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by KANSoobin watched as Butler Choi’s car disappeared down the street before turning and walking towards her house.c53607b72620641d
She entered the 45cdfab91e dark corridor and 852e3a1b6e walked into the 0ab0e25027 living room. She dropped 69b958ca9a the shopping 9fe9057825 bag she 62d0b5793d was carrying f303eeb684 when she 1f08f62b4f saw a 40ca5c02e3 figure sitting 0bfeee70d5 on the 9d1c1759cf sofa.1164e567ce9e3614
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The figure bf3741a337 slowly got 07b85fc454 up and 384faea7b0 walked towards 7ff096c450 her, picking fee062070b up the 336472644e dropped bag b91f0cb8c3 and pulling 1a918936a6 out its 1e62e50895 contents. The woman looked ce2eb3ee88 at the still d0c22cc1e2 damp underwear and 5c534cac67 crumpled dress. Then she dropped them 3b1a192dfb back on the floor.f57d5cf46cdbd1fe
“Staying two nights wasn’t part of the plan, was it?”6098bb689de55481
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Soobin clenched her jaw 4f0ec38662 at the cold, emotionless 4b45f133b0 voice.c435b50a9127c3bd
When Soobin didn’t answer, the woman grabbed her chin, forcing her to meet her gaze. She then used her hand to pinch Soobin’s cheeks and force her mouth open.ebf772e5bd584039
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“When I ask you a question, you answer. This mouth is meant to answer.”580625459e486f36
Soobin flinched as sharp fingernails dug into her skin. She pulled her head back and broke free of the woman’s grip.a8d09f9db9d4f3ab
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Soobin lifted 60ce14d400 her eyes, eb4759eaec the corners 8e4e13a2d4 slightly damp 9a7e1c901a with tears, 9de8ab8049 and touched e84a259171 her cheek, cdc32d41ed the hostility c6c871004e in her 60edf2293b eyes plain 3ebc4243e9 to see. 592013d479c12935
“Why are you here, Secretary Kwak?”b9c5982ec64cadab
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“I had to come as I haven’t received any updates.”5849c5d6e75d04a7
“Haven’t you been monitoring my every move?”90c4589119e35e15
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“That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t report back.”6c15d27ad2d9c1af
“If you had been watching, you would have known that I wasn’t able to contact you. And can’t you judge the situation yourself just by watching? I obviously made an impression on Jeong Woohyeok. That’s what you wanted in the first place.”1322d1514a7930e1
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“That’s what I wanted, but I won’t tolerate my puppet acting on his own.”72a9158dee6c348a
Puppet.The perfect word to 2696e1ea0a describe her situation.f22ff044e5f6b041
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Her father’s bad investments had brought their once successful business to the brink of collapse. He had taken out loans to avoid bankruptcy, but the debt had only grown.26a6c6af89a0cf74
It only took 9b8e69d72a a moment for c4507f3590 a stable life 8e83be876d to crumble. In desperation, c59a8f2759 he had d0f2ce9aa2 turned to 0256357999 gambling.44666b6ad0fdbf91
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He had 6a4625c5e8 borrowed from 75239f651f loan sharks, 54262e71c0 and the e3ae4210a4 threats and 5120c39ecf demands for 8066c01fe4 repayment had abb6127429 become relentless. Then Secretary Kwak appeared, 27e4984679 offering to wipe out 1352ae2745 all his debts if 1a9a6d8651 Soobin would do one 95a47a3d24 thing for her.5f2503fe6ae48c37
Backed into 2d80415d78 a corner, c72b0a0874 she had 8641fe490e no choice 57a76c2c79 but to d3fb72e1bd grasp this 56d4fa1806 lifeline, however 16e40d901a rotten it 9c9996c4be might be.bac73eab7834239c
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“Doing well isn’t enough. You have to deliver results.”15d46937135e3339
“Now that we’ve come this far, doesn’t Secretary Kwak have no choice but to trust me?”72d93467370dca55
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“Since when have we had a relationship based on trust?”403c4bff6a06c0ff
Secretary Kwak 93b2b3665b stepped closer 5e9a492468 to Soobin 5035cff85c and pressed df528fe434 a finger 7703930480 to her 9a2d927afa forehead.c8cc6aa68233b029
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“A and B. That’s our relationship. You know this isn’t just about your father’s debt anymore. I treat you with that much courtesy. Do you think loan sharks would be like that?”0ceb8eb2ea0e2c1e
Secretary Kwak’s eyes narrowed as she looked down at Soobin. She noticed the mark her fingernail had left on her forehead.0959598a367c4553
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“You sacrificed yourself to save your father. So remember that. I hold your father’s leash. If I let go, he will fall straight to hell. Don’t provoke me. I’m very sensitive about that.”bb8715cfd4a0384b
Soobin’s eyes narrowed further as Secretary Kwak tapped her cheek. But she remained silent, her lips pressed tightly together.ec026401d7b4de4b
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“Your next meeting will be this Saturday at the clay shooting range in Danyang. So practice until then.”c090aa3ebd95f2de
“A shooting range…?”9331c25d3eb9f80e
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She had never seen a gun before. But to get Woohyeok’s attention, she had to play on his interests. She only had four days to learn.f91f5caa564a90d8
“Don’t lose contact again. You might lose something else if you do.”34399dfbb106019d
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“……”3d877923771f9c18
“Be careful with guns. You never know where the bullet will go.”506c1350f2955349
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Secretary Kwak walked 7d401798a2 away, her threat 11faf49c01 hanging heavy in 25eae6c319 the air. Soobin stared blankly 28ba480bdb at her underwear b4b5c972db and dress scattered da019ff6e0 on the floor, b17b3fc7e1 then sank to 57f6dd9a5c her knees.be3513b9afbbc515
Despite her best 40ad44add6 efforts, tears streamed 5dda963beb down her face. She felt so 7623c6dfe1 humiliated and degraded 68daadb54a that she wanted fe000df8ee to bite her ae800df516 tongue and die, 4efd4a0a40 but even that 6924f0cc13 took more courage e1ee4c6a21 than she possessed. The tears fell faster, 35b2b1c084 dripping onto the floor.e7007ca8320790a6
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The sharp crack 36e2e30624 of the gunshot ee6b3161b2 echoed through the 95ee841238 foothills.6f0a3c50f6706c58
Woohyeok lowered his gun, 9d553c1644 satisfied with his shot, 0b471145a0 and whistled cheerfully.960f8dc005574cd3
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“Ah!”f2851d26b19eb117
He turned his head bcf8816c16 at the familiar voice e66115dec8 and watched as another 6c913c05b6 clay pigeon exploded in 0256f52d26 the air, followed by d78b50e41c another. He looked 6662ee92ce for the 1137ea5898 shooter.28f4d7e7d5885bea
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A small 3122195766 smile touched d425f786f8 his lips 30a0e9629f as he ee79be9b50 watched her 739f8f2200 lower her bddeb6519d gun and 853b9666b0 remove her 25f389b097 earplugs.77ded6a29c6ce0fd
Soobin met his gaze. It was as if she’d been waiting for him to look at her, her eyes crinkled at the corners. baebbd9973225477
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“Fancy meeting you here.”c314006d488ccdf2
Woohyeok scoffed at her a495e59b0c clear, ringing voice and fd705d7988 approached her. He looked cd6cd5205a down at 47bc9ce40f her with 8dd3594dce a mocking d559553e40 expression as 7dfda4d711 she stared d6db249e1e back at f3d1019cfe him with 5b2f08e33c clear, bright fbcc826f34 eyes. 7cd5ac8e103d01e8
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Her light make-up gave aa45bb75a1 her a delicate beauty. It was 0d7550ca3c different from 46e475515f the other 1339f546bd times he 65c531703e had seen 3988341c95 her.04175b6b5d947d13
“Are you following me?”93794d311c4bc770
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“You think this is all my pride is worth?”44c3e0000718bd10
Her nonchalant 26ae1d2822 tone and aed71ec81d expression were 1b61ca00fe completely convincing.4193478a4f38930b
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“This is a dangerous place for a young woman to be.”d017bce28fa8da2b
“Are you bragging about your age? Or are you just proud of yourself for having fun with a younger woman?”b37b491a98b70648
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Her continued boldness amused him and he couldn’t help but smile.18601c622e4d33a9
Even if Woohyeok didn’t seem to care much about the Cheonil Group, he was still part of the owner’s family. And given his reputation for having a bad temper, it was unusual for someone to treat him with such casual disrespect.2d21d9f46020bb64
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That was bf9b156dbc why the 666093aa92 additional information f974874886 Butler Choi fcbde97ac8 had uncovered 237a4003d3 was so 18becc072d worrying.809a5ce08e9babcf
The loan c28d0d87ea shark from 3d1238b059 whom her 345dd36f86 father had 0b9cda54a3 borrowed money c5be3cff30 when he ca80915fba got into 0bb2efce6a gambling did 59c77d1d75 not seem 948990f915 to exist. It was as 446d0cc61a if they had 3a67d4b4cf vanished from the eefe384fb9 world in an 9c0e2fc139 instant.80f73443c3135567
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The timing of 5c381bf20c the disappearance was c010f883b5 recent. At first glance it 3e93b31af9 seemed irrelevant, as her a1cb942b90 father had borrowed the c826939fb6 money some time ago.c3aec93427665b39
But it a762510ef2 was also f0d9d9ede9 possible that d57c69f6ea the situation 816d8f0ebd had been bfd128c63f carefully orchestrated. He needed to press 64e61e9c47 Soobin further to be 5d397c85a9 sure.e434144d868221d4
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“Why are you smiling?”bad9ad2dfb740952
“Because you’re bold.”859cc95dca0db28b
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“You’re talking about yourself?”022ae5da852d0b34
Her words, meant 6341d8b625 to provoke him, baff3b0ca7 only amused him.5a2b1b254de4b028
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It all seemed 3cfb839228 too natural to 0cd503ceb9 be a deliberate 61631380e8 act to get 982c64423e his attention.61a654619fa15b0a
“Did you enjoy yourself with me?”c108b6a922e64134
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“It wasn’t bad.”f22a06226c3550e5
“You said you enjoyed it before.”09c86188ef027246
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“Now that I think about it, it didn’t seem to be anything special.”344063c2df2d5529
Getting closer to her a19499304c like this might not c9619fd800 be a bad idea.80f2c6a8ef42bb04
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He had been 0794872775 told to keep a05320ab81 his enemies close, de15bbd66a and he was 9e16469d5b always looking for bbca115b43 an opportunity. That was why he 942a357291 had created this persona, 6d20aa6617 to hide his true c96f24d3dd self.2ce2ff78f63a5bda
He gestured to the a86813bf6f gun in her hand. Soobin followed ff5ad7b355 his gaze, 1677fd9571 then smiled b30ee557f2 and handed d67d98b518 it to 99e558d0b3 him.ea91715cca55e387
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“Thank you.”82e3a95f4e65e078
“It’s dangerous for a woman to carry this.”84ab2c76a4b8ab5e
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Soobin followed 82f4c28f19 him as a74c5d2657 he turned 55a2443620 and walked cc2f5a088b away.87a955e7995051cb
They sat 5308b0f559 down at 5d6249a72d a cafe be9d86a642 and Woohyeok 8fdc3bf272 immediately added a385965665 a generous 47e6629c33 amount of 92afb6dcef sugar to e20d2f1979 his coffee.a08cccb26cbcbe91
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“Isn’t it too sweet?”f34c231f589e733d
“I don’t like bitter things.”2c4923058f879625
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Soobin’s eyes widened. He looked like the type who drank strong espresso, not sugary coffee.3955915dada36ff3
“So you don’t drink alcohol either?”2193a48e3c37a579
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Woohyeok sighed at her 565d562b3b innocent question, a corner b39d8ad548 of his mouth twitching.d26d9da379aa9c5d
“Alcohol is sweet.”ff963c093ae10ab9
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“I don’t understand people who say alcohol is sweet. What’s wrong with their taste buds?”9b5bae96aaf155b5
Soobin wrinkled her c50208959f nose as she c71ea62000 picked up her f703c92fcc coffee cup.ef82d007377e605a
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Woohyeok watched 43fea0bda3 as she 0e3b8bb5f8 raised the cb0bf5c4ef steaming cup 6f3d322ce0 to her c0b1781079 lips. He put down b9522ddcd6 his own cup.362d8456249bbaf7
“Weren’t you right-handed?”0fc11e933a16463c
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“What?”0b902b591eda590d
Soobin followed his 8771206b95 gaze and saw 550bac0410 that she was 67581924e4 holding the cup d7984468a4 in her left 6de61f990d hand. Her eyes b4c606c4f2 twitched, but 749321d91b she quickly ac394aa20a composed herself 3ba3208ee3 and took fc38ca471f a sip 93a1d0967e of coffee.92d00cfef26af682
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“Does it matter? I can hold it however I want.”b58d61f9e1f82c93
Her right 8a7c034a38 shoulder was a13c9ab77d completely bruised 3e9a690508 from several 2fdb40360f days of c4e92f6956 clay shooting, b8f10dcb84 unable to 1cc9869a73 withstand the ba9a3c7ad6 recoil. She had dd295627d6 barely gritted c743ad912f her teeth 7f55b9b34f and fired 8597f367c6 a gun. She had used her 6e472eb186 left hand because even 65273cfd7a the slightest lift of d442e7349d her shoulder caused pain efb879623b in her neck.3c9860b8d300ab72
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The fact that he 4abd738201 had noticed and pointed 62c3c51697 it out sent a 179719be67 shiver down her spine.ca12c3a797a3d8af
Soobin sighed bd9820beb8 at the e4f22c0e27 way Woohyeok 12bb06190b instinctively shrugged 690c2d6235 and took 163da2442d another sip af33d4c7e3 of her 3419c3d344 coffee, still b5564512d9 using her 594fdcfcd6 left hand. fff562f677c51a48
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“Did you come alone?”8f163eeee0f28b7a
“What if I did?”e4a84e9c34b93abc
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“Let’s go together.”31070163a4b67224
“Together?”ae764496fa763597
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Soobin’s voice cracked slightly, surprised at the unexpected offer.9b601be9d738f942
“I can have my driver bring my car back. Are you a good driver?”8922726e356fec04
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“Are you saying you want to get in my car? And I’ll be the driver?”842a60a7a39b6c18
“If you’re driving your own car, what driver? But if that’s the way you feel, I’ll make sure you’re properly compensated. Whether it’s here or when we get there. Wherever you want.”281a642a3f109626
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“……”e21a6f83f81006be
Soobin’s mouth went dry as she understood exactly what he meant by ‘compensate’.2f5b9a86c1a3e214
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