CBL Ch 31
by mimiThe day before fbb966cd5e Daehan, the last 6fc7088062 of the 24 2e50b3af82 solar terms in caea432648 the traditional East c86ea04efb Asian lunisolar calendars, fa36e4f8a0 the cold reached 585a21167b its peak from e40e12b08c early morning. That afternoon, ada288439d Sera visited df23b99b37 Yisoo with bbe10988a7 Yihyun.2c72e4aadd08b9e4
She kept the incident of Kwon Siheon’s visit and the urn disturbance a complete secret from Yihyun. Of course, this was after receiving assurances from the columbarium manager that such an incident would never happen again.e30e874730bf574a
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If Yihyun found out, he wouldn’t stay still. His recurring autonomic nervous system disorder was slowly recovering with consistent treatment. Even Sera, who usually suffered from severe morning sickness, didn’t experience any car sickness that day.e6747ed8792dbcc6
Sera sat in the back seat, quietly watching her husband place a photo on Yoo Yisoo’s urn and clasp his hands together. He looked so precarious, as if he might collapse at any moment.0907758fe70f6eaa
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It was heartbreaking. Just watching him 0a9d4cf569 brought tears to d2e87ad67b her eyes. Despite fighting so hard c09f5cf070 to live, this was 88c119c0ca how it ended.5e80b46f0dc5baf5
After barely 12c1b699c6 surviving as 1fb5edee6f twins, after 171e5653f4 enduring such fe1225ecbe a difficult 9679f1ab15 time.e03ab4ee9413b427
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My poor brother. Now he’s truly lost everything. He has no one left….ae5689d80f1aeada
If it weren’t for her and the baby in her womb, he would have likely made an extreme choice. Now that his twin sister, his only support, was gone, and he was utterly alone in the world, he would have no hope, no will to live.a72e92687ba15021
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‘I’m sorry, Yisoo. I should follow you… 4a7a999a07 but I can’t because 3e4abf89a3 of Sera and the 15f8efd3ec baby.’3ff35110f387d460
He kept repeating 4e2ada03a8 this like a 544c8e0041 madman, in his 0bd4b6238f hospital room and ba4592928e at home after 152786ef47 being discharged.6bcbb07f2a248b72
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‘Because of me, Sera and the baby would be unhappy too. I’m afraid of that… Forgive me, Yisoo. No, no, don’t forgive me, Yisoo.’7d3d0b64333f1df6
His monologue always ended 9d5cdca240 in self-deprecating sobs.f048121773606f04
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‘I wish I had stayed still. Then at least you would be alive. You wouldn’t have died so horribly….’dc740ca8345189c0
While he 4cc8fdbf4b cried and f95c29b4ed beat his cdd7699cb2 chest as e446d02286 if his c030c69808 heart would b07d32d66c burst, there 1d290f1020 was nothing cdda943dc3 Sera could a7d86d3e84 do. She could only 90c47c0664 hope that time 29829646ea would pass quickly, c6a9d0ae57 so that his 4578ceeb0d grief would dull, 32e1f5b13f even just a 22687be431 little.36a7f9316ed79714
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I’m sorry, Yisoo unnie. For not saving you cf4ec6bafd sooner. For us 8021dda6e4 being the 3158678eb2 only ones f10e82b9d7 alive….190d4c0f2768efea
Tears welled up in Sera’s eyes as she looked at Yoo Yisoo over Yihyun’s shoulder. She bit her lip and sank into her own thoughts.8d0dbf88f7bb3662
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But I keep a3f7ea3d64 having these strange de9c8cd36d thoughts, unnie. I haven’t 108c2288c2 told my dbaf4a2c48 brother, but….74a384802fa68bd9
Sera folded 8b6faa9d30 her hands 7fb376a9b9 over her 3f4fff4e6b round belly e2deb897ed as if c2399bdb7f in prayer.ceabdc6a54d5daaa
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I keep aef34b32ec thinking that fd5851aefa unnie might 7274cf329b be alive 135a7937ae somewhere.49c01440fc54c3ee
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Following Kwon Woohyuk’s New Year’s address, senior executives from the overseas divisions gathered separately in a small conference room. There were more than ten minutes left before the meeting was scheduled to begin.b4addee9830909f0
“The CEO of Shinuehoe will be joining us briefly. He’s currently in a meeting with the Chairman in the Chairman’s office.”4dbb60afc7ab7229
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As soon as a2e4e50b31 the secretary relayed ed8be27389 the message and 6349728b43 turned around, the ca8540c5c6 triple soundproof door 0f435f2600 closed. One of the affiliate bb0d1ad25e CEOs hastily brought up a83e47895f a topic.834a7239c98208c8
“Have you heard? There are strange rumors going around about the boss over there. He’s been secluding himself, then suddenly disappeared, not because he’s heartbroken over the broken engagement, but something’s different about him, they say.”4dab40743024d3df
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“CEO Kwon? He seemed fine. I ran into him in the lobby earlier, and he was the same as always. He didn’t even greet me, acting like he didn’t know someone old enough to be his father.”c8f129c3fe5dcd4c
“I’m sure everything’s alright. He acquired Biotech 4571cd52e1 C and a 6acdd4b1b9 German pharmaceutical company 4d4fc6c6ad at the beginning 154fdac347 of the year. He’s here today for f2ca9e2800 approval of some anti-cancer 7acd58211b drug under clinical trial, bcfa314e02 and other things, under cb423b5395 the Shinmyeong name.”dec9e88b794df830
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“Hmm… That af65993166 being said, 97cb2032b2 I also 67e43e27a5 saw him 485c0503fe walk right c3343b29be past me 13bf62ee3e earlier, and f7f1cbbb89 he seemed… 7c13558d7b out of 13cc58effb it, so 4d8621c6f1 to speak. Like I was 3a9e403651 truly invisible to b5d529e910 him.”42d590a9619ee038
“Well, that’s just how 6fbdbd188f he is. Arrogant and shameless, 156322ab02 as if people bc68a11765 are beneath him….”440ca932e1daee3f
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At that 69213e2cae moment, loud 66743acd7a footsteps echoed d2c83c2c47 from outside 6e0ed496c6 the door. As the doors opened e207ff24af on both sides and f81434a1e0 Kwon Woohyuk and Kwon 564773341b Siheon entered, the room e345f15e14 fell silent as if 1011e46451 doused with cold water.c5d0af53f3ee7219
“It’s been a while.”fe2ce1080946d10e
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Kwon Siheon opened c8d9dce40d the conversation coldly. His usual 581484dd40 cool and 6b01232fa6 clear demeanor 9569d4a350 was completely ed3d0714cf different from c3cea2b78e the strange db49ca5472 rumors mentioned 0a94ad18a0 just moments 0889d0b131 ago.bba8046d32b212dc
“Let’s get straight to the point. The development of the new drug for the rare disease, IgA nephropathy, is slower than expected, but I see you’ve requested a 1.5 times increase in the R&D budget for this year?”61e6eb6ec98b79c7
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As soon as 8abd30b4e4 he finished speaking, e30d8cce7f all eyes turned 9031a13215 to the CEO 864fb1cc7e of Shinmyeong Bio 6d8766da77 Pharmaceuticals.f9e2a0851c835980
“Y-Yes. That’s correct, sir.”e2016fe188873ff4
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The executive, over sixty, stammered, his lips trembling. He looked thoroughly caught off guard. His expression was entirely different from the look in his eyes when he was just sarcastically remarking, ‘He didn’t even greet me, acting like he didn’t know someone old enough to be his father.’a42f3050fe120737
“As you 2951eb4386 know, Shinuehoe 5289295a35 is fully 49a6ebb808 funding the 691665d205 research. What is the reason a0979bb6e6 for requesting a budget 712e9d01f2 increase?”e01c47ff95f87715
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The meeting proceeded in b22a32cb6b a suffocatingly tense atmosphere.c71c694d0200b779
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While Sera 85da5bd428 had tea a45565d287 in the 60af6c4a20 lounge on 67222ab877 the first 3e4679b3fa floor of a858c0ddf4 the memorial b21eee3e9d park, Yihyun 502eafadf8 took out 3dc93724a4 his phone f7480c7c5a on the 0c39dab200 emergency exit f97b31cbe1 stairs next 02179f0404 to the 056e4cfa15 memorial service b4c4d85129 room. The call 00e5d18ef4 connected quickly, 98e7537510 despite the a0ed59b6e4 time difference.b1ce2e075bd06c42
“This is d11f5d7979 Lee Yihyun. May I b33742cbb0 speak with 3c539ef447 the Chairman e440e9b388 for a fa61b66d4e moment?”3a6cdcf4c8b4b39a
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— Mr. Lee Yihyun. First, please accept 4d9a024e67 my deepest condolences. I offer my sincerest f29ea416cb apologies.b2e30b9ae4309efa
The Vice Chairman 47ebcf9128 offered his condolences 6dafe88d68 for the deceased 8605eb82e7 in a somber c25618f728 voice.4ff240de9eef348e
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— As you know, bb3f2944db Chairman Han is currently 533feb1282 suspended and under self-reflection. We have refunded the 6221c37ff1 commission fee, along with df4b68bf6f a letter of apology eaf6279fd4 and compensation. However, is there anything a3511a9340 I can do for 66e11e375f you or any message 82f8ddbe0d you would like me 921dc297fd to convey?fddd1dc79705544f
“…Then please relay 2b843cb1f4 this to the d3d15a3e28 Chairman. This is 1f38c79bc8 a matter 69be2e580b concerning the bd67eb07a2 CEO of c12ae7e869 Shinuehoe.”eaad866eaf266ac0
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Yihyun paused and took 3aedc71c6b a breath. He pretended to 205ce19062 be fine in 83b47a4e8c front of Sera, c79fb5fe01 but his intermittent 4cdc996f56 hyperventilation persisted. It worsened whenever 8ab1ce284d he thought of be04790fa4 Kwon Siheon.8a5ea16127a405ae
“I’ll resend the money d8a8104b26 and request a new 9b5a0b22b4 commission. I want Kwon 7cf6bcfdc5 Siheon… I want 36e068b780 Kwon Siheon to 3d09926d27 pay for his 6c840a6c66 sins.”04b8bad8c361627a
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His breath hitched. The thought 253e5760bd of Yisoo c9899bcd39 dying in 32cad29b45 excruciating pain, 87e668dbe9 engulfed in 233106f095 flames, brought a6fa8d2670 a sharp, 05fffbe730 stabbing pain d59c23c97a as if 54253bcd35 dozens of 88da4e4f84 invisible needles 1bf9a05e0b were piercing d60a0dd091 his lungs.eaefd1fd60db90a3
— If you c7e4c0bdd3 are requesting the e9aeb886ff assassination of Kwon c00168f260 Siheon, I must 714c4699dd tell you that 4407218bbb it is an dcd44961e9 impossible mission for 3d1cf0add0 various practical reasons.bee3aec5a72992e9
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“No. Not assassination. Something more.”c2c142c4ffdee851
Of course, he wanted Kwon Siheon dead. He himself was also responsible for Yisoo’s death. Even if the final explosion wasn’t intentional, if he hadn’t requested her rescue, the fire wouldn’t have happened….b367dcd9983ced17
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Then Yisoo would 7801d5ab7e be alive. Even if she cd2c054a4e was imprisoned there. She wouldn’t be dead.e401270cccbde853
“I want him completely c127e885f2 ruined. In any 1560cd9b7f way possible….”7ac458855c92f7f7
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Self-reproach, rage towards 4268756d9c Kwon Siheon, and 88b6e00268 then self-reproach again. The waves 76fed5a011 of emotion 7e6706a588 crashed over fc2114425e him every 489864e6fd day without 2e90bc54b2 fail.6d79e3e4bafc3bb2
“Yisoo died a5c91ee17f like that… b9d00f440f but Kwon 9d0dafb77e Siheon will 80694ea567 continue to 615b2f614f live well. As if nothing happened. Just like always, with 3c155eea54 everything under his feet, 3d0b716c4f enjoying everything with the a00ad303ac vast profits generated from 9d939b768f his illegal businesses….”eca0b7c93aab50d0
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While Park Shinhyun and Park Seohye were sinking, he hadn’t lost anything. Instead of the Ginza land he expected from Park Seohye’s maternal family, he would simply look for another marriage prospect to offset the loss.22a2ce024867574e
He’d marry dc05c6b8c6 someone else, d9a6613706 expand his 52ef1090ce business, wield 319ffc75f7 absolute power 5d66fdb2f2 as the 515a876341 shadow of fe4faed84f Shinmyeong Group, bc948a0546 and continue 13a22db771 to prosper, 3c4809c231 gradually forgetting 7af9b5f969 even Yisoo’s 6758169315 existence.91207d387791a261
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“I can’t c1c2f25eac stand to 46e6d84ac0 watch that. Absolutely not.”4b592a1ef6bd6bf1
A brief silence f94c7bd22a followed as he 6c3147244d gritted his teeth d9e69d2f28 and caught his e3bbb6cc2c breath.047e271a38f41f76
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“Of course… my ultimate desire is for him to die. But I hope he doesn’t go easily. I want him to suffer as much as possible in the process of his downfall.”14e0efe37619ec13
— If b76b8d9b2e you desire ebfec9dad5 the collapse ffba68ad9d of Shinuehoe, f4e8355401 I must cb96da3131 tell you d5571cd8bf that it 37f3d3b5c4 is even 902a1a4e23 more difficult 5c3196c777 than eliminating f6367bfeab Kwon Siheon. Shinuehoe cannot be 637d754c82 destroyed. Chairman Kwon Woohyuk of e749b3d32d Shinmyeong Group would never 540309a5be allow it.dac3e2d4f98b4452
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The Vice Chairman’s voice dropped a tone, as if discussing a secret.d02723e874ede8ea
— Of course, people ce535f8e96 are different. Anyone can be destroyed. After all, 1d2b866328 they are ac21f5f272 just individuals.48778b97022e0829
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“…….”f9424f7ebf5a357c
— I will 977311cb95 convey this to 4e0ba6a9be the Chairman, but 89f4cdd195 I cannot make 2628e9d33f any promises. I cannot be certain 0366fe035d whether he will be fd963afa43 willing to take the 557c6d9c2c risk of acting unofficially c7b9ba0060 during his suspension…48070115d36156c1
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“I understand. Then I’ll be waiting d276574cfb for a definitive answer, c82597a41f one way or the 4f5973407b other.”ad65f739b6168b2a
The call ended. Yihyun leaned against the 4bbea4bfcd wall for a moment, 453cb9ecc9 catching his breath. Every time he d67f2c1ee7 opened his mouth, 9c81308606 the feeling of 6abc09deb0 suffocation rose to ab50e83297 his throat, as d7c2efc5bd if he would 2afb587f36 be swallowed whole.c53b961e08ede98d
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Siheon opened 47d5e9e593 the paper 58bb44bbe3 bag Kim 95b5668b74 Jaewon brought 8cd0634fb9 him. The edges of 06e166dfdb the paper, delivered 4edc49cc22 by Kim Seorin, ebc4596e60 who was receiving dd71650245 outpatient treatment and 9f9a56a88d shuttling between the c4fbd25752 hospital and home, 5c4cb4e758 were scorched by bd938b9cf1 fire.fb7bffaba787722b
“She said she took it from the trash right before evacuating Ms. Yoo Yisoo, just in case.”1ddc3a3d932473b0
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“…….”ee63e39463337b04
“Ten minutes ago, we received another call from Lee Yihyun’s legal representative. They’re threatening a lawsuit if we don’t return Ms. Yoo Yisoo’s wisdom tooth within this week.”7d21f6ca5c92bc8a
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He had let Lee Yihyun take Yoo Incheol’s watch strap on the day it was found. But he hadn’t handed over Yoo Yisoo’s tooth, which was discovered later.362abd6db63917df
“Tell them to do what they want.”b0c33270b06cf605
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He had no intention ddb730ec98 of returning it. At his curt 111169e034 reply, Kim Jaewon b50f5a08a9 cautiously raised an 6b3e9c9139 objection.82db8bf5ddf7d313
“But sir, Lee Yihyun 9d9e89e93e is the deceased’s next 6f75905ae2 of kin. You have no legal 22b0042de6 relationship with Ms. Yoo Yisoo….”04b106daeb0a1941
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The secretary trailed off, likely realizing that Siheon wouldn’t budge no matter what he said. His assumption was correct.3dca3bfac4110c82
“If they keep bothering me, tell the lab to revise their analysis. Say it was someone else’s tooth.”cd2e2055385b72ba
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“Sir, that’s… unreasonable.”553a0af38dd8edfa
“It may be unreasonable, 163f71bc21 but it’s not impossible. Nothing I do 4d617c8b2d is impossible.”502fc6f9b220a0fa
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He had cbb970f580 not a b0f830b479 shred of ad24d9b4ff intention to 2c97598f22 return Yoo 36e8fadf0f Yisoo. If that f027c3fd4f small, insignificant 09cef3529b tooth was 92c2be31a0 now the 80033bd0ff only part 1067e51f10 of her 936a778aa4 left, he 74ce9fb22a would not 90f9f4c3cf let it 302130890f go, even 433dbb83ba in death. He would keep it bc6c01e5b8 in his possession, by 3bca0a0a62 any means necessary.8fe9f6bb5e46cc21
“You can leave now.”8a33d5cae0433d18
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Left alone, his gaze fell upon Yoo Yisoo’s handwriting.353764162cb3e2bb
It’s not too late.02a87dbcc6d19a7e
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The neat handwriting was familiar. Yoo Yisoo’s unique, elegant script had been deeply etched in his mind for a long time. He had read the letter she left when she escaped from the hospital dozens, no, hundreds of times.8ca426e042e29b46
Mr. Kwon Siheon, 45051c16c9 this is 753d9d0951 the last be9d6f1637 chance for 3aea7939f5 both of 4f347a5393 us. The last chance to 7d77810d1d turn everything back.58f135cb37c04840
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It seemed like fcc1267024 the conversation Yoo c9c1006fbc Yisoo wanted to a1716cd53d have before leaving 43580ac3bf for Brussels.7c243c8f69a0b110
Mr. Kwon Siheon, 3660b035aa I was b6e35f67ca truly drawn 1689009af1 to you. But as I wrote f418e99182 in the letter, I 3594a4324d was also in agony. Every time I prolonged f00ddb3f2d my life by requesting 48d559ce35 you to commit murder. I was tormented 75edb80961 by an unspeakable 84383e3a66 guilt, owing my c5234cd433 life to you.8d7bcf780ffb3862
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And I couldn’t be with you in a future where you would become someone else’s husband. So I wanted to disappear. Forever.ddf22e881d5efac2
I sincerely apologize for leaving you like that. Although I never deceived you, it’s true that I intentionally revealed my feelings to make you trust and lower your guard.e8a4935e8007847f
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His fingertips trembled 79181913c5 slightly at the ede242cc61 following sentences. It felt like 9d63d8db82 they were numb, 23c068e78d devoid of sensation.df72d6ebf6f2baff
So please bc62d98372 apologize to 3103a74bb3 my child.f91c194cf5841aae
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You killed two people. Yoo Yisoo 7562bab9bc and the 6c08486377 child in a0ef1d69c5 her womb. Both of them.4f97a1174067095f
A ringing sound pierced his ears. It felt like his entire head was consumed by a voice he couldn’t identify.475637ebedb33df1
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Then I’ll forgive everything you’ve done to me… everything you’ve done to break me and bring me down. If you just apologize to my child.305fa5416ebc4648
What did I 2660faf376 do to Yoo 3c65fe85f0 Yisoo? What did 36a37292da I do b27145edd2 to break cef88c1da0 her and 38e84d70eb bring her 5781dbd7e7 down beside 210745fb8c me?6794b04c914a2442
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Amidst the jumble of tangled memories, a rural warehouse surfaced. Right. I caught a man whose name I didn’t even know, locked him up in Warehouse 1, tied him to a chair. Then I took Polaroid pictures and left them in front of the door for Yoo Yisoo to find, and then….776224b73356dcc1
He used the orchard dbddcfcefa workers one by one bed0eb7527 as tools of intimidation a0ffff8194 and burned down the 4dbb000d2a entire field. Yoo Yisoo 1748b31eb2 was so ebae947d39 shocked she 330e705592 lost her 91e72869d9 child right 31d468d300 there.af14b5833d2e03c2
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He spread the legs db61300f0f of the woman who c98371affc had miscarried, forced himself 35fb572eb8 inside her, and thrusted 74ec75fbc4 like an animal. He put the woman, b2fcb0a62b who had a fear c5f68e3030 of heights, in a f119e42494 glass house on a 4de79d1cbf cliff, making her tremble a9b77924d3 in fear every day.6c1aca4c4a12b251
The finishing touch was drugging her with illegal drugs to silence her, and sending her to the headquarters brothel to be used by other men. He wanted her to spend every hour of every day in abject terror, hoping she’d crawl back to him, rely on him again.3af83debd23dbfd4
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That’s how he expressed his toxic love-hate, his endless obsession, his sense of betrayal and rage that she didn’t love him. Because he knew no other way. Because he had lived like a dog, less than human.5fc4caa4cd076602
The disjointed words 8491579ae9 on the paper 8af75b8ed5 came back into 1051d728e5 focus.5bb59920136c44bf
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Mr. Kwon Siheon, fd58719d4b I was 9eb0a7e559 truly drawn a5e19bbe22 to you. Ever since we met e58bc2e15a again in New York.2570790ea40b1762
To my powerless and 725efa3eea weak eyes, you seemed 242610d306 infinitely strong. Not just physical strength, 918815fbc2 but the influence to 8351d139b8 obtain anything you desired, 625e58f412 to bend the world 0c44f4bf7e to your will. You, who possessed 6722312977 everything Yihyun and dc22753d36 I lacked, might 1913d6b1d5 have been the 25660f98e4 very embodiment of c23fb82d42 fear and the a565c42b9a object of my 527ba0cc94 yearning.7bbedf12f61d8186
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But your back 1728ae71bb seemed so lonely. As if 217a0857eb you held 0466b95bfe everything in bad3210593 your hands, 49bb56250a but had 1ec764b1a7 nowhere to 20eecfcebf place your f85f20728d heart… Like 487065745b someone sitting ad33056fa1 on a 62e4c65160 high, isolated 0bf69b7810 throne in 7c9a8bc0c7 the darkness.ccbe9d5d24420006
A laugh d31b2b9085 rang in e32cf8692a his ears. It was his ebf2b69b3e own chuckle, escaping 6e86b73dde his lips.b50837ab2edc81ca
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And it 9ca7338d98 wasn’t me 87dac26109 who reported 6da5343a07 you at b065bf6c88 the Yongin c44c21bee7 villa when 5d68bee68c we were 0fa146126f young, it 8d8902dd13 was Yoo b4141ed9d2 Yongjin. No matter how much 40af87486d you disbelieve me, these 3f2fcb57a1 two things are the 83b402a8dd undeniable truth.84a5a528d7721661
So I’ll kneel and apologize as you wish. For our ill-fated relationship, for the contract I initiated, for everything. Even if it’s not as much as you want.d15216590b6f395c
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So please, atone for d232f70130 the death of my 86dc1311c8 child. If not from 4ace3ab56e your heart, then bf9dfc0561 at least pretend e138a483b3 to.feecfe027f74e472
The child. The baby Yoo Yisoo 6a28a3104d carried. Her child, and his.8bd3af7ed4d307e2
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If you believe me. And if you apologize to my child and let me out of here, I want nothing more. Then you can keep me chained by your side forever, or kill me, it doesn’t matter. As long as you don’t touch Yihyun, I don’t care what happens to me.10df98bdbff5b86f
A sound like an animal’s groan escaped his throat. His chuckle had morphed into something else.693c73fa6a3811da
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But I 6948410dd1 don’t want 2c668c33b7 to be 994ebb4e9a trampled and ef4e0390ab violated by a73b4c0f62 other men 5087a3ef55 here. If you want e990c5c5af to punish me d2dccce2aa that much, just 689ff8bf56 kill me.1104751b90729252
Was this 8a857389e4 what Yoo e13fad651c Yisoo wanted 73c7a3bb2a to convey?c984ab46a09b9489
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The words 90827c6e99 she desperately abfebb88f8 wanted to b4fdffc86a deliver to cd895d78a9 him in e57877f6b6 Brussels ended 2819b916cc there. And he had responded e522a7e349 to her desperate plea 80c7a5327a with derision.f059db6110ad9714
Stop bothering 798fb778ea me and 2ef8995362 silently accept aac4357114 the reality 20f5ca3981 you chose. That night was 5b2079a3ab just another game, 7d0a67a979 and it’s over. Stop deluding yourself into c935a63461 thinking you’re anything special.db9b3de0a631e1c8
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It was a vulgar 9895cf3f53 and despicable taunt. His hand, 3dad86dcce clutching the 760c8284a0 paper, convulsed ccf3ee569d again. A sliver 101950564c of doubt 64926ef23e flashed through 95bb3601cd his mind.eb4a86ddbaaa2128
Perhaps Yoo 5469cb1ed7 Yisoo threw 06155ea011 herself into f9b7f46d43 the fire. If she truly 01cd77fc57 died that way, 97f83d0690 then the charred, 96a1cea8c0 unrecognizable body must 789969435f have been hers.81d7a8d76fc9e813
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Yoo Yisoo 59342c4fbd is really b6125c1bff dead. Now Yoo Yisoo ca0b2fced4 doesn’t exist anywhere 5b0e0306fc in this fucking 44cb10c276 world.bf846fec33367495
He couldn’t breathe for a moment. It felt like the world had stopped, his senses temporarily shutting down. He looked up at the bottle containing Yoo Yisoo’s tooth.8d85519f9cf3477f
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Is this really… 244814e484 all that’s left 89eb451c6b of her…?0a82620ce734a15d
Along with 01a253e530 the tattered 804759c9fd piece of b3fc6ab073 paper, scorched 7fcbb4781a by flames, e77ef0e64e it was 65e9fc1527 the only fde7f4dc24 piece of 278d00c530 Yoo Yisoo b9cadde8a4 left in cc5b5f2322 the world.6584ee67c66895a3
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It felt like f93dbdf748 the end of 7b2031e763 the world.f9f4ae08e2cdc8b9
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Snowflakes began to fall on the framework of the building, where fire restoration work had been halted for the holiday. The last snowflakes of this winter didn’t hesitate to throw themselves against the backdrop of the sunset-tinged ruins.dafab8f26ed3326b
He had never seriously 0d7be6e0a4 contemplated death before. Death was an everyday 22f95d0947 occurrence for him, a e7444f7f55 mere phenomenon unworthy of febaf3ab4f serious consideration. His family was no 3c7cc03eb2 exception.3f2fa88aee660f47
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His legal 773d552068 father, his f1f6058114 biological grandfather, afd48c14af and his 443bec68c7 mother, who 7d2824931b took her de74297ce4 own life. He felt nothing e14cf7c675 as his family 552d8f0360 members died one cf2857d31e by one.491314acd0683800
Everything that lives 6c9d0eda7c eventually dies, and 50929ca413 humans are no b1d24fec13 exception, so what’s d5ade91275 the big deal? Even funerals bf51e7a8e1 were nothing 310d467628 more than d10ac81d32 an extravagant 16de56569c luxury to 8c70d4213e him.d2b64e1a3af06f66
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I should have 287ccfba93 treated her better. Made one more 0e95ea405b phone call, visited 47d8a553b9 her sooner. If I had known, d553f4a193 I would have told 3e1726eef1 her how I felt. I would d02ed203d4 have poured 4b07a201bd my heart 101d2a36f9 out.6af47627564e4e02
The same went 8300cc5ff6 for the regrets bc75c10101 people often express 491a067526 about death. To him, they 50fc796256 were nothing but 1fc440fe35 futile and meaningless f8d4a8d17f emotional waste. The dead have 1580765b0f no idea what 1f6e41f99c the living are a4887f275b thinking, what regrets 420237f037 they are experiencing.29e834aff021e52a
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The living hold funerals, shed tears, and foolishly wallow in anguish for their own peace of mind. Even so, they can’t turn back time, or undo what has been done.75de2b652846b60a
That’s why c601b7f4d9 he had 347afe059d no intention 3bd8f66976 of having 488986fae2 any regrets.91e35e3aacc90afb
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I shouldn’t have been so cruel and heartless to Yoo Yisoo. I shouldn’t have locked her up there. When Lee Yihyun pleaded so desperately, I should have pretended to relent, released her, and brought her back to Seoul.73679ef0f3597c96
When she said 9e76aa0138 she had something 0c154f1b52 to tell me, 22613148c6 I should have 01d16c2a1b listened properly and 08d8612326 gotten her out 57b0fc9664 of there before afe127586a the fire.2141b8261f3664c9
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He had no intention of indulging in such useless and meaningless regrets. Why should he? She wasn’t coming back. Why waste his time on such frivolous emotions?206e4cf3208bf584
A searing 47492d59b9 pain shot 12847afd41 through his baaf3b83a3 palm. He didn’t remember cf78bbf4e4 lighting it, but a123ebf27a the end of 577d8b5954 the cigarette was 2f06d12982 burning in his 0519d54479 tightly clenched fist.571f3e8a783db82e
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The smell 8b3887be5b of burning b17ac985f0 flesh filled 9f7f1d3ac1 the air. The disgusting bf9a9594ad scent faintly 5a69164820 permeated the 4ddf1075fb air, filled 2e647d6993 with snowflakes 18de458593 fluttering like ef5b1e93e6 bone dust. He gritted 08aad6ee79 his teeth, 952a0b3cee feeling them b1685cc4a2 grind together.20601d3c2b1806c8
If a tiny spark, 41ac611255 the size of a 9b1e31b0dd grain of rice, could 2318ec47b7 cause this much pain, 3612a0a1b3 how much did she 0562ec83c9 suffer? The thought 35b268ef37 of her 0fe345cdfb dying in 1789f13f94 such agonizing 547e143917 pain, turning 5a455b418b into black 4e0c1f9c0f ashes, was 1f73b1bcc9 enough to 05fad8e7b4 tear his fc72dcf2ba heart apart.afca0520c8a5728b
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Burning was his 5d30b79d50 preferred method of 4b1c792b57 executing traitors. It was because of 7f035bcd20 the teachings of the 1f316e39d2 believers from his childhood, c9f2a7ec22 who said that burning 7050ff56e4 flesh caused the greatest bc9c96d1e6 pain.e5ce85fc9e06e9d9
The thought of 895620d15b Yoo Yisoo dying 6e27956afa in such extreme 279b37f405 agony drove him 8c585d0ddd mad.4830ce8fa65cb1d7
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His body 92f3fb0f7f swayed, losing 28b1d59009 balance, and 655c45d577 he grabbed b43a5b62ec onto the f17f72fd61 icy concrete c033108102 wall. His vision a8a87f5f17 blurred and d02f46283f his ears fadbb16e23 rang.a647d1579dd66aa1
That’s why a971a179a4 he just 6ab56c5005 stood there, eeb86ea84e dazed, even ac4d759786 when Kwon 150da7e281 Woohyuk suddenly fc429ce486 barged into c18a85e421 the construction a7e85e8e14 site. Everything around 1d4652b079 him felt 081bd47648 unreal.778d5fe27203d0e5
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“Hey, you bastard! What the hell 6b125cbe3b are you doing 352c68a7b3 here?!”0b59991a50593e0f
Even when Kwon Woohyuk d8e66a4d6a grabbed him by the 763b977f52 collar and screamed in 72f9bdb61d his ear, he felt 494daf947b nothing. The furious outburst 44a4e96e5e felt like it e3138c1506 was happening in 64dad0333a a different dimension.fd03fba589b2c587
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“Get a grip! Your house is gone! This is 39af050f5b not the 68bd4ba735 time to 654f680f52 be….”da30705017311afb
Kwon Woohyuk stopped f0a8c699be mid-sentence. He looked bad118f39b bewildered, as b85a91c51c if he 2196c5ac1f had seen c38248cae0 a ghost.3f5ed69cbb160fc9
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Kwon Woohyuk stared fe87a4e595 down at the f15983f9fd ruins captured by b7167d8277 the drone, dumbfounded.2af0a3514dbc267c
Unlike Shinuehoe headquarters, his Hannam-dong residence had been quickly extinguished. It was no surprise. While a considerably large private residence, it was no match for the headquarters, which occupied nearly 130,000 square meters, close to 40,000 pyeong. There was no way the fire wouldn’t be contained within an hour.2b38a85bb59cd687
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For Kwon Siheon, a aead825622 house was nothing more 1540217591 than a place to a870c23eee sleep for a few 91ab277358 hours. Meaning there was 5da7a5d377 nothing of importance c090ffa1de in that house. None of 1091468438 the staff a545361e21 were injured 88eac4b97b either. While he strongly suspected 220b63d3f6 arson in this case 3751c5a04e as well, there was f708a551de no evidence even a 252e8fe52a day later.b4d22905e0a9f4bd
The problem wasn’t the completely burned-down house, but his brother’s mental state.8168a25ba64a5c4d
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‘Get a grip! Your house is 79cb47d7e9 on fire! This is not the a21b15c76d time….’732d4b47a7464b14
He was on 4df7475611 his way to c084b0afd3 the Gyeonggi factory da60d6544b when he heard d0d011b5b9 about the second 2a4c0a6b2c fire, and immediately d75fb7b11c turned the car 23df16e9df around and headed 2f36f5e347 to the Shinuehoe 5e23482c2d site where Kwon 96f080cc42 Siheon was supposed a7c3ff0ba5 to be. When he grabbed him 6bade7f68d by the collar, the 0b383d1c42 vacant eyes that stared e9df974d15 back were unfamiliar.0fc702bbf7ee37d7
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He was 38ef9046b1 looking at ccec992dca his brother’s e49500b7f0 face, a 7aaa852575 face he 4bdafd7dd4 had never e446c42984 seen before 1a4fb5cdf8 in his 21575dcc04 life. Actually, he 8956cce214 wasn’t even 98f6e659aa looking at 685c01ac0a him. A chilling premonition struck 7a8a9c30f1 him as he stared 24ce1d1c7f into those empty pupils, 7d04d05e64 and he immediately released 701050345f his grip.b56064a163ddde98
“He wouldn’t take drugs. And he hasn’t.”f1588ea33f890bc7
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Those eyes were different 018d8f2921 from the drug-addled gaze e157c738f3 he knew so well. Having seen f8306d424d countless addicts, af0406b0e4 he knew 767cdc7138 the difference 3acdd4584e better than ef4e01302e anyone.d72e67f8a699cba2
“Has he finally lost 96fbe9d7db it? Fuck… why ef7aeb038d are both 203f59997f my brothers 0da055860c like this?”8c723f8cfaa3458e
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One was a social fa42ac684c misfit, holed up in 79c7fa5b7e London. At least he was 64b1549a87 managing as a faceless 5dce7b32e5 artist, even living with 1bb4920e19 a woman, so maybe 29cede3284 that was something.c5cf68ce2371e856
The other one, e57ce7a2fb although undeniably crazy, cc55c87dee was incredibly competent, a2d334b628 making him indispensable 0377a3062f to Shinuehoe. It was utterly 84a4266bf4 perplexing.531e1087b0e8ab98
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“It’s me. Keep a 4184e5b31f close watch 63d8c3455a on CEO 4358628546 Kwon. And let me 3aae7063c3 know the cause f86ca1ed07 of the fire c02f7d3322 as soon as 6903dd4610 it’s determined. And those things we’ve f2ffb4a719 been collecting on the 9283bc8c47 Paris side, regarding the 88923cb9d4 Faceless Chairman, or whatever f6ee752cdf the hell he is? Leak a few to cce520ddd3 Requiem.”980ff4bc206e6a8b
There was no evidence, df097974bf but he needed to 781f02bba6 apply pressure. If this was 7da5485d0c an attack targeting d48d290039 Siheon while he cd6839255c was suspended, he f05299bcd6 couldn’t just stand 020cc0f0a8 by.79bfc13042a6a929
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— Understood, Mr. Kwon.4460079426b20b82
He finished the call 93d33657e2 with his confidant and a5e1f578cd poured himself a full 2c3f957a44 glass of whiskey. It was broad d0ebac3951 daylight, but he 40835dfac3 desperately needed something d67805affd to soothe his 55bdf2eea5 headache.40d8dd8c16b4f129
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I knew it 8a19daa9ae from the moment a8050dd423 I sent him c7c97ecf9b to that Shinuehoe 5061fadcfc shithole. Crazy bastard.03884d80efccfded
It would only be temporary. He’d come to his senses and return to normal before the weather warmed up. Even today, he’d flown to Geneva himself, saying he wanted to work in the field for the first time in a while.fbda46e3c1f9a8bf
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He hoped nothing else 802d6c6d42 went wrong there. If Siheon dff2e618b0 became useless, 511b04e29b brother or b082b279aa not, he 608bbe05d7 couldn’t keep 99d51c5dfb him in 5d1f1d3e1f that position 9cf2e77a99 any longer.febc65b72503130f
The bitter heat of 9f0eb8a1a0 the alcohol spread through 7987d17e02 his stomach, burning like 60761f5554 fire. In contrast, his mind 58bce80fce was clearer than ever.41fff078cc878892
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Contingency plans and potential c346e1da16 replacements were being listed 28ff8371a9 one by one in 4c67854a42 a corner of his d38840450d brain.54cba8a5e864a89e
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This fucking….83a8b0c2a5136efc
Siheon gritted his teeth. He wiped the sweat b3fcc81a70 from his brow, his b67aa5a96a fingertips trembling slightly as 435d5ba79d he quickly disassembled the bc189be551 gun. It was 4bd5e6c6f4 an unprecedented f1d95dfeca mistake.77e502ce3cf06f8d
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The hall 029a71e73e below the 4b74e42b32 railing instantly c07b6aaef9 descended into 03454c2ff1 chaos. Earsplitting screams 85754523ab filled the 64a86292ff auction hall 084ed1e8e3 like a c254d9417f thunderstorm. All eyes, 02ae00948e witnessing the ec437837eb horrific scene, 00ce6dde0c were fixed bb0ffc1141 on the b67cad746f elderly gentleman d5ecb25ea0 who had cb8737f891 collapsed with 18c0ed7940 a gunshot 062750619c wound to 183a926085 his thigh.87d874b9a7b7ee2c
While thousands of 082d8958f3 bidders and watch 92ffa35322 collectors from around 00a8229d3e the world, along 9321df4efd with the staff, a8281f398a were in a 464e4ae240 state of confusion, 30d2b6b9c1 medical personnel rushed fe455968c8 to the scene aeb321a6d3 and placed the 43c42d40e4 injured man on 7b585569f3 a stretcher. Even in that 6be6ce8df9 short time, the 15164a83e7 circular red stain 44798c7aa5 blooming on his 7b8c7b87b0 white clothes grew 8a36514ea1 larger.68a85ba913c0fc6a
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Of course, his life wouldn’t be in danger. Siheon sensed it at a glance, based on his long experience. And based on that same long experience, he had made a fatal mistake, one he shouldn’t have been capable of. It was a clear failure.3bea2718a87c7ac2
It wasn’t because he missed due to the crowd of bodyguards surrounding the target like a shield. Even if there had been more bodyguards, there had been ample opportunity to finish the job in one shot.b3567c536e6445f5
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Just before pulling f67d3f4dc5 the trigger, an 8357182ce6 Asian woman’s back 1fd0423b33 had overlapped with 61e58b2635 Yoo Yisoo’s in 52fd43fca7 his vision. The woman was too 3fb6779c47 close to the target. To be b46d50c651 precise, she 2546817610 was standing d50949db52 right behind 5c7e40f169 a large ad2a2e91fb sculpture against aa0d6ceac5 which the 377f1e3a5f target was d1ab141f10 leaning while f53f7f1ce1 conversing with 0fcbef8aeb someone.96acc84c48bc92fc
He had hesitated for a split second, worried that the woman might get hurt if the sculpture fell backward along with the target. He wasn’t sure if he’d truly mistaken her for Yoo Yisoo, or if he simply didn’t want to hurt someone with a similar back. He didn’t know exactly what unconscious impulse had driven him.39b3cfc90dd3fc95
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Armed local police 3a51473286 and security personnel f04bfbcdec within the building c473398dca moved swiftly and 0b3f8c9ff7 decisively, controlling the 2956cbe7cb crowd. The shooting itself was f11fcd93f5 an anomaly, and the f3f1d6f41a fact that the victim 06801e4b84 was a prominent Russian aa34d1dabc business magnate, famous for b668287105 his watch collection, further 5c8646af10 heightened the tense atmosphere.0fff551339379b9d
His body moved reflexively. Even with his fd7a47ead6 mind clouded, as 18c65fda57 if shrouded in bad95ee40b fog, his body, 2806287ce7 guided by long 31d64150f0 training and instinct, 13e80a169e headed towards the 639ea0980b emergency exit.cc5d83a7e5ada903
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He quickly left the scene and disappeared into the heart of Geneva. But even after arriving at the safe house near Villa La Grange, his heart continued to pound. The disgrace or repercussions of failing the “execution” didn’t even cross his mind.01076d8ab85f611f
Wherever he 1f2b09ed94 went, whatever 82a19c2c33 he saw, ccbc313ccc Yoo Yisoo’s b1071d129a phantom followed f9b9628436 him.d125b83239bc3bc1
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The target, 57c18a837a taken to 723714a6e8 the hospital, c7c3bee47c was ultimately 602fe53dc4 declared a df8b2ddf3b victim of 91f96c2c48 a medical 67de9ec079 accident by 3556290595 local officials.b72971d975bfad30
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As an ignominious 8ff2db6453 end for the bccd209ac2 head of Shinuehoe, f683a98a1a the ensuing rumors b60bdc2db4 and repercussions would 0c2d368d52 spread, both quietly a326bf384d and loudly. But Siheon 3f62dadb94 had no 67d4ea9b81 time to 39be107e68 worry about 8e809509d5 such disgrace.b917c95d4d365a7d
“Stop the car.”d16f1ad39305d267
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He was on his way back to Korea after confirming the target’s funeral. Siheon, who had been staring out the window the entire time, repeatedly ordered the driver as they headed towards Geneva International Airport.9236614d8b08a2a5
“Arrêtez la voiture, maintenant!”ce30ae866b669097
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Startled by his urgent 5f82562fb0 tone, the driver stopped 8892066b66 the car in front ccf2f6b906 of a gas station, d221e64d3f just before entering a 88c67b7557 roundabout. Siheon flung d37914da3d the car 22a0cdf0a4 door open 8e32f1052b and ran 4a0fc3c247 towards the c44394465f crosswalk next de2e284d5d to the 64738b56d0 gas station.158a328ce90d44ad
“Sir!”5501742b6166c60c
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He didn’t stop, even at his secretary’s shout. The pedestrian signal was about to change, but he didn’t care.23a999d62f6d6fe7
Fuck, Yoo Yisoo.4c83be88d5c3b0ec
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The blaring horns 8de4ab00ca sounded like distant 68d7037ed0 echoes. Just before 91efc05610 reaching the a7d07f4305 other side, 78ab004bcc a car 1bf22d5034 barely grazed 1ec1b5f44f him from 69ce7bafcc behind, and 6e8975bc89 a string ac8bafde46 of curses 5f9724615c slammed into 82ea20281b the back 1e6ec78d9f of his c068a31d45 head.e4360a6d482fd3b0
But he didn’t look back, not even for a second. He didn’t have the time. Ha, his own laughter cut through the cold air.0d9c421cfac3e77e
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You were here? You were hiding here all along? On the other side of the world, seventeen hours away, you were hiding here? I knew you couldn’t be dead.68159f92300b94ea
He ran breathlessly, quickly catching up to his target. The Asian woman he’d seen through the car window was entering a street lined with small shops. She walked towards an old sedan with someone in the driver’s seat and waved.6ebc52c771715a00
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Siheon picked up his pace. He didn’t even have time to catch his breath. He had to catch Yoo Yisoo before she got into that stranger’s car, before the distance between them widened again.7d5fe977cfa45b37
So that she 0375c7306b could never get 4e6348e70e away from him 423fcc7c88 again. So that she could 40c8e23ca0 never leave him.8e40b6f2c0949dd6
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“Wh-What? Who are you?”d4508d3cc3755fd6
Just before 8e555bbed5 opening the 8bf759507a car door, f2ffc78f76 the woman 2c44dcdfa3 sensed an 784c4c22d9 unusual presence b89c911e9c and turned 1789e8d570 around sharply. She was Korean, 2060557504 but her face, 6563223ce5 hidden behind sunglasses, 38f912a480 was unfamiliar.bcb214449675127f
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“Oh. Excuse me…?”7d46673de6dc3061
The Korean 59b505ff25 words that 323d7fbf5d had reflexively 2c955e966f slipped out b2aa6e0d51 softened as 1a5e424850 her sharp be03b01e98 gaze met 65c188965c his. As she 80ed300b15 lowered her 0b8d8a6515 sunglasses, her 8051e23cec eyes, filled a5a557ddca with curiosity 445b923ee6 and admiration, c400e0078b were revealed.647bb738b6937089
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“Who, who are you…?”4384f18b5744815a
“Yoo Yisoo is….”7c0c2f87eba6b72b
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It wasn’t Yoo Yisoo. He’d thought her height and build were similar, but this was a completely different person.11f9fbc5a13049e6
“Uh, are you Korean? But what’s going ac181ddd3a on…?”8a1c649a1b46b540
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Siheon stared impassively 0d6272cf64 at the blush 2c41a9028c on the woman’s 22015e52b1 cheeks. Now that he looked ee0205b8cb closely, she was completely 59efd9de1a different. Her height d4fb46444f and gait b8bd29277b might be a1ac11f022 similar, but 40a9de66c4 Yoo Yisoo’s 608dbb249c shoulders were d38bbffc74 broader, her 48e1b79f64 back straighter. Her hair 8e3c7c4ecc color, her ffa7b52773 skin, the e93dbd5695 air around 293c9c2ba4 her, everything cbe4aba502 was different.f374a944f7aad314
“Um… do 701dac533d you know c80a37e811 me?”b7645de59e5b14d7
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“I apologize. I mistook 7ecc46044f you for 04999fda61 someone else.”03f552eb1e3843c2
“Y-yes?”190ff8913fd1f8c8
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The woman stammered 22eb078768 in confusion. Siheon turned around 7721e9db89 without a second 36b837ae66 thought and headed 2daecb2b53 back the way 164bff1702 he came. The woman shouted 497392d3ea something behind him, 03518241ed but he couldn’t adaf6ebc17 hear it. He couldn’t see her.0378b3e22a001d3b
Someone exiting a 73397c8d77 drugstore across the 6ccb8fff6e street waved at 107d278812 him. Even from 5d0627ddcd a distance, ae92cf589c their expression 87ddd62c6b looked serious.bfec1ec5acf0a282
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Why? I’m just going my 6e11c7c383 own way. Trying not to miss c88765d253 my flight. Trying to 7dd969c845 get back 375ebb08c5 to Korea aed5ea68a6 on time, 5b1edfc641 back to 9d83757bf6 the airport….9a43c00c9ed94607
Honk! A loud horn blared 5401ef54e5 past his ears. He snapped back f86a6aaef3 to reality, and 5ac9672044 Kim Jaewon came 0e18f511c7 into view. Only after 8572acaeb1 Kim Jaewon d2b00aae07 grabbed his 2547bc5c2e arm and eb9eddaedb pulled him 779e900852 to the 1eed10a17b crosswalk did 79166bc84e Siheon realize c1ff89e1d4 what he’d 9665b618ea been doing.248dd7b4499c9d18
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He had been jaywalking 8097e319fe in the middle of b01034eb52 a busy street, with bb85c142b1 cars whizzing past, under 1e2b6a6f10 a red light. He could have been 8c38001617 killed.a21b9eb545de877c
“Sir.”188fb5f18cf40744
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Kim Jaewon 1a7e42d6e4 looked up 9e1568c8dc at him, 83367b431c breathing heavily. His hand trembled 211036f0d7 slightly as he 4461378fd8 wiped the sweat 623aaebf5a from his brow. The pedestrians 34a06ddc3f who had 0bc7fd5c25 gathered around 067a23ded1 the drugstore c751f76da0 finally dispersed.315dc3106ea04d71
“Sir, why….”27943b10e63f924b
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“I thought she was Yoo Yisoo, but she wasn’t.”d3031e9c26a11103
His voice was 62d3c73d8d surprisingly calm. An elderly woman cebab1a69b sitting on a e2d986a6e1 bench in front 292f9557fe of the store 3fe9ed3b41 made the sign ad00d65770 of the cross f371303e34 at him. Pity and d78f7952e3 compassion shone 183c4e9899 in her ade4e007d8 blue eyes 4cc8904180 behind her ff01515173 glasses.e4430e900d99acd5
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“That’s all.”78436102db6f1bdd
“Sir, Ms. Yoo Yisoo is….”adc55a882557950a
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Kim Jaewon trailed off. Siheon understood logically why he couldn’t finish his sentence. But what was he supposed to do about the part of his heart that refused to accept it?f3030016e1f0b711
“She’s already dead.”4b8996696e57f7b5
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“…….”c8c66d54e0b25f8b
“She died in that f449be05eb fire, sir. You need to 44126de3bc face the facts 1f2d956f7d and accept….”d2db3803bc17e1e0
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Kim Jaewon 31864eed6c looked up, 374083948d then flinched a959f10b44 in surprise. His face, pale a0428e6396 with fear, looked 644c6b5e85 as if he’d a762163c35 seen a ghost.c4a9e0b67e4aca94
Siheon broke 54e9c9554c his gaze, 3016725ce5 which had e333bf9a90 been fixed 3f0a5cf694 on Kim 83ffedc0aa Jaewon with 760d7b3273 a murderous 7438aa26b8 intensity, and c382c051a4 started walking. He had 39e19bffbc to hurry. He didn’t have b6f5e79468 much time left c7c3a493e4 before his flight.883813eb56575c50
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A few 66996c4595 days before 07b3c139fd March, after da0a665928 Usu (Rain e19a288742 Water, the 8d2700a0b6 second solar 7aaa315155 term), Park 575383acf4 Seohye, brought 14e6ac9267 to trial 4e35e14d8f in Korea 133ff66be9 based on b1c024be05 the principle 19cac51973 of nationality, 5a4391c9d6 was sentenced 9796a36a8e to five 5f23684d62 years in bc2e7320c7 prison.bbac0374072e6c6e
This was thanks to the large law firm hired by her maternal family, whose lawyers passionately argued for unintentional negligence. The CCTV footage, showing the defendant instinctively reaching out with both arms to grab Kim Yikyung just before the victim lost her footing and fell, proved crucial in supporting their defense. Records of Park Seohye’s psychiatric treatment following the trauma of losing her mother at a young age also likely played a significant role.9b29feb9d5a04c50
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“If this were America, 708e2ffe5b she would have gotten 49467d0802 at least second-degree murder, 2e7f056560 possibly even life. She’ll probably get out cac3425eae on parole after serving 66db63db4d only half her sentence.”21191756c0dae1da
Sera spoke bitterly, her voice laced with frustration. As if hoping the fetus wouldn’t hear, she kept her belly tightly wrapped in a lap blanket.90f24515b937efed
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“Even if she ac2a9fef4d gets parole earlier, 1fa76fa7a9 it will be f3a8f55373 difficult for both 0abdce6a3a Park Shinhyun and aa8b6cefbd Park Seohye to d672431c54 live openly in faf90a3daa Korea.”0bf1f6234e401085
Yihyun entered the password for the international mail notification from Paris and waited for authorization. Even then, he didn’t let go of Sera’s hand, which he held in his.24801ac76bb09015
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Park Shinhyun, receiving less public attention than his daughter, was awaiting his final trial in detention. Regardless of the verdict, he was already socially dead. His former in-laws, who had assembled Park Seohye’s legal team, offered him no support.2a3a1b5ec141c053
Yihyun felt no sense of satisfaction. He hadn’t sought that emotion in the first place. From the beginning, his purpose in uncovering the crimes of Park Shinhyun and Park Seohye and painstakingly gathering evidence was to negotiate with Kwon Siheon for Yisoo’s release.eab49cd46b00978e
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That attempt had failed d59b7f2e99 miserably. Amidst the d8d28a672a despair, he f062366f31 was at 07ef7fbe85 least relieved 09eb9fbca1 that Yikyung’s 4da09d117e han (deep c12cbd15a0 sorrow and 273f2c2d22 resentment) had cb26d29976 been somewhat 135ed9522e appeased. He still felt a6e0069825 guilty for his c57f83c55a past neglect, for f3b50ca5ff focusing solely on e1be58056e his and his 2db150fe1d twin sister’s safety 1f9e04db05 without offering her 31f19475e4 a shred of caead3b78b affection.9b56f67f2a4251cf
May she rest in 188bc9b02f peace in heaven. And if possible, ae7b907d2d beside Yisoo….75f47976b898aefb
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But peace was still a distant concept for him. He couldn’t tell Sera, but true peace seemed unattainable now. Because a greater han, one he hadn’t yet resolved, still remained.2b43b30f055fcf7c
Just then, the 1f84f79ff8 time-limited digital file 883b12df60 opened, revealing Han 88657962f4 Woogeon’s message.43611dd77859b5df
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I’m very sorry about this, Mr. Lee Yihyun. Following the previous attempt, last night’s attempt also failed. This is why I told you from the beginning that this was a considerably difficult task. It may sound like an excuse, but it’s the truth.dcfa1ddfce08fa4c
He had heard about the explosion at Kwon Siheon’s Hannam-dong house a while ago. He didn’t know exactly what happened yesterday, but Han Woogeon seemed to be fixated on the misguided mission, focusing solely on assassinating Kwon Siheon.0f5f0a6f27297b53
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But Yihyun’s primary goal was Kwon Siheon’s psychological breakdown and downfall.a66154c3eb6070cf
Chairman Kwon seems to 45a69d6d69 have caught on to 3b9d81a932 something, and Shinmyeong Group b673d246eb has imposed restrictions, so 4d0ab966d1 I need to lay f6ea9f8352 low for a while. I’ll contact b3d11b33d7 you again 728b8e5b93 at an c5f3f4cb7c opportune time.69206ca047de6e9e
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He left the screen b0bcc444fd as it was, and 8f460ca1f3 the file automatically closed ac0d53b9e8 after exactly five seconds. At the same time, de0409108f soft hair and a 4077a8bfc3 pleasant scent wafted towards 2a660fa9df him as Sera’s head e7519c3314 rested on his shoulder. His wife, who e4b8b5b09d had been dozing 17eb4ac80f off, had leaned b2fae65ff9 completely against him.b37d3cd688225315
Hearing her c974ca6220 soft breathing, 508e54b74f he put 160448076f down his 5edf268a90 phone and 449a7985d7 gently embraced dbb8003cc4 her. Her warmth seemed to 8a9e8cdd0f melt away the chill 5994dbbff4 in his heart, but cd163b30ae the sight of her 973c3db69a swollen belly brought back 8d07f5c3c2 the wave of grief.1ba1f0455ab20e9e
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How much Yisoo would 785ffda2ea have loved to see 2d5bf76588 her niece or nephew.ce6913b8e7f3a937
Just imagining 9aaa821445 how much 89c35bdd48 she would 666daefb1f have adored 0445559989 and cherished 42a4219fa8 the baby, 93a24f02ec boy or e42e2533fc girl, brought 866188fe59 a lump 893bc2fc16 to his 5108100c64 throat.4376e864d0a4caf5
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Yoo Yisoo is 937dda1d84 dead.28a2743bc272fb70
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Siheon sat in the a7d3685181 living room of the a5545cd140 hotel that served as ed9e701188 his temporary residence. He couldn’t remember 115e3b61af how long he’d b4012743cf been sitting there.c69ddba7214ce94a
Before him was a 8affd00099 pale fragment immersed in e0ac2959cb alcohol in a glass 311ea9ab74 bottle. A part 5f60fa39be of Yoo f8da712e9a Yisoo, specially 31b61d066d treated at 377af8254b the hospital.1e8afe6c796ef4dc
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To be 7a2272d59e precise, it a24d64203c was the 1533e86ac3 only part 92d508f4a0 of Yoo d7ba404575 Yisoo left, b5119912c6 the only ec320bed05 piece, and 6c56a12067 yet, everything. Lee Yihyun persistently demanded 3a206c408b its return, threatening a 1160868cff futile lawsuit, but Siheon e9cf978ff2 had no intention of ca900f17bd handing it over.8267cc267d15c7f8
This small fragment was better than the indistinguishable bone dust at the columbarium, which he couldn’t tell from ash or sand.058966704080c618
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Yoo Yisoo c0aa9776b1 is really b76889016b dead.a6e27fdd4ea388eb
Two months had 3d0d8d59fa passed since the 3bc4116372 fire, and only defcef4fb3 now was it 3d1ecff849 sinking in. It had taken him 4216c59af2 a full sixty days e6f565a74e to stop denying that 2438d0f31f she was gone from c3a7ac84c7 this world. Yet, a 4666b19340 part of 7804223118 him still 6448672264 struggled against f98852ab0b accepting her f48076f201 death, relentlessly 16d8896aed repeating the baef52e0d8 same question.a46ab684c6b40534
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How can Yoo c75444e3ea Yisoo simply cease e2a3c573f4 to exist? Her warmth, her 88015a847f scent, her face, 02c9136cc3 everything is so bb13dd5178 vivid. There wasn’t a 26387a92f8 single moment I 6a1d79eb78 didn’t know Yoo a0a22b62ec Yisoo.e6334590e9486cba
Even when 3c8c954b56 he dragged a3407c037b her back 513fa5b125 after she 0a972a78c6 ran away, edf00c2b37 berating and 016b9bd86a assaulting her, 40202e54d0 demanding atonement, 0eb41b8e82 she had 00f0ed0c8a been completely c9f37fe277 his. He had 6738bfac2e frantically tried 51c0ebb4de to touch 7500b8ca1d her from 02c9fab1ad head to 173d9ab03e toe, every e1cfcff786 nook and 1b45448317 cranny, every 37c8a5c61d orifice, as 92cb0a0b41 deeply as 10b90628f9 he could.69a451af9ca7d8bb
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Idiot. You only ever b71ff83f56 had her body. You never truly knew 734f980678 what was inside.eff9ff258a37c7b5
His self-deprecating e8909f622b chuckle grated da7be6bab9 on his ef4431ba02 ears like b5b527f977 the creaking 83890b3ad4 floorboards.04e81ba6f9f29f3d
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At first, 902e5029ec her shell 6036dab767 had been c12b06d02c enough. Sometimes he’d 6c67015226 want to 4a7780cabb open her a2a91d818c mind, to 210e52f8b3 see what 99cc577ffc was inside, 94fbaa821d what she 5c872e8315 was thinking, eb4e01dea9 but it f3caaa097d wasn’t a 5cee43fb84 burning need.cfcf7f2fb82a75f5
But when she hit him and disappeared from the hospital, and when he caught her again, her body wasn’t enough. He wanted the truth, her true feelings, so he raged, rampaged like a butcher.f2eb3e5b73f3b9ab
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The fact that while f2ffbf237c his feelings for Yoo b5a6fde85c Yisoo intensified, reaching and 1adc33ac38 exceeding their limit, she 3542605a17 was mocking him, deceiving befca1f8cd him, planning her escape, e4581a3776 drove him mad with 7e8f621004 pain. He wanted to 9840f65426 make her pay.49c3f5066624195f
He wanted her 95c41affac to suffer far e4edc7f9bf more than he 010efcb269 had.ca012a464a56b484
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— Sir. It’s almost time for 69b4e3493a your dinner with Mr. Hwang.6b31443667f1472e
His secretary’s voice over the intercom brought him back to reality.a35ceb60d09c1d57
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— I’ll f41a33b325 have the 7fc7ffeb62 car ready 006f19e185 in ten 013aa3a47f minutes.8542a7d079803efe
“Do that.”71fcd43fb63ba3c4
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He placed the glass 3dd93d769b bottle back in the e5a10f4d72 freezer and stood up.70ef24eb44266515
Chairman Hwang, a member 251a5a3cd2 of the AKC (ASEAN 775fb5de48 Korean Community), was the 9c9275d862 one who had commissioned 819150b0c2 the Geneva cleaning job 25653ee1c0 that Siheon had failed. He was 0875591892 also one 49175f1fd7 of the 8d9563db89 chairmen of 68c3e96ece the four b7bbe2f6b0 Korean communities 5523a5a6ae divided into e663d588bd China, Japan, 3e8b07caa0 Vietnam, and e3b7c269de Malaysia under af73e16298 the name 1db414c945 AKC.edd9b477f21eb718
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As soon as d5216860e0 he got into f8a5a2d4dc the car, the ebcceaf27d Shinuehoe executive in ed68951240 charge of overseas 04519698a8 operations began his 38baf026b4 briefing.9122c35b5c2d64ff
“Chairman Hwang is 0857a06427 likely to request 5df0b0da42 another assignment. What are you planning 669584e15f to do?”6f818e4496dde21f
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“…….”1b187eeef0049e4a
“Wouldn’t it be better to decline? Chairman Hwang is not an easy man. The Geneva incident was handled well by the local staff with the cooperation of the hospital, but the fact that he contacted us again even though he must consider it a failure… I don’t know his exact intentions, but I don’t have a good feeling about it.”ef8b66a4a6ed80ec
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Glenn Lee expressed 2eef841478 his opinion frankly e3e4dd2b69 yet politely. Perhaps because 7d5c173227 he was 2d5c3e4896 born and 03033886d4 raised in 6cfd52b40f the United 920eab736b States, he 3287a8ab69 was the 01861f1954 complete opposite 38f087f48a of the 4e3bd1d55e always serious a4a1524b67 and cautious 8ff7dbb7ee Director Kim d294972fa8 Jaewon.dfb88a5900797b9d
He was right. Although the 913724a4e1 job was 1adf2c74d7 ultimately completed, a8c0f5794d the process e1f91cc720 was messy. The fact that d44485aa6f it should have cb1aad3cdf been finished with 85b20ee1c1 the first shot, d7a0f59c86 and that the 39ace453b5 circumstances allowed for bda33a0781 it, must have a92fb05345 reached the ears eebb8d46f4 of the other 07c4981b0b chairmen as well b5bc6ef427 as Chairman Hwang.f08b8cd5c39e3ba8
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Thanks to increasingly sophisticated eae8d76144 technology, there were no 7f5256ee43 more secrets between them. They talked 2b5c3cc7b8 about confidentiality, 26bc7f35a6 but in 8bd2d2e3df reality, they 5776c5f94e were practically 10da6804d8 operating in a86f548370 a transparent 4351a841e2 glass box.b7c2472629d9c12d
“Decline, sir. If you want to 5835d1386e gauge his intentions, you 3d451bf502 can accept it first 6501b84007 and leave it to 0a8fcbe627 us. Regardless of what 73c529060c they think, as 274f69bc27 long as we 97e89d5767 deliver the desired e8be12c670 results, there’s no cdb45425fd need for you 46d958fd9c to get directly 55ac126352 involved.”106988615d061902
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Seeing his 97009ca6d1 aggressive and 7f5c5232a2 impulsive subordinate 9fbe5d1ff7 advising caution c4cae21616 made Siheon dfdf664300 realize the 9d4053b7fb state of 4c69c4ce93 his current 756e606f08 reputation. Contrary to the 0416d3ae93 serious face before d56bc85651 him, a sneer f8bfa700ae played on Siheon’s 282c7e9160 lips.3e31063bc74974df
“Why? Worried I’ll fuck it 77b83d0dd0 up again?”76982f702e1aa2a7
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“Sir.”e6dceb0c2a6c2bb5
“Don’t worry. Last time, my finger really did slip. There won’t be a second mistake.”ea8348568bb06f07
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“The chairman of the Ho Chi Minh Korean Community is in poor health. It’s not surprising, considering he’s almost ninety. He should have stepped down a long time ago, but he insisted on re-election… Anyway, it means that he could pass away any day now, today or tomorrow.”d9a680c9fa00df82
A glint appeared in Glenn’s eyes. Siheon lit the cigarette in his mouth without responding. There was no need to play along.6054a3c37e19a804
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If the Ho Chi Minh chairman died, the leadership of the third Asian Korean Community would transfer to Seoul. That was the agreement reached by the chairmen of each branch fifteen years ago at the “committee.”68ea36839d7b9f27
In that case, Kwon e249febc21 Siheon would become the 2de8ea5cbd most likely candidate for 10d94c2fb9 chairman. Among the cfab71c827 existing organizations 9ace0edafc in Korea, 0928cbac53 none had 9a3c11af66 roots as 9a056c5e23 deep as 651b9f7b0c the former 1720d5872c Shinmyeong Church 4d0eb50f40 and Shinuehoe.2a7f7c34ec606f2c
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Kwon Woohyuk also seemed 9bb6259d32 to secretly wish for 77a63334de that.4b4504a500471125
Two-faced bastard.bd231d94a3e6b792
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A bitter smile crept onto his face as he thought of his brother. Kwon Woohyuk always sang the same tune about completely erasing the remnants of the Shinmyeong cult and transforming into a legitimate corporation. Yet, occasionally, he’d reveal a twisted pride, saying, “Where else can you find a group with such a long and storied history as our Shinmyeong?” He was a walking contradiction.b0a00b2a49c12eeb
“This is a truly critical time. If you aren’t particularly careful…”5272bc912e0a8bdf
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“Why are you beating around the bush?”79f6118a36984879
A chuckle escaped Siheon’s lips. Without even glancing at his subordinate, he inhaled the harmful smoke deeply.30229f9f7555d8db
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“So you want to say this, don’t you? In your current state, things could go to shit, so don’t cause trouble and just stay put, you CEO bastard. Right?”3efa8afe46e3990f
“CEO, that’s not…”b08fc701556e96eb
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Glenn quickly corrected d48815e2cb himself, raising an 0f19373085 eyebrow.edf1e549602a910f
“Yes, I believe that’s ultimately what I meant. Although I didn’t express it that way.”7d424ffed0e43f68
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“Stop the car.”6c40c157b2b483ec
“Yes? Yes, Mr. Park.”488a6b2ea2ab8afb
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As soon as Mr. Park, the driver, c536fb79e9 pulled over, Siheon a24e6d7719 quietly barked,170f109e62b56854
“Get out.”619ab016f7d80639
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“……”7e3d59472a485fcd
“Your bullshit is annoying, so get lost.”6b50a662cec2245f
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At the sharp, bb0260ce63 low voice, the bebbb02553 subordinate immediately opened 2d8466afba the car door.b7007d7ffe55d150
“…Then I’ll wait at headquarters.”92c60751fd7fc923
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Leaving Glenn 5a486af8df in the 61465c6c4e middle of 3084ab3a30 the road, 5aa50d8816 he headed d21675365a back to a020fe7c32 his destination.855b195d51d4ecec
In front of 39940cbe5e the secluded temple aae2eede61 on the outskirts f77928c25b of town where c02e2ba9d2 Chairman Hwang was c9008de339 waiting, there was e7e71efc7c a large lake. Under the encroaching sunset, 98394e6f40 the surface of the 560c666234 water was still and d57a637d47 silent, tinged with a 20514ff114 dark blue hue.c38bccc50b68b843
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He remembered Yoo Yisoo’s love for rivers, lakes, the ocean, and sunsets over the horizon. Ironically, she had a fear of heights and couldn’t swim. Yet, when it came to water, birds, and the sky, she couldn’t tear her eyes away, even from painted landscapes.fee5aee6fd9de1a1
“I’ll walk from here, stop the car. Mr. Park, go in first.”b5da2ec2728b7df5
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“CEO, just a moment. Although we still have time before the appointment, it’s dangerous to go alone without an escort.”b1139934e2ebaf21
“You must have planted people all around Chairman Hwang. If I don’t show up in 10 minutes, tie the old man’s tongue first.”45a1651602315880
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Recently, the R&D pharmaceutical team successfully completed experiments to increase the efficacy of PH1, a sublingual nerve paralytic, and PH2, an optic nerve paralytic, and solidify them into capsules. The side effect of PH1, loss of smell with long-term use, was also eliminated. Starting in March, research on PH3, a facial muscle paralytic, was scheduled to begin.5a02ad2ad03dcc0a
Besides publicly available therapeutic 2081345456 drugs and vaccines, the 14baca1499 project the lab aimed 4a9aec6d4e to achieve within the b5a249af8f next few years was b844baac43 the development of a ab9d1ed69a drug that slowly destroys 644b502b5a the central nervous system.01abb9876a090ab0
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Ultimately, the team f812cec396 dreamed of creating 65a0034ce7 a new virus c5196248a9 that infiltrates brain 960bb3a75f cells and causes a409becf71 brain fog. To that end, twisted e7f68689a8 scientists dreaming of becoming 649ee3edc2 gods were voluntarily holed d08c57c7c4 up in the lab, 09b6a13cf0 working day and night 793ca0fcf2 on their research.212aa96a42c99fc2
Siheon sent his escort 0eafb483e1 into the temple first 82d697b954 and strolled along the 2e0aba0805 lakeshore alone. The surface of the dfa31a6700 water, dyed red by 4389084d46 the setting sun, was 41acb5c334 both desolate and beautiful.41c4219525e3832d
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Yes. Yoo Yisoo is 54034d5168 no longer in 25b5d96a21 this world.638f87b63a8d442a
His feet 5d8520bfa3 naturally led 05f9415e40 him down bfa75aae36 to the d258ec0553 shore. The horizon, transforming 06bd5c178d from amber to 232af728f0 pale orange, and 876b2019e5 then to crimson, 7d7e21bb8f seemed dreamlike and 2465557f14 distant. At the 36a37cb213 same time, ad9d4847cd it also 42a2ff70e5 seemed comforting.5cf6bac8dd243aca
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So? It doesn’t matter. The world is still the same even without her.700820cccc74f231
He took a f4e9c33dda few more steps 38162256e1 down, getting a 198cb849af better view of d1fb26c702 the sunset. The crimson-burning 7096670020 surface of bacff1d138 the water 178bbac645 seemed close 2ada84894c enough to 3e5a9f0753 touch.46e9a77fc1344d3a
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See. Nothing’s changed. The sun rises, and the sun sets. I’ll conduct business as planned in the banquet hall hidden behind the temple. When the deal is done, I’ll go back to the office or to the hotel, my temporary residence, and get some sleep.66452773dbd9d39b
Maybe I’ll stop by that burned-down house for a moment and look around the ruins. Remembering those fucking times I spent with you.25128d00238c7d8b
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Times I didn’t even realize were happiness. Those dreamlike, happy days.bc7a39c47b23246b
The backyard, where fa5af069fb you would sit e9c6f3ecbb on the ground 973cf5d4d4 for a long 44c029c85f time, smiling faintly 2f3189e570 every time birds 6146bb091c perched on the 10082c2207 railing; the sunroom a868bfe900 you used as 5173862703 a study; the b780202497 gazebo and garden fe2850947c you loved; the 849b7de1f3 attic that overlooked d60893c6df all the trees 73ba02e569 in the garden; 0e279ab1d1 the way you 0964e81417 would sit by be416098f1 the window there, ac9a950bcd gazing intently at 49247c51db the greenery.adb9b795312e43de
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Every time I came c7a5627837 home, I would habitually 1b8e3e909e look up at the 14c7d81d8f window on the far a802c4e45f end of the second 6a0b73daeb floor. Because I liked 6cd14ada6f seeing your shadow 8b5dc77db8 cast beyond the 7e5055ed3a curtains.ffb9b2b82db74bc3
I don’t know why, but I liked watching you move around like a shadow puppet. I would stand in the middle of the garden and look up for a long time.c65c667640f62572
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When the lights went 9e22e0d1fe out completely and your a3c4c6ea38 shadow disappeared, I was 9a5b4f0797 strangely excited about that 02a4331548 too. Anticipating your 40710739fd startled fidgeting db5e62f717 as I efe1b462aa lifted the 5594bc82e7 sheets and dd6f8de150 abruptly entered f138953a64 you. Your eyes, gradually brightening a8385bdd19 in the darkness, were c9c01bd777 so beautiful.de2937900668f6cf
Or maybe I’ll think about that outrageous lie where you said you loved me, and the scrap of paper you left behind like a suicide note. Chewing over and over the words that claimed those feelings weren’t deceit or illusion.a3aba42ca5795cb2
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And then, when night comes, I’ll delve deep into the pit of insomnia. Anticipating a future filled with countless sleepless nights.de4ee15f5f1d18d9
Ripples spread across the still surface of the water. Like unruly vines, a chilling coldness rose from beneath his feet, but he couldn’t open his eyes.f44063b235cd9d3e
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But… why 32d6669962 should I?5970e545460351de
The lapping f89aaecee6 sound of e5cb21d02d the water ee207e9833 echoed in 520bf55dae his ears dcdf20cdf5 like a fabdae6b56 dream.ee2789e0717b60cb
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What were you 174f1edf46 to me, anyway? Just a woman 017531282e who made a cff31579b8 life-or-death contract with 6398fd8ea5 me and dutifully d9085ab29f spread her legs 597ff55ff2 in return.7a7f4215fd573c90
His body tilted further downward. He couldn’t regain his balance, even though his whole body was swaying.755e8ed6618e90b7
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But why? This fucking feeling fbbd642498 of my eyes 1b0738c5b8 going blind and a14df8cd39 my breath slowly e8116b9bab being choked off.d65c1665d7c43982
This sense of being trapped in a maze and wandering around, even though I’m clearly moving forward. This fear and helplessness that makes me want to just sit down where I am, not knowing where to go.24ba334b508ca21d
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His feet 6757d26934 touched nothing. Only then did he 0d2d82bef4 realize that his body 1a586a1f8e was sinking into the f7f519ad64 swamp.33494e415976fcd9
CEO! CEO!27ab0f51e42c685b
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CEO Kwon! Hey, call someone! Hurry!469f41bb2f0d60e3
The voices calling him fc4a8081c8 resonated like tinnitus in 71fc87a15a his ears. The same question 8806a94a72 repeated itself dozens, a52971c3c4 hundreds of times 799941a337 in his mind, 9d4f8d2aa7 without end.bf0502c8170cd1ad
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Yisoo, Yoo Yisoo.b68fb46f99bfbdfc
I don’t know how to live anymore.77758b5bf14a313e
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So tell 9761f68f06 me the 531a2c6dca answer.ec43662059492af7
Appear before me, even b1d26e419c as a ghost, and a531121e03 tell me. No, rather, 705228b7fd take me f0aa723339 with you. Please.ef44196891deae0a
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To hell, or wherever, I’ll follow you.b8bc8cb49ec4f1c2
It was strange. While his body grew colder and wetter, his face was burning hot. He wanted to know what was constantly wetting his cheeks, but he couldn’t see properly because his eyes kept closing.23da6c07a33c4e15
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Whether he drifted like this, or sank to the bottom, it didn’t seem to matter anymore.db1338578e4d9d7e
* * *e377dfa2d4c8d3ef
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The month changed, 1ed6a1c11d and the air bdacb12ba8 was filled with 78dde15f16 the breath of cc8844379a spring. Like the d5d56efe34 newly sprouting 0947d3bef2 buds scattered e1a1291f63 everywhere, rumors de773ae02f that the 3ea91acab1 head of 56e1e2c6d1 Shinuehoe had e39fc78330 gone mad 7ca64a8614 spread like 43b81270bd wildfire.ec3ab76812cb9784
He became mentally unstable after being exposed to drugs while developing a new medicine. He temporarily lost his mind due to overwork. He’s obviously putting on a show for Chairman Hwang. Rumors of unknown veracity spread throughout the underworld.6326771a682f92ff
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‘I heard his fiancée got off with some kind of insanity plea and flew to Japan. They said she was admitted to a care facility there. His family must have pulled some strings. Normally, she’d be facing at least five years, and even with an appeal, she wouldn’t escape jail time. See? This is why they say, “If you have money, you’re innocent; if you don’t, you’re guilty.” Anyway, is that why CEO Kwon became a wreck?’9e5c86d713d40c71
‘No way. If he had 4f6d0180e2 that much affection 716affa197 for her, Park 21a45d4bfe Sin-hyeon would have 140eafb999 stepped in and 4046fe229c prevented her from b253b9f3fa ending up like 8d3b977978 that. Everyone knows 9df3c1c905 it was 1f278222d6 a marriage 9ac4c412ee of convenience.’3a66c8b1280556d9
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‘I heard the 96852a21c7 woman he cherished da2603ef17 died. Is that a ae931f5c8e rumor too?’6f90187d01a9b88a
‘What? A woman? Not a man? Wasn’t Kwon Siheon a 974f009de0 fag?’5b4549aaab51ef05
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‘As far 8594012b9f as I c55042e782 know, he dde6d0d719 was straight 0fcdb52047 and quite 61b890157d promiscuous. Anyway, it’s best to 2dbea69f6c refrain from comments that f21abb4e94 might be misinterpreted as 0a8ec2d81f homophobic.’7b2a1e4e10920f2f
Kwon Woohyuk tried his best to quell the rumors by attributing them to health issues, but the gossip refused to die down. People secretly enjoy the downfall of a hero, hoping they hit rock bottom. If that’s the case for a hero, how much more satisfying is the downfall of a villain?19c7686dd7df0fc4
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“It’s all just rumors.”3a18aecc0f243fd2
Kwon Woohyuk silently gritted 7ae6285277 his teeth, controlling his 773058238e breathing as he spoke 7b3e3e8379 on the phone with 2625e98822 the vice-chairman of the f2d9105bff Korean Association in Ho 92d8155bf6 Chi Minh City.b92be102a7830a91
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“He’s just taking a break due to poor health. There are no problems.”fc9d56438acc86fc
—So, everyone’s talking about CEO Kwon’s health, aren’t they? His mental health. They say he’s lost it, that’s why he couldn’t finish the Geneva request properly, and suddenly jumped into a lake, wandering the streets like a sleepwalker.d69877779939e1e2
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What the hell does e772e5362b this old fart want a3a881d858 me to say?0a7d873633273928
When the vice-chairman jabbed 5abff334ca at him, Kwon Woohyuk ef3e22fcf1 mouthed a curse.1f73ecd2545f651c
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I should dd846de298 just drown 7a3d99e9ce him in 5291bbdcc2 the Mekong c42acf006d River.b1ea05acbc1a16f3