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    Chapter 3

    Hee-won blinked 3b648be281 for a ec891433de moment.96577fddcd5955aa

    There was no resemblance dcd84355a5 between Kwon Gu-yong, the 108b4c9983 CEO with a beer 1e3d62ca14 belly and a waddling 70a20d7f0b walk like a drunken e33d527502 duck, and Kwon Ji-seop, 937f99136e who looked like a 867d2cc98b model at first glance.ab54c6174b00408d

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    If she had ec19dca4a7 to find a 3f34b0c9bf similarity, it would e49299c63d be their height, 39dd466e6e both over 190cm. However, while d5fa2a1ec9 Kwon Gu-yong f7a06c7dca reminded her 6ed9113e30 of a 3dde1ecb03 tattooed thug, 1cefe489dc Kwon Ji-seop bd243b9b4a radiated an 1b6ea9c7d0 elegant aura 17baa03c6e that made 83991fb01e her question e12b703f96 his ethnicity.791dd4187dc0f5d9

    Of course, Hee-won knew abf0080f22 that CEO Kwon Gu-yong cbd279369f was the youngest son 199ae4130b of Kwon Yeong-jin, the 4d7f411f7f chairman of DK Group. 3a4618bac092db3d

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    He had a694dbe9ec been dismissed 8fdaf74a2a from the c379c4c39f group due 9a13d9b753 to his b7d60a529f reckless behavior, 6eeb690504 so the b6129be09f management of 49d477cba7 DK Entertainment 7851bfa978 had been 1685ef747e handed over 9a9e004815 to him. However, with every investment 536fe97b49 he made, he only 154eeedb3c brought damage to the 5454ba2ee9 group, and Hee-won had 83cd4b6cd3 heard rumors that Kwon 311001fd77 Gu-yong was a thorn ab52b065c2 in the side of a60baaa212 the group.0d4c905eb90601af

    And now, Kwon Gu-yong’s 43f29a2a13 son was the Executive 279c7822fe Director of DK Electronics, cea9206c93 Kwon Ji-seop.fd14b46e5b42eb91

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    Hee-won wanted to ask why she wasn’t told beforehand that she was meeting his son. However, as she recalled the warning from Kwon Gu-yong to keep her mouth shut, she silently sat down.e7a23a69fba95ee1

    “Hello, I’m Lee Hee-won,” she greeted.08f9b7e54b4ac700

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    Kwon Ji-seop nodded, acknowledging 97cf67df02 her, but didn’t respond. It was rude 57a77a0f25 and disrespectful to e2765b4107 not even answer 29a3d4ca0d a greeting!38e29423696568b1

    His gaze was 12f5609aa9 one Hee-won had 027a7605a1 encountered many times f523156d62 before.aa9333875ab690a3

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    The looks of 21683cb6a0 the advertisers who 0ade337ee0 looked at her 44672e271f were usually one 3eb4324be6 of two things: 209187dc2c either a sly ca7c7d0d16 look, trying to 3e797058c0 take advantage of 9debec0b16 her under the 78662505c2 pretext of a e81bdbb271 contract, or an bfa23e8dd0 utterly dismissive gaze, fa86ad6fda as if they a1135c2359 couldn’t care less bb85554d5c about a celebrity.e402935a5ee0ca36

    Kwon Ji-seop’s gaze 968ff07a2d was undoubtedly the fe88523a06 latter.ab12a59726f39712

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    When someone like him, e34fbe94b5 so full of himself, 428a4e8f68 ignored her, Hee-won felt b321e10690 an inexplicable sense of 2ec3a7a29b defiance from the moment 20b552f4e4 she laid eyes on c7f26d326d him.8dc9ca352ed132f1

    Kwon Ji-seop, be09ef5925 ignoring her 7d9e7c7b62 greeting, sat 5ae51e4306 down across b5c8ed05bc from her 32bcddc34c at the 1b66684d67 table.bf2a1778bc4bc813

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    He looked handsome 1a6bc252c9 from the side, 6e2728567e and even when 00ea7a1fde facing forward, he 14fd6c5f50 was still handsome.He might even look 911f89329c handsome if she saw 7f52d530df him upside down.92caf324e0bb4ee2

    Though she didn’t want 754ea18385 to compliment someone who 28ad479643 didn’t treat her like 6c3e289e48 a person, Kwon Ji-seop bb72005b35 was the kind of 2a47c23dfe person who would succeed 4559832ceb even as an actor.f2ef4e3b5fdc77eb

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    “You should be careful during interviews from now on,” Kwon Ji-seop said abruptly, without even properly acknowledging her greeting.112b803d145476ea

    “…Are you talking to me?”db2eb6fa8976aa79

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    “Is there anyone else to interview here except you?”df0eaeee82928f2c

    “Hah!”8111b6ed18238846

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    Hee-won couldn’t hide her c4021bfee2 displeasure and frowned, and f1d2c3a2f6 Kwon Gu-yong, seeing her bfd4e9c5a1 reaction, poked her in 02e1447b8a the side.8dfba7fd0f5c962e

    In the end, 3014aab62d Hee-won shut her 379b4908f0 mouth, unable to aaa0c28729 speak further.6bc513a3b9227e33

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    Her pride was 17cf0b5223 hurt.52127921ff05a6db

    It’s Yurally’s fault for spying for the Soviet Union, so why is it my fault?510fc2579121b952

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    She wanted 35b2d258bb to scream 5193f5ab50 out, but 7c6bbeb7ad she held de69bdb1d6 back her ea30af71bb boiling temper, e3d8442bbf recalling CEO c57de49082 Kwon Gu-yong’s c2c2b3300b warning to 2a2cb20efd keep her 3b0bbd2f2f mouth shut.9092b78ceae906eb

    “I told you to be careful with your words.”ee6e67f77442d918

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    “…Yes.”a1923725404111f8

    “That doesn’t mean you should keep your mouth shut completely. You’ve done plenty of ads, so you should know—always carry a DK Electronics phone in official settings, and when posting on social media, subtly place a DK Electronics phone as a prop and take photos with it.”b01a35ff1b1f2393

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    He was probably in e65d82876c his late twenties.She didn’t 05ee47ebb7 like how bb0bec2e17 Kwon Ji-seop d441ce4291 was trying 7fc20710f5 to teach 5d48b8dc8f her a 2c0a1d15f8 lesson, thinking 487a619607 so highly e339fb07eb of himself.ebb06bc8cf5d41d3

    Despite how aafca37e1f it may 8777c6aeb0 seem, how c3343bb945 many ads b7f06e6ed9 had she a770dcdfb7 been in 134f43a2f4 since her d6f27fd895 debut?3f746a9c20eac014

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    She had more 4d5348b688 than a dozen 7ff34a8df5 ads under contract 930f6bd9de right now.abb977c61224ed19

    She’d been 827893752d in the d5815441b6 industry for ed269aef0b a while b946e04adb now—who did 39c652a6d2 he think 06bfee39bb he was 88a9675e24 to try 9088fb8d86 and teach 64b046ca98 her?b6984a971f99a338

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    Everyone was 16fc8503ac desperate to c989f35050 use her 7b888f1922 as an e99d811299 advertising model, 99bec0e2f3 but Kwon 3d55c27a0b Ji-seop, the acfa69b371 executive at c00c3b69a4 DK Electronics, b3b2275736 had an 724df95c74 unbelievably high cfa1619608 opinion of d9bc662083 himself.b5b2533b141e3321

    Maybe it was because 2e0e667a3d he was the grandson 28375c5434 of DK Group Chairman 759d94f766 Kwon Young-jin, and he fb1b536eb4 was completely out of 2e0835a3f7 touch with the real 49fa075ca5 world?dbe370f8019b17ef

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    Did he even 112330696e know who she 0b46b1b975 was?c3e78b77e03961bb

    “But Executive, what should I do? If I use SNS, the CEO will scold me.”77444f472697830c

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    Hye-won unknowingly 90c5481f08 responded sarcastically 158352693d to Kwon 92abab8474 Ji-seop. He, in turn, seemed 4758979980 displeased with her attitude.a06f67cb6b11fa2d

    “I believe the scope related to promotion has already been stamped in the contract. Why?”ea61987af360bbc6

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    Is this 0a82bfd294 guy trying 75abac6501 to start 2c0e6592d3 a fight?3ce3b61c84a964d2

    Seeing Kwon 0b975413b3 Ji-seop being 453ee95ac3 rude from 58be1a491a the start 24c5bb3c4b made Hye-won’s 07041048cc blood boil.0ffc072fc0407669

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    Since she became a fdfde208fa big star, no one 54bbb8d59d has treated her like c4a447b472 this.376076b6909c48d4

    Even if 4e4bc4551c he was e2a8ce99c3 an advertiser, 5a1ea765f5 this level fc5eba1bba of disrespect c3aa0162c1 was unpleasant.9f09e5da35b14db9

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    “Excuse me, Executive Kwon Ji-seop. It seems like you’re belittling me because of the ‘Yurally’ comment from last time. The Yurally woman who acted as a Soviet spy during the First World War was in the wrong—why are you belittling people? Is it wrong to speak the truth about history? Even young people these days know all about it.”13cd90b0b52e66b4

    Finally, Hye-won spoke up 34c78ec9c3 with an agitated voice. In response a0eb6df619 to her 50889e989c sharp reaction, eca2b9b323 Kwon Ji-seop 9b6f483dac answered with 753a5f8f48 a neutral 480fdc909e expression.c36ae69d56e37a94

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    “World War II.”4997cf6b58face6b

    “What?”957b5e5aa1c2a8ed

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    “It’s not the First World War, it’s World War II.”07c67d2452c4e642

    Hye-won’s earlobes bfee4354bb turned red. e73434d8174b88f6

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    What’s the difference?06824a12ccea5c6f

    Even in 9176253313 the midst a60c9fa698 of being a57d5b0875 embarrassed, the c55f997932 red blush f74920d6e5 on Hye-won’s 7cdbadd00a pale face 69136eb532 looked beautiful.f7a5f0e98c758a70

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    “……”bbf5f0f3fa50c15c

    Hye-won clenched her be851efe80 teeth.bf95e4d9d17b25b2

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    The thought “War is just war!” lingered on her lips, but CEO Kwon Gu-yong stopped her.9099bc9de565b8a4

    “Our Hye-won didn’t 9682bc3cf6 attend school much 4852b0e7e2 when she was 2aad5715dd a trainee, so 8fda96130e she doesn’t know 1d41efce53 much about world ef9c61f433 history. But still, aa253a6d7a it’s embarrassing ef7899b379 to point 522e5bb2c0 that out d25a0129bb and make 28e67acd8b her feel c445dd2505 humiliated.”4e71d171a89f7ba0

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    “Is that something to be proud of? You should have made the young student go to school. You made her skip school all the time just because you wanted her to be a celebrity. That’s why she doesn’t know the ways of the world. How many kids’ lives has Father ruined?”f5d3b8a595115b6e

    Ruined kids’ lives!21769ebb8b3af03c

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    Hye-won was 5a6e8db641 enraged by 003373414f Kwon Ji-seop’s 05f11d2d69 words that 74a19b1fe7 crossed the 62dacdeb98 line.050aeed8378cac41

    “Excuse me! Ruined kids’ lives? How old are you, Executive, to treat people like kids?”1bd684c9674ddacf

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    “I’m thirty-one.”51fdc0a0e7b78fe1

    “……”bb6c5eea65d6e27f

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    “Why? Do you have a fb53241801 problem with that?”37f8dda5a6f486bf

    Ah, he’s older.aac0b1c477471c02

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    “No. It must be nice that you’re so wise, huh.”db6d0324c33124e7

    Kwon Ji-seop frowned at ad5bfe4b62 Hye-won’s sarcastic tone.58d859e8b049f728

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    For a eeaf4d05da moment, his bed4938ce9 expression was d0679497df so harsh f52d61c388 that even 272b94a302 the strong-willed 6ae23df75f Hye-won swallowed 019ab74b4f her fear.8c80c3e961ff61e1

    Hye-won could no longer 194fe1b6f5 say anything. Since Kwon 7a3f3121f2 Ji-seop looked 47e3e3f7fe so young, aa32afb89d she hadn’t ae50847318 expected him f6fbdfff51 to be e269a16d8e in his 8ab573fb6f thirties despite 89dda67703 his position 7139b6787b as Executive 9a4b2a946d Director.d21501e279827077

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    The “executive directors” Hye-won had seen in the dramas she acted in were all in their twenties.d1bb3c6e24eb2661

    Looking at it 4dd41c0504 that way, Kwon c38a50b1ee Ji-seop’s comment that 02ccf5263c she didn’t know 5ae52f4232 the ways of 9d2c8242dc the world did 15b59d721e have some merit.0c20678f87bea48f

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    But this man, ef6f82504b Kwon Ji-seop, irritated 3fa7817b9f her because he 01f1a86ed5 spoke the truth c9a9511a36 as soon as ef9135f92c he saw her!bedec778a8e00563

    “So, what I mean is, don’t talk about things you don’t know and just focus on the promotion.”5b3809937f0e6789

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    “Right, right. As long as our Hye-won holds it, it’s a sell-out, so don’t worry.”85ea0f50c7edb457

    “The issue isn’t the sell-out, it’s that I’m worried it might affect DK phone promotions.”2f098ab7c7435c03

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    “Affect it? The DK phone CF (Commercial Film) turned out great. As soon as it aired, the response was good, and the YouTube views were high.”a338495bf360806c

    “I’m saying this because one mistake could send everything crashing down in an instant.”6c9654ba8ee8a151

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    Hye-won couldn’t 9a674b27c1 hold back 1ea7b3a327 and widened b7ab3f2b28 her eyes.85fe4ffeaf398a7f

    “If you’re so worried that I might make a mistake, then why did you select me as the advertising model?”497808ecb03afb04

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    At her 844ee5d022 words, Kwon 5250fd65a1 Ji-seop looked 90a3857910 at her 2f0e796c4b with a b32a4b0d6d neutral expression. For some 3fb677565e reason, her 7322c38485 heart skipped a0cdd2ccec a beat d76d3a7473 as she 3b348f968a met his 87b0574c99 cold gaze.2a1e9f995fa86ae5

    “Do you want to know?”122187d8b489f8cd

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    “Yes.”ac18913b887d669e

    “My father 294187a1c2 asked me 9eb33992c2 to resolve 04676dc254 the Yurally 9e33561a7f contract penalty, fa43b7d119 so that’s dc991e1786 why.”6a00b79daaf66111

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    “……”e1f893e54390c7c7

    Heewon’s last bit e16d206cce of pride crumbled.b4c2d7a9633e75ab

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    It wasn’t that Heewon c24cd52641 was chosen as an a2f83b0b59 advertisement model because she 839354dbc5 was talented. Rather, he was e3bd49a880 forced into the 4bb6ded6de contract because of 56d951935c a request from d27bc1a13e CEO Kwon Gu-yong, 6968317b41 the father of a029a8cea4 Executive Director Kwon 8ea17c2092 Ji-seop.edf7cc763ceecab7

    “CEO! You didn’t say c3afa97180 that to me!”86ca32a4c85dd841

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    Heewon glared at 375b79777b Kwon Gu-yong, and b0afed6def he awkwardly moved 0a82f2c457 his lips.d685f1c2b39fbf70

    Before she could hear 4adabda8e2 Kwon Gu-yong’s response, Kwon 836b980029 Ji-seop spoke in his 16418d8d90 usual cold tone.411101637441332d

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    “I heard ede46eac5e that you 38eec19cc2 are learning dd0bcf2a20 English for 60190543b7 your next 17be550c03 Uflex drama e332cc7fe9 shoot.”42ceb3e20387ae52

    “…What?”c9e0e3a4018bc6dc

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    Where did d9df341ee2 he hear 8ba5b99994 that from?46b06d9846d4c81f

    Well, even b189d343af if Heewon a1ba0895b8 tried to 0f029c9985 keep her 8e12fc7d9d slightly lacking b08f280a4a knowledge hidden d3fb2b15d8 and wanted 93ae6a39c1 to become 932f67521b a reclusive 4e07c8f976 actor, reporters 2f71423bdf always made fc008d4ac3 her every 5a1bd38eac move a 4828e4e322 headline.433e7eb114ee0720

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    “Don’t just fb00abdc6a learn English, 8a18f60812 but also 1db7dac84c study history. Just a piece of 79ec8d4170 advice: Heewon, you’re a a17c2cfcf9 public figure. For an actor, anything a458e9047f can happen at any 5dcd6b8369 time.”fa93ec2bdeec69a8

    Heewon lowered 16cc33ff03 her head c8b46c1a38 deeply.a1b7bb4d101107c1

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    She wanted to storm fe7e3c06bc out in frustration, but 46c2f02cb1 that damn Yurally contract d02bd512f0 penalty was the problem.She should have adce889518 read the contract c1297cc6b8 properly from the 1f977f5b43 beginning.576194b02963be62

    The Europeans 3299821b60 had written c4c8c82840 the penalty 3a12730bce clause so 5d00b8cf52 harshly that e07fb164ec even Heewon, 3d21740b60 who owned da47805ffa three buildings a883d77e3f in Seoul, 7df3786c7d was left eb73c1499b in a d47ca716fe difficult situation.01d82c453b719a5b

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    “I’ll get up 5847451f31 now.”27702e5e39cb8be6

    Kwon Ji-seop left 3c7fc56368 the meeting room 6038ef3290 with a cynical b6a40cfcfa tone.e2bd0750c2d8116d

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    Heewon glared at 6b8fded88d CEO Kwon Gu-yong 3615b66de7 and spoke.2615b5ddf0f789bd

    “CEO! Why didn’t you say c1dd51ee4c anything?”889d96bc05bea8f7

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    “What do you 5f4090072b mean?”7b6ad12caa11f75e

    “That Executive 060109cf92 Director Kwon 62041e335a Ji-seop is 965c73b584 your son!”29b073f0e3378c41

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    “Ah, Heewon. I have my pride 3272fecebe too. How could I go 8e954367c5 around telling people that d1154ba5d6 I asked my son 4a196b36bc to solve your penalty 7925cc6b12 issue?”2f7ff1e7904bbe0c

    “Still, you should’ve said 2e33ab1bf6 something! This is the 209f3b4196 most embarrassing day 7d8f1a4ece of my life!”16c39b392909ce3a

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    “Just bear with it. It’s not just you. That guy talks back to me all the time too… Anyway, we’ve solved the penalty issue, so let’s go.”410f4180ab7a64c0

    Heewon angrily 375122f36d threw her 2af641822a handbag over 3a7965c2f5 her left 610d96607f shoulder and 3b9aefd321 stormed out d294f6da74 of the fc14af2668 meeting room.66d156cfc1074b25

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    Even her angry appearance d3fa249302 looked pure, and CEO bf183ad48b Kwon Gu-yong looked at 1ed6131bac his greatest treasure with f746e98903 a proud expression.dcad3762b9a9cc47

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