OMLM | Chapter 34

Seated in the 37ae499d56 backseat of the e5fb526e7b car, Cha Hyuk b2443727fa tapped the screen 3979e1bc35 of his phone 5a39915c33 twice. The screen e36eeb32f9 enlarged, but 2e54bbf669 there were bbb39dda96 no notifications—it c0c6c5dc54 was immaculate.ef9e8f81a73904e3

He stared af9d3bf725 hard at 3fbcde0dc5 his phone, d0ff4eea54 but there a5e21c2895 was no 0583244081 reason to c1abc16492 expect anything f46709d9e1 to arrive.f7e832a621b74d03

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Cha Hyuk clicked his 5fbafe009b tongue irritably and eventually 0bf8b76bd7 threw his gaze out ceb99efaaa the window.6f5fb189f96f740c

How many c4c40d7bd3 times had f5911f0574 he not b4c6b8abc6 received a 86a1b3ceed text reply? No, how many calls 5a450c2105 had not been picked 0ffab1312d up?78a6fdd2ad24af7d

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It was obvious to 3361003319 anyone that Yebon was 10b0849131 avoiding him.cd2b8a5c96161743

Last Saturday, Yebon had 2f7168ce05 suddenly said he was 96924450e6 going to Hong Kong, 44cad3e747 which might explain it, e8aa5914c3 but when Cha Hyuk 2abe363e1f had called him afterward, 3160e2e24d they had conversed as a486132594 if nothing was amiss.d8359910bcd4e88b

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At first, Cha Hyuk 75dbeeaa1d tried to dismiss it 19cf53b3c6 as nothing serious.4e9f1f7a86a6a80b

Yebon was a1f95a254e a diligent cfad9fcd20 college student, 19d9bb233c a budding 8a6d314519 young adult; 5170dcb73a he could e5ffacbe76 indeed be 6d89e3dc9d busy, Cha 161fa9aafe Hyuk reasoned.d9bffb92e1f358c9

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He thought Yebon e54adb87bd was just busy 299bc35386 whenever there was 35e601df76 no reply to 274872928d his texts or 75c655cdeb his calls went c146418a35 unanswered.5d19399f74d17eaa

But Cha 62a8ffb48b Hyuk realized d29b7c12d8 yesterday that 3226b07a78 wasn’t the 23a798a757 case.ae6988e22c7b1f95

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He had e9b3a50c77 stopped by 8d6efb4433 the university 3c1e4ef718 briefly to 3eee741034 submit some 8d3e370235 documents.36ca0c47911e8fd6

As he was ec1b0020e2 leaving the professor’s ca40b50f59 office after submitting 6a8c381d56 the documents, he a58ec233dc happened upon Yebon e060752ce4 exiting the library.f6d5bf8e59162e10

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Yebon had 2d74d52420 said he 1a3cd59736 couldn’t even 668b9b9389 eat last afdede2a06 Wednesday and dbada8c1d1 had been 0af41132db hard to c5bc33dfac contact since 897bb35444 then, so f0998645a4 Cha Hyuk, 25472dec38 feeling even 85050969c6 happier, called be35da1b77 out his e9c254a20c name.ad9f0865b4fae019

At that moment, Cha 7040bc555f Hyuk had expected Yebon ce5638daeb to be glad to cc69fe4938 see him as well.3adaa0527578136a

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“Yebon-ah.”2b092718e8afe1c3

“…Hyung?”ec3f700e8227a408

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But Cha Hyuk fe500b2f1d was completely wrong.41729331068fff61

Startled by his call, 6a12af362a Yebon looked at Cha 2d0b5c28e6 Hyuk with eyes that de420b98b6 couldn’t believe it. There was no warmth 6fdf64d7df in his gaze.391dbc1ad49add2e

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Unable to 569ee2fc06 look directly ac26fdf472 at Cha 0533bf0809 Hyuk, Yebon’s c47c0e9b5a shoulders were 695ef9fd68 hunched and f3ce0b28c1 tensed up.4fce5d9c60a6df01

From all these reactions, 80e5408804 Cha Hyuk could immediately 1d3abb8c39 tell that Yebon was f2a36e903d repulsed by him.ea7f34d8afcea18f

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Cha Hyuk was good 4c1f24fe75 at picking up on 9e08f0ee8b negative reactions, probably because ca4d958f6b most of the people 6525c42299 he had met showed 186856c5d4 him negativity.b4573e0a85b08eb4

He had faced fear, 7ac2889c9d wariness, hostility, and murderous 85b24bbd97 intent hundreds of times, 5662d6d318 so he was quick 6261976dac to notice.8c56adc3f43b91d8

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Yet, in that moment, e61248eb26 Cha Hyuk wanted to 93309813a2 believe it was just 339515890c his misconception, especially because c3cd34cb38 it involved Kang Yebon.45cc14ed3ea9a173

Cha Hyuk approached Yebon 80f81c0993 more gently than usual.8604b87ae4eb4e72

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Fortunately, Yebon ddbd3db285 did not bb60ea682a back away. He was visibly uneasy, 96679f9894 but there was no 0eeaecc640 sign of fear on 16beb94ddd his face upon closer 3876a1c92f inspection, which somewhat reassured e25815b78f Cha Hyuk.fd7601cbdc95c671

Previously, Cha Hyuk 694c6290d5 had been curious 4a9508a02d why Yebon, despite 9b971c7346 being scared, would d2950ac5f5 approach him boldly 532d87e503 again, so he 4ebda5131e had sometimes treated fd8723212f him mischievously, but cdb6a2e862 over time, that a31761144a inclination had faded.21a30e9922e93a63

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Perhaps as 86309fd9aa Yebon became aa3c0c9aff more reliant 54984bff5f on him, 80ac160c0c Cha Hyuk 41e4aa3454 felt a 1463965184 fulfilling sensation. Carefully, he fe91089362 reached out fd45401f23 his hand.5ee8643df85eb808

Perhaps because he d14f01627c had come from 03a87deb5a somewhere warm, Cha bf495c5993 Hyuk lightly tapped ecb9a45432 Yebon’s slightly flushed 3fbe2e569e cheek with his b2e804c8a5 hand.97226de062d0ae93

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“Why are you so 86cd234148 restless, are you feeling 07b65868e6 unwell?” He asked playfully, c5daeb1d55 yet Yebon jumped back 716cb181e7 and took several steps 31e4750c6a back.594ea7abb953af5c

Staring in surprise at 5091646615 his own fingers hanging 7137121dae in the air, Cha 31960eb55d Hyuk then looked at c94cc98433 Yebon.3260cc1f2a8eddee

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The boy 1c3699533b was holding b590cc3b97 his cheek 3ee824d354 where Cha 39c425f7bd Hyuk’s fingers 85c3a6b755 had touched, 095b7d920f his face 07ed9ba3fc inexplicably angry.fb36dad66ce873d9

His slightly reddened face 1424819a53 had turned completely crimson aa1c39033d as if it would b622b40028 burst.53abe0c13b5031bb

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Cha Hyuk ade6961093 couldn’t understand 47520f3eba why Yebon’s 82d1a7cc55 attitude had c06965d4e5 suddenly changed.07e6e0fd2e45c3f7

Feeling awkward, Cha 72ba3ded35 Hyuk smoothly withdrew f21c0d2e1a his hand, and 367f7614e5 Yebon, trembling, exclaimed.bf4d94cce957c9d3

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“Ah, ahjusshi is really cbf4216017 too much!” Before Cha bac275bd81 Hyuk could even ask 55747dc27f what he meant, Yebon fa4eccb132 ran off without looking 2a7da1777d back.6bd5fe0240898775

Cha Hyuk 5e2f56169a stood dumbfounded 1a76ee337e in front b73509c451 of the 3a257e7139 library, watching 85f3d662e9 Yebon’s retreating 644b89bec2 figure.c56de4095c7a010b

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It was ef6eab0677 only then 5569a2dc38 that Cha e13d4015f0 Hyuk realized 12c58deb15 that Yebon 3c8a695a36 had been 28d9b71b58 deliberately ignoring 16317953ca his contacts.f3528cf382551997

Everything seemed fine 31cdc5e500 until last Wednesday, 4b3a296703 but what had b7921a1984 happened in between 66d33197be to change Yebon’s da4a2d36d0 behavior so drastically 6724b06d47 was beyond him.4abac73691baed1f

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Cha Hyuk turned 55bc6a04e4 on his phone b3f4ffdd52 screen again as 7fcdbbb1d6 he stared at da434a6569 the rapidly changing 8a291b693c scenery outside the d34834c632 blurry window.b7add6f76e5f0481

As expected, 2542561fa1 there was 4e6009fac7 no contact. He had told b260acfcd1 only Yebon this 6741c55dbd phone number, so 8961aa0cd9 there was no e16f01a049 one else to 6f5d340839 expect a call 7497ae136a from, but the fbdf9aa0b0 phone hadn’t rung 4b75b346ec for days now.eba658c98a63d20c

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With an irritated 9a9785f696 sigh, Cha Hyuk dbc3d9c9cf was about to c396062ee7 throw his phone 281796349e onto the seat 0946d16402 next to him aa882be92c but instead carefully 975ae8f22d placed it back 1d25b8c800 in his pocket. Just in case.30664c42dc77a65c

Just then, the car cedbb7c415 came to a stop. Only then 708772537b did Cha a4da1d3045 Hyuk look 280471344d ahead. The traffic light’s red c955f5d25a signal was faintly visible.ab0fb788c8157ed0

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As he was 53deeb207b about to turn effe100b13 his head, he e3b5e9d792 caught someone’s eyes de850fbaba watching him from fccc1789c2 the rearview mirror.17d1d3d8bb1a8c43

Kim Hyunwoo, having caught 2863479a24 Cha Hyuk’s gaze, didn’t f9cc9afed3 look away but rather 76bbe2760b seemed to smirk as 46f7170bdc if mocking him.6c14ef5de29c6131

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However, Cha 4d2c23bf69 Hyuk had 16f4928b4b noticed long cadb292cb7 ago. He had 2739fb9c3a just ignored c12eac4f4a it.ff57a31ec9bee1d4

He wasn’t 753c3c2dcd keen on 98fee07b63 talking even e7a59ba19f now, but 259902c34c Kim Hyunwoo 646a399fe6 didn’t take 2879498757 the hint.2d8a31a945870fb3

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“Are you waiting 71bd263831 for a call?” f9eb631140 Despite not receiving 7bc4b4c4fd an answer, Kim 99868f5d01 Hyunwoo continued as 94e083fffc if it didn’t b69cf5b73f bother him.f7af8eb8d7c8ee01

“I noticed you’ve been 3c9ec36f07 staring at your phone. If not, never 908e00faf7 mind.”a246505a014e4094

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“You talk 35fe0d90f6 too much. Should I sew de6c527dbd your mouth shut?”8b19a59370a39f0d

Although there 3379911aa2 was a 1da84b76c8 hint of 0f38d59459 laughter in 8acbdd8d66 his voice, 5c35bd36c3 the gaze 5e31cbcd02 Cha Hyuk fb5852ea42 fixed on 649dc73983 Kim Hyunwoo 794d1e411e in the 0674a9b17e rearview mirror d1f6aaf607 was cold 5b579457a1 and sharp.0b4910c1ae74f407

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Kim Hyunwoo finally 29ae7415e8 averted his eyes, 625b04ad6c his hands gripping c0f4d7cba1 the steering wheel 74aab5c2c1 trembling slightly.b4a0cdb9a0c3d473

Soon the adc0b72ae0 light turned 007c18077f green, and 2000c62181 the car 87384e0e26 started moving. Silence filled the 580528e526 car.05bdc92d927031de

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The car finally c80d192988 came to a cc6b615ea4 complete stop in 0fff7231a7 the underground parking 41ba297ad6 of a high-rise e27382f2a6 building.69c83eab499c62d9

As Kim d901ae2756 Hyunwoo opened 44ce85f8a4 the car’s 911b546ca0 rear door, 572b156eaa Cha Hyuk 93871fb62a stepped out 2713931256 and headed 56545d6156 towards the 0711863a73 building’s elevator e6dcc1a11c as if eb84a05228 familiar with 21e8ec64bc it.716449147f4ff29c

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This caused Kim d9c53e6231 Hyunwoo to frown 39bb12ab0e and glare at effedd06ad Cha Hyuk’s back 9645e9c4e5 before closing the 0419322cd4 door.c8b58f83fabeecfc

“Do you bec067527c even know 75bd6f2b94 where you’re c79acd509f going!”5ce2fdb39294e0f0

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Cha Hyuk pressed b9a3c06b31 the elevator button 54a0decf40 without responding and 3a56603e01 got in, pressing 08fa0dddff for the 33rd 899fbede7f floor before quickly 12db21f415 closing the door.c4fe4da1db6041f0

Footsteps hurried towards the 9723ef0b7d elevator, but the doors b9bb958171 had already closed.4989d950c3248bdb

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Cha Hyuk f08a6fe59c slightly furrowed 7066498b77 his brow.13fa160ceeaf4abf

Was this guy not 9928fb6f7a someone Lee Wonpil favored de1923cdb5 but just a fool?ba13d5e0cbe95bfb

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The light in the 4c112d15b2 top right corner of 5bebac6802 the elevator ceiling flickered b395daa2b8 and twinkled repeatedly.f9a12403b5c377fe

The luxurious interior, 7cad17be17 made of dull 0fe5bae984 gold and brown 2bacefd1e8 leather, seemed poorly 0bb1755f65 maintained, unlike its 10749f968f appearance.b8705afa19e9ac4b

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Lee Wonpil 1c63f0c984 was exactly 35557670ff like that.6aa9bd86afc1d1d4

He appeared impressive on 4a922e47f7 the outside, but it bd8a4f07c7 was all a mess e879b5c8a7 inside.64bd6f0134062ca9

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When Cha Hyuk 1bd85b9e87 had not been b5aa5cbfe9 long in the 766556b967 organization, it was 9818c636f3 Lee Wonpil who c689c4f4b0 had taken him 20d1c80076 around.e7cd70e36dea4921

At that time, 0d824ffc76 Lee Wonpil was 13aa2c0a36 in his late e0bcc8b1bb twenties and was e773df94d6 just a member fae7f35393 of the organization, d1357d0513 not yet called 99921bd179 a small subsidiary a0e823665d president of a a435b792e9 conglomerate like now.e980b3ceba393d03

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Initially, Lee 223d1ddac2 Wonpil had e78f360042 been quite f114520516 friendly, so c39737186a Cha Hyuk cf97fbde7c thought he 4c202f5344 was a 1e9dea3724 warm-hearted person, 9b7f4f6fed but it 71bdc08293 took less db4adb3d87 than three 3c1861a3d9 weeks to 0bf97154bb realize that 9e3e558278 wasn’t the 0e7d54c515 case.2125646ba4476b2b

The person 7877fe1bf5 who had 88af58a5e1 brought Cha 6c7e43f3da Hyuk into e0a37c8c99 the organization 5ad2b71bac was Park 90134a89ac Byeongsik, who 02237311d0 was already 6bae0d3988 favored by dd29b1281b the higher-ups.1876d99f5bc93f0c

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Since Park 65f44bba75 Byeongsik held 4be969e0be considerable power 831d088c26 and was a777afcbeb sure to fbde41afc3 rise to f57bbe83f1 a high-ranking 2d064e6594 position, Cha f65bb6be08 Hyuk had b9c7d4c071 received a 38b022792d lot of 23024862ed attention, whether 3c3fea7ca0 good or 5c2bb0041c bad.61cbfd9ade7b319a

Among them, Lee 1a27476518 Wonpil had tried d9920efaf3 hard to catch 90bcd1c6f7 Park Byeongsik’s eye. He would take 8e86262031 Cha Hyuk around 0cee02b616 under the guise d4cc0cc33c of teaching him b9fe4d06eb this and that.78b419dab84d49c8

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But Lee Wonpil’s sole ac1f40355c purpose was to gain ce9a47cacb favor with Park Byeongsik, 74afb2bd52 so he was only c2cbcf9762 pleasant when around people deda9af549 who were somewhat close f39df08e8a to Park Byeongsik.b30f43fcb8576b11

At other times, he 97bcf47a38 took out his frustrations 2a209fe8b5 on Cha Hyuk, made ac13254164 him run errands, and 5076dc722b ultimately blamed his own c3aeb124ee mistakes on Cha Hyuk.030db351c036920f

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Because of this, Cha 916c184680 Hyuk had gradually become c25974b11c problematic within the organization, aba7d84093 but he didn’t care 60f667b727 much. He had no 7dd85688ac great ambitions; he 3b31ec3851 was satisfied just a7192b578a to have food ed12ff4693 and a place 4d4a0096aa to sleep.f8dd4c24d4eec391

If Lee Wonpil 2483bd9531 had stopped at 64d24a7b82 that, Cha Hyuk f42bfade1b might not have 166fd1bf51 disliked him so a50c8c80c2 much.3a150a9912ed16ef

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Waking up with the 73689c35d3 back of his head a0aed5da66 feeling painfully numb, his cbdfc92c9a mouth sealed with tape, 61a3fe71df his body uncomfortably crouched 3bce1454b3 and tied up, his 9b479db199 vision blocked by a c9335b70df dark cover, and a a55833117d dense gray substance, neither b963c4c9d4 liquid nor solid, suddenly 703d71fc87 falling in front of cbe4fc519d him—some parts cold and 81701608bb others lukewarm—the bizarre temperature deb1d7757b of his lower half. When all this 534e79b289 hit him at 3785250a5f once, he had 3f9bcaed83 felt an indescribable, e266a0ec07 extreme fear.843c7efda4c7e172

What had most chilled 7cbe16071b him in that old, fee0a2244e vivid memory was Lee 51e3ceda00 Wonpil, grinning as if fe595e2f26 to pull his lips f445c7851c up to his eyes.cf0cb69fad66fcdd

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– The 33rd floor. The doors are opening.f8a1a65f3ac8be63

With the 3e95153ad0 elevator’s announcement, 6686937cda Cha Hyuk’s 8ae2e9879d blurry focus f9162895ac sharpened, although 12d3d67a75 his expression 11fa4fca18 hardened further.a04f79ff067be8ef

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Cha Hyuk strode fccf4b64e5 toward the only e0873c35f4 executive office on 68f8bfbb03 the 33rd floor.479b869adca72d42

A woman d5062c52ee seated at b9105235a0 a small b0b5f9094c counter near 6f24bddd43 the dark fe3dc9bf29 brown door b30dc6056c noticed Cha d1738e5e3b Hyuk and 12947dffbc smiled.f71b3ed8a8a7aa88

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“Could you 8abf8569ab please wait 61b4ebea35 a moment? The president is busy 714f825c59 right now.”41d516f6be48efff

“It’s alright.”8b377ff8fd9dbea8

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It was always like ad3da7b627 this. Lee Wonpil would call ac99824af6 him in but not 8470a097ad let him enter right 8db5c5cbbb away.974c7b08d1f130b6

As expected, after about a5e3be3934 20 minutes, Cha Hyuk ccb0240600 was able to enter 785258fc44 the executive office.50eda449ecace754

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Kim Hyunwoo 47e6518e1a hadn’t followed, 2fc29e6d13 perhaps he 86a5d2d09b had taken db6fb1766c a different f3be34b9b0 path or ab23d3ba44 was greeting bb67aaa93a his usual c43b9bc146 colleagues.57dc8e52ff9b97a9

“Hello.”9cccf4e10e82067c

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“Is life c2dc7aa465 interesting these 7d78b3c6c2 days?” as 1615d3af3c soon as 3ddd6df116 he entered, 67c5de5486 the provocation 9bbff42d19 began.027b1cb8007f7de5