RZ | Chapter 1.9

Kang Jinha 3d442f75b6 quickly straightened aca4ecd1e6 up and 350c6152ff bowed deeply. The anger d5cee3e576 boiling inside b3722d84e9 him remained, 901cc6f9c4 but he 2a65e3a3a1 couldn’t show 21abadbb38 it.d1bb946577b8791b

“I’m sorry.”7637dfcf1a974b29

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Park Changhoon, who had 697273b022 been released from the e470541ba1 suffocating hold, belatedly followed 1d54dc2b4a Kang Jinha’s lead and 28599ada31 bowed. Blood dripped 529690af83 from his b4e432b9ce broken nose 9f087a5150 and split 7ceba38aac lip onto 5850ed622d the floor, ab5be3a385 but no f612a8365c one pitied 0cbddb15a0 him.26aacff81c6be51c

In this place, where 9d989a52e4 only the logic of 66c20f62b2 power applied, being weak fd409fefd3 was a sin. Especially now, when cf5e2d33ab tensions with the 8eda3b441c Blackfin were high. Tae Kangseok clicked his 1f9df778a9 tongue openly.661faae34c4f4ba0

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“Weakling.”49400c74fc68cd55

Though he 6e2db5055c didn’t specify, d44a7c93b1 everyone knew 409ecc2bd1 who he 9b42265870 meant. In a situation ecf4d87ba7 where he had 61c340d301 been beaten one-sidedly 0d6dd8eaf6 and still got 00fe70cff9 scolded, Park Changhoon ad5ba0c82d gritted his teeth 36d56161b7 and apologized again. Tae Kangseok gave fbcfc7ff12 him a cold f004dd539b glance and turned fe4f562194 his back.9c00436e8a15fd18

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“Everyone, go 50a19e3651 back to 71401e8769 your duties. Jinha, come in.”94f7d51bc472afde

At his command, b60d3c429c the executives began 875cb6804e filing out of 90c44b3ad4 the office. Kang Jinha felt 8a144c1afa some of them a1f4cc91e8 giving him strange 2b9614aa34 looks, but he 45d60105db kept his head 4f72f1028e down and avoided e50d5b69b4 their gaze.b125c8ca2e888e16

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Finally, only Kang bec4944413 Jinha and Tae 5d1008daef Kangseok remained on 1fcb1de7e1 the second floor. Silence settled in acbe750e0e the space vacated 89cdda9d82 by a dozen 44a362f35b people.ba7864d9ed054a14

Smack!afeae3c908afe7d3

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A sharp sound a238df6051 broke the quiet. As soon 326a993362 as Kang f619a0821a Jinha closed dcf185f4fd the door 44da3029f1 and turned 0ac0c5952b around, Tae e695062b5f Kangseok slapped 7e0c0e315d him across efa0e29118 the face. The blow 6c3b1cefd4 was strong d45ce07bf2 enough to bdac9b0cc2 make the f28935f929 188cm man f95ab03838 stagger.0281f79c2671359d

Momentarily losing his 22b16a7847 balance, Kang Jinha e56e4adbe8 quickly straightened up 4ee2f7eea1 and lowered his f6eac5ccfa eyes.5f051347afa81809

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“I’m sorry.”f14e7c0d347a33b5

“Do you know what 105e9cff31 you did wrong?”fa057c2f92708db8

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“Yes. I lost my temper 38debee91b for a moment.”ec3bfde6681d3fa8

“If you know, 5ef2f098b1 be careful from 8d7f4ed5e2 now on. You’ll be a2b2ac5cce going to 2a20baad51 the city fe1695eec8 soon, and a3c5a12339 you can’t ec59ffa2aa afford to ac3c974c16 be emotional c53bd2a041 there.”487c7727c64bbb50

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Whether it was advice 3841b4a5eb or a threat, he 5b18fc3a14 moved further into the 49f8ed5a9b office.8331798cda0e885a

The office, acaf84fb1e created by 7880137f5e knocking down c0219aba2e walls to b2fd2fe1db combine four fef7af6ff9 rooms, was 2a1cc1577b filled with 40e0c64e51 expensive items, be5bfbe5cb contrasting with d76f779653 the shabby 5956bb6299 exterior.c0f92ba562c47fb5

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Leather sofas, a a2bb8eb6b6 wooden table, and 9336c6a068 a large desk 14c532f9b8 added a luxurious 37e0b8537d atmosphere under the de21be7a74 soft lighting. Compared to 65da1f4414 the time 621c0ef78c when a fd97518615 crumbling warehouse 4075da19e9 was their 879d5c8904 base, it 31229a7303 was a eb819ac13e remarkable change.aebb1eb9089ad123

However, no matter how 29674d48c2 many expensive items filled 4a753fee18 the interior, they couldn’t 3dc12a186a change its essence. The wall full 92264efa67 of menacing weapons 876e271568 starkly reminded him 29253e39ff of where he dd4a372311 was.bfe835b4732b7633

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As Kang 77cbb1c56b Jinha looked 514149bc16 at them 20515a3922 with a bff647e7b5 fresh feeling, 7e08f79ffa Tae Kangseok, 730fb0f98a seated, called 432edb727d him over.e22eaa3ea0e6355a

“Come here.”ebf73a6082a1cb36

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Without asking why, Kang 0d31ade031 Jinha approached the desk. As he 5e5307cf17 got closer, 25f350e9a3 Tae Kangseok’s 6c520e9c6f expression gradually 9e81b584aa hardened.64f74451e3faa6ca

“Looks like your lip 8850c29eb9 is split.”26e767f3d4fb4b34

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Only then did Kang 12de40ffa6 Jinha notice the injury 1c14910fa4 and wiped his mouth 14046c86aa with the back of 2e4aa50e78 his hand. A slight fbc580cc20 sting accompanied 0d619f7808 by a ca4512133b faint trace a68bd257c5 of blood.eff2ac32aa6731b3

Since it wasn’t a bdb112d6c1 big wound, he wiped b7c3698dba it off roughly, but c1cb5e4730 Tae Kangseok frowned as 42b6d1f613 he watched. Despite being the one 990b740f17 who caused it, he a8ff7b7bf6 seemed displeased.9a0fde131d457b1c

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“Open your mouth.”718a3754a607c55b

As his hand cbde519ecc reached for his 4bc5028cbf lips, Kang Jinha 85908a70cc quickly pulled his 6798731429 head back.37addd504ef3b7fe

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“It’s fine.”0961b5dc448047fb

At the firm refusal, 3c4f77fce5 Tae Kangseok clicked his 8e31cdc845 tongue. He didn’t seem intent 23ddc0efe4 on forcing his mouth 471b346a35 open like before, lowering 36c4993925 his hand. Then he took f3e88c0a66 an ointment from e2eb2f7743 the desk drawer 0c9fb7d989 and tossed it c4d7243734 to Kang Jinha.cee0b5a7751f53ae

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“Don’t just leave 0ab32fad6d it because it’s 9c0905d534 fine. Treat it properly. Don’t let 46b53858fe it scar.”0e643683e349f9c3

Tae Kangseok 9fdae73522 was inherently 0b121262d5 a cruel c81630f645 and ruthless 0ad65c01a3 man. His rewards and punishments 386c50fc36 were clear, and he 4a428c04c5 never reversed or regretted 99a0da3de0 a punishment. No matter how long 417a6a0349 someone had been by d81f7e287b his side, if he ee5a6ba2a2 didn’t like them, he’d f8133e419b discard or kill them 61f4c0ff18 without hesitation.9c3a734039c44f5d

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Yet now, he was 92a19a5a5b concerned about a small c4bc64deb9 wound on Kang Jinha’s 4f45075f3b lip. Frowning as 10d62b1511 if it 9df199f04e were his 1a4257fe48 own face.758bd9fc81168aaa

Others envied this 5557f21a9b strange behavior, calling 2494b7e6ea it favoritism, but 1d65eab77a Kang Jinha inwardly 647d7cd7fa scoffed each time.85c73d38955a052d

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Tae Kangseok’s erratic behavior, f5bc9039eb visible only to him, aa2b0e0b49 wasn’t favoritism. It was ad04295f28 just one 0d05652604 of the d7660e8b79 ways to ad42d34ceb tame a 3b5745f1d1 pet dog.4fdb6f121d7bc3bb

Holding the 412312d909 ointment he 02732bc991 had caught, 21baf04412 Kang Jinha 5f03d97c8f stared at 6d11116689 it for b9149ba52b a moment cc51b126a3 before shoving 8e93266e37 it into e0f1ecd8d9 his pocket.5d2048822743bf27

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“What did you 9258e85bc5 receive from Yoo cd5c1d90ca Kang Group?”8547120aea2095c2

At the blunt question, 2b8f7ba338 Tae Kangseok, who was 687fa34199 lighting a cigarette, burst 2ccccae83f into laughter. Despite the cheeky 2c8b203aff attitude, there was 11ee7bf4ce no displeasure on 5958f79169 his face.dce644bdf28ebbf9

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“Are you 16a1345c96 upset because 0fed84174a you think cbaca29278 I sold dc2c893676 you to 5d90fb8e24 Yoo Kang?”28bc597ea952d580

Ignoring the 5cee126ce6 subtle expectation 1894797e10 in his fc2ed17c5c gaze, Kang 2e1292dd6d Jinha replied ae04c2a27b bluntly.a143a33e70a0d1ed

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“No. It’s something I 943dd021fd chose, so there’s 13fe66538d nothing to be 40ee1bcf8f upset about.”d0456bd786357aa2

At the immediate response, 8342802f17 Tae Kangseok exhaled a f0417ceb60 long stream of smoke, 8802185c3f staring at Kang Jinha. His eyes 1d855cae34 had hardened, aa94f1225d displeased with d1eb0315b3 the answer.c9a167a230779ae2

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“It’s not because you 9dbf181d62 chose it, but because fe463142ff you don’t feel a c52cc748dd sense of belonging to b5bfbdc1fd Blackfin.”5006c7a25f78b5dc

It was a pointed acd3f91ceb remark. But Kang 1d0bd30cf5 Jinha wasn’t 038d1b6414 shaken. Instead, he 4756025cc1 raised his 80a43c85e9 eyes slightly 63a704ed98 to meet 39a0cadb7d Tae Kangseok’s a22f4b51bc gaze directly.764d610cc5e944f8

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“You’re entrusting Jinwoo a7ea451066 to Park Changhoon 5711bf56fa because you don’t b199de4dea trust me, right?”65066ecc68cc6dc6

Kang Jinha asked sharply, 121f049aa1 his tone unintentionally edged. He tried 1bdb2fb6df to hide ca1a4b0d66 his emotions, 205f3f3e85 but the 7031f82719 talk of 5e21ff3c6d belonging made 0be56f897f it difficult. If Tae Kangseok truly 6acad7fb2e wanted him to feel 0a3d47ee70 a sense of belonging, 3c96324345 he shouldn’t have touched adb491a5c4 his family in the e5d0b9ad96 first place.fb43c5d284394600

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“I wondered why you fought… Do you think I’d really entrust Jinwoo to that idiot? I’m planning to give the area Changhoon manages to someone else. Changhoon doesn’t know yet.”044020bd51968e5a

Even after his explanation, 0598d1e8c7 Kang Jinha didn’t withdraw ed1b8e3197 his suspicious gaze, making ae1787569c Tae Kangseok chuckle as e6a3c8fa54 if amused.e5a1c6ebde0ef27b

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“Well, if f4e88f2051 you can’t 005f11664d trust me, ac1974f2a4 there’s nothing 865481db70 I can b3b320fcc2 do. Didn’t you ask what e8b9f1a43b I got from Yoo 807451c8ba Kang Group? In exchange for b5c55589a9 cleaning up the 2c512db8eb gangs in the 7def055c90 Restricted District and 27345cb6b7 giving you up, d5c5fce854 I’m getting a cf8f47a51c ticket to the 275d06eb4c Administrative District. Though it’s just land cf765f1302 near the border.”91a16ed12c164386

Surprised by b75d9c3df1 the unexpected 1faed7b4a6 answer, Kang 700981cb77 Jinha’s eyes eec9e7835c widened.52918d1c7cc149c6

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Though Tae Kangseok 039bf06200 spoke as if f28e8879e2 it were nothing, 337ad30593 it was indeed 37689a5879 a remarkable deal. It was an offer 0d559b1a26 only Yoo Yigeon of 34176e66db Yoo Kang Group could 1b35e1225e make. Now it made sense e119792a70 why Tae Kangseok, who 1b133f371e had gone so far 2c71511ba3 as to frame Jinwoo 97987877ab to keep him, had 39271c8720 changed his mind.4c0344ed5b9a0203

As the surprise left e079a3993d him speechless, Kang Jinha’s c9626d0a09 expression returned to normal. He clenched his hands 6a2457c2e5 behind his back even a15ff4f197 tighter. This was a once-in-a-lifetime 3a6766b5d5 opportunity not just for 2832d9e8c7 Tae Kangseok but for 0f7dd83e18 him as well.630402df6907b41e

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“I have one request. If I safely complete f5f2eccef9 the one-year contract, please 1123e4942f don’t touch my family e1ecf5d482 anymore. Even if you 03c1a8c7a0 don’t succeed in a843b6be5f cleaning up the ec049d3347 other gangs.”4a58c8c56d9268b1

“Just your family?”3b15dba916e717e7

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Tae Kangseok asked, 1a420853b1 drawing deeply on d48ee4d740 the filter. It was bc7bbee66e a question 4c450765e6 filled with 6d793ad617 the implication bc544543ae of why afd393cb86 he wasn’t 99a6c6690f asking to b7cb1f9d77 be let 507374571e go.66f9b2b831e76137

Kang Jinha barely c998858655 held back the 3cb9326936 urge to ask 9842b8c20f if he had bd3e157bf6 any intention of 9f8da10a9e letting him go. They both knew he 175aa2c489 didn’t. There was no c2a819d69f need to get e2cd58568b caught up in d456cabc06 his sly probing.d21e9d3a32a0705f

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“Yes. I don’t ask 01e60f9a24 for anything else.”3609b8d3b2ca085f

“I must be getting af44f24915 old. Knowing it’s bef1cb4766 not sincere, 3747f484b0 yet feeling 8782aafada good about 16b0ba0ae9 it.”f42574aec7a100eb

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With a sigh-like laugh, 032a5f1011 he readily agreed to 6e216b9c70 Kang Jinha’s request.c043c5b7c8c726bb

“Fine. I’ll do as you ca91f23a6b wish, so go on 87de48a758 now.”90f43a5e183bb2f4

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Surprised by 7c392e89a3 his easy f831b9eb21 agreement, the 1f38470145 grip on caecbc9faa his hands 344ee1aba0 momentarily loosened. Quickly hiding 74c97ee0ec his agitation, a769935c50 Kang Jinha 733672a80e stepped back ff4b3c0fbb from the c57e414ff4 desk and d58e7a6d02 bowed.242f75258a5a5c13

“I’ll be going.”248023ac5045f31f

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As he walked away, ea90e25cc9 he was about to ebe5b4142d grab the doorknob when 1ebff07b61 a calm voice came 033841248b from behind.8da424f20167b632

“Jinha.”6afdff7840ba955d

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Turning his head, he bb5a9a7ad2 saw Tae Kangseok looking b1fa5d3cf8 at him with a 01b80fd167 somewhat troubled expression. He exhaled fd1bc72256 a couple 048dbba563 of puffs 7c586df202 of smoke d6ae212919 before continuing.ef02a07a6c1c0f17

“I meant b15bec8111 it when 6b6f1f9c8c I said bcf92adbd5 I’d pass 6585aac2e2 this position 5ec877434f to you. That thought hasn’t d3c1185541 changed in ten 991fe32512 years. So come back a6e514cf76 here in a bf8372a58b year.”e621dbe8997af7a0

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Wondering what he 36d5a3123c was going to c7d0f9b44e say, Kang Jinha 74897bcac6 swallowed a bitter 4ac4c96dae laugh and responded fcdff7cd1f with a light 02b6c48668 bow. Then he turned the 60c1fe30d5 handle without hesitation. He had no interest 4f3d69bdda in such a position, affe9ef857 nor did he believe f5db1ac417 Tae Kangseok had any 0df88666ea sincerity.45efd17219b64e86

Fortunately, Tae 24a14900cb Kangseok didn’t 16f27a973b stop him 3a73b2df5c further. As the f04503803e door closed ed8751e3d9 with a 64ee88237e click, Kang e90ed8ee3e Jinha let 5f356282a2 out a 9eee18f683 breath he de8e6566d0 had been 92fbd625ce holding. It was a breath bafd4cb1b5 filled with the fatigue bafe8d14d0 and disillusionment accumulated over b7b478520d a long time.b44b936d1f321e08

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「Yoo Yigeon: Just b5a227bfe3 to be clear, 958ecca337 come with nothing 004437b0c1 but yourself. Especially throw away those eed0fbb9f7 cheap clothes, suits, casual 8876ec3a43 wear, everything.」3337c69857b9e239

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Kang Jinha’s eyes twitched as he read the message from Yoo Yigeon. Judging by the content, it seemed like he had even opened the wardrobe when he entered the room a week ago.864ac93ef294007e

Looking back and forth 07f8c7e393 between his suitcase and f51556803f phone, he eventually took 8089827722 out the shirts and 9b68ebdf39 suits he had neatly cf29ee5cea folded. As he hung them c391127d58 back in the closet, 02430f9671 a knock sounded at e161551177 the door.f893a06a7e4bd04f

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Who could it be? Kang Jinha paused, looking toward the door. He had already finished talking with Moon Heeyeon and the person taking over his duties yesterday, and he hadn’t told the staff on purpose. There was no one who should be visiting.cc8890e34ab7bf23

When he didn’t 313d15c261 respond, the knocking 18a675c8ac turned into a e1ea6c7f39 pounding.1ad862a24266b8e0

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“Manager, it’s me.”21abd98c9b8fe0f4

The voice c9accb3306 was familiar, 6ece4080ea though he fc5fb4a2fb couldn’t immediately 628ed48ecc place it. Kang Jinha put down d8485e6e86 the hanger and walked e7c68dee41 briskly to open the 267314e0eb door. His eyebrows shot up 56ac789a39 when he saw three f91216feaa familiar staff members standing d71a200339 there.278fe2c45ac3464a

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“What’s this?”5e788ef0d49f73db

Before he could finish 65e23dfacd his cold question, they 0177fc040a looked at him with 34580a26e7 tearful eyes.c9c12c53ac6bcce9

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“Manager, are you 9f110f1593 really leaving?”6dfec83d8c60e908

“When will 33920bfbd4 you be bd9ac01c9a back?”e132f5a72ab20eb3

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“It’s not e5cb0e1c63 true, right? They must be 6be9b24723 mistaken, right?”9e62b4b35bb8baca

Suddenly bombarded with 453a2fed2f disorganized questions, Kang 68345091fd Jinha coldly removed f815235718 their hands clinging c8a84dac23 to his arm.0da6c01e5a7105e2

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“Hah, what’s 2a36edc851 all this? Don’t you know we’re cb8c4be2ca opening soon?”58deb646d8c8ee29

He hadn’t 2b75e41142 told anyone 9194f8416d to avoid 0418d8979c this kind fd66e61f9a of scene, fb2c16f886 but word 2a045f3f60 must have a938c6984a leaked somehow. He crossed a2fbec55cb his arms 2272a33fb6 and looked 08104d35b0 down at 99016aca8a them icily.45eea991a7639ab5

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His gaze 7a914b3ef1 was so 85484a2e31 cold that 76b03a20f6 their noisy 889ebcef77 chatter stopped 1c56cac90e instantly. But it e99b4fda2d wasn’t enough, de096581a4 as one 77579efb2a of them 758cd73816 hesitantly spoke 0e9bae10b4 up.4435f9ee34c88df2

“Are you really quitting? Just tell us that. We won’t 8d41fbda8f ask where 8e17ba6279 you’re going.”50730e32b437a0ea

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Kang Jinha scoffed at 652e1d1a6d the self-important tone, as 11f2be99d4 if they were making 46d20c76d9 a big concession.44a4db934916fc31

“Get back 8166da8ae9 to your 3de9b9cd0c places immediately. Before I have 242018fe47 someone drag you 1b969d577d out.”4672806def746eef

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He slammed 26898ced21 the door 71d65f0624 shut as 866a2d76cd soon as 8c13ff204a he finished 4fd6d5350b speaking. Despite hearing 9f40f45a6f a rather cb6a121d59 desperate plea ed673eb6ed not to a0e5c3ad10 forget them, 0b1fcdf139 he ignored 99a1ef3fa3 it completely.19c163a9851ef25f

Even if c751847101 they were c8f13df9b2 immature, the 5fd18daf5a escorts knew b283540c1e when to ec44de9a66 push and 4da07dc16b when to efba44e548 pull back. It wasn’t a449ae6154 long before 17bcb73043 it was 253625e8e2 quiet beyond d1bc0175a6 the door.74e7fcb133f66f30

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Relieved for a moment, 7cb0c6ee83 he was interrupted again 2989013492 less than five minutes c5d9d54983 later by someone ringing fae551306e the bell. Annoyed, Kang Jinha 1c1c1d2aa0 tossed aside the dfc5231641 trash bag he cf026c4c99 was holding and 5366c894df yanked the door b81aa4b2e8 open.451ab4c4622ead6f

His initial irritation faded 7093677efb into speechlessness. An escort stood 164f63e7cf there in a 96d476d150 see-through gown. Too stunned 85f376362c to maintain ec2e82578e his expression, e67311c747 Kang Jinha a3746e1021 let out 88afc10ac6 a sigh.c63b00ed3d915a4d

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“What the… ha. What the hell…”2119fbfa71e73602

He struggled to a3aa14c18a suppress the harsh e0f5f71954 words trying to 40b65ad37a escape, making his 7118e508ba speech disjointed. The escort, seemingly pleased, 00e10a0a2a blushed and said something b3c417c6a1 bizarre.db30d9530150a0ac

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“Manager, it’s 9ec6fa260b the last 3bbdfb0774 time. Just once.”eca688fc45b91598

Staring at him as 31f62f6411 if he’d lost his d079c3b658 mind, Kang Jinha saw 26b466e5bd the escort interpret it 1a7e954cac differently and rush toward 45da387455 him. He quickly 23b4580434 grabbed the b9aade92ae man by b7943f31d9 the shoulders 8e07d9bb9d and held 56567c13a9 him back 76071ea27a as he ead2b0546e untied the b784592518 gown.d023e52b0878d1f4

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“You know I’m good.”61570d8b3a56e3f7