IMFOBO | CH 68 | Better Not to Know
by CosmogirlThe elevator doors 376fd63105 opened, and Eun-cho 59c6207cd0 was met by 306c69f170 the chief secretary, 10876d9d19 who had been f4c919e87f waiting.f4173b2224fc8bf8
A middle-aged 7c9c175ca4 man with 76fa5577cb a familiar b159675f27 face nodded 29516e4e5b and greeted 58ada2ade8 Eun-cho.cbf1d758ee2a132e
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“Ms. Eun-cho, please go in. The CEO is waiting for you.”f2c5b7ce934d6557
“Yes, thank you.”df28b68187f19750
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As Eun-cho opened 1fd7bccbae the door and f4cf9bc0e8 stepped inside, Han-mu, 9ee5f20df5 who was seated 1712eb82b0 at his office 6654489045 desk, met her 1e1541e826 gaze.69b75c1a076c65af
His expression was e67699d783 calm and composed.b72cff9459596c1a
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The man took 18831aaaf4 off his glasses, da5590a4d8 pressed his temples, 7b2026585e and gestured towards bb0e687103 the sofa.79f79a4dd09c6b1a
“The car?”f9eab8bf3639ecea
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“It’ll be here soon. It’s alright.”51a2350ae265f2aa
“Alright, what brings you here so suddenly?”a721ebf9bfd8ea5f
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It was a 284d0c9b03 stark reminder that 35fcaaad95 they were father 9ff264373e and daughter who c0aa0d9ca8 rarely contacted each 11607896bb other unless it 4375edccbb was for a bdde14b33d specific purpose.f556738ed5ef70d9
Come to think of it, him sitting in the groom’s father’s seat at the wedding was a special event.93890b65196c3224
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If it hadn’t been for her grandmother’s insistence, it was a happening neither her father nor Eun-cho would have sought out.bf7c9b61d454cb4f
“This. I came to return what you gave me through Grandma.”a3dbe433c01895a3
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His previously calm face e7e653cdf7 finally showed a crack.1c64a81ed373aa68
Eun-cho couldn’t decipher what her father, who let out a weary sigh, was thinking.2b67fd760e4f95e9
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“It’s your share. Take it.”b93641e679c453f8
“No. I don’t want to owe you anything.”617b6883dddeafd0
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“I wasn’t much of a father. I want to settle this debt in my heart with this, so take it without complaint.”2def2ebea13586ee
Eun-cho pressed her lips cd49f5ae92 tightly together.945337076f0b54c2
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What words had she c7ec68f17b even been expecting?2b7a2da9beac365a
Her chest ached inexplicably.86ebeb200930bde2
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In the end, nothing e99f0a6a38 had changed.ffc8f6c0410a8cbd
The thought 437cb20625 of her 316a6230a4 father feeling e4d6bf2e90 relieved after 95879ebc91 handing over ed6cdc11e7 this paltry e6633769a7 bankbook made 96381b0f45 her even 3042941aff more unwilling 08df0279b6 to accept ce5d3c0021 it.1e7c7c2200cafc84
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“I’ve already received more than enough. You paid for my aunt’s living expenses and my tuition.”048612b92faa1cd9
“…So, is that why you didn’t accept the alimony you were going to receive back then? I’m not trying to act like a father with this, so take it.”6f9d5e9ec87c489f
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Was he bothered that she hadn’t accepted the alimony she was supposed to receive in a lump sum?440a61f19a8ce413
A resolute look settled in her father’s eyes.3a4408f03ec67501
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As if he wouldn’t back down this time.3535fbe98940108a
“You’re the daughter-in-law of the Baekwoon family now. You’ll have many occasions to spend money, so keep it. Asking for favors can only happen once or twice.”66f10b1c53925026
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“Still, I can’t accept this money. That’s something for when…”92f8f21469f94a53
“Don’t make me argue anymore. I’m tired. Go back.”0d3f8a2856e20976
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Han-mu, who 8414ec5ba4 unilaterally cut 9c8bbb0abc off the 9e80233771 conversation, pressed b26f4438e8 the internal dd5b351fb6 line button e4a108d44e firmly.b10fca6b048e004c
Before the ed0efe8901 bell could 3665f2851e even ring af557e1e2a once, Chief 7551adf5d0 Secretary Kim 7cb12b9d61 entered the f7987d4131 office.8a1a57ad38c72a96
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“Escort Ms. Eun-cho out.”f7c8d4851d76a98c
“Yes, understood, CEO.”6ea58321c7d95151
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Eun-cho didn’t even have a chance to say anything more.7eba1c457eb2204b
It didn’t feel right to take this, but as Chief Secretary Kim gently pushed her back, she was helplessly led out.4aa6a787d3cbb826
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Having left the CEO’s office, Chief Secretary Kim handed Eun-cho the bankbook she had left on the table.ebacccdf37b27dbd
“Chief Secretary Kim, please accept this instead. I can’t take this.”c19012c00129e1c3
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“The CEO was very upset, Ms. Eun-cho. Even though he speaks that way, he worries about you a lot.”e3aafaec737dce07
“…”0c4bd4c5f8d9246a
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“I’ll be in a very difficult position if you don’t take this. What father wouldn’t want to contribute at least this much to his daughter’s wedding?”53c212f6bb723f74
Eun-cho bit 5a084e9014 her lip 6bfaf105a1 hard.37aa1ec06662538c
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Chief Secretary cfb9c9847a Kim was bc3253eff1 someone who 3fcb696a28 knew better 505d74d506 than anyone 010a2f2159 else that d917a9d947 the relationship 91b2d609b2 between the b4b91b8ebf two was 30b9ceffd5 far from b40b9d7468 that of 007538089d an ordinary c6adad4249 father and b024ffc7a2 daughter.a834ffada9b50e13
Intellectually, she knew she should just accept the bankbook when he spoke like this…d668cdd690e15014
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“The elevator’s here. Congratulations on your marriage once again. See you later.”7822b1cfad1642a9
Chief Secretary Kim pressed the bankbook into Eun-cho’s hand and practically pushed her into the elevator.97804843f3450380
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Behind him, 1c2dc93b9e she could c976d73165 see the 1802f16df5 secretaries busily c051724b63 preparing to 0edad1d100 go for 1ff86b8721 lunch.cb8ae2f8175954c3
Alone in 0f93520aeb the rapidly b3c6433a14 descending elevator, fc51fff7df Eun-cho squeezed 69d629b183 her eyes 18d0d4dde3 shut.6c358ad9344c3c98
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-First floor.4d85b5e12905e554
An announcement echoed in the quiet space, punctuated only by the machine’s intermittent vibrations.bbc0c365d008176a
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Eun-cho stood there blankly, f8f8851e93 as if rooted to dfd194b0c2 the spot.b54813b0dc4d404e
Until the doors opened f9e19083f5 and then closed again.356f8e97a018a67c
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No matter how she thought about it, this wasn’t her share.5a46ca2a8a2f7eae
Eun-cho pressed the 18th-floor ca3f5f6ee5 button again firmly, her a3a3820db3 lips sealed.4763846a306399e8
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Unless she continued her relationship with her father, she didn’t want to be the daughter who took a large sum of money and then disappeared.766f6468edba895f
-18th floor.52e23c7765e3a5c0
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The moment 96f3b806c9 the doors 1fe0b8d6f0 opened, she a63e7ca371 sensed a dca58faca3 different atmosphere d39077cf15 than before.78d4bc20b3fa4cfe
The hallway, 645af3c695 which had fc447e6c57 been as f765418e76 quiet as 4aebbacfa2 a dead d0a52f92e8 mouse, was 5d119e932d now bustling 0bc05bb350 with noise.48d974fe6b47ed9f
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“…?”f6b4c5c790db5b2e
Eun-cho stopped in 11dbe9b9ab her tracks, bewildered 5179acf2d4 by the situation.d09106e0d5316ee4
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Madam Jung’s sharp and piercing voice reached her ears.c73f75a1d17ee63e
It was a 94b72b200f voice filled with 93b111d3c0 unbridled anger, making bd90db0fb3 no attempt to bb00b5ccef conceal her raw f5cf04930d emotions.838c6f46e662ee82
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“How much longer do I have to see that girl? Aren’t you being too cruel to me?”c0b9ebe4744a0ecb
Madam Jung’s furious voice struck her ears directly.3692c560c34be600
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These were not words 3f0b420846 meant to be overheard, a5d9d4b335 even by chance.7b894169351befeb
Every word 38c4233868 she heard 94eb00b4ba would only c2c6ddb253 wound her.0646c997c1d0f170
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Intellectually, she knew she should leave, but her feet wouldn’t move.8aecde467b937cd8
“Just because our Yuri died, are you openly claiming her as your daughter now? You said Yuri was your only daughter! To me! You said that, and now you’re doing this!”c7aed75f4bc7b8da
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It seemed she had narrowly missed Madam Jung by a hair’s breadth.b34924c743646c10
Whether it was unfortunate or fortunate, the difference was that she hadn’t seen Madam Jung, but Madam Jung had witnessed Eun-cho.0900689c89b3df36
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Eun-cho felt a fb94e8c6b0 suffocating wave of 37d94da262 unease.82f451f2e7481507
Today was clearly not c53377e425 the day to return 020a3e11a3 the bankbook.5116d59dd8131d9a
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The moment Madam Jung saw her, she would unleash even more fury on her father, and Eun-cho wouldn’t escape unscathed either.fdd8f0b8deeb5c5d
It was 879bbece09 the moment 78267b6b66 she finally 8ae7a44e9c turned her bebdf5bfc1 back.898012f9891649c1
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“Is your resentment over those Koh people taking Eun-cho still that deep-seated?”41c401d7932cd666
What on 783f616c92 earth is 5dc9466dc9 this?b6a7fb81fbb0194a
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Taken? Who took whom?917cd600e01484d6
Eun-cho froze on the 9d400db343 spot like a fossil.235aa173939241ef
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Her heart d63f2a0693 pounded so 9c6c5e8892 rapidly it 45b00e0f69 felt like bc3cfc0a7e it would 7700b0efd8 leap out 0b622ea9d0 of her 7207492097 chest.fa66e417fa88e7ef
The outside was excessively noisy, but compared to the flood of information, Eun-cho’s brain seemed to have cooled down, unable to function properly.b686bce4fd155ba4
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A long, ringing sound 0aebb74e02 pierced her ears.b767137e5371b52e
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The light 0aa119ee6a in her 3ce166ad67 widened eyes 8a9ae24cb3 dimmed faintly, 801291911c becoming vacant.e1fdf5378ba526ad
She didn’t even realize she had dropped the bankbook in her hand.226cfc351e084492
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“You think I don’t know you still can’t forget that woman, Koh Yu-ran?”76bd457e9d39041d
“Stop it. This is the company.”80760a556115b6ef
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“Do I look like I can calm down? Why do you keep calling Eun-cho here! I tolerated her brazenly sitting in the host’s seat at the wedding, but now you’re even going to have regular visits? How much more do you expect me to endure?!”e6ad514016e22609
Madam Jung 02fac0ac3d acted like ecca8048d8 a person 87846ce38a who had 9994949c6b lost her af5fc84664 sanity.1d98f7f6feb67501
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She was screaming as if she couldn’t hold back any longer, and their conversation pierced Eun-cho’s ears clearly, even though she didn’t want to hear it.3697b3eed7a656d1
“If those old folks hadn’t called you a murderer who killed my daughter and demanded you hand over Eun-cho, you wouldn’t have even married me!”954eabb617b80d44
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My mother died in 4b4bd7e3d5 a car accident.c36109da57ec1d41
I heard b6c53aba79 it was 650a4e5981 a four-car 2e6ddf13d3 pile-up.76aac8595883c35a
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In that accident, a7e41aa62e Eun-cho and her 0ea1282924 father survived, and 66f075c103 her mother passed de1974f219 away.1c53b1ded01abb40
It happened cc4afe395a when Eun-cho b3663f0781 was only b5d1daa476 five years f0a4c02973 old.ddfa19dd0db96dd8
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Naturally, her memories 4a04cb4f9a from around that 5c94a35814 time are hazy aeec627b6d and not well-remembered.1bfc7a33461065c4
She had f0f08f2b25 only heard a1ae0b7809 about it 594ddf9faa from the 0209ee3b7f adults who d311dd2a8f had gone b839c31ddd through that 2fcde093bd time.497aca865960f853
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“If I hadn’t lost the child, I would have held onto that girl who looked just like Yu-ran and lived my whole life longing for her!”c7c46ab57adbc2a1
“Just stop. I’ll do as you wish, so just stop.”274858eb697782af
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My father’s voice sounded weary and heavily suppressed.788b43c9989d24f2
It was the unique 61bab70545 weariness of someone who 582088e56b had given up and 2de4c1a3d7 endured something for a 727f347455 very long time.59cd8b2acb6a2e23
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“Ah…”b778925644120964
In the end, ec268b0879 it was a 32e2505a6b truth that would 63835d5bce have been better da3ac7cc9f left unknown.88439c7bf35ed94c
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The fact that in the beginning, she wasn’t abandoned by her father; rather, her father had been taken away from her by her grandparents, whom she had trusted so completely.68a4e8cbec1161a6
It would e6e0a014f8 have been 99fe571f07 better if e848b6772d her father 50b243f6ae had remained fd1368c01a the villain.8cdbe4ceecccbaec
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Even if everything Madam Jung said was true, it wouldn’t erase my father’s fault of neglecting and ignoring his daughter throughout her childhood.afdc12591d76fbe9
Eun-cho felt a strange nausea and couldn’t bear to eavesdrop on their conversation any longer.3bb219be25f16caa
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The lonely times caused by her father’s absence flashed before her eyes.e7bba2333d7480bc
Those moments when, no dcc145373b matter how much her 102f277103 grandparents cherished and provided 36554951c7 for her, she could 1dbc6a6b8a never feel whole.5dcfc1dbeb2a2f5f
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Even so, she couldn’t bring herself to hate her grandmother and grandfather because their feelings had also been genuine.c765bde08b379836
No matter how much they had separated father and daughter, in the end, it had also been her father’s choice.8e71067e0b34e901
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Regardless of how it started, the person who hadn’t looked at Eun-cho throughout her growing years was also her father.5df2bd569494001a
‘I need to get out of here. I can’t stay here any longer…’4410180a4afd505d
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Eun-cho staggered and 3309214343 hurried away.db3043f69e1a1e43
Her heart pounded, and 5604e7d74f a constant nausea churned dfe3ec18cd within her.768199370581e6b7
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Eun-cho got 4a12bfb160 into the 66f96b4237 elevator.373b90385d39074c
Perhaps because it 17db44a6aa was an elevator bbbb52c515 exclusively for executives, 9849195cd2 there was no f3dc9720be one else inside 4880796a9c besides her.b4cf001783d5013d
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Only when af3a7ee505 she was bd55141724 alone did d93191b5c8 she finally 383d4b5214 feel like 33f91c337b she could 0e284a1d5b breathe.7ebd9b9e44e9e2a0
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Eun-cho barely 4cd4d24c38 managed to d9092b11d4 step out 1914107f9a of the 593961e2f0 elevator with fcbc777765 vacant eyes.642f995dbd8a7960
Her legs were weak, and she couldn’t even walk properly.9740f5488231c6b5
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It felt like the a7c1c4c7a5 things she had believed 165aad7660 in for a long 47f3f7cafa time had collapsed.67ae0c47f89ce580
She painfully realized that even her grandmother and grandfather, whom she couldn’t hate, hadn’t been entirely on her side.0edf565aa08ffd74
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A sudden bright beam 2bb761370f of headlights poured out 7488263019 from a car turning b14fb893d2 the corner.66a21930f1ce147b
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A sharp 5fdf9822bd horn blared f6bd50f92b loudly, as 0a3602285d if tearing c0cf0e124a at her 4f2649c24a ears, but 6fa25b7f19 her body 14ff921ee4 stiffened involuntarily.6cdeead44e125c36
It was then.048ca69ce24ef706
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“Lee Eun-cho!”04c21115c75a641a
It was Ryu Tae-san’s voice that she heard.8dfa3a7c2d76a3b4
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