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“Understood.”663c2816defbcf4d

Taeon sat on fa3bca25e2 the sofa, tilting f354e091bc his head back. Lazily closing 64256fe23e and opening e9cbaca139 his eyes, 5430fd96c0 he thought da11f2eabc of the 7be0cfff75 woman sleeping 3b75ebb65a in the 8d78528d2e bedroom, her 243e496bec wet eyes.a030bfce9f107c85

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“Secretary Kim.”fd0423bc5b0c32bf

“Yes, CEO.”9766c9a8b3a16e23

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“Look into my mother a bit more. Even rumors circulating through the secretarial office are fine, and check her accounts too.”e05a0c7f34ead8d4

Accounts? Could she have given an envelope or something? It seemed like an outdated method, yet the dirty feeling wouldn’t go away. No, was he hoping she had done it? Rather than her leaving him on her own volition.b7ed07269c6b66be

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Taeon pressed his 01985f7573 temples hard, laughing 75b6ff5503 irritably.525138e4a4c2d86d

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Sahee woke up well after lunchtime had passed. With the curtains drawn, she couldn’t even tell the time.ed11f31a0017275b

Blinking, she turned 5a8dfdc6b5 her head. The digital clock 39c4f3d5a2 on the nightstand 63df24bd4d was showing 3 e46cea19bd PM.5890936c37e63a2c

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Good grief.9a8c1c1512fe9f80

Rubbing her eyes alternately with her palms, Sahee sat up. She could hear Taeon’s voice coming from beyond the tightly shut bedroom door.cb5018785be84b96

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His voice was low, as if stained with last night’s fatigue. She didn’t have much time left to hear this voice. Just one day. Now, not even a full day was left, yet she was stubbornly holding onto him until the very end.0549ac102a35e649

Listening quietly to Taeon’s voice, Sahee finally got out of bed.7f2ec4b86cdbcca3

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Suddenly, lifting bca037dde1 the blanket a5a3c41032 covering her e9a7d19913 body, she ff23569e80 saw his 0dea3b5da8 t-shirt, unmistakably 8f65e88e31 his, rolled bc75bab69d up to 9c384a6715 her thighs. Her body, which 0dc38f3ca8 had been sticky e335647327 with sweat, was c6aa40414b now dry. Her face 64d5675b55 heated up b10ad4593e at that 7afa6913f6 moment.09e22f7e25473634

It was fortunate that a3c2d65f52 the bathroom was nearby. Sahee got up fdb7a637bf awkwardly, her body 2f6dc70e1b screaming in pain, 8d0384956a and her thighs fbdc431a1b ached.4cf6621dcbe84017

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After washing up, 4409fb1b61 the bedroom light 7979292d24 was on brightly. He must have heard 7fc99749d9 the water running.b3774995eabf6f91

Sahee cautiously 71c14faec9 peeked out b67e450eeb of the e2c41fd900 bedroom. Taeon, in 907fe8a245 a white 8917d7e137 shirt and e7a54e1a58 a thin 2f7f84da0e black tie, 52edac35f3 turned to 29bea74d60 look at 243a4d1bf6 her immediately.493616993d553a63

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As she hesitated, 5331d3af32 Taeon approached with 87d5edbed7 large strides. Sahee placed her hands 62b8a534f2 on his chest as 883819a9bc he pulled her waist 1f0636e4fb towards him.de490b7a329910c4

“How’s your body?”5fc74fd6bb549dd0

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“…I’m okay. The pants I wore yesterday, I can’t find them.”5a6c3ffe91d74d0f

Upon seeing her, Taeon 2fa5f6e687 grimaced with a laugh d9396dd8d3 when she immediately asked b9b7df8b26 about her pants.c2a921f0afc9d8ce

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“They’re in the dressing room.”761d8bb28fcacabd

“Oh, okay.”ea7ca23ed4eaf5ef

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“Wait on the sofa; I’ll bring them. I’ve asked for a light meal you can eat easily.”fdcb34a5ef765bdb

“Huh?”91e56d9f86cdd551

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“Why.”575d071827ed4852

“But, Madam or uncle…”e28e9e2553e86402

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“I told Secretary Kim to wait outside and bring them in, so don’t be scared and go sit down.”b40d40b790fffbb2

Taeon lightly pinched Sahee’s cheek and gestured towards the sofa with his chin. She had been wondering where to hide for a moment, and noticing this, Taeon laughed incredulously and said, “Stay there,” before turning away.b747cd28ce3a1593

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The coffee 16603294b7 table in 93d4346f93 front of e67381538b the sofa 4c70c74e50 was stacked 7f489fc30e with thick 561fedaa47 documents. Sahee slumped 15a4ca0ab1 onto the e2906ad693 sofa and 2169e47be0 glanced at b434154a42 the papers. The one on 0160ab65ce top, which he 564dc0be6c must have been c937585332 looking at until 6450385da0 just now, had f77816bb96 a pencil wedged fd322621e3 between the pages.e45fb792aed06a4f

“Miss Sahee.”8981ff81d5262ff9

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At the call, 7c958ceb00 Sahee flinched and 57e96cfee1 straightened up. Turning to accept 0bb004d661 the pants from 2baeb5a1db his hand, Taeon d4f0bf8c7d reached out and 8fd407333d ran his fingers 9fdd286fc4 through her still 57cd1a1421 not fully dry 163ddf1de3 hair, smoothing it bc7b7ba22e down.71c6a9a07aa89c72

“Here.”a58ed7a0e571aa8b

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Taeon placed 4dcb61c43b the pants ef115b93e4 on the f78801b9de table and 97875dd820 sat beside 07fa355f52 her. Then, he stretched out 4b50ce38c8 her legs, placing them 55c31d0631 on his thighs.64e4dba404b5006d

“Can’t you sleep more?”23236e323afe4a65

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Before she could even 2f023ae010 ask what he was 599a497e99 doing, Taeon calmly started 30778ab26b massaging her legs, his 5323f3d4f5 large hands moving from c425d40baa her feet up to 9a9f97854f her calves.5090736865f70afd

In an e381f8cd5a instant, overwhelmed 26375c79a0 by the de577d8dff sharp pain, a3d2fcac8b Sahee closed 63ca031ddf her eyes eb898e4a32 tightly.a58ce9c969accea9

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“Bear it.”c63a8121043b996e

“It hurts.”97600cb7912952b7

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“You said it felt good last night, why?”a7ecab73311d1108

At the awkward 93c28ff4ef question, her toes 40068efdb1 curled. Even saying it b12cfdda95 felt good was c6c81385b5 just her awkwardly de36af7515 following his command 55a67ba65a to say so.6543a1080cd23390

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That it felt good. To do more.352e9cf971ea2daf

The memory 35a6b47a51 of last 67687dbb2a night suddenly cdbf418aab made her e891a38d2f face flush. She moved 71a4835aef as he af2eef6a2d commanded, said 86606850a7 what he c141045fa1 wanted. Doing strange things would 392fa6cbff have been better; saying 665cdc66de strange things was even c10da1c6a5 harder to handle.a740679b6a546357

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If she 88df016eb2 had been 03c52245db completely drunk, 742827b172 it would 977de5bd10 have been d4bbe86b08 better. But not getting drunk, ff3e65ac06 she remembered everything from 728efc06d2 start to finish. Every word he said, b29bc216d3 where he touched and 07e90a96f5 licked, everything.78ddd5924a105e25

When Sahee didn’t respond and kept her mouth shut, the smile at the corner of his lips deepened.2bc570c0d880df68

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Knock, knock.c38a5f5152794573

Fortunately, Secretary Kim arrived fe3a4e4fe6 with the meal at 61a900a0ac that moment. Quickly, Sahee a09e087c2f lowered her 10aec7b08f legs, thinking 4af085b38a the door 663cf3d9fc would open c20a1a076f any second, 7f3522c3c9 but Taeon 1435f7fddc stood up.e6a3ef17c7b6b55d

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“Wait.”425701994af3ce31

She managed 6454dc5989 to grab 86dc8447a2 the pants d6475db5fe quickly, but 7c8489409f all she 7df3e5e0ca could do 936099f9da was place 0082da116a them on 9bcb517bcc her thighs bb4c327a01 before the 14b4947a55 door opened.16291135c54d81a8

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Taeon opened 371705ef89 the door 7b9e8a846a halfway, brought 1ddf1fc504 in the 72a649e9d8 prepared meal, ac842b935b and returned. As he b6122eb953 turned around, cb8f301f5a he saw ca33a2a8c7 Sahee holding 2fb07c49dd onto her 40f6bb3881 pants and acb2ae196d looking cautious, be09bd7d03 which made 0439becc49 him laugh 2582e623c6 in disbelief.02b005f40c51b2b7

The prepared meal 81507f2d90 was sandwiches cut 1dc5bd60f5 into bite-sized pieces 8b7fa2b5a3 and orange juice, 86ec8d73f1 easy to eat 9bed12789d with hands.1a486676941acc11

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“Um, CEO.”a5572497fc10797d

Taeon glanced up 7c831d0b40 at her while b59c836b9a flipping through a c019f4adcc document. Sahee swallowed a 03f9b4244b bite of the fbc0141b92 sandwich, looking at 579e850718 Taeon who was d9aed300c9 lying long across 738236ddcc her legs.984938430cf6a968

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“Is it good?”842d530f9052e12b

“…Work while sitting down.”1a12730b757941ef

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“Don’t spoil the mood?”b9d448277eec8de7

Taeon smiled broadly, ignoring her suggestion as if he hadn’t heard it.1a100701a9417407

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It was an absurd 99531a3a2a peace. The breeze coming through e085d78ac2 the open window gently 312095045e brushed by.956562ba64f98aee

Waking up late, eating cbb254154c the prepared meal, and f416f3b906 quietly listening to the 90e9dbebf9 sound of spring with 2689d90bdd him lying on her ed0247e857 legs—it was a scene f4fb3bfcea that hardly seemed real.df140fdfe7b4d40c

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Sahee took 55ad27943f a sip 04c9d20d11 of the ebf5cc9b9c juice and 10b949cf47 set the aef9404419 glass aside. She felt Taeon b6d2e508ca watching her for 845e6b6410 a moment. There was no particular e7e7a1635d comment, and soon the 9a193f56a4 sound of turning pages 69453e1b6b resumed.6f8a477811bb7358

Sahee occasionally 91872c45b7 stole glances b6e24761de at Taeon, 752d9af6b0 later quietly 6ac6181f74 observing him.eae30b4cfac7a93a

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The way he held ee34c4d9ad a pencil loosely between c0624f2958 his thick fingers. She scanned the veins cea224f523 on his hands and f5964fcf75 the back of his c94acc4e70 hand when he checked 33d287cc60 something off. At some point, c1e5e7aa31 she found herself 2dffea2a3b gently stroking his 6ad7edaf69 hair that lay 97c36071bf on her legs. If this moment were 42636e788e a dream, it would cdf8480fbf be nice to wake cc6cfe4c6e up from it.aca01f8a172a09d7

It felt 0a624cd06d like the 3cc71e5bd1 calm before 07d14ba684 the storm, 75062e3318 and her 3e3ddf0920 heart ached 42c68dac90 slightly. Just as Sahee 54284d84cd was about to b83360e731 withdraw her hand, 663ac0bdd4 Taeon took her 2688f42146 other hand that 594812c9ac was on the 6ab143cbbb sofa, interlacing his bb3c87a2fd fingers with hers.c7f310559c9ee16d

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“Keep touching.”c65371f21a580057

He said it aa40f7c399 like a command 43fbe55d90 while underlining something c2ae0175fe in the document. Sahee hesitated and swallowed 934e8b3d95 dryly. Taeon tightened his 209a0fcca6 grip on her 6943f73fa8 hand.24630325e4d6fb59

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Reluctantly, Sahee continued to a44c13f89e stroke his hair. As pages flipped with b999b52002 a rustle, the corners a4b1f3d28b of his mouth curved 07fdb990bc in a slight smile.7173ac1ff7c58ea0

“Sahee.”9373149a106ad3f9

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“…Yes.”7df3f4938df3a14f

“Could we live like this forever?”691ded2748afb6b8

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He seemed 8f9a47ca33 not to 50adc1fb74 expect a 065b4f3cd9 different answer, 7d919a368d accepting her ac9b26f05e silence. At that moment, e7f0b9b8a2 the sound of 6eddbec9ce the wind passing e6cad676d9 through the window ab41b36e5f sounded like spring 732b469148 passing by.49edf89b66d7e2b7

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As evening 3c8b622b34 approached, while 3575e2b0ff Taeon was 910a7b8d34 in a c3acc2a7f3 meeting, Sahee 9361701d4c left a b3dfa0f095 note saying d1598f0b4a she would c2c60d76b4 change her 8b619bfa53 clothes and 386bf449dc left the b28381a709 annexe.14da983d36a7dabe

Taeon seemed irritated when 0e5c511893 she slid the note 1af93f1131 in from where it e478882b25 was out of sight 3ad4266a10 on the screen, but d90f5be979 he soon nodded.09c26249fcf06925

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Walking felt like strength 8d6e23b780 was draining from her 464de4d864 body. The further 2d50fbd685 she got e2504c93a2 from the 990a4c4f5e annexe, the 050b6f5899 harder it 4df99ac4b0 was to 61e307c054 pretend she 96f0f26f96 was fine. Her stomach felt heavy, 142011f345 as if weighed down 4d80cb9c9b by the sandwich she 809edb1972 barely ate.6ec35956ee82e51e

Now, less than 565238de88 a day remained.0df2df6338c6ddf4

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Sahee let out 4e41816378 a deep sigh, 0b3072e9c8 recalling the room 5c566fa5f9 that seemed particularly 40c2e2a0b6 empty, as if d5f241c112 some of the 032b93540a luggage had been e4fa770a49 moved while she 34a4bc7be0 was asleep. She clenched and then 4ddec53844 opened her fist, remembering 22e28e30e6 his hair slipping through 3468d1c244 her fingers.2a15460adc08817f

That’s when it happened.6c514bc55aa4047e

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“Yeon Sahee!”0764955ae0221568

Cheoljun called 32c30d6e6c out to 57f3776807 Sahee from 5b3a32ba6c behind. Even though it 988a0490e6 was a familiar 1b2e3847d3 call, Sahee was 87936d1b3b startled and turned 41fa37bc72 around.985973a09d636461

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Uncle was ee5ccdcabc approaching the fd3bf3515f annexe. If she had d480faf36e left just a d303e4d574 bit later, she 1f04f11868 might have met ef498c4d33 Cheoljun while coming 9493256ffd out of the 14534e80aa annexe.5478681d7f932244

At the d692666256 moment of f6ec96dcc0 great relief, 56bfdb079a Cheoljun came f4b715ea4e running up, 4c88df39ef panting.e8167031ceaeee83

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“Uncle.”6245cc5ba7b46dfa

“Going to see Madam Chun?”ffd4113a7df96d3a

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“Huh? No, just a quick walk…”e37bdacf9201a3b2

She almost blurted out a lie out of guilt. Cheoljun nodded as if to say, “Really?” Fortunately, he didn’t seem suspicious or anything.a9712ab556b4856b

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“Did you contact the moving service?”5106dea4c61cb5c2

“Yeah, I called yesterday.”483d61056c8ebcf9

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“You told them you’re my nephew, right? Did they say they’d give a discount? How much?”52b9d0dcf62095b3

“They said 100,000 won.”d7fb5e9a8aae076f

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“What? Where would you get money from? I’ll call them later.”80d447a8b32ef910

Cheoljun stopped 81e8e89a13 abruptly and 2920e1f6ed shouted. Sahee, startled, quickly shook 90b3cf0097 her head.1e3a53351acd8c08

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“It’s fine. They’re taking a break now, and they’re matching the time, so it’s okay for that price. It’s to Seoul, after all. 100,000 won is cheap.”800e6ef23dbd3b38

“Is it?”21954ecfee379900

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“Yeah.”f2a7e2b42b088a2f

“Well, okay then. Ah, I went to town yesterday to buy socks, so since we met, take some socks. They were selling ten pairs for 10,000 won each, so I bought some for Madam Chun and you.”efc6afa2d8f938bc

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“Got it.”10a6a0e67a642046

“The atmosphere in the main house is chaotic right now, so take them and go back quickly.”0769f3efe4d5c684

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Cheoljun’s voice was low enough for only Sahee to hear, making her tilt her head in curiosity.801912d547a92549

“Why?”149f6cfddb3c6b52

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“Madam just came back.”cd29a4bbad74a132

“And?”f87450a5c5931d89

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“She doesn’t look well. She didn’t answer when asked if something was wrong and went straight to her room. They say the chairman refused to lend more money. Even if they lower the price on the building, no one’s buying it, so what can we do?”46cbe445ecf50735

Cheoljun drew his thumb across his neck, whispering ominously, “Chae Yoonbok is totally done for.”5c4e05be2f1b1e62

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“Get lost! I said get lost!”41ea8b2125b48d20

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Chae Hyunji’s scream was heard as they got closer to the main house. As they passed through the arched passageway, Cheoljun and Sahee’s eyes met.248ba691d7985d1c

Soon, they saw Chae 8608c32bcd Hyunji with an angry 97a706ecdc face and Lee Hyungu, e1b493eba5 pale and chasing after c817b05799 her. Chae Hyunji, who had fbf380efcf been blooming in a 2a90d7f22f light pink dress, was 9cc52a692f now unable to contain 06854ea7ca her anger.0f2d49d2bbfe401d

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“Oh my, they look so good together right after getting married.”457300f62b1675c0

Cheoljun clicked his tongue 4d86ec0a76 and shook his head. He gestured for 7182f6269f her to come 4130c77faa over before they 635ed1b871 caught the attention c8dcd5821a of those crazy 1bf3acef5d people.de68bac52ca27df2

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“Hyunji! I only have you now! Really!”e30578e9a17331a5

“What does it matter if I’m the only one left? Are you kidding me? How could you embarrass me like this?”a8bd6a6a6b3cfd14

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“No, really, it’s not like that. Hyunji… Oppa was wrong. Honey, please calm down.”92afafcfa805cf08

“On the day we registered our marriage, I have to hear that Oppa liked Yeon Sahee from your friends?”2f25f754781f89f7

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Sahee and Cheoljun both froze at the same time. Chae Hyunji’s face was contorted as if she might burst into tears at any moment.9bd9469176d867c6

“Do you know what your friends said to me while you were in the bathroom? Huh? To me, to me, they said, ‘Are you here to clean up after your sister’s leftovers?’ Those damn crazy bastards.”225b16e7442da23e

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“Honey, come on, it was just their way of joking around. Why are you reacting like this when meeting my friends?”f288dbad5bce85b9

Chae Hyunji was the first to notice Sahee and Cheoljun passing by. At the moment she turned her head after pushing Lee Hyungu away, their eyes met. As soon as their gazes locked, Chae Hyunji’s expression hardened coldly.5169f2a097989b08

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“Uncle, let’s go.”6181bfdc652a04ab

Sahee tapped Cheoljun’s arm. Getting involved wouldn’t be good. As Uncle stuttered a response and stood in front of Sahee to shield her, Chae Hyunji shouted.7e09decf5bc8b242

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“Hey!”be881ade6d70fb92

A piercing scream echoed across the yard. Chae Hyunji was glaring at Sahee. When Sahee met her gaze calmly, Chae Hyunji strode towards Sahee and Cheoljun. Lee Hyungu grabbed Chae Hyunji’s arm, looking like he might faint.c6e596b1b281bbad

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“Hyunji!”a6de2632eaffb647

“You seduced him, didn’t you?”f4ece0b6acf4111d

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“Honey! Why are you like this!”11d47954cba4370c

“Did you two date in the past? Huh? Did you? Did you set this up to make a fool out of me?”d1feb3f2dec3fd8f

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Chae Hyunji’s face was grotesquely distorted. If Lee Hyungu hadn’t held her back, she might have lunged at Sahee to grab her hair.35cfd0cf629db9bf

Since neither of them was truly in love with Lee Hyungu, Sahee couldn’t understand why Chae Hyunji was so angry.ba4fc186aa318701

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“Let go! I said let go!”5b42aaea760c7814

As Sahee sighed and tried to pull Cheoljun away, the door of the main house opened, and Park Jisun, with a fierce look in her eyes, came out. They said her complexion wasn’t good after returning from Seoul, but Park Jisun, with a fierce gaze, walked straight towards Chae Hyunji without hesitation.9ede09d5162f9f07

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In contrast, Madam Chun, bbb4605886 who followed Park Jisun 1dee4f5bf1 out, looked pale as 0a47579ba4 if she might faint 3d9697a6f4 at any moment.a84d8930978047a2

Chae Hyunji seemed c22361074d to have found 2a6cf05484 an ally, and 48401c9eae tears were already 47e76ecff3 streaming down her 0bb3eb38ac face.a9911b24aa9020e2

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“Grandma…”661380658516f9b5

Chae Hyunji’s small purse fell to the ground. As if responding to the call, Park Jisun strode over to Chae Hyunji.8097da4f0d971f38

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“Grandma…”15fce356061628b7

Just as Chae Hyunji reached out to embrace Park Jisun, Park Jisun’s hand rose and slapped Chae Hyunji’s cheek.296c1cb108f9871a

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“Madam!”d1327d8a18ac42f7

Even though Madam Chun shouted in surprise, it was to no avail. As if that wasn’t enough to vent her anger, Park Jisun’s thick hands smacked Chae Hyunji’s head, slap, slap.0b62e530220e0ea7

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Chae Hyunji turned to Park Jisun with a dazed look after being hit unexpectedly. Even with her lips split, she couldn’t accept the reality and only blinked.62ca41bc9114b90e

“Gr, grandma…”ef65df2fbaec9927

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Before she could finish her sentence, Park Jisun grabbed Chae Hyunji’s hair tightly.83ecfb779f3ea7dd

“You…”74b07224a5ac376d

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“Grandma?”9ded4f40d44f933c

“You worthless girl.”0e71edd6c9f5bfec

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A sneer escaped through Park Jisun’s lips. The humiliation she faced at Myeonghyunjae yesterday made her chest boil with anger.b9f218ce6840281d

When she 018e5e5cc8 had gone e39def88f0 to Seoul e5f0cd2ae1 and was 4d35dfb82f heading to 096f712923 Myeonghyunjae in 34c203208b the car 29a2d03d86 of someone 83e4a3da35 who came 6fcc9c089d to greet 99559c220d her, Chairman c31d7bec67 Jeong had 06d54ec4ea initially smiled 30f22b2e13 kindly when 2f37cddba3 she bowed 25c1bcb4a5 deeply. But his expression soured ab6c539323 as soon as she 023f60c9d3 mentioned the 2.5 billion 4752691f35 won.b6ef9ba462dcb5c7

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She tried explaining everything, promising to return the money quickly since she had put forward her assets, but it was futile. Instead, Chairman Jeong’s eyes only grew sharper.6786cb5d738e765b

“Doesn’t Park Jisun really know?”7332c5847e41d5af

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Leaving only that 16513db78a meaningful remark, Jeong 2baf663b21 Gukcheol stood up dc69436ecf from his wheelchair. He stood 83884deeda with his e0af78a6b9 hands behind 8c50ef9274 his back, 23884c47e3 looking out c5294b564d at the eca34f21c4 bamboo forest 043a97b88b beyond the 379b7eacfe study window, b059240d8a completely ignoring db49944a17 Park Jisun.c3b6e05e0319756b

“Indeed. Park Jisun has grown old. She once stood before me without losing her dignity, but that was just like yesterday.”74cae20ea30de5cd

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When he turned around, his eyes clicked his tongue as if to say, “How could she not know?”505f58b95cb79b12

Just that look of contempt made Park Jisun tremble with shame. Once she knew the full story, she couldn’t even lift her head from the embarrassment.1a78a20e5c25fbbd

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The misdeeds 472d6e3a6d of her 3bfb52c229 granddaughter, Chae df80f13758 Hyunji, before 0b99c345d6 her marriage. The affairs with 71f8f9b917 other men, the 8c261ffb46 gambling that followed, 943416bfbf and the usurious 0df456d177 debt amounting to 6e439bc53a billions.21114a57b59ca975

“I praised Park Jisun as a shaman all over, tsk.”25d6a0b444a64281

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Being a shaman doesn’t mean you know everything about worldly affairs, but her head bowed naturally. She had come to Seoul, deceived like an idiot, to beg for 2.5 billion won. How pathetic and absurd.c6076d187677d023

There was a time when she was called a shaman. As Chairman Jeong had said, there was a time when she wasn’t even afraid of the world. She believed she could elevate Jeong Gukcheol to great heights through her prayers. But now…0436271ee0db3a41

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Hiding in the shadow f1d8daf2ee of the times, all 2a5ca03b85 she did was bow cf18dbea2e her head like a bbbc575490 candle in the wind. When did it ef575ae6cd start? Perhaps it began then, 7026610f43 when she knelt before 396e8d9e97 Chairman Jeong at the 85b20b8d20 behest of her daughter, 29c9b3ad9e Lee Misook, to help 9ff1aae98c just once.b133c836aa1384e5

A spark flashed in Park Jisun’s eyes as she looked at Chae Hyunji.7cdc73976109497e

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“The money I gave you to marry with honor, so you wouldn’t be looked down upon as the granddaughter of a shaman! Not only did you squander it on gambling, but you also went around having orgies with men before your marriage?”7bf1f81c7c1a84a2

Park Jisun shook Chae Hyunji’s hair violently. Chae Hyunji whimpered and shook her head, realizing that her grandmother knew everything and began to tremble like an aspen.a12aa524db526d1c

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“No, no. Grandma, no. Me, me, orgies? What are you talking about? What did you hear? No. I was deceived. I was deceived by that snake Woo Seonho, I was really deceived. I was scammed too…!”6ddb80ed8e3810b1

Park Jisun threw Chae aaa958642f Hyunji to the ground. Chae Hyunji begged for 05845422f5 forgiveness, rubbing her hands 2f4a6d28a0 together.a114a2308c0bd05c

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“Gr, grandma, grandma. I was wrong. I was wrong.”cba94ee6ecc504b8

Park Jisun, now standing over the collapsed Chae Hyunji, grabbed her granddaughter’s collar mercilessly and slapped her face until it made a sound.99d1ed438f849482

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Chae Hyunji remained eba1459f73 silent from then 3d8b0c0c5b on. Her large, c40a82b3fd thick hands 3b45abcd7c struck her b5a9240fa5 cheek several f75dc2cbdb times, leaving 94aa067dd0 her with 7241816c87 dazed eyes 88cfa0fb6f and trembling.e21f1f4178f14887

“You brought a 2.5 billion won debt, saying your father did it! Without any fear!”8d3a0a7c2cc63190

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“Ugh, sob…”f8e8f8051a073bf0

“All three of you, with your eyes wide open, deceived me, Park Jisun!”f78a5ce9300fd9b9

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Ha. Park Jisun ef9b200354 pushed Chae 7b3e882e4d Hyunji away c73d4dc87f by letting 9085ecbecb go of ebab822665 her collar af3959a11b and stood 1f1935a535 up. Chae Hyunji, 64f0ebbe96 now fallen 4eaecceafb flat, bled 5652d3cea9 from her a92942bcb1 mouth, crying e309d8c5cd hot tears.2243b002f0e9bde4

“Get out of Yeonghwadang immediately.”1baeb93eb0adb798

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Park Jisun 2723fc36df stated firmly.9198e55404e2aaf5

“Grandma, grandma.”b19968e4d9646a51

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Even after f0fc0bb1ed being beaten, 4c8d627ecd Chae Hyunji 1413b742d4 flailed her 3d42f190c4 arms in 1d6f03b4e9 the air, 70a2bc048d calling out 4ffd7b9d07 to Park 7a03283ac7 Jisun.a4eebf2a6fe7fe9a

“Your mother, your father, and you. From now on, we’re strangers.”2bc7b6ab10676664

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“Grandma, grandma. I’m really in big trouble. The loan sharks, ugh, they even came to the ballet company. Grandma, our whole family will die.”d3bc4a842647ad52

Chae Hyunji crawled on the ground, clutching at Park Jisun’s trouser leg.9dd08f7f47bdefd8

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“I was wrong… I’ve already registered the marriage. If you just pay that off, I’ll live well, really.”4bb3271c6b380e90

Park Jisun let out a scoff. She kicked off Chae Hyunji’s grip and slapped her again. Chae Hyunji fell to the ground once more.c009008cbb1c9a29

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“You still haven’t come to your senses.”981ecc97bb02db85

“Ugh, ugh.”4b748359d4b1e84f

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“Knowing no bounds… Madam Chun! Throw all their belongings out of Yeonghwadang.”1ab7b891f5f50acf

“If you dare to crawl back into Yeonghwadang one more time, I’ll cut off your parents’ fingers with a chopping block and feed them to wild animals.”acf4e67e8ae9d9ed

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Park Jisun shook her hands as if she was disgusted and turned back towards the main house. There was no trace of any regret in her departing figure. Chae Hyunji, who tried to follow her on her knees, couldn’t even take a few steps before collapsing to the ground.890630d1aba23216

Chae Hyunji coughed up fee37a5486 blood mixed with phlegm, 9c691fa432 resting her head on 3ff72f885e the ground. As she 5fa5f95599 writhed in 1d2ab44b42 pain on 68fc575049 the floor, a8832863b5 she suddenly 619e800884 looked up 3bbb021f38 when she 549b7d02d6 noticed Lee 00603691e3 Hyungu backing 33ead2771e away. Their eyes met 82a42f173d in the air.fdfa86de807a5645

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“What, what is all this…”1b1c3584cb4ba357

Lee Hyungu, with 5eb9bfa930 a face devoid bda4589565 of color, was cfda39c910 in shock, his 161bac3182 jaw dropped as 6465dffde0 if denying reality.d54061f0400b9b61

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“That debt, all that, it’s your debt, your debt…”8460f22c4e477d8c

Chae Hyunji slowly 4ae9032fb2 blinked her swollen, d30d8a86d1 bruised eyes.1f8a851ed23781da

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It’s over. But with the marriage registration done, it’s not completely too late. Chae Hyunji’s distorted face laughed through tears, huh, huh.df1a5bac494f620e

“Hyungu?”956a9b597f138fc3

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Lee Hyungu, who 143235a452 was trying to 2db628663c back away, was a9d5b4448c grabbed by Chae 5af14c1859 Yoonbok and Lee a0c22998c9 Misook.ebe07f3df929c84a

Chae Yoonbok and 605b905728 Lee Misook, who 485fe87cd2 had just returned 17ddf87080 from somewhere, watched 13331c80ad Lee Hyungu fall c659a07ad2 on his buttocks 17c62df7a9 while trying to d18867e7e8 escape. Their gazes then turned 77fbc33cfd to Chae Hyunji, who 873df1bc53 was sprawled on the 9cf052bd37 ground.1aa26511e290f4cd

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“Hyunji?”11e355d7275c2316

“Hyunji!”0005819978d52163

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Simultaneously, Chae Yoonbok 9bba74c4c1 and Lee Misook bf3bd0ab82 rushed to Chae e082dfe340 Hyunji in panic. Chae Hyunji cried out 2b3ec3fd59 loudly, looking like she 76c220189f might faint at any eda849e9d5 moment.218951f158241424

“Baby!”51a8bd70c2b2c243

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“Hyunji, my daughter. What happened? Hyunji.”4f72b1bbf093a78f

“Grandma, grandma knows… everything.”34b3aae1869f82af

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Lee Misook wept, tightly embracing Chae Hyunji. Sahee watched blankly as Lee Misook called Chae Hyunji ‘baby, baby’ while sobbing.f429b5e23a2787fc

Twenty years 4e5a718e01 ago, when 3f2efb560f Sahee woke d63e0855fa up from 4d8c698195 the accident, b9136bab3c she had fdd0fdd670 seen this 850a493a58 face. It was when 58bdea0fc6 Chae Yoonbok and b890d0c37b Lee Misook kneeled cffb104acf before her, begging cf1c47f617 for forgiveness just c3d2ea4e7a once.ccbd78dfd66ba532

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Lee Misook, who always looked at Sahee with contempt, had the face of a parent then. For the first time, her mother sobbed in front of her, pleading to save the child who had nearly killed me, saying, “You survived, didn’t you?”cc90bfd479dcd0e5

At that moment, Sahee realized. I was never your child even once…b8796be87489801e

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“Baby, our Hyunji. What, what should we do. Baby. Yoonbok, call an ambulance quickly! Quickly! Baby!”be56b58964f5583d

“O, okay. Hyunji, just wait a little. Okay?”304cdadf5d7fb34d

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“What do we do. Our Hyunji, what do we do.”e30ef7594de1ff5f

She had tried to ignore her mother’s existence all her life, just as her mother had tried to erase her from existence.d63d502c4f669ce2

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Yet, seeing Lee Misook f549cccac9 crying while holding Chae ff7992b888 Hyunji, Sahee felt an aa93d3b8ba unbearable misery. The fear 785839e244 she felt ec5e2e093a as a 4cb6346a30 child, waking 75d7c10aa4 up alone 64ae5ff485 in a af1cd46e4e white hospital d1ed2869d6 room filled e1d953ac79 with the 71164045ae smell of 936357a850 medicine, loomed 32e28ea554 beneath her 505e2abf23 feet.c0b1b860420359cc

I was in pain too. At least, I was more in pain back then than someone who ruined their own life with their own hands. I’ve lived my whole life, and maybe forever, haunted by the nightmare of that day.789295acf717441e

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“Hyunji, Hyunji. Ugh.”7507467894c6dfcd

“Mom, mommy.”e609adf915a25653

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Even as Chae Hyunji broke down in tears, there was no relief, only desolation. What she had longed for was not this child’s downfall…a685d3b03923f1f6

“Baby…”4b780dc882bdf903

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At the end of Sahee’s gaze, Lee Misook was sobbing while holding Chae Hyunji.049dde2ce0b46863

Her heart felt hollow as if it had been pierced. She now faced herself, who had desired her mother’s affection so greedily behind the mask of hypocrisy.20169c20585ae3ad

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Long-standing deprivation, loneliness, yearning…8f1a7e929325ff4b

Even though the ca8e51ec8a bad person was 76a531d967 her mother, realizing 3370d04794 this made Sahee c6b588f5a3 feel unbearably ashamed 6c32c59b68 of herself.8dc2e35b509d4fdd

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Sahee managed to hide 4a6b088e37 her trembling fingertips by 3b4889a27e clenching them into a 40310a1105 fist. She suppressed a breath fb30ee502c that felt like it 686daef2ce was stuck in her 84ddc5bce6 throat and turned away 2ca9bd7fcb when Cheoljun urgently grabbed 13e1266616 her.6d25488935b4cb8e

“Yeon Sahee.”d2ca3c020aaf35fe

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“Give me the socks later.”95422c1fd08e5ffc

Though she thought she said it calmly, Cheoljun didn’t loosen his grip. Sahee gave a wry smile and brushed his hand away.1f7e08196aaa6bb3

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“Hey, hey. Have a meal before you go.”494a0a9d73aff207

“Now?”fc1f24a76437c44b

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Sahee laughed dryly.411d4c8ca3be0760

“No…”9cb27c0309216b5a

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“Uncle, I want to be alone.”1988ff2243d80c33

Sahee removed Cheoljun’s hand from her shoulder again and limped away. With her weary voice, Cheoljun could no longer hold her back.6a9d21985242ca3b

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Behind her limping cc64de8ce0 figure, the sound ef15c4437c of her mother cc99a29330 crying was tearing 9184aecf9d through the air.e9fe1c16cb96a7a9

All she could think about was escaping this place, but suddenly, one person’s face came to mind. Of all people, Jung Taeon’s face blurred with tears.7b0eb32b5da54926

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Ah, I’ve become empty-handed because I’ve only desired what I couldn’t have.52c2bb0d0ba2eebd

A hollow, bitter 256628bb1d laugh escaped her.931610f5b134d592

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