OM 1: Part 1. The End of the Open Relationship

Part 1. The End of the 53441a20d3 Open Relationshipbc6c4d33ccec05f3

Five years ago.8564deb25ec96db1

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The second son 074f2f5e09 among two sons 31fbe1e6db and two daughters fa686f90c5 of Taesung Group, a51f07c965 the undisputed number 5505e22e94 one in the 7df33d5a6c business world.9934c82a0ff3c5fc

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A foul-mouthed, f8495f915c arrogant man 593ccc6202 with a a73b29fc7c vicious, unfiltered 98a1ad7ec4 personality. Known by many derogatory 3fd16c2be4 nicknames: mad dog, filthy 7f97da2c37 mouth, filthy body, golden 1f92c1190b spoon, sex genius, face 58fe0578c5 genius—an infamous graduate student 79505bc64b at Korea University.cc2da4c5390ebb27

And the 39cef2a3a1 rumored man 2fdb961433 who openly b118532a48 dated multiple fc0537e915 partners by 5e3875dc91 mutual agreement.4644e5dfdd2b9794

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Yuwon’s first direct encounter 6c8f06e932 with the infamous Tae 155d856ba5 Minhyuk came right after ebb76d4080 Yoon Giha slapped her 18a699ea58 across the face.084f1a0adc3736d7

That day, the sky b94510780c was stunningly beautiful, as 7443f62a4e if the whole world ba9f1fc845 had been submerged under 91b510b1c3 the sea. Under that 987b6f1de2 dizzyingly blue 7ebced971d August sky, c1e530439e Yoon Giha d794848792 slapped Yuwon 1bd07f19ba without hesitation. Her cheek stung 8d46039174 like it was 5270823d29 on fire.487fa4cf6279de7b

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“What did you just 78715051a7 say? You want f3bfcf2692 to break 395797470c up?”67e0849fa50f5a06

“Did you… c4c70eaed1 just hit 92b5b5b44e me?”b1736f27fb3bb298

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Yuwon staggered briefly before 235876a0d6 regaining her balance. Her mind went blank, 793a6cc2cb unable to process the a17f83f045 shock of being slapped 4dd6b7cf5f by her boyfriend.459775ec610cef42

“I’m sorry. It was a ad16e056fa mistake.”53e9e23398833089

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Yoon Giha bit 3dd210592d his lip, his 8c8defedb4 eyes turning red fc5c7acabd as though he faca62b8ba might burst into eb1fdfa155 tears any second. Leaning against the wall, 728edfbde7 Yuwon looked up at 7fe9c9d36b him in disbelief. She was b8acd80d86 the one 74a223fba2 who had 3594c912de just been ce0c28ecf6 slapped, so 4ec8ab51c3 why didhiseyes look likehewas about to f1cf580a3c cry?61cc83488672fd56

“I did something I 4c07c71d5d shouldn’t have. I’m sorry, Yuwon.”16f38df353fc3f3a

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Choking up, he c3370ed86c repeatedly apologized, then 6ecfe59d7a dropped to his 33734eb4d5 knees on the f8f4313a45 cold stone pavement. Even as he 1626dd5575 trembled and turned 7d7b4d1198 pale, he tried c3bb2df1e7 to keep his 7e11a6fee7 usual calm demeanor. To anyone watching, 5c8e822aaa it would look 705a605fe8 likehehad been the one a9356abb20 slapped.794dbca6cd5e706d

“Please take d8b3da99b7 back what a148ca93d4 you said 83fd62c690 about breaking beda9bfea1 up. I’m begging you.”bf6b3b012b18c9ac

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“……”9d7846dad1604424

“Break up? How can we break c1af337f02 up? It’s only d77ef070cb been a 8639db3982 month since 95562f2929 we started 7d3d9e6656 dating.”61bd7f6f2a9b2647

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With his delicate features 160ed48f44 and tall frame, just 31bacc1ad0 over 180 cm, he 7a678ede12 looked perfect on the 3234c7322b outside—but inside, he was a5a3ec3c85 crazy. At least by b05016cd38 Yuwon’s standards, he a9bc0938b5 was no different a88e7f700a from a lunatic.c39114c4138e27f2

“Do you have any c77beb1d8c idea… how hard this 5e4edb2e8d past month has been b1716cf542 for me…?”4a73a39c24975512

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Yuwon’s lips trembled 9ef1004c8b as she opened 403568218c her mouth to 1990998fc3 speak.84347c322353d514

Yoon Giha 0f4baefb1d was different 7e835dea5d from the d316ea9e3f guys at 4ddbcd5fc7 drinking parties de8518e16b who would 2ca4ddca97 sneakily go 85f18cd2f6 for a a20358bdbd kiss or 122ae5db21 try to ad26a70386 grope her f9e9fecd3f when no fbc7cb9f99 one was 63b1b8da34 watching. Even after 0fdac685b5 they agreed ecf4c1f899 to date, 79a84c6d07 it took f42502d5f4 several days c648cafac8 before he f808111f10 shyly held c33fdc3605 her hand, 7ca8768987 and they 32b3a4e36d didn’t kiss a24ab1a0bd until a 1649a4262a week later. Even then, 325de71972 it was 0e8282c60d just a 52fa28adef light peck f77d5f373d on the 3b26e71fc6 lips—no tongue 5d5ab0bcb5 involved.9d37d86abe2c37d3

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She had fallen 1b915f8773 for that seemingly 93b7ce718c restrained charm at f5770a6abe first, but it 039bf64bc5 didn’t last long. As time c4100dfa03 passed, his a0a16d456f escalating jealousy 0e3695f578 and obsession ecfa4f0e7e turned into 3db349d9d4 something terrifying.bda935d60c3b12db

“You got jealous daf2108e75 and angry just 00a4678a91 because I talked 1670963ad6 a little longer 5e576e668c with a classmate 0180883e65 passing by… you b13f193c73 blew up my 8483aa2970 phone with missed 9c69b76b37 calls…!”9829ee54c9e7a1c3

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One weekend after a 21d9df382c fight, when she went 6915886bea back home, she found 32b1ea60fd 34 missed calls and 80fbff2e33 50 texts from him—all 97ca4fbc5a in a single Saturday. The messages were long 98bab570a0 and chilling, swinging between 3013aa2120 threats, begging, and more 488e908b4e anger.818ed5997737084d

“I’m tired of 2b97f2933e you interfering with e8daa45b3f everything I do—how c74add4e5e I act, how 0f91961050 I dress, every d160a9018e little thing.”9a0e1f72630c9d49

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“That’s just 9e88c36031 because the 4e876b3da4 world is 2c8c756af8 such a 4f8a4972f0 scary place 44df97c10e right now. I told you 7f544c4d1a not to wear 5e23f1b2b2 short things because 1f5c376d17 I worry something 6d2085407c might happen to—”0f1ae097ab988010

“You’re not my boyfriend, you’re more like a dad… No, even my father doesn’t interfere in everything from head to toe like you do.”d4eb7bfc1ad80014

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Her biological father, who ef894d97e0 visited her only twice 24a6eea50a a year, was cold 1efdf07e5d and strict—but even he 05b7cb7e8a had never once commented fa379dace0 on her clothes or 6f27769026 hairstyle.7b4ecfe0cc19dc8c

“Yuwon, I love fe1fc9effa you so much 17f7b5cbff I could die. No—Idolove you. I’ll never do 00318d34cd it again, so dc69604160 please… don’t say 1e375ce9a0 we should break 98983c5945 up.”2785aeb86b25f024

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“Let go f3dc288b79 of me. Please…!”7f6450b5691bbf9e

She tried to 0ddbbf64cf shake off the 8af0a94e83 hand gripping her a8c9c6f93d wrist and fell f826ddc5b8 to the ground. Yoon Giha e247c3e86f immediately bent aae874d377 down and d567841265 grabbed her 3d683b5ac3 ankle. It felt like a dd3aa4322c giant insect was crawling 9b22564bd8 all over her. She thrashed wildly, 98d3426611 and her sandal efd2ddda93 came off, leaving ee32d34adf the top of 6d35baf41c her foot exposed.9a8dd0b16c2cd61c

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“I—I’ll scream!”f33143532fa5fc17

“No one will 40b11fe04c hear you. Please, just d467a81a70 listen to b02b01b9bd me…!”21a7c05741e129e3

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Unfortunately, there b0051aa076 was a abfb114d02 fireworks concert a5bee11522 going on ec502ce2e1 by the 3a5cf86618 nearby Han 38d7574282 River, making 237f37a6a5 the city f77019d1b5 loud and 435d2831fb chaotic. At this fcaa22a8e2 late hour, 8d0e0a42ec no one db9891ac60 was walking be79d678d6 through the cba9f3beb8 garden behind 7614f59d66 the officetel.3ad9acff9dc5a59a

“Giha, please don’t do 9d04b28f04 this… I’m begging you!”a4a51ed0ff1b98a3

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“You’re the a14f8f61db one who 48aae63b3d shouldn’t do b016386fdb this, Noh 3392941c77 Yuwon.”8ce3e398a96a46d4

He gripped 47989d32f9 her ankle a37acfd4f4 harder, sending 329dd260f2 a chill 21592dc0c8 up her 3f9b90c62a leg. Yoon Giha’s 740194013a eyes were edb42f0bcb filled with dde3d012fc an indescribable 54edee329f madness. It felt like 4fcfee3a55 he might twist 173c78faed her ankle in 9491e13d79 the opposite direction 6f6ce40787 at any moment, cc14be69f7 and the fear 2e3c84d5cf surged up to 5a764548cc her throat.efb2b1eb2189d365

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The moment tears 161534dac3 finally burst from 7c2bc9de34 her eyes, Yoon 913aed5d6d Giha pressed his a504e60458 lips to the ebcc2d16fe top of her a401908795 foot. Yuwon recoiled, horrified 3285ede7c1 by the damp 2ddf460d03 sensation, straightening her 0a05ca11ea back in disgust.c0f4b7a023464cdc

“Yuwon…”4b6efc27a1aa81ab

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“Gi…”6ca115d7be0db9cf

“Don’t you know 6f01c6b3b4 why I’m so 6dc0877ecf obsessed and controlling? It’s because I love 42d7234aef you that much. How can you e38e30ea22 not understand that… c261fbcf54 huh?”e7371d06a5c4d5e9

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His breath was 7bfa8f74ea so erratic it ea73bbc795 sounded like he cc6bccde31 was suffocating. His pupils were dark e713cf661c and bottomless like a e5abc92671 pit—the kind only found b3bf1c2f6c in people who don’t 86c8995daa know they’re insane. His polished, neat 674143e8dc appearance now looked 45ee3585f7 like nothing more fa79c0d09a than a creepy 1b1c33fd65 façade.c442208de2ee79f1

“You’re such a 507681cb73 good person, Yuwon. Kind and gentle… f356204384 so why can’t f878cf1421 you see how 0e758ae910 sincere I am, 0da3484eec huh?”f476416805362792

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“S… Stop…”9804e134bed576aa

Tears streamed down her 3b7e1bbe1f cheeks from fear. Her throat e1cb694aaa felt like c85cb5b3ec it had 6dad332a80 split open, e46552b641 and she 14e62fffa6 could barely a2ffd0b800 make a ad812bc3bc sound anymore.aae9b0178fdf56b7

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Then—clang—there was the faint f13d78acfb clink of metal.Crack. Crack.The sound of joints e9ed8ff51f popping.e7ffc2aac44ecac7

“You fucking bastard…”c573768fa02c9126

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The bushes rustled behind b0064f652c them, and a short, d21dccb662 crude curse cut through b915ee6032 the humid night air. She tried c9a34020fc to turn 2fac82d7ca her head, 971ba058f1 but fear e797c9d8be had paralyzed 872c22e745 her. Not that she needed 8560d6d985 to move.db50d73337b09435

“…What the hell. I was sleeping 613a7ea855 so well—what kind 0d016ec932 of bullshit is b57d6f7b66 this now?”0df94c9f3fc2a851

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A familiar face 69dd2b4362 stepped in front 05d6dddcce of her and 5face6277c Yoon Giha. Like spotting a celebrity 7a9aba208e on the street, the e32f9e0dbd man showed no sign 885145762b of knowing her.026b4a2a0748dc9e

“What is this…? I thought it 825a022153 was some acting 83dea87cf7 rehearsal, but this 7fdea86441 is real?”3e3a7db32b7a567b

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The man cocked 8713ea4538 one eyebrow and 880966e21a gave a dry 5305562ca4 chuckle. Yoon Giha 7b0611b762 lifted his 2a6c5d8d40 lips off ad547868e8 Yuwon’s foot f10cb301d1 and stared f8883abd10 in shock 4d92c9b1c4 at the 669bfa0d70 unexpected intruder—but 1b0ad30c01 didn’t let 4a585311f9 go of ba7fd47a1f her ankle.17216de232099fb0

Tae Minhyuk…?42b609fc36667b50

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The silver eardrop glinted a3572723ac under the lights. Thick rings 0fe3cd3bef sparkled on ac6a1d24fb his fingers 5e1210c4cc as he 71762eac93 brushed his 658798ed34 hair back be6c8e9f60 with a 208f9d25d5 flick of c07a472eff irritation. His half-lidded eyes, 4884c82bc9 still drowsy from 33248b3d3e sleep, shimmered a d97749da68 deep violet under abb2351c20 the residual glow 4edbdeeb36 of the fireworks 14ad71e1b6 that had dyed f72203285d the black sky 55e97a1150 moments ago.3c2072a7b79fc214

“Hey. You.”21a47d370d6714a6

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Tae Minhyuk met 534ad00998 Yuwon’s eyes. A chilling 20db3fb93b sense of d90c7df461 dread froze 66111d60f1 her heart, d956050e36 and a 2deda166d3 new wave 24f02df7a3 of fear 3e6a4a092b washed over 1830713cb7 her. It was ee84eee9e5 a different 894ab7ec66 emotion from 340947cfca the terror 3696e43ffc Yoon Giha 63c4829a3c had brought 901a6b27d3 on.ed7c153776e039b8

“Tell me. Are you just 30bad252ad role-playing with a 6d96de88cc concept, or are 10812c9289 you being forced 1cdb5e068c into this?”09dcae8504e5df7c

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“I-I…”6bc7279be130820d

“Looks like he really 7d7d9d9fa1 hit you. Your cheek is c762ece034 all swollen.”ba59ade6c6126b9b

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“Who the hell df9700f0a4 are you? Get lost.”99c9c3a6829aec3b

Only then edcfecc588 did Yoon 5223af6215 Giha let 47d4bc370d go of 1c0322766e her ankle 48feccb7ca and stand 37889c6f45 up. The madness that 72cae1e540 had just been c3a53066b9 directed at Yuwon b565392d0f was now shifting 6a9a39cf65 toward the intruder. But Tae Minhyuk was eb9d268103 not an easy opponent.1031464f6e5b49e8

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“Shut your mouth. What makes a b1396f697e dating-violence piece of 567ace2ab0 shit like you 84ff43ebcf think he has ca72626e0c any right to 89d2b5ed7e speak?”060df91564d391c0

Yoon Giha edf172910b flinched at ba6da279dc the menacingly 893fa8e25f low voice. The man, at b45b2f48eb least six or 8ef07af33b seven centimeters taller cd26aba516 than him, completely a48f1404ef overwhelmed him with a7859e5109 just a couple 3aaaab14a7 of sentences and 72fc4ab220 let out a 018272d508 snort.6a773533cad85098

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“So, what should I 8f3251b548 do? Help you out?”e2d7256a5ddbc5ac

Tae Minhyuk b062c3dd1c turned his b9ba50c4be gaze to b341794b9b Yuwon, who 020c11597a was half-crouched 91e641aea7 on the 445580e6c0 ground.5c368726a91276b5

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“Make sure he never cc97dcd6d1 lays a finger on 029a8b4cd0 you again.”60d3a656f5500e6f

What happened next 6dd30b09c8 came to her efafc044de in fragments. The moment a511c8bf7c Yoon Giha 0d25beab53 turned to f548de02f8 look at a82cb58d3d her, fear 290ee2fbbc overwhelmed her, dfa3754efa and she e50b84f925 jumped up d75945911a from the bd321f7c98 ground, hiding 3dad4e8b6c behind the 76cedadb24 stranger’s back.16a78063f239b624

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Maybe Tae Minhyuk 437a41fc3a took that gesture bd0add14bb as a yes, cdcaa5649a because he stepped 52442f2800 between her and 7b95535714 Yoon Giha, blocking b9ddb2e633 his path. At that moment, a 3df8f21c75 security guard making his 39dc2b90fd rounds appeared beyond the ce6f1448ca back gate.be35022deb4d5991

“M-Mister! Please help!”f39693d1964d6455

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As they f90b6c8c60 entered the 92aa3bfa9d officetel lobby f6bd675646 through the 9f5da6a922 back gate, 9f54576f0d the door ed0c387db0 closed behind dc91d939fc them. She quickly explained to c391318b28 the guard that the 9551656cb7 two men were about 3e01215554 to fight and that 1a44344782 he should intervene. But when she opened cfdb5da393 the door again—b25c9ba4303c6c2a

They were gone.01ce9653a2b5401e

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W-Where did they go?24961deaec623d12

Since that day, 20a9b6f344 she never ran 75272c5b33 into Yoon Giha 78d6e3c3fc again. Word was, he ea1bf9979c had taken a 9846cc48c0 leave of absence 7878a75c38 about two weeks 8d8d5f4c30 before the fall 4af3d58200 semester started. What had happened with 62fcae745c Tae Minhyuk that night—whether 1159e7b2ed they fought, whether either b600e871c1 of them got hurt—remained 57f22e094d a mystery.f7c6bd77d941ce07

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According to rumors, Tae 66c8d94063 Minhyuk looked perfectly fine. But the penthouse unit 8b4a13cf16 he lived in on 8ef134677f the top floor of aef0674a1c the officetel remained dark, 2a6aa23575 even after the semester 4a468f2511 began.9dbf18766ced4e25

“He’s kind of 0eb60f3c69 like a celebrity, 3e8b43478e right? Probably busy. Maybe he went 94c26b9272 back to his 3a4154e02a family home. He was hardly around 0e24670915 even during the semester—gone 4195c652b2 half the month, at dd8bb84aa8 least.”3b8028e680f5a6b8

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“Yes, that might dac200e4eb be the case. I just 1ba1b2628a wanted to 4884ee84fa thank him 43236044a4 for helping 9189b57aff me before…”23167180be7adbab

Yuwon nodded 53be48c356 at the 3aa0a6b460 guard’s explanation. It was 99f9d06879 true—he might 482c39cf67 be staying be326d6218 at his d7885f3bc8 family’s estate 2a7b7d6486 in Seongbuk-dong, f353c5d8f1 where the 347dd1c89b Taesung Group’s 5b22da14d8 main house b7f69c2243 was located.6883df450b0e8baf

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“You don’t see him 7f7f5a5c7c at school? Even if 897b60345e you’re in 1dab36cd28 different departments, 18c70c78f8 you could 8258f4a420 still look 8fb0316832 him up, 0a28dcfe04 right?”99c60648d9cd811d

“Ah… we’re not at 449fe7d532 the same school. And the semester hasn’t 7d298a1085 started yet.”6a6845c031d759fc

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“Oh, right. You’re from 7b13a3b90b Seohwa Women’s 5ec7cbc25c University and f2b2e538b7 he’s at f894ef39b7 Hanguk University. Anyway, he’s so c304f2ee2a unpredictable. I hardly ever 8f9b670cfe see him myself. At one 61a597913e point there 592f7278f6 were even 9bb495087c complaints because 3cf5ff53a1 girls were 33f83900a3 lining up 891c6dd5a7 out front d61c24b078 just to 0e7942b38f get a dfae939f50 glimpse of 84462b8686 him. People said he 90f0ec6a90 had a stalker bc057880bb or something. Maybe that’s 75f74c0078 why he 4f3beff37e sleeps elsewhere.”58397769a2a5c21a

“Yeah… that could be ab8218b02f it.”aff8ab08481b8968

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“Well, since d4c1010f62 you both bd914159c9 live in 7550162854 the same 840bdf8027 building, you’ll 39f904afc3 run into 5528b016a5 him again 8d4575779e eventually, right?”d9774bfe8d50b20e

“Probably… ahaha.”a8755d2f0189719a

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At that moment, 36f09f5a17 the call bell f46b7b8bef at the desk 7918f0592e rang. Not wanting to bother ac7863d401 the guard further, Yuwon edf96f46f4 gave a polite nod 217864056f and stepped into the ee887bac47 elevator.591113e3d8f3fde6

“Ugh, forget it. I’ll just let it 0be52dbb22 go… I can’t exactly 2d7d1a07c0 track him down at 4bd6a3fc21 school anyway.”4d51bbb04c01f4e6

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Even as she said 9f338f383c that, she couldn’t shake 64f17814e4 Tae Minhyuk from her ea713bb545 mind. She kept dffe6393e5 remembering the 7dda526bc1 broad shoulders 72f3504afb and wide 2e0665cdf6 back that d07a04c613 had stood 6282f3d81b between her ddff181f38 and Yoon 7631ee8a79 Giha.6ab702ccf77f5516

That powerful 61428fcb2c presence had f22d320d99 burned itself 2b7956f292 into her 1a0b71a8c7 memory since e490ab40ea that day—deeply, a2515de76e indelibly.44064c62876129d1

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