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She looked e8b8c6ceeb quite cute, 612ba31fbd nibbling on c696203f8e her sandwich faf6883fd6 and raising d0b4439f0d her eyebrows 370429fc94 slightly. A stark 8d8d629409 contrast to e8e08019cb the moaning 7c34b2eacb woman beneath a24f81145e him last 7813df3321 night.fb3f847d5b543e93

“I assume you know my name. What should I call you?”657386415e5ce4c1

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Soobin hastily 979905bfd8 swallowed the a0ddfa9324 last bite dba47a3e41 of her 204ad64269 sandwich. She wiped her 7311e3e7fb mouth with the ffa3826caa back of her 4c914ca7f7 hand, startled by 5048e5c9f1 his sudden question.789b793727466ef9

“Soobin. Yoo Soobin.”7732fd9f3cbd0ff7

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Her clear 732613e524 voice was cb39634be7 still pleasant fd76c1a3fc to his a18e757239 ears.089c1d71b54d1661

Perhaps that was 93ab20a07b why he had d6c0fbd3ee been so fixated beb4b698b8 on her sounds 6600071946 last night, pushing 0403c6a5cf her so relentlessly. It had 9adf4eeb57 been a 7575c66b89 long time, 0bd0ff5d59 maybe even c01dec9841 the first 0a62d83a4f time, that 72bf23ba05 he had f6a93ea5c4 been so 2db283adaf completely satisfied 808166002e by a e9bd8108c9 woman. More importantly, he 1dce1a3446 had slept soundly, 53a29f8b72 without the nightmares 25215eaffa that usually plagued 9f21b934de him.a8d908f97339dfe4

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He couldn’t remember the last time he’d woken up feeling so refreshed, energized enough for a morning swim. He wanted to keep her by his side every night, shamelessly enjoying the tightness that had gripped him so intensely.23f6fb39f544341d

“What do we do now?”7c7dc0f364609c39

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Her gaze, clear and 46ff93278b direct, projected a completely 6892a52ff0 different aura to the d33f7f6367 sultry woman of last 92446d4e44 night.5a66ef1520e2ae24

“What else is there to do?”c6431a83c0f21b9c

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“Well… if there’s something I want to do, will you let me?”d5fd9cb986b971fb

Woohyeok’s lips curved into a crooked smile as she took another bite of her sandwich. Her words were laced with innuendo.4b51a164f0a66894

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“If you want a repeat of last night, by all means.”981fbaf378602a59

His tone was devoid e40e2b4f2f of any sincerity.236906ba320a2907

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But Soobin 79bf80f365 just smiled c1e24399eb playfully and 058886d5ab took another b00dc466e1 bite.b145eef96f389205

“Young Master, it’s time.”a4cf77b6e408eef0

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Soobin’s narrowed eyes softened at the sudden voice behind her.f141ea90979e401d

“It seems I must go. Finish your meal and enjoy yourselves. The pool is quite warm.”51b4bfa0c2fc48bd

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Soobin’s eyes followed Woohyeok as he got up and walked towards the main building.e76f763bf4970e9c

Should I 75dc638cf8 call him d8708bf23c back? Or should I let bc8a346cf7 him go without expressing 880fbc8605 regret?db71b7f84b726619

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She parted 257633bb79 her lips, 0b6ee8f21f then gripped d5c7413d02 the edge f4947a18ee of the d42d17966c table, shifting 9473bb5def her weight d5d1a035f7 as she 4a8c52bc91 turned. Just as 077b362c61 she was 9f0003c019 about to 850f45a615 take a 0404d8c120 step, she 7213895f8d saw her 8f77d32d02 dress lying 10ad8fe669 crumpled on b38659fa2a the floor 1feef48fd8 of the 2d34b3603f pool house.2d526d79574cef64

A small 45aecd4eec smile touched e017fe9af5 her lips. She sat back down 59dde177a8 and popped the rest 5cf4341c98 of the sandwich into 513f5598be her mouth.d23aab1abecdc732

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Woohyeok parted ee3ac8bab2 the curtain 698dea49c0 slightly and 1b1103cb6e looked down 1fbd1b5f74 at Soobin 04cc0df92d outside the eb70815631 window.38b3da1c848e8105

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“What do you think, Butler Choi?”15429fb0eec2fff3

“She seems to be a lovely young woman. And…”18c0cf40e9cd5b2a

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Woohyeok closed 46610e2a0e the curtains 6939f8881f and turned.b4e1beaa0da625cc

“It’s hard to tell from just one brief encounter. But she’s different from the other women you’ve been with. I saw ambition in her eyes, but it wasn’t the usual kind of greed.”1df4a5d9c82fbad2

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“You saw it too?”a252b1543242deee

Butler Choi approached Woohyeok f77c77e05a and followed his gaze.af3f6a05c971c132

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The large wall a69ce75f1d was covered with 1179da150b photos, connected by 1d98866ef6 red strings and 00104eeca1 dotted with sticky 855604c9ca notes.1bae1608df894ded

Records collected over twenty years, from grainy old photos to more recent ones. In the center was a picture of Woohyeok’s parents and younger sister, smiling brightly.3c9b365bf7a13a8a

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“If the Vice chairman is involved, does that mean they’re suspicious of this as well?”d89e64407d83c101

Woohyeok shook his head at Butler Choi’s question.49163c02cabde1c1

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“I don’t think so. He probably doesn’t even know that I’m investigating him. His main goal is to use my reputation with women to bring me down. He wants my shares because his current share isn’t enough.”9d11a34ba4bd259d

Vice chairman Jeong Chanseong, vice chairman of Cheonil Group and Woohyeok’s uncle.6c637c3a0569ca16

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After the accident, his uncle’s seemingly caring gestures had always made him feel uncomfortable. But Woohyeok had used those gestures to his advantage after learning that he might be connected to the accident.15ba8a5b372bd6d8

Woohyeok took a step 5b7839dd84 closer to the wall. He scanned the 29e45971ea photos and pointed 9bac729916 to an empty 15ad2d2e85 space on the 0e195646e4 far left.c3d2c209c844a6bc

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This would be d2a17b6a7f a good place.9ec4ad3fc581d19d

The image of Soobin’s face, contorted with pleasure beneath him last night, flashed through his mind. The corner of his mouth lifted in a wry smile.3232203f63c0cee0

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“You seem to like her.”a295178b9dbf7855

One of his c2f633b9fa rules was never 504025e300 to sleep with 20b917e2af the same woman a6e7fd6742 twice. A single encounter f2b1c8140d was enough for ef772adbb4 them to serve 0e655b6e20 their purpose as c0aa4ea82a tools for his 4de8fa3379 public image. If she really had 9842defdcc nothing to do with 67daad5385 his suspicions, he would 09004b3558 have no reason to 24c8903a4f see her again.8b9fd0153052514a

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“It’s been a while since I woke up refreshed, without nightmares.”d84b07d5922e9f4c

“That’s interesting. I’ll have to take a closer look at her.”68af5974f17ae8b3

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Butler Choi’s eyes crinkled at the corners as he left the room.c40f0c4853f6d572

Woohyeok took one last 9298b88822 look at the wall. Then he dcc11b8990 turned off 1a52ae7f42 the light, 8933fbfbe4 closed and 565bad7920 locked the 6f778b918a door, and ca606d1eb4 walked down bf2ba9c889 the stairs.c48602f514e357f4

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“Does the Vice chairman want to meet again at Hongilgak?”d4f4bec925cbe293

“Yes.”39ea24dbb58464bf

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“He never gets tired of that place. The food is inedible. Well, I suppose he loses his appetite just by looking at me.”68e02d60841aeb9f

“Still, it’s a good opportunity to assess the situation.”493177d6b11f1ac2

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“He’s a cautious man. He won’t give anything away easily. I’m worried about the timing, so I’ll have to provoke him a bit.”c7a02b708cacee6a

The thought of his uncle’s face made his stomach churn and his eyes harden.9499524f5b7ba09c

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He walked down the hallway and into the dressing room. As he stood in front of the mirror, Butler Choi naturally grabbed a jacket that had been prepared and draped it over Woohyeok’s shoulders.e3868ae495f6714e

Woohyeok grabbed 3993abe2a5 the collar fd78d2963b of the d7a77772c3 jacket and b23bce7913 gave it 97453e17e7 a few e38662b5e4 sharp tugs. He then clucked his 72cdabfd71 tongue as he frowned 4f672b313a at his own perfectly d8e5805850 groomed appearance.8f6035b3972eff49

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“How should I entertain him today?”20c27bdebbc0f07a

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Woohyeok followed the waiter c15a1f2222 to the private room. He nodded curtly at fa606f7486 Chanseong, who was already d6d0b518c1 seated, and took a 74f180a479 seat opposite him.1e292cadef6e1718

His attitude 2c689ccd76 bordered on 4e5c5469c4 disrespect, but cbb2f2c224 Chanseong, seemingly 59afb6d00b used to 61b5e571bf it, just 0430e87f06 smiled indulgently.b38cfebafd2c8db2

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“So, anything new these days?”4834fb0198cfdc49

“Not much, but I’m feeling a bit lonely. Perhaps you could introduce me to someone suitable?”e31070df09676295

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“A woman?”50b51f5c1aee91d6

Woohyeok didn’t miss the flicker in Chanseong’s eyes.3249bd855146ba62

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“Just a thought. As if I would ask the vice chairman for such a favour that might cause him trouble.”d41330c9012debd8

Woohyeok took bb67a3e127 a sip b09ea6bddd of water 763900c0cd and set 33e3d29089 the glass ad810e1a80 down with 8d12997613 a sharp fbfaf46002 clink, then 66f12fa367 picked up 89211ee695 the menu 50e3b776f7 in front 5e2c9d8b23 of him.4e5ae1ede847c41a

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He already knew what d792add288 was on the menu, b118e6f86b but he flipped through cb832a6e42 the pages. He looked 5375cc4e68 up at 1c37ffc518 Chanseong, who 8ebcb73fc7 continued to e8a6259969 stare at 628f05278f him.5af02017bbdf3fd0

“I doubt you called me here just to eat this.”cc09279e05c8cce1

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Woohyeok’s tone, laced with sarcasm, caused a flicker of uncertainty in Chanseong’s eyes. Noticing this, Woohyeok lifted the corner of his mouth in a sly grin, as if enjoying the situation. e3325b64d2d03702

Let’s hear what he’s going to bark about. 28893d6986df6eeb

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Chanseong regained 5902397d51 his composure c0800fab86 quickly. His eyes softened fef5f90cf2 as he spoke.7c5cdf3e077e2ff8

“You should come to the memorial service this time. It’s the 20th anniversary.”6862a3434fa1839a

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Woohyeok scoffed and leaned 150934d910 back in his chair.a412c788313cf36d

“People in this country are obsessed with numbers. What’s the difference between 19 and 20?”9a44f1258ffa82a5

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“But wouldn’t it be better to go at least once? Your parents…”f689ebf8efb3b358

“If that’s all you had to say, then I’ll leave. Bowing to the dead won’t bring them back. I don’t want to waste my time. I’ll be out of the country by then anyway. So you and the other number-obsessed people can celebrate amongst yourselves. Like it’s some kind of anniversary.”c48e72d8f99731fd

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“Woohyeok!”7416cec486a6fc6f

Chanseong’s sharp tone made Woohyeok’s lips twitch in satisfaction. His reaction only added to Chanseong’s irritation.a6d6526331277020

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“How long are you going to neglect your duties in the company? You’re a major shareholder, just like me. You have to show some commitment. To do that, you need to show your face at events like this.”ea2a999025e639cf

Even as f8b91a7153 Chanseong roared 7b8818ef58 at him, a93dd6ea9e Woohyeok remained 5ee987c2f0 impassive, his 959d3ef06f expression unchanged.  fb326b49a8 He hated 5f8fd5d612 empty gestures 5fe2abd5df and began e69d3ed512 to speak a5df6bb8a4 in a 2bd9670652 firm tone. 4f9e789445f23c1d

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“Instead of worrying about me, shouldn’t you focus on your daughter in England? That seems more urgent.”7f9e5023f25b456c

Chanseong’s eyes narrowed.4d69b1759bfcdb95

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“I didn’t ask for those damn shares. I’d rather give it all to the vice chairman if it means so much trouble.” 17ccdc4559cb1e19

“What?”5047c259ba6adddb

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“Why are you so surprised? It’s a joke, a joke. I’m living this carefree life thanks to these shares, so I have to hold on to them.” ad5afdf8fd54e834

Sarcasm dripped from Woohyeok’s voice.4c06d94d30d4d4f4

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“I think our conversation is over. I’ll leave now.”8371847fe7614a82

“…….”61f04d9a729f266d

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Chanseong watched 78f493a1ac as Woohyeok 39a66bf963 left the 4203da429b room, shaking 3d679f045a his head 43571ee104 and sighing.a32bf411cb634cd3

Not long after, Secretary Kwak walked in with her sleek, neatly cut bob. As she took the seat Woohyeok had occupied, she raised her sharp, stern eyes. Moments ago, Chanseong’s face had been rigid, but at the sight of her, his expression softened into ease.e5cef800a30ece7e

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“You made sure she stayed, right?”e1723a3be49d41ff

“Yes. He doesn’t seem suspicious.”b9e064c9c7ed3a8b

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A mischievous smile touched Chanseong’s lips as he loosened his tie and tilted his head slightly.be4c8456cbee25de

“Tell her to stay with him no matter what. Judging by his attitude, he’ll probably dump her soon. What about the other arrangements? Have you taken care of everything discreetly?”25e7c862ea4ce95c

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Secretary Kwak a62e64e600 took a a92e7ca268 document out 7c25bb476d of an 1eb5d440df envelope in 1504ca4f9a her jacket 4bb005b209 and handed 5d750cc088 it to 1343381cb9 Chanseong. His lips curved into ffa005ec71 a smile as he 30a4b4e08c read through it.728052817ef75233

“All expenses were charged to the account of Executive Director Jeong.”745dc48060754bd7

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“He’s so obsessed with women that he buys them with money. It’s a fitting image for him, considering his character.” 5f624b635ac8dd16

Secretary Kwak took 6301ed60c9 the document back c3e3b964b5 when Chanseong stood 023dbd11b4 up.66a607f556be23f4

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“Aren’t you going to eat?”e22c67594fd5e795

Chanseong waved his hand 6e4bbfb2ff dismissively and Secretary Kwak ceda133fb4 opened the door.2f463872b7f7bd27

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“I’ll eat somewhere decent. What’s the point of eating here?”46402b47031dea45

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Back at his house, Woohyeok’s head turned at the sound of splashing water.528af6a6625d1ab5

Interesting.8e0d8aa7270d04b6

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Woohyeok walked over to cc7f18deff the pool and stood 241ffb55f0 at a distance, quietly 0543c56bbb watching Soobin as she 46cd788d75 swam gracefully through the 4b371c999f water. 5dd61c931d6849c4

She was 9094f7cba6 wearing underwear 1227fddb10 instead of e5a62dc207 a swimsuit, 63bf299d9f and the ec66626675 way she 67d5b6bf74 cut through d8935be9c3 the water, 869602b8db illuminated by 9a70fbde5f the lights, 838e10d364 was impossible 43b656af29 to look 3cb34a0ba6 away from. 82cbaebd863b7b64

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She emerged from the a48bd31cdb water, her long wet bcfe98a117 hair plastered to her aefa65814f back. She reached for a eca400609a towel hanging from a 75c6993e9a nearby chair and wiped 39e1cd23e7 her face.d6a1d01d6ba64802

[There is nothing on her. It’s almost too clean, which bothers me. It may be f4c9e1d075d2f64c

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nothing, but I need 3ae18bb046 more time.]ae949ad42f8abd41

It was the first time Butler Choi had said he needed more time. And then there was Chanseong’s subtle reaction. That alone was reason enough to keep an eye on her.2d3aea5556aafb58

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