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by KANSoobin watched as Butler Choi’s car disappeared down the street before turning and walking towards her house.22603f2be37049c1
She entered the dark 9dae7f0269 corridor and walked into 3eb1eeb199 the living room. She dropped the shopping fc8afc4341 bag she was carrying c267545cda when she saw a 79d0aadb9f figure sitting on the 80f3f806de sofa.57c9834a4c72c8c4
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The figure slowly got b7831947b5 up and walked towards 1da3a10cf0 her, picking up the 19e5c06ddd dropped bag and pulling a12665787c out its contents. The woman looked ab503710a9 at the still 6a6808c59d damp underwear and 898a8239bb crumpled dress. Then she dropped them 75b7527e07 back on the floor.7c6533e1b325e7d3
“Staying two nights wasn’t part of the plan, was it?”1721719fae6b3431
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Soobin clenched de3434ba11 her jaw 29f68a3f29 at the 5999025067 cold, emotionless 2a69668b26 voice.3c82029007083c41
When Soobin didn’t answer, the woman grabbed her chin, forcing her to meet her gaze. She then used her hand to pinch Soobin’s cheeks and force her mouth open.07c3fa843bc0b2b8
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“When I ask you a question, you answer. This mouth is meant to answer.”be25d16933d16557
Soobin flinched as sharp fingernails dug into her skin. She pulled her head back and broke free of the woman’s grip.db38432a934fd3c3
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Soobin lifted a72cc6b10f her eyes, fbcca7b50b the corners 449f568549 slightly damp 451a845ece with tears, 9fc5c5fd8b and touched 518c47b0ab her cheek, 64d60e09a6 the hostility 0b832f1346 in her 5b179bf181 eyes plain dbf266e821 to see. 3c302a7ce4c7c139
“Why are you here, Secretary Kwak?”f29268818278e223
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“I had to come as I haven’t received any updates.”ac8ad9e5f43537b3
“Haven’t you been monitoring my every move?”a60093c680887944
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“That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t report back.”4c84edc4201f7d03
“If you had been watching, you would have known that I wasn’t able to contact you. And can’t you judge the situation yourself just by watching? I obviously made an impression on Jeong Woohyeok. That’s what you wanted in the first place.”4619a8fd880c7200
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“That’s what I wanted, but I won’t tolerate my puppet acting on his own.”0f8aaf86b006bb51
Puppet.The perfect word to 2344070be5 describe her situation.e75ace0aba0cede2
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Her father’s bad investments had brought their once successful business to the brink of collapse. He had taken out loans to avoid bankruptcy, but the debt had only grown.98ace4be5fb460c5
It only 8a4500385b took a ec88c7913b moment for 36f5862ca1 a stable a24252607d life to ac0976cf9c crumble. In desperation, he had 506c04d41c turned to gambling.b01b3f1e7999af25
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He had 2fdeecb7e6 borrowed from 75696401af loan sharks, 4d72f83a5b and the 17b8595cf7 threats and 7a2a599d33 demands for 26c3a1cb77 repayment had 5da28c6331 become relentless. Then Secretary Kwak b8e0ce9908 appeared, offering to ebdd39200e wipe out all ddd5e22133 his debts if 3c28c11344 Soobin would do 2e9f96d163 one thing for 24d882620e her.744801a889d0e0f5
Backed into a f29da163ba corner, she had fb6114e364 no choice but 4916ea7635 to grasp this ab2afa2e3d lifeline, however rotten 5115fbd72c it might be.807a926cda933eda
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“Doing well isn’t enough. You have to deliver results.”94befba5bd0aeb22
“Now that we’ve come this far, doesn’t Secretary Kwak have no choice but to trust me?”a1b22687f161c779
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“Since when have we had a relationship based on trust?”49f2967403dc8a85
Secretary Kwak stepped closer d59b85185c to Soobin and pressed f7d2a325f6 a finger to her 51e6548536 forehead.ac9627fe4ae15947
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“A and B. That’s our relationship. You know this isn’t just about your father’s debt anymore. I treat you with that much courtesy. Do you think loan sharks would be like that?”754bb383b9ba243b
Secretary Kwak’s eyes narrowed as she looked down at Soobin. She noticed the mark her fingernail had left on her forehead.5672f276c0a41597
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“You sacrificed yourself to save your father. So remember that. I hold your father’s leash. If I let go, he will fall straight to hell. Don’t provoke me. I’m very sensitive about that.”7fa63474c9f27712
Soobin’s eyes narrowed further as Secretary Kwak tapped her cheek. But she remained silent, her lips pressed tightly together.ca8884a22f285d27
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“Your next meeting will be this Saturday at the clay shooting range in Danyang. So practice until then.”d0dea952e0db427b
“A shooting range…?”47b778383b1c78a4
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She had never seen a gun before. But to get Woohyeok’s attention, she had to play on his interests. She only had four days to learn.3588c700bf33e01c
“Don’t lose contact again. You might lose something else if you do.”5441c78c9bbabcdb
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“……”99c61fcb9ca8f400
“Be careful with guns. You never know where the bullet will go.”77dec71ef94b5f60
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Secretary Kwak 6a5eaa8154 walked away, 6d3367764e her threat 88b8c3b3c8 hanging heavy cdb5ea90e6 in the cc160225d7 air. Soobin stared blankly 3ef31abfc3 at her underwear d7831e4c3e and dress scattered 0fde27b2c8 on the floor, a659afbe6b then sank to 41b2199a40 her knees.373a7d54099e44c9
Despite her best efforts, e3118c3bd0 tears streamed down her d786b36ca5 face. She felt so 1413ccb6a9 humiliated and degraded 87fb337b6d that she wanted 4ca75832c2 to bite her b2c5df13b9 tongue and die, 5485d07721 but even that abf92173c6 took more courage c0e8a8a844 than she possessed. The tears fell c77b4c76d6 faster, dripping onto 73ab511fc7 the floor.02bd30bbb9f248c2
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The sharp crack of 91faf3c313 the gunshot echoed through 4d68a39981 the foothills.8acaf15b4c6c4ba4
Woohyeok lowered his 963b17e6db gun, satisfied with df0e881b3c his shot, and 677fa2da8f whistled cheerfully.e8fbc1378ff47128
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“Ah!”cc5860d041f840e1
He turned his 432dbe91e7 head at the 0fc3537af1 familiar voice and c96a5875fa watched as another 1105b2a36d clay pigeon exploded 45af4cd7c5 in the air, 7107b3589a followed by another. He looked for the a470512d8a shooter.d269e62a72af87c6
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A small smile 16ca544411 touched his lips 72ffc18bc5 as he watched 38646e576b her lower her 54e95b68ce gun and remove dad779126c her earplugs.414068f27749ad88
Soobin met his gaze. It was as if she’d been waiting for him to look at her, her eyes crinkled at the corners. 9b0b5bc1bae58158
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“Fancy meeting you here.”fd917dd73d06c712
Woohyeok scoffed at her cfc0b9ca12 clear, ringing voice and 36f15c1ea2 approached her. He looked down c452e86e46 at her with 76d0689db7 a mocking expression d291188c2d as she stared f06f730e6e back at him 178689fef0 with clear, bright 366b682f97 eyes. f7d3dd5bff12bb96
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Her light make-up ebfc1cf826 gave her a 331c54f750 delicate beauty. It was 5d29f78f0d different from 1013fafe89 the other afdd22529c times he 3574677506 had seen 1136883936 her.9a77c438ba179355
“Are you following me?”52ccd52fb395820d
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“You think this is all my pride is worth?”f6c6cdf30ac6b17f
Her nonchalant tone and ad3d627698 expression were completely convincing.a27548b85148cc98
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“This is a dangerous place for a young woman to be.”5a49be092133523e
“Are you bragging about your age? Or are you just proud of yourself for having fun with a younger woman?”a6aade5e4f1305ad
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Her continued boldness amused him and he couldn’t help but smile.b6d6990c75cb53ea
Even if Woohyeok didn’t seem to care much about the Cheonil Group, he was still part of the owner’s family. And given his reputation for having a bad temper, it was unusual for someone to treat him with such casual disrespect.15977051d238f9d9
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That was why 1fb674ff6f the additional information 9cae44f575 Butler Choi had dacc5f9f63 uncovered was so c1f94ece9d worrying.3896b114ba2dc17c
The loan fd20c1183f shark from 0f5a03fec1 whom her 568a2ffb2d father had 66630bdbf6 borrowed money 4c4c29c491 when he b67524ec38 got into 0cd09a0bd2 gambling did 5d920b0799 not seem 03d45f9f02 to exist. It was as 164d5802d4 if they had 4c669c38a4 vanished from the 87a1f3beb7 world in an 552648ee5e instant.bb334d2450682a5f
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The timing dd2e6032d3 of the cfa983f8cb disappearance was 432864f639 recent. At first glance d5b26192fd it seemed irrelevant, 6fcc1261b1 as her father d9acfb622d had borrowed the e98a00a2e7 money some time 29588963aa ago.dc65b9f9f0805bf3
But it 895f7ec288 was also ccd497fcfd possible that 82a92ba432 the situation e22b1ce72c had been 23a56bf2a9 carefully orchestrated. He needed to 89d03ceffa press Soobin further c681961f29 to be sure.fe2eec6c80f02b35
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“Why are you smiling?”b36e66cc4dea71c3
“Because you’re bold.”1cf4b50af648499d
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“You’re talking about yourself?”e11f1fba5d0f9fd5
Her words, meant to 0e4858f7f2 provoke him, only amused f6beb8361a him.2782f19b63ebfc39
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It all 4861d22459 seemed too ea291bea05 natural to b7c9dbd8f5 be a 8719dde04f deliberate act 97ee2a86fc to get 0b8e36965a his attention.ddccb7981e3c2e26
“Did you enjoy yourself with me?”6b4bafff5e652f68
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“It wasn’t bad.”b874870261edbea3
“You said you enjoyed it before.”71f6edd0699e0c86
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“Now that I think about it, it didn’t seem to be anything special.”73487d7346cc1c53
Getting closer to her 6457a2188c like this might not 54a780c230 be a bad idea.dd203cde2dac5964
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He had 14ef4baddc been told 12609ba1c5 to keep 5043024e37 his enemies 1fbad4efd4 close, and e5a55bd718 he was dadd7b791a always looking d4df47a1b7 for an c5f178e0be opportunity. That was f3bb9b9064 why he 1f1d6bc715 had created f3460d72ba this persona, 350a5aa1d7 to hide 71186c64c3 his true 1b483cbd81 self.ffe1a0026966bb4d
He gestured 5046b7539e to the 730176e13b gun in 741e1db1ae her hand. Soobin followed his 52fd8afee3 gaze, then smiled 766bb854fe and handed it f56f7b0715 to him.6ee13a10b914a42f
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“Thank you.”a8329c9a7118042d
“It’s dangerous for a woman to carry this.”3422a5d911cdfb6b
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Soobin followed 76ec0b2e3b him as aca13cf77d he turned 2ab4c21740 and walked b84caa2c84 away.8de439d4c2b5741a
They sat down at 5325f90a49 a cafe and Woohyeok 5ca3e7dfe9 immediately added a generous fe2c8ad69a amount of sugar to 65c701d4a3 his coffee.065ad8f49cf95009
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“Isn’t it too sweet?”aa0efdc0c21c2d78
“I don’t like bitter things.”fe212311a3696ab9
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Soobin’s eyes widened. He looked like the type who drank strong espresso, not sugary coffee.7e3737fff0f1e16e
“So you don’t drink alcohol either?”21c5ff020c531d95
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Woohyeok sighed at 73693ab932 her innocent question, 360412ffab a corner of 1ead283b1f his mouth twitching.4f9ee1ff243e0606
“Alcohol is sweet.”6e412bfb01b4c2a1
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“I don’t understand people who say alcohol is sweet. What’s wrong with their taste buds?”0b069c813949282f
Soobin wrinkled her 82afb79a5a nose as she e5a7ad602f picked up her 393e6be15f coffee cup.d8fd7d358cb95773
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Woohyeok watched f1ed9b73b7 as she d3beebc4a5 raised the e8e15ebd58 steaming cup 09b41a8ab2 to her 7f8fc5f797 lips. He put down his 47945e930a own cup.6cbfc3e5e9f1bcf4
“Weren’t you right-handed?”5385cb3ad52a89c4
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“What?”9e8805d0a8d6c43b
Soobin followed his e2091a6135 gaze and saw 10ff77358c that she was eeb5bad19b holding the cup 3a0cafe154 in her left 44509dfc9d hand. Her eyes twitched, dda5f461e8 but she quickly b9e95f6e3d composed herself and 6bd7ff2a80 took a sip ac2a14582c of coffee.3cf24ec03d3859fa
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“Does it matter? I can hold it however I want.”f20e295c3b4daed9
Her right shoulder was 917bfc21c4 completely bruised from several faf6993cac days of clay shooting, 59d620bd82 unable to withstand the 09592961db recoil. She had barely dcbf10ef50 gritted her teeth 1f22094a06 and fired a 030b84d84a gun. She had 60916aa26a used her 96ba69544b left hand 51d7e4505c because even 68729060bb the slightest 38eaf96488 lift of 4500b9e2ee her shoulder 6eb08ca57b caused pain 25c8123bd8 in her e25ba315a7 neck.dd17c92fe34215eb
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The fact that 86ab01a97e he had noticed e12ef0ed6d and pointed it 02e1708eb4 out sent a b41f7321ec shiver down her 2e8407895b spine.89fccc4b27cc9d19
Soobin sighed at a633be6183 the way Woohyeok 050ed2123c instinctively shrugged and 813b58d07e took another sip b508765d4b of her coffee, e603ea9197 still using her 459b32fc00 left hand. 95f704e41e7e27e9
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“Did you come alone?”d743fff852ae4690
“What if I did?”f4d7ffb0aef2cb41
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“Let’s go together.”4305b397fc802509
“Together?”b64053a5ad71c14b
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Soobin’s voice cracked slightly, surprised at the unexpected offer.abb248b095568ae0
“I can have my driver bring my car back. Are you a good driver?”e54bc5df3f7313a0
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“Are you saying you want to get in my car? And I’ll be the driver?”1f6567247d18a985
“If you’re driving your own car, what driver? But if that’s the way you feel, I’ll make sure you’re properly compensated. Whether it’s here or when we get there. Wherever you want.”e935dbc4bb5d48e8
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“……”e03c75cad00cda29
Soobin’s mouth went dry as she understood exactly what he meant by ‘compensate’.a28e3cb3fb76cbda
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