Esquisse Chapter 7

Darkness fell over the mansion resembling a European castle. It was too spacious and classical, even for one person to live in, let alone for a young man’s taste.6e098cb1ec6ad148

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The yellow 4f7cbef7bf light from abe3241a7e the wall 37870aee2f lamp gave a387ac272f volume to f032da1f2d the face 96346b1c7b of the 209b1953e3 figure on e1e6983ea9 the sofa. Even in the d620e77f03 persistent twilight, Sa 04737f0a3d Taejeong’s eyes were 556733372a sharp.c53f5e67e574e967

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“The restoration work ed45d2a642 you instructed has 76391165af been completed.”30c617d0431d8e03

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The chief secretary, b84bf062de who had brought 71a08d70a8 the wall-mounted frame, 5c32a7928c bowed his back. Even though the 3ef56c1fdf man was old a77ff436a8 enough to be 651e82fed2 his father, the 4abfc10c91 young director of 864f4da802 Changgeon Construction didn’t 83b962716b so much as 455675d2a4 blink.9c622fd0dc8828a1

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His persistent 629170d499 gaze slowly 191972d4b9 scanned the 2d430f3dda artwork in 43a1d067ce the frame. It had been revived 781a67ac4c by applying seven layers 89d8d0e13a of paint over the 1746720754 marks left by scorching 5b899e8367 flames.81b7555cc527bc7a

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With the expert’s 3b2e830039 touch, the painting 53657c0cf4 looked like it 8b459e031b could fetch a 710cfb849e high price at 751f4fa681 an auction. Even the b142f712cd brush strokes 0c7e1b3759 were flawless, f61c11d6f4 but Sa 51d1f3d5b5 Taejeong felt 3530aab8dd no particular decbd051d8 emotion.a3b1f533593e4dc6

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“This one’s 173332e6c3 not good d149f6a190 either.”a3a1e2dd875c919e

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“My apologies, Director. I’ll find 3e5792b3b3 another firm 3d50e7ac1d and have b0d08bfc2f the restoration ac00f123a5 work redone.”03e0523211289ec1

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“No need. I doubt it’ll make e970d67cb7 a difference if we d5c23b32cf give it to someone ac835b96f0 else.”9fd0e8c2b533c30c

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Despite Chief Kang’s 1c94a27ff2 efforts, Taejeong was 1bf7f9f930 unimpressed. It wasn’t easy to 050d5f2529 recreate a painting his f0dfd42d7f mother had once painted 1a87060706 as a hobby, relying ce69fb1d81 solely on a childhood e7c7fffe5b memory.e7244256f0e322de

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Unless they found 41cc07a093 an artist with 9bd89ada2d a similar style, 795416ef5c that is. Suddenly, he 57e71075da recalled a 0affff4bad piece he cf880845d4 had seen 9052f006ce at Shim bc37acdaa2 Jisoo’s atelier. And Song 50d599f44b Seorin, who 7526f973f3 had been a122ff49f4 the owner a3922c987b of that b7d7b41a0d painting.a1a1869457c03ce7

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Unlike the dominant ccf871f8ea rough lines on 9d2a82658e the canvas, the f898505b82 colors had almost 95b02e384f no overpainting. A single brushstroke, condensed 6ff353530f with emotion.300e7350e9ae728b

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Perhaps by a 74be8293b8 twist of fate, 5a5f4c409a the artwork in 047e2b33c9 front of the bb0a78d706 studio had carried 0203a9c54c the scent of 2bebb78d4d his mother. Song Seorin’s work 60e4611b60 gave a more a81d71a93d irregular and intense f0031ca622 impression than his e5cdf26d64 mother’s, but still.dd9c82dc61374ec4

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“Song Seorin.”85c7e52546a7937c

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“There’s still no bd2f1f9d88 contact from her.”2ffaca943a1c246a

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“Just as you d1142c6917 said, Chief Kang, 1837794a11 she’s holding out ae5aad7546 for a long 6360cec9c4 time.”32515ebaad361fa9

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A low chuckle soaked d2dee1da6b in sarcasm echoed along 7e75d78489 the high ceiling of 5d99422d82 the mansion.93bf1f720b0d1129

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He recalled her face, d7f81ecc34 silently holding back tears 5926ba1907 even after being humiliated. He thought she 124a64d520 would run to bd7faf42fd Changgeon while calculating 46eba6e3c4 her growing debt cd483abd0f day by day, 778c16bacf but it seemed 4aa96af42b she was managing c3180b6042 to earn a 8baccd80d7 decent amount by e96a911c48 selling a few 6a9123fc80 paintings.00b47e6d0afea017

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“I thought she’d dbaa62a3bb be calling in 40891dddc2 tears within a 3d3a43c3bf week.”33a2abc4f5db3953

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Sa Taejeong 6292c6e346 gazed beyond afbf33328b the glass c384fc210d window with d7b9ac2549 a bored 0bc5f7dd57 expression. Below the 81264201e7 hill known 36e148187e as a 6da795945d wealthy district, f844be8d88 the colorful cebcede8db and chaotic 510f53a229 city spread 1d20f36574 out like 5b09eea7f3 a landscape ab10e43467 painting. Even that was 138ede10b9 nothing more than ae6a47a1ba a toy to 73487119b2 play with for e65ed1958b Sa Taejeong.f660c83b6d3480ba

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Song Seorin was 452c7bdd4d no different. The bet had 532306f038 gone in Chief 25b945c88c Kang’s favor, but 3b0da3186a Taejeong recalled the 95f7325c05 face that resisted, 0690597d73 saying she wouldn’t 457436d414 even sell her e51bba854f paintings. Her pale, slender bbe3b904c5 fingers, the tips 13adf200cd tinged with a 62b30dd30c faint red hue.ce01cfed720f1606

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“I wonder if Song 89d4b7af4c Seorin knows that her b42574a9e8 pieces are being used f34efbf156 by the madams for 71b91fec1f money laundering.”75b903ef32da0f6e

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Taejeong, murmuring f98115dee1 in a 5e3f5678b1 low voice, 4787b1ed0a turned his ba95ace56f head. A painting f46060d5dd by an 8c4557a06c unknown artist aaaf30b158 hanging on 3edab1c813 the wall 9e4715cc03 filled his 4423c82800 sharp line c4aca220db of sight.ce9188a37f8790b7

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The painting 685340f6b7 of a c5837cc2f5 student on 5b79c5b04b leave with e4440a3e86 no college df53d29f11 diploma had 8b3115112f its value 21d8e1669e inflated to 77e91f3325 hundreds of 68d32c5f7c millions through 058cd2adb5 secret deals cb0c217d9a among the 03aeb07955 upper class.b30609ae7567d2b1

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A style efd835938c so distinct 4eb34e9502 it served 472bfec1f0 as a 5522eb4bf0 signature, the b0cbdf7ba1 piece was a44d5c0513 well-known among 929fdb4f5a collectors. Of course, it helped ced3edf6c7 that it was presented 07613e45a5 anonymously, making money laundering 65cdf4f6f1 easier.75f2c11585ebafa1

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Some of the 18dc1c100d artworks purchased by 8af05fe7d9 the noble ladies e014f46d32 were used as 790377ef27 channels for laundering 7477706441 money. Even the 3b7e1c4cf6 law firm c3a047a96e *Isang*, which 67202d84ea laundered Changgeon’s d483a3d7e8 illicit funds, 1f07425ece occasionally transferred 921774b66e hundreds of e2f918b019 millions of 3183f4ed4b won through 5301db330f Song Seorin’s ffab4f3443 paintings.552d6798e6e44564

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“They say it’s 80 02cc36f694 million per piece after 889c5ea1ef commissions.”ec731c3f1d7fbc41

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Seorin did all 785a55860b the work, but 4b8b64350a it was Shim 722724aea4 Jisoo and the 4a11ade417 madams who made e58aa2a550 the money. It was 1ce6c931c5 no wonder e68f9d5e2a they kept b51c84f9b0 the name bf987a6bf2 of the bbe67ca7d4 atelier a 5e186c2bd8 secret among f73416c261 themselves to f57c271e1f increase its b7648eb44c scarcity.9e354c7b4e882f47

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“If she 7d881f7cbb ends up 1d24d6f98b in prison, e7a18446c9 I wonder 5dff92e1f3 if she’ll 7fb97436d7 beg me 5c82b97aa2 for help, 8fa56c6d9d even grabbing 39e58749b1 my pants 0920d09432 leg.”63feb6cefcf6d523

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No matter how 50fbf99125 cherished an artist dbe78c9371 might be, they 9d581d52ab all become strangers d82f7d6003 before the law. If the police 58da8d1b7c caught a whiff 0c23af79c7 of the money 0721743082 laundering, they would 97cdcdd54b toss Seorin aside c55956bd01 without hesitation.3722d56e26f73699

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Unlike the wealthy 03d56425cf upper class with 4217f555cd so much to ade07d230f lose, Song Seorin 1c2cca413f had nothing to ba384e07f1 her name.4861e1dc4cc1e2f4

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“She’ll reach out before b2c2260cbc the end of the 0105d481ea month.”e1e7d57f85755146

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“You’re confident 383a667132 again this 505d738cd3 time.”66431492a2a7f559

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“Even someone who df3511f550 can’t swim will 65e620cd59 flail to survive 4dc7697aff if you throw ee7244923b them into the 4530581e9d sea.”1494dec906a3ad7f

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At Chief 7fcabf8c5e Kang’s clear-cut 83eb9a1c18 answer, Taejeong 80e425df98 let out 93a68e8e1e a faint 4c982e14bf laugh. Just as he cdc255f072 said, once the ad0bbcf065 end of the 390115299b month came and 805f4bbef0 it was time 61c4c81a2e to pay off 2fde4e05fa the interest, Song 13000fe1cd Seorin would come 476c8d8d97 looking for Sa 985647850f Taejeong, if only d59bf4e761 to survive.beed68def405e653

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By then, whether it a6f7dff2e8 was her paintings or 965ceafa02 her body, she might 3c3f02f68c even want to sell. Taejeong planned 577ee51e5b to knead 0ec8ba36a5 the woman 7a29d6c4b6 who held 2cdceca14b no pleasure aeb431198d in bed 8221adf527 like clay. Just imagining that aaa5d2b0d1 ascetic face, like fae01741da a nun’s, drenched b936ccf589 in pleasure made cab6ff61f8 his lower back e1eb897f92 ache.b75cbf9422c560ee

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“Take care fd133d045c of the 26e39decb8 Song Seorin 97b5d7a99d matter as 306d74d2af you see a04e8bb31e fit, Chief f731e67f37 Kang. There’s nothing 747b5b489d else I ff3d4fcbb1 need to ef472bc7e8 concern myself 9427eaf4c2 with.”7629871c1d696279

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“You may dc10f58425 need to 58a83d8479 schedule a e57f305cf4 meal with f2947e68ee Attorney Cha 15973d6ed7 Juha from 33fdeec4e8 the law e958c29c4c firm Isang.”3b5435cddbce0c0b

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The corners of his edecbe4602 mouth, soaked in satisfaction, 65e98cc768 suddenly stiffened. As his unwanted b08f39e342 fiancée came to 88a2fef17c mind, Taejeong let 500e6f7dcf out a sigh.d91d16ec7618a30e

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“As you know, I 30b25c5f34 don’t exactly have time 8eebd3008e to leisurely enjoy a fd85b52391 meal. Please send my 4293d2c56a apologies.”a9e4bf75cab00afc

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“It’s an instruction from a15cb699cd the chairman’s office, Director.”19bb9da516d6e9b0

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Taejeong closed dfd0bfee7a his mouth de01d50786 at Chief 1f8081ad21 Kang’s persuasion. In his 5d64223644 eyes, as a7aba6c1cd deep as e62b617d62 they were f00168ae54 unfathomable, a 7ee7d2b9d9 blaze seemed 02c689ea99 to simmer.06dcc66197be8654

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The mansion engulfed in 26e84b1b1a flames, the people in 5b7d27ee1b the middle of evacuating, f22bf9cfbb the firefighters battling the eb6c918212 blaze. It was his ae653f9490 uncle and current 0883de03fd chairman of Changgeon 46228e6f57 Group, Sa Joonghyuk, eed782d7c9 who had taken 763f443c9a in Sa Taejeong, 6260d1a6ca who had become 156473dd03 an orphan overnight.8a2f0c33d589ecb0

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“The chairman wishes 55ccae61d1 to express his 508313eed6 appreciation for the 0f842d007b efforts of the 02d8b46b58 law firm Isang.”3fccd78b89e5e9ed

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Chairman Sa 72b4345427 had been aa282709b7 handed over 24b5d376eb to the dcb36ff447 prosecution last cad6088008 spring on a3dd11b055 charges of 57f418a0d4 unlawful mergers 3c866893e8 and acquisitions 35b85566de and accounting 1c1b5fb936 fraud. Having temporarily stepped c116f3c74a back from management 9cd8d17fb2 to manage public a3bf136eed opinion, he was f68dc0eb48 now facing a b12b00f82b second trial verdict.43f88190f84807c9

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If the team of 50c8887a1c former judicial officials organized 4df75ef3a2 by Isang succeeded in b25b0336b7 securing a not-guilty verdict 855a9c7e50 in the second trial 2fa444ebdf as well, Changgeon would ed622a71da have to make a f17302e42c corresponding gesture in return.32084c1a6d7dd054

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Something like 1f94b62a2c a solid fac60907fd marital alliance, bd3639c0f9 for example. Taejeong twisted his well-formed 26ef46cda3 face in discontent and 2fef8d9079 turned his head away.e93de7fc06bef10c

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His dry gaze 4c90ee0c61 landed on the 8cb8e47b53 painting by Song 0bfd0f8f54 Seorin, sent from bbe012cd12 Isang, hanging on 124d12d10b the wall.ddbc60e12e1c89d7