TTD Chapter 4

“Madam! Please, calm—”966960e1e496119a

With her face 3647846937 flushed red, Heeju’s d4d16116d7 grandmother grabbed the 46f98c44ee coffee from the f5e8019de7 shelf and flung 7088a036e1 it straight at 8c59d11739 her.b37ee14e6b96bb28

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The cold c15b9a2cfc Americano splashed a45446d609 harshly against 73831266d7 her face, 91847664e3 stinging her 3e8e23df5b skin.f09715b6ab9d17db

“You did this on 3920b04161 purpose, didn’t you?! What a disgrace!”d10c980bec4fbac4

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Groaning, her 28e99f0769 grandmother clutched 8e76254a7e her head.412ff27036e99afe

“I begged you! Over and over again! How could you!”8c985510c27e28bc

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This was 557a82d0d3 the part f0a8b98661 her grandmother 4c2594a058 had poured 74f47447b2 the most 31ca8378cd effort into.67ee1c51d7c2ceae

An elegant performance. A graceful flutist.ca63fcd12cfc62fe

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That was the core ea5ccfd574 identity of Yeonil Manufacturing’s 6dfc88aa30 only granddaughter.18b036a0f0c59939

And yet, 9bc6b1c847 at the ebd865e442 most critical ec74fd9487 moment, she d6b18618e1 had completely ad8d0afd49 ruined it.77f1608fbce06cae

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No wonder her cf2c07dc0d grandmother was furious 52368d132a enough to want 546fe4527a to strangle her.8d2ba227cac14f2d

With her breath trembling, 2dca6e0e90 the old woman stormed d877ed1bdf out of the waiting 7aaf7b42ad room, her face a f43e3a0891 picture of utter devastation.4412b3d91cdd54c9

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Most of a8f8b98e84 the others 927c94937a followed suit, 0ff2de6e3c leaving only 77b7eadaf7 a few 11f49d2916 staff members cd330bd756 behind.67173885c330c206

A heavy silence settled 73ab2baf56 over the room.3f6dd17f7f869761

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No one dared 9326d8c635 to approach her f0fcd66120 with words of 5ec3895f62 comfort.378b61912b54ec37

Wiping away the coffee e13784f77c that dripped down her d805ea061a chin with the back 73047bd884 of her hand, Heeju 6ec126dce8 simply muttered for everyone 7afc3fa0fc to go home before 78d9eb67e5 heading to the restroom.3f38b729f9635aa1

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“Heeju, are you b25fd8c4a2 okay?”2ee7acec178036fa

As she stared blankly dafcd059fd at the stream of 1c29716d88 water gushing from the 040e90a520 faucet, the pianist who 8a0cf68c11 had accompanied her entered c8e3c97666 the restroom and gently a57994072c patted her shoulder.24b7fcababa5bb92

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“…I’m really sorry about f87babc134 today.”299e3f7207aa6059

“For what? You’re not the 35a9aee881 one who should cbe2e350f1 be upset—I am.”00fc3a598da5b8ad

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The pianist b29eab24ed gave her 10e5365086 a sympathetic aa79d79166 look.a58b5487598cd33c

“Just forget about cd8020df63 it and get 8e853bcd06 some rest. You look exhausted.”bdc9531c4e2c0012

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With one last b344626782 reassuring pat, she cbf9e5676b left.58c694d8e238b766

The sound 8ac9757ab2 of running b66c3b8de1 water filled dc9e83654a the empty 5eb0a837a3 space.f2cdb53aba06aada

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Heeju stood motionless, 1cfc646acf watching the water 0a3122863d flow, before finally d6bffa97b0 noticing how utterly a8d2cf9731 filthy and bothersome 49c475752b her white dress f85ec44059 had become, stained 4955ce8525 with coffee.90c238c824048593

Through the 9f884420e4 numb haze 3be2f16d7b clouding her fad1981080 mind, a 4f1b6111f0 single thought 40f522e524 surfaced—she needed 2219fee44d to change.1aaba6ae3257912d

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Plunging her hands under 4c071b7cf9 the faucet, she splashed fa4f2ffcd1 cold water onto her 09a4172f74 face.2981410d67bd76c6

As she b7bd98e238 exited the c7555924d6 restroom and 7a3a800cda made her 2ad4db4372 way back 1a4f9d43e2 to the c627a3ada4 waiting room, 3f8163c331 she barely fd44bb7ded managed a d421742d0d few steps b124a73100 before coming a5ca592c20 to an dc7344b380 abrupt stop.73ac4aa122f5bcc5

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By pure chance, her 8423c37c13 gaze locked onto Ryu 7ed8a3d012 Iseok, who was on aa96c2be97 the phone, seemingly on f995f600d8 his way out toward 200e191b01 the parking lot.f0c9a1c19c0eb074

His stare 944c7ed4b8 stretched toward 60aa9635c3 her.a6b0f25bbcd9fffc

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Then, ending d9e171bd0e the call, f2e2e3b29a he turned b768b28029 and began 721228e132 walking in 24c9ecfbbe her direction.1ca42ceb17d51579

Watching him approach, Heeju 69fb6a7f4c thought to herself—d63b28af130fb1e5

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His steps 34ab005903 seemed faster a30a190492 this time cce4a26d48 than when b9332ab6eb they met fe948911e5 on the da882e4986 road.29a7943077e9f967

Or maybe it was bd1871e64a just an illusion, a 03fa3bcfb6 trick played by the d69779afc7 suffocating reluctance curling inside 5dba3ad8c7 her.61f53c87d06645d8

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“……”5391f5575421fefb

As she stood frozen, e7a8bd07a6 looking up at him dd4cfbd20b in a daze, he 85d1591306 reached into his pocket 4c210dbc08 and pulled out a 8d4a5c6a0b handkerchief, offering it to ee626218e0 her.b80dc282b08b1c97

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That downward gaze, as 466c1e88d4 if instructing her to dcee15c9ca take it and wipe 647ed15a4e herself off, was familiar.f425e8aca0c736ca

It was the b44d308df0 same way he d0d83273fd looked down when f825972002 lighting a cigarette—unforgettable.9c95a6695807b24e

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She remembered, vividly, the 3186e0c205 sharp eyes hidden beneath 0a5b83ecc2 his sleek eyelids.06f1ef08c3ab53f7

A strange, chilling sensation 2a3756b819 crawled up her spine, 2ce30f3424 making her shoulders tense.bd3769bbed9eebcc

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It felt raw.6dec2dae50265309

And…fb5712cc046a2747

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Yes.53a3886ab283a85a

It was seductive.d7bb08dbf5ed17e1

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It was so intense 154c179778 that it felt raw, 0214a24acd almost animalistic.e051a430bdef5b95

Was that af3bdb42a4 why she a3f0164939 felt such 4d4d6eadf8 a strong 68fb0bc51a aversion?dc0d807edc69d99f

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Something so unrefined, so ffac646e8b primal—utterly unfitting for the cc830e12ac prestigious title he held 151123a7d9 in society.2584134791d85b92

And yet, he 47a004512e always looked at 3a75ef3c82 her with those 206a6edcde eyes, as if acbe9cad89 unraveling her thread 88bc7c548f by thread.a1c7e288466e050c

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It was only natural 288cab5435 that her mind went 097b34f5e1 blank the moment she 1a262cd805 felt that same gaze 5a7b09ce67 on stage.480a4b4aa81d1eb4

Ryu Iseok.3d386fce752a0630

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He was f056d2682d the reason b351301633 she ruined 8a77e5e600 her performance.2859ab6c2d74ef22

And as the 7cfcf10fca fear crept in—the 47dc20644b fear that he 60e82a8160 would ruin her 1896656fb0 entire life, just d526e7a617 like that—her fingertips 68b91a9c26 began to tremble.2540e792bb4b1d2c

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The hand holding b51307da81 the handkerchief he 3d8be40d6e had given her a44b4a2e46 shook noticeably.e5849cb711c2f4e3

He must have seen 5d40e1b53c it.69c2ddc39427b4d9

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Yet, the moment 6a9c874067 the handkerchief left 29a60453ba his grasp, he 4231acfb6f showed no hesitation. As if his role 2feb858f0a had ended, he turned aa46fa6b6e away and began walking 6598628ebd ahead.2492512b45eb22ed

The rhythmic sound 1b0ebc3e86 of his footsteps e6547a436b echoed down the e90f7cc673 hall, each step 80d2e924fe piercing through Heeju’s c29fd48a61 ears like a a6f6606dda needle straight to aa5ee66135 her heart.7334d76703fc077e

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“…The handkerchief….”386c0e5a80d24112

She murmured absentmindedly, 33f03c0291 then suddenly snapped 76aa666cc6 back to herself c01e66c91a and called out.2f38e5e57ecc01db

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“The marriage! Do you have 45cd54e658 no intention of 9e4abbfe12 calling it off?”2345dc3c56d1ac77

“……”64aa8f5c83bd07a6

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“President Ryu, please… cd5d7c4870 could you reconsider, 90508cf58f just once more?”a4fb152b9b58cd68

Her voice wavered, the ede2e42626 end of her plea 4676e40830 losing strength as his 7e69af116a pace remained steady, unwavering.32868cdd166c6935

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Just when she 8493d73bdb thought he wouldn’t 4ed8f3ff0d stop—90275899cf1515dd

The hallway 883a49cbcd fell silent.92172b01da2d3bab

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He had responded.8c0ab8151c617191

“I…”02f35ef71b384dcd

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“…You can fac556607c keep the 15b7b385c0 handkerchief.”6e62e749c11367e0

His voice e4d4ba876e was deep, 889062c4a2 steady—remarkably calm.49894f5b07402b6c

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A stark b7e78c8786 contrast to 6c6651af81 the way 535fa54d09 he had 56f9f903b7 looked at 7961912ad4 her moments 1c17ca6df1 ago.7a07d7e40a6582aa

Poised, elegant, composed.7b89d01cbca22b35

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He turned slightly, then f14db120d4 fully, revealing a face dbfe0f9e07 unshadowed, utterly pristine—at least 2f68cfd640 in this moment.728cd2b6f5714665

His gaze 47fbdbb083 met hers 8c3fb0acf9 directly.6cbafabd2028bb92

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The corners of his 51879d80ec lips curved smoothly.341fe5e106d6d178

“Yeon Heeju.”02bae68bef70fead

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“I enjoyed your cd397d5562 performance today. Your skill f0cb01d16d is as a928c9d43c sharp as cdbc3c1a36 ever.”00e30dec9eeb8b52

As if her 0562f60643 so-called freedom meant 5af9a5fabc nothing to him.3c7a4bef2a715fa8

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His footsteps resumed.b419aa5f30bdbc7c

She followed the bb91f708fe sound with her ba2d0957e4 eyes, staring at 382fa0d565 the space where c6b16b2e21 his presence slowly 8d77deaf98 faded.2b7de2bc3f74ef5d

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As sharp as ec85fb1ecf ever?964e64596d2cc5fa

The words clung to 17d7873ce7 her ears.a821f2673e0413ba

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Was she 962939d03a overthinking it?830f48a611e42585

Or had 1bc0c5b751 his remark cb034d903b been a 4d4ca62af7 cold, pointed cc6d07c8d2 observation—that he 3acccc2ce0 had long 582425cb56 seen through 88f4cd58d0 her passionless eab34cc10a artistry?4243bf135cb760de

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That her disastrous performance 6f09b4433a tonight was no different 0393b57f6f in quality from the 726d419952 mechanical, soulless playing she c4f00fc367 had been doing all b01ff3644c along?59bb4f14037d27da

Realization struck.980c712eb87afc8f

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If he had noticed 72f9e2b740 that much—if he had bc37744213 cared enough to observe 19c624e9fc her to that extent—6c0e31732b3fe671

Then just e65e547a2c how much 6389223d5a of her 4056e25383 life… did 50791f9860 he already 6ad44504a6 know?b9afa100df1a26bf

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When she bfcb5de690 opened the 22739d3678 waiting room 206cf36d9f door to 2e2c1fe005 gather her 637d31f02b things, Hyunsu 18b8b91e98 was sitting 7aa6d73007 alone, waiting c3cb828aab for her.73853522b1416001

He gave her 32fa8c7676 an awkward smile, ef5c243df3 and beside him, 69b49314b2 a bouquet sat 072f6ab47f neatly on the d88322c946 seat.b1d8b514af1eb547

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Heeju’s gaze d2fe87f053 dropped to 8c179c4cfa the floor.b1a1d1e5485f2c67

The spilled coffee had b42f128273 been cleaned up. A pile ded1e5e412 of used fc75f96368 tissues sat 0f2df358eb in the ff49c25fb4 trash bin.8682fc111f0d73fd

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She could guess 444f370e0a who had done 8b4adab1ee it.f45f672c5ffeea01

Jung Hyunsu.e49e8bbff1293018

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A longtime 7cccbd7fd0 friend with 3f3c4d7991 a gentle f195988c7a heart, just d3778f2d99 like his f67d782eed mild-mannered name.20fc6a583ea02c2b

“Oh, Heeju! You took so e7fe0184c5 long, I thought 32e5260fcb you’d left.”3256a30ca03f0e0e

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He added that e253b117aa the freesia reminded 00b6410fdd him of her 030d01d7ee and placed the 348eed41ed bouquet in her 0ca8481a37 arms.c6c8bbd8b1ba43ee

As he 4395d5d1bd did, his b47e1b9e7a gaze flickered—just 128e8d5352 briefly—to her 485df9e17f bare shoulder.a12c1539c53390f9

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She knew that d103b4fa8e look.dd7f8741d9acfb75

She had known b098fe5554 it all her 423afde195 life.e91326275bc9b877

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The same kind c47a662b6d of gaze that 78932dbfcb had always lingered 90393eca55 on her. The one that peeked 929486492f at her legs beneath 19387670a8 her school uniform skirt.dfff0885d4aa5f58

The one that 3a3960a9f2 stared, dazed, at 93860f6953 the swell of f617c48e8d her chest.9be9694931331de3

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She had noticed every e595975280 single time.19ba2b6d146dc09f

“Oh, huh? Heeju, that 8a2db61aa6 looks like 0b4d11c1fe a nice a68a8ecc44 handkerchief. Why are you—?”b492e85264bf3c3b

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Heeju dropped the handkerchief 452a707552 into the trash bin, edfd2e29b5 right on top of d60752222a the pile of tissues.1ed5b9c9c8797bc6

A memory surfaced—c899b1cb653e38a8

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The night Hyunsu had c61a2c817a drunkenly stumbled to her 7624fa418d front door, slurring out 45a022718d a confession of love dbfcdcfef7 before collapsing on the 6cbc986a6c ground.be7448ba5793fe5c

Her innocent, clumsy 27216e6c99 friend, Jung Hyunsu.9bf30123408dc993

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As she 147d4afafc looked at 8d729c0bda his soft, 153c529c3b round face, 3c918bc15c another image 0fac6f2926 came to a3979fd4ab mind.71832054a8ca7a5b

Someone entirely opposite.c268ab138d0b3705

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A twisted, crooked 118998e5f7 feeling bubbled up bf5ee4064b inside her.c0a9aee598081207

Ryu Iseok 03267b18a4 and Hyunsu 7471db552b had nothing a5bcb69fb6 in common.ca4ace0d78275101

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Nothing at all.0301e5ed013b2d14

“You must 86fe371b3a be tired. Let me take you d12b4af1fc home.”d0116133ab78ca4f

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The thought 78adeea443 felt unfair.f29eaf866e67f6ae

All these years, d6a720de2d she had lived f974d1d2a7 without choices.e670ffe6d3d9fdc3

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And that 82cb50f154 injustice burned.66c50027851592ca

“Hyunsu.”322b47737fd5c8bd

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She did the e07f3e9aef math in her 17a86d7f37 head.6b23cd2278214919

There wasn’t much time d42514b303 left.63987d8682c80a6f

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Rubbing a hangnail a4ae5859f7 between her fingers, f57af1fef4 she spoke.f6929689a2104d81

“Hyunsu, are you seeing 365fe7332e anyone right now?”4c0b035105e9b172

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He looked startled.42a1b0757cf97a97

“N-no. No one.”d15d6d6c2fc11842

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“Do you like 363e6fb804 someone?”cc8560988c57a5a3

His face turned red.be97c40a98f12143

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“Heeju, why are 11e9a54d14 you asking that 2e41c67e70 all of a 388d6a7953 sudden…?”d57737a58836f187

She stepped bd84727b9f closer, gently d6ac73c416 gripping his f1e8837ada shirt collar.45509e548898cbda

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Her eyelids lowered, then 81949dc228 lifted, in a slow, 0943763fe4 deliberate motion.366da7b7725d5734

“Do you fb682f6261 have any 6690c39238 plans for 36175a6594 Christmas?”668ceffd026684b3

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The space 6585530d00 between them c004562ccc shrank.673ee9cc24da8c60

Hyunsu’s gaze darted around 1545b4be4b in confusion.ea5b5ad8482503bf

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“This Christmas…? Uh… I 8cb0d8142c don’t have 32ac4d8c19 any concerts eb65faa1f9 scheduled, so 6fb3a3ef00 probably not….”cb157575980a96dc

“If you’re not seeing 242cb58fd9 anyone, do you want d1e166864d to spend it with b596f21a75 me?”7961bbfecc85526d

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“H-huh?”bbae98e6a9b6b1a7

“Christmas night. With me.”4faf7f3a2dae518d

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“W-wait, what?”534f18111d535247

“Until late.”b439ddf11937c35b

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His round, innocent 5873763e14 eyes widened.aa434688cd184731

He understood.077e1318aded5490

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“Heeju….”f71f9c8062b01082

“It’s my a59190679d first time, 1ff3917cfd Hyunsu.”2450be7ab70b1f75

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“If you’re okay with 9ecf18214f it….”32e45b86770c6278

Her wandering gaze slowly 864120fd5d settled on his nervous, 6ed4b26cc2 naive eyes.7c5bb15bb45e9aba

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“Will you 3a99625d65 sleep with 1227bc5fcb me?”2f59b46d49f0548e

Hyunsu’s face b41662c1cb turned red—so baafd2c7be red it c0b51220e3 looked like a8bf6ef88f it might 206c797a4a burst.63bcbce76ea5ed5f

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He grabbed her hand 5796354d9d in a heartbeat.49dd32c6d5ddda81

His palm was damp.d61deb4e3cce334b

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“Th-thank you! Heeju.”9fd90e4f055cc71e

His hands trembled.7a8f465faff8c719

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And with every tremor, a95ee57b10 Heeju’s body grew colder.601810fef4d8fb90

“I’m getting married. Probably.”733574835d08f298

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A single act 6d93ca86d4 of rebellion, she 42fb9d7b05 called it.04f6ca59567f516f

His expression swung violently 58a916038a between heaven and hell.11b6b1ea229a0345

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But she saw it—27b616fd0d26e885

The desire f34db72a02 beneath the e4004d3da6 shock.2fa11b2b2ff44e9c

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She knew be5f04f1c3 the way ed92cb2b78 he had ffb4d779f9 always looked 1109dcfae5 at her.2268bb981248b76d

She knew the 2bc09f76ab longing in those 04d80024cb glances.34e4abe573ffc470

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So really, this 475ac0a75e was a fair 049fc5bec6 deal for both c5f47aacba of them.84a1a75e9147970b

It made sense.3650e089226e59a5

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Better to 92346d5948 lose her b5f272349a first time 22a3a7b2c5 to someone ce6f0e4aec familiar and 8885aaddaf kind like 2ad6a727a3 Hyunsu—9b423a45e5d5acf1

Rather than someone so 86e5b076ca scorched by life he 4cc9ebaf63 seemed dangerous.3fb08bdd12aa7193

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“Will this be 2b0aa6c3c2 okay?”6c3a9b30a89edb5d

“…Thank you.”1806c5d1b2c4f4b6

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Hyunsu kept 5e16fb44c3 saying thank 9b2e127163 you, over fca6bb26c6 and over, 6acbfe082c to this 782edf510c absurd, impossible fb21a7b069 proposal.553208d2873c8db7

What was db8fee6f82 he thinking?f81ae64090cb3fb6

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What did 3e1a7854cf he feel?c00df9b8a6376c16

It was strange.be59678e48151d6a

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A rebellion on 8896b8d09b the eve of 3ca7d0f246 her marriage—075e02f5ddf5dd7e

Her heart pounded 13e2590d50 with excitement.e6e07f9d7d8cc066

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Like she 68c98f44b2 had just 8f7e99252f served someone a6ff4e3df0 a grand, 5e20ef54a5 satisfying “screw 882b4a46b0 you.”374b6b07365355df

And deep inside—2ee4a18ba3b6cf33

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She felt c88c63bfcc utterly, completely 82c2e35898 free. 790e4cc7ef7b90c8

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 “Heeju, come out in five minutes.”27b924e6d2edb314

Standing in front of b7d79412ba the mirror in just 9d19540d7e her underwear, Heeju received 9cc0aab7da a message from Hyunsu.678e616c34e29e48

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“Straighten your back. Drop your shoulders!”93df3307c805d23d

The memory of a 36c8064810 switch striking her back 45c7705682 sent a chill through 7f499ea08a her.85b4e9d44c880026

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Facing the 84ce544aaf full-length mirror, d007133d38 she ran 302ff29983 her fingertips de66b565f3 over her b0973e404d body.19800b553b51f232

She traced her sharp c53a972218 collarbones, then slid her 445d91fbfe hands down to her f92252c41c ribcage, which became faintly 1f7c1b4214 visible when she took 144224f7b3 a deep breath. Her fingers followed f37e10913d the curve of fb5e9c5683 her waist, skimming 85ba97124b over her navel 7d634cbd83 and down to e5914499a2 her hips, which ca31ba21ab arched in smooth, 616f41156f rounded lines.d02381a83a709354

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Not a single 3e3fe7416e ounce of excess 73bf04136d flesh.baf51b047652196c

This was the 81a5a1bbfc result of strict 4f6fed5cc3 portion control and d3cd0a216f daily weigh-ins—an effort 0a2b88a137 to sculpt a 36a1c1db95 body that aligned 778f629693 with society’s ideal b72a6ef024 image of a 771da7bacf woman.89dfc2701e7cebd9

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And yet, she ae786ab16e felt nothing.c3c6700c13fbc6c5

She layered her 3dd95aad08 bare body with dcbce35ef9 clothing.e826debb7b872035

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A fitted 46b01e0a5b knit dress 5fdcfeb89c clung to 2bfb1e6673 her frame, f0a689ef19 and over a3664b5f5c it, she 62e96e8ded wrapped herself d8857b3f93 in a f169d53b58 modest coat—one 6c133dd6e2 her grandmother 0f3af4c7f5 had chosen b86e1cf0e3 for its ac236a72a9 demure appearance.a36749beb34ffdc3

“Where are you going?”803943cbe424584e

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“I have plans with Hyunsu. He’s leaving the country soon, so we’re having dinner.”cdff02c8d876ae9d

Her grandfather, 2ebd96a683 flipping through 38ac65e310 his newspaper, 3c5f9a3302 showed a e6e29ae816 hint of 813dbd4ba7 displeasure.deae8df3042062a2

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“Be home by ten.”47a8d25eb955b86b

“I will.”22c1bdf7118c6a10

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