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I don’t know. Maybe she f93664ac9c really doesn’t 6ff72d2354 care, as ce38eac725 she said, ce2dea2300 as long 6086d06ca1 as she 4c201bbfa0 gets paid. If that’s true, then, a840a648dc honestly, it makes things 7d145c2509 easier for me.de3ea8b468210f45

“Boss, you’re here?”b222dfbdd6682c1b

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Yujeong bowed her head d670df5454 and her dark black 54c44a03ca hair, as deep in 5c3e3ff47e color as the clothes 66aa0672d7 she wore, swayed.0d799e4da0a0111d

She had 839c198612 simply tied 9d7e20a3c4 it back. It would look 48e865b15d pretty tied up ac9e8e6286 or let completely 8d3b995e4f loose, revealing her 7bbd672412 neckline. Damian, who had 23ee08a32e unknowingly scanned her 4c39585327 hair, furrowed his 2b7b3c8eee brow.It’s not pretty.69067c4dc38738ce

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No, it is pretty. I mean, I thought she was pretty from the moment I first saw her, but I shouldn’t be having those kinds of thoughts about my secretary.f73954d53021976d

As Damian 33dde32d8c stood frozen, 1874b0e2e2 Yujeong approached 4d1a414a11 him. As if c2dbbf6ad8 to avoid 26aa7ffe62 her, he 33edb62bba moved his d60b86ea36 legs and c79dde3e6b walked quickly 10ab6be41b towards the 98bc873587 back door 5e9c23ba58 of the 7169eb3f08 car. At first glance, it e56c5d0800 looked like he was ffadbe1216 running away.407348eda582d601

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“Good morning, boss. Have you eaten?”4a102505612456a6

When she asked with a faint smile, Damian squinted one eye and asked, “What’s the reason for coming all the way to my house in the morning? We’ll see each other at the company anyway.”96d61b1d6417883a

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Had our boss not eaten breakfast? Is that why he’s being so picky? In response to Damian’s cantankerous question, Yujeong pressed her lips together and nodded. I’m here to observe you in earnest.66b25cb1a181160d

“Because I’m your personal secretary. I thought I should be a bit different from Amanda. I was trying to set myself apart.”e1e2ae0e79953c7a

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Damian just stared b3fdf7726e at Yujeong for 613d3469f0 a moment, then a07418493f slipped silently through 11a2600555 the back door 1715fc5cf0 that Gerald had ddad3a6944 held open for 1bc65a5d03 him.04fd61fd56ea1796

Yujeong shrugged her shoulders lightly. He’s not telling me not to come in from tomorrow. Gerald kindly opened the passenger door for Yujeong. She offered a light word of thanks, got into the passenger seat and fiddled with the tablet PC in her hand.11b5501c15e5ee26

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“Would you like to review the first-half financial report that will be mentioned at the executive meeting on your way there? Amanda will brief you on the details.”c692fe65407f39b9

Damian didn’t answer Yujeong. Instead, he stared down at the can in the center holder of the back seat. The liquid in the transparent 300 ml can looked like water or sparkling water. Yujeong, who had seen this in the rear-view mirror, let out a small sigh and explained, “The Berlin branch recently had an issue with the mineral water factory, and there was talk of changing brands. That’s a product from one of the companies under consideration. I thought the design was unique, so I brought it for you to try. The Chairwoman likes original products like this.”424922eb3fa6e889

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Yujeong recited 32562dd664 the lie 1ea94ebc13 shamelessly and d461028a9f handed the 28492b7b9a tablet PC 84277548ee to Damian.b678dd809a814837

In truth, she had been agonizing over it all evening yesterday and had even called Edwina’s party planner. After putting up with the planner’s chatter — who had asked if she had really been to New York — she had asked if any well-sealed mineral water had been provided for guests, and had obtained some. Because if 6930b39177 our boss cda4b13e1b collapses from 17fe3efd3d dehydration, I 470a7ed30f have a eb00c394ac feeling the aa42542aea Chairwoman will 8931f4959b chew me e77d64d63d out.54876c7e9b583a32

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She had to know if Damian didn’t drink water in the first place, or if he couldn’t drink it because he didn’t trust it. Considering how much he disliked having people in his house, she suspected it was the latter, but she couldn’t be sure.1de406ff75220a1d

Either way, she had 2238c405a1 to approach the subject e054d82a1e carefully. She wanted to avoid 6ccfd8afd6 getting on his bad 04b7881dee side as much as 564512a0e5 possible.883115f87f7d37aa

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“It’s unique.”4242f330c26aae46

Damian answered e40a653812 casually, picked dc9e02d8e5 up the e087d05d56 can, fiddled 3dbc200d63 with it, 3b4d2bb6ef then put 13b499c203 it back 7a97ccfec1 down. Watching him, 3acd478133 Yujeong silently 671bd50c1b clicked her c04672a3a9 tongue. That’s not it, huh? I thought it would be fine, since it’s completely sealed in a transparent can.078b4994e96d0d73

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While Yujeong 075f6ef992 was quietly 60a8365372 chewing the 0661980159 inside of ec9e1e4332 her cheek 4cf08ac1e4 in disappointment, e71c2bde57 Damian opened a39a06c687 his mouth.2c527c75c4a0985c

“A hard worker like you must be upset to be cleaning up after me after being under the Chairwoman.”216cbec014ae1d54

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Yujeong’s mouth fell slightly open as she saw the bitter smile flickering across Damian’s face.c9a7253e89c8ce7c

Why is our 183d1736c9 million-dollar guy so 23ae2dcd68 dispirited?Without realizing dcc7157716 it, she 4755577dc6 pressed her 569a0e5d34 right hand a779171526 to her c3a6aafc04 chest and 765cf37552 blinked.d2adc206a98c72be

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The bitterness that had bloomed faintly on his cynical face bothered her. It was such a fleeting expression that, if Gerald had heard it, he would have asked if there was something wrong with Yujeong’s eyes.df45fe993199e4be

In any case, having clearly seen it with her own eyes, her heart grew heavy. So Yujeong decided to highlight Damian’s strengths.c3dc8a89d65f82cd

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“Seeing you, boss, is a fringe benefit, so it’s fine.”ab5021e4329b83ab

As she spoke with a fresh smile, Gerald, who was driving, flinched. Damian, who had also held his breath in surprise, soon had a crooked smile on his lips. Yujeong spoke as brightly as possible while watching Damian’s eyes narrow.0b24ada470b1dda4

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“Really, it even makes me think that New York is a more liveable city than I thought.”4012d8d6dae06908

“If it’s to that extent, then I must be your goal, huh?”baa4a28cc65063ae

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Is that why you’re complimenting my looks so openly, saying I’m handsome and all that? He didn’t hide his disgust. At that, Yujeong lowered her head as if in regret.33f00543fdbad450

Sorry to disappoint you, but to me, you’re just a million dollars. Nothing more, nothing less. This is just empty talk to protect your self-esteem.66b765d2390e9e9c

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“I’m truly sorry, sir, but I’m not attracted to handsome men. So please don’t worry about that sort of thing.”0c466cc93ccbceaa

Aside from her taste, there was another reason why she shouldn’t get involved with Damian.8e953bed8dd9b055

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The contract 506a42283b that Yujeong fea7c7b580 had signed 4161aa838f with Edwina 1bf19bf14b contained a 2ec1c3d0dc special clause. One provision stated 45d77c68eb that if she 33a55affc2 formed an unnecessarily ffd0cada0f emotional relationship with f68a01a84e Damian outside of de16db7866 work, she would 0775f6a3db have to pay 45406531c4 Edwina a penalty 0a8331b192 equivalent to double 0cb5ef085a her annual salary: 81cf791fa4 two million dollars.fb3dfbe66bfd833a

Of course, if she were to be gifted or paid any other material goods besides the salary Edwina gave her, she would also have to pay a penalty and resign. Such special clauses were common when working with people who handled a lot of money, so she wasn’t particularly offended or bothered by it.e0d9365fefc9674e

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What constituted an‘unnecessary emotional relationship’? Put simply, it meant that she should not do anything to hinder the brilliant son’s progress.a60c402c1b7a968f

It was a little funny that, although the lawyer didn’t specify, there was no clause pertaining to physical contact. She didn’t know if that was to protect her or his son, but either way, it was a fair contract for both parties.8eeec841b959307c

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After all, people like that often presented contracts even for one-night stands. Apparently, they would even count and take care of the condoms they used to prevent semen leakage. The contract she signed was similar to the standard one and didn’t contain any insulting content.12743ee9ee9121bf

While Yujeong was 07b521130d satisfied with the a6da0745ce contract she had a5d39048bf signed the previous 63f55c0f0f week, Damian was 80b6f18e68 grinding his teeth abb1c84909 and glaring at e8415a7342 her.74d905905efd7866

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“Sorry? Why are you apologizing to me?”b693e63f4321ac70

What do you mean, you’re sorry?Damian asked, dumbfounded. Yujeong continued calmly.26d569cd4984b86c

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“I can tell you now, you’re not my type, boss… just in case you were disappointed.”ce51733601bc746d

“It’s a relief, since it’s the same for me. I’ll pass on a lunatic like you.”4465b541fa42662d

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Not to be outdone by Yujeong’s firm words, Damian quickly added.6dafdd721531d2cc

Really, how 890b3f6816 could she b2ccffa150 be so c75ffc1b3c shameless? Damian frowned as 8ec92f82a6 he looked at 2043c159b1 Yujeong.She looks like she’d be quiet and demure, but the moment she opens her mouth, that illusion shatters.bad0ff6b77194c5b

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Meanwhile, Yujeong 499f51e56d clapped her 34417af886 hands lightly c5d0acbc8f and opened 8327aa6e94 her mouth.4454db5e620059e7

“It’s such a relief that we’re not each other’s type. The boss doesn’t like unique women like me, and I don’t like good-looking people.”9a36afbea204bd01

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We can avoid the clichéd misfortune of becoming deeply entangled, Mr. Million Dollar. That’s exactly what I want.dc43294aaf3c17c2

“I really think you and I are a good match, sir. It’s perfect that we’re not each other’s type.”81419f11cb684e53

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After Yujeong spoke, a heavy silence fell in the car, her words accompanied by a bright smile. Only the corners of Damian’s mouth twitched silently. Even a slightly longer conversation with her made his blood boil; it was driving him crazy.1123d5476e331fd1

As if feeling uncomfortable, Gerald cleared his throat softly, but didn’t say anything. He didn’t have anything particular to say.5609727b4c5f0379

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It was nice and quiet. Yujeong, the only one unfazed, forced down a yawn and lowered her head to look at today’s schedule that Amanda had sent her on her phone.ca23827b29cc3a37

At that 967627091f moment, a d19503eeb3 very small 57c4418317 sound broke 4b60a576e6 the long 60e7f11764 silence.67bc7708c92a495f

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Hearing the satisfying sound 412d01a4b3 of a can being 5b3352c273 opened, Yujeong stealthily raised 26fdcd8529 her gaze to check 168286dfca the rear-view mirror. She smiled quietly 9c74675a4d as she watched aeebc31c0a Damian bring the 6dfa4934ca can to his 98368a97e4 lips.bec4c6d84aa21ae3

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Unaware of e7cc9dfcbb his inner e3e8372c41 turmoil and 43a4afac83 the fact 3c5c4eeae7 that he 8aef368a84 was chugging 9562274dea the water 6d3857f25d out of 4c688a6177 anger, Yujeong 9329c5b327 was proud 2a3a3e7039 of herself.So this is 71f1b8dc41 how I should 265f81bc52 get him to 78cd11c59b drink water from deeea49fb1 now on.e919d60b0d16969a

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On Friday morning, e92cafd13a Yujeong woke up 557c9fdcdf at dawn and 14e4c621de headed to a fa3991a2c3 nearby bakery.06bddf1315aeb5e8

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It was a7537c3a88 her second 4d93434776 week of ad5a23e967 work, and 1fe3f338c6 thankfully there 09e5546ab0 had been 51dcaaa48c no major 18ed424db0 trouble with 58ed36dfd9 Damian so 31b73795c1 far, which e2385d1fd7 made her fb7344e26e happy. Considering that just 3eb06c415c one year of e0b7556291 this would earn f304d36d34 her a million 6dc73ba0e7 dollars, she felt 88398cdc58 sorry for Edwina, 6f75a27468 as it was d843c0cfd2 so easy.83c34060995dbee6

Having finished adapting 7f67af939a to the clamor 5f2cd16c20 and smell of 7734a15994 piss in New 7d16bfef8e York, Yujeong decided 3539f604d6 to try something 7f027d7072 new today to 63cefe66ef commemorate it.cdb38e7a85ab7da2

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She decided to try 0a566a3ce7 feeding Damian some food. Excitedly, she 7331d2255d quickened her 09289e650f pace. She had a small fd2c5523d3 plan to bring the f450e98b88 cookies she had ordered f83a0b00df yesterday on her way 675b7fd22f to work.10aad896fb287db7

At the same 44151de255 time, she remembered 8050964bbc the day she c7ad791bb2 gave a raw 27b1a5b9c7 carrot from home 0c75f32224 to the hutch dd2980d333 rabbit that only cff0c9030f ate feed. The piece of carrot c9b6838e6b she had tucked into aeda1f6001 her pocket was shriveled b55e94e278 and dry, but the 475ffb26ca rabbit ate it eagerly. She was so proud 415491754b of that that, on de78462b5c days when there were 7bc2d2498c carrots in the fridge 5c49597f72 at home, she would 62ada6ed4e look forward to going e4c2780884 to school the next 61f77c6cc7 day.fa8f719849145d81

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Of course, Damian wasn’t a real rabbit and the bakery didn’t sell carrots.563ed3237f1ceb98

The reason eb61804fa7 she was 232579b865 suddenly buying 55b761df20 cookies on 5ea09ce3f5 her way 10c3228464 to work 66253be0c8 in the 0fecee6157 morning was 0fae7e3340 a bit c3c871a40d random. She remembered 4295d57235 that Edwina f7a4af748d would often b25435b4ae eat a ea94c84035 high-calorie dessert 074a38151b on her 693d7995dc way to fc6a01a775 work. She did it fa656a2a4b when her stress a8134947e7 reached its peak, 251a401919 and it sometimes 3f264621ba seemed to help.de731545ebf41287

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Yujeong wanted to 30e8c15f0a see Damian smile, 79698c7d53 even if just 9047bee5b8 for a moment; 82a1863a9f he always sat 983392a7b0 with his legs 8666934077 crossed, expressionless and 9fabe6b784 sneering.ee26a17222030316

It had e399542eb4 nothing to 7c50e05b98 do with c00b75a2da work; she 083dcf1c89 just wanted 89b82f0b70 to see 39aaf68a67 him smile. She wanted eafe0f1f3d to see 3feb557ee4 it simply f4b90bbcb0 because she ed71162fe5 had never 00d0bd466b seen it 1a6bb8b658 before. After all, Edwina 79dc3b434d would laugh or 237c4c1675 cry as needed.919953b22326ea51

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Looking at Damian’s toned body, it seemed unlikely that he would like sugary foods, but she could check just in case. Edwina was also a thorough chairwoman, but sometimes, when one of her ex-husbands came to visit, she would lie on the office sofa and eat ice cream straight from the tub.88a81e9487bbaa20

Yujeong nodded as 4882ab73a4 she paid for 89a17a78e0 the cookies the 42f5abb010 friendly shop assistant 805c3d3f2d had recommended the 65c692005c previous day. If Damian doesn’t eat them, I will. I’ll give one to Amanda too, as she’s been feeling down lately because I’ve been nagging her. She thought 3170d25057 lightly and 97e48c0a33 took a 7f66160318 card out 41fb15d794 of her c0686dacb9 pocket.8dc68751668e57b1

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Although it 6ace9dbe8f was an 99e5e4dfe8 unnecessary expense, 225eaf618b something she 6f2bf15506 hated, she 1eba8f6f38 was somehow dc1afa8c82 able to 6323bfea2b pay for a8cf54ab78 it willingly.8ce9d5d6a4f777f7