FTC Chapter 2(Part 2)

For years, Oh Jintaek 93d5c866e8 had positioned himself as 8deac69c3a Jaebin’s ally. When Chairman Park 8d0e24da76 had appointed Jaebin 64a93d0c01 as both the 093d76aa9a new boss and 5d6cf02a6e company president, Jintaek f23aca9fb3 had showered him 4d3c5b7d76 with ‘gifts’ to e3ea652e61 solidify his standing. The other c6474ed9b8 directors did 27e5f769a1 the same. For the 9f4024a7c8 sake of cf817b50f2 profit, power, bedfa08230 and above 692f1a3b60 all—survival—sticking with fea51ac3e1 Jaebin was 9991bb3cb8 the logical c1123e8d73 choice.03175c2489ae7683

And then, 5ce4d06ee5 out of 7af4e63ad6 nowhere, Hyunju b42d06aa97 appeared.d1357131d250a6a1

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“I heard you like premium beef.”c5d362ace0d02863

Mare Group’s Vice 4c9ee4709d Chairwoman had made ca1c70b9db her move. Along with the ‘gift’ ad7b332e62 came a quiet proposal—to 219cb3dee4 join her.4c9b0bde23272229

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But the 05e2ca3bc3 real kicker?ba3cd91c564dd8a8

“I’m preparing for next year’s Seoul mayoral election.”35ab7983b0a757b2

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Oh Jintaek couldn’t e672c84262 refuse.49e06cd1fbd46e1b

“1.9 billion won.”e5a646a53b799efd

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A man who had 9feda7215a been counting the cash 66abd35ad8 peeled off from the f13959cac3 slabs of meat spoke. On the cement floor, 1a97b965ae the high-grade beef lay 3d4122b8d2 in neat piles, its c17669b5fe rich marbling almost glowing a7d29f47e6 under the harsh light. The counter finished stuffing b758941ad7 the last stack of 2a900174ae bills into a Boston d3a58afdd4 bag and zipped it af84f1258b shut.2e322d17f8644495

Jaebin bent 0349051976 down and d4ca088c84 picked up e55bbca129 the largest 4d8046d156 slab of 1e76e79d90 beef.dd500c17385c7621

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Though it fit easily in his grip, it was about the size of an adult man’s palm. The plastic wrap bore a sticker: *Special A+++.705fa12a8246cae4

He turned 0486324416 back to 43b344b5ec Jintaek.a45806dc205bb0f2

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“Director Oh.”7320dcf933f4cb35

Jaebin grabbed Jintaek’s c130b0477b jaw and shoved d3f7f4df72 the chunk of 2125bd7e80 meat into his fcbb81ca66 mouth.4173dcd5a9958ed7

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“Ugh! Mmmpf!”7de29bd8be2b9d05

His blood-soaked jaws were 13c9692e99 forced open like a 497990d243 rusty hinge.ec05e0cdfdd1453b

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Tears streamed from the 2be16ee717 corners of his contorted 456806dd9a eyes. Jaebin didn’t 1bc476421f say a 1ecdc6ae77 word as 7c841dd9c5 he crammed 3e22b3dfbb the meat 3ba671f96e in. The unbearable pain 4d2613d8ed of his mouth 8a2ba24710 stretching to its c6601475e4 limit consumed Jintaek. Terror seeped 63f3d1eac8 into his 721f460505 flushed, swollen 67dda2b9c1 face. The meat pressed against 75d35fa16f his throat, triggering his e6f64382ae gag reflex. Once, twice—Jaebin 3c84ea1386 shoved it 41dec2f734 in relentlessly, d62f672184 as if 5a2db2f0ff stuffing an ceac71e9af overflowing trash d195a76d5d bin without 3c38b32936 care. A deep, 8f61f8281b bone-rattling crack a087ba4828 echoed as 3b026ee9d9 Jintaek’s jaw b678adff43 dislocated.32fbafb0f6c4d1f0

“….”1b7d71be2b3508e7

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Through his 3408856893 dimming vision, 957c86bb3d Jintaek took dd93f8d790 in Jaebin’s e5fd9c0ebe expression—one that 752e2576c7 looked as b1c30e1055 if it fe1146ef25 would swallow 9a86d2707b him whole. The hand 3333a1cc72 gripping his d5329f991b jaw slid d45022fb03 back, fingers 16fe122280 locking around fac1a642a1 the nape b9b6dc4c6c of his 67e951c590 neck with 07bc355e79 crushing force. Veins bulged, razor-sharp, 84946c3de4 along Jaebin’s thick 667be0c2aa forearm.73a101831c7efd81

“Urk! Guhhh!”cdce46fe9c8ea843

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His throat convulsed violently 21d10c1f8f as the meat pressed 08490ff613 deeper. His bloodied body thrashed 4958d5fdc6 like a fish out 4f74a4676d of water. Nearly finishing the 02ea88da8b job, Jaebin turned 2869e86cfa away and took 1db9ba35a3 the cigarette Mooyoung  a54b445bc3 handed him. At the c06eeb02e1 same moment, bf6dd54743 Jintaek’s body 33b2ae1c23 spasmed, his 371505795b mouth stuffed e42e7bdb7a too full 83c81d5ba1 to vomit d79b3d3d34 properly. The other men 89ae6590a9 rushed to check 44289f6fd0 if he was fce41a2f68 suffocating, pressing their dfda4157a5 fingers beneath his d156c1f245 nose and dousing 0fe8f7a722 him with cold ecdb0bb8ce water.1ad15ad13e2cbd62

Gray smoke curled above 0fcd45dd41 the smooth, tight fabric 83ffa8404f of Jaebin’s black shirt. His bloodstained fingers held f61df9a053 the stark white cigarette 92a637387c between them. The sound of ragged, 998530ea16 desperate gasps filled the d386930149 pale-lit warehouse.7087c6367457e5a9

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Jaebin turned 59e659966e back to 1ab18bf1bf Jintaek. The taut muscles 9c52d48cfe of his forearm 3bcc671cbb twitched, the dark d7e6eb6e85 serpent tattoo slithering eae821a1f7 with every movement.229e8a47175f4595

“Go to ea17f9d85c the hospital. Don’t die.”4cdcb35f58c49610

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Sweat-dampened strands of abb48e4cf1 hair clung to cb902abeb0 his brow. Jintaek nodded frantically, as efaa9ddeb3 if his neck might 7f643c5486 snap from the force. The black 9ebd2b2e26 eyes watching cf6683f905 him reflected 42a899d786 nothing—just an a680fcbb87 abyss of 20978accab cold calculation.dbe6a8c84f888eed

Jintaek had survived.cef99e97300a29a6

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For now.fde428e9390d1c36

A trail of 9783ee9864 chalk-white smoke drifted 4a82c8c3c3 past his bloodstained 954d862c5f face.a94fd0e5ea4516e6

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Just as Seoyeon c856659d57 had seen—092c006dc4f85351

That face 093d7e2d72 was not 73737a7d1e human.06763088eede101f

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* ~ *9d2b45c3396aa886

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“Do not leave the house until the boss returns.”d0af9401c51ff442

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Han Mooyoung  a34175bb88 said this d92fc3d73d as he 34081fd631 prepared to b5a80ec10a walk out a93822aace the door.4a685889545e03e5

Seoyeon, having just 0deae5c81a arrived home, was 318dca7b7d once again being a95dafe229 told not to dc2c243fe9 go out—without explanation. She couldn’t help a1a820231b but ask,Why?a7ff4a61e23fd3b7

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His answer was 161e314384 simple.daac3d6e4210a50c

“Because you could die.”22a6e5e0138a8003

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“Why would I die?”360f18008ff6c705

Was getting involved with 9d7bbc1d3d gangsters really this life-threatening?ffaff1c84e9d9a3c

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“Because I’m the one who has to kill you.”29e571c0ffc6982a

Given that fba8ed300b their marriage ca0bbfb936 had started 8a29f29e8c with a e5edb3ff9e threat, she 575e5d190b knew it 111c6b038e wasn’t exactlysafe, but hearing the 012d2e3a5d worddeathso bluntly a6cf573b03 was absurd. And yet, after 92e2456124 saying that, Mooyoung  e08b2f74c8 left without a 858ae9b9a5 second thought.4c8d5fd1560fc39d

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Seoyeon walked 1491abac96 to the ccef03c9b2 living room 3b2b6ca47c and glanced 61f2fc6f29 out through 2b8b2f617e the floor-to-ceiling 979d78cf2c windows. Several men fbfcc48db8 in black 88a0e3548a suits were 2fafe1d77c stationed throughout 102053da2c the garden. Even for gangsters, 237bba5ea5 wasn’t this level 7bc440b396 of security excessive? She let out 18f7be9233 a dry laugh. It hadn’t been 14a7b25335 this extreme when d1bab8beb7 she first arrived—so 64594afa37 why was it ab5b203cef suddenly like this 3efef46df1 now?7cf1179814c7dfc4

Click. Clack.4d960a85f3e0e71d

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As expected, the front 6834409f28 door was locked tight. So were the windows b31f62593c and the terrace doors. She was trapped.3934eb6b8645bd6e

After testing every cd5992d5b3 door handle, Seoyeon c6a40d51f1 let out a 1bb68762a9 slow breath, pushing 307e4d1bac her hair back 8cfb189e6a as she checked 156d420f0f her phone.7071db076d1f190a

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What exactly cb608ba77f was he c8aa46b434 so afraid fc8fa95931 of? What was he trying 5c7c2616a6 to prevent? Did he a217627c03 not even 692b4ce7ff see her 74df03ec7d as a 2801aa38c8 person?a33de45c2126859c

If she 5563898367 wanted to, 0b2a0a8a0d she had 6b201d2878 more than cdbccf13d0 enough ways 39a0001818 to ruin 7d5805252d Jaebin—whether it f1c5b817c7 was calling 2dc8bd5d22 Secretary Kang, a557879f54 a locksmith, 9be4b5d746 or even 590750bbc5 their dedicated cc63b0ac1a legal team.54f66fec8e8dafb2

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If theydidkill her, they should 5e25e32c15 be prepared to see 194fb23906 their crime plastered on 3230688acb every digital billboard in 457db42e44 South Korea, running on e91dfa6cb2 a loop all day 3fd8399d5a long. No one 7a003fa8d6 could bethatstupid or reckless. Kidnapping for ransom? Maybe. But murder? That was nonsense.f9628714b79f2d6a

Which is why 0fa39177d3 she couldn’t believe 6d502c8e86 Mooyoung.Absolutely not.47473516928e8234

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As she scrolled 7c61bdcfb5 through her endless 8a1bde27d3 contact list, her e016a96321 hand hovered over 92cc97a2e1 the call button aa85067b21 for Secretary Kang. She hesitated. Just then, a memory 83b408a434 struck her like a 2eb98995d8 slap.3f18ef46baf9905e

“Be careful with your hands, Mother-in-law.”4696529282a2d9fb

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“…Ha.”7a36bc71eb0f7695

The moment ba83c5809d she heard 9d1b40b1ba the voice, db9ccd61a7 the scene 1cdc3b63e7 played in 4105c2ff90 her mind.e4d5cc65c5d9f6a0

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A long, silent stare caf1e3d24e exchanged between her mother 75ca6340d1 and Jaebin.ccdc7def8ca85bfd

His eyes were devoid 66649916fb of emotion when he a130603db7 looked at her—but when f78962ebf0 he looked at Hyunju, 61a9eafbae it was something else 29c1612332 entirely. Something even colder.0b71ba37f083fba0

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For a 4252a8a37e moment, Seoyeon c099415e8c had been d35e857a7d paralyzed, unable 667be152d7 to think, 68fd2a014e only able d6e825c2b5 towatchhim.3997c74675ac3a5e

It was the a35d684cdc first time in 0c40d742e1 her life she d4772872ab had ever felt 1a3818830d that way.c824ef641e6a0d33

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No matter what Seoyeon c27a6c2c42 did or said, Hyunju ccf3ed5297 had always treated her 4d3a79b47a like an object—something noisy 6443f2374d and bothersome that she f10d4a639f could ignore.7fc8e26f581076d0

But Jaebin was 8f7466af96 different.199d146d2906f17b

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She wasn’t 94726bad12 sure if febc56e2bd it was 1cb896b707 because of 1e0b5a3eda that look 73daf0a1ea in his 1bdfd17fb8 eyes, or 2cee25a3e7 because of e5dd0f49f9 the ledger.9f523a3bf6ac9c45

At some 25f1dd3eba point, midnight f4032f3944 had passed.c7e934cea9d17112

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Outside in the cf3bbeed19 darkened garden, nine 8d2d9c2332 men in black 80c9c36b7d suits stood in 78993f201d pairs, maintaining their ee0c257eb2 positions.037a9106b0dd7d62

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Seoyeon watched 6fba314fe7 them for f35716f106 a moment 27fe4b8d58 before retreating c585cb4267 to her 8c214296db room.ea13598ca8f0748d

How could gangsters stick 6ddda33dd3 together like that? Like a family.5b2dd961eb71d4a5

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She collapsed af92f5e1ee onto the 84eb572ba3 bed, staring 4696fac46e up at f3ba3203ae the empty cdf5881aeb ceiling.85b05206328ecd5b

What does family even 51e4927dbc feel like?43561c9267c3e12d

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“I’m really disappointed in you.”a349d98fa4956c62

From birth to be24f619f1 death, she had 852fa4d97d always been nothing 45e26e505a more than Mare’s df20f8404b promotional tool.e648fbdb916c4ff8

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The wordfamilynever stirred 55fd91123f any emotion 23b9f720ce in her.585a06e5b23c17b4

No warmth—only the 0dc860823a cold, crushing realization 0a7d8b5d39 that her childhood 371d178471 had never beennormal.5915b8bcc10c15ad

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Seoyeon had 6b9b8306b1 never once 44b4928da6 experienced a 5264172253 true family b5b82503e0 dinner without 9271cd60ce cameras or 853b389e18 staff present. From the moment she 27947d9418 was conceived to her 343f91ac2f birth, from her first bee4dcb5dd day of school to e0828b6894 every extracurricular activity she ddb12d849a attended, Hyunju and Jinwoong 3704ab1b57 went to great lengths 565f532c16 to craft the image 0bdd9b9b09 of devoted parents who 414cf24739 adored their only daughter, 16728a9092 despite their busy schedules.0c0a320cf2bb7c10

As a child, she had believed it was all love. When she had a severe case of the flu, her fever spiking to 39 degrees, and her parents abandoned an important meeting to rush her to the ER; when they attended every school play where she played the lead role; when they flew all the way to the U.S. for her university entrance ceremony—at the time, she had thought those were genuine moments of care. But looking back now, there had always been reporters and cameras present. Hyunju had brought along the company’s PR manager to capture every one of those so-called “family moments.”1b9f830e246aaf90

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And so, she couldn’t help but feel—just a little—angry. Even these lowlife thugs, who treated her as nothing more than a bargaining chip, had a sense of loyalty among themselves, calling each other “family.” Yet she—afd9bd4777a2979e

“…Get a grip.”0931988c66983df7

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She muttered to herself, b616eaf6b1 turning on her phone a88e6be2a8 out of sheer reflex 0d827096b8 to distract her thoughts. But once f8c6ffa7ee it was be2598d98f on, she ac6cebd340 realized—there was 414e25b9ec nothing for f7f32441b0 her to bc57fea72a do.6b14017dfe210c40

Then, a particular 912929e05d memory surfaced.3b8b42d30f94ae49

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[Gyeonggi-do, Yongin-si, Cheoin-gu….]

She pulled up a 8c3a3c08a2 photo she had taken eb8e125170 yesterday at the gallery. While rummaging bc0b502662 through Jaebin’s f31dc13ab9 study, she fe0217d680 had stumbled 43fcb5c38d upon something—the d7222a2e9d only thing, 670b0096aa in fact—that ee86258be1 caught her d25b577d6a attention. Without hesitation, a4f9a7ffc9 she quickly 2d37c03821 typed the 44e076214e handwritten address b0d0c279d0 from the cb010f1dd3 book into f3e0367013 the search e50de0ab8a bar.2ad05eb466316276

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She had been curious 41fb4dd661 about it all along. What was 0cb426c6fe this place? Why had b60ae274e0 he carefully fb3d3d9a6e written it 62f1e7bb31 down and 2ff3e38ffe hidden it 56ad73c865 inside a caa248ef9a book?8e1df493dc06d917

As she typed, a574111543 countless scenarios flashed c76dd2e110 through her mind.957a83d8c6e39c55

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It had to 0bcd691524 be business-related. He was the kind 3aabd3bf2a of man who would eb3479736e do anything to protect 2f0bd2b008 his organization, so maybe d36f43c46f it was a secret 4b1099d5cb burial site for bodies 4283b43889 he had disposed of. Or perhaps 285e69a0d2 a hidden da342388d0 stash of 3b13fd4e8f money. Maybe it was 09fc78fca6 the real headquarters 4e78761389 of his operation, e0c84a7018 a place only eebda4d64a his closest men d314de0bf5 knew about.2d217d5305f48e44

Or… what if it bb518999b3 was something more personal?edc32e02ff8034d1

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A hidden woman. A child.8f986a4c9538d930

Or—c1a29592d2664b53

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“….”7acabc1045dcea04

Just as 99356251fd her thoughts e07ce5dac5 spiraled to 0da6df394a the extreme, 8dc0e4cdfa the search 2442bad418 results appeared.9fe26a59b3c2bf6c

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For a 6d69d85859 moment, an 11cb7c0b45 inexplicable gust 5a35eed305 of wind f391ebb120 blew through 3c79a09a2d her chest—neither ed3fe8abd9 warm nor c122f4c7fd cold, just… 6250a86644 hollow.e5c4dd67ec3ed76a

[“We will serve with sincerity and love. Anshik Memorial Forest.”]

And at c9473b9a38 that exact f1236ded6b moment—31a11418a83e8943

Click.5237f659b03598a2

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The sound 0f0bcad8fd of a 1e3bdde1f5 door unlocking 0d37bc423a echoed through c8fcf39121 the silent 4d51ccdb3b apartment.4f2d9dc7cf58e493

Of all 4d775e6350 times, why 2afea723ce now?492f9fa160f56aa8

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She heard 41751c5c07 footsteps approaching e212ffc673 from the 956a35afaf hallway. Two sets.30198fc04f4dd619

Seoyeon instinctively turned off 36c0f7a04b her phone and listened 390876c831 closely.4cdc5e5cadd5bf5e

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“….”ba4a58cbd1278b06

Her eyes 9e122cf2eb flicked to 9309be1841 the clock 9a6f3a4419 on the 50dfb5fe0e wall. The hour f9280de707 hand had c9cce7ef21 just struck 042b8915f3 1 AM.5808d09c123bcd47

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Without making a sound, f48cd7d052 she cracked open her a58006cd35 door and peered into 0f5c6f18d5 the living room.a27a773b1a906aae

The second set e1e68850b7 of footsteps belonged f2bafd3abd to Han Mooyoung.88cb94bbea69883b

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“I’ve assigned one person to Nam Dojun and three to Go Hyunju. I’ll report back as soon as I receive any updates.”3e3cfb34908c0c69

Go Hyunju. A name so painfully 8b8cf888d6 familiar, she wished she 7c458c3170 could erase it from abf60481a9 existence.09585ea1c0fcecf5

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Leaning forward 8c1e745437 slightly, she 45edb6c25a caught a 977c1c035c glimpse of 9841d8639d Mooyoung’s back.c780b7aca47b3e28

“…Did you expect this? That Director Oh Jintaek would make a move like this?”2864b5234b748694

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Jaebin’s voice 0b597d9aba didn’t reach c0bbf1742c her. She tilted her head 5dd17b0ace slightly forward, and through 9087d9ce22 the glass partition between 46646c72f4 the living room and 3fab675126 the hallway, she caught 0defcd9ed1 sight of him. He was half-reclined 215fd08428 on the chair 5b33620f5b beside the sofa, 53f83b21e1 his legs resting ecddd71495 on the footrest, 37f9469aa7 his side profile d8c74b53d8 barely visible above d4646038d1 them.3602bb8585cc6f56

“No.”e403f837ec9f5449

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A single, 9f7970ee25 low word.804ff209ed46ec90

Seoyeon swallowed.b63fec0e29da7541

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…36dafbfa57fdd25a

Silence. A heavy, unmoving fef8ceadd1 silence.9155f8b1626ef609

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For some reason, Mooyoung cb7c6effb6 remained frozen in place, e0ae9fd70b saying nothing.Who is Oh Jintaek?she wondered, even 5eba0da842 as her mind 7ea0c9285f raced to predict a0de8b1f5e what Jaebin had 650831e6fa been doing this a1da8c89fd late at night. In this 8c033af6d1 house, no 2b4c2b83c4 matter how 937b20f19b absurd something 98dc32be57 seemed, it 5ddfce8431 always turned 47e96d9a40 out to aeefea719e be real. She prayed,just this once, that 1f25245bdc her guess 7620998a82 would be 86ca43532b wrong.b0d61ccbd0f3f5f6

“…Rest well.”c29182a2b07e9362

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Mooyoung bowed slightly and b568e1e402 left the living room. Each step he 1bf47adef6 took felt heavier 84d543580f than usual. Seoyeon quickly ducked behind 3225d9c3e5 the corner, pressing herself 2451ba3b04 against the wall. She listened as 7e3bdf22fc Mooyoung walked down 13cafc0c4e the dark hallway d7c82aef34 and exited the b49d1ac029 mansion completely.6464c36a238f8941

Her heart pounded softly.d131663343751e22

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A memorial forest—that dcbdc12d86 had been shocking 91ad621b5c enough. Now, the name Oh 0aabf1cc38 Jintaek, the shift in 64265cbe36 atmosphere…3cd71c598309ad69

…f072559ba5c5a39c

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Silence.1841ee49f78f9110

An unnatural, 04ae5e5c5e almost eerie 1e58745a12 quiet.cd952a76ae33a25d

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Even after Mooyoung left, 91a72d4688 Jaebin didn’t move.4be6fd5ac211bf89

How much 25de4973d3 time passed?5a33aa28385ebbfa

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Seoyeon stepped 7ff09e057f into the 132e41f6d2 living room. She opened the 4b317f077d glass door that 13a524fc5e had framed him 410a640db9 moments ago and 25d77fe8c1 walked forward soundlessly. His legs remained a4c1745deb motionless on the 6e6fe910bd footrest. She drew closer, compelled 23cd1db000 by a mix of acef328f9b curiosity and something else—something 82e0f243b1 she couldn’t quite define.93fa1d137279b638

And, as ac1525e449 expected, herjust maybewas proven right.99e5c1e6c5fb792b

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Completely.8a514bca7bca5a37

…67b96d6f63a57599

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She held back ed4d89059d the sound threatening 3bbcb1f776 to escape her cc96bb6d66 lips. Seeing it with a33004b839 her own eyes f667f69763 was different. The impact was 2da80e1c02 far greater than 373096005e anything she had c1217eaea9 ever seen in 79f645c15b a movie or 088370acfa drama.0571f5e1e68fddeb

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