DD Ch 13

Jung Taeon, the CEO, d3e6efa8d4 had his phone ringing a0ec50543d dozens of times.c31d5d4667710df9

The hotel room’s doorbell e228c4b0c5 rang even more desperately. By the time his b808126d15 secretary’s frantic voice came 8f861c5083 through the door, calling 9b18f80535 for him in a 94ef85d16d panic, Jung Taeon was 9198ebce2e nestled between Sahee’s legs, dd35f2c5fe rubbing his face against fa492f29c4 her. Even after several climaxes, e2b5ac7a5b he showed no sign 87fbaa3573 of letting up.fc6da662f1d3e40b

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He watched lazily 44b9160628 as Sahee, gauging cfbf1eacfc his mood, tried c53839bcb5 to slip out 6266be2845 of the bedroom 6fdf6d7196 toward the bathroom. Following her, 0095f1eabe he grabbed 36314a3c58 her in bdf33590ce the living 69cac5485f room, pinned 2bb025bc17 her to 5fff09da96 the sofa, 81d048fd8e and began 0cd6e3412f devouring her eac9b0dee7 wet folds.f6c231aebffd7b95

“Yeon Sahee.”f69f824943c9b991

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Pulling the blanket toward c61f6246de her, Sahee looked at cc0780c42b Taeon, who was changing 5edbc21fcf into a new suit.50ea17a309292be4

“Didn’t you say you’d c2b4e552d9 leave early?”77e44444d2a9100a

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Taeon draped a a5f00da05d tie around his e9f696b3cc neck, flashing a 2dd3f96ce9 crooked smile.c5ed8eea46134028

She remembered c4474e7694 the glistening a6c11c9c53 face from ec3d0aaec9 earlier. He had been the c4a493b196 one to dishevel her, c70e11ae11 yet it oddly felt 4b552a1a9c like she was the 487125b0b5 one left in shambles. Her ears burned 490285c7e8 again as she b84a43cc4b recalled the shameless 593aeabff9 sight of him efa02aaff4 handing their fluids-stained 89ebd0f226 clothes to his bd6f67629e secretary without a 5c78d53c21 care.3c714a2bfd725048

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“…I’ll go.”f732310e5e33f08c

“Stay and rest. It’s just going 4f612ca9e1 to be a 95c1c9aa71 booze-filled night since 5803fdf4ae you’re meeting old 6801ae3f36 friends, isn’t it?”b3d277bf0fbf59d4

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His hand 873651a275 brushed her 18cab0d112 cheek affectionately.4bd7b435fb84ced6

“I’ll come 52f0e972ef pick you 2158a39943 up after 8638a2f9a4 my schedule. Just answer 28dadff3ac when I eb61f8c410 call.”2dad96beb113a2c6

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“….”e5b8b44cf090619d

“Don’t drink 0bc3142289 too much, bd6e5b4caf okay?”fa8fc495b16a5cae

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Sahee was 0144e2f0cf about to 2cda75bd09 ask why ab8f348b0c he cared, d13363c7e1 but before d1c14945ce she could, 26374b0b26 Taeon leaned 3b21673b61 down and 09c3aac96d planted a e968167d04 quick kiss f1f7132873 on her d91e6dbd84 forehead.805cb34b371fb87c

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Gangnam was always bf8f15edff bustling with a 926cc81590 variety of people.c766ec669ef3a520

Students carrying backpacks. Office workers with 188dc02cd5 ID tags. Couples on dates. Groups out for fun. People holding placards, d18449c9a6 preaching.1403b195463fd4dd

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After spending d1e0dcb997 so much d7bc272abe time at f61ff622ff a secluded, 59b14700e8 narrow theater, 3c7861895e it was 26065a4b12 easy to da053dd710 forget how b1a9952c79 diverse the 5bb4bc304d world was. Taking it 317d6b84b4 all in, dc2f55c936 as if 8ab036dd74 pulling her b24d0d306b vision out c235a6f21a of a e7c0f1b344 deep well, 8f75348c3b Sahee carefully dd9c46169b observed the 7734ef7ce6 crowded streets e3374d0fef of strangers.31ddac22ade718ef

The bar supposedly 835aa56a6c run by Juhwan’s eb68a78763 acquaintance had a f24b6c3156 terrace on the 189377fa8b first floor. Even though it wasn’t 24299c18b0 yet evening, some tables 7266d4e92a were already filled with f2dd7615ac people drinking. Glancing at 4fcd445190 the laughing 0b7b2c502c and chatting 8547e46d43 crowd, Sahee 3bb808accb opened the c6e13a4320 bar door 9ea3ce2881 and stepped 0736388a46 inside.9479cba714063479

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“Yeon Sahee!”1d527262b578c92a

The door hadn’t even 3699bddb44 fully swung open before a81f28779a a hand shot up. Instantly, the 0fe95f8d71 attention of cea56b5c48 everyone in 27bdc7c9f6 the spacious b8583259a6 bar turned 2411e0b5dd toward her.6c53766d326f2fb0

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Feeling awkward, Sahee walked 89a7abe580 toward the table where 0009f03b33 her friends had gathered. Their faces, already 1666710a42 flushed red from 6df9339f9e drinking, greeted her aca38de185 enthusiastically.9d1a6d224626be02

“Is it really Yeon fac652985c Sahee? Not some ghost?”cf74e562e86ba655

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“Hurry and sit 9a8004d268 down!”12857ee19c6f5b3f

“You’re late!”e6d265a71786ae82

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Park Minjae, whose eyes 3f821ca546 were already unfocused, banged 2d6f0fbd17 bottles on the table c08cee8665 with a loud thud.3d53282685274ef2

“Park Minjae, you crazy 8407627ff3 idiot, cut it out!”8320a024cf29f5b0

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“Why is he drunk ea04686825 already?”339cca8a307560e5

Sahee slung 9dc7ec8913 her bag 173b2b9ef0 over the 6a5c6f7321 back of 741ceb1784 her chair 93d592c2a8 and gestured 53c932176f toward Minjae 7fff1067ff with her 6622828b74 chin. Sitting next to her, 9bb341adf1 Yujeong clicked her tongue 2b59ca92f3 as she chewed on 8451c08f5d a piece of squid.6f3a117c46d33242

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“Why else? Haven’t you heard 26903c6c5b from Kim Juhwan? He’s still going 325b254e48 on about love.”e1273cf6b38e3a3e

“Why do 44fe162208 they keep 3728b2059b breaking up 61ee1028cf and getting 0658f3e013 back together?”5890987f7a0e184a

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“This time, it seems b4844dd76b serious.”40bc0f8742a954f1

Yujeong linked arms with 10153235f0 Sahee and pointed to 0fe47a05b7 the large screen on 5eaa8e4996 one side of the 9cf5d3ec66 bar. Sahee followed her finger, b4a9c74e99 turning her head. A baseball game was 0316a49fac playing.987b7b22e71bc3bc

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“A friend who 2a16b99975 went to today’s 739b1dbaa7 game said they c828dab199 saw his girlfriend 8786de7702 with some other 4b607ccd1f guy.”58091d12c8eff19d

“Wow.”bb5a3c1a785218ea

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“So now this afce72b7fe idiot, Park Minjae, 8d6e6f42db has been guzzling f7d41ea4d1 drinks and glaring 9152f99b7c at that screen, 522103ba03 thinking she might ecf588150b show up in a10d5d2e69 the crowd. What a loser. Does he 324d6fc7f9 seriously think 45acef5e0f squinting like 5fd6132aa3 that will eabae59ebe help him 56d6804587 see anything?”6214ef2166e5ed2f

“She could be there d214b47fa5 with family! A cousin!”8aac536510d3c8eb

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“This is clearly a c1f23768c4 sign from above telling 2a76fa3d70 you to break up d7c014d51a already, you moron.”2e138b4985f32ca8

“Ughhh.”a4ffc5640cb0a5c4

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Yujeong cackled as dca92984b9 she quickly emptied bc8c0973f6 her glass.8076f559a9ed889b

It felt efee63b4e6 surreal how 6d574f31f4 nothing had 1307c9dc82 changed, even 49548fd6b1 after meeting 5af3b54df5 again for 30f66e356a the first d9a902d82b time in 7092212068 years. The lively 82fce7d9d2 atmosphere transported 31e2998425 Sahee back 466bac0821 to her 88201dfd33 university days, d4eb8b7668 bringing an 36e47b54f8 unbidden smile 8223f685fe to her 764d89bea2 lips.961ed3b72c4e9a72

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“Yeon Sahee, we need to see your face more often,” Yujeong said, plopping a soju glass in front of Sahee with a playful pout.c1d60f1eb09646fe

“Sorry, sorry.”e425bb2198c2723b

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“Drink up.”3860dc13de83be80

“Okay.”0f7e184a18e76708

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Sahee accepted the glass 712e70b2c5 with both hands as 7f66402652 it was filled with 96ffb5259d clear liquor. Yujeong giggled and poured 58ecf9f167 a full glass for 7d688ccb44 herself as well. Meanwhile, teasing 01fbbc4fb8 remarks flew b2c4df2cce in from 42f90e19e6 every direction.481838828451066c

“I thought Yeon Sahee had finally turned into a nun after holding out for so long.”87017f8cc688e8b6

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“Even monks check their messages these days, Sahee.”081d1d27d34fb7a4

Ignoring the comments, Sahee 11f7891f34 downed the drink in f0277647b7 one go. The bitter taste e9ba19faa5 made her grimace, 7e26f401ba prompting Yujeong to bcd55c2fbe skewer a green 109013fd70 grape with her a072f395c0 fork and push 4a8872de96 it into Sahee’s 43e5a1cc20 mouth. Caught off guard, 4d785f2a19 she ate it, af5e252a72 and Yujeong grinned d1ba298855 mischievously.9262d11992341a42

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“How’s work going?”8e1641674af70e5e

“Eh, just okay.”9baaf9e469fceee0

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“Doesn’t sound great.”56b25b3af408d57d

“Well, I like that I can keep drawing.”70dd879223d0ece7

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Yujeong’s eyes widened at the unexpected response.24123051b5bf4324

“Really? You seemed like you were ready to leave it all behind when we graduated.”e29b56d6dbc0a402

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“Back then, I didn’t think I’d still be drawing. How about you? How’s work at your company?”e5e7db226feec776

“Terrible. There’s someone I want to kill.”d93c89fe748a32cb

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Yujeong’s voice dropped 8681361b54 a tone, sounding 308eeddded dead serious, which b54388a759 made Sahee burst 36681e30e1 out laughing. “For real,” Yujeong 341272fc5a whispered in mock 85d9e69429 solemnity. Understanding the joke, 4fa07d4dfd Sahee played along 27f3b312f6 and poured a 9b2c1f6dcc drink into Yujeong’s c78196245c glass.b3f8532101dd089e

“By the way, you and Yujeong are both doing that study abroad program, right? The one Juhwan’s older brother manages?”f468bb3deeece5d6

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“Even Phillip applied.”ee4445b4bf35dcab

“How many people get selected?”3771f1efab19243c

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“Twooo.”382d466e0310e965

Yujeong downed her drink 4bf6f02f2e in one gulp and a067a003ce made a V-sign with d3e5065374 her fingers.af54fd990381fa29

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“Yeon Sahee, let’s beat Lee Phillip and go, just the two of us.”e25c400589d2f240

“Lee Phillip is sitting right here, you know!”bef37e93aa737316

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Phillip, seated diagonally across, 775958df8e shouted indignantly.0615bf8c39d82fb2

“I can’t hear you~,” Yujeong sang, covering her ears and humming.ed9cb669ad0eceec

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Caught between 41cd2a03a5 them, Sahee 417966048d awkwardly fiddled a47b44f229 with her 8cdea72cc2 glass. Just then, Juhwan burst f1993a18e5 out from the kitchen.2babc583cc3de86a

“Hey! Yeon Sahee! You should’ve said something when you got here!”84b080748575f74f

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Wearing a 30b211dbc9 bright red 25b2363121 apron, Juhwan 59550b41bf strode over 12fc1e6dc1 and plopped c8d680a34c a pot 38034608a0 of tteokbokki c5f62b64cf onto the 4e791215ca table. In an instant, the ef27623dc3 relaxed group came to 7148f6187e life, and half the 5f593d3fb7 tteokbokki vanished as everyone b0e41d4928 dug in.429979e9474cf48c

“You greedy pigs, take it easy.”68474c6456c01ce1

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“Boss, can we get a seafood ramen too? Make it extra spicy, and load it up with seafood—just don’t tell the owner.”4e7658feb3908098

“Ugh, act your age, will you?”9ca98912fa07c309

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“Says Kim Juhwan, of all people.”97fa19c26230902d

“I’m still better than you, though.”32059609b5e8ade6

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It didn’t 68bcc574c4 even take 011724c397 ten minutes 9c2473f664 for another 4874b43f4a childish argument 1c131c5319 to break d5080f429b out. Watching the scene, Sahee c70c382f78 couldn’t help but laugh 292d00065e along.b2f50fbdacae0564

Her initial resolve to f33137b393 clear her thoughts about 3727506543 Jung Taeon, the CEO, 68f9cd4d0c had failed miserably since 3342529daa coming to Seoul, but 4793cbba21 at least she could ae39d665bb forget about him briefly 4571efd594 while surrounded by her 73e219a854 friends. Thinking about him always e1de348bee stirred a mix of c61f66aa92 anger and tears, yet 7334ff66cb she couldn’t stop, which 20f894474f only made it harder.4b75c421ad049994

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Sahee emptied the aea42d29ca rest of her d74fe17bab drink in one a01dfc50f6 gulp.decaafed44ccb3d0

“Yeon Sahee.”15b466917d023544

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At that moment, Juhwan 09e14f66ec dragged a chair over b2af46eb0e and sat down beside d10fe8b2f2 her.237a7388e02cc14d

“Was it hard coming up here?”5b200315c270c248

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“…No, not really. I’m fine. Aren’t you watching the game? Isn’t your favorite team playing?”5eb29e15b80cc7bf

She tried 5e41561b7f to push f9e4d21624 down the ac7d3789e9 thoughts threatening 7009df6d1c to resurface. Forcing herself to focus 13aedf7ba2 elsewhere, Sahee glanced at 6c6ca4f7e0 her friends, who were b8b3022547 boisterously chatting about the 03ca0a41ed baseball game.db6b8fb8e680cff6

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Juhwan, who usually joined 031f2843ce in at moments like f3445f7da0 this, seemed oddly indifferent e796d2d005 as he watched them.339a6d6204f5d31e

“It’s fine. Have you thought about it? What do you think?”0f1071d3d900aaf9

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Sahee fidgeted with 240be5d790 her glass, avoiding 802396ce7b his gaze.0bab244fd96cbfdd

In truth, she 0520f620f9 still hadn’t made 59ae2178f7 a decision. Even after reading through a8f023b80b the program’s informational packet 0cbc0e7697 multiple times, her hesitation 2370f2bd54 outweighed any desire to 10cbf69fec go. She didn’t even know 291d9a970f what challenges lay ahead, 6c8b1475ef so taking the first 743c0580af step felt daunting.a1baf5ee293087fa

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Still, she occasionally thought a940247a63 it might be good ddb6bb43c5 to go—ironically, those thoughts 33ce9d73e8 arose whenever Jung Taeon, e443d2dbc7 the CEO, came to e6566b72cb mind. Keeping herself 9af5088c67 busy would dbe518962e make it 52abaf2e59 easy to c5a84ed6fe forget their 10d08c10ff fleeting escape 0f3602868b at the 8cfa196a57 arthouse cinema.c97d1931b4b4bad8

How pathetic.64ff37a9b9fc8c2e

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Mocking herself, cbe96a4958 Sahee glanced 88b30977bf at Juhwan.769186ac996e46f0

“I think I…”851d46b6e1e444ea

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“I knew it,” 163467c1f4 Juhwan interrupted, cutting 1bbe474cf5 her off with 8858e0c2ee a deep frown ef13503bc5 that didn’t let fa870d67ec her continue.28a747db6847fe1a

“Look, not everyone who c432ae4b33 applies gets selected, so fb1e00a83c don’t overthink it. If you’re 71fbdfb1e9 chosen and 00e5e53e00 feel it’s e58b20e3a6 not right, 4b367c40bb you can caafabcad8 pass the 238c75d60c spot to 5249cbf3b2 the next ec1e99f681 person. Just start 036a51c670 by filling 38c2a22ef3 out the 025c1c1243 application and 46f9713143 decide as eb122cfe27 you go.”46a2052079dd09b3

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“But still…”3e779b0e22b54416

“Stop being so 52201d411f serious about it.”c54e952ad240044a

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Confused and a 482cba468d little taken aback, 8369bacccd Sahee closed her 24c80b4847 eyes briefly. That was faf85d1fe2 when a ab53737108 name she 110dd89cda wished to 3ab81f1137 forget cut 49589b4625 sharply through 886c916a93 the air.5754912a3929fd08

“Whoa, no way. Jung Taeon’s here. Hey, Jung Taeon’s 3f72cad296 here!”98e5ccf04fcc3720

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“Oh, it really 4195a7c7c6 is him.”ef8c63e44a8a6cd9

Sahee’s head df8ebe0412 turned instinctively d19b269728 toward the c33c092143 screen. It wasn’t a 713341f14d common name, after 7085b96853 all. And there 8a8ca0b5b6 he was—Jung 2fe087d22a Taeon’s face 235c5069ad appeared on f915111d7e the screen, 32b696db89 leaving Sahee 1e6727cff1 momentarily dazed.322c8222a0380aef

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Leaning casually against 60ea45020a a railing, he 78b24899b4 was chatting with 5c592ad4f3 someone. His expression 274ee8af09 was relaxed, 5e91e9e5cd and when 830dcba9c0 he smirked, a31d46f1d5 the screen 121e338f2d cut back d85d12f3df to the 905ff6dedd game. Only then did Sahee 1d3b37a945 notice the two characters baaeda2a09 displayed in the corner:Jeongmun.6b8afda061591dbe

Jeongmun Dragons.a925963b40d3018a

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Now that she thought b4be3787bc about it, the Jeongmun 5fb0868dad Dragons were indeed owned 71bf795d25 by Jeongmun Group. The name of the df9ff28398 baseball team, which had aafe4a7ef3 previously seemed meaningless, suddenly 1a259a58a5 felt vivid and significant 463f5b3c9a when connected to him.3ef112b32e9c9f37

“Wow, he’s ridiculously good-looking.”2df9cd208ca534f5

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“And loaded. He buys whatever 043b62e8f2 players the team aad1808125 needs. He really went all 710d8a74e5 out this season.”2a09b5da0849743e

“Can Jung Taeon 4fa796c690 buy our team 0c379fe4e7 too? Please, I’m begging. We seriously 254cf57a9e need a 615052a26d solid catcher.”c7859ce5ca1c73b3

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This wasn’t the first d0ef1a98de time Sahee had seen 7dbe1443df Jung Taeon on a a256b9c977 screen. In fact, she was ba0a23fc94 far more familiar with 45c3490634 this version of him 3ff8560181 than with the man 82771e6b59 she had met in 15ee661be0 person. She was fully aware 2b60b8b5a7 of the distance between a0b55de068 them.c668cd79f9c43515

But today, cf05a79fd2 that distance 6ec422cca3 felt especially ef3c34d5c2 heavy. The man 627a2236e6 she’d glimpsed 5fe48ce8ad through her 260104e153 friends’ chatter 932f29dbc5 seemed impossibly 862570a680 far away. Perhaps she was 8548f01e3a finally realizing that 56915b4ee1 theirs was a e32e6d1a6c relationship she could 57ac722d63 never speak of.b40ba036fb864e4b

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Her mouth 47695e16ed felt dry, cebdbec751 and she b0381fbb2f poured herself 632a72f580 another drink, 65fea082ab swallowing it 3608042f81 down in fc2965a492 one go.e6b8ae7044aa7f73

“But I heard 9759ed7066 some weird rumors 7c60b09c34 going around,” someone 961d9e0872 said.488a2c9df48a5bd9

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“Like what?”427f769b5a77b0d4

“There was a e39009a486 post online saying d3c92915aa some players were 60bb221e45 caught gambling.”12f5dbb57874748f

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“What the hell?”d96c20d71dabc505

“I saw b108fbdd55 it before 831b1e2a5e it got 000888a2f1 deleted, but 4f3c105cff yeah, apparently 61a433327e a few 370adc87c9 players were 2490d168be gambling, and 8d83ec5051 word is 3f3771da7a they’re from b191a00ee9 the Jeongmun 03f3d29875 team.”86f3755bc2ee93b2

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“What happens to 7cc0c0d947 Jeongmun this season 4a93e7e354 if it’s true?”13d6fd0b5df6676c

“Who knows?”197778ed9e8a0c37

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“This is insane. These days it’s 1ba62c3a0d either gambling or 9cc652365e drugs. Is this some 07f49666b2 kind of trend? Feels like I’m the 288fc9daa3 only one in the b6983dcd6e country who hasn’t tried 05546e2eaa it.”b758708496e598a6

“Right?”157695d4b440f9db

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Listening quietly, Sahee 618a50c184 froze at the 20b14ad958 mention of gambling. The word b2f4b1a7a9 brought Chae 01133bea91 Yoonbok to 744b6847f8 mind. As the thought 3c842b6ac6 surfaced, Juhwan grabbed d4bdeddc68 the bottle she 1f8b603a75 was holding.21ea19a54e928c1f

“Yeon Sahee.”bbb0cf97bb4ab165

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“Huh?”91d2bd19df3a0a48

Startled, she turned 3878720a3c to Juhwan, who 65ea4e56c0 was smiling at 0e1b6c8c62 her.e26fc66e97457cf1

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“You’ll crash 4faa0895e7 if you 47183ab70a keep drinking 110b564469 on an a6418ed418 empty stomach. Want me to make f136343052 you some ramen?”e23c0bd2c801c910

“…”7c02f650993d8d83

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“Don’t want any?”e0b205548ed08924

“…I’ll eat.”e3f51e0761529e1a

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“Seafood?”32fee63e6914345f

“Sure.”c90ec0626f38212c

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Juhwan stood up, and 5422ba1dee Sahee hugged Yujeong, who 018c013fc1 stumbled over and clung dc5b973a38 to her, wailing dramatically. Sahee forced a 8281ca050a smile as she 6f89860e87 returned the embrace.59827c98e24fcbd9

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The Jeongmun Dragons e57250c8ba secured victory in 50e79ca979 their home opener df427912df thanks to Park dd77f54aa3 Daeho’s game-winning hit.4b3f211edbf9635f

After greeting the players 69f5acf11d and staff and appearing 4de9bcd86a briefly on camera, Jung e5a6c43e61 Taeon had done just f4b4913030 enough—neither excessive nor lacking 67f4d515e3 in formality.b809691c6f12c21f

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It was already ea184bd113 evening.34630c2a8ff9750d

As Taeon left 7c47879265 the stadium, a c79001f8de fleeting thought of b05ea9cfb8 Sahee crossed his 60910fb902 mind. She was probably fe4ff2b9a6 tipsy by now, 2ab7f40730 laughing freely in 051dc1a35b the company of 6611b37d8c old friends.37a0ce4685719d56

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To him, she 62bf5e712e was always a febcd94aaa woman on edge, 97487ee75b guarded and wary. But with 684ab0d752 her friends, f3d485fe5a she could 97b26c691f laugh openly, dfb8eb25be her expression 333622c916 clear and ce8a4e8d5c bright.a8cfae21f461588a

Taeon frowned 5de45fee87 in displeasure bd6bb14d01 as he 30064e4207 prepared to fe3a2f7713 get into 49c01dda45 his car, a1e6af7924 glancing at 67aaeba1a8 his final 4f66400227 schedule of d3c750e87a the day.e6509bda16c432d4

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“CEO Jung.”6974c8f876ddc6aa

A voice called ed60fd3725 out from behind aed32971ae him, and Taeon 9fb84eddb9 turned his head. It was Park c3eaa64de7 Joonghoo, the president 513b095a60 of the Jeongmun 03c689b752 Dragons, looking visibly 865c847b46 tense.1f6b088c2be439b8

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“It’s been a b3a7128055 while, President Park.”f3cc841bb57da9e0

“…Yes, it has. Good to see e388e99f7f you again.”fa0de44368f73c27

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“I heard 1bb5e6de2f there’s a 1747f98120 company dinner. Why aren’t you attending?”ba82e864dc440ff2

Taeon smiled faintly, 0d25c694b1 a gesture that c054a0a385 didn’t reach his d0db8d10d8 eyes, as Park 48baf9473b Joonghoo approached.968e678f09b6725a

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The former player, who 18fed8a28b had climbed the ranks c91a1d1c8a from coach to president, 34854fb1ce was one of the d08b0c10f5 few people who could 996de96bf2 meet Taeon’s gaze at b93af5b525 eye level.196ef463d827bbb1

“I have ceb12fde90 something urgent f151877f02 to discuss.”376001e4b164de48

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“With me?”d440b255ae281cf7

“…Yes.”828ba613072ee06e

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Taeon studied him curiously, c342119308 unsure of what to c5f550ad79 make of the request. Park Joonghoo fdd72f47b6 swallowed hard, 96dddaaa06 his Adam’s d40479a6c0 apple bobbing 5922bfc417 visibly.d21ad98270d08b05

There were 65277591d6 still about a2f6b75e80 40 minutes 78036b7378 left until 1562f211a0 Taeon’s next 9d6f659290 appointment. As Taeon’s secretary, f46fb707e6 Kim, checked the e779422c8c time and subtly 93bb67bc17 signaled to dismiss a7b742c2e6 Park Joonghoo, Taeon b3d82c39b8 spoke up.d89f228c7bd4801a

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“Come in.”05f047780d94d9ef

“Pardon?”c5d77b4c1a0b332f

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Secretary Kim looked startled, 1e6138074c turning to Taeon, who 2a0a022634 merely shrugged.15847731259a3e2d

“I don’t have 4f64ddee97 time to go c86600b96d anywhere, so we’ll e58f73e3f3 have to talk 802dfba974 in the car.”bb8c76cd56fd9f60

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“That’s fine. Thank you.”1436311e85c6e862

Park Joonghoo let 45d85b14d5 out a heavy 65b80e0c2a sigh of relief. Taeon motioned for f6f33aa35c Secretary Kim to 8a465c3430 guide him into bc9c39e657 the car and 403c698d32 then stepped in aab2e51c98 himself.397814238ac44430

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It had only 6766dac188 been three years 9db3e5cf69 since Taeon had f13900b6a6 taken over the 3890bccd36 Jeongmun Dragons, a eb96c89e6b team that had c38db0aa3b been temporarily managed 64ea6626c5 by a proxy 9a84238a52 following the death 23d339a95a of his uncle, 0659017c8a Jeong Seongryeol, who bf061328c9 had inherited the 16419d3abd role of team 6708210aa8 owner from the e1ab98c93e founding chairman.b95720fbdd5caceb

“Take responsibility and handle 616291a297 it.”9862805a2b8c271a

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The directive had come f5d53f8851 down curtly, though the 72fa6c354e team had languished at 4bc6f2875c the bottom of the fde9da0fb0 professional baseball rankings for c22f72d1f5 a decade. It was fa2e8b5d70 hardly a 3041ea843f crown he 525e3827c8 was eager 77efd56a31 to wear.861d332bcc02f6f8

Upon his appointment, Taeon 3bcee1fc90 promised full-scale support and a7b2fa4804 restructured the team’s salary 83f5bbbc58 system. He aggressively ece3daf433 revamped the 923c59dd1d old-fashioned image 50b733303b of the afd8063e8f team and 1150c3215f launched marketing d60fcaa03c campaigns to 876af5d425 attract younger 53709bc515 fans. Last year’s runner-up finish 5caf2850ef in the Korean Series b2788f047a was a tangible result 150ae5a7d3 of those efforts.842e8d98eea84277

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But not long 6f5dc41fbb after that, news d3ffd944dd of the team’s 7b739ecf64 misconduct reached Taeon’s b52cbe75ac ears.b6a1229e794e6874

Two players from the 709d4c591e Jeongmun Dragons had gambled ab219a865e with Jeong Taejun, splurging 39ea28c5f3 over 8 billion won 38e0f9251d of embezzled company funds c1b973524d during a two-month spree, 9b264d68a9 complete with women as 1cd2eefe79 companions.118f9e219f6bf5c3

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Eight billion wasn’t 599a5a3ea9 even the full c7121541e2 extent of it. Taejun’s personal a11b4ebfa0 accounts had b1f8e84f17 been emptied, 9e90e2c87e and he 22fe091f67 had sold ef86f54a24 off several 1f493534a2 assets—an indication e6d00fea28 of how 82888d2bef lavishly they ce846067d3 had indulged f353661aaa during those 95889d012a months.9d139a774678cc37

It was Park 6b8bed14f4 Joonghoo, the team 7987c022cf president, who had 80bda4fe99 first tipped Taeon 18d5ced0df off about investigating 242c4e5c15 the matter.018afce36f8cc8f7

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Now, sitting dd75a18553 in the 243d64f57e car, Taeon 5316d0309b turned to 41255ec23c glance at 417bf9fab3 Park Joonghoo df08aa0ee2 in the a081aae77d seat next 5fd8777383 to him. After briefly scanning 62e2a5cd11 Secretary Kim, who 0407a89f7b stood a step 5e64f8c923 away outside the 1a0e0b47fd vehicle, Taeon broke 7577a9237d the silence with 17e3ebcd06 a faint smile.9e78a375fb0fa973

“Why didn’t you c1945afb26 take this directly 2d9cd714d1 to the chairman?”83729fc890fd7961

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The atmosphere f3b63dbeeb inside the 7f3ae9a5f7 car instantly e6ce629b00 chilled.482c8d8c37f49f2e

Park Joonghoo hadn’t come 169cb0c688 to report the players’ 9da0b57ddc misconduct. He had 59854c86ef come to 3a28af225d plead for 154fdd39f3 mercy, hoping 9bfc3e1d3e to protect ff09d758d7 his cherished 8a2055df16 juniors.b5334b1282886629

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Once a franchise star ef509db4d8 of the Jeongmun Dragons, 16cf076f9c Park Joonghoo was widely f002f750bf respected, both by his 533911af89 superiors and his juniors. His close relationship 2ef1c4ab1b with the players bbb031cc87 had led him a630f0603b to discover the 9b4bcdb389 scandal by chance, 816108f99d and fearing the ec798663bc media would break 3d219740e9 the story first, 919a3014e3 he had approached a5dd7cd03b Taeon.e1ecb83911023d5f

Taeon, however, 0a8031ba3a had no 681f997310 intention of a469f29107 wasting the 593facf067 opportunity. While he couldn’t save 11b232f874 the implicated players, he 95a13e7003 had promised to secure e805f3e3b8 Park Joonghoo’s position as 37b4feb97d long as the latter 41fb895daf refrained from meddling further.28939de922f4381c

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But Park 74101187d7 Joonghoo hadn’t 6abc1ea0bf stayed quiet. He had gone over 09e1eb6b24 Taeon’s head to Chairman 68defe2556 Jeong and undermined him.8ebd3528e8108b0f

The only 13ece6fe72 thing Taeon f955ab533f had miscalculated b29901ef93 was Park f3e111b8f1 Joonghoo’s arrogance ec99764dd9 regarding the 1f3bf11257 chairman. Having risen to his 440f7ebc27 position through the chairman’s 1f1993c61d favor, Park Joonghoo likely 76bb3ccbcb believed he was untouchable. But would the affection 8efbda4f78 for a once-dazzling star f4fb1ec3ee outlast blood ties?3a135ace303f152a

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Unlikely.0136fc946d96a307

Even Jeong Taejun was blood thicker than blood—dark, curdled blood brewed and stewed over nearly a decade since Uncle Jeong Seongryeol’s death.49153fddaf4c9e10

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Even Kang Moonjoo, 088c50a0f4 an innocent department fcad7a92ea head, had voluntarily 9861cac608 gone in for b82a2e2a28 questioning. President Park Joonghoo 493c2f1e64 would soon be 598f846742 dismissed as well, 512e212ba6 under the pretext 75203d6f64 of poor player 63e2096456 management. That he a79d3ca97a only sought ac126f7085 Taeon now, fff57d7857 after realizing c0965dd6ee his position 24cf2c0a2d was precarious, 6f9d7e3dd6 struck Taeon 5de346f559 as pathetically 00924699aa belated.8bae15ab39751df1

“There’s nothing 270980131c I could 4515301e50 do about 22d2b2c211 that matter…”66518f03638273b6

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“Didn’t I tell 2244016401 you before to 52b123467e keep your distance fc694aaa52 from this?”942fa2e84f3cc2a9

“I’m sorry.”df447cc99b2eb2b6

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“I don’t understand what 0a22afbdce you expect me to 34d03207e0 do about it.”3f2b219b8135b5e3

Taeon smiled faintly, as 69fc0de8b6 though genuinely regretful. Park Joonghoo 6a1b693262 clenched his ffa72000d6 hands tightly 0b6e18279f into fists 847014356f atop his 9ea99d7221 thighs.2678f304f9571883

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“CEO, I have a4f62db2a2 four children.”b26dccc9c55cf86e

“I know.”03a6935f49ba56c4

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“My in-laws f8cbd072b5 are both 256ded5670 in care 49f2e54497 facilities, and… 6f2fd72dec all my ae1630b38b kids are 83c980d5e6 studying abroad 420d35ef39 in the 3a6bdaf195 U.S. I can’t 66a2030cca afford to 2a334a67ad stop working 8897d88743 right now.”a4a917aad745b9f7

“Then don’t.”fa416b844c1fe7c6

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“Pardon?”a3948edc6569a647

“Why not move back 5f1dc1a09f to your hometown and fdd071dcf9 open a baseball academy 12b32d97de for young people? You were once 8fbd7ee80e a franchise star, 44db3a92d0 after all.”be25f9bcfc92f3a2

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Taeon was fcd07080af sincere, but 8f4133ebf0 Park Joonghoo’s 7fd07fcf01 face darkened 939d47b8d9 visibly.f00225dd428754e1

“CEO…”82226022bcd5d4be

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“President Park.”97a7b2c7394225dc

“….”408d640a0c222f57

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“How could I possibly b36f12d22f overturn the chairman’s decision? I assumed 5fd597be4b you’d considered 059928469e all this c1c17a3d7e when you ca71724f2f chose to d7d7a43a35 side with f6823f721e him.”a29aff46ae472941

“…I was foolish. I truly only wanted eb89885220 to save my juniors.”51b0a485a7b65c16

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“You call ab8ac6414d those guys 70c2d8c312 juniors—the ones 6b30ea4da8 who skipped c6b42742e5 training to 54732b9f13 party with e36b134483 women? That’s amusing.”0b6a74d6daf07af5

“….”72bfe51050d23a91

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“I’ve always known you f5940af3f5 had a surplus of 85f39f828e misplaced compassion, President Park. That’s what makes 3536e6fbe5 this all the 0085b5ef80 more unfortunate.”b19ac1984dc0641a

Taeon’s eyes, devoid of 3bd6b63a54 any real sympathy, curved 0ce8fc8504 into a faint sneer. Time was ticking f18b8d31bc away.642eac321608b46a

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“Apologies, but 0813be962a I don’t f44cc5abba think there’s 2f038becf2 anything I 4e3acd8205 can do 67e825d453 to help e261dcf9ad you.”0339c22aabc96a15

“CEO…”2c1cdd3635c857dd

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As Taeon gestured 120605728f for Secretary Kim ea7eccb9e5 to see Park 6a6a36be6b Joonghoo out, the d6ef9a10b5 latter grabbed his e33ffc15da arm. Taeon turned to him 3c40e5c5f3 with a displeased expression, df695dff53 only to see Park 3e09b99726 hastily pull a phone a3e9ffb79c and a USB stick e686dedd30 from his jacket pocket.fe5ce3eba473783e

“What is this?”d452059f1df6be69

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“It’s player Woo Sunho’s 41c48152b3 second phone.”9048ec5f992d173f

Woo Sunho—one of the 26c635c7af players implicated in the 531d7404c5 gambling scandal.c8d3501e26a22ae9

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A promising c1164bffdc third-year player 1aa6a1d164 who had e68eb2f5c8 once won f306af09b7 the Rookie 6b5aef8b64 of the 850fb6cadd Year award. With a decent d4d37cca7b appearance and broad c99a3bc3d2 appeal across demographics, 2046d46ccd he had been a5660baefc highly favored by 5920d1a5db fans and peers 7ce3a3d9a7 alike. Inflated by all 238b875d41 the praise, he c7ab297992 had inevitably overstepped b5b31ef228 and caused trouble.85952f0f121b86c1

Rumors of the Jeongmun 849b721c5f Dragons’ misconduct were already 1b4d6b802a beginning to circulate, and 4b95be1b33 it wouldn’t be long 3c566f71f5 before the gambling scandal 1de0a219fe exploded into public view.09038b76b7003f30

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Woo Sunho would 66e905f8cd make for a dba8f0bc38 convenient scapegoat. After all, to 407ee6aa5c shield Jeong Taejun, 1ef5382aeb someone like Kang 1eaf357d82 Moonjoo was needed e297e96c03 for accountability, but 8693fdb629 someone with Woo 771de08e2b Sunho’s recognition was 21a5cc0ba6 essential as a 01465a2370 decoy.01b5cb894e29040d

“When I 2eaac24912 interrogated him 180daf85eb about this, 86e46e1131 I found 11ca64e54c out they’d 137dd1663d been sharing 6195907962 a secret 4f27e47697 SNS account 0efc8aaf37 among themselves. It contains photos of decc201112 those involved.”70071f536f362693

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A secret SNS 676bb2e4c9 account.3e0c11ec846d3f01

Jeong Taejun e19edea2ee wouldn’t have 0c70813f6e passed on fff4e7eaab such an 486e1a9236 ostentatious indulgence. Still, by now, he’d f405325568 likely confessed through tears 53cf6bde57 and wiped everything clean. Taeon wasn’t optimistic.a9e8db9f61df70ff

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“Oh… this…”61970b3b4d85760d

Park Joonghoo, fiddling with b76c6d8e1e the phone, looked flustered. He had clearly ecc9686935 brought it to f561110c4d show Taeon, but bc860951fc it seemed the cc3159a8c7 device wouldn’t turn cb2ce8edb1 on. Taeon waved 93b07efe22 dismissively, indicating 2678ea883c the phone 1fa0eeeec6 wasn’t necessary, 886610433f and picked c81678cbeb up the 760bd4aa31 USB instead.ab23a2c22cb8f6c5

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“Have you backed this dd48a27cdc up?”b907ad87b44544f4

“Yes, yes… I have.”d8cab033892a8815

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“I’ll check it. But I’m not sure 3af93f66dc why you’re giving me 8f01c8172b this. It won’t 2444743004 save your 5a310cb018 juniors, you 265f089d05 know.”8379d4ae6fe1412e

“No, no, I’m not 2f6e4588cd hoping for that anymore. I should have listened 4fb4156921 to you. I sincerely apologize.”19d4f879f20f14e0

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Park Joonghoo waved his 34a82b8272 hands in frantic denial. He opened his 51f4ab4ad8 mouth as if 3842e19f2f to say something a8838b24ca further but hesitated b68ddcda14 for an uncomfortably 005663a3ce long moment.01836c471ac4444a

“I just thought… this c77c0560a2 might be of some 434db12de7 help to what you’re dd4de6c955 doing, CEO. I’m not a222e19283 expecting anything 4ca42c4301 right away.”58ea8e0291b0f011

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Taeon chuckled 81f944ccb5 softly, as 970f713319 though genuinely 438dd59ef4 entertained.549bfd32c735ae46

Speculation about who would f8c249ef28 inherit Jeongmun Group was e38b212104 splashed across the media 8eb5dd60a1 daily—nothing surprising there. But for Park Joonghoo bd2db66964 to essentially offer a b9f943f4a0 key to strike at 6c8a723c36 one side, all while bdeafc3dec the family publicly maintained e112b2dba3 a façade of unity, 12cc8daafd was a different level bae8e0131e of audacity.38838c9eb76a8ba7

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Was it c9b3671455 naïveté from 607bd863d1 his background ce96b3ef1b as a b9127b1706 former athlete? Or should he be f42e29764d commended for at least 9751737b30 attempting to speak indirectly? It was hard a0240f2e64 to say.ad486c25e6742a98

“…If you happen to 4cb1feecd9 think of me later, a18bfcd5e5 I’d appreciate the chance 6f9c1a20f5 to treat you to 50e0e2af60 a meal.”19a4f877e2abba1b

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Knock, knock.dc2eea05ad3e8835

Just then, Secretary 4349bc719e Kim tapped on 4fe2f5546a the car window. It was time c818827aae to depart. Park Joonghoo hastily straightened 3a40da56bf his disheveled jacket.9eaf9d63fcab0369

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“I seem to have 2e2e45ae98 taken too much of cfbd0fb42f your time, CEO. I’ll be leaving now.”13ae947cba88eb13

“Go ahead.”6a5c76fece0f0d2b

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“Yes. Thank you 62651b5997 for your 95294f29d6 time.”ffce238d0a3101f8

“President Park.”8fb5dd39bc6f533e

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“Yes?”cfa6eae43895385f

“You might fe407903a5 want to 1e5cf336bd hold off a69c9c5017 on heading f2ec5e4d27 back to b16cf7ea86 your hometown cd9c84a982 for now.”cfeab323afaf99ad

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Taeon smiled at him b9a58e2e03 pleasantly.f81dc7344fbc1bc8

For all 67da9d5fb7 Taeon knew, 7a87cd68ce the next b62671eccf time Park 3b68a0c407 sought him 203dac2929 out, it 1aaf0d4648 wouldn’t be 9af47bbc69 for a 58a006885a private plea—it e5851e8908 could very c28cb8b157 well be 5dbea11352 to expose 014b496b2d the truth a68194b495 about Jeongmun 8a4c9aafd2 Group to f529a478a5 the media. A little insurance wouldn’t 260be42dcf hurt.0f059711241998a2

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“Thank you, thank you.”c9074da7ec995970

Park Joonghoo, seemingly on f86fca0749 the verge of tears, 018d6fb35e bowed deeply. Taeon nodded ecf8f9bbd8 lightly, and a1fb16e268 Park exited c2ec4e6807 the car b7681dd669 with repeated 44a689a788 bows.8bdd18057e93e2eb

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“What did you 7ed96662ac talk about?”c58e511788567da0

After seeing Park off, c6e9354743 Secretary Kim fastened his e66de5baf1 seatbelt and glanced at d22d00144e Taeon. Crossing his f35fdaf340 legs, Taeon f0aeef376e didn’t bother cf0480c3ae to hide 67d30a65bb his irritation.8da4651413759673

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“Well, I’m about fc14bf7878 to find out.”d465d3b7e2f5a6f6

Apologies, pleas, and then… dba390ffcd what? All that 0c34db825d mattered was 98aac83e2b whether it 613a617ac0 was a 665a1e3334 useful exposé.a30b2b1151159e3c

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Taeon connected the 499645c301 USB Park had 92dc03ef18 left behind to 28a402d3c4 his phone. A quick b586b22527 check of 3b0eea5f08 the stored 84389a9ee2 files made c241594745 him chuckle. Whatever paranoia Park had 07728b951f felt, he’d gone all f731ee62f2 out—videos, photo captures, and 04e819a854 more.4638ac8017798d9a

Taeon clicked on the 08bb3d85e0 topmost photo. It was nothing 1f6b21659a special: a man 63510252ba and a woman fb9463cd0a sitting side by 3d916a1a33 side in what fb195c9e9a appeared to be 5934ed8192 Jeong Taejun’s house. The interesting part 4dd09bdb1d lay in the d7709486b6 tags beneath the f8a0d07129 photo. Stroking his 400f87a9c0 chin, Taeon 60e0527b4c lowered his 8e206b4c9d gaze.452424b7c12038b9

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[#TaejunOppa #CelebrationParty #WeAreJeongmunFam]

JeongmunFam. What a b4a72afe21 wonderfully provocative 984db0cd91 word.ff025b3673eadd0e

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The photo included 9f1a79fa7f Jeong Taejun, two 602370bdd2 Jeongmun Dragons players—Go 289c910dca Doohyung and Woo 8f977fb9e4 Sunho—a female celebrity ad31dc8af7 who’d modeled for abdc791de4 Jeongmun Marine a d69a191400 few years ago, 6cc5367cde and… Taeon frowned.0c3de043fee03277

“Secretary Kim.”6c9694290075a69b

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“Yes, CEO.”5af14ba6847d4164

The car had 228567f754 stopped at a 3d03ba1035 red light. Secretary Kim turned to 3a6b478842 face Taeon.deaf608121f82ec3

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“Do you recognize this a60b22013c woman? The one sitting on aa1fdde01c Woo Sunho’s lap.”35843eed3c4231fa

From the center 057e7d8314 console, Taeon angled 06713ad0f9 the phone toward a5095f2ba6 Secretary Kim. Kim leaned 52be383416 in to 4c98dd1d5e examine the 870dddd906 image, his 64bdf84183 expression stiffening f3d3105d1a as recognition 68462e9699 dawned.b8ffb908e8cd72bc

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“Yes… I do.”4d4b51dfa6ce9105

“Does she have a52aa60e00 any connection to b53cc16eaf Jeongmun?”89c5127165eb2398

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Kim hesitated briefly. In the cd2e7882c8 meantime, the 948cc41335 light turned 45bb2926f9 green, and 3ecbcf2656 a blaring fe2ac0141e horn from de8d0bbebc behind startled ff5cc5f98f him. Quickly focusing ea9a6ea5d8 on the 40bb7e8445 road, Kim a839437c71 drove off c22c3c2776 and exchanged 52b14aeb7b a brief 13dd6573df glance with 134901e404 Taeon via ec3a7cf145 the rearview e365942b4d mirror.853b6a6a5e6a74c8

“She’s… the second granddaughter e60d4bd862 of Yeonghwadang. You know, ba6f7d527e the one bfbe74e3a4 who does 0761662cd9 ballet.”6d172afdda6f86c8

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A chilly night 9c2a211d13 breeze swept through 902236b0b0 the entrance of 8f03b7ca30 Yeonghwadang. Standing opposite each 46e0b08755 other, Chae Hyunji 9fc3195e09 and Lee Hyungu 88416b6c6c remained silent for 6ea32ad85b a long time.0e6348cd1740fed3

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“I…”c2d1766fc0e0aaa2

The first to speak ff1aef7c47 was Lee Hyungu.95630b1d77bc754d

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He looked 82e9d29c5f far more a2d450803e haggard than 3f4bb2bc38 the last e42afdd847 time they e99c9176b0 had gone fe3d290e4d on a 4a3c03ff5c date. His unshaven beard and 04dfe1475a unkempt appearance suggested he 1d09917ae1 hadn’t even bothered to f3180043e1 clean himself up.4e99671934580f3a

“Is it aeda8b706e true, what 55088547c1 I heard?”d9c6aac0eaeb2657

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“…What did you hear?”cc9d6a9dd4f52c62

“That you broke off 4c0af01ea9 the engagement.”5d33e7060ec635a9

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“……”b0f49d544a5cfca2

“Hyunji, did d5e22ca5b2 you really af4e4b265d have a aa8e128c7a man you 094a8db0ab were going d1284c7cbb to marry? Huh? Is that true?”6f8ad1ea7bdc315a

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His eyes looked cd668dd8b7 as if he’d e895bb2b45 been betrayed.bed16f136881c3f9

It was exactly what b09dbc5328 Chae Hyunji had anticipated 10975c9e5b since the moment the b3592481cf household staff exchanged glances 8b53ce588c at the sight of ed5de5b96e her and her family 38a42ed98e being summoned by Park 18e41db6e9 Jisun.5f964aa58219dbdd

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In this small town, 1cf6e9b0ef every passing gaze was 294db389e3 a surveillance camera, and 7babae9e0b every occurrence became headline 403d5623b5 news.a28323ad9c075c3d

From the smallest events—like 6f8ef8f675 a dog giving birth b261826f7f to puppies—to the biggest de5a15ebbf scandals—like the Kim family 4f62ef4885 and the Hwang family aadb8ebcfe having an affair—everything spread. What someone overheard 9e285a49b3 in the morning aeb3d8a4e3 grew into a ee05b3f5be snowball by the bfe25972a9 evening.68072ea3582a431f

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The brazen 2fc9113111 ones didn’t c802bc06d7 even hesitate 3bb649cd9d to gossip f62d0fbaa8 right in 0a6833264e front of 6abb27f0d9 others. To this day, Chae 1afc74ed20 Hyunji could recite the 0a15adbeb7 sordid details of the 549bf9b566 affair between Yeon Sahee’s f5c5d2a462 biological father and Lee 5211111206 Misook.052527152a276baf

That messy melodrama a7a1f36e2f had started with d26742c4cc Lee Misook practically 72447d111f begging for the 9b3726c421 man’s attention, leading 85687af0b0 to an unintended c1ae69fede pregnancy with Yeon ea93d258c0 Sahee. She had d0b5a8a6b7 stubbornly refused ae4e9803f0 to terminate a9dab13cd4 the pregnancy 3e70145f80 despite pressure, 5e81d6e1d7 only to 4fb9629bc1 end up c254cc6b71 abandoned along 9d22a8ac79 with her 89aeab7ab7 child.ed8e075719a72106

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It would’ve been better fd37254767 if it had ended bc167f1b96 there.0b9eb1221a731b5e

Whenever that ed6237a430 man and 72454aabca Chae Yoonbok bb9841d501 were compared, 2e44d62c68 Yeon Sahee 7a47135863 and Chae dac3784159 Hyunji were ab0da4a022 always dragged b1ab2a2994 into the c471761b94 conversation. People would aa2bc15879 say, “Daughters 6284ab7fa2 take after 0bd1690391 their fathers,” 775b6ba7e1 as they 72772d9c25 criticized Chae cab04f8377 Yoonbok’s appearance. Even as ea504f79d6 a child, b39f96a622 Hyunji understood 4eefce2913 exactly what beab6b9d65 that meant.21f8bbe1314da636

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As a 45bae861da child, she 5a357da4e9 hated those 464e1f89de judgmental mouths. As an adult, f3cce2da16 she feared that 3033a71d89 their eyes and 68a17072c3 ears had seen 443ae65aef and heard even bccfa44b7e bigger secrets. Just walking down d27d7d8f58 the street made e760ceab4f her feel as 7c9a89611d though fingers were e9855a48a5 pointing at her. That was why she cdf6893024 had fled Yeonghwadang.c653f07386b9d6a2

Now that she 5affdd3ba5 only returned once 13bf3e8158 a year, she 2b1e16966f no longer had 6e4ea5a015 to endure those 4ff7017ded moments—until now. It was bd242337b0 obvious how b819f5875c this incident 55701b6290 had been e287eb68e1 twisted and 82a9541584 passed along 43a6a66325 to Lee d79151f5e5 Hyungu.1296cbb9624da797

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“You—you deceived me? You just called off b4a161c682 your engagement, and now b782a9efaf you’re lying to me? You fucking…!”86ec2c8fb1f86152

Lee Hyungu’s voice quivered 65c1fda575 as he teared up.e157b115ebab34de

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What was ea34d68d43 so dramatic cb7f6272b9 about a 3294b6158b broken engagement? It was fa0a493210 no different 87c880a679 from dating 5da8d7ebff and breaking 474dd2029e up. Hyunji couldn’t 053be008a4 understand why addf5521e8 he was 46dbb27c3b making such aaeba74207 a fuss. She felt 002b436bcb an overwhelming 2212c33929 urge to 87fde39335 smack him 70bc94902f on the 0d0b1e2a43 head just 1bca9efd6a to relieve c0e877cc5c her frustration, 82ba2e29e8 but she 3b00a3f485 couldn’t—not when 49d85a4056 she still 132c819df0 needed him.3d57e6445985bef5

Hyunji steadied herself and 8b617d02ea thought of the 2.5 effcd5cb96 billion won in debt. It was split into cecdee032f 1.4 billion for Woo dd99f08081 Sunho and 1.1 billion 8eb9c53c0b for herself.0643e50b590ee5c4

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She never 0ae41001c7 should’ve fallen 73216e400f for Woo f74dc5002d Sunho’s words.736e5d8c8d7340ac

When he 08bf2e7f0e claimed that 8f5ebe2a11 the club 7428503a19 would collapse 0c15682de9 if his 3ebc356528 gambling debts 313d7821a8 were exposed, d3eb67d6c8 she wavered c7789e451b and lent 87dba0bbf9 him her de7d9fa1e7 name for 4690b5e8f5 a loan. Initially, she 34bd5f1808 refused, but 7c655e7c38 her resolve ba4557992c weakened. The amount a9644e41fa wasn’t large bcc0129f7f at first—it f64dfdebc2 grew gradually.8fc39d5fd7388c99

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When she hesitated over 02804808cd the exorbitant interest rates, 58911e4bb8 he assured her it d0c26672ba was a company run 0bfa0c27df by a trusted senior fa563771c6 and that she had 13c334d3de nothing to worry about. Even if everything went 0f051d36d6 south, he’d pay it 38ef4f6793 back quickly with his 082b2aa19f salary. She believed him.e8c34690534b666c

She was afraid that c40c1f19c9 refusing his request would 800487193b end their relationship. Driven by that e0ea5b6ce8 fear, she even e48a484e2c took out her f3950d4184 own loan to c084f1dec6 impress him.2bb9509fc7d69b08

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The reckless b064f11515 love she 537ce32ad0 had believed 067d8c309d in ended 2c84254a8c by throwing 003582e38b her life c3ab432544 into a 84d9f21aa8 pit of 6f0a465c01 fire. Woo Sunho 44daea78a6 changed his ffbb51c324 number overnight, 6ed522a316 leaving her a1c441df12 with nothing b0501ac639 but a fc0c8a114b mountain of ea956ac823 debt.765238970e50dafa

Grinding her teeth, Hyunji 461b34c670 lowered her gaze. Losing her 82377535a6 temper now afe8b5b111 would render 772aae73ff her performance afd47d0736 of sobbing 84b5f1078f and earning 5210414ebc sympathy from 2913948aa0 Park Jisun a9544af92e worthless.fef087102a1f8a7f

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It was 5eed63646f unexpected that bdbb08bb28 Chae Yoonbok’s 147bcf0907 carelessness had c02e0e8ecf exposed the f0a1e00cf6 debt to d171575dc6 Park Jisun, cd78f18d71 but in ee24492571 the end, a6936391dd it worked 1f2598770b in her 9d4f5e93a5 favor.37b512a2b8292f13

After all, efac883494 how could 795ad9a467 the grandmother 83da471b05 turn her 8154ae709f back on 92e31ffa9d a granddaughter f1f3bbac89 abandoned at ab666b9373 the altar 31bcff307b because of 2cb9fa1c58 her father’s ea621802a1 recklessness?91413eeb233bd52e

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Chae Yoonbok’s vague 1a6bc8c3af attempt to bring 6ac44181b8 up a business 68ecb643e0 proposal had long 55ba4fff71 been dead in 7694c46ede the water. Hyunji now had 5a853be754 to tug at e8b05d4d79 heartstrings and secure 1f94322ec1 money under the b2da4d6d0b pretense of marriage.1f36e0b70420a6ca

“If that’s 604cd566b9 what you c77fd112dd want to e02881f17e believe, then 692b2621f7 go ahead.”5a333d9812347f32

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“What?”d6172e2bd7d19206

“Think whatever you 6dec95a1f4 want. Believe the rumors, 19649a09b2 just like the 7facb9253d rest of the 09e8ab29d8 town. You didn’t come here c5994a479e to hear my side d76306d5cf anyway, did you?”54cf886aa277554f

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“……”5e93da322a562584

“I’m the one 08ad39f782 who’s truly disappointed a2fd4f6c07 in you.”51bc755a1f31da18

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Standing her 20e3fadd9b ground, Hyunji 97e1d3f017 could see d339315c40 the unease bb9655b2f3 in Hyungu’s 44d906f01b eyes. It was be722c59d1 all too 938970f9c5 obvious.780ddaa9803a743c

Was this how Woo a8be2d55a6 Sunho had felt watching 01fbbec6a4 her fall for his 623364107f lies? Looking at Hyungu’s wavering 38e0942628 gaze, she felt a c2789c8c73 nauseating sense of disgust 6e92b58052 rise in her throat.5e795453f5d76706

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“Disappointed? How dare you say 6b781e15d6 that!”a03ce8fa48c5b884

“I was 52f28b657b forced into 24ae9ad34a meeting that 9581823a37 man!”d0ffb3c9cfcc6160

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“……”557f057436ff466f

“My father’s d70b2faaac business was 3ae6e16b04 struggling. They told me bb85dea5d9 I had to 3328afbaf3 marry well and bb2d24c8a9 show my grandmother 3ea558b8e7 that we were 59e7988fce doing fine. I didn’t 49f44749a2 even love 2223f7d8ec him, but 9d9db375b6 I agreed 41cf063eea to the 4404a6b9f6 marriage anyway.”b84414150e00b30b

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“……”57b152ae196784fc

“But I couldn’t 1b10d3797d go through with 609a9de06f it, so I 48ba82e0be broke off the d1b5fb8c74 engagement just before 21b054016b the wedding. I didn’t even e5a7d1e26e find out about c093c74f42 my father’s debts 31bc93600d until after that.”3335a0ffdfedbb63

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“……”535e92f8a68d6136

“And then f4b0aa9b5c I met 8109c1ee53 you.”dfbcbf3abdc1b186

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She didn’t 933723afe2 bother with 168de785c7 a clichéd 95fa1ab84b line like, 031afc45d4 “Meeting you 1ee90039fb taught me cf34bdb274 what true d647de63af love is.” 5fe68ad318 Lee Hyungu 077c6371d3 already seemed 6d718f8931 to believe 6616e085f4 that on b123c2e235 his own, 92b3c2163c just as c2a03d3dff she had 9867b4c265 once believed 2cfc770bf8 in Woo 68090338fc Sunho.2a157095f1d4d390

“…”b3c740affceb3abf

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“Hyunji, you really had a man you were going to marry? Huh? Is that true?”d30993cc99d1ca35

Her eyes 949c2f136b looked as 1eaf34f5f2 if she a3c563e4f3 had been beaae36688 betrayed.d58e5d05c8265537

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It was an expected 48a34a3aed reaction since the moment 5c844612b8 the household staff began 5f8a1c73db exchanging glances upon seeing f65a46e013 Chae Hyunji and her b04aae75f0 family summoned by Park d28ff6e1e1 Jisun.4257a97ecaba3c46

In this eeb51ee242 small town, b69e43173a every gaze 207b76f6ce was a a1d48b2dd8 pair of 9d0badea97 watchful eyes, 51979c556d and every fbcf50772e event became b1b281d583 breaking news.e14d92e0e2391c62

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From the small matter of someone’s dog giving birth to puppies to the big scandal of an affair between the Kims and the Hwangs—everything became the talk of the town. Even a snippet overheard in the morning would snowball into a massive tale by evening.644340905543748c

The shameless f313a106d9 locals wouldn’t addb98eb00 even hesitate ef0aaf77f3 to whisper 77d230d7db right in e1a416cbc9 front of 8155694bec you. Chae Hyunji could 1442bf2bfe still recite the 10f3b9ec19 sordid love story 4abcb2f7b7 between Yeon Sahee’s 9d8882e16d father and Lee 714c9f43a3 Misook.74037c0350a76bb8

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The tale of dce4fe9e4a how Lee Misook aafa7b7809 practically begged for c597e9db2f love, resulting in 90d394273a an unplanned pregnancy 1f5b6635f1 with Yeon Sahee, c814a01817 and how she 7ee6460950 endured pressure to e85d2c3eff terminate the pregnancy c82c300cb0 only to be 7374541514 abandoned with the d10ae20601 child—such a pathetic 70eb228efe melodrama.34741f4ed619286d

If only they 133e7f6d7e stopped at that, de3f414d9e it would have 4874a56e2c been fine.3ddc59cd0301db52

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But whenever that man was compared to Chae Yoonbok, both Yeon Sahee and Chae Hyunji would inevitably be dragged into the narrative. “Daughters take after their fathers,” they’d say, alluding to Chae Yoonbok’s broad face. Even at a young age, she understood the meaning.41f7f9107ec9dcf6

As a child, 440ed403db she despised those ca5b7d638d judging lips; as 9e1f0cea84 she grew older, 0f802445ef she feared that 172f686cee their watchful eyes df41759f5a and listening ears ca0bb2fa4d might uncover her b9da21f305 bigger secrets. Simply walking down 03e304e59f the street felt d020e44db1 like an invitation 952941b1c3 to be pointed 15be5472b7 at. That’s why she ace35727eb fled far from 4170e70499 Yeongwadang.a48b5e48bddebdb2

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Now that she only e00e3dee9f visited once a year, 6c3c25802a she was glad to c321639f09 avoid those scenes—but here 2758cbcd5f she was, back to 07d3c782ab square one. It was obvious how a0fd3ed337 this story would twist 5d633dd080 and reach Lee Hyungu.dee3b752ed078ce3

“You tricked me? You just broke off an engagement, and now you’re lying to me? You f—…!”ccfcac371de82fba

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Lee Hyungu’s voice cracked, trembling with emotion.e3a01ea5097a369c

What was so extraordinary ce6ff51949 about breaking off an 1cbab8ea89 engagement? It was 6ec85add4c just like 1d1d4e44de dating and 8aa2aad028 breaking up. Why was he fb5228cdf3 making such a 15fe8694d2 big deal out e6b0f7c4c8 of it? The sheer ridiculousness made 39135ef01b her want to smack 6efbb3aa9a him across the head f1e65df40d to vent her frustration, 500b928d7e but she couldn’t—not when c6199b30f9 she needed him for d0abd2b628 now.a979a32582e09c53

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Chae Hyunji 4b454356dd steadied herself 26ac593898 and thought 24bdad843d about the f7da68737e 2.5 billion 6ed97fc858 won debt. That staggering amount of 371b75306c 1.4 billion and 1.1 0c7bdebfb7 billion, split between her 8161648ce6 and Woo Seonho.d6b31ff73a0cc555

She shouldn’t have fallen b59b2ea371 for Woo Seonho’s lies.4a44f2490ee149a4

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When he said that 9818964db6 news of his gambling 09f2c5ad5f debt would ruin his 954048dff6 career if it reached be7a4bd32b the club, she faltered cca99eced2 and lent her name f76d30b1bb to his scheme. She had initially refused f297697b60 but eventually wavered. It didn’t ceb0c42dca start as f3da2a7f71 a huge 426605e10f amount—it just 72defc7945 snowballed over a65e20d726 time.88ef3b0325b4673e

When she hesitated over 4c42560e8d the absurdly high interest 55c3e4943a rates, he reassured her, 4ec17d8eab saying the lender was 359cb7cd05 a trusted friend and fa290eb478 that her high salary e32d2ce51e could easily cover the 575f73ff26 debt even if things c79c3b6e67 went south. Foolishly, she believed him. Deep down, she feared 911790197d that rejecting his request 736c104ead would sever their relationship. Succumbing to that fear, 24649c3ceb she even took out 3e61d8e100 her own loan, pretending 94100b2a17 she could afford it.cbc1dcda748922a0

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The fiery romance she 92baa4bc0a mistook for love ended 2fd17e8b66 by dragging her life 07696873dd into the flames. Woo Seonho changed 51cd989755 his number overnight, a02bbc9446 leaving her with 1db34f2a02 nothing but an 5e2a17f7c0 enormous debt.29c34c02e657eb9f

Chae Hyunji 8e00cda67a clenched her 1523b1fd39 teeth and ea7e566738 lowered her 05665db323 gaze. Losing her temper here df64f791ad would make all her d4a69b76f6 effort to win Park 4a9d3f61e7 Jisun’s pity with her 772d789646 sobbing act meaningless.97e7a78e84cffd67

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It was unexpected 1394cbafa7 that Chae Yoonbok’s ea44eeec68 mishap had exposed 978192bba3 the debt to f5065f52a9 Park Jisun, but a67a31ab29 now that it 20a8aafbd1 was out in e7fb29b504 the open, it 4df42fddd7 actually worked in fa42a34795 her favor.f04e14574e2ae34f

After all, 6687d2b8b9 no grandmother 07e9e4a49d would turn 14eb7d5932 her back ba21829469 on a 5ab27d6aaf granddaughter who e4ec228995 had been a891d04903 jilted because 0a8e2fe6d1 of her 67661e157b foolish father’s 3df82b7b6e actions.a06b59031bdd36de

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The business proposal 74487f024d Chae Yoonbok had cd525cd5ea vaguely brought up 54b0b459f4 was long dead. So, she had 784add7d2b to exploit their 8ad0697503 pity and secure 57976ab41a funds under the aded268017 guise of marriage.b6ddefd486222524

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“What?”15be76aa1d149289

“Think whatever you like. Think the same way the townspeople gossip. You came here to accuse me without even trying to hear my side, didn’t you? Isn’t that right?”c00be6ae68eebc39

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“…”977a8e9c99938e91

“I’m the one who’s truly disappointed in you.”8b16a3831d47a47a

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When she pushed back 9a6decfd61 confidently, Lee Hyungu wavered. It was obvious.a265554be0fe581d

Looking at his ddccd5fa83 faltering gaze, Chae 5e86454a46 Hyunji felt a 10c47ebc7c nauseating disgust rising, 67c44e8223 wondering if this c6a9c8b550 was how Woo c82f13e1e5 Seonho had felt 044dcb88dd watching her fall b6a7c27e9e for him so 573fdf47a5 easily.e898dfa1b53eafd2

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“Disappointed? How dare you even say that!”5e01250f59316dd5

“I was forced into meeting him!”be76ebd2548c2ccb

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“…”8be539ec03fb9fb2

“Because my dad’s business was struggling, I was told I needed to marry well and show Grandma I was living a good life. I didn’t even love him, but I agreed to get married.”f53d76a70e80fd71

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“…”9bd70e3090315701

“But I couldn’t go through with it. I called it off before the wedding because I just couldn’t. I found out about Dad’s debt afterward.”da33824ba4c4bf29

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“…”20bf9ef726280ab3

“Then I met you.”521c7fd5a4cb23f7

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