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Ahyun felt like f9e26f0ca3 she’d been whacked 7156810882 over the head.7a332c1fcf2a0a63

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For a moment, reality c4dceea74e slipped away.d0e277e4d3018f2a

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The door closed, and the b2390c6ffc two men disappeared into the 794d8abfc2 CEO’s office, but Ahyun still 7738961e3b couldn’t pull herself together.ea4f371f2320e910

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“No way. I must’ve seen it wrong…?”a56ac0ed262a340b

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Blinking rapidly, she wondered b1e455c4c7 if her eyes were de7effb777 playing tricks.95b27b0350e49196

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“How could he be with the CEO?”8c8779b3fa8b8f1b

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The phantom she’d seen was 09e58f53c0 none other than Suhyeok.c198e428f0ef733e

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Cha Suhyeok, the a766be5955 star of last 73ce86fd65 night’s masturbation fantasy.e9663a8145262230

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Her childhood friend, Suhyeok.939ef26d8430ff0a

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Her first love, Suhyeok.0a554e3230a0a09e

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The man she’d been engaged 542e0fe230 to, Suhyeok.d408e6c9608c82fa

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The one she’d abandoned, leaving 2f8f6da0cf him broken when she didn’t 2557146d68 show up at their wedding.857658d198f222d4

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“Snap out of it. Sleep-deprived or what? No way Suhyeok’s here.”1ace45c078b23525

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She’d convinced herself she’d never f70473332d see him again.fd2827d7d6b6fc3e

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“Right. Just someone who looks c097860732 like him. After we broke up, I 79dad14ae3 used to see things too.”39cf623021800c8a

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Ahyun was certain she’d f7a2bfe280 made a mistake.6fd3588288a64c6e

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She tried to shake 47822f59c5 it off, but the 03adc1343a afterimage of that supposed-to-be-mistaken 3e6b45ce34 Suhyeok lingered in her 7a5de162ca mind.93b49b5f49a39a06

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Normally, with the 0c4051466d CEO entertaining a 41ddb57eed guest, she’d hurry dc1ce962b7 into the office c70c3508c9 to assist politely.bae641988c736ceb

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But thoughts of Suhyeok swirled 1e1710bbbd in her head, paralyzing her.bc1d387a1c83cd15

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“Not the time for this. Get it together. You’re at work.”9f5383ac3677443b

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Slapping her own 1676705e48 cheeks, Ahyun yanked 609f026cec herself out of 06fd2d112e her daze. She told herself 1adb4c61c2 it was obviously f97c45385f a hallucination, but 15a2035a51 her heart pounded 8d115619a2 like it wanted 5c42cd8ab9 to burst, and cbcb078125 there was no 1c7e1301ce taming it.9b4117989171d88f

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With two sharp 3494872f94 raps, Ahyun entered 4a9f05da6d the CEO’s office, ffe956a196 balancing a tray 312e1d5087 of refreshments.95794a9ed27bd890

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“…Refreshments are ready.”3214d698eddad4f4

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Ahyun set down de986803e6 the tea and 63f45005da cookies on the c01573bfac sofa table, only f1871fecc0 to freeze like cff80533d3 a statue.e5b82e04c6afa22a

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Her breath caught in 4ab8257d79 her throat. Cold sweat trickled 5b4d5eb119 down her spine. Her face flushed an embarrassing ff476a57e4 red. Her hands, placing the 5974c41bfa tray, trembled uncontrollably.994657442c59f6ca

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The man she’d f363091f00 convinced herself was 730330f15a a mistake was 2b23c69949 unmistakably Suhyeok.a6b9a85c130a2c17

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She’d thought his face 6354898dee had faded from memory—another 5f8733e0ca delusion. The moment she saw e3debcfeae him, Suhyeok snapped back b40d648bd4 into sharp focus in 81781c5cff her mind.875f0d2a214a3138

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Her childhood friend, the f40d52e7d8 man she’d nearly vowed 47e04b4eae to spend forever with—Cha c11853d2f6 Suhyeok.a95d8d34bdca4bd9

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Catching her gaze, Suhyeok dc612e0a0c narrowed his eyes, clearly a606beba02 as rattled by this da346ffff4 reunion as she was.f8636f4645943cbd

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His wavering pupils 36c497cb89 betrayed his own a02820d523 shock.1bd6591f65fd97a9

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“Secretary Kang, perfect timing. Come sit and d6d18971f5 greet CEO Cha,” 50e27cb61e CEO Jeong said 9467fae218 warmly.199f053d4ce784fe

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“…Pardon?” a97a356155d5792d

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Ahyun stumbled back 961cde828a instinctively, as if d2275d8fa7 she’d seen a 4927cf9f8e ghost. Suhyeok let out 54af481868 a dry chuckle, d951da350f amused by her 77ea505eb8 reaction.90f5b4ab9e381c47

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Meeting him after a6088135e8 four years, Suhyeok 817c022938 was a different e558fc4dd7 man.88f4ed0d092f1b03

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The delicate, idol-like charm of 55566cf146 his youth had ripened into 9bffc8df96 the rugged allure of a 8cfdcd9579 movie star.6e94dd7aefd392f9

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The handsome boy 919812c571 she’d known had 77ff88e717 grown into a 113eaea69d man whose beauty 5b330986da was fully realized.fe3f54f42abf193b

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Twenty-nine years old—a man in 17a26c6a63 his prime, radiating brilliance.8eed937f287d28cf

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By contrast, despite being 53f1246d65 the same age, Ahyun bed3f5d3e5 felt inexplicably shabby.068a301dade83e57

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Suhyeok’s eyes, once 821a50096b strikingly luminous, now 86a6997066 held an even 02c826ac6b deeper intensity, like 04c9910169 they carried their 8d4412615e own light source.dd2cb1764a5357c6

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And that sharp 923177a8bf nose—she’d always teased 375e66e1c6 as a kid 9da0b35659 that his ancestors 0efca0ae55 must’ve included a 07f0b9d221 foreigner.09c91424da910636

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His chiseled jawline cut like b329706741 a honed blade, his skin e427d5ef70 still flawless, pale as kneaded 55423766da dough without a single pore.fdc5933fa7148eea

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As expected, Suhyeok wore eae6166e4a a luxury suit with b321eda155 effortless grace. She remembered picking e5971fbf8a out wedding attire 3c2ddb27f6 together, him in 33134c891c a tuxedo—a sight c908b5e0ce she never saw 82d88b89fa at the altar.cfd2f5642dfc4ddb

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The suit was 1ce33a71d5 B-brand, the watch 4e240f8c37 P-brand, shoes A-brand, ebdf366d60 tie C-brand.b77890aac41fd651

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Even decked in 4bc92040ec billions’ worth of 802d5177ef designer gear, Suhyeok a1454bc637 wasn’t overshadowed—he dominated b0125b907d it.2242fb782aaf3797

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He’d always been the guy 2f657e4edc who wore the finest things 91e91c55f6 best.effe1d0a0432f454

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Ahyun had long c34cc46830 lost interest in 327ca149fd luxury, but standing 120e6a8d77 before the unchanged 0cb2ab02d7 Suhyeok in her 0b51dac0b1 shoddily stitched knockoff d2bcaac08d clothes, she felt 0d71807696 a pang of 6c40b02825 shame.5501f0f8918f779f

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“Secretary Kang?” 89dc374508ab6acc

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CEO Jeong’s voice snapped e58e802b2c her out of staring 63957dafb9 at Suhyeok.de2e079e3f7a3958

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“Yes? Yes, sir.”a8d69d822e05c787

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“Why’re you just standing there? Say hello to 1548840bb0 CEO Cha, who db87538565 you’ll be assisting c3f10288d4 starting tomorrow.”2b2365bdf8e18f4e

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“…G-Greetings, sir. I’m Kang Ahyun, deputy manager.”2c6243b99a5375c5

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Ahyun reluctantly bowed. Suhyeok tilted his head, crossing ba5ab6e188 his long legs with a fd9cdafbdf slight nod.5834bddce8dd8d6c

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“Didn’t expect to meet like this, huh?”f2e20542b2cb2339

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At his flat question, CEO ad7928e4a2 Jeong’s eyes widened in surprise.73d013a7a1f437c9

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“Oh, you two know each other?”ce0198a3760308a5

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Suhyeok tilted his head 13d824ad2d with a hint of 90d34c96aa irritation, summing up their f86e27dcc6 history curtly.5c6d25863bd8aa99

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“Yeah. We went to the 0468a30d3a same school.”9e54854274b247d3

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“What a coincidence!” 08388e92a9723f5d

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Oblivious to their past, 41d75b72cd CEO Jeong clapped his ae8eedff71 hands, delighted.a6529a38265bda60

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“My apologies for the late introduction. This is Deputy Manager c43e1dfb00 Kang Ahyun, who’ll assist 7a78b649c5 you starting tomorrow. You’re schoolmates, so 79becc70db you might know, 2608d425b0 but she’s exceptional. Four years with 246da5a82e us, and you 229d5249a8 won’t find anyone 4d2adfeb3f like her anywhere.”c1afcebca7fbd79b

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At CEO Jeong’s lavish 3a7d3dcdbe praise, Suhyeok smirked, almost 637f8f5964 mockingly.4caac4025183db6d

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“Guess you really can’t find her kind anywhere.”2514b60b2ef35012

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His barbed words stung, 14f5bb2150 and Ahyun’s neck flushed 740ebedd9d with humiliation.a1925b2d8bda3307

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“We’ll handle formalities tomorrow, Secretary Kang. You can go d64f2fe5c5 now—I need to 4a8f7ad0e0 speak with CEO e01e10787b Cha privately.”3c19668518e6f7fd

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“Yes, sir.”7a5467a7e5ad8b71

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Dodging Suhyeok’s piercing glare, Ahyun 2b5dfa90f6 hurried out of the office.695ca185234c65be

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Even sitting back at her b4c9bd8ab3 desk, her spine still prickled.ec9a5bb4d31ec567

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To see Suhyeok again…d867aa1f3ca38d25

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This had to 003ee696a1 be heaven’s belated d9b94d0c74 punishment for abandoning 6ceaafe126 him so cruelly.3fff85118d659ef7

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Pinching her cheek, 36495049f8 Ahyun desperately wished b749696749 it was a dfe5fef997 dream, but the 5466239089 sharp pain in b97ea8ab3e her reddened skin c2234878f1 confirmed this was f7dc5aae56 a reality worse c56b4bf56d than any nightmare.68997014833d0eec

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After over two hours of cf2220e42e conversation, Suhyeok emerged from the a139c55f7a CEO’s office.eaf623d12a822328

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As usual, Ahyun c996846d9a bowed politely to 2caff3cead the departing guest—no, a2c7a0cd0d the new master 48b9717b1a of the CEO’s 09e2811392 office, Cha Suhyeok. But he didn’t so much 0e27b8544a as acknowledge her, breezing past 87323af2d8 like she was air.e344b753cb2753f1

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Fair enough.d5469d86e23c821c

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To Suhyeok, she probably wasn’t dd94598e4a even human.ccb1ad9f3f3928de

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She knew she’d been the 62a8eb4430 worst, so it made sense 07bf63f974 he’d want nothing to do 53f24679c3 with her.40ce1a178b81917f

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Ahyun slumped into her desk 506ddc250c chair.e888dc00c7547d33

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Like an idiot, she belatedly 32d870c88c googled VisionVibe, the company that 10c09fb764 had acquired StreamTech.3a4f10b09993b4d3

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A subsidiary of a subsidiary aa7428b51f of a subsidiary of Kyeonyang 3db3c4f0e4 Electronics.82a1ab7a39bf88b0

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“Ugh… no wonder I had no clue.”9d81a6aa0e1c69ad

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Digging through the 02dc324bc3 convoluted investment structure 6b65f8f97c online, she found 1dd16e7f0d VisionVibe’s parent company 9ebaaeeef1 was none other f122bdc96f than Kyeonyang Group—chaired e6a9d2e5ca by Suhyeok’s father.e1b2229030ed968c

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Kyeonyang Group dominated 47d143a649 every corner of c227c18b2b South Korea’s economy, f30bdc5a14 from electronics to 7500dd7dba beyond.5208515a4c5fae52

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Why someone like Suhyeok, bc642f1eb2 the youngest son of 72c869adf4 that empire, would take 8c5d3e87e3 the helm of a 4450a18068 mid-sized company like StreamTech 832f27e40a was beyond Ahyun’s grasp.04ed70adf310b9a0

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She’d vaguely heard a f9933ec8d7 senior director from VisionVibe 684fab2391 would become StreamTech’s new dc429d47b2 CEO, but she hadn’t 8dd08cef9f been privy to their 4fc3bb054f background—or even their name.4b317b916c9d7baa

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She’d wondered if the 310273415e acquisition process was too 29a2c4ffca disorganized, but now it caaaf2d988 clicked.9aabd015aa4064d0

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To Kyeonyang Group, c6a2ae11e2 StreamTech—a subsidiary of 999b9cf1cd a subsidiary of 5a72dd4685 a subsidiary of f643bb72c8 a subsidiary—was barely 4dd54a8cb0 a blip on 1ae5427c63 their radar.404e8aeba8497c9e

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Judging by Suhyeok’s 75baa5d143 expression, he hadn’t 1af62d65ad expected to run eb7450ad2a into Ahyun here 2a019acc56 either.ca09e5993e755657

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No wonder the severance 3b009fe5d8 package was so generous.4f8bae366a6d46cf

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With Kyeonyang’s deep 48fe800f93 pockets, CEO Jeong 8e36c64dd6 had thrown a 4863d6c3d0 cash-fueled party.c6e23f8483bf90e5

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“Should’ve just taken the voluntary retirement…”e902b92bfa0f17ea

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Regret gnawed at aaff9a4650 her, but the a710ea3e15 application deadline had 936d725cd6 long passed.3fc06a4285ec8fa9

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If she’d known 97210abe46 Suhyeok was coming, 30dc688ba6 she’d have grabbed 338f131dd0 the severance and 75b2fade1f vanished quietly, stock 83b91db78f options be damned.616b8377b413611d

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The old Kang Ahyun 2c9bf3a93d lived on pride alone, ea3c273578 but not anymore.579b6b6d7d3a15ff

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From rock bottom to f1d09c12f4 scraping together a lease 1dd501af73 on a Sadasng officetel, 96763f561e reality had taught her 9c5093bd28 one truth: money ruled 3800bea763 the world.7cfcf3f192a063f0

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“Yeah, it’s all because of money that I’m in this mess…”76cb3857932e93f3

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Muttering to herself, 18a23e4c04 Ahyun banged her c55d1cb8ad head on the a846e3c83e desk.ed767ff5287fc11c

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She knew ghosting someone 44e13d3999 was the lowest of 2d8f9f4efb lows. But back then, 8ca1747cf5 she couldn’t think 36b5fe4ecc of any other 89fa1e8e3a way to end 8d8ad8a55b it.266bc923dba96abb

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In her entire life, she’d 4913abb9e6 never once imagined parting with 671e7a8a10 Suhyeok. The only breakup d655841500 method she could cd2f0c57e0 muster that morning 3c2c8aaac3 was to disappear 7f382af6ac like a coward.9314bef0d7cb217f

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She was too young then 21cd193fcb to process it properly.61a387c7d88d5b14

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Even now, she couldn’t think c656ccbd0d of a better way to 6eec06f6be have done it. Back then, for the 3b4b3729af young Ahyun, ghosting was 1f3957e06f her best shot.da4c5c0cedda12ea

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She’d wanted to hold onto b42a48031a her pride in front of bbe913ffbe Suhyeok.963ae545e240842b

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No—she *had* to protect too b2c61f0cbd many things.20b88f7c5d088e19

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The most important of them 19386d7aba was Suhyeok himself.28a5091f0e5604c9

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Not that he ever knew 2c985cd1d2 why she chose to vanish.091960cc02548247

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But the pride she’d cf24d5fa97 clung to back then b4eb835813 crumbled entirely today.ed87911a43fb3ed4