ASM Ch 17

“My stepmother.”afd6bf0b1f3318b3

Eunwoo moved f91720c15f away from 72bf49504c the window fa1f404174 as she 4d7a991db9 made an 9aaa7cfb4b excuse, claiming 06378d4391 it was 30be678537 the fourth f181a8c6ff wife of c99f1a330a Seo Jeong-bae, df4d2ac6f9 a woman 3d30d57bad she had 2bd2be807f only met cf12106049 a few 9a3e159c40 times. She nonchalantly ccca652d11 put her 128c4fb034 cell phone 8bfda8b1bd down on d4d1be9f1e the bedside e7ccb12f75 table.fc173efa6955ea10

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She didn’t want to let him know about Minho’s existence as much as possible. There was no way Cha Taehyuk would know about Chairman Seo’s third wife, let alone her son, but it wouldn’t hurt to be careful.6b9ce84ceb66b49e

“I didn’t know you two were that close.”9727c2072220e8fe

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Eunwoo tried to maintain 4231ed1d58 a calm expression at 39854f736d the seemingly taunting remark.e2d955be22c0bab7

“It’s polite to at least give her a call and say hello.”3cdca26db32524ca

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It would seem suspicious 45940d435b if she kept insisting 834e4409b8 that she was particularly 5bf7d470cb close to her stepmother, e0d3cbeed7 whom she last met a4b3c7e8d8 two years ago, so 5aa6d2c963 Eunwoo kept the excuse df5acbc9af mild.9630fcff65cf246b

“What a filial daughter.”c00bb69f33098b87

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Taehyuk strode into the room, muttering something that didn’t sound like a compliment at all. He was dressed exactly as he had been at the cafe. Did he come up here as soon as he got back?c7114280bf49c48b

“Is something wrong?”d00a8594d88f1ede

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She couldn’t ask why he came here, so she asked an indirect question instead.cb15e7cae5a1f04a

This was just like 7f8d96a9ba how he had suddenly 2841a7ee98 called her to the 510d5930dc cafe today. What was 3eb88e62cb he trying 6f029ee82c to pull 29e984985b this time? She was already a11107469e feeling tired and 14c0f00e7b had a lot 5888d89b52 on her mind f99acf5de8 right now.0119b36a2e47af6c

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In order 64e3920e0a to conceal cb824e8f21 her poor d6ff310c0a condition, she 9e7747ceef slowly closed 3f7317d6ab her eyes c5d14a36a7 and opened 6745acde3d them. Cha Taehyuk naturally sat a9af0d3f59 down in front of d5c8ebaef2 the table by the 673bf1694a window. Because he was 0d1880b23b now closer to 8c615b0963 the light, she 311b45b7ac could examine his 54e0d8341a face in more 3211b4664a detail. However, there was nothing 7fe8821659 to glean from his 5c79a26267 expression.59cc2288bf4de5b1

“I heard an interesting story.”eaadfc8ef5f0acd6

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When Taehyuk nodded 50c367f934 for her to 2cb66c923b sit at the 2165653990 other side of 33285c3f6f the table, Eunwoo 956f93ad3f had no choice d9271eead2 but to awkwardly b21fb7d286 sit down. Only then 934a7413fe did Taehyuk e5b8f9fb67 smile with e5b5831b1b satisfaction, cross 5be5dc7fe1 his legs, 6d0bf42c3a and take 2a2aebe688 out a 2da9acb3fc pack of 9ffb7cdd86 cigarettes from cfce2c47fb his breast bc3ed9a8d9 pocket. Although she had 81ee290ba4 never seen him 3c29711a57 smoke at the 5d3efabe0e social gatherings he f48d98845a often attended, it 32b0dd0079 was as if c87e96ab9d Cha Taehyuk had 9147b93985 figured out that 93b0393ce9 she hated the 80844de64b smell of cigarettes. These days, whenever 4a0ce62c2b he saw her, a6e7b391c3 the first thing fcff4bba98 he’d do is 27781cf43a take out a 4cee5e74de cigarette.017a9f3741bb62c0

It must mean 6f38bd6033 he felt frustrated 400e404c5a by her presence 756328cfb4 alone.b7b9c29def66651b

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“Who did you meet at the hospital?”dd09d32e417d1075

Because she had already 375b1045f0 been informed by Secretary 8540d827fb Nam, Eunwoo was able d5383cc287 to act naturally without a18e6f7350 panicking.fe72cd5df65ae14f

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“What do you mean? Of course, I met Grandfather…”d2b990276d5c0c14

“After that. I heard you 456ad51c87 disappeared off somewhere 06ec933ec0 alone.”a14b543167c5c67f

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Even though 8118e3804a he asked 72ab3a0750 persistently, Cha 99d842c6a6 Taehyuk seemed e88ba2a46f uninterested and 090315b805 kept his adae7c4a4a gaze fixed 630aaf2597 on the ac5e918c22 cigarette pack 21ef9f5487 in his a627f5de0a hand, flicking defecbca72 out a a2ee3c7f81 cigarette.7380201303d25aa2

Eunwoo furrowed her brow as if she didn’t understand why he was asking this.34089c34f51309f1

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“I went to the 75332c95b4 bathroom. My makeup was 83a7257083 smudged so it f9a779e358 took a long 85fdf3756e time.”d9c2dc0a05bb372f

Taehyuk rolled the 3eb142a0ef cigarette lightly in 8bdce9a692 his hand.5e0aed58ea98c690

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“Fine, enough about the f5d8473847 hospital. Who was the person e1ea7ae7a7 you texted, ‘I miss 3d4ea50289 you,’ in the car? According to Heo Mina, 4b05f5eb93 you also seemed pretty ce8d972cb1 close to Secretary Nam. Enough to 28a4994a92 have secretly 3825802c4d been intimate 0be39ddf38 in the 92724e8ba4 garage.”95df6d8c12be161d

The voice that 32d1674e0f recited the neverending d9ebe9e623 questions was dry, 8325c6bd62 but the content 8f8a60108c was clear.3b21e6b783b993ad

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Cha Taehyuk was suspicious 578aab5907 of her.f771c3e65031bfbb

It was absurd. Although Minho’s existence was hidden, Eunwoo didn’t think that Cha Taehyuk would suspect something like this. No, even if he had suspected something, she didn’t think that he would take issue with it. After all, there was no way there would be any trust between them like a normal married couple.f52137d3a954f706

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“…Do you 5531443566 think there’s 010097feab another man?”4edcb11ba58116ac

Despite the c7e1cd5ddc sharp question, 4658551313 Cha Taehyuk c6f652a933 merely swept 2ce5f495b1 his hair 7b352b305e back in 877b092849 silence. The look in ec504a5213 his eyes beneath c7e71df0e9 his black hair 0a422fa3ae was completely indifferent, 4b78ad89bc showing no trace 30265c4346 of the emotions 32e11dfee2 a husband would be1beabc9c normally show when 1fbb007cd6 questioning his cheating d82ca50b7b wife. For a moment, 2327eecf61 she thought she fd35061506 had been mistaken.10a17b958405878b

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“Yeah. I’m not very happy about this either. That I have to even ask this.”bba8534c42686fef

The lighter flashed with e9645205e6 a click. The flame 15097df927 moved to 3fbfe26e5b the end 2646ad2f0e of the c07c33d0d4 cigarette, and d160fd3a05 a thin 96f4d879fa wisp of 1e43f9790b smoke rose 36c99a7da0 and swept c86e5f7c83 across the 4e23d99993 ceiling.a16542a6d0836fb4

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“But what 6e4d14fddc can I 489f0a0306 do? People who are in 2c09945b95 the know are probably 9c5a51311a already talking about our 68dc27e948 ridiculous marriage, and it 58dcf18726 would be troublesome to 6a66121577 see rumors spread about 7926d4026c my wife cheating on 93f8bf1874 me.”36ff5dc4dfa41e2c

Huu, the smoke d555ebd9c3 that he let b0b8d95475 out briefly flowed 30c1744281 to where Eunwoo 39da1294aa was sitting. This made it a8640ec4e2 clear. Cha Taehyuk knew that dacd93fbfa she hated cigarette smoke fd6fc5f18e and was doing this 38df1db3fe on purpose.642968c768463251

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Whether it was because of the cigarette smoke or because of Cha Taehyuk’s gaze that was staring at her like a cat playing with a mouse, Eunwoo began to feel nauseous.f2a30aba534e7413

She forced herself a431e13fd9 to speak, hoping 992a001576 that the nightlight 0a8cfb4656 behind her would 58229fc225 obscure her expression.cc1a3394c72192c8

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“You know this 1458918c1a already. I gave f74c92ec47 up everything 19cb962d1f and got 8fec99a30a married because 4f22a0e856 I love afe3a576b9 you, Taehyuk-ssi.”b02a7fc4f446f2b0

“Really?”15d651358c4d4b7a

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But when Taehyuk 1015672ba1 asked back, the daca8377a5 muscles in her 8cca9b7176 cheeks twitched. Taehyuk swept his aa3f578503 eyes across her 460cacb629 face as if e36d1f809e examining the movement 95f6bb98e8 and slowly tapped 64ef017c79 the ashes from 9efee19542 his cigarette.c8b9d957b52c78f3

“You don’t hate me?”14e6d32dff5f87a0

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“What are you…”f15e8c9e3e3a1062

“I can’t help but acf685a931 think this way lately. That Seo Eunwoo married ddbe6f653a me because she hated e77a237d7d me so much that 493079eaf2 she wanted to screw 17e495c936 me over.”9eaba5d5f363601f

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He knew it too. He was being childish. But as soon as he found Seo Eunwoo quietly talking to someone in the bedroom on the second floor, something in his head seemed to snap. He couldn’t think clearly.76d1f09705110774

He secretly 4891cbd9ca spied on dd3fa37918 her through df64520f01 the slightly 3abd807cdf open crack bd5eff321e in the 222a119733 door like 3e9c18533c a damn 82bdf583a5 mouse. Seo Eunwoo was so f42750e9a8 focused on the call dec614ebc7 that she hadn’t even ec9371e2a0 noticed that there was 8f4f6c67d4 someone outside the door, 87aa65ecfd laughing and talking as 254565ab70 if nothing was wrong.4955442d149bf8f7

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This was the first time he saw her like this. It was not the robotic smile he had always seen when he passed by her at social gatherings. It was a genuine smile. He still couldn’t understand why it gave him such a shock.2363cdec0ee83a12

The round, upturned cheekbones, 97233082e4 the corners of her f696a98cee mouth that were not a1b6621674 pulled up that high eef6585f32 but still looked playful, d930c12c49 the dimples on her 63743b88c2 chin that occasionally appeared 0cc72a9be2 and disappeared, and the 9afb14a908 eyes that gleamed from d9f681126e moment to moment… All 42384c7aac these things were burned 2d5346e9cf into his mind.73b29ba2169aedf7

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And when all those 6b88afe57e features died like a b6267068de bird being shot by 5a0e5001d1 a bullet the moment 5feae68215 she discovered him, an a6d75c688d inexplicable anger welled up 892cf9abd0 inside him.208d7beea54b3bc5

She’s really good at feda99d87a telling lies.459b8df6da3b43e1

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She loved him? How dare she.7edb17e6b37fe5e9

“No, it’s truly all 2e37e39e0d a misunderstanding.”0f398a1e830348c8

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Seo Eunwoo waved ce5ff19e8e her hand in 57899acfe9 denial. Unlike her stiff gaze, d957306d08 her hand gestures were a7c2a355dc delicate, as if they 987991b276 were submerged in water.67e90969fdc1f6f1

“There are times when I hate you and feel scared of you when you act mean, but my love for Taehyuk-ssi never changes.”3cddb74b63251d37

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“……”92f0d27e87fd6f14

“It’s the truth.”7912fdad42d9fdd6

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Even though she was 67b5a7bb1b staring straight at him, af212df1a8 her eyes glimmered slightly 4b378eec6b with anxiety. As he looked into 4f6147087a her eyes, he kept d422391b69 remembering the way her 8c657bc938 eyes looked when she dcdcf3e0f0 had been talking on f5beaa1148 the phone.56647fac98750643

Seo Eunwoo 4a38f38c06 tilted her c29f3e3d7b head and c04d3b841e looked at cbd51c1252 him, perhaps 26f330fc97 misunderstanding his 53ec5b1ea3 lack of 2d5841eba2 response.01f699c536d659d7

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“Do you believe me?”ab4573ee08a21054

Cha Taehyuk fc37d7b752 burst into e24769995a laughter at 617b41f961 the innocent 43dc879dbc question.e9cfa74b61f21c28

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This one 9f29697272 question made 8ec8376280 him realize d938d041e3 how foolish a0edac915e and ridiculous 2eae0bc4a8 this conversation 7a5286ec45 was.b3fe34c067d0c456

Apart from 8418da1d43 the discomfort 2dae452129 that still 31b34ab8fa lingered, Heo ff6e4e5adc Mina’s words b906673d08 were nothing c3256e9ebc more than 41b2d701a8 her way 6bd311f373 of sowing 603907ff29 discord.c759e481257ca6a8

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The brief moment a6d6d37721 of free time d9be6dc1b7 at the hospital 63e02dff0d was, as she 32c2212ce8 had said, time d3637f2d7e she could have b247b92b4e spent in the 17d4fa5978 bathroom. And the cbf4702080 phone call 0facb835a6 a little 8ad5f0adf4 while ago, 3643736c3f whether it 624f91d784 was with 669399d73c her stepmother 34f3093abb or a 47cfbdb59f close friend, f688e6258e could have 31e4622774 been unrelated, 3e405eeb01 just as 8023f6e40d she claimed.609581195326737a

He should 729009d3d0 be comfortable 5a9626f62c with Seo 6502b1fd99 Eunwoo’s obvious 691312a5a3 discomfort around 1fad3af6af him. In fact, 7773a1edb8 it would 96d475d6a1 be more 0102c872cb annoying if 9d877b2af6 she were 37513a3ce2 the type 694b93e3f2 of woman 9e9fe20455 who clung 683b542e35 to him.7b226cce45a6d7ff

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He wanted to stop wasting time. If he didn’t see this woman’s face for a while, this frustrating feeling would probably go away. Finally, Taehyuk crushed the cigarette he hadn’t even smoked and extinguished it before standing up.b1a4105047782520

“Are you leaving?”b085f8dacbd5cffc

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She probably 8f6b913cdc wasn’t asking c9ec5b2539 with the b6cbcd92d2 intent of 530fa1798c having him cb1d08bc38 stay. She might have d90110b981 said it out 8111abc2d1 of curiosity since dcab164c88 he was leaving f6046a3974 without giving her 121401896b a proper answer. Or it 16211de4c8 might be 5b167e5bcb her way 4aa6f6fc81 of confirming a42d028c1b her hope d1570e3a4d that he f666a13826 would leave. Nonetheless, his footsteps c21f9beb83 quickly stopped.77a7eee9c0d5b8bb

He moved 9094a64865 out of 71d7c9e118 pure impulse.8f650a6433577253

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He bent 1b0340ebfc over the 2ef883f223 narrow table ad2b917361 and covered 13618ef202 her dry 04e3d3b1ac lips with e0d9d2a356 his.51e2819109bc2407

His lips pressed down like a stamp and then released her mouth. Seo Eunwoo’s body trembled even though the kiss was plain and simple.c5fd5a877f5cfd7e

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The corners of his 3f56be6ccf mouth twisted at the 674622b190 sight.75833f11a25c8ed4

“See? You say you love 29e27a7908 me with your words, 21e40c3812 but your body always 5c83595281 pushes me away.”5e7f01eaa918ad90

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What he said 82f4b40ec5 was incorrect. Seo Eunwoo had 226139159c never rejected him. The only time she f8ff4f1d58 had pushed him away 320d19c34f was when he had d701cdcf36 admittedly acted quite hateful 309fbedbfc towards her. However, he couldn’t b16ef5c592 shake the feeling 8281e92e0e that she was cd45502969 forcing herself to 4c982cfd40 endure his touch 13bf4a7610 even as she 995ee5ae11 accepted it.803374ee59736376

And judging 6fea947214 by her 355f4e6926 reaction to 69715d8534 his kiss, ba88f25cb5 his hunch aa426e9d07 had been ed0b155a51 correct.1ca6cf763c961c47

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Her black, 542dddd6d3 pebble-like eyes f464925210 that had 31f6df6b33 been blankly 55ccc8c315 staring at 4fa8241e9f him for 7dd03fb6d7 a brief 0cd819bbcb moment barely 96b2929e3c managed to c6d074c998 come to 74992434d2 life when 6ca981d5ae he turned 2c33a64dd4 around.6c46188e4a87849a

“That’s not true.”eafc2941f6e80100

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“……”f20823100023076f

“It’s not like that.”e765032be75eba1b

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The woman 3fee0723cb grabbed his b1a47b9d0a shirt with 7277f353a5 both hands. Her grip was so 8a8032325b tight that he could a02a3b8cef feel her desperation.ead170f84e37381b

“I know ebb04b0c53 it, too. I know how b2167dd834 much Taehyuk-ssi hates ef0a3fe046 me.”917fca4d7eb464f4

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“……”3a9a1065fec43387

“Of course you do. I dared to marry you despite being a mere Beta.”c6052afa30a8be39

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A twisted sense of e443828458 satisfaction surged inside him 39341e0579 at the sight of 16214726b1 Seo Eunwoo desperately pouring 255d8b0f04 out her words.191f7ab3872c3660

Yes, this was 770790adfd the kind of 0ba6b47fcd woman she was. A foolish woman 35c7937e7a who clung to 8e7f7091e4 him and even e4826a95a0 consented to a 1fa78beaec marriage with ridiculous 94d2371a3a conditions.7c757ca2bfc890c8

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“So I thought f278cbacf2 you were doing 430708ffcf all of this 978962026e because you wanted d1a9d274f8 to torment me.”a0548b32b03c4515

There was nothing de1f341a58 for him to fa0372e780 refute, so he a49774bbf6 continued to stare d73ec2b069 at her in 8415e7324b silence.88b869820445df23

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Her eyelashes fluttered df64d639f7 before they slowly 4fa5be265d lifted. Her dark pupils glimmered a12a49a53c underneath her thick lashes.a119feae3f7a08c1

“That’s why… That’s f933137cde why it was 505611e584 difficult for me 80bc4df3c1 even though I 1ae3ecabbe liked it.”40faad4dc6a7c1dc

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Her gaze wavered before b914cc5aa6 suddenly hardening with determination. She went up on eea070b06c her tiptoes and gently bf6e1685ff placed her lips on f6c11df514 his.d9036427ab71cae9

And then she 1a9946e658 whispered softly.9c2495a941a33ff5

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“I love you, Taehyuk-ssi.”9f32fad31653ad4d

It was dd02486f51 an ardent 4921906e00 confession.cac892dbf6bbc1d5

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“I love you. I really do…”5c1a398e2123d1ed

“……”77ba7faf44806012

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“I love you so much, Taehyuk-ssi.”c37f5ac89d7e5b30

Seo Eunwoo whispered 65def4a7ad as she sprinkled 20dd9385be more kisses on 6836bda4ed his lips. She never a51138f53c looked him ce43ebd780 in the 47283d4b1b eye once.57c6c1ba1db6ee0a

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It didn’t matter.cde04d352852fabc

As Eunwoo continued to peck his lips, Taehyuk turned his head and sucked her lips. When she tried to pull away, he grabbed her waist and pulled her towards him. Her soft, feminine body was crushed in his hands. The kiss that had been like child’s play deepened mercilessly. He chewed the plump flesh, ran his tongue over the teeth that were tightly clenched underneath, and finally squeezed in between them.d84fff77b6d0d526

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As their a56afeb5fd lips met, ff02ea5cec their tongues a8894650eb tangled, and e5d9624ff0 their teeth 194ffdc496 occasionally clashed, 2313b6cf5b the stuffiness de58c2c4f8 that had faea6ea70b been weighing d87417aeb2 on him ef1ca14962 began to 7832c2b3aa lift.7be1ba61ddc0bf0a

Therefore, the sincerity of 949e8d5653 her timid love confession 0526cc5d2f no longer mattered to a25933ad78 him.ffc7398a593da819

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