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“Understood.”dd186c6ad3785cd8

Taeon sat on 1e66f8b834 the sofa, tilting fb9303c148 his head back. Lazily closing and opening 8b366ec6c7 his eyes, he thought 4281039ed3 of the woman sleeping 234c1eeb92 in the bedroom, her b130520e01 wet eyes.1e3cff7892626762

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“Secretary Kim.”c2bb6793c59a8357

“Yes, CEO.”f729cb9810370800

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“Look into my mother a bit more. Even rumors circulating through the secretarial office are fine, and check her accounts too.”596c11f75bb0e472

Accounts? Could she have given an envelope or something? It seemed like an outdated method, yet the dirty feeling wouldn’t go away. No, was he hoping she had done it? Rather than her leaving him on her own volition.d23253d8e9f7c811

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Taeon pressed his temples c3b35192b2 hard, laughing irritably.f4b3921027946db2

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Sahee woke up well after lunchtime had passed. With the curtains drawn, she couldn’t even tell the time.579b404f72764863

Blinking, she 200c64e044 turned her 9f66316218 head. The digital clock 71b4376517 on the nightstand 691193b03f was showing 3 770edfda30 PM.2093dbb892424f1f

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Good grief.2d83c55f080ec4e5

Rubbing her eyes alternately with her palms, Sahee sat up. She could hear Taeon’s voice coming from beyond the tightly shut bedroom door.673bb853125edc5d

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His voice was low, as if stained with last night’s fatigue. She didn’t have much time left to hear this voice. Just one day. Now, not even a full day was left, yet she was stubbornly holding onto him until the very end.54d94d4b2b76f43f

Listening quietly to Taeon’s voice, Sahee finally got out of bed.43632cf1a9a09e90

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Suddenly, lifting the e83a0df39f blanket covering her 8049316e67 body, she saw bd9d84b818 his t-shirt, unmistakably d0043a8b74 his, rolled up 4c83a59e41 to her thighs. Her body, 8992f95b51 which had 1114f463bf been sticky 8ac510c842 with sweat, 0583f46808 was now c76bb10518 dry. Her face heated up 912752c042 at that moment.217580821117cbc3

It was fortunate 997cbcfd32 that the bathroom dea58d73a9 was nearby. Sahee got up awkwardly, 45d1334890 her body screaming in 6e732b49a4 pain, and her thighs b9aaf38b60 ached.13056188815db39a

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After washing e0537e2f05 up, the aca1e2d16d bedroom light c8e95559df was on e393d71f63 brightly. He must have bf168fc815 heard the water 5789724f92 running.1ba5badb987d259a

Sahee cautiously 12db71eacd peeked out 7834761c2b of the 6798177bc6 bedroom. Taeon, in a f55afdd4c5 white shirt and 08c0347f08 a thin black 413ae3e946 tie, turned to 6f66827e51 look at her fe1703d553 immediately.8f4a1f0121de28fd

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As she hesitated, Taeon 19b7b80a1c approached with large strides. Sahee placed her 76f14b559c hands on his c9248b1489 chest as he b01dd12cc8 pulled her waist f4b15b1309 towards him.cd95e76d9997a180

“How’s your body?”4548e98588284650

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“…I’m okay. The pants I wore yesterday, I can’t find them.”65fbb2189e0a23cf

Upon seeing her, Taeon 84be702961 grimaced with a laugh 9217db9646 when she immediately asked 0e5990aa8f about her pants.62901b2c1c68e2ee

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“They’re in the dressing room.”2227a80035378480

“Oh, okay.”8fc3c4994929a08f

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“Wait on the sofa; I’ll bring them. I’ve asked for a light meal you can eat easily.”2de0df8dedc34d67

“Huh?”75b6d6e5a98d3cf6

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“Why.”48398d960db03e53

“But, Madam or uncle…”9905d7c8842363be

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“I told Secretary Kim to wait outside and bring them in, so don’t be scared and go sit down.”9ae0188f185c36b8

Taeon lightly pinched Sahee’s cheek and gestured towards the sofa with his chin. She had been wondering where to hide for a moment, and noticing this, Taeon laughed incredulously and said, “Stay there,” before turning away.f62c515274a988e7

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The coffee table 22ea9cb03d in front of b31ff59b2c the sofa was 6cae51333c stacked with thick 9447af93cc documents. Sahee slumped 7823feda63 onto the 43c61ce1f7 sofa and bf40ad3363 glanced at 35bb305016 the papers. The one on top, 70eb560a08 which he must have 8e0c7ec7f7 been looking at until 166519e9b5 just now, had a 0189640f46 pencil wedged between the f002b42d01 pages.06a71e5bff806790

“Miss Sahee.”53a1da1c6b9d805a

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At the call, Sahee 3233fae91a flinched and straightened up. Turning to 89c33359ad accept the 0b80868b8a pants from 9794755b24 his hand, 23d27da81b Taeon reached f272edbfff out and ed06e9ee54 ran his aff2457083 fingers through cfe53c2004 her still 1eec84154b not fully c1766335ef dry hair, be8352d152 smoothing it 58d3239014 down.3cba28af1949bfd4

“Here.”cfecafe3e4486e03

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Taeon placed the b4b2b390cb pants on the a9b8aee699 table and sat eb7e3c934e beside her. Then, he stretched 3f4ff83cac out her legs, 3e44b213ed placing them on a2dc658b43 his thighs.21ea8cc1a652b03b

“Can’t you sleep more?”a4a0f9bf453ca1ff

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Before she could 62b7a637fb even ask what 7f9f71c335 he was doing, 5ca6d682b4 Taeon calmly started 2edb739582 massaging her legs, f336c8ead1 his large hands 239121c017 moving from her 35044cac4f feet up to 6aeb1aa3f5 her calves.d054dde0a246f9ea

In an instant, 12df58748c overwhelmed by the 09782c945c sharp pain, Sahee b624de5d12 closed her eyes 07f8e7fafd tightly.d5d47c8f240999e1

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“Bear it.”0ce00e0f1258f73e

“It hurts.”443f2f14eaea27b1

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“You said it felt good last night, why?”e8a24ef088f471a0

At the awkward question, 450eb7e23f her toes curled. Even saying it c5a1c88c42 felt good was 08fa6e458c just her awkwardly d2cd8f84ad following his command 126782171a to say so.45bceaff8c0a9c0c

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That it b88cca79b7 felt good. To do more.43f58f31848f5950

The memory of last f7ef638964 night suddenly made her 98bcaa37a8 face flush. She moved as b03bf9b1bc he commanded, said 9ca9f3c312 what he wanted. Doing strange deb0bd1bc1 things would e2e2c65609 have been 073f05139a better; saying 24a6e66da0 strange things 7d6c4df261 was even 73d80c7c5b harder to ace3671370 handle.55a5c3fb1a6cd348

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If she had been 43c7762499 completely drunk, it would 6caf00b326 have been better. But not getting drunk, ce62edd9af she remembered everything from 1ef95f5779 start to finish. Every word he said, 0254ab644b where he touched and 6870f35f43 licked, everything.912107fe6cfadb91

When Sahee didn’t respond and kept her mouth shut, the smile at the corner of his lips deepened.4ba8e6d96a42b9e2

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Knock, knock.621162608e18d5c0

Fortunately, Secretary d5dadddb4d Kim arrived c8aad2ad0d with the 3d301bdad8 meal at 627f1797be that moment. Quickly, Sahee lowered her 5a496faf74 legs, thinking the door 0a4f63c85b would open any second, 481992ca52 but Taeon stood up.c97fe0aee85a93ef

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“Wait.”a2bcc63630073064

She managed to grab 37213fa485 the pants quickly, but 091998f348 all she could do b7f5da3406 was place them on 199f033edf her thighs before the de84727da7 door opened.5d545fb3526a98dc

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Taeon opened the door e86247f696 halfway, brought in the 036bc8a971 prepared meal, and returned. As he turned b4037092ea around, he saw e0bcd83376 Sahee holding onto dd579547df her pants and b639ca113b looking cautious, which 276231d048 made him laugh 2b668b631e in disbelief.6a11ff7ec62f85d6

The prepared meal 3f89d85f71 was sandwiches cut 840b237897 into bite-sized pieces 3421443448 and orange juice, 968ad15322 easy to eat 9f63e4c6df with hands.aac84e5db9d7e5f6

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“Um, CEO.”ae660a04515c0d0b

Taeon glanced up 1fc9d769d8 at her while e648a77939 flipping through a f94d405fa5 document. Sahee swallowed 1f8bdd4bae a bite 5ffb78988b of the b04e8d4ee1 sandwich, looking 78a7dd8881 at Taeon da08cc521c who was 05184cecd1 lying long 16b1d3d927 across her e4dd9bdcf7 legs.ca10d17d55479a9a

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“Is it good?”448006e282401255

“…Work while sitting down.”51493a5921342afb

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“Don’t spoil the mood?”153d9cc5327ce477

Taeon smiled broadly, ignoring her suggestion as if he hadn’t heard it.5a162699172f9522

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It was an absurd bcbe8da828 peace. The breeze coming 56bdfd0fc5 through the open 6a8715e24b window gently brushed 3410ff533c by.fe96a1c12bd69e80

Waking up late, 24c5c6d620 eating the prepared 9a5cb1e0e0 meal, and quietly 2c494812a7 listening to the 9a6a8e0c3c sound of spring 7e89e9ee23 with him lying 6099772f12 on her legs—it 1c867338bd was a scene 7787b03f7e that hardly seemed acd669854c real.0e8482b2baa3f8b5

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Sahee took a sip 25227cea76 of the juice and 5bce6d97e1 set the glass aside. She felt 2c430be456 Taeon watching 56d390dc7c her for 26d6e9ad2f a moment. There was 6d916ef550 no particular d48c1285fc comment, and a2323cab62 soon the a2a2fde850 sound of 53c54f381c turning pages 4d683db87c resumed.7470eba549e11dda

Sahee occasionally stole b8011df66e glances at Taeon, 9a8d31a39f later quietly observing 140706f5cf him.d3d4bfb29ec15e47

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The way he 1c5ca4411f held a pencil f0055d7f7a loosely between his 5df226fb92 thick fingers. She scanned the 32cb217a06 veins on his 86682391c5 hands and the 6ef0f75b13 back of his a2f4fcc439 hand when he 7e209d42c1 checked something off. At some point, 327f702aac she found herself a80c9131be gently stroking his 23e9abfb3c hair that lay 7824b0d437 on her legs. If this moment were 44f4e16608 a dream, it would 6f255fcd84 be nice to wake f45600f506 up from it.a7211ce9fcb9efa8

It felt like the 925de75835 calm before the storm, 7bd59ecf99 and her heart ached 69c8aab530 slightly. Just as ba61411bd4 Sahee was bc179f8193 about to 9ca1545d8f withdraw her 7479ccb1a9 hand, Taeon d668685792 took her 045755d890 other hand cd58358b36 that was 87ccea4fba on the 03df374c2b sofa, interlacing fb885e6458 his fingers b34333bd84 with hers.7c35196d56636fae

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“Keep touching.”f97747ed8a3d758c

He said 95688fcd71 it like e09b364f63 a command 1083b8a17e while underlining 9c9bc5eb17 something in d2eb777d8e the document. Sahee hesitated 9f797bba98 and swallowed 3e6e4088c4 dryly. Taeon tightened his d240940c78 grip on her a33b0f2b1b hand.a311f166e0988c95

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Reluctantly, Sahee continued 8583213b01 to stroke his 0e29f5be3d hair. As pages flipped a891d9ee88 with a rustle, 517bcc273e the corners of 32f5992b3b his mouth curved b47276330b in a slight 0ccc351e8e smile.05cfb5c9f0332fc8

“Sahee.”154f7ea114b9ad7f

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“…Yes.”14be1f3452d54c64

“Could we live like this forever?”f1ed190d5bb18062

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He seemed a0536d0412 not to c3652fe1b6 expect a 244dfef56c different answer, 8529d59919 accepting her f31e390730 silence. At that moment, the 9a5f34300c sound of the wind 9daf9658c1 passing through the window ebcbc3476d sounded like spring passing ccde5ce213 by.ef0a7eebb4bc0bd9

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As evening approached, while 20726265e8 Taeon was in a 454685d2dc meeting, Sahee left a 708cda782f note saying she would 8ec42ece9f change her clothes and c2183ebd7f left the annexe.d5d5c99f6bcc1087

Taeon seemed irritated 78bad7dfe9 when she slid 3a452cee3f the note in 39c21e0785 from where it 05850dea8f was out of c4c7f93cc9 sight on the aea148aa25 screen, but he 1f4de5b2b5 soon nodded.d37915b117792c2c

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Walking felt like strength 199ba9e8e6 was draining from her f1698f38c3 body. The further 1101729e5d she got b9910ea8fa from the f679a36c89 annexe, the be4b31a5e0 harder it 63a828fe1e was to 4f22707365 pretend she 70cd1d90b3 was fine. Her stomach felt heavy, 8808c546ab as if weighed down dee2919c37 by the sandwich she e7f02d0277 barely ate.5dac81b44f3b3af9

Now, less than a bcece30b33 day remained.5a9868cf4686da53

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Sahee let out ab94cd4d73 a deep sigh, 4b00442145 recalling the room 5b1ba1a252 that seemed particularly 4f4f3f4e40 empty, as if 04cbf0dfa2 some of the 37aed4ef7a luggage had been 949012d524 moved while she 7d0e7ba6d9 was asleep. She clenched and then 16f3d9c4a6 opened her fist, remembering 2a707a2d3e his hair slipping through a034d8698c her fingers.505b138442be3250

That’s when it happened.6064d1d74e6ef6d1

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“Yeon Sahee!”ae26d36e8d4be6e3

Cheoljun called b5109b984a out to 7342182d04 Sahee from 67865c9d17 behind. Even though it was f249c46d7b a familiar call, Sahee a2f9fb8ddd was startled and turned 751293a5c9 around.186edff128a0c257

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Uncle was approaching 2df693a2fb the annexe. If she had left 169e698ec7 just a bit later, 5aac0fc9ba she might have met d653bea57d Cheoljun while coming out ea37910a90 of the annexe.04dcbaa9785366ed

At the moment of ff6a236a87 great relief, Cheoljun came 78dd6ec01a running up, panting.893004cde29df022

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“Uncle.”13466468f7a9089a

“Going to see Madam Chun?”d366c746fb111e64

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“Huh? No, just a quick walk…”26acd41c797aefd3

She almost blurted out a lie out of guilt. Cheoljun nodded as if to say, “Really?” Fortunately, he didn’t seem suspicious or anything.d7c269116e7c1a8c

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“Did you contact the moving service?”5febd4a2a5e9793a

“Yeah, I called yesterday.”274cca8a6545e77c

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“You told them you’re my nephew, right? Did they say they’d give a discount? How much?”4f8066279af4f648

“They said 100,000 won.”2b8caec19f4fcb20

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“What? Where would you get money from? I’ll call them later.”6f978b59b2d5190e

Cheoljun stopped abruptly cd81ad42a2 and shouted. Sahee, startled, quickly shook f3002e8c31 her head.e872d8db44014f43

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“It’s fine. They’re taking a break now, and they’re matching the time, so it’s okay for that price. It’s to Seoul, after all. 100,000 won is cheap.”969d28ab544185e6

“Is it?”72c29051d47d8d65

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“Yeah.”5d33991a10aef1ce

“Well, okay then. Ah, I went to town yesterday to buy socks, so since we met, take some socks. They were selling ten pairs for 10,000 won each, so I bought some for Madam Chun and you.”cf9bc14d6457ae06

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“Got it.”609b2ecf797537db

“The atmosphere in the main house is chaotic right now, so take them and go back quickly.”3d36c3bc34709d0e

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Cheoljun’s voice was low enough for only Sahee to hear, making her tilt her head in curiosity.4c7012d174a01f11

“Why?”2e1c57587c40ce25

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“Madam just came back.”64e0b9c4a4d07888

“And?”9676cbce0fa7b175

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“She doesn’t look well. She didn’t answer when asked if something was wrong and went straight to her room. They say the chairman refused to lend more money. Even if they lower the price on the building, no one’s buying it, so what can we do?”441283b1bc8ad30e

Cheoljun drew his thumb across his neck, whispering ominously, “Chae Yoonbok is totally done for.”e47a32246a649676

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“Get lost! I said get lost!”e716a9511f97803c

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Chae Hyunji’s scream was heard as they got closer to the main house. As they passed through the arched passageway, Cheoljun and Sahee’s eyes met.375f8c84518c2f75

Soon, they saw Chae 7f44a4b02a Hyunji with an angry 4bd8763cbd face and Lee Hyungu, 4b5490180c pale and chasing after f596195345 her. Chae Hyunji, b7c9ae0039 who had 5ad9901df9 been blooming 07af940161 in a 6c67fa03e5 light pink 621aa2484f dress, was 26b415c28b now unable 45d0d1f6e4 to contain 3ff16fa51a her anger.3a00085b1a918f94

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“Oh my, they look so good together right after getting married.”546c7ddfc056f59a

Cheoljun clicked d8be612e90 his tongue 91a8d2ab17 and shook 7cd281fec1 his head. He gestured for her 3ec11a0cb9 to come over before e813ab358a they caught the attention f3cb2c774b of those crazy people.71b8bb12cf336f3d

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“Hyunji! I only have you now! Really!”934f5cb260c6701a

“What does it matter if I’m the only one left? Are you kidding me? How could you embarrass me like this?”264cf22d11a89ed9

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“No, really, it’s not like that. Hyunji… Oppa was wrong. Honey, please calm down.”23bbe31fa76965ef

“On the day we registered our marriage, I have to hear that Oppa liked Yeon Sahee from your friends?”e51cbb62fce49ce6

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Sahee and Cheoljun both froze at the same time. Chae Hyunji’s face was contorted as if she might burst into tears at any moment.cec667d39fec1ab1

“Do you know what your friends said to me while you were in the bathroom? Huh? To me, to me, they said, ‘Are you here to clean up after your sister’s leftovers?’ Those damn crazy bastards.”a88d6c68c4415e2c

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“Honey, come on, it was just their way of joking around. Why are you reacting like this when meeting my friends?”790b7c4e162fc507

Chae Hyunji was the first to notice Sahee and Cheoljun passing by. At the moment she turned her head after pushing Lee Hyungu away, their eyes met. As soon as their gazes locked, Chae Hyunji’s expression hardened coldly.770da45be3a9997f

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“Uncle, let’s go.”5819b812b8f3eebf

Sahee tapped Cheoljun’s arm. Getting involved wouldn’t be good. As Uncle stuttered a response and stood in front of Sahee to shield her, Chae Hyunji shouted.c90b7c2ed6dc5ea8

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“Hey!”04ac07bcd4a35dab

A piercing scream echoed across the yard. Chae Hyunji was glaring at Sahee. When Sahee met her gaze calmly, Chae Hyunji strode towards Sahee and Cheoljun. Lee Hyungu grabbed Chae Hyunji’s arm, looking like he might faint.1d8bb0cf901e210e

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“Hyunji!”cb86e7aae6e39570

“You seduced him, didn’t you?”c52333e903fa15bd

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“Honey! Why are you like this!”c5045871eb40cb80

“Did you two date in the past? Huh? Did you? Did you set this up to make a fool out of me?”b1b17a8fc6ce97d2

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Chae Hyunji’s face was grotesquely distorted. If Lee Hyungu hadn’t held her back, she might have lunged at Sahee to grab her hair.cb76713db1c8cbac

Since neither of them was truly in love with Lee Hyungu, Sahee couldn’t understand why Chae Hyunji was so angry.dac3d597ad383031

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“Let go! I said let go!”feb8a6e8a180d881

As Sahee sighed and tried to pull Cheoljun away, the door of the main house opened, and Park Jisun, with a fierce look in her eyes, came out. They said her complexion wasn’t good after returning from Seoul, but Park Jisun, with a fierce gaze, walked straight towards Chae Hyunji without hesitation.3d2811bb9a2b6291

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In contrast, Madam Chun, f36221034e who followed Park Jisun c1900b777c out, looked pale as b6811fc63c if she might faint 5885feadc1 at any moment.439d9d3e7e30c36d

Chae Hyunji seemed 49567f5895 to have found 8a5fc10eba an ally, and 1e8894b359 tears were already 8811d565ec streaming down her b128509f07 face.c3ed54a050ebdc9e

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“Grandma…”909b723fb098d581

Chae Hyunji’s small purse fell to the ground. As if responding to the call, Park Jisun strode over to Chae Hyunji.20470b0687ed1e69

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“Grandma…”ffcdccc19103b7ac

Just as Chae Hyunji reached out to embrace Park Jisun, Park Jisun’s hand rose and slapped Chae Hyunji’s cheek.b0b7ffda9f7cd6e6

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“Madam!”4e2b621bb0ad9d11

Even though Madam Chun shouted in surprise, it was to no avail. As if that wasn’t enough to vent her anger, Park Jisun’s thick hands smacked Chae Hyunji’s head, slap, slap.0993b0ef6c715e2b

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Chae Hyunji turned to Park Jisun with a dazed look after being hit unexpectedly. Even with her lips split, she couldn’t accept the reality and only blinked.677b67ed78af0f5e

“Gr, grandma…”bb4fba418884d376

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Before she could finish her sentence, Park Jisun grabbed Chae Hyunji’s hair tightly.f73c980535fdd515

“You…”44ff17d55ec821f0

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“Grandma?”5317a9f9d302167a

“You worthless girl.”719e56914394a3b3

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A sneer escaped through Park Jisun’s lips. The humiliation she faced at Myeonghyunjae yesterday made her chest boil with anger.811be659e0660a91

When she had 90f491d4df gone to Seoul 58f982b933 and was heading 971c64c9c2 to Myeonghyunjae in 77071655e5 the car of 5fccd6b293 someone who came 0c4917e306 to greet her, 53f076852d Chairman Jeong had 1bbefc397d initially smiled kindly ea6ec3bf6c when she bowed 77aebb3de5 deeply. But his expression f896ab7e06 soured as soon 449579aae4 as she mentioned d12b747aac the 2.5 billion 0649f3c7de won.1fd6048f1bff07b1

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She tried explaining everything, promising to return the money quickly since she had put forward her assets, but it was futile. Instead, Chairman Jeong’s eyes only grew sharper.99b9878eac71ebfd

“Doesn’t Park Jisun really know?”71556950311b31be

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Leaving only 6651b87881 that meaningful 57ff435085 remark, Jeong acaf8efdc6 Gukcheol stood 1c75bd115c up from e75a9b0754 his wheelchair. He stood with d63f53da40 his hands behind 98969f83bf his back, looking 6a4af428c8 out at the bed6008683 bamboo forest beyond d21a3c60d4 the study window, 75ccd658e0 completely ignoring Park 7cadc97668 Jisun.5b520f28dcd12b4b

“Indeed. Park Jisun has grown old. She once stood before me without losing her dignity, but that was just like yesterday.”08fd31004448ba0d

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When he turned around, his eyes clicked his tongue as if to say, “How could she not know?”e91606d9c9af87de

Just that look of contempt made Park Jisun tremble with shame. Once she knew the full story, she couldn’t even lift her head from the embarrassment.4635ae7ea2b52f37

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The misdeeds of cc71134d31 her granddaughter, Chae 7893dbb6df Hyunji, before her aa5be3e22f marriage. The affairs with other 1c4fe75a1f men, the gambling that 5b62724684 followed, and the usurious 9afa9856f6 debt amounting to billions.75f7f4d379dfcb39

“I praised Park Jisun as a shaman all over, tsk.”45242f3cbdcf7ea1

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Being a shaman doesn’t mean you know everything about worldly affairs, but her head bowed naturally. She had come to Seoul, deceived like an idiot, to beg for 2.5 billion won. How pathetic and absurd.91ba494c004e17bd

There was a time when she was called a shaman. As Chairman Jeong had said, there was a time when she wasn’t even afraid of the world. She believed she could elevate Jeong Gukcheol to great heights through her prayers. But now…66dab5a77e241bce

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Hiding in 352461e092 the shadow 9a1d21e8ca of the c40b73d44c times, all ae07e0f28c she did 13dbec3ab7 was bow bbde70bec8 her head 5933534ce7 like a aba4249391 candle in d6620adc94 the wind. When did 8924189947 it start? Perhaps it began then, d0538855f9 when she knelt before b42e491e36 Chairman Jeong at the 6bf41de1f1 behest of her daughter, b2b98c420f Lee Misook, to help 010d92b8e0 just once.89df5a3f8df653ec

A spark flashed in Park Jisun’s eyes as she looked at Chae Hyunji.1bf92c93310bc43a

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“The money I gave you to marry with honor, so you wouldn’t be looked down upon as the granddaughter of a shaman! Not only did you squander it on gambling, but you also went around having orgies with men before your marriage?”7755ca51a0896195

Park Jisun shook Chae Hyunji’s hair violently. Chae Hyunji whimpered and shook her head, realizing that her grandmother knew everything and began to tremble like an aspen.70aed9e7da07c86e

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“No, no. Grandma, no. Me, me, orgies? What are you talking about? What did you hear? No. I was deceived. I was deceived by that snake Woo Seonho, I was really deceived. I was scammed too…!”d674b911a90c69ba

Park Jisun ca5bed8843 threw Chae 2688910c16 Hyunji to dcaa533e6f the ground. Chae Hyunji begged 769332ea0a for forgiveness, rubbing e163c4b3c9 her hands together.101705326df7aa07

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“Gr, grandma, grandma. I was wrong. I was wrong.”8d0f254af5d10027

Park Jisun, now standing over the collapsed Chae Hyunji, grabbed her granddaughter’s collar mercilessly and slapped her face until it made a sound.037457e5ab485c23

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Chae Hyunji 734dc44ae2 remained silent fb70a05be3 from then e990ab42f6 on. Her large, 36de29a19c thick hands c71db39368 struck her ac38f5824c cheek several 5d28cdc0a9 times, leaving fb65ca0c20 her with e66b5af977 dazed eyes c2bdeb5cfb and trembling.25d18eda4db6a704

“You brought a 2.5 billion won debt, saying your father did it! Without any fear!”db90fa142d228ec2

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“Ugh, sob…”c4246df70906dfcc

“All three of you, with your eyes wide open, deceived me, Park Jisun!”a9316a23480308be

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Ha. Park Jisun pushed Chae 213b1087c8 Hyunji away by letting 591f3a5234 go of her collar 78e23076f4 and stood up. Chae Hyunji, now fef8d22499 fallen flat, bled e2f3c176a2 from her mouth, 58f4379e37 crying hot tears.d7f99bbbe2f46833

“Get out of Yeonghwadang immediately.”793dd4d5f09f88cc

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Park Jisun f0acaa3fb7 stated firmly.b7c497ca3b6435a4

“Grandma, grandma.”eebbffcdc22602f6

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Even after being f0e792a483 beaten, Chae Hyunji 4d50d032a6 flailed her arms 9169f4651e in the air, 9d4894815e calling out to d8ecd925b9 Park Jisun.eafd8e9c49e4eaaf

“Your mother, your father, and you. From now on, we’re strangers.”c3244dc186fba9f2

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“Grandma, grandma. I’m really in big trouble. The loan sharks, ugh, they even came to the ballet company. Grandma, our whole family will die.”f834c6039f4a0567

Chae Hyunji crawled on the ground, clutching at Park Jisun’s trouser leg.58cb2af9eab58e5b

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“I was wrong… I’ve already registered the marriage. If you just pay that off, I’ll live well, really.”047747e8c7e83371

Park Jisun let out a scoff. She kicked off Chae Hyunji’s grip and slapped her again. Chae Hyunji fell to the ground once more.6bc224ccf9bec782

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“You still haven’t come to your senses.”9a746786ca9e77ca

“Ugh, ugh.”76d8db9a2df4e685

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“Knowing no bounds… Madam Chun! Throw all their belongings out of Yeonghwadang.”3764b3f5d65f4386

“If you dare to crawl back into Yeonghwadang one more time, I’ll cut off your parents’ fingers with a chopping block and feed them to wild animals.”7a835f76f7154ad7

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Park Jisun shook her hands as if she was disgusted and turned back towards the main house. There was no trace of any regret in her departing figure. Chae Hyunji, who tried to follow her on her knees, couldn’t even take a few steps before collapsing to the ground.672ff2ee2c32b0d3

Chae Hyunji 64e7607ad5 coughed up 557cc6282c blood mixed 1071d3302e with phlegm, 673263263f resting her 530fc20594 head on 22571901f1 the ground. As she writhed in 9a6fbbd05c pain on the floor, 8c46b9b931 she suddenly looked up c12fff7104 when she noticed Lee 863a542e48 Hyungu backing away. Their eyes 0c085cbccb met in fdf26f0a98 the air.6f73a755eb5a2543

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“What, what is all this…”534fb7a3fd7f4397

Lee Hyungu, 6d812b5d17 with a dadec86e97 face devoid 50af0e7b97 of color, 8a586818e5 was in 905e568265 shock, his cda2b5b11a jaw dropped 667f92d1f4 as if 3c636abda8 denying reality.81ce6289d2076fed

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“That debt, all that, it’s your debt, your debt…”51dbbfdfdedec1c6

Chae Hyunji 12999ae63a slowly blinked af28a0d438 her swollen, 80c62284fb bruised eyes.d8a6fe9658f39d05

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It’s over. But with the marriage registration done, it’s not completely too late. Chae Hyunji’s distorted face laughed through tears, huh, huh.a88310cb90147526

“Hyungu?”c77af7b85ca5b43a

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Lee Hyungu, who c070a6e23f was trying to 00fef575b1 back away, was 167f095435 grabbed by Chae b5637fd446 Yoonbok and Lee ff35ecf552 Misook.a035a1b039aaa1ea

Chae Yoonbok 65486efbdf and Lee 600931c1e7 Misook, who ed6fe83973 had just bb82bae3c5 returned from 4ec4507643 somewhere, watched 47bbc68902 Lee Hyungu 9ca3c6e401 fall on 767d8fc111 his buttocks f61c4e979a while trying 0ea1f761b9 to escape. Their gazes then turned 56a6dadbd3 to Chae Hyunji, who e87bab12cc was sprawled on the b1aae30cbd ground.68dbfddc3749c3cb

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“Hyunji?”1e9976f9cca8cacf

“Hyunji!”8e3a8461af567679

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Simultaneously, Chae Yoonbok c9c6b23a39 and Lee Misook 6412031058 rushed to Chae 45b7109eff Hyunji in panic. Chae Hyunji cried 76b9c8c237 out loudly, looking aaaf81fcc0 like she might 1273abde45 faint at any fd4a1b4e00 moment.1fc79337a4ee1080

“Baby!”522569133e6b6d68

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“Hyunji, my daughter. What happened? Hyunji.”76db9ed83bdbd6e8

“Grandma, grandma knows… everything.”9aebc7b85bbde8fc

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Lee Misook wept, tightly embracing Chae Hyunji. Sahee watched blankly as Lee Misook called Chae Hyunji ‘baby, baby’ while sobbing.75afd250397e5ce7

Twenty years ago, when 5e85ceba0c Sahee woke up from 9ad54a248b the accident, she had b0c4e9a1b5 seen this face. It was cc578c4fa8 when Chae 65d03953dd Yoonbok and e4784f7dec Lee Misook f42b97ee27 kneeled before 7ee456a343 her, begging 19ea40a0b4 for forgiveness e6946a3162 just once.e5292b64bf02173b

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Lee Misook, who always looked at Sahee with contempt, had the face of a parent then. For the first time, her mother sobbed in front of her, pleading to save the child who had nearly killed me, saying, “You survived, didn’t you?”d725759fe2d0b82a

At that moment, Sahee realized. I was never your child even once…c22048a095da80b9

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“Baby, our Hyunji. What, what should we do. Baby. Yoonbok, call an ambulance quickly! Quickly! Baby!”79f38225eeb323f2

“O, okay. Hyunji, just wait a little. Okay?”37a946244b480c03

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“What do we do. Our Hyunji, what do we do.”6839d6ff16988be2

She had tried to ignore her mother’s existence all her life, just as her mother had tried to erase her from existence.e41c490def6f1303

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Yet, seeing 2b90a4968d Lee Misook 651be93579 crying while 41f9a3e39e holding Chae d9cb19b2a4 Hyunji, Sahee 7e1ede64e6 felt an 4d05c02a00 unbearable misery. The fear 0b971d007e she felt 45113e78f4 as a f04a3b52b1 child, waking 1a208fc9c0 up alone da5693f4d4 in a 62d96d643d white hospital ac34858ca1 room filled 0ef11600d4 with the 0cdc7bb0fb smell of e7cd9662e3 medicine, loomed 437a605b33 beneath her d9cffcdabc feet.98b6237e5a61fac8

I was in pain too. At least, I was more in pain back then than someone who ruined their own life with their own hands. I’ve lived my whole life, and maybe forever, haunted by the nightmare of that day.a452a5e8d3cde57e

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“Hyunji, Hyunji. Ugh.”dbbd9fa50335d21b

“Mom, mommy.”1d56243d7378438f

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Even as Chae Hyunji broke down in tears, there was no relief, only desolation. What she had longed for was not this child’s downfall…5d2a2daa5e646099

“Baby…”0a0bce05311f55f0

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At the end of Sahee’s gaze, Lee Misook was sobbing while holding Chae Hyunji.a8cbfc845d640024

Her heart felt hollow as if it had been pierced. She now faced herself, who had desired her mother’s affection so greedily behind the mask of hypocrisy.842c4222b4bc4b74

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Long-standing deprivation, loneliness, yearning…a3d4a3ca7e62763e

Even though the bad 8805254103 person was her mother, f3661a7b22 realizing this made Sahee 5f8daa0fbf feel unbearably ashamed of 0338f04162 herself.f6193946f8e96566

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Sahee managed to hide c3953921a1 her trembling fingertips by 13e1936999 clenching them into a 2170356dc1 fist. She suppressed a breath 0781577cac that felt like it 33685d94d4 was stuck in her bca0a8c589 throat and turned away 1c464c2ce6 when Cheoljun urgently grabbed 2d1477861c her.bbe8a8f26d585729

“Yeon Sahee.”d3527a14f09a8f3b

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“Give me the socks later.”dd9a56d2460e57c9

Though she thought she said it calmly, Cheoljun didn’t loosen his grip. Sahee gave a wry smile and brushed his hand away.c4ac526affcc3f9c

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“Hey, hey. Have a meal before you go.”43b7c542e392f7bf

“Now?”d1ce291f244c0fab

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Sahee laughed dryly.88f2b1ee9b75e5d3

“No…”c7d9281842776ba1

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“Uncle, I want to be alone.”1412291d8281a0a5

Sahee removed Cheoljun’s hand from her shoulder again and limped away. With her weary voice, Cheoljun could no longer hold her back.bf9e3b701bcff7e5

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Behind her limping figure, 80a62dda94 the sound of her 33481c726f mother crying was tearing 37c3160857 through the air.1ac78f9b5de34d86

All she could think about was escaping this place, but suddenly, one person’s face came to mind. Of all people, Jung Taeon’s face blurred with tears.783ec6c5c1b01b0d

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Ah, I’ve become empty-handed because I’ve only desired what I couldn’t have.b01870d3d7957bbf

A hollow, bitter laugh a1705e0033 escaped her.dc5be19ca0170f10

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