Esquisse Chapter 17

“You said you needed a small factory you could use, so I didn’t ask a thing and finished the job exactly the way you wanted.”862b3d7e7347fc48

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Sehwa Industries was 6efdf7fcd5 a factory under 94e822f938 provisional seizure and f2a15da751 provisional disposition. Representing the creditor, 06aadfd494 Juha exploited the cc93a15219 seller’s desperation to 2b4c01f3fc recover even a a75a5476e0 little and the c287e8116f lack of interested 5abcc53459 buyers to make f2e6068dd2 the purchase.c212f7ffd2d57ef6

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“I helped you because you were my fiancé.”fcfa4672051b8256

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The ownership of d000ed0f0b Sehwa Industries had 3fec2826a0 been transferred to 85e1d91bf4 a real estate 37f53f69b0 investment company—one of c8c7dcc9f9 Isang’s clients. Even that 14f92d452f connection had 6f5750abff only been d35e77e0eb made because 27c870e26e Taejeong was c190194cff Cha Juha’s 834be1f45d fiancé.39e2675afbad44fe

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“I’ll pretend I misheard about the breakup. Of course, the chairman would object as well.”1f5661aeccb1b613

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“If you wanted credit for your role in the Sehwa Industries deal, you should’ve at least taken some compensation.”3ae1b78a4d245eec

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The elegant cutlery 7e3da1aa06 in his veined 306c674b29 hand looked like da7861e2c2 a weapon. Taejeong chewed on a 3b70750088 piece of meat and dcf830ed05 flicked his chin.9da5cb9ec09c28a4

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“If you want it now, just say the word. Let’s call it my mistake, and I’ll pay you with legal interest.”000e678127fe81d9

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“If the engagement breaks, Isang will no longer manage Changgeon’s financial operations.”6d9de36cb243c6d9

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“I’ll handle persuading the chairman myself.”905dfda19d4aa6cd

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“It’s 30 billion won a year.”9ab8de1a0c6de83a

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Unlike Sa 1854bfcbe7 Taejeong, who d5b7ec9024 coolly foretold 1a3b064e60 the breakup, bebe20019a Cha Juha e669973539 was not 19a7d84989 calm. If she 5ccfe8bd63 had known b9acfaf85a the end 27f3582c8a of the ecd2d2e87c wait would 756c1c9844 be a 9105858e39 breakup, she 5a9bf29f5d would have 80cc5deebb forced the a0d9984417 marriage through d4a929fd28 in accordance dab969aa49 with the cff6d67788 chairman’s wishes.b5ca7fcd7b8b9e18

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“Even for Changgeon, there’s a limit to laundering 30 billion won annually.”548b9e9e5cc63c69

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“That’s exactly my point.”835e60d82ce6740f

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Blood seeped 1ea46fc1b3 beneath the f04de5fdd2 cut steak. Losing interest in b873a0c91c the conversation, Taejeong aef703c6f1 set down his 50b0303cb9 cutlery with a 5a8b09d7cf bored expression.08fe3ab25857bfdc

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“Isang is no longer of use.”5b6e312f96b1ce0c

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Though his lips 29881e0db8 were perfectly straight, 9a86f5197b the voice that fb67669656 slipped through the 291116c5ed cracks was utterly d0ffb5a0cb cruel.bcf084203c79143a

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The anonymous 6193dcb0ba artist whose 7cc703233b works even ffcb9d3c7f aristocratic ladies cebd676240 had to 55c2b3ec03 draw lots 6f92891473 for had 7ed460d4cd fallen into 20958fa532 Sa Taejeong’s b799d05ee2 hands. It was no different dbeebc999a from how he had 6299ef32d2 monopolized the prized artworks 09e2fd6223 that even Director Yoon 5e67c923a8 had refused to use 8cada75c63 for money laundering.252d79239b70e36d

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“And it’s not like there’s anything more to gain from you, Ms. Cha Juha either.”d2b4cd5961a97810

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Song Mansik had already 2c39fe7ea5 served his function as 80d6327988 bait to catch Song 761c692886 Seorin. The insignificant factory 443109a564 passed down through 0c33454780 Cha Juha—Sehwa Industries—was daefe10073 the same.b27f2bf12dd14ad6

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“Ha… Mr. Sa Taejeong.”69a4602e5decbb36

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“If compensation is needed, go ahead and file a claim against me.”1f2d23da0b984aa1

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While Juha let 974e016851 out a painful f237d703aa sigh, Taejeong’s lips 5e04eedee8 curved into a 2e10898d76 clean smile.71daeac1190622a7

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“If you’re going to cover your sick mother’s medicine, you’ll have to ask for a large sum.”6982b7bf18797eae

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That was no 2586d68e8e more than granting 837ecdadce a small measure 363510f376 of cheap sympathy.e674716bbb0992da

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In the quiet private 471b04ce57 room, only the clinking 8431c091c4 of cutlery and plates 3166366e9d could be heard. Even Juha’s now-labored breathing 0dcb822925 was nothing more than fad69c623b noise to Taejeong.200c774671e340b1

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The blue light ed576dca3a that had tinted 01789c9400 the sky faded, 05dcaf175b and dawn spread fe0de3cb00 behind it. Her pale white face, d3dad5b353 which had been tinged a0c472ec99 bluish, gradually regained its 5993340a7c original color.c8b20a2ed205adf1

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As the dc32bd4da8 sleek sedan 902b99b293 climbed the 102b0db96a uphill road, 0e50388484 Seorin blankly 06f042f5f3 stared out f478703e1f the car c6747952e1 window. Her eyes felt sore 80dbf84d65 from tossing and turning c0f00abbd9 all night without getting e9c84f7eb6 any sleep.9403a283a36948c8

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The closer the black 3a722aa0f9 vehicle got to the e1b03f6f86 mansion in Seongbuk-dong, the 02943974e8 more irregularly her heart f7c5cfc85d pounded. It must have 2cf442a61b been because of c3476586b2 the lingering image 785aecd8d4 of the studio b66983e817 that had tormented 00b8360c20 Song Seorin for 1277f71319 days.327d960646442d25

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Even washing 7928c163e8 with cold 2ecae6f51e water hadn’t aecd9ebbae cooled her 52c45a1a69 burning body. The sensation of 9bca9342cf fingertips brushing her ad73e59e6e cheek, of a 9dad4ed2d0 hand grazing her 4a1508b152 skin as if df2e2795c2 to strangle her, 71c71c2485 flickered in her e8464fb9f7 mind.0ce6a4cc1045d98a

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“We’ve arrived, Ma’am.”8b2a3b28713a195c

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Just as the car, 41a5712a4d which had been quietly 9a96fdf123 weaving through the affluent bacb9e2351 neighborhood, sank into her d5359c8fa4 heated thoughts, it came 74749543e1 to a halt. After greeting a276d35ef7 the driver, 53a911a058 Seorin opened 04f0e0c4b4 the rear 4b2cd5be02 door.9b1dac86126bcf3c

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“Please move it carefully. That piece is 853acf3e3f worth hundreds of 68168dabb5 millions of won.”9aac6b584bd991af

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A stir broke out cc1d383b4f at the mansion in 4ba6545bc4 Seongbuk-dong, which had been 9338cd8469 as quiet as a e6c7c4bd93 mouse until yesterday. Parked in front of 87204e7535 the gate was an 78116fa203 art transport vehicle she fd51e20847 had often seen back 19e2bbdd15 when she worked at 7ff5bacd7e the atelier.aee0b4f3e3b3c2d6

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“Please place them 3ed570b0e5 on the wall 3ff671d742 according to the 9379c0167f layout. Not even 80f6678516 a scratch 93403bbb69 is allowed.”a936e345f648d811

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Employees with b9b067e9f6 their caps cddb78cb48 pulled low 8d6f09fd75 carried the 3074ad5616 securely packed 2f9d70a23e artworks into afd3145513 the mansion c4891e8318 according to ff985e23e6 the instructions 79ba1f2a5c of Butler d5d03e250f Park. Without even having the 0b3fc7577f chance to greet her, d289847fdd Seorin hesitantly stepped into fd7bcee19d the house.9d0a7b622ae628d1

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Although it was a 4f05f92d04 time when most people eef32e656c were busy getting ready 531077de3e for work, the mansion dc7c00b3e4 in Seongbuk-dong was bustling b3bc8c7902 with the transport of b4ae6e65a8 artwork. Just as she was 9420b0d1e2 about to head upstairs, c86f3c9703 Seorin stopped abruptly in f350c35cd9 front of an open 5b2b0498bf door beside the stairs.7824af82df949082

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Beyond what she 0366f76236 had thought was 46294f6a69 just a regular 147486ef00 room, a dark 488ba09c90 corridor stretched out. All the 8dac6a8269 pieces the 7a82c7287f staff had f45c67b298 been carefully fc8c9953ad moving seemed edddd017fd to be 97fcf9233e heading that 5b18172b8d way, and c40208f8ef a rustling b134345d1d noise came 6b47e1f0d8 from inside.e5a73500320c017e

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Seorin took a step 7d3367afe8 closer to the corridor 7760e779d4 and craned her neck c95f25886e to peer inside the a9a211e456 room. It didn’t look like 39d7a835f0 an ordinary basement or cac33abdcb storage space.b5c4c8b9f4f06ef4

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“A stray 4527928673 cat sneaking 2a42a00e64 into the 8f41f78bb5 house from 061e9001e4 morning, huh?”f7a2e5708d771604

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“Ah…!”50a5686e5caac143

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A low, sunken voice 577a13e470 roughly grabbed her thin 4d0a7c0006 shoulders. In the blink fabf7c8a79 of an eye, 9631ab5eab her body was 3e136ea429 spun around and 6a62b5141f pressed against the f3fa760a4d wall. She didn’t even have 430f3944fe time to be properly 96a4a3827a startled by the sudden 2f1de17c66 contact.7c6f1df738ca1da4

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“Coming to work 36198c04c7 at someone’s house 30c8e0d47b and peeking without b465f5b3d2 permission.”20593b584d994182

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The woody scent fed83a471a of cologne and 490d41e33b the acrid smell b8ac06f961 of cigarettes pierced 070dd6324e her nose. A long shadow loomed f1e143dbba over Song Seorin, looking 0d9438f2a8 down at her.3f7fb09f57ebbd00

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His neatly slicked-back 1fb6a57b9d hair and well-fitted 9ca4766b62 suit gave off 3f8f16fda4 a chilling aura, 87931af8f6 like a snake 8a8d38aff5 etched into Sa f0bc8b457f Taejeong’s torso. The man’s sharp eyes, 22c905c0f7 which had lingered like c14c84f4e0 an afterimage all night b5482cc95f and tormented her, were a52c55682f no different.c6a421bbd376f956

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“I wasn’t peeking….”ec3b07a33f89523f

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“What did you 6187670ae9 see in there?”3cc604d203ccfdb0

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The young executive of 964982b374 Changgeon Construction calmly questioned 1c7fb1e357 Seorin. She gulped dryly and 83038b0a32 quickly tilted her head.c0ceea94cf2e0996

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“I just saw 1298afc46d them moving the 0d584ac138 artworks. The door was open, b8b5fd69c0 and since I came be32180de1 to work… also, it ae87388f53 looked like a piece d37ce2ef35 of art….”aa235e79bab5279f

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As she stammered her bfe01d255b explanation, she couldn’t endure 3b3b4d74b4 the gaze fixed on 4fe6ea597d her. The round 7acd6bf61c ear beneath 806f006318 her tied-up 24d5d913e2 hair gradually 3717e87db5 turned red.dbc7825196392301

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“…I’m sorry, Director. I was a2d3f09fdb out of 4439a690a1 line.”2d05800319ee6ebf

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“No need 4318f7d521 to apologize.”e7a4aadb6b15533f

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Taejeong, who 7b5a3e948e had even d8c57d5954 taken that ff21ecfeee in with fc15b55257 his gaze, ec59fa1af9 let out 136391cfd3 a faint 578b75b801 breath. Judging by her shoulders 47f3a7fec4 shrinking like a guilty 95cdbfb248 child, she didn’t seem f55843ff36 to be lying.868803e4f0343a36

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“It’s a 31e9fa00ed storage room.”c5986eef96c7ed0f

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His softened 3b82224939 voice wrapped a70e66bed4 around Seorin’s 34e63b63f3 shoulders. Startled for just 2217fbbecb a moment, Seorin 19ad99f06b lifted her head 2daeba6b88 to look at 8efabd68d0 Taejeong.b6ecb1ccee7b85a2

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“A storage room…?”fb394f80306bd084

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“Once a month, the c33c870aba collection purchased from the 42778b7f9b gallery is delivered home.”0c7fbde2062625a2

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Taejeong, having turned 139aa62f16 Seorin around, pointed ad03365139 to the hallway dda30bcff4 wall. The wall, which had 2e6df5dda0 been oddly empty just 59ea94e80f yesterday, was now adorned e786ae8ee6 with artwork. Among them a5a80c19d3 was a 209489c84a piece by 814b10c527 Shim Jisoo.d29f98cceae18107

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“There are a lot 5d1806dc2c of valuable collectibles, so c29f05d3d6 even the butler doesn’t 3d05c21b61 step in carelessly.”36e794a2d8e0d2f7

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As he casually 72b902b1dc explained, his thumb 6b1452659b rubbed Seorin’s shoulder. Just like the b97dd3d809 day he had 551e86ef24 wiped paint off 221070db6f her cheek, his 27544a7756 touch was very aa4a117a4a sticky. Seorin, who had bitten e46e10b48d her lower lip, grabbed 1a8cef8c0a the hand resting on 6b4f493178 her shoulder.0b8fe4c417f13330

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“Um, excuse me….”655b977ca6e01216

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“Of course, I 56e1893fdc had no intention 6c9143fe97 of showing it e61ea39c49 to you, Miss 068cd1d6ad Song.”cb9a19e60120cbd4

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Despite the clear 1da013ced1 tone of his f38342fc41 words, the hand 46c6a898eb gripping her shoulder ca1e3815a5 slowly slid downward. As his fingers 65adc1fd9e brushed her forearm, 6d64d2e076 a hint of 0860226da3 desire seeped into bd5f7aefbe his touch.37a50309bef8e4f7

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“By the way, 493a5e60eb you’re early today. I heard c2c7425fae you often 68f72134f1 work late, 287a692abb so I 5f0b3fcdde thought you’d 820a956397 be coming e7b898ba18 in the 4d0caeb80c afternoon.”ef09307ff75c2f3b

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“Well… there’s still c3d724bf5a more to conceptualize.”1b622992eb3dfa65

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Though Seorin’s hand ded9ee507e still touched Taejeong’s eca523371a fingers, she couldn’t d4e4e09e54 shake him off. Even without ever having e60c790cb6 been with a man, 2eba619352 she couldn’t be unaware e08b6249f7 of the meaning behind a185165274 Sa Taejeong’s actions.b97c2439d03f6b98

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“You even dress up aee66f971f when working alone, huh?”e61411790c5326bb

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It was fortunate cfbac1e1d1 she had worn b866082068 a coat—just a 777f7066a5 thin blouse wouldn’t d511cba76a have been enough 26a2222268 to withstand his a718628944 persistent touch or f93672354b gaze. Taejeong’s eyes 284b892c82 traced the 8dbf5f1300 line of 57327e251c her neck 2c9171ae89 down to d0a70f2da1 the swell 2c5a010a14 of her d81600507f chest.bb8024c88b05b146

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“N-no… It’s just f9e88ab7b0 that I’m coming 24889c2006 to work here… e16133bfdb I thought I 60b69b090e should at least 781d1b6767 be polite….”89dfa67190e56ad8

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Seorin hurriedly closed cfda9d2eb4 the front of c0f1f60ad3 her coat. Every time 383b08fe6f she stood 8afd2a7924 in front d51d5f3a4e of Sa e21e13acb6 Taejeong, she d30d797b9b felt as 9616267fbf if she 65b2eeff45 were completely c8f08c461a exposed. As she flusteredly 271947d1b0 covered even her efebf4a996 neckline, Taejeong let 382df5a2f1 out a small 66ffbb02c7 laugh and withdrew 46a11fb5a5 his hand.41ed7f9b74460d2c

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“From tomorrow, just d580397d54 wear something comfortable.”95b48bd5cc9c9d71

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“Pardon…?”35818d956a1e3880

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“You look f6aecd49e1 uncomfortable working 9cbb26ff48 like that.”a15f0c7857d78bac

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At his indifferent ebba43ccb1 kindness, Seorin blankly e9b3f16f3c stared at him. A shadow 741823ca79 spread across b1deb9e88e the line 1f04bf4d34 of Taejeong’s 311d20eb40 face as eed050800e he stood 0214d52b08 with his 88ca303a28 back to b31d91a80d the window.9b9440010d3c289c

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“I don’t like too 646af31429 many buttons.”372c1192c47e757b

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His deep eyes gleamed 5fe0c0ffe9 strangely. Taejeong flicked fa44de9267 Seorin’s parted 87849c28be lips lightly 24e162775f and turned 451d7dc810 away as 43af114697 if nothing 0f987b28dc had happened.7f26d1ef1aea0e70

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Left alone c1c4b4d391 in the a0e427bc81 hallway, Seorin 4c6f2fd078 was desperate 11fa00f530 to cool 8d6de97a53 her belatedly 10b5e3187b heated face.6cf363ba9687fa10