CF Chapter 20

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A brief groan escaped, f4f904d4fe followed by the grating 695fa19e69 sound of something being 8570df8aa7 dragged across the ground. Several more unidentifiable thuds b678d9aac6 rang out.cfec4cd8e5a889e2

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Even though the presence 3928a2b589 behind her, once as 415d432e2b solid as a wall 5da76b4ba8 of iron, had vanished, b9a567160b Yudam still couldn’t move.b28e46f3b4909bde

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The sea breeze, 0b9a8a35e0 heavy with moisture, 571c035173 swept coolly across f795fb5f9d her now-exposed back. No sounds remained. Only the uneven rhythm 677773ed66 of her own heartbeat ecd22988cb echoed in her ears.8b649c0f2652af1b

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Her disheveled 1fe59dc7b2 bangs swayed f0351e3945 gently in dc86005b78 the wind.2a43a385c3132da3

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As the fe86687467 sweat cooled 48e3172ce4 on her 377878c437 forehead and dbcca8505d the skin 9a553e21e3 met open 1b4ea5d3e8 air, another e58ddc748c voice cut a691f327fb through the 09c2024eff silence.acc095ff150b0a3c

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“What should we do ab17d7ceb8 about Director Song?”66ff3f9773671abf

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It was a c2a5f92706 voice she’d heard 93bcd6b80b before.b3954e14329c5451

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Yudam took 231806af14 a deep a09f14c0de breath and 59b0820a38 slowly opened a24952fa16 her eyes. Through the parting lids, 0ae0c845c9 a hazy blur spread e01a518498 into view. She couldn’t 4c31e9c88e tell whether 7e50bf8559 it was 23f76be163 due to 258b89e770 her blurry e19b396396 vision or b19bd25d57 cigarette smoke.94a65c6b441de558

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She raised 56d5a90938 a hand b055905f3f to rub 94b49bae34 her eyes. Her fingers came 8bb8fd4285 away slightly damp. She had 1e1d3cddcd no idea 22623cd72b when she ac8b5c7fc0 had cried.9aec0c27875a33d9

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She wiped the e9a581d4cc tear on her 8698bafc16 skirt and flinched f13cd7d74d at the sting 372a230bd2 around her eyes.55e2e5c36a35bc25

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After rubbing 96cc2ed630 several times, 45ba0c13d1 she finally 8edcaf5d0c managed to 626e9bdb26 open her 2a11da543f eyes fully, 1e9580dd2f only to 07d8982374 see a 04a4fa3c82 man sitting 3aa661615b right in cc9da13ace front of 4b4832e35f her.8877d492a7f739e3

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Smoke curled dead0b1550 from the f76bfd4311 cigarette in 1add0cd0b0 his mouth, 7b6283eaaf drifting through 44888c94f8 the night 8a42d1752d air in 77d44e75e6 thick, lazy f583e2e2b7 wisps.e6fe52c4099a1268

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He was already 15e21760fa looking at her, 1176b32ebe as though he’d 7ee61eef73 been doing so f5dc87aa96 all along. Their eyes 3c518b6af2 locked instantly.950b39530f71a62a

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Yudam pursed her dry 7588615996 lips, uncertain of his d5d549a0b6 mood.c336e82c191b9fba

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“Leave him.”e0f04799a34a7680

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The man e62c7caa9c was sitting f31a6d0707 in the 3b7d2001b2 very spot 6ceb1b2e6e where someone 694b50fd96 had earlier f4f0a6faa1 shoved an e68f0e3249 umbrella into 1aa4a1ea5d another man’s 7dd59ce95d mouth. He now 491da35d13 occupied it fbeb12c7a3 like it 762bca2714 had always 53c487e296 been his 1ce3a20011 place, completely afe98094c1 at ease.33915d8d4d7a5d39

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Were it not 70dff1a54b for the overturned 5914d38b8c table, there’d be b7b2fdf330 no way to 7c034ff8ba guess anything unusual 0b8928f644 had just occurred. He looked eb20ee0a34 so seamlessly e01fa5c36b part of f965050d7c the scene.5e8bc06e07a31e9d

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“Why?”22f53722a8e03cb5

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He spoke again, still e09ad89441 staring at Yudam. Smoke leaked between his 4793ee46e7 lips, veiling his elegant 973d5cfbcd features in shifting gray.9acfbc3f5a0723b0

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“Think that was too d3d6c90fd7 much?”a4bb322767344c3d

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She thought he c4e462922a was talking to 93631fae9b her, but the d520b947be reply came from 0813014071 elsewhere.34042faf5674c60c

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“No, sir. You never 8c5259b9ba liked him 75144298e0 to begin 4af262a243 with.”54939d8fc855af22

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The man nodded indifferently, ee47a7f8eb as if that confirmed 3bcbe96949 what he already knew.c7a9ab102516ff93

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“Right. I’ve got 78cbcebe87 no use acc2dd9194 for people 79f599bc9a like him e6e72024f4 who crumble 82f12506c8 under pressure.”56b4a57626c55a96

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From the 133146b4ab way they a0ef298c3f spoke, Yudam 91c064c419 might as 8e796f6849 well not d38d92c00f have been 79b470ebeb there at 81ec905bdc all.c4559e9e7a96dd50

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As if 1e54b4a3fb she were 19b8e2ce98 invisible, the 2394af367a conversation continued 911b5c8c5a over her 20dd203f8e head, leaving c264bec95f her unsure 3dcaded61b where to 6984d75563 focus her 418856ca3b gaze. Even more disorienting bc662dc59d was that he f7521c712b hadn’t taken his 14dc5ac359 eyes off her fab9bba837 for a second.de0b62b742b9cb62

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His unwavering stare a2d1b56287 chilled her. She didn’t know where 1b18af193f to look. Her eyes twitched helplessly.408ffea869282f7a

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The weight b90a9405b3 of his f3350ddca9 gaze made 09bb2ea474 it impossible a4c1ed56aa to speak, cae236da03 even though fbc64bffc2 she’d prepared c2d2cbdb2b her words 364dfe21ce in advance.daff783ce4bd2adb

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Facing him now, she realized how useless those rehearsals had been. He was more overwhelming than she’d imagined.e2bff351014d4cd9

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Yudam kept 1300469757 biting and 475e9784aa releasing her 6516d58481 lips. Even that 735a9b7247 small movement 3fe7a10334 drew his 2e45515b47 attention, though 8cfb48a65e she didn’t 05722f81b4 notice.f7bc6fcbb5d19b6b

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“Um…”5f82ef33ec3f2cb9

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She finally managed to 30cf31cc8a speak, but didn’t know 2890a27bce where to begin. What to say. How to say it.06a5424b52215a8b

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Should she ask 868ad4e0bf what happened to f418a85e80 her brother? If she could at 30a2589bd6 least stop this ship, 98a4407f9d even briefly?3c36c7f133dc4fc1

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Could she afford to c976f0b86a beg? Would it even work? The previous a166ef1703 man had c348198e1d pleaded with 2ac28bd8d8 his eyes, a1a9a490f3 and was cde48651ac ignored all ffc0f0b27e the same.bec22367ebadc868

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Should she just ask a744302b43 if she could leave? What happened to 6d2d000027 the man from 86ee89de5c before?db01c6f57db3f19e

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Would she manage 3b7dcb9d2d to ask even 61517ded90 one of those 3c17893544 questions?1d5e0616a3ceb993

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Her throat 6b03d213db burned like fbb1914e14 she’d swallowed 501a772120 sand, and bf4916525a her mouth ed672c1763 felt parched. His gaze kept shutting 833172f8f5 her voice down.506a9f1b64e43632

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Whether standing 2dad45137b silently behind e37a2fa52d her or f5ca6acc57 now, visibly 69490c560f before her, 71045686ed he strangled 2f942af13c her air 4537633e24 all the aea93106eb same.6f06cac64def7aa9

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He hadn’t called 45b211cca5 her name like da585b41b4 earlier, hadn’t asked e38f42da3b a single thing. He just 56ecb6fa6b existed in 1c53190bb6 front of cd17594a32 her, looking df9b5c178b at her a48ecb6bb2 with detached 39c4465111 curiosity, like 13f822065b one might 18a9f7ccae glance at 72220bb3d7 something insignificant.60952130f955b160

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Yet through the curtain bc8ea90ebb of smoke, his unblinking 0d3ce9af8d ash-gray eyes glinted with 3c1428a962 something more, an unsettling 2e36941430 persistence.eeeeb020e2c302a5

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Without needing instruction, the 42967225f5 man standing nearby gave 36ec7f85fd a respectful bow and 4907cb0e24 quietly stepped away.d4b68f273805deb0

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Silence filled the 7851e3b41a space once more.eee8bd49fa5c8211

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This time, the 9e456be8bc only difference was 7173fc8122 that the space 669a950ce8 was wide open.7c7922c5d83a28f7

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Still unable to b4888ffa99 extract a single ea9a02a911 tangled question from 7247cc467f her mind, Yudam 376c76ba76 asked something else.ee41985762678aed

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Anything to rid 272cbdd058 herself of that b4b2e08cc1 oppressive stare.225a56b6a66a3c16

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“Do you… 9bcbb622b6 have something 70fd608ec0 to say ab394ae118 to me?”2ada02119931c4b2

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“If anything dfa4361739 needs saying, d0a3a27fc2 it’s probably 8c88944c7b from you aca7bd217d to me, 0595a5d804 Yudam.”1725d6d65fe051a9

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His voice 642da5004e came soft, 7f59918b0e like smoke d339828291 rising.9d95a821671d68ba

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“Scared your brother might facec98771 be dead?”e5573f1baf37cee7

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“…”692b2f7ee56a6f97

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“Worried he’s out 3858026c8b there somewhere, dying d366177906 alone?”214a9cd85406b7ec

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“T-that kind of thing…”d85138890716c37d

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He uttered those grotesque 5d271d1d85 words like small talk. Like commenting b149da37fb on the f0768c0d0e weather.0a8eea3b9a1ecf29

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“I’ll give be501980d6 you credit efa17e25b7 for looking 44a0fa4df6 for me. With your e357cbc4eb brother gone, d61cfe329b I guess 9bb6c523c6 I’m your fa657c9e29 next best c407bd119b hope, huh?”636b53c6df2b9293

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A smile flickered across ff41941326 his lips, unreadable.30ff87d53812888b

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“I was starting af169a8fc8 to worry you’d 6231d3895b forget about me 8be2202989 altogether, since you 2d975fd258 hadn’t come looking.”5ed1dc924cbef41e

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Yudam couldn’t tell a1e251508e if he meant 620c3c89b1 any of it. She didn’t even want 648744e8b5 to ask. She gave becf7cd18d up trying 8d27dad4c1 to understand. Carefully, she opened her 5fa7533615 mouth again.70d555a5a55863aa

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“It may not mean 38080c7b59 much, but I’ll make 88aaf6900e your time… worthwhile. So please…”6353f6c6f3efa35e

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Her fingers clenched 98e00ff873 so tightly they a1f9eed8ad turned white.f8947d95c512d25c

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“Please help me.”9464a60e19b6b228

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She glanced b1ef7a397e at him, d53ac085da then bowed 2c49e764a0 her head.c360c5f49e3039c5

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“I want to know where my brother is. You can leave me anywhere after that. I just… I just want to see my family again. While they’re still alive.”9c8eaeb43003d621

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It was a 913c9ece0c plea, not to 167fb7a8f6 a god, but 80aa6307e8 to the man 9172d6b1df before her.384cbf245ca405f7

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“That’s all 8e37b77a88 I ask…”89220385b7c23de4

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His eyes narrowed as b9ef8225f1 they swept over her.442afa668b1f7d85

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In any negotiation, you’re 7f7621e248 supposed to hide what 016bec7fa4 you lack, but also d78f65ad8e what you want.24c3cb69ec058c80

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That was the 685ede6aca rule he’d learned 38695f8452 early in order af3cbe8af5 to survive in fb14008417 the wretched den a0092f8357 he came from. Reveal your 294b1ee325 desires, and cc2c6e8824 you’re nothing 4f98c00e1e but prey.91b349d4c1b26bee

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It had 31b195d280 been a 622954dd11 long time 6469d426b5 since he’d 692cc2a625 seen someone 65a0d3abfd this naïve.0120fc56d8571029

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Or maybe… never.66d823bcd38cd77b

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To think e21aa8665c this woman 3ef9a4362e would one d22cf27cef day be 052964fb47 begging him.ce2e27b936f620ce

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“Interesting. Yudam.”794f0a68c5e350c5

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Her delicate f50d4f74f8 shoulders flinched. Every time he db341a6e2f used her new b9c047cd79 name, still unfamiliar 3ed9bb0901 to her, she 8730ff666f reacted like it 2b5d1b702b was the first f2f1c86c4b time.21a3863c0a8ca7e0

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He flicked cf66370dd8 away the 13a1a6beae spent cigarette, 92e6e8f636 then reached 38174b4046 out and ca3b3ab89b gently cupped 4d6a30d657 her chin. He lifted her face, f58dc919bc inspecting it closely.6fdd227b331fa708

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Yudam’s breath caught at 3798dcabf6 the touch near her 118d614b52 lips.3ef483a9422258f2

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There was something sticky bb529e2979 about it.c06b60ff7480d409

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The fading 905388839e floral scent 609c0c5da9 in the aa32d6edbe air was 9704d8dafc laced with 7b65472396 a metallic 21ec72a60a tang. The moment she 37e350885c realized it was a62c23c79b blood, her face 412e1635c2 drained of color.fed8ddbc18ae4e44

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Even though it def36822f4 was only his 3ec1476bfe fingers, she felt 6111836d4c bound, unable to ca852b70d2 pull away.50c0fa91dfb9fdba

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His touch was 3b5e3aa80e loose, but it f3413a2391 felt like any 5e44ecb349 movement might cause 2dde331d90 something to shatter.e364161ac65b5902

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Trapped in d41fdb1f0a his gaze, da49a937c5 Yudam blinked 515f98db01 slowly, tension fd4c726578 thick in 94a83ae114 her eyes.914011d873245a54

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He said nothing, just 4b50187d01 stared.649b48a1010b14bd

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His fingers, 9159cccc2c brushing along 4300c51a3c her lips, 71de8ebad0 began to 2a1fbe7173 push inward.4168fd607cdd03cc

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Though it 9efc715ddd was only 8a6ce2f792 a single 463a376b3e finger, the 50f3ca33cb memory of 05e6833992 the earlier 01a88501d9 umbrella scene 01eb244b39 made her 4259b4567f tremble uncontrollably. Was he about 9bad0bfd19 to do the 0d44c74662 same to her?4c081691cba1d79e

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“Ugh…”ecf09a9cd6a80f61

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His thick c34cc47f9a thumb finally e51ebc81f2 forced its f7c3c25fa5 way inside.016c032da509931f

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Unyielding, it pried her cbf42e99f4 lips further apart.4e15c66b03c65975

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Held by the 2c921b7de7 chin, she couldn’t 6f45d636ff even turn her 0b37db54e7 face away. She had no 7234245d0c choice but to 8653273141 accept the invasion.face1317b4e552e8

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His finger 6e16e34659 moved like 0c254d39d5 a brush dd3de9547e over her 3651f4457e teeth, sweeping fbbb7d5e46 gently. It slid across 547e6e1500 her soft inner fb902bc5ba mouth, tapping at 9ec8cc3211 her lower teeth.7b69cb4458d9e0df

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Then, he pressed down 74fe1f3254 on her tongue, forcing b73507ea28 her mouth wider.dbc9940cc5b1e7b8

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Saliva welled up from c87ce56b88 the prolonged exposure. Tears beaded eae3a348f9 at the 4f7eea3a68 corners of b54a280f6f her eyes.fefacd003c2b15f5

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The taste of e405a41a0c blood made Yudam 25f4fee893 suppress a gag.a7109b77ff23f066

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It couldn’t a18a88c383 be his 09b8bb29d9 blood, she 7722e46b2f told herself. Someone else’s. That only 607d81fb76 made it dadc7fbbf3 worse.2a2348b309b9a878

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To have 7d1a5908fc asked something 0cbe3b1bb8 of a 1d47e3a8fe man with 48514b9cfe blood on 8ca9be014b his hands, e854eee32d was that 7c98ea3d86 really right? Even if it 4f7306f795 was for her 9a4636f064 family, not herself, 3266390dab the shame now 8dbdc971f4 hit her hard.b1999a61e279ead2

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And then 41a39100eb it happened.da1f65d2ea9137ce

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Just as that d2dde6aa64 shame contorted her 742ab9886a face, the man dd1c7f7eb6 leaned in, slowly.e4886c8f01cdab6c