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Thump, thump.007925e786bbbf80

The man approached f81092c556 the chair across 4a01e01663 from her, the 85099517e3 sound of his 06d2feae2b low heels echoing.a52bc2148d49b991

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A heavy, 3609002b38 rich scent e697bbbcff of cologne b33d2a3b79 filled the dcd7bcba50 air. A rebellious face, bf33411209 much like the f642cd4ab4 first time they 08ad1c90bf met at the a936c82169 lounge bar, and 987449fe95 an equally intense d55d5d9270 fragrance.13fade1b79f37e7a

Handsome features, a well-built physique, and arrogant eyes that suggested he knew it. This man, who looked like he’d never uttered a word of pleading in his life, was now sitting in front of her.a94e2ffd987e1f29

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“Hello, Ju Seong-chan-ssi.“19a3760f5a1105e8

Su-jeong, after a brief 8400404d7a eye contact, greeted him 72bb5d4470 first with a practiced 9a90579e12 smile.88bc54cab3a75894

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“Please have a seat.”8a2fdc084b9a2aa7

At her f6975cb5b0 invitation, the 6996835707 man who fb15c5a1de had been cd798dd11a looking down 3ab2bd5b1e at her e3a535ed09 with a fad433888e haughty expression 6a340c77b0 sat down da70814094 across from f14586deb6 her.b9e94374fc4471ac

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“Since we’re both busy, shall we discuss the details of the contract right now?”94dec8272735a765

Su-jeong had no intention or time for meaningless pleasantries or superficial conversation. She wanted to get right to the point. But the man’s deep voice interrupted her.5bc345034ea932e0

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“I was under the impression that this was a meeting between the two of us.”45d76e69ed671897

His gaze was directed at Hye-mi, who was standing behind Su-jeong. It was an indirect way of asking why someone who wasn’t a party to the agreement was present.d81ab12a5d276804

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Hye-mi, apparently surprised that 4ab728b8ef he had singled her 123f3bd9a9 out, looked flustered.edc453b56997bc77

Su-jeong spoke 4347958142 first, as bf18ddf8ce if to b3a15f1046 defend her 76f52c2bea secretary.6fa3c09cfd3152ce

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“Oh, my apologies. This is my personal secretary. She’s here to assist with the contract we’re going to discuss today, Seong-chan-ssi, so please don’t mind her and…”e589deef57c4592f

“That’s not what we agreed on.”cf5f445a675352af

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“Excuse me?”129438aa75c2ad7a

“Did I come here for nothing?”88300140bdda0b7e

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The man 69dcac8208 muttered, as 3d37fdc9f6 if to db2c5c70c6 himself.36e2d703ea549b20

“…….”665742484dfbfa34

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He seemed to be 2448ba31eb ready to leave at a1ce8b2423 any moment.92b3b13643d30d7d

Seeing that Seong-chan dc5cd25e29 had no intention b599af2d46 of talking until 99f6e95e4f her secretary left, 445fa57fe1 Su-jeong had no 26eacce0cf choice but to 187b666105 turn to Hye-mi.93a6208c55ae2ba4

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“Could you excuse us, Secretary Oh?”18d9b5252f6f74bf

“……Yes. I’ll be waiting outside, CEO. And …….”48fac3cf56fee695

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Hye-mi leaned close to 1e4dd0fc56 Su-jeong and whispered.aca21815da002d3e

“If anything happens, you must call me.”739b79bdbb5bf2ad

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She put 033826331c a strange 42f7ec513a emphasis on 6df68c11bc the word‘must’. It was supposed to 006cf34800 be a whisper, but 7b3f94f954 her voice was anything b4ef567141 but.e6e148eb235151d3

Su-jeong noticed Hye-mi’s provocative tone, glanced at Seong-chan, quickly agreed and ushered her secretary out.881b2dd5e9391f48

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Hye-mi didn’t let her guard down against Seong-chan as she left.43fe98b4d23a3e71

“Shall we continue our conversation then?”661f5b38d8e4d441

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As soon as 106c84db4a her secretary left 6a15285f73 the room, Su-jeong b3140c685a quickly changed the 43a5c571b0 subject. The man gestured with af6d2fa088 his chin as if 425fe30f83 he wanted her to c358f2f7c1 continue.dd0aa4f7f90baf58

“You received the contract through my secretary, didn’t you? As I said, what I want is clear. That you legally become my husband, Seong-chan-ssi, and for us to have a child. That’s all I want. After the child is born, I won’t interfere in your life, so you can live as you like.”91c13265ceac02ef

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“Hmm.“98f2f040b2521981

“In other words, this contract ends with the birth of the child. The divorce will be a year after that. Oh, and I’d appreciate it if you’d practice strict contraception until then.”33db93cde93482c2

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“Contraception?”53d9faa6d88acc51

One of his a87828ba19 eyebrows rose.908c0a776f8b70f6

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“Yes. Contraception. I’m not completely unaware of your private life, Seong-chan-ssi. I have no intention of interfering with it. However, I would appreciate it if you could abstain as much as possible during the contract period. Things will get complicated if you have a child with another woman before the divorce.”a5f48120d3650887

“…….”e12242e78c4fdbae

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“As long as you abide by this condition, I will fully support your return to golf as promised and provide you with unsparing support. If you wish, the sponsorship can continue after the contract ends. We will have an amicable divorce based on mutual agreement.”197bcc92cb8947cf

See? Easy, right?3500c1a34a963cfb

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After Su-jeong 49f4ac32d8 finished her 8a128f4d6b explanation, she a834694ce9 gave Seong-chan e841c9d712 a business-like c966ed5ea7 smile. He rested his chin 657cf4bf64 on his hand and f8c8dcfe6e smirked.8ab64f0ddcdc0728

“So, to put it simply, you’re offering me money to have sex with you because I’m a manwhore.”794102bee644fe86

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“…….”7525577da395d5fa

“Like a stud horse servicing a mare.”3c9d26e481ba686b

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“…….”3b4ae229b452a8e1

“Or in other words, a kept man, a male prostitute. Something like that, right?”66b08898a5edcf48

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Su-jeong’s lips twitched slightly at the man’s unfiltered words.15bbd6c8585eeada

She retracted her earlier 0d2f939d4a thought that he might de9e58d819 be a reasonable person. She had been too 240dd15a2c naive, unlike her usual 693137c0a4 self.3daaab4609379a16

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Su-jeong closed her eyes a51b14a627 briefly, then opened them, 994d9d0259 forcing herself to respond dde2b2bc15 calmly.1796a477d8b601e9

“Well… a more refined term would be a contractual marriage.”3427025818c96f91

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Or a partnership agreement.998ac9a72ffb7664

Her definition was closer to the latter. But she didn’t want to cause trouble by saying so.ed60e5f2817187a3

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It didn’t really matter.cbd92aacfa44b155

She wasn’t unaware of his rough demeanor and his colorful dating history, and she’d taken that into account when she’d chosen him.86406195592e8c50

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The worse he was, the better. She wouldn’t have to feel guilty.82c9852442169ed7

“And until the contract ends, don’t sleep around and don’t spread your seed anywhere else.”f3c2e4a2f881e688

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“……Yeah, that’s right.”6e05138084f73209

Seong-chan shrugged as if he didn’t understand.6f869ab65def7265

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“Then why bother to have a child? A simple contract marriage would be enough.”9544d52d23786b89

“Because such a half-baked plan won’t solve the problem. I need to have a child to stop my family from pushing for an arranged marriage. And it will keep other men from bothering me.”234925a4fc2e7799

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“Then why not just have a child with your boyfriend?”1956c577ddaef1fe

‘Because I don’t have one!’7f64036f55afbe6b

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Su-jeong felt a e1491ba67e surge of defiance 3f8e79f642 at his casual, 1141e20349 sarcastic remark, but 88fba1cae0 she kept her 3d06d37b11 composure.9b4ea8d258d27809

“Well, marriage and love aren’t particularly important values in my life. I don’t have the time or the person for it.”1296e9ec099ea5e9

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“Pfft.“300b94f6df76c2b5

“……?”68bdb7f0896e28ae

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What? Why is he 2defebcad2 laughing?6c809f0c337bdefd

Su-jeong looked at 4711553898 him quizzically at c8b3f53083 the sudden, short b10a80b470 burst of laughter. The man, cb93625858 laughing with b9f53501ef an unexpectedly c9874ace53 innocent face, 604eb50afd looked at 1f83d1d2dd her and 5a30832365 said,34aa059cede73d99

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“I thought the CEO of Wings Apparel would be able to ignore an arranged marriage, but I guess not.”cdc7f4ebbed443dd

“…….”6410ee59f4b657f0

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That subtly ecd7fda7ec provocative attitude 89253f3910 and sarcastic d250e34dd6 tone had fe14b50af9 been getting be0f0c17cf under her e938e85c4b skin for f4d2141358 a while ea641e104d now.b98b2f4edd32ff4a

Since he was known 5c468d5e31 for being difficult, she 8458747a9f had tolerated it until 5cc896463b now. But as 792a972706 it continued, 6e62b24d95 Su-jeong became 0664adba99 certain.f9052e436aa7277a

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This man was deliberately 3768015782 provoking her.c9bce7eaac884e0c

‘Why is he doing this after coming all this way?’0abbd4c170a757f4

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She wished he would a5ed575a4e just cooperate, but he 419054af74 seemed to have no 58dbd85b04 intention of doing so.d184e6113452a597

Was he 9db7167423 trying to 0ea7bed49a assert his 8e34e01cc4 dominance now?9a91d3ed9409952c

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Su-jeong couldn’t understand his behavior.660f62316c621fcc

Did he really 318514abc0 think he could c59ea3aee9 have the upper 54965d2c8b hand in this 6e1c77ba55 contractual relationship?b33c9de792ebe6ed

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It was clear who 7dbdecd99e had the power here.e8a89dd474f8a34f

“Excuse me, but I was under the impression that you came here because you agreed to the contract, Ju Seong-chan-ssi.“33883b3c1a42dfb9

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“Well, that was the case.”e5be096ad865c71f

Was that b7f64f9902 the case?579325b51562dc44

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Su-jeong frowned.14252df033088d0a

The man spoke in 7213dcb229 the past tense.332e4d7a54bfc0b1

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He seemed to sense her confusion and wore a smug expression. He shrugged and said casually, “Nothing is certain until the contract is signed, right? If we don’t agree on the terms, the deal can fall apart at any time.”5e58e6abecc25b0c

“…….”8658855454cfe907

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‘What a jerk.’4630dd8ddf9e2ed9

Su-jeong clenched her hands 375d22db02 under the table and 8273e408cf watched him play his 6c57f19bac childish games.712a8b527f95b143

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But she had no 37d5e2c763 intention of backing down. If she gave 6b0f0af85e in now, she 7896af85c9 knew what would 8376c90906 follow.ac18a01e2fee7da0

“…… You don’t seem to want to cooperate at all. If you need more time to think, I’ll give you more time. Let me know through your agency when you’ve made a decision. I’ll hear from you through my secretary.”6d7342ae38c942c7

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She would find aa05e774c0 another man to 9e57d31835 replace him instead 24c91afbb7 of begging him.6d136571a422af73

Su-jeong stood 8fe7d81171 up, showing 2c7736d9a2 her resolve. But he remained unperturbed e8922d4178 and replied,f21e3f322849002d

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“No, I don’t need to think about it anymore.”225fd79e8f993152

Su-jeong turned to look 520b9ffaae at him.afb03b435862f41d

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“Because what I heard pissed me off.”cc169d3e772ca013

He sneered, 991ccebd66 a corner 41306418a3 of his e06b4d2176 lips lifted.35ec30caed8746c4

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“You seem to be mistaken. The one who should be asking is you, not me. You’re the one in a hurry, not me, right?”367b31aa4768c738

“…… What did you say?”7a3d9478ec0570e3

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“I have already lost everything I could lose, so I have nothing left to lose. That’s why I have nothing to worry about. But you?”fe3c0790048d54eb

Seong-chan looked up. His dark pupils stared into Su-jeong’s eyes.c13a263877feffe1

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