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Yoo Hyejun? Why is that name coming 487376245e up here?394a634d37f13848

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Jeongun’s eyebrows stiffened into a straight line.0d81ee196d6b4787

“She unilaterally fired the helper at your house, Director.”fbe87364dab64c77

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Jeongun’s gaze immediately turned fierce as he sharply glared at Sehoon, who was standing across from him.67cf5c5f46d5cfa8

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“I heard that the employee we fired had a very minor dispute. No matter how upset you were, isn’t it a bit much to just fire a staff member who has worked diligently until now?”4be6b4c85dce5801

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Recalling the conversation with the Clean Care center manager, Jeongun’s forehead furrowed deeply.7b01ae2bee530435

Leaving Hyejun in the villa 82cba7f881 wasn’t because he wanted to 410b9c7c3e accommodate her wishes. Any adult with common c5fab293ce sense would have understood e0cd656f4c to leave by then. That’s why he d8738db511 had intended to 6e31c2e12e stay at the abfff99d97 hotel until that bc3af4e488 time. He had even 57cb86fa91 ignored several calls c6c19a25b4 from Hyejun.e32416969c74c214

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But now, not only eeb4094e32 was she still at 4b87276479 home, but she had bf7b58f362 also unilaterally fired the 859954aaf4 housekeeper.079a76bfbe304042

Firing one housekeeper wouldn’t be 4550966501 a big deal, but the 1c812da5a9 problem was Hyejun. If she had b6c7a3af26 asked to stay 4cb9ea9add for just three bc2d02ca58 more months, she 3e1ca2025f would have quietly bbb94212e6 left, but now 35bc32ab6e it seemed like edca4be98d she wanted to 14b8087228 leave her mark 5cc93b7912 on his space. He was astonished at aac857bf74 how reckless she had bf349779a3 been.3264e6fd30892658

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Sehoon, sitting in the passenger b7eb9fba2f seat, carefully spoke up.4cc4498304dd5f91

“There must be some reason for it. I don’t know much about cc01877eef Yoo Hyejun, but I don’t 21b5adcec0 think she’s a bad person. Perhaps the department head 2f43d0e1ab should be a little 2e44910254 more lenient…”093ebd134ce3ee41

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He knew that aaf8dd6e70 saying this was b9a9762341 difficult even for 7a5f25d526 him, who knew 34b621ae3e everything about the ba2ef31140 situation. However, Jeongun didn’t 3868a66511 want to hear ea16cb7505 such words. He had only spoken a 997b323b96 few words with Hyejun at 6d6f9882e2 the funeral. What did Sehoon think he f9ed873b8e knew about her, to speak 5d51707e15 up like this?c81d488b1af5e3c9

“Don’t speak carelessly if you don’t know the details. Even after living together for nearly ten years, there are things you don’t know about a person. How would you know what’s inside her?”b73de581cb90bc34

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How could he know d8799adae0 if there were dozens 99d1552bc2 of snakes coiled up 24ed457f86 inside her?9da1d0853156e9e7

Jeongun snapped with an irritated fb4f60980b tone and realized he had b745548f89 taken his frustration out on 9f363998cb the wrong person, but it 916469a1c2 was too late to take 2e0524c0fd it back.2b96c89ee2945968

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“When we arrive, wake me up.”99e34c1b0765464b

“Yes.”66e51e0e1b927741

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Leaning his head against ba36e49dd5 the headrest, Jeongun closed f6b8ee742b his eyes.5b50abfa55567f1e

Lately, every day had been bf8309a874 a mess because of that a0476461d4 troublesome woman. The things he had 9228096ebb tried to forget, the 024dd67985 things he wanted to 9f31f266df forget, kept coming back 84f54bd983 to his mind, all 04b6d73582 because of her.6a21c91cda4bb3c7

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22 years ago, the situation that day was very sudden.a63bab47154012bf

Seonju, who was usually c5521150e6 struggling with a lack d41b9a0668 of living expenses, took f37fcbcea4 him out to the bb2c90557c city one day and 439f82dbfe bought him expensive brand-name cbee23eca3 clothes. He, who had just 705f270452 started elementary school, was bd00b1fa57 excited simply because he 114d325dd7 was wearing new clothes 8d1146d1d0 that he hadn’t even 9ce7631229 had the chance to 6b827fda8b try on for his 5bb33004a7 school’s entrance ceremony.26714f350dbf6d47

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From the bus stop bbe0f613bd to the archery range, 8db6478c58 even when walking fast, 91e117a188 it took more than ce1eb76b96 20 minutes, but he bad0b70fda walked excitedly, practically bouncing 5f2921fb79 along. In contrast, Seonju walked 5d94079aa2 slowly, as if she b3917c6496 had sandbags attached to d3ab78a980 her ankles.b2020eefccd426ab

[Mom, hurry up! Hurry!]aa3e755df9740e00

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The slow pace of Seonju 6407696c4b frustrated him. So he waved 2acfed534f his hand to c13c1b8299 urge her to c8de50a4cb hurry, but she 0ae18c8159 just walked slowly efc594edf9 like a cow 633fab3d5b being led to e606b4d224 a slaughterhouse.92c46ebb9b1c1612

Tap-tap-tap.5f244688467c3698

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Just as Jeongun, who 91fb205007 had turned back and 6d62d7b9b4 ran, was about to 65b63ec03f grab Seonju’s hand, a 000d223093 black car approached them 9195460775 with a low hum 5a07ac7da2 and stopped nearby.0d66f7b86c402ab2

It was a 90175dd91b world apart from 42b0b1faf1 his grandfather’s old, ab948221c7 clunky truck. While Jeongun, amazed by the 5df09543c8 shiny car, widened his eyes d13fef14c7 and took in its glossy bc4257f14a appearance, the driver’s side door 3bbc18c15b suddenly opened.5430e08ee8ed4743

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A man with a 22f484fb36 large mole under his d4c2589b95 cheek stood there. After glancing at 04e31ed3ad Jeongun, he moved a20ac35a71 to open the 3be6a20d33 passenger side rear 94c1c888bd door and waited.27621d10bd169e82

A moment later, another man 64f2e86966 stepped out of the car. He had eyes af860a8fac like fallen leaves, 661a7ded11 and because of 45d2d5f5a9 his intensely dark 5541576783 pupils, he left 39a1583c41 a strong impression.c37f92a4359faf87

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He wore a 8b22420c30 sharp, wrinkle-free suit, 1eaa123cb1 and a steel 1943a579e2 watch peeked out 7393138b36 from beneath his 30548ec3ac wrist, catching the d56c03b1fd light and shining. His hair, neatly styled 9e21e26e27 with wax, was flawless, 75a9e1d677 without a strand out 0fbc345d87 of place.334d7b9919ed9490

Who is he? Does Mom know him?bf946382b7918a56

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Jeongun stretched his neck b2f46e074c and looked up at 66008c8a29 Seonju. She gazed at 4bbd8e6aef the man with 186ae5c29e a distant, dream-like bd59f61122 look, as though 19a7e84cb6 in a trance.e27bd45a6d6f15c4

[Long time no see.]712f2f3a782d472b

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It seemed like he ffa7b33666 was someone Mom knew. But why wasn’t 8c2b771e19 she answering anything?14985a8c1b0a0499

Feeling uneasy because 7bd3ee164a of her silence, d9e6dc6a4d Jeongun tilted his ed6e38ff76 head. At that moment, 353549eb03 Seonju let go 86023462d5 of his hand. Just as he felt a c435a7d7e6 fleeting sense of disappointment, a 89277b941e thunderous word fell on his b9575f3a70 head.fa65accda70d1eb7

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[Take him away.]1c6b9890ebe5b183

Take him away…? Who?a84c9451b6c85965

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A rising sense 959c0c5aa5 of unease filled fb524ee0fe Jeongun as he ba8aebdf9f blinked rapidly.4e3133376de9256b

[Mom?]f6c8a162cfa36c45

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Filled with fear, Jeongun e094fe00b3 tried to grab Seonju’s e3be4c1588 hand again, but failed. Coldly, Seonju pushed 4995ba2639 his hand away 879d707e23 and continued staring 876695a7d2 into the distance, ece450581c never once meeting f97c2e37c0 his eyes.7c74f2b2bd814bae

[You haven’t changed at all.]36bcf888018e01e8

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The man in the 7f3dbe5e95 suit spoke in a adc263d915 tone filled with mixed 31f66ce18d emotions, trailing off at ad909d1f90 the end.9fcc7bce787c7dfe

Although he was b2627dc131 clearly speaking to a9f30fb7db Seonju, she stood 340ea77eb7 motionless, as if 9698939f7d she hadn’t heard 844446b894 a thing.4ca9d236be33d580

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The man walked a a4d9ca59c5 few steps and gave c46972b774 instructions to the waiting 04449494f2 driver.be021b0101e8a90c

[Take him.]beda717cab76b6c1

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The man with the a287449771 large mole under his fbb575e7ed cheek approached Jeongun. Jeongun, as if 8fb34511a3 fleeing, hid behind 2e2c6a06dd his mother’s skirt, 7adb553f04 but was soon 3ae2056424 pulled out by f8a756f771 her.5e059f0d9d32f4f8

[I won’t go! I don’t want to go!]241604abcee8731a

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Crying out, he clung to 18aa8acb87 her, but Seonju kneeled in 1d49bd7b31 front of him. Finally, their eyes met.3f3c54c6e8a02240

I’m scared, Mom. I don’t want to go.22141e159694e771

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Tears welled up in aec0b1d02c his eyes. If his grandfather had 6ce1699db4 seen this scene, he 1f6887876c would have surely thrown a61f67dd7f another round of insults, 1b1e6257a4 saying that the boy 32b4ee2865 was acting pitifully, but 210c35c6b3 right now, such words 8135978fe2 didn’t scare him at df22179f3a all.3396f2f3e9930c5c

It was because 177b0e89d2 Seonju might let 54c4acce5c him go. And then, he would 587a0c2fb0 be forced to go d791a9cfcb somewhere with those unfamiliar f44d0e21ab people. That thought filled him 6ea1832f9c with intense fear.74c511bf1f0acc26

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Seonju gripped his arms tightly, eb71b7b786 trembling with fear. Her voice came out sternly.ede64fb6614207bc

“Jeongun, listen carefully. You need to live with your father now.”600e7cd7f352fb2a

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Father? Live together?4498024d7342a646

The confused words floated around 8e94a665a3 in his mind, still hard 658ba6e86b to comprehend.7c05aeb12f9671dd

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“Go, listen to your father, and live happily. Do you understand?”858027a77d1cd0ec

When she spoke those words f5f78d3665 as if making a decision 2000b851de for him, Jeongun screamed out, 0d64000c8f almost in pain.a82ec0e36b0eaa0a

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“You told me he’s dead!”639780e4ed21f9b3

Every time he d9a19fa61e asked about his 8de1f46e53 father, she said 02692f1c1c he was dead. She said he bcc3072982 had gone to cb471f1d0a a place where 71570baa66 he could never daa2897174 return!e07fbbc0b4088aa1

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This couldn’t be happening. Without even consulting him, she e6c4b15385 was pushing him into a 10930b4b83 future he didn’t want, handing 64b17b8ffe him off like an unnecessary 12a93480d7 thing. This wasn’t how it 1079079665 should be.7fbe683abb64273d

He hated Seonju, 16a662706a but he also 6b5a4c12af hated the man 6035df1331 who stood there 7eeb095ccc like a fixture. He’d never even 2f179363d0 seen him before, a526cf8754 and suddenly, out e77cf3d12b of nowhere, this 438314f112 man was going 2c79746f8b to take his cc0e1aae12 father’s place. It was laughable.cf372dfceccb7e8b

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Jeongun stared desperately at 6a04153280 Seonju, resentful, and she 9d6916fa1e coldly spoke.5a4d870f6ac892c1

“I don’t plan on living with you.”f81c0b2717eed067

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Her words were ec63817322 firm, and she a0fabc681c pushed him towards 1ca916308d the man, almost 38732ade06 as if abandoning edb85f08f3 him. Jeongun tried to pull 10d07063ee away, but he couldn’t. The man grabbed 135b8979d6 his wrist firmly 3a936f18e3 and pulled him 103022f18c back.b0f0b56e3de915aa

Ignoring her tearful 49bc1aedb4 son, Seonju spoke 7c1901952e to the man.d7b263d140d91a7f

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“The promise must be kept.”1a4d9927b287a9a5

“Of course. You’ve worked hard all this time.”0aad25a8f4557bfd

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And so, Jeongun b3ad1fc0e7 was abandoned by 7788e314b5 his mother. Later, when he found out b067e5b1d1 that the promise Seonju had b1c22c5115 demanded in exchange for him 24e985db9d was money, he fell into 3d41a3bf62 an even deeper despair.ce5022a3f2e32116

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Hyejun sprayed detergent fedb33dfcb on the bathroom 7d4dfd0612 floor and scrubbed 33be9301ed it with a db5390888b cleaning brush. Since the helper was gone, 194f83deb3 she thought she should clean d60b01a7c8 the house herself to make 97c112a153 up for it. She finished cleaning 2546388811 the entire house, bb58b64d94 and now this c38c10fc76 was the last fe810ac057 part.cba15bbb0cdafa7a

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“What are you doing right now?”50b0b104f4a4722b

“Ah…!”8aacf19fefe75aa1

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Hyejun flinched and looked up at the angry tone of the house owner’s voice.71d6b265ae8ffcc8

There, standing in front of 8895d7591d her, was Jeongun, frowning with db4ad3326b a displeased look on his 8cf6a62fed face, glaring at her.4206dfbe295722a1

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Hyejun nervously stood up.a4533a90398e0814

“Did you come?”aaac79fee2afd1af

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Despite the cold treatment, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief at his presence. She didn’t know why, but perhaps it was just the fact that she was no longer alone in this large space that made her feel a little better.3e4b6e8b8ed035eb

She thought about the past 2e5a71ba13 few days when she had 7fe435e78b waited for him to return, 14d11556be falling asleep on the living c2be8e3e33 room sofa. The memories of 84a009f23a those nights flashed ad653c0e44 by faintly.673a2d7ea5c7af93

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Without realizing it, she f54aa8bf37 smiled faintly. In contrast, Jeongun’s 29edea295d face remained cold ac552c8385 and expressionless.24f4e322c19ed3fd

“Come out.”f4ad46df4864c9e1

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Hyejun looked around 1c0d19cf64 at the floor d5eddb7ebc she hadn’t finished 1b2f04d1be cleaning yet and 99e5ac0bc3 spoke.52cc82150ad52002

“I’m almost done. I’ll finish cleaning 23f9e6b334 the floor and 50b4a3c8c8 then leave.”dd0eb46839438743

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She thought it would 9ccd1565ec only take about 10 e043025be4 more minutes, so she e44ffd376a answered that way, but f0ed70e284 apparently, it was the 3ba1235310 wrong thing to say.835ac4bd23f32466

“Can’t you understand when I say something once? Why do you always make me repeat myself? Don’t annoy me. Come out, right now.”1762b40a1a5f99a4

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