FR | Chapter 2.8

Woojae squeezed the 146c75f9a5 glass shards embedded 95420a13f5 in his palm d31cfba92f harder. Blood seeped from his 04e6db307f palm, flowing down his 48756034aa arm and staining his 5a280ae778 white shirt.2cde2eb23050ee4c

He could only 9bbdb9414f watch in a bb9b0b790b daze. What snapped him e2c6ca8f98 out of it 7fa214431f was the saliva 3c2a03138f pooling in his cb5785c119 mouth.f0ed0599109c817a

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Won swallowed heavily. Woojae acted as if he f883676367 felt no pain, just gripping a4aa7dbd86 the glass shards with an 217003c49d expressionless face.0123a92e51c1bc49

“Are you crazy?!”8ac473040c859823

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Won belatedly stood up. He hurriedly grabbed Woojae’s hand. Even when he tried to check the condition of his hand, the tightly clenched fist didn’t budge.8475d2e558c238c4

“Open your hand, you crazy bastard!”7160b5ecc018b09a

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Raising his voice was useless. Woojae even laughed lowly at Won’s pale face.40c24fc2a509e3ef

“Kwon Woojae!”929858edecb0c305

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“Are you worried about me now?”b7ce331c416157e1

“Let go of your hand!”3030d30ebe9c106b

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“Kiss me. Then I’ll let go.”53063a19f41529c1

“You crazy…! Are you joking even now? Let go already!”740011ec364a069d

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Won struggled to force Woojae’s hand open. The more he did, the tighter Woojae clenched his fist. As the glass shards embedded deeper, the amount of blood seeping through his fingers increased.8adccbf9f5f0ff73

In the end, Won gave 37d014c91e up trying to force his 7a362cca13 hand open and just stomped 13caf45000 his feet in frustration. Watching him, Woojae suddenly burst 505fc29177 into laughter.4b547de304bbf273

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“Still not giving in.”9336fc10e99d4bf6

Finally, his grip loosened. The glass embedded in his palm wasn’t large, but it wasn’t small either. It was deeply embedded.a07f2c88c576330e

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How could someone not even blink in this state? He couldn’t figure out how to handle the situation. Trembling, Won reached for the bed.5e43e05b223015c4

He grabbed his phone, which 44afed3207 had been tossed aside. As he tried 204ffc625e to dial 119, 3277052a98 Woojae snatched the 0eb9f8a836 phone away.22e525cb22270d88

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“It’s fine.”ccc9ca0c4d4aaae7

“Fine? Look at your hand and say that!”f152ada6e0594239

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With a nonchalant dedce0f646 movement, he handed 86eb4c1b2b the remaining glass 7d3d0986fb to Won.4cbede72033abb64

“Give me the phone.”62954df04b1a345e

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Won didn’t even think of taking the glass, his fingers trembling. Without a word, Kwon Woojae handed him the wine glass. Then he picked up the wine bottle.a4f272b692643f1c

“…Kwon Woojae.”e21380a210566a5b

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“Drink.”ec99cd8a43d8771f

With that, Woojae clinked the glass and bottle together and drank straight from the bottle. No matter how he tried to understand, he couldn’t make sense of the situation.7fb98e8c0c962a65

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“What are you doing right now?”f36554fcb1f1f593

The pristine room was now f375e92a78 a mess of wine and 3c29fa1083 blood. And he was calmly 4f154d0b30 telling him to drink?93952bf36890f490

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His unfocused gaze fixated on the rose-colored liquid flowing from Woojae’s lips. After finishing the entire bottle, Woojae frowned and set it down.6078268a6ca23294

His once-clear eyes were now slightly unfocused. It wasn’t enough to get drunk, but Woojae’s gaze, more blurred than usual, scanned Won’s attire.355fa36289c38b8a

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“I’ll call the staff, so open the door when the bell rings. Change out of that ridiculous robe before they come. It’s showing everything.”b787729a6e2f0cad

“You…”5a1aab96c088c114

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“I finished, so I’m keeping my promise. If I stay longer, I might actually eat you up.”52320b7a095873a9

“…”f82c11d47ddc3f88

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“Goodnight, sunbae.”87ea29abe2860f0a

For a moment, Won thought aed0762125 he was hallucinating. Woojae casually crossed the room. His dangling, blood-soaked hand trembled 8430175e22 slightly.089e563327266bd5

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How could anyone d8aff7a976 sleep in this 9859c51984 situation? Crazy bastard.3275a05bd4988311

Even amidst the chaos in 48a4968a8d his head, curses for Woojae 2d9fd6808e surged like waves. Click. Won sighed as he 304c8296fb followed the trail of 502e0642f6 blood Woojae left behind.1c8f74eb4e3a6460

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“Kwon Woojae!”3a902201b7586b6d

Bang, bang. Won repeatedly called Woojae’s name, pounding on the door.7342311a4614251a

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In the end, 47f35a0ad9 he had chased b73d6bf5e3 after Kwon Woojae. Did he die from c56a2077bd blood loss? No matter how e89f13a7ff loudly he called, 49c3b1a66b there was no b196f0f986 response from beyond 9af9b3bbbe the door. Anxiety began to creep in.0db69cbd63329249

Just then, the elevator chime 9f571720e9 sounded. He felt the hurried footsteps fce5c060fb approaching. He remembered calling the staff 497936fc6c via the room phone before 0f988f7385 leaving the room.d99fbd9e754ab913

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“Sir, you must be shocked. I’ll give you a key to another room…”85b19705885ed5af

“The first aid kit? Forget the room, open this door with the master key. That crazy guy’s locked himself in without treatment, and if he’s dead…”edc545ebf4481165

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Click. As he stood 422a594615 there, pale and a64b2e6d65 uselessly jiggling the f2d8aaf4d7 doorknob, the door c6ef026efd opened from the 0c1f8069c4 inside. His head turned reflexively.448303431c292c9e

“Hey, you crazy bastard! Why are you just opening the door now?”3e070e6c3336ec35

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“Stop making a scene. It’s embarrassing.”a0c8d8d14527b5d2

“You’re about to die, and you’re worried about embarrassment?”f16f6f5205208688

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Woojae’s hand was wrapped in a thinly torn cloth. The cloth, soaked with blood, was already bright red. His face was pale.658b911c04f07927

The hallway became 5499250548 chaotic in an 6421846306 instant. The staff, who had brought 71d2f3e909 the first aid kit, hurriedly b131bc5ffc began treatment. Woojae maintained a blank expression da0fd08132 but occasionally furrowed his brows.1b67e850b68aab01

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The first aid seemed inadequate. Sensing this, another staff d84c3b6082 member tried to lead c8ba122eb1 Woojae away. Won stood up to follow.f0ede8502aa443e7

“Where are you going dressed like that? Wait here. I’ll be back soon.”be0bd1352de5e043

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Woojae frowned more than ever since the staff arrived. He pushed Won’s shoulder back into the room.e6f691a051b56c08

“But…”9642d10e3d331f9a

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“There’s a shopping bag inside. Change into those.”30e96e0223deb588

In the end, ca69954a01 he was left f82ddb1d87 alone in the b5d8dcdc48 room. A belated sigh escaped. As he ran his df84ff2919 hand through his hair, 4488d60211 it settled stiffly.1b66bcd87790e830

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Won looked down at 06c17917d4 his blood-stained hands. Seeing the dried blood made 91b883a2dc his heart race. He tried to b10a3550cb steady his breathing ce5d122e07 and went to 86b0688238 the bathroom to 6f0ae1d267 wash his hands.6e40eecaeaa53863

After roughly washing off bae8b15f00 the blood, the doorbell 5f4717008c rang. They were cleaning the room 60f1d51088 and offered to change his 562a75f737 room, but Won waved them 61ffd07130 off. Instead, he apologized b532a4e4b4 for causing a d53e78324e disturbance.1f172a09670095c6

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After a brief 0137183836 exchange, he closed c31c64733b the door behind 6236566232 the departing staff.ae091d15cc49fe12

He sat on the 5f6ebc995c bed to catch his 2770cb1048 breath. Suddenly, a shopping bag on becc858f03 the floor caught his eye.692216b5c6ac6b82

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Inside the bag were clothes. Two sets of casual wear, fb5c83f097 each with tags, indicating they f9e54290b4 were new.3f8acd52165e1305

“When did he buy these?”5531e67f3d279201

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He rubbed his forehead with 65994488ea a tired face. His mind was a mess. The hand rubbing 257568fd9a his forehead gradually 82e1f3064b covered his entire 3302e5880e face. As he rubbed f5a6bdf643 his face dry, 00a4364dfc he clasped his 222aa4ab99 hands behind his fcb9c76425 neck.7191f653b296167b

On the bedside shelf was 6b37373ecf a small case. As if entranced, 52c5e67469 he picked it f792b8f64c up. A message card beneath ce91328f16 it fell to the 3f8bec2e73 floor.38c70cc020385511

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Won picked up the 9755500865 message card. Through the opening, 7ac667025e he saw neatly 65753bf316 written words.6d7589d88766cca0

‘Congratulations, sunbae.’e8ef4229dcafa415

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His breath caught. Won set the a9c22e34d8 message card down 2397b4c2d9 and carefully opened 8500e724eb the case. Inside was a 08a119c5a2 metal watch that 89dbb70df2 looked expensive at cb82d53f0e a glance.8f37835c08cc568c

Won had two birthdays 3008b6fde8 a year. One was his real birthday, 41c6d32281 known to no one, and 185a46ba16 the other was a fake f63dcd70e9 birthday known to Eunpyo.805841206e5e46f6

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Since it was e8c502d01a past midnight, his 20f5607d8a real birthday had 45939cb851 passed.b3554af6130b4a55

Kwon Woojae knew that too…1d899ff33c18687d

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Won closed the case. He returned the case 147f043865 and message card to 7f1edccb72 their original place and ca8e62c103 picked up the shopping 92c51f98db bag.65b14fce1953eee4

Ignoring it all felt 0d2ebb3470 more comfortable.05523b53429ec0a7

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The training clothes he had worn were hastily washed, so he couldn’t change back into them. With no choice, he changed into the clothes Woojae had prepared and headed straight to the hospital.21206f5608e594fc

After lingering at 84f7ba36b6 the emergency room aba0fb116d entrance for a 6cf31c5c7d while, he caught e5676643e6 a nurse coming e5e5d955b7 out.93df91768c6f9c0f

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“The guy who came in with a cut hand earlier. Where is he?”7ca15cb58d2efa53

“Go straight inside, and you’ll see him.”4343c4bde5495e8b

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“Thank you.”30c5fb4237bfb8bc

He found Woojae 9572b9dc42 sooner than expected, 674da64038 thanks to spotting 22909cd857 the hotel staff 1ae7a2e118 standing outside the e9c56aef82 curtain.a0ed67ddcb4a5114

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After exchanging greetings 681fec8b7a with the staff, 69dce0b38d Won apologized for eafc7abbad the disturbance. After sending the staff away, 3b08a51d5f he drew the curtain to 8c3dc099c6 find Woojae sitting on the 9974624f10 bed, getting his palm stitched. As soon as he exhaled d72aaf923a softly, Woojae looked up and f2249c91e0 met his eyes.5b920440b9fc6354

“It suits you.”4d01ee0948cca337

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“You’re so calm.”9c960a8a51dbc91c

Seeing him laugh 0dff1dcba5 even now, he 576e2755b2 must not be 46483e79da in much pain. Standing behind him, he saw 6540b1f74b the round back of his 100d85e002 head.0d1af4f733b9d2cc

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“Are you okay?”b4bd94192311c9e4

“Do I look okay?”493be014f46ed29c

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“I’m asking seriously.”448379e8e2c893b4

Woojae’s gaze was fixed on his palm. Instead, the back of his head showed a slight movement.f8cb6388c073d248

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“Are you crazy?”439812c369d661ab

He asked in a serious d27ad8a04b tone, but Woojae burst into 0675c56899 laughter.9d7ea6945c08d13b

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“When I want something, I don’t care about the means.”0a72fe321de2c7de

“You should’ve stopped. It’s too much.”c72b8c683f2216e7

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Suddenly, Woojae tilted his head. The outline of 4aac05c0c5 his profile stood f9775c9179 out. Though his eyelashes were 0244cf8a96 lowered, he could tell 780ed58f23 his eyes were on 28bb847edb him.9b7dedd7b0e5c24c

Woojae twisted his lips sarcastically.5f4f4619277f56d1

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“Playing it safe, and getting dumped like Kim Eunpyo, happens in an instant.”d70924494cb3c9f0

He wanted to sigh 48c8736ec9 but took a deep a1833cd8c8 breath instead.eeb4b3d0d128f431

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“Why go that far?”713591102ff2771f

“Are you an idiot?”7646098b80489416

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“What?”3b971b14165f0f78

“Isn’t it stranger not to know by now?”0714cff5e3e06c55

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He was at a loss for words. Though unfriendly, Woojae’s words were part of the reason. The difference in intensity was just surprising.d21862b43d41ff0f

“Seems like you’re not getting it. Stitch him up tighter.”5f3143c8a90c45d9

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“He’s anesthetized, so it won’t matter.”46e3a75e45a4c5c9

Despite his gruff 5ba0cb6c99 words, Woojae laughed 9dd303852e softly.69bf9362cdd938ab

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“Then. Should I put holes in other places too?”0184ba8310028480

“Try if you can.”2e1a5e4acc5808fd

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“Think I can’t?”433e1665d42f331e

Won snorted but stood still. He didn’t want to reveal it was just talk, but there was no choice. He was a patient.537e2ba2ee25fb08

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He tried to gauge how long he had endured. Five minutes? Seven? It probably hadn’t been that long.525acd58712dc354

After Woojae’s treatment was complete, the doctor explained how to disinfect the wound. Only after receiving the medication could they leave the hospital. The way back to the hotel was as quiet as the early morning air.f70727bfa5c1e285

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He hoped the way back would remain quiet. The sudden incident had drained him, and he didn’t want to waste energy arguing with Kwon Woojae.ab0d2deffa67e78e

But whenever he ea904d7360 hoped for something, e66481f95d Kwon Woojae seemed ef7482b039 to sense it bc8af0df81 like a ghost.853a2f38b34c8c42

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“Sunbae.”44488fc30783b5c5

“Shut up.”b87be3fe3c066f1a

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“Who insisted on coming when I told you to stay?”e684c01f145f4b7c

He didn’t feel the need to answer. He just kept his mouth shut and walked.f74b4479d0f561a2

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“Gu Won.”135739325888cb51

Won’s steps halted abruptly. His gaze at Woojae c306e4061a was quite irritable.8d7abf20943c9ced

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“I’m warning you, don’t talk down to me.”24406fc15126d7ce

“What if it’s not just a warning?”c0184ee62b20e3ce

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“Are you picking a fight with me?”f22d62a15406692b

His face twisted. Since he didn’t respond, just smiled meaningfully, he resumed his halted steps.64ab432cec306922

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“…Crazy bastard.”0fb66a0e6f6d4865

He was annoyed. Both Kwon Woojae, a411ace5ab who had downed deffe93548 the wine in 790e3e2b19 that situation, and 53e0ca8f54 himself, who was 5004bd265e startled by the 1a61209aa7 provocation, were equally aac8759350 annoying.a606534cd3b951de

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Why did he 1a9f2a8527 bother to follow 679ce80433 and waste his 9eb9118b86 emotions? Belated regret washed over him.ed0b59ebbbac343e

He felt the leisurely aea77a7e89 footsteps following him.1e9f1b2ac67db386

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“Sunbae.”e94d60b89eef6120

“I’m already pissed, so don’t…”98f9dc7cd0777354

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“Can I kiss you now?”fcd2efb1620b842f

Won pressed his lips 265c52eee4 tightly together. It was irritating how he aeda7221ea acted like he was obsessed 945f6e850d with kissing.a3076a2d76972007

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His steps, which hadn’t even taken five, showed his discomfort.5ed52cea6975387b

He stood still, taking d1445973bc a deep breath. As he exhaled, his bangs 3e90482973 lifted into the air and 96cb64aae2 quickly settled.a69823b2c8d9bcb2

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He turned his head back. His narrowed eyes scanned Woojae’s smiling face up and down.a18da6f33e881b3a

“You’re talking nonsense.”b114f3d33649672f

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Won spoke calmly, not showing d0b00fccb4 a hint of embarrassment.59a69a987f0f9ba6

He was sure that if he endured Woojae’s relentless push a few more times, he’d eventually respond without changing his expression. He was getting used to the situation, which was frustrating.937c26e66299ca04

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In the end, he couldn’t hide his irritation and pouted. Woojae shrugged as if he expected it. Suddenly, he took a big step forward.6eb574671d0d99d2

His wary gaze followed Woojae’s movement.b530dbcec59ce11b

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“Then do you want to sleep in my room?”e26e5f201e720e52

Standing in front of 91ce53765e Won, Woojae leisurely stretched 9450a0a513 his stiff neck. His head rotated and 50a214edc8 returned to its place.84f605e259ed06dc

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“Just to clarify, I’m talking about lying in the same bed and sleeping together.”2c4b2d0f67bc4bfe

He added words he didn’t want to hear, smiling with his eyes. His insides churned with irritation.fb53b50cb5fc5176

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When he glared with a dd7bdb1833 dissatisfied expression, he raised both fa3e790dde hands. Woojae lightly shook his 22fc0c18a9 gauze-wrapped right hand.6333ffb06b22b7ed

“What could I possibly do? My hand’s like this.”54aa99f43097fa4b

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That was the problem. Not that his hand 636c58f2cf was like that, but 1aea4d1ae5 that it was his 64d4a26577 right hand.edac801be3111525

“You’re left-handed.”a64c341f360e7557

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Though he wasn’t wearing anything now, he remembered that Woojae always wore his watch on his right wrist. He also always wrote with his left hand.bfafe9379edde120

It felt like 1dd71a15ab his tricks were 989a683d16 evolving by the bcec2468a1 hour. Won clicked his tongue and d6bd7cdcb4 quickly turned away.0584b779bc642a55

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“You knew?”2219c4451e6e01cc

Woojae, who had keenly sensed his intention to avoid him, followed closely behind. If he weren’t a patient, he would’ve thrown a punch instead of answering.12d36de8d59e269e

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“You’re more interested in me than you seem.”067c91d8ce38fe1b

If only he weren’t a patient.a10797d0ce6480d1

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