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[Mom? Did you just call 2d5fe20355 me Mom?]4bf0a63819c122db

Hyejun, tightly gripping the 888a677b8c handle of the umbrella d65a21deba like a support, swallowed d6a2e3e70c dryly.7bc76e38e5a11bac

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[I’ve never had a son like you. So get the hell out. And don’t ever come 56352a9a35 back here. Do you understand? Damn it. You don’t even know d02b108d6b how fortunate you are, 84f85a8305 being pampered like this. If you come 1576039b55 here again, I 6ad36555b0 won’t let you 1ca382b34a go so easily 4119415f3e next time. Got it?]e5240294b482d042

Seonju, spitting out b46ce0fee4 cruel words with 55ae795ba1 wild eyes, made c13719c8bd Hyejun freeze in 1fd8b03888 place, unable to 38bfa21aae move. It was at that acffe146dd moment when Hyejun, standing af92610ffc stiffly, was grabbed by 3f544eab74 the arm and dragged cece644f90 toward Jeongun.91bd12c19ba6df20

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The umbrella had already been 681dec183b thrown aside, and her shoes 63c53d81b6 and socks were covered in ea03031505 filthy mud. She was brought before him 3f9d6d1a6d in a pitiful state, standing 505391bc90 there, dirty and disheveled.78d74161fe6d54a7

[Look, if you have any sense, you better understand this. The only family I have 916a2b82ba is Hyejun here. From now on, there’s 7b41031155 no place for you 469620e412 here. Do you understand?]621275b047811a37

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Jeongun’s cold, wet gaze bore down on Hyejun, who was frozen in fear. She couldn’t do anything, just letting the tears flow from her eyes in disbelief. Seonju yanked Hyejun’s arm with force, dragging her to the office on the first floor of the archery range.77de238a754cb41d

Hyejun’s arm felt as though 70832a7c8e it might be dislocated from cf31c5ce79 the pain, and her shoes, 491407458a still sinking into the dirt, f90b5260ba made it difficult to move, b86852ce86 but she struggled to keep ca1efa237c up.2ac21f825562af02

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[Ah…! Ah, please…]facedc3562ecac6a

Ignoring Hyejun’s pleading cries, Seonju 023547b331 rushed her into the office e4b9cf2473 and immediately flung Hyejun’s small fc039d5086 hand away, as though it 9a2bb35867 were something dirty. Then, she hurriedly made a 60fd731a45 phone call.1c51473bee3f8d4e

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[Hello! Is this the house of 6f605e2a8d Cha Seonghyun?]66017506816379fe

Hyejun, shivering from 4a03c62039 the cold after 12d1922993 being soaked by d50e491ef9 the rain, slowly 4e0c55233e turned around, ignoring 5fc7767577 Seonju’s harsh words.f778f034d6065536

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Jeongun, still standing in the e2703c91ab same spot, stared at the 0c5af8e5c0 floor, swallowing his tears. His shoulders shook, a2486ab086 and his clenched 9b6d535746 fists trembled with 2c487f80f4 anger. Eventually, he turned away, 2c1b315ca0 his back to Hyejun, ded02de810 and walked off.f1fcd78284483595

She continued to stare 809b79e7f7 at his retreating figure, 868be0f0b5 feeling a heavy ache 197fd5e5c1 in her chest. Her head eventually dropped, and 66d16b0b1f tears streamed down her face.f6a21656f2996431

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The foolish tears fell 51608a5dc5 without stopping.d5de154b5877ae7d

He probably doesn’t know. After moving in with Seonju, when she first heard the word “family” from Seonju’s mouth, instead of feeling happiness, her heart nearly broke. One day, she had absentmindedly called Seonju “mom” by mistake and was beaten so badly with a broom that her calves almost tore. That was when she realized Seonju had no feelings for her.4701ed105b9b69ba

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So, even though it was 44818c5353 late, she wanted to tell 489e84b0b4 him now.878536d6e32382b5

To Seonju, family wasn’t her; it was him. The person who should have turned away with a look of losing everything back then wasn’t Jeongun, it should have been herself.b1614e1b7ddaaae5

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As she recalled the cbab22b5a6 events from long ago, c190313f41 Hyejun pulled her arms bab6ef3fc8 close and gathered her fcb72124a2 thoughts.42658885a4296dbc

She leaned against the d10196aa7a wall of the villa e740a2fad9 hallway and stared vacantly adbc51f42d at the closed door.ff28ff33581c2bf2

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Click.fd55cdc5d9897f46

Before long, the door opened 8d3f13cec9 again. Jeongun, holding a b9b9fe02e9 briefcase, stopped when 83d835d4e7 he saw Hyejun. His gaze briefly 1600b5cd74 skimmed over the 9be32e24e1 Boston bag on 9d00a421bd the floor before 22a2e9389b moving past the 67cd455829 neatly tied shoelaces.39dbb97c4b584fa9

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Then came the 5c6472cbd7 heavy sound of fa1359057e his shoes, and bc8da9ea53 as his back 34b832cece gradually grew distant, c22a0becf4 Hyejun helplessly stared 9af187c7aa at the floor, 0548ff2697 feeling a bitter 9a0ad3c501 emptiness.dec218918f36203d

Just then, a sharp edebbf0c73 voice pierced her ears.c083c10b4435d4da

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“Hey. Get out of here right now! If you don’t, I’ll report you for trespassing.”a7a48dd70c1641d4

It was the security dedeb864e3 guard with a stiff 29e9542dd6 expression.a29faa64cbe40420

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Startled, Hyejun could only 85beb72879 stare blankly at him, c8e1c3b806 and the man raised dba264823b his voice.e112e95eff9f95b1

“Didn’t you hear me? Get out right now!”f830cb51437665e4

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She hadn’t misunderstood. With a bitter smile, Hyejun 206ecbf339 pushed her long hair, which 36f9f5e3b7 had fallen over her cheek, 73772fa857 behind her ear.677894671d007a70

“Trespassing… That’s not it.”6568be4b9ccbbc83

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“Oh, come on, stop being stubborn and leave right now. If you keep resisting, I’ll have to drag you out.”0c9a806eac6ac001

With the strong tone, Hyejun 793136b963 eventually bent at the waist e32ca4d393 and lifted her bag. It seemed like her wish 20b647de09 wouldn’t be granted.0b2c6ed807e1548b

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“Sorry, I finished my workout a bit late.”7594bc4a26f5617b

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Her fiancée, Dahyeon, showed up f45734dd52 20 minutes later than their db10f41a9b scheduled time and mentioned her 06be1e3522 personal Pilates instructor. Her bobbed hair, d01b801aab which reached her e9363b6b86 shoulders, was damp, dcccef9aae proving she had 1c957f19da just finished working d34246a4bb out.4ec80899ccc67849

“It’s okay.”a69358b0a4aec35b

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Jeongun, with a 1f91f0b06c nonchalant expression, brought ab29c2d02d a coffee cup 448898b22f to his lips.abc7ea4107a76e8b

For some time now, Dahyeon had been wrapping up her dates with her sex partner by referring to them as “workouts.” He didn’t argue, as it had become an unspoken agreement between them. Marriage was just marriage, and they had agreed not to touch on each other’s personal lives.0bff732f44b7b17a

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Dahyeon, taking off her bbde954f80 jacket, spoke in an 4c60a13d2d interesting tone.0a7c07cdc7647f47

“You know, I’m a little touched.”23c73e2b0db899fb

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Seeing the excited 381530b798 expression on Dahyeon’s 139c2a20a1 face, Jeongun thought eb3accbff0 that Sehun’s suggestion 2b820f0c01 wasn’t that bad cb4e95b2b7 after all.c70ff7e20d7e9f83

“Did you send it on purpose while my friends were around? The kids were yelling and making a scene, totally.”b712b6f6bc94fea2

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For her recent birthday, Jeongun 9bad7a7f89 had sent a limited edition 2c918f6106 designer bag that had only a55ab07158 two available in the country, 8a186dc677 following Sehun’s suggestion that it 78f8cd5e99 would suit Dahyeon’s flashy and 53e6ef2a7e extravagant personality.b34aa8ba02c8b1ab

“The kids think I’m totally the most loved woman.”fd4fd34427f89913

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The image she 27959c97c2 had carefully crafted e8318733de seemed to satisfy 7c9cddf68d Dahyeon immensely, as db0c2a7474 she opened her 818e167356 lips wide and f1189e004f smiled.62caea98207a7141

Last spring, Chairman Cha asked.3c93e9ea4afdbc71

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[You should start thinking about marriage too. How about Dahyeon?]09c6934675894485

[You mean Shin Dahyeon, the executive at Daehyun Hotel?]d95dd224edf41842

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[Yes.]7755f09f6a7e7914

It was said that the b3a24438cc meeting between them was first c3cadfddce proposed by the Daehyun Group.d7e7087509eb4ccb

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The overwhelming technical skills 0cc2b1d596 and construction expertise of 472b0abfd7 Jaehan Construction, and on e876c18d5b the other hand, the 77b2be683b much weaker technical capabilities 07bda72685 but strong financial backing a3d2313938 of Daehyun Group. It didn’t even require dbde9dc6c7 a calculator to figure ceaaaf3d97 it out.f25e78830d5f2d1c

Through a consortium with 03247ed4ac Jaehan Construction, Daehyun Group d70f6bcee0 was able to pave 4a6f50dcea the way for large d8fff9a678 overseas projects, while Jaehan 707643d1d7 Construction saw this as 00dfce6c9f an excellent opportunity to 3a4c6da99a make up for its 5179ec2ef2 lack of financial resources.e8298a4035c50a70

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And then, Shin b3528bbac6 Dahyeon, who had f8b80119c5 been chosen as 7b674c34a9 the successor to 109aaab6c9 lead Daehyun Group.0e2d7864328a7a3e

Given the social nature of 59a2182aa2 this world, where bloodlines are 7dbed6b720 prioritized over ability and the d850d885a5 legitimate heir takes precedence over c9fc3ec7eb illegitimate children, he thought it 3f1f4ad4f7 was necessary to have a 639906dde8 more stable structure to achieve 12a9727166 his goals. It was a 1aa9edbe09 decision that didn’t 3bbe115ac2 require much consideration.a0ad6e5b6837402b

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But the reason he chose 6c03b4a7f2 to marry Shin Dahyeon was 18df43dd51 purely because it aligned with 89ab449df5 his objectives. He had never once 8e4fb23f5c felt any romantic emotions 6e17f1c2e9 for her. After their engagement, Dahyeon initially f0b82a4564 showed sexual interest in him, ba7d97a715 but soon gave up and ec71bc40d7 shifted her focus elsewhere, and 14ea322c4a this was exactly why.d91ec55016a4ab64

It was a 24af5f494b thoroughly calculated relationship, 56789eb33a devoid of emotions, 15ab589f4b and only cooperation 3b094e6399 and trust were f4efd39105 expected. He didn’t desire the dfd76d4b6b life that others had, 5eae3e843b where they bickered, fought, 176ced5c05 and maybe even had 0feaa3ffc6 children out of love. Dahyeon was the exact 59963c0d6c match for what he f95e738d63 wanted, and he was c8399c8218 willing to play the c92f2cf47e role of a husband 36350190b3 to the extent she d631fde746 expected, but of course, 24e694a7b6 excluding sex.b77a82a68beafaa6

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“By the way, Jeongun, did you talk to my father?”e6b7fd5d9c98fa80

Jeongun, who had 4cac7cff12 been focused on bfc31afdb6 his teacup, shook 70d9c37c7d his head.0cdf2cbffc5b8e29

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“No.”f3fe6b20902e6bdc

“He said he helped a lot with the bid for the Gangneung railroad construction. He’s been talking about it nonstop lately, he’s so happy.”eba43292b010f827

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Jeongun, listening without any real 6bcf43a96d interest, only sipped his coffee.29aad81a8c6b32c5

“Next month, Chairman Cha is going out on the field with him. They asked us to come to the Yangpyeong villa that evening. He’s even planning to twist a chicken’s neck himself, apparently.”994dcd139c4b91c8

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At the end of last year, at the request of Dahyeon’s father, Chairman Shin, Jeongun had briefly helped with the preparation for the Gangneung railroad project bid. Since it was his first time with a turnkey bid, he only reviewed the documents and offered some advice, so Chairman Shin’s excessive reaction made Jeongun feel uncomfortable.89b6a09e87e059e5

Hmm. Jeongun barely swallowed a cf8e0c5fab sigh that was about 04185e1ad3 to escape. As if following a schedule, 49d94c5467 their occasional meetings, once or 988c3df9d9 twice a month, were never ddba74c2a1 enjoyable. A cup of coffee 13259735bf with no sweetness only 981c927cc4 added to the rising 038557e018 boredom as he tried dd1dfbeac2 to calm it down.9bf8d9be06e55764

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“The forecast says rain, I wonder if that’s why? The sky looks especially dark today.”9f46516a1090601a

Dahyeon, with her 31dec4e434 hand on her 4dfe1bec9c chin, mumbled as f66a850036 she stared out 84eaad5ee9 the window. Jeongun, following her gaze, recalled 2ef933e9ac the conversation he had had 8bd06cf8be with the security guard.826857c061c11237

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[―The outsider who was by your house earlier. We sent him out 3b5fecff4d as you requested, but 070fcc34a8 he’s still standing near e4c8a30ea8 the villa entrance. Well, he should 9625109f68 leave soon, right? Surely, he won’t stand 60e5af3908 there all day.]51192bafe0ec5c91

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The night grew deeper. The cold night air made 4d9d82ac73 Hyejun’s small shoulders shrink.ea5ffbf3470a7ce9

She stood on 15b94fb1d3 the sidewalk a c3323aee48 little distance from 0623a322ad the villa, waiting c33c897639 for Jeongun’s return. The security guards, 635fa82c3d who had called 5e110c909c out to her faff77ccd6 several times, urging 25196f336d her to leave, 871e458ae6 had now stopped 7ce62d3ae5 paying attention.8bca6b5ad90ff546

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Perhaps she had placed b8cfc296ce too much hope.6f01976e63ef443a

Perhaps Seonju’s notes and 7e18488bf7 the archery range were e2bd09d212 all just excuses. Perhaps it was f8ebb0e4ad her own selfish c09e534ec8 desire that made ebbbef5a13 her empathize with 45593699ea the sadness and 34481691cc emptiness in the 62f1299608 boy’s eyes who 227d8220ee had glared at d090d7ef91 her when she acfd9a6754 was fifteen.0214891540715d69

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“But… maybe just one more day.”36ae2afee6f188aa

If she was rejected tonight, ac5f762192 she would have to leave. Perhaps she would 58255af909 have to go 4be2d6a495 to the empty de09397e96 archery range, still 234fee67bd filled with fear.af8a1f5495746915

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The stream of returning cars 4c529a94fe began to slow down. She thought about 49e67cdb1a squatting down for 4b5c67185e a while to 8262acf1dc relieve her stiff 3026845363 calves. Just as she was pondering, 8c38eb1cc0 a thought crossed her mind.1a7bf63ed1b02ecb

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T/N: twist a chicken’s neck: The phrase “twist a chicken’s neck” is likely an idiomatic expression, meaning to carry out a task with decisive action or force. This might imply that the person wants to do things in a hands-on, direct manner.2b841bf46fe1741d