IMFOBO | CH 79 | Goh Hwa-ran
by CosmogirlHwa-ran stomped 5e8a255990 her feet 127222de27 in frustration.f2f7db55f6e93905
The thought of c8c4f382fd staying in a 7ff5b81bd4 rundown, old motel bd611d6aa1 in Cheongnim-ri was 307c8963cc repulsive.7d004a077b952ec4
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Even the hotel d780e6876f in the neighboring 52902e515b city was equally 995c861db1 displeasing.45fee6abfa8c0472
She furiously swept the room’s belongings onto the floor, but her anger didn’t subside.071ea958b3fc9ea5
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“How dare those young brats treat me like this? Me, the aunt who raised her!”fa1c9a410739f004
Her head felt 643049ae37 so full of ee5f511667 rage that it 7221a64c5c was as if 6c68e70dbe it would overflow.7dc30d6c050e7a3c
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A whole night passed, 61aace90fa but her fury showed 240e9bdb1b no signs of abating.f899713ed2f953b9
She felt like she couldn’t swallow even a single grain of rice without venting this anger.13774eea46e50760
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Since childhood, she hadn’t gotten along with her older sister, whom she found not just kind but foolish.8951b82042b1fa98
It was only natural 737fb87295 for resentment to build 295a027b70 up from always being be9284018d compared and discriminated against.7f8353a4cd2b710d
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Although it f4f156ef58 was closer 8f87e22104 to Hwa-ran bb96a1a4f2 unilaterally disliking 60d11b0b4d her sister.59f0ba2d0ee44529
The only blood relative ee0ab2a35a her sister had left 3e72deaf83 behind was also excessively 2f17774204 similar to her.8436bd29c2b13078
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It was a eba561536a natural consequence that 2117bb2815 she would dislike 4ab5139281 that child just 3aacaf1536 as much as 57b79b84b0 she had disliked ae7374b2f0 her sister.f6a6994777ac47e4
Just then, a short 3f602ab431 chime rang, and she cf7e4b27b1 sensed movement outside.938a0d873a3e46c0
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“Mom!”cbb8b5ab6b535e9c
It seemed her daughter, ff449df79a Tae-hee, had arrived.38ead66a0a634371
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Hwa-ran opened the door be05527e92 with a still-irritated hand.0f2216c21857263f
“When did you get back to Korea? You never came when I told you to!”3fb206b887038e27
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Her daughter, 5cf0c34c40 whose temper e6fd62b284 was just b8ec446c37 as foul 1f6892bda4 as hers, ca4c74c166 started getting ef333f123a angry the 398f0fb5ee moment she 85333f0132 saw her.ace92cb2ef981a66
Hwa-ran was aad3b41ffe already fuming, 90437f26d3 and this ca890bac1c brat was 080a83313f only making 3ea5fa6484 her more 52d3cb0717 agitated.c6b837ed49468358
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“Hey! Can’t you show some respect? It’s your mother, whom you haven’t seen in ages!”5ac5b23b050485cb
“Mom, you ruined my entire wedding! You bragged about giving me dowry money, then completely went back on your word! We couldn’t even have the formal meeting between families! What is all this?”dafec1e6c0e9c35c
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“Did I want it to be like that?”38c4cec175615365
This girl was throwing a fit even after seeing her mother’s face for the first time in ages.47daf612e682803b
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Hwa-ran was ddd98a65d2 already seething 504a3ced47 from being 335e9f37f3 ganged up dbacd9b20f on by 14a0e645f9 Eun-cho and 19fb62898f that husband 2c55959e38 of hers.2f13503c984b4a3c
Who would have 68d8a78b15 wanted things to f076c2fdba turn out this 82b9adf376 way?466fee8ac67e15e2
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Things had blown up 12e01276de in the Philippines as 7f930e5ea4 if someone had orchestrated 8161493430 it.5eb192242ac65e2a
Every venture she 53ad3dbbf1 thought was a 7016a36628 sure thing crumbled, 02a0781d0b and to make cd3701fff0 matters worse, she 2627970654 even got scammed.4d38304eba068e9a
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She had liquidated all of her father’s valuable assets, including the old house and the fields, and flown away with the money, only to end up with nothing.de478da007609740
Even the last 7a7d8ab48e gamble she had 4889ddbaba thrown herself into, bc11359faa believing it was f090383af6 her only hope, cc65b8eb5f had failed miserably.23ea904fdb023864
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Because of dfa0a5245c that, things c092f6d9de had gone c58f41f111 awry, and 1ac979b838 she had bf168e1420 been caught 3831fa4507 by the 8e43bf897b local police 84f5a26e77 in the a38aafc818 Philippines, only 64d775ac19 managing to e2d620e3d5 escape by 1d7a45424c scraping together 7a5d4dcae1 every last 1b7bb63b3a bit of 37b1771a3d money she 2296668a87 had for 81b051b2e4 a bribe.378e5a686160694b
Who knew that d4a7929b4b bastard who had 82108f4aaa my back when 8a2b5c9c36 I was gambling 9986bd9607 would suddenly turn e86ede4e61 on me?930e129557011400
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This was what e603be778f it meant to 623edb534b be betrayed by 5ba519d35e someone you trusted.f01ed19e67a32244
Once the money c7d148ddf8 disappeared, their flimsy bc05f8b2cd relationship completely shattered.4587b8f31b174cf7
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In the end, she 6a7afb7092 had no choice but 544b364550 to crawl back to 85082bc182 Korean soil, a place b5b91eebf0 she had vowed never 3203fa758a to set foot in ed51ed83bf again.e6f7434fea01c265
Moreover, the f8219e3720 niece she fae1c85425 had thought f747cc5440 was just f651fce2ec as foolish 23360b1c73 and stubborn bdbfa963ea as her e1de282640 sister ended d26a8671e3 up making 480e3c48a5 a surprisingly 8293a8076c good marriage. It would be a97ef6c39b strange not to ba1006f953 take a closer 0d0cc00324 look.6d8eb6fdad23a42d
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“That Eun-cho is living the high life in a detached villa in Hannam-dong, with a hotel wedding! Ugh! I’m so furious! Ryu Tae-san is way better than Jin Gu-won! He’s handsome and rich! I can’t stand to see it!”0c251e94d3130834
Tae-hee, who had inherited her mother’s striking looks and ambition, couldn’t bear this situation where she was falling behind Eun-cho.1389c41f013b5102
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Her mother had 38df9432dc felt the same e5765ce7e5 way when her c8c84d65bb sister married Lee 7c8727d3c0 Han-moo.953d5358c1cce6b1
Though she never imagined 3b3e74fa12 she would pass down f9c7cf2188 this kind of fate.4ea2f6d4ec12739c
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“What’s bothering you so much?”fc16f1ff49b3dfa0
Hwa-ran suppressed her own 3d6f318c8e frustration and soothed her 371774f49b daughter.4cbe1d35dc8f1209
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No matter 12b328df6b what, she fdc22f7774 always felt 2f7ece4827 guilty towards 2916e74413 her only ba0461a50e child.7c6550875f96fd21
Her husband, whom she thought was running a large business, turned out to be a con artist with a criminal record, and she hadn’t been able to raise her daughter in comfortable circumstances—these were all things she felt guilty about.505d331d812e6339
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“It’s actually a good thing. He’s a never-ending source of money. Do you think he can even stand up to us with her grandmother held hostage?”18d50809341b35e4
“Do you think a conglomerate heir is that easily manipulated? That Ryu Tae-san is definitely not the pushover type!”bcf2364fac65c2c1
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Hwa-ran knew 02ac012557 better than d6ca0078bd anyone how 81c03c2cfc to manipulate 2453a900d7 Eun-cho.b9b81e83703afaea
To her, a139eefd17 the niece b26ca689ef who had 7eb002e88d married a b9a5a2ef79 wealthy man a31f6b6026 and changed 27e1b9d91d her fate 56cbadd78f was nothing c59b9716c8 more than 2ce7d36ae4 a blood 65d8cfc7f3 bag to df90f23cc2 replenish her e7311e0526 own dwindling b858b1834d resources forever.a83307d6ffab79d9
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Besides, it was 0d58cdc385 easy to exploit b0d1eebccd those blinded by 031b95909d love.863bc8a39b201068
Well, Lee Han-moo was d930dd18eb an easy target, and c1323cc810 he had been extorted 8633b54b8a by her his whole 16a0f170c4 life.91689e53c6527a42
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Ryu Tae-san wouldn’t be any different.6ebf17326f195785
The way he aad6066fa7 looked down at 8caf60848c Eun-cho yesterday proved 1a2a719382 it.c6ca0353b3b4e027
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“Don’t worry. Mom will take care of everything.”46c84129a18a458c
Hwa-ran gritted her teeth, 74e21c859a and her eyes gleamed.e7f8ecf92973be08
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No one 839a811935 was as 21b0aca0bd naturally gifted 3099bc35d6 as she 5aed717c26 was at e82d5c7898 extracting easy 0d9a690795 money.1c1b5b21c6b3c222
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Hwa-ran strode confidently across the lobby of Baekwoon Construction’s headquarters.815579770a0369f9
If she cd54e157dd were turned 1c86b2650a away even 5216d7e4af here, she c35ccd8f51 would resort d92ce6bfb6 to bringing 1e27fc6507 her ailing e722199fce mother into 9b7ba39db0 the picture.7af17a52f94fbc13
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“I’m here to see Director Ryu Tae-san. My name is Goh Hwa-ran.”1f6611bc84c7779a
“Yes, just a moment. I’ll guide you right away.”3c81f3212b838c0b
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Hwa-ran’s eyes flickered with surprise at the unexpected situation.bf80c5e71ca14646
Everything was proceeding ea54bfc601 too smoothly, as a8a014cb4b if they had 4b71a23bb0 been forewarned.301e2615acda7c27
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At the very least, she had expected them to check his schedule and only guide her after receiving Ryu Tae-san’s permission.1657471cc1268325
What kind e7074c5111 of lax 7853bb6f9e security did 6bdebcf9af this major bf74b108b1 corporation have?b5ba2d761f804bfc
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Even as she was led to the executive office on the top floor by the employee, she couldn’t shake off a sense of unease.b1b3346ed5ce8a39
Her nervousness was 1b6f531c0f fleeting, and Hwa-ran 848c788529 composed her expression 1a161ff79d as much as cf663917e3 possible.f19615b120450c38
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“Here it is. You can go in.”940f513fe33fae8d
She flung open the 54289321ab door and saw Ryu 78ad2b94d6 Tae-san sitting calmly at c702315561 his desk, reviewing documents.65c80cf4001ea1b4
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He didn’t seem to care whether someone entered or not.bb2277b1368bddd1
Even without 5a50060c61 making eye 97aa4b8065 contact, a b015e96339 strange sense 246a7825aa of intimidation a48bd85bd3 emanated from f15dcc2e71 him.07a6c0ce5623d0b7
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“Son-in-law Ryu, I’m here.”3ea9e6c1b7d63ab4
She acted as c2f7d4ee42 if the unpleasant 36911acebf incident from the a43e932f02 other day had e85df027d5 been completely erased.15194ddf6a6c5da3
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The man, 5e85e63b8d who had 0e0724ca4a slightly lifted 3cd29f7861 his gaze, 551fa42811 simply nodded fc04956bdf curtly.e86d48d83d057808
He very f0cd14c445 casually skipped 8e2215c15e the pleasantries 933209024d and gestured 4b74250698 for her bcd6316482 to sit fa99cb9b21 down with 3963b4a318 his eyes.bae217989101d642
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That rude bastard.5fbeeb0001267264
It was Hwa-ran’s first time facing a person who had been born into wealth.fe7e4505cdd5fbad
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His arrogant and 1bc3176083 impolite attitude seemed 9e18c49028 as natural as 70d4c45120 his own skin.5d80e0b91333e420
Not wanting 0de95b5c24 to be 579b74fd75 intimidated by b3cf63f16e the man, c8ce1addf8 she deliberately d2463d8bbd crossed her 9ad5e74ffe legs, taking 3e695bb21b a seat 4b29c6a38c of prominence.8d150441efb23b8e
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“What business do you have here?”9b34480516ac37d5
“We didn’t have much time to talk properly the other day, did we?”c1c82bbcf19edb82
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Even as he asked what her business was, Ryu Tae-san’s demeanor was relaxed, as if he had expected her visit.9b018c2df3fa0fd7
The naturalness with 37e1410c7a which this whole 7cc1ed8c19 situation seemed to aa0c30c10c be within his a030434fa5 calculations made her 40c844b3bb throat tighten.a692db8e06b499d8
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“Conversation… I wasn’t aware we were the kind of people who needed such a thing.”dcd2e3bddf2e8fcd
Only then did the d85bbd05fb man rise from his c4532c3c59 desk and approach her, 89a260b4f7 closing the distance.07c4b038486137b2
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As he stood ba303cb8f1 up, his tall f330beca4c frame became apparent.2aef4d32f842e2a4
His muscles fa6005efb1 were not fb08593d4a just strong 6f1eb458d4 but even 00dac98a4d somewhat threatening.87be6492f0fb78dc
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Perhaps that was why.a8f35f95957cca78
With every move he made, she couldn’t help but flinch slightly.12eeef6da1a62667
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“Let’s hear what you have to say.”77f2e509a5b38fbc
It was 1e5b1418c0 no wonder. The man 9c770ebb8a who had f878c88465 exuded a 0c4dcdb0a3 strangely gentle bdaeef0a65 air when c95fcf5b05 he was a62c74cc78 with Eun-cho bc0a82dd76 seemed like c983af8385 a completely 583dbfe7f7 different person.2a4fc724e17c7046
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The oppressive aura he 285e0a9fc1 emanated was on a 1837fa4c24 completely different level compared 63372d9802 to yesterday, almost sinister.9317d49a31e5da12
What kind of young man has such an intimidating presence…? This is no joke.6158205c793d58bd
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Hwa-ran swallowed hard.1b42a98a07aa3737
She never thought she 6581d53116 would so readily realize 5f320cb551 the truth of what 5f5c115942 Tae-hee had said about 7d141ead22 conglomerate heirs being different 4fb2acf4d8 for a reason.2ca3ded2cc3cec04
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“Are you out of money?”816161fc4bfdd040
The man’s face was cold as he cut straight to the point.343e261f949e32df
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She couldn’t read any emotion in his expression, but she could clearly sense the blatant contempt.eb6d711949f48f64
“There’s no need for us to pretend and be polite, tiring each other out. I don’t have time.”4997ae2d601041e3
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He hadn’t used any curse words, but the atmosphere emanating from his crooked smile somehow made her feel like she was being interrogated by a prosecutor.6552f2dfcc8b6d72
Or maybe a 647d2316c3 low-life gangster.3b61b64596ef966c
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“…So, how much can you give me?”bb07a75d522376c1
So, Hwa-ran also e561056f78 skipped the awkward 169e2874bf preamble and went 5191e4193f straight to the bf7797d93c point.ef726521d483927c
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This man seemed easier 8762f72eb8 to deal with than 2fba1a3c67 the stubborn Eun-cho.4ff4e2860fd578ab
Besides, her niece, who 6c721033a3 was now bristling with 3f3bb412a7 hostility, was more cautious 441e5e7175 to touch than before.088c02b43a6e026c
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“That’s for the receiver to suggest.”caf41f5065a6a6b4
Tae-san smiled, 41d017b303 only tilting e8c6a45e26 one corner eafb96fe95 of his 3297217504 lips.61208d5644db27fc
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His attitude remained 9f7fd9a6a1 consistently relaxed.2664b2b73b94c54d
His arrogant demeanor, ce7b950bac as if he 96ecee7375 were bestowing a c34386fd8d favor, twisted her 124505a724 insides.0c79d665e179c655
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“Three hundred million won.”c435b818322c84a3
Almost as 64a289fdc4 soon as 054be7864e Hwa-ran finished 7d7c74aab1 her proposal, 65feba8e97 Tae-san pressed 596010e579 a button 5784aff20d on his 5d4364cfaa desk phone.06900ea34c8dfeae
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As if waiting for 38b04733ff the signal, a neatly 49039c7743 dressed secretary entered the 67925db52d room.e2832e55a7d68e83
The secretary a1f9256c42 placed a 804f1d0d99 crisp piece 4cba44f428 of paper, 9e61363242 which seemed 333180553b to have dbac4148d6 been prepared 9a0a760145 in advance, 9178b53337 on the b55ee2727c table.cf32c7f6c5c71b26
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“My condition is only one. Don’t ever come near my wife again.”f907c08acc6e5e6e
“……”d03f61ee2762f2fa
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Was he saying that 477c6ba5b8 he had even prepared 021ac7d75d this in advance to 66ecbbab8b get rid of her 2c5e157d39 in front of his 1166278aca wife?fadc3b01ec4e0c56
She couldn’t tell if this was a bribe or a threat.fc766c8cf2658020
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“If I show up in front of Eun-cho…”b53f5262d5dc77c3
“No.”33ac29e62e8c2f40
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He tapped the table 25140b6a4e lightly with his neatly 8cc07ee140 manicured fingertips.aaa8cd40c29e4521
It wasn’t a particularly big gesture, but it was enough to intimidate the other person.1862b1093ff135c7
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“You seem to be mistaken about something. I’m the one threatening you to take the money and leave. You have no right to attach conditions. Two hundred million won.”d4a3ed6d07121ee4
“I’m her aunt! Why wouldn’t I have the right?”b8e61bad67406c5f
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His eyes flashed sharply.2f22d194e1b39317
It was a gaze c4cf2376d6 that seemed to tear 8b2fdbfdbc her apart.8255dcd7df2ecb87
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“Take it while I’m offering it nicely. The price will drop further with every word I utter. One hundred million won.”ec68acc74a677850
Hwa-ran stared at Tae-san 89606e8185 with a dumbfounded expression.89786d1f33f085e6
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Contrary to 86e9d8242c her initial a7823a2df4 impression that 46d92e8387 he might 4351bbd511 be reasonable, 5b8cfe263b he seemed 1ff2464868 like someone d527ae5617 impossible to 4a9e9f1fa0 negotiate with.fdf3ee137c2f001a
“Three hundred million won. Give it to me in cash, just like the first offer, and find me a place to stay in Cheongdam-dong or Sinsa-dong.”faacb0d7250f5e31
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“You’re good at bargaining. Is it from your gambling days?”c5d588b0c74a47e9
The faint smile that had been on the man’s face vanished.3cdd38e21044c0b6
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In all her years, 8641f013ac she had never seen dac9d1346d such a chilling expression.3358fe0e043bb8bc
She had ff78080677 expected him 59beff0837 to have 09db2a0d21 done some a7f8cc43b1 background check, e01ad899a5 but it c67e9b798e seemed he dc34f72f5c knew far 804419beae more deeply e62e775b56 and thoroughly 984cc55cc5 than she 75e18070e1 had imagined.b0d437dc1b360991
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“I despise people who don’t keep their word. You’d better remember that.”654153daf125955f
It was e59bb530f1 less of 8b7c539471 a warning 85d242f9e5 and more 494f2f7459 of a be4ecd4ce8 blatant threat.b15991a58fb219e7
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She even felt a 52b95b02c3 determination in him that a919b6522b seemed capable of chasing 7ec8666ff2 her to the ends 8addb70879 of the earth for a2c5008e02 retribution.40f0c9e99e659fce
“Please review this and sign.”c60847faedf53e7d
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Just then, the secretary 1e82813ca8 handed her a promissory 448e43d3f1 note.3fe48662ed1340e8
Hwa-ran’s brow furrowed deeply as she read the clean, printed clauses of the special conditions.7514c0720158c1bb
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In short, it stated that if she didn’t go near Lee Eun-cho, she could keep the money without interest, but if she did, she would have to pay back three times the amount.085e0b74ed5176e1
Tch, what do you 8dfce40122 think you can do 04c8d891fd with a piece of 17e5de4546 paper like this?6d8da8d4c3a19800
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Hwa-ran signed 68db7a169f without hesitation.1fc80b17157929d8
Completely unaware of 5e7ad27664 the consequences that a187457b60 this decision would 4a6beedddc bring in the ac0624a420 future.f6d8c1b5092b3448
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