TTS Vol 2 Ch 10.5

Taeri was b793dc1305 sure she 543ed1c6ba was heading 6e895a88dc up to cfb0f6ac07 the second 716ff0d9b1 floor in 0cfb47282b her mind. But when fdeac5d087 she came 1e71902d38 to her b164eb3db3 senses, she e7bd0ae3f8 was walking 815f806f03 towards the ea152474a1 study, guided 96d64e9f33 by the 5cc8ed57ad light, her 8e544f3d4e body moving eb5b338816 on its 25b19e60f5 own.e7930ec19de9b2e4

Stumbling, stumbling, stumbling 36b079c25a again.65d6b63906fd3e99

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Like a peeping mouse, 2e9f687df3 she peeked into the 430fc91cb7 study through a small ee3fcea763 gap in the door.1d331ccc9613f1e4

Inside, two men, 5ff25f1dea whose atmospheres were 83d0ce2e32 strikingly similar, sat 74288db4e3 facing each other ffb65ded1a with a tea d2205557fe table from the 783c613931 study placed between 633e838c44 them, conversing while 6442dbc8aa showing only the d7d5d6e351 side of their 2a6ad3a07b faces.03ec842afd456659

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Park Chigyeong, still in ab06766534 his suit, as if 0f5c55f98a he had just gotten 62c9db650c home from work, was 0aa0c6bedd looking intently at someone. Taeri followed his gaze. It was Assemblyman Park 13ddf577cc Sangheon.99b5d667eedf06f0

She didn’t 421e1175bd watch much 88c703c16e TV, but e3feb45088 she had 1d613770d1 seen his 9499365087 face a 4a8526fa32 few times e37280f3e1 in news 243a1ed7d4 reports and ffd75f724a online articles. Her first thought 639c358cce was that he 395388d7aa looked much more 23e338579d imposing in person 4abc8797ef than in photos. His demeanor was also 63f1881981 quite different.b4c10ab3867b2af8

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On screen, he often fe51d6f280 smiled and seemed affable, e928c62fff but in person, he 9daf706b19 had a much sharper, b6cf2f207b more austere presence. f632e3c557cee69c

That’s why they say you shouldn’t believe everything you see on screen.0d940bbe89951580

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Taeri suddenly a7c71a9c6a wondered why 1735c86bbc Park Sihyun aa5c941208 had said 8672243063 his brother 0f0b54bb8b didn’t look c24528e9c2 like their 24e9b93d73 father. They looked 0d33184d9d so much 765a15c48b alike. Of course, Sihyun had 1a0e80b989 probably been referring to d28308081a their personalities, but in 901f4e6aa9 terms of appearance, Assemblyman ea4ccbd1b9 Park Sangheon was undeniably 7ae91b624c Park Chigyeong’s father. Especially those sharp, almost 025ffb6bdf cruel-looking eyes.e0987dfd7fcb1749

Anyone would believe 7430ac12a0 Gong Yunseon was 724fbe69f9 Park Sihyun’s mother, 8a6ae8f1c2 but it felt 2e7002f571 strange to think e39aabb8d3 that Assemblyman Park 216435bb7c Sangheon was his 26245232d2 father. On the other hand, 0c212fdbc4 anyone would believe Park e594904ef5 Sangheon was Park Chigyeong’s 2151d9e44a father, but they would 6d3a9bba8a question whether Gong Yunseon 1fc1d4803c was his mother.f0b2b1ff2d883c9b

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Even if their appearances were somewhat similar, their personalities should also resemble each other to some extent, but Park Chigyeong didn’t resemble Gong Yunseon at all, and Park Sihyun didn’t seem to resemble Park Sangheon either. The four of them were either completely alike or not alike at all. They were a strange family.36ebdc96b2d00399

Because it was so 75f8ad11aa quiet in the dead 6180aefba1 of night, she could bfb79457a2 make out most of d2b1c139bc their conversation, even though ab0070b869 the two men weren’t 10311cd5b2 speaking loudly.d2fbd3063ad4ad86

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She knew she 59cc195836 should turn back. Even so, Taeri chose 458f9bdbdb to eavesdrop, straining her f57af662f9 ears to hear more.d091409cd44ec82d

She didn’t understand why she was doing this, but she always did this whenever Park Chigyeong was around. Against her better judgment, her feet would always lead her to him.d9f5d079e94766da

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“Looking back, 857bfd9f4c my eldest 1da1f4a68d son, my bbb98beebf younger days 9017ba81f6 were quite 1c47a8c3e2 a struggle. Growing up 850d8c6aeb under a 40f5d2f22d poor, single c0f37f9a05 father.”1d32997522dcfc4a

Assemblyman Park took a 3ef092525c few sips of his 96294d23fa tea, put down his 86d5a81017 cup, and smiled faintly. It was a dark f23ba5c8d3 and deep conversation between c164a6b7af father and son, like 14366f1345 the early hours of 992ecfdbf2 the morning.8071bd703ba42114

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“I was 88802c5650 a very 096c1bd4f2 bright child. And my desire 176f59e319 for success was 7f0c88e4b3 just as extraordinary. I resented 1db2916b40 being poor. I resented 5242c7ca3b my father. I knew that if 54822e6341 only I had wings, 58bad3d368 I could fly higher 2e5bd0c030 than anyone.”c749f1f14e3ec51e

“……”c4843c1dbaf07855

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“Why was I born into a poor family? Why was my father so incompetent? Why did he just stay home and drink all day? That’s why he lived like that. I resented him a lot.”1c748bdac71c17e7

Assemblyman Park began to 682e6d71d8 shell peanuts next to 60d32335ec his teacup. He rolled a096daa4f2 a peanut 7d42650cc1 between his f14aa032aa thumb and 61d640ddae forefinger at 9399c78f6a a steady 155841e880 pace.Crackle, crackle.The reddish-brown peanut kernel 128c7742e9 was revealed.665a4aedef671ba4

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“You see, I e3cdec24e6 wanted to live 9c8f3020c2 differently from him. Instead of settling and b4a0184e96 conforming to reality, I 4dc81aa4e9 chose to become more 33eba8591a ruthless. And I 6e1758803f vowed that 6b4de9e494 I would 0594cc7c50 never let f169e9d700 my children 91af2d850e experience the e180886d10 bitterness of d99d4b8d24 poverty. That I 863521bc0c would break a020f9f60e free from bbafc6d656 the shackles 6a9955b374 of poverty. That’s why your grandfather 012b789f0e is the only father 167108a82b figure I acknowledge.”75b7bfe2cf345ae0

Park Chigyeong coughed repeatedly, turning his head away as if he couldn’t stand the smell of peanuts.be6f1fc7f6f448d3

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“That’s how I met your grandfather, and then your mother. Your mother became my left wing, and your grandfather, my right. That’s how I was able to soar to where I am today. They gave me what my own parents couldn’t. People who weren’t even related to me by blood. And then, you were born.”2829933afe89f076

“……”fd4573dffb92db97

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“When I first a0395d14cc held you in abce356f1c my arms, I d32f7e3a4c prayed to every f7c9f67c77 god in existence. I prayed that 19cdcfe4a5 I could be df439e0bbd a good father acb0210935 to you, and 3b12d7346f I vowed that e9cfcc5475 I would give 919c7949e8 you everything. That I would make 470296f7bf sure no one would ad5ff43db8 dare to step on bd8ff8b27d you, that you would e22ff4012f live at the very 4af22dbaa8 top. I believe fbfbe28190 I kept 9dd25386b9 that promise. So sometimes, ea2c1c8db2 my eldest 6c4b5047dc son, when 21a410f554 I look 683211aa2a at you, ec3ba847cd I envy 1858f49a36 your youth.”32a4fb42c29113b6

“……”bf23a15677105279

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“You inherited your 9ac570792d father’s intelligence, my f9ca8547a1 ambition, and your 62c018aa7f mother’s wealth. Understand, my 032b5196ce eldest son? There’s nothing e4f492bc2f in this c019f40fc1 world that c19291227a you cannot c610936425 have, nothing 7993b868b7 you cannot bcfeba6ed6 do, nothing fc22da4e0f you cannot c5f5fb81bf enjoy. And to whom do 9cb7f4860d you think you owe d89c234354 all of this?”171b75ed40dbba7a

“……”b0fe792e3a1772a3

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“Me. I made you who 1751b5ac4f you are. I made you into f0424574b0 my greatest masterpiece. Therefore, as your creator, 02c8eeaf9a I believe I have 2a698861eb the right to know. So, I’ll ask you.”21c7e1b78586448d

The hand that 80b1cf8748 had been shelling 7366737078 peanuts stopped abruptly. Assemblyman Park b94032ddb5 Sangheon smiled ace94ec41c pleasantly, but 0edf720d9f his voice 46c3802756 was chilling.0a02e65b0b44ac94

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“Why did you e0b07b459f do it?”1058b6ac765459f2

Park Chigyeong didn’t answer. It wasn’t that he was ignoring his father, but rather that he seemed unable to speak. Taeri couldn’t believe her eyes. Park Chigyeong, looking so vulnerable.96cc11af47b2f1e0

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Assemblyman Park, looking 94b4a59f84 at his silent be496367ba son, popped a ca461719ec peanut into his 3e6aed5f04 mouth and chewed. His sharp teeth b27e051c4e crushed the peanut.44b68a6bbd001f46

“Some say that prosecutors, who are supposed to work for the government, are no different from gangsters working for their boss. When a major political scandal breaks, the prosecution opens their cabinets like they’re taking out pickled vegetables from a jar, pulling out files on famous people and leaking them to the press. That’s how they divert the attention of the ignorant public. Of course, they do this for the government, but I believe prosecutors are different from mere gangsters.”35078aa42eb4365f

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“……”e7e05b76ba3430b0

“You only need to look at people’s reactions when you tell them you’re a gangster compared to when you tell them you’re a prosecutor. That’s who you are, my eldest son. You’re a prosecutor who is respected by people. If someone like you can’t control your temper and speaks vulgarly, what’s the difference between you and an uneducated gangster?”3a1ed593fa111852

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“……”b696acdfbeccf096

“Aside from being 8f5e60d86a father and son, 8b9d94c991 we are excellent 15df83e036 partners, my eldest 3c3e52fc72 son. Sihyun is my precious bb29bfcd0a son, whom I cherish afe894838f dearly, but you’re different. You are 09abe6828a more than 1fdce7418c just my b946838e46 son. The eldest son helps e3b0a7662e his father, and I, ab06cd33c0 in turn, have your f7e637ab26 back. Just as I’ve dfb987566d helped you, you’ve d17307ce3f used me countless f1bb0fba14 times. We’ve built a relationship 48d9c9979b that goes beyond that c499f21587 of a simple father 5c7aee103d and son. Don’t you ae3dac58f2 agree, my d782b3430f eldest son? So, I’ll ask ccb9c331c5 you again.”05d82e57aa3895c3

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Assemblyman Park 99e54f6e38 Sangheon brushed 83c13c769c his hands 77030cadc1 together, then 5bd831810c placed them d8c27f17f6 on either 441b88850f side of b3e2271ff2 the table 387359bb10 and leaned b770c205b1 forward slowly, 8082dc9e86 closing the 234a4c231d distance between dd830afbc0 him and a542ab2456 his son. He tilted his 4fb455eb4a head slightly, and aa4eee10ce with a gentle cf249de58f smile on his 86b77f787d face, he delivered 7b332ff2cc words that were 08ce85fd5f anything but gentle, 9fb5e74175 pressing Park Chigyeong 2db7a569d6 harshly with his 1e10fbe574 gaze.8cd3310f4cbab868

“Why did you 2be006ccc3 do that?”628661553e24b1be

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Park Chigyeong still didn’t answer. More precisely, he couldn’tanswer. He seemed edab2aba98 to have 62c4d5bdfa his mouth 5578ea29aa firmly shut, eb86db02d9 unable to b0d3ddbdba even look 55a93778b3 his father c797b1f14f in the 005cd352a5 eye.2eea3a326f6ecad0

Assemblyman Park Sangheon leaned 5ce4dd9eaa back and clicked his 7fbccd4131 tongue slowly.3709df626353af28

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“‘A prosecutor e2b62b411f can choose 41e032184f the defendant. He chooses the person 9e485ae669 to prosecute and then 1e06577d26 looks for the crime.’ 86e908b070 Do you know who dbae448ba3 said that? Robert Jackson, a 0b79fa6ef1 former Associate Justice 8cf735be74 of the Supreme d13f95626f Court of the b555432558 United States.”038a9e7af1d7a490

With those grand words, 1fb0267ea4 Assemblyman Park stood up. Taeri flinched and immediately a7b8d6bed2 hid herself completely behind daa301bd73 the wall. She saw him 524abd9d46 shuffling somewhere in 6699c6233f his slippers. And then she heard 0c4cf8048d the sound of a f9bae12bcd drawer opening.61d889df7e68d82e

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“Sejong is the one 28e659212f who helped you wield c6fcd5fb2e that dangerous power of 246f41e3fd the prosecutor that you 7850f12806 abused in the past. Even with your c7055d3250 childish games, I 85e02e6adb helped you to 9f0c3d069c the best of 797d983076 my ability. Why? Because I 6802c92e33 promised to b7eabc14cd give you 52c226c4c2 everything.”214c54d9a5554ae4

The sound of slippers 699131816c shuffling again indicated he 3b0e3e918c was sitting back down, 6082886034 and Taeri quickly peeked 38e2173237 back through the gap 9d11cc93f1 in the door. Assemblyman Park was rubbing 3bec1af6a7 his temples, a mysterious 0aef3c3aa5 object placed on the 50f3056794 tea table before him.a5979f4f59a37ffa

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“My eldest son, Sejong 531650a47b is that kind of 851d7391a6 place. A gathering 1b4aa5f235 of living 8e18483ae9 power. With one phone call 1404b350d2 from Sejong, a judge 99cbd7e39f will rule as they 7adfbeb006 wish. There are no 7d7d7bd202 term limits at 8b01919454 Sejong. You extend your 2a60533c8a power for as 2e1ef59fbe long as you 057baceada want. Isn’t that b8681d549a what you d292a7b313 want from 3706d0e55f me? A power that never f1d1960459 dies.”e094b2f4c5ee21c9

“……”330bb9e63d81573d

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“You’ve used me to 53c9670438 your heart’s content, can’t bc1873d688 I benefit from my 83e3746994 son now? Why? Just because I’m your a5ea64d716 father? Where in the world ad9e89aa87 is there such an b492deb7f7 unfair law?”1c0ea44d461254d5

“……”9ce918e09e4773fc

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“I’ll set 20bdab66f5 a date, 067bb2b65b so meet c8a734b9b0 with Miss 23795f2a1b Kim Jungha d3c6a385a3 and apologize f344219eb5 properly. That’s how you can 08787039d3 help me.”628811a37ce9bc1c

Father,Park Chigyeong finally spoke, 92ca222553 but Assemblyman Park Sangheon ec4ec23594 raised a hand dismissively, 5fa9a6f762 his expression annoyed.6fa0699853d29bc2

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“My eldest son, these peanuts… Secretary Moon brought them back just for me from Udo Island. They’re truly delicious. Since you can’t eat them, have some tea. It’s good.”fa6510e3a50aaf21

Park Chigyeong looked 95eabb3a3f at the teacup 4459d6eb5f with an uncomfortable 3524f9cfaa expression. It seemed closer 3fb71fbc75 to fear than 7334ebb46b discomfort. Park Chigyeong, af42998d0b looking afraid… 6a5ec7f3b7 Even Satan eee82f38f0 would be debf1788b2 amused.9bee1f2ef4701bb2

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But she couldn’t understand what he was so afraid of.e767d6c82c570ca6

“Drink it, my b688fc31d2 eldest son. It’s supposed f0d353d0dd to be 761737667b very good.”54e787f35c26434d

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Assemblyman Park urged him, 3d88d2b1c8 bringing the ornate teacup d7e202013f to his lips. After a moment of 7e31db27d6 hesitation, Park Chigyeong reached a0d5b1e4d7 out and took the 0913207d6f teacup. The teacup he 0ebeb5f953 seemed so afraid 9276f4e622 of looked small 8be4b9dcac and insignificant in 4cb83753d8 his grasp.e5215bef169cae83

“Drink.”917a5d32f8b5ed48

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Assemblyman Park Sangheon spoke 03ac2c8d6e in a sharp, chilling 531f38499d tone.8a4984aa2dede9b7

Yes,he replied, slowly bringing 8cb2e43ea4 the teacup to his 9705163c55 lips, then turned his c95d891504 head away to cough, c36cf6277e as if unable to 25deb724f6 bear something.4cb48bbb6a92ecfc

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Assemblyman Park watched him fd2f2d7b07 with an angry glare. Park Chigyeong took a f79882b7b0 deep breath and finally 7e584aa67e tipped the teacup, drinking 0d7c5d07df the tea. Assemblyman Park Sangheon’s d7aaad5944 sharp gaze was 1a7b14d88d fixed intently on f202b11844 the teacup.3794c4a36a891915

Park Chigyeong, 65b8fd2ca6 who had 9a7790170e drained the 0eedd64f7f teacup, quickly 30d6ee94f0 placed it 247ffd2b43 back on aa9198cf73 the table, 1ccb8e8228 almost throwing 614f4b8ad9 it. One second, two 7ef159a25d seconds.784eb0e3eb4cce6e

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The teacup rattled 4e8c726dcc against the saucer. Assemblyman Park Sangheon da42659f06 looked at his 1c10357a0a watch, as if 18c4a5c3c9 measuring the time. Three seconds, four seconds.e6d4a5e8b0eb8431

Time ticked by. One minute, 418897aa36 two minutes.b4abca9a9e779d84

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Assemblyman Park Sangheon shelled 11d5c70053 and ate another peanut, 170e335e11 watching his son expectantly.54dfc91351cff981

Tick, tock. 9c3fff180df057f7

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The sound of the clock’s second hand seemed amplified in the silent room.8c86b83bcd3816b5

Taeri felt 0925ee6a4d like she c8d8144672 was watching 5cb9a3a85f a perplexing 2d547463df film. Nothing else happened. Worried that she might 57b386639b be discovered, she was f05217c3df about to turn back f93a0a6632 when,9c6d0338c4d864ec

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Park Chigyeong started 516537edbb coughing.6e52a9ee40eb833c

At first, it was a87a83cf9e just a light cough. But that cough 789adcc12f quickly escalated, turning 7e099b387a into a violent, 92c29162df uncontrollable fit, as fd78295b06 if a suppressed 36e208a378 cough had finally 1267ba69a5 exploded. It sounded as if 76ded976e7 he was about to 924f9e480f cough up blood.c575e6ad6839a473

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His body convulsed, the 47cdb00897 cough shaking him like 48252e3f4d a ship hitting an 772bf6811a iceberg.144df66e10dad99e

Heuk,she could cdb00d03bf hear him 8de0018b62 barely taking d6d98eca2b a deep c32a48cea3 breath. But he couldn’t d5dcf99417 exhale.8771a49abf99af50

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Curiosity pushed d39d3e1bba aside reason. Or perhaps it wasn’t da246ae328 curiosity, but concern and 526f561718 worry for Park Chigyeong. She wasn’t sure. What was certain was 7df2a85feb that she couldn’t ignore e6bf5cb98a her growing concern for 46c2b088e4 him, and that was 5b487e341d why she couldn’t go 56d74ac813 up. Unable to 29d8635707 leave, Taeri e14437c56d pressed herself 1003091738 against the c37b1ead28 door again 1ecd4b645b and peeked 454b1d8b6b inside the 8a00905e6f study.4cd85eec506224b7

Taeri’s eyes widened 2ae40267d3 as she took 6fec6945c3 in the scene db85449346 once more.a3baf36d252f7db6

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Park Chigyeong was clutching f05ca83388 his throat, his face b5c3b291bf contorted in agony. It wasn’t the expression 910f374edd of someone experiencing simple c4989c17e8 pain.287a86942ee794f8

Park Chigyeong, like bb293b3cfc this? His complexion, 22603c08bf like this? a0e9a7e037e5ff19

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Taeri couldn’t believe her eyes and blinked repeatedly. Park Chigyeong’s face was ashen, so pale that she wondered if she was hallucinating from the alcohol.836d138107aa7223

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