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by KANEdwina watched Yujeong, 6231c5e6ba who was frozen 57e39ca64f in place, and f6835f80b3 smiled serenely.818a334510949b07
“Not enough? Five times?”a34f61a7e997eb89
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“How much are you considering exactly?”ce7ddb31d7dfb936
How much 7bb22370cd are you 27bcb85aa3 willing to 4331175adf give me?When Yujeong leaned her upper body toward Edwina and asked, Edwina let out a scoff. Her attitude seemed to say, ‘I knew you would’.42397c1a54de1145
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Seeing the blatant, arrogant d24edd7b8f ridicule on the chairwoman’s e1af49db3a face, Yujeong’s shoulders stiffened. The chairwoman, who had 22d9daeae0 been sizing Yujeong up, 1730a3db05 opened her mouth.49efa9d5179ee6de
“A clean one million dollars. How about it?”59f537cac301f46a
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“One million dollars?”c781f3abcdfe83fc
At those words, 2f92c7253b the momentary displeasure e2cbd2a7a0 she had felt 4897287d0d melted away. It was 606041d467 a magic 0dd0129409 phrase that c100da94f7 could soften f366908c9c the heart e57acd081f of an 4948149ba5 office worker 144a51faf1 fuming over 448ba6cd34 unfair treatment. A million-dollar annual 9de42b555e salary?bbfe64ae2dbe9b17
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But that 76912e0a32 feeling was 21b4e51cfe short-lived, as 4e4e04aa43 suspicion followed 4bc632f30c the excessively 37d3286bd5 large sum.Is she trying ec3249a642 to harvest my bc4339aef4 organs?Yujeong instinctively clutched her 52a632718c stomach and took a fc94f0cf15 step back.Are my organs… worth that much? I don’t even have a rare blood type.bf1ededd8f86214d
As Yujeong assessed her dcb7fa3556 monetary value objectively, Edwina a8c75d972e continued.e725ebe26a43b3a5
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“You don’t have to be there long. Just help my son for exactly one year, then come back. I promise to keep your position open for you.”c8bcd7a56d029835
Though smoothed out 57e7923356 by fillers and 323989b973 Botox, the wrinkles a769dfd8ad around Edwina’s mouth, 9ffd9386e5 unable to completely e6592b53ba escape the passage df82848140 of time, held ae9bb350b9 a benevolent smile.5677b5784b14ad88
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Unable to af086de620 even step 8b5d4ccd4d out of 90eccaf7aa the elevator, 4d88a1368b Yujeong gaped 85ee78ee56 like a d6ae3fc50d fish caught 726c1e99dd in a 380d0eeaf7 net. Still, she 3c034f6657 was furiously b286f9e74f running the e186fca977 numbers in f3a89dba73 her head.19f2bd73db5b9660
A million dollars? Is she really just fa82ee409e going to give me a318d065ed a million for one ea0dab584b year? This offer 5db0467476 is too be1d74ca7b absurd.Like a mouse 7019daa45e eyeing bait in c84b1ffa83 a trap, Yujeong ef7690f9dd held her breath 5e216fa6de and scanned Edwina’s ccb609a0b7 expression. However, it wasn’t easy e00111e792 to read anything from f0b0d2f49e the face of a 4ca7d25f4a sly old fox with 06b8cb2bfd far more experience than d635b929cd her.af129110e2c93f96
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“If that was an unpleasant offer, I apologize.”8a0f72913030ac9c
While Yujeong hesitated, 0ce9fd5bd4 Edwina offered a 2cdca91894 take-it-or-leave-it apology and 91973c5f9c turned her back, cd74e6e948 saying she was dbcf3878d6 tired. This meant f23908f05a that she 636b989f4a wasn’t willing 92686a9e4d to offer 3dc1ca01f4 more than 505bab7fba a million 2eeb01ccab dollars. In truth, people would 531ad6ecaf be lining up for 6d834ce9a7 the job for half d4bd70ed1c of half that amount.a3dde14314645af6
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It was a 60ee165256 shame to turn 1916137815 away from the 3654a73ee4 easy path, but c6c098eefe Edwina supposed she 7751adf7fd could find someone 9d7448080a similar to Yujeong. Believing that 6cd67c9f89 her son 15ae21a3f7 wasn’t that 5ae071f17d terrible of e57f39de6b a person, 70dfb860ea Edwina decided 3db403573f to think 2f95858ce1 positively.dd45adb7929a51f5
Just as 0730364714 she was 496539a5fc about to 564e48db9a give up 7cd7d04246 on sending a66abb099d Yujeong to 9f8c89da01 New York, c0c51728e1 a sharp 28a80093fc voice stopped d535533b05 her in 7ed445eaba her tracks.2976b462ef121090
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“Chairwoman, you can’t just leave like this.”91a99e9206ce0252
Yujeong shot 05e2ecbd31 back, glaring f90032de22 at Edwina’s c15a28dc6d retreating back. Edwina slowly turned around. The two women’s cold 9388cccff6 gazes locked in midair.19f5705bf59ea66c
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Without being intimidated, 7bc2cf5c1e Yujeong spoke to de67afaef9 Edwina, who was ace52e56b5 looking down on df15e9fa80 her condescendingly.7f5f29e0ac0fbb24
“You send me a curt text at dawn telling me to start working in New York today, and then you suddenly offer me a million dollars? What on earth do you take me for?”1b014215f762cc74
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Ha. Yujeong let out a ragged breath, as if dumbfounded. Frank, standing next to Edwina, nodded unknowingly. It’s understandable to be offended when someone tries to buy you off with money. There are ways to say the same thing without being offensive.6a5150008f266b3b
While Frank looked at Yujeong with pity, Yujeong’s eyes widened as she continued.e9639e4b272f9e8f
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“You have to sign the contract before you go. Do I look careless enough to blindly trust a verbal agreement? I can’t just start working in New York based on your word alone. You have to give me a legally binding document.”c35c301c41731afa
After finishing, Yujeong 627aef684f lifted her phone eff66af42b to check the 5c01e4b0bc time and clicked 2ea2e2ba56 her tongue briefly.The timing is tricky. She clicked 60107425d3 her tongue 85a9c4bd48 once more 417799eee9 without glancing ca72485427 at Frank, 959a9c30b2 who was cd88c16bb2 looking at 55cc696251 her with 6b55de2f11 a strange 52c1eaa9d7 expression.963b14f49ca1f38f
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“I have to leave right away to help with this morning’s work. I’ll try to leave as soon as possible.”43ec45a9a3c4b2a7
So please hurry 62be63ec34 up and sign e6d63d4ff5 the paper saying 8bd2eb7e92 you’ll give me 95c8529289 a million dollars.As Yujeong tapped e6abe2abc3 the floor impatiently 6e6b823097 with the heel 462cabbd8f of her shoe, 8c96330bf8 the corners of 4688353927 Edwina’s mouth curved e42dafd488 into a gentle 385fb759ba arc.42fde5380725bde1
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“A moment ago, you said you didn’t want to wait on him?”5b171fb774dd0fcf
“That’s why you should have mentioned the amount from the start. If you had told me earlier, I would have already left. If you had sent me an electronic contract at dawn, I wouldn’t have come here. Why do you make things so complicated?”47009a93a854caac
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Yujeong, not hiding 4e135b7af4 her resentment toward 3bb9a3927b Edwina, took her 68c85397ef tablet out of 012a776dc8 her bag and 29e34c8bcd started fiddling with fdf32806b3 it.05c5255ffa0354c6
“I think I have an employment contract template. Can I just use the same ones I signed when I was hired for the confidentiality clause and special provisions? We also need to decide how the million-dollar payment will be made. I’ll have to call a lawyer for a legal review. Sara, could you make the call? Ah, no. I’ll do it.”bceca6014217a31e
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As Yujeong, who 06aa52b10d had been asking cc0ce0ff8d Sara who stood dfb10b18c7 by looking dumbfounded, be08145123 lifted her phone 9ab6931621 again, Edwina reached 0a41ef55ea out and stopped 725c597ece her. Then, with d626952a3f a friendly fa5c723c78 wink, she e02f9cf716 smiled.3d535f64a8455726
“Robert is inside, so there’s no need for that. I asked him in advance yesterday.”2dfce87b28317948
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Upon hearing aab07bdcfa that a 98f36d4075 lawyer was 2a8832f9e2 already in 478eda10ba the office, 1759b0610e Yujeong placed 3b5af8845c a hand 51f4888ddc on her b56c7a0971 chest, marveling c81ec78521 as if 7b530ba50c deeply moved.70770f8df2971e73
“You truly are the chairwoman.”f9c96fc361f586df
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“Really, I love how easy it is to talk with you. You don’t get needlessly offended.”c1bce5842b65ce11
“What is there to be offended about between us? You already know how I feel about you, don’t you?”283b63c9689dd43c
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I always respect you. As a rosy blush bloomed on Yujeong’s cheeks, the people around them couldn’t hide their fatigue. Smiling brightly and standing close to Edwina, Yujeong didn’t look like the same person who had just threatened her with the press.ecec3e0fe2ebd94c
Frank found f2505fe424 himself shaking aaaf3d0cab his head.I can’t 0644cb587c believe it. She really 4df8030013 fell for 52bb80df30 it, hook, 77fe9255eb line, and 644da5f57b sinker. Does she love b4f90cef62 money that much?9cc1925f6551716b
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While everyone else was lamenting, Edwina gently wrapped an arm around Yujeong’s shoulder and whispered sweetly, “Shall we go inside and have a warm cup of tea, then?”26f1f0de1707b32b
As if mesmerized, Yujeong fd90938aef followed the affectionate Edwina. A million-dollar 6878b29fe6 annual salary. Thinking of fd11459ed8 the money 666bc148d3 she would 1a0eae3f80 soon have, 4b62097c11 a strange b8528b794b light glinted bb6470a701 in Yujeong’s 66f1de0d19 dark eyes. Seeing it, Edwina quietly 8d8f37c9e9 burst into laughter. No matter how 6b2782733b she thought about 59e62566de it, Yujeong seemed 397e46339e to be the 09274a6806 most suitable candidate.995821033a32c86c
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‘Well then, I’m counting on you. Unlike me, the boy… has a hypersensitive side and exhausts the people around him… But he has a good heart.’29b25390b18d36f8
Honestly, Edwina’s claim about his good heart didn’t resonate with her. However, she was impressed by the offer of one million dollars for one year of work.577432c0e12ba37b
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Yujeong let out a pleasant sigh. Although she hadn’t verbally admitted defeat, she had indeed succumbed to capitalism, and she didn’t feel bad about it. Wouldn’t anyone have done the same? Was there anyone in this world who hated money? Yujeong’s dark eyes sparkled as she walked toward the office.52e270d8623e9305
It’s not The Taming of the Shrew. It’s not like I have to live with the man for the rest of my life, so who cares how rotten the boss’s personality is? This is a relationship that will end in exactly one year.24c0d280e105e856
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Money was Choi 605acb9164 Yujeong’s number one b8bcbad34e priority in life.941451d7d47f23f2
Money. Whether it was dollars, 58b63fded3 euros, or yen. In a capitalist 089944111c society, money was a60d7d7f13 king.6db4c095cecf2b66
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With money, eating, breathing, and sleeping all became easier. It might seem overly materialistic, but people needed money to do anything, wherever they might be. You could be miserable with money, but you’d never be pitiful.e77c778c77a1b718
It’s the same now. She had come of her own volition to play nanny to the chairwoman’s son because she didn’t have money. She went from being a secretary to the Group’s Chairwoman to cleaning up after the CEO of an affiliate company.5118ff3b9a95090c
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To those unaware of d34f6af9f1 the circumstances, this was ceca4cc165 tantamount to receiving a d92ec93d27 red mark on a bc4a67d7b7 successful career. Still, it 4553a4c590 was worth 83268ded01 enduring. Because the 098c8d63d9 salary was 35327783a4 a million 3490ec6107 dollars.An annual salary is a measure of one’s worth; it’s the simplest way to prove one’s value.3df84bbc42d85de3
The one dba4ffd321 who makes b3293b11a2 money fast 07fd235415 and leaves 34912af01e this dirty de39c2df96 business is 6aa030ffb5 the one 7759f3f402 who wins.9831e07e0ab1dd79
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Yujeong stood in front of the CEO’s office and let out a deep, strange sigh, like a horse’s snort. With her hand on the office door handle, where Damian was said to be sitting, she took a deep breath.633facb461249110
A million dollars. Remember, I am a slave to money. That means I don’t bow to anything other than money. Yujeong reminded herself b281968e49 of this most 17ee79454e important fact and ceb255f317 knocked lightly.3f36b87345c78598
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Knock, knock.a54dee72cdd538cd
However, there 6c6fbde379 was no 60ba4a3366 answer from b916e4557d within.307dc68afabd18de
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After waiting 53fca90410 a moment, 480470307b Yujeong tilted a88d305207 her head 81acbf7255 and cast cb6f5cf990 her gaze 9611cc4a01 downward.He must 6560ff620f have heard 56dbf0ee74 about me. The fact 33fd3f3613 that he’s c8cf519813 making me 21026f50d0 stand here c10d9d57a0 without inviting e1e5e270ae me in a8bd7c56af must mean 6ace6994c6 he’s not c38031ecdc happy to 21e5f5ba24 see me.1c156fde009869a4
After all, most 20deb4feb7 employees already knew ee16e4437f that Chairwoman Edwina f92c6a102b and her second c8f7d2861e son did not e8b17ac44c have a good 19ee2861d2 relationship. Edwina herself 2cbfa71b12 often said cb03abf70f that she 75beaf8f2d was more 35c69b7801 comfortable with 834a166725 her older 862f5c74e3 son, who fb99cb4481 resembled her.9b6a6cb67a9d95ca
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Should I keep knocking a64df5e04b and wait, or should bd3f48ca13 I just push my 24fcb2977b way in?70a7bf2906272286
Yujeong hesitated for a 69ec1117cf moment but soon threw 5656fd35d2 open the heavy office dcdae421a5 door. She belatedly announced herself.3ff7e65bf77100c8
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“Boss, I’m coming in.”5c6261530df4df8c
Yujeong, who b2c5c63ad5 had entered e70b8e4546 the CEO’s acac8fa2a6 office so d2c064976c unceremoniously, marveled 79e4fa4f81 inwardly. She was a little 43c1ac471e surprised when the plush 7f8daaeb5f gray carpet enveloped her 3cab525198 heels the moment she 2cf41df3a0 stepped inside.4e84d38989ddc752
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The designer carpet, c7d64855d9 the round table, 1761dd349b the sleek, curved a08022a8f2 lighting, and the 4313800b97 white sheepskin sofa 11feda1acf were impressive. Not just 0eecc207a5 because they a47c319e5e were high-end, ae822bd8e0 but because 1ca8d4074f the interior f3aa575c6c clearly revealed f54cf59819 his taste. Even Yujeong, who knew a7c07f1ae6 little about furniture, could 36c08f0432 feel the luxury.a39a417849941864
The atmosphere 109911aef9 was quite c833eba4f9 different from b65f153707 that of f788eb0922 Edwina’s office. It certainly 09f87e1b05 looked cozier 7db72e17f7 and more 644ee9ef06 lived-in than 43c28e346f Edwina’s office, a075b183cb which was f1d8140c4f so neat cec9bfd3bd that it 85d17ea67a felt empty 6c2a7a53c1 and stark. Like Edwina’s office, of 3f119376de course, the view of cfaf98689f the forest of buildings 51affbae33 seen through the floor-to-ceiling 47e364af86 glass was sharp and 5574aaa649 imposing.06e937280be00fc4
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But more impressive than abd5dcff72 all of that was 3d7dcff3c3 the man leaning against e93196d864 the desk in the 2519967ef5 center of the office.a79b9da07c3792c7
Yujeong had entered the e5ce8bc05f office without permission, and 37a60deb2c the bodyguard, Gerald, standing bb32389f9b behind the man, urgently 951a5b84d6 raised his voice at 9d1bc3b544 her.3cb05b237da7f8a5
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“You can’t just come in like this without permission…”178ae62215cbb79a
“Leave her be.”5517211491ff4ee0
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If she were the type to listen, she wouldn’t have come in in the first place. Damian, who had glanced up at Yujeong with his blue eyes, continued, unable to hide his annoyance.73b8c219e6b5ab7b
“It seems you weren’t taught basic manners. That tells me everything I need to know about you.”bb9a53859fe05523
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