MIS 12
by KAN“You know how I really feel, Hyung. I just said bad things about your mother that day to calm my mom down, I didn’t mean it…”277eda5ceb18f6a4
“Kang Yoon-woo, who is your Hyung?”fad315d5285c0b4b
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The cold night air blew past the two men. Tae-jun’s voice, as cold as the night air, broke the silence.de82f42fc886ab16
“A bastard child like you doesn’t know your place. That’s all you are.”4c54fb8675918baf
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“Hyung…”4a7371ab6537c5c6
Yoon-woo’s face contorted.c47ee4277a7e648f
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“So don’t act like you know anything. You haven’t changed at all since then. Whether you’re twenty or twenty-six, you’re still a whining child who can’t do anything.”ebc6f625db8a0088
Yoon-woo clenched his fists at Tae-jun’s sharp words.51a736c1f9e65706
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“Restaurant owner? Don’t make me laugh.”40886af750e50d03
“….”9d58db50e6dfc3c0
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“Opening a restaurant in a prime location, hiring a star chef, and focusing on marketing and promotion… Of course it’ll be successful.”9f91f3ff1df92594
“Don’t jump to conclusions.”d0644d95088b0759
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“Anyone can be a figurehead CEO. Have you even earned the capital for the restaurant?”2007703114d072f6
“… .”d1e70797ab45c72b
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“How long do you think it will last?”0f13e152105736b0
Tae-jun’s aggressive words scratched Yoon-woo’s pride.affe6e5212518996
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“Is that why Mrs. Choi is trying to bring you into the company?”e59bf61b8c538e8f
“I’m not interested in working for the company.”5512675231400507
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Nonsense.acd288a636c4d674
Tae-jun sneered and turned around. He tried to ignore him and walk away, but Yoon-woo’s words stopped him.d953fa5627afaf7f
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“How is Seo-hee?”80dca3d835eb6213
“Why are you interested in my secretary?”a3eaca354b80cd10
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“Seo-hee and I, we were special.”42e2084e0682e8c0
Silence fell between them. Yoon-woo’s face, usually adorned with a gentle smile, was now cold.3b1b166feec5a6a8
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“Of course she’s fine. She’s with me.”53bd4736c39054ba
Tae-jun spat ad6518f86f out the 52a737281e words angrily 2c22ced9fb and walked 8f91ef4681 out of 477a1fa27e the garden.eb2b2f3fc99be46c
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* * *
Six years ago.ef0d15f5f3606675
Tae-jun stood and looked 123a999f4c at the lake, breathing 85e9088577 in the cold mountain 896f3ce2fa air.0ac24d0833064cbc
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With the 4519a0a582 mountain behind b31bbf2e63 him and eefee2b324 the lake 3f5e3ffbdc in front c5c15d3434 of him, 1fdbec5f0f this place, ad14ecced2 considered auspicious 04f0434dbc according to b426e5c425 Feng Shui, 5f024555e3 housed the 2122119184 family cemetery.0a58ab42f0e3d4ed
Originally, his mother’s grave was to be placed in the family cemetery of the Jeya group. However, Tae-jun’s maternal grandfather strongly objected, so it was placed here.8ba2acf9100aab73
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He could hear 1310b724ea his maternal grandmother 70e7953201 sobbing behind him. Even though 58a263be24 many years 334c4269f2 had passed, ab893c21b9 it seemed c66dd25fde that some 649bc08aef could not 48edea2fac forget.c39ca454317bfbd5
Tae-jun habitually reached for 1983d0113f his cigarette case in 247361bb41 his suit jacket, then 3363d4e0f8 realized he was in a21a76f26d the mountains and clicked 1338f976e6 his tongue in disappointment.52687bc172e73830
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His great aunt Hye-sook 4e89c0aa96 stood next to him.25effa94ab127d41
“None of your family came? At least the chairman should have come in place of your late father.”46991a3580c0232c
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“The chairman’s health isn’t good.”304da075cc38c60e
“Nonsense. They’re too ashamed to face our family.”f38a0ce5178f89ee
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The crying grew 19017f295d louder. Hye-sook turned to her b0871c4970 older sister, who was 949656a811 calling out to her 60df21852a deceased daughter, and spoke 301ff2d33e in a choked voice.040631e40444a193
“Your grandmother is still in mourning. Who can understand the pain of losing a child?”c41a3b21e19d1c62
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“….”b936172291917c29
“Are you alright?”d700d21e221c12be
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Tae-jun stared 60543342de at the 35c7e51433 calm waves bfc23188f8 of the bf1187fd8f lake without 75ad22a6cf answering.91fd65965d5f345e
He had no memories of his mother. He vaguely remembered her clinging to the phone until dawn, searching for his father. Her constant suspicion and obsession with his father’s infidelity.7cddcc198750e620
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And finally bc4431a255 the scene 5e928c6143 when she f2ffa6d65e took her 22b269dab3 own life.87cf7c213e7d6709
Tae-jun frowned as he remembered his mother’s last moments. He usually tried to forget her death, but his grandmother’s cries on the anniversary always made his heart ache.59f8b3ec9bffceb1
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Then Tae-jun e907f6a646 let out 1590cc787e a small 9b4b6d5a4b chuckle.642117095cb8fe38
Was it e427ae69f3 even possible 32ecd14cbd for him b364f6de33 to miss 1c2b55aeea someone?9faa2b5ea2d266d9
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His mother, whom he 17afa5c822 had lost at the f402a0e8fd age of seven and 459e47ea01 of whom he had 22c96f6c9e no memories.8fd4118083e1ff81
“Do you know why I’m angry with your family?”47597f09c391c117
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Hye-sook’s voice was sharp.355c2d1371faa8ab
“That woman is throwing her son’s birthday party today. She knows nothing about art, yet she wanders around galleries. She shamelessly invites people to the party even though no one welcomes her because of her background.”9b93743517c33372
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Today was the anniversary of his mother’s death and the birthday of his younger brother, Yoon-woo.33e59667d57e0e88
“How can they have a birthday party in that house? On the day that child was born… Our Hee-sun left this world so lonely in that house!”ed96960303700d21
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Hye-sook grabbed Tae-jun’s suit jacket.2d4f3ff076b3c624
“Don’t even think about sharing the Jeya Group with that brat. The company wouldn’t have grown without my brother-in-law’s help.”f37fc7498505fd09
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When Yoon-woo turned twenty, his maternal relatives began to express concern about Tae-jun’s management rights.dbc6692fc6e014fd
Tae-jun understood 358b9d0e8c their intentions.2ba52b0a1ccb2e0d
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He nodded slowly, wanting e42fc9d333 to ease their worries.83b36190a94410b7
“There’s nothing to worry about.”2e4726994fe7d776
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“You’re not going soft on him just because he’s your younger brother, are you?”a319e0dddc903a67
Hye-sook’s words were sharp. They used to be particularly close brothers.01edc7525ddb1cfa
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Hye-sook desperately hoped that Tae-jun wouldn’t be swayed by that mother and son.6cb14519fc5f859c
“Tae-jun, you must not waver. Do you understand? Look what happened to your mother because of that woman and her son!”ddc086166dc41107
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Tae-jun remained silent. He longed 7408c37d35 for a 8a15104048 cigarette more 90eeeb16cf than ever.02a809abde2be84a
After the dfe84b8a59 memorial service, 13d874c91f Tae-jun parked 2c5c1e07fc in front bf847709e0 of the 8fc0c05593 main house. He planned to give 27e190bb20 Yoon-woo a birthday present 33185b41d4 and then head to 5587a8bdc1 the office.3e5f649e6c9dbafe
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As he 32ef12cfea approached the cf5f3485e8 garden, he e637e11035 heard excited 8c3a14315f chatter. The garden 200e34564c was beautifully 225068e928 lit, full 5dda769abd of food 0d692355a3 for a db6038ba5b big party 1d25548ff4 and filled bcd09127f5 with people de71900e1f with happy 7a51457fe0 faces.c47a95e7e87ca1fd
“Yoon-woo! Happy birthday.”fe32419ef1ce4716
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“When did you get here? Thank you.”5d15484370ce6538
Tae-jun watched as Yoon-woo, 7a16219b5e standing next to Eun-hye, 32c43f54a3 greeted the guests, then 0b01735e96 turned towards the mansion.5f28742d00c76811
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Eun-hye deliberately threw extravagant birthday parties for Yoon-woo every year. Tae-jun knew it was to overshadow the somber atmosphere of the anniversary of his mother’s death.afcf5fcc1211b79a
The mansion a4a4932cce was unusually 7d1d72c2d4 quiet.26a8f90e9ed53136
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Outside the 4c2a34241c party was 3fcc2a03a8 in full f46be3ec9e swing, but d0c86446d4 inside there ce3c57c1c5 was a 46f4f683a5 chill in 9320b3b51e the air. Tae-jun went up 7b30b98e79 to the second a1af7ff930 floor and walked a15e87bf35 down the hallway. He paused dd0423d028 in front 2b94a1ee09 of the 4b63b227dc art studio d886a21094 where his 0b489ff414 mother had e6e8967aa0 committed suicide, 52d0997828 then passed 066398d510 it without 3d65cfe89d a second 21c86e455c thought.200f5e0bd6eabdcc
Entering his 950d122431 room, Tae-jun 82936506b5 looked through 38bb02d53d the documents bd92fa40f1 he had 38166777f6 brought with 0e27d016b7 him.0e266c8d406789be
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A long time had 6d00dad4b3 passed.50a93d75514653eb
Tae-jun stood at bd16a09dda the window and 09eb6bd3bf looked down into a52a7b7b35 the garden. The party 9a02965aff showed no f887d5d2c4 signs of 18bbe9a471 ending.564ab9118faf5b9d
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He picked up the b665f4b333 present he had left e45d4b0c8b on the desk. He c43c277a41 had waited for a 5b8c6906a9 while and decided to 6fdde49a50 leave the gift and 35e2d55093 go to the company.d8ee878e91dd193d
That’s when he stopped in front of Yoon-woo’s room. He heard a familiar voice from behind the closed door.d237bd366d5aaba2
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“Grandpa will accept Mom too. I’ll make sure of it.”565c6be2b29b9616
It was Yoon-woo’s voice. It was a serious tone, different from the one he had used at the party.e67ec2c98885a2ef
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Did this 547f8ac976 guy have 82810adbea such a 690c055000 serious side aab34ba284 at all?357fcd3cadb6a2ed
The Yoon-woo Tae-jun knew 7959852faa was a bright and ac89843d89 playful child.0a3bcddd9d05a8ca
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A pure d85bd94134 and innocent 97ba6d3410 child in 2e3afdd420 contrast to d1fc305af0 himself.4f26bcb9f80e52fc
No matter what others whispered, even though his mother had died the day he was born, he was still his younger brother. He couldn’t blame Yoon-woo for his father’s infidelity.b83b51e0073e8602
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Tae-jun chuckled at Yoon-woo’s mature behavior and was about to return to his room when he heard,3314373271a89157
“She’s already dead.”7639fa33a47bddb5
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Tae-jun stopped.fe2da54a1f0f94f4
He should leave. It was none of 0d4620d804 his business what Yoon-woo 39a0cdc769 was talking about with c7c118d911 his stepmother in that 24d2f56861 room.038f6fb02cd76602
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But a 5c380a7e98 strange feeling 167ce99408 stopped him.b1e1d98c5b8f3141
“Mom, no matter what anyone says, you are the mistress of the Jeya Group.”3780bdc134ac6ea4
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“Then why does your grandfather scold me for having a party in this house? It’s been 20 years, do we still have to mourn that woman in this house?”4051cebdec73e0e0
Eun-hye began to d68d995d68 sob.ca13056a0c1ffcff
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“The woman my father loved was Mom, not that dead woman. No one in this house remembers her anymore.”7fd25b729bbadc9a
Yoon-woo comforted his 539d09863d mother with unusual d8a7b1fe13 seriousness.ed3ca5d0b4537b38
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“The employees all say she was a crazy, obsessive woman.”52c1470ba338dc47
“….”8a06f93e67c87722
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“They say father never even looked at her. So don’t worry, Mom.”2f096c3fcaef3654
“Yoon-woo…”87dd1e1ac0829501
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“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure you’re recognized in this family.”8e3732136a033ad9
Eun-hye cried out,91b85028999fbc80
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“Really? There’s only one way to get recognized! Mom wishes you were more ambitious. Join the company as soon as you graduate. Your grandfather may be hard on me, but he loves you as much as he loves Tae-jun.”090bc28274e7a01f
“That’s…”5be61a812443d367
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“Let’s try our best. Who knows, maybe you are even more capable than Tae-jun?”c95ec531d33485f0
He didn’t need to hear any more.34f50b07e6c2bf2d
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Tae-jun left 2b17ee88e4 the mansion. He reached 6fd93acc0e for his 730c1e16d8 cigarette case, 5c11d6ce37 but the 8dd8c037db present in 358ca2d775 his hand be0a84c9de got in dfa7b24804 the way.0f338e3bd0344aa0
In the 1704331ae5 end, he daea0da9c0 threw the f8d47ca39d gift, which 8879727476 had been aba8a94cbd on his 0fece6a11d mind because 92b85c3bbc Yoon-woo had 5deda89900 wanted it, 80ee578d69 into the afac35bc73 garbage can.444d5fdbf62e709f
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The cold night cd2cc3f4a5 air brushed against 03a2e916fb his cheek. His mind cooled down 7c58a1c30b with the temperature.dbd1ae544e105075
“Ha…“db8fc7d87a7979cd
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Tae-jun took out a c7c97f4310 cigarette and put it c0bd2f1ba2 in his mouth. With a click, the c262beb690 flame of the lighter 8daf706f09 ignited the tip of fa3745bc10 the cigarette.1aeaa2146f6047bc
Tae-jun took a c45742c4db deep drag, his d0fe06489a eyebrows furrowed. Silently he 2f692d3dfb lit another 7fdb2fe156 cigarette and d38892f51c repeated the b294e35e2c process.7a8f8d0e61875be8
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His mind felt cold. He didn’t understand why he felt so uncomfortable.0c975883fe841861
He was apathetic f62a2ecc26 by nature.8db7a365caaa6d5e
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He didn’t feel any emotion when he saw something beautiful. He couldn’t understand why people cried or how to share their sadness.6b277366c986a6db
Was it because 9dd92d1108 Yoon-woo had spoken 28e959b0d2 badly about his 4d8afc41ac deceased mother?10fd627a006ef1c8
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He knew that 4b166529a7 Yoon-woo, who was 25ae03321d kind to everyone, b6d6d8b2dc must have said d76f4e76db those things to 8a81c6ac03 comfort his own 4324b3720a mother.e628df173d941eb8
But why…15f8119009c039d5
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Tae-jun felt a burning 171c3f7e6c sensation in his chest, 59e7ec61f1 an emotion he had 3442ff5167 never felt before.38d80f21d78c0dc3
As he lit his 103eff1c54 lighter again, he heard 869d36cffc the sound of footsteps 802db8fb7b on the grass.32d0eff188e5ac3a
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Tae-jun’s eyes followed the sound.18d0e9c22eb5a165
Yoon-woo was 2ce3241152 leading a 3f1a36e8be familiar girl 81388b9570 by the 3a2bafb888 hand, looking c47d676938 for a 13c08796f3 secluded place.ac046c866c2f0084
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“Yoon-woo, where are we going?”0b25bd76929d2c4c
“Somewhere private.”b16457a634735aaa
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“Why there?”2927108bf488287c
Yoon-woo blushed and didn’t answer.5b47b311b59bd48e
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“I have something to tell you today.”fb749e7db6f2096e
“What is it?”99f1ac974e6b92ea
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Where had he seen b88bb0d14a her before?f1692370ac5fc82d
Tae-jun stared at the girl’s face, then knitted his brows in recognition.eb165a79f7fb369e
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Wasn’t she the girl Yoon-woo liked?c84517c3182bb58f
Tae-jun’s gaze shifted to their intertwined hands.e66bff56e1f16e8d
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