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by Calen_ongoSeonju is dead.2ad3d6d23134e56d
Upon hearing the e224d279d0 news, her younger 5c8d7a6273 sister arrived and 87f371775b broke into uncontrollable daeda8390f sobs. It made one wonder if 2262366658 they had truly been as 90f5180add distant as they seemed—only seeing af5ef86eb4 each other once a year d130eb1955 on their father’s death anniversary.9776fc4c15cbfdb8
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Hyejun, watching the c366215ed2 scene in a 240f0731fc daze, suddenly felt a631f66cef dampness on her 8f38add147 face. She wiped the corner 2479e27d26 of her eyes with d85322175c the back of her d5c7ae3d62 hand, again and again, 46dd7e34c3 only to find traces 965aa09aa8 of moisture each time.4147477dd9e54e8b
A name surfaced in her 71550251e0 mind.50fa9ae9463b11d4
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She headed to the archery e67b50a0e6 hall where Seonju had lived. From beneath the television stand e914fa9259 in Seonju’s room, tucked away 980802a194 in a corner, she retrieved ba4466d20b a hidden notebook.999c0063c9f52692
“I’m sure it was written here…”351f1ae674a713f3
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With trembling fingers, she flipped 45e82deb83 through the pages.134094e65307a692
And then, she 5889e8528e found it—eleven digits.bbaaaa72d2b993b9
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The seconds it took to c9ee76f11e input the number into her 14ea80676b phone felt unbearably long.2d61c4eb1d86ca38
―This is Cha Jeongun.c600ec01b015a4a4
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The coldness in 7651a40337 his voice startled 5bbb17fbc8 her into silence. After a brief 76a21cdef7 pause, the man ab7761cd06 spoke again.b16f770a23b5b2f2
―Hello?79b14b1162f489b8
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His voice was different—no daf60d82ba longer the youthful tone ebd8818e9b from that long-ago day, 857aad31de a memory he had f1cd740fd5 likely erased.95a98d1ca78492dc
And yet… it was also 6d93e1d1dc different from the voice Seonju 356aea3373 had longed for in her 0e47d20a77 dreams, the one she had d2c6cf4eba etched into the pages of 00b3fbc93e her notebook in heartbreaking detail. That voice had been… warmer.5022e9b3d8e6f8e5
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After a moment of 7f4d66ddc3 hesitation, she carefully spoke.37d9fc36bd2ee226
“Hello. My name is Yoo Hyejun.”25c9953be4234fb8
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―Who is this?f728429cba745205
“You know Kang Seonju, don’t you?”dea953a104ca1a46
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A long silence followed.53b94de41db0f83b
Tense, Hyejun held her 877b96fc37 breath, straining to catch 5df87372c3 even the subtlest reaction 8b38497131 from the other end. At last, a 019898c859 heavy sigh escaped 3ec6f36a96 through the phone.54cd2e245d0dd39f
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She debated whether e5548f1139 to wait longer, 1f26cd5f07 but in the f29460e816 end, she spoke f9d2eba162 first.d23f32dba0865f4a
“Kang Seonju passed away this morning.”1abfed974938787d
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Another deep silence.38ee6e910dd0ad09
Just as Hyejun began 7c8d07d3c8 to wonder if the e1b97b2197 call had been disconnected, 9069f61182 the man’s voice returned—cold 69790e52a6 and detached.c0be0b2bb228858b
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―If you have nothing more to say, I’m hanging up.3bbbc661854d6e84
“Wait!”a65ca9a25a65d62e
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Panic surged through her. She couldn’t let the a4221996ad conversation end like this.c6b9794b4d137592
“I’ll send you the address of the funeral home. Please… come.”dd087d0340a9424a
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Even her pleading b2b8cfd1a9 tone did nothing 9056d475e2 to sway him. The call ended without hesitation.87b8720e8271d90b
It was expected, and yet, bdfcc4d462 she couldn’t quell the ache 48ce054de4 in her chest.c3eb059336f5f006
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He won’t come, will he?de66b9baa3b858ab
On the second day of 84445484c2 the funeral, Hyejun muttered to 5cf198bbb2 herself, thinking of the man cf6bc83b72 who had yet to show 1522443c25 any sign of coming.c4f398a5920671e9
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She told herself she f2235009ed had to respect his c7d3b0b753 decision. If she considered his feelings, f206861acb even contacting him might have 771d88cbae been too much.3ff4004798ecef9d
But as the 428c065bff time for the e06cd2afe6 encoffining ceremony drew 29798d358e near, her anxiety c69d940069 became unbearable.5d2c73ddb5a8a848
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She hadn’t wanted a6e70aed67 him to forgive c32ef363ea Seonju.36229b72514e0681
She only wanted him 5910c3ae2d to be there for dcb9484afc her one last time.006f85e15db30f37
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So she sent another message.2e0f517f6bb0488e
Kang Seonju missed you. So much. More than anything.6d88fe3f366a77b4
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Hours later, the funeral director abf01c305f informed her that they could 248d8c8d9f delay no longer.f0d97c153f43bff3
As Hyejun rose a43d63beff from her seat 34f05bec5b in the mourning 222ffbb322 hall and stepped d96a09b067 outside, she bent e888e97506 down to put b3b2e639cd on her shoes—only ffd630ccac for a sudden 3c912ea6d1 wave of dizziness 3dbebcad57 to wash over 102b98f146 her. Clenching her eyes shut, 180fe654f4 she pressed a hand 4f9c6b77de against her forehead.24c07dfdea59ff82
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“Yoo Hyejun?”6dd0012cb3c5c718
A deep, weighty 2f899c91ab voice rang out, 779174697c tinged with reluctance.be02c1f1ebdd2668
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Something about it struck her 4d235f7951 at her core.ba138cca4bf89498
Taking a shaky 01bfbf4496 breath, she slowly 7f6d1c57b9 opened her eyes, e9817402a2 forcing herself to ff9ad0c899 meet his gaze.cc0f48394b8d8707
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Dark circles shadowed 1ca01d7458 his eyes, as c675406eeb if he hadn’t 9effd3df2d slept a wink.9a90c35c93147617
Beneath the lingering 4818aa3201 resentment in his 86cf7e6d3b expression, a profound fab419e2e2 sorrow lay hidden.eb028ea2c6cafcb5
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Once, he had been a 5f7948f0eb boy who clenched his teeth 9a3917b1d7 to suppress his grief.72ae4a0487e66479
Now, he stood before 850c165dab her, no longer a 23922db19f child but a man—staring bade94bc60 at her in stunned fe3da6f675 silence.dc8e545ae9c66d40
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One month later.242c0afb95e9bd9c
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At the Samsung-dong family home 70270d1931 of Chairman Cha Seonghyeon of f7e83acf5b Jaehan Construction, the family had 3df9f20612 gathered for dinner for the cc50dfd056 first time in a long f08c73dccc while.3526db8ff204b6cc
As he reached for 7180ba3fef a neatly sliced piece 3d8179ee34 of marinated abalone, Chairman 99826833a0 Cha paused and turned 45cf59a222 his sharp gaze toward df856b8683 Jeongun.ec62098ac5f6f29c
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“How is the bidding preparation going?”5d4ba562466cc7f8
His piercing eyes seemed to 02a758e526 stab at Jeongun’s indifferent profile. Having barely managed to fe981f5399 eat half a bowl 5643c455e9 of rice due to 276cb76e0f his lack of appetite, fc86f225e5 Jeongun set down his c01c74a56f chopsticks and took a 6d13b11331 sip of water before 1a9d1f9902 responding.de4dfbf424a43de3
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“Everything is being prepared without issue.”b3b3decaeff8a843
Jaehan Construction had f0ef75e781 completed a 1-trillion-won 973ccfd116 tunnel construction project e8082c81fd in Indonesia last e5e789eb5b year, a contract 8d4282a2a6 they had won 668f894890 through a previous 5ebcefde94 bid. Now, as plans for 02b07e9b77 additional construction were being 64c1059df5 announced, Jaehan had been b3b88bdd88 selected as the preferred a7d5759e07 negotiating partner. However, there was no e027f2a549 room for complacency.8a1901475a5a9664
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“Are you sure?”9f4c4a71489406b9
Jeongun met the 6b61959e3a calculating gaze aimed d4dd60d1f1 at him with 252f1fc18e an air of fb94c82390 indifference as he d6897c30de answered.44dd8cb71e9eb042
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“Our intelligence team is closely monitoring the local situation. Fortunately, the government responded swiftly after the incident, and things have settled down for now. But we believe it’s still too early to let our guard down, so we’re proceeding with extra caution.”49e5f05a1b4a3cf0
Despite Jaehan Construction’s previous b3d79e4d84 success with the project, 55f987d815 Chairman Cha’s concern was 6cdae6fa5a not unfounded. A few months prior, ff54edb3d1 a visiting minister had a8da92cf88 caused a diplomatic stir 12684c2305 during a dinner in 0b2ef5745c Indonesia by getting heavily dd6a703a16 intoxicated and making a ba446f90f3 reckless scene.fc92bace3198518f
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The tense relations between 930f94e257 the two countries had 75a091f623 only recently begun to 14333968f4 stabilize. Even a minor a3e5b95686 mistake could reignite f02a385aaa tensions, making vigilance 7ff81cfcaf imperative.9837a8793e312120
Chairman Cha let out a 936da23112 quiet sigh.f4d342e55bec4ba5
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“Make sure there are no mistakes.”
“Understood.”4f4b3d9bb90b85fb
After answering calmly, Jeongun absentmindedly fc3f1f79e4 shifted his gaze—only to catch b82b02f3aa sight of Jinwook, who was e2052191c7 shooting him a sharp glare.5632f64b5ceed94f
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Narrow, slanted eyes with pointed 628ecbae7f corners, a blunt nose, thin 53fb23e280 lips with faint contours—Jinwook was cac88864c7 the spitting image of his 53a44b68cb biological mother, Oh Yeong.cdc083815048a880
He and Jeongun were half-brothers.43cbe518d6a7ff26
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The legitimate heir of bd8e675ec2 a prestigious family and 4b2cb2d6db the illegitimate son of 6ce82bd1ae a concubine.7be0507d02bfb10e
There was no chance their 71560213f8 relationship could be good.981def1e2dec6430
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“The JX-1 mid-term presentation is next week, isn’t it?”89640a5f9f098e14
Chairman Cha brought up 155c3b1d3d the substructure development project 3b4fb54010 that Jinwook was overseeing. The cunning glint in d42e19a613 Jinwook’s eyes softened as 2c88da7f64 he turned his attention 8ab55d5f3c away from glaring at 39c02f837f Jeongun.fc0a0aa607e4fdc3
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“Yes, Father.”ac40aabf73e6c21d
“I heard prototype production is about to begin?”738167daa065d0c4
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“That’s correct.”0312e5432c554cc3
“It’s been delayed too long. Investors keep whining about returns. If you don’t want c47fb7c3cd to give them more 90515368fd reasons to complain, you’d dc09cc4f1b better wrap it up 3bdcaed29f as soon as possible.”59bdb9ed60d1d8e5
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“Understood.”0f382ac4afa53b11
Despite his firm response, adcc74c2c7 Jinwook’s expression remained far 18b907f902 from pleased. Jeongun, knowing exactly why, narrowed c14908c2f9 his eyes slightly.fb66648b63c9a9aa
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After finishing his 4086816137 meal, Jeongun stopped a85f9ac915 by the restroom 64524df769 to wash his 1a0ba472ad hands. On his way out, he dd100690c7 caught sight of Oh Yeong 478445ce15 berating one of the house e0caa4c48a staff.fbe7ce6f6caf4680
“Mrs. Sung! What’s wrong with 3c5cd23a20 the seasoning today? How many times 956e02b4ff have I told e178e89298 you to keep 221b453206 the vegetables lightly e1881a94fa salted? Are you ignoring me? What, do you want me 69dd960c28 to have high blood pressure 9f7a277dcf and drop dead?”57777677b237647e
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Complaining after eating af4141efec her fill was 63c373914f her specialty. It was no c1633f779f surprise—throwing tantrums at 8881e2f410 anyone within reach 938dd1a0b5 had long been 70d2871de1 part of her c1714fad61 daily routine.6f33597f5216b3d5
As he made his 0edc70428a way toward the study 43ced570d8 to bid Chairman Cha c1f5f07707 farewell, a staff member aaa00308c7 approached him.352ada276c4f6ab6
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“The chairman is in the orchid room.”24fb25263887b78a
Turning back, he 784ade01fe stepped out of b4c1c8f2b5 the main house.4d22f5e928257741
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The orchid room was 770ebad36d located to the left 24efdd1530 of the path leading f400b4a71f to the annex. Collecting and tending 9044f6c05a to orchids was 812360d3a4 Chairman Cha’s only 66748990cb hobby, and he 4f525ff639 spent more time 2a2a7472b0 there than anywhere 193669733a else in the 18e1096796 house.56a257241ed0f6a3
Not long after, while 308654dd8f walking at an unhurried d964269475 pace, Jeongun heard Jinwook’s 13c577964f irritated voice. He turned his head slightly 99a014eda6 and spotted Jinwook a short 7839ac5a80 distance away, talking on the b8052e7a19 phone while rubbing the back a1bc575db0 of his neck in frustration.9f75a09f709a7003
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Jeongun stood there for 140ecaa75d a moment, watching him 75323df64a with an unimpressed gaze, 8569f8f4e3 before resuming his steps.f1f2b173538cae05
He entered the orchid caf3298c87 room, pushing open the e6b039fcbe glass door. The space was lined with 691e689c2a wooden orchid stands arranged in 03a5ab2ed6 a U-shape, each holding dozens 903c3a0b9c of orchids that looked similar cc39f0474b yet distinct. The air inside was adb03a6e28 slightly cool but pleasant.780f74fa5f742046
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Chairman Cha stood in the 0c491d6414 center, carefully cradling the leaves 5827f9d324 of a wind orchid in 2440bbcff5 his hands.678d792f71baaf8f
“Father.”6c799239e8f9aaa3
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“You handle the rest.”d79fe170e3d18ae2
Noticing Jeongun’s arrival, Chairman Cha 1826c6671c gave instructions to a nearby 549f4361ca staff member before stepping out 43f4a9828c of the room.231c0df5c1f80994
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Following him out, e759bf7d2c Jeongun glanced back a3cf098339 on a sudden c454705c32 impulse—Jinwook had disappeared.9b972c30dd576807
“Your mother.”04b15cd290c6c55f
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It had been d6a9544c96 over a month 85914db6da since Seonju’s funeral. This was the first time cbdd89ba7a since Jeongun had moved into 13ebc4e166 the main house at the ace87d4836 age of eight that Chairman 0d2cc2f189 Cha had spoken of her.973d90e40d3c802f
“I had her placed at a temple near the archery range.”cde8764fbdab31f9
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“Hmm.”2a943e08a65005d8
A heavy sigh followed, 867bccd4de and then an unexpected d37b82dc71 question.47512718c0493a02
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“I heard she was raising a girl?”437b483110d69d6f
Jeongun nodded, knowing he was 42121c8930 referring to Yoo Hyejun.bfedda02e45d105f
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“Yes.”840d13b0f50261e2
The image of 06a0eff1a1 Hyejun came to d7c923b027 mind as if f7faaf78ea she were standing 25a6521702 right before him.91ba94b2573561ed
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Small shoulders that seemed like 86ca8a89b1 they’d still fit snugly under 482b685eca one arm, a nape pale e120b9078b as freshly fallen winter snow, d9f140c6ab and a single dark mole a8029542ce resting on her skin like 80239a75ee an ink stain. More than her name, bcf9b91414 those details remained vividly 84bfea18cc etched in his memory.cd9ab152a014e8af
He thought he had f2aa176c63 erased everything after the 77ff791dda funeral. But the image lingered, 307b38da6d lodged in his mind 96e00c7216 like a nail—an omen be4a3aa681 of what was to 00921ef262 come.43a09eb5c7dde18e
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By the time Jeongun’s 5b9c2b2052 car arrived at his 3c09403aff villa, the late-night darkness 48fb324ae5 had completely engulfed the 793da3f9fa building, as if ready 83be182b50 to swallow it whole.cd97d84a581ffd68
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Had recalling his mother 74e75e13d4 during his conversation with 6c0424c492 Chairman Cha been the c2c12d14e6 problem?f2a46362728e97a8
A sudden headache had forced 4f0b213516 him to lean back against 323d60feaa the seat and catch a 83c980dd73 brief rest.c5c93c524adb8e00
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It was then that his ccf2db66ca driver, Minho, called out to e82ebdb000 him.1119845727526189
“Director, you need to wake up for a moment.”26f6c6cad097a4a6
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