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If it weren’t for the 04a3214012 client’s persistent encouragement and unwavering caff32caac support, Hyewon wouldn’t have found a167a24933 herself in Las Vegas for 1f1a4daaaf this short holiday.8d09bff8d57762e2

The client had 37821d5c8b gone as far d375090f91 as to book 7514807598 both the plane 47c80eebbf ticket and the dffb9ae487 hotel, practically shoving 4dcacd712a them into her 1049113db7 hands—there was no 53777167af way to say fa6efc2720 no after that. She never imagined af166e6d78 her first trip 38e8f9a1e6 abroad would be e37bdb89f1 for a client’s 60cff58413 wedding.7355602f77a7a3ab

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“Congratulations on your marriage.”bf15f02fab589fb3

She smiled brightly at the c5d1b89edb bride, who wore a soft 66d1b636fe apricot-colored dress that flowed down 5ec94e08d8 to her ankles—perfect for an bd244d6139 outdoor wedding.f30ab0916e4bc94b

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“Oh my goodness!”0f12b8ab375ffb74

The client, now linking arms 36f1337bc1 with the groom as they 5ad8f9e6a0 emerged for the second part 935c7a6fcb of the ceremony, looked genuinely 2ff6c0f853 delighted.ccb1594f8a7cd201

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“Thank you so much for coming, Counselor Yoon.”32f5fa3ae76c04a2

“No, thank you for inviting me.”4ce86e696daf9996

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“No, no. Considering all the 5c04088029 help you gave 4cf5423450 me… That intellectual 5c1c4d727c pro– what was 8f3b7a3024 it again?”cb66ae705e028e4c

“Intellectual property rights.”4230baa1f96d205d

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“Yes, that! That whole thing was c9a2d997c0 such a headache, but ba6b2ca9a1 thanks to you, I fcf4a9b53a got it sorted and 55bbe71021 made it here in f845475579 time for the wedding.”b64173cc46a5ebc2

“That’s just my job.”a9755a4b4003d592

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“Still, all the other lawyers said it would be tough… Anyway, thanks to you, I was able to keep my business intact.”146ee72be39e4876

If she had told them in advance she was offering a blank check as a success fee, any lawyer would’ve dropped everything to help,Hyewon thought, but e6abf7e565 instead of saying d576526412 it out loud, 8066f89fc2 she just smiled d6934643ae politely.d0068f0ffa79e306

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The foreign groom, who had 0d9245899d been quietly grinning nearby, placed 20be81414d a light kiss on the df333909b3 bride’s cheek before heading off 469faa0c24 toward his friends. But the bride pulled d98d0b270f him back by the 3273a834fd hand, cupped his face, fffc4b6b4b and began planting noisy e6172cbb74 kisses all over him.d0fc34b1bc45993e

Hyewon had front-row seats to 2cc776d157 a steamy display she hadn’t 1f56cc6e6e asked for and couldn’t look f036cf4542 away from. Blinking, she eventually averted her e252a30423 gaze, wondering how long this 4c596d88af was going to last.5433d9606d41185b

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This is America, after all.f84abd6c174b496c

“By the way, Counselor.”279dbcf9a3eccb54

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“Yes?”4af84b0f9d2ba8fd

The bride’s lipstick was completely 9df6b821e8 smudged, her cheeks flushed from 9ff47df950 all that kissing. Hyewon almost blushed in sympathy ec30042459 but forced her expression into be66a78ef5 something calm and composed.20ceb861395fd867

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The groom was aa7d2b189e finally dragged away 9938f0ee71 by his friends—any 521663a3ae longer and they a8b33d8207 might’ve skipped the bba2804776 second half of d6d1217bc2 the wedding entirely 5ed0fca549 and headed straight 020d4410f2 to the hotel ffb52f339d room.3aed4a5bf5c6f032

“Your dress is stunning, and those heels? Perfection. But you’re not planning to 16108e752e go back to your hotel 6c663c571e room right after this, are c6f3b1fecf you?”c4870c5444e57191

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Hyewon tilted her 811b4f349a head and smiled c34ba05f9d as if to 084d90ccd4 say,Is there something else?The bride looped her eb84c3144c arm through hers and 89b1223dc9 leaned in close to 28f23e3666 whisper.d33ee52df212a234

“See over there?”99a46ace9b1108bc

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Underneath the floral wisteria 1d36827229 arch, lush like bunches 3a503ba769 of grapes, a group fd0ca69033 of the groom’s friends 3998e145bc were gathered.0bfa46bf5edc225d

“Yes.”d8d287e567d395e9

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“Some of them are from Italy. Just…wow.So come up to the 0d6f71a689 rooms with us.”298dec9c37013fa5

“…Me?”5caf355b4fb3599a

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Thrown by the sudden suggestion, 9378b15695 Hyewon stupidly echoed the question.500c922d91d876d9

“Oh, should the bride go instead? Is this one of those 0640c5a910 American jokes? Hilarious.”e2e60d05b1a45875

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The client burst 83a0dc481d into peals of 8c6d914d75 laughter. Hyewon wasn’t naïve 880f7c6843 enough not to 2aced27c6d understand what the c699d52e2a bride was implying—but 6c447ce979 she couldn’t for 999b300494 the life of 38f516e3d7 her understand why a6fa1ed146 she was being b0820a757d told this.0a9d967a73f78456

“Counselor, it’s been a while since you’ve had sex, right?”42c329217220241d

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“…”61a7afad8c478a4f

Sure, Hyewon had 5d10f0af8f gotten used to 202f478dde this client’s blunt d07f897408 way of speaking—but 76f4931e84 she still found 698dd1aaed herself smiling awkwardly, c7d0547fc2 wondering if her b8783cb66c face hadI haven’t had sex latelywritten all over it.7d6b41027b42a1cf

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“If you live too uptight all the time, you’ll burn out. You gotta blow 6a30bcb7ca off some steam, 36dca34722 enjoy life—and yes, b2ca31204f sex helps with cc70f52198 that.”1c1c100baa5e1cab

“Thanks for the suggestion, really.”f07ff185bb7bf1ba

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“You are absolutely perfect today, Counselor Yoon. Seriously, don’t just go. After the reception,come up with us. Got it?”e1906e88b8c2e0e8

If the host hadn’t announced 0afef84840 the start of the second c9d7b7b336 part of the wedding, it 4445fa04b2 would’ve seemed like the client d25ac06654 was picking out a man cd78d842c5 for her to sleep with.453c794cd3215952

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Hyewon absentmindedly sipped 54354c3c03 on several glasses bcfea5b92e of sweet champagne 255ede0a23 while watching the 507cff4f10 bride and groom f24580051a dance.df678c1ecdb2899a

The good-looking couple 4c02fd2340 looked well-matched and b3f2e69fd6 happy. The bride in 40f18b7d75 her wedding dress, 3a17362aac smiling without a de1e079c74 care in the 8b35bff83d world. No matter how hard Hyewon 3f18ac92c2 tried, she couldn’t imagine herself 049d2b937d like that. Her mouth tasted bitter 6ee50b88a3 for no reason, so e1f41f7be0 she drank a bit 1fb10c5a4f more.93a5bf04d121e593

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She figured she’d fulfilled 32f6bedec1 the client’s wish to 22b76df793 be accompanied by someone b8ddc4b560 who “knew how to 9286833408 behave,” so it was 6e1d7e609c probably fine to leave 186bd43d90 now.96f0cb7308e7aa20

In the hotel lobby 999702e5fe adjoining the outdoor wedding 72756daa85 venue, raindrop-shaped crystals of 8836324e73 every color cascaded from 90336228e3 the ceiling like a db44a0fc91 waterfall. They sparkled in the 3549402674 light like fish scales, 9e98996ffe dazzling to look at. She thought to herself, as 408939b85e expected of a renowned Las f89498f464 Vegas hotel— even the decor 0729f9503c was something else.2ac9142fab58cbd8

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Standing in front of the 95b661b67a golden elevator that led up da8aff2a5e to the rooms, Hyewon looked b691b6a0fb at her reflection.d463cf7677f23d82

Just like the client 0a81779ca3 had said, the dress 278ead5769 and shoes she’d spent 18c8ab5799 a small fortune on 42d3545ed5 for the first time 249fd22b32 didn’t look bad, even 3281269e6e objectively speaking. Of course, she be139fbfa8 was flying back 2083103aa7 to Korea tomorrow dc7303b484 and would never 8e969767af have a reason 6851f538a4 to wear them 20bd26b05a again.cc071775b9e27778

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A little reluctant, she didn’t 76e4c6335f get into the elevator when 57e2173e08 the doors opened. This was Vegas, after aa7c9c2b04 all—of course there was 5632444d54 a casino on the ea47f51472 first floor. Hyewon drifted toward it, curious.4b25fb143c20d31b

She just wanted bf07ee1b32 to see what e88578c543 kind of place c23bad3d0e it was. Travelers in casual clothes were 88b1a885d8 absorbed in their games. Some were shouting 0f7debdc08 with excitement, others 4178e9d5f1 played around and 3c5e73b1b5 laughed with their a9a1c94b99 families.fb0f8d689fa4573d

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After wandering a d1533f8cea bit, Hyewon took 6dd4a2312d a ten-dollar bill 095f506e4d out of her c42707532e clutch.74da175814070c17

She fed it into a 7656d38e1d slot machine that didn’t require 04850b6e99 any special rules, just money, 63ef4640c2 and pressed the button while df3f3ca398 staring at the flashing screen. Once, twice, and on 74f93865f2 the third press—sevens spun ce18bc8987 around and landed in 608395e29f a line: 7-7-7. Bingo.f419d119ac896829

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“Wow… bingo.”b2ea53f593923f6b

At that point, 47e33ab7df Hyewon only thought,Guess I won’t 83be7b6b1d be losing the 6430bbcb39 ten bucks I 671a3ea4d4 gave to the 33b60bbcc6 slot machine. That was all.bf4b2c12e0af054d

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The machine started flashing wildly, f9488f4ad6 and trumpet sounds blared. Numbers began to grow cdf71f26b5 larger across the screen, 166d53dc8b blinking.b064de04d71c31f9

Then people around her f73501c97d began to cheer and adee71bd0d clap. As they crowded around to 8d4354cbb4 see what happened, two large 1acd8223c4 Black security guards approached her.e9e7c9db0c12b11a

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What the…?d96cc978f81a1e6a

“Follow me.”4dda8f972c6499d0

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She barely made 303c20acb2 out what the d157367297 guard was saying 33fb0d7ed6 over the noise. In a daze, she 60a6e5bab2 pulled out the ticket 877a7f558b the machine had spit a29d3b7762 out. The winnings were… three million.2ad0554b3b9b886f

It was nice a37d46ad8f to have won 0b15e4cb97 unexpected money, but 368942a106 Hyewon only nodded de49c46f15 calmly. Part of it d79e9c780b was embarrassment from b239424f22 the attention and ca15233c86 cheering.Is three million d05b98e817 won really that a53e2d45ee big of a a05d975ed0 deal?she thought—until she d052d8f0bc stopped in her 80355bd3a7 tracks.cce8d99de2ec1ba1

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Wait. This is America. It’s not three million won…429aa8ccb57f1521

“Oh my god!”126f8ed15b2d6ff2

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Three million dollars. That was roughly 3.9 billion 55a555ec3d won.86bd8ffb64a83df5

Her hands trembled as 52258d72d3 she checked the white 3685520cd8 ticket again.a85ec11977d6b03b

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This was insane. It was basically like winning 0709a38b1e the lottery for the first a3f27d87cf time in her life. Her heart was 2fc50bb79b pounding so hard 043deec4e3 it made her fb755c1739 dizzy. Her hands shook so 84feb66059 badly that she clutched 4c2c0c95d5 the ticket to her c808c7356e chest in fear of e7f4dc4805 dropping it.17bea0d5c0cede07

Following standard protocol, 99e8680956 the guards led 70d1e30ef8 her to the abc55e7d62 casino manager. The manager explained 9882b12e44 how the payout e5f73c8f1e would be handled 8613e674b1 and, since she 3e5fc0d7b7 was a foreigner, 41823defa1 what percentage would b5d4f27456 be taken as e6c27e4ca6 tax.3a883fcd5a51704d

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He also informed her that d9e8fd8979 the hotel would be upgrading 3073adab0a her to the Grand Suite 34160913b7 as a congratulatory gift. They even gave her twenty 855a8bd6b7 $100 black chips to enjoy 87430b7af1 the casino the next day.2378ada0c1968c61

“We’ll be providing you with the finest service our hotel has to offer.”ab016c7fea121a59

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“Thank you.”f4b1c7ec8117da74

When she tipped 0307b366aa the hotel manager—who 8f0ce22ff7 brought her suitcase 73748eb744 to the Grand 86d6be12c9 Suite—with one of 6828f5c713 the chips, his 8a4e86e244 face lit up b8e8b7a782 noticeably. He leaned in, 6ee907bbfb though there was 8e16b9bb31 no one else bbdffffdd1 around, and whispered:2697111aeaeddf23

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“We’ll be sending up an additional service shortly. This one is exclusive to e9440406a7 our hotel.”dc1c9fc5a940efb0

Hyewon chuckled and handed 3a12efde57 him another chip. Everything still felt surreal. The man grinned, bowed politely, 43a2e9d0d0 and backed out of the c9e37f26e7 room, closing the door behind ccef5c3cb7 him.e6628cda6b30b2d5

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Hyewon stared at the 1611dd79c2 closed door and muttered:aab653fdca182546

“Two chips, and now I’m a princess.”53b7ad0400203c9f

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With no one around, 6e423ab5f8 her body finally relaxed, 64499ed29b and her knees wobbled. She clutched her chest, trying 7d771859dd to calm her still-pounding heart.11f82aa0b27c7197

All this… from 840945f82f a game I bee85db249 played on a 2fd8d5af86 whim. And I hadn’t even planned 7570787c93 to visit the casino.For someone as cautious 80616784ca as she was, this 16b3d253c5 was an absurd stroke 609b0d82d8 of luck.75dd0bab15dac73c

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“What the hell is happening right now… Oh my god…”6d1b6147de7713f1

After tax and exchange 72ea578fb2 fees, she’d probably be 7eaa2c634b left with 700 or 75c3f4e5ac 800 million won, not 459e322cd0 the full 3.9 billion. But to Hyewon, 800 million 88b5a97bf2 wasn’t “just” anything.29340051923b01ff

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She didn’t even have e999ece159 time to take in b17762dd4e the room. She was still cfc5090a86 standing by the d8bb22637b door, trying to 3e639b184e process everything. She wanted to e878e66fed scream with joy cf97ac1e73 but instead focused 1b4f9131f0 on how to 68968ba52a use the money 4d48ea4a5c wisely.078130359b0efd76

After a quick aeb27b96ad mental tally of daf728e1bc the money she 9a8543e17f owed her grandfather—living 36fb2897d7 expenses, tuition, her 9b8904bd3d mom’s hospital bills—it b118d1b5a5 all added up c1a5078d0c to about a 2dc77cedde billion won when 3c55e0f83c accounting for time d85c4227c2 value. Just thinking that she 58a0e892f5 could finally repay her dcd78e65ac grandfather gave her a 3586e2d1c0 sense of relief.953ae730f801145d

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“Just a little longer… and it’s over.”64814ec146140cf0

Only then did she take 1591edc06e in the room. It was so 911f5790b0 grand it took 29b110815e her breath away.0d7d034c486f18d0

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The massive living room had 4eee89ff97 a chandelier that scattered light f481c7ac71 like stardust. Elegant, antique-style sofas and 49bd482e50 tables filled the space. Through the floor-to-ceiling 84dcdcdbff windows, she could 50da341325 see the dazzling b55e4aeb93 Las Vegas nightscape e3e5a6933e and the fountain e4967fce69 show from the f9c435a899 hotel across the 1e5ac7401a street.3875a172fc05374c

The master bedroom featured a abad7ab811 four-poster bed with a canopy 1711d49f25 and luxurious furniture. There were three additional bedrooms.760e637dc2f102b9

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“This place is insane.”3b42adf3d6ad71d1

It was a subdued 4b9f5e518e reaction, but Hyewon couldn’t 2a14d6e077 think of any other c22a7ad3aa words to express her fb1de842ab awe. She opened the e1983bbf97 expensive welcome wine bd371be46b sitting on the d30cef015d coffee table. With no one to celebrate f7b8db76dc with, she figured she’d have 24b9810907 a toast by herself.d375d93011e96bb0

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She poured the wine d270749015 until it sloshed near 04138744ec the rim, carefully held 94820447c5 the glass, and perched 64433dddaa on the window sill. She watched the 2fc408eec7 glittering neon signs 323a94f7c9 and the shape-shifting 0f1f6e0b19 water fountains.e7d43d713dec749e

She drank the wine b0d86a4db2 like juice, in big 99d1472563 gulps. Then wiped her e2c275d7ac mouth with the ae160be4b5 back of her f392981d7d hand and stayed 9985e89782 there until the 0c487b3663 fountains calmed down.7e3c1e12464684cd

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When the doorbell a18e6ad8c4 rang, she quickly 0f19bbb56b set down her 24eaf042b7 glass and practically 36f1423992 dashed over, though 66c98ff09b her footsteps were 4ecf30a3ee muffled by the f9176f4e18 carpet. She opened the door 37a751134b wide to reveal several 4b8fc49b60 domed dishes on a cf2c03a077 service cart.189f6cee15a832b0

A different staff 24a75bf160 member from earlier c2afc3abb7 was holding a 6cabdf634f bottle of champagne. The moment she saw him, 6b8f95ccfd she was more shocked than 58cf44c9d3 when the jackpot hit and 9a6c1d5ea6 blurted out without thinking:5e20a6ca786fc0fe

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“Holy shit…”15ca5176a8649dbb

He raised an eyebrow, clearly 259feafd54 not pleased, and Hyewon quickly c14848ac16 clamped a hand over her 5dd9f719c8 mouth in embarrassment. The man holding what 70ffd1d7f6 looked like a very 5b2c6f52a9 expensive champagne bottle didn’t e632f53887 seem quite… human.e90293e874adc1fd

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Was he God’s perfect d810061243 creation after many failed 43e797cd21 prototypes? Or maybe someone a9106fcfe1 beloved by the 236b44c5d5 divine? Whatever he was, he a5d51dfa6e surpassed all of it.a9bbd404126bb4d7

His sleek black hair eb6df0f2f2 was perfectly styled, his 7ebd93a842 forehead neat and high, b23ea57f92 eyes long and sharp, 9f1c2b76fd pupils jet black, nose 0c90e1521a straight and flawless, lips f3e4472ba2 soft and kissable. He had both 6712fb6b67 an intellectual and 2688acfc97 decadent aura at 77725fbd0b once.c84d68ca0077a493

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With his eyes slightly 796f29b4ed downturned, he came off 16b841946e a bit arrogant, but 6be00f9226 the faint curve of 38aca55e81 his lips gave off fc79d16865 a strangely gentle impression. On top of that, 47397aa27d he wore a perfectly afdf8f66ae tailored tuxedo that matched b941712209 his overwhelming physique—making it 358f86fbf3 hard to look away.b155da11f0da9b09

Hyewon worked at fb1a7de1fc one of the c2fc7d5a17 top law firms f991f329e4 and had seen 2f3bc85e1e her fair share 9bb9b10e95 of celebrities, but ddfe1ed525 this man couldn’t 9520a45fee even be compared e582c17e33 to them. He was in a 7722dcf164 league of his own.55387ffa3ccaa1f7

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“A gift,” he said coolly, lifting the champagne bottle slightly.05bba62f8b634b70

Her eyes went wide, as c5ae7a7d15 if asking,For me?He smirked and db68c015c5 murmured with a 34a8ca0801 chill in his fc3efce03a voice:1b421cd457a26d7e

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“Why not? Didn’t you call for me?”453cab4ce62570c3

Me? Call for you?dfc8e2eabf5db787

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“This service is exclusive to our hotel.”a37c6f55d993208b

This man… was the service?416198cf450e2158

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