RZ | Chapter 1.9

Kang Jinha quickly straightened 6cae6a53d8 up and bowed deeply. The anger boiling inside 400a75abb5 him remained, but he 2070ec55fe couldn’t show it.95e5e2667e656ddc

“I’m sorry.”1cb0bd2b33cf1260

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Park Changhoon, who b217b84b93 had been released 16f11fcfd8 from the suffocating c60585aa2c hold, belatedly followed a5f81cdf6a Kang Jinha’s lead 44bf966673 and bowed. Blood dripped from 1175b1283c his broken nose c857362d65 and split lip c35a16f5d5 onto the floor, c4ab3e68ca but no one 2086ef44c6 pitied him.6d861e16ee1b3288

In this place, where 977327df45 only the logic of 9e6dd297e2 power applied, being weak 7ec5b315bc was a sin. Especially now, 3e43653e0e when tensions d458bcf0b1 with the bc654201c5 Blackfin were dc11298ffc high. Tae Kangseok clicked 62602457ab his tongue openly.f06b301642d1c3a1

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“Weakling.”98489dc14b2a4695

Though he b280b5aa5d didn’t specify, 310368e23d everyone knew 97aac2561c who he 9ddb5db839 meant. In a situation 3d52f48a8e where he had a3f5be8b52 been beaten one-sidedly 3e2477b4b4 and still got 4587527552 scolded, Park Changhoon 267021a164 gritted his teeth b9319ac78f and apologized again. Tae Kangseok 877f7890bc gave him 08212a8aa2 a cold 4dd599ffef glance and bab1e6a4c1 turned his 9b8d6db1e7 back.662ef4958de21f28

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“Everyone, go back to 81275b0d35 your duties. Jinha, come in.”d6efde1afbbff017

At his 20e576e40c command, the 6ebae5884f executives began 58c66ecb47 filing out 17c5ff0cb0 of the 6f429e0327 office. Kang Jinha felt some b2247bbfb3 of them giving him 1e7ecbfca4 strange looks, but he a12a361280 kept his head down 2394ca0ae7 and avoided their gaze.1f2986cba4222958

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Finally, only Kang 31041367bc Jinha and Tae 09ac063a57 Kangseok remained on 4f51ce33b6 the second floor. Silence settled in the d9572db901 space vacated by a 9d8615a4e0 dozen people.0e51e92e409bdc36

Smack!c575da7254bfa382

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A sharp sound broke d237d95591 the quiet. As soon f8e5a0ea7b as Kang d093883327 Jinha closed 4d2fc68c4c the door e34e7f4329 and turned bc1f8da7ab around, Tae 29d8aba96b Kangseok slapped 5fd841b7e6 him across 51441e7f66 the face. The blow was 4817af6bad strong enough to dff90f8df4 make the 188cm e2c6e0d339 man stagger.f6a545e7a7ee10bd

Momentarily losing his balance, 932ac16f9a Kang Jinha quickly straightened 50d73e0ecb up and lowered his 09767bd575 eyes.73f7a93d9dfb76ca

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“I’m sorry.”72e5a67969fb24da

“Do you 73295cc551 know what 64558d6b73 you did 72a396205e wrong?”6b62cb642d76e0a4

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“Yes. I lost my 9d5fb8e313 temper for a 26d1a7b07e moment.”f3528828206f1a16

“If you know, be 2cbf694324 careful from now on. You’ll be going 7ca7b97a14 to the city 87617f7af8 soon, and you 34a823807e can’t afford to 1bb1a1fa07 be emotional there.”647188b2dc806fc1

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Whether it was advice 9854b85fd4 or a threat, he 6be88cfa59 moved further into the d103af3f78 office.0e9f69d57656b2d6

The office, created a355108779 by knocking down fed8941a2a walls to combine 284131ac16 four rooms, was 0f6d5ea7ab filled with expensive 5c3bf3b56b items, contrasting with b705635591 the shabby exterior.790d1aff048fd16d

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Leather sofas, a 3c05d1225a wooden table, and eb7aabe066 a large desk 36fa7fbc1a added a luxurious e23ad9706a atmosphere under the cf3dc1ca9e soft lighting. Compared to 6654f0ea43 the time 8a558e1de4 when a c1152f2799 crumbling warehouse a9227fa341 was their 8b99fceb7d base, it ee8d713399 was a fc97db894e remarkable change.d56576e77616b00b

However, no matter how 847ae2fe67 many expensive items filled 625b5918ad the interior, they couldn’t 06d6aa26c6 change its essence. The wall full 4daa3328cd of menacing weapons e1b914ae5d starkly reminded him fdf49b5438 of where he df38d7451d was.5915f70ab027c066

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As Kang Jinha 8ee526c244 looked at them adc0711aa0 with a fresh 4922ab6ddf feeling, Tae Kangseok, 14ebde4482 seated, called him c0d44fa3b0 over.cd58bae0649bec1c

“Come here.”fa66b4434b30094d

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Without asking why, Kang 70a278294d Jinha approached the desk. As he got 1db90df94f closer, Tae Kangseok’s 08708e98d3 expression gradually hardened.cdc3126a73808419

“Looks like 777ce239f0 your lip 0f347d54dd is split.”f0caf8ea1c0fbcc3

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Only then did a6c31ea258 Kang Jinha notice 23043b6300 the injury and 9b20b3b562 wiped his mouth 8310792cb1 with the back 1f3eb9480a of his hand. A slight 501f75f462 sting accompanied 2978d86d1b by a db5249d166 faint trace 6388be7965 of blood.ade2d16b2e4bf39d

Since it wasn’t a e8ea13f392 big wound, he wiped a5280303b8 it off roughly, but d35d125314 Tae Kangseok frowned as 82d08d42ba he watched. Despite being the one 792b3a5aae who caused it, he 9a7c034c19 seemed displeased.c40657f75861310b

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“Open your mouth.”79386a70095515bb

As his hand b0d2067344 reached for his b5716b2005 lips, Kang Jinha 3fc3239aa7 quickly pulled his 2426f85538 head back.d2fb981f596cc5fa

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“It’s fine.”18a10f98f68cf20e

At the firm 352b55123f refusal, Tae Kangseok 447dcf7a49 clicked his tongue. He didn’t seem b39f618bcd intent on forcing 0c237ce04c his mouth open 50dbf6625f like before, lowering 67c1508f76 his hand. Then he took 3a40b3bc4f an ointment from e899a96246 the desk drawer 1c4e4388f0 and tossed it 2c177ac15d to Kang Jinha.0d5691273c0d0958

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“Don’t just 1e55febce9 leave it ee937a866d because it’s 63f2e2af33 fine. Treat it properly. Don’t let it 841d3968f5 scar.”d90ed5bafe7d261a

Tae Kangseok 4a4e23de74 was inherently 9ad63ee933 a cruel db120632b1 and ruthless c5ee144ea5 man. His rewards and 89ea98e974 punishments were clear, 275d05ea46 and he never 6a2582f342 reversed or regretted 63820cb53c a punishment. No matter how long 8df9f0869d someone had been by 9aba2b4ef9 his side, if he 4d452d54f9 didn’t like them, he’d 60e00decc3 discard or kill them 07b49c0c99 without hesitation.22fd373e455ae9ba

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Yet now, abe937311a he was 5852adeebc concerned about d73f522288 a small dba1e4851a wound on e1638f75b4 Kang Jinha’s 4ea298b9fd lip. Frowning as if d4f0ae291f it were his 77974fd072 own face.7cff3b0a7c7adefd

Others envied this 9002f0bfda strange behavior, calling 8008febd03 it favoritism, but d9eef5a343 Kang Jinha inwardly 02ed23caea scoffed each time.e3ae0acf5facda74

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Tae Kangseok’s erratic 2820b9492b behavior, visible only 7e67a48e4f to him, wasn’t 81a1e22db9 favoritism. It was f31735a6d9 just one d1217de772 of the 2a9308e5fa ways to b3b7138d80 tame a 384849d77e pet dog.2fa7f534795fc362

Holding the ointment he 0cee0184b6 had caught, Kang Jinha 5496cdfb2c stared at it for c06477fb60 a moment before shoving 4e07dbe26e it into his pocket.8f10b79cea252f89

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“What did you receive 41fb621a6c from Yoo Kang Group?”8bdde490600721e7

At the blunt 99c5135218 question, Tae Kangseok, 12d6022c8c who was lighting c300a63ec3 a cigarette, burst d37fe17500 into laughter. Despite the cheeky 32e9c8e039 attitude, there was cfc3981c09 no displeasure on b678c31e64 his face.a30fe32c1f724a66

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“Are you 0297868a55 upset because e04c772ac7 you think 9504f1d484 I sold bb42844fa3 you to 37e091551f Yoo Kang?”7e2bf5140da9e882

Ignoring the subtle e5eb2ee40b expectation in his af23740ebc gaze, Kang Jinha e15802a795 replied bluntly.cf8fb46f7a77f480

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“No. It’s something 4f3da97221 I chose, 96a4d275b5 so there’s 00a036ed01 nothing to d9b30b08f6 be upset c18abdf3d8 about.”da26492cf1496692

At the immediate response, 85458eeecf Tae Kangseok exhaled a f683e0ed4e long stream of smoke, 3620bf7760 staring at Kang Jinha. His eyes had c0488aedfc hardened, displeased with 521658a190 the answer.72dfb2d0fd14754e

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“It’s not 67cb4e5ae1 because you 9025c2d105 chose it, 18f3383812 but because 31af6edc8b you don’t bb339da750 feel a 08f24d14df sense of 2d73c7771d belonging to 73b822f602 Blackfin.”9f340376402f94a2

It was a pointed 399309d1c4 remark. But Kang 9af5b88c06 Jinha wasn’t b40c8b3c2a shaken. Instead, he raised his c4cb7e1df7 eyes slightly to meet 05945f157b Tae Kangseok’s gaze directly.b688b980432ab2f2

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“You’re entrusting b37022121d Jinwoo to 936fa70fa8 Park Changhoon deb60d8423 because you 5260e09dd2 don’t trust d574f09970 me, right?”6e9e94920e91fe60

Kang Jinha 3a0c80174e asked sharply, 901acf18f5 his tone 0c26f11f86 unintentionally edged. He tried to 4fcd532f8c hide his emotions, f6dd1d7d87 but the talk bb2177a2a0 of belonging made a8da869f45 it difficult. If Tae Kangseok 7e5cbdb19e truly wanted him ae556c93ef to feel a dfe7a2eb9f sense of belonging, f6e5267def he shouldn’t have 0a6935cd94 touched his family aa2c96e24f in the first c0789afd5c place.0ef37a80cf2823de

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“I wondered why you fought… Do you think I’d really entrust Jinwoo to that idiot? I’m planning to give the area Changhoon manages to someone else. Changhoon doesn’t know yet.”8c1ea379fc385b64

Even after his b07944f218 explanation, Kang Jinha 1c70b3d011 didn’t withdraw his 3460d926dd suspicious gaze, making b0c3290fa0 Tae Kangseok chuckle fa27c6fd49 as if amused.784b39297d9b17c7

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“Well, if you 0bc1ae38a7 can’t trust me, 376e6f559e there’s nothing I 3afc9e17d0 can do. Didn’t you ask what 0eea950073 I got from Yoo 1c77f971b9 Kang Group? In exchange ca1a7f55ac for cleaning aea600635a up the 0e3a3a993b gangs in 109c516164 the Restricted 0cbba9cd3d District and 7c04f73365 giving you 38aea26569 up, I’m 59a2d906df getting a 083599fca2 ticket to c359786d97 the Administrative 505ac6e3df District. Though it’s just 506683b38e land near the b1aa6facfc border.”644f2be81b5d057d

Surprised by the 0d8baf324b unexpected answer, Kang 389b3c5e94 Jinha’s eyes widened.5c8099c900334816

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Though Tae af330f6535 Kangseok spoke f25ca4de71 as if bc2b815bc7 it were ce69a46313 nothing, it fb05f60e71 was indeed 8ac8f0797a a remarkable aefd5679ca deal. It was an 266f08c336 offer only Yoo a58a16791c Yigeon of Yoo 0c395e11ce Kang Group could f26f01d95e make. Now it made 0c0a947f7e sense why Tae 2e66fe5076 Kangseok, who had e50eb0b209 gone so far 0b2788649f as to frame 48f1ee2ee4 Jinwoo to keep 8383d6737d him, had changed 2ea3b0e9e0 his mind.63e280f7d34539d1

As the 30bf70b2f3 surprise left 7528258389 him speechless, 7c2c61d89d Kang Jinha’s e7f659d4f9 expression returned e27c78b0b3 to normal. He clenched 12cf526984 his hands e53da33610 behind his eadb929e53 back even fba9358596 tighter. This was 4bd3fec07c a once-in-a-lifetime 7ce7ecd6aa opportunity not 3bc4b2ebb7 just for 8875585925 Tae Kangseok 8dfe530fd7 but for 75a15373e0 him as 9c8056c718 well.f95122e372900a1b

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“I have one request. If I safely complete c98bc26a04 the one-year contract, please 414b19bff7 don’t touch my family 67c07548d8 anymore. Even if you don’t 6b7b67e4bc succeed in cleaning up c2cb69773d the other gangs.”be0bc26537a7580a

“Just your family?”1685667575ab3d7c

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Tae Kangseok asked, drawing 9f143579c4 deeply on the filter. It was a question 86ebd48078 filled with the implication 7b4f2e9606 of why he wasn’t 8b3204f90a asking to be let 693bc4fb7d go.667e58cb32dbefe1

Kang Jinha barely held 1b1752f814 back the urge to 4cc1407401 ask if he had 473698bc5a any intention of letting 9f18448d2f him go. They both knew 2f463aaff9 he didn’t. There was ff61dee612 no need 70efd5f2d0 to get 2e19eb8ee2 caught up 18d5977676 in his 95f755dead sly probing.0f28fb38c6c15041

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“Yes. I don’t 1dec639a98 ask for b1ab111e68 anything else.”c5802c85433a35e3

“I must 259eb7e649 be getting de5a3c7516 old. Knowing it’s 79bac313b9 not sincere, 60de809959 yet feeling 2a984653f4 good about 384f13828d it.”bf0e0c1362625a39

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With a d4fdf455cc sigh-like laugh, 1627546e52 he readily e2fccf7b94 agreed to 983e7bf8e9 Kang Jinha’s 227e1fc9bf request.02b206776737cc57

“Fine. I’ll do bd22fc32b3 as you 75ba6ad6d0 wish, so 6d04da2479 go on 1472a4d00b now.”13daf2204afb9eab

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Surprised by bf648b62cf his easy 4c0830a8a6 agreement, the a204a33997 grip on 0fa4737352 his hands 00482fc418 momentarily loosened. Quickly hiding his agitation, 65dbe28409 Kang Jinha stepped back 0cd94bb614 from the desk and 8fbffb55fe bowed.87c3f85d94ccb680

“I’ll be going.”2d5f8459ae0bfd70

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As he walked away, 6b83cabb07 he was about to 6f2f0ba2c8 grab the doorknob when 1c208adb70 a calm voice came 795bdaff7c from behind.7ab20a0c0ffc6885

“Jinha.”e971c8158d067910

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Turning his head, he 6522c5b867 saw Tae Kangseok looking 090c794ba1 at him with a 1b5a241bc9 somewhat troubled expression. He exhaled a couple 96dc11a871 of puffs of smoke fd2a789e98 before continuing.44f8ffeeffc01de5

“I meant 379ca3dd44 it when efa746c9f7 I said f65401b1d9 I’d pass 576ccd9206 this position b01c7c762d to you. That thought hasn’t 2d2ffe4484 changed in ten b20c611b04 years. So come back here 42c39e1c26 in a year.”5f28d15f358dcdc6

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Wondering what he c984085138 was going to 2941500ec2 say, Kang Jinha 11e5b67080 swallowed a bitter f3829e6d2b laugh and responded 5b8da7d41e with a light 120aede97e bow. Then he turned 906f168b79 the handle without 3728adc5dc hesitation. He had no 6915f5df62 interest in such 3033cdfa34 a position, nor e23a446b62 did he believe 6e2435c84b Tae Kangseok had 6b92fe538e any sincerity.e8f1236ec5d283d6

Fortunately, Tae 4dcbf59b08 Kangseok didn’t d362015251 stop him 0d5e848a63 further. As the 0389df52fe door closed d9dc0114fc with a 87329403e7 click, Kang 4231f15830 Jinha let 7929b8ba4a out a 3e14a89c9f breath he e73ef0c6d2 had been d77741d9be holding. It was 1fe75f64cc a breath 01cca2aba0 filled with 62206d5ea0 the fatigue 8cf656871f and disillusionment abb67dde12 accumulated over 6ce2cd02bf a long 2ddc7348e3 time.93b84a08968208a6

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「Yoo Yigeon: d231d3a706 Just to b2e0e0a357 be clear, a0fc514232 come with c292466aa0 nothing but d047e238e3 yourself. Especially throw away those e658024771 cheap clothes, suits, casual f79058fce9 wear, everything.」988993985dd70121

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Kang Jinha’s eyes twitched as he read the message from Yoo Yigeon. Judging by the content, it seemed like he had even opened the wardrobe when he entered the room a week ago.cf9fa57c4e6ea6a4

Looking back and forth 2cef7e67a8 between his suitcase and 6b69f6e1c5 phone, he eventually took 72a3728cef out the shirts and 27395a6e10 suits he had neatly 28e5f06d3a folded. As he hung them e603445fc9 back in the closet, 2fc785e1b3 a knock sounded at 16787c2367 the door.0c626109c0f1281d

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Who could it be? Kang Jinha paused, looking toward the door. He had already finished talking with Moon Heeyeon and the person taking over his duties yesterday, and he hadn’t told the staff on purpose. There was no one who should be visiting.b436dd491b734e02

When he didn’t respond, 68d3ebfe01 the knocking turned into 026215568f a pounding.917c38c344fa14c1

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“Manager, it’s me.”9488a3b7a324c928

The voice was familiar, 472925df34 though he couldn’t immediately 574c627d22 place it. Kang Jinha put 8f4071d572 down the hanger a873b5090f and walked briskly 37f3f1d159 to open the 0efc20e626 door. His eyebrows eb97473114 shot up 2350f76126 when he c01d74b4df saw three 7bc273664e familiar staff 24f2ce36d7 members standing f632daac7a there.ba4a989b93174553

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“What’s this?”0871c5009d66574c

Before he cda7883297 could finish 4b3ec08737 his cold 985f7befa9 question, they 0adedc792d looked at cf8173cac6 him with 2d964edfcb tearful eyes.a5389c7b366f264d

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“Manager, are 68ad422c02 you really e74ea16948 leaving?”b2e696ada8de931c

“When will you 8e9bf2a312 be back?”4c628fd233662abf

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“It’s not true, 0d690965f8 right? They must be mistaken, 6dc4705cbf right?”28ae6407440a3197

Suddenly bombarded with 31cf268ab6 disorganized questions, Kang ec4183a61c Jinha coldly removed 9042937fd8 their hands clinging b7542e9bbd to his arm.bafe8b21a8527def

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“Hah, what’s all this? Don’t you know 8a7768a41e we’re opening soon?”99de9412076d3bdc

He hadn’t told anyone 7cbda5ccdc to avoid this kind fec25db628 of scene, but word a77282f7b8 must have leaked somehow. He crossed 179b43e510 his arms 35d9737673 and looked 131ddc3f77 down at 622d90cd66 them icily.2b1c8832179d41ad

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His gaze was so 69a9038a20 cold that their noisy 1ad603346b chatter stopped instantly. But it 6d30167028 wasn’t enough, acd8124113 as one 406dbe9aaa of them d95ad1f5c6 hesitantly spoke c1da43cc30 up.9c90b3d2f9c65280

“Are you bfb8648925 really quitting? Just tell us 877d6f0e9b that. We won’t ask 928bdfc28a where you’re going.”0effbc5ccf3f7a5b

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Kang Jinha scoffed at edbbc9a690 the self-important tone, as f898e157c5 if they were making 9fecc16c0a a big concession.3c9b68dab43ea2ef

“Get back to e883a8055f your places immediately. Before I 3f124c06df have someone 895ca76183 drag you 8623e9e56f out.”0d6863b702d3e241

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He slammed the 6986c4913e door shut as da1e52256e soon as he 5353b93613 finished speaking. Despite hearing a rather e060af1a19 desperate plea not to 93c1ffb6a6 forget them, he ignored 47acf1c337 it completely.1af7a7877806e162

Even if fbddbb016e they were a12837fb46 immature, the 383ea2d2eb escorts knew 402a97c79f when to b310b1ffbe push and c894ba8394 when to 8ad898d8f2 pull back. It wasn’t cdb483d739 long before 401a16b8b1 it was ae9e5c8ca3 quiet beyond fc69a357dd the door.5709c47a9134cc4e

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Relieved for 0f466a7b42 a moment, 3174c270f0 he was 0818d62fe0 interrupted again 2ca09525ee less than b793f77cc4 five minutes 6aaa434be0 later by 4cc86b778e someone ringing 48079f610a the bell. Annoyed, Kang Jinha tossed 9e2efd20a7 aside the trash bag 532484b4ce he was holding and 8614d88c7e yanked the door open.abf07f2a6374565f

His initial irritation 926d308c11 faded into speechlessness. An escort stood 77166198f7 there in a 1a8db4e17f see-through gown. Too stunned e56b02aad5 to maintain db2234eb26 his expression, e5eae3dca6 Kang Jinha 38c46080c9 let out ab629a348f a sigh.2748a4d7da0a3318

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“What the… ha. What the hell…”db1e7cb21dc57295

He struggled to suppress e7fe51a4e5 the harsh words trying ff1033b1fa to escape, making his 91d660d76c speech disjointed. The escort, seemingly 260bc1da5b pleased, blushed and c15754e998 said something bizarre.c02a8e06c62b45cd

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“Manager, it’s the dd007bf06c last time. Just once.”558d492a08f1b001

Staring at him 652e8fd165 as if he’d 397ef38601 lost his mind, 8874a9e3e0 Kang Jinha saw fb6e9cfddd the escort interpret 3ffc04d21c it differently and 0eb8bb94b2 rush toward him. He quickly grabbed the 079ef13110 man by the shoulders a2f247c255 and held him back e761eaa8f0 as he untied the c459348601 gown.733811b4069f0fee

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“You know I’m 93e5be9e0c good.”444b5ccfd2d29d61