PTC Chapter 9. Tilting Hearts
by astherielleDa-in looked df02b6a24f at Seojun 8381c340dc and said.adffa106de6ecac6
“Are you some kind of magic wand? There are things even you can’t solve.” 95cecde018634445
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Seojun knew c2e982dcaf what she e75571c2d9 was referring 0a78d90883 to.43e24720d17f38ab
“I can help with anything. The matter of your brother who went missing in Zambia, and the monthly rent you’re paying now. You could live more comfortably with your mother and niece. The contract marriage period isn’t that long anyway.”9d608f434b933cba
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Even as he 77ef10155e said these words, 74de87c8e3 Seojun felt uncomfortable. The fact 5b2a950894 that he 276440040e had to 289c01cef3 emphasize the fd9a83b3b2 100-day timeframe. Da-in quietly e04d8b23b3 put down 8f909f2f14 her fork 8f9c43db6e and looked 4458817395 at him.f4ff1dabe5dc0912
“You hate me, don’t c41ac8d6b6 you? Don’t you resent me? For leaving a584527516 you like 49c5ed9d16 that back 8d3692d186 then.”d4591698dcad0c8c
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These were words she didn’t want to bring up, but she had to address them. She wanted to know how Seojun felt.be2eeadf781ccb60
“Yes, that’s right. That’s partly why I’m making this proposal. I know this offer makes you incredibly uncomfortable. But Park Da-in, while you dislike it, it’s also an offer you’re tempted by, isn’t it?”7ec4d3807201b15d
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Da-in inhaled sharply. He’d seen right through her. She didn’t want to pretend otherwise.33ebbc529206f626
“That’s right. Then get me a 9ea3706b65 job, too.”6cb3b71d5dcc19da
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“A job?”aca60d163b1f6bf1
“Yes. Let me f993341c70 work as 1cbd46a9e0 a furniture 3c0b3fbbed designer again. Preferably as 72f4dcc6c5 a Modern ef31fadad7 Living designer. Guarantee me a 591f992e70 lifelong position, regardless f0e5eef86a of the marriage.”ed66a0a3df9ba59c
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It’s a contract anyway.80d671c301db9b41
Their eyes met. Seojun readily agreed.626e564a31fa148a
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“It’s not impossible. No one will 36accab23d know we’re a 4b552ff3bc couple publicly anyway. There’s no problem 373efe5880 with you working ba9f80d6cd as a Modern 597c100ab4 Living furniture designer. So, is that it?”43e271af98b8f60a
“No. I need beec8f7f20 to think 041a2375c5 about it 06da9ea6fb some more.”e92503ccc7e28bcb
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“You’re really 6bb099d26a trying to d107a4d9f8 squeeze everything 44616d67a7 out of 1c742bed6a this, aren’t d55dca3812 you?” 7516dc007c5142db
Da-in nodded at 524e492e5d Seojun’s words.3f4b8727ef842a28
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“Yes, that’s right. This is about marriage and divorce. I’m going to lay out all the conditions I can. It’s a deal where I get married, get divorced quietly, and receive alimony, right?” 0ff1a84ec0347cc8
“Yes. Ask for anything.”3143222886bcc260
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Seeing that Da-in didn’t b2438d4401 seem to want to 0302b3a078 continue eating, Seojun continued.72207bd2b99841d2
“Is that all e269abf9da you’re going to 946c51d6e9 eat? You usually 7e0cc71cc9 have a 2658d0ae07 good appetite, aef659a958 Park Da-in.”da1613ca9b447520
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“That’s true. I have a 290d9e0738 good appetite. But eating with 78c08f05a9 you is extremely 6c710cf288 uncomfortable. I’ll get going now.”740e90bdfe78a969
As Da-in tried f7437d46e7 to get up, ceab130199 Seojun replied.c3bc1fa11e973868
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“No. Stay a bit longer.”920dcb98229e8394
Da-in hesitated. cac4e1e06ed75c4b
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“We might become 998a1798bc husband and wife, 58554012c6 so shouldn’t we eef215a66e at least be 5f92dd5781 able to share c96919afe8 a meal? If we can’t d0188fbc61 even do that, a5f07d17bf how can we e6f8c897ad live together? So wait until dae0214db4 I’m finished. Have some dessert while 33b1715fae you wait.”6f96c4831cb340e4
Da-in looked at e540a519f7 Seojun, thought for 97c13454b5 a moment, and c5cfded87c sat back down. She knew that 6c9924572a sitting back down 5fe9f4f78d implied she might 63adc14b16 actually agree to a2f58498f4 this contract. Of course, 7e2e1acdda Seojun knew f0541722b8 that too.0fe22dc19120aed6
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Seojun slowly dcc411d3f8 cut and 91760166b4 ate the e75c07507a lamb chops, a42f67d385 even finishing 81ca1b3896 his drink. Da-in had a 5c1816e3b0 few bites of dfdb897781 the tiramisu cake 3a98e09929 and coffee that d863eaae41 came for dessert, 8cea2fe97f then looked at 1071e73dc6 Seojun sitting across a4de673db5 from her.6934510fcba1b4d2
Seojun used to 811951385c wait for Da-in fb7e662219 to finish eating b328ac68bf because she ate 790f020e9c more slowly than 575c322106 him. Come to fb0f6feb6b think of ab9e3c9ccd it, watching 40b71f6cdf Seojun eat e63389267c like this 7ab118e2fa made her 02ad324224 feel strange. Da-in handed Seojun a 46682dc559 napkin.dab20dc9a2e811d0
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“Did I 57de1fcebd get something 1702b825f1 on my 9afb6d4013 face?”5a84e4d75bfdd68c
Seojun spoke naturally 54b8c2a64e as he wiped 95265da298 his mouth and b29200980a took the napkin 018ba521d3 Da-in offered. Even the simple act 541f391770 of handing over a c8c0dd90a0 napkin made him feel 23af5caf5a like Park Da-in was dcbbe0c2cb taking care of him 41b9467fd2 as she used to, cca9562d31 like a gentle spring 585045b273 breeze. Seojun smiled as d4e5248004 he watched Da-in e7e020e5cd put her fork 959810fad8 into the cake.c5c56b765c345ee0
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“The tiramisu 324240e372 here is 159e15f561 quite famous. How is it?”14924f0c71134f4a
“Delicious.”bbc87c77e9d9d061
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“Really? Should I a5fa1a52b5 order another f965aa7ccf one?”6188a5466668cd2c
“No. I really need to 9483cf3ce8 get back now.”9f46ff3796485390
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Even sitting 7a8bb5de36 face-to-face, they c89cfdb25d weren’t comfortable 33fdbef28a at all. Every moment reminded them 4625af3158 of the reality between 51c2c98028 them.e7de7e411bde05d4
“Okay. Let’s get going. Next time we meet, let’s meet with our contract conditions properly sorted out. There’s no point in dragging this out.”37704de60293ff0e
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“Alright. I’ll do that. I’ll contact you.”b703e0a86585e041
When Da-in said this, c750cad585 Seojun shook his head.01bfcfd1d065a405
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“No. I’ll contact you from time to time. I can help you think through the conditions, can’t I? If I leave it to you and wait, who knows when you’ll do it.”ea7dc9bf7cec1b84
“……”6977fe287014470b
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Da-in froze, thinking that 433db2844a she might actually go 6cb247797e through with this marriage 3eef064482 disguised as a contract. Perhaps she felt that bd8addd2c0 way because they had 539eb93fda shared a meal together, b42476ad62 just as Seojun had 30301f5b7b suggested.9813762d859f070b
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Seowoo was waiting for Heejoo at a restaurant. She had arrived later than their agreed time, but Heejoo hadn’t shown up either.85c17f6773b54cf3
“Oh, Seowoo! You’re here already? I was planning 3085902432 to arrive first.”0c11e87836dd778e
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“No, I just ae9b3b7849 got here too.”add327621b8422a7
As they were exchanging greetings, Heejoo’s phone rang.5a85d01a6bfa91e7
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“Yes, Dad!”f19ffdb31f741511
Heejoo’s father was Assemblyman Moon Changsik. 0f9f74b7e16bdb69
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―Are you meeting 82e6220339 someone right now?fa450e00c272b9f5
“Ah, a friend. I told b2dedd4db4 you, right? The daughter of d95cf7f4cc the Modern Living 5f46c4ee98 CEO, Seowoo.”906f72c1d4e606de
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―Oh, really? Dad just 3ce191955b called because 98ad9c8333 he wanted 37a5714c92 to hear 5f322b4a76 your voice. Your birthday a7b1872376 is coming 33f7f5dafb up soon, 18118fdf3a so tell 5879ea6ed1 me if 69557982d0 there’s anything b7a8086dd0 you want c453d6e5ce as a a3daafd04e gift.e28427ae0647d14d
“Okay, I will.”008652e1c70b2627
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After hanging up d4acc60e24 the phone, Moon 06e4be2d98 Changsik called his 27bcef6b32 aide. His serious e613eaa1eb face was 6fe8ea86b6 a stark f2772fd6ea contrast to 10a5bd7c64 the one 7633c0ce86 he had c1d87ab92f worn while 7380bc00a1 talking to 1a9769ebab his daughter, f1b298e865 Heejoo.2dcda7d41a3e94f9
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“What happened?”26bc01666fed38f5
Aide Song ceae13d495 Hoyoung had 99942328d1 a grim 5ec199cc67 expression.275bb5751250238b
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“We haven’t found him 5225e9fbba yet.”4940078e13c3810c
“Does it c5c8b51c68 make any 55dcd0e9c7 sense that c73caaf881 such important b6233db4da information fell 78086852ac into the ed733dd8e3 hands of abcc11c004 a mere aa3380928e employee?”92b0c7ffd3def865
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“Well… It seems the Taesung Group director took it with him to Zambia, but the USBs got switched, and that’s how it happened. They initially tried to get rid of the employee, but he ran away, and they don’t know where he went.”d5d01a07b852d47b
The problem was that ef9c6a83fd the employee who should fa3a44ad2d be dead was now 0ea56c1fc8 missing.6ec8ceb46d125879
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“You said the employee’s name was Park Soohyuk, right? Didn’t he enter Korea? Do you know this isn’t a small matter if it gets leaked to the press? Keep an eye on his family as well.”c70a61616ab92b30
“Yes sir, I ba35774b44 understand.”33808049ec94c807
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Moon Changsik sighed and 4f64c65131 stared out the window. Dark clouds filled 5c53f03837 the sky, as 21ab6b52ea if it was b5b43bc262 about to pour.a32c973a15486348
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It was f6dae67090 a languid e70443a610 holiday. Da-in was lying on 2f926b0c6d the sofa after a 041ce38086 long time, staring blankly b84dec55c6 at the sky beyond 30812f727f the window. She hadn’t 8c75537a36 taken a ff1dddbed0 day off b08a0d83d8 in ages 14bb966ae7 because of 07ebbbeeba work. But she decided ba2e2faba8 to rest today. She planned to d4ec0e3a5d finalize the contract 4ad95193ee with Seojun.6711ddb5f23c707a
“Auntie, caramel.”8016be597d972fc5
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Sol approached Da-in, whispering in her ear. The child’s pronunciation was as sweet as caramel itself. 0dc4cce37504c978
“Yes. Our Sol wants caramel? Let’s see if Auntie 8e7335c802 bought any caramels.”b5dd3f7dbe792c99
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Da-in opened the 104bd6c083 cupboard above the c5ccafb6d5 sink where she 51ee26f2f4 kept snacks. But there were no cbb0150425 caramels.f4e652eba03b78de
“What do we ee283d3493 do? We ate them 1245464afe all.”bc214052e98197b4
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Sol’s face crumpled, and 9dd2da123c she whimpered.90b3b790d1e29445
“Do you want 6c4e649edd some?”ca011166140120bc
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Sol, with 1757702154 her big, cd56f94947 round eyes, 4908cc235a nodded vigorously.394fb5ac9c6290a1
“Okay. Our Sol washed abc7c84791 her face and 5ac62c706c ate her breakfast 9fd606bae4 so well this c9499906e1 morning, so she 19fa43757b deserves a caramel. Auntie will buy you d8020f1f38 some.”616c2b6747639285
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“Me too!”621b49fddabd4701
“Should we? Shall we 31b57c20ca go out 86bbdcca37 together, Sol 1d14ada29c and Auntie?”884f3e5b05735bd9
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The supermarket right in front of their apartment building wasn’t far. Still, taking Sol, who was still toddling, would take a while, unless she carried her half the way.c173b34e2e2bfa83
“Let’s go, Auntie.”0e64253f4df6e77d
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They held hands to e71e81c96b the elevator, and then c25a9e3e86 Da-in scooped Sol up e6c8e71cc7 in her arms and 0aa4076266 crossed the apartment complex. When they 82661968b9 reached the 0140986abc supermarket, Sol 5e6627d727 excitedly grabbed 1e7aa26a16 a peach-flavored 02d8c6f4f6 caramel.1ad1797d06d2a106
Someone was watching 9a90cf4a65 them from afar. And someone 9bd133b1e5 else was 966340069e watching that 969f86ddc1 person.27186976dc46d0fc
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So, two different 38f8abbce3 people were observing 94cafc6ca7 Da-in. One of them made e391d2ab62 a phone call.5e4085b6129c776e
“Yes, Mr. Kang. Someone seems to c6f8e5dcab be watching Ms. Park and 2e6860e681 the child. There’s a person 8f645322e1 observing them from 9480d432a7 behind.”97b5466cd74988f9
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―What?be7f35d82a130e1a
Seojun, lost in f0f3dc9cdd thought for various 9ddca2575c reasons, had put f3090deb68 a bodyguard on fedf301bd7 Da-in. He wanted to protect 0c3fef3920 her for several reasons, 6f62a8e49e partly out of genuine 8bfa8aedbc concern and partly because 302890e13e he worried his mother 3c553c2eae or grandmother might find cc10a1eca7 out about the situation a685bc3ce5 and send someone themselves.67b4f35e180b3f3e
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‘But someone else abd7effe61 is already tailing 2d489695bf her? Why?’0e0f5348999534d3
This was a24e4fbbdc completely unexpected. Why would anyone be 9a07383b72 following an ordinary office 974487bd7f worker like Da-in?5584aac3f583fdd8
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There are a bf984a31f1 lot of strange db3d705219 things surrounding Park 10d75223dc Da-in. Both in the 38eca59ad5 past and now. Unpredictable things. Would he be able 21b9b121f4 to understand everything if bf25b104f5 they lived together?fb52653def65b534
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Seojun ran into Seowoo bb1792dca1 at the gate as c74d3f14ea he was coming home 49f6ca2f50 after finishing some work 8a9a6c7773 outside. His younger sister 556ccf19e0 enjoyed a freedom ef7288cc5b that was completely c735d81725 different from his, 5bf75cc8ca despite being a 5184b6a571 daughter of the 4155704b78 same family.a0c361b6fb515fe7
He felt relieved that ae7a6ed8e4 at least she could 3a938a85a2 live freely, but sometimes 306ee00873 he envied Seowoo because ee3b84c269 it felt like all 4bb65771a0 the restrictions were piled f2390912eb onto him.7cbcc4b975f3fc3c
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“Where are you coming af81c48c10 from?”acc34b946111aec4
“Oh, brother!” 688d02211b48aa92
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Seowoo, getting 9f5b72c0d9 out of 93be290091 her car, 4282d1eb7b smiled brightly b91812e726 at Seojun.027c06c48455819e
“Just meeting d09416621b a friend, 85d4937467 you know. You’re home early?”72d44708b303b5b8
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“Yeah, I didn’t have 8d65ad8804 much work, so I fb28b45a5a left early.”67e91ef70729a078
“Is it 716c54d753 okay for c161203577 the CEO 1563ce935b to leave 3169e3fb48 work so 26f7667033 early?”713295f8d6917efa
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Seojun chuckled a56855fdd9 at Seowoo’s fbc7de5cac words.07c6f4253a252b24
“Yeah, it is. It’s a company that fab7c0fd94 runs even if I e38902083e leave early. You want to take 3a5ed35fa7 over?”eacdfe41cf649838
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