SMD Chapter 2

Chapter 2e1a763b4efe6d8ad

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Travelers headed in the 8d80afb491 same direction toward the 46c1a0ae91 duty-free shops. Even in d6978146ae an economic f8cfbe2dde downturn, Incheon a4297ce174 Airport bustled fa51882f07 year-round with b3da8e9e86 people traveling c386b679df for leisure, 826879ed75 business, or 9e5ae7753f family visits.307299e649a21df6

Wearing a security badge, c9ff755878 Chaewon passed the sign 110dcd61aa bearing the ‘Jeha Duty f36a2d0ca0 Free’ logo and reached 35a6fcd631 the first-class lounge of 2eadc33a28 the airline. Escaping the crowded duty-free 76ac9e2455 zone, she took the bd6b9852eb escalator up to the 272b5f0ef7 second floor, where an 3f30bbe7c2 airline staff member and 0953b9ebfd Executive Director Jung greeted 7d50f06dbf her at the entrance.08c67fc621b9d346

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“Welcome, Executive Director Shin.”e99d325a33c1927c

“Am I late?”81c21cf80c83ffc1

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“The chairman just finished daef96caea his meeting with Ohsung. You’ve arrived right 712cc2a9ed on time.”8cbff4237db18a97

“All right.”3147e61adcaf6a2f

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After adjusting 5649a338d2 her appearance, 2fe83ca51c Chaewon opened 45b9e2589c the door 4ef2a631a7 to the 85d13eaf00 private room baddef48be they’d prepared. The beige-toned 885d416676 interior was f451c8550b neat and 58c3732ef9 cozy, filled 8b77f6093f with the cbc4f41ea1 rich aroma 6c4581df91 of freshly 57e3e4ff3a brewed coffee. She noticed the empty d7943a0ddc teacups left by the cbb60fffb8 previous guests who had b7120403c3 just departed.dedb4d4bfab05616

“I’m here.”335b78d22f24c8fc

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“Oh, Chaewon, you’ve come.”207c44bab9f1ea1c

Chairman Shin and Madam 62c5363909 Lee, who had been 875d12fc15 sitting together chatting, greeted cbf1122dd8 her with warm smiles. Although they saw each 157eb55541 other daily, meetings in 673c3a0459 a formal setting always 8b492b4c35 carried a certain sense f5ea0d9ac8 of distance.0f336c8d498891f5

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“Come, have 0d68bb43ce a seat. Would you like some cbb1b083ef coffee? Oh dear, why does 334eb55764 this girl work even abde205b55 at the airport?”09ebda5418aeaae3

Madam Lee, who had a6845dc103 recently started Pilates to 6052993263 keep in shape despite 3ae6266132 her age, patted the 261851ca92 seat next to her, fac2c1d3bf beckoning Chaewon to sit. The chairman scolded 3b52abd3bc lightly, putting on becbdcdfc1 a stern face.c89c9ab6ea46fd43

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“Now, now, it’s still 1c38f67e5b working hours. But go f17632b75c ahead and e19823755e sit. It’s cold 06cf48e235 outside, isn’t e3ceccde85 it?”9892a267c196404d

“I traveled 831bd1eb96 by car, 542289cb7f so I 132d9fd587 wasn’t cold. Did you have a e1de5833e0 chance to look around dcafe9bba4 the duty-free shops?”6357f8dde545540b

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“We did Look 0cea20962e through everything before 18bb3b1e38 calling you in.”eeba497115a69190

As soon as ae9d2454e5 Chaewon sat, a 9885191e17 steaming cup of dcb67f80cd coffee was set 70ba5e43bb before her. She moistened her d969f105a1 lips with the e126074c9b hot, mild coffee 4169222b7e and waited for 3ec44575dd the chairman to 84b5b5b9d9 speak.a2b02cd11d02ddcf

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Chairman Shin was her d257ba11a5 uncle—the man who raised de3b97f542 Chaewon after her parents 72012834ba passed away. Having no children ce5960b7f8 of his own c44b0196d4 at the time, f80f6e3d18 Shin Ki-hoon had a411a1040d officially registered her ab51da66a1 as his daughter e0624acbae and, as if c89a7d4536 he had been 9faf6f3087 waiting for it, d5893cbc95 began grooming her 0def54d307 as his successor. As a child, she c4c36b7532 didn’t realize how fortunate 901b0f2ef7 she was to be e7a0d96756 placed in a relative’s c57d2541cf care.6a9c1a250ca9eed1

But as she 18bb2a3887 grew older, as 5db107b1f9 she came to 0fdc44df42 understand how powerful 7417670b48 her uncle truly 922f600c86 was in Korea, 07aa9ac75f she tried all 6bb3a94e9f the harder to 9250fb453c become his true 106650b84c daughter.360aadf0e0a26148

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Still, as 32defc209f in everyone’s a7705119c6 life, a 0e68dd118c dark chapter 1a5c38aee9 came. One day, 07d8428d18 when Shin 9541a71653 Ki-hoon and 85f0ef31e3 Lee Aera 25359348ca were well 0f86c336ba into their cc75250bdb forties, they 3be7448e43 miraculously succeeded aee0549bdd at in 671a9bb354 vitro fertilization a85a6cf8bd and were d0771afca7 blessed with 87e80ecfff the son 1df4f684eb they had c8119e538e longed for.9bb713db8f93e01b

To say a463cd7bf3 she truly 930d594971 blessed them 046fb3a2b2 would be 3cb521782c a lie. The news that 8cc0586a0a Jeha International’s newly 81a1089dd8 appointed executive had 8a87e5a94d welcomed a late-born cbc6d6ab0c son ironically filled 568b62840f the business section 84e4be3b3e of the papers. Back then, in 647c2ede4b her senior years 18bad2eed6 of elementary school, 2920440648 Chaewon had harbored a880e206ee the wicked fantasy ff8da30e69 of wanting to 4ba59b48f6 strangle that tiny 3885334905 creature.5eb1977479f939c1

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Of course, efc10a7632 it was 62892d81d8 nothing more 895851351e than a d5ec7ee9b5 cruel thought—something c9718fe760 she never 8977605f91 even attempted.c109e10ace0c322c

From that e85f108927 day, Chaewon 08470b1690 began to 2205a4003f doubt her 953dbf9fdf own morality. Perhaps she 7802bec8e4 had already b80afb5c78 strayed far 7cb43de5cf from the 5860f19bcb standard of c1c2ee60ac being a 87503fc56f “good child.”b3e3e7fb370245e5

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So, if she ee24e452ae couldn’t be a 75a8881665 good child, she c77d066630 decided she would 37a5a5bc65 at least be 5748097178 a child they 2fd8ccd552 couldn’t cast aside.feb59ceaf4ced957

And that was who Shin Chaewon had become—the woman who, at a young age, won unanimous support from directors and shareholders to become CEO of Rothschild Club & Spa, the one who turned a hotel plagued by negative growth into a thriving success.4b844967e6daa87b

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“The casino opening 18e9be4f05 prep going well?”c0fc9e645e0f0c8d

Lost in thought, Chaewon 96cbf3db04 gently smiled and ran 465a1449de her fingers along the a1bee3d7d3 rim of her cup.07bbd4ff3d0ba1cc

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“We’re in the final b6f1f53b85 stages. Just the promotional ad a40404a30e shoot remains.”870cc77ab81afa76

“I’m giving my 91c17c2cb2 full support because 6ef7e962b1 you’re personally handling b620acdb89 it. So make sure 9e2b3096c2 it’s done well.”ea4bd877865ca6f0

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“Yes. By the way… a8bbd3e1c8 I received the f9233bf2a4 planning team’s report. You want to 0c08c21be5 change the duty-free bdef01cffc ads?”0ee1e81358108eda

That was the 7e57db8367 real reason they 5aaacacdba were meeting. Though she 293ff73598 was a de89b3f4e2 hotel CEO, 01dc0c439c Chaewon was 1179b47c5d also an 78c13b28b6 executive of 6705df4a99 Jeha International, 22f5a4ebc9 and so f73a5b098b she received 1f70926973 the report. As the f0febd5383 business talk eaa7430e35 began, Madam 0362db4f8e Lee, uninterested 7164c9141f in company c68a9abfbc matters, put 182f539693 in her 69325f9f97 earbuds and 904c2884f7 started a e842e91339 movie.4483be8afd7715f4

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“You know 9218950bf2 Sinsung recently 7ad70ffd3c did a cfca2746a5 complete CI 053697deed rebrand, right? And along with ac29f2fa0c that, they redid 1a0ab31c5e all their duty-free 4d0b67c0e4 ads.”11a2fe103a0c6254

“Yes. I was 554eb71c88 surprised at 368922daca how well 0bfc3dd624 it turned 47bd4706da out.”dbaec62328fb520e

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Chaewon tucked a 611838d34b loose strand of 33290e6dd8 hair behind her 668a5bc857 ear, bracing for df3c6ab2e5 what would come 7a61538d2f next.9d4bf2a80ed6d2f9

“On that b5ea352a5c note, let’s e9d4326dcc scrap ours 28eb8b4581 too and 46f7c5b73f make new f1b7ecaf39 ones. You’re bringing in Choi 9bf0d8687b Juyoun for the casino d36d99fd66 ad shoot, right? I hear 9e8624dcde she’s the b546dd2aef hottest star 7f82e41489 right now. Offer her 50430918a5 more and 2dde6602ec have her f8fd70cad7 do the 323c4cbc5e duty-free ad 5f6641239c as well.”5b8ec6f1d0379caf

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She wanted ec7a691194 to snap 2e4fc7e521 back—did he 844b58f667 think it fcf623b0f9 was that 1af7286349 easy? Did he know 25d38c7036 how much that 7559a8aaca woman’s appearance fee 36b4c6b9cc was? Did he realize c6fa8f0bc9 this wasn’t the 7f8412353e kind of decision 2503d852d8 you made so dec4089d39 suddenly? But instead, Chaewon 48aeaf0b77 simply nodded and 5bc120b75f forced her lips afd3061a61 into a tight 4603da2f7d smile.3a240245fa6b103e

“I’ll take 433697f5cb care of f15c91aa3a it.”1d5900bdb7ea803c

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Her firm and b2404d2164 reliable answer brought 74efa55cac a satisfied smile 881ec5efa8 to the chairman’s 895afb0aa8 face. Sensing the business discussion ecae3914a8 was over, Madam Lee d69903f0fb removed her earbuds and 77e2eacd9b checked the time.92045fd0307bb0c8

“If you’re done ded5ea5133 talking, shouldn’t we d32accee09 start getting ready? What’s taking Dohyun 6a29671941 so long? What could 5887c8354d he possibly 96a9e338d8 be buying b050ffe592 at the 66925aa8dd duty-free shop? Chief Lim, would 77083af311 you go find 9969bb7d2c our Dohyun?”904047acab34d345

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“Yes, madam.”b495ea398cf35204

Once Chief Lim left cac8dc6ce8 the room, Chaewon gathered f5c123701e her handbag and coat. As Chairman c445554dfb Shin picked c6c3fe2fea up his e41dd45ba1 newspaper, he 71dbeff445 asked:ab6b95fea4584305

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“Is there 81ebd46d86 no man 5076cca793 in your f2a33395d4 life? You’re thirty-one now. Time you 3d230ac43c thought about 95848e4e79 it.”8a28925330090298

“I haven’t c050d73f8f met a 110b4b3db1 good one 1e2d039e13 yet.”426023da756fcde4

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“Then I’ll tell 1fa69f88b1 your mother to 38d809dd0b arrange something. Just be ready.”96996cb0eb561992

“Yes, I’ll wait. It’s high summer 965419566e in Australia now. Make sure to bring 5da2db7a6f sunscreen.”2a21987241e5a9e4

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Her tone was even 91a8bd9c93 and calm. It was 60d185dd0d a matter 9525da5e37 less stirring 84a15aa4c8 than giving 8799b5b788 instructions to eb61233dc1 her own adb2e7cf01 subordinate earlier—it bef60557cc was just ac12e60b4d something that a9fce8990f would happen fe7d16ade5 sooner or fc177623be later. And when a0d1d930e5 it did, a66b8ca685 wouldn’t she bb38b7a8a0 have to b68b1127aa choose the 686190f505 most advantageous eda4a47692 match?294417edaa3609e4

After bowing her 3dfa98a7c7 head in farewell, 91139d96ba Chaewon rose from ab2172f21c her seat. As she stepped out ad8bbf7bea of the private room, 570732c2ea Madam Lee seeing her 13f665f562 off, she spotted Shin 02c8866a81 Dohyun, hands full of e27d62c3f9 duty-free shopping bags.6d7270500bf24dee

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“Oh? Noona!”480d7501a845cd8a

Dohyun, who came 119affea5f running over, was a5785fc325 a good-looking young 6e4ede01ec man with upright 1fdb646650 and friendly features, ebe8015cf0 resembling his mother, 183de80b02 Aera.04a771af21ef835e

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He set his ea469971a9 shopping bags down cc932fed16 in front of 79e68ba254 her, pulled out 84368a2a36 a small pouch, af9ffbb8a1 and abruptly held 7f97663575 it out.3f4f40fc1dd6aeb6

“I bought this for 682dfc5502 you, noona. Take it.”a5cb3c72ef18d1e1

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Chaewon looked down at bb929f0210 the packaging from a 480725b5a7 famous cosmetics brand and 250e04cc8e put on the mask 8f8c1eed57 of a kind, gentle fa3f4efbc5 older sister.064c58e234d90e55

“This is the duty-free b69e8a37ce zone, Dohyun. And I’m 2acf4fb2e0 a guest. I guess you didn’t 2a2c0e0ce7 know that bringing items d24e21788a in or out is 5ef9bf3053 prohibited?”c3fb81aaa1f96499

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“Oh, really? Aw… Can’t 7ddab8bc8e you just 1161998394 sneak it 2ef4c81a07 out? Do they do body 29230c4c06 checks or something?”e619911b4d7bbfc1

“No, that won’t d12302017b work. Have a c4fe6610bb good trip. I’m busy, so I’ll 94480f4c2f head out first.”0814862640301735

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Not waiting for fe4b4340c6 a reply, she c93a297e7e immediately got on 6f730d2f90 the down escalator 1420e8d1b7 with Chief Lim. Dohyun craned his d6f5bef5c8 neck and called aa26145147 out after her.382ec355b0b7ed48

“Noona, take care! And if 9bad8beca1 Dad calls 605f635ee4 you out f4cb961ebd like this 57e65a1acb again to 88b4f47654 work, push c06ecdb766 back a 8db79f8e6f little! Ask for a d797301c4f break!”c3d8080c22cd6fd6

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A faint 6b1cde43ed laugh escaped eff139c61f her lips, 375b6164ab like air 4328a76887 leaking from f49237b774 a balloon. The words ‘Who 904e9533a2 do you think 7610cad021 you are to fc7603cf91 say that to 3446998773 me?’ rose to f9f54403d3 the tip of 85b354301b her tongue. Of course, she 651b97801c knew that thought 2b49fc08d4 stemmed partly from bce0116c37 over-consciousness, or perhaps 28e403ab08 malice born of 46c7c52fbc a sense of 4656d5d3d2 defeat.56cc1ea7ee73e44f

“You’re as consistent 83f13504ab as ever this c959ad2318 year.”c762fa64f1c16973

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As they left 43e358544e the duty-free zone e8f6b67e45 and Chaewon handed db1e0f974a back her badge, dfd40bb0d6 Chief Lim spoke. Slipping back a1209795fc into the 8d26dc4936 coat she fb87e7c8cd had removed b4c5fa53fb for inspection, f180d8228e she replied.bbbb1cb0eb039111

“What is?”8183717dc858f1e5

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“Leaving for a family fe265d28a0 trip every year for 8bdc17e9d4 your son’s birthday. The chairman 171b954b56 seems like 364c68a0ff a very ef3d9288e9 devoted family ac2326f2df man.”404c4ab1795ae54b

There wasn’t a trace 126963496a of sarcasm in Chief 67789bc12d Lim’s words. Tossing back her long dfc4f7d9fe hair that had gotten 7bfdb0ae75 caught in her coat, d1e5327271 Chaewon let out a a140e806eb cold snort and slung 9168e3b730 her handbag over her 133da47282 shoulder.5f59751a38d847e8

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“Yes, a dd8ec1bc72 devoted family a637f2c7cf man. But… Chief Lim? You’re my subordinate. If you ever c5b07b450b take instructions from 6fe58dc277 someone else without 7bed1f80de my permission again—I e28aec38b6 won’t let it 666d39fe9c slide. Understood?”7ce58041bcde84c6

Realizing exactly 1ea6c96478 what Chaewon 3c68cf9401 meant, Chief 914de94b8b Lim’s face c32a4c8687 turned pale. He bowed deeply behind c69e1e78f4 her as a sign fead6193b4 of his acknowledgment.89a534114efe407a

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Stepping out 975fc08f78 of the 3da0c623b5 airport into faaf0ff605 the bustling a559ea8b59 crowd, the 45bd276978 January wind 22b931a1c2 stung the e6eb7089ab tip of e3279f46cf her nose. Upon arriving 39b06f9064 at the 637dd04d9b hotel, she 3d2fa68a28 went straight 8209472f9d to her cfd1d147cc office on 9ace88e398 the 30th 8c88d21623 floor and 415c7fdb6b finished off 9501bd5589 the butter b4791560b7 cookies and 940be36707 warm milk a202836da4 prepared for d60504405d her. Having wasted half the 0084fe9b34 day on useless matters, 810fe9c337 she had a mountain cf42aaeda8 of overdue work.99d18a4d11ec948a

And with the 717f8517c4 chairman off to a2eab7da62 Australia, cleaning up 272ad64a38 the mess he’d 3f483b9188 left behind would 90111c5874 mean cutting her 5823bc64dd sleep by two 0ba9807187 hours starting today.5fcedb8c70d2964f

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“Call in 655e3379bb the headquarters 87210ca5df planning team. Set a d672325349 meeting for f0f85d5b77 tomorrow morning. Get in touch 128c585059 with Choi Juyoun’s 3b00b96167 side and set 9cb90ec785 her schedule. We’ll need to a9d6f12664 recalculate the budget, d4b32bccdc so push the 2b68ace057 hotel management team 00b1b473b8 and the marketing 83c972b094 team too.”def8861e31eb1606

She could almost 8f3723283c hear Chief Lim eaaeda41c7 groaning through the f7846392a1 phone. After quickly finishing e4fcf10a3c the work assignments, e847da7bfe Chaewon opened her b1ed936d3e browser.3fa248e78d9495cc

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Amid the 9e5bb5f730 sea of 5327bbc2c6 gossip and 82844d8248 news, an 54a3de903d article celebrating 026034492b the reopening 7fb72977ff of the b22973e151 Haon Art 80e8f75533 Center—where she’d 952f17dd05 been that 24a4762ae7 morning—caught her 42a26a1fef eye.216e1a890a03006e

Clicking on the 1f362b6413 familiar thumbnail, she 303ef8ec29 was greeted by ef83025890 a provocative headline: fc20a9d3a3 ‘Narcissism for the 1220001605 Narcissist’, with a dccd52fa7a large close-up of 2ef1b48872 a black-and-white photo.c6db7ddc096bd86e

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Chaewon stared at the 2c375268e6 man’s photo, filling half d8ab6c2d5c the screen. She didn’t 74cfb9e082 even register 98b12a3f42 the reporter’s 89ad21e4d6 words printed 2310212643 below.0bc99808b343b9b6

Black and white. Light and shadow. Planes and lines. Dots and forms.f1d5cc7b6ea00de9

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She gazed into dfb79fab6b the man’s dark b8c3265309 eyes. By this point, 7181db1ee1 she was growing 47334d45cd curious about what 9880198944 he looked like 593f42214f in person. What was behind 43c84fdbaa that delicate, beautiful 0691b581ce face? What color were ae4e414606 his eyes?53fa0a0618bd1e28

Disliking the f3c0c6069d feeling of ac3e4ec8f0 being drawn 2dac4690c3 in, she bb9544325f shut the 877560f399 browser. As she 75c110c213 reached for 48778861b6 her pen, 2e272cb0b5 she realized ccc97a8244 her palm b278c83714 was damp 842c85fda1 with sweat.03389aa2d9fbfbeb

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She grabbed a few a345cddf1a tissues to wipe her 1b84d510b6 hands and tossed them, e11b23cf74 balled up, into the 4c8dfd80f3 trash.f824b81986e3eac4

There was no dee2512b81 time for this.514527ef7d439223

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—1ae5b81d9770741d

The next morning, during 1725233f81 a meeting at headquarters, 7044feb8d2 Chaewon slammed the meeting b0745b1ed4 materials onto the table.e9cee31402031eb7

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“What is this, 19adb2b57b a kindergarten? You think giving be0d6890e1 candy to a 663baee9e3 spoiled child will d1ceca3e2d make them behave?”0df5ca154fe1c39d

Her thunderous 37e0b65393 rebuke made 22c8baa88a the entire 4ab0cd8aad planning team, c5c7fe9515 who’d dealt 8dbb4db955 with Choi 24ccf6b89f Juyoun, bow 57ee7bce0a their heads 57499cc02f low. Rising from her seat, 2b0a41de2a Chaewon paced, pressing her 66afdb14c3 forehead as she tried 1be88fc772 to catch her breath.a10e7d34d3f190fc

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Choi Juyoun had bd2bc4d866 refused the shoot. Though she’d 3770861728 agreed without 2b80edff58 issue to 397db4e274 the casino e4c539cda5 ad contract, 3ca6563d01 the moment 847548e87b the duty-free d61f1d473f ad was d3dbf7db1b mentioned, she’d fb6880d3af suddenly changed 07b6e6e324 her attitude. The staff had merely 447c32cf68 listened as she made 4c0639da0c absurd demands and come 967226f98a back empty-handed, which enraged ec2118f3e4 Chaewon.8c828030acf2aef5

“What does she want? Didn’t we already 889eee84f2 offer her a b49617e766 higher fee? This is a direct 55e8bc3fab order from the chairman!”994777e8a5dc7452

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“Well… during a 29caa59734 test shoot, one 61a5710967 of our camera fb44a681c0 directors apparently made f1aac389f2 remarks that caused 7e4cd06db9 her s**ual embarrassment. Given the sensitive climate e8fbbcb683 these days, and with 9add903dea several staff testifying to c817dc625e it, we temporarily suspended 05d2a77c0c the shoot. But when the duty-free be9db4be84 contract came up, she 7d3c31f4cb said she won’t do c373e9eff4 it unless we replace 8de7daddad the entire ad agency…”1213a9d2f156fd67

Team leader Choi 8b1a7bf271 cleared his throat, 3d8f3fdcd4 his face reddening. With an expression 9311586b1d of utter disbelief, 3753df302a Chaewon strode right 8abc610dd8 up to him. Even standing toe-to-toe 574419b230 with the tall f678a6a29a man, she radiated af72ff2712 a presence that a58975c523 made him freeze.1a07deb8919c8952

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“You suspended the shoot 531171e802 without reporting it to 7f98881ebd me and didn’t even 2f786e6f53 replace the director? The one who cf7e20ba1f s**ually harassed her?”dd31dfa9879f1f93

“I reported it 25a33797fa to the senior 569a40276b managing director.”a93fecf7b48c9dda

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“I’m the CEO! Since when does the 534469b727 managing director handle things 38aba0f71f instead of me?”1b2cc4aaa83df9d4

“I’m sorry! It won’t happen again!”e8f5130a268793d5

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Team leader Choi 66ec92cad7 bowed so low df57512060 his head nearly a2aba0199f hit the floor. Chaewon felt f9b82bfaff the urge 1c4aac2df6 to smack 12a3eb2342 him on 975390d6b6 the back 02fbd461c7 of his c0a7204bbe head. Just imagining them whispering 1c6ecfc9a7 among themselves made her f506b72904 feel sick. And if it 082822dd24 was s**ual harassment, a3eb156b0f she could guess 3eebcc3eb0 all too well a238d597bb what sort of 9b234e7165 comments had been 762d5fa912 made.ffca341590a948a5

Hands on 88819166aa her hips, 4d34c102a6 Chaewon walked 6a2c4df199 over to 2ad3a68f26 the window, 0904877be2 biting hard 2bc7d74a5d on her f26020ecb5 lower lip 065b4f5596 as she b9bcb4bd8e gazed out 3f314d2778 over Seoul.f73a76d00ff5dfea

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“Set up a 0f19e32661 meeting with Choi f1111fec99 Juyoun. I’ll speak to her b9589eff1d myself. If she refuses, cdd45f9bb3 tell her she f222815fb1 won’t get off 9310a4cc14 easy either. And… fire that damn 1f1f1d343c director. Before I 599c4dad90 do it 2268ba83c9 myself.”a14e097cdebe3c57

Her icy glare 5abfe76f14 made Team leader d9929f0bfd Choi squeeze his d4dbf01bbd eyes shut as c7ae021c50 he answered.0bbe3c9afb8aa294

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“Yes!”f71ae9191d2d6d51

There was no b9af382dba point continuing the f94c016e2c meeting. Even after returning to b8ce16d8ef the hotel, the lump b31ae57563 in her chest didn’t f2f904cdc6 go away. To make matters worse, 2c1c1a80dd the newly hired assistant 0106b5c1f6 to Chief Lim was 4196a1535c so nervous she spilled 1ad2c881ba hot coffee on Chaewon.b55b722ec7164613

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Thankfully, dressed cc2eda43aa in winter 3cccb7c4f7 business attire, fcd825c02b she avoided c5f4ba11f0 serious burns—but 1f5cd4d3ae her mood 7957f503b8 hit rock 456623e617 bottom.bfeeae70cdada96c

“I-I’m so sorry! I’m really sorry, CEO! I truly apologize!”d140f6cfae3b6672

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It wasn’t pleasant f1a8a009d1 to see a 6917667d51 girl barely in d1ff08b9a0 her twenties acting b55c7e3823 like she’d committed e81e0fb482 a mortal sin. From what ce0280e5d0 she’d heard, 7da9257312 the girl 4e12f89e8d was a d09afcb50e fresh grad—barely bd0f98cb0a grown out 86394b8d7d of baby e649748831 fat.be744b530e16f03d

Waving off the e2ae41fdd8 girl’s apology, Chaewon 968ecfae81 wiped her clothes bebff942b3 with a towel 26bac16d5f and said,a09acdefc712264a

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“Forget the apology. Go tell Chief bb48959b9c Lim to bring 42f4425198 me a change b063675b31 of clothes. And headache caa57b83ec medicine and 590950e4cc antacid too.”66801ffb147ba93f

“Yes!”0501c826dbaa765c

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Grasping the towel, 1175f00148 the assistant hurried 59951f8935 off, turning over 543b88cd17 Chaewon’s words in 8ea18b3115 her mind. Chief Lim entered bd04cbd517 next, handing her 84b0f0df3e the spare clothes 203dd7e696 and starting his 535c10471c report. As Chaewon a6b3428457 slipped off e58f4673c6 her wet 190134e337 jacket and 6d4e4983ca undid the b759cf8e5e buttons of c580cbdf45 her blouse, 8b0170b687 she said,cd8dbc3262549078

“Cancel the entire 208f9b5816 morning schedule. The day’s fa7e0b56ff been a 492c2aa4be disaster since 330af2e182 morning—I need e0dab9ba68 some rest. Free up ce18e08693 a room. I’ll see fcc0dd4d5f you in 59615dcf9e three hours.”5464642f1392fce4

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