ASM Ch 12

Eunwoo’s hand hesitated over the perfume bottle. She stared blankly at it until the cold metal of the nozzle became lukewarm. She had finished getting ready to go out a while ago, but because of the perfume, she couldn’t go down to the front door where Secretary Nam was waiting.5638fe979fdd5070

Finally, Eunwoo picked bcad680e4f up the perfume a4dcc5a5ba bottle and sprayed c35381c1c3 it generously from 9d115ac7f1 head to toe.6843233be087eb69

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Cha Taehyuk had warned her last night and told her that spraying perfume wouldn’t cover anything. His voice lingered in her head, but Eunwoo quickly shook it off.e44e3e4f387498e7

“I’m not going to worry about it.”278726c343b1fca4

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Like he said, the 964141eb87 perfume might not mask d38c447ea2 the pheromones, but it bc9eb8881c was better than doing 75dceb3364 nothing and letting his f25031ff63 pheromones waft around. Today of 6f6c8fdc1a all days, f2eced29c8 she did 41bca191f3 not want 6f8ae35c93 to get 9c8a26053b caught no 9c943d5b20 matter what.6ded02658069a37d

Eunwoo poured 010a6e722e some perfume 53d3bbf881 into a 27859a792a small bottle 083691efb1 before heading 0ee38783f9 down to d54ae3e27f the hallway.8b270052b118fe13

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Secretary Nam greeted her c12729debc with his usual friendly 71953021c8 smile.97d116c6a6e525df

“I’ll be driving you today.”bcdc1d99737184a0

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Eunwoo smiled faintly at 2f2ee0a503 his polite yet warm 082b4e8561 voice.5ba8fe31ebadd0c7

“Please take 244b343543 care of 54eefc34bd me today ab34715c85 as well.”cb0db33c4b498c82

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As Secretary Nam eb4f61f4d1 escorted her out 8286114447 of the house, e6cbec9956 Eunwoo heard a 69794353c4 commotion coming from 22f90dc41c the garden.2ad0510be1ba8ee2

“Do you have any bright flowers? Flowers that are warm and bright.”c775f835529aa479

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“What about yellow chrysanthemums?”e534893441d84e79

“Oh, that f1abd006bb sounds good. Please pick a 805d115714 lot of them a5a378aa9b so that it ebe567d287 doesn’t look empty.”6951dfb78a8613e4

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Heo Mina 38df61eb3f held a 55f954512d bundle wrapped b34aa86c4b in cloth 4328764c3a in one 79cb7cf59f hand as e40f4a32ca she gestured 7b7e4fcace to a 2a615995ae flower bed 1ccc5ea5ba of chrysanthemums f7e492eead in full ac5368cdc5 bloom. The servant quickly picked 77fae853a4 a few. Thanks to 75b8d89218 the abundance 568891bd0e of flowers, c326743169 a gorgeous 817fc80b51 bouquet was 9abedda05c created simply 69eba71a50 by tying e79a736d60 them together 947db31a93 with a 1e3cc44147 ribbon.b7f6d61c6b2450a4

“Thank you.”1c908d13684b39ac

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Heo Mina smiled innocently and snatched the bouquet from the servant’s hand.5db459c717006ee4

Eunwoo wondered what she 42779c0a76 was doing, but she 7c95a60a02 pretended not to notice 46da067e63 and hurriedly walked away. It would 4adf547133 be strange c2ed78dc6a for them 757c7508bd to greet 5625d961ff each other a4b5a3c59c with a e2bd95639a smile when ab974073dc they had 24a5baed52 that scuffle c1279198fb just yesterday.a92dd18d0c5cf8eb

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As she 59728c4cf1 was hurriedly c9ffedd53a walking towards a8579ef6f1 the garage, 5d383fe295 she heard 777794c02e someone calling 7b4d226e68 her from adf0946fe6 behind.1abbd66216cb4aba

“Eunwoo-ssi! Eunwoo-ssi! Just a moment!”d6d789b8187237fa

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As expected, Heo 514c316cf3 Mina was running 16d3eecd37 towards her, carrying 1006219c58 a lot of fe0cc656a3 things in both 1bb8374fd4 of her hands.1eb779e2e52fdb4b

“Are you going 0c292a45ef out now?”6e0ee32993eb1ae5

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Mina approached 90e3752347 her with db28839089 a big f002b3a528 smile. Suddenly, she stopped and 2533dea748 wrinkled her nose as cce5b090f8 if she smelled something 16c50a8acd bad. Eunwoo’s body automatically grew 971230d801 tense. Did she smell 0adbb84ca9 something strange? Eunwoo took a c271f441c8 deep breath, but b65a885aae all she could 9e49531c1f smell was the 434dfee412 floral scent of ef0052598b the perfume she 93ef53ac40 had sprayed on 162f5f9025 herself.55d2f7891986c612

“I was just about to leave.”6cad58c44967d2e2

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Eunwoo tried to 277bc52b76 hide her anxiety 0e3602f46d and responded in 7cffed7e0a a stiff voice. Mina smiled 9e6402bae4 brightly again 566ae3d4ea as if 37fc11b307 nothing had a1c5b0ef03 happened and 476f872144 stuck close 4c1b1900b4 to her.23af70215f1c9cbe

“Then could e86bf135c5 you please c4e73d04d4 give me ef925c4892 a ride?”0a65a1cd5298b70e

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Eunwoo calmed her heart. Maybe she had been 5096e84a03 worried over nothing. Mina continued to chatter d8e56493c0 on.4edfc76298865ff3

“Are you going to Haesung Hospital? I have some business nearby as well.”9e7f09ff5f92bca3

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Eunwoo was not willing to readily accept her request. Apart from not wanting to get involved with someone like Heo Mina, if they were together in a closed car, she might notice the scent of Cha Taehyuk’s pheromones on her.069e961b7c96337b

Eunwoo must have narrowed 5169eaa11a her eyes without realizing b895f05554 it because Mina waved 5f3a6d47f0 the bouquet in her cbb5be812f hand as if to 5dac231bd1 tell her not to aa267a33d9 misunderstand.360b487b25509e58

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“I happened to overhear the servants talking. I’m planning to go to the headquarters today, and it seems to be on the way. I’m embarrassed to be asking this, but could you give me a ride there?”55ef4141638957e6

There was 802ef61b40 no particular c3c68ce288 reason to 9a81536e7e refuse. On the 872ad58099 way to c6990d53fe Haesung Hospital, 1958a88828 Eunwoo had 7af9e6f7bd to pass 57b104cbf8 by the e9a3f64278 headquarters anyway, 8986259242 and it 751a6dac14 would not 062f938bb2 have been c48906ae9f good to cab8f0c350 be seen c423df08c7 refusing Heo 08f264e4fc Mina when 91848930dc she was 368a7bcaec struggling with 96c1a03793 so much 1279fc4b90 baggage.cb6be59403bd2427

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The servants 3723ac4de9 who had 2544d9d8ca helped make f6dd8af32c the bouquet 9215ae6812 were on 2bab1560e1 the other 37e179d561 side of 694e36f857 the garden, 91150ba492 and they 52e28dd0e9 were still d64deb5495 looking this 46b34cb0ea way. From their c447555492 perspective, they dea1cd8369 were just 3d04d305c1 waiting on a44d8e9191 Heo Mina 46c9ab8237 until she 6cf59a4e67 left, but fb24c9fdf4 for Eunwoo, c5dc85b320 who had d56f7b4bd1 been conscious 3d126e4665 of other 1a89ef291d people’s eyes 16ca28946b all her ec87fdd7d1 life, she 36954ddccd couldn’t help 99786853d5 but be 4ee60a2d3d conscious of ee52aaf746 their gazes.331dc0c2d5cd99ef

“Alright.”2a13b48f8f5b98a1

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“Wow, that’s great!”97d0abbdcfe4d9ab

As soon as Eunwoo 03373da4f1 nodded, Mina smiled brightly cf1f9fcb4b and held up the 9c93bcbfac baggage to Secretary Nam.48f7ef894861c935

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“I was growing dizzy just thinking about taking a taxi with all this, but you really saved me.”616e9a1e8111f86f

“……”cf63e3d489c70c22

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“I was 243291a979 treasured growing 961dd292f7 up, so b5cb7ffc4c I’ve only 3b5e3f20fa ever ridden f7912669ae in cars 3ff97df5a2 driven by 3a22139e20 other people.”a3096f92640280e6

As Mina naturally moved cfe96f2936 to hand over the 63a91947af baggage, Secretary Nam also c22db0b8aa reached out to take ef9f8054c8 it. He didn’t know that 9b2aea31b1 she was actually an f9c3fe87fa incredibly petty person, but f0ca6a33db Eunwoo was secretly annoyed 018aa918fa to see her personal ae8e78214a secretary being manipulated as 32a6906f27 Heo Mina pleased. That was probably aeaf75767c why she reached 4f1bcd730e out without even e23144c198 thinking.3d4dcc3722697496

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“Secretary Nam, I’m wearing high heels and it’s hard for me to walk. Could you help me?”df8d820bdeb64619

“Of course. Please watch your step, 98c6c8d826 Young Madame.”2214da1109172ba1

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Secretary Nam immediately grabbed Eunwoo’s arm. Thanks to that, Mina was left in a daze with her hands outstretched.d426035ebe9c0fc1

“Thank you.”6a25118db5ffaae7

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As Eunwoo leaned 7672ed296c on Secretary Nam, 2f119e0ee4 Mina had no cdcfa58ea5 choice but to 82d861924d slowly lower the 8950b8c5a2 hand that had 1eaccdeea3 been holding out 9d9dba61d5 the baggage.7ff1ec3f8199a80e

Even if people cursed 9c49436cad at her and called 1ad6396cd8 her cruel, there was d00a5266c0 nothing she could do f1343c178d about it.8a7668f2ace7130e

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If she just 8a5bc6c53c went along with 71b871a786 Heo Mina’s tune, 722737c044 it was obvious 26738bc25c that she would cc819c5d10 become even more dea36a48fb arrogant. Eunwoo’s position was 42776143a4 already extremely precarious, f26d5848c1 and in order 9deca1ac14 to protect it, 599895202c she had no 08de9718ee choice but to 607aa6ae47 not give Heo b5669d6544 Mina any openings 6c687e2ab9 from the very 032fcaacc0 beginning.ec9b253acbfd8440

“Let’s go. We have to stop by the headquarters on the way. At this rate, we’ll be late.”ef3e0e2224b1d1fe

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Eunwoo headed to the garage rather quickly for someone who wasn’t comfortable with her heels.c7bd927584a996b5

Mina eventually had no 93a22b0742 choice but to follow 4979479268 them at a brisk 4d363c0dcc pace.b1fe3d0040f9bdac

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Because they 83b8bd3108 left early 159df25518 to avoid e3637c6cd0 rush hour, a7440b98ff they promptly c3fb84a44b arrived at 9ac243e43f the Haesung 16bd581415 Group headquarters. Mina, holding the bundle 07f2802cbb carefully in her lap, 886c06dabf looked out the window. Her eyes sparkled f6d5966e59 when she saw e4431e0cef the headquarters building fdc9aaf5c1 draw closer.3f7e7db67401dcd1

“I hope Taehyuk-ssi 4072e488bf is happy to 85c5b068b2 receive this.”24b35d498e42d46d

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She murmured as she 00dc40af76 stroked the bundle with 2a3ac7666c her hand. Then she fbd537fea9 glanced at ef868b9bb3 Eunwoo. As if waiting 523b20daf0 for her to 32e10c7b30 react.90c3ef60e5372086

Eunwoo stubbornly cc35e9800c ignored Heo 4676112e4c Mina, pretending 64b7f8c424 not to 8ea1e5226b hear her e487e73518 because of 9fa85cc3fd the noise f95b034c5f coming in 8828329a62 through the 0d5899b227 wide-open window. She had 5082fa24ed already guessed 2e20c27673 that she 0e2b3a26f7 was going 7b3d1685da to the 847e20c0b2 office to 113908ae1d see Cha 6d5352b1e6 Taehyuk. There was no way fed6a3c63a Mina had any special 6250f49ef3 connections in Haesung, so 0bed0c7a37 he was probably the e6ae74ea7d only reason. Furthermore, judging from the af81644d39 shape of the wrapped 1521e74e62 bundle, it seemed to 7c2685115b be a three-tiered lunch 23d75ab931 box. She must be e92875eac8 doing this to 90c9e1f1b2 show off her 9a23732cab devoted side by 5cd368df68 bringing home-made food 18a9ed97f7 to the office 06ad28ecc1 instead of his 167b6b5f57 real wife.feafe25dd2b9fdf6

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She had guts. Eunwoo clicked her tongue f3f058af15 in her heart.1522a29713b4f52f

Rumors had already b67ebbcb08 spread about the f8cea95d57 terms of this 8663a02a16 marriage, but it df42e2756d was different for 0e4be6bf0c rumors to spread 2950676615 among those in 70f2787403 the know and 68c472b5e7 for Heo Mina, 0954f560cc who should have 28276b9adf quietly remained in 5cf73d6c8f the shadows, to b779452e2e make a bold d61ad25680 appearance. It was obvious that 219fcf3251 she would probably be df815d232f quietly escorted somewhere else 83e45e71df as soon as she dc9e0093e3 walked through the entrance.8fa90665fd384791

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Eunwoo wasn’t sure ae1e2bf091 if Mina was 3293abd8d0 making this mistake 9024533605 because she didn’t d977579a1f know this side 9b4f63128d of society or 8c5723d072 whether it was 3a950b7415 just a childish ad53b2c227 determination to show 2c07d363d0 her that she 7ab3b26f24 wouldn’t live obediently d549daf12f in silence. Whatever it e59bf02cad was, Mina c2dd696b08 grinned and 614fe4ba08 waved her bb2ce44fa9 hand, asking 20397e5afd to stop 18c731cab7 the car.f6e3715ab50bc65b

“We’re here. We’re here.”11c1099b6c000c00

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Mina looked back 84f7a21b17 at Eunwoo before c64a3156ff getting out.c7a0935f35adaa45

“Eunwoo-ssi, if you finish your appointment at the hospital early, come by the office. I made plenty of food, so there’ll probably be some left over for you.”7f89b27959a60dc2

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Eunwoo looked bd0a1b4fb5 at Heo b6a50223d8 Mina for ab8d91db3e a while a4bb5e563a without saying cb59d24115 anything. It was a 88b2b6a580 skill to be 99f519ee8b able to ask da6f3683fb her to take 9d0b4b8644 care of the dd9d17bfd3 leftovers with such e67ab30906 a refreshing smile 3154b17ce1 on her face.56f874e0bb1f9b2f

“No. My appointment is quite long, so I think it will be too late. Well then, have a nice time.”8861ebb0656f81ab

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Eunwoo, who flashed a 314a9817d1 smile just as refreshing e6018c34d3 as Mina’s, immediately gave a8a024c2e3 the signal to Secretary 427c4a690e Nam to leave.fbe89c04a8c1c8f3

In the side 7fc30aeeeb mirror, she could d5d927296d see Heo Mina c9ecbe3c2c staring at the 80feb78973 car with a 9c74df19e9 bewildered expression on c54f9fa8be her face as ead113e736 it drove away. It looked deed8a4f23 like she 2a5a473c6d didn’t understand 76565b2932 why Eunwoo 71d3027c08 was urging 74eab01a1b her to 5a429b6b3c spend a beb97b9059 nice time 19cf0659cc with her 2eb47d8cd6 husband. However, Eunwoo was secretly 1a4983785f hoping that Heo Mina da98df70e4 would use this opportunity 5810de3223 to grow close with 36be88178e Cha Taehyuk.4650334acd47a4d8

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“I don’t like having sex with women I just met.”80107471a9ac7dbf

The calm voice murmuring 28d5315688 the vulgar words lingered ed6a173d40 in her ears again.ab764b1d84553df6

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“Then it would 38285282ba make things difficult…”89eb9ba543cb4053

Eunwoo muttered and 8bef07f6da closed the window bd3e7a47fe she had left 1d8a4b9ff8 open. She leaned 002f04bb95 her throbbing d7999ed7d0 head against 09d3491e75 the window. She had been anxious a47ad0d452 this whole time, worried eeae507a8b that Heo Mina would 976a2597de notice the scent of a4e140be5e pheromones on her. The cold 43b36944b3 glass cooled 88da891bd5 her skin.8cd41424c9265345

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It wasn’t Cha Taehyuk’s interest that would secure her a place in Haesung. Well, his petty act of revenge against her because he found her disgusting shouldn’t be called ‘interest’, but either way, Cha Taehyuk was of no use to her.c92e1fbe92fa7444

The child that would be born between Cha Taehyuk and Heo Mina. What Eunwoo needed was that child. Becoming that child’s mother was the only thing that would solidify her position. So she had to pray that her husband’s attention would quickly shift to Heo Mina.bc19519accf3eb29

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But still, when she 5a98be57a0 recalled the two of fde5ee61d4 them drinking affectionately last 1895cf8e53 night, she felt uneasy 5b026e3d13 for no reason. Eunwoo tapped her nails bbd174dc89 anxiously on the armrest db80ab9595 as she pondered the 87208efeb9 reason for this suffocating 95260a2202 feeling.192b3830fe971756

It must be because she hated Heo Mina. This uneasy feeling. The more of Cha Taehyuk’s attention Mina received, the more she’d invade Eunwoo’s territory like she did yesterday. Even now, she was getting on Eunwoo’s nerves with these childish fights, and Eunwoo was already feeling dizzy just thinking about how much worse it would get in the future.9c6505d1bcce1837

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She had no 29af3d34e3 choice but to 4673b32a4b ignore those two.01694597d1a064eb

The scene of the e1b8abb413 two of them sitting 741a1abe91 together at the kitchen 22330830fb table last night, looking ba8437ca74 at her, popped into c24940a999 her head again, but 548a8cb4c9 Eunwoo quickly erased it 856c6412c4 from her mind.2bcadb313862a48f

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Outside the 6d63d82d38 window, the 4f9f2b2aab blue sign 4a687ca093 for Haesung 53e599741c Hospital blinked ac1e019474 high in 405046ac86 the sky.919d741884eecc83

Yes, she would do 24587c97be anything for this. Anything for her 94127d2eea little brother.b4b20cd46af37df4

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The first place Eunwoo 24afaaa2c1 headed to was the ff3084353c private hospital room where 11a570b6fc honorary chairman Cha Moonjo eb4295821f was staying. It was decorated like f2e996e419 a nice hotel room. Secretary Nam went 03f85bdca5 into the room b77b90880e first, carrying a 2354e2e662 fruit basket that 13c80f4c4b she had prepared 9ea8ec84ba in advance, and f9a9f7a836 came right back a5d01aa07a out after putting f2f20a4278 it down. Following his d58126d0ea gesture for c53b13ae0f her to cc672fb5d1 go in 44499eab9d alone, Eunwoo b230abea6f cautiously entered 200fa33f0a the room.e06d964c1acf43ed

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“Hello, Chairman-nim.”de78ddc64d3cd7a4

Cha Moonjo, who was lying on the bed and staring listlessly out the window, quickly brightened up at Eunwoo’s greeting.88193ebef9d7a1e0

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“Eunwoo, you’re here.”c31208c75f70f28d