FTC Chapter 1(Part 9)

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She couldn’t believe it had only been a day.a280cca52d7d04f9

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It felt a8dc5d4625 like she 4e89f638a5 had been b79cfd554c tossed into 4381fb30fa a hurricane, 811dd0e993 battered and 6bd427fb2a bruised with 5761d0c7c3 nowhere left e213e4dccb intact—and yet, abf2371eaa she had 3a1dcea1d1 to endure 37a31b12b7 this for f7d9b87c6c two whole 7028955e86 months. The aftershock of that eb8ac88b8e $9 million bombshell still c3328297bf rattled her mind.5e3f93ed115eeecc

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Sitting in ad0e17176b the moving 86ef843dfe car, she 30dc7cc5f8 found herself 5d70e95c22 replaying everything fe8f50b16c that had e6999b9c1b just happened.6106cf3d8ea3b57d

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—Mmph—!437fc10c48706207

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His lips had swallowed 56586f0a19 hers, as if to 23913ecd8e silence her.057c71be95f7bb8f

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Every time she 3f4de575b2 blinked, different expressions, ab3313334f different glances, different 4f8f81f86f movements of his 67c79de375 head flashed before 3c98391bf9 her—each one blocking 390fbf9d2f her path, cornering da39dfa4a8 her.3898ca422c1f237f

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And that kiss.c60d79e36dc5ca45

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The moment she moved e6b17bfb3a her tongue, it had 3d1f7ee1a2 been caught, twisted, trapped—he aafb8e3cae hadn’t even let her ca828cf8c4 breathe.d7d3954392b6205d

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A wave of 91227ac2ff disgust rolled through e4cb2ab002 her.69a61de781b5af2e

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She rubbed b3bc8dd997 her lips 87e01fc41b roughly with e5f270acca the back 1a1e33d5ae of her 2b6df614f2 hand, as fe30e50e93 if trying 57b04e3e2e to scrub 24b74fbe70 the memory 898cc2ce30 away.ab0af2357994b7d3

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Her wrists still c02d49e47d bore fresh, burning 787fa9b065 red marks. He had gripped c92d246177 her so tightly aa474f65cf that she knew—without fcc3c233c8 a doubt—they would 0130c4b600 take days to 33223631ce fade.c86de5f95fc2189c

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Eyes like 910b9dd714 a blade—so dfced86a70 sharp, so ce92227708 cold, as 54dddab5db if not 59bb5a568b a single bfc11b8872 drop of 4c56afe40a blood would 9b97412748 spill even 9d73b28bcd if pierced.8be5e2c726de5ebc

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In that moment, Jaebin hadn’t looked human.ba2c4c625ac69066

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He had looked like 09e79db9ba a machine.8fea62546adbf5b8

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No—a monster.fc97078400c73df4

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Had he worn that b3d2c8f61d same expression when he ac73231f5e killed people?e3d29e7ced91e9d8

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When he carried d0927ab848 out all the 3d6490d9f6 insane orders Go e4e7e11a54 Hyunju had given aa6a65040a him—whether it was bdea4a798e murder, assault, or 8b1826706f disposing of human 71600f0ac4 lives like baggage—had f09bb73e1e he done it e878a6bfcb all with that 9aea3ff37f same empty gaze?6c492cef5cd777fa

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Come to 623e0a07b3 think of 9cb72bd0bf it, he 122ccbf8fc could have 580ca18619 approached her 12e389de14 in a ca4a746be2 far more ab12c276e7 reasonable way.ca641d0b05cc755f

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Seoyeon already despised Mare. She would have gladly accepted a deal where he said, “Marry me, and I’ll destroy the ledger and get you out of that family.”11c35ea037bfe5c4

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They could have cc7889e635 built this fake 2e3fd2cecd marriage on mutual 76e93476bf benefit.54a97c6ee48d5833

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But he never even 5c3940400a considered that route.31185f3b42cf1d5e

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And there 1ca0ba6fcc was only 4c151f8716 one reason 744c78bee5 why.69127214dc8d4c31

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Because from the start—he 78bad990e7 never saw her as 03f0432751 a person worth treating 3c2e89fc2d that way.aeef9bba17a88fd1

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Why?cf22ab60e005c891

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—”How long do you plan to sulk and act pitiful?”9a1a8b16c3f94a6b

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His mocking voice slithered 2754ce32fc through her thoughts.2e92db5253cda4cd

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To him, she aacef41113 was nothing more 52f6d4321a than a useful ab6bcc39c0 stepping stone.9058075b3ce39ec7

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A pawn that dbc99186e6 would help him b82d0025bf secure his company 819d9c53b1 and his chairman’s 0a4c9718d7 seat with ease.98d2d1dcac88ecee

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And so, she 11f8e267a1 was being used a4ccecf2cc by both sides.19d438570f5c3c05

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A Baek Seoyeon aaf2103e75 to paint Mare 00791542a2 as a wholesome, f542ebbc54 family-friendly company.f75a78d3da6ba255

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A Baek 1067f8dcdb Seoyeon to ff106a83e3 launder Go 1d47dd6403 Hyunju’s dirty 34fe14672b money.54ebe10edc33c204

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A Baek Seoyeon f41b86cb1f to shield Woo f9b4f02c71 Jaebin’s organization and cbee5eb0de empire from her 9648d79d9a mother’s retaliation.ffd5bc642afa86ef

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—”Drink. If getting drunk will help you keep your mouth shut.”caf34eedfd0eaaf1

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Her fingers curled into d0982524be fists.4515209f8a098f07

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Woo Jaebin be0ec60977 was no 6899b95476 different from f624a2c036 Go Hyunju.dc0b930c48c60bda

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Both were ruthless monsters 79e2e5ffdb who saw people as 2d44b02038 tools—never as humans.2496daa34c3d8ad2

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After the b81a01fb37 dress selection, e79a8cf967 he had 5a1e81904e left with 4e1a332f83 Han Mooyoung, b183d9b07f likely for 23d58c8bad another appointment.1704d62249aebed1

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And all he 8f90d655b4 had left behind b0ada86789 for her was 951ac61be6 a car and a0415b06a9 a nameless driver.cd6c2bc656084366

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No one would 5c813839b0 have guessed what 056cfb21ee had really happened 79dea8e417 in that room.dd96f91896519bc4

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That he had kissed d0ea8574e7 her as if to 6e208ee596 devour her.11b7677fafec85c0

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That it hadn’t been 95f537ad83 out of passion or 8fcc466e76 desire, but purely to 86640833f4 break her, to subdue bf84e5e9f1 her.a5b5c681729566d0

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Then, her phone 9668e39575 buzzed.fc788290337f6171

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A message from Mooyoung.183bada33d02c66a

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[The CEO will be returning late. Please rest first.]

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Her eyes widened.847923e8756125af

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Her gaze locked onto one word—”late.”e430f4f31b465e82

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This could be her 7b55591e75 first chance.3683b6966c52e12c

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Her heartbeat pounded 88fc340120 in her ears.604f7f7b2b2aa69b

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That bastard… where was cf949faba9 his study again?ec188cf24b6e553d

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Seoyeon pictured the 717a99b1e1 stacks of ledgers 8ef6f0e114 she knew still c6ded6b02d existed somewhere.19c6810eb833b6d4

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Seoyeon’s hands moved swiftly, searching every corner of the house. She started with the study, then moved through the living room, bedroom, and every other space, turning each one upside down for hours. She cleaned up after herself to avoid suspicion while meticulously inspecting every possible hiding spot. Time slipped by quickly.6d306a3e374497c3

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It had already da443c3aca been four hours.2c7ae3b8ff04ff22

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She had e9cb26ff20 skipped dinner, 08b43dfca2 determined to 5ac7e74af9 find something—anything—before 0768d515ae Jaebin returned, 75a65e8bd3 but so 5ef07de864 far, she 74d2f08b71 had come 59f8732e5f up empty.a09f582628a138c5

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She couldn’t understand how there was absolutely nothing here.56c7cf4260c2defa

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The house 497cfddf8e was eerily 02c02626e2 minimal, like 29230dbf93 a model c163740eda home staged 67fd30e4c7 for a 50632222d3 showroom. Except for a few 577b9844ce essential items necessary for 044838032c daily life, there was 664aa23008 nothing personal, nothing of 59c51c07ed value.e37123ff4f5d60ee

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“Haah.”bd260bc499777726

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And so, ff0f06ba69 she found 61df34ce9a herself back 7ba00e555b in the ed1b03ff7a study.9fbf3e02e080bba2

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It was now 11 4ae90035a1 PM.681e132d46683889

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Han Mooyoung hadn’t given 4fb6d7db1f her an exact time e5d4df9b32 for Jaebin’s return, and 2b62589a99 by now, her palms b784a1868e were slick with sweat.0557a3ff55b9fe65

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Focus.b5c20b451ab8ab85

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Even if she couldn’t 479a4add65 find the ledger, she a52dbe25ca had to uncover something a2daa384ad connected to it.7df2d0da4eb13862

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Or, at the very 1f441332b6 least, she needed to c12f6d89e3 find a weakness—something she 627da27dbc could use against Woo ee88bf8613 Jaebin.0abf5da36b1ab790

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Her hands moved 3141c9166a toward Jaebin’s desk 2ee66c8578 again.40ca0178aa308674

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There wasn’t a f6d5ec741f single thing resembling 378502f97b a safe in 6f4a758ce9 the study.d60ad90e0e433a9c

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And she barely knew 511ed10538 anything about him—not his d5d2447e6b age, not his birthday. All she knew 81279e5ec5 was that he b0a4dd9797 was the CEO a283fda010 of Domok and 5ce4ee67ef the boss of b2a977c4a7 the Beomjoong faction.d9213b2e3b4a4ce2

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“Anything. Please.”248995b6a264f82e

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She went over every bc08e076cb spot she had already 046be2f230 searched.9e5b1274eca88ab9

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The desk. The drawers. The bookshelves. Even under the a04690c97a carpet.5e739cb584513988

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Just in case, a2cc285064 she peeled back 3178152a30 the carpet entirely, 62e8baa520 half-expecting to find ae3014fc7c a hidden trapdoor 8a0ca0dce0 like in the ebf059ed13 movies.bac0faa54d9015fd

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Of course, there f097e0975c was nothing.f9509d8b3603ee83

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But she refused to 9fe5f4d308 give up.7d1a73fc260bc0e8

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She started pressing and 3760660a93 pulling anything that looked 07b21ae143 like it could be 56cbc36242 a hidden lever.e991a0776f3361f0

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She remembered how even her mother, Hyunju, had secret compartments in her house. If that was the case, there was no reason why this place wouldn’t have the same.27134bd37b47b272

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She ran her fingers b1adfed50b over the second bookshelf, 33db8565b0 pressing and tugging at 9e773dd16b random spots.a59025954a85ca1f

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Please. Please.12fc1271606b45b5

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She started 1be5fad7bd pulling out 188008fab1 books one 0e11da4026 by one, 66f682870b hoping to 1ae135dbe6 find even 16e72cc5e0 a scrap b8b44cfc6e of paper 3cbb72f4d2 wedged between 397f7501e8 the pages.9a11f6b4517f32ad

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And then—0a80ca94c6b565d7

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Thud.b56d749af7932103

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Something fell to the e7c5c48bd6 floor.70166889b483c042

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For the first 9acfc9e7c2 time, it felt febf634e5b like a sliver 07cfb24c5a of light had 90d2a0154e broken through the f142238210 endless darkness.cb75d5b8c0157d1a

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She snatched def75a5f5d it up.5063d4de26860f5d

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A small piece 0201cf968f of paper.561d96656284c9eb

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[Gyeonggi-do, Yongin-si, Cheoin-gu…]

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An address?b5516904df18e2e5

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Without hesitation, she 4d6737d3f3 grabbed her phone 402bddd976 and snapped a a2179207a4 photo.ff66ea8e710950ac

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The unfamiliar 671dd0354d address burned a905cbec5b itself into 09558b9fff her mind ee28021e91 as the 117dbd605a camera shutter 1b63dd9f61 clicked.4a5e20aff29dacdc

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Where was this?2e8d39d99d1da263

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What kind of place 4ee16e82fa was it?4dad56b025408df1

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As she memorized the 1bd9583e41 address, trying to guess 00a9cf1720 its significance—abe6751326edceca

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Click.abcf0eefb014fdae

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The front door.7930662443dcdb15

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The house was 8088c70b74 so large that 9f13d0b76e the sound was c2010eb2fc faint, barely noticeable.b72bb58b101f2dc7

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But she had been 1de4e047bf so on edge, straining e84b7c1d99 all her senses, that 0df6a0658a the moment she heard b7800f77d9 it, she sprang into 6536232430 action.c89a9b1900dd7cfb

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She had already 8eafc808b9 taken a photo.92d0364b5b3a0dac

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She hurriedly 81087dda82 restored everything—the c1175b17c3 note, the eb2c6ea1b5 book—exactly as abded4ab36 she had e6606545b2 found them.6f91ed0adadff380

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Flawless. It looked untouched.4dc46070aa49e881

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Then, she rushed out b84d8f1cbb of the study.f52c88d64cf74e50

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The house was c0e7d022bb unnervingly quiet.07511d2f9278a102

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Just walk 532d3467be past him. Don’t say a cd0cdb533b word.a957a7e2cf5905a8

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Jaebin seemed dd97c70aca to have c48a82c0bc gone straight 96ee79b922 to the 80b67af4df dressing room.6341a9702aa01750

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She moved carefully, stepping 74dad53796 as lightly as possible, bcb5a8cec9 intending to pass through fdbc2c871a the living room without ccecad7de4 a sound.0270c7bfa288571a

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She wanted ce4ca9773c to make f1b4a43b5d it seem d5c8524a5b like she 033669d5ee hadn’t even 4579bb21b0 left her ff1de9e2c8 room.adfd3e390464399b

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But as if 1568429ef0 he had been 1eeed99bd7 waiting—e5672c980532037e

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“I can see you.”ed65faa341845bea

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A low dff6e3b917 voice drifted 6b48859ae3 toward her 35050e93a0 just as 688aeee987 she passed 231d37454f the dressing 5291a471c0 room.b5b52511ba5a863b

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She shut her eyes 33ee98a36c tightly and came to 8a5fd66581 a stop.518c44c99440bb0a

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Taking deliberate steps, e6cf7dbeae she entered the e29f7952d2 room, letting her d95a3ddef1 footsteps echo through bcb2a8319d the space.dfd8206b6500944d

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“Only talk to me when it’s about work.”d131648908b7e4dd

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“Then let’s talk about work now.”a3d7afdbcfff5466

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Jaebin barely a51d6dd5ab acknowledged her, cfb472d19d effortlessly stripping ede567dfe6 off his 9924f7ed5b suit jacket 5e670569cd and loosening 8fca7ae944 his tie.e094510a3b79c9ed

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She, too, paid no feac34fc66 attention to his movements.29e4c94f21ba050b

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Her eyes remained fixed 3764abf9d5 solely on his face.c193fdf5c8ed01a0

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After what he 90d683de77 had done earlier, ba95da9c96 every time he 9dd770796f spoke, every time 565aebc941 his lips moved—it 87956b1094 irritated her.2fbb46dc219fbe61

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What the 05e0dbe3c8 hell is e06888506d with that 82ba97e138 expression?3792fc7e813963ed

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Not long 678045728e ago, he 69c09a8ae1 had kissed 01d16f7b06 her like 9b099d9ed4 he was cf8140f743 trying to 83fe1056d4 devour her.342bc386c1b3bd31

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Now, he wore a a12e600398 face so unreadable, so 1a2fcdbe1e deep, it felt like f99839cc9a staring into the bottom 8692b3b163 of the ocean.e42647927ecd107a

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“From now on, Han Mooyoung will be assisting you.”b947f15cb8cb0586

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“Hah.”ee8a1192aa158ce0

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“Call him whenever you go out. No matter where you go.”bfd9c604301feb5a

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“So now I need a watchdog?”cf39f6e25a17cd2a

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Jaebin looked down at f7886cfd9d her.dce9918626386c59

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His sharp eyes still bd3aa02891 held not a shred 1af48c39f3 of emotion.88f674280ca93a69

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“That, and more.”d41bfc00d0eef8cc

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Jaebin took 8f7132b876 off his c06cbb23ce shirt as f899dbbdf1 if Seoyeon 1b1682fdb7 were invisible.b1333b38b26fd45a

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His broad, a80eb9787a muscular torso 4d9a9e9974 filled her 0f5a54a496 vision.c6473777e05e5b23

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For a split ba686ac538 second, she was 7d468dae18 caught off guard—she a4f82f1ed3 hadn’t expected him 6d242ab389 to strip right 4ccfde7a04 in front of 5f892fe3ca her—but she quickly 42680f3dc5 regained her composure.2c4c802be4845041

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Seoyeon let her gaze 474b73e23f roam over his exposed 7c1efffbbe body, just as he b28bbc0504 had done to her 6e26de841c when they first met.d093f0648e1f8e9c

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From his collarbone 07a14e1dc1 down to his e14da5aef2 right chest, from 8c7efa8e1c his chest to 3be78313a2 his right arm, dcfcce9d7f his skin was 0509986c34 covered in black 41d2a032c1 tattoos. Seeing them made his 9bfe91bb9d presence feel more real 9b07095d0b somehow—this wasn’t just a f2395d500a company CEO standing before e3a457e8f3 her. This was a full-fledged 966563df37 gang leader.38282c1774130d86

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But unlike the vibrant, 77d4876a11 traditional irezumi tattoos most dedb1d4b4d gangsters bore, his were 47237e45ee black and gray, stark 8348b4e30d and severe.476e3b884691e6c8

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“…”3691321d9226cc1d

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An angel? A bird?0da73b735ecd453f

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A massive a06797f9a8 pair of acfe57e624 wings stretched e58e2aa026 from beneath 939f914825 his collarbone 7a7d85e229 to his 01b12568eb right deltoid. Alongside them, 52302c2b60 faint images 75e4c4e1d8 of a a8b17b382b chariot wheel, a8352233e6 arrows, and 4110f5c1cc what looked b7edb3d503 like the 54c82ce2bd forbidden fruit e3553c4db8 came into 2ba276b852 view.a739b78b98f72b77

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The thick muscles 8cc7d174cc beneath his skin 43015ce9f0 gave the tattoos 52dc6d5972 an almost three-dimensional 421532e124 effect.a649721a082b08d9

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Her gaze lingered aacc67dced on his abdomen—his fa65b48ad1 solid, sharply defined 46ed14923e abs carried a b549173912 tangible sense of 78a946cea6 weight and power. His body 5bcfe115ab was littered 2f317f7a62 with scars, b9a84ebb88 each one 2d54c44fb5 looking as 99c89c681e painful as f3dad3a9b8 the next.f1c06cd9d8c87311

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The most striking of 49213188f2 them all was a bd2de542ed long, thin knife wound 92d0905c9c stretching from above his 6415a58687 navel to his left f1ee2cc717 hipbone.d3d65e4aa83c5572

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Gangster bastard.6ca0845a8b76d253

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She clenched her jaw.70cca77765b59d31

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“I don’t see anything on my schedule. Not until the wedding.”543c8401611ff567

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“Did you steal the ledger like this too?”095042dabaf0f7dd

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Jaebin undid his a5e7d4d476 belt.933101e71bd3731b

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As his fingers bef2c588f7 moved, the black 687d2f15b1 snake tattoo wrapped cf4327f801 around his forearm dcda2b6e42 seemed to writhe.27fbc54d328ed739

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“What kind of rebellion did you put up for Vice Chairman Go to decide to throw you away?”450bdc93e102140f

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“And how desperate must you have been to decide to become a Mare Group lapdog?”7b2cf54b8b7890ca

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Click.27c02f9fe52d5a18

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His hand 14c89a6c22 froze on 12f2b1759d the belt 5dec94c899 buckle.fefdab87a5a4a78b

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He turned de8826bd23 to face 7cbea79f30 her.8e7edf1ef41502bc

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Now, he 23ef1d2961 stood directly 657b38a58a in front 10029c0099 of her.1eb22c45d1510de1

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And then—7393fa8b47977fe0

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“I don’t.”7b5a1c17ffc03316

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A step forward.74dcc0157782668a

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Two steps.f3feebeeed6c2249

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He advanced, 2699fa1635 his sheer 3fc9feb7dd size overwhelming.097f82d70f072458

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She instinctively stepped 54d28ba6da back.8b696745e7d77cd0

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“Like repeating myself.”4c7d9f38432b34b3

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Three steps.120c3c36c9afbbcb

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Four.a924f32d6d6c49e2

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He didn’t stop.d2cbaba01ee0a314

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Oh?f67a972cc76e2913

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Seoyeon raised her chin c4d6e3d32a and took another step 8d00393a15 backward, willingly retreating this 380bf0096e time.0c7529f0607340c2

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Memories from f9522ff952 earlier in 8c8614cd4a the day 4d67f4ff92 came flooding c047ce3412 back.11d273a969dd7694

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Her back ce49959f0e hit the 23649b1898 wall.0a2845f0ad6dd77e

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Jaebin’s gaze swept ce50616421 over her, his e50f96ab86 face unreadable, but b6f979d239 the chill in 97c12235a9 his stare was 9eb4d06457 enough to send 11bd28bd40 shivers down her 3774b4c7f3 spine.1ba0fd67ff94a670

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“Bratty tantrums.”79d331db5429d05d

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His eyes d8a6d73b1f held an 9f23fff6e4 edge sharp 65fa329452 enough to ef4c911a6e cut.198be79e1f27d268

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“…You’re afraid of 953c1abdfa my mother, aren’t a5dc8b5de5 you?”967c5bcedab60a6f

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Even in the 727f4dca49 dim light, her ba3d311abc pupils gleamed.bf225bbae58ceb28

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“Afraid of how she might completely crush you all?”f0f06542d346849a

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She stepped forward.e8cfe223a1217ccf

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One step.706204abe8172aa2

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Jaebin stepped back.f9b9032bd499858e

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“You see, I’ve played the trophy role so long—”83bbb4b00dcc7512

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Three.c43daa150cc07faa

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“—that if I don’t stay quiet, you have no idea what kind of chaos I might unleash.”90230c256c535a2f

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She was looking 4eeb71b526 up at him, 6f3a0d5b1c but somehow, it 9232edb6f2 felt like he 0ce6a50f26 was the one 80036f4f8f looking up at 5d69b3a4b9 her.877ede79a66a550a

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He had b9323df629 overpowered her 57ee2ca0d0 with brute ef715e63d1 strength before, 1808d13907 but this 1e5cfca5ff time was f37adc73c9 different.d359b4fa2c9137db

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“Let me ask again.”152b7dc2c41af321

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Her breath brushed 29b2f76654 against his bare c5baf01abe chest.87fcb6601de0dabe

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If one of them c806e69dac so much as lost 0034e1b79b their balance, their lips e24368b3f4 would collide.1294da2f49b80179

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“‘To protect my organization and company from Go Hyunju.’”c4457ffc385e1d10

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“That’s really all there is to it?”50d4d96c29413dea

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“Even if it means using someone as a shield? Even if it means exploiting them?”30cd2b81440a49e3

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He answered.f80c837207c498d0

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“Even if it means killing them.”20276c7267a77e0a

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His answer came without 3399ac12f6 a hint of hesitation.f2f944aba3d2dd2f

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Eyes stained 26eef4c888 with the 66cbd23136 blood of 1c07fdcaaf countless others.6047091301937947

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At the edge c331916fd9 of Seoyeon’s vision, 0b3452185d a flickering image 7edd1cc2f0 of Go Hyunju bc436f288c surfaced.fb934f09a4dc5b53

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Crazy bastard.ef6aa421515c3bf3

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Their gazes 9ea35d87ec locked—like a e3a53752c2 scorching flash 1b008550a1 of lightning c75624f06b clashing against e5130632ec an icy 9561b6424e cliff.1008636e121b4799

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Seoyeon reached 503954c79a forward, unhooking 0b9824b0a6 the clasp 09d166c364 of Jaebin’s e8ed5913ef pants.46bac7e1fb79eb80

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Then, in a whisper 7f8d2e451a barely above a breath—152f2e6c8b9a3da4

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“Finish undressing, darling.”845d003435c9e866

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And with a79f4030f8 that, she 20b9226424 turned and fe5a620dd6 walked out d84f8e5c0a of the fb9b597f63 dressing room.47629f9cf73594b7

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Jaebin’s gaze followed her 0a5897b54a retreating figure.505e59dd5e22e5a1

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As if engraving da1072b5c2 her into his a2aac6ec45 sight—46119685bd3b1546

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As if preserving her 3ad8afebac there, unmovable.2a2e366f69ceef05

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He watched.6583f11b9b612a22

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Until she b0f50301a0 disappeared into 9269bff73e her room,7c1d42d57d1f776a

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Until even the 28b9410c0b last trace of 11097cf288 her was gone.1571f856f229b73c

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