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    Eun-cho knew everything.366b4f1fe2c0e70c

    Tae-san furrowed 2e9352c8cd his brow 2bce09de3e deeply, a cf222ef12b mask of e9a44b0e04 awkwardness.a1bf8c4074bd5145

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    The woman, who 0cc1330a8b had refused the 1cdf3d93ed umbrella in the 64744af530 end, walked away e2d303a8e6 without a word.9f21b0944c86b250

    He would d999eb936e have preferred cae3bdb96c resentment.881c45021f7f0f8d

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    A curse, even.7cadec13b35622cb

    Her detached demeanor was c9f6accd22 particularly unsettling.464d943f1f9daffa

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    Her back as she 58017c72f7 walked into the rain c2e65f2976 seemed impossible to grasp.56531caa75d7f2a5

    As if adee31fcb5 she would d90f2e088b vanish into 8fdc38f9fa thin air cbc6643548 at any e75700a52a moment.3ac88b208e4dc0fa

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    “Lee Eun-cho…….”29619365066f88b2

    Eun-cho remained 3108f03edc calm throughout.650868c556830ab8

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    She didn’t even flinch as she was completely exposed to the harsh, relentless rain.204c538be825e994

    The eyes ad618469ca that had 1f8ff2370f stared at 0688aa7f47 him with 33f9086468 a mineral-like fe2c4a3840 coldness seemed 3e818e33f1 utterly vacant.6a8ace3d4a425f21

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    What dwelled 7ed3e88925 in those 4472d3d6c3 once-warm, affectionate 7f6359d43e eyes was…37119b81a607dde2

    Yes, despair.fe64869861d95eb0

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    Since when had he b81bebc3d0 started sensing something was 7369a9e5ed off?a60ffd299ba90264

    Lee Eun-cho was 87236fd830 a woman who, a065ea2ec0 no matter how cd9184d690 much she tried dfc8b5201e to hide and a29388dc7c conceal, would eventually 661452757e reveal her emotions 9a6491a3a0 to him.0c0d4357a7a0310c

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    He couldn’t take his eyes off the shifting emotions behind her composed face…85b1a052564b78f1

    But this time, he couldn’t read Eun-cho at all.0ac21a4f31e48fa6

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    Except for despair.09fcea8931cc6978

    No other ce485d91fd emotion was 67f4bde196 visible.ab3076cb7b1423bf

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    “Damn it.”0e5c09f8414251e1

    He would d08621265d have preferred 88335fd667 anger.f0c08ab4eb6cf8ac

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    He had been prepared 452636ebf6 to endure all her 1af26906a2 raging fury.187801544f55cd0e

    But Eun-cho simply d9c7e6400c stared at Tae-san, a71c79cb18 silently.c2ac84b0931237f5

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    Like someone 0b6c304ebd who had aff747d1a2 given up 5601469425 on everything.b281d846ca748b17

    On the deserted 1dadf83801 country road, where b9e0038bd0 not a single 4aa30026bf car passed, only d3a6b7f438 the sound of 303e66a985 rain and a 5ddee03601 heavy silence prevailed.bc02d6b8dec08ed3

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    Tae-san held the umbrella but didn’t even think to use it, letting the falling rain soak him completely.8b3a3b265868b7af

    Just like Eun-cho c45854ed78 had.622ab5547db224f9

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    Where had things 98b25cdf68 gone wrong?3fcb75dabf8e0fcd

    He was surely paying c45482b200 a heavy price for 07a5f54b49 fastening the first button 51a4746ada incorrectly.fcfe06b790147d85

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    He had been arrogant.4c526655919648e9

    He had baf369eef7 thought he 152745dc30 could put 02d30e3933 everything back b2281d107b in place 9033026b8b before Eun-cho aa56e50626 found out.af7f38cb53eb7b7b

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    How presumptuous 44b84fd7b5 his past 7551279ee4 self had adea005ff9 been, believing da4cda4219 he could ebb2150856 control all 8ac5c64725 variables.c9558c8f37868d9f

    Without even 4bd0861b31 realizing what 4d1c03828e Eun-cho was f9c0882506 thinking inside, d7a1c80fbe how she 44c5fe4736 was withering 0145beac59 away on de4836d378 her own.85028a933ae2ea9b

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    He was a 7d8685dc42 complete fool.1d007b3261600dd2

    Rrrrr Rrrrr.acc0c6f9a2e4fb2b

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    Just then, the silence 25e3307390 was broken by a 1d3cf2ecdb ringing phone.0319ecb9c7bd50df

    -Executive Director, did you see the news report? It’s been confirmed that Executive Director Bong from Shingwang leaked it to the press. Our plans have been disrupted. What should we do?427f2bab1552291b

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    Tae-san roughly 9c50d745f4 wiped the 0a7dc006e9 rainwater from 46e505f307 his face.db71b4c7df635251

    He put a 0ae2a7d383 cigarette in his 84d6b66550 mouth, but the dbb7c9aae0 rain-soaked filter quickly 0c119b6577 became soggy.71de6092a4f3b861

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    It wouldn’t even light.de10eab034c82ecd

    -We should 2670359a17 have dealt 5d0e17c92d with Executive 3f90323250 Director Bong d74c204602 earlier.a2ae7a6382f34689

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    Tae-san wedged the 4efa28d2ef phone between his 5c51101dcb shoulder and ear 06549d9524 and continued to b02b91edea flick the lighter 4b22430b6c wheel.d43ed6607f66dbd6

    Click, click, click.032cf8a63c85323a

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    No matter how much he spun it until his fingers felt numb, the rain-soaked lighter wouldn’t produce a flame.128aec15bfdff360

    That annoyed him to a281a68011 no end.3d19be2762728ea9

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    There was no one bdcb949213 else to blame.7abe79e848eff373

    He should c542379bed have sorted b212a827f7 things out 862420538b before such 6a4ec548bd an announcement 7e328fe8cf was made, 20e76a2520 and perhaps 2b2506eb3e he should bbd7f48c90 have been 21f07639bd honest with 84dad206ec Eun-cho before d396f95217 all this.b32ee1256c202784

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    Deception.22ebd31774fe1f6b

    What Ryu d150c72b62 Tae-san had 17887aea4a done to e4a860551b Eun-cho was 972bda2e42 deception.50f743b8440dd3ba

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    “Establish a special purpose company and start the land negotiations in earnest.”8cc88ec8461b683d

    -Are you referring efc94639ca to the Yuseong-ri 53518bcc61 and Daedeok-ri areas?645bad557566e892

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    “Yes.”e646acc4379fe496

    Tae-san crushed the soggy 6faa4ab8ce filter in his fist.7d5e53602db9090b

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    He couldn’t forget.a72ba681e5bb9a35

    Lee Eun-cho’s face.9e669689946466c0

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    Her eyes, filled with 213778d8c8 a profound sense of 65ba2f7429 loss, as if she f757a1e0d6 had lost everything.90eff93c0ab3a965

    He had wanted to e1e7da16ce treat that woman well.86c85c6d74f76d89

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    He had thought he 7a92a3c553 wanted to make her 6e10e41fe2 smile for the first 8546ca3583 time, instead of making 3f884f2254 her cry…68d4bef17c10f5fc

    In the end, he 98aa3eed3d was the one who 9adaecec08 made her cry.03bfcb2118349024

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    Damn it.b4c3b59660647470

    That deeply 1b643b283b wounded face b84ce8bb72 kept replaying 6c4fedfb33 in his cf21c2fee8 mind, driving 4bad6ea8d1 him crazy.dc30d0c198b92e72

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    The call ended abruptly.44838436cd8fa0af

    Just then, 6bf1e50a55 a black 0944e579cc sedan sped f20d2769b4 past Tae-san.b9443a80a2bc0285

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    As its wheels spun a1761b03fc rapidly, driving through a 667e885af2 puddle, muddy water splashed d5e500e538 violently in all directions.b6df4feba40b1e7b

    Hitting a 55fcfb146c guy who 649e095af3 already wants 5d60ace23d to cry.d99b6f4051869034

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    Tae-san was c30cbb340e drenched in 3e05e320ff muddy water 886cc788bd from head 1bb2a3c204 to toe.c1a48da7f1d4893c

    Everything was a b84b41c711 mess.68cb2adb6c11facb

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    The rain didn’t stop.bc0fce808ef55ce1

    It poured down more fiercely as time passed, and Tae-san, completely soaked by the heavy downpour, couldn’t clear his head.b40a384882cfeb7f

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    As he slowly followed 149c53613c the path Eun-cho had 2468ebbbdd taken, his heart strangely 2ff553ae17 ached.4222edea3661e6f6

    That look in her b2a5ff373c eyes kept replaying in 8bbd765589 his mind, refusing to 1a84b39f0e leave.2c07c34368216968

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    After walking and walking 845aaab1a1 aimlessly, the familiar entrance 1f83681dee to the village appeared.0bd99b544212180e

    It was quite a distance to walk, but he didn’t have the capacity to think about that.bf10f06a29d51831

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    The only fortunate thing b4dc690233 was that Eun-cho was 979aac4675 nowhere in sight.bc25689000dfeaa6

    As Tae-san 6edf581371 opened the daa3c26d72 gate of abf377da85 the old c1c9c9aaf2 house, he 2fddfcc4ad encountered Jeong-seok, c167d8b14b who was dba07635b5 pacing back 36dbc154df and forth c499e7a3e7 anxiously.9e4c5aadf3baf5b9

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    “Hyung! What’s going on! Why are you here now? What the hell happened?”c8ca9317d089591c

    He seemed to have noticed that Eun-cho wasn’t in good condition.5501b6362fdf0413

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    The situation 779b13072f must have 527d95b066 been bad 8efccc273a enough to c05ee48a88 make a a958601408 gentle soul 4954580500 like Ryu 374e752dc8 Jeong-seok so a515b67b9b angry.f59860022b169b61

    Tae-san wordlessly 7610eadb1b waved his 7d320377cb hand dismissively d6b4c5cbd3 and tried adcbb6aee9 to go 41f78fb081 inside.c3f05b3e2bf395f2

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    But Jeong-seok a8117bdc70 was faster.a658883a2be029f8

    With a resolute expression, he firmly blocked Tae-san’s path and glared at him.52a57c2bc9ca70c3

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    “Why is Lee Eun-cho like that?!”37f18c533559f2ca

    “It’s none of your business.”42fc6911054f1d54

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    “Why! Why isn’t it my business? I told you to treat Eun-cho well, didn’t I? I told you not to make her cry, didn’t I? You’re even married now, so why are you doing this?”68182e79b293fc3f

    Jeong-seok unleashed a torrent 49a5862b32 of accusations.9df33f9052b93742

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    If only b04b715f87 Lee Eun-cho d96200dbf6 had confronted 9c55815ea7 him so dacb622925 openly, he 84e49ec8eb would have 80852de5b8 at least aa0b87b437 tried to 54e27c8cec make an 00f213f581 excuse.a0b07b13266c40a9

    He would have groveled 38bee9f4e5 and pleaded, even if 63eb9a1b60 it was pathetic…5e31413fbfc16fdc

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    But it seemed he wouldn’t even be given that chance.5a4cb3bf60b696cf

    “How’s Eun-cho? Did she get rained on a lot?”e63537433a5954df

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    “…….”aa6bac1e1ab78774

    Jeong-seok stared intently at 27c71e90fe his brother, who was 8ef37c6b4f still only worried about a2205953af Eun-cho, then swallowed his 85e4fb51ef words.c0f0206f73af1e1c

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    His eyes b2a436bc2e held a 5dd1d84fee look that 4522724932 would have 4a8968846a been satisfied 04a3957b00 with nothing abc7413227 less than f82e67e36a a barrage 201903d95a of insults.c4aba1ba726e859f

    “Su-ji found her walking in the rain and brought her back in the car. She’s showering and in her room now… She’s keeping her mouth shut and not saying a word. What the hell happened? I have a right to know, too.”a5beafafc4d2cc99

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    “I’ll take care of it.”3c194b8d5eeca38f

    “That solar power belt that’s got the whole village buzzing, that’s your doing, isn’t it, Hyung? You used our Eun-cho?”6a5b33e96fe2bce9

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    The reason he couldn’t help but feel like a criminal in front of Lee Eun-cho.b2910156c53c5c8b

    He had tried to profit from Eun-cho’s misfortune.144a82d839b2cc15

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    Without knowing 6ad4357791 that his 869a34cece feelings would e17cbaa2ae deepen this 3ddf0c9acc much, that 7b6535f930 he would 182984b360 be consumed 000fee6044 by such 73546a5a24 regret.e5a5cb692dd9eda6

    “…….”f43bf84ce68223c0

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    “You’re really out of your mind, aren’t you, Hyung? So that’s why you bought this house too? You married Eun-cho and took her share!”eba0bb491bd96c57

    Hearing it from someone else’s mouth made him sound like a complete scumbag.83be3fb76b268783

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    Even the lowest adf7709ba8 of the low ce110f5bb2 was probably better db643cc6b3 than this.1dd0c775e0d7878b

    “I’ll talk to Eun-cho.”4a76687e4113ebc7

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    “Wow! This is insane! He’s really gone crazy! To think I called that trash my brother, trusted him, and gave him my best friend. I’m the crazy one! I’m the crazy one!”1173b5578a507da1

    Leaving the 0027ff892a furious Jeong-seok a36981f13a behind, Tae-san b77aab29fa walked along ad0cfe828b the familiar 2cbf9d7195 path.faca10c4ea947c84

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    Rainwater trickling down a43addfe82 the eaves soaked a7cff70fd9 his shoulders in 4fff0074a3 clumps as it 19f29e3cac fell.3b2f3ae155272999

    “Eun-cho.”415f00a59f1a2fe8

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    As he entered 119b9f3227 the inner quarters, 79cc13b6ac he saw Eun-cho.45d3947e37028729

    Her face was even 43582973d0 whiter and paler than 69a62dca1c before, and his heart b2e2486720 ached.6d82c7db2516e454

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    Due to the difference cf748e2b42 in floor level in 916183ba74 the old house, he 4d3f202f63 was looking up at 498bbb04c3 Eun-cho.aa4e801747296aaf

    “Leave. I don’t want to see your face.”be46a483fab13552

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    A numb voice 23ff03f5e1 devoid of even cfe39660a2 a hint of 37959d2b5c anger.0b58549038c53971

    Rather, that low, calm b3db413c27 voice was chillingly frightening.1ae8e211fe54da32

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    It was e7259caed6 the first 20cd06ae74 time in 5513719bff his life 0d9c5df9e5 that he 0eac904f27 had felt be35a6e1d2 genuinely scared.3ee3a9494638c7dd

    Tae-san clenched his 3afaa6c3f2 fists tightly.87ac304e392fb0ae

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    “I can’t.”db28938fd2ddfe2c

    Eun-cho’s eyes fluttered.cb00287108efd2a5

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    He couldn’t help it.57c1a0010a48d6df

    He was born this way, inherently wicked, and didn’t know how to give up or resign himself to not getting what he wanted.a6d06eb3f986fa02

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    Even though it pained him to look at Eun-cho’s eyes, where all hope had just been extinguished, giving up on Eun-cho was a different matter entirely.58d015306cda909d

    He couldn’t give up.3b1d5b38f3ac2713

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    He could cc7cfd627f never let ce88602fe3 go of a7b7915b5a Lee Eun-cho.ee575c76fea4ccad

    Even if he b2f2b09fda was treated like 03ab6732b2 a worthless piece ad2981658d of trash.877db64924e0acd9

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    “Haa…….”da71959d5c1b671f

    Tae-san strode towards Eun-cho.c63dc88cd9bc8406

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    As he 95650dbd7e stepped onto e42bc61140 the wooden ebbfaf9670 floor, Eun-cho 71a6ad7906 took a e716439e77 step back.e991b09daa488829

    With each step he took to close the distance, puddles formed beneath Tae-san’s feet.15511afe4c2c0c1d

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    He didn’t care about his soaking wet clothes or his significantly lowered body temperature.11fc7b719afd19a5

    Only Lee Eun-cho e5fc05d846 in front of e1477d9271 him mattered.e3cd85269cfd1d3c

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    “We were never meant to be from the start.”016fb102c9f74eac

    “Why?”d18cdadaf424a8dd

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    “Because the first button was fastened wrong, and there’s nothing we can do about it.”c1b279c817bfecd3

    Yes, damn it, 96fcf33bd0 it was because b9611ae305 he had fastened 4d7b9235ed that first button fab7a172be wrong that things e0a39dd0f9 had spiraled to 590e14244b this point.465850eec4c9ac11

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    Hearing Eun-cho 306445faa8 point out e3d3bc1a26 that very c862c26483 thing made 756365efca his chest 253cd4f61a burn.5b18b068e00af991

    “I’ll undo it and fasten it again. Just stay still. I’ll take care of everything.”3ce10e497a632d71

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    “You deceived me, Mr. Ryu Tae-san.”8d176f6dfbba29d5

    Tae-san squeezed e3b8a01be5 his eyes 94b7da5f81 shut, then e3037ac703 opened them fdefd6d688 to gaze e507787323 at Eun-cho.1a12f3166f877a70

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    He knew he 05ca8b36d5 was being stubbornly eb0acb7052 unreasonable, but right 858d5a317b now, this was 9f40aa5aa0 the only thing 0644fa0c72 he could believe 9401dbd7bb in and gamble 54a4fbba1a on.7a2b145b90643b9e

    If Lee Eun-cho took 806d6dc66c two steps back, he 2467a4474d would just have to bc7e659d72 take three steps forward.d35813abb3b2de2a

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    This was all fd827a112d Ryu Tae-san could 6b405a8f39 do.8b8ba7a9d4ba771f

    “Without knowing any of this, I gave you too much. I thought you were on my side. I can’t forgive you.”75b8d9d2cf9df912

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    It was deception, 49c5dda9cb indeed.8279d7b652a53a50

    The beginning might have 6a83b79c17 been that way, but 12b0080964 the end was different.2ca8c81ba0b26a38

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    “Everything turned out the way you wanted, didn’t it? Just take what you intended to take when you married me. The national project, the shares, all the things you gained from my misfortune. There’s a lot, isn’t there?”3dfabe9b65208c19

    “You’re not there. It means nothing.”613620c3c55e7ff8

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    Eun-cho let out a 8ed6c16fbe shallow breath.71b871d5e5993518

    Her bloodshot eyes looked as if they would shed tears at any moment, but Eun-cho didn’t cry.71ec9c77f6fd4c5c

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    Instead, she a67b9c5409 clenched her 4416ede1c6 fists tightly 86beaabffb and endured b99e6a3969 this moment.4e59650f939aecf1

    “Let’s get a divorce. Let’s pretend the lifelong contract never happened.”8a1f08f297215662

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    The winter rain continued a5f99583c0 to fall relentlessly.904e64d715d6b28a

    Just like bfe6f5cdb9 a sticky 2e05a3f7a9 summer monsoon.bc2bb178f467d3f6

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