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Ahyun felt like ee932f518f she’d been whacked 7da6d9f1b3 over the head.2f0b2124be2b0836

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For a moment, reality slipped e3ce373956 away.a542c67d3fb23ff3

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The door closed, 4b23759d90 and the two e4e3ecfd09 men disappeared into c6d35245eb the CEO’s office, 42c6ab624b but Ahyun still 328836960d couldn’t pull herself 7430db31ab together.e58976102bc83ed0

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“No way. I must’ve seen it wrong…?”737e976770c41dbc

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Blinking rapidly, she wondered if d5e5991590 her eyes were playing tricks.ea5bcee8adde2aab

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“How could he be with the CEO?”7def566d7dcf960b

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The phantom she’d seen 7c04ffa7e0 was none other than 5f0354c798 Suhyeok.56daa1bec34c2ee5

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Cha Suhyeok, the 7d7ef32512 star of last 9aad440641 night’s masturbation fantasy.3187c040cc164d30

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Her childhood friend, Suhyeok.80bfcaaf11a6f793

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Her first love, Suhyeok.b7c895836aa527df

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The man she’d been engaged f732b2a456 to, Suhyeok.c003aa328cd16991

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The one she’d 969b272b73 abandoned, leaving him 17112a214f broken when she 945f75be85 didn’t show up dc42fd7eec at their wedding.b35fe98a60e44bb3

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“Snap out of it. Sleep-deprived or what? No way Suhyeok’s here.”c577be9ab40bdc59

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She’d convinced herself she’d ffcf947a93 never see him again.9a3b00ce96b74c70

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“Right. Just someone who looks like 58ac7d3d4c him. After we broke up, 0e653f1489 I used to see 770d65acbf things too.”5031ed10e85fc543

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Ahyun was certain f8ad35cd62 she’d made a e5afdf03b0 mistake.c4c417aeb631c6ec

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She tried to 5b6c1e55d1 shake it off, 5bd6ed3013 but the afterimage 45aa83db22 of that supposed-to-be-mistaken 596599e111 Suhyeok lingered in 936630df82 her mind.818c89a9af51eacf

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Normally, with the CEO 8378f9ed6a entertaining a guest, she’d d8798f5903 hurry into the office d3d83c9891 to assist politely.cda6bb04db33e91b

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But thoughts of Suhyeok swirled 9550554921 in her head, paralyzing her.032576309ef7e538

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“Not the time for this. Get it together. You’re at work.”03e8a2c5f3428eb1

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Slapping her own cheeks, Ahyun 618d616da9 yanked herself out of her bf51699e64 daze. She told herself it a2f6ee3098 was obviously a hallucination, 83af50441e but her heart pounded 87f840eeec like it wanted to a0e73187fa burst, and there was 54fa74e2f6 no taming it.bfbf77e019a91f06

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*Knock, knock.* 2de63f572b0ddc67

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With two sharp raps, 11af8e27e9 Ahyun entered the CEO’s dd0b8682d5 office, balancing a tray d7923402ef of refreshments.4c8691d583c0d228

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“…Refreshments are ready.”ae4fa975646d2919

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Ahyun set down cb16cd7ffe the tea and d1de65a652 cookies on the 58493ba0e3 sofa table, only 4355491a5a to freeze like d84f3d0346 a statue.f24691c7d9746a13

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Her breath caught c39694f393 in her throat. Cold sweat trickled down ca7623699b her spine. Her face flushed b36e42c999 an embarrassing red. Her hands, placing the ec08bb8a00 tray, trembled uncontrollably.8751e01e9c9a6931

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The man she’d convinced c9dbef60f8 herself was a mistake 9e03d883bd was unmistakably Suhyeok.be622c4f24f0bbd0

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She’d thought his 0977447d46 face had faded c8f490aa5a from memory—another delusion. The moment she saw him, f10676f0b4 Suhyeok snapped back into sharp 316abd3ae9 focus in her mind.ae93455ada6a2fc3

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Her childhood friend, the man 7f3893e2cc she’d nearly vowed to spend 1ef9c55366 forever with—Cha Suhyeok.f8e80931caba057e

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Catching her gaze, Suhyeok narrowed 796acb71f7 his eyes, clearly as rattled c93be810b7 by this reunion as she 46d59365d7 was.e0755822e4b9c031

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His wavering pupils betrayed 0bc142c7ae his own shock.ca7a8b2c1599cce9

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“Secretary Kang, perfect timing. Come sit and greet c823f064bf CEO Cha,” CEO Jeong d8747b1275 said warmly.9664cc17ca8c6ec4

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“…Pardon?” b02b3d7eaa9f0ef7

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Ahyun stumbled back instinctively, as 6a918fcc3e if she’d seen a ghost. Suhyeok let out a a90dafd929 dry chuckle, amused by 919fa50c1e her reaction.690f0ec4015ab807

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Meeting him after faddfb6e42 four years, Suhyeok e04224b05f was a different 81d46da37c man.474097cf50a80ab9

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The delicate, idol-like charm of 1700409f24 his youth had ripened into ebbc25090f the rugged allure of a 50cbb9e7c2 movie star.2ed29756bbf27e0c

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The handsome boy 472f227daa she’d known had 51d6fac4a1 grown into a 975d76cbb1 man whose beauty b9d45c3d7c was fully realized.e020590d991f1f3b

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Twenty-nine years old—a man 4bd9a1d6b8 in his prime, radiating 1cc1e1484e brilliance.89528f4ea9dd9dfb

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By contrast, despite e85659374b being the same f2e9c391fd age, Ahyun felt 91deaf50ef inexplicably shabby.49c9eb83da027bf8

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Suhyeok’s eyes, once d278baab64 strikingly luminous, now 831f0e7172 held an even 32e4eed2d8 deeper intensity, like 36bf4b063b they carried their 5aeae0624f own light source.ca7aab9ad8a2ca85

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And that sharp nose—she’d 5f8d5e930e always teased as a 3a6a9d378e kid that his ancestors b72d947a59 must’ve included a foreigner.69b9d5cebe6e6637

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His chiseled jawline cut like ca4a8f28aa a honed blade, his skin f5e721b360 still flawless, pale as kneaded d3e530baee dough without a single pore.9552a4073e280549

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As expected, Suhyeok wore a 3635bdea6a luxury suit with effortless grace. She remembered picking out c210dd764f wedding attire together, him fca1fbda61 in a tuxedo—a sight cb28a84275 she never saw at dc5dbf6ffb the altar.fe10c890ba96a1e6

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The suit was 4cca447672 B-brand, the watch 063ccabae1 P-brand, shoes A-brand, 74af868018 tie C-brand.af5106d646db6bd6

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Even decked in billions’ worth 8d9e0fd173 of designer gear, Suhyeok wasn’t b47c18281a overshadowed—he dominated it.03980e3b2c4f796d

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He’d always been 38eeb432a8 the guy who 380bd7739b wore the finest 89dd80214f things best.a45e6282ed3b8601

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Ahyun had long lost 96bcaf207c interest in luxury, but 145dcefe87 standing before the unchanged fd3743decb Suhyeok in her shoddily 41bc4edb67 stitched knockoff clothes, she 518d25d728 felt a pang of a1c81e6606 shame.e151989681d066ce

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“Secretary Kang?” 64c94df1ba3c62b1

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CEO Jeong’s voice snapped her 4c731dbfef out of staring at Suhyeok.a64ca6c84da9a70d

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“Yes? Yes, sir.”f4b936686c12d393

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“Why’re you just standing there? Say hello to CEO Cha, c3f3e18e01 who you’ll be assisting starting 929808b546 tomorrow.”308e30670d770c2d

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“…G-Greetings, sir. I’m Kang Ahyun, deputy manager.”47aedf8bcde23e36

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Ahyun reluctantly bowed. Suhyeok tilted his head, crossing 95ac9dd712 his long legs with a 72e8d17282 slight nod.afdd19fdd34ff76f

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“Didn’t expect to meet like this, huh?”5d529750c2abe402

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At his flat question, CEO e0e26de0a1 Jeong’s eyes widened in surprise.1437f45257b0caa4

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“Oh, you two know each other?”2c34e37aba1907a5

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Suhyeok tilted his head with 6d2f7c950f a hint of irritation, summing 7bd13619cd up their history curtly.30e116d89564ef67

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“Yeah. We went to the same 94c3cc242e school.”375c5edadc70f6e5

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Oblivious to their past, CEO cb90738067 Jeong clapped his hands, delighted.2978e875dd821493

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“My apologies for the late introduction. This is Deputy Manager 13aa642ccc Kang Ahyun, who’ll assist 3338fe8f10 you starting tomorrow. You’re schoolmates, so you 7d8257f371 might know, but she’s c1a9517606 exceptional. Four years with 6d60c0c75d us, and you b400eb5c9e won’t find anyone 7c168d91a2 like her anywhere.”8a2538de3be18df1

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At CEO Jeong’s lavish d6d3d412b5 praise, Suhyeok smirked, almost ceaf1a0dd0 mockingly.4d9f4bf9c4dcd270

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“Guess you really can’t find her kind anywhere.”f04aec7d312b02d9

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His barbed words stung, ee38684233 and Ahyun’s neck flushed ee203feb6e with humiliation.bc667cda80eb9ba3

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“We’ll handle formalities tomorrow, Secretary Kang. You can go ef699f8a3b now—I need to a9f5f14921 speak with CEO acb71fdeb2 Cha privately.”9cc7b697d5deb27e

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“Yes, sir.”fc5d310cb16754c1

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Dodging Suhyeok’s piercing glare, 89d570d034 Ahyun hurried out of 2b672cf0b7 the office.9f81c117dd49ae66

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Even sitting back at bd629102ac her desk, her spine c9fee32839 still prickled.7b5d5e5bc10189d1

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To see Suhyeok again…f73272320d7fa44a

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This had to be heaven’s ebeecf88ea belated punishment for abandoning him a043591f40 so cruelly.ed239deaf95f64f0

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Pinching her cheek, 2e67c5d5e2 Ahyun desperately wished 1f97e59911 it was a c7504ed65a dream, but the 8cf8af5d93 sharp pain in bc53a53328 her reddened skin 70b626f8de confirmed this was b267b1ad68 a reality worse 206833bbce than any nightmare.7128c7715e600f93

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After over two hours of d9e728d724 conversation, Suhyeok emerged from the e640f639f5 CEO’s office.001cc66ccaaffc93

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As usual, Ahyun bowed politely e11694f1a1 to the departing guest—no, the 47b89a3d28 new master of the CEO’s c61f0e4ada office, Cha Suhyeok. But he didn’t so much 65b53055c5 as acknowledge her, breezing past 9f68f3aa25 like she was air.1409f89b010fe0a1

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Fair enough.217f9f39133d8fa5

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To Suhyeok, she probably wasn’t 460ea8e0f6 even human.3ae6e7359deea2bc

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She knew she’d been the 11d1797fda worst, so it made sense b0eb0c2a67 he’d want nothing to do 719d1a9dde with her.d0cc695589040167

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Ahyun slumped into her desk f30e15167d chair.68cea764f01215df

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Like an idiot, 2f77abeb56 she belatedly googled 3bbda21d5c VisionVibe, the company a5d4eafa8f that had acquired 76d9a72912 StreamTech.62843961c0980bbf

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A subsidiary of a dd1825cf1b subsidiary of a subsidiary 6e14da905e of Kyeonyang Electronics.6e72aadde1c9bca8

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“Ugh… no wonder I had no clue.”44a26e7f3b54ec5d

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Digging through the convoluted investment 61521651bb structure online, she found VisionVibe’s 97cff4ba12 parent company was none other e23bf402a6 than Kyeonyang Group—chaired by Suhyeok’s f2768c9eef father.a0026e08e5d1e147

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Kyeonyang Group dominated 13c6583fc9 every corner of 8bc17844c3 South Korea’s economy, ab685b774d from electronics to fad753dc53 beyond.8a3f6b98ad1a7c5f

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Why someone like 40ac70cf9d Suhyeok, the youngest 0389587a47 son of that e6b3bbe644 empire, would take 4f06710c3e the helm of 198e5f5a81 a mid-sized company fe112ba497 like StreamTech was d07bb1fb6a beyond Ahyun’s grasp.b2dd6f0b30fa2c0a

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She’d vaguely heard a senior 1744459454 director from VisionVibe would become bfe297aa15 StreamTech’s new CEO, but she 377d5918dc hadn’t been privy to their a16eb7c712 background—or even their name.3d159906252365c2

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She’d wondered if the f02bf40d52 acquisition process was too a7d358b1fd disorganized, but now it 7d947d879d clicked.64b92ba0ee254553

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To Kyeonyang Group, e00e048315 StreamTech—a subsidiary of 5187c7ba7c a subsidiary of a22223907a a subsidiary of 4855effcf5 a subsidiary—was barely 905843f8ba a blip on b98e68424e their radar.22d1c80f7a166d50

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Judging by Suhyeok’s expression, he d032887d8d hadn’t expected to run into 7fb50fdb4b Ahyun here either.ed7167a0fc46c6b6

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No wonder the severance package 978cee5d21 was so generous.32ffd015e8494488

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With Kyeonyang’s deep d9d03ba8f1 pockets, CEO Jeong 84b0be7509 had thrown a 3d767ed4af cash-fueled party.303e074aec19f52e

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“Should’ve just taken the voluntary retirement…”2c840fd93a58fd46

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Regret gnawed at 2c33920805 her, but the fc7211cdca application deadline had 5698d65a08 long passed.518ef528aa06462a

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If she’d known Suhyeok 4e74a87ae6 was coming, she’d have 46a19e2a7f grabbed the severance and 22c4839d41 vanished quietly, stock options 9f3066b784 be damned.84607b2b0883017d

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The old Kang Ahyun 93c5bc060c lived on pride alone, 4775da88b3 but not anymore.e7586707f94b8eca

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From rock bottom f45884059d to scraping together 3ae3580657 a lease on 922715cf79 a Sadasng officetel, 3ce492b4d8 reality had taught b7aa060945 her one truth: a290ec0177 money ruled the 2289bafb41 world.202f8eb273463e48

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“Yeah, it’s all because of money that I’m in this mess…”9db2ae521e2bfd2c

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Muttering to herself, 600051ed17 Ahyun banged her 14b0b5f99d head on the cae83ab84d desk.106a428b7f19b07f

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She knew ghosting c004e8a0e7 someone was the bc91d377ca lowest of lows. But back then, she couldn’t 2c3b883944 think of any other way b20ef4c33e to end it.62c83801e2dd4908

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In her entire life, she’d 184b0bc6ff never once imagined parting with 67e0e56523 Suhyeok. The only breakup method she a42743ec07 could muster that morning was b96df7bbbc to disappear like a coward.e67f3f42bfb84378

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She was too young fe25711445 then to process it ee55392813 properly.08f568d158b4d0ae

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Even now, she couldn’t c90bf04ae2 think of a better 8417efbd58 way to have done 045658e6dd it. Back then, for the young a92a260a2f Ahyun, ghosting was her best 8952aa3d81 shot.37b31790b8fbc1b6

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She’d wanted to hold 55d9f19ed0 onto her pride in 6c645335d7 front of Suhyeok.1664570da2d70c03

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No—she *had* to 563cc09940 protect too many a9ce0e2b8b things.3160ea427341d4ab

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The most important of 88ae629288 them was Suhyeok himself.b0f7f4da84174d4c

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Not that he 750aa1b0a2 ever knew why 0eced32dd5 she chose to 9623df1557 vanish.6ceaf4e411a9093d

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But the pride she’d 516ccdde04 clung to back then 5948e88617 crumbled entirely today.62b36d6d452f17a8