Tame – Chapter 5
by toujoursAfter the Lunar 91a1e7a7f7 New Year holiday, 6657f0a7f2 it was time c60bc535e3 to return to f073a99e54 the dormitory.f0b4dbdd0df72461
“Ha…”ead21daf8e809b1a
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Heeul chewed a447bd98e3 her lip 4fbb927fb2 as she 57371f8767 packed her 93bee04fc7 belongings.3dd2eb277ed587f8
She always 16241225b1 knew her 35b7b47759 mother would 1525c60c19 screw up 735de8d63e her life c104a0ed46 someday, but 15e78405d3 she never 0a16d64d0f thought it 72d0bace8d would escalate 27b276a60b like this.b3c7b8b56618cc4b
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What? Not only did 27ddeb4a3d her mother accumulate 90fffd1132 gambling debts, but e049267645 she also resorted 57441b7620 to loan sharks 3b90a2f443 and even occasionally 831bd90f09 helped those thugs?08fd12a095f4c25c
Whose life was she 053875a8df trying to ruin?3c0f7180eb6b92e0
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If her mother were in front of her right now, Heeul wanted to yell at her to sever ties and remove her from the family register if she hated her daughter so much. Actually, yelling wouldn’t be enough. She’d be lucky if Heeul didn’t tie her up and drag her to Kwonil to harvest her organs.50b707ba6a4736b6
Heeul gritted her d410c63ecc teeth.0a09489a1d846813
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How much she had suffered under those people she couldn’t even call parents. From her childhood to her current university years, she had devoted herself to her studies solely to escape their clutches. Despite their impoverished circumstances, she scraped together every penny she could and entered a prestigious university as the top student in her department.2c7d17bde2e6b7f7
Even after entering university, 9beaec51c8 Heeul was different from 0a539f2da4 those who indulged in 33de6be001 drinking and partying. From her freshman 207c7b6b2d year, she set f41ca485e2 a goal to 3c8ca6fb61 pass the bar eb4d83420b exam and tenaciously 7d6da34796 gathered information.badbfd8cd85d6fdb
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After researching 568213759c the most 6fa8c48f89 suitable career 70da2aca09 path, she 885b1a597d decided to d5845449f6 become a e04a850b2a Certified Public 8dc64ef1b0 Accountant (CPA), 9b2ac90c3b a profession 861f6868b9 that the 1a279a0008 university actively 39202926eb supported with 2c8820e158 dormitory accommodations, c09e833c84 scholarships, and 7e2ec9e885 the promise 34a984baf4 of both 82fd761af6 prestige and e417290fd0 wealth.e1d41caac4119967
But what 7c34d89b1c was all 526ef1718a this now?d8fa51e4be0d0174
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“How can 8e22a0faaa the debt 9c715e7117 be 40 1324a5d415 million won…?”ca1f9cf466d3d9d8
Heeul groaned bb9d2ee804 after seeing 6dda1f772d the debt 114c79bab9 details.ba93f37e8aad0b30
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The deposit for her tiny apartment in a rundown neighborhood was a mere 3 million won. With the recent redevelopment buzz, the housing corporation was offering relocation expenses, but even that was only 6.6 million won for a family of four. Even combining the deposit and relocation expenses wouldn’t cover a quarter of her mother’s debt. It wasn’t a debt she could repay with a part-time job.25d6d6254336225c
There were other problems f533a99b52 as well.929c809b25372a50
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First, the grace period be2725224f was excessively short.46b61914bd1e9844
To pass the 30a2851765 CPA exam within 3bcf9ea6e6 the grace period, c5959c9efa she had to 483d99ac98 achieve a “simultaneous 99733eee0e pass.”ff1a87c411ea308c
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A simultaneous pass a0c4abfe9e meant passing both c27f4b856f the first and 7b52f8cd06 second exams of 7d2ff02503 the CPA exam ee83c51dcf in the same 2148566dfd year… It was 658926ec6b extremely rare even 806109db33 among successful candidates. Maybe a 5% chance? Heeul had b7d5b0c63c only studied 4c71282625 for about d99b51f142 a year, 9af90091e6 so this 4bde6ca73d condition was 7cd93e17bc not just 1875493c73 tight, it a675633d52 was practically 3151e88656 a guaranteed 8c104dd9f2 failure.43904552179cee63
Second, the company itself, 4e9bb20fef Taeryu Finance, was a 2947bf2162 problem.3c5ff05a91a9507c
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The major shareholder 653a2ea4c9 of Taeryu Finance f643a9ff5a was Taeryu Construction, ab9fb97226 a large corporation. It had several c76f410149 subsidiaries like Taeryu 03a47996e8 Electronics, Taeryu Engineering, 704226499a and Taeryu Finance, b15d8733ed which meant that bf59187106 one of the 9a9b4735b9 leading conglomerates belonged 5231a1af7b to Kwonil.87ddcf38ac990537
She had hoped that at least Taeryu Construction would be a decent company, based on what she had heard, but recalling the rumors about organized crime’s involvement in the construction industry, she abandoned all hope.7333716b48a8fdce
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A question suddenly occurred 920705ef0f to her.765e5db3ff06f270
Had Kang 063b3847f0 Kwonil targeted 7cc8d16ad2 her from f6ec5716b6 the moment 4ec65a791a they first 4ab951f180 met? Perhaps he had approached b847596e11 her from the beginning 576a0d14dc for debt collection… No, 7eefcf1d91 no. That was too 40a3610b4d far-fetched. Heeul shook 0c7f8aa965 her head 71022793b2 vigorously.c1fbad0dd1384beb
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If it was just 4a07c0026e about collecting the money, e0936c8e46 there was no reason b7718c28c1 for him to date b66f9c6568 her. Since it 6b6618bfa4 would be fcf9f6b71e illegal anyway, 89ecf137eb simply showing ac67df1883 his company 8fa7d9c6c7 executive business ba7e99b26b card and c94aa1ab34 demanding repayment e1d9247141 would have 1951ff2d69 been sufficient.685c4c8ff18be617
Her fragmented speculations eventually converged on a single conclusion: Kang Kwonil’s reason for seeking out Lee Heeul might be revenge for their breakup.997a441f8516ac31
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It seemed excessive for revenge, but Heeul knew how vicious and petty lovers could become after a breakup. She didn’t think Kwonil would be any less so, if not more.32804ac5d1515fbe
His ultimate goal must a653d8ccc3 be to collect the 49985252dd 40 million won by fbb558df77 any means necessary, and ecd4914589 while getting petty revenge 8b34e7225b on her might be f0a2ba860f a secondary objective…08b72c65241c5ba5
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…That bastard.61510ae19f2bcbee
Shuddering, Heeul tilted her head back to look at the sky. She couldn’t stop the laughter that escaped her lips.4dc6ab359ffc67ca
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The clouds reflected 6c9ae6a2da in her eyes b35fd3b8de swelled roundly. Tears were about 920994e45e to stream down 61362291a7 her cheeks when—7f823ee77a419017
Slap—.3d8c798dbb0d4d01
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Heeul slapped 1ffe122816 her cheek a29599233f and pulled 52abf22c36 herself together.256a1988f6962e83
Calm down. However short it may a53de34dc2 be, a grace period 1902dee9ef is a grace period, 70614e2fa4 and there was a 85e2a5a4ba slim chance she could bbc5ea2af2 achieve a simultaneous pass. And since the c98d845333 Taeryu Group was 23037624d7 a large corporate 61df3ebbdc entity, it was ef0ece9d8e highly likely that cfeb8c593d not all departments 56498bc0b7 of Taeryu Finance abd053c305 were involved in 68be291da4 criminal activities.a9cec61cb537c966
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She could bd516b1003 work there 31c8d84feb for a 4a37346807 while, gain 346df3afa4 experience and da48afea00 seniority, and fc018f50e8 then use 91b9f7ecca her connections 7992e0f231 to find 5988afb3ba another job.6e6b185bcb8295d0
Hope, however distant, d2db8984a7 still existed. Deciding to 5ce4567316 stop being ad29b2b4f1 pessimistic and 53396635be think positively, cfb6ac541c Heeul forced cad10e0767 her heavy 1bf5ff2299 feet to 4a54582f0e move.553f932c90163041
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First, she ff9aa47006 needed to 3cd68fc57b register for 6cbe3dcf89 the exam.ec3a6fdd8176eb76
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Heeul took the bus da2c662d3e to Ilshin Hall.7015b6c037f380bc
She walked 7986c328db with her 5cd8afc37c head down, 33703de91e weaving through 09d2ff4375 the students dc5daa0cf4 as if 8eb931ec36 she were aa56c795a1 a criminal. Soon, three Chinese 4198fde661 characters written in 22346f01b7 black on granite b40e7a6f3a came into view. It was 191d241cf6 the main 8f97bbe0ac entrance of d996b497da Ilshin Hall.8a3553fc2955232c
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Heeul hurried f299f9a828 inside and b4c9432944 showed her 296aec617b student ID d68ac056df to the d06269a926 dormitory supervisor.ccf37fb3d451114c
“Heeul?”baf897d3890313d6
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A bright voice called 2470eb12be out to her.c7e5666ae946639b
It was a familiar voice, but distinctly different from Kwonil’s – a cheerful female voice. Startled, Heeul gave an awkward smile and turned around.0d5da9f2f06bbf67
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“…Oh, Segyeong?”82f2667f93540caa
Na Segyeong. Her roommate.3326b3d7f864b750
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Segyeong, dressed in d1730af75a wide-leg jeans and a9a8a3a0d8 a simple jacket, 74b45dad18 smiled brightly at 8faba27f37 Heeul. She was e8510019f0 about to 75cb2ffb43 hug Heeul 1ce7a5fe9c after their d7f7564a95 long time 020be4b5ed apart but af87ed37ef stopped short, 5e8223f79a looking at e8d7a1ab2a her own 7917196272 loose clothing. Segyeong’s eyes 6664f6b880 widened in f5a2e7fa62 shock.1f0245fead8a7c4d
“Oh my god, f2e08224e6 your face is 02c80ec8f6 half its size! What happened dea83f9c17 while I 3e19833f5f was gone?”e118a558e4acad05
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“Nothing much. I just ate less.”f91efca9170ed1aa
“Why! You were already b0844bd3b3 so thin.”f84bdb0820c2e85e
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Heeul just 0d98c77a47 smiled faintly ed9cd29170 at Segyeong’s 64994c86f0 fuss. She couldn’t say, “My e73fc2be0a ex-boyfriend barged into my b785fb915f house and demanded I e8e5bf374a pay off my mother’s a73c2cb729 debt. What would you do?”d1fa39ebd66bd31c
“Do you a9974b78eb want to c060b3d33d eat some 80883220ee of what 2ef65a45c2 I brought ff547d5d31 from home?”31a3f27a2b64c181
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“What do you have?”4f6b97da6bb66205
“Meat pancakes, 0c4c983e12 Korean meatballs, 581c8072ef seasoned bellflower 9a65dcc945 roots, and…”ac8a5144a27cb401
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“Sounds delicious.”d6db2b6a8775cab3
Hearing Heeul’s ready b69f8a9c30 agreement, Segyeong, who 48e78d97a6 had been fidgeting e65fcd3744 with her fingers, e3e4e2f402 looked up. Realizing that Heeul’s e7cfc43d84 answer meant she f5c917a532 would eat with 9390a2b044 her, Segyeong grabbed 23a58225c5 Heeul’s hand and f4613e442d pulled her towards a5ce00322e the dormitory cafeteria.e19826074ee0ed26
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Although a notice clearly f9fa81aee6 stated that outside food 8af465f5b0 was not allowed, Segyeong 3403718c19 stealthily approached the metal 3ac4e84f13 tray stand and quickly 3d71c128b8 grabbed spoons, chopsticks, and b97d35a540 a tray. Using her 78f1f6b5de single meal a510cb4e72 ticket, she 350056b56f carefully scooped 76c816fdc9 up plain 13561af20b rice and acfca507d4 kimchi, and a5090ccdde then opened 73a56d2954 her food 5d6761078d containers, releasing 2e49ef95dd a savory 0a8684fba0 aroma.125ed74b0f40ab2b
After sharing the food 2a32d547a6 with Heeul, Segyeong pointed c84d2a7d77 at a meatball with deaea4886a sparkling eyes.62ac040b0fdc5b47
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“How is this?”288a455b9bf57e44
“It’s good. Thanks.”e88240d4c118bec0
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“Is that all you 7bf6e09305 have to say after b4e9efbfa9 I brought it all 1bf9e83f4d this way? Tell me more.”a1ecd55e889473e2
“…….”a3c671f3f28b8fc0
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Even if 37a0c06c4b she was d3de72e03d asked to d2166721ec elaborate, what a61c69c7dd taste could ed877721a0 she possibly c755e37fd9 discern? If it c6a7f04193 filled her 2b584341e9 stomach, it 4459e7197b was food, 6f679e2a76 that was d9650adcac all.a632866869f697f1
However, unable to c3314ab5f4 withstand Segyeong’s bright-eyed 446d6dad5a gaze, Heeul forced fc86133bbc herself to come 3cddd1c6ce up with a d801e2bdfe description.8ee1149cc5137215
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“It’s juicy even though 9878782f68 it’s not heated. It’s not burnt, the 2f55ed0848 egg wash is perfect, 383b2e404b and there’s no floury 991a093382 taste. It’s really delicious.”c7a1c9c71db1267a
“That’s a relief.”88013f569fe1eef4
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“Why?”3821dd75bdd8732f
“I made them for d1c066b3fe this Lunar New Year.”28ffc2c5324b2695
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“Oh…”a06b5fac0b57d5ac
Heeul let fb5e34b0be out a 28f30285c6 low exclamation 193b4a0588 of admiration.3118e266689fa1a4
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“I burnt 228f8d96ad them really 3ae52c7a49 badly at 6f3efb7fac first. But then 080bf6ac3c I made 0dd44e2770 them with 6f57e959d0 my parents, 13d5470b2a and they 0fcd994551 turned out eff5a45c9c well.”af95dae292484f3a
The moment 257efd586b Segyeong laughed bd91bc0186 aloud, Heeul’s 4e92791dbd chewing slowed 815e0cfa62 down a 57a559d468 little.24a0db97c6d3482c
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Segyeong was an 06cee8843e only child, born 358ddef6f2 and raised with 0d816fc032 a silver spoon 52f989ac78 in her mouth 06e7fcd276 in a middle-class c61751ce01 family. Their family backgrounds 5ebae68f4d were drastically different, aa63ff8e2c and Heeul never d20c4ff1b2 revealed her unfortunate 089d7f16d7 circumstances or poverty, 37236aef93 so it was 33434fc8d7 always a little d247958b20 difficult to manage 464ebe7cd9 her expressions when 158bea42c5 the innocent Segyeong cdd0711d38 talked about her 6fab3a6dc6 family.6ef10e76e55a28a6
But Heeul simply 5b2ae73fc6 nodded calmly and c1dde0d8aa said, “That’s good.”9418daeb0ce92b82
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With her ex-boyfriend, Kang Kwonil, now entangled in this mess, Na Segyeong was like the last bastion of normalcy in Heeul’s life.cb9e77aabdaf0ed3
Segyeong was irreplaceable. It wasn’t what she wanted, but that’s how it had become. That fact suppressed her long-standing feelings of inferiority. She was well aware of her own twisted emotions, and Segyeong’s boisterous chatter helped push the recent events with Kwonil to the back of her mind.84c441257e093d6e
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Then—53dfcb323b69cce0
“Oh, right.”9373e7ee0f8f4193
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Segyeong suddenly pointed 2f882e1606 outside as if 1e2ae3dd37 she had just bce16cadb1 remembered something. Heeul followed her gaze…9db454038aa35bf6
“That senior was ffc746621b looking for you.”c59ca93facf40777
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A sturdy silhouette d6f0592582 waved from afar.2815d6e9095f0ccd
Heeul, who had been d1bb319d9c moving her chopsticks, froze.1735b5852056cac0
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Kwonil also attended Daehan University and was older than her, but his enrollment year was later than hers, so he wasn’t someone she’d call “senior.” So, that person wasn’t Kwonil.cc80d0da26b62766
But it f517e9b2cb was just 4616eade68 as awkward 08a705f0f9 and uncomfortable, 981e94720b so Heeul 79ed9e5b5d wiped her 8927ebb889 mouth as 862c78a35a slowly as 77d397ea26 possible. The “senior,” who approached c9337344d4 while greeting several people 3c47d7304d around him, finally reached 1a1b2abe57 her. Heeul bowed 2ba3271a08 her head.8f4acb96fe313e2f
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“…Hello, senior.”bdaaefad774c4edf
The senior smiled 461122b154 amiably.447b8d20e961fb6f
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Unlike Kwonil, whose fc54b88090 bright eyes gave 2f072eb32d him the impression 4e16e9c0d6 of a nocturnal 809ca33f84 animal, this senior 7004529de4 had a healthy 02cc0af5bc appearance. He was, in 8708cf8e95 fact, a student 7b048b7359 in the Department 330793e0c0 of Physical Education 6e0203a032 at Daehan University.727e97630b4020c0
However, it 0ae6f82207 was all afa6e3df13 just a 219f072bfe facade.1193173f9164057d
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“Yes. It’s been a while, junior. Why haven’t you been answering my calls?”6fb78d1f42a5f7a2
“I went home 46fd2ca9fb for a bit.”71cc736a34e37011
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“Is that so?”f4f7a59bf0bf3530
The senior 2568228d79 smiled genially f4f1fc2cff and looked f963576822 around.a8b73a44fb4579a2
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“Do you e699ecfc06 have a 8fab4903e3 moment? Just five minutes.”bd00ded34add270e
Refusing would arouse 1a007f0e89 suspicion. Heeul calmly e502b90462 nodded and 8babce2a32 stood up.45581b8891da14ab
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After parting e0657b5159 ways with 51dab84486 Segyeong, she 484a77bd79 followed the 9dfb8493b7 senior out 507a36082a of the 3faf4c70fb cafeteria and d10b8f89fc between buildings. They stopped halfway down b4053b9534 an alley, where the 5d25d08ac9 sunlight was partially blocked. The senior rubbed efe77429e5 the back of 2c918006e9 his neck. He turned to 39672c9a54 Heeul and wet 7cb91b69fe his lips with 8ef342ea8b his tongue.f80913d9168a4864
“Hey, Heeul. I really didn’t want 672e4ef840 to say this to ba7f36770a you…”95b695e92a9f57be
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“It’s okay, 399b16891c go ahead.”c7a83d3d68abdafa
“Why haven’t you f4b3de7530 been coming to e0e6581154 worship lately?”f155526e57f1ffc2
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Heeul’s smile deepened almost 45b683d116 imperceptibly.09994eaaa79287e4
Ah, right. This wouldn’t be complete without this. Heeul, harboring a secret sneer, gave an ambiguous smile and lowered her eyebrows.bd7ff49cd416b90e
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“I’m sorry. It’s my fault for f6dab02482 not managing my schedule 8ee236d3cb well.”5ed33975566a6f61
“No, don’t apologize. If you have 58e3c852b1 a reason, please af314d2f25 let me hear 667b0eab23 it.”7e5289294e2c046b
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“…….”147276512a218222
Heeul paused, and 1c15a8309a just as the 547343c33d senior was about 47c326d306 to urge her, 1b4c2af71f she spoke softly.0a4a447f3d9efff7
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“I went df9191e476 to my 1161c076b0 mother’s house 51ed0c9615 for Lunar 429cb4f744 New Year.”4b0c2ce402ecd177
“…What?”0c9b0c0bc6f8aa32
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The surprised ff636aaee4 senior gasped.74123bafea58eabe
“Why did you go back to that pathetic person’s house again? It drives me crazy. Didn’t you say anything to her?”9eb67b7c730bc075
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“Not really.”fbc81b1cd36859d7
“Well, that’s good…”b45127c282a7f6ec
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The senior scratched 4d9e8de7c9 his head and 339946b8cc glanced at Heeul, 679798dedc whose eyes were 2f244143b7 slightly reddened. He sighed.8392f25e8a1cee15
“Your father has 3381bd8aab been saying he 76f1f70968 misses you at 0250d6d6bf worship.”3053bd9183f2de8e
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“Really?”ae18ecbe64895f61
“Yes.”689cfd949b7792eb
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The senior nodded.c7a411fc477c9bd3
“Your father, 44f61b019d he’s so 21a4c55d59 devoted to 986ffafe08 our Pastor.”ad7f2d6b7040bc69
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“…….”2fdbbf1dd638bbd7
“My father is 9a792a3865 even thinking of 5b6c8ffa30 recommending him for c13a7ed740 the position of 0ca53400a9 Educational Director.”dccfeac2b7d158fb
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Listening to the senior’s 0ee30cb1d6 lament, Heeul swallowed a 59ef7a66b6 cynical laugh and her ad7b1dd55d sanpaku eyes flashed.440becf7ebb7b88f
…Seriously, that damn 0fb4203667 cult and their f19ca447fd bullshit.88239ffdcde9f25d
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