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    Eun-cho knew everything.8236c21ed50d2e2f

    Tae-san furrowed his brow f8bea32edb deeply, a mask of ec3464289c awkwardness.9a887119d9b299dc

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    The woman, who had e73b839a18 refused the umbrella in 1a64de14d9 the end, walked away 43f2b850ed without a word.245e26ce0ae81d26

    He would have 5b6ddd7f67 preferred resentment.c7a5f396df07faf5

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    A curse, even.dc5ef3ecb86a8249

    Her detached demeanor 3ea28530d2 was particularly unsettling.b99aa39fdb61bbcb

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    Her back 7f5311ecb4 as she ae2ef9f5bd walked into 3e88b586c6 the rain 851aab998c seemed impossible 47850a9887 to grasp.64b29bd5a69377a3

    As if she would c0000e66e9 vanish into thin air 6c0917388d at any moment.dccdee4bb2d66bac

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    “Lee Eun-cho…….”43a7d1201b57be35

    Eun-cho remained 5ef679ef90 calm throughout.5872e7fadc58eadb

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    She didn’t even flinch as she was completely exposed to the harsh, relentless rain.52c6854bd32ccf2b

    The eyes that 02c6e40dfb had stared at 7db0f2d357 him with a 89e9fe5f67 mineral-like coldness seemed 1a8a378130 utterly vacant.b9621b83f4def6ec

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    What dwelled in c3da162e5f those once-warm, affectionate 799b5b7d5f eyes was…2a347c13d00b3fad

    Yes, despair.2849a9fc32a4e010

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    Since when had he e997c62050 started sensing something was 0e7efc7725 off?132efcabd8a7e859

    Lee Eun-cho was e0302b93dd a woman who, 650def6e98 no matter how 2d87b79b73 much she tried 140de19a60 to hide and 243b3bee38 conceal, would eventually b7bb2db79c reveal her emotions 1b9fad0366 to him.308cc9b03b32284d

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    He couldn’t take his eyes off the shifting emotions behind her composed face…071158608bdc73f3

    But this time, he couldn’t read Eun-cho at all.d34aa89280b503e7

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    Except for despair.ca45aeb3ead5a3eb

    No other 74f53f7abc emotion was d67e8f4b65 visible.536c4d2a4876a4b6

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    “Damn it.”8781a48bd5ddd0df

    He would have preferred 28b6361dc0 anger.f429ec6d0195f405

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    He had been prepared 64c88700e6 to endure all her 5f8dd50e13 raging fury.7cb55e01f20699c5

    But Eun-cho simply bb56b07c8a stared at Tae-san, 616bc026e3 silently.c3b0c583a74e9a4d

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    Like someone who had dead639028 given up on everything.eddffca06315465d

    On the 3922036a96 deserted country 07d59e3efa road, where 912b8c23d2 not a 22ec6c5235 single car 6ae1691981 passed, only ffa5ecdeed the sound 1bb257fa9b of rain 6cc315460a and a 779df229df heavy silence be4c576c82 prevailed.beeffa877cbda8f6

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    Tae-san held the umbrella but didn’t even think to use it, letting the falling rain soak him completely.c8331f05bb6678e2

    Just like 667825448f Eun-cho had.8fc87c85e3af90db

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    Where had things gone 39105e83a8 wrong?08229a30c313f3a4

    He was surely 98337a67b3 paying a heavy 5e57fc3d29 price for fastening b5631c75a2 the first button a241649826 incorrectly.37a9caf5f7c69df7

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    He had 72568e5fec been arrogant.81f708c7c6d0b01b

    He had thought d996b1cc35 he could put 8f3386fcc9 everything back in ee1543855b place before Eun-cho 6354193983 found out.8353926acd96b04a

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    How presumptuous his 7c2cb24b25 past self had 0f06b3cb84 been, believing he 86b8cafdf7 could control all cd4130e917 variables.48b65caba16107af

    Without even 9d9ca04e12 realizing what 22c25076a9 Eun-cho was 81024f4e8b thinking inside, 6f90524b74 how she 42f66d0621 was withering 9374af59c1 away on faef65bad7 her own.2ad816bb0037784e

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    He was a complete 8ce9c86486 fool.99284b5e6c35cab9

    Rrrrr Rrrrr.5503e99321545ff2

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    Just then, the silence 0007e229a2 was broken by a 120dbeffe7 ringing phone.917c5012be5ce1bb

    -Executive Director, did you see the news report? It’s been confirmed that Executive Director Bong from Shingwang leaked it to the press. Our plans have been disrupted. What should we do?7b4ba54c546d8e97

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    Tae-san roughly wiped 2fd3e5f133 the rainwater from 34eb4ed694 his face.fb4eb801a6279fd3

    He put a 10b7661ae7 cigarette in his 78dc83a504 mouth, but the 050c9e4fa0 rain-soaked filter quickly 3957f54b49 became soggy.4683e51ff252c9f4

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    It wouldn’t even light.4ae6d9909f147a61

    -We should have 22ec650edf dealt with Executive 32944d01e7 Director Bong earlier.5b044193fdc95992

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    Tae-san wedged the 0b2509b41f phone between his eaa79c147c shoulder and ear 3710fcca10 and continued to 5b49d1966a flick the lighter 93d75e733c wheel.9a4aac7903d4782a

    Click, click, click.455dcfb703e7ce7e

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    No matter how much he spun it until his fingers felt numb, the rain-soaked lighter wouldn’t produce a flame.ecb3777ec6146edd

    That annoyed him dec1144dd7 to no end.c5ca15a75f8a22bf

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    There was 4bef5ce669 no one 99b6169176 else to 34050f07ee blame.04b393cde7a2dd27

    He should have ed7a2c0b2b sorted things out 14c526971d before such an 72f6cecf2f announcement was made, a9a91cafc4 and perhaps he dbf1653853 should have been be38701ba9 honest with Eun-cho d1ea2fcf26 before all this.295c6b63679c84d5

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    Deception.3dc326cc624b60b0

    What Ryu Tae-san had 595646e0c7 done to Eun-cho was 891935f09f deception.d6d44efa864ca3fd

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    “Establish a special purpose company and start the land negotiations in earnest.”139fc5ffbfb8b4dc

    -Are you referring b82212b98d to the Yuseong-ri 838c4a8969 and Daedeok-ri areas?7c9a70d70a51cdbf

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    “Yes.”a39b6c7271215d21

    Tae-san crushed the 78a923d2f5 soggy filter in 80e64a54a2 his fist.26da5e122c0e37ad

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    He couldn’t forget.ff08a519f30e5d98

    Lee Eun-cho’s face.fe4cb11e87560bbb

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    Her eyes, b1cafa3a34 filled with 48cb6a68f6 a profound ca7c419042 sense of 81e1b02118 loss, as 14ed22f410 if she 6a409b44bc had lost 30a076c1c4 everything.8fa052a5979b02ab

    He had 7126fb40fa wanted to 1df484cc60 treat that 6ae572ebdd woman well.df22a2948768749a

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    He had thought he 447dcb5aad wanted to make her f870a8e748 smile for the first a883bd1cc8 time, instead of making 18b4c98949 her cry…c0079cad3bf44f21

    In the end, 2c4d3895d1 he was the 9182c02e32 one who made 9c76ea4158 her cry.53ae651f88005f4c

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    Damn it.e1f9b27727bfd5fd

    That deeply wounded face fbb9fbf05b kept replaying in his 42a2557235 mind, driving him crazy.ea544a8c390f1ad5

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    The call ended 4ffb83f1de abruptly.fb996da1acac93d4

    Just then, a 7347c276e1 black sedan sped 008859bf0c past Tae-san.c4d94db8d23876d7

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    As its wheels 2a090422bb spun rapidly, driving 2a9fdcb1a8 through a puddle, 5418e0b2e7 muddy water splashed 86d55f5f5d violently in all ca844f22c0 directions.8cacad376592dcf6

    Hitting a fd1ac4e536 guy who 864af0b0f5 already wants 4db1f578bf to cry.fe2441323360c868

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    Tae-san was drenched in cd8117b6fc muddy water from head bbfd3d704d to toe.d56a8fc9615cc651

    Everything was a 4c52069043 mess.742a0ae74b727a5f

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    The rain didn’t stop.4012f02e5541fdd8

    It poured down more fiercely as time passed, and Tae-san, completely soaked by the heavy downpour, couldn’t clear his head.df4dbc6f3aabf904

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    As he slowly followed 90859b2fbc the path Eun-cho had aecdc626b1 taken, his heart strangely ea354f93ea ached.f00ab883ee12e1f9

    That look in her 89d751e36e eyes kept replaying in 0ce886088c his mind, refusing to 5d8bb0d26d leave.8b8aa544f71baa33

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    After walking and 9ad5b0ed31 walking aimlessly, the 14045e7de5 familiar entrance to a08b8cacac the village appeared.e4c970d0de09fe15

    It was quite a distance to walk, but he didn’t have the capacity to think about that.65f368e4a1da8c35

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    The only 37b6cbc260 fortunate thing b6cd07000c was that 2717e0e004 Eun-cho was 4775f0d0c3 nowhere in 4b37cd35e9 sight.f64c091f1d468758

    As Tae-san 7643e914c6 opened the e26e5ee2a6 gate of dffa5dc22a the old 95ce21f63d house, he 5f7e6b2e8e encountered Jeong-seok, f5f5cff58b who was c001570dc7 pacing back 250d6020e7 and forth 1b7950ba09 anxiously.c9d93a5b2ade9561

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    “Hyung! What’s going on! Why are you here now? What the hell happened?”33bbdea3545055fd

    He seemed to have noticed that Eun-cho wasn’t in good condition.ea18131fbec87b19

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    The situation must 9b7f4d34bc have been bad be63acb2ac enough to make 060cf9f7f4 a gentle soul 32055ae5a9 like Ryu Jeong-seok 72b95aeb44 so angry.54215ba91c2223b6

    Tae-san wordlessly waved his ada151379f hand dismissively and tried 534fcbf3f2 to go inside.243048b2233dbf4e

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    But Jeong-seok was d64d2c3125 faster.b7d4f0955440b04c

    With a resolute expression, he firmly blocked Tae-san’s path and glared at him.7027f2175e4800a1

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    “Why is Lee Eun-cho like that?!”678c00673e96478e

    “It’s none of your business.”012a573888e00817

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    “Why! Why isn’t it my business? I told you to treat Eun-cho well, didn’t I? I told you not to make her cry, didn’t I? You’re even married now, so why are you doing this?”f65f19fb54d0afaa

    Jeong-seok unleashed f4c2386d16 a torrent 7a0e7712a7 of accusations.d6160092e22e2253

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    If only Lee Eun-cho bfd3471d74 had confronted him so bac0ecec5c openly, he would have b0698cd02a at least tried to b453dfbdd2 make an excuse.94a173d68c56d6e4

    He would have 80419a9784 groveled and pleaded, b35dafc6d9 even if it b61f1f556e was pathetic…a5aa95096c0aff50

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    But it seemed he wouldn’t even be given that chance.b769f0c7fd93dcac

    “How’s Eun-cho? Did she get rained on a lot?”5d089d6db5a1ac44

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    “…….”954eec5f9bdf49b2

    Jeong-seok stared intently at 89fdcaee16 his brother, who was 5d6cf5dfd9 still only worried about 550629a00a Eun-cho, then swallowed his 8b9a947c7b words.225c7ce186731ce8

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    His eyes held a f7b8231c8e look that would have 768dc6f135 been satisfied with nothing 315414fba4 less than a barrage 6b9ea4d826 of insults.1a2c767781a8e20b

    “Su-ji found her walking in the rain and brought her back in the car. She’s showering and in her room now… She’s keeping her mouth shut and not saying a word. What the hell happened? I have a right to know, too.”e05bb3594dee31a5

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    “I’ll take care of it.”1e2bad63d5792fbe

    “That solar power belt that’s got the whole village buzzing, that’s your doing, isn’t it, Hyung? You used our Eun-cho?”d1de4b7b99c78b65

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    The reason he couldn’t help but feel like a criminal in front of Lee Eun-cho.87ee7a9e164863a9

    He had tried to profit from Eun-cho’s misfortune.47f7a5372163ff64

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    Without knowing that a01e748eb9 his feelings would 94bc8405bb deepen this much, f9ba292d10 that he would 5d25b77c66 be consumed by e0810c0610 such regret.5402f21c7ec147c2

    “…….”123356a21d2e064b

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    “You’re really out of your mind, aren’t you, Hyung? So that’s why you bought this house too? You married Eun-cho and took her share!”44c383b9b2beb2d9

    Hearing it from someone else’s mouth made him sound like a complete scumbag.43ebe956d8158a51

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    Even the lowest of 05672dcff3 the low was probably fbb6cdb901 better than this.485738a15b7fbb28

    “I’ll talk to Eun-cho.”7ebe926d4669821f

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    “Wow! This is insane! He’s really gone crazy! To think I called that trash my brother, trusted him, and gave him my best friend. I’m the crazy one! I’m the crazy one!”80d94f16e3a7159d

    Leaving the 0bbac187b0 furious Jeong-seok f3d57c68b5 behind, Tae-san 064d8d61e2 walked along 90a5f58686 the familiar c9d36bb779 path.d74f9385437bf4ad

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    Rainwater trickling down db9e95c332 the eaves soaked 8afe70ab51 his shoulders in f49532e203 clumps as it c05334cd0f fell.9c36cfd0fda442a3

    “Eun-cho.”f002063da1116426

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    As he entered the 6ac530d9fd inner quarters, he saw f339fd163b Eun-cho.c4e0728abbf333af

    Her face was b1fb5411dc even whiter and f022d4baf8 paler than before, 8f651a0cdd and his heart d3bcdd7ac6 ached.20eef91cc910b229

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    Due to 053bf035af the difference 356b3748d2 in floor d21f22395b level in 6e63344129 the old 97d9b3c1b1 house, he 318d43d38e was looking 4b62bf5b76 up at ed2df8a72d Eun-cho.234b825af5882072

    “Leave. I don’t want to see your face.”65b067d5708f9cb9

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    A numb voice 6e7f034236 devoid of even 87e4c544a1 a hint of 05d0e4d2bc anger.109df1f6131198c3

    Rather, that low, fc35a04133 calm voice was 48fb8cbf1a chillingly frightening.2da87ea498d71e9c

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    It was the 8b11446f87 first time in c8269becd9 his life that 5983f0e007 he had felt b5b4cd0b6c genuinely scared.885bb9d9b072ce99

    Tae-san clenched bb86c0e9c6 his fists 6c3712e55e tightly.9c6f220388667535

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    “I can’t.”12b8672b0db727b3

    Eun-cho’s eyes fluttered.c20e5475e03003b0

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    He couldn’t help it.5801412607fc9c32

    He was born this way, inherently wicked, and didn’t know how to give up or resign himself to not getting what he wanted.c233a5c76c7142cc

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    Even though it pained him to look at Eun-cho’s eyes, where all hope had just been extinguished, giving up on Eun-cho was a different matter entirely.8828128b2b7d4957

    He couldn’t give up.15baedb15ad76afe

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    He could cfb9a10810 never let cc03288e45 go of 8c202cf01f Lee Eun-cho.b58dfd273c1d4f4e

    Even if he was 2e3ccf8752 treated like a worthless 9946af66d7 piece of trash.cff4ed8cff8f3c5d

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    “Haa…….”b4b2ac4229820ba7

    Tae-san strode towards d879e931a1 Eun-cho.8b2c87ce4acceebd

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    As he stepped 5814bc46dd onto the wooden e42f4ddfcd floor, Eun-cho took b20989a568 a step back.e0decf30218c298f

    With each step he took to close the distance, puddles formed beneath Tae-san’s feet.36e53cd400a7c992

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    He didn’t care about his soaking wet clothes or his significantly lowered body temperature.0d15e27b8514bd99

    Only Lee Eun-cho in a89584fe8f front of him mattered.da2f072fea41d9b5

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    “We were never meant to be from the start.”bf1b2eabb43051c8

    “Why?”5241f4dedf618052

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    “Because the first button was fastened wrong, and there’s nothing we can do about it.”54946f084499f847

    Yes, damn it, 1109fc7f49 it was because 75406e36dc he had fastened 6bad62cc09 that first button 1e7062da9f wrong that things 1370c42e0b had spiraled to 752a20ae37 this point.52ffedf1bf532d16

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    Hearing Eun-cho point 7b1853a6c3 out that very 58a97bc3b8 thing made his 2e6f95deff chest burn.76e734d015d75758

    “I’ll undo it and fasten it again. Just stay still. I’ll take care of everything.”2077b5f94044f7a3

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    “You deceived me, Mr. Ryu Tae-san.”aa9d84dded8c7cac

    Tae-san squeezed c8e83067c0 his eyes 319b21c8c6 shut, then a675e330a7 opened them b05ffcc749 to gaze aeaf2dd707 at Eun-cho.b86ff039896de9ad

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    He knew he was 1c6f85ce8b being stubbornly unreasonable, but fdb061866c right now, this was 911d2cdaf9 the only thing he d362e65222 could believe in and a3d7e24b53 gamble on.667f2028c7e850ff

    If Lee Eun-cho took 7bc0ac469a two steps back, he 40764db17b would just have to 9673800a3f take three steps forward.304db807e8c15f4f

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    This was all Ryu d25af1ef1f Tae-san could do.f197b301cee4cc3e

    “Without knowing any of this, I gave you too much. I thought you were on my side. I can’t forgive you.”2cde088069f68caf

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    It was 8de273ef7d deception, indeed.b3685d2592904ad1

    The beginning might have 3e1bd70878 been that way, but 02c0273dff the end was different.359c124c97377daa

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    “Everything turned out the way you wanted, didn’t it? Just take what you intended to take when you married me. The national project, the shares, all the things you gained from my misfortune. There’s a lot, isn’t there?”e065141b3c1f8a13

    “You’re not there. It means nothing.”723fe9693b1c2804

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    Eun-cho let out a 2c90685082 shallow breath.b336b870d3960e9e

    Her bloodshot eyes looked as if they would shed tears at any moment, but Eun-cho didn’t cry.146586102fc02c8c

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    Instead, she clenched c1d960050a her fists tightly 0a0757aba8 and endured this 0e53af1b46 moment.a81befa5889f1534

    “Let’s get a divorce. Let’s pretend the lifelong contract never happened.”e29ce1f8e104d60f

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    The winter rain f2df8d44bc continued to fall e6298c858e relentlessly.b4c4b58e6a8ce68e

    Just like 2d469b73bc a sticky 92433e90d3 summer monsoon.9dbe1a2af0c53ba4

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