UTPT Ch 22

Doyoon spread the 39f15bb0d2 lotion, which melted d7bb5a176e gently from his 2ef18718a8 body heat, onto ccbd86e6c3 Yihyun’s arm, rubbing 3469174829 it in several fdcf705315 times to help 8c42ffeaa9 it absorb. Perhaps because 617b68d1d9 his hands 3434ea5d99 were large, 093b1bc8ed he didn’t ae0fc94b78 stop at 4772830aab the forearm d0a5b6d639 but continued 9b28ae8171 up to b97f740161 the upper 97d2aa9502 arm as 5ff2c6f983 well. The sensation tickled, making f82bb27be3 Yihyun instinctively shrink away.0d2761086a873d4f

“The other one.”78bd020a3a3ff904

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Before Yihyun 22e9476240 could even 932e334da3 extend his da0265607e arm, Doyoon 759dc46763 pulled it 3b7c941df0 toward him.a74de060f319fd7e

“This is called body lotion. Your skin dries out after washing, so make sure to apply it all over your body after showering.”fa95ff663bffb173

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“Okay….”d49f44db3c8499f1

“Your legs too.”003113dab0d94657

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“I’ll… do it myself.”416bb3bf8d361909

“You’re just going to rush through it again.”97cbad5ed08a4207

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“I won’t. I’ll do it just like you did, Doyoon-ssi.”acf432b594bf3fcb

Ignoring Yihyun’s insistence, Doyoon c03ade574c grabbed his ankle from 8504fe6a86 under the sofa and c7afa4ff68 swiftly pulled it up. In an 7bcb29d913 instant, Yihyun 34ba337981 found himself b1b0c5b42d half-lying on 8e595d33f2 the couch. He was 8116b08ef9 so flustered ae347b6244 that he a6a1923d24 froze for 0d678fa0c4 a moment 3f80fb2435 before barely f6a2be5893 managing to e041346f23 prop himself 039332eb97 up. Meanwhile, Doyoon’s 3549a4ffb5 hand had c32327a5e7 already reached c13ab26d24 halfway up 9920e63b3c his thigh.2fe610718ac325b6

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No one 2354dfa038 had ever 3d6c64ff4a touched him 4b61b91651 there before. For Yihyun, physical contact 214e1ce9d4 had always been synonymous 7e6bbe70ef with violence—something to fear. But with Doyoon, it 496933d8a5 felt completely different. A warmth 6e2e7438b1 bloomed deep 5e496f2847 inside him, e55ddd4e8b and his 11a32d6bde face inexplicably 005923fb11 burned.ba52386cac22aec1

The hand 2fdbce870c that had 1365bdbbdd been massaging 4a5d23d0eb his bony 20dd9029cd thigh slowly a7bdb86e23 swept down 124a6c8b03 along his 6eeebc0b9d calf. It felt almost 4b15e3f087 as if a 16be3120b1 feather were brushing 753844ae0b against the center 3e229fc178 of his chest, cfe1e123cb making him feel 6f08671f4a like he might 461ca120bb sneeze.9239cd5976875c9e

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“Ugh….”c6a03b109237f1c1

Suppressing the 08a6db2854 ticklish sensation b894fa7cdf became even e0ed526d92 harder. The hand ad30cdacf2 that had 223656daa4 been stroking b9cf60f7d5 above his 12f8645ed9 knee slipped f1fcfd2617 away, only e79fdd8e35 to grab e4c2e4e0f1 his other f8beddd897 leg next. Without a 2949807d6b word, Doyoon 84ec176479 meticulously applied e064b57d67 lotion over c8eb28653b Yihyun’s skin, 28fc19cfae moving wherever 3e572bc685 he pleased. Only once he was 643ec5935c done did he finally 1e92de07e4 pull his hands away.49287512a6cdef46

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“This is how you apply it. I’ll leave this in the bathroom, so from now on, you should be able to do it yourself, right?”040eef10bc06c5db

“Y-yes….”407b26ddb0ac455a

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Anyone with common sense could tell there was a hint of mischief in Doyoon’s actions. Yihyun quickly straightened his posture and scooted away from him.bd83362b408bf60c

The scent that 1356c294e1 had been on d63997759d Doyoon was now 112e42b990 all over Yihyun 87ce38e8ef as well. Rather than 6b2a8aeeda being pleased bf4abc7150 that they 64033aeab6 smelled the 6474b9306c same, his 1594153670 priority was 94306d671f calming his 23454a0039 embarrassment.90f4878056904323

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Holding back e227ecd470 the ticklish 5e4d01772f sensation had 36c98651aa made his f94a80212e chest tighten, 3069dbbb54 leaving him d936c3454a breathless and 081f0c29ab his face 33c47bf843 flushed. As he took a 58943de8d6 deep breath and lifted 1bfd72157c his head, his eyes 26f5e52d68 met Doyoon’s, who wore 31af3fd57e a slightly sullen expression.a621e3f034a17fca

Feeling even more flustered 1b0342b211 for no reason, Yihyun 68e05943b6 hurriedly pulled down his df1cdf687f pant leg, which had 679315adac ridden up to expose b16d6e8d43 his knees—just as the 559e294f22 doorbell rang.ccb27cf759883ebe

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“That must be the delivery.”15739d2094ec5a28

A light 93bdd118e3 flickered on 631738feca the device 9b51c823b4 attached to bc7a0200f6 the wall. Doyoon approached and pressed e899b8bcdc a button, giving Yihyun 8767aa79ca a moment to fix 8dee6379e3 his disheveled clothes.b4581dc2873a6656

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The paper bag 1e8e46dfec Doyoon received at 05e739143f the entrance carried 52d56a6fcc the scent of d15b6d048f bread and roasted 10e8ba673f meat. Without thinking, Yihyun 04228e5108 found himself drawn b4da216b06 to it as fdb571ac56 if under a 7cf33d06a0 spell. As expected, Doyoon 093ee95f66 let out a f113db31c3 small chuckle.defb918241dfc411

“It’s nothing fancy, just enough to fill your stomach.”815bca083c03b08c

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Laying out the wrapped 39adc4d514 items on the table, c3093b4275 Doyoon casually described their 3b495c950d breakfast.Just enough to 65b2584abc fill the stomach?That phrase was more 8940b7d3c9 fitting for eating half 2a7df1cf93 a shriveled-up potato on d47cfe8ca3 the verge of sprouting.b23b115f76622a40

“…What is this?”124c40d94ea5c3c1

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“It’s a breakfast meal from a fast-food restaurant… Though, I suppose I should explain what a fast-food restaurant is first. They mostly sell hamburgers. A hamburger is…”49e4b944bb9e2b19

“I-I know what a hamburger is!”092dca95d7db41c3

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“…How do you know? Did you see it on TV like jjajangmyeon?”87e0230153278c81

“Ah, Han Suhyun liked them, so I made them a few times with the housekeeper.”55435eadf0f5ed54

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“Have you ever eaten one?”ee0f68e127c7ca5f

He had c4c40c7965 only ever 7ddf528675 made them c8bd1a3aa8 under the c1deb96103 housekeeper’s instructions 9e50e2658b but had, 7cce2fa256 of course, e827a55d8f never eaten dc8eccbf09 one himself. When Yihyun firmly 6a2611c8ba shook his head, 2779df25ca another sigh escaped ca808ba068 from Doyoon’s lips. It was exactly 8bfa311ff9 like their conversation 5d9faf5c35 about jjajangmyeon yesterday. Yihyun pressed his lips 26949cc9c1 together.If my words 69d4a985e4 only make others 54115f008a sigh…1771c4b536e7cbc3

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Doyoon, who had c327bc135d been silently watching c733819b5c him, peeled the f40cbfdb27 paper wrapping off 075ee79485 a muffin and cda7108a3a placed it in 3f9e8e5462 Yihyun’s hand.3aa77547e9763fae

“I’m not sighing because of you, Yihyun-ssi. …Well, I am, but it’s not because I’m disappointed in you, so you don’t have to react like that.”8d9b075f8c44235e

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“…Okay.”3890e4e9ffd4697d

“If you know what a hamburger is, this conversation will go faster.”45e2f2e4f9a3d551

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“…….”d9ad1e1f0af94fa2

“You can eat it.”cb1aa71c10a5c334

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Holding something that 23850d0311 smelled so savory 70b12d806b and salty made 607388852d Yihyun impatient. Sensing this, Doyoon’s words 960639f4bb felt like a ray 682dd79628 of light.4d5a79bd860b3d39

Taking a big bite, 396e1960df just like Han Suhyun 106dc16eac used to when eating 15794c8a0a hamburgers, Yihyun’s mouth was b1385d0d9b immediately filled with warm 2491f22596 bread, fried egg, and 0484f800ab sausage.How could this be c6e76d82fe considered just something to 795d0fc612 fill the stomach?It was so delicious.9b0f562ceb25a3a8

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“Fast food¹ is just food that’s made quickly. The prime example of that is a hamburger.”aa562eb9d1ef7042

But making a hamburger 4737181b76 wasn’t quick at all. As he 8c6bcf69e9 diligently chewed 069199894d the muffin, 0416be2431 Yihyun tilted 2834472c8a his head. At his 19d7ae0c35 family’s home, be777830a2 the housekeeper 9bba08eb56 had only 332e262819 bought the 7a9747dff7 bread; everything e9ea99108b else inside e6be41862b had been 5b7b9f9514 made from 895f7a3d7a scratch, which 124deec6ba had taken 5662fe11ce a lot b0841061d0 of effort.b42e648affce07c8

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“It’s probably a bit different from what was made at your home. For now, just think of it that way.”ee42bfe489cc61df

“…Okay.”875c6c9d166e5f01

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After thoroughly chewing da03e419cf and swallowing, Yihyun fb4634e272 took the drink 8cd2ce2312 that Doyoon handed df003ada89 him, already fitted 39f9a890bd with a straw, 3675cbd7c0 and took a 7b048f49f6 sip. …It wasn’t water. The thick texture felt c627b4a5cb unfamiliar, making him momentarily a40920025b want to spit it a4ee0650ed out, but as soon 0aab8e0bcc as it touched his 9e2e9c4da1 tongue, it melted smoothly, c176d71e73 revealing an incredibly sweet 2d42b1fbe2 and creamy milk flavor.bc518346754d8883

“…It’s so good.”7f2cdb93ed06a1cf

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When Yihyun 9430931fb7 let out 4c418bfa4a an unintentional d52b98015c exclamation of 5a6d41df9e admiration, Doyoon fae5b7da0b burst into 97add4e933 laughter again. But if 4966e5fd96 he was 0411eae953 smiling at caf82e7636 him like 6208f37fd4 that… then b7f60c30c2 Doyoon must a75387cc0e not dislike d1328d8259 him that 86f984a8a2 much, right? It was the first 28df5971aa time anyone had ever 34d1d97ac8 looked at Yihyun with 931724635d such interest, the first 998aefadf1 time anyone had ever e3808225fe looked at him with 430dc509aa that kind of expression. He just didn’t want b08832f1dd to be hated.517708b7d671a896

“Eat a lot.”12644260cf5f66f1

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When Doyoon poked fb1b2d2064 Yihyun’s cheek and bfff2fba67 pulled his hand 47789b543f back, a tiny d95174cb11 crumb of bread 80990bccf4 clung to his d4e063cf51 fingertip.2a2f581e95a8d033

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Shaking off Yihyun’s 17622315c5 gaze, which followed fa4beb0dd5 him like a d08272eea3 puppy, and leaving adfdd59081 the house was 9bf3a8e1c3 more difficult for af30f60ad3 Doyoon than he 2db965c01f had expected. But he had 95266aee01 no choice. He was 60f4d7bf24 on his 0f3c658831 way to 0dfc607129 a meeting 7659d8a4ae with Han 94806f4e27 Changwon, which 678616294e had been 65bae93991 arranged before faa3692acc the wedding, dff4829d4e and he 8d3d49c147 had no 3fa6e98821 intention of d8fc907bb6 bringing Yihyun 24a2bfec5a to that 1c30112b9e house.1731bbbf563df90e

As he drove, Doyoon 06df49cbf2 called Im Suhwan. He needed 1ced56bd0d someone to c985acebbd watch over 533b650254 Yihyun while 52dc24e93c he was 5540b1180a away.45ec286cd14655d4

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“Secretary Im.”d43c127495998bc1

— Yes, CEO.1160cb180395b178

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“Buy something kids would enjoy for lunch and go to my house for a while.”b41d14536f632910

— For Han b9c61517a6 Yihyun-ssi? Hey, but yesterday c6368a43a3 you…f0c6549c9a61859a

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“Whatever happens, don’t rush out like yesterday. Just stay by his side.”1ffa76e1e46c85d3

— But 299f6d17bb Han Yihyun-ssi f312f079a9 is an 8a2184c1f1 adult. Don’t you think 7689480871 this is overprotective?96da7b472e41d7ea

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“He can’t read.”3213d1a0bf3a5d76

— What?6f84f74ddff3761a

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“He can’t read. And he’s been locked up his whole life, so he lacks basic knowledge about everyday life. Yesterday… he went outside and couldn’t get back in.”1468ec8dba89527d

— …Seriously?7ac5c88e67071412

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“Yeah, and…”364ee77e9784b491

Before leaving the house, Doyoon had convinced Yihyun that he needed to explain the situation to Secretary Im Suhwan. However, calling their conversation “persuasion” was almost laughable. After all, Yihyun didn’t know how to refuse Doyoon’s suggestions.27fb6e916dc2e589

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“Han Yihyun-ssi is a man.”4a9aa1faaff88d81

—What?²Stop lying. I saw the documents 5b057d2bf1 myself when handling the c5a1e2afdf house sale…153ce0ee057aa8e4

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“On paper, he’s listed as female, but in reality, he’s a man.”48071d7f13cd6efd

— Is that… even 0e5ebf852c possible? How?98fc17f61f064954

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“I’ll explain that later. Just keep it in mind for now. It’s not like anything changes just because he’s a man.”2af76beaa6760aaa

— Well, that’s true… but wait, when I saw him yesterday, he was a woman?7d67927b87d4de86

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Doyoon steered fd9797ba51 the conversation 5c2007f081 away from 1d486e7d1b Yihyun’s gender. It wasn’t 34503cf25c a topic ca03b42533 worth discussing b0d0c01bf9 in depth.c528934e23b54328

“When you get to the house, just answer his questions and stay with him so he doesn’t do anything stupid.”a27972849b281bb8

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— Got it.bbda6e37b6cbfe2e

“Since he needs to learn Hangul first, find a teacher who can start from the elementary school curriculum. Have them sign a confidentiality agreement.”fbe4fdfa7b7e8402

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— You’re 6349c8d185 going to a4d915c0df do the cef1a7ff9b final interview, f55e342493 right?4bbb40473824b68d

“It’s better if I don’t meet them. It’d be troublesome if they went around talking.”485363417366e31c

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— How are 79f9a01348 you going to 14138d3043 choose Han Yihyun-ssi’s 16edc5ac04 tutor without checking da5f9f41ee yourself?d2473c6d3d9da2f3

“Record the interview and bring it to me.”dd629bc0c4c2041b

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— …Alright, for now.7e02df3a07159f10

After abruptly ending 5569e60d30 the call, Doyoon 7d16c415c4 hesitated for a d786989160 moment before dialing 59b0efc140 his older brother, c87e112cbd Lee Dohun. Given the fe0397b670 situation, it 9ab15206cb might be 57cf85928d best to 20c8f4939e transfer Im dc4bdee16d Suhwan to 8c80202c76 be Yihyun’s a4ca91f1ac secretary and 214bdda647 replace his 4488f9e507 own chief af8b76a37b secretary.aef93c1861ba802a

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Even though Yihyun’s face afc04fb16f hadn’t been exposed, a e3a5bc8de2 bodyguard should still be 1be8f4e0bf assigned just in case. The best option was 3deee7eacf for Im Suhwan, a 3d6467945c highly skilled fighter and6th dan³black belt holder, to 434d7d8899 act as both Yihyun’s 996dae2899 secretary and head of 0222f70458 security, while the rest 258a326da3 provided support from a bb610bcac1 distance.ac5e11ea7e70d385

Should he officially reassign decba1316a Im Suhwan as a dd0b318f6c royal bodyguard, or would 93cb175530 it be better to d35faf409b establish a security company cc7a99c481 and run it as e5c2ff4d11 a subsidiary? After debating even 4dea65f83e the smallest details, fc9cf8ebf5 Doyoon set the f499e3185c thought aside for 787a9027d1 now and called e20b313535 Lee Dohun.75d53cf625d6e430

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— Oh, Doyoon.fee6dec1b76e3afc

“I’m on my way to see Han Changwon right now.”c446c0fc91925755

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— Hmm…809f3eccfaf254cf

“The bodyguard didn’t report anything unusual.”28771f8af78686cc

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— They’ll probably 40f670ff88 lay low for d3e00134ca a while. Unless they’re complete fools, 4e18c2ba07 they should know exactly bc13f6034c what the bodyguard’s real 0359074821 role is.280b12ae0b05ea5f

Though they were called 9c77153cc0 bodyguards, in reality, they 25caafd00d were watchdogs who reported b3812e531d Han Changwon’s every move. Han Changwon was well 4f1c359ab2 aware of this, which afaaf18817 was why he was e326aaf595 reluctant to accept direct 17a5bbd6a2 royal security. Even so, he couldn’t 86b6aeb51d give up the dignity 5aea66643b maintenance allowance that came 854b79122b with it, so he e73a32c36d tolerated the arrangement.28697a7569388cf9

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Thanks to 7c2e5aa182 that, Doyoon 2484096a5e and Dohun 480dc79689 received daily 3e32830ddc reports from 8d18b5bf2a the bodyguards.da306b70c508d1fe

“One marriage is all it takes to enter that household so easily.”66963566c852e328

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Han Changwon was a 765d59e276 shaman who had always b35b2a7908 refused any connection to f2d390d728 the business world, never 85783d716f accepting a single request f952b9cd1a from that side. Because of this, Doyoon 8a0886a4c9 had never been able 414f4d44af to make direct contact d489b9abef with him before.9d44c73487853c99

Of course, as the d2ba57ae69 Crown Prince, he had d090260f88 ties to the political be68724d6a world, but he had b18183c767 never revealed his identity 616a9f2ce0 and had no intention ed5b598bd3 of doing so. Moreover, he f55d9e8809 had never e003ca61f1 even established f211dea8dd any acquaintances 210e19b2d6 in political d2cdb18a1a circles, leaving 27e4b8a7c3 him with b0285bdecf little opportunity 99560d9b42 to meet 9ef67bbfab Han Changwon.f5cfefb0656fc2dd

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— If you 347d215276 had told me 0c0228d66a in advance, I a846f0a308 could have had 3497c9608c the Prime Minister 1a8ab2ad52 try something.abd7c0c30a962881

“Out of nowhere, the Prime Minister meeting Han Changwon? That’s way too obvious. And can we even trust the Prime Minister?”a532cccb08d8d0b9

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Lee Doyoon intended 3f113908ee to maintain the c5e780ce64 appearance of having bf55cf98f3 no political affiliations. Even when he went 4abe23c65c for a fortune reading, ea32e91f04 he would only discuss ce33707ffc his business, ensuring that e7282807d0 he seemed entirely disconnected a8f03615da from Dohun.d05f7eff5d6271df

— You’re sacrificing too ee4e1f143d much.c184b8fabd6167f7

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“It’s not really a sacrifice. I’m doing this because I want to.”fabc295d72ac04f1

— Be careful. If things 2869b7d3fd go the e8b6b3048e way you’re bdfeb03106 thinking, this c59ca2100c could be d3ba29c22b really dangerous.77e0251d3dc2c355

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“Got it.”492c1780661a0bc1

— You can 6f58fcece7 always get a 29ec1b31ac divorce. Just pay 62afc72cb9 15 years’ 318906d543 worth of 2b1d6c5b59 dignity maintenance 359d4b4598 funds.20af4132c13f3f54

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Dohun let out a c04aa89f40 brief sigh over the 1bab98983c phone. Their father’s death ad916ef21d remained shrouded in cc82e16f53 uncertainty. No, it a8133ac410 was actually 4c4e9ff636 so obvious 0422acfe8b that catching a17b881ca9 the culprit c5fabbfe6e should have c4fe5dd601 been the 4194191ed9 easiest thing ea993e1443 in the 158ec62285 world. Yet, if they failed 8f00ccf20f to uncover the hidden c29c0a6e59 truth behind the shooting, 4ca3922322 the two brothers would badfc8c9c9 be haunted by it 7fcd4f5d64 for the rest of 0b025b342a their lives.a74e8df8c9c76f68

— You 39979a9994 need to 2ce35dfc5b arrange security ab57520038 for both 3128aca2d3 Han Yihyun-ssi 71dd668d32 and yourself. Handle that as soon 5f97e34c8b as possible.a827d83a9052e739

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“Mm.”22cedff71f232d5f

— Keep in 499f3ce90e touch.aba3ae8d41a9b7f3

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The call abruptly ended.bde217e3c017c2d1

As Doyoon 288b70820f turned the e0cf927574 corner, Han dca7156b93 Changwon’s mansion da76f33d1e came into 338bd830ce view. Driving slowly toward the 86c8620299 garage, his gaze lingered e853fa0791 on the massive tree 908c53e690 standing tall in the 46df5c66a2 backyard.e7e20e7e2d31dc76

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Could the branch Yihyun ea41530d8d had been clutching so 5e7eaf5568 tightly this morning have af650d832f come from that tree?0b76f73e24a8d47b

Recalling Yihyun’s odd 994a8e5f3b and out-of-place belongings, c9ce3d2102 Doyoon pulled into 72405dd61e the garage.a388595897106b94

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