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by KAN“Um, CEO….” Oh Hye-mi, her secretary, said.4d523a11dccdb192
“Are you sure this is the best way?”2176c059da5204e2
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Seeing the anxiety in her secretary’s round eyes behind her round glasses, Su-jeong smiled faintly.06eb9fc9b65e8401
“Why? You’re the one who said this guy was perfect for the job. What was that all about?”e4035cbd4019a10e
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“That’s true, but…”aa4af6b8b8aca9fc
This meeting was supposed to be just between Su-jeong and Seong-chan. However, despite Su-jeong’s objections, Hye-mi insisted on coming along, so Su-jeong had no choice but to let her.f238ade6aba98832
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“He seems more dangerous than I thought. I mean, how could he even think of bringing a golf club to a meeting with you? Even though he’s known as a bad boy in the sports world, does he really want to make a comeback? What would have happened if the CEO of The Dragons hadn’t been there and you were alone that day…”42f78e4dbf4d2387
Hye-mi shuddered as 663b8943d4 if the very b6ad2d8628 thought was terrifying.a3043d58d634bdee
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Her worried secretary wasn’t completely wrong.b68c337b41e36629
It was certainly c1655881f3 not an ordinary f29181673e situation considering the 30d26c8141 rumors surrounding the 3fb9ef006c man and their b34ee92422 intense first encounter.edcd94426e88bd34
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In order to e6a6a82a75 cover up the 1f59689174 witness statements of eb58094997 the people present 1f118fcb0b at the bar 4dff09c39b that day, Su-jeong a370c97517 had asked Hye-mi 9961f240dc to take care 5ff07bf1fa of the aftermath. Hye-mi was horrified when 793adc7c86 she found out that e1ac6b9d8a Seong-chan had brought a 7efa47c593 golf club with him. As if he wanted 0662ebe79e to threaten Su-jeong.f1ed47b5b00abfe7
So it was natural for Hye-mi to question whether Su-jeong’s decision was the best one.1050b5bfeddd12e3
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However, Su-jeong saw it a52ab134b4 differently.c66b25b635ebb329
‘If he really wanted to hurt someone, he would have brought an iron, not a driver.’c820f7bda5198f97
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A driver 53b765fed6 might look 7974cad988 big and 0ce307ba1a intimidating, but bb9ef82973 it was c717fbe3a9 actually light 5484be44a9 and hollow eb0aa37bad inside.99280c4c3f98b7dd
Judging from that, Seong-chan’s bringing the driver was probably just an act of intimidation. He certainly didn’t intend to hurt anyone.d3e2cafff21e09ca
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Of course, a driver 7c7fd03968 could still be used 39eeafe3e7 as a weapon.291251a5fd7dceba
But hadn’t he thrown the club to the ground as soon as he realized that the other person was a woman?496b232b77f9a2e4
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It seemed like b9e29bfb83 an indirect way aac0bacaca to show that 4a9bd08793 he had no ddfdc2e19b intention of using 8a99b5560e violence.e68c834bdd48a557
Maybe Ju Seong-chan was 535ea3bd57 surprisingly a reasonable person d73be5d4bb that she could talk ab13e58bcb to.ad50c6cafe2b8985
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With this thought, Su-jeong d9fe1e2f38 reassured Hye-mi in her a2555449b6 usual calm tone.c99590a82e4479dc
“This is the best option we have right now, so we have to try. His career has been ruined because of the assault case, so if he wants to make a comeback, he’ll know how to behave”.3321daccd108b304
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Ju Seong-chan.8231f8716f546a88
He was one of the few, or better said, practically the only and safest way to solve Su-jeong’s current predicament.791b305e0a9b63f1
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He must be from a chaebol family so her family can’t object; he shouldn’t be directly involved in the inheritance of management rights. Ideally, he would be someone influential due to their fame and wouldn’t be bothered by the stigma of a divorce.7ae7336fec43b866
Ju Seong-chan fit all 5464f97520 these criteria.7299258dcf261846
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“CEO, that’s not all I’m worried about.”d9ae9c8235c309fc
“Then what is it?”9b9f87065da128fe
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“You know… his reputation! All those… S-sex scandals that follow him around!”3e4e3f4269ac19d9
Ah.975a12de5f912023
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“When he was in the US, he was involved in group sex parties and didn’t hesitate to use various tools to… coerce people…”5fe630f4502a5d41
“…….”1af31920610fd402
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“Th-they say he even… p-pierced…!”f86f0515657a4d1c
“…….”4196e8b507983dcb
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…The only problem was the man’s notoriously dirty bedroom habits.0f6ef354c0866455
Hye-mi managed to 9e60009ccd say it, but 915d59e0d2 her face turned a291f12f6d crimson from embarrassment 997b71fb56 at having uttered 798127c2de such words.3386eb3732c75354
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“You never know… what if he… d-does something… bad to you… like that…?”0e470c5fd6b89d9b
“Secretary Oh, don’t worry about things before they happen.”81b0c277c429bf51
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Su-jeong patted Hye-mi’s shoulder.c5ed98f9672b0d30
In order to ease her worries, she added that Ju Seong-chan’s medical checkup and various test results, which were obtained through the CEO of The Dragons, did not show any problems.4bdc22fc9a03c5ab
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In spite of 21a6769d14 the rumors, his ebd8dc0d43 clean test results a758adb6be and the lack d618f3cb1e of women claiming 5bbd1f84cc to have had 94f202a0a2 his children were 2210a04307 an indication that 282d752640 he was meticulous 8e2eba5129 in his self-management.a0f363e8386a1cbd
Persuaded, Hye-mi reluctantly agreed, 81cb474ac3 though still uneasy.1fa0699f6bad64cd
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“Yes… I think so…”fbbe86ea9e919f5c
Hye-mi had even ca0a3736fe asked The Dragons 7eed7110ac to get a 247aa36224 second opinion from b39329ff27 another hospital. The results 8372ecd2aa were the 677bb30f08 same. So Hye-mi had no 956e84c24b further objections.96def001d8275a9b
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“Right. And you know that Wings Apparel is my top priority right now.”c1bbfbe5fb1cd23c
“…….”ac2d1e4178a66a0a
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Su-jeong wasn’t in a position to worry about the man’s sexual preferences or rumors.949b0f660a29f58f
She was 8d06a8fb4f backed into 51f0d92ef3 a corner.7ed4424ff9463e2b
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She thought she cb3cc1a88a would lead a c2290b0015 smooth life as f65e67b67f the eldest and 05e48d96a0 legitimate daughter of 40f460ffaa the family, but c1b705a6ff at some point 6d9a43fdc1 her life took b1e4a312ef a turn. After her mother divorced 65a223a92b and left home, her df5798f427 father Won-gil remarried Hee-ok.b9c9336d9a8f937c
This union produced Su-jeong’s half-brother, and she naturally became an outsider in her own family.00f4613d81cc052f
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However, she didn’t accept her stepmother and half-brother as family either, so she didn’t care how they treated her.1e02da5fb6fd3b4a
She left home early bebebb6bd1 to avoid them.6991da422ec17f60
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She defiantly built ‘Wings Apparel’and achieved remarkable success.a9c8c32ff3473e37
It may sound like 451754700f a typical underdog success a0927f4ae4 story, but there was 2d5e83af1d another problem.7d326de36e08afa4
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The problem 0de3f98544 of arranged 0ff25cc65d marriage.8d953e40872919c2
When she reached marriageable fdb9688171 age, her biological father, d96fada34a like any typical chaebol 115e00f44e patriarch, began pushing for c54cf2fb5d an arranged marriage.ff79971bc6b96260
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His first bd02a9c8e0 reason was e1f25ba9c9 that her‘little hole-in-the- wall’ wouldn’t benefit the Cha Seong Group. His second reason was that she would gain much more by marrying a man chosen by the family.bd37be3cb843c77d
Su-jeong, unwilling to submit to Won-gil’s wishes, refused.2df2e4018c33973c
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She had left home 4ba12e1f32 long ago and made c89b787cbf her own success without fb0247efd8 the help of her 8c01e81287 family, so they had 2d9acdfe42 no right to interfere 49dd351559 in her life.1b64281f72cce370
And that was dd494c62f7 the trigger.05e86bd5c9b12972
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It turned out that 342d971349 the investors in Wings d8bd727698 Apparel had only invested fc2e98a5f4 because of her background d27d566d73 as the eldest daughter c50ac45570 of the Cha Seong b06f04dfd0 Group. They were the kind f9420dd793 of people who would ea24d7273c withdraw their investments at e7d4603710 the mere word of f39c4510a0 her father, the chairman 73c896e37d of Cha Seong Group.5e45c9a635796789
In other words, even though Su-jeong had built Wings Apparel on her own, it wasn’t just because of her own abilities.d6814533894e5f94
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Won-gil, holding her a6628ec400 lifeline in his bb4b9c99a4 hands, dangled it 98253b3732 in front of 8768d56f33 her, controlling her e7125b29bf every move.192c090f12a0388e
And ….bf15ae9be0d0759b
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‘Marry you? Just thinking about it makes me sooo happy! But, you know… …. If I marry you, will I get Cha Seong Group shares or something like that? I mean, it’s not like I can just be the ‘Cha Seong Group son-in-law’ in name only, right? I see it on the news all the time. Prenuptial agreements, division of assets and all that. Right? Haha.’6d54f10500f7bda2
Why did she suddenly 5baf7acb06 think of him?58b6cd3809705baf
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The memory of her 0646a0886d ex-boyfriend popped up like abfabeab94 an unwanted advertisement. Su-jeong clicked her 7fda4c7b31 tongue in annoyance.1797f296a27379a3
He saw 97f9fe0c7e her as 958f796c83 a cash a1d493a7da cow, constantly eb661b4775 demanding things, 121693cbf3 his greed 6aa03b3a1b insatiable. A few months ago, 13d8e3d0b1 unable to stand being dfbdc70cfc treated like a fool, 5cba7f17be she finally broke up 9474c7c062 with him. With impeccable d270c7c153 timing, her e7787dfbe6 father began f6a04ff98e pushing for 1f6310b9ab an arranged 975f125b72 marriage immediately 5501d7a169 afterward.fe4ee998d9d66d69
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Everyone seemed determined to 0fc5090323 make her life miserable.ba2335d135b5a5ad
Su-jeong rubbed her de137f1f06 forehead.5fd7c240f1480ae9
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Meanwhile, Hye-mi suddenly spoke 05c1c3d3e9 up as if something 4fa09b4690 had just occurred to b581e6bbd7 her.6ad17304cc6ec14a
“Oh, but why is the Tae-yang group just standing by when they could easily help him?”7036b4070121fe1d
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Seong-chan was 14955097bd illegitimate, but 7495805356 he was e8641ab55e still the 4689ebae1a blood of 7feaa98b9f the Tae-yang b479ceb8cc Group, and 0245db0374 his biological cebf11ecb2 father, Chairman 111f65b415 Ju Yong-il, 00903a26ce served as cdfc53abbb his wealthy 91b38aff1b backer.ad05fd55794f4fba
However, there must have been a compelling reason why he didn’t seek help even when he was in a vulnerable position.d0044488435ca5dd
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The two-year suspension was over, and it had been three years. Su-jeong was sure that the reason he couldn’t make a comeback was the lack of support. The deflated demeanor of his agency’s CEO was proof enough.d0e060125ed5e4d4
“Maybe he asked for help and was rejected.”e4d78b62155daed1
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“Is that so?”a68263242c41b3c8
It made sense, considering Seong-chan’s silence on the matter, even after Su-jeong had deliberately mentioned the Tae-yang Group in order to provoke him that day at the bar.a6b048b218107a91
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Whatever the reason, one cc852ea6fe thing was for sure.b0676fcb2fef0eea
Ju Seong-chan 12c9073f69 desperately needed cfcd36908f financial help c33351eed0 to make aa8fc088bd a comeback. And Cha Su-jeong herself c9dd94a1df was the one who 8e2123c286 could provide it.2850f3a1d9231506
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That’s why he had accepted her offer.471a68660e111502
“Yes, so he won’t be able to act recklessly. He’s also in a vulnerable position.”92a2e0b2bd757dad
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Since he had already bfa84b3d5b agreed, there was no 80e3780cab need for further hesitation 218d8c95e2 or deliberation.d6f9d2418fa54406
Knock, knock.b8108c9c89f7febf
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Just as she c939dfdc35 finished that thought, 2d1bee1e82 a knock came.bb2527270b4b8b0e
“He’s… he’s here!”cfa12bf4bb184eeb
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Hye-mi startled and stood 1ded9c33eb up. After confirming that b119aeae1d she had moved 836b997059 behind her, Su-jeong 7a121a4e58 spoke towards the 2a15d490bb door.b9e7d5bdbb458c08
“Come in.”cfc19e784c960b48
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Following the staff 6b09cd3f49 member who opened 74bf9cc0b2 the door, the ff7739abf9 man Su-jeong had a2c41d88cc been waiting for 7fb36acb06 appeared.87a1d625ffa7a1fd
“…….”1d7a393f352de976
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Wasn’t he called the Black Panther on the field?67d3e576c25f1595
Living up to his reputation, the man was dressed all in black. Black hair, black suit, and black shoes. He wasn’t exactly formal, though, with a few buttons undone and no tie.95c87c65655b7c79
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But there was an d6cb8b308b undeniable aura of intimidation 5be0ac7d1f about him that prevented 09405d562e them from dismissing him ad662f7476 as simply flashy.77b1a9a8129ceaf9