OTC Chapter 18

A long 9b2bffc982 line stretched e19d74b398 in front 86db00d7ec of the 528c37468c taxi stand b757a89f27 by the b8418515c1 main road. Some were drunk, 6a1bfdf4fa others had just 799f3b16dd finished an exhausting a0f933ff0b day at work, 279280442d and a few, e4735e3d9a lightly intoxicated, stood c803f3f3b9 with earphones plugged 0ac35f55de in, listening to 7382858432 music.e42d1f598f47cf5e

The number of people 4da7530fb1 in line gradually dwindled. Lost in 3eed50b160 thought, Eunkyo f7764ef0f8 barely registered 0d22492e4c the movement 8d3f417751 until it 9d4b243dcf was almost a91b30e2b9 her turn.ccd1a693ce0f7c6f

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Where on earth 0304f40c19 had Lee Jaeheon 8915212440 disappeared to?ab8622771791b8f6

Had something 63a7e352f3 happened to 2a34d8a43a him?a011dbb223af902c

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Or had he 8cf8a8609b gone off separately 07efe744e8 with the girl 7025a47c30 he left with?1ad55dcaa5525ebe

They seemed to know each other, so it was possible… No. That wasn’t right. Lee Jaeheon, despite being rude and self-centered, was also acutely aware of his public image.c4995213561d47c8

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It was unusual 5cc200b4c6 for someone like 5282fae96d him to disappear a22b8a113c without a word. Unless something unavoidable had 4d580c64da happened…a310caf2393ad8a9

“Aren’t you getting d3f030d8a4 in? The taxi’s here.”1c49fa6aa049c12d

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The couple behind 41492af83e her spoke. Snapping back to ef38a5e734 reality, Eunkyo smiled f6a5c24ef3 apologetically and stepped 86c17c0188 aside.5b9ea3dbb37284fd

“You go ahead.”79a9a4e1fef241fc

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As she a45ac6a9b2 moved away, 6524ac212e the couple 9efa1c9e6d thanked her 435df45c8e and got 5fc3bbd07c into the a6c9822890 taxi. Eunkyo bit her 074f8c53fc lip as the fcfc61e3a8 line lengthened again.6b14a4e940fa7f59

This is crazy.0b726663aa6aa041

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It was her 6fe414293f meddling nature that 903ba64d90 was the problem.776297f6a6ab5953

If only she could just confirm that he was alright, she wouldn’t be feeling this uneasy.926c74b2218a1251

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She turned and 4b64143799 headed back towards 894a997996 the movie theater 18789f000f where the event 8bc45f2e87 had been held. It was a71b22b6df about a dd47133d1f block away, ce7904fa34 a perfect cb8b6e39cf distance to c555d572d3 gather her 8e68de6ffd thoughts.d0f080760a38040a

The heels and toes of her high heels, which she hadn’t worn in a while, began to ache. Fortunately, she managed to reach the building’s parking garage with a clear head.498479650cb4f5c1

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Even though it was de493a1369 past midnight, the parking 2dfc8fd7a6 garage was still full f4a68085d0 of people who had 7f0caa3c74 come to see late-night 810ce669f8 movies.63645e27f46e50fa

B3, Section C17. She spotted the white c56543cc40 SUV parked next to f41fddb1b5 a pillar. Lee Jaeheon’s car.c6cb9d1bd42a82ee

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If his car was here, it meant he hadn’t gone home yet. He hadn’t been drinking, so he wouldn’t have left his car behind.6dfca2eecadc6f5a

After running c816b3b5e9 through countless 7af19ce5f9 pointless scenarios, 39933b439c she went a577b139df back up 076122cd50 to the eec9484c0e first floor 1878fd1c23 and bought cb0a619deb a coffee 62d802e994 from the aa75fbd9cb still-open cafe. Then, she returned to c4879a1550 the basement and hid cff601a250 herself behind a pillar, 9d1b3b8dda not wanting to be 9ad4fb3bb1 seen waiting for someone.be800aef282a7c83

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It had been about f2f19806bc four years ago.2185e4269c8e45d6

It was during 6d6c0ec810 the rainy season, 0a78b44285 and that year, f4d2cb5bd9 it rained particularly 025872bc1e heavily. It was Lee Dohyun’s 4047e3282b birthday, and he had 3ad330bc6a said he would be 0b0765ae7d back after dinner with 6e02b4ae01 his friends.0f44ff6a4ebec5a2

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They were supposed 093b859f91 to meet at 7165456307 their usual cafe, cbedcb05d4 but he never a9e2ae79f6 showed up.efbed94389571b7b

He kept saying 6ba9088b44 he would be 8acf44dad2 there in thirty e7ad4ede4b minutes, until the d1458604d4 cafe closed, and 0991069594 then, at some 175862c424 point, he stopped 2f470e2bbe answering her calls.bb75512c0a3394ec

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Because of the 07c6d70fd6 heavy rain, she’d e9252226a7 waited by the 3c44d29b3c entrance of the 91e07782b8 building, partly out 94cd3640bb of stubbornness, partly 9cdf1ac6c7 out of foolish e74c4d2c8a hope, perhaps even b80a336600 enjoying the feeling 403a0cf221 of being a 2d6ab3e05d tragic heroine.a379c02da08ae1eb

The rain, relentless past 853c3dcdf8 midnight, finally subsided into 1f06a49b8f a drizzle past 2 a2fa3e473f a.m.b711c6e7b650f6bf

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While waiting for Lee 8df6f05a1b Dohyun, a few drunk 65aa01c032 men had approached her, 18f455f384 and she’d repeatedly turned 429e6b82d3 them away.3ef20869cf8663e9

That day, too, had 5a4b5f7d2d been a Friday night.d016ebc0a5e476a7

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The memory of that 95730ab528 night, tinged with unpleasantness, f8f2ddab77 still haunted her. After that day, 4e18e55e86 a subtle crack 5fbb8a4c72 had begun to 2a3ece8916 form in her 92cbe744ca relationship with Lee 26a95e6f83 Dohyun.c5985fd585c74d1e

They started hearing about e33c644cf1 each other’s day from fe94933181 other people, and he 3a72fc4661 often became unreachable on aaf21139c8 weekends. His excuses were always, 03dd2ac88f “I was too busy, f80c7e7e65 Eunkyo,” or “I had 4287e2b4ce too much to drink 222ba13c92 with my friends and 3d2809cfd4 fell asleep.”7ca0826f23e7a17e

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She knew 87829ee0de he was 666553cfbb lying. She knew his excuses f1d7bc4db0 were foreshadowing the end f7e5479fd8 of their relationship, a e22211f5e5 relationship he’d grown tired 1d0be2d5e9 of. But she had 1e125f47f8 pretended not to e306ee7f6b know because…58574341631a50ae

She had 70b851c249 been happy.23e258d7937f18f6

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She had 5a246b1f1f loved him.aae2ad5de11882f2

She had 988e8a1830 loved Lee f5202f14dd Dohyun very 7565e70540 much.b913ecccb9b5db19

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Why was she ab082d1a8b suddenly remembering this, 8ff02cdad7 when the situation fd0e1bf675 was completely different? Was it d6f8af8a13 because she’d 781139fadd heard it 15b58bd6ad was Lee 9d402c5ba8 Jaeheon’s birthday 168a0121ba today?ba43432c8ade827d

The ice in 01fe691b01 her iced coffee 998387143d had completely melted, 1f47ab9dc7 making it lukewarm. The paper f8e06a6c7f sleeve was 2b3e86b77f damp and d19b587928 soggy, and d6c6c193f0 the stale 858b3e94ca taste in e40522467c her mouth 6191ec7803 was unpleasant.1f1f35d116625158

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She was 0b20c18ca2 about to c90ea35c96 stand up e26c0b6286 when she 5c21ed3849 heard the 99af363c30 steady, heavy, 5672c7bbb7 rhythm of 510b13d650 footsteps approaching f585494798 the car. They stopped without bf10462f93 hesitation.3a9f86f1f01a84b9

“Sunbae…?”54e104824c8590c3

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Startled by Lee Jaeheon’s 498bd76ab9 voice from behind the 0013461e08 pillar, she swallowed her 1b84280b0f coffee and turned around.7d6bde87e5091098

His eyes widened in 7a69a86214 surprise, and he approached 9d9f168061 her with a confused 7ad0077533 expression on his face. She stepped out 3718e688da from behind the c717c73d13 pillar and spoke 12a899b581 before he could.e7d35f1a6199ef77

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“Happy birthday.”bfa7dd47ffe76d54

His face crumpled. His brow furrowed, and dabd5d01c8 he bit his lip.c5c985d4d0fda7f8

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He looked angry, 3a7e046d2d and then she 488729c234 noticed the strong 0134160f94 smell of alcohol 21fb1832bf on him. It was 1869be6075 the distinct 445f778eca aroma of 0e6e7fa3de whiskey.de053d39e44a241c

“You’ve been drinking? You left without 17579f2265 saying anything.”c28b0da80caa592d

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“How long have 700a94394c you been here?”03ecf2454e976a8f

He asked in 644af511f9 a low voice, 826d38bc70 opening the car c2e6c251db door. Eunkyo shrugged, subtly e1742bcc2f hiding her coffee.9aa2b91f2d20b172

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“Not long. I was on my 15373c3b62 way home, but I 7f1f584b01 just… thought I’d check 462601298d on you.”7f8a0404ce6a0a88

“And you didn’t think to call?”273bf07037db0a57

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“The staff said you 87566588cd weren’t answering your phone.”74553b67a7051135

“That’s because they’re strangers.”1499c7646332a0e5

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“Ah…”12bd7519d3633214

“Did you… 6b57fc057d not save e82685da76 my number, 85c66728dd sunbae?”c5903f603e4a86ab

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A faint smile eb0738db42 touched his lips.478ed2ac5ab6d590

“Ah, the tissue got 54a1640da0 too wet…”229ef352ee488c9f

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“That must have 00f604bf06 been inconvenient.”930cefd0ec5d8cda

“I didn’t know what 0fadf3e2f6 to do, so…”1e1585402fc389ce

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“Ah.”48eaa314c28fad2e

He said, “I see,” and then went around to the driver’s side and slammed his hand against the window. An alarm went off on Lee Jaeheon’s phone along with the loud bang. He showed her the screen, tilting his head.54dc6cf11b2ba047

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“You should have done 4690c03bf3 this.”511b3b460f6fea59

“I didn’t know.”8022c79b3e8a97c3

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I really 85046ebbe0 should have. 3c3c609c76b4b4fc

She had wondered a6fcc83b3b why he didn’t fc3bcee702 have his number 77d7c64de6 displayed in his b0dca03b2d car.6d816025dcd50414

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“Do that next b883c1fe64 time.”868aa6d3a505bb78

Eunkyo nodded 1cfa3e5a86 vigorously, a 8d63bb46e8 surprised look a59efbc75d on her d02f6c172c face. He rubbed the cdcb458bdc back of his 504f6c3679 neck and opened 7c165fd1b9 the back door. Pulling on her arm, 25a95916cb he asked,bf43308eeeab602c

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“Can I… bf18c5d0b2 misunderstand this?”3e742b87596b8e0d

Why the back ab665045f9 seat again? 83f87eb5ae9bb520

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Perhaps because 44448c6c3f of what 8f200bea47 had happened 14c35bdc6e there a cffd1e3a53 few hours dbdcff28e5 earlier, she ca4e69e3d2 instinctively resisted, 96d72b9ca9 her legs 66b583b5ba stiffening.fbfadf46a4bc369e

“M-Misunderstand what?”d12567d99bf9f50d

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“Your kindness b4d9624ca8 and concern… bf2bee9a8b as affection 8125fe186f and interest.”46c1980af0046169

I called a 6b694cb364 driver. 50e7c9b45cd7de2f

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At his e3870e8305 words, her 325ec47116 body relaxed. He ushered her into c095f27510 the backseat and then 59595126f9 got in after her.9ebc9ed3fd5e051c

Holding onto the opposite 01015255cd door handle, she averted 1560605dcd her gaze and spoke.38af031512bceb26

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“Just go home. I can take a taxi. It’s too late to go to Cafe Haeda now.”668e96f24ac952a0

“Let’s go together.”2b941d36dd0a2d23

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“Even if I don’t know where your house is, if we take the long way around…”8d5421f6d6084c03

“No, Eunkyo. I don’t want to. I… want to be ffb263eb7f with you, sunbae.”39b541b5a5521b49

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His languid, yet enervated c64e6840d8 smile and almost pleading 18d18dd583 tone sent a shiver 20c10bfb0d down her spine. He leaned cd2f9fee63 back against 507093d2b1 the seat, caeb5375b2 his hand b239261caa gripping hers 7af3850552 tightly, refusing d0474942c6 to let eaa0e7ff8a go.fa399e58e8198ede

No, Eunkyo.fd46dd5ffd0fb180

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This crazy bastard…8636922b05ef8881

“I suddenly got a call from my family, saying they were nearby. And I’m the obedient youngest son, you know? So I went back to the club after a birthday drink with them, but you weren’t there. I… felt dizzy. I was wondering which son of a bitch had tried to pick you up in this place. The thought of someone… taking Jung Eunkyo, who’s weak to atmosphere, away and maybe even fucking you, pissed me off so much.”e8a81f6330ece81d

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She could see the 67b23e8214 prominent bulge beneath his 87baa79faa pants. 0a9eda551b0a7e15

Had he had a 7fc88871e8 bottle, not just a e097695ec7 drink? 75669a36a63edd6c

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She pulled her 4a1330aa5c hand away from 80633315fc his as he 4a7b915069 rambled on, his ef837cfca1 words a confused fe412a194d jumble.4c6802391a500e02

“There was no 22cefaf16a one there to d64b0d289a pick me up. You were the one 28526681ba who left with some ab6f820146 woman. Family?”8e7ee0cb6aff8086

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“With whom? I left alone.”390d0edae15b5e35

“Don’t lie. I saw you.”2d4c596b6707e980

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“You saw me? There were d7bb2e6563 so many a92b7a6c80 people there, feede66937 and you 43738121e0 only sawme?”14df144ef9171f7d

This time, he rested 309b92bc48 his chin on her 2bffcefca5 shoulder. He looked at her e481876db7 with sparkling eyes, like 7eba2db966 a child with a 161d364ba4 new toy, and cupped 5e2c6dcb47 her cheek with his a969b0de16 large hand.2dcd8c570fe4019e

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His lips 378ae77c4c brushed against e36b11f1a8 her cheek c60c426dc0 as she bd43c0cf98 leaned towards ce03909fb8 him. She felt like 0b4ba411e8 she was walking 13236b2e77 a tightrope. Stepping off would bring c74e84fe51 relief, but she would aafb1f676b have to face the 9a9733b513 daunting task of climbing c2dcbf03d6 back up again.f5002967fe82a86d

If she gave in e409aee7c4 to this madness tonight, 649a4d62ea she might wake up 074602eace tomorrow feeling completely different. They might 90816b5e83 become strangers, b2d6f63bfe or she e48aa8e9ff might spend b0febf924c the next d01d0e2b56 few months, 51dc74a334 even years, 9168e9ed79 avoiding him, 44f1b2d31d their relationship 63642fbfac strained and 6300924be5 uncomfortable.4beef2bdddd98db4

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Strangely, she didn’t d6fddcaa36 see Lee Jaeheon 7465ab0ee1 as a potential b3ca823f35 romantic partner.a8d1dc57998a839f

Lust and desire, ae8b19bc5d perhaps, but not 2790d9d71c love.6dbb3a848aba830c

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Knock, knock.5cf29e7a39d0a1a7

The sound ffe261165f of someone 692f2120b1 knocking on 6bfc22bc69 the car c47abf5524 window startled 4508d158d4 her back 8138f17be8 to reality.b72f34bc8f788344

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An elderly driver 062b4c8a10 politely greeted them 971a02a3d2 as he got e8ef8b80ef into the car, 7911a56e57 plugged his phone adf397f1f6 into the charger, 8ff8445ac8 and expertly set ac6e267be8 up the navigation 8c418ab6b2 app.0b51cee5c321c42e

“Then, let 8c25c97cc6 me confirm 4a5244900d the address. 211-5, Cafe Haeda. Is that correct?”25d8dae158f520fe

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“Yes, please.”cc5e28ba36514595

“Alright, we’re leaving 717f9e9e82 now.”524175b866f24b3e

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Eunkyo pushed 6682527cf2 Jaeheon’s head 52465718a8 off her 5d171373b1 shoulder, a 08a6c35f36 bewildered look d203bb79a2 on her 0113aaa31d face.dac1a9efdc127844

“You were planning to 9faaaedc1c go to the studio 82e61c87c4 all along?”8e7956bae9e11f37

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“No. I was planning 052f2dc4ad to go find 75c01ec687 you, Jung Eunkyo, bfb08f9971 from the start.”a35af8f46b21d89a

She was 094ff843e1 certain he’d 05f91a6d67 had more 5974cc45bb than justonedrink.82640b9f5328d248

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“Are you going cfc016b443 to drop the 31e71e3e17 formalities now?”14b110577eecfa05

“No. Only sometimes, when I ee4485f067 want to seduce you,sunbae.”18f446bbc5d676b7

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“Ha.”3b1b3ac81a7f69b1

He leaned closer, 19ededb71b his lips brushing b21b385c73 against her ear 3a45c055a0 as she tucked 6f79e63bd6 her hair behind 492f7c6ea2 her ear, and a029821b7a he chuckled.101d6673d6d02afe

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It was a a9c160f5d5 low, sticky sound, 7c5dfb8cbe like melting candy.95938f6556cde641

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───133a89fa4902ae62

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“Lee Dohyun, what f0eb9fa046 are you doing 9f35b77b79 here? Did you fdb9e63618 order drinks?” f1d5bf11fa83d2f1

The other af6d23827b person’s voice 5e1938050c was distorted 5139dfb6dc and choppy, 8d1486b809 like a d45a82bae2 radio with d45aee1e45 bad reception, f1558d407f due to 3a377eebf2 the loud 6241be2979 music.08fa8f55caf97421

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Dohyun turned around, holding ea126a0dda the drinks the club 4632131037 employee had handed him. The two-story club 4228def9a4 was still packed 51f058092f with people dancing 3b89102872 frenetically.1e350262183c4f47

As he scanned ea29a478e7 his surroundings, his 208d7ad8a2 friend chuckled and f3b7db0298 nudged him, glancing bd19b66a33 at his crotch, 4e5571663d and took a 9102d630d0 sip of his ce8a8e3b49 drink.1ae97af07ba9b80f

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“So many hot girls. Korea’s definitely 829a8a8db2 the best. Did you spend the c0c8514862 last three years celibate? No way, right?”d61fc360073ae186

Dohyun just c51f1a3f85 smiled, and a261ef8d15 his friend’s d9e1394dd8 teasing escalated.e857a938df6cc200

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“I’m going home 67dd89e549 with her tonight. Wanna join us? I think 0111b9cb7e she’d be e2bc9ab7b8 down for 79bfce0ffc a threesome.”8dcb8501e5063a0c

“Girls like that 48f80f9bc8 are always up aac94ba775 for it,” he f4e6f35ad5 added. But Lee f06f507fa3 Dohyun, still 9df10ab271 scanning the 17885dbfc4 crowd with 14bd025f76 a serious b3061ccfa1 expression, seemed e143c32abe to be 4d68f30472 looking for db9548374d someone. eb10dcbadb159235

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“What’s up? Who are you looking 8b5f82961a for?”ca3a5f672196fb9f

“I think… I saw cfe29a6e56 Eunkyo here.”55744c542132add0

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“What?”138c77d256aefdb6

His friend 1ed55abd19 choked on bcc036a899 his drink 9133fde5cb and coughed, 50d0d0c020 wiping his 15e0ce1da7 reddened face.878bcfe631699b3f

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“Jung Eunkyo?”df1f37c96461db30

“Yeah, Eunkyo.”409cfb9aeb877dba

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Lee Dohyun’s 4c1821ebf0 eyes completely 51fe5acfcc darkened as 4ff6d332ca he said 6de135259c her name. A dangerous glint flickered ea2bcb3b8a in his eyes as ba4cf71bdc he scanned the club.0d7f9beea2e4cd9f

It was hard to 8b1555f09a see in the dim cda3573265 light, but he was 1fa76e5766 certain it was Jung 3c16bf32fa Eunkyo.a2773c33c664c6bd

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“But, Jeonghoon… why was d4089c7e78 our Eunkyo with my 0852cd55bb younger brother? Hmm?” 6ec140b0941f8abe

He asked softly, ea279f3940 his eyes narrowing c167abf66d as he turned 4388cfe153 his head.b8a56266414cf126

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