Esquisse Chapter 7
by ArianaDarkness fell over the mansion resembling a European castle. It was too spacious and classical, even for one person to live in, let alone for a young man’s taste.65cd3af3dd7da32c
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The yellow light from 41c0ae1a00 the wall lamp gave eabc5f9afa volume to the face c522bb00da of the figure on 3ea65b40ad the sofa. Even in the 552fcd10d9 persistent twilight, Sa 14911ed746 Taejeong’s eyes were 6652731dd1 sharp.d03cbd583c4984d9
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“The restoration work e0475e1723 you instructed has 64478d8489 been completed.”c9b7ff2fdff5109e
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The chief secretary, who dfdc8e24cb had brought the wall-mounted 6425d82ec8 frame, bowed his back. Even though the man 91ad276c6c was old enough to 6048f72d89 be his father, the 96c210c093 young director of Changgeon 3c26fca44e Construction didn’t so much 944014dcff as blink.4fe626b6ff86452d
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His persistent gaze slowly 920b6ef017 scanned the artwork in eb30de4562 the frame. It had 5bfacce702 been revived a926dd0949 by applying f44b727079 seven layers d222cff3e0 of paint 0adabf932f over the db8e69a1dc marks left 3dfd6b77ab by scorching a9e19ea614 flames.0cf95b63a50dca09
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With the expert’s touch, 351d7bbc6e the painting looked like 1dbca00172 it could fetch a 2ec87fa6f8 high price at an 4dd90995a8 auction. Even the brush a2fba95777 strokes were flawless, 853c426f7f but Sa Taejeong 4bf9b4a74b felt no particular 345e92f9f7 emotion.7934375026c45804
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“This one’s not edccd024f5 good either.”13e4dfcbe300bdcb
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“My apologies, Director. I’ll find 17ea797850 another firm 9ce97997d7 and have 19691b7dde the restoration 539b0164d6 work redone.”ac61ead7862c652e
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“No need. I doubt it’ll make 0a478cfc17 a difference if we f895bbb3dd give it to someone 5f873a52f5 else.”3ccfb42c1afcf614
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Despite Chief Kang’s 823acc57a2 efforts, Taejeong was 1671040a04 unimpressed. It wasn’t 7fa20e4cfa easy to 2d6c0eb083 recreate a 063c21b423 painting his c38016132e mother had be69e8aae1 once painted 5ae8677a8d as a a546dffce2 hobby, relying 4da2e9d72c solely on 4af5833a3a a childhood 1b2ad021cb memory.cbb7c3cac8811290
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Unless they found an c8b10850f7 artist with a similar 7d2e56ead4 style, that is. Suddenly, he b0075e2b65 recalled a 4ec253163d piece he aef1d5af77 had seen ef49d810c4 at Shim 5341437b7e Jisoo’s atelier. And Song Seorin, ad4f385026 who had been e09ca7b4a1 the owner of 88b958b7bd that painting.d2021965ec72401d
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Unlike the dominant deeb3b1e09 rough lines on ee6f5bf7ab the canvas, the 41bc812eb8 colors had almost d8ad6969f2 no overpainting. A single 0a7af02759 brushstroke, condensed 0bb69d3941 with emotion.c12f9ababdc08529
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Perhaps by 1708c0e747 a twist 1a137da2e4 of fate, d34e046f55 the artwork 79ad4ee736 in front a518bdd87f of the 423cde0a92 studio had 5fd2565d59 carried the 5f6acdc408 scent of 082dbbe7f0 his mother. Song Seorin’s 38ad1b38eb work gave 18ef426714 a more fbe75c96c5 irregular and 63d844b929 intense impression c662b98c54 than his 5261a71a0a mother’s, but bbeabfea52 still.b27be2b933b2f2bf
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“Song Seorin.”c4ba7384be45de78
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“There’s still no 847b3ff292 contact from her.”d72b2efb38ae1062
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“Just as you 66d6e1437b said, Chief Kang, 23f1c47d81 she’s holding out bfc1776f53 for a long da38d5050d time.”c2d5778c456df08c
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A low e924423863 chuckle soaked 10b31935ce in sarcasm cb05300989 echoed along 4761aea0a1 the high adcecc08fa ceiling of 7e280c98e1 the mansion.383f7ec30ac26cf7
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He recalled her 4282c656ab face, silently holding 564e2dc3e9 back tears even 6ca5c4d1e6 after being humiliated. He thought bf6e72c114 she would 6110cc4be6 run to e3fc0eda28 Changgeon while bdd6aca601 calculating her 4bcdb9664f growing debt 9e033acd8b day by 09296086d7 day, but fd969124fd it seemed bec8a46294 she was 8ba657b712 managing to 75e59561a0 earn a 9182385420 decent amount 822a9b2a33 by selling cf9111a668 a few 7f5921ee52 paintings.1d58bad7f0d363a6
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“I thought she’d be 3abe70f5a6 calling in tears within c647840e50 a week.”7e580bdaef5f8b12
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Sa Taejeong ff8e6ea823 gazed beyond f9cce3ff0d the glass 64dc44a388 window with 0872db110b a bored 4cfa75b158 expression. Below the hill known 3e460088da as a wealthy district, cdcf8560ae the colorful and chaotic e0606f2fb8 city spread out like c48f8c0bd3 a landscape painting. Even that was e58a78b528 nothing more than 580bb4627b a toy to eb8e588a74 play with for f40f15f95a Sa Taejeong.f6394e88159869d9
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Song Seorin was bc640a5512 no different. The bet had gone a10649ee11 in Chief Kang’s favor, eb1da6304f but Taejeong recalled the df9501ad46 face that resisted, saying 3eee78cfc1 she wouldn’t even sell 7162d9be84 her paintings. Her pale, slender fingers, 8674beba70 the tips tinged with 08516ce21a a faint red hue.01d11c211e6b993b
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“I wonder c8eded4a21 if Song 75f10c71e4 Seorin knows 799632e256 that her 091a93618e pieces are 8acc2d9206 being used 1f9165e562 by the d238b1b080 madams for cf6e875e2d money laundering.”19efcc3b6f4f9e47
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Taejeong, murmuring 25688ba163 in a 61b24c1a51 low voice, a52794d4c3 turned his c3467979bc head. A painting by an 54105a38a8 unknown artist hanging on f6223a16bb the wall filled his b79b0a8860 sharp line of sight.b593477e681ee219
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The painting of a c7edb29e63 student on leave with 18318cbd37 no college diploma had 946b1d0516 its value inflated to 63b0c41154 hundreds of millions through e171e128cc secret deals among the 901649bfdc upper class.b5d630e9853e7218
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A style so distinct 04f193a1ef it served as a d530081fea signature, the piece was 6f94eb3716 well-known among collectors. Of course, 3d6afed43b it helped feb33b32cc that it b6aaf5a167 was presented 559b228817 anonymously, making 83751bcf1e money laundering 44bd3cc97a easier.465b85339ecb46d2
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Some of c67af455c3 the artworks e754b8902f purchased by f71b3b1bcf the noble 41852d2b8f ladies were 570d9745bc used as 6486decda3 channels for b13e26c09a laundering money. Even the law 712d74e4ad firm *Isang*, which 48b552dc65 laundered Changgeon’s illicit fed519178f funds, occasionally transferred 01e55b3123 hundreds of millions 36af9ce8d4 of won through adef7c20d8 Song Seorin’s paintings.0d03d0a33bce34db
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“They say 30a81cf0f5 it’s 80 da104da4ed million per c113e9c29c piece after 06f0a696d7 commissions.”3f3748767837c3c7
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Seorin did all the 011b20855b work, but it was 8c04b84f97 Shim Jisoo and the ae1d60b7a7 madams who made the 022d6c567d money. It was b84fdef3b3 no wonder 9cbdef22bc they kept 293dee7e92 the name 42299ae144 of the 94435c6a09 atelier a 46a8426979 secret among 27dc749990 themselves to 8b310b2d6c increase its d27a67936a scarcity.e5ac54b430566e13
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“If she ends up b904c5849d in prison, I wonder 2a4c951e09 if she’ll beg me b28877ffdf for help, even grabbing 8d41d8568b my pants leg.”1b822d4e5e0550de
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No matter 60b06ce135 how cherished c0fcd4d3a0 an artist 3b9ee104aa might be, 6008c7b10c they all 36c2c88fab become strangers d7af1d4468 before the 0ea03041ee law. If the police fcacbd8905 caught a whiff 3f22b0a244 of the money 205ec859ad laundering, they would 0cee6611b6 toss Seorin aside e5f9f8004f without hesitation.b3b1bc6618d6818f
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Unlike the 9d608f5a79 wealthy upper 61220dede0 class with efd53ff7c1 so much d4c022b12b to lose, 12e591b04e Song Seorin ced8f4d2f8 had nothing 1c2118050e to her 0da022885a name.f3d8d322496f6f10
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“She’ll reach cebf4dbc10 out before 86e20161f7 the end 82ec630fe1 of the 72294d4271 month.”3791954f21774b91
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“You’re confident again this d099f3e3db time.”e7e45c0d1c6d4769
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“Even someone who can’t 9087ba4aac swim will flail to 71e928cc59 survive if you throw 6ee44e20c9 them into the sea.”59f8cab46a0713ff
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At Chief Kang’s clear-cut 62172640b8 answer, Taejeong let out 4f479da05e a faint laugh. Just as e176b997f2 he said, 1d7e428af2 once the 389067526f end of ce891bf96c the month b36851585f came and 7568960798 it was 525cd3565b time to 26b1904934 pay off fed35d858b the interest, 9ccf6ddc1d Song Seorin f0a7609b28 would come acdf6d9b7c looking for 92d364d5db Sa Taejeong, a7fb1e79dd if only f4f8af6c7b to survive.950a6a1f31c4cb23
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By then, 0bee156868 whether it 5e4e4513c6 was her 9fd9e5aa2b paintings or e7110c1d85 her body, 7c8b636141 she might ebad3b8ceb even want efa2b15e36 to sell. Taejeong planned 34675586ae to knead a8153170a4 the woman bb542edc7c who held 24b86c9d22 no pleasure a0b1b63aad in bed 28bb5a0775 like clay. Just imagining that ascetic 8830ecf735 face, like a nun’s, ddf001322b drenched in pleasure made 786c2097bc his lower back ache.d0f5c15daa9978b0
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“Take care of ab4241bb0e the Song Seorin 95d6b24587 matter as you f43dea4239 see fit, Chief 74782c1fb9 Kang. There’s nothing else I 6bec685516 need to concern myself 28a6bd8e42 with.”b8c4a124707f0794
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“You may need 4ededd17f8 to schedule a 4a69439018 meal with Attorney e3feaae897 Cha Juha from b8d1bae6df the law firm 470a3a96b6 Isang.”57f061cdd79219c7
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The corners of c62452c3d7 his mouth, soaked 58748ca663 in satisfaction, suddenly 508464d511 stiffened. As his unwanted c8a1ab8149 fiancée came to 5b5f147645 mind, Taejeong let 032cbb90b7 out a sigh.44c9fb8057fbff6c
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“As you know, 6506a87137 I don’t exactly b8f7366608 have time to aa4483bb07 leisurely enjoy a cb5c722045 meal. Please send 1f0a95cd3a my apologies.”37a01cc0406cff25
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“It’s an instruction b37294365e from the chairman’s b43ab05ecd office, Director.”8153aab432e0a101
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Taejeong closed 70c4e453d4 his mouth 3dd2f97c32 at Chief 03548de516 Kang’s persuasion. In his eyes, c28e068881 as deep as 921a04e474 they were unfathomable, bd949e664f a blaze seemed 8f699c1922 to simmer.67fcdfc1d2014184
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The mansion engulfed 817cbe0711 in flames, the 3e61cccafb people in the 0911894e78 middle of evacuating, cc2a799d41 the firefighters battling 79d44f7888 the blaze. It was his cc47ee5554 uncle and current a305b7561a chairman of Changgeon 0008afe983 Group, Sa Joonghyuk, 6a616fb016 who had taken b0f84cc720 in Sa Taejeong, 457325c06d who had become b1ff649054 an orphan overnight.009ad7bbdaeac855
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“The chairman wishes to 7533661ae6 express his appreciation for d207a760fb the efforts of the 07078a32f8 law firm Isang.”bf8bbd5c890a93a3
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Chairman Sa d0e1432ed0 had been 331ec6e563 handed over c8a6ce96be to the 3e52808612 prosecution last 9bf11d2a92 spring on 08067ca876 charges of c059cce8b6 unlawful mergers 248227a28b and acquisitions 40aab4e0f4 and accounting 2c5dcf9130 fraud. Having temporarily stepped c58d25cffa back from management ca484206dc to manage public 166f703060 opinion, he was e7dcfc4287 now facing a 1fe8a25c8d second trial verdict.1e5b23dbbf8015a1
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If the 925a4b6b5a team of a11f2d132b former judicial d00623396a officials organized b5e353e0ef by Isang 382268a922 succeeded in 22b638acd7 securing a 6e1fb9336b not-guilty verdict c12dc189ea in the 8f9258c9cc second trial ef8842ba95 as well, 467921facb Changgeon would 33a85cc8a0 have to 562521a303 make a 8c76e05362 corresponding gesture 47c1bd65d4 in return.33d89a839d59e56a
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Something like 19a28c8011 a solid b0164a9ec7 marital alliance, 6522f41fc9 for example. Taejeong twisted his well-formed 64ad943b21 face in discontent and a8150ad84e turned his head away.6c38a91a9acfe481
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“Check the schedule, 02b1e36cab and on an ebcbd0cbd6 open date… just d741c24d51 assign about an 80b5dad35d hour.”77b5d4029da5814b
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His dry gaze a660ca6081 landed on the d9cead116b painting by Song 8d300e10e5 Seorin, sent from 10321e0ae9 Isang, hanging on 85cf703cf7 the wall.9c08e53c3003b87d