OTC Chapter 15

Lee Jaeheon 0d894d9b39 dwelled on 3597a921ea the feeling ba809bfa5f of being d3aed7bbbe dragged through 149f90a4db the mud, 30e0a2d6d0 turning the ea18bf27cb situation over db5556c303 and over 3ae28a0c8d in his 2da790ac6d mind.4166c188c235dc1f

He laced his fingers 77b2f135e4 behind his head, tapping b6e6ec0e60 his foot as he 6d7e88413d sank into deep thought. But old habits die 65270f1e77 hard.5c92bb7fd6549fcd

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He knew how 4c6916615c to shake off 3538d6347b this lousy feeling.cc7f40b612187451

He grabbed 11246c876d the apron fc666dae9b hanging in bbae9a279f the cabinet, 986f672ea4 slung it 6a6aff7c0d around his 3e0e2c7e76 neck, and a35ddefbfa slammed the 252260b003 door shut.bd605c4d5bbcc189

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The thin, flimsy aluminum 321839bc6c cabinet door creaked open 9a47db9bc5 again. Clenching his jaw, he 06793896b5 slammed it shut once 59f6374816 more, his hand leaving 1fd3471619 a momentary print on a73b6687c8 the matte surface.e083b67b34b17687

He stared at 4e5fd5276c the closed door, 85e3e1aa8d then pulled back 01398312dc the curtain covering c426bc5f1e one side of 56987cb1be the studio. Behind it stood 28187bcb03 his final project 2bfdf9b010 for his graduation 4085088897 exhibition. It was 30023dafb0 roughly his 123ed63437 height, a f8beb6a122 bizarre construction 4fde4367d1 of haphazardly 29dc245402 welded blades 7c083c39fa that resembled 94dc750981 a robot.9daddcf01c032600

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He switched on the 53d5b5086b welding machine and took ed8e2e2464 a few steps back.d2eab3567e08647e

The title of the piece was <Waste>. His professor had subtly suggested, “My Beloved Misfortune.” But from the beginning, he’d intended to call it <Waste>.21eeb4098df48b47

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Holding the welding torch, 521cbc7b18 he reinforced the joints 692182fb4b of the blades, melting 85d0b775b1 them together. The piece, as 8b550abe67 tall as him 8d5c30ca7c but with a 778bd9cb59 slender frame, seemed 43b75d15f1 like a self-portrait.ccdb054efb16ef64

Perhaps it represented the ce40f20473 modern individual, concealing sharp 78be90c8e9 blades within their soft 711ea43bb0 flesh.a5f6585ea473fae7

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Everyone carried sharp 5518c7e298 weapons within them. Weapons they could 4481f34f8f draw at any 39006d77d1 moment to stab a680babba9 and mutilate others 9c150dc4df before concealing them 03c2597e39 once more. But each time they 2b169e2ceb were drawn, each time 56983df4a2 they were sheathed these 9bafe2c8f2 weapons, they tore through c4f92e09a6 their own soft flesh, 22e4e609ba drawing blood.a9fa1946d88b789b

And yet, 846647bd62 people claimed f8b6075054 they could 48b2dbd4a3 endure such 401a6ac893 pain. Because the 8998a34d26 fleeting pangs 82c2031911 of guilt 399be6b963 and depression 5b4c053d08 that followed 491c626144 were nothing e49ca8e691 compared to 7b91d172c4 the pleasure 43f4a6ef25 of witnessing 9039a2bb19 another’s suffering.57f08338a77ff0ca

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They bled b561045411 profusely, oblivious 2a7243cb2a to the 7e52cd6f57 fact that 44bca4b9ab the pooling 7a033b9a46 blood could dafff94d6f lead to 605a0c952d their demise, 4fea89cf39 until they 8460d6f062 became waste 53dc65cdcc themselves.15cec920aaf3d35c

<廢: Waste>30393c80489e2b05

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There wasn’t any grand 0f7184a14a meaning behind the title. There was no need 4bd1c7edfd to overthink it because 253d8472fd it was simply the f6a8108861 exposed truth of the 8cf170b442 pervasive existence surrounding him.1e901817ae80c9e6

But interestingly enough, 7d8c97fe14 Jung Eunkyo had 8de73b3728 no such “waste” 902b982eb5 within her.f08704addbd140bb

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Instead of sharp, 3224ceca1d threatening blades, she 8c0c1f7c03 carried a dull f874ae66ab knife. She knew f290db888e that a 506cfcd2b0 dull blade 9a315dfb95 inflicted a 09377fe594 deeper, more 41905fadfb lingering pain. She was a ad183d7ffe woman who knew cda3d4822e that her own ea57d885ee suffering, the gnawing f3254ef043 ache of that 1660a25dc0 dull blade, was 16e5026de7 far greater than 84283635b4 the pleasure of 7466eadcbe witnessing another’s pain.8e062d09cd2a1c03

Damn it, was 3950d41498 she kind, or 3b99dc4abd just stupid…? 43e409d49c29a358

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Or was fcf553d20b she clever, 734516ef43 pretending to df9fe05e25 be a 52373b7b21 fool?978dd763cff3a229

Jaeheon dipped his feet 28af2d5102 into a bowl of 1c69e6a55c alginate, the dental material c9c8e2efe9 he had mixed with bc0bcec9fe hot water. The work would e8a2097972 be finished once 3d981a12dc he covered the 77e3ebad71 grotesque interior with 9f8d5c9fcc a presentable exterior, 292eb24e0d but he had 3b24d0d307 yet to complete 50af3c14e4 the heart of f3c06a2f26 the piece.6d7d190d6e8adf60

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After making a c529d3d32b mold of his 82f2b41b28 foot, he looked c47adbf330 up with a 3ed1355877 tired expression. The sky was 0caf3133be beginning to brighten.34eafccd0e69bef4

It was 6:30 a.m.140be059f3a9ed12

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No wonder he 70585b465d was starting to 73b2d9f4d2 feel drowsy. He pushed 5a4feb9093 the artwork e57e12fc7f back behind 4e618ce62c the curtain, 8d818da9ee tidied up 1a253bbd90 the mess, d293e29a46 and left 075cdfbf63 the studio.c8d09ed05dcb4a6f

Judging by the clear 0790d77c39 light streaming down the a77107b1cd stairwell, the rain had cf66bfdf01 stopped, and the sky 50b556b52d had cleared.b768b5b8938336fa

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He climbed the 5b32b99576 stairs, his feet 9e2571042d crunching on scattered f6563002fa shards of sunlight. The door to Cafe 18db9a9b89 Haeda was still closed, 59eab18545 is cream-colored interior quiet.88b55cf64bd6fbef

And a single ed86f9c5a5 folding umbrella stood 1154bb8df3 by the entrance. His gaze darkened a2eb691b54 as he looked 2fc44cb9d8 at the umbrella, 1b4b33df05 which had remained aacb5f16ef there all night, 508cb821e0 untouched. 5e6a79bae7af2a5b

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Jaeheon unlocked his car 26152a87c2 door, its surface clean ebb95dd40d from the overnight rain. He blasted the 4b17676e45 air conditioner to ef035fc6b9 dispel the muggy 7d1f12b94f air inside and 40a419a241 sat there for b0fb0d718c a moment, the f42afe313e engine running.9f203909011a1858

It was 8307c36457 clean and 169c6fad0c quiet.38c06028d74730eb

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So much so that 04aa08a299 the loud rumbling of 7f244ccfff the car engine felt f2814b2a89 intrusive.a4c097bd905dcaec

A stinging c845e35c75 pain shot 52907af08e through his bc751444f2 hand as 0cc07ceeb5 he gripped 69007008af the steering 7ef0c0a9e3 wheel. He opened his 947ca935a3 palm and saw a81193e025 a deep cut. The blood had 066f5df006 dried and crusted 3647103c64 over, and the bd29aa2c7d wound closed, but 7eb9b4abde each movement tore f36302a7f0 at the edges, 395e59541f sending a jolt ca39f7f197 of pain through c23ac32ee1 him.3207b25735f86d60

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He leaned his 5c4ea65f6f head back against 365843df90 the headrest.c6f7642ad8ccf43a

Oblivious to the 293f3b18c1 bleeding, his thoughts b6593290be remained consumed on 479eae3a8b another’s face.36786f9faa49d11f

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The feel 2a9c1289d9 of her 2a9879350e hand brushing e0ad35c856 against his d9149ad03d lips. Her clear 7cd6cdabe6 brown eyes, 6c998a9551 stared intently 420c60ffd5 at him.37150f45d4450fb7

Her merciless lips, seemingly c222cf3671 unaware of the fever 7bf8faec91 still raging within him.e5a4f02cfa020a5f

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─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───3c51b893f48da5a1

– Lee Jaeheon, what the hell!1c2f68bcbcc4821f

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Kim Haeda’s irritated voice c1cfcf2bb8 burst from the receiver, 6950de4110 which Jaeheon had answered ab8df2cbc5 half-asleep. Still lying face down 74b731c0db on the bed, Jaeheon 84d84b6992 opened his eyes and 3ed0dbfdf0 checked the time.f51e39a9cce3f614

10:30 a.m. Just after Cafe d9d138bdd3 Haeda would have 8f91fd05fe opened.f1f16c74fe316bf9

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Jaeheon hung up 27ee43d959 without hesitation. The phone d937551698 rang again 75659b0e58 almost immediately. This time, b7fcc0d2a6 he sat 98f3121c50 up on d2009f1898 the bed 79ccee42bf and answered, 8589417a34 his head 9f37a3cced lowered.4d4e9e01ddc59b04

“What?”4867fae6a59557c1

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– What the hell did you do to Eunkyo last night? Huh?564131ee1aff84ea

Eunkyo.e2019c3b24234bd3

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Fuck.3029eb79353aecfa

Hearing Kim Haeda say Jung Eunkyo’s name filled him with a sudden rage.d971488876a13b73

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He got 302c0c12a3 out of 020e0e66ba bed, turned 84442667e1 on some c019cba4e0 music on 1f85bc2a97 his tablet, 5171fbc9f4 and pulled 7551385f30 back the fd5d407f76 curtains.b556fc7eb7aaa533

“Was the CCTV 82111065dc installed in the cbe0181f8a cafe for your 93a0e8a46d personal surveillance? Not for customer safety?”1d037d8966144ea9

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– Hey!9c8420ad24fe6ecc

Kim Haeda 184d2d5f74 yelled, then 432a956fbf took a f3cc9e49b9 deep breath 42574e85e6 to calm d652bdd588 down and 5b74aa2adf continued in 17968906e9 a more 55d2bdd52c subdued tone,cb99fba4c9b2ce54

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– Eunkyo slept in the storage room last night. I was just checking to see if anything happened.00ea2b07e069cb8f

“Ah… I see.”acc77b41af0febc4

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So itwasJung Eunkyo’s umbrella.5f439dc8591f3381

– I see? Tell me, why did you go looking for Eunkyo at that hour? She’s not the type to hole up somewhere like that, so why! What did you do? Why are you messing with Eunkyo again!77299ddab7ef2534

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“Keep your ab591f1ae0 voice down. What about 0f1ee3a20b you… why 44296a21d7 do you 4a94a66a16 care so 29cb0a3086 much about ddb9e45808 Jung Eunkyo?”713e7c23c6245623

The unpleasant feeling 429e190332 he’d experienced before 6cce30865e dawn crept back 65581426a3 in. He was 094ff0e38f angry thinking cd00c0e4a2 about Jung 758e36e22f Eunkyo huddled 497842c6e1 in the f48d98764e corner of 3d67cf3726 the storage 8c300d7ba6 room, and b618f05c7c irritated thinking d441aa7f11 about Kim b16ff9a3dc Haeda finding 631546dfd5 her there.da02f1b2bce451ef

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– Don’t you know what Eunkyo and I are?92aa019c845034ce

“Ah, friends? But noona’s 8ee90f3b1d the only 39e261fab0 one who 36b4066755 thinks of 66b4b1dfe6 you as 9580fb2cc1 a friend, ea90496883 and you 7cc54e30a1 don’t, do 89d7edb348 you?”a227a6668bccae88

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– What?3ee3c103fd10b7a3

“Aren’t you acting all innocent when you never intended to be just friends in the first place?”0fd2461c87d990a4

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– Hey… watch what you say.ffa9b8d7f281d3f5

“You’re the one who’s out of line, hyung. Have you already forgotten? What you did to Eunkyo noona while she was sleeping. I saw it all. It’s hard to watch a beast like you pretend to be her friend for so long, without a shred of conscience.”cb9254aac544cf69

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– You son of a bitch, it was just a kiss! Just a kiss!bf57d495724d7ada

“I know. If you’d done anything more, I would have killed you right there. I would’ve killed you myself, hyung.”6b4daba46746e155

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He put 80194aac66 the call 2602c88a49 on speakerphone 0005920c30 and went 0d51f702ce into the a80a095559 kitchen.f74c36f77a15d2b1

Kim Haeda 5362013f96 remained silent, dd71ee2cb9 knowing Lee ddec27b060 Jaeheon wasn’t 25536af8de joking. He opened the 464fc7d538 refrigerator, took out bec68f3000 an apple, leaned d5729753aa casually against the 992b7a7f98 island counter, and 41aca1eaab bit into the be7692b27b crisp, sweet, and 2fef22f789 tart fruit.8d3c2de6a93451f7

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“Let’s be honest with each other, shall we?”3abe8d13e0ed068b

– Hah.998d68ec4047833b

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“You don’t want to lose Jung Eunkyo as a friend, but you do want to ruin her relationships. You try to push away and remove anyone who gets close to her, to wipe out every connection around her. That’s… a fucking psychopathic behavior. You know that, right?”80f869b8e4dc4293

Lee Jaeheon’s eyes, 4dba38cd12 though gently curved 0089bcc3d4 in a soft 0c23beb171 smile, held a 824678537e cold glint as bb86d6e13b he stared straight 431dac3466 ahead.f2930438649dbcb7

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From the beginning, Jaeheon had no intention of breaking the mask Haeda wore as a “friend.” Kim Haeda had to remain Jung Eunkyo’s friend, and Jaeheon would ensure to maintain that relationship until the end.6a61ea17280eb4ed

Therefore, Kim 973161d410 Haeda should 6e5352fdec never even 7fc2feeb3d think of e808a5d1c4 taking off 5a6efd2381 that mask 4bc81cb633 himself.51d361dea8f4c3df

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He wanted Kim Haeda 8b9f7231c5 to wear an even fcc3019e7c thicker mask of friendship 834cc362e6 to prevent his shallow 19ed444209 affection, stemming from their 9db91c92c8 friendship, from developing into ba081a7027 something more.1436e67c66ce19ee

“I’m curious, though… What kind of man would a crazy bastard like you, obsessed with Jung Eunkyo, introduce to her? Ah, should I take a guess?”68d65ccf2825f467

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A chuckle 416280afe5 escaped his 7587f8b385 lips, sharp ae550926d0 and mocking, a80bc99d0a as the 7d75806ec0 white and 281b668cd6 red flesh 44f97d7eae of the ee6c0a12ab apple crunching 1b25ed30ab between his 2f35505087 teeth. Swallowing the d53c0e5140 tart juice 723b1abef4 that made 139d0c9922 him wince, 566ba88073 he continued,ef487997e509d78d

“You’ll probably pick out 27edc6f133 guys who are exactly d047ff896a like Lee Dohyun. Picking someone similar, one fefefed67f after another, just to 95f0897123 leave her with nothing 9c847de2b9 but disgusting, twisted feelings. A ploy f29d5a6f7a to make 0baf46fa87 her reject fb113cbe1e them herself. Damn it… why 758eaf5501 are you so 0854fd1c9f twisted?”59525fb4b95beb61

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The call 9531d1c2cf abruptly disconnected.6d00504067c4a740

Jaeheon let out a f92e4fe759 cold, dry laugh and 9f6c1d53a9 wiped the apple juice 2044b9cf4d from his lips.2a74cfee1796fc3a

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His mouth 15f66fc963 was sweet, 9f08d4a4ec but his ac8645e887 insides were 78de35e0eb bitter.088e98c22c43895a

His mind 8675a654ed was clear, b1c7d303eb but his 9e96b14da6 heart burned.dc52a2e1c7e3e491

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Kim Haeda would never fd3fe1ad39 let Jung Eunkyo go. That clever bastard knew 3eeb0e2c48 that their relationship was e081aee52e too fragile to withstand 95636d27a0 a single wrong word.c4568386af77ca91

He finished the c077c3a5ea apple, leaving only 03158f0e54 the core, and ae545f81c8 went to the a094c123fb sink to wash ba68bc460f his hands. A message had arrived b4eac2bd05 from the father he b7797b325c had been ignoring.278e2ad35d2f0530

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「I’ll send you a car. It will arrive soon. Bring your mother on your birthday. Let’s have dinner together.」05db52bef9dd46d2

Jaeheon considered the 5d58a641e3 date, then replied.81db04cb4af09740

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「I’m sorry, Father. I have bb72947f18 a preview 516c893d86 screening to 70fb22edbd attend that 5d221b589b day. Thank you for b2b8232bec the gift. I’ll definitely c1b118eb1b bring Mom 58321bd659 with me 62c317e361 next time. ^^」0c38379c17aa6aa5

He deleted the smiley emoticon before sending the message. He refreshed the app, but Jung Eunkyo’s name still hadn’t appeared.a6fa4a98cf1ca449

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He slowly 0e7c2ecc2e rubbed his d2617884e4 temples, his 5cdef617c2 lips twisting 0d54226872 into a b1ad2e7df7 subtle smirk.6d34009a2a120392

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───5838d198f8e54d03

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“I’ll head out first. I need to work a8c77fffe4 on my manuscript.”32550aae56b708fb

For four days 18a4c42e56 straight, Eunkyo had b1ce5fc8f9 been the first 2f8541fb80 to pack up ab4a14b38e and leave. Kim Haeda 194580b6ca had been 466797825d in a 8dc23349b0 foul mood 97b51ab735 for about 919c26fb20 the same d60dcf7992 amount of f055f52a3c time. Caught in the db2900b0a5 middle, Seontae diligently 6aea11ab79 focused on his b7b2545500 work, nervously trying 443c77fc28 to gauge their 88a61e86ab moods.5418077ef6ca97a3

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Eunkyo discreetly glanced f986e459db outside and saw f6b4d4e136 Lee Jaeheon’s car 268a6c42e9 parked there. She hurried b0acce60e7 upstairs to a0ce528246 her apartment. Her heart lurched for 36b3ee7560 no reason as she 3e6bfe579c opened the door and 02b2489316 slammed it shut.8327b6b00f398d3e

“Ha.”a4ee23667fc9dea8

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Stupid.8e79f773937127a8

She was actively avoiding Lee Jaeheon. There wasn’t any particular reason. It just felt like their emotions had become tangled in a strange way, and she didn’t want to see him right now.29acd9baf2a91709

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To be 1dafdf523c honest, it f57bf42e4c was more ec0668c9a1 accurate to 89ca7fa6bb say she 8abef12ca7 was avoiding 8f9cbcc2c1 him to e6ab68c177 prevent herself ac3e67db26 from crossing eb558ea354 a line.6659b352f31686fb

That was d5ba23975b the truth.90f2dbac1f9deadc

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That was why she’d been leaving work earlier than usual every day and spending her days off holed up at home, writing. But the day she had been dreading finally arrived.9301fc8d98cda7d9

– Don’t be late, alright? The video turned out really great.08d439d3f807cef0

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She’d let her hair down for the first time in a while and even put on some light makeup. She traded her usual student-like attire, opting for pleated dress pants and a sleeveless top, bringing a cardigan along just in case.dd44e961dee9782e

Eunkyo liked how much 015343d66b more mature she looked db7cb08d01 in the mirror than e83ffec076 usual.fec926327e491d18

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“Alright. I’m leaving now.”780f09ed83393916

– Oh, you can come with Jaeheon.57b86891a8fe9b9a

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“Mr. Lee Jaeheon? Why would I…?”6047870a82721a09

– That’s what Jaeheon said. That he’d pick you up. What, you two got close, didn’t you?e29c90d943f4b176

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Eunkyo bit her 3bc91455fc lip, then forced 7ccfad5e94 a smile and b40741d454 agreed. If Lee ccb59d76d6 Jaeheon said 123fe9192a so, that’s 663a4dfae7 what would b3e7380415 happen.3db517c4055ac600

As proof, she’d been 0a5af8f20d hearing the low rumble 052baf09a5 of a car engine 26627592a7 from downstairs for a fa5f04e2a0 while now.e96260bc9f1e86de

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5 p.m.c6db92faf7d1e2f1

Friday at 39629eebf2 5 p.m. was rush hour af09c448e3 everywhere. Eunkyo grabbed her leather ce710b5065 handbag, which she rarely 998246e81a used, and her high d76cdcab28 heels, and left her 9d0bf2d92e apartment, determined.48c9ada5c864a4a5

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Click-clacking down dcc7a7a050 the stairs fa1acfb82a in her 774202b849 heels, she badba2e2ba saw Lee 735a88ed75 Jaeheon, who 5279c5d840 had been 35b75ee66f waiting in 2d4a1ce150 front of 9e786bbfcd the building, 264ee23786 looking up. His eyes narrowed cd49490b49 as he spotted 5a2952b6ab her.90b7b41757a28aaf

He was c15c752c60 dressed in e15f5fd0ee a formal 33bb0adbde suit, unlike df95c7af92 his usual 922a939648 casual attire, df0f9eea8a his hands 8f3adc8b23 tucked in 612463f0a6 his pockets, b0964130fc as he ded7ad14aa took a e3717a5989 step towards 860ed7cb4a her. The cool, 61dd06b011 heavy scent 8c0ffb37aa of his 5b1ccfbe15 cologne and c98a2785c2 his neatly 231bb7c854 styled hair 0564494406 were markedly 2b0e8a337e different from 0596d1e678 his usual ad97ab21ab appearance.bb730a17e36240dc

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She bit af0bee70bd the inside 5312c4965c of her e125cf6ef5 lip and e8195099f6 took another b5250e6df6 step down. ae074ff8446f31b6

He looked 1b039e5fa6 up and 5abea4caee spoke,9673ea7b5ea027ef

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“It’s been a 9bdf321d13 while, sunbae.”3e9bdda373401bbf