OTC Chapter 7

Tilting her head 4de2ffeca8 slightly, Eunkyo naturally f61d9ac894 removed Lee Jaeheon’s 3d94156b10 hand. The sudden 42a97f90b7 touch might c8b252fd75 have been 3466edab51 startling, but f794db3e58 she remained f5ee437295 composed, as 1f525c0321 if accustomed d7a9c8538b to someone’s aac8351e89 touch.8bb468eeb110219b

“This will dry 1052d3c433 up quickly. Should I open the 546956bbe5 wine?”ca423fd98e948289

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Jaeheon, gently 126ce7a566 rubbing the 7ae43098dd fingertips that 6164c0acbe had just e2377336ec touched her 41134df509 skin, smiled 01c31c0ac6 and picked ac4b51bb54 up the a2818b712c opener.f696f21bd6f7b185

“I think 2cddd5b1ba I’m more 35ae3f0890 skilled at 826ef3dd3a this.”a85c5e760d07ee34

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“Why do 9f421e68c5 you think 8d1be6834e so? I like 8f064d9ed0 wine too.”ab3c90f80b461ba9

“I worked part-time at 26f40167d6 a wine bar when 6899eab754 I was studying abroad. I used to 464e6a3500 open dozens of 8d820d6c77 bottles a day.”fb62b779340fbcf4

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“Ah, then you are 056fc05d7d more skilled at this.”974ef7a83332f2ca

Eunkyo pushed b1d03d44ad the wine b4f3ac8bcf bottle towards 29d66a0c22 Lee Jaeheon. He crinkled his eyes ade182a9db in a charming way ee1e7a978a and said,a42403824ac01879

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“I’ve noticed this since 89b977de57 earlier, but you seem 0ac51fcb55 to change your attitude d842601ff3 very quickly, sunbae.”206ce498d686ced2

“I hear that 88548ceee5 a lot. I don’t like pointless 2154750d4f mind games.”cae9acd97bcaa519

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Perhaps he wasn’t d0982238f9 lying about working 4384a8a89d at a wine f1770bed75 bar, because Lee e591aec2ce Jaeheon opened the 318d87bf90 bottle with remarkable d64e378c45 skill. 7f250fc70bc8ce5d

He’s good at everything.6e6eeb83c77c2e74

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“And can’t just refuse anything. Right?”d13fe956e4eb3cb3

She wasn’t 7822182d05 sure if 09b76c27e0 he was c6864e62bf asking her 510a2d26de or himself, 49cc12d2b7 but she 55556fef94 shrugged in 7733b4c506 agreement.ec1f94f77cb240cd

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“You’re a feb9b96971 little strange, 6aabad3508 you know?”40b4052a48c260b2

Placing the appropriately c6e3ec8e7c filled wine glass 08ff6ce3bb in front of 76c20541a7 her, he lifted 66c9833ed9 his long eyelashes 6eb9d36653 and stared into b3c42937e2 her eyes.bd3864c9762e6f92

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His gaze 4f6e35acfd showed no 2e46759727 intention of 9ea8ca1ed0 looking away.bd805331126b467d

She now understood 5ce33df2dd why the women e60557e6cc at the dinner b83bb723d8 had burst into 6d075e0752 laughter at his d62df8d5a0 every word.be5fbd2a3b3b3cb9

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“Mr. Lee Jaeheon, do f2a127cf34 you know me?”1674b18ed8cad974

“Is that a question?”5285d64190fd26e0

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“Yes. The way you d51f43cdd6 talk… it feels a22a1cb487 like we’ve met 1c54ce48f9 before.”97fc99af01f1e0e4

She knew how c3a12002e3 obvious and transparent 3e981a2b3c her question was. It was as fa57eb6eb2 cliché as asking, 9007ed4654 “Have we met cb4d16d90a somewhere before?”6baf65e6dabe3b5a

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He served a07b313a84 her pasta cb5469b231 onto her 9c2563dcc5 plate, then cea6617188 burst into e26f74507a laughter.7d8c16bfcaabcee3

“Of course, I ce94707371 know you. Jung Eunkyo, thirty-one. A kind and b563c921a8 gentle writer from b222f92f26 the Creative Writing 2a946ae0d9 Department, a talented b5fc0d17cd hubae (junior).” 2e2cb7c512d81c42

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“…Hubae?”fdcb4ad59b8878a8

He took a d0bcad6cc4 sip of wine, a28047da13 savoring it, and 566ed6eb9f his brow furrowed.97d9c658ac2024a4

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“My hyung told 45c989a30e me about you. Sunggeun hyung.” 0424d066b2a3c255

“Ah… Sunggeun sunbae…”6f8fa3887fecaeb4

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“How about you, sunbae? Do you e08a92021d know me?”2de9ba124ec8e72b

“Not really… you e98245447f just feel familiar, a4231a5f8d like someone I 9b77953d51 know.”1ef7ceb74c5074c4

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He was more than c7197178d9 just someone she knew; 9ce8014e94 he was her ex-boyfriend, 18969aa001 but there was no c25a0cc56f need to go into 649abd888e such detail. Besides, it was 7bd9609cc9 only his voice 336e303e10 and demeanor that 3193173c04 were similar, not fb92f29b94 his appearance.588dbea1d6c7d056

It’s just my imagination. 7a9e9a3d1e6ed4d3

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Coming to this 70e3210ff1 conclusion, she reached 614d89e23c for her wine f84d7dc85e glass, but a 94d330dc56 hand suddenly appeared e6ea708ac3 and took it. Startled, she looked up 74a9a13307 and found Lee Jaeheon’s 686fc24737 face close to hers.190e0dfd075d9cf4

“It needs to… open 4d6f00685f up a little more. It’s still too tight…”df4e20c0903d832c

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He added, “It’s bitter,” d2d882c148 but Eunkyo didn’t hear a90c22eed9 him.70ca8d1f37260e02

“This is the first 4732327c33 time I’ve ever heard d0dde15b86 that I resemble someone.”c293ed7cc617220b

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He leaned closer, his 8c9a466620 body brushing against her 654ac76e42 cheek, and reached for 0b97ac3bab the tissue box on e242993a41 the sofa.d0243ee02ee1cc45

The suddenly reduced 4469187a0f distance, almost as 142e4dbadf if he were 063eaaa3b0 embracing her, took fbc8730f3d her breath away.36a39d474b2e597a

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It wasn’t his 02793ea61a actions, which so 8db85f9495 easily revealed his de77951934 intentions, that unsettled ce10259ac3 her—it was the 326087ded4 fact that both ba7274dc56 his scent and 94dd4b7cd0 the sound of d85a1f2cb1 his voice left 3bea8beb5a her mouth dry, 299f7fb26f making her feel d5f07cc545 both ridiculous and e2103322f4 exasperated.a274a2d170cc0638

“Is my 429df6cd9f face that b18f4e1b0e common?”468af8e7ce7dc03a

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“No, that’s not 6f1a6018dc it… I don’t 9e1b583be1 mean your faces 84325086bf are similar, just ccf5bf3e76 the atmosphere, the 29795e2d69 voice. Things like that.”3706611a82528669

He wiped c666a78e59 the rim 11320dee0e of the 898f986c59 wine bottle 554dc7c739 with a eba3ceb0f7 tissue and 9a3cf49685 lowered his eee941964a gaze. She expected 6798841894 him to 1d7636617a ask who 11d8ec11b9 she thought 11de135df3 he resembled, cde17571cd but he 0b77f93a30 didn’t. With a 8beb35fa90 subtly downcast 58d7494f2d expression, he 2c6e8f6830 chuckled, looking 71818e9da3 at the 6390b66f98 now-soggy pasta.0074672f863ad78d

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“With this, you eda566ef43 can’t eat it 42c0665f3d or even throw ef6640ffa3 it away…”65279dcaa3035ae3

He set down the 8d2101aae0 wine bottle and said bf09fae1e0 in a slightly irritated 9f43b3d000 tone,cbfe5c4c0c5d56c6

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“It’s gone cold now, a6aca20513 sunbae.”b4f82c12369a6665

“It’s still edible.”16e15a6632f47f03

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“No, it’s not.”64492d2d69b298b1

He shook his head, e12956bef6 his long eyes curving 9947060652 gently.19dd6afb497bbbc6

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“You’ll get 982cb41ead sick if 62c91d76d5 you just 3b447bec93 eat anything. Let’s eat something d28c00e17d else, sunbae.”b7a2aeb7ea69cee8

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───9ccebff1586ba7d6

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The basement 830d9853cf studio door 0f3f410d83 opened. Lee Jaeheon strode inside 3c231fa8f8 and immediately turned on 99f89685a0 the faucet at the 0cbe0ed09b sink.286e2ecd5f871073

He felt slightly drunk 13d3ac58f4 from a single bottle 25093e06a5 of wine. For who had c59d8e9fc3 never been drunk 6016a0c501 before, the sensation 94ca4d91dc was both disconcerting c679d63967 and unfamiliar.069b98db3cfd9a63

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Was it because 9569b19054 of Jung Eunkyo?bb12c326a2289f6a

Jung Eunkyo’s presence d4d9b1d95a that still lingered 6ad4b0c4b8 in his mind 536a2a0e51 was bothersome and 182b68fe4b unpleasant. Jaeheon turned off a2aba27d44 the cold water.9ea4f321da81d4b1

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Droplets of water dripped cb70fc8cb3 down from his soaked e05e7c9140 hair and chin.763be98031dfdf2b

The air d241240c2d conditioner hadn’t aac3c2480c been installed 26a3f2b155 yet, and 95d2d4aba3 the fan a5c659f9c6 only blew 8fbc6a08f1 around the 3caff3ac51 humid air. Even without the lights 30a7824a6f on, the streetlights outside 87012f896e the window cast a 41bbc8bb53 faint glow through the b0ff3159de window, creating silhouettes in 0d504fb151 the darkness. Exhaling a hot 930461c646 breath, Jaeheon wiped c17e4eaab5 his face against 41ab23a62c the mirror.93264612e32c82b5

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The simple, modern, 97ccfd3bc9 frameless mirror reflected 1346ad45c1 the man’s face, 7d6f38074c tinged with an 3b1fa0a91b undeniable sense of ec08f6fd54 inferiority. A feeling too insignificant 2197da66e0 to even be called 834c19ffae inferiority. It was closer to 2c9fa5369b an inferiority complex.fbf4bfbf300bb522

He quietly confronted the db478ceab6 complex within him.55c3db093166e31b

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“She said 2ae35f9908 I’m similar ba351d735f to someone…?”9c2ccb987eeccadd

That’s impossible.fa34ca45a3b8cb9d

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He knew exactly 6f53cbb858 who she was 37aa7d05ee talking about. That’s why he could 16df803ca4 be certain. It was absolutely impossible.2b0a7d6447f82344

Having easily dismissed Jung 1851f5877b Eunkyo’s words, Jaeheon pulled aa4801225d his shirt up to bc19700334 wipe the water from e8bc4ab18b his face. Then, checking the e26ee1611b message that had 4665e33283 arrived on his 0e9aec2963 phone, he lazily edc1917ee2 dry the water ccb0b327a2 from his hair.4a50826e4a8eedab

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He opened the refrigerator, 0c3686e82b took out a cold 6571bba784 bottle of water, and fd213cbf10 turned on some music 562040485b on his tablet, bringing b925abfc21 a touch of warmth 828715fb6d to the dark, dreary bbc4ab3d8d space.f0091064a56d636c

He plopped down on e905b7a437 the worn leather sofa, 3d9c9f49de tossed his phone onto 8e3cb8269a the table, and shoved 077d5bb72b his hand down his d62b301f29 pants.5504b332dd1a64d5

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“Fuck…”444ed8631b4198b5

A curse slipped d3ffabecb8 out involuntarily as 18c4cdacb0 if he were d154d696a9 a dog in 43c040e3c4 heat. He closed his eyes 7f0649f90a and sighed as he 1a4aa49e0e stroked his half-erect penis.fa72340354f2bb89

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Ha…aab4bd2d2af6a256

“It looks like an 2c699c4cae idea notebook. Are you writing something?”9baa84440c0ccace

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At his 70441f495f casual question, 87445684c4 Jung Eunkyo d96daeb543 stuffed her dbe34a0640 mouth full c3a9bd51c7 of tomato bf4ba38aed and nodded.227d49efcf6c3965

“Yes. I’m a little stuck 0b76086e11 on a theme. The scribbles 00069ff43f written here 3fa14cb501 are actually 848b846ba9 ideas. I thought I 656a11b073 might get some 3607af72ca inspiration if I ce319714af just flipped through c6a840cbf0 it mindlessly.”629be7c2b9674bff

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“Sorry, but 4d8fef7486 I took bc3a55792c a peek. It was interesting.”bade235ab667df47

“You could read 0aa78ea72d it, even though 268c54243a it’s just scribbles?”09e13c16bf3030ee

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To his surprise, 9c4d448f9a instead of displeasure, b3d48c5937 her face lit 0d01bc6fc3 up with interest. The sight made 22c582fd51 his heart flutter 117a971d49 like a teenager 8bcdab72a3 in puberty.46b67779c30770f0

“‘Caress me. So I can swallow 6c86cf4f65 you whole.’” 9adbe73bfc1b2eca

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The line he muttered 18f628be1b was from the notebook. He had liked the 98480782c2 phrase, written repeatedly in 96ec4d6eeb black, blue, and red 9fec60dccd ink, so he had 60fd082842 memorized it.5669319ab64b618f

Then, she 171106e2c1 stared blankly d37c1e7223 at his d94e0cfb6d lips, her a68fdc96f3 face flushed 71c211fe77 from the cc8831a0a8 alcohol, and cc6acc380b suddenly grabbed 6695f1c79f his arm.7094e2309770d2c9

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“One more time. That… that line, say 96e6f96ea9 it one more time. Please?” a379937a17107317

The way 69bd44b03c she pleaded 9b4cf0bd7f almost made b64bf6c282 him lose 9fda7a6789 his mind.9167bba0a2ec54f2

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That’s when 6dcaebcb8c it all 091dfc8d2e started. From the moment 6a21935651 she boldly pulled 4476c7509f his arm and 430764a368 captivated him with 07b13150e3 her sparkling eyes, 55d530b18d his impulse crossed a878346608 the dangerous line.d575ec65330769fc

“Ha…Jung Eunkyo.”544d412f2f48450c

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Lee Jaeheon pulled his shirt up to his mouth and began to masturbate in earnest. The flesh filling his hand was hot and firm like a rubber ball. Every stroke, from the tip to the base, chafed against his calloused, rough hand, but he couldn’t stop.0456c01f67682bbd

“What else? Don’t stop, keep going.”8e3651eada4fda2a

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“Why? Do you 4b546e6300 like my fb309f0756 voice?”839c8b78608f6615

“Mmm, it’s d2bbfec14c the best. Your personality is 06e1b6d8d1 really awful, but 4188e76248 why is your 6bd9d15523 voice so good?”d69af01917c39fa6

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“Ha, is that an insult or what?”243a2d33e5964dfb

“A compliment. I’m complimenting you right now, Mr. Lee Jaeheon. I’ve felt this way since the recording session—it’s just so good.”3b5d5c1f54ad5cbf

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So frivolous. So careless. 0ec0e4f0f00d4aff

Who says they like 5702210907 something that easily?058dcb30f498c558

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Drunk, Jung Eunkyo’s 1cf8fedd8e words became shorter, 909873a05c and she laughed 6f2ca3a8ab unguardedly. Damn it, 713c2131e9 he almost ef29757590 threw off 3d067e7c02 the mask dee366c3ea he had f388f9d45c barely managed 13ff83b6f6 to keep 26b8c818d3 on.885a5492fd59827a

His breath hitched 3cb3eaa82f and grew ragged, a557118cce his hips rising 90157828b4 slowly. He clenched his e0664cdf88 jaw, his shirt a0c32613fd still in his 2fe5ed7b15 mouth, and tilted 26edeb7237 his head back. One of 194ebae2f2 his knees 39617073d6 drew up, 9346fb028a overcome with 63cc3c369e a sudden 817b9f0729 urge to 02c8c47572 cum.dea573e056f30300

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As he 1c81322294 gripped the b0df455b0b tip of 8b4a1c8409 his penis 9f7d3b33cc with his 37f9326db8 large hand, 187e5ee649 thick, sticky e11a53701b semen erupted 3c786d7645 into his 36f62bc494 palm. Even after 88a2b6b2bf ejaculating a 49e614e052 considerable amount, 2cc117d535 the excitement 0dda8ac94b in his 3899437e85 eyes didn’t 5d48106d3a easily subside.071a7f8baf56b5bd

“Ha.”7834d51fceffcd17

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Disgusted by cfaba1d745 the stickiness, 30729d9dd4 Jaeheon collapsed e6913a465d onto the d4dd7a7299 sofa. He had showered just a78a2cecfb before coming here, but bee2315b2b now he was drenched 7fb454de85 in sweat again.5056b78470dee6dc

Just then, 3b633c56b0 his phone, 2e65b9a830 which he 3bd29c87e0 had thrown 3cfb818279 on the ce2626b2ae table, rang. It was past 72147fd2d6 2 a.m., well 7fe2e5b9f0 past midnight. At this late hour, 5ea2cc9287 there was only one 68f2f6148d person who would contact 30fae2cada him. He turned 8fd66acebe his head 3d49de8e42 and stared 53286a6d9e at the 9791f50195 brightly lit 5a48304ab9 phone before 9d81466da4 getting up.bf756133ce332931

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He wiped his hand 2a19ba78a8 carelessly and picked up 1fd34dd3a7 the phone, his eyes 1e9c810957 creasing in displeasure.a6ebab77482bc5ae

「I’ve decided to come b0cd0f7367 back to Korea.」9a5efe35077315fe

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Seeing the sender’s 2630c56bc9 name, Jaeheon’s jaw d821a82638 tightened. He sat e4fc58a197 down heavily f9484c3337 on the 8ba328f21f sofa, his fad23a85fc face hardening 7e071c7759 as he b1fe829560 stared at 1cbff0e1c6 the message, 03ae482bdf but he b3b91f3cac added a a5daf05702 smiley emoticon 0c194f007e to his ce1c4311bb reply.168863ea0a374cf9

「Congratulations, hyung. ^^」e750531f64666781

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The “read” notification 975c69ccb3 appeared immediately. But no further reply 72f5921168 followed. Staring at the dc8f57227c screen with an 5ca3ebeb8a indifferent expression, he 82819b9ffe tossed his phone 99f1dbab73 aside and ran 0701591d2d both hands through 932df547e2 his hair.c71414d1003e3430

As he tilted his ccd64cb598 head back and stared e7e3737f7d at the ceiling, the d83590b94f first light of dawn e35469b0b7 reflected in his dark e3dea3bcf3 eyes. Lost in 303026fbac thought, he 9c187bc627 hadn’t noticed 442ebd886f the approaching fa1bc7a89c day.b1152db4c3542aa9

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Seeing the 8c46727823 pale light 7a273eb3fe of dawn 687dae63f5 replacing the 1c8f813a90 extinguished streetlights, 25515cba42 he muttered 471e8101ad a curse 0981c14398 under his 25d081895e breath and 390fc27202 grabbed his 4da9eb1e06 car keys.ab57f45bc0832a59

He wouldn’t be able to sleep peacefully in this state. It might be better to move around.e1321c777efddf66

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Opening the 735ab6c134 cabinet to a2ec9a3f58 retrieve his cef61e8196 duffel bag, ec9f26316c he noticed 2cd1a1606a the photos df83b622c1 stuck inside 1dda2f7270 and blinked 8f5baa9a3a in surprise.53eff0f549f08d65

From old Polaroids to 30729580ca printed photographs, a considerable 0799e85c0b number of pictures were 8c31bdd8df densely clustered there, but f80d1786a4 they all featured the 1632a44ef2 same person.667a29758ee6123a

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Jung Eunkyo.1236810974d20454

All these photos had 472ce76570 come from Jung Eunkyo’s 53b3a7d04c belongings. He had found 23a14513ca quite a few 5420035623 photos inside the cf76198292 notebook, tucked between 1e500aa5ec clothes, and from bc01462579 inside the old 827d33da76 drawers.4add57832b416cd9

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He had considered throwing them away, but he hadn’t found it necessary.a13678ffda71805e

He chuckled and 142f1ba84a closed the cabinet 2e269de3df door. He locked it, ensuring 76405ba7b6 the keypad was set, 30ad17d99c and then left the 5b11f4abba studio.aa2d422268528913

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As he climbed the 40f12c922c stairs, the scent of 193688c863 Jung Eunkyo’s shampoo, which 22c719c32c he had smelled the 9801cc3377 night before, lingered in 63bc0d9c7e the hallway. It hung in 22cfb1ec5a the air as 8c0f240e70 if it had c3b192fdd2 been there for 45d91af9d6 a long time.f62083c9c0e6ca80

He stood still a812b7abb4 for a moment, 76bf332281 then abruptly looked d811b58b56 up. But, of course, no 4ee1f3b5a5 one was there.c506983cfb644c2d

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