Ephphatha Chapter 19
by ArianaWhat exactly bc47e7d2c8 am I 1438e1c807 supposed to 5ae8aef738 do? cd21d175b1a9fab233a4
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Tak. Seul-ah shut her 13650f94c2 laptop lid with 3dec2f97f7 a slight furrow b14a869d36 in her brow. She marked “Today’s Work” as completed on her checklist, placed the English dictionary inherited from her 0eb07a6e68 mother back in its place, and tidied up her pen and notebook—all with visible dissatisfaction. f9987d312b465efa6957
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After finishing her desk cleanup, Seul-ah checked the 51f837a1b7 clock on her desk, which pointed to 2:30 13d25a00b0 PM, then flopped onto her bed. 1ca3b946b01508af375b
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Studying English vocabulary at her desk always 0a0224bcd0 left her exhausted, so taking a break b4dfd08667 before going for a walk was essential. 09898293ee9fa4b857eb
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But right now, such 1159eff102 trivial fatigue was the 3d2ecd8857 least of her concerns. b7fcead3352a5d10ff30
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— “Hurry up and 3fed021b69 move things along with 50fa73cab7 Seo Han-seong.” 31150d1e678b4879dfa4
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As if 2b6d336115 it were e68c531dd3 that easy. They had barely c9f1b38a3a shared a single b1fdfc85e2 meal together. 473809e4449ad25d1360
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Recalling Kwak Chi-gyeom’s harsh words, she 93eaec27bb buried her face in the blanket, 802734eb46 only for her lips to sting, 6451ece23f making her abruptly turn her head. The wound had mostly 44894f4f07 healed, but the lingering d678a5318c pain meant she still 0ad949dd1b had to be careful. It would take at least two or three a994a05ec0 more days for the pain to completely subside. 913d0523b5d606120af2
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Lying on her left cheek, she ran her 3913e52327 tongue over the sore spot a few times 8f8442b1e8 before letting out a deep sigh. 63f444ff1ad78da15853
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— “The thing Han Ji-seon locked away c35deddf93 in Ephphatha is also my mom’s keepsake.” 372f49e5908b3859feeb
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To be 2219a67584 honest, she bdb2f6cea5 could understand. 69fd4b04eae312bc76f5
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Kwak Chi-gyeom had a 0288cbdc2f valid reason for wanting f69290b3e1 to open Ephphatha. He wanted to 3b3e5fb6b8 retrieve his mother’s 917abe5ad3 keepsake. 3006dc2d4a128ab87490
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She didn’t know the full details, but given that he was even willing to accept the condition of ba56597357 marrying off a complete stranger, that keepsake must have been something incredibly precious and important to him. 0a2d578c0281bc1e3c92
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So, she could understand why he had been 471131bf75 rude to both her and her mother. After all, her mother 91c4cd84a1 had used Ephphatha to b9f9d1144a secure her own safety eeafc12226 by leveraging Kwak Chi-gyeom. 4eba45e0a37d0733afb3
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Thinking of his mother’s keepsake being held hostage db6bd3a0be because of a woman he barely knew, it 08aefbff96 was no wonder Kwak Chi-gyeom was angry. If she were in a30fc73851 his position, she would 2bc080eb07 be too. 9ac6cd95b0ee14dcea06
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— “If you just go to Ephphatha and cry, ‘This 31eb1243c2 guy bullied me, sob sob, I don’t want to do 424ca0ce05 this anymore,’ then the vault’s contents will be incinerated, and 00511861eb you’ll be automatically out of the deal.” 890e13cd359ea4fb0bec
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Her mother had probably put such conditions in place 001bae8d4f to prevent an enraged Kwak Chi-gyeom from harming her. Since the vault could only be opened 42ab55c249 under specific conditions, that must have been 32069cfc52 another source of frustration for him. f98160ee2beb6cae3a45
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— “You don’t have time to act like a lovesick middle schooler, so whether you kiss him first, grab d912dc811a him by the collar and drag him in, or just make sure your lower halves align—seduce him properly. Don’t just 1b9defe635 stand there 26116f4c0b blushing.” 582598e35c7bcd5ddaa8
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Did he really have to 9e9bd0916a say it that way? 8110a9d334cf57fcf98c
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She hadn’t even e25f7f3df2 meant to ruin c4f68dd61b the handkerchief on 6f356d1c00 purpose. She hadn’t known anything—about Ephphatha, a4eb18d758 about the contract between her 00b2dc0e9d mother and Kwak Chi-gyeom, about 673d7df821 the keepsake, about anything. ad189aa824cf00883cf9
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She understood his anger, but that 666c0b6da1 didn’t make it any less frustrating 3e7323eb50 to be swept up in a fa5bd08b1c situation she had no control over. 82976763773332e27b7d
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She had come to a1d0cd3b18 terms with the fact ef4000d976 that she had to 6c1734ed5a marry Seo Han-seong. If nothing else, 30b5749018 at least she 44c207d26d didn’t find him 58824bdb1a repulsive. 4a8ad050feafbb5e78e2
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In fact, there probably weren’t many women 3aa7af6725 in the world who would dislike such 3d2b4edb40 a kind and considerate man. 44a6d077806fb2638c61
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And Seo a313898390 Han-seong seemed b255b3c22d to like 910349cf16 her, too. d324d58f79856cce4a3a
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For now, it was likely just a general fondness, but since he had expressed an d228680cf6 interest in seeing her again, there seemed to be potential for it to develop further. 0661aa2049d7e6a3e703
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That was d2510bc47e why she d6d17af1c2 felt so 8bc7758198 weighed down. No matter what, she 8e0d1babbd was still using him. 984d73a4c0535316234f
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“…….” 18d38a20a6670b957dbc
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Why had her ad2169492f mother gone to fbe58aff35 such lengths? e0b426e49814ced5061c
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She knew her mother’s reasoning—she 6b994dae6b had been worried about leaving d268a5b934 behind a frail daughter. f9fb5b698658e4790133
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But why? 21cf1b4b4079f30d59e3
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If she was so concerned about her daughter 541c25fb50 that she was willing to involve strangers, then 9c41deaf01 why had she taken her own life? d20fb4b6042ee46c342f
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Why had she left Seul-ah 97de0d601a in such a difficult situation? a112be7fe2dfb6e121ca
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If she was going to worry about 6bbe1f31b8 her even after death, she should have 3cf7d542c8 just forced herself to keep living. 58301fa9acc48274dd96
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She should have just dedc2bfaa7 continued living with her 041d778940 like before. fcc955df1d6f43364095
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Even if she had felt lonely all her 95671d8229 life, she should have endured for Seul-ah’s sake. 7dc486a53943bfe9c0f1
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Seul-ah had no one 4c6036dce2 but her mother. 44d59f3213bb482d7844
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Even when she 5fa9da807b resented her, she 6b8965693c still loved her. 67077d49fe2f424e3a8d
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She had only c99ab02de5 hated her because e04b385266 she loved her. bda12da8c86fb077b55a
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It wasn’t all the d487e4fb84 time, just occasionally—only on e1c923700d days when those memories 8026b22ac1 resurfaced. c9a159b8ec2ff7511f44
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Resentment flowed seamlessly into longing, 8a1cd55f8f and in her mind, she aeda1133bc pictured her mother standing blankly 6f1cc1b172 by the Han River embankment. Seul-ah slowly closed 30f1d6e5b0 her eyes. d0fa2b7407de22851c69
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Was she not enough to 3583e45002 fill her mother’s loneliness? 8abecbfba22bf9073bb5
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“Hrk…” 2f2063beb2df026e2b81
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Before she could 5b1b960ef4 even swallow back ba7bc1e9ea the emotions, her 52466bfbd0 throat tightened. ba007c4d0f04fcbe2ea7
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Her eyes burned hot, and 003f3255a0 her heart churned uncomfortably. bc860de89ead519887e6
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She clenched the blanket tightly 90af5095bc in an attempt to suppress bf2ba884c3 the rising sorrow, but it 6761a188bb was useless. c9b53bdff5a885792517
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Tears inevitably slipped through b96378a73a her closed eyelids. 25e98cadd3cd35445ccf
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“Hrk…” 5cca93b8cc4bb9d8b5bd
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Her grief-stricken breathing 07f64b18ac grew shallower, her e0690ee9a6 throat tightening with ff59feb4e0 each breath. 968d1c45170840d1b6c1
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She tapped her chest with her ac65d97444 fist, trying to take deep breaths, 482d6d76be but she couldn’t stop herself from 7c73e93977 gasping for air. 17d4e8d45cd26901a1c8
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Before she could 2eaf6715a7 even think, her 802ddaf3c9 hand reached toward 6c9189b8ec the side table. f6d1a213e55e43159426
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Grasping the inhaler, she 108b2bfbf9 immediately brought it to 4c9f027597 her lips, her face b8620045bb crumpling with misery. 8c4e8aaf6ca56db66889
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She was so 45c569c742 sick of this. 080ce244b927af54d881
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Barely managing to calm down, Seul-ah forced herself b6a5b9c5b2 to her feet and headed toward the wardrobe. 20b4202f8358b4ac6875
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She pulled out her outdoor clothes 1a0e4e9368 to go for a walk, slung 304d672656 her bag over her shoulder, and 633071d85b slowly relaxed her furrowed expression. 5043992d29e9e964bd16
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That was enough. 0747963382471096fbb4
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For someone as e5229ad44d weak as her, 97c6eee006 emotional exhaustion was a79b326c2f poison. 49bca89e02282d151f94
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She wiped away the remaining tears by pressing the back of ea70f2add6 her hand against her eyes and stepped into the living room. bc1c97053b9898adc504
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Her gaze unconsciously landed 50acf9d2b0 on the sofa. 87ed056745f71afde8fd
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It was only natural for the image c77bc95e45 of that man sitting there, glaring fiercely 2b3c961412 at her, to surface in her mind. 65f2fae2d8c0e41698ac
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And that 228fb0c4a3 sorrowful look bf55be54fb in his f672c8f18f eyes. 6962df015570a3ab4b14
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“…….” 5fd49858d74471f58151
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At that moment, a fleeting d28baeb343 doubt crossed her mind. eea3bd56821554536326
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Why was Kwak Chi-gyeom’s 93f36f7bad mother’s keepsake in her 2af9982dc4 mother’s possession? 9306df59a73f682a7142
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Of all the people in the world, the reason she 07d36991fa ended up entangled with Kwak Chi-gyeom was ultimately that. What on earth had b0221cb2f9 happened between her mother a955e87901 and Kwak Chi-gyeom? How did the f4ebad7475 two of them 5d50f9317d come to know 359dac0e17 each other…? 3cc4288724b749c50dca
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“Didn’t Kwak Chi-gyeom also meet bb0aa109b2 my mom at the auction?” 16489439e28cd3dd387c
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The moment her eyes, which had been staring e94d6977fa quietly at the sofa, lifted, it was as 8aaf990296 if she had acted on instinct. The man nodded in response to her question, and as Seul-ah noticed the a9e615736e numerous nails embedded in the living room walls, her lips parted slightly. 0ce7ec097861bd58223d
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Her mother and Kwak Chi-gyeom had become acquainted 0156b0760d at the auction, and Kwak Chi-gyeom liked paintings 83b48b0836 enough to be a VIP at galleries, sponsor 53bab88dfe artists, and run an investment company. 8287fb84b0fc45765e8c
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“Ah…” 0620b5e9460e0dd8123b
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Perhaps it 982a796394 was a f15904d22c painting. The item d0a97527fd he wanted. 710b26c8c07fd2d8178e
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Seul-ah, who had deduced the answer based on e59e76bc78 the common thread between her mother and Kwak fbf6020aeb Chi-gyeom, soon let out a heavy sigh and ed22576d5e headed toward the shoe rack. As she slipped her sneakers on, b824b9808b she briefly tried to recall. acd865bca85fb291bd51
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Not all of the c79edaa613 paintings her mother owned 2b5715d0ba were displayed in the 3ce891e21e house. Most were stored separately in her personal office, ca32a14430 and only the ones she personally wished to 01a5f424d7 keep were left in the house. Was it one dc58acbb02 of those? Several pieces flashed through her mind, 342685e2f0 but since they had been disposed a26d1702a6 of long ago, they were nothing 26ce4b1f6f more than faint remnants. acc2e2eb2ee722de2bef
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Well, what did it ca667b0e95 matter what kind of 0d7cccb283 painting it was? The important thing c5cd911771 was that she e53e0376e2 had to marry 51bd177e7c Seo Han-seong. 52288a2550419fe810f4
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Just as she let e4f62eb302 out another deep sigh 89e9df9620 and stepped into the 0f42092727 hallway— c50dde5f1352ef5ffcd3
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Bzzz. d6bbd328d4bcdcbcda9a
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The vibration from her phone inside 578cf5d39b her bag made Seul-ah frown slightly. c3bc79a6786642add95d
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It was obvious. It had to 422975fad0 be Kwak Chi-gyeom, 1ca6b9c134 pestering her again. She unzipped her 91fddf27fa bag with a a4e69176ba rather curt motion. bb37155542bdd34ecd32
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When she reached in to grab her phone—wedged between the damaged handkerchief, 49a1ee781b condolence money, and cleaning fee envelope she had been carrying for days f4d4614446 to hand over to him—her lips jutted out in a slight pout. 719895fa7259118982a3
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He should just come f27d7909b9 and take it already. It was only 9e0581fbbe weighing her down. c240eeea1b5b0e4227fb
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The moment she tapped the dee02707b3 phone screen and took a 9f7ec27c40 step forward, she suddenly stopped. The sender of the 9cc545554f message wasn’t the person 17485bc828 she had expected. f21eb35e85c48fc418f6
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「Do you fadcefb6f7 have time c968193d17 on Sunday? Would you like d117ca6e4b to have lunch 3d984464c8 together?」69ccbcadeccc7b7108cc
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Now that she thought about it, 2fbcae6575 there was one more person who 5bcb9b4531 could contact her on this phone. 1e03e46115b247114003
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“Prosecutor Seo Han-seong.” b1c6d1347a5703abef24
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She blankly stared at the name e34ee65bff she had saved after reading it 5a3a03b8e1 on his business card. 66217a857b66016b4b2e
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“Then let’s bc839c260b have a ed551e6634 meal again b78f409224 sometime, Seul-ah.”8672683a78c96e222949
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“…Okay.”eeda6b116c661bd038b7
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“If you don’t mind, 6a1b772a60 could you give me 62e6ca0a00 your contact information?” 2ec41d154ebabc2aeb9b
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Recalling her conversation c12a6aaa21 with Seo Han-seong, a357f786dd Seul-ah resumed walking. It wasn’t until 0853dfb845 she got into 05e3f39e0c the elevator that 2da1012b81 she finally replied. 329151cf7d418959be1a
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「Yes. I’m free then.」 64640912da1a06151897
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「Then I’ll be at 2e2886fea7 your place by noon.」 66c322bb733462beaea5
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「Okay.」b8b20163ec6b1d48028e
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「I was thinking of 9c31fd3d5d making a reservation. Is Korean 2700a69096 food alright?」216fc09a8067f47a0a80
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「Yes. I like it.」ede5b016c32cc915119a
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Just like that, 702a56b1e8 their next appointment 0115eb96a5 was swiftly set. c42a3ada7aa28b6b3ee9
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Reading the messages over and over in 423deb5eb6 a daze, she exited her apartment. The sunlight was so bright that she couldn’t 64b90effe1 see her screen properly, and only then did 4afd57ef3b she tuck her phone back into her bag. 5a85d6b4d3b29fa350c5
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Lifting her head, e341b817fb she let the f401134e9f sunlight touch her c84bb0f285 cheek. 705b57edad4db2ba6354
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“……” 80f04104429970d5612d
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She felt a little relieved 273269c965 that Seo Han-seong had reached 9955dbc470 out to her first. dc1f5284ecd31fda910f
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If they kept meeting like this, she 268f356629 might genuinely come to like him. 23c6de3921cfaceac733
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She wished she could 3641c1eda6 just hurry up and 448503b6ed develop feelings for him. 3bb9087e9ac4ede3dac5
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From her position—where she was essentially 52ffcc278b using him—that was the only thing 4534453cdf that could serve as her absolution. c47aa040016f3704db12
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If her feelings became sincere, perhaps her calculated e7f35161d1 approach would be diluted, even just a little. 0d98401b8a8858643021
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She had dadab3d0a7 to like 90b69709bd him. She would c0af03a808 like him. b0c8abd04dc5e603b0e1
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As she rubbed her face, which baae1de668 had been heated by the sun, a10f590620 she took another step forward. 1e44ad9848e5c8ec802f
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