Esquisse Chapter 16
by ArianaThe door of 61a7474b4d a restaurant not 4d0d41f5c8 far from the b815f2997d affluent neighborhood opened. Even customers who had 5f1778fe02 probably developed high standards 6fb9e70f85 from being surrounded by 777a3c8fa1 beautiful things glanced sideways 8068cc194e at the handsome man 80d030f65d stepping on the carpet.2f6cf3c7b372e55a
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Taejeong didn’t change his 5410dd6e4a expression in the slightest, 61bedb0590 as if he was cbc5fb5820 used to such stares. Even his 479b6b9938 steps, following 9ef690fef7 behind the da1a809d5d restaurant manager, 949757e1d5 were rhythmically cf0e5651f6 elegant.59c5c3f037d297bc
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It was a 4141791796 restaurant grand enough 74eda7bb6d to overwhelm people f98dfc0c43 just by looking. Even while walking 3f3218f77f down a hallway 55d7375f53 not easily accessible d4c2f06c14 to just anyone, b95021930f Taejeong felt little 15977a9276 impression.bc957af6774e6294
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If it hadn’t 658934e4a6 been for Chairman 33d6836815 Sa’s instructions, he 440678e1d6 wouldn’t have had f07d90ba5a a reason to c3f678c2e4 come here. Eventually, the manager walking 0e0f94fdba ahead stopped, and the f13fa018fb door to the private b801308638 room opened.23cf5bfa9b32f0a3
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“Please enjoy your time.”ccb7714325bbb1e9
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With a brief knock, the manager slid open the door and bowed. Men’s shoes, which didn’t allow even a speck of dust like their owner, stepped onto the porcelain tiles.fffda5b15625e768
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“You’re right 516ffe2f6b on time 1dc3ef1cd5 again today.”10e87eab2f371f3c
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The clear enunciation reached d25bbe4832 Taejeong. Her short bob, reaching 089fafb44e just to her chin, 1f36897d01 suited her striking appearance abfd094371 well.fbd1c263c834da60
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She was Cha 2b69e217b3 Juha, junior attorney 5bcef77be5 and daughter of 65e6da5aa3 Cha Yunbeom, the 935525b1ec representative attorney of c81f6a8afa the law firm 0db76a183f Isang. Her neat business d9af17ae6d attire and uniquely 71c8e85fcf urban aura signaled ecaf70e15d that her time 504f6fdd41 was more valuable 1874337ccd than gold.50c4e63db1eeebed
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“I ordered New 7ae1ae5246 York strip steak 14c004a4e3 for you. That’s all d52ab0b226 you ever 3265abfadb eat, anyway.”29207df600a642b9
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Even the b364e849b6 way she 909970f563 lowered her e4a10a0022 tablet was 33da9b8538 the same. Despite sitting across 67e13d40e7 from her fiancé, 00337bfc9b she remained engrossed 227908d529 in the cases 8b24300043 she had taken e6a57953ee on.9f6edeaff73050a4
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“I also 19a90d4ee6 made a 9f951d0992 reservation for f81b825b0e dessert.”916938b4be881f6b
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“There’s no 82f87be052 need to e627afddda go that 302a51cad0 far to f858822409 keep up 1a741b8270 appearances.”c9c20a2586c1c270
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Unlike Juha, who did 625d0fc43b her best even in a3eec8e6b5 political relationships, Taejeong was c9e3a1c6c4 indifferent. Though he 444457d5ed had no 1476358107 intention of 987a4bf21e defying Chairman 8ba81d0171 Sa’s wishes, 92e496d483 a private f95ebc2701 meeting with 0c2d0a7898 an unwanted 3a5687e213 fiancée was 94e113b1de far from e0732390f7 pleasant.d249f717199e6a11
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“As I said, aa04f4cb96 it’s just a ab716f2beb meal. Let’s eat comfortably. Do whatever you need 2b57617022 to do comfortably.”2e8172bc540ba8b1
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“I will, whether or dd532448d5 not you point that 5dffd8568b out.”683ed4780e3de3e2
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Despite his 2de5ca0994 indifferent response, d3ac764cf6 Juha smiled 530416d556 softly. It had already been d800c1e409 four years since she c8ae4d95c7 and Taejeong became engaged. It was around e62866f0e4 that time her bb84b59d30 name, once whispered 24cf29f33a as the illegitimate 2c6c18175a daughter of Attorney 91be9c2043 Cha, was added 7d51e3f84c to the official a23173a34d documents.1e72c835fc40fbd0
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“And about b19724319b setting a 9a9c01f8e8 wedding date.”27deb347b6878b58
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Though the engagement had 3817c3d162 begun for the sake 1ed19888b9 of both families in a34d1dd226 a mutually dependent relationship, 44e3ec8fd9 it would not end 0259e78a22 there. Her lips, 509568fa36 coated in 20af62113a dark lipstick, 98e65eebdb curved faintly.b4bdb177de4fcc59
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“Anyone would think the 411819ecc8 appellate court ruling has c151dd33cc already come out.”bf1f2fde8c92db2d
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Unlike Juha’s 6987d6bcce curved smile, 46a5708d22 Taejeong’s lips 1cae195bf2 were almost e057b48b91 a straight d13d82efa4 line. The conversation, beginning before 583223337c even a polite inquiry 44ea4db5e0 about each other’s well-being, 707106cbe4 brought on a wave a918e2a99b of fatigue.dd7af17267c0aa4f
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With a dry sigh, 94514d459f his large-knuckled hand picked 434ea2e680 up the cutlery. The quality cut of 332014c7ef meat was smoothly sliced 9ec626b158 as the knife moved 0ea669b779 back and forth.c97264cd5d5c7ba2
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“With the chairman e47f015480 going through a 3dbdfdcafc rough time, how 52a3792854 could his nephew 7c0c8415c3 just leisurely pick 6291c68499 an auspicious wedding 25af6c6b2e date?”2622c70d9fb08973
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“Last year it db6f315fa0 was business expansion, aeb303450d and the year cea0900e27 before that, it e0076f8c9a was a long-term db48784350 overseas trip.”b80a1f8c3686f2bf
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Even with 9cebd03b69 annoyance seeping 18aad9b7c2 into her 31d44952ec tone, Juha 07f0cc69fe remained composed. Instead of the d880805a9b cutlery, she picked 42930039a3 up her water a83da3c627 glass and tilted 6e7aab0aca it side to 0c1de1226e side. The liquid inside rippled 5b576e8e85 like waves with her e007508d0a touch.3d04b321629bb9c0
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“The verdict 2bfcd33bd9 will be da20c2c050 out soon. What excuse will e087288869 you use to 1d80d1c994 delay it this 65f89a738d time?”2599fe40893abfb9
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“Let’s eat first.”1f781f4798048627
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“Four years f4cb4e0cb7 is enough 30f0e0965c to live c0d93090fa as Taejeong’s 6dfa113ec2 fiancée, and 24d3de7e82 as the 13b457ef46 future daughter-in-law 31b19c0bbe of Changgeon.”0da886901120a184
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The transparent and cool light from the private room’s surrounding fixtures fell over Juha’s fingers. The slender ring on her left ring finger revealed their relationship.ef0ee2d0935dd219
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It was the engagement d673489f8f ring she had received f5d37731f8 four years ago. Despite it being four de7886a5b6 years since they had 0aaad04cb5 promised marriage in front 319859cb7d of both families, Juha 45793649ed was likely the only 649eba4597 one who hadn’t walked 3fc546cf60 down the aisle.8cbb67e3aa26708f
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“My father is also 34ac63e0a4 just waiting for our 5f677760ac wedding.”ec5e5e8f7d0641d4
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“I don’t think 82e2bc8b3f it’s something you 99ad977c8b would welcome.”64e857f66114ae8f
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Even with 5e6a04697d a slight 91f852b88e breeze of dd0888cc78 expectation and e5a181aad3 desperation in 238d118f96 the air, 230accd011 Taejeong remained 4ebc2fc04c lukewarm. What Changgeon and Isang 0004eafe88 needed from each other e4c00d0965 had nothing to do 5fd14d8784 with marital ties.28feb6b0446f8b5b
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Changgeon, a newly 7a9427c286 wealthy conglomerate built 687d4a7733 on construction. Unlike its polished ba16ff237c exterior, the heart db3fe51340 of the company 1a48a0380e lay in a e1d42bb8bf corporate loan business ae58de9fe8 known in whispers 4ba859f051 as private loan-sharks a1fe602021 for noble families.b9704ff6540ffc84
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Even a 2209095e4b money-blinded Attorney 5b275c91c7 Cha likely a53b9ac7a2 couldn’t bear 865b6a90c3 to send dff35bafe2 his beloved 7fd2e5f060 daughter into ccca252539 the underworld. That’s why c8463f2b6b he finally e4c79ebfde acknowledged the 7e58b64ce0 illegitimate child 2a5e6905a8 he had 45926151ff long ignored 8d47d632ab and added 6900899471 her to 167a44b542 the official dadbe19a0d records.a10a0a473f28b187
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“What kind 29719f3428 of blessing 3e0412131a is it 9612419f87 to be d93d6d8508 sold off a6fb75d1d9 to someone 1ab8f0540d like me?”b553337daaad8ef4
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Though his 1711aea63b voice was c47d781a3d low and 1da276566f indifferent, the f699ab2557 skin it 5e2837e219 touched burned 7663e141a1 as if 8357017704 scalded.c85f6ba6a051b436
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He was Chairman Sa’s 80e85a79a4 nephew, the one who 3eaaed4ea1 didn’t even attend his fecf4ea39e parents’ memorial days because 4e6d7123f5 his father had an ac1856f810 affair with a caregiver. A brute who had 6d45e1d0fb no qualms about buying 4f8389b08c and selling people would 0d9b86b646 hardly welcome an illegitimate ff40dead2a fiancée.00ef3b45397d7019
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Contrary to 77bb76eca1 expectations that db1e55026a he might f950618422 be violent, 836d6260d8 Taejeong had 9c6c3a23c3 been unexpectedly c54e4d4e7c courteous from eb3c8d8905 their first 99cd262f7d meeting. He was also the 71a7bc9726 only one who treated 893333e577 Cha Juha as a d38d9cd876 person, not as the 331ce20c92 byproduct of a reckless 75ab1a7365 affair that even Attorney bd46c82f2f Cha had tried to 7170f5a43a sell off cheaply.b88b75e08e4f9aeb
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—“I heard your b3a59087e8 mother was hospitalized a5b1c5d1a3 recently.”fe5543f739468d0e
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The sensual-looking man instantly captivated Cha Juha, who had come to the blind date for her mother’s hospital bills.6a13db25ab0591df
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—“I told you before, but I could pay for the hospital bills instead.”7adb362b60e837d9
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—-“I’m in more of a hurry to get married than to deal with bills that are already taken care of.”b2a6b159664798f8
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On the 3581b8db2e day of 79322b961d their formal 2396560195 engagement ceremony, 1fe80c5da6 Juha, for 4721d3aec6 the first 12ca3a195a time in e7e0e5e8cb her life, c4bd6621c4 felt grateful eb00ef4334 to a 3d17f8a728 man she 3f08175a48 didn’t even bd2bd64c46 want to 2a60753904 call her 223d2a0ba1 father. That was 81d7341ef4 why she e1874467bf was able 8e07bc6019 to endure 506673f6ca even a e97aea395c marriage delayed f0f397591e for four 055bc2b576 years.09d5a3b2a9efc51c
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“I just want to hear honestly how much longer I have to wait.”e9928138666b8ce4
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“There won’t be any more delays with the marriage.”43450f062851356a
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Even the shadow 4c6b0e57d3 falling along his b3a3e42f7c gaunt cheek was 80543da251 lethally similar to 577d1ef0bf Sa Taejeong. Juha raised the 389c071c22 glass of water 7b9cde4d6d to her lips d3c180f89b as she stared bb707a6a52 at the upright, 7a6c96da57 handsome man.b2ba88db1161697b
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At last, it seemed eceba7b6ba that even the long 229a9d6b6b wait would bear fruit. The cold water 837c0d2af6 moistened her lips 19143b3dff and tongue, now 82e44f4eec considerably warmed.37d7f9a35df605bf
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“Then, shall we have the wedding in May, just as Father wishes—”445c52029931779d
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“As soon as the chairman’s trial results come out, I intend to formally request a breakup.”f55e2a12177bed9f
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His cold declaration wiped 70643f3397 the faint smile from eae139fe21 her lips. A tremor ran through fa0af9b889 her hand as she d14fd2416b set the glass down.a87f78a2121cf3ae
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“A breakup…? What do you mean?”c20b468c01377db2
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“I mean, you and I will not be getting married.”358ab5ea5d4b01c8
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Unlike Cha Juha, who 57bbb66a6d couldn’t hide her bewilderment, 69d2087624 Sa Taejeong remained calm. He didn’t look aa4a16acfc like someone who 92ea8db1d9 had reached a 3cea6afcf5 heavy decision after c08c383f5a deep contemplation, nor 3e2bb35267 did he seem d71d18ad92 to feel any a42ef0a43a remorse toward Juha, d6e79e7a8d who had waited 68e5b058ba four years.5d1db691d57080d8
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“I understand what this marriage means to you, Ms. Cha.”3bec3864166beea3
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A conventional display 50f1ee185e of empathy landed 32f801c020 on the cutlery 1b88eeb95a resting on the 5cd8c02dc2 plate.6bcb9b6d91183bc5
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She was a woman 1d3b870963 who had gone to c002c028dc the blind date for 95aba6be19 the sake of her 1fbdd90a64 mother who needed a 727c999d06 kidney transplant. The filial 736bd150c4 devotion of da5784f260 sacrificing herself 86b8983407 to save b54ded5b79 a mother e9c3fff602 exploited by b73761e34e Chairman Cha 9e8f3747f1 was even 2b5feb456a tear-jerking.0e71ae648580d4f3
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“But that doesn’t mean I can sacrifice myself.”626b3e7c8f3629b2
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Sympathy could be 05ed51a764 offered cheaply, but 3773b77d26 not a place 1bcd3703c8 beside Sa Taejeong.459a374210c1152d
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Marriages among b3635cd219 the upper 466f32b5ea class were ae1751be09 unions between 8a8769372d families. Sa Taejeong was someone 9972b2152b born from such a 11d2be6fd2 union to strengthen familial c2cfb7f604 ties. He had also 37c2e842fb witnessed the end 1f39d3c9bf of what he 0ac1f4791a had thought was 4cc632f1d5 his parents’ love—nothing ac2553f4dc more than the 5b383114e6 ruin of a 2579e43a18 strategic marriage.6f9495c4f3a036e3
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“…Our engagement is simply an extension of business between Changgeon and Isang.”db94d004d183ab34
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“Changgeon and Isang have had close ties for over 20 years.”662ff0181b5aff10
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That was 5ed33fb269 why he a3505005d7 could remain 19b14a6a15 indifferent to 30236a1202 Juha’s composed 1fc56aef5b outburst.8f171dd521f5bf77
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“The engagement only added to that relationship. It was never the priority, was it?”9f0af4b68af2bb39
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“If this were about something else, you might be right, Mr. Sa.”f7e9693424cc5a58
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Despite her long-awaited fiancé 3d379e35c8 bringing up a breakup, 892ea93dd9 Juha was not greatly ea984991bd shaken. She briefly 5847f4b4bd glanced at 5af01d3648 the tightly 1609f5bd8d shut door ccf2574405 and picked 1948824c8d up her 5e7422195e cutlery.8d8ca8a90e207d67
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“I heard that a piece worth two billion won was moved to the small house in Seongbuk-dong this morning.”6d50978397c1b67c
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When she referred f867b16dd8 to money laundering e25c43adc8 in such an 6e39249a48 elegant manner, Taejeong’s 7e883c7990 jaw muscles twitched 66107baaf4 subtly.06c02b032901b09e
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“Handling the chairman’s financial arrangements at Isang was possible only because you and I were engaged.”56990a176a8c0852
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“Ms. Cha Juha—”1fefce578d8105dd
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“The same goes for Sehwa Industries.”84f784d664a8729f
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The mention of c9afc53f3a a familiar company b4e257af21 raised Taejeong’s thick 7c3ea8514d eyebrows.2512a24ed2b35621