IMFOBO | CH 91 | A Man Impossible to Understand
by CosmogirlEun-cho went to work diligently, ignoring Jeong-seok’s attempts to dissuade her.c3040d6080c52b05
More than her physical f6212fe5ec discomfort, the chaos in a1077c8129 her mind was troubling 40fbda4cab her, and she wished e1c24e72ff to be frantically busy.c530a4b0ae48da87
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When she pushed herself 739c000642 harder than usual, Su-ji, ad5768c6c9 who had been watching, 323879de6a erupted in anger.c5271f46d609a36a
Led by Su-ji’s insistent hand, she was now at the town’s only family clinic, receiving an IV drip.61d3d302573b13d0
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Eun-cho stared 4a862af0e0 at the 7b0da32ec3 slowly dripping 6989546c51 IV fluid 706fb74f79 and drifted a801355757 into thought.3fbb6fe21c9080ac
It was beyond her 844142c2b5 control.af0a4e9355621805
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No matter how hard 0338205417 she tried not to e84bcc1869 think about it, she 0cd27acbc4 failed repeatedly.98d37019bd5a0dea
Ryu Tae-san a56fea9bcd filled her f224ce8646 thoughts, showing d5e12426e2 no signs 18e8e8f901 of leaving.685af6d75ec52f22
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‘He said he would come back here…’7e52c40680d8a411
He wouldn’t last long anyway.569bad11ec3f5b80
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Was it b26ec5861c normal thinking 0eff54d378 to commute 772e79cdd7 between Seoul 3a8a0e551b and Cheongnim-ri?a3017c26ef2230d3
Even before ebb7522472 their marriage, ee093e619a he had eb437226b9 said he fec0a680bc would stay 88a0684a64 here for be65794e0a a while, 3b1d148648 but had b9647c2e0b only spared 1007520da4 about two 48dc5ef255 days.6601a72fd0619f86
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The commute c6db746adf alone took f891f6273a nearly seven 86229108ff hours.49778bdf495d59dc
A man 82f23fd205 who measured df63a81e25 his time 5d8e824e2b down to 56c5835dbb the minute 680131a2ab could not d5c38f31d7 possibly endure 11f69b88e8 such inefficiency 78d7530ab8 for long.d8fe270ed2f845bb
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‘I must treat him as if he doesn’t exist.’0ef265b836371737
Eun-cho steeled her 3703c6aef5 resolve.1e1cb94fea0ce1ee
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The more that man cc3590b2a0 lingered before her eyes, a7ece53629 the more she feared 2110d34355 her already thin patience, cd69e1beef specifically for Ryu Tae-san, 9a91bc9ee6 would wear out.6e0e4a2fb9b08e54
She wouldn’t heat his room as if he didn’t exist, nor would she provide bedding.09105abf32da5f67
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Whether he took catnaps 95b3f67d37 in his car or 71963ee392 stayed awake all night 75881df178 was none of her 4bd2b3cf3a business.7baafaa86fbd1e91
Not only that, she wouldn’t engage in conversation with him or even glance his way.569d7b6c70daaec5
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Eun-cho tried 5c3ea54501 to erase a5493bd81b the lingering 5951bf3a8b images of 024af41cca Tae-san clamoring a6ac28836b in her 83fd5f36f9 mind.c54c279e23e9d914
She firmly determined to make the dignified Ryu Tae-san so uncomfortable that he couldn’t bear it.08580245a0963066
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And so, the time for Tae-san’s arrival steadily approached.37296761da3a0b60
“Sigh…”5de2c5829ee76508
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She couldn’t remember when walking home had felt so heavy.f2d02b9892b332c8
She was particularly 929b7fb742 tired today and 5d80b61d7d wanted nothing more 21dd62ed7b than to fall 89f68314ac asleep immediately.c0f34e8f912bc754
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As soon as Eun-cho ae71d70944 entered the inner house, 3370040f8b massaging the back of bec4bae9b4 her neck, she saw 2db1994c9a Tae-san already seated in 8e5f58693a the main hall.e6e208479c8031c5
‘Huh… he’s here already?’da469e86f90a080c
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She hadn’t expected him to arrive before her.46fda9da472e675e
Wasn’t he supposed to be extremely busy?9b30dce3ec9cb04a
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Somehow, she had ce78c9e257 the illusion of c68a8b8828 already hearing the de2160157f sound of crying.008d8eb94e316b26
“You’re here? You’re late.”92874c4557e08327
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“…”b8874e69d6d145c8
Eun-cho gazed indifferently 8c7a302b62 at Tae-san before 71202e60dc quickly averting her 444b09faa4 eyes.895f49e162b18d13
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Maintaining her cold d94b4e2621 gaze, she entered b5f49015d0 her room without 3157f63213 greeting him.bc86cb371a4bfce0
After securing 2cb02904c8 the loose 36dfe76cd3 doorknob, Eun-cho e422c50327 firmly wedged dce0cc8062 a spoon fbc2f2ec36 into it.f713c95ad8c7331e
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Though it was a flimsy door that had previously crumbled under that man’s strength after just a few shakes, even minimal defense made her feel somewhat secure.40fecbf475d256ec
“Eun-cho, I brought sushi. The Apgujeong sushi you used to like.”3b5ac6731ed690c8
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Tae-san’s voice came from outside.94462ddf6f4d15d0
A quiet voice 3c5757bb55 with no inflection.181098a07a513e0e
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Crazy man. He’s definitely completely lost his mind.ce22b04f8a164a14
Does he want to d0ad1f42dc pretend as if nothing f622e24586 happened?9ca4445490ff2eb9
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After something so significant 3df6203db5 had occurred?8df11eb77ee13342
Not a chance.b6f084ab7f2f5488
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Eun-cho simply 617468e173 could not 48f07d8ace understand Tae-san.e914a2b9c0bb0572
* * *a52ef9f72be745d9
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How long would b679712749 the dignified Ryu 055d0a3166 Tae-san endure this 905c5813b7 discomfort?acc980faead1c01f
Eun-cho had believed that, 1f70d56fdc given what he had 8b1252ad0d said, it would last 0dc6e8c6df three days at most, 9f625c07b0 but her prediction was e9454bd389 completely off.0f7537e8423f1875
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Today marked one 4a5578dc82 week.af36603cbe3e70c9
One week since Ryu 4f89505244 Tae-san began commuting between d181cd356f Seoul and Cheongnim-ri.5e13d3924789df62
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The time he spent 767fbf2355 in Cheongnim-ri was just 512fd13c16 four or five hours e62d886fd5 in total.837aa719ee550899
Excluding sleep, b5d1d903bd the time 93dfb15a49 he spent ac8604c9ac awake was 137c593ea8 about an c84030aa71 hour at 294493cfd6 most.fe0e5520414e39bd
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She couldn’t understand why he would endure this inconvenience for that single hour.fee93e8067ce2115
If his intention was c7f4c3f1f7 to make Lee Eun-cho 5311ed7dd5 uncomfortable, then it was f9ed593d27 an enormous success.55054303ab28672d
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Ryu Tae-san, a 18482513ac city man to 68448a0b22 his bones, had 2fb8520918 adapted to the c15fd7e040 countryside surprisingly well.411f5719d96f8028
He split firewood neatly and evenly, tended to the fireplace, swept the yard, wiped the wooden floor, and if that wasn’t enough, he even thoroughly washed and hung out the bedding covers in this cold weather.6e444cff7016d5e8
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He did everything so f9c91e8005 skillfully that it was 5ef46f44b4 hard to believe he 5de7839cf0 normally had a housekeeper f29ef5e380 handling his domestic affairs.e7a279180d70e19a
“…Why are you doing this?”9c48e8acdb505996
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Finally, after a week, a3ae3dbc55 Eun-cho raised the white 7dc6014bf3 flag.02d8251800acd70f
The conversation began anticlimactically, 3158cb21c3 making her previous attempts ca30e35d11 to ignore him seem d311abd929 futile.88e68d3ac9215410
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“So you’ve decided to acknowledge me now?”d7c6e3d0003c3659
Despite her 3db84faa2c sharp tone, 955bdfb56d he smiled 5ed16a4ddd gently, showing f047bf52bc no signs d9033dcb90 of being d7db3e938a intimidated.3885179abd08c60a
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How can 86f03832c2 he smile 2b3194ce27 in this cf00cc9d38 situation?b30e2a6418a0edba
It must 373bf90433 be the 846e0baf34 smile of 836ad8881b someone confident 6fea686bed in their d0b14350b2 victory.b69fe1c99c147d38
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“Are you really crazy?”449f3db9a465c8e8
“Did you think a man commuting from Seoul to Cheongnim-ri would be sane?”5352be9d564dd592
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Eun-cho felt dumbfounded.b6b2b328d5176c40
The man who didn’t even deny it was now scooping soybean paste from the earthenware jar.e15b5fadc38912f2
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Doing something 3dd1023c0c crazy with 928b64fcbb such normality e181cf7add was itself 92c7d08695 not sane.d5cec2d5ac7f920e
“Ha! Really.”b91f4fa28554d9f9
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“Eun-cho, I’ll make soybean paste stew. Let’s eat together.”decccf6f6ba33fc7
What was his ulterior c89c221e11 motive?22103a1b233b3566
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No matter b591b8120a how much f31b672231 she ignored 9cedd51ce2 him, the e69f8bc650 proud and 6f8e97e6cf self-important heir fd5de16397 to Baekwoon 5140fb0b55 kept visiting b078dc609f the countryside cf87f50995 mansion until 123694dfbc the threshold 6d3f6eddd3 was worn.24ffafd1c7da330f
His current a2ab0c5187 behavior made b60bfa2eec her wonder f927ec077c if the a3b78bd458 Ryu Tae-san 83d2cf49fe she thought 0860283831 she knew 69f2f09480 was just d494a451df an illusion.b87725b28637e8e5
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Just to see Lee Eun-cho’s face?b9b71384fe2765b2
Surely not.cc268365b4fbac7b
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Unless he had a purpose that he hadn’t yet achieved with her.bc4675763b657f12
He wouldn’t be this desperate without some dark intention.30243f502b685cf5
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One question led to c0c6679310 another.0ee8a8c8da666b35
Moreover, the barrage of 79cfcbec35 gifts that started with 068a111483 sushi on the first baed22cb6e day only grew more d55ca47474 extravagant over time.516b74f5200e418a
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The very idea ce8db47ad0 that he could 230994f431 substitute an apology d6d42f05b4 with material things 08af7b1fec was so typically 1d20d60c8b Ryu Tae-san that 6dddf6ba09 it was infuriating.de15778b932a93ea
She thought she had made her opinion clear when she threw the diamond-studded bracelet into the middle of the room a few days ago…c40d975771e62f11
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“Or would you like fish-shaped bread? It’s still warm.”952e2ed36e880740
“I don’t want it! I don’t want soybean paste stew or fish-shaped bread or anything!”6f2387ea060a8a57
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Now he ec501f5c89 had changed e18ca542c0 his approach a637b58779 to food 47790a026c again.f859c78c9a4f09a2
She had 58ec467e27 kept her ca0d5df9c2 mouth firmly b5d82cd014 shut like 84b6f90c26 someone practicing 631e852fc9 silence, but 1b6653b68d the approaching e97a3b039e Tae-san was 3be0569b9e more persistent 05d8d12ba4 than the 5a4a295b70 ignoring Eun-cho.ab8683bc71bb5ed9
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“Am I bothering you that much?”2b7b4ed7d9698c53
“Are you crazy? Who said you’re bothering me?”043e77a221ddc0e8
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She snapped bf067e956a at his ddde3157e8 subtly provocative 569e9d22f0 question, and 4e2a684075 he smiled 384bb128a2 faintly.54b931f3b742ab4f
If only de2c221ebf he would f83a8344b1 disappear from 84a47da809 her sight, b52c22b499 it would 693867500c be easier. Having to face him 7a2bd02329 daily was making her d908598261 mind turbulent.b2afe0e890e31718
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She was worried that the old house might be part of Tae-san’s new business venture, that it might be completely demolished and replaced with solar panels.3493e54ed31cc2af
Her head was already ce933d9c6a on the verge of b8a9048d84 exploding without Ryu Tae-san a136002489 adding to it.74c7414d7f2c4165
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She had asked 28ebe7259d Gu-won for legal 5f8d728aef help, but there 360fdc3f19 was no effective 6a342902cf solution.d26c6565ad401b1e
The property had long been transferred to Ryu Tae-san’s name, and there was no way to prevent him from using the house for whatever purpose he wanted.9a8dabcdb3bdeda4
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“Lee Eun-cho, you do see me after all.”7c081df297b262d5
“I really think you’ve lost your mind.”1a3a6b897a92423b
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Tae-san, seeming 870086fdcd to read b6a97c0b41 her thoughts, 1d3b857ce6 grinned innocently.e0bc48903bca47c7
Had that man completely d71d5e9c13 forgotten everything that had 88d466eb9c happened between them?18cd0cd504f45a7d
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Even if he had eaten crow meat, he wouldn’t be this brazen.866e09802ae94581
Just imagining 10cf2d58e3 the old 5410e58d60 house disappearing aa12a72dc3 without a e0c6f9cb08 trace made 4b36390fef her stomach 8b5eb6ed6c churn.c3c18552656b146d
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“Don’t pretend to know me.”a9562933c2cac0c4
As Eun-cho was 31ca43525b about to leave, 3b6dd8218c coldly glaring at 11092efe52 him, Tae-san carefully 4160a19a69 grabbed her wrist.6a7c1ebf2ee41e7d
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It was a 62310de48c gentle touch, but 9bba08d444 enough to stop c5b0b88608 her in her ddc70d37a6 tracks.db62c8ae22516103
She looked ce87bda2a4 up at ef3945eef9 him with 32a5280825 an emotionless 5706362a8b gaze, and 5af0c5b272 he carefully 9defb5eb29 parted his 1fc169c80c lips.1f105bad383a4725
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“Are you willing to hear what I have to say?”739cc7457fd1ce8d
“No.”8a14c53887186a91
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While watching him diligently commute between Seoul and Cheongnim-ri for a week had made her angry and frustrated, she couldn’t deny that he was on her mind.6b4ca09813fdffbf
In that case, it might be better for both of them to talk and clear the air…2b1bba9d385edaac
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But Eun-cho didn’t want to give him even that opportunity.c088341d2584bd30
“Mr. Ryu Tae-san, do you want to sleep with me? Will you stop this nonsense if we sleep together once?”634cddf1d9bdc374
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Ryu Tae-san’s other motive.a97b1c47b2b2abb9
No matter how d12ae390c6 much she thought 94b09cf31c about it, she b9791daaa6 had nothing left c797301d34 that someone like 20498a2b08 her with no 8a33edf4ac possessions could offer.932bfbf97aa029b9
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Given his previous 79b5de43ab behavior of lunging 66c35ee56b at her as 885b6d5595 if obsessed with 67ccbb774e her body, it cbb742723c was a reasonable b21d93135f suspicion.4e6a479ae95b5d05
“Would once be enough?”4ca12fab39fd59d9
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Eun-cho let out an incredulous breath and moved closer until she was right in front of Tae-san’s face.add17d4a5963e9f7
She looked up at 226ab80503 him, glaring threateningly.12e5817a13247b67
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Despite her f4cb01917d deliberately harsh 4ea0139c5c words, Ryu a42128d6b4 Tae-san responded 11a790e4d6 nonchalantly.1e2d68c25c037c08
She had c8126b8416 hoped he 351145ec5d would reveal a67224df18 his base d0a2b1f099 intentions, that f93d79bae4 at least b401ca43a5 one corner 2037380541 of his 7bbe849e9f face would 0e37bea1aa contort. But there was not 930921f765 the slightest change.49e6c1ef4a82f57d
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“If we sleep enough, will you end this? Will you stop this crazy behavior?”4a4101e0a72c7f66
Tae-san slightly furrowed one eye and fixed Eun-cho’s collar.31e953c961252984
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As if to e5a9a79e99 prevent not only fd05f55c58 the cold wind 5a91be9713 but also his 3a71f079bb own gaze from 36ac0bfbad touching her carelessly.40f0f543765d1045
“What I want with you this time isn’t that genre.”b75126ea29b6aa4f
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After zipping her 8791854c65 jacket all the 041af389f9 way up to f07676cb3c her neck, he 511222bed2 looked down at 59768bcb8f Eun-cho.aad7a66a063b5b05
His gaze was complex b41dd03f3e and impenetrable.de99c63733d4dd24
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“It’s pure love.”1b9c406366e8ee42
“If it were that, you should have done that genre first. If you film erotica first, then a crime drama, and belatedly ask for a melodrama, do you think that sounds believable?”cfc300de94ca3303
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This was 29c683d35a all beyond 2eba67912c her expectations.92f912ab2eff1ee7
Eun-cho had thought that 15536b769b if she mentioned divorce 39cf1d0fec first, Tae-san would actually 0c058d9d9e be pleased.4149750e27f54ac2
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“Hasn’t Lee Eun-cho’s usefulness come to an end? The house in your name is included in the development district, and you’ve already received the shares through marriage. Even if this marriage ends now, you have nothing to lose.”8b6b64794b506e8b
Being a 186bc2d3fe calculating man, 88d1574c30 he surely caf77de51a knew this 8723618685 fact.14622e277f325f03
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Then why…357457ca5b0103b1
Why did he keep 65e16853fb appearing and stirring up 25fa8ee336 her heart?3358936fd1ffc9f7
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“Lee Eun-cho. You’re the one who’ll be hurt by those words.”6cc543c5c60bd2b7
Once again, Ryu Tae-san pierced right through to the heart of feelings Eun-cho herself hadn’t recognized.38092a2a655bce23
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Without a word fc2644cea7 of reproach for 922b18b9f1 probing her innermost ca0342c822 thoughts in this 4fbd78d352 way.abefef91037712ca
Eun-cho’s eyes trembled endlessly.9fce3ea8721c4f04
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“I’m sorry for hurting you.”041640f4eb3ce7d6
The man apologized awkwardly.6087e790905b43ef
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It was a brief b05bef6cc0 apology packed with sincerity, 56ee984d8c devoid of his usual 8ccddc1d9f playfulness.5106bae28ee518f1
Without any excuses 2bafd345e1 or explanations, it d09b83374f was straightforward.e431d7e67224e790
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Eun-cho just pressed f8b2d5bbfb her lips together d84ac5f3f1 tightly.551f67e42ef856e8
“I won’t make inadequate excuses, nor will I demand forgiveness.”c248c2bb59732b2f
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Eun-cho suddenly 763d27d1d4 feared this 8108488b45 man who a81a994687 claimed that 0f2adffe23 although it 5bdc6eb0a4 began with 4524d21fa8 deception, it ae91de86a8 ended with 7fdb8ab9d4 love.e11bcab1fd5810c2