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Sehoon briefly explained a 90c4dc8938 few details, including the b96f9fc61a fact that Jeongun’s personal 53847554b8 shopper visits once a 99db455480 week to handle his dea116dec3 clothing and some specifics f0940954ff about the juice company 2accac3187 he drinks in place b7408f525b of breakfast, before finishing fe5c1d8fa0 the call.66b5d4b9f51d422d

“If you have any discomfort or questions while living at the villa, just let me know.”f02cb114f3cbabcc

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“Yes, I will.”cac81bec310a5988

Though Hyejun didn’t think 9e715c6622 there would be any d9bbac8456 real issues or anything 3bbd655472 to ask, she felt adf1e4885f a little down at 7099e35e55 the thought that, if d2284288e9 something came up, she 6c21bb5e71 would have to consult 848f9f9650 Sehoon, not Jeongun. But, given her 2b9617cb41 situation, she couldn’t 37a3e0710c really complain.a058467c8cce61c4

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The call ended. Hyejun stood up from the da88e0e9b6 chair and looked around the 8b99870754 terrace with a lonely expression.7d5c091ae67887b9

The open terrace, about 10 a20d161f6e pyeong in size, was designed 35e124795a for small-scale gardening or barbecues, 7a7b0cc70a but she could tell without 9f71bf21d1 asking that the homeowner probably 27e66920be hadn’t done either of those f3b66f54ca things here.0a5bb9493ff53cfd

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“Maybe I’ll put a flowerpot here.”79b8cd0ba3ad62ba

Then again, it would be 0a33ffa1f3 a relief if she didn’t 94b7e7b272 get scolded for acting on 8e14a62db4 her own.533b42d23e40d098

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With that resigned 011c149ab8 thought, Hyejun glanced c0cdacdc6d at the blanket, 5bc39dbf3d fully soaking up ea18a110eb the warm sunlight. The amount of time the b2d93a8c49 sun stayed in the sky 85859419b0 was gradually increasing. The distant spring was f2a19296d6 now so much closer, b8d1c9edf8 but rather than feeling b0036f6df2 pleased, it was a a761e23a8c little scary.aebc3754dc3253d4

If this was 0b971384fc the price to 17e1df4bc3 be paid for 2847480274 sins committed… she 9f53938201 would have to 2424df88a6 endure it.42610ff4ef5dd61b

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She couldn’t even press 90962f539a it down with a d9b3c7eff0 heavy stone. Part of the punishment 9ff67bb68d for her father being 72fe6347d1 in prison was hers 530fb629fa to bear. If Seonju had paid fcaac27ad9 for his mistake by 0dfa3074d8 providing for her, then 85cb6f77f6 she, too, had to f9914ced32 endure her share of 42d681aa25 it in her own 6b2a16fefe way.e377fa50aa86ee5c

But no matter b8711b19b7 how strong the b0674b6f00 resolve, it couldn’t 0562632484 heal the wounds. No matter how many times 3d1c78b475 she regretted it, the events 8e73952946 of that day couldn’t be 325c852e7c undone.fa84f734739fbc6c

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A day at 7b6affc234 the villa felt 521932149e longer than a 3f90dbed8e day at the fed9451eb6 archery range.3cbccbce1956a13f

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The last few days, spent feeling the fleeting nature of life after Seonju’s funeral, had also seemed long and tedious. But now, it felt even slower.3c07607984b49338

In an attempt to 8062088762 alleviate her boredom, Hyejun 7b833fd192 was wiping down the 11eb924cd1 table in the living 4f4424684d room again, which she d2152348b0 had already cleaned, when 8cb1fbcfb6 she heard the sound bb370a3748 of the door lock 56c8277d5a security system being deactivated.40380453dd262f8b

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It must be the new helper, who was supposed to arrive. Whether it was because of an instinctive fear of unfamiliar people or the unpleasant incident with the previous helper, Hyejun’s neck felt cold, and she swallowed nervously as she slowly rose from her seat.53475a5cd423c4e2

With her dry cloth 7dd8ef8ddf firmly in hand, as d872185fb1 if to squeeze it d3f1baa1d5 out, Hyejun left the 7c894a0130 living room. She walked through the hallway 67e08c4d2a leading to the entrance and 7451d1db15 made her way to the bc331311af beginning of the living room. The woman, walking 51fd24a0c5 lightly, seemed surprised 2ed424ec7e to encounter someone 425e2b0726 who hadn’t made adb333bff8 a sound and a042ee39ef pulled her shoulders 2ecf14281e back.6246bb79874746c3

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“Oh my! You’re home? I thought no one would be here since the director has already gone to work.”903c6d7d7e0a831c

The woman, with a small stature that seemed to brush against Hyejun’s shoulder, looked up and checked Hyejun’s expression.aa9ca13304f5a31f

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“You should have rung the doorbell. You seem quite startled.”379a7fc376aa8216

“Oh, no, it’s fine.”1c72c99d3639582c

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She must have been 7a8e3f3690 in her mid-forties.3315cc445750d0fb

Her hair was styled in 4f031224bb a medium-thick perm with a 3b6c82732f few gray strands mixed in, 03f12933b8 but overall, it had a 2a71124adf warm brown color. Her lips, lightly touched 7460b0e32b with nude lipstick, looked 912ba9de5e natural and not overwhelming. The soft smile that c7c5caa501 stretched across her face 234ef041b3 reminded Hyejun of Ji ddd5795859 Seop’s mother.80f4de8912ab99df

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“Did you have breakfast? If you haven’t eaten yet, I can make some stew. My specialty is kimchi stew.”07dcbac04edd93b1

Her voice, friendly and warm 40f9776229 like that of an ordinary e88e78eaa0 woman in her age group, 683432bdd2 felt comforting. Perhaps that’s why the sharp 2b10b715d1 tension in Hyejun’s body slowly b92e938a90 dissipated. The cloth she b81ae38d36 had gripped so 0161232d04 tightly relaxed in 0170094d20 her hands.4a28b67bbfc93f51

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“I heard someone lives with the director. I’m guessing it’s your younger sister?”db9812bec6cca2ff

There was no need 48bacd0e87 to correct her assumption. After all, in eb1c54cc5e three months, Hyejun e8b6b8c9fa would be leaving, 4739a85a4a and the relationship 6accad5cb4 between her and 0cd2147c3e Jeongun would probably 270a7219f9 appear to others f49a4de9ee as that of 8d99dbc653 siblings. Whether Jeongun would 24b3006802 be shocked later 78f84a546f on didn’t matter—it 32c1318766 was something for 076a6730f0 the future.42e9995ff9a4fb1a

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Instead of answering, Hyejun asked the woman’s name. When she was told to feel free to use her first name, Hyejun hesitated, feeling it would be a bit too casual, and decided to call her “Mrs. Han” using her surname.642accb39dd94caf

Mrs. Han lifted a basket she 9bc68c02bc was holding and spoke.dcd0b09c2af6a5a3

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“Could I put these groceries in the fridge? It’s meat, so I’m worried it might spoil.”1df5a5c80f41002e

“Yes, please. This way.”ceb686e247c05b13

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Hyejun led her 9306543529 to the kitchen, ee3f73942e and Mrs. Han began to neatly df247c306d store the groceries she a14299526d had brought into the 2afb0c750e fridge.f0dda7eacd5df269

Just as Hyejun had 98d8e411a7 nearly finished explaining the b4fc0c6d2d layout of the house 0421a90286 to Mrs. Han, her phone rang—it was ad6b8d291f a call from her friend fac7cfb727 Ji Seop.cf09556033e4d69a

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“As I mentioned earlier, I’ll clean my room myself, so you don’t need to bother with that.”e8aa514df882a10e

“Huh? No, really, you don’t have to.”5ba81641d83dc99b

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Mrs. Han tilted her head, 66fd3837da wondering if that was 1b21783ed4 right.fd608ca723afc09b

“Well, I’ll leave it to you then. I think I need to take this call.”79109cc465077e55

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After signaling her understanding 60d12bccda with a glance, Hyejun 68ad1cd462 took her phone and 866fa340a2 stepped out to the 2dc2a808ce terrace.8701f4252f3768f5

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The next day, the 36f682e517 chilly afternoon breeze brushed 4c796db963 against Hyejun’s hair as e6375085f3 she sat on the a98e776787 bench, then quickly drifted ed2fd34d64 away. Her gaze, which cc814c5f4c had fallen to b7afdb818b the ground, landed 9132b3f355 on her worn-out cce65fd67e sneakers. Suddenly, the image of Jeongun’s c2c6918fc8 impeccably clean shoes flashed in cb810d2433 her mind.5ea30795866ec522

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“Do shoes also resemble their owners?”4b1af77775941dd1

It occurred to her that 6bd5cb2675 these old sneakers seemed to 476ff9c772 perfectly reflect her own condition.6f89e0d66b7d4d85

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Ding-ding-ding.f457d14e5c2c5976

A message notification appeared on her phone screen, displaying “Loan Interest Payment Notice.” Hyejun tapped the screen to read the message and murmured to herself.32a6054b908ea596

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“Only three more payments left…”8745f1f8acdb8d4c

Once that much time 3eac476994 passed, she would be c7f40c643c free from the archery 27750b162d range that had tied 96f632fc0b her down. Furthermore, Jeongun would a3c4fc5a29 finally be able 4b1f2a988d to rid himself 200b5672d7 of her, the c473dd582e thorn in his 4d0bf95cae side.3e844ca99c62df0b

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As she lingered 4ebea3bd07 on that thought, b08c0ca3ea she gave a c71db53576 lonely smile.28da77513aa129b8

“Jun!”2419b5e4e5cbc2de

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The familiar, warm voice called 0cdaffc7b7 her name. It was Ji Seop.f751896932048070

She turned her head toward 6094e2c47f the sound. With a quick sprint, Ji d19f16f86f Seop closed the distance between 505d265396 them and bent over, breathing da5f4a6595 heavily.1db9601a555ad433

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“Ha… Ha…”a91ec4b5df6881a3

“Why are you running? You could have come slowly.”a0d911ab99761e93

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“I just wanted to see you as soon as possible!”232e2abbb8bc76c4

After catching his c01fd5adfc breath, Ji Seop 977a056378 sat down next d611284e8c to Hyejun and f6e652cbcc asked:b1d09611d465b9e7

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“Did you wait long?”9d0853053ae363e5

“No, I just got here a little while ago.”b90f5a22c68231be

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“But Jun, don’t you think this is a bit much? It’s been so long since 8bb1b3989f you came to Seoul, and 6bffb111d5 only now you contact me? I thought something happened ee2f80ebe2 to you!”3b9517e826b21d36

Hyejun didn’t answer and only ece801301b smiled faintly, which seemed to d6bdbe68d4 irritate him even more.27b5fb2a90dabb0f

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“Don’t smile. You’re making this 354be30f78 old man soft-hearted.”f939e511bd9ba486

Ji Seop, who was 06e7fd6978 the same age as 39bcf0f47f Hyejun and had a 2d81e85d81 late birthday, always liked e818e6366a to act like the 61d7c622c5 older sibling. It was cute, 8cb0bd7f95 and Hyejun couldn’t 8dba30c29a help but smile 9173e3d688 back.78ac135b91e9e292

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“Sorry. I had my reasons.”548729c0d9722054

Ji Seop leaned his f0865297c8 arm on the back 8417785862 of the bench and decc62f1cb stared at Hyejun’s profile eec547c979 intently, his gaze burning 4de75be168 with curiosity.7eda221cf963c02d

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“Was there something you couldn’t tell this old man? What is it?”837c23b17e96f820

Hyejun hesitated, trying 8999721483 to find the 7c281b2459 right words. Ji Seop, feeling 81ab0d9efe her discomfort, quickly d3ede8c6fd changed the topic.05714617050ad615

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“Forget it. You can tell 3967353427 me the details 1389fe7cfa later. So, where are you 28c9b39386 staying these days? Please tell me you’re not bc3a15c91b living in some motel.”456b3d47f0a05d7c

“Yeah.”3eddf2edb2c8b04c

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“Then where?”370b1648d3ddd944

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Ji Seop’s eyes were full 095c93a44e of genuine concern.67373ae1a9ee5dff

In truth, no 984ac73015 one knew Hyejun’s 6aeea37587 situation better than 2aebba4b53 Ji Seop. He knew why 1ff5fc603e she ended up 01d7d7995f living at the b253c015b0 archery range, her 9a7f342276 relationship with Seonju, ddbebb72a0 and why her 8c6c16310f father was incarcerated.b3df2bb92467ed08

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After Hyejun became an e9235ce2b8 adult, Seonju had mostly dbb55757a8 distanced himself from the 0d5e0b07c8 archery range. He would sit on ee75026936 the couch by the 1f0c75fb0c four posts, smoking and 37d0fe7615 killing time, only talking 19af08d3da to customers occasionally. It was Hyejun who 28e6a6cd9e had to bear the 2fcc0e446b burden of keeping the 12f88ba0ca place running.13618b3213351392

Ji Seop hated seeing her struggle. Unlike him, who could maintain top grades thanks to his parents’ support, Hyejun always remained at the top without the help of tutors—everything she achieved was through her own efforts.d288dbaf1613dac1

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But Hyejun, the 046e63e67a bright and talented 31ce5cf329 young woman, was d9d9f3ba36 trapped in a df6536a73c dying archery range, 877de627eb struggling to survive 2c6d8d52ec day by day. Ji Seop often felt helpless, 4238ed982b unable to do anything to d8a1ef1b1b help her.af805bdce7a7c7c6

“Seop.”5dcd39f97431b37e

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Hyejun called her friend softly.808cba32c2695e6f

Ji Seop, with a gentle 036b8c7818 expression that said he would aa1a5ecb26 listen to anything, looked at 23e332ff05 her steadily.10bd9e91a4b8192b

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“I’m staying at that person’s house.”6dd0fd119ba14dfe

That person?ed943f6878fddfbc

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Ji Seop froze, his 63f47b0c77 thumb pressed to his 4a27ba11fa chin, trying to gather b461017da9 his thoughts. His small, round eyes f7be6e4803 widened in disbelief.01b2869b9d650745

The only person Hyejun could possibly be referring to as “that person” was none other than Jeongun.8dd64c345ca26605

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“That lady’s son?”71996eae386cb370

“Yeah.”b9b3076ca68fa9b1

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It was hard to believe. The disconnect between the ead18ee43a image of Seonju’s son 67a7001a05 that Hyejun had occasionally ad9e943b97 mentioned and the actual ff24cb6393 Jeongun she had seen 9e052ccac5 at the funeral was 2e59bed687 too stark.f7255f3ac0aef55d

The man who stood by Hyejun at the funeral, wearing mourning clothes, had shown no warmth. It made sense why Ji Seop’s mother had even described Jeongun as “scary.”a9e308b8fb0ba997

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