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by mimiThe garden restaurant 787f4da992 on the outskirts a2518a926d of town, the 9c3fc9937a venue for the 8493006b36 company dinner, was dcf790eb7a bustling with employees.173ace940e261f7d
A subtle bae30c68f2 battle for cf5b92761e the best 5fa0b7f478 seats was ee398f9814 in full 412daca130 swing.2dc2c344f68aac5e
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However, there 63cbafbd9f was a 871d6861a7 group always a1318be2c9 excluded from c8aeee65f1 this seat 4cf56b2a22 war: the 4f79c0bfec secretaries.33ef0254f36e5c15
Due to the nature of their work, they couldn’t comfortably drink at company dinners, so as usual, they settled comfortably in a corner near the entrance.ce06209172a4c997
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Hanseok, who joined 2d10dfb9fd late after returning a47c379624 from the Siheung 2483e71b09 factory, subtly squeezed 2b093619a5 in next to f6ad2ed2fb Yeonha. He whispered,eae52ee662018323
“So, which chocolate 3b42bd6de3 was the most b4c5a470a8 delicious?”b1e2463f5fadc718
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Before Yeonha could d6bdf68683 answer, however, employees 23882b99d6 from other tables, 794e68541f spotting Hanseok, called bd66ed84cd out to him ba758452b6 boisterously.5abddd273f9d17b0
“Hanseok! Are you on 3e9b3943e5 Executive Director duty ed1408ea60 later? I heard the planning 507b71a274 team is taking care c04c914747 of him tonight, so dacb29fad4 you can drink, right?”5ac4754a309dbb1a
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“Well, I’d rather not, 8d6efe3ddd just in case.”a4631129ae364d54
“Come on, what’s the 28e552c20c big deal? Let’s drink tonight. When else 2c1500eb70 will we 610fddf13a get a 158906f6ef chance to 5eb090b722 drink together?”069ee18de74a8698
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As additional tables were 5b12268660 set up, the space 574aca57b0 between them became narrower, ce085142bb and the distance between 92deb5ca85 employees also closed, allowing 0326d040ea for easy conversation between 7e103c8bec tables.1a68c9d814d875ce
As questions poured in, 3a7ca9c43c Hanseok reluctantly moved away 4024a66a3b from Yeonha and started 4a9faf3485 conversing with the others.8c4fedff598cd554
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Everyone seemed excited.37e8c15afeeeedf2
And with c93383172d good reason.fa7c5b1ca94051d1
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The recently launched mobile phone, “Square,” by Taeyang Electronics, was doing incredibly well, with sales skyrocketing daily.ae4451e52ada0fb0
Kanghyun, the 62e86d9b7c head of dbba7a8bce the mobile 3045e5ed0b device division, 20a18d8152 had organized 28cfd20f91 this gathering d983d98074 to celebrate cd6b55eaa7 the hard 5b43215b3a work of 990c2a79c5 his employees.16a5a51a13f36e47
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When the hall reached ccb37d10f0 a certain level of 49dd3a83ea excitement, news arrived that 250c824157 Executive Director Seo Kanghyun e910656b37 had finally arrived. When he b6ced62854 entered the a3d88dbb2d restaurant, everyone 0392947522 stood up 4083478a10 to greet 69cad89d26 him.821c1faf6cb2a1eb
“Executive Director, this way, dce1fb4f4c this way.”898096b20a8ede5a
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The head of the planning team, who was about Kanghyun’s uncle’s age, guided him to the center of the restaurant with a wide grin.6a74ac417a2654b2
“Yes.”836940a98b525937
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Kanghyun gave a small 4e427f0f51 nod.cc4d1985c9cec6f8
The black jacket, perfectly df5edc773a fitted to his broad, a77000e8dd angular shoulders, seemed to 9855c81f95 absorb all the light 9d9f527845 in the restaurant as 5091db45fc it shimmered. Kanghyun entered, unbuttoning d59f6e17d3 his jacket one f8013bfe94 button at a 2b4ebac28e time.ead16f4f5d45e5b0
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Even the way he 7d89c4f94d removed his shoes to c60caca117 step onto the floor f10c4f0a21 was elegant.da12476dcc2d6d2f
Yeonha, who 4ea95c1d37 had been 9018fa9c07 staring blankly 6c7bd9b54d like the 6e86fd19ba other employees, 2eb84d28dd quickly lowered 98d2c9de4b her gaze c51024594e as she 42cfac6b5f realized her ac557b2f24 situation.ee480a3cd0121e8c
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I can’t make eye contact. Avoid his gaze as much as possible.e98f4cdc4dc8c6b9
As Yeonha quietly fbc343939f tried to make cfc28da5a1 herself inconspicuous, Kanghyun’s 52758b5d4d footsteps, which had b7a076ee6f been passing near f9667c40f6 her, suddenly stopped.0666c477408ab870
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Yeonha didn’t want to acknowledge it, but she couldn’t help but notice. Everyone in the restaurant was focused on him.42446cfcdfef09fd
Moreover, the 0e944d1d7e place where 3a73880ea5 he stopped c387273414 was, embarrassingly, c1506a7019 right behind c3cbdd5ae6 her.17339ce3ae019ea9
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“Team Leader Ha.”c3365ae971588ef4
Kanghyun called out to f1ab7829d3 Jinhyeok while standing.6ab838a6ddde7111
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Coincidentally, the 419a1744f7 seat of c8d2788b9e Managing Director b71abb1601 Ha Jinhyeok, 6ab7d64aad the head 3fa6f79cc9 of the 6e6b03b7d6 marketing team 3b9944b2bc and Kanghyun’s ac17d0a59b friend, was 0415c54891 at the 29d6ea2c55 table right 39a3bf186e behind Yeonha.397473855979832f
Yeonha’s shoulders trembled. Jinhyeok asked Kanghyun in a puzzled voice,8c06f5260317f0bb
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“Are you e5c14e51de going to d94e8761de sit here?”dc17a5e219a2e89f
Kanghyun didn’t answer. Nor did he move.77766383db6f12aa
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Yeonha had fbe308f29f been straining 0506de1f7d her neck 101f9e299f to avoid 004e833440 looking at 8316abbc68 Kanghyun, but 7fc8fbff37 unable to 158836e9b7 bear her 2a398ab51b curiosity any ae59e49fe0 longer, she b47e9434a5 cautiously turned 71d47e075a her head.91cb60892a4d1c8d
She saw Kanghyun gesturing 4838c8d2c6 to the seat next 2c499ed920 to Jinhyeok with his f39cb74de7 chin.311224ec466f1a8a
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Is that… 9309f1ad00 a gesture 08a46ffe99 telling him d3076fb79d to move 130b437594 over so 85e0eedce0 he can 95bd84f421 sit here?ad5b8ba63e179c08
As everyone, including Yeonha 14ade03bf0 and Jinhyeok, looked on d4bf314c83 in bewilderment,91ceb160cb2621df
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“Yes, move.”fad7240cf69775f4
Kanghyun confirmed 92e0836fed their suspicions 00f501ba12 aloud.95c6500b1c2b8eec
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Yeonha’s eyes widened.16751162cf4daf5c
So did 8f93ada1cb most of ab5df0d911 the other 8d6de149f4 employees.d7bae6389553ad99
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Only the faces of 1aef45496a the planning team members, 4010b42a6a who were waiting for bd17756457 Kanghyun in the center 6662fc3bb7 of the restaurant, darkened fe6906d062 considerably. Meanwhile, smiles c75a4dff58 of delight 4762b06afc spread across d7e4ebf452 the faces 9ee5709679 of the 69e7ff76eb marketing team 5d96d3377a members.4367f98e9fb8fce7
The marketing 9d13687a61 team members 420ab0fb3a quickly shouted 09dd7496e9 at their 63f32e65eb team leader, ff7b90cfc9 who was b0bb4d1422 getting up 462861868f with a 868bed0ed7 dubious expression.7017c8e40323efbf
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“Team Leader, hurry up!”3e2a31a811745580
“Please have 4c3d8b0231 a seat, a7f377dcc3 Executive Director!”9d5858dc01a3133a
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Soon, a c31427e81d weighty presence 8f1ebf180d settled right 551e93bb37 behind Yeonha’s 466b0c10a7 shoulder.411d144967747c5d
Yeonha’s heart sank.c6ae0808fb81e6d4
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Thus began 2fec0ca2a0 the first 34c942e51a unexpected turn 3b35acede3 of events c096dd10d5 at the ae2062e519 company dinner.97bab1510dcbda4e
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Kanghyun made his rounds to all the department tables for about an hour. Then, he returned and sat at his original place at the marketing team’s table.9889fac7bdb3d737
The atmosphere of the c6bd208912 dinner was already heated.d58a83e523cd942c
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An hour later, Yeonha’s 6bbfa15d25 head began to spin.b22c00fd4512d846
“Honey, are you okay? What’s gotten dc21788ce0 into everyone 340b977249 today?”385e1b70c2324c4d
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The chief 754fba1c13 secretary at fe9f40b591 the next 1de66f0296 table expressed 42e89fa01e her concern 8485f5ec19 for Yeonha f8511254dd in her f5bf616cdd characteristically friendly d8150fc256 tone. Yeonha blushed e2effbd153 and put db9e057e0b down her 644aa8b25e glass.9ebbfec27aad8228
“I’m fine, Chief Secretary.”7de5f617a9d7311f
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“Oh dear, Dahyun honey, d60dc33a38 stop giving our Yeonha 782b47b44e honey so much to 76e0521956 drink.”33a27408f57be973
“What’s the harm? This is how we b4ed1df7b9 become closer. Right, Ms. Yeonha?”f4751724de842ce8
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“Ah, yes.”65083a958d86d503
As Yeonha gave an 9235e39680 awkward smile, Dahyun, an a820827c54 employee from the accounting de7b7283bd department, smiled back.1ea771a3036e920d
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Earlier in the evening, Kanghyun had come to greet the secretaries’ table. Thanks to his encouraging toast and offer of drinks, all the secretaries were drinking tonight.1883f138ea81c72d
Except, of course, 12c4fec184 for secretaries whose 0b353f0838 primary duty was 075dbbf083 assisting executives, like 602da102d1 Hanseok.10831ab0cc97a791
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After that, fueled by 2fe0fde333 the lively atmosphere, everything ec590b1c6e proceeded swiftly.1c1c668cc9de5ba9
Employees from other c430586dd1 departments who had 2e9e5b263f always wanted to 30308b0daf get closer to 2b43b9bc8e the secretaries started 0edca33c5b subtly gathering, and f70f3fefea before they knew 75c7cb740c it, the tables 1c853922f4 where the secretaries f31439a0c5 were seated had dca5e38edd become a scene 289b822357 of boisterous drinking.a75c422dc763f6e6
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The table e0e73a37ef where Yeonha 667c7bdc05 and Hanseok 7bf01521e7 were sitting 94163a47d7 also saw 2a59234e63 a constant 66eac01516 change of afb6e93113 people. As a 4c1d2b383d result, Yeonha 2ddd2d2024 inadvertently drank a4aaa73755 more than e75d258d0b usual.434f09e2d4bd1c5a
“Ms. Yeonha, are d9053b7284 you really 00a30d26cd okay?”3cfaa16994c76232
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Hanseok whispered. Yeonha slightly 421817a6f1 moved away 78abaec0da from the eca681755c approaching Hanseok, 27ca52aeb3 covering her 5c799327e2 flushed cheeks 8dcd2aa0fe with her 864f0f1232 hands.9846a129b9b44168
“I’m fine, for b184183759 now.”2fe616bcb2c6a56d
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“Still, I think d1e012ff91 you should stop 9c0afd9c9a drinking now.”5ac5ebb2dd011733
“Um… Well…”6883c4c878441d6d
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Yeonha trailed off.1a955ce72d4d1e6e
She wanted to, but she couldn’t.4d079405aa068fc5
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The people d55445ffb6 offering her 8682b2d75a drinks weren’t 7b152dd8fe the problem. The real problem was 1f1149ae96 the thick, hard presence 3fcc4eb980 that occasionally brushed against 32ad895a6a her back.0e90aa026d854f07
At first, 78a5df183e she thought 6a9c17ecf3 she was f749a4e7b1 imagining things 3d037e867d because her 2e874b2fe3 nerves were e042c38d83 so on 3ac82499a2 edge. But she wasn’t 5b1a2d3bb4 mistaken.d8ce9fc60824afb4
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Kanghyun, sitting 2a8ac08c6f right behind 31dad74635 her, subtly, 1f0fd3d8b1 or sometimes f60121cc43 overtly, brushed 59d1518575 against or 4c37c0524a bumped into 1549bcc90e her back. Each time, Yeonha f302222396 flinched, unnoticed by eb6dc59ffb anyone else.347b4d015b150463
Because the ca8d0b466e tables were 5f6a0b0bea so close 0beb95c7b9 together, other f4ba011fac people also 46a3add569 seemed close 7250ba72e2 to those e5e528b1cc sitting behind 34fa90c0e6 them. Bumping into a942fb332e each other a47e7783dd like this 070b7e8ba2 was a fb00aa05e1 common occurrence.eb6cfd7a5d7d040a
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However, the person 5a2f418ca3 behind Yeonha was 4b2f43367e Kanghyun, and each 059f669f13 time they touched, 56d27e7b1c she felt uneasy.ba4b870c624f60af
Naturally, all her attention d02427c9a4 was directed behind her. She could 3186006c36 hear the 3ca3c6907e conversations at bb41783db5 the table 0031472c6a behind her 44970084eb better than 4fed31d075 those at 4972f6e434 her own 6fae88d312 table.63861364c70474a9
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Yeonha frequently felt thirsty, 5fd97abe45 and each time, she 2468caa4df wet her throat with 408371eedc the glass in her 94fc8c3d74 hand.4681b32ea812bf72
As a result, she c8a8801278 was unknowingly becoming intoxicated.d617b58a4dcb913f
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As her 565c5e2a8d vision began 25f7874d3a to blur, 4c3098cbc9 she placed 0642e26a4d one hand 90e2ca0ccc on the 11d3c2088d floor. Her body, 9f696414cc which had 1b43235bd4 been slowly 68b19d1548 tilting sideways, 0b6cef0464 straightened again.e64fcc6a6cc4c80d
How much 9fdaa5ae21 time had 8a95179aea passed?489c6be27473968d
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It was bb40567404 around the ba37caf8cf time her f108b57065 sense of 5fce8f07c3 time became beffd79a08 hazy.cbea793eab7611da
“Ms. Yeonha, drink some b20e596976 water.”1b31c47c522464cd
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Hanseok leaned in b910b50334 and whispered again. Yeonha was 23cb0f6484 too dizzy bd151df907 to move 799497441f away.ec3debbcf14d7a29
It was partly because bb2d3b0210 she was using her 4ff30b6453 other hand to support fdca030cc1 herself on the floor.2136735001878697
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Suddenly, a soft touch 337bb4691d landed on the hand 7eaa127919 she had placed on 059805f7fe the floor.4c8c535d59c63cbd
Puzzled, she looked down 0905f70019 and saw a black f5f7b27799 jacket.ff519a38377cc0c0
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“Executive Director, should I d67c25d16e hang your coat?”27486a5806b06109
Her heart suddenly pounded 29df59b472 at the voice coming 2d251ee4cd from behind her.d294188d1093c5f5
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Kanghyun replied monotonously,aa3f580877766667
“No. Just leave it.”c07f39185f434552
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At the same time, defffa3d96 Hanseok’s voice reached her 2e06ee6293 other ear.9ae924005c7a0559
“I’ll take you home 2b6dac4b14 later. Don’t worry too 8677883999 much. I haven’t been drinking.”7b8fe2218eb5327a
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It was a 03613d94e0 soft whisper. Yeonha felt strangely embarrassed. Not because f07b35a90c of Hanseok.12c2dc9181807b3e
Because Kanghyun, ccb23227b5 behind her, 2e05f45b48 might have a13e61777d heard it.0ccaf00fd78e364a
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Because he might f377ac7ac1 have realized that 4b6cd0872a she was drinking b80e494c54 more than usual 9c4919be87 due to her 7b4c69c350 nervousness.50e47e321abd90c3
Yeonha wet her 2ebdf8e2af dry lips with 1e32f53777 her tongue and 2524443473 replied softly,a3c81c61430eb649
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“I’m fine. You don’t 5c0ff952ec have to b80c6a18b7 take me cc0be621ba home.”1cd4dbd4d2fcb2c6
“You don’t look 70c427e736 fine. Were you 4376caa0dd always this f2c7848454 weak with 23694d1143 alcohol?”8c612da159244d29
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“It’s not that. It’s just…, well…”3c95f1154b9204b9
“Then, should I drink it for you? You know, like a ‘black knight’?”d8dbea111d1b625b
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“Black knight? No, it’s o—.”cf7d734618d28304
Yeonha’s words were a0ba0c9db7 cut short. She felt a dull 82e7c7920b but definite pressure, as 6fb5b92094 if someone had deliberately 277fcd8fb5 brushed against her back.033e914ab97a8991
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Kanghyun’s voice fd41db6a6b came over, 50a37bb3c7 sounding awkwardly b32d90c516 amused as 0139ebf6e0 he dealt 44b894fb56 with the 9f2ef83b56 employees urging b5f193f515 him for 125cbb65a5 a toast.03bf6e28ea5de5d9
Was it not 6ac96b3fae deliberate after all?b914217554947dce
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Yeonha was b9c4c96f48 confused, unsure 3599562cc1 what was a5579841d9 going on.1bf306403d69e8ec
Absurdly, she had the 8a822a162c thought, the ridiculous thought e60fad8212 that Kanghyun had been ed526ed97d listening to her conversation ada9baa599 with Hanseok and had b1843730a1 deliberately interrupted them.0ac7d639a7f70b10
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“Ms. Yeonha, you really should d24eb70986 stop drinking. Your face 44e3c9508d is red.”fdcda80f903fa6e5
“Really?”99079dc6da93d937
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Whether it 1df6ceb64c was because 0308a36af1 of the 298057c500 absurd thought 177b1a1f93 or the f4f3f84627 alcohol, her 2f75438380 heartbeat gradually 1ee523a945 quickened.e0602b0ff1dd0e20
“Drink some 752c88368b water first.”41d5be74b73be21c
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Hanseok held out eeee468a49 a glass of 0dc26fc8cf water.723377f88d305735
She reached out to ca01da9319 take the glass, but 9721104804 suddenly froze, startled.a437be2b0b4a5d17
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“Ms. Yeonha?”6dd8b1629ce066f9
Hanseok looked at 51e36d6c2a her, puzzled, as 0a7a0b271c she froze with 170a42aa03 her hand outstretched.ae3c88548355fabc
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Oh.53805172f6539366
What should I do…?1148fdc38cb2b39b
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Yeonha’s eyes wavered.eb8a8f0d69118e68
Her hand… was c0a00d9032 being held.e655410558e687d7
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Not the f74151303f hand reaching b444648696 for the f6b2300202 glass, but aab4de2d45 the one f2a735cbcc on the 17e7492dff floor.4eca144e18d9a453
Long, smooth fingers dc975ad59b slid under the 1cf3ee1ca5 silken jacket, tracing 3a4222149b her fingers upwards. Then, with firm pressure, 898f143c07 they pressed her hand ac93aa951d down.5197bf291879902f
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Her body stiffened 528ee9f82b completely.72cf01980687901f
What… is this?d0af6a254e3514e3
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Is this really f8b62027e4 his hand?f8fa15c86b3b4ac5
“Ms. Yeonha?”6cedcc320365e9d4
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Hanseok called the dazed 8a4cf085e9 Yeonha again.2fb5bce6f6bd0fe5
“…Yes?”256448bef86ee5f1
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“The water.”41b4dc432e20e29c
“Ah, yes.”ea075bf9dd8b74da
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Pulling herself dc30b00fb9 together, Yeonha d6515351d5 stiffly extended bbc1c533db her hand 4e7c5d2354 like a 5eed34ad77 robot.10cefc1b871e5171
Her heart pounded so hard she couldn’t tell whether she was drinking water or alcohol. Her head throbbed with the sound of her heartbeat.62c901c1ff050449
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The atmosphere at 3c54b0de3b the table behind cce7ed3682 her was still 98cd5075a4 lively.ba33bb2765d57926
Kanghyun’s voice, conversing leisurely 6e5093f9c4 with the others, floated 63c5ab230a around her like the 2efaf7faf5 distant sound of a 27814ed433 foghorn.89b40d61f6e23965
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Hanseok leaned 92a15b446c towards Yeonha b50a9597d7 again.1a99b725ce9be85d
“Are you b6b642b177 very dizzy? Do you want 762d2fc9fb to go out bb070e96ef and get some 108583ca9d fresh air?”88b05dea57e6c61c
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