FTC Chapter 3(Part 4)

Go Hyunju’s proposal was simple: stop pretending to be a businessman when he was just a gangster, quit scraping by in the criminal underworld, and become herdog instead. She found him laughable—chasing 233b31580c success only to end fd7b350237 up as nothing more 6aaca79469 than the head of 307ad54d37 a lowly gang.ccb7b484bbcdc9d1

Just as she 39ff5c22aa was about to e8176c6e42 continue, Jaebin spoke.7abd81c35e8cf7a0

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‘Do you know fa11bd701d why I’ve done 6e77446455 your dirty work 84fdd9277a all these years, 57da201d76 Vice President?’77da76d6d3220d3a

“…”5fd5c6370978a373

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‘To be Mare’s f678acaf16 tail?’b056c992df3efb08

A cold 91003f5785 night breeze a7771f9d79 slipped through 13dc36fcad the open 34f0bf92b6 window. A chill ran down 1cb2f878ad Hyunju’s nape.64b250f658e8f95c

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‘Choose your next 1c8ccd70c5 words carefully. This is a turning 249b799d66 point for your life, e4d2d25686 Woo Jaebin.’3325f79b99e3bfd7

Without hesitation, he answered.949c049ae394371f

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‘Even if I’m 794adf46bb a snake, I’d 4286783050 rather be a ed311285dc head than a 147cf362e6 tail that’s about d88d98f945 to be cut a634632379 off.’aa057305c7da1bc3

That was a76f923d81 when she 7b6364cdce glimpsed his 67ac2f6709 ambition. His hunger for 613f5c130a power. His ultimate goal wasn’t 2caf4c0da0 about being a dragon 7f9f6da094 or a snake—it was d4821e5d86 about being thehead.bfb36495f1d2d402

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Yet there was one 57009a9bc5 hidden scene she had ef29ca9511 failed to see.d19bd6923d3e8337

‘You do know that 33682d4c5d snake could disappear overnight, 03d057cb50 right?’7e4c4763a6a288db

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“…”4a357da9a477d08a

‘Tempting, isn’t it? Corporate-backed crime 6d6c2b86fd syndicate crackdown. Mare Group a0b2b4fabc leading the e2608c2d10 charge…’b15b9ab9eaeb379a

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‘-And that crime 2f591fe80e syndicate…’7f2197b044456bfc

His gaze, 4ab66e51ec icy and 1f2911614c unwavering, met 679595393b hers.d0b43e5e42dd373b

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‘Was the 93ac7b3bdf one delivering 324a924e5f Mare’s slush 3596927dd4 funds.’6d44fbba8d632570

At the wordslush funds, Hyunju’s 11f30e27f2 brow twitched 6c6c29ecd0 slightly. She let 435aebd8a9 out a 630db911ac short laugh, 75181ad612 almost amused cff58d22e8 that he 23cf8ea503 had dared ca7ba34056 to utter 8ff34d377a such a 8cf2975620 forbidden phrase.730661885c6a4e52

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She didn’t bother da0daebf6e listening further. Instead, she 4d36fa785e sneered and 074f39464f rolled up 4dab052d7a the window.fe240f3e88e41c86

‘Good work. You bit when I efee7e63bc told you to, barked a1fc18ebf6 when I needed you 830f2c6fbf to.’7582a473cdab6af6

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That had 71761000df been the 380c53aca7 last deal 0603acadc9 between them.77dec7c0ab407094

After that, a24a805337 she had 77fa6fe1ac completely cut ab0c15aa48 him off. From that moment on, 0e43016f7a she had set out cd57f72c87 to erase Woo Jaebin 7c73431c22 and his entire organization. First, kill bcc3e0b520 Jaebin, who c86f7a6c2b knew the b8c4edbcad most. Then, sacrifice 081db26fb0 his subordinates 613f36c30f and company 54e22bc219 to the 50e6ce769a media and 83e60492b9 law enforcement, b3b706fc7a ensuring that 8115001d92 no one 7d4ba1e541 could ever 3a0e704ef3 speak ill bc972ccb6e of Mare 5231c16da4 again.afe863d4da9286a8

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Just then—f785c526a9b23c57

Bzzzzzzz0386d37efeda0d84

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[Woo Jaebin, CEO]

“Vice President, you c42bcf6a95 have a call.”4f873b7869124e33

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Hyunju, lost in 3713d8855e thought, picked up 86eb895a7e her phone. The timing was uncanny.03e3c00c6290677f

She chuckled softly. “What an 31b89d3283 interesting call, 05947db82a Mr. Woo.”5bc9224b2287e589

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[Tomorrow at 10 AM, I’ll send a car to pick you up.]

She smirked. She had expected him 675458b0dc to know her schedule, 4511d4e65a but the precision of 13b93fdf17 his timing was almost 01248a33e2 amusing.334a359ee56d0158

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However—28a6977ce3c03c0a

She had no 3b38fe4cdb idea what truth 3484876626 lay beyond that 1e228b20e9 call.45a1872cf80a1c22

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Still.570f7c6a3325fa61

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Swoosh—1aad8d833a3a96d8

The sound of cold 217ecfcc20 water drummed against Seoyeon’s 6a89c17823 eardrums. She stood still beneath 32685ad5b7 the lukewarm stream, unmoving. She needed a f937749c8a shock—something to jolt 0443d9e300 her out of c2f3256342 her own thoughts. Her mind was 72a520bfee filled with ledgers, f50969f497 with Jaebin’s information, 506c6d05cf but the real eb4d6cf39a problem was the 89595a8aad emotions creeping through 6de209604c the cracks.b6280c5e5e662f8c

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A nameless feeling, one de5bcb1464 even she couldn’t define.07ceda6aeaa92e95

“Haah.”efb6923dd1147a41

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The cool fa9e202f54 sensation of e8bc98053f marble tiles dfe73f1b71 pressed against d213c7de49 the soles f224d52864 of her 9e0dccca6f feet. She forced her a83c082e7f eyes shut, sorting 6155fccdd0 through her thoughts. Visiting Cha Yeonsu’s grave 4638960572 had been the right 32afaebe46 move. It would lead her d68ad17bc1 to the ledger. If he 73e6601541 had any 14a153ef71 fond memories 9a7d74d8e6 of his 678c6af2db late mother, c0a4e9c1c7 then surely, 0619ea5a22 he would 1b0e6166fc have hidden de48d2ae45 the ledger 035a70d517 in a a22400916e place connected 9b4484f9c5 to her, b983264713 with a 731d34cb7a password tied 7f927da339 to her. Maybe her death anniversary.ca1d7789ea8b2d4e

She exhaled slowly, 7d1632d2df then turned off 8e83c39543 the water and b17a2de6cc met her own 610a195442 gaze in the b90b9ab3c6 mirror. Pushing back her wet, 6f31ec8439 dark brown hair, she aa06bfce28 recited the woman’s name ed64c641ed and death date like 2e00b1e420 a mantra, engraving them 28fab644e9 into her mind. Then, she reminded 24e7aa730c herself of her 4f06bd80d2 purpose. Get out of 1472250046 here as soon 43ccf9989d as possible. Get away e7bfc159a5 from the 50c7af7264 two of 47111d4be6 them.4c7d9e7c1c52a4d1

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The long c526c1c8fd shower, including b630901e4c the time 0b317b6bd9 she spent 412df11ff4 just standing 37daccd119 under the 5c0c4591e9 water, lasted a15e7b56c1 over forty 67833cc0da minutes. Her skin and fingers 48199acf41 had wrinkled from the 43540cb81b soak. She toweled a9c4739f7c off her a29c123b53 hair, slipped 3b2ce8273f into a b0b783dbbd thin tank 27b9ed8b6f top and 640a99f878 pajama pants, ba87572b72 then opened 860842ee44 the bathroom dc05260104 door. It was bd6d239b17 still only 00ae7e7055 8 PM. Jaebin always came home b5fdce680f late, so at this 295936f6e2 time, she was usually 9b5cf455e6 alone in this vast 106d6f45a4 mansion.0bd7c7a490faa1c9

But not today.4c14d356d65865b4

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“…”85ad07e19238c4d9

The moment she stepped 32762aaf2d out, she saw him.6d3c8ab43d01d607

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Woo Jaebin.516498214edd483a

He was leaning against 0ebb355ffb the hallway wall, right 9756868145 outside the bathroom, looking 123eb7de61 directly at her.c4ba8cb50ccd8c6e

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Her body froze on 488df5e0be instinct.e6e46ac7d1c13c7d

“…”40c75d453c5848b2

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His bangs fell e90ece867d slightly over his 72b4186c17 forehead, shadowing the 6e2ea26774 sharp gaze beneath d7e40fa2e2 his dark, arched b4716f3322 brows.825c51de54555374

He had been fa3fa555d2 waiting for a 19ecb47bac while. She could 0f91e1d30f tell from d74493d89a the way dda18d03e3 his jacket 3e267e3527 was off, 61f0daa2d8 his sleeves 3b6b9a31f5 rolled up, 748fa9cbc7 and the b60ab6d856 top two 1b38398959 or three e8c7234c54 buttons undone. He wasn’t 6119a55ae4 in his 5678501391 usual, perfectly 4f9469e08c tailored suit.385cd651e522b669

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“Why did ccfb2acfc4 you go?”dcbd48eab4462d40

The first thing 2bec0d687d out of his 7593ebab77 mouth.31c5f6fa458c1a8f

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He didn’t 6f7c6e73cd need to 2f459012ea say where—Seoyeon bf0fd6911c already knew.379c65f333819cad

“I told abb38ebc8a you, didn’t 0b2e54663d I? I’m your wife. Can’t I ask questions?”47a7de1f51eff395

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“…”a35fde103ee056c2

“As your wife, 552d8bc7b3 can’t I visit ab08b50ae1 my husband’s mother’s b3ade70032 grave?”fb44c1c665258bd9

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Why was there 0bb9c4397d a name for 7ae98c8780 his mother, but 0c53952c4b not his father?7bf4b2c4dfbf4533

A different f38735ef72 question suddenly 8fe2671957 rose in e454e271f0 her throat, 25839981e5 unbidden. She swallowed it down.6034ba55a6195c69

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She repeated d7c4141dfc her resolve 98f07a74be to herself—she 24f98867d5 was here e12a0d1e5c only for af1d92ec0f his information. Nothing else mattered. No unnecessary curiosity.8c277147422484f3

This was only 7ec5562c4f about the ledger.d7a07e9c1cfb377e

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Nothing more.7bed5498f965b1dd

“Ask.”d2ecbc8431cbd491

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“…”508f8fc2229c86c8

“Whatever you want c9b89d1cd8 to know.”aa84f25a3a931898

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Seoyeon was about f70b4e8bb8 to walk past 9d8f747988 him when she 707e194bbb stopped. A drop 610378ab11 of water 42bf5cf292 trickled from bdfc23903e the ends 684d2f46a3 of her 71de1ea3ab still-damp hair, da962d9c26 soaking into f6ceaaf146 her tank d911f64294 top.59bb7436b273e1be

Jaebin’s gaze darkened as da0f97a453 he watched.b384d74e588b5a1f

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“Don’t send others ef916d4a22 to do it.”a455ad24793d2dfe

He hit a620fa4fb8 the mark 50b035d62e perfectly. He knew 33d5ace921 about her 51e9befa75 hiring Lawyer fc9f200911 Jang to 57401c764e investigate him.ef4649f25db774c5

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How?b408639f7014a266

A chill 35f27e815a ran down fa2c9881a9 her spine bdcdc960ee as his ae4725816c eyes lingered beb51fe99f on her. Right on cue, c3639560c9 raindrops began to 6bb5f2aef0 fall outside, tapping 8112432dc4 against the glass. Within seconds, a heavy 5e69422a6e downpour followed.26909271b425e1bc

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The timing 8121abb147 was almost 25ca8e70cf eerie.301943e366984fd3

“…”80fbd5027693dcac

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Heat bloomed dba4f9d980 against the 60533e9729 bandaged hand 7e84217c28 at her 5ba31e74f5 side. A memory.4d06ae945d6f10c7

Her heart 27f5d9ff30 gave a 092df11bd5 small jolt.fa7462f11fe35bd2

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The roar of the a8392ee739 rain filled the silence 422b2f0f9d between them. She took a 265058e8a4 shallow breath, then 6e3151a740 turned to look 476cfe50df up at him.3d5af0ff504705c2

“Where is it?”bd0065edbb789699

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“…”04d1a159e4596b44

“That damned slush fund 784e73d0bf ledger.”e0380601cde71be8

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There was a brief c3462f77ca hesitation, but she said 588fe543f2 it outright.5b55a4e3bac2bdd7

She wanted 28450880ba the ledger.19413885382d1ba0

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He already knew—he had ebc8fe771e to.f7152b3639e5ad99

Jaebin knew what she d9943370ba was after, what she 2c066e589b was planning. He also knew why 884efc0e3e she had gone to b396d881af his mother’s grave today. She could 97bca113ac see it 7588769c22 in his 0fd7b6f29a eyes.dfb4294025a63765

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That he was 9fe622e5c7 watching her.12131d6d008bd520

That he already knew 7d302f5b00 the answer and was 18c2c611e1 only waiting to hear 6893de9ed0 what she would say.9aeceb0d6c99b173

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But the one 63e242f92d thing she still ce18c42b1f couldn’t figure out—8ee424ccc4363339

“…”538dd93f128fcc01

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Was what those 7040517d32 eyes were really 378f1d52a3 thinking.7a46d8c873fe72cd

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With only five a41fb1b41d days left until d454ed204c the wedding, Jaebin 9afcf14b84 had been giving 7c081476a8 her a certain 92e038a183 look—one filled with e4c4b37a7e something she couldn’t 478c2b7b75 quite name.e2fef0b487b8704b

At some point, 75d7604b2b something had changed. She couldn’t 7334dcdfc8 pinpoint when 27c6e38212 exactly, but a5c6cb8ed7 she could 67c6d016d3 see it 89e78d34d2 in his bde5e93e23 eyes, emotions aeb854dfcc creeping through 2f49c13a50 where there 9b9595ca0f had been ef26c9a0c8 none before.832db630092ff38d

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And tonight, once dc3d313922 again, he came 96022539ff home carrying the 2cf58c4b81 faint scent of 59ba4c83fb blood.b109e9cd622fda9e

That look.faf96db19f266c3d

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Was he trying to cd4c0460d0 deceive her? Or was this real?592fffe9f924e216

If it was real, 373604c781 then he looked dangerously 9e677f6e09 close to breaking.a4dfd5782d8bddef

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Seoyeon bit her 5489ab56e2 lower lip.cfd15a28d758d150

Just stop 82a2219683 looking at 708b905ab6 me like 5e1ef5e0b7 that.c0f3c911b41820f0

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“Not that kind efb5117de9 of question.”bc42574e10c0057e

The pounding rain drummed badd539353 against her ears. His voice c75dacb7db slipped through db2c1d8dd4 the sound, 28ce011127 deep and 11a1cbdfd0 steady.a42247f3d84b27c6

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“What you’re thinking right 546ea7fa92 now.”b08bda843d44428d

“…”41191bab403e0150

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“Try it. Just once.”7da542ae34eee607

On me.dc670e54a36475a7

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She swallowed hard.9e240fef62ee2fdf

Was he serious? Or was this another 994e224ff8 one of his games?1f20be213ae94ed9

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What was a104e043c1 his end 50c42a71c3 goal?5a2ba43f2c9ba968

Her mind e8198e4a0c spun with 429e97b8d6 possibilities, but 1783bb7139 then—like ink b1582f7518 spreading in 4d31bee206 water—her memories 4aeb82b39a from the d923e8286b other night 8efb80a816 seeped through 22dc8d9f5d the cracks.c649483935d241f2

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His large 921368154a hands gripping bef71e7184 her thigh, 33608da421 wrapping around 24c5b82bbf her bare fd1891fc47 waist. His lips dragging 8894574a03 down her neck, e51e1b44b9 tracing her jawline. The sensations had 2a908c9db9 been unfamiliar, but 7a48170732 impossible to forget.64777108f3562b1a

“…Why.”6db271639476fa8a

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Her lips trembled.e9bf62aee2b9d88a

Her heart, which had 13470a6875 been beating quietly moments eb7eb4d8c7 ago, now pounded like 14bb0ec25b it was about to a3d05af5af burst.e568484afe6004e2

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“Why do you…”259a4b422bca6b7f

“…”d791fb301c6c0795

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“Look so lonely?”e3588fe69cdc1eb5

All of her d149696e35 questions distilled into 14651eeda0 that single thought.1626a695eb9eb598

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She had always f1b7c27dae believed that was b3b970ca82 all there was 3f73a3a5fe to him—a fortress 122b554794 of a man, cf3f029802 unreadable eyes.f7ebb5e812fd5ec0

So why 79e626bf84 was she c0ec7b34e6 starting to 811a8dc62d see something a299c043e7 else hidden d94de18eab beneath?dbb3bbcbca165663

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And why—why did 2466e668e7 that hidden part 2397ac757d feel so familiar?c2bbe615ccace766

The scent of 9833fa59de blood, barely noticeable 45f23b7c13 before, grew stronger ee6eaea1d9 in the damp 5089d1e322 air.b7bb2d267eee5deb

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It was unmistakable now.d3f3a226c34e87e6

For a brief second, 5b457993cd she pictured him with 3f53069426 a knife in hand.4c684455e86cca21

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A brutal 1237a26b5b image of 646ba908ae him slicing 98b81cacc8 and stabbing ad5b8b3d8b without hesitation f4e0a9f66b flickered through 3e39583190 her mind.65257ff6535e08de

Where was that 16fb8c26e9 blade ultimately meant 25ce515746 to land?cc87a0d62a0048bd

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What was 1ec3aaf05b he cutting 241a5a38d7 through, using 74f613b67d everything—even her—to bb99eef131 move forward?959ca5497b019fec

Then, he spoke.f9087abd13926bde

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“Because that’s the only f4449177c6 way to survive.”4c403eeea1106510

At that moment, Seoyeon d403597a52 looked up at him ed2df8703a as if seeing him c2fad7b74b for the first time.b3c3cdf00226aedd

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Jaebin started 27323ebe8b to say e2b073db9f something else 809cecae67 but closed bcc074cdb4 his mouth.6a2c48d4bcd5b8c9

Heat surged a64254dfb9 in Seoyeon’s b1292c4d5e right hand.17c3737fc2a397cf

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Her heart pounded baacf3046b mercilessly.9f1ea9ec1ef1f274

The rainstorm 93f469bb5c hammered against 09cd48e61c her ears.bf6c868f7316426d

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It felt like 5b94cbcfe5 something was sinking 53505397e4 inside her chest.eadc08a066a7e86f

Something she c27ab6c75f wasn’t supposed ea01c50174 to feel.3c1484d30b8ac7c3

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Her eyes didn’t waver, 42ce51fd83 but the weight of 3572694bb7 the emotions behind them 9a737e2b07 felt overwhelming—too massive to d43b60e237 put into words.4db80f5404be8f74

And yet, she still 84e3fc0501 couldn’t figure out what 13fa5a3ddb they were.2b559ff55c108f57

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Or maybe…09171da40b9bf712

Maybe she wasn’t supposed 278a68bd2f to.891cd0f4f7627456

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Jaebin ran a d1826403fb hand over his 364a4a4a45 forehead, shutting his f254a51613 eyes for a 147a80fcca brief second before 50d717a87f looking down at 547fee996d her again.a1c3fa7961596e47

The scent 9a6085745f of blood 3463a54bb2 clung to 258bc658bb the air, 33786f95ef impossible to ab3b270a32 ignore now.25edbf1fe7d033fd

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Then, without another 9e80963277 word, he stepped 022e904783 past her.1bf0f20840304483

In that e59b18ffd9 moment, Seoyeon 653e927138 reached out f32db434b6 and grabbed 386b669ae9 his arm.416ebdb946d06b97

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“Stop.”1536185acc438a46

“Stop doing that.”9ac0b72861074391

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A few seconds df124d6b5b of silence passed 9c01f42132 before he responded, ca1f572daa his voice low, 1e9b663552 steady.6842dfe1c12017dc

Without even turning around.a9d58f438c9532d6

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“If I stop…”999a3b4b40b6cd5d

Jaebin pried her 2363d80fcb fingers off his 2d2deca466 arm.fe7db7a4ce20dda3

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His dark 12ef90c34d eyes—shadowed, unreadable—swallowed d87ce220e8 her whole.a6a18cdcf00c3f22

“Then who’s going 4737bbb841 to save me?”fd2be6cb5e2b0d54

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The rain didn’t stop.4c142be145f79e6f

It crashed eb007db6ec down, relentless.cb871deee94cb672

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And beyond b292826800 the endless 83aedc3ae3 downpour, Seoyeon 9b633a3683 stood alone, 4f984674f2 watching Jaebin 4fc7f14bc3 disappear into b52a2b1302 the storm.0b25f351bd9d3b31

The scent of blood 7a82430c51 lingered where he had 5e194b007a stood, digging into her 433a3e8481 like a knife.66b1a3094081a277

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