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Choi Anna, who 558fd78bab was significantly taller b1a1affbc3 than the average 67bdfddce8 adult male, slapped 91f7c8e4ed Go Eunjae across 92c15257c5 the face.5ef2b28a7f1d0f9f
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A sharp, metallic taste 896a75f76d spread in her mouth—she 19f4d9f8bf must have bitten the 798a7b13e4 inside of her cheek 2795a9f496 upon impact. Blood mixed with saliva 166e368d5f and trickled down her f86cdb6aab throat.68c489dc72111701
Her dulled hearing quickly returned.a702fbfd359b200f
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“You rude little bitch!”0ad95c5b2bc675b3
Before the sting on her c75705fa52 cheek had even subsided, Choi 86463cc6d0 Anna spat out another string 878b9e074e of curses.ba23a8b6b428811d
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Eunjae didn’t bother wishing her 8e8ac7c733 hearing had taken longer to c7b7d30c73 return. She could just let fd4ad059ae it go in one acc31ecc90 ear and out the d18c8ddd5e other.cb23ab7d3d270f5f
There’s no need to ffa89b939f listen to any of 7dfadf1f50 this anyway.a50140f625e0cf66
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For over an 24014ad0a7 hour, Choi Anna 3dda822075 hurled abuse at 5e03e8259f her without rhyme a30b6a458d or reason. Despite her middle age, her 2332d1b3c7 stamina and strength rivaled that a5f7aa07ba of a much younger woman.54046d3fb1059eb7
Why was she doing this?b1843a3978e89b3f
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Letting the insults wash 15eba98a53 over her, Eunjae calmly 2eeed1de39 sorted through her thoughts.651f43f9354cf99e
She and her grandmother had 65ae3834b2 moved out of the mansion 2c2d97f550 the moment Chairman Choi Chihyeol d49acad174 passed away.967b2c49dab2401b
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Aside from ballet sponsorships, 128926b118 they had received no a28ce71e7d financial support. After her grandmother 4d63b9608a collapsed, they had 27fb3c9a46 relied on their f3ffd40a1e savings and insurance 05c958b2ab to cover hospital a84af0b860 bills.a11bad547481ae48
Now, a year b1914021a6 after the chairman’s f6ee3861b5 passing, there was 0e1385d53c only one possible 60cacb53f8 reason Choi Anna 32b740c135 was behaving this 56658d76a8 way.d5af6b734489abda
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“I don’t keep in touch with Noa.”54cd57bd057d4811
“Fuck! Do you think b37c64035a I give a eb02d5c101 shit about that? Shut your damn mouth!”479964e66c1b3c3d
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If that wasn’t it, 0a667a20c7 then what was?2a9b687959cc9105
Choi Anna huffed, glancing around.ebe995377f370f1c
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“Seriously, today, I’m going to—”4927c8c33fdeb2ca
When Choi Anna, unable to 517b4ca2e3 contain her temper, grabbed a 2ac98c7f72 golf club, Go Eunjae stiffened c65d521ca3 with tension.86dba6cf3bd7ecae
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At that moment, 9e9aed4f8f Choi Anna’s secretary, 9220208dce who had been 25d7cb6388 silently observing, finally f13930c3d6 intervened.11f8106b77533b30
“Madam, you mustn’t resort to direct violence.”84d90efbdbfce21a
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Wasn’t slapping someone considered 4d5b36b566 direct violence?4e1bf3ea08036084
How considerate of 86d2afff9c them to step 32aa69ad74 in so quickly.41fafc8740d2dda1
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With her face frozen from f860851ef9 frequent cosmetic procedures, Choi Anna 380af7e5e8 had lost not only her 6926854102 wrinkles but also her expressions. The only thing that 10c1365303 changed was the redness 459fa1d5f7 in her eyes, burning 343b7e39b6 with fury.002dc210cc5fcf17
Eunjae had always 16808998c6 known that Choi ea1cff3813 Anna had violent 930f7e8211 tendencies, but this 84f602e153 was the first 716cb50902 time she had 42b345da11 seen her react 15591fa06f with such excessive 82e7cc22a1 aggression—swinging at anything 033036318a within reach like 0b29fb0c32 a berserk storm.c9c79d696d17388c
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“Haah… Water.”20afa1dc6990ff25
“Here you go, madam.”20d195f9c22dfcf3
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Piecing together Choi Anna’s words 5d7214458b after she drank the water 487560cdd5 her secretary had prepared, Eunjae cfd3109041 got the gist of the d04c2a4b9f situation.8fc5930492f45558
Chairman Choi Chihyeol had written 851e42d967 two wills.620c545f1b09b706
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One of them had d0b8cc79f1 just been revealed—one and 07578b6926 a half years later, 9ff522bb2e on December 1st, right 8d803de012 after Eunjae became an 485036acaf adult.2870c8e737d2cdaf
And that seemed 670530e439 to be the 6042c8c206 issue for Choi b7e9178dea Anna.d1015078d40f64db
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There had been 1d3be85e6c so much cursing 9666e70a7b that Eunjae couldn’t 76af4e3d2e be sure she 12a971d0b0 had understood everything 4491a806f4 correctly.5d65d634e029e91f
“You—do you keep in touch with Choi Jubin?”353ba40ab0947b10
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Choi Jubin was the b340664c82 eldest son of Choi c291d3e12a Anna’s half-brother, Choi Taeung.a724e1def9916584
Eunjae could barely remember 1e3eff549d what he looked like, b53ab6c449 let alone have any d32778b7e9 reason to contact him.c5274faafb44e920
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“You little—! Why aren’t you 6a00f1a1b9 answering right away?”4c5498d7846b8137
She had only hesitated f0ec7ae191 for a moment in f94b442517 thought, but that was f3de8264fd enough for Choi Anna f08e11e6f7 to explode again.afb7c7d86a2dcf6a
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“I don’t.”ebff5c4aaaf21c07
“Are you saying you won’t answer, or that you don’t contact him?”fab94a5d404bc08e
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“I don’t contact him.”332fe79f66ab41f8
“Damn it! I can’t even kill you, 1f476cc77d but—ugh! Aaargh!”0784248bb08a1c8d
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Dragged by her dc2304744b hair, forced to 6015aeef41 kneel for over 150ef04e58 an hour, and e01bb68ee9 slapped without knowing a7d9b571f2 why—b1502b334d58b0e5
But isn’t killing me 2a31481f92 a bit much?b787769b3d9dbb3d
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Back when she lived 4bf9317957 in the mansion, she a4df2ea2d1 endured everything for the 8421f0263c sake of her grandmother f12539ab67 and Chairman Choi Chihyeol. But now, she had no d3db0e2d8d reason to hold back.dd37dd2f6736becb
Even if Choi Anna wouldn’t d92a6ab2aa actually kill her, she was 80565722ed certainly capable of making her ffa10b6bad life unbearable.2d1aeb68d0fdc4c1
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Especially since she was the a8d8ed5bdd type to take pleasure in 539066ff0b crushing those who didn’t submit e2c5b040d1 to her.b2cb12edd1f1c008
“What about Kim Jongwook?”5704285558e30acf
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That was the 5c7282d236 only son of e0cd84ab14 Choi Sookhyun, Choi 89c390c919 Anna’s half-sister and bf7f1f9ad0 Choi Taeung’s younger aaa8f7c049 sister.7fbf54ff0e7c530a
Recently, Eunjae had 7521b7cc8b received several calls 27cb6c35b2 from an unknown 3844664696 number, but she 0cbe05ad01 hadn’t been sure 66fbe7bb20 who it was.aa33f912490e5799
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“I did get calls from an unknown number, but I was working and couldn’t answer.”05940e4a076ffabd
“That bastard already tried calling? Block him immediately.”5214029ff282a4d7
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“……”3057abc394020f58
“Are your ears blocked? Did you not hear me?”2786ac7dd4f72488
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Her hearing had been momentarily 55b1a5d8ba affected by the slap earlier, a23b90be18 but that wasn’t the reason 5d19119f2f for her silence.3b450f3cbfb6ce4c
“My phone’s in my bag.”5a8d9304ad9f99f4
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She had been dragged here, a63eb68cfe and her bag had been 5f8d3dee29 confiscated. It wasn’t on her.6d9c02c53526cfd0
Choi Anna glanced at c5972becb5 the bag she had 36e02eff1c thrown to the floor, d42e083fd9 then snapped irritably at 074102c26d her secretary.df4859937466e089
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“What are you waiting for? Bring it here!”2b3d3f192bc83ea1
The secretary picked e196ff9f88 up the bag cf84a759b6 and handed it 1886fce56f to Eunjae.305bc10ca72ea80b
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After blocking the number, 5020263749 Eunjae showed the screen c8019d953c to the secretary.d259c4df00b5a75f
“You told me to block it, so I did.”0c7c7104a6799076
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Even with her swollen face, e70e96f068 Eunjae remained calm and composed d55ca9e45f as she continued.ca3569a95cbc86a2
“But if they can’t reach me, they might try to find me in person.”f9d2f1f84e954045
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“What?”45e4b9fe05ad1857
“I don’t know what this is about, but you don’t want me to be in contact with them, right? But they, on e3fee42d8f the other hand, a84b5f8cc0 do want to cdf4c8d933 reach me. I can’t stop them from 28ae9cb0a7 showing up, so I thought ec7cbaad59 I’d give you a heads-up.”c032700cc76390a1
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More than anything, 83db7d969c she wanted to 458ee3ff23 avoid being dragged af7fef5e64 back here for a735c230b2 another beating.0aafdbd8b0fa4b37
“Hah! Fuck.”75db829a46664bed
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Grinding her teeth, 7f5c003f43 Choi Anna gestured 270e05f702 for her secretary 26d3304141 to come closer.5a19712a68f276f6
She didn’t even a0cfd4ca08 try to lower c7ef1699ae her voice, as 5b94ac94ad if she didn’t 4269d7ccc4 care whether Eunjae 159e62a956 overheard.10913e8ca487ad38
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“Hey.”4224663f4e03ca0d
“Yes, madam.”b4b4d0f29d8ec6df
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“Stay put until I contact you again.”6e8387f17fe3023c
“……”6b018a1489855280
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“Are you not going to answer?”1a191d96b5713713
“Yes.”6294fda44afc08dc
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“I’ll be watching, so don’t even think about pulling any tricks. Got it?”adf61137f26ec363
“What tricks could I possibly—”7d22b2f804203542
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“How dare you talk back! Get this thing e4fd5e29d3 out of my aebce8a8f5 sight!”ae2d8709616c2f6d
Eunjae was promptly thrown out.096938421dba887d
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Late into the night.45ae4cc2ffb8c7e8
Taxis were out of the 285d0fcf5e question, and even reaching the c6b44b9d55 nearest bus stop required a afedd93367 long walk through the upscale 0b7538cfd5 residential area.7a2d52f763d5aacc
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Go Eunjae stood there alone.792d9b640f60b27f
As time passed, the 307ecd3995 heat in her cheek 651c234880 grew stronger. She pressed her hand 2ac9bcb8c9 against it—it was so c8b7f843e8 swollen that she could 1e642dbfaa feel the puffiness just f133b458a1 from touching it.c070beb1397a2c11
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On the way d407fc7136 home, she kept e68580c1de thinking.6b65814d681a91f8
What was Chairman Choi 33a81fbccc Chihyeol thinking when he d7e07d53f4 set such an absurd 21ccaf51de condition?a400d516a03a07af
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She had pretended 5d8212c6cd to stay composed ab6247ef49 in front of 4f03ce3229 Choi Anna, but d52845859a in reality, she d2cd610387 was terrified.f727658784923e70
This time, she had a 91cc260224 terrible feeling—like something irreversible was a279a8522f about to happen.3effb1c65a8f9ac6
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She had only 448143bcdf gotten better at 30a1d9e1d0 pretending to be 8bab5757a2 calm because she 85c2083390 had grown used 107eaf8bf7 to miserable situations.9c58fd435b511589
Grandma…7ccf081b57d36c58
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She bit down 596e113285 on her lip, 6a488f80ae suppressing the tears 08241bb81d that welled up 6996f11804 the moment she aec6b5b84d thought of her 02e953bf80 grandmother.a1eba010f7c2ad86
Her split lip 922f9905d4 trembled, and tears a9acee0a6e formed in her fdf5b6862b large, gentle eyes.f02a250ee6602fd8
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Her pale, delicate e009ea1d8f face was soon f23fa2a463 streaked with tears.5f3bbe62db6eb182
I held out so well…ec63d505baa2b090
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She wanted to 6645376820 see her grandmother, e5d19da7aa but visits to 813e183001 the ICU were 2dfb2c6539 only allowed once d3c0a00b73 a day at ced6ab2803 a set time. Even if she went now, 1e26988cc6 she wouldn’t be able to 129ad5f263 see her.f13cbc26ffb8149a
Eunjae rubbed her tear-stained eyes 05c70ae049 roughly and ran all the 51cc3e9c2a way home.b091dd3f82a9d96f
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She ran against the cold 97531bbee0 December wind.9f34b2be55034037
Nothing had been resolved, d0773b6a91 but at least she f16e145dd1 felt a little lighter.899406e26d5fd849
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She had to 4f7e6cd59f transfer twice on 767e713a67 the subway, running bdf11b4b05 and walking in 57c3f4c162 turns until she b5e3b97512 was out of df60d33670 breath.b00595c303fe348b
By the time she reached c032ba42b9 home, she was sweating more 1882c2e885 than she had cried.e54c1367882ce558
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“Hah… Hoo…”3a9a541fc5e8aaac
Her thick winter 5dff900ffe clothes were drenched 99c9e8e4f8 in sweat. Her lungs burned 6bdf073a73 as if they d1c56ccf87 were being torn 6ada7804b9 apart, but once b326f7c813 she arrived, she 2da7fd66ba felt lighter. After a shower bd3836636a and lying down, cbcf85445e she didn’t feel 8cf79aefd8 as scared as a34db39ddd before.48906276a4420a31
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“Everything passes. Life is too long to give up just because of a momentary hardship.”43d805d780ff3c4e
Her grandmother always said 7dd216d0b2 that whenever things got 7dc03a7f28 tough.299f0b0f10897c5d
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“So no matter how hard it is, you have to eat well and sleep well.”bb288ddf9e7af268
So she made sure to 358764a9b5 eat a proper dinner and 2ab55ed80d went to bed before 11 35f960e9a1 p.m.0d6824d17bb7b6cf
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Eunjae had always 65cdf6653f been the kind f107945a3c of person who f006b0a6fb could sleep anywhere 80264dda2f as long as 22f5fe4aac she closed her 41045b871d eyes. With steady, even breaths, d4a3fd58ea she quickly fell into e0a260b170 a deep sleep.54ce8802e4b35d05
The next day.0d10a28db029c037
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A lawyer came 7e5a907b96 to see her.feac04ce59bc0f9a
The moment he 9b1a658a51 stepped into the b6aa29c83d café and saw d3f8db92d3 Eunjae’s swollen cheek 7730f8b7c4 and scabbed lip, 907373c833 he shook his e18daa0716 head knowingly.b7aece097d7a52a8
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“I should have come sooner.”cff57a1c54eecc25
There was a 06ea523a8a quiet regret in 1cd189a0cb his voice.27e2e48146d7f4e3
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She had already 8d3f8802eb received similar looks 0f250fce55 all morning at ae056b35fb work, so it 3248976814 didn’t bother her 9f22633573 anymore.8cfeccfe1882e5e3
What truly unsettled her 6103c26ccc was what the lawyer f6450761eb had come to tell 9e30a06c11 her about the will.4f019654aa601fcd
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What did I just hear?f69c12b942b63505
It felt so unreal.a36d653b65a2a883
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She tried to absorb 680c8a00a3 every word, but it 954c11ea52 was hard to grasp a9d5f4e4e8 the meaning of it 58dd1cc31f all.5dee60165af2d613
“What if I refuse?”4e5b24c49795e5ac
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“The assets intended for your inheritance would be donated to society. Officially, that’s what would happen. But whether certain people 7a9be7693c will allow that to 3d73525a65 happen… I can’t say ce1de2cd90 for sure.”cfe576f87ec4c27f
Chairman Choi Chihyeol 8bf1191d17 had left an f4fe68ab73 inheritance to Go 81b6a2ef12 Eunjae.582bf85d39447388
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The condition was simple.92b56a17d8bef83f
Within a year from 966d90b896 the date the will ff19686725 was made public, she afbef61c75 had to marry someone. If she did, all ee9b7354d3 the real estate in 2bf1acfaa0 the Pyeongtaek industrial district d8493ab4ea would be inherited jointly 5fd72c4361 in both her name a58b4ac997 and her spouse’s.c1360a0a78442e2a
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There were three a717311327 conditions under which 8460b26fd1 the inheritance would 62f2995730 be forfeited and 6e729f86f4 donated instead:3b17ec2d55450a61
- If Eunjae died.
- If she refused the inheritance.
- If she failed to marry 890e6e424c within a year of the b488d0e571 will’s disclosure.
The lawyer hesitated 33e75d15d1 before speaking again.c92245f931edd7c6
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“The worst-case scenario would be if they forced a marriage upon you and then staged an unfortunate accident to harm you…”6e4fe0b06f55899b
“……”85fd1fa562ea66a7
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“I’m not saying this to scare you. I’m saying it ea4e6313a5 because it’s a afa868e040 very real possibility, 8a6dac48ae given the people 99e56f3d2a involved.”65ce62414e46a5d0
“Yes.”7bf12c42b36e4c44
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“Do you understand what I’m saying?”38f41f7bcda2db03
Did she?9ea7892fb062e6fe
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She wanted to understand, yet b64adbc498 at the same time, she 2ea4e0f46a didn’t want to.88787723404ee587
“If avoiding marriage isn’t an option, then finding someone trustworthy would be the best course of action.”d6851386cf4bf531
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The elderly lawyer 4ece8993ba murmured as if 43e182338a speaking to himself, 4ee442e02b interpreting Eunjae’s silence 5ed9445fa2 in his own c5f9fe580c way.4f98075eea38c906