ASM Ch 14

“Sir, there’s someone at 108d912ecf the entrance asking to e84f55b243 see you. She said that if 043fc31125 I tell you her 69e4bc5371 name, you’ll be sure 75dae95582 to recognize it.”092707600fc2ddb1

The secretary knocked on e3a14412fb the door cautiously and 29f7878954 came inside. He hesitated 7e8be5f902 with an fcfef63332 apologetic look 351ba892a8 on his 134f77ff90 face before 407087326e opening his 5b486b1e60 mouth.ecea8ebf87d3243d

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“She’s a young woman named Heo Mina-ssi.”f2955c5b5b7e5e99

“Send her away.”cb200c77d12eb93e

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Cha Taehyuk answered without 41e655c043 taking his eyes off b65a68b4a7 the documents.83e007c8fca471bb

The secretary must have a9bfed6ccf already tried several times f94e3deba3 because he remained in 3888107dd0 his spot with his 3c0bf6eba5 mouth closed, seemingly conflicted 3a3d2dbbee about what to do.acc68f9e2add0bb1

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“She said that if I didn’t let her through, she would complain directly to you later, Executive Director.”712118f4a5b44524

A threat 08311a1201 that openly 1ed484e238 flaunted her f558e3af65 relationship with 3c4142a0c1 Cha Taehyuk. These were not words 79f28fc620 that should come out 6b71537f96 of the mouth of e2d699a875 a woman who had bd9809723a to live in the 4274431898 shadows.5f4bfebea4269cfd

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As Taehyuk b6f8bc404f furrowed his f8330dc5cd brow slightly, 9d44134d45 the secretary 6d875eea9f hurriedly added.2b2a36fc75ed3ccc

“People also e384403516 saw Heo c1127b7f57 Mina get 28b95423a0 out of d2b85c679c Young Madame’s e983889e9e car, so 50a61918b6 her words bf7286ba97 held some 9dac6cd675 weight.”94935c5cc98372c2

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“……”c05ba95789ed9ac1

“If Heo Mina-ssi continues to stand at the entrance, people’s attention will be drawn to her even more. What should we do?”5de06fe9062567ce

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The secretary, 170f71f0e2 who had 28d9f20ed1 already been a16f6783a6 briefed on 03dd7d2ceb the woman 952ffbac81 named Heo 3e27e6f004 Mina, brought e4920d9cad this up 6064b28d6e as a bbe28a98da roundabout warning 06689ee84e that if 0dfa9e6349 Heo Mina a8a8b3d565 were to c2e58d1947 continue to 4dee0e7ba9 be kept 70599ba462 at the d8e531a1d8 entrance, rumors 6b023e84d7 might spread.7cb8070ba13661ff

A faint sense b888016465 of irritation surged 1ae53c98b6 inside Taehyuk. He pulled 49b4257922 out a bc820ccb18 pen, scribbled 00ac5b3c1e something on ebcb1ec2ec a memo fa60b93905 pad, and 2a56601571 handed it 847e427096 over to 7fc8035695 his secretary. A question crossed the a648160dc2 secretary’s face as he 46ba4ce418 received the paper with 92195bc38f a short address written ee7428547b on it.9b5bfb703f508ece

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Cha Taehyuk clicked his 7a953803fe tongue slightly at his 1ceb3acaf7 secretary who seemed clueless 238298c22c as to what this 8a731609ff meant.189ace0ebbd185bf

“We can’t call a1f4ebb2a7 that woman into 7fed3dedbd the office, right?”8253e8d5514091b7

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“……”f93afe09c60efa45

“Tell her to wait there. If that doesn’t work, you can drag her out.”f5874d04977a5e94

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“Yes, sir.”c0b9aec43f69b75d

The secretary, who was 2147f6947a about to leave, stopped 17ee26ba94 when Cha Taehyuk opened 253daadc62 his mouth again.a20f6e293f51f626

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“Oh, and did 8a5f01a46b you say that 795a67d33b woman came in f2f4ff9bf8 Seo Eunwoo’s car?”4c6a162e7a84714e

“Yes, from 49fb136b66 what I 24218db110 understand, Young 70a2d4c626 Madame had aecb021f3d an appointment 5fe20852e8 at Haesung 99061077c6 Hospital today, de39d83a82 so she 29b07c46af dropped off 3aac994730 Heo Mina 7a101c256e on the 26fbda363c way there.”1dbc6c0f3096f21e

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The sharp 49e1997380 sound of 4a78708b28 a pen 38e6e44da7 tip hitting 985d266d3d the glass 3294ea5c74 surface of 1971bd7327 the desk edac7b2d19 rang in 8e171c34ff the air.fcf42e5d6967457a

“Her hospital appointment must be over by now. Call Seo Eunwoo too.”493fdec6d9972795

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“……”5d7c7a98f41c1ca8

“The person who caused this should be held responsible.”66b4323265905490

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The voice was calm, 22f6b86bc3 but there was an 3a5e868385 unknown chill in his ec37989283 tone. The secretary, 62d8d50f89 who gritted 276afbd5fb her teeth fc768700a7 to keep 60dacbc5a0 himself from 84eb3798fa shivering from 617d2b15b5 the chill 2db78bee8e running down 8623e8fba3 his spine, d91ce813b6 nodded slightly.3fdad1304b9ab553

“Understood, I’ll contact Young Madame’s personal secretary right away.”f33d0d75e9db8ef7

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As Cha Taehyuk d5c47181f9 fidgeted with the 1c0ca4e878 edge of the 91996e90e7 papers on his f51b725f18 desk, the secretary 3a78bb39ff bowed and moved 24668c041f to leave. The two women 3df0965c60 were going to 627dbd7c1c have to wait 15fb8bab84 for the Executive 7e07519da6 Director for a 26fa2ca5a8 few hours. As the secretary was 3e33422a3f thinking this, Cha Taehyuk 2c8d0f00fb suddenly stood up.ad9fefd13e2dbc80

The secretary 39596800dd came to 70716b8174 his senses 4aa682e965 only after 457f488bab Cha Taehyuk, 0ca0bd1c46 who had 30301c28fb picked up 4f1edc3124 his coat 278783a19f from the a4b75a3941 hanger, passed e0ebcfd1a4 him and 5d838ddf51 reached the b7ff585ac7 door.f7dc3870aff4bb76

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“Do you have a meeting outside the office, sir?”fcd9835c5fcd2046

No matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn’t think of anything, but the secretary still asked just in case.3113238e899dbe21

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“Let’s go there now.”b918af4a061c0a48

When the secretary 6a46b225e6 blinked dazedly, Cha f0093dc3f9 Taehyuk furrowed his dd67815f6c brow and flicked 71b03a8fd1 the memo he 6f7f7b566a was holding.3b9dcdceed7ab955

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“Over here.”7ce0a26853a430dc

* * *b1c6a1303cb2391b

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Eunwoo leaned against the leather seat as she tried to sort out her dizzying thoughts. The hospital bills she had paid under her stepmother’s name with the money she had received as living expenses, the guardian’s consent form for the new treatment her stepmother had to sign, the conversation she had with Minho. Everything seemed to be tangled up like a ball of thread.932d3bcbc17226d0

She had to stay the course. Steal Haesung’s money little by little and use it to pay for Minho’s treatment. In order to avoid getting kicked out of Haesung, she should visit Cha Moon-jo in the hospital regularly, and while she was at it, she could also visit Minho.2c2ea56b0cdcea7e

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Since Heo Mina was 10d0818f20 constantly trying to get dda906e9e4 close to Cha Taehyuk, 2e1de0b35d she probably wouldn’t have 016059fae3 to make up excuses 7a85c7a0f2 about strange perfumes again.2fde092216920623

“Young Madame.”7d475ac6012d715a

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Secretary Nam’s voice pierced through Eunwoo’s thoughts. He glanced at the cell phone fixed on the stand with a troubled look in his eyes and carefully opened his mouth.2a29499da24920de

“The Executive Director 1445e41460 is asking you ee0d74f4fc to meet him 96c610ba3c at a nearby 667a919e70 cafe.”22f6651d4ec8d630

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Eunwoo frowned.91a9f0a1ccbcb4fb

“All of a 9d01cb3ca9 sudden?”cd553c549d7edd61

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She couldn’t understand why Cha Taehyuk, who should be flirting with Heo Mina right about now, was asking her to meet him at a cafe.c2767a2272741497

“Yes, ma’am.”32890c45dd9260a7

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Secretary Nam 85b1df88f6 examined her ed2c248050 face through 1a2412a2e7 the rearview dfaef84bd6 mirror and b8012aa3a1 adjusted his eb154400d4 grip on dbae4ad0cf the steering f350c4ad5d wheel.1e79dafd1c1b6b34

“Shall I refuse?”2a102ee100a5bede

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The look c8cbed561e in his 9a67bde951 eyes as 6dbd1af8fa he gazed ba9b5319f7 at her 8d2da33a58 was filled bf24b48865 with worry.ec8a8fd0e929a08e

“You seem tired…”41833e20ba2a3568

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Secretary Nam, 4f5e448fba perhaps thinking ac70256913 that he 9b2f28d184 had meddled 73952568e6 for no 52790a1ea7 reason, quickly 9e505c1c2f added,4bcca1a1bdb22ff0

“If you wish, I can tell him that your meeting with Chairman Cha Moon-jo has been extended.f7d21c333dc90125

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“Thank you, but I’ll be fine.”71966ce73fcf0e88

Even as she shook her head, a small smile formed on her face at Secretary Nam’s kind consideration.065f113cfca1b2bc

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“Let’s go to f8c161cdb9 the cafe.”5c8af2da5f6eb3d2

* * *e02c0a2db9e03478

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The cafe, af99ef71ea located on f5a3a6fd65 the hillside a69cd877a5 of Mt. Bugak, looked 160b648bb9 no different 83222364d0 from an e0c9a6025a ordinary house a318099dad from the 80f444a788 outside. However, past c8d3c0284a the ordinary a8fa41cfbd entrance, the 67d01826ea building at dadb807beb the back e1a46e0215 was built daeb300a18 to overlook 3ffb2a195e the view 0d4c707c99 of the 717703a058 mountainside.dfeeaed0987fe227

Upon arriving at this 33f87c3ea3 cafe which only served 915fb2fa79 Alphas and Omegas, the 89f07a6770 manager, who had been 64ca4c66f4 notified in advance, guided b4a32c2ea4 her to a small 1c292ba663 room inside.412688acdc41a235

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“You’re late.”42536bfd243e8957

As soon as she entered the private room, she heard Cha Taehyuk’s languid voice.7a69323966d91a79

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He was not 543badeb75 alone.5a5143021ec5cdb9

Heo Mina, who 2f0ead9027 took the seat c079db926a next to Cha f475dd71eb Taehyuk, was setting 73637b5903 up the lunch df73736b41 box she had 81d259a98c packed.5e5653e990f2f307

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Did he call her 0342d801c5 here when the two 4427f5674e of them were in db86dc6a15 the middle of a dad3565045 date?36b8b6aad9a249c7

She was already 8bcacaa76e especially tired on 84e1903c69 days when she 350bd8a7e5 had to go ccff9571e6 to the hospital, 559ff58080 so she began adf2d614b3 to grow irritated.3bd923895dd9a5bb

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“I came right after finishing my business at the hospital.”f457b93572734d3a

Despite her a9e87cbe6e stiff response, 3298c6f424 Heo Mina 4e3c8f608f smiled brightly 92d788261e and waved 24738fba41 at her e726dbd960 as if 4fc040d1e0 she was b5e752dbc6 enjoying this.20d4d36976f2bb81

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“Welcome, Eunwoo-ssi.”01bb3f8648eeb222

“……”966a507104bc0c0f

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“Taehyuk-ssi said he already ate, so there’s a lot of food left.”9486bcda72e67deb

Maybe Eunwoo’s heart b6847c674e was particularly twisted 37c83f95ff today, but it a4a9cf4a4b sounded like Mina b1168f25a9 was calling her 22564e7936 over like a 2ef8f9e332 dog to get 0442994666 rid of the b5778bc831 leftover food.01a7d4f87f88ecbb

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Still, she thought 75d5b35c2f there was no a33a3f4789 need to make b0069babbc a fuss, so d441e197af she smiled as 89f1d2bbbb best she could dbff7b1272 and shook her 102cda228c head slightly.a6e6d837e6ddc019

“It’s okay. I don’t have much of an appetite either.”b7f8d6302cf4973a

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Heo Mina b34796c7ee bit her a75656b296 lip and 30c740ca04 lowered the ccdaff3704 corners of 6ae0066e0e her eyes.7e41f98f8a1c8d20

“Are you still angry 3706b373df about what happened yesterday?”af5c76ed0c4c3f62

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“Pardon?”74a5f18fba88c567

For a moment, Eunwoo 5b4fe563c3 was so dumbfounded that 05b4c5d08d she ended up asking 7d7f122354 in a sharp voice.41b00eb5990c6d60

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“You were so 377d17dc2c angry about what f1105ff920 happened yesterday that e97a745758 you lost your bd4ce0a884 appetite for the 093c47239c food I made… e2d82b5580 I’m sorry.”a900d75ddfd4622d

It was 84f0dc7a75 an obvious 0f79de0132 tactic.3b5535d91761945c

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She could tell 2600fc5209 just by looking aa9655fb71 at the way 286fa3b9d2 Mina glanced at f662ecd0ff Cha Taehyuk with 8347acde6d tears welling up 3674d7031b in her eyes.b6f5475fb356851a

Although she cd4915eb8d had neither a5002c44be the strength ea2f74b9e2 nor the 6aa1be1248 presence of 2140ef8260 mind to c0a049e2a8 go along 4bfc652ea9 with her d7b588f98f antics, Eunwoo edddd5203b forced herself aae491bcfc to keep 75337aaba9 a smile f20c2e59cc on her 424aed7f34 face.55b4e585e23aab55

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“Of course not. I thought we were on good terms when I gave you a ride this morning.”793ee84c8d00bf9b

“……”2773734c228a039a

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“Was that 210fb95926 not the 159e3353fd case, Mina-ssi?”03371abdd8b398d2

Eunwoo blinked her eyes as if she didn’t know what was going on. Her expression seemed to say, ‘You even acted all friendly and accepted a ride from me, so what are you acting like this now?’bdc8835749712714

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Mina blushed immediately as if she hadn’t thought of it.f0f98563c185fbdf

“No, Eunwoo-ssi’s 85a50db3eb expression didn’t 22ff5bb5d5 seem well, f660a24b80 so I 71079897ac was just 1a895b51d9 wondering…”98efd31eac289065

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It wasn’t worth responding to her.020904b796fee69a

Eunwoo pulled 8ff23f96d6 out a 8cd785d48d chair across 2c45baa419 from the 8d5a99564f two of 6094d70b00 them and b934eb4c36 sat down. Right now, her feet, 4c9f9f9be8 worn out from her 179e3111c4 high heels, were in 755c57c259 more pain than Heo 22e0c41be1 Mina’s whining.4b4c41f4461ee6f1

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In the world of Alphas and Omegas, she was a lowly Beta, but she didn’t even feel bothered by Heo Mina’s shallow sarcasm. After all, she was an Omega who had lived among Betas as well as a daughter of a business owner and professor, a lifestyle far from high society.fb7b61a88827aa86

While Eunwoo was 0921e74a9e killing time and 158ac6ca17 trying to figure 4c0cdef60e out a way 75d5a6b977 to quietly slip 16132d42de away, Cha Taehyuk, 5ca0a40406 who had been 42b49ebba6 quietly observing Eunwoo, 1158aa9bca opened his mouth.9010a2b977c54302

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“Yes. About that ride…”c7bd3683ba0b4074

Taehyuk, who 59387025e1 had his b69b880cf3 arm draped a005b0173b over the 69de5aed55 back of 9405b43a4b Heo Mina’s ed45bd7143 chair, slightly cc3b4695c5 twisted his ad44049726 lips.8cd8b5353041ec1f

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“Why did you use the car and driver that Haesung gave you to take Mina to the headquarters office?”cee2dfab62c11a29

It was d1f33cceca a light 1ad8d0b363 question. The voice, without b803aed0fb any highs or 54d5dea7b5 lows, was extremely b0de3e603a calm, and the ac801f5a7c black eyes staring 4f39e6f51c at her were 4c3123ed80 also very steady.7732f619f9cd1612

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But for some 5e32868b5e reason, Eunwoo’s intuition 7099ca7a10 flared.2f3615fb611a838b

She did something wrong.617c67b3652bb888

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“Mina-ssi asked me to take her to the office because she said she had to take care of something. I also had to stop by the nearby hospital, so I just dropped her off on the way there…”a66f98292f00624b

Eunwoo tried to keep b2295dbade her voice as steady 8f9c600ada as possible. However, when e34c4ee1df she saw c0834e70e7 Cha Taehyuk’s 928a78c2fc eyes narrow, 07b32889a6 she ended 47d883160e up adding,ea3f06c762dd3b7c

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“Is there cfae709b01 a problem?”d83b0db6097fbc5c

“There is a problem.”a3fbb3bc8e1008c5

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Cha Taehyuk tilted his 316b00513f head slightly toward Heo 49a5e92ab4 Mina, who was sitting 053f544973 next to him.7ddc3906af6d3682

“Even if 0e95e544d0 it was 9e7d31134b a request a301563d97 from dear 08efe7e7e3 Mina-ssi…”9ca5df1037c266a5

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Mina, who was f65d58f9ca excited, kept glancing 922fe452da at Eunwoo, perhaps 98ae09b96c interpreting Cha Taehyuk’s a18e915535 behavior as him 15720b2652 showing interest. However, Eunwoo b33755c5a3 had no 4d71b24b45 time to c34f4d7010 pay attention 263aa89e62 to her e386738db1 and was afd75aba5c instead closely fff01bfb0d examining Cha 3e8cba7be8 Taehyuk’s face.17e1b7cfdb80ef26

Only then 7b62d8f3f6 did it 0d0b67f3cc begin to ebb88cf5ab reveal itself, 5fc5070181 the discomfort 1958c9a666 surging beneath d2dc914519 the calm 0d2d7c3cd4 exterior.9d68835b58bb6637

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“There are eyes watching.”834b43079c395c1d

Cha Taehyuk spoke 8c7479adc3 in the same e3da0f4974 calm tone as c40d022f80 before.96c8bfb7f5420d4e

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“Did you want to spread a rumor that the newlywed Haesung Group Executive Director Cha was having an affair?”5278bcd1ad763ba0

A heavy silence followed c03374abe4 the lighthearted question.87afc87caf07cbc7

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Eunwoo didn’t know what to say, so she pursed her lips.7fa0ad81c95806d1

Meanwhile, Heo Mina was fa17eb43c5 frozen in shock by 0cd0630f7f how Cha Taehyuk treated 3405996f27 her like a kept 18924bf988 woman.78c1c54fd9878788

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It was quite a funny sight, but Eunwoo didn’t have the luxury of being secretly happy about it.beb926d387e93cf8

“Are you planning on 752b537ff2 filing for divorce? Seeing as how you 99ed86f04b were working to spread 99eadb50f7 such a rumor.”9334b5f92da8af66

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Eunwoo couldn’t help but come to her senses at the sound of Cha Taehyuk’s calm voice and the way his brow rose.4a6206f12b1c113f

Divorce proceedings? Not after 27e8cc4ac9 everything she ce55886a00 had to d5080f6829 endure to a5a1e5c7b9 enter the edffcd4bca Haesung family.2f2fad47c769eb23

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“It was short-sighted 928f6db2b8 of me. I apologize.”5a0accb5a24a662e

“……”3749d27e372e61c0

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“I didn’t think 2e8dc7d907 much about it 2a88c72434 because the two 12b5f8083b of you seemed 72dd7ecdfc so close.”95a479bea825c58a

When Eunwoo apologized immediately, Cha Taehyuk’s lips curled up. It was a satisfied smile, like that of a predator who had eaten until his stomach was full.b2f05982604b6054

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“Me too… 7863346351 I’m sorry, 78d9374c62 too. I didn’t know 831b09fa54 you would hate 9c210d67ba me coming to 3950121c2d you.”0e79ca0f981e4ee0

Mina also apologized 76ee214559 with her head ccb75314de bowed, but the 8676d8b53b humiliation she felt 913aa1385b could be seen 4357d0f45c through the trembling 6b1c441aea corners of her 28cb091d5f lips.d5748d4c417654a5

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“Hate it? Not at all.”4a92fd7e592f0e1a

Cha Taehyuk pretended to look surprised and wrapped his arm around Mina’s shoulder, which was resting on the back of the chair.3d27756810c71114

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“I was just worried that Mina-ssi might get hurt by the strange news articles.”6f8ad2aebdeac2e9

Cha Taehyuk smiled 68f5160166 briefly at Mina c05611483d and then turned bb7683a25d his gaze to 4fe9ed2627 Eunwoo.4bdc046e5eccd7a6

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“Isn’t that right, Eunwoo-ssi?”7887cf8c6b06d508