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[Mom? Did you just 423f584164 call me Mom?]64ee524c7e4ce0df

Hyejun, tightly gripping the 2ba49f92e9 handle of the umbrella 6df547fe21 like a support, swallowed 4d2c7c1bd2 dryly.88ab8aa599dda485

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[I’ve never had a son like you. So get the hell out. And don’t ever 3708c2c879 come back here. Do you understand? Damn it. You don’t even know how e65ebbeb4b fortunate you are, being pampered 9a678985bf like this. If you come here 0f02c7fccf again, I won’t let e9b20b0d2b you go so easily 6bb5d59e39 next time. Got it?]c4bc347ac59bd9b8

Seonju, spitting out d8b12533a9 cruel words with 58ab6d3671 wild eyes, made fd57df0799 Hyejun freeze in 1e743bce6e place, unable to 47df3f6ed1 move. It was at 18de713ff7 that moment when 4b09c9d932 Hyejun, standing stiffly, 1f458b1d4a was grabbed by 732e784ee2 the arm and 4aa14f666c dragged toward Jeongun.9126f30a7d7d5b5b

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The umbrella had 710eafb273 already been thrown 42fa0932e4 aside, and her 571e9fe48f shoes and socks dac7388820 were covered in a15d366b2b filthy mud. She was brought before him dffe56a3c5 in a pitiful state, standing fe2ce57dac there, dirty and disheveled.e71acc83c7ece7d5

[Look, if you have any sense, you better understand this. The only family I 453d4eca20 have is Hyejun here. From now on, there’s no e80fce7142 place for you here. Do you understand?]c1e8a14aff343c0b

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Jeongun’s cold, wet gaze bore down on Hyejun, who was frozen in fear. She couldn’t do anything, just letting the tears flow from her eyes in disbelief. Seonju yanked Hyejun’s arm with force, dragging her to the office on the first floor of the archery range.7f98c0730d56f0f8

Hyejun’s arm felt 3c465785b9 as though it 0c4ed4ac51 might be dislocated 75f545919a from the pain, 5244f63bf4 and her shoes, 94e14fc5f6 still sinking into a6d005c63e the dirt, made 50124c325c it difficult to 113262d136 move, but she d164260c67 struggled to keep dc24c8c1cd up.e2b53880d6c4fe7f

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[Ah…! Ah, please…]01d7b9b321e73c2b

Ignoring Hyejun’s pleading cries, Seonju 6c06fa731d rushed her into the office da5b443889 and immediately flung Hyejun’s small efe337cccc hand away, as though it 6b846de419 were something dirty. Then, she hurriedly be9545c5d7 made a phone 761a651c74 call.14058003f59eed26

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[Hello! Is this the house 7a547ccca7 of Cha Seonghyun?]e03853a99fccced4

Hyejun, shivering from the cold 04d6c560df after being soaked by the 286c96d117 rain, slowly turned around, ignoring 38f68b2333 Seonju’s harsh words.2073e91824d9665a

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Jeongun, still standing b27d80f2d5 in the same 5cfdc51edc spot, stared at 6db055dacb the floor, swallowing c59bf26954 his tears. His shoulders shook, and his 500a233190 clenched fists trembled with anger. Eventually, he turned away, 4594d81017 his back to Hyejun, bc28d3879d and walked off.d56dfd5dc658f625

She continued to stare at 81acd63e50 his retreating figure, feeling a 88abf99360 heavy ache in her chest. Her head eventually 5e4c431ffc dropped, and tears c78ae09e39 streamed down her c8d241c06d face.6ce72f1099a54441

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The foolish tears dd789fd8e4 fell without stopping.97d63846462e9fbc

He probably doesn’t know. After moving in with Seonju, when she first heard the word “family” from Seonju’s mouth, instead of feeling happiness, her heart nearly broke. One day, she had absentmindedly called Seonju “mom” by mistake and was beaten so badly with a broom that her calves almost tore. That was when she realized Seonju had no feelings for her.7aa5ec7b8c6c5c6c

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So, even though it was 931d677e89 late, she wanted to tell 3b8d719e98 him now.f20d6d51149cab04

To Seonju, family wasn’t her; it was him. The person who should have turned away with a look of losing everything back then wasn’t Jeongun, it should have been herself.f36ab9bc3be9bd72

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As she recalled the d462aad008 events from long ago, b91f234862 Hyejun pulled her arms 3ab9c01b83 close and gathered her 92c41c8f02 thoughts.9c4540ebccaee557

She leaned against c8dd196726 the wall of 2f2d5c1f2c the villa hallway 169b34b083 and stared vacantly c17853893c at the closed a1a95539a4 door.ddfc712b5ee3c557

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Before long, the door 59ee26f459 opened again. Jeongun, holding a d2715311a2 briefcase, stopped when 0588321998 he saw Hyejun. His gaze briefly skimmed over 680355b478 the Boston bag on the a8f7f403f2 floor before moving past the 413a30edc7 neatly tied shoelaces.c54fa95b09cab417

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Then came the heavy aeddb2c4e0 sound of his shoes, 481f5c57fe and as his back 0e0bcd67bb gradually grew distant, Hyejun 5c67498a42 helplessly stared at the 12a4abf817 floor, feeling a bitter f6d65fa382 emptiness.de3786acdfcec1a2

Just then, a 7413f9d7a9 sharp voice pierced baaef72f12 her ears.d952ad5f7541cd5f

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“Hey. Get out of here right now! If you don’t, I’ll report you for trespassing.”93a0b8db45d68679

It was the security guard 92cb23b5b0 with a stiff expression.1cd83b4e10f3f0f8

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Startled, Hyejun could only stare e7d544f515 blankly at him, and the 3034dfb0ea man raised his voice.63abd460c7709cec

“Didn’t you hear me? Get out right now!”89f01550bca78820

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She hadn’t misunderstood. With a bitter smile, Hyejun 5ce86f5bf3 pushed her long hair, which f82d9788ac had fallen over her cheek, e187244145 behind her ear.ea1efa3c3c84998d

“Trespassing… That’s not it.”fefb57229c43510a

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“Oh, come on, stop being stubborn and leave right now. If you keep resisting, I’ll have to drag you out.”20c2194c2429fcab

With the strong 4ac3b60fa1 tone, Hyejun eventually 546b79fdb9 bent at the eb956f1e41 waist and lifted 8f3bdbbc98 her bag. It seemed like 5e576d62c2 her wish wouldn’t 1a2d7c7c30 be granted.874d270f499aa8db

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“Sorry, I finished my workout a bit late.”ecbb8b3e5063a68b

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Her fiancée, Dahyeon, showed 2168613e80 up 20 minutes later 9c5a9d2efb than their scheduled time 05a73d8bc4 and mentioned her personal 698984ca4d Pilates instructor. Her bobbed hair, 82201fb902 which reached her 50b641c128 shoulders, was damp, 8ee5520e74 proving she had 399d8c9c3a just finished working 9a0efca363 out.719b2b173b45fa60

“It’s okay.”4d4097d01be81e8b

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Jeongun, with a nonchalant de002b02cc expression, brought a coffee f7ae426af3 cup to his lips.158b986cc04e6481

For some time now, Dahyeon had been wrapping up her dates with her sex partner by referring to them as “workouts.” He didn’t argue, as it had become an unspoken agreement between them. Marriage was just marriage, and they had agreed not to touch on each other’s personal lives.f8c3e0fbdfff0d24

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Dahyeon, taking off her 17d48cb889 jacket, spoke in an 9b24d5797f interesting tone.99008923b7404213

“You know, I’m a little touched.”28ffdcbc1f67584e

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Seeing the excited expression on 4741993244 Dahyeon’s face, Jeongun thought that 15b1b9b4ea Sehun’s suggestion wasn’t that bad acc6f1534c after all.3c78713eb263fb57

“Did you send it on purpose while my friends were around? The kids were yelling and making a scene, totally.”0ce7b2b52e523430

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For her recent birthday, 630db76951 Jeongun had sent a 24a2f30022 limited edition designer bag 437d52720b that had only two e773b33eb0 available in the country, 9306faf424 following Sehun’s suggestion that f073caf68b it would suit Dahyeon’s bed17947a9 flashy and extravagant personality.46e711e51ea19e8f

“The kids think I’m totally the most loved woman.”b9059411ec9098ae

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The image she 97e565754e had carefully crafted f19b0ea539 seemed to satisfy 52640f7034 Dahyeon immensely, as f760671eaf she opened her 39bd016be8 lips wide and 744782c171 smiled.2a5a96353f1b8ff3

Last spring, Chairman Cha asked.08e5abc82ddf4e3f

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[You should start thinking about marriage too. How about Dahyeon?]d017088787e7095f

[You mean Shin Dahyeon, the executive at Daehyun Hotel?]11e9019370788a26

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[Yes.]a84411912058ac77

It was said e2139c6e99 that the meeting 6ab6da7096 between them was 8ae963276e first proposed by c7b473688a the Daehyun Group.acc8966c420c7120

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The overwhelming technical skills 5f869c8e9f and construction expertise of 3b2f8f9fa8 Jaehan Construction, and on a98e051b57 the other hand, the 57ace59b86 much weaker technical capabilities 398c9b90e8 but strong financial backing 4372c6b8c9 of Daehyun Group. It didn’t even 2855ddb4f0 require a calculator 2dcbc4b5bc to figure it 41e05e01ae out.a187903652704904

Through a consortium with Jaehan b41a5119fd Construction, Daehyun Group was able 8811374c55 to pave the way for 60ea962ca2 large overseas projects, while Jaehan 938425e289 Construction saw this as an 7f4cf260a9 excellent opportunity to make up 5107fc13a2 for its lack of financial 1086423df7 resources.0ec2fa21c3082394

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And then, Shin Dahyeon, b14d0f318d who had been chosen 76a7686b77 as the successor to a74a84af99 lead Daehyun Group.67189be7551e8623

Given the social nature b337b426f8 of this world, where 5ccee7f994 bloodlines are prioritized over 577d422ef9 ability and the legitimate b8611aad50 heir takes precedence over f5d6404679 illegitimate children, he thought 919624114b it was necessary to 0874920f82 have a more stable 81f6a6ad0b structure to achieve his 3414116491 goals. It was a decision fbb6c25bf8 that didn’t require much f4c4040929 consideration.cb5c6f0b2abf86ed

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But the reason he 0e0b408031 chose to marry Shin e70bc2f38b Dahyeon was purely because fc74bf512b it aligned with his 92842ae0c4 objectives. He had never once 1a3aad8a6a felt any romantic emotions 979e82675c for her. After their engagement, Dahyeon initially 2ab16a5687 showed sexual interest in him, ef6fc4c057 but soon gave up and 94029fb7d1 shifted her focus elsewhere, and 6d3e33fdfb this was exactly why.bc001f19c60bbdc3

It was a 7b611ea708 thoroughly calculated relationship, 86264b769b devoid of emotions, 5b43198eab and only cooperation 7103a1c59d and trust were 5d4bafa962 expected. He didn’t desire the ea628c36bc life that others had, 046c289b10 where they bickered, fought, 96d31cdd59 and maybe even had 160fa0e42c children out of love. Dahyeon was the exact 0ce10a377b match for what he 7603eec0b6 wanted, and he was 93c3a1769a willing to play the 6a7686d85e role of a husband e1879e55ba to the extent she b0799b9cc6 expected, but of course, e070ed124f excluding sex.59641d55529781e2

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“By the way, Jeongun, did you talk to my father?”432c65b62e8fcb23

Jeongun, who had been focused 0521adc24c on his teacup, shook his cc51c86952 head.4e4496adf6561a7a

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“No.”fa5f5696e47ababf

“He said he helped a lot with the bid for the Gangneung railroad construction. He’s been talking about it nonstop lately, he’s so happy.”e2384fd7e89d3646

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Jeongun, listening without any c4e5b0f014 real interest, only sipped 62576c3073 his coffee.2455b098458ceb7a

“Next month, Chairman Cha is going out on the field with him. They asked us to come to the Yangpyeong villa that evening. He’s even planning to twist a chicken’s neck himself, apparently.”dabbf63e6ff33b4c

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At the end of last year, at the request of Dahyeon’s father, Chairman Shin, Jeongun had briefly helped with the preparation for the Gangneung railroad project bid. Since it was his first time with a turnkey bid, he only reviewed the documents and offered some advice, so Chairman Shin’s excessive reaction made Jeongun feel uncomfortable.7b37f8cd000e741e

Hmm. Jeongun barely swallowed a 977ff09e21 sigh that was about 6221618507 to escape. As if following a schedule, 1470013a6f their occasional meetings, once or 780c87034e twice a month, were never ab10a832d0 enjoyable. A cup of eaca773310 coffee with no 4adb059ee9 sweetness only added 3ecf10b59f to the rising ac3c341051 boredom as he b338e452df tried to calm dad13a8be6 it down.fc336386dc5ba3fe

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“The forecast says rain, I wonder if that’s why? The sky looks especially dark today.”2d86a44951f275d7

Dahyeon, with her hand 148e4d5eee on her chin, mumbled d8e673e1ff as she stared out 0c2154bfcf the window. Jeongun, following her gaze, recalled 14d5d7a304 the conversation he had had d7dbb1e59b with the security guard.27539e25b11b147d

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[―The outsider who was by your house earlier. We sent him out as f889e12d18 you requested, but he’s still b065ba1c4b standing near the villa entrance. Well, he should ab6aee9cda leave soon, right? Surely, he won’t stand a998d5fae0 there all day.]112fb8a7e64872ca

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The night grew deeper. The cold night air 3e3552e211 made Hyejun’s small shoulders f6d4bba4a1 shrink.695e2c607bb78286

She stood on ac1fbd94b4 the sidewalk a ba7efcd99a little distance from 016b23af8c the villa, waiting c18375d8c6 for Jeongun’s return. The security guards, who 865eef21f1 had called out to e5d06effda her several times, urging dbf1dd4d2b her to leave, had 6f1933d03c now stopped paying attention.376e23c2bc3d9ea0

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Perhaps she had ac95c6669a placed too much eed3702851 hope.afe4fe7274861dbb

Perhaps Seonju’s notes c9806b49cc and the archery 23590da001 range were all 7abba2a412 just excuses. Perhaps it was her deb8a6382d own selfish desire that a3a7d04bd4 made her empathize with fcb82d3c0e the sadness and emptiness 639c34f266 in the boy’s eyes 05f4408567 who had glared at d89a9c4438 her when she was 1a783178b7 fifteen.8f2aea3ca8909cea

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“But… maybe just one more day.”d6f5751112902336

If she was rejected tonight, 64f7d3dd1e she would have to leave. Perhaps she would 0d58a46c52 have to go ac9bb2dde9 to the empty e858d0d57d archery range, still e627ffab32 filled with fear.e67e55476e21086a

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The stream of 9157f54b84 returning cars began 2cf0c78218 to slow down. She thought about squatting 077ed0dff7 down for a while f77525c480 to relieve her stiff 4f7886757d calves. Just as she was pondering, 8d7dd69738 a thought crossed her mind.6562f1acdd6dfcb2

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T/N: twist a chicken’s neck: The phrase “twist a chicken’s neck” is likely an idiomatic expression, meaning to carry out a task with decisive action or force. This might imply that the person wants to do things in a hands-on, direct manner.e6c0b80b36008531