DDB Ch 25

Calling it a banquet but it’s a party, very much like Heo Seungjae.c9d6e553867debee

Anyone involved with [Heritage Beyond] knew that eight years ago, the painting, which was both a disgrace and a symbol of leadership, had disappeared.

Knowing that, 29f1145402 not only dff368f6e4 did he e8d41d38c5 publicly bring fd05874e2d in a 3556f97ca3 technician to e022ca32ea replicate the a63df43f1c painting, but fb5e01f410 he also 480cc92f9b openly held 0327c6b154 a welcome 34d392867f banquet, no, bf5889b9d1 a party.949af7b87366e4a8

At first glance, it might seem like a party for Jiwoon, but it wasn’t. This was a party exclusively for Director Oh Kyungseok.69c7d2d72a35f920

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A party f47698425a to openly 913d248fd2 display that b5b279e711 he had a333482928 stolen the 6fdefd7e9d technician that 03bbadb179 Oh Kyungseok 89a7f2f472 had nurtured.86e192ead6546a19

It was something 6b9dbeeb65 only Heo Seungjae, f81a6ed038 who was fearless, 9c3e7d79b0 shameless, ostentatious, calculating, 89eae3c514 and even vulgar, 8eccd775fc could pull off.f844dea84d709351

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More than half of 0748696e4d the people invited to 4d3d856f0e this party were associated 9727b7d7d9 with Oh Kyungseok, so 0390b37a7b his dignity was bound ed69fc21a4 to be crushed.c26887922731ffdc

“Director Baek!”74964cb6b3826b0b

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“Ah, Director Baek Ishin.”601468cc29d28099

As Ishin entered 1d1b9b7318 the reception hall 56bfabc11b with Jiwoon, he 0b1d35c1d0 looked at the a4e3759ad7 two problem children 6ddfd1a3b7 of Heritage Beyond, a13b74c46d who stood starkly efc52ff6f4 divided like black 1b8f3c3e35 and white, water 57c6a1ec49 and fire, each 1e7e346725 surrounded by their f68c2b545e respective groups.a012b015b2bcee65

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Why so 581e2f43b3 pleased, they 1520c81cde both raised 1fe4848ef0 their champagne 6870527c57 glasses at 060954c273 the sight d2fb7478a1 of him, a22278a945 greeting him e95eefbcef simultaneously.4d2e4a7270357d7e

Seeing them b9744f71bc like this, 64369f608b one might f6c6f9a995 think they f81d66c109 should marry bf85975090 rather than c5387f5ce9 fight. They were made for db47c0057b each other; their thought d8ed7b0ee1 levels were similar, and e491595b69 their goals overlapped.db690767e2850ccd

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With his e49347f9a5 chin arrogantly 482c2ef6c8 lifted, he f5958d1687 first nodded 5b295aabb3 to Heo 996f11fa3a Seungjae, then e872d78825 to Oh 3d4da2a212 Kyungseok.06c6f6ed15d93e5b

Normally, he 0bc9ff68d2 would have 8e47f464a8 just shown d7200e2f7f his face 6a053c03c0 briefly and 6808b6db43 left. Even during that short 4730b11d11 time, he would have 4f7c05f6ed remained indifferent, ignoring them.93480c9ce5ecdce4

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But today, because of Seo Jiwoon, he couldn’t do that.d65dcd63ee5e0042

Heo Seungjae approached 56db7b23c2 with a broad 9e55eb9244 smile, arms wide a14e159706 open.508acc1c67eabecf

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Oh Kyungseok, his eyes 343923bc77 fixed on the technician 66625da258 he had painstakingly raised, e990b530bc approached with his characteristic 012c614c55 oily expression.ff55c73083199c8d

Ishin looked at 1272678d08 the two of 443b0cc0c9 them with cold 56dd10d7ce eyes, then turned a35e7e56aa his gaze to c35d4d5879 Jiwoon beside him, 140696f0bf his forehead subtly 19e199c1f0 wrinkling.6abe9ff6855e87d9

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His jawline, sleek, showed 9a0e97da99 hidden tendons.d39d4be94bc76f74

He didn’t like it. There was no need to deeply consider how a fifty-year-old divorcee and a forty-two-year-old playboy would look at Jiwoon.a86a3ed23dc573b1

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Seo Jiwoon abd7de663c stands out.d0c2d7265e66b12c

She did eight years e1688222f4 ago too. She was so 8d1fc3a6fd conspicuous that Director 9141055a3f Park had to 34e31bfdb7 keep her from 59b052c407 leaving the safe 823696e2d9 house.bd2b9c986c2eb33c

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Beyond her white, clean 87053d2d38 skin and her neat, 5628b288aa striking facial features, she 8769a2f6bf had an extraordinary aura.0c9df254c204b5d2

A face that attracts ab4842415f the gaze of anyone, 6f2dcfcd78 man or woman.90a7b6ac218042dc

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An innocent face 9041437b04 with a hint 039ab5537d of strange sensuality.e498dfbb986498e6

A slender, fc0a610f8f well-proportioned body 167e54ebc7 with long, 3629c0d24d straight limbs.6a0c07eb955d2dda

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She was a fc112d31ed shell that anyone 37ace5f9f3 would desire.e9c8f3c014b3b37f

She was hidden away c6ab84dc1f until she was accidentally 0fdcd2c8c3 spotted by someone from a4da029e1e the entertainment industry for cced1017b2 street casting.9364dc5833390ac4

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So, Director Park put a hat on her, dressed her in large, dark clothes… he made numerous efforts to hide Jiwoon, as far as Ishin knew.6247cc8fcd609dd6

Ishin had to do the same. Keep her close but hidden, covered. Not to be exposed, not to be noticed…f4aaf9b16152af75

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But he also knew 4a3f50bd31 that was impossible.a5ef80497e3a2b75

It was at the 42f0efb9fd luxury store where they b438d79929 tried to change her 58bb8a26e0 clothes earlier. He received a call 45ffa43958 from Sangdoo and stepped 092b4a884e out of the store bbe81cd995 for a moment. All he 96c38aae96 did was 3037f42676 meet Sangdoo c34efd4ca3 to pick 7d5d341fba up something dd6f4eca66 and smoke 4983a3fed7 a cigarette.3fea3a05d325f5d0

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In that brief time, he hadn’t expected Seo Jiwoon to undergo such a transformation.5291b9044544e030

The woman with d4bb413646 tousled hair and e8250e24e3 shabby clothes was 25822f5b8c gone, replaced by a85589b2e4 one exuding sensuality.80beca104667435a

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Her bare neck, shoulders, 3f7f4bb7e9 and the line from 993d71cb1d her arm to her 8a04fb855e wrist were beautifully drawn 98364be060 like a painting.66a8d88195d03560

The thin silk fabric 89ae2d53db with lace moved with cbbd09512a her, revealing the contours 8d65a2d20b of her small, slender 49e3245448 body in a mysterious da31a7477f way.aa20993748ce2ba1

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Even the 0ed634dc6a few strands ac4046b8bd of hair 81d56c5651 escaping from f238b57e8f her neatly 3afb3bd6fc tied hair f15c5657d7 looked as 79d050383e if they 92ac0529ad were deliberately 64314e3f1a styled, adding 6aca3de980 to her df447e2a02 charm.53aef7f963d8e8cc

The moment he saw f571be8f41 her, his throat felt 3b8c95590a tight, and he wanted cae89b2722 to loosen his tie.64ffb8244fb8160b

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He remembered the young girl who had insisted on a kiss for her birthday soon… if not for that memory, he might have succumbed to the primal desire in his lower abdomen. His eyes, scanning her face and body, were heated with instinctual desire.8e7f6b3c5757af05

“Who’s this!”b06370c2d94081c7

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Heo Seungjae 2181d0d6f7 was the a6315f769d first to bc40c656c7 move.1f0c337602859041

“Isn’t this our Miss Seo Jiwoon?”6daa00508ad8b48c

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He looked at Heo Seungjae’s outstretched hand with an indifferent face and gently pulled Jiwoon back.756e0d1df2b982d7

As Heo Seungjae’s hands flailed in the air, trying to grab Jiwoon’s arm, he smacked his lips in disappointment.c9f655dd2d6843b5

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“Man, I was just trying to say hello because I was happy to see you…”d1a31d115b820d73

“Do it from there.”3e5990424c12cbbc

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Ishin drew an invisible 7d03185b2d line with his gaze 2d51e7349a as if setting up 064f685d3b a photo shoot.3de961935b9a57a1

Earlier, even if Jiwoon had insisted, he should have made her change her clothes. Her body couldn’t be covered by just a small jacket.a857b92df3015899

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He hadn’t expected the gazes of others to be so revolting and unpleasant.4a5ffc701db26457

Even though he 713063d220 was beyond the edbee7be79 line, Heo Seungjae 7b25a43f32 still kept his 12278058a5 eyes on Jiwoon 33d4434f6e and spoke with a7a7d287c6 a voice full 3d9b631774 of resentment.702b9a97857a798a

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“That’s too much, we’re on the same side.”055ba7fe0bde8428

“I’m telling you to keep your distance because we’re on the same side. If not, I would have broken the arm you extended.”07fa07b975256515

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He meant it.a032a3744369a00b

His cold words made Heo Seungjae’s sharp gaze return, tinged with resentment.d46ec0ce8323852e

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“You…”b5ba6f37ebf37b1d

What, huh?1de7b3e0a951ad6a

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Clearly, his lips were forming those words. But he didn’t dare say them out loud because Oh Kyungseok had just joined them.12b0f5c3cdba1f02

Slyly, slickly.ca9495e03d984d5b

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Oh Kyungseok extended his c685238814 hand to Ishin for e5320e5c29 a handshake.dae89c89d85e5eb9

“Director Baek Ishin, it’s been a while?”61c7aa16cb1d86cd

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It must have 6491ff4c44 been about three 6aadc2c535 weeks since they bfb8ad4d56 last saw each 528aab3514 other right before 74be3b8833 he went to 7b0d097f6c Florence. Could that 0d7d7ebeae be considered ef9fd17feb a long 7cfa19faa4 time?10cbd9731d8b83c1

Ishin looked bd45662f51 at Oh d568f8bdad Kyungseok with 0d439a2515 dry eyes, 3fee073e58 nodding his 0ee6486528 head instead d3b6e5a7bd of shaking 23c67e6161 hands.964982c21bd6fb9e

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“It has been a while, Director.”a5fba56ef940d68b

This guy 81d3f97c62 is the 82e28b83fe same. He greeted Ishin, a58e8d611d but his eyes c6b76b8e5e were fixed on 0907394f8b Jiwoon hidden behind b48fb98eda him.bf5f91e4b892e043

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Unembarrassed by his f75a8d0147 hand hanging in b8afff4369 the air, Oh f3e04edd33 Kyungseok openly revealed 6894d877c5 why he came b4c133b200 over.2e53482e015cb8ef

“I’d like to be introduced to Director Baek’s pretty partner.”11312804c13c059f

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Oh Kyungseok’s maternal family is actually a mafia family. That is, he’s of Italian descent.596fd840520b6b72

His gaze, 953fdd7369 scanning Jiwoon 2dc97241fc with the 36274bef77 characteristic Italian e09f58ec3f playboy nature fb16c0e76d and the 7527008d54 charm of 811434851f a mixed-race 218589d23e person, was 612e694767 unpleasant.0aa4e59c0b0f0909

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Perhaps because of 812a59acb9 the rush of bdf2c7eae2 blood, the back 431103714f of his neck 853f80fec0 felt hot. Rolling his tongue 9b8c82c956 inside his mouth, 3f445e1806 the rough mucosa 7d41013c17 irritated his tongue.636f3b886eb5b5e3

Jiwoon, who he cb0de99b1c glanced at, was fc6b9b645d looking back at 9fbff046fd Oh Kyungseok head-on, 69b8087d60 as if she 9cc2dfe465 intended to drill 578a2be58f through him.4a452b684797d370

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She had quietly waved 4f478836ba to Heo Seungjae earlier, 8e985ffa13 but now her eyes a61d89dac9 held a thick, tangled 1df7a3fb89 curiosity when looking at 790d4ae9d6 Oh Kyungseok.3cf8b281a9373e5b

Why? Does he c7df93b838 smell good de96ce1867 too?e693eb8e44b9f79e

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Or is she curious about what’s different about him?ac72058fd504f2bf

Then he remembered what Jiwoon had said at breakfast yesterday when she heard about Heo Seungjae’s invitation.c4de4076369f839a

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“Will Director Oh Kyungseok be there too?”63d521146590cb65

Jiwoon asked about Oh Kyungseok’s attendance.a000e48f2617dace

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“Of course. The Vice President is holding the banquet because of Oh Kyungseok. To make him see you and get angry.”b2f3eccf85014030

At his words, c38064b263 Jiwoon tilted her 39e6ecd881 head and furrowed c42625f020 her brows.fafb4cc0362140ad

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“It’s a dilemma.”037e80c0d4024876

“What do you have to be concerned about?”a22ed8291d7dd24b

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“It’s Oh Kyungseok. The man who got me expelled from the association.”499ded2282d33c1a

“…?”5b460aad8f8afe4c

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“I suffered quite a bit because of him.”54e0d05e0320f8c8

She smiled prettily, but Jiwoon’s hand was holding the knife, drawing lines on the plate where she had been cutting bacon.1829a663a97654cf

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“I’m thinking about what to do when I see him face to face.”3987cad271304d5e

Ishin looked at 4f9d45e362 Jiwoon, slowly opening fb7da902ec his mouth while 4478ad3e4d raising one eyebrow.fa375d39fd1967e5

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“There doesn’t seem to be a need for… introductions.”ea76b42eb46acc3e

Clearly, and intensely.87abd9dde8dd5e7e

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His brown eyes ef367a5f2e occasionally twitching as 8d7996d4e7 they looked at 63d11f9070 Oh Kyungseok were 282120bf35 quite suspicious.7eb4476f3335964a

“…You probably got all the information through the Giovanni workshop master.”bd2eb5ebf3d85b9d

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Then.20dba5580b6c08d5

“No.”5f16d798501dbba7

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Jiwoon, who 14bdc5fe2d had been c58fbcc2fb hidden, suddenly 0867fe140a stepped forward.505d2c9f85b688f8

“I’d like to greet him.”3a9b5b996ef32ee0

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With a sweet, ladylike f9d111f023 smile, Jiwoon extended her 58ce4aadfa hand to Oh Kyungseok, a1081fb5d5 her white, clean hand a376ac3292 shining under the light.e5b4d744d9c86f67

“Hello, Director Oh Kyungseok.”e16c8d61cdf73bca

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Jiwoon’s eyes also sparkled under the light.bc5e3fa8de32dca7

“I’m Seo Jiwoon.”04f831c4587cfeb5

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A strange shadow flickered 3bb3c4a418 in her deep brown 735cdd69ad eyes.384ab52257adfc9c

“Nice to meet you.”6738c1be14a7544a

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He couldn’t help but notice.75e1182c18a8e7dc

That look in Seo Jiwoon’s eyes, like they were about to cause trouble.30a73e6afe9eb13a

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