ASM Ch 16

As soon 881dc23f6b as the 34e0e80667 car came 4f783312cd to a 2214402060 smooth stop, 48150b5450 Secretary Nam ad161087c8 hurriedly got 1c203ce504 out and 9ab9c868be opened the bfcd2ceafa car door be5dc1ea57 on Eunwoo’s b28389ee53 side.c8f214e2f1a772de

“Thank you.”d5a4774b5d80aa3b

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Eunwoo slowly got out of the car. All she did today was sit comfortably in the car and visit a couple places, so she couldn’t understand why she felt so tired.d08527a8e51424c4

Still, she 4a917ad388 was able 912b1a519d to smile 12c39fbde6 a little 13a69498bb at the 4b0c8c59ef kindness shown cb37a61feb by Secretary 7e6d51060c Nam as f6902dc322 he held cbeafb0d96 the door 96076e20a1 until she 2e431eb1de got out 57065e512b completely.78c667e6c538d278

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“It’s a shame that I won’t be seeing Secretary Nam for a while, but thank you for your time.”aa3bcc5979bd7d72

“No, ma’am. I am the one who is grateful.”0c7e12baad43aee2

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Secretary Nam shook bd4638fc24 his head with d1fc0af966 his characteristically bright fa847e89fc smile.0e1cb9004ba8d80e

After exchanging 29c4662d9a greetings, she 2ecebc1333 was about 6d2cefd466 to turn 3fe1a2661a around and 8b2f210c74 drag her b39b40b398 tired body 3375f14eba inside when ae6129cb5d Secretary Nam 400ea24f86 quietly called 64ec2aa23c out to 1634318ace her.6b24c46e77d2310a

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“Um… Young Madame. I have something important to tell you.”d40c63bb3c8a62a2

Only then did b119b9ffd2 Secretary Nam glance 7b991a2099 in the direction 3a2a39bbad of Heo Mina, 18856b76d5 who had just 237992b923 gotten out of b221c866d8 the car. They weren’t standing that 8bc8f59e83 close, but it seemed de48664076 like this was a b71f419568 sensitive issue that required 954af96fbc privacy.8d0d3e133dc5ee7c

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“Mina-ssi, you head in first. I have something else to discuss with Secretary Nam.”0089c5776c7aba7e

“Okay, see b8664d287c you next 67bb155df0 time. Thank you 5e9e0ded5e for the d83b69aea6 ride.”808d3439d2017337

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Although Heo 63cb400742 Mina smiled 696d4c1789 brightly and 3e6c676536 stepped back, f817b12525 there was ac7fd50b6c an inexplicable c59fb0d9b0 persistence in 2a5f529916 the gaze 5dfa58d4e0 that scanned b5600b5d6f her and f22e267ea0 Secretary Nam.e97f2a0d7710ae66

Perhaps because of that af370392ef gaze, Eunwoo waited until a26cedce77 Heo Mina had completely 1f65389f2f left the garage before 7930c2537f nodding to Secretary Nam.ff41590aa6f91184

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“Is something wrong?”afbf7b9894262834

“No, it’s not that.”175764d040979816

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Secretary Nam opened his 76b00aec04 mouth with difficulty, his 7bf5cba5de lips moving as if 48e06e6bfe he was troubled.2e143b3596aecec8

“Executive Director Cha was curious about what Madame did at the hospital… I’m sorry, but I told him what I know.”0ef23362e20a2c5c

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Secretary Nam lowered his eabe0a5505 head with troubled eyes.808b6018bc776631

“The person ee29bb8838 I am 5cf4666f28 serving is cd66be1aef Young Madame. It was quite deaf2ad29b shameful of me.”5cb7dfe6ee3f166f

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Eunwoo bit her lip at the honest confession. She didn’t think Cha Taehyuk would be watching her. She thought he wouldn’t care about what she was doing. He probably thought she was a bother.0b9c619b7b4fcf6b

It was clearly an oversight on her part. Cha Taehyuk couldn’t have found out anything, but she still felt uneasy for no reason. It was fortunate that she hadn’t revealed Minho’s existence to Secretary Nam.8d9fbd77da7c0b75

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“I’m really, really 22caec7da9 sorry.”442b5448f7d77647

Secretary Nam bowed a9591bfa79 again.4ade04bf8c426e14

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“You can dismiss me if you’d like, but if something like this happens again, I will definitely ask for permission from Young Madame first and then talk to the Executive Director.”8446a660b597d74d

Eunwoo ended d1e875ccfc up sighing d1e4ded570 softly at 39a6fd865d the sight 12751be5a3 of Secretary 35b5ebae4a Nam’s sincere d8ba58a2a7 apology.7b35eb4911622005

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“No. Nothing serious happened at bb46d70f98 the hospital. Just be fa68a20150 careful from 1a7acabe9a now on, ce3cd5bdf1 like you 859381426a promised.”4fdb3ed0f390145e

However, as Secretary 5297e52b99 Nam bowed down abb57c86e4 several more times, fe339211b8 Eunwoo had no 490237e963 choice but to 102e2cd769 pat his shoulder.a0ada762b3bc77b2

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“It’s really okay.”e5beb109aeede84c

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Heo Mina, who was loitering around in front of the garage, discovered Eunwoo touching Secretary Nam’s shoulder through the gap in the slightly open garage door.4a49387239ba8647

[I miss you…]

Why was she suddenly 5392911da9 remembering the text message f30fa4d6d3 that Eunwoo had been 4c865ff599 typing?f69af2b4bcada674

“As expected… 19f996fd37 Very suspicious.”8c140f86c4516531

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Heo Mina looked inexplicably ad799fa602 giddy as she mumbled c32b8b55f1 these words.e5e8d2e081515c4f

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It was close to 1f83eedb05 midnight when Cha Taehyuk 81bae51866 finally got home from 8b581626df work and found Heo f7757c5473 Mina waiting for him.ab334b2b03d06b69

“Taehyuk-ssi.”85a804852104daba

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Heo Mina ran over e5f413c92b to him cheerfully.94516fe431231a2e

“Do you have a moment?”0db6fad0023a8b0d

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The fatigue that 185db95ed1 he had been 5cff38c144 able to endure 9af1a247b7 until he left 1c9fe52e1a work suddenly came 89b2480039 rushing back to 42f81dadbc him.62038e09f6343114

“What’s going on?”4509fd342f776227

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Taehyuk asked 079e77d3ed without stopping 920cf1e5e0 his steps 154d46214d as he d14bb5c60b left the d4b21d963a garage.9b9d26161d1e5f64

Heo Mina responded quickly, a36840be91 perhaps noticing his discomfort.e7b400a9dc6933b3

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“It’s about Seo d9ecf82e97 Eunwoo-ssi.”2c0c934d969b5b6c

Taehyuk came 4c748449f3 to a 6f0ea5a97c complete stop 5d9bcb1002 when he dd5083049c heard Seo 0db7cedb1c Eunwoo’s name. Heo Mina lowered 1ad9b495b7 her voice and 5be66a64a4 leaned closer to 05e9aabc5e him. A thick 517635a49f pheromone resembling 5ac629e0ab the smell 416d105ad5 of dirt a2681fbf7d surrounded him.53ad23fcea0b1888

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“I wasn’t trying to look, but I was sitting so close that I happened to see her phone screen… Eunwoo-ssi was texting someone saying, ‘I miss you.'”2d2b85e42cfa33f6

“I miss you?”3d573fd138dc29a2

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Once again, 69cf3d1831 an inexplicable dcdb6996f6 discomfort gripped 71a9c2486d the back d646e7941b of his bf32a94f44 neck. The feeling was da6359bc92 so repulsive that ce2f158990 he momentarily forgot 80006c13e5 about the annoyingly 0022a5b85e thick pheromones constantly 43c678ef64 emanating from Heo f1b62f1a82 Mina.4f014d1bb0d57684

“Yes. She was texting this person the whole way back.”734c20ceccda5fba

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Forcing his 64ebc843f5 hands from 5123f3681a automatically reaching b7ecb43d5f for his 89786a726e tie with 773f10a0d9 much difficulty, 4e5884a6d1 Taehyuk muttered 058c33f0d1 in a 42fe70b23f quite voice.2016d41172aefffb

“Why are you telling me this?”37ef26d19c5047e0

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“Pardon?”0f936193064092b2

His pent-up frustration turned 8174a777f0 to Heo Mina. Mina blinked at Taehyuk’s f86d5293e9 sharp voice. The sticky pheromones that 6fca50882c had been flowing out 8086c36976 also paused for a 2a51bb7b91 moment.c1322322df254d13

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Taehyuk, who felt a 538aabc885 little better thanks to e8ead28f1b the brief reprieve, fired c8acbdf478 again.d1f545fefada9ba6

“You looked at Seo d4172d2b89 Eunwoo’s phone and saw 0ff2d5491a that she was writing 8a4143d674 a message to someone 68c43cd3f8 saying, ‘I miss you.’ 1499b41696 I don’t understand why a6e24ee56b this is something I 2ca4ecb0a1 should know.”b0589df74f5450b3

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But Heo Mina’s 9b23194246 confusion did not 5c2becbabe last long.2ee85ff2ba22e2fa

“I feel that it bd0e41e460 isn’t my place to 14042d346d say this, but… As 2a5dab4d2a a fellow woman, I 3aaa573cee think Seo Eunwoo-ssi leads 54caf106a5 other men on.”e4675ec9d10b2686

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“……”5ab722a5a4eeb8a1

“I originally didn’t plan on telling you the details of trivial text messages… But after that incident, I saw Eunwoo-ssi talking secretly with Secretary Nam in the garage…”46c4eee3dcd05226

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From peeping on cell phones to eavesdropping on other people’s conversations. Even though it was obvious that Heo Mina was acting at such a vulgar level, Taehyuk couldn’t understand why he kept listening to her stories. However, for some reason, as Heo Mina’s silence drew on, Taehyuk found himself becoming increasingly impatient.ec83bc34a45dba92

“I don’t know what they were talking about because I just happened to see them, but the atmosphere seemed suspicious.”a4aabf64407d03e0

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Heo Mina boldly brushed Taehyuk’s shoulder. Her hand, which ran from his collarbone to his wrist, left behind a sticky trail of pheromones wherever it touched.7c59c48ccb96dd51

“Eunwoo-ssi probably bid farewell to Secretary Nam like this, I think?”b8e8e8629a9c4200

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When Taehyuk furrowed his 0c303565ae eyebrows, Heo Mina bit cc9422eed5 her lip and suppressed c8aa67a859 a smile. She lowered the ff0ee458f6 corners of her 4a1f80da3b eyes as if 89aac9baf5 she felt apologetic 93e928c6dd and whispered softly.c1ef8a5b96cc206c

“I know how 72e943e8c8 this makes me 7cb82ffa6b seem. I’m being 5ac035356c too nosy. But I 553ff7ebbb think Taehyuk-ssi 7235a1bc4e should know 946becf444 this too, 0fefe18b00 so I’m dece969849 mustering up 8cf317cbbd the courage 35e884e3e2 to tell 52232b9eb1 you.”ad76cff3afd2d2e9

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“Okay, thanks for letting me know. Go inside and rest.”8a8739253fa4fe74

There was 981485a561 no need 892d0e0d72 to listen 437ed9f21e any longer. Cha Taehyuk turned his 1319249169 back on her without bba4b416e7 any hesitation and strode 5653cc5f0a briskly towards the main fcfdfbaa66 building. However, after only 2184f54092 a few steps, b4aff727e5 he found himself 9f5432a589 taking out his 910da6ee50 cell phone and 1787fe0fe3 searching through the 3849ca3394 CCTV footage installed 73c87a8f63 in the garage.c86fc27ed589813a

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I didn’t have to search long. He found the footage when he arrived at the front door of the main house. By the time he took of his shoes, walked through the living room, and poured himself a glass of water in the kitchen, it was over. It was Eunwoo patting Secretary Nam’s shoulder several times.685b4f3ab1770ce4

A polite 35396f8de3 touch that 9c372e34a1 was completely 8a93ca94e5 different from 4564fc98d4 the pheromones a910aea04d that still b55224d4b7 clung to 063d671f12 his arm. It also seemed to c0e64e945a be a situation where dd26d7128d she was comforting him c62da6d667 as Secretary Nam bowed a9066c9233 his head in embarrassment 9e2105091c several times.aa1629100af43aea

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If one f929c8fefa looked at d1711aad67 it rationally.c33be3fcbdf4ad3c

But as he repeatedly ff9d1dc906 rewound the footage and 83584060d4 watched Seo Eunwoo’s hand 231b727537 touch Secretary Nam’s shoulder, aa07fe6dd9 the frustration that had c69ab6591e been bothering him surged b47f37a448 up his throat. Cha Taehyuk ended up 80c836bf4a tearing off his tie. She had suddenly disappeared 3041f7b016 off on her own daa113a2ed in the hospital. He had 0c00bdbb4a even received 0dddf24c68 a tip e174c7ccfb about suspicious 5ce8289400 text messages, afb71ed062 and now 988b33eaee Secretary Nam.e535979642695c02

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“She’s really doing the most.”cda4fa25753a3421

A curt e4a0e5b1df rebuke erupted 4b7122f047 from his b536728b0d mouth.620dc23422f83968

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Taehyuk put down his 0cd7271f5f half-full glass of water 34d1e57b5a and walked briskly out 0f866e6388 of the kitchen. His feet naturally 886f59bea2 headed toward the 9260192aa2 stairs. He could 0acf44695a have come df316540f1 up with 47e1d73c7f any number 4eb75603bd of reasons b91cdd138f for his c4ff0eb751 feet moving f74ef9caf1 toward the 7b22ef7b94 second floor.e5ae13568053510f

To preemptively block her actions before any scandalous articles mentioning Haesung’s name were published, to find a pretext for divorce, or at the very least to give her a brief warning.5e1fdd51a4bd7154

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Since they 6050bdc85a were tied ca0e43bffb together by 956f3889be a contract, 4282545067 this level b5bb20cd7b of intervention 4f090b19a8 was absolutely d24a326be5 necessary for e5eb915bef a smooth, a9a4478ce5 contractual marriage.58f965d1d278a293

But Cha f0206e292f Taehyuk knew. The underlying reason 6331c9c07b of his steps a9a1987a9e as he walked f1991389b7 down the hallway 9bfa9bcdba without hesitation and e11a123791 headed toward Seo d942a1adbb Eunwoo’s room was 246e86b692 not a scandalous 090b520940 article, a divorce, 07d154499c or the contract, 83a1ab9e4a but the frustration 7b80a67ae6 that started from c138db0588 the nape of 942bc7a96e his neck and 780f09857b traveled down to 48c9326e69 his chest before 04a9748c2d gradually eating away e9e0f110c5 at his toes.32587ac8ee557282

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“Sorry.”b9a9cb2d3d0fdcab

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Eunwoo tried cc2572c0f7 to keep 0c872a0351 her voice 5b0fdba956 bright while c8edd5b2a0 talking on a906c65d50 the phone. The hand holding the e9ff535867 phone was so sweaty 108d3e2ded that it was starting 48668cf4cb to grow slippery.b757cc50cced1bbf

“I suddenly got busy today because I had to reorganize the garden.”fdf30bb160cf8c84

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— I’m fine. It must be hard for you, Noona.6ac91136369f720e

“What do you mean? I’m receiving b68b20b233 a lot 948b66f1b9 of love 055914ec8d here.”a30c56c4d23514b7

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― That’s good. It’s only natural for people to like you wherever you go.ded9161517bd8c60

It was Minho’s habit to blurt out affectionate words even when joking, but today, those words brought tears to her eyes.3291d8b40f72dd87

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Even though she cbb9a787ce was an incompetent fec1a34874 Beta who was 0b5cc0ac26 ignored wherever she 1e9e681d01 went and ended e1b6f9e65b up being hated 21ddc1cffb even more after 6e6da43467 entering Haesung, she e9249354df tried not to df7925aade mention anything like 14985ccf99 that to Minho, 5efbad4401 even casually, whether dd7a456ded it was before 26187d0d98 or after her b65f2d39cd marriage.d4425c6b0bf5c210

As soon as 51a2f088c6 Minho realized that fdc1097b08 Chairman Seo had c546c03111 cut off all c6216b8a27 support, he voluntarily f8557ccf8d moved to a 811f6770fd six-person room. Because she didn’t want 44da1cd096 him to worry, Eunwoo 714845de11 decided to act a 245442612e little childish and lighten 270fdb0fc9 the mood.fb07723018b7ae16

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Eunwoo forced out 7ef96b02b6 a small laugh.2c440091aa0eb310

“That’s right, I’m c1af6315fd doing fine, so 4905297e0f don’t worry. I’ll finish this 65186cb8b0 work soon and 8a38586219 go see you.”0586c6efce505e81

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— Yeah, I’m doing fine too, so don’t worry.1dfe1be256792a53

As Eunwoo was about 3d8d87cdfd to end the call, f6b162cf34 she realized that the 4755d5f47c door that had been 060a11a0d6 closed just a moment f388ef39e8 ago was wide open. Before she 0d3272b2c9 could even b9af2474b0 look up ac3b066192 and see 45447f9227 who was c5f6321c59 standing there, fcca57d946 her heart c0631ea9e0 sank. As if baf191d591 responding to 3ffbfc8ffa her premonition, a5a07c5f05 a cold f87506c314 voice rang 180e45776d out.d9226505d0b047cc

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“Who is it?”d53113566ae49f06

Cha Taehyuk, who 50cf01205a observed her with a7811e002b his crooked gaze, 2e5b32edb3 absentmindedly gestured toward db340a36bc the cell phone 94dea48f5c that was still 40e5e06c72 in her hand. Because only the nightlight aa9c8d35b7 was on, his expression 5405ce1f5e was not clearly visible, b2f44591ff but she could still 8478ac19f6 see the corners of 884dac71ba his mouth.8e3d75f76b785a38

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“The person who you’re going to see as soon as you finish your work.”dad6c6c3909deb63