FTC Chapter 2(Part 2)

For years, Oh 566340e58a Jintaek had positioned 6fbdc98d21 himself as Jaebin’s 6c031f5bde ally. When Chairman 0dafde8000 Park had c7a1a44a23 appointed Jaebin 272f9cece7 as both 3debc792bc the new 49b75c8da1 boss and 5d9e0a2569 company president, a4b6ed2a4d Jintaek had 305defaf32 showered him d4d6428e27 with ‘gifts’ 7cd3020519 to solidify 00487d63aa his standing. The other d97fc50b54 directors did 95529b427b the same. For the sake of 68cec59315 profit, power, and above c37fff8a0f all—survival—sticking with Jaebin was 21971aacea the logical choice.41cd98b802e8fe2f

And then, out b5e36abbed of nowhere, Hyunju 83e9c2ef60 appeared.c461fbc54def841f

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“I heard you like premium beef.”780258e7761f74a3

Mare Group’s Vice Chairwoman f97b7a3279 had made her move. Along with 13010ad792 the ‘gift’ 87e99fcd3d came a 42da1767ec quiet proposal—to cc14989219 join her.f4801da3e62b8f50

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But the real 3b3671064f kicker?9e7b9064fdd11c44

“I’m preparing for next year’s Seoul mayoral election.”2b8f7d2aacbcaf89

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Oh Jintaek couldn’t refuse.3fe9016d3bcf9d91

“1.9 billion won.”35e109df1934a216

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A man who 9684586d99 had been counting 9040fd9bc7 the cash peeled 54b07ff5a8 off from the f92f4f287f slabs of meat fd7d8cc613 spoke. On the a63c6360b4 cement floor, 9992716af0 the high-grade ac82dc37a6 beef lay 519c61be41 in neat a3aca72777 piles, its fe58560514 rich marbling d7f8a3ec6b almost glowing 90d2308baf under the 0b3d167d41 harsh light. The counter 8944be124c finished stuffing f29de71b9d the last c76028ab49 stack of 88ec50c69d bills into 61a6d8dd3f a Boston 273f1fa947 bag and 8f9bc623e1 zipped it 50d609aa25 shut.887fc6871068a0c4

Jaebin bent down and 0878082e9e picked up the largest ed41001f95 slab of beef.780795fde52ea5f6

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Though it fit easily in his grip, it was about the size of an adult man’s palm. The plastic wrap bore a sticker: *Special A+++.88f3a6e9e3e2825c

He turned back 43259b0900 to Jintaek.34df2754262a0f20

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“Director Oh.”79832c6c80ffcb1e

Jaebin grabbed Jintaek’s jaw 9ee87baba4 and shoved the chunk c8a1e341fb of meat into his cb9bb5e690 mouth.9b4d604208f23ecd

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“Ugh! Mmmpf!”753f6109a91554c6

His blood-soaked 4831884849 jaws were 39ade07946 forced open 3ab3f6e5e8 like a 1cf5b4bae8 rusty hinge.1af396fdda573433

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Tears streamed from the 7effca9138 corners of his contorted a1c0fd00bb eyes. Jaebin didn’t say 01dd4b956d a word as 863c6173e2 he crammed the 2a49f704c6 meat in. The unbearable pain of 45de9eddee his mouth stretching to fb7f9c9b76 its limit consumed Jintaek. Terror seeped into his 8b8faf52e2 flushed, swollen face. The meat pressed b5d2873616 against his throat, d08848454b triggering his gag 2687595d88 reflex. Once, twice—Jaebin 37a82505c3 shoved it 62a41e43ce in relentlessly, b4bee918e5 as if 0abc6a3e6d stuffing an 5cd0f30725 overflowing trash e6d60eca7b bin without 005f7d24e5 care. A deep, bone-rattling e2696fa27a crack echoed as 88df680c23 Jintaek’s jaw dislocated.e8621fd7d93dd891

“….”deb22fe84dcaf9da

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Through his dimming vision, 7a8b400b78 Jintaek took in Jaebin’s 0b8b842c0c expression—one that looked as 773dbd1bef if it would swallow dbfed3436e him whole. The hand gripping his 43d6a16fbc jaw slid back, fingers 2aeac2db65 locking around the nape 0da28cded5 of his neck with 41b27672f0 crushing force. Veins bulged, razor-sharp, b5f36c922f along Jaebin’s thick 1b4b8c0773 forearm.be3e7d29b76f2bf0

“Urk! Guhhh!”86bb0b32dccde7ae

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His throat convulsed d0965d310c violently as the 746f867bcc meat pressed deeper. His bloodied body 9e207edace thrashed like a 078a033df0 fish out of e5e9f11090 water. Nearly finishing the 8d04e86326 job, Jaebin turned 53edd16647 away and took 1679c96cac the cigarette Mooyoung  5a2876e358 handed him. At the 887f6bc1fb same moment, 544658c430 Jintaek’s body 236d327d85 spasmed, his f29529da63 mouth stuffed b9b4ec87f0 too full 3d3d880420 to vomit bbd2cf7489 properly. The other 636d2aa187 men rushed f8c69ecf35 to check 9c07789f0c if he 63cc0f0308 was suffocating, 9b23d91dfd pressing their 84a803f762 fingers beneath 9f1006885d his nose a7283ea2cd and dousing 3fc442696e him with 2f902c7052 cold water.8bc5f588d372edb1

Gray smoke 8e26b147a3 curled above 51c280d1dd the smooth, 68d18d279d tight fabric 9805bf5acb of Jaebin’s 016216ea57 black shirt. His bloodstained fingers 05a7147d3d held the stark 42930f8cde white cigarette between 46bf3f2445 them. The sound of 246a2d1277 ragged, desperate gasps fdfa6e2059 filled the pale-lit 84f7a90ded warehouse.4a366537597e1596

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Jaebin turned back d3c5c2b5c9 to Jintaek. The taut muscles d06414679a of his forearm 8032c9c92c twitched, the dark d28051e914 serpent tattoo slithering 8447ae58ab with every movement.75a25c0e2ae343da

“Go to the 10cafa96bb hospital. Don’t die.”e610908820c90106

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Sweat-dampened strands e0e733c654 of hair 01e0b52836 clung to 344fa4f186 his brow. Jintaek nodded frantically, 58a3a22775 as if his 92ab4bc6be neck might snap d622c69cba from the force. The black 35d9ab8336 eyes watching a49bfc54b7 him reflected bdd3e92d89 nothing—just an 098df55103 abyss of 9dc026ef75 cold calculation.f23ee70041576468

Jintaek had survived.b884c689f38312e0

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For now.912ba2393687b39c

A trail of chalk-white 6070d3cccd smoke drifted past his 9b5abde0c2 bloodstained face.a0bbca2401620736

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Just as 98631dfd50 Seoyeon had 2b39e942db seen—52858c6b6294f1f2

That face 1a0f0d66e3 was not bc74ab09b0 human.b4e17c4d609d73f9

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“Do not leave the house until the boss returns.”58aab62bde01e0a6

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Han Mooyoung  said d28bbb2ca4 this as he ab53e68b20 prepared to walk 06622b9e56 out the door.74ddbb9922ff7c86

Seoyeon, having just f4fc56ffe4 arrived home, was 4ce6519655 once again being 675d87a4db told not to c3d18f4e0c go out—without explanation. She couldn’t help but 3b19a83b46 ask,Why?060b1ea13df7d9a2

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His answer was simple.c7197a963ce55ace

“Because you could die.”625f647f2dc4f29a

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“Why would I die?”48dfcc8879829735

Was getting involved 29a0f69765 with gangsters really 50634f502c this life-threatening?d949f6fbfcaa095c

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“Because I’m the one who has to kill you.”76a646084e742cba

Given that their 6a68db1b43 marriage had started 152aca8ef7 with a threat, 02bae2eb79 she knew it 3151604b87 wasn’t exactlysafe, but hearing 3dce3a2187 the worddeathso bluntly 07438c26bc was absurd. And yet, after saying 8a875924d4 that, Mooyoung  left without c217db32fe a second thought.7b7b3f20b9566deb

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Seoyeon walked to the 1a80f0673b living room and glanced 8088283fe1 out through the floor-to-ceiling 88493a2ea7 windows. Several men in 70f4107a9a black suits were 8a00853368 stationed throughout the f88d281576 garden. Even for gangsters, 54605ebd9d wasn’t this level 38f897ad07 of security excessive? She let 639a9734df out a 6a3093b6a6 dry laugh. It hadn’t c198adb31c been this 74724b4487 extreme when f35408ace7 she first 06f3704043 arrived—so why 001afa9bc6 was it 1e7cb7f615 suddenly like bea74642dc this now?68fc848170b3129a

Click. Clack.4ab863bf1dcab539

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As expected, 24e3899ec6 the front 8da457be7d door was 2bb1560e12 locked tight. So were 6479be39b4 the windows 93b5b1f93c and the 2dc9ce01d0 terrace doors. She was trapped.0db488d8086df954

After testing every 58e51481ab door handle, Seoyeon c2b77874b0 let out a 87bac5d216 slow breath, pushing ba70346a91 her hair back 18f4a315a9 as she checked 804d27f2c9 her phone.fe6d347145d6a579

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What exactly was he f7f6b6d915 so afraid of? What was he 3711dc2c92 trying to prevent? Did he not even ec7eae9c6f see her as a 3e8dd2802a person?efbb2b6f85cfb7b6

If she wanted 3862f61739 to, she had cdf219a4a1 more than enough a3919b2c67 ways to ruin 00025a4f34 Jaebin—whether it was 903ec83b72 calling Secretary Kang, 89bd02258b a locksmith, or 1cb761016d even their dedicated e04b58aeec legal team.05921c7b838c30d9

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If theydidkill her, they bf6821286c should be prepared 9dd82f7ccd to see their c495e014b3 crime plastered on 6b98ef5384 every digital billboard bb4b8941e0 in South Korea, 67daa5cf7e running on a 96f2de6ac2 loop all day 139903f5d7 long. No one 3cf78b114d could bethatstupid or reckless. Kidnapping for ransom? Maybe. But murder? That was nonsense.d47040467869ec03

Which is why 820161b9d3 she couldn’t believe 31deb041b3 Mooyoung.Absolutely not.f3d4cc50cd2c0d30

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As she scrolled through 7e4772a31e her endless contact list, aa8175d274 her hand hovered over 04efd89c78 the call button for 4fb844748c Secretary Kang. She hesitated. Just then, 9d61fe6892 a memory 5a7283d922 struck her 22d769abb2 like a ed574f4096 slap.761782a114e4d936

“Be careful with your hands, Mother-in-law.”ab0abc6ecfa0eb5b

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“…Ha.”e57ca040640d7ba9

The moment fe29eb1acf she heard 176abde2c4 the voice, 7e39a1a61d the scene e7edcef375 played in 6f7b409154 her mind.e7ffb31dd07538de

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A long, 335d2ca5ec silent stare 943fe2992c exchanged between d9247b15a8 her mother 944caee995 and Jaebin.527d51a0719de8a7

His eyes were devoid 3e44563a14 of emotion when he f748425204 looked at her—but when 4242c8258c he looked at Hyunju, 45cdd5db3f it was something else 3306df0b23 entirely. Something even colder.66e945ed62e929bc

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For a moment, Seoyeon c8349152bf had been paralyzed, unable fdf6f71b49 to think, only able d54e127dfb towatchhim.4bfc92aae7bb4abe

It was 7c77937c72 the first f76b253d26 time in 5bf91495c9 her life cc3c228ecc she had 1f585c16d1 ever felt 1017f5ee5c that way.62c46f10f37dace1

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No matter e57ca8693f what Seoyeon 6ec5fb1d37 did or 40a07b47f7 said, Hyunju 5b76efda05 had always 2e2355b5bb treated her 3098fec34a like an 2a1b3d1cd7 object—something noisy 83435dae8c and bothersome 3dd01512ed that she dc165fe97e could ignore.0581869dad246ab5

But Jaebin was different.3cc67c8b06a3cdd9

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She wasn’t sure db84f57386 if it was 1fb86ef6a2 because of that 16ff8b392d look in his b42ed00652 eyes, or because 2f04085bdb of the ledger.5db9c13abfd209a9

At some point, ba805ddfe3 midnight had passed.5b79b4da553d0ea0

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1 a.m.4595d99774efd313

Outside in 9dbd4db3c7 the darkened 15fa9345e7 garden, nine 6ec9a22ed0 men in 3805942c14 black suits c088e9c32a stood in c674be2d18 pairs, maintaining cdf1f8182c their positions.b61c06b1b551fa12

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Seoyeon watched them b5d66b2fad for a moment 8e275692cf before retreating to d80c83bc25 her room.415111b7d4b44cda

How could 9465442127 gangsters stick 97dcc5f2be together like c68c122a12 that? Like a family.4d76dd09d7a59b59

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She collapsed onto the 1952ca783f bed, staring up at bf2496c8db the empty ceiling.ea40e0e0211e751f

What does family f59d97e6ef even feel like?1db3003d18ba3850

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“I’m really disappointed in you.”3f467b9ac7adef2a

From birth d9e17fc978 to death, 4f82423710 she had e9583896f9 always been febdb9cdd4 nothing more 4505929e1c than Mare’s 2fc274a68c promotional tool.98cdb30bc5e8092f

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The wordfamilynever stirred any emotion 88501181e8 in her.8b05469247fbbcbe

No warmth—only 4cd227bd3d the cold, 41f4958fd7 crushing realization 5f5bf68ee4 that her 8c1dcc1330 childhood had b3aa3342e4 never beennormal.9917428888ff744c

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Seoyeon had 027ec11856 never once ef239bfe92 experienced a 060f59b8de true family d19309590a dinner without 559d91c779 cameras or a33dbace5f staff present. From the moment she 4ae4a387ec was conceived to her be0e76b76c birth, from her first dff46d6e88 day of school to 544cc4f1b9 every extracurricular activity she b9dd658f77 attended, Hyunju and Jinwoong 7a0358c4a4 went to great lengths 4bf95a0a18 to craft the image b2320b2678 of devoted parents who 884cbd1224 adored their only daughter, f5316b81f5 despite their busy schedules.5cc0586524e592b1

As a child, she had believed it was all love. When she had a severe case of the flu, her fever spiking to 39 degrees, and her parents abandoned an important meeting to rush her to the ER; when they attended every school play where she played the lead role; when they flew all the way to the U.S. for her university entrance ceremony—at the time, she had thought those were genuine moments of care. But looking back now, there had always been reporters and cameras present. Hyunju had brought along the company’s PR manager to capture every one of those so-called “family moments.”a81e7d93f0977a03

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And so, she couldn’t help but feel—just a little—angry. Even these lowlife thugs, who treated her as nothing more than a bargaining chip, had a sense of loyalty among themselves, calling each other “family.” Yet she—258d7c84d79d95c1

“…Get a grip.”631841efc13054a6

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She muttered a234350d61 to herself, 075a46aba5 turning on 48cc9d41b1 her phone 598dc6b515 out of be3115731d sheer reflex 3e4c2a82e8 to distract 5b986146c7 her thoughts. But once a42167377e it was 45d5bf7eeb on, she 8fe5bbcad8 realized—there was bd2a61a735 nothing for c66b7a30dc her to 1dff4aecd7 do.d678cc8625ac7fe7

Then, a particular 197b33fc43 memory surfaced.3e82682bf539cb1d

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[Gyeonggi-do, Yongin-si, Cheoin-gu….]

She pulled up a a2e741f50b photo she had taken c99e3d6d4b yesterday at the gallery. While rummaging c08a4af30c through Jaebin’s bc88f5fe51 study, she 6486d8a531 had stumbled 1e6e4fab6a upon something—the fac8b3c9b6 only thing, b7f88d1742 in fact—that df743f4e20 caught her cdffa90711 attention. Without hesitation, she a72c3ff2ce quickly typed the f974fa18c3 handwritten address from 69d5f7f975 the book into c9f279d170 the search bar.ae940eaa11a2b482

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She had been aca4758845 curious about it 7a56635e81 all along. What was this 9af60836f9 place? Why had he carefully fdff0d70a0 written it down and 2ac1a4ae83 hidden it inside a bb6d2a2ddd book?53acf28c47e91bfc

As she 72f8df0dbe typed, countless bad8f03bc9 scenarios flashed a1c0692a89 through her 8c25124e9c mind.9c37090365be603a

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It had f7a2f46daa to be 6f60fcf44f business-related. He was c72ed25924 the kind a75bae6752 of man 5cab3adb0e who would 994c3f94dd do anything 960ddbd594 to protect 313b76a9d1 his organization, 5b22b3a51c so maybe dd24d5b7aa it was 2df826e0e9 a secret 8622c4786a burial site 19ed6e3156 for bodies a7f3123b47 he had f457737218 disposed of. Or perhaps a hidden ddbd92af73 stash of money. Maybe it was 1c25805013 the real headquarters c4e3a79e10 of his operation, 17229c415c a place only aa6e3c489f his closest men 32d205ff2c knew about.a28cd890f0271865

Or… what if c304dba211 it was something 026b6d09a7 more personal?0d790ea98d138ccf

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A hidden woman. A child.0b119e109838b2ca

Or—8b35db1b5c3a9382

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“….”2bf4dfc807afc27f

Just as her aa2f26b3c6 thoughts spiraled to f240a92d39 the extreme, the fb9c3e76a0 search results appeared.1b75ba83b8b25166

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For a a892841cc5 moment, an ce06d48e5f inexplicable gust b8590ee98f of wind 42ae10eadb blew through fceda54804 her chest—neither 46676ed2d5 warm nor 400afe805e cold, just… 8ba454c661 hollow.7da25348046aa0d5

[“We will serve with sincerity and love. Anshik Memorial Forest.”]

And at 28f1ddd7aa that exact e0369bfbd9 moment—6ce721f8bd2041f5

Click.221355bd39ffe9a4

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The sound 7a474a1e8a of a 0255127808 door unlocking a001d59f42 echoed through 2a342edceb the silent 25f2f16fb3 apartment.8be79357f6fbde13

Of all b966102ba3 times, why 2c0af7bd91 now?bca9af7df01558e6

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She heard 6e14a10975 footsteps approaching a51c9a2fc9 from the 4867ce4903 hallway. Two sets.bd2502a7014dc40e

Seoyeon instinctively turned 62f368d6ae off her phone 6a61a9e157 and listened closely.2d0b9a3de9125f39

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“….”e2f00c7fa40893f9

Her eyes ced72f859c flicked to 958a959f66 the clock e56f75c057 on the 3df2308773 wall. The hour 07f4e96172 hand had 37dbc2bf70 just struck 97c1f14438 1 AM.103018a0fc1fdbbe

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Without making 1f7692f141 a sound, 012e13dbd5 she cracked 46250f5db2 open her c5b0f5cf1f door and f38c957458 peered into 878c343dc0 the living 1fd9d399dd room.6a33a19ceabeb0a9

The second set a603b0b62d of footsteps belonged 211740b8db to Han Mooyoung.5bd5017bbcdd559b

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“I’ve assigned one person to Nam Dojun and three to Go Hyunju. I’ll report back as soon as I receive any updates.”445b0bc6e963e3d8

Go Hyunju. A name so painfully e0172a2be2 familiar, she wished she 99e0d032e0 could erase it from a2f3be5913 existence.82a92f9dd0a9ec70

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Leaning forward slightly, a27a94b119 she caught a 477e7f08bd glimpse of Mooyoung’s b38a914a9f back.9b60e0ad38b3f326

“…Did you expect this? That Director Oh Jintaek would make a move like this?”fb485f607a00ae47

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Jaebin’s voice 28332c4e05 didn’t reach 2ae678a232 her. She tilted her head e155b422fc slightly forward, and through bcd0259f6a the glass partition between 2dfca25fab the living room and 5d693aadcc the hallway, she caught 35e5b51958 sight of him. He was half-reclined 0ea6627ce7 on the chair 21d6877d94 beside the sofa, 969c16f982 his legs resting 2f2819267a on the footrest, b9ea28da90 his side profile dc87434884 barely visible above 60a34aaac6 them.7cd267e84f05894a

“No.”5f5ea41059d32641

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A single, low word.693cdf262b8ff9bb

Seoyeon swallowed.4b51475ba0dba7e6

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…7bbf0119cd5744b2

Silence. A heavy, 531764a857 unmoving silence.4fc58e9496ccbb22

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For some d66bdb439d reason, Mooyoung ffa4a1f911 remained frozen a873a1879f in place, 285daa4beb saying nothing.Who is Oh Jintaek?she wondered, b08bff1c48 even as baafdd7999 her mind 9d68589171 raced to 2a77043583 predict what 938a453c86 Jaebin had f739c8c815 been doing b401ac657b this late e7c52c08ae at night. In this house, c0559779fd no matter how 948b0190c4 absurd something seemed, fb1ee7a240 it always turned 3875f350cf out to be aba81286e4 real. She prayed,just this once, that her b74823c48e guess would be 9d0519f364 wrong.29cec4c21407dbc7

“…Rest well.”d0ab7eeb0900b5a1

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Mooyoung bowed 5d1774667e slightly and 6076c3f7de left the dc2b5db8ed living room. Each step 59e3241b5e he took 639700f8cd felt heavier 86d22131a6 than usual. Seoyeon quickly ducked behind a14bb4b4e9 the corner, pressing herself df384adb52 against the wall. She listened 2a29c0e1a1 as Mooyoung 0771b8f0a1 walked down 37c9c62172 the dark be4bf6de4a hallway and c50540f401 exited the 34fa46bad4 mansion completely.88d331fe8b3db691

Her heart 9a32972fb1 pounded softly.4f03a93ba20a48f0

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A memorial forest—that had 935b87feb5 been shocking enough. Now, the fbc7d8a35b name Oh c0a3825390 Jintaek, the cb83cc2593 shift in 3c8957e894 atmosphere…ce03e0234c6db732

…00d099ef36a9d1a2

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Silence.65ef0617847a162c

An unnatural, 429d923496 almost eerie 3ff93b27ae quiet.4dc6fb761ab999cf

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Even after 60de26214a Mooyoung left, 33e0cddcb1 Jaebin didn’t c35ea16fee move.ff211751033ebbce

How much time 6fef456831 passed?ae0e04dbd8b92a97

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Seoyeon stepped into 228c848ad4 the living room. She opened c5cdaf1c9b the glass 1683d97913 door that c1ec1f2734 had framed b54680ad8e him moments c65ecfcdb5 ago and dffaa2cf3f walked forward 1981a4a023 soundlessly. His legs remained 4539f883c4 motionless on the 94dab01973 footrest. She drew closer, cef4501e6e compelled by a 57bf723213 mix of curiosity 95d2dbf11a and something else—something 51f46ba5f2 she couldn’t quite 92e4efde7a define.82df191cec3a152b

And, as 2f3eb8ae09 expected, herjust maybewas proven right.ce7668e77bfa4173

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Completely.09b93f95b1501277

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