TMPW Ch 14 part 1

“Breaking news. Police have begun an investigation into an alleged international slush fund account belonging to President Min DaeYup of R&K Investments and his family. We will turn to Reporter Jun SoYeon for the exclusive report.”

Three days had passed since they had successfully transferred the money. South Korea was turned upside-down with the news. It was absolute pandemonium.

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R&K Investments, which was estimated to be worth about 8 trillion won, was ranked 38th in the business world. Yet it was revealed that they had created a slush fund of 1 trillion won and had transferred the complete account into Korea.

‘Prosecutors say that Min DaeYup did not report the incredible amount of foreign assets he received from the RyuHwa-KeumYoung merger in 1991. Today, the FIU, or Financial Intelligence Unit of Korea, informed R&K of the suspicious influx of overseas funds. The funds were confirmed to come from a European tax haven. The prosecution is starting to consider investigating the creation of the alleged foreign slush fund as well as the R&K family’s offshore tax evasion schemes. Public opinion is pressuring the prosecution to arrest the president and his family immediately...

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Yuan turned off the TV.

As soon as the solemn voice of the reporter faded away, a comfortable silence settled inside the house. Yuan calmly sat down and looked at the cup of tea on the table. She was filled with an indescribable feeling.

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They had done it. She could hardly believe it, but they had done it.

She stretched out her hand and took the teacup off the table. The tea had already cooled, and only a bitter taste remained. Vrrrrrr. Yuan heard a sound and looked down. Her cellphone was vibrating. Last night, JoonHun had given her a secured cellphone. Only a few close people knew the number.

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“Hello?”

– What are you doing?

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It was her husband. He had been calling her every hour.

“I’m drinking some tea.”

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– Really? Is it good?

“What do you want, Seo JoonHun-ssi?”

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– I was just checking in to make sure my wife was doing okay.

“I’m fine. Get back to work.”

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– Ah, maybe I should just turn on the cameras inside the house again.

“What are you talking about?”

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– I want to watch you for 24 hours. No, even 24 hours isn’t enough.

Haa. What nonsense was this man spewing now?

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“Hang up. Please stop calling me for no reason.”

– I miss you.

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“You already told me that an hour ago.”

– Don’t you miss me?

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He was driving her insane.

“I miss you.”

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Yuan softly whispered.

– Why are you whispering? Say it out loud.

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“Please, JoonHun-ssi.”

– I like it when you say ‘please…’ Like last night… You begged me to please put it in…

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Yuan ended the call. Why was he being like this? However, she knew why he was doing this. He was worried about her. About how she was feeling right now. Even though R&K’s collapse had just begun, he knew that she wasn’t completely overjoyed.

After finishing up in Switzerland, they returned to Korea through Paris. Throughout the whole process, JoonHun had been very considerate towards Yuan. He urged her to receive some professional counseling. He told her that it was foolish to continue living with a sick heart. He told her to tell him any worries she might still have.

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Yuan lifted her hollow eyes to the blank TV screen.

She could imagine the chaos that was brewing inside the R&K home right now. President Min roaring in fury, a hysterical Hong SeRyung, and her puzzled son, HoMin.

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So is this how it all ends?

“Let’s go now.”

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Suddenly, a cold voice called to Yuan.

Yuan turned her head and saw TaeKyung from the corner of her eye. He was wearing a suit. He was now fully able to move around, but he was still pale. He was also no longer wearing his glasses.

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“Oppa.”

“Let’s go.”

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“Oppa.”

“That’s enough, Yuan.”

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He looked completely disgusted.

“He is Seo JaeHyuk’s son. Are you really planning on living with him as a married couple?”

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Yuan couldn’t speak. She tightened her hold on the cellphone with which she had just heard JoonHun’s voice. She frantically tried to pull herself together. She remembered what he had told her back in Switzerland. She wanted to try. For the sake of their love, she wanted to try.

“I…”

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As she gripped her cellphone, Yuan spoke to TaeKyung.

“Oppa, with JoonHun-ssi… I think I…”

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“Shut up.”

TaeKyung spoke with such a cold voice.

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“Go and pack your things.”

Yuan remained silent and continued to stare at her brother. Then she got up and faced him. Up till now, she had always leaned on TaeKyung. From when she was twelve up till now, TaeKyung was her support and her companion.

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She learned everything through her brother, and he took care of her. If it wasn’t for her brother, Yuan didn’t think she could have endured it. However, she couldn’t betray her husband again.

“I’m sorry, Oppa.”

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Yuan spoke with much difficulty.

It looked like TaeKyung wasn’t breathing. She had never seen such a terrifying gleam in his eyes before. However, Yuan didn’t back down. She couldn’t.

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“…I’m sorry.”

“That bastard is merely your contract husband. He only married you for the profits.”

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His beautiful, cold eyes glared at her.

“You know that isn’t true. I managed to pull of this dangerous feat together with him. He even saved your life… It’s real between us.”

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“Us? Real?”

He smirked.

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“Are you sure you won’t see Seo JaeHyuk’s face whenever you look at him?”

Yuan stopped breathing. Having gone pale, she looked at TaeKyung. However, she didn’t budge.

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“Are you really okay with giving birth to Seo JaeHyuk’s grandchild?”

As TaeKyung continued to dig, Yuan pressed her lips together. Incredible pain dripped out from both of their eyes. It was as if the ground had physically split between them. It felt as if this gap between them was never going to go away.

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After watching him silently, Yuan turned her head away. Outside the dining hall windows, the blue cornflowers had bloomed, alerting everyone that summer had come. What did the cornflower represent? Was it happiness?

“Oppa… Can’t… I be happy?”

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TaeKyung’s eyes continued to glare at her.

“I’ve never felt happy since the moment I was born. I feel like my whole life is just one big tragedy. As if I was born just to be punished. I’ve lived each day feeling that way. Every single day was painful. Can’t I just live the way I want to live from now on? Can’t I just have the things I want? I love that man.”

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“Why does the man you love have to be Seo JoonHun? Why does it have to be Seo JaeHyuk’s son?! We’re almost there. I know more than anyone how painful it was to live up till now. We’ve only just managed to land a blow on President Min. 1 trillion? That’s practically nothing! Until we reveal all of his wicked deeds to the world, I will never stop!”

“No!”

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Yuan cried out. She ran up to TaeKyung and grabbed him. Her tears began to flow down her cheeks. She understood his disbelief as he looked at her. However, he couldn’t continue to do this. He really couldn’t. If everything was revealed, then…

JoonHun would get hurt…

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“You can’t do that, Oppa. Please, stop here.”

“Min Yuan, have you lost your mind? Do you know how ridiculous you sound? How can we leave that kind of man alone?”

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“We took away his company. He will be jailed for the slush fund alone!”

“Don’t you know what kind of place this country is?”

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He slapped Yuan’s hand away.

“Don’t you think Min DaeYup has connections within the judicial system? Don’t you think there is at least one bastard in the judicial system that also embraced Mom?!”

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She felt as if someone had dumped cold water on her. Yuan couldn’t move. Her grip on his shirt fell away. Her tears ran down her cheeks like blood. TaeKyung was also crying as he clenched his jaw.

“Happiness? What happiness? The happiness that comes from stomping on someone’s corpse? What kind of happiness is that? Is it happiness to smile and laugh as if you know nothing while stepping on someone else’s pain and suffering? Is that what you call happiness?”

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The tears dripped down. Yuan trembled as she stepped back before collapsing onto the floor. She couldn’t say one word.

Her mother who had been violated by those men… Her family that had been destroyed because of money… And the brother and sister who had to grow up inside that suffering… How could they ever give up all that for the sake of happiness?

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She couldn’t say anything.

TaeKyung didn’t say anything else.

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He kneeled in front her and began to wipe away the tears on her cheeks.

“Yuan, please… Please just forget him. Are you going to continue to live as Min Yuan? Are you really going to continue living as Min DaeYup’s daughter? Don’t you know what Mom really wanted?”

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She didn’t know. She didn’t know anything. What her mother would have wanted was probably revenge. Merciless revenge on the bastard who had killed the man she loved, who had taken away that man’s child!

Yuan knew how eager she would have been… She knew that it was up to her to fulfill her mother’s wishes, but…

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How could she throw away JoonHun-ssi in the process?

“You lived just fine before Seo JoonHun. You can continue to live well without him. Don’t misunderstand and believe that what you feel is love. There is no such thing as an eternal secret. Once everything is revealed, Seo JoonHun won’t be able to show his face to you.”

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Yuan remained silent.

With her eyes closed, she continued to weep on the floor.

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Watching Yuan tremble as she was wracked with sobs, TaeKyung got up. And like that, he left the house.