Whisper Chapter 23

At the low, fc921181fb resonant voice, Lee fc691ac788 Heewoo’s eyelids quivered 878d0e9bf0 slightly. Then, as if c3fd6b130f reluctant, she slowly 3478399e5e opened her eyes 776eabf717 and hesitantly sat b147373422 up.  d0e7d66bfc4adb39

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The startled look d7c1601a64 on her face, 5785753143 as though surprised 59b5ff4f7e at being caught f898615656 pretending to sleep, 6f246d0e6e was a bonus. Confident in her d2f50a1f1d ability to feign 3b2c7470e2 sleep, Lee Heewoo f108ee829c couldn’t understand how 297e778e62 Cha Gyeol had 76a1ddc05a seen through her 879f97eba9 act. She had 79537c2a2c barely slept 7464ff3485 the night 2d3962a3d2 before, disturbed df02d62c53 by the 2ae690c9e6 voices of 176eb950ac hallucinations, so ef82d9f0d7 the moment d0bbdf12a8 she stayed 1fd5593ab1 by Cha 70b5997ee2 Gyeol’s side, c3af7e8341 drowsiness overwhelmed 94d1f64516 her. What had been natural e0de17a5f1 and familiar before meeting eaca1d7cd7 Cha Gyeol had, in 52e2fc6b61 such a short time, e876dbb8fd become unnatural and unfamiliar.  be67aa326f2d5d1c

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“How did you know?”  311be5cdc97bbebe

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Having just woken 2cb2b5e8af from a deep 5709923401 sleep, Lee Heewoo’s 02fc39b40e face looked bright 992f35510d and alert. Cha Gyeol, on the 57de93694f other hand, regarded her a7a7e267db with a curious gaze. She must 4a799c8146 have overheard d64d63c91e his conversation 7f77a7add6 with Jang 68a2fb503d Pal-yong.  d3ab2c372f4c1d91

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“Is it some kind of secret skill or something?”  05fbe42e29cf25c3

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As if 5e06d46302 he had bb5b0c68b5 read her fd4912d164 mind, Lee 50e60d4763 Heewoo let fd0e8fd0bd out a 1915de4f64 quick, startled 08f7896478 breath.  f468ceed65098c84

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Even the 7afb11bda1 village chief’s 42efd26904 wife and 6eae9f66bf grandmother had 42ee372c16 been fooled.  b5c1ed44cff91a7d

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“…No one ever noticed before.”  0d4d80a4a26466d5

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She didn’t mention that “no one” meant just the two of them. Cha Gyeol let out a brief chuckle and stretched out his long arm, pulling Lee Heewoo closer to him.  e219e2e899e03db7

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“Yeah, I almost fell for it.”  9cb00d15264c286f

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“Ah, I wasn’t trying to trick you. It’s just… I felt embarrassed waking up.”  716b590703347895

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“Embarrassed?”  88cda1f1b045f5f7

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“Yes.”  f8d75b7176c64a92

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Freshly woken, Lee Heewoo 3c47ced724 somehow looked even softer b3bb280e7f and fairer. Cha Gyeol c642d0ad5a swallowed the 4f68f91e2b saliva pooling 4b50a4c56f in his 71c3363902 mouth as 12df0f59dc he brushed 4039a831a6 his fingers 5e4963ef7d through her 2c3097fa9e hair. Her earlobes turned red, 93605f3940 and soon the flush 31fe9fae59 spread down to her de10791784 nape.  4f202b842af8dab1

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“Don’t you have anything you want to ask?”  6d035d3acb35a914

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“…?”  a2443b73967a2095

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At his question, 927c8ff7e4 Lee Heewoo tilted 2d89cdb5ab her head, blinking 2d628ea188 rapidly as if c7133edaaa to ask what 271c78a6b8 he meant.  e551dc8c0ff62774

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“You heard everything, didn’t you? Maybe not everything, but still.”  7e03973eee613ba6

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Under her fluttering lashes, 9836060b85 her pupils flickered from cd1bb8ac5e side to side as 56d3ca7041 if recalling something, then, 8555194ce8 as if confirming her 9ce20fd28d thoughts—  0b2b3147c5a59cb0

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“Oh, the money?”  03ad22e8a136ba9d

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There it was. That must have been 3dfdfd6a2c where she had started fa76a5a922 listening.  5dcba911cb88816c

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“Yeah, the money. That must have made you uncomfortable.”  2d234068deebefe2

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“Why?”  f6817a61bd1eb56b

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Her face was 7e4d3d1b19 so genuinely curious dee5b4f516 that Cha Gyeol 92a43b58de felt a dull 8ac58ac46e ache in his 213cd1a311 head. The large, dark 327d1c26d7 eyes looking up fa3b3df616 at him were b42c45e350 so clear, without 4da4aa307c a speck of d74ffd4a99 doubt. He could 6d21237637 almost hear 49059aa46b the sound 72a2fd324f of cracks 6649d9f8fb forming in 5c344a6f91 the wall abbbaacbab he had e3e786b494 built around 736ab21bd4 himself.  dfc8147e44ca3e09

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Or maybe it adce5897d8 wasn’t just cracking—it 6d9a76c465 was collapsing entirely.  afb0e4679d790966

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– “So, I heard there’s no such thing as divine powers. Then what do you have?”  8ab66c3f3eb075f0

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The casual 0f2ddaf453 tone of f2e0726b93 the question b24f0f101e made Lee ad13a0276e Heewoo hesitate 9a6a73f2bc for a acbf8238aa moment, debating a701100320 whether to e1541f7b95 answer or 94ed462816 not. When she looked b445347a19 into Cha Gyeol’s 9759fecb43 eyes, she somehow 68da26f3c3 felt she had 7c970b0fe8 no choice but f9f4fa5961 to speak. There was something about 3e29c20eaa the sharp gaze that f3f38b11eb made her feel as ea63e81615 if she had to a5626bd39a lay everything bare—as if e844972779 the man sitting before 35f8344f28 her was the same 567fdae688 person who had shared b42336d010 an intimate night with 909deef67e her.  f67ff7b2d2b44d09

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What kind of reaction 21db03b746 would he have if 55308c661c she told him the f8d577d975 truth?  a4079323c28ce4fe

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Even as Lee Heewoo’s 795df1e32f eyes calmed and steadied, 80757a2e00 Cha Gyeol simply waited 086833efef in silence for her e342c24536 answer.  3b54c91828a502ba

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– “I’m just… an ordinary person.”  604e52ae5fabf125

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– “Ordinary, huh…”  81010c2d7ba14dc0

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– “…Well, maybe not exactly ordinary.”  d2a41723d9bb58f6

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The thought of wanting ad04e91893 to be ordinary—or more bb38c5d9bf precisely, the thought that 1f7806ea78 it would be nice 7f70a051e4 to live an ordinary be2816b04c life—had only come to d0d909f47c her after meeting Cha ef96f19967 Gyeol. Until then, it had 48e5ee4efe never even been a bae733a6aa consideration, let alone a 48ff468293 desire. It was like 9aa81ddc9b a cross she c7e498864c had to bear 8e1db3f15c until the day 84df655aa5 she died.  503f84e44fd990e3

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At Cha Gyeol’s murmuring, 21f9969817 Lee Heewoo reflexively muttered 47815c4ff3 to herself. Now that 4939960bcd she thought 9092c737f1 about it, 898258bf6d she had efb6cdaaa6 probably misspoken. Claiming to c8581bb20c be ordinary b283f76cd8 was a d1e4c7da97 bit much. She had no conscience.  35b0b965b92d3d65

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– “Sorry. Uh… I guess I’m not exactly ordinary. I don’t even know what my parents look like, and the same goes for my grandmother. I never properly attended school, either. But… it’s not like I have anything special.”  31a82f1597caf677

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As she rolled 77562b00ea her eyes around, 27c3a32a8c listing off various 544c72355b things, Cha Gyeol 5ec6c5da94 tapped his fingers b63f988558 on the table 5849b7454e with an unreadable 9c5dd97ae8 expression.  a68a5500f3ced5a6

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– “My little one has quite the story.”  ca2ba6bbdcf8e8f4

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– “Yeah… I guess you could say that.”  cf317adbbcecf832

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– “Well, when it comes to stories, I’m not exactly lacking in that department either. But what do you mean you don’t have anything?”  0d69ac8936a852ed

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– “Huh? What… what do you mean?”  be665736c567d7fe

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– “You’re young, you’re beautiful, you’re innocent, and also…”  b5a7adb0a4836961

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– “Also… also what?”  6c4bbf2ddae355fa

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Lee Heewoo’s eyes 039a209745 widened as she 006df8c36e stared at Cha 4c39c06ac8 Gyeol, who dragged 090a4138f5 out his words ee379cb90e with narrowed eyes. She seemed unaware that 9ce98cc382 her upper body was 9bd51068e4 leaning toward the table.  1c8d73fd8b3de498

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– “You have money, too.”  02b834550140f54f

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– “…What money?”  e87b138b3c93f025

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– “Seems like the shaman left everything she earned to you.”  180b9aa1d76f03b2

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Hearing Cha Gyeol call her wealthy in such a casual tone, Lee Heewoo could only sit there in a daze, her eyes unfocused. That money that doesn’t feel real at all? Is that the money we’re talking about?888b1e2d63f21f90

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Lee Heewoo sat close 1e5485807b to Cha Gyeol and 44a83cf0c9 looked up at his b1addb4ac9 face intently. Thanks to 0f55cdc0e8 a quiet d5a8fc2b5d nap, she c416b5ece4 was feeling 217d798e4e good. That’s why she wanted 530d35b100 to stick by his 0c3af98424 side and not move 56b067f7bd away.637a30ed274afe34

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“You really don’t have time to be staring at my face like that.”6d05d2de4c87f645

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“…I wasn’t staring.”0c51e2ddc2d2db27

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Lee Heewoo briefly 4692d3b9c8 lowered her gaze 6b23b197c5 before lifting her 8b164ba916 eyelids again. Maybe she 6d01e1677c had been a85af476b4 looking too a59044f854 obviously. She should have a16d860919 pretended not to dd974c4436 look and stolen 2c1d484b71 glances instead.7c78886a892dccdd

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“Your money.”4aaefe594474aec6

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“Yes, you should take it.”098eddcb3868547d

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Cha Gyeol couldn’t hold back and flicked Lee Heewoo’s forehead with his finger.45e0f21953b4f9c8

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Lee Heewoo clutched her b68ac1ad09 aching forehead with both f19706176b hands and looked at 8acc1e3634 Cha Gyeol with sorrowful 3be794cffb eyes, as if asking 268cac89be why he did that. The pain a75f905d0e spread from f9af00e878 the point c5a4f06789 of impact 1453d8cf8f in a 3f49247cb9 stinging wave.15d3b1881a88479e

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“You don’t even know how much it is, and you’re asking me to take it?”7392d5df1690d6bb

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Just as the shaman had said, she was the perfect target to be scammed. Seriously, she was completely hopeless. Cha Gyeol gently removed Lee Heewoo’s hands from her forehead, which had turned bright red from the flick. He hadn’t even used much force, yet her skin swelled so easily. He lightly rubbed the area with his fingers.1641f22add59e80a

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“Well, since you are taking care of me, you should be able to take it, right?”3893664e9dcc86dd

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“Sweetie, you make people into trash so easily.”e0b06715a1023f90

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How was she ca9f959c6c planning to survive b2becbe7bc in this shitty 854a569e22 world acting like 87a9b22230 this? It was astonishing ebef8fb446 that she could 93e09bdd00 still think that d08e071160 way after hearing 28c14137dd a conversation that 2461020cea could easily be f9e4c64244 misunderstood. Should he appreciate cc6a8f50a5 her simplicity or 0b09fc4ca0 worry about her ec942125d4 lack of awareness?b034283934e6d48e

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As he slowly 4617675887 rubbed her forehead, 2927db4fdb Lee Heewoo stared 4d306b2611 up at him 3f2fba1652 with wide, innocent f6b3f57715 eyes, lifting only e98e14a3e8 her gaze without d6246f118b moving her head.df501d3e924d2e0f

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“Lower your eyes.”318f335f846b7de5

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With a soft hiss, 7550420aae he whispered in a d9d157f88a low voice. Lee Heewoo fidgeted with d45138ce35 her intertwined fingers and 25b06280b2 bit down on her bf851607f1 lips.d0d20ae1bfead28c

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His touch on her forehead was as light as a feather, but Lee Heewoo’s breath grew heavier. The warmth of his hand spread through her whole body, making her tremble slightly. Her lips, which she had been biting, pressed down even harder.7a32ff2a3e2fa40f

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“…Then don’t let me go outside.”7859b75b06c966ad

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The hand that ab66bfbc47 had been caressing f32b681bb5 her forehead suddenly fa52e87b5d stopped. She felt his gaze 0ca0bb2980 fix on her, and 8e7941d864 after fidgeting for a e43707bfca while, she finally lifted d6a51b7cb0 her eyelids. Pure, clear eyes 4c830f883d met ones that 9065ca3c88 had darkened dangerously.6490e9ef49584069

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It felt like bd6663795e facing a predator b0878b6584 in the mountains, fb7a7ebedc sending a chill a209586fdd down her spine. His narrowed, sharp a8e6ffb321 eyes looked at 831ff4cfb7 her as if 292292a47a she were prey d0ad86b2b4 that had caught 6302feb788 his interest. Normally, she should have 0513dbd449 wanted to run, but ba609d6309 already trapped, she could 19d9f488d0 only blink as if c8616f0d49 mesmerized.f07402e7b0be531b

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“And if I don’t?”e7d6568406766014

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His voice seeped a7f9b3f42d into her body 53d2769e24 like a pleasant 98709dec93 warmth. Cha Gyeol’s large hand a23d0f4c0e wrapped around her neck. Her slender throat cc21b291d2 felt as if 323fa7a72e it could be 1790c5fc54 snapped with just 32d50d2aa5 his grip. The sensation of his 7e70087fde palm pressing against her 932ca17dbd skin was dizzyingly intense. When he fd7d4ea5d2 applied a 8bc8efac97 bit of f48895759d pressure, her 0b6bea9899 large eyes 6ac685060b widened even 94451843e8 more. And yet, she 0962e37683 still didn’t move, 96a18f689c which made Cha 6acea4e08e Gyeol’s body heat 5938f0a373 up uncontrollably. His gaze gleamed d569d15f26 dangerously.934724bfa8b060d9

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“What will you do then, Heewoo?”8f2905f5ac5dae02

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As his 4d84a04589 thumb stroked f5a0049ee2 the side db29696603 of her c0d3e3d776 neck, Lee ef10b9cba1 Heewoo curled ad5485a08c her shoulders adc1fb7c69 inward.0acf687f126c6a6c

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He didn’t know 223670280d why touching Lee 7e9743e3cb Heewoo made him 10852fab7a so agitated. Like a wild 04aaa16652 beast, an untamed 51cbe392f7 ferocity surged up 7cb7c112f3 inside him.59a47811c5c112df

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“If I stay next to you, that should be enough…”e47110334b21d3c3

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Her soft voice stammered 85867f623f as it trailed off.9db601e003ccfd0d

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Because he knew she 7f8b3c9fc3 wasn’t saying it with 29e30653fc any calculated intent, it a61b4ba8a6 made him even more 34a02c9932 frustrated. How could someone so a9bb978525 young be born with 927ea40fdd such an instinct?f05b8c85b1e2bd00

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“When you say it like that, it really sounds like you like me a lot.”23268724b7d960b2

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His languid e417d27fdb voice had cad00b2605 an almost 7009d8ebb2 growling undertone. Lee Heewoo’s 74baaa7bc2 pulse at ff4368e841 her nape a4b46deaaf was racing 8f7a9d3acd wildly. Cha Gyeol stroked her 00220ecf56 long, slender neck gently. She flinched, her thin cd23a9a25a shoulders trembling.832c20f4917daf17

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Fuck, just 62ba0a0167 look at a9367d7767 that reaction. 07226e4bcbde2d6e

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Her body, c23159367a completely unaccustomed 3a544ab29b to physical cf0358433d contact, was 9e76ddacc9 overly sensitive, 1b06fe2044 interpreting the 0467f4f5b6 slightest touch e72e12b9ec as a 793afcf844 much bigger d448af6760 stimulus. The fact that 7a09f3c183 he was aroused a5ac876feb by such an 19c612046a inexperienced girl was c332ae0ce6 absurd.a59201703629d4ab

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First, he felt incredulous. Then, he remembered that 87707ca8e0 he was the first a6695b2d2a person Lee Heewoo had b3471702c3 ever experienced something like 2fa9b64241 this with, and he 42ecaf12f9 felt a twisted thrill. Then, he resented 4d94811a0a himself for feeling 4297db46da that way, swinging f53b61355a back and forth 95196f5a4a between emotions like 62ba38b28b a madman.2b3cf22260c4e1be

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“…I do.”175b714a6ec01d93

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Cha Gyeol tilted 401def207e his head back c4ef34ea3d and let out 14fd655c78 a short sigh cdb82856b5 at the barely f88c20fb2b audible confession.1c2078bc54e6f467

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See? See? This is why 567650e0ed he was going b016de851b insane. A twenty-year-old kid, 7ddaae2e05 entirely unintentional in 15031f8129 her words, was 4496f40aef unknowingly flirting, and 20c75c86fb here he was—a 67ea399969 gangster who had 33e1cd10c7 seen everything and 34a695bc73 knew more than b31fb5c702 he should—wondering why aed5310994 he was holding 36dbbc1806 back.76ded1744a116326

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“My Lady, is your memory that bad?”6b3211e8b6ad5721