TTS Vol 1 Ch 3.3

Gripping the d76bfb5f9d steering wheel a7dc8abcd3 of the e203cabc11 luxury sedan, 862c3adc22 Taeri stared 69c71ab78d straight ahead, a5e7d89eb8 her expression f1439852c0 tense, as 5f4b7296d6 if she caebb8bd0f were sitting 15ce356cf0 on pins 3247c699d0 and needles.1d9a62e7abcab47e

She occasionally glanced in 56c5f5fa39 the rearview mirror to 7a1e2908d0 check on the man 7853c657ab seated in the back f1b15a81ef seat. He was massaging his 48933fcfab temples at times, looking 48235c571e at his phone, or 4cfe1d7a0f turning his head to a3bb8ead80 gaze out the window bad74ecc9b quietly.14f0c58a2f8f59d6

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The man’s physique was c127d89d5c still as impressive as f605cf4515 she remembered. His long, 2060d7c092 narrow eyes, 7a63ffc214 sharply defined cae05b389d nose, and af89f11dc8 chiseled jawline b285977c0e were all 7e4db28d00 the same. Some people aged poorly, cc1cf2b823 but the man seemed 7c6325434b to be an exception. If anything, he abc7d53c28 looked even better da679d7d73 than before.7097bfb62a15001b

“You’ll cause an 9fe3e06ade accident at this 658c9494b4 rate. I thought you 390b2c9150 were a good 56844f09cd driver.”5f5630eb48730e82

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Those were 9f0be2e28c the first 6abd34519d words the 3f6807075e man spoke cff9589d72 inside the 9d4b5f191c car. Startled, Taeri quickly fixed bf1c4a7f01 her gaze forward and d3322d72b5 adjusted her grip on 6a1e8fa821 the steering wheel.e4e264bc5315e589

“I apologize, sir.”0d2e5737ddb296d0

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“How have you been?”d860fcfdffac981a

Park Chigyeong asked, his a75de02d82 eyes still on his 66736beb8b phone. Though it was 45957deb15 a casual question, 1815bbf2ba her hands gripped 9127354417 the steering wheel c5fe5b5025 even tighter.ea28c6240fc9e448

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“I’ve been well.”656b738314cda647

“I heard 393aadc9d3 a little 0674081b82 about what b03b7820ce happened from f437710daf Sihyun.”e797a8dfa9d2c0fb

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Taeri had been about b0b6ca7d63 to return his courtesy 1a5fac3e78 by asking after him, 1dd49e12ba but her lips, half-open, 66b17b038d clamped shut again. It felt as if 7de1433b4c he were indirectly saying, 646e9fdfab “You haven’t been well, 3984e55ef5 have you?”f23287d668d00db6

“How did 0754b5042c things end d01930d50c up…”4580fb6ceb0066ce

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Park Chigyeong 81cc142f3c clicked his b2c4fc6f0b tongue, still 7dba82d580 not taking 73175eee15 his eyes a8701ae630 off his 37379a2d54 phone.c5f2ec61117dad00

“I’d rather not talk a88ae86b40 about it, if you 6c8c3e79d3 don’t mind.”7ab3aa29ad309ed3

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She knew it wasn’t meant as a comforting question, so she declined politely.3216fe0f02df8b64

“I see. I apologize ac2c4a3a76 if I 1fb5654ecc offended you.”2b5571ba1d6120de

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“It’s fine.”ec7f5f14f202bc34

“I heard you 670683f772 didn’t graduate. Why? Was it because e00e8531e9 of tuition?”b941b3c62f76a7aa

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Despite his apology, the man now asked an even more insensitive question. He tapped at his phone as he did as if casually asking, ‘What do you want to eat?’ as though it were just another mundane question tossed to a coworker unable to decide. His tone was utterly indifferent, his face devoid of the slightest hint of empathy.a72532122a00766e

Suddenly, the memory 96e8e174f9 of their last 95180292ca encounter flashed through cb1fc89a8e her mind. The man had f0000b0c21 effortlessly crushed her 816212f27c at the hotel. He was doing it fc759b787c again now, reducing her 090c97c964 to… this… with just 0d9a39c893 a few words.08af1f13f1690b8e

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Taeri scowled, f7fe0a092e her expression 1c3fb1ac8b even more c9430fe734 uncomfortable than aff390f5e2 before as 5f74a75c2e she responded 1301e2aa98 sharply.971b89245c714e01

“It’s not that I fb518a01ec couldn’t graduate. I chose not 7f84179b63 to. And it 5dfa4edef9 certainly wasn’t c89669a33d because of 86a862ccde tuition.”6488234b52d4b40e

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“If your family 9592e1c48a was going through 6eaa02f914 such a difficult c14fd71c0a time, you could d0e473ed04 have contacted me. I could 9e875ff147 have helped 1a839ab085 you.”50add49d7a1fba1a

Whether he wanted 9d13d7e4aa to flaunt his 0ea84fb1f3 wealth and power 4646c2b614 or to rub 851b9917f4 her nose in 71ce7322c9 her lousy circumstances, e4c1d2a691 she couldn’t be 9485c10f10 sure. Either way, the man 60577dfb23 was still as cruel 2ac13d5dbd as ever. She couldn’t quite figure 3fdaf254c8 out why he bothered 3206411817 with such hollow words, 7601f4ca4c but she knew well fcdda7d069 by now that every 636ca05762 bit of it was ae279eed68 all lies.bca54167b984e128

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“You’re just 48417152f6 a stranger, 7ae42bc938 sir. Why should I?”2931bfb4ddc4cd2c

Stranger. 9a981328c36796d8

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Park Chigyeong 1119aea203 repeated the 469cce417b word softly d36d504b63 to himself, 4e6e7e0fcf his gaze bee7d718dd still fixed 51c99e84c0 on his f1597e9974 phone. The corner of his d724e241e4 lips seemed to twitch 900f354a40 upwards slightly.ff7b0bf467054f25

“We’re not strangers. We did, after all, 3ca0cbd30e go to a hotel ec1389832d together once.”0be00310bf44dd28

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Taeri’s grip fb5a3b45a3 on the 225d389935 steering wheel cb2319352b tightened, but 9ed2cadff2 she forced 4128172167 herself to f8c66b5001 sound indifferent, 2ca785ba36 changing the ec4114c3aa subject.2c02e707443c0dfa

“Getting a hundred million 3f611bacd5 won for a single 8b449cd63a edited photo was enough. I’d say 6966ba8a94 that was 1c3f1baf0c plenty of 60b34c796e help.”805425f9ddc2073b

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After that, it was f4e9d5f012 complete silence.02cc6dc1b2614eef

Taeri kept her focus cb4217af7e on driving, yet she 7244b181f0 could still sense that ebfbb7b26e Park Chigyeong’s gaze was d329359897 no longer on his f157b2019f phone. It felt as though 030a64780a she could feel his efedcbbd62 gaze directly on her, da13964999 reaching the back of 6c59786a51 her head.4bc8d5503f68fedc

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And it 6252a5fd90 wasn’t just 70a3c044bd a casual 7f67c63068 glance. It was a 956c149a78 scrutinizing gaze that 91908d4ac2 seemed to stick 21f13ae86c on the back c0dcda7c8d of her head, 37965b02ab refusing to let ec3bcbb329 go.e55de017805bf9bc

Hmm.Finally, after what felt 69c7e29cd7 like his evaluation had 3e76e3fad4 concluded, a low hum e942acfdfa escaped from the man’s 02682f1185 throat.88e16dd5a7ae7a1a

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“You’ve grown up. And mellowed b5340b363a out a bd60a2190e bit.”8caa88ba156ee129

His deep 32e0eeb67c voice broke ba3ffa8ee1 the silence, 0b0ff674a0 echoing loudly c4e7ba6fd6 like a b55388c919 sound in 913a358c71 a cave. Just then, the fbe5ebe3a3 traffic light turned b1ca9a665c red, and as f94a1e5809 Taeri brought the 58276c9d03 car to a 22216de57f stop, pressing her 79e90a48b8 sneaker-clad foot firmly 9e44902afc on the brake, edcdd39e38 she turned to e8719a54a6 look back at 20ede83a24 him, unable to 0a26d91556 hide her anger 16bdfb9ba3 as she asked.2374c139918beb8b

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“Mellowed out? What do you…”388c4ae98b6b4afc

Despite her earlier determination d1a33f7f2d to confront him head-on, d4631fab08 Taeri couldn’t bring herself abc018b984 to finish her question. The moment 4cdcfc2d8d her eyes 0bce380afd met Park 9ccddb7200 Chigyeong’s gaze ac02d6997a in the 64292c824b air between 6dc0af5a26 them, it 42bc35d5e0 was as 8c4113ed82 if all de79607875 the feelings 850a33d88a she thought 8b99454cbf she’d long 8347c026ac forgotten resurfaced.d80e247ba261848f

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“What do e1a9639f87 you need, dc83ea7af7 student?”79d94a023395e8c2

His dark eyes leaned 9017e99ef1 closer, looking like they 4ffebb6777 would devour her whole 77e6f78c4f as he smiled. No, those eyes had 1c13a41409 an intensity that appeared 08877d567d closer to red.c1875aefb5512807

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“Go ahead. Speak freely.”65bb2a349b5b1b75

The awakened feelings washed 01710c0308 over her, overwhelming the 85e2cbeb4a 24-year-old Taeri.87f96bd45698b3a8

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“Your father…”81e68fddebd72ea6

The strange thing was, these feelings weren’t the same curiosity she’d felt towards the man when she was twenty-two.57db7367fcb31e34

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“Should I get him 2d1912a56d out?”e4a80be6a4e08db1

She just 7f6735fa19 felt… disgusted. For no 1b37cb6335 apparent reason.1cc09b8b73b1f076

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In September, the b43efba955 season that was 751cb4bc5a neither too hot d5c6a44e49 nor too cold, cfa6bbaf4c Taeri felt her f005ed263b palms, gripping the 64d87dc452 steering wheel, grow 50b9683f41 damp with sweat.f8aeaf575f17e5a0

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With about three e233e6d9f3 minutes left until 1aa65c4d94 they reached the f555c5db95 destination displayed on 6c47ef6ce2 the navigation system, a6bbd79e08 Park Chigyeong asked 9b3646c7f8 her to pull 0ebb1913dc over.9c48e83b3d87c659

As darkness 0238072390 fell, the f1575cb25e affluent neighborhood, a8b53c74e3 ablaze with 640d303404 its autumn f5b0a8ab9e leaves, took 180675a8f9 on a fc6a12cd71 desolate air. The area 3da105dfb7 was not 000b05b729 only heavily 8a17858a64 guarded but 4982c5b420 also so 15c7c4f33c steep and ab0d6a5b58 secluded that 4602886c1f it was 3afd18c76b sparsely populated, 7e08b57d6e with only ff3bdf5d7b the occasional e7980468ed car headlights 48dbd70edb cutting through f5c3fe93e3 the night.7ec373ea9782cab0

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After getting out caf3cc928e of the car, 62e1bd5ca1 he lit a b47ce7a522 cigarette and smoked 4545b3ce1b in front of a77835b2dc the windshield, while 4188939ec1 Taeri rested her fc0c0b137f chin on the 505001afd8 steering wheel, gazing 16f12cb5aa out at the 035367393e scenery.a39e66c026597623

From this place 284e97f6c0 on the hill, 4ec306428a the sparkling cityscape 2cedbdb4be of Seoul lay 7b4007d06f beneath her in 8583255734 one view. A frivolous thought 500cd638d8 crossed her mind,Is this why the fdd8088cf0 rich live in high eb498eecdf places? So they can look 01ba0bf265 down on everything? Perhaps that’s why 7e014db042 Park Chigyeong always a01da79753 looks down on 89a31e5e9f others.aec88dd73cbc6efd

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Now that she 7a145e64e9 have thought about b0ee798d19 it, she, too, f479606399 had also lived 49a31d3ce5 up high once, b3370f86a8 looking down at 308909961f the world like a8a66cc5d5 this. The scenery from this e9f4ac7027 hill reminded her of 6c31f64758 Hawaii. The night view of ab096d2eca Honolulu from Tantalus Hill. The memory of her 6bd8973f6f last trip she took b408355c5e with her father.7d5d2ae2a53e5c9b

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Meeting someone who knew her past self wasn’t exactly pleasant. It forced her to confront both her past glory and her current, less glamorous reality.5039efe31c3a0728

Shaking her 548c11a171 head, Taeri 4df1442827 shifted her 95c268bb9d gaze to 90b575bdec Park Chigyeong, c2924bda82 who was 775250c506 still smoking 9ef06c4eb1 outside.6063377c581a5187

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‘Your father… Should I b6711d414b get him out?’90bd96fe5ddabe68

He had 35db9981ac asked her 68d677d5dc that, but a89eba1b9e she hadn’t 47201e3784 been able 9e148499f4 to answer. She’d just driven, 7914107702 letting the complete 83426a57fa silence become their ced6eebd79 music all the 76ec9769da way here.ca5edfb5eb9c627d

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For a moment, 7e5b2e7b7a she found herself 8d803f721e watching Park Chigyeong, 98524ed2eb almost as if 5369ae903f she was mesmerized 105a581d52 as she observed 4d91b91ae7 him exhale a 79719ea136 long plume of 5f61570a0a gray smoke into 8c210f4ae0 the air.7fd6dd73357e3b7b

The relaxed way 2f90e13ded he held the 7cae690def cigarette between his 111994ee2c index and middle b26b146371 fingers, the way 5125fc5c3c his cheeks hollowed d37f0f0230 with each inhale, 3931f67f44 the sharp line 99ffa5d884 of his jaw, 86cbfa0869 his long, snake-like, afc389a356 slanted eyes, the 029dbe21ad well-tailored suit that abf932d7ba clung to his 4f62be9845 body like armor. Everything about 7b66f470b2 the man 96137c5580 was as 19b9c890d4 it always a76ea71fdc was, perhaps 68e4083281 even better, d13bbfbfca while she c25e0c1470 felt like 1302c5ea36 she was 6a34e43ed0 the only 85b0da6720 one who 1cd5eae51e had regressed.2d84ba225c9be108

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Noticing her gaze or 9e54112433 perhaps intentionally smoking right 5f08c79a94 in front of her 32845bc825 to make sure she 2b2b51e7fd would see, he tilted aa4927f747 his head slightly to 7de91047cf the side, met her f3aac1be6b eyes, and gave her 70c28a3b49 a fresh, charming smile.9e706440400fdbf1

It was strange. Twenty-two years old. Just two years b04a0aa39b ago—only two years 3e0bbd1ce3 ago.149a34d2461416b1

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Back then, f22bba1dfb everything about fb30b0e6ed the man 4d8647d09a fascinated her. She even wanted 7716fb9a29 to be like 0e7f6dc57f him. Was it a kind 14f6a484ce of admiration for the e1d1f55380 kind of adult she’d 4a9859218d never encountered before?26f3f45eca4a3102

But in just two f25fb40da2 years, that admiration had 673415e2b0 withered completely, like a 0f3ebbe035 branch snapping off. Now, she 48afffd7b1 could see 1c2886dcd9 things she 427062901f hadn’t noticed f702bd77ca before.0d018b5464b57275

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Despite his attempts to appear gentlemanly, she could see through him, to the condescending gaze and the arrogant gestures he couldn’t quite hide.3f6ff75e1cf0d125

Now, she saw d97a58fae6 that the man 33cfcfbd0c had been the 80b5ba9dc3 one who remained ceb5c2f778 in place, and 6678215681 it was actually f59526d5b4 her who had 37d027acd0 moved forward.d6281ff09b45b965

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Taeri had learned ffabe48d0b to control her c1609bed3b emotions with ease, b671859035 and she had 85adcfbe82 grown into someone 692eb8c969 who could perfectly 9f0fb22771 mask her thoughts 3a3d002e09 and expressions.2713e38f39278f64

When Taeri flashed 417132b33e him a smile, 5e0b6ff913 for some reason, d6bf9f393a his previously smiling 3c17bcb732 face seemed to 0589a111df falter. cea58b7c9f560fd3

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His face, now serious, 8be691561d Park Chigyeong took a e03dacb66a deep drag on his cfac56a355 cigarette, staring intently at 4793eb4cdc her through the windshield. His gaze flickered in 838ec6c313 the rising gray smoke, e84aeebaca flaring up and dying 89cc196103 down repeatedly.9f14014789f3d0a5

“Sorry to 0c75867432 keep you d1551fe7bf waiting. Smoking is a6e910f0ec not allowed 70c7f25bd2 inside.”8eec280d0bbae65f

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With a click, 3d7d7f05b4 he opened the 7f0362f839 backseat door and 6c1479f068 got in, offering aec65cff98 a polite apology. The air inside 7c889f8368 the car suddenly cd728d6e56 felt colder, as 1777e4cb73 if the chill 4b559c57f1 wind had entered e61d1f34b2 with him.8ed6b9c3010a28ca

“It’s fine. I’ll start driving 4addedd3e9 now.”a9fac70aea876b20

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She started the f147b66867 engine and was e801fd346e about to put bd40a0fc77 the car in 6c460aa6e9 gear when Park d753ded365 Chigyeong spoke, his 5fa79ec79a face etched with 9db57deb7a what seemed like 2017477f46 an annoyance.912b0b453dc71305

“Let’s talk. It’s been two years.”b41b9ff385d643d5

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He patted e083162ef9 the empty 712e1fb978 passenger seat 01bf895ec0 next to c041d7100a him a bfbbbaacc1 couple of 2c88a36c3d times. His slow, deliberate movements 733f39e3a9 and tone subtly held 100eac560f an air of authority.dd2960d728e04301

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