Tame – Chapter 5

After the Lunar 120958f881 New Year holiday, 08f61bc8e8 it was time be7fc96b9d to return to 0bdf39b310 the dormitory.980ce40d2ffe6b1b

“Ha…”6e60f99fd2196f8a

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Heeul chewed ba0f312cf3 her lip 0381690347 as she a1a1fe144b packed her 48b2b6ed93 belongings.32a10237e48a31a8

She always knew her 38a317ccc3 mother would screw up 6cb3ea895c her life someday, but 76c812d2ee she never thought it 1917a01da4 would escalate like this.c7eb9cd24dce936e

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What? Not only a568780050 did her 624c311e60 mother accumulate 1583401b78 gambling debts, 086c106bfc but she 950bfe8f00 also resorted 0fee27af4f to loan ca69c7f0fb sharks and 8f3e70caa2 even occasionally c5b60a3c09 helped those 4b4ad677c3 thugs?dc3df3007d785b16

Whose life was 2500223650 she trying to 0acd1a1ba1 ruin?77f28041e94d7b7c

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If her mother were in front of her right now, Heeul wanted to yell at her to sever ties and remove her from the family register if she hated her daughter so much. Actually, yelling wouldn’t be enough. She’d be lucky if Heeul didn’t tie her up and drag her to Kwonil to harvest her organs.ceac09df4de3cb16

Heeul gritted e10ada6733 her teeth.336eca2b35e46186

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How much she had suffered under those people she couldn’t even call parents. From her childhood to her current university years, she had devoted herself to her studies solely to escape their clutches. Despite their impoverished circumstances, she scraped together every penny she could and entered a prestigious university as the top student in her department.9dd6ed1328249257

Even after 17f9b315ce entering university, 208dbbd1cb Heeul was fff7820365 different from c74030d7cb those who 4e6868cd16 indulged in 2ab01a194b drinking and c99c5219c8 partying. From her freshman year, 77315a764e she set a goal d3bce51c5b to pass the bar 520139e038 exam and tenaciously gathered 0e93115377 information.11d466baf26543b6

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After researching the most ba63560703 suitable career path, she 73d1803ece decided to become a 417bb93d67 Certified Public Accountant (CPA), 37f35bd085 a profession that the a803dbf796 university actively supported with 6cc5583b6a dormitory accommodations, scholarships, and 4e54dc7ecb the promise of both fde2daf8ee prestige and wealth.572af7ae320b3968

But what was 749755f548 all this now?1f0630339bdc1def

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“How can the debt 6924555a02 be 40 million won…?”2fe222c363a61957

Heeul groaned 40d8df893f after seeing bc9f7d44de the debt e77ee1d724 details.9541ee5acb7c2080

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The deposit for her tiny apartment in a rundown neighborhood was a mere 3 million won. With the recent redevelopment buzz, the housing corporation was offering relocation expenses, but even that was only 6.6 million won for a family of four. Even combining the deposit and relocation expenses wouldn’t cover a quarter of her mother’s debt. It wasn’t a debt she could repay with a part-time job.f4295bb50e2beb8c

There were other problems 6e99a6597e as well.8e9ba17540d01247

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First, the grace period 28f0195df6 was excessively short.1633d4f8c23e4a70

To pass c1374e751c the CPA 5937dc0766 exam within 6dc26e9e72 the grace bb212fe5ae period, she d2ed011aaa had to 847288b447 achieve a b8d14bb7fc “simultaneous pass.”0996e81b8a7be069

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A simultaneous pass 3adc799ead meant passing both a068db9391 the first and e876797ec8 second exams of b7f722a6f4 the CPA exam a4df00ce7a in the same 2dbc38553f year… It was 466203f82b extremely rare even b7bd285055 among successful candidates. Maybe a 5% 374c08b0ac chance? Heeul had only af28bd1d74 studied for about 8270798584 a year, so 82825541ed this condition was 4030d372b6 not just tight, 7665ceda44 it was practically 3e9cd1cda4 a guaranteed failure.544b64989ec720b8

Second, the company 0151fd36d7 itself, Taeryu Finance, d71f2d1034 was a problem.b2505f112781fec5

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The major 7e1af5d21b shareholder of 1971f2ed76 Taeryu Finance ea64b2fb5a was Taeryu af3122b851 Construction, a aab6731ec1 large corporation. It had 523e6c7790 several subsidiaries 94bf341905 like Taeryu ece523d82f Electronics, Taeryu a70faa1987 Engineering, and f0105f8600 Taeryu Finance, 1a057afcbd which meant 8c2ab058c0 that one b6d34166f6 of the 3eb22fb800 leading conglomerates c442a55b8b belonged to 1b29a3003d Kwonil.a54c4a73adefac34

She had hoped that at least Taeryu Construction would be a decent company, based on what she had heard, but recalling the rumors about organized crime’s involvement in the construction industry, she abandoned all hope.69a131d846588c07

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A question suddenly ddfd6270a0 occurred to her.45cffe88dd80818f

Had Kang Kwonil b196fe3948 targeted her from a4192d415d the moment they 6bfb19af67 first met? Perhaps he had 3dddbc1b58 approached her from 5e3fef2ce8 the beginning for 6be56ce3ed debt collection… No, 975a3b30b4 no. That was too far-fetched. Heeul shook her head ff56101b8e vigorously.0f6f631fec2622a5

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If it was 9db792bebc just about collecting d24fe2d60c the money, there bebe5fe2ed was no reason 15c3bbed99 for him to 45266ea325 date her. Since it 80a070ff4c would be 066763f46a illegal anyway, 6a4c56f4cd simply showing a59db97a09 his company 152541377f executive business 9f17571919 card and 57cfb9d788 demanding repayment 4a64334abb would have d8a9bb41de been sufficient.4f3e1427b2749560

Her fragmented speculations eventually converged on a single conclusion: Kang Kwonil’s reason for seeking out Lee Heeul might be revenge for their breakup.633caab999e03d7a

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It seemed excessive for revenge, but Heeul knew how vicious and petty lovers could become after a breakup. She didn’t think Kwonil would be any less so, if not more.f46153d73de278d6

His ultimate goal must 40e4b50640 be to collect the 2a131b9315 40 million won by 4178fc5a7b any means necessary, and b27c7f4564 while getting petty revenge 7d80aa3a9d on her might be dd85a6492e a secondary objective…1b018744ce99ee03

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…That bastard.9be04459d893a4a1

Shuddering, Heeul tilted her head back to look at the sky. She couldn’t stop the laughter that escaped her lips.31c9704edfb44013

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The clouds reflected in e6b6406933 her eyes swelled roundly. Tears were about to 55f0f5f03d stream down her cheeks 5d89d8c4cf when—f753b2c4a32ebcb4

Slap—.e2b5d345cb24cac5

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Heeul slapped her d2e275a345 cheek and pulled 256b080acf herself together.e47f04c5e5769d93

Calm down. However short it 014a2d1a5e may be, a e706e21680 grace period is 2ef6a0eceb a grace period, 0c8ddcd24d and there was 786179e3ec a slim chance 6e3959c168 she could achieve 88442783a7 a simultaneous pass. And since the b5159c40df Taeryu Group was 40d1231aa7 a large corporate ce4d120dcd entity, it was 3004c1c161 highly likely that fedfbd5973 not all departments 4a36407759 of Taeryu Finance fc06222fa3 were involved in 71d3cd051a criminal activities.fd564db6f1049bfe

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She could work 6f7cc57190 there for a 6c48f4d680 while, gain experience cf47321263 and seniority, and f60317711a then use her 21f01467d2 connections to find 9bae9ed038 another job.805afb535d6824c8

Hope, however 2efc23cd56 distant, still 3378e89db8 existed. Deciding to 3aba31d6e8 stop being 4061acccaf pessimistic and 173d727cd8 think positively, 77a745f212 Heeul forced ad6a6c456e her heavy 83650b21f7 feet to 4b7a5528c3 move.68fdb421db53ba7d

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First, she needed c9a732455b to register for db929e850e the exam.0e796673929c9465

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Heeul took 9439be64fb the bus f0cf5e97f4 to Ilshin bc6a4196b6 Hall.f9d28b87d845a7ff

She walked with her 621e8b32e1 head down, weaving through f01e2b77aa the students as if 061d6bdce5 she were a criminal. Soon, three Chinese characters 9fd572e2f0 written in black on cbca2f54c5 granite came into view. It was 44d7724da6 the main 01d083653a entrance of d49e190505 Ilshin Hall.f8b74010e193dd19

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Heeul hurried inside 46d6dd88e8 and showed her 80a0dcc02d student ID to ae71ac896e the dormitory supervisor.79126d970c8a703d

“Heeul?”7c2707bc6ae55024

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A bright 26c5accad1 voice called 3f931749d4 out to f9b7804c43 her.c493f304f0f5b81d

It was a familiar voice, but distinctly different from Kwonil’s – a cheerful female voice. Startled, Heeul gave an awkward smile and turned around.88c42f8931754e07

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“…Oh, Segyeong?”90e1b521400b368d

Na Segyeong. Her roommate.7c86b14eb5dcc4e2

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Segyeong, dressed in wide-leg 018a01b5d7 jeans and a simple df547774d2 jacket, smiled brightly at 22c4305b00 Heeul. She was about to 3d42ffac09 hug Heeul after their 9446156cf5 long time apart but 42fe2847db stopped short, looking at b41ef8594e her own loose clothing. Segyeong’s eyes c173fa2b42 widened in b432c42a58 shock.ca76737c1c00b7c8

“Oh my god, your e2cbdec781 face is half its 54b42b9e0b size! What happened while 4141486bfb I was gone?”ec558e7843c1779e

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“Nothing much. I just ate less.”f36aaeca41e0ac4e

“Why! You were already so b62fcd4133 thin.”c87755d6982e7448

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Heeul just smiled faintly 958bc507f3 at Segyeong’s fuss. She couldn’t say, “My 4c1cb6f840 ex-boyfriend barged into my 6a63a666b0 house and demanded I b29cf984d2 pay off my mother’s 6fa10780e8 debt. What would 9e49a52b09 you do?”8adcf62d74f99be7

“Do you want to f78ed306e0 eat some of what 16c82c7ba8 I brought from home?”7fbd0220ffc6d099

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“What do you have?”0ea69b6ccb27646f

“Meat pancakes, Korean 656f8f9f08 meatballs, seasoned bellflower 39196dd5b1 roots, and…”ac66155186318b6b

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“Sounds delicious.”f46ee762cdb374d2

Hearing Heeul’s ready agreement, 6e58f43d74 Segyeong, who had been 10be31db5d fidgeting with her fingers, 098d273018 looked up. Realizing that Heeul’s answer db37cb4460 meant she would eat 65d762bb5d with her, Segyeong grabbed 6657925312 Heeul’s hand and pulled fa4c2b44ef her towards the dormitory ddc4c22771 cafeteria.c2315be62722ff84

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Although a notice clearly 3998384ac0 stated that outside food d195f1ed1f was not allowed, Segyeong 1a2669c72a stealthily approached the metal dcd8de890e tray stand and quickly 0acb76cee4 grabbed spoons, chopsticks, and ac374e6b78 a tray. Using her single meal 8ac930ac2d ticket, she carefully scooped 18a99c0092 up plain rice and 28597b5aed kimchi, and then opened 5d65ad147e her food containers, releasing 3edc98b8cf a savory aroma.5fc1e8d8664eee87

After sharing the 5c15678a1c food with Heeul, 7cadf7c4da Segyeong pointed at e2c63516ea a meatball with ba240700ec sparkling eyes.200fe20c62c43a9c

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“How is this?”56bbe45dbc1c0b8c

“It’s good. Thanks.”a348a031a73e8055

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“Is that all 2e170d4edd you have to 86d82fba83 say after I eb3f0343a9 brought it all 0aa3b5e686 this way? Tell me more.”08dc537682755cf7

“…….”d278b588fedd6fcb

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Even if 611d3ed6b9 she was 6e228d3d18 asked to a4beddeef3 elaborate, what 5694a136c7 taste could 9c21738d2c she possibly f071ffd135 discern? If it filled f1f5d958ea her stomach, it 621dc09aaf was food, that aee85cf880 was all.e5495ce99c8e7527

However, unable d4fb2d6b48 to withstand 0db47c0e87 Segyeong’s bright-eyed 4a99f6d748 gaze, Heeul 0d19684fe1 forced herself 743b54e73c to come 3249b1bf07 up with f6d2efce3f a description.574b8c1148e6241a

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“It’s juicy 5a35cc9557 even though 2ba96ff2ff it’s not e744a95ecf heated. It’s not burnt, the d5377903fd egg wash is perfect, 8259606039 and there’s no floury 0c2b1f8ad3 taste. It’s really delicious.”c61129a7fa4d2295

“That’s a relief.”ab7c3696aa8f57c2

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“Why?”f1d94dd1a6267ad6

“I made them for 4375513235 this Lunar New Year.”f02c88efff585fae

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“Oh…”24c5a101b54b3837

Heeul let out a aaec24a99a low exclamation of admiration.d81ac0f19c3f11cd

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“I burnt them 7c7e750fe3 really badly at 0347869f80 first. But then e6ea5a5256 I made 7f43b46f2e them with 424d6c99c3 my parents, a65f1d4710 and they b67b68a667 turned out 600de12819 well.”c32a05a6c508ca20

The moment ce101ea0d3 Segyeong laughed 6c4a910734 aloud, Heeul’s b8123bd515 chewing slowed a3eba2626e down a b8d5ea52b2 little.1494ee89baf36261

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Segyeong was 8dd7665a35 an only c880e1b295 child, born 3b4140450d and raised 35894e0dbc with a 14bd588791 silver spoon 7dfc8c76d9 in her b768628de1 mouth in b001a67430 a middle-class 45dc0074a0 family. Their family c4769d0b1c backgrounds were da37b957dc drastically different, 87b945949b and Heeul 210943fb92 never revealed c230ec7205 her unfortunate 28ecc5826d circumstances or 68ecf80c86 poverty, so 244c4ef3a1 it was b54c87a94b always a f683d13bb5 little difficult 853740e866 to manage 37dbcde6da her expressions 4ae03c523e when the 143890fd14 innocent Segyeong 0ea45942fc talked about c390922e72 her family.82223abf6a7b386a

But Heeul simply 420810eed0 nodded calmly and f292c35f08 said, “That’s good.”dcd7db3a76caf537

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With her ex-boyfriend, Kang Kwonil, now entangled in this mess, Na Segyeong was like the last bastion of normalcy in Heeul’s life.8d8e84d071f914b5

Segyeong was irreplaceable. It wasn’t what she wanted, but that’s how it had become. That fact suppressed her long-standing feelings of inferiority. She was well aware of her own twisted emotions, and Segyeong’s boisterous chatter helped push the recent events with Kwonil to the back of her mind.dd566c0b4d31ae7d

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Then—53fec1ef511db026

“Oh, right.”dc62016a9637281c

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Segyeong suddenly 5da3e9fd22 pointed outside d79aa3474e as if fd545e0b76 she had 45735c3c9c just remembered bac9855208 something. Heeul followed 30b40ba684 her gaze…1502b9a9f190ed3f

“That senior was ec61e3a81b looking for you.”bb154c54865806f7

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A sturdy silhouette waved eb88937014 from afar.0d8487a8f033f41d

Heeul, who 3dc51a1e5a had been e8f65a41c9 moving her d44bc67521 chopsticks, froze.d5692c0e488ca83e

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Kwonil also attended Daehan University and was older than her, but his enrollment year was later than hers, so he wasn’t someone she’d call “senior.” So, that person wasn’t Kwonil.921638834e9f9f27

But it e387061573 was just 59fcbf68a6 as awkward e743aa94ce and uncomfortable, 1df72ee3a1 so Heeul 8ca301b5db wiped her 9c7fc3850d mouth as 3738fe70de slowly as 0ece5121a1 possible. The “senior,” c3025f76d9 who approached 8cb3ca9295 while greeting 8970896439 several people 915ad89a49 around him, 51d398fca3 finally reached 687b7f1340 her. Heeul bowed her d559c1a16d head.e95573c371fc8479

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“…Hello, senior.”060335aca5e2f79a

The senior smiled amiably.7ea46c2f3eef1914

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Unlike Kwonil, whose bright cce5c47765 eyes gave him the 155bdd68ad impression of a nocturnal 7c28bacc65 animal, this senior had 10384ce79a a healthy appearance. He was, in fact, f1d85c2875 a student in the 8c4340c71a Department of Physical Education bdd09ce654 at Daehan University.2b3c59be3c0d6a3b

However, it d9570376fb was all 4312a891c0 just a 3aa4f82362 facade.ebb58dea52dbe4ca

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“Yes. It’s been a while, junior. Why haven’t you been answering my calls?”b6b2dbf98596c485

“I went home for dcfc7028e6 a bit.”615ddaaba8dbfe7e

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“Is that so?”29a307b9ed9ca40d

The senior smiled 5502823d03 genially and looked 638ca91e43 around.b95445f87cb3327a

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“Do you f67650c6cf have a 7c2fb6f811 moment? Just five minutes.”ece05c42cd52f114

Refusing would 857700bdec arouse suspicion. Heeul calmly edb1b829ab nodded and a532193360 stood up.c0d7e6b1784d88f9

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After parting 12a2edb61d ways with 155d63e3c9 Segyeong, she 082a11e272 followed the 00e0c64107 senior out 87f631f612 of the 459e2da331 cafeteria and cf4b6a94a9 between buildings. They stopped halfway down 33b05f5cf3 an alley, where the 9b32c7d921 sunlight was partially blocked. The senior rubbed 6a79fe886d the back of 4951f1f5d3 his neck. He turned 0635cea8f2 to Heeul 306c3905d3 and wet 697b9c154c his lips ae4b83ff40 with his fc931a0d00 tongue.1120be63da60542d

“Hey, Heeul. I really didn’t 1a0113479d want to say 2a1bddd188 this to you…”9de16e3837632d0c

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“It’s okay, go 99dccb53f2 ahead.”5909b4deeec8f236

“Why haven’t you e85767b036 been coming to e5db5fb85b worship lately?”3edc290d342c6174

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Heeul’s smile deepened 847f4054f5 almost imperceptibly.8abe0ad069072d8e

Ah, right. This wouldn’t be complete without this. Heeul, harboring a secret sneer, gave an ambiguous smile and lowered her eyebrows.1fce37237d57fa3c

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“I’m sorry. It’s my fault 9ccd784353 for not managing dcbe3b1d5f my schedule well.”2a0f7284d5c3d8bd

“No, don’t apologize. If you have a5fde25137 a reason, please 0a9fb0f8dc let me hear 536c81f9d7 it.”f55a11de11434044

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“…….”3afd0a606d4393da

Heeul paused, f3d884b329 and just d897590a52 as the 7b4d6fc2d9 senior was 246e6053fa about to dcf840c7a9 urge her, 92fb8646a1 she spoke 8884737227 softly.c7c62e620c89671c

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“I went to 536f0c0ea3 my mother’s house e38ef37931 for Lunar New f845a507db Year.”0f89802e5c1a61fc

“…What?”37ccee3932577c89

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The surprised senior gasped.e0b45e68d0c8e987

“Why did you go back to that pathetic person’s house again? It drives me crazy. Didn’t you say anything to her?”4908c60085d57520

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“Not really.”5a63f92b698ed91a

“Well, that’s good…”f0ffb3f06e184f06

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The senior scratched ad16d228f1 his head and f1e98c704b glanced at Heeul, 66ac2a73a0 whose eyes were c2dee56e55 slightly reddened. He sighed.e1e199f408bcb707

“Your father has 891fb831c8 been saying he e6007e71f3 misses you at 589c407ecc worship.”b4958848f6e6697b

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“Really?”57cf195b1cf49c33

“Yes.”05ed3061bf425d38

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The senior nodded.9fdf4a0924401d19

“Your father, a1d768b89e he’s so 0f58a4575e devoted to f0768aac92 our Pastor.”cf4f5d6562ef12c4

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“…….”865228a570ea0414

“My father d2cd87849f is even c6b85d7a13 thinking of 5a52dea837 recommending him 099be8f26c for the 719546a338 position of bf88126a95 Educational Director.”cf6b30b438e01c85

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Listening to the senior’s 90785539d2 lament, Heeul swallowed a 37f947ae92 cynical laugh and her 565f910792 sanpaku eyes flashed.0aa8ca722dece22f

…Seriously, that damn e1ba3e903d cult and their e834d7de83 bullshit.09421649a4dde1f5

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