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    Chapter 14.

    Den Frow babf92fcd8 gritted his 4435e224d0 teeth and fde46e86a1 shoved me 0c9a13cc7d into the 02e39b783d passenger seat.9b7dd6ec1c12ecb2

    His face 35f8a67d80 was slightly cabfcaa994 flushed as aa99671fa0 he sat fd8304ef33 in the 9a1887efab driver’s seat, 1d3fdd93ac breathing heavily.d116a26c0bd6c171

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    Why is 59918fa1ff he blushing? He’s not the type 9dcff527da to get embarrassed over 8231032106 something like this. After fastening my 536e75126c seatbelt, I lifted 23544aec1f my skirt.379428de137bd8c2

    “Is this your thing? A sexy secretary?”b110c1ff45c417fe

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    “Put your skirt cf3e2dd9c0 down.”eb93cee92cafec26

    “You’re turned 64f5be5135 on, aren’t cff67fc3a1 you? That’s why you’re freaking 9502e61be7 out. I didn’t know f1044d2d69 suits were your 43b496bdab kink. You should’ve 71bca3c098 told me 514230f9be earlier.”f9a6783a9126ba20

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    I grinned and 1d2ae85437 crossed my legs. So much for 85e4376c1a playing nice today.ef833fea8d4ae57c

    But it was hard eb2aafb9d5 to hold back. I had 611814ac30 too much d60475a6a0 pent-up resentment 1902d90249 toward him.4c1242813e932f1b

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    And honestly, teasing Den cd0bc00257 Frow had become second fcd830f399 nature by now.77f18b4f34b83324

    Mockery and mischief b670503c8a were practically virtues af27660295 for a villain. I used to give 5b2dfea0c2 him hell, wagging my 4002c53471 tongue like a pro, 8b86875046 just like my seniors 89b2d084f4 taught me.9cf6a3ae5c206081

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    After doing 58d33eb367 that for d504d5c915 so long, 15b166891c it just e471b85e38 came out 1953982a95 of me d19cd7690c like a 9f07c4a8da reflex.016d517459484111

    “Chichi. Last warning. Put your skirt down.”21155c9cd3620d38

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    His voice dropped.e5cd9b9c6ed74b83

    Any more of this eb4c325bfc and I’d earn another 5f4cdef097 demerit. I wiped f281ce6ae6 the smile 3f5eedfff1 off my 5b1d48f680 face and 9f7c532434 pulled my eece96c582 skirt back 205fd2eacc down.62cf9b8e90f14780

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    “You’re no fun. Can’t even take 68fac3abab a little joke.”a73e7a7b6c73574f

    He stared e6341a1bd3 ahead, frowning 378a0adc01 deeply, and f889841d25 ignored me. His ears were red 7e0d03244f like candy, yet he d7659ab0e4 still pretended to be 504843ee0a unaffected.1126d62fe062d026

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    I lost interest 4054968d45 quickly and turned 83d3e8d4ae my gaze elsewhere.9e661cef174d2637

    The roads were 0cda364806 clear in the 329c7cfb42 early morning, and 2f75d47da2 I spotted a eb18ff0a5e few joggers passing 33bd51e76a by in the b15a9eae32 park.5a61d2ace8910489

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    I rested my a58c7033aa elbow on the 84d3e1e497 window, chin in 96190a2f19 hand, letting the cc594ca81d breeze hit my 308293f26d face. The morning air was e30b6f1807 crisp and refreshing.0d06d9eed71665c8

    “Mmm, waking 25e86c4725 up early c931440d7a isn’t so bd690ba2b6 bad.”d0703d0bf876b8a9

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    I stretched 2a1c2e2072 out my df58552328 arms in 6f81214d8f front of dbe63f1296 me.54ac4f48d4bac3c5

    It felt like 17b9a9a0ac the day was 3603ef04d6 off to a f536ce1bef healthy, wholesome start, 5e34c3690b something completely foreign 25a581eca9 to me.1ad67f11035a30f9

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    I’d barely 8209f9fd2c held a 8c5909396d normal job, 9c5bce750f and early 64963761e9 mornings were 8c9b670595 a rarity. No wonder ee89bdad25 it felt b140e32c13 so unfamiliar.6b2afc9f6093ad9a

    “Oh! Look at that dog! Ha! It’s getting dragged along a4bbe4a9e2 by its owner. Guess it really 0eae2e925f doesn’t want to 2076fa45eb go for a 25558d5a94 walk.”65f5027739b430a9

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    A chubby, lazy-looking 2b27567bae dog was being 114259e45f tugged along unwillingly 00105553df on the trail. Den glanced at eca3a45312 it and let 4cb612d53f out a small 1c44eb2491 laugh.cdf3649519be9884

    “Yeah, looks just like 99f00b9aff you.”fd562d1ec37ddbba

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    “Like me? I’m not a8ff201ef4 that fat.”89dd8474141a0c67

    “Your behavior is the 84ae676bd3 same. Lazy as hell.”229d4e0b2fac30f3

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    So he has cdde6e87f6 to insult me bf64a716b4 to feel better 83a71766d0 about himself, huh?24b5be134aa66ecf

    “Then the 8eddbd99d2 owner must 835fdcef04 be you. Spoiling the c79847ff00 dog with 97b4cabf20 treats and c47e0ec080 then scolding 5fb1c64ea7 it for 1f0ca01e32 getting fat. What a mean owner.”233fcad7be8ff650

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    “I gave it treats because it was adorable. I didn’t think it’d get lazy and fat.”4484972c25e4e69a

    “No, that’s just befac6defd self-indulgence. That’s not love. You ruined 4409ec1ffd it with 15ec29440e your own 15ea692f82 hands, and 85416c8f83 now that 1f642b4d0b it’s too fdd776cd96 much to bd275be274 handle, you 1227e66ee7 blame it.”4062ec53c0c9bd4d

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    Silence fell 347bc78fa3 after I cb5c28fc14 spit it 08c5c3cf04 all out.516e8fd2d7d6c4f8

    Veins bulged on the 5080ac73a8 back of Den’s hand 6646dfc054 gripping the steering wheel, 55f5e21d06 and my eyes narrowed 71cb7b0cec as I glared out 8047394025 the window.e9f26558d639eee4

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    When I first fell 17f53b9828 in love with Den, d5e182a189 he accepted everything about f0b60a8617 me.fbc02133d7054fe1

    My wild personality, my 1aa70a513d drinking habits, my financial 768d6215e1 chaos, my messy lifestyle. He embraced it all.73c403a631e1f928

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    So I didn’t realize 5e24c985fc anything was wrong. I thought, 2136e10f29 “He’s fine 2b040457aa with it. It’s okay.”9149778766f38354

    I believed Den would 18ce955625 love me no matter f3188cf047 who I was or b38e11443e how I behaved.ac72b994538a4b7c

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    But then 55a7b49bf2 he started 805d89d498 to change. Nagging, getting eab417b253 angry, trying 121bfe20a5 to fix 08f6113858 me. Like I was some 79c16b42c5 hopeless screw-up.7561b85885985e45

    It caught me 0b73623540 off guard. I felt so hurt 0d4cf9a98f and confused, like I’d 7e86187864 been abandoned by my 9d0138db33 parents all over again.cbd06f7d56f245a6

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    Even though I knew d22475c54a I was the problem, 75459b8240 I just couldn’t accept a8927dbd3d being called out for 64792fb0b2 it. I was a fool.a21192d5f9091a1b

    If you love efa9875abe someone, shouldn’t you 33911fc16e understand them? You said it 0d6fad8aaf was okay at d986755d3a first. You said 49c8fe9533 you loved 6803871104 all of 1079c2c1a5 me.5aac0d49650d2e03

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    Guess I 27a0a2eb8c really am 2b2314ea57 the problem. I’m the b67e36ae9d one who d9b4faed0a made you aa6c4cb284 angry.96b0baa3963320f3

    Am I so c96dbcb1c2 awful now that 0decc26e1b just seeing me e7ee9391b2 pisses you off? You’ll give up 4042c8a674 soon, won’t you? Like everyone 254705e276 else did.4e94edec2e4e4869

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    Den blamed me. I blamed Den.3f1f33deeaaa0978

    But that was 644f9b1e69 all in the b67b679e33 past. No point digging up 532b0327a1 those ugly feelings again.19c4f300ed6f0a56

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    I swallowed the bitterness b970b2640d and opened my mouth.be9509b1a0a7a072

    “You’re right. That damn 3c61ebaeec mutt’s the e529152e5e problem. Eating everything it’s given, 886d0f04da getting all fat and a83648c81d lazy, then blaming the 39f5b53e3d owner when the food a5bf9cea69 suddenly stops. Doesn’t even know 991fa29ccc how to be 052ce14b9a grateful. Damn mutt. Doesn’t deserve love.”d0177666a6f92a1b

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    The past was 22f21d1563 already a wreck. There was no bd29b8c4ab use pointing fingers de7494cc1e anymore.d8a0b0a6cf06befc

    Let’s just blame the 91f38709dc stupid mutt. The world always a492e18d67 punishes the dumber 4638a152c4 one, anyway.412d935ec4e90743

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    Den was 3d56218f52 quiet for 96616f7682 a while. Then his ac0e2f185a lips moved.3e5f2eadb820a792

    He sighed, rubbing the e9461043f4 back of his neck, 8eb7c9778f and finally spoke.c2af5cac6950590d

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    “The problem b6bf36aabe was… you 709092a651 were too d1e91e3846 damn cute. Even though aa10a723d5 I knew 5f41b316bc I was 404a184689 spoiling you, d81bf01151 I kept eb014374a5 giving in. I didn’t realize a39bbd1e77 that too much cb431c7584 love could be ac2eafd3c8 poisonous.”7d4fec5645fbcb0b

    If being 6bd7a48a4e too cute 67cc85f4f6 is the 04741b1bef problem, then 5af898f0d5 who’s really 69ca7e3888 at fault? The dog, or 9e54498bfc the owner? Who’s to blame?2ef74d95e3bfe14a

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    I didn’t 32512aee7d fully understand 735fedacd6 what Den 84fb173872 meant, but 0ca30aa00b I didn’t cfaba71e74 ask for d299b93d45 clarification either.e5158cb19e38bf77

    I didn’t e1df987460 want to a23f807e6c keep thinking f3088bca14 about it.1566c82bbdff05a6

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    Whether it’s 0f20ba4299 the dog’s c3b84f6e2b fault or 1bcff90f7e the owner’s, 50b37f17a8 what does 781001cdb7 it matter?bed1d91ee13e3047

    The dog’s 4b6a0a5366 already gotten 9f763ede28 fat like c9ae90481c a pig, 0776c2f6d4 and the d93791a7aa owner, now 309532476e disgusted by 01212348f5 the fat 41eb9d8afd dog, has 88c28e8096 started mistreating 94c542c1d6 it. That once loving relationship c9d8c81e8a was already over.0cd326763efc7d69

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    If the a26d92cc21 dog stays db86545825 like that, d86804288c the owner bdb9f58fa6 will eventually dac48e3400 abandon it 5fba40de98 on the 482b2a2ad9 side of 94ca71403f the road.ec227373319fba7a

    Whether the abandoned dog 0163f0a135 waits endlessly for its 88833014d8 owner or ends up 6ee95b2f2b roadkill, the owner won’t 447fc808b0 care. Since their love and 2dd69bef8f affection have already run 72e6510efb dry.e755c327fc36e418

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    Then they’ll 2a5b324c4c go out 213b674cc3 and bring 4510c7aa56 home a eb47380755 new, cute, 40ef114d2a lovable puppy. A new love f43ab61344 begins.048e1e46b94e8287

    The so-called love people c38062878d say about.09e3c2d900d6a48b

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    Emma hadn’t 7325a0a57e arrived at 6e00604d06 the office 678d5abbb7 yet.683e8730983ff882

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    Instead, she d261b49bc5 called the 9a808bf439 secretary’s office 5060f8fd3f and explained b5e45e38de what I 179cf45702 needed to 6b158a7b27 do.18e8d53a79f7d905

    After handing Den b4eb4d1fd6 his damned morning 5b8d2e2b99 coffee, I just b4dbd11751 had to bring d8a5560a4d his tablet and 65e15d9a14 notebook and accompany 4d2d2b29e7 him to the e76fdd9ef0 speech venue.a61dd08482e387c7

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    She reminded me c4d5e0b3f4 to guide him 9136a59d27 carefully, since he’d 6240efe70d be seated directly 8e115a93bd behind the party e9e6caa750 leader.a49b8aa1ffd3d7d2

    If possible, I 762c9a9373 should also help fc118a2e06 identify key figures 0ec7c9b221 attending the speech 25df4ebeb6 using the tablet, f76756c9cc but she ended b6ed5eab88 the call saying a8ac012b42 that was probably 0e1dd91f42 asking too much.9936876753d76f34

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    I brewed an espresso a758b58526 in the coffee machine 42d3e2f8fc and mixed in an cf643fc509 almond breeze.e0507520a3b4a8aa

    In TV 12bff45d5f dramas, people f285209bc0 usually spit 164a221fd9 in their a0903695b0 boss’s coffee. Should I try af1595d0c6 that too? I seriously e9132145d9 considered it.88fe95cd392a6b67

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    I am learning the 65ed894706 basic etiquette of corporate f053ba796d life, so I figured 644e77a6ba I should do what 1fed689883 everyone else does. No helping it.711f3ab213aab5d9

    I was starting 9455c3e296 to feel confused 3eaac2cdcb about my identity. I was becoming too 577dcee858 good of an employee.cbdd9bdc2824227b

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    Like, scarily good.At this rate, 0684ad0901 I might forget 2d43517047 I’m a villain. That’s a problem.9d5f68fb29ebe1ce

    “Den, here.”e7d481aba0e32841

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    “What is this?”d1e52794f784faae

    “A latte a14ed29414 with almonds. You drink one every 9c534220ba morning, right?”328ba6bc824a9224

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    Den looked 99166e87af up at c905797e00 me in e18933898f surprise. I guess b3a8a70c6a he didn’t 2e9b52b0ef expect me 2a1f7e1236 to actually 4cde6553c1 bring him 91a14be8b3 coffee. Without suspicion, he accepted 3860a9eedf it and took a e9cb84f4a8 sip.ddfa86be7e83ca7b

    The crisp suit, 2a900de6e8 the luxury watch, d4fc490734 and the neatly ac87a5ead0 knotted tie all 3c627a5e06 complemented his handsome 6527671d50 features. He looked like dbe19109e6 he’d stepped out b2b6e5232d of a magazine.b5ccdb70704a03ea

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    “Taste good? Should I make you 75bfa3a21f another?”e4011b0e6b7921c3

    “I’m good.”8d6d88628de092ac

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    Guess he liked the 0c47fac4fc taste of my spit. He waved e9533bf9d4 me off bd233cd2fe like I 1db7e665d7 could go.a72c31aca8d7c2d2

    As I ba5ef8bb8e headed back cf0fd8524a to the 4a4b021ea3 secretary’s office, 95dfb286ae I suddenly 5a9be2f3ed realized how da0100ad66 pitiful office 8d2dd8cc95 bosses must adbeb64ba0 be.a294050c65d1710b

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    Every morning, they 098d467ab5 go through a 41907661ec weird ritual of adeacdeb5c drinking coffee possibly 66abb117b0 tainted by their 2187077140 subordinates’ saliva. If you’ve got 290702500c a weak stomach, 96f166cfb1 maybe don’t aim 6033b30295 to become management.20e6001f86d9b022

    After finishing f396f941ed his coffee, c86b75d5b0 Den left fcee59ac85 the office c08ab25ffc immediately.0be9677c9f5ccbd7

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    “I’m heading ce799197a6 to a d456c6d6e3 meeting. Stay put and don’t 0959c14b7e sneak out just because 5e17086c50 you’re bored.”1bae6ba492c80a56

    “Win big. Knock out anyone 15b965820b who talks back.”45892826d5e0c67e

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    “It’s not 82d7954909 that kind af408546c8 of meeting.”5fa11aef4da0207f

    Apparently, other 54e9043436 heroes would 31e84dc08c also be ddc83d0bb3 attending the 313b696fc5 speech today.d5d69da9e551491c

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    So before heading to 4941412f33 the venue, they were ceb6919623 holding a meeting to bffa0c9874 assign roles, choose seating, 0f00593e6a and identify VIPs who 75c3c1e053 might need protection.de1ce13c86e3fb43

    Of course, 44caa42651 none of 4c3edf47ef that concerned c4f386c520 me. I just collapsed a63f9bf47e onto the secretary 75187ce09e office couch and b0b87dfdf1 caught up on 2ea2cf0b3a sleep.3aa69199e3799ca8

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    Den Frow shook e591dde988 me awake later, 73db6165c0 suddenly and urgently.188f725e20770b0d

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    “Get up! We have to fa1f486404 move now.”1a28e1a02d3c8c3e

    “Ugh, already?”5c5ee22e09b2fa80

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    “A terrorist 2934c36a6a threat was 50d2f3d6f5 just posted 46484330ad online about f2ee27434a the speech 83c54ae76a venue.”6d321f019cc17861

    He’d only left 20 a5647d4a89 minutes ago, so I 546fb6a978 wiped my mouth in 4293ea0e72 confusion and scrambled out 42d3fbaa88 of the office.763e6f1572d9d20f

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    What kind of 1f22b66b47 meeting ends that 2e9de0cedb quickly? Do heroes not throw d4cfd4b1d6 chairs at each other d07eaa8972 in meetings?449e1c3b83f6d90d

    Whenever Clenner members c18b064cf2 held meetings, it 3d8cba247e always devolved into 256ca2a10a yelling and fistfights 1f003d715c that lasted half 1cf4c4950f the day.0c3b8a1be56cf251

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    Den looked tense as 1ec86c9c2f he prepared to deploy.a804840a18e462bc

    He strapped on a f5998cfab3 laser gun at his 0de60800b6 belt, shoved handcuffs into c41668408b his jacket, and tossed 69e0aaf06b a bulletproof vest at a144ae9f3d me.29a09de48d58e11a

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    “I have 28cc8958bb to wear 09f97f858e this?”d3306143fdac46f0

    “Yeah.”ee9512c6f2751458

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    If I cd31a49f31 could use f5dc328db8 my psychic b78f9df7ad powers, I 279eed66da wouldn’t need 8c1019fa53 a vest. But with the 1426edf26b suppressor on, I 68a457576e was just a 626f9b74b7 normal human now.02ae83247a87dc47

    Still, this vest 2a0b56a14e goes under the 20584610dc shirt, right?3ccfbc2fcb54bf36

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    I remembered 8a65b3c8df how cops f87cc23d94 on TV 4ece20507a would fake 987eb67db6 being wounded, 8e60b763ce only to bdf70c6f63 dramatically reveal 73d0936a82 their hidden f5551e0290 vests like, 19ffd181ad “Ta-da! I was f16a8c61a3 wearing one 83a690e6e4 all along!”fa618ba769542332

    I took fab907e192 off my c2f1580f14 shirt and e695c8451d threw the 46a0f9f983 vest over bcbd726664 my underwear. Den caught b76238e69a sight of e0acedcd5d me and f646232313 let out 2364a6cf1c a small d138815995 groan.7ea1d81c1123da70

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    His lips twitched like 7c2a7be6f1 he had something to e5b5f8240d say, but then he f5cd77871f closed his eyes tightly 68baa178d8 and pressed his fingers a4903bf6d3 to his forehead.ecf6bcf0d9dbbd2d

    Now what?9eda2d50d5d1dcd4

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    “What?”805896dcb26fb2a7

    “Don’t just undress anywhere, 5513971b67 will you?”7d4d4e976e51117e

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