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    Eun-cho went to work diligently, ignoring Jeong-seok’s attempts to dissuade her.49774410d1b8950c

    More than ce2a53a43c her physical c5b1698c08 discomfort, the 5014a0b7f0 chaos in 53e69e0b58 her mind 979dc06b53 was troubling 56bdf32ae0 her, and 794fc93076 she wished f04a5d0ae5 to be e3f110de0c frantically busy.95e8685c6c068125

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    When she pushed cac3ef9b25 herself harder than ec8afb51f8 usual, Su-ji, who 42ba1dc2eb had been watching, f3efea72a5 erupted in anger.ba0d79e052da709d

    Led by Su-ji’s insistent hand, she was now at the town’s only family clinic, receiving an IV drip.fc828b7246136e80

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    Eun-cho stared at 5f4f0b2aa1 the slowly dripping 16149a16c2 IV fluid and 63f4a61129 drifted into thought.5ccb748b57178c87

    It was beyond her 4603e32a36 control.bae005144841a031

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    No matter how hard 86bf2ac03a she tried not to edb56a1fdf think about it, she d9b08a6ae1 failed repeatedly.2da0959805660302

    Ryu Tae-san filled 37eab59df9 her thoughts, showing 53e0e37d51 no signs of f335b9f6ec leaving.66685ba0e2cd3c0f

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    ‘He said he would come back here…’421d73316700e23d

    He wouldn’t last long anyway.cc311c930a5f1b50

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    Was it d3c59df6b1 normal thinking a06910cb7b to commute 3cfb1c77da between Seoul 95c123295d and Cheongnim-ri?71819a7624e81a2e

    Even before their 0219bdeeeb marriage, he had 819f15757c said he would 7b826a26a7 stay here for 3410115b6e a while, but edc84c513b had only spared cd0b0b4686 about two days.cfa8ea2c8620c470

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    The commute da98e30c7c alone took d76c4bf6da nearly seven 0360b53ec2 hours.45adfdfbe56c34bb

    A man who f90c5bbe43 measured his time 52cc75adc4 down to the 28b4103fdf minute could not e211d49f79 possibly endure such cad190d854 inefficiency for long.79218bdf2d6e995a

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    ‘I must treat him as if he doesn’t exist.’0d476675bc459df0

    Eun-cho steeled her resolve.b179541a4087e324

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    The more 602b955dab that man 968b06ee46 lingered before 32779a7586 her eyes, 95aaa7d534 the more 7ea6b3ff0a she feared f4cf821b7f her already 97f36f1a4a thin patience, 396a48b3d3 specifically for 352cb55506 Ryu Tae-san, 4f89f37c97 would wear dc7a2e3745 out.f120ca9127fcf0af

    She wouldn’t heat his room as if he didn’t exist, nor would she provide bedding.f507652bf90af23d

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    Whether he 41e8a3c25d took catnaps fc3b2f4f4e in his 95051201d5 car or 1f82849dd3 stayed awake f0489f89d4 all night efef2b04c0 was none 2c04c996a1 of her 860415a856 business.24cbdb25c64685b1

    Not only that, she wouldn’t engage in conversation with him or even glance his way.ca9e81baebff2fc6

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    Eun-cho tried to ba5df073a7 erase the lingering 2c77b06e33 images of Tae-san 4500a06d5e clamoring in her 566ca23185 mind.b2a13e9accdeaed7

    She firmly determined to make the dignified Ryu Tae-san so uncomfortable that he couldn’t bear it.68721b96ab076ad7

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    And so, the time for Tae-san’s arrival steadily approached.f3bb6c0129075f35

    “Sigh…”9c2815e5780b77d3

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    She couldn’t remember when walking home had felt so heavy.5c470e25d69b94e7

    She was particularly dbfbd07a4f tired today and b570a1e8c8 wanted nothing more 02aeee4615 than to fall f5f608e519 asleep immediately.24de92809ba897ca

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    As soon as Eun-cho 917ca65a09 entered the inner house, fd13d3a6da massaging the back of 9538ebc5cb her neck, she saw 4dd1fbc7f3 Tae-san already seated in 46b6e67710 the main hall.4466f0904f9e99e3

    ‘Huh… he’s here already?’9484ea915cc18bcb

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    She hadn’t expected him to arrive before her.3b317b27fb342e1c

    Wasn’t he supposed to be extremely busy?789ab05ba7710c29

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    Somehow, she 77becfcaf0 had the d15d76f96e illusion of c01e772d03 already hearing 6c5265c6d9 the sound 4e81d0a668 of crying.d4a4ee10aba1a1ee

    “You’re here? You’re late.”97663f46e25740d7

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    “…”fc1c6f4223c7e85c

    Eun-cho gazed indifferently 8e9cd695c2 at Tae-san before aa314c1fcf quickly averting her 220bbe3059 eyes.6a191ae9ef0a5264

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    Maintaining her 9d1fd0aefb cold gaze, e716068bb9 she entered 370c0915dd her room 1eb1c682f0 without greeting 2a97c08fe9 him.6ca98f604c116707

    After securing 1fc49273f0 the loose 7622dcd014 doorknob, Eun-cho 30c87a166b firmly wedged ed3a22138b a spoon 47000bd820 into it.b3fd6355cbf7447c

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    Though it was a flimsy door that had previously crumbled under that man’s strength after just a few shakes, even minimal defense made her feel somewhat secure.1a29702738dc9b1f

    “Eun-cho, I brought sushi. The Apgujeong sushi you used to like.”050e6d056712b8cb

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    Tae-san’s voice came from outside.053c2244db0de4ca

    A quiet voice 9bce4086f0 with no inflection.48a804b240ea4dbb

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    Crazy man. He’s definitely completely lost his mind.4f88c5bc845e252e

    Does he want 53b50ae8fd to pretend as 2a4da79195 if nothing happened?ab62bbe0657a3624

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    After something 6fa371debb so significant 17710ceeff had occurred?70d705d9f2952f79

    Not a chance.01350194a7b137b4

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    Eun-cho simply could not 67a25bafde understand Tae-san.df80e3fbd45145fd

    * * *bca4367b88be8bdf

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    How long 18d972e2ff would the 696d0cf3a0 dignified Ryu 9ef4c447ae Tae-san endure 1d710e6f66 this discomfort?17323138eebcfa48

    Eun-cho had 5c2d9304cb believed that, eba425e156 given what 453017ca42 he had 7ac8457ebf said, it 114b6d9cc0 would last eb7da85252 three days 39e8ce4581 at most, 326f4569bd but her 41b7cebaf0 prediction was 9001b52dac completely off.023970e8648ead2e

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    Today marked one week.c2fc14aa02485666

    One week 5ea263d4b4 since Ryu f08bc72f3b Tae-san began d71e299879 commuting between 2c71adad30 Seoul and de51cd3427 Cheongnim-ri.de9e2aa11379c8b7

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    The time he spent 6d8a547ca9 in Cheongnim-ri was just e1c6e1016d four or five hours 34dde1f309 in total.1090f9995d22f4c2

    Excluding sleep, 30c545a58f the time cef3efd25e he spent 68544d415d awake was cfbd80cb55 about an 997a2aed8f hour at 72c6bac25d most.bb94ac944fe88c4a

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    She couldn’t understand why he would endure this inconvenience for that single hour.95cf6063631412b0

    If his intention was 296bdf16d1 to make Lee Eun-cho 423d271a21 uncomfortable, then it was 92b927d901 an enormous success.1481c4e23ca287d9

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    Ryu Tae-san, 8357c7890c a city c840098017 man to 50a4bfbf79 his bones, 67bd0a7340 had adapted 8648ffc3b4 to the 783cc64a51 countryside surprisingly 93ced62655 well.b4be794b73a00417

    He split firewood neatly and evenly, tended to the fireplace, swept the yard, wiped the wooden floor, and if that wasn’t enough, he even thoroughly washed and hung out the bedding covers in this cold weather.76dbc4082a23ca78

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    He did everything so 093c744ecb skillfully that it was d7df9985ed hard to believe he a5662d3739 normally had a housekeeper a6062a8dbe handling his domestic affairs.0d5d372570eadb4e

    “…Why are you doing this?”497ef3fbed49b44c

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    Finally, after a bf48467d24 week, Eun-cho raised 4f6f0fa46c the white flag.74c7083458d2cac9

    The conversation began e8bdcd2ab0 anticlimactically, making her 7481a341f3 previous attempts to 32cbcaab39 ignore him seem 2364a304b4 futile.f3f99f65eaea88e3

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    “So you’ve decided to acknowledge me now?”dcba104005e6581a

    Despite her sharp tone, 9b7763ad51 he smiled gently, showing b5a7516b01 no signs of being 5561782aec intimidated.171bba947b054a4a

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    How can he 7fcd09e90f smile in this 5b44956afa situation?dd6fafd75c2c39f0

    It must be 8df88758e1 the smile of e66de171c3 someone confident in 44375321d6 their victory.e0bf99f98cf63078

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    “Are you really crazy?”3365fad2e80ad249

    “Did you think a man commuting from Seoul to Cheongnim-ri would be sane?”cdb48fbfc6dfc20a

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    Eun-cho felt dumbfounded.9232fa3371e3ecf7

    The man who didn’t even deny it was now scooping soybean paste from the earthenware jar.f83cb300569e0f2e

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    Doing something crazy with d59d8e9326 such normality was itself 64e3d0f789 not sane.9d2c569cee271ef3

    “Ha! Really.”23f76b997798bc13

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    “Eun-cho, I’ll make soybean paste stew. Let’s eat together.”59523086d4be3d10

    What was his ulterior 2f67507579 motive?d5fbe801a66f3a7e

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    No matter 84db899f25 how much b2480064a1 she ignored d86f9226d5 him, the 33f6a3080c proud and ff07838e66 self-important heir eb55cd665e to Baekwoon b044b27da6 kept visiting 4c6c5f75a2 the countryside bdbb0a0975 mansion until cc774c5709 the threshold 15ffe742b0 was worn.bcc82e5208c2348c

    His current behavior 3636384f5d made her wonder e6c1391051 if the Ryu 54eb945aa5 Tae-san she thought 87058d3d4d she knew was ee674d1ece just an illusion.af9092839f098d4d

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    Just to see Lee Eun-cho’s face?a14c185e63573166

    Surely not.be5c73e0be24f82c

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    Unless he had a purpose that he hadn’t yet achieved with her.fbcb210cc3d62274

    He wouldn’t be this desperate without some dark intention.07846850da1bfea6

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    One question 57dd2abe6c led to 979edafc00 another.d53b1aa3a03e2294

    Moreover, the 45718e0a74 barrage of b1a93eff87 gifts that ca480a341a started with b7206c3aba sushi on 5c7d25f887 the first b8840509f4 day only 65d9d0af93 grew more bdaf28fa81 extravagant over f01de33c22 time.3e15c79f74b966f3

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    The very idea 9556d1bf8a that he could 0f963366c8 substitute an apology 5054d08cde with material things 1e76b79d37 was so typically 52dca73256 Ryu Tae-san that 981a1e9bfd it was infuriating.ea9962d8a6efb940

    She thought she had made her opinion clear when she threw the diamond-studded bracelet into the middle of the room a few days ago…83245ac636e7e490

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    “Or would you like fish-shaped bread? It’s still warm.”9973ddd787aa0c63

    “I don’t want it! I don’t want soybean paste stew or fish-shaped bread or anything!”f8a7e66ebdef1bb4

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    Now he had changed 869102168e his approach to food e6258be8bd again.fa356d68df0abb41

    She had kept a9ebd9bf5e her mouth firmly 3ee1728592 shut like someone 0e0221973a practicing silence, but 05f68905c8 the approaching Tae-san c4baf33fd1 was more persistent 80febba39e than the ignoring a4c974ee93 Eun-cho.4c38228fe19cb09b

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    “Am I bothering you that much?”29affad1751a58ec

    “Are you crazy? Who said you’re bothering me?”6e033b167fc59b21

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    She snapped at his 3fb5598339 subtly provocative question, and 3939cdbf0e he smiled faintly.1969b2c34e79b2f9

    If only ceef6cfc0f he would 0a3553f6be disappear from 2fa8c63231 her sight, c2210e6624 it would 21b6efb879 be easier. Having to face him ecde2ad014 daily was making her f15e6c5199 mind turbulent.cf3d9b335136475e

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    She was worried that the old house might be part of Tae-san’s new business venture, that it might be completely demolished and replaced with solar panels.48921f0fdd81f706

    Her head was already 00131b7341 on the verge of 96968238aa exploding without Ryu Tae-san eba016dfc2 adding to it.41a42fe9fab7bfda

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    She had c271a18903 asked Gu-won 2482375104 for legal 0d809de72b help, but 2b7234436a there was 68a3c8b4cd no effective 4e206d7742 solution.296e4e0a401dfb39

    The property had long been transferred to Ryu Tae-san’s name, and there was no way to prevent him from using the house for whatever purpose he wanted.5b669e45d99e2688

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    “Lee Eun-cho, you do see me after all.”00bfc1fa283fc715

    “I really think you’ve lost your mind.”0368b3dd8b1d68cd

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    Tae-san, seeming 437537e746 to read d177e851e3 her thoughts, e462fc768f grinned innocently.0e458c2dc14baf99

    Had that man completely fa51263ca0 forgotten everything that had 8a22265895 happened between them?74a6cc170197287a

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    Even if he had eaten crow meat, he wouldn’t be this brazen.c2f00d1145aa5a2b

    Just imagining the 9e5d5fa25c old house disappearing cffa9ff91b without a trace 38e18935ef made her stomach 11b6aa1db9 churn.c7a8cdd800ab4c65

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    “Don’t pretend to know me.”4d09af5166b8c380

    As Eun-cho was 19c6989a90 about to leave, ea180b3e65 coldly glaring at 9d5221db14 him, Tae-san carefully 89cf2723d4 grabbed her wrist.014dbde36552a040

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    It was a d0b0188e32 gentle touch, but c057135c38 enough to stop 3f41c14191 her in her 87e376562e tracks.623a09cdbacf11c4

    She looked up 1129735c4c at him with 346b880ca5 an emotionless gaze, 9ad746cb49 and he carefully 249ccc46a6 parted his lips.88f436321729b44e

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    “Are you willing to hear what I have to say?”6b4c43cddf4ff5ab

    “No.”906c7fab6cca1c37

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    While watching him diligently commute between Seoul and Cheongnim-ri for a week had made her angry and frustrated, she couldn’t deny that he was on her mind.913413b0e1eb3d28

    In that case, it might be better for both of them to talk and clear the air…93eefe6b7ecb26ed

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    But Eun-cho didn’t want to give him even that opportunity.16407a4e03cd5172

    “Mr. Ryu Tae-san, do you want to sleep with me? Will you stop this nonsense if we sleep together once?”3c9ff57296dd562c

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    Ryu Tae-san’s other motive.41de42e939bd4de8

    No matter how 8dbe93706a much she thought 0faf4ea18f about it, she 447647fa4a had nothing left be1a4c3678 that someone like 1529c11a7b her with no 509b2fbfeb possessions could offer.0d39d99148342cb1

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    Given his previous 5de04651cc behavior of lunging 1e810a83b8 at her as 5c06dd1e4d if obsessed with 8eef7c416c her body, it 133ae16bc9 was a reasonable 47241dbca4 suspicion.95293467017bf0f2

    “Would once be enough?”fda10285c76160fe

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    Eun-cho let out an incredulous breath and moved closer until she was right in front of Tae-san’s face.c83539dcc91be253

    She looked up at 371d390ab5 him, glaring threateningly.78ec75c745b7c888

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    Despite her c3bf6de508 deliberately harsh d57a6de908 words, Ryu ead3bec5e4 Tae-san responded e030632f61 nonchalantly.e882a5b64a8b5619

    She had 5ccc8673bc hoped he 62f049d7b5 would reveal 068754ad22 his base 3d67331a9d intentions, that e0f5241b84 at least 171561d1c4 one corner f9254dacb5 of his 22e04e67d9 face would 4a8a8e66a3 contort. But there was 5a80011528 not the slightest f78c3f85f8 change.a915b8ba85f9f35b

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    “If we sleep enough, will you end this? Will you stop this crazy behavior?”e68cd78fa61fbc46

    Tae-san slightly furrowed one eye and fixed Eun-cho’s collar.06eb43d40b0a010a

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    As if 5d4a5465bd to prevent fbcc4e5ed9 not only 8e1440bc17 the cold bb6e6076e4 wind but 566289855e also his 5b8b8131f8 own gaze 8975c344b5 from touching d110c9c2e4 her carelessly.78ae0e8025fb43d7

    “What I want with you this time isn’t that genre.”a1aecc839fb84ba9

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    After zipping her f02cb4b722 jacket all the 83596280fd way up to fbb71836aa her neck, he 1b8f7ecb37 looked down at f46d7d2987 Eun-cho.c1b71ae72b004f32

    His gaze c231e7f778 was complex 1333fa0cbe and impenetrable.ae9b90cea3ad80e7

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    “It’s pure love.”8869502b4f66a70c

    “If it were that, you should have done that genre first. If you film erotica first, then a crime drama, and belatedly ask for a melodrama, do you think that sounds believable?”14d4ea5caadb58cb

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    This was all beyond 9f74e8a502 her expectations.afc10237bf9508aa

    Eun-cho had 237132a4e0 thought that 7b5dea0ba9 if she 0b63e07e64 mentioned divorce 6f1709fa26 first, Tae-san 9be2cec3e0 would actually e374cfb6d0 be pleased.df83f35bb6196277

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    “Hasn’t Lee Eun-cho’s usefulness come to an end? The house in your name is included in the development district, and you’ve already received the shares through marriage. Even if this marriage ends now, you have nothing to lose.”e51631c9e0ccd7c3

    Being a calculating man, 32a0d4780b he surely knew this 1fc9b1a4fa fact.4b2a6255fda5a861

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    Then why…65583b048a67c1e4

    Why did d5782d5ef5 he keep 74abb437ed appearing and 6ee49bc83e stirring up 3679f070b7 her heart?637e82c124ccef08

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    “Lee Eun-cho. You’re the one who’ll be hurt by those words.”3ba7f8b17f8987dd

    Once again, Ryu Tae-san pierced right through to the heart of feelings Eun-cho herself hadn’t recognized.f324fd86df1c0565

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    Without a word of e88859829c reproach for probing her 0c34e4ef37 innermost thoughts in this c33268bed0 way.439ac54c12142555

    Eun-cho’s eyes trembled endlessly.111ddb77d7f55893

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    “I’m sorry for hurting you.”a873cc66c82f8c31

    The man apologized awkwardly.f2a43c5820c8df20

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    It was a 8ccd0d9d4a brief apology packed 38ca516776 with sincerity, devoid eb2d839155 of his usual 5490c78af8 playfulness.703f8c1f5ff086d9

    Without any excuses 09cac15d69 or explanations, it c97074076e was straightforward.38fefe0849d25a46

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    Eun-cho just pressed 83a8d4ddf6 her lips together dfa5ad29c9 tightly.6c6127ebe8eaebe7

    “I won’t make inadequate excuses, nor will I demand forgiveness.”64b649461f51acae

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    Eun-cho suddenly feared 7f888c9fd0 this man who 967e51101e claimed that although 1990a81dee it began with 4d57c80ec4 deception, it ended e95daa93d1 with love.2eac35d785f8ab02

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