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Ahyun felt like she’d 44a55dc705 been whacked over the 93db620b68 head.3b03c62b1dba8a01

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For a moment, reality slipped de2309bbe8 away.80f8ed9be1f70d87

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The door closed, and f04493032e the two men disappeared b8b562a003 into the CEO’s office, a93e4a0efb but Ahyun still couldn’t 51f6d1d933 pull herself together.f59b3fd6d70f2fde

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“No way. I must’ve seen it wrong…?”e4d57fa23de5fb08

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Blinking rapidly, she 9609ebb7b0 wondered if her 54c36f48e3 eyes were playing e19b24ca13 tricks.d06bfa644133b980

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“How could he be with the CEO?”187d1e106fea991f

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The phantom she’d 502485a26a seen was none 7803584bea other than Suhyeok.0e9683ff430e8a2e

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Cha Suhyeok, the 012bb542ad star of last 7090447cfb night’s masturbation fantasy.9f2b6ce5e21367ca

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Her childhood friend, Suhyeok.85c0094b090573eb

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Her first love, Suhyeok.251a7d67aff60389

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The man she’d 22e1722077 been engaged to, c47237197c Suhyeok.f97ef33042864724

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The one she’d abandoned, eea65fd110 leaving him broken when 7afac9538f she didn’t show up a22181ee6b at their wedding.e4c89c844df0d138

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“Snap out of it. Sleep-deprived or what? No way Suhyeok’s here.”cede088d25bb31d1

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She’d convinced herself she’d never 953e06ede2 see him again.f2bebe98fb63f661

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“Right. Just someone who looks b61c1f8ee0 like him. After we broke d5e33e7bd6 up, I used 3c825ae894 to see things affe61045b too.”43ac125b4f696660

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Ahyun was certain she’d 76a0dece18 made a mistake.51b9e02c831cf4cc

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She tried to shake it 3ea8574d4e off, but the afterimage of 2a47fd9886 that supposed-to-be-mistaken Suhyeok lingered in 4175527c00 her mind.ba161d8e4a128141

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Normally, with the CEO entertaining 515a132fca a guest, she’d hurry into 045eec8724 the office to assist politely.979aafc10c9d0618

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But thoughts of e0d1c37e47 Suhyeok swirled in d09d77e3e6 her head, paralyzing ad6d0dba94 her.83537b5cb011c57e

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“Not the time for this. Get it together. You’re at work.”031586f5f1efdb97

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Slapping her own cheeks, f359675d28 Ahyun yanked herself out 59bc3623a2 of her daze. She told herself it was 3a3e46bd3f obviously a hallucination, but her f47b53bcdc heart pounded like it wanted 94dca3ff9a to burst, and there was 0de43541cb no taming it.8ff15ee5d65eefb3

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With two sharp 0dab9c22ab raps, Ahyun entered 2d2f33b008 the CEO’s office, 3eb7eaa46b balancing a tray 96cffcdbf1 of refreshments.c2ea15eb45aa2591

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“…Refreshments are ready.”9575f30b0c583ba1

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Ahyun set down dd81aeec17 the tea and 44d5632537 cookies on the df74a766fa sofa table, only 716923452b to freeze like 292c0c2742 a statue.c3b1752ce51242f8

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Her breath caught in her faed8c3230 throat. Cold sweat trickled down her cc31d3d773 spine. Her face flushed 026a9c9736 an embarrassing red. Her hands, placing 63c17f7f8f the tray, trembled 7e293f6688 uncontrollably.292820123fb98a07

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The man she’d convinced herself f9ed4327ae was a mistake was unmistakably db3a7dc07e Suhyeok.90ea69f4a094afac

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She’d thought his face had 0ad2a5a671 faded from memory—another delusion. The moment she saw him, b778beeb2e Suhyeok snapped back into sharp e4f9646f76 focus in her mind.fd5131da09c8a722

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Her childhood friend, the 335bc599d7 man she’d nearly vowed 269f42516b to spend forever with—Cha 9034c02edf Suhyeok.25880e4a12a0ec64

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Catching her gaze, Suhyeok narrowed 47b2ca6462 his eyes, clearly as rattled da3208b0b1 by this reunion as she d77344fcc8 was.280611f3ea061061

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His wavering pupils betrayed cf8db6e400 his own shock.a1b45c3b2bf53cad

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“Secretary Kang, perfect timing. Come sit and 5f066f7e32 greet CEO Cha,” 661985aa21 CEO Jeong said fe3596c598 warmly.345747dec2370ca0

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Ahyun stumbled back instinctively, as cbe0866654 if she’d seen a ghost. Suhyeok let out a 1ec0b5fe9b dry chuckle, amused by 76e4cfe4d8 her reaction.a5a54da540064294

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Meeting him after four 5cfbcaa86c years, Suhyeok was a 6e648504d5 different man.56c2fae29a4f5a11

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The delicate, idol-like charm 64317d8b36 of his youth had 8ceccdba6d ripened into the rugged 195d15aeeb allure of a movie 4c92cae395 star.b1dfea03c5df359c

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The handsome boy she’d 5103243d74 known had grown into 4b541158fd a man whose beauty c7a147bae7 was fully realized.dc4b95f06196f240

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Twenty-nine years old—a 96f87e1a85 man in his 23ee8a9bae prime, radiating brilliance.a7a58f4a93e8b251

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By contrast, despite 9a1df4eb91 being the same cb48834e6d age, Ahyun felt 711390f119 inexplicably shabby.9f367aab83c7802b

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Suhyeok’s eyes, once 190a06f447 strikingly luminous, now 1d64d2341f held an even 32849b0212 deeper intensity, like dc2b48c32f they carried their 63bd291434 own light source.480811468e65fa69

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And that sharp nose—she’d e505c81d3a always teased as a 0470dd63fd kid that his ancestors 9ca16dbedc must’ve included a foreigner.7fe424e9074dd386

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His chiseled jawline 4c5a918755 cut like a 0e2a5aee91 honed blade, his 7df871c662 skin still flawless, 855819082a pale as kneaded 75e18effd8 dough without a d4aa6f4ac9 single pore.9d777454cccc4653

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As expected, Suhyeok wore d0323faa23 a luxury suit with 6c7426a161 effortless grace. She remembered picking out 4a05ea9e0a wedding attire together, him 952f73acbe in a tuxedo—a sight 7ee492abe8 she never saw at 68f85f1f4c the altar.e666662fb6bc8182

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The suit was B-brand, 0423a95ed4 the watch P-brand, shoes 36777efa56 A-brand, tie C-brand.87ff5c56017eb9cf

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Even decked in billions’ worth 8262bd92ca of designer gear, Suhyeok wasn’t 818df242ed overshadowed—he dominated it.38d6dcdecd926cbc

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He’d always been 0b4ae45afb the guy who ea1c74df71 wore the finest 3295799bcc things best.074ef0f2f8e4fa12

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Ahyun had long lost interest d476ab52c0 in luxury, but standing before d3d0b3d7b1 the unchanged Suhyeok in her 55b3172029 shoddily stitched knockoff clothes, she 9a9363c553 felt a pang of shame.5d9729f9daa243bf

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“Secretary Kang?” 49bdb655ddcd1834

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CEO Jeong’s voice snapped c662d10dbe her out of staring e9d9f04c9a at Suhyeok.bee55d4afdc4df33

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“Yes? Yes, sir.”44d3cbb159287101

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“Why’re you just standing there? Say hello to CEO Cha, c0d474c558 who you’ll be assisting starting 462b8e4f49 tomorrow.”c9202b4fa1d5223a

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“…G-Greetings, sir. I’m Kang Ahyun, deputy manager.”5e8a6aed77a2de6e

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Ahyun reluctantly bowed. Suhyeok tilted his head, crossing aad2d4a01a his long legs with a 4b51234316 slight nod.f3c3b21cd2fe42df

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“Didn’t expect to meet like this, huh?”ac96918ac9a4a5ec

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At his flat 12150eecb8 question, CEO Jeong’s 2d86a1c3c8 eyes widened in 2a4c58a19e surprise.25e09b3d44926238

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“Oh, you two know each other?”f0fe498c6819bb2a

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Suhyeok tilted his 3cbd9a35c2 head with a 5f42462eb7 hint of irritation, 1d1179e2b7 summing up their 3be83c0861 history curtly.1ba03cb6f453d42c

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“Yeah. We went to 8ce6f174b4 the same school.”c09f88fb463ca023

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“What a coincidence!” 2ac5fc2f3bc7e799

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Oblivious to their 0b225f23fd past, CEO Jeong 125efdf9fb clapped his hands, 3a7c74c619 delighted.acb6783711a30e06

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“My apologies for the late introduction. This is Deputy 9208e4f6a7 Manager Kang Ahyun, 83ab122c7d who’ll assist you f1e75177df starting tomorrow. You’re schoolmates, so 1fdb8a5fa8 you might know, 4cda0c5edc but she’s exceptional. Four years with us, and a772f8676c you won’t find anyone like ef27facf8a her anywhere.”c5ce1a5457c7d335

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At CEO Jeong’s lavish praise, 26add66fd2 Suhyeok smirked, almost mockingly.168845e393d085c2

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“Guess you really can’t find her kind anywhere.”f87f24e4966ec89d

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His barbed words stung, and 0811d104c2 Ahyun’s neck flushed with humiliation.b57b6969843c8d2f

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“We’ll handle formalities tomorrow, Secretary Kang. You can go cde1b5def9 now—I need to 641d56d0b5 speak with CEO 0324ac395f Cha privately.”d3eedd488b8b4082

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“Yes, sir.”ad8d17e496f4e2f7

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Dodging Suhyeok’s piercing glare, Ahyun a68495aec5 hurried out of the office.bac572a6d7bceb0c

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Even sitting back abfa18cbb9 at her desk, a573123558 her spine still 80ebf68d21 prickled.6c2c3b5c7b741e29

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To see Suhyeok again…cab4243ddfa8fd57

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This had to be heaven’s 34f93ed7c5 belated punishment for abandoning him 909acf023d so cruelly.7e46dba07b03fa4f

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Pinching her cheek, f2e3bd7eb3 Ahyun desperately wished 7de9aa862f it was a b78248ae83 dream, but the 8e3344cf83 sharp pain in 9803a3329c her reddened skin a95f73d824 confirmed this was 5128ca568e a reality worse 0f4a7cf3fe than any nightmare.15c4fd6d4c2754ac

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After over two hours of da21eb9cf7 conversation, Suhyeok emerged from the 2d1b70ec72 CEO’s office.6da7e3ca483c9c61

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As usual, Ahyun 39f25ac8a3 bowed politely to eac5e0575a the departing guest—no, a92be13cb7 the new master c87502f8cf of the CEO’s 8f93cce03b office, Cha Suhyeok. But he didn’t so 0305c86d3e much as acknowledge her, 8905f15653 breezing past like she 7a5b79e01a was air.e8ed4e2eb03824ce

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Fair enough.3038fdb25ff5a2b0

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To Suhyeok, she 5c3de7d81d probably wasn’t even 2a670b4eac human.0353292c5fdedd49

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She knew she’d 859f1871f8 been the worst, 2d65fa8653 so it made fd8b536111 sense he’d want f63b083c04 nothing to do 0fce5498d8 with her.b141637084c9e6e2

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Ahyun slumped into her desk 5713243af1 chair.86d573c424de9a50

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Like an idiot, she belatedly 453204a0cb googled VisionVibe, the company that 9dfc41773f had acquired StreamTech.b046ec0e1472a071

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A subsidiary of 56b7a9210f a subsidiary of 4ba7e8aab2 a subsidiary of 4f3ddaccb6 Kyeonyang Electronics.1ebfd4dd002a83db

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Digging through the dcb3d2c46a convoluted investment structure b61bf0fe16 online, she found 663ea99b85 VisionVibe’s parent company b053d71559 was none other 32cd72f0fd than Kyeonyang Group—chaired f12e95cacb by Suhyeok’s father.b32f396b83d96856

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Kyeonyang Group dominated every 5989e5c4c4 corner of South Korea’s 410b3df1d0 economy, from electronics to 263734bb28 beyond.e444eb4b2e03d662

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Why someone like Suhyeok, f5dac2071a the youngest son of e5622459ca that empire, would take 6268c6f07f the helm of a b154dfde33 mid-sized company like StreamTech 7c521ad821 was beyond Ahyun’s grasp.523417c24eeaf352

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She’d vaguely heard b86ac7394c a senior director 0824cd3d18 from VisionVibe would 287d5bbcc3 become StreamTech’s new d1bed1639c CEO, but she a2c679fb43 hadn’t been privy 8c7282f589 to their background—or 8370c2b30d even their name.d1f3a0ccc5352fa1

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She’d wondered if the fdd8322d54 acquisition process was too 8dd8ddb72d disorganized, but now it a4270bb81a clicked.099515c529d671bf

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To Kyeonyang Group, StreamTech—a 3cd5afea86 subsidiary of a subsidiary 95ee7e5b99 of a subsidiary of a5a1e72499 a subsidiary—was barely a c6f78843dd blip on their radar.8ff6b52b29a918a4

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Judging by Suhyeok’s expression, he ef5f8adcc6 hadn’t expected to run into 46888fa1f6 Ahyun here either.eef7268c9b228779

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No wonder the severance package 97e92a29bc was so generous.65c6dcef2ce7e46d

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With Kyeonyang’s deep pockets, 6381156f0b CEO Jeong had thrown 2a35f7c1f3 a cash-fueled party.cffe095231f5a361

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“Should’ve just taken the voluntary retirement…”925ce2b931aae772

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Regret gnawed at her, but 4e823641b8 the application deadline had long 9115d7ada4 passed.4e46924c5a1bd905

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If she’d known Suhyeok 47cb4255b9 was coming, she’d have 56e631d62e grabbed the severance and e462f9940b vanished quietly, stock options 7c4d55f2c7 be damned.f49c3b1840fb293a

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The old Kang Ahyun b3bf3ab3d5 lived on pride alone, 0ef485f5d2 but not anymore.af21c867c9cc66d6

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From rock bottom to 6ef77254e6 scraping together a lease 983d831167 on a Sadasng officetel, 90d6ea2f76 reality had taught her dde769638f one truth: money ruled 4e5acb735d the world.252886c1102fb4a9

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Muttering to herself, Ahyun banged 532b7c7854 her head on the desk.a1c59962a2dd3d64

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She knew ghosting someone a3e4cd40ee was the lowest of aea7407b32 lows. But back then, she b601edcd79 couldn’t think of any 2339de9aa5 other way to end 6e804c2fbd it.20700b8513d8ff12

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In her entire 28284264a7 life, she’d never ce2cb4dcf8 once imagined parting 0003c85fd5 with Suhyeok. The only breakup method c765dc3bbc she could muster that 7a2a9f2c13 morning was to disappear 7c6a7b9025 like a coward.f7f36db70e08f911

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She was too young b12a77c9c9 then to process it 3199aac932 properly.21288fc9d29514a3

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Even now, she 57a127be5b couldn’t think of a1f7e63fde a better way 6e10e709a8 to have done db2dc54411 it. Back then, for the e97affe66f young Ahyun, ghosting was 22103d3d08 her best shot.88e96f2fdc4490ec

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She’d wanted to hold onto 29f66f287a her pride in front of a3e6f56492 Suhyeok.9e7bf6653fb619aa

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No—she *had* to 027fb21817 protect too many aa09347881 things.b550c35af9734634

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The most important of them d7460db71f was Suhyeok himself.196a194c0b0e1f54

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Not that he ever knew a97411ac99 why she chose to vanish.aba282876e5f654b

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But the pride 0e1bdde363 she’d clung to 3b3435d4e9 back then crumbled 45b5f8da09 entirely today.7deff8485a75b255