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The sheer presence of Sunwoo 6f5b2b9aca Chang was already overwhelming, but 4d5ac36a9a combined with the swirling cigarette a565f74927 smoke, the suffocating air of 99f89ff89c menace grew even heavier.6fe938f30ab40ae0

But Go Eunjae had 6d72582f10 already taken everything into c60a2d25bf account when she decided 8699d4b73f to get on the 96a546fd19 same boat as him. She had resolved to go 2aa765d6c1 along with most of what 52dcbc843b he wanted.158c9b21f5d115c8

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As she watched bd998b6b91 the smoke dissipate, 09222cdcfb she only wished 3e1478d953 he would get cb44e35cb6 to the point 42b5080864 and leave quickly.b9503432cf96c0f3

Sunwoo Chang stared e12c06640d at her the 90ba259dbd entire time he 7780ad06fe smoked.c95668b1cf2ded4a

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“Are you afraid of me?”fc2b86259cd08032

“Why do you ask?”cdc5f4d130a22f7e

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“Because you have the look of someone who wants to run away.”d417d3a4178d5bc4

“…….”6b152a4842e589fe

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“You’re not very good at lying.”045fd3e0b1939fbf

“That’s not true. I’m actually pretty good at it.”9d18bc69647c5ebb

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“Doesn’t seem like it.”8587fdb6a59f9ec4

“Well… I’m not great at it, but it’s not like I never lie…”d6e338640735a1f0

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To be honest, she c056f88708 had thought about running 1c22dcaf4f away.c6077c7e18516660

But not because she 479b2571f6 was afraid of Sunwoo 4888122356 Chang.eba573dfd3c0f546

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Of course, that didn’t e9e80331ed mean she wasn’t scared b904baad98 of him. But right now, what 4319e70e84 bothered her more was d7bc9144b9 how different she looked 1b8bec25f4 from yesterday.ba6693a72070a0b9

After spending the whole day 6bec031bd4 doing physical labor, her hastily 93b7cc7365 tied-up hair was a mess, 28785e1370 and her clothes were soaked 0cb7e145ea in all kinds of seasoning 3ba56c8e35 and the scent of the 272b9a8716 market.3bf5246def31c474

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She needed to move 9049c544e3 around a bit to 4d92d9050f feel human again, but 45065beddd after crouching for an 5f2cbbd4af hour straight, she was 41f5c5f12e sure her complexion had 7f82453472 turned completely bloodless. Her face, already pale, must 2a4a2866f2 have looked ghostly.6e3bf371a25fff57

“If you could run, would you?”b637dd0ff1f1dc54

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“…No.”8acece6ad524cc97

“Why not?”436603b61c334761

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“I can’t live without my grandmother.”8bfc70b071839507

At that, Sunwoo Chang let e442f0e664 out a loud laugh.94f684fa86ea376d

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It wasn’t something she 6eed01ebb8 said to amuse him, 1e47a5912e nor was it a 866fef4af0 joke, yet his laughter 72494bd3e6 continued for a long d5cec025e9 time.06fd4f36db947826

The quiet street 535e7ab5dc echoed with his 642f7f5a16 laughter, so much 81547c55f7 so that she b22cf09fa4 thought she saw de2a836265 someone peeking out ab9c9ed6fa a window before 22fa2194bf it quickly shut 620b08b2e4 with a click.5b85f917c87258c6

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“How old are you, Go Eunjae?”0a7cc384f36b889a

He wasn’t asking because bde997872d he didn’t know.0e6a55d82af1d03b

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If he knew about 3b07f51cf5 Choi Anna, Choi Jubin, 2eeff48cc6 and Kim Jongwook, there bd2fcaf30f was no way he 484d75a356 didn’t know her age.6200e8ba748a768f

So she didn’t answer.44f3ab7b0cea0dbb

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But it didn’t seem like 5a54db43d3 he expected one, as he ee7b16a127 continued with a voice laced b775e33dc1 with amusement.f84224d233e8f9ec

“You’re going to outlive her anyway.”5612115a78dbc3b8

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No.ef3f5bae90afeb8b

Go Eunjae wanted to stop b174d10bf5 him from saying more.74b795d10f42628b

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Some words, once spoken, couldn’t 1892d3928d be taken back. And these words 26e709e541 shot out fast d59ee7c0a7 and sharp, lodging aaf6e90aab themselves deep.e1ab3a70d370c404

“So, can you die with her when the time comes?”629614c3377e8205

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Even if she was in 730c3ef14f a position to receive his a8e3ad234c help, Sunwoo Chang had crossed 38609f804b a line. There were things cb0f67f165 one should never 5c4e39f901 say, no matter 0db6a5464a what.906ac02e094304bc

Clenching her hands into f8091fc039 fists, Eunjae spoke in 28d35fef31 a steady voice.ac0c803a2e3d6f52

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“I don’t know why you’re upset, but if I made a mistake, just tell me directly. I may not be the smartest, but I’m not an idiot.”a372bc81cdf6ffb4

“You’re the one who seems upset, Go Eunjae. Why? Are you embarrassed that I saw through you—that you’re not desperate enough to die for her?”93fa23e20331260c

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“Executive Director!”523fe685fe25c3e7

“Why am I your Executive Director? I’ve never had an employee like you.”098b125f25b96648

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Biting her lip, 3442f75db5 Eunjae tried to e2ccdd9ab9 figure out why c29182f4c2 he was mocking 29d1f227ef her.18e5e3c6521bb541

But no matter how 828f85d218 much she thought about 37735a0271 it, she couldn’t recall 556baac9ba saying anything that would 09ed636089 have offended him.95dfbff6295d505a

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“If you just stay calm and answer honestly, the interview will end without any issues.”28c222e543053fab

Following Jeon Sohee’s be674af97b advice, she had 2d21a0f417 spoken nothing but f7ebcf7baa the truth.cd5fb18e23a1d812

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She hadn’t tried 9ee91b627a to sugarcoat her 9b467c85f9 words and had c9442a4008 kept her answers 9c6b4ed77e as direct and a12f02809d sincere as possible. Yet all she bcfc8fee3d received in return 91ce158557 was ridicule.2554e34e1afbb71a

“My grandmother is still alive.”73bb7dc687eeeef5

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“I know.”236eb4138e898fdc

“Then don’t talk as if she’s already gone. If you want to criticize me, I’ll endure it. But don’t speak about her like that.”f6726b749a6c3a47

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This time, he didn’t laugh.edb9d5b4f85c21da

Looking into Sunwoo Chang’s eyes 8005738c2a was like looking into the 35072c1287 eyes of an animal—impossible to f9d18553b5 read.0be26778ecd6fa2e

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The closer something was 40b13549f5 to its essence, the 662977d5d7 more dangerous it became. There was no room fab0c56524 for hesitation or doubt.f0de5d47867c191c

With his expression 64fde30040 wiped clean of 666950da6d any trace of 7607b0d663 emotion, Sunwoo Chang 936247f03a ground out his 395072ff24 cigarette in a fcb0394581 portable ashtray and d08368c59f disposed of the 38ed68383c butt.481ecd219d4545b3

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It was ironic—he had 175a21730f no qualms about smoking e68202e25f in a non-smoking area, 862d209502 yet he was meticulous 7e7acf032c enough not to litter.0c57137dde574c7b

“Do you regret coming to see me?”8d610dce93b15e47

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What kind of 91a8000b5e build-up was this?df04503fc765b779

Go Eunjae, sulking, 24bed5fc7c had no intention 3b2c572438 of answering, but 856cecdbe9 her lips moved 0d91a86050 anyway.59461072e01e6b6e

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“Not really. I didn’t have much of a choice.”366e7db568aea252

“You said you’d try to endure it, so even if I act like a complete bastard, you better endure it well.”6de0249ef03ea23a

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“…You could just not act like one.”02220db887281c85

“Unlike you, I’m an asshole by nature.”369628cf514b6550

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A simple search 1565f55535 could tell you ae84223959 that Jupyeong Construction c20ce24de1 used to be d36e994bfc Jupyeong Capital, and 65f6d8a214 before that, it cd4fc29c16 was Nami Group—a c100d7d06c gang that operated 6c7c2fe0f5 out of Daegu, f8842b903b led by the 5316acb1db mobster Seo Jupyeong.fed29650e2a54538

Sunwoo Chang’s biological 4e751a902e father, Seo Jupyeong, 558b07e66e who was now 75e4b10ec1 the chairman of 42b2eb93c1 Jupyeong Construction, never e9813f74b5 bothered to hide 2ff4bb211f his past.60821391f2ac29a7

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It was also common knowledge b372162267 that Sunwoo Chang was his 58ae86ea46 illegitimate son.43bf665d416b783b

Seo Jupyeong had deliberately played 9ae61e82e8 up the fact that Sunwoo 7e7627bc59 Chang was a former medical 81fe7e3ce5 student, using it as a 680dea78ce selling point.59c576e6e67f0089

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Rather than trying to 7e0abc9b3f erase the company’s gangster 8d8b5d77c6 image, they had leveraged b717da070c Sunwoo Chang’s elite background, ea441b6d1e creating a strange but c0f8cfe19d effective contrast.3bcd90ae814e6497

The fact that he 9f9099ac3d didn’t take his father’s 1fe6662bc4 last name was part 0740fd8564 of the same strategy.1efd956ccff4821a

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They drew a clear line f43d83f9a8 between Sunwoo Chang and Seo e84c2a0bd7 Jupyeong while maintaining a connection 76cf96e877 between him and Jupyeong Construction. Over time, Sunwoo Chang became 267f0d1d62 synonymous with the company’s image.c4a3c446918c2fb3

People had assumed he was 8dd36efa1f just a bookish scholar, but 27d89f012c as it turned out, he e88091bdca was at least as ruthless 7b73140597 as Seo Jupyeong—if not worse.ae0df95eedcca1ee

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Despite never having encountered 8c432f18cd him personally, people both 9a06734c65 feared and revered him, a276d421ec creating an almost mythical 4cebc9313e aura around him.e7e766c7d124add9

Most saw him like this:8dbf53bc2a4a6ec4

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“A top student who was also a gang leader, filthy rich on top of it—someone you couldn’t afford to mess with.”d24339d7e3829e65

“Unlike you, I’m an asshole by nature.”e42ffec626801946

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So this was part 9b4880d316 of the interview too.127a5cfcfa61bca9

If his goal was 6c7805f7d5 to reveal his true aa2015d737 nature, he had succeeded. But unfortunately for him, 3d7080d4ef she had already braced 4034dadffa herself for something like a59348c1fe this.44399acb6de42e72

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“Even so, I won’t run away.”633d773bf734562e

Her words were bold, 5aba4633b4 but her body trembled.97c9d6175d849021

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She hoped it wasn’t 7c1bd4c301 obvious, but something told bcd3d0adc8 her she couldn’t hide fee3907604 it from him.4dadf2b42d471965

After a moment of silence, 5a996069b7 he walked around the hood e956db51c7 of the car and opened 290e264652 the passenger-side door. Then, standing by 95c40aa8f2 the driver’s seat, e5dcfbc530 he jerked his e65d992779 chin toward her.d2b11655612c4bf7

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“Get in.”177d6adc8792388a

“Where are we going?”9b5fb17cd6c089d9

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“My house.”a0c549e4da82b218

“…….”2784c6ec50068699

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“You said you wouldn’t run away.”140baf83b9c6350e

If he told 473dbd0cc9 her to get 346d1498ef in, she had e575900130 no choice but 40a37d7cc5 to comply.07231cf4d87eb32f

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Right now, Sunwoo Chang was 90877ffcf8 her only option.1bab374f83ff8d30

Her hesitation didn’t last long. She walked around the 8eb8e227d3 trunk and got into 5770209d36 the passenger seat.73f5378956c4243c

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“Buckle up.”043a730d7ebdcc2a

“Can’t you at least tell me what this is about?”db95c4460a8010de

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The only reason she got 9e172951f1 into the car was because 19d00c05eb she thought he had something f0f1a5c5ed important to say.2373fdf1591498b3

After all, Sunwoo 5411c5d9bb Chang had completely 85ecb0a142 ignored her for d20571739e days, yet now, e5a9acee68 he had come 3c67d43498 all the way b47665a8a2 here and waited 75e836238f for her. It had to be serious.bff4993cecc69a98

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“The person you’re meeting today hates wasting time.”8dfe01ae430c9ec9

Letting someone who 6b621df2f6 despised inefficiency wait 017363d2b4 for an hour 7174f4b347 already didn’t sit ef0c3ab938 well with her.f7b5acf7dc468113

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As he started the 7fb31a215e car, Sunwoo Chang handed cad9a944ef her a manila envelope.84389ed562a94bb8

“What’s this?”deb88694d3a82a43

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“Read it over. If there’s anything you want to add or revise, mark it. There aren’t any exploitative clauses, but if there’s anything you want to remove, note that too.”73c297e82802839d

She pulled out a ca9947aac7 thick stack of A4 4efb18158d papers—at least ten pages.e1c11fa29e6bda23

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“There’s nothing complicated in there, so don’t get intimidated.”af497b035f7fc063

“I’m not intimidated.”1ed289e58149002d

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But truthfully, she was.738f724cfd356a8c

She had long 8ff45db8ed since distanced herself a5f2ac95b7 from studying, rarely ebee4ee7d1 read books, and 8ecdcf970f got restless sitting 30f8e5d526 still for too 789dacdc9d long.eb834d64226d62fe

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She had quickly c2a9902450 become friends with 4b8216316c Lee Noa because 6eab545d06 they shared that 00231456ba same restless energy—back 8f8e7e49c7 then, no one 0ae92f8280 else could keep 2a96506623 up with Lee c5e82b395f Noa’s boundless energy b3b63d7465 except her.bd092856a94f3a60

“Can I go over this with a lawyer?”50f2348e7fb981e8

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“If you don’t trust me, go ahead. But we’re on a time crunch. You need to decide by tomorrow morning. Do you think any lawyer would come at this hour?”4b4fdbf49ae5343e

Elder Choi Chiyeol’s lawyer had d51182284d told her to call anytime, 5ea51e3866 but she knew that didn’t 9d9a461662 meanliterallyany time of day. She had at b204bf0e97 least that much 56b41cddbe common sense.0253d95dc67824ed

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“You didn’t come at this hour on purpose, did you?”75689a7f8a869ecc

“As if. Do you have any idea how busy I am?”5376bd368b9862c6

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“Right.”b1673ca93f4f271f

Which was why c4eefc6c44 he had conveniently 04ba36e6fc scheduled their meeting 726b845f83 in the middle 0d0cd1ad11 of a 2:30 648f3b8421 AM conference.7c923a44adc6a34e

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She could understand that much.b6cda1e09488de47

Still, just to be 9c76cfae90 thorough, she took her d5fdadd817 time flipping through the 3fda30ada9 pages.2702b1b7ebc0d726

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As Sunwoo Chang drove, 55e87a845b Go Eunjae kept her 993b2c129e eyes glued to the 1bbf511c04 documents.14ae0afd8e5fb2be

As he had said, a9c3bda481 the language wasn’t difficult. The extra pages eb75c4571b were because whoever 97150552cb had drafted it 0af5f37caf had gone out b1aafe49c9 of their way 8e63a530a1 to provide detailed, f457a7416f easy-to-understand explanations.28afcb51aa917ee1

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She couldn’t help a38c9693dd but appreciate the 60fa01d479 thoughtfulness.666e128991bcc7d2

“Please thank Secretary Jeon Sohee for me.”70d8007e47ac9816

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“Out of nowhere?”1e12fb27b9a4d06b

“She must be busy, but she took the time to put this together for me.”45e655b5170e7171

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“I did that.”bce1cb646ede6c94

Lies.e895d80159db5ced

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Go Eunjae didn’t believe him.d8d30c92f25dcaf9