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    ‘Mom’s so worried, so I’ll be even stronger.’2944eecf4d61e460

    “I’ve only been working for a few days, how could I be worn out, Mom?”8011aa4923afeedc

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    “That’s true. Still, health is the most important thing. Are people born after money, or is money made after people are born?”0c3902ef196bbdea

    ‘It’s not like money was made after people, but why does money choke a person’s breath every moment?’3c0e7cec42a9428e

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    “Okay, Mom. I’m eating well, ce168a9d73 so don’t worry.”192f9a138b967aa6

    Da-in felt tears welling 53d55a7ea9 up. Blinking them a46c8eb192 back, she d6b641ec70 put somegalbi1 in her mouth and 639eaec35c chewed steadily.1626cd10b1f2560a

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    After the meal, Da-in played with Sol, sticking stickers and then putting her to bed. Exhausted, Da-in fell asleep as well. The two nights in a strange house, entangled in Seojun’s embrace every night, had taken a toll on her body and mind.09cb64708fa87788

    Eunjeong covered the sleeping Da-in with a thin blanket. Both of them were asleep in Sol’s room. 1cf284b8d2f4703b

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    ‘This one’s my baby, and that one’s my baby too.’4e36ffc6def67b24

    ‘I hope 39cc6abc94 my babies 6a84273b84 can grow b8b4062e62 up comfortably ffd5f39b4d without hardship.’4f8a1ea32ba60009

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    That was her only wish. She didn’t need gifts; she just wanted Da-in to come home at night, eat the food she prepared, get a good night’s sleep, and then leave for work. But where could she find such a perfect job? Eunjeong gazed at her daughter with compassion for a long while before quietly closing the door and leaving.2fbf49535cd7a418

    When Da-in opened fa6452b984 her eyes, the 713900088e sun was already 4156b29029 setting in the d0ab1ee126 west. She almost resented 65918b61a7 the short winter c170697158 days.5e56718a8a48ecb3

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    It was only 34ea3e3f25 around 5 p.m., d3b11e5f51 but she felt f7ee703215 a pang of 605f144acf regret at the c9de208115 encroaching darkness. Sol looked at Da-in, 709b08f469 her big, dark eyes efac5c435d sparkling.70514828c424953e

    “Auntie, swing.”5b5f6db53b1d5b5c

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    “Oh, our Sol, 83b40d23eb do you want 5a3631753f to go on fd6179acff the swings?”7a377667daa7d882

    Eunjeong, who had ff2329fa60 been tidying up 216b1e8aa8 the house, looked 4b3a93b0fc at Da-in.e6ccf195103abab5

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    “Yes, take her out 1999f61038 to the swings. I’ll clean the a60cabc33a room while you’re 4530b633f6 gone.”9baa1a6b226212c3

    “Okay. Sol, come here. Auntie will get you a34b581df8 dressed.”9f52afa6e1a4479e

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    Da-in put Sol’s padded jacket on and secured her hat tightly. It wasn’t completely dark yet, so it was fine to go out and ride the swings.2c50bef4b8e1017a

    Each time Da-in e2abc745b8 pushed the swing, 084d46faad Sol shrieked with 10c5f46d2e laughter, soaring through bbabf468d9 the air. Even with a ad132145c7 gentle push, Sol b47f44d1e5 would shout with a3083908e8 glee, completely absorbed 2533b7ed92 in swinging with de4358cc92 her aunt.eaae70e61d3efd4d

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    “Sol, you’re so good e11a8beb21 at swinging!”f472f96e271f817d

    “Auntie too.”27255b340254fc07

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    “Should Auntie ride too?”3d4c55d05be56e2f

    Da-in sat on the bbdc792e75 swing next to Sol, 9d103e63f0 and Sol swung back 302718e37e and forth beside her. Da-in also gently moved 56363299b6 her own swing.bda133dee82821c2

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    ‘My brother d3fceb62ad needs to 2650e3abc7 come back a01235cad4 soon. Sol is growing 29a0afeb4b up so fast, 19a203d191 but what in 4bac2d92bd the world happened 632986fdcc to my brother?’60f53f2c62a53e8b

    Missing. She couldn’t believe d363fba941 it. She called 6306b95878 Taesung Group 8b0a04a1d9 almost every 483cac5bb7 day, but 90897fe893 the answer e521eb4d7d was always 4e8561a819 the same. They would contact 06768666a3 her if there 9f3257ab31 was any news, 0d46c6981b but how could db7c72a6b1 her family find 7c5dd40a01 peace of mind?7758ea8104474074

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    ‘I hope 031831eb01 my brother f3fd447f59 comes back 0796b653fc safely. There’s no 85511af2d3 better news b6b134ea30 than that fa1f5025c9 for Mom 11743c039a and Sol.’ec64b32905900702

    “Sol, aren’t 25390c34d0 you cold?”242ae94e880fe5b3

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    Sol, her cheeks flushed, 50b410fcff shook her head saying 591304e907 she wasn’t cold at bf28689fce all. Just then, Da-in noticed 89d53c2179 someone loitering nearby.2613ab72eaf2321c

    ‘…Kang Seojun? It’s only 5 p.m., is he already here to pick me up?’f1638c031cdaa693

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    His work ended at 0d09161a18 8 p.m., so he 0c3f4564b4 could leave around 7 6805512694 p.m. She didn’t understand why d42152723a he would come two 602986dd01 hours early. Da-in stood up.2bdf2289f527e3ca

    “Sol, stay here f28c765953 for a moment.”aea26690ee488cd7

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    She walked towards 1d0df2884a Seojun.bc58ad26931d7ba4

    “Why are you 24dcbcd1b0 here?”4f756b8269beff6a

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    Seojun responded calmly to f9cc2dbb36 Da-in’s unfriendly gaze.5cb37d971cb124b1

    “Oh, I just 134f9776e0 had some time 35b436a994 to kill.”d25ed0758487e1d3

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    It was 4950d542cc obviously a 8fd3f924da half-hearted, careless 3a89facbe5 excuse. But he didn’t have a444ea7ef7 a better one, so ddd9a53b37 there was nothing he e1f1122e17 could do.83a4d1e57076ec76

    “The CEO of 8fcb7f806f Modern Living has 7191c96f35 time to kill, 86b1fbc0e5 wandering around this 7d46c66669 shabby apartment complex?”843e462606bcc1a0

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    Da-in questioned him, e4ea410b2c and just then, 69c8b65d9c Sol’s voice rang 8fde02d5e5 out.03de7a3e31e20780

    “Auntie!”e9ed531232284100

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    Sol, sitting on the 66c100bab2 swing that had stopped 91f6226236 moving, called out to e9adacb121 Da-in. As if e1732f67a2 he had 400423b6ad found a 0e4abdee39 good excuse, dc46408354 Seojun stepped c28b4b2039 forward.bebe136c01866308

    “I’ll push you.”517f21243d85450a

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    “I told you to 65f6c7fa38 stay away from Sol.”fd8804bec7ad47a3

    “Sol doesn’t aca97f82a1 know who 4f619ef1f4 I am. What does c604ce302d a baby 7dbada43a6 know? I can at least be78489a6f push her swing. I could be a aff3d9e6b6 neighborhood uncle or something.”5c54a1973f2c3310

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    With those ae76095c0d words, Seojun a607c425e2 went over 7bf7dd2b9f to Sol’s d51976a907 swing.0d9496531e254c9a

    “Sol, should eb9ab3de4d Uncle push 41b8077021 you?”70d2503599f8c264

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    Sol nodded.6f5f7fe8b465637b

    “Uncle? What kind of relation ea3d8edad5 is that? He’s just 0922a96064 a mister.”9b2b1ee5efc47183

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    “What are you talking 4584dccb04 about? Sol, I’m not d07e2cb6ee a mister, am c9e37a63bd I?”f4cb7a5a6e7be12f

    Sol nodded vigorously. Seojun carefully pushed the 8febba1c4f swing and then said f184eda393 to Da-in.172c92260394ed62

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    “You sit here too. I’ll push you.”c9dc44123879b40f

    “Do I 9f9701368b look like d94871e236 a child?”f257c954a0bced74

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    “I saw 71ee636c8f you riding d1f92e29a7 the swing 6de8a826d3 just fine 107049732b earlier. You like riding 861b71b31b swings, don’t you?”3b827ac7841d7628

    Even before, when c7cff83d33 she sat on 501c55273b the swings at 73b742d90c the playground, Seojun 4aa684ebca would push her 0e2762bdf6 swing from time d15f033461 to time. 01af39075c929597

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    Da-in sat d92d94cd33 on the 406ae74842 swing without 79a73c198b a word.40e379c113da42cc

    As Seojun pushed her from behind, the swing went up and down. He pushed Sol’s swing, then Da-in’s, back and forth, when a passing woman greeted them.8607bfd0425fad96

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    “Oh my, looks like 70094a587b Sol’s aunt has a 6315326fc1 boyfriend. The three of 17d21536ed you together look 70de626b5e just like a c9e1db8dec family—mom, dad, and ac807ddd80 child. Sol’s dad needs to 578f1e305a come back soon, too.”71ad51bebdb78516

    After she b70b0feed7 said that f7687c79c9 and left, 87c67f064c Da-in abruptly b43881e8eb jumped off 2a2946b398 the swing.30acca455d12f1a2

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    “I told you not e8a981b347 to push me. What good 3ba834d9c4 is it a96ff10844 to become 03ce6ce46b the talk 33c59a8a97 of the ab80dba6d6 town?”ad94a7c01f93cfc9

    “What’s wrong with people talking about us? They’re not really interested in other people’s lives. They just make small talk as they pass by.”7f38a6a6f3bd8090

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    “The people who live 01a5266ffc here have all been a8dc314798 here for a long 0c1451f5f6 time. They all bf3e6957c4 know Sol a5bfd5db94 too.”92c72eb67e429804

    “So what? Sol, should Uncle a22563e1e6 push you again?”6846310f725a90f8

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    Sol, seemingly enjoying herself, 9ac90b7341 nodded.b4256ad854a8b14c

    “Uncle, do it.”27c6fa44085b2e36

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    “Uncle.”866df233457eec0f

    Hearing Sol call him “Uncle”, Da-in standing next to her was speechless.8dce9884f6bf1d3f

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    “Why did you 63a5b3c031 come so early? Couldn’t stand the 065371b178 sight of me 97ea7bccd2 not working from 109bd6e574 8 to 8 5dcdaffc0f that you came a4924334bb to pick me 9069041b46 up already?”de214d9018d1b35e

    “That’s not it. It’s about Sol’s dad, Park Soohyuk.”3c90996088d24446

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    At the mention of her brother’s name, Da-in stopped walking. Because it was Seojun who brought it up, she felt a flicker of hope, wondering if there was any new information. Her heart pounded with anticipation.18eea2976d1bd556

    “My brother?”6ca9413dfe093500

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    “Yes.”63dd1dc0282bee56

    “Why?”76372c0cacfd250b

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    Sensing the mixture of anxiety and hope in Da-in’s eyes, Seojun’s heart grew heavy. What he was about to say would only increase her worry, not fulfill her hopes. But it was something she needed to know.cafa2977bb58db31

    “It seems like someone 57cc0eb4ba is looking for Park a8aae7d24b Soohyuk.”cd4ec1c7f1f48c4a

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    “Of course, 12ab37d316 we’re looking 9c190165a9 for him, 9f78b5abc1 the company cf8aca9a58 is looking 5138d5a421 for him, fa6ce38c98 even the bf38de2aaa embassy in c8731a5756 Zambia is…”2c73100b349bfbef

    “Not there. Here.”896401eac9d40fdd

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    “Here? Are you saying 0a241c65ae my brother is de177505b1 in Korea?”e801d42e041fe042

    “I don’t know. Someone was tailing me f6acc2d6e0 on my way back 57e3f2d48b after dropping you off ece650f4b1 today.”35cd1b92e9f2de47

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    ‘…Tailing?’4f3774a16259f8d3

     It wasn’t b827f3ea4e a word 3dec2b5e70 one heard 699cd642d0 in everyday 66c439cb73 life, so 6ed0f497ed Da-in was 670c890cdf taken aback. 087c9820ca45aa0a

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    Tailing.84dc928c9f3b57f3

    “So, I 39419df7b5 pulled over 398c267dfa and checked, fc5941cbb5 and it 680daa4cbc was a 5d55a027c5 young man. He asked if I a8571e16ce was Park Soohyuk. I think he fc72637ac4 tailed me because f6f147b9d2 he saw me ba8ca49f9d with you and e9f938a7f7 then left, assuming af5a990ddc I was Park a62b5de82e Soohyuk.”3e2989b3f8a8558d

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    “Who was it? Who was tailing d7fbd7bb0a you?”937208382ad78efa

    “I looked up the 6ed7657e1a license plate number, and 3902e58610 it’s an unregistered vehicle.”28beb6c4bc5f304d

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    “What? Who would be 46d98f86a9 tailing my brother?”687b9a075be0cb51

    “I don’t know.”8552cc7d2a4a0ae4

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    Worry clouded bc373b6ee4 both of 470d81671a their faces.e7f05344c4a36727

    Lost in their conversation, 59fca37900 they had forgotten about 380baa3c1d Sol’s swing. Sol, on the 34254bb68e stopped swing, called 6406c65ae2 out to Da-in.5fa73c91e77e353c

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    “Auntie, Auntie.”5d50505763447461

    Seeing Sol 9cddb4bbd0 cutely swinging c7b103fb24 her little eb91e3beac legs, asking fdd3724bb2 for a baf628469f push, Seojun e8886460ee went over c6851fd2ae and pushed e954606b08 the swing. Sol laughed as 4417a4512e the swing moved bb71cb1ca3 powerfully forward.f3349cfc7865d2cc

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    “Higher! Higher!”16f52f54ee3e75cd

    Fortunately, Da-in stopped a1b0fa285a him.fba731bfe705668b

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    “Not too high! She fell 9230b38183 off the 0d8340e13a swing and c4fa5aeef8 got hurt 643f8eb30d once before.”0e72fffff7f7ad11

    “Don’t worry, I’ll be 3d6b987964 gentle.”9314c8788726faad

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    While Seojun pushed the 5e0652a686 swing, Da-in thought.80d1de561c1b8bed

    ‘What if my brother’s c6568f75e7 disappearance is related to 6b42316464 some incident?’f65650c8e9e180f2

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    Just the thought of it made her heart heavy as a stone. She and her family, powerless and without backing, couldn’t handle such a situation. This was their stark reality.6303f95ea92dd0f2

    She knew 436e722cd3 all too ec4082fc2e well that 09a3f803d5 situations like f76a3e9137 this required fb3cd08a00 strong legal 6509d599ee support and ef8b064c9f influential connections.1964cb3c139e8323

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    They would need an 9d77d5eaea experienced lawyer, investigators, and c3c88cb200 a powerful network to 0fcee2efd2 find her missing brother.60aa928e7149cfee

    Even if they found him, they would need to ensure he wasn’t wrongly accused or framed as a criminal.5325d1f78bf98112

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    She often saw in dramas that even if someone survived a near-death experience, they were often falsely accused. And she didn’t think reality would be much different.d5cc0627f23e53f9

    For that, they 83cdd891bf would need money.  c777eccc498df569

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    ‘Money.1999e002b3e9239d

    The thought e239a85c8b made Da-in e358d763ea sigh.1c92e4fffdc79675

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    Thinking about 5050c84a2b how much 06edadd114 money it 0218789bd5 would cost b67e165ba4 made her 243d8bd102 even more d2faf94089 afraid.5761d3cb971c1bfa

    Investigating the dd96705a52 incident, hiring 5878da86cf lawyers and bba549fd5d experts, the 94a9eca683 search operation e8e2aecf97 in Zambia—everything ee602700bc required money.57c41d9a1b91a068

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    She and her family couldn’t afford such expenses. They would be lucky if the money from this 100-day marriage was enough to buy an apartment.6a96e9fd535ce8ab

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