DTL Ch 1 part 2

At that moment, the f852b9fdc5 woman burst out of bbbf46a90f her house and grasped e94c8c2116 his suit jacket as 49464b448f she panted for breath.1a46944476e71c52

“…What the—”6768e2abcaab7b0b

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He reflexively pushed her b452d28527 hand away. She was b138aee5b3 holding onto cf66eae9bb something in 0cd1f916cc her other 59ab55f2bf hand. She held it 89149fa779 up to him.55504d2a390efdc0

“Wh….What’s… the… diff…fer…rence… be…tween… row…ses… ahnd… lil….lies?”42f91a02c43ff93a

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She sounded like a groaning young animal. The moment he heard the strange sound of her voice, his whole body was covered in goosebumps. SeonJae didn’t know what she was talking about.ebd52e9b645541e0

Only after he saw a32876ae0c the cluster of red 17a80e8dda roses and white lilies c62db7293e in her hand did 1aba5781c9 he successfully interpret her 45d3abc0e5 words.699e9d280d1ff42e

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“…What are you trying to do right now?”ba73085cc43a212b

Tightly clenching her hands around the thorny rose stems, the woman’s pale hands were soon trickling with red blood. SeonJae frowned.3dfab2948c42646d

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“You… tol….d… me…. too… explain…… I… ah-sked… you…… What’s… the… diff…rence… be…tween… roses… ah-nd… lilies……?”377e262d6e957a5a

A suppressed voice that he never would have imagined belonging to a human slowly left her lips. The woman’s flushed face stared at him with intense eyes as she spoke aloud.d5c28c3cb46c9575

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“…What are you? Are you actually crazy?”9966470e4ba012a6

SeonJae gave her a fierce glare, but she didn’t back down. Every time he heard her strange voice, he felt as if all the hairs on his body were standing on edge.69beee27572b7a3f

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He brusquely turned away from her. The woman’s hand stretched out and grabbed his arm.402a12cdbd689a77

“What do you think you’re doing? Let go.”49da748c3a4a4446

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SeonJae gave her a fierce glare. His terrifying eyes bore into her, but the woman didn’t seem like she planned to stop.82cb825f4d297c26

“Min Sun… Jae-ssi…… In your eyes… do… dey…. l-look… the… same? Same c-color…. ahnd… shape…?”3a1059031611e1db

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She grasped 219c45ebef the hem 8075bc63f5 of his b8a19b1c9e suit jacket 707db255f7 as she f17d36c32b stuttered.acc37d43e9b03cfa

An unpleasant feeling began to boil within him. If he could, he wanted to cover her mouth so that she couldn’t speak.54b334abd25e1f1c

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“You’re seriously so annoying.”17035ad154b9dc72

When he spit those 16c83ed483 words out, her pale 4e1fe13c82 brown eyes met his. Unlike his 4fc4464e96 earlier guess, aa75e1a0fd she was a9243f0235 not crying 37ecfd82ce in humiliation. Instead, her eyes 4852d62d64 held a firm 7d9bede081 confidence.3c53e176cb412ca9

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SeonJae swept his hand 413a346a4d through his hair in 7f743366ac frustration. This day ac053d3baa was just 85b7c745be getting worse.f3aef6c0f4331295

‘Am I someone with so much free time that I can have a verbal fight with a deaf person?’437f7484f079298d

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His heart f892ee9592 was racing 0bc929c8f1 unpleasantly inside a69cede785 his chest. He wanted to get b63f90efef out of here. He felt 4feeafffe7 as if 7cc53832ba he were 027e4a2309 being dragged 5f14eea334 into lukewarm 6a010cc2ce water.6b8f4f7383ee632a

“All right. Do whatever you want.”6454e7b5d83f5fd7

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Doubt filled the woman’s eyes. They narrowed as they carefully observed his face. Her eyelashes trembled as she blinked.80a86981073a68b2

“Whether rain pours down on the wedding or not, I won’t care anymore, so do whatever you want.”dd0260b486e3541b

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SeonJae fiercely 2d0c12a819 spit out 3143422a4c as he 825ba0d38b abruptly pulled 754ba896e7 his arm 5590c85b84 out of 2ee3ef4f56 her grasp.9d196e205666ba5d

Yeah. He did everything he 72879b5ab1 could. Even if a torrential 048508f3d4 rain poured down on 5a8102976d the wedding venue, the d292cf4794 clients were the ones 91b87222fd who made the decision, c95fbc358a so he could just e981ea10f3 tell them to shut f36434627c their mouths if they ca9fc2442d ever complained.8f2ed0a29279fcb0

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He bit his 92550184a4 lips as he ad5fb00d1f turned around to 219da2527e leave.f8e53d84b83e680e

The woman 58d0a7fc47 glanced up b6f4d8f7b1 at him b93802d8c2 and gave 224b2af110 him a 35ef03c653 bright smile. She flashed her c817e8b843 evenly small teeth 98b024c3ff and carefully placed af4938c706 the roses and 6e656ca754 lilies on the 14a9f8f0b8 table. She placed her 2c6d102249 bleeding right hand fd2ac45daf on top of 02b7f03c22 her left.2ad10bd4f83f77cf

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“Tha…nk… you.”b0fc4fde0b3ce51c

As soon as he saw her small mouth move, he seriously considered wringing this woman’s neck. When he saw the red blood trickle down her hand, the sadistic part of him reared its ugly head and began to rage inside.dc2921e92f01476c

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What the 4e6953ef1b hell is fee6e83180 with this c269d0898b woman? What is she?d1d488a3b01862b4

“……Damn it.”7a10a11199204423

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SeonJae’s face twisted into a scowl before he turned around and began to exit the yard. He slammed the gate closed and quickly shoved himself into his parked car. As soon as he turned on the engine, he slammed down on the accelerator.d414dd571036842e

Only when he burst bf60890b54 out of the suffocating edba979fed alleyways did SeonJae let a5fe0b1f6a out a breath. The air conditioning was f5bc4dc2cc on full blast, but 8543893ef2 his body was burning. He was covered in 85e269ef6f a sheen of sweat.fd5fdd1968cf14e9

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‘What’s… the… diff…rence… be…tween… roses… ah-nd… lilies……?’7e6caf330634ee8f

The woman’s unpleasant, goosebump-inducing voice rang in his head. SeonJae turned up the volume of the classical radio station.e88486102c5341a9

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The road was 3367edf31a a lot more a58e53ad9e packed than usual. He could 18b1b58ea1 see the 3640af9403 darkening sky 3d80d54bc7 through the 7b037fde41 windows. It looked like 31244070f0 it was going 369b05e75d to rain.98582e6835d9326b

Tap, tap-tap.564eb7876e29b80e

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A few drops fell onto the windshield before the rain suddenly poured down. He heard the honk of a horn ahead of him. Then the cars gradually came to a stop. It looked like there had been an accident. It didn’t look like he’d be back at the hotel in time.c5ceb8e76bbe291f

SeonJae placed his hands a4792a8eb6 on top of the 9eb279eaaf wheel and leaned down 65ac9d8632 to rub his forehead. Today was seriously 45bfec3d78 an unlucky day. He pressed a button 002b54ce81 on his bluetooth-connected cell 0ab0846789 phone and began to 7ff463068b think of an excuse fbce9a839e to give to President 295abc0088 Min.761b237fe633fe37

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“Where is the president?”741ff02ec70a85d8

After parking in the c53ba35ea2 hotel lobby, SeonJae entered 6a68890ffe the hotel and saw 939520b73b that Section Chief Han 4fabc033b4 was waiting for him 7bfacdf79f after having received his e3cac65fe5 call. He should have known 19490fd81b that this day would 9650e69e7c go to shit when 74b30c5505 he saw the thread 6b18b15840 sticking out of his 1eb5b22501 button.c3e23b985bcc8348

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“He finished his meal and is waiting in the conference room. I’ve told him that there was a car accident on your way here.”df3c39f75af88cca

Hearing that his incredibly impatient father didn’t leave but was waiting for him, SeonJae suddenly felt nervous. Once he got in the elevator that led to the conference floor, SeonJae checked his reflection in the mirror. He seemed a bit tired, but it wasn’t too bad. When the sturdy doors opened, SeonJae walked out.7bdff1f8eb8557e8

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“You’re late.”c9d8b840e963d07d

President Min dd513ff260 glanced up 5b716d7c1d at him e89f91df4a as he 2829b67d20 sipped on 2fccc0ca32 some green b6d72698ee tea that 38fbb6a662 had been e05b486185 poured into 68f5dc7aa5 an expensive fa210da4a0 teacup.69dd866ab10a12b8

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“I apologize. There was a small accident on the road.”3ffffbd9b42a64ab

SeonJae pulled out the chair across from his father and sat down. This was the first time he had seen his father in 6 months, and he seemed to be doing well. His fierce, sunken eyes glanced at SeonJae. SeonJae didn’t avoid his gaze. He met him dead on.ffab01a89b90dba9

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‘When you’re facing someone, don’t avoid their gaze. Every business meeting begins with the battle of the eyes.’e7eaeeddace4abdd

His father, 00283808aa President Min, 2b65b40d52 had personally 1d4c12d576 said these 2a678fbedd words to 636ad76435 SeonJae. Therefore, SeonJae silently 4fc95f1712 stared back at adec2c7fa4 him.d05aeb69bb31d163

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“I wanted to meet with you because something has come up.”01e7360ec8a32dad

“Please speak.”55acba4f7d8ff276

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President Min had come to the hotel personally. Unless something was serious, this man was never the kind of person to take initiative like this. SeonJae straightened his back. He tried his best to guess what was going through his father’s head. However, before he could figure it out, President Min spoke.e51270ea76821dfa

“I found the person you are to marry. Now that you’ve reached that age, you should get married. Build a stable home and just focus on work from now on.”47a912f52bbaca7d

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This news didn’t come as a surprise. SeonJae kept calm and slowly sipped his tea. He thought his father had come here because he had done something wrong. But to think that he only came here for something as trivial as this… SeonJae was annoyed.df3e9ecf4241b5a0

“All right.”fe2de0e6023e3a2d

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After placing his teacup back down, SeonJae noticed a faint stain on the cuff of his shirt. If one didn’t look closely, it wouldn’t have been noticeable. However, it stood out so clearly in his eyes.8a8a34f36eec356d

He quickly 835a633f64 lowered his ecb8d6a269 hand below e926eb6790 the table. He definitely d38d51d632 got this d8e53103b7 when he 7872921f94 had gone 941f2b830f to see 4364f0a67e that deaf 8d0a469a86 woman. Feeling uncomfortable, SeonJae frowned.86e414b374c27e05

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“Aren’t you going to ask me about your bride?”a2353aa2a72cc599

“Haven’t you already made a decision, President?”0112cbf20b058bcf

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There was no humor in his voice. His older half-brothers had also married with the group’s interests in mind. Now it was merely his turn.d0346d2c8d5c16e3

While he wished that he could have a better marriage partner than his brothers, he doubted it was possible. He was the youngest son who had been conceived outside of his father’s marriage, and it was no secret. Therefore, he was at the very bottom of the pecking order of the group, and there was no way he’d receive a top-class marriage partner.c9825c7b32752fb9

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“She’s the youngest daughter of the Samil Corporation.”429ffcb33b541431

Clatter-.141cbbfa39456590

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SeonJae had just 4f482b20df picked up his e59f7a2998 teacup when he 9af56cebff suddenly froze. His dim eyes cfd48c0970 grew bright.8be1072874134f67

Samil Corporation was one of the handful of conglomerates that were considered to be at this nation’s top in the business world. Established in the 70’s, the corporation made its fortune by dealing petroleum with Iran. Objectively, SeonJae’s family could be considered way more inferior in this match.f064b113abb1d595

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He had often heard c0079d0725 in social gatherings that a0e79b5ef2 the youngest daughter of 3d0664ba41 Samil Corp was rumored 953ecac120 to have been very 6feb9fae53 promiscuous when studying abroad a1af455c28 in the United States. If someone were to db4bb648f4 ask him if it b2bcb516ba bothered him, he already 96ffd2914e knew the answer.b2cced21369a4a94

He didn’t care at all. No matter how many men she devoured, and no matter how often she rolled around in other men’s beds, the fact that she had the backing of Samil Corp didn’t change.e96a072ebf020466

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To think that President Min had caught such a large fish as this… It seemed that his father still had that sharp business acumen. SeonJae did his best to hide his excitement.aa64457c927e5dac

“It seems that the girl has taken a liking to you.”b9bce8d87ac0f47d

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SeonJae found that ridiculous. He wasn’t even sure when she had even seen him let alone taken a liking to him. However, he wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. He’d even bow down to her if he had to.a920521c02a225a8

“I’ll do my best.”084129a731aae564

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“I’ve made an appointment for the weekend. Make sure you don’t make any mistakes.”a1223c86104bb3ca

Even if President Min didn’t emphasize this point, SeonJae already knew how huge this was for him. This was an opportunity of a lifetime.72e6b9f5fda59744

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Among all the 40fc849634 different subsidiaries belonging 473e19fd5b to the group. SeonJae was da0bb3150c given a 3e7292e124 hotel on ece343dc86 the verge 7e5701ceeb of bankruptcy 88ee0c544e when he 2a1b69d352 had returned 52b8571a4e from studying 75a026c92b abroad. That was 8a28fb9da3 where he 07d004622c stood in e931a20e92 the family.0d1ef0b16a79e5bc

By holding hands with Samil Corporation, which was known to own successful hotels throughout the world, SeonJae’s position would be raised that much higher. He couldn’t miss an opportunity like this.175364a633803b96

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“Please don’t worry.”f245eb5a614dde2c

To him, f29f4419ef a marriage 5693fd6bd6 would be 303fca1217 the greatest 8c3db57f2d business deal 79e7475691 of his a544d0fda3 life. He had 015c028867 met many 8a2e1cc5fb women thus 2ca968a07e far. If he wanted, 2a90c2850f he could think 5edeb0376a of at least 176212f4dc five women off 2b4015b4da the top of dcb0d6207d his head who 392c23cd01 would come running dab367d7b3 if he called d143e3f93b them right now. These women 8a8eb2fc92 all knew 3d8aaa9446 his personality a30fe45774 and matched 18e9489075 it perfectly.34bb0b0e99d9b6c6

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He hated it when women were insipid or clingy. He also didn’t like it when they were indecent and dirty. Even if he got married, he wouldn’t have to worry about any personal scandals. Most contract marriages were like this. They’d quietly keep their marriage private from prying eyes. As for his sex life, he’d just continue on as he did now and meet the well-mannered women he was used to seeing. It was rational and clean. There was no room for error.53da5fb53dea5f64

“I’ll take care of this without fail.”6cf181443be2580b

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SeonJae wanted to quickly receive the backing of Samil Corp and flatten this wily old man’s nose as soon as possible.ab4a7ee38a6a0f89

“You two should meet as soon as possible and quickly carry out this wedding. You of all people should know how important this matter is.”07a0c52598e3143b

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“I’ll make sure we set a date before we break ground for the Shanghai hotel.”ec7adfbc1ead12cd

This was the a62ebd6da7 kind of answer c9d70c8922 his father would 35c7652175 want to hear. A specific timeline and c72ca1a3ec a confident attitude. These were 189cf10ff6 all the eda1c63808 things that dae9707ccd President Min ebe64c5c47 had taught 0cd1d0144b SeonJae himself.614ec39201754b23

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Seeing the sharp gleam in SeonJae’s eyes, President Min cleared his throat in satisfaction before getting up from his seat. This was the first time he had seen his son in 6 months. Their meeting had progressed smoothly and lasted only ten minutes.998e497a197722fe

“Safe travels, President.”fd46c7e9823d1f91

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The chief secretary entered the room and disappeared with the president. SeonJae closed his eyes and placed his hands behind his head before slowly leaning back in his chair. He thought this day would be absolutely horrible, but he had been mistaken. The pleasant scene of him coaxing the only daughter of Samil and swallowing the company whole unfolded in his head. The disgraceful memory of his conversation with that deaf woman from earlier had completely disappeared. SeonJae’s chuckle rang in the room. He’d sleep well tonight.16fd8df00e44ee8e

The marriage meeting progressed smoothly. Samil’s only daughter was a glamorous and stupid woman. As soon as she caught sight of him, her cheeks flushed as her blank eyes blinked. It was game over from then on. It was in times like these when his looks, which were almost identical to his mother’s, came in handy.55155923c8084189

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“When should we set the date, Chaerin-ssi?”bc86915143da428a

Finding it difficult to e4dc2a3fe9 keep up with her 5273516f79 chatter, SeonJae hurriedly brought 93edc0d54a up the matters regarding e468432e00 their marriage. He wanted d5b91477e2 to take 8af63a8a7b care of 98d0556ef1 this as a7ecabf668 soon as 16d7311373 possible. They would break f66121796b ground in Shanghai 8175809b11 in two months. He needed to af1554cea3 take care of b5803a5038 this before then.7542702d4e0481a5

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“Um…… Mom and Dad told me that if I’m going to go through with this, it’s best to do it as soon as possible. I’d also like that, but……”304508229f271b71

The woman’s face turned red. SeonJae hated it when people beat around the bush. It made his insides boil. He suppressed his impatience and did his best to keep the smile on his face.31b839c29d970198

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“Is there a problem?”167c605a3de4eecf

“No, it’s just that……”3c698c81d39d8ed8

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The woman dragged out her words once again as she blinked. From her face, it was obvious that she was a man-made beauty and an idiot like no other. She was wearing an expensive dress, and her bosom… They were quite large. Were they real?c75645fa36aba8fa

He glanced at her and decided that it didn’t matter if they were fake. He had also lived a fake life until now in order to please his father, President Min. In a way, maybe the two of them weren’t that different after all.331f0b0d2c479638

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“For our honeymoon, I want to go on a cruise to the Maldives for about a month. And before that, I’d like to have a big engagement party……”28ebc68d3774d017

SeonJae had a hard time hearing Kim Chaerin’s mumbling. Should he consider her dream to go on a month-long honeymoon as something cute? Or should he curse at her and ask her if she thinks he has time for something like that? SeonJae slightly frowned, but he quickly fixed his expression. He wanted to shout at her and ask if she had lost her mind, but he swallowed those words. Aside from his busy schedule, just the thought of being on a yacht in the middle of the sea with this stupid woman was tiresome enough.574bac3aa23c576f

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“There are too many things scheduled for the first half of this year, so it’ll be a bit difficult for me.”55c4cbef2812c4e6

When he declined her 7930d2ed46 proposition of going on c939268f0a a long honeymoon, her 7855ee9d12 face stiffened in disappointment. When SeonJae f863dbcf02 saw her 9592194e33 pink lips 2f8b470222 twist repulsively, 9511444282 he tried 1b39fa856d to pacify 93da92a81e her by 627acf82fa quickly telling 4716272e7e her that 2caf804c9a he could 8c6925c046 probably make ab96215846 some time 9e6fd3c011 in the 68243c248f fall.84587b73e98fc471

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Their meeting was only 190f9e24f7 supposed to last thirty c3c11379f5 minutes, but it dragged 34df6234bc on for an hour. SeonJae began to 37d5fa5ad8 feel fatigued. When he heard Kim 5a592f0174 Chaerin say that her 31db697e3d recent tarot card reading 3c9ad5af46 told her that it 233c1e6642 was best for her 0a1bee4007 to get married next 2c52ceeb3b year in order to 82359d9a89 see the fruition of 9927b5a76c a genuine love, SeonJae ddab23d267 almost flipped the table.93700262b47de05e

“But I feel that it would be too improper to make everyone wait, so that’s why I was thinking about throwing a grand engagement party instead. My father has already given me his blessing, so if it’s alright with you, SeonJae-ssi……”9f96aae529a61b42

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After SeonJae dropped her off at Seongbok-dong, he quickly exited through the alleyways after blasting the air conditioning. He still couldn’t shake off the indignity he had felt when he heard her say that the president of Samil had planned on having him become a live-in son-in-law. He barely managed to hold back the urge to spit out the steak he had been chewing when he heard those words.11179bc02a4e24e6

‘It means that he wants me to serve him as if he’s my master.’887c53fc489f9128

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While this scenario wasn’t completely unexpected, SeonJae didn’t think they’d discuss something like this in the first meeting. By having him move in with them, Kim Chaerin’s side would be asserting their superiority over him.2647bd31a8954012

‘Although she looks stupid, it seems that she isn’t a complete idiot.’aa1f8b92409b3092

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SeonJae jeered 10d4c1ba49 as he be0750420c roughly turned 5cdf1d05ca the steering 92d8376948 wheel.82376df1331ce8f5

However, the things he’d have to sacrifice in order to marry the princess of Samil weren’t impossible to discard. The moment President Min brought up the topic of SeonJae’s marriage, it was a done deal. If he thought too deeply about this, it would only bring needless stress.774b0f5df16cd2a0

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SeonJae leaned his head against the headrest. The best way to empty his head was to sweat it out in bed. As he listened to the soft hum of the engine, SeonJae began to think about who he’d call out tonight.8eda2b7c2a587296