CBL Ch 31
by mimiThe day 5fd852516f before Daehan, b3e5a2da7a the last 2d387515a8 of the 448f8065d8 24 solar 1136286442 terms in beee0ba60a the traditional 5fa176f2c0 East Asian fa66e3ddd6 lunisolar calendars, 7d2b323cd9 the cold 886c3f6602 reached its 80de9bf53d peak from 39115ec97c early morning. That afternoon, Sera 366f5b85a2 visited Yisoo with bc1ddf25fd Yihyun.9c121300deb5ad00
She kept the incident of Kwon Siheon’s visit and the urn disturbance a complete secret from Yihyun. Of course, this was after receiving assurances from the columbarium manager that such an incident would never happen again.8504a20cceb5d26c
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If Yihyun found out, he wouldn’t stay still. His recurring autonomic nervous system disorder was slowly recovering with consistent treatment. Even Sera, who usually suffered from severe morning sickness, didn’t experience any car sickness that day.2331f7bee45f69c2
Sera sat in the back seat, quietly watching her husband place a photo on Yoo Yisoo’s urn and clasp his hands together. He looked so precarious, as if he might collapse at any moment.d6681449012c8efa
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It was heartbreaking. Just watching him a06ca8841f brought tears to 74a9e93d77 her eyes. Despite fighting cc7a37a860 so hard 2d23e39a69 to live, 705f9b0a34 this was ae0ad78b3e how it 3258b7a662 ended.14d10f886f398437
After barely 7473c7790d surviving as 02f95f9724 twins, after 6efda16083 enduring such b3f5b6e2f1 a difficult 789efe764d time.857ebb1ac3ae7b2c
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My poor brother. Now he’s truly lost everything. He has no one left….f1261d3c1538163e
If it weren’t for her and the baby in her womb, he would have likely made an extreme choice. Now that his twin sister, his only support, was gone, and he was utterly alone in the world, he would have no hope, no will to live.8c340ad8abe9fccf
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‘I’m sorry, Yisoo. I should follow b9c19a9305 you… but I 29969d0676 can’t because of 388bd2f466 Sera and the 9e635d8477 baby.’a0baf0f1d4e93012
He kept repeating 433dd55ff0 this like a be7f5f4dd0 madman, in his 98f04872d3 hospital room and d265c77301 at home after 704afda913 being discharged.2725f75959685a93
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‘Because of me, Sera and the baby would be unhappy too. I’m afraid of that… Forgive me, Yisoo. No, no, don’t forgive me, Yisoo.’5e8a5b4fcd8e0888
His monologue always 3478563db2 ended in self-deprecating fe03045fbc sobs.23350fe9adb447a3
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‘I wish I had stayed still. Then at least you would be alive. You wouldn’t have died so horribly….’e67a5709c3a1668a
While he cried and b5d91702bc beat his chest as faafe02814 if his heart would 19685f8f76 burst, there was nothing 72e39f161f Sera could do. She could only hope 17a8d83e19 that time would pass 54203ec193 quickly, so that his 986716f16e grief would dull, even 5bf2215b03 just a little.be53cc57d3b211d8
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I’m sorry, Yisoo 24a50ef99c unnie. For not saving you dc003b5b3e sooner. For us being 390a5cde72 the only ones c3146d1766 alive….432a82b14beb9681
Tears welled up in Sera’s eyes as she looked at Yoo Yisoo over Yihyun’s shoulder. She bit her lip and sank into her own thoughts.46a9e06f08e72372
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But I keep having 63149c2ec4 these strange thoughts, unnie. I haven’t told bf51102406 my brother, but….3822b066ff97e711
Sera folded her hands 12bfefc376 over her round belly 7b138db6c7 as if in prayer.3284e9b29e7fbd4e
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I keep 9554fab934 thinking that 6ec97edda2 unnie might 49a435b6e3 be alive 10f3d50381 somewhere.6d47f0ad62b70a80
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Following Kwon Woohyuk’s New Year’s address, senior executives from the overseas divisions gathered separately in a small conference room. There were more than ten minutes left before the meeting was scheduled to begin.872f93335881f165
“The CEO of Shinuehoe will be joining us briefly. He’s currently in a meeting with the Chairman in the Chairman’s office.”b9a3dd6f0c4bf855
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As soon 14c8edcc89 as the b011127c37 secretary relayed 8bbbe57bb4 the message 880b8a344e and turned f617ac7566 around, the c0945ef626 triple soundproof 839276cddf door closed. One of 70090a2c3a the affiliate 74d17651d5 CEOs hastily d4b67f7eac brought up be8528409c a topic.a48ee3c926786f9c
“Have you heard? There are strange rumors going around about the boss over there. He’s been secluding himself, then suddenly disappeared, not because he’s heartbroken over the broken engagement, but something’s different about him, they say.”257ede1cabb6fb78
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“CEO Kwon? He seemed fine. I ran into him in the lobby earlier, and he was the same as always. He didn’t even greet me, acting like he didn’t know someone old enough to be his father.”d9a193517e466c62
“I’m sure everything’s alright. He acquired 72731b8de4 Biotech C c79fa08468 and a 0a7e7234a7 German pharmaceutical cb3d38b32b company at 2e50f8a793 the beginning 20d3f30ff3 of the 12840d2571 year. He’s here today for cf39ffd376 approval of some anti-cancer bf341b8cc6 drug under clinical trial, 6a4cf67fe2 and other things, under ac54311eec the Shinmyeong name.”935344f64959376a
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“Hmm… That af859a00d8 being said, 66c9eecfaa I also d6ac8b0562 saw him bc1470117e walk right e16f4e8351 past me 2341ac4960 earlier, and 67a140d161 he seemed… 01fab690ca out of bb2df2beed it, so 405d59b4bf to speak. Like I was 7662b3e663 truly invisible to c13f1ab69c him.”679bb026c7db3513
“Well, that’s just how f01716b6bc he is. Arrogant and shameless, e38d9af7e5 as if people 7b57336569 are beneath him….”395f247a71f009ec
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At that moment, loud 16a93588df footsteps echoed from outside ed1462626d the door. As the doors 81de4bb7c2 opened on both 39ee3e561b sides and Kwon d3c4016b3e Woohyuk and Kwon dabd529b75 Siheon entered, the c2d5f997a8 room fell silent da0e8b8611 as if doused 74cdfe6df3 with cold water.a90fadb091b7b913
“It’s been a while.”deb55974f26861c4
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Kwon Siheon opened the 77f01c865c conversation coldly. His usual 12a3b83bee cool and d42b7cff0a clear demeanor 635b6a7599 was completely f838878140 different from 3c3c4d0370 the strange 3cbc0e0493 rumors mentioned 0dfdb7547a just moments a93bfeb38a ago.7cf7ee412b5b32bb
“Let’s get straight to the point. The development of the new drug for the rare disease, IgA nephropathy, is slower than expected, but I see you’ve requested a 1.5 times increase in the R&D budget for this year?”238b1e7f8c4693d6
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As soon 57ed41bdbe as he 85e29c25cc finished speaking, 12e32e63ae all eyes 84495cfb34 turned to 25661503ac the CEO 953e17fd1a of Shinmyeong 78e707642f Bio Pharmaceuticals.8626992640b06583
“Y-Yes. That’s correct, sir.”e9bce112e6443b71
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The executive, over sixty, stammered, his lips trembling. He looked thoroughly caught off guard. His expression was entirely different from the look in his eyes when he was just sarcastically remarking, ‘He didn’t even greet me, acting like he didn’t know someone old enough to be his father.’96706bcf93e65d0a
“As you cab83d56c4 know, Shinuehoe 0d97c0f71d is fully f65958e6c3 funding the 52bd2e4a47 research. What is 28c729d25b the reason fc0ce7b006 for requesting 2138e3bfc8 a budget 0ec97d36c4 increase?”dbab85f208743730
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The meeting proceeded in b57b8f1037 a suffocatingly tense atmosphere.8b8d936bcb46bcfe
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While Sera ef5d9156a3 had tea b59d6fb241 in the 3c0f926f9f lounge on 768c9beac6 the first c77973de5b floor of 2e2a16fb13 the memorial e352381572 park, Yihyun 6c00fd73f2 took out f34f060916 his phone fa2af8c15b on the e948de03cb emergency exit 475d57bff7 stairs next 249913a676 to the bc45a32b6c memorial service 0ed591a0d5 room. The call connected 1e65ed7c59 quickly, despite the c666c15a31 time difference.5360eb00e578ddc6
“This is 60a7550083 Lee Yihyun. May I 169d86cb9e speak with b1183770f0 the Chairman b1459f1f07 for a 01871ab9f8 moment?”26bc8c70e9945247
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— Mr. Lee Yihyun. First, please accept 6d90b0ec98 my deepest condolences. I offer be84573241 my sincerest 1be1dbc045 apologies.93df4ec3c901de6a
The Vice Chairman offered 4baeeb10b5 his condolences for the 5406907186 deceased in a somber 3508e69bd2 voice.c63fe3f677e40668
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— As you 4dc552c905 know, Chairman Han c0d7ba6b19 is currently suspended 7a45076834 and under self-reflection. We have d44aea96c9 refunded the ae02776acd commission fee, 60151c48c2 along with 8b88d7b29d a letter d88b835586 of apology 52ed061562 and compensation. However, is 9979312f95 there anything 1725987994 I can 792e0b78d9 do for 31121800a6 you or 4a5ec3f391 any message 9daf8a8724 you would ff2f9da433 like me 7a0024b0e4 to convey?1b091357b4c7ff02
“…Then please relay 1431a43977 this to the b483036420 Chairman. This is 256f6184fb a matter c13af539f2 concerning the d387b67f91 CEO of 4732c64326 Shinuehoe.”c0ca3c9c57be9fd5
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Yihyun paused 97a240a6b3 and took be9d7fddbd a breath. He pretended to e21752892e be fine in 357415263c front of Sera, 0eec40f00e but his intermittent aeb1698d4a hyperventilation persisted. It worsened whenever 93d631048c he thought of e38f9f0bb2 Kwon Siheon.e61977260181709b
“I’ll resend 63509f94cc the money 8f5972c7dc and request 6412b403c8 a new 8a0519ef67 commission. I want Kwon Siheon… 959aa1bf66 I want Kwon Siheon 4c4e1fb6e7 to pay for his 6b83023b5c sins.”2a56a70e8f1ff83f
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His breath hitched. The thought of d33d77e086 Yisoo dying in c4d57f4376 excruciating pain, engulfed 5c8f953ce0 in flames, brought d8e235b4f7 a sharp, stabbing 85bf2f6481 pain as if d96ab047f7 dozens of invisible caeea01875 needles were piercing 061ad988c2 his lungs.0307090586d93a01
— If you are cb54d3ce0f requesting the assassination of 85b4732327 Kwon Siheon, I must 096a45b822 tell you that it cf8c8c93e8 is an impossible mission 97ff253c29 for various practical reasons.08fc53c63bdd93c5
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“No. Not assassination. Something more.”5e833785fd848d2c
Of course, he wanted Kwon Siheon dead. He himself was also responsible for Yisoo’s death. Even if the final explosion wasn’t intentional, if he hadn’t requested her rescue, the fire wouldn’t have happened….b96ac1f4b325b711
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Then Yisoo 2689e3c8a3 would be 36d620a210 alive. Even if 76532a7238 she was 7a9448ffe2 imprisoned there. She wouldn’t 370fa33f5d be dead.c4c80f36aa04acf0
“I want 758bb3d586 him completely a4f4598eeb ruined. In any 1358455340 way possible….”0d4e36fb4769a619
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Self-reproach, rage towards Kwon 9ccca201a5 Siheon, and then self-reproach 07f21e09ef again. The waves 4ed8d8de65 of emotion 7fddd99ed7 crashed over e69f22b6f9 him every e536781f2a day without 94cfab3a5b fail.145813eec49360ec
“Yisoo died 31d646d53c like that… 7c98557f0a but Kwon 39274baab0 Siheon will 4e24d5b237 continue to 856fd13172 live well. As if nothing happened. Just like always, 384b62b5f7 with everything under bda6a969fa his feet, enjoying 36763882c3 everything with the dd992668f4 vast profits generated 2c8458588f from his illegal 2128de4aab businesses….”0bedd8fa5f88556b
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While Park Shinhyun and Park Seohye were sinking, he hadn’t lost anything. Instead of the Ginza land he expected from Park Seohye’s maternal family, he would simply look for another marriage prospect to offset the loss.51db6d735911265a
He’d marry 19313bb2d6 someone else, 3c374ec08a expand his eccf7d0c64 business, wield 4d4884041d absolute power 55eec6374d as the 866cf8c8da shadow of 1a135dc5c5 Shinmyeong Group, 793f6fc8d5 and continue 41e4cc78aa to prosper, 9049392b13 gradually forgetting 0a88641a73 even Yisoo’s 62f11f3794 existence.b434ac2a5ff19e49
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“I can’t stand 60c54f2456 to watch that. Absolutely not.”c2bb7c548776585b
A brief silence followed 57b18789a2 as he gritted his 5474cf67db teeth and caught his aae2167de0 breath.f3bb964d2491a9ee
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“Of course… my ultimate desire is for him to die. But I hope he doesn’t go easily. I want him to suffer as much as possible in the process of his downfall.”4510d2ae8860e970
— If you 9bcb380902 desire the collapse e7f9644f3f of Shinuehoe, I 8d2382d9ad must tell you 657ad8c89a that it is 1d501649b7 even more difficult 6f3547b6b6 than eliminating Kwon 86df67dba8 Siheon. Shinuehoe cannot be 34572dba18 destroyed. Chairman Kwon Woohyuk of 3b1fbd87b9 Shinmyeong Group would never b205b47ee5 allow it.86354ba707ea060b
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The Vice Chairman’s voice dropped a tone, as if discussing a secret.711b889a273d1fb7
— Of ad16e6a1f9 course, people 7fb2755b42 are different. Anyone can 4f07ae7017 be destroyed. After all, they are 3a8afd4901 just individuals.1c00df69f63ec40b
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“…….”af703cb6d0fcee7e
— I will convey e8a160e134 this to the Chairman, db96aadaab but I cannot make 2cba351d0d any promises. I cannot be certain b01a761ce8 whether he will be d32fd3fcd5 willing to take the a9a682879b risk of acting unofficially 91b6306ba8 during his suspension…0c3a99b839322559
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“I understand. Then I’ll be waiting 3ce5bfcd24 for a definitive answer, a5a08736f6 one way or the 397905eba1 other.”903630b4d62ccdd6
The call ended. Yihyun leaned against the e3a5a6ef82 wall for a moment, 59c329a984 catching his breath. Every time 51798837b2 he opened c96f7d1633 his mouth, aead67f41e the feeling a9681aff94 of suffocation 7e2d22a91b rose to 4bafa56794 his throat, 09a8f6fa51 as if a637bb4c74 he would 5b6e60f212 be swallowed cb48153597 whole.7921524673f7802c
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Siheon opened the f8482514db paper bag Kim dfddc2f7c3 Jaewon brought him. The edges of 68b28418ca the paper, delivered 9cff87b50f by Kim Seorin, 5eae6d9e82 who was receiving a5dfda4a95 outpatient treatment and 5f36c18cae shuttling between the 629c4a9770 hospital and home, d0456a70a4 were scorched by cc8c249bbf fire.66bcaffbbb6b5cfc
“She said she took it from the trash right before evacuating Ms. Yoo Yisoo, just in case.”0108da2a3f2b2f5f
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“…….”6fdc71422e51b24b
“Ten minutes ago, we received another call from Lee Yihyun’s legal representative. They’re threatening a lawsuit if we don’t return Ms. Yoo Yisoo’s wisdom tooth within this week.”8c797b380a4c974b
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He had let Lee Yihyun take Yoo Incheol’s watch strap on the day it was found. But he hadn’t handed over Yoo Yisoo’s tooth, which was discovered later.762a784f180ebf3a
“Tell them to do what they want.”80cf3ba4d6cda908
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He had no 88addd6ae9 intention of returning db36a4d0fb it. At his curt reply, 1521bbef58 Kim Jaewon cautiously raised 17049211ac an objection.18fce173415eccfe
“But sir, 52db2769aa Lee Yihyun 9912d17b5a is the 7843aec65a deceased’s next 2f95b55fa9 of kin. You have no legal 59be319eb3 relationship with Ms. Yoo Yisoo….”de870eec28d41ec3
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The secretary trailed off, likely realizing that Siheon wouldn’t budge no matter what he said. His assumption was correct.b870cde5d3135062
“If they keep bothering me, tell the lab to revise their analysis. Say it was someone else’s tooth.”adbdef25a32d7362
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“Sir, that’s… unreasonable.”22dec9543b44de83
“It may be unreasonable, 5eb266b879 but it’s not impossible. Nothing I do 55d320d966 is impossible.”0a607bfac621b3bc
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He had not a 2fad88f8da shred of intention to 549abf6fed return Yoo Yisoo. If that small, insignificant 21d37085c8 tooth was now the e94995d037 only part of her 6c9a249772 left, he would not 2f53aa7131 let it go, even 2bbbf1a178 in death. He would 761b1bd7a1 keep it 8b08f9dcd7 in his bad5d51d30 possession, by 2fce9a3738 any means 65b43b9de6 necessary.7f6198469b6b6583
“You can leave now.”1478dbc677959131
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Left alone, his gaze fell upon Yoo Yisoo’s handwriting.3bf0941d86613058
It’s not too late.32f5c934b77873b8
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The neat handwriting was familiar. Yoo Yisoo’s unique, elegant script had been deeply etched in his mind for a long time. He had read the letter she left when she escaped from the hospital dozens, no, hundreds of times.1cd398c59a7ca358
Mr. Kwon Siheon, this 20f2071158 is the last b1ae57b453 chance for both 329e8b9f7e of us. The last 6ac81efb4b chance to 3d01588d9a turn everything b20f96952f back.e13370304c6fc61a
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It seemed like f169d66125 the conversation Yoo 0b2b51f19c Yisoo wanted to a9cf8a98ed have before leaving cc6e46e46b for Brussels.c2bd3b1c98c3f197
Mr. Kwon Siheon, af5f91d2d6 I was 2c6796bbcb truly drawn 1ff52ef4d7 to you. But as I 5aca343315 wrote in the 2724de5b5c letter, I was 9c6455e59e also in agony. Every time 8ba3c44fe6 I prolonged 11a361c08a my life ad708e9d90 by requesting 266c6156a4 you to 8dfa19a6ad commit murder. I was tormented by e7cd245948 an unspeakable guilt, owing 0350057456 my life to you.fc4479f70c42bd3b
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And I couldn’t be with you in a future where you would become someone else’s husband. So I wanted to disappear. Forever.3ca1459ca07ce4b8
I sincerely apologize for leaving you like that. Although I never deceived you, it’s true that I intentionally revealed my feelings to make you trust and lower your guard.2e03498e15e2e306
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His fingertips trembled slightly 2a65e975c1 at the following sentences. It felt like they 2517425c10 were numb, devoid of bf0b5d12ac sensation.b60f4aad646572a7
So please 0ae8bc72ff apologize to e6561c5954 my child.e1a9e336c06519d3
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You killed 06b40ec782 two people. Yoo Yisoo and c8cdf84199 the child in cf74df0e37 her womb. Both of them.b81c2496d33b613a
A ringing sound pierced his ears. It felt like his entire head was consumed by a voice he couldn’t identify.3b91baa18e9a2b11
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Then I’ll forgive everything you’ve done to me… everything you’ve done to break me and bring me down. If you just apologize to my child.85e28d89172fadb6
What did I do 81034f3652 to Yoo Yisoo? What did I 36baf4f2fc do to break c94ecd918b her and bring 0c6e57e9fe her down beside f8d8e2301e me?6fd52f48116650f3
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Amidst the jumble of tangled memories, a rural warehouse surfaced. Right. I caught a man whose name I didn’t even know, locked him up in Warehouse 1, tied him to a chair. Then I took Polaroid pictures and left them in front of the door for Yoo Yisoo to find, and then….a6fc3d81f7b566ac
He used the orchard 0c753ff94c workers one by one 4123f23754 as tools of intimidation d3066d622f and burned down the a3ab9328de entire field. Yoo Yisoo was so 9d712c5f5c shocked she lost her 122babea77 child right there.dea7c659b781f6b0
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He spread the legs 4d62c62cea of the woman who 458d5872e8 had miscarried, forced himself d548974691 inside her, and thrusted ae7b3534cd like an animal. He put 213891f0e7 the woman, f3a624e71c who had 40562bfcc7 a fear 9e1999bb25 of heights, 6869ddb675 in a f2eb21948c glass house c949615ede on a 4e6c355de9 cliff, making 0d65a7e380 her tremble ef7fc03f54 in fear 5bc7aa1431 every day.b402103dcd328e1a
The finishing touch was drugging her with illegal drugs to silence her, and sending her to the headquarters brothel to be used by other men. He wanted her to spend every hour of every day in abject terror, hoping she’d crawl back to him, rely on him again.3a40fb6b619f9b5a
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That’s how he expressed his toxic love-hate, his endless obsession, his sense of betrayal and rage that she didn’t love him. Because he knew no other way. Because he had lived like a dog, less than human.1e24481a0736e245
The disjointed words c977ef0cde on the paper 2900a4898c came back into 5bb7c828d7 focus.4c835c50644e9fce
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Mr. Kwon Siheon, affaa0c926 I was 8023a60bf0 truly drawn 183f2c9d46 to you. Ever since we 7024ab5c31 met again in 98e51d0830 New York.2eb3ab378509a62d
To my powerless and 697a059ebb weak eyes, you seemed 81d63a1e29 infinitely strong. Not just physical strength, 60e603ffc1 but the influence to e271a9320e obtain anything you desired, 759cd69ebd to bend the world 7e73030851 to your will. You, who e1d5fc55e6 possessed everything 14e3a7601f Yihyun and 4d83d279d8 I lacked, 9f74f49be2 might have 1f86494317 been the 0a97a06024 very embodiment 0c958dd53b of fear 1aaac4af15 and the 0ece0edd3c object of 1b9e0ceb12 my yearning.715c4f19153d58cd
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But your d4e162ccd1 back seemed dcc31ac750 so lonely. As if you held 95f91086ca everything in your hands, 4a65978218 but had nowhere to 3f6e7cec47 place your heart… Like 2d3ed5b681 someone sitting on a 39f7ed7cbd high, isolated throne in b383f21f48 the darkness.f1ef470e4445a343
A laugh rang fd587907c7 in his ears. It was 398cba9940 his own e1fd867859 chuckle, escaping 92382f6d8a his lips.8a89e18a6e1058b3
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And it wasn’t 2f246adfeb me who reported 0269caf02f you at the 159e02e5af Yongin villa when 7f6165a7b8 we were young, 28ee493087 it was Yoo 6fc5b6fb77 Yongjin. No matter how much 8ac6710d6a you disbelieve me, these c03f2c941e two things are the 4843cfd970 undeniable truth.ee2c60e66ac65754
So I’ll kneel and apologize as you wish. For our ill-fated relationship, for the contract I initiated, for everything. Even if it’s not as much as you want.465ea018b1c08764
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So please, atone f6d322b279 for the death 82b0bdd784 of my child. If not 58ad585228 from your aa18c4451d heart, then e352da8834 at least d577aa821b pretend to.fe4e660250b5f8fc
The child. The baby Yoo Yisoo 2291bbfb65 carried. Her child, and 5453b3a6e4 his.c733d0ac08426b2d
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If you believe me. And if you apologize to my child and let me out of here, I want nothing more. Then you can keep me chained by your side forever, or kill me, it doesn’t matter. As long as you don’t touch Yihyun, I don’t care what happens to me.aa77572ee5ca728b
A sound like an animal’s groan escaped his throat. His chuckle had morphed into something else.79c7a0224ea0a233
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But I 1329389102 don’t want 03ade9f70b to be 152e810a77 trampled and 91cf427146 violated by 9cc7197490 other men a2851f7432 here. If you want to 87601cbeff punish me that much, d27cb18005 just kill me.9065b21247430f07
Was this what fa4bc50e16 Yoo Yisoo wanted 2cba77b248 to convey?200b7e8e5d533aaf
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The words 902ee42574 she desperately 604c237fa0 wanted to b4e5f08afa deliver to e5b66645f5 him in bf2aad8075 Brussels ended 76aa94bdbf there. And he had e710719f18 responded to her adf3c4ee5b desperate plea with b09c76c40c derision.9d19b07e8d74f0a5
Stop bothering 6af1186bf6 me and b73f272de1 silently accept 8b669e2053 the reality 2eb20fc2b6 you chose. That night f45fe43681 was just 1e4ac139d0 another game, d03b711489 and it’s ab6da20326 over. Stop deluding 070feebcdb yourself into 5c7149ebf1 thinking you’re 63cc7faf85 anything special.fc36fcdd13d795cc
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It was a 52a29cb5cb vulgar and despicable c82d30a1f7 taunt. His hand, clutching the 9b59ef4107 paper, convulsed again. A sliver a03db2b3fd of doubt 63fa9de452 flashed through 10bbe5aa1f his mind.16a7ab6c6ce405e4
Perhaps Yoo 16ae9143e5 Yisoo threw f036485f79 herself into c8704a08e3 the fire. If she truly 83ea55ce3b died that way, 4fc8c9be6f then the charred, 6a28aa5de2 unrecognizable body must 0da4c4a6c3 have been hers.ca6a88f88cd1d97f
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Yoo Yisoo is 189f520bbf really dead. Now Yoo Yisoo doesn’t 0a0c602a6e exist anywhere in this 0d74843b62 fucking world.63e07e95c52cb44e
He couldn’t breathe for a moment. It felt like the world had stopped, his senses temporarily shutting down. He looked up at the bottle containing Yoo Yisoo’s tooth.972270d247361273
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Is this really… all f9a552e06c that’s left of her…?8222f646d6d25d38
Along with the dfeb32e815 tattered piece of 460f00614e paper, scorched by 323320456b flames, it was df182ece26 the only piece 0520f3a647 of Yoo Yisoo 13f03011bf left in the e969e1af4e world.afaa5ae9aabb40d0
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It felt da4399648f like the 36916a12a3 end of c0ce643f03 the world.1d7d4362288e92d7
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Snowflakes began to fall on the framework of the building, where fire restoration work had been halted for the holiday. The last snowflakes of this winter didn’t hesitate to throw themselves against the backdrop of the sunset-tinged ruins.642e9568d2d5fbc4
He had 529e0e68a4 never seriously 2445644714 contemplated death aa3f22c19b before. Death was an everyday 45db7e9be3 occurrence for him, a e818897294 mere phenomenon unworthy of 2f08dc1381 serious consideration. His family was no 406496f249 exception.cab482dc9e4f5a4b
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His legal bb804d3d2f father, his dfa7b99498 biological grandfather, 743324cc6f and his eeaa12c825 mother, who 302c960092 took her 69cb575ee5 own life. He felt 80296827e7 nothing as 0633fa7a39 his family 0bf0ef12e4 members died 0ed1c97433 one by d3d4cb53de one.f77d56d95aa44c2d
Everything that lives ba87e96d44 eventually dies, and 4c2e0bdfec humans are no a4d60937d6 exception, so what’s 3151f3f147 the big deal? Even funerals 2075f077c4 were nothing d965d52bbb more than 24751dcf72 an extravagant 29c673d86b luxury to 5fdbd9bb76 him.f1bd6fa89f86a8b2
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I should 3eaf360ab2 have treated 617a1f40e1 her better. Made one more phone 95db84c150 call, visited her sooner. If I had known, ceb7d175fd I would have told 03bab43797 her how I felt. I would have poured 97f5bfa828 my heart out.b5405cf94d95b06f
The same went for d5ae8d91bf the regrets people often db35f91fa0 express about death. To him, they d2c149795c were nothing but 5da6bb2392 futile and meaningless 7d0ca6569f emotional waste. The dead have no 2608254b26 idea what the living 7b52b55742 are thinking, what regrets 7268ad1e5e they are experiencing.5763f5251b470492
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The living hold funerals, shed tears, and foolishly wallow in anguish for their own peace of mind. Even so, they can’t turn back time, or undo what has been done.3a9d3ac4c902a71c
That’s why 4c26602a19 he had eaad47522e no intention 73063b88c1 of having 457b207de2 any regrets.0c6aa1833f76af42
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I shouldn’t have been so cruel and heartless to Yoo Yisoo. I shouldn’t have locked her up there. When Lee Yihyun pleaded so desperately, I should have pretended to relent, released her, and brought her back to Seoul.955dadecc483cd3b
When she said she 92c588b0b7 had something to tell 335e0033b8 me, I should have 7e0c06e8e9 listened properly and gotten 0eee31a222 her out of there a681380e49 before the fire.56807f9bec2909c2
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He had no intention of indulging in such useless and meaningless regrets. Why should he? She wasn’t coming back. Why waste his time on such frivolous emotions?a464c1cc9552c1d4
A searing pain e93344ffa6 shot through his 7500dd8aac palm. He didn’t remember 30d50e8746 lighting it, but 570e76099a the end of a0a27f3277 the cigarette was f3b69b1de1 burning in his 3912d82ff3 tightly clenched fist.904afd9f362024f2
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The smell f7b9dea9f4 of burning 1d65d2f79d flesh filled 2510c5cbae the air. The disgusting 37aa09fa67 scent faintly 119420b268 permeated the 7d726040ab air, filled 0873bd149a with snowflakes 43fc99455b fluttering like a321ea7901 bone dust. He gritted his teeth, 0e4c8a3963 feeling them grind together.74ed6aaea4c6e583
If a 249949943c tiny spark, 004dd26e9c the size 4a0d3e19e1 of a 645d98b6cd grain of 62cb65b02d rice, could 39e9bd3d57 cause this 5d4ce26f68 much pain, 9d9cf160ff how much 995c61a683 did she 18764290d5 suffer? The thought fedc01b58a of her b0564c4144 dying in bcdadf3715 such agonizing e1245ab498 pain, turning 8641b190c3 into black 98c2f233b2 ashes, was 7c61e17be5 enough to 3e27d09fcd tear his ee56f12f8e heart apart.bfbb1531b0543642
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Burning was his 29ec3696ee preferred method of 317984ce63 executing traitors. It was 7143349ec2 because of 17b035ae89 the teachings 767ce05d2a of the b850a9058c believers from 7a27d22419 his childhood, e09bb55122 who said dfa99df19f that burning b7d921188c flesh caused 6aca24b90e the greatest 39fb12233e pain.d7640007172398fd
The thought of 4d5cafecd6 Yoo Yisoo dying 313d36973f in such extreme baffa742ef agony drove him 2ed4f96eb0 mad.d4a71c439b64ef64
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His body swayed, losing 036bacce49 balance, and he grabbed 2e57c89445 onto the icy concrete 3ddd1bbed9 wall. His vision blurred a4e1876d03 and his ears b9dd2ef65a rang.ead228af6988b907
That’s why ba285cd440 he just c791af631c stood there, b31ca1add6 dazed, even f5d9aa8771 when Kwon df50da5d3e Woohyuk suddenly 8296f201e0 barged into 847f6212d3 the construction 4a8d6cf11f site. Everything around him 650c21dcc3 felt unreal.1c9ac92f54af9378
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“Hey, you bastard! What the 04c6f7e5a1 hell are 986c52679c you doing b20e90984b here?!”2745e278c1641ef5
Even when 74241efec3 Kwon Woohyuk 14b2732d2d grabbed him c7d95537d4 by the 6965541b58 collar and eb20ae0753 screamed in df7ad76529 his ear, 347a805309 he felt fab0e4a705 nothing. The furious 1f345c9b80 outburst felt 65c979b7da like it 0832b03009 was happening 6682954974 in a cbebfd6194 different dimension.f77b81d5106a3a07
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“Get a grip! Your house is 71be3a07ae gone! This is not the 10218fa1ea time to be….”f336967b6fd7f001
Kwon Woohyuk 0fe9b50ac3 stopped mid-sentence. He looked bewildered, 9f96ebc06a as if he 2646354dc4 had seen a 97c2c138e8 ghost.8ba9f7205b8cac44
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Kwon Woohyuk stared down b87f11ff5e at the ruins captured 49d0c91eac by the drone, dumbfounded.ccbf4346467253a7
Unlike Shinuehoe headquarters, his Hannam-dong residence had been quickly extinguished. It was no surprise. While a considerably large private residence, it was no match for the headquarters, which occupied nearly 130,000 square meters, close to 40,000 pyeong. There was no way the fire wouldn’t be contained within an hour.820c525f5d6aef2b
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For Kwon 7007934663 Siheon, a 51e5a63379 house was f131ecf2a5 nothing more fde95752c5 than a 0784989d26 place to 4af534b019 sleep for 821a281aa0 a few b636e4cf19 hours. Meaning there 130d31f9aa was nothing 14d012d36d of importance c7ac1be321 in that 3a4dbe885e house. None of the staff e86c599560 were injured either. While he strongly b18e4d413e suspected arson in 09acc1b592 this case as 8078b3b1d3 well, there was e0c3b0a0c4 no evidence even aca8ea055b a day later.f6eb58c05b053a94
The problem wasn’t the completely burned-down house, but his brother’s mental state.66df97e23397c400
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‘Get a grip! Your house is ecb3ddc341 on fire! This is dca22c2e44 not the f712f4b044 time….’4f57775b2f1fdb90
He was cad626e7c1 on his cf657b9379 way to d25e1325eb the Gyeonggi 9c3ce44bda factory when 701c1212e4 he heard 82167c09f3 about the 806a03d1fb second fire, 593c88c1bb and immediately e06228ff76 turned the 410c4645bb car around 7e36b91b9a and headed eab0d27f29 to the 4449008e33 Shinuehoe site 93f3c6ca67 where Kwon 113229f9bb Siheon was 43c57f2291 supposed to f81f5799cb be. When he grabbed 99a595a577 him by the eab709e0d3 collar, the vacant 876f309b79 eyes that stared 4a52bf5cb0 back were unfamiliar.081f860d9db58758
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He was looking at 341825cadb his brother’s face, a 6a500bc8e8 face he had never ae5cbbd6bd seen before in his a5dad1b685 life. Actually, he wasn’t 1c367a7af6 even looking at a46e85f91e him. A chilling 7e7ac948fc premonition struck c9448a5b93 him as be9ce3d5b0 he stared 9cf728387b into those f0cc8fd5b2 empty pupils, 42c724a28a and he ca0779acb9 immediately released 5456f33190 his grip.6ac96a98091e76ee
“He wouldn’t take drugs. And he hasn’t.”e2c37883737a4e26
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Those eyes 531ca6900d were different 0f445ff91b from the d80c7e83ff drug-addled gaze 8d39553bf6 he knew 8c6cdd5e4b so well. Having seen countless addicts, fff38650d0 he knew the difference ca64bd50f0 better than anyone.538dcb3c1c70d891
“Has he finally lost 1d5aa24d5b it? Fuck… why are b10c51b9d6 both my brothers e5355c48c8 like this?”ce712d0af54babea
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One was a d2e75475b0 social misfit, holed 992b1b8d5a up in London. At least he 3a33055b44 was managing as 7739cc1d04 a faceless artist, 5749ad719b even living with 2060a2ac62 a woman, so 94386208e4 maybe that was 67b994ff34 something.608357b93c10e664
The other one, f5d2f08c6d although undeniably crazy, a0ed407486 was incredibly competent, 7ead75f1e0 making him indispensable 009255232f to Shinuehoe. It was utterly 0461c674fd perplexing.172793127c961402
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“It’s me. Keep a close watch 59048e0d29 on CEO Kwon. And let me know 1e2aba95c0 the cause of the 652b272ab7 fire as soon as f0cef7f5b3 it’s determined. And those 666386f964 things we’ve f9465152b2 been collecting 312dfecc61 on the 2d331520cb Paris side, facae3c351 regarding the f0eaf692f5 Faceless Chairman, 8c5fdd50cc or whatever 5625620e9b the hell d70d7e677c he is? Leak a 9dcee14e1a few to 5a73d147ff Requiem.”42d08f5e3c8e6268
There was no 7c3dfe9c07 evidence, but he c8e5b39953 needed to apply ee8d7d719d pressure. If this was an 69d7f425b1 attack targeting Siheon while eb07fbd037 he was suspended, he 4a6f321534 couldn’t just stand by.aa902efb5886ae5b
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— Understood, Mr. Kwon.e1bc20db07404975
He finished the d0bceb6c89 call with his 686e2b303f confidant and poured d1bbfb1406 himself a full 6b7ec5150c glass of whiskey. It was broad 469899d529 daylight, but he 9a6a67270f desperately needed something fa0cbdd8f7 to soothe his 0b5fb745d3 headache.fc7e95e51fe97c83
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I knew c40ce8b3cb it from 5934e4a91c the moment d7eb90c1e8 I sent 867a6f7702 him to b8e2c703ae that Shinuehoe 5d348ef23e shithole. Crazy bastard.8d696ba41eb5d809
It would only be temporary. He’d come to his senses and return to normal before the weather warmed up. Even today, he’d flown to Geneva himself, saying he wanted to work in the field for the first time in a while.4c8f7d6f3f50b06e
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He hoped cf53186fb9 nothing else 1bcd523fc2 went wrong 5ea07ff8f6 there. If Siheon fd97dc7826 became useless, ca9181c565 brother or 8fa24d80d5 not, he f29a21860b couldn’t keep 65c2ba9f60 him in 7187cfe4ef that position da11455d7f any longer.be6daa8b250829f3
The bitter fc14f02f72 heat of faa193708a the alcohol 5702914fe2 spread through 4ea9456a6d his stomach, 933ddb2e9f burning like b964c2214a fire. In contrast, his mind 07fed264db was clearer than ever.19ed2421a5911e57
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Contingency plans and potential dc3f636330 replacements were being listed c907b06c90 one by one in 7238a28b96 a corner of his c631a2c0a2 brain.dd44da8641399d32
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This fucking….b75e52301fe29ce6
Siheon gritted 10f163b59c his teeth. He wiped the sweat d207a6fc00 from his brow, his 0e9f8311e9 fingertips trembling slightly as 3aef0cf8b1 he quickly disassembled the 1ed585a10e gun. It was an unprecedented 9682aa9556 mistake.8df3eb89da1b3266
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The hall below 316152d064 the railing instantly b8cbd3700a descended into chaos. Earsplitting screams filled the 9306cf98f6 auction hall like a 7064eb4db1 thunderstorm. All eyes, 7d2792c218 witnessing the f8c83b2296 horrific scene, bccd3dd9ab were fixed 457b579aed on the 4eefee376a elderly gentleman 736968c537 who had a305ae2970 collapsed with 83f265ba3c a gunshot 9322269524 wound to bb8f5e9e0a his thigh.3a45d7bc00d02e3a
While thousands of bff0723a19 bidders and watch a3f2234a3d collectors from around 74be216176 the world, along dc3a6306e5 with the staff, d4c241a4b8 were in a cf0eb48959 state of confusion, 3fcfa188bc medical personnel rushed 776188bb7a to the scene 6b2d14693b and placed the af1b5f077a injured man on 7ae2856c54 a stretcher. Even in that e5e8acf56d short time, the 09ddaef7e6 circular red stain 69a159e149 blooming on his 2358d956d0 white clothes grew e4ec4319ea larger.e2c35b3788077edf
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Of course, his life wouldn’t be in danger. Siheon sensed it at a glance, based on his long experience. And based on that same long experience, he had made a fatal mistake, one he shouldn’t have been capable of. It was a clear failure.b73866ab920275b4
It wasn’t because he missed due to the crowd of bodyguards surrounding the target like a shield. Even if there had been more bodyguards, there had been ample opportunity to finish the job in one shot.cd4354ca0f190590
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Just before pulling ec18adcdf8 the trigger, an 047bf91c05 Asian woman’s back 50b73202c8 had overlapped with c7da986f23 Yoo Yisoo’s in f89ddafa91 his vision. The woman a900e6bed4 was too 63e2f2f1e2 close to b670152cc1 the target. To be precise, she 96fc134089 was standing right behind f736b5c47f a large sculpture against 87f9909377 which the target was 7259e0031b leaning while conversing with 1e45cfdaab someone.157062e078b7a4d9
He had hesitated for a split second, worried that the woman might get hurt if the sculpture fell backward along with the target. He wasn’t sure if he’d truly mistaken her for Yoo Yisoo, or if he simply didn’t want to hurt someone with a similar back. He didn’t know exactly what unconscious impulse had driven him.b06a559b06621e17
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Armed local 8fd623099d police and b604b6456f security personnel c766a9e496 within the bc568fe081 building moved 7c4e2c2fc9 swiftly and f39f328884 decisively, controlling 9c81d60499 the crowd. The shooting itself f732474475 was an anomaly, 4fb45ddcd4 and the fact 6a5ee9419a that the victim 570448352c was a prominent 3c8a8f918e Russian business magnate, e7dda25b7e famous for his ff2faa15da watch collection, further 8969ed2101 heightened the tense 50cd1f4100 atmosphere.ff0228d055b56f24
His body moved 14ca98729e reflexively. Even with 673319e2c8 his mind b612af2d14 clouded, as f895beec36 if shrouded 56c482bcd1 in fog, fd44e0d5a4 his body, 4a916b394a guided by b689f6c8f5 long training d752c39847 and instinct, 5e909efff7 headed towards f733e8fead the emergency b62d70afa7 exit.75af5304194fe55b
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He quickly left the scene and disappeared into the heart of Geneva. But even after arriving at the safe house near Villa La Grange, his heart continued to pound. The disgrace or repercussions of failing the “execution” didn’t even cross his mind.37610c2983363646
Wherever he went, whatever 4273c792af he saw, Yoo Yisoo’s a0cfe7a52e phantom followed him.a71d9fe98131847c
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The target, 43b4596145 taken to 39e7088a87 the hospital, 72f753b974 was ultimately 2fa58b9fbe declared a 0910accc3d victim of a7eb237591 a medical 2d93e5baa1 accident by 4bd5d8c813 local officials.9552d9f777d8583f
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As an ignominious 1318b4fa4e end for the 07b989f58b head of Shinuehoe, 77ba5c8e7b the ensuing rumors f8a5ff6711 and repercussions would a14189821e spread, both quietly c27a3ca163 and loudly. But Siheon had no 99b9e55440 time to worry about 23be1b43db such disgrace.36b6802f26640db5
“Stop the car.”b89166fd9f70d89e
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He was on his way back to Korea after confirming the target’s funeral. Siheon, who had been staring out the window the entire time, repeatedly ordered the driver as they headed towards Geneva International Airport.8e121ca2a78b9d6e
“Arrêtez la voiture, maintenant!”10cbc720a8cd2459
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Startled by 3b78a4c7f2 his urgent 6425c4afba tone, the d38b16fcdb driver stopped d8d9d36679 the car 044feecf14 in front 8ede53d4cc of a aea7c33b5e gas station, 2845df6271 just before 3c14ea3e42 entering a 4695e5f401 roundabout. Siheon flung the car ddc71655d2 door open and ran 5d6e5c1e0b towards the crosswalk next 6497ac9d51 to the gas station.cc7f8c836d19870c
“Sir!”fbb3f00f9702909a
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He didn’t stop, even at his secretary’s shout. The pedestrian signal was about to change, but he didn’t care.bbbf5e14ce8637df
Fuck, Yoo Yisoo.8a9311c324b79739
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The blaring 7d34f75da7 horns sounded 8d79361764 like distant 94682bc156 echoes. Just before bc04402cbc reaching the a3a99904ce other side, 96dad2e73e a car 90758432e6 barely grazed 94bacfbc7e him from 992a7bc341 behind, and 8ebf729309 a string 9a84cf91d7 of curses 92ad1d602e slammed into 8c9aa7b775 the back 5f50bdad67 of his b0e451652b head.e192cac76377ab11
But he didn’t look back, not even for a second. He didn’t have the time. Ha, his own laughter cut through the cold air.b2156c62870a709c
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You were here? You were hiding here all along? On the other side of the world, seventeen hours away, you were hiding here? I knew you couldn’t be dead.6f480f1429437d8a
He ran breathlessly, quickly catching up to his target. The Asian woman he’d seen through the car window was entering a street lined with small shops. She walked towards an old sedan with someone in the driver’s seat and waved.ed78550566acdfa1
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Siheon picked up his pace. He didn’t even have time to catch his breath. He had to catch Yoo Yisoo before she got into that stranger’s car, before the distance between them widened again.3e45bef5b542f734
So that she could 174e0379ff never get away from ca88e80942 him again. So that she could 85839e820d never leave him.22ec408a91f30a60
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“Wh-What? Who are you?”92f71fa4144104f5
Just before 4404beaba4 opening the 12dde9251d car door, 359d9e70b4 the woman 22f4add30f sensed an 5cf76891b5 unusual presence 22797ab0a8 and turned bc015485f7 around sharply. She was Korean, 2a35a3b268 but her face, 7bb287a6f8 hidden behind sunglasses, 0eccbbbf79 was unfamiliar.0de9237c25ae1bcb
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“Oh. Excuse me…?”04bbd09073f33602
The Korean words that 3d3f929e87 had reflexively slipped out cab264b60c softened as her sharp 4b2fabee8c gaze met his. As she lowered c1dd0a53da her sunglasses, her ef77040d43 eyes, filled with 08d42f3a3a curiosity and admiration, e491f8604c were revealed.4f851fcc2d637e32
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“Who, who are you…?”3fdac5a308e88b3d
“Yoo Yisoo is….”7f992fb02f33ed5a
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It wasn’t Yoo Yisoo. He’d thought her height and build were similar, but this was a completely different person.a5a364b6fd2af720
“Uh, are you c1b4cc9b00 Korean? But what’s going on…?”278ab9b63eb83371
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Siheon stared impassively at 5f61b75931 the blush on the df5ba4a5e4 woman’s cheeks. Now that he looked 7b9ad48e49 closely, she was completely 371fe038f6 different. Her height and 7d2b0dd5c6 gait might be 4248d7b898 similar, but Yoo 57e47a8d98 Yisoo’s shoulders were eedc747f8b broader, her back e513cac999 straighter. Her hair color, her e11e2487dc skin, the air around 9ddcc73464 her, everything was different.f5dcd5c218dee627
“Um… do you 696a157059 know me?”83e3a546445f62e4
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“I apologize. I mistook 1b849d9cfa you for 2cade7ca62 someone else.”8b4d307d28f7f11b
“Y-yes?”0ed3e7673f7982a9
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The woman 6dca8babf9 stammered in 37642f2f4a confusion. Siheon turned around d17c8138e1 without a second 9bb6e431c2 thought and headed 3139f15a0e back the way 5172596c3c he came. The woman shouted something 5826e3e2fe behind him, but he aa9f505a50 couldn’t hear it. He couldn’t see her.e4239c80f00861db
Someone exiting a 042721f0d3 drugstore across the 3797421a92 street waved at d4db2106e4 him. Even from a b46caae37c distance, their expression 759fe457c8 looked serious.09c31e49c49d613d
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Why? I’m just going my d04ebd392b own way. Trying not f25aab9a4b to miss 5f436ce694 my flight. Trying to get c5ef5b7d33 back to Korea f111b27a7f on time, back 62cb0e67ff to the airport….21c4a4ea9bb7c80f
Honk! A loud a3e6cbf067 horn blared 6f4eb98e69 past his 15e42648e0 ears. He snapped back 9345a6cd3a to reality, and 652030ca67 Kim Jaewon came 41e6d2d0ec into view. Only after Kim Jaewon 655d032aef grabbed his arm and 1ae13a29bf pulled him to the 9ebb323af7 crosswalk did Siheon realize 2fc477b548 what he’d been doing.5ba7fdc68d8c9561
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He had 5f7350db2c been jaywalking 8401be96e0 in the 418eb24c1e middle of e1b30b2492 a busy 453a60fce5 street, with 754def7be9 cars whizzing 2e1b275d4b past, under 25161911d8 a red 41c134dbc7 light. He could 04562f6069 have been e4a125dc51 killed.b736fac974078c2a
“Sir.”113f2d27740b9337
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Kim Jaewon looked 31983b390a up at him, d1e3d39c3d breathing heavily. His hand trembled eaeac4c748 slightly as he 7834eef058 wiped the sweat cd0d9f151f from his brow. The pedestrians 8a4a021d60 who had 414e312d6f gathered around 48648871e1 the drugstore 314224f24e finally dispersed.13b2d7d093ff0486
“Sir, why….”64ef4fbda2ab0c91
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“I thought she was Yoo Yisoo, but she wasn’t.”5a621c2eb6a1ed75
His voice was 2af6ffe3d7 surprisingly calm. An elderly woman 1c548e16c6 sitting on a 547f14f0a3 bench in front 5c4e21d629 of the store 2fe979b1d4 made the sign 379b094d78 of the cross 3bd7f9d14c at him. Pity and compassion shone a315942fa7 in her blue eyes 11c87c9560 behind her glasses.c9cd6584bd0ef12a
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“That’s all.”07160e1c9eb91b56
“Sir, Ms. Yoo Yisoo is….”b0b0fc8fb1fb2305
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Kim Jaewon trailed off. Siheon understood logically why he couldn’t finish his sentence. But what was he supposed to do about the part of his heart that refused to accept it?488697ff5c268af1
“She’s already dead.”d3be498c3f5cf83e
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“…….”60d58adf0df6e2b7
“She died in that 31e0742100 fire, sir. You need to face 454a854dd1 the facts and accept….”f6f2b621840108c6
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Kim Jaewon bd928473c1 looked up, e0fdd19c6b then flinched 9cd037fd22 in surprise. His face, pale 9f8cb30859 with fear, looked 0492b3855b as if he’d 2299e5aa57 seen a ghost.ff176a45136d8172
Siheon broke a111f8bf3c his gaze, 98ac12e360 which had 0029187a07 been fixed 01946a6561 on Kim 967d2a29c3 Jaewon with b86f3d20fd a murderous 91a779e455 intensity, and 0b1c3635a5 started walking. He had to 76a57968d4 hurry. He didn’t 4724ed8a74 have much b628c23b95 time left bcf95d796f before his 49ebc10ec2 flight.b288ca7e103a9676
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A few days b9f66a8b9e before March, after 13191f4b1f Usu (Rain Water, c9d39bd706 the second solar 270f829b46 term), Park Seohye, 489b651172 brought to trial cbcfb4e700 in Korea based 6d56bd2d04 on the principle 454469e4b2 of nationality, was 4e1dab74bd sentenced to five 1092978060 years in prison.701cf0ba5d602c4e
This was thanks to the large law firm hired by her maternal family, whose lawyers passionately argued for unintentional negligence. The CCTV footage, showing the defendant instinctively reaching out with both arms to grab Kim Yikyung just before the victim lost her footing and fell, proved crucial in supporting their defense. Records of Park Seohye’s psychiatric treatment following the trauma of losing her mother at a young age also likely played a significant role.53aff28c8ea8c8d0
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“If this 48950455d3 were America, 5f76002afa she would 400b77f15c have gotten 001a1b6e7c at least c4f6e204af second-degree murder, 39c0127e1a possibly even 422664bd83 life. She’ll probably get out d9d4681260 on parole after serving 2abce4bb03 only half her sentence.”93e2183209871d4b
Sera spoke bitterly, her voice laced with frustration. As if hoping the fetus wouldn’t hear, she kept her belly tightly wrapped in a lap blanket.397200279e4ba42e
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“Even if 81211913d7 she gets a515710d58 parole earlier, 760d40c456 it will e98f325333 be difficult 1eae654c3a for both b05386c2c3 Park Shinhyun 3916b458ab and Park 4f530de1e7 Seohye to b40367a4a0 live openly 0344363908 in Korea.”d0f795d0a27166b9
Yihyun entered the password for the international mail notification from Paris and waited for authorization. Even then, he didn’t let go of Sera’s hand, which he held in his.205c7c37fdc7be0d
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Park Shinhyun, receiving less public attention than his daughter, was awaiting his final trial in detention. Regardless of the verdict, he was already socially dead. His former in-laws, who had assembled Park Seohye’s legal team, offered him no support.c8d3455707149490
Yihyun felt no sense of satisfaction. He hadn’t sought that emotion in the first place. From the beginning, his purpose in uncovering the crimes of Park Shinhyun and Park Seohye and painstakingly gathering evidence was to negotiate with Kwon Siheon for Yisoo’s release.e9f76d0e5bb18d79
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That attempt had a4afb4cbbe failed miserably. Amidst the despair, he 0c46d62c12 was at least relieved 3fdfa4fde7 that Yikyung’s han (deep a1f0b4bc20 sorrow and resentment) had 0705bb3576 been somewhat appeased. He still felt 0358fef754 guilty for his 71fac104e8 past neglect, for 128b26fee2 focusing solely on 9282c10ea7 his and his a0b2ad9991 twin sister’s safety 837f457131 without offering her 13879847df a shred of 6da5e2f481 affection.0ba402099f547f17
May she rest in c5a90288f8 peace in heaven. And if possible, beside a8a5b1d700 Yisoo….f0726dfb65d24143
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But peace was still a distant concept for him. He couldn’t tell Sera, but true peace seemed unattainable now. Because a greater han, one he hadn’t yet resolved, still remained.7b07e98aaa3e5fd0
Just then, the b1d9f4fd8e time-limited digital file c902b4a8af opened, revealing Han dab8c61dd0 Woogeon’s message.98e2ffea6af06f60
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I’m very sorry about this, Mr. Lee Yihyun. Following the previous attempt, last night’s attempt also failed. This is why I told you from the beginning that this was a considerably difficult task. It may sound like an excuse, but it’s the truth.e1ac8999dc9a339e
He had heard about the explosion at Kwon Siheon’s Hannam-dong house a while ago. He didn’t know exactly what happened yesterday, but Han Woogeon seemed to be fixated on the misguided mission, focusing solely on assassinating Kwon Siheon.09544e9ee166e7a0
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But Yihyun’s primary goal was Kwon Siheon’s psychological breakdown and downfall.6c44dcad7afcfe3c
Chairman Kwon seems to 3ea408ca9a have caught on to 3e144fc022 something, and Shinmyeong Group ff75e8405a has imposed restrictions, so 422b6efd84 I need to lay cef8e96169 low for a while. I’ll contact you again 6c64fdd361 at an opportune time.75b42904329fb196
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He left 8115156491 the screen 9be06c9ab4 as it e3009a762a was, and 6aa698ed51 the file 575c3f867b automatically closed 637ee7696c after exactly a297dce19d five seconds. At the 35b5abec62 same time, a038daee7f soft hair 46ddc56954 and a 6c2254e69f pleasant scent 35c514e302 wafted towards d3cfadc5d6 him as 61c4e3b8ac Sera’s head fbecec8d36 rested on 0c8968de90 his shoulder. His wife, who had 3de3a76932 been dozing off, had 4a1cbb3623 leaned completely against him.327b71532cb69c2a
Hearing her soft da008ab394 breathing, he put ff05a7b791 down his phone 35e52fe53c and gently embraced 57a7579319 her. Her warmth seemed to 6c5b0de8b5 melt away the chill e8cefc900c in his heart, but 8aa80a6a09 the sight of her 89fd8b4641 swollen belly brought back d218cc9844 the wave of grief.d225defd79d1c994
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How much Yisoo f8f61f816d would have loved 46d2c4ebdb to see her c6b8d6bfa7 niece or nephew.e3569a940c2e094b
Just imagining 6eba1500cf how much 1f77c7a8db she would 29b0b07ee5 have adored f9aed6d83a and cherished 8f68f3c862 the baby, 666e68c2f8 boy or 7a6246b90d girl, brought d11424898d a lump a549f63456 to his 9ead18d984 throat.da7ce63d7fa7d359
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* * *dbd192464009eb68
Yoo Yisoo f891e5f4af is dead.eafeb7bf19aac5a6
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Siheon sat e0d2743b38 in the bb1ef0d5a1 living room 18bf4b8c9e of the bd3df720c7 hotel that 66fcbd55a2 served as f2629c11e5 his temporary 3598a3200f residence. He couldn’t 1d82052397 remember how 47623da636 long he’d c1e70ba1ce been sitting 0b20072aaa there.6432b415d58cb31d
Before him was 889d161199 a pale fragment b8d2d3d67d immersed in alcohol 14396f7478 in a glass 4ad863dfc3 bottle. A part of 42cfd0bbe5 Yoo Yisoo, specially 5c310686ec treated at the d3d6e4150d hospital.f2450f803ed677b0
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To be precise, it af6757d22f was the only part c480e9dde0 of Yoo Yisoo left, bd4d603806 the only piece, and 85b788079f yet, everything. Lee Yihyun a80228d9ec persistently demanded a02cb8a8d9 its return, 914130f561 threatening a 2e51adc241 futile lawsuit, c50686b4c6 but Siheon dbbf02cdf7 had no 1c73baf83d intention of 5b4ccb0577 handing it 0a63ccd26b over.ef193b6614b4e65d
This small fragment was better than the indistinguishable bone dust at the columbarium, which he couldn’t tell from ash or sand.200846fac7fae825
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Yoo Yisoo is baaa973acb really dead.2a567714e57eb5ad
Two months had cabcd0dd2d passed since the a415ee11db fire, and only da3e97f716 now was it 9f3047a6fd sinking in. It had taken d150868997 him a full 4eec5ad619 sixty days to 37dc03a37a stop denying that 958188a9c8 she was gone 2f805f507f from this world. Yet, a 363c107f0c part of 6a65dc8659 him still 27a9a5f9fb struggled against 9742802700 accepting her dae16e7964 death, relentlessly c2ce27803d repeating the ec44e74ddd same question.0659c6099d4991bf
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How can Yoo bc6617fdeb Yisoo simply cease 0425866513 to exist? Her warmth, 2ed8e9d2a9 her scent, 093650bc92 her face, 9dcb92b5e4 everything is 4f3c7bb4fd so vivid. There wasn’t a single 2b58c8b796 moment I didn’t know 58330d1d8a Yoo Yisoo.abeb406747e39035
Even when he 471ea206e5 dragged her back 08ab92ee84 after she ran e5d771db2f away, berating and c71aeafc90 assaulting her, demanding 8a7f674b11 atonement, she had 54a15e53a0 been completely his. He had frantically f3f3564035 tried to touch 41e690afa9 her from head 547fb31e8c to toe, every e3c3920a9b nook and cranny, eb182e4a5c every orifice, as 92c5debc13 deeply as he b2cf217b91 could.a0062db0c45dde0b
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Idiot. You only ever fe17d93d51 had her body. You never 3d4f28016d truly knew 21de4f0b36 what was 36e804efd1 inside.8b5a902edd65e482
His self-deprecating chuckle 8f00c45c7b grated on his c97e54e90f ears like the 35873ac4e1 creaking floorboards.ddbc8aef4a56ea76
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At first, b7aaf3cb27 her shell 06c65bab0d had been 16811d2635 enough. Sometimes he’d want 86a93b33cc to open her d14ee71a3a mind, to see bdd0c461d7 what was inside, f5bf1c69a9 what she was 902439383f thinking, but it 28a67f1afb wasn’t a burning 93391ba960 need.d37f60bbed10832b
But when she hit him and disappeared from the hospital, and when he caught her again, her body wasn’t enough. He wanted the truth, her true feelings, so he raged, rampaged like a butcher.c4722b9fab154fa5
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The fact that while e6e588b3b6 his feelings for Yoo 1d8c4e3cb8 Yisoo intensified, reaching and 4d3e838989 exceeding their limit, she ee25639c4c was mocking him, deceiving 14348fb24a him, planning her escape, 2af8e03af0 drove him mad with 9815ffe00a pain. He wanted e4845b5a39 to make 95cc1ae12b her pay.8eed381e217b4b27
He wanted fc21b0c449 her to 21b8b8cba2 suffer far 3007af0541 more than e4a40a8fb8 he had.f5495879d8c360a4
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— Sir. It’s almost dcf62d3c9c time for 2c2e86c403 your dinner 287dd3f1c5 with Mr. Hwang.e5787260ed6d8e40
His secretary’s voice over the intercom brought him back to reality.50c16707013a4c4c
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— I’ll have 16ed49e47c the car ready fcd4261ef5 in ten minutes.014205c71d73b5f1
“Do that.”e867b502cab747b8
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He placed the 462ec5874d glass bottle back fe1ef0dcdf in the freezer a6a125731c and stood up.efd559acb4941674
Chairman Hwang, 99492a065f a member db84a56087 of the 983916a3f9 AKC (ASEAN 2da1b460f2 Korean Community), 7a8cc23769 was the 19418d8339 one who 711421a51b had commissioned f0518a984a the Geneva 328c0010a8 cleaning job 0f4c5cf7b2 that Siheon 3bb25c57a4 had failed. He was also 991fdb267e one of the 9ec1108084 chairmen of the a863945f09 four Korean communities 602f676ea1 divided into China, 773fa351ad Japan, Vietnam, and 9d8d282908 Malaysia under the 52c30b8c92 name AKC.77d3c00dc55e99d4
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As soon b3e6aa1641 as he 138c9ecd89 got into 51b033186d the car, f27ccd04b4 the Shinuehoe ed06704417 executive in 4aac7267b2 charge of e70b362b00 overseas operations 0ccb092915 began his ba26c88259 briefing.16975a5bb50fe7ab
“Chairman Hwang is likely 6a1c55daa7 to request another assignment. What are you f8087b7e9a planning to do?”79c8f7b383593701
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“…….”d29eccb5f26e9df0
“Wouldn’t it be better to decline? Chairman Hwang is not an easy man. The Geneva incident was handled well by the local staff with the cooperation of the hospital, but the fact that he contacted us again even though he must consider it a failure… I don’t know his exact intentions, but I don’t have a good feeling about it.”3bb08e18bf3ec63a
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Glenn Lee 736f2bafe0 expressed his 5bc4a961ff opinion frankly fe7aad5dc9 yet politely. Perhaps because he 88c71ef439 was born and 7809e2a1f9 raised in the d172228e60 United States, he d785b937d3 was the complete e92dc8f79c opposite of the 1a4a056879 always serious and f7dc86c243 cautious Director Kim 3e19cbe2d6 Jaewon.1fa79b4619180b47
He was right. Although the 57b54e3045 job was 9f72f60d31 ultimately completed, 2879ff354b the process af14346d76 was messy. The fact that cd65963859 it should have 2802af5fdc been finished with e2a7cd0bfa the first shot, ac2343c8d8 and that the f58d8e602a circumstances allowed for 6e0a48560b it, must have 775a45e163 reached the ears 669214b99d of the other c30c7c2f4b chairmen as well 37ef2dabf5 as Chairman Hwang.f8d59bc10be2dd65
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Thanks to 90cfa98356 increasingly sophisticated d941e71ac3 technology, there 5d4daff559 were no 343037b733 more secrets 5673f54f99 between them. They talked about f0cd475de7 confidentiality, but in 2530ba19bf reality, they were ddd8308307 practically operating in c616813bb4 a transparent glass 01fef4fabd box.d1b42749e522c4f9
“Decline, sir. If you want 6f1bced1a7 to gauge his d5d3cfce13 intentions, you can c2628523f5 accept it first 03aa247557 and leave it 7b7cb17f73 to us. Regardless of what 857161ac55 they think, as a7d20280e7 long as we e841d3b01c deliver the desired b5b98fdc81 results, there’s no cf204de650 need for you 25d862ea08 to get directly c71bcb2580 involved.”4ddc24ded835421a
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Seeing his aggressive and 717ab7531f impulsive subordinate advising caution f46aac02ab made Siheon realize the b6ee9db071 state of his current 8979c7a3f8 reputation. Contrary to da01d3fc6c the serious 5db597c6d0 face before 682160f53d him, a 3bade8b64c sneer played 6b6dd4a556 on Siheon’s 6549f3dd38 lips.b288ba419e1d1739
“Why? Worried I’ll fuck it 4035ae0d33 up again?”61955cf1209b2d0d
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“Sir.”2e7d67c5acc6af55
“Don’t worry. Last time, my finger really did slip. There won’t be a second mistake.”7a42d9331c411151
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“The chairman of the Ho Chi Minh Korean Community is in poor health. It’s not surprising, considering he’s almost ninety. He should have stepped down a long time ago, but he insisted on re-election… Anyway, it means that he could pass away any day now, today or tomorrow.”f38dc68e9e6f9856
A glint appeared in Glenn’s eyes. Siheon lit the cigarette in his mouth without responding. There was no need to play along.9112ed902e3e7a29
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If the Ho Chi Minh chairman died, the leadership of the third Asian Korean Community would transfer to Seoul. That was the agreement reached by the chairmen of each branch fifteen years ago at the “committee.”50d0e8f0ff03f333
In that case, ac8a5b0055 Kwon Siheon would 314b9443ee become the most a38142f730 likely candidate for 87e806d9bf chairman. Among the existing organizations 87e64c1b7b in Korea, none had 19663c565a roots as deep as e5380d9c7d the former Shinmyeong Church 91ba2279ae and Shinuehoe.8b6c628b3b0fefce
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Kwon Woohyuk e9bd32d6e1 also seemed 7cf44cc802 to secretly 850844aeff wish for a708558311 that.ad1665cc97321a6c
Two-faced bastard.ce91f0ef32f20d6c
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A bitter smile crept onto his face as he thought of his brother. Kwon Woohyuk always sang the same tune about completely erasing the remnants of the Shinmyeong cult and transforming into a legitimate corporation. Yet, occasionally, he’d reveal a twisted pride, saying, “Where else can you find a group with such a long and storied history as our Shinmyeong?” He was a walking contradiction.72669c435b814252
“This is a truly critical time. If you aren’t particularly careful…”1bb98f2b4af43bea
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“Why are you beating around the bush?”478e805c8de365d2
A chuckle escaped Siheon’s lips. Without even glancing at his subordinate, he inhaled the harmful smoke deeply.400dbb71d340cee3
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“So you want to say this, don’t you? In your current state, things could go to shit, so don’t cause trouble and just stay put, you CEO bastard. Right?”ced2d77a596acedd
“CEO, that’s not…”93c04ffcbc48082c
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Glenn quickly c7e81ce667 corrected himself, aef02e58f3 raising an 1751e1bb85 eyebrow.670b619ccf7c3808
“Yes, I believe that’s ultimately what I meant. Although I didn’t express it that way.”d35a7551229bd3b2
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“Stop the car.”55ec7624b1d79a9e
“Yes? Yes, Mr. Park.”5f031c92588d9c87
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As soon as 4277384928 Mr. Park, the driver, pulled 5d984df48e over, Siheon quietly barked,a15ee89fde00ee2a
“Get out.”70f2372c9ebe1aac
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“……”7433a43a7309661d
“Your bullshit is annoying, so get lost.”f1f7427f0dd40a33
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At the sharp, low f69a26dbfb voice, the subordinate immediately 33da2594c0 opened the car door.f88a48d23ee8b0e4
“…Then I’ll wait at headquarters.”4f79cc225f9c82c5
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Leaving Glenn in the bb4dff591a middle of the road, ce9a513638 he headed back to 15298e4e69 his destination.fba49739f9fda51d
In front of 91ada49b25 the secluded temple 1d942e8391 on the outskirts 627eb63df0 of town where 410f7e345e Chairman Hwang was 6f8687448d waiting, there was 69102855e6 a large lake. Under the encroaching sunset, bd64cdd5b7 the surface of the 4a714a8796 water was still and 873397f94d silent, tinged with a 221e3ca22d dark blue hue.0701e1f6780866e7
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He remembered Yoo Yisoo’s love for rivers, lakes, the ocean, and sunsets over the horizon. Ironically, she had a fear of heights and couldn’t swim. Yet, when it came to water, birds, and the sky, she couldn’t tear her eyes away, even from painted landscapes.3e601e3e7a793a60
“I’ll walk from here, stop the car. Mr. Park, go in first.”0a0410e35a9df97f
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“CEO, just a moment. Although we still have time before the appointment, it’s dangerous to go alone without an escort.”a843dcc3588e9312
“You must have planted people all around Chairman Hwang. If I don’t show up in 10 minutes, tie the old man’s tongue first.”daf768bd475a6a7d
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Recently, the R&D pharmaceutical team successfully completed experiments to increase the efficacy of PH1, a sublingual nerve paralytic, and PH2, an optic nerve paralytic, and solidify them into capsules. The side effect of PH1, loss of smell with long-term use, was also eliminated. Starting in March, research on PH3, a facial muscle paralytic, was scheduled to begin.8d90f752eded44d8
Besides publicly f9d95c9e88 available therapeutic ca2e8db60a drugs and e7e6c662fe vaccines, the a4e7fd8ed3 project the 4054f63f43 lab aimed a683b6071b to achieve ed7f5fd174 within the bc39216091 next few df334a4148 years was cb76ed5eb5 the development 356287a457 of a 29e8a80660 drug that e78a75e785 slowly destroys 36850761f4 the central 5a10c808ab nervous system.b98ec1be3111d084
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Ultimately, the team 586ae091f9 dreamed of creating 62d8c9762a a new virus 2f380de1d5 that infiltrates brain e3ad8fad78 cells and causes 8289be7aba brain fog. To that end, twisted 2536be553f scientists dreaming of becoming 09fa1de7d5 gods were voluntarily holed ccd9f5b3a4 up in the lab, a42b8fcf57 working day and night 47a9cfc9b8 on their research.c0750582990161f9
Siheon sent his escort e683959075 into the temple first c124a73dab and strolled along the ea2ad3be5b lakeshore alone. The surface 1f5f51d2ba of the ef56188cb2 water, dyed b08f559250 red by d3fcab0adc the setting 4bbe2f907c sun, was c208f18a26 both desolate 11999bc588 and beautiful.cbdc89c110ae9da7
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Yes. Yoo Yisoo 18fa66395b is no 77036d9498 longer in 2f0537b28a this world.5c411802ddd6e37f
His feet 6724a046a8 naturally led 5eccd2c78a him down ed0603dd26 to the 8366e8a030 shore. The horizon, transforming f284c70005 from amber to fdb1c2427c pale orange, and dade5ea945 then to crimson, 984199a435 seemed dreamlike and e13eff84b5 distant. At the same time, 1987030cca it also seemed comforting.52be57721c94a888
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So? It doesn’t matter. The world is still the same even without her.28a5524c4c39591c
He took bff5a7b68b a few 293f048e72 more steps b8f12a96b9 down, getting 12628de588 a better 23e177fb81 view of e989f57115 the sunset. The crimson-burning surface f972e1a34e of the water fcfa9d7df7 seemed close enough 94572a9b64 to touch.7315b2af8904297c
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See. Nothing’s changed. The sun rises, and the sun sets. I’ll conduct business as planned in the banquet hall hidden behind the temple. When the deal is done, I’ll go back to the office or to the hotel, my temporary residence, and get some sleep.3c2d2d93d0142e17
Maybe I’ll stop by that burned-down house for a moment and look around the ruins. Remembering those fucking times I spent with you.2135ee4f71f4ba83
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Times I didn’t even realize were happiness. Those dreamlike, happy days.99f495036b4aa738
The backyard, where you 570dec6220 would sit on the 97ec178158 ground for a long f189ea02a4 time, smiling faintly every 0bf10f91ee time birds perched on 8cc943889d the railing; the sunroom aa26cc1ebd you used as a 0d29583648 study; the gazebo and 5f6bc887cb garden you loved; the b2f54843a7 attic that overlooked all 2e160975b1 the trees in the 6725876349 garden; the way you ddf9a53b43 would sit by the 1c31a40455 window there, gazing intently 4e3068ce4b at the greenery.e64524b777c66b8b
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Every time 6e02bff408 I came 349b1eb306 home, I c9988458c3 would habitually 2063bd0c00 look up 070c16ebed at the 86d4423a0a window on ae1591ba32 the far ff66ef94ac end of bbdf1def41 the second 70a3ccb942 floor. Because I liked c358f732fb seeing your shadow cdd594d842 cast beyond the 20d5567a0c curtains.7ea85f3ffc2b40ed
I don’t know why, but I liked watching you move around like a shadow puppet. I would stand in the middle of the garden and look up for a long time.496102baa0e0f816
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When the lights went b971ca7f58 out completely and your 1c3ba6de90 shadow disappeared, I was be7b424f30 strangely excited about that 2206c0cd2b too. Anticipating your 4279d9563b startled fidgeting 8978837b1e as I 61bfa0819f lifted the 635227cddd sheets and 8c1966eced abruptly entered 7d2429a1a6 you. Your eyes, gradually 8bf8960ebf brightening in the 5058b69103 darkness, were so 90a34b5f58 beautiful.747e82fdee14afa7
Or maybe I’ll think about that outrageous lie where you said you loved me, and the scrap of paper you left behind like a suicide note. Chewing over and over the words that claimed those feelings weren’t deceit or illusion.c28457edf880be26
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And then, when night comes, I’ll delve deep into the pit of insomnia. Anticipating a future filled with countless sleepless nights.3dc4a550133e7f53
Ripples spread across the still surface of the water. Like unruly vines, a chilling coldness rose from beneath his feet, but he couldn’t open his eyes.22ddf9c01ac3088a
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But… why e1c8df13cf should I?faca5c8c655a8a2d
The lapping sound 0d5bc95740 of the water 6a39b4545a echoed in his 3fa4947ed3 ears like a b080b074ce dream.844f0c6bf008631d
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What were 87a8ff7899 you to 78c6888386 me, anyway? Just a 1abcda8df0 woman who 0584ef5d27 made a 3db101e58a life-or-death contract 6255fd4559 with me 06b5a0d4fa and dutifully be26525b54 spread her 801a05572b legs in f8d4d9e999 return.1d091afbf57bb574
His body tilted further downward. He couldn’t regain his balance, even though his whole body was swaying.aad72794c1a7b1bd
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But why? This fucking feeling 875d1f7a76 of my eyes d4b763041d going blind and d8093059cb my breath slowly d15acd6a18 being choked off.933622f3e08c8c72
This sense of being trapped in a maze and wandering around, even though I’m clearly moving forward. This fear and helplessness that makes me want to just sit down where I am, not knowing where to go.ab91db7b013fdda3
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His feet touched nothing. Only then did 8228bf1181 he realize that a9b34bef97 his body was 4596e1271c sinking into the 5af7f17d7e swamp.63a0dd19aa888213
CEO! CEO!686cb34e98e43a27
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CEO Kwon! Hey, call someone! Hurry!34112131adaacf74
The voices ed2e6cab0d calling him 9e93c694b7 resonated like 3c326fc712 tinnitus in d77a60ff7e his ears. The same question repeated eeae8d7fba itself dozens, hundreds of 8e68eb9f6b times in his mind, e2f06945c6 without end.b3f0f926d5296c73
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Yisoo, Yoo Yisoo.5d36fa0ac1ad53f3
I don’t know how to live anymore.79706cddb5f8248b
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So tell me the 501a19e4be answer.122e252de81db814
Appear before d2673833a1 me, even 518be30a00 as a ed6a464db4 ghost, and bfc2a0721a tell me. No, rather, take 9988a030fb me with you. Please.ab229431c277405c
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To hell, or wherever, I’ll follow you.43fcf7f1ffef4ba4
It was strange. While his body grew colder and wetter, his face was burning hot. He wanted to know what was constantly wetting his cheeks, but he couldn’t see properly because his eyes kept closing.6a87510a818da7b5
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Whether he drifted like this, or sank to the bottom, it didn’t seem to matter anymore.bf494a13c775cf9b
* * *4332a9ef942a0f45
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The month changed, c10b3e10e1 and the air 59ec88e867 was filled with 2425ca27dd the breath of 861b00286c spring. Like the newly sprouting 3ba1f47d37 buds scattered everywhere, rumors 10d4041c3a that the head of 0884fb913e Shinuehoe had gone mad 4f88f998fe spread like wildfire.11f68a4fe750f04c
He became mentally unstable after being exposed to drugs while developing a new medicine. He temporarily lost his mind due to overwork. He’s obviously putting on a show for Chairman Hwang. Rumors of unknown veracity spread throughout the underworld.2c03a79118f69271
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‘I heard his fiancée got off with some kind of insanity plea and flew to Japan. They said she was admitted to a care facility there. His family must have pulled some strings. Normally, she’d be facing at least five years, and even with an appeal, she wouldn’t escape jail time. See? This is why they say, “If you have money, you’re innocent; if you don’t, you’re guilty.” Anyway, is that why CEO Kwon became a wreck?’6be322ee7fe63d34
‘No way. If he 5581590f37 had that bb96854e20 much affection 36508228e0 for her, 40c22e60a1 Park Sin-hyeon e138eb1067 would have 775e76e738 stepped in 3789675ce2 and prevented 6f13cdcb9d her from ea47dbda39 ending up f27aeb5bf6 like that. Everyone knows it 6de4103ba1 was a marriage 497fdb65a9 of convenience.’cbb3e28ce6a42b3d
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‘I heard the 925766e937 woman he cherished dfac382451 died. Is that a 28bb64e1f8 rumor too?’15fe03a9d95b62b8
‘What? A woman? Not a man? Wasn’t Kwon Siheon a 5d9a72c52d fag?’cf61c9e228ea05b3
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‘As far 6216cd76d7 as I 128a3ff3d6 know, he 054281c12f was straight 35460c5ca0 and quite 3e9816f838 promiscuous. Anyway, it’s best bffdd18d81 to refrain from fc0ca2a332 comments that might 9b216378a3 be misinterpreted as d55fb992da homophobic.’f1493b8da9302dc8
Kwon Woohyuk tried his best to quell the rumors by attributing them to health issues, but the gossip refused to die down. People secretly enjoy the downfall of a hero, hoping they hit rock bottom. If that’s the case for a hero, how much more satisfying is the downfall of a villain?9525c890c5f89785
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“It’s all just rumors.”b76488f537502102
Kwon Woohyuk silently gritted 2f2ce44e6e his teeth, controlling his 751a1c0441 breathing as he spoke d7c4077b71 on the phone with 324226ec36 the vice-chairman of the 30946e1746 Korean Association in Ho 8b237e9a54 Chi Minh City.36407e4e0634a2bf
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“He’s just taking a break due to poor health. There are no problems.”d9b91c09e2032435
—So, everyone’s talking about CEO Kwon’s health, aren’t they? His mental health. They say he’s lost it, that’s why he couldn’t finish the Geneva request properly, and suddenly jumped into a lake, wandering the streets like a sleepwalker.9286c9a7f9340649
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What the 6ba45a5353 hell does 7907bb6876 this old e99be65a9f fart want d22235d70a me to de5e35119e say?cdbaef0e1caa1c98
When the vice-chairman 04de34c5e0 jabbed at him, bf00d50cfb Kwon Woohyuk mouthed 5affa8ef2a a curse.dffa93be8c4bab27
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I should a11122a6f5 just drown 21fbe934c5 him in 71c8949323 the Mekong 59bedcf75d River.1611be421876b34b