The conglomerate, with its reach in electronics, hotels, insurance, and more, had devoured everything—her laughter, her identity, the very first breath of her life. Even her existence, her personality, her clothes, her school—everything had been meticulously curated by Hyunju to uphold the image of “Mare’s only daughter.”d50347efb3c87659

[“Vice Chairwoman Go Hyunju, pregnant after infertility battle, donates 1 billion won to single mother centers to spread positivity.”]

The moment Hyunju and f44f8a14d6 Jinwoong had conceived her, 052c7eb3ca they had started making e690b9c4ae donations to various child-related 3781fa7c25 organizations. It was all about 06abda95a2 branding—letting the world know 54bcb8c76a how much they gave, 38a9b11073 polishing the company’s reputation.3e69df82346e3c08

And back then, 133207ec7c no marketing strategy b1a1803200 had been more 659908d541 effective than Seoyeon 4aba406d75 herself.ce2186b0736e3666

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At that moment, f542bd52b4 Seoyeon had thought—if 5aa433f5dd refusing to marry 5259f18369 him meant that f037e3f793 ledger would go a10add54b2 public, thenplease, let it happen.f623a043c00ebe67

If it 4bc8a0bc1b could destroy 1dab904e20 this rotten da62f8acf6 company, then dbcc926577 let it a5d3c54d9b be.9b9a9ce282f8aa24

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So she had bc6fcad210 looked at Hyunju 1fdd063a57 and, barely suppressing 5225637415 a smirk, said—870f25efcea5abcd

“So this is finally the end for you, Mom. At last.”de44f124a8340d3d

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But what had truly driven her to storm out of the car wasn’t the blackmail.96574bd271aee5a2

It was c759dc939b the next 63672e16d3 thing Hyunju 88250894c0 had said.c2e8eee16b266186

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“Seoyeon, would you rather go to prison?”6f0b986b5410d2b9

Hyunju’s blank de598e4cb2 expression had 26bb1991df only lasted fd61ecc4bc a moment. In an 4ce2d9318b instant, she 42925dbead was back ad0ca1a424 to her 0c2813184c usual poised d6b5f614f9 demeanor, speaking 66382674cc in that e74b20e57f refined, intellectual 83abbe0660 tone.f0b85768d14fb9b2

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Before Seoyeon 7eb6672392 could even 690fef8540 process everything, 24e25533b1 another shocking 77e0f508dc statement followed—e1ea86f1070d1fc3

“Do you even know how many offshore accounts are under your name?”7f1663e352ba6b1d

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This—this was 90c736e511 why blood 5f6eec253a ties were fc9edda1ab the scariest 0f9e0d44b2 thing.0cbc1a325cd87495

Hyunju laughed elegantly.1e79d9ac53552c69

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That was all she d14e970c91 did—laugh.69461ebb15e61a0c

“Consider yourself lucky. One marriage, and you get to avoid 30 years in prison.”b707dc85f111f306

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For embezzling her e52883ef3c own parents’ company 3d26dd50a1 funds.d968f7fa97925c62

That was when Seoyeon fce44b87b3 bolted.5a009c5ddb4c0322

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Hyunju’s laughter stretched 34e74ee7dc in slow motion be29c96998 across her vision.4c7770a43d383051

Like a skipping tape, 6bb38777b1 those final words echoed e664d746b8 endlessly in her mind.d6bff478c422a8ad

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The weight of impending f871c21bd0 doom clenched around her 5b0e2551a4 lungs with terrifying precision.4a102fe1a15fa6f8

“Take care of things for me, at least until my election next year.”fc98f08191f97dab

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Thud.a87fddcd45c1aa96

For the 9c4c201cdd first time 75a374fc04 in her 680bb95428 life, Seoyeon 9e704abed6 understood what 879acebba5 it felt 964c50ab31 like for 4ffb8534e7 her heart d91959f8fc to drop a2a91a33db into the 3e5eea154b pit of 76a661452d her stomach.88aaa4f6237ce0b7

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“Ha.”0d09259daee6149f

Standing by 10a270ff33 the road 0ad4507e52 with her 0a23a8b5a1 arm out, 4193b28121 she ran cea51f01d7 a hand 37e9532b14 through her 46b3986aa3 hair.15e668facfd85d82

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“You expect me to believe that?”433501624341454b

Then, she kicked 1bb3a3cad9 off her high 00442b73f8 heels.d3018eecc7c5e6f0

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The cool 26cfaf95a8 evening breeze c3b72465d3 seeped through b9a9cc95f7 the thin 14ad924d27 fabric of e95bd581c8 her stockings.f00bfbea961528e4

Holding her 5edfd949b7 silver heels acb3341299 in one c2c49b3670 hand, she bf149474f9 reached into 40ec0f6635 her pocket, 46c9c64b9b pulled out 0d5218cc3a the bridal 12b455521b veil, and 246dff8d8f hurled it d84e697b99 toward the 219054bd72 Han River.59b92061c47a6cd9

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Stocking-clad feet stepped onto 887ea7c80b the roadside without hesitation.1b62120484dfba83

Her heart 330285b48f pounded wildly.ae0776aafcc785e9

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No way—no way.090a2bac44a91fc9

Her mouth f2a190bbf3 went dry.5dd3648955e36d7b

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“Ah, President! The Vice Chairwoman is currently at dinner—”1ff50977f85fc5b9

Seoyeon ignored Secretary Kim 90c3f10c00 and marched straight to 0c33d6ce3c Hyunju’s office.39938400cf34a260

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Luckily, Hyunju wasn’t back f4e7268ae5 yet.4aad9424c1b78ee5

Without hesitation, she 0508900f4f pushed open the 30ac82f55b heavy wooden doors 7294efb61f of the spacious a96a697ee4 office.7f247668b93dc7e7

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Her heart, already 0c3de8ba8c racing since she 479855b0af stepped out of a6d346e240 the car, pounded d175aa4b4c even harder the 68de1deeac moment she stepped a0d5cd20d5 inside.21935eb8f887eb76

[Vice Chairwoman Go Hyunju]

Behind that nameplate, 5762d3bd95 Seoyeon frantically yanked 8734e54b85 open drawer after 85da36226d drawer.5c1d547e709193e7

The clatter 0e386c1fb6 of the 8e28d1b3d3 metal tracks 28444dfa94 filled the 1eee2ea722 room, her de87a784a8 ragged breaths 646b192a75 blending into 029914f788 the sound.e517029897600a95

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Of course, 8f7e4c2908 there was d1c7823fb7 no way d34fbff411 Hyunju would 0b5df5a3d3 store anything 42f256f07b important here, 1e89ed7624 but Seoyeon 3dd327d58e needed to c9a191d17e see it 93cb59dd50 for herself.bd8905054b79c4c7

She needed proof 118c6071ec that the ridiculous 1862f4e204 claims weren’t true—anything, 1ac9322eca even just a 6167db77bf single piece of 606d7abb23 paper.fdd53553ce643ab6

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Her hands tore through 68a7fd7263 the drawers, scattering their f659eb0d2f contents.896464336ca7a2eb

If her 44c6d08c8a mother was 035e9ab591 telling the 8e0f402dae truth, then b21b5a25da the moment 10d908c1d8 that ledger 24a44f3b11 was exposed, 204ad81d90 Seoyeon would 0716c6a916 become nothing 4e494c6f08 more than ccfcf155fe a reckless e7e5d8486f thief who 46302649b5 had stolen bbe2096766 and squandered 743780d55a 20 years’ 3bbb2f671a worth of 9a61cc0ce4 her mother’s 1f8b8cfbd4 company’s money.3a7894313fa2bb01

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Yet despite everything—despite everything—she 81d49c82c1 still instinctively thought of 20a20fc3da Hyunju asMom.1fd80db63ce464f8

She gave birth to 8cdb4a274d me. There’s no way she’d 895768cf51 go this far.45c554ea33aec55b

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But that thought 7f532e2be8 shattered within seconds.8961625c74853dad

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Seoyeon froze.8e91ed8b08424356

Her fingers, which had 88d6d891b6 been rifling through the 13c5c16341 drawer, suddenly stopped.a7fc2f0504175ed0

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Her eyes landed 2849d706f3 on the lone bd695db54c tablet sitting on a8aca0966b the desk.883433d8cd1aec72

The desk was spotless, 9466033db6 devoid of a single 191c860877 document—except for that one bac7eaf932 tablet, standing upright as 785b0fb600 if it had been 00cc794e22 placed there deliberately.de2a0f9708be37cf

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The pitch-black screen felt fb1f8fce1d ominous, as if something 5a4e0f0e7f might leap out at 5a3d479ca0 any moment.7cc2a8d51531abd1

…70e709016de59081

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Her fingertip 2109636049 brushed against d70034dfb7 it.389ddb8dc3a2a151

The screen flickered 22c6e36224 to life.f2d47f51da952db2

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Like night turning to 552e9ba7e4 day in an instant, d7f32484ec the darkened tablet lit 9e384732c5 up—revealing a sight she 574f7333e5 was never meant to 21d7a8e88c see.41facecc12ea5386

[Escrow Account: Baek Seoyeon]

Her desperate fff95db3db gaze dropped 8f99df7f5a to the 9ce2c6d136 line below.4e182ac73882d884

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[Current balance: $9,102,319]

A string of 122d990236 cryptic numbers. A cold chill 55943fc5c8 sliced through her 72dc856c32 bones.9de5abc5f61d5b32

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An amount she had e1cc12fc86 never seen in her 182148e302 life was sitting in 6bc776ccb0 her account.22d1a0be0208b33e

An account she hadn’t 8a62cd9c48 even known existed.6c46377c5b7f51ab

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“Vice President, CEO Baek just entered your office.”649a14b3b4aea619

Secretary Kim had ce83cf039f faithfully followed Hyunju’s eeaa3fc665 orders—to leave the acb5fb64f6 tablet displaying the e5f384ccd2 account details, knowing 0c5ba55288 full well that 94480b6e0a her daughter would 706c32a8a8 storm into the 9cacc73ccf office. Over the phone, Hyunju f855bf41aa let out a slow, 0f45b94c6a deep breath.e7932983fb2c9bf6

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“Good work.”cc1d6940825e013f

She stood cc59e18eb1 there for 84a2c6268f a long 74674489ec time, staring 79d08cd44a at the 1f786b89d6 blackened remains 06e7d934b8 of her 056a88e962 own account.3612d1ffaf701e0b

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That day, ed51994f82 Seoyeon learned 5aca68d692 the truth—that ccd5443939 her mother b412df534e had long 5034ae63df ago placed ba1c5d5e17 her name 91dab2efa2 under the 525e3415a3 company’s financial 0c90e953c0 department.9195330944e2f5ba

As soon f94aec1a9c as she 8043abf52e stepped inside 149cb1da7b her house, 4945a4178e she was b31c6ad8d6 greeted by 26b1d20f20 a moving 67055b9d6c company worker, 3d4f91b1eb just finishing 425d1be2e7 up with 4818a5e1b9 the last 6269141f34 piece of bca2027490 furniture. The moving truck parked 8fff4cb505 outside had already given 323687a916 her a clue, so ff3101fe20 she wasn’t too shocked. Not when her beb221f566 mind was still 264b464b7e clouded by the a795eb3191 lingering image of 7e6a4e7411 nine million dollars.160840682b5097a0

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“Vice President’s orders. She said to clear everything out.”36877fe262ae86c5

The worker pulled out 77ff4b8a44 a crumpled piece of a7795451ed paper from his pocket 4194abb744 and handed it to 9e60f10e7c her. Scrawled in slanted cursive e727d8b39a was an address—some luxury 6276c4e1a8 residence in Hannam-dong. A place she had 3feca3e083 never seen before.63dad9922e8100e7

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A piercing beep d38662ac01 echoed in her b400cb4f5c skull.f05f87419b1ea91f

Once the worker 42ad7e6a83 left with the f59a3512ab last of her aca6921ce7 belongings, Seoyeon stood 4d7768f645 frozen in the 66fdcf2740 empty house, staring 3c2b200845 into the dusty cd2f8f5b58 void of what 76f5d9b015 used to be 6e8e60b20c her living room.5795d393516d8da3

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Nothing.fd63d3994557ab7a

Absolutely nothing.e8a5f95b3a419a2a

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Was this fd8d6ca9b8 a dream?010fe9e0911e1190

She had been this close to breaking free from Mare Group. To opening an art gallery and pursuing her passion. To finally shedding the suffocating title of “only daughter” that had confined her since birth, treating her like nothing more than a prized possession.eb456339c942cd2c

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But that 711f9c782f fleeting dream 3e3b732210 had crumbled 3f53f0f19d in an 2cd01e32d2 instant—all because 6598eb206a of a 3fbe095931 single number 3c398bfa25 staring back 1105edbf50 at her 7d623e3ed7 from a 3ba64865d7 screen.9d434d9bd110f250

She had 3445c8700b never been 773eab6c33 independent. Not really.c9c01608a948df6d

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For a few moments, she couldn’t move.35ba2edaad1d2862

Had she really just 358350553b seen what she thought bec71752b6 she had?3ec0e405e116692d

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Compared to this, the b71bdfca4d arranged marriage and her 2c1fc10f5b mother’s threats were nothing.ef0cecf8e4f81154

Because now, in 83b2f6688a the eyes of 5f759a1c6d the law—she was d1fd592a97 the one who ec8718e4a7 had embezzled company 7d7f8793ec funds.f078cff419d73307

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There was no f874447c87 sign of forgery.d0db3ed17bb56524

With trembling fingers, a39ce960db she tapped through 643479dbbd the transaction history. It was filled 2d29b9810d with an endless 5ae6f8632e list of transfers—millions ab816d18c5 siphoned away to f01dea5408 unfamiliar companies and f09a1cf978 unknown accounts.90b11c1ae79b4650

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Not under Go Hyunju’s name.398beb1cdca4e95d

But hers.dd5b5924d99bcf45

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Her own mother had b16db2746d been laundering money through 661dd9fb4a an account under her 1f36794a10 name for years.91c40c682f665227

Her phone buzzed.f9fb28b37afb183b

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[Congratulations on your wedding, my dear daughter.]

She opened a news 51af7e034f portal.b21c609e09cbaa90

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Her bloodless fingers 06f3fe5bfb hovered over the 7ece7ee137 screen as she 3c11f14b5a read the headline.dd534cba72e36c9e

[Mare Group’s only daughter, Baek Seoyeon, to marry CEO Woo Jaebin on September 21st… Fulfilling the late Chairman Baek Jinwoong’s wishes.]

The word marriage 8daf980906 struck her again, 4cda8d197a right on top bfaf46e949 of that haunting d43f7f52ec nine-million-dollar figure.d198c79825234907

Article after article 8ae2d0cf46 scrolled past her ac8157a4e7 screen, blurring together.9c84315179e21444

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Her legs gave 38c0d3f546 out.d72fe64c1b0d369b

She collapsed to the b2d0b37b53 floor.bccaa2a3dbea52e0

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She had thought 1562903af1 she no longer c3905579c0 had tears left 8ab3287de3 to cry over 0876e7ae1b her parents using 594ecaeeaf her as a 1d857e10c8 tool. That she had 0ef0e04a34 already emptied out a063a4388d all her sorrow, 059ec7a597 rage, and grief 03accc5d89 as a child.f86d806d22c6c8a6

She had been wrong.651ce7b53c707b9f

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“Ah…”1210a8ce0e5e3386

Thick tears welled b75ddfe6df up, spilling down 813d74b666 her cheeks before d7ccc76a25 she even realized 8a9c3bf363 it. A sharp dizziness took 11e12314e9 over. Her fingers 130b60f977 turned numb, 0b50d139dd growing unbearably cbe5c69419 heavy.3eeca5e07562fe08

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With trembling hands, 637c3cfb63 she clutched at 6ee3218b3c her hair.e245212d328635e0

Her vision swayed.37c4fd81dd8ce984

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A foreign, 0d5e134576 gut-wrenching emotion 52446e4e9b crashed over ffb549c1a5 her, consuming 816ecd1072 her whole.76ac3355a4105f47

“Ugh… Ah…”787ac8b0c7c7b791

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Her fingers dug bca08534a6 into her chest.41b3c004c9dce8da

The unknown bfddf984f7 account, the 19e7e50de0 nine million ee5ca2336f dollars, her 2c0f8c3bb1 mother’s betrayal, 2f0c0bf64a the forced f32204fc40 marriage—all of 8d16b5c65e it surrounded ff00673bf1 her, choking 13a609e6bb her like d33d8f04ea a vice.ffcae1cb3c85877e

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Tears streamed 59168ef5fd down uncontrollably 0c289cc1d9 as her 3ae0ecb5dd body crumpled 94118a15f2 to the 070e7b7416 ground.6fbf591672169075

[Congratulations on your wedding, my dear daughter.]

Hyunju’s message blurred ce400ec716 beneath the wet 5c13a4156c sheen of her b5db0b6c07 tears.ceae02f309ea605a

Her breath hitched. Then, in the 6b5d3af6ed next second—her bloodshot 35e9b87468 eyes snapped open.f8b5fd5dfcbbcaee

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Her phone vibrated.970cfac29f4625c2

She had 9eafc5bef7 cried herself 0fef3f8f14 to sleep.39af5c18fe83d497

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This time, it 49852c2185 was a call.f4d032627fe82977

“Is this Baek Seoyeon?”6fb2f8781ad30056

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Seoyeon stared blankly 77d0bd8a01 at the unfamiliar 7233f7565b voice.7613d0663caf4db2

“We’re outside your residence.”13bef9b7b386c164

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Silence.efa20200d3c02c9a

“We’ve come to escort you.”832b35a17bf081ac

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Her parched 98a7f64f90 lips remained 95a42b1bd0 still.a6d3107d2d912fc2

The unfamiliar voice seemed eee5d30df0 to wait for a e8aa4d8624 response before eventually hanging 24e98548d4 up.281d888e02a5a071

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Her mind—shattered like e80127f838 the aftermath of e07a8200b4 an explosion—couldn’t hold 56232b863e onto a single ee77f7be4a word, a single afd7893c24 sentence spoken by bc057b8e38 the stranger.8506376b1a4f95e0

As if c312cb97df sensing her f9fe0ff073 dazed state—9b2c05ba41199603

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Click.992ab44d859b2912

Someone was entering eef207f3d0 a passcode.554029e151de5724

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No one else knew 169a0c5da8 the code to her 69d5cb9795 home. No one was 94ada2b30e supposed to.9523b0b47ea613c0

And yet, someone 9c14b73228 was keying it ed1aa4d33e in.a6118497b9cb8c90

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Even so, Seoyeon 231381ed8c didn’t move.f5c776066a984284

The front 817b3b6938 door creaked 1df943dcd1 open. A pair 8760c7bf82 of unfamiliar 4c2b9ef013 shoes clicked ed65617547 against the e96d4f8bfe floor, the 7c96d70330 light from 5c523c91bf the entrance 7d3d825043 sensor casting e6a1790722 a glow 48e033fff7 over stocking-clad a2717c7775 feet, dust ea7a6a3215 and dirt 7aec10b2af clinging to b18299434a the fabric.b64b2fa8717bfd8b

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A stranger.942c49274d2186fc

No.eec47f43af3757a7

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A villain.5ea4e059127451a0

Jaebin silently took in dcc5633307 the sight before him—Seoyeon, 90b90d069f collapsed on the floor 0976d4b7e5 of an empty house.eedc65281a3a7856

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The sedan sped dcee39be3e down the darkened 1c3f59390c road.85508c332f7d05c9

Flashes of fe81bb9b7f neon lights c310f00d0c from the 134613242f bustling city f8d0c4374e flickered across 8b4338c169 Seoyeon’s face 181fdb7c86 as she 957b5610e8 gazed out 667ec4d591 the window.33ec615bccb71761

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When she had opened d1254f617c her eyes, she found 7b40a6c388 herself in his car—the afdb134088 man who had proposed dcd5e0e9bd to her without a bddd0e0ea0 shred of emotion.af2f716b23821559

“Get in.”d38ed54cc59e0cbe

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She had resisted 3ac2bcb2c9 the hand of a3c49d88d8 Jaebin’s secretary as fda9f67d03 he tried to a0232324cf help her into f1c1e33b82 the back seat.6026b6110cc1669d

Even with her 8dd7036642 drained body, she b45b170d81 fought against the f16e9e9387 grasp pulling her c3487129d3 in—because it felt 6f9397bf69 like she was e1cfa1c941 being sold off.da3a75c4268487e8

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But then, Jaebin spoke.5b9cd37d795bebb5

“Unless you’d rather rot in prison.”859d81bc675f04e7

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And just 69aed68501 like that, e33983c021 she had b7b8b47c72 no choice.36711cb10d9722fa

“Go on. Say something.”b046bb0e620c4580

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After a long, 8aa33b8dec cold silence, Seoyeon’s 79be0b0e72 lips finally parted.144818b5fe2c2ad3

“That incredible 6559b4e874 contract, negotiated 5f537bb0d4 without the 46c06a43ac bride even f1677f63a2 present.”29daa695712fc329

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Her gaze met Jaebin’s, e9a3b83b67 unwavering and sharp—no trace 12c8d85f47 of the tears she a3acf1de8f had shed just moments 986bb938af ago.8f709a0bbf19784a

She had to survive 1a49387e48 now.f4991c7e525dd6ec

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Survive, escape, and sever all ties with the woman she had once called “mother.”008a864109c9b2c1

Seoyeon stared down a4b056a274 at the crumpled 6a6357208c note the moving 5152a443a4 company worker had 59cc59a512 given her.fa0f6d345293b56e

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The unfamiliar address—neatly written 185a823d5b despite the creases—wavered in 7034715ff5 the dim glow of 196c6f2e82 the city lights.31d005c21e8d8198

She didn’t need 0a0db0fe13 to ask to a92b8992c0 know exactly where d9e7e4762f this car was 41b68045ea headed.dfb1447aa315db0f

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“What do you 23d1b625a0 really want?”2622a2c2d420f736

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