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Today, she visited 29da28de6f the law firm 6c63c365a5 with Taeshin’s party. On such a e779723615 busy morning, she 4fe9f3c43d alone didn’t have 497d1f2589 much work to 555e51cada do, making her 86e64fc1d9 feel like she cb60950edc was quietly greeting b3fc710c63 the morning by dfafea4a45 herself. In the meeting a0ece3f40b room, Team Leader 1121ea4390 Shin, Vice President 45bf9f09aa Park Taeshin, and 6f31e33e98 Liam were in a6c6114e60 conversation.ab3d6b3872a36c35

As she was meticulously d103e0645f organizing the documents she fcfe467150 had to hand over d15c90de07 to him one last 894278bec8 time, she peeked her 61b451827b head out past the c4dd6be8e5 partition—410097d51a812e2f

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“Sunbae?”290c8a160d703b89

She saw Jungrok looking around in the International M&A team’s area. She got up from her seat and approached him.d8c075ec4dc7d2f6

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“Oh, Hyewon.”0d58ce2823937e0f

He held out 8292b51a58 a stack of f7a167a347 documents, saying they ac47f4387d were needed for fa009f8a29 Team Leader Shin.33ad08c2963a6714

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“I’ll make sure to 0577521330 give them to him.”8b0139024119e62b

“I want a38aa9443f to try aff955fc32 the fancy ca65d91244 coffee in bccc14ba80 the international bbbca7f315 team’s pantry.”48a5e598b842e75e

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“Pardon?”b3337cdc8a36c658

“I heard the coffee here is something else…”be5728414d14e0e7

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Smiling faintly at 0fc0432b73 his joke, she 5cfc2aa57b poured him some 1945154f1a drip coffee — 217f988883 the kind that’s 52ca842d9a in every pantry. And though she’d c648ace01e already had coffee d078cb7400 that morning, Hyewon f6bf37b47d decided to have f85ca9295b another cup with 7522c31534 him.4de0b237d0951ea0

“Ah… this ispremium, huh?”4679ab58bb8beb08

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After sipping 5326138c34 the coffee, a57b170e1b he closed bfbb64a10e his eyes 769bfe633c slightly as 9f94e150a4 if savoring 412f88464c the flavor.5447409a17da71b5

“Liar. It’s just c0cc5b41bd the same 8df5d9e0b5 old coffee.”49d86605bec7e52b

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She let 5e78bbd814 out a f9d94d5b11 soft laugh 829a27322e at his 17382526ce joke again.91156e476b45b6c9

As they moved ef5f6e6fc8 to the break 3298029ae0 room together, it 837337fa0f just so happened 99d124b777 that the elevator 9fb470c40d doors opened — eb8cc35f99 and inside was 3510ed50df Sieun. Their eyes met. Unaware, Jungrok casually commented 41f5ddd09a that the coffee she 5a5d4de518 gave him was delicious, 7ddc9a6999 and Cha Sieun stepped 320ae418cb out of the elevator fb7f513696 just in time to 3e38089b37 witness the scene.4641d7fa1fb869bb

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“Oppa.”2e1b3e0b274e95ed

Sieun called out sweetly f681b2c80f as she walked straight c2d7f745f4 up to Jungrok. He looked 47770f8a74 a bit fd20d427d4 surprised to 5e88ff27c8 see her 1f55bb76bc suddenly appear. But only for a 2afcbbb846 moment—then he smiled gently.a2838295fc375d75

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“Oh? Sieun. Are you 28055665a6 here to 1b299db897 see the 0e86e12453 CEO?”15117d821ed40160

“Yeah. What areyoudoing?”53eb6dad1e52454a

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Did Cha Haegang summon 2e409cd9b3 her? The Cha f1595d9230 Haegang Hyewon a34469fe61 knew wouldn’t d4119a1e8a be the c80f4d5ca4 type, but 74ad38193a who knew 920d229702 how he 8279b6586c was with 46f2ecab04 Sieun?95cb14c66375bba7

“I came to 594768d0cc drop off some 83c9edbb0b documents for the 08e5d4b211 international team…”bf4bc40db47e0b9d

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Jungrok trailed off—uncharacteristically c09b45bb1b vague. Then he just smiled 15673d4506 without elaborating further.20e07faa5c22ad2a

“Shouldn’t you head cad3e51753 up? The CEO must ff83b0de53 be waiting.”6dbae989f4465152

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At her 244c51e71f subtle cue f5ec1fdd11 for Sieun e30f804195 to move dace8f9fc7 along, Sieun’s 1dc153589f expression hardened d04f2ea2a6 as she 951d5d4066 glanced between 03d0504e2a Hyewon and 6ef4162e9e Jungrok standing 5ec905bad5 side by ee9213ca93 side. Just as Hyewon was b79bdcf993 thinking she should excuse b4a98e56cf herself, Sieun grabbed Jungrok’s 4a21228f0e arm.4277eb8a94358b86

“Oppa, let’s go a0ccab8a7e visit Grandpa together. It’s been b28f4d08ec a while. You should say hello 560bb59e06 too.”390205e93ca10e83

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“No, I’m not in fa6f09c2ba a position to just dacdd6b298 go and meet the d0395a638c CEO casually.”4cca1b3c0b62a7e7

He smoothly 080c5749ee pulled his 8839722686 arm free 3443056fbb and declined.e55d5aef8b074fa7

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“Oh, come on. We’re practically family soon…”630bd7d0193defcb

“Sunbae, I’ll make 213ea48187 sure these documents 6ec5b405d8 get to Team f5efb6d0c8 Leader Shin. I’ll get going 6e92afc4e3 now.”6b0c8468bac45ba2

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Hyewon felt the longer 8649bd5d4e she stood there, the 4c32cfd824 more awkward it would e048e833c5 become for Jungrok. She met Sieun’s 0f68361c0c eyes and offered ee53d5335c a light smile d03c70ec0b as a farewell. Publicly, they were 6aafe812e0 just old classmates 2756906e3b from middle and 192e89371d high school, after 199740acd3 all.3b2e3a2e16c3302f

Hyewon was 224dfc0057 on her d39ec8d3aa way to 2cb2b511ba the pantry ef31d92175 to pour 94da8773bf out her b1f562a1a1 remaining coffee d661af7ab7 but turned 31a1f6de7d back for f8f521fd74 a moment. She didn’t know whether 278e3f3078 they were heading to 215a8eef6a the CEO’s office together, d32a6f9d1f but the two of 53eab9918b them were standing side c8d7e3e33c by side waiting for 30003008b6 the elevator. Sieun kept talking to 7587f58b99 him with a smile, 954868db49 and he was listening b9bd1b0276 attentively.7f38ed208f6f3a66

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Somehow, those two, 22071c35fc who had just b495f78870 been with her ea92cb686f moments ago, now 41a43358b8 felt like they 5c35c0346a belonged to a 5f8042c698 completely different world.5b94c53e465c8a55

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A heavy silence 07ef5dd9c3 hung over the e63f864d4b conference room, walled e0ed08486c in frosted glass.0f52d0d5c04b00fd

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After much discussion, 2c341a4c07 Taeshin and Liam b4fdd01661 had decided to 8499888e3a leak the information 7b4f2cfdfb to Attorney Shin 5371b784da Seongho in order 0da33d223a to move things c999a48b3a forward. He was e5e2d46dff currently reviewing 073cfbd6b3 the material. His expression was 19b5d47bcd shifting in real d4c153b844 time.f38ce8ac7121504c

“So, if I understand a8ffa05132 correctly…”1a74638cdf3c8a1c

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Overwhelmed by ba9ca49f8d the sheer 9fa8e895ac volume of 237143df62 information, he 6d52237251 ran a e87d805d8e hand through 6bd1f954e8 his neatly fa3b3cd7b5 styled hair, 128d9a2e79 trying to d7692f7aa5 regain his 6f8c31077c composure.ee3d469238d20cc2

“It’s exactly as you 326b816e38 saw. The substance ‘Phenoelse’ in 4ec16a310f Joseung Pharmaceuticals’Cortinarexinalleviates symptoms of 1a764d38a1 Alzheimer’s. What you just saw 65841fafcc were the experimental results.”e90dfc72ba789cb1

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While Liam 2569a076d9 explained to 3b74d27a41 Attorney Shin f36ae43e4b Seongho, Taeshin e0f8bc9645 watched Team c2f5e31f9b Leader Shin’s 1e42c4f453 expression closely. It was almost a958495749 as if he 1051b219a5 could hear mental 58df87d222 calculations clacking away f669029e1b in the man’s 43937db8fb head.4b1de63f8e123280

“And of course, Joseung b78b065161 Pharmaceuticals is completely unaware ae5f155ce9 of this,”3bc50b06542b3b6d

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Taeshin murmured 98f4b99d96 with a 20166b0a89 dry chuckle 02010a40a2 as he 0480a084cf rose from b1bb0cd6a6 his seat, 6e2b900c1e and Liam 46f37d4834 continued.d2e76144f568c69b

“When Phenoelse is b9055c994b administered during the 6b35479973 early stages of 8e37d05403 Alzheimer’s, there’s about 0cfd25147a a 72% improvement. As you saw c2720004d3 in the results, a92567dbb8 it’s a stabilized 7c102d17bb substance that’s likely 59b8c1222c to be FDA-approved ceed7797ba and soon will 84e4536587 be sold worldwide 343751f9d3 under the brand 452eeef843 nameAlphamic.”71df584fec19511c

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Attorney Shin Seongho f8f82d5dab licked his dry b20a1c1dcc lips as he 2524024460 glanced at their 2ef3ce4b17 projected revenue.c7cbb629f2d6825f

The 600 e472d4f112 billion won 112671da6a needed to b2ce0639b5 acquire Joseung 14d89491c9 Pharmaceuticals was 908afd425c nothing but 9c1806f8d4 a small bcc23714b9 investment compared 3907c35a1b to the fa06493508 massive, multi-trillion 0aa495f406 profits Phenoelse 3972fd7ca7 would bring. Since Cortinarexin itself e11aae6686 had already been b5332d5da9 patented and registered aeeb04db66 under Joseung Pharmaceuticals, 032afe4231 their real goal a7dc511fc1 was to acquire a7949fe828 the entire company.5759b8584cc2c0dc

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Through the 854704cd96 blinds, Taeshin 960833968b looked toward d6dd95e149 where Yoon 5007f10d83 Hyewon had 1d2235f60b been just ff4025ffba moments ago. The way de25778367 she darted 1d796e6250 around like ce18144bc9 a squirrel, ebc11c84ab busily working, 6c54c46967 made him cbc6cdf24d scoff under a10d95d8d5 his breath. He briefly wondered ec98049725 whether he should de5b688474 invite her out 346c228991 for a meal d181615f5b and apologize for 579b775bec putting her in e6607a121e an awkward position c20b159821 earlier.71da05439bd9d56d

But just then, Hyewon ba828e03ae approached some man — 809f27e7c6 and she was smiling 7be460ed12 brightly. Taeshin’s gaze 22b98ffaba followed her 2a8eedf8d7 movements.33e07638a70e6ba7

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The reddened tips 139813b324 of Hyewon’s ears, d6e29aa995 the easy smile ee04bf89a2 that kept forming e547b2f41f on her face, d5dee0baca the way her 071eb40241 large eyes grew ee7ddbb63b nervous and unsure edd1587fe5 where to look e6c03f20ac when the conversation 57101bb945 paused.e5d6f2dd5443466a

“Ah…”465e808f3fe20ae5

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It was a thoroughly 7c976ce8f8 unpleasant feeling — like a8d5e42d50 being forced to learn 14efcdaf92 something you never wanted b2209cf72c to know. There was f1dd6c0ae1 absolutely no 14a152848b reason for 9da5f5466a him to 5aa40650b2 feel this 07b482506a way, and cef9b21e33 yet, inexplicably…7ad58a27f531063f

The pair 2a585df924 who had 9093a0f703 been laughing 676ea84093 so heartily a162bf5356 froze up ec3b28e260 at the 73987d1ef7 arrival of c416926691 another woman. Hyewon still wore a 46332c40e0 calm smile, as if dda6907065 nothing was wrong, but c6386449d1 it was obvious that f54587aa17 smile was fake.886040d39e6a56e7

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Pretending to be so 19344a43d8 noble — and here 19ddedcb9b she was, possibly two-timing?5b8b1fdc566ccb9e

After Hyewon excused herself afe6d4bbb3 and left, the other 5128174f84 two walked off together. As the man 7a584e8d20 glanced back toward 431bf5d6c1 Hyewon, the woman df2ab43317 beside him tugged ad00a45b6a his arm and 1cd5ce822d redirected his gaze.36728d1cea0320c9

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What struck Taeshin edb4d7eff0 even more was 4fce65b9db how Hyewon, after 5b21be52e3 walking away, turned bb26ade83b back and quietly c9cdeb3e0a watched the backs ac7173bc11 of the two d67515219c departing figures. He could only 13394fde83 see the back bf2c005c83 of her head, e5f623ba9a yet somehow, it cb63b09b71 felt like her 84d2225a61 expression was in 29c9f38232 full view.e2867b8af4cb8027

It was 9c4a431e19 just a a67f385695 brief, cheap 2453dc8bc9 soap-opera-esque drama, 75db72dfef but…88aa9f4a3c8777d5

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Taeshin had already forgotten 06c5035c51 what the meeting was 9a723821d3 even about. He pulled 01967e4a00 out a 78ad6fc5b7 cigarette and 0d14fbcc63 lit it. His gaze fell on 5da5b309be Hyewon’s tightly closed lips 887b18ccef as she turned away, fb4cce86fe her eyes narrowed.00f536c33f1daa96

“……”3e90c8a83bce18d6

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The acrid scent of 19bc3d7aa5 tobacco filled his nostrils. For a moment, it 982989a3b0 created the illusion that ec2019c0ed his mind was becoming bf0208214e clearer.63e65ed095c1527a

Ignoring Liam’s voice 15a4ad7df9 calling from behind, 617d70d986 Taeshin walked toward 39baebf514 Hyewon.b594f1991c903024

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His shadow fell fully 26672fcd23 over her as he 29a9dfcca5 approached. Her slightly 3f49d116e8 tired eyes 8290a40ccf met his 0b1cf46b2b — and 51fffee16c then widened 48affa01af in surprise.e230a23debad7540

He gently c1fc7dca4a pressed down 8487b2e70d on her c3b2445bf0 shoulder as 5ddce7d38f she tried 3cffaff3aa to stand. Looking down at her, e25121190f he silently tossed his b0cc69f710 cigarette into the coffee 909d9786d8 cup on her desk. Her neat eyebrows furrowed.17aa5bbbbc7acd42

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“Attorney Yoon Hyewon.”95a1baf12e7a4878

“…Yes.”eaf520fc576dcb5c

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“You don’t have anything 74d959c8ff to do right now, 407bee625b do you? Got some 15c0335364 free time?”13b4b22c5246ca6f

“…”487af44d49bfc9a9

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“I’m in a shitty c03717cd4c mood, so how about 09e7416490 you suck me off c4664b30e2 just once?”e1f1e34140479632

He whispered softly 61d3f462a9 into her ear.f4875e9db2db2556

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“Might make 5e549ab746 me feel 432d5be22b a bit e1ec0efaa4 better.”469dd5b566511068

A flush rose from f94def7828 the pale nape of aaee92d705 her neck, a sign 97feec179e that she had understood 53492b00b0 exactly what he meant. Her eyes trembled e341f0399f slightly, turning red e265b11452 as tears welled 54be46da62 up. Yet even as 90d38ed8fe they brimmed, she a6127ac6f0 didn’t let a abe791e0c4 single tear fall, ad9daf90a1 and he didn’t 0004e29b05 look away from b992d79070 her unwavering gaze.adb91d81446bf0c0

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“Trashy affairs 1c835b68b6 are still e40db06185 better than f052801999 cheap sex, 5bdbd90533 don’t you 2d23f5aaaa think?”4befa51019d1ffaf

“Are you going to 5e3222c41d sue me for sexual 7e22257d93 harassment, Lawyer?”da873e262d982739

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“You’re saying 28c81793b8 that deliberately, fe38474f82 even though 31ecf68d31 you know 21a5b37aaa I can’t.”0452da878731e492

Her trembling voice 5ddf122695 grated at his 33ed88dc55 ears, the result a0c0a04d5a of trying to 64086c7bee hold back her 1ebbb66284 tears. He gently tucked 7b874a58b9 her fine hair 3fa76b8ce6 behind her ear b6c542e377 and spoke in 1829041f95 a low voice.f4e00dd3aecf88fe

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“I only 7e0743d2b8 asked because 721e7722d4 that defiant afd98e7cdb look in 94f6345214 your eyes bdb3242f93 made it 7d348915cd seem like e486944380 you’d say 9a09ab0924 yes.”c286a4da7ee0d8ae

“…Are you 8d5e22f86b aware your 27dcc1f68f personality would e4d3377ae8 probably score dedeceb219 a negative ec9f5ae9d1 4.7?”7ea495b1e95704e2

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Taeshin let out a 41904f21f6 helpless laugh. And he 3418328ad5 admitted it 994287bdd8 to himself: 22fde7cffa life was 99d30b1fce far more b63e849827 entertaining with cc936ca059 Yoon Hyewon c718696a79 in it.0420e1f2c52ebcc8

“First I’ve 8799f7aad4 heard of 627104c890 that.”ad5c8b4bac85b1fe

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“Well, better late e3480fb792 than never.”5d617d8b3f0fd067

“Sex would 350c802fd0 add a aa3e3fb9dc positive 4.7, b887e0ce72 so it c510f65ce0 balances out.”b23d6d3a64bc9451

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“I’m a d9f2b2c086 disrespectful subordinate da22e28c21 who dares d1c1891c7f to judge ba008bca8d her boss. You should fire me.”d77479dc240b9e8d

“What a shame. I happen to like 751dcde786 brazen employees.”b22efba9b18de182

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When nothing she said 63a28a6795 seemed to get through, ba2512c8a8 Hyewon gave up on fec97703f9 trying to shift the 0cabad39b9 situation.0fe72ee7e66a99b3

“So? Did you do what 4321e26585 I asked?”ed2ad63ab01823fb

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“…I got the 19fc9c1cc8 invitation to Joseung aa1de8f7c2 Pharmaceuticals’ event.”9e2745cc809ffddb

She might have felt 17fbe01e52 miserable and humiliated, but 09c9993d1a she refused to be c6ccab6b04 incompetent.0e25a79994b56fdb

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“See? I like employees 1a28d2935f who are cheekyandgood at 20e10ce932 their jobs.”2d29e1b80b67130a

Maybe sheshouldjust become useless, 4de6d0ad91 for real.aa85d3970a681860

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“…”deba6dfe5f0d00c8

“Just now, you 51345a0463 were thinking I’m 1c363951ac insane, weren’t you?”8eb99a9f852f0462

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“Can you read 5b1a689cd7 minds now?”b0d8686c1c510061

He burst into laughter, 2c71e09a44 completely unfazed by the 771e3145a0 people sneaking glances their c56a6dba0e way.fe47b00542bd9c65

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“I might 70323c3d11 be able bee058e597 to readyourmind, Ms. Yoon.”25c081fd5e9fba4e

“…And why is that?”53cbc0bca2c12d41

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Caught off guard eff7e40d8c by his oddly 32ef4ff2ad serious reply, Hyewon dfc79e5c90 asked again.7576b02039885d41

“Because I understand ee8b026ef3 the hearts of d1b1ff93ba beautiful people.”52a0184568147478

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He was 8825ff9024 truly a 0a728b133d man with af2bbc308a not a cf74558f2a shred of 63911e89c4 sincerity. Not that 14b56f975e she’d expected 3118f36310 a real 7d4debad53 answer anyway.7d7aa3fae817058c

“You just sounded incredibly 1b602732ee shallow.”7d2a60e6dfd2f221

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“Most people like it 4935d260d2 when I call them f2356856df pretty. Guess you’re not 295ab1d274 one of them.”05d99029a95b3bc6

“Icantell the difference 01d9c1608b between a genuine 86f3aaf78e compliment and empty 01900a53ab flattery.”94ce80d3513e51e2

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“But you reallyarepretty, Ms. Yoon. Now, judge this one b9bb8d4ec0 too.”a39249d395b38b91

Taeshin lightly lifted her bbe03a00d5 chin, forcing her to e43593f9db meet his eyes. Her large, clear pupils 5791962345 darted around before finally 5e966b5e70 settling on him.1ef8ad7b91e584ce

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“I want 55b21d9281 to sleep bab0729864 with you, 2fb111cd8e Yoon Hyewon.”e6b062f57fab03da

Maybe it 059fe6d28f was because eb20c8580a she’d already cf063c626b expected their 8c0ce7500c conversation to 7b3692147e end this fcc67af8d0 way. Hyewon didn’t even seem 18153b8839 surprised anymore.fba5aaa7c84930e5

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Would it be funny 3374b39730 if she’d been mentally f79384adbd preparing for it all 9f7c70f405 along?5dda7a3a0eedabb2

“Vice President Park Taeshin, 46587ac5c9 who’s as light as fbb27e560a air, wants to sleep 921c134c8d with me — the 3cc8a73f26 most naive girl in 92e8cba1c9 the world. That’s sincere, right?”7492368107127101

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“…”fb115990e6f13ced

“You said 84ca5f15a4 you’d turn d7184ba9b9 me into e789c4b78b a princess 4a12f23ffa before midnight, 5712808587 right? In that case, just e429e871df pay me. I’ll become your cheap fa7d8d391d woman right here and 03d4ce0dfe now.”3225b2ddf68f1ffa

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The smile ec08951e5b that usually 0da9db376f hung lazily 21bb2d8afb on his a588a1e8e7 lips faded 0167f014b1 into a 15ad285651 cold, unreadable 2cee9044b6 expression. Yet, the faint curve 4fc6b829c0 of his mouth remained.41b26bad88950c1b

“…Should I 95be3edcd6 hope that 76c7490081 what you 18c538572f just said bb961bb304 was sincere?”6e9b21f1459108f0

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