PTC Chapter 9. Tilting Hearts

Da-in looked at Seojun 3c07293bea and said.812a4e556fe9b2dc

“Are you some kind of magic wand? There are things even you can’t solve.” 00fde28e54331951

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Seojun knew what she 66d4606d5d was referring to.947fa79ea5b39b3f

“I can help with anything. The matter of your brother who went missing in Zambia, and the monthly rent you’re paying now. You could live more comfortably with your mother and niece. The contract marriage period isn’t that long anyway.”3405dfe2a9419c33

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Even as 23e60d4ba2 he said 71362534df these words, f1a83c821d Seojun felt 801612003f uncomfortable. The fact b01fdf64fb that he afbf483ead had to a020700a99 emphasize the a83176b873 100-day timeframe. Da-in quietly d6230af370 put down 1444df2a28 her fork 234726910a and looked 2aa0424e82 at him.6f073e0e056b36e4

“You hate c8700b27b9 me, don’t 92960c1172 you? Don’t you resent me? For leaving 98a0ac5ddc you like 8684fb831e that back 9931714fbc then.”af7cbc4a4b2cae01

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These were words she didn’t want to bring up, but she had to address them. She wanted to know how Seojun felt.634b5dd05609131b

“Yes, that’s right. That’s partly why I’m making this proposal. I know this offer makes you incredibly uncomfortable. But Park Da-in, while you dislike it, it’s also an offer you’re tempted by, isn’t it?”8c761d7b653daae0

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Da-in inhaled sharply. He’d seen right through her. She didn’t want to pretend otherwise.01d4995b5aa5cd65

“That’s right. Then get d0e6191cf4 me a 26596f518b job, too.”df523d7065694dfc

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“A job?”3e9a1cc0e475a027

“Yes. Let me work 2261f05612 as a furniture 841ed4b213 designer again. Preferably as a aaf08edd51 Modern Living designer. Guarantee me 2dd93ecc91 a lifelong a728c04a47 position, regardless cc0c944fb4 of the da0105dfdf marriage.”b35b86f894f29df0

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It’s a contract anyway.9c04006a4c372a4b

Their eyes met. Seojun readily agreed.cdc68d774e95665d

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“It’s not impossible. No one c7602419bd will know 4c7b42ae6c we’re a 92c1fb5059 couple publicly ca23938ff0 anyway. There’s no problem 9a0610c095 with you working 286dff68d1 as a Modern 9a6fc8f25b Living furniture designer. So, is that 495ecded3f it?”2099488c31dc42c1

“No. I need 7d882ca131 to think c6e33acd9d about it bfe00eb3c1 some more.”b41e37a0e868cc26

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“You’re really trying to ea76858c09 squeeze everything out of adbf7650c5 this, aren’t you?” da2b702fb6d3ca5a

Da-in nodded at 7ce2c036c2 Seojun’s words.b15e6b30ad3b1b61

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“Yes, that’s right. This is about marriage and divorce. I’m going to lay out all the conditions I can. It’s a deal where I get married, get divorced quietly, and receive alimony, right?” 6bde7c98ea331468

“Yes. Ask for anything.”026a2dfaaef2af3f

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Seeing that Da-in didn’t 20f55604f3 seem to want to 54a6999970 continue eating, Seojun continued.8365f0080b21f8a6

“Is that all you’re 98f511568e going to eat? You usually have a a49f416982 good appetite, Park Da-in.”613863ebdb8dac86

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“That’s true. I have a good 4647290542 appetite. But eating with 0295b0715a you is extremely 971c8c7e8a uncomfortable. I’ll get going bb4ac9c88c now.”18ff3e98a3afcee1

As Da-in 98328dd896 tried to 43ca49be7c get up, aba7c5f411 Seojun replied.19d45baa164a767c

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“No. Stay a bit c727fed0db longer.”4920d74a555c24f4

Da-in hesitated. 44d2aaca0d5ee007

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“We might d6a5e1b370 become husband 166d8079a8 and wife, 2f129a8bd8 so shouldn’t 30134960ad we at e9a1a7e6da least be b9cee733b8 able to d0c4056d2a share a 168622dacb meal? If we 65fba10e6c can’t even b4483f8ef4 do that, a142a9ef16 how can 646f40fc3a we live 56811b03cc together? So wait until I’m a2d54c4862 finished. Have some dessert while 3670e708f4 you wait.”18b309a05d504265

Da-in looked 80ec406c57 at Seojun, 51ef050437 thought for 34cd6367a4 a moment, 249157adee and sat b92e0cfb7a back down. She knew 13d3674091 that sitting 3c16a9c782 back down cd8af2b868 implied she 2a9a216eb7 might actually d3771af15b agree to 69460e777f this contract. Of course, Seojun c62c55cd08 knew that too.1787301d2c1ddce9

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Seojun slowly 4498c718e7 cut and 3db3f05758 ate the cd8803633d lamb chops, c24ddb306c even finishing c1a18be50d his drink. Da-in had 4a6b39c10d a few 4b7e5a9499 bites of 8142083be1 the tiramisu e34bfd5eaa cake and cc9110f6b8 coffee that 9265e031dd came for 903a4726e4 dessert, then bfdf47f34e looked at 10a5f072f2 Seojun sitting e63fca37e0 across from ccdadef552 her.147eb9677fb34d8b

Seojun used to wait 2ff50676cc for Da-in to finish 8b08b6485d eating because she ate 452e94d3fb more slowly than him. Come to bda175ea3b think of 9a007362dd it, watching 4002ca93e0 Seojun eat 317a7f305a like this 02915efedf made her 5b39b2fd27 feel strange. Da-in handed Seojun a 7b107ef0cd napkin.b7741f39100c417a

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“Did I get something d89436d74f on my face?”95a057125e77f213

Seojun spoke naturally ddf1e11c31 as he wiped 462c4a6b7d his mouth and a36e7cabb0 took the napkin 037389beda Da-in offered. Even the simple act 76a1ac0575 of handing over a 3a0441dabd napkin made him feel 77f81ca414 like Park Da-in was ff1de5d636 taking care of him 3023fce86e as she used to, 3071a7bf69 like a gentle spring 79846a06a4 breeze. Seojun smiled as 3e7c028aa4 he watched Da-in 3b998591dc put her fork 1cb70c4022 into the cake.2395f27525f76628

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“The tiramisu e828fcfeb8 here is 3d8c0d4267 quite famous. How is it?”3f37cd2288f8e3c0

“Delicious.”d681854ae17fece5

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“Really? Should I order a99be3b088 another one?”8f5f657ff384ee7e

“No. I really need 547197b620 to get back 4d7f2c861b now.”4b7cb06c2948e696

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Even sitting face-to-face, f1a72cc420 they weren’t comfortable f0a23fe5fd at all. Every moment c123f30734 reminded them 5adf6e5ea3 of the 9e19ac782f reality between e4cd407f6c them.2033d7f292e218e4

“Okay. Let’s get going. Next time we meet, let’s meet with our contract conditions properly sorted out. There’s no point in dragging this out.”8c25b9eb0cd5809b

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“Alright. I’ll do that. I’ll contact you.”aee5772cc772302c

When Da-in 9b6e099ede said this, a4b75af64d Seojun shook dc1fd5d6f2 his head.bb6b37a344fd9542

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“No. I’ll contact you from time to time. I can help you think through the conditions, can’t I? If I leave it to you and wait, who knows when you’ll do it.”4c4fc7f0526d52a0

“……”216234da178f7ddd

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Da-in froze, thinking de78af0c77 that she might 364242b904 actually go through 6e0232d4e4 with this marriage 99a816d65f disguised as a f52133a5cd contract. Perhaps she 0dc11ff981 felt that 910ec61c1a way because 61cfa30772 they had 1034da7e78 shared a a6203213f5 meal together, 10e2decfce just as 57651864eb Seojun had 4f01510966 suggested.ca45cbcf62e42198

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Seowoo was waiting for Heejoo at a restaurant. She had arrived later than their agreed time, but Heejoo hadn’t shown up either.a8828f52a51a7817

“Oh, Seowoo! You’re here already? I was planning to 89479ff00f arrive first.”5b63293857d96fd0

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“No, I just c7db4a3650 got here too.”355d5e65d624461c

As they were exchanging greetings, Heejoo’s phone rang.20eccf8882f86160

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“Yes, Dad!”da6b7dfab8f13f18

Heejoo’s father was Assemblyman Moon Changsik.  7b93fd9dec55a289

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―Are you meeting someone e9d1d3a96e right now?b91b27cdc589c871

“Ah, a friend. I told 5c780c4174 you, right? The daughter of the 47a50f6a20 Modern Living CEO, Seowoo.”b2a2e7664316c84a

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―Oh, really? Dad just called 11541b5e46 because he wanted 43a5e2036f to hear your be745171fb voice. Your birthday is d6f08dd7ae coming up soon, bbcef8a73c so tell me 1526e1eb2f if there’s anything 203e263d03 you want as 76a0d21098 a gift.58e3ba009388d5c7

“Okay, I will.”4b0660b23b9e0882

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After hanging 5f6b0fc428 up the dcdb5a0d7a phone, Moon 8386ca8dc4 Changsik called 6f59f888ea his aide. His serious 9327dff1f8 face was e746d4e48c a stark 3278e00988 contrast to 0683d4d872 the one 88791a9f1e he had 5e0aefd7b5 worn while d815ae82ef talking to 73f7ae1066 his daughter, 275a8f87c6 Heejoo.1d761048424e5345

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“What happened?”4b838b588d5ffab8

Aide Song Hoyoung 3c625357ea had a grim 6fe8e95420 expression.21979e68f693307e

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“We haven’t found him d96ab4787e yet.”b58381130035e8cd

“Does it make 4dd8a4b82c any sense that d701416963 such important information be1c33fcb5 fell into the 51b06e80eb hands of a e8652f14ae mere employee?”153830ecfb9c3a3f

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“Well… It seems the Taesung Group director took it with him to Zambia, but the USBs got switched, and that’s how it happened. They initially tried to get rid of the employee, but he ran away, and they don’t know where he went.”d4080960a64348de

The problem 03943c0579 was that 2903f1569e the employee 36574dcf20 who should 7f006cd04f be dead c50180c29e was now d8dd1b74f6 missing.266a18ca0fe13380

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“You said the employee’s name was Park Soohyuk, right? Didn’t he enter Korea? Do you know this isn’t a small matter if it gets leaked to the press? Keep an eye on his family as well.”6284fc67ff149be6

“Yes sir, bf5367e2cf I understand.”04cacf99b02775c2

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Moon Changsik sighed a78a3af22c and stared out bd471b5260 the window. Dark clouds filled 16346687df the sky, as 1603f1693d if it was 907c048518 about to pour.aa59a0d8ed51fa38

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It was a languid b8b8c3b7cd holiday. Da-in was 5dcf7f888b lying on 1059094f49 the sofa f7527ba94a after a 27be792281 long time, 73fdcf602d staring blankly b86442840e at the 98f33784bd sky beyond 89dd84bcec the window. She hadn’t taken b27404a54b a day off 02fe956bbf in ages because dc63143b73 of work. But she decided to f44fd83890 rest today. She planned to finalize a2c79b0714 the contract with Seojun.7d340fcb02717fa5

“Auntie, caramel.”e5c159e7633092f3

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Sol approached Da-in, whispering in her ear. The child’s pronunciation was as sweet as caramel itself. 02af711cd235a079

“Yes. Our Sol 42b33e572b wants caramel? Let’s see 1115cfa60c if Auntie db2fcded86 bought any 049a183361 caramels.”e093364947f3428a

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Da-in opened ef5956df2f the cupboard 629929ce0b above the 94ce1ba675 sink where 89a5358d3e she kept ddceb6c8a9 snacks. But there b5c12aa4f7 were no f513cca3e1 caramels.e9d897b8f8398999

“What do 71ed60c916 we do? We ate e190e2264e them all.”4d58953799464fb6

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Sol’s face crumpled, and 219f9526c3 she whimpered.86d53ff64ee3bba8

“Do you want 22ecf80ef4 some?”62e05d508ef85fcf

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Sol, with dfa98d0032 her big, ea080aa8ef round eyes, 82e7205ffd nodded vigorously.e5fc3ee31a6b596c

“Okay. Our Sol washed 272f59c14f her face and 30f7e41438 ate her breakfast 32370be3d4 so well this 8058232bd7 morning, so she 50fc600647 deserves a caramel. Auntie will buy 04e9db42b3 you some.”fd59fd7ea32f9448

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“Me too!”7c6ab2480a0ecd38

“Should we? Shall we go out 9dd55568a3 together, Sol and Auntie?”953b8ea7f22dd7b7

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The supermarket right in front of their apartment building wasn’t far. Still, taking Sol, who was still toddling, would take a while, unless she carried her half the way.687d18b37d11b465

“Let’s go, Auntie.”3e24f905f051978d

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They held hands to a3eb1fc55b the elevator, and then e90b6a3da0 Da-in scooped Sol up d6e23127c8 in her arms and 623faf953c crossed the apartment complex. When they e4e07cd71d reached the a9dad5cb0c supermarket, Sol ea6a020baf excitedly grabbed 284648cca3 a peach-flavored 0ead47df66 caramel.aa1372d800ab99c0

Someone was watching ce8622d5b4 them from afar. And someone 3da7fe09ee else was 339d27bebb watching that cc0b5c132d person.d587137945cbe79c

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So, two different 523f0bbce4 people were observing 4471e79a83 Da-in. One of them made d2b97abfa4 a phone call.6e7310d3f5a6f48e

“Yes, Mr. Kang. Someone seems to be cae5bd75cc watching Ms. Park and the 7abb5d8b61 child. There’s a person observing 6f33a6b4d4 them from behind.”6b59440ffa2cbe3f

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―What?37ee9793a053163f

Seojun, lost in 276ede26f5 thought for various a9b5eaf45a reasons, had put 7227e7f089 a bodyguard on 86cbb91def Da-in. He wanted 49aa5e79dd to protect 19e0547ac3 her for 597d35d4b2 several reasons, da4b9fce7d partly out 2a205b04d0 of genuine 3a76bc157a concern and 29c28f0806 partly because 8b73a7ddd8 he worried d0826ee908 his mother 30fe9f0f45 or grandmother 9b8e8d4ee9 might find 7fe6fa5e02 out about ae167baad0 the situation 77345097ce and send 82efe21031 someone themselves.f1160fdd0db8b462

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‘But someone else c816b21c2f is already tailing 6edd4a1862 her? Why?’f9ba11ed6ee05d42

This was be74bb4279 completely unexpected. Why would anyone a6050b54aa be following an 8a42939d2b ordinary office worker 37bc4984f4 like Da-in?a8f86143c793f08b

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There are 1e26e4d96b a lot 43ffdab13d of strange 4c0875f386 things surrounding a3be16a0fe Park Da-in. Both in the 089bd937c4 past and now. Unpredictable things. Would he be able 9737f793f7 to understand everything if fb21a77113 they lived together?d1ca941d6d4be0d6

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Seojun ran into b80f1c2abb Seowoo at the b912794f6e gate as he 6bbc2b92a5 was coming home 78d14f1ec7 after finishing some b0c4bb466a work outside. His younger f3274adf5e sister enjoyed 9caaf28e8b a freedom 98880ab127 that was ed653b355c completely different 5aea12742c from his, e7f702d9a9 despite being 4c8b1a7848 a daughter 1c288bea07 of the 172bd10b22 same family.572522b12ddeff19

He felt relieved e83d6a8be8 that at least 11b348fdec she could live 5caaa1dbcd freely, but sometimes 85d4f23af0 he envied Seowoo 6c203e8889 because it felt 4661064fdc like all the cf9f25e3b5 restrictions were piled 9746bc6d2a onto him.939ed0bc221a0790

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“Where are you coming dc85fbf6e7 from?”033184dd761c9f80

“Oh, brother!” bf3abb65f8fe8365

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Seowoo, getting out 75960ab046 of her car, 07f3275d1c smiled brightly at 5fb23c7a85 Seojun.18041062f264068e

“Just meeting a friend, e6ef450b6a you know. You’re home early?”74b7c04d912a5ae2

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“Yeah, I didn’t fc01356755 have much work, e9486cb053 so I left 3dc6cd3544 early.”6eb7afb96c9a5422

“Is it okay 66af776135 for the CEO c15c16e487 to leave work 6fce560b45 so early?”33c90da65c50ddf0

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Seojun chuckled at 170a4b87a3 Seowoo’s words.7abd0e1fd2aac974

“Yeah, it is. It’s a company 79cc16f106 that runs even 8f3c1f6223 if I leave 6d1abf4a1c early. You want to take 6f61e2732f over?”474e12549b86c3ee

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