WW | Chapter 27

a5759f8957ccca8382dbThe place where Yoonjo stopped was in front of a house surrounded by walls that looked like a fortress. As he opened the door and entered, he saw men in black suits stationed all around the garden. Since his father, who injured his leg at a construction site, spent more time at home, he had no choice but to constantly encounter these guys.

df6543a4e6beab5db686Thugs disguised as bodyguards.

25d93df2a5073d597245The men, spotting Yoonjo, bent slightly in silent greeting. Ignoring them, he passed by and went inside.

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4af6d8bb65d634967b39A woman sitting in the living room noticed him and stood up in surprise. Tall and slender, with fair skin and a pretty face. She looked young—at most, twenty-three or twenty-four. She wore a peach-colored chiffon dress that suited her pure, fresh image. A perfect match for his father’s taste. He wasn’t sure how many women had come after his mother’s death.

5dd5fe65990daba62879“Oh, hello,” the woman said, widening her eyes as if surprised to see Yoonjo. She brushed back her hair awkwardly, letting it fall again as their gazes met as if by chance. She knew her charm and wasn’t afraid to use it, more cunning than the previous women he’d seen. Not that it would fool his father, a sly old fox.

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92ca4e15b921c804dc3c“You’re the boss’s son, right? You’re even cooler than I’d heard. I was taken aback,” she said, showing off her gleaming white teeth. She didn’t seem ashamed of being sponsored by a man thirty years her senior. Then again, if she had any shame, she wouldn’t have met his father in the first place. Even thinking about it irritated him, as his deceased mother inevitably came to mind.

79d1579f4d74d473c6f2Yoonjo ignored her and walked past, even as she grabbed his arm in surprise. He didn’t look back.

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5ff10b6918fe7785b9e7There was another man in a suit outside the study. However, he was slightly different from the others—his father’s elite chief secretary. As Yoonjo approached, Choi Seongwoo, the secretary, nodded slightly in greeting.

1e75de5e2976850e27f4“You’ve arrived. Executive Director Yoo is inside.”

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27cd046d9f3f84430f68“Just let him know I’m home.”

105b216b80f3184cf07eThere wasn’t much to say between the two of them. As Yoonjo turned to leave, the man stopped him.

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43d9fd464e8d06a48567“Please go in. He asked to be informed when you arrived.”

d68af7ab2a315adaf413Without regard for Yoonjo’s opinion, the secretary knocked on the study door. Whoever was inside knew he was there, as a voice immediately called him in without asking who it was. Yoonjo concealed his reluctance and stepped inside as the man opened the door for him.

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114c6297ac37ba837fae“Oh, Yoonjo, it’s been a while.”

385c765104fa8e6156deThe man who greeted him first was Yoo Jeongtae, seated on the sofa next to his father, Kang Jinseok. Yoo was the Executive Director of LK Construction and, along with Gu Hyeonsang, the President of LK Entertainment, one of Jinseok’s closest allies. The two had gone through blood-soaked battles together to take control of the organization by toppling those in power. Yoonjo had known them since childhood, so he treated them almost like family. Usually, his father, Jeongtae, and Hyeonsang would meet, but today, it was only Jeongtae.

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9282012e7b8f5a5597b1“Hello, Uncle?”

7a8e87e6e22ceb903b32Yoonjo bowed to his father, Kang Jinseok, before replying to the Executive Director.

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bf5017fcf2140a9bdc27“Same as always. I’ve been hearing about you from Kahi. You know our Kahi is transferring, right?”

59fe8054ea92cfa3294d“Yes, I heard.”

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e2cab8494d667d990047“She said you made her school life easier. Let’s have a meal together sometime.”

a167978bffba6c4f6b42“Yes.”

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895a713b13365c39bcc0Yoonjo responded politely with a slight bow. Jeongtae looked pleased, like a father admiring his son, and then stood up.

fa5763b4fcb488800ca4“I’ll be going now, President.”

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ddc90ecc5e25d01b145a“Alright. Meet with President Seogwang and Bo-yun and talk things over properly again.”

f3e24cc93bef76b5bb55“Yes.”

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e615e8266de222cbfdd8“Now that the investment is secured and the dates are set, they’re probably losing their minds. If they keep resisting, show no mercy.”

c3899fa1bd2ea753c1f9“Understood. What about President Gu?”

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37148c66202bbf2658ca“Ah, that damn bastard.”

ca4ff24975830f66cfe3Jinseok’s face twisted at Jeongtae’s question. For a moment, he looked like a seasoned businessman sitting seriously in his chair, but as his emotions flared, his true rough nature came out. This was why people said people never really change. Yoonjo watched his father with detached eyes.

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5a6bad080ffa9d10e07a“Leave him for now. Don’t mention the plan to him.”

f8ffa519888b9daa3c88“Yes.”

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8ccb71a4d58898d3c292Jeongtae bowed his head, then raised his hand to Yoonjo.

a635b717561e5033ab46“See you again, Yoonjo.”

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317ad63518ce5d0968bb“Goodbye, Uncle.”

70cea692c7d1f2bfca59Yoonjo stood up to bow and then sat back down.

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28504863360b874f4af7“Are you doing well in school?” Jinseok asked, resting his casted leg on a footstool as he looked at Yoonjo. Pretending to be a father interested in his son’s education was a clear indication that he had something to say. The best tactic in these situations was to keep answers brief and avoid prolonging the conversation.

d1f585d30c39e478e46b“Yes.”

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73f564912349262dc572“You’re good at answering, I’ll give you that. Heard you were dead last in the last test?”

08f401d2905c77ae18ec“I’m sorry.”

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54045aca1e877f5b93c2“How does a kid who never missed the top of the class end up at the bottom? Cut out the rebellion. Enough time has passed. You should start forgetting things by now.”

07fc3aeba1eb1328333a“…”

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528811850b7be872ec83Yoonjo had intended to humor him briefly and leave, but that wasn’t possible this time. Jinseok’s words held multiple meanings, each poking at the scar of Yoonjo’s lingering resentment. Your mother’s death wasn’t your fault. You killed in self-defense, so let it go. Why are you so weak, stuck in the past like this?

fde2ab81588b7ea25c78It was true that his past had taken away his reason to live. But whether the shock from back then still lingered, as his father said, was unclear. The days when he thought he’d die were gone, and his memories had blurred as if mosaicked over. Instead, life lost its color, and he had no desire to do anything. His emotions lay buried so deep that he only felt sleepy all the time. Lately, there had been slight changes, though.

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1025bf64fdeb9947fb36But even so, his father’s words grated on him. Perhaps because all the misfortune seemed to stem from him.

cd8cbc25080d79a9e46b“If you act like this when you study abroad, I won’t forgive you.”

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2c69042c3afe97d93d0a“Yes,” Yoonjo answered flatly, suppressing his emotions.

0a0bb9747b29e912f9c1“That’s why you should do well here so you can get into college.”

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24f5db034a57f2bf54fc“…”

d74b886ed20b94a2778a“When are you leaving? Chief Choi said it’d be best to go in the winter.”

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88432ce3b6f0ad7e4532“I’ll go in spring since I’ll be repeating a year anyway.”

8654ceff8b0e66bb350fIt was near his mother’s memorial date. Since he wouldn’t know when he’d be back, he planned to attend it before leaving. He was only going because he was told to. The thought of studying, let alone attending college, meant nothing to him.

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d7a8d4ba9a8423b96036He had no intention of going to college, anyway.

f41b02210d22d5829fb5“You know how I got to where I am, right?”

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184a01977b9946a7913b“Yes.”

57d4e69252c87b80be64Of course, he knew. Jinseok had drilled it into him a hundred times, how he’d clawed his way up to his current position with nothing but his fists, having neither wealth nor education.

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2b69cd64afaba072a4da“With my brains, this is as far as I go. I can expand the company, but I don’t have the mind to stabilize and legitimize it. That part’s up to you.”

5cde0ab338c7742ebe60“Yes.”

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5a13af9cc28f3c4e155b“Now, get out.”

3d8f5b002534ea413ecaJinseok clicked his tongue as he lowered his injured leg. Yoonjo, ready to leave, blurted out the words he’d been holding back.

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957ed399637f144e5ec2“Don’t bring women into the house.”

1acc3021526095e4cea1“Don’t mind her. She just wanted to see your mom’s studio, so I brought her.”

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6c005136b8133f247bbaYoonjo’s face, usually blank, twisted at those words. His voice, no longer respectful, was cold and cutting.

5d0ea1c8da0261cb99fc“Why should she see Mom’s studio?”

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794a9cb77af415eb470f“She’s an art student. Said she respects your mom.”

45fce6b4b62a349c7179“Ha, damn it.”

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5896dc6a8f6412976573“What did you just say?”

af35fb74e8a96eac4f2aJinseok rose, eyes blazing at Yoonjo’s curse. He was a man who had lived in a world that did not tolerate insubordination. Even if it was his son, raw rebellion was hard to bear.

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1ad22a7b88c56066a7e1“If that girl sets a single foot in Mom’s studio, I’ll burn this entire place to the ground.”

0fe588aae6dc017d8800“How dare you, talking like that to your father!”

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56ad6caa6bb786d4bb63“Aren’t you ashamed? Or is that how you honor your memories with Mom?”

112e76c106091ad28a4eYoonjo sneered, twisting his lips. His mother, once an orphan, had also been sponsored by Jinseok.

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b5d43d178e4ac85803f5Unlike other gangsters, he preferred refined, intelligent women—those who were fair-skinned, dignified, and genteel. He wanted a woman under his control. Mo Yeonsu, Yoonjo’s mother, was the one who caught his eye. She was talented in art but had no money to pursue it, so she had given up. On her first night working at a bar, Jinseok snatched her away. He provided her with college, a home, money, even sent her abroad to study—after registering their marriage and having Yoonjo as leverage.

06a5f70dd10d08505196“Don’t insult your mother.”

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9284bdd022e6e1824e53“How ironic. If you truly cherished her, you should have protected her. Instead, you let her die and keep bringing other women here. Hypocrite.”

a6a47fd2f9572f256672Back then, Jinseok had been struggling to assert power in the organization. While he was confronting his rivals, his enemies targeted his family. Yoonjo, trained from a young age, held them off with a knife until Jinseok and his men arrived just in time. But it was too late; Yeonsu was already gone.

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730cf50c59a9ee1447ef“If you’d let her go, she might still be alive.”

09a4ac665031ebdd9ebcPerhaps if he’d allowed her to pursue her art overseas, as she wanted, she would have survived.

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5ba80368639eaeebe9a2Jinseok, who had looked ready to hit him, slowly relaxed his clenched fist. Supporting himself on the armrest, he slowly stood, leaning on his good leg as he gripped the back of Yoonjo’s neck tightly.

c298715f58ef101bb7f1“I always get what I want, dead or alive. Do you think you’re any different from me?”

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75d48f9e051661bc310cJinseok, openly revealing his true nature, bound Yoonjo to himself. He was so disgusted he wanted to sneer, but his mouth wouldn’t open.

7d635ccc5ffd2231e2cc“Was it really I who held onto your mother, or was it you?”

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