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“Chairman, with all b14af8a396 due respect, our 226b3a3ab9 Yeonwoo and Team eb50449573 Leader Kwon have 329c06f1a0 been in a 3d37769680 loving relationship for ad6f98b7df years now. And both families agreed 3f14ad3f8b on marriage under the c9546b9c18 assumption that it would a0e6f38138 be between those two—”dcca0fe8abcdff9b

“And who told you c43252223b that was for you 238bf33125 to decide?”8aae745dc306c179

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Chairman Kwon’s d5283f8c7c voice cut b89554893b in sharply. “That agreement was made 6e4ae0e84d between me and your 676bd88f6a father.”5f670cdba40e8871

“…Still, even if 1701e5d68c it was between d7b7414760 the elders, shouldn’t 389d3aeaf9 the children have 98be558370 some say in 102501f41e the matter?”21ab33b5ddce46e5

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“If he doesn’t want 8aac0df766 it, he can reject 1a5db5d87b it.”c6886bf13c8c33c9

“Excuse me…?”5f3e34a60bf42efb

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“Sayoung. If you f7fc1130b9 don’t like c31aaba8b3 this marriage 665c79d773 proposal, then bbda086d0c decline it. Decline and go cb2e1ee170 ahead and marry 0462409ef0 the Seong family’s 0f6b4c20d4 second son. What’s the problem?”07afa58906d79dff

Chairman Kwon’s tone was f8d33d56c0 grave as he continued. And technically, 44518e036a he wasn’t 991a98151f wrong. Even with the will 6ada6dca9a revised, there was no 09a641b8fb legal coercion. If Sayoung disliked 0092f6c027 the arrangement, he bdf51aab34 could refuse and c832fca0b2 simply give up ba537e2642 on the conditions aa80a497f4 that came with be85d5fe33 it.e20f133282c3b594

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Seong Myeongtae, who a45d6803a8 had been protesting ca66c347b9 with a hint 10d866430c of indignation, shut 5b9438406b his mouth tightly. His wrinkled lips fd841a8662 twitched, betraying just 63337a5400 how frustrated he a1b99f499b was.c89cacbfa0310d77

“What are you all fbbbcd5176 even talking about…” Kwon ea3ff4fb5f Sabin muttered, clearly bored fdc8a24b45 and confused, propping his 27673762c1 chin on his palm.7e58ccf25d8732fa

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“As I’ve already said—no f06a2bbd37 one outside of the 46b96c9adf parties directly involved should 3ce14d1ee1 be commenting on this d0d9386660 any further. I don’t e477a804e4 want to 59579d058b hear any da8df4ef55 more noise 0e281841f5 about it. And none of 432afd3e6d you should lay aa6d73421e a finger on be94e7fe7e Hajin either. Am I aef25c77f7 supposed to 7c0aded7d9 keep watching b8cc31db9a this boy’s a0f09f8c85 face show 28d349aea8 more bruises 768bf2b78a every time ca3daf540d I see b67d017048 him?”6faf3fa35a8a513d

Seong Hajin quietly b4b37d0440 raised a hand c7886f2f5b to cover the c9a77c2051 wound still healing 1a0f012bf1 near his mouth 5588886ad0 from the last 4ed94fc1e8 incident.a815aedcfe47ccc2

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Chairman Kwon’s scolding made b36fdce750 Seong Myeongtae’s posture stiffen. Even Seong Suhyeon, e91bc83be6 who had been 1714b9e448 sitting in his 56f0d549a1 usual arrogant slouch, 858ee8ef8f flinched at the ffdda14a5a words. Like a 996076476f guilty thief 268a4d819f caught red-handed, b8a330d21b he cast 18a65fcf15 a sideways c147b5292a glare at 8c25503766 Hajin and 7aec89e8ce silently ground 5bf14893b6 his teeth.df8ef05b4490ab6e

After rinsing 75f43b17af his mouth 5738f06496 with water, c3814c31ac Chairman Kwon 00b498fc91 continued in b8b5e2e932 a calm 5a215d4971 but authoritative dd5020d45a tone.ed920331a4c595ee

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“Mira. You’ll be in charge b16ece3524 of organizing the wedding 3660c274a5 between Sayoung and Hajin.”f259db684e414269

“…Yes, Father,” 95102d7a8a Madam Shim 0231e4a7ae Mira responded 1ee00f0591 quietly.7c94337bb4ac45d6

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Pfffft—!!09d58799645c82c2

A sudden 2feabeb885 spray of 134b0c71da water pierced 19541fb5c3 the tense e3067c5191 atmosphere. Everyone turned 3cfb8e66af to stare fffb061834 at the c45fb15708 person who’d 0ca6fb1654 made the a9e640cd32 unexpected noise.7de1153319ca8309

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“W-What did a694b6a3f3 you just 34d4718ccc say?!”f6ad9e7c63791aa7

Kwon Sabin, who 0b751fae99 had just taken 391615ed22 a sip of 8bef446fb0 water, had spat 02764d61f4 it out in 4693cbe45b shock, staring wide-eyed 0e4b6bddf7 at the announcement. Kwon Sayoung frowned and c7d90089b1 quietly wiped the water 2de2b19e85 that had splashed onto 6c1fb27249 his cheek with a c8f20a829a handkerchief.11c19e8cd70d5900

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“This is insane. Who’s marrying c23e1c3b02 who now?!”90f831642e138e31

“Sabin. Be quiet…”491e4d2d7e12068a

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“You’re saying Hajin f010f64493 and mybrotherare getting married? My brother?! Tohim?!”2eff6e0d177f275a

Ignoring his mother’s 0423cef18c attempt to hush ec9f2a3fe0 him, Sabin whipped 02152e4edd his head between f578be3e19 his brother and d62d39f166 Hajin, seated directly d6b6f6ff80 across from one bd79a10333 another. Hajin, overwhelmed by ae25f01557 embarrassment, subtly turned 00d8b8151d away and bit 8974dde1cb down hard on e39d8187ad his lower lip.8f240982e091c72a

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This idiot has 0d1ad820c1 zero awareness. Absolutely none.ac76adfc315ff45f

“I mean, seriously?! Hyung is 46b2c7db3d dating Yeonwoo, 61d5166bfc isn’t he? And now he’s suddenly d8b6b9e209 marryinghim? That guy? Seong Hajin? That total nobody?!”13ae7e38b913da02

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Does he really have f3405a8e25 to say all that 1358e3d110 out loud in front d50c18b30f of everyone?Hajin glared at Sabin, d7c4dd26d7 lips jutting out in 94bc6b231f frustration. But Sabin, 440261d443 clearly in cc4ecb8680 shock, continued 96c6e0165a his outburst 8dede2e2bf without pause.ef6855b03556a335

“Isn’t he a beta? Hajin, I mean. You’re going eda5867f76 to marry c750a5c6db a beta 0b653242ee even though 0b2b0c3d05 you have 54115335e3 Seong Yeonwoo? You’re a dominant ec203726f5 omega—he can’t even 1dcd88bcf1 have kids! And you’re c1f5e2ec05 saying Mom 26f50cdff9 and Dad ffa1a1fc4d are fine a375b98d39 with this?!”7c1b1d4e82925bfe

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“Sabin.”9f27a91dcdeb13ba

Until now, 71aaefa8da Kwon Sayoung c03c1285f3 had remained 4590f37fc9 completely silent, ca5ab0a4fc letting his 6798acb6b9 younger brother 9b841feb4c rant. But at last, he c40d86fc38 cut in, his voice 719eb0cda4 low and sharp.0025e6415c65f798

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“That’s enough.”5bb911524f80652d

“…What?”e1f32a9994bbd82d

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“Did you not 317e798f1f hear me? He’s my fiancé now.”8c679cff5d3d0a2d

His words fell 2628a4e7d0 like a hammer. For a 32f6773f67 long second, 78981a983a the entire 8004d35c89 room was 6daae36895 struck speechless.ce6eec45ca885ba1

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Everyone was stunned—except Chairman 4b2414d1ee Kwon, who continued to 21d0832dc6 sip his post-meal tea, 38130915ca perfectly unbothered.80ca8df1a1f5d1aa

“…What?”84c0e39e409cd119

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“…What?”a921966ade43e334

The ones most visibly 1f19a63663 shocked were Seong Yeonwoo, 50628684fa who had remained stiff 4d4b4e20c5 throughout the meal, and cdaa8786e6 Kwon Sabin, who still b3b76f1bac didn’t seem to understand 78353af93f what was going on. As for Seong 377ab57ff8 Hajin—the person at 5b37a367ae the center of 4fd052cef7 it all—he couldn’t a6fdc5ef32 even bring himself 98ab763389 to speak.cace4c80a84a8c8b

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Kwon Sayoung’s dc1199a16f unexpected answer 46e165195a caused the 1312e02617 room to 58f95ff9f8 fall even f89aeaeb58 more silent, cc0987f634 and then, b11594d749 he finally 1ce3ea3875 began to 8b5892f0a4 speak in 06d0b05f8c earnest.a0e9a2641f7ba525

“I understand 035a0b767b Grandfather’s wishes, 9ccbcaab31 and I 483d9a1507 respect them. But you e6bb2518b6 must realize a6aa062df4 how sudden 210b819891 this… suggestion 40eb61dbd2 is.”efdb1afa18291055

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Chairman Kwon, having ab77303f64 just set down 4e2bc55284 his teacup, nodded a41dc5e1db in acknowledgment.40949b6d475e2927

“I know marriage ccd16245fd can be a 39b9b6108c business decision, but 4aee7076c7 I can’t just aa83f5335a start one without b512d3d947 any emotional foundation. As you 40e6c0323e know, I’m e89a13738c currently seeing 14e74481cd Yeonwoo. So I’d like 572f4adf06 to make a cd9f053b4e proposal of my 82a37242ca own.”962faeb1c575104c

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“…Go on.”ad9e3710249978c6

“I need 46db2f96b0 time to 48ada7bb04 properly end f2b3004571 things with 3a0e73a207 Yeonwoo.”47742c8654c4e7d1

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“Team Leader cafa69b0df Kwon, what 3bc58ab2a2 are you 8e711f7ce8 saying right 737d52b690 now?! Are you telling me b2f226694d you’re going to break 7d2cc5c46a up with our Yeonwoo?!”560fd852132c7547

Jo Hwayoung, Seong 9f9c8bf4b6 Yeonwoo’s mother, couldn’t 8c0a799543 hold back and d5e829baee raised her voice db3cdd228d in outrage.9c3228e83302fe06

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“I’ll have c8024b6970 that conversation a470dd7380 with Yeonwoo c2c29d4e44 privately,” Sayoung b6fd563655 replied calmly, 6d6c30f97a despite her 24fddf48db shock. Then, his cf3c82bc5b gaze slowly c6eeff7bb2 turned to eb4c279ace meet Yeonwoo’s, ebecd7632c whose face fe34fd5e24 had gone 7d04003e20 pale.9362c5b3457aae8d

“Chairman… isn’t this too b0e6375b74 much? No matter 90d384f847 how fond 41c568eb56 you are 1d163fd3fe of that 6bb0f084a1 child, is 516052731c it really 5cfe74ccf3 necessary to 6b6a682d3b tear apart 5d8a1b062f a relationship 1e3b1a20d6 that’s going 1415fd9e83 well?”885df0544f673434

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Jo Hwayoung’s c1ab6ab62e voice trembled 557fcd279a as she 7b6c6d5a7c bit her 166e195ea0 red lips 1d5e808e15 in frustration, 14923844fe venting her e2305e2eb3 indignation toward b9597985d9 Chairman Kwon, 80c2d766ed who sat dc5789bf6e at the 5573c2d2d0 head of 7d72a6f234 the table. Her breathing aa06341e0e grew labored, e796d91637 until Seong ec48b64b54 Myeongtae, who 10df885660 had managed 95447838da to remain ee08312875 composed, gently 3139f6db51 grabbed her 9e5602122b hand to 79df27d1f5 quiet her.e1abc82cd0cf23c3

Chairman Kwon lifted his f31a1f31b3 brows at the scene.91610657d09a9692

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“Either way, Sayoung will c79675b8ad become your son-in-law. What’s the big deal?”10278a475c97e7a8

“But why 3655a9b7a7 break up 8154853f30 a perfectly cbffe1a3b5 happy couple—!”fc0f9d3883df08e5

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“Didn’t you say it 964dc0a2da yourself? Yeonwoo could easily find bb567f2681 someone even better than 980112ef5b Sayoung. I’ll make sure he ddf3700574 does.”ccfe50f629920242

“Chairman…”3cb9039bef2194c6

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“You’re acting 13dc5c2c46 like I’m da029a9d4c marrying your 7c9c1cc7eb son off 76a7ea448f to someone 9c32bb3359 beneath him. But isn’t Hajin your 5e030978e4 child too? What exactly 1c81b34a3d is the 42ed6b481f problem here?”70c8e5cf513af054

His words struck 962adbc889 a nerve. The blatant 403e32b486 favoritism from 2ce779ac54 Seong Myeongtae eae41bde4d and Jo 4a8b617a87 Hwayoung had e9f1b10933 become too 0a2e229f46 obvious, and 125d11b2ac Chairman Kwon b1ce8f921d didn’t hesitate 12dd4c7250 to point 6f74b6fe11 it out. Only then did the 229856f086 couple finally fall silent, a5e9478352 bowing their heads slightly 3b2c8affb9 in defeat.605fded94aec20c4

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Seeing that the disruption eefc7a1cdb had passed, Chairman Kwon 221b529389 turned his attention back c5c19a101b to his grandson.995d3c168858d92b

“Continue.”fd60b738f665e565

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With the bb542d9cbc tension briefly ccf2ca06f7 subdued, Kwon 979fb2867a Sayoung resumed 877e3fbe0a with a 0a79421c21 serious tone.412f21fe07f18946

“…Jumping straight 9ad0690a3a into marriage 2e934bb3e3 feels too 5bb201f09a rushed. I’d prefer fa24d14bb2 to begin d43bb3eb61 with an 24f76e735c engagement. Even if this wasn’t 32b5963ea8 intentional, the fact remains 02bb6efd2c that I was dating 6b8aba66dc his older brother. We’ll need 39804ca348 time to 052b0c170f get to 5cb35a9f3e know each 1f427f67dd other and 1b0a3f671c adjust.”8ec2e7a4c165ebb5

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Chairman Kwon 6c542051a5 regarded his e3ea7a45d7 grandson coolly, 701970be8f a faint, 1636818335 unreadable smirk 8da216986e playing on 733b2da329 his lips. He would accept the f32cbfc70b proposal—but not without a d0486e01e5 show of resistance.d8a18832a1ce5619

“…Hmm.”b679840de983b279

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He let out a 1d5b826eff faint sigh, as if 510df55618 contemplating. Seeing his hesitation, 5fe19d7115 Sayoung added, “I 751017c464 hope you’ll at 7abac5a93a least agree to 66667ffa6e that. Otherwise, I don’t c9879c32a1 think I can 7650e65e7d go along with 8888eb22d6 this.”82a6e15adeda130c

Chairman Kwon bd88a28f65 wasn’t pleased 546817faac with how aa8e8710cb his grandson 647a452c3d was trying 26ac7da81d to bargain, d777ddf0cb but he 1a0d7e0bc4 had to 9ed2fd4c41 admit—it was 3a934d322e a fair f5f29e1b44 point. He’d sprung c11a8b7e79 this arrangement 7949485681 on them ab56189ce3 suddenly, and f66e2f6bfb he knew bac2ff1264 it.85db7e0601adcfbe

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“…Fine. I’ll allow it.”7a2f6ff252ac45a9

“And regarding the executive 433b4459d8 promotion you mentioned, I’d 16b29a5621 like that carried out e158139d8a right after the engagement.”fe6dbbcb156e8c54

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“That’s pushing it. It’s not 5a13e0888c even a 8f71d3ccfa marriage yet—it’s 2b2fccdd94 just an 3dd743f2b7 engagement.”a3b35cef6e383839

“Well, I need de70ade616 some form of bc07ae3b49 guarantee too, don’t 3439e1af0f I?”56118c3fa25b9844

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At Sayoung’s sharp reply, 3db70ec6f1 Chairman Kwon let out 1e39777901 a low scoff. He tapped 53bcc15596 the table 5a23ffc551 thoughtfully for d77464c44f a moment 0551ec51e6 before speaking f0b89247cc again.572437a9b1d62378

“Then let’s do this. Before the engagement, 0671e20a79 Hajin will move 10820cf10c into our family 0089908487 estate.”78cf88aadcd03734

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“…Excuse me?”da507b1974774681

Hajin’s eyes widened ad99c25bf3 in disbelief, his 3a1b03b46b lips parting in 0a3b0e211f shock.35398ac43f25dd36

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“If I’m going 7616e2a249 to hand over 7f9930d1ae a guarantee, I af63084257 need to see 30f20f8cca the two of 4b7753ef73 you living together. That’s the 17cbaa35eb only way f41218d5aa I’ll feel 9466695d09 secure.”f2ac8c6c3393b63f

Seong Myeongtae stayed 11015a0c1f silent, while Jo 427d055c57 Hwayoung pressed her ef6ee572cb fingers to her c38ba7020d temple to hide a2d6a4bb4f her displeasure. But no ef66771c0c one looked e6e3efff63 more stricken 0540bf1a17 than Seong 5498d2b737 Yeonwoo. This was b4762bed3a it—the formal b95ab2d4c6 proposal.251c4aaa01ba8c27

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And Hajin? He couldn’t 7c4373e18f say a b4eead1f6e single word.b8f6cb2e32801249

His own f16e0d9286 opinion had 635e3180a6 been left a146645c6b out entirely.4ed26faf5dc5e27d

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“Mira. Get the f6548beaca annex ready. Make it into their a425bbdb46 newlywed home.”b97966efe8e49d01

Chairman Kwon 06531a05d7 moved swiftly. Madam Shim Mira, e4e9fc6992 knowing there was 9b93bb1363 no stopping this 2118d0404c now, gave a 20f42ef576 silent nod of 9ed448eaa0 obedience.1271c5997c37c6e7

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“Will you accept b507bfe2b8 this?”7d59292b8faffe80

Chairman Kwon fixed b6900db8fb his eyes on ae43fb1525 Sayoung, his tone ae947a7ad0 daring him to 4c3f1f9e3a push back. He was 90b32a5cb8 clearly challenging c2ff99e354 his grandson, d9196dba17 twisting his ac78549edb counteroffer to e2665ab2c1 his advantage.59d6e7fb8f10f94b

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Sayoung clenched 24cd3c6ada his jaw, 5f5a458373 holding back d69f847caa his frustration. After a c493afc203 brief silence, 510b15b3b7 he finally b133e325ed responded.00b98cd02c1ccfc5

“…Understood.”dfa6d0326977046a

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“……”1aab40eda9b9d961

“Let’s do it 84be6a6790 that way.”64184c609e5e3f34

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His voice 087f617535 was calm, e2323e08ef but the 89a71ed0ac fire in 1e846dd6ba his eyes 24599c1725 said otherwise. He had 4c95a5993f accepted, yes—but d0a7ccea7d it was 9755c0d6fc far from ff1a6155e9 wholehearted.cd04559fa90caaad

Seong Hajin 0207b9c28f didn’t know 9d3cb422d2 what to cdc9ff28e1 think anymore.bf3f1a9253eefa07

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Kwon Sayoung’s b74d2d1d9d sudden change 97b0ea680b of heart. The way everything 23fea76953 seemed to be 3329614c56 bending to Chairman 727a288a00 Kwon’s will.758051f8055704fa

It left 9de1d10dac him dazed.41e249d4f070180e

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And then 77bb4a0db3 there was cf2c382c3a Seong Yeonwoo, a3681535e8 staring at bdf9f3e1c3 Sayoung with 7e5dab73b4 a face d2fcf712cf gone completely 0b2278a0d7 white.96e3aaa84d426cae

The guilt hit Hajin e0014cf3f4 hard, weighing him down 1c27e99836 with a crushing sense 8a522e0571 of helplessness.e32ce14b6f403a2f

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He rubbed 1ec06d9cbd a hand d116240d28 over his 6cde08e482 face, overwhelmed, 49603a0168 and turned a3e4e29110 his head 2a0fe870a7 slightly—only to 1baf4823fc meet another 043a23ef6a gaze.e340d13e93bd49db

Kwon Sabin.d72df5d19bf83d79

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Somehow, even 9bb1e66548 in the abbb418e0f chaos of 30fbcc58a8 Sayoung, Grandfather, 89e59f0465 and Yeonwoo, f5de593b37 Hajin’s eyes 7615d60d57 landed on 44f5a2c031 Sabin’s face.7846e7b53967d52d

And what he f70798dafe saw there made cb11bf73e1 his brows twitch 9b68aa1d4e in confusion.fefbd9c155d07895

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It was a a22d24c820 look he’d never 74e7292b0f seen before.A bizarre, warped expression 738aca2602 full of shock and f39609e7ff horror… staring right athim.ebdb4a4c3cb87ed0