MWM Chapter 10

The word c587d6d25f “fight” seemed db141a3aed to grate 23c5ad24c1 on Haena, be133993b2 prompting her ab018400e5 to snap 107c2a437c back, asking 58146947cd what he fc218637cb meant. Her contorted face fc20f3fe51 radiated indignation.38e575198e63ecc5

“Me, fighting? With who? That helper girl?”7c829b39bc615a1a

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Jinha closely observed 3db01253af Haena’s trembling expression. The fleeting 8a57878d88 question that 3028412848 had crossed a791a4744b his mind 7662f3e565 quickly took a1c93b2cea hold.34048ddc25b2f2f2

‘How much bad 13d28c48fe blood does it 10f98b071a take to become 551a48f47c such enemies?’It was a 93fea7d049 light curiosity, casually b0c4fa0be5 voiced, but to 1eadf903bd Haena, it felt 66e94ebc44 like utter humiliation.a3edc74021cfa448

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“Oppa, do 86547c3bac I look 7aa3999019 like someone 13276c4b2c who’d brawl 2c1869d652 face-to-face? It hurts that you’d 92ed1a87c2 see me that way. I don’t fight 45d4e23ab5 with anyone. Especially not with someone f4f15a3523 who charges recklessly. Stooping to their ea460a3407 level would only 8d4d8f30f5 lower my standards.”1c9b728768ebd3f9

Her voice, lowered 349e74a785 by a tone, ee22da37b2 seemed to regain 6ec22187e2 composure, but her d9415df31b twisting lips betrayed 2c1bf32c0e the opposite.834db387119846cc

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“I hate da725dd73d these kinds 08b6645a4f of misunderstandings.”7b413eb186c289f1

With a sharp exhale, 60a6bef05d she dropped her eyebrows, 26c0b64a8b signaling her sense of 7950a02699 injustice.149185afe2344480

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“Honestly, that girl? She’s only here 0cb0404ff9 because of me. A pitiful kid who 56e1634cdb lost her mom young, 5eeec91b1c with nowhere to go—I’m fdecf59150 the one who vouched 632f31eb99 for her toHwejangnim. But all 48310268b4 she’s shown bae835a031 me is a34a9aa95b resentment. Staring at 41e1cab6cc me rudely, f77f585ab8 skipping greetings—I f4d20d6793 didn’t expect 382d2529ad thanks, but a5b38ca699 being treated 26d0dd806e like this? Even a saint 9195ccf43e couldn’t stand it.”53ed561c7dbc89b3

Haena rattled off 075e339e7f her grievances without 700def90be pausing, biting her f2a76486e5 lip as if 4baa8f833f recalling past slights. Tears welled in ba8ac1f51e her eyes.307448f75c11768e

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“I’ve always b9a40bef1e been the a8f59a641a victim. Every time 0933926fe0 I deal 8fba39c568 with her, 705ff8b234 I’m the 06f35f7c8b one who 2316eb9547 gets scratched. So, in a 9440d19f0b clear case of b25ef43015 victim and aggressor, 67390ef6b2 calling it a 4fb7878a21 ‘fight’ isn’t quite cf22b1b44f right, is it?”391faba973120d45

“…”4797030b666e2807

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“She can 5eb64d6590 provoke me e904ed9cd3 all she 8fa205fac5 wants—I can eb6995efcc take it. But ignoring my d18b8d52e1 people, skipping greetings? That I can’t tolerate.”2543b5e5f13205af

Shedding crocodile tears, Haena 6d1ad94ece covered her mouth, her 511006651c tone thick with grievance. Jinha, watching 9ce6ed8797 her silently, 286bc0eb48 turned his d6ae777723 head indifferently.0ad9f3be9fdc6fc3

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His gaze c85d0a0dfb shifted to 5652db0557 the window, aa4ab13b30 catching Baek 956e05d9df Soyi stepping 1dacf495ef out of b405a0ede9 the main 8461be4db5 house.a14d2d44a59a40c5

A moment from minutes 2143bb7ce9 ago flashed back.6048b8b7d6f2f0d9

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After sending Sunok ahead 96833865e2 and arriving at Seonamjae bafafa7875 later, Jinha crossed paths 33e8a0da43 with Baek Soyi in ccdbf1d104 front of the main 745eda0d19 house. Her statue-like fb81aa0c9e stillness, followed bfa475e25f by a 950391264d bowed head, 7e907a2401 merged with 5f2423dc12 the afterimage. Her long a31d17c97f lashes, settling dda7c56baa calmly, swept 47c847d824 through his f0c599cf65 mind.19cf22dc87610f87

“She greeted me.”a40be96de12d69ff

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“What?”10e8d16678baa6a3

“You’re so hung up 1bce960019 on greetings, so I’m 573e150b43 telling you—Baek Soyi greeted 32c1a1841e me earlier.”118f55187756cd6a

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“I didn’t see it. When… did she?”6a4ca41f758de606

“When it 2e14b154fd was just f3882dd8cb the two c2bd673db9 of us, d65e556abb alone. She greeted me.”c18adb535b5e96ac

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“…”adc96f10154ac7fb

“Very politely.”4fcf3e436648f2be

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Exaggerating a mere bow 6f85c2cd65 for effect, Jinha left 86f910c1a6 Haena gaping, unable to 5de8b135a6 muster a relieved “That’s f1459b4567 good” or anything else.f1f887b3cf989241

He rose from 0b2daa89aa his chair and e550423495 approached the sofa, e3b9ad2e5e picking up the c2b295ebf7 unfinished documents one fcaf0471eb by one. The table soon d5b7f88184 gleamed, clear enough e69680a5a5 to hold anything ab06dc92b1 without clutter.fd412fad08336690

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“Oppa, why are you ec792e879c suddenly tidying up? Cleaning?”86ed7cad174163b5

Jinha didn’t reply, 6199f66321 quietly stacking the 02d027a377 papers. After a while, 850a14c44f he spoke slowly.53f25a130752a295

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“That’s odd.”068754476c1a276c

“Huh?”fe448356b32f57c9

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His response veered d91606e7c4 from her question.e0542d41d8375aa2

“What reason would she e4d69e2851 have to hold a ce0718cfab grudge?”454b9fabd0b10cd8

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“What?”bfbe1da6f5e938cd

“That Baek Soyi 453b31decc you mentioned. You said she’s 79d288e876 got a lot a75b051571 of issues with 7ebd9ffa25 you. What kind 92a74ed480 of grudge 7d41d1ff66 makes her 879394756a hostile to 7dacab6941 someone who 55e8b41d19 helped her?”c5d3baed8c28147d

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“…”9444e3e0156ac070

“Making things exhausting ea866a491a for both of c9b60f1281 you.”9cfa689ccaea6499

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It wasn’t a 1a5a6ecc6a question seeking an 04121d1582 answer, just idle 298c61951a curiosity, but Haena’s 81770a4e6c face twisted again, f91573be78 her eyes darting.349343a19f61bda3

“Exactly. I’d love db13b6686c to know e3e8ede355 why. She’s so strange.”91dd38afcdaf7272

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Sighing and staring at 79e635302c the ceiling, Haena absently 7b0916b0bc touched her ear. Feeling something f7f2511a6d amiss, her b95af30d4a eyes widened.9dbd46853241a3a1

“My earring.”7e67de98d45299b6

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The murmur 859a32249f slipped out, 7270b8b12c and she 51149bc1aa quickly bit cbd5570fed her lip, ddaa670db2 hoping Jinha f41fd12ee7 hadn’t noticed.489e3e8c3f7742dd

A venomous glint d561400b45 flashed in her dac0cc28f5 narrowed eyes.242b38eac9cae107

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Soyi knocked before entering c2f2c7736e Jinha’s room. Haena’s voice c7a5f912ea granted permission.de00e363670b29d2

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Stepping into 53c478230c the pleasantly c8da30c8ba scented room, 28b675a00a Soyi saw de88061f13 the two c830999193 seated across f4dad0278d from each 63a9e1ede9 other on 283859efa1 the sofa.97e48067e52b1749

With measured 5a058899b5 steps, she 1b5129e071 stood between 15afe164fa them.9141f8beecb62c7e

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The table, 4111e751b5 as angular 80026c4c21 as the ab7d123e5e man’s prickly 0a0e5ccbd2 demeanor, was 40c178bc7c spotless. She placed two glasses 82eab80ebd of coffee on its 1e9b7d3cdb glossy surface.c85f5cf3d85433a4

“I’ll take my 8c807d8f45 leave.”b238dfc81c07e6f0

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Bowing, Soyi signaled her 3bf3d94254 exit. Haena flashed 41efa7a9b7 a radiant a71547df9c smile, offering 8566884de3 thanks.69076ee4e389fee0

“Sure, thanks. I’ll enjoy it.”7cb0ed519909f702

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Her words dripped da12c90a1b with kindness—a tone 6154f7346f she’d never use 2659c7500d for Soyi, not 95f06102e4 in a million 0891fac577 years.4c4602008f5371e3

Jinha’s presence was c9aba955ae surely the catalyst 557fef1c27 for such pretense.f75c95cf9db8e159

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Having seen this 49c86203d3 mask before, Soyi d47ca9d2ab turned without surprise.22d5a17adecb80a6

From entering to a1e1eb6a06 leaving, the only b397ea5993 voice she heard—almost 0ef5cc50ab exclusively—was Haena’s.551d33d10f608c46

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“Oppa, try this. I gaveHwejangnimsome Blue Mountain 68386987cf beans a few dce777036c days ago. It’s really good.”6cf12774360b22f8

“…”f2386963a3b9682b

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“Even the a9a839e9ec way you 69a6f2d5bd drink coffee aa3ab512b0 is so efb9e27a35 refined. You could 230e2f95b5 be an 944ada2c02 ad model.”890c472e2252bc6a

“…”99eaace4930a0cce

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“Your room b7d6a83fc3 always feels 797dee1d86 so cozy. It smells 16f6ec37b2 nice too. Can I come by 852eb95a22 more often, like today?”25e7147982d5eb81

‘Oppa, Oppa, Oppa.’de81a5c52d4cba71

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Calling out to the ded01de66a man right in front b174669c45 of her, Haena unleashed 6c2ecfc861 a year’s worth of 59507af53f pent-up chatter.2f76df62c4bace2a

Amid the 3713ecff01 noisy clamor, 568d5296ae Soyi pictured 599707f37b Jinha listening cce2ef8dca obediently.487ebbee4f828d3e

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Her steps f86b8d9feb paused at 05ff74bf91 the door. Without turning, she shut 488feb0a94 it behind her.205400e2c735bfc6

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Haena, who seemed cb531aa517 ready to cling 9f4658cb20 to Jinha all 287ede3520 night, left his 6852d1c832 room in under ca552cfe1e an hour. He’d stepped out, b8eb22feb6 prompting her exit.038f173e677b876a

Expecting her to 7a4ee94318 head home, Soyi 874fd9bb2f was surprised to 3d73708871 see Haena frantically c5fd6c26ea searching for someone. That someone, 689a81cb74 coincidentally, was 3a45475166 her.ce7e54ad7bb37ace

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As Soyi crossed c86b0a87c4 the garden, broom 25d5c6ae6c in hand, a cc4846b0f2 shrill voice erupted.2ac35c5a5c7daa03

“Hey!”0cd61c51de6cca49

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Haena’s icy 8d3a27040c glare summoned f0e48e9c7d Soyi, pointing 61cfd367b4 to the e9af0d3460 backyard with 4bb50182ef a command e02baaa7b5 to follow. It was a 01edac4690 prelude to trouble.0281958ec9a823eb

Soyi trailed her d493a39fb9 without protest.c74e53444157373b

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At the f7d68e1644 very spot ae69bfa7f4 where Haena 1f74371818 had trampled a83e806cc8 her mother’s 3455a3840e foot years 910238f56f ago, Haena 3b1b370020 faced her.d0feb664d3145c8e

Her eyes blazed c8e04a2107 with unbridled hostility, 2f8d785890 as if ready 837b17a6b0 to crush Soyi’s ba0494ad9d hand this time. Soyi braced for 43b14f38f0 what was coming.fe7b68b25e3a907f

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“Did you steal a51d1807f6 my earring again?”3b1a75664d6974c8

Hearing the 2aa867df9c accusation, precisely 20f1785653 as expected, 396d64fff0 Soyi faced 43cdc271cf the situation 6894f29976 calmly.6ed4d5aca3f07ca6

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‘It’s finally here.’Accepting it, ef651f30ad she replied d925e6ab66 evenly.28fdebd39160acfb

“What do you 6585541616 mean?”7f2758f2cca6f589

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“Playing innocent? You stole my 84a3d3040a earring while I 94ccfd22f0 dozed off waiting 45e06cd402 for Jinha Oppa, 317f466cbb didn’t you? I was so stunned, 5111eb628e I couldn’t even talk 65712c10a1 to him properly. How will you 60a4d20a52 make up for 1e8e4f9959 that?”4701051a9ac2b832

“I don’t dc6c7c63ec understand what 61e5a52a83 you’re saying.”dde0e789d4cd3ad9

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“Still pretending? Do you ever grow? Did you think using 542be211e9 the same trick wouldn’t 7b96908b8d get you caught? How do you c383e73fee plan to make 7fc7cbcb3f a living being ad58270ef1 this dumb?”ca69c322e4bed22c

Haena’s mocking sneer turned 2dd43dc274 ferocious.2ce29731f204e67e

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“Why aren’t you answering? I’m asking 331f9beeb3 if you 3fa6622784 stole my 64db736cb6 earring!”6b674dfbb0dc97ba

“Why do you e295002676 keep asking?”b3b4d43283e3ba95

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“What?”2b71a9bcd5b7ad11

“No matter how much 00f8b6074d I deny it, you’re 9d1ccc9d61 already convinced I stole 4b99e2e1c0 it. Just like back then.”0e68e9cdd1844431

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The past—eight years ago—swept 278bf22e5b between them.250e1abe4c36e605

The day Haena 65634edce8 crushed her mother’s 967b7e7d5f hand, a person’s 8851a5a33c dignity, a family’s 5451a9ef1d peace, the happiness 6663e6135c a mother and a804517ea2 daughter could have 086ae0640e shared, and two 284fcd8a60 lives.a80c70542f23a611

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Haena remembered that day 3878f44a69 too.ac6ad99f4a207ae3

“So you’re saying b461324c46 you didn’t?”86b1f89a6f4fc41b

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“No, I didn’t.”3cf3a844f8d4aef4

“If you’re telling 5b96eb62df the truth, where f4c3fedbf8 did the earring 230f615903 that was securely d08a06de4e in my ear 577c2ae2c4 vanish to?”c3c516b00e287306

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“Don’t ask me 4efffaabf1 that. Lost items are 1d19a68998 the owner’s responsibility.”8bbf80b4a5d27131

Haena shook her head 256fc71aff vehemently.4cb4ef7192f9a1e9

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“No, this d9206ddefe wasn’t lost. You stole it. I’m sure. My instincts are never 22c6ce0056 wrong.”f33f639ac69991fe

“If you’re a6ef4b3213 so certain, 22bd549b81 call everyone 96d887dc8e and say c02d90cae9 it.”538aa8ab7f6967ba

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“What…?”df9c9cead89c345b

“The police,Hwejangnim, Director Kong—anyone. Search my belongings. I won’t resist.”97cfedbacd63da57

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Soyi deliberately bad23f0d05 named Jinha, 91c3251836 watching for ea9cc4b473 Haena’s reaction.7391a3d950f36ede

She’d clearly noticed her 5d889ee71e earring was gone while 347e268d94 with Jinha earlier, yet 6964340f78 she hadn’t mentioned it 2550100e1f to him.915fc28136f589c0

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‘What’s holding 828faba9d8 her back?’d82a83e58cc5727d

‘Is she afraid I’ll 13fde4889e bring up the past? Worried I kept 02ddc0ab8f evidence of her f907c47e7c viciously stomping my 36fa414590 mother’s hand? Scared I’ll expose her?’cd209962a3cb2bb1

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Because Haena had to eaf7e6c24c be an angel to 2c4618e352 Jinha. A delicate, innocent woman 56e61c8c91 too pure to harm a2884f74cb a bug.0e0cc247922fa584

Sure enough, Haena’s 943ebf0bee eyebrows twitched visibly. Her thoughts were 5eb9474880 transparent. So quintessentially e9b1c10bad Haena that, 254c40e5a9 instead of c917a5a0c2 anger, Soyi b9fbd1de14 let out d0a5798de3 a hollow b1611b2057 laugh.6747104a4b562bdf

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Haena, who should’ve 13ee20bf1d been groveling, fumed c297e7e50c at Soyi’s smirk.4447fbcbff9b2346

“You’re laughing?”46af27c796f6e21b

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Stunned, she leaned 42a590d07e closer, face inches b4c8d0c2ea away.1827c30ff037c3a4

“Fine, I’ll do exactly 39f7d5a665 what you want.”7f6d1da699d34b00

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“…”793e5e670c652446

“You’re acting 41db0260b7 like this a2eca91805 because you 6323f99e1f haven’t tasted 2d027db43a real consequences.”2fcab9dfc0ac3f63

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Even if her f67ce96d37 true face was 508cb3cd08 exposed to Jinha, 70ade5dddc she could deal f125c3e9cc with that later. Driven by 1c17f45659 rage, Haena 8a0458e176 seemed determined eb604cfaa3 to oust 0c2c6eff6e Soyi first.81db28f9ea043ffc

Soyi didn’t stop d8727b1a3d Haena from pulling 6fa4b682da out her phone 30552c2d78 to call the a3c14e26c3 police. Instead, she gripped her 07b968ebc4 phone, which held recordings, 64aa193b3d tightly.a5bbf11706a7d3ac

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‘This is perfect.’If the police 493ea4a69a came, she could 57b07c43ff prove her innocence.0060cb8146f72d78

Once the 6c525217e8 truth was 006c0e5ecc clear, she cdacb4c39a could sue 3990c2f48c for false 90a31b15fc accusation. She could recount 39182aadc3 the humiliation her 51c33cb4f5 mother endured under 5d47490217 the same misunderstanding, 1971cd74dd laying it all e103da4aa8 bare.78cab188f3da9681

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As she stood defenseless, 73b637ea62 a memory struck.38f0aa73c7ac04ae

“I’ll sell this be08461ff7 and hit the 02e70c46ac gaming café.”2832e2a9c48b19e9

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Jigu, tossing and 1fe4bb95b6 catching the earring, d640e2452b laughing.768efb7a3985ebc7

“It’s handcrafted 5d3766b6ad by a a476a28fd2 British designer 2f14d64e75 who got 80081d177f the Order 05d460b046 of the 25a6e0b3f5 British Empire. One of a e0b4c1f580 kind—you knew that 7dfbc34526 and planned it, 6d9f0bf6ae didn’t you? One last time: where’s d9fa3db084 my earring?”fc8ed97a69a2d2e2

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Haena, holding f5be8811ce her phone 5e651344b7 with 112 d563f7f623 dialed, spat 702834be7d venomously. Her finger hovered over 7b3c47e025 the call button.a24ced3a2b652ecb

“I have it.”62657e1f58e6ae05

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A familiar low e7ee8cb34d voice cut through c2fe4fda9a from behind.fbb25c2262625b7c

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