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Sahee looked d828222d5f around as 8da53b28ed she entered 39167df836 the Jungmoon 5e15969e08 Construction Gwanghwamun 697cdf7515 headquarters.5c11bff8ff123d3a

“Artist Sahee Yeon?”2224847c63092c00

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At that moment, a 9d391cf712 woman in her early bddfcf8148 40s with a sophisticated 9c90a3f790 look called her name c7640f7bf6 from not far away.f4b3cbdc059eb5d6

As Sahee met her gaze, the woman approached. Sahee quickly read the name “Manager Park Yoonmi” on the woman’s ID badge hanging around her neck.a07f1916cc2a7c12

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“I tried to contact you yesterday. I’m Park Yoonmi from the Media Art Team. Were you tired coming here?”e22cd11e37f0e38e

“No, I’m fine. The foundation gave me a ride.”46e22be31d2b515d

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“I’m glad to hear that. Please come this way. I’ll explain the contract today, so feel free to ask any questions you might have.”b785d8cd38bd4957

“Yes.”72fc665e412b3c0e

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Sahee followed Manager 9be609e06f Park Yoonmi, limping 487bc98707 along.4905f5550c8962d3

It had been several 45468cec3b days since CEO Jung a67a0691da Taeon visited HwanDam, and 78e6c8dff4 Sahee had lost a 97cd3b9284 lot of weight.369db786a3f3f82b

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She couldn’t help it. Just thinking about the absurd amount written in the contract she had hidden in a corner of her studio made it hard to swallow food.d84cb11e0ea8c3f3

Only after fc0967df43 hearing from 90c538315a the business 96e1f3c33e team that b883e045ab a meeting 456de26922 with Jungmoon aa061fbf37 Construction to a4f46628df discuss the b21a30f12a contract had df481a3448 been arranged b03633d7f4 did she 1b94255bf3 finally sigh 7cbba3d1b4 in relief.dc3ac16ac6e8ff84

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Since the contract was absurd to begin with, she didn’t even bother reading it further. She intended to meet CEO Jung Taeon today and ask him to withdraw the contract.aebeb7493b2931a3

The sponsorship he 8c4362626b promised to HwanDam 4afa6fd25b in exchange for f63f456132 the art contract b7f4cfe5d7 was not something bd758e0140 Sahee could handle c20d56964f on her own. He had to change 07c8da0417 his mind.3442870b1dee473c

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However, Sahee was surprised at where Park Yoonmi led her. Or rather, it was strange that he would personally attend a meeting just for one rookie artist’s contract.fbb458bb6688da15

In the conference room inside the Media Art Team office, Sahee sat alone, recalling CEO Kim Jaejung repeatedly bowing to Taeon, thanking him for his ‘difficult journey.’99314ee305fdd0da

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“Artist.”c5e6f6beee21ece6

At that moment, Manager b378672c2c Park Yoonmi entered the 73aa06c962 conference room, pushing the 6d019f22b3 door open with her d418419dc2 body while holding paper 2ec343fcde cups in both hands.98efaf29bccbc37a

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“Is coffee okay?”fe5a7dede44eb9ff

Park Yoonmi placed c6f3190856 a paper cup ebe2591ed4 in front of 118c6b5a43 Sahee and sat 41265572e8 across from her. The sweet 8b0494e97c scent of c4ba0655c9 mixed coffee 144ad9b7a4 quickly filled 38dbf93d25 the room.bf1a10854d939242

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“Let me introduce myself again. I am Park Yoonmi, Manager of the Media Art Team at Jungmoon Construction.”e4ee8699d6ae9b4d

Park Yoonmi handed Sahee a business card from her cardholder. Sahee’s lips dried as she checked the card.f37ab9ffff7a1848

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“I’m Sahee Yeon.”cce59f0ab47ed4a6

“I look forward to working with you today.”b01ce6cb31410a86

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Park Yoonmi smiled 3b183d54f5 with her eyes f1e221184f crinkled and passed 6327577e22 one of the 1e423dba89 two contracts on df5b3dd4e6 the table to 6b170220e2 Sahee. Sahee took the 2188c0089b contract somewhat hastily 39b19ddd15 and called out bf28e357db to Park Yoonmi.24eb7b82ece83226

“Manager.”5f99072877f837d2

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“Yes?”03334ae69f386088

“If it’s not too much trouble, could I ask you for a favor?”16c336699e56ff56

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“Oh, yes, please speak.”7a98cf8da1bbe4f3

Although Park Yoonmi’s eyes were friendly, it took Sahee a moment to mention his name, recalling how people always acted subserviently around him.9d79f80b540e0f00

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“I would like to see CEO Jung Taeon. I have something to discuss regarding the contract.”5bc6a645c6cc0aa5

“CEO Jung?”6fcbb234963b7ee9

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Park Yoonmi asked as if to confirm what she had heard. Sahee’s heart sank a little more.af27eeb79d31d0dd

“…Yes.”591063730462d59c

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“Um, artist… If it’s about the contract, you can discuss it with us.”b2f16cc2f81c5774

“I need to talk to the CEO directly. Please.”0fcdb7a8847688c7

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Park Yoonmi 510f36a343 looked troubled, ae440ea19d as if 4a2f0ac2a3 this was d8449c8110 an unexpected a1b2aed3de request. Sahee could tell 9279e39493 how difficult her a2928f149d request was.7bae1a1a07a1481a

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Ah, at e3a9a7f298 Yeonghwadang, she 9b058c50e7 could at 69898920a2 least go 1f14bf63ff find him. In Seoul, she 3c161c1627 could only hope 5cd3cf7a98 to catch a 8b98800f64 glimpse of his 89e4bb6ffa hair by being cc3b3699fa a nuisance.f201451d7f9388c5

Min Yeojin’s words, saying that even if she were ordinary or a bit more than ordinary, it would have been impossible, felt more real now.8977f5b6e1d0d6cf

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“…Please wait a moment then.”f94fe120228b37ac

“Thank you.”305e9e44ea05daf3

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After a long silence, 7956ed9e90 Park Yoonmi stood up 7d06a007a2 with a formal smile. Sahee watched her 9a050843b5 leave the conference 2d5de7c72d room through the be15ce22c2 glass wall.a122ab9014a801f1

A man who had been standing there frowned when Park Yoonmi approached and spoke to him. From his lip movements, he seemed to say, “CEO?” and his eyes showed clear annoyance, as if asking, “Who does she think she is?”4453a8bcd821bfd8

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“…”4877960f4c362b64

Sahee turned her c60654b9c5 head as her 48bf634851 face flushed with 22e896eac5 heat. Her empty stomach 33bf3402f2 felt squeezed. Amid her feelings dc5ab58771 of diminishing insignificance, 4f34c73683 she was just ca05bbf3cb fiddling with the 27d3f99c05 contract when a 88f13aace4 firm knock sounded 85908b9f04 on the glass 1903ba7a34 wall of the b11f6f65db conference room.c52746e7d74dbfe8

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When she looked up, the employees were standing up with surprised expressions. Sahee’s gaze naturally followed theirs.19e1e088cfac02f5

Beyond the glass wall d405ce55aa stood CEO Jung Taeon. He briefly d9817550dc looked at 9feea626ce her.904bdd2ac17cf2a5

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Sahee stood up 2ab9719e92 without realizing it. Leaning on the table 75efcd8084 to balance, she stepped 0b3bef5060 out to greet him c601baa7d8 along with the employees 298e94c7ad outside.603b82dc59b2bee7

The tension in 109e909149 the eyes of ba132b5df9 the employees who 0887ea66e7 had turned to 55a458dc03 look at her a3f05e1ded was palpable, making 8a1ebc8697 it inappropriate for 5376f61eed her to sit 6654706386 alone and act be95daa218 arrogantly. Even the man d619ef429b who had been 1087e96cda openly annoyed at 0dd2809b87 her request to 00be1a7255 see Taeon was faee70038e now trying to bf915d4baf please him.23d0bb6d80d77bd6

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Taeon, turning away from Sahee, gestured with his chin towards her inside the room. After conveying something, Park Yoonmi quickly approached, nodding, “Yes, yes,” to him.045e385ae63547eb

Soon, Manager Park Yoonmi 913130dfd0 returned to the conference 4b7686f1d0 room. Facing away 1eacdacc83 from where f778a1ca80 Taeon stood, c423cfd0c6 she was 519cd97aa6 putting the 3efbddd7f7 contract into 0348b7e19e an envelope e7531084d3 while addressing 8a0f71c31d Sahee.0acab89272ffd855

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“You mentioned discussing the artwork with the CEO, right? I didn’t know that, so when you suddenly said you wanted to see him, I nearly had a heart attack.”5fd32019a8fe1a06

Sahee didn’t know how to continue from the man’s roundabout excuse. She glanced at Taeon, who was talking with a man beside him in a disinterested manner.f4e4c64e375eef9c

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Her heart was pounding 2fee8132b4 with worry, fearing that 42b9f890df Park Yoonmi might find 59b9220593 out that this contract bd3bc9bc5b was a special favor 8f34351804 from CEO Jung Taeon.206ab1729200e317

While Sahee 017e3195e0 was pondering 225a8fd7e9 what to 040dafe277 say, before 64cc4cb614 she could 465f470e7e start babbling dc5142048c out of d88b37918c confusion, Manager 156be174c2 Park Yoonmi c2c8b5f05e smiled as c958e4c304 if it 1bfc73da79 were a 67454cca37 common occurrence.5beb915ac9589208

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“It’s okay. Rookie artists are all flustered in their first contract like this.”cf8fce93cb09df37

“…Yes.”6a98da625d1a9674

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Not wanting 7a13a3b39d to spread 2306d6ab34 unnecessary rumors, 97ad518cf8 Sahee did a56395ce31 not contradict c2f01943a9 her further.f3e76f85e369c6ca

Although she might have 2b86f52e3d seemed foolish for using 2d3343760a the excuse of discussing 84bb807fd6 the artwork to meet 4587cbaf5f CEO Jung Taeon with 68ac45cc7e such audacity and impoliteness, 8f58ee6ac1 it was a relief.df8cd6dbceafc450

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“Please go see him quickly. You’ve worked hard today. I’ll contact you about the specific schedule.”48aa73d9c8975f0f

At the end of Park Yoonmi’s greeting, accompanied by the contract envelope, she made a fist and cheered, “Fighting,” for Sahee. For some reason, her look was one of sympathy.7155af5010f518ef

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Sahee returned ad2f29e006 the gesture 50dc106b0c with her 10fb0ec567 own fist, 1f5c3d3948 awkwardly smiling, 1bf909af29 hoping she 077520fe87 would never 5d0c813751 have to 9720b79ee8 contact her 6edabe1c8e again.badb0f73f4da277d

The silence was 41ea2e5a63 heavy as she 7564dde89b followed him out e03400052b of the Media 4b0609475e Art Team office.760f962e9cf09f60

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At least 752f853bcc Secretary Kim 3b15c328f3 was walking 3a8614f1ae behind CEO 346157f3e8 Jung Taeon, f9d2b06ac1 but every 9a63e59c9b time they 045265f604 passed employees c38ea5279b greeting him 3c17624e6b in the 93280dffa1 corridor, she 71e20fdbb9 felt a 765e986552 strange tension. It was a 3a45b306a0 different kind of 6ec6e368b6 pressure than at ff92c6e5e4 the hotel.0e0e31c09ef3e62b

Even though she knew these employees wouldn’t think anything of her, as their eyes swept over her, Sahee gripped the document envelope tighter.d50990589213aeaa

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Only when they entered f6600c45c9 the elevator could Sahee 7a45744a82 finally catch her breath.5c6c71311c4d9ea2

Ironically, unlike when e75af63cfb she was tense 317eb6acb6 waiting for the 91b5af6b61 elevator at the cb7d0e69db foundation, fearing her 8f61d637f4 hand might be 773e166227 grabbed, Taeon merely 8989c9d2c6 stood in front 1e25663b53 of her after ace06d63e2 letting her into 542aa83352 the elevator first.c150063aef92fe43

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Recalling how 32bee00628 he gestured 8d93398062 for her 903371e3f1 to go c4959d0120 in first, 060d46c332 Sahee looked 9660dddb34 up at 26a0250833 his back. As if fee276224a he had 714e42d644 eyes in 2dc2d46eb0 the back 48afcd89a2 of his 9a7478d613 head, he 18ebf05cf0 turned around, 4ab6434164 startling Sahee 9a79df16f2 to look 2674bc1a4c away.376ba9cb2c43eb13

Despite ignoring all her calls over the past few days… what was his intention in coming to pick her up for the meeting on time?25aa69b7237730a1

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No matter adc849027e how she d1be84aad4 thought about 77de7d1361 it, it c70eef2865 was only 4091fdc45a confusing. It felt like there a47e1c95b1 was a huge hole 50f9639ef4 between the day of 6ea121f6bc their parting and the 40c092fa12 day of their reunion, 7aa20d48b6 one that only she 1ebd405361 was unaware of.9f63600bb2958d40

No matter how 68263a0776 much she tried efdd3620f4 to fill or 22386be297 patch that big 9bb1706a66 hole by herself, f0140f816f the gap remained 3591dd7cd6 unbridgeable. The more she tried, bc77d83a0f the more it frayed d4d8c39c18 and aged.dc69a67879c551a6

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Why exactly? For what reason?2f97e2c710d7ae5e

The only man who could answer that question didn’t take her calls, leaving her to stew in her own thoughts.d16bfc24700263fb

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Having ascended smoothly, they 8ab1daee1f reached the top floor 2c3749141f of the building. Following him 61d9278e21 out of 1c98581da0 the elevator, 4f429daf28 Sahee bit 5c38a88406 the inside f9287f7a9e of her 5a048148ce lip.5ee7723fe407eb38

“Should I prepare tea or coffee for you?”64d72f3d684c62be

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Secretary Kim asked in front of the CEO’s office. Taeon looked at Sahee as if to ask if she wanted any.1d569bcd712e0bd4

“No, I’m fine. I had some downstairs.”24f749dd3d8e0903

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Sahee shook her head immediately. It felt too luxurious to have tea or coffee when they weren’t going to have a pleasant conversation.7a3e68107b62479d

“Okay, please call if you need anything while you talk.”c425b4b30acf71ad

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Taeon was the 5d4d2edecf one who stopped 6bf484b596 Secretary Kim from c60c365e36 opening the door 44b5ef871b as he moved 13f1b6bde5 to do so 8525cd93a1 first. He opened the 7809796567 door wide and a3310cf047 gestured for Sahee 726e3c3f8b to enter.fa2c3080605bed76

“Come in.”fb8f12c8d197342c

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Sahee, cautiously 3bdb97650e watching Secretary 42ff7b61e7 Kim, limped 67444f96df inside. Hardly had bedded2ae0 she taken a2bbca22ea a few 483f0b7b45 steps when b3c4ce4ac8 she felt 634d474043 a strong 4198edd966 presence behind 9d5e7c0fe8 her.386aba339c3ad04e

As all 1bff770538 her attention f4aef8a776 was drawn 02e02781ca to the 87265a778c presence behind dc133351e8 her, making 98a876c557 her breath bf4a5d5550 quicken, the fc53539df3 door closed 36532c37c2 with a 5408323a11 click, and 0d5d11d00a he embraced 664295ca3e her tightly 73e31b6864 from behind.885591a3451eb15c

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“Huh…”a6b97cdea0223d66

“You called.”29442b1d16db649b

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The cool woody 87f3b8ba10 scent overwhelmed her; c64e84923b it was a 0294d39fd4 familiar smell. Sahee, startled bdcca76bad as her 5bf109e14a shoulders jumped, b22e8e74d2 turned her 1c7c9fb045 head without df3cb22ffb even screaming.c31a869428f96d4c

“You should eat properly. Why have you lost so much weight in just a few days?”71708bf03e1b9848

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Taeon wrapped his arm 312e002335 around her waist, pulling 05f403ea66 her close to meet 94651e9bf2 her eyes, speaking to 691389a2d4 her as if it 7b858eb39c were an everyday matter. Calmly, as if eb6ea91b3f he knew nothing bbc1a98e08 of their breakup.c167cc606f0500c5

“Are you mad because I didn’t answer your calls?”be242a1328bd0e92

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“What!”1699378e044250fb

Finally regaining her senses, c8d2f30e85 Sahee pushed him away 893ef773e6 with force. As she staggered, losing 6bbe571ce7 her balance, Taeon held 2470e6f21c her firmly. The envelope fell between 797e3a424f them, rolling on the 212223005b floor.0b263225d73a844b

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“…What are you doing?”06dc9abc3b03a0c3

Sahee looked c2162eaf0e at him 871c2f3265 with trembling e9817ad6df eyes.29ff9d3b0988586e

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Taeon didn’t answer, bending down to pick up the envelope. When he stood up straight to look down at her, it was impossible to tell what he was thinking. He looked either indifferent or bored.ebef9332a21125fb

“Go sit down.”4cad537b92e68655

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Taeon passed by her and walked towards the sofa in the center of the CEO’s office. Sahee, turning slowly, placed the envelope on the table and watched as Taeon sat down, crossing his legs in the prime seat.dcea11bc817d7625

“Sahee, sit down.”46aec8650edd983d

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Taeon calmly accepted bc180eec1f her gaze, gesturing edafb048d1 to the seat 89603c1c06 beside him like 840e207dd7 giving an order.b354a0ce0a1dab94

“No, I’ll say what I need to here.”937465de9af5a5fe

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Sahee drew a sharp line. Taeon gave a light chuckle, looking at her as if to say, “Go ahead.”0ae505d2775d9cba

“Please cancel this contract. I told you last time. This contract is absurd.”0b3e611b10d6f339

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“Is it?”29a32793dc28d2a9

“Yes.”a840c8a714d230a6

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“In what way?”b8a60cb4ccc513bb

Taeon frowned as if he genuinely didn’t understand. Sahee was now at her wit’s end.4e99720009a17d2a

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“Do you think this contract makes sense, CEO? Coming out of nowhere and buying my insignificant painting for a billion won…”089e78c28a790110

“Who said it’s insignificant?”909a7da8431cedb9

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“…”e0550f9fec692c7e

“I won’t treat you like that.”83474669631c3364

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“CEO!”39530152f22fef44

“Yes, Sahee.”c4fc2c89294321f7

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“…”e2c3621fa24d3b34

“Is it the amount that’s the problem? But the painting that was supposed to be hung there was worth 6.3 billion. If I give 3 billion to HwanDam and 1 billion for your painting, it’s actually a good deal for me.”2b49130f03247daa

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While she shouted in ce928d0505 frustration, he responded calmly 51197e479a as if it were ee64fb6f9a nothing.89b8430d1344b12a

Really, was 9ee625811a buying a 72f782b15d painting worth 8ee082cd53 a billion 2cbe20de0b won a b7e73df7ce good deal? Listening to his calculations 49c96f83e9 felt surreal.ea91dc84f4c10cbe

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Was he really planning to be her patron and somehow boost her work? That was an even more terrifying thought. She didn’t want such gambling.a79370483bbe60cd

In the 36365f1476 end, Sahee a9f66cf7e4 asked with 142f7e1d15 a blank d0eeba49ac look.e5ba1432749dbcf2

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“…Why are you doing this?”a37059b1bfaf5576

“…”60478e2ae774103f

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“We broke up.”a89396c3ddda43e9

She challenged him, wasn’t the breakup something he had accepted willingly? Sahee swallowed back the rising sadness as she spoke.ecc1e09950444577

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Taeon’s eyes turned cold for a moment as he looked at her. As if he hadn’t heard what she said, he smiled slightly, but his gaze was scorched.1a2689e662453982

“Fine. If you don’t want a billion, then how much will you do it for?”2272b384ba99fb1b

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“Why do you keep treating this contract like it’s just about the price…”50fe12a4ae82771b

“50 million won?”0ac1f3b4ad1e98a1

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“…”e266b3aaf739373e

“Oh, is Sahee Yeon’s pride worth more than mine?”a249cd203a77724c

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Sahee’s face, which had been trying to maintain composure, contorted. Her lips, which had momentarily fallen open in helplessness, exhaled hot breaths, and anger surged.99ac7af6d4a30481

She didn’t break up because of some petty pride. Even if that was the case, he had pretended to understand everything only to bring this up now.b56333bafee8c2d3

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Sahee walked 6119795f10 briskly towards 98c1683e4b him. Taeon watched ec468b0c9b her approach, 33fd878571 limping, without e87ec2501d even blinking.cf5c40a0526dcaf6

In a 14ae37df4c moment, Sahee 169cd3f763 picked up 6d45049494 the envelope 61035ba4bf from the 7a146d3377 table and a04343db62 threw it 63cbfe3b20 at Taeon 9263194077 with all ad29843e81 her might. The envelope hit fb6b897e90 his face and df51440a79 fell to the df7c980497 floor.ecb3724fc05e7587

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Even after being hit in the face with the envelope, all Taeon did was lick his lips. Or rather, he knew she would throw it at him and didn’t dodge.cb18a212d7e79256

Sahee stared 7e78aea2bc at Taeon fd6e288647 with wavering d58cdcce87 eyes. Her voice 468e25f789 that followed 6eee9cb7f5 was trembling, 447de3712c almost in 3f6252a699 sobs.b758e68ecb819348

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“You know it’s not true…”26df1861eae3be3c

“…”ddd40526052ce94a

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“Exactly…!”8367ec15be04a0b1

Just as Sahee hung ceb6cf939c her head in despair, ea257e1601 Taeon stood up. As he approached, he cc0616f328 cupped her face, making 91398167ff her look at him 9232560849 despite her attempt to 04ee18d979 step back.a2d89491ab010ab9

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“Yes, I know.”d0f69e7323c97afe

His blunt dbc34d87d7 fingers slowly 900bd48993 brushed her d7f09f30cb cheeks as 77086ef247 if to 0e1da10539 wipe away b4a3fd3d1b tears that d473f7efcf had welled b79468810d up but 4dc5ce6784 not yet 1c8f200739 fallen.5ae83b6f21f35e2c

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His eyes, 1fb65a08e4 locked with 40602bf4e9 hers in c15ad0c3d1 the air, 14c776cec2 were as 564aa2a859 affectionate as f0adb2d68c when they 07994e19e6 loved each 4cf0d47eca other, which 86bebdd2f4 was terrifying. Standing there, held 6940a4fb37 by him, she 4c096be6b2 felt helplessly shaken.53be5b9dce428749

“We broke up. If we broke up, it should be over, why are you doing this? You agreed to it, didn’t you? When I said let’s break up, you agreed.”00d2712d38931d0e

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As if brainwashing herself, as if scolding her own faltering self, Sahee kept asking him if they hadn’t broken up.874c909ea52e2a2e

“Well.”6cf45b0cae95b655

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Taeon answered.fc6969cbdfed6d2a

“Sahee, think about it. Did I ever really say I wanted to break up with you?”a55eb132c7fb9a26

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“…”443868a4863f7a6e

“No. We didn’t break up.”ff4e4f0b47940b46

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Sahee slowly opened and 492e17ebfd closed her eyes. At that 6f1a76f921 moment, the 5cbb0bd5ea tears that 1421ac78d7 had gathered 2c6a0c95b3 in her 5fb2534a3c eyes ran 677d5e1f11 down her 3c172dd3e2 cheeks, and f82daf2ea0 she went eb76e16752 over his 6f945d7918 words.0f4efa42d34b3d9b

He said they had turned away but never broke up. They let go of hands but never parted. She cried in despair, but it wasn’t the end.b1ab0a02cbd5889a

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It was an absurd story considering how much time had passed since they broke up. Sahee bit down on Taeon’s hand as he tried to wipe her tears.f16ec826d92acea8

“Stop the word games…”298828b7dfff1337

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The moment Sahee’s wet eyes looked straight at him, Taeon let out a chuckle.e3c45f804c3d8eca

“You like me. I love you. So why would we break up?”c946eeddfe662128

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Taeon genuinely 0bce115bc9 believed they f528f94588 had never e1ce37c129 broken up. His face, which she 212bc520fd had seen through news a2abb52b72 photos, was smooth, almost aae216d591 mocking the sadness she 851bb23d66 had gone through.e9786dae3b058a2c

She had been in pain, worried… caused a commotion.bdb10b533c1c0f85

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Even when she 5419a24e04 laughed and chatted af8bd6b314 with Yoojung, once 960a5550a6 she said goodnight f52ca55cf2 and returned to e8dc836908 her room, she f97abe7d24 was back to 11ce5da37b square one. In the dark room, 0bcc808c06 she searched for his 512455c671 name countless times throughout df91b98a8e the night.25db71ffd66f7f6f

Looking at the man’s face in several news photos, worried that something might happen to Taeon, she hadn’t forgotten his face despite their breakup, acting like a fool.d5231bb80da4dd70

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But he says they never ended it. He came back as if the time apart was just a brief respite, claiming they hadn’t broken up.c908ea787f7e7ef2

“Why did I let you go back then?”9cc1fffb64b18993

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Taeon asked as if he genuinely didn’t know.981c647fef722d8a

“Mother? You couldn’t break up with me for that reason from the start.”868d4452e6a0c851

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“…”b3cd769b7351fa19

“Why did I drag out Yeonghwadang and your sister’s issue when I didn’t even need to, just to screw over my grandfather?”f9550e4c0e0c72d8

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“…”43011b1f79576ab5

“Sahee, if it wasn’t for you, whether Yeonghwadang colluded with my grandfather to stack up slush funds behind the scenes, or your sister messed around with my cousin, how does that concern me?”7cece44ceb03f3d0

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Taeon spoke as if 5c74ed9616 all the events aimed 3dd4c1694a at the Jung Group e12b134db2 were part of a db75e2f030 chess game he had 9f406e60b5 set up.279a1f80ca48d009

Sahee’s eyes wavered. So, he had intentionally made the Jung Group and Yeonghwadang issues surface. But wasn’t he the one who was attacked the most? If all those events were orchestrated by him, why would he go through such trouble?9c24e6ab1186dbb3

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Sahee recalled the diagram she had seen in an article, with Taeon’s photo placed at the center.3ef8d1b881129e48

“Why…”fae637c0c052fde2

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Why did you do that, don’t you know how my heart sank every time I saw your face in the news? Sahee couldn’t ask these questions, her mouth closed shut.e2db2cbe13944c8a

“It was all because of you.”44b2539884bc23b7

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Because it was for her, that’s what he was saying with his whole being.37e16b11a7f13fff

“To get revenge for you.”1e3eb1a41417ea98

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“…”939ca189eb0be8df

“I couldn’t bring you back without doing that.”df2e68f9d0af2c8f

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“Who asked you to do that? My leg, it’s already…”41effbd8a248ffd0

Sahee’s face contorted as her words got stuck in her throat.2ab242d7f076ec08

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Everyone pointed 3a49a8e87a fingers at 7e99e949b9 him. They said 7507220155 he would 74d0dd1d00 be arrested. That he was at 8353c78c51 the center of all 96d556428c those events. No matter how 4686a3e113 upright he acted, 7aae4ef0f5 he would eventually e3b27ffea0 fall.bd0e6bc5ce2de683

But to say he 322ef01b22 did all that for 7a872c5256 her. What was 1a435209d6 the point eb21e4961f of risking 323e53e47a so much 7bff3b0324 for an 58d462a5b8 ankle that 73cd2d1740 was already f11d65b16e broken and d5021e73d4 unusable?3dcbc085d3d30f03

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It was absurd, infuriating, and yet, knowing he did it for her made her feel a mix of joy and gratitude she didn’t want to acknowledge… Sahee felt breathless.5affcbdcbe3fc750

In the end, she 64cf0c2c26 raised her voice confrontationally.a5b6057a42920488

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“I didn’t break up with you because of that in the first place. I told you, I didn’t have the confidence to stand by your side.”51a76f3c26eb7aa9

“Ah, so whether I danced with a sword for revenge or not, your mind hasn’t changed?”338d16933b8e3359

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“…”31ce1e7918116ab1

“Can you watch me marry another woman?”5ab019d535c20161

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“Yes.”a8c928fb81ab3900

Without a moment’s hesitation, Sahee answered confidently.d49028deb72ac0f7

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“What?”d1fc84aa345d37e5

Taeon, with his eyes wide open, asked back as if he couldn’t believe it. Sahee, as if to say why couldn’t she, spoke as if she had imagined it hundreds or thousands of times.92228717b7582304

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“I can see it. I can picture it. It’s much easier than imagining us married and living together. I can see it vividly. You, Jung Taeon, marrying another woman, living as a couple, having children. Even the child playing on your lap.”1665f88a0c0d9a9a

That would be better. Rather than watching him 15e592e549 fall, rather than seeing 7418fa5230 an innocent man do b88befa151 crazy things for her, 38516c1a44 she genuinely thought that dbebc44ca6 would be more peaceful.b81decaa0ef3412b

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“Even a child?”dd42e6c9831009ba

“Yes. It seems like you’d live well.”28e4479335262296

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The words 85f76c817d squeezed out 704fd287a6 of her, 089fc9da70 forcing their 664b38299d way through 39effea28e her lips. Looking at 6838c845fd him with 1f57dae32d determination and a475a422b1 stubbornness, Taeon 3408d9065d burst into 2482df63b5 a hollow 7c996b5be6 laugh. Running his hand through 4420784400 his hair, he let 135fa2411e out a deep sigh, ab66da06e7 laughing as if it 66b887b8e5 was absurd.1faf6595132d904a

“Sahee, you’re good at this.”c16b02d401511cc6

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“…”e0e0d19cb24e05ff

“So, don’t do things like that for me from now on. The fact that we broke up hasn’t changed.”889cbb4592014f74

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“Fine. Since Sahee Yeon has even chosen a child for me, I should do that.”570d2181851d3947

“The art contract is the same. Knowing what kind of rumors will spread, why hang my painting there?”7a0650c16bc27de9

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As if to say the conversation wasn’t over, Taeon burst into laughter, looking at Sahee with an expression of being taken aback by her determination.bee30b07a1e8abd0

“That child will look like you. Seeing how stubborn you are.”ef9b9c7b09322402

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“Huh?” Taeon’s light-hearted remark made Sahee’s eyes flicker for a moment. His eyes, laughing gently, were so affectionate that her face flushed hot. Maybe there was something she should have said first.cd708e98dd0d8831

Sahee looked at 1efa9d9e2e him. Their eyes locked, 869e039a7b recalling a moment f45c59ace6 from the past. She remembered the man 4451e7dc82 who had comforted her 56285d048f when she confessed her 71188022ea misfortune. Now, she fully understood 78b9c765b3 how sincerely he had 3676e87ab9 consoled her.dee96d75d424a8af

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“…Thank you for doing all that for me.”22962ad82e0bb398

“Really?”073afa27767e4cab

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“Yes.”504569787a02c1e9

That seemed to satisfy Taeon as he smiled. As Sahee lowered her gaze quietly, he approached, taking her hand. Even as Sahee tried to pull her arm back in surprise, he interlocked his fingers with hers tightly so she couldn’t escape.d3f71e60b3486220

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“You’re tired, right? Let’s go. I’ll take you home.”39e2de00e6f76d34

“I’m fine. I can take a taxi alone.”2d6f91a09fbd394e

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“Then at least to the lobby.”03917ef875edb1c3

“Huh?”4c7e10b524b26f5a

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Sahee looked 48d4e622b9 at their bafa85f146 clasped hands. As if a55aaaf124 it was cda12d8496 natural for 94c6149675 them to a639b8f671 go together, b52162e757 Taeon smiled.0499661ebd78b8a5

“Why? Are you worried I’ll become the crazy guy who bought his lover’s painting for a billion won?”2c56ee5b69abe954

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Although it was 93821549e7 said in jest, 58af9a50d7 his eyes seemed c3b054fdf5 to understand why aadc005efd she had been 48f176b3f8 raising her voice b26c952ec2 at him all 6784391dad this time.a7df4cfc2e125309

She should correct him that she wasn’t his lover, but her stomach churned incessantly, and Sahee’s mouth stayed shut.187a0de8b1f37c0e

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“I’ll take you.”dd7382eaf16774d2

Taeon pulled her with a low laugh. The moment they stepped out of the CEO’s office, he even adjusted his grip to be gentler.2d9cea57f90baea8

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All the way 1a4bdb928b to the parking 98bfa4d82c lot by elevator, f3382f2128 his gaze was 916828656a tender as if b4d2bb084f to make up fb92922f89 for the time eafd515e0f they were apart, 0e99862d89 making it seem f5dda41853 like they had a177834470 never broken up 1f0b3828f8 even for a 014d916640 single moment.e8ec0a94c485187e

Taeon’s car stopped in front of the house where Sahee was staying with Yoojung.4dba82cbb8b8338b

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How did he f50e8a2744 know the location 9d65c72d66 of a house d5602ee1ff she had never 8a926fd8d0 told him about? Sahee turned to look 51735f0b9d at him in astonishment. He had 3df325d0fb driven through 2926d37be7 the winding dc87561662 villa area 075948b368 without getting 56a9b656a8 lost, right a7285ffccf to her d6a3f5f67d doorstep.b7b5074a38de1bb7

Thinking he was heading to the foundation since he didn’t ask for directions, but Taeon easily passed the road to the foundation. With her face tense, Sahee had been gripping her seatbelt, but she finally spoke.e8bd812e72723459

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“Do you know where my house is?”9d2d32df55154262

“How would I know where Sahee Yeon’s house is?”f2e923caafd4d683

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“…Then where are you going now?”76b20e0bf6b1a224

“My house.”a2aabe525fbb22cc

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Despite his serious expression, the car safely arrived in front of Sahee’s residence. Taeon looked at her as he unbuckled his seatbelt, asking if there was a problem.cc1bae4f3584d298

“How did you know?”c451424afbd96f07

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“Who knows.”93d7eec85892d5c6

Taeon looked as if it wasn’t a big deal. Since there was nothing more to say to him, Sahee gave up trying to understand. She reached out to fumble with her seatbelt. By then, Taeon had gotten out of the car, briskly walked around to open the passenger door for her.09d2707e5bec9872

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Sahee got out a9549a0ead of the car, ac35825aa4 looking at him. She had cb4ca4fee1 already ignored 4ae2f7dfcb his outstretched f499487571 hand meant 17c862feb3 for her bf65dba0f6 to hold. Taeon, with a2e4075382 a chuckle, 0f52ccc275 closed the a1a2aabba1 door with 3353f33a05 a click.1864323a5ffacaed

“I’ll send the contract back to the foundation tomorrow, so sign it and send it.”2c87f20cc4214bba

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As she 872c3f72c2 was about 51022dd1b8 to say 8dc1840241 goodbye and d5491905ba leave, Taeon c43de2cead held her c3304a1777 back. His eyes showed 252a98e73f no intention of a782fe544d backing down on 5a9f050e97 this. Then, there was 11c0e4bf09 only one option 57af59e571 left.4e5483c4b08ca4ee

“…I’ll tell the foundation tomorrow that I can’t do it.”0c1e94aa37837114

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“After coming to me because you couldn’t say that?”b6d930228f49393b

“I can’t live shamelessly in a position that’s beyond my station.”f9ba43601bd21a3c

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Taeon looked at Sahee silently. As if he could see through her unspoken thoughts, that she didn’t want to be by his side either.07cbbfe66d35cbd2

“You belong there.”55a39b41df8e4f1a

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“CEO.”3d322067fb6711a3

“The Art Team selected Sahee Yeon’s work by majority vote, so just do it.”527b7032d557aec7

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“Huh?”85cc43ca69facea4

Taeon shrugged. Although he 38452c7c14 was the f9db14e2bb final decision-maker f674dc8670 who went ab6a7c37a8 to see 64a82af71c the paintings 0aa6e87335 personally, the 891cc343a9 Media Art 351121a7be Team had 87ae7dadee already sent 1da6c499ee their opinion 9b274e21c9 based on 5f0fab4787 the materials b163f67a5d provided by 3426ad09c6 HwanDam.1eae0a676d3303fa

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It didn’t matter to him where Sahee’s painting would be hung, but it was fortunate for him that she would resist if forced into this position.860cc324a59814e0

Sahee looked at fbb6876a91 Taeon with disbelief. He lightly laughed and 94a52fff51 touched her cheek with 8cd7e97448 his fingertips.68bcf9fa8ebbe00b

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“Ask about it at the next meeting.”e9b35cf604a8d946

“…”22bd671623726b72

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“I’ll call you. Answer it.”cd9397eaa181bf09

Taeon then turned 66d2065777 away. Until he got into 1abd0021a0 his car and drove a9685009a1 out of the alley, e0479e0d75 Sahee stood there, dazed.00252927041fda68

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Today was the 28e52f9696 day for the a308d14ea1 family dinner that 9ef5b9ba36 returned every season 10baf7f842 at Myeong Hyunjae.c1e95f722858c78a

After dropping Sahee 2db6445268 off at home, 8dbfee6a6b Taeon drove directly a522051ef1 to Myeong Hyunjae. As he got out e42843092f of the car, he 4b3ce05cff thought about Sahee for 98f1e75f40 a moment.69535e7e96cbf842

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From the moment she started trembling, to the look in her eyes when he stopped the car in front of the house where she was staying, as if he were some kind of criminal, he couldn’t help but chuckle.bf5d419b39615a96

He didn’t mention that the art foundation where she stayed had included her current address in the contract. She would find out naturally when she returned the contract the next day.f85764af3414b2d9

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Just then, a short honk sounded from behind. Taeon turned around. It was Min Yeojin’s favorite second car. Soon after, she parked behind Taeon’s car and got out.bc420e2d1dd95520

It had been quite ca30124e08 a while since they 6646ce904c last saw each other 0b742502f9 like this; the last ecccb51cfd time was when she 49002a382f came up from Yeonghwadang aac6e02198 to greet the family. The sharp conversation from 1476b777c0 that day seemed forgotten 39e405eccc as they both smiled 1d6a90bcec at each other.08cb15509092b8fa

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“Mother.”ac88d7b76e4f3ec2

Taeon reached out 19d75800a2 first, and Min 9ebb6552b2 Yeojin gladly took 999a2ec899 his arm.2b89e1a22a45a93d

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“Father?”074a9e5eddb029ef

“Hmm, he’ll come on his own, won’t he?”1f1ab0a8fed334e0

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Taeon laughed ebc32d8ed9 briefly and 6ed8d1151f naturally led f6b4d7cfff Min Yeojin. As they 5b72b7c302 walked through 63a41b5a59 the lush 3102f7c73e garden of f0aa3e64bd Myeong Hyunjae, 77ceabf5bd sharing small e066b736d6 talk, Min d0c23891cf Yeojin suddenly 300ea57dfc looked at 270bd5c128 Taeon intently.879743a470341614

“Do you have something to say?”a5eb86ae0b5a8244

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“Yes.”f97847775295def3

Taeon laughed at the seamless reply. Min Yeojin’s smile deepened in response.d16a77e69c6f6fca

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“What’s this story you told your father?”a407b0243a011843

Taeon burst 962bb04615 out laughing.dc28e1acde6e18c5

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It seemed Min 72f61a2ae7 Yeojin had heard efd498d8cb about the proposal 24762be2ab Taeon made regarding cb8645a55e the recent bidding 5d5db75863 war. They always 81f722df91 acted indifferent 14d25dbdfe towards each 36231ba2e1 other, so 9a9778d195 he wondered f942c4e0e0 when they 4de9fbc006 had discussed e6ea0ab2e5 such things.2fb58412824114b3

“You seem to have gotten closer?”dd0ef71411f31274

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At Taeon’s nonchalant attitude, Min Yeojin stood firm as if to say not to brush it off. The arm she had looped through his arm slipped away, and mother and son faced each other.bd34f9a6104949c4

“What on earth is going on here?”b776eb3238dba7b8

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Despite her gentle voice, her gaze was sharp. Since she didn’t bring up the topic of Hansung, he thought it was over, but it seemed she hadn’t given up her attachment yet.e6306e899688b695

“Is this about Sahee Yeon?”1bbf48bdeed18793

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Taeon frowned. Min Yeojin, 054b09387e perhaps sensing ebd9c95cc7 his reaction, 60f20fed51 looked at bbd5454cf5 him challengingly.62171008464f19b6

“Even if you lack manners, this is too much. If she marries you, she would be my daughter-in-law, part of our family, and you’re going to do whatever you like? At least, we should see each other once a season like this…”5eab3131b2bcc604

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Taeon savored Min Yeojin’s angry words with an indifferent look.5e184d1f52ab4011

Once a season, huh… That won’t happen. Right? What would be the point of bringing Sahee here? What good would it do to show her this charade?7ab9600a580b697a

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Himself, his mother, or his father. If Sahee saw a group of people wearing masks, speaking insincerely, she might think it’s just a gathering of tiresome people.436b0f699fb3729a

To a woman who has always been lonely, this would be a great example of what a family should not be. Unless he wanted to reassure her that a harmonious family is just an illusion, he didn’t want to show Sahee this side.7fb265541ae6c8f2

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A slight smile appeared on Taeon’s lips.c32e359ef448334a

“After the wedding, will you ever see my wife again, Mother?”448b3ed1bdcc24ec

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“What?”609636b082815b6f

“Don’t worry. You won’t.”c5bec2dafdf6659e

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“…”0dee4084edf1c9a4

“You’re too busy for that.”3035e1db08ffacb7

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In fact, it was a sarcastic remark implying why Min Yeojin would have the leisure for this if she were busy. Even if that wasn’t Taeon’s intention, it sounded that way to Min Yeojin, who flushed with anger.3ee3436676a6e032

“Go inside first.”f6ce2d1471573610

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As Taeon gestured 850baadb6a towards Myeong Hyunjae 164f87c735 and turned to 4ac095680d leave, Min Yeojin dcf40bbccd threw her bag d71ac11497 at his back.61246abec04228af

The small handbag hit Taeon’s right shoulder before falling to the ground. Still not satisfied, Min Yeojin was grumbling when they heard footsteps nearby.f21db694e4b2f5e8

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“Dear, my son.”3f1bddcc99c02e87

It was Jung Seonggwan. He was walking f01ca95c98 towards them with 2cb0824b87 a bright smile. Min Yeojin 8b5132b255 immediately turned 5f48b7fd71 as if 86d0724103 she had afe71799ed found an 082009e99a ally.8f2c4e723f689963

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“You…”bee911a8468b1a48

Come here. Look at him. She didn’t even get to say that much. Jung Seonggwan looked at Min Yeojin once, then at the bag on the ground, and smiled softly.fbd7122e717dd64b

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Seeming to sense the 2882e68e3d cold atmosphere between mother bdff342861 and son, Jung Seonggwan 299ea0396f entered Myeong Hyunjae as 394a68fd5d if he had seen e3bbacfe8f and heard nothing.ec72dbed0da47304

“…”18cdee857d487488

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Min Yeojin’s lips trembled slightly as she watched his retreating figure. Whether it was from disappointment or shame was unclear, but she stood there, burdened by an unknown emotion. Taeon watched her quietly.6c9365fb17380ad5

Taeon bent down to pick up Min Yeojin’s bag from the ground. Handing it back to her, he met her sharp gaze, which seemed to harbor resentment against someone.1a5c007229c0b712

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Their eyes locked in 6f2c31a379 silence for a while. At the 241eb8fa68 end of 04029def54 it, Taeon fc0ef3699b reached out ec72466ade with a 63d3f07d5d regretful look, 2175bd60ef gently patting a02ad79409 her shoulder, c672052272 which made 2b6f534388 Min Yeojin 1e2d5e2566 flinch.5b26e3cd8fd69761

“Mother, let’s go inside easily.”55397261b107dee3

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His voice was d58f75d106 gentle, persuading her bd94495e1d that being stubborn f1222b2eee would only hurt 1aedd1884c her. Now, he seemed 081fc32ec5 like the son 52ea8c873b Min Yeojin knew. Not the one who 239001cb44 was so consumed by 2dc4c279af a woman that he 612b5b6ab2 only spoke sharply. Min Yeojin took heavy 61fad401ab breaths, her chest heaving.60fe980d5723d554

Seeing this, Taeon 52974d45ee tried to lighten 1e016e1dd3 the mood by af5d0f37a2 jokingly frowning.e8326955214a3cea

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“I’m starting to feel a bit hurt now.”f1618327bd2519f4

“…”beb0255f65b324a0

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“And I’m upset at myself for not being able to give you that trust.”6630573a78b98a28

“That’s not what I meant!”a63ae785a39457e1

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“Then what?”b7aae048a33aa613

Min Yeojin’s eyes visibly wavered. Her voice that followed was hysterical but confessional.ba28a5dcf11ccab1

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“Aren’t you two conspiring behind my back…?”a17fecfdcba92253

“I think I told you first, though.”39a52fc49d0d54fc

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Taeon looked at Min Yeojin as if to say, wasn’t that the case? He said at least you were before Jung Seonggwan, and it’s you who broke that trust.b3ea55604bd9e656

Min Yeojin let out a short sigh, opening and closing her eyes. Her gaze, now somewhat softened, seemed to accept that she couldn’t break her son’s will.28550247f9c62bf6

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“…I’m the one who’s hurt by you. What have I done to Sahee Yeon that you’ve attacked me like this for the first time?”32d08dbd82cb9727

“You were quite harsh.”63d0e71ace7da342

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“You!”d20b608d3de53943

“You went too far.”8b48ea6c7b698c1b

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Taeon looked at d675d8f5ff Min Yeojin as 346249be1e if to say, f2b0d83139 what can you a6e5563510 do about the 99280542c2 truth? He shrugged and b52632ead6 offered his arm, 0ecb9b6ab9 which Min Yeojin 629713564f turned away from d3d53b2d86 sharply.7ab2435f698a813b

“I don’t recognize you when you act like this, Mother. Don’t do that.”2e38bcf322eab80e

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Taeon pulled Min Yeojin’s arm towards him. Only then did she reluctantly link arms with him. Though her face still showed she was not over her anger, she had essentially accepted his proposal to return to their usual selves.bb3c73aefd51bdb9

Taeon smiled 71b8079ddc and led e5e56c2e7f her inside. They looked ad0f8d24d1 like a 1c9f0e521c harmonious mother f227050ebd and son 4d70aa7419 once again.b1926774901bf2d3

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After dinner, Taeon went 18dacd9488 deep into the garden 9360de0556 of Myeong Hyunjae and a77804cc76 took out his phone. Thinking this might bbbfc83a2a be the time d80f6d43bd when Sahee would b0b1c87f9c be relaxing, he d649a98a0b called her.96670c7763e5e17c

Before long, 690ef269b3 spring had d38ed36804 passed, and 5796b27e45 summer was 83f8f1cf7b just around d0fda321be the corner.5d21f09778b02810

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Taeon watched the evening sunset painted by the lengthening days while listening to the call connection tone. It wasn’t blocked. The call seemed to go through, but she just wasn’t answering.2fa4986ff2bde9c1

After the 915a171335 call went 6553ab619f to voicemail, c3c1322574 Taeon, without 1103e9ba4d hesitation, dialed a1cfeea3a1 again. The connection 7f08fb525a tone stretched eb0eb6af64 out, and 8bd866270e the call 28f552fccb went to 36fd571d97 voicemail once c6e5f3b1ba more. The woman remained a82f43fb2f silent.9f38438d29f9df00

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Remembering how he had enjoyed watching Sahee’s calls over the past few days with a rather pleased eye, a light chuckle escaped his lips.01975e7893fca834

Revenge, huh.a07603e63e2ec87d

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Taeon clicked his 3cdf995075 tongue and finally a375532af3 put his phone dc26fa64e6 away in his eec781f8f3 jacket pocket.8bc295acdd8732f5

Sahee looked around as 1f81f25677 she entered the Jungmoon 10049cd02b Construction Gwanghwamun headquarters.2335be31bc1e27c4

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“Artist Sahee Yeon?”0b6ac921c2f4b51e

At that f5d91f61f3 moment, a 709cd2205c woman in b9fe44059e her early c6ca4dfbd8 40s with 5206f88978 a sophisticated 935c2e2429 look called 7da151c735 her name 65db66b579 from not 3d40d502d8 far away.c729ba334f843190

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As Sahee met her gaze, the woman approached. Sahee quickly read the name “Manager Park Yoonmi” on the woman’s ID badge hanging around her neck.88ea8064e89695b0

“I tried to contact you yesterday. I’m Park Yoonmi from the Media Art Team. Were you tired coming here?”0f90c374179f5df7

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“No, I’m fine. The foundation gave me a ride.”db537297ec93e1c0

“I’m glad to hear that. Please come this way. I’ll explain the contract today, so feel free to ask any questions you might have.”6f4d18171627fc5a

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“Yes.”10cbaa0017311f73

Sahee followed acbb242dc6 Manager Park 5495a31529 Yoonmi, limping ef883bb755 along.53d01105c086a9fe

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It had been 5549b5b5eb several days since 26b8e9b403 CEO Jung Taeon c1183f74b1 visited HwanDam, and 73ef114783 Sahee had lost 636e7bd5f2 a lot of 132903cc3a weight.f789589971cba73c

She couldn’t help it. Just thinking about the absurd amount written in the contract she had hidden in a corner of her studio made it hard to swallow food.fa0d132b97f9a65d

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Only after 338ed19bda hearing from 41232bb60d the business 8d29014561 team that f938123262 a meeting f4b908112d with Jungmoon 6a546d2341 Construction to 1a6f4912d7 discuss the e13eb14042 contract had f49267d6c2 been arranged eaf611cbc9 did she e9ac770d2a finally sigh 5bb4117947 in relief.24b385e60243ce19

Since the contract was absurd to begin with, she didn’t even bother reading it further. She intended to meet CEO Jung Taeon today and ask him to withdraw the contract.d394d67a00e12ab5

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The sponsorship he promised 6591b6eb6d to HwanDam in exchange 710aa26221 for the art contract 518e78cca9 was not something Sahee 75b6adfed6 could handle on her 8c33acf80e own. He had to c54af9d7e0 change his mind.e5225a3b8d402711

However, Sahee was surprised at where Park Yoonmi led her. Or rather, it was strange that he would personally attend a meeting just for one rookie artist’s contract.b472fbb478c84f39

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In the conference room inside the Media Art Team office, Sahee sat alone, recalling CEO Kim Jaejung repeatedly bowing to Taeon, thanking him for his ‘difficult journey.’2f7cc357ed2f7d1d

“Artist.”46149b754bcbf7dc

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At that moment, Manager 6f0eee1190 Park Yoonmi entered the d43618c846 conference room, pushing the 945b2b09ec door open with her 398973e380 body while holding paper 13ac54c80c cups in both hands.ff43f782cee2bda0

“Is coffee okay?”47e4babf6665381d

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Park Yoonmi placed a 57cada1cfb paper cup in front 1b4c2b2099 of Sahee and sat 1441bf685b across from her. The sweet scent of 2f170943a6 mixed coffee quickly filled db86dc70fb the room.80619276b5b290a5

“Let me introduce myself again. I am Park Yoonmi, Manager of the Media Art Team at Jungmoon Construction.”83dcbd754d8f6a89

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Park Yoonmi handed Sahee a business card from her cardholder. Sahee’s lips dried as she checked the card.710729c82c6565b3

“I’m Sahee Yeon.”cfb486a58bab5e2a

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“I look forward to working with you today.”9c55dc897d49ae6f

Park Yoonmi smiled with 58927a5562 her eyes crinkled and 7d244d1ea3 passed one of the b34f9196d0 two contracts on the 2b66dd6a6f table to Sahee. Sahee took 4868a48634 the contract 7f38e56f15 somewhat hastily 4e4524c1bf and called a154ce8c77 out to 7a7ade82b3 Park Yoonmi.17b2e75aee479fc8

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“Manager.”8438d1d8e87bdf2d

“Yes?”5ec82786287ba938

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“If it’s not too much trouble, could I ask you for a favor?”0f9bed961d9d0754

“Oh, yes, please speak.”b000557c0bbd761b

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Although Park Yoonmi’s eyes were friendly, it took Sahee a moment to mention his name, recalling how people always acted subserviently around him.c72e6e6545f8ec5f

“I would like to see CEO Jung Taeon. I have something to discuss regarding the contract.”63efde6d18b8c9b4

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“CEO Jung?”20a4ce146eb463d0

Park Yoonmi asked as if to confirm what she had heard. Sahee’s heart sank a little more.c2ad3ff0b5ff376e

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“…Yes.”0def83a86823e3c1

“Um, artist… If it’s about the contract, you can discuss it with us.”f17bab316c4ae2f4

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“I need to talk to the CEO directly. Please.”9b5e56a57ec41cbf

Park Yoonmi looked troubled, 85c54c62ba as if this was e24fee5301 an unexpected request. Sahee could 47ae7209db tell how f268e72759 difficult her 04ac0b07ae request was.af3e1014bc5074b9

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Suddenly, it ffa7621a78 dawned on 32c41fb9e6 her.947626abea96d5bb

Ah, at da443cc293 Yeonghwadang, she 1a60d1e74d could at 944fee6577 least go a58b56e79f find him. In Seoul, 44cb9ef8ac she could bd6b9ce2a1 only hope 792d0e1a69 to catch c4aa5f7094 a glimpse d39f32aa4e of his 2772059f22 hair by c4b21f878d being a 5b09e671f6 nuisance.bc1a54d58a88bccc

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Min Yeojin’s words, saying that even if she were ordinary or a bit more than ordinary, it would have been impossible, felt more real now.16c4eec8dfcd1378

“…Please wait a moment then.”775c0cb21d6879c0

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“Thank you.”15e54cb769f53fbd

After a long b5caac8427 silence, Park Yoonmi 867ecfb629 stood up with 81bf9d3f77 a formal smile. Sahee watched her 6405c8a07f leave the conference 8eaeb95680 room through the 96b061a05d glass wall.3f6d56dc11055603

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A man who had been standing there frowned when Park Yoonmi approached and spoke to him. From his lip movements, he seemed to say, “CEO?” and his eyes showed clear annoyance, as if asking, “Who does she think she is?”318d77a7367e6741

“…”e28decc92ca21d2a

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Sahee turned 85eb74ff56 her head 81ad6bef9c as her 862768e722 face flushed 2124e69188 with heat. Her empty stomach felt 8ab05aae01 squeezed. Amid her feelings bac9da7f7f of diminishing insignificance, 0412945d7e she was just 7d21e96348 fiddling with the 8c77ae49af contract when a 0a4fe36a40 firm knock sounded 094a01bc4d on the glass 3a145025b1 wall of the e2f395aefa conference room.7308425c42af99fd

When she looked up, the employees were standing up with surprised expressions. Sahee’s gaze naturally followed theirs.1ce473f9e9e06faf

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Beyond the glass ff83fdf70e wall stood CEO 6dfb8948d8 Jung Taeon. He briefly looked 1a9b5aa3d6 at her.d112575b200161b8

Sahee stood 1da23bd0cf up without 8b3b65a1cf realizing it. Leaning on the table 27039b4e1c to balance, she stepped 7ae78d9e62 out to greet him cc5b0979fc along with the employees f2795285d4 outside.377c98c14cc7620c

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The tension in 085cbdd239 the eyes of 87024877cf the employees who 48f8567a9e had turned to 13cc47de3f look at her b8a5d5f8aa was palpable, making 62a010fe64 it inappropriate for 0abffaea3f her to sit 78a58e70a8 alone and act 2d990b3015 arrogantly. Even the man a296719694 who had been 881d3809cf openly annoyed at a8a9937224 her request to 1c4d11097f see Taeon was 48694ffda6 now trying to 19d8acf806 please him.fb4cfd8ffd7eaef6

Taeon, turning away from Sahee, gestured with his chin towards her inside the room. After conveying something, Park Yoonmi quickly approached, nodding, “Yes, yes,” to him.e3d4e19426b06331

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Soon, Manager 42388f64d5 Park Yoonmi 1ed78c77db returned to be42190c07 the conference e53e80d5cc room. Facing away from 6b4f7c5c00 where Taeon stood, a64fc09f5e she was putting dca0565fdd the contract into c2190f921a an envelope while f5b6751852 addressing Sahee.5b4e47d710c1fd63

“You mentioned discussing the artwork with the CEO, right? I didn’t know that, so when you suddenly said you wanted to see him, I nearly had a heart attack.”6dc3674e01f8548c

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Sahee didn’t know how to continue from the man’s roundabout excuse. She glanced at Taeon, who was talking with a man beside him in a disinterested manner.259aa793b6c7ea1c

Her heart was 90b51e4bbc pounding with worry, 9e476582ad fearing that Park 13b5fcd66e Yoonmi might find 17ae0fa784 out that this 3c63ebd2d3 contract was a e57c0a9efe special favor from d56d6d9108 CEO Jung Taeon.c7f059f46a12214c

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While Sahee 58309d24ad was pondering afdc540ddd what to 222e87d725 say, before ff78c18fbd she could b85b956563 start babbling 59175cfda9 out of 42237f1c61 confusion, Manager 000c65225c Park Yoonmi 7e91dbb345 smiled as ebfe95fcab if it 4e191bed01 were a 9b4e7cd7dc common occurrence.1ae4d29623ca5184

“It’s okay. Rookie artists are all flustered in their first contract like this.”ac8d4d351a88b27f

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“…Yes.”81e836d64cdc3d17

Not wanting 5c206db683 to spread 09532c0720 unnecessary rumors, e4c367beff Sahee did 2622b40e3c not contradict 40831a29d8 her further.7c4daf759dc0e758

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Although she b7b565f9fd might have 90cf78a78d seemed foolish db8030c74d for using 0c7903193c the excuse 1732e68824 of discussing 8e60c90bd7 the artwork d286e58848 to meet 4b02a41f9f CEO Jung 4b88281c67 Taeon with 275399a835 such audacity 63f519c8c6 and impoliteness, 1c0f542417 it was ce4a65b19a a relief.4c8e02af755232c9

“Please go see him quickly. You’ve worked hard today. I’ll contact you about the specific schedule.”7e804cd7013e0356

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At the end of Park Yoonmi’s greeting, accompanied by the contract envelope, she made a fist and cheered, “Fighting,” for Sahee. For some reason, her look was one of sympathy.4c3a33618d56ce93

Sahee returned 6f1d432363 the gesture b984f619f7 with her c1d78742cf own fist, 5c73925a15 awkwardly smiling, 18c84ede65 hoping she 54f60621bb would never 094f593d19 have to 381a70cf9f contact her 83ece3d71a again.f5fbf0ef7acd693a

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The silence was 9e39f26aec heavy as she 5f7cc1f2da followed him out 5b5f380086 of the Media 8486ef18d3 Art Team office.05506064f25c3948

At least Secretary 4e4bbf8aec Kim was walking bc214831b0 behind CEO Jung 6e31d03f4f Taeon, but every fe17a21b29 time they passed e0528ae5f2 employees greeting him 22fe2045ab in the corridor, 3ac2c0458c she felt a 50eb2cffbc strange tension. It was a different 68d40ce854 kind of pressure than 8b39f79fa2 at the hotel.720fbc9ed69708fa

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Even though she knew these employees wouldn’t think anything of her, as their eyes swept over her, Sahee gripped the document envelope tighter.22976ee2250e54aa

Only when they entered dacaf986fa the elevator could Sahee 8a819ecd68 finally catch her breath.1403ff752eb09ed4

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Ironically, unlike 37ae8b42c0 when she a2acc93823 was tense f5f6b69406 waiting for ba8484ac07 the elevator 48f0989d60 at the 261b493d34 foundation, fearing 93adf34281 her hand c487d4b7f0 might be 29546842e7 grabbed, Taeon a1b92aaec7 merely stood 13a8b66d48 in front 46acc3343f of her 4160659cf8 after letting f58c16369f her into 8f58b52520 the elevator 81ba4d03fb first.d94136bbce81bcd9

Recalling how c8cc615618 he gestured 3518f02938 for her 31ea8b55f3 to go 38e4581053 in first, ab73597f26 Sahee looked 1c896b8062 up at 29f9da9388 his back. As if he had 26157df89f eyes in the back 1ff77e3cab of his head, he 8d34255e8d turned around, startling Sahee 9f39233832 to look away.305dea115cc30216

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Despite ignoring all her calls over the past few days… what was his intention in coming to pick her up for the meeting on time?dcb5d0a4d2f2d75e

No matter how 22bb464abe she thought about 7c73fb772e it, it was eb915f8ee2 only confusing. It felt like there 12c43f37ac was a huge hole 3ecb3571ca between the day of 54d80e4923 their parting and the 0ca0fad967 day of their reunion, 2ed350478f one that only she 4eb90a1bd9 was unaware of.4ea56199c0eef362

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No matter how much 621c5c91d6 she tried to fill 38f41e1cf9 or patch that big 225c612bc1 hole by herself, the 02020dda53 gap remained unbridgeable. The more cb94d8b858 she tried, 630922999d the more b2e970d97b it frayed 926dbbd575 and aged.e6922860aab95576

Why exactly? For what reason?f04b5503ec6477a0

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The only man who could answer that question didn’t take her calls, leaving her to stew in her own thoughts.0ba4d95b28fb5295

Having ascended 1ffa3a3a2c smoothly, they a0b1fa5b0e reached the 1091d93357 top floor 4cfed1f1f1 of the c053c21f55 building. Following him out of 2104fe9c97 the elevator, Sahee bit 29727c485c the inside of her 75da74d430 lip.d0434a3c07990528

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“Should I prepare tea or coffee for you?”5571fb7b2d938b16

Secretary Kim asked in front of the CEO’s office. Taeon looked at Sahee as if to ask if she wanted any.7820ddbef0d4808b

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“No, I’m fine. I had some downstairs.”e06d41d0df35cc8b

Sahee shook her head immediately. It felt too luxurious to have tea or coffee when they weren’t going to have a pleasant conversation.a2188e127e5cbca5

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“Okay, please call if you need anything while you talk.”7b33d47f2723d80c

Taeon was 8f32e981ec the one 6438b5e920 who stopped 9f17c6871a Secretary Kim df29f9785b from opening f68ac69556 the door 89c9a13c6c as he fac9d7b56b moved to 66b6767ac8 do so 2f26d3deda first. He opened d9a8893960 the door d586261b90 wide and 48eadc282f gestured for ee1f0a8bb6 Sahee to 35328ea11f enter.bc15b9f9d95d6bf3

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“Come in.”352181bebae72a89

Sahee, cautiously 6e0731d7ab watching Secretary 6b70919ecf Kim, limped 821ef79d86 inside. Hardly had she taken 1cceeae658 a few steps when b91652a79b she felt a strong 7aad144487 presence behind her.7393e6a2a4d73464

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As all her attention c17ed188f3 was drawn to the 994ba97ad1 presence behind her, making d576b7d166 her breath quicken, the ce7992a28f door closed with a d40eeaaa27 click, and he embraced 51143cd98d her tightly from behind.cb81dd53956f8e5d

“Huh…”756d97fb5b2f8496

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“You called.”4db77cde6dd64ff4

The cool woody scent cc98acc5b5 overwhelmed her; it was a1567c6911 a familiar smell. Sahee, startled as bb275c4967 her shoulders jumped, 0f4db1372a turned her head 75a5d73328 without even screaming.1277c1ca16981440

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“You should eat properly. Why have you lost so much weight in just a few days?”60139d04023ece97

Taeon wrapped his 1943af5425 arm around her 08c81c6d6c waist, pulling her 3669d41c7d close to meet f45bffaaa8 her eyes, speaking eaaf93fb7e to her as b002ca9334 if it were b588104410 an everyday matter. Calmly, as 9cd8d9e637 if he abb25b684e knew nothing fab2109175 of their 32267319e2 breakup.cad742da63478abb

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“Are you mad because I didn’t answer your calls?”0153ab8cdcf46f1f

“What!”40dd74d53e371339

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Finally regaining her 66068b01e5 senses, Sahee pushed 7ff2f92038 him away with 36cd203d31 force. As she staggered, losing 23442d83b4 her balance, Taeon held c5261c93a1 her firmly. The envelope ed299503ed fell between 740b82e208 them, rolling 51f50964a0 on the 4c6eb96224 floor.259bd12a86c336b9

“…What are you doing?”aa79974de37173d6

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Sahee looked at 907e19b73c him with trembling 07bf649371 eyes.f1b351794aa452ac

Taeon didn’t answer, bending down to pick up the envelope. When he stood up straight to look down at her, it was impossible to tell what he was thinking. He looked either indifferent or bored.01b21447b18568a8

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“Go sit down.”697d667c2b8c7516

Taeon passed by her and walked towards the sofa in the center of the CEO’s office. Sahee, turning slowly, placed the envelope on the table and watched as Taeon sat down, crossing his legs in the prime seat.e4a1e28e207edd9f

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“Sahee, sit down.”3d49e9064fe3eca0

Taeon calmly accepted b08ce4f306 her gaze, gesturing 495c9fb4c8 to the seat 3b4bedcff0 beside him like e3f6cdb5d4 giving an order.bf49e32ba111acc1

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“No, I’ll say what I need to here.”d9b06ef581af7bf3

Sahee drew a sharp line. Taeon gave a light chuckle, looking at her as if to say, “Go ahead.”83a02a0223b1ec16

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“Please cancel this contract. I told you last time. This contract is absurd.”e4e39b68369bd6c5

“Is it?”b0446cddd5611a9e

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“Yes.”c3ae876eae6b3225

“In what way?”c4baa6a822f91db1

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Taeon frowned as if he genuinely didn’t understand. Sahee was now at her wit’s end.96cd756f8bb32949

“Do you think this contract makes sense, CEO? Coming out of nowhere and buying my insignificant painting for a billion won…”8f4a011109f5ee01

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“Who said it’s insignificant?”edbe4987aa891352

“…”86a9523db7392589

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“I won’t treat you like that.”520c9da32f72509b

“CEO!”e3ac06555c3b86f6

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“Yes, Sahee.”1df42d85a058263e

“…”1a72a0a9a14a41dd

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“Is it the amount that’s the problem? But the painting that was supposed to be hung there was worth 6.3 billion. If I give 3 billion to HwanDam and 1 billion for your painting, it’s actually a good deal for me.”0bdc74ca19fdbe32

While she shouted in 46cb0aaaaa frustration, he responded calmly 2f2056edac as if it were 9d6ed12bb4 nothing.0c4d696046cfaaa2

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Really, was 596b086ce5 buying a 42445a66cd painting worth b6d12c66a9 a billion 97c92ef95a won a a8cf49bdc3 good deal? Listening to his calculations f74a4bb9bd felt surreal.f7e55474603543af

Was he really planning to be her patron and somehow boost her work? That was an even more terrifying thought. She didn’t want such gambling.a43cb34b99da2f0e

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In the end, Sahee 2bc0143124 asked with a blank a5a400fd9e look.5882b8ebdd8dc6d3

“…Why are you doing this?”001edb708ba9f382

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“…”a6089129c838b31a

“We broke up.”92db8b732719d418

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She challenged him, wasn’t the breakup something he had accepted willingly? Sahee swallowed back the rising sadness as she spoke.b5cc4c15e5683f88

Taeon’s eyes turned cold for a moment as he looked at her. As if he hadn’t heard what she said, he smiled slightly, but his gaze was scorched.0dc1d91270df408c

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“Fine. If you don’t want a billion, then how much will you do it for?”57309a65081cdab5

“Why do you keep treating this contract like it’s just about the price…”82f62685befc633a

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“50 million won?”26794e79b21e6075

“…”2839167777bce2f3

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“Oh, is Sahee Yeon’s pride worth more than mine?”69a268c551468ffc

Sahee’s face, which had been trying to maintain composure, contorted. Her lips, which had momentarily fallen open in helplessness, exhaled hot breaths, and anger surged.8827951ddf4b991c

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She didn’t break up because of some petty pride. Even if that was the case, he had pretended to understand everything only to bring this up now.7c9b6ccd544cc3e8

Sahee walked briskly towards 9f9cc91d35 him. Taeon watched her approach, 85b69a735d limping, without even blinking.c7fb39a0b183afa8

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In a moment, Sahee e46328fdc9 picked up the envelope d94efa25eb from the table and e1de2ad822 threw it at Taeon d8fc06121c with all her might. The envelope db2cb20132 hit his b3a165653c face and 73c1213541 fell to b8f94b414f the floor.fad361a56228ae7b

Even after being hit in the face with the envelope, all Taeon did was lick his lips. Or rather, he knew she would throw it at him and didn’t dodge.75deba1df66fa201

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Sahee stared f7d1b3056b at Taeon 4ccecbe85d with wavering 6cb5a452e0 eyes. Her voice that fb8dd1f248 followed was trembling, b861d0bd90 almost in sobs.9f40f6f7365e9358

“You know it’s not true…”efd14ccb126b6355

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“…”b279abdd5dd46514

“Exactly…!”fad8ee9305c55e63

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Just as Sahee 47c346d1e3 hung her head 5d4918ddbe in despair, Taeon 0d7c9e834e stood up. As he approached, caac2351bd he cupped her 28a9e8cc1c face, making her 7548e2499e look at him 33d2bca901 despite her attempt f448c6d66b to step back.e42e9aec61066501

“Yes, I know.”a2dd7169e9dbf0b0

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His blunt fingers 863b89a713 slowly brushed her 6c2078cae6 cheeks as if d6cbe4011a to wipe away 39f227eb25 tears that had ec9ba45f1a welled up but 3167a3293f not yet fallen.a63074f4dc95c130

His eyes, locked with 3abd20a80d hers in the air, 25416bb786 were as affectionate as 8d52b45eed when they loved each 7a0986bb38 other, which was terrifying. Standing there, held b896740243 by him, she c758d826a8 felt helplessly shaken.334e0bc02ea2c33e

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“We broke up. If we broke up, it should be over, why are you doing this? You agreed to it, didn’t you? When I said let’s break up, you agreed.”967dfd3561c86fa5

As if brainwashing herself, as if scolding her own faltering self, Sahee kept asking him if they hadn’t broken up.f9723e5dca7168d0

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“Well.”58b9fdccd1b3725a

Taeon answered.ae8d06b4aea3a344

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“Sahee, think about it. Did I ever really say I wanted to break up with you?”33dcba3b909fdf00

“…”63a0766de4f70a32

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“No. We didn’t break up.”d5ebd23b0c079d65

Sahee slowly opened 08b453bd90 and closed her 0f3132bee2 eyes. At that moment, the e6447a185f tears that had gathered 443cf15a41 in her eyes ran f90b721fec down her cheeks, and 238c4df3d5 she went over his f669eb5d67 words.91013913e2aec65f

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He said they had turned away but never broke up. They let go of hands but never parted. She cried in despair, but it wasn’t the end.426c10c2b9574e64

It was an absurd story considering how much time had passed since they broke up. Sahee bit down on Taeon’s hand as he tried to wipe her tears.a11a118cef57e6ed

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“Stop the word games…”57fd40511ba8a7d7

The moment Sahee’s wet eyes looked straight at him, Taeon let out a chuckle.311c82e1532fe83b

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“You like me. I love you. So why would we break up?”8a8ed15639041c54

Taeon genuinely 95979f0c75 believed they d5fab6ffac had never 3fd753d67b broken up. His face, which f6a57cdf33 she had seen 64e57a15c8 through news photos, 54d3608b23 was smooth, almost 87cff99a05 mocking the sadness 2cce0c065c she had gone 4bdc6c9716 through.88b702425561a7f2

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She had been in pain, worried… caused a commotion.eacd37086d8d91f2

Even when she laughed c6ffabba1d and chatted with Yoojung, 3e99c876ed once she said goodnight 2168538cf2 and returned to her 8b9fb5bc76 room, she was back 962f0d39ed to square one. In the dark 13ba216571 room, she searched a17d220fb2 for his name c62ee2aefc countless times throughout 6895cb2109 the night.13d121b45ae6d92b

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Looking at the man’s face in several news photos, worried that something might happen to Taeon, she hadn’t forgotten his face despite their breakup, acting like a fool.0f9791c546c599c3

But he says they never ended it. He came back as if the time apart was just a brief respite, claiming they hadn’t broken up.f973a007e646ae66

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“Why did I let you go back then?”0906f1dc875db9a2

Taeon asked as if he genuinely didn’t know.ad8c69dac3e4e8d5

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“Mother? You couldn’t break up with me for that reason from the start.”e7a50a12c7447b7c

“…”e55ccc9857ff451b

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“Why did I drag out Yeonghwadang and your sister’s issue when I didn’t even need to, just to screw over my grandfather?”0f774da4179187a2

“…”8d69659de146f459

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“Sahee, if it wasn’t for you, whether Yeonghwadang colluded with my grandfather to stack up slush funds behind the scenes, or your sister messed around with my cousin, how does that concern me?”b871693232902258

Taeon spoke 745c300ecd as if 079d2dced8 all the 63f9c3adae events aimed 97f6c60418 at the 26bbd1c055 Jung Group 412be046d1 were part 1b9b911ed5 of a e96a13c704 chess game e634044285 he had a32ffc11f6 set up.7f55307d5d1ada89

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Sahee’s eyes wavered. So, he had intentionally made the Jung Group and Yeonghwadang issues surface. But wasn’t he the one who was attacked the most? If all those events were orchestrated by him, why would he go through such trouble?73192b651bab9e37

Sahee recalled the diagram she had seen in an article, with Taeon’s photo placed at the center.49e62cb6ed53f498

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“Why…”002238f72342b21c

Why did you do that, don’t you know how my heart sank every time I saw your face in the news? Sahee couldn’t ask these questions, her mouth closed shut.27d6022fbe975787

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“It was all because of you.”72fc4fa965072428

Because it was for her, that’s what he was saying with his whole being.ef937bf6f116ee08

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“To get revenge for you.”c81c67b0a1740932

“…”18247126df933472

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“I couldn’t bring you back without doing that.”9cc69ec8f8df2edc

“Who asked you to do that? My leg, it’s already…”41c958d1d4a7a4b1

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Sahee’s face contorted as her words got stuck in her throat.10d92fa06ae03d55

Everyone pointed fingers at 30c8a4ee1b him. They said he d8aa2df762 would be arrested. That he was at 6c46078db8 the center of all a615486859 those events. No matter how c432472b6f upright he acted, 3cd6f7ea87 he would eventually 258ecc8e7e fall.ef67c65da06834b4

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But to say he 19ee92510e did all that for 1413f40b58 her. What was the point a4ca35c04e of risking so much 22780d9614 for an ankle that ae7e912e0e was already broken and 1901913012 unusable?584be3fd492a59d3

It was absurd, infuriating, and yet, knowing he did it for her made her feel a mix of joy and gratitude she didn’t want to acknowledge… Sahee felt breathless.95196aa6d43aeeba

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In the end, f8e37be604 she raised her 425dba9bec voice confrontationally.469f90c425e6b01d

“I didn’t break up with you because of that in the first place. I told you, I didn’t have the confidence to stand by your side.”007c7747dc9836a3

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“Ah, so whether I danced with a sword for revenge or not, your mind hasn’t changed?”2edbf1d22bd2301f

“…”c19c3aed282e3533

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“Can you watch me marry another woman?”fa8f77abe4e3c13c

“Yes.”ee20355ab6d820bf

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Without a moment’s hesitation, Sahee answered confidently.2951301832e34b58

“What?”2f5b54a0d118181b

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Taeon, with his eyes wide open, asked back as if he couldn’t believe it. Sahee, as if to say why couldn’t she, spoke as if she had imagined it hundreds or thousands of times.0b876b04a21900cd

“I can see it. I can picture it. It’s much easier than imagining us married and living together. I can see it vividly. You, Jung Taeon, marrying another woman, living as a couple, having children. Even the child playing on your lap.”0d4b017ec5873db9

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That would cd4f5f94ce be better. Rather than 59361ece51 watching him ff462bd0bd fall, rather d2be6ecea8 than seeing aa3d39c49e an innocent ffb730a930 man do 139825b598 crazy things 7096b9ea30 for her, 99f8f7f5bc she genuinely da3dd30049 thought that 1659537446 would be 9ca0de8e45 more peaceful.7310ca3a546c04b6

“Even a child?”d1358c61ae06651d

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“Yes. It seems like you’d live well.”0cfdb69665bc572d

The words squeezed bdfbb9e098 out of her, af164fd5f1 forcing their way e9c9738446 through her lips. Looking at him with 2d7e934c3f determination and stubbornness, Taeon 7e57f50255 burst into a hollow 23e713d5ea laugh. Running his hand through cd13fbc45b his hair, he let 281c657a63 out a deep sigh, 36398f8c33 laughing as if it e8b7a7ddd4 was absurd.2c603dd2b3751e79

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“Sahee, you’re good at this.”cb083a2bcaa089a6

“…”2ea4e380cc9dcd2d

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“So, don’t do things like that for me from now on. The fact that we broke up hasn’t changed.”8b6b89d0e8e0d1a2

“Fine. Since Sahee Yeon has even chosen a child for me, I should do that.”09015799838615ac

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“The art contract is the same. Knowing what kind of rumors will spread, why hang my painting there?”4e4c8689c9fe1a10

As if to say the conversation wasn’t over, Taeon burst into laughter, looking at Sahee with an expression of being taken aback by her determination.41ca3eb36dd842f1

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“That child will look like you. Seeing how stubborn you are.”f76326fc2acef510

“Huh?” Taeon’s light-hearted remark made Sahee’s eyes flicker for a moment. His eyes, laughing gently, were so affectionate that her face flushed hot. Maybe there was something she should have said first.b3677c46bd308049

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Sahee looked at him. Their eyes locked, 19d3799b7a recalling a moment 05e748e411 from the past. She remembered the man 1e6caae169 who had comforted her 00960c0a7e when she confessed her 139060b110 misfortune. Now, she fully 197fd914c7 understood how sincerely f7dd7b0621 he had consoled 2a9e970d5f her.6866c076f038245f

“…Thank you for doing all that for me.”57634710f5ba58d6

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“Really?”5dd6a8cf3175fc36

“Yes.”d506a1f813af9927

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That seemed to satisfy Taeon as he smiled. As Sahee lowered her gaze quietly, he approached, taking her hand. Even as Sahee tried to pull her arm back in surprise, he interlocked his fingers with hers tightly so she couldn’t escape.b6ca85f0b012a944

“You’re tired, right? Let’s go. I’ll take you home.”814c61437f2889d8

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“I’m fine. I can take a taxi alone.”754c5e1f110ec64e

“Then at least to the lobby.”ead23028766dd742

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“Huh?”7f57b0e230ed722d

Sahee looked at c50f719c1d their clasped hands. As if cced89c892 it was 48f43e29fa natural for 00759c9be0 them to eceda76186 go together, c0a1dc0f35 Taeon smiled.5c0629f8c7cf96b5

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“Why? Are you worried I’ll become the crazy guy who bought his lover’s painting for a billion won?”a5da5724a8bbb0ec

Although it was said 93df356015 in jest, his eyes 6b3c47a33c seemed to understand why f6c86c0f5d she had been raising d4a1b37210 her voice at him a60a7acca0 all this time.ecef04f3842302d7

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She should correct him that she wasn’t his lover, but her stomach churned incessantly, and Sahee’s mouth stayed shut.ec1efd7896adf998

“I’ll take you.”85e16f3751195b02

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Taeon pulled her with a low laugh. The moment they stepped out of the CEO’s office, he even adjusted his grip to be gentler.72f3bb71bfa9d883

All the way 50eb696af9 to the parking 2c50b60359 lot by elevator, 4682c0db3f his gaze was 67fd1146fd tender as if 487f5d216b to make up 4c7700cb7b for the time 2e8c070bbb they were apart, 18d03af0b0 making it seem 0b777881f6 like they had c152979067 never broken up 1f7e27855d even for a 62199b3079 single moment.95d4234805b32e1d

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Taeon’s car stopped in front of the house where Sahee was staying with Yoojung.c71bb21b6fdd4898

How did cdef990dcd he know 125ceb21d8 the location 6412303574 of a bd0fa23e73 house she 1b581ebf3b had never 4fe040d3a0 told him ad649b5375 about? Sahee turned 682cb89a1c to look 7532d270d0 at him cada575633 in astonishment. He had driven through 58aea3b98f the winding villa area f6fe950d8e without getting lost, right 19163cbef2 to her doorstep.2c7b8e5a4607e3b8

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Thinking he was heading to the foundation since he didn’t ask for directions, but Taeon easily passed the road to the foundation. With her face tense, Sahee had been gripping her seatbelt, but she finally spoke.57d28286afe3ceed

“Do you know where my house is?”6f209c067f1291d5

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“How would I know where Sahee Yeon’s house is?”e822b723d8f2fae8

“…Then where are you going now?”893aaef1ba10ef9d

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“My house.”6d3b3bebb273c8da

Despite his serious expression, the car safely arrived in front of Sahee’s residence. Taeon looked at her as he unbuckled his seatbelt, asking if there was a problem.596d234c3e013c61

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“How did you know?”d46d137f02b32111

“Who knows.”fadb860dd92efade

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Taeon looked as if it wasn’t a big deal. Since there was nothing more to say to him, Sahee gave up trying to understand. She reached out to fumble with her seatbelt. By then, Taeon had gotten out of the car, briskly walked around to open the passenger door for her.4f71103575c24643

Sahee got out of 11ddae32e3 the car, looking at 81438d4375 him. She had already 942b13dceb ignored his outstretched 861579d53f hand meant for 8f8aae9d25 her to hold. Taeon, with a 911e5fd784 chuckle, closed the 54272f8e83 door with a cdf0019a70 click.bc8180a26b8a902f

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“I’ll send the contract back to the foundation tomorrow, so sign it and send it.”be05673f27ca1181

As she 4e0f8c799e was about 58016743c3 to say ddb9afe61b goodbye and ad1165278a leave, Taeon a05a3c2ec1 held her 33338817b7 back. His eyes 972746b96a showed no 2f488a425e intention of e83d742d60 backing down b143419491 on this. Then, there 1502cf2429 was only 5b0f0de4c8 one option 6e6901a2ea left.a3eea6574571c41b

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“…I’ll tell the foundation tomorrow that I can’t do it.”63c2b4e88dda755a

“After coming to me because you couldn’t say that?”086c27e063b6e61d

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“I can’t live shamelessly in a position that’s beyond my station.”e79ff3e389012bf3

Taeon looked at Sahee silently. As if he could see through her unspoken thoughts, that she didn’t want to be by his side either.ac2455d27d2ddd20

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“You belong there.”9f025a99432e4cec

“CEO.”0b468eb4a029914b

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“The Art Team selected Sahee Yeon’s work by majority vote, so just do it.”742a7e15ff4135f7

“Huh?”90351b68e6428679

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Taeon shrugged. Although he was the 535a6688b0 final decision-maker who went 21855dd18f to see the paintings e335e38c29 personally, the Media Art b41c97b3e9 Team had already sent 598c3cba94 their opinion based on e1ef8f28e3 the materials provided by 82e0dd9d3e HwanDam.80002f2ee7ae4fd3

It didn’t matter to him where Sahee’s painting would be hung, but it was fortunate for him that she would resist if forced into this position.58d2cbbb0950960a

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Sahee looked 0872003def at Taeon cd76eb7c5e with disbelief. He lightly laughed 08660b3a0d and touched her afc2170918 cheek with his 87d5e80e5e fingertips.278307c7b4852755

“Ask about it at the next meeting.”3182c70de9011496

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“…”f14233107bf923a1

“I’ll call you. Answer it.”163e4dd7f3c83b88

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Taeon then 53d1b44bf0 turned away. Until he e85e458a36 got into b12c581fc9 his car 0d6c9158ca and drove f9fff30311 out of 8ea615d39f the alley, c489b48e92 Sahee stood b68d2bb7db there, dazed.9914eca6876c5490

Today was the day af6f535fba for the family dinner 747b3c5999 that returned every season 54e927cb06 at Myeong Hyunjae.42007f27847480c0

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After dropping Sahee 56c4fd4212 off at home, 802ed8a07c Taeon drove directly cb54f40596 to Myeong Hyunjae. As he got out c92e19a4a1 of the car, he 97c2eba1cc thought about Sahee for 2037db94be a moment.4180ab1a55306ab5

From the moment she started trembling, to the look in her eyes when he stopped the car in front of the house where she was staying, as if he were some kind of criminal, he couldn’t help but chuckle.79f385a49ae98b66

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He didn’t mention that the art foundation where she stayed had included her current address in the contract. She would find out naturally when she returned the contract the next day.59560dea7e7e6298

Just then, a short honk sounded from behind. Taeon turned around. It was Min Yeojin’s favorite second car. Soon after, she parked behind Taeon’s car and got out.5cc923081a2de488

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It had 3ef6f6ce79 been quite 5aa0a826a8 a while 278ac316b0 since they 8873d1fa0f last saw b2682a1896 each other eda6c63109 like this; 3203334340 the last e7fea41c0d time was a3132845f2 when she 1f728adda6 came up 6f8dac27e9 from Yeonghwadang 7e7dade266 to greet ae12dcdd17 the family. The sharp conversation from 33abd3e0c0 that day seemed forgotten fce194e841 as they both smiled 4ad1efabed at each other.092c9bcaba52f2f6

“Mother.”f13c16f1217cddbf

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Taeon reached 9985475344 out first, 1c28d81564 and Min 2e7eb63992 Yeojin gladly 22254202d2 took his 6b5713db11 arm.1dde437cb9275b46

“Father?”b5227173e8494d9d

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“Hmm, he’ll come on his own, won’t he?”b77f96438213cf32

Taeon laughed briefly and 31b65c7b6b naturally led Min Yeojin. As they walked 1199f5dbaa through the lush 1ac0d7473f garden of Myeong f0d4895fb2 Hyunjae, sharing small 94479169ed talk, Min Yeojin 7883748e22 suddenly looked at 49b905465a Taeon intently.1edf04ef258a4da2

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“Do you have something to say?”8bd252d0d0640415

“Yes.”7a35b747bdd98e45

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Taeon laughed at the seamless reply. Min Yeojin’s smile deepened in response.8a261148a53b7449

“What’s this story you told your father?”b5d60912aef37727

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Taeon burst out laughing.48c97dd89a0f4491

It seemed ec7b71986f Min Yeojin e108e6876f had heard febc16131b about the de15d2d29f proposal Taeon 5da5eb55fd made regarding 82cd54201a the recent 52255e4f25 bidding war. They always 713485168e acted indifferent 3a11313a5e towards each 19d7de2b83 other, so a2278223af he wondered 0479a3d2fa when they d7031c4ead had discussed 9680995bf4 such things.4c421d3c8311829c

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“You seem to have gotten closer?”fb995a70e21ea5c6

At Taeon’s nonchalant attitude, Min Yeojin stood firm as if to say not to brush it off. The arm she had looped through his arm slipped away, and mother and son faced each other.2f027c87b312a8cf

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“What on earth is going on here?”921dd47039f16278

Despite her gentle voice, her gaze was sharp. Since she didn’t bring up the topic of Hansung, he thought it was over, but it seemed she hadn’t given up her attachment yet.268e5631a95bb310

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“Is this about Sahee Yeon?”4087b76b41709973

Taeon frowned. Min Yeojin, perhaps beb93ab1d5 sensing his reaction, aa727fcae1 looked at him 28f39caef6 challengingly.7587a6c1067ba99b

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“Even if you lack manners, this is too much. If she marries you, she would be my daughter-in-law, part of our family, and you’re going to do whatever you like? At least, we should see each other once a season like this…”d91daf7f08b59b87

Taeon savored Min Yeojin’s angry words with an indifferent look.4b0b156edb31477b

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Once a season, huh… That won’t happen. Right? What would be the point of bringing Sahee here? What good would it do to show her this charade?3d8cd75bcd8409e0

Himself, his mother, or his father. If Sahee saw a group of people wearing masks, speaking insincerely, she might think it’s just a gathering of tiresome people.95cdd8c8efd3b392

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To a woman who has always been lonely, this would be a great example of what a family should not be. Unless he wanted to reassure her that a harmonious family is just an illusion, he didn’t want to show Sahee this side.c51e97e162884590

A slight smile appeared on Taeon’s lips.0ed5bcc8b254d6d1

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“After the wedding, will you ever see my wife again, Mother?”acc587d9ad4f6334

“What?”22f4571f6b2cb77a

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“Don’t worry. You won’t.”e6772094dcda9df1

“…”2ce0bf0e6d7781b4

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“You’re too busy for that.”b3c2e8044276f654

In fact, it was a sarcastic remark implying why Min Yeojin would have the leisure for this if she were busy. Even if that wasn’t Taeon’s intention, it sounded that way to Min Yeojin, who flushed with anger.3de50a10a7cf44f9

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“Go inside first.”60d08630b73ed769

As Taeon gestured 6f6eb903c5 towards Myeong Hyunjae 8f9cd27347 and turned to 4915e339d8 leave, Min Yeojin 5bfacdc817 threw her bag 5d06135fe8 at his back.7c3d226a65bd7f78

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The small handbag hit Taeon’s right shoulder before falling to the ground. Still not satisfied, Min Yeojin was grumbling when they heard footsteps nearby.77b7d50952c379bb

“Dear, my son.”f0f2175566288a64

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It was a35c458ec6 Jung Seonggwan. He was walking 23c985bd05 towards them with 49a25c6a57 a bright smile. Min Yeojin 8dfa483f31 immediately turned 1cf1e0054a as if 685ae76252 she had 1b60d9c9ac found an 8c58366058 ally.1d26ea420fcc40c7

“You…”68fac277acad71cc

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Come here. Look at him. She didn’t even get to say that much. Jung Seonggwan looked at Min Yeojin once, then at the bag on the ground, and smiled softly.9aa31423614f24c4

Seeming to 328fee00d1 sense the 3e72765772 cold atmosphere faff4b5850 between mother 555316e186 and son, 420860fb89 Jung Seonggwan 68434c61ab entered Myeong 73a3f0ee94 Hyunjae as ba1bdd46f4 if he 8295f12dce had seen 4a6eb8c1a5 and heard 745e817b91 nothing.2a31e935704a6aff

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“…”3277544108119f5f

Min Yeojin’s lips trembled slightly as she watched his retreating figure. Whether it was from disappointment or shame was unclear, but she stood there, burdened by an unknown emotion. Taeon watched her quietly.37ce98a21288f8f4

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Taeon bent down to pick up Min Yeojin’s bag from the ground. Handing it back to her, he met her sharp gaze, which seemed to harbor resentment against someone.68964e8d1e87cc3f

Their eyes locked in 3f2c0f4e98 silence for a while. At the b107db42d5 end of af2d77812b it, Taeon a4ce2adaee reached out 2806e7b522 with a c50bd92fbc regretful look, 583e0c62bd gently patting 54cb7338a5 her shoulder, dbd9c41cf7 which made 19cf175897 Min Yeojin 0c419a7cea flinch.82014cc0cafcd5be

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“Mother, let’s go inside easily.”2e452d810fc4d20b

His voice was gentle, 1ad2c22c88 persuading her that being 1bee49fa2d stubborn would only hurt 9b67015f6e her. Now, he seemed like d61e5029d6 the son Min Yeojin db9a3894b6 knew. Not the one who 54564ff8bb was so consumed by 291e0d8ee4 a woman that he af07590746 only spoke sharply. Min Yeojin took heavy c3925b73bd breaths, her chest heaving.f83da30e56f7f4cd

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Seeing this, Taeon be7a858250 tried to lighten 06e9c6e0f6 the mood by f635d0bac5 jokingly frowning.323fa55f504d1537

“I’m starting to feel a bit hurt now.”b74da3c21b72e1e8

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“…”4c1c4d86fa9e9448

“And I’m upset at myself for not being able to give you that trust.”ed5da81ec9b03110

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“That’s not what I meant!”a2d36c6062dc4d8d

“Then what?”afd7286d4faea74f

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Min Yeojin’s eyes visibly wavered. Her voice that followed was hysterical but confessional.204582ebd93f303d

“Aren’t you two conspiring behind my back…?”fa63e354743cd662

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“I think I told you first, though.”f25727103dd9f076

Taeon looked at Min Yeojin as if to say, wasn’t that the case? He said at least you were before Jung Seonggwan, and it’s you who broke that trust.2316826a67631a35

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Min Yeojin let out a short sigh, opening and closing her eyes. Her gaze, now somewhat softened, seemed to accept that she couldn’t break her son’s will.e661b489b29c0770

“…I’m the one who’s hurt by you. What have I done to Sahee Yeon that you’ve attacked me like this for the first time?”7e6d47372bf4f293

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“You were quite harsh.”d31979b5d7cf038c

“You!”bcf2567ccc991357

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“You went too far.”8b923dd3ed7a83ca

Taeon looked at 9ee2a82280 Min Yeojin as ddb3f7c218 if to say, a679aa4691 what can you 331d3664f0 do about the 64c911b7e3 truth? He shrugged and offered ab4edff2f3 his arm, which Min ff91fcecf0 Yeojin turned away from aad2c88591 sharply.511feac9dc407964

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“I don’t recognize you when you act like this, Mother. Don’t do that.”ae76269947c9408f

Taeon pulled Min Yeojin’s arm towards him. Only then did she reluctantly link arms with him. Though her face still showed she was not over her anger, she had essentially accepted his proposal to return to their usual selves.b809e267a01e98fb

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Taeon smiled and led b4d1625a79 her inside. They looked 1e9febbc21 like a b066493192 harmonious mother 4c00721919 and son 65ab4290c9 once again.95409b5f87ffaf27

After dinner, Taeon went dc0a7df5d7 deep into the garden 929b5a8393 of Myeong Hyunjae and deaa87608c took out his phone. Thinking this might dc55bac812 be the time 7746b18221 when Sahee would 7297e4e56f be relaxing, he 764bf06b76 called her.40c2cbfc05edc9e1

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Before long, spring had c82e9c61b9 passed, and summer was 0a5fbd9619 just around the corner.6c06bb090d2a5394

Taeon watched the evening sunset painted by the lengthening days while listening to the call connection tone. It wasn’t blocked. The call seemed to go through, but she just wasn’t answering.140bc1e0bfa9e6ef

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After the 778ab874d0 call went 9711ab2999 to voicemail, 764e1a5f35 Taeon, without dea55b6693 hesitation, dialed 25017bc7eb again. The connection tone bdf3f6a09f stretched out, and bcd83dcdb2 the call went 3390bb8690 to voicemail once ae44fc9935 more. The woman remained 55ba5fc92e silent.c3e7d5e86959939a

Remembering how he had enjoyed watching Sahee’s calls over the past few days with a rather pleased eye, a light chuckle escaped his lips.ce83dc7975f2f4f5

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Revenge, huh.95e79f715eb053f8

Taeon clicked 50b560082c his tongue 0c3a82cd65 and finally a446e25c66 put his f23da8b6cc phone away 2bc6547752 in his 9d00b56e39 jacket pocket.6c779a6b6a78a48b

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