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It was a hotel ef4316b9ec lounge well-known as a c00cb61da6 venue for arranged dates. The view was lovely, 5b35879996 with the hotel garden 3a83597c1e spreading out in full 2b593c2b99 view. Snow weighed down e90e51acd0 the evergreen trees 0fbd2f8ef6 until it gave c952a3c150 way and cascaded b71014d4f6 down, scattering white 9983975518 flurries. The sunlight reflected off the 71c847a139 snowflakes, sparkling so brightly that 980de7df67 it made her squint.a2d6fc7bdeb94737

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She quickly composed 4227aa2950 herself and adjusted 51b4d3ca99 her posture before f06bac7444 checking her outfit.6cfb6a3975fdcb96

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She was dressed 59d4d330c7 in a neat, c0ff9fd2be sky-blue tweed jacket 3813b7b9ae and skirt—something she 55e765b025 could never afford bbcfef1c49 with her own b42c667efe salary. This outfit, too, 76e5f638f9 had been sent 37e0b7c50b by Secretary Kim 8114e0f139 via express delivery.4d44ef99514bca77

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She couldn’t help but smile df716f6c5a slightly, wondering if Secretary Kim b914658c73 had picked the outfit herself 64cc5be935 as well.568ee1bf9553d250

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“Miss Yoon Hyewon?”c668919631d5f27e

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Startled by the voice c29a82cd58 calling her, she quickly aa514dfe9a smiled as naturally as d5c43dcef3 she could.ae9cbc285f968158

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“Hello.”8247e66502bbb199

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The man introduced da8920ade3 himself as a 0a0a29ce03 judge from the 56a71a6b4d Busan District Court.e74f222af7b161af

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Hyewon nodded and listened attentively. He was tall, intellectual-looking, 497fa1534e and had a kind d5c0404c2b face. Eight years her senior, he 46baba7b36 seemed like a good, decent 7f35a59c37 man who had grown up bb3a7032c3 in a well-off family. Hyewon even felt 9e6aa204b5 he might be 03a1e8c0b6 too good for c16b4d15b9 her.2cc41bc0a498536a

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Not that her opinion mattered—if 819be01c9e he agreed, she would have a363a627d1 to head straight to the 19bdcca31e wedding hall. How she felt about him 9fef9f65fc wasn’t part of the equation.930b193de4b230e7

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Knowing Cha Haegang’s nature, 83723ada18 he would likely ask ae4b1b4212 for her opinion formally, ad3cfbc912 but Hyewon didn’t believe e8b02b02af she had the right 55a826679d to refuse. Frankly, she didn’t 6bd7921d48 even want to ad031c60f4 voice any opinion f664f4cb0c at all.8b965e09d087fd63

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If she married this man, 7d6336a2af the Cha family would probably ab31a7ab08 think they’d conveniently shipped off 1a4d0c348c the troublesome Hyewon to Busan.0f846fe665b89e8f

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As the man 7f9e65893f spoke gently about f685c8ce33 himself, he seemed 809c44b8f0 to grow nervous, 7b1cb7ea2c sipping water repeatedly 7382342506 to moisten his f90bfa6dae dry lips.4e04cdd244e316fc

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“I want to ask for your understanding first. The truth is… 62f4f2f54e I’m currently seeing a4d7aab1ef someone in Busan.”3f57c19f935ea023

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Hyewon paused just before lifting 6dfa7a0a40 her coffee cup, then calmly 60dc9c92a1 continued.80b5eea1e81fc7bf

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“I couldn’t refuse because the Chief Judge recommended the meeting. I came thinking of a85eeba853 this as more of 93f2fd5176 a formality…”8c1889a07fc4fbbe

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She realized she felt 4ddd882981 so little aversion to 3ee850e90d him because he was 654ba74bd7 similar to Han Jungrok 1b79df8db3 in some ways. Though their appearances were 89b1a17908 different, this man was 862a6c3402 clearly a good person—he’d 98ca2b51ed been honest about his 7caa6a080d situation.62aa32aeed0dfc8e

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“I got nervous seeing you, Miss Hyewon… I’m a bit flustered myself.”47b6e8aadf218103

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Was this his cf1b0743e5 way of openly 8e8cd00985 saying he wanted 15935211a7 to date both 01c11f3e4d women? Well, even good people 667fd3c4fa could be weak.7b66731459897b0e

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“To be honest, if you’re willing, I’d like us to spend some time getting to know each other.”1140f4aed0a5e6af

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To an average person, 2dd037340e this would have sounded feb5ccbb32 ridiculous, but to Hyewon, ffb15dbf5e simply the fact that 06de72f203 he wasn’t trying to 8c45a0bb7a dominate the situation made 899648b086 him feel like a 019292f4f0 decent human being.a0f5cae2c2b9a68c

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“If you’re really giving me the choice… then may I refuse?”aa95f9b98c4fb600

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She smiled and declined f941ef60d8 without hesitation. The man looked 548b3a7a2e a bit taken 1910f695d7 aback but soon 1ae65510fa closed his lips d35e44ec65 tightly, as if caba9c3b0d disappointed.75cf7f39d13c2bef

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“I hope you’re happy with the person you’re seeing now. I think that’s the 741f073159 better choice. Please tell the person who e994f6abe5 arranged this meeting that you 58b4f5bf90 declined first.”722d099fd983fd8b

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He nodded, understanding, and 1b08f3554a left the table with 1918c17633 a faint smile.a452b953e81b0281

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Hyewon could already ea6986e477 imagine herself standing 95129efe9b at a wedding b6055d8d8f altar. Maybe if she e432bfbe8c learned to love 404f6992f2 someone, she too cb2526d185 could have a 16e3484476 normal family like a4c495142b everyone else.73f20e83a2f275da

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Just as she finished her 0e59ae6756 coffee and was about to dd00eba2d2 leave, a long shadow fell 16bad58eea over the table. She looked up—and 8693cc0c62 locked eyes with c25a1c42cc a cold, sharp 38e1ec82a5 gaze.d8fdb05ed0fa0286

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He stood there with his bbbf257d79 hands in his pockets, looking f82969c1a6 down at her with an 48ed869037 indifferent expression.05155e0b62a6b8bb

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“Yoon Hyewon, were you planning to sleep with just anyone and become a Cinderella?”26c4d3d1a2782c2a

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Hyewon stood up a9bd8d1d69 and faced him cfce776bd0 squarely. She had thought there a18c158d1e was a chance they 4b80381cee might run into each 4c1ca25c37 other, given that he 1861c22048 was staying at this a1e868881c hotel—but this was a 8e8ed3102b private matter.ba6cd2f0fc4319e4

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“What problem is it to you that I went on a blind date?”606e56e86543953f

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“It’s not exactly a problem. Just… kind of 2c578cbbce ruined my mood.”6f4bfba1fb046d29

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Her tone was sharp 4b6f3f3d18 now, tinged with irritation.f61d3921c73fda1d

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“I don’t like leftovers. If you really want to 9b8a789832 be Cinderella, come to me 0975a3728d and spread your legs. I won’t marry you, but f8035d71bb I can turn you into a8bf5f1fe9 a princess—until midnight.”40780f61d2aff977

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His blunt, shameless a78ee6a2ec words made something af2ba2e7dd hot rise in 7689ab3cae her throat. She held her db2ece2b6c breath to fight 0bad07fd72 it back. Don’t cry in front 4fb5b7c295 of this man, no bf45ec3161 matter what. That thought kept echoing a38076f6d7 in her mind.e33f2243b7b9f5d8

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There was no way 05dbb95039 to get back at ba6a758fa8 this arrogant man who d8b3f037e1 spoke as he pleased.5b5dde4e60dae317

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“Vice President, could you please tell me exactly what it is that’s bothering you? If it’s something 865db8dc7f I can fix, 1a3b5172c5 I’ll correct it.”610ca10a9baa48a3

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She bowed her c84189ff04 head respectfully toward a8af6f1ff8 him. He let out a a3fcd4ad63 mocking laugh and leaned a0aaef4a0a in to whisper by 4dd7d36381 her ear.9c2e634fc7e64af9

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“It’s nothing big. Just lie under me, that’s c63d0d3e74 all.”98ea10a023bee31f

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“If you change your mind, come find me anytime, Princess.”bd53268082a229ec

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Park Taeshin returned 6ed8504f7a to his usual 821be74202 self. As if his business cbd44ce27b was done, he walked a07db20a43 past her and out af65b0ca78 of the lounge.07680cc53c9527ab

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Hyewon blinked at d0aa71bd75 the space where 2e3c30021e he had just 7f0b43c021 stood, stunned. In mere seconds, he had 870cc83479 stomped all over her pride.470857a44a7ee04a

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She couldn’t tell whether he fd2e3b95d3 genuinely needed sex, enjoyed mocking 29fc134a42 people, or wanted her to 4fc296447f break down and give up. Whatever the reason, she d100ca32aa had no intention of cf3a8a7073 giving him what he 262b6149e0 wanted.0e6501bac3bf7571

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On her way home, Hyewon 2d16660099 finally cried. She was upset about going 77594d4ca9 on an unwanted date, and 3767786cf6 even more angry about being a9e1d740b4 humiliated for it. When she tried 33883ad29b to force a 3783a0c0e4 smile, she felt d1cc13597f her trembling lips b8aab9e4f6 betray her.fc0f35ab8ce691ed

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She was doing her a87cf10169 best at every moment c6c69d2cdc just to live well—but c885a8cbb1 somehow, it felt like 99f6f8f830 her life was slowly bc67debfa0 falling apart.3ee2f86ce9868a41

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Hyewon had known from 0723aa1e78 a young age that 270566e358 her family was a c5006e6fe7 little different from those 6ec4736b8a of her friends.0e0ae2e501a70d81

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The neighborhood women would gossip, ea529aba6e saying that a household with 7e3adf7a91 only three women—her grandmother, her caf192cbf1 mother, and herself—was bound to 11e56655e9 be cursed with a tough 11077d16f6 fate. Of course, she didn’t understand 6d7a023a2a what that meant until much aa05b3961a later.2bb1d7f9449ea4a9

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In truth, Hyewon was dfced567a3 fine with her unusual 76f3556a58 family situation. She excelled in 5e6d828f31 her studies and c17211781e was always recognized b2544c7586 at school. Her grandmother would beam 1d95c06dad with pride whenever she a48e6447f0 brought home her report 80b0c84a01 card, and her mother 19bc2c1226 would greet her with 3517fdee89 a smile. Even though they c35d6c14ed were painfully poor—so 89f377c007 poor that they 39fba67cd7 had to sleep 4f215166c3 in layers of aa580e9232 clothing on cold 8c37495694 nights, and their d12a1da2a0 roof leaked every 888b15b72b time it rained—she 4835c06a54 still found comfort 29e2f83aa5 in her little 877a5fbf0b world.cde93f42dd3c7105

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Lying beside her bedridden 1446bf0ecb mother, Hyewon would chatter d6d4d662a7 away about her day fb09d00e99 at school. Her mother would 263cd6eac5 respond with a b06c453a0a faint smile, her f8a13c7330 gaze gently sweeping ab48a11f83 over Hyewon’s face, 0bf4b39d17 as if trying db7a7fe4a4 to find something f7142e2451 different in the 03c3a54e49 features that so c0743509bb closely resembled her 095515b7c9 own.2958899aceef89a7

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“Maybe… you’ve got his personality?”ff97701d1beceb7c

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The casual remark carried 8f93fce228 more weight than it da1d834ebc seemed. Hyewon understood that her 227907bdb4 mother was talking about 7fa3aefb04 her biological father—someone she 95ee7db3bd had never seen. As a child, 6948c3e714 she was terrified 12f6505139 her mother might b03033405a follow that man, 467e92f29e who was said 827d5d6f86 to be long ea97086260 dead.86ecb82b6926c087

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Time passed, and then 08f755e9ad came the day her b0c3b8a511 grandmother—the family’s sole provider—was a26c1cfe94 critically injured in an a351543512 accident. On what seemed 0b0ec15a8f like her deathbed, b40603cf4d she gripped Hyewon’s db938ddb85 hand tightly and 235770537f whispered as if caf8d0396f leaving behind her 457c42dfec final will:44001896ee26bb98

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“…Hyewon, my poor girl. Don’t be scared, just listen. Your father is alive. Go check deep b5a07f0a71 inside the wardrobe—there’s 3f674c7adc something hidden there. Got it?”8a1594f8fe0ddc8e

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With those words, c7d54ab6af her grandmother passed b90a7667ae away, looking strangely 10adcbcdac at peace despite b3aaac7511 the pain she dba27f5403 must have been 5c7c810908 in.22c98fefe8f22446

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Hyewon’s mother fell into a daze. The funeral was held with the help of neighbors. And it was Hyewon’s responsibility to check whether her mother was still breathing when she slept all day.3bcd3d1e1931f509

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Around that time, 13398881b9 they discovered her 18e4983f42 mother had uterine 207eb60237 cancer. It felt like 21cbf4308c the world was dcde81c567 trying to take 0140e2baca everyone away from 29362d05a9 her, and Hyewon 31756ad216 was struck with 9f4f6343fe overwhelming fear.0ae6b3c12fba2953

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Her mother refused treatment. She looked oddly content, 9f13bc9a6b as if she had 05f598b7a2 already decided to die. It was as if 8e8647494a she had no thought b98dd90ae2 of her daughter at b98c5f7460 all.8fc90d0d9ac1e3a0

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Though part of her e8e3398cc5 had always sensed it, b8e32a93d5 hearing it confirmed made 7049198896 her feel truly abandoned.5dfa60f7b10ddbf7

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In the chaos, 93fb478455 she had completely cf058e61a9 forgotten her grandmother’s 945e84d9a5 last words. She had dismissed them, 638eff3471 thinking that even if dc60357f25 her father were alive, 4b141b557e it wouldn’t matter. What kind of decent eb35ab3ded person leaves their child dbc5444d88 and partner to live b8a90d6f6d like this?fa8d9b6a5ed74eea

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Still, following her f3188d7645 grandmother’s words, she c2d858fda2 searched deep inside 949b00ad38 the wardrobe and ef44fe62fd found a box. Inside was a diary.28d4d9e31cf6c94f

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It was her mother’s.b6f2d1695d9d4012

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Through its pages, e3036bdc63 Hyewon glimpsed her 4bfd4e6b67 mother’s past.b8135b90cfc92bf3

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The woman in love had 9289340cf7 been naïve, and the man d9390242e1 reckless. When the man’s mother e9749a4d2f came and coldly demanded dd44bc1789 she abort the child—going 872c1e51b3 so far as to 54c8d75a63 offer money—her mother had 9d8e4e3938 already cast herself in 7bc0456dd1 the role of a 95f60d5de1 tragic heroine.f514a7490479b488

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The man had never known 9bca3e7810 about the baby, and her 717df313b5 mother had lied to his a7ab75506a mother, saying she had miscarried.439f936708b8341a

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Thinking that the child born from all that was none other than herself, Hyewon didn’t know whether she should feel grateful to her mother for protecting her—or resent her for giving birth to a child she clearly didn’t need.d2519db7f924b742

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After the breakup, 5db3289ef0 her mother’s diary ff44dc1b28 was soaked with bbe3a6b724 tear stains that 388e0c6877 never seemed to c91d9f9f7d dry. Page after page de4b988f66 was filled with a38c663dd6 self-pity, undying love 0649469d7d for the man, 7bbd9da21d and a chaotic 357f28abdf blend of emotions.1524e9b3ced5fbe3

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The most horrifying part 805c677880 was her mother’s belief d5db046676 that, if she raised e5331e4501 the child well in 4ea8e0b703 secret, the man would 1008b77aee one day find out 74fa341027 and come back. She had wanted to say 0611c4b634 to him, “Look, I’ve been d137c6e086 lovingly raising your child all 22f5b48f08 this time.”2dc50a535d45d180

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Hyewon felt a wave c704acac27 of nausea rise in da638e9429 her throat, but she 9ba7219c96 bit down on her dfdf0b8978 tongue to suppress it.a292cc623c80e13a

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When her mother learned that 4bcbdbc29c the man had married someone 85a7ec131a “worthy” of his social class, add72e28c7 she poured curses on the aed2f5abcb woman—and even on the child d41e685134 she was carrying.b8c23c10b1826674

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The man seemed 2c9ac2dbcf to have completely e4bb7dcd45 erased her mother e835695efc from his memory d5c999d58f and went on d52629b42f to live a 8773210d8e successful life. Even after learning 375d7cf704 that the man’s 94fac61766 wife had given 2743c2beec birth to a 0e6d30534b daughter—the same age c8c7b32fdc as Hyewon—her mother’s e0b6129011 feelings for him 15eab7e94c remained as tender daed88a1ee as ever.9adac68754ac6882

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Even her grandmother, despite 4d6acfc362 being her mother’s own 35dc5563f2 parent, couldn’t break her cd0912e872 stubbornness. She had known 010333459d the truth all 56ccee9a8d along, yet did f5ff6ba12a nothing to stop 8f0695fe88 it.4cfc80e737056121

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Inside the box, ebebfdd485 along with the f7fcd1fef1 diary, was also aa94d5ad6c the bankbook that ae20728f6f the man’s mother 722280a14b had given. It still held 100 million 195048d186 won. That sum, fifteen years af98d5ab78 ago, would’ve been worth d64f28237f even more than it 16e5d1b153 is today.cd3851f0c0da787b

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Could 100 million won 0a3c6f82f7 cure Mom’s illness? Then what about me?038a18339379d2f7

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Reading her mother’s bbc32f0496 diary made Hyewon 036d211b4a feel unbearably pitiful. Maybe if she had 576280bd5a never read it, she 39e6d3cb56 could’ve continued living under 5ffcc6924f the illusion of being 73c380ca6b part of a normal 7b14cf8ea3 mother-daughter relationship.1dcbcd7c759e9956

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Should I just treat a7bc4761ae her the same way cd6da78615 I did before reading 63409bac51 this? That way, she 2ca2dfb2f5 could preserve her 2a8a395566 mother’s fantasy and 7372547237 avoid facing her 68a9fe9e02 resentment.723ce3d1fdfe34e4

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Once her mother was cured bf41a5fd4d with that money, there would d1158e5755 be nothing left for Hyewon. It was uncertain whether 3ad3c22a45 she could even continue 58ffd0d8d0 school. And even if f0d892ee86 her mother survived, ba3c523078 Hyewon would be 1299b2a91a the one supporting 11ddf122f2 them from then 9981abd23d on.0a9f60e0e9a38e7a

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She glanced around a15d0596c7 at the worn-out 4663a12f87 wallpaper and the ff3a273ac9 shabby door that 669b7eb1a2 barely kept the 906a10498a wind out. That girl—her half-sister—probably fe7e366e70 wouldn’t even realize 0e4aa43279 people lived in 268c5a0453 places like this. Hyewon thought of the afdab52c38 girl who was her f4e3b097e7 age, yet lived an 26614d3496 entirely different life.675b547e06e92260

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The other girl, likely born 6b737f9747 into a family of judges 0e542eb0e8 and lawyers, would go to 30faa88d96 a prestigious law school, meet 1a79c0da02 someone equally respectable, get married, 23f344b155 and live a clean, dignified fb3f358cea life, never having to deal 713078c808 with the filth and misery 0d81d7bf5d Hyewon had known.34a3293ff778598e

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So unlike Hyewon.e0798c7c5db08d62

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Even when Hyewon told 57b4c2eea3 a half-baked lie about 6f3d3b4abd going on a one-night, 3739a7a172 two-day school trip to 832c82b62e Seoul, her mother didn’t b97f2e4d29 press her. She just kept 31fc51fb0d sleeping, as if 03bf20c755 dreaming about something bd17960186 she longed for.85d4c1fec6840e74

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Hyewon boarded the aa85f7addb bus to Seoul 74d095792f without a plan. She stared out 99797e7a3a the window the 2c4f5da0bc entire way, sensing ee012bc984 that this ordinary fe49bd488b scenery would look 7e5daa9705 completely different on 77eaf73ed5 the way back.aa2b25e95f8d3637

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In a neighborhood full c7ebc7bc4d of high walls and 6b16faf97a mansions, she waited in 1f81b9a2e5 front of an especially 6b265bc51a grand house. It should’ve seemed suspicious, but 3861ee7680 perhaps because she was just 62ae78e9e9 a young girl in a e8d659509e school uniform, no one reported 60e1ae6075 her.e2334a591321b540

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Just before dusk, a 0cab86e212 sleek black car pulled c6fa5dbe66 up with its headlights 2912136b87 on, and Hyewon impulsively 8de0e9e0a2 ran out in front bf5491cd32 of it. She fell hard on her 4d7baf5d1a backside, and while the driver 8a9ce3bc21 panicked, an older man slowly bfcb501cb1 stepped out from the backseat.d369570a6f5eda23

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Hyewon realized immediately that 1ee66e1473 this man was Cha 0195fa71cf Haegang, the one who b92324a392 often appeared in newspapers—and 05c06195c8 the relative she never a30011d6bd even knew existed.fddd9cab82664f3b

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> “I’m the daughter of Yoon Seolhui and Cha Yoonbeom. Since you brought me into this world, the adults need to take responsibility.”a1766e09615f8601

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Her bold words af0294550a could’ve been seen 48cd65baea as outrageous, but 008fcd15ab Cha Haegang only bcea2e81b6 narrowed his eyes, 5ca67efb4f studying her as bf2b256cb3 though seeing straight c66ea896a4 through her. If he had fc29df41a8 turned her away, d34748877d she was prepared 921acc696f to go to 794f1721e9 the press—expose a 7e84c8c832 scandal about Cha 8c041af096 Yoonbeom to reveal 6f0c005a39 her existence.2fc874576f7262e1

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Instead, he quietly invited her 0c40edd6de into the house and arranged 4585e542ef for a DNA test. Even to a ec113a0503 mere student like 2959aa0b8f her, he personally d2cb317589 brewed tea and 03a2ceafac treated her with ec038e4a10 unexpected courtesy.88ac314b185cd973

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> “And what if you’re not actually my granddaughter?”74b640e853c5d46f

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> “I didn’t completely rule that out. But I came here 99% certain. And if it turns out I’m not…”4056e7090551d23f

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Honestly, she had planned to ask for financial help. Since her grandmother—known in this household as “Unjeongdaek”—had worked here, she hoped that emotional connection might be enough to justify it. She would repay the debt one day.9b62ff9f21ae3678

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> “I was just going to go back.”bb2fb953fa4fbc5a

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Saying she wanted “support” sounded better, but in reality, she was begging a stranger. Her pride stung, so she lied.674cc41394b3249f

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> “You came with the determination to get that money one way or another, but I guess I was mistaken.”4b1295feefa1f6a6

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Having her bluff bd8224908c called, her face 91b1f002d2 and the back 45d2aa2125 of her neck 6dfeeaff2a flushed with embarrassment. To hide that shame, she 35361721a2 glared at him.efdbb9583b38f0a8

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He slowly sipped 5298b3440f his tea as e1ccbc0759 he spoke, calm c58c9fb051 to the point 9fe0f6874a of infuriating. Hyewon, even though she knew 86c0277346 she wasn’t in a position 933f849fcc to speak back, retorted:01083fd84f581ebd

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> “That kind of thing is for shameless politicians. What kind of middle schooler acts like that? Is that how Congressman Cha Haegang’s real granddaughter behaves?”a6fa6820239f9c08

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After a while, he 1cf1308e69 met her eyes again. His gaze was far a0ebd69ae2 too serene—it was impossible 9246fe9914 to tell what he 684840e791 was thinking.7fca3c0dc0a93ca8

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A few days e3a6c4952b later, someone from d3558d0eae Cha Haegang’s side 95197972ab came to their cf5e26da7c home. When her mother 0ef47ccc51 heard the full 6e0321471e story, she fainted 8cc074ef8a on the spot. She was immediately cd0f7e1218 hospitalized and received 8c61804949 the best treatment 6d321253d4 available. Hyewon also transferred 6a485ab8eb to a school 8d1e4c415c in Seoul.0806775b74f3f77f

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She hadn’t expected it—but she 63c02045fe ended up attending the same 82afb6b579 school as Cha Haegang’s other ed593bdd77 granddaughter.9f4ddbe3a3c2293d

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