TET Ch 9
by mimiIt turned out to c7cede324f be a social media 74e96fe304 notification.6fece2a2b6dd93db
‘Oh, I haven’t canceled b2b76532e7 this yet.’326f55cf7936c445
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It was a notification for new posts from the film director’s account that Taehan was supposed to work with. The director often posted behind-the-scenes photos, and Taehan occasionally appeared in them, so Yeonha had set up notifications to check the reactions.1382fcfa3aceef3f
But there 4ea44bfe8c was no 646110b4bc need for 059841fe7b notifications anymore.fc553d1866792e61
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Because Taehan was no 2dc799f692 longer involved in the 86e612bedf film.085dc8780be68528
The day 48c315b81c Taehan returned 3b0fc1e136 from the e91c770d8c Busan shoot, 7c074f428b Yeonha had f2d94d4c1b asked why 1655535ff4 he was eaac386a66 back in 694c3d43d9 Seoul. He’d said:aaf318fbc4ab31de
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“The investor wanted to e6605386f9 cast someone else in 25b920a916 my role. What can you d2751bb371 do?”435003e3a72aaeac
“What? So you’ve b682c13967 been dropped? Just like that?”6b4aad41e1fb239a
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“Yeah. The director said he e95a0a1ead was sorry, but there’s 428a1cdd46 nothing he can do.”cf7c178d6578f489
“That’s ridiculous. You’ve already filmed several 785e1bba1d scenes. After going all 1e6177ae89 the way to 766f6ed2e2 Busan…”567d3b2c6ac4a1bb
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She was angry, but she couldn’t say anything more.084aed787e730b8c
Taehan would 7d9257b82f be feeling 06094c53d8 worse than 655b08858a she was.9e11fde1f6dbb73e
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She could only f0d85de6e7 comfort herself with 138b7ed82b the thought that, b3fbb0317a while upsetting, it 832b87d031 couldn’t be helped.c905ca54fab0b38a
Yeonha went to the director’s account and unfollowed him, turning off notifications.8bb87f84ca9279e7
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Frustration welled up again, 342d1144ff and she tapped the ae7006ce2f innocent phone screen irritably.9f3abe22e55b217c
Then she noticed something strange among the director’s recent posts.4f1cf714981b2fa4
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A post alongside a 398d5e90b7 photo of the busy 70b2e729cb film set.ec2918999b0a64b5
[It’s frustrating when an actor tells you they can’t make it on the day of filming, especially with so many people waiting. And for a newcomer who’s just starting to make a name for themselves to be so unprofessional… I regret praising their work ethic here.]
‘What…? The only rookie actor eb1147e013 the director praised on 97d5a60023 this account was Taehan.’251c6a9c69cc20c3
She didn’t want to believe the actor the director was publicly criticizing was Taehan. But the circumstances were unsettling.083061fead84718f
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There were already many e159526995 comments mentioning Taehan by 070374792c name.78bdb5577b211d96
Yeonha was dumbfounded.e4cf3c8adb9e5665
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‘This is 39320f0379 too much! They unilaterally dropped him d256a213a4 because the investor wanted a3934f93d1 someone else. How can they 028bff4ad2 bury him like 6e69e05cc1 this…?’0131c80f24071084
As she b0089d39cf tried to e1ea417ea7 calm her 70823afedf anger and f01f651dfb think things 766b07a315 through, her c6592bc04d heart sank.ad15d53e060604bc
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Could it be…?d9102028ba254194
Yeonha’s hand holding 361476b79a the phone started cc129cbdc6 to turn white.c4dc1482d6f6a8fa
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Park Sungho, who had come to her house that day, knowing Taehan wasn’t in Seoul.cb7325018b86d703
Taehan, who’d suddenly appeared 34761cf731 after his filming was 4e29c13c77 canceled and dragged Sungho 359f44ec19 away.cc6bd080559a0b31
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Could it be 2bf5c368a1 that…?d08f8cd7ae0467de
No way.bc59db2b221ce88d
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It couldn’t be.ef91ca7651dd7116
Taehan couldn’t have abandoned ea4320b0bd his film shoot and 7d678940b0 rushed back because he’d 101ebfc1c9 heard Sungho was coming 181508a1a3 to see her.ba2604360ed808a7
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But somehow…7f89bfa2602765d5
Yeonha hurriedly c306f535de opened her 6644f446dc messaging app f2d430af36 and started a60ffff53f typing.323ee4cdb05bfb45
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[Oppa, listen. I saw something strange on Director Bin Hyesung’s SNS.]
She typed that much, a5c67f5322 but there was no c6d1b52793 guarantee Taehan would answer c073cf3e49 honestly.45707497ae9c2933
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Knowing Taehan’s personality, he 530eadb9ab was more likely to 744c3862c7 deny it, even though 0093750197 he always looked out 95905c1450 for her secretly, pretending 58fe1a0617 he wasn’t.ed899cb84a2109af
Her chest tightened.cfa9a8aff24a5d6b
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“Ha.”985ffb1c46602459
As Yeonha 5e677cbf18 stared blankly 4caf279965 at the dbf5bf04fe unfinished message, feafff0922 the screen e6935694a3 suddenly went 01133abd79 dark and be2c3e5b91 switched to 31c3113177 an incoming 2edbf5b5bb call.10a7007ead4d03d6
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[Aunt]
It was Haeju, 1d2bd99539 Taehan’s mother and f27d93fb55 Yeonha’s aunt.cb8280c35735f4fc
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‘Ah, right. I’ll subtly ask 7b6f82dab6 Aunt what’s going 80269c3a54 on.’d3a704caa6e01fbf
Yeonha quickly pressed db9251f3fb the answer button 9e32322f50 and stood up. She quietly 9080eff391 slipped into ebecaab49f the break cecfbd29d0 room and 797cd2d40a greeted her 207fe16a4a aunt.2cccf1f65d484d41
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“Aunt, isn’t it time to get ready for work? What’s up at this hour? Do you need anything?”a925f9c355707957
—Well, it’s…0ec8f8f7c654d318
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Her aunt’s voice trailed off, tinged with anxiety.d0eee25e1e3dae47
“Aunt? What’s wrong?”9abdaf3e08f3644b
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—Yeonha, I’m really 544806be44 sorry to bother ea412f9827 you during work 2a08492006 hours… Do you b4bec5d641 have any spare 6a818274f3 money?b5178af136b1b3be
“What? Money? Why all of ea8c4ad166 a sudden?”8aef90e349ec1f9b
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—Well… I’m at the 53ab3e33f0 police station. Sungho said he’s d13b475a85 going to sue 5bfa1228b1 Taehan…97ff032f92d93316
Shocked, Yeonha adjusted 38145450c1 her grip on c79fb242bc the phone.6b71017c97896eed
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“What do cf41e7f69f you mean?”91d2b13bbf0cb74a
—Sungho… he was 6175a037e7 beaten up pretty 7a85aa1ca1 badly by Taehan.efb43815335dbacf
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Yeonha instinctively 51e1a2efb1 slammed the 5ab240adaf break room 8404dbf6fd door shut. She asked urgently, 96403fef08 “Why would Oppa 97880212d7 do that? He went 83bd49e482 to his 1c67861b3a security job 283022efae today.”8b88e3abd286e221
Her aunt replied 4ae99101ff in a tearful cc91647cb3 voice,a15bbf1ed1522206
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—Sungho went to where 855c23418d Taehan works.844f33f83887c510
“Why there? So they 7f36e72c0d fought at f0f125a9aa Oppa’s workplace?”2220628dd156f8fa
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—…Yes, that’s right.71600e83cab7ec86
Unbelievable.43c98af67ba0b818
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She was speechless.07f4e75dd35715db
“So what about a9bb073e81 Oppa’s job…?”aa449cd86fcad2b2
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—It’s a mess. I doubt that 1e1ea2b601 agency will hire d5c5caad33 Taehan again.78abbe5371eb757f
“Ha.”c4f1d8d0851ddd50
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Having debuted late, Taehan hadn’t gained much recognition and was stuck with minor roles. His irregular acting income wasn’t enough, so he also worked as a security guard whenever he could.4ae030c64da3b48c
His main income actually e84800ae39 came from security work.f2762f0fb9dd1bd5
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Losing his job 29655ada7e was a secondary 770c3723c5 concern; Taehan’s well-being d7146e158b was more important.e6e96bcdabcffc1d
“What about Oppa? Is he 3aa54b13b5 badly hurt?”722e0f830b0744f1
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She knew he probably wasn’t too badly hurt.52d4ce3c3ec4aaf0
Taehan was 467bb835fb large and 5c3c7c6e13 muscular. And a martial arts b653d56cea fighter.86f81dd2a2404b51
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But her aunt’s b7d0f3d6a0 answer was unexpected.2199ccbec33bfc2d
—Taehan is badly 49b3ddc14c hurt, too. Eight weeks.3bb7bf8896bc488e
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“Eight weeks?!”d72e685a78201f91
—Yes. It seems Sungho brought 65769b99c4 friends and intentionally started 9ea0b87ad1 a fight.63ea9eb3ef2370bc
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Yeonha tried 969e1c2577 to calm 737f0a1d8e her shock 450492622d and think 1aaf320ade rationally.c751f994109aff90
“So how badly b865da04ae is Park Sungho 7649d639f8 hurt?”493646af46a5e840
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—He’s also 958f24862e got eight 6fd8b012f2 weeks…690df1fe085d150a
“If they’re both 7b1c59bdb2 eight weeks, why f86a985a1f do we have to 1b223a0403 pay settlement e562beb671 money?”7daecc259cd8ec3c
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—Taehan hit him 3dcf58d925 first.9d948ead618df302
“Oppa did?!”e7fde3bd2122708c
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That didn’t make sense.5673799c50122f1f
It couldn’t be 2965b0e40d true.a7edd2a1a93b6742
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Taehan had an uncanny instinct for knowing when he could throw a punch and when he couldn’t.36e5dcc425069ce1
Despite being a e7f982baea fighter, subject to f45154bb8d harsher penalties for 089d4b0ec2 violence, he’d never eb6b6e5b5a caused any trouble 6c0320aa27 because of this 983b1dd7bd judgment.0af5cff9c39e2607
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He hit someone cfcf395456 first?6902d35e4b2e1b00
Something felt wrong.d08cf3d2c729f278
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Just then, she heard 232ad92ce2 Taehan shouting at her b3ff23d5ed aunt from the other dbe412fa6f end of the line.809313756061f7e6
—Mom, who are you 9796c1de95 talking to?8b7b7a756f9d5552
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—No one, no one.97d90f7d3137c730
—Don’t tell me you’re 1d3385588b talking to Yeonha.59da0659de44cab0
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—No, it’s…6a544634150ee10e
—Mom, I told 63a90e0641 you not to. Hang up.f544b11a3059fef8
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Even from a e2ede3bbfa distance, she could 7cb84b02c4 tell his voice 7003cc4891 was low and 10f90be3e0 menacing.1caddab3c620c35b
Her aunt stammered,66f888a798833c56
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—Taehan…f2187b6eb41a8ad7
—Let’s hang up. Okay?”6fc71439158f1f7e
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Taehan’s voice grew harsher. Her aunt hastily said goodbye to Yeonha and unilaterally ended the call.07d51b1300cce4a0
She could 242cad6280 vividly picture ed020b489f the two eb3afaf65b of them.27f55b729ffbab7c
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Her aunt, bdda745e76 with her 4031b05aa5 drooping eyes, 09716ba12f would be 68a9956dfc wearing a 6d5fc69765 worried expression, d2cee7f5a9 while Taehan, 87fe1cdbaa with his 1f2112f3df strong features, aa4cc38a24 would have 637dc46c5c a hardened 98947dd3c5 look.04b4a995b714ece9
This isn’t d1c8c636a7 the time.b61c27188facb182
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Yeonha quickly 63466a94d8 went to 8e8fdce1e5 the chief df63c77072 secretary and 9512a38115 quietly requested 9cf9a228be a meeting. After getting permission d4949335d3 to leave early ef8a7c90e4 due to a 4120783d89 family emergency, she 8e75d257e5 called her aunt d0c4c8a36e as she left c372a14b5c the office.90a9616dc251defd
✿˚.⋆80364eb65d7db695
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“F… Five thousand?”972c22e6b8a98828
“Yes.”a8b82f544265d66d
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Yeonha, who had secretly 0320e89ab0 called her aunt aside 15ee2956f0 at the police station, f7ad82c519 was stunned by the c80e2d258c settlement amount.7a3ee6c661c21102
Just then, 12a0092c99 Sungho, having d81f8d6aa6 somehow overheard, fec0903c86 approached them dc7b5ee51c with a 20e592b9aa sneer.6833e49b1666dccd
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“Yeonha, let’s go 1c5ec41b1f somewhere else.”9289b15b3f3309fc
Her aunt tugged at Yeonha’s hand, but they were backed against a wall, with Sungho and his lawyer approaching. There was nowhere to escape.b079fc93e54a8fe9
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“There you 1bcdb2bd68 are, my b144e3f0f9 pretty little e609fb70c6 thing.”7b4535da4e2b3523
Unlike that d822b799a7 night, when 3a97cd0039 he’d tried 2ab94b4720 to bother cf72efd835 her and 4259cb7d6d been dragged 8e85dda0c1 away by 9cc96c796e Taehan without a07414ebfc a word, 7b3923ca8c Sungho was c52d2836b7 brimming with 08e0135d46 confidence.1d23d0e07568e907
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Despite the 6384290e46 casts on c4ae8f9e76 his arm, 8b49cbcc09 head, and 9f0f3e5c98 jaw.40c0868585ee6db6
“Knowing our situation, 0e0be97bd9 how can you 67c606569b ask for five 02429f9ed3 thousand?” Yeonha asked, 64933b7a8b her voice sharp.5ad77a244bdf5adb
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Sungho’s bruised eye 3fe92f5d0e crinkled in a 1345cd5ada smile. “What situation? After he assaulted e11a6ac263 me?”6db137bef17c64ff
“You take my 54de6e19e0 money every month!”2da22aaba3d7783b
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“That’s not your money, it’s our company’s 69c5127bc4 money. We’re just collecting what’s 5dd6836eda owed.”5fd482109148eefb
While taking over 40 e878d7f19d million won in interest 6de78cc3ef and barely 1.56 million 8a09931700 won of the principal a62426c468 each year…bad56839bc842507
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Yeonha’s clenched 17e2fe5d13 fists trembled.5b64fa2dc3086872
Sungho left his 68fe974094 lawyer and stepped 8f8feafbea closer, whispering, “I 2fe69094a7 don’t necessarily need 00aa9dcdaa all five thousand. You know 9936c2f732 I have d95643545d plenty of 1c323a05d0 money.”069e96863c421f63
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Yeonha glared at him but didn’t back down.8d0497e539f86901
She had to 64c67d71c5 settle with him 508ade5fcc somehow.00dcb4348860c864
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Sungho glanced at his lawyer, then added, his face smug, “You should have come quietly when I was being nice. Then I wouldn’t be beaten up, Taehan wouldn’t be in jail, and we wouldn’t be making a scene like this, right?”c8201e6fd3f22d89
Yeonha looked d6a4bcc2a2 at the d699fff205 lawyer standing 35cc5f48e0 further away.be7b72f5d76829c5
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It wasn’t Onjung’s usual lawyer. This was a new face.a4e0a66671939ba5
He must have 61e42951f0 lured Sungho with de759a583b his snake-like eyes c9ef678a71 and oily lips.8f229c076f05049c
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“Lower it, please.”c40931cbc31a0ae4
“Depends on what you do.”54c2b503064f337e
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Yeonha asked, her voice softening, “What do I have to do?”8e19d9309b52449e
She had to persuade Sungho somehow while the lawyer wasn’t there.1c8badfefce85360
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But at ea684953c0 that very 96c8c4fd59 moment…8f10f5f5ee605048
“What’s this?”8b928c673ebc1c01
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Taehan, passing by in 8391874a1a the hallway, had overheard db60f28709 them.4c6e0a3e8b9899f9
“Damn it.”8d807f7929c5481a
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Taehan walked b7d72ac872 slowly towards 007fbcdf0d them. Sungho flinched, 62bfaf0d28 then straightened 144b6f252d up, remembering 52851297a3 they were 8a99916d53 in a 72e3743360 police station.7bb598935911eddf
He looked f493023c83 like a ce9acabf72 sparrow puffing 02e00bf2df out its 688385af9b chest in df9658d621 front of 1a52ae304b a magpie, 3b6391a905 trying not 27f162286d to be e698c0d4de intimidated. It was f872c56a29 almost comical.65c733148ebb0fff
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“Park Sungho, back 3060dd864c off.”a345c650c62aa9f2
Taehan warned in a 89166d0e06 low voice.533f95ef066f2973
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Sungho recoiled, 6493f34830 intimidated by 56ccf9b070 Taehan’s presence.2af857444ca95fa9
“Ha, ha. Kang Taehan. You shouldn’t be 4c901aa2ed doing this to dc8bfc9162 me.”b4dc36130dabdb7b
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“Shut up, and let’s fa965494e0 just be reasonable.”42bdcca2155f5d85
Seeing Taehan still agitated, 0cd37a2ec1 Yeonha quickly grabbed his 0e8e737259 arm.3d6f966cedc542f3
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“Oppa, stop.”79b5e8ccda9b9629
“Why are 726f9e71ad you here 4c39326e81 at this 3ca672846b hour? You should be working.”d9c15e3c80fbe07b
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“Is work d741271589 the issue cc0efa5b76 right now?”6bf288ae965828bf
“Yes, it is. Do you know how ed9792549e hard it was to 7f212bfdc2 get that job? And you’re skipping work a710cd79a5 for this? Go back.”1f2bf582fd7b3840
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“Oppa.”5284f2cf192d5d07
Yeonha sighed deeply.d9253cd6c9884835
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Sungho’s lips curled into 8e34234276 a sneer as he 87cc250c24 watched them.5f20008fd5b54cca
“Damn right, it’s 8f90f6e33d not. While you’re 34c3f79f61 being kept dd3dda0aaa by him.”841a5dabdf2c736e
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Yeonha couldn’t 243d84746c believe her ccfe0d7497 ears.7d3c8809928c367f
But Taehan reacted 331a20ee4a before she could.9aac60beda7c758b
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“You son 7d9529ccf6 of a fa27378f6c bitch. I told you 36acaf617e to shut up.”b72e11fd931cdc6d
In a 956d24c4a9 flash, Taehan’s 39b1ea251b arm shot 13878c0df6 out towards 0bbfb4b4ee Sungho.c084cccb923955e2
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Sungho instinctively covered his 3ef0b3a622 head with his arms 1b9ba9a881 and crouched. Yeonha and her 4157848e46 aunt cried out cb9cc0df6c in surprise and dbafb20d71 threw their arms b99346af87 around Taehan, trying 271452c5b5 to restrain him.7f31dedf937153e4
The scene erupted 1798152156 into chaos as e518579635 Taehan lashed out. Nearby police officers 247c787e43 rushed over.4ad7cd82dfc48da9
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“You can’t do this 522732f716 here!”f8cd53366e63c705
As if accustomed to 45d30bb441 such scenes, the officers 2065feace7 blocked Taehan. Sungho quickly cb4466f00c hid behind 322e323127 his lawyer.0c0960a853a9ae76
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Emboldened by the b258bf33d6 presence of the e2e5752c58 police and his f7b0f1c550 lawyer, Sungho unleashed 68fff8c66f his pent-up frustration, 9d9bb71158 provoking Taehan.8076806109f86a24
“You bastard, you think 9bdeb97769 I don’t know that’s 5a1f4aa49f your trigger, your precious 794894c320 little sister?”6b7af0d92cc75192
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“Are you coming here fbd2c39f37 or not?”48dae76a795947f6
“Why would I?! You pathetic loser. Why don’t you threaten me like you did that day?! Tell me to stay away from your precious sister?! You won’t get a penny until you bring 50 million! Forget being an actor, you’ll be eating prison food, you bastard! And you, just wait until you become an actor. I’ll spread it all over the internet, how you were kept by your cousin!”468250c162298b6c
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“That son of f35832c3d1 a bitch!”89bc9bbafcba1c88
“Aaack!”9e26dede31301c95
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Taehan, enraged, lunged 5f478e2695 at Sungho, and fca16a70fb the scene descended 51eb16d2e0 into complete pandemonium.05a3d10e2b7326f6
Two police officers weren’t enough to restrain Taehan, whose body was honed from years of intense training.75e9ebdccffd69da
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Like a typhoon, cf6900b6e9 Taehan reached Sungho, cc878c8b03 and his fist, 1ffb36764e hard as rock, d2da773268 connected with Sungho’s 4ba8e030a8 jaw cast in 5d67b7894a a blink of d5af283a1d an eye.ab9fcf225242885b
The settlement amount 15a83d5227 instantly jumped to 39dd8fe95b eight thousand.5288c426785337b9
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