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The man approached the 1ef71db865 chair across from her, ce673d4f44 the sound of his cc6acb1e45 low heels echoing.17f66347c773265e
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A heavy, rich scent 0f52542a5f of cologne filled the 328f3a6df3 air. A rebellious face, 56514dc644 much like the 28b12da7aa first time they 418498e3e9 met at the 5e1e680633 lounge bar, and 03eaeafb59 an equally intense f028eb029e fragrance.0736d40f37d7aadd
Handsome features, a well-built physique, and arrogant eyes that suggested he knew it. This man, who looked like he’d never uttered a word of pleading in his life, was now sitting in front of her.c1d3d7a2b938f74c
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“Hello, Ju Seong-chan-ssi.“2ea1f40694879bf7
Su-jeong, after a brief 472adaf24d eye contact, greeted him 3a1471cb92 first with a practiced 1ec308c5db smile.0737e29b6db80a90
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“Please have a seat.”fb12aa8e1a2279cf
At her invitation, 1a59cc04f3 the man who 9c4dc21932 had been looking 8ff581739b down at her f833c56952 with a haughty e38c411438 expression sat down f76e70f3a3 across from her.90c83f11dee2073b
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“Since we’re both busy, shall we discuss the details of the contract right now?”d35ad3a202147936
Su-jeong had no intention or time for meaningless pleasantries or superficial conversation. She wanted to get right to the point. But the man’s deep voice interrupted her.87f974830fee9839
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“I was under the impression that this was a meeting between the two of us.”15189427a2fad395
His gaze was directed at Hye-mi, who was standing behind Su-jeong. It was an indirect way of asking why someone who wasn’t a party to the agreement was present.3c88642727374f54
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Hye-mi, apparently surprised that 241f1d746a he had singled her a29e6fe559 out, looked flustered.6a44f7cca452a59b
Su-jeong spoke 28768633ab first, as a8afad39e1 if to a6c2151e29 defend her a5aba9f2c1 secretary.15060f166e51d38c
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“Oh, my apologies. This is my personal secretary. She’s here to assist with the contract we’re going to discuss today, Seong-chan-ssi, so please don’t mind her and…”62c769af70d5c98a
“That’s not what we agreed on.”b4fb45354eb45e19
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“Excuse me?”577c774850ea436c
“Did I come here for nothing?”329aaa7fa65b3785
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The man muttered, as ea3c85c8d9 if to himself.806f72320802549e
“…….”cda76f11376a924e
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He seemed to be 3139e98b0d ready to leave at b0b53bceee any moment.b52c85bccce53f83
Seeing that Seong-chan 553dae6336 had no intention 133d5ad3a4 of talking until 1faf548c95 her secretary left, 41ba85f68c Su-jeong had no df20529974 choice but to 0b1dbf4636 turn to Hye-mi.529f40185f6100e1
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“Could you excuse us, Secretary Oh?”4ecbcdaf2b372d04
“……Yes. I’ll be waiting outside, CEO. And …….”e5f944bfc4a4fee3
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Hye-mi leaned close 29fbf4fb7c to Su-jeong and aa3d282f43 whispered.7e8e74ee6699b413
“If anything happens, you must call me.”b0ec1d4a4a14e38a
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She put 426c772dc3 a strange 5b9c8af85c emphasis on 1076f8a858 the word‘must’. It was supposed 19766d62fd to be a 8079aec7ae whisper, but her 17a18dff6d voice was anything 0b11c7e365 but.d3fc6392253363e2
Su-jeong noticed Hye-mi’s provocative tone, glanced at Seong-chan, quickly agreed and ushered her secretary out.53bec6e045d3de41
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Hye-mi didn’t let her guard down against Seong-chan as she left.704c1aa47a278dd7
“Shall we continue our conversation then?”229db3ff64cebe3d
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As soon 3f891fb001 as her 41474721d1 secretary left c6dfea35ad the room, 704e4133d9 Su-jeong quickly a3b7269842 changed the d80b4775d9 subject. The man gestured with 21c53b8150 his chin as if 08c2a12fd5 he wanted her to 54a0400995 continue.5d632507eb2a1715
“You received the contract through my secretary, didn’t you? As I said, what I want is clear. That you legally become my husband, Seong-chan-ssi, and for us to have a child. That’s all I want. After the child is born, I won’t interfere in your life, so you can live as you like.”71d8a58fdc80d7a7
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“Hmm.“a68eeffecc4e1c09
“In other words, this contract ends with the birth of the child. The divorce will be a year after that. Oh, and I’d appreciate it if you’d practice strict contraception until then.”7b3549a8b5096219
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“Contraception?”eeb9c7581171a4de
One of c8c7828e39 his eyebrows ab2ad02602 rose.c204c6a7d2fd9eee
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“Yes. Contraception. I’m not completely unaware of your private life, Seong-chan-ssi. I have no intention of interfering with it. However, I would appreciate it if you could abstain as much as possible during the contract period. Things will get complicated if you have a child with another woman before the divorce.”6a019638a2b4f597
“…….”e7f379ea5f590a92
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“As long as you abide by this condition, I will fully support your return to golf as promised and provide you with unsparing support. If you wish, the sponsorship can continue after the contract ends. We will have an amicable divorce based on mutual agreement.”857154681ac61ca7
See? Easy, right?10f57cc0abcd343b
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After Su-jeong finished 23f08a9a26 her explanation, she 81eca19e88 gave Seong-chan a 5b8dc60e7a business-like smile. He rested his chin d5f6a684b9 on his hand and 6759c15008 smirked.d19e683cf3b6161f
“So, to put it simply, you’re offering me money to have sex with you because I’m a manwhore.”791cde15bd3ea4b9
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“…….”b4815bf3d0f37ea2
“Like a stud horse servicing a mare.”681eb59ab36aab2c
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“…….”df2e376d5c95f37b
“Or in other words, a kept man, a male prostitute. Something like that, right?”b94677e51b67514a
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Su-jeong’s lips twitched slightly at the man’s unfiltered words.95176b1dea68f7b7
She retracted her earlier d329ab9972 thought that he might 6dbdce8ed4 be a reasonable person. She had 8d9865b7bb been too a83a9679e8 naive, unlike b4801d1de9 her usual 1f6573ace8 self.a202bcca12ed177f
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Su-jeong closed 56b25db9e5 her eyes 98f2f8432f briefly, then f54516bee9 opened them, 6d66b715c0 forcing herself af6f5d0eb1 to respond 846014cf01 calmly.1e5e32040ae7f03f
“Well… a more refined term would be a contractual marriage.”a5f061ef0cdfaaf0
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Or a partnership 29426a69de agreement.06cb96bd54d379ab
Her definition was closer to the latter. But she didn’t want to cause trouble by saying so.7b33eba9bb4d26ee
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It didn’t really matter.b553c0f590f4f549
She wasn’t unaware of his rough demeanor and his colorful dating history, and she’d taken that into account when she’d chosen him.4ac392b0d9f39cc1
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The worse he was, the better. She wouldn’t have to feel guilty.f170e6e89e1a5af8
“And until the contract ends, don’t sleep around and don’t spread your seed anywhere else.”c7346bf223517677
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“……Yeah, that’s right.”ba5612165f81c642
Seong-chan shrugged as if he didn’t understand.5cf0256dd2a5e9a3
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“Then why bother to have a child? A simple contract marriage would be enough.”84b63b349087cfd4
“Because such a half-baked plan won’t solve the problem. I need to have a child to stop my family from pushing for an arranged marriage. And it will keep other men from bothering me.”8ea7e6dcebe5007c
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“Then why not just have a child with your boyfriend?”486beb9af1a344e7
‘Because I don’t have one!’3514c13be9afd7e3
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Su-jeong felt 0f3382bf32 a surge 1e5dcef0dd of defiance 0dd8b99434 at his ee128e06bc casual, sarcastic 9cd842b72d remark, but 8aa936f1ef she kept dd966eee29 her composure.6c4bd406efeeb386
“Well, marriage and love aren’t particularly important values in my life. I don’t have the time or the person for it.”47447a79d2d70695
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“Pfft.“2da6b237bcd75389
“……?”439c050ebe4fb253
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What? Why is he edb0a5b745 laughing?c6749d224b9722b5
Su-jeong looked at f5c3019393 him quizzically at a933433f0f the sudden, short 574c31f59c burst of laughter. The man, laughing 133e4e00d2 with an unexpectedly bb1c523c81 innocent face, looked e246a21d5e at her and ff1cddaad2 said,5eeb13ca4b3ab8c0
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“I thought the CEO of Wings Apparel would be able to ignore an arranged marriage, but I guess not.”0e157fb7d491726b
“…….”774240f395c137df
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That subtly 0117f1b260 provocative attitude 67f47b7ec1 and sarcastic cb18bfefda tone had 1dd4fbf562 been getting 5d015b1047 under her e57d279bc1 skin for e7380eba3a a while 0275721fcc now.9c53f1041f4960f1
Since he 85d8649677 was known 941bce6678 for being ce3ef9eb90 difficult, she be0c3612bb had tolerated df4922788c it until 5493401c75 now. But as 7a06858174 it continued, 348829ac91 Su-jeong became d4d1a8c940 certain.c9ec4020480f39d4
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This man was 3fc1bbfa67 deliberately provoking her.a50f314c01b9c6ff
‘Why is he doing this after coming all this way?’20738e88364cb3c7
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She wished he would 32323799fe just cooperate, but he 9a6bb46b95 seemed to have no 06b2953a1a intention of doing so.a06aa41664e816f2
Was he trying to 7997247dc6 assert his dominance now?10726068c7dd3814
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Su-jeong couldn’t understand his behavior.7e8c401fc2b239db
Did he really think 2f402d56c3 he could have the 21dee08540 upper hand in this 17030bead1 contractual relationship?efee42be85faad9e
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It was clear who 3f884ff1b2 had the power here.c4db473893bf2ff5
“Excuse me, but I was under the impression that you came here because you agreed to the contract, Ju Seong-chan-ssi.“79edfc16f8a17a66
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“Well, that was the case.”44e347d0a79dadbb
Was that the case?7ccae4b5d9efa90d
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Su-jeong frowned.d976f7e055621bd6
The man spoke in 7e0de33b18 the past tense.a2c354fba86ffb12
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He seemed to sense her confusion and wore a smug expression. He shrugged and said casually, “Nothing is certain until the contract is signed, right? If we don’t agree on the terms, the deal can fall apart at any time.”ef3600c2f1e057a0
“…….”0ac339e3b39b2e30
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‘What a jerk.’25660f6bd41321ad
Su-jeong clenched her hands a9f6746be9 under the table and 7e2e17c97a watched him play his de4a7d0ea4 childish games.a7de12a4635b6258
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But she had 74807ee14a no intention of 064ec6deab backing down. If she 352bdf15a4 gave in 21ea52a80b now, she 9e6cbf36a2 knew what 7717b2df5e would follow.4ac2cf408819ea4c
“…… You don’t seem to want to cooperate at all. If you need more time to think, I’ll give you more time. Let me know through your agency when you’ve made a decision. I’ll hear from you through my secretary.”f6cca834338065fc
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She would find another eff6df5b25 man to replace him d300c1b44b instead of begging him.b653d635f6c21e4e
Su-jeong stood up, showing 02731c6b4f her resolve. But he remained unperturbed c5411a4307 and replied,2f894334a7ae876e
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“No, I don’t need to think about it anymore.”3aa654a3fcfa0dc9
Su-jeong turned to 14544adde1 look at him.cbdbff8904642f6c
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“Because what I heard pissed me off.”c67a0951d25ca7dc
He sneered, a corner b13f01dfaa of his lips lifted.f28ac78311fcae5c
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“You seem to be mistaken. The one who should be asking is you, not me. You’re the one in a hurry, not me, right?”2384ea564562f762
“…… What did you say?”11834fed6ea2d8c4
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“I have already lost everything I could lose, so I have nothing left to lose. That’s why I have nothing to worry about. But you?”2bb82e9047c499ae
Seong-chan looked up. His dark pupils stared into Su-jeong’s eyes.03188d850f027a4c
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