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“Do I look like I’m feeling guilty?”2f8ee4640f81aa18

“No, you don’t. That’s why I don’t get 09e5dbb99a why you’re acting this way.”e9b316aeb77f9ea7

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He stared at her 69d2aecca4 for a moment before 29125dd6e2 speaking calmly.11383a8be354927e

“I told you. I’ve been an 999db519a6 asshole since birth.”69433a7aeef13cd7

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“……”c5b2ce58db07cb65

“You said you’d try to endure it. Can’t handle it already?”43aa20671619ae73

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“That’s not it. I’m good at putting up 6fbc170260 with things.”d2bca99bfdee333c

“Hearing you say that makes me wonder just how much youcan endure.”c92f8491e318ea28

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The muttered words e9c4bf033e sank low into 73be0750bf the already cool dc8af44af1 air, thanks to 354d96fcc2 the air conditioner.42453631543e9f72

“What do you want to drink? I need something. There’s water and beer.”21a544bba912158c

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“I’ll take water, please.”3540c2fc78672bd0

It was September, but the 0d25131616 midday heat still lingered, and e0855260cc maybe because of the tense ef56fa3584 conversation, her throat was dry.0335eb7e52e9f9e0

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Sunwoo Chang nodded and held 5b272405d9 out his hand to the 7d4c4bafb4 seated Go Eunjae.3ef88a5acfdd2f5f

“Give me that.”ae8157f71f5c2f9a

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When she passed him 7a415bc95b the document envelope, he d1522acfa1 said, “Not that,” and 27bf8af068 gestured toward the black e3974fa26e plastic bag.b3fcf449b5a013b0

“You’re going to eat that now?”4f37906eb55812f3

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“No.”2a292a3a75211dfa

“Then I’ll just put it in the fridge, so give it here.”0adfb5cbb2d9dc18

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“Thank you.”a1bbed7808da1a50

Taking the bag filled 1eb2056de6 with jokbal and spicy ff7242f1e1 chicken feet, Sunwoo Chang 3eb1880ca6 walked to the kitchen 0ef9cf3fa2 and returned with a 97f66a6267 can of beer and fa61b366be a 500ml bottle of 41e563433e water.e2b3f20cb80457df

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“I’d have been fine with just a glass…”c8bceb6ee440da27

“And how would you know what I might put in that glass?”e1782fdde78a6de6

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“I don’t think like that about you.”df1ef1437c4117ae

“You should. We haven’t even signed f8c92641d6 anything yet.”5f0bac84774de89c

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As Go Eunjae 7a3c968e86 twisted the bottle 6d9705448c cap open, she 6813774465 glanced across at 17b4038f48 Sunwoo Chang sipping 1df21ef5f1 his beer.05e668656ab01876

He sometimes came off 0075b0fc33 polite, but other times 52fec33e2f acted like a total 20ef875cd2 brute. He told her to be 1570994a62 suspicious but didn’t seem shady.bc9f5c3794d565f4

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Just from looking 80cf45b334 at the documents a67d420f03 he’d prepared, it 9432c1a370 was clear he’d 10d15a8c8c thought through things 944b2beda7 she hadn’t even c02dda3336 considered. Whatever his reasons were, he d378de0ee7 hadn’t glossed over any aspects 3e97f156d5 of married life, which gave a964591a2b her room to mentally prepare 990071a547 for it.a02b373a0a8aed92

At this point, 87edca0c3b she found it d2eabfaaee easier to trust 4fe66be62c someone whotoldher to be cautious 331d10b382 than someone who insisted e27ae6720c she didn’t need to e96765eda2 be.5aceb738f51d87d4

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“Looking at me won’t get the message across. Use your words.”f8e62e3a6303f9c9

She felt like saying 7dec0c416a something she couldn’t even 88f8ab471e sort out in her a183297d53 own head would just c3329177f1 make things messier.4c6362425b0a9e4a

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She wasn’t good at making 0ac771d0d8 up lies on the spot, 0a837931b1 so she just voiced the cea90b7ce0 simple truth in front of cdf530bc9b her.53c2f0b57f01e72f

“I just find it kind of surprising. I thought you’d be bc959a513a the type to drink 8558a3e6fa whiskey or something.”94a717987989e8c0

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“I don’t drink anything that makes me drunk.”5c49a5dbc4e32e56

“Are you a lightweight?”88426f988f650de6

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“Pretty much.”0f1702b9ef8c0f6b

Chairman Choi Chihyeol had 87d6c14448 liked traditional liquors, and a7b0ac50c2 Choi Anna and her 5b0392aa9a siblings mostly drank whiskey cf4d620abc or wine. To them, beer—especially 448c976f78 domestic beer—was a 4683c4fbd0 cheap drink for 56c7f9c8ca kids or commoners.2d9211e6d1fa9ac7

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“Do you drink?”fdc2fdd9aec71488

“I haven’t tried it yet.”f50b43c863ae22dd

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Her grandmother collapsed 43b359cbc7 before she turned 6fd35c25bc legal age, and c63a9c923b then as if fdc0e511f2 timed, Chairman Choi 4c64ccc9dd passed away. Her school days had been 460a5ce74f filled with ballet, and after c2770db669 graduation, she naturally lost touch ab3aab38d4 with the shallow acquaintances she’d 30ae0217fc once had.69567ce2470ed082

No friends had invited 8653999754 her out for drinks, 31bc814144 and neither her current d63163589c nor former jobs ever b55274665a held company dinners.221205f892d95005

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“Want to try it?”efc30ad6a54de351

“Maybe later.”ee65095cb7076b96

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“You think I’d do something shady?”b927ac4057062ec3

“It’s not that. I have work tomorrow.”918da10c60d6bfdd

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Go Eunjae’s job a2df7d9850 demanded strength and 5b2118ad11 stamina.0ba24a0a3231ee70

Except for lunch bf17707f49 breaks, she had 4bcb319566 to stay on 672f1802b4 her feet the 85fe9bd853 entire time, and 0a6cef8eb9 slicing pig’s feet 4f0b8cadd0 required real physical 10a420142d strength. Go Eunjae worked 868ea4e7af full-time from 9 055d6988d7 a.m. to 9 p.m., 33df32c455 five days a 943adf8088 week, and only b6fd97c88d did a half-day 776c261eea on Saturdays.3a9a305e997c4e12

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Working six days 8a8c7d5769 of high-intensity manual 5cc91e75d9 labor meant that 25ed1ee7a1 even someone like bbadb61ae5 her, who was abad61c163 in relatively good d4316b7ed4 shape, would end 3aa8b607f6 up spending her 34ca48f001 only day off 48547db5fa sleeping in late.0a7e48e15a103111

She’d never had alcohol before, 0ce951d9cc so she didn’t know if 6f6ebbc1db she got hangovers, but either acc32bd366 way, drinking when she had f051f53475 to work the next day 061350f00f didn’t feel right.1818445997056dd7

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She wanted to explain all 74b8f16a25 this without sounding long-winded, but a9cb3d3e39 her sluggish lips could only 7c4e68d709 fumble for words. In the end, she didn’t 704268738d need an excuse—something happened that c74c8bd7d6 saved her from having to c8d6d97896 explain at all.a4ffca6f673ce94f

“You won’t be able to go to work.”f2e66eac6b8c2431

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“Why not?”eeb69f43e59bc1fa

“Your house is already dangerous. Do you really think 63608b3f33 your workplace will be 978709d0f7 any safer?”50cd1f8e3e5ddaa0

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Choi Anna was someone who 3560c24fc0 cared deeply about appearances. She’d insisted on 534cb31f75 summoning Go Eunjae 058e02e726 to her home 86653c542a even when scolding c77b6137bd her, so if d7d75134ca Lee Noa went af360af8c5 as far as 15c23aa7a6 warning her not ef925905e6 to return home, 4f4508be39 it meant things 2a8eadc3aa were truly serious—and 975dd8589c Go Eunjae understood 208e171124 that.ae487e6f0c6ef697

“Would she really go that far?”dd41c10e11722be6

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“Why do you think I was in front of your shop at that hour?”6601da0e7eb3d84a

Ah. He was doing it to e0d0e2c4e8 show Choi Anna.2bf17f1b71d9f9a7

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Go Eunjae had 503af8e4cb thought the pig’s a1796e84cd feet stall would 01f330aef4 be fine since e6eb246199 it was inside 1f1604ec30 a busy marketplace 637013c7ac with lots of d6ee9511fc foot traffic. But now that Choi Anna 02521d9f03 was clearly on edge and fa2242ea1f capable of anything, she couldn’t dc1a1e05cb insist on going to work.8535b94438b795d1

If she wanted to 49f6f577ab be safe, she needed 0c07806791 to formalize the marriage ca8fa7932f with Sunwoo Chang as 91006a9a3d soon as possible.d5d5d3c82bfba71a

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No matter how angry Choi 52e935ed05 Anna was, no matter how b7debb8d02 much she hated Go Eunjae, 3ef5ab50b1 she wouldn’t dare harm the 309f05af6b wife of Sunwoo Chang—illegitimate son 0e005c0396 of Jupyeong Construction’s Seo Jupyeong e67acca7cb and his only remaining blood da3c81e1a9 relative.7d23d75aee891b0c

As if reading her thoughts, fa801b9f88 Sunwoo Chang brought up the 2a44fdd3e4 wedding timeline.8c4e475f50bd23fa

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“Even if we start preparing now, the marriage will take at least a month.”2c8b2cbda9fa56ff

She had guessed he wouldn’t db4d2c4c57 settle for just a simple c9905cd66a marriage registration.8017ea40cbabc5f8

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When he’d first asked 94f7ef245f for her contact information, 9dbb67f4cc it hadn’t felt real. It was only 3740bc61f0 when she visited 0577839fab his company that 90bd685dd4 she started to 548450e31e understand what this 9ec18d0514 marriage actually meant.81db4189df524d8f

Through that, she’d also d27e5b112c come to understand that 4624a3c36f she wasn’t in a ffd3c7e279 position to voice her dbafa33c22 opinions.59059c03dbef43d1

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Still…c1e8af7d0cbcb76a

“That job… It was arranged through a friend of my grandmother’s. If I suddenly don’t show 826eeef6af up, not only will I fd0ca1b64b be hurting the business, but 5d10eaefc6 I’ll be putting that person 4815091c93 in an awkward position. Even if I call 18116efee6 the agency, I’d need 8bfbe84a10 to let them know e998ef7f96 at least a day 5f8308011a in advance to get ea969698f8 someone else.”07257cb4794ea7b2

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Go Eunjae hurried to explain.04f2ba413c4ce681

“It might not look like much, but the job does require some training, and it’s already really late to call now.”189cd8caa6844a84

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She tried to keep it 3553ee7211 short, thinking this was something fc1c56e6b9 that needed a little context—but 9f785d179f the explanation dragged on. She hadn’t even adff674c4a gotten to the 5fcb5da0c7 main point yet, 28971218b1 and already her fede4769da words were starting d37f4f1460 to lose steam.8153d6e84f80f472

A person should 668e2caa89 have a sense 93a6c3d1dc of propriety, but 7a4be6448c here she was, 0a1efde316 sounding like she 968aa948c8 was just asking 4cc499d55a to get her 38b44fded9 way—and that made c1b001a508 her feel embarrassed 874a984394 and ashamed.6756ad0714970752

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“You sure do go on when you’re trying to insist on going to work.”aecc96b7dc1285c6

“Could I at least go just for tomorrow?”9ad4e7434f296a3b

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“What’s worse—your coworkers being a bit inconvenienced by your absence, or some gangsters showing up and wrecking the place so badly the business has to shut down completely?”66ac67d91cb5457b

“G-Gangsters?”5cb90a290ecb8b1f

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“How else do you think Choi Anna would try to steal you away from me?”3066c6acb6dfa9bd

She didn’t bother saying,“I’m not some object to be stolen.”0257a1bd0d32388c

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Setting his empty beer can 7a55e5ff67 down on the table, Sunwoo 9b07702e09 Chang said offhandedly,7219995106e2bf43

“You’ll be safe as long as you’re with me. So stay here, in 37f6d021f9 my house, and behave.”23f9dfa17013a481

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“……”5ccd184606e07ad9

“Answer me.”0f1821a240b35af1

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“…Okay.”23649e90329b18cf

“You must be tired. Go rest. Use the room on 3507e435e0 the second floor—it has f52d948380 a bathroom.”f8881d3d43c0b1f4

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With that, Sunwoo Chang stood 771424c5a8 up and, without so much 544c3bac04 as a goodbye, walked straight 4d323ebbf2 out the front door just da1bf84721 as he had come in.a194ea1cbeb74d91

He left so quickly that 3845df6a37 she didn’t even have time c0a5df81f9 to ask where he was 90cb6cdabd going.9bac34412ae2f4e5

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And just like d7a5a129a9 that, Go Eunjae 4aebd76e82 was left alone.af33d495fcee42c5

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Go Eunjae stood b139b1dfae awkwardly from the 3f044f50c4 couch, momentarily dazed, 974c2e5894 confirming once again 97f539b2ff that her assumption f0143851c3 had been correct.ce7215240d3c6de6

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“No wonder it didn’t feel lived in.”a1c604ab90002437

This house may have belonged 84000fee73 to Sunwoo Chang, but it ef987c326b was clear he didn’t actually 567b49073a live here.59be3ea4f130be46

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She slowly got up 8b8e03ce21 and headed to the e784a32f0d kitchen to throw away aaea0cebf9 the empty beer can c90a26a0cb he had left behind, f3c3ea8296 opening the door that fe30f3803c led to the utility 1cdd7173d4 room in search of ec143bf985 a trash bin or 7169f584a1 recycling bin.62f333cf444035da

But none of the usual e1da540dca household items were anywhere to bbdfdb20ce be found. Naturally, there was no e3559b4861 recycling bin, and nothing 9c02d7a5ea even resembling a trash 7360bcafc8 can.fdbdeda08c23365c

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Left with no other choice, 59991b23bb she set the empty can 450468d1d4 in the sink and went 4e29455e1f upstairs. There, she found a 5b75cf2ed5 small sitting area and ab44a2b69b a mini kitchen with 40bfcfe341 a water dispenser.bca2fe517177b713

The second floor had c5615fd157 two rooms, one bathroom, b96b7e21c4 and even a terrace—it 84833ff5d2 was practically a whole ae2b593217 second house. One of the rooms, even 664d0e7ec3 without a bathroom, was large fc7d6dea5a enough to fit a built-in f36db84787 wardrobe. The room with the bathroom 6419b43eff was twice as big. The whole house was 3a5f5edb61 far too large for c1a6f88b12 just one person.2728d21a20a6f979

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“I want to go home.”95a8c707267f0711

Though Chairman Choi Chihyeol had 5304decb03 supported her ballet education, Go 11aa4f9fcc Eunjae’s life had always been bfd5e7e0c6 fairly ordinary. Even when she entered the 16675c3700 estate, she and her grandmother 503ce2aae3 lived in the annex, far 6d712393b9 from the main house. That arrangement had been 332713fe9a insisted upon by the 8b8ff073d8 chairman himself, who didn’t ea0fbbcfbe want young Eunjae left 906e47b5a8 alone while her grandmother 50a8ec3554 went to work at 82a7e854be her alteration shop.ae479e7a1297088a

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Originally, the annex was 50296140a1 housing for live-in staff, a42370210d but once her grandmother 7520a2b513 and Eunjae moved in, 0db50971d8 the staff had to d370e1957f relocate.c7792c73fb58727c

Choi Anna had e83b5410af hated this with fc1625acb2 a passion. The annex had e4508f3714 a separate entrance d710b66ad1 from the main 811da80b38 house, so they 3522b62cf5 rarely crossed paths 4d803ed5f5 unless someone went 3968b99d42 out of their a77396bb55 way—but thanks to 50e5ca5d33 Lee Noa, who 75ab5283f6 constantly dropped by 877258c014 the annex, Anna f178f7da28 had grown to ccab917ed2 despise even the eca6bea06c mention of it.21e9431ae60f3577

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Yoon Chaeseon, Eunjae’s 23294834f8 grandmother, ran her 7434f2478c own alteration shop 457d5586d1 and put her 45efa6f1bc only daughter through 25ae801b78 college. After her daughter passed away, 44d6ec1e5e she raised Go Eunjae by 5e6c804acd herself.db115bfb277163ca

Losing both daughter and son-in-law fe8f497dbd in an accident on the 220e1d0203 same day had left no 551051d3fa room for grief—her days were 0e365e20ac completely filled with the task 07cfc22ade of caring for a four-year-old 4f57d47cae granddaughter.4ff8530f73c82064

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After Eunjae started ballet, she af30e71cd0 would occasionally visit the main ef2a7a01f6 house to greet Chairman Choi, 3a2055262e and in those moments, it 5e1448e8fd felt like stepping into a 50d9d350d2 completely different world. But thankfully, that d2068b9882 disparity never turned 4d82fb22f8 into a sense e15a23df31 of deprivation. Her grandmother’s love was a4051b5487 enough—and the dazzling world 479c08111d of ballet already filled 5d155a702f her heart to the abd1b1ee49 brim, leaving no room f8d8255b88 for envy.fc6714358e5beb77

“How did my ordinary life end up like this…”d87042cb5bb774f8

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Even after her 4167bea687 grandmother collapsed, she e3d03e4c48 hadn’t gone into 7ccb399ca3 debt.6720787497639037

She closed the alteration e827cebea5 shop not because of c519eacbd3 debt, but because it dc3a4df9a5 had become impossible to e46dec66c6 operate without her grandmother. Moving into a rooftop 8d72a3e0ad room afterward wasn’t due 85fb0842c4 to hardship—it was to d6c30d0f15 save money.8afd5fafb06d5e5f

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With that money, she wanted bba4e1a9c8 to open a pig’s feet 872ff0d2d0 shop once her grandmother was 2ce9b5bd4d discharged. She dreamed of making fb71b2db08 a modest living, not 26d7811ccd owing anyone anything, not d47a444eb0 causing trouble for others—just 90b04d127f living a quiet life 36aedb4c0d with her grandmother.c3209a25438ceca7

But now, all those goals 1c86c5f295 felt meaningless. Would things be b6ce280cb5 different if her ce715fb7d5 grandmother were awake?70ccdb7887649800

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“For now…”6f30c482d0f5c917

She should shower.89c9c81118a8f2c3

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Go Eunjae shook off f374e234fa the heavy thoughts and 3fb2612c78 forced herself to move.48bbcc769db440e0

Working all day b2114c1a74 in an outdoor 86fcb63080 stall meant she 5728abc584 was always covered 8417249b1c in dust by d22fd25b74 the end of c24bc411f3 the day.2d04e96f3a04b9cb

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She was worried about not 0953e67ade having any clothes to change 0a23cefaa2 into, but figured she could f1c352dbd3 manage one more day in 6a80a18f63 the same outerwear. As for underwear, she 7705815450 planned to wash them 45a93de8b5 by hand and dry c072abd955 them overnight.477eb57e08503f49

Just then, her phone buzzed 1833585a95 briefly with a new message.fac072452c341a74

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