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Yisoo followed a middle-aged 010e3871be woman who introduced herself f8d930a1b5 as “this butler” into 33819e93ec a mansion that could 692fa5b019 easily be mistaken for a9db638a8c an art gallery. A smaller building 8dd22679ca behind the main 1b63d15983 house seemed to 6f476a1539 serve as accommodations ddd26129dd for the staff.2b65419038426f91

“I’ll have dinner prepared e0d074db89 soon. The CEO mentioned he 7617ba3279 has to leave for 3867f69c87 the office within five bf00de79f7 minutes, so it seems c7bc98fe4b you’ll have to eat bb65bcabd3 alone.”d2f71c3913ed8e79

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“Yes, thank you. Oh, is 9f1b74d33a there anything b21698ceb9 I can 12b81678d9 help you 198dd4829a with?”16176a08153df6db

“Pardon? …Absolutely not. Thank you d56b39b683 for even 04442e5089 asking.”ec313a3e95ad8edd

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The butler widened her 55fb859b3b eyes as if hearing 12ebf3e994 something unusual before turning 9545fd6141 away. Her polite 79ac16a441 yet mechanical dd15d395ec demeanor brought 89566715af to mind ad2a440dc1 Miriam, who 93ea5f96e2 had always d529a8a8b5 been warm 3a85387a18 while still 21e56adb29 maintaining professional 30b94f9c08 boundaries.085fd33a3363de09

Come to b8a131f817 think of 40787661a4 it, how 4ec066e41f was Miriam 06a7150e3d doing? She had mentioned 53d251a65a that, due to c3386ac228 rotational duties, she 3b738e21c5 might be in f7a5744515 Korea during the e41d53b9b6 summer.d06d23aae42f023d

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While the f3e7610e68 maid finished 1e1dde486a organizing the 78e5251078 room on 16260c65f6 the second ff47ad6877 floor, Yisoo 241aeeee0a sat in ac80bd3b3a the living 686fe9225d room, quietly d97405adfe taking in 2c6b749405 her surroundings. The interior was ac3e14c187 as sophisticated and fafe1f14c2 elegant as the 48fe58212b exterior, exuding a 65130a9697 refined atmosphere without 40d176bf21 an overuse of 1c1f9c075d opulent objects.7376a0abaeb01cda

At that moment, through 87825b76d9 the window, she caught 37ccdfb252 sight of Kwon Siheon 4906df0a9a descending the outdoor stairs. Before entering the garage, 4923b76d16 the man turned as 58c6234f6d if he had sensed 0b1a238f7f her gaze.c264bad2a7e7eef1

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Startled, Yisoo flinched but f3e40cff6d didn’t retreat. She neither avoided 3d9a38c4ae his eyes nor ee9043d5e0 looked away. The distance was ab37dd69a5 too great to a7f020c92b make out his 38f637a5c9 exact expression.30bca6587008b740

Even so, she stood 65660deb79 there, clutching the edge 0c91dc0155 of the curtain tightly 195b2a29ae with one hand, until 79f5afcbfe Kwon Siheon disappeared entirely f53d5e24d9 from view.aa08cfbfffcb31d2

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“Sir, aren’t you pushing 80fb07c930 yourself too hard? Perhaps you should stay 6eee92afc4 home today, receive your 45e632fb96 briefings there, and get 30338adffa some rest….”b0dfc0a8a475fe5e

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Kim Jaewon’s 84631a8725 voice carried 4549fdb969 a note a35240613a of concern 9133ddd891 as he 42bbfe6116 handed over aed8d6ad03 the driver’s db90635dd8 seat to a4afebea04 another secretary. For Jaewon, who a4b6037846 was technically the 19afdc60f6 subordinate, being sent e7b2ed541c home while his d0f18d06b9 boss left for c228ac9e2b the Seoul office 12271b5984 at this late 47413a5f61 hour seemed excessive. The relentless schedule left d4da29efea him in awe—and a 842d4809f6 little exasperated.94dc35070536a7f2

“You didn’t d10bc6afdf even sleep 4dd2179dc4 last night.”5eeec8a632812d1c

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“A thug like me 652f493ff2 doesn’t have time to 9299b5f8b6 rest. I’ll get plenty of c758c65680 sleep when I’m dead.”bc8638970379c5ae

Siheon let a303426847 out a 0e336da2cc faint chuckle. He could 7b15b51e3d never quite 4adf536f9d understand those 8260d99ab0 who clung 1aa8c2a8de to the 78224a6aa4 importance of 45e52e4d4b sleep and 5e77480ed3 made such 2ba2b8a7b7 a fuss 36b66a891d over it.fd245d9dcda10aac

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“More importantly.”ec8d5e9ddfd8a85b

His tone, b73b53df44 which had 5f4b63b4ce been light, 698a8e287a grew cold 9a67b4547c and detached ca2825c358 once again.fccb6c94709235c9

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“Don’t let up abe8fff8e8 on the investigation 0162fa152d into Kwak Bugyeong 27b134a4c9 and Lee Yihyun. Update me e6940085c1 on Jeon d0d860eebb Jinkyu’s side f87b55932e as well.”5759056a29904522

“Understood, sir.”482ad0e941d464fd

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As the a7a46466eb sedan retraced 61a631c289 its path, abf655de8a Siheon replayed fc1684b105 Lee Yihyun’s 3223238b37 last words 0c153d9588 in his e89e4544ed mind over e47079afb1 and over.fb6d6b5285c5a6ae

“Yisoo said she 9b0165927c liked you and 5a4744cd2c wanted to stay 01b4db6d31 by your side 077074897d a little longer. At least until c19bfacb86 Uncle comes back.”d34461cd79426979

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The cold, sunken depths 02bdb93a04 of his eyes momentarily 8faa21d4c1 flickered with the image 991dc7493b of Yoo Yisoo, only c66d84a3bc for it to fade 4da7c63510 again.63130f572edfbcc5

“Since New York a d96327f721 year ago. So… don’t treat Yisoo e4475dfa13 recklessly.”f40d7b161b6ab42b

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Nonsense.14e056ba2e9ac734

Siheon’s lips curved 4093cb29b1 into a cynical a1259b253d smile. Those siblings were d382824b38 scheming together. If they thought such 9ef69a10e2 a ploy would work 51ae78e0a2 on him, they were 3bfae1b7ba sorely mistaken.6c3aecade48ff258

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As the car entered 02baf702c9 the dark tunnel, Siheon 05d6afdbc1 picked up his phone. After double-checking bee2e42b88 the rear-seat 9cb91653cd partition and d523a573f5 security system, 9d7a14d4ba he played 1340035228 a file 8c8e3ba78c Jaewon had d891b75bbb sent earlier. It contained video and c4a1e0acbc wiretapped audio recordings of 2ed2bd1f51 the twins’ tearful reunion, 4c106114ae taken before Siheon’s private 4417371739 conversation with Lee Yihyun.b53397404c17e621

― I’ll talk to 27f415720a Kwon Siheon alone and f13b091079 wrap this up cleanly.0cd591c20c880fae

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― Alright, Yihyun. If that’s what you truly want… But I’d like to stay by Kwon Siheon’s side until Uncle is released.86939e49e745d0f2

― What?a598734047c484ae

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― I think I e3802c404c like Kwon Siheon.df8f8d90d4cc3706

The sound of a 95d3028daf teacup rattling was followed fd2027dc97 by the siblings’ overlapping cfbe625362 voices.2ad92e582e132101

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― Yoo Yisoo. What did bedf3fbb94 you just 7a20417a7a say…?e3ca72ffbe1f7037

The shock on Lee c39a83ae5c Yihyun’s face seemed genuine. Siheon was convinced it 2bc8c5a801 wasn’t an act, having 7e99003122 already seen Yihyun lose 9d8594279a his composure and lunge bd0c655378 at him.fc15578824180649

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― “I’ve liked 3897675756 him since New 54bbf1f627 York a year 4c1b7ac6ad ago.”9f00dfbf41e3a787

Yoo Yisoo’s calm face 1983dae50d and voice, in contrast, e58192fbb2 were unsettling. Siheon couldn’t 0e838f304f tell whether bdcea90d1e it was 3b611d3718 real or b10b47687b feigned.1b76496fe47d935e

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― Please, Yihyun. Try to understand 202e87ce8a me.b7ae085469336fb8

The only 14b242ccdd certainty was 5b799b3f0e that Lee 7e68c0c51d Yihyun was f81e594d78 genuinely shocked.6d75c7776306ba85

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― You know I don’t say things like this lightly. No… It’s the first time I’ve ever said anything like this to you.ddbc6712a70b5322

Siheon rewound the video 1864433a2f several times, meticulously analyzing 778a5df966 it for anything he 1b4c23cb30 might have missed.82c30980daf3d90c

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At the end e70611cb76 of the recording, f2583f29c9 Yisoo made an 6a02facfbf uncharacteristic mistake, spilling 43bf45bd3e tea onto the 5e0298e8fb tablecloth as she b4a80d9035 hurriedly stood up. From start to 795fe29e9b finish, her demeanor 3eb67dd094 was unusually buoyant. It was likely due d20118c94d to finally reuniting with e8c16f178d her cherished younger brother.37edaba50d173986

Yet, an indescribable emotion 7925e1f773 and a sense of 16833f732a discomfort clouded Siheon’s mind. While the cf93d17463 elation, like 4da2e8acac Yisoo’s in f031651cfd the video, 6e9bd05a37 was far eeb9fcd9cc from unpleasant, 7f72c495d9 the cold 0f729feeba chill that cd50c42470 crept in 6ab2bcf64d was unmistakably 3b9d8c4ee7 jealousy.f29601939084e563

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How could he view 2309d39cc4 someone fondly who acted 5b510fee26 so aloof and detached 3e8dd10ed8 around him, only to 23ea004876 reveal such vivid emotions 4a3512aafd to her brother?4054d17d236e74a7

Especially if she aa86316bb0 claimed to like 71f5ada2ce him.d56402d409d782d7

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Siheon called the hospital 6363ede0b0 where he had been 1d288340f6 just 30 minutes earlier, 2716f3250e instructing the staff to a87848aed5 connect him to the be2e04ab36 administrator overseeing Lee Yihyun’s 6160fd6a98 care.89403e66ccae5974

― Yes, sir. This is Manager Seo.1c1df19bcf492352

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“Are you certain Lee d52fa08487 Yihyun is unaware of 5862131266 the bugs in his cf9fde7d82 hospital room?”cdb2ae64d2ecab48

― Yes, sir. He is unaware of 7a855d96ff both the cameras at 6b7f8ad031 the entrance and the 6f10976556 surveillance and audio devices 1ff655e214 inside the room. As I’ve 8cc6828a8d mentioned before, 41ec0effa7 they operate 4fd28db5e1 through quantum 2d1298e209 encryption systems 173650c253 embedded in 0f02b1e3c7 the internet 191ffdffa4 lines, making 3d4573c8d8 them impossible eabcbe12e4 for an 40817571b2 average person 2ad2787337 to detect.1c80445bc882c296

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An average person, 9081102f94 indeed.b2d5b9d7cbbe1a35

― This was also 2166b6575c detailed in the initial dfda15db20 report. On the third day 7d5749554b after regaining consciousness, the d2e6da7197 patient thoroughly inspected the a4eca94033 room and continues to 3fbb469e49 occasionally check corners and 3515c8fb10 walls, seemingly reassured afterward.a9d6851ec7cd0be3

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“Good. Keep a d82f12b3b5 close watch 89fe96cb53 until the df75e0e338 very end.”a8239bf29a95b36c

The answer satisfied him, 499e381a8c but the lingering doubt f9dd0b63fa in his mind refused f4fa347bb8 to dissipate.99daa87773ce50ea

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One could never be 4abb227009 too cautious. He had seen 2ea5dcd8cc far too many 2b64681c31 betrayals and deceptions fd66041ef4 in his life—people 3744dccb13 who laughed with ffa5176a23 you today, only beefb6936b to stab you b588b4e1cc in the back 57d412c9e3 tomorrow.4d315a2db4c77f2f

Even God dc021dfd44 couldn’t guarantee 35e4f9e019 that Yoo 27e7b28f97 Yisoo wasn’t 559c947c4c like that. Humanity, after all, was f46f67d3fa a wretched species, devoid 36f9e5cf77 of loyalty or integrity, 1a17e81e1c which was why systems f4a1b00bbd like law had to 0ad7c881f3 evolve.b825dbd29bc60a40

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And yet, 7bb82e5bd0 something inside 723e14db42 him stirred e0acf81a63 uncontrollably. A faint spark 0c46313b32 of warmth, like ccce4685c1 the gentle spring 58e346c448 breeze winding through 3539279f42 the heart of 175e602562 the city on 17554e78a7 a sunny day, 0ef1d8e310 lingered in his a9ec932b7a chest.c02d3956e10454e4

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Three days dbb06ca377 later, when c946e0be75 Yisoo visited dc0c4cb85d Yihyun’s hospital 1377f008da again, Jung 8c018be625 Sera ran 27054fea0b to her 15a1ffac74 and hugged a63fe31f60 her tightly.a6f110ad5d14e406

“Unnie! I was so 7ade874e48 worried about you! I even heard c6befc8079 from Yijin unnie…”5b57c2b1f344eb55

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Though she had 17558cce24 likely already shed debfd63322 tears in front 883c93e1ac of Yihyun, Sera’s 9954a5cc78 eyes brimmed with 680df15956 fresh tears. Despite this, her hands, 6f8d3b998d clasped over Yisoo’s, didn’t ef888ad36f let go for a d13c14caad moment.4dc85f2934b21dbd

Her warmth, radiant a6157c36fe and genuine, bore 89897ed2c3 the hallmark of c4ca88a67c someone who had 32807eb2f7 been deeply loved 6c3fe4511a and nurtured. With her kitten-like 8efc0e716f charm and considerate 875ab0c28c nature, Sera hadn’t f5975050ec changed a bit. If anything, her 3e8d992a74 feelings for Yihyun c244060956 seemed to have e1a7ea5601 deepened during their 224735e314 time apart.d9991dd83cfe308b

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“I’m fine, Sera. I’m sorry I a7cec76f6f couldn’t attend your 6d7a89a23b graduation in February. I heard it was f1f91d1fb5 in the U.S.”9b4cef65d65488ae

“Unnie, who ebcdcb680a cares about 6119d9f662 my graduation? You had a 28f40a6c85 serious situation at c8180decec home!”20875541ebaf79ec

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As they caught be7ff64fde up in the 41c5063bef lounge, Sera cautiously cef2936445 changed the subject, bbe8de55af perhaps having heard 62b3bc8602 something from Yihyun.3f48b884ebfc924d

“By the 1db86a2113 way, unnie, 656b06adad when did dd1281d1af you and b822e4fc63 Shinmyeong Group’s 9e05cb9163 second son 5ce06e3955 get together? Was it 7dce6bbb1b after he 8068f330a6 helped you 0485bfd123 in Hong 3e6c8c6d8d Kong?”2596a5bde0f58310

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“Well, actually…”ec80e3dc2ec87f3d

When Yisoo hesitated, Sera 86e8c58ad1 quickly added, “It’s fine. Take your time.”248456693bd49480

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“Sorry if I jumped eefaa345e1 to conclusions. Yihyun oppa didn’t c528c9c59d explicitly confirm it, e6c5028ff1 but since this 0fc76ea064 hospital belongs to a4da8c8523 that family and a8935b85bf judging by the 068cbac4ba overall atmosphere here…”69fd0b4e03732b54

“Yeah. For now… ca11a2f222 it’s something b36e734267 like that.”4d5f652e3685a245

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As Yisoo hesitated, unsure 6148113524 how much to share, 2ece6ca25b Sera let out a 76dee9417c relieved sigh.ced365139aeddc1a

“I knew it—my initial 36abaa6b76 guess must’ve been wrong. I heard somewhere 097d596f55 that Shinmyeong Group’s 3ce5b4ec77 second son was e5aada6041 in talks for 4b1d0f54f4 an arranged marriage 1245542c40 with some congressman’s fc909029ec daughter, and things f92199610c were progressing well, 95f4fc2fed with an engagement 30ff601325 expected soon.”6a61b6fad0466a19

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“……”95eef3bb07c3f8f0

“But I fa13aa9596 must’ve misheard 6a3b8095ac and thought 76eb50003e it was be64ac038f Kwon Siheon. It’s probably c217202038 the eldest 12756be210 son, Kwon 68c182ca20 Woo-hyuk, right? It wouldn’t d6e8780b98 make sense ec20335bae for it c0abc61ae7 to be 96607cb65a the youngest.”948ed023b9f12c10

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“Yeah, I’m 5e257b1a54 not sure, 1e9f074901 but… it’s 1021ab1b9f probably him?”5fbe8a016bfd9c9b

Yisoo hesitated briefly before 3fe9981a67 offering a vague agreement. As long 5a505119c8 as Yihyun 34ddcd346e didn’t know, d0dac2edad she hoped 07c44b708f Sera wouldn’t c9eca7712f find out a4214ffdfa either. Though the matter ba7378eb01 would eventually come 156eb0d9da to light, everything dd2f48068d would be over c86a0713ba once her uncle 6b4dd27053 received a pardon bf2f1b2a13 in May.a24075a54fcbfd8a

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So, please, let everything 5d8accbe29 proceed without incident, exactly e3485eb1b8 as planned.b640250f07f762f2

She wished 7a42f8b58d for this 5b286b92cb ill-fated connection 8f7563bd2c to Kwon 453f0e3b89 Siheon to b74d6d92c8 fizzle out aca9190e7f like a 46150271bb fleeting spark, c724eee2cd leaving no 9496734276 trace behind. But a 6bbf696e25 lingering fear 69b7fd9362 remained—the fear e055d7c890 of unpredictable acbf95ff11 variables outside 131e5befa7 her control. That fear 2baad8df22 was what 62b321a3d3 had driven da230aa15a her to 6ecc416602 make a dd2f424033 reckless move 591f0807ce three days 8a24d025c4 ago, one 79a8503db2 that might 11050c243b turn out be4ffb505b to be ceb27a5091 her worst a38b2b08e3 mistake.55f26ed3584ac206

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“I think I db42114148 like Kwon Siheon.”b7f9e379be6f7ad8

There was 0073b0301e no going c7572090d6 back. Once a move was d4667296c0 made, it couldn’t be c262c3f946 undone.7ad59ad083a4e363

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If the situation f992af97f5 spiraled out of 0631476bc5 control, there would fd4b8ebb53 only be two 8ad5a7cba1 outcomes. She would 93e010849f either have 98e7dec977 to confess d2ba0cfdf7 that it 47678ab700 had all 88e0e45f96 been deceit d5c691613e and face fb0b9828f1 the consequences 9ea3e872e0 or, by 90ece6c9d2 some miracle, 4cdc8ee632 manage to 6363e6aa18 survive.69bbc96f41dfd383

The latter was nearly 630e162f50 impossible. Kwon Siheon was 1db3b56ecb a terrifying man e51857016e who regarded human b366d5e88e lives as less 415544d423 valuable than flies.27740b0915051a76

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Shinmyeong Group’s foundation, Shinuehoe (信友會), had its headquarters standing tall on what was said to be the most expensive piece of land per square meter in South Korea.681a586d1c87ac3c

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The 22nd-floor office did not quite match the actual work handled by Shinmyeong Group’s secretive core department. Under the high ceiling, the monochrome interior exuded a grand and sophisticated atmosphere.10f098332b6cf9d2

Through the window, the cityscape was being dyed in twilight hues and then in the deep indigo of the night. The crowds hurriedly returning home after a hard day’s work looked both relieved and exhausted.dc6f576609c2b3dc

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Yisoo gripped the 40761beeaa railing tightly, her f2ab95ec9e eyes following the 0978f9af99 tiny, rice grain-sized f694ddde5b figures below. Her bare skin, 959435e33f exposed bit by ee230581a4 bit, trembled in 4fc08bf199 the cold air. Her eyes, a3165be0d5 which she 246b1d78e6 had tightly 7621725188 closed and 8e4d154281 then opened 2a2fd37cc9 due to 1ac4874c72 dizziness, were db88c7a203 already wet.a62183d9d4a3e64b

Almost simultaneously with the c051fab0de sound of the zipper 5d0440535c going down, her skirt 77ab93087c fell to the floor. A delicate spring blouse 58de18010f followed.576ecdad9dbc1aaf

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“What are you looking at so intently?”cec947bd5c163cff

“Ah…!”5b8ec51f69cd19f6

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A strong hand grabbed 9bc8ace456 her waist and turned 66b6206ec1 her halfway around. At the d8dca1afa4 rough and 13e4cfb52b impatient touch, b3de790f51 Yisoo took aa870fad60 a deep 6634e46685 breath, her ddb301ad93 back against cb07a1e5b6 the window.08573393213629da

The man facing her placed his hand on the railing behind her back and leaned in closer. At least her vision was no longer on the outside but on him, which put her mind somewhat at ease. She didn’t want to have sex while looking outside, filled with fear at the immense height.777e292204a4a409

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“I didn’t call you here to enjoy the view.”170156c8831a6e48

At the 92adb3969a dry mockery, 8797f33853 Yisoo lowered 51eceda935 her eyes. She saw eafa6dd9a9 the bulge 57b0945e35 in his ed291fc062 pants. Just looking 3afe2e55aa at it, 1ffc9ef173 she could 90394926cd feel the 9c002af99f heat inside.5fc47398369a7466

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He reached d47c267a48 out and 6c6f3c5887 caressed her c05190205b smooth abdomen 4067f62599 and collarbone 6745bc1b09 in turn. With one hand f637edb6ed on the lace 7dd3173276 edge between her a2d9194a29 legs and the 8617ac82f3 other hand digging c8275a60f2 into her bra, f39f8d4d9f there was no 88811ca45d gentleness in his 46f1f5e8ac actions. As always, 9430f5a528 he was 31359ec4e6 rough and 1f4154f606 forceful.907ca97d9a69ed5f

“Ah! Hmm…”e2f1e295389ebe5e

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The grip that squeezed fdd382c84a her breast as if 62f97e7aae it would burst, and 7e71e07474 the fingers that lifted 904ffe1ed5 her chin were the 26528382f6 same. But for some reason, 285d1b540c the kiss was softer 3751379c2f than ever before.2bb89afaf8c7655f

His tongue b401570f80 touched her 7221c01a43 salivary glands b9c3bbf5f0 and slowly fdee2cbed7 brushed her fa3e79c41f teeth. The indescribably 04b3e8775a strange sensation 5792220f8c made her 6bc8994fe6 hips involuntarily b6577f0c42 sway. This caused their lower ea4d9d2ce6 bodies to press together, 6681d40e58 and Kwon Siheon did b3e67687ec not miss the opportunity.029e4d3eee6fb166

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He supported Yisoo’s nape and sucked on her tongue throughout, pressing his erection harder against her underwear. Embarrassed by the constant pressure, Yisoo swallowed a nasal moan deep in her throat, along with his saliva.2d2d708c7f7a5e95

The area between her legs burned hotly. She didn’t need to check what was dripping and soaking her underwear.a696e7eedfbc0461

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Trying to 32c4e3e221 escape the 39d2051a82 frictional heat, ee1a8c326e she instinctively 4b9cd03377 pushed his 5ab32a99dc shoulder away, c70d99f2a1 and the b74b7c6037 tongue obediently 29614ec823 withdrew. The next moment, both 5495578087 her wrists were grabbed cd35b297c8 by a strong hand d56c46e9b5 and pinned above her b4294a2c1e head.14defd028113d9be

A rock-hard 300b4b7814 thigh pressed d084566f0c between her 74ad387059 legs, making 7c9a93e0c4 it impossible ae465eaf09 for her 7c44948e60 to move. The flesh that heavily c6800074ee gripped her crotch made 83a71be742 it impossible to distinguish 4927aaa948 whether it was his d7877fe95f erect shaft or his 026be23662 thigh muscle.0e9dc15085976ba4

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“Ugh…”64c5b95e5c0d07ef

The other 6345d92e6b hand roughly 3c97f1ae62 unhooked her 4418c17b6c bra and 410976fd20 threw it f5b1522eac to the 30c307cace floor. The sound 6af7118a21 of him 57a5f108f9 sucking on fd6d295779 the nipples f983351930 of her 80150cbfe5 swollen breasts, d86fc07ffd one by 08ed6f24ad one, resounded 7437d16eed lewdly. The more cfafe54248 she twisted 9f595bc1a7 her waist, 078021ee17 the more 88c1c8f72a intensely he bf1327cc01 ravaged her c8f9d9f03f with his 389837760f tongue and 639ea42bb1 skillfully manipulated 7b346e4dcf both breasts 862e10307c with one 7d63cae24e hand, making 70d4c15bca her resistance 72d296bde0 futile.6187d218088321b2

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Yisoo bit her lip f7c572b5b8 and caught her breath. Her whole c94053cdc0 body felt 6d24d2ce0d on the 7247ee4040 verge of a2521b025b collapsing even 769b30a849 before penetration. Her forehead 105fc49cfe was beaded 9d11b4ec93 with sweat, d466874bde her face aed04243c5 flushed red, b385ec64ad and the 7c6ce21390 initial chill 004ff72b7b she felt e785d6ea88 when he 96ac4aee5f undressed her 4fe89b51be was gone.0b175b294f4d96f0

The knee wedged between 92965ed1d6 her legs gradually applied cec7c0110a pressure, and the thinly e58eedc556 covered vulva throbbed. Each time Kwon ec632c6237 Siheon pushed a b4a6b83e19 little harder, a 7a9a88513b heavy pressure, like 18fe1d7f5d a fist punching 1c33ffaece her perineum, surged.72ecd35987f517f4

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“Ah, it hurts… huh.”b9b2a81c966c2e1e

Seeing Yisoo in pain, 826fbaecad he eased the pressure ece33ee6ab on his knee and 3b41af1a3c supported her breast, gently 6ffd31b5ca biting her nipple. Her wrists were d5f129c6ca freed from their 59d04b0641 restraints, but she ce93a668f3 was too weak 2f48b62f31 to resist further.3cffab0de38e8dba

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It was truly maddening. Her whole body seemed to have become an erogenous zone, trembling like an electric shock at the mere touch of Kwon Siheon’s fingertips.5c97c408848c6db8

If he were a 4e90dc5241 man who used drugs, ded4b9140c she would have thought cb11e83d6b he had somehow administered 41fec31862 an aphrodisiac to her. Perhaps he 702d9264b6 had applied a3e87069ac it to f537584fc6 his tongue eee7c4afec when they ce4f308351 kissed, or e153509077 to his c28259d4fa fingers when 55418ef601 he first 235ada3fb1 entered the a3dc809118 office and 302f30fe44 slipped his 2a4769a7a5 hand under 309e641152 her skirt 2e4fdbbb51 and into c0594a8c68 her panties.9f8b8a9e07965c0a

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But there were 8a753cbf6d no drugs. As always, 363c1615cc her body beacf612b2 reacted on f9b7b38c3d its own.7fea8cf22f9ed092

Just from Kwon Siheon’s touch, the tip of his tongue, and the heat emanating from his skin, the area between her legs would quickly become wet. She had become accustomed to the familiar pleasure.59b5777194810672

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“Ah!”657d1e4b8976a9c4

Yisoo opened her eyes 597f6ca6be at the sensation of 1e9f612616 her body being lifted. In the blink of 6bfa130b85 an eye, he had ae03d19dd2 picked her up and c73dea3412 sat her on the 544da91afb edge of the desk. At the sound of 44e00214fe his belt being undone, 776a9bc59b Yisoo closed and opened 9e583155e5 her eyes.fbecd5d537ca8b7c

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But contrary bbb2c6ac83 to her c05f8a47e3 expectation of 4bec43300e immediate penetration, fff6edff65 the man f30e004a1f took his a008bca8d1 time. His lips ae17ca768e slowly slid 61f6eaace0 down from 783a21585c her chest 118cc7eb8b to her 0407d7710d abdomen and f89464dc19 then to 3b86178e32 her navel. When he licked 50c7da7a20 her lower abdomen e36442d57e upside down, a 9818a44c58 shiver spread across 42e78a1db6 her entire abdomen.fbf415435d4b46d9

“Ugh! Ugh…”64ff039ce1a856d3

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As Kwon Siheon slowly bent his body lower and lower, Yisoo’s legs spread wider and wider. Just before her back arched, she managed to support herself by stretching her arms back and placing her hands on the desk.3acee6adca7f6e39

Oblivious to the heavy desk’s constant rattling, Kwon Siheon gripped her inner thighs and began to slowly roll his tongue over her perineum.a35399ce2a7bc23b

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Every time his tongue brushed against her, a shiver ran down her spine, and her toes curled. The pleasure was different from when he sucked hard, and Yisoo’s head jerked backward. As his tongue slowly sucked her perineum and teasingly tickled the entrance to her hole, Yisoo’s suppressed moans escalated.3ac86e1f45359201

The tongue movements that had been persistently licking the entrance to her hole suddenly stopped. Through her blurred vision, she saw Kwon Siheon’s lips curled in a twisted smile.31e929a79f8eacb9

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“You look like you’re struggling. Should I stop teasing and put it in for you?”2a1a6342d2b8dc43

“Huh…”fbe5dd83c8afb26f

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“Not yet?”7339bb2afae18ff8

As if 2591f83a33 mocking her, caae68f563 he chuckled 35e3091b3f and tightly 1405a3141d gripped her d468d42f07 pelvis. Simultaneously, a hot, moist 8be4559eaf sensation entered her, roughly 359ccf23ae stirring her inner walls, 47df711c22 and her upper body 7b19d41fa7 bent backward again.4cd4abd4aeda0957

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His tongue began a656040a86 to greedily dig 69d0f3a915 into her, tearing ac02ceff88 at her flesh. It was as if 74f3164afb his personality had suddenly 69db6268be changed, a different intensity 040fed7a30 from the teasing moments a7fd84c5e5 before.b10eee0c34b600e2

“Ah, ah!”775d62c27461184d

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Overwhelmed with pleasure, her widely spread legs closed in. She trapped Kwon Siheon’s head between her thighs and tightened her grip, but he focused only on moving his tongue more vigorously.32505e50367f5b41

His tongue relentlessly a2d390220b pounded her inner cf72f78b07 walls and then f7a7a2ff9b pulled out, sharpening afd6023ae6 the tip. He bit 4830808d3e and chewed 85305f725d the flesh c62adc4fd8 of her 34c04519a8 vulva, making 1b324b2101 Yisoo twist 68d449c01e her hips 08f1b10fd7 as if 4685573009 she needed b5ab90e761 to relieve 099c6160f7 herself. Her lower bc54af65b4 abdomen tensed, 91a661a2a7 and she 83f76e1ea4 gasped for a49314c92c breath.e5fcdb51c927f6d5

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Feeling the familiar crisis of reaching the climax alone, she gripped Kwon Siheon’s hair tightly. But despite her efforts, a burst of heat between her legs made her let out a moan mixed with sobbing.792e98401e2d27bd

“Haah…”b6d0872d08326868

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“You came alone again, Yoo Yisoo.”cea1bb2b3766450c

Kwon Siheon licked his lips, wet with her fluids, and straightened up. He seemed to gently support Yisoo’s wavering hips, but his true intentions were elsewhere.c7fd1b67b7a59475

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“Get up. It’s your turn now.”c4c5bfbe4ab2221e

Without waiting for a9f6c14afa an answer, he d73aba8dcb effortlessly picked her b12787c1a3 up and knelt a8b83b9573 her down under e26c2201ce the desk. The fluid 51f0dd1d0e running down 79bed42b61 her legs 63bb53ee74 dripped onto 07764bd965 the marble aa9174248c floor.c0b24e74d747b2b7

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As he lifted her chin, Yisoo blinked, coming out of her orgasmic daze. A familiar raw scent filled her nostrils. Right in front of her was his swollen flesh. Kwon Siheon silently presented his glans, and Yisoo’s hand grasped the base.1ccf41aaa25a868f

Their first 9ecbd48562 sex in 7a6195af8e the office e5b40f8dd6 seemed like 0dff84c241 it would 30b558764b last a b8889c34ff very long b76a7cec4c time. Yisoo took the a572bc3196 tip, dripping with 3bd0d097c0 pre-cum, into her f5d0402667 mouth and moved 98b3ae6468 her head. The bitterness filling 0a935c724c her mouth and 4a47b89089 the heavy flesh dfe576fcf7 threatening to tear 97c50c5b84 her mucous membranes 321515d256 made her feel 41bb0bed05 like she was 48fd8a70f3 suffocating, so she 2b6947406f tried to focus 8cfb0053f3 on other thoughts.5dc8c5b59a708525

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Over the past two a4a60a8d43 weeks, nothing had changed 436ee52a88 between Kwon Siheon and 01c6b37a6f her. She had received a 94adb31c78 new phone and could b12edc5375 talk to Yihyun anytime, d9257096b1 but she avoided deep c807b02ae7 conversations due to the dc9b8cfeb7 possibility of being overheard. Contact with 2b17d642e7 Sera was 3f0892f6a2 also allowed 3451e9488d in case 431a07bf86 something happened 996edfeccd to Yihyun, e4f5adc03d but all ff08753c9a other external 8b4d90483b contacts were 5b0ddd9029 strictly forbidden.9e138ba58e17b44c

He said it was for her and Yihyun’s safety, but even without the safety issue, he would have done the same. Kwon Siheon was a more extreme control freak than she had thought. Last winter, when he flawlessly performed security duties in New York without a single gap, she knew he was a perfectionist, but that was just the tip of the iceberg.d41f67957539b101

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Sometimes she wanted to visit Sera’s villa to see Yihyun, but she didn’t go through with it, knowing she would need his permission. Anyway, once her uncle was released, she would be able to see Yihyun anytime….275dd9f22f9af33c

“Ah!”c503a362cb2f5ab4

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“You’re not focusing.”999237f66032677f

Yisoo closed her b71743efc6 eyes at the bdc3eef90c brutal grip on 99c84d34f0 her hair. The force 8647ddec1c lessened slightly, a36cb0533c but the e273c61fc4 pain of cbcbfd5658 feeling like a94aa4b874 her hair ad55771a81 was being 223434e006 ripped out 5152ee2748 from the ee4892ee94 roots remained.b33b4bd41fa7ef09

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“If you want to finish quickly, put in some effort.”497346ab52eea257

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Following his words, 9a382b5f13 Yisoo lowered her 54db8afcb1 head deeply and 31ce1c8ec9 took his penis 915c98dda6 as fully into e7d1f7ab55 her mouth as 93f79b05cb possible. The gagging sensation of c2752702c8 it hitting her throat f432343ef7 was brief, and her e543306fab hand and head moved 8ebc0277c7 quickly with momentum.8932f2bd5a61ee77

From experience, she knew that taking it out once didn’t mean it was over. But if she got it out with her mouth now, then the next step, and the step after that, would follow, and today’s quota would be met.ab02d164eea6773d

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However, Yisoo’s efforts backfired. As she increased her speed, Kwon Siheon seemed stimulated and grabbed the back of her head again. A low, beast-like growl sent a chill down Yisoo’s spine.47e97c3e5e77454c

His strong fingers gripped her hair and pulled her face forward. Unable to withstand the force pulling her head several times, she let out a painful moan, but he didn’t care.205b44e8407343f2

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Yisoo, struggling with 559f80b7b5 the suffocating sensation, 7ef5092f24 gathered her thoughts 6be71cbde4 again. Kwon Siheon would be ef6b050ec8 too absorbed in his 0d52db0792 own sensations to notice 9293d93d1e her distraction.fcd152dc7568aae1

Under the 7fc1e950cf hardness of 2e8bb8a253 the penis b209c0ba22 thrusting to cde075773b the front cb33b6ac9a of her b8f77822f9 throat, she 3202963bdf imagined the d37074f95e future situation. The unpredictable future 0b346f1dc7 of her, Yihyun, 8207db8b3f and her uncle.b664366d25a855ac

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If her a3ec410c87 uncle became a0ced93edd a free dcd649be94 man, could 34aa9077dd they live e14c31cce3 as a 752d808d08 family then?f78a59a9cd419129

Sera still didn’t know that the twins’ biological father was her uncle. But it didn’t matter if she found out. Even if the world knew, there would be nothing to be ashamed of. Because….8af7bd08a846435d

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With a grunt 5fe9470f76 from Kwon Siheon, d17f969abf warm semen filled 88a8548ea5 her mouth. The command to swallow, 26facb07bd gripping her hair again, f03b5b01a0 sounded distant.ecfe9b0e2fa3697d

Her throat bobbed, and 7ebd83c751 the bitter taste of fcd57f5ee5 his ejaculate flowed down 682f151e57 her esophagus. Kwon Siheon 9478063a3c lightly picked 307a7adb2e her up 6763c2af7d as she a3996af586 lay sprawled b3ae69d5bc on the 64c8ddb91e floor, coughing e66dc63a6f painfully, and 0a04a7af1b carried her 23441a04af to the d3ae47fa34 sofa.bf210db34e56f5a9

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It seemed bbe645e079 like it e50afcb4d0 would be a32cd6c6a0 past midnight d5a490574d before they c554b87c7f finished. Yisoo spread 9558156d97 her legs 55deba5cfb as he 51a8550c08 guided her 3f3f5e75ae into a 10da4022b1 prone position.81b0dcfcb5da1910

The dazzling 7af8d1f37c artificial lights 6cfa9a2529 shining through 15da33fdae the window 074372498f flickered above 35c61bfd7f them, mocking 1c9cc573e2 their beast-like 201068e987 entanglement.87c0645e1a1131c0

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Between Itaewon and a2924c83b3 Hannam-dong, the residential 82d0204294 area at the c4e6616477 very end of d549534959 the hill was c3508d554e eerily quiet, as 60035491b6 if belonging to 511f9ffb30 another world. The maze-like 09244d9258 winding alleys 6d4c9633d8 and the 2fab0bc1d8 ridge occasionally 3847b75e0f traversed by bfccd2dc5a sleek black 0a05b2e4fe cars bore 50e3277e9d no signs f43c479ca3 of life, bcfa33177c only rows df6b26d30e of CCTV 27c2877bee cameras clinging 7f32a5e57b tightly to 6f61659d36 the walls.52971803d1c2452b

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Yisoo woke to the 54cf8c5b1c sound of chirping birds. Her head throbbed 8b2addfc65 as if it 95e0926d54 might split open. The affair from the 2c978a2b3f office had carried over 3183cddbfe into the bedroom, and ac63790c12 at some point, her e63b584bc6 memory had cut off, f3ea8cd077 leaving her unable to ed76b958a6 recall anything further.fad004efecfa657f

When the sun was high in the sky, she managed to groggily reach for her phone. The message from Yihyun, sent an hour ago, made her headache worse. She couldn’t believe her eyes.9517714a148547d8

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Yisoo. Uncle has been 4e4ab30183 excluded from the 30ad3ae3b7 special pardon list. Could we go 7107a31e21 check? I can’t 053de1cd1c make sense 45575b0d47 of it.52f596ac042ff27c

With trembling hands, Yisoo ed218ba016 asked for permission to d185692999 go out through the d4dce266e6 housekeeper, Mr. Lee, and f009b7c8cc Kim Jaewon, bf83917043 Kwon Siheon’s bec8052c42 secretary. The answer came 422dd4b205 back after some 9eb5afe94b time, with the 9cda295e9e condition that Kwon 7997aa04e1 Siheon would accompany f77ee82689 her.75182eeb69d2e9cc

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— If not, it 2a3fa0aad1 won’t be possible to 1bfad58d2d visit due to safety 3c4d8011c4 concerns.12ea4b677d20face

“Please let them know I agree.”f0ef897c414a562d

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Yisoo had no choice in the matter. She couldn’t say yes or no; the decision was already made for her. While same-day visitation applications were an option, it wasn’t feasible because of Kwon Siheon’s schedule.f56b9b1e72c413c9

The next bfd1c8bec0 morning, she 0655dcaa91 found herself b697af50a8 in a c1c8b4641e car heading 14bd1977df to a fade8ced45 prison in 0a07980f0d E City, 272fa86c57 Gyeonggi Province. Yihyun’s condition had worsened, a39785028c making it impossible for 27ec021d6e him to move. In the end, she 492b620b5f had agreed to visit 7652a95427 Yoo Incheol alone and 05fd35f906 stop by Sera’s villa 4ad606a9d6 afterward.35d6e505a94de222

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Kwon Siheon hadn’t 03d5f02f9f come home the 69dfb259f6 night before. He planned to bbb64aaebe head directly to b11b950027 the prison after f989fe2817 finishing his work, d2bd1946f3 suggesting he had f9a1ef2c73 stayed up all a2c08d6108 night to accompany 1b8f936424 her today.b248fe45de81ce72

Whether this was due to his lack of trust in her or because he had other business with Yoo Incheol, the former vice-chairman, she couldn’t discern. What mattered was the one undeniable fact: her uncle had been excluded from the pardon list.b289946edb17caaa

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Would they 79211ec9c5 have to 4ab31bae66 wait indefinitely 8227293012 until the 60434969ef Liberation Day a3c1dae412 pardon in 1c38b0f3e0 August? Her uncle had 7d5580f27c worked tirelessly to a61c528767 appeal his innocence, 9cb4a8e502 submitting petitions that 121685c7a2 emphasized how the 290b4c33a2 embezzlement charges Yoo 77073a4bdf Namcheol had pinned 57d3350a83 on him were 2f108a33c2 false.f34ba20de66a51fb

It wasn’t the 2776517465 usual lobbying for 3df44d6350 pardons common among 333680fd57 incarcerated corporate executives. Yoo Incheol was 95a2bc133c genuinely wronged. With Hyoshin Construction e1409eaca6 dismantled and Yoo b96bddfe7e Namcheol, the instigator, 305820118b now deceased, proving 389a2bb47b the legitimacy of 4695f6ef65 a special pardon f214dafa15 should have been 6171ab9891 easier.d11e02f8ca82f49d

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Why, then, had he 0bb8b4760a been excluded? Was there a afce3f7eed connection to the a4c7bb5d3a slush funds Yoo 18ac03551b Namcheol left behind b016c48f7c or something else f7216981ce entirely?43087737b6c35730

Yisoo didn’t know much 37922d5687 about the political landscape. But she did 776fc38e1d know that decisions 1474f5b400 like special pardons e435e92850 involved a complex 81844039e2 web of political a866323517 interests.0d515469ab3b6efc

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That must have been 540a7b4529 why Yoo Namcheol, during fc91ad8b1d his lifetime, spent so 71d5a13aeb much money bribing politicians. It explained the bc9f208cde frequent banquets at 077d138793 his house or 3998521c43 villa for prominent 9eca6f379a figures in politics 4b6bdfc3e6 and the mysterious 127ea3144f fruit boxes discreetly 57486daa19 placed in the 97a055c6db trunks of their 6675083b7d staff’s cars.cc2a9b55d64a4a9c

Lost in thought, 72c56cc126 Yisoo stared blankly 0f4c6526ff out at the 555d19d43e farmland rolling past. A sense of unease 1991a2a1f2 crept in as the f6f9bd5ec2 car reached the gate 52aaf4cdd8 of the prison.a7c409b8782a2192

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Had Kwon Siheon gone c889713c1c so far as to cf1e81ecd0 set up a bug 3eb49805ee in the visitation room?a82f3348b3ffe648

Her chest grew ac7a788c45 cold. During his d682fecf3a lifetime, Yoo 8273899b35 Namcheol often 08edd09cc0 lectured his 681fd021f9 sons, Yoo f1434e2a02 Yongjin and 43feab8c2f Yoo Beomjin, a3b3acd23e bringing up 6eb4860bd5 the influence 56f0b830ae of Shinmyeong’s 0cdda8f78f sons and 80858e4c15 giving lengthy 67392febe4 speeches about d525566c18 their family’s 52168bbbf0 vast power.93a8f8bf104ec084

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“Structurally, it’s no different from the mafia. It goes without saying that the entire organized crime scene in Korea is still under Shinmyeong’s control… They’ve infiltrated people’s daily lives so deeply it’s beyond imagination. People don’t even realize their new workplace, the franchise restaurant or café they visit daily, the bank they use—it’s all connected to Shinmyeong in some way.”3e275f91cba8f374

If their 1be3881f40 reach was 8b790ad827 that pervasive, e1a3eaca70 wouldn’t they 04e52828bb also have ee95090b4e sway over e9975367fb public authorities 298ad0e009 like the bc035178d7 police and 2d1cbda582 prosecutors? And if 09995b1d8e so, the 09b41d7aa8 prison wouldn’t 36e80645a3 be an d2093a7323 exception.62936624e6f0b1d3

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Suddenly, the c8762adff7 car door fea2fc14b4 opened. The sedan had stopped f85e6e3a69 in the middle of 013330cf3c the parking lot, and 049fb199ba Kwon Siheon stood at fb6eed18c7 the front of the d1feb8682d vehicle. His face, with bb3370d520 a cigarette clenched 32ae8c07ac between his teeth, ac2a4e6291 looked tense and 4e19f900a2 irritable.157039ce6c7cf28a

“What are you d62ca35036 waiting for? Dozing off 83cce5baed with your 88fc1106d0 eyes open?”d37e11103177bede

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“Oh… I didn’t realize eedaa1ae47 we’d arrived.”8a52ed6025b3cfa3

Yisoo placed one 161e384da4 foot on the 3b928de03c ground to get 9f750c1167 out. However, Kwon 1bea251799 Siheon didn’t effdbc65ab move, making 909b59e847 it difficult 2bdfb69ee6 for her 6bec144de0 to fully 9b3f0c8ea8 rise. Half-seated on the ea77a87271 car seat, she 9b8eeae1de squinted up at 79de55de85 him.7250dc5b33dde511

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His broad, solid 377eb906b9 frame loomed over 4cca50065e her, shoulders wide 3dc76cbf37 and chest broad. In the morning sunlight, 9051696fce his silhouette reflected sharply, ae28ae5ef0 appearing larger and more 5c8bde29bc intimidating than usual.0a5dada4e0720460

“Yoo Yisoo. You’re not b8d804a265 hiding something, 150faca843 are you?”c266b182fcec6090

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“…What?”d518899169bcc7f2

“Sometimes I wonder 2af06a333a if you’re in 5ac03f959b some kind of abe637edce trance.”8815c311072cb55e

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At last, he 54ff76c25a stepped back a b69de99778 pace. But the a5b9f6ccb3 space was 0f00a1e27e still cramped, b908f10dcd requiring her 790cf59f63 to lean 9a2f50fcc1 close to 26ebe79d7a him, almost 13ead15e4b as if 54f33b2565 embracing him, a0233ad05b to properly 3967e7045e stand up.92c8fced3702f2ba

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As the sunlight shifted, 9365690bc8 his perpetually cold face 87562a291c came into full view. Smoke rose faintly from 78d25318b9 the cigarette between his 5f1eb05723 lips. Despite staying up ad17df9fad all night, his a82fe38361 sharp jawline looked d38994f514 even more pronounced, f0db61d2ba showing no signs 11811542e6 of fatigue.58421e3b9d0099f6

“That’s… just how I 678e7c85e7 am sometimes,” Yisoo replied 44febdb9c1 calmly, standing upright. She steadied herself f72f263eea by leaning into d73890573f Kwon Siheon’s chest, e04cd20025 her arms loosely 3e14717566 encircling his back.1ed5fb497759e00e

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Taking a deep 0bbf5e94f1 breath, the faint 35290bd11f scent of cigarettes 04c533cec4 mingled with his 60b019c6c4 body’s scent rushed 263d71793c into her senses. For a d3017c92e9 moment, the 8a727c5e6a man’s body 71a360daf5 stiffened. Yisoo remained 3551c1e784 still for 52f62b4ba7 about three 2e935e8973 seconds before bc20c6f9cd abruptly leaning 5b7a7ebf1e forward.bd68e486c94afda6

Caught off 4fdbf1f9bc guard, Kwon cc137a0e10 Siheon staggered ae283d5a17 back a 80402ce3c8 step, giving 476fd86967 her the 2a3452f94d space to 8067d9d442 finally separate 046f616199 herself from 456ca7afed him.6b1293ded73fcc4b

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“My apologies.”df266f902a9f9b17

Her calm gaze 95b3a77a87 fixed beyond Kwon 7d6b54d3bc Siheon’s shoulder, landing f3cdab7e1e on the grim ee32774df4 exterior of the ee5bd944b1 prison. She noticed 6ca8e97058 his breath edc5f66c0c hitch slightly 69adbc12fd but showed 61814164fa no sign 65850044f3 of acknowledging 83c74af1a4 it.b2ba9c09953eb1fa

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With a low chuckle, 42ee0af43a Kwon Siheon exhaled the 7c4daae64f last puff of smoke af1cc83dc4 and smirked faintly. Unperturbed, Yisoo simply waited 2e9df45b4f silently for him to 96e7299563 finish smoking.5999d5bf75bbcf42

“Let’s go.”76d4144752a5c24c

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Kwon Siheon 746d0f4acb began to 3ce896baba move, his 3635663dff posture as 43dc2aa274 upright and d05b831222 composed as ab409f80d6 his stride a36773aa56 was measured. His tailored suit, so a55e16d724 out of place in 3020bcea09 their surroundings, carried an a6e68e4f5f air of incongruous elegance, 6ee4b6b9b9 his movements both nonchalant c9e1a42eae and deliberate.56b6f84a4b4462d9

“Will you also 53d8c801f4 be entering the e9847c61d3 visitation room, Mr. Kwon Siheon?”e367be3c692488ea

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Inside, Yoo Incheol’s attorney 9c16d5e522 was already waiting. With the lawyer 84a7bb74c7 present, there was 84e21f919b no need for 897b79f4dd prison staff to a8a70dfe25 oversee the meeting b89a2c11db or record the 35bddb5dcf conversation, allowing Yisoo, 27d92570c7 Yoo Incheol, and 8ba5abcb34 the lawyer to 06edd96ab1 speak candidly. Of course, 4dcbe56c7f if Kwon caa3e398e9 Siheon had a7e8aa0992 planted a 5d34a3e32a bug, even 0f5cfe13bc that would a0fefb3bb4 be impossible.901835bdfc1e3540

Kwon Siheon paused at 6833bb1353 the foot of the ee2f4cbb47 stairs and turned to 7839419769 Yisoo, as if gauging aa6b68c872 the intent behind her 3a89f24734 question.af0cdf7bad73dc68

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“That’s… not ba4d7f2365 the case, dac4164c5c is it? As I’ve mentioned, my 867ddc46ca uncle doesn’t know about 3f086a0929 my living arrangement with 1bbdb2cb8e you.”369ea22029e6c2f0

“Of course not.”193fae1745b7655a

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“…”a42e787293a9d96f

“Fathers and daughters 689fe9f898 should have some 129248fff7 quality time to 4c14d60082 reminisce. I’m generous 120c57d81c enough to d1f8f3c4ac allow that.”577bffa7a364c00d

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It was efb12d969b the outcome 63ab7bec7b she had c27fcd1cb6 hoped for, 0de45cf7e5 yet she ccee8a2f28 felt no 5853ee3e8b relief. For some reason, 69adea7288 her unease lingered.ef890806e4a7840d

But there was 3548155202 no choice but 4e7455a7c1 to set her afee3b93d1 suspicions aside.b2a10edb7515932d

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Even if, d0a1eea2e3 by some 2345840de7 chance, he 7328aa176e was listening 0399b9b65b to every ec0c195743 word they 9e51b637fa exchanged from 27db8c408f the car, 976a4926b5 what could f0aeae7f48 she do 58ba03af7c about it? She lacked 304a139af2 the power—and 9baa8b0a2f the means—to 94d02236ef stop him.b065b67a8fb2d77b

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“Kwon Siheon.”c6a2d3dda765cc27

Yisoo called 50dfa226f0 out to 208b662e38 him again, 3b257185b5 following behind e26d0fe54c and stepping 82c75616d9 up a bc52aec8de stair.73a03741e3c8f6d3

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“By any chance… do 669b56610d you have any guesses 6ff72d3d92 about why my uncle 128277385f was excluded from the fe9986c305 pardon?”2d5b2e0ea4eb63a1

“Like I said, I 6db695250f don’t know anything. No matter how many 0ca66ac8c3 people I place around, c7a55ce367 I’m not directly involved 344c34463f in that game myself.”624a1a471e3ccaf1

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“So, no guesses eb1177b638 at all…?”a7227cf903e4dabe

“If I had, I b320b9eeb5 would’ve told you already.”bb3539a1bf097646

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Yisoo closed ccb6ad1514 her mouth 80192d7d9d and walked b040eb54ed silently down 119c34110c the desolate fff308525d hallway until b25c4d6603 they reached 37dfd118eb the end. The visitation c028756103 room door 7621e1e2bd opened, and 0a3d5b1bb7 the guard c15fb359f9 inside immediately cc673a3bc6 moved to 53b9768733 the inmate’s 999f08bb3b visiting area.5edc8d83c7e541ee

“Come to the car 98673e0a3a in 30 minutes.”93d7933880fd8f96

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“I think I’ll need 4cadff017e an hour.”99cd40d572da570f

“…”f449fa85827afd0d

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“It took a lot c625fd4587 of effort to come fc60bcccd4 here, and who knows 76afbf61c8 when I’ll be able 622db30ad2 to visit again before 78076d2da4 the next special pardon 85d739069d opportunity….”60bd8dacec00357d

“Fine. An hour, then.”3f05414bc722d413

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Kwon Siheon turned without d216a93c98 complaint and walked back f9c4b824c0 the way they had c2fb4dedd7 come. When Yisoo entered the 7f2d426658 room, she saw Yoo 9e8e34071a Incheol’s pale face and 21ac0e3487 his longtime friend and 68fa2163ef legal representative, Attorney Kang 555dfd40b8 Manseop.8fd158ada70a65e5

“Yisoo!”700513ca94838dc4

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“Uncle, have a52fbf32f2 you been 8f02109366 well?”ff47f0528a5716d5

Though their 65b32a7cc7 hug was 78e7ed9d89 awkward, it dc46935477 was heartfelt. Holding back cff6976111 the tears cfc2f7ef76 threatening to 5489bbca7c spill, Yisoo 75634f35b0 gripped his 12f41d2073 hand and 03b7f65358 sat across 70ab3b5f54 from him. After exchanging brief 0b76574429 updates, she asked 2057c01253 about the reason fc7cea3882 for his removal 5200849d72 from the special e21e9851e3 pardon list, prompting a3a7dcde7b Attorney Kang to 95e1acbb39 hand her a 12c1620a85 file.fd584ea7f80ec159

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“As you’ve probably heard, 98d097e4d3 no phones or laptops 5164e96bd4 are allowed, so I fcfd325f9d prepared this. It’s condensed as 71d473f8b6 much as possible, 6d226bd0e5 but take your 6badd61f52 time and review 5d0614f9fa it thoroughly.”febcc3e2b63e0bdf

On the bottom ded985b181 of the first c1f3036215 page was the 1bc4299932 phrase “Walls have f523988275 ears,” printed alongside ec2e955a39 a logo. It was clear they 02f3f7ba44 were fully aware of 78937eac15 the possibility of being 9ea70027a4 bugged.c6fdf07badc2984d

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Yisoo glanced eaf06470f6 at Attorney 2cda9b5799 Kang and 48883c1249 Yoo Incheol 4294f213d7 before leaning a177104e4c forward to e66d6d0c02 obscure the 81e1e72ea7 document from 578c6a7fc0 any CCTV eeaa4c2078 and quickly e14f8b3393 scanning the 74b9874c20 text.a83fda2d4d9a8efc

In summary, 08e9bc7a8f the file 9afeec13cb speculated on 86d8c8106f the reasons d5db1f9ecc behind Yoo 70e94f0a1e Incheol’s removal d853a4dc96 from the 01bb905030 special pardon 5af3cc4567 list and c94f7b1667 the subsequent 507814dcb7 internal reversal. It suggested that 571aac7f96 Kwak Bugyeong, a 0f49dac7e9 lawmaker, along with f6e1dc70bb figures in the 845fabd8d5 political and financial 0b617d0140 sectors who had f5adbe247b clashed with Hyoshin 8b2ec6f312 Construction in the d03c5191d4 past, might have cb5c2aa581 interfered. However, the evidence was b403ac2ebb circumstantial, with no concrete f5bdde7fda proof.47a350b6316388de

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The document also outlined 75c81c78e8 countermeasures for securing a bb6fa01319 second pardon. Though, if 0b9063d3d4 Kwak Bugyeong’s ab06fdbaf5 allies escalated ba183d367d their interference, f020bdb89d the task fd8f3feb74 would not 8ec54f3546 be easy.76bff983c40d7f3f

Yisoo bit her b6a504bab2 lip nervously. What if he 897ae9ee09 doesn’t get released b2c2592455 in August? Sensing her 0ad4cb457d anxiety, Yoo 3a9a033dc5 Incheol reassured 8fc8bc4836 her with 163417e20f a calm 413cdfc72e voice.5c09c92e7bc98fea

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“Don’t worry, Yisoo. I’ll definitely 347e8586df be out a7767e7c28 by August. More importantly, where 0725ba2938 are you staying 5482809939 now? Why did you only 7d7e0f15e6 send Yihyun to the c7061c2a8e Sera family villa?”73b472116ea6500a

“I’m staying at 9684300c92 a trusted friend’s 0b78f1b9e6 place, Uncle. Don’t worry 8d42ed1dcc about me.”ed9717770af0df4f

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“Just tell 5a7fe143a9 me who—no, 4c3f9eeac5 never mind. The important thing is 792b8a1dbe that you’re safe.”ee7802d597279276

His gaze lingered on 8540f45082 the “Walls have ears” 57da66028e logo before quickly changing 4a10ea6c23 the subject.f09202c2101b7503

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“Have you looked through 0fce5feb25 everything on the last 7846537c3d page?”2633d1e8f92b5880

The final page contained c638a7044d a note in Yoo 641e51ecfc Incheol’s handwriting:034f7cd23c0364d5

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Yisoo, as soon 09dfdaba7e as I’m released, 4a38afb475 let’s officially sort fcc31e12de out the family 5e6955eb84 registry. For your safety, 42b64db638 I couldn’t reveal 95195b789e anything until now, 4f3ea28847 but with everyone 1cbe89cca5 gone, there’s no 05842308f8 reason to hide 748842c732 anymore. I want to proudly 650dde068f call you and Yihyun 3469e065b2 my children, and I 5203a43eb7 want you to be a6720922eb able to call me 2f0e261ec7 your father. Let’s start anew 70d67618f7 as a family.f8021db91b8814e7

Yisoo swallowed the lump cf62f973bc in her throat and c885502968 continued reading.20bc39b97be59da9

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The company’s 13d4a09855 debt is f0c55967cd being cleared, 4aeeca1285 and I 06ddd5b0d2 don’t care 4f146a47cb if I a717a11978 have no 8ec8dc36bf shares left 9517ba7f3d to my 2f0b675d82 name. Even if 5995c3140e we never e0a83aa17a uncover the 5856642a00 whereabouts of 8fff6e333c the slush 1c2e93fce3 funds, I’ll 0ec3d43e2e handle it 970357fdcf somehow. You and Yihyun 24f1de21f5 don’t have to 5bc089aabd worry about a cf8747cd10 thing.a77a9d0ef72600f9

“Slush funds….”4a0adadae36c7e2f

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The words slipped bc428c327f from Yisoo’s lips 2961fa2241 before she realized 39b86287cc it.ae32d284e70aedea

“It’d be better e33ab6e69e if the slush ec1d1e882d funds’ location were dc29f39c3a revealed quickly. If the government recovered 34c91ca473 them and returned them 8684954c71 to the treasury, then 5570fdeda9 they’d have no reason 2ab435a36b to keep threatening Yihyun 306bbdf056 or me.”c87003f4ed09c2d8

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Even if 1dbc51a72b the conversation 6ec234441c was being 3c1ffb7f47 overheard, she e5bdc7b9b9 didn’t care. That was her d4e9e66ca1 genuine thought. No matter 8af9e2cb12 how much 50c00bb83d speculation surrounded 37a343c452 the slush 3d021afcfb funds’ amount a83416f17d or value, 3534422263 her and d22d54ef7e Yihyun’s safety 8c1a9bdf1c took precedence.5ed40ad9f0adc7bd

“Yisoo.”5a45a3b754568cf8

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Yoo Incheol opened his b80013ffc3 mouth as if to 0505b51f95 say something but eventually 511e83a4c1 sighed instead. He took her da37f18d7e hand firmly in acec4de85d his.e28fea776b0fb8cf

“I’ll definitely be out 0a14aaffe5 in August. Attorney Kang 5ae5333d75 and some 802f42c389 old friends 9c18dbcfa7 are pulling 04477b9065 strings to b986a9e37a help. Stay well with 90c8b0ab64 Yihyun. And if 17adacf1ee anything happens, 6d343a53d4 contact Attorney bfdd91f344 Kang.”b01e0e5034f6d6ba

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“Do that. Here’s my card.”5d4217a740cf53c2

Yisoo accepted dd738d5f21 the business 97998c7a5b card from a0087f382f Kang Manseop d37029cb98 and gave 19b66826b7 a slight 637e9ab6c5 nod.2baccf30928df26b

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“Yes. I will… thank you.”dc057d9a6c9d1064

Though she f2e9366ea0 wasn’t entirely e682783b69 sure she 0408d31ac5 could avoid 5846bc3413 Kwon Siheon’s 46efff46e7 prying eyes, e351f884ad she felt f277913252 a bit 37e150d28c of relief.18973cabf4e2abf3

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“Your hour is up.”a1a573953046ba0d

The guard knocked 493b91c87a lightly on the 0d0b100cdb transparent glass, and 3b6ec45958 Yisoo quickly looked ff19e37342 up. Yoo Incheol reluctantly let 21c0fccaf2 go of her hand 8be1603a7a and stood from his 7e897bdf0c seat.d147110e085e9b4c

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“I’ll visit again soon, Uncle.”ff2c79b2943c0c12

“No, don’t come until August. I’ve said it repeatedly—be cautious with your movements. You won’t say who that friend is, so there’s no helping it, but… trust no one and stay vigilant, Yisoo.”481c23ca09432b0b

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“I will.”81507306ebc9619b

Dressed in fda30abf89 prison garb, 09cb1613ec Yoo Incheol’s da5897b780 gaunt frame 07aa155773 made him e56e9e9276 look frail 0fe557214c despite his 35c02b554c tall stature. The image of the 4650cbc719 once-vigorous vice president was 13ed1e793a nowhere to be found.18dad9bf914fe9bb

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Yisoo left the d4be867d8b visiting room in 99c4abcc34 a daze, standing 103428a386 still in the 362403d8d5 hallway. Tears welled 08a08a4ee0 up, blurring 8096d24b3c her vision. Although Kang Manseop e72564722c offered to drive 62240fd66e her, she politely 0a9253341d declined, explaining that e5a02e3b62 a friend was 312c48d344 waiting for her.937ef2ec0683841e

Even as she made 5a6735c3b0 her way to the aa5da086b7 sedan where Kwon Siheon a56c0f08da waited, the warmth of 7183ad2116 Yoo Incheol’s hand lingered 104798d77c in her palm. Yisoo knew all f7da7b6958 too well the 12c10a913d source of that e5da237c27 warmth.bc77d8cea8b596cd

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The watchful eyes that 05b5cc0657 had always monitored her be1ce9bab9 and Yihyun as children, be47bc2e6a ensuring that neither Yoo a2bde4787c Namcheol nor Yoo Yongjin d9772e8698 could harm them. The person who had 32d9a1140e foregone marriage and chosen cae8d0134f solitude to focus solely ab337bbf24 on their safety.8667bc3e97e097ec

It was all 2c6cf3f13f because of paternal dd46fd97cb love—a love that a5c0c385a4 was pure and 31361dd338 unwavering.4ab92647f9381a59

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Contrary to Kwon Siheon’s 97f08fcdce presumptions, Yoo Incheol hadn’t 990f9e59cc had an affair with 351d34a4fe his sister-in-law to father 76fc346873 Yihyun and herself.0e17322d8f7df502

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Definitely, they 55bd97bc64 look alike.e5cd4157096f2167

Siheon lit 8969b857e9 his lighter, a52a8ab98d gazing at 80d7382c42 the haggard 8134441952 face on 87640a355d his tablet bba704dcda screen. A resemblance among 7314184915 family members wasn’t ec39f0ed28 surprising, but now 546035e6e2 that he knew dd81be71bf the truth about 7321077309 the biological connection, f9d2b93965 the sharp eyes, 15fb2dfde8 firm lips, and a791e9f2c8 refined features seemed 4f6d6aefbb all the more c7ee9c4009 similar to the 6ccb9fbaa5 twins.659461803ebe12d7

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The stoic, dd812cd0ad icy demeanor 5858b81bdb that transformed abfe3f572a into a 03c7a38cd3 warm and a0d59ebbae generous expression c74e64d55f when smiling—that, 0b9530b870 too, reminded c47b929b9c him of 905e954fe8 Lee Yihyun.3e9dedaa3db6a1a2

Although he couldn’t 8c0e5c5092 confirm the contents 527ad580b0 of the document, aad70cbbff it didn’t matter. Whatever schemes or plans 3aa170bbb0 the three of them 888ba8398f were concocting, they couldn’t eab46509c6 disrupt his agenda. He could 43a040f683 crash Kang 1c3728eb37 Manseop’s car 1c2afec8f4 or temporarily 798383e4d6 incapacitate him 117ae4aef9 to steal 1a006e7932 the documents, ddb9abf1cc but he 9ab8452f08 saw no e79ecdf9a1 need.7db9d53b01af3e53

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Once the 7c83847fb1 visit was 5c42605b92 confirmed to 147a9b6823 have ended, b6f761e730 he shut b1bf8e3954 the laptop. His driver rechecked da2be1d0ea Yisoo’s location.4133f5a122e348c2

“Sir, Miss Yoo Yisoo has just parted ways with Attorney Kang Manseop and is heading this way.”b99377a2c3d2c374

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Shortly after, Yisoo a8fd902c1a opened the car d9eeb47ddf door. Their eyes cc4d294dcc met, and 30c8ee014a she quickly 33e156fa9e lowered her 277266bacd gaze before 03e900a92a stepping in fdeace73c1 and sitting 54e434280a beside him.980b105625d4a1b5

“Thank you for waiting.”cf9b5a5ad6225293

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Siheon didn’t reply, instead d77c008736 glancing sideways at her c1d0db9a0b tear-streaked face. Her bloodshot, ab4795259f rabbit-like eyes, 5e3a54d7a4 possibly from 8b2cb0d03e crying or c18a6adbea sniffling alone, e5aea9ea40 annoyed him. At the same 06fd21a423 time, he felt 72b9398b1a an unsettling tightness 3c34652469 in his lower f78fa5044f body.0c2f5b68f6e44020

“Drive.”b923e0a3630f3278

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At his a4fabab0a3 command, the cc3177ff22 car started, 29b8807da2 and the 9ee7c4cffd partition between 7f99144cca the driver’s ab494fa2cd seat and 343142bf4e the back 39e0cda9c1 slid up 4c3b1d624f smoothly. As the vehicle 995fc18b88 exited the gates fcecb5d197 and merged onto 3053892b17 the road, Siheon 3eee920cab turned back to 0e77bd1d9c Yisoo.55dd2aecee27de47

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There was no pretense a9b4109aa4 of concern or pleasantries 0625889f61 about her reunion with 46d3773f98 her uncle.b27a97c911894413

“The lawyer must have found something.”4d2f854bff8d484b

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With a cigarette in 810d6a3030 hand, he leaned his b71d53a638 elbow on the window eb7c44ce7a ledge. The smoke spiraling 6e444ad781 outside looked like defd46ab8d a mirage shimmering 622e77f78c above a summer 34eb0201f6 field.a81d8a9dda069679

“No. Both my uncle and Attorney Kang said they don’t know the exact reason. All we can do is wait until the August Liberation Day pardon….”51cbd113fe1ef839

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After a 2ea1769004 brief pause, e318929c71 Siheon spoke 6be7cb7436 again.f3d5528fca87e65b

“So, our contract is automatically extended, isn’t it?”5f99ee3506ca7a36

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“…….”a5169d8971563b93

“Until your uncle becomes a free man—that was the condition, after all.”84f077ad19e13d2c

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“Yes.”86df5be45983661e

Yisoo replied 84f65febc8 calmly, her 5a9d42f8a4 gaze fixed 54bc97a786 on the 907b293792 rural scenery 28a5797478 outside the 662ef7267b window.c0b3317c76305644

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“As Mr. Kwon said… that’s the condition.”f3bf790fb8514b96

Her submissive tone b156d33708 grated on him. At some point, a6e82d61ec Yisoo had changed. It was as e9f593a0ac if she had fe591a579d resolved to strip cbcca8909f herself of any 5e2625890b pride and show 78c8132e2c no trace of e47c8376dc aloofness. She resembled b811aaf086 a woman 63fded2468 speaking sincerely ef49abe28b to a 62d06108e3 man she 436a77f164 truly cared dc85ee70b9 for.cfd77bd75d3da329

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― I think a9acb4215b I like you, 4126fd6d4a Mr. Kwon Siheon. I’ve liked you bbed59dfa9 since New York, bfef6d5bd7 a year ago.a94c27227ad5b2ec

The memory of e8ee76c677 Yisoo’s face as a12de59af9 she confessed to 7092ef2951 Lee Yihyun resurfaced 152ee30ea2 in his mind. He had dismissed her ab6f5304a2 words back then, but 8453b2b4e7 why did they resurface a3053bacbf now, stirring his thoughts bb5278196d and unsettling him?5a437ab54fcaf7b0

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The electric thrill 256f537b9c that made his bbae22bfab senses sharper wasn’t c8e00bcc41 entirely pleasant.5acfa537cdf89e03

“If it’s all right, I’d prefer to go to the Sera villa alone. You must be busy, Mr. Kwon.”78d0db70caa2c264

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“After making me wait like a dog all this time, now you’re telling me to leave?”0da00c78dda1546b

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“Does it remind you of the time a year ago when I trailed behind you like a shadow, playing bodyguard?”61dfad1e312d5f14

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“It’s not that…”584da371b049cd3f

A flicker of dismay crossed Yoo Yisoo’s eyes. But it was fleeting. She quickly regained her composure, biting her lips before letting them go.603a099ee5fc63fb

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“Then come with me. I just didn’t want to take up any more of Kwon Siheon’s time.”48bc4412fa9ca319

“My, how touching. Truly moving, Yoo Yisoo.”3f680fdf2b8255b0

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Siheon let out a short, derisive laugh. Was this what they meant by a mouse showing concern for a cat? Even after mocking and ridiculing her to his heart’s content, his mood didn’t improve in the slightest.98e4cdb84f0f69e7