FTC Chapter 3(Part 1)

No matter how many times she closed her eyes, sleep wouldn’t come. She kept pulling the blanket on and off, tossing and turning, and before she knew it, the clock’s hands pointed to 2 AM. Her eyes, now accustomed to the darkness, traced the faint outlines of the room. Had she taken in too much information from Attorney Jang? It felt like none of it had settled properly in her mind. Especially the last sentence. The final words about his mother, Cha Yeonsu.073e19f9866e464d

“….”b969ff1ab0a23ed1

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Staring blankly at the ceiling, she suddenly sat up. That phone call had left her too alert to stay still. A dull ache pulsed through her head. To make matters worse, her right hand still hadn’t healed, throbbing in pain. There wasn’t a single part of her that felt fine.3c21862f9ffaca12

Click—af230cfb37e69082

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She carefully opened the door and stepped out. The dim mood lights still glowed faintly in the hallway and the spacious living room. She needed some air. At the very least, she could sit out on the deck beyond the living room’s glass doors to clear her cluttered thoughts. Silently, Seoyeon crossed the hallway and entered the living room. She hadn’t expected it. She hadn’t even considered the possibility. That he wouldn’t be asleep yet.5ccc4537c60bde43

“….”25fb8dd0563a10b1

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To get 23f4e5430e to the 71be8563ab deck, she 6ec5ba31a4 had to bbba3cda42 pass through bb15bb978d the kitchen. And there he was, f9aa8c7542 sitting at the dining 8ce68c1c81 table.d75132c499163b5d

Their eyes met.c94f88ba63e6c4f7

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He sat alone 56bd2ef22a at the wide 3e6fd414ae table, a single 8633f26e57 lamp casting a 4b2e04acb6 dim glow as 9dee29104b he drank. Every time she had 2723a50474 seen him before, he 4aed1eff99 had been impeccably dressed, cb4127e105 not a single button 44b8fe2c1b undone. But not now. He wore a gray f0e8b55ad8 knit sweater, exposing his 1e97768e75 broad collarbones and defined be9c9d0255 trapezius muscles. No snacks, no beb252bf36 ice—just a half-full 109803c3f1 bottle of whiskey 99b677ac61 and a single d09487ab01 glass.217f2b27a4784a4d

The table d185b5f7f2 looked unbearably 77c583b6cf vast.78c2b1fa6b63a85d

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“….”5270451c412c63da

Neither spoke, yet eb4336db86 neither looked away. Their eyes locked in ab66e12f03 a long, silent exchange.afcfff6f1751ff03

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In the 9151c27dac hush of cb0dd6767a the night, e981cf9b28 she could 7efc62813a hear the d11ff002d4 faint thumping e2bd3077fa of her 83969284f4 own heartbeat. The deck was 4957f50bee less than ten be30d19e01 steps away.5001213ee4656c46

“Do you want a drink?”e3a78e49193ee973

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The sound of 7054c4ab3a whiskey being poured 968d6d0cf9 broke the silence. He filled 84db10fef5 his glass 443d71a662 before sliding ea599d57d2 it toward e2d4958d7c the seat 55b669f23c next to a578e209f7 him. Seoyeon watched every movement. It was 19251c4f43 too quiet. Suffocatingly so.5b9c19b682d46242

“Just enough not to get drunk.”d685710095903e34

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She stopped 87a1e5a8cc walking, staring da1d413927 out at 95889bc36b the darkness 042e6fab77 beyond the 909b8a8b37 glass. It was a strange 92b2123d80 moment.ce75a54d7fc0f754

After everything 008652a60a that had f3e05da4b2 happened today, 09d5ff6b69 she should 46fcb5b418 have refused c207fc82b9 without a f5534b2954 second thought. She didn’t even want 92f6bc9d1d to have a conversation 2eec38ad28 with this man, let 2e071e3a5e alone share a drink. The idea was d1542e0c87 repulsive. And yet—she 62be826c3b remained frozen 2e4f7b7b28 in place, bc574c6e91 staring at acc7325d22 Jaebin. Without meaning to, 135b91c3da her eyes spoke 7cf3d09ec7 for her.Take that back. Right now.e8a2b1f5c00fe722

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“…No.”b3f07addcf05e4d4

Her feet finally felt e19e87763b heavy enough to move. Seoyeon turned toward e661c9e82a the deck again. That’s when—b131c279434b9319

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“If I tell you,”1fea26954b6dde53

His low voice 688b24c6cf caught her in e85397cc17 place. There was weight 9921e11cba behind it.e06c7b831c963b83

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“Does anything change?”60f8eebb1fb7ad77

She swallowed hard. Jaebin, who had been 3b080b3856 staring down at his 655b80b8ed whiskey glass, now looked b5f9c520a7 directly at her. Cold, buried anger 1fe61d68bb filled his gaze.5e117b8ad64520ce

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“Does it make the pain hurt any less?”fd244a7421bdbdda

Is that really all e2b9c22303 there is?764822d58535fe2f

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Pain.9bc2b17d4cf564bb

Seoyeon understood what a572408252 he meant.3b8614895a8d46cd

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He wasn’t 30b0fd788a talking about 05fc4bb1ad the wound e835669218 on her 7d51ef9da1 right hand.59e8779da0c50b36

He meant the bc3c8a4eb4 countless, invisible cuts 666a5499c7 that Go Hyunju 83808764de had carved into 731fbd3403 her life, shaking 16a73a3c47 it to its 506c6042e6 core.d43d6805edb308e6

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Her breath grew shallow. Instead of heading 97d47d806e to the deck, 7755826129 her steps turned e7a3f89ba6 sharply toward Jaebin. She strode bad0c7b3cd straight to 77b88ba0d9 him—then grabbed 4707c04ba4 the whiskey 3fc59da430 glass and 02d30ac558 downed it ab7b58ec73 in one 1892e0edfd gulp.06cdcda17b89ddce

“—Ha.”2ae1a6c69545677c

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Five swallows later, the 30cada53b1 glass was empty. She set 8df5108ed1 it down 151b58fce0 with a e42f7a543b quiet thud.334aa826fd08d54c

“Think carefully.”1fe5423c80d4eb13

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“….”f34016169a3e1bca

“If the truth about this fake marriage comes out, who loses more?”67ca43bf8a11c7e1

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The wordpainhad carved yet another ab9c38fae8 wound into her chest.293cdad53a35e13d

“I didn’t do anything today because Secretary Kang was there.”69572c0b21571a6c

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“….”5d1f51cbcf694332

“Because of that wedding invitation you made. Because of that flower basket you sent.”27560d3e771a6b9f

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“So.”cd35e1892b7249d5

Jaebin poured himself another b7b9557f36 drink into the empty e9496d9fe3 glass.aa8f4373d1baf58a

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“Were you sad?”6dbd9a0e17b2f344

He downed it in 72261798f0 one motion, his gaze 17981e0fb1 never leaving her.ba09d527ab395c50

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“Because you married me?”30551b1ce552f629

Seoyeon’s heart pounded violently. It was f9d20f037e agonizingly accurate. He spoke as if b05eb3f143 he could see right 211a4cd933 through her. She had never expected 88c410a379 kindness or warmth from 0e9997aaf0 him, but she hadn’t 45cd972c46 asked for this either. And yet, this was 8a474e5b87 an instinct buried deep f158a41c7c in her—something ingrained in c48157a845 her from childhood.648252b4b6f887d6

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“….”1e3fa5e914cf91ee

Words failed her. Seoyeon clenched her fist. Was he c273bfc087 mocking her? Laughing at her?7483b1768d701a7b

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She ripped off e05f6bf4a0 the bandage he 07eeb91d67 had put on 48aecef3a0 her right hand 50b1c6ea39 earlier.70fdae147ca1fb0c

“No.”d718139f2b73d416

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The bandage, 37a64485f4 now stained 369db93d81 with dried c8e711258f blood, fell fa5954eff0 to the e51079372b floor.2079885c7f724fc6

“I just pity you.”0fcb0e8521827ee7

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“….”914366c161629acd

“I pity you.”1c53b6cc68bab81c

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Seoyeon’s hand gripped ba1216b556 the empty glass.e0e093c0942e2a4e

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In an instant, a 49b9f57fb8 sharp shatter rang out, 693618d720 and fresh red blood 1a28ec9be1 welled up on her 1034a2cda7 palm, dripping onto the 4e8fdfc134 table.73697e9bf25b980c

Crash—a6f578fb651be2f9

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“Even seeing this…”24ba4103682e9ea5

Once. Twice. Seoyeon slammed the glass 0e95e2de14 against the table.e99e9138d0857a9e

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“You still only see it as a damaged object.”05cf1adf86c73384

Jaebin stood up.d0c6c63b1c8461b3

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“You’re absolutely, disgustingly pitiful.”37bfcdb39ae7a775

Before she could 34a9f79e52 bring the glass d95a606426 down again, he 2658af42c0 caught her wrist 2508774bee in a firm 04276bc06a grip. A fresh ad78ccca20 cut sliced c6f794181a across the 887e4b5129 wound that ced6230ec7 had barely 4961875b82 begun to e14163b555 heal.54bdbc3d4ca3019f

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Seoyeon wrenched 9bc60db6c6 her hand 589310d1b1 free, throwing ae1a6090f7 his away d0cb3c1b6a as if 4e96712162 to break 2f3b85372a it.5f5828dbee41ab8c

Slap—7cb7406121e41b38

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His face tilted 3426d4f225 slightly to the 8e684a4d5a side.0608e63acc2ddcea

What had d60f6b5f6f been simmering 7c89a7af79 all day 4e120f53a9 finally erupted.fbf0db1a958926d1

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Dark red f5aa80a421 streaks of f607c8530a blood marred 057622b49c Jaebin’s cheek. Seoyeon’s blood dripped onto a903f436c2 the table from her ee91bc44e4 trembling fingers.244b584ede5c6144

She didn’t 83d081731c even have 98c97e6506 the energy d6c685000d to curse 7966ebe018 him—a bastard, c55552445d a son c827bf81f2 of a 3f336e853f bitch, any 5395d8d497 of it.6a764260ff99ce07

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She just looked 786a9f587d at him.361caf8a9a4fd2b1

A tidal wave of 992f597e91 emotions surged within her.876393ce700c760f

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Hatred. Rage. Humiliation. Contempt.65fc2e3ca70ac6df

And then, 602a362b14 buried deep 1698a8ccfb beneath it 5a9ffe97c0 all, a 7f9eaf1bb6 feeling just cc1a2f8331 barely large e871f05cf5 enough to d34ec8f4d7 be acknowledged—b6e4d82a6d444f26

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Pity.22712661038f86fd

Seoyeon turned away. She didn’t want to 5fd82ae33b see him anymore.c5191382638cbba4

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If she did, 1641f2b7ce her chest might db792108bb explode from the c796709f5a weight of everything 648dc2718f inside her.a87f9e8749bc9d83

But just 555be1e70f as she b78e267e0e took a 0f7ee0a7bb step—c22d257d26e25d71

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Jaebin seized her shoulder.40777336b3567422

He spun her around.22ff1c6db95b3db5

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“…!”1ad56d6a6b1a17d3

Then, darkness closed 5f558c0cb5 in.638f8b8b2d9d8b55

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His lips b7fe834934 crashed against 86fa0be860 hers.b2dadfb22c00ac5b

The kiss was suffocating, 1f30dc0592 overpowering—nothing like the one e79c283c97 from the dress shop.47c1ac9e3b594a2f

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Seoyeon squeezed her eyes 0335e1823e shut and pushed against f20ceb8556 him.d3e617095d54b07f

Or at 0c85550107 least, she d23efd219c meant to.4f49a39e600e2472

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Instead, her 3b8718dc10 hand froze 377b34c9fd mid-motion.289fdd1f5bd32e37

Then, she 1a94721e59 deliberately reached d9ec1efcaa up and a47ed956e2 traced his 972b075d4c bloodied cheek f8dd4775b3 with her a37c979b3e stained fingers.d92528ce9df1a847

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She refused to lose 31737790e4 this time.2a9ad55a567f38dc

She refused to 27a1a3aea8 let him use 79248b3ae3 this same trick 843fe0e264 again, catching her c3ed65c04e off guard with 28f6b7e911 a kiss, with a08c4d2cf4 his touch.99325ad324dd3c2b

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“Haah, mm.”68464438e5b97beb

Deliberately, as if e386723ca9 to mock him, 247cbfb0b0 Seoyeon parted her cc73c3cbd8 lips and met 2719fc04ef his tongue head-on.d61b834fc5488426

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Jaebin lunged d114975465 deeper, his 17faff000c tongue curling 6bad115894 around hers, 1affe7d23b sucking hard.dc20053b732d16a3

Her blood 643ce6f29c trickled down 7c6fe5ff67 his tilted 093bdb39ed jaw.10924af511e82f80

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His hands d2ade691c3 cradled her 38fc69fa2d face and 42691d3318 the nape 9f81053816 of her 256f76acf7 neck, holding f1b7598350 her in 4e1b54041e place.f0dfde52b35b986c

Hot breaths mingled over e9ec8478ff their tightly pressed lips.ee6c4f05f9fe2232

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He kissed her 525cbd9115 with reckless abandon.e068d036e355fbf2

Then, in one swift 0554e7a26c move, he lifted her cc98519a4b onto the table.b03f8bb22f74b473

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Like she d65da8f1de weighed nothing afc12cb670 at all.0e02ec47ddf2e5ed

His large 71e0e7d6ba hands gripped 81d2cc2a7a her thighs, b529e047c2 spreading her ee86e57463 legs around 55a337ceb3 his waist.f3eb8aeb560e996d

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“Do you pity me?”d3efb67fb63b5bbd

His voice was 1e6379f74c low, almost mocking.eee3dda745b78e8e

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Yet he 7952205dd9 still leaned f97afc048f in closer, 624b602190 his tongue 9fc1e9ef49 still twisting 73ebe9bc07 with hers, 9210b2b55d relentless.6d03b74be61e1377

The taste of 43eb7f38ce bitter whiskey filled 6e097d36d2 her mouth.0de644ff589c8358

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His hand 600fbaf85f slid up, 159595a34a past her 443d33fa71 thighs, beneath 93ed4cfebc her dress.84274be1b70bb4b5

Seoyeon gasped, 01984af831 gripping his ede00ce5ef shoulders—hard muscle c046265196 beneath her 2079b59b8a fingers.2ff3a06b800c972f

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“Haa, ngh—”fd03a261a44f5e84

Jaebin’s lips left hers, 02b4342077 trailing down to her 8f56558e1f jaw.8afb07cde89f8672

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His tongue licked 9fce856327 slowly over her 08bbac3944 chin, then down e4acff41d0 her throat.e47d03628a2a53a5

Seoyeon arched 33d18aecb0 involuntarily, her bf37d45239 breath hitching 52f8323b80 as her 91ad0180df legs instinctively 98fae12f93 tightened around 03d2545e61 his hips.8af8e0dd635461fb

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“Why.”0e8e0117c568dd32

He laced their bloodstained 71655801d8 fingers together, interlocking them 1cac97b79c tightly.6ad70affe747bc17

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His large, rough hand c2a6c28c14 pressed against hers, wet e9682bed91 with her own blood.39fad5cd33f9aacf

It made her f8c4c7e8fc shudder.07698c8e7aa14564

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Jaebin’s lips 55d0e7b97c found hers 8a294dde5c again, devouring.a78ed9ee28d3312d

“Haa… haah…!”c01b35d27ec7b2fa

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He gripped her 922618b098 robe between his 472003e310 teeth, tugging it e4743897b1 open.f810b7834df223f8

Beneath it, 7cb44e19d6 a thin 1303dc3a37 white tank cd71275dab top clung f7b2423cde to her 79870d5309 skin, bare 51c6bbc26c beneath.a368573221647e59

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His mind spun.d3bf69cb14daa678

A line he shouldn’t 6659848804 cross loomed dangerously close.bf48a6042bb3cfa3

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She was seconds away d34ef5bcbf from tipping backward onto 038233685b the table beneath his 9ec58775fc forceful grip.7ea89b0e6e319c90

Jaebin didn’t 5b3bdaa930 let go.1351c2907c4faa2d

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Instead, his c0eb77d08a hand traced 679b0ac3b2 up her c287ecf924 thigh, over cdde4e60b9 her bare 9c2da55469 waist.6f32acd6d2e5943b

His lips and tongue 89589f2083 burned against the curve c60ec0ff34 of her neck.bdc7b6b66b71251c

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The wet c680272b30 sounds filled d1daeaf64d her ears 142bf6ae06 like distant edd5790b9e thunder.cfc57f00623ad7f6

Without thinking, Seoyeon’s fingers 15b7826cea slipped under his sweater.e5341d49a27863fc

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She felt a4b9c1a7e6 the ridges 3b28c3131a of his df47a51ff2 abs, the 01350bf502 ink of c62bc87c2c his tattoos aea0709e67 against his 1ef8ff227d skin.4a61de2c34214d99

“Never.”470ce7ea30587952

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Jaebin’s voice b355f6a384 was steel.eb15e4ed9ab3579c

His bloody fingers 81f0ff0f8b tightened around hers, 98847f1783 hard enough to 4e8418e17e hurt.13459beba4769460

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Her eyebrows furrowed 8733844084 in pain, her 62f9f1b175 head tilting back.2e9845d903075bd3

“Don’t ever do this again.”5fa84ab1e1ae0506

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Through her unsteady vision, 9bfd969ac4 she saw his face.1ed7b7a7ab167bba

“Because I will kill you.”05f69475fc042a26

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His expression 36741b9f7c was ice-cold, 18d977a566 stained with 322d94a2c0 dried blood.1094109ea2acf99d

And yet—something was 6fcd92061b off.198def503b16c3c4

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Her heart 9adf6e20dd pounded with 32045f3e1f fear, with 1d586af80c fury—3a6607b2b67c77c5

And something else.ff05b10883a43a7a

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Something unfamiliar.cc9e1af96c8b5112

He was afraid.545256f7e8b2b5c6

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And he a50ced4582 was furious.d258d8ce85c6dc9f

For the first time, e01da04981 his stormy eyes wavered.a7bcc623b5280999

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“….”76550da443557236

And then—9337811af04f269e

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Seoyeon felt it.8188c6797a055375

A solid, unmistakable 664a6616f7 pressure.56e7c0233555e108

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A reaction she 1bbb9dabbb had never once 41d4c9bac7 noticed before.b7095f5c426d0e00

Not even ef4b7b687f when they 5a02036222 had been 49a098b965 this close.278efc4133798dda

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Her eyes widened.55029ea9ea2cabdf

Beneath her, against her, fddea03157 Jaebin’s body had hardened.cd0611213e8b6cb1

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“….”ae6340383c45d280

His gaze a522fcc1d6 wavered dangerously, e53d497460 like a d6b8db2a50 man standing 23c891e095 in the 64f3315825 eye of 92294f65b4 a hurricane.798c93e1dc6f1d65

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When she opened her 24d45d8bfb eyes, Jaebin was nowhere ae1116fb4d to be seen. He must have 9f930d0fb7 left early.d23fb812c604f90e

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Seoyeon stepped into 3a0b720af0 the living room 7b8d8e5d7f and, after confirming b2625657c6 that he was 5ad68bff83 truly gone, finally 747e0351e8 felt a wave 1a8a63297a of relief.f4bde706ffde05d2

She had 2b19d0a2c9 barely slept 7b338c43d3 after what 023427d921 happened last 8deb6fe116 night. Even though b7d0d45486 it had dd6bc332f0 only been 8c8b9992c8 a kiss, 17b0ab58b7 the lingering b7a2a10498 sensation of 10cdaad603 his hands, ed59008a16 of every 609fa77c1d touch that 4d4a217994 followed, seemed 630eb095ee to crawl d737212053 over her 2a748927fd skin until 5f0128a227 dawn.421db21d772b0bfe

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Just as she d31c8119ee was trying to 95c2a63283 get up, Mooyoung a5a7585b4e entered the house—with 3a0e68571a the same doctor 8e257306d4 who had shown c0e12b8966 up in the ddfa0c835f middle of the 1d07c07ae0 night.de6bdba67416dc31

“It’s the president’s order.”b875fcf19ee10381

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At the wordorder, Mooyoung glanced at 8acf5e4322 Seoyeon’s right hand.627ffd0067674f75

She didn’t refuse. She couldn’t.5204e16ead14ecbe

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Somehow, it a0d06b0968 felt like 6f018ba5ce this was f6bdcd5380 the only 186d1e3cec way to e1428c0abc stop Jaebin f82bebe9a6 from finishing ba9b6316b5 what he 6a140932ce hadn’t last 3928cfb360 night.d69f82d80d11de5d

“…”1ca6da3a23763180

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The man, who 79fc92e88f wasn’t wearing a 60db42357d lab coat but 123a27cf09 looked like a 399bd28023 doctor in his 90002593a0 thirties, and the 079b8a1ff9 woman, who wasn’t 95cc8ac7d1 in a nurse’s 6c772cf0b5 uniform but moved fd9019679f like one in 128a7861ae her twenties, busied 5906e14d2a themselves tending to b1c032d83d her wounds.824e26baa35d7486

It was c5f0274ddf treatment that 402ace6ad0 should have 25e3fce466 happened immediately 70c2b3d3a9 at dawn.f9ab14a7f3cf5173

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But she had ba3c9f1d43 made sure he 613be47d24 wouldn’t dare call caa3f23cb0 a doctor in 02763339fb the middle of 173dbafe51 the night again.e11c52822895dd7b

Just leave ae1dac18f3 me alone. Please.1c1e96c14bd548b2

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The moment 30448bc29f she saidpleasefor the first be88ffc244 time, Jaebin had 4519869ba8 stopped.74734c889f3f6cda

Only then had he 8a2c2ec11e let go of her 0edf2635c6 blood-soaked hand and pulled c03ead045e away.98f097fc56da0194

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Seoyeon had sat 65485ac80a at the table, f7a707ac8e simply staring at 9cf1c54925 him.448eb39986f30561

At the unfamiliar expression 5d7f4b9f01 on his face.5042e8fa3729db06

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For a b5e0540705 moment, she 8085042d36 felt like 439009d7a5 she had c9220c844b seen something 8546003e30 new in dd73c20145 him.08164bd06bcfe203

But just as quickly, 2b1129549a he returned to his 50b7ac38f2 usual self, looking down eefa4eb0c9 at her with that add06793fc unreadable gaze.541ce8a59e9b3f01

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“…”fb2725c042211039

And despite her f50b1e7c3d plea to be eea5889e16 left alone, he 68abe257e9 hadn’t listened.e687e4e21e8bcdfa

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Instead, he cce089ce94 had gone 27b3f789cc to the 1e95d31a53 kitchen drawer, 708d06ee0d taken out 3c70fec943 a cloth 6a8579b65e and a 6f0d6ced91 bottle of 8344353b8c alcohol, and 43dfb294db returned to 03cb2b44f0 her side.049973a206b677f2

Pouring the liquid 25564f0751 onto the cloth 3ea856ed1e with practiced ease, 3bed703a2b he reached for 086c3250ea her hand.1e1c63916670f2e1

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She struggled to e925b288ec pull away, but aa383409b5 he held on—firmly, 85a552d808 unwaveringly.15a15dd5c6bb8047

The white 221a2e3e7b fabric quickly c650590c46 turned red, 5693b81e15 soaking up 7190ece277 her blood.d149d1ecf222ddf5

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It stung.be355765027f56d3

But she bbd73992fd didn’t make 3b511e7c97 a sound.363a229ddb0d0885

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She didn’t even tell bedea762cd him to stop.c3e186f13a1d925b

Because she already knew e8e69dd0b2 he wouldn’t listen.d6fd04f2a4b2b734

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“…”41f61d8f3484f06f

So instead, b095ae4ae3 she tried 3ebfd6e7d4 to pull 1f0eb84f19 her hand 06b2c99e17 free.1ddcedc77d239377

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But Jaebin didn’t let 350bbe8d79 go.198f0d945db5eab2

With his left aa80897bae hand, he held 0bf6eae5a4 the back of acdce033dd hers. With his right, he e9f6993ee9 pressed down to stop 4bf02b29bb the bleeding.befd8ee6780b6e67

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The silence between 7d9759d821 them grew heavy.ca2e8665a7169b2b

She could hear 2b4feafb50 his quiet breaths.d80fa908a64ba3fe

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His hand was 11456544d5 warm.97748866fe786e4a

Seoyeon looked up at 336108dc76 him.d0056bdc007711a1

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His cheek was still 35805ecfa9 smeared with dried blood.66d5a65e925c186e

Then, he spoke.ddcd133497bd3c16

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“Hide it properly.”2eceb70908d100f8

He seemed 161e5d974b to be 09da933601 talking about 9e8c37ca46 the upcoming 7b7e25aacb wedding.9e95910baad54da1

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Jaebin looked down at 15e6f8eb97 Seoyeon.71ed6c30fe16291b

Their gazes locked f2f1d634a0 in midair.9bd44514cdb113c4

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“Because next time, 95cc6a402a it’ll be the e33efb2005 bed.”a1582516f5fe5f2c