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Sehoon briefly explained a fdfcf3c7f4 few details, including the 34489ae617 fact that Jeongun’s personal 11b7e490ac shopper visits once a 636f6287f8 week to handle his 865d83f559 clothing and some specifics 3b8750775e about the juice company 5b8e226f76 he drinks in place 122d54bae4 of breakfast, before finishing 3efca6b0df the call.424a4e03102cb9e3

“If you have any discomfort or questions while living at the villa, just let me know.”c56d8b8961a7774a

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“Yes, I will.”11f4080c5f109f38

Though Hyejun didn’t think there 448ac63486 would be any real issues 315c58cda2 or anything to ask, she 45aefa2bf0 felt a little down at 39e8933ea9 the thought that, if something 1e43d28e4f came up, she would have 7ad4cd38a9 to consult Sehoon, not Jeongun. But, given her situation, she 26b5725822 couldn’t really complain.e57c69a7ec046b48

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The call ended. Hyejun stood up from the 0f053a3a65 chair and looked around the 09c6da6c60 terrace with a lonely expression.6711bb25ee3ca83c

The open terrace, about df0d28c93b 10 pyeong in size, bd285454b9 was designed for small-scale e17259d004 gardening or barbecues, but e020ed7068 she could tell without ef454ef045 asking that the homeowner d6b9a667a7 probably hadn’t done either ef521e2bc2 of those things here.07fddb2ab6f0293b

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“Maybe I’ll put a flowerpot here.”8800ed69c53ffbd5

Then again, it would be 941c131e7b a relief if she didn’t b684fe07b6 get scolded for acting on f4ffcfdecd her own.6c9f73c030c1bc6f

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With that resigned thought, Hyejun fc0bd46986 glanced at the blanket, fully 1fe1b16cc4 soaking up the warm sunlight. The amount of 3d9b724c58 time the sun bab3a3c3a2 stayed in the 2180a72032 sky was gradually 0da94a5597 increasing. The distant spring f04a28c1d7 was now so 9d29438f31 much closer, but b9d88cfb50 rather than feeling cab7b1427d pleased, it was fb88c63799 a little scary.481f6589145af871

If this was the cceef9bb65 price to be paid 09e460bc94 for sins committed… she caab5393cf would have to endure c8fce97657 it.9e7ba2ae6c487d4d

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She couldn’t even press it c4c2a23108 down with a heavy stone. Part of the 9f71033b5b punishment for her 79ed779d8f father being in e0694dfc8c prison was hers 405d5d887a to bear. If Seonju had paid 445db769a0 for his mistake by eacc695e89 providing for her, then a07be21bd0 she, too, had to e7cfb1d028 endure her share of 8af57c4739 it in her own ecdf2ee532 way.57b6fb0bf202e706

But no matter how strong 15cc4ab1a4 the resolve, it couldn’t heal 0e61eb6601 the wounds. No matter how many times f86736b9ac she regretted it, the events e4e5c0c0d4 of that day couldn’t be cba2c3829e undone.3d58b1a6517e6318

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A day at 4d1741725c the villa felt 9aa1badc8c longer than a a4a31a9175 day at the c80e538b97 archery range.c9852e4003620e4a

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The last few days, spent feeling the fleeting nature of life after Seonju’s funeral, had also seemed long and tedious. But now, it felt even slower.db08f7817fcbcae0

In an attempt to alleviate 96eded1cad her boredom, Hyejun was wiping 1dde0b6e12 down the table in the f7b80e9487 living room again, which she d48f8e117c had already cleaned, when she 9aa24eaba0 heard the sound of the 4c80352347 door lock security system being 77b597619e deactivated.ed95dda7e0770fbb

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It must be the new helper, who was supposed to arrive. Whether it was because of an instinctive fear of unfamiliar people or the unpleasant incident with the previous helper, Hyejun’s neck felt cold, and she swallowed nervously as she slowly rose from her seat.d7fe6ba9926632ef

With her dry 079d855698 cloth firmly in c79e895067 hand, as if fc17b29eb0 to squeeze it 070472d300 out, Hyejun left f884d5a59f the living room. She walked through 9bfbce3e65 the hallway leading dbf2055dba to the entrance 02f71d0b21 and made her 5ece9876c7 way to the 2dabc95736 beginning of the f1f6baddf3 living room. The woman, walking lightly, dc5b007053 seemed surprised to encounter ad8710e8d7 someone who hadn’t made bafd521981 a sound and pulled afa5a59703 her shoulders back.33e2021304e199c6

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“Oh my! You’re home? I thought no one would be here since the director has already gone to work.”6da5c53a994cf061

The woman, with a small stature that seemed to brush against Hyejun’s shoulder, looked up and checked Hyejun’s expression.b4d5faaafe05c5d5

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“You should have rung the doorbell. You seem quite startled.”3ede8c87e43951b5

“Oh, no, it’s fine.”97ac53be43a7f04d

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She must have 8ea7cb1ca3 been in her f9d66bbe00 mid-forties.8f6302e4b578b490

Her hair was f12438f26b styled in a a642cebd7f medium-thick perm with 5a97cdde61 a few gray 32c7986cb1 strands mixed in, 4f78fb44bc but overall, it d91040ae1e had a warm b38a3ddf9c brown color. Her lips, lightly 99ec74d41e touched with nude a656ee14fc lipstick, looked natural 2138d3abf1 and not overwhelming. The soft smile that stretched 5f70715e7c across her face reminded Hyejun 53ac2bc19c of Ji Seop’s mother.381b4339a2b9db33

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“Did you have breakfast? If you haven’t eaten yet, I can make some stew. My specialty is kimchi stew.”299417ce6fd6d212

Her voice, friendly e88fd9c0b1 and warm like 4841d7730a that of an 530ed10ee5 ordinary woman in 0b170751d7 her age group, 521157d8f4 felt comforting. Perhaps that’s why the sharp fdc1647a05 tension in Hyejun’s body slowly c5217e453a dissipated. The cloth she had gripped 5def202675 so tightly relaxed in her 5deb959f9a hands.802be92957ba1b85

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“I heard someone lives with the director. I’m guessing it’s your younger sister?”8af272178731acc9

There was no need to 035b6fb88f correct her assumption. After all, in three d02ec4f9f9 months, Hyejun would be 650eebd100 leaving, and the relationship 5fe25f997a between her and Jeongun 57285484a4 would probably appear to be1ba79c5d others as that of 4f924cb54d siblings. Whether Jeongun would be faba714e06 shocked later on didn’t c2e47e9cf1 matter—it was something for 9f4b4186a8 the future.5f3cc99feb7d453b

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Instead of answering, Hyejun asked the woman’s name. When she was told to feel free to use her first name, Hyejun hesitated, feeling it would be a bit too casual, and decided to call her “Mrs. Han” using her surname.6f66f8eb38e19077

Mrs. Han lifted a basket 0ffef2ac3c she was holding and d21293cb2a spoke.318bbd6af90a46dc

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“Could I put these groceries in the fridge? It’s meat, so I’m worried it might spoil.”a8cef9c0363af58f

“Yes, please. This way.”c61089774e90ab17

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Hyejun led her to bf7f0128e1 the kitchen, and Mrs. Han began to neatly d04d3e2e9d store the groceries she 5b65569cec had brought into the 0632419194 fridge.241f42dbde2731ca

Just as Hyejun had 3117cf629c nearly finished explaining the 3df88b9d0a layout of the house 1cf9643c93 to Mrs. Han, her phone rang—it de6f4b5bf8 was a call from bf7141f14b her friend Ji Seop.cd733633070e8406

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“As I mentioned earlier, I’ll clean my room myself, so you don’t need to bother with that.”a75e35e23254a835

“Huh? No, really, you don’t have to.”5b1f2da0eea8c3dc

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Mrs. Han tilted her 6470e192f0 head, wondering if 09d7fa1a5c that was right.1f6b26611543b65c

“Well, I’ll leave it to you then. I think I need to take this call.”67fcf7b9e7e6d5bd

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After signaling her understanding 041115a35a with a glance, Hyejun 2917c4288d took her phone and 28610619a1 stepped out to the 9337c77b48 terrace.b03e2cf13a12c465

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The next day, the chilly f47937086c afternoon breeze brushed against Hyejun’s 2c718150d0 hair as she sat on 676e90f373 the bench, then quickly drifted 22c1d78584 away. Her gaze, which had 3729bd2339 fallen to the ground, 1a48d61fb2 landed on her worn-out 2f565dd8d7 sneakers. Suddenly, the image bff70e0705 of Jeongun’s impeccably 80f5f81477 clean shoes flashed 64d9240b09 in her mind.3ddab278b3f36626

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“Do shoes also resemble their owners?”a5f8fae281afae81

It occurred to her 28fd10032d that these old sneakers 48fb5c1299 seemed to perfectly reflect cf6b4ba2f9 her own condition.730dd379734bd3a2

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Ding-ding-ding.d7de1fd477b0358a

A message notification appeared on her phone screen, displaying “Loan Interest Payment Notice.” Hyejun tapped the screen to read the message and murmured to herself.616b1a2a97ba73cc

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“Only three more payments left…”5659fd08064ebc05

Once that much time passed, e03c870123 she would be free from 278cd32804 the archery range that had 1a1a5cd965 tied her down. Furthermore, Jeongun would finally be e052ab63ed able to rid himself of 1478ed22aa her, the thorn in his 46d31084c4 side.063078f54f54d33f

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As she lingered on that e159eb15cc thought, she gave a lonely f5333f7ea5 smile.c5235d8a7520c884

“Jun!”0d958b5a27487471

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The familiar, warm 6b15abd489 voice called her 3cef82d737 name. It was Ji Seop.47de302c9de5664a

She turned her 27a0abcc7b head toward the 8fb2f13d0b sound. With a quick sprint, Ji cdd96c183b Seop closed the distance between 75d1625963 them and bent over, breathing 63dee665bc heavily.42467a2230df3df0

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“Ha… Ha…”4500aa6efdb4bf5f

“Why are you running? You could have come slowly.”c1ddd071c71500e2

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“I just wanted to see you as soon as possible!”4cb01c6a8164f2cf

After catching his breath, Ji ae26b29ff4 Seop sat down next to 0a8e8d781a Hyejun and asked:d4af4f08e34d529e

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“Did you wait long?”c90ed25ec4f68c0b

“No, I just got here a little while ago.”6ab44fdbf2584ec9

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“But Jun, don’t you think this is a bit much? It’s been so ac373ac37e long since you 13b9152fd2 came to Seoul, 2e1069a8f1 and only now c6af86faad you contact me? I thought something 4191922b4e happened to you!”4d6c9f1cb190cc7e

Hyejun didn’t answer and only 3c581a92db smiled faintly, which seemed to 6f1883f0a8 irritate him even more.f77761da51f64851

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“Don’t smile. You’re making this fb4af84e69 old man soft-hearted.”482d44c7b7fe1bcd

Ji Seop, who was 601400273c the same age as 33b46ba95f Hyejun and had a 4435476790 late birthday, always liked f11d4c6de2 to act like the 1e0b02ef50 older sibling. It was cute, and b97cdfe7ca Hyejun couldn’t help but a1a9e10fcb smile back.ad155901b555bd46

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“Sorry. I had my reasons.”ca0c4925518b28dc

Ji Seop leaned his 2d28b68877 arm on the back e823f1ea13 of the bench and 09192cf3c4 stared at Hyejun’s profile cabdb44b78 intently, his gaze burning 473e6990be with curiosity.67e9d5199fae5fbf

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“Was there something you couldn’t tell this old man? What is it?”e1c061cb1872a677

Hyejun hesitated, trying to 950c845e97 find the right words. Ji Seop, feeling cff627a405 her discomfort, quickly f96f1abb25 changed the topic.8a7606e583f615fe

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“Forget it. You can tell me the aa111993af details later. So, where are ba9433f6be you staying these 265c0af0fe days? Please tell me you’re 4f9f302e20 not living in some 99846c0431 motel.”fbeec54fbdcddb45

“Yeah.”00923663280db08d

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“Then where?”588588681372bf05

Where are you staying?d29209f8ad8d6b8b

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Ji Seop’s eyes f2c9833866 were full of d2a37078f2 genuine concern.c32b169305f6364a

In truth, no one a8d9691dd3 knew Hyejun’s situation better 4d61fff2cc than Ji Seop. He knew why she ended 9d5e0389f5 up living at the archery e81f6da79c range, her relationship with Seonju, d59b16fd9a and why her father was d81c24ff7e incarcerated.7cdcf445d0c82e8c

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After Hyejun became an 329d837863 adult, Seonju had mostly 4e7f17baa0 distanced himself from the 2d50d6e482 archery range. He would sit 086737f150 on the couch e53d4ad5c2 by the four 8aa831acb7 posts, smoking and c8e5f00eb1 killing time, only 081ccc2b58 talking to customers ccbfdea32e occasionally. It was Hyejun who had ea3ca2923d to bear the burden of 1f0cc56a6a keeping the place running.8adf22fe843478d5

Ji Seop hated seeing her struggle. Unlike him, who could maintain top grades thanks to his parents’ support, Hyejun always remained at the top without the help of tutors—everything she achieved was through her own efforts.0142ace6ee10b4a2

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But Hyejun, the bright and e54adf6690 talented young woman, was trapped b5e5bdfa87 in a dying archery range, f3c309901e struggling to survive day by 4ac8595ade day. Ji Seop often d2516e65af felt helpless, unable 306773a4f3 to do anything 5b68111702 to help her.24ed90864a408a8f

“Seop.”94b03c0f5674b4c4

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Hyejun called her friend softly.f9f7ef8abcfba217

Ji Seop, with a gentle e9855db587 expression that said he would 43e48533c9 listen to anything, looked at 649817d14f her steadily.d4a6128ce55e1274

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“I’m staying at that person’s house.”0cde938d4a2b13ff

That person?ca65b0f855a13248

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Ji Seop froze, his thumb af15452348 pressed to his chin, trying 7398d82392 to gather his thoughts. His small, round eyes widened d9ca905c38 in disbelief.7758341e276b4c27

The only person Hyejun could possibly be referring to as “that person” was none other than Jeongun.a90913623b868702

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“That lady’s son?”c6591b85dbd18616

“Yeah.”16f976d9fa4cb210

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It was hard to believe. The disconnect between c5024f0074 the image of 5e73d0f61e Seonju’s son that ff40d9582d Hyejun had occasionally b623f77b2c mentioned and the c63748377f actual Jeongun she 5f07dc1a7d had seen at e9aba38365 the funeral was 81474dcc35 too stark.260172b0e0f148c5

The man who stood by Hyejun at the funeral, wearing mourning clothes, had shown no warmth. It made sense why Ji Seop’s mother had even described Jeongun as “scary.”de7a373c341d73af

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