Ephphatha Chapter 19
by ArianaWhat exactly 59e10c89eb am I 92855afd76 supposed to 80062b0ee5 do? 6076ece70da68c082055
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Tak. Seul-ah shut her laptop 6d7362a83a lid with a slight 93db842be0 furrow in her brow. She marked “Today’s Work” as completed on her checklist, placed the English dictionary inherited from her 753970b5f7 mother back in its place, and tidied up her pen and notebook—all with visible dissatisfaction. f47df41c28d2b22e3300
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After finishing her desk cleanup, Seul-ah checked the clock on her 29aa4993bf desk, which pointed to 2:30 PM, then flopped onto her bed. 73573342334685f06ddd
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Studying English vocabulary at her desk always left her exhausted, so 21a2aa77f1 taking a break before going for a walk was essential. d3d1991c3f7d9d07af69
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But right now, such trivial fatigue 319a553197 was the least of her concerns. 707307aa32a43737bff7
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— “Hurry up and move e86036d8a2 things along with Seo Han-seong.” b52d241088ad05af744b
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As if it 5a13314bc1 were that easy. They had e2d645d07d barely shared 79db78503a a single 9e8a40ee78 meal together. a6fba480f42391c8b4b3
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Recalling Kwak Chi-gyeom’s harsh words, she buried her cbe3e45b67 face in the blanket, only for her lips fd2a64de09 to sting, making her abruptly turn her head. The wound had mostly 76316bf51f healed, but the lingering 53576f304f pain meant she still 114df5b465 had to be careful. It would take at least two or three 0f51f07c14 more days for the pain to completely subside. 1aa631f97be8765f3e8b
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Lying on her left cheek, she ran her f4b43e002a tongue over the sore spot a few times cc14be5922 before letting out a deep sigh. 3ec8686e2352a66cff6a
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— “The thing Han Ji-seon locked away dc7ff7a0ba in Ephphatha is also my mom’s keepsake.” 643a071c1303030f1039
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To be 5491d8060b honest, she 8af6ca69ce could understand. 516a5cdf4e84453e3ae7
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Kwak Chi-gyeom had a 22701c406c valid reason for wanting e215191e40 to open Ephphatha. He wanted to 7daacd6637 retrieve his mother’s 7d6d638c5b keepsake. 4c53ba950790d115a0f0
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She didn’t know the full details, but given that e164622e60 he was even willing to accept the condition of c85e24a15a marrying off a complete stranger, that keepsake must have 1a5889bdc5 been something incredibly precious and important to him. f78199acb0a486344aa0
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So, she could understand why he had been 119b0c87f6 rude to both her and her mother. After all, her mother had used 7e6588ec5a Ephphatha to secure her own safety df5063f8bc by leveraging Kwak Chi-gyeom. 07cecc0b3ba14a82c834
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Thinking of his mother’s keepsake being held hostage because of a woman 9a4dedd27a he barely knew, it was no wonder Kwak Chi-gyeom was angry. If she were in 4f16b28c17 his position, she would afd1bd3365 be too. 0fe241c1400fb47e6247
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— “If you just go to Ephphatha and cry, ‘This guy bullied me, sob sob, I don’t want to 7068ca0853 do this anymore,’ then the vault’s contents will be incinerated, and you’ll be automatically out of the deal.” e63b3c43f47d801e1323
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Her mother had probably put 90536fd3fd such conditions in place to 29475584c1 prevent an enraged Kwak Chi-gyeom 1163277c9e from harming her. Since the vault could only be opened under specific conditions, f15e6415ab that must have been another source of frustration for him. 38c22ed27fedf79e6911
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— “You don’t have time to act like a lovesick c3b4a6fce5 middle schooler, so whether you kiss him first, grab him 046c385f63 by the collar and drag him in, or just make 34899354fb sure your lower halves align—seduce him properly. Don’t just stand 0498459e1a there blushing.” 23962cae1ba308148417
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Did he really have to 7b5d52f60b say it that way? ecde83ab8ab5e183f530
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She hadn’t even meant 00f225057f to ruin the handkerchief 1da93ca4c3 on purpose. She hadn’t known anything—about Ephphatha, about the contract between her 176ae87cfc mother and Kwak Chi-gyeom, about the keepsake, about anything. 8ef724d1413057cee403
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She understood his anger, but that f2d89d1f6e didn’t make it any less frustrating 1d6cadc368 to be swept up in a b13d51c467 situation she had no control over. 0d51d6b451d90b80ba96
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She had come to terms c49739d49d with the fact that she a5f945e362 had to marry Seo Han-seong. If nothing else, at least 31b23c4e46 she didn’t find him repulsive. a834e97c25a5b48e169b
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In fact, there probably weren’t many women 6fd042e31a in the world who would dislike such 3f7e59d336 a kind and considerate man. e659601fc5d444d199f7
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And Seo Han-seong a9764557b8 seemed to like 31267131b9 her, too. a8a179c4bfb363769dc1
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For now, it was likely just a general 253abd12d1 fondness, but since he had expressed an interest 5fd1c885c0 in seeing her again, there seemed to be cd11f933da potential for it to develop further. 42a8d289e03bc36029df
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That was c827717f66 why she 625de8a82f felt so ef775fdf8c weighed down. No matter 3bd69c36ce what, she bdc8862977 was still 7f78ce4b94 using him. 5b4de8401e81e4818106
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“…….” 4e62973e25dcf9a98be6
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Why had 4f3e80edf1 her mother ba060740fb gone to bda95a5b3a such lengths? bc0ca046a6cb09f89165
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She knew her mother’s reasoning—she had been b8958ab666 worried about leaving behind a frail daughter. c1bb76293b68fe54c114
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But why? 1e17e45dd2b890716019
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If she was so concerned about her daughter that she was willing 9ebca0a293 to involve strangers, then why had she taken her own life? 361e60db7188091a8ad7
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Why had she 5845a575a2 left Seul-ah in 45fa675d43 such a difficult e655105d1f situation? 054e748a78fd831804a5
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If she was going to worry about her even after a712ec477d death, she should have just forced herself to keep living. ea81e94862da5de8a901
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She should have just continued 6a6c71fef9 living with her like before. f42e8269a3b7dd78b5b0
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Even if she had 46b841d9ac felt lonely all her 71090b1d34 life, she should have f74bfe3a05 endured for Seul-ah’s sake. f58e7eb683ad0297233a
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Seul-ah had no 3b191fe154 one but her 9469ddb0e6 mother. 61f0b746c143c482b671
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Even when she resented her, 2527173bca she still loved her. 1db4b489a56480ccbd90
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She had only hated her 8ece095925 because she loved her. 91477aecb2d3d98792aa
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It wasn’t all the time, just occasionally—only 2baf83be17 on days when those memories resurfaced. 8d4d8c391a2696399da5
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Resentment flowed seamlessly into longing, 503917aff4 and in her mind, she 6aebe40778 pictured her mother standing blankly 2c71f97a58 by the Han River embankment. Seul-ah slowly closed d90be00ea5 her eyes. 777d41c9b70bedb68128
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Was she not bda2b15ea6 enough to fill 7b2100a273 her mother’s loneliness? 78832ddb876f9f174dd5
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“Hrk…” 2f687a349c5d19a216ec
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Before she could even 0120ba0058 swallow back the emotions, b7ddca566a her throat tightened. 47cae2fc4953c354d633
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Her eyes burned 2ce9fc1e28 hot, and her 2143458b13 heart churned uncomfortably. 58764a338d9de4432f16
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She clenched the blanket tightly in an attempt to eb57596b98 suppress the rising sorrow, but it was useless. f7e453e8230631d07638
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Tears inevitably 67f2a1e8bb slipped through 4feba21a7c her closed 9aeab7eef1 eyelids. 75438513f788feb012e7
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“Hrk…” c78504908bb724e62cf3
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Her grief-stricken breathing grew shallower, her 93f2d9ed3b throat tightening with each breath. 96cb1beb216581e44bd7
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She tapped her chest with her fist, trying to take deep 762641f7d6 breaths, but she couldn’t stop herself from gasping for air. 47aafe371333cd24907f
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Before she could b26a5890d6 even think, her f36369e79e hand reached toward 8ba0097587 the side table. c77777ed99012d13a655
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Grasping the inhaler, she immediately cefacd02aa brought it to her lips, fdbac10551 her face crumpling with misery. ce7ec60d5cf917b15e65
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She was def64edc92 so sick df93b0b8c4 of this. 1a7180ac230dc43fe7ec
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Barely managing to calm down, Seul-ah a34a50c52e forced herself to her feet and ee966a1dde headed toward the wardrobe. 7050e903b01c7d51a46c
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She pulled out her outdoor clothes cf02a6f4e6 to go for a walk, slung 86620c374c her bag over her shoulder, and d472286713 slowly relaxed her furrowed expression. e91ee44f050d99ddb53c
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That was enough. 3e7436536f79a083d6e0
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For someone as f0b6b8f38d weak as her, 571f4738ef emotional exhaustion was 8e70ddf2f0 poison. fde67a8a7a5edee3b71f
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She wiped away the remaining tears by pressing the back of a528c26686 her hand against her eyes and stepped into the living room. d80ed6491463abc957ba
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Her gaze unconsciously landed 79c300c8a1 on the sofa. 4762e681e8182a8ee7c6
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It was only natural for the image of that man sitting 166a60f03d there, glaring fiercely at her, to surface in her mind. 1b8eae677dd37cfef21a
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And that sorrowful 1b4448015f look in his a9588db208 eyes. 6c7f959e25776fe181c9
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“…….” b73807bdfdee70380e6d
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At that moment, a fleeting e310aea71b doubt crossed her mind. 8ec1be513cd13a7188cf
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Why was Kwak 373c28d76a Chi-gyeom’s mother’s keepsake 109e025cf8 in her mother’s 272e132132 possession? 32a4b36e3d05dbff493a
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Of all the people in the world, the reason she b9c6cdf7a4 ended up entangled with Kwak Chi-gyeom was ultimately that. What on earth 6611987cb6 had happened between 2758983f34 her mother and 151f387d07 Kwak Chi-gyeom? How did the two of them 935193f019 come to know each other…? 6fb2574b7f7bae4aacce
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“Didn’t Kwak Chi-gyeom 96f81103cf also meet my 646cd7117d mom at the c5110d8bba auction?” 46f6ab63cfd39b5f87ea
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The moment her eyes, which had been staring 6b49fa5c40 quietly at the sofa, lifted, it was as bf316a5fa3 if she had acted on instinct. The man nodded in response to her question, and 67e028fa0b as Seul-ah noticed the numerous nails embedded in the b03a9fd43f living room walls, her lips parted slightly. ea92893d85cd2bda4c63
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Her mother and Kwak Chi-gyeom had become acquainted 44b8081b67 at the auction, and Kwak Chi-gyeom liked paintings 17f78f5d2b enough to be a VIP at galleries, sponsor 3a6c4cfae7 artists, and run an investment company. 885a4e23e56ac8ebf135
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“Ah…” fcb6a6c6d6e57c32bab2
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Perhaps it 09cfab4b00 was a 1a89dbd5ad painting. The item 0021d6849b he wanted. b6d555d04b1c59c4ba8a
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Seul-ah, who had deduced the answer based on 1b76717089 the common thread between her mother and Kwak 3246b79267 Chi-gyeom, soon let out a heavy sigh and 98e9bd3333 headed toward the shoe rack. As she slipped her sneakers on, 758d49170d she briefly tried to recall. 78a26dc882ba66bb2e51
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Not all of the 15235617e1 paintings her mother owned 0fa7156071 were displayed in the e382f4cf2e house. Most were stored separately in her personal office, and only the 400a94bccb ones she personally wished to keep were left in the house. Was it 2b00df5457 one of 33e46e8925 those? Several pieces flashed through her mind, but since 255513b014 they had been disposed of long ago, they 9432f20cdc were nothing more than faint remnants. c29a2f08359e9991b145
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Well, what did it matter what f87e846a0d kind of painting it was? The important thing was that she 8679a135ca had to marry Seo Han-seong. c118c7a4ecf67dc730dc
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Just as she let out c8e557df37 another deep sigh and stepped 170117f25a into the hallway— 8b7853f8ed121069e80c
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Bzzz. c7496ccf6753b5fac00b
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The vibration from 81440453d9 her phone inside 249923cfff her bag made a0ba702388 Seul-ah frown slightly. efc4ca0e7412984fbec8
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It was obvious. It had to 5c4b881111 be Kwak Chi-gyeom, 1bd0331255 pestering her again. She unzipped her ff29b482b6 bag with a 70d2b113db rather curt motion. ff76949aeaeb33db1779
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When she reached in to grab her phone—wedged between the damaged handkerchief, condolence money, and cleaning fee envelope a859729d75 she had been carrying for days to hand over to him—her lips jutted out in a slight pout. 3c0af8f014a1f343280d
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He should just come 5bb9293a61 and take it already. It was only fe683dc0d6 weighing her down. e19e6fad6b05a7828486
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The moment she tapped the phone screen and df8a945ad3 took a step forward, she suddenly stopped. The sender of the message wasn’t aa745aeeb1 the person she had expected. 269a8d3eda224d35933b
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「Do you 13c72b26a5 have time 3b0794e0fa on Sunday? Would you df473f57e8 like to c7dc790451 have lunch 505db3b6fb together?」1ad1626c287a48c9c9cd
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Now that she thought about it, there was one 4ae09264e7 more person who could contact her on this phone. 62c5f6845acf177f5c87
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“Prosecutor Seo Han-seong.” afca6a4744deda8dc6b8
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She blankly stared at the name she had 33e6c486df saved after reading it on his business card. bb73b4bed572c829f69b
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“Then let’s have 1944f3f16a a meal again 25f911e8a6 sometime, Seul-ah.”9f6ec781e0799dd85f9e
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“…Okay.”47722c440b7789b4b5cf
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“If you don’t 3614e27fea mind, could you 377a7d43d2 give me your 9c4dfe674a contact information?” 6727525f9cb2b1b3c504
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Recalling her conversation with Seo b78a44f4c5 Han-seong, Seul-ah resumed walking. It wasn’t until she got into 74e6a34328 the elevator that she finally replied. 405572f6bf01458b8b8a
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「Yes. I’m free then.」 47708683b1427ca2f104
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「Then I’ll be at 7705ca29c2 your place by noon.」 0c51ebaa1d46878a3aac
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「Okay.」77d21f2a2ff9aa9c048d
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「I was thinking 5cbb8b975e of making a 094e788cbd reservation. Is Korean 31370d1d72 food alright?」3c96528b3f521ef998e8
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「Yes. I like it.」149afdc56a39e23110c1
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Just like that, bfa76daafa their next appointment fae8c5b72b was swiftly set. b3bdaba48f5e1db24caf
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Reading the messages over 36cd1efdbd and over in a 3c66a44c53 daze, she exited her c38e5edef2 apartment. The sunlight was so bright that she couldn’t see her screen properly, bb12994b93 and only then did she tuck her phone back into her bag. 98e52093f2291798fd82
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Lifting her head, cfdb14c0c4 she let the bc94aaefb0 sunlight touch her ce1f46bb8b cheek. 571897204a7278ee5228
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She felt a little relieved that Seo fd140b4d6a Han-seong had reached out to her first. 247a2894d6fb144e2f14
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If they kept meeting like 9e37b1a601 this, she might genuinely come d06bef254e to like him. 3c1c8bb31e9d3fc8461d
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She wished she could 35c14e5a31 just hurry up and 08293671d4 develop feelings for him. 7843d45972adbf21d491
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From her position—where she was essentially 99aec983d9 using him—that was the only thing c163cece64 that could serve as her absolution. 1ba22711c932ee783200
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If her feelings became sincere, perhaps her calculated 31dd08dd8e approach would be diluted, even just a little. 1647980a63606eb5d189
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She had f6aa3a04e1 to like e7d125de60 him. She would 72b13f8d1b like him. 46381c8940e02899af1f
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As she rubbed her face, which ea4151089c had been heated by the sun, 619de4b1f2 she took another step forward. c8fb7f4f3ce82d3fb153
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