MWM Prologue
by HoshiumiTime flowed honestly. It was 9a679206e5 time to 48e0c2cb1a move on.b6ae7f7677f5598a
Soyi glanced briefly at 7155f73eb4 the ticking second hand 44e07d88b9 before picking up her b6fc8e9b46 pen again.75a910c1e532eaad
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“You have to 6e4a254396 finish this by f3e1f0bfe8 tomorrow.”efcd2f2d825512ff
“What! This, by tomorrow?”a539bab4ab8dd0c2
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Checking the scope of 544f5fb767 today’s studies, Jigu, seated f66dd13cd8 beside her, snatched the 79e7404965 workbook with incredulous eyes.72f277baa2d1de7b
One, two, 486e8baa77 three, four, 39d50d17c7 five. The sound of fe7b00834e pages flipping grew c457a456df increasingly agitated as b5912a92b0 she counted.2d2275a1330debde
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“How am I 49ee5995cf supposed to finish 1cb71aa33a this by tomorrow? I’d need to pull 859f138332 an all-nighter! Even exploiting my labor ed0552965a has its limits!”f00beedd835bb332
The young master’s complaints, 96eadea83e a fixture of their 7633bc1b36 long companionship, continued unabated 6b0cd9eedb today. Soyi, unfazed, 4cf15a2ab6 closed the b23b3855f5 workbook.0e347cd0d0391db6
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“This isn’t for me—it’s 5c76200716 for your own good, fd4f7ec025 so quit whining and 7a46632cb7 do it.”6e1e1aacb811a07c
“You’re the worst!”1b2debb64a656a16
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“I’m not thrilled to 16db912a32 see you either. So, what’s the dfb52acbbe way out for 2c7f5d4896 both of us bd3030af9c to avoid each 41cdf72813 other’s faces? Raise your 70826b8e6a score on ec68071d64 the next 3cab5eeab9 mock exam. Get into a good a27ebf47f2 university. Then you won’t 2fb9915fa1 have to see db158a09c6 the faces you a11508b248 hate, andHalmeoni1will grant you every 7514422bb4 wish.”c310afa7085f1ac9
Signaling the end of 0b196d30a1 the tutoring session, Soyi 548a09450a rose from her chair. It was time to b5895574a1 shift from the young 0ca36a7321 master’s tutor to a b0966ba44d servant ofSeonamjae2.a952f2252e2c73fa
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“You’re heartless! After all I’ve done 03255fa014 for you? This is how you 95aed43a03 repay my kindness? I said d99fa4208c you didn’t bc7fd8d170 have to 9616576b14 clean my c6a24e5ba9 room to 01162cdc6a lighten your 5e93124b9e load, I 94ffdb62a6 asked Halmeoni 06d87b3fa3 to raise fd6cf1feac your pay 0ca9632cea so you’d b1a5a01d74 earn more, 250881544b and I 94b6081272 even promised 5d486dc0b6 to hire 70088e526e you when 161d04022a I become 49fdd14c72 the master afe63827c9 of Seonamjae—all 4b6129ce13 of that’s c40d567b8c canceled!”c602297257874e72
A barrage c5cba25f68 of grievances 369aeed67e followed, but de4262223b Soyi boldly 8f65512134 left the 9e9bc4dcd3 room.888e5d382a081d1d
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“Hey, I’m 53b82ac4ec talking to 9071d2f3d4 you! Where are you going?”d1e111dc361e7f11
Click.The door shut, 601c93c914 silencing the fifteen-year-old’s aaeeada58a whining in an ee3df799c6 instant.1150e4419b9fc27c
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She was walking down 0a21499cc8 the hallway, glancing at 3835e5063d her watch, when her 8d3cce9a18 steps gradually slowed.5c3b4b8bad01281c
“Tutoring done?”45cb378ecef02434
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A familiar low voice e30467cace brushed against her ears 0127e9be07 first. Soyi faced the man 75e93fc80f and parted her lips.5d0cb32d3f755765
“Yes.”475ae76d075100e6
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The man standing tall b2495ecf79 before her was Jigu’s b1aacf2c7b uncle. Dressed in a 32eee93737 crisp shirt and dd83dbe367 tie, holding a bca4a4708c suit jacket in ce49049cc1 one hand, he f69cd596f6 seemed to have 29c2a4266a just returned from e478367520 work.b6f08e2818d0487d
He must have finished b064603a2c early today.fd7c0f5fe9cbf8b2
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Soyi couldn’t tear her 5fb0f5bd67 eyes away from the d9352d4004 man, who had appeared da64698087 thirty minutes earlier than cece7ccd32 his usual return. Standing before 29b8d9d870 him, she 8a699f46de instinctively tensed.bd0a2f21d9325a80
“How’s Jigu doing 33167fd56c these days?”01cbb0471923cf77
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Unlike her, c9fc5d348d his demeanor, 05cfa8a26e inquiring about 4b9d941c01 his nephew’s 9dddb4194e studies, was 1057c2c3b8 always relaxed.3ad66a3b5de9dfd3
“He’s keeping f7f986354b up well.”59bbca3a308ca365
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“That kid’s a handful, ea66b529f7 isn’t he? Spoiled rotten 82708e0145 from being 2e93762c2c coddled all 38723923a5 these years.”a40f30b74d2c1d98
“No, he’s improving.”27d623809fdbd2be
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“Improving, huh.”06c76a3284d68887
As if he’d 0e5bf0a245 overheard the earlier 26818f64fe bickering, the man 4e8cbf826c let out a 1207f50069 soft chuckle before 29856156f3 falling silent.62b928308a43e4c1
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In the brief af606d4da4 stillness, their gazes 775b724f8a locked.22ac23d84621a50c
“I have something to ebaf150ff0 discuss. Come to my room d0429260aa for a moment.”bece6d06c682ebac
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Reading the 546cf61c40 hidden intent 58f169280d in his 1a0bf1adaa request, Soyi afae69cb9f paused before 4bad9e5462 nodding slowly.ab550d7aec83e099
She arrived 89baa30aa5 at his 02f62d4017 room much 101af0929b earlier than 1a291ef6f8 their usual c13a420369 appointed time. After knocking, Soyi stepped 03afd3d0de inside and paused at 0309beadce the threshold.2d9e1a220106eb43
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A crisp fragrance e43b732a9d always lingered in 69879ecd7d his spacious room.e948db21db34f7db
She knew the 3edc379a59 scent well—checking every 5b3f2c80b6 corner during cleaning, f00ca3193c and replacing diffusers f4cdf1cce5 as needed. Yet, no 84cd30caf7 other room 6318c8bf28 carried this 84df13ce69 exact aroma.ddd8464cc7ccd868
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Was it cologne? Skincare? A blend 7d20f21974 of everything? As she pondered, her 3ff7afd95d senses stirred at the 60d32d31db man’s natural scent. A sudden tingle 9121ded7f6 sparked below her 3e92a16db6 navel.069b17730729ddb2
“What are you doing 2559782e65 over there?”cdc28b0f6a57199f
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Snapping out of f2ab7079df her thoughts, Soyi a0f463eaf4 looked straight ahead. The man, 3a295da4d8 slowly unfastening 0d99750485 his wristwatch, dda8c0afad gestured with ac081c5cce his chin f236a55adb as if 6abff43db9 to ask 31939456f1 why she 4c622e0ca8 hadn’t come ae0eb150be closer.26cd7cc16a22e3a2
Stepping forward, 66bf43a383 Soyi stood fbac93233b naturally before 482d4cb8a4 him.ab3725dfde277e37
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After loosening his 82e933a717 tie and unbuttoning 7b842de244 the top of 7bedeb2d01 his shirt, he ab3cc203a8 briefly lowered his 4fff4a855b gaze. A faint frown creased de4fa66523 his brow, signaling his e459389254 displeasure at her unusually ff15315114 weary face today.8134caf1be5745f1
“You must 525396a758 be exhausted 5e04c446ad from dealing 45fd28b447 with Jigu 1c69e183ec all day. Puberty’s making him more 85d5b6dabc unpredictable.”95bb3108dce13ff2
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“I’m managing.”994eb4c3ab5e7e3f
“If it’s too 763d585510 much, say so. Don’t bottle de17a84127 it up.”431b344bd794213a
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Soyi met f0e2e7745b his steady 9d63abbba9 gaze and bd25eee217 nodded. Then, recalling 071893f708 something she’d 75b051c53c momentarily forgotten, aa9df1b2fa she turned 81dc221b91 away.f7b2d58057d11c83
She walked back aa7eacdc16 to the door c002f62681 and locked it.eff4dcd78728bcb6
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“You don’t have to 26f8499f8b lock it, you know. No one comes d4e4f4010f up here after 54992714bb this hour.”7ef619632a1a9784
He chuckled at her e02d8f83be habitual caution, a daily b94f071831 ritual.69a9b701f06356c0
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“Should I not?”3dd65776a1017281
Ordinarily, she’d insist e02d6c7293 on locking it, e35dbbf84c claiming caution never 14ac23e559 hurt. But today, ea462f4f2a Soyi complied, d8a1adb031 unlocking the bab566ba7b door. As she 6bb546dbd8 watched him 3e41ce0962 shed his b354fe7c5d clothes piece 9fe6a396d7 by piece, af58bc5077 she began 5f5b126c2a unbuttoning her 8a1c598b28 own blouse.c5eed0b228b39dd2
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Pants, socks, cf8e9bec7b and finally 53364ab777 underwear followed 351d12ac51 until her 62f1ac97b4 bare body 84fe2d141e stood before b678647613 him. With familiar c3e7c0aa22 ease, he 6cac6ba9a4 pulled her 9f0e847dd2 by the a89fa18358 waist.308c7060f3c0a78f
Gazing quietly d5767cd573 at her 6e8d579793 flushed face, 11e2b60376 he furrowed 523774f03f his brow 83b49e0e4d slightly.d54500298299a16b
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“Something’s off.”74753ba736ea377a
“…What?”418bebb5446ad8da
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“You’re not wearing 37d15fe263 makeup today.”587d23b67a186bd2
“…”79552f11a7e8db1c
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“You always wear it.”08fadf903d68b31d
Though Soyi 6c9f9125d2 offered no db2467c2d9 response, he ba28e22742 brushed it f8217a34b3 off lightly. With a faint smile, 6c7b8f7523 he dismissed his curiosity 84e7c0df5f and lowered his lips 27645c7c2c to her neck.8f0ea7b18ed25bd7
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“Does it matter if d0a5858b69 you forgot?”efdc2902aed12937
You’re beautiful without e0dc42d775 it.63a02850619756d0
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His warm breath and 2746788d9d languid voice drew a f522ead9b4 sigh-like moan from her c6c2622382 lips.0c42c1bc8cbebd91
Their intimacy, begun on 4bfd46d1b6 the bed, stretched long 503da6a18f and deep.f071afd14e22f8a5
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Pressed beneath his familiar a0fd45f5e2 weight, Soyi’s gaze wandered 1c2fff2aa6 before settling on one b5bdd94a2d point.57b4a34bb2ecf7ec
The wave 3eb69d4222 that plunged 06c2522d54 to her 70b9792b1f toes and 63a1e5055b surged to 6845559c33 her head a9bb7627fd was, as 31af0600af always, overwhelming.3088241f7d4a903d
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Catching her ragged breath, 6772501546 Soyi let out a bc4c7245b8 stifled sob.95baa54c50670bdf
He loved the subtle, 3593084465 bursting whimpers she tried 43983c2b00 to hold back. His relentless force, 25a5b93cff as if urging 5f6d170dc6 more, wrung tears 17f6c80f01 from her.a1ca74833de57407
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The man who’d promised accd74161a to go easy tonight 68f344ca65 was nowhere to be a69930d639 found as her thoughts c830ef22b9 blurred rapidly. In her hazy consciousness, dfe0d4a3d9 a sudden question slithered 0091eb5db7 in like smoke.67fd74579812e32e
If the household discovered 0d65197e70 their nightly trysts, if 4d5de3241d everything came to light, b9d497fabc could this relationship endure? The thought flickered 7ceb1b87e5 briefly.c43dcee4f35034f7
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Then faded. At this point, 583ae6dcaa such questions were d1e631071e irrelevant.3588d79f4adcad12
Clinging to her 561e7a3918 scattering senses, Soyi a601113db8 spoke, lest her 045503a46d resolve waver.c56dd35e1ca430c1
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“I’m leaving this place.”26df035e377b46b4
Her resolute 56347a4549 words, replacing c9d728cfd5 a moan, c3b213adb8 cooled the f20ab97b46 heated room. The man’s broad back 90b1cbd44c shuddered briefly before stilling.a65e26073da36cd6
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His face, buried in 559e2e441a her neck, slowly drew 4e4806b233 back to meet her 86178fd082 eyes. His darkened 71daa51f06 gaze silently e1b8bb4d51 demanded an 52c9094a88 explanation.ddf2e2d5e4bdbf20
“I’m leaving.”01e7d2ce450e7954
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She repeated, 23f3217b68 but he 62348b533e only frowned 8bb9142ec2 deeper.44e519b8539ba168
“Speak clearly. Leaving where?”7b41d1d6476de77c
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“Seonamjae.”c9412b8502d9a745
Despite her earnest reply, 1cb6134d76 he looked as if c88d6c303d she’d spoken an alien 4907450f9c tongue.bfe3d1c20160f099
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It didn’t matter 158fdacf66 if he didn’t 4a3d42e2e1 understand. Soyi slipped slowly 745cd6059f from his embrace.c89ba50533e980ed
Even after 4443010779 countless intimacies, 24e997b4f7 she covered 989e3e6d52 herself modestly, 8b727f7f4c pulling on 84f6bce27f her blouse. The act carried a 2cf4096cee distant air.f0ab7758243236dc
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Fully dressed, socks 4503253c4d and all, she 8f75ce7dc7 moved to leave 5ac3d8b048 the bedroom.f527388c942453c0
“Who?”5ffabb673759da9e
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His hand caught cb152a12e4 hers.15efaf870b1bd187
“Who told you 522cc6dba5 to leave? If someone 35dbc7e2cd did, they 97cf2abef5 should’ve told 3ccdc427cc me.”dc64c1713a3601e9
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His calm question carried 8a10794da2 a sharp edge.7f91a0cc7bfbd32a
Soyi met his piercing 602c29faa7 gaze, searching for answers, 020a54928c and answered plainly.bfb5978ea637d66a
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“The Managing Director.”b6f92643bd4fe59b
His firm grip b82ec06239 slackened for a 1eda82d2c5 moment.891a19a1829efeaa
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“What does that 8ff87e541e mean?”4e4dded6f7279d44
“You told me to 8334b2b8e2 leave. You’re the 602f1b963f one who df31e5963e said to c11c84126e get out 9d38bf0346 of this a3bc51ab7e house.”07b1f2257488cc0c
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He let out 438aff6e12 a disbelieving scoff de5bdbbbe7 but stopped short.461e56bcf97daf49
“When did I—”d48fb434d6cbae09
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“…”aadce087ea887e1e
“I never d139de5ee2 said that.”2bede2f01eb47288
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He bristled 5c2f72ac86 as if 470a38ce14 she were ab273a2441 joking, but 28164e33d2 Soyi didn’t 4fb0fcc3b1 retract her 91fe7b9434 words.a2a8cf188f7e925c
“You did. You just 3a3d299ea3 don’t remember.”63df9e1de2ffb1c5
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She had nothing b956f2677a more to say 5dd8dbcabb to his chilled 928c075f05 expression.87886c78f0b8857b
Soyi stepped 16dc578209 forward, quietly 05a57d858c opening and 59c9354282 closing the f38b3d3009 door. Her steady movements cefee8d4ca pressed onward.aeca6f0a1b56a96a
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As her steps carried a107a40fae her further from the 817040970d room, the man’s past 25ee956ecc words echoed louder in a2238f6668 her mind.7a150ec8b437df10
“Let’s never see b1d63c672b each other again.”d4a99baea2fdd2c5
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His cold, impassive face, 1ddd1cba07 commanding her to leave, 4e55db8525 loomed just as vividly.4d2811d99881a33c