IMFOBO | CH 1 | More Villainous Than a Villain

More Villainous Than a Villain

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Just 10 8a4d98b6f2 minutes ago, 42497e280d it was 839f9a480e a picture-perfect, 8e98d6ef14 beautiful scene.1d9ad0f7df17840c

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Beyond the low stone 1ea42ca105 wall, the tea fields e9d35e03d0 held morning dew and 1a536b9b96 sparkled brilliantly green in 7663fcdf6b the sunlight.80e44257b715dfa3

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The blue roof tiles, d4cb73b59e which faded with time, d621890202 harmonized perfectly with the 5115bc4458 scenery.075080e97087c401

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The usual peacefulness 00f7c07c85 shattered when a 4245e57851 group of thugs 08d16d9805 barged in.9f08793fe6304389

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Far too easily.f564763311a05409

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Harsh crashing sounds 9ebe68fa54 rang out one e2f4efba0b after another, nearly 78676329dd splitting the ears.fd708a6892dbb3aa

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The men, not cdb2901791 even bothering to 989e683d3f take off their 90b065a934 shoes, climbed onto f6867f0535 the wooden porch bcc65241e6 and threw everything 2fc383c2c5 they could grab.356dd65196333999

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The sound of grandmother’s carefully crafted pottery breaking was deafening.9110622b78ee325b

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Eun-cho’s hands, usually occupied with preparing herbs or performing acupuncture, were far too delicate.ad974e26385fb2ed

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She was powerless to stop these vicious men’s violence alone.0163de526b0fbd71

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“You beasts that even tigers wouldn’t touch! Stop it!”eca12bebcf7d8371

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Her breath rose up cee59cb27c to her throat.43c70855e2c89fdc

Finally, giving up bac52a8c45 on stopping the d96fd516a9 men, Eun-cho ran 30c9d22b82 out to the 89bd32f0e9 courtyard.bf36bd9cb1da739d

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One shoe had be7029c57d fallen off and 007333df23 her hair was eacd1a562c disheveled, but even eb2d55f8eb so, the fierce 0bd1002ecf look in her 7f6ec2b8f3 eyes remained unbroken.5105f0e320050fbf

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“Hey.”e38ed99e74d6554f

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Euncho glared with e5e7937801 sharp eyes at a876273baa the man chewing 5b3a5fbec7 on a cigarette ab0ae0f524 filter.ba617fdc6b3dafc9

There was no use c35a730a5f in dealing with these 086c41585c small fry.605d4c1337877bd5

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Though he too was probably someone’s subordinate, he was clearly the head of this operation.5b92894668624039

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“Tell me what you want. You’ve caused enough damage by now.”2650a47b46a7e0a2

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Not wanting d58a898c4b to show 67e0e5ffab her fear, cf0e7aaf3c Eun-cho clenched 480d4956d3 her fists baa4f1b693 tightly.ac641938ff496995

The man 8a86350fdb who had 455e1dc7de been squatting b3dadc72a8 and chewing 8199e9b8c0 on his fecba44a63 cigarette suddenly 955fa2ded6 stood up a5a4e2077c at her ea1dfc0aba calm voice.f39bee341923a513

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He smiled mockingly f128bb218e as he slowly aa695d7322 closed the distance. His bloodshot eyes seemed e5542aa047 to sting.810cb7f6b31c90a9

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“Oh? Not even crying. Pretty tough, aren’t you?”691aa0d18c4ad7e9

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The man, with a d0cddea65f chilling scar near one 484d744897 eye, kicked the washbasin 00018a3505 by the tap.27b6ec315f8d56da

The washbasin flew ungracefully from his brutal kick and rolled at Eun-cho’s feet.473d49ae79e495cb

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The edge of 8646c2f007 the washbasin, having 73b7146d77 lost its original a503f6b0c8 shine from years 4c66ed884f of use, was 14b08a1a82 now badly dented.f0e13ac5a88cb759

It felt 1131ac0eba like looking cf91091697 at herself, 372f3013f7 making her 9a2a19d76a chest ache.e17ce1f351406011

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From her earliest memories, every corner of the old house where Eun-cho grew up bore grandmother’s touch.2e3382a2e12a35b6

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Though old, everything 518fb8b408 was clean and 722038b317 neat.7dc48527f8f4f9fe

Just watching 1e7b607af8 this old 7e006bcaa0 house being 334be1566a trampled by f03758731d strangers felt e77a005dac like her b2e9177fab body was 182c336ac9 being torn 957b5be3ef apart.4a5fae2272aa6e4a

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It was the first time she felt grateful that grandmother was in the hospital. And that Jeong-seok and Suji were tied up at the clinic and didn’t have to face this trouble.fbe4930ea026ca09

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It was enough that 6fa6ea908b she alone suffered this ef63f8c878 humiliation.8ece5d82801e52a3

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“Look, we don’t want to do such nasty things either. Just pay back the borrowed money, and everything will be clean.”48ab8481e25c2b6c

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The man carelessly 269c809c3b ground out his e3b73581a2 finished cigarette on b03dcda794 the floor.79744b64b84ad70f

Euncho stared at ffda92d2bd the blackened mark, cc7cd600e1 her eyes wide.7245a7ea7937231b

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A year ago, after 36c02842b6 grandfather passed away, aunt 04f44c9348 inherited the old house.b622b9c436cec1dc

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The reason given was c70d62746b that her cousin Cho b809ed1081 Tae Hee was sick 6141424e0e and needed a large 53ae75e124 sum of money.2bb5ea3bf66f3e08

It wasn’t long before they discovered that was a blatant lie.0a1b18580dad4b07

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Aunt had taken out loans to the limit using this house—passed down for generations—and grandmother’s workshop—where she’d spent her lifetime making pottery as a living national treasure—as collateral.411427402a4341bb

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Only recently did they learn that she’d thrown herself into a debt party with all sorts of cryptocurrency and stocks on top of that.4b80b23825d56395

Now even loan sharks were showing up—it couldn’t get any more rock bottom than this.9c903dacffb80c71

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“The person who borrowed money is someone else. Stop causing trouble and get out.”e27d8173b2438379

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“You little… your mouth is quite foul despite your looks, huh?”2050bfd9f374d6a9

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Just give us the money. Then we’ll leave.f0817e4b71d1328f

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The man’s words scraped harshly at her ears.0d7248352dd844f0

The debt, cd190005b6 which had 79667071dc grown and d4f5a38b91 grown, had a23a5d0224 long since 34815db15f surpassed the 6d967990cc original amount.46478fae0a9757d8

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They realized 4297967900 this far 9e8a7a566f too late.728e5c9109163d03

They probably used 0af1788f10 dirty tactics to 06b4a9c514 extract as much 85cd69c9de interest as possible.52278e93a5157bbc

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Through this gang of thugs, Eun-cho learned there were lawless zones where law and common sense didn’t apply.79c26aec0c78198a

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They were rude and e9b618d941 brutal enough to make d170309562 her realize just how af9fee67f1 naively she had been 9659756192 living.02b2dbb21a0701be

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“Ugh.”4f7494c68ec7ed59

“If you don’t have money, we could cut open your belly. Might find something useful there, right, Miss Fancy Doctor? Hm?”d5f62072f1bf91ab

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In the blink of an eye, the man grabbed Eun-cho’s hair.4c5a68273af12525

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Her head 0e9002518a was yanked 14cae075cf back with 2687f245f6 pain that ce66108fe1 felt like 8be017a8a6 her scalp b5f39371ca would tear 01ce719c6b off.b973bf50d406db50

His satisfied smile b153ec8cd7 looked like that a6adf99248 of a monster.d58e5b0a8f9e3a44

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It was b7ac2142dd a scene f43027ebeb completely at d7c1eaa48d odds with ddd1b727ba the clear fd01591ee6 autumn sky.093344f9500ccf67

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“Let go!”93d15bb9aa97b563

“Need to teach you some manners, kid.”23bcc949be5887c6

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“I’m not a kid! I’m old enough!”7d42068a7f26d25a

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Eun-cho kicked the man’s shin with all her might.b32f6498eff010a3

As if he hadn’t expected this kind of resistance, his stance wavered, creating an opening.94c023364cb2a308

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With do-or-die determination, she bit down hard on the man’s hand.810e4dbc5d31bbd8

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“Argh! You vicious bitch!”c7a37f564cf33608

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A strong smell b4b5437f34 of stale cigarettes 14ca6754bf washed over her, cae9ad9cd4 and her mouth dcb9d4247f felt fishy and 61b73a0f7a heavy.e75c3cc90348a513

The man, ce82b7f917 grimacing intensely, 079e0989b4 began shaking 67d10dcf22 his arm 7d8e7b37d2 violently.ab021abc85cb86cc

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Even as she was f7e0377203 being shaken around, Eun-cho a9806fa5c7 hung on like a 546c2609f9 mad dog.fa7f5979fa8bad3f

But when another man grabbed her nape and forcefully pulled her away, her slender body couldn’t hold on.519edb3707b3da3e

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Eun-cho stumbled, was 4efb6477fd thrown far, hit 89a13c92d3 the main gate, db788dbdbb and collapsed to e728389829 the ground.010c58f95cffdc61

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The old bf3f097323 wooden gate bd5d3cf566 of the 8e0c0efb9b house shook 2fa2e6b196 heavily, making 7723b737f0 it feel 20c8504a42 like even a5893209bb the stone 951da58de7 walls were 2ef9b6bda2 trembling.1d9e7b06225d0da8

The impact was so strong that her shoulder hurt to the point she couldn’t breathe for a moment.daba07f0017b61a9

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“Oh? Seems we have an earlier guest?”a2fd2e11d0abbbad

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That’s when it happened.94a501da56f7854e

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A low, b4074b2f51 dry voice 8fca990032 cut through 80ade57c88 the surroundings.e4b4f59be033c0bc

Even amid cbc4a96569 the sounds 5f41695a79 of things 640a4ba5ec breaking and 10d0c71e6b shattering, that 046d753ad4 carelessly dropped 76389bc567 voice was 055d21f4db distinctly clear.fcda1d59c3ae53a4

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Eun-cho looked e063e9e0d6 at the 0af3fc6d8b unfamiliar man 4d8d8d89ed crossing the 64f1245ed8 courtyard.45d90eca77186bae

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The man e03822e5ba stepped between 81d2e5f94f the thug 447013bf8f and Eun-cho 1a2b9f014f as leisurely 5a05bd0c1d as if 2c00c8f23c it were a08c940b13 his own 4bc01d4540 home.56d4ee9c9e4651d4

From his 822343c1d6 spotless shoes 3080bef658 to his 253f5e5ff8 crisply pressed 54a4118d66 suit, the 8a9a159fbc man exuded 41155928fa a somewhat e9ef2fa904 roguish atmosphere.58570764c30b1bcf

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She had to lift her head quite high to see the man’s face.50dcad92cb681fdf

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An abyss. His pitch-black, mineral-like eyes were so deep you couldn’t see inside them.ad3fe106739ca434

As if enchanted, she 1adcf6c0c2 stared at his sharp 1388c2edb1 eyes with their slightly d02b79a2d6 upturned corners, and for aaa6c9fd3a a moment her mouth 11fb651efd went dry.8edc4c2ddf1c6baf

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“…”1f95ac1251faac3f

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The man, b0adc6aab1 briefly meeting eff68b246f her gaze, 785bc5d28d smiled faintly.b9f7fbfe5ed4e6d7

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As if f94d143889 meeting someone 24418fb2c3 he knew.18242f218f7d4efc

It seemed clear he was smiling at her, but his intentions couldn’t be understood.a9cd316845703337

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“Shall we clean up this mess?”864f432dfd3059fd

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The man gestured d05f5abad6 with his chin, d9d60f943b his white shirt c6711403db sleeves carelessly rolled 302d4350f5 up.816a03a9bc4741c9

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A feeling of being 3db0938030 crushed by sheer presence. Just by standing 52e8900e26 quietly in the ad2470bd5f same space, his c75ca91f05 overwhelming aura made a2bd39b69c even the thugs 49c6f1eef0 hesitate.66671166fdad1d2f

The air 264ca3432e around the 39c549c0bc man seemed 86fe7eb35b to become 6db20eb847 densely taut.9c8a5d7b79e500fd

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“Who the hell is this bastard?”be78c17eb9c12f9c

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The loan shark’s curse toward the unexpected visitor broke the tension.a15e62352bde2dca

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Though one might expect e28a040148 someone to turn back f5747cf7d8 in fear after seeing c66fc1a9a7 such chaos, the man c37afd4532 was excessively calm.959b7583ac98c246

Like someone 00bc23d3b3 very familiar 9ec395c277 with such a7d8e0ba4f situations.38adc8202d898097

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“Hmm, I’m looking for the Bongsuji area.”f645be14ecfb534a

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His cool, long eyes 62d44ffedd swept back and forth 27e4f87056 between the rough-looking man 8815570898 and Eun-cho.e627fb2e13a55346

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His sharp gaze stopped at Eun-cho’s face.42fac220c7588399

His persistent stare d3212b927e stayed fixed as dbdbbfa56d if glued.c90f9f858399a1ba

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Her neck 32701c8505 stiffened with b5b8e55fa5 tension under 9346755fc3 his gaze, 41f7ddae43 which was a027fcac4e rude in 835da9f9b7 its directness.a45d24f4a57b0795

Despite his eyes 158b0d95d2 showing no particular b942666721 interest or emotion.186344e296abc7a2

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In the 2c76941196 end, Eun-cho 06a3780dc3 was the 6328ec3c32 first to 94b07f085b break eye de5e0a0467 contact.673e77f7b1ec1bc4

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Her eyes narrowed considerably.5dbaa3761b1bd492

If this suddenly 5c0c52db28 appeared man was fd77acaead looking for her 372c573537 friend Su-ji, who 04522b902b was currently on b417613741 a love escape, d6210192c2 this situation would 8e35dcc000 be equally uncomfortable.e81950d120a8f144

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“This bastard’s getting cocky for no reason?”a944f8993a61b538

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The thug thrust 34aec4d5d5 his fist quickly.b960a60cf8064c43

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The man simply caught the flying fist with one hand and twisted the arm behind the thug’s back. Without any impact at all.d20b1415cc6af4ba

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“Argh!”d9956a962f6eff86

“Boss!”900bf37927073ef5

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At the sudden scream, 676f9d57d2 all the thugs who 2cd47b3748 had been ransacking the e56b98cf20 house came rushing out 74f0b7a635 at once.bf2d424622b9e7c2

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Though the gangsters boldly surrounded the man, they couldn’t move easily since their boss was the one caught.bc1de956ddf210ad

Even among the burly men, the tall man’s presence wasn’t diminished—rather, he stood out even more.bb6aa209b8836ca9

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He was a man who didn’t fit at all in this rural corner.2e4037a19f69eb20

It was then that f3f2430287 his lips, which had 0c38b454ff been notably out of 0b46cca859 place with the scenery, 391a244ac0 opened again.c33625dbfe385608

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“No respect for hierarchy. No manners either.”fa4cdb729d5f3de9

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At his carelessly dropped words, Eun-cho’s eyes wavered slightly.20ad023bf74d495e

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A heavy yet a3f409ce0c soft vetiver scent 9a8f01e369 invaded her nose.0f044ed1474d4db5

As soon b50c276083 as their d36c945955 eyes met, 29d70a1dd5 the stranger 1d0ff9094c gave a 52152c583e smooth smile.01234e846298f66f

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It was a clean face that didn’t match this chaos at all.ebe8ca7025a7629c

Ridiculously, that smile only 8b1683e06b intensified the explosive tension.eaac7b6f5bbc9630

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“Want help?”b6f493652e70bd31

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The man, still holding the thug’s arm twisted behind his back, asked Eun-cho.4ee8727b96daa89c

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Though he smiled gently, he couldn’t completely erase his inherently intimidating aura and delinquent-like quality.6ace7213e61dded3

Though he was qualitatively 3a7014e351 different from those small-time 1223d89b98 thugs.16968cb541262876

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For a moment, Eun-cho d0e11a2dcb thought hard.e9a5fb6995f3ab50

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Clearly, those f45570bf71 loan sharks 4755fa8ab8 were villains, 5e551e3fa4 but why 17ce978c85 did this ae3766aba6 man feel 5b47d1fbfa like an 24efa98c24 even more 256e784568 dangerous villain?4acae95457c6597d

Her instincts warned 528e2d0165 her not to 9d5c5e73af grab his offered d4c59f9055 hand.a84fe6a91810b7af

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“Of course, it’s not free.”6f0cae9f28b4f8ef

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Since I don’t have a hobby of volunteering.e7c29f9bb4a5813b

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He smiled 505f234dda smoothly again.d00192381995a5d4

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As if suggesting she c435e131de could back out anytime.ae36fb46c42cbd86

It was a polite yet dangerous smile that didn’t match his crooked tone.a1ae781cc1e4fa56

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