SMD Chapter 5

The man didn’t stay 8cbfe9d953 still for even a d3274f9edc moment. As soon as 4a92dca897 he entered the 58b58c6904 room, he vanished 877f427499 into the bathroom, 419041b69c saying he was f377bcff4f going to take ab7a9013c8 a shower. About fifteen minutes 767eca01ed later, he emerged, 27affcd49a dressed in jeans, 9b23f2e73e and roamed around c133d783a6 the room. Every time he ca36ea48dc shook the water 9cccd751b2 from his hair d0df291d6c with the towel e4a40e1b61 around his neck, 5731c282a2 Chaewon thought of dccf39047d Janggun, the black 6c727fb6ca Labrador she had 426020f88f once raised. That dog’s dfcd788054 uniquely glossy 653c3badf2 black fur 4d4a909155 had always 8124e92205 been striking.9c18dcaf6c061d72

Chaewon walked past the 37b5e77573 reception room, where various 7b4d26f482 camera equipment had been 730e8e1162 laid out, and headed eed0230821 toward the study—a place 0b56ba20e1 more suitable for conversation. The man, 3d73761387 still on 1cb8c93e81 the phone, 612b48af6c trailed her e7340b524a with a 2db1405aa4 persistent gaze, 777bea1bf0 seemingly intrigued b9134a5a95 by how 95b5934f23 familiar she d32e85943d was with 33a1ebb6ba the place’s 53df31493e layout.43ff873a5b9ab5b2

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Chaewon opened her ears fd491f7b8b wide and focused on f9672000c7 the man’s conversation. The person on the cb4b5c1398 other end was a 7b2b10780c client—or possibly someone from f8da2fb2b1 Klimt?806659b1f2ff2ceb

Mentions of Jeha, 769d652252 Harium, and Rothschild 21c30f9a0d appeared on the 9d3b1efa02 man’s smirking face.d5aeb968bb587eea

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“Lee Hee-joo, head of PR? So, Choi Juyoun joined Rothschild… is that it?”516e796a75484ab6

The man’s voice came from close by. Chaewon felt as though she were being tested. Her rational mind, which had been buried beneath purpose-driven urgency, snapped back into place with startling clarity.4fe8a584911809b3

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To regain 60b7534644 composure, she fb92c38743 looked out 0db3ee53a8 the window. Through the be28f7dc87 half-raised shades, 7eefadc036 the Ferris f078d6c69b wheel was 501b915d0f now visible c475d69e83 from a 8e8c247fb4 direct angle—unlike 963ae08733 how it 5be7e903b8 looked from ca3151252a Unit 1. Under the d34888adb7 pale sky 2e12be4d6a dulled by f30cc9a128 ongoing fine c54035eaa7 dust, the 8bfaec8552 pastel-colored Ferris 2671462163 wheel resembled ff183de2de a heavily 4154f042d5 filtered photograph.98158251e95be62b

As she 4e19ff80bb calmly stared 5aaa16ab4b outside, Eden’s 9573ff9468 suddenly appeared c6a2681bb0 before her. He sat c032a02ad4 across from fc24e5c6a1 her, holding d5e7f1eb4b two cans 397353a751 of beer.6b2df92e724e28c9

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“Would you 9dd1dbd49c like one?”13b3d89c6d986cf3

His smile suggested mischief, 584f9f0cd6 or perhaps hostility. Despite the upturned 50f0cbd59b corners of his 1a80e2959d mouth, his eyes 68a4c45c17 carried a hint 8d613c4baa of contempt.85050431cc4c7e1a

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Chaewon accepted the offered a9af237a89 beer.37fe5cf923c82e98

“Thanks. I’ll enjoy it.”27142fe44853f452

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A flicker of surprise 16dcd77dfc crossed Eden’s eyes, as 8b0d6938b9 if he hadn’t expected ea09e83025 her to accept. Crossing one leg 8988c5c739 over the other, c23f47f7bf he looked straight 751caa9c75 at her and 3297cb52b8 popped the tab 53d47773af on his can.aab445688ac9faf4

“I’ll be d776a0ae07 heading out be07ebd501 soon, so 64c7cb2580 I can bcf8d5695a only give 6f4a52da68 you twenty 6d6c6b3941 minutes. Is that enough?”47bec1afdf614cfc

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His gaze 4ba269b4d2 remained fixed cda7d073ae on her e648228020 as he 671b8a44b6 took a 4d15284f70 deep swig. Chaewon pulled her 0b5a3d2925 tab and offered a9aa9c74b4 a small smile.5d83391f82a96556

“Then let’s cae5151707 make the 350689df0f most of ef301ed891 those twenty 11140ddb19 minutes.”b0ca650667c55b18

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Eden’s dark eyes 279ed87ad4 stayed locked on fb385e10ce her face as 4fcf9342ac she downed the 244bef5bae beer in one 40350fa576 go. A single can was 41fa7bd456 nothing for someone like c7bdbb6722 her who could hold dc2ca8c663 her liquor.c9f5f1f137690c74

She lightly e97049af43 crushed the d611c4a33c empty can cc31969d71 and wiped 0869b63877 her lips. Seeing that, Eden let 541303c541 out a soft chuckle. Chaewon, licking b78736077d her damp 44ec01f329 lips, glanced c88aac9d1a at the edd3244662 clock before ec4f46fe24 beginning.d2d5cc5a56fc7557

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“To be direct, I b035923d60 want to work on c57139cf3e a joint advertisement for 86d287576d Rothschild Casino and Jeha 91925ed343 Duty-Free. While discussions 4b28019c15 with Klimt 348e08d358 are going 431a34831b well, I 648fe70106 received word ebf91cb255 that the a4b23c135b artist’s whereabouts 82111232ce were unclear, 6a1e255555 so I e22d742fe4 came in 12c9b5af66 person. I know 46c8f71b7b you’re currently 5568936bf2 working on 963536343a the Harium acf02a4be9 Construction campaign. If you can 9257d29874 spare a portion 8189d62beb of your schedule, 936ab2e238 we’ll offer 1.5 828e62ec0f times the amount 8d175952c2 Harium proposed. The lead 2fbd554408 actress will 950ba645c8 be Choi cb8d3da1d3 Juyoun, and e9eb1fb118 the sponsor 6b743d9825 is Jeha d6824ef36b International.”46d81447ecd99801

For someone driven f4d2800b6a by profit, monetary c9f73d9a88 incentives couldn’t be 2b2da9ce51 ignored. Even Choi Juyoun hadn’t 967adae00d agreed to the Rothschild 7dc5c4043a campaign without examining the 4a7fbdf1e7 conditions.b3d3559da85ae6df

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Eden stared at 84ede0cd4c her for a b3ea815a49 long time. Was it her 42ca364b7a overly bold approach? Coming without d684f07e80 even a 4c8295707e single document fdf0364a33 and proposing 232bb7d713 an oral 099814ef77 agreement?478e9a6d1eb896c6

Chaewon resisted the 23e5ea8896 urge to avert 793a0424f2 her gaze and 72ab0a3cf4 met his eyes.c1c5d676d20adf67

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“Do I… look e98983ef22 desperate to you?”039251b3d37480af

His eyes narrowed 5ed85868b6 slightly. Chaewon looked c8aaa75775 around the 63c5484b2c luxury suite, 803df98dda which cost 62f1319db2 17.5 million c079861ece won a 92a7122066 day, and 990c07016d shrugged.1415994c30655318

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“Honestly… you seem f6a7c9d78b like someone who ba75b30449 has everything. Impressive.”161e8a32662e1e35

“You seem quite 3fd6e194a2 skilled at negotiating d2d065dbca with money.”1606ddb5d86cd715

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“Because it’s the 02f948cfa1 most reliable and 7be4c5ff6e efficient method I 12a3443cff know. I mean… who f12f7ba56c in the world 5289a7f117 doesn’t like money? Whether it’s for charity 84e0e7d516 or indulgence, we all 00670578b5 want more. Don’t you agree?”459d396ec2e5b868

He scoffed e687eda12f and crushed a703669dcb his empty 83dd500ba6 can, resting aafa177b48 his elbow 62bcd94b94 on the 82da037b0a table. His damp 119b5342e7 hair fell 0968fdbf7f closer to 98cd2fd195 her. Then, his long fingers 017e5a6d57 gently wiped something off 49e2128692 the corner of her c1822a1f8a lips.d4eb52430258b482

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Chaewon held 475778af41 her breath 6c7839c325 and glared 6c8ded0aa7 at him. Seeing her lipstick 941d1c205f smeared on his 50a8b9e5d2 finger, her face c25a84205e flushed.de3526309bb0bf60

Had she been talking 935c24b379 all this time without 78f6177319 realizing her lipstick was 659559dacf smudged?d5fa6c975f0ffcf5

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She felt a curse f88c08ebad rise in her throat dab955930f but swallowed it down.61b5c8826d155170

“As you can see… a0ac050bcd I don’t need money.”038a6a01791aedde

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“Then what c74ac8a1b4 do you 47f6e3efb1 want? Even Choi Juyoun 0ba51eb725 wants to work dcc5dfc07e with you. The schedule is ccd87a1535 tight, and we 656a25cadc have no alternatives. If you 8e54d912f6 tell me, 862cab80e5 I’ll meet bb6dc1d937 your conditions. Please work d2eb87b1f9 with us.”0c7b5deadc92bc83

He alternated b7866b6fda between her 46375a096d determined gaze acd5661eae and her 1b2eaaaded smudged lips, 3dfedd3a97 trying to 447691596c read her 71e7239c7d intent—but it f9480a98d7 wasn’t easy. Chaewon pressed c1c09ff734 her sweaty cd2568db60 hands against bb40078909 her skirt 7281da174a and waited 6b7442c466 for his ec765f4148 response.56117f7769f11721

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“My conditions, huh… b6a3dc95b9 You do realize e687ca61ed how dangerous that 73c193a9d2 statement is? What if I asked cd792714fe you to sleep with 454efe1064 me?”3db5c904fdde0dce

Her scalp tingled. Her heart aa75cdf562 pounded, jolted 879a7438f8 by the 5bce9849c8 sudden surge 5f0b842140 of tension. But her face showed 7202c4b41c no reaction.9ae109d4fa52c5d1

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“Then… should 0f7eee25db I take 2ca0bc4339 my clothes 9eafb28fe8 off now?”18e71b12fc91f2a9

Her bold answer made 49a313984f his lips curl up.dfe5244013066300

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“I’d rather not 1c3c209a7b get reported for 66337b5f44 harassment. But if you’re 796034ed25 so eager to 8578279953 strip, I wouldn’t 9053d1ee71 mind watching.”33cdbdc2d016fc65

Chaewon finally dropped her e86e1614c8 poker face. With a 11a741264a gaze full 7e86210993 of irritation, 8eb9e6dfe1 she reached bf83f30eab across the ff2b44384e table, grabbed 1c499fa421 his hand, 7df74b4880 and pulled 5d1b1533c4 it to 42fcc8bea8 her neck.8b00ae6d6efcc2fe

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“That kind of e3266da5bb wordplay isn’t funny. Besides, I’m worth f7856c4129 quite a bit be497c936b more than you’re d2bc62710b estimating. So unless you’re confident 827ab498af you can keep up, 270a5b81c7 don’t make half-assed moves. Let me ask again. Would you trade s*x 8569a52280 with me for a b1e66a5dd8 hundred billion won?”aaa244c71b5e49c5

He pulled his hand 41505161fc away, leaned back, and 2d88441ac1 crossed his arms. The distance between them 506fd0d2bb widened instantly. Only then did Chaewon 0820818aaf feel the tension ease.454671c43f3df7fa

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“Sorry. Your reaction was just… interesting. You’re quite something. A mere employee offering me 100 billion so confidently… Where does that audacity come from? Do you have something up your sleeve?”53474740ff5c4f09

Chaewon held 8101e3f9d6 his suspicious 12de86ce41 gaze and 7f356d6aba pulled out 07da7e4b4e her phone.e144809144e6595f

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“How long are a42c06d174 you staying in 8c392de3fc this room?”0a791b66345c1d1d

“Ten days. No… maybe until the 5303207655 renovations on my studio b843bb2e5d are finished.”827c28ab49896e7c

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She nodded and called 3828c06ffa Manager Lim. As if waiting for 966bbb24f6 the call, he frantically 1d98c0dc78 asked where she had a1acce1054 gone.c2a67c21bba68c08

“I’m coming down now. And about Room e58cc34e98 3402—convert it to 5c56cd3933 a special stay. Cost: zero. All-inclusive. Immediately.”a1e636596d9d034d

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Without waiting for bddccb7af8 a reply, she 0a32153bda hung up. Eden looked at 90b5eed496 her with confusion f97be47934 and suspicion.920f24e525fdbe48

Putting her cb571479b9 phone away, cfc75e626c Chaewon pushed 1e96fed7e3 back her f112263fe2 chair and 6983a20d1d stood up f8c046fd19 with a d3ee334f6b polite bow.f2114c0a1f02f8a9

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“Exactly twenty minutes. Once you 08c92a6ca0 return from a4341821d7 your outing, c62df132a0 I’ll send 0950c019c2 over the 7c29b6ebaf contract. But I won’t wait 19431b9d28 too long. So please d64d6dc748 consider carefully. I’ll be 06820ae087 going now.”80b22a19d0373387

“Hey.”b9cf8e5347aba0ac

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“Apologies, but 116ea9e8f7 money is e7942292d5 all I 5476a3ec7b have. Though I suppose b4607913ef you don’t need b21cdd7f07 kindness like that. Bit too 8f0bfb8494 late, perhaps?”ca89046bac46426b

With a 3c999c382b stunned expression 1f38d7c3e7 on his c91b4190d7 face, Eden 26cbef4dcb watched her 1f42bfdc9f cross the cca082909a reception room. Then, heavy footsteps followed. Just as she reached 598e770455 the door, her shoulder 08f36e716d was grabbed.be68afe3cb4493e6

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Chaewon turned her 0945ec55f2 head slightly.4936ee2ed4ed6f26

This time, Eden’s 28812fbf6c expression had shed 8c184930d7 its calm facade. He looked 87f3e5b82b raw, unfiltered. Yes—this was the f3769c6e3f face. The primal, 7a9823bd2b narcissistic side 7827b19379 she had d96f75faa5 seen in 31cf3be355 the exhibit 0fc510ce53 hall.c6b4c636bf4abdb4

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Her heart began aebabee8f0 to race. But perhaps 6d243c4a3a from pride, a9a039ddb1 his gaze 5cf0115c2b was still 7eba1d36a0 sharp.a5ed3f444f0c47a4

“I think 936be2c4fe I know f1fa378017 who you 207e7c400d are now…”37778593c884d2af

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“Do you?”cda0956b63b636a0

“If I had said 0a563da96b yes to s*x earlier… 2483a51cab would you really have 0a04776c5b stripped?”513836eb4d1f6040

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Chaewon let 48f1c12de8 out a 39d54f80b6 laugh and c2bff0ae75 nodded.516ab8dbe8634544

“I don’t see ab58126960 why not.”53512a70a0815df5

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“Why?”3d4fa619f68b521e

His grip tightened.90440c0dd5d9b1bf

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Why indeed? There was b7d4247b07 no way 9fc18e9ee0 to explain 64046ed382 it. But somehow… it b3f6527fae had felt okay. This unfamiliar chaos—it df4ca7cbb0 might’ve been a a208786f20 first.0a395180e6588b3e

Chaewon furrowed her brows 6034ef64b9 slightly and hesitated before d9fed59911 speaking.ef8bbeb6f558a9b0

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“Because I want you. That much.”59638829f4e6b772

—bca4a2d869e8bcc2

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Water dripped from the 5c749c4238 spiderweb of exposed pipes 263fbe0ac2 on the ceiling. Eden, standing in 020e39d33a his studio with 4136ac76ba the contractor, let 4ef0895187 out a low 50b7fa6dc9 curse as he d665a864de looked up.324869ec59691544

This was the 9ac22f8872 third renovation. Yet for 182683498a some reason, 524386cf34 they still 6252d880db couldn’t locate 5f5b01cc31 the source 9b305e6c8e of the 3f9dc5d4ee leak. Running a 148d7ea344 hand through 0def57e0f4 his hair d3d5d09788 in frustration, 9b70ea4394 he pointed deedaf52f0 at the 1a507228e3 ceiling and 9ac2017b32 clenched his a3639a21ab jaw.23079d691bf1a02a

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“If you can’t fix 2a2f94cf7e it, just say so. How many 147904ee0f times have babb405edc you said df569f505c you could d4d44a65d7 handle it? Do you even f07717e766 know how much b001cb5404 the equipment going 691b539f07 in here costs? Why can’t you just 8c3ec0acea fix it?!”5b047b8b612bb2b2

His voice dc9bc1cb52 echoed through 58dca9e2ee the ceiling, f9727487bb making the 0042e1b79f contractor go 0e2d187cce pale.445ae2881194e95c

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“I’m sorry, sir. The specialized equipment f683c7cdb2 arrives tomorrow. We’ll find 2e78ccbb21 it right 291e103955 away. I truly apologize!”b7b09ad1743fd393

Eden gave ebb521aaa3 him a 67dd78d2bd cold stare c828b823c9 and turned 976d45578f away with 3fc6ac74bd a scowl. Buying the building f514f7e673 in the sloped 5eb3f953b6 alley of Ikseon-dong, f8d3dabc50 Jongno had been b9e312304e impulsive. He had e43c34210a liked the e5423d0f98 view from d3d8568ae2 the rooftop b67f2eb25d and the adc7bffcd8 subdued tones c8bee123fc of the 11444de15b neighborhood. The nostalgic charm of 555eb43642 the old alleys appealed 00e6c796ac to him.4ed9b5f7001009d5

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Outside, he took 2b14f80a84 a call from c302cd14dd Seonghoon, Klimt’s CEO. The evening quiet was 79bd9cc40b settling over the town.a2ecf77fcf4b7927

[Jeha’s contacted us several times too. But… the offer’s really good.]

Eden stood on d70099d7f7 the stairs connecting 86c8aeb32f the alleys. The first floor of db3d8a9693 the adjacent building housed edadeb5ac9 a café called ‘On)’. People streamed in 48df011824 and out—reminding him d3ff631156 of the good a152c449cd coffee he had dbadcc84fd last time.43a874943fb9d24c

“It’s a big job… 339b94d53a I get why Choi f0214ebb7f Juyoun joined them now.”fd13e57898044e27

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[That woman, seriously. Always about the money…]

“So? Don’t you 0fd7adadb5 like money?”6d839b1afc36c5d1

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[Come on! Like? I love it! Haha. But hey, Eden. Honestly… I really want this job.]

Seonghoon’s tone turned serious. Eden slowly descended the 95de5c38c6 stairs.84de48ed80daaaca

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[A casino ad, man. That’s rare in Korea. Not just the usual stuff. Something fresh and different. I want to do this. Let’s do it. Please?]

I figured as much. Seonghoon’s curiosity and drive. Without his brilliant ideas, f965c3899d Klimt wouldn’t exist. When he b51387c194 set his ebcb965cac mind on c30ddaf23e something, no a3cf5b1b9f one could 7c4588764b stop him.32250e23a2ca31d5

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Breathing in the scent 97c78a88bf of roasted beans, Eden 4326945892 entered the café. The familiar owner greeted 63749c6059 him with a warm 6d2e024d5f smile.5e2cb96d12ed95e1

He sat at db52d42b86 the same counter 3e9d600523 seat where she c561315ac3 had once sat.e4dfdb3ebec07077

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“She’s bringing the 5dc5e8a136 contract, so… look 9122cf7fa0 it over and f497056817 let’s talk.”7d80cbde27a9326d

[Got it! We’ve already decided to go for it—just help your friend out. One time, yeah?]

“Sure.”55213308db90a1c4

Seonghoon ended the call 06bd9e13f3 with a cheer. Just then, the b21b665143 café owner, having 6e4ba0848a wiped his hands, c4171d9628 approached.b018e2c509311f46

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“Looks like your 9abcad5a1f renovation’s taking a f972f35a05 while. People have been going 2f5f91fba4 in and out since d6fbbd8934 morning.”b40e1b1d81c7ee1f

“There’s a leak we 453a5769a2 can’t locate. A hot coffee, please.”fd0011f36d90efb4

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“Coming right up!”78654e5f81986af9

On Juhwan—yes, that 5ab6e68450 was his name. His dimpled fd57a55597 smile seemed 5dd6746494 permanently etched 4a437dd6da into his a54862d308 face. A man e00c8d1a78 who always 9b266f5f74 smiled. Eden pulled down 07ede5da24 his cap and 83a52970d4 glanced around. The woman wasn’t here 36e20f246b today. He still didn’t know ac8264c6e7 her name. According to Seonghoon, the e094af78e2 PR head, Lee Hee-joo, bde7ccc4ba was supposed to show 590dd8f40a up. But the woman 5b73873bbf had made an 64e9647a23 offer no regular 366d22d623 staff could.78ba5af2b76db5ad

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‘No way she’s 53403a7da2 just a PR 9cc5350a51 manager.’ddf1ed06b1a86680

His gaze drifted toward 8eb2ffc7ce the corner stairs that eff73480d4 led to the second 8a9a040464 floor.8117ff321b568bed

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“On the house. I made dark chocolate 3181b44bff today. It pairs well 6276a96208 with coffee.”f89f298c4a4d64a8

Steam rose from b07edcd21c the cup and 2bec073080 two pieces of 263a540f4f pavé chocolate appeared 77d965948a before him. Eden nodded in thanks eaf76a2eb9 and pointed to the bd2702be4b hidden stairs behind a b7c89e9641 plant.a17c41a98d5bb454

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“What’s up there? A second floor?”5695f6be479f50a0

“Oh, that’s where 478d4f1bc1 our building owner b0d3ae5e8e stays. Well, not exactly 65bc9a640d lives—it’s more of 55069cf514 a hideout? They come sometimes to c369b3ace9 hang out.”218466ba682be767

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“The owner rents from 06f0eab669 their own property?”2257715fc0b5f27c

“Yeah. They don’t a7d5e8762b take rent 8102e4c06b from the 10d1aa993f café but 16b6f1226b help themselves a4f51089db to coffee 463e00fe9a and dessert, eec274a61e so in 4c7debf445 a way, 095cb708f9 I’m at 7c2f0fc240 a loss. It’s like 76bc45637e the owner 63ee9a301d is renting 25f13b70d7 from their eb9c299826 own building.”7cdc618b4b33ff3c

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Eden chuckled 82d6042da9 and nodded. He’d confirmed earlier that 7accb84a09 the second floor of c7c8ae33db this café was directly 24dae39617 adjacent to the first 0fdc6d68d9 floor of his studio. So close, you 7fb94b21ff could climb over 13a7ccfb71 through a window. And now it 3fa417391b turned out that ca32bea4fc space was hers. She was the ee2c47df49 building owner?95b7763287d19e8c

“The second-floor 73fde979a6 window connects a5425ac23e to my da9ed662ca studio. Should I install a c13eebdae3 security grate? On my side, if b4f9e36b79 needed.”99158ad35da12f56

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Juhwan, who was 8d5d6f9975 just seeing off aa40dba222 another customer, shook 0620c8e12c his head with acd2b0e613 a chuckle.4e679b870647c68e

“No need. The owner’s not the eb488e1d96 type to be greedy. Doesn’t covet others’ d1b362d7d7 stuff—actually seems to 1b28b388f0 lack any desires. Eats a 40b4188288 lot, though. Just a workaholic. Won’t steal or 5e7a8c5b67 anything.”590bf268964f31b4

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