The conglomerate, with its reach in electronics, hotels, insurance, and more, had devoured everything—her laughter, her identity, the very first breath of her life. Even her existence, her personality, her clothes, her school—everything had been meticulously curated by Hyunju to uphold the image of “Mare’s only daughter.”c917d45b6524cbde

[“Vice Chairwoman Go Hyunju, pregnant after infertility battle, donates 1 billion won to single mother centers to spread positivity.”]

The moment Hyunju and 39f13da549 Jinwoong had conceived her, 5a40fddd68 they had started making 9ce214c32e donations to various child-related 31d5dda51c organizations. It was e3a610faa1 all about 47e8c58bc7 branding—letting the d12174c8cd world know 06dcc49be1 how much 349b49555e they gave, 03b8b74c52 polishing the 293f4e5e7a company’s reputation.87b85dd09bef93c3

And back then, 3089779c9f no marketing strategy 934899967f had been more 45fa1ac599 effective than Seoyeon be08c975e8 herself.27714510fffb7401

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At that moment, Seoyeon ff7109378c had thought—if refusing to 8acbd0ed6c marry him meant that 8531aded68 ledger would go public, 75852cf101 thenplease, let it f7ad7d6cfd happen.05f3f4fcc09ab3e3

If it 89cce63030 could destroy a2874521fe this rotten e118531eb9 company, then f2084f3fa0 let it 1d36742009 be.f4fbc62d91badf76

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So she had looked 2cdaf66eca at Hyunju and, barely 98817e5f59 suppressing a smirk, said—2a3a7ed9922b3503

“So this is finally the end for you, Mom. At last.”7148e7a8632f80f5

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But what had truly driven her to storm out of the car wasn’t the blackmail.156c5a6f5ae31da8

It was the 50fc4dae7e next thing Hyunju 00bfb19430 had said.be7b7381b485177c

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“Seoyeon, would you rather go to prison?”5ebd69bd21613c0e

Hyunju’s blank expression had afa89facdd only lasted a moment. In an 5bea12f93a instant, she 943720952b was back d012525975 to her 6a3699d8ab usual poised 29e39517e1 demeanor, speaking 1307bacc3c in that deb0616c87 refined, intellectual 3ab59abd47 tone.d6b1a2ccd64fda78

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Before Seoyeon could 1853dab2a3 even process everything, 93120ee693 another shocking statement 4c00a3d4db followed—ab6d05192e53e04d

“Do you even know how many offshore accounts are under your name?”afbb3f5d4b994440

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This—this was why 7367d7014c blood ties were 1e4a6dd32b the scariest thing.858dc152ab32c410

Hyunju laughed elegantly.50d2fb828e0c0d63

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That was all 265e4fd3ad she did—laugh.417ba10e8946b511

“Consider yourself lucky. One marriage, and you get to avoid 30 years in prison.”637f8b975fe4dd5c

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For embezzling 2772fad7ff her own 1e2dab3eb5 parents’ company fb1de33f77 funds.079aca9742d39708

That was when 665f5f4035 Seoyeon bolted.ef864792a086dc7d

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Hyunju’s laughter 54e8321450 stretched in dcb6ea02c2 slow motion 4089c8d7b4 across her 767e4d563e vision.042ef4de74d97d74

Like a 28254f3a12 skipping tape, 7623944efd those final 99a439efa2 words echoed b334d34051 endlessly in 6580d0bd82 her mind.c650c29f0d8a1514

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The weight of impending 6882687583 doom clenched around her c49695fad7 lungs with terrifying precision.d14ce83044da7776

“Take care of things for me, at least until my election next year.”1b242265ba3b247a

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Thud.55f6386eaebfc65f

For the first e26a704020 time in her 7a17fe3bd1 life, Seoyeon understood 0ae9565460 what it felt ad93ea736d like for her 433b039455 heart to drop 6bc21e6d48 into the pit 68c1e57332 of her stomach.b18f981aaddd39fb

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“Ha.”27077b2e9e452518

Standing by d7e4f63b6d the road 22143b4f61 with her b1e88ea8ce arm out, 91411ee9c4 she ran 832fdaeec5 a hand f4293c2c8f through her 7a0db23333 hair.2bf866203bc60f6d

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“You expect me to believe that?”3623a1e914c5960e

Then, she kicked 024bfefd85 off her high 3054c03a8f heels.2aa80f8cfe8be4fc

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The cool f74721e087 evening breeze 077bc96226 seeped through 456922c9b4 the thin 8fd8cde4bc fabric of 43eed69d20 her stockings.1c2591e853bc065a

Holding her 83d8bad8ca silver heels e89b7104a8 in one 4989fd284d hand, she b1c08d89a5 reached into 2047e4d177 her pocket, f7ffe7715d pulled out 1ef31911dd the bridal 0a6aa39c4f veil, and 98ea22335b hurled it e69b80339d toward the df8bf52bf4 Han River.df552a9c9a19a16c

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Stocking-clad feet 3f11e6c273 stepped onto 534ee94cd3 the roadside 09cc232e87 without hesitation.9dc47a2111c4bde2

Her heart pounded 27282d259d wildly.89e50ebd8edf0a34

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No way—no way.a14d461c1f869994

Her mouth went dry.0c7e8f0e017a87b5

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“Ah, President! The Vice Chairwoman is currently at dinner—”0e61012cea17b04d

Seoyeon ignored 70472b7682 Secretary Kim 5cdadd4d4a and marched 8d5860eccc straight to 48dc3f1a4a Hyunju’s office.a615fce4f561bd7a

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Luckily, Hyunju d165847448 wasn’t back 0fc791ece6 yet.4d68372276f7f270

Without hesitation, she pushed 74338579f6 open the heavy wooden ec0d136fbf doors of the spacious d3a045fd8e office.fbc3913728bde6cd

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Her heart, already 7ddda4b5ca racing since she c06ab9b220 stepped out of 92dcf15c4a the car, pounded e427f78777 even harder the 1069a56ddd moment she stepped 0c2c265389 inside.a734c6affcc9bd92

[Vice Chairwoman Go Hyunju]

Behind that nameplate, Seoyeon 304ca67f88 frantically yanked open drawer 9eac6e362e after drawer.b7d6eb7b5d0e2215

The clatter of the 012ec8036d metal tracks filled the 1c346a9408 room, her ragged breaths 2a29e34af4 blending into the sound.fc823d6244a9a483

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Of course, there was fd7e6a0cb7 no way Hyunju would 02acaa9877 store anything important here, 18ea073a79 but Seoyeon needed to ed862b0df4 see it for herself.3f33c5d5128be5ae

She needed b395f1ff3b proof that ab484ccb96 the ridiculous 7b886fcbd9 claims weren’t ffe94d23cf true—anything, even da6cea02bc just a 43a47e526c single piece 0b3fe213ac of paper.0c8e3c2080950719

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Her hands a4c930b15e tore through 153681a578 the drawers, aee2880a7b scattering their d6ff06f25d contents.c4fa5ba81ab364c8

If her aae599aac5 mother was eb778e0654 telling the 33473d8ba1 truth, then 72922b67eb the moment 6337ebd9c8 that ledger 7f6dc17682 was exposed, 2816b3326e Seoyeon would 3666c4a6cc become nothing bf5e992445 more than 6a05c6b745 a reckless 96a19ff5b5 thief who f5e79ce7f1 had stolen 9f09b8e8a7 and squandered 9ac00fad41 20 years’ d1d85ec0d6 worth of 99a97db09b her mother’s 7e378846b2 company’s money.631943e9f83f3745

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Yet despite everything—despite d4c2e17b4f everything—she still instinctively 2a14c52126 thought of Hyunju 7e0e9b40b6 asMom.98d8d5f3ec74ebb0

She gave birth to 9591c0a483 me. There’s no way she’d 58dca3c047 go this far.4bb6454e7e7447ed

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But that thought 40d9246eb8 shattered within seconds.1c6cd76ffe27abc0

…cf808d149c1119eb

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Seoyeon froze.b4b8496a43ac8d72

Her fingers, which had b447a1834c been rifling through the 42b4a2c8a2 drawer, suddenly stopped.6891bfaa82eb1420

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Her eyes 2e84fef0b8 landed on 78951072eb the lone c5aa099d68 tablet sitting 6df61e3e28 on the 76c0d02293 desk.6c2fd94f35a7e798

The desk was 0d0044afd3 spotless, devoid of 02bd32705a a single document—except d00492621a for that one b46d90717b tablet, standing upright ba2a52bfe7 as if it c30ede2158 had been placed 243ad3599b there deliberately.6936b6f6b9e39f21

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The pitch-black screen fe1de2893a felt ominous, as 4029015959 if something might d9b08a6dce leap out at d621d29556 any moment.33ceacfd70d333dd

…de49991b0d555cb1

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Her fingertip brushed against 136d8e82f7 it.3d55978b234acf43

The screen flickered 7d37dd328d to life.963e44012b7b1ebc

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Like night turning to 3ffb1b5e4e day in an instant, 2016354928 the darkened tablet lit aeaae377c8 up—revealing a sight she f3abc01da1 was never meant to 2ece5db94b see.f1d8f252d0c7ebd7

[Escrow Account: Baek Seoyeon]

Her desperate gaze dropped cb4eb6e2dd to the line below.ee502edd1d2556a8

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[Current balance: $9,102,319]

A string of cryptic a4c53e8fba numbers. A cold eb1a6d99f4 chill sliced 1d9e241eff through her 66677f8917 bones.73410624db40cea4

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An amount 23ad330971 she had e05259d6d6 never seen a878df8ec0 in her f3027d180c life was 5ba36dedcb sitting in 17d7a4c13d her account.ce2e35ada08699a7

An account 496226bd81 she hadn’t 1764b08084 even known ee2a7e414c existed.0bdb61a7e648a76f

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“Vice President, CEO Baek just entered your office.”63b2f94720b35fb6

Secretary Kim dfb71d9ff9 had faithfully 0df8506533 followed Hyunju’s 7526df45f0 orders—to leave a18992e451 the tablet e5b133960c displaying the 593195d44d account details, 4a31d52257 knowing full 4f9eef2bf0 well that 948a6fb5d7 her daughter d11b3d6c1f would storm 0c5a15358d into the 186168f01a office. Over the 976bc497e6 phone, Hyunju 2b0366db35 let out f0183d5064 a slow, 83427dff7d deep breath.415d5adbadb4ca38

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“Good work.”21d5aa581d382f57

She stood 2b2abc7f8a there for baa5dd38ad a long 487d4a4642 time, staring bc9ff7ab75 at the 4eefe7a07e blackened remains 3642f4c0ef of her c52148f699 own account.c7716dc5d3a65e0f

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That day, 72748d8dc7 Seoyeon learned 8e889a1998 the truth—that 44929ffc2c her mother 2549390e6d had long 087c0bca35 ago placed 61ffc286fc her name 5ba88e9a0a under the 917e4a4e0f company’s financial f4b9d80cb9 department.ae7e4a58fd175451

As soon as she a517efd231 stepped inside her house, 1cef1e9616 she was greeted by 17eaaed8b7 a moving company worker, 11405d0c67 just finishing up with 0b2f745be4 the last piece of 6f36dd1887 furniture. The moving truck f8f0db37e4 parked outside had 095b2d77ec already given her 493b70268e a clue, so 1da28c2505 she wasn’t too 5e3fc7746a shocked. Not when her mind 28ea2bb410 was still clouded by 46b5741ce6 the lingering image of 8991914b9b nine million dollars.50be2d7e6598d3ac

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“Vice President’s orders. She said to clear everything out.”5176c0f4bf445584

The worker pulled out e2f4068d34 a crumpled piece of e487673754 paper from his pocket 76ea9f4b72 and handed it to 96cd1d0a1b her. Scrawled in ea53d8f16f slanted cursive d630e2844a was an 7d4869d235 address—some luxury 9cdaa41dd9 residence in bcb8ac2d65 Hannam-dong. A place she accef91fc7 had never seen 5b32f3c6d1 before.2e480480525e617f

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A piercing 2c79d2f707 beep echoed e80b9eb774 in her 7043730acb skull.42e7519b670517da

Once the c6b3823ef2 worker left 8442c9daef with the 8478c70d03 last of 14780e4f0b her belongings, 6ed40e60d0 Seoyeon stood ebb42816c4 frozen in c006ecde90 the empty 81c9b819f5 house, staring 5a0b31603b into the fbd90ea582 dusty void 3aae3b2421 of what b978ea4639 used to c188de925e be her b6aa4ab8bc living room.33096aff67b42efe

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Nothing.76510c4b1355b3ee

Absolutely nothing.b1d6dab3df50222f

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Was this a 2bee7baed6 dream?eb487cf7f4b42b80

She had been this close to breaking free from Mare Group. To opening an art gallery and pursuing her passion. To finally shedding the suffocating title of “only daughter” that had confined her since birth, treating her like nothing more than a prized possession.5a07b7d5a4afd4e4

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But that 51efd13dd2 fleeting dream c57c44abaa had crumbled f53de0ed9c in an 091aec5ab7 instant—all because cfc0160441 of a 13ef63750e single number 2ae90eff13 staring back b976fb4ec3 at her a22902481f from a bda632a51a screen.920aae4ce62a367b

She had never been b9ad604fcf independent. Not really.bb4638a68a021486

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For a few moments, she couldn’t move.49001897b57b383d

Had she really aaec2cf2d3 just seen what bdccb673ad she thought she 4d28debfc1 had?02d846a79c53357c

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Compared to 557c677ec5 this, the 54c6b53418 arranged marriage e70fb40294 and her 5f1423600f mother’s threats d58519e807 were nothing.468533a55a802fe7

Because now, in the 7d8f137167 eyes of the law—she 4191cd1fe6 was the one who ca0050f679 had embezzled company funds.146ba15713c9ab2b

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There was no sign 69ee669acd of forgery.40a3298ad1f63638

With trembling fingers, she e60c9badf6 tapped through the transaction 3499be99ff history. It was filled with 543e183290 an endless list of f9edc1f70b transfers—millions siphoned away to 2f8169d291 unfamiliar companies and unknown b197d5ee9a accounts.e36fbc78b92c5cea

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Not under Go Hyunju’s name.99f1298dc349093b

But hers.c95dd5292c239035

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Her own 55735a401f mother had 01dce27d1e been laundering bf01ceec60 money through 265594e5c3 an account 14d4f7e95d under her 62f15f43b4 name for f61a5ca8b7 years.dbfac0b88a275c23

Her phone buzzed.6c6d8cf9201c9164

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[Congratulations on your wedding, my dear daughter.]

She opened a 02d1ecd1ca news portal.d6459cdd4c7f52d5

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Her bloodless f81b8c754d fingers hovered 9a96b15e7e over the 7635a42697 screen as 3d372b49d8 she read a87aaa49f2 the headline.0acbecce4a097a25

[Mare Group’s only daughter, Baek Seoyeon, to marry CEO Woo Jaebin on September 21st… Fulfilling the late Chairman Baek Jinwoong’s wishes.]

The word marriage struck 334ce4f8c0 her again, right on c14fa16f5a top of that haunting fcce8de8b7 nine-million-dollar figure.f35504bf13229d90

Article after article scrolled eb95a43169 past her screen, blurring a1aa56afb7 together.c1b3e9b39bdecb59

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Her legs fda70f297b gave out.a5a06b584d76367b

She collapsed to 55923fc1ed the floor.857195fa183feeab

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She had 0254603ed3 thought she 9761737b80 no longer 7585ee0708 had tears 1ef325e6a8 left to 656495e05f cry over 1b17d000ef her parents 02f29caa88 using her b6fb9fba97 as a d20caea05e tool. That she had already 50b5aed8fb emptied out all her 245f291122 sorrow, rage, and grief ac202b0c55 as a child.402e983c76a390fe

She had 1ab118dacb been wrong.33fba4cce5d7196c

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“Ah…”e7d53d0a2d882ee5

Thick tears welled 95c48228a5 up, spilling down 3f27f80da0 her cheeks before 68a33454c6 she even realized fcb5f1d79d it. A sharp dizziness 5d499477bc took over. Her fingers turned ad26125c43 numb, growing unbearably 034346bafa heavy.b1b0b4d21855ba37

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With trembling 71533ebd0b hands, she 66866027c5 clutched at de2e2419f5 her hair.200938595890c2a9

Her vision swayed.cd06dac656dc1205

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A foreign, gut-wrenching ae4826573a emotion crashed over c6d099aafa her, consuming her 0c4a699b0c whole.dc8722d7022b07ab

“Ugh… Ah…”3cebcaac116dd22c

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Her fingers dug 7b56e3f16a into her chest.ec63cc96acdf3783

The unknown ff992e751f account, the 952f6f237e nine million 78a139b957 dollars, her 903773c071 mother’s betrayal, 01e8889852 the forced 1baad29166 marriage—all of 0ddafa7765 it surrounded 5b6a0a8f8f her, choking 56b72700fc her like 6ca248c785 a vice.8c5ee6dca3dd990a

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Tears streamed down uncontrollably 38b2f85480 as her body crumpled f8443686f0 to the ground.d443b67904d67991

[Congratulations on your wedding, my dear daughter.]

Hyunju’s message 08798e6128 blurred beneath 942e519d69 the wet 33b55fdc6b sheen of 772aa9d370 her tears.db1db7bc38b3ce82

Her breath hitched. Then, in 9b4ad6c404 the next eb58d893cd second—her bloodshot 2d771d4db3 eyes snapped 7e45dd9561 open.00289bf600dcd411

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Her phone vibrated.f0dc1ed4c94be67e

She had cried herself d0893c2dd0 to sleep.a90addab54ad9c8e

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This time, it 729def0ea7 was a call.e07a6b83cee9589b

“Is this Baek Seoyeon?”ff7e1b5c3d7f4914

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Seoyeon stared blankly 13ce753031 at the unfamiliar 7e1bd0bd21 voice.c5e660cb46707e74

“We’re outside your residence.”269792b6d3f9478e

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Silence.d8354ca16c583d12

“We’ve come to escort you.”4aa9d8f408ef185f

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Her parched 41d585585a lips remained 5665ba48d6 still.cf31b713d3a129dc

The unfamiliar 952aace091 voice seemed 5ddfaf5626 to wait e69d759272 for a 766b302e8e response before a8524d0bdd eventually hanging 66af3a6afa up.3b91073652010cf7

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Her mind—shattered c0bf2010d7 like the 0ddc6c5f90 aftermath of 1cfe63c73b an explosion—couldn’t 060f81da88 hold onto 0b212ebc0a a single 2cb7bf2c53 word, a be67af2337 single sentence 59d6f9f19a spoken by d7925dbe37 the stranger.4632514aaeaaf5c0

As if sensing her 34069de8ec dazed state—b542156f344d1720

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Click.ccc9842b45d74457

Someone was entering 0b8be31ee5 a passcode.c6e9c649d01a0579

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No one else 47e170231f knew the code f145db42ad to her home. No one was 96f57f12cc supposed to.63432f3179e75efb

And yet, someone was f99309bab5 keying it in.3722deb59a2e16fa

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Even so, Seoyeon 3bcd898bd7 didn’t move.c24c3a7776a9569e

The front door 13c669b126 creaked open. A pair of unfamiliar 287bea4980 shoes clicked against the 9014534f15 floor, the light from 8e98e309de the entrance sensor casting 8fe84c10ba a glow over stocking-clad f924c55b64 feet, dust and dirt 5f25e1d7b2 clinging to the fabric.d353e99b31e4c7b9

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A stranger.4fab1a8167584c13

No.345b256dcf7958ed

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A villain.12ae86e886448018

Jaebin silently took 413e3f3c96 in the sight 67f8bc4ea3 before him—Seoyeon, collapsed 9fb074cdc3 on the floor 1b0c815421 of an empty cbeac6d562 house.3cfd3f29b6cae529

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The sedan sped 1e20211c28 down the darkened 62adefa002 road.730c09df0e6640a6

Flashes of neon de3e3f3014 lights from the 15877055d4 bustling city flickered e241cb416d across Seoyeon’s face 061960f6a7 as she gazed d090afa274 out the window.06a2b1526e27e33f

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When she had e3a6872984 opened her eyes, 6422dc9ff3 she found herself 7e7326e925 in his car—the b23ae2f5ff man who had 4264842910 proposed to her 92fed853bb without a shred 4073d8d75b of emotion.e0dbbef90049e2f7

“Get in.”15fa89d8bec95af8

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She had resisted ed7a9158ec the hand of 1c3f95755e Jaebin’s secretary as 939d8039f4 he tried to e0e1a3b2f0 help her into e36a5a952c the back seat.e18b8ad63fd23993

Even with her ade82c1554 drained body, she b62aa85b74 fought against the afb9d43075 grasp pulling her 1b3d187a9f in—because it felt 7b4894094b like she was c55b65df58 being sold off.c33c78be0a1f678e

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But then, e651afdd14 Jaebin spoke.d9a2cd8b5e05660e

“Unless you’d rather rot in prison.”f37171769245d40c

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And just 774243835e like that, ae4dc4b4b0 she had 073e5c84bd no choice.699705cd99d45708

“Go on. Say something.”8433853c5e6e9a7c

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After a long, cold 5aebe7fa27 silence, Seoyeon’s lips finally 54213facbe parted.0c5968fd5ed9d098

“That incredible contract, negotiated 407335ab5d without the bride even 622bd80ef9 present.”55054c6a5e169b07

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Her gaze met Jaebin’s, 6c37743575 unwavering and sharp—no trace 30f80a7cbd of the tears she ffa6bf19db had shed just moments e1ec5f2787 ago.aed59c8464c6fd59

She had to c49dee3ac7 survive now.4764a1bf7f0859e6

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Survive, escape, and sever all ties with the woman she had once called “mother.”801ae495d548597a

Seoyeon stared down a70964c43f at the crumpled ba7f558200 note the moving 96f150dcca company worker had 1f8a840bea given her.49cce95284067af5

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The unfamiliar address—neatly written bcfca032ab despite the creases—wavered in 96105ef5ee the dim glow of c163782687 the city lights.7e066a2b056531cb

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