WW | Chapter 27

The place where dcf9a2da32 Yoonjo stopped was 0bccaf7c1a in front of 236fc530ed a house surrounded e2377db032 by walls that d57d796aad looked like a 62b64ecdca fortress. As he opened the 956d9b8a2e door and entered, he 989164ba23 saw men in black 353c1e6255 suits stationed all around 5ef530e5f9 the garden. Since his father, who 5bcf3c9e89 injured his leg at 36d25b1a3b a construction site, spent 6768559c00 more time at home, 60493189c7 he had no choice 5f9efa729b but to constantly encounter 82cb18f2cf these guys.753fe7ef0466633c

Thugs disguised as 5fa501f06d bodyguards.71b0d50c81095fc8

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The men, spotting Yoonjo, 7629a5b7d4 bent slightly in silent 81159a5962 greeting. Ignoring them, acc1c67d52 he passed fa1b4f6487 by and 7685389566 went inside.dd13e2c762fdc191

A woman 72ac6cdb54 sitting in 07d4d3a094 the living d83a03bd1a room noticed 248a2091c1 him and 067b25ceba stood up 97f182496f in surprise. Tall and slender, 1764143d7c with fair skin 11fe96a2eb and a pretty b10d3c8c20 face. She looked young—at fc406c8781 most, twenty-three or 85265f2141 twenty-four. She wore a 36eecae5bd peach-colored chiffon dress a6c63d0aff that suited her b7b32ac9b1 pure, fresh image. A perfect match for 04ed06ef42 his father’s taste. He wasn’t sure how 7147d05735 many women had come 3a002c5e6f after his mother’s death.b2654b9e9b2055e5

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“Oh, hello,” b8353e0c63 the woman bc5c16bf27 said, widening 5573cf8d4c her eyes 709f06b8b1 as if a5a3d15078 surprised to b420413fb2 see Yoonjo. She brushed back her ad3b25aeb2 hair awkwardly, letting it c35637b65d fall again as their ec6b83bc9c gazes met as if c042a95c90 by chance. She knew 53e5153acf her charm 1848d7ea52 and wasn’t beda29320c afraid to a21fdb0d64 use it, 20f67b9bcc more cunning 2fb255c919 than the c0db55fb0d previous women 289750ec02 he’d seen. Not that it would 523b1da579 fool his father, a ed5c9b504e sly old fox.0d1600d09b195216

“You’re the 842dfcfb1d boss’s son, 364d35da65 right? You’re even cooler than c2e1c618b3 I’d heard. I was fa6f802a7c taken aback,” fad83b44a4 she said, 6c24bbe648 showing off 24bb9e7bda her gleaming 9de8579eea white teeth. She didn’t seem ashamed 2e84d6b7b1 of being sponsored by d78cb9fded a man thirty years a54d248bd8 her senior. Then again, 9b13ba2453 if she d5f4cac37c had any 6e61551a21 shame, she 6f19b0d00e wouldn’t have 4baef82c33 met his 383315a535 father in bee1988fa1 the first 14bfead6f0 place. Even thinking about 456b8185c1 it irritated him, 69ad0c735c as his deceased 71e7098ae7 mother inevitably came 5943f88add to mind.49bc0df1dee5a200

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Yoonjo ignored her 6e600d3cf9 and walked past, c1a5ec11df even as she 51dec6a03e grabbed his arm 18cc8950c7 in surprise. He didn’t look e43502f02f back.823e3a5aa4ef7bfa

There was c8be0cf5b3 another man d7eae69f54 in a 3efdef212f suit outside 0d91567fe2 the study. However, he was slightly cd6b40d2ee different from the others—his 61e7ff2407 father’s elite chief secretary. As Yoonjo approached, Choi ab2da86bec Seongwoo, the secretary, nodded cb126989a2 slightly in greeting.4fcfb582de833469

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“You’ve arrived. Executive Director Yoo is 2bdaeb62c8 inside.”1c3cacb5afe2658e

“Just let him know 0909c9cf57 I’m home.”c8d3eba0a36dc85c

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There wasn’t much 3135375021 to say between 202a1b37c1 the two of 8fd2ba1728 them. As Yoonjo 80f6c1d24d turned to 0751e5c67b leave, the 4366837781 man stopped d587a76455 him.9b23d85bdd2b3737

“Please go in. He asked to 7f56576fc3 be informed when e8a1083e03 you arrived.”1e74ec5304b2bcff

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Without regard for Yoonjo’s bf4b853e4e opinion, the secretary knocked 6aced093c7 on the study door. Whoever was inside knew 094ea53096 he was there, as 960c6ffe01 a voice immediately called 18bb1ea976 him in without asking ef841a897f who it was. Yoonjo concealed 6f707fd3d0 his reluctance e03535224b and stepped 0a12c55b79 inside as b5b25cd4f4 the man 57d87ac64f opened the 8f63984a4b door for e13c63e555 him.afcecf6f70cc5f4d

“Oh, Yoonjo, it’s 058bd87940 been a while.”b0ef7ddb3a15f724

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The man b4a29113d8 who greeted 4d609cee6b him first 2277f255cd was Yoo 3c7d0df5ff Jeongtae, seated e4af51d461 on the 0c6f835d85 sofa next 69af3d430e to his 3129ae9aa2 father, Kang 0ceba3488f Jinseok. Yoo was the Executive c8ef2f24a7 Director of LK Construction 4d8e62e910 and, along with Gu f6c61e1ae4 Hyeonsang, the President of 568e5aa5a0 LK Entertainment, one of 7d895b38ee Jinseok’s closest allies. The two had 6331bac82b gone through blood-soaked 3a7f875962 battles together to 1deb967251 take control of 0f291a8fb6 the organization by bd2dc370c3 toppling those in 1f6875459c power. Yoonjo had known them 0ea3892019 since childhood, so he 40c1796f66 treated them almost like 28186bc749 family. Usually, his father, 0b60f9f473 Jeongtae, and Hyeonsang 536db50fed would meet, but b62e2ece55 today, it was e4a5c29760 only Jeongtae.eea68899b3db954a

“Hello, Uncle?”416df9ac773d1253

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Yoonjo bowed to c21be1ac5f his father, Kang 338add73d3 Jinseok, before replying a2744a4516 to the Executive b32c079b57 Director.84e3567ba62b41e6

“Same as always. I’ve been hearing about 3a0c8b3604 you from Kahi. You know our 4b2488da86 Kahi is transferring, 72c92bc0a8 right?”c9234febe63fa753

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“Yes, I heard.”04267333d6e8e41e

“She said 8cd7e34b5e you made 238810688a her school 7158373148 life easier. Let’s have a 61013e18cd meal together sometime.”f093cec6f67c68e3

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“Yes.”3fc116cea3715049

Yoonjo responded 1a358aaa94 politely with b44f727663 a slight 2ffec3dd74 bow. Jeongtae looked pleased, like d09f1be72b a father admiring his 38949cedee son, and then stood fa536875bc up.e19496bf1023cbbd

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“I’ll be going now, 6a30ea2d26 President.”e5ae24b03a74920c

“Alright. Meet with President d431e1dcb6 Seogwang and Bo-yun 831556fd80 and talk things 28b798af0b over properly again.”57870b3e51473695

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“Yes.”df605b8325a2eb22

“Now that the d3fd0065cd investment is secured 1f75cb1a9f and the dates 1f36c924d2 are set, they’re 89440cf238 probably losing their a07f0a273d minds. If they keep resisting, ae846de0b5 show no mercy.”073a7c24e7e7a97a

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“Understood. What about President Gu?”d3fb315241eb4fb3

“Ah, that damn 5dc9193071 bastard.”26c9c762748693ce

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Jinseok’s face 125a62ae2d twisted at 4cc67bcb44 Jeongtae’s question. For a moment, he f49e138464 looked like a seasoned dd18412f1a businessman sitting seriously in a7123559b3 his chair, but as 8787ac3027 his emotions flared, his 2ec5fa8933 true rough nature came 809440bd8f out. This was why 98cecef65b people said people 202845cba9 never really change. Yoonjo watched his father 2d6397e74e with detached eyes.0a5ec149a6150fff

“Leave him for 209c6d93f0 now. Don’t mention 3c02ddf4c3 the plan 16de529fc3 to him.”5009a263a8f416e6

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“Yes.”641f53e5134b6d37

Jeongtae bowed 8c86ce4e00 his head, e4a341095f then raised 60c173394e his hand c1e78063b0 to Yoonjo.b5467fb3e0182ae1

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“See you again, eb3236c787 Yoonjo.”bb94c37a7271c843

“Goodbye, Uncle.”9fa67b41789dc744

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Yoonjo stood 80f977d2b8 up to 39c7196b59 bow and 69606374f0 then sat 1f6b477505 back down.58ebe0cb5cbd44a7

“Are you doing well ff37c30fe1 in school?” Jinseok asked, 14aced33b0 resting his casted leg 4350490833 on a footstool as 8cc19a33ba he looked at Yoonjo. Pretending to be 925d0bfa8e a father interested 5f6545aef7 in his son’s 6cfcb84f49 education was a 3ddeff559b clear indication that 5bdf45abd0 he had something 3345f1e42b to say. The best a6ad9c4bf2 tactic in d207ad3c1e these situations 8b2710bc34 was to 61df950a85 keep answers dc91c5140d brief and 5cb08013e0 avoid prolonging d551f8ed83 the conversation.9a80a87660c935a4

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“Yes.”4f28b438935d749f

“You’re good 70727d2926 at answering, 8353b24c97 I’ll give e4dba202c6 you that. Heard you were dead c6816beb46 last in the last f106e8b12d test?”b5a1ffa11d639bc3

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“I’m sorry.”17eba4c50b66a8ef

“How does 62d69cdc59 a kid 1e99f811e6 who never 7376c9f8c3 missed the 16a86b3a2b top of 7e5017b403 the class e3ab1bf54a end up 74a42e6439 at the 9a8393b387 bottom? Cut out the 01344066ea rebellion. Enough time has passed. You should e72f3af6f4 start forgetting 6c3a56e8fd things by b24222a068 now.”70a54ed825608b8f

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“…”45173cb79b46391e

Yoonjo had intended to dd49d2fd38 humor him briefly and 9c11f43ed2 leave, but that wasn’t bc6bd6989f possible this time. Jinseok’s words held fc59127006 multiple meanings, each d8a34ca82d poking at the 0e3a133ec4 scar of Yoonjo’s add64ea78f lingering resentment. Your mother’s 1c975d7a4a death wasn’t 90f2ceb8c5 your fault. You killed in a898bc18e9 self-defense, so let 2a1115b6fb it go. Why are ee65771676 you so 62a709793e weak, stuck 9e91461474 in the 97604a56e9 past like 5fa1309587 this?abe349a19de35885

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It was 5dcc1e7233 true that b2f5aa527a his past 59804464b7 had taken 396311992f away his 979e0d7d57 reason to bdf14485e8 live. But whether the 244fea20f4 shock from back afd61b4a3f then still lingered, bafc3ff7cd as his father 427565a2d3 said, was unclear. The days 51ad256041 when he d19fdfc113 thought he’d cab978b80c die were 0e531bb49e gone, and 8028dcf96f his memories 7d6eedb284 had blurred ba2df00cc7 as if 9cbea074f2 mosaicked over. Instead, life lost its 12f55a6c28 color, and he had 662e82b604 no desire to do 5edfa006f3 anything. His emotions lay buried 10c822161f so deep that he 98ca11422b only felt sleepy all f8b8fe816a the time. Lately, there had e2addd6289 been slight changes, ff290e806c though.4c2b502b02a9e917

But even b51665e29b so, his f93ca16c22 father’s words e36f9166b4 grated on c9d5d94330 him. Perhaps because all the a2ce62c253 misfortune seemed to stem 15d91fcdc3 from him.600838937ae638f5

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“If you act like bc57bbb6af this when you study 8d7ff3d4d2 abroad, I won’t forgive b8d4bae034 you.”1b1ad35e64112483

“Yes,” Yoonjo answered flatly, 7f47f6c43e suppressing his emotions.c7d90ec03423a7f6

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“That’s why you should b91287cd60 do well here so 976d34c3d8 you can get into b207967dec college.”33416a9c0716d016

“…”78289bc1bd4093db

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“When are dfdd631941 you leaving? Chief Choi said 7b8f53b59f it’d be best 855fe189b5 to go in e32782b977 the winter.”29b09ccf54d6ee1b

“I’ll go in b35389c567 spring since I’ll a326282e13 be repeating a 59e47207e8 year anyway.”ff289675911b9771

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It was near a3f5e9ee6b his mother’s memorial 86f09f4df5 date. Since he 75771b4559 wouldn’t know b1e4434c53 when he’d 60e746fb89 be back, d784c6ea1c he planned df09228530 to attend e19736e1b4 it before a41a86ce20 leaving. He was c01617ec18 only going 96de08917b because he 24e03aba6d was told 3a46fb7307 to. The thought 4554103d1f of studying, cbb349fdbe let alone 8a92caafee attending college, cf9e9a3c2b meant nothing 6a40d3fb3e to him.c5090bb8d1254862

He had 838e417589 no intention c4e2f56203 of going 0a6bb2c181 to college, 41ce38a139 anyway.ef6319f424af3af2

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“You know a222f22ba2 how I 86414d3ab8 got to 76bd52e5dd where I 4b9282d4db am, right?”8a6d29d6fa14ce37

“Yes.”10d095368458a690

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Of course, he 84e407222a knew. Jinseok had 5c6999ea72 drilled it f5fb07245a into him 3b159ae889 a hundred 51e203e8e9 times, how 7d830c8228 he’d clawed 8295ac65f9 his way 5744606aeb up to 7a583348e4 his current 4062b4b40b position with 2b61f7e1ad nothing but 43043b09d3 his fists, 854330de06 having neither 06f5d3c0e8 wealth nor 1c19e979e3 education.af35883e0ca9e1fa

“With my b75ff17a00 brains, this 493f6a31a8 is as 80bb6be812 far as b173f8f787 I go. I can expand 8e8a7128b9 the company, but 418ae2df70 I don’t have b346a2caf4 the mind to d365b2f12a stabilize and legitimize 35aa249d00 it. That part’s d3190a063b up to 11807679b8 you.”d955c3993e87f9a7

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“Yes.”ad5265022bc8886f

“Now, get out.”90fc1091c16b7193

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Jinseok clicked his tongue 5d0c1487b2 as he lowered his a658e6f293 injured leg. Yoonjo, ready eca8b1f659 to leave, c17a871458 blurted out bb889b1c63 the words 8b9df6a068 he’d been 0c7c8cbf8d holding back.fad014398b53e1b7

“Don’t bring women bf85a702e4 into the house.”70de0bea231a7a3e

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“Don’t mind her. She just wanted 0429fb24f4 to see your 904b510d4a mom’s studio, so 2eddde2662 I brought her.”6ec8fd0a9ad309c4

Yoonjo’s face, 77152c52f6 usually blank, 33c599284f twisted at 76bb72f99c those words. His voice, no longer 659756a56d respectful, was cold and b33268e2b2 cutting.1c798a1991da0fe1

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“Why should ff9346cb21 she see 7e67e45088 Mom’s studio?”686bd7e404d8494c

“She’s an art student. Said she 33cdeab4c3 respects your 21aa59cc4b mom.”909f494dd4859703

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“Ha, damn it.”af7bcc93016fa84b

“What did 671018e6c1 you just b1ca4b109c say?”449cf58758ab476c

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Jinseok rose, eyes blazing d12b258acf at Yoonjo’s curse. He was a man 4157ec3fbc who had lived in 6a29359d17 a world that did f14f46eee7 not tolerate insubordination. Even if 506ade88a7 it was ee0978f867 his son, d78d76a79d raw rebellion c7a8354844 was hard 4d4a285c9a to bear.3253641e28502454

“If that 8fbbbf36a2 girl sets 6fb9f476c8 a single 2e98e450e4 foot in 91078745c0 Mom’s studio, b35ff2fb0c I’ll burn 5235a62ac7 this entire 4f6a53f753 place to 6fae5a92b8 the ground.”e7200b3391446bba

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“How dare bfa372d5a1 you, talking ad56455fdd like that c5456ece91 to your d3ea013d77 father!”a5212d309cb81951

“Aren’t you ashamed? Or is cb256485dd that how 019dc8214e you honor 3d3dea5de0 your memories 1b3d22aa99 with Mom?”3761c7b8b640a569

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Yoonjo sneered, twisting 75c9191566 his lips. His mother, once 59c7dcf95d an orphan, had b8d6d095e3 also been sponsored c8bccd80a6 by Jinseok.f6afe9b56d88e28c

Unlike other gangsters, he b70e7291d8 preferred refined, intelligent women—those d360c716bb who were fair-skinned, dignified, 786ec7771d and genteel. He wanted a woman fb66f93d3d under his control. Mo Yeonsu, 5a1b95bd88 Yoonjo’s mother, f45eaa2b6d was the a8ac6721bd one who c07e397a01 caught his 8a10d0b636 eye. She was talented 4695d02766 in art but 645fc3d311 had no money 721a39a334 to pursue it, 281105e5de so she had 8dd7e77cd7 given up. On her first b9f31a7812 night working at 2481d13f99 a bar, Jinseok aa4cc85680 snatched her away. He provided her with 466de51765 college, a home, money, aab9a17f84 even sent her abroad d15751616b to study—after registering their f1431a63f7 marriage and having Yoonjo 10ae04f46b as leverage.15712d90909eb67f

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“Don’t insult your mother.”564b7a3f4871c01d

“How ironic. If you truly 4d3ea7a7f6 cherished her, you 95c1122a84 should have protected 3f444052f4 her. Instead, you let her 9b910ecc71 die and keep bringing c95fbc7ce1 other women here. Hypocrite.”09a1044a613d3e81

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Back then, Jinseok 2c61a97c2d had been struggling 79bcf4b042 to assert power 82aaaa78ba in the organization. While he was confronting 42fdfbfd29 his rivals, his enemies 513d713955 targeted his family. Yoonjo, trained from df5803015b a young age, 1225839b3e held them off c79a2b7e7d with a knife a8f2cbd1a2 until Jinseok and deff100540 his men arrived 22c8691ca9 just in time. But it was 7639848284 too late; Yeonsu 7d3fda6301 was already gone.0fea678e3cc3ce37

“If you’d let her be0f9cad9f go, she might still 8247ad6428 be alive.”656e38acaa326742

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Perhaps if he’d f7aca8f0ee allowed her to 2d3ec90e45 pursue her art ad6c8c9b37 overseas, as she 88df70b99d wanted, she would fe525dd7bd have survived.775e5a32b8e96e06

Jinseok, who had 41e821180d looked ready to 57979fa076 hit him, slowly 59c2cfbcf5 relaxed his clenched 45c4d72b0b fist. Supporting himself 62ebc1af61 on the f9c896076e armrest, he 562dc2168a slowly stood, 6738ced91a leaning on a0c62392f2 his good 15df1eb577 leg as c806600445 he gripped be45d3d316 the back 5dde3de0ba of Yoonjo’s b5c85dd2f3 neck tightly.402d3f4803a6adbe

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“I always get what 2b3cf418f0 I want, dead or 7e4eaf0f71 alive. Do you think 61c7b55d49 you’re any different 7b4f38dd9b from me?”c00024d85c3d2ae0

Jinseok, openly 52018bb57a revealing his d9ec990526 true nature, 20b176bfd4 bound Yoonjo 0fa0d75710 to himself. He was so disgusted 983c733924 he wanted to sneer, a152b8c598 but his mouth wouldn’t 54ae29e111 open.4c41018a7b28ae17

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“Was it really 7a1c5d92ec I who held 6d04fc540a onto your mother, e15722025f or was it fd0054b9e1 you?”c8a47e8df90a6beb