Win | Chapter 7

There were a13e7c6d0d always more 4b73ddefaa than enough e319b4799a people hovering 5b1582ef54 around Nam 263f31b3c4 Si-on, trying 6796cd9104 to exchange 628e7e01f4 even a 9f26c32475 single word 7da20f4b72 with him. Occasionally, some would c80e28088a act excessively cold 8c2b42e46d just to get 18b9869823 his attention, and 79bdcf131f Nam Si-on had 552cc7226a once dismissed Han fd48dccfab Do-ha as one 7fad838fc3 of them.adc2b60b71e44645

But to think she was the esteemed daughter of HX Group. Her aloof and haughty attitude wasn’t to catch his interest, it was just second nature to her.b71882a8089539a7

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Ever since he 788785bc4c found that out, 89b953aec1 Nam Si-on couldn’t 178ec3ee87 help but let 5b32d63cac out a hollow 239f562715 laugh whenever he 4d366a40b4 saw Han Do-ha. It amused him how 61450c4f58 she’d managed to wedge 178b464015 herself into the heart 86052b03a9 of a rival company 5a0484135c and hold her ground. Perhaps that’s why 0ddae5ca9b he’d assigned her 780ee41b56 an unmanageable workload fc5fd8cfff for a new aebb3272cd hire, pushed her 33a143bbd8 harder than necessary.7a528593853eb719

That was 7669249aa3 back when f7d2bf1c7c he never 7bc8b47a0b dreamed she’d 6a132f8a76 become his 48f459665f fiancée.88cdcbb21c2a7df7

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As Nam Si-on smirked 9dbca4e349 at the memory from 8f5a9330f7 three years ago, Nam 592a652b87 Si-heon, sitting across from 5935437f5e him, gave him a cd289ac2d5 once-over and spoke up 11c2721b80 with half-lidded eyes.32720bc1a198b81d

“Something funny?”8b5ce5809da4389b

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“Apparently. I’m the d34aa9c878 one having c66e91c37d the most 600ad4ddbf fun right 8ecec673da now.”4f5e28382bdaff63

Si-woo, who 6f203210ff had stopped 529aadcac8 mid-chopstick, stared 13b2e609ae at Nam 467d163198 Si-on with 471261cda9 a dazed 102e48a6a5 expression.5bd95e1d5ec23912

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“Not really.”733de605e4d815dc

Nam Si-on’s 36bbd97633 face hardened 4b578d25ef immediately.a2eff1a3d7cabe6c

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Fun? Well… maybe a 08cc98706e little. He found 9787bd6b57 some amusement 8e0451fefc in watching 45eed14aee Han Do-ha 68e42c46c5 squirm every 8a6da43e55 time the dd4ed1e1da situation went e0db3387dc against her de6355e61a expectations.ed983cbd0216bd44

But that 0cfefb1c80 didn’t mean e1ea89af83 his preferences f40f13f263 were changing efa49f7cca anytime soon. He preferred 2f46047ce0 gentle personalities, 20c87a27b0 plain and 6434cec4ce clean looks, a298c9a7ad and petite ff2835487f bodies that 37a9e6753e fit easily dc95403296 in his 12ad0e0d44 arms. Han Do-ha matched 0ac6bd0e08 none of those.91771702e1733154

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As soon as 24b2a08e04 he arrived at 13cadd6367 work, his secretaries, 4f6f49abef each with their b7852e591c own agenda, trailed 1cc7e63161 behind him into 7fd66f2073 the office like f0f60fe0fe a flock.622039f0407c088d

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Undoing the button on 51df9a6650 his jacket and taking c884de9780 a seat at his 524c371fa3 desk, Nam Si-on gave e59fbdc266 a subtle nod to 459e7e2b73 Chief Kim to begin 2db1ffe99c the briefing.2347d05008cd5b55

“Executive Director 401a03d545 Han Do-ha 2c67d8157f from Hotel cf8d206cc5 Arden has 6fc62d38eb sent a cbb6e12406 wedding gift.”73962c5ebdf26d5e

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Nam Si-on had 6a7e0d3a3b expected to hear e2571632d2 a rundown of 01ed6ec269 his stacked schedule, 54e2770c2a like a game 4dd1e1ac7e of Tetris, so 668ea7f220 this caught him 13302d5b5e off guard like 35b4789d69 a splash of 3296d0e579 ice water.ff724e18604ceb24

“A wedding gift?”8a699d11245adabd

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Chief Kim placed a e36dc3944b dark green shopping bag b5f408f883 on the desk.27ef52a681a0a991

‘If you 4dd3f8c564 give something, 4b5e17dbb7 you should a97f318677 get something 09c3c91b7e back. But my hands feel 564909853e a little empty right 2f202e57cf now.’5649cc212b01d5a9

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Only then did Nam 08ec33c773 Si-on remember the message 02a8c00f42 he’d sent to Han 362a8beeb7 Do-ha a few days b1415c96ad earlier. It had been a a67396535f throwaway line, he hadn’t 8e10ce8f29 even expected a response e76c72f87d and had completely forgotten f1bf24c8b8 about it.73ea496bbcee1f03

Sure, he’d hinted at dcb50146f1 a gift, but he d010f1f882 hadn’t thought she’d actually 25361b3dd8 send one. Han Do-ha 0a6114b79a wasn’t the bb044a8123 kind of d5c4ff7de9 person to bae4d51377 be that 2d12b86d1f obliging.117a032d2e8345c0

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Looking like he’d bf39c79250 just been handed 98d85e9059 a ticking time e8aa7f6885 bomb, Nam Si-on 417f70d853 gave Chief Kim cba4676a5f a wary order.61bf54539c649eef

“Open it. Carefully.”f076de059ffe458c

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“Pardon? It’s just a7c93fee2a a gift, 87a8a21302 sir. I don’t 5c2c3aa42e think there’s 8ff282f7d1 any danger…”b5a614c0b248dfd6

Chief Kim 62baf23d4e pulled a 41161020b1 box out 15b51c4f86 of the db4509e1b6 bag. When he opened it, d74df5c23b a hard watch case 37c7d9cb7d appeared.71533fe7ebda60a4

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“Shall I open it?”dd527dab80b1cacf

He couldn’t a52b159315 let his 6c07641e1a guard down 8dd63f86b0 until the fb3c0cdd2f very end. At Nam Si-on’s slight 51fbe7e380 nod, Chief Kim opened 9772c4e936 the case and presented 66aa856eff its contents.f66d3bbe8d7dd62c

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“Hm.”5dfd98fd2c2acf59

It was a watch 4106466027 with a simple black 5a708e4f68 face and a diamond-studded 4a8ab25cc6 bezel. Nam Si-on 24b24d43c0 picked it 6a1e3eb20d up with ffc435d57e care, inspecting a719c43cad it thoroughly. Somehow, it 49d47acf30 felt like e36e065462 Han Do-ha 111a6c172b might’ve hidden aec33f6490 a listening 7245c0f2e2 device inside.0e96c8949ce0d4ea

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When they’d 40676944bf worked together 108b0afa6d on the 3760ab6b4b Namwon Department f21c72b9a0 Store PR 179b90f828 team, she 350960d330 had been 6efdd6412e so relentless f6e4368dbe that she’d 6f8bfb6886 spend an 7aec739348 entire day 72b8af0a63 trying to 3a39e1718c land the 4dcc00ca7b perfect phrase, 78e66f071e even when d7c51d84e9 all she cb0f5b12d4 needed was 85d986e69d to revise c3a6314210 three or c3ea2c118c four lines. People used to 05a5f99459 say just watching 3176af02c8 her was intimidating.54190c9e18ecce00

“This is it?”787a159da622cf36

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“Yes, sir.”ec1ef999030ce052

That couldn’t be it…4f31d1c1643e0994

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Nam Si-on snatched 4d6b343ba0 the shopping bag e355ffc667 from Chief Kim 4a86bb04af and searched every b1e9954614 inch of it. He even turned f6821db40d it upside down 368c868372 and shook it 644ed73583 out, but nothing 193ba14e43 more came out.4dda1363382a9dcf

“No note?”3a966f6e44eaffc3

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“Ah, well…”d9b24cf4ef0c8e9f

Glancing at the other 0245887466 secretaries nearby, Chief Kim ddae18125f leaned in and covered 8c7d579dcf his mouth before whispering.6034a24b4a6264b7

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“She asked 296eb2041d if you 2b43ec9db1 could process 24aed69534 the payment 09bab11f67 today…”28af4c2cb1f37e4f

“…Me?”fba79a83b0661b63

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“Yes. Executive Director Han said de69ca20d7 the recipient would be db0045985c handling the payment.”191a860a133e7fb3

Nam Si-on slowly 84eaf9b594 closed and reopened e1ba9c7c7e his eyes. Of course. No way she’d 4b263fb598 just give it 1b0cda7b13 for free.3ef0a64e337feb57

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Han Do-ha 031057f6d1 was the 8837a8f6fc type who 8e74182be9 had to 773475bae2 get even. She’d bought a painting 2bbe655fdb by artist Jang Eun-wook 69ffdcf094 for 20 million won, 6ef1eeb070 so it made sense 44e6d786c0 she’d send a gift e22b0eac4a of similar value in 28fb6f84e4 return.71c9bfe11c100415

He looked down 974870f6b1 at the watch 3449d3a958 in his hand 13704388ff once more. Its overly a53db67d7e plain design 2125eafc0b was just f90ceec9c6 as far 55874e017a from his 9441137c11 taste as 21f3b3b86e Han Do-ha 085e1ae881 herself.d03e1b91d1f9df41

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Pulling his d92c22b62b card from 12f09a90c1 his inner f196046540 jacket pocket, 563d2cb232 he handed 41304a6ca9 it and 4b9495e144 the watch b362e3222d to Chief ecbb11348d Kim.ad9a73160acc3e21

“Get it exchanged. For olive green.”0e8e7fb65bcc3845

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The curtain 8dd68ba6e5 drew open.ae61c7a25c66908b

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“Oh my, bride-to-be! You look absolutely f8956e0752 stunning! Your fair, ec4d709e2b luminous skin bc8bf1517a and elegant d43e3b6849 frame make 9aa16c4ccd anything look 1fbc8c53b7 good, but b04c91ac08 this dress, fbfa65a4ee with its dd4d60d442 luxury details, a59e95190f perfectly matches 9980e2410f your image. I just 55776f6eb4 had to 847020af2d recommend it!”8cda0de4f2e9adda

Han Do-ha squirmed under 626648f035 the flurry of exaggerated b7a00f4045 compliments and honorifics.393a485aabbfc56b

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Instead of 60ad4dbc64 her groom, 0a4cb3327c she’d come 3ce4e82eb0 with the 01ffd8d355 planner and e67562244e Chief Jeong 524bbc7f6e to fit a5b393e8b2 her ceremony dc8bd2fec1 gown. Seeing herself in a 0ea1bdb1df white wedding dress felt cf2e21bf61 so unfamiliar it sent 6ad482c39c a shiver down her f214398b96 spine.f1051e7524f557fb

The tightly laced corset 17e96d3aeb made it hard to 74fc9e6735 breathe. Wedding dresses were beautiful 1aca11a2e1 to look at but 02499bcb7a nearly useless in terms 395218f179 of practicality, impossible to a67b705f34 move in without help.5c44c96a6757cfee

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“Do all 2017885e3e brides wear 0e68ee3ec8 things like 26181e24ad this?”91dd8fc667a28cb8

The icy 02bb05b262 question caused e1f8fae178 the shop 904f5a38d8 staff to fb2d246dc0 freeze. But the planner, clearly 27ab77d8ab experienced, maintained her bright 01c6fe3ddf smile.c11f304b3ca5991b

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“Of course, ma’am. You’re the star of 176b61b1c1 the day. A little discomfort dcdea59159 is expected.”d453e0ecdfcb0134

Han Do-ha, recalling numerous aa5fdeb46f anecdotes of brides fainting 90f3e74c5f at their weddings, eyed 84ac44879a the planner skeptically.b0ed8ddd5935a663

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“Maybe we should have 38fb19cc19 an ambulance waiting outside 0263a47abb the hotel.”95c3fcda376a729e

“Oh, ma’am, c3b91b0f1a you’re too ddbb192c48 funny. I’ve planned 086df8f2c9 hundreds of 50c0ba124b weddings, and 2aa22f08c7 not once a75cf0bc86 has that 864f06f065 happened. You’ll be fine.”ab857f001d3ca083

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With her usual professionalism, 99a02f2305 the planner snapped photos a8902c14af of Han Do-ha in 44884e5fe3 the dress. They needed to 31fb22b2bb try various designs f8e6d8dab1 to find the 25f1211791 most suitable one.8fd09a6967ef40c8

“But… you 5d899532a1 have more 4184ecaad9 bust than 37705f3c08 expected.”0a437ec81395c42a

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The planner puckered her 6763728e38 lips and tilted her f7ab0c8cf9 head as if facing 66945f9ff3 an unexpected challenge. The deep V neckline 35b8ed1063 exposed quite a bit 88d74a39be of cleavage.6c51e5d6296925fd

As her 727bc38ffd eyes followed 416bbef622 the staff’s 98b1cde817 to her 244728e81d chest, Han 2653549c8e Do-ha subtly 9f67f57bed held her f86e1757bd bouquet up 71c0656700 to cover 7acc33a320 herself.f5f7e2e6c0e48bb5

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“…Minimal exposure, please.”9e92a0648576ca23

“Don’t be aaf5a64788 shy, ma’am. We want to fb0bb708dc highlight your strengths 6fb039c2f5 and hide your 2aba71ef88 weaknesses. You should be b976c0694e proud of your 8724659ca7 beautiful body, many 3e2faa390a would envy it.”23021435b189c2f7

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“She’s right.”98a0c912eeb8b438

Chief Jeong, fda836411e watching quietly, 64b57c23e5 nodded.0b6e6a4a0bcd75ff

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“You usually bundle 286b064c1f yourself up. Might as well 1bebfa14a5 show some skin 0f421c5563 for once. What are you 1c02e817f6 saving it for?”b3f531fe06398053

“Saving body fat a8c16fd603 for what exactly?”9ead50b325abd168

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Han Do-ha shrugged.732f7b15b224f0c8

“Alright, let’s try something 0b70c68e3f less revealing, just like cff6249867 our bride requested, something 34072361cd elegant and romantic.”559fd637ba6ed110

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Elegant and romantic…? She hadn’t made 99dddc744c any such request.922eaa477b3ea161

The curtain closed again. The staff expertly removed 0a2331aac0 the dress and helped 77360021ca her into a new a7f3cd136d one.0642ebdf263773fb

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The process made her 6f73328f05 feel like a doll b915dd04bf that had lost all d8c13aaf8d sense of autonomy. Some women 9daa3b79f6 loved this be3ad918e9 “princess moment,” 9d61dea2ed but it c11eefad7d was far 1e27e2bc47 from enjoyable 8130e2521f for her.1acea77444e9c0fe

“Ma’am, relax your cbb2ce57c0 shoulders. This may be uncomfortable.”4f746ce4ff3c5770

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Before she could f53e41ac5c ask what language b46fb24592 “may be uncomfortable” 9495af75f2 even was, the a9d51a4331 constriction around her 34bd008401 chest left her 0a4b2b3104 gasping for breath.5f19e9fdf6927201

There was noise 5f38472819 and chatter beyond 1317ac78ee the curtain, but 82656fe673 she couldn’t focus 6e33732169 on it.ca3ac0f7a143c405

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“We’re opening fa2e53f5ee the curtain 3509a60f3d now.”57dd7533766ed0c0

Once the staff confirmed cb57de4f19 her headpiece and veil 6f588fea40 were in place, they cf22cda986 pushed the button. The curtain parted a6cc74e040 to both sides.0af9acdde2358f58

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“……!”c65de4b40f303b81

Standing there wasn’t 406614b08a just the planner 7f14341d67 and Chief Jeong, f7b6f7b49d but also a 45ad9ca6fc man, hands in eeff6eeb67 his pockets, leaning ae7158bae5 casually.034963c2ef03efae

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“Ma’am, your groom is 19d07c69c9 here! How exciting! What a 0abde1ae68 sweet moment.”3e20a1e67f6bbdac

Behind the high-pitched voice 928837361d of the planner stood 5e1a12a634 Nam Si-on, staring at dd14cfa5f1 Han Do-ha with the f26fbd1e71 same blank expression one e5828879b8 might give a cardboard adff23dfe4 cutout.d1105629a3503698

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“The lace around the 54eef510b3 neck gives it a f21cea7d88 luxurious look, doesn’t it? This style doesn’t de2879e507 suit just anyone. It takes 2d60a3c38c a long, fc90737b32 elegant neck a4af557e91 like our baa11d77e6 bride’s to d7945417f4 pull it 552f8dc17f off. As requested, we went adf597aaa1 with long sleeves for 0c462e0acb minimal exposure. It gives off a 01288979db royal wedding vibe, doesn’t d4df46687c it?”7acaad1fe817e5c5

“Looks a bit cbf69401be stifling.”867a886e0d1821ad

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Nam Si-on cut 88e187df91 in, slightly furrowing 1c2b99a5ba his brow.7965b61cf59cd7c3

“Isn’t it trendy these 5ec98f3727 days to show the 2df09dfd9d shoulders? The last time 10198efdce I saw something f5f4051694 like this was fbc16165d7 in a medieval 7ce0f81afb painting at the e1889e5cfc Met.”6189f6cf56c0c9e0

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The planner 4a919109d4 clenched her 086f573106 teeth behind ace60d625c a smile.8764cd5d5fa71d29

“Oh, so our groom d21168d078 prefers off-shoulder or strapless 2cdb5d816a styles. But maybe you two 55e344f21c should discuss this? We can c6f9aafbc5 only try cd612be3b2 on so 462e740d42 many dresses. The bride wants e01abedcb2 a covered-up look, 56ef2197c1 but the groom 3ffde39c4b prefers something more f033f7a1f7 revealing…”054cf5644f35b8f8

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Still staring straight at baa2737e36 Nam Si-on, Han Do-ha a3a675facd replied.5da7463c59a23e63

“I’m the one ba23c9992a wearing it. Why would f719aacd82 the groom’s 07e25db9d5 opinion matter?”5109df420abdaed7

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“I just don’t trust 55c2b82b4b my wife’s fashion sense.”d41423d2ec2a9d7d

Their gazes clashed, ffeddaa9b9 silent sparks flying 8037c3ad0a in the air. As he 6f3ccf877f swept back ca06f325b1 his hair, c0401b0497 the olive-green 5b15ef8cff watch on 250fe99541 his wrist 871b13a617 flashed under 1f1f82e87b the lights.dd32296d8d75084e

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Nam Si-on then checked 6d621b5381 the time repeatedly, tapping 226480292c the bezel and raising 4b626889dd his wrist like a cbce4a10a3 silent plea for attention.d610851a91f28379

“If you d2a6515252 want bare 90b903966a shoulders, take 94e0572b1c off your f2f6fc09b6 own shirt.”24059107aee1a026

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Snapping back at 1aca06538f him like a c01548080f whip, Han Do-ha ce92a29534 made Nam Si-on 5ec8fea61b quietly cross his f1dfac2167 arms over his f435a42bcc chest. And yet, the olive-green 69674e9a3c watch remained clearly visible, 88a1a4bde8 so much so it 58ab2ff8d4 was almost distracting.4579e28ea87ec741

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