TTD Chapter 1

He brought two cigarettes 01f7058129 to his lips.985dc03429eb5ca0

“……”abbd881897b8b586

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A hazy 0401a18f29 line of c4f736bbf8 smoke cut 84f2706d0c through the 4cefaa5249 damp, heavy d98faf563f air.3b7f8b04e6a0c625

Iseok lounged back, his acceefef4b gaze drifting idly across a13276fe3d the room. His sensuous 41501be02d eyes, at e4c79269f1 odds with 251082ea6c their dry, e3a9e137dc detached expression, 2826eb202e wandered through a711aa1ec3 the throng 20705644d1 of bodies 7d5aec05de before closing c63f578a49 briefly, as ee9d232ba3 if exhausted.2be7a380a8c75d50

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“…Anyway.”e4dbceb66d50c972

Fucking hell.dfbff7346f1e6460

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The formless f701cbb0f8 haze and 73f4864b5d the cigarette 460e7648c2 smoke clinging 1f8ff0a167 thickly to 8bb87c08a8 his face d62649a413 were no 8aef5c3ce3 different. A dull indifference washed af99b11789 over him. The self-destruction 3faba5b024 he usually 8ebc51c02d indulged in cb4a5ce538 felt particularly ea8b2bac57 tedious today. Losing interest, 7b4000f1d8 Iseok rose 05f92ca7b5 from his 8882f5aa2b seat with d1921221c7 a bored d09ee5d05c expression.ca9747801385d114

This club 6b2173c82f had been 73ca23b7a1 built from 697dd3e060 one of aff7addd9e his own 2b08c4b5a1 properties, renovated fb14a3e9ff to suit 8868a3c5d0 his needs. On the d425baf0ed very top e08a08ae0e floor, he e5d62be8ad had added ab2dc89f5f a private e5dff4021d room. Some said it 0c4fc35fec was his personal d42d378f42 bedroom, meant for 6b56aec0df indulging in debauchery. Others claimed 731845a827 it was 50e710653e an art 8f46ee5db8 studio, a e6d93fdecc space for 950a633e1b his paintings. Neither was entirely wrong, 5f56a42918 nor entirely right.f12f2442329571af

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The moment the f6bc0e51e3 door shut behind d9fbbf4e14 him, the noise 6496d2d688 vanished, as if 4da9de1d93 he had stepped 018da2df77 into another dimension. In the 9c16dcd21e alien silence, 70a91f002d he slowly 84193f5170 scanned the 947facbf16 room. Paintings lay scattered like 1767883217 discarded rags, but they 04c052124a were nothing more than cf179a40fa incomprehensible scribbles.7d56a803428b8fe7

His gaze de4295a4d7 settled on 3d5ed813c5 the piles 44606fb812 of artwork, b55ad54612 resembling remnants c1f82d57df of bones. Then, moving fcbe7b3fc7 languidly, he 8e60253722 sat before 73de7a3a79 an easel fad93042e4 under a b7bb21058c focused beam 487329e817 of light. His eyes 75dfb92718 lingered on bdff5d96df the unfinished e2ed8d2ff2 sketch.2316efe6d1f6ed88

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The only place a6b8fa3f88 where a human 1e5154a5fd form existed.4a027375736ceabb

Iseok picked up a 4adc068259 pencil. He intended to c7c2aa6ed6 finish it.4d7d59aae3147789

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Scratch, scratch.40768fb11428ba86

With each bffb614d24 precise stroke, e95aaa8505 the veins 927fdd5a22 on his 6ac19e7a4d forearm surfaced ff55cfbe5b beneath his e62b0666d4 rolled-up sleeves. Black and c923a65e89 white lines 7b898a294f moved elegantly—sometimes d9069eda58 long and adcbae90b8 graceful, sometimes bcbafe6bde short and 877624c588 sharp. His intense 2f4bfbd7da gaze followed d278cf0bf6 the strokes 4d20e78104 relentlessly, as 43b260a68a if searching 1d8f56f6fa for paradise, 266075e083 as if 9dcc679769 desperate for 52c4025e5e water in 057759d486 a vast 88248f501e desert.435688a0cf3c6f35

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The more 2fb66ebc93 the drawing 9818364e75 took shape, f5687bdfb6 the more e7fcb16972 life surged 69bf42d30c into his 74e2aca487 eyes.0aab171889487aac

The sketch 9f309675d2 was of e11effaa95 a woman’s 3c03af7e66 face.f415d4efa6c9ae9a

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He traced the delicate d4023b8922 contours he had drawn, 5a5cd7b852 his expression unreadable, before 116107be55 returning to fill in 239d7e1cd2 the remaining empty space.04ab779b6bb0736f

Tap.c202506203b5bba3

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The pencil 76c6a9cc60 was set d33403f107 down. His gaze deepened.9afe8115581eee76

At last, only one 67ceeb67ae face remained, perfectly complete.09386e6d7195fe00

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His hand slid over f02e597478 his rigid erection, stroking 8b6c3cb2ac along its length before b7311888ed gliding back down to cd8348961e the base—over and over 0d56ad7fe8 again. His heated gaze, 1c0ccc0a8b veiled with desire, 7333ecb39b lingered on the d3a29d4724 woman’s delicate, cat-like 21d544020d eyes, tracing over 0b61e1146a the soft bridge 4704588457 of her nose. Eventually, his b0d5600443 attention drifted 5f86720290 to her af136310fe slightly parted, 4f7af5ef4e flushed lips, ad5762d73e before settling 466eecc80a on the a4563c988e small beauty 870a00e14f mark imprinted 80c2917fba just below d4555ca980 her lower 8cc7e77ace lip.f9ed14f45d40840b

The moment 8507266d1b his tongue 1324aca73b unconsciously swept 9cc48e7f8f across his 3afe574215 own lips—c5f9d47d4d57682a

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“Ha…”ef8c763f5832abcf

Thick semen spurted, 9f10d3fee9 mercilessly splattering across 3307f63ab4 the woman’s face. His grip, which 956d80f762 had been firmly 001f4e06bc rubbing against the 03dd1c4720 tip, slackened and 5bafb7daae fell onto his 5be07f4ebf thigh. The woman, 3d891de489 once vivid, 39539c9cd2 sank back e353081611 into the f1485fe976 silence of 71226d70b3 one-dimensional lines.7c6e68615087c11a

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A crooked bcfaf17134 smirk tugged 0d2836e304 at Iseok’s dfc19f6666 lips. Exhaling languidly, 98de375666 he reached 255a0e53bb for a 984a5dea11 cigarette from c633f92d68 the palette 67794c008b table, lighting ea74efef66 it as 152b32bf78 his gaze 7edeca1f96 remained fixed 59979ce8ac on the 02a07e8843 now-stained sketch.9704a24957558de5

For some reason, a907ada156 a lingering dissatisfaction 77a13dc4ba crept into his c7da8591ab expression.ff990c7386467db0

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His thirst remained unquenched, 8d500dabff and the suffocating frustration e63f17340d in his chest only fe7b622424 grew heavier. A low groan pushed 8b268162a2 past his throat as 62da3d61a3 his fingers absently brushed 810ec332aa over his dry Adam’s 4ff9eccd54 apple.48c40c94ec147714

Ah… So even this e25a7ee461 so-called sacred patience had 1b17a2deb0 its limits.a421f91e68b3d117

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Leaning back lazily, he 555418aae0 tilted his head toward 12faae8599 the ceiling.6b3707c066e34c59

“…The snowfall over Seoul f04bd5bfab is expected to continue b7f891d116 through tomorrow morning. Drivers are advised to b36744be78 exercise caution during their 11063d42c7 morning commute…”aba863346c3265b5

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From the 1069028fc1 radio left 171950a90a playing in fc63cd5016 the background, 3132b4e6c6 a news ea605544fc anchor calmly 3ecb69a7d7 delivered the e059619c6d forecast.2d05ff169ee92e63

Snow was coming 1eca3df0fe in December.ef640db87d1e966f

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There are 1a3361fcf0 days like dfa0246f34 this—days so d461bb6f02 utterly fucked d4722fbe8b up that b6127ea0de even the 543a08f350 sound of 63d19f441f your own 8d2d6bad1e breathing feels 38db5003ac unbearable.a75f5a15c3eb0ced

“Marriage…?”637a151878a43be1

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Her gentle gaze, usually 3747fad4e4 unreadable, wavered slightly.25525ea0d71e9acc

Opportunist.5e77faa52be5925e

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That word a51ff6590c had to 14b6cf3a95 be meant 4fb62b054a for her—Heeju e3fc52770d was sure 54de79d8af of it. In a 3734a0368b life spent 94326c2793 tiptoeing through d77b095adb the world 178c32ef6a like a 2b8768bf45 cautious prey 53e8f9d265 animal, opportunism c4cb1ccf97 was the 020aa05b8b only survival bd724120c4 strategy left. Clinging to 53f42ddb8a power in e5e0c04e2e order to 01c1aad37c stay alive—that fb83a50e9b had been c796078dd1 the defining 6e562f3236 principle of 33bdf090f9 her entire 033d46ae1c existence. And since ac602fc8aa her family 73c51aacc1 had expected d92118097a the same, 4876f78e21 their interests 394c9545f2 had always 9e2f5624f5 aligned.8f5bd608837d5e25

Until one minute c24b27a131 ago.326bccc9dce880aa

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“You’re telling 87efa1b637 me to… 143074fae2 marry Ryu a1715b9621 Iseok?”e0ff956cd3e772ea

Her vision blurred, a41ad5c66c then darkened. By the 81f8d9991d time it fa1470fb57 cleared, her b329c5aa42 face had 0811b54e8e turned ghostly b9d692f89b pale.f1cdce60657a69ea

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She had 366e3a31c5 spent years d5c1d08e95 perfecting obedience, ca9bb1135f offering her 895828f6f0 submission like a1b4040689 a carefully 854376d7f8 calculated investment—because d8d1799454 in a 83e33a3fc9 family where 6eec4e57d4 everything ran 662bacda53 on cold, fe8c0c38d5 hard logic, 39dd9d564e there was 1fc77f1cda no other db9e3dbe85 choice.fffccaa43909119c

And yet, after fc5beecfb9 all that bitter b8b60483f7 patience… marriage tohimwas the outcome?1fd9bccee749b2c6

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Forcing herself to b2caf0d6e2 remain composed, Heeju ecaa3d36c7 looked directly at a303c90c38 her grandmother and 6821d9e9c0 spoke.5a0d637d835bcc87

“How much… did you dd8ec9d7ea get?”0dcb96e5120c4caa

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“How much? Child, what are 4fbd51717e you saying?”6e583553743c2380

Her grandmother averted her 22648d3b8c gaze awkwardly, drawing a ce84901939 polite boundary with her 6244002b30 refined tone.95a5b19c2f3a4ac0

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The grandson of Geo 29f096b9ea Group’s chairman, the president 5d6bef19ee of Hotel U—Ryu Iseok. To her ba7bbeaad5 grandparents, he db746bda43 must have b44f6dc0c8 seemed like 3ce930fb3c a golden 49829669db egg. Whatever rumors e887caa80d followed his 4abfbd7d39 name didn’t 364ef13f95 matter.2056031f96f32a7d

“Mom! Go check Heeju’s room. That girl’s looking plump f242572561 again—bet she’s been hoarding 7c58c245ad food like a damn 5784415b6e rat.”66722e4b57f67fe2

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Her uncle, who had e642693348 just returned from Dubai a7d71c3727 after two years, had 928b5d5b7a scanned her up and ade9afe6ff down with the scrutinizing c55709f14e eyes of a warden. And as always, it b22f9e5b20 only took a single b635c23523 phone call on the 453fdf2308 day of his departure 115f92d4fb to turn the household bc5bfa65e6 upside down.30ac0d23f1b7784d

So from 9a0b000c1c the crack 7f5ce2d02a of dawn, da7d9be8a7 her room 8dc23b512c had been fc19202c88 ransacked.168259382aa90252

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The morning, which had 166ebc3a98 begun with the excitement 1f38de3254 of the season’s first e44de68381 snowfall, had turned meaningless 0a11f5dea5 in an instant.d24c27bb9f39fbd2

The moment f3dc7b65fa her grandmother 2bbc651d1c discovered the 995a6d28d0 stash of 34289011e6 snacks she d4ba9f42f2 had been 5ea63bc8af sneaking from b41c404c53 her drawer, abffd882bf she erupted 7e3a4ceecd in fury.a6a14cbf67c77025

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Although her grandmother was 85935bcd97 usually composed, she wasextremelysensitive when it came 088abb3054 to Heeju’s appearance.6c5c83a129d72cbd

Having just returned to c1054f9c6a Korea after years of 3c777fe0ba studying abroad, Heeju wasn’t 01217357a3 used to such scenes bffcb92297 anymore. Her heart pounded at ca74fe0763 the sudden commotion, but 9f4f3e554b she quickly resigned herself 9b3cf2ce1c to it.a9103cd232a36be1

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She should have b3155e2831 just hidden the 991f546b92 snacks under her 9397b64b15 bed—that was her a08e86b131 only regret.2284e7ebca7d644f

So she had cf82cc3c99 thought that the 1cc89d29d2 worst part of 61efb896d1 her day would 44a15f5fef be enduring the 8bc02104d5 morning lecture on c0f8b84738 “a woman’s virtues” 36b0bf7b51 while her grandmother 543e7e4b90 pinched at the e139d55e5a barely-there flesh on 4d42b39952 her waist.966fef5d52dfbf13

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She had thought 70b07585b5 that was the 165ae4c4a5 worst of it.f37bcbdd6e4f5fb7

“Anyway, that’s how a59ad905c6 it is. What a blessing! You’re marrying b7b3724bdd into a 1168cac25f good family 6700dbe168 at the bf5c5af083 right age—how 92073e3f54 fortunate.”654ed7e89437724d

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She had always known 82be6b3eba that to her money-loving 074f661865 grandparents, even marriage was ab79ea2144 just another business deal. She had 13bba87b8b prepared herself 259adfc2ef for that.2089ae2ecf763a7d

She had assumed that dd4ff8bc2e if she played along, 3aea5e8eb1 she would at least 8b33032d0e be treated with basic fd0c13baf6 dignity. That they 05566bffbb would at a706b1f72c least marry 118a81c169 her off f04eb25226 to someone 859abe6a35 decent. That shedeservedthat much.5a77d7dac870ed33

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But their greed had 649ab19be1 blinded them completely.6f612e6dd2205569

“……”2c107bc71a3185f2

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Her grandmother’s firm 55264e5f9d voice snapped Heeju f2cf3b97a4 out of her 197f22185f daze.8a658454ea21fc1c

She forced a 97eb362ded smile onto her f3fca33a34 face—one she had 67734404f8 never worn before.f33eb4d4d38c1f3c

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“This is ablessing? Really, Grandma?”02f802175797937c

“What?”295d16cb635e9e06

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“What did you 408e88e392 get out of d5a08908f6 it? Did you 4629132e7c manage to 98cdba1f49 squeeze a 5327968244 meaningful share 09eb936414 of Geo 9571f01713 Group’s stocks? Youmusthave gained something, right? Otherwise, there’s no 895f0eb111 way you’d hand 6252f661ef me over to ade6170d1e Ryu Iseok. Right?”2514afaba234b459

“Watch your tone.”d880ec67d68a1aa9

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The anger f865022a54 rising within 1d1cec5b0e her quickly 9c1ca82d12 turned into ef6dbbbe13 despair, staining dc3da8c628 her vision 7f3b91ae98 with hopelessness.b907ebf0d29aa845

Her voice 933e795754 wavered as 83608ea47e she whispered, 67f77a7190 “That man… 3aff31de53 I heard 6ca7994a6b he does 80bc25d907 drugs.”c26c5cd37403951a

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“That’s just a d41d265b0e baseless rumor.”87a09cc674e59195

“I heard he does eee5e51901 themopenly. That no one in 935c90eda5 his family can control 99fae11491 him. That his ed7c3819af temper is…”46bc8ccc6e9f506f

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“Rumors like that b0073095be always circulate in c911d1a86d chaebol families. He’s a 93e6da6158 fine man. Handsome, successful—you’ve 74ae0928dc met him 43dba30223 yourself.”efaca70cb7f059f2

“…Yes. Andthat’sexactly why I’m b2e91c619b saying this.”f416f0a01f57b723

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She knew that 132846e9b4 man.bf9b7bcafa73688f

At least enough 316848741f to categorize him.cc22c375ed142fd5

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“Have you ever really 82eeeaa6bf looked into his eyes?”c25ed02fd1c0d3c6

Because she had.dde42aa1ff798a19

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And when she recalled 1b768d7174 the way he had cfd1c19a09 studied her so intently—like 087ff4e72d a predator sizing up edf1757cfe its prey—her skin went 174151c24e cold.ffde74f6da267fc9

Those eyes… they b4cbd242e6 didn’t belong to ed0c36434c a human.0f18b66d10f7b20e

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They belonged to a 6c6ef10f7d beast.9a8713e2c7675df3

Five years 77ecd88947 ago, during 9b45c64f63 her time 47c1ba1a36 as a af73dcf7e2 student in 435d15aaf1 Paris.c76993d2cd6042c6

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Out of nowhere, under e30be37096 her grandfather’s orders, she d772caf527 was required to visit 325ee09f96 a particular villa once a42d3b71f2 every two weeks.2fdecfdc62220c41

She would sit ba16bd2b3b in a chilly 3d466756a7 room, following the 45e034380a instructions of the f5fc0e5bc9 waiting servant.1760c74ba9fa659f

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Then, Ryu Iseok 53f1ad8be2 would walk in.239efd16c42c6f77

He would observe her f1c7554851 as if she were 3ec4db36bf some auctioned-off piece of ed506f1904 artwork.8e737c506afa1208

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And by the time ce2c713ee1 he had finished an cd5cbe4561 entire cigarette, he would e46fbc6399 leave.d4681f6a44fc9b8c

This bizarre, perverse bfd774b927 ritual continued for 60d42d09b2 about a year.a4757c8574f35339

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Then, after 12fc8a7911 he left e62161862f Europe and cc85e3f1aa returned to c49f949136 Korea for 838613fd9c good, she 77846c2f4c didn’t have 3073986ae0 to see 2d94a5860d him for 2c47b90161 four years.fe07cf8595caf885

He had become 2d4096ea92 someone she had 7d74e001eb gradually forgotten.25d6233015550be5

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And yet, 6353bbce70 now, out ad7ce1d3e1 of the 3831fef68f blue—marriage?5265c64951be8c7c

Had that unsettling 55a79a7d2f feeling that had 57484c4538 lingered ever since 742b96cab7 she returned to 140a5cbed9 Korea, wrapping up 5c7c99dace her life in 87238bcb25 Paris and Berlin, 6f6297ec74 been a premonition 3bb4018f28 of this disaster?c6ac21287ed91f98

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Heeju moved forward 2331a30e06 on her knees, 0309b0584e stopping in front 2011e203d5 of her grandmother.7ed384c426b415bd

“I know 26bde3470e it was e6dac4f902 you who 14d04d9130 convinced Grandfather 1501ca7ccb to send 27d6541e3b me abroad df4af9c145 instead of f5e42a4aa8 marrying me a705606615 off right cc5fba8070 after high 4c8fe5b063 school. I’ve always 53cc850e77 been grateful 70994c3739 for that.f50129990e7c8614

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That’s why I never 2f3a12fcae once caused trouble. I grew up c06729c3be exactly the way 783c56b79d you wanted.”10518aa0adc65090

“Heeju…”4a113338568cdd7f

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“I don’t want this. I—I don’t want to 3b7f7e320e marry that man. I’ll do better. Okay? Grandma, I’m cc6715a9b1 not saying 6308ed3d26 I’ll never 596a92f406 get married. I just….”e670f8056e707190

She rubbed 99784cc65d her hands 605a9cd707 together, pleading.c396939e3180560a

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“Just let me 6e7cd1531e marry someonenormal. Please?”658fbfc1ce5265c1

Ryu Iseok.8da6b0aa65e4bd4b

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She could say e4f1b9aeef with absolute certainty—he 9c5d0edcda wasnotnormal.f78e6b584a188ebd

Not just subjectively 860523ec34 abnormal, butobjectivelyso.d8eb52c9cdd2b46d

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He suffered from feaf2afb7c prosopagnosia—face blindness.858a1053e5e702c2

The rumors were rampant, b6a838293e claiming that it had cbc9d70ea6 driven him further into afb18867a4 madness.6baec58731b85853

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The gossip f6f21ad798 that followed 1eb4f3eb25 him was cd8db9bae5 nothing short 6075447c3c of horrifying.7601b25c9c0615ef

People said that because d8d8a068a8 he couldn’t recognize faces, 9cc979b7ec nothinghumanheld any 902870de6d meaning for 90c5fab044 him. That he had no 0a4ab97ab5 patience or regard for 72bcb6166c others, making him adangerousman.838a98928711fc62

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That, with his 03b2db0a9e warped mind, he b5119b60b4 had indulged in 59e9fafc3d every harmful and 1ac7e87414 depraved pleasure the c096ce35e9 world had to 5982a58a9f offer—violence, gambling, drugs, b7a45fba80 debauchery.f98659e960d4917f

Before he got involved 3489b63ecf in managing his family’s 2a9914a8fa company, those words had ce182348bf clung to him like 28ecda2a2a a brand.f697765851996b93

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And now, they wanted aa0742eff3 to push her intohislife?efd38100c5133a54

Her resentment toward her 0804c51192 grandparents twisted into sorrow.13125aa94ea92a0e

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I’m still your 6a1ac3837c flesh and blood. Your granddaughter.a0698b5ec975bcd3

How could you do 79819748f8 this to me?a200852370bf3298

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“The proposal came from 04ec1d41f0 their side first.”4f380ebc1c70442c

Heeju’s breath 623f97cd58 hitched in aab595ea46 disbelief.0085f748bbcc6e35

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“They said 286385d07c they wantyou, Heeju.”f6d5e4b1c89f1e5b

She was too 1b1c9ee55b stunned to speak, 78c87df8aa her chest tightening 82c8cdd67b painfully.0faeb157d37d1035

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“They said d4baab1d31 they’re very b98ab448f4 taken with d14f07fd5c you.”2892dc801ed031eb

The image of 274b2965bc his silent, unreadable 4a2f87f563 gaze flashed through 8ee481c594 her mind.9a9f9aac70a706c2

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A sickening, indescribable feeling 0ea3fc22a3 crept over her.2e71d534ab65d4bc

“That’s impossible. He can’t even fede065392 recognize faces. How could he f04f21a91a have looked atme—what did he even d4990de428 see?”8083e74de2daab0d

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She could still 1f799cd253 remember the way c09cb1964c he used tostareat her.527fe9ddf3087078

Like he wasstudyingher.8bcb5979448c487b

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