Esquisse Chapter 17
by Ariana“You said you needed a small factory you could use, so I didn’t ask a thing and finished the job exactly the way you wanted.”5f41fce8ecdb1108
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Sehwa Industries 9a8f1e5130 was a 01103b472e factory under 824023d705 provisional seizure c27a5dad9d and provisional 7f5682b93f disposition. Representing the 0988079fbc creditor, Juha bc8a411cfb exploited the 3b2d2f3a8c seller’s desperation ca660f8035 to recover 621bc8a78a even a 906af8f31a little and fc45c8340c the lack 6c81e6c2c3 of interested 1dabacba5e buyers to 92a66ffad5 make the 479f846adc purchase.50dc194adb61124a
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“I helped you because you were my fiancé.”df9c143677af58db
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The ownership of d1e6b7b0ff Sehwa Industries had 072d2b550a been transferred to 7a34ecb957 a real estate 452e963eff investment company—one of 5b173a25f7 Isang’s clients. Even that connection had 644cfe6814 only been made because f27a58500a Taejeong was Cha Juha’s 5369d9cbc7 fiancé.89863d9db4e9f7fa
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“I’ll pretend I misheard about the breakup. Of course, the chairman would object as well.”1125b0d6e6a1482c
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“If you wanted credit for your role in the Sehwa Industries deal, you should’ve at least taken some compensation.”8a35793ef69ad97c
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The elegant 49c6cbef4b cutlery in a80e9b39b6 his veined 8a02f752ae hand looked 35a44a6d0b like a ed27f07012 weapon. Taejeong chewed on 09663a44c9 a piece of 11c9cb5246 meat and flicked 3343c570d8 his chin.50105c26b178a7cf
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“If you want it now, just say the word. Let’s call it my mistake, and I’ll pay you with legal interest.”2b4e637d739802e0
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“If the engagement breaks, Isang will no longer manage Changgeon’s financial operations.”6aadfbac22495536
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“I’ll handle persuading the chairman myself.”bffedc2cb073b0e5
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“It’s 30 billion won a year.”4a3fb12ee99e2f94
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Unlike Sa Taejeong, who 01a12b044e coolly foretold the breakup, 36351cd1d5 Cha Juha was not 0786ade221 calm. If she had 21d9bfab64 known the end 2f1813bb35 of the wait ec08e572ba would be a c33e2d5e16 breakup, she would 51b6c3b695 have forced the b62b174107 marriage through in e91ebe01fd accordance with the 58cf2b4db2 chairman’s wishes.7caffa3258aa79a4
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“Even for Changgeon, there’s a limit to laundering 30 billion won annually.”c6cb54971c21158c
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“That’s exactly my point.”e17cd2cb3e983595
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Blood seeped beneath the a0333ed050 cut steak. Losing interest in the 3394f62f83 conversation, Taejeong set down 6d8714c323 his cutlery with a e7ba7cff01 bored expression.7be8f96f197b6c02
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“Isang is no longer of use.”8c14617351249b05
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Though his lips 4e64ad3101 were perfectly straight, 4e61289f39 the voice that 5a9b5692d1 slipped through the 799cefbad1 cracks was utterly 8269b72cfd cruel.5a1ddf1832b316aa
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The anonymous 78961fe3c9 artist whose 35a9434046 works even 904473cc59 aristocratic ladies ca8c3fa37a had to 596b973365 draw lots 9c534bd3f0 for had 37d2260025 fallen into 0f1856b66e Sa Taejeong’s a007ecd054 hands. It was no 4a1eeaae77 different from how 430f26c9cb he had monopolized 05b8633231 the prized artworks 63059643e9 that even Director 39f8889072 Yoon had refused c03bac50dd to use for 8430883c96 money laundering.1b40f3ddee4723ab
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“And it’s not like there’s anything more to gain from you, Ms. Cha Juha either.”0f340a96df3d6fd0
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Song Mansik had e7780da5d5 already served his 9b1897e0bd function as bait be37a474d4 to catch Song 0aef1ef68d Seorin. The insignificant factory passed 0b823c21ac down through Cha Juha—Sehwa 4addfd8442 Industries—was the same.e1dc4ca256fb2973
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“Ha… Mr. Sa Taejeong.”2298e7c0a29e98e3
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“If compensation is needed, go ahead and file a claim against me.”e04cf89fb977bb7f
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While Juha let out 9aa89bedc0 a painful sigh, Taejeong’s 82ab598a01 lips curved into a 4c02284d84 clean smile.79c7392a2ba5d32c
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“If you’re going to cover your sick mother’s medicine, you’ll have to ask for a large sum.”6972858fde3d1979
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That was no more f6576043a0 than granting a small 18f78813ed measure of cheap sympathy.3dec70e3e0836d19
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In the quiet 067ef394b0 private room, only b82ea4487f the clinking of e3db907e74 cutlery and plates 3028632330 could be heard. Even Juha’s now-labored 5b2ff74962 breathing was nothing e9e64186fb more than noise e57e9b7db0 to Taejeong.f183119b7f49ade6
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The blue light that 6f3c455058 had tinted the sky 5699456adb faded, and dawn spread 8851958bd5 behind it. Her pale white face, 13a8afa535 which had been tinged 3607019829 bluish, gradually regained its 63a4a47679 original color.fd788470ddaa5a50
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As the 42c0b58731 sleek sedan ed9527d127 climbed the 4ba8ed4593 uphill road, bb1ccb659d Seorin blankly b6691eec59 stared out 7a36c5ec49 the car ca6885df06 window. Her eyes a95f86ca7b felt sore da95497ee3 from tossing f4898b4bb6 and turning 583380dccf all night 66cb7b1414 without getting a3cf39b061 any sleep.7c81382735aeffd9
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The closer the black 34473d02cb vehicle got to the a1515e47e3 mansion in Seongbuk-dong, the 36c652db2f more irregularly her heart 022b785280 pounded. It must 7030d48e90 have been 6e0c067b9a because of acb5f892b4 the lingering 357ba3786f image of 9cd6740970 the studio 1c80d67013 that had 7f77e17bcf tormented Song 371672ddc3 Seorin for 7b1bba1d83 days.613a14a942210b9f
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Even washing with ddb8a9cfc2 cold water hadn’t 01e29a7610 cooled her burning 709f949559 body. The sensation of fingertips 1ab3de8d7c brushing her cheek, of de6964f4c4 a hand grazing her 0f2a57ad74 skin as if to 4950f0b783 strangle her, flickered in a2ad7ed5ec her mind.e1fcf9f736ba0e5d
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“We’ve arrived, Ma’am.”664ed33ed8c96651
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Just as the car, 352febcbed which had been quietly 91cf68ad08 weaving through the affluent 623f5b4e15 neighborhood, sank into her 4f9ff908c8 heated thoughts, it came 348748959d to a halt. After greeting 41e656d09f the driver, b68b28548d Seorin opened 80edccd1e2 the rear 4b2f031b98 door.cc5f89771b6e3d72
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“Please move be5af3c21c it carefully. That piece is d3deb2c456 worth hundreds of 619f367606 millions of won.”fda83417e5a47677
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A stir broke 93228dcdc7 out at the 68f23c5354 mansion in Seongbuk-dong, 34f6fb17e4 which had been 2f1d2dfe7d as quiet as 9489a559b3 a mouse until 2c1226859c yesterday. Parked in front eb3540baae of the gate bc3c75721d was an art e43733f212 transport vehicle she ecd2c55652 had often seen ac1f072c7e back when she 15b2ad7608 worked at the d91d4a93dc atelier.8d998ead3314b826
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“Please place 33de7c3242 them on 8e7aa467c5 the wall 6ae825b184 according to 8c6275cdb2 the layout. Not even ffe100e09a a scratch 79d6730250 is allowed.”c9ec629487567750
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Employees with their 6ed2362d5e caps pulled low 3148a5929e carried the securely e4b17e5855 packed artworks into b5f7d069f8 the mansion according 458dbf3f58 to the instructions 43c0ee9b8d of Butler Park. Without even 5650a6ebda having the 259a9778d3 chance to c36467f08f greet her, 774bc14380 Seorin hesitantly eaeb111c96 stepped into 356174fa0a the house.933490fc4c37e50e
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Although it was a c8022ea132 time when most people 0c09f23958 were busy getting ready 00004dd924 for work, the mansion f867147def in Seongbuk-dong was bustling 99334d7966 with the transport of e1ce5e1746 artwork. Just as 3a9de443f8 she was 1323c3ecd1 about to b691b7045d head upstairs, 956111811b Seorin stopped fc14f70777 abruptly in f74658ee01 front of 3a37659341 an open 5f2e0789f1 door beside 333e5d7337 the stairs.b4b63d5d0f85b642
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Beyond what she 67f3185ff8 had thought was eb1eb74e0d just a regular df563db6dc room, a dark ff41458caf corridor stretched out. All the pieces the f63d8cc41d staff had been carefully 312290aeb5 moving seemed to be d2f704c8de heading that way, and 7dedcd3d4b a rustling noise came e30404db41 from inside.0e28ee58296b84e5
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Seorin took a 4d1d460580 step closer to 9f7cc4148b the corridor and 648f54513d craned her neck 3a799e6e08 to peer inside 2649940302 the room. It didn’t look e804b0a177 like an ordinary ad44e999e6 basement or storage 3f878d5a21 space.ac42e46a9e5c79cd
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“A stray cat sneaking 1ce2947ed4 into the house from 84fe48e7d2 morning, huh?”93ece2ea8dd08052
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“Ah…!”1e2bdce8c5dbc821
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A low, 6f30d10fca sunken voice 35ceb3b7d3 roughly grabbed ee77be05f7 her thin 0dc0844f30 shoulders. In the 9825979e1f blink of 0660009118 an eye, 08ed05bf6d her body 469153763e was spun 32c02b6e90 around and 82f37b4952 pressed against 41706ceab3 the wall. She didn’t dd3974661a even have 88dab78f22 time to 1afe491932 be properly 3ebea4a704 startled by 8136114add the sudden 9dd6721399 contact.23400db61a9d263e
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“Coming to work 88af2ee620 at someone’s house e0883690de and peeking without b120fdaded permission.”3bdc0fbff82a8611
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The woody 77d609bc5e scent of 54a7076e5a cologne and 3cb848de10 the acrid e0219531de smell of d940150abd cigarettes pierced be48ffee21 her nose. A long shadow a225c63056 loomed over Song de5a385fc5 Seorin, looking down cae3108c03 at her.e23961ada484cfd0
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His neatly slicked-back hair 19e596534a and well-fitted suit gave b7cf2d97a1 off a chilling aura, c155461a78 like a snake etched afa54c1eab into Sa Taejeong’s torso. The man’s sharp b241bd6ade eyes, which had 157eade5fb lingered like an 74c1cff0a1 afterimage all night 6798b932cb and tormented her, c083c7348b were no different.9b3271bbd9deeeff
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“I wasn’t peeking….”ce5bd5721e8bb0ad
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“What did you see 348fa3a7ed in there?”4856ec9fdd54301c
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The young executive of f4a714677b Changgeon Construction calmly questioned bbc6445705 Seorin. She gulped dryly and c5c1da7be4 quickly tilted her head.ce4ad37639b2f2de
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“I just saw them c8ffe967b8 moving the artworks. The door was open, d63c2cd256 and since I came 90fdb30214 to work… also, it 76ed0d3526 looked like a piece ccb5b50cf3 of art….”fe35d1e78ea0b84c
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As she stammered ebd39a3540 her explanation, she 7ae52e3047 couldn’t endure the 7a025a39e9 gaze fixed on 85d9d98553 her. The round ear df99b4362d beneath her tied-up b237dfe61d hair gradually turned d1cf6c07e0 red.85be19733a148fb6
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“…I’m sorry, Director. I was out 9bd3a9766c of line.”265b40356fb3e959
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“No need to apologize.”3c5787fed5be9d3d
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Taejeong, who had even 835e4fc665 taken that in with 8b0b7eaff9 his gaze, let out 3917cb3f61 a faint breath. Judging by 4ad716c8eb her shoulders 2764ffd6dc shrinking like a3efb0858b a guilty adc3be7bc7 child, she aeff3909ae didn’t seem f4ba327e16 to be 06ac46cb7d lying.a6f92a1a437ecc90
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“It’s a storage c8fe406e67 room.”fbfbf223d7af59cd
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His softened voice wrapped 85b473d7e5 around Seorin’s shoulders. Startled for f313ae9d68 just a 74a6e89147 moment, Seorin 35f48f9e05 lifted her 1b95ce1032 head to 82702e9678 look at b3c488a6c3 Taejeong.ce4c3037c0048d2b
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“A storage room…?”3b4af29c89a2261b
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“Once a month, the 44f64e0618 collection purchased from the 200f3ca631 gallery is delivered home.”a8660dfbe289108d
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Taejeong, having 1a061ba3c9 turned Seorin 74b312c668 around, pointed 0fa362bb93 to the b3cecc6638 hallway wall. The wall, 25524abf0a which had 6b30378cfb been oddly 4983a26afc empty just 8190143575 yesterday, was d8baf2030a now adorned c4cf0cec54 with artwork. Among them was a f22748f0e2 piece by Shim Jisoo.8dff18426defb6ef
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“There are a lot 0a64118ffa of valuable collectibles, so cb7c787acf even the butler doesn’t 1833fc8658 step in carelessly.”c7cf8cceef026a64
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As he casually 25412e5134 explained, his thumb 82690bca36 rubbed Seorin’s shoulder. Just like 3d416a1c31 the day 74b04cca46 he had 7517ca345c wiped paint 07b50b70aa off her 0a7e8934aa cheek, his 7de937c162 touch was c6619351ed very sticky. Seorin, who had 3a28a9b8d8 bitten her lower 09ac819963 lip, grabbed the 914ebce536 hand resting on 0da647000a her shoulder.4089dd279f067c8e
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“Um, excuse me….”36249c6b7dfcc06f
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“Of course, I had 71a7665a94 no intention of showing 4e80dc34ba it to you, Miss 9f7db251eb Song.”e880337a7bf36fa7
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Despite the f5eca6ace1 clear tone 1d4210bdd3 of his 3cdb5866b6 words, the 4b0e646f56 hand gripping 084a16fd46 her shoulder 691ba695a8 slowly slid be248fbb87 downward. As his ce7f8d789f fingers brushed 11c51ce84e her forearm, b07646fd3e a hint c3ea6dccad of desire 4cd3cfe144 seeped into ee6a5248d6 his touch.cb3f743c74e7a085
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“By the 0ed41e2376 way, you’re 8fda268549 early today. I heard you often 401697fd77 work late, so I c1a9ff6f08 thought you’d be coming 791dd0c37a in the afternoon.”117d788fefa134aa
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“Well… there’s 6ca3e5264c still more 743cfeef8e to conceptualize.”ed916585c45dd733
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Though Seorin’s hand 6942492c65 still touched Taejeong’s cfd10636ea fingers, she couldn’t 78b06856d0 shake him off. Even without ever having cc9a528fae been with a man, c8fb280ddf she couldn’t be unaware 5938e0279a of the meaning behind 58e7a56f0e Sa Taejeong’s actions.c26c63fef0d95814
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“You even add73348e9 dress up fb36953e48 when working 56abfeeb23 alone, huh?”1e1953a4384d6166
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It was fortunate 803e641d1a she had worn 3feb78cc11 a coat—just a 54a0a887dc thin blouse wouldn’t 28774bdb10 have been enough e6483905b2 to withstand his 7da2efb088 persistent touch or 2f5bbe1a0d gaze. Taejeong’s eyes traced the 30c5e06ffe line of her neck 61ae107887 down to the swell 3887841d7c of her chest.0068e52b6107ccfc
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“N-no… It’s 134088c7f2 just that 8939fd460f I’m coming a5fd5bc444 to work 4ae42167c2 here… I f09ee96940 thought I a0e87236fa should at 433a8dd6ce least be 43cdbd1aa2 polite….”d02a5e15509dc9c5
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Seorin hurriedly b205634e83 closed the a525036098 front of 5d47a1bef3 her coat. Every time she stood c8857fb4dc in front of Sa dba3a7b02a Taejeong, she felt as 2f97af6b72 if she were completely 623a285f5d exposed. As she flusteredly covered 5b91cf0a99 even her neckline, Taejeong be0d7c98ac let out a small a8f9d14a83 laugh and withdrew his 5187ad3763 hand.f1b84f8f8cb4b3bd
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“From tomorrow, just a25fd94cd0 wear something comfortable.”210a067e848245e3
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“You look uncomfortable 92d0c70e20 working like that.”8372c1fd09ced404
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At his indifferent kindness, e8c9099f51 Seorin blankly stared at 3643234977 him. A shadow a62d49c080 spread across 23fdbedab2 the line 3c23dedccf of Taejeong’s 3c63b5ed8e face as 831b0edd26 he stood bb72ed2999 with his c74ddd6604 back to 93a8cbc976 the window.97a6e937878a09f4
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“I don’t like too fc5c8974de many buttons.”f77153f95acc712b
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His deep eyes gleamed 20427fe908 strangely. Taejeong flicked Seorin’s 2786e6b427 parted lips lightly ae59a14e68 and turned away ec6abda6db as if nothing 64ab73e5c1 had happened.3828b082f39444b6
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Left alone f1cc98d23e in the 1988dea30f hallway, Seorin d37e8d417b was desperate 9d1992afab to cool 604e1c6bb1 her belatedly 2a9f937a70 heated face.827932c6d95f95bc