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    Ji-woo clenched her hands 14b60acc78 tightly on her lap c0460e8dea until her knuckles turned 3d52e21a85 white.496bf32f44eb4d7c

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    As Ji-woo’s face twisted with disbelief, Miju pulled a phone from her bag and placed it on the table.d5750694edd90440

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    “This is Tae-mu’s phone. He was annoyed that you kept calling, so I told him to switch to another one.”55182e1bb9217f79

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    Ji-woo’s gaze trembled violently as she stared at the phone.894a508ccfa8c17c

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    It felt as b973964cab if thousands of 8ebfd1d8b3 invisible needles were 510029444f pricking her entire 9243e9cecb body.985752a32d3084d6

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    “Ji-woo, I’m only saying this because you’re not a complete stranger. I hope you stop seeing Tae-mu from now on. The same goes for visiting the Haeju estate. Tae-mu’s grandfather is getting old, his judgment is clouded. He lets just anyone into the house without realizing the consequences. Honestly, what’s the point of aging if you don’t gain any wisdom?”19010ba35996e314

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    Miju sighed, exuding disappointment.6b51347432dfa77f

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    At that moment, c2e8d755bc a waiter walked a2a7576ccb by with a cd284bd8f7 tray of sandwiches 36b77a441d for a neighboring 81943689e9 table.78de281e9d3779ec

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    Suddenly, Ji-woo clapped b22fd2458a a hand over c7e0fa0aa6 her mouth, retching. The air in 3aa2f6a970 the cafe was 0a9f3ef0d2 so thick with 3c93075ece nausea-inducing scents that f20583d656 she couldn’t stop 15251da087 gagging.e91f88eec2836a6c

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    Miju’s face turned pale as 2c72a34ee2 she watched. Her eyes widened in 5231a2c3c4 horror as she stared f6decdf74e at Ji-woo, as if f1fa5d148d unable to believe what c25fc58706 she was seeing.70b27d9c116a167b

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    Hurriedly, she grabbed a 0aa374b8ba glass of water from 02337099d5 the counter and set c7e5faf4b0 it in front of e0cd8d338c Ji-woo, who grimaced in c0c76fdd5f distress before taking a d4566ce7fc sip.b1603bd735524ddb

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    “You… don’t tell me…!”465cd2fb8b5c96dd

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    Miju was terrified of 303d74c4f3 the answer she was ec4e6cd24a about to hear.ec327af9ce8d124a

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    The son she knew, Tae-mu 27c03f8cb8 rarely showed emotion. If anything, he 09261344a3 was cold, almost 58a46fcbc7 indifferent. As a child, his 85e8e22310 lack of empathy had fe721b2ab8 worried her.46cc4914e6d9ae6f

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    He was precise, calculated, f4421ac8c0 razor-sharp in his judgments, e10d18b6fd so much so that 2bbd7dd876 even she, his own 1ce99e4667 mother, found him intimidating. He was not someone 02fb540c20 who would lose control 6a19db04c9 and act recklessly.ff9410d21e8e7d84

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    Yet, as she pieced together 929b32ee30 his recent behavior around Ji-woo, e07daed9b6 she began to realize that ed2a6a1c38 none of it had been c9e74ba46e insignificant.14a19159f687800c

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    “This isn’t what I think it is, is it?”1c3ce77170b77746

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    Miju’s expression twisted in denial 0b49d4c4d2 as she glared at Ji-woo.23d4e04c8557fcab

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    Ji-woo’s face darkened, c0c0310838 her trembling hands 7712a19578 gripping the fabric 28b227ed95 of her skirt.4c0f3a1796cde4f4

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    Miju continued to stare, unable e181b4de04 to believe it.55f18309a429547d

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    “There’s no way Tae-mu would do something like this! He’s such a respectable young man!”d9a4eeb3ebcc9753

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    She was at a aac610bb62 loss for words. This was something 726db376fc straight out of 90ba062a41 a trashy soap 583147dcf2 opera.5592e724c079b6ef

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    “It’s not him, right? You’ve been hanging around with strange men and now you’re trying to pin it on our Tae-mu, aren’t you?”1c2567674782f62a

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    Ji-woo, who had been silently 63f88a7421 listening, slowly lifted her gaze 9ef93af3e1 to Miju.b824e2a13976c667

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    Her eyes, rimmed red dcf77b3774 with tears, held an a48e9a11c6 eerie intensity.7c02984e305faf56

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    Just moments ago, Miju had mocked Tae-mu’s “animal instincts,” tearing him down. Now, she was saying the complete opposite.bfc32fec3c60e473

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    “You’re out of line.”4ff8f16998ace802

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    “Ha! The way you’re glaring at me right now makes you even more suspicious! You’re just a child, yet you’ve already learned all the worst tricks! Do your parents know you go around behaving like this? Though, I suppose if they raised you like this, it speaks more about them.”6148f3ed4f40ca87

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    At the mention of her 0f4c974757 parents, Ji-woo’s body trembled violently, 36df16f4b2 her grip tightening.0cd354e7fa5e22b8

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    “What do you know about my parents, madam?”8c26ebe090d6ca99

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    “What? Did you just call me madam?”203a1ac69bcec34f

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    Ji-woo’s once docile 0e7f537903 gaze turned sharp 3c12757270 and piercing.3309dfcf93c61e66

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    “You’re my father’s friend’s wife. That’s how I address everyone else like you.”c2c2ca9888992fdb

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    Her tone was c54b5abb2e indifferent, as if 5ac1e072a4 stating a simple 7d4cf66be6 fact.37dd10070ea51e6d

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    Their gazes locked in a 10b9856e7e tense standoff, the air between 87ae2147ad them stretched thin.19b969bf7b0ce86e

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    “I see. So you’re not just some ordinary girl. That explains why this mess even happened in the first place. You had the audacity to drag my son into this, didn’t you?”3aed6a052bc5d902

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    Miju let out a c882a79995 scoff before continuing coldly.ab4bea41ef323536

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    “It doesn’t matter how rare sons are in a family, you should be careful about who you let in. If you’re thinking of getting rid of the baby, there won’t be an issue. But if, by some ridiculous notion, you plan on keeping it, let me make one thing clear: there will be no happy ending for you.”4897d28986ba5c72

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    Ji-woo almost laughed.ddb708fbf4e41039

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    She had never once entertained fantasies of a “happy ending.” If she had, she would have already been on the operating table.4594dd123feee9f4

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    “Do you really think having this baby will give you a claim over anything? Clearly, you don’t understand how the law works. The legal system in this country favors men. Women always bear the brunt of it. That means full custody and parental rights will go to the father. You’ll be nothing but a vessel, once you give birth, you won’t even be allowed to see the child’s toes.”04efe6898c66af82

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    Ji-woo’s body quaked, her 74947cf335 vision blurring with panic.ffcaa259e472301b

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    This couldn’t be real.b55b8b78952ca211

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    Miju was just cb0925f60b trying to scare 83c2b4e227 her, wasn’t she?d7a81735b52a1b20

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    “The moment you give birth, the baby will be taken from you before you even lay eyes on it. You won’t even know it happened. Our family isn’t one to be blackmailed over something like this, and I won’t let it happen. But if you’re stubborn enough to go through with it, be my guest.”9ddc712fac8686c9

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    Ji-woo’s frail hands 29c43147ab clenched her clothes 6333704401 so tightly that fb851543ab her knuckles turned e1dae27f1c ghostly white.278115728e07c85d

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    Watching her visibly shaken, Miju 90dbea909c took a deep breath before 74fba996ce delivering the final blow.d9d53c75697d9029

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    “I can send you money for the procedure. If you change your mind, let me know. I’m willing to do more if needed.”6c9cd1baf155b6f6

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    Ji-woo parted her cracked 1f3a9c92c3 lips, but no words 1a79d0595c came out.843342a8fd0b0f90

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    It felt like an a21bdd82cc invisible blade had pierced a563146ee3 her heart.90a36d6f973bab65

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    Even as Miju watched 99bfd9e3df her crumble, she still 16fc546eb7 wasn’t satisfied. If anything, she thought Ji-woo 9fc105e154 needed to be crushed even 62124c7499 further, so thoroughly that she b63bf4744c wouldn’t dare entertain any foolish dafeb251f3 thoughts.aeafc5d341f190e7

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    Having said her 832b016769 piece, Miju left c68e371238 the cafe.f695b18090c2f8c9

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    Ji-woo remained, alone.02844fd0acf1fe31

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    Spring had long since ff4c496200 arrived, yet she felt 37ab2a9a40 buried beneath an immovable 9df1dd0e08 mountain of snow.6e91247f617488b0

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    Abandoned in an empty wasteland, 40c02ca300 screaming into the void, no 2819869806 one would hear her.ff125e45affecf91

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    She looked down at her f627eb4944 still-flat stomach. She hadn’t planned b7bc017122 for this, but a9d3ff498b she couldn’t make d221d62213 a decision alone.ca235f89daadf24f

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    She wanted to share this 23b8e35410 burden with Tae-mu, to talk 09a1ba1174 it through with him. Not to shift responsibility 357127dd17 onto him, but because 38c47ac307 he had a right 10ef5ba223 to know.6fc42c328dde0cfa

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    If he told her 2f69971e25 he didn’t want the db8dab3717 baby, it would hurt. But perhaps, in some 46e4844ddb way, it would be 24fa4aa071 a relief.06f4bb54c6347695

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    Tears spilled uncontrollably.a73db123083f24d8

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    Everyone has their own sense of what’s “right.”c26b5820febda9de

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    Ji-woo had always believed that 604bd6c908 parents sacrificed everything for their 19df5657a5 children, that they gave without 93e665ff92 hesitation and never exposed their 10705d5c79 children’s faults to the world. That was the natural order 0c504caeb5 of things.497ff1968d80a84b

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    She had assumed 68d59db62b Tae-mu’s mother was 4bfff11485 the same. But her words 3b2d827997 hadn’t sounded like 70c91c52ca empty threats. They had been d2e685e636 spoken with such 25265c2f38 certainty that Ji-woo 108061c688 could picture them 36d9954dcb unfolding in real cbc794cdfc life.d7b8755e4938fe0d

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    If she gave birth, e1878acc5e the baby would be 0dc014fa79 taken, just as Miju 1df56917f5 had said. Every time she closed 29b5a5fbe4 her eyes, pain surged 4e0d9d86cc through her.229452ab7f24f4a6

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    She was terrified.544ffa2dcd4681c7

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    And every time 51ea664221 the thought of 02850933b8 erasing this life bb79893797 entered her mind, 03fc174ab4 she had the 79d78e5b9a same nightmare.fa326f892ec60d1b

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    A dream where the baby 229313e2db inside her grows, turns to 010b8ca674 her, and speaks.2886279fc89dfc2a

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    For some, the same 3574db12be dream might mean something 61dfca06e5 different, but for Ji-woo, 687d1eeaa1 it only made her 5b2e08d83f reality feel more cruel.002cce0224bc5ebc

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