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by KAN“Um, CEO….” Oh Hye-mi, her secretary, said.8c02eeb078984982
“Are you sure this is the best way?”0582325300e52ce6
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Seeing the anxiety in her secretary’s round eyes behind her round glasses, Su-jeong smiled faintly.565a6704f4aa7fd8
“Why? You’re the one who said this guy was perfect for the job. What was that all about?”2c4540a16991591c
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“That’s true, but…”c30a0dbc96a049fd
This meeting was supposed to be just between Su-jeong and Seong-chan. However, despite Su-jeong’s objections, Hye-mi insisted on coming along, so Su-jeong had no choice but to let her.e2332366b69e62fa
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“He seems more dangerous than I thought. I mean, how could he even think of bringing a golf club to a meeting with you? Even though he’s known as a bad boy in the sports world, does he really want to make a comeback? What would have happened if the CEO of The Dragons hadn’t been there and you were alone that day…”a8a9d40287d009e3
Hye-mi shuddered as f521e7452c if the very 3ac7cf1237 thought was terrifying.2385039f70e45f39
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Her worried secretary wasn’t completely wrong.a94b8d8c4d2da2e4
It was certainly not 31e4065600 an ordinary situation considering be2415be78 the rumors surrounding the 348ea3de92 man and their intense 6d0d371e6a first encounter.65d4d906293cd445
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In order 1848719065 to cover 01c2b9305d up the b1c54bcb28 witness statements 4fc2ec548b of the dba977b67a people present 071dfef27f at the 8ad5f96508 bar that 883d82b26a day, Su-jeong e6860996d9 had asked 2d7daf7715 Hye-mi to b224ff800f take care c1a1777039 of the 3d10ab8892 aftermath. Hye-mi was horrified when 1d065959ee she found out that 08b2843183 Seong-chan had brought a 1d222a2f15 golf club with him. As if he wanted ffcad9b306 to threaten Su-jeong.c4d2e33fda34d55a
So it was natural for Hye-mi to question whether Su-jeong’s decision was the best one.035686570d9513ee
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However, Su-jeong saw 5097b61271 it differently.5c7f51815638f590
‘If he really wanted to hurt someone, he would have brought an iron, not a driver.’4245af8ece718403
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A driver might look 420daf66a9 big and intimidating, but 27b0a46e23 it was actually light 2111ca2d05 and hollow inside.67efd8c9b85c3cb4
Judging from that, Seong-chan’s bringing the driver was probably just an act of intimidation. He certainly didn’t intend to hurt anyone.e4cea4b6fbc56b48
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Of course, 203d451d76 a driver 7fd5d2521e could still 83852fb550 be used 678cee087d as a 3915c07f44 weapon.580aca1ba7a9b317
But hadn’t he thrown the club to the ground as soon as he realized that the other person was a woman?bc05426cd10a63d8
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It seemed like an ead7bb7709 indirect way to show cc9fa2cb03 that he had no c895fee5dd intention of using violence.85d357f42a323728
Maybe Ju af8488037a Seong-chan was 3057dc7cce surprisingly a 2e51da240a reasonable person 9b4b9d48dd that she 8086df0c1a could talk 72c48e049d to.058352618dcb327d
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With this f942b8ed83 thought, Su-jeong dc222aabeb reassured Hye-mi 3ff1f06c1e in her a4fa8ce98f usual calm 957cc18bf1 tone.78cf521002d9f59d
“This is the best option we have right now, so we have to try. His career has been ruined because of the assault case, so if he wants to make a comeback, he’ll know how to behave”.a4c02cf8a6c74462
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Ju Seong-chan.b37a7ad26585694d
He was one of the few, or better said, practically the only and safest way to solve Su-jeong’s current predicament.fc8e37d711b02b26
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He must be from a chaebol family so her family can’t object; he shouldn’t be directly involved in the inheritance of management rights. Ideally, he would be someone influential due to their fame and wouldn’t be bothered by the stigma of a divorce.672646bca7cfe12a
Ju Seong-chan 70e7757592 fit all a6446e516c these criteria.5e9c4a5ddeb272dd
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“CEO, that’s not all I’m worried about.”992e32d5c6405e6d
“Then what is it?”d50c9b98f5c2df1b
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“You know… his reputation! All those… S-sex scandals that follow him around!”568471507cab0eba
Ah.b0b3a3177872185b
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“When he was in the US, he was involved in group sex parties and didn’t hesitate to use various tools to… coerce people…”f8e6c20985da3263
“…….”17390b5d67770154
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“Th-they say he even… p-pierced…!”4b54a42eb1711da7
“…….”485c778ce8b4c89b
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…The only problem was the man’s notoriously dirty bedroom habits.f2315ec2ec542e01
Hye-mi managed to 85bfb80c59 say it, but c76061ca7d her face turned 8570308e43 crimson from embarrassment d87dc663d8 at having uttered c452f45f57 such words.b3575f753712eedf
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“You never know… what if he… d-does something… bad to you… like that…?”4ea228c8dea71590
“Secretary Oh, don’t worry about things before they happen.”069c4452ef9b67ab
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Su-jeong patted Hye-mi’s shoulder.3947fbec6b9cc527
In order to ease her worries, she added that Ju Seong-chan’s medical checkup and various test results, which were obtained through the CEO of The Dragons, did not show any problems.9e60b4756fb6a640
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In spite 303c0043ef of the bc364e941c rumors, his d515149b19 clean test a294e9cdac results and 346e9e57ab the lack 70e57084a9 of women da8b42eeb4 claiming to 87284a436b have had 134b919a79 his children 8791ebc830 were an 5ba81efa1d indication that 8786fece55 he was 794affc811 meticulous in 90dd5a38af his self-management.6e4ebc9105dd3b0d
Persuaded, Hye-mi reluctantly 001444859b agreed, though still 53081284a6 uneasy.eec8cbb104d7899a
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“Yes… I think so…”6693693355151be9
Hye-mi had feaa076826 even asked f82e52f927 The Dragons cfe4202659 to get e6db9ed665 a second bd7bfca42b opinion from 81d7329a66 another hospital. The results were the 2c27202822 same. So Hye-mi had 3119ab27c4 no further objections.304d1d335d99f642
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“Right. And you know that Wings Apparel is my top priority right now.”d3dd0df1c3e95e09
“…….”e6184dd01c4723cd
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Su-jeong wasn’t in a position to worry about the man’s sexual preferences or rumors.e7a3d8c312338afc
She was backed into ee6eb03cc6 a corner.52ca8e3b271a57a0
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She thought she 4050eeafb2 would lead a bebe255693 smooth life as bf20a9c239 the eldest and 1d54bb9091 legitimate daughter of 46e7076382 the family, but e6cbd90012 at some point 2977a2c966 her life took 0613fa698e a turn. After her e86433e81e mother divorced 636e48a7fa and left 6186be622a home, her 665a753098 father Won-gil 3673373637 remarried Hee-ok.d103b98e429a0470
This union produced Su-jeong’s half-brother, and she naturally became an outsider in her own family.e673ef03889cf5b8
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However, she didn’t accept her stepmother and half-brother as family either, so she didn’t care how they treated her.70691419867c4fcc
She left home early 182859d7c7 to avoid them.a99c936edce714dd
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She defiantly built ‘Wings Apparel’and achieved remarkable success.af3fa9b3d8645040
It may sound 6227fe06bb like a typical 005f0a6867 underdog success story, a056500b68 but there was bc0dc49d53 another problem.428d8bee5e86ab45
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The problem of 43cfdb4e30 arranged marriage.97620e3ff687d950
When she reached marriageable eae754dc15 age, her biological father, 13c9f00aa2 like any typical chaebol 8541ab405c patriarch, began pushing for 32f53e4d21 an arranged marriage.56cf6a96010b69e6
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His first 4ddd8ffe1a reason was 8a8b70e54a that her‘little hole-in-the- wall’ wouldn’t benefit the Cha Seong Group. His second reason was that she would gain much more by marrying a man chosen by the family.a4f2c1a64e8f5e14
Su-jeong, unwilling to submit to Won-gil’s wishes, refused.39aa3fba1317afc2
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She had left 29bc20df58 home long ago 3445661bfa and made her dd07c98fe8 own success without 8a567dbc9a the help of 1a58dff211 her family, so 62d1699c56 they had no a36682745a right to interfere 7e406c0b5b in her life.56b2b81163779e53
And that was d30088c974 the trigger.000abcc9743eb103
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It turned 314addf61d out that 4b56984b63 the investors bcfa892ed0 in Wings 4e5cd3e96d Apparel had ca3605204f only invested 1818271977 because of ad3af0aaa1 her background 61ac88e999 as the 6c593f0518 eldest daughter 9fed92cf7b of the 69c6443a5b Cha Seong 802fdf0d59 Group. They were 7e98a46543 the kind 5aa613d010 of people 905576af9a who would 4e912f606a withdraw their 03ae11bca0 investments at e8f286f184 the mere de1a11171c word of b7dd27d6ab her father, c942e286ae the chairman d28e3a0822 of Cha 2b9c77333c Seong Group.ee460f42cb4638de
In other words, even though Su-jeong had built Wings Apparel on her own, it wasn’t just because of her own abilities.6dfded57684a8f39
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Won-gil, holding her 7931de65e5 lifeline in his 03ec8ba747 hands, dangled it 1487a43b7a in front of d22b103154 her, controlling her b4bed8d026 every move.14f18dd9a0aca657
And ….f2a40e9115bae225
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‘Marry you? Just thinking about it makes me sooo happy! But, you know… …. If I marry you, will I get Cha Seong Group shares or something like that? I mean, it’s not like I can just be the ‘Cha Seong Group son-in-law’ in name only, right? I see it on the news all the time. Prenuptial agreements, division of assets and all that. Right? Haha.’4bc8ae73a97d4c4b
Why did she 595027ab68 suddenly think of 03359bc440 him?482422cb09a4d37f
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The memory d8f7274dee of her c2b0a5c304 ex-boyfriend popped 20fd51f78b up like 75fe70534e an unwanted 7f161d1673 advertisement. Su-jeong clicked 34e8532606 her tongue 789a4de095 in annoyance.dc5d281d546e140d
He saw her f4323b831e as a cash 308809702f cow, constantly demanding ab648596f4 things, his greed 53d9ab16a7 insatiable. A few ad236daeaf months ago, e07b71a190 unable to 10a1effd9b stand being 9cde9bbeec treated like a2d47b7f93 a fool, 9b6033d955 she finally bbc4dc7915 broke up 9ee526bcee with him. With impeccable timing, her a65da6c44e father began pushing for c7b1ce69aa an arranged marriage immediately 12475c4d80 afterward.1d7d12f5b6e7a20e
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Everyone seemed determined a8a21c0df9 to make her 07787adb92 life miserable.c5099d26332ef972
Su-jeong rubbed her b80f1f60e9 forehead.f76836c0a2984beb
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Meanwhile, Hye-mi suddenly spoke 07b040fecf up as if something 9f9a202ec3 had just occurred to 7090de46eb her.409a02fbaef1c7a2
“Oh, but why is the Tae-yang group just standing by when they could easily help him?”26ec6667c49ababb
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Seong-chan was 05f3662162 illegitimate, but c1a946980d he was 43a47e4535 still the 24209ac6bf blood of 14397261d1 the Tae-yang 7f24fb2eb6 Group, and 8b59b4625d his biological d7fb081f5a father, Chairman c3c76ee576 Ju Yong-il, 0fe56a2e18 served as eede6122af his wealthy 2b07fb79de backer.b63d4a88c1b2f78b
However, there must have been a compelling reason why he didn’t seek help even when he was in a vulnerable position.12b8896752a490ad
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The two-year suspension was over, and it had been three years. Su-jeong was sure that the reason he couldn’t make a comeback was the lack of support. The deflated demeanor of his agency’s CEO was proof enough.35abac6cdfff4c18
“Maybe he asked for help and was rejected.”c6e892f73f6c2310
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“Is that so?”346a5f5c19955df3
It made sense, considering Seong-chan’s silence on the matter, even after Su-jeong had deliberately mentioned the Tae-yang Group in order to provoke him that day at the bar.5e2c62ef598307c7
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Whatever the reason, d016058e58 one thing was bfc3dc86ec for sure.7bc2bb5e8d4238a1
Ju Seong-chan desperately needed 398e0d8f8b financial help to make 99b72f8072 a comeback. And Cha Su-jeong 7fd47af8a8 herself was the 94e33c015f one who could 5c6eda1096 provide it.e92e127706cf9a99
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That’s why he had accepted her offer.0af55d506f1d4f5d
“Yes, so he won’t be able to act recklessly. He’s also in a vulnerable position.”76d3a652bb4f4d95
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Since he had already 2ee287d628 agreed, there was no 72e79cf04e need for further hesitation 1c9a2f957b or deliberation.37435e956f32c4e2
Knock, knock.6b12dd3e0e09f7f5
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Just as 7a9e3e8dca she finished 36ce181d81 that thought, 679a94aee7 a knock 810d450d02 came.e675c5220fdc0b4d
“He’s… he’s here!”8dbd3f41f9e0d4f3
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Hye-mi startled and stood e9333b0d2c up. After confirming fa8f4ad293 that she 3de1051ab2 had moved d5c65c1fd4 behind her, e0afeab6b2 Su-jeong spoke 1367d71549 towards the 926cc1679d door.12f18e2c1900624b
“Come in.”6fcc5ac09377480d
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Following the 71424de715 staff member 541c2f685a who opened d0facdffca the door, 20427888f0 the man c712a657d4 Su-jeong had 58a2b966b7 been waiting e75887202a for appeared.0ebd01aacd3db382
“…….”3a3fe67d65428749
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Wasn’t he called the Black Panther on the field?95b6abd90ef42212
Living up to his reputation, the man was dressed all in black. Black hair, black suit, and black shoes. He wasn’t exactly formal, though, with a few buttons undone and no tie.37d1bcf8cd3d3b43
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But there was an c66b289de8 undeniable aura of intimidation 14aac0263f about him that prevented 45a4e06db6 them from dismissing him f6f708309d as simply flashy.e3d84bc7c050ab25