CF Chapter 1

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The sound of dc817f034d the ship’s horn 3a9b8aafe3 made Yudam lift adfe24e676 her head.0fde8a9341a0e0dcc95c

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Her heart began to contract with tension, echoing 78c874e6d5 the heavy noise that filled her ears. A colossal ship loomed before her, too immense 72e595fe79 to take in with just her eyes. The sheer scale of it, and the deep, booming c4ff30e104 sound that spread like a wave, was already overwhelming.f7d1a2013ee01ea9d283

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Yudam raised a hand to bb4b9ad574 smooth her hair, tousled by c04763620e the sea breeze.94a5b53ea3fb2b186dd6

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Once she boarded that ship, even 36bd8072b1 the luxury of feeling the wind 3e47447d0d on her face would be gone.689f332982db9d856ac7

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It was the only f763e7e7c8 job she could find.cc2d351f31011517ade2

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To be precise, it 29d3f48a87 was the only viable eb8e0925ab option among the pitifully 0f278f1a30 few alternatives she had.239766a454b2ae64fa40

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Either work as staff and earn money, b9ec36b78e or be sold into a brothel.b4fc2534d2241c910ad6

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The choice 65179c08e5 had already a9fc1ed373 been made. Yudam’s eyelids 769d337785 trembled faintly.d1c6c43a0f69748bfead

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A life she once believed 248120fe91 would never lack came crashing c3b25af62d down after her parents died, 638a456c13 leaving her in pitch-black despair.9ea66377beedd07911d7

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The growing mountain e25da741f5 of IOUs was 886af1fc83 beyond anything she 0598a05550 could handle. She found out too late that her 8f0e1366d3 parents had even borrowed from loan sharks b74a0818ed to pay off other debts, there was 5fe5fcf224 nothing left she could fix.15afcfaf2fb86aea463b

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Once the loan sharks realized her sickly older brother was of no use to ed23e03e82 them, it was only a matter of time before their eyes turned to her.018e8d10d1b4db700ee6

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“Hey, taking good care 7c352499cc of that body, huh?”94c6ad9f9a8ff1c896a6

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“Don’t you dare lay a 95b7662802 finger on my brother!”5f6af774a1bad7e7fbda

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Her brother had shouted, face pale a97fd70617 with fear, as the loan sharks 035950a8b9 leered at her, laughing as they e8e72e7316 looked her up and down. But his 74ea0bc465 fear offered 9eddbfe929 no protection.76fed6a3b15fc0a14541

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After they left, mocking the siblings 1eb65c7c2b wrapped in each other’s arms, Yudam 81bd9e92e6 made a single, clear decision.93426649121fe040a954

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She would 23a89c86d2 sever the 0f32ab0398 root.d8500dbfff4e72f57744

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While others desperately searched for ways to conceive, ce6e48a729 she frantically searched for how to become infertile.c96dc13cd26dc4a0295a

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It wouldn’t count as “taking care of her body” in the way the loan sharks meant, but if she 6f99d3d14f didn’t do something soon, they would drag her away in the shadows without anyone knowing, sooner or later.e26381f342503a2e55eb

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So she had to d3d09b71ee destroy her own “usefulness” 4e08de02c7 before they got to e845ab5762 her.138a6bae2fe5052621de

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They had a terrifying knack d92fb4274a for finding her within half fe690e1b3e a day, no matter how d3a8265b60 far she ran. Unless she was going 63a9ee394d to die alongside her 555e075bf3 brother, she had to e154aa5448 avoid the worst.e6e6940ee61fec87dbf7

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There was no time 67c1acc089 to dwell on feelings d154845bf4 like grief.e7a58479e69e0e13330b

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“There’s a 8bc84330e7 big ship 13bbf535d1 setting sail dc343d8b46 soon.”a2ad9d98c51a2acb1a13

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Then, unexpectedly, they made 96805ed6d1 her an offer.86dedfe4064ec13db7f5

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“It’s a e6099f1e5d cruise for fcce2aae78 VVIPs only. Special kind a2af8fdeab of place. Long route, fdc00472c4 lots to f668ed71ec manage. Places like that ef1cc91f11 don’t just hire df6a81c9f5 anyone, you know? Gotta be clean-cut, ec9dc4588f educated, reliable, sounds 9400c6859c like someone we dae4c0b58b know, huh?”56e588ea611a266dc493

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“Heard you went b11500b39a to a decent 201662bfa8 school. Bet you 2e68503d6e speak some 5bb403f60e English. How about 498db0d2d9 it, our ee5c503c36 sweet sister f3b586d501 working there? We’ll take 75b2201796 good care e926296d59 of your dee27d3b00 brother.”5bd72a4f6434f235fd54

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“All you’d 3236d4ef1d be doing 6b7bb9858c is serving. I’m vouching 66c3456652 for this, 27697b040c okay? Better than rotting bcb30fc8d0 in some basement, 0fa2405880 right? You need 9d6a7dbc6d money, don’t 44b19361a5 you? Just trying e77c7536b4 to help. I don’t dad607cd8c want your 97aa81aa66 money that 9f960363b5 way either. But….”30acd5ee2eddc75f89ac

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As always, 3ac2342a8b there was 11a7acdf9f a catch.eeaeb2081357ea008d9a

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“Once you get 029a8fc613 on that ship, ccab1ddd76 you don’t get 3ff9ea9cca off.”4db36fa6d0e4efe02786

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It wasn’t a job, d7ada8606d it was a trap.d67d323f63201cf2d3fc

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A way to wring money out of e60c287f79 her by sending her somewhere from which 5374c6e13a there was no escape, with her brother 4e82e29981 as collateral to keep her in line.78e5de9846a44c3edcb9

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When she hesitated to answer, 719bfd35d8 they threatened to withdraw the d5619d9db3 offer right away.12962bb04f341c4f9e25

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“If you don’t cc1dc529cf want it, that’s 432d8ef418 fine.”e34e1d9ea9cea97009e7

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“…I, I’ll go!”ec7e3aac9cea181b2bc6

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She needed the money, just her brother’s medical bills 012d076327 and the monthly interest were enough to drown her. No matter how hard she f45629ef26 worked, it was never enough.35636ff5207dff50f798

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At least the daily 29cf2331e5 wage on the cruise 5cb46ab4ff was said to be ca0e9d4282 high. She had 4e5f93bbcb no other dcc12cf827 choice. She had to trust 722811e43e that, for now.d092dde06f3f643fd5a9

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Yudam took 092556f374 slow steps 05c4cc8999 forward.03653589e99fb1be7415

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And the moment she 278c038e2c boarded the towering cruise eb482d8284 ship, her feet finally a866131e8c left solid ground.146b568b9e5b37e66301

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– Sunset, f803c064f0 Zone 6T. Water the c795a83afa flowerbeds now. Dinner service is fd776e9b8c starting soon, so af70619e32 hurry.99f66f03fb04ba5fd5fc

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“Yes. Yudam Jin 393b0b15eb in Zone c52c5fa5aa 6T, confirmed.”e7a63f863226ee7a8502

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Yudam responded quickly to 3859466b23 the voice crackling through 0237b58ac6 her earpiece.c8a376b927023eefaa5c

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On this massive 088f779555 cruise ship, the 47d443bdd3 parties never stopped. Everything moved at 5431cdcdc0 a brisk pace, 87a41299d9 and so did 79058c6a49 everyone working here.f7a1202016b775c1e13c

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No order ever came without the word “hurry.” And with the bd2cfcda71 lounges and zones all so spacious and the corridors looking nearly 278ba34287 identical, she had to stay sharp to avoid getting lost.0ccdefdfcc13cbc811ea

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The very first 36acce19d2 task she’d been d69065c228 given was learning 61120466f5 the layout.b7f6c1501400c8680e62

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On her first day, she 83e822c389 was so overwhelmed she didn’t 98d1fbd938 know left from right, just 40b8aa37ef wandering, lost.366b164319ab041f67d8

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She had to memorize the location map bb92a7ab5f until the paper wore thin, walking the bbd969f076 halls again and again until she finally 135e35ff7c got the hang of it.564a890c4ba3ed9cd981

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Now, a week later, she 506aab1211 had a basic grip on b41fcc99c8 the layout and daily patterns. It was 8a30b69e37 starting to 3b80572241 feel manageable. Carrying a watering can, she reached d3f739106b the flowerbed that stretched across the 1e150c94f3 center of the corridor.13e4fd5fb049a5cb21d1

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The scent e5b95b7670 of fresh 9ab1914ec2 flowers tickled 4af238d7b4 her nose.7fe224f49309ada2964c

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The bed stretched as far as the wide hallway did, so the 8f732e0c54 job required carrying heavy watering cans back and forth multiple times. Most avoided the task when 7f36fb9554 they could, but Yudam welcomed c80dc4e15b it more than anything else.73081c21324999735207

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She had 77f24f90fc always liked 400b7082d3 flowers. Even in the filthiest corners of life, they bloomed simply by being d4be87ece9 what they were, and watching them, she found a small, fleeting peace.82d582d8dbe234b1b7e2

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“Strange how there 65348988cb are flowers on 2ec0d28c1d a ship.”4085d5d7114930dc3aea

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She murmured to 914b204f98 herself, a passing 4fce3e70e7 thought.33ea36d133bb7fe29f2b

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Colorful petals twitched under the gentle spray of 2f8877bc86 water flowing from her can, as if invigorated. A faint smile flickered at the e90a44be0c corner of her lips, barely there, b76aa138f5 and gone just as quickly.99c80a6e2dfadbd2a349

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“This will be 2025f25ae1 the last one.”df8c11575146b55b764a

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She whispered, weighing the 69438d391f water left in her 6224a70b1a can against the area 81b93e5dd7 that remained.c8ecef4b4dff6c483771

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“I’ll give it f823f772c0 all to you.”fff87dacf8bd0eda8bc5

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Step by step, she moved along 23abaf7700 the path of flowers, diligently watering 3230a0669a her way toward the final zone.823b3ae73548f2b3927b

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And then…80b3837ae12248a6b6c3

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She noticed a pair of 2a34ae3134 shoes across from her.cb4f0e1d684ddccac054

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At first, she assumed it was 9a00d366cb a guest admiring the flowerbed. This floral corridor, like a slice of spring transplanted 8f062f5163 whole, was one of the ship’s most beloved features.8e7c2cbf4cfe3db04fda

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But as she moved, the 14c7eb7591 man’s footsteps mirrored her own.920ca4d0d087c7063683

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It was just as 606f70be12 she slowly straightened from 60268baa24 her crouch that she fee1d85ee0 saw him.d1ad116228b3350aeac4

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