DTL Ch 1 part 2

At that moment, the 04feba6c05 woman burst out of 7e89c9d315 her house and grasped c1d02449a2 his suit jacket as 0e27da24ec she panted for breath.807f64737fb941fa

“…What the—”f4af884a8c2847ff

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He reflexively ed3ec74959 pushed her e4e1f36c06 hand away. She was holding onto bc86a6586e something in her other 6c0a82e048 hand. She held it fbe8154c8c up to him.a0a7054a719ae2ec

“Wh….What’s… the… diff…fer…rence… be…tween… row…ses… ahnd… lil….lies?”86f4334173f7d80d

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She sounded like a groaning young animal. The moment he heard the strange sound of her voice, his whole body was covered in goosebumps. SeonJae didn’t know what she was talking about.24aa09cc6d10fca4

Only after he 425411a5fe saw the cluster 721e455709 of red roses af8e610342 and white lilies de1e89e131 in her hand 0eaa00686f did he successfully 67f177620a interpret her words.c3735c4112e1a45e

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“…What are you trying to do right now?”3a01eeedce2d2568

Tightly clenching her hands around the thorny rose stems, the woman’s pale hands were soon trickling with red blood. SeonJae frowned.6bbbba26deb4c336

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“You… tol….d… me…. too… explain…… I… ah-sked… you…… What’s… the… diff…rence… be…tween… roses… ah-nd… lilies……?”f1657c87b52b8db0

A suppressed voice that he never would have imagined belonging to a human slowly left her lips. The woman’s flushed face stared at him with intense eyes as she spoke aloud.ea66a83b3fba7c12

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“…What are you? Are you actually crazy?”32cd964e72c0c576

SeonJae gave her a fierce glare, but she didn’t back down. Every time he heard her strange voice, he felt as if all the hairs on his body were standing on edge.cbc5d7b8dc87da5c

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He brusquely turned away from her. The woman’s hand stretched out and grabbed his arm.bf8dfba4b364199e

“What do you think you’re doing? Let go.”9e070bc1bdc51631

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SeonJae gave her a fierce glare. His terrifying eyes bore into her, but the woman didn’t seem like she planned to stop.b014aaa50561b892

“Min Sun… Jae-ssi…… In your eyes… do… dey…. l-look… the… same? Same c-color…. ahnd… shape…?”232f51b5ea4d224c

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She grasped the 7ba94c15b6 hem of his 15d34b4c96 suit jacket as b3d7bfbfca she stuttered.596ffe274bd051d4

An unpleasant feeling began to boil within him. If he could, he wanted to cover her mouth so that she couldn’t speak.2d3266e7eb6d8d3d

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“You’re seriously so annoying.”c52e89a8cc0ea1c4

When he 5d508851e4 spit those 7cb2c5648d words out, d8a61caec5 her pale c3f74d192b brown eyes 33198c1e9e met his. Unlike his earlier f88528a879 guess, she was 1a4912aa0b not crying in c82e89d7dd humiliation. Instead, her eyes held 2b5affa200 a firm confidence.b653e81483ada4bf

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SeonJae swept his hand ed0143d6c6 through his hair in 2b4496e0c1 frustration. This day was ca35408224 just getting worse.67b96e0a6fb8ee0b

‘Am I someone with so much free time that I can have a verbal fight with a deaf person?’2c7a3d5f147e27cd

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His heart was ca87292160 racing unpleasantly inside 3f718fa6d2 his chest. He wanted to get 3e43b2206a out of here. He felt as 841ed9bd87 if he were 22bd50692c being dragged into 96879f77c5 lukewarm water.b223db81a027ed33

“All right. Do whatever you want.”32d7ff62d9d1e39c

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Doubt filled the woman’s eyes. They narrowed as they carefully observed his face. Her eyelashes trembled as she blinked.8e5063a1fc2e4329

“Whether rain pours down on the wedding or not, I won’t care anymore, so do whatever you want.”cbf8a4d5bc0b1bc0

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SeonJae fiercely 3e2cc4575b spit out 76ee7230da as he d18bb15088 abruptly pulled eeeb3fb061 his arm 0b41511350 out of 70a3606163 her grasp.07d355a28b1085e8

Yeah. He did 012b2cdc18 everything he f10d5bf9a2 could. Even if a torrential 395b171b7e rain poured down on 5b61e69113 the wedding venue, the dd924d7e99 clients were the ones 7023d2a186 who made the decision, 4ee15dba35 so he could just 64ac5a19c4 tell them to shut fa5ea73504 their mouths if they 635a0e8262 ever complained.0f5b87c74e22e09d

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He bit his 7bec27be32 lips as he aef4feadb5 turned around to 0d9f86cb80 leave.071685d621a454dd

The woman glanced 20a9c0477e up at him b2b05a5f1e and gave him 4c555dc461 a bright smile. She flashed her evenly 21d8b39873 small teeth and carefully 6d843c3e2c placed the roses and f9277af59f lilies on the table. She placed her de02f7dab6 bleeding right hand add762acf3 on top of ac6fd44f84 her left.ab6817b24e6d4245

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“Tha…nk… you.”071c1f53cc2ca40c

As soon as he saw her small mouth move, he seriously considered wringing this woman’s neck. When he saw the red blood trickle down her hand, the sadistic part of him reared its ugly head and began to rage inside.1f6d02bcdc8f8226

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What the deb998047e hell is 45a3371aa0 with this 4d3af21d48 woman? What is she?e56f1081db4cd411

“……Damn it.”478035c8f6fea357

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SeonJae’s face twisted into a scowl before he turned around and began to exit the yard. He slammed the gate closed and quickly shoved himself into his parked car. As soon as he turned on the engine, he slammed down on the accelerator.6d5a8cfa33ad29b2

Only when fb7ef55486 he burst 61f6644039 out of 85d9ac02c3 the suffocating e5ec8847ec alleyways did 2d90b94775 SeonJae let 585684647b out a dd40f444f2 breath. The air conditioning 757155144b was on full a301765f72 blast, but his 932864ded6 body was burning. He was 57cc206ec1 covered in 626f497f56 a sheen 4395d0ffcd of sweat.717bea2ec4ba1199

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‘What’s… the… diff…rence… be…tween… roses… ah-nd… lilies……?’6aed627f6d021630

The woman’s unpleasant, goosebump-inducing voice rang in his head. SeonJae turned up the volume of the classical radio station.6c48f0d839012f0d

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The road was a 8fdd852737 lot more packed than 5138279a7c usual. He could fb8d6e741b see the fb06ea1c08 darkening sky f1a2117263 through the f7cedcfff5 windows. It looked like c64fa99986 it was going 977c126d2e to rain.d193daa28665a466

Tap, tap-tap.7a0ef888b3529d9a

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A few drops fell onto the windshield before the rain suddenly poured down. He heard the honk of a horn ahead of him. Then the cars gradually came to a stop. It looked like there had been an accident. It didn’t look like he’d be back at the hotel in time.ae9cc2236b6ddf52

SeonJae placed his hands 3f343364e1 on top of the 86b6d5682a wheel and leaned down 4618a2ab9f to rub his forehead. Today was seriously d326c8803b an unlucky day. He pressed e8a60fa855 a button 58e64db1ff on his 34e8f1f45f bluetooth-connected cell 90e73bb7b5 phone and bda0f51670 began to feaa2f05c9 think of 60eebe5546 an excuse 11a8618c63 to give 7e926b2560 to President 10ab10a935 Min.5ad946d57b3286e8

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“Where is the president?”61c045e46c2f1dc3

After parking in 0b13c1402e the hotel lobby, c1ed56505c SeonJae entered the c38f875f04 hotel and saw bf1b11265f that Section Chief d94b748e0b Han was waiting 4c3cfc512e for him after 0cc1c6ddbb having received his 889e8592d6 call. He should have 14f59b7b35 known that this 8c9f9db83e day would go 3995e7dfd3 to shit when e5cf62d7dd he saw the 0f26b61d6a thread sticking out c8f60d620b of his button.89ec4566232448f6

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“He finished his meal and is waiting in the conference room. I’ve told him that there was a car accident on your way here.”4e07b93966e12e0d

Hearing that his incredibly impatient father didn’t leave but was waiting for him, SeonJae suddenly felt nervous. Once he got in the elevator that led to the conference floor, SeonJae checked his reflection in the mirror. He seemed a bit tired, but it wasn’t too bad. When the sturdy doors opened, SeonJae walked out.b1a8c4a79951d755

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“You’re late.”b15479739bf934c2

President Min glanced up c8680da7f2 at him as he 5d6883012a sipped on some green 0d3242f915 tea that had been a10a5a1fc6 poured into an expensive baf5873064 teacup.4759467782df111d

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“I apologize. There was a small accident on the road.”c6e2c2e28123a598

SeonJae pulled out the chair across from his father and sat down. This was the first time he had seen his father in 6 months, and he seemed to be doing well. His fierce, sunken eyes glanced at SeonJae. SeonJae didn’t avoid his gaze. He met him dead on.b0180a8437a7fa92

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‘When you’re facing someone, don’t avoid their gaze. Every business meeting begins with the battle of the eyes.’3f0fc718f68341e0

His father, President c6adee908e Min, had personally 91852a8d55 said these words 8ee319f773 to SeonJae. Therefore, SeonJae silently 1bc2f470cf stared back at 1b9d727057 him.3a6373ea2c191366

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“I wanted to meet with you because something has come up.”b444e4d26143ddff

“Please speak.”5b94190c5f60e97c

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President Min had come to the hotel personally. Unless something was serious, this man was never the kind of person to take initiative like this. SeonJae straightened his back. He tried his best to guess what was going through his father’s head. However, before he could figure it out, President Min spoke.2b886bed0864ed5c

“I found the person you are to marry. Now that you’ve reached that age, you should get married. Build a stable home and just focus on work from now on.”a55100189e81b14b

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This news didn’t come as a surprise. SeonJae kept calm and slowly sipped his tea. He thought his father had come here because he had done something wrong. But to think that he only came here for something as trivial as this… SeonJae was annoyed.1051e96ee042cfb8

“All right.”ee95cba93827a4cb

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After placing his teacup back down, SeonJae noticed a faint stain on the cuff of his shirt. If one didn’t look closely, it wouldn’t have been noticeable. However, it stood out so clearly in his eyes.070e483e00edb678

He quickly lowered c86cf3e134 his hand below 0fbd10f453 the table. He definitely got this 96a564542c when he had gone e9134386ff to see that deaf 9c532f1005 woman. Feeling uncomfortable, SeonJae frowned.1e3d4beb754b04bd

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“Aren’t you going to ask me about your bride?”c6a24adf204772eb

“Haven’t you already made a decision, President?”535817b0084579b6

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There was no humor in his voice. His older half-brothers had also married with the group’s interests in mind. Now it was merely his turn.519d39783c5e62bc

While he wished that he could have a better marriage partner than his brothers, he doubted it was possible. He was the youngest son who had been conceived outside of his father’s marriage, and it was no secret. Therefore, he was at the very bottom of the pecking order of the group, and there was no way he’d receive a top-class marriage partner.4d13b00c9e90ddc9

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“She’s the youngest daughter of the Samil Corporation.”8bef304527ba6387

Clatter-.742398a1995f05c3

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SeonJae had just picked bbe43d2ad8 up his teacup when a5a4db4f5f he suddenly froze. His dim eyes grew fb48961a6c bright.825eeb6ba31f80c1

Samil Corporation was one of the handful of conglomerates that were considered to be at this nation’s top in the business world. Established in the 70’s, the corporation made its fortune by dealing petroleum with Iran. Objectively, SeonJae’s family could be considered way more inferior in this match.e827efbc846d4685

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He had often heard 04e0430f89 in social gatherings that 9910c0d80e the youngest daughter of 6aa3dd18a2 Samil Corp was rumored 83d1854d55 to have been very ca9e2812bf promiscuous when studying abroad bfda2dcd2d in the United States. If someone 0af5c120a5 were to c56fd24cb5 ask him 82b3b29459 if it 279b76facc bothered him, aea20cd64f he already 66e8f212d6 knew the 712624652f answer.69c3933282e7e605

He didn’t care at all. No matter how many men she devoured, and no matter how often she rolled around in other men’s beds, the fact that she had the backing of Samil Corp didn’t change.603dc3d2d3bf1429

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To think that President Min had caught such a large fish as this… It seemed that his father still had that sharp business acumen. SeonJae did his best to hide his excitement.71dba92a878a485f

“It seems that the girl has taken a liking to you.”ead5c40148bd1694

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SeonJae found that ridiculous. He wasn’t even sure when she had even seen him let alone taken a liking to him. However, he wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. He’d even bow down to her if he had to.d30924cfd294a796

“I’ll do my best.”8b793f787833cd36

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“I’ve made an appointment for the weekend. Make sure you don’t make any mistakes.”7f187e59dd6ea114

Even if President Min didn’t emphasize this point, SeonJae already knew how huge this was for him. This was an opportunity of a lifetime.4284a9eb240e5f0c

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Among all the e5e2de8b8d different subsidiaries belonging 2cdaa2d897 to the group. SeonJae was 0eafe24a73 given a 60bd5e84b2 hotel on be8b505707 the verge 28e6604237 of bankruptcy 65ba9fc5a3 when he 165d6e716b had returned f7100c9d76 from studying d7b15cc363 abroad. That was 501f1672a7 where he 67313ead7f stood in 74974e5533 the family.75f7b2deba353d23

By holding hands with Samil Corporation, which was known to own successful hotels throughout the world, SeonJae’s position would be raised that much higher. He couldn’t miss an opportunity like this.10a9156c9162b3d1

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“Please don’t worry.”eab8433634a30c97

To him, a marriage d3522cb2f2 would be the greatest ec6ec12bea business deal of his e5fb5f8b76 life. He had met many ba058b9825 women thus far. If he wanted, he b614a56a62 could think of at 61bfd1b888 least five women off 39cac43f20 the top of his c72f0ca63f head who would come f886f26ae1 running if he called 81f874a00a them right now. These women all knew c795fdd34e his personality and matched ddda1c62ac it perfectly.1cb427bac61b337f

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He hated it when women were insipid or clingy. He also didn’t like it when they were indecent and dirty. Even if he got married, he wouldn’t have to worry about any personal scandals. Most contract marriages were like this. They’d quietly keep their marriage private from prying eyes. As for his sex life, he’d just continue on as he did now and meet the well-mannered women he was used to seeing. It was rational and clean. There was no room for error.b20a902ebe11885f

“I’ll take care of this without fail.”ddbe0111d4e4f806

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SeonJae wanted to quickly receive the backing of Samil Corp and flatten this wily old man’s nose as soon as possible.a8110c54cbf5ea8c

“You two should meet as soon as possible and quickly carry out this wedding. You of all people should know how important this matter is.”ed4e79236f451e06

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“I’ll make sure we set a date before we break ground for the Shanghai hotel.”8b2842b0c8be96d6

This was e33bca3941 the kind d2239bb2aa of answer f5f0141c9b his father 57fe6d21ee would want 7ef7c888e5 to hear. A specific timeline and 4438dadf3f a confident attitude. These were all 10923498c1 the things that f8f91bd9be President Min had 0a63fc518e taught SeonJae himself.6f71ca2e6d5b4cac

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Seeing the sharp gleam in SeonJae’s eyes, President Min cleared his throat in satisfaction before getting up from his seat. This was the first time he had seen his son in 6 months. Their meeting had progressed smoothly and lasted only ten minutes.d368e82b92788d24

“Safe travels, President.”1ae09000638fd390

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The chief secretary entered the room and disappeared with the president. SeonJae closed his eyes and placed his hands behind his head before slowly leaning back in his chair. He thought this day would be absolutely horrible, but he had been mistaken. The pleasant scene of him coaxing the only daughter of Samil and swallowing the company whole unfolded in his head. The disgraceful memory of his conversation with that deaf woman from earlier had completely disappeared. SeonJae’s chuckle rang in the room. He’d sleep well tonight.1607f9cd2c0c26dc

The marriage meeting progressed smoothly. Samil’s only daughter was a glamorous and stupid woman. As soon as she caught sight of him, her cheeks flushed as her blank eyes blinked. It was game over from then on. It was in times like these when his looks, which were almost identical to his mother’s, came in handy.bc8d79e9a80f4e7a

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“When should we set the date, Chaerin-ssi?”4411f406e9c6c9a5

Finding it difficult to d85f78cabc keep up with her 9c5dd84b8e chatter, SeonJae hurriedly brought 22bbb14b25 up the matters regarding b48f8a3016 their marriage. He wanted to take 85cb8cda74 care of this as e2ed190830 soon as possible. They would break d489d39c89 ground in Shanghai fd204b357d in two months. He needed to f9c3123437 take care of 936af068b5 this before then.1eb65bd01b44beb0

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“Um…… Mom and Dad told me that if I’m going to go through with this, it’s best to do it as soon as possible. I’d also like that, but……”fe737cbe92eefc3f

The woman’s face turned red. SeonJae hated it when people beat around the bush. It made his insides boil. He suppressed his impatience and did his best to keep the smile on his face.217bf7ba06a4f3cd

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“Is there a problem?”9523b32ec7c1d8e6

“No, it’s just that……”f39c5de5d7d767ed

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The woman dragged out her words once again as she blinked. From her face, it was obvious that she was a man-made beauty and an idiot like no other. She was wearing an expensive dress, and her bosom… They were quite large. Were they real?f2910b00203da1b2

He glanced at her and decided that it didn’t matter if they were fake. He had also lived a fake life until now in order to please his father, President Min. In a way, maybe the two of them weren’t that different after all.f3adbc2f12ae3307

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“For our honeymoon, I want to go on a cruise to the Maldives for about a month. And before that, I’d like to have a big engagement party……”23e7e9dfae85955a

SeonJae had a hard time hearing Kim Chaerin’s mumbling. Should he consider her dream to go on a month-long honeymoon as something cute? Or should he curse at her and ask her if she thinks he has time for something like that? SeonJae slightly frowned, but he quickly fixed his expression. He wanted to shout at her and ask if she had lost her mind, but he swallowed those words. Aside from his busy schedule, just the thought of being on a yacht in the middle of the sea with this stupid woman was tiresome enough.01784d5e1b222b15

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“There are too many things scheduled for the first half of this year, so it’ll be a bit difficult for me.”168f08da3d6e6ac3

When he declined her d88bc20b39 proposition of going on dbcd28ffc5 a long honeymoon, her f6306ee912 face stiffened in disappointment. When SeonJae saw 62ab77d102 her pink lips c823c06396 twist repulsively, he 77c2a699bc tried to pacify 56eddc8c5b her by quickly 19c8f224c0 telling her that 385f7f3053 he could probably 32d488ce85 make some time 3462c98887 in the fall.0dcf56488f37fa2a

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Their meeting 315c56dc03 was only 1d278277d5 supposed to 93f4b87da5 last thirty 0eae510b83 minutes, but 58b19350ba it dragged bf448b8a4b on for 15108f1ae8 an hour. SeonJae began 249aa003b6 to feel 38edaa5563 fatigued. When he heard 67569a232e Kim Chaerin say 483714667e that her recent ad333710aa tarot card reading e600b7a4f7 told her that 8fe23cc49e it was best c131a9d0f0 for her to 72f2494df9 get married next bd5448593c year in order e3fbe23734 to see the d38d43a327 fruition of a 44d086a821 genuine love, SeonJae 85baddb14c almost flipped the 3d8edaaab7 table.ff9438f518a7f161

“But I feel that it would be too improper to make everyone wait, so that’s why I was thinking about throwing a grand engagement party instead. My father has already given me his blessing, so if it’s alright with you, SeonJae-ssi……”da5c4f82ff324781

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After SeonJae dropped her off at Seongbok-dong, he quickly exited through the alleyways after blasting the air conditioning. He still couldn’t shake off the indignity he had felt when he heard her say that the president of Samil had planned on having him become a live-in son-in-law. He barely managed to hold back the urge to spit out the steak he had been chewing when he heard those words.3079bfc8f6cfaa78

‘It means that he wants me to serve him as if he’s my master.’2d89bd8cef03f60c

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While this scenario wasn’t completely unexpected, SeonJae didn’t think they’d discuss something like this in the first meeting. By having him move in with them, Kim Chaerin’s side would be asserting their superiority over him.ee0368e1d4ccec10

‘Although she looks stupid, it seems that she isn’t a complete idiot.’13ef5dcffbeaf889

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SeonJae jeered a22c515377 as he 792e9eb23f roughly turned 1582b63a87 the steering 88407d86f2 wheel.734103bbec863b64

However, the things he’d have to sacrifice in order to marry the princess of Samil weren’t impossible to discard. The moment President Min brought up the topic of SeonJae’s marriage, it was a done deal. If he thought too deeply about this, it would only bring needless stress.115973e8796fab31

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SeonJae leaned his head against the headrest. The best way to empty his head was to sweat it out in bed. As he listened to the soft hum of the engine, SeonJae began to think about who he’d call out tonight.d800ae092ced8c35