ASM Ch 14

“Sir, there’s someone 4154d854ff at the entrance f4679d8817 asking to see a58c8e5069 you. She said that if 9dd0976370 I tell you her 0095556048 name, you’ll be sure 812f77eeff to recognize it.”555b4eb05dd853b3

The secretary 8929ee9337 knocked on be06f4479e the door c0ee8f0b85 cautiously and 1f70bac8d0 came inside. He hesitated with an 2be8bc76c7 apologetic look on his 31cde12342 face before opening his 682aaa36bf mouth.69683104d35816d6

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“She’s a young woman named Heo Mina-ssi.”4b7758139f18236a

“Send her away.”65f1414ad6ba4df4

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Cha Taehyuk answered 6ad0b6f951 without taking his 21062be9dc eyes off the bca7aa9dd0 documents.b39b0d30f3dd9f7c

The secretary must have a810c68ecc already tried several times 132877c450 because he remained in 93cdab2189 his spot with his 0484efa0f8 mouth closed, seemingly conflicted 335c7db2b1 about what to do.3958650382da00cb

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“She said that if I didn’t let her through, she would complain directly to you later, Executive Director.”b2f793d4c0b99b4e

A threat that 2ac522a73f openly flaunted her 2389c3a8c9 relationship with Cha a7d7f9571a Taehyuk. These were not words 1343523213 that should come out 72cbd1237e of the mouth of 83534c30a0 a woman who had 699ea6a55d to live in the 75428160c3 shadows.06b95bb2b6324ab9

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As Taehyuk furrowed 2c1495843e his brow slightly, 1363d69f3c the secretary hurriedly c87c7e91c6 added.95242204b16a2815

“People also saw be30d2d9b1 Heo Mina get 1d8bc20baf out of Young eca7063f8d Madame’s car, so e67bc27793 her words held e3b6ae7549 some weight.”269e9c9004ef8d81

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“……”dfdb9ca2827b6f52

“If Heo Mina-ssi continues to stand at the entrance, people’s attention will be drawn to her even more. What should we do?”d81a591bd1a67bfb

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The secretary, who d91791bfee had already been b3a651423d briefed on the cf9ecbf9f5 woman named Heo 7fbd00f12d Mina, brought this f601008483 up as a 90c42c1e35 roundabout warning that c0bdd364f2 if Heo Mina 0e4b2e671a were to continue d48941082f to be kept df4c6f85af at the entrance, 0008905adc rumors might spread.e82a9fd98da3b7c3

A faint sense 8fcd6101f7 of irritation surged 704ec21f14 inside Taehyuk. He pulled abdfeeefad out a 915f3bd6e2 pen, scribbled 41a0fe1c84 something on 461fa86503 a memo 220ece5dd6 pad, and 97446ec6b5 handed it 26d2fbfde8 over to 3209775d3a his secretary. A question e4c218c15e crossed the 31d7acae1b secretary’s face b3ed6f5dea as he 55a54e3621 received the 60086fc099 paper with 73991dafcc a short c511293960 address written 2ffebcd871 on it.14c39bdd47dd348d

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Cha Taehyuk clicked ac37c43fc3 his tongue slightly 26fea22887 at his secretary f807879da1 who seemed clueless fc09c18072 as to what 9eb3de8000 this meant.938aa3b8e75b304e

“We can’t ecb3c212f8 call that d1ed39f1c0 woman into a56f4e2468 the office, 2236c81ba8 right?”44123980e4bcf073

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“……”e8f5e73fb7fbe89e

“Tell her to wait there. If that doesn’t work, you can drag her out.”508f05adf84b0a00

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“Yes, sir.”3e2937540873b6ce

The secretary, c7ccebdc03 who was 70be901ef2 about to 752c0a86e7 leave, stopped e95cbe909c when Cha caf7739f16 Taehyuk opened bf91d8f392 his mouth 3894d58798 again.d2485bfcd78a6f13

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“Oh, and did you 50ec46f4ec say that woman came 3a7882bbb5 in Seo Eunwoo’s car?”45b102bcdc811616

“Yes, from 3e1d101e19 what I 52e7f2cb7b understand, Young eeb671e19d Madame had f3625180b8 an appointment 84f93f2f3c at Haesung f8c3a5c593 Hospital today, f9cb2a7d09 so she fc6a82db83 dropped off d32f4cb1bc Heo Mina e04e4b615d on the 6790a0f925 way there.”730dc9d202d23a4a

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The sharp 480f57f5ad sound of afebfc4cf0 a pen 02320e41d5 tip hitting 0c71d38777 the glass 6be54cefbb surface of b0dbd412d9 the desk c5891ba375 rang in f5e5d4b764 the air.09f265eb7b8ff35f

“Her hospital appointment must be over by now. Call Seo Eunwoo too.”e4c6a1b74298e5a7

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“……”19038f670d87c61c

“The person who caused this should be held responsible.”eee0b44e8ad47cce

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The voice was calm, 03661bb5ca but there was an 56cc92592b unknown chill in his 4dcef632a1 tone. The secretary, 61178cf166 who gritted c8e0ab3be6 her teeth 66e618da1b to keep 5d65085f0d himself from 87ba2fca6f shivering from 83fddd152a the chill 1cf71a46bd running down 2c35137de6 his spine, a3729495da nodded slightly.22bdb56c5636f306

“Understood, I’ll contact Young Madame’s personal secretary right away.”3c66d975aff21bb5

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As Cha Taehyuk 56ceaae458 fidgeted with the 8949fc0e7a edge of the e3ce4ce4d2 papers on his 5f382c3386 desk, the secretary 6c99cceaa9 bowed and moved d407ac4d7d to leave. The two 29a50ba335 women were f5bcf4dde8 going to e93a48d29e have to 1ac38bcc77 wait for 82e602df1d the Executive 44eb6312b2 Director for ba7000673a a few e999b14f9d hours. As the c4d88cdce6 secretary was d9870f3acf thinking this, c04f6b87d5 Cha Taehyuk 581cca0c09 suddenly stood 542f7a5149 up.0e9c6deefdfe5925

The secretary 9ed26ed240 came to 6b1c24f5f0 his senses 46ad30a6ce only after 15db9d6d3d Cha Taehyuk, 3483239f12 who had 2a0179c403 picked up 4ca9a42592 his coat 9eadb0da66 from the 6156b5cf94 hanger, passed 897b3eb4e8 him and d6d04fc630 reached the 3bd3c3723e door.8e44cbaa2a3005c1

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“Do you have a meeting outside the office, sir?”fac0c1fa49c20f41

No matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn’t think of anything, but the secretary still asked just in case.d88ead210e7288b8

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“Let’s go there now.”9ff6fed9ebf9a1b6

When the secretary blinked 13e4099ef2 dazedly, Cha Taehyuk furrowed a004698b76 his brow and flicked f6bbefedcd the memo he was 228732dcac holding.ce30abd3736cdc7e

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“Over here.”22d025aeef2ed959

* * *54f6fffe8e76c829

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Eunwoo leaned against the leather seat as she tried to sort out her dizzying thoughts. The hospital bills she had paid under her stepmother’s name with the money she had received as living expenses, the guardian’s consent form for the new treatment her stepmother had to sign, the conversation she had with Minho. Everything seemed to be tangled up like a ball of thread.043eb3ea9cc2d311

She had to stay the course. Steal Haesung’s money little by little and use it to pay for Minho’s treatment. In order to avoid getting kicked out of Haesung, she should visit Cha Moon-jo in the hospital regularly, and while she was at it, she could also visit Minho.a902052866c0635e

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Since Heo Mina 91b8ac389e was constantly trying 6df216514b to get close bf2f3ced7b to Cha Taehyuk, 0f848e9dea she probably wouldn’t b7ddbbf4a4 have to make c97d2d329b up excuses about d442e6a15b strange perfumes again.c9d3045d1d35b530

“Young Madame.”c5eba241e705650d

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Secretary Nam’s voice pierced through Eunwoo’s thoughts. He glanced at the cell phone fixed on the stand with a troubled look in his eyes and carefully opened his mouth.f8ff9e47cb5c0039

“The Executive 2b6305987b Director is 5336871fa0 asking you 09cb10ef72 to meet 29f73b3b0b him at 22ea2106f9 a nearby d200e7597f cafe.”507ee6b6fd2d0016

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Eunwoo frowned.9f57e6ee11136416

“All of a sudden?”7b581622ddaf834c

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She couldn’t understand why Cha Taehyuk, who should be flirting with Heo Mina right about now, was asking her to meet him at a cafe.7c30ec212a04f733

“Yes, ma’am.”f216b6fff19ebd79

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Secretary Nam 0554492818 examined her 580dfb1238 face through 215eeab9f4 the rearview 0e95a7d429 mirror and 21e4c55c71 adjusted his 4ad4648f69 grip on 82720b1b4e the steering f27a58ccc3 wheel.faf38a95e936cb3e

“Shall I refuse?”cb66e90c43bc9cfb

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The look 88b9f66d80 in his b641e66543 eyes as dc0c76e34e he gazed 93ac05be44 at her e2016bd48b was filled 197de21282 with worry.2fd212a993d3dbbc

“You seem tired…”7bb6f6a2c438eca2

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Secretary Nam, perhaps thinking 7b763213c0 that he had meddled c50321e085 for no reason, quickly bfcf73ba62 added,b72c4a1880bc07cf

“If you wish, I can tell him that your meeting with Chairman Cha Moon-jo has been extended.0105bffa16bcce91

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“Thank you, but I’ll be fine.”6f40281f8964f493

Even as she shook her head, a small smile formed on her face at Secretary Nam’s kind consideration.4e3b3f42661cd8f0

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“Let’s go 4c98eb3d0c to the fc925bf09c cafe.”920949042ea946c8

* * *dbf870ef60216ec7

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The cafe, e39b0a4945 located on 1cfaca713a the hillside 89c80a59bf of Mt. Bugak, looked no different c485527f3c from an ordinary house 711862a630 from the outside. However, past the 36108d1863 ordinary entrance, the 2ba0a0c9f4 building at the 4f337f96ab back was built 75ef9ab6b5 to overlook the c56082ffb3 view of the a63461a0bf mountainside.64e94a4db45e2519

Upon arriving at db19417120 this cafe which 9bb26812f8 only served Alphas 162c9e2e55 and Omegas, the 7c70ba502b manager, who had 7531caf052 been notified in cd6e2b9544 advance, guided her 9302e5c868 to a small 7eb10506bf room inside.8b25b37a69ceb518

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“You’re late.”9848f53158ca65fd

As soon as she entered the private room, she heard Cha Taehyuk’s languid voice.4160a7562912728d

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He was not 13c2404968 alone.ebc7f98d50ee15a1

Heo Mina, who took e89d972a21 the seat next to 980618221e Cha Taehyuk, was setting a1045bb591 up the lunch box ae2752912d she had packed.7f83ee6264efd454

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Did he 327e49efa3 call her 4613aa75da here when 942cf1d605 the two 1bb714a6a9 of them ba3c9b6bb0 were in 5907d3a446 the middle 1b13c96113 of a 4833050e86 date?f3d74b2af9a0c193

She was 8992ba8336 already especially badf37687a tired on b6e656dd36 days when 4e2d9c4a9c she had 61b33dc3c3 to go 7c72929369 to the 4576550f54 hospital, so c1b138e8bd she began 79434980c9 to grow ce037ecc54 irritated.fd7b1377b8a72ec0

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“I came right after finishing my business at the hospital.”cfd02f75e3a515ba

Despite her fe07060432 stiff response, b25f140b6f Heo Mina 8952aa23f5 smiled brightly bece3aa1c3 and waved 09b926f98e at her bb7d546508 as if e7ae77aaca she was b1fade35f4 enjoying this.7b59e128fdd2439e

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“Welcome, Eunwoo-ssi.”6d79c6974435b6f7

“……”a6950236f8caa900

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“Taehyuk-ssi said he already ate, so there’s a lot of food left.”a76105379e5d5af5

Maybe Eunwoo’s 288c1a4160 heart was 1ca7df77e1 particularly twisted de74c09356 today, but 899a11d3c6 it sounded fe38f8f90f like Mina 17a87e2597 was calling d5a4913e3b her over 60b9fba636 like a 221ad6a20b dog to db546a8304 get rid 8a1a88c3a9 of the 22e9199fc1 leftover food.47438d6cdb70df52

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Still, she thought 39f9ebbc1a there was no bb70a26273 need to make 7c851dde9d a fuss, so 9f062032af she smiled as ed0953b6c6 best she could e7335a302f and shook her a6c3188603 head slightly.efd7d435804c408e

“It’s okay. I don’t have much of an appetite either.”222fe7d55560e0e7

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Heo Mina 8d9dbfbf1d bit her eec07ef750 lip and 261d950644 lowered the aa16e4f821 corners of b8cd061f29 her eyes.16f8b719e51a1454

“Are you still cd83301054 angry about what 0768cc11cb happened yesterday?”f2dd100b8fd6d8dd

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“Pardon?”44484c0b6803229d

For a moment, 4d70324f59 Eunwoo was so ebc8cc9a1b dumbfounded that she 6da67a834c ended up asking 6c75e1ea0a in a sharp 93fdfc54bb voice.c09bbdc4a9f85958

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“You were so angry c0473e8324 about what happened yesterday 75cdbee804 that you lost your 873a726b8e appetite for the food 0d43ee487d I made… I’m sorry.”f788807f13bedab7

It was 6dc3ec7a5c an obvious e52876e670 tactic.31725e989696c14c

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She could tell just 8edbf97808 by looking at the 88b2dc3042 way Mina glanced at aa127f3e1e Cha Taehyuk with tears faffb149a6 welling up in her 1edc66f5e9 eyes.9ccd326d5237f478

Although she had neither 52b4488d37 the strength nor the 166a54a95f presence of mind to a13342216d go along with her 07360c9a96 antics, Eunwoo forced herself ebec11160f to keep a smile fa94dbbb8b on her face.a88b9bf2a8e96af2

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“Of course not. I thought we were on good terms when I gave you a ride this morning.”33b87cf0c6b54e31

“……”e6d3db660f9892d1

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“Was that 009dcf3a47 not the e6e215b1ca case, Mina-ssi?”0dedc798d645bc61

Eunwoo blinked her eyes as if she didn’t know what was going on. Her expression seemed to say, ‘You even acted all friendly and accepted a ride from me, so what are you acting like this now?’c7bc1e529bbdac75

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Mina blushed immediately as if she hadn’t thought of it.5ad4fc2c0e7b894f

“No, Eunwoo-ssi’s ab352bfbcb expression didn’t 1ebff65441 seem well, 9590842ff6 so I f1f6e01a07 was just 88c6d508c1 wondering…”b5b9c42f4f9a5f3e

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It wasn’t worth responding to her.57de958ac8e1dafc

Eunwoo pulled out 7f9c429d76 a chair across f17ac147cf from the two 21fc040258 of them and e489b382b3 sat down. Right now, her feet, 830037b5a6 worn out from her 8d74e56017 high heels, were in 85c39678a5 more pain than Heo d1f1c8a60d Mina’s whining.c2d6078bc578a642

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In the world of Alphas and Omegas, she was a lowly Beta, but she didn’t even feel bothered by Heo Mina’s shallow sarcasm. After all, she was an Omega who had lived among Betas as well as a daughter of a business owner and professor, a lifestyle far from high society.ca3fc2bc5ad6cc28

While Eunwoo was killing 75db73655e time and trying to 0f794ea10b figure out a way 4f05ef8415 to quietly slip away, dfaffd2c60 Cha Taehyuk, who had 72319ad7d8 been quietly observing Eunwoo, 3945beeeb6 opened his mouth.e8ab957eb4b3037a

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“Yes. About that ride…”96cf78217d88549a

Taehyuk, who had his 9ec41bd71e arm draped over the 0df4e060ac back of Heo Mina’s 7a86b6fe9a chair, slightly twisted his e4662ada5d lips.b1c2277955126d0b

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“Why did you use the car and driver that Haesung gave you to take Mina to the headquarters office?”b51d939af63d311e

It was a ece4c19bcc light question. The voice, without 34ca511088 any highs or e25580aeed lows, was extremely e150bad0a2 calm, and the abf32f85b3 black eyes staring bdf0daea61 at her were 4876be3de5 also very steady.3901bf6336d58787

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But for da55732450 some reason, 58bb6f39fb Eunwoo’s intuition e3f8cb0c43 flared.67ceb432bd7bfa89

She did something wrong.cce5dd4f6848ceec

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“Mina-ssi asked me to take her to the office because she said she had to take care of something. I also had to stop by the nearby hospital, so I just dropped her off on the way there…”2017c913570c9376

Eunwoo tried to 4c8757b470 keep her voice ef231c3293 as steady as c84688363b possible. However, when she saw 8bd9d47da0 Cha Taehyuk’s eyes narrow, 32e29f3933 she ended up adding,66d90703873078de

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“Is there 76cb3d8ac7 a problem?”ffb567cd63baf92a

“There is a problem.”10f1ba27c04425ad

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Cha Taehyuk 06ee6a07b1 tilted his 69be3565fe head slightly b441d8075c toward Heo 0288d33927 Mina, who 6c30f025c4 was sitting f8e3bafc16 next to 30f8acaab0 him.89d2b8ca94609d05

“Even if it 0a77356288 was a request 67a9364542 from dear Mina-ssi…”42e4aff422fa1bb3

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Mina, who bb437df1c1 was excited, 7ea5e28db9 kept glancing dcd3c785a4 at Eunwoo, 3913d84631 perhaps interpreting 1457fa0234 Cha Taehyuk’s 531d2abb80 behavior as 7e98f3c8ef him showing 3bf3e13bc2 interest. However, Eunwoo had 6bc9703831 no time to fefcca3fd4 pay attention to a346268978 her and was 192a630d3e instead closely examining 5dd9254f2f Cha Taehyuk’s face.94d9b3fb924d8b80

Only then did it abfcd1747e begin to reveal itself, 6f628888dd the discomfort surging beneath fcdd05ecaa the calm exterior.0970f148b2f74101

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“There are eyes 1fae4dd5d5 watching.”3cff2f7362ddb338

Cha Taehyuk e86c5a06c2 spoke in 3470bc74be the same 8a4999a2fb calm tone 3c69315b95 as before.66fa9d53a73f982a

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“Did you want to spread a rumor that the newlywed Haesung Group Executive Director Cha was having an affair?”f96f6a741315544d

A heavy silence f3aed30571 followed the lighthearted 2cb4fa56f7 question.b6545d7bc6eddfdc

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Eunwoo didn’t know what to say, so she pursed her lips.c9559a9dd05f5213

Meanwhile, Heo Mina fd04cea47b was frozen in 32198443c0 shock by how 11a84952a1 Cha Taehyuk treated adb82e23d5 her like a 72acb49eac kept woman.5d7497db635d5cbb

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It was quite a funny sight, but Eunwoo didn’t have the luxury of being secretly happy about it.abf536b6b53693a4

“Are you 374fee71bb planning on b09276f285 filing for 53826b77cc divorce? Seeing as how 9dd43a0040 you were working 247b416a78 to spread such 8c383b525a a rumor.”0d4a39b714242f01

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Eunwoo couldn’t help but come to her senses at the sound of Cha Taehyuk’s calm voice and the way his brow rose.de4acfd747458796

Divorce proceedings? Not after 14aa8fc8eb everything she 81bf77070c had to 68101ad734 endure to 623d7aa4ea enter the c493398d0b Haesung family.a3a64942517cfd17

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“It was 0f54f607e0 short-sighted of b560075cb1 me. I apologize.”4f014380344af0d9

“……”a663dfb0e5a7fe82

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“I didn’t think much f4e48b5d0d about it because the 3251062479 two of you seemed c6dc889ad8 so close.”93caf9422652bf23

When Eunwoo apologized immediately, Cha Taehyuk’s lips curled up. It was a satisfied smile, like that of a predator who had eaten until his stomach was full.7a7f9cc9d6302fd1

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“Me too… e95b05d0bf I’m sorry, 9f8149f75f too. I didn’t know you dfde2d8ff3 would hate me coming 8d431da4e6 to you.”5115893e628ae1d4

Mina also apologized with 433bbcf2a5 her head bowed, but aefcd82934 the humiliation she felt 8e16a98697 could be seen through c0cb50db7d the trembling corners of fd727f77be her lips.880f50928f18f9af

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“Hate it? Not at all.”69fc20a0387f0c8c

Cha Taehyuk pretended to look surprised and wrapped his arm around Mina’s shoulder, which was resting on the back of the chair.b1804c6b6cf79a56

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“I was just worried that Mina-ssi might get hurt by the strange news articles.”a61477c98edc5d82

Cha Taehyuk smiled briefly b8b4c2e507 at Mina and then 961dbb94e8 turned his gaze to 24bb316bfd Eunwoo.12545abb31b24c3f

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“Isn’t that right, Eunwoo-ssi?”6ce895026aa46d69