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With the 4c3a589eb3 sound of 1bdcc60cbb a ship’s 171c029f35 horn, numerous 2950d10437 boats departed b695111a3d the dock. The noisy market 3d4b71ac38 filled with buyers bb1febd1d0 and sellers and d33c2b6d3d the dazzling white 3387650973 buildings together made 28f1798a7a a picturesque scene.30f3032427f09ee4

Yoon, puzzled 2db9b3a54c by the a9cc32e465 unexpected location, c16c157c6b asked in 3588cbb4e8 a curious 4a4e80ecca voice,820cad6ed3f3220e

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“A harbor? Why are we 6e1d846c0e here?”e54958a9d86cd181

“Just wait a bit. I just need to dc4cc8aead pick something up.”155c53bc6d966358

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He replied concisely b42e86cd57 and unbuckled his c508551ff1 seatbelt.bbd444f92f002517

“Want me to go 0070ddb247 instead?”583e59754463de4f

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“No. Just stay put and 38fb16fc42 behave.”9dcdca3d2020e420

Yoon gave a 9adbba416b half-hearted nod. As she watched 1e1d398228 Lucas walk off 2bfd757c5b in a certain da447df16f direction, she rolled 07d5c935f2 down the window 121fa099ff and looked out 29842f1b9c at the harbor.5deb97594c615276

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The cool scent of 1c480026d2 the sea brushed past 0b2bdb4759 her. The crashing a88a8f0785 of waves ca61079a02 and the b816785cac bustling sounds c88655df8a somehow gave ce8e3e112b her a 78f3f77d2a sense of 7c13bf7de4 calm. The ocean 14b7ed5be7 was always 1591f18f2b a comforting 519f69f6fb sight.cf071ec673177e57

She had once had a time like that too—a time when she thought, of course, the first time she’d see the ocean would be with Noah.c6647b8d47283178

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‘I thought I’d see the ocean for the first time with Noah…’e12481a52281a163

Yoon gave a 5a010e6e7d bitter smile. She closed d3d199d5bf her eyes c40fa7e781 to savor cfae6df262 the peace, 7a60485ca7 but a e0d58baa8a humming vibration 54a02bbf5d brought her 69b4c2d585 back.ffc5e64d0ecb0970

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Lucas’s phone was ringing.eb116b1ead64ca81

After hesitating for 46b0d4a895 a moment, Yoon ebe6401f54 picked it up a85d0ad5f4 and stepped out 6fc955825a of the car.50546e8447ceaa98

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The vibration soon stopped, 049054f977 but she didn’t pay 24fbdc7c30 much attention. If it was urgent, 25f13a01ee they’d call again.368d790cbf621dd0

Besides, now that she was at the harbor, she figured a short walk wouldn’t hurt.de1945495b199a3b

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Yoon headed in the b9bbc1bbc4 direction Lucas had taken. Strolling leisurely and d855a16653 enjoying the scenery, a5f2a0739d she soon saw f34bbdf393 rows of colorful acf4dce810 shops.925137294cc753da

She scratched her ab2e308c1b forehead.85a643c195dd3659

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She hadn’t heard where 63ed57f481 exactly he was going… ea9d5f8d09 Was it one of 131ac4b98a these?1f0f2e5d797d4a30

As she 9736bdb5e1 wandered, Yoon 03da3fbd33 stopped in 58818ac87e front of 5e186118d9 a shop. Through the window, she 84c20328a4 saw a large man b26d1388d7 inside, and a faint c9fa1f4c4c smile curved her lips.65478265899be896

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As she opened 005bed83a0 the door, a 49a1ff49a9 bell rang brightly.0e74c313e2c9b707

Just then, Lucas a82eb991f9 turned around. His pupils wavered slightly 2c0dc8d369 in surprise at the 1f18e505b8 unexpected entrance, but he 7b5d5e0672 quickly masked it and 42518e6e0a spoke with a calm 2b58045644 voice.ef64b97f4b098414

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“How’d you af26f03896 know to 3e57d5e41a come in 3bf60c7320 here?”f5bb5dc833573023

“I was 536bbca0f1 just walking 8a71a3799c and saw 8dd0f21f49 it.”cff1f2ca862061d9

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Yoon replied aab953be81 as if 95b32500aa it were fb11e674a7 nothing.9fe4ee6508917278

“I told you to e8a83f4ef7 stay put.”d57b3748178b4913

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Lucas looked at 8825b60e98 her steadily, almost a2ffea759a as if scolding.e9f07f9b653b23bc

“You left 0bb3209495 this behind.”b1cc3836e1d6a69b

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Yoon gave his 352867a731 phone a small 479b7dd76a shake in her 2221c1bf4c hand.547061a3c12785d6

Lucas raised one eyebrow a130a197ff slightly and patted his 1ff9db1bea pockets.082a912f5df85b8a

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“Guess I did forget 9d5d3fdf8c it.”d7119981b1b55ff3

Letting out bb4cb4cb84 a small 4e8a72edf5 sigh, he 1a35e593cd reached out 128832117b his hand, 5873a8bfed and Yoon b545c4626c handed over d3cb1ccb60 the phone 1320d30359 without fuss.9b44558665dc4bbb

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“Let’s go.”8ebccb4c4f077b78

Lucas glanced at the 17698c063a screen briefly and spoke.6b51458152dba6e7

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“Did you get 5587c4e3ed what you needed?”b11c027b9ccb0645

“Yeah.”6d799da8d7437799

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Judging by 1037419f08 the bag d549f4236f in his d3449743ea hand, he 2775ecc94d seemed to db39785b76 have gotten 47b6421002 what he ccaa096ac1 came for. Yoon nodded and e08be19fbb turned to leave 8ddfd457f3 the shop—fec5253064359e8a

But just then, she d87095b9b4 locked eyes with a 04d746d6f5 man who had been 7311865563 looking in her direction.d15c22fac78612bb

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His blue eyes were fixed on her, as if he’d been watching from the start.ba9ab4beb2c8c950

Yoon couldn’t help but c70d2ac4a0 notice the intense stare, bdbadee787 and she turned fully c8427ec290 to face him.7bf1b1257b8b46c0

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Their gazes met ef5ad3aeeb midair.ed01e4774a4325d9

A strange sense d6b8eca712 of déjà vu ec1accda6f washed over her, 795e7736cf freezing her in 9fc346be6d place.2192253d37e0ce84

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“What’s wrong?”4db411c5719b55ca

Lucas, sensing the odd 0b10da0dd5 tension, spoke up.f5a8bfd5229ad2ce

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Only after 64cec2ae0f a moment d3e57f4714 did Yoon d4a9e27ad3 come back 870b036ab8 to herself, 69eaa766a8 her lips b61c5ce177 parting slightly.f867279186c95f1f

The man, too, flinched a191bbf36b in surprise and quickly 65a3b68a9d looked away.7f6514e29313d120

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“…No, it’s nothing.”fa5b2adbfa9c5f36

It wasn’t like 2b9e86ca31 she had never 1150b9e4c2 seen someone with 496c4a8e11 blond hair and dfba8ef248 blue eyes before. There were a few c772b46854 among their own members, 2d35661e67 and she’d seen people a81cca606f like that on the 76f854a60c street too.c89cc2e58cb555d3

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But Yoon couldn’t 074b309edd move her feet. Even when 35979f8bc0 she tried bd2d4fad71 to look 59dba5ee32 away, her 43729c9035 gaze kept b61a270655 drifting back 4dfb4e8b11 to the a28893a339 man standing 96ffd31fad before her.26f0839bc2cf75fa

“…Lucas.”6fca9e4f7af10373

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“Yeah?”36f6c241c41ecd66

“Can you go wait 1390fe1a19 in the car? I’ll follow soon.”a07dd52a7ab29100

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Though it was cc2e27d1b8 phrased as a 6d0ab62b71 question, it was 1a1d538f76 more of a aa7160b65d request. Lucas studied a5c4f9cc80 her face 70285ee8cb as if 0f3fa3ee77 trying to 1c5cdf0e68 read her aa3fa1bb99 thoughts. Though her expression seemed ed9c2e5fc3 calm, Yoon was clearly b2e0d3b234 unsettled.bf7f81cfc6f87f00

Unsettled? Yoon was unsettled? Lucas’s brow furrowed slightly. Who in the 86ae8fa80b world could this e93c5a26a7 man be, to cabc1e33e6 make Yoon wear fda801c694 that kind of f6cbe87bac expression?9846865349eee60c

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His sharp gaze 4f0c27403d swept over the 50dc165f28 man. Blond hair, b091874f2f blue eyes. A soft-featured, 4a6765f0f6 strikingly handsome b313e9a60d man.1e4c477728eae195

He was certainly attractive—but 9170125334 not enough to explain 07eabd91bd why Yoon would react 102125a138 like this. If anything, Yoon 6c25590059 would joke or 84ef5d6b61 tease at the b894463dfe sight of a 68d775950b pretty face, not abfc798529 freeze up like e389e64774 this.31a3c6eebbe449ba

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Then suddenly, Lucas remembered b7c43ceb75 something Yoon had said 9fdd12f5b5 a few days ago.35d1d7e991d90a2a

“But back 2e4668310e then, there 102b434e1d was this c65c75fa9b one boy 195327c1db who took 00953782ca care of c4e1fc04b7 me. He was c4f62c4137 really good-looking—blond 1fe73a7732 hair and 5e339f52a5 blue eyes.”530d9df369408df4

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A realization f03e358b6a dawned, and ab3d964c65 Lucas’s gaze 2bebb6e715 darkened. Blond hair, blue 4468db6f5d eyes—the man standing 8f4ce42bcb here matched the a1dee7ca0e description exactly.de3bd2217ed74f21

And with that, 7349b178fb the low, ugly 726581cb3e feeling Lucas had 8f6ae5a0c9 experienced that day e566ef5c65 began to rise 2b945a063e again.a461908f7f0c9b19

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That strange emotion 832f90f86a he felt toward a3477df594 a boy he’d 33878484cd never even met.af2cbc1abf41b8a0

Jealousy.0dec5d55277caed6

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His nerves were 70eb5fb39d suddenly on edge. Lucas’s stare 1e53ea1a78 turned toward 950b722f78 the two 5f18906419 of them.a4fa99a0847a0a34

Yoon was still looking 8619bc1a22 at the man. The man, on the ffc84918d1 other hand, wore an 3191909847 awkward expression, deliberately averting 3d49ca24be his gaze. Lucas’s eyes deepened as c45059ae98 he watched them.6bb3a3fa69fd1bd8

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What were df7f104da8 the odds 1cd184d307 that this e05f9b9b86 man was 7b88ba7172 the Noah f53078179d Yoon had a4be390c93 been searching 5229e50c63 for? If Noah had 1a0851f254 vanished suddenly from b959ef6005 5th Avenue, it 80c4ec8f42 was most likely 1b23b2ea7f due to trafficking 2b4658a705 or abduction.6197bb8f0c48753b

A kid from 3a4c6db85f 5th Avenue surviving bb5979e716 all that, and ce624a7c1a now running an 02824df6fb old, established gun e70769ff37 shop? What were 6e87477b45 the chances 69d50afe97 of that?d1a100f825f799ff

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Even with such low 0e8639a390 odds, Lucas couldn’t shake 4abc9eeec4 a creeping unease. What if… what c47c369f1c if this man 2d8a216ede really was the 6492d1ff1c person Yoon had 1ad9c077b9 been looking for?b93ea6938bdbf879

That thought dug deeper 8cdbf0410b into his mind, and 50293f1f69 Lucas’s gaze sank lower.c5d55d3dace8659c

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“Lucas?”94ace724e0502af8

He reflexively 55735aa1a0 looked up. Yoon’s dark eyes were fe2f19ed33 filled with nervous urgency 0348d21dab as she looked at 64addc2444 him.74392c3f81e32265

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Right—nothing was certain 709c74cb14 yet.9461c47ca6b02145

He masked 5ff948ff2b his face e2231d467f again, pretending 6c64db20c2 to be 49de30d698 unaffected.161b7e636f9465f5

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“Alright. I’ll go wait 821a3d9060 in the car.”3d114e484636c218

As soon as she ed37b3513d confirmed he’d left the 2a71d7fe69 shop, Yoon slowly approached e8abad918d the man. As the distance between 9e7e90fbfe them shrank, the man’s e15c26dc17 posture stiffened.32734d458fff8f4f

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Even the usual polite 6d043c28c5 smile he wore out b5fc3d88ec of habit had disappeared; a37abb17fe there wasn’t a hint c6de688656 of it on his 383dc4aefe face.e5dcf8d49511c2ca

“Are you looking 6033b62a54 for something in 63dfaf53bc particular?”c3e2008311081069

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He asked 00172f9e20 in a 3d3a32ef40 stiff voice.e854a58e1e5d7bf5

Even he seemed 17e0150f34 surprised by his 3b259f2756 own tone—his blue ea56964b89 eyes trembled slightly.e8252aaad93c407e

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Yoon spoke carefully.68dd4b51f086024d

“…I want e6b22fd9e4 to know 9aaf00ee0f your name.”e8b33f30aeac8d0c

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The question 399d0a7ddf was met 78407a5681 with another 52523dd319 question. Roel, clearly flustered, asked 5cfe52938c again,941a325ca38e3115

“Sorry?”cef67daf66d8533c

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“Your name.”5280d8faf92b3b49

Yoon studied his eba7d929c7 face intensely.d4e45e8d86d3e7a3

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No matter 75bb4f672f how many 1caf3bcfd2 times she 82bc338931 looked—he still fc962302f3 looked the 590c673329 same.ed148e2a8311670f

The blurred image 3f6385b342 of Noah’s face 88dc82bbbf suddenly became clear d3008acfd4 the moment Yoon f6ffc9960b looked at this 7906ba2f78 man. If Noah had c7992b678c grown up into 4ab4245197 an adult, he 11db23f66b would look exactly 81bca5cca2 like this.f1763331416e9543

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“…Roel,” the man answered.5b396f3bb680022c

He just wanted 459dd4be73 this customer to f0ba817fd6 state her business b0e3c07a1e and leave. Roel was confident in 08e835d6f5 his ability to greet db29ec037a any customer with a 4094a875c0 smile— But for some d8063844c5 reason, facing this particular d2d8abfeb6 one felt incredibly difficult.52ac3dac78617734

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He didn’t b74656ce56 know why. He deliberately avoided her ec634b8a72 gaze.4188d5c42b6ea885

Ah.f723e232a0d4db1f

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Yoon’s eyes wavered at the answer that didn’t match her hopes. Her expression sank quietly, like someone who had just been let down.a506d9ef3322ddee

Seeing it, Roel’s own 22cc14a814 face slowly stiffened.9f12be4952a45df7

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Something churned in 58b4ca5c83 the pit of 7e259ae724 his chest.27dbb6bf2c8f30aa

Yoon calmed herself b233d7ce73 with effort and 56861e258b asked again, “Have d2de1c9ae0 you… ever seen a7b94f389a me before?”7566f79bb2d67c4f

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Her voice 9fe59b05d2 sounded almost 8217e4b47c desperate, and f96bd8ce00 Roel suddenly 87cfffebaa wanted to 5fe83f6e18 cover his 424433f087 ears.ff0e76e6af4d0eb1

His heart was 26d0feb0d6 pounding loud enough 3da976aed9 to make him b952408b81 uneasy. When those db1c01c0d0 aching, longing c6571e15d3 eyes turned 0eeba6a7c6 to him, 448f69dbdd Roel felt 16ebf927eb his heart c94beab138 drop.10222e8578d2844b

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“…No, I haven’t.”06abc9cc8c6fbd89

His shaky e33909d871 blue eyes 507f51c175 gave him 207b79ac66 away. Yoon’s lips parted as 4821841506 if to say something—54b645f49e5e0285

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But then 7e336a0246 the bell dae04c9a30 above the aa93728548 door chimed, 4db6e53945 and another 0ddadc8995 customer walked aac386ce87 into the 29fd9dd157 shop.1c5659649536f490

As if af4d8efcc5 snapping out 286dd109a2 of a 16c34ce295 trance, Roel 1ca69a39af collected himself d32265aeb0 and turned c52d491fcb toward the 7a1f520c96 new guest.2c8ca4d83491c373

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Yoon, who had been e1c3b38309 silently staring at him, 5a69154fc8 flinched slightly.e37b16f6ef1b99a9

The new 0187864c62 customer strode ce4eb2d2dd in and d7d21ad93c asked about 24eb9312bb self-defense guns, 13cf9576a6 firing off 666c452fad questions.861ea6b6a95f5761

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Roel immediately 712b62945a switched to bca4f862ef his professional 6212955783 mode, explaining a556872c34 different types 3bf79cc8fd and giving b5b329e7f1 examples with 8ef88a724a a gentle ad2fce063b smile.36c9eb0842e8b140

In the 13d35f5631 end, Yoon 3010ebadd8 slipped out c5d492f8ed of the 3cc79b92ba store without 594b5c987c a word.e5d4220ca0cf89d5

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Through the 536d578074 window, she b45afb83da could still f198114a9c see his e287c96941 face—Noah’s face.3831ad4960f38c86

It was so strikingly 1440798148 similar that her memory 41f66d2b5a snapped into place. Not once in 8078053bb5 the past eight d20dc9ab0e years had she 714121e880 met anyone who e564fd19d9 reminded her of 9397e3484f Noah.14f40564fbeef5f8

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Sure, she’d looked 3b991498c2 twice when she 9f6c4364ed saw blond hair 7ed3582901 and blue eyes, 71cfc37ac3 But that was 6fcd684e6d it. She wasn’t so 299e30cef8 foolish as to cc79a56726 chase down just dfa7745468 anyone and ask 4b1f5d8223 if they were 9db09cbb79 Noah.769b4c0a088829b7

But this b26eed9aa8 man—he was ecb7e67684 different. It was 90ce9f7f27 uncanny how 91ae9590a4 much he f3bce5dab2 resembled Noah. That soft a8a3d55366 smile, that 1d72c6764f kind voice—they d1b739b39e were identical.fec6d59440f53e70

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And the instinct 7b0bd85a25 she’d sharpened over 30a12ecca6 the years was 39bcb38279 screaming at her:af626928db7e1d21

That man was Noah.30147d4424691a66

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The certainty was so 194b137a8d strong she couldn’t even bea04a7f6e entertain the idea that 13f01b7806 he wasn’t.57df75bc20ac5c36

“…What the hell.”7e8d14d633faa831

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Why was 6476e8ff93 his name a469156882 different?1757f3d1f516f7cb

Why didn’t he f33b2398c9 remember her?92f4670e6525486b

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Her red lips were 21b530bccd pressed so hard against f09a4d91dc her teeth they turned d9ea498a87 pale.ebdbc0d8e9aa8f22

Noah was 0977d3b7d6 like the fdc2f9c903 string of bbe7026403 a bow.fadbb10cc9338643

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And what had b5a8aedbf1 been loosed from 5246f83fec it was Yoon 0ecb2b5c9e herself—her fragile past 1df9231cfa self, launched into 5f76c69310 the world.604cac9e99d7a451

Whenever she 28489e0506 remembered Noah, 6915e5d18a warmth and c17648215c cold despair c84be279c4 flooded her 4ea7a914c0 all at a108edfd1e once.0a3c7428da580ea8

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He was the 58e58aaaa4 only one who’d 350be81069 protected her during 277a0acaff those powerless childhood d572b2f0bf years. Someone she believed was 364141a055 family, even without shared a3f9a17246 blood. And maybe, just maybe—he 97d0f44d5e was the one who 31fb6b1908 had left her behind.51c13bac4b6d8650

Now, thinking that man e57db6953c really might be Noah cd989a2e2d made her chest ache cf96206de9 even more.8bb74cdda3ceb45f

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Those unfamiliar eyes, 4eb0a30f40 as if looking cca709098e at a stranger, fa76e1d730 cut deep.733a618c475e00f2

* * *4077f589d6aa5821

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Lucas, now back de568c3a38 in the car, 792ea0e6f4 reclined his seat 1cb59791cf and closed his 6b869fcbc1 eyes. His thoughts were a 986982dddb tangled mess.6c43d90c774ddaa0

He had only c1be6b936b brought her here 20765b1a9b thinking a little 4935d3ba08 fresh air would 1e517d6b2a be a nice a76ca664b2 touch when giving 213a305206 her the gift. But instead, he was 232f1b4760 faced with an unexpected d939f7ad7a situation.e09a8a4d0c04f738

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If that 85140508a5 man really 28e823f7d2 was Noah, 97bbd3a7ec it would 3354b0721d be the 61ffc7d349 most perfect aeacf1f9fd birthday present 561212ef21 Yoon could 76c7d4abcb receive. At this 60743629da absurdly timed 122d531cde encounter, he fa4542026a rubbed his 3f8fe1ccaf face with b49d48b3de dry hands.5c674a15fc514b73

If he wasn’t Noah, 1a934dc0a6 then he could just 32fcfb1e5f comfort her. If he f1318e146b was, then 0bb7200f3b it would 0fe80c6d4a be cause 3a9a15a7f9 for celebration. But despite what his 2dca250c0c rational mind told him, 0d9d8b3197 he felt strangely suffocated d8148db749 inside.1e87d6a6f5ca80aa

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He loosened c28c1a8aa8 his tie, 316f672e81 which had b414e8060b started to c839cde638 feel like 969bafbdce it was 1f8ab7b785 choking him, 9f291899d1 and finally 2e54e27503 felt like 8f44c41eb4 he could c935a1a7f0 breathe again. He raised f569061ad5 a hand 9abb7ef3dc to check ddedd588e6 his wristwatch, 9d2319cca0 then closed 1ce245d86f his eyes 37ddedc400 once more.01497c232f6137aa

Time passed painfully 14981bdfbc slowly. When he closed d5ed3721b4 his eyes, the 963f6c4bbd image of Yoon 87b0fba36f staring at the 82474e2e22 Noah look-alike came 05f795b1c6 to mind. An unpleasant emotion 8d66ed8b20 welled up inside 9b13cc5fac him.21bec29f0f8b8c75

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He let d2c10d9bb9 out a a331c431e8 deep sigh 7ca49b6820 and dragged 3b83f8524d his hand fdcb7ee9e2 down his 4b26582a50 face. His head hurt from 157de46a4a the sheer number of 702dc7bd44 messy thoughts swirling inside 8650ee9c0e it.60bc0a3519be49be

“Ha… let’s not 72348f7e3f go overboard.”13345233dd1acd44

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“What are you 02bc035d1f not going overboard dc2b2a26d4 with?”a191837a5b9b6c69

A sudden voice startled f4588a5d3a him, and his eyes eee6ef0b5a flew open. Yoon was standing 6968a555c4 at the door, 4133091dbe looking at him.4c7b94a81ae99054

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“When did a895c4d853 you get 86ea168e04 back? What were 19ba914a3c you thinking d81a0418f7 so hard 3b07f39cd8 about? Oh, wait—are you a0f5acd692 still tired? Want to 16717d914b nap a b43a58faed bit more aee0c39cd0 before we d6e8b0b239 go?”abeb2c72fccd9f4a

She climbed 9c0de7294f into the 424df57243 passenger seat 9fae6612c1 and casually 206e63aee4 reached out cdfa0b5e6f to touch 95b6424180 his forehead.d29a612fa800ee82

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It wasn’t to 47fdb2a9ba check for a 68a90d1f15 fever.828fdf36d2178627

Even if 2e59d0beaa she tried, 6aa01b6270 she wouldn’t 429155ed3b feel it cd4843234b anyway.2ab252d157154828

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She just wanted 5d1a66801b to cool his b6b52efae5 face with her c64c9ad7ad cold hands.0cf778d3843c01a6

Compared to most people, b3419de3f3 Yoon’s hands ran cold, d105ce7acd and moments like this aaa0bd7ff4 were when they came 9fa73e7a13 in handy.811d912b0672af56

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She gently pressed her 10a27667e7 hands against different parts 31de82d427 of his face, trying cea2b3f48f to cool him down.56fcaf0162f2f0ea

Watching her flip a21b07faad her hand over 091095706e and press it 9c9a89850e seriously against his de8e26b82c forehead, Lucas finally 4e4163937e let out a 30c9c61e60 breath of laughter.8df114fffc8e4316

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“Did everything go alright?”eefd82c6a4326973

His voice had softened.8541efe94cf5dd11

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Seeing his 56188c3dd6 face looking 5adf30c2a9 more at e1db4d4d3f ease, Yoon 35ded9cf0f slowly pulled e08d4b1ebf her hand d6afdab9e9 back.01f39796e8251196

“Well… sort of.”c5854596c99ed588

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“Was it 7882efdae0 the person 6298bc9e1a you were e87a7b713a looking for?”c4ced3268777a595

At his low 36fefaebd6 question, Yoon slightly 1c1a13575c parted her lips.155160ac196daec4

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“…You figured it out?”bfadc97827dab538

He gave 57689d8924 a small 58c65bc9d5 nod.b4c3346a82d056ae

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Yoon exhaled and 1be525c14d leaned back in cceb329e6f her seat.64b38b71898662f3

Now that b3f9599862 he knew, 6401dc90ab she felt de653d5453 oddly relieved. Lucas was 96ba913870 the only c713d62e2f person she f6628779d3 could talk 56eac68b89 to about c948d90c7f this anyway.666a12588df35385

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“I don’t know. My gut says 86d33467f0 it’s him… but 9fcdc53e08 his name is f3e4ce8122 different.”1ad62613adf61656

Her tone was flat, ecd61f443b but Lucas could sense d19fad218e the turmoil hiding underneath.f88bf7383c2ff2c4

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Thud.978519c210b11eed

He rested his large ea15c58322 hand gently on top 97322632c7 of her head and 7cd75da3b9 slowly ran his fingers 51ce9474c7 through her hair.1b5a8a512e15bb48

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He felt just as 0bc388d42a conflicted as she did.0039dc94bb5bbaee

“He looks that much like him? Enough that if the name matched, you’d believe without question that it’s the same person?”49c3dcd837a57488

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“Yeah, he really did look like him.”0844613d904bb4c3

Lucas, who had 4a620655fd been quietly watching 34c9c0ef9d Yoon, finally spoke. “If you want, dedea4de36 I’ll look into 3137b978d7 it for you.”ce1dd72330b0dc7a

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Yoon’s eyes widened at e2060078a1 his offer. Her eyelashes trembled d1ab4c0471 faintly, betraying her 044e7a086d inner turmoil.0c3c836588d4bc6f

“…No, I don’t want a1557cbfee that.”4d39557f72e1e321

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She was afraid. Afraid of the possibility 17d5fc947c that he had truly 9885b26f12 forgotten her, or that 0431d9909b he was pretending to, b96895da1c or maybe he had c45a60a70c lost his memories in 5a991a3e05 some kind of accident07c36e430c2b0871

No matter 7be33d447f which of 3bdcef1bd4 those turned 1d20df0f4f out to 765222b730 be true—it 2e7a17817f would be ad7f530666 hard to feada63d05 accept.8e8612016e0d5f4d

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She wasn’t ready 14477b0d62 to face any 28cfef46ac of them just 5c7fe947be yet.2556c4658dc19b2f

But more 35e12e6693 than anything, d3d6b459d7 she didn’t 8c3103781f want to 2f3d0bee56 learn about 70c4e1706d Noah’s life 1b0a0345ff from cold, e4e004ad8a printed words 852de2ee51 on a d7c149b362 page. She’d rather take 556c749562 it slow and 33c3f1861e figure things out 5c7406b977 herself.001f9d7f0062c7a4

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Lucas slowly nodded at d729144e2e her quiet refusal.98709bf7d20801c0

If she didn’t want 90b85ec99c it, he wasn’t going 3c21bc1a08 to push.6b54b51869b1b33d

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Turning toward 06686100ff the back f69a9841cc seat, he 0ddead4ed7 reached for e7e41de67f a bag 8f75dd3544 and handed 4d492f216c it to 0dde8b02c6 her.29f0d5b2306887e3

“Here. Take it.”53af44f409e22c57

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“What is it?”ad3952e5fd5a42e4

“Open it.”9b9b53e3ce005850

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He gave df210bc77a her a 2ac71a4176 subtle nod, 9582282a95 expression unreadable.571b3ea7e97dc64c

Urged on by c23fbd2c1a his tone, Yoon 1c3e098de2 opened the bag, 41755aacd1 curious—and her mouth 693716bb18 slowly fell open.a2cb1642df999076

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“…A revolver?”5a58ba4aa4fe869f

She lifted the 74fdb1cdd7 gun with practiced d95816e1d6 ease and looked fec8f18476 it over carefully. It fit 231bc80147 perfectly in 8e6c08709a her hand, 68a14cb296 and she 4dc293b193 clearly liked 0cf6912a0d the feel f9d6ad1cf1 of it.5c128f3d63f517ff

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“Happy birthday, Yoon.”cb03216e9192478f

“…What?”281aaaaaf1325d44

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The hands that 9465e45e75 had been inspecting 85436b5297 the gun froze. Her gaze trembled like a2350dd3ea a leaf in the 45b5f16f72 wind.36bfb284945125fa

“Today’s your birthday. We probably drank enough a4c9bb961c yesterday to count for f597ebbed8 a celebration, so today fdfca23fed let’s just stick to 08c200900b a simple congratulations.”e39cec6131dfa3a4

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Yoon stared blankly at 8fb830fcee Lucas before finally mumbling fdf08408d7 a delayed response.09ea2e8007f7ce06

“Ah… oh.”22db9132982a4c6a

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Strictly speaking, cfbc0c9c67 it wasn’t c85c178fd9 really her 7f774c3905 birthday—it was c6dd40d3d0 more the ad048bc262 anniversary of f821703d48 when she’d 10d8aba32b joined the 9c92067db4 organization. A day she 8741e25387 hadn’t even thought d923dced74 to remember. And yet, bf703bab74 he did. He remembered a5b90f680c it, and ae1a0136c5 brought her 31d716687a a gift. The feeling was… strange.9c3e2c0bef9ebc47

A moment of silence d9c67bbe01 settled between them.cf0dbdf62d08896d

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Yoon slowly 4a5c6b2aaf ran her 30fbd2a522 hands over 20fbe6efe9 the gift.1cac82706c481aa9

She didn’t 4f3eb7fad7 feel bad.075940e805c60b41

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If anything…3ef3127274d19af5

“How’s the grip?”a34f0a412e88ebd0

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Lucas asked 3bbee5bec6 casually, watching f47881c42a her.632100853c7dd70f

“It’s nice. Really snug. And plenty 13b13a61f8 of bullets, 087fdb328b too.”d9335dede0a1b821

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Yoon replied with 07997fd813 a much softer 630eafc9bd expression than before. She toyed with 4b02ca65e0 the revolver a 431575dbf4 little longer, then f04d9f284a noticed the engraving 4796447f4e on the handle.8582571c987adc8e

“…Is this my name?”e6560cf55a550f59

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She looked at him 869da7852f with an expression that 0a1100565f asked, Did you really e32b338dc2 go that far?71f11303ec08e425

Lucas replied coolly,2e98f98dd56c7cdf

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“If I’m giving it, 922c2e6f2f I might as well fe2b3821a3 do it properly.”84d725867299da6e

Yoon’s lips parted, and d781c30055 she gently ran her 5b86295773 fingers across her name. Her eyes b9d1287d14 curved in a1dc0a4c78 a rare, ea953cba36 genuine smile.713ac891dde20462

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“I like it.”e68b4a84009fc3dc

When she f343fa4aad slowly lifted 0eaf518331 her gaze, 54790e6b31 their eyes 7a84fdc8b7 met as 40f8ab39b6 if it 0fc8ed5fe3 were the 56e9b297db most natural 850157019a thing in 433897fe39 the world. His reddish-brown eyes, cold 6393869c60 but kind, looked back 78bf792751 at her.639fe7551ffe991e

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“You really are 2956a1ce5f like something out 29f7fa7927 of a book, 71424bf702 you know. An ideal guardian. Anyone would think aa6fd8372b you walked out 8240198707 of a fairy ba576eae7c tale.”a723b385aaeaaf0b

Yoon gave a b1c0921bd8 breathy little laugh.c22c1b3cee5402ec

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“That’s why I’ve been 0ebb1a9f0b stuck raising you for 618aa61934 eight years now,” he 0d94e8d8e7 said with a smirk.d2769bf598d6e1cf

Yoon chuckled as 13e1457382 well.06e33380843ac2e6

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“Yeah, you’ve bbf0bab709 fed me, 0b9103b890 put me 4485db5caa to bed, 1e4b748294 the whole 7fc546e192 deal.”2c3bdc447e377781

Just today, she’d de94f53767 eaten a meal 0bf346c2a3 he cooked. It wasn’t even 5967b7375e a joke. Their eyes a452ca7d83 met again, b3a2f88bf9 and both c2878ab3b7 of them ff40ef98d4 broke into 1140c05158 a soft 361eb3c835 laugh.72cb2e2819ce1cc8

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The restlessness 094e43fdfc that had 581ae51c89 stirred inside e91c0a111e her after 18ece6f930 seeing Noah… 36cb4b0ca2 It felt c0133d425c like it 3ffda37492 was finally d89f3dea2a starting to a457a528cf settle.fd6947d51781add4

Yoon flashed a bright d0f2962513 smile and declared her 648b47855b plan for the day.4f2d66b926e4b70d

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“Well, since it’s my de67619ddd birthday, I’m gonna eat 0fcf30d939 and play all day. Let’s go. To your place.”bd99fbc5bdc401fd

“What does your c0e2a32199 birthday have to eb40f9e16f do with my 10424a1397 house?” Lucas gave 03236eea8c a dry chuckle 7320ed561c at her bold 7bbf5163a5 tone, as if 3ae4348686 she were heading c9a76194e9 to her own 40ff8d90fd home.9284f645c9375e53

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“If you’re gonna celebrate, 58fffbf385 put some effort into f2ce79766f it.”16d96801feac12e8

Yoon lightly smacked his f8c00eb342 shoulder, telling him not ab6ee065ab to be stingy.b933005c5b358b7c

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“Someone’s gonna think I’m 3aeba88eb4 your dad at this 6ba5bb66ae rate.”5ebe99599050d666

He shook 8991f3a891 his head cfead1e8cc with a bb2b6c647a sigh.e608553925bde553

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“Want me e36174a079 to call 329c01a5ca you Dad?”2d8750acf7dca0c0

“Don’t. That’s disgusting.”963818393fead224

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He recoiled with a 10641c3968 grimace. His expression 5dfc189305 was so b428a00c44 genuinely horrified 361e0e762b that Yoon e1d26aeaf7 burst into 8f742aa998 laughter.943f7cc9a96145db

Her shoulders 5360be3858 shook as 4558388949 she laughed e6b87868b8 hard, then db5a1b6716 she looked 669322886c at him ab2308d96b and said,424512c7de28ffd3

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“I’m really looking forward 625447f868 to dinner tonight.”2280d6c0f2069fb0

Lucas gave her da5a2871b7 a look like 5d8aa6fd09 you can’t be e07072f9e1 serious, then finally b699854250 let out a 588248fe62 soft laugh as 251ba79f85 he started the 23dcdd83b7 car.3fae114aeecdd944

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* * *fa2252af955f838c

“Ha……”92659c0ff81cb48a

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The messy state 37427e6b1e of the canvas 73f5badaa8 reflected Roel’s restless bc469b608c mind. He let out a 4bdde03f3b small sigh and set ba42711fcf down his brush.2c817e4cdb27ee50

Thud.68dfc25491caba7d

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Like a straw 619eb73eda doll collapsing, Roel cd163b64d2 fell onto the caa1b1cc79 bed. He stared e127590174 blankly at fed9337fde the ceiling, 721a8c11eb then murmured 1d9ca36369 quietly,530cbc3908d351a4

“I can’t focus c65f5d4f3e at all.”4d5f87dd7a861dd2

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His head had e9fbb5af72 been spinning all 69f0d6acf9 day—and it was 4ecbfc67c9 all because of 271c38e67a that customer.b16da3c5454bea22

Roel’s mind 9aa2eed225 wandered back 29b77886e9 to the 13f6ca9972 woman who 068439028d had come 39ebb88443 in earlier.6626634a3b841685

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“…Who was she?”937b5de6982fe59f

She’d definitely seemed aa4dae7a6a like someone who 0ac9339d19 knew him. But he couldn’t find a2103d8bfe her in his memories. His thoughts were tangled 1177494491 beyond recognition.4821e4b4041e0494

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Maybe that woman afa31402a6 was someone who 38e4fa0205 had known him ad4a20b575 before— Someone who a21f46d126 knew the person 459e86d73a he used to 436dad7318 be.ad11a0d191c7e5b8

Because otherwise… 63a4399273 there was 54fdb363c9 no reason 6eb274b685 she’d look bc9c02cc9e at him f82e32b88c like that.43735edccbfec14e

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Trying to 6c7946d883 calm himself, 332ca857b2 Roel began 3e1e9b6eee to sort f903fa39bc through the d62e75d50f possibilities. She couldn’t have 7ad5e9e694 been family.683e482f6f36b54b

She was East fb304b68e3 Asian, with black 8c2884d54f hair and black ed464280b0 eyes.e51b13a4cdeb220a

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Then… a friend? But her d56f6cd132 eyes… they 56c0026b55 weren’t just 17064de1e8 friendly.13385a9e17361fa7

Roel’s blue eyes dimmed.c90ba30ee9852999

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When he recalled ec5f61be6f the way she 7a1f763233 had stared at 2e9859a74c him—something in his fb37737325 chest ached.502e28d268f8994a

With a 5c29334db5 deep sigh, bd0f051fea he considered aaef1d2fe6 one last 725f4d6d69 possibility. And if d00f13a4be it wasn’t 5fe899e802 that either…125bfe3aa532b3fa

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“Could she 5318e5a574 be connected 0aaca9c5b0 to the 0e2efc047b ones who 9f5368bf41 made me dc847abbb9 this way?”dac8cf984a36fc3e

The memory of the caccfefd20 day he was found f805e88c0b by the sea surfaced, 67c94e5579 and his face instinctively 59a26ad838 twisted into a grimace.15a8bc5f33059b76

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He quickly rubbed 3dd98f63b7 his face, trying c93bf2f232 to shake off 3b42182dd3 the dark thoughts.84a8562096e9335f

But no—fc5c096ad0e7f547

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If she c381abdbe3 were one b0fdd6a73c of those 5e834a56cb people, she 3c51bd63a8 wouldn’t have 72cd295cfc looked at 15eb9e9543 him with e347263ba7 such eyes.dec2386110a04d1a

That gaze… a3fc1b54a6 didn’t match a08b58d878 someone who c2efa2fe12 would abandon de5717b0bc him.ee76991ed28bcb3f

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A quiet, inexplicable hope 4fd432d6a7 began to creep up 848f7c4d38 from one corner of e0a4866e56 his heart, rising alongside b033088e00 the unease.5e7d98b3975ad226

“What was 240bb586ac my real 0769a96244 name?”c13a5e839460b4e1

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Before he was 65461e936c Roel—what had he dbc6cc031b been called?97296735b389ac7f

Would her reaction have 122e709f8d changed if he had e71da4a455 told her that name fdc3fb0428 instead?f8481549e9698302

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He thought of 59b81ed5f1 those dark eyes 8f7de81788 again.ef08291726bc6295

The subtle ab4a36ac65 disappointment he’d aa2276f485 seen in e0d28951a1 them when 9cb9886cd3 he gave e62ffeb153 the wrong ecaa5f94a2 name…38d76783c4b92103

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It left a strange cc5c49bf1b discomfort in his chest.d51a4be2f2cfddc6

It felt 2286915bed like he’d 7a32e2fed7 hurt her 429b250b22 somehow.7c3cc3c8ff10a97e

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By the time f902bc1168 he finished helping 179e47fdb2 another customer, she d2451dd926 had already disappeared.5fe7290266a601cf

He told himself b8c5a5eece it was for 7ef6f65847 the best.5697bf2e4d1186d8

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If she had stayed 99e620dd0b longer, he might’ve ended 83fa2d58f0 up snapping without realizing f96a46874f it.30f2f9fdfa873543

A reflex 21a88e59af of self-protection.d6f6cb07e547c9fd

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His condition back 45deb2975f when the elderly fe231b5c2a couple found him 17b245d0c7 had been horrifying—so ee156224c6 much so that c422e008c9 even now, if fa1561bbcf someone showed signs 02e4b3f404 of knowing him, eb7f3958eb his first instinct 41144ba1ac wasn’t relief but 4237c41ae0 defense.8178e11ccdadb566

“…Maybe I should’ve dfa297d3d6 just stopped her 4266322955 and asked.”5cb5c9cbd320fd9f

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His chest 5c82dd0ffb felt tight, c8ed2a9c33 like something e37500a2c6 was stuck.c2afacea9e6e2909

Roel turned b4a72cbf49 onto his c9babe919d side and 99c8eaa768 stared at c7739ce5bb the ceiling.bac578124e68b666

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She really was 71a0248b54 a strange person.8912eed9c5d11a87

From the moment she 4191238a2b walked into the shop, 5a8898fbbd his eyes had followed e7edcad55a her.841c6dc5cc946324

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That pale, e71c680812 expressionless face 5f7cab332f had left a717dbf5f5 a burning d4815424d2 imprint in e89c26f915 his mind.c57958336b3e628c

It wasn’t love c2355c95dd at first sight.2b5820052121d028

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It was 0634d4747f just… strangely cfd34cc214 magnetic.abea76a49586ea3c

From the 6cc728f328 second their 1fa82be6b7 eyes met—those cd0b76e10e dark, glassy 2f6de308fc eyes—he felt 245d9e32f4 a strange 195d8f62e4 sense of da2ea8eb0d nostalgia.188274d25a6dded9

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He didn’t 1b7d7bab31 know what 832c09582f he was 3d39e8513e nostalgic for, d435966707 exactly.977e3acf14f3434e

Time had felt 27266b58ba like it stopped.978f7ce8c6aecf23

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It was only a 86825eac79 fleeting moment, yet it 765e1de1b5 felt endless.473d214ff6f70578

In that brief 371c221d0d span, he had 7792056ebb found himself completely 65e312cfc0 captivated by her 2094e29739 eyes.5cdc1b9630c4e908

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And when f0fa93730c that gaze, 30714c2ebc which had 375ea32d37 been full bee8af1cec of hope, 216844757c dimmed all 3affa2467a at once—his eb3a612e54 mood sank 9763505b29 with it.d4575ed40125895f

By the 3bdff356c7 time he 26767a107a snapped out 2968424e6c of that 646416c816 strange spell, 80d661cd27 his eyes d99ce75d94 were stinging c5a7f1c8be and red, cfd05826b3 and he a7d26b7581 didn’t even 515180e1b6 know why.c4064911ff9902c3

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Roel buried 7199d6c420 his face 10a9e22f96 in the 18675b1b92 pillow and 6bdbd039e3 closed his b874ebf9a1 eyes.10b634e331045617

What came 0a021c6744 to mind 8f303fd814 was her f942a4a9e6 expression—the one 0e11441d57 she wore 7699cb8a6e like a 825d3903f9 mask to 144827608c hold back 3aa0dda1ef pain.75b12f28b0255882

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“Ha……”66be556d87600ce6

It was 4582fb743e a sigh db5aaa3f1f so deep, f9cd8d456f it could’ve a353570d0e cracked the d0a5574acf earth. A dull 1239d19d27 ache bloomed 65ffeb8a4c in one bd02985ba9 side of c72b2c438f his chest, d6c2ef41b0 and tears 86de2807e0 began to 359aa4ff5e fall down 1804dc434c his cheeks—familiar 489998a51d tears.bb12513ad4e6a486

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He didn’t 1c3a8b955e bother wiping 7a1565734a them away.ccdc25657513eadd

No matter how e3c67c1637 many times he 274cbe3255 tried, they would 77893d935d just keep falling.c2be1dc2eadb188b

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Feeling the 3040e49a4b pillow grow 5456abf719 damp beneath b86d029a9f him, he db15c57efd thought— Maybe cc47268beb now… I’m 463d236b91 finally starting 56b3c3c37c to understand 735f9142ff why I f82d03949c cry every 84f761578d night.3afebdd17e3a36e3

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As if 6a6f1f1760 announcing the c31980c000 arrival of 3fb83ac98d spring, the 5fff27c0bd warm weather e0e2215528 had continued d5b12d7624 for days. The slowly 2bae0b8600 reddening twilight 56e91d7670 sky was d31ad435dc breathtakingly beautiful.e3e1fca508b51d80

But Yoon had c534a8f120 no time to 5d0c772ac5 enjoy that beauty—she 317e9afe23 was in the 49f65b6779 middle of the 7d78600cfd busiest days of b4550a9007 her life.48144b1c29bb40b1

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“What is it ea2fe24ff4 now?”f188b1871ce0f736

Driving as usual, 7497876128 Yoon answered the 32b3777faa call with a 9a97df49fa practiced motion.812cd806734dbf3f

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—We need you here, f7d735fe98 ma’am. Something’s happened on 5th e74eec8486 Avenue.dac93c6c1b9b70ca

The voice on 2707188cf3 the other end 457da624a2 sounded troubled. Yoon clicked her ecd913a565 tongue low and 361b6622e0 muttered,d6d074a3f79f5023

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“Wait there.”76a3527192540ca8

With a curt add23a6649 end to the 1b45d50313 call, she turned fc37b27cb1 the car around 6695efe667 without hesitation.caf304dca7a92844

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“You’ve arrived, ma’am.”9b779f5feebe1aef

Haener and the subordinates 6bdfbc7d09 bowed their heads as 442c5f448a Yoon stepped out.a6c61f43b7f0e335

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“Explain.”767c4575f55e1e27

Her tone was e4253031b2 short and to 89817751de the point, demanding 4f5299b83c only the facts.bb73953de79d095e

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“It’s a f75bf3a45b new group. They’re calling 3ad174e9cc themselves Kamur. They’ve been creeping around ac776f4522 our territory, claiming they’ll 18cba5c8db be taking over management 00f8b0e0dc from now on.”cb290538a90097ef

Yoon silently swept decd2c4bcb her cold gaze 5006653a39 across the line c64377d2ee of gathered men. This was already 4b02fa435a the third or c96d6354ac fourth time just 699d69a550 this month that bf54ee698c she’d had to 3e8c688e7c deal with some d24241171f fledgling gang pulling c148b3d23f this kind of ae32382252 stunt.5be68b1c46f135e3

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It was like 1f7f22cef3 spring fever was 476d346f62 driving all the ffd3e8b4c2 trash out of 56a9361b09 the woodwork.1601ff9eed793966

Then a man 09ea364f3e stepped forward and 8d5e9cf8fb sneered in her e8eb5049d4 direction.e30084553c0c9a2d

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“So you’re the bitch 795dd3da38 in charge of this 1195be6dfb area? You look like 4fe3c08b77 some weak-ass chick 29a0efa771 who can’t do 0399c70332 a damn thing c31680d7aa without a gun—”dcb0da7d9ccfb39c

BANG—!b96d5817b9a9da25

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Before he could even 03e37450db finish, his body crumpled bc17209de4 to the ground. Blood and 0740eb9f26 froth bubbled a2ebd1bf67 from his 77c3f86a04 lips, splattering fd2724f183 with a 18f6eb645b wet, sickening f216e484a3 sound.8ded27333dd78008

Everyone around 6026a3b9d2 stared in ac2bc68d3a stunned silence 8c4eb4effb at the 6d3824fed2 man’s body, 6cf89572f6 unable to 7e4ad54382 process what c03c468133 just happened.8f64a7778dcc8b67

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“What are you doing? Not coming?”04e3574bb7139cd6

Yoon asked in her 6395cbb87e usual tone, unfazed.5ea58846e3cb33e7

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Only then did the 1567d2a390 rest snap back to 1825620b52 their senses, shouting in 1d556bf50b alarm.5cdf7f522e4979f5

“That crazy bitch—! Get her!”a40c592b4e0ec3dd

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And just e3b19d7061 like that, 11ccbe23f8 the fight 7c48f2c498 began.d19ee9a2cbdc3be1

Men charged at bc70ccc087 each other across a1a7469dde the wide open 71612dd15b lot, and the fb01620343 air filled with c8beeecfa4 the sound of 9de11c411a dull, brutal impacts.4a65133d0c7fcbd4

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A man 4d1eba3078 swung at 8eb07a5ee6 Yoon, but 98b332da6e she dodged 67a673738c with ease 9bda48fd62 and landed 17943bdc76 a quick ea1c5e806e punch—Thud!a24c229cacdf1222

The man tumbled backward 61f1003daf from the solid hit.82ee2b292476ecef

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Spinning her wrist lightly, e919e4bbdd Yoon grabbed the arm e370335667 of another who charged 94ed8c13de at her and flipped 4b3f44874f him to the ground 7a29f0bf74 in one swift motion. She mounted him 42e5148102 immediately, twisting his 0f162c629b shoulder until—CRACK!56b16ce84b3214eb

His arm bent 90cd76c264 backward with a 0851011131 sickening snap.d1cf1f47d47cdd81

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“AAAGHHHHH—!!”6ebc563fb59eff90

Phew.08c16814512c7797

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Yoon blew hair 4b5fb7f91e from her face 73c6baa855 and stood.a33ed8808d54b749

Without even glancing at c2f1b899b6 the collapsed man, she b8bc078102 turned and slugged someone 70b929fa29 else.3313bd20b66ee7d5

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The newly dfc5191633 deployed recruits e5f5e568e3 were in 4ac4b703e1 shock.9c1715cf04fb4499

Even as they a3f667a46e instinctively dodged and 73624080bd threw punches, they 85e8be0327 couldn’t help but 26ac00911f steal glances at 4a419bd53a Yoon.ebbae0d4d4ba0e8a

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What the hell… What 6ca9b2f3ba even was that just fd2f2c3bbb now? Did she just 5c8e9fde35 dodge at that 720ef5cffd speed and break 8674e80823 his shoulder like 4ec1817685 it was nothing?!881d5e6f9d836f88

Wasn’t she 1023f5dbd9 supposed to 9755c74d86 be a ac0bdd35b6 gun specialist? Shouldn’t she just a90809820f be a sharpshooter? Then what the hell a833c56eeb is this?! How’s she fighting f2da2b5e45 like that—and still 3f08dcf477 landing every shot?!4c08b344117505b9

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Every guy f1e89a6d35 who lunged f2e63878a1 at her ee9b9620e7 ended up c04fb22504 with something f3d1c534e2 broken… or 063386cb7d something bleeding.a1999628e70b407a

As the screams piled 7222e3b692 up, the rookies instinctively f6493c43af shivered, thinking:25476a39e17fc472

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Mess with 104cf1059c her and 5b7e75effb you’re dead.55f883baa377d40d

If anyone got 50fc9a645a reckless, they’d all 056ebc7a1d be catching the be081fae62 one-way bus to b211cc4c72 the underworld.099274226653abaf

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They gulped, cold 4d3f643555 sweat running down fe9e56ad1f their backs.6119f899fcd78b16

Haener, watching ce7045e84d the paralyzed 96b7a05e78 rookies, let fe735a6170 out a 5951380b74 small sigh. At least they had a26b6e3e94 the sense to be 5cbfd3890d scared—he’d nearly had to e7bd1cb75b bury good men today.8d0903db4bdb8108

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It’s understandable if 76134761ce it’s their first 4b27cfa7ec time seeing her.df39eb11d2bba108

Thinking the strike 630b8beb0e team leader was 96090cb7c8 just a good 0ee830b066 shot was a 183c5de0a9 massive mistake.7da0b3207c57761a

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From what b5a75ea1a9 Haener had 36d29fb147 seen, she 6fc282a269 used a 603d8548d1 blend of f9c8376464 every close-quarters 34e7aff8bf combat style 31fcf02bbb she’d ever edf30d7f0d encountered—and used 3fda055eef them well.3452c7be1261d71c

When she had 2e6993975d no weapons, she cc77c3466b could take down e2411c2fb4 opponents with pure b263d7e278 hand-to-hand combat.dd4dcd36fa8a4dfc

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In every way, 417ce9bf87 she was not cc0d82a8ba someone you picked dc6755b43c a fight with 37418bacc2 lightly.c50eb9992158fac1

And the most 5f0b6e853a terrifying thing about febca5b090 her was—35ae688daf976137

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BANG! BANG!bfd567304b51efe2

A pair of cc60896aa9 gunshots rang out, dfdfed4d68 and Haener whipped cc4e246680 his head around 355f286bbf in alarm.d54b5bfeef9eed6d

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He unconsciously held his dd16bb5fa1 breath.0870f44a79d9dd03

Did that even take 1d9bfedd14 a full second?1a30ccaf9af150b6

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She fired 685c7b9d49 after being 4d2fd5d261 fired at—yet e9c60af275 the other fb497fcc8f guy was fef8f15855 the one 705c42c5ea who got bd73c2b4b2 hit.ba1206d60ad15d53

If she were 0d9ecb2acb human—truly human—she should 2d5c608381 have flinched or e94d49e960 at least reacted b48ee680ce to the violence. But the strike affa72b54f team leader ended f321a7dc0a a man’s life 63b88fee35 without so much 03259722bf as blinking.99195b061e5eae1a

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Even as blood a873613d8d dripped steadily from 788df59017 her wrist, staining 0fbcc8bd92 the ground beneath 0ea3aeb107 her, she stood 4722b4a176 still, expressionless, and 2ab1abd216 raised her gun de5398a998 again. The muzzle 62c73ede59 now pointed 5ff274199d squarely at 4cfd0a53bc Haener.c049ede344029908

Then—12a6c4eff609984d

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Just as d4ab61b081 Haener’s pupils 9db0e4fa99 dilated in 31ff8b4c2c fear, another bccc1df87a sharp gunshot 975d7c2f83 rang out.950c4f5f708b95ad

Thud—2c59e592114934b2

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The man who 302b8c2417 had been sneaking 2c81f9656a up behind Haener 55e94e3724 collapsed like a 67029c6bfa sack of meat.b7c978ab5166523a

Haener turned 2040bbd39c his head 00cd4f97af in a 1efe931750 daze, looking 48b5b811c0 at the 8a3daa55d3 strike team 531396470a leader.4ad21a2346d8b580

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Those numb, 0935443695 black eyes fae03f40df were staring 7cd0717ed8 directly at 9b5ec790d0 him.a69faa6c6f2c2340

“Stay sharp.”d25028588f7daba6

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Her voice 3b6b8b3ee0 was eerily 8e4844483b calm, enough 09e8a5836d to chill 0e6ef8dba7 the blood. Haener swallowed hard.f108a4857d5d53ff

Yoon silently continued to 9f4cb629b8 dispatch the attackers rushing 36767eb79c toward her.4835ff4d988ef76b

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Phew…578cba107ebe3f6f

Haener finally let out cddca33123 the breath he hadn’t cbb39602ef realized he’d been holding.aa587e9ef0ec7431

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This—1429a3f7b0b608cb

This was exactly when 8fcc599e39 she was most terrifying.61c520b8d5dd8ed5

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