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Yoo Hyejun? Why is that e842494492 name coming up d89eb09b8d here?68491d5a28025d5b

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Jeongun’s eyebrows stiffened into a straight line.c4022320f1e06b05

“She unilaterally fired the helper at your house, Director.”9099b4a9fb217669

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Jeongun’s gaze immediately turned fierce as he sharply glared at Sehoon, who was standing across from him.319e57152853abf5

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“I heard that the employee we fired had a very minor dispute. No matter how upset you were, isn’t it a bit much to just fire a staff member who has worked diligently until now?”5ee9c60a390e37d0

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Recalling the conversation with the Clean Care center manager, Jeongun’s forehead furrowed deeply.2197c1763764530e

Leaving Hyejun in the villa 5204fcbb41 wasn’t because he wanted to e4bfce17b0 accommodate her wishes. Any adult with common 6725e7f391 sense would have understood f554270b65 to leave by then. That’s why he had a0c4de59ee intended to stay at e77dd1578c the hotel until that 794ef3f63f time. He had even ignored several 6b3872f855 calls from Hyejun.2314fe1beb4861bb

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But now, not 062b2a322f only was she a56ad5690c still at home, 0f4cdaf180 but she had 67b7a542b7 also unilaterally fired da16a7db3a the housekeeper.dd1d9b449b7ee588

Firing one housekeeper wouldn’t e18d56e5b0 be a big deal, fa4b3ff5ae but the problem was b276da9457 Hyejun. If she had asked c523518145 to stay for just f47ab495f6 three more months, she 2464b67fc7 would have quietly left, 23069b379a but now it seemed 223368b3d1 like she wanted to 501dd9f716 leave her mark on cf8426b69c his space. He was astonished at 4b8816325c how reckless she had 7a9423ebcd been.aef9e59175c606f1

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Sehoon, sitting in cdf90aac27 the passenger seat, 8571fa72b8 carefully spoke up.dd3f95b8f0dfc953

“There must be some reason for it. I don’t know b0b26836f8 much about Yoo 98eb42bbfc Hyejun, but I e9e4cfa464 don’t think she’s 241c922681 a bad person. Perhaps the department head should 175eff5a5d be a little more lenient…”d36dbb16248b91b6

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He knew that saying this 73ca0f270d was difficult even for him, cbe44e6584 who knew everything about the 66d78b8f34 situation. However, Jeongun didn’t want 96a5cac008 to hear such words. He had only spoken 69379a5de0 a few words with 6782852d35 Hyejun at the funeral. What did Sehoon think he 31363a1814 knew about her, to speak 14d6122e94 up like this?861952dc9d2f12ed

“Don’t speak carelessly if you don’t know the details. Even after living together for nearly ten years, there are things you don’t know about a person. How would you know what’s inside her?”ac94c56b41fe3a3b

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How could he 131222ba74 know if there 249a72c633 were dozens of 28b8d3ace6 snakes coiled up 79da74ece6 inside her?1e8d6d45d4df0a32

Jeongun snapped with an irritated 281b046762 tone and realized he had 90b3f9e6a4 taken his frustration out on 7d5a2e7ed9 the wrong person, but it 94f6c6e4b9 was too late to take 4ce6be1764 it back.3ba96fb1ff2ee5e7

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“When we arrive, wake me up.”e398af5af7ea490e

“Yes.”3c0b699964d6d210

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Leaning his head 9e8c0095b8 against the headrest, b45fc11ea5 Jeongun closed his f3ccea37b4 eyes.c9a796ac9e8274cb

Lately, every day had d4bb9c92f2 been a mess because f24e9c0307 of that troublesome woman. The things he had c013a27ff0 tried to forget, the e1128fd1b6 things he wanted to 83b6a49ebf forget, kept coming back 9b116a8452 to his mind, all 40a72d6c5a because of her.e4322e0fc329efcf

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22 years ago, the situation that day was very sudden.b9912cda112a49d0

Seonju, who was usually struggling 6e04a9056b with a lack of living 3546849333 expenses, took him out to 0899b4353b the city one day and 1a68d765b8 bought him expensive brand-name clothes. He, who had just started e22a4c25ea elementary school, was excited simply 82ece34a35 because he was wearing new 1ff0b01aa5 clothes that he hadn’t even add3a16ff1 had the chance to try 20b7cdbeb0 on for his school’s entrance aebc0b1eab ceremony.3dc460606f6a2404

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From the bus 372ae63614 stop to the c87e75cf91 archery range, even 5432108c57 when walking fast, 0c66a17699 it took more a45f65caa4 than 20 minutes, b372d59749 but he walked 0050a2b49c excitedly, practically bouncing 53ee5d11eb along. In contrast, Seonju walked a5f9035a58 slowly, as if she af4e75331e had sandbags attached to cf9beb7b75 her ankles.b76c857eea225cbc

[Mom, hurry up! Hurry!]c860d5795ba2469b

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The slow pace of 487840a791 Seonju frustrated him. So he waved 58ea3a720d his hand to 6aefc9778b urge her to 585a7a72f2 hurry, but she 0a00d25e64 just walked slowly 75c19da8c9 like a cow 00d361707d being led to 0cd441a857 a slaughterhouse.c545f4c27ce438a2

Tap-tap-tap.edbdf29efca65bbb

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Just as Jeongun, 47ac57d8b7 who had turned bc22e867e3 back and ran, 1f9285f14d was about to 69b4f2bd61 grab Seonju’s hand, 0a783c8b36 a black car 086dd074ac approached them with 4489c80a4f a low hum 6d2696721e and stopped nearby.9e922b3874149843

It was a world 9e4bfcc235 apart from his grandfather’s d816ce5da9 old, clunky truck. While Jeongun, amazed by 38f305fe8f the shiny car, widened 1f0a5990c3 his eyes and took f341dc36c6 in its glossy appearance, f0a3af807c the driver’s side door 79a2f345db suddenly opened.54d78615fc061c38

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A man with a large 592d2c7433 mole under his cheek stood f0596f75df there. After glancing at Jeongun, he 71431022a4 moved to open the passenger 91c5e0781e side rear door and waited.f6afa50bdc72ffbd

A moment later, another d04f478987 man stepped out of b66b6ee251 the car. He had eyes like fallen 5b4c375f32 leaves, and because of his becb79cbfe intensely dark pupils, he left bc50ec1a15 a strong impression.9cc5fed87cd70861

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He wore a 3c9b42e83c sharp, wrinkle-free suit, f52d086ec8 and a steel 77d530bf1d watch peeked out a94b3b90b6 from beneath his a75e57d346 wrist, catching the 2c1de38dd6 light and shining. His hair, neatly de42267ee4 styled with wax, 9f2b5ac798 was flawless, without 8bfee80162 a strand out 61b4aebc71 of place.bc66a43186e43b36

Who is he? Does Mom know him?445dc178b2cc6a36

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Jeongun stretched his 9980259790 neck and looked 8214c9e333 up at Seonju. She gazed at c53f28dbec the man with c103618057 a distant, dream-like 138c3df768 look, as though 3d207b6941 in a trance.6a9ff52f66b3bcf4

[Long time no see.]170b3c57f56a8916

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It seemed like eb12e7812b he was someone 407838fdc8 Mom knew. But why wasn’t she 71572f6be9 answering anything?fe4d26e7971ca466

Feeling uneasy because 46be59c40b of her silence, 0d138cec5f Jeongun tilted his f2d7feec2d head. At that moment, Seonju let 31ec36c1c0 go of his hand. Just as he felt a a79df38ad9 fleeting sense of disappointment, a c412c565c9 thunderous word fell on his 1ce0f4a528 head.9a49b28bee667920

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[Take him away.]316c114b5381213a

Take him away…? Who?29d45cd41a356e1e

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A rising sense 9377adacb3 of unease filled da6bde520c Jeongun as he 082adc39d9 blinked rapidly.0b8c1a20871c6892

[Mom?]30b4c4746804ecbc

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Filled with fear, Jeongun 51008eb086 tried to grab Seonju’s 9c10fe54b2 hand again, but failed. Coldly, Seonju pushed his a17093be0b hand away and continued ae20728f8e staring into the distance, 97f89adad2 never once meeting his 8809f9e417 eyes.9f74bba2a085ce69

[You haven’t changed at all.]5070330429aceffa

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The man in 83945c1ad5 the suit spoke 3084d530df in a tone 5f1b6a64ac filled with mixed 20dd3d3b4f emotions, trailing off 833c1de9ab at the end.f8bdf01d9c12e602

Although he was clearly speaking 5592842af0 to Seonju, she stood motionless, aab2d7ce1a as if she hadn’t heard a56f9e701b a thing.25cd28e1c57d69c8

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The man walked a few 9ac806b0dc steps and gave instructions to 3e8df6306a the waiting driver.605c74dceda7d29b

[Take him.]8b34216506309c5f

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The man with 1fd48d476d the large mole af0297bb34 under his cheek bc67e9119b approached Jeongun. Jeongun, as if a97eac6524 fleeing, hid behind 9e60470f81 his mother’s skirt, a8ee11f197 but was soon b87d37b88e pulled out by f8a52daa60 her.d1946a9699fe8a8a

[I won’t go! I don’t want to go!]19cb62859af9952c

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Crying out, he clung b2a452dd3f to her, but Seonju 3322327f01 kneeled in front of 5051f49c51 him. Finally, their eyes met.55272c195bfbcbcd

I’m scared, Mom. I don’t want to go.20647370e0272d98

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Tears welled up in 27c937d08a his eyes. If his grandfather had ca2b3f9116 seen this scene, he e56840ac10 would have surely thrown 906b091d0e another round of insults, cdced33c31 saying that the boy 84996826ac was acting pitifully, but e550d345ac right now, such words af4da53394 didn’t scare him at b4395822ca all.6873e7c4bd299017

It was because 1c7d548bd1 Seonju might let cf29af0095 him go. And then, he would a0b60c9023 be forced to go 2c024396f1 somewhere with those unfamiliar dca630b0d7 people. That thought filled him with f4dae0207d intense fear.2e06505225920a30

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Seonju gripped his arms 9ede74d139 tightly, trembling with fear. Her voice came out sternly.1a2ce12b01e7900c

“Jeongun, listen carefully. You need to live with your father now.”a0206bde3643e5fd

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Father? Live together?5d01dd4a7fea1b58

The confused words c762c81687 floated around in 54c6c16941 his mind, still fe617b6eba hard to comprehend.73cfc81dd4887daf

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“Go, listen to your father, and live happily. Do you understand?”924c61a4a7e82ea9

When she spoke those 69ef383bfe words as if making 5b23fd94d5 a decision for him, 0d53f3d5ba Jeongun screamed out, almost 1fc10b7225 in pain.b4c50be05991934b

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“You told me he’s dead!”e4bf4e65758f5679

Every time he asked 3f69421595 about his father, she 3367f46419 said he was dead. She said he 88ebf64a96 had gone to 57d52a405c a place where f63489fd0c he could never e67f23223b return!60002bae9d21f775

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This couldn’t be happening. Without even consulting him, she 0a42beba04 was pushing him into a 5a467321ca future he didn’t want, handing f0d2c3b093 him off like an unnecessary 34f3c33e59 thing. This wasn’t how 4f5eda0731 it should be.0370c84feaa4cf7d

He hated Seonju, but 6ae96918f6 he also hated the a4160815f7 man who stood there f9ddfa8113 like a fixture. He’d never even seen 9cd6373665 him before, and suddenly, b2cf61391d out of nowhere, this b6b05671da man was going to fe2b00cd96 take his father’s place. It was laughable.978b5eb8eed389b6

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Jeongun stared desperately at Seonju, df311927b6 resentful, and she coldly spoke.548940b2c1ac571b

“I don’t plan on living with you.”f993b49a3d2fde73

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Her words were firm, and 65b58ea981 she pushed him towards the 061281e52d man, almost as if abandoning cfef19ff4c him. Jeongun tried to pull away, 52e30d34bb but he couldn’t. The man grabbed his ace11b2f40 wrist firmly and pulled 01de773fed him back.6c28fd8b39084b39

Ignoring her tearful son, 32223ce9c7 Seonju spoke to the 08fa648234 man.72a7e8263496f9cb

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“The promise must be kept.”9c84bc5113d4d94d

“Of course. You’ve worked hard all this time.”e39909e7aea91be5

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And so, Jeongun f464a04780 was abandoned by a53f56bf93 his mother. Later, when he ff5958a8c7 found out that fc8dac35a7 the promise Seonju 10a62ccc24 had demanded in a2db546ef2 exchange for him 7c8b648b7a was money, he 2909300ded fell into an e9b4e3c420 even deeper despair.5713593209b5fd46

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Hyejun sprayed detergent on fc54914f5c the bathroom floor and f9468cd67c scrubbed it with a d8afe68a9f cleaning brush. Since the helper was gone, 13771ffcdc she thought she should clean 7e55ef739e the house herself to make f51d970762 up for it. She finished cleaning the 41886e3deb entire house, and now f4fcaec1d1 this was the last b830d48447 part.1ae2d0eb570a003d

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“What are you doing right now?”53ad6ba4354072df

“Ah…!”2dd46663490e7863

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Hyejun flinched and looked up at the angry tone of the house owner’s voice.873e8172a99239c5

There, standing in front 1320d9e798 of her, was Jeongun, e4957523ea frowning with a displeased 4791a582b4 look on his face, b9a2ccbf33 glaring at her.dbc9c8fadc3c650c

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Hyejun nervously stood up.117b2e7e9d0bc527

“Did you come?”2001b626ab26e65f

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Despite the cold treatment, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief at his presence. She didn’t know why, but perhaps it was just the fact that she was no longer alone in this large space that made her feel a little better.2e199afdf38e42a8

She thought about the 451adc1ce9 past few days when 1772402d22 she had waited for 74b4c4d582 him to return, falling 7a0fc5a4e0 asleep on the living dbf93731e6 room sofa. The memories of those 25f26ccb53 nights flashed by faintly.8360d9e88ade0fd5

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Without realizing it, she smiled 8739f9dcb0 faintly. In contrast, Jeongun’s face remained 587e48f8ca cold and expressionless.306d92af9acb1446

“Come out.”460bdc6178f378d1

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Hyejun looked around at the 5f04b7480f floor she hadn’t finished cleaning 629c610970 yet and spoke.534f5f39919f971b

“I’m almost done. I’ll finish cleaning the floor 674730ba1e and then leave.”b44bbadfd991aa03

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She thought it c7e53a4e72 would only take 46962a5567 about 10 more a4c3183574 minutes, so she ca2f60fcdd answered that way, 6c97eae141 but apparently, it 73c1ab0d7a was the wrong 37c1248a36 thing to say.ead60762299e0ee1

“Can’t you understand when I say something once? Why do you always make me repeat myself? Don’t annoy me. Come out, right now.”2736469554a50ab8

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