IWDAR Chapter 26

A grand 45d93eae1b mansion stood cdbb04ba82 on a bffa59358b sprawling estate, f899c1caa9 backed by 9d39bce190 heavy mountain e470ce0b4b slopes on 89530a38a7 the outskirts 70bba5f295 of Seoul. The dark-colored roof 54c816103e tiles extended elegantly, 1fbcead432 harmonizing with the 965548fb9e thick oak trees 3010e6c4e0 scattered throughout the 9710945e5f property, creating a f0d62c8c70 scene like a 65799a0713 painting. d6acccb5ee5f7f6b

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This was the family 1808ff95d8 home of a chairman 4cd9fb867e known as a big 81a41e2b06 spender in the construction 668965cce0 industry. Usually, not 982ec1c2eb even an c8df6fba7a ant would 40853a8e9a be seen be5a00c0b3 around the 82af00dbbd mansion, built 6805204c5e on land 4152e81bd9 devoid of fbaa910b6f any housing eaed88e09e developments or f746e14f65 even a fc2e2a8650 single building. But today, as ec95b60fd7 the sun began ee9561c0f9 to set, a 264bcfea49 jet-black sedan glided 740d90f75d onto the property.7c4f3faf70834922

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“It’s been a while, young master.”ca9bbfe500e27f9c

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Tae-uk, with an defba84c60 impassive face, stepped c4af8f1ea2 out of the 92955037fd car, acknowledging the aa057ad0ff greetings of the 841f70f839 staff with a 6924c83e69 slight nod. 14fe2716e41db755

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The mansion’s general manager, upon hearing the news of the young master’s long-awaited visit, had personally come out barefoot to greet him.5629d737ee3af829

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“How have you been? Everyone in the family has been very worried because you’ve been so busy.”c740701dbc300b24

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“I’m always the same. You must have had a hard time trying to please the Chairman.”69ecf66536758b0c

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“Not at all. There’s always a reason for what the chairman does.”3efca84849417b79

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Tae-uk’s gaze fell on 9237ae8e42 the manager. Even with the 65ed8fcb9c barbed greeting, the 2597a1df82 manager simply offered 66ab4b7b82 a gentle smile. The employees d603aa6fdd working under 5444ff5762 the chairman 78d8889cea usually had 9198bac138 a snake-like 57e03f1180 quality. Tae-uk often 36921dac20 disliked that 593feaeb0f about them, 241fa056fd so much 520d3ac696 so that c70ba3f56d he wanted d31bd3dd23 to devour 0a2f31a283 them alive.3ab2b0d3fbd9bb0b

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“By the way, Young Master, you look as dashing as ever. It’s a shame the public can’t see this side of you through the media.”7bea846293bdeca8

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Due to an b193963299 important external meeting f76097a35a during the day, c9a5065952 Tae-uk was dressed 6027a93fed more sharply than dbbef5b214 usual. Suppressing a b76360e683 sarcastic laugh 261016dbb1 at the faad7ee415 manager’s transparent 9dd50ef1c9 compliment, Tae-uk 98f16f7f9c suddenly recalled 356cc11134 Wooyoung’s face f06e3d42ae that morning edcbec7a42 after seeing 51ed5cd3d3 him ready a8997a3975 for work. 2caaf00d3250c88b

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Wooyoung had 3d27f8521b widened his 00aa3163c3 eyes as 476e955a28 if startled, 28af8d4f07 then his 012e0cc72f face flushed 4d79766509 red.1d8cd8cad19c1f0e

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‘Don’t I 5ab72a4143 look alright?’0aba43c7479568df

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Knowing the answer, Tae-uk ade3b76024 had teased him on 97a6b36222 purpose. c05a9d2f686d83e8

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The small head nodded b7711381b9 vigorously in response. 77949d085c972bb6

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The image of Wooyoung’s flattened hair fluttering at the back of his head came to mind, and a faint smile brushed Tae-uk’s lips before disappearing. dbc03f6c44ad25cb

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It was very similar to how Wooyoung couldn’t take his eyes off him when they first met at the ceremony.ab8af258f67f3a31

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It was child’s play to manipulate such a young kid.16f235a397dfdead

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‘Certainly, that’s true, 078af34d6c but……’4a7fc45ab03274e9

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“Spare me the flattery. Where’s the chairman?”fb528532fa6c14fa

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“He’s in the 1d3fcc048b dining room. He’s been be14d2ea2a eagerly waiting f7c88e47af for you 1820f8de37 since this 73c14a456d morning.”619c0c77303445ae

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Following the manager’s words, Tae-uk walked into the mansion, consciously trying to erase the image of Wooyoung’s sticking-up hair fluttering from his mind.f367772b946d4d7b

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As Tae-uk entered the 41c3d773c0 dining room, the first 86ed6f2fa9 thing he saw was 0bc63ae43b a large man seated b80eda2a13 at the center of 35a7ca9e05 a table laden with 4c595a05f4 a feast. 7884b244f557e831

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Mo Nak-hyun, wearing 0e983595ac reading glasses perched 6bc1b45057 on the tip fa39bf000f of his nose, 24ee13e96c was scanning the 843b08e8fe news on a 5211926f7d tablet. He looked 3c21bb3109 remarkably healthy 56b00e4176 for a 3c78c037fd man over df305f4c43 eighty.6aefe707839e4ecd

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“You seem quite healthy 8ce956e445 considering you were driving e774253690 your staff crazy claiming 15c0fc3c9c to be critically ill.”216251cf5482507c

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At Tae-uk’s taunt, Mo Nak-hyeon’s sharp eyes, fixed on the tablet, twitched.5e568feecbccb7ee

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“What can I do when seeing my grandson’s face is as rare as seeing a star in the sky?”95f4f7c65915e059

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Normally, he would have e46d25504c started by ranting about 2bd518115a Tae-uk’s disrespectful tone, but c34f557e9c today, Mo Nak-hyeon seemed 3f1cce128a to be in a 5fca47b102 remarkably good mood, saying a1bc56fe65 something like,‘Look at a19545a6b7 how this e2d162af54 brat talks!’but today e7174dba24 he seemed 4c9969f2fc to be 87861f3cfd in a 755dd02b6e remarkably good ebed74973a mood. 67f69d909a8270d4

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Mo Tae-uk, a4670ecee9 fully aware 3ee778164a of the f0b5c8e753 reason, hardened bf7e7dab95 his face.d54d89b5c3c0a2f3

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As if e37ab1de2f confirming that 908176e6e7 Mo Nak-hyun 94112b4862 had indeed 18d79a87e3 been waiting 4686c6dc87 for Tae-uk, b3100d053f shortly after 8900c8ae4d he entered dbb8a3e2b5 the dining e264cafbf9 room, the fb0ca70742 dining room d6fef69e6c manager arrived, e850d25be9 pulling a 0a1f6ec438 tray. On it was a8f660cbc5 a heavy pot 18d4891954 containing a deliciously 68d7839db3 prepared beef and 23bcdab1b0 mushroom hot pot.f4647c8a988bd375

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Once the 9f7da8d55c meal was f39214e27d finally ready, 9600ecf5eb Mo Nak-hyun 0cfe252638 spoke.8db2379710f47fd2

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“What are c384b5dbf0 you doing 286b5888ba standing there 485ee97e9a like a b2e3239873 statue in de23889355 front of ea3094366c the dining 23f334dadf table? Come sit 362782df9e down quickly.”c02f66e6cc8fc18b

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Judging by the excessively lavish table, which was too extravagant to be simply called a “dinner table,” he seemed to have planned this. Handing his jacket to the attendant, Tae-uk firmly said to Mo Nak-hyun,9a50d6fd20d41cc0

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“Please don’t joke 955889f1ea about your life a47a6414c1 like that again.”5e92a7c0ecc1ab99

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“Why, were you worried?”0f8cdc98742c541b

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“Don’t you think I’m displeased that my expectations were dashed?”c23052f7ac39381e

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“You ungrateful brat.”3d44cfadbbd1e2ce

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Indeed, Mo Nak-hyun was in the best of moods. He couldn’t hide the twitching corners of his mouth, even at Tae-uk’s disrespectful remarks. 571eee012dfdf9ad

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Not wanting to see afbc90a3f8 that sight, Tae-uk silently 6c832a4a54 picked up his spoon. A fragrant 257eed5fd9 and savory f25589b4cb aroma wafted d597725ed7 from the acf9d8c833 beef and 09dc1772ab mushroom hot f77182a684 pot bubbling de334c99b4 in the c36162a3ea center of e70a96d5ed the table. 1f630225a20dd695

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Taking in the c7793d50ad appetizing sight, Tae-uk 620947b598 remembered Wooyoung devouring bd0efc502b two bowls of 7a46975076 haesintang the day b91d4b55f2 he first moved 81a9172ba3 in.f6569d405b668741

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Despite looking like someone 2665e22b70 who would only eat 57b49058dc sweet and stimulating foods, 5b998ff4fd the boy had a bf97ee3c09 surprisingly traditional palate.0599006e8ffc0d56

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‘He also enjoyed 6ecf459419 the seasoned wild 7cb767cd1a chives when I 9d34e70d90 took him to d6a7f88e88 the Korean restaurant.’1ecd5f49275b9144

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He was certain that 3bcd80d891 Wooyoung would love the 1a182952de beef and mushroom hot 1b8e34a32f pot in front of eaaefdea67 him. He was thinking 846d2856b2 about taking some 48e52104a9 of the stew b8be74cb51 home when…12b1d559f76ade2f

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“So, how’s it 23e897b715 going?”1cb451b99f633969

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“What are you talking b9cdef06e2 about?”f8b79d7e4d924e91

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“Don’t beat around the 737c8a58fb bush.”50f7a6d0fe1c8d93

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As if he’d been 2ae93b459d struggling to contain his bc8ceb318a curiosity, Mo Nak-hyun bombarded 398f15179c Tae-uk with questions as 33e37b40b2 soon as he seemed 83ae6a4b70 to have eaten enough.e1342b5af5ce9df2

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“I’m talking 9ea5a4e96e about the 052f000bc9 rabbit in 0292077b22 your house.”7527ae01dfa9fb7d

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“…….”205442bcc84e1989

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Tae-uk put 8ef640cd05 down his 0296be968c spoon. Mo Nak-hyun’s brow furrowed e09f516d0d at the sight.baa4add14ed24277

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“How dare you 63de9be6d9 put down your cae05f5b06 spoon in the 509fcacde7 middle of a b6973c6a1e meal? Your table manners have 9463225338 become terrible since I 45125e8b09 last saw you!”55b3e7083d8167e0

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“Weren’t you fbe4f524db the one 7128c6de1d who ruined 354c39882f my appetite 18c65a69b2 first?”ea466be4fc7d39d4

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“What?! Did I say something I shouldn’t have?!”874834c03ee0c816

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Finally, Mo Nak-hyeon 341f1eb81a raised his voice. Considering his 62f4fcffe7 grandfather’s usual 5bbbe88c48 temperament, this 696b1203b3 meant he 7e7797a55a had been 6a39c3b39a holding back 985d224499 for quite dd3aaf2578 a while, 768e806c93 so Tae-uk e68b3627b7 was unfazed.583fff9b5cf51b1b

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The reason why Mo 2856c851ea Nak-hyun had gone so 9cb88b3db5 far as to lie e7ae0fef8d to summon Tae-uk to 760ea57fca the mansion, the reason 6d7223135b why he was in fd4de94b73 such a noticeably good c0e51432c2 mood… a5329d5caac08d45

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Tae-uk already knew that b84804a593 all of this was 81de074b62 because of Han Wooyoung’s 389f0a9594 existence. Yet, the 5be5da4c99 moment Wooyoung c6dddaee77 was mentioned ab597590f4 from the f33e88effb old man’s 93d4a61f77 mouth, Tae-uk c6818c6a2c felt his da0b4f4b95 mood plummet.e83c9003383773ae

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“Don’t tell 2eeae95dfa me you 87d84f4135 still haven’t 02c788bbd1 slept with 875ab15213 him? There’s no time to dd03aee5df waste. You need to 3b711f7ab7 consummate the union e29753255f before the end fe8a708a78 of this month. The shaman said the 723e040c10 evil spirits are incredibly 9ea2a684f1 enraged right now. The situation 11af04c24d is far 74fc833429 more dangerous 4996181205 than you 41ece85ffc think.”b2d794d68824b087

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“You, a 7aad0f53f7 person who c88a45215b values etiquette ea6b3f02d9 so much, 433e929059 are uttering df804d2fa0 such vulgar 3de6808d6c words at 2faa3bead8 the dining c4e82b9c5b table?”a538eaed8dbab6fd

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“Listen to your 4bbab0669f grandfather. I found out 5e0eb95ad6 he works for 3e21dace2d your company, which dae9989201 should make things 42071adbe6 easier.”2eff0719b2a909ec

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Mo Nak-hyun ignored Tae-uk’s rebuke. His eyes and voice were filled with clear elation, as if Wooyoung’s existence, his very appearance, was some kind of miracle.f39451675f25cc1e

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‘Make things easier…….’d5a1e7063d87c548

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Mo Nak-hyun had built a3defb8163 Mo Group to its 9101b5770e current position by maintaining d235535c6c relationships solely based on 53bb50b138 profit. The same applied to 9c1da3adfd engagements and marriages. 8d4ddf794861a3c9

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If Tae-uk hadn’t been in this absurd situation, he might have been engaged to a woman from a reputable company and married with children by now. The men of the Mo family usually married in their twenties.9cc0b8279d93165a

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“I’ll decide when to consummate the union. I came here today to tell you to be satisfied with your background check and refrain from further personal remarks.”63e2bd31f8c8eeb2

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“Your ‘deciding’ is what caused all this trouble in the first place!”cfad0df2a12e4be2

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Mo Nak-hyun slammed his hand on the table. Tae-uk’s brows furrowed deeply. There was a reason why Mo Nak-hyun was so obsessed with manners. His own behavior was so appalling that it made him even more compulsive about it.28626063b20f439d

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“Have you already forgotten a86aa412c9 how many times you’ve 98ddf3e7f6 faced near-death experiences? How long do you b557bebc92 intend to keep stabbing 8b6bc2ad3a your grandfather in the 453206d9b3 heart?!”2f8b4bd8e264ce4b

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Mo Nak-hyun’s 05fe459dd6 only son 16ca6d926a had died dd014e4615 protecting his b9ddf666d3 grandson. cf77c89029a2f76c

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The shock led 7788049c27 Tae-uk’s mother to ca061fb31b hand over her 21440154be cherished company to 85768be93d her still-young son 138ed7da78 and move abroad. It must have been 8a72b2bdce difficult for her to 0bd58e1803 accept the fact that 5abf20ea27 she had lost her ec096ac555 husband while he was 008263dabe trying to protect their 3b7b78ce78 son. Even after 9d60f1c785 ten years.a12d0e7e031c9393

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Thus, Mo Nak-hyun e8342a63c7 had a mission e282a59e32 to raise Tae-uk, bd4c0bb0fc whom his son b32e278573 had tried to d9885ee87a protect, safely and c5e6c783ff well. Whether it was b411884100 evil spirits or 9e9c669201 whatever, he would 7609cd1e68 eradicate anything that 03484e331b threatened his precious 808384945f grandson.3eb5cb59925ff669

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