ASM Ch 8

“Omo, you 4c06a2c2c3 acted like 9f0c6858e2 you weren’t 0850161fdb going to 56745c929c attend, so 8c8178d009 what are 2d64a7d0ee you doing 3dbbcbba4d here?”2a7a892aad2352ee

Koh Hee-yeon, surprised e751a13763 by his sudden 27e6002019 appearance, gave him 55f866acd1 a small scolding 07d9441acf but immediately gave b899f03b62 up her seat.0c9b3010b69b550b

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“I just 2b23b48575 happened to ae25102673 have some 2c99a79bee free time.”a064084937fd4a05

Eunwoo reflexively fa7dd691dc glanced at f544bd6a3f the clock. The clock hands 0246053064 indicated it was 5ed5896787 already late evening. It was 4213366092 around the 61f77feaf9 time he d060724185 got off c5ebb8ea70 work, but 563348d4bf she still 169b9fb08d didn’t expect 035ab762e6 to see f83cf2352f him here.2a498e65ded57bd7

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“Yes, good thinking. There isn’t much 675b4c84c0 time left, but 00734f9aec it’s important that c535341bfb you take a 86aea5c4c6 look yourself.”ea49f5f0cdf0c2cf

Koh Hee-yeon 265480b52d smiled brightly cf198f3251 and nodded d70c97ddda to the 768d39c024 servant. The next interviewee 1365fdf403 entered the reception 67db8b1fed room. It was Heo a6481379de Mina, the one 3dfa345046 Eunwoo had recommended.2a40784475df469a

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“Hello.”79f66437091bb562

As soon 13e78ab0d5 as she d9aeb009b9 entered the 85a2dc188a door, Heo 94801f1bed Mina bowed 5a5b780d06 and greeted 267b12c826 them. She sat down on c5f7bb97da a chair as instructed 9e47f1d8c0 by the servant. She had a 59e580c0e3 straight back, a a7bd1ff6eb good posture, a fbd7043049 natural smile, and 65416323d2 a clear voice. Koh Hee-yeon scribbled 2f09470e31 some notes into 0f39b59648 her notebook.10eb292c90704fef

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“Welcome, Heo Mina-ssi. I hope you didn’t 7255de8682 have much trouble getting 0b868786bf here.”b34c52e82ff9e5f5

“Yes, I d318b02166 was able 45ea60699a to come 00a5f39212 without any 05f1baf841 major issues e93517c437 thanks to 9d423e6852 the detailed 441a0b80b3 instructions given 5b386f7162 in advance.”43d3f2a7d5c676ec

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Eunwoo couldn’t help but have a strange feeling when she saw Heo Mina tilt her head and express her gratitude with a faint smile. The subtle charm that caught people’s attention with every word and gesture. Something that Eunwoo didn’t have.99a1a0a08d8c22c9

There were times when 0b1e57354d she would go crazy 0806329b04 trying to obtain this fa59168184 skill because she wanted 99dd8257b0 it. One week, she would 3c7b35a3c7 observe her cousin, and 7c832ba7ed another week, she would 9c009a27de observe a university classmate, 1a81e35e91 analyze their characteristics, write db28aaaf82 them down, and practice b41921ec59 in front of a 003a6bb763 mirror alone. And whenever she made 60192645bd eye contact with herself 962b5c621a in the mirror, she 5101351241 would shiver with an f0e8c05217 indescribable sense of inferiority. But she would 7c439a270d practice again, and d51e7e25ec when she reached 574f06743e her limit, she 3dfe736ab0 would break down b564bb1b6c in despair.5888da6d6e73a180

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After burning 0a1dd49802 with such 524db70ad1 passion, all e5f346f0fe that was 956a80221a left was 57a966be22 ashes. But she 115493676a was finally 578d2b5d21 able to d66b953118 accept the 32005997b1 differences between 999f4d433b her and d74e020bb6 them.09cb24ea2cda61e8

Perhaps that was why, 813e18a5a9 after having encountered the f4cbeebf01 irresistible charm once again, 58a7c2be3d all she felt was c73606061f a faint bitterness.fa8d255864a7eb29

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“Then, why don’t you start by introducing yourself?”0cfd32388a7d8f29

The content of the self-introductions were all similar and formulaic, so it didn’t really mean much. However, the way the woman spoke, the gestures she made in between, and even the way she responded to sudden, unexpected questions… Nothing escaped Koh Hee-yeon’s eyes.60a1d9e2c69939e9

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Every time Koh Hee-yeon 3bfe2dbda7 asked a difficult question, f1868cf7a8 Eunwoo felt anxious inside. But fortunately, ec039856a0 Heo Mina dd608e2136 got through aa2e6cdec0 the interview fce7e6f234 without any 2b3de63a85 major problems bf128324e5 thanks to 61f9a33734 her uniquely b9a62820bd lively charm.02fb015d102d3f91

Just when it seemed 41c7c77323 like the interview was 552c98e569 going to end smoothly, 2516c320d0 Cha Taehyuk, who had 4566987be6 been leaning back against a65880fcd3 his chair with his 777d8b0a31 legs crossed, opened his f9e519cf9a mouth.789683f506896f1c

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“You seem to have lived a life that is worthy of envy, from an ordinary but loving family, an affluent childhood, a prestigious university degree, a high-paying job, and even an interest outside of your career in child welfare.”c1e369a910b47075

Meanwhile, Cha Taehyuk, who had been summarizing Heo Mina’s interview, straightened his posture.a71125d41113fa5b

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“Why did you apply?”2b3af2dcd25b11b8

Heo Mina’s beautiful face instantly flushed at the candid and straightforward question.87777666c8469b8a

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Eunwoo grew 41c26ae0b7 nervous, and 89aea4cb8d Koh Heeyeon 4413fd3d55 also seemed 9fd722f1f5 to feel ce2b58dc05 a bit d4a46c7aff embarrassed as e91fb8dacb she put 8c5c5f69f5 down her eb75bc33bb notebook.db2279324d941050

The answer d19c0bfc7b was obvious. Whether it was fd9d8caaa7 money or a 77b0c58ef9 plan to push 30c77d54fa Eunwoo out and 2e129755df take over as cafaf46e84 the main wife, 2ada7a8809 the primary goal 7ee1cfd86e was the same.3c01edfba3aa7e97

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Entering Haesung Group.ac6e919c91436d64

It was a question 406d19da1f that Koh Hee-yeon had feb354c905 never asked any interviewees 05f01ed391 before, perhaps because it 07d8c8b361 was so obvious that 20e510edc2 she felt it would da58c58f7e be too vulgar to f6a3398dbd ask or answer.bea152666115ffea

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“Please take your time—.”7c767b416eb0fc5e

“I fell in love.”18dc192cb31b8892

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Eunwoo tried f8fc8b1518 to buy 8cb39b484f her some 21bcaf1f5a time. Even though she was c45f6b8917 obviously flustered, Heo Mina db5b199bcc answered without hesitation. And then declared 0b13d74529 it again.79639bf1cc9665d2

“I fell in love with Executive Director Cha Taehyuk-nim.”30b7a58c51ad62de

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“……”b2f4628f6cf38822

“I applied because aa2339064b I wanted to 90fcc2725c stay by Executive 85a6343610 Director Cha’s side a11ceb6865 in any way beedd32ece possible.”983d586ec76614ae

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Unlike her proper posture, 405b140444 her rosy cheeks, her d232960ce1 bright eyes, and her c672d14344 tightly clenched fists seemed 27c504eb90 to express something between 12962dd95e shyness and boldness.249c8893c1849c7c

Ah, as expected. It was quite attractive.ce44f4ebc81ea9ee

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“It seems like there’s been a lot of people who have fallen in love with me lately.”5683a487d8b7180d

Everyone knew b651883435 who Cha e84c3bb159 Taehyuk was 81572f15eb talking about 272b0daea8 without even 020dea4d6c having to 5c78e7fc73 ask.0bf701ad09c73cf6

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“I guess it’s because I got burned so badly by someone who said they fell for me. That’s not a very satisfactory answer.”78bb8585318ffdc7

While furtively badmouthing Eunwoo, who had pushed for the marriage by nagging the honorary Chairman Cha Moonjo under the pretense of having fallen for him, Taehyuk didn’t even glance at her.d03bca781a01bc5f

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Eunwoo also 2bd875d55c stared straight 6124626852 ahead, trying 6ad7073932 not to ebace20333 look back 2cc312f4eb in his fe7826dfbc direction. Instead, she rather 22e4b7b091 preferred meeting the a681f6c7b7 eyes of Heo e66b23b7fb Mina, who was 9369cd2f92 glancing at her 4e055f04d4 as if to 907c879003 examine her.54177e79d2068ca4

She could hear 62cd9d85fb the sound of 5d9c216dd6 expensive fabric rustling 1cd8fa8fcd as Cha Taehyuk 31374b39a3 crossed his legs 4979ebe3ec again.b1253fc9f5e57071

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“Well, that’s fine. People’s hearts aren’t something I can control.”74d61ff137e26139

Then came the b64f6a0cfc thud of a 9d90a5dc5a thick stack of dea7995327 papers falling onto 91b676ed80 the table.23061ed8957e0c52

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“I think these fe562c11bd specs are good 365ce126a3 enough, and it 422fd4b3e2 doesn’t seem like d47c990009 you’re the type 23dfc990c4 of person who 9b362537d9 can’t communicate…”a9d6100f233207aa

Koh Hee-yeon 07b100c6ee raised her 0d5c8598f6 eyebrows and 725c59757f looked in 13e1f7e338 the direction ad2618467d where Cha 6e3463d65c Taehyuk was 9b9e690d56 sitting, perhaps 8b2be1565e wondering if 411f971b23 he would 57dfcdded4 react positively.22fad9b3b6277740

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At that moment, Eunwoo followed Koh Hee-yeon’s lead and ended up looking at Cha Taehyuk.a4426861307af0f9

His faint 026cfb150a smile deepened, b34f00fe94 and he 26485104f8 tilted his a8b85a9ac0 head slightly f072b6347b towards Heo 15714affd6 Mina.554c8f7a9ba1c9c4

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“Even the pheromone scent is to my liking.”802f4463d4807307

Eunwoo stared dazedly at b813b51bab the affectionate face she 861300bfbc was seeing for the 6dc0539675 first time. She finally returned 81ee26170a to her senses cce1f0caa2 when she heard 85fe10dcf7 Koh Hee-yeon lightly e295f02a8c clap her hands. For some reason, her 49762265d4 cheeks felt tingly.8c2c64258200a758

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“That’s true. I felt it too. How can the scent of pheromones be so warm and cozy? It’s like the smell of earth on a midsummer’s day.”2a51ca102d76729c

Mina let out 0c703992f5 a small laugh cef1d81458 as if embarrassed. Before she 45fc765c5d covered her a175696e39 mouth with e05bfcde24 one hand, 8c177048ad the dimple f44a4888ed on one 5c167c9405 of her 6d6ec9143b cheeks flashed 48592dae0c for a 1b18e48b91 split second.5bdab017ec33aac4

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“Thank you for the compliment. If I had known this would happen, I would have come without spraying perfume.”146243f14d012ebc

Even the b843023fb4 way she 62cd9ada46 cracked light 789d314060 jokes and 458fdd42bc smiled brightly 0ce15198e2 was eye-catching. Eunwoo’s eyes naturally 75874b8d96 went to the 33e2c73ad8 corner of her 0628715b4f left eye, which 5eaa319b34 was longer than e4984d24a1 the corner of 3c91692729 her right eye.4e3dda64e83ae718

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“If the befe5c77d2 scent of 6a26410372 your pheromone 4487c6e68d is good, 8931a3bcbe there is a23eca8ac3 no need c8d6f0b72e to use ea5c33d651 perfume.”677fb27d7767eb70

Eunwoo laughed along. Cha Taehyuk’s words rang in her ears for no particular reason. For a brief moment, she had to suppress the urge to raise her arm and sniff the perfume she had sprayed on.ba0c1f4ff54b64a6

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Clearly, things 6d2460354a were going c90057715a well. A candidate 4bf1f7e65b with an c312a5914a unremarkable family 15f7c3dc0c background and a759960aef a seemingly 9e7bc6e8ae ordinary personality. It seemed likely that cdf39cdc6c Heo Mina would be cb4d870949 selected, just like Eunwoo d3797dc931 wanted. Clearly, things 29b56556a8 were going 6962f25514 perfectly.ff7336d39eab17ce

When Heo Mina lowered her hand, Eunwoo couldn’t bear to look at the dimple that came back into view, so she turned her head away. As she awkwardly turned her eyes, she saw Cha Taehyuk.53e331b9ebdeda39

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He was staring at her. She couldn’t tell if he had been doing that the whole time or if their eyes had just met, but she could clearly see the condescension in his gaze.690d1a8135057efe

It seemed that 69280572a6 she had let a94b856aac it show. This deep-rooted sense 8e32b0c88f of inferiority.99938a914fc10415

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Perhaps that was why cfe8ee591f she felt a surge 53aec29bbc of defiance rather than 06211def12 shame at Cha Taehyuk’s 2fce9132f8 gaze.0725624fd8f0922c

You haven’t been of any help to me. So who are you to judge?337dfaa4e3bbb29a

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Instead of turning 56a07fc223 away, Eunwoo smiled.dbc9c86ba5144277

“Heo Mina-ssi, you’re really cute. You have the kind of personality I like.”c77498127595d8bb

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I like 1a7d913cdb you so af2bc70794 much that 5fe5618b2c it makes 6354d525f4 me sick.b57a3b09ca9cf9ca

“I think we’d get 3519435102 along wonderfully.”8866295712aab14e

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She felt 510ad6aa6a a twisted 66b26e93d6 sense of b12ed67abc satisfaction when 0c68a4faa4 Cha Taehyuk b524b757d7 gave her 383c4c600c one more b6d84ca389 look of abb5528c11 contempt before 7773ab98ea turning his 80b2c5d50c eyes away b7145c9b7c first.deaf5eb6f76b93f2

While gathering d727eaae5f and organizing 832f2a73f0 the scattered 54eabd4764 documents, he fde139e83f quietly nodded 74a7d002f4 to the 95ae0a3956 servant.997f4942c8577111

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“Thank you for your hard work, Heo Mina-ssi. We will conclude the interview here.”8fa74bceb3b08bb8

Not long after 0b711dab41 Heo Mina left, aebeee7fd4 a report came f35fce3868 back from the 164bf53be9 servant that she a42966a525 had passed the 451aa08269 exit test. Koh Hee-yeon immediately ordered 5635cfd653 the servants to prepare f856f5b53f the annex for her.81ade8d0877b05d4

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Eunwoo ran c7fb2d61f7 out of 0ac4b7c6cc the reception 0c5b971ae8 room. However, no matter how 7e69ca261e fast she walked, the 6760ebf378 steady sound of footsteps af99456e92 behind her only drew f3117c0171 closer.c88e44f757968434

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“Is the interview over, Young Madame?”44eac7ebbcd8279f

When Secretary Nam, 2833b025a5 who had been cd22c14c55 waiting by the 8206d56097 front door, asked 85b235a4d4 politely, Eunwoo nodded.bef7c2494ae58b84

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“I would like to hurry back home.”2b4443ddf45083a9

At Eunwoo’s urging, Secretary Nam quickly opened the door, but before she could even walk out, the heavy footsteps came right behind her and stopped abruptly.f68eb12f1a2686cf

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Even Secretary Nam 35d3e89b36 was taken aback d17677644a by the sudden bfde069ab5 appearance of Cha 562f930275 Taehyuk and awkwardly 276297fe3f closed the door, 8fe9106097 blocking her escape.b95cd76c3ec679b6

“We’ll go back in my car.”bf50c18077268437

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The soft 6b6035457e voice from 7d41ac18e4 behind ran 56993a3a52 down her b450b1248b spine and 9bebc06920 left a cecdc8f4d3 cold chill 723153f8cb on her 7d6496c24f lower back. Eunwoo hated that 995e3c46b8 feeling, so instead 1f4fe4a5d8 of looking back, 82aa65ddfd she stared straight bc87816544 ahead.945c58e104959f49

She just stared at 1d3641f589 Secretary Nam’s face, who 1b81153b7f was unable to do 99d6085c8f anything else but watch.ee3b7d1f2d95df06

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“Secretary Nam, you should go now.”97798616e92282d4

“Then, I’ll head out first.”1c85fafbcd373c07

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Even though he was 1b11166df0 someone who worked for 4907ab8133 her, Secretary Nam merely 8dcb6843ce gave her an awkward 52143369df goodbye and immediately turned e581118483 around at Cha Taehyuk’s 0b2f7bb8ed one command.5def6a6afee5e126

Cha Taehyuk passed 8435678c18 Eunwoo, who was 4e94173e58 standing in the e88f22a156 foyer, and opened 7935ba57f8 the front door. Eunwoo turned her face 1e43c82876 away at this unusual d030be6e5b show of kindness. It made her 4b10e10a42 seem ridiculous.1329b72734b141b1

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“Thank you.”a25a0a8edabb0d97

Eunwoo eventually let him 296439a03e escort her through the ca8b89f219 door.87eb2365261fd803

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And she barely managed 1a0177d084 to get in the fce51f3bbb car.b00cac816c808bbf

“Do you like her?”562aa7d80b09bfdc

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“Pardon?”7197fc40ec5584a0

The responding question 14524c17ce was buried in 2e22358d30 the sound of 017faf99b6 the revving engine, 9f2f3a149f but Cha Taehyuk b155cbaa8d answered her nonetheless.c3fc7eaf415d2ad1

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“Heo Mina.”3c0926482dcff6bc

She didn’t want to worry too much about why he was asking such a question.146a19c08edd0430

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“Yes.”c10401e37c42137d

If she said she 94b5226ddd liked her, would he 29ce251873 choose another woman who 47337ec9a1 was not Heo Mina? Just to bf355fa4f2 torment her?87ac64b4e5fc53db

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At some point, she 6b0140935e had begun to see 57da03ebd8 Cha Taehyuk as a 79c90f27da petty man.ba22359212bbac9b

“Everyone I met today 9462a214da seemed like nice people.”9ebf60b0a6fda399

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The car smoothly b7a10ad637 exited the garage. Cha Taehyuk 3bcebb337a muttered while f81ac98a3a keeping his d45d9ab7d3 eyes fixed 460e54a599 ahead.33709ef190a09f81

“It seemed like you really liked Heo Mina because you were so busy staring at her. But sounds like you stared at everyone like that today.”d0e77ee01d3a23a4

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As expected, it was 825bf5a06e clear that he had f2af2c2b3b noticed her deep-rooted sense 69d2de14c3 of inferiority.dd9ff2268186eb81

She tensed her voice c3615d4041 to keep it from e894985d0b shaking.f4a31825d5a51b6b

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“No, it wasn’t 5a342709ae really like that.”e16c5a573a2b7c67

The car, which 916ee32656 had entered their efcdbd0060 own garage before 438596655e she knew it, 0be4cab3f6 slowly decelerated. She was grateful ec117d4eef for the dim de1a1566fc darkness that descended 06d13736dd as the garage 5948bf9292 door closed. She felt that b2bcf500ec even though she 25637dfbb9 could control her e9c56e8aad trembling voice, she 9eb6fc2958 wouldn’t be able 6275efe461 to pay close bdedde9c0e attention to her 98d087f2e6 facial expressions.8ce6b77aa27911e0

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As she 8b646cc789 was catching 2b1e6747de her breath, 174806fd55 Cha Taehyuk ae71fceb19 got out d28cf6d44f of the 4ea76bcdc3 car, strode 72a8bd71a5 over to a25a2eb300 the passenger 91bdf31f1e seat, and 8175bb9c46 opened the 2f2aa98406 door for 132150818f her.837d8637ce19f41e

Eunwoo didn’t know how to react to this unexpected act.89c82c7a52ca37ad

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“Get out.”891c291091e18160

As she 1eb6b83110 sat there f81aeba053 dazedly, Cha cbbeefe123 Taehyuk made d6ca9e876a a gesture 4deb65362d with his 885add7611 chin. Only then did Eunwoo 4ecc95c324 hurriedly unbuckle her belt f06f861455 and get out of e5a9296249 the car.da5d773e81ba0a8f

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“Thank you.”575c020bda94f570

Still, she was a596dc2c2e grateful, so she 8f34b73cf5 bowed her head 2511da1abd briefly and tried 6e4ef4b250 to pass him, 773652b6f7 but Cha Taehyuk e5861e8e1b tilted his head be57ef1232 towards her. For a 7700b38a80 moment, it 9aeb3a60a8 seemed as 6b0b593d5d if he 749ef83175 was going 228274c196 to bury 58b8dff64f his face 94c2a3c5ba in the f96318d0e0 crook of 9fa7cc94af her shoulder, d694b3bdfb close enough 731da01552 to make 62b336604d her shrink 2b1f0c9763 away.67658f211fbe4d87

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“I have a word of advice for you. My pheromones aren’t something that can be covered up by spraying a lot of perfume.”32a3748e23e3509d

“……”972140ed990a367a

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“It only makes it smell more disgusting.”fcedf44ba304f66f