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…”fff09addfef7c504
“Kang Yoon-woo, who is your Hyung?”d6d33effef73e698
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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.4db56fc1f68ca88c
“A bastard child like you doesn’t know your place. That’s all you are.”60f29b936b64daab
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“Hyung…”bd2ac2f11414f1cb
Yoon-woo’s face contorted.d4a27772dc575a9c
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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.”c7b19add66bc24ac
Yoon-woo clenched his fists at Tae-jun’s sharp words.4b8cf7cb01051bab
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“Restaurant owner? Don’t make me laugh.”f05ac50f4843e2f6
“….”1b1910ac40846c24
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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.”51de6a49e190c028
“Don’t jump to conclusions.”7d0aa0584ac0d8cf
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“Anyone can be a figurehead CEO. Have you even earned the capital for the restaurant?”15d8ce86968f3e0b
“… .”3db15c1265550ccd
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“How long do you think it will last?”381adf100541aca5
Tae-jun’s aggressive words scratched Yoon-woo’s pride.7e05e158a4fce5dc
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“Is that why Mrs. Choi is trying to bring you into the company?”89438fdae074570d
“I’m not interested in working for the company.”5b288e3905eaf941
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Nonsense.2e5bfb37528d0ee6
Tae-jun sneered and turned around. He tried to ignore him and walk away, but Yoon-woo’s words stopped him.6806a494a62b4d7c
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“How is Seo-hee?”4e4ddae4f9c0dd2e
“Why are you interested in my secretary?”1e799f8cb1c737bd
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“Seo-hee and I, we were special.”9065330ea92a001d
Silence fell between them. Yoon-woo’s face, usually adorned with a gentle smile, was now cold.817c9bbd7b0132e8
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“Of course she’s fine. She’s with me.”cb2b418a763164a3
Tae-jun spat out 358234f26b the words angrily 5b68657b44 and walked out da90612d2a of the garden.0d9a341796930f0f
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* * *
Six years ago.6c25cf03f7369108
Tae-jun stood and 52dfc62df8 looked at the 624681e674 lake, breathing in f04cdb340a the cold mountain 724b3ac92a air.1c7bd2e73c1f6c91
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With the cd5e9f9329 mountain behind 102f287bb0 him and 6176d17e9d the lake 24d4a1c055 in front dbb9f01ee9 of him, fa656198cf this place, 684e4c7c16 considered auspicious f44e51bce6 according to 5b218ffc48 Feng Shui, 7af9872410 housed the ef5b2aa645 family cemetery.276d0b0059523e7c
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.74eff69f608405e6
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He could 24d3350eb7 hear his dea4a106a5 maternal grandmother 1b7df89da3 sobbing behind 0d410f9953 him. Even though many years 4645984b59 had passed, it seemed 74a1fe6448 that some could not 1c365883f3 forget.3e2337bde4db84c0
Tae-jun habitually reached 946d60317f for his cigarette 35210813bf case in his 450f85c30d suit jacket, then b43c3737ce realized he was 25c4b3af94 in the mountains 54e9db725e and clicked his 0f44768e5f tongue in disappointment.411d88d4d36b839c
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His great aunt Hye-sook 10cc9b6993 stood next to him.5378ecd4daa8f44f
“None of your family came? At least the chairman should have come in place of your late father.”cc48eff24fa25d73
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“The chairman’s health isn’t good.”28d3455b2f2e4ca2
“Nonsense. They’re too ashamed to face our family.”9c24b1231a8da9fb
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The crying ea57322857 grew louder. Hye-sook turned to her 0e5cb9ada4 older sister, who was 53a7c0fef1 calling out to her d5ff155acf deceased daughter, and spoke 0f12b95c3f in a choked voice.3312b51c6148f0b8
“Your grandmother is still in mourning. Who can understand the pain of losing a child?”3c5002e9817e5cc8
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“….”38a7c3bbc2ae7563
“Are you alright?”e843d77a171e3122
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Tae-jun stared at the ba309d1147 calm waves of the 4fd772d5a2 lake without answering.682be2fdc5ef5cbd
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.39e979123f33e25a
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And finally the 356798e0d8 scene when she a61222c729 took her own 027924d5f9 life.d4c4267aafa02a20
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.a14277cebfb2b27c
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Then Tae-jun let 27c5579c23 out a small ac4d25d87f chuckle.80501f7ddb901c1b
Was it 1766362eed even possible ee5d2a2fe6 for him 2d170fe5f3 to miss 0b01a1ee20 someone?ed7976d38d239e6e
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His mother, whom he 400850a5a9 had lost at the 6c9e7de843 age of seven and 3ff61159e9 of whom he had bb6dfd830e no memories.e307b40b5fe540e4
“Do you know why I’m angry with your family?”04072482b7a82299
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Hye-sook’s voice was sharp.78c62867f776145c
“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.”8dd89eb7506e0d59
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Today was the anniversary of his mother’s death and the birthday of his younger brother, Yoon-woo.111479949bfdb419
“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!”f62baea8088c7f58
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Hye-sook grabbed Tae-jun’s suit jacket.3765433497b2b0bb
“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.”c84ca27d2652876d
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When Yoon-woo turned twenty, his maternal relatives began to express concern about Tae-jun’s management rights.6e9c7b2246d4fde2
Tae-jun understood their e227854d25 intentions.3044bc449d81a1e2
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He nodded slowly, wanting 0bfb7dd64d to ease their worries.181b98158a9fbd84
“There’s nothing to worry about.”d397735237da7ba9
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“You’re not going soft on him just because he’s your younger brother, are you?”d3e8485c4ae67f37
Hye-sook’s words were sharp. They used to be particularly close brothers.5e4222de99ab95cd
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Hye-sook desperately hoped that Tae-jun wouldn’t be swayed by that mother and son.e913ad0ccb513b31
“Tae-jun, you must not waver. Do you understand? Look what happened to your mother because of that woman and her son!”92371a78b4bde516
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Tae-jun remained silent. He longed 009f08e5c3 for a d80a0664cd cigarette more 1c1d5e2fc7 than ever.c998303254aca992
After the memorial service, 9c3d6e6366 Tae-jun parked in front 8cbc8bdf25 of the main house. He planned to give c218f687ed Yoon-woo a birthday present 459a72c5d4 and then head to 2579f766ac the office.9dedcb7e2fd0c004
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As he approached the 2d01fd312c garden, he heard excited b55c37c2f4 chatter. The garden 1cbb9968f7 was beautifully 44bb24ee81 lit, full 3d7af164a1 of food 995404c9db for a d152045060 big party a477b6d9ea and filled 8a1f44c0fb with people 8929596aed with happy 5dd095319d faces.5d3aaf572c20ef6c
“Yoon-woo! Happy birthday.”325a6062613df512
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“When did you get here? Thank you.”55da5b1dca438fe4
Tae-jun watched as ec564321a3 Yoon-woo, standing next e702e93dbe to Eun-hye, greeted 9c59596e68 the guests, then afee5deafe turned towards the 82908fe623 mansion.75b1e2e0545362a2
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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.f916f874ccec16a6
The mansion was unusually 8d319c8721 quiet.7e26936be3351c4d
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Outside the 5fd25aa39b party was bca8ec2cf1 in full cadaee900f swing, but 038a43102e inside there 93dfa6b397 was a a9e23c48b7 chill in e4ee05c8a2 the air. Tae-jun went up to b6cd99da02 the second floor and 46e6b894b8 walked down the hallway. He paused 97b88e54c6 in front a2aedce42b of the bea8aa024f art studio 15b4a1b862 where his bc5d15a010 mother had 26ab3de0da committed suicide, f1095bdc54 then passed 86bd63824b it without fe47b5a768 a second 2692461445 thought.5b67932904f8db16
Entering his room, Tae-jun e55165a365 looked through the documents 5093468b02 he had brought with 00e968915c him.b961d5631503b852
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A long time had f1df8ba3b2 passed.dd964cf8e4b7a376
Tae-jun stood 6650b8399d at the 69fa8f35f4 window and 03a6387fd8 looked down 3d30a3c533 into the efd0c7e45a garden. The party b3e3531ffb showed no fb82bb53fa signs of 050c2bf641 ending.13637a93344b9e27
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He picked up the 1646862879 present he had left 5f8942b967 on the desk. He 2fd0d07691 had waited for a 292a6048dd while and decided to 923cd92755 leave the gift and 2060bc79c2 go to the company.6a64151bae2d59a2
That’s when he stopped in front of Yoon-woo’s room. He heard a familiar voice from behind the closed door.8ba1f23bc88651d5
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“Grandpa will accept Mom too. I’ll make sure of it.”a13be9b49f842610
It was Yoon-woo’s voice. It was a serious tone, different from the one he had used at the party.6aeacad4a909c56b
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Did this guy have 7349e3a677 such a serious side f2bdb65750 at all?2d0b92eb16a2e9a3
The Yoon-woo 1bbc4a6cf3 Tae-jun knew 271003d3ac was a a75010bccc bright and da56a2177c playful child.597a155b22428d65
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A pure e7c59e925f and innocent 47229188f7 child in 4b6ae7cdcb contrast to ab18651b6d himself.e7630852fa521f16
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.968ee3e1c3f9fcce
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Tae-jun chuckled at Yoon-woo’s mature behavior and was about to return to his room when he heard,244f48fb1b8a8a7e
“She’s already dead.”1a8ac3d43360313c
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Tae-jun stopped.2cd23aed61404fc0
He should leave. It was none of f25beffa1b his business what Yoon-woo 7813832d3b was talking about with 13d72ef692 his stepmother in that 19625aa029 room.50417e7d32c23f95
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But a 9771a9cc26 strange feeling 0400c58cf8 stopped him.32c9f09bcb56e4ef
“Mom, no matter what anyone says, you are the mistress of the Jeya Group.”419cca7f20adafc4
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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?”b96763abfaf892cb
Eun-hye began c0ae7989b4 to sob.4f444cb2b94fed1d
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“The woman my father loved was Mom, not that dead woman. No one in this house remembers her anymore.”624714b2b24e042d
Yoon-woo comforted f1b3f76b91 his mother 36a117ffd6 with unusual 99803decaa seriousness.445c346b01d897cf
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“The employees all say she was a crazy, obsessive woman.”c4a5d164f4ee23f7
“….”7dd8a279732d4919
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“They say father never even looked at her. So don’t worry, Mom.”c612325c9b3a45c9
“Yoon-woo…”299fe676bb429ca1
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“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure you’re recognized in this family.”87aaed3e0ef6a30d
Eun-hye cried out,9176edfbac6b7804
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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.”1595e72d8755eb77
“That’s…”a87c50646aa1b8f6
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“Let’s try our best. Who knows, maybe you are even more capable than Tae-jun?”defd93abdb6a332b
He didn’t need to hear any more.72ae8a78185d689e
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Tae-jun left de5564e050 the mansion. He reached 99b44ecbad for his 2486304e3a cigarette case, 00c6a7c5d4 but the 76b621d3aa present in 1fd55b5839 his hand f033a9a855 got in 9ed3596db0 the way.6f8e1c2f5db42bdd
In the 698e7c688d end, he 6fbe9a1c3c threw the 05ebcc68ec gift, which e587ed6898 had been fb21a09ab8 on his a81e543fe5 mind because 8305002a9c Yoon-woo had 079fc6a670 wanted it, 8ba2dd19b4 into the 457053e3ce garbage can.13c440e65397e164
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The cold 99c78c1f33 night air 45b86973c8 brushed against de2a87c092 his cheek. His mind cooled down fdc66a275e with the temperature.cb1e223796adfb42
“Ha…“5422907242326ac9
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Tae-jun took out 8900b3b855 a cigarette and d9163e0b48 put it in ff677e0bac his mouth. With a click, the 46c344ae99 flame of the lighter 8fd8838a6c ignited the tip of aeb51d5316 the cigarette.d2923692cc5e2f1a
Tae-jun took a deep 596b1a3f8e drag, his eyebrows furrowed. Silently he lit another b957e4d60c cigarette and repeated the 7f513b64ac process.08a4b99823774991
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His mind felt cold. He didn’t understand why he felt so uncomfortable.7d7958adbe99c1aa
He was c0aa9df405 apathetic by 40e27ed7ba nature.0278993d91a4f2e8
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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.4fc2c0994e15563b
Was it 8ed9b4290b because Yoon-woo a6dfb2c345 had spoken 1172a1d078 badly about 18f8884d19 his deceased b146efbe2d mother?5ecb6870a4276dd6
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He knew that 86099f3738 Yoon-woo, who was 3b554ce22b kind to everyone, 1cfe75d94b must have said 7e847e9cf8 those things to 22366c50df comfort his own 2428e1d4c9 mother.558f2da3f3bc6ec3
But why…3bd8189e144124c3
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Tae-jun felt a b2cb9fc6e2 burning sensation in 5f5bc93af4 his chest, an 9e24bd89e6 emotion he had e727f82ce4 never felt before.e9b719cb26d50638
As he lit ca80d4761f his lighter again, 63d3790190 he heard the be7f8b7229 sound of footsteps 035ed23cf9 on the grass.c84f2aac467ad2ca
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Tae-jun’s eyes followed the sound.4e812bca5224ee09
Yoon-woo was e1711543fa leading a cb2dd54513 familiar girl c6c0317e5e by the fdf7b7bbf4 hand, looking c2d3f095e7 for a dd5f79db40 secluded place.780755a81baf3f90
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“Yoon-woo, where are we going?”d5388fe17abb135a
“Somewhere private.”01e7d3afccf76f3e
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“Why there?”7ff8a5daa3524856
Yoon-woo blushed and didn’t answer.57158b09610e6976
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“I have something to tell you today.”fb49e64db1254c50
“What is it?”502a10f676e84307
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Where had he seen 404cd9432d her before?819195c9e72b6817
Tae-jun stared at the girl’s face, then knitted his brows in recognition.6a9c5df22d875829
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Wasn’t she the girl Yoon-woo liked?4a6d4aa35a67396e
Tae-jun’s gaze shifted to their intertwined hands.6a2322ac5c50e94b
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