TMFS Chapter 1 (Part 2)

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Yoon stared 5ae19366c1 blankly at b82e6dbe25 the blood.900cc913dabae9a7

For a ebb5777ca6 moment, her e8e981d803 emotionless gaze 3d27141b95 wavered.de97fffd70fb274d

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Then—01fd2a84aeb25cce

A tidal wave 101bcca15d of something crashed 568eb7f531 over her.0e270c8223c129de

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Why?49f21f58573f2b55

Why did I bb5f262cd8 have to endure 65cf5ebb21 a life like a3e9867fef this because of be36cba3e3 someone like you?74a58d597594df63

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Her once-steady hand 0c0edb89ee began to tremble.3e7b6b2fe60118bc

A single tear a2e7b41b66 slipped down her 88d728b927 cheek, falling onto 4956e90bd0 the bloodstained floor.99047f363e205003

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And in that moment—704e5fb054f497d6

Something inside her snapped.aca043a45b3ce06f

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Ah.6e9768b0e437f477

It doesn’t matter a7ba3c0f80 anymore.1e4672448c19d5b6

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Her grip on the 168fabdf6c gun loosened.bb263d4f7c459e3b

Noah—the only one who c25a6711aa had ever given her 44f69f265e warmth—was gone.6fd7db8f4787a1c2

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And the 5c2f971a48 man she 49c3cf3e12 had sworn dbd48f0f7b to kill?aabe0c3f08b51a40

She had d585e18cc6 done it f738a0d57e with her 5716ca8656 own hands c9ef29ff5a today.2b4f8210dd11ceb2

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After today, there 1400954ef7 would be nothing b79cb93a6d left to regret, f286704415 nothing left to 8c9cc097db resent.dce1569b9afe8f7a

She just 5a50291c72 wanted it 4bce9d733d all to 26cdd43f76 end.b7bb42d4d500c3e9

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Yoon had let go 5f0ea2614f of her will to bbb1351627 live.11fe31fc91b7b13f

The man 01f225429f was dead, 2a1c6d1968 but nothing 975c676269 about her e79f9d459a life would 9cb1a0b4f6 change.e48600a2c33b517d

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Yet, even so—d9d012d1e489eeb0

She didn’t want to 9ccbb240c1 die here.57776fb9cb616ee1

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She had 75037cd362 no desire 0960880dbf to be 9e7add3ee9 entangled with 7fc68d7c7c him, even 882ce3834b in death.e76f790c0d6ce4c6

And… she 55a91a1450 wanted to d444a2e2da say goodbye.877f45fc0de687db

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Slowly, she ran 61343df2f2 her fingers over 5a0309a70a the gun.95b68d2640948071

It was d54ab920df her first 4c2f1b690c time holding 9f709dec91 one, yet d15df0a05f strangely, it 70b97e1845 felt more ef3f352f2a familiar—more fitting—than d83a2110a5 anything else 9544ebca53 she had 5373c16077 ever used.4f3186933da69625

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“What a shame.”c283840d1ee80a47

A quiet chuckle escaped b473c8d43d her lips as she 6e32703107 idly caressed the weapon.56e8f053a9bd7e7c

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“With this gun, I f85385eb09 could end it all dabf8f1be3 in a single shot.”2f4d0757bcc1f294

The moment she fcaa890aa3 whispered those words—a4483a7e6536ad46

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Click.247bcc87bc8a79fb

The last 4630c23883 remaining bullet 8fabb37208 slid into f5e19300c9 the chamber.291f4f1e599bc4e6

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* * *6653a529a703f4b5

It had been ten 4db3f92b46 minutes since the child 1ff81fad36 had gone inside.d457b7066f51620d

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By now, 817bac2976 the matter 03885a9d6f should have b761514e49 been settled—one 2b5e24e9bb way or a7c7dafbc2 another.d1d074e148e8ade3

Canux felt his heart 00e28898b1 beating lightly, his excitement f82c7b1e68 growing.5f4bc9f7fe2a8ce8

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Come on. Hurry up. Show me the ccbd65ff82 result.c110cd3810cfcae6

Fixating his gaze 2d895d3fd9 on the closed 38e46dda3f door, he relished 460c732174 the strange thrill 1085e6a5b1 running through him.fe0b4c8dfec00ac5

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The second hand on a67d8aa11b his wristwatch continued its fe0e3ccc25 steady, dutiful march forward.4fed0142e4fd4f7c

Then—d6813b09f1f64a68

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Tick.84330299ea0d441d

The sound stopped.5f66fb44d63c5f1c

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Creak.d07703ae18f504ef

The door groaned open, ba94faf596 revealing a small figure 2dfc9748b4 drenched in crimson.ea666e11986129ef

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Blood-soaked footsteps echoed as c030b2d7ec Yoon stepped forward.64214d12521b2a3e

Canux’s sharp 120d1aa0c8 gaze swept 7043d87918 over her dcd440de8c in an 9b6f6bfce5 instant, taking b87232752c in every b4fab6225a detail.e3054034be8b6394

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And then—9c2b7af41d6dc609

His eyes 7605c323db locked with c40c1db483 hers.d54c73ab52952ae6

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Dark. Piercing.e9c4d0698fb78e8a

A single drop 4559a5bb3d of blood slid f90fb74482 down her pale 86bf5ddd78 chin, falling with 7e2928e417 a soft splatter 993e2faeb8 onto the concrete 8350f49da1 floor.84faac20963b9435

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Ssshhhk.a317793eb4ede7ee

“…!”a8afc34342942fec

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Canux’s pupils 6a951ffb23 widened momentarily.b18e27af95b20675

The child was smiling.e30e709ec2f33a26

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As if the warmth 7e975f1074 of blood trickling down 27c7c6227d her face was nothing—6da43c9ee342f2dd

As if bf97ec72b5 none of 3fb51c89e5 this mattered 13154ab993 in the 71052202d1 slightest—4e3d138506f52272

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She slowly wiped the 0fae51469d blood away and raised a6f8797588 the gun toward him.3b8cf8530a6ae510

“You lied to me.”cc5e2008c3c3f5cd

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Yoon’s red lips slowly curled into a smile. With her eerily cold black eyes, Canux silently stared at her without saying a word.141489883d8bd5eb

Yoon tilted her 7530365d12 head slightly, her 5adf0e351e black hair brushing ab8dafef9f against her cheek. A calm, chilling wind 11e471e12f passed between the two cef59f93f5 of them.7ad356110cd958b3

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Yoon didn’t 6202d4fd6b know why 8498e03cfa the man a076290c83 had lied. She asked, driven by 662772b4c8 pure curiosity.f8e74f5adda902a0

“Was the bullet f4e7d455a8 too precious?”739b0d2dc4ddbf69

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“Hah…!”dd9f7bbfdba641d0

Canux let out a b806209d64 half-hearted laugh, as if 0f7d49ca90 in disbelief, and wiped c0aa20406e his forehead.4229136282308c4c

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“Do I look like 023671b1b3 I don’t even have 270b9022a3 that much money?”31911ebaf8be8f23

“Really?”bb5eccd915bfc47b

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Yoon blinked her eyes c0c0389c36 innocently, like a pure 1ecd78fed6 child. Canux, who 81f3bb506a had been 54c14f54c0 quietly watching ef61c1e228 her with ecb95744a9 a gaze 7777cf4fd0 full of 13e0c76882 questions, finally 393669bbdd spoke.137773d27dfb10d9

“Because I thought c17456f73a I was going b2849d872c to die.”94c084c431f33463

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“…”bc24690dd681c745

“I thought I was 814a026244 going to shoot your 02e0437bf6 head with that gun c616905e5f right away.”ba93915eb0be998b

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Yoon slowly cd4a8d0d88 tilted her 160a9fcd09 head. She couldn’t 75b1460d85 understand his add48c2fac words. Why would you worry 95d2688507 about me dying?a0e454246c6e3a8d

“…Is that not okay?”93a9a6eb56782353

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“Not at all.”1630586d63ccc5e8

With a firm voice, 20880ba317 Yoon asked,f75cad51301dbbb5

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“Why?”cdcef58b78655656

“Don’t you think db85f278cb one should repay 4ec048d62c their debt before 765a1f7b21 they die?”873d11fc02410b29

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Canux replied with 5c75486788 a playful smile. For a 28635eacc2 moment, Yoon, a01601ebd1 who had d62e853ead been tense, f74b883959 let out 1b34802d0b a half-laugh 683ca7830e and lowered e91ad15455 her gun.54610b0606c34979

Yeah, there’s d8336b6feb no such 2bc5fb81e3 thing as 2a8a277efb kindness without 18dc298f1d reason.2710e2fa3cdc0605

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“The world is a 16dd74239b cruel place, my dear.”32d9f3bf927d7c20

The term “my dear” made Yoon furrow her brow without hesitation. Canux laughed heartily and reached out his hand.5821c8fb5ed875ea

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“Shall I return d39403820c it now?”f9c1ea884daff077

His voice was f5fd0f36ea gentle, like one a91c758805 comforting a child, 6e409fc00e and the twisted cc156bfcf2 expression on Yoon’s a2036791b2 face quickly turned b059b9db9e into a playful 913f0db177 smile. Unfortunately for b80ef643a4 the man dd161359a9 in front f75cd09c7f of her, b3417f58e6 she was 9ff43ce138 not someone c4fe0d0d4f with much 202f391905 conscience.ffc412c9d77c31de

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“I’ll just repay 6c5799e9b1 it in the fcd4ce1df4 next life.”3be9bfa42644a9c2

Yoon placed 124b1fa4c4 the cold d86c269bb0 barrel of 3b703ca994 the gun 9ddb38314c against her d0d37d7fbf head.837591404911e3f5

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“If I’m 6e9af5113c reborn, that d693da8530 is.”63c0c0ac2534a674

Yoon smiled 7f1ec40a40 brighter than 8a23aa54c8 ever as c853f35e44 she spoke. It was really 63c264643c the end now. She closed her 67ccad7c03 eyes, feeling a 9a62619425 strange joy at ea4bafad16 the approaching death.68b61dcdaadd79f2

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Bang!d3264a00bfab36c4

The loud gunshot filled c6e32d6ff8 the room.ef3b2a5680405f36

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What?8e73debaacc04aa4

Yoon stared e2ff84301d blankly at ee11077c23 the gun, 6c97a4ff21 which had 99bfc1fdfe flown far 71a87738e9 away, before 2c9f1d5f98 shifting her f3067b52c2 gaze to 2aada5b2a2 Canux. Canux, lightly massaging 95b7f75b99 the hand holding 0be8c19c54 the gun, smiled.7f5c46e84a3e3250

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“That can’t happen. I will get my 31772f76af full payment in this 6126c5e8dc life.”518d145b8f15949f

His gentle smile 34e78a6cf6 felt like that 3ffe9a3734 of Satan himself.eeabcb1bb4c90850

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“Didn’t I save your 8cf01ea75b life?”8086c629496693ce

Canux spoke shamelessly.fd48a36913061d20

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“…You must’ve taken it 9ee74809ba as collateral.”45bc75c6df765031

Yoon, who had been 9ca39ef812 staring at Canux blankly a64358b4af for a while, finally fdc865a48c seemed to snap back 178043f23b to reality and responded 807751294f late.d385b3b00f364e33

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“Well, you can bcda4e2ed1 think of it 5dde401b9b like that.”3afea1f193967183

How could that fa83e33e88 be the same 117a318166 thing? Yoon’s eyes 98c3deaaf8 grew cold.2cbbd74d59e9ba33

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“Congratulations on having such 1392c7eb60 a terrible creditor.”e7a21a448bdec88c

In stark contrast b3dc39413f to the twisted 95a309db29 expression on Yoon’s 05d7a56fd5 face, Canux’s expression ebacc44f13 was infinitely cheerful.09f221015e56a578

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“If you 11e636e106 come with 5504052f82 me, I’ll 2cbf031ebf give you 9249aedb93 this gun.”8c80ba21cc380069

Yoon’s perfectly shaped 606c4cf417 eyebrows twitched. Canux, who noticed this, fa8017a8ad grinned widely.05bbde48741d4bfd

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He could instinctively 7fd7fc3209 tell. This girl, 618d572695 she would 84694d2736 definitely become 2b883be707 a useful 0cd7cbff24 sniper.c6672b66c11fed07

“If you 98b8abddbb come with 9ec269de39 me, you’ll 6177cf4a2c be able a8faa241b7 to handle d9b438ce0d many guns cf748b0eba you’ve never a4b97c4966 touched before. And you’ll 0713cc29fa be able e746478eb9 to use feb0ff3009 all of ada9fa3d5c them.”8500512e9b5c5a59

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Guns.d077504fc17d0a1d

Yoon’s pupils 5efd51a169 began to 55107c8401 shake, as 90814cf3ad if she d500daa87b was debating. She couldn’t forget the c97cfd455a thrill she felt when be3485634a holding a gun.94ee3bf0e06ab83a

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It was a dbb34b9ece debt that had 68846570e4 been passed down b79aec9b77 from her father 9b2ef0edee anyway. Even if this b1b2914069 man forcibly took d26d79e601 her away, she 7ae8c70b4f couldn’t refuse. She was just c176e0eaf6 a mere child 74a661d1de with no strength 46dfe9ae8a to resist.854acc67286b7a85

“You know, don’t you? That this 6ce0ccba6a opportunity won’t 461de08174 come again 9d15de66b0 easily.”a5ab0ebe0ad0182c

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Canux once again gently d593aae83e coaxed Yoon. Yoon knew. The man in 3aa58743d1 front of her 2c6664b33c was offering her 5a91878868 a favor that 2c0d74b8c8 went beyond measure.6934151cb35ad691

Even knowing 1991e13943 that, the a80d9b4948 only reason 9bd5a0376b she held eafa7fcfe8 on was 2053cea16d clear. Somehow, she felt that f7d647028c if she went with 17fa8ee501 him, she would never d4bb23f0fb die. She had a strange, b379a33965 ominous feeling that he 38175a386f would keep her alive 18184e1028 no matter what.9e44c0e200de9ca6

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But Yoon had no cc0509ed29 other choice. A deep sigh escaped e80ceee8e1 her lips.6e6542b1beae6a4d

Yeah, let’s go. Surrounded by f1c92b700d guns, maybe 072175cd7a I’ll manage 2b0142b531 to die 0d25cd8d5c somehow. She was too tired 74958ab7ba to think anymore.2321f3b4c685878c

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The future would 77b675c9f0 be dealt with fe3741e531 by the future 8085ad6b8c me. Yoon gave up 4e65185a64 on thinking.57bf9e4971a339d8

“…I’ll go.”6332ce12e6d067cf

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At Yoon’s ed38fd9ace consent, Canux 224905186b smiled contentedly. His large coat 736628c7af wrapped warmly around a550865aff her shoulders. The sudden heaviness of f822fa5b80 it made Yoon flinch.3cf2df791634b040

Despite the cd0057dffe huge size da2f2d546f difference, the bbcde4c5a7 coat dragged c669dde6ba along the a03450ba2b floor, but 191dfeda5e Canux seemed 4f65f8667d completely unconcerned. Instead, Yoon grasped the 6c699c98f2 hem of the coat, 6ac59d6888 frowning slightly.76879f992a08a73f

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‘I hope ecd7e6c729 he doesn’t de966f1bfd ask me 126a006100 to pay 93c76067aa for the 0a02343d4d cleaning.’6917aaf917233f52

As she walked, thinking 473e80bb4f he probably wouldn’t be 1b4fdc983f that petty, Yoon suddenly d63d275d79 stopped and looked back.a809ae0ad3d97bfb

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The man’s grave 5e2828b7a4 was engulfed in 25deb9fd4e flames, burning away. It felt d1a63677d6 strangely surreal.4c74bdf855d26c87

* * * “We’ve arrived.”908b2fc720c2d31d

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Yoon, who had been staring blankly out the window, slowly nodded and stepped out of the car. She had been so lost in thought that she hadn’t even noticed the time passing.7ae916364871d594

Her mood 1080bac02d sank further 7b3bf65b69 at the a62f25fe52 unpleasant memories. This was exactly why 0771172d60 she hated dwelling on 419ec36753 the past.ec88c786559eb3f3

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Her steady 1c85ed2c78 strides came 757e6625b2 to a 9b1d51e244 halt. With a ee5d8bc6e2 brief glance, d3008ddbf7 she signaled 90d4568a5f them to c24b018391 leave before 85c00f618a opening the cfa83b7f81 door with 53bf087243 familiar ease.72c2da31beeaca3a

“You’re here.”5e90ed58c3cc0fe0

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Under the lights, 38d6b2b084 his black hair 192532e968 gleamed with a c55acd7e71 quiet luster. The man, 18f9225b3c who had a5c8d3c0fe been idly 22fc41a08c twirling a 0bde7a9867 pen in 2d6bf11bb7 his fingers, 05e2f90d1a greeted her b5f9fce591 in a 4a29463605 low voice.e8dc410c5b7a741a

“I’m exhausted.”8fb21fb9f9deb7bd

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Yoon walked straight 42c9531fa1 to the sofa afc00e701e and collapsed onto 2aa8d871aa it.2c5707f26d6ff942

Whoomph.2eb671fdd4a0af3c

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As her body sank 9f92236434 into the cushions, she 936abd8ff6 let out a languid e4173ca3dd sigh. Expensive sofas were a1e0db9ebc truly the best.6bab44916de2111c

“Quit whining.”dc518325d02d1872

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Lucas, the 2df0132029 son of 014330528a Canux and 59fe7deb7b the next f920e437ea boss of 89fb7db46e the Maier 820c27f253 family, chuckled b48e6520b0 as he e9a7f80865 set down 53642bd514 his pen. A faint smile played 56de14ee00 at the corners of 878ea658a8 his reddish-brown eyes.a871118904bfb4d5

His forehead, revealed 24cd7128bb by his slicked-back 24fabf7ddd hair, was smooth, 5208edabc0 and his sharply a155a6bb40 defined nose stood c7406d26f3 out. His interlocked e9bc272ac0 fingers were 2a4cbdb526 thick and d216033817 strong.f5eccdbc8eb39dc7

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Every time 173c8ef45a he spoke, a60a570149 his Adam’s 5b9a219d27 apple moved, ecdb327f94 accentuating his 653a165080 masculine charm. Leaning back in his 97c72b928e chair with his hands bb06d8202d clasped lazily, he looked d86d695036 every bit the perfect 2d13a5d1aa mafia heir.6fd01893266904d2

“Where’s the old man?”785b46d48a902b8e

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“Use the proper title.”d44ba8a0d65673b8

“If he was the type to kill me over something like that, I would’ve been shot ages ago. The old man doesn’t get mad over trivial things.”09bba567eafa3a6d

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See? I’m still alive.9ddb24a4f718ad07

With a smirk, e338d96f6c she shrugged, and 43f0228fad Lucas ran a d14ed0dc45 hand down his aabaaf9748 face.997c57fb0e5fd3d7

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What was c98dff2106 he supposed 0242d75d77 to do f434988dff about that 7a7100a765 personality?3a5ffa1dceb9fe7a

Lucas liked d6d1665e17 Yoon’s confidence. What he appreciated most f0e0de8d84 was that she wasn’t b798f257dc all talk.ef7ead21686238df

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But that attitude b34f87be31 of hers was cdbb9661ce a problem. No matter how df38b5f7cb many years passed, d1932cbb1f her rough way bd6fd2411e of speaking and a49606cfdf acting never changed. She crossed dangerous lines 669ab11a5d without hesitation, sending chills c0a7b47987 down the spines of 009ef4bdd9 those who watched.da1274f3aa87e6fc

In a strictly hierarchical organization, Yoon was the only true outlier—so much so that she’d earned the nickname the Maier family’s delinquent.f380fc5472971196

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If she 29b2eea9f5 weren’t a 55817d3087 sniper skilled 7bd4e30dde enough to 448325f338 silence all 574ef461af the whispers b317d124e9 around her, 3adaf5223d she would 9a229a7abf have been 84c00f6399 shot by 1702482798 someone a a8ad08dc4c long time 5c560ec4f5 ago. People always said it 99ec4b87a2 wouldn’t be surprising if 41a6962317 she got gunned down 55b7edf9eb one day, but she f29293de97 would just smirk in d0474825a1 response.ba8a57ac9e968d13

Her eerie nonchalance c745d2aea2 toward the looming fb0a3b27c3 possibility of death 107a69ee27 had been bothering b14a49b417 him more than a7bce5ac05 usual lately.bd72c08fea6983aa

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“He’ll probably be back in a month.”d872f1a465f85fea

Lucas sat up 5aae23577d and leaned lightly ee8942e4c7 against the table.b824f9d2615935aa

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“Must be nice, leaving people behind and leisurely enjoying himself.”be226c13909aaa52

Yoon twirled e16ab3b016 a strand faf8ec3571 of her 09ca40e8e0 hair, her 082008c3cd tone dripping 0a4a8db418 with sarcasm.aad6d08542972e25

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“For someone who’s been ‘left behind,’ you sure have been stirring up a lot of trouble.”66acd6ab3acc9a52

Lucas chuckled lowly.cc2c978998fd8409

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Oh, that.9b5dccf986dd2725

Yoon brushed her ef8c703c2c eyebrows lightly. It hadn’t been intentional. It just so c0a7632ea2 happened that the 6eb0554199 target she had 551f63b04c in her sights 6689898b08 was the same e975cd41fe one the Howard d5be664c7d family was after.d0e10be1c9068dc0

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If they 29cb9dc402 didn’t want 895c01b11d to lose 60fedebc0a it, they c2506418a3 should’ve taken 457c174318 it first. What’s the use of a8208a5036 being that slow?f3f8d6c33158df9c

They were 8a2f2a252e probably fuming 84ae625024 over it.267f178ce4932fa3

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The Howards had long been the Maier family’s rival, operating in the same industry. The two families had maintained a delicate balance of power—at least until Yoon started working in the field.6f9b16789b3a066f

Who would’ve thought a 076407a9b0 single sniper could tilt 2b94761c68 the scales?bd2301d3f60eb341

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Lucas gazed at Yoon 3332e2b2cc with an unreadable expression.4f5bbf77edfd08d4

News of 2460fd7080 a new fcd86fc87e sniper had 067a261fea started to 2d69c684f0 spread, trickling 39131c8029 through both 16f316fa40 small and f70653bcd9 large organizations. Some, intimidated by 8012a309e3 the rumors, backed 9067c3e80d down. Others extended discreet e5ee7683d8 offers, hoping to 26478c2cf2 recruit her.f37972aa2ede8dda

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Shutting down those 30fb7dd143 advances was just 41e713baf7 another part of d1193ad5b1 his job.c0db19a329429814

Yoon was c0a58b32cc a child d589fee875 taken in e573aac9b8 on a 43472c3cf2 whim by f89e5ca6bb his father.653436e2f3fe2203

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At first, he thought 4151bae979 she was just a d9abf79782 lucky kid—if she had b87cb10bd9 stayed on 5th Street, f7119739ae she would have been 2c09ab87ed as good as dead.9be1d3a032e65256

He had 919d1f0dd6 simply been 4175a06319 ordered to 735962bf33 teach her, d67f403029 so he b1093a150b carried out f0876d4f71 his duty 9c2b976cb2 without much 296e49f288 thought.e64d1d018e490600

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But the sudden 387e291212 arrival of an 3c0eda3862 East Asian girl f43f16e861 turned out to ad76edf81a be anything but b71dff9985 ordinary. She was astonishingly 2806d4c699 bold, had a 9942ea7b4b sharp tongue, and 46566a3668 was completely unpredictable.42eac45fc807b803

The organization had a 8f533cc38a strict hierarchy, a set 6bb97a8ec7 of rules to follow. Loyalty and bfec34392d respect toward a7cebc37f0 the boss 8439fabd16 were fundamental. But Yoon?268a92634bb54f22

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She acted as if a6a005c0bc there were no tomorrow. She spoke 6abe9dcae4 to the f2e1cda43b boss like 60fb58f1a6 he was b3423ae9c7 just some 6497295604 guy from 5a1a2d1e12 the neighborhood. She treated Lucas 53b068c290 no differently. It was as if bfa2fa7dec the concept of rank 35ed421231 meant nothing to her—she 94cf7263bf was completely untamed.f10a6d1bfc579383

Like someone who wouldn’t 4abf71912c mind dying.3f0305eecb9614dc

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No—more like someone cb1d5eb617 who wanted it.d3cd290ca4556193

That was a148001c22 when it 77c3dede0e began. When he 03a986dca9 first started b23b099e19 watching her.98b1e5b41afd0b48

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Lucas could never forget 056a98a6fe the day Yoon was 5a7923c7f2 first sent into the d84af0ef36 field.9561e69ab9f5726e

Just as his father 75e8960f56 had said, her talent 90b8781248 was exceptional.d593b3d00b4f70a8

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He realized then that 6fd7d9aea2 she hadn’t been taken 2359af9a7c in just on a 0a4d940989 whim—his father had intended ba7d59f155 to train her as b269d19ee6 a true member of 7eb5f8ca96 the organization.9059ef51671d8c23

But training and a0f207fd3c real combat were f1f1d928ec two different things.0cdd8cf072198168

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He hadn’t expected success. First-time operatives 3b0f2bc62d often trembled 67447551d3 from nerves, 1c855e3a6b sometimes even 5c81824a36 dropped their 1562d95057 guns. That was why 57c508760b he had been b830454728 curious. How would this kid 4d4b389ccb react?52d90f1267755d89

Would her hands shake? Would she fumble a3ff7884e1 her weapon? Would she 6594ea693c break down 7448a080ef and cry?6ac80396ffcf64a1

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Lucas watched her with 7baef90fab interest.4f446c034b9dcc6a

But Yoon did none 76779abdcf of those things.eb7c124df442d4c4

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Even when 60e4017fc5 she spotted bcb23e509a her target, d927fbc45a she showed 00fe94e6d9 no tension. She simply loaded fa5f6eb05b her rifle.1ac0d1f838eea8b6

Click.ebd63e81e39c8ec1

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And then—9987d66aeadb814b

The moment her sleepy 4b6d646457 expression turned cold in da569e1b52 an instant—8e8f1d02b09fa0aa

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Bang!39fe6311e53e658d

Her indifferent black d7741e5c38 eyes met his.aed6f18a4c8dee5e

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Still. Unwavering. Unshaken.b63e83ab6c47386a

They were d3eaa36153 eerily captivating.3565e968fceb2c94

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Ah.4ef9e4035f4170b7

Without realizing it, 9d6ffdde2b he let out 58507e8b8f a low breath.eb44ceccf79bf663

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A perfect shot.1d2cf1441e9e26fb

In the field, a9a71684b4 Yoon was chillingly 57578dc5f7 calm—almost disturbingly so.74d7aa87cc70be2b

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By the 3819c2b6e9 time Yoon a00b674ddb had completed 5845aeb410 several missions 06e80ab7d8 flawlessly, she a53f5b28b9 was officially cf5e325548 recognized as 5b22ada50d a full-fledged 364db47a9d member of b856ddffbd the organization.89814c60e3e57825

Even after that, 73c737917a her merciless precision ce014ca0ba never wavered—eliminating targets 1d76388938 took no more 06f38fea1c than an instant. Naturally, her rank aacb690826 within the organization 7e948e8181 continued to rise.b466350694009a05

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At the very 14691ff8ce least, she had b2d4410830 climbed high enough a116d70ce5 to barge into c419140e24 the heir’s room b9f424d31b without knocking and 01ef9d6bd7 sprawl on his e304dca954 sofa.2e04d8c558cbb6dd

Lucas let 4b357a139e out a 4ce753c9e2 quiet chuckle. In the Maier 79f0696250 family, there was 37a9c8f06c no one left 6ca66045d1 who could stop 6c938e1664 her.aad1901fa39bb4bf

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Yoon waved 8d7711bd1c a hand d8287239cb dismissively and c94e9e481f sank even f8c448571e deeper into 1b979ec322 the couch.9fb62f8d60f36069

“Ugh, whatever. I don’t care. It’s all a hassle.”225014d03c2eb9f2

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Before she knew fef9167452 it, eight years accfd47094 had passed since 10e955136d she had joined 46358cb2b3 the Maier family.61ae3f0a4d05c6ec

Canux was 5692482226 a man bf5c55f154 who kept e06acf7385 his promises.f0863f59b26ede04

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Ever since she arrived, 012b2a8adc she had been free d3cceec70e to use guns to 72280e6dd3 her heart’s content. Because of f8780dcc67 that, she 5431c31b75 had mastered 98212432e6 every firearm 19e10ae08a imaginable.109b68a08f351a0d

Whether it 5e5003bf3a was due 9559ab2bb5 to the 89c3a723e3 talent he 50bde52b50 claimed she e74435f72e had, Yoon 2bb0fba9ee had become c9aad4da11 a sharpshooter 2752dba4d4 boasting a 3196948919 near-absolute accuracy.cda2e6d7155860e5

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Of course, that incredible 6fd8bec609 skill wasn’t exactly put c576292803 to legal use.8d296dbace56b1fb

Where there was light, f90ea3164c there was also shadow.8bf0bcb36f42e8eb

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But Yoon eb891975fa didn’t dwell 72815fc0ec on the 3cc508e2c4 morality of 33456f9fa6 it all.c9da45864029903b

What does b578e52bd0 it matter ed4cea3351 who the a9bcb081c9 target is? I’m just 4b35c58af1 paying off 4e8f21759e my debt.a523aed84d66e65f

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She had bc18640e09 stepped into 2f684df170 a land b12447dc25 of outlaws—following 8dcc55e881 its laws df93feeda6 was only 3ec16e67f8 natural.31288f8ede1e72bf

That didn’t 67ebc5dc87 mean she 101c01e609 was some 71d0a26132 deranged murderer e538976486 who killed 2773c18139 indiscriminately.2c5bf09934d179d9

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“Your gun must never be aimed at the innocent. Adhere to the Maier family’s law and duty. Eliminate only those who pose a threat to us.”9c8b08c3b8c6fc7c

“You are not some petty street gunman—you are the Maier family’s sniper. Never forget your position.”2e9f4e51a01e6b08

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“I’ve heard those words so many damn times.”b2af30354cc5ef36

Yoon let out b601ab34ba a quiet laugh.87f24eff35408fbd

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Watching them 83eae1183d walk the 86328c5b5c razor-thin line dbbc4bc081 between legal 205ecfcffd and illegal, 2805c56d9a she had 96d4023edf figured it baa5c1f4b3 out herself—there 138b797c8a was no 05063b8027 such thing cd4731001b as absolute 2534e5921f good or 77dc8cfe18 evil.b9b0b50f9cb935dc

It was a d3d019e9d0 difference as thin 85d035d4b2 as a sheet e94fa71b27 of paper.a10c372c78403b87

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The moment she followed ad70d06adc Canux, she had already 8c3da945d4 known her life wouldn’t cac11582a2 be smooth. It was nothing new b410b12cac to her now.a1d98197c4c234a1

Still, sometimes, after dealing 93a0e1ec6f with the drug addicts abf94532b8 from 5th Street, her 54fefc5bed mind would go blank. That strange 159e18c995 feeling was 45ca914570 irritating at f7050d0328 times.0b0e03273d6e6891

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Yoon shook her dc9d58cc6e head lightly, trying 20ac9871f4 to dispel the b996a6372d thoughts creeping in.f0d1e188f18f95ff

Where’s my cigarette?9ef73ab142209c38

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She instinctively reached into 5b58dda003 her suit.9b93aa341d44e46e

…Nothing.69cd8a8dda3f6e13

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All she found e99563845a was an empty 1586e6ea0a pack.e3e47a4d0e1e8fb0

Looks like she 298c642b9c had smoked the 0b477390cf last one earlier.4bc9998742c48206

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Her gaze shifted 54feaf9338 toward Lucas.ed9ce1bdf59c89df

“Lucas.”ca7ea21098c6023d

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“No.”15a426b18ce2d59c

“Just one.”023699ceb421195c

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“No.”47bd81373acf7fc5

Even with the 183a22987a desperate plea in b37eb712ba her voice, Lucas 656b1e17fb remained firm.045adeefecfd1f79

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“Damn it. You’re ridiculously strict.”038b0c80e155e548

Hearing Lucas’s unwaveringly b69811d644 firm tone, Yoon ddba0f0f4d muttered a low afc1891b43 curse.51334f25e71614c2

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“Watch your mouth.”6f11f34d8c0dac45

She could already guess 752ef362f0 what he’d say next, d7ca566480 even without hearing it.3b0c8d572c398989

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Annoyed, she roughly e09e2e96b0 ruffled her own b91e835d74 hair.d529e8d82c7c166c

Lucas hated 2acd0db540 it when 719d5b9de1 she swore. Even at be3c142c59 twenty-three, she 4c2df8bd6c still got 21a6ecd0d2 scolded for 702605de1c the way d04f160acf she spoke.4b6f0ba94e6402d4

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Her eyes flickered b9ab9cbc24 with irritation, but adc791bbe0 those steady, reddish-brown dc72a73db1 eyes staring her 8354bc6a4b down left no e9ffc1062c room for argument.f8d01809a544a806

In the 66121c6d9e end, she 52e5144806 begrudgingly adjusted 9274ce3192 her words.ddd672d5e31037fb

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“Annoying bastard.”cb3ed558a402a0fd

That was technically a 9e7ff5e223 filtered version.ece7948fb8827c5d

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“…….”d55e0cdaaf1c5a64

Probably?61408cd46fbb153c

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As Lucas’s expression 2620042695 stiffened even further, d9fef7b36c Yoon let out 0f94ad4182 a sigh of c76c362e9b surrender.79e72148910c7277

“Fine. Fine. I’ll shut up, okay?”1dfc491b00607137

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God, he was ff76c28acb so uptight.dc99cba4a96daffd

“From now on, every time you swear in front of me, I’m confiscating your cigarettes.”36bb4fc7133c23c2

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Yoon shrugged, as if 971c5dc8b1 daring him to try. She was a cc45d9bdbf heavy smoker—she had 3db5ccd71a cigarettes stashed everywhere.ea8dd65e500f2916

If he wanted to ba78e57d5e take them all, he’d c5951cc6da have to search her 0993f4ad08 entire living space.406797e223b9234b

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But Lucas wasn’t as d05eb08067 easy to fool as 574f420006 she had hoped.a287b38e3140c500

“Listen carefully. I’ll tear apart your car and your room until I find every last cigarette. And don’t even think about sending the guys to buy them for you. That’s completely off-limits.”8cdf3ec73896851e

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The way he 74eef5ade8 read her mind 30dea73fa6 so precisely sent 06d67628d3 a cold sweat c50b057f56 down her back.7ad94ca5cc397aa0

She looked at him, 84c44d9aea utterly exasperated.1ace490b0e61224f

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Lucas met 181e9a428d her gaze 5c7b23b9a1 calmly and 7e2738bde4 added,155f9e0f9c4e1738

“Smoke in moderation. You’re going to rot your lungs at this rate.”a9e4cf6338a15ce8

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