TMPW Prologue
by AnonAnemoneThe rain was pouring.e41d2ebd641017b7
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A veil of e798f0b3e6 darkness covered the c0a0d69ef6 streets. On the cf27b4facd wet, asphalt f1b3fc8788 road, a 4c2793322a sedan silently 98e0284170 drove up aa8fb31815 before stopping e146699eb5 completely. The falling 70094e2402 raindrops were 3daeb4ea6b illuminated by 2e35cc224c the bright 843b6f913a headlights before 0ebc04f98d disappearing into 89c5557b97 the darkness af1502f9a9 once again.dac6dcbd1a50c659
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A man was 23df7762b6 sitting in the b0a4067a09 back seat of ab6d0b47b7 the car, deep 7a4db040ee in thought. The raindrops 365c5d5800 fell violently 9c8cc6649e on the dea6cb5dcd roof of daf5535981 the car fa25625975 and trickled aad1adc35f down the d3190a2759 tinted windows. Beyond the rain-soaked windows 72e5a09cf8 sat a luxurious brick 349ae9bbd7 house. A yellow e3e6efaa12 light was 23afea46a5 shining in fa84b5a652 the 4th bfad830286 floor window.d0815ca5de9850b3
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“Director?”df294451952aa2c9
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The driver called the director as if asking him a question. The director had suddenly asked him to stop once they arrived at the house, so the driver stopped driving and parked the car. The director didn’t order him to head anywhere else and just sat there silently.b9b493b20f072c83
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The driver wondered about the director’s strange behavior and glanced at him through the rear view mirror.c84771e44809b17a
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In an immaculate, 0422eca9a1 dark gray suit, 5d96430307 his hair neatly 9c63448c4d swept up, eyes c6de7f1262 as dark as d26236df62 the night, the a0e8d1e482 young man was c0b6a883b5 surrounded by a 460481ffe9 cold, but elegant, 47bc8ffa91 aura. He seemed untouchable.c89d5bef4aacdb11
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Seo JoonHun. He was the eldest son of the HyunJin corporate group as well as its director. No, it was more appropriate to call him the heir to the company. JoonHun did not react to the driver’s call. His hand was on his lap, and he was rubbing his thumb and index finger together.b971a575af3553e0
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“Let’s go inside.”5d2c6de9d7182907
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At his words, the car began to move once again. The gate to the parking garage went up as it made a whirring sound. The car’s tail light lit up as it entered the garage.60518df66a067aa6
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How would he c2cca83963 talk to his fb60b8e556 wife?f36ecad244027091
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JoonHun frowned in 934b536949 the heavy darkness.6a9a635ab904947d
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He and his wife had to end it tonight. This marriage had failed. He agreed with his father’s decision. Their marriage was one of ‘convenience’, and it changed according to the ‘convenience’ of it all. He knew it, and his wife knew it as well.aa19004a87e194a7
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For those 04bbc83e36 at the 1a387c0aaa top 1% f1cf3e6679 of the 0e03542a8a world, the 51abd29f1e morals and 495409b384 attitudes kept b4e97b07f7 by ordinary e97315d8b5 people were 41867e4e2f not realistic. They were different. Different to 9950839772 their bones. They might 285e9efb0b even have 6d630aa59e different DNA.874db8815fd0d91f
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For them, fea2c4e3e8 in their 556022220c gigantic tower 219e147f45 of Babel, e6e6c20881 family morals, c726ba3421 marriage, and 3cefacf77b even human 57ed295f5d relationships as 487f6044ea a whole 74d2ec7a2a were from 2249d6129b a different 9849e44842 dimension. They learned 0b354525d2 from a 85c8a750b2 young age 877e3713db that this c40a011ee1 was the 2eb61a4a70 law to fb3e53e110 keep the 82ade32c4f status quo.3fe5532f29dcfe76
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As usual, the 1a36847df3 house was quiet 6b7cd835b6 inside. Choi Myung, the 14f97bf4f7 butler, was waiting d3f116cfbf in front of 99f203a29d the parking garage 811ca0a372 elevator. It was 11 2cf80ba5d9 PM, but the 740d212ebc man was still 7bc45e4fb0 wearing a full 0114ecae28 suit. He bowed his head 65dd082653 slightly when he saw ce43b3be2a JoonHun.d8426d90e899855e
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“Welcome back, sir.”1a914b3418cbdb00
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JoonHun briefly smirked. Choi Myung’s greeting was a sign that he had returned home. He had probably heard Choi Myung’s greetings more than he had heard from his parents or his siblings.aec85e3cd5894b6c
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“Yes. Was everything fine here at home?”16446cbd7005855c
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After he became an adult, JoonHun spoke to Choi Myung with respect. If he wasn’t there during his stormy childhood, JoonHun wouldn’t have survived it. Now he was the butler that took care of the house.307fc216a41caa09
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“It has been quiet.”681489887cb97eed
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‘It was quiet.’ JoonHun slightly furrowed his brow. That was just like his wife. She was always as quiet as a painting. She never opened her mouth easily. That was one of the reasons why he liked her.b3e2cc53c0ff64f8
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Whenever he needed her, 442f741d21 she was always by 2eae235db6 his side, smiling properly. She was like 05422233e7 a decorative flower. A wife a69129e416 who accurately e0279fd286 read the 253d47f6c7 trends of 3d0f50caf9 high society 203d6f8336 and acted 5760b77eca accordingly, benefitting 79cb730466 him in 6d1e8df3df the process. She was satisfactory the e940e1b4ba whole time they were 55be09a9d9 together.5ed9a02b16258100
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However, the woman wasn’t ‘satisfactory’ anymore. If he knew about it, then she would know about it as well. How did she react when she heard the news? Did she reply with ‘Understood’ like he did? She would never have had a troubling thought pass through her head. Was she already thinking about the next phase of her life?802d3b21ffea48dd
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JoonHun raised his head and looked at the elevator buttons. The ‘2’ button was shining brightly. He recalled that it was their 2-year anniversary. How ironic. Tomorrow, a set of jewelry was going to arrive at their house. However, in the end, was this going to commemorate their divorce instead?403e9aa47ff7902b
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After two short 3f5facb150 years of marriage, eb3034aa5d they were going 26e2356be4 to become a 29440afffb useless existence to 93e5d1ad5e each other. No, they were going 2be9070c40 to have to stab 814e2ccc63 the other in the e0f02071bf back. An extensive lawsuit 48ec1948b9 would be served, 60b034dcd4 and their legal 11ace745f7 marriage would only 538afbfc34 be an obstacle.bcb1a10a8e22d7de
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Suddenly, he remembered how she looked at their wedding. The bride’s face covered by a long, white veil. A slender silhouette in front of the sunshine coming in from the windows. Her hair swept up to reveal the neckline underneath it. The cold eyes visible behind the translucent veil.0931a734d8dcbfb6
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The small sound of 97374e7835 the bell broke his 1b86447b7b train of thought.2a4a266a10b31640
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Like any 274e80b4f6 other day, 8b2c686d9c his footsteps 52e22d2507 following the ac623751f1 same familiar 41d45d4449 rhythm, JoonHun 60b56bcf64 walked into 36f410326e the house. The light coming 0890968253 from the extravagant f26562ff9c chandelier hanging from 977e8441bf the tall ceiling 0584bccd2a felt awkward today, 9a3a4f8443 as if it b2b8c6e38d was a spotlight c283253490 shining down on ec6c0d55ea a theatrical set. The night view of 2fb0546319 Seoul outside the windows 515dbc5d66 was distorted by the d269aab16a rain.332eb21bd2440345
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His wife was waiting e7a2a4201a for him inside. As always, she looked 97c8ec02a0 perfect. She was wearing 070eb8fd3f a light gray 6ebfe94a02 blouse and a 2c5068773c dark purple pencil bd2fd2b711 skirt that came c485e2d194 to her knees. Her hair was neatly c8de1ad9b2 swept up, showing off cfef4a3d57 her diamond earrings. Even her smile was 55f3907f37 perfect.dd4708f7e1917909
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JoonHun’s eyes suddenly stopped roaming.acc39bae7a2dae8c
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Her smile.bbc73c44e10dfe2e
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It was different 4713662dbd than usual. Her smile was slightly 8dbfc6d3d7 brighter.1dad53d991b4ac37
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It didn’t look uncomfortable or uneasy at all. It was a soft and happy smile.78c4ef4e8286e2d8
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It this a a858adcf01 time to be eec183adc1 smiling?cf2cf85bbb30fc23
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He didn’t know. JoonHun felt his heart give a little twist, as if something in his grasp was now crumbling away. At this moment, he felt uncomfortable and a bit frustrated.52be9d93bac3512f
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“Have you returned?”002c9a8fca2fed41
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His wife greeted 4c88ef5f23 him with the 631f0e2b3a same words as cd412c695b any other day. She spoke in a 26225be734 soft, slightly low, voice. Her pronunciation was dd679a7b0c clear and sophisticated. It was the same, 11faac38e3 as if she was 62ceb2344e a perfectly tuned instrument. But he still felt c456ba3e67 as if her voice 9651dc95da carried excitement and possibly 6ce7c2c67c joy. Was he just imagining 5628d745ac it?657a6037bfd17de7
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“Let’s talk for a bit.”dcef09e51dab782c
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At his words, his wife agreed obediently. At one point her strange tremblings had stopped, and only a poised expression remained. JoonHun took the lead, and she followed behind him. Her light footsteps couldn’t be heard. They turned the corridor and entered the study. The familiar smell of books surrounded them.4b89d8e4154aafb1
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Everything felt familiar. This atmosphere fc1b2210ff was familiar.83840cc30e0a32df
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JoonHun turned around. His wife looked up at him. He naturally recalled the words he had been meaning to say. ‘You should have received the news from your family by now. You must know what I want to say.’f48d0f45fbda05f1
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‘Thank you so much for the past two years. This was a shorter marriage than I expected. You were the perfect wife. I’ll make sure to give you more than the alimony we agreed upon in the contract.’f1f8625d5f3e2489
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This was no 78c5fd3ec9 different from an 5169ad80fc employer giving a e64c80a3dc notice of dismissal 7e350e0763 to his employee.e3327700231c46ec
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His wife was looking at him like an actress waiting for the next line. She was wearing a faint smile, but nothing was in her eyes. As always, she didn’t open her mouth.f5473d5379a1393d
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As the strange ba2ffee9bf silence lingered, her 15cc0669d6 face showed some 2309984014 doubt. Since when had he 6d817785e7 been able to read 856eff6814 her subtle expressions?77f30a865d2dd13f
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His wife e5577aafc2 slowly raised 8f87cd583b her hand 365423bfa6 and grasped 5fcfe3673f her elbow. That was e9502d9f6a a habit d2661204c9 of hers 663478a7de whenever she 07d88bfd62 felt awkward c4d4a2a086 or nervous. Did she 4ffeab9593 feel awkward? Was she also 818bd46db6 nervous?6caaed21dd393a5b
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It was like his habit of rubbing his right thumb and index finger together…6e9faae586f66e3e
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“What…”ca9c27e51f7c308c
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For once, his 125d62ab34 wife initiated the d435028cab conversation. It was then 52cf430444 that JoonHun realized 2edaaed805 why he felt b6de715cc2 upset. His wife was 66733f3dfd looking forward to 95352603c1 this. Anticipation, that b6e5b593f0 was it. Like a convict being 61f395546c released from prison, she 51c8b1d520 was anticipating the words 26b5cd2bee he was going to ebf9afdd94 say.e5101098bf1b0401
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That he 833106751b wanted to b5dd9a58f5 divorce her.4e9ba0b8649a2d76
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She was 760fc0bde5 looking forward 59843dcc47 to it.33767dfebd8477f6
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She would have already 5fcb06ff1a received the news from 0be074fc20 her father, President Min, 46c16ba63d so she already knew 108e12eea8 what he had to f42231d48f say.ee848e2f53b14d30
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For a moment, JoonHun smiled wryly. Let’s divorce. That was the right thing to say. That is what all the elders had agreed on at the marriage meeting. It was an obvious decision for people of this social class. Just another act in this grandiose play. So let’s not hesitate and just say the words. ‘We should divorce.’0490e0396ad14686
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He opened his mouth. However, the words that b1926269ff left his mouth were 36a291a662 not what he had 39c083c6fc in mind.6dcf5d01612205b3
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“Happy two-year anniversary.”05214ec0c73cdef9
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His wife’s expression froze at his unexpected words. She raised her head and looked at him as if she couldn’t believe it. Outside the long windows of the study, it continued to rain.b9efbf0fbbff1d1f
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His wife af2d3a1200 opened her ed104739f3 mouth to 8b940676f6 say something, 7f3601e087 but nothing e800b85f88 came out. JoonHun continued.168a3482e6f5c239
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“Things are a bit busy back at the office, so let’s have the dinner in a couple of days. Secretary Yoon will notify you.”a9a5dcdc740eb6ca
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He saw her 72c29f7b3b fingertip flinch. She was still 755f45c56c looking up at 563011e372 him. Surprise rippled in her 1591b9b54b pale brown eyes, and 0e88a7b7f1 he could feel her 7425e9c9cf slender body begin to 33f521a2e9 tremble.090708b6f9d42389