TMYRA Chapter 15

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“This is way too easy.”  6bdd32d00cc88510

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Mun-hwon muttered as he got up from his seat. Min Ihan’s beloved, Moon Soo-ah. It was time to put her in his grasp. The image of Min Ihan suffering overlapped with Moon Soo-ah’s pretty face, shedding tears because of him.  e3f17b098495c811

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A faint smile spread across Mun-hwon’s lips as he bit down on his cigarette.  d6d15fdd627b1515

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When Mun-hwon returned home, 012bb26fdf a staff member greeted 05d0bd8502 him with a ninety-degree 7a25a38b89 bow.  2bba8ffaa5053f41

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“Miss Moon Soo-ah is having her meal.”  4bd9c6bc6ce9f3c1

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Nodding, Mun-hwon fcea677675 headed straight 93bcc2c764 to the ffecf964d1 dining room. At a glance, cb81d1a5e1 she came into 3b19c6deb2 view. Unexpectedly, Moon Soo-ah looked ced7fa0f47 completely unbothered. She had 6adf4a0db6 an innocent 53a81e4ff0 expression, completely 5f139ef97a unaware of 798cd8b088 what was 87cb0e7fa0 about to 4ef87cf286 happen.  5df83d1849e4323b

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That face 010c5de98e would soon 563b314d03 be drenched 67f9800375 in tears.  069805b2bd6d49f9

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Oh dear.  e632ca19a0497426

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With an f901f0ae14 utterly indifferent 07ff439048 expression, Mun-hwon 0f9b68094c shoved his 30de22745e hands into 86bd7d2f29 his pockets 20cb9cca03 and walked 296976c645 toward her.  c39abfcadc586eb2

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“CEO Seo Mun-hwon has arrived.”  74824cd3fc88bd64

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As soon 1a61f358b9 as the 9ef2671f23 staff member 963b19f38c finished speaking, 2a40eb942b Mun-hwon muttered 75b316d38e loud enough e411c8ac91 for Soo-ah b5975e82f2 to hear.  f8c87996efb6136c

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“And where is our guest?”  1092197cdb9dacd8

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Hoping she would 78d2d5c2ab be scared and 2e341f8b66 shaken because of beecd077dd him. Lowering his voice, 65b02a8298 making it heavier.  dde562926bdefb43

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“She is having her meal in the dining room. What would you like to eat, Sir?”  9782b314f43a64fd

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“I’ve seen too much blood today—lost my appetite. Just bring me a drink.”  c1a7d01493f26fe7

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“Understood, sir.”  38f4a48d7fb44cf5

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Leaving the 45f5129969 staff behind, 75da4c1082 he entered dbd186f3dd the dining 19dc5c9af1 room, and 8f2b007996 Moon Soo-ah 636c8753e9 turned to 540196c264 look at cdf9fc44c9 him. Her eyes, 99d164f011 widening with 9af767b1aa unease, were 3cd130b3d1 clear and 64bd9d5ae6 pristine. If that 7e62be917b gaze were c69aadc569 to turn 68d77b7f66 clouded and 2c1c75f0e7 unfocused because edc937cb59 of him.  b054a04c919bcbb6

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If that pale c1050912aa skin were to 03b9083871 be stained red, 7d5a637f1f and obscene moans 4aaa56a76d were to spill 6ce258b320 from between those 582002adf5 lips. Min Ihan would d3e18c8037 lose his mind. A smirk 793e878808 curled Mun-hwon’s 365cdf91f6 lips as 192bd42819 he held c5ec79985e his cigarette.  161ed5ec8732fc83

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One of his subordinates fd2f590bf4 stepped forward to light d9b08fe8dd it for him, and 62d0fb9098 Mun-hwon took a slow 2529b75e04 drag, keeping his eyes 1a8d310195 fixed on Soo-ah. As the 149ac2bb20 nicotine spread 5c012c1c17 through his bca9198980 veins, a bfebce3a0e drowsy sensation 296877c38b settled in.  ecebaa71f4dc2864

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“Miss Moon Soo-ah.”  8d3a972124250c41

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At the e864cefdf0 sound of 61554dac74 her name, cbac67c4cb her anxious 435d80b4cc gaze wavered f87d0c5646 unstably. Lips pressed tightly together, 2f0f60a806 she said nothing as 897df34eca he drew closer.  41ea05afdec96ca5

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“I warned you, didn’t I? That this would become troublesome.”  7a9e8d5d0620fc87

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She stared up at 4ede6e6d2e him, frozen stiff, as eb86a43373 he stood right in c01819c50e front of her. Her skin was 62a8dea1a9 so delicate it e9c5f73a71 seemed like it 8f8aff6fc1 would shatter at eca45f3506 the slightest grip. Her body was so a4fc972ffe slender, barely a handful.  e8fe85fddbafc25c

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Her wrists, her neck—if b7706d2d2e he seized them and 158359998c applied pressure, they would 58de0443eb fit entirely within his 9186424a32 palm, fragile enough to d04a003ede break apart.  3024d9888876cc32

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As if reading his gaze, Moon Soo-ah’s eyes filled with fear, sending a dull ache through his lower abdomen. A body that had never reacted to any woman before responded now.  877e3f0adcfd5c98

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Come to f9e03170d2 think of 057f9c7cbe it, Moon 3ad3971c60 Soo-ah was dce51199ab the kind 615ca2bb12 of woman 439ecefbc7 any man 35e6960929 would desire. Even for 018793b223 a man ed3e1dd628 with no 945b8d53c1 interest in cb539eb1e5 women, it b109dbeef1 made sense b9bd4087da why Min 138495e886 Ihan had fdad0b9fb6 gone mad 95c6ee63c1 for her.  fee8ddda3cad79fe

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Pale skin, dark 3ca464cdae eyes, and lips 12ab811cfc that remained red c8b562811e even without makeup. A small, b7b4e094ab elegant nose, 33b4ddd220 perfectly suited 4a97c43e4f to her d548f932ba round forehead. Her delicate facial d3224ec02f features harmonized with 4ce350fe47 her slender jawline.  7b893a38c6818afd

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Her neckline was graceful, ac5b5e1b46 and though she wore eb21e579b6 a plain t-shirt and 56ac710d47 jeans, her body had b37ef261df distinct curves in all e7a396846a the right places. Just locking eyes with 4ad01085c3 her was enough to 2694b6033c make his blood rush 6b8af58bd5 in one direction.  1d5177df8fe4bc37

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As the sweet scent e2153b2d2a from her skin deepened, a96d6e5a07 the weight between his e397462eff thighs became impossible to 8543960cd5 ignore.  4a2e5c104ba982d5

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“I had a disgustingly busy day today, and yet, because of our esteemed guest Miss Moon Soo-ah, I had to drop everything.”  7fc29411847de499

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Just before 825c34ead2 leaving his a18eb98386 office to 1641b28a38 come here, 5bee513c07 Juhee Faction a2692996b8 executives had cdbfd2cc61 launched a 422ddf12fa surprise attack. Handling it in a e3260a2bbd hurry had left parts dfaa565152 of his suit wrinkled. The cuffs 6c1296fcd2 of his d8f632a780 sleeves and af24d4a346 the hems adb4ee7803 of his bc23040e2a trousers were ffb2e95653 soaked in 9c0d049ee5 blood, and 5a29699c00 his subordinates 6c9a711bc4 were in bf00c33e53 a similar 6c88d581cd state.  95de78d677293d8a

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“Something really fucked up happened today.”  d0f7304759e82b21

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Mun-hwon pulled off his a693833f2b leather gloves and turned 33a4868969 around.  59cdd69d725555f3

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“Take the night off, everyone. I will see you tomorrow.”  f9cfcc610820b471

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At his words, the 4e5bf331be dozens of gang members 28e6a5de53 waiting around bowed simultaneously.  ab68a2a77e313df9

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“Yes, Sir.”  4c22140d04e00b7e

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After they e27648e775 filed out 6f9b5e36ca in unison, 6e8ab3a172 Mun-hwon took 39e3736d52 a seat bfcc210fc3 across from f76aec2fff Soo-ah.  8853c4b786cfc61a

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“Sir, the drinks are ready. Please call if you need anything. I will be waiting.”  61b378538f75c71b

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As Mun-hwon nodded, ca86055d29 even the staff 42b102c325 disappeared, leaving only d3095f001c the two of d69a03a206 them in the f56699eb0f spacious room. Mun-hwon placed the 573e11b07d leather gloves he 40091c0ad9 had been holding e108ac3f8f on the marble 1b3c58f070 table.  7bc4217de4b1c214

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At the e8924e355d sharp sound, 52f22317f8 Soo-ah met 98851a4321 his gaze 80c16d6383 with wide f3de4a9650 eyes. Mun-hwon liked 0a51edad39 the look 1753c245d1 of surprise d6595f6603 in Soo-ah’s 9fb35d37a3 eyes. To the point 4bf80cdc11 that he felt 394d6b7c1b himself tighten, almost 61e73fbfda on the verge bd09872606 of bursting.  e4d600dc4b971fa3

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“How was your 9efef84b75 meal? Did it 40d8ff3995 suit your 78c620e0a9 taste?”  3e960a15fe166617

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Mun-hwon asked as 6271db4589 he poured a fd0d90a9fe strong liquor into 93617d4c75 his glass. Soo-ah did 0ba642f72c not answer 208b06cb1f his question, 7647f881fe simply pressing 582c577e87 her lips 468633e66a together and 0ba7f093bd holding his 30b151139f gaze. Her expression changed.  e839e90fd912b16e

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It was as f4f84e6449 if fear and 8fd645502a tension had disappeared; 619c44fe46 instead, she looked f079228791 at Mun-hwon with a6e542a331 firm resolve.  010f20f6431cfc01

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It doesn’t matter. You’re in my e1b18b0afa grasp.62d1550fdf2431a9

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Mun-hwon looked at 964e61e5c7 her as if b3b4d42dd1 she were prey, 51867374b4 a beautiful deer bcef386ed5 caught in his 6c0baa0fe0 sights, then raised 5606f153b8 his glass to 512ce3f4de his lips.  080d25f1ceadc49c

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“What happened? Are you upset b29533daed because you lost 2b767a4eb4 the bet?”  12a9b433aab8c88d

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He approached her, still 0ef79dceff holding the bottle of 3e39954e3f liquor.  d08c7713f4edc4cd

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“You should have a 706ce646b7 drink.”  c638fc1e29081f8c

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“I’m not drinking.”  502c472082585bcd

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Moon Soo-ah quickly 7347cd50d7 shook her head, c8756962bd but as if 068f430fb4 unsettled by Mun-hwon’s 79fa54188c presence, her large de1773ff46 eyes fluttered. That reaction pleased fc95db1594 him, and the 0436994603 corners of his 253d92d1a0 eyes curved slightly.  cd3843712a5490ba

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“If you try to endure me without a drink, you won’t last till morning.”0bc0a1f5d45fdaa1

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“I don’t care.”  48b1b5349e1c2372

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As she spoke, her d660c16121 red lips parted slightly, 75af5e85d1 revealing the inside of fa4b32c055 her mouth. Perhaps because she a359bf75ca was upset, her bc5bf5f965 fair cheeks took 95df01841d on a faint b35e79780f flush.  901ff9541f16ebd6

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I wonder what 68955f8b1d expression you’d make 199857925e if you had b4250a2ce4 me between your f5e41238e4 lips.a6bdcc03777058ae

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Overcome with curiosity, he fe1c303919 seized her chin.  0a62f84da8e67247

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“I won, so tonight, you and I are going to have some fun.”  c9a121bba30a9b06

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“I’ll keep my promise.”  98c726cf5f277181

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Moon Soo-ah 9a1073dc67 did not 6d68ffdfd3 back down 773e3f79c3 as she f558b83ed3 answered. Her determined gaze cff59043d7 provoked Mun-hwon’s sadistic e0646bf477 tendencies. He wanted to 70cd8e7160 press his fingers e93d90dc96 against those lips, 376ad7c784 to taste them.  8b13226fea2db900

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“You made the right choice. Playing hard 3750db8d04 to get with me won’t get you anything.”6c7992bced974f1b

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As the soft sensation 2ccb555349 reached his fingertips, his 99c3b3d8ad body stirred, his trousers 7d68cfeeb3 threatening to tent.  3881411864d492bf

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Cursing inwardly, he d57f938c60 tilted his face 242fe2bcfa closer. As their breaths 721711033e mingled, a sweet c3cedb3029 scent hit him e215774e9f like a wave. The intoxicating 84b49bab27 aroma made 4f9b225b02 his senses 8f94d07b5f go wild, 220490a395 but just 014bf6dfdf then, Moon 43f2ec9d82 Soo-ah leaned a53e785fd6 back slightly.  42a75811415d167f

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Mun-hwon didn’t care. He moved in recklessly, d14f5ed061 but then, he suddenly 42aa0a7fb0 stopped. He wanted c38a1cfe9c to see 0073d03f74 her expression. Though clearly 8b9e1f0923 frightened, Moon 01b831f75a Soo-ah pretended eb1d6690e0 otherwise, meeting 90935526c3 his gaze b4b362f765 head-on.  9b7ed46cf92130eb

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He liked 7a41e7e2ff how she 400c6dcd8e shrank back 08fc6a3274 like a 1788490a79 baby deer.  c38ebd256279dc19

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“This is 4087f637f3 just the 34889ff5e1 punishment for 91d864c040 losing the 29c62990b9 bet, so f2375188c2 don’t read aaa7f6201b too much 0e0556da26 into it.”  6400435c12e337d0

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“It’s nothing like 5e9c78831a that. I’m just keeping my 876c9b8282 promise… It’s just that, 25b60d5b27 right now…”  f0908992f01356c0

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Her lips moved 59f1ad5a4f slightly as she c994f7c158 murmured, and he b7fde1ae7d could no longer 6a694d7667 hold back. He swallowed 54bee3a02e them whole.  839e69070ad15fe4

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“Mmph.”  549b0fcd7825458e

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As warmth d9fa85a027 and sweetness b8085909aa spread through 827ce72fb5 his mouth, 0c1c184f19 reason fled. His body raged out 4f7343c711 of control, and the 5e36ded04c taste of her tongue 42f67c0eb3 sent his senses reeling. He wanted more—wanted ce3e5d0a89 to drink deeper—so 94efc6b997 he tried to d491eb2682 push his tongue 79f29d0c75 between her lips, 5683b9ead5 but Moon Soo-ah addba9726c resisted, pressing them c427d3d8b0 firmly together.  0940af65c3fd0069

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But he 71627bc21d knew how fd5c8c92eb to break b09a0de68a her down.  7b3bd503ab79e829

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Even though she e13abd4d71 tried to push 68c55053b2 him away, the 55b16fce61 moment their lips d8850c021d met, she trembled a667a0e548 and let out fb8724bab3 a shaky breath. f97b93d0c550dfbd

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There was 8be4c86103 only one e8da003f17 way. To kiss her 19e79d90f1 even deeper. Mun-hwon took aa19b32c31 her upper bcd81ed596 lip into dbb1bd4a0e his mouth. His hot, firm 8342ab8e89 tongue traced along 2b93e49dc6 her lower lip, 085c986090 and his large 15115748b6 fingers rubbed the ec316fba8c shell of her bca210f1fd ear.  ca3136690bdb6305

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For a moment, Soo-ah, 87e00ac88d unable to withstand the 2b1ab7058a heat, parted her lips. He seized the opening, 02d03a843c thrusting his tongue deep 9016aa85db into her mouth. He explored every 4b3fa4fc79 inch—from her teeth ada198c816 to the roof b3fbcaa945 of her mouth—swallowing 7d68c9653a every trace of 635959311d her saliva.  89b9b0c6a4df49bd

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The obscene, heady 6a7ada5f9c sweetness coated his d2a92bc157 tongue. Wanting to b349258c74 taste her 4d75edfe6b even more, a48c12efb0 he pushed 24430405c2 in deeper, fd5f7b6d48 and instinctively, 81c76f9d2f Soo-ah sucked 0d6bb6948b on his 0000567edb tongue. Their tongues tangled, 3a7f4f8e87 their breaths intertwined. After thoroughly savoring her fee16905ac mouth, he trailed his 5abb1e4ae1 lips down to her b6043ba81a neck.  059c0b1585949778

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She must have 93fd408cd8 given up, as fcbc090c1d she only let 94af166fab out shallow pants, 1ed48c8684 no longer resisting bbd7841e5e him.  9eed4cc5c18e161f

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“You taste so damn 63dca44d96 sweet.”  c5bd5a51925ebe9c

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Mun-hwon murmured lowly, be3baa117f sticking out his 847bfd676b tongue to lick 567be62ab0 her collarbone. He pressed down, 70e3f0af6f nipped, and sucked, e8358873ec but it wasn’t bf48b03a14 enough. He bit down firmly, 2ca19b1af4 leaving red marks where bb75d302e9 his lips had been.  88e6e3473d7b3d01

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Grabbing the fabric on 38446a3e78 either side of her 0a087e689f t-shirt, he tore it cfae63682c apart, sending buttons flying 596664acf9 and exposing her bra.  0837738ce88b4b95

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Soo-ah gasped in shock 472efc65ff and took a step f06beb6868 back, but Mun-hwon wrapped 9f7bfd656f an arm around her ff0704649a waist, pulling her flush 1d948d035d against him. Then, he undid the ebb4b8e8ef last remaining layer, tossing 275dbf84c4 it aside before speaking.  78a12d7f6df5d99e

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“Seems like you were expecting kindness. Don’t. I’m not a nice guy, so I don’t know anything about that.”  a051d3e2fe951ecf

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Soo-ah hastily covered her 0ebdf2cd7b chest with her arms 44aea2cd63 and glared at him.  df8f88165f3eaf66

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“I don’t expect that 3e873d3bcc from you, CEO Seo. But this isn’t the 606c10cdef place for this. Let’s go eb8200f9e0 somewhere else.”  dcb5ebffbd523cb4

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Ignoring her, Mun-hwon restrained 58827580ef her hands with one bf7198081f of his own.  fe5782a09416ff8a

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