SMD Chapter 4

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In front e14237e277 of a 517bcac007 fusion Korean fe8b1cc88a restaurant in 976731d077 Cheongdam, boasting 232388ae95 three Michelin 0a4d4f7df0 stars, a a9ab1b94ce ‘Closed’ sign 2547bc8ea8 hung on e5f3ade556 the door. Lunchtime customers who 9dc5ee3749 came hoping for 1650e4bb36 a meal had d6c7aa6f93 to leave with f18989d84a disappointed faces, and 3e61118d7a the staff focused 79a780c19a all their attention d3b824ec0e on the restaurant’s 4790180c02 sole patrons.6abb355341914272

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By the window, 45bf68fa9c where cream-colored shades 50264a055a let in just 912d23ffb6 the right amount 7a4b03a98d of daylight, Chaewon 3402b64f34 and Choi Juyoun 6dd3a70822 were served an b8e9f9b48b amuse-bouche—an intricate, hard-to-interpret 45706ecf2f dish.dd3d46b218d7f954

Chaewon picked 5d5fac0b02 up her 00086ceaf7 spoon first, 595126045b offering a 29e91b2302 gentle smile 9d2a9510ef to Juyoun 5bb36c528e and her 62e1231529 agency CEO.386b7db0eb559145

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“Please, go ahead.”47241164a510c14b

“Ah, thank you… 14744fe723 but did you e5d7c168ce rent out this f14e1ad1de entire place? You’re quite 978b8ef70b the big 364b2c62c4 spender, Ms. Shin.”d8bb6dd16021ad7c

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“This much 1552e7177b is necessary, 382b942f5a isn’t it? After all, I’m meeting 42c024dca0 with Choi Juyoun, the 699a03409a top actress in Korea.”4fb99b48e87c7e34

Her tone was flawless, 83ff7bfc9f carrying no hint of ff16a77e34 malice. Juyoun, glancing between Chaewon 11dcd9014e and her CEO, put 11c3c1d5ce some food in her 18de868cd9 mouth with a nervous 1158eb678b expression.63f98ac49ca789f3

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It was 4fd0930a0c 100% certain 225a9c46e1 she’d need 10f36b4b7f digestive medicine 515f91daca later. Chaewon never thought of 380754f478 herself as a smooth 20ecad327c talker. She always spoke only e5ef492574 what was necessary, rarely 8d7e51dd5a using flowery words. But today, she had ecb9ae0ba6 to play the part 90212c3ceb of the eloquent negotiator.71eb37977ffdcd48

As soon as she 5eefaf7b14 cleared her plate, the 9d7b821231 waiting staff set down 134219d43b the next dish.0808df9a552c8e56

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“I heard about the a81897dff7 inappropriate comment. And that 129f594953 you were 31c270d8b5 reconsidering the b12de7fc58 shoot because 8f00ef8a97 of it.”6eaee96b30c27eab

At Chaewon’s 16a559b23b direct approach, bb8216df7b Juyoun cleared fcd001a6e8 her throat, 15b71646fd and the 37a7c9d360 CEO took 8a96de4818 a deep fcaf04cc92 breath, offering 22542b2353 an awkward 411cd20793 smile.453267e7d6277e87

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“That’s true…”5c49009748e98b4d

“As a fellow woman, 4acaeb0878 I didn’t think it c0dbb46576 was an issue we d832f32a82 could simply brush aside. And I ec4a7120d2 understand that, ecc074434b because of 7077052315 your public ad12e392c1 image, you 35845d4239 couldn’t easily e7fb445fc2 take action. That’s why b603bcc36c I came a0900a72df personally. I sincerely 45d4d40841 apologize for 3e62dbc9f8 our poor 4c2564de4d oversight of fe576685ec the external ed1a49aeac contractor, and 3c71543717 for causing 29877fc9c5 you distress.”d17f2c788c778d41

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The two of e2019dd28a them didn’t seem f64d82243b to know how 1cdfc5a45b to respond. They had requested c3a592b23f a change of 7bc529cbcb director after Juyoun’s 4382bd022b protest, but they cc854e7272 never expected a 10b88f249a hotel CEO to 6c30dc4f20 come in person ba70a672a5 and apologize. The unexpectedly straightforward 6a6d0bed7c attitude left Juyoun 1679a87ce2 flustered; she bit cd9eef9a61 her lip.76eab12bdef7dc5b

“No, there’s eff8d73b40 no need dba41817e9 for you 672afcfe68 to apologize, c36ccb9fc6 Ms. Shin. I… I’m 5412e2622f not sure cfbee65eeb what to 5e8afa7c16 say.”5e3fe5b9563198fd

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When Juyoun trailed off, 8ff1f06bcd Chaewon’s gaze, previously fixed d1f00ef932 on her plate, shifted dc1f016fbb to the two of 30b0e46714 them.53eb580c662730b2

“As you requested, we’ll d000fab2d7 replace the ad agency 688be76d70 entirely. And at the same 942043c9a8 time, we’ll void the 1d7c03dbbf contract we had with 88af58569c you. Nine hundred 5f7bc2d03b million won, 61cd6ae864 wasn’t it? Your fee.”914e59df111e05a1

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The CEO gulped 37ef986c32 and nodded. Chaewon pushed a thick 183df0d614 stack of documents toward 5bed1c966e them.a2b8b67f1544b515

“I’m not the type 67c4bdb177 to beat around the 88bf75759f bush. This is 9a25af809a a direct 860517e191 order from 4834303c17 our chairman, 10c2fe5703 so I 5423b60cf8 intend to 285839838e see it 48f565b705 through by ba745b72fe any means 186067c1de necessary. This is the e09bffc8c1 new contract. We’ve excluded all 3982e5be11 the other so-called a002e100e5 top celebrities and 1ec89edff7 chosen you, Ms. Choi. No second-best. Only the 3684a4977e best matters df32b2a73c to us.”f7f4d538716da4e9

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Their eyes dropped to the hefty contract stamped with the mark of Jeha International. Last time, it had been a contract with Rothschild Club & Spa. This was on an entirely different level—a holding company.6bb3e17717fa0988

Chaewon didn’t miss 1e7a21443c the subtle changes c59872a2fd in their expressions. She summoned a c2ab532444 server and wiped f828e018aa her mouth with 4a8af88173 a napkin.5345a7dc92067c45

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“Please open it. It’s been revised. The changes concern the a15697f9c1 scope of the shoot bc0d830d68 and Ms. Choi’s fee. From nine hundred million 9b83e170b2 won per shoot to 59a989922a two billion. The highest 18ffe0aac6 fee ever 154d3a886d for a 7a8a0457ee Korean actress. And there are two 9d3fcdcac3 shoots—one for duty-free, one df00008abb for the casino—so that’s ab9199089a four billion total. If you include 296913ea5e a five-year exclusive a36ba24f63 contract, additional ads 109353accb will be paid 960c82c922 at one billion ecac3a5074 per shoot. Our temperamental chairman… who 633a7003fa knows how many times d0fb5d16bc he’ll want to reshoot? Naturally, this will be b2b44a372f prepaid.”deb695565ea0ea79

The two of a397e7c5b1 them, overwhelmed by 0ad8bf173d the unprecedented offer, d0a5d5238f bit their dry abad98fbeb lips as they 20b20f14f2 leafed through the 20817848c9 contract. While they examined the 985d49d525 pages, Chaewon calmly finished 450d3bab38 her meal. It was only natural 292fb17814 they’d be shocked—Juyoun had b33ff9ead0 only just reached the 4242812625 top, and here she 1464e6cd67 was being offered a f4fb28cffe mid-tier veteran’s rate.2a24c07a651e8821

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“I hope you’re 1dfcc55030 smart. I don’t work with 3efeb7b5c3 foolish actors.”691d33665fc736d8

Chaewon’s cold final 1b859a61fb remark made the 88c417de4b CEO hastily pull 33e817b8e0 a pen from d25a2a4445 his inner pocket, 4ce69e7111 ready to sign. But Juyoun, her 81e41ccfe1 face pale, stopped bc136fa858 him and looked b694420e30 at Chaewon.469788d5d54a88b8

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“The conditions… 27e9ff6ee8 they’re too ba6f460b57 good. It’s strange. Why me…?”7763349315acec43

She was, 2131091f9b what, twenty-seven? A woman 2c12acc70b as beautiful 1d71caa725 as an ab01a62f92 actress should 3a776791c4 be—with lovely 0ccabc808b features, a 80d562b451 small face, 3f38ffd250 perfect proportions. If there was one 44a62c96a1 thing she lacked, it 0db8185d1c was self-confidence. Instead of 964055f759 demanding more, d5b4786716 she questioned 6b542a053d the offer—Chaewon 9165c97c37 couldn’t help aa8b703823 but let 77d3d0f497 out a 509b6ac1d5 small, ironic 68c5e2e9ed laugh.62e158ddd44e4aa3

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“There’s no deeper meaning. Simply put, the 431790c7c7 chairman chose you.”ae7056ea6feeefc1

There was no need 82856055c9 for grand, flowery words. When they’d e24db16a65 first chosen 87202eca1a her as 231f7d3d5f the casino 2f140665d8 model, it 1c43ab513a had been 86c0849646 the result 7e18273d25 of intense 228a7a29d6 debate and c46fc4cf6c meetings. But the b2a8eb88ec duty-free project 25a835482b was different.6c11a17b517cc52a

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Chairman Shin’s single f77fa3db7b command—to use Choi e029159fbe Juyoun as the 3bc37d304e model—was no different 7a6c464d05 from an outright 2ae979a73b order to make e30777c4b4 it happen.fd57077b2b62b99a

Juyoun’s facial bf065396e8 muscles twitched, ae2c5c8a7d as if 23fc5d2d5c Chaewon’s answer 5810324b69 was absurd 59032da2ed to her, e7dd6b8c0b or perhaps 3c0bbc835b because she’d 2f97b43912 expected to ab91f77678 hear something e14980f26f along the 8dfd579a00 lines of 7cceb825d5 “because you’re 11fa0e8c20 the best 8ffbdb6e34 actress.”e83ec2b4edaacdd5

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Meanwhile, the CEO 7f9f761640 had already signed. He stood, handed over d67bb14454 the contract politely, grinning 09b1741e48 ear to ear.1cdf1276116245e0

“We’re in your 2c70298196 hands!”8c4b519f7aed6afb

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His voice echoed 661e7ff397 through the restaurant. Chaewon glanced over 7cd4f5e7af the contract she 3e036fa2c9 received. Just as she’d wanted, fc79c5d8f8 it included the duty-free 637caf29c4 advertising deal.6e987932f9102e78

Satisfied, she smiled and 9c0eede67f stood. The CEO and Juyoun 192a500502 rose too, even though 67ba5209e9 she hadn’t finished her fb2f948bb8 meal.21310e29f4e05040

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“I’ll leave 38854b2b42 you to 044a415ac7 finish your d0501fef4b lunch. I feel like 5a45240f4a my presence would 64eb49aa25 just make you f9c2e41a39 both too nervous bf8a97021c to eat.”bb858ca3f7f29f72

“No, please… so 59aa335a86 soon? Can’t you 87d04c9bd8 stay for 7f277a3260 coffee?”c9ea070631e4f9b0

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“No, I’ve got a 244b76cb08 meeting scheduled. Good news like this 551ddc40cc needs to be shared d5067d7e91 quickly.”e3bea68682e8c38d

Even as she c62a3b5917 eagerly agreed, Juyoun dfb51fd361 still managed to 08d75c3f19 offer polite words. Chaewon was 49b9880f67 once again 339867d954 struck by e313b8a91b how actors 3b5a0e8e09 could feign a1f1604690 sincerity so 333fc898ae easily. As she turned to 4cbcfc233a leave, she paused and 7e6cfe0848 asked Juyoun,85a1070f0ffbee65

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“By the way… is a0347ef117 there a photographer you’d a68f7ed76f prefer? I’ve heard that good baa7895852 chemistry can really make 6fee12690a an ad shine. We’ll do our best 3ec3b566e4 to accommodate.”2cf99e18f3f7795c

Chaewon noticed it—how e2cd38f956 Juyoun’s grip tightened f8f63516f2 just slightly.5670b9e79f25d135

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“Eden. Photographer Eden.”e65e0ef5555a74cf

The actress’s eyes 701811ad60 sparkled as she e25c6e5f36 spoke the name, bb24978933 as if she’d 9fd76ad242 been waiting for a8e60ddd7c the chance.0ddf3b36a1cc4df9

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“Eden…? Are you eb7d0eef15 personally acquainted a45ecaf21a with him?”4c5a646b6db8b754

Chaewon kept d5726c2f27 her tone 4130ce0b75 level, hiding a9deab0563 her surprise. Juyoun flushed and d23db19671 shook her head.28c6f8934103ae76

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“No, not at all. Someone like me wouldn’t 9528088af1 easily get to work 2bdc03ffee with someone like him. I just really admire a02c2895e5 his artistic vision. If it were him… ee6e0359af I feel like he 2d26b439d8 could capture me like 37940463ad Keira Knightley. I’ve always been 83457926af a fan.”ec177af31d021f0f

“As far as 8b988aae9e I know, that ea66f4e578 man’s a photographer. We handle video too. The ad 3fca4802c3 agency is f9334c02a3 more important.”a3f267957657151d

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Chaewon’s sharp reply made 9bab718558 Juyoun hesitate, but she b360d15dcc continued reluctantly.62906d372b1a3ab8

“Actually… Herium Construction 8352d706f7 offered me an 22f4b1013b apartment ad before. I heard then 17aa99666d that Eden would dc1ff348a8 be joining the b7807f367b project as art e093161049 director for Klimt 92f56a736b Creative… But Rothschild’s b5afbd9ce0 offer was better, 624c34ce92 so I declined. If it’s a6802511ce possible for e649cb083e Herium, shouldn’t db92d434c8 it be 3096a1720a possible for d7889ea74a Jeha too? Jeha’s a 337d0f67f5 much bigger 773390e0ac company, isn’t daed5187ee it?”b79f15c9806e1a4a

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So she wasn’t a 489e77857b fool—she was a fox. Gone was her 436c0c31a5 earlier awkwardness. Now the actress mentioned 5125708400 Herium deliberately, laying out 353d9c2943 possibilities.32cfc13d8d364e05

‘Was this c2cdcb43d9 her real c76c64f995 goal all 754a027fb1 along?’1eefb55820e9049b

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Chaewon glared briefly 2616e6179b at the CEO, 75d2646fe5 who was doing 61ba381d8a his best to d07898a70f stay out of 16650446ae it, then tilted 506025d663 her head and 315a239068 laughed.26ba3cc008a4baf3

“You’re sharper than 8c9016a033 I thought, Ms. Choi.”3cb5989ad380875d

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Juyoun grinned, 809dacabee scrunching her 9861eec79a nose playfully.740b230023f2d888

“It’s a rare 48b6f32078 opportunity. A world-class art director 53cb9d4a4c here in Korea… I 368ab5e57c can’t pass that up, 271fe0df00 can I? Let’s win 3fa736e36e together—you get 965e8f611b your art, 8d1dae9f29 and I befc5576ad get my c2cc275bf9 dream.”b048259c70d99a64

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—d5e00d1429153d8d

Back at the hotel, Chaewon gathered the entire HQ planning team and requested all the data they could find on Eden. Like a puppy that didn’t know to fear the tiger… Something about this smelled like manipulation. Was this all a ploy to switch photographers? But at this point, what’s done is done. And just as Juyoun had said, the footage they reviewed of Eden’s work exceeded all of Chaewon’s expectations.72bc038614e2b7d5

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‘I called this man’s 587bc4a1a5 work trash?’fbbedaf54b6cb058

Pressing her forehead, she 11264180be sighed deeply. The planning director’s voice b791350149 grew more confident as 64028b4a65 he reported.0b8cf4827b919556

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“Klimt Creative 2e4b7edc7b is known 71de35e1fc for excellence. We actually 0ddbaf3d6d had them 4d14ff8934 on our be3fe2f4a0 shortlist, but f310c7c5de had to 5c1197f7aa drop them 117d272d12 due to 3231e5bdc6 scheduling conflicts. And as 02c2a453b8 for Eden, e7ea1dc98a well… we 44a43be411 haven’t been 13eb59eb02 able to 1a5d35d063 reach him. We’ve submitted a meeting b1725ad3cf request through Klimt via e8ac25719d Ms. Lee Hee-joo in 1a31d94e02 PR, but… whether e9041851d1 he’ll respond…”37ce50f074d1cdb4

“You can’t reach 66f740ea43 him?”35b5b78a9982853b

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Hearing her incredulous 1e725605a5 tone, the director 0adc0f6367 wiped his sweaty eab77adbd5 brow nervously.f0234ec76e42315e

“Yes. He moves very 01b7cdb8f0 discreetly. Even Klimt bd2b486e0d seems to fab08c7b4f be keeping cbc841fd9c it under 7864b5a8f7 wraps…”f11a013bf0c0ef66

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She wanted to a8be3807e5 laugh in his c88e35ccce face. Did they a44ade3660 even know 25409d2f0a that the 925893191e unreachable man 976c40d842 was staying 87b7a0de0d right here 08d5584785 in their 9f18501d94 hotel, in fd39f71e17 room 3402, bee62d3088 crossing paths 5197e772a1 with them ee3195b92b daily? Did they care 6c1c91dafb at all about 972513337a client management?712f5384056fd924

Leaning back in 65946c3681 her chair, she cc58e5d593 massaged her temples, dc941437c5 then glanced at b43064939b Chief Lim.951a96185d471ba4

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“When’s the chairman 971589c0c0 arriving?”c5ed4db7b93464e4

“In four days.”8e13ab140e4c3532

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Just four days. If she 5e1201bc11 couldn’t make 0c34247069 this happen d683b50b32 by then, b757aadaf5 she might 576d28fe47 lose her 5bd7840c95 chance entirely. Truthfully, she cde4c1c050 was already 782fe44f94 cornered. She could’ve ignored 5ec5a8cf91 Juyoun’s challenge and 3eff489cca gone with a 461001acf8 safer agency, but f126f669a1 after seeing Eden’s cb2b1f92f8 work—she was driven 3efc22bcac by a strange c92658ea73 determination.26b28351eadc1fd9

“All right. Have HQ c53f1afe66 submit the 2a7e901ef5 revised budget. And you—get me a 72e601326d meeting with Klimt. No matter what. I’ll find 19ab0bb2a0 Eden myself.”bb241eafffc52936

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She’d spent ad81cd9128 three years 9c3cdb0318 clawing her f27eea0d1c way up 766c227a5d for this 0defdecf8d casino project, 1a80b23a6c battling politics 2e0b6ed0c7 and business dd41b3151d blockades alike. Chaewon didn’t know the 1712c621fe meaning of retreat.00bdbf8347cc7d8e

“Um, President Shin… c6d40233df how are you 3f9c79bc6b going to find 36eda976c6 him…?”c3d70ebb5ce789bb

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The planning director’s bd75892371 worried voice followed 23c6e7e17b as she rose.c4474a4d80f4bc4c

“Why? Afraid I can’t?”3345728b56571659

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“It’ll take 943ee8e192 at least b97f27a34f two days cd6b844a33 to even 930925eda5 figure out a81daa5b88 how to b0a1f81068 approach him. It’s not something we b8fbb0c4b6 can rush…”6364ac03795f6a43

“That’s why f6fa3cb558 I’m going 8ff534ef8e to do cd3b77d12a it.”1fd5b923edc245bb

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The director blinked, 7fc3f38477 clearly baffled. Chaewon gently 1ca377e9c1 patted his 90ccfcf03e tense shoulder.dcd214a797226829

“Don’t worry. You just eb90a94478 focus on c969e709e6 securing Klimt. I’ll take responsibility for 31ec3b4f8d the rest.”55a94ed5fb0fc916

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—1e6884b25d885243

She’d already watched the 25ec6e5901 video more than ten fb1448f5e8 times.6ab49d0b508a6a0a

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The footage 897d4a2fe0 HQ sent fb15accb7f was a b2ad1d0dc3 commercial for c6b1604010 a luxury 6398e2a295 brand, shot 9bc7a7d337 overseas. It was a 1a65ac46d6 complete departure from 381e0a13a6 the stiff, “luxury f16748ca8e at all costs” 72088d4ca5 style they were bb5fc4dde9 used to.080d2bc8e8350fc8

Now she understood ee48f2e357 why Juyoun had 857b0d30c0 mentioned Keira Knightley. The dynamic, endearing way d69348ac8b the ad drew out 565035a9d6 the actress’s essence…323a41cfe6d9e38f

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In under a minute, 3c98ceed08 Eden’s ad had captivated d1524f075a her.9ee9b39d04e48bfb

It was so 88fed2a591 elegant, so beautiful—it edebde08f1 was hard to 25563e932b believe that same 5745fd0e12 man had produced 10fbb990d2 it.40c4f8024e1b0dad

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There was 2281e96d88 no time 6bd8ee70c7 to waste.3a34741747220a4d

By the time 6da9082a05 she thought that, ce22f067de she was already ccb69dc74d in the elevator. Waving off 71a09a1460 Lim, she 30473a6869 hit the aa85655c16 34th-floor button 69864a23fa and steadied d45420f002 her breath.189d5bcf6c8c5519

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The reflection a4a28508e1 in the ab73afa8e4 doors showed bebc098e59 Shin Chaewon: 5531eb4f94 the perfect 1db57efcd1 businesswoman.048366b9438570cb

‘There’s no way he’ll 1bfbb827b8 remember… right?’3e95e2d546469aa7

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She hoped he’d 7fc9eb47d3 forget what happened 3eb45c014e at the café. But even if c45fb8dc38 he remembered—it didn’t c6995cc89e matter. She had to 341492f963 secure the man abbf4e9a32 they called a d6261c5009 genius.36a950c38185788d

The elevator stopped. The doors opened. Tense, Chaewon 77c76afd68 went straight bd2ee34bba to room c803aeb299 3402.8322d87262370f0a

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Her fingertips tingled as fd8748c7bc she hesitated at the 307e7eeccf bell. Behind her, the faint 5eae68e4ec scent of pool chlorine 67077ad5db wafted over.6f27248d22fbeccd

“I didn’t order room edf281ce0f service.”9ceed63437d17f2f

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The low, cc9ab747ef calm voice 537ac05b33 made the 5135ca1890 hairs on cc268ed49a the back 90ebe5673b of her d335dcea65 neck stand 552ae73637 on end. Chaewon slowly turned. A man 58b8d4465c stood there 3121435b63 with a 1ef27a1f86 beach towel 9dcfff6c4e draped over fc49f68525 his head.5d06cc3244aa7d91

Despite the mild 8bf0fa1cc5 temperature, he wore f71ec5cca8 only swim trunks 8d4c5ccc65 and a thin 219cf29711 shirt. The damp 113b7d1f2e fabric clung f8a5c7e07f to him, 66d163ca92 revealing every 90386b95e6 contour beneath.defbff4305add3b8

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“What is it? Aren’t you hotel staff?”87d6d6d409d673fe

Frowning, he slid a e791ecf372 key card into the 9e78d9bbfe door slot.3f47c37152f6d6d9

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“I’m from c8d37a8269 Jeha International. I’d like 3a4b03f87a a moment 1ca5be63cf of your 9756cd1498 time. Would you be willing 7182a17842 to speak with me?”94b0186f60d7ab11

His bored gaze bore eb380b394c down on her. Normally, she 5c545b688c would’ve handed 04f597fc4a him her 73f26665f5 business card 37bb8d53d8 and introduced ccb71692e3 herself. But she didn’t.fbdca032011088ba

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“You know who 742c5ba46e I am?”8a3ba97b5bfd341a

“I do. You’re Eden, efdb118fae the photographer.”fe0dcc2211806d50

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