THB 7
by Calen_ongo“I did it.”67964d3463c48c71
Lies. Go Eunjae didn’t believe him.7ac7b17a5588eded
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Even if she wasn’t good 924de36b21 at lying, she had a 465b34ea34 sharp eye for spotting them.3b8cac8eae06ea9c
“You don’t believe me.”7fb9b3e7afc4726e
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“I know it’s a lie.”89e64e117f7a0bd1
“What if it’s not?”672e444e92162ba8
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“You said you don’t have time.”b5dfa0cb21c55321
“I don’t. Because I was 0a4ee3a254 busy doing this.”5fe4233c6c7405b3
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Was he serious?fee49959146b24d8
Did he really 0930790daf write this himself?28ea6b94f5fa4c6b
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Just as Eunjae ca26a48d37 was about to 962bdab034 fall for it, ec5a44cd7e Sunwoo Chang smirked 9b5be48af5 slightly.011934719cba7d33
The moment she realized 7ef0dbfad4 she had been tricked, e93e90ee07 her eyes narrowed with 967bba6228 displeasure.006ba0a78d756327
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“Do you enjoy messing with me?”304ac24e093443f8
“Do you even know what that means before saying it?”9752bb30595a05eb
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“You just teased me. I know that much.”ebf389c974da34d9
“I thought you were shameless, showing your underwear like it was nothing, but turns out you have an innocent side too.”62a26c7d52bd489b
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“Underw—! That wasn’t it, I 2630f5474b was just dancing.”3296349f837c5882
“You were wearing a skirt and still chose to do Esmeralda’s routine? Go Eunjae, don’t you 7f9ed72cfd think you’re a little e7670a347a too careless?”67b6eee6732db286
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“You recognized it was Esmeralda?”0c97dee9e0fb190d
“Is that important?”a06de4bed3b9ab18
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“Yes! There was no music, but 67355f901a you figured it out just e3f7a5ca1a from my dancing. Do you like ballet?”ba54dd3a4db761ff
At her somewhat excited eb00f537aa question, Sunwoo Chang made 877960cefa a strange expression.379f7527687a77b4
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He looked both displeased and e6bd54e5a1 intrigued.419c4396fca2c2dc
It was hard 29998de0f0 to put into dd185d0c9c words, but Eunjae ee4d9c2b2e had a feeling 071d8df677 she understood his 74b83e6746 reaction.5787027393c1aaed
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It was the same 0c564e0fea way she felt when c9383092f7 she looked at Lee 950bac7c29 Noa, who was four 3bce3bba08 years younger than her.af1d7c3fb5fd172a
And the truth 9f0253484c was, it made 7d249f9327 sense.84987c4be155d866
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To 32-year-old Sunwoo 2f64ba17ad Chang, the much 5f11a33d68 younger Go Eunjae d8ced77aff must have seemed 1a5c4c03f3 like a kid.aa7b4ee46756cbd7
‘Still, wouldn’t he hate it if his fiancée seemed too childish?’0a770caede7c5035
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Eunjae bit her lip 3e3d4d5102 and calmed herself down.3c1cc5482fa25d8d
“Do you like ballet, Go Eunjae?”391e87a0ec71b7fe
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“Yes. I do.”719b2181c5ee7868
“Then why did you quit?”0f0b90ac847f0156
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“I didn’t quit.”3529551d43c9d883
“If you didn’t quit, then?”fde00a1a22a833dd
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“I can dance anytime.”98a727b6e78e903a
Just because she didn’t ddcc6c03d8 go to university or 843aa033c6 join a ballet company 1ab0167efb didn’t mean she had 1bea493b44 stopped loving ballet.c857a9673c8ab971
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Like most physical disciplines, ballet f58114483e dancers had early retirements.f6b7bd0476bafaf4
Most started preparing f651b3af72 to retire by 1ef4baf072 their mid-thirties, and 791747327f since ballet was bee6fe4686 a performance art, bdf8970723 many faced natural ae5f690993 career limitations or cb33a94515 were pushed out 6f7c023146 by younger dancers.d99536b3a0e7bdd5
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Frequent injuries from d4c71ac7c6 high-intensity movements made 1519ab355b surgeries common, and 9ac9c0b5f0 some ballerinas were 75254041a7 forced to retire d891cc7234 in their twenties 627ae4c201 after failed rehabilitations.c9770db662d62020
So it was fine.e7ad4fb1a718c638
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As long as she 06a7e51a9a could still dance, that ebe26360b6 was enough.ee011e2944789d52
Even if it sounded 26b6102c36 like self-consolation or rationalization, f64d3e7f5e it was the truth.8a93c2309c913dac
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She was prepared to 3a81b6469c explain her reasoning logically 0b00aff8ce if Sunwoo Chang mocked b64dde1b0f her again, but he 5a260f0940 simply looked at her 84a8da4ca6 for a moment without 9e550c6dbb saying anything.df9844949a299e4d
The conversation had already de5a297ca3 lost its momentum, so 986ac14d7f she hesitated to bring 5b00f5abb8 up ballet again and 0e6f4f8085 instead lowered her gaze 3efe1063d2 back to the stack 4aae029c96 of papers.ee08792739cb0f33
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Just as she 9939bbac7e was finishing the b666b091a4 last page, Sunwoo 529e73fc10 Chang, who had 5af576fbd8 been silent all 8cf544b94f this time, finally f055c278db spoke.25433f907260f662
“You can’t discharge a critically ill patient from the ICU without the attending physician’s consent.”a6b861de20b7bf4a
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It was about her grandmother.bea698abe52d404f
Go Eunjae lowered the f5a3445327 papers onto her lap, c18a4e2eb9 leaving the last paragraph 4196adca34 unread, and looked at 3cb574d7ee Sunwoo Chang, who was f91493034d staring straight ahead.8474a06998cf44d5
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“Professor Baek Jiheon, the attending physician at Gukmin Hospital where your grandmother is admitted, isn’t someone who would strike a deal with Choi Anna. The risk of losing his medical license is too great—why would he? He comes from a better family and has more wealth than her.”bf352189119eaa9a
“What if she found a weakness to exploit?”7900121663bdd0df
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“If Choi Anna can find dirt on him, don’t you think Baek Jiheon could do the same to her?”63c3a5b77e123d8e
Still, regardless of the hospital’s 3468b95584 security, Sunwoo Chang had promised 027a0aa2a1 to assign protection.6ffd58dfc8073989
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He granted Eunjae direct c95de5695d access to monitor the 741d45538f security arrangements and ensured 3f72627c95 she received daily updates ae8647e9a7 on the personnel and 21b0ed36ae their progress.d09c5cc7c5885816
“Then my grandmother isn’t in danger anymore, right?”ba761a849249e788
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“Your grandmother isn’t. You, on the other hand, are. Kim Jongwook’s got sticky fingers too.”398b5ed13765936a
Kim Jongwook, 27 years 8cbe52f50e old this year, had 397687057f a violent temperament and 82faa4f6a4 frequently got into fights, 07e1b0b1c0 regardless of gender.9b0cae45647d903d
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Choi Anna, the daughter of 5017948e6c Choi Chihyeol ’s first wife, 68c23ac0f4 as well as Choi Taeung 3e87c3396e and Choi Sookhyun, the children 51befba09f of his second wife, had 857bc8dc24 all inherited the towering height e64498522f that ran in the Choi 525a2ed3c1 family.81940204bbf7f0b6
But Kim Jongwook, taking e6fcbee353 after his father, was d853663907 below average height. Even Lee Noa, 6bb2659ac0 who had inherited 1c6b5c42e2 Choi Anna’s 172cm 51120d8d10 stature, had already 7634e4225d surpassed 180cm by 417f3b2c55 the time he f9f029b614 was 15. Now, at 18, b6bb4d9458 he stood at 9c79791f89 188cm and was 562b032409 still growing.ddd02b9dd838325e
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Perhaps because of 4e96686050 that, Kim Jongwook—the 9aca4bf39c only short one 221d5fc0d8 in the Choi f67a634fa1 family—always wore thick 7c98380726 insoles, though they ef3b956321 still didn’t push e47e39194e him past 180cm.2ffd4faca2bd739e
“I run fast, so I haven’t been hit yet.”4d9d5ca3fc744656
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“Yet?”76e017023062db27
Sunwoo Chang, who had f0abc49657 been staring ahead, finally 5fc11071f2 turned to look at 631903c18d her. Their eyes met, 4cb7108c25 and Eunjae hurriedly 31abfe7be6 defended herself with ab0ee83a4d even more enthusiasm.5e1e50d35446e57f
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“I really am fast. I was fine.”cff9e27f873f8fbe
“Really? Then why don’t you try running away from here too? Are you going to jump out of a moving car?”bf1c117a9d2cc1f5
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“Are you planning to hit me?”5138dae74c4587f6
She could tell the 0d52e3895d answer just by looking d1bc1f1589 at his face.ef8304365c518270
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‘I just said something ridiculous, didn’t I?’4beb2c9aed68daf6
Thankfully, it seemed she had.ed6debb7749a7495
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Sunwoo Chang looked at b1098eca2a least 190cm tall by 0af72b2f95 eye measurement.e15dd36351034a93
He wasn’t overly bulky to 766af673ef the point of being intimidating, e9ca175f1a but his large hands gripping ebd566d9eb the steering wheel were broad 3b719baa8c and thick-jointed.a6bf81dbc246bdea
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They weren’t the f57b393533 hands of someone 13585d9e60 who just sat ace7dc044f at a desk 3178e3ac1d all day.2aaf6c50b92593a1
If he hit her 4366289ddb with those hands, it 5569740be8 wouldn’t just end with 794a74bbae a ruptured eardrum.eaba88e68dba0ebc
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Had she been df32acdd3d staring at his 7a6d5ef37d hands for too ba8b3440e1 long?208187d4602ba54f
Sunwoo Chang sighed and muttered,5812598495ff84dd
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“I won’t hit you.”ea65bc8798c1c842
“…Okay.”86a99f302840b311
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“That was a slow answer.”58c1869537ef4f60
“I only got in the car because I knew you wouldn’t hit me.”83422cf9de7e4d28
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“You sure talk a lot.”847308d794762964
Eunjae, who had been chattering 80cffb0574 away, turned her gaze to 16fd188b7b the stack of papers, pretending 76e79b0051 to be distracted. While she was at it, eedf476743 she finished reading the last 59afb74b5f paragraph, then placed the documents 9ddaf749d5 back into their envelope.a7b2e1cc19aab0e8
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Since she couldn’t hand them 241abe5929 over to Sunwoo Chang while 85ed228531 he was driving, she set 6b76d4d7c8 them on her lap and f715945376 hugged a black plastic bag e27cc55cc4 filled with chicken feet and d9b22b1479 pork trotters, which her workplace’s 0767168b60 auntie had packed for her.0b5bc77fb62daa7d
The rustling sound in 1ba5375026 the quiet car was af1c3d362a particularly loud.ea34f0f20e7fee80
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“What’s that?”ba3ed20761e902a0
“Chicken feet and pork trotters. The lady at work packed them for me. And I’m not just saying this because it’s my workplace—the food is really good.”2ae790dcd1cccd8b
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Eunjae wasn’t ashamed 04f0b73073 of her job 42e2b34734 in the slightest.c53c51d26e6bcc3b
Even if every decision she 268474c58f made wasn’t always the best 0918ef46b2 one, she had no regrets bde6508fd7 because she gave her all 605a8f82dc to whatever path she chose.cdad35dcad54ad71
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She also had great confidence 4b9b60af8c in the food. The clean and honest preparation 701a487a2f process was something she took 8ad6ca4b95 particular pride in.988c0c7bc271e45a
“Is that your dinner?”f05d7ef81b2618cd
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“No, I already ate at the shop.”360bae6fe4eb6337
“You have a barista certificate. Why are you working there?”dfc5889dcaa7f926
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“You know about that?”0c2e9422a0237e3e
“That’s one of the easiest things to find out.”45cbb22294affc3e
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Go Eunjae tilted 4b6c1cd3ca her head at 6abef7bc59 the ambiguous words, 50c8266fcd finding them difficult bd1a455b9e to grasp right 31337e2c30 away.202b3be822d81aee
Her smooth, flawless 8fd5ef3753 white skin and dcdfb92231 moist, gentle eyes d5fe41c4a8 gazed up at 1bbb3f6a10 Sunwoo Chang with f723e5ab62 a clear expression. Though she wasn’t wearing d0c7f022ce any makeup, the slight 09ab898e5e redness around her eyes de75a4a555 and her plump, well-defined 1e90b2e1a8 lips carried the hue f9a3d45aea of a ripe peach.b8a1675d78d70d07
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After quitting ballet, there 5ad8de2524 must have been plenty 97bdbcdbb5 of temptations pulling her fa2e808ff9 in different directions, yet 53a854417c somehow, she had ended 52b3b4b894 up working at a 33d1868390 pork trotter restaurant.f540dca8f9be4560
“Age: twenty-two. Born on November 30th, which means you’re still twenty-one by international age. Highest level of education: high school graduate. Earned a barista certificate just before graduation. Currently employed at Daeseong Wang Jokbal in Sunil Market. Awarded in multiple ballet competitions.”3e17aa6c96231e87
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“…….”f9cd8fc76921dfb4
“But none of that tells me what kind of person Go Eunjae is.”d5f3b9b58f26ba31
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She understood what he meant.ff2a58301843e3f0
Even the written report 5ce3d13864 Sunwoo Chang had prepared b642e373f7 contained detailed information about 31c08b507e him. But that alone 338a26c0e1 didn’t reveal who 4e246a643c he really was.3cb3a886151ce03a
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“Can I ask you something too?”f75fdd0105a282f3
“You can.”c3535ac07f3f5328
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“Did you already know I’d reach out?”e9f2c27b480c5dc4
“I did. Though it took longer than expected.”f9d3b73ddd75abc4
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She figured as much.8a37c63983c6fc2a
—You should say it. Ask for help.8086917395be8cc7
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If that hadn’t been the 85b6f71c64 case, he wouldn’t have pushed 2226a2eb75 her the moment he picked f344cdd6d5 up the phone.0c2d1bf4f5143396
Chairman ChoiChihyeol was a 9477c28b3f wealthy man, but compared ce54de75fe to Sunwoo Chang’s personal bd08a68f69 assets and the inheritance 44c7f08ea2 he was set to 5a7d618254 receive from Jupyeong Construction, b14e3209fa his wealth was insignificant.fcb58a8d29107dde
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“Then let’s do it—let’s get married.”ec539adbaa56b300
There must have been 58ae98b994 countless women from prominent 8437380e82 families lined up to 75038e8e15 marry him. So why had he agreed 5ee0db9cb4 to this?e1503c6cda27c735
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From a financial standpoint, b6151e7e25 this marriage held no 1666f0ede3 merit for Sunwoo Chang 2c29fd4e43 whatsoever.201961df0323531c
“I don’t need that land. I have no debts, and I earn money diligently every month, so you can have it all.”7044656021e6cdb1
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“I don’t need it either.”b013a542ff23dd73
She already knew that.2ec678be6d7cd6b6
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Still, to move forward, she 1a78695468 had to say it.12f28678b134e853