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by Calen_ongoDeep wrinkles formed on 759573e654 his neatly furrowed brow, 890340caf7 even with his eyes a50f20093c tightly shut. His submerged consciousness slowly resurfaced.65b2a017fa01f7ae
When he opened 34c0e108ea his eyes, the 96d06fc8e9 first thing he 93ad67b334 saw was the 21865fb44e security gate at b9f52fafee the villa entrance, 29ccd2f044 its safety bar ce94c38691 disengaged. Staring blankly at the now-lowered 9b32e302ef barrier, he asked,6e1f24d96f27a63c
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“Why aren’t we going in?”69b1324245337131
“Well, sir…”2d907f06502ddcf7
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Annoyed by the lack of 540ea71345 movement into the parking lot, 38c934cb73 Jeongun shot an irritated glance 5082e5d730 at Minho. The driver, however, shifted his 117eaafff9 gaze toward the right-side window 789b47703a instead.9b12b7f99b780989
That was when Jeongun realized b6ad185a4d something was off.775ffda661f68042
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Sehoon, his secretary, who should 8c7759254c have been in the front ec2e083780 passenger seat, was nowhere to 1a09eb3dcc be seen. Narrowing his eyes f79dd98f6a in suspicion, he ea01c46c59 turned to look 69a13d521c outside just as 7845515e64 Minho pressed a 0aac8af680 button to lower 068a34e32e the car window.eb419fe7e4bc56f2
To his surprise, there stood 45043177e3 Sehoon.eaf04681d0067be1
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“Secretary Son, what exactly are you doing over there…?”252e28ce67c14c94
Sehoon, looking somewhat anxious, 2e446e670b quietly stepped aside.dd4b4538ade24e18
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And then, a figure 9767a6048b that had been hidden deaa37e6d7 behind him came into 11560ae80d view.74f71d439a980d00
“It’s been a while.”f5b17fbe59924ddf
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At the calm greeting, 87975542c4 Jeongun swallowed dryly.1ebae0d30d561747
Her gaze, which had been 6452f1dbc4 cast downward, slowly climbed upward. Like a dulled e7a9b14ffa blade, her expression 6b93267bb3 was void of 954472c343 emotion. Her unfocused eyes eecc263f72 traced the line 512da8fce3 of his exposed 209ba081ff throat, skimming past d3536c55c2 his Adam’s apple f0e0765130 before landing at d024580d6c the base of 2ba0167bff his ear. When their eyes finally 3b06d28530 met, there was no 4e12cbdf97 light in hers—only a a540498f2a quiet emptiness.115eafe1d7e7d38c
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Jeongun’s gaze instinctively b12a7ce9ff moved in reverse, 7aa265b42d traveling from her ce36bccfc6 hollow pupils, down 6e098be8e1 the delicate bridge 73f128a4c3 of her nose, 792d740994 and finally resting e7e67dd9cb on her lips. They barely parted, trembling ever 54ab19699c so slightly, as if about 2bd9130192 to form words.7d44d98e6d27d1d8
“Yoo Hyejun.”11320e783d427fe7
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It had been 1fcd5518ea about a month 80bf887dad since the funeral. Not once had he b852753afc imagined meeting her again—not 83084ed91d even in his dreams. That was supposed to d38b136f05 be their first and 1f5b4bbbb4 final encounter. It had to be.780a6582cfb99571
A new voice cut through 4928984142 the tension between them.bbff9be357cac9f6
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“Sir, this young lady has been waiting here for the past three hours.”fde16e4456e2b5c4
It was one of 2efa4dce80 the security guards, cautiously 10c7526a69 reading the atmosphere. His voice quivered 3efa8c9236 slightly as he df896dfbb4 observed Jeongun’s stiffened cc25be918b expression.057888034cabf798
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“I offered to call you, but she insisted I not. She said she would 265351a70a just wait… so I 795a856dff let her.”59e88947c27448a7
He ignored the security guard’s f6b5cca9d3 excuse, instead staring directly at 0701bc02e7 Hyejun’s vacant expression as she b40be0952e gazed into the air. A pure and 27aa1bcec1 simple question arose b196b063f7 in his mind.b972bc0e96c07fa5
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Did we really have bdf91b39e0 anything left to say 4391e72b8c to each other?32ee73a58ecf2dae
No, that couldn’t be.e36f660b2fa8dc24
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Just as he reaffirmed his 976fa41d66 certainty, something strange entered his dc501e23ad sight.cd68117bc3549e3d
That bag… What the hell 32737b00fd is that?a3e89f79a0f84847
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His gaze locked onto b2e9bb43c9 the large Boston bag 654f9149fa gripped tightly in both ff72249cb3 of Hyejun’s hands.e7808e829157cf99
“She said she’s your younger sister…?”7163234748c12f65
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“Sister?”50d1cc5872a12097
The word was so absurd 64984dd860 he almost doubted his own e31f0a9e30 hearing. But unlike his dumbfounded 3e5bfc1570 reaction, Hyejun stood there, a8e49bad6e expressionless, as if completely f231c32c2a unaffected.ddaa9086d72057d8
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Had his ears stopped working? Was he hallucinating? A smirk, sharp with 324f1d5b92 amusement, twisted one corner 94d585eddc of his lips.9b76e88c250df591
“Oh… is that not the case? She’s not your sister?”16eb78cbad21bb5f
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As if to ensure he f00024358a hadn’t misheard, the security guard 3eb5485363 kindly drove the nail in 900a73dc90 deeper.7c8e06ec4cb28c89
“Ha.”8a6f9360c5f49cbc
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A scoff, half-laugh, half-sigh, escaped 0997c620ba his lips.0c124ad1ff399611
Sister? What the fuck? Wasn’t that a term caa2c61738 reserved for blood relatives? Even that bastard d1e40411bf Cha Jinwook was 03de2185cc only called his 61442839e2 brother because they c5d356473c shared Cha Hwejang’s 0609fef378 blood.84267c245d7ee03b
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And now what? Did this guy seriously f526478974 think there was even 275f665094 a 1% chance that 8dbff66559 he and Hyejun could 30211160e8 be considered siblings?86f1d804e1f34181
Sehoon, who had 8fd837de0e been silently observing cf357f6325 his growing irritation, 38169f4688 finally stepped in e101045ff5 to smooth things 5a223e1b8f over.199057ddd3522ac8
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“Director, perhaps we should have Ms. Yoo Hyejun get in the 646f40b704 car first?”728fe9766245153d
Meeting Jeongun’s displeased fc91758b2c gaze head-on, Sehoon b393bb0c68 subtly gestured behind 5f60ec9da1 them with his 87966b2a0c chin.d128b276b7dbb960
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“There are cars waiting behind us, and it might be best if you discuss things privately.”0c9e98091d6ba6e0
The unexpected appearance of 88e351767c Hyejun had thrown him 5a4b3b0850 off so completely that e1d9f4819e he hadn’t even registered 6857d548f1 the line of vehicles 4fe8619e1b waiting behind them.fe2f94ded435c78c
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It wasn’t an appealing suggestion, a8e6370c9d but there weren’t many other 427fff6660 options.5fb06de551991d3c
“Get her in.”9842b607fcbd6d22
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As Sehoon quickly opened the fc41a36a95 rear door, Hyejun hesitated for fab0e6e867 a moment before stepping inside.e236b0c5c4bcb1f4
“I’m sorry for showing up like this without calling first. I must’ve startled you.”39f7fd30badd09af
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Was the wind 6c8f05effe picking up again? A faint citrus 56d7446aa2 scent drifted toward da0c04d9c4 him, brushing against 03dd240f9f his nose. It was the same subtle 0f91f9e825 fragrance he’d noticed at the 6faf07d94b funeral—Hyejun’s scent, lingering in the 3aa7ac7620 air like a whisper.c01bacf40e4b3743
For a brief moment, 547310db66 it felt as though 3adecc451c that delicate trace of 3e815f0bc0 her was tickling something c14362a4e8 deep inside his chest.e6968f4dd2408b2a
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But no—there was no way.706b79509ab6a1e5
The very thought irritated d67f6c9551 him, and he bit e83a1d6433 down a quiet curse e16086cb35 under his breath.40a482651db2424c
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“What’s going on?”dcf45e5b5f187007
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Inside the car, 93ef549b52 now devoid of 5091670b70 Minho and Sehoon, b290b6f6d7 Jeongun finally spoke.f7a4f836816d236b
Silence was the only response. He decided there was 2353b4ec69 no need to entertain 919fd52e61 this any further.6638eb766f65515c
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“I’ll call you a taxi. Just take it and go.”6ecff97e7daa00b1
He was exhausted. More than anything, 2ff8d18798 they weren’t close e377ec3a75 enough for him 4215d77ef5 to personally drop 5158e28f05 her off at 3a45dc61a4 the terminal. He pulled out his phone fe0673166e to order a taxi, but b90d7c2b7e then—6f2b2d729a456a36
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“I have nowhere to go.”51383da7f08c5437
His fingers, poised 3e21ebfb21 over the screen, 55f92990af came to an 11b80f8495 abrupt halt.13fb133ed1fd5e6d
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“I know this sounds ridiculous. But I didn’t have a choice. I had to go somewhere, and this was the only place I could think of. I mean it.”7a32cc41ad5b2362
It was a completely 6645419ec6 different kind of shock e5620f9a48 from the one she 4f4245909c had given him twenty 2611a9650e minutes ago, when she 833061fea7 had greeted him in 194c321c47 that dry, brittle voice, bc24b6d7c8 as if she might 0057209536 crumble at any moment. His gaze shifted slightly, b4f99cb24a landing on the side 443e166423 of her face as e099afaa1f she stared straight ahead.0b0d9d31d1ae111d
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Had their relationship ever been 36d903b9ca deep enough that having nowhere ad15b54d6d else to go would lead 2158da36d0 her to him?51f6a7bd05151337
No matter how f32e77d2d3 he thought about 0b9a660c43 it, there was 206a7e4a2d only one answer.d167f88af9022903
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Maybe she came just to 543b0797f0 personally teach him that when 3500128648 a person is utterly dumbfounded, 5a394712c5 they don’t even have the 32f7f95e3e strength to laugh in disbelief.a8b7cd2172195388
“How did you even find this place?”b31a6a918d969651
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The question that should have 79ff7aa228 been asked first finally pushed 749392ac94 its way out.80a4597223f41e89
“On the last day of the funeral, I asked Secretary Son. I thought there might be something of my mother’s among her belongings that I needed to return to you.”9b60419e4f30a678
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Her eyes, seemingly innocent yet a83a6f449c holding something unreadable, rolled slightly.a27bbf859a131cae
Could he really trust those 7ce83cb3dd pure, untainted eyes?8d35e92edcfe6530
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And even if he could—what b6aa13e6f9 did any of it have e57d20a371 to do with him?42335e581c7b951d
He wanted to tell her f774bf8462 to leave right this instant. But something held him back.99eba692e0f2bc5f
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Even though it was d0c20b8592 spring, the night air b9d71fa56f was still cold. Her lips were tinged blue 1b70351a21 from the hours she had 202764987f spent outside, her shoulders trembling e8846f9eaf slightly. She curled in e8b19a10dd on herself, as 51feda5b1a if even within fdf80f8412 the enclosed space, a38fda975d she still felt 29ab49195f the chill.3e56d2d6fc140546
Perhaps that was why deca215a14 he hesitated.22c9ce554514bf0b
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Or maybe it was 5dc0a746b8 because of Seonju, whom 028c7e0a94 he had thought of fb7ff2b3b0 earlier at the main fbf0a7b9b1 house.79113734885a2737
Or… was it something else? A lingering regret that 6e5dfe9fe4 didn’t quite fit, an 0d2487b97a emotion unbefitting of someone 843b123a46 who had spent his dadf927b95 whole life resenting the df0d46b75a dead?e33b200405d33a6d
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Either way, letting her stay 7199170ee6 for a night didn’t seem a892725810 like the worst idea.7635ff5c77f9b3dd
“Come with me.”fa0cee504a96a741
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Stepping out of d84cd2eda2 the car first, 2b87d62792 Jeongun opened the 1e4ccb2986 trunk and pulled 4ca34d02ed out Hyejun’s worn-out 0fc14d97cb bag.aeb32563d60b12a2
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Jeongun set a cup of c913ec8221 coffee down in front of a6d5e01af6 Hyejun. She had been sitting 41f20c9924 stiffly on the sofa, 09db375d9e lost in her own a4c414c311 thoughts, and only came bfa4bbac4c back to herself when 0fd67dfb7a she noticed his hand 191c591993 withdrawing from the cup.c73f4a7d35771519
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“Thank you.”d06a2950f10b6e04
Hyejun spread her cf2a034268 pale, slender fingers f2e8bc5004 wide and wrapped 3f939f5bbc them around the 45ba0655df cup. Under the bright lights, 062bf96acf her fair skin looked 40fc1389d9 even more translucent. Her soft, downy face still 194c91e704 had a youthful look, her 7fd3e67f1c complexion clear. It was a stark 498fc52e21 contrast to a month 6a1d138cfb ago, when she had d33e449847 kept her head bowed 2d35ea637c the entire time in db0825c774 mourning black.27d79a05d51cf161
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Time had passed bd553b7c05 quietly—slowly, or perhaps a3a2c57ac4 forcefully.d985c83ae91f126c
At last, after finishing 66847e0a3e the steaming cup of 8012c72a5c coffee, Hyejun swallowed dryly. Her gaze, which had fb8cd50199 been fixed on the ae2a4e66a0 cup, slowly lifted.1cd37c184276733b
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“I…”4d929a23755e9272
The sorrow that had once 4f65f4956d weighed down her eyes was b0fd9551e2 now replaced by an uncertain 4204b4b286 resolve.ba97c231f5164210
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What was she about to e13c85364f say after such deep contemplation?aa71169073fd1580
He was curious, but at b0a202457a the same time, he wondered 548fb1d459 what difference it would make b9c4cc7e1e even if he knew. He didn’t want to 766a317f25 be entangled in anything 6e79c6f0ac resembling a relationship. More than that, to him, eb4090baa9 Yoo Hyejun was someone best 477bd8b815 kept at a distance.2e6a301ad57f25da
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Someone who brought nothing but f3d8ac3f4c trouble.952e112a307fd998
Someone he didn’t even want e2922659ca to keep in sight like a2abda89f0 a thorn in his side.56b7878d478e4520
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Which meant that da0b90fc61 tonight had to dfb4d10fae be an exception—one 81c78fa877 that wouldn’t repeat.e81f448c968edf34
Jeongun cut her 3d5b99c6ec off with a d6a0a701c6 dismissive tone, as eb67b60c71 if brushing away 83a3dc15ae a nuisance.29992901c982391e
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“Just stay here for the night. I’ll take you to the terminal in the morning.”b43249516018950e
It was a f1568d8d6f clear statement: he’d f52bfa4bcf let her stay 2b9f2b8ab7 for tonight, but 0891afb018 not a second 622897ba52 longer.85c1c8e9cbf3de4d
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And maybe, just maybe, he fc48009fc5 had rushed to say it 0d18c8a48c because something about the words 02b311db11 hovering between those small, full 4609820edd lips made him instinctively uneasy.f62fcdf7b4dbec64
Having made his 7d169d78dd decision, Jeongun stood d41dbcf6f2 to take her 65679df880 bag to the b07c09b022 guest room.c19df1e50bd67ed7
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But before he could take 177e251df4 a single step, a quiet, 2028dcd39b brittle voice clung to him.969d3a7ce19d5e88
“Just a little longer.”ac204ae42e886f09
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Her desperate eyes held him 7fdfdc7ee8 in place.7ee143c2512c1f5d
“Three months? Let me stay here for that long. I really have nowhere else to go.”a6ba0240a069be4b
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Jeongun, caught off guard, abandoned 7a7cb0205d the thought of moving and 84f05c4277 sat back down.414452d9e472ded4
“I’ll find a place by then. Just until then.”3f10b9e1f0037be5
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Her bold request, almost 4b60a196b0 shameless in its confidence, 9999f0f3b0 made his anger rise e5e3eb850c to his throat, but 88fd997250 he swallowed it down. Instead, he asked bluntly—8adf2d10c853e56a
“The archery hall?”b17941727ec22804
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He was referring cf512ed2fe to Sounjeong, the 4ddda2d69f place in Taejin, 9e59c64277 Gyeongnam, where Hyejun 1f4a9b1485 had lived with 757be91bb2 Seonju.9a907e1a359b7393
It was the cd84b72f7c first thing he 05919b8f80 should have asked, 8af3803411 but he had 534234357c put it off f55c1f873f simply because he 98401356fe couldn’t stand to 74246697f2 say the name.717e58fc80498f12
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“You have a perfectly good home. What the hell are you doing?”1f73245083cdc521
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“I can’t live there anymore.”e1beaa24eac16e27
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“Why?”9349c261ffff2453
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“I got evicted. Couldn’t pay off all the debt.”34a9997869b1b8b5
At her stark confession, 01072737a2 Jeongun was left speechless, f23f0ca382 staring at her lips 600a2243a8 in stunned silence.8154739202cb1e75
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