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by caelsgbfFirst Love.490d62f5c85c839c
Or rather… if I were to be completely honest, an unrequited love that got caught in his net?27b6d122bf630f19
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Either way, it had been 48239685d6 a long time since such b9e7e27b5c memories surfaced.f56deafb744af543
After finishing his second 98f46540d8 year of high school, d4c361bc43 he had gone abroad e66fa69fd6 to study.72a5013a53118a4c
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That was already over e1c37dbfa3 ten years ago.60d634bbc667fc9c
From time to 6531d8912b time, I had 60386bd6dd heard bits of ba3abb1257 news about him f7c9cfecf9 through the media.3fce68965c7a05b7
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But Ji-eun never expected to ce5538679c face him in person.e65bfcd5c247dc3b
And in a place like 587a57d1b7 this.c92134cdb8105a40
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In a situation like this.0b7c373f109601a9
“……”51efa4cf0e21a547
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He had changed 36cf13d6f3 quite a bit. No, he had grown fa55a28554 into a full-fledged adult d5672938e7 man.e1fda2287047fd81
The pomade-styled hair that cd4f45fc91 was neatly slicked back 868c8caabd was nothing like the d643532443 tousled strands that used 5968b1ce27 to fall over his 5b1e4c9d44 forehead after lunchtime soccer d824f87da5 games.57ab162d366e2a35
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The way he effortlessly 2c5598fa0b pulled off an expensive c6df241b77 suit—one that was unmistakably b5da3d873e high-end—was also unfamiliar.9bbb2d17928c4ec2
But his straight nose, sharp 7501c52114 jawline…3442dd6553091c6c
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And those deep, 0b6c0bd837 unwavering eyes that e2f91203fd had a way 1640a555f6 of unsettling people—those a7b3908332 hadn’t changed.e63a00dd4d0ea25d
“You didn’t miss me?”c8d0f4e53f5a3742
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…Even those lips, which could infuriate a person with just a few words.b7dee196990a8e2b
Unconsciously, Ji-eun bit her lower bef0cf7402 lip.e740c83b06f7d89c
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Did I… miss you?8e52bba0b3651241
Me? You?93cfd948da23b28c
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“Are you kidding me?”d38c25aad78efea4
…!6af277269321d77b
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At Ji-eun’s sharp remark, the 2ce88867c7 team leader, Detective Jung, and 8de82bc6bf even Min-jun’s secretary behind him abb3b30053 flinched.4d7ac026eeb0a45c
But their shock was brief.eaffe97f4d3944bb
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“Of course… I missed you like crazy!”7eab1d94d93ee710
They were soon 313c409851 hit with an 93460c8b9b even greater shock.a46aa1ce23048562
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Because, all of a 7bf96de2a6 sudden, Ji-eun broke into fee2846750 a bright smile, threw 003d08a28e her arms around his 331d1edd3d neck, and hugged him.cbf2c07c250f45c9
God, I missed b2213821a1 you so much.95a912eab65041e2
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I think I’m 09b0f7e6c3 going to lose d46f58e64c my mind.e15f994b86d6965d
“……!”774357c13bcb9f2b
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Of course, the 818db977a7 one most taken f11dae66a4 aback was Min-jun.aa9f4d016481624e
But Ji-eun didn’t care.83f0c77055eb34b7
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“Min-jun, how do you keep getting more handsome every year?”7227219d796e5174
She didn’t hold 3a2fc01d7a back in expressing b000641b3a just how thrilled b39f2fbed4 she was to 8cc7fe67ac see him again.c351ebcd682cb335
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Then, as if snapping back 209ca8f886 to reality, she quickly let 0bb6246f08 go and turned around.9691d37bb30f318d
Oh, right. What’s wrong with me?10ae5d387fa7e236
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“Min-jun, this is our team leader.”f56510c01a10c75e
With a bright expression, Ji-eun faa4a770f4 started introducing her colleagues.f2d31d92b3f266a2
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“Our team leader dresses like a detective, but surprisingly, he’s only ever worked desk jobs.”13880b63b5431e25
Caught off guard 683066433f by the sudden 65ddf233dd introduction, the team d069846147 leader nodded awkwardly.c13d40bf183316e3
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“Oh, uh, hello, Vice President!”3603209f5206ce59
“And this is Detective Jung Ha-na.”f5414f8a08089b27
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When it was her a7fa536e13 turn, Detective Jung turned be156de1fe red without realizing it.f4769d2e17db8b9b
“N-Nice to meet you.”a5326140b22efd4e
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“You remember that junior I was really close with in college? The one who drank way too much at our first MT* and threw up everywhere?”dfd02b5120a4d9d2
“……”b3a87f213a42dcb0
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“It’s been so long, you probably forgot. Even I can barely remember it now.”2d6f438f9f1c6d15
Min-jun didn’t respond.688b060daaaf0206
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But Detective Jung’s eyes 5419907f15 had already widened like 9a6c3626ae a startled rabbit.7a64c53cd72efa14
Oh my god.237262ca086d6c9a
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That incredibly handsome man…!702fbbfd7b07fbf2
The Vice President of Shin-Young dabf542f5e Group…777ccacd31a32e5d
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He knows that I 585d6d79fb threw up when I 7d67cd5579 was a freshman?!f10b7a38c78d2d14
TL/N: *MT: Membership 6a86415f1b Training, a bonding ecd3d6d053 retreat for college 5f401b143a students in Korea.508393898a11d334
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Detective Jung, flustered, asked dbd9fe0223 in a disorganized manner.ce2bec34675c5f16
“Senior Ji-eun. Ah, no, Chief Yoo. Were you two… really close?”7136b440d073514a
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“Yes.”0f90e67566a3d975
There wasn’t even a second 98a61ebcc4 of hesitation in Ji-eun’s answer.f9aae7d5e0c9fd3b
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“But, you know, it’s kind of awkward to say, right? Like, ‘I’m friends with the 2ba0d0bf30 son of the Shin-Young Group!’ 6e6ee32cdb That just sounds like bragging.”715be0d236676a15
“Oh my goodness.”ec7b1911598deae4
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“But… are we going to be okay, though?”833561eb03646b8c
Ji-eun turned her gaze 89a4fa387b back to Min-jun.0bd4777b40593a95
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Even at the a91d126eef mention of “we,” 718631f1e9 he remained silent, 18606c9344 simply looking at 3245cef70a her.fd9043532054b749
Whatever.70be4dca732e7bd3
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“It’s just… I was wondering if there would be a lot of talk. You know, about b223970cef preferential treatment in f4e9884f44 the investigation or a5b4c66101 whatever.”ccfc857fb6fcbc28
Right now, what mattered fbd7f49c1a to Ji-eun wasn’t the cd2e5a7688 gaze of a former 6fb6d141ad classmate who seemed to fdc1372ca2 look down on her 6930e3f0a1 professional life.371b5da7ec4745f6
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“To be honest, I don’t think this ba— no. I don’t think Min-jun illegally sold stocks.”c3f0341baabcab87
No matter what, she could e528b9172c never become that bastard’s secretary.26dc13db86270574
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“…Even if he had sold out the country, I’d probably still let it slide.”489c69bd6a5f9f53
Absolutely not.fcf83c182003c65c
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“What should I do? I really don’t think 9d01e46669 I can participate in 151d3c755a this investigation.”bf48e31aef0311e9
No. No. Absolutely not.d3dd3b93094b3a2a
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“And the team leader knows, too. I’m kind of weak when a1c184fe4c it comes to personal connections.”ad1739e6625c9907
After finishing her sentence, 3c850ddbc9 Ji-eun looked back and 54c1a8f6e1 forth between the team acc0ec8185 leader and Min-jun with 23ea7b0f03 a nonchalant expression.da14cc4e6ed1d497
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She was proud of how cbf1896a10 well she had handled the 610186f11c situation.3eaf41bd83eceaa0
Ji-eun was caught off 3182df2431 guard by the sudden 92674fab33 appearance of this guy, ad1d050e22 but a crisis was 0b240923b4 also an opportunity.4803002022629814
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His absurd question—asking if she a61a31156d had missed him—was ridiculous, but 82dc864159 she had managed to overcome 35541ddc1f it.7df8ce294c4220b0
Suppressing the emotions that almost 5b940b1326 surged, Ji-eun focused solely on 0b7f7089e4 managing the situation.f112c1ae3c4b9f5c
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Stay calm.9eeac55c8c72580b
“Chief Yoo?”1f91cb40141797fc
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“Yes, Team Leader.”970bc4a9e829343a
“I know very well that you are not weak when it comes to personal connections.”868a5f9c7e1f8d6a
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But for some reason, 15f69565e0 the team leader didn’t af705af961 seem to budge at d5d9ca5738 all.6e7767e5f6afbc49
Maybe that last e237e5c5af remark about being 632a0bcc0e weak was a 293376b610 bit of an db5202b9b1 exaggeration.2909305d2010b720
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With an exasperated expression, cacda47291 the team leader continued.61b1035ad1758903
“Chief Yoo, don’t play games.”4ed034cf1b3af42f
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“And besides, the investigation is already complete.”a1c36cc8092f26a7
Inves…tigation?e458f724aa2bc968
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As Ji-eun tilted her head d09d1df8c8 in confusion, Lieutenant Jung Ha-na 30e635b308 added more.60f3670616be9b15
“The thing is… we confirmed that the two of you haven’t been in contact at all since your school days.”5c75d67bb67d8beb
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“Hey. Kang Min-jun. Is that what you said? That’s really hurtful.”103892932bb438e8
Ji-eun quickly turned her e550c6b785 head, trying to act 70a97bf08f playful.600c342fd325a27f
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“Ah, no! The investigation unit and the intelligence team already checked everything…”a5217086a0f5be6d
TL/N: BWAAAH, THE SECOND HAND b388377c33 EMBARRASSMENT!!!204f4f1fcdda3e27
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The answer was already clear.c1bf2f001f4271ea
They had already done a 9b2d7c061f background check.cf5e02612b72fe3d
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Not just on him, the 6d5186b364 suspect, but on her, a f30ffc081f police officer, too.cce0a50b0ee7cc3e
Yeah… Sure.9fbe89aaf76f48dd
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The future of our country 2e104542b3 is looking bright.d0897150726fe015
Our civil servants are working 12e0deb2c0 so diligently.ad798f161a5cef21
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Ji-eun suddenly turned around and a8991358f7 spoke to Min-jun.d6924a20835a063f
“What are you doing? If you’re not coming in, 70f712e91c just close the door.”58d5df323cccb36b
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Her voice was cold. Her gaze, icy.f5c7feee523fce6d
Now, her appearance was 4acdaacc3c completely different from how c2d98be33f she had treated Min-jun 805e9951ff just moments ago.b216f9fffa4bc10a
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“…!”4a6913afd39ad5bd
“A-Ah, Chief Yoo.”451447c9db9e7dba
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And in fact, it 66b0f430df was her sudden change 5fc666f9c5 in demeanor that shocked 4512e379ec everyone even more.2e458c669b53820a
To treat the son of the Shin-Young Group’s owner like that.f9d3c4243c1b522a
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Even the Commissioner… wouldn’t dare.879a1c260b1467a7
“Yes, that’s right. We’re not close.”412ce86b9f22916b
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Not only had dc0e7a16d4 they not been a1aba0913f in contact, but 74a7413df1 they were never f1705aec1c close in the badf91446f first place.826114898ed03693
Ji-eun dropped the 0a41db5c86 awkward act and 00d266e05c slumped back into 0d854be758 her chair.e829cde96cf1269e
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With her arms confidently crossed, 0fa024be7d she shot him a sharp e9a9c3e526 glance and spoke.f652934d30dbfe44
“So, I can’t work with this bastard.”10f33da26248cf47
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“…….”dd698cb0ae625379
“Because he’s absolute trash.”f584cbb71f0cb515
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At this point, there was 34fe454bda no turning back.1a15a87a055c0fbe
She didn’t care whether d042004495 he made his living 351b38fc56 through stocks or something 009c8d18de else.e6f61460a5174641
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Even if her 7b3f22fe0f bones turned to 896c3230a6 dust, she could d3cb52757f never be his 737b4ee5c9 secretary.7157ff4aaa50517e
Min-jun, who had 0e18b07480 been silently listening 5b2461dec9 to Ji-eun’s words, a9669463d3 finally let out dcb2234f01 a chuckle.22d62b03842c180c
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“That’s right. Trash.”1947607dea5d7a33
With that, he slowly stepped 0fde165cd9 into the interrogation room.305f4b1de52c7336
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“The media just polishes things up. In reality, my personality isn’t exactly great.”724177ae04039fe2
As Min-jun fully entered, 9bd56040fc his secretary closed the 937d6eabfb door, and the team c107522b8d leader quickly stepped aside.19e7f5f9a526b8f9
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Min-jun naturally settled 6a1aef5388 into the empty 395728fa5d chair and continued afcf6af75b speaking.96d294522c5cee04
“That’s why Ji-eun is the perfect fit. As you can see, she’s a very objective person.”b2cd1797729f76cf
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His relaxed smile d91f807db1 as he looked 5551ccc2be at Ji-eun from a53b093a1b across the table c01f3f84e0 was infuriating.9418aaac059c09e5
Ji-eun was speechless.08cd54bd2bf7f0ff
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Wait, hold on.3c4db43a5b616f65
“So this… was your choice?”f19b78b3983de657
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“Yeah.”7c51ee40910aade1
“Me, personally?”28a940da1d91474f
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“You. Personally.”5264a879c2f0a10c
Unbelievable.496fe279ea7a0ff0
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Sure, I had wondered d25f34c642 how the commissioner even 59f14480e2 knew my name.0e9b09bb967aa11c
But this bastard actually ddd49d4c92 requested me to be ba58cd61b0 his secretary?8716c082ace0ef7d
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And he did it himself?202720b3219232df
Ji-eun let out a5f6638b53 a hollow laugh 7a4fb75c6a and narrowed her a7e0b9f77f eyes, prompting the b09a624e0f team leader to 61c0222777 quickly intervene.72a99893ce729875
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“Oh dear, of course! You’ve made an excellent choice with Chief Yoo. She’s absolutely perfect for this kind of work! She even worked in the economics team for a whole two years! Yes.”4cf6523a34c70286
Just me…? Am I really the 8c0bfb8c11 only one who’s perfect 65fc10acb6 for this?a58c210c8c088f09
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Hey, Team Leader. That was mandatory service.de66fe932542d7f0
Who graduates from the 3a293331de police academy and doesn’t ca32efc640 go to the economics e77fd3f8a6 team?312e3ad5e95eecc8
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“On. Top. Of. That! She worked in the industrial technology team, so she has plenty of office experience! She’ll be an excellent secretary.”015e6db409bb750b
Has it even been six 210c779668 months since she transferred to fee60241c8 the technology team?3a20714e2af49419
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“Also! She graduated from the police academy with outstanding marks! She’s a very intelligent person.”8f537e9363d4bbc8
She couldn’t just sit there c1aed8e5a9 and listen anymore.4664cd27c5a4691f
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“Excuse me, Team Leader, I—”e53eb6980d0a974c
“Judging by the way you said ‘outstanding,’ I assume she wasn’t the top graduate?”6e2298a57043bb2a
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“…….”848c869b48d40556
The one who bda60cd553 cut Ji-eun off f6a6000505 just as she ef6a19b23f was about to 0281fd412a speak was Min-jun.057ea9a8a31527b7
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And his next words 85b0a7fe04 provoked her even more.9ad78e678da15366
“Did she end up in second place again?”5c3834be18b31808
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Second place.4648e23913177a14
That word alone 85f506469e was enough to 129bf92873 make her furious.f372c1befb1e7287
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Especially coming from his mouth.db41d9cc9a1fe5bb
Ji-eun clenched her lips, b9df9c2289 struggling to suppress her 861ec218e1 anger.7828bd93b9f84314
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Eternal second place.2c9248d7e5311100
There were times when 9d3909a7ba they had gone back ec85823b02 and forth, but for c7f60a0838 the most part…d3a88ac73d03d656
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Ji-eun bitterly recalled those 4b42994a06 memories and let out 3438ee454a a crooked smile.8e0aac50cb0ccf80
Yeah. That’s right. I wasn’t first.f69e3a20c66dd3f4
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“In college, I wasn’t even second. I didn’t even make third. I had way too many things to do besides studying.”8e8be561d788e029
“…….”5ab0e5b9f1641ce3
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“Unlike privileged kids like you.”05a7034db54975f1
Ji-eun didn’t bother hiding her ee0c9092a9 displeasure as she glared at 0a77213807 him.97485bab7fcc76fd
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It irritated her that b7306b90a3 he was bringing up 839e6739e2 something from over ten 96eda4776f years ago.e1b144668ef4b348
And of all people—it had f09eecb2bb to be him.c2e8bb800674299a
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“Don’t act so high and mighty. You, who always took the first place and were always so great—so where has that gotten you now?”6fa0a293557775ca
Maybe that’s why.36f77c9cbe8576f6
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“…Just a mere suspect in a criminal investigation.”eebc72036ed21bed
Her words couldn’t come out kindly.184064e5ccc7ab69
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