Esquisse Chapter 7
by ArianaDarkness fell over the mansion resembling a European castle. It was too spacious and classical, even for one person to live in, let alone for a young man’s taste.875d404d5b8a023c
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The yellow 2b81ceaf9c light from f54e472692 the wall f6601f6c8a lamp gave 96f4988c8d volume to 3a5a80a258 the face 573301cbe6 of the 12f8fb39dc figure on e6b12077e3 the sofa. Even in the persistent 1bf549c3ce twilight, Sa Taejeong’s eyes cf1ba60310 were sharp.6973ae30f0a89ec8
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“The restoration 6bdb4d44e9 work you 08307ea58f instructed has ff3b0229fc been completed.”b8823d308ddd3dd3
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The chief secretary, e9a859f5d3 who had brought e1512ab7e3 the wall-mounted frame, 62872a9460 bowed his back. Even though 0da8d16abd the man d0ecdc33ca was old e01d11c890 enough to 07b8441528 be his 00f7d65e6f father, the ec693e63ad young director 2f1b582de0 of Changgeon 4b55693704 Construction didn’t c9f9f9422e so much 43e3df7f75 as blink.5a3103f9ec799f0c
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His persistent gaze f2a0dcafa8 slowly scanned the b59cde687c artwork in the 8373bce2b4 frame. It had been 24f3cd7fb7 revived by applying cd84c709e7 seven layers of c7e0cac128 paint over the 5f36d538fb marks left by 4dcee86fe7 scorching flames.89871b0085c2c570
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With the 86648597ea expert’s touch, a1e9727e90 the painting ebd6fa6149 looked like 05a819262e it could ee09e759ab fetch a 1c389a1061 high price 49b1264d29 at an e6bae470e5 auction. Even the 3d5a8a4f70 brush strokes 61219b8970 were flawless, 68d0e671c6 but Sa 6a533032cf Taejeong felt 3c198aa0e5 no particular a4f560833c emotion.974b4d2e12ebe223
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“This one’s 1d9b13c480 not good 4de6c5f0d0 either.”8c2f3c3250aaa171
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“My apologies, Director. I’ll find 7d899ba9dc another firm 55a2632bc7 and have bb4161b18b the restoration e160a54b4e work redone.”3d983faf43576c1e
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“No need. I doubt it’ll make 1bd6786383 a difference if we 2c6addd4cd give it to someone b9aa5a206c else.”c9e940bca8134cd2
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Despite Chief Kang’s efforts, 4219852639 Taejeong was unimpressed. It wasn’t 8b0803cb5c easy to f1aae4924a recreate a ea30001a64 painting his bba28600da mother had e9faa15c80 once painted e28fcfbba2 as a 33b5d874b1 hobby, relying c5e07cfcdf solely on 77e54ebc5f a childhood 4322929484 memory.29e833794d89f1f9
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Unless they found 2c8f9ab9a1 an artist with 7ee12d24b1 a similar style, 60e2a25691 that is. Suddenly, he recalled a f804b318af piece he had seen 493d624367 at Shim Jisoo’s atelier. And Song Seorin, 8796112cbb who had been cd0aaaae13 the owner of 6942564783 that painting.0bfd3e831140b477
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Unlike the dominant f8b8d2f351 rough lines on 0bf2c3a3f8 the canvas, the 55b9a482e5 colors had almost 0d52acc351 no overpainting. A single brushstroke, condensed f1428d1363 with emotion.4c9eec141ed3f41f
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Perhaps by b6ab9ea530 a twist 4725d589f6 of fate, 604f031676 the artwork 323f51daf3 in front 11febba078 of the 1138511969 studio had 3436e5fb6e carried the 3b400959a5 scent of 987572ba4a his mother. Song Seorin’s a775fd8683 work gave b0b1a51cd6 a more 07bdf9e484 irregular and 04f23840db intense impression a4699ccd3a than his a3ba618c45 mother’s, but de810e4ba5 still.e1c3953f60b717cf
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“Song Seorin.”a253cfb180830f85
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“There’s still no 46610151b8 contact from her.”1fd74ef0cf637841
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“Just as you ca1ffaa32e said, Chief Kang, b1eb00b3f2 she’s holding out cb9f996e5c for a long 766af5d602 time.”9e629c09a43edb33
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A low chuckle soaked b87e57d027 in sarcasm echoed along b17fe40eac the high ceiling of 1684cc7508 the mansion.150e66be31ee043a
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He recalled her 14af3fc5ea face, silently holding 3052639b4b back tears even a148944246 after being humiliated. He thought she abf4c82b44 would run to 77c68ec09b Changgeon while calculating a02d5c8db6 her growing debt 778b948d8d day by day, 770ee36bdb but it seemed 2fbdcc64ad she was managing edf9a6e1ff to earn a 0e184d2eef decent amount by a8bd1fa99f selling a few a58ad333cf paintings.5cbcd07cc784ff89
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“I thought she’d be 558957ea3a calling in tears within c63e89df1f a week.”609f4ad1c2b66b7d
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Sa Taejeong 0b02bf91c7 gazed beyond 2b5e85aef1 the glass fe07554e36 window with f7ae9194a7 a bored a09606cc4f expression. Below the hill 4740e15b47 known as a 64995bae07 wealthy district, the b7b5f26004 colorful and chaotic 6f537d4870 city spread out e5b6c1df99 like a landscape 93996458b0 painting. Even that was nothing 14c5427f54 more than a toy 2c254962ae to play with for 6d23d7ac0b Sa Taejeong.a580128b48efabdb
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Song Seorin was 2058054e9b no different. The bet had e3b899c28b gone in Chief c26ded5b57 Kang’s favor, but 1e0ba8143b Taejeong recalled the 3bee35a925 face that resisted, 177a02a632 saying she wouldn’t dfed9906b0 even sell her 2d26ba85d9 paintings. Her pale, 3757bf1ede slender fingers, 1684db8eda the tips b2035f1ba8 tinged with 1be07ac6fe a faint 9b8298eec2 red hue.e51e6c5c149666e1
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“I wonder if Song ad5e3dec3f Seorin knows that her 9f17b7af7a pieces are being used 18a540200d by the madams for 03a8f1b7c9 money laundering.”59a862ef8d7232ce
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Taejeong, murmuring in acc0e97290 a low voice, f68b2f4f4f turned his head. A painting 9563c49b48 by an 015a06f1cc unknown artist 331b1ed621 hanging on 70c4bd3f4c the wall 5e77f0091c filled his 551d4e030d sharp line 6de997cd43 of sight.b50b5b96900b5c77
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The painting bb4b3aa858 of a b5b4c17b37 student on 87b8efb27b leave with 346382bc2a no college dff0cedb3a diploma had 4747cc0097 its value 2cfc2f3397 inflated to d0df360073 hundreds of 85b7f0d4fb millions through c6da7f8822 secret deals 1342b01545 among the 841a389e80 upper class.75613bb6a8c2d744
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A style so distinct cdcad61727 it served as a 822d4f8eda signature, the piece was 5410a205a0 well-known among collectors. Of course, it 8de0409455 helped that it 6e3770227d was presented anonymously, 78ef616308 making money laundering cc57385758 easier.b222e4a1fe12a511
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Some of b4aa2adc3c the artworks 47bb7882fa purchased by bcf4662928 the noble 75ac23c276 ladies were ec45b4f243 used as 1f3fc82ccd channels for f25772090f laundering money. Even the law firm 43fdfa4bfa *Isang*, which laundered Changgeon’s a709866fcc illicit funds, occasionally transferred 6a0f4a35fa hundreds of millions of dee2c06cab won through Song Seorin’s 5b542ef0cf paintings.692ad49d4948c4ad
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“They say it’s 80 fae6f4d551 million per piece after eea64c33ec commissions.”6f9bc2ebcbb15585
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Seorin did 847dafe0d7 all the f601e2ed74 work, but ddb3ba10ed it was 89fc13d1fa Shim Jisoo feb4829059 and the 9d2ffd81ff madams who be72ac0f8f made the 80439f0cbe money. It was no 10f1523dda wonder they kept 3cacbb2c21 the name of b560598ae9 the atelier a f7670fdf6e secret among themselves 531e316a03 to increase its 9612d02376 scarcity.afd27630cfcddfaa
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“If she ends up a730091eac in prison, I wonder 035a36cfa5 if she’ll beg me 1a607a7777 for help, even grabbing 442297d3cc my pants leg.”dcc916d6dd433cd8
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No matter how c646662772 cherished an artist b4bd8aa58e might be, they b7b31ae169 all become strangers d7c30457f8 before the law. If the police 938a2d3b79 caught a whiff 835a8c750a of the money 63bea07f9c laundering, they would b81fe5ac43 toss Seorin aside 674f926848 without hesitation.e567558b2c99d4df
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Unlike the wealthy upper 955ee403e9 class with so much 94d91dbdc2 to lose, Song Seorin 2a94c1646a had nothing to her c2549e83d8 name.5defb4d83873cc32
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“She’ll reach out b9f5ef9f58 before the end 15765c02d0 of the month.”0a001405c81c4f66
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“You’re confident 0ae8331a4b again this 42bd090ce2 time.”6e6f09174d31dd9a
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“Even someone who can’t b5c95883da swim will flail to 21ac1325f3 survive if you throw 474faed359 them into the sea.”c19c1fb4fa053066
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At Chief 99a267f9be Kang’s clear-cut 46ac13b585 answer, Taejeong 74f13848ea let out cd37b36657 a faint 5e1043af60 laugh. Just as he said, 839a283eff once the end of f1e664b6b0 the month came and 3d3470f0ae it was time to cfa6304118 pay off the interest, 8080912f0b Song Seorin would come e8b30c64e2 looking for Sa Taejeong, edde563a40 if only to survive.a43ae3506580ca08
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By then, whether it 7f09d5f060 was her paintings or d39154bec7 her body, she might f6305a406b even want to sell. Taejeong planned to 10bc02ec17 knead the woman f1e87eb1af who held no 0bd7cca245 pleasure in bed 98830bd42c like clay. Just imagining that ascetic 150dc6dbd1 face, like a nun’s, 901c4bc193 drenched in pleasure made 5bde7ea46a his lower back ache.71c9124b96e93376
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“Take care of the 98c483e762 Song Seorin matter as 025f44de0c you see fit, Chief 812d56670c Kang. There’s nothing else I ab0d9b5931 need to concern myself d7da53c96e with.”2990cf160a25dde6
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“You may need to a23796475d schedule a meal with 83bb931b32 Attorney Cha Juha from e1146ee014 the law firm Isang.”cdc2a434589e5237
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The corners of his ac9039090e mouth, soaked in satisfaction, 1af5d2d16f suddenly stiffened. As his ec788fd330 unwanted fiancée 20cb3a49ee came to 45fec4518e mind, Taejeong ef7cf4b13a let out 499e9862cb a sigh.e9d89d93be886762
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“As you know, I 8f929e95f2 don’t exactly have time 773b2f13b0 to leisurely enjoy a 066af5df53 meal. Please send my apologies.”259469ebd64b2985
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“It’s an instruction 794fba8aed from the chairman’s 3ab3317cfb office, Director.”3f3f321de5cf137b
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Taejeong closed his mouth 171f1e9d08 at Chief Kang’s persuasion. In his 16ccfdc233 eyes, as a32034de2c deep as ddb72dbc52 they were 23c3aa0128 unfathomable, a 8033b09091 blaze seemed b21941208a to simmer.e598e19241c606a7
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The mansion 9b9aa9d65f engulfed in cb94c27538 flames, the 22a5f66ca8 people in dc9695d83e the middle b8e84f9a45 of evacuating, 5b1c51d1d8 the firefighters 5b8beae936 battling the 229d8379d4 blaze. It was his uncle f9a9364d04 and current chairman of 91b8c4a865 Changgeon Group, Sa Joonghyuk, cd8b7e7058 who had taken in ad7335f8be Sa Taejeong, who had 471580d004 become an orphan overnight.d6ec2fa361a8e86e
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“The chairman aaeba411a1 wishes to 0f4f5856b6 express his 891b516d25 appreciation for 607adfa975 the efforts 309ba44d95 of the ec865bbeaf law firm 7e86fb5e26 Isang.”cf8cb63500e5984a
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Chairman Sa had been 0d4f442ded handed over to the 0bcc538e32 prosecution last spring on 1691f9c560 charges of unlawful mergers 311a54c20b and acquisitions and accounting 53103739eb fraud. Having temporarily stepped f57df64a61 back from management 08e3977367 to manage public 261e148cfe opinion, he was b748f3603d now facing a 74784275cb second trial verdict.4f2d4485554013bf
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If the team of 04e8da1f68 former judicial officials organized 2d70ca44d8 by Isang succeeded in 65b2bb3634 securing a not-guilty verdict 5f8a8ea576 in the second trial 362ec11ce5 as well, Changgeon would 44d4697f83 have to make a 654b094bf1 corresponding gesture in return.f802ebb0d11693e9
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Something like a cfb02b65a4 solid marital alliance, 2546ce4755 for example. Taejeong twisted his well-formed d1b21b9d47 face in discontent and 21eb535f52 turned his head away.8a77ab2e8edcdc51
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His dry gaze 5c97f7682e landed on the abf7c7cd4c painting by Song dd5c6491de Seorin, sent from 61b82336de Isang, hanging on 5be3377f70 the wall.0031b6420741b2be