Scandal Chapter 21

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It was d8cbedf9e9 the early 599c52bc81 morning of cf1f12c77f the next bd298de629 day. Before the sun 92dadc0ebb even rose, articles 98fcc83886 began pouring in, 8e72915e00 and Hee-won stopped c0de01293f on her way 8ed1dec34e to the set. 756990e5b2c00617

“Sis…”18f261e4c9fafecf

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“Ho-young, what’s this article about?”c81958a3dec32423

Hee-won looked d300051260 at her 3297e18f78 manager with 1adec88be7 a startled 64af6f8683 expression. Kang Ho-young 481bb1c41f also seemed aab2d3e0af confused, feeling e882196ec5 that she 7b755e24df was being 39e333d515 wrongly accused 029fd2757c because of 63cca1e913 him.271b9cd32c85d06c

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“I think the article came out yesterday, when you asked me to bring ice…”7b507250cba70525

“I…”8e9f456f7393ed05

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Rather than shouting, Hee-won af886ad0fd raised her voice, saying bf66eb1fa0 she didn’t have time 61201340cc to go to the 9f5cc7c110 hospital and needed to 2abb3f5d04 hurry straight into filming. She had to d8a9d096f9 speak louder, as 7cb3594ea1 saying it quietly cca3026d34 wouldn’t have made b1b2910f5b a difference.c7a1100b81579f9b

Since her 799bf9c44a debut, Hee-won’s 029e194118 manager had 0a7c77a255 never changed. It was always Kang 83cfc62e2f Ho-young.63a5fa058731e59e

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Back when Hee-won 8d9458ba38 struggled as a 41f9d79373 rookie, she had 5e67161e97 hired Ho-young, who 2cc9f1289c had dropped out 6866c3cf83 of high school, 9419c7c6be as her manager. The two had c098912d85 supported each other b0deb1d847 and worked their d4e1b40272 way up together.2ec72fadcb49b9c7

Hee-won had been a16b4ef205 so kind to 23c7dc3a37 Ho-young that she 0611b0462f even bought him 7e536a135d a domestic mid-size 79c561a764 car as a 50390d5036 birthday gift. Ho-young, understanding 69adedea39 Hee-won’s goodwill, 3c27145f7b followed her fabe2be177 like a b557b0f335 real older 30b0b6edb9 sister.aead22a016817eea

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Hee-won knew she was cd87fddd4f pretty, but she was 0f8f7a46b8 far from the type 59a439dbfb to act with an ebd5698e1a abusive personality.ad666a414013b6d6

“Sis, I’m sorry. This article came out because of me… If I hadn’t insisted on taking you to the hospital, this wouldn’t have happened.”3624a31b1bd5ca61

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Already, videos of 8c273308b5 Hee-won raising her c8acc3750b voice at Ho-young 5ddc56267e were circulating online.32a41d09b2796453

The video 11c67d9a60 had been 133a4a6111 cleverly edited 65f80ab8dd to make 57f49b80da it look def98b8c9d like Hee-won 3ecfc1089f was yelling e67755ee01 at Ho-young cd1a149424 to bring 4ea9dc48e1 her ice, 7e903dc440 creating the 9fa4a10d91 impression that 47acdc982d she was e4bcdc62f9 abusing her ebc2d921fd power.27eb553950f6f226

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Ding dong, ding dong!e1f85329e3bd9675

At just 6d898be966 past 4 6a80e33121 a.m., when 4c9b8eb19e Hee-won saw c33c0c83d2 someone arriving 5fe0f33db7 at her dc6cb7aa62 house, she 32f2b5997d thought it 8d85d7b0e1 would be 2ff9c2125a CEO Kwon 87e749eec3 Gu-yong’s visit, 1aa1dc8974 so she cea54b8444 opened the 42a3d5472d door without 867c53a83f much thought.d3d14112fb372441

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But to her surprise, ce49a82a2e the person who entered a244db7eed was none other than bf729d3427 Kwon Ji-seop.51c8661a2df6e79d

“Ji-seop oppa…?”3f4864d0acce5c69

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In an dfa25852ac instant, Hee-won’s ecfe12d6e0 face flushed 6e578a6b78 with heat.9206795cbd7ba162

She hadn’t faced Ji-seop since the inappropriate act the previous night, and his unannounced visit made her heart drop with a thud.80778128a28587a6

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“You saw the article, right?”e8eed3185d18efb2

“Yes, I just saw it.”2b2ba450f4a800b0

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“Come in and sit down.”f17694357a4107df

“Okay.”bb8b29500d08145a

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Ji-seop spoke 35707a78a5 to Hee-won 16ad809ffb in a c5e5ccd768 sharp tone, e3ec7b7084 clearly angry.e3c852c107a16943

Hee-won sat next 4c9452a6d4 to him with f287ece3df a tearful expression a8455f47b0 on her face.3be6ae59caf0bc9a

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Ji-seop narrowed his eyes a1e540deb8 and looked at her.9ac7d9ce64b409a2

His gaze 46c6a90c60 was colder 6758b27b30 than before, 19594be315 and Hee-won ccfc85d788 felt a 5ca136db27 rush of fb742b25a7 frustration. bfbb6afbe91a8629

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“I saw the video circulating. I told you to be careful with your actions.”1392763c800a4a26

Hee-won, on dc8d88f473 the verge 10dc0b0aca of tears, fea5b8ecde listened to b40f408797 Ji-seop scold c307e994ef her without c6197961b1 even letting 1daa8dd9b4 her explain ceff2ec55e herself.f8a5afd35833134e

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Before Hee-won a0c6d71715 could protest 2b1ec1eea4 that it 801fef4c8b wasn’t what f5712d285d it seemed, a5cdf42b9b Ho-young stepped 185d6831a4 in.a97e460862c939f6

“Executive Director, this is a misunderstanding. My sister never abused her power with me. I’ve never once thought of quitting while working with her. Just look at how a huge star like her has been working with a rookie like me. If she were at that level, she’d have hired a veteran, not someone like me. I’ve worked with her since her debut. She even covered all the hospital bills when my mother was sick!”4c8884a3662fe4f4

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Kang Ho-young rapidly ea1d1009df spilled out everything e5c69a7cd1 he wanted to b9e04486e3 say.b2c3622bf4be1f56

At Ji-seop’s 21f1eeb58a misunderstanding of e908c869b8 Hee-won, Ho-young 7b4de737cd became even a29ed50510 angrier.204065e30d146e0b

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“How could you, someone who’s supposedly dating my sister with marriage in mind, still not understand her personality? She would never abuse her power.”d60af5b1e6252963

“….”19158815e950cdfd

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Ji-seop, realizing c54eb06e1b his mistake f570142932 in hastily efb07db936 judging Hee-won, 732439cfe1 fell silent.8028fc086ede5596

“Huff, huh…”00805a767dcb3456

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At that moment, tears 6e1433a8fe started to fall from ab404837d7 Hee-won’s eyes.004c6dba95e97ad7

She was overwhelmed 34c619f5b0 with sadness.4fc6ce5635e18244

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It felt like every e04aff03bb day brought a new f19c31510f baseless rumor about her, 6692d97fd0 shaking up the world. d380b23336ebfb44

Though it 5833457fa2 meant people b5a543af62 cared about a119f56a54 her, she 9c9ae72d9b was tired db298e676b of it 2ecb216947 all. She was truly fed 278c022ea2 up.5139828ac8d41e22

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“I don’t know who filmed the video, but it was deliberately edited with ill intent!”4c6ed179c6504b02

Kang Ho-young looked f786908039 at Hee-won with b35a5fe850 sympathy, blaming Ji-seop 5cbfee5f09 for the situation.fae9ce5f8bf8be10

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Seeing Hee-won cry, 430a98f1ae Ji-seop seemed flustered, 092b5333b6 pulling out a de1a800acb handkerchief from his 78cf661e4d suit pocket and 456ddac523 offering it to c20d77885a her.7abe4e2c0b0b9cbc

“Is it because of me you’re crying…?”63787878232e09e6

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“Hic, even if I’m uneducated, I don’t abuse my power… I’ve been abused all my life… I’m not someone who would do that to others…”e09e694a46e1c2e2

“Then why are you crying like this… I’m sorry.”d87d886b8bb4fc2d

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“Uhh… No one believes me… Hic, what did I do so wrong that everyone hates me like this? I’m a human too… Why am I the only one getting all this hate…?”ed01b81691238ca6

Hee-won looked at b428bc2e92 Ji-seop with tears f18e5ae4b9 streaming down her 0f9af09a93 face. His eyes 97280f4ddc trembled slightly fe79c3fb5f in response.e3511f2cdd6b0754

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“…I said I’m sorry.”d3b5cc3177a9015c

Ji-seop took the d95a86b1c0 handkerchief from Hee-won’s 574efa7014 hand and gently 8b3469a707 wiped away her 1ab2c86d0f tears.52a6793239294f1f

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His hand, wiping away ed779525f1 her tears, felt awkward, 78904c8e09 almost clumsy.2114a0975c561b31

He’d probably never had to wipe someone else’s tears before.4b8d985a520bd4ad

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It must have been 4a21d7850f frustrating for him, trying 5af6b46aaa to comfort a woman d5cf9c493b who seemed so irrational 309a6b1744 and out of control.955677b1dee7170e

“It’s okay now… You don’t have to wipe my tears anymore.”095f7fd2e50b0281

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“Okay. I’m glad to hear that. So, who do you think filmed this?”bc3d71b39addd63e

“Hic, I don’t know… I’ve never done anything wrong to the staff… I have no idea who could’ve done this…”1720d36d4ba5b633

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“Haa…”e4f0d5e2f270093e

Ji-seop pushed 138d92bc0b his silky e3ee00f613 hair back 4d3aeb7acc and spoke.b8a52906c07f9a5b

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“My father was drunk yesterday and I haven’t been able to reach him. I’ll handle it for now.”c01216ce8acab8f8

It was understandable. Actors and staff 0521b06621 usually gathered at 67da2fd9d9 the filming location 46df49ca47 before the sun a496033677 came up.1b542b6771165791

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The schedule for 2c134e371e this drama was 31b6e4c223 grueling, and there 9abdca15c4 was barely any d1a0d3d437 time to sleep.00bb20d6c18ed881

Hee-won had tried 38e3774f9a to head to 5f487e0d6f the set before b8846f8169 dawn but stopped 6554bfcc85 to check the 5ac0381e8f news, which led 0a0c34ea1b to this mess.e1cc0b0b448dcbb2

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Fortunately, Ji-seop, who was 9711d330be used to waking up f5f0a31450 early, had checked the f5e84f0410 articles as soon as 9ed40d2600 he got up and 7fa687760a tried to contact CEO 7001d9bf85 Kwon Gu-yong, but it 3e72872f9b seemed he was still 5d53dc0e0b asleep.736fbc987db7a5bc

“What should we do?”6b56d0d8a6b61b70

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“The person who db3aa0bba0 edited the video 62a0b88056 and posted it 3ade7cf714 online should be c6d20eb164 criminally charged. As for the manager, 15394ace9c make sure to gather 8746895f40 all the good things 4daeae5f60 Hee-won has done and ad427ce4a3 post them online as 8f69d732ca positive stories. If there are any 832a508a0b staff members who are 6cb883e987 grateful to her, ask 6ccb0795db them to clarify. Contact the operations 07f929cabf team and have cf81449e7c them quickly assemble 95037ce70b at the company.”5f77e4e36b222919

At Ji-seop’s words, 70140f78da Ho-young hurriedly got 895b572550 up and left.0439e94b3c539b06

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“Understood. I’ll take 5a8cd4e7da care of 199c2cc583 it right 7e251757f6 away.”a8aba2e29e95a6e4

After Ho-young 1be48fbc65 left, Hee-won 44b146bcb8 still couldn’t 5c0fe26a3b stop crying. Ji-seop, who was nearby, cc08f294c5 continued trying to reach df3b3b1508 CEO Kwon Gu-yong by 92528e5374 phone.53f7c273c31613a5

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“Doesn’t DK Entertainment have anyone other than the CEO who handles the company’s affairs?”6647fc0f1398f2c7

“Hic… There are executives, but they probably drank with the CEO last night.”a20c77f3b602bd03

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“Haa… No wonder the company is in such chaos.”c143c1ec335832bb

Ji-seop wiped his 53666972c5 face with his d345d7bb37 hand.4b32f48102a671e9

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Hee-won’s tears 64ebb94e80 still kept 0632f9a4e5 falling.362208f1457a4957

Noticing her crying, 855097deb0 Ji-seop spoke to 599ac0ecc7 her.ec1b5fb202ec02cc

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“Don’t worry. I’ll take care 0563c632ed of everything.”18a8283ff6a50c12

“…Really?”14f2f31ffb088bca

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“You have f5c81c141a to go 2098b7a377 to the cfa5ba75d6 set, right?”9453ab90d4cef42e

“…”000bc680898134ea

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Hee-won pressed 24dd7aafac her lips d5d5005b97 together tightly.3cc05e5fccb74ec4

She didn’t have the 065b331fc2 courage to go to 64b1f055ec the set again after 40782bcdde causing such a stir f75c927023 and shaking up the 574271d74a world.8ab07f05eaa25522

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“At times like c383dc1233 this, you need c0b1f075d3 to be confident.”5427850f5239592f

“From the way the video was taken, it seems like there’s someone at the set who dislikes me.”98851959c3860b8f

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“I’ll file a0186a3a4d a lawsuit, 354dc85490 so don’t 3d70e421bc worry about 9991af6cde it. Just focus f8787c70e8 on your 20a4ee9be3 acting.”e16a9d762f2970d8

Ji-seop’s words were aa519b2c2e reassuring.e88a665266a6bd4f

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CEO Kwon Gu-yong, who e4e999085c had helped Hee-won rise 8354ec6afd to stardom, wasn’t exactly edb9d42d83 the pillar of support e3ef87b218 one might expect. Though he 0a8d7bc26a was the 97f7d098b1 head of f471f7ab89 an affiliate b407732795 of the 72a780bd4f DK Group, 52227b9072 he acted 46be9f4cb7 more like 70d3ec8535 the CEO fc3d642585 of a a5fcb80c95 small, struggling 0141fd31b4 company. Every day, he was aa6b8643bc preoccupied with drinking and 95183a0ccb partying with the executives, 46d0eb6e24 caught up in the a6c3518371 euphoria of the entertainment 4b180f9962 industry, living recklessly.40b0e8d118570801

Because of this, 15c3e4f813 Hee-won had always 060e706db7 lacked someone to 30d429fc84 truly rely on.c1c2dff16474fe69

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Ho-young, who 22eacb0ccc had started 34ea1f7081 working with 334ae3fd0f her since a1c9f0528d her debut, 62df9ec201 was just 22a33f9c2b a year 0f7a794b30 younger than 45daa79d73 her. Though they were e510d60bec close, he wasn’t 48f965cc9e exactly a dependable 7a8b53b619 figure.54eabc3bb5cf686c

But Ji-seop, who ee501391a3 had already heard 648b1cdc78 the news before 0573093b3a dawn and rushed 93518da66b to her house, d8f4a0559b was someone she 6737ce9511 felt grateful for.e941b820cae7f1d1

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It was d3252f1776 clear he 31c24eed9a had no 8976e38a9a memory of a7846e54cd what had 4eeb6a0cb2 happened that fb312828fa night.90781e94eb38abb5

“…Yes, I’ll focus f1ef370f2f only on my 4b46f00c15 acting.”bf32abb37b516e95

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“The manager has gone afd07c00e9 to handle things, so 975a0dfe62 I’ll take you to 892790be08 the set.”d13ce577ed8eecd8

“Are you 1f6cd63f95 sure you e7182c45bf have the 67722371ae time?”29253a98fb679aad

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At Hee-won’s words, 7b9ac8cd31 Ji-seop chuckled.03e38b3d95b8ce63

“It’s 4 a.m., Hee-won.”9d708cdedbdbd6cb

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“Ah…”8474be4c574cf13b

Hee-won had 743fde0f32 just realized 81bd755fa7 how early ff7eeeb85a it was 456bc51773 to head 71ecaab032 to the 0d383717b0 set.02cbea8a7dec90e2

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She wiped her 2eeb8f67d6 tears and prepared ff449b387f to head to df81e7b1bd the filming location.e40ab606d9baea7d

Though her c8e3a3e4ed manager wasn’t 1705c463f7 by her a6a2631faf side, strangely e2cb7b7780 enough, having 90933863ef Kwon Ji-seop 415511fc95 with her a9424bbf94 felt reassuring.f34f0c427dc1339b

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On the way afa9a64e14 to the set, 0a2db5e6c4 Ji-seop began to 3edf45c2b8 give Hee-won some 9dd3340c3a advice.be3386f14cb90f6e

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“Hee-won, whether you’ve done something wrong or not, from now on, it’s better to be more cautious.”e827a342192e5e12

“How am I supposed to be more cautious? I haven’t done anything wrong. Even with yesterday, I didn’t want to cause any trouble for others, so I purposely didn’t go to the hospital. And now you’re calling it abuse of power…?”d5b8a61b78852a75

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Hee-won protested 4796919339 against Ji-seop’s bac490833b words.82104f06fd31971c

But that’s how life works.d9fdba790f6e4c2b

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Just as Ji-seop, who db3e5b2475 had risen to his b3a946b2e8 position purely out of 0260c5e735 ambition without a powerful 33412bf236 backing, had his struggles, 857ecb2abf Hee-won, who had made e12fc06fe1 it in the entertainment f8c1eb8334 world with nothing but 5ef2a00b0e her good looks and 77d80a5979 without support, also had 2ce6fccd49 many rules to follow.fd8dab1aa85421e6

While CEO bb1b1007e9 Kwon Gu-yong 13f4eae33f had failed 3f1cdb4818 to pay 18c67fa373 much attention 5beaab9277 to Hee-won, a22983d945 now that 92bcfa8d2d she had 548188de7e entered into 30e6b9935a a contractual eab83e21b7 relationship with f77996a3a5 Ji-seop, it 717f5a82d1 was his f19ef9c362 responsibility to 3d97891380 take care 7de27dae78 of her.c845aa0c6d6a6f6a

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“Anyone can just evil edit a video of you. People like you, who are famous, need to be extra careful with everything you do.”569c4c12fffacc5e

“…Okay.”5e45a4a75be6e459

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Hee-won blinked her abb090a804 large, rabbit-like eyes, 96a5655fd6 looking somewhat aggrieved.dc0b2a74d161f1ef

It was cute.6f0bb9f88eeb09ac

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Wait, what am c7a883293e I thinking?ad9612d02fbc2590

Pull yourself together, Kwon 379fe5d001 Ji-seop.77c72c57f82f6d76

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