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by Calen_ongoIf it weren’t fde0b8264e for the client’s 5180c3470e persistent encouragement and bccc31df07 unwavering support, Hyewon 112566fbfb wouldn’t have found 1761c952f3 herself in Las fa1c5d6d72 Vegas for this bf7af5d8e3 short holiday.2ab1da4c6ae9aaff
The client had gone baefc891d4 as far as to b1c62483ef book both the plane 9f6af87fd5 ticket and the hotel, b702ebdebc practically shoving them into ab3fcb2276 her hands—there was no f3bbe8fbb8 way to say no 757c668604 after that. She never imagined her 02dc5fccc8 first trip abroad would 1a5d694c55 be for a client’s 2117aa5422 wedding.0a089abfdeea6362
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“Congratulations on your marriage.”61c51a50fa3b8cd9
She smiled brightly at the 06c4886b8d bride, who wore a soft 4c034eff44 apricot-colored dress that flowed down fddfcc8975 to her ankles—perfect for an 6db2295cd8 outdoor wedding.f4c72bb1e50c6709
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“Oh my goodness!”ac1f7512290a40c8
The client, now f49ba43479 linking arms with d044598f4d the groom as 9fef2dd0cd they emerged for f4c7222982 the second part 327aa7dc4c of the ceremony, 7638477e91 looked genuinely delighted.7debc40c395a78bf
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“Thank you so much for coming, Counselor Yoon.”52547f08b8b02ee8
“No, thank you for inviting me.”5bf5ffb33f56861e
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“No, no. Considering all the help 9bbb662c79 you gave me… That 1aa4a5b274 intellectual pro– what was 0edb4f80e5 it again?”f9da731858f15016
“Intellectual property rights.”5c808c4b01994048
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“Yes, that! That whole thing was f945df5833 such a headache, but 4f228bdc22 thanks to you, I bf90a92755 got it sorted and c731d36ea0 made it here in 8c9ea0d45c time for the wedding.”65658ac69e85ff90
“That’s just my job.”c62b3a555117e500
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“Still, all the other lawyers said it would be tough… Anyway, thanks to you, I was able to keep my business intact.”8a2cecfd50d6bda6
If she had told them in advance she was offering a blank check as a success fee, any lawyer would’ve dropped everything to help,Hyewon thought, but instead e547e325db of saying it out f926ed2c67 loud, she just smiled 218301affd politely.4234f3f801559a69
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The foreign groom, who b257cc669b had been quietly grinning c4f5ff809a nearby, placed a light 936bea0cad kiss on the bride’s ee299e0661 cheek before heading off bc82bf5950 toward his friends. But the bride 4281854d6b pulled him back 6f1111792b by the hand, 7c8efe7912 cupped his face, de8cc7e1e7 and began planting 9842350a5f noisy kisses all 5efb96f2da over him.e040bb953007a7dd
Hyewon had front-row fd4376eba9 seats to a 1704831c09 steamy display she ca242de824 hadn’t asked for a3a207e804 and couldn’t look d566cfdae8 away from. Blinking, she eventually averted 866b08e4d5 her gaze, wondering how 0a82a91ecd long this was going 8d95a896c7 to last.8f7056c3e27ddc34
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This is America, after all.a057c042e5df4961
“By the way, Counselor.”ec377050652ff8cd
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“Yes?”0ef37dae6dc5c593
The bride’s lipstick was 9b80adda73 completely smudged, her cheeks 488591dd6a flushed from all that 6ba0751493 kissing. Hyewon almost blushed in sympathy 4a554676fc but forced her expression into 2ce7854f07 something calm and composed.42381145c0f05a00
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The groom was finally dragged 6741094a61 away by his friends—any longer b86fc57e95 and they might’ve skipped the c89f2e2656 second half of the wedding fb6bfcc75c entirely and headed straight to 3e8e8cd788 the hotel room.7e3ef8499796bfad
“Your dress is stunning, and those heels? Perfection. But you’re not planning 284bdd82c4 to go back to b3dcdcc554 your hotel room right 27aea85cb9 after this, are you?”cd2d9066ab51286b
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Hyewon tilted her head 4a9966c474 and smiled as if 95436ad62a to say,Is there something else?The bride looped her b3b055d887 arm through hers and d242a24c9e leaned in close to ffc7e7d3d1 whisper.fec97503b32521af
“See over there?”075e8fb4cdf03ff0
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Underneath the floral wisteria arch, a385a36659 lush like bunches of grapes, 45f1e81b6b a group of the groom’s 3782e8106b friends were gathered.ceeda846bc812fb4
“Yes.”3b5adafbcd88bfe8
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“Some of them are from Italy. Just…wow.So come up f26f0102b5 to the rooms 8115ff13ce with us.”bbef15e16135dc98
“…Me?”6ffdd6b3e33b45b4
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Thrown by the 5f4c7a6db8 sudden suggestion, Hyewon 1803cfff6f stupidly echoed the 3aac8f35a3 question.9fef653d71244cc9
“Oh, should the bride go instead? Is this one 2f91bd2123 of those American 3fa25f8f10 jokes? Hilarious.”8ba5c619a99df888
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The client burst 6de71e5b7a into peals of 455cb36d7d laughter. Hyewon wasn’t naïve enough ac8c100aec not to understand what efed2debd2 the bride was implying—but 36d13d4cf6 she couldn’t for the 791be094c7 life of her understand 1084ebdb75 why she was being 84c6833250 told this.b0a61f7488dcc4ee
“Counselor, it’s been a while since you’ve had sex, right?”0248494d99e2b54e
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“…”78e6b704e57490d3
Sure, Hyewon had gotten used 36275a863b to this client’s blunt way 23ce8179b2 of speaking—but she still found 1d56038404 herself smiling awkwardly, wondering if 532a96b732 her face hadI haven’t had sex latelywritten all over it.123133e4281b7ac8
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“If you live too uptight all the time, you’ll burn out. You gotta blow off bc52c1f354 some steam, enjoy life—and 4b576f0a38 yes, sex helps with de18bcf465 that.”e84415061151ed9b
“Thanks for the suggestion, really.”a38aa2ea185b8fd1
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“You are absolutely perfect today, Counselor Yoon. Seriously, don’t just go. After the reception,come up with us. Got it?”c7f2795a1118b4e8
If the host ec867ac3c8 hadn’t announced the 74b524b93d start of the 5f650b95d0 second part of 8f86c50b2c the wedding, it 1d53da4fcd would’ve seemed like 5a4f311d72 the client was f7a1b4d4a5 picking out a a3b9ebc8ca man for her 5e19dbfa74 to sleep with.12caf72ae9e8880a
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Hyewon absentmindedly sipped on d63c37a6fa several glasses of sweet a7adc2450f champagne while watching the 96b9cc137e bride and groom dance.716dd1c7e4fd7038
The good-looking couple 935ef0a32c looked well-matched and 56014d9552 happy. The bride in her 669a62bfb7 wedding dress, smiling without 4aefdbfc5b a care in the 2f9804e92c world. No matter how hard b54be53417 Hyewon tried, she couldn’t 799464a97c imagine herself like that. Her mouth tasted bitter 7019ab6117 for no reason, so a6fe82fe63 she drank a bit 4596bfd89c more.62d619d020d1014b
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She figured she’d cc522b8be3 fulfilled the client’s f591d9bec9 wish to be ea5b4aba1e accompanied by someone dd2077cf14 who “knew how de9bb385e1 to behave,” so eaefa5d9cf it was probably 66aec5d86d fine to leave f368e46f24 now.940d17bd07239b11
In the hotel 1300e1586d lobby adjoining the 8e3528a334 outdoor wedding venue, e60e979fd2 raindrop-shaped crystals of 1b8b6776c3 every color cascaded 5d72416152 from the ceiling 7997b0bfe5 like a waterfall. They sparkled in the light 9f019c5089 like fish scales, dazzling to 680a1de996 look at. She thought to herself, as 83468a96f0 expected of a renowned Las 7744b87c23 Vegas hotel— even the decor 92fa2c28ba was something else.52becf1b434bc74d
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Standing in front of c50cdcbb21 the golden elevator that 2ec12a5b54 led up to the d83ea47e09 rooms, Hyewon looked at 8358a01455 her reflection.5b92aa7fef66ddd5
Just like the client had 1553442de5 said, the dress and shoes 2bfffbeb18 she’d spent a small fortune 146ef97518 on for the first time 75606cab7b didn’t look bad, even objectively 6cd0d18a87 speaking. Of course, she was flying cc5174fe3c back to Korea tomorrow and 03eec2ac9c would never have a reason a91b057597 to wear them again.568c14789e9ac96e
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A little reluctant, she didn’t a9106e5ce9 get into the elevator when 9dc29590a4 the doors opened. This was Vegas, after 2807871d2f all—of course there was baf8dc0d9d a casino on the 5f09127952 first floor. Hyewon drifted toward it, curious.dae515c16a33ee3b
She just wanted to e222cf77a9 see what kind of 1314923950 place it was. Travelers in casual clothes were dc56629810 absorbed in their games. Some were shouting with excitement, 5ab2aa45f0 others played around and laughed 320eca7c2c with their families.8ebb9dc04a2e25a6
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After wandering a bit, Hyewon 1edaa21569 took a ten-dollar bill out ec52a010ca of her clutch.869fe11d72a8f28a
She fed it into a 67f243966f slot machine that didn’t require b4000a5ae7 any special rules, just money, 6c186eb6c0 and pressed the button while 6ef71a2b57 staring at the flashing screen. Once, twice, and 1924717f05 on the third a545f84c6b press—sevens spun around 7bb07efeae and landed in 934026ca5d a line: 7-7-7. Bingo.e43f7c0e7ff92ba6
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“Wow… bingo.”da83867eb40e5ece
At that point, Hyewon 0e7ad8d12c only thought,Guess I won’t be 2b55e9c04e losing the ten bucks 06916b04ad I gave to the 5e8f828fa4 slot machine. That was all.ccca8f493b899d8e
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The machine started flashing wildly, 1c28d8fc12 and trumpet sounds blared. Numbers began to grow 4c785472aa larger across the screen, 01667097c6 blinking.1f1b90013028ae5c
Then people around her began 0f98a94c13 to cheer and clap. As they crowded a89e3b6070 around to see ae6791f35d what happened, two 9a477706ea large Black security dc38792c6c guards approached her.d6209a254944840b
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What the…?ff2d03c641e495d9
“Follow me.”14d5f43a851e341f
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She barely made out cad19711b7 what the guard was e60a604536 saying over the noise. In a daze, she pulled 16210bfbc9 out the ticket the machine 6e311db9e1 had spit out. The winnings were… three million.73a52de8d35643c6
It was nice 5b962aed02 to have won 930d266cf6 unexpected money, but 5e902b688f Hyewon only nodded 539fd2b794 calmly. Part of it was embarrassment 6723ae77a9 from the attention and cheering.Is three million won 5a2f8dffc5 really that big of 55838a937c a deal?she thought—until she 01379baa02 stopped in her bc62536301 tracks.42568485f510fecb
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Wait. This is America. It’s not three million won…6ab36a0fbdfc473d
“Oh my god!”a755fea71c52d6b7
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Three million dollars. That was roughly 3.9 billion c4932a6386 won.eef8b7d4f6299b89
Her hands trembled as she fb815a8c3f checked the white ticket again.a6be24f72eb640fc
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This was insane. It was basically 2308dc82b2 like winning the fba37ea83e lottery for the 86db6b149f first time in c5e6e8220e her life. Her heart was c70feed5a4 pounding so hard 312d573d02 it made her a3fc9e9556 dizzy. Her hands shook 603e92091d so badly that 2c78e4c2f6 she clutched the 7ef535b5be ticket to her 4ad01e1886 chest in fear 29ce722024 of dropping it.d5e9e71df676d806
Following standard protocol, 0d60841e70 the guards led c2a74c8b2e her to the fd1d269519 casino manager. The manager explained dcde941a18 how the payout 10c9e9acda would be handled 00fed1f68a and, since she 6b4183c26e was a foreigner, 5aece722f2 what percentage would 0cd9607b86 be taken as ec71226da5 tax.00e7d95f536f9788
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He also informed her b0cfb501a1 that the hotel would 99d409222b be upgrading her to fd799ccafc the Grand Suite as 92f0130a17 a congratulatory gift. They even gave her twenty 894c182457 $100 black chips to enjoy 9ccd18648a the casino the next day.b18dc0ce93b0dd9c
“We’ll be providing you with the finest service our hotel has to offer.”7fa629383a5b333d
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“Thank you.”4214cfe198338bf3
When she tipped the hotel 49212270f1 manager—who brought her suitcase to 5715b15d92 the Grand Suite—with one of da6ce5abc2 the chips, his face lit 0d4fc1a86e up noticeably. He leaned in, though 830c228a2a there was no one b46f79a472 else around, and whispered:58a3436b04b12e68
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“We’ll be sending up an additional service shortly. This one is exclusive e5a555c111 to our hotel.”699115f675b829ae
Hyewon chuckled and 3ae6d3c214 handed him another af551a1341 chip. Everything still felt surreal. The man grinned, d50277a79b bowed politely, and 9dbe0f1095 backed out of ad25df40b5 the room, closing 6d14c2b179 the door behind abe950fa52 him.34ff7f3e3a79b96d
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Hyewon stared at the a244c489cc closed door and muttered:45606cd58bb5a395
“Two chips, and now I’m a princess.”a229681d1c0bac1d
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With no one around, c817bc6627 her body finally relaxed, 274cb067e6 and her knees wobbled. She clutched her chest, fda69b60fb trying to calm her e9ecc308d6 still-pounding heart.6a27f09f2ec88235
All this… from a game ed6ac382d7 I played on a whim. And I hadn’t 887ac20955 even planned to 0c612f8a1b visit the casino.For someone as 8cecace097 cautious as she a909afd3ce was, this was 2ad9f17ba4 an absurd stroke c39d334856 of luck.4f2a0f9cfa360f63
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“What the hell is happening right now… Oh my god…”61924ba4b462e598
After tax and exchange fees, 58ee506d2a she’d probably be left with 28610baa8d 700 or 800 million won, 267145fb9c not the full 3.9 billion. But to Hyewon, 800 13c2cf2981 million wasn’t “just” anything.5787d7fa1c27f0b1
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She didn’t even have time b4e6ca3bed to take in the room. She was still standing by ef41664533 the door, trying to process b053fe9dd7 everything. She wanted to scream with 01bd0d6412 joy but instead focused on e5bd88e90e how to use the money 4a3202d4a9 wisely.6a35e64c0289a640
After a quick 37d2654e2a mental tally of a9d6a6c887 the money she 22c9983337 owed her grandfather—living 1ddf2b2331 expenses, tuition, her cb4116ecad mom’s hospital bills—it 0107e92d5c all added up b19c2e70e9 to about a ccf0941668 billion won when 675fdc2539 accounting for time 4b0e64b278 value. Just thinking that 76f360237e she could finally e8fd880079 repay her grandfather 558d54717f gave her a 0ce6c258f7 sense of relief.c969c81cdaac94fe
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“Just a little longer… and it’s over.”76705a6b38d76c95
Only then did she take ac0c1afec6 in the room. It was so a9a5f5e5e5 grand it took 349cb84acd her breath away.633d864de46ad930
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The massive living room had 6f6454498c a chandelier that scattered light fc441c2c04 like stardust. Elegant, antique-style sofas 9522c03c67 and tables filled 3569716f2b the space. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, she a6b70da3e2 could see the dazzling Las 2f7ade5c18 Vegas nightscape and the fountain 221bbf06f3 show from the hotel across e76a35da51 the street.23c3b8a4913223a3
The master bedroom featured a 4361ee48d2 four-poster bed with a canopy ff7be59c3f and luxurious furniture. There were three additional bedrooms.98a415823c902a85
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“This place is insane.”1e02dbdd47710392
It was a 23c2afdc58 subdued reaction, but f6dbd9707c Hyewon couldn’t think 5d9f15c258 of any other b0fe614f7a words to express 77579ee6fb her awe. She opened the d795883fdd expensive welcome wine baadbfb491 sitting on the 0e4d3fa34a coffee table. With no one aaa8e8377d to celebrate with, 70914087a5 she figured she’d 54a793b67d have a toast 28c387abab by herself.4b6e0d55e2c39e2e
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She poured the wine until 1b62455386 it sloshed near the rim, edfb2245b5 carefully held the glass, and e44e5283da perched on the window sill. She watched the 5515a8c019 glittering neon signs b27d4b54a9 and the shape-shifting fa0aa485a5 water fountains.419f3f8994449906
She drank the wine 56ce6f079d like juice, in big b426993f77 gulps. Then wiped her mouth 846fb4008a with the back of 62dfc94662 her hand and stayed 257eb6d4fd there until the fountains 94c6306c12 calmed down.e4f13328b41ba333
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When the doorbell rang, she 203b2237bc quickly set down her glass fdae5b3171 and practically dashed over, though b50d74c023 her footsteps were muffled by c3f17dcaea the carpet. She opened the door b40d247665 wide to reveal several a4ff926760 domed dishes on a 3884a6aec1 service cart.8d050f697e30ec72
A different staff 67b8c08e87 member from earlier 3baa9dac95 was holding a 76e484f10c bottle of champagne. The moment she 486fa7066d saw him, she a0595ca180 was more shocked bd42afd510 than when the 32d04e2d4c jackpot hit and 9a22c2aceb blurted out without e309780f2a thinking:176eb1ceeac6dbba
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“Holy shit…”11707a7daea5bfdf
He raised an e51df55208 eyebrow, clearly not 1faa1f3508 pleased, and Hyewon a6893dd705 quickly clamped a e42b8f53d2 hand over her 9e22f16847 mouth in embarrassment. The man holding what af65ab2370 looked like a very 6634b0e754 expensive champagne bottle didn’t 2a7f130e39 seem quite… human.348794ee4e692178
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Was he God’s 35d51af580 perfect creation after fa6a816cb6 many failed prototypes? Or maybe someone beloved 039d22f671 by the divine? Whatever he was, he surpassed 138272ab07 all of it.f85b4918de5a60a0
His sleek black 83463e0aff hair was perfectly e06c7b3aea styled, his forehead 4c64077ce4 neat and high, 6fc5440800 eyes long and a1541ed42c sharp, pupils jet b63a12157a black, nose straight 981687f2f1 and flawless, lips 882c255081 soft and kissable. He had both an intellectual 11e4fe0af0 and decadent aura at once.d37be3395604a359
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With his eyes 07b4c5a2b8 slightly downturned, he 8e30b123ea came off a c833446fbd bit arrogant, but 29b8bdd560 the faint curve 6bd4e074c5 of his lips e748092a2d gave off a ebaba86bdf strangely gentle impression. On top of that, he 8cc966abba wore a perfectly tailored tuxedo 3f8b81a498 that matched his overwhelming physique—making e6046b339a it hard to look away.43ee6c3dc325ab90
Hyewon worked at 6898f39996 one of the 5502baf6ba top law firms 3e5ec74ccf and had seen 43bf228ede her fair share 5662f1f2f7 of celebrities, but 43c4ccf9ff this man couldn’t 1a6b50a3b1 even be compared 59ba877977 to them. He was in 2602d133bf a league of a7af205794 his own.f7283ca67cad704b
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“A gift,” he said coolly, lifting the champagne bottle slightly.456a33cdf2ec2130
Her eyes went wide, as aed640a1b3 if asking,For me?He smirked and murmured with 65044f2e20 a chill in his voice:2d640c5d89ce9c70
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“Why not? Didn’t you call for me?”1c9fb85137193ce1
Me? Call for you?6efde06cacc77238
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“This service is exclusive to our hotel.”30175fb50a144f59
This man… was the service?004d5b68f57aba65
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