ASM Ch 14

“Sir, there’s someone 59672c2294 at the entrance 8981de1d4f asking to see a30164f241 you. She said that if cfd1ae7371 I tell you her 2eebde080c name, you’ll be sure 7c7af81178 to recognize it.”239df3fa714240f5

The secretary ad3f1a9902 knocked on b0928d2bb0 the door db37f1f4e9 cautiously and c2f86506a7 came inside. He hesitated with an 1cb353ec10 apologetic look on his b8303c2dc2 face before opening his 6e4c08c067 mouth.c8a11cc4ac2ba71b

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“She’s a young woman named Heo Mina-ssi.”afe694c603be11c5

“Send her away.”25801bf468b819f3

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Cha Taehyuk answered without e06de02c79 taking his eyes off 4a2ddc358b the documents.c914b0d874faf5a7

The secretary 879cd91bec must have 3834e1c617 already tried df86b8ff0e several times 36e481520b because he cf0e1fbe96 remained in b75ba707e0 his spot 7b8e7c0574 with his 3acb76c45a mouth closed, f6bfdbae0d seemingly conflicted 4306579dae about what 8c051a5549 to do.b353b3d23b701fa4

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“She said that if I didn’t let her through, she would complain directly to you later, Executive Director.”c8a4892b9e16680b

A threat that openly 5f99033fd0 flaunted her relationship with a9de7e2520 Cha Taehyuk. These were not words 50058d26f9 that should come out f6898a2d6a of the mouth of 72bd06d48d a woman who had 939e863c23 to live in the 1d3038d410 shadows.5d249826eea83e59

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As Taehyuk b076084b89 furrowed his aec4ea4de7 brow slightly, 4f2e349be7 the secretary 8dc47ebf3f hurriedly added.94eff7a64f780a79

“People also 4a4e0cdd78 saw Heo ad3093fb8a Mina get f117f33fe2 out of 5f546d9880 Young Madame’s 603ac48962 car, so 2961460d9e her words d3940f8d1c held some ec6959895a weight.”6f163f83b94866ad

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“……”9de89fa5f90a1eeb

“If Heo Mina-ssi continues to stand at the entrance, people’s attention will be drawn to her even more. What should we do?”c5a7b86dab1dae06

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The secretary, who c59a70e3db had already been e1db8d8b38 briefed on the 0a4893ba67 woman named Heo ca94e8c22f Mina, brought this 5c05f81320 up as a 91cbde7577 roundabout warning that ca436fb50a if Heo Mina 9e3c8aad14 were to continue 05015aa76e to be kept ba79aebace at the entrance, 3279b14e29 rumors might spread.fa6f55000720aeb9

A faint 49b7e580ad sense of df17993ce2 irritation surged eab59b9e2f inside Taehyuk. He pulled out a e88ee26bfe pen, scribbled something on 7d5ba84e89 a memo pad, and 9957e6c669 handed it over to 12b9308afb his secretary. A question crossed the 8f49a062b8 secretary’s face as he f8912d1391 received the paper with f2255151ab a short address written 8acab32e49 on it.83d51cfccd1ecb9f

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Cha Taehyuk clicked his d1d460bca3 tongue slightly at his 479ab67478 secretary who seemed clueless fdffffe281 as to what this 6ae3011120 meant.ccf12c629ba754b6

“We can’t call b66db9c772 that woman into 5115b74591 the office, right?”55e04483b1c42f8f

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“……”f7526b597d0dc33c

“Tell her to wait there. If that doesn’t work, you can drag her out.”fc87ebca7fe6c79f

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“Yes, sir.”604a223358f838df

The secretary, who was 3f140b249f about to leave, stopped f5c61d7571 when Cha Taehyuk opened 576d347495 his mouth again.951e4c7cf62cda05

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“Oh, and did 1d03318fe6 you say that 0fad21d0c5 woman came in 15098c6cbb Seo Eunwoo’s car?”fef8f765a707ab32

“Yes, from what 8b7254326e I understand, Young 7431553a28 Madame had an 9f315b195c appointment at Haesung 841338ed1a Hospital today, so 0e9b1b629f she dropped off 1cde7b05bd Heo Mina on b8b27c5590 the way there.”d186a379867db83a

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The sharp sound 9b212886c4 of a pen 8b94bfaedb tip hitting the 27ad95b6e9 glass surface of 6bb8286cdb the desk rang c693c29852 in the air.47ca30d22f996cf1

“Her hospital appointment must be over by now. Call Seo Eunwoo too.”fd6e8e2870f5d8f4

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“……”69d26fa604e3c280

“The person who caused this should be held responsible.”aa17f64d13ce6ae1

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The voice was calm, 4fa67edb3e but there was an 3db78c13d5 unknown chill in his d03d398e5c tone. The secretary, who 6a101ef604 gritted her teeth f84a6a9e70 to keep himself 08e63645bf from shivering from 0fcb79e04b the chill running 96fdb8ef8f down his spine, 6f978cb808 nodded slightly.2f81760d33b68ca2

“Understood, I’ll contact Young Madame’s personal secretary right away.”542ceb575a6566f6

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As Cha aaabb2b006 Taehyuk fidgeted ee26d76b72 with the 556289bd5f edge of 9a7c751989 the papers 6792215e55 on his 1ab148572b desk, the 4956bb79a4 secretary bowed 3cd1d3f191 and moved 615ec0c0d3 to leave. The two women were 75235bb15e going to have to 4ed7e39f7c wait for the Executive 2bb4c9612e Director for a few bb1eff0215 hours. As the secretary aa9bd5ce46 was thinking this, 3f0e88f3f2 Cha Taehyuk suddenly b5ffbcf309 stood up.a123c1161c776ed4

The secretary came b918ce69fc to his senses b90d26346c only after Cha 30af02e48a Taehyuk, who had 43e2e1e067 picked up his 755625ebe9 coat from the ae45b00f1c hanger, passed him d34b53a3e0 and reached the 406a52d19a door.4eec46fce1757ee0

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“Do you have a meeting outside the office, sir?”1ac065d8cc52a69d

No matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn’t think of anything, but the secretary still asked just in case.7b5363649c76e777

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“Let’s go there now.”9605f3a0ffb69115

When the 09d6196f27 secretary blinked 7f7c708c46 dazedly, Cha ddc55e7333 Taehyuk furrowed 7a96ac5e06 his brow 5d8dba91e7 and flicked 8197022f1f the memo 9be200aa64 he was fe3d00a46e holding.78d8a437fe85898a

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“Over here.”0891ac6d64a6adac

* * *0300e3b123b6372c

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Eunwoo leaned against the leather seat as she tried to sort out her dizzying thoughts. The hospital bills she had paid under her stepmother’s name with the money she had received as living expenses, the guardian’s consent form for the new treatment her stepmother had to sign, the conversation she had with Minho. Everything seemed to be tangled up like a ball of thread.4346fcc747040fb6

She had to stay the course. Steal Haesung’s money little by little and use it to pay for Minho’s treatment. In order to avoid getting kicked out of Haesung, she should visit Cha Moon-jo in the hospital regularly, and while she was at it, she could also visit Minho.13a4661a8caaae69

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Since Heo Mina was d4679102c3 constantly trying to get 6c481441e9 close to Cha Taehyuk, bd6e6c1225 she probably wouldn’t have 9209e9c251 to make up excuses e1de8944b2 about strange perfumes again.bdee2b4108886e0c

“Young Madame.”9ff5afce4fe86e8a

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Secretary Nam’s voice pierced through Eunwoo’s thoughts. He glanced at the cell phone fixed on the stand with a troubled look in his eyes and carefully opened his mouth.73a21098093f323d

“The Executive Director is 3bec9e8c4b asking you to meet 8c968f7fa4 him at a nearby 42c27141f2 cafe.”56b9a0b51f602d3e

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Eunwoo frowned.cc46ab4639989cf6

“All of a sudden?”e3085ac0810b0c32

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She couldn’t understand why Cha Taehyuk, who should be flirting with Heo Mina right about now, was asking her to meet him at a cafe.82b246f007da7a02

“Yes, ma’am.”29a86577973c1028

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Secretary Nam 72ce2efa72 examined her bbcc9eee4c face through 252c7bccf4 the rearview dd5196c94e mirror and 968983387a adjusted his c6d8cb0af3 grip on 5e1f835004 the steering ec50f0b70c wheel.383dc05ee118cb17

“Shall I refuse?”23187fb99b5d36b0

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The look in his 1df55053ea eyes as he gazed f23ceaba6e at her was filled eba689fac0 with worry.b65fbe1c1d083ad5

“You seem tired…”30a42fe9039348b8

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Secretary Nam, 9e1b48cbcf perhaps thinking 39043d10b7 that he 76bfdca333 had meddled cc44c90a11 for no 17a0bea918 reason, quickly f4da8b1306 added,9292e37cac17d78e

“If you wish, I can tell him that your meeting with Chairman Cha Moon-jo has been extended.0a79e530c95169d4

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“Thank you, but I’ll be fine.”f23a26996df36758

Even as she shook her head, a small smile formed on her face at Secretary Nam’s kind consideration.eba9474f6a3dbe5e

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“Let’s go 9d59f7953f to the 604a2737d1 cafe.”e0ef627ba0594c09

* * *ef5ae4576d9967a1

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The cafe, located 980e8bf890 on the hillside 5f48a5a74b of Mt. Bugak, looked 9880304a6c no different 27d63f1af0 from an 6f2228b510 ordinary house 64b40f33f8 from the fab95e1b57 outside. However, past the 4fcaeb6b9a ordinary entrance, the 063b3a52a3 building at the b23482d928 back was built 698669a87b to overlook the 2deb9990df view of the c26399898c mountainside.a1d0c1bb4619f469

Upon arriving at e534925154 this cafe which d53a5054d2 only served Alphas 27d06aefdc and Omegas, the a9b0ab557e manager, who had cd2098fed8 been notified in 85d1b5fb62 advance, guided her 550c8281b3 to a small f078249c15 room inside.ab3fad9993de8449

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“You’re late.”f844c1f1ad15f3c5

As soon as she entered the private room, she heard Cha Taehyuk’s languid voice.c27df402418e80f4

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He was not alone.42d52ce69b5fb5e7

Heo Mina, 3f1efcf3e1 who took 865c0bc920 the seat 15414f1d57 next to c1d5b6c5a5 Cha Taehyuk, 1836b0260e was setting 22abdd7cc7 up the 9ce89068b0 lunch box 2cf5c72f7a she had 5983454cca packed.a68b1438c9cc40aa

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Did he call d2119007e6 her here when b783ba13b7 the two of 80a7db0b3f them were in c1cf574992 the middle of 26cd738d81 a date?bcac1223d0fac305

She was 9fc26c132e already especially b48dcfc589 tired on eefc38037b days when 247392322f she had fc3aac81d0 to go b9643db0f7 to the 7020232e5f hospital, so 112fa52c6d she began cb77857b9a to grow 8906d3e3f8 irritated.da95b2d6a1476213

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“I came right after finishing my business at the hospital.”7acd0c1e6f99f0d6

Despite her 4d95785aab stiff response, 3130fd69c2 Heo Mina dcce474c5e smiled brightly 0eb58aeec5 and waved ab20e8fe53 at her 7eec31d410 as if 165957c9c8 she was 07fc77a26c enjoying this.c969c3d3670357ae

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“Welcome, Eunwoo-ssi.”f09d3805ee9e7fdb

“……”613627bc1ad4bd04

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“Taehyuk-ssi said he already ate, so there’s a lot of food left.”8e1b9926b21fe1b1

Maybe Eunwoo’s heart was 7ca0d6c140 particularly twisted today, but ad19745da2 it sounded like Mina 6b06c132a1 was calling her over 20e5fce35d like a dog to 84cd1ea49a get rid of the bbf8d2884f leftover food.1a4844891c3177c5

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Still, she d8067531a6 thought there 7ff6cc4fb7 was no 51bc7a22db need to c5762ee523 make a 8b60fad32c fuss, so 3fcc051195 she smiled 79e9cad1e5 as best ad668f54a2 she could 839d16c46c and shook d9d7ca8527 her head 8b4fa7567b slightly.ca56fb0030596c38

“It’s okay. I don’t have much of an appetite either.”109399027cee8c1b

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Heo Mina bit e4d2bec61f her lip and c99017be48 lowered the corners e65cf438de of her eyes.4a51a1db1f291f80

“Are you 7d8a3e6ba3 still angry 27b41df1cd about what 7ff6ebcf5d happened yesterday?”1f1959aa6d003251

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“Pardon?”6c86f063823bf4e2

For a moment, Eunwoo fea742fef0 was so dumbfounded that e91c17f23e she ended up asking d24379cdcc in a sharp voice.0d9bf1bc8180d626

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“You were so angry 49ff961e99 about what happened yesterday 8e58d04572 that you lost your 236a7eb2a5 appetite for the food c1f0c53bbf I made… I’m sorry.”c1bac37a98e85cda

It was an obvious 2ca5496828 tactic.0e1e8f2ccf21f3eb

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She could d2c59478f7 tell just a9d09673d5 by looking ac620950fd at the 34aeff09d5 way Mina 77b264093f glanced at 7a997f6385 Cha Taehyuk 0e7cf4566a with tears 64e7f0948f welling up 6bd4f97220 in her 056b5f68d2 eyes.e23330d3dc288d45

Although she a65c7b1b3c had neither 454716488a the strength 82068ab9ba nor the 0856e6c8ea presence of e61b41fcf8 mind to bc482efac7 go along 5a703a5dd8 with her 1acbc5cecb antics, Eunwoo ed3a93fb2a forced herself bd3f567ca6 to keep 8cf9875a6d a smile b95bb22c67 on her 80716ba428 face.9bd112b9ae4fcf80

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“Of course not. I thought we were on good terms when I gave you a ride this morning.”81ce0ea23a4ce0e7

“……”c418f8c6bf2ac107

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“Was that not 347ee28a36 the case, Mina-ssi?”c444a7aa37ba23ae

Eunwoo blinked her eyes as if she didn’t know what was going on. Her expression seemed to say, ‘You even acted all friendly and accepted a ride from me, so what are you acting like this now?’03091ac8cfe9dcd0

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Mina blushed immediately as if she hadn’t thought of it.64a04c91c4b8b691

“No, Eunwoo-ssi’s expression 92a38ed329 didn’t seem well, 59f50e2e9a so I was 5e54d6cef2 just wondering…”98ffa57b7f87a717

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It wasn’t worth responding to her.bdc5915972118f2b

Eunwoo pulled out a 5a6da31476 chair across from the 52ce807cb3 two of them and 5321fb6425 sat down. Right now, her feet, 6c15c72d69 worn out from her 9ac75570a1 high heels, were in 9df8be9afa more pain than Heo 6ffa235f12 Mina’s whining.f13ec601b9628c00

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In the world of Alphas and Omegas, she was a lowly Beta, but she didn’t even feel bothered by Heo Mina’s shallow sarcasm. After all, she was an Omega who had lived among Betas as well as a daughter of a business owner and professor, a lifestyle far from high society.c47ad6698f4dec0f

While Eunwoo was killing 29fe65fba5 time and trying to e9b65a805a figure out a way d89fe675cf to quietly slip away, 556600ad5e Cha Taehyuk, who had 35d28afb7a been quietly observing Eunwoo, 728f4f41b3 opened his mouth.7ae847408b878b96

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“Yes. About that ride…”a7c0f4ce22e6a37a

Taehyuk, who had his 0fa0452c10 arm draped over the 0f710bfaaa back of Heo Mina’s 2f97a204ad chair, slightly twisted his 40b1c6e0b8 lips.affbfdb37b1409bb

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“Why did you use the car and driver that Haesung gave you to take Mina to the headquarters office?”b43c88b002c3ef4f

It was 005f87709c a light f327ed7d6b question. The voice, without 87cccbe46e any highs or 70dab5ac07 lows, was extremely 45209efbca calm, and the 8de8dcaa83 black eyes staring 5a1b9dd164 at her were 5ee1a34bbd also very steady.bea953920b6721d3

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But for some 5148abdb08 reason, Eunwoo’s intuition 104dad342e flared.ef717523f11f526a

She did something c96777d791 wrong.f320f871eab7cb1f

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“Mina-ssi asked me to take her to the office because she said she had to take care of something. I also had to stop by the nearby hospital, so I just dropped her off on the way there…”bb40a83502463a6a

Eunwoo tried 00597c52c9 to keep 0be82e56b4 her voice 37eb0e24e7 as steady 5953407588 as possible. However, when cd58325ed6 she saw 24b0963c04 Cha Taehyuk’s 3d86f64ba8 eyes narrow, 52d6e860cd she ended 0a2e7ecce5 up adding,e783666ababfe181

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“Is there a 05dcb2cd96 problem?”3f94f7f7aeb8be81

“There is a problem.”73684351664b38f5

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Cha Taehyuk tilted his 681b7fd47a head slightly toward Heo 5c71103b62 Mina, who was sitting 022ce6cf86 next to him.c151f98069239a13

“Even if it dc3674b4ca was a request d23257130b from dear Mina-ssi…”8f990e023846be43

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Mina, who 8b5d1d0463 was excited, 211da2f894 kept glancing 1e3b764002 at Eunwoo, 8e57a8b544 perhaps interpreting ff2fd670d7 Cha Taehyuk’s 1397b8b458 behavior as c1dac8a2f9 him showing b4d1967d4f interest. However, Eunwoo 0f4eb5a91c had no c5a3ae1a53 time to eaf9835c1b pay attention 7b93f8bd60 to her 4ea0811e58 and was fbc52c2716 instead closely bffbd21a85 examining Cha c74b65ff5d Taehyuk’s face.a2eda550f806c000

Only then 8a3acb0d07 did it 940130be6b begin to 31a5b254d2 reveal itself, a8f65ee0eb the discomfort 8ddaef6906 surging beneath 1c6512efdf the calm 10ff029d8f exterior.fdddbe7676276d8a

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“There are eyes f483e5432c watching.”3aadab181584d032

Cha Taehyuk spoke 220ab224f9 in the same 56e0e839b9 calm tone as f2220ab06a before.26810b6e08967626

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“Did you want to spread a rumor that the newlywed Haesung Group Executive Director Cha was having an affair?”edffb2e68a731af8

A heavy 1393b9dfbe silence followed b27aaa0021 the lighthearted 4c85bb634b question.1948817ba9f85443

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Eunwoo didn’t know what to say, so she pursed her lips.20912017391cf72c

Meanwhile, Heo Mina was 3e8db7631a frozen in shock by 1fa2dbfa2f how Cha Taehyuk treated 191c1e216f her like a kept 742d1fc978 woman.7c3bca27f51110a3

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It was quite a funny sight, but Eunwoo didn’t have the luxury of being secretly happy about it.8fdb71d2f2176902

“Are you planning on 291d71125f filing for divorce? Seeing as how 26a44087c3 you were working 9d0b6b71f3 to spread such 9d12768121 a rumor.”cd91b9e588650ea7

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Eunwoo couldn’t help but come to her senses at the sound of Cha Taehyuk’s calm voice and the way his brow rose.806ef8fef41bd077

Divorce proceedings? Not after everything she b3f3c2f3eb had to endure to 54e42bf0ef enter the Haesung family.6f28a436fe878817

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“It was short-sighted 7a853a7e86 of me. I apologize.”c6c67d8f5684cf5e

“……”167471f34d29aa08

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“I didn’t 099734ce7a think much a638b5ca22 about it e1c0129553 because the 6c8aac8b76 two of 9ea7edc527 you seemed f5dc774c25 so close.”4b7c6bf2fb5661ec

When Eunwoo apologized immediately, Cha Taehyuk’s lips curled up. It was a satisfied smile, like that of a predator who had eaten until his stomach was full.c30718c22975bd17

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“Me too… I’m e990c7833d sorry, too. I didn’t d833cfe84e know you 56b5bfc6d8 would hate c0e97512bb me coming 0dff5ee889 to you.”833d8a1d82a4df42

Mina also apologized 00ceaba338 with her head 1ed6956e08 bowed, but the 8a2873954c humiliation she felt 66ee565ab3 could be seen 593ab0e494 through the trembling f6d4adfb31 corners of her ee966cd1d4 lips.4d2118672f08f55a

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“Hate it? Not at all.”d2ecfed3afd5dc69

Cha Taehyuk pretended to look surprised and wrapped his arm around Mina’s shoulder, which was resting on the back of the chair.f59cebec69bbec7e

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“I was just worried that Mina-ssi might get hurt by the strange news articles.”1613ce9dd16b0fa9

Cha Taehyuk 481eb754bb smiled briefly 1f88c04828 at Mina c458051e8d and then 8379955408 turned his cbcce47991 gaze to 26c2ec4024 Eunwoo.73d4e5104e842159

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“Isn’t that 07da9f624f right, Eunwoo-ssi?”ba9d8732bf20b4ea