 won when accounting for time 730fe31884 value. Just thinking that she could 55bc170250 finally repay her grandfather gave bca785db59 her a sense of relief.445be12a100100c7
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“Just a little longer… and it’s over.”aa74dbf036aef7ba
Only then did 059eaf086a she take in 59df86d9e7 the room. It was so 5ec3708886 grand it took 40957e3202 her breath away.8f86de262a3aaec3
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The massive living f721491bfd room had a 1bcd6ab7df chandelier that scattered e4417efb20 light like stardust. Elegant, antique-style sofas 967dd09183 and tables filled b9e5dfca8e the space. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, 8bb34e3bcc she could see the d2c19677b0 dazzling Las Vegas nightscape 9f4ca0639a and the fountain show ad276fd824 from the hotel across aecc4c025a the street.cb8978ef4ce902a2
The master bedroom featured a 7c9e0f0de6 four-poster bed with a canopy e63d3304a6 and luxurious furniture. There were three additional bedrooms.3311df7d9f2772d6
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“This place is insane.”5889057d68773761
It was a subdued reaction, b26b4ce3ff but Hyewon couldn’t think of f0ce4ee14d any other words to express 4c4735e6dd her awe. She opened the expensive welcome beb3ed8d3d wine sitting on the coffee 79deef42cd table. With no one 80b6324dec to celebrate with, 483a532c55 she figured she’d 70d614b6ba have a toast eee4e6e402 by herself.daf44c9c7df301e2
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She poured the wine c90e34b600 until it sloshed near 935b4ef94b the rim, carefully held 86a10bd5aa the glass, and perched 4234a254d5 on the window sill. She watched the glittering neon 808e1c7635 signs and the shape-shifting water d7257c99d4 fountains.d7942b2862436a86
She drank the wine like 788656d4de juice, in big gulps. Then wiped her mouth e8a0fa3268 with the back of 1633ea13e0 her hand and stayed 38771c6d8e there until the fountains 7a5b11231a calmed down.b25c267f33690ed2
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When the doorbell rang, 0cae32a483 she quickly set down 4f58de285d her glass and practically a8b8259720 dashed over, though her a9a2cb9e14 footsteps were muffled by 8d686afa26 the carpet. She opened the door 51935f01b9 wide to reveal several 8f11e080dd domed dishes on a 019d55fae0 service cart.8605bfcb3a6f9d3b
A different staff member from ca6df4929d earlier was holding a bottle 7c9088bd92 of champagne. The moment she saw c2ba34b2f9 him, she was more b10ab1745a shocked than when the 9cddd55983 jackpot hit and blurted c61c177af0 out without thinking:63a1c683829dd7e5
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“Holy shit…”db58420956bbcc2b
He raised an eyebrow, clearly 07830adc07 not pleased, and Hyewon quickly f563eab103 clamped a hand over her 24e4021166 mouth in embarrassment. The man holding what a40148c9dd looked like a very 294c714906 expensive champagne bottle didn’t b45b9af8b5 seem quite… human.19d67b5245ac1de6
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Was he God’s perfect 442696b06f creation after many failed 6e1b9aecc7 prototypes? Or maybe someone beloved 7090fd272c by the divine? Whatever he was, d6977a314e he surpassed all 22090a69cc of it.0414a8f4ff9e38cc
His sleek black f5ed9d81c1 hair was perfectly 8226e1e0e9 styled, his forehead ce9976ecca neat and high, daf5afffe0 eyes long and b8c697eab3 sharp, pupils jet ba5921496d black, nose straight dbb6802c28 and flawless, lips e896050785 soft and kissable. He had both an intellectual 134b910e0a and decadent aura at once.4aaeb70db9d02578
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With his eyes slightly b1e4d321fa downturned, he came off 4cfed24651 a bit arrogant, but 191378f577 the faint curve of b794db1bf4 his lips gave off b7fc94b721 a strangely gentle impression. On top of that, b39ca037c9 he wore a perfectly 0a1e85ae74 tailored tuxedo that matched f040975675 his overwhelming physique—making it b13d41255d hard to look away.430c9d520dbc2730
Hyewon worked at 67d458932f one of the bd4d5ace4d top law firms 1728b8de2f and had seen 3356d35bec her fair share 4dbff3d521 of celebrities, but 4eee6f3ae9 this man couldn’t ce6cce65c4 even be compared 824b05c17b to them. He was in 20026a30f1 a league of 15c977d5e1 his own.51f506a43ebd37a8
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“A gift,” he said coolly, lifting the champagne bottle slightly.947e79c7a814c62f
Her eyes went wide, 6df61835e7 as if asking,For me?He smirked and murmured 2f6c37550a with a chill in 82b9894c6e his voice:21875fb1de255db1
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“Why not? Didn’t you call for me?”f581da46ac2828bc
Me? Call for you?0ea7b6dc8ecb281b
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“This service is exclusive to our hotel.”d70043a15fcd2637
This man… was the service?04418080d94d7e0b
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