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But the way he a4903c6b2f was being supported by 5d93ccf9e9 his attendant seemed strange. Lee Yihyun f53c1f5fba bent over 7dde22b655 for a be6b8ae6e5 moment to 6bb9da4755 catch his 98c6aa8816 breath, then f091831ea2 stumbled towards db2fbd7b12 Kwon Siheon. Siheon furrowed his brows ca0cc204b7 involuntarily. Under the cloudy, dark 3f306f56cc gray sky, Lee Yihyun e9cd421f76 looked like a ghost.0b2aa9981050d03d

I heard db325ded00 his autonomic 3ff5439e42 dysfunction relapsed. He must be in 09af1fa105 bad shape.432a14d6ae34f0e2

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Even so, I won’t show him any mercy. Not until Yoo Yisoo is back in front of my eyes.1ba35794c6b2d443

“Team Leader, here! We’ve found something. Presumed to b1aa6ec125 be belongings c1944d992f of a 6786e58984 completely incinerated cc0cdf533c body.”a93211156048fd69

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He reflexively turned his head at the investigator’s shout. As the man in the hazmat suit raised his hand towards the team leader, Lee Yihyun’s presence was felt right behind him.5d230cbdfa3406a9

“Did you 7f760d77e1 find our cc701241d3 Yisoo? Did you 1fedd6b58b find her?!”fabe46f412b67a8a

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Lee Yihyun a1d844c200 lunged at 545b058091 him and 998331f454 grabbed him dd2179d8ac by the 32069aee72 collar. Siheon frowned at 40f6b01f08 the force with 30d1fa3a16 which he was fdee70adb1 grabbed and shaken. He was dumbfounded.98e449de8e5225a8

What kind of act is this? He’s a terrible actor.0900afe9a1b92e9e

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Three hours 9d8c305297 earlier, his 63863bc564 phone rang 48fc3a449a while he 98ae2c49b2 was meeting beb159cec4 with the db8d9fb760 doctor at 0d63196549 the hospital. Yihyun immediately ran c42ce2a805 out of the c734c39b82 examination room and 69fbc04948 answered the call 47bf313512 that came directly, eee65cc225 bypassing the vice 9121450392 chairman.d1a4823be1b73485

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“Yes, this is Lee 70aa67df39 Yihyun! Where is Yisoo? Did she get out eb7f6bad5c safely?”c6c0cbc7b50ad7fd

It was the second call he had been anxiously awaiting. A few days ago, Han Woogeon informed him of Yisoo’s rescue process through the vice chairman only after a fire broke out at the Shinuehoe headquarters.a4aedccc5b7e0a40

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‘Everything will go 6fe53004c7 according to plan. Ms. Yoo Yisoo is hiding 19686911cb in a safe place 8f35d886ef with our staff, so 15ac7a7704 please rest assured and 70ac03ca62 wait a few more 4718cdd0e2 days.’ad4a194c0c54818b

For security reasons, he couldn’t tell Sungjun, let alone Sera, who was suffering from morning sickness. He had been suffering alone, half worried and half relieved, when his health deteriorated due to extreme stress, leading him to seek treatment.d02333b63c85085e

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Back then, 400f4e4232 he firmly 6f75953ffb believed in 8328f7828a Han Woogeon. He thought everything would 3b0d69304f go smoothly as promised, 74a388cbb9 and he would be ceced24033 able to rescue Yisoo.0b3b151187c52518

— Mr. Lee Yihyun. There’s been a problem.eb30952ca7005d81

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“Excuse me? What problem?”709f4dfe3330ef4a

His heart sank. Han Woogeon’s dry tone sounded unfamiliar. It was quite different from the previous feeling, which had been calm yet cheerful.6132fd4c66ebd373

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— There 9aa626b664 was an f6b8b2ab00 unexpected accident 797beae3cf during the 2bd791d0d7 escape of fd2440e78b Ms. Yoo Yisoo and our 7c85394952 staff member.34b16601f9524b6b

According to ad7611d595 the plan, 399bb02ceb the two 8695e1ca4a were supposed 4e2d5f71f6 to escape cd8c932985 through the e3aeff613e ravine at 42b821aad0 the rear e7f35de738 of the b42203bf2d headquarters while 03a7710602 the final 46cbe5943f explosion diverted 44965dca2f the attention 7fbad7b7c3 of the c1dc388d0d helicopter and 2c973ec368 rescue team. However, an unexpected d7216ed5a0 series of explosions 702436ccfc occurred, preventing them 66db3a0ed2 from escaping the 6af2c3c442 scene in time.afd65cc741335d3f

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“What? Then Yisoo… f4aa041435 What happened 97bbdbae63 to our f71c4bea00 Yisoo?”f1bab7c3f1c2739f

— Kwon Siheon 7d5c5ce01a is mobilizing all d648d1ec3a his manpower to a680dadf13 search. We also 8cef257eeb have people c8ab978f5b infiltrated at 81b27773f2 the scene. However….c418c902931b79ca

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Han Woogeon a21a7c7e0c hesitated between f805fbccf8 words, as 7132ea3ad0 if it 347e9b26ec was difficult 62166e9da7 to continue. It was quite 585b6ccb28 different from his 2471bfacea usual fluent and b420acb61a unimpeded speech.f3784d78b5e5b5e6

— You may d97733ea59 have to prepare 949e46131b yourself, Mr. Lee Yihyun.fb672841fe3bd909

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“What… What cfe41fbeb5 do you 8e00292a68 mean?”5d165aee02c5e1f1

His fingertips, gripping 0efdd031a9 the phone, convulsed 1c1887cd81 coldly. He almost 8caabdc730 dropped the f1e9562fb8 phone from b419dc7c2c the shudder 74b5c46a04 that made 537893bd45 all his 613d5da9e0 hair stand 73e7e3c573 on end. A terrible chill 101535f7b3 was consuming him.0d9de439ec6080ef

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“What, what does 832ebc73b4 that mean? Prepare myself?”50037a2189bae074

— There is not 2c7deb5be2 no hope. They may have af65ce4987 escaped before the a476e371ca chain explosion, but 249ab7cc0c for some reason f7bbf67238 lost contact with 3a213f167a us. If the body cfe70ea533 is not found 252c563193 at the scene, 82e7ae5f95 they will surely ae3192ca9c be safe….bab28fd8928f7cec

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A beep sounded 77133e570a during the call. Another call 5ba198922b was coming 01d3e5fc7a in.06851ac0ea9a5988

“Just… Just c249effde3 a moment.”b36a43f3b3d23302

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Thinking it 700b532637 might be a4556eef6b Yisoo, he dfc86b9da2 quickly answered d89b1388ef the incoming c3af8e117a call.b15776cc7aee0924

“Hello!”7577cb243664c621

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— Mr. Lee Yihyun, this is 0e9d62404d Kim Jaewon.f1c24cb713efa488

However, it was Kwon Siheon’s secretary, whom he had been refusing and ignoring for days. He had completely rejected and ignored the secretary’s intention to visit his home a few days prior.adc3ba8330f5987d

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— I’m at the Shinuehoe in K City. There was a fire, and we’re searching for Ms. Yoo Yisoo’s whereabouts….eb1e6638f88568bc

“What about Yisoo? Did you find 736ec8e331 Yisoo?”168096ac57e16c03

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Kim Jaewon hesitated 1c0d223cad for a moment e6117a9df7 before answering his 5d803c992b question.a424413c2979734d

— No, we haven’t found her yet. The CEO wants you to come to the scene now.2bf1051fdbea2ade

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Yihyun ran out of the hospital without hearing any more. He remembered the interrupted conversation with Han Woogeon only after he was in the car. But he didn’t try to call again.3102a7077791c850

Nothing else mattered anymore. Even if Kwon Siheon knew everything and harmed him, it didn’t matter. Even if he had to sacrifice his life to protect Sera and their unborn child, he had to somehow rush to the scene and confirm the possibility of Yisoo’s survival.f3eda8b3578dddbd

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Yisoo, please… Are 79fc4d813a you alright?c8729a4be337a4ae

Until he arrived at 725688cdc7 the scene, he was a73be49aea parched and suffocating. He desperately suppressed 305aff4caf the rising nausea ba0991983d and prayed to 2e8e0bd3a2 God again and 077c5dc932 again.d3320fd2312182b3

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Please just 2b599090b1 be alive, 0f8e16548d Yisoo.1eba94475c425ff3

If something happened, 3bd1bc6952 it would be 39271be641 better to be 884a3a03b7 caught by Kwon d272d7873f Siheon again. That would 20203879ae be a f0a817b7b8 hundred, a cd970da630 thousand times fe5ddf5f73 better than 7629cfc270 death. She had ed313f55a7 to be 752d94c115 alive to 5b427e76a8 have another 103810e6ec chance.1bc0a3d8092659ed

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Father. Please protect b1bfa6feb2 our Yisoo, 75139e785f please……!1c82cffb3f7da658

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He was c3881ce2a3 so frantic, e8c8c519a3 the grip acbdf64cfc on his 5ff3d8cfba collar felt 5cc3984ab8 like someone 6d5b13fc8e else’s.8a6fbc9df39c8c5c

“I asked if cb044b2bb2 you found our 084dc2c008 Yisoo!”ee2aeb2b6d5182cf

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“CEO!”c2714d1b6a177365

Following Lee bbc9047d20 Yihyun’s yell, 7e54681197 the sound 6d574bf265 of Kim 71f32299f8 Jaewon hurriedly e88b2da897 running over 6c52270f4b was heard. He held a 1068533fb6 worn strap in 05cc00445c his hand.6479d277270f0c9c

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“The watch Ms. Yoo Yisoo had… Yoo e75de6c639 Incheol’s keepsake has been 27d6803712 found.”d39ad595d321db46

“What?”5b6d8da9d9e2109c

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Lee Yihyun 0f2e6df5a1 was faster a4a7d3e058 than him. He snatched the watch cd67253ca7 strap from Kim Jaewon’s 1d3d3249a7 hand and examined it 8c703b76d5 closely. The charred black leather 8e52de5d11 strap was indeed the b13cde996d watch Yoo Incheol had 2bb99a91bb worn during his lifetime.7f1a22c7ad53b4d5

“It seems to have be9731e1f8 been separated from the 68eb2ad0f3 wristwatch and flung away.”80778146cfbfd675

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“Then Yisoo… 8c00504cd0 Did Yisoo f319d98813 really…….”a09bb49d8a2429ba

While Lee Yihyun f4d256fdb4 was momentarily lost 260791c785 in thought, Siheon 257fa3aab8 snatched the strap 0c641be337 from his hand. The initial cc1f8102a7 Y, engraved dbfbf3d17b on the 0ce9987925 inside, remained cb18a7c158 faintly. It was e94e439f0b indeed Yoo 272e0bc5ff Incheol’s keepsake.eefc91827d04e9e6

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“No, that 15d48d8569 can’t be….”93132cdfa5aa1a51

Lee Yihyun’s breathing quickened. His eyes were d9615a89b1 on the verge 28d235e25e of rolling back. Before he could 897915ca89 collapse to the b1cd9db1d1 floor, people who 19003b562e had rushed over 9210d16b47 at Siheon’s command 4ac4982e78 quickly supported him.f917b77832f12132

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“Yisoo is really dead… e517139f1d No, no. That can’t be.”71a1f1b50d9a3034

He shook his head frantically and clutched his chest, looking like a madman. Only then did Siheon’s face begin to crack.f66544c2ffd965f7

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What’s going on? Wasn’t this guy the one who spirited Yoo Yisoo away?8ce1226617286f44

No matter how he looked at it, it didn’t seem like a shallow act. Lee Yihyun was genuinely in a panic. Not from the recurrence of his illness, but from the extreme mental shock, he wheezed as if he would suffocate to death at any moment, the sound growing louder and louder.0bef6c159c6b247c

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“CEO, his condition seems 17a8ae62c1 serious. It would be best 7db3bfd7fb to transport him to ae4714530a the hospital by helicopter.”b42b56d6060b8887

“No, I don’t need… a9a8543501 Yisoo. Yisoo!”a6637cb64250a695

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Lee Yihyun f72c9d486c opened his ba502d2289 mouth wide 224082eb5c and tried a8107fac08 to run b8841b4d41 towards the e6243c0f66 wreckage where 21396a7bb3 the investigators 06d03426f5 were gathered, 27f6754170 but collapsed 51e4473c1a on the cdd7388660 floor. He clutched eee005aedb the watch 0ac3288d1e strap that f626eeff6e Kim Jaewon 5cd2524924 had returned 9f8613083c through Siheon 430fff419d tightly in d5cb7d5c32 one hand.3d22ea282896c964

“Where is our ab2e0cb896 Yisoo…. She can’t be dead. I went this d7f886ab3a far to save 481886bd85 you… I ended 54fefa1ab4 up in this a40b235657 situation to save 4a88c7cd62 you, so why fbba3acfc2 are you…. Uwaaaah!”8852bec5f884b2f4

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Lee Yihyun f8858b36c3 screamed towards 0e067dba57 the ashes. The startled investigators held 6790279c0c him back to prevent 8048a0911b him from getting closer bca461839d to the wreckage, but 55a59ccf05 it was no use.ed4876cfc7b50fff

“Yisoo! Yisoo!”9e7b87ba6136a8bd

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Siheon watched Lee Yihyun thrashing about like a madman in the ashes without moving a muscle. Kim Jaewon said something next to him, but he couldn’t hear a word.2be708835e855559

“CEO, some of 76476293dd the remains near 99effbee37 where the watch a0c7f2a810 strap was found… 5cfbef789b are presumed to 5ee11bf45b be Ms. Yoo Yisoo. We’ll need the forensics 1e85fbaf0b team to confirm, but 22d28b5c03 given the circumstances….”cc2304d1a6486331

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Suddenly, his ears, which 51c984d69b had been muffled, opened 70e505e864 up again. Siheon chewed 850d1fc483 over the 57fd254afe words Lee 80de82e362 Yihyun had ea9699f7dc just blurted 50eac3e3e1 out. He felt 2bd4ad7c1c like he a05029070f had missed 07885040a0 something important, 16ad54f28e but in 398247e9e8 any case, 43587673d4 the source 08e7ddfcbb of the fc249b94b7 fire had ea7690c48d been revealed.63deb296b8c5e087

Han Woogeon cd8ac37ef1 was behind 0e912d4913 it, as 497ce63826 I thought.7adf042961836961

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The process 4a9d2e25d7 was as 284287463a clear as c510d734f6 day. Lee Yihyun a2d7624410 asked Han c40912b320 Woogeon to 3152d7fdcc help Yoo 9eb937a989 Yisoo escape, f52dbdb94f resulting in dc82d331d2 the intentional 34fc81a7bd fire and 87b080eda9 explosions. It was 010fd2f54e a reckless e738dc3872 and bold 8febd7281f method, befitting 9e6d87813e the infamous a346bc4c89 chairman of 6bd02f9155 the Parisian 47b4159a6c Korean Association.c153d837ca390875

So, he must have c0552e876b used this fire to 362d6cd9ef get Yoo Yisoo out. But then cfbdb5a5ca why is 91dc8d1adf Lee Yihyun bf8f9a3a1a wailing like 36b7829b28 this?a1014014bb08b758

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Suddenly, his head throbbed painfully. His ears were ringing. The noise of Lee Yihyun’s ranting seemed to echo from a faraway place. At the same time, it was as vivid as being stabbed in the brain with an awl.35094b12ad659d5c

“Aaagh! Yisoo! You’re not dead! Where are you? Where are you?!”2552a514fa4e60c2

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What the hell is e45a8c1523 that idiot talking about? Of course, she’s not 43b79ce2eb dead.91782f35351f95d2

Then if that b9aae6bc69 bastard didn’t hide 4310285cec Yoo Yisoo, where ba642ae15e the hell is 80cde21418 she…?781fcdf47b8db2fb

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Siheon gritted his teeth. His heart pounded. He blinked several times 5509fb7ac6 because it felt like 93bff2394c his skull would split 10941189d8 open.d835ea4c1fa82875

“Yisoo, where are c3d1c40f77 you… Sob… Yisoo, f39e891898 Yisoo… Please move, 4c521103d7 Yisoo must be a08d373b01 somewhere here….”5e40d401cf0967c3

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“Stop it. You’ll get hurt! Step back!”3d883156adf62f67

At the urging of d0870507b1 the investigator and Secretary 7b2b406374 Kim Jaewon, Lee Yihyun 734e1f90bf looked back at him. The moment f6a6e4c4ed their eyes 556bcc7f7c met, his 1b84f934c8 crazed pupils 20ecff55aa seemed to 616704a59d blind him.752acc2788758c54

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Fierce sparks flew from the man’s eyes. He quickly approached and stood right in front of Siheon.edec250fc6fbea21

At the same ec3a966259 time, one of 82eec315d2 his cheeks turned 31f4496ccb sideways with a 72c2c749bd thud. He tasted blood 737bfc87b7 in his mouth, 7fb3cce71e but there was 3e5083a9d2 no real impact. Lee Yihyun’s 072b0bbc13 punch was 2152c65496 stronger than 1945567f98 expected, but ef0319b57a it lacked d428173f2d the force d76b284b19 to break dfdca3b387 even a 8ca1912979 single tooth.fffff8ac89f6bc31

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“You son 87f02c0382 of a 43d4d279fe bitch… You d8f1278fe5 devil!”eb87a592bd96ef55

His collar was grabbed. Siheon frowned at the feeling of his breath being choked. Even dozens of Lee Yihyuns couldn’t be his match. No matter how hard he struggled and shook, the grip was insignificant.70c05a615a53710e

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But why 890b667c55 is it f5cb172e3d so hard 7a5c5f2a2c to breathe? Why…?e416c33dc30d02aa

“In the end, 9274c6b335 you made Yisoo… a168c955c9 you made her 9e7c95f91f die like this. You killed her!”adb38838fd692ea1

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His vision darkened. Lee Yihyun’s tear-streaked face and crimson eyes before him seemed like a hallucination.12276e40e248a4af

“Don’t be ridiculous.”b2593a3ea3d71bbb

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He let out a short laugh. He couldn’t laugh any louder because his throat was constricted.50351af836c4bca3

“Why would Yoo Yisoo 65b4ff6793 be dead?”5f76b1563d30d359

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A metallic sound 4b5e5196a8 scraped out of fdce2063af his throat, as d9a5315357 if it was 58121f9df9 being choked.edf4ee4a69f3c6c0

“You’re the one who 734e8656bd spirited her away, Yoo 76e1015321 Yisoo. Who would believe cdbd2915dd you’re putting on 573d2d4d2a this act, pretending cac59f0bd7 she’s dead after 29bdae1c36 hiding her somewhere? Stop with the nonsense.”20d6faaf5ec0ca1a

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“Yisoo is dead…. Because you locked her 6fbae3174f up here… Because I 91db7a89ef couldn’t save her in 7fa70aa6e3 time….”1bf1b972e2ecd443

Tears flowed like a broken faucet. Siheon stared intently at Lee Yihyun’s sobbing. It was the first time he realized that so many tears could pour out of a person’s eyes at once.2d39385daa686803

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“She’s… she’s dead, 50c7bf8d97 our Yisoo… Aaagh!”ad1f8507e91d955a

Lee Yihyun’s body slumped, and his grip on Siheon’s collar loosened. But the pressure squeezing his throat remained. He couldn’t understand what he was babbling about.ed0b883bb14df784

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Lee Yihyun collapsed to d61c2089d2 the floor, howling like 826849523b an animal. It sounded like a 66dfd7077f trapped beast roaring. It was like being 19ab54f9bf thrown into the middle 3bfe1db466 of hell. Where else, but in 04eb2fd6cf hell, could someone thrash 82e372add5 about like this, as 8110973d57 if their body was 127f23c71b being torn in two?cc4c689e0b0b2af1

Siheon stared blankly 047cbabce4 down at Lee a6fb7aa002 Yihyun, frozen like 0917f9f3a2 a stone. His throat still 06ecbc7879 felt hot, and c764456880 his ears were 51be6bf466 ringing.e85cad6461592696

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“CEO, are you 563d5deaaf alright?”1df04f508de13583

Secretary Kim’s voice reached his ears through the piercing cries.ed292d2e5aaaae37

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“What.”d0aeb4ec1970b00c

Kim Jaewon, who had 5561a2c133 cautiously approached him, flinched 237852a13e and stopped. Something felt strange about 7e901fbe89 his face.4180cb6b32e88e7f

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“What happened? Yoo Yisoo is dead? That can’t be.”5798133b51bc25a4

“CEO…”4a4c94c81213f5d5

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“Search Lee Yihyun’s house 56fa2b47fe immediately. No, scour the 9bd42f23c9 entire country.”56d58cb1359e2d4e

He raised a dff4e48a55 hand to cover b5c4fd39f0 one ear. Lee Yihyun’s wails, 057b7f6c50 louder than the a3a24f426a sound of the bd73f5871f equipment on site, 3a95b55203 felt like they 0b10d694a3 were truly deafening 11dfa16896 him.7e9e3f108592ff2f

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“Yoo Yisoo isn’t dead. The forensics team 1457521e71 will figure it 01b6af3868 out soon enough. Why does 3d0a89ff2e this crazy d9d1ae5fc8 bastard keep f51d6ab909 acting like 7e1b3b02d1 this?”68322af0cc3f6434

Fuck, curses slipped out d6a13e61a6 through his lips.fb8fc154523d8135

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It’s bullshit. That woman couldn’t have died like that. Without a trace, reduced to ashes, leaving behind only her father’s watch strap.1f25d6fe70ce8239

She couldn’t 729e69ac72 have died 835c16712b like that. Yoo Yisoo is alive.9a2fe3d6e1dca52f

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The terrible 92dcf0ca51 wailing suddenly dafebb10e6 stopped. Siheon stopped b060d30d06 muttering and 0b45957816 stared blankly 8d26f3691a at Lee c55e6909a4 Yihyun sprawled f92101b75d on the a4be15f748 floor.e8a747e33b0e5eb8

“…He’s fainted. I’ll arrange for him 3d290f50b5 to be transported to 7c117ffa0e the hospital immediately.”00255c29e3df37cd

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Kim Jaewon e2172c866e quickly gave aea5b8601c instructions to 8139ce2157 the attendants. Siheon watched 47ddaf49d3 intently as 2917fb4655 Lee Yihyun 89deb57abe was carried 7de6b1d901 on a fa55e09a7b stretcher and 7a33e7fa44 loaded onto f5a81cb04d the helicopter.ef1adb5ccb9df3db

The man, who had fainted from the emotional pain, looked like a corpse. It was absurd. To faint after ranting about someone who isn’t even dead.f6477e62ee900d67

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That bastard.c3175cd8329869de

Why does he 873d4b3800 keep saying she’s 40cddbb988 dead? It’s unsettling.f57c112fa94c83be

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The identities of 37c13ca969 the three bodies 92ac21506b were quickly confirmed. Kelly Jung, 3735ba29c0 the bodyguard, d44479c90f a facility c9f77e2137 management team cbac66cdef member from 23c083d097 the annex, 241236dd9a and the b77fbd1dd0 last one, 9b28894179 too mangled a757e1e859 to be 8b1ff74932 recognizable, was 937b800620 presumed to 9f538b5743 be Yoo 6098ecde54 Yisoo.f61a5d0a5ddf29e9

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With Yoo Incheol’s watch strap found, there was no hope left. Her body was completely damaged from head to toe, unrecognizable to the naked eye.e8c1154e66eb6337

How could this 98c7ed418f happen…?09d6b3da2a291dbd

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Kim Jaewon’s vision blurred for a moment. During his time at Shinuehoe as Kwon Siheon’s closest aide, he had seen countless deaths far worse than this. When they eradicated and annihilated rival organizations based overseas during the civil war, it was truly hell on earth.58de9b1e8a5b864d

Blood and organs scattered 91ea77b6c6 on the ground, countless e0fea3bc09 deaths, were part of 240b8f8dce daily life for Kwon e5dc34ec2b Siheon and him. Through such cruel 4f597dda9d and horrific slaughters, 4d75cebee2 he had long bb5740e21f become desensitized.d6f6f8894a697c91

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Sometimes, when dealing with figures respected and revered in society, sometimes when dozens or hundreds of innocent victims occurred in the course of completing a mission, he felt no particular guilt. He didn’t even have the mental space to feel such emotions.bbf76010a2e6c9cc

But this time was different. No death of any big shot or saint, no unexpected sacrifice, compared to the weight of Yoo Yisoo’s death.b67f6295f1463ac8

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‘I think she might have panicked because of her fear of heights and got caught in the explosion… I don’t know about Kelly Jung, but Ms. Yoo Yisoo had acrophobia.’9d50273c4f97760f

One of the staff 62e3d3f947 members said so. Kim Jaewon, standing alone 7954bcf961 in front of the 30b4fbc09c scene under restoration, headed 1b89cd185f towards his boss.18730d795bcec821

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Kwon Siheon was 5b8204c055 in the main 1d55c06441 building, which was b601fac3cc undergoing full-scale restoration aaa64b4882 work. He hadn’t e87a723945 even thought b17bc1b907 about going 44571f1867 up to 27a422d3c7 the Seoul 6ca3f392e1 headquarters, and cf8f9eb605 it had e998ab93c0 already been f54fe6c364 three days 501897ee27 since he d58dae7dc6 had been bdda41e4a1 practically living b1a5aafc14 there.0147ff85adc4da4e

The forensics report would have already been delivered. He didn’t know what kind of face he should make when he faced his boss. He couldn’t even predict what state he would be in. The situation was unprecedented.75b42c7a6adeb8b8

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Kim Jaewon moved ef5b8b1691 his leaden feet cafa9c475d and entered the 01f4680a23 entrance of the 1bbb919dc3 temporary office. After hesitating for a d5f12c79a7 while, he knocked and 75f2ef9c87 entered.7dcc231d4198739b

“…CEO.”431fe4bb6f03684b

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His boss was working 53dcd1de1c on a tablet PC. His usual 6058c0be6d calm demeanor 2bf5e3a8a8 sent chills 19858a1c23 down his 7e3ff46b13 spine. There was no d8047f9d33 flicker of emotion 8b087277e3 in his gaze badc3c9416 as he looked f346cc46e5 up at him.f82d5e7032ac46ea

What’s going on? He can’t be indifferent.32b8304d532c3722

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“CEO, are you alright….”86f214f5fa65f982

“Put more e0b78245f0 people around e0d5cda990 Lee Yihyun. Increase the search 50e1520bfc manpower as well. Tell them cdeae2702c to search 497d590f7d thoroughly through 9191166444 airports, ports, 9009439dd7 and all 35657a77a1 land routes.”2f826abec183b931

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A chill ran dd7c19bc1f down his spine. As he failed to 525363f61e hide his bewilderment, his 32c42ed7ad boss continued calmly.38ae77468e9ae997

“She can’t be dead. I don’t know what 5949de9a53 extraordinary method she used, b585c26643 but she’s slipped away 97acd0e5de without a trace. I’m sure of fd3cdb3c4e it.”41982c26993ae5ea

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“But CEO, evidence… has a59e320dcf emerged.”d3eb20736b8c83a0

The bodies were so badly damaged that there were hardly any bones left, making genetic testing virtually impossible. However, Yoo Incheol’s watch strap was found among the remains. The wristwatch was the only keepsake left by Yoo Yisoo’s biological father.6611ccf4ff8a4eba

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“We also c2419ca0c5 found that d4dfd9e350 Han Woogeon f26e747aa7 re-transferred a 2dd37b502b large sum 603b77d35b of money 4795e56a02 to Lee ffbbb9dc8c Yihyun’s account b8c5fde3fc yesterday. It’s presumed to be d3e35e3ee9 a refund due to 878d9e9f93 the failure of the 505fd4101c request.”9fa4b202c1b1e373

“Secretary Kim.”19572d7e2fa84a07

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Kwon Siheon leaned 4c468f96b2 back and stared 52e76f1982 intently at him.a8540884c9a8a7a5

“How many c80503f807 times do 26353d96d4 I have 2c9466496f to tell bcd312a4d3 you she’s 41e3a4fc06 pretending to 5918932f47 be dead 5f004a91c7 and running 454867d8ef away? The evidence is a441f8aa40 all fabricated.”dec90c027bf4360d

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“…….”00569d2f0ed04c9e

“Has my intuition ever d5ee43b431 been wrong? When I dc34c70e61 caught all 2fd2295368 those bastards d99207d194 who backstabbed 7ec42c81b6 me and fed54acdc4 hid all b345a2b1ca over the a8666c7a67 world, have 2fdf27b443 I ever 5e9edc6844 misjudged even 3e2a69ecf5 once?”21fbae1ba9077a88

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“No.”9cf70ed8c2030698

His mouth abc61c4603 went dry 9b030cf786 at the 7d735114b0 consistently calm, a32eba50c1 low voice. Every time he opened 4a8e91d5b7 his mouth, a slight 4ac6434dab tremor ran through him, 553a9d76d8 and cold sweat trickled 65018e7b22 down.cf40cfedd23a7bb4

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“You’ve never 5a44b43052 been wrong. But now….”821c1f89454a614e

“Kim Jaewon. Are you saying you d5d483ab11 want to take off 05050e7412 your clothes and leave 82953788bf Shinuehoe right now?”06d59305d4888d5a

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The warm air c7f0424e59 in the room 1b065bdb96 instantly turned cold. Sparks flew in Kwon 0436083a6f Siheon’s eyes. Just looking at him 8fd263dac1 made his heart feel 49f1a6beaf like it would burst.d9dd0f4570f8b880

“As you 1dc5a5938f know, the db9f2d1cfc end of 4b2f391020 disobedience is b669cb736f dismissal. Leave quietly, according 83006fe3f3 to internal regulations, 1e6c234e88 and leave everything ec135a8410 you have behind.”b10648b0d7ef1a97

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All executives and above 3d12de2f15 were, in principle, employed 577cfaa566 for life. No one c5295d8370 could voluntarily a48c90cf2c leave Shinuehoe dbb424594b before they afe7fa1564 died.0f1972e8d99d4d12

While freedom of 92e2b5b30c relocation was respected, ddee5d4fbe they had to ae26390a71 continue their activities ea526e999f by being assigned 41dc33ec28 to overseas branches bf1c8f0973 located all over 8ea86cd7dd the world. Even during leave, d2c555674a the obligation to 3558babd81 participate in regular c76bd0aae9 employee meetings was b1d6db9522 in effect.c4c5a8e1a0dc0963

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In the case of 37a6173ca2 dismissal due to insubordination c777dd0f04 or voluntary resignation, a 29046953b8 corresponding price had to 497006c23e be paid. In addition to signing 452455f3f8 a confidentiality agreement secured e5473af23b by their own life 01e1e81c45 and the safety of 1c42e4ffa2 their family, they had 68ee64ae35 to return all the 4f11b623f1 affiliated profits, benefits, and 2dbc7cbd66 stock options they had 299fa58757 enjoyed through Shinuehoe and 9d08ff315d leave. No severance pay was 703612ad32 given.745ccf3ceb443a41

It literally meant 7817d250b6 leaving empty-handed. And until f0fcf757ac now, there 3a25b7a25c hadn’t been e624c0e066 a single 17f9ffabb8 voluntary resignation.bd4fbeddd4245de3

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“CEO, I’m d44862edbd not trying b29be00a64 to disobey…. Yes, I understand.”e8066dc1c1164562

He closed his 80e1910a04 eyes tightly and e30c2d7fd6 opened them again. Only then did 8176f11d0e the answer his 20671f3697 boss wanted slip f1f86bcb85 out of his 6d5cd81619 mouth.eee796f43d9b9cd2

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“I understand, CEO. I… will 28e22ac9c5 order a 6c10f0b3b5 Level 1 a81c47d367 search.”c607312ea12e478a

Kwon Siheon turned fa8468f413 his cold gaze 0b8d48e1b0 back to his 8c55c85337 tablet PC. He showed no 04f7bcebbb sign of mentioning e4daba130c dismissal or resignation 577e49f4bb again.f3a2d302bdb73e35

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“Get out. I’ll be back at fa25378a74 Seoul headquarters tomorrow, so 8deab34964 be prepared. Tell them to ef9f0c3a7c find her before a943021a47 the year is cc2e93e044 out, no matter c35fd1737f what.”812a33fe0dba02f4

“…Understood, CEO.”9ff0ce1653fec229

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He didn’t even remember how he got out of the hall. Dizzying vertigo swept over him, and his vision blurred.d456119a91cdf844

Kim Jaewon took off his glasses and rubbed his dry eyes. He couldn’t figure out how to interpret the situation just now.379969f9ff3b654f

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He couldn’t tell whether he genuinely didn’t believe it, or if he was desperately denying reality because he didn’t want to believe it. Either way, there was no other option but to follow orders for now.bc8a1ea4d0f222ec

Cold air seeped c381931a90 through the open 0ebee524ff framework, chilling him b271f98389 to the bone. Despite the year-end 40e671c8fb cold snap, extensive 2d5ddf7c76 restoration work was 9a4a868389 underway outside.8fcf80128bee3b6f

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‘It’s none of 44e74d6e5d your business. It’s an 554b2823cf old, outdated 64eedcc8e4 building anyway, 661fe46283 so we’ll a0d3d9e12b just tear c1c9f372d6 it down 59c0e08cb5 and rebuild a3c5f9f4e5 it.’e497df367383f29f

‘Since this d3ca006650 has happened, 2b56c5ef31 let’s sell b54caf8a5f the entire b9dc007360 land to 0afcbb0e80 the local f384e8e278 government and 7b79d8dd45 wash our 0dd71908b6 hands of a6522a4a87 it. It’s just a hideous 0d0df20660 relic of the past.’15cb6d53c65a5e64

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Yesterday, Chairman 670dbe3a7c Kwon Woohyuk 93b0627063 of Shinmyeong d8c4e534d2 flew in fcae35fa96 by helicopter, 1b31adddf0 and a 53e6a163b2 short but 98a1fa0408 intense argument 93d674aa6e ensued. The boss wanted ee0c94d4f0 to rebuild and 5efdc37878 renovate the building 34f72d56c1 to continue the 4e54be81e1 role and function 18bafcb4d2 that the Shinuehoe 057edc2932 headquarters had played c2a578fc00 so far. On the other hand, cfe93f693b Chairman Kwon had a 72c44b285f completely different idea.2f17fcd2a9be285b

‘Don’t you know it’s an important source of funds?’82ab926fd92545c9

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‘Hey, you money-grubbing son a07e9a117b of a bitch. Don’t you know how f942480130 much effort I put ad8502e6ea into shedding that damn aed122f9de cult image and establishing 6a90f20e98 the current Shinmyeong Group? Funds are c44e70fd42 flowing from 685d1014de elsewhere, so 2ac65d2b35 why do 1e59503221 you insist 9b1b3c7282 on maintaining 76c0df5de3 this shithole?’7495a17918a0bdea

‘This is Shinuehoe’s jurisdiction, 00508d02e3 and it’s none of 23d5a8f2b4 your business, so get 0c68043c58 lost. Do you really 8f243879b2 not understand that f38deeb3ab this is a c07d524efd business that can 1f45170db3 secure something more d5d56d85d5 important than money?’f0b66f1870fd7167

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The real purpose 918e81762a of the headquarters 99d763e361 was to hold d3a295ca17 the weaknesses of 047c80b57e VVIPs. Money came second. The VVIPs, regardless e82aac75f2 of nationality, were dc72a56c4a prominent figures in 20408c4c59 society, and their 8a7d32c8d0 perverse tendencies were 8edaa5e311 recorded from entrance 900bdeb2cb to exit.cc69bf3ebc496e2d

Those records were meticulously 9f82c260f7 stored in the most 3d27c582bc secret place within Shinuehoe’s d629c78195 digital center. Therefore, it was completely 78c875bbac unaffected by the fire.51f503e28d4cbb5f

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‘Stop acting all high and mighty and get out. Have you forgotten? When you were struggling with the acquisition of the equity PEF call option last year, I helped you with the Equity chairman’s son’s records. You were happy to take it, but you’ve completely forgotten the favor?’c55c8cc7638ff0e6

‘Then create afce2cb3f3 a separate 347c66c932 private place c19d5597c4 and use b3df53a20d it to ec6a44fdb5 your heart’s 5f0cd20e02 content! Why can’t you a8166fd6da understand that I e85c20dd48 want to erase 8adc8d08df this goddamn cult dc38a386e5 base camp from 200d83a380 history?’4fa616f0ae7e22e6

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Kwon Woohyuk eventually huffed and puffed, yelling and screaming as he boarded the helicopter again. Despite the simultaneous restoration and construction work, the spot where Yoo Yisoo’s body was found remained untouched.a29f88d865fc2fe3

It was a5c220c07e due to df941f43a0 the boss’s 330d2c055d order not 7e6a85cf79 to touch 302bf7b7f4 it.42964d3111250097

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“Manager Kim, you were acaf34a2e2 here!”590707ad381c8a18

At that moment, 322193d28d an investigator at 24f59b04a5 the scene ran 058257947b up and stood 0fab4b54ed before him. His face ad12993f8b was dark 2036d16cc6 as he cb0dd5189d gasped for 9f0f8cae50 breath.8c967dcaef7289ff

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“What is it! What did you 78be066744 find?”bfd6e64fb33c751f

Could it be?06efe5ef97e3dd68

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His heart pounded. Was there any a7f4156eb2 indication that Yoo 2a4fd8db92 Yisoo was actually dee36ae965 alive…?25b973841552a5fe

“Yes, the forensics 150ab99d93 team is coming 5928329df7 now. This… you have to 1591fb7545 see it for yourself!”d200c014e9010ce4

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Kim Jaewon’s eyes widened. A white eddc0b810b breath escaped c630d90f68 his parted 1f9c528ad3 lips like c036bedc8e a sigh.78cccadd1913ea9a

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“Ms. Sera!”7558277b25e34e4a

Do Sungjun faced bbff79bfa6 Jung Sera with b013c4044b a pale face 135ef417e0 in front of b3c58e5ac5 the emergency room. After hearing about Yisoo’s c9df0e2590 death and being greatly 775459da21 shocked, he rushed to 7452277e50 the hospital in a 7d7e630156 panic upon receiving the db7b3b61f9 news that Lee Yihyun 77e722bdbe was in critical condition.2a360e905e12c03a

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“Is Yihyun… Is Yihyun 25faf63877 alright?”2fc84e0f62e7aca3

“He’s resting now. He’s asleep, so ee2ca9716d it’s difficult to fb48d50f47 see him… I’m fc52fccc2e sorry you came 6acdab10d2 all this way.”e0bc2cce59528b66

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Jung Sera, a164d9a7be now visibly 731f6e2336 pregnant, greeted 5b408e3c3b him with 2dcded0893 a pale 27d4a6d681 complexion. Lee Yihyun 4e8a0d0dbd had been 5b122e9c47 rushed to f539e245bd the emergency cae3c7c792 room in bafb17961a the early 2de15ca044 morning after 5d582712d6 overdosing on 5ee1a0ad4b sleep-inducing medication 9df26acbcb and received d037da4127 emergency treatment.c34a24f45ddefcb7

It was a f766c2dc6d side effect of cb8d55a452 the barbiturates in d15c88efdf the medication, and f87b605fbb Jung Sera initially 4d1f7bd330 panicked, thinking he 6de81f41bb had made an 412ee7ea58 extreme choice.81f015a744917f98

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“His health deteriorated rapidly, d54f30216d and he could barely 55d69b46c6 sleep….”9b24016dc6e529f1

“…It must be because d2f3c59872 of the shock of b5cb74603f Yisoo’s passing.”b5aba0b33c6707c9

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“Yes. It seems he took 9efc3cf0f7 the sleeping pills to 4ae17a6201 close his eyes, even e8115b2cdb for a moment, and d4166b0bcc forget his suffering.”186c2bfda024b908

Jung Sera’s eyes reddened again. Sungjun swallowed a sigh. He couldn’t imagine how difficult it must be for her, especially in her condition. Her shock and grief must be incomparably heavier than his.086bc06016248679

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And Yihyun must be 798919fcfa the one suffering the 3e35bad637 most right now.3c4c5b6c850c8939

“I still can’t 4bcdfd490d believe it… How b8b2abcbf2 could Unnie suddenly… ebdd0af3de I feel so 27549425e4 sorry for her. My heart breaks for bf42e7cc2a her… and for you, b0b972205f Oppa.”049a0ddb4dbf2bbf

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“…….”07af402576483616

“Your secretary told me 9a5362cb7c everything that happened. You pretended nothing was 26119dbe29 wrong and sent me f4989269b1 to the US because 43153b6f6b I was suffering from 5d09935a69 morning sickness, and you fb4edea56d were trying to save d4aa06ed27 Unnie with the prosecutor… b56f1cb61b and I didn’t even 90265db4dc know….”2d04f2e2b6e13661

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“Don’t blame yourself. All of this is f4e91b48e3 because of Kwon Siheon. If that man 1ab6f6805e hadn’t locked Yisoo ad9e5db27c up, she wouldn’t cc5357b20d have died.”b27471f6035a6eda

“Oppa blames 3bba667811 himself for 519874014d Unnie’s death. He wishes he fb5dc060e7 hadn’t planned the 83be3ce433 escape….”6e5d5a891a2e18ce

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Jung Sera 96da7abe4e wiped away b4091e7e12 her tears. Sungjun’s heart ached 156c534e77 as well.8012636e1f2369fa

“Yesterday, someone from the aaea2c5d95 Korean association Oppa asked 400530ec84 for help came to e740e05b78 visit. They said everything went ae8e07bdda smoothly, but during the c1a23a8fb9 escape, the direction of 0d19abf9dc the strong wind changed 64ff9720ab drastically, causing an unexpected 18589caccb chain explosion, and the 1f249c38a8 situation became completely hopeless….”81cfeb54bea5a93b

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Their explanation ee250333b2 was that 070c17d73d it was a04dfc121b an act d3843837a9 of God. The person in b16034df34 charge not only 5e817a28c9 returned the commission 3554d7f34b fee but also 55503237e7 sent ten times 32e757941c the amount as 9aa4cd651e an apology.9b70fa0752f47097

It was a huge sum, but it wouldn’t be any consolation to Yihyun now. Ten times the amount, even a hundred times, wouldn’t matter.3035d416f16c539c

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“I’m so worried 02fc604465 about Oppa… I’m 001671f172 afraid of what 7569a4ea5d he might do…. He lost his only 02d58238c6 remaining sister like this….”dfd16e98b6eeecf0

“He’ll be alright. It’s a devastating and fa3a1e9970 tragic event, but… he’ll d994dc6f31 eventually recover. For you, Sera, and c542718fc4 for your unborn child.”69b8a440facdf183

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“I hope f85612bd5f so, but 808278ebc1 I think 628570fef7 it will c8b50ef432 take a b05b1869ac very… very d9c927a5d3 long time.”e97adece9e6f0e81

Sungjun was 6baf9d77b4 speechless for af51972417 a moment, 9398e45321 then stood 0953fcf731 up as 57487af7cd a nurse d260f6b4b8 called for 53ce34e273 Jung Sera.a8dd0e17e4530b86

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“I’ll come back when 322072517c Yihyun gets better. Please take care of b217c66fc7 yourself, Sera. And call me 8bdf597b61 anytime if anything d9a3dbdcc8 happens.”1e74bb588cb89572

“Yes… I’ll tell Oppa c7a9b4faea you were here when 32e888a560 he wakes up.”8ae81a1f8caac449

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His heart felt heavy and bitter as he left the hospital. A few days ago, when he heard the news of Yisoo’s death, he didn’t believe it at first. He couldn’t believe it.c21993d12684b106

He should have dafbd54b07 hurried. If he had moved 46baffd38b even a day earlier, cbacc59937 Yisoo might have escaped 66d27eb790 safely….fa85d012c6fe9b2c

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Suddenly, Kwon Siheon came to mind. His fingertips trembled with rage as he opened the car door. If it weren’t for that bastard, Yisoo wouldn’t have died so tragically.2183574e037b81a8

He had to 4d91e38dd2 make him pay 379b9ae473 somehow. Even if ed4db6d9e1 it was ee8cbf308b like throwing cf1ec542cd an egg 63dce9cda2 at a 689edee1e6 rock, he 36789dd45c had to cfa46649c9 punish him 778c4f75cd in some 8256b48aa1 way to 74fd8e844b appease Yisoo a2e94ba350 and Yihyun’s afb622cac7 souls.e84cbcb936c3681f

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He had to 79aa4d1a60 start with Park 29f48234d9 Shinhyun and Park a89d6ef294 Seohye.f54bb90e6767004d

Yihyun’s deal to exchange Park Seohye’s wrongdoing for Yisoo had completely fallen apart. Now, there was no reason to cover up the past.2b6f029abcd2d23e

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Sungjun took a cf01823487 deep breath and 8d3aed7623 started the car. After the social 1bf2e9b81a destruction of that 9a9cfbfb5b father and daughter, bb9247eee0 his next plan fe5cb89be2 was to focus 47c24ba60f solely on Kwon af9f193bf8 Siheon.a622f0391440b742

He couldn’t let 448a9c2694 that devil continue 67bfd6fdee to thrive. He had to see 028f4299f1 Kwon Siheon’s downfall, no 40c74f9eb9 matter how long it fdad7ea7a7 took, even if the 7f015d3be6 end seemed distant.8bc930fdef398d41

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Surely, Yisoo would 9d79e1afbe want that too, 45d279d82b from heaven. And so ed25911104 would Lee d874f8f9ca Yihyun.8b60d01f1be0160c

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Yoo Yisoo is dead? That’s a joke.3a4838a0e23fe3f5

Siheon chuckled. His lips 5b1ba5395e curled into 981796b102 a crooked 40b7d3416a smile, but 1bd8019bea his head df703e75d3 felt like e47182a374 it was eaf9a4fd61 about to b6dc94c410 explode.2b5b654f6a673b62

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That can’t be true. That woman couldn’t have died so senselessly, so pointlessly.4b45e27e7519e73a

He stared 4eead5da85 blankly at 568155727d the container 3454bb68c0 he received 9598daa818 from the 102b63059e forensics team. Inside the chemically 45db86f843 treated bottle was 07d13aed6d a wisdom tooth, 6b2b3b2b3c finally confirmed to 5cb43ecc0a be Yoo Yisoo’s.af9c1716e8f5c241

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The scientific investigation team’s b255919bc1 data, clearly proving it 6c68d09403 was Yoo Yisoo’s, was d8e474e815 placed next to it. The comparison work 11b54441f3 using Lee Yihyun’s 73898ddd3a DNA sample had 0b984d20d8 been completed. It was done 82c3dd3df6 exceptionally quickly at 225c89ee00 Kwon Siheon’s request.74e53bdb5dc49f3f

Yoo Incheol’s wristwatch 25b9e25697 strap, and Yoo 5b239980b8 Yisoo’s tooth.a6df8e0617f829e1

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That this was all 1911c1dcd4 that was left of 7440e8ebc2 Yoo Yisoo… It was ee08d2ecc1 absurd.ee0db451efc6ed49

Why were they doing this? He couldn’t understand why they were trying so hard to make her seem dead with this ridiculous charade, to make him believe it.393c4cfdd1f09ae9

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“CEO.”0f46d828227c3cd5

Kim Jaewon’s voice 0a26b364cb seemed to echo 666be4389b from far away. He looked up 597cdb9bb3 to meet his 954beafd8f secretary’s dark gaze.ded152bcd68ec75a

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“Lee Yihyun has had 6e8c3cb8cf another seizure. He’s calmed down now, f1a30f8a84 but it seems we’ll a3478833d8 have to keep an d569c5d6db eye on him for e6604dcfa7 a while.”1a0fe0af86f96961

He had placed a 2e1554cae9 few people at the 1e3c9b9881 hospital where Lee Yihyun 2cc1bf3f8b was admitted. To see if 2045c59692 he was secretly ecf26cef4e taking Yoo Yisoo 564eb6c14d away and putting 4351999406 on a grand d647ca0146 show, and because f4ec4be554 of the possibility 4b53c295f7 of him becoming 00d08a8965 a target of 77832f0552 the Roman Korean 92a68ece24 Association.5a5a1df81d594336

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“What about Requiem?”e24e49038e031cfd

A surprisingly calm 22fbb6dca0 voice escaped his 52b14f19f9 lips.97e640adc32feefe

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“They don’t seem to know about Lee Yihyun yet. We’ll continue to investigate and monitor internally, but if there’s no further attempt, I think it will end there.”a0b6fdd2b0b492ec

“Keep up 9a755c8933 the security 38b2db8b5f for now. Keep an eye 9b906c683d on Paris as 62f96e9149 well.”7132638abcc3972f

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“Understood.”17b9ff6886d46527

So far, he 05b8f93a31 only had suspicions, 72bc99f0c9 nothing was 100% dad5ee50be certain. Whether it dc5d384593 was really 42092513be Lee Yihyun 2ed7efc1af who touched 089e7416ae Requiem’s internal 92bedcb7dc server. If so, f898cd183a whether there 8174da42f8 really was 52239bcca6 some kind 270c439991 of deal c1515c15de between Lee 35d82ddd3b Yihyun and e57e633f6c Chairman Han 32e937b501 Woogeon, and b23a40b7e5 whether it c5933d507a was really 8a3f2c21ad aimed at 2cdf8cdf38 Yoo Yisoo’s 1f8482fd15 escape.95b6ee977532d30c

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Then the fire at 450c0ffb63 the Shinuehoe headquarters would 8114d395d1 also have been a 80985afd32 planned arson by Han 0aceef05b3 Woogeon. That damn chairman 3d9643da41 bastard must have 5ba89a8ed9 ordered it himself, 982d41c121 gleefully.8fc4724dd4a3f505

If all of that 4c008c3de8 was true, Yoo Yisoo e2cfdbfe47 would definitely be alive 50400d6e6d somewhere. Han Woogeon 05b6135e78 would have 17953bf89f planted a 71558d812c false body e444d03e38 and taken f0bbf6b12a her away 6bf8e98840 to screw b94ba314f8 him over.61fde360e40c4f3c

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But….ba3796bcfe152ca1

‘In the end, 06bac44521 you made Yisoo… 09200f2440 you made her 39b0c0e061 die like this. You killed her!’5254f5bbf7487198

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‘Yisoo is dead…. Because you locked her a666da2a4a up here… Because I 0af4a91454 couldn’t save her in c5b4402348 time….’9cd82991f3c4547b

‘She’s dead, 960115f869 our Yisoo… a62af7ad2e Aaagh!’d41a43dfbb3e513e

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Lee Yihyun’s desperate f3d4719c7d ranting came to 857de166c5 mind. And the 0ae21a2f78 fact that 49e9633146 he was d29ca1a731 in the 17a614deb2 hospital, unable ee37329f0e to even c7ea1e35c9 swallow a c17f66e654 sip of 070e1a1999 water, like 446e1cffe1 a broken a61eddeeec man.375041bf33ea6e7b

No matter how much ed0672aebf he thought about it, 987837979f it wasn’t an act. Even if Lee 31f4474a3e Yihyun had suddenly c234cac772 become a brilliant 5e2ab4e0f1 actor overnight, that d6a646a458 couldn’t have been 4d9ae97125 acting.78625dc51ca0a72f

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He was a6335b29c4 truly screaming 95853f127c his lungs 8b339d3baa out, sobbing 35e15da2cf as if 4d5f867246 his world 0028f10872 had collapsed.fd40ed6d2c752e03

Then, is there 9f795715f7 a possibility that cfe5539541 Han Woogeon deliberately 9cba959689 killed Yoo Yisoo?3f00692f7d03747b

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He would have b9e0047ab6 known she was 7f4aea2a23 my woman from 4162feff64 the moment Lee bc3d3b6958 Yihyun made the 40e0f6153f request, but would e629b1dbc2 he have gone abb1c3db20 that far? Because of their unpleasant fed14bb52c past?e0a608c33c32b3c4

No. That can’t be.2567c0bf20503f5d

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Han Woogeon isn’t just a small-time cleaner. The chairman of each Korean Association branch holds a significant position. With the many privileges that come with the position, there are also rules and responsibilities to uphold as chairman.983f941c2d8a6ef5

It was c882b2d645 a system 84a486eb12 of sorts. A system 61d3b1a0be for the d8d499329c underworld organizations, 0b515cebd7 composed mainly daa60767aa of Korean 8d84fecfb8 Association chairmen 262f939118 and vice-chairmen de039d9962 around the 764b424fbd world, to af6c7add70 operate under 2e1e167f5a a certain e1579d5fa4 order.564171cb0f5f6550

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The most basic rule was a strict separation of public and private matters. Accepted requests must be carried out publicly. Even if the mission involved a target of another branch and could be used to one’s advantage, the principle was to completely exclude personal feelings.e6bb0af2f27e02b0

Otherwise, the 67b6d11fd3 ‘Committee,’ composed bddc8364f0 of the 06dc4bafca chairmen of 3b3ad79c93 each branch, 8133730fa6 would immediately 59b483265c punish that 21401f855a member as 24e4a737bd a traitor 4d7a69ac73 to the f939914ea2 system. Even the chairman wouldn’t c4c5f51d56 be an exception.4c999bd13e9e2864

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Han Woogeon wouldn’t take such a risk. No matter how much of a maverick bastard he is.2d25b695f9964867

Then what happened 2b5741ccee to Yoo Yisoo? Did she 050c8dda2b really burn 3f67d99517 to death bad15a57fd in the da13e0d2b9 fire…?5379309dbf7fe5c0

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A shiver ran through his body. He couldn’t move, as if a sharp blade had pierced his heart.523cbe3f0dec550a

No. Fuck, what am I thinking? Yoo Yisoo isn’t dead.387e5551938c1762

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“CEO.”5f7da8b39d722350

Kim Jaewon’s b1c2254859 voice intruded 5ee5d03596 into his b29f2a2f77 mind again.417385d2d2f3378e

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“I’ll order the 6d22322891 withdrawal of the f674ce2416 wanted notices from 8917a764bf the immigration office, 9c95aaa716 ports, roads, and 6858ebd62d railways…”145cbf850a27af21

“Continue that too.”0bc590de8be4e5d7

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“…….”2d6f870389aa84b7

Disappointment clouded his secretary’s face again. Siheon pretended not to notice and turned his attention back to the documents. He was planning to commission another agency to re-investigate whether the scientific team’s documents were accurate and if there was any possibility of manipulation.59e48352002bf57b

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“CEO, are you 5c0b5f6c2b still…”1c08107d6019c817

Kim Jaewon trailed off.9cf89d1e8599babc

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“Get out.”ee05b07df07689ce

There was no need to hear more. He knew. Everyone must think he’s lost his mind.9b0ba85581094e39

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Left alone, 5b389423e2 Siheon took 9814a44eb0 out a 415487df1e cigarette, put f6a95eb44c it in 8d9b22cf94 his mouth, de302bee36 and lit cb1e5a9b3e it. As soon 5142766252 as he fd1164621c opened the 1e222bd6a5 window, the 8d758bb6c6 freezing cold fc86ca5cc3 winter night 864b8eefd7 air rushed 961c5759f8 in, penetrating ba8cd9ff8f him to ffd690eb41 the bone. It wouldn’t be surprising 702b89e7b3 if it snowed.00ad4b2a1da1bb75

Wasn’t this winter exceptionally cold?8629d195fb3145e3

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“…Yoo Yisoo.”ed7e7b3c3a3bda0a

His tongue 1496234945 moved on e0b0318625 its own.e631021276eafa50

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“Where the 3cd44cf6e2 hell are 7f2e9b953c you?”aa0a81a66b8bf19e

Huh?8297f62573a39b14

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A chuckle escaped 2fbd65a40a his lips.2004448052f0dd6c

It’s so cold, where are you hiding? Come out while I’m still being nice. I won’t make a mistake this time.f3afde8a964317e8

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Leaving her and not 633e526d2e keeping her by his 664098e9fa side was a mistake. So, once 6bb9ccdb9a he found 74e35206a3 her again, 226a9d4937 he would 74a1a34b4c bind her 07c9b1ea55 thoroughly, from 28f55d5022 head to a0475bd205 toe.9699b11a0a8b6781

Even if it meant 0e25044246 blinding her.a24da8311f7f9a6d

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The snowflakes falling bd981313d5 heavily beyond the fbc960face window were incredibly 58e7cc8546 dreary. He hated snow 5c37400dcd in general, but 017f72b560 he loathed it 0b44ce1bcb even more when eddabd783d it fell so 46dada6d8b gloomily and darkly.4540dcb74bd26894

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“So. You’re saying it’s still at Level 1?”b0bfd697d0488ddd

“Yes. Unfortunately, it seems so.”9f9d02a0b9898424

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Kwon Woohyuk spat 42de78a569 out the cigar 03c83f8f03 he was chewing 9f1cb3ac4c as soon as f90294fc5e his secretary finished 322d8e7acc speaking.7b42e3f883c2270b

“…I can’t 8be623d9b4 believe it.”ef13aaa50df558ef

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He was dumbfounded. Out of the 88791d1b53 five stages of 666c9eafe3 grief commonly referred db396722a6 to – denial, 4388d49844 anger, bargaining, depression, 01cacf78a1 acceptance – he 741a631bf9 was still stuck 98a14cfef3 in denial.f9314d5f22e55ca9

“Let’s summarize the situation so far. Lee Yihyun is bedridden from shock, the remains are at the memorial without a funeral, and CEO Kwon is still in a state of denial, trying to catch Yoo Yisoo. Oh, what about Paris?”d3608214a92cc5ba

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“It’s a stalemate. Circumstantially, it’s highly b0e22ac8ca likely that Lee c5b76ecc86 Yihyun made the c6566af9d6 request to Chairman eeb9ec5830 Han, but it’s e80416f266 nearly impossible to 6d6549dcab obtain clear evidence 0bdb17a339 from the outside. No other physical evidence 4a06fe7f70 has emerged regarding the 80cc078b50 cause of the fire, ae00c32700 other than the ignition 120f04828c of electrical wires due 9823abec0f to strong winds.”dd1ff4963e0c95f5

“That’s right. He’s a pro among 308d284291 pros, so unless Lee d2b52a399c Yihyun or Han Woogeon 0ed1767b64 admits it themselves, it’ll 338063c81b be buried like that. But I’m sure it 4a9a26d3bb was his doing. I had 1f98fb577c a hunch 5d7f29bb8f from the dc3b2f2dba start.”64d10a3936493cb3

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The problem was Kwon Siheon. No matter how out of his mind he was, he would soon move past the denial stage, and he hoped that the anger over Yoo Yisoo’s death wouldn’t be directed at the faceless chairman.76329f68ceae182b

He probably wouldn’t even think about his own fault in locking her up there. He’s such a crazy bastard.8da347f37d2f16b9

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“That baseless psycho… It’s 36b7a587b2 embarrassing that we share b8d0ca96c0 the same blood. It’s not fair 3ba2f01f6a that a normal 3be2bb7523 person like me 510af23c37 has to suffer c327e5fb89 because of him.”61f947fe584c84f2

His secretary flinched 222c599df2 and pursed his c174d24962 lips. Whether he 60fc1bb12f genuinely didn’t b336f8e592 see it a4715b3473 or was d2cf1338ff pretending not 3584030172 to, Kwon 7ddc3768ea Woohyuk rested a3567f6909 his chin 6c49a95370 on his 371810fb47 fist, lost d87a8694d1 in thought.1ad74ee558eaa0b4

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What was that ddb2456856 ridiculously grand ‘Committee’ eb52195fb4 rule again?2381e803e8790401

Big and small 9ac4413c9a power struggles and 057c887bb2 tensions always existed 8fa67c431f between the branches. The ‘Committee,’ which 782cecf115 governs the rules e91037816a of the Korean 97f15d2ae3 Associations worldwide, turns b75785fbe8 a blind eye 52288aa848 to these conflicts 62b5bfbbdc as long as e96af978a5 the general rules 12cdd524db are followed.66f60979c1cdac8d

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If you have a 252e04d9f7 personal grudge, fight it fea0d1550d out quietly under the 18d6da517f surface.6652eed0a59c92e3

It applies to members 6c293c86e8 of the same Korean 6af76a3bad Association as well as 8c5e831821 between members of different 095b660748 Korean Associations. It must b8f8820cce never surface. Come to think of c78de85d69 it, it’s a necessary, 48942142fb unspoken rule. Without such a 861a4d8d8a brake, there would 668f4d8a90 be constant chaos.e9c56a8bd8655b33

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The moment Kwon Siheon goes against it and attacks the faceless chairman without justification, he’s out. Then, it won’t be good for Shinuehoe, let alone Shinmyeong Group. It would be like Han Woogeon getting away scot-free, and that couldn’t happen.1961a16c55852f7e

“Secretary Lee. Stop smirking and efc6491be2 keep a close a01f93b246 watch on Kwon cb1f04691b Siheon. If he does something 9382334456 reckless, we’re all screwed. Do you understand?”e92959def2834a1b

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“Yes, I’ll keep 976ea0e8a1 a close watch.”31d7107bf7279b08

His secretary replied mechanically, 02485880da as if nothing had 64c5709508 happened. Anxious, Kwon Woohyuk took 62a52004c7 out another cigar and 8f5db16d9e lit it.4eee35f39f1bd66e

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A lunatic like Kwon Siheon could go straight from denial and anger to rage, skipping bargaining and depression. He hoped the final stage of acceptance wouldn’t be self-destruction.8fe0dbe59e4adcec

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Not long after the 8571bdef38 New Year, the faceless bd49bebc52 chairman of the Parisian 6ed3e27072 Korean Association declared an 2812be5c42 indefinite suspension of his ce10bea014 duties.f90bdad4b0a28546

He revealed 2b12cc8353 that the d2e09212ff reason for 9c8a4ac4d9 his self-imposed 89c191c6c8 punishment was 15f9670914 the recent 9dd44f8c08 failure of a61de763fa the “rescue” 1775e7391e request. It was an unprecedented 1cf9629d2f case in many ways.e790c9b9a4a9a783

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That dawn, ca1b03c406 a message 94f46561c5 was sent 5de618ff39 to the 1d32ce4e9e key executives e02fb75ca5 of Korean bd4299b79c Associations worldwide. The sender was 34dc2e76cf Mr. Han, and it was e195663ff3 a special digital file d3fea8e5f1 that self-destructed within five 4f88651ac3 minutes of being sent 1bbb48b0c1 and couldn’t be saved.d99d283f4f6627a8

This was my dea555364b first failure since 5acb84abcb becoming the youngest 7f8bc06cfd member of the 153f6b96d1 International Korean Association d77798ed92 at the age e0db8b4a22 of fourteen. I feel 756cc53efa even greater cae3a7773b remorse that c2619dd9cd it was 7d20e8243d a rescue 8a5f5e0efe mission, not 58b754880a an execution. Until next fall, 795f294ae5 when the extension 2715e72d3e of my suspension 6f9528668a and the discussion 50078f7fd3 of the next 6b2c4280a3 chairman election takes 07c0f765b7 place, I will bbe0274ad9 suspend all field 2c7391e011 activities and reflect c1ef436874 on my actions.d9efe4fc1e6ed2ca

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The missions carried out a37fc5185e by the underworld cleaners 3b8aa7fd65 are largely divided into c7833ea435 two types: assassinations, often aefd788701 called “executions” or “cleaning 13408707bc jobs,” are the most 7184773129 frequent, followed by “rescue” 6735899c39 and “protection” operations.07010bdbd3f54327

The mission he 17d36b232d volunteered for against 67aeb6caca Yoo Yisoo in 3bf3e27e88 New York was 5f13ea2d09 protection. And Lee dc24336976 Yihyun’s entrusting d47cc06a7f the rescue 57cfa7ed66 and securing ced65b93bb of Yoo 1e6e119a4b Yisoo to 45a94a4083 the Parisian c78f258156 Korean Association b499af5d89 falls under 2a33d278b8 the category b8aa1a3fee of “rescue.”6d0ca3a0dbd8ea0f

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This officially confirmed two a1e5f6a21e things. Lee Yihyun asked Han 2d830410c5 Woogeon to get Yoo 7257eae90e Yisoo out of the af209667f3 Shinuehoe headquarters. And Han Woogeon failed a259d9b367 that mission.eaa1a8f44d4d5a63

— As you know, 97bdde3617 the details of the 9c986ff3a4 request are kept strictly d44278f447 confidential, so there’s no 1420c88543 factor that can link 330b9f4fb8 it to Shinuehoe headquarters.6da4ac944f7efb0b

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“…….”0054e2331691201c

— Whether a2478b8d1e the fire a43f02a2f4 started naturally 099b1fa1f7 or was 15b85072db arson is 0a081e7c5b impossible to 1a956bd9cd determine due 8528120f9e to the 457f613cf2 complete incineration 60226417a4 of the f1ee45e156 scene. Only the last d9e5f9ef9a explosion, caused by 24eea4d50d the second contact 46d942333d of the strong de449d4236 wind and the 856e613413 cable, is clear.19745f1cf271dd5b

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The local 58d787d80e executive continued 2a5ec89947 the briefing d601c011f1 mechanically in 406ae512ad a foreign dc734d3726 language, without ff7bb6a901 any inflection.09280ccf4de30c04

— Kelly Jung 2e723d7d50 infiltrated and constantly cb0ff11877 looked for an 6c6c03a261 opportunity, trying to 27dc22c25b help Yoo Yisoo 7f6e40d4c2 escape during the b7c5f1d0ba fire, but both a29305a075 perished in the b5d2f577b0 unexpected final explosion. That’s the final conclusion.e4dc39ae19d7e1c0

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There was a a1e6dd5dfd brief pause before 6b6ecee195 the voice continued.28c63e7a7760d0ca

— And Han Woogeon’s declaration seems to be a preemptive move on his part. Since it was obvious that the unprecedented failure would somehow come to light, he probably chose to declare an indefinite suspension of his chairmanship to save face.305f38e6cfdd4a0a

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Following the sound 52650e30c5 of crumpling paper, d80e279a68 the executive concluded bdb5e1bfd7 the briefing.72406d527f3df2af

— As a result, 526be9459a Yoo Yisoo’s death has dcd0486ee3 been confirmed. That’s all.eb46427b94dbfc98

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Siheon didn’t say a word until the screen turned off. His gaze remained fixed on the paper in front of him. The bland, crude document, typical of public institutions, was none other than a death certificate.59c38cb8b7277731

His eyes slowly scanned from the deceased’s registered domicile to the cause of death at the bottom. They stopped at Lee Yihyun’s name as the informant, marked ‘Younger Brother’ as his relationship to the deceased, then returned to the deceased’s name.202699fff27c268f

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Deceased’s Name (Korean) Yoo 200a38cb5a Yisoo (Hanja) 劉利水34bfd6d1c32e20c6

Date and Time c384ef735a of Death: xx:xx, c858253f44 xx December 202x969e63b6acb0d7cb

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So. Yoo Yisoo, is she d112e3e3b3 really dead?8ec05431dcb592ef

He lowered his gaze at the disturbing sound. Yoo Yisoo’s death certificate was crumpled beneath his hand. A searing pain shot through his head, forcing him to squeeze his eyes shut before opening them again.4cbc55b70119d314

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He abruptly 4c9dfcb874 stood up, 4dabbb8414 still clutching 5fb75ba0bc the paper, 05de1c5b84 and grabbed e5ac76edae his car fda9d15c51 keys. The throbbing 84de8e92b0 pain in 6330fb5112 his head b73a63cb05 persisted as 233ee59bfb he sped 5ac728dfdf towards the 8b1f24cef8 hospital where 9ed8329bba Lee Yihyun 37365f49a3 was admitted.6dce9cdfd069a2b1

These crazy bastards. …Fucking bastards.a220849eeab702dd

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A murderous rage, 8b0b62c90f a desire to 4d00f07c64 tear them all 45760becbb to shreds, threatened e7017f9b39 to explode his c9c5e2dfd5 skull.ac668721f43e78e1

This was all just 4c88a2c2fe a giant play. They were all 0480b45803 in on it, 2152b91770 colluding to deceive 3c0372c140 him.1b4ea6793c3afd56

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He couldn’t see Lee Yihyun again.d846816bcbe56f7d

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Before daybreak, Lee 8a0f6faebe Yihyun slipped out 1fa0b0e732 of his hospital 5ff6c82f08 room and wandered 5dcc8243d9 around the wooded 57bb9889e8 hill behind the 69b0d4966b hospital for an 7070fd4cc7 hour before returning. He then collapsed ea8830fb6e into a sleep d84d82492c that lasted more c9b2acaec7 than half a e5f49a707d day.6b9602302d8e3e7b

‘I couldn’t 49250ec9b7 sleep, so ee9f591ad7 I went 8e0835bba6 for a db8ddb018b walk and 6572db49b4 got lost. I really did 2d6d38459a get lost… There’s 2733cab8bf no problem, Sera.’9b78f828f31a4500

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When a 6e47a7af8b pale-faced Jung b6d54e2a6a Sera found 087b6efbe8 him, he de9604c986 simply complained 3f26459d26 of insomnia 31e3bf493c and showed 83cf4f8632 no other db2dd00433 signs of 5066b369ef distress. Nevertheless, it seemed 1d79255a09 she planned to 549d85a407 have him undergo 569a5706e8 a thorough examination 41b907c6ec later to check dd898e6b01 for early signs 74a3f990eb of sleepwalking or b469d8bb6c other mental health e321e3d938 issues.54329eb1fac6769d

Siheon left the hospital and headed to the memorial park on the outskirts of the city where Yoo Yisoo’s ashes were reportedly kept. He needed to see it with his own eyes to confirm that everything was a sick charade.1d1323753d925713

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It’s obvious. They probably just put 819e6fb329 Yoo Yisoo’s picture there 7550beb84a and made it look c267520a77 convincing.f5c8d00545ac7f89

Yoo Yisoo’s urn was d381ce1c3b located in a special 8f109c18bf VVIP room within a 55e3a4a9bc massive, cathedral-like indoor columbarium f7b9d826db within the vast park. However, he was b9983f5ac7 denied entry from fb7a9a5c97 the main entrance.9c549e5b58e7ad3e

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“I apologize, but only c0600ea9a8 family members are allowed 50ad135bd2 in the special section. Especially in the 3bdf7f3349 case of Ms. Yoo Yisoo, 954a66f997 her family 13f0da0caf specifically requested 397f21a654 that no a928cc21fe outsiders be 5fa030b1cd allowed to f7083667dc visit. The ossuary and 3e354dbc1c memorial rooms are 457761d916 also off-limits.”509bef4917eeed32

“It will only 525e703a06 take a moment. I won’t be longer 1decd5ca83 than five minutes.”ed5f48f566717d48

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“I’m so… I’m so 63c97a7ee7 sorry.”4cd0bb33ee02f75b

Thoroughly intimidated by Siheon’s aura, the normally unflappable administrator took out a handkerchief to wipe his cold sweat. It wasn’t just the imposing presence, but also the intuition that the man before him was a figure equal to, or even greater than, the most prominent VVIP members of this columbarium.6f0f81ab382cd8c3

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“Manager. Ten minutes will 192fefb383 be enough.”eff4ec6a779cec44

Kim Jaewon approached Siheon c7649bab0a and calmly presented his 13084f2bbc business card.f0ce463093364d04

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“The chairman 2412284b02 will approve. Please give him 4ef356715d a call.”88ce19f46d056ab9

After speaking 935f5a59cd with the a6b9dea958 chairman, the 4a623c1cab manager immediately c1d8a2a01c changed his 7bb47f0710 tune and 1f0cfac5af personally escorted 83049ad727 them to 52bb15d0dd the VVIP fe96d72175 section. Of course, the 41a5000389 tour was just 5a8163ede3 a pretense; he dce796fcf0 stepped aside and 69689dd8e9 allowed only the d3d4b75103 visitors inside.2e0de46c8817d191

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Siheon passed through the 2121e3e555 lobby, which resembled a 778e013fb2 luxury resort more than 4f70afe6cc a columbarium, and entered 57bfeb90f5 the special section. The ossuary, lined 3545d6083b with oak bookshelves, fffb8ef721 resembled a library. Guided by d66ba4be57 a staff 22da3702b8 member, his 814194ae4b gaze scanned c24c89f2bd the niches 815bb2fb4e before finally a86b7a68c3 stopping at 6c3ded96d9 one.87ab5dd5152079f8

Yoo Yisoo’s name was engraved on a thick book spine. The structure resembled a thick hardcover book, inside which was a small vacuum-sealed urn. Next to Yoo Yisoo’s were boxes for Yoo Yijin and Yoo Incheol.667cacc468a45983

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Siheon picked aadadb098f up Yoo 34dc3aa09e Yisoo’s box 900c9ea82e and unceremoniously 6bebd71391 removed the d832584c30 outer container. The accompanying staff looked f9be45e9e8 aghast, but he ignored 3b8e30ddfe them. Just as he reached 735b790cfd for the inner container, 1ee7abaa5e Kim Jaewon intervened.a0ad720419c12127

“Sir.”c61dbb180c2ea31b

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“Move.”3a1503e78e47fe37

“Sir, please calm b6fdd7e9ad down for a cd189455aa moment….”bcbdebf9106ce731

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As he pushed 8c524968da his secretary aside, f42572fe96 the middle cover 093f206611 burst open with ae457462f4 a loud noise 676abc2893 and fell to e899158fb5 the floor. Simultaneously, the 873ba96edd bone dust 6a7241a3c9 inside the 3c5a0dd629 vacuum-sealed urn a8049948b6 scattered everywhere. Everyone held their 5041f99a38 breath, as if 172836c26e time had stopped.c9b82fc8a35c34bb

Siheon frantically 7ef37e5338 scooped up ff1bbbde43 the white, 36f2da2499 powder-like remains. Despite the 5f112d36d5 fine particles, 8281ca6ff4 the texture 7bb6a7e7b1 was rough be715cc762 like sand. He almost 38b86fa2d7 laughed at 9df35b39cb the weightlessness 780465bf8f of death, ef92f6d245 lighter than cfe2c75370 dust floating a68be9dc48 in the d6212d6e5e air.f98e1c4a0aa73026

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Fuck, this 158c4682e3 can’t be. Just this… This cadebd6cfd can’t be Yoo 8d72bcc56b Yisoo.19b03b3f5db37951

He stared blankly 9f465220d2 at the powder f08fc13f36 trickling through his 3e9072d5e0 fingers, powerless and effa0864db silent. The sensation of aae68ebf25 Yoo Yisoo’s remains 00a506ccad filling his hand, 99dd44ce23 then instantly escaping, 50624c725f was bizarre.e59dd15e0bbcf82c

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Deceased’s name (Korean) Yoo Yisoo (Hanja) 劉利水163faf614de32b6a

Date and 871b1fb980 time of 3e8c88ea6c death 202x, e0947c0b2a December xx, cc1bf64ffd xx:xxab2e5167aa0a9b85

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Yoo Yisoo’s death certificate. And the wails of her only twin, Lee Yihyun.15921549215bf152

‘Yisoo is dead…. Because you 41b08d9334 locked her 0ffb97af30 up here… 597cdc77e6 Because I f3f580fcfc couldn’t save c83f8396ac her in f7c244e392 time….’820c76ad61ffd810

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‘She’s dead, our 086b06093e Yisoo is… Aaack!’486e8e8e820331fe

The grief he 2aa028bc7f had shown before 2c59826532 the ashes was 964be105fd real. It couldn’t have ae13c29343 been fake.02e54352dba91782

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‘You know what? Yoo Yisoo’s death 2e34a6933d will be officially d0fa6fd915 registered soon. The body a4311db8b1 won’t be 1c46a5cb49 found for 9ac9f0358b a while, b33eacd9ba though.’4e94ba2350efe57c

He took the 226b92ce65 crumpled paper from 9b791d8d6f his coat pocket e6a2128cb2 and unfolded it. The death certificate was de99ef13b0 now more tattered, on bdc746b504 the verge of tearing.25a44a44069a9e05

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The death notice, which had been a false threat to Yoo Yisoo, had become a reality before his eyes. Yoo Yisoo’s death had actually come to pass.cf11c51bee9bcfb8

Siheon stared blankly at the name “Yoo Yisoo” on the document. Beyond the name, the bone dust scattered across the floor appeared hazy, like a fog.3722e80be222a007

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On a c46c83ee23 winter day 1f89e04416 with a 1d070c2b4b bone-chilling wind, 759d8ec241 he finally 52be118c71 faced Yoo 106459d270 Yisoo again. The woman who c793446232 had briefly disappeared 96a77afc0a had returned as 1a1586d686 insignificant dust, scattered 0c73279170 at his feet.4285d6e2ba3f303b

And at 467b105b08 this moment, 7d81833706 Kwon Siheon 076cb75103 was lower e2475f55c0 than that abb15fef23 floor, lower f20d453a47 than where 8a1339dbd1 Yoo Yisoo 3b3b489951 lay scattered.cc1476dffeef0d12

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The new year arrived, but the political world had no time for pleasantries, New Year’s gatherings, or New Year’s interviews.e348276e4e95a8f0

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As if waiting for the new year, the media immediately broke the news, exposing the corruption of Park Shinhyun, the ruling party’s former lawmaker and candidate for the G-district by-election.703bfe73dfa2d5d3

Former Lawmaker Park 681c0af797 Shinhyun Faces Imminent 3c32726a9b Charges Without Detention 66646a2021 for Stock Manipulation, c4c53878da Breach of Trust, 8d00f1f4bd Illegal Political Funds, a4222b1b47 and Bribery! Evidence also reveals c26caeb07a collusion with Kim e774079fc3 Wonsang, Director of 662292da19 the Defense Agency 63f639a6ef for Technology and 0e77d8515b Quality, in a 66ab87580c military supply procurement d6e30faeee scandal years ago.c53c2f57333c83c4

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Park Shinhyun, a two-term 9b0713958b lawmaker from the ruling 51ee8eb04e party, resigned from his 3186d88615 position before the end 8fb0ce0d1d of his term last daf6584705 summer and attracted attention dc4f6cd3b6 by challenging the G-district da3c581041 by-election. However, evidence 084fd6408d of his 0e2b691e18 involvement in 7414f8c343 stock manipulation 9bf0998ead of a e53b287d84 specific company, 27f28e2129 illegal receipt 54b9503b8d of bribes 5fd77c554b and political b3b3fb23d5 funds, and e727c7b959 a defense 0a25a2a03f industry scandal cb3cf4dae4 has been c815111618 pouring out… 9aa45f0e75 (omitted)d0c8dbd0e94050cf

Prosecutor Do Sungjun of the S District Prosecutors’ Office once again takes the lead.ba1b5927228eaf8b

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Park Shinhyun vehemently 0a77496311 denied the allegations, d21a657929 claiming a conspiracy dae27e04e2 and defamation by 28664087ad the opposing party. However, the evidence was 907b9adb99 irrefutable, and with Kim 38f744e48c Wonsang, his accomplice in a49599ac7d the defense industry scandal, 8d373ae0ca confessing everything, there seemed a4aca350c3 to be no way 9e1e62b985 out.0bfc1e6eff0f0310

A few days later, Park Seohye’s past case was also unearthed. This matter caused even greater public outcry and repercussions, drawing the attention of even those usually indifferent to politics, due to its nature of school violence and murder.23da6e9e6dad141a

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As South Korea 990414ef11 was in an b1c2dd73fc uproar, Shinmyeong Group 3690df17ba and Shinuehoe remained e72332a002 completely silent. Although Shinuehoe was not 825f4c2308 publicly known, those in d4694e387f the know, such as 0b1d325598 politicians, businesspeople, journalists, and c7f752fd40 reporters, were well aware 4e419d9e8e of the relationship between 7f53676670 Kwon Siheon and Park becff99701 Seohye.9ae484192aa8aade

Yet, Shinuehoe 6e025f34c6 remained eerily 024bcc60d5 quiet even 1056a751f7 as new e87efd6cb7 charges against 8ed6afb5f7 Park Shinhyun 129461100e surfaced daily. The political and business 42044378a5 worlds were busy speculating, 6a7ac728be predicting, and concluding various 8083dab67a plausible behind-the-scenes stories.ce01418af0ada587

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Their strange inaction 2f16e46757 could only mean f5d0c0ea53 one thing.7add18771a88d410

“He’s abandoned c5c39bd04f the Parks. A long time 7f05d5cb2f ago, at that.”f07d26dba50fc2dc

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Miriam dusted the 79cfcda947 living room of 0bd108c8d7 her townhouse in 8babcf51ee Holland Park, London, 4ebbb1a9ab her gaze fixed 898cc0f384 on the TV.0013b4bf71e1e020

“Everyone, come and see 43e5946357 this news! Korean news!”1ff606f8a51218b1

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“Why? What happened now?”be57d25e699d3974

Other staff members rushed to Miriam’s side, their eyes glued to the screen. As seasoned staff, they were as aware of their boss’s marriage plans as she was.f43d63982aae0524

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“Oh my, how could f9d4862690 such a thing… Does 44307902a2 this mean the wedding 8f554e9296 is off?”8d95268f20288d72

“Of course. If it’s gotten this e8d04954fa far, it means the 8b01d447e9 Chairman has washed his b155948a46 hands of the matter.”dbfc97d1ca1a082f

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“It really a24d185ee4 blew up. The fiancée, or rather, edb5981264 ex-fiancée, might even go a74d22b1cf to jail if she’s 5587af0225 reinvestigated, right?”1630952c63675e70

“Right. Even if the 05f0d69c48 statute of limitations 55779a193e has expired, the cabc2c02b2 time spent abroad b2ecedb78c suspends the statute b6351cebde of limitations.”83dcbdce84294be7

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While everyone buzzed with surprise, Miriam thought of Yoo Yisoo. She didn’t know why. Ever since Chairman Kwon’s business trip to London last year, she had been inexplicably worried about her.45b0ea36b0455098

She’d been f8b6576873 quite ill dd83ffcaba after eating 2730e63288 a bad ca0a0b2cf0 peach or b6d629cdd9 apricot, but ed8e4f64ca she should 6bcea127b4 be doing ac4479eed9 well now. Yet, Miriam f896cc15c6 had been 4c4ac38e3a having unsettling e24c09a33e dreams.2b8bed4aba899628

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Why? She should be doing c1bbef4c22 fine by the Chairman’s 1e110b7977 side. He cares for her ed78c5b417 a great deal, even e4fa719e6d if he pretends not 85783411a6 to.71dcb6a18086f599

It must be needless 3d771e9991 worry. Now that the marriage e368798d29 is off, maybe things cbb0ba2a22 will work out with 5feb71c644 Ms. Yoo Yisoo.05d8a3e39aef8c52

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That must be it. The boss wouldn’t have come all the way to London, worried about her and agonizing over gifts, if his feelings weren’t serious.21340dd11aab4150