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    Eun-cho wanted to tell him that she was overheating because he was so close, to just get away from her. But with his gaze locked on her face, she couldn’t open her mouth.3ff641ed88f2e84f

    “Why are you being so stubborn?”ad6ea384975a2080

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    His low voice 9f076757ba scratched powerfully at 6ca62503ba her ear.7a06be7a964aee42

    Tae-san leaned even closer to Eun-cho, who didn’t answer.f65ea271dbb1d441

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    Could there have been 628c26f4da alcohol in that peach 1c382c5853 champagne?2a51ad8325da1115

    It shouldn’t have made her drunk—it was practically just juice—but she felt her neck and ears burning up.b1b0898e287c5b0d

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    He’d only taken one step closer, but Tae-san’s shadow loomed so large it felt like she was about to be devoured.698da50881b2bf5c

    It wasn’t his usual arrogant look. There was a heat in his gaze that she couldn’t meet, so Eun-cho turned her head away.ffa82f169e94b9a1

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    She’d been standing firm, holding on for dear life, but it felt like she was finally about to crumble. She just wanted to escape this situation.cdec41449bc67a1c

    “Just a sec, I need to use the restroom.”128fbcb2ea826c33

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    Surely he wouldn’t follow her into the bathroom. Eun-cho pushed past him and all but ran into the restroom.f0014f055195182b

    If she could, she’d splash cold water on her face to cool it down, but with makeup on, even that was difficult.b703223beaccac74

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    “Lee Eun-cho.”d918e055d57f39b1

    Then she a28508d677 felt a 313791ad2f sharp presence 2ad93d55b9 behind her.dcf28836f40323df

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    It was Mrs. Jung, her ff8638302b face filled 1cb7be1ccb with anger, 4dd281a314 having followed d31be8bd46 her in.4e6c45f3ab59ca70

    Arms crossed tightly, dd7614c2a9 she looked incredibly 960ce024ab threatening.4bf8e118e6b86b01

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    She must have 88cc7ec005 been watching me 7a4570cfbb the whole time.c0dada72f79c7fd2

    She probably followed d9834654da her the second 546e198857 she got up. She must 70cbe395f0 have been 90c9a2e9e8 waiting for 2099e49d64 this moment, 1eafba8732 when Eun-cho 3267ac3c2b was alone eac434b552 without Ryu 41311f7601 Tae-san as d900df0eaf her shield.ab610658b65e0e0b

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    “Is there something you wanted?”321a95db6afa8f04

    “I have so many grievances with you, I couldn’t just stand by.”363e29335dbdae1f

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    Since the inauguration ceremony wasn’t over yet, it was just Mrs. Jung and Eun-cho in the restroom.638569aa4f15e590

    What kind of things 8f86e3e3cd will she say this bfe3cf161b time to rile me 72a3f4f3d9 up?Eun-cho sighed before they bfebd1b233 even started talking.72bbaf7e0179ab06

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    “So you’re having the time of your life, huh? You think this spot is yours now that Yuri’s gone? Don’t get the wrong idea.”48d02d473a2b0cdb

    Right away with the cffbd22fd4 accusations.63d89e099ce18107

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    This woman has a 889f8b4557 real problem with delusions.867e6a5ff75c951e

    She still couldn’t accept that her husband had another family before they started theirs. That’s why she treated her, the product of that family, like a bastard.1a6d1c6df046f1a2

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    “It seems like I’ve finally become a useful child to my father. He even introduced me to Chairman Ryu as his daughter.”2835e8e9d51ecae1

    “Who’s the daughter? My daughter is the only one!”cdf8c96bc633116d

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    It all started because her father introduced her as “his daughter” in front of Chairman Ryu.26e60c142a21bea6

    She purposefully 3f6725837a poked at 10d9d00f5c that sore d701a3f9ea spot, and 4f87d457d5 it was de05684598 quite a e289fd4ad8 sight to acb9cfaf52 see her 2d19e9b18c explode like 54535342be that.f04108e8f04d706f

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    Plus, Chairman Ryu had even mentioned “his wife,” so Mrs. Jung, who had a huge complex about Eun-cho’s mother, was probably losing her mind.46b7a990b5e02b84

    There’s no way to win against someone who’s dead.77459c47012c6472

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    To Mrs. Jung, Eun-cho’s mother was an opponent she could never catch up to, no matter how hard she tried.ff57395f4d0a5e3e

    She had no 1aff7e33cf idea why her 1f2ae0d6e6 animosity towards her 49a6cbc7d6 mother was so 3ee1e75203 great.3e810ecbd6987c34

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    “Why didn’t you say that in front of my father earlier?”4c0aed50170aaacb

    “You really…! How dare you!”df69f45177409da7

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    “Or you could’ve told Chairman Ryu that you’re the only ‘wife’.”a75c0635f3c45781

    How can 0be8eb31f6 she be c2493f3dae so transparent?b60f6c09d4b6705c

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    She was ea355adebb smiling so 56245790c1 hard her f654692f05 lips were a18d733ca1 trembling in 3c140525b4 front of 781a6ca7a8 her father ab26d2844e and Chairman b709bcb5ec Ryu, but e908a7a14a she came cb841e68fe to her 0a17bd8cf6 to vent fa036b77be her anger.f36fc49774be9d78

    “You’re just like your mother. You’re shameless, just like her.”6ae1649332140e2a

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    “How much money do you need this time? I’m so sick and tired of the Go family.”f1d1f70938a9f001

    When she was younger, 543e166fa2 Mrs. Jung seemed 598e50b993 like a 205f3b16b0 formidable person 77007402ec when she 5a0bb45a53 was acting 897867e929 violently.ff0222a331ddd97f

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    She hadn’t met her many times, but she was always scared and afraid of her, because she would change completely when they were alone and say terrible things.dfa3d45ce156d9e4

    Now that I see it, she’s smaller than me.e17ee230d72b8b76

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    What was she b12ab1fb55 so afraid of 10cbededc0 back then?95db41d954e23540

    Even in the hall just now, she shrunk back from Mrs. Jung’s force, like she always did.0230e055d55cb3dc

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    Eun-cho straightened her back cc4bd334f4 on purpose.e0ad0a6e47908f07

    She didn’t want to be wronged anymore without having done anything wrong.5edd4b91402601ad

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    “My husband only needs you for a little while. He doesn’t think of you as a daughter. If he really thought of you as a daughter, would he have let you wander around outside?”b625cf750a5288bb

    “Same here, lady.”55f61da4a119204d

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    Her temples throbbed as 04a5d77320 she started to realize fda099a3fb she was getting angry.73ad77708c5c5ec9

    Eun-cho wanted f299b6e113 to end 3d3976bd69 this tiring 19ade2bdb6 conversation.caaffc2ab5b902b3

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    A short tinnitus was 8d32dc7048 constantly ringing in her fd372695b0 ears like a warning b594eb3848 sound.1189dfb3da795e05

    “What? Lady?”1013966ffee5fb60

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    “I won’t bother saying goodbye since you wouldn’t want it.”de3aad7f0216e0ae

    Eun-cho turned around, be813e695e speaking calmly.e8de9bf4a8006780

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    She refused 90c783c6bb to be 75d9d84c4d treated like 41d45756b6 a beggar 91aa9f22c2 who had 1641623dc4 received charity, f5df12eb54 let alone f356ba4061 being treated b65a7e7801 like a 795799ef6d bastard.6b15927a782fc731

    “How much more are you going to squeeze out of him, using Ryu Tae-san as a front?”b402cf817044ddf4

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    See, even if you fe95cb11e8 give them a little 6d99f707b3 gap, they treat you f8bc2b9f0b like a beggar and 508ba68c11 a thief.a7f47b71ddf0c059

    “Isn’t it enough that you’ve been taking child support all this time?”0f9b7daf609db17e

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    Child support?7e82651818816f28

    Eun-cho stopped in her 98baddd789 tracks, ready to ignore 2167dd5127 her and turn around.614883cd4c619e88

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    According to 2c19123a28 her grandmother e04cf1a374 and aunt, 7752a39952 her father 9b71c2c786 had never 1d91aea7cd sent her a30da83607 any child 451ac605d7 support.e84a7556719f9505

    Her aunt was always saying that she didn’t have enough money and that it was too hard to raise Tae-hee and her alone.97e07b92aa35a82c

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    “Child support?”e16846e7bd9ae848

    “All the while you were growing up, he paid monthly child support, university tuition, and even the deposit for your apartment. That shameless Go Hwa-ran even took business funds over and over again. Don’t tell me you’re going to play dumb and pretend you didn’t know?”af2b4941c7c320f8

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    Her breath caught 9b7dbd2e3b in her throat.328f510c61d88704

    Had her aunt been taking the child support all along and pretending she hadn’t received it?eca603bc4131e36c

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    University tuition, apartment deposit, 9e0b1bf3b5 and even business funds?3f94d1e97e657791

    It was like 206ab193d8 an onion, peeling 75470debdc away layers and 7f4f9fb9a0 layers of rotten d9df900122 skin.2e9f71260671ec79

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    “Ugh…”510c97fed2dac779

    Why had her 1c6950f333 father kept his 8efc12ff5b mouth shut about 455bf3bd80 all this, even bd1f017d09 though he knew?194941e5c78d1cb9

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    He hadn’t even made a single excuse when she went to him to get the child support in a lump sum.105d83da7d7cf65e

    Eun-cho bit down ac734bbf52 hard on the c7303d09e8 soft flesh inside 0a4aa0d213 her mouth.737b5c069533f72e

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    Even as she 6ee7c15562 criticized him for 7eab8a249c being a hypocrite, a04676c1f9 she wanted to c2773f658e believe in her fdf462fe6a father in the ffd896161b corner of her d5d92db601 heart.8da14cd544fe1c07

    Even though she 9af27cc604 knew it was a254bc5190 a hope that 779ff7ac0a would crumble every 21dd536234 time.f73b90246dc98dc8

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    Whether it was then, when she didn’t know anything, or now when she knew everything.33b4fa9f7ee16e8f

    Gosh, this is such 7443e68e6d a hopeless crush.6d2e65009dde82fd

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    He even made it so that she couldn’t just hate him.043e5fa92da2d76a

    “If you have even a shred of conscience, don’t even think about acting like it’s a big deal that you got my husband a mere president’s seat.”01da789f760ac99b

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    “…”936ba9654a58ddec

    “Compared to what you’ve taken all this time, it’s just a drop in the ocean, right?”83323e4f40b7e6cd

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    How was she supposed to accept this double standard, where he kept his mouth shut about child support but didn’t hesitate to sell his daughter for his own success?8f09261c0fd0450d

    “Should I be offering congratulations for securing a position that might not even last a few years—all at the cost of your own daughter?”48d86fa457293f2f

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    Mrs. Jung trembled at her 41057ec6bc sharply pointed words.e546c6b1a10944c1

    She didn’t think even a bit about the wounds she had inflicted.2f0ec6deaf763236

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    It seemed like c3a3d80da6 the conversation would 5451f88cb4 just go around f6c378fdbd in circles, no 982f986734 matter what she 65f55036e0 said.d25b64eb4c96c3b4

    Since they weren’t trying to listen to each other, there was no way the conversation could move forward.247109e59697fbc7

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    “That brazen girl. It’s obvious since she grew up in the Go family.”c815a240f7c7fa7e

    She was ea55316bbf the kind dc691ff635 of person 2774962725 who would 84d0744994 never realize e0ddabf825 that the c6657c6311 bad karma 5c8013945c she was c445c8ac4b making with 8413ca27ea her mouth 7c80ad30f5 would return 76d57b6061 to her 250437b499 daughter.8a97000af21295e2

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    Euncho refused to 4d7c7601af waste another word 8dc96b4ca0 on someone so d37c98b73e utterly beneath her 4f8ae959b4 and stepped out 32f093d3c6 of the restroom.e65a1bbc60d60972

    And then 9df0d60c38 she stopped 8907a44280 abruptly.b4a2cfee5eb12458

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    “…”9cf02f3aaf2a414b

    Ryu Tae-san a2fc78bd0a was standing 0f888f6a73 just three 95db8e94bf steps away.7a956e35771569ff

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    His head tilted e21a042d82 to the side.c6897521b4ad36b6

    Did he 4e99475004 hear everything?56659f2fce4bfa3a

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    She’d been caught at her lowest by the person she least wanted to show it to.3dacfd3ceb1b1581

    She closed her burning 96101f9513 eyelids tightly.b4a1bfa5bd53dd81

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    Before her swaying e81704e6c5 body could fall dc322b4b52 to the floor, 86c4f853a1 Tae-san caught her.5782c86e7e2b6a9e

    Like this man 27376de49c said, it was e386d3974b becoming a habit b7e53ea070 to fall into ebec43584e his arms again.864cd88587fd5343

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    “Listen carefully, Lee Eun-cho.”15a2007ac9e2327d

    “…”19e45477a5b2f19c

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    “If someone hits you once, you hit them ten times. Don’t think about the consequences.”0d6b2bb48a391b38

    In other words, don’t get pushed around.f357ae2764bcaed1

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    Eun-cho felt reassured 9227aad7b7 when she saw c7059d9692 Ryu Tae-san scowling ac45fa0467 as he coldly f5b43d5d84 recited the words, 2cb62c5c14 his face angrier 39a32921ef than hers.045e688080b271c1

    This man is f1cbf96299 being extremely sincere.a56805e55a822fc9

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    It really a4dc03d841 felt like e3795a6f83 Tae-san would dc29e16e40 take care 1f9b029dd8 of everything, d08f614dcb even if bd08c8b769 she recklessly 3dcc95ddbf caused trouble a9ed13f9c8 without thinking 80eca6e723 about the daac45ced5 consequences.cea57553853a819d

    When she thought about 61a5b953f7 that, she smiled without 47548753d8 realizing it.40fb9c5915ecb149

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    “You’re smiling now?”300485cf800b7c1f

    “Is it because you’re saying something so serious in front of the women’s restroom?”cac403d445aaa369

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    Eun-cho stood up straight, 62fba5b756 fighting off her dizziness.d216531155782ab6

    Tae-san frowned as if he didn’t like the fact that Eun-cho was trying to solve things on her own until the end, rather than relying on him.7d13cd36f79ce39a

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    Just then, Mrs. Jung was coming out of the restroom and stopped for a moment when she recognized Tae-san’s face.c8598227629431bb

    It was no wonder 479048fff1 she was surprised, having 229fe2c779 just unleashed all her 07c2b9789c anger and then running 5fe827d8cb into Tae-san.28c46bbf114d3df0

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    Tae-san walked 4ff622ac93 towards Mrs. Jung with 26cde6b6e0 long strides.aaa51279408ba3c8

    “Mrs. Jung?”911b810c13e1e365

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    “Oh, I didn’t expect to see Managing Director Ryu here.”80c683e895133f7e

    Mrs. Jung responded with 4922032f2d an awkward smile 4584f7e22d to his polite 585537ef53 address.f7e82c9f2d1b178e

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    Tae-san took 0f2e2c62a9 out a 1dd2ff0845 money clip b4abdbbbe5 from his faa968ff20 inner pocket.e27972b8c35ad712

    He grabbed a 79e8d935c5 few crisp, neatly 107f9b08f6 ironed bills and 3497ba35b0 handed them to 8030936fb1 Mrs. Jung.f6f4fd35a1bc8161

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    “Please take care of the restroom cleaning. It seems like flies keep gathering because it’s not being cleaned properly.”a5c40d4572b04ec2

    So he 3d8c1ce348 was talking 8047478048 about her e12eee3276 when he 2e2832e659 said cleaning 970c4b3e7a lady?865fd7f24dde2603

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    Tae-san smiled to the end, kindly pressing the bills into Mrs. Jung’s frozen hand.bb9e6bf2581ae76c

    Mrs. Jung, who e74fe72da1 had been 030f1dc0d9 treated like 7d5912002b a cleaning 639c6ba244 lady and 6d54fa283b a fly cf9570f132 in an 2d4279aeab instant, was 9d6a5a6091 shocked and fd8b2087b1 dumbfounded.415f5417f1d1ae1f

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    “I’m a professional at throwing money around. Don’t try to show off your money in front of me.”a86ea01fd03b44b6

    “Managing Director Ryu, what is this…?!”3f785d95dfb4bb1a

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    “I can’t tolerate anyone damaging what’s mine. Keep that in mind.”985790361aaf5d5a

    His last 65335aafd7 words were 2c195e2a6b cold, without 27a02e8efa a trace f87eaaa92c of a 48e247cf46 smile.566e07662c6ec40e

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    He turned 370228e818 back to 09c705e9ce Eun-cho.bac820ccca47b2bf

    Eun-cho watched him 847f3beeaf ruthlessly suppress his 897f1eb008 opponent like a f7e1f4bdc7 gangster and thought.8443a1ddacc9424c

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    Oh, that man is 016274f3ad on my side.ef17a83f30b2196a

    Ridiculously.fe98449bdea51bbd

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    “Let’s go, honey.”d8bc5288f15d8786

    Maybe it’s okay to trust him, just a little.ce3dd7a5204b7d0c

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