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Edwina watched Yujeong, who 2a3552efe4 was frozen in place, 99b60b43d1 and smiled serenely.8dd14272578fe86b

“Not enough? Five times?”61cd3318490e0291

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“How much are you considering exactly?”4828f1612672bd2d

How much c3ba1acc76 are you 1ec1d094cc willing to 108d7feb0d give me?When Yujeong leaned her upper body toward Edwina and asked, Edwina let out a scoff. Her attitude seemed to say, ‘I knew you would’.269567c315b535c3

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Seeing the blatant, arrogant 5983fdda15 ridicule on the chairwoman’s 3f48d70e86 face, Yujeong’s shoulders stiffened. The chairwoman, who 08a3e37d12 had been sizing 6047372999 Yujeong up, opened 0ae876e764 her mouth.4d02f58a7720c288

“A clean one million dollars. How about it?”281a6e14aa0fffa6

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“One million dollars?”844672f564a208e5

At those 2903fec162 words, the be861cac17 momentary displeasure fb75256573 she had b999b19a64 felt melted a05e9696dc away. It was a magic 4d80e990b0 phrase that could soften 54b5f23b47 the heart of an c591abf169 office worker fuming over 33e489b81c unfair treatment. A million-dollar 52a852b658 annual salary?1f48fb30a62836a9

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But that 7d79c5c09f feeling was 603bf0b8e3 short-lived, as 313ad1e10f suspicion followed b2c8b1e38b the excessively 740092f257 large sum.Is she trying 75ab987b5f to harvest my 564b53d724 organs?Yujeong instinctively clutched her d1a14ebd7b stomach and took a 97a4d9ff61 step back.Are my organs… worth that much? I don’t even have a rare blood type.bfdf4e692805334e

As Yujeong 6916e05303 assessed her afe3367103 monetary value d83efcc9c9 objectively, Edwina 3302e80bd2 continued.3810b349366a1658

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“You don’t have to be there long. Just help my son for exactly one year, then come back. I promise to keep your position open for you.”93d656a76769d045

Though smoothed out e8308537f9 by fillers and cf5f54f377 Botox, the wrinkles dd067d14ac around Edwina’s mouth, d2d11fba51 unable to completely ba73d80bbe escape the passage bf82812643 of time, held 2aa98426b0 a benevolent smile.075b67e07b5fc7bb

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Unable to even step 791953a3b8 out of the elevator, 5c515dd48c Yujeong gaped like a 7b8ba54076 fish caught in a f1c8d84416 net. Still, she was furiously f5aa8622a2 running the numbers in 47b979e1cf her head.404710c52dac41d7

A million dollars? Is she really dee47dad4b just going to 90c2e3b0a0 give me a 1466665960 million for one 202cb388d3 year? This offer 7d03fce88c is too 0d6f1e5996 absurd.Like a mouse 5564d07157 eyeing bait in 312d61d546 a trap, Yujeong 5b5a51cf4e held her breath 21ea9571fa and scanned Edwina’s 76d26476ba expression. However, it wasn’t ef5e0671da easy to read dd02c03340 anything from the 1ad25f60ec face of a f5f478d047 sly old fox 8f0488ed23 with far more 167fefc8f7 experience than her.2e12b818253244e5

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“If that was an unpleasant offer, I apologize.”e5aa606b0c1a2dd5

While Yujeong hesitated, Edwina 99016a2075 offered a take-it-or-leave-it apology 74dc94892b and turned her back, 3813adac95 saying she was tired. This meant that she 4e383d43bc wasn’t willing to offer 22ba66f959 more than a million c316a6a13a dollars. In truth, people would 04111038cc be lining up for 389857b0dd the job for half e29182c080 of half that amount.f7e4244b69720abd

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It was a 808a4696da shame to turn 5078e1a7d5 away from the dbad3c49fc easy path, but dbaa8b2638 Edwina supposed she 0af4ad641d could find someone da7ab60ca7 similar to Yujeong. Believing that her son 3ef2f2fa9b wasn’t that terrible of c1258f0639 a person, Edwina decided c8910ab35e to think positively.7825756909eb5214

Just as she 78ef6aca8e was about to e317a7bfd7 give up on 09194f997a sending Yujeong to f6363a3933 New York, a 799da9cda9 sharp voice stopped d4d518bbcb her in her 9e640e697d tracks.92d13ae245ee9116

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“Chairwoman, you can’t just leave like this.”4e0687cf5b17b1e5

Yujeong shot back, 09d576e935 glaring at Edwina’s c3a3942fd0 retreating back. Edwina slowly 0cb5dc3946 turned around. The two b42eccbe0b women’s cold 30e117292d gazes locked 65a0c303c9 in midair.8f1d526f3eda0356

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Without being intimidated, Yujeong af1c0b2776 spoke to Edwina, who f7d64c8756 was looking down on 3a74de8e88 her condescendingly.2e6ecf9f83aed886

“You send me a curt text at dawn telling me to start working in New York today, and then you suddenly offer me a million dollars? What on earth do you take me for?”988a3980ac0c781e

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Ha. Yujeong let out a ragged breath, as if dumbfounded. Frank, standing next to Edwina, nodded unknowingly. It’s understandable to be offended when someone tries to buy you off with money. There are ways to say the same thing without being offensive.540aae82aa342b54

While Frank looked at Yujeong with pity, Yujeong’s eyes widened as she continued.f0a27a01f21e43fb

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“You have to sign the contract before you go. Do I look careless enough to blindly trust a verbal agreement? I can’t just start working in New York based on your word alone. You have to give me a legally binding document.”5b1cd65aa70f5dfe

After finishing, Yujeong lifted cb8e5bb610 her phone to check 58b63cc8d3 the time and clicked 06d9f2f7b4 her tongue briefly.The timing is tricky. She clicked 6a97f0d33a her tongue b8caa14a0c once more 8885bb5528 without glancing 6736e0c7e7 at Frank, 0fd065eb61 who was 394865038b looking at 48f598e144 her with d3fd3feadc a strange 204a2b4d4d expression.05da9cc0abfa02da

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“I have to leave right away to help with this morning’s work. I’ll try to leave as soon as possible.”4409bb0140091846

So please ca1e9daba5 hurry up 19ad9ebde6 and sign 2175b09cd0 the paper b9eeeca0bd saying you’ll 3f5950a629 give me 3031f12a70 a million 90350c644a dollars.As Yujeong 3d3588798d tapped the 750a03e80a floor impatiently af43df0033 with the c897972466 heel of 4b21b7e4ec her shoe, 6f787ffd31 the corners ff58b0dd85 of Edwina’s 2d47a554eb mouth curved 18768ef46d into a 6d348c8f24 gentle arc.af9635999d5debcb

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“A moment ago, you said you didn’t want to wait on him?”5d6239ae8dfaab2f

“That’s why you should have mentioned the amount from the start. If you had told me earlier, I would have already left. If you had sent me an electronic contract at dawn, I wouldn’t have come here. Why do you make things so complicated?”1912a946f9557cb1

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Yujeong, not hiding 609aefa041 her resentment toward 0e188b04f9 Edwina, took her d20ff60ee7 tablet out of d4d41c2058 her bag and acf240df23 started fiddling with ea3e382552 it.00c7d30ec182556f

“I think I have an employment contract template. Can I just use the same ones I signed when I was hired for the confidentiality clause and special provisions? We also need to decide how the million-dollar payment will be made. I’ll have to call a lawyer for a legal review. Sara, could you make the call? Ah, no. I’ll do it.”882d06c5debec274

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As Yujeong, 67004cfb9b who had 2083b284b8 been asking d17f3163be Sara who 1a0ea0bcdf stood by b53e2a0acc looking dumbfounded, a69642b29c lifted her ff4596dee2 phone again, 4a29f8b131 Edwina reached c896400617 out and ed41dd574d stopped her. Then, with 4d4e6a9577 a friendly a5b4b56d57 wink, she f51663bce8 smiled.d2fd31ea9f3df1ca

“Robert is inside, so there’s no need for that. I asked him in advance yesterday.”836f3dae91a99c3f

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Upon hearing that a b8a5507c13 lawyer was already in 27b38da200 the office, Yujeong placed e0740973cd a hand on her b13abfc9db chest, marveling as if 6ae33deaef deeply moved.e5273332f75a8588

“You truly are the chairwoman.”86de9991d3c0913c

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“Really, I love how easy it is to talk with you. You don’t get needlessly offended.”106d1c0d1074fd5c

“What is there to be offended about between us? You already know how I feel about you, don’t you?”80788e9d7d6fe316

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I always respect eadd6b830d you. As a rosy blush bloomed on Yujeong’s cheeks, the people around them couldn’t hide their fatigue. Smiling brightly and standing close to Edwina, Yujeong didn’t look like the same person who had just threatened her with the press.f06be5bdf533953b

Frank found himself 8e2bcbb4ec shaking his head.I can’t believe it. She really 56e7f00c7c fell for 1891bb48b7 it, hook, 39e4658ae9 line, and b7393b5375 sinker. Does she love money 52c2511f82 that much?6befa17dfad5c4fa

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While everyone else was lamenting, Edwina gently wrapped an arm around Yujeong’s shoulder and whispered sweetly, “Shall we go inside and have a warm cup of tea, then?”ca4e347f020f1cfe

As if 2d417f752d mesmerized, Yujeong 733cdff306 followed the 08a482d52f affectionate Edwina. A million-dollar annual 71b675a353 salary. Thinking of the money a528f939c7 she would soon have, 7113886236 a strange light glinted f6048dd2b4 in Yujeong’s dark eyes. Seeing it, c2652c40ef Edwina quietly 1afdaf4586 burst into 369191ce37 laughter. No matter how she a0ecc6a944 thought about it, Yujeong e70287b4a0 seemed to be the 60397a3d7f most suitable candidate.2ce353ff3c05a83b

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‘Well then, I’m counting on you. Unlike me, the boy… has a hypersensitive side and exhausts the people around him… But he has a good heart.’89d79ebca6ab2532

Honestly, Edwina’s claim about his good heart didn’t resonate with her. However, she was impressed by the offer of one million dollars for one year of work.a1e1a21c1b9fb9cc

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Yujeong let out a pleasant sigh. Although she hadn’t verbally admitted defeat, she had indeed succumbed to capitalism, and she didn’t feel bad about it. Wouldn’t anyone have done the same? Was there anyone in this world who hated money? Yujeong’s dark eyes sparkled as she walked toward the office.5ee617d41979b24d

It’s not The Taming of the Shrew. It’s not like I have to live with the man for the rest of my life, so who cares how rotten the boss’s personality is? This is a relationship that will end in exactly one year.2879c02491347ab2

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Money was Choi Yujeong’s 8b26238170 number one priority in 938691ac8f life.5f6e5d16603e5db1

Money. Whether it was ce6b0dd2e6 dollars, euros, or 4f9ed2ccd4 yen. In a 6832685fb6 capitalist society, 58794ad308 money was a2c9dfa75c king.2acaff83e1248cc2

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With money, eating, breathing, and sleeping all became easier. It might seem overly materialistic, but people needed money to do anything, wherever they might be. You could be miserable with money, but you’d never be pitiful.a8663078eb711001

It’s the same now. She had come of her own volition to play nanny to the chairwoman’s son because she didn’t have money. She went from being a secretary to the Group’s Chairwoman to cleaning up after the CEO of an affiliate company.4af7bda4da3b0d10

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To those unaware 77826616c1 of the circumstances, a7dd178f5b this was tantamount a411b5ef20 to receiving a 63cbf21c7c red mark on 9003d5eb65 a successful career. Still, it was 6fc2fe6e4f worth enduring. Because the salary 636b37309b was a million c9401dc363 dollars.An annual salary is a measure of one’s worth; it’s the simplest way to prove one’s value.70c5ce0d6309a682

The one who makes 1ef7de1afc money fast and leaves a3990134e2 this dirty business is eb9e32776b the one who wins.91be96b2133cd01a

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Yujeong stood in front of the CEO’s office and let out a deep, strange sigh, like a horse’s snort. With her hand on the office door handle, where Damian was said to be sitting, she took a deep breath.f3882b235612ab92

A million dollars. Remember, I am a slave to money. That means I don’t bow to anything other than money. Yujeong reminded 627288c581 herself of ebfc057f11 this most bd7e7a775b important fact 4ce7d4ef25 and knocked e56a55f729 lightly.0a7a7179cc57953d

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Knock, knock.016b554c83dbe164

However, there was no 97f33cd502 answer from within.df74c06252ae9288

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After waiting a moment, 555ecaaa25 Yujeong tilted her head 0a771379cd and cast her gaze 93df4ce82d downward.He must da32882a4a have heard c90604b456 about me. The fact that 60cb4aca82 he’s making me c71aa44178 stand here without 25c100f864 inviting me in 7ef3d8078e must mean he’s 7fef4e8f2d not happy to 5d299ef028 see me.6045f5c9fa6f849b

After all, b04bec4a92 most employees f3d9c5f019 already knew b2f4c34300 that Chairwoman 5a23e7aeb9 Edwina and 3b21a9a446 her second 935358c70e son did 12a6903ce0 not have 573f77c50d a good e6bc4fbdb5 relationship. Edwina herself often said 2169191a93 that she was more 1fbc569bcf comfortable with her older c44e9c7d52 son, who resembled her.7049ac731d5a2e6f

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Should I keep fc1c2cf14d knocking and wait, 75133ac0f0 or should I a43f015581 just push my e16847c4aa way in?24145d1c376bb6c6

Yujeong hesitated for a 13d918a582 moment but soon threw b209f8a1ab open the heavy office d91fe164f4 door. She belatedly announced ae2c05d73f herself.58691a594af5bc10

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“Boss, I’m coming in.”0ef3e48f7dfd50fd

Yujeong, who had entered bf2b08cc93 the CEO’s office so d23d6ca47d unceremoniously, marveled inwardly. She was a little f584a40ce6 surprised when the plush 550c89ae97 gray carpet enveloped her ca009d2574 heels the moment she 79eaff56d4 stepped inside.9dac7e1f9ceb0ce9

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The designer carpet, the 1d88f838ca round table, the sleek, adb0e8d890 curved lighting, and the c1c55f5152 white sheepskin sofa were 8a4b128d6a impressive. Not just because they f1e0c408be were high-end, but because a84191e97d the interior clearly revealed 3764a47c0c his taste. Even Yujeong, who knew 2357597a70 little about furniture, could 676fcacccc feel the luxury.0e40414b1e10abe7

The atmosphere was fa575d58e0 quite different from 57329ad99c that of Edwina’s 51ebead6af office. It certainly 1a9b4bee0c looked cozier 326334f937 and more 5bbef3e2d2 lived-in than 0b7f148e01 Edwina’s office, abc8173c84 which was ca7ea550c1 so neat 97120b461e that it 93be2b0b50 felt empty c9462e7441 and stark. Like Edwina’s office, e5ef353f71 of course, the 00e03bb1c7 view of the 9f3752411b forest of buildings 8b099b074f seen through the 6a7ade462b floor-to-ceiling glass was e1f1231e2c sharp and imposing.96ccd1521f813384

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But more impressive than ea170118c1 all of that was 40057ec178 the man leaning against f142085834 the desk in the c29ebd690e center of the office.7d3026c4164c08d2

Yujeong had entered the a98d32f60e office without permission, and 78ba7f8eb7 the bodyguard, Gerald, standing 56f1546891 behind the man, urgently f6af298478 raised his voice at 3499f5ef29 her.a041dceb90205762

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“You can’t just come in like this without permission…”bbffb4a4eff8d1ff

“Leave her be.”155128678da11373

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If she were the type to listen, she wouldn’t have come in in the first place. Damian, who had glanced up at Yujeong with his blue eyes, continued, unable to hide his annoyance.a7d9d7b432be6675

“It seems you weren’t taught basic manners. That tells me everything I need to know about you.”deb1badbe2b4e3f3

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