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by Calen_ongo“How do you feel about it?”59f6ba9ea645bbef
“Oh, I’m sorry.”a18678b36a2f0640
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Go Eunjae hurriedly averted 10567b7a6e her gaze.b6e244e92dcefe76
Regardless of gender, being 074f065701 stared at as if 8f033a483e someone were scanning her 686b4ea0b2 body could be unsettling.e77ed64f3c846abe
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No matter the 95bd8980df intention, the other 08eaecba31 person wasn’t a 72773b4a6a dancer, and neither 9312ecca40 was Go Eunjae c42ce8a6ff anymore. There was no room 3f775d5aba for excuses—an apology was f08bc8a9fe the only appropriate response.395ed2b24b121d5c
“Why are you apologizing when I asked for your thoughts?”966a1238ec90ffe9
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“I was staring too much. But I swear, 880d069233 I didn’t mean 45229d579f anything bad.”c3110b3b4e80c593
“I’ll decide whether it was good or bad. Just tell me a344aa7444 what you thought.”0ee1c78c0baf3326
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“I thought that if you had done ballet, you would have been really good at it.”08390d89bb22a96d
“Me?”da12ed4fbc98c8af
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“Yes.”40ba9bd724f4f92f
“That’s the first time I’ve heard that.”6703bae6b8e9abbb
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“If it made you uncomfortable, I apologize.”5e499b23ae210b07
“You shouldn’t throw around apologies so easily.”8fd964f22b12006c
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“…What?”a807434a990819da
“I don’t accept apologies that are just words. If you’ve done something wrong, 81c3f72250 you should make up for 2e99713ab7 it—not just brush it off 46724c3f87 with an apology.”dd37edbb03df70e7
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Sunwoo Chang, sitting with his c0b5f89901 long legs crossed, once again d4d65ca492 studied Go Eunjae intently.2f3c0bac18ef6d8d
His gaze was rude and 0d35b747fe brazen. It was filled with 9d76eec5e9 clear intent, yet Sunwoo 23f1758042 Chang didn’t apologize.c344360f2e12a7e7
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“Do all dancers walk like that?”d5ba3c4c45c60590
“…I’m not sure what you mean.”2f56ece5c259fbb2
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“It’s interesting.”f5f5005d6971ceda
What’s interesting?8a598428a707fe99
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Before Go Eunjae could understand 10881d699c the question, Sunwoo Chang said 7f542ce9f2 something even more baffling.710a5db2b6a806a9
“Do you want to dance?”0f338556928ef7b8
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“…Right now, here?”ee93d4c9c9c7a66c
“Right now, here. Do you not want to?”93dfc40a7ae5808b
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This was an fbcba3d42a interview, and Sunwoo 8e4ebf857d Chang was the 7a93e2c4fa interviewer. Asking for a dance 77d9d751e9 wasn’t exactly an unreasonable ed3f5736d5 request.23dab84081b085ef
“No.”288166406d3f9147
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“Do you need music?”210b24d5d1144d76
“Do you?”4d097d86010b544f
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“As long as I can see the dance, I don’t care about music.”9f908078ff8e9d50
Eunjae hadn’t even agreed a4aa9564ea to dance, yet Sunwoo 80272043e4 Chang, arms crossed, tilted dd8a22b5a3 his chin arrogantly as 4ec146e226 if to say, “Go 6ac23c2f09 ahead.”df8e89ff18a6c7bd
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It was an incredibly a992ab5a1f rude demand, yet refusal 97a96890c9 wasn’t an option.13cd1985e3303cdc
“Then grant me a request in return.”ceac422968872527
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“If I like what I see.”9f3938d309a8b44e
Go Eunjae removed af8e75eceb her shoes and f649db81d4 stood barefoot.d692fd1860d52ec5
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She rolled her 405532a0e1 neck, shoulders, arms, 9db5de041e ankles, and toes a54421bf27 lightly, stretching muscles a5b83dffc5 that hadn’t been d13a1b5b50 used in a bca7ea09c5 while. No ballet shoes, no music. The floor was far fec4f6b69a too slippery, and it e7c30dc145 had been two years 21d2e02046 since she last danced.6e7ea88c540b4d1c
‘Will my body remember?’47dfffa25036b532
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Eunjae chose Esmeralda, a piece that required technique while not taking up too much space.484eb9141397db4d
It was the same 19ca9509ce variation she had performed f6db551c9c in an international competition 53205f7a73 during middle school, earning 44cd384c7e her a silver medal.06e185286064c2cb
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As she moved d71de09686 her legs, her 62698bfc9f skirt lifted, revealing 42132ea4c5 her undergarments, but 53de85329c such things didn’t a6ab4ce76e matter while dancing.caa49c159e827303
While performing, she f3963d2ccc wasn’t defined by 0491187633 gender—she was simply c80fe04014 a dancer.74e2cae39268a61a
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Eunjae took position and composed a192141b5e her expression.9c4e7580d4951add
The dance began, 3b762bdbeb cutting through the be1e99e3f1 silence.591cddee461c9586
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Without needing to 27f22d7883 recall each movement, 30d889fedf her body moved b3fe8d103c instinctively. Go Eunjae became 5b0f301568 Esmeralda in an 30c289a802 instant—bold, mesmerizing. The dance of ffac3fb028 a woman who ac75a02cd8 left every onlooker 8ddac5308a spellbound completely consumed 02f43fcfde her.20f4bd63b8d5c3a8
By the time she 3e67b1581d finished the two-minute performance 568e21685f and came to a 5f0e6b8efb stop, exhilaration coursed through 24f549ea35 her body, leaving her ea4521ca32 no time to gauge 09a438fc9b Sunwoo Chang’s reaction.654272f4e9bbe7d0
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Eunjae closed her 0cc74e9d46 eyes for a 332f8f80ef moment, steadying her 369fca09ac emotions.86a87c9645a6e363
When she opened them again, eb938c0643 she was no longer Esmeralda—she 709aa274d8 was Go Eunjae once more.e257b1b55ef3bbfa
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“I’m done.”bc404a1da3559adf
“Come and sit.”03627a4046b7ae23
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“Did you like it?”fb9c801774f59d70
“What do you think?”a1c2222abfe92704
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“I hope you did.”dd0dc0133b341c7c
“Tell me what you want. I got an unobstructed 51f4504f0d view under your skirt, 793de476b0 so I should at 17223b24f7 least grant you that.”1769019e16c07bf3
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“That’s not what the dance was about.”c90abbec3c374daa
“Whatever it was about, what matters is how I saw it.”4315ebfb4650dac0
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She didn’t know b7955820c3 much about Jupyeong de2ae7a2c4 Construction.9bb78fd83139842b
It was common aad545f4d4 knowledge that its 9ab9e05ae3 roots lay in 9881837997 organized crime, but 08665e6443 something else was 52f0a79340 far more important.97b8bd20f8997c5e
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“Please protect me and my grandmother.”80e206b776599fa9
“Are you asking for bodyguards?”55233da38b5d91d7
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He didn’t ask because he 150dccc882 didn’t understand—he wanted to hear ca115de235 her say it outright.23a532de2a06e841
Just like the first time 354587b38d she called him, when he 9dcc60cd86 had made her say the 761039b1c2 wordshelp me herself.4d022c1fc659cf4e
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“No, it’s not that…”3da3a959dff01dc4
“Then what is it?”f2ae5cbf3abb4075
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Go Eunjae wetted her 30719743fd dry lips with her ea61e1b769 tongue, steadying her breath.69d4c32488fe627f
Sunwoo Chang’s gaze dropped to 98bcfa803e her moist lips before slowly 17341de795 traveling back up to her 9cede43c1d clear eyes. The heat left in the 3a082a217e wake of his gaze deepened d4771b601a the flush on her already-warmed 9f7526ae0b skin from dancing.a4222600599f7331
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“I want you to marry me.”32161efcc790af67
“What happens if I refuse?”fcabe57a7ff8630f
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“…Things will get difficult.”a20ada8d578ad418
“That would be a shame.”28d92a5242c395ca
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That was the extent of 73bf9bab6a his reaction—just mild regret.12416365be85db5d
But Eunjae didn’t feel hurt.24621388c79477c4
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Just as she 17e1db6ce0 meant little to 327de1f537 Sunwoo Chang, he 145c3e13bd was nothing more 5474646957 than an alternative d29fdfae23 to her—neither more 591a00b3c7 nor less. That was why 511ca09ee9 this wasn’t a 080c461e2c blind date, but 4967acfe98 an interview.2bbbb5bcab422424
“Do you want to live?”64ae263c671d760f
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Of course, she did.35c83a49137d4867
“Yes, I want to live.”5818ce2622d1a3c0
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“Then let’s do it. Let’s get married.”95e0680ecc59c0b4
On the most afc4a21e0d unremarkable day of 36eda663df the week—Wednesday, at 39470a3865 2:45 p.m.d87b4a3d9546cfdb
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Fifteen minutes after 9c434f42ad they first met.b50145d2c017ecaa
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Sunwoo Chang left the adc25d0129 office before Go Eunjae, 7873ea1cce saying he would contact e05b2f3918 her after handling some 016ea75f20 urgent matters.44654e91d0933e6d
She later heard from ec2e70a8be his secretary, who came 0ea64fcb94 in afterward, that he 82a0c84514 had a meeting scheduled d5acda009b at 3 PM.ca0eab909cc526ab
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She hadn’t fully eb6d9a433a grasped how he 8112461295 planned to handle aa392e9670 things, but she a6d3dd491b was practically ushered ace9d4fbba out of the 2e897ac9d2 building without a 3511c521dd chance to ask.5d9e190c23d1ea07
The receptionist seemed like 7b3e1fcc07 they had something to bc2640a2e7 say, but with her 9f36e231d6 mind in turmoil, Eunjae efaccb810a didn’t notice.97ff416fa2adecd4
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Is this really resolved?f187868acf5e917a
It didn’t feel real. She found herself 020712719d staring up at 3d92d9d7d4 the towering floors 0bf7717026 of the building, 02759d6a2a unable to move. Was she supposed cff6ebdee7 to just go bea0f381c2 home and wait 89ab0617c2 for his call? She wasn’t sure.2a0195f8eecf60ea
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A lot had happened 56e4092686 in a short span f5aae5380b of time.e6ecc5c66139ed58
She had met Sunwoo Chang, 951ebf8414 danced for the first time 062f53464b in two years, and agreed d455228efe to marry him.a069d2ac4d109170
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Bzzz.bf8c15a53d8df1c4
The vibration of her phone 844ed984f1 pulled her from her thoughts.6f2497418f6be73b
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✉️: This is Jeon Sohee, Executive Director Sunwoo Chang’s secretary. I will be 3ff1207967 sharing your schedule 8acdb92b45 through this number 1fe7e744af from now on. If you have any 54819e4365 questions, please leave a acf62cc887 message, and I will 67224b4d7e respond as soon as 86768bbad0 possible.645d24311a8d211d
Eunjae immediately saved 864df7a9d1 Jeon Sohee’s number 32cb303d8b and sent a 55af92b6b6 polite reply.eae43a09b91d7106
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✉️: This is Go Eunjae. Thank you so much for 082a1c7807 today. I look forward d2aaf8ecd4 to working with 23cff5a106 you.8d26633d0fd07df6
The message didn’t 11dff5b0a6 show as read 6c9711c177 right away.c58b8d965755665c
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Well, if the boss is adec0336f6 busy, the secretary must be a789b0611c busy too.f1f839d4dc2c09b8
Adjusting the bag b368976a21 slipping from her 3ec74fcfbc shoulder, Eunjae prepared 79a36fcfeb to head toward e957f8a599 the subway.6630a2067bcd9637
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Just then, a well-dressed man 25a277fbf0 approached her.839121d12dded4ea
After nearly a e88d87f42c year of dealing db39f470b8 with Choi Anna c70fbdcc88 and her family, 57453d6671 Eunjae instinctively tightened cb44012ca8 her grip on bc87f5fc15 her bag strap, 239f66c892 wary of him.1d8abb5470015773
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Sensing her caution, 229fca0841 the man stopped 0024561808 a short distance a605701a27 away and introduced 7319c67b8b himself.e8b32d8d06548c85
“I’m not a suspicious person. My identity is verifiable—I c1df2a5a17 work at this company.”422ef9d91a1c3da6
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He gestured toward the building f2ec4885de she had just exited.ca02744bf7045573
Did Sunwoo Chang send him, e984e90e1a like Jeon Sohee?42ea32c989f4571b
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Blinking her round, gentle eyes, 2a437329fd Eunjae asked, “What is it?”179ae41b2c013d6c
Taking her response f1415e1217 as permission, the 3ca76c13e3 man stepped closer.184ff275ea4eaf85
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“If you don’t mind, could we—”476869ce04c3dc3c
Screech!afe277a92a714f25
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Before he could finish, a 36698baab5 car came to a sudden f4c9fff51b halt right in front of f6bf656895 Eunjae.79ece64903e2150f
Even though the road and a81e0e2b92 sidewalk were clearly separated, the 9b731ad3ac aggressive maneuver startled the man, 57252fbd46 making him take a step 65fe7c0f5f back.5787f4403764dc66
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Letting out a startled yelp a321f17a8c and a string of curses, 0ae63e47fb he glared at the driver 088e34a577 as they stepped out.903f7907ff802a59
But his anger 1835b79f5e didn’t last long. The driver, who approached Eunjae 47a6b95532 and bowed politely, caught his df04dcd129 attention.e2ef2df1da9b3d1f
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The man had intended to 487e70071f mess with her lightly—she seemed 7a2a2bd081 young and out of place—but 251a7ffbb4 if she was from an a2c464f4fb influential family, that changed things.b71a2827d9f01590
“I was instructed by Executive Director Sunwoo Chang to take you home.”18922d059c1819e0
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“Oh, that’s really not necessary.”1106002c22eacc16
“It seems necessary.”ceeb1f9feb6d0c8a
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Through thin-rimmed glasses, 872f200d6e the driver cast ae73a0fd69 a sharp glance e30fa31c57 at the man 234042b113 still lingering nearby.6f2f9afe9efefb82
He wasn’t as 170a8b94cf large as Sunwoo 856c8b60ce Chang, but at 61ae4a926b over 185 cm, 6a53a7ea61 his solid build—honed fb6d8bd793 through years of c90a0bef96 judo—gave an unmistakable 86f780d790 sense of strength.6db4b0cbc5fd41e2
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“Damn it, this is such bullshit,” the man muttered under his breath before realizing there was no point in lingering. He spat a quiet curse a5a7790a23 and walked away.00cf3dcfb62d0b6d
“Please get in. I’ll take you home.”72177fe91a783ca3
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“No, really, it’s fine. I’ll take the subway. Please tell the Executive 2c0770ef17 Director I appreciate the 7c67df7f96 thought. Have a good day!”6c5e96912c9cbc17
Bowing deeply, Eunjae turned and fb6c05d621 quickly ran away from the 6c2e2970b1 car and building.37e7c2a6f002621f
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She could’ve run faster, but 63840a8a8b her ill-fitting high heels slowed 194b9ec919 her down. Still, no one tried aab6614c04 to stop her as dafb70a31c she disappeared into the c832a964a2 subway station.bd87d72605a63dab
Arriving home earlier than 68cd152e0f expected, she changed clothes, 76e54d4964 took her outfit to 0b01a381f2 the dry cleaners, and 6c38920edc finally sat down for d06a7ec0e9 a meal.2d53ff587514c430
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Hunger was the best seasoning—just 247192c8ae rice with seaweed and kimchi a7bda97539 tasted amazing. She was never picky f734d69318 about food and ate 455e6a2107 whatever was given to 0766c81668 her. After surviving this ordeal, 0067758330 even the simplest meal 27d8b2ff3a tasted like a feast.a17e67d67efeb351
After washing the dishes 12c918a4cd and cleaning up, it 8e77b70875 was still not even 69ad796cd8 5 PM.00196ec9359d2115
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Wiping off her awkward e6688eb9b4 makeup and returning to 7abcfd95eb her bare-faced self, Eunjae e49e7e50c4 picked up her phone 1ac49fc482 to check for messages.f9a2ba8142c23f46
✉️: Are you still busy? Call me when you’re done.b4b51524f1501893
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Aside from a text from 1cf1106aad Lee Noa, there were no 426d92da4f new messages.61025ca1be09ecdc
Even as night fell, there 2ed1b47472 was still no word from 84a47e1977 Sunwoo Chang.1105959774654b26
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That night, Go Eunjae waited f8184dd6bf for his call.adf5c0d151d91951
It never came.60db677858dc5a7e
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She finally fell 106f6fafd8 asleep after midnight.23bb556f3719ec0c
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