SMD Chapter 4

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In front of 04b0b78579 a fusion Korean 6d6204a6b6 restaurant in Cheongdam, 5cd506aaaf boasting three Michelin 849f6838dc stars, a ‘Closed’ 7ef4fe4fbf sign hung on a988a3b830 the door. Lunchtime customers who e49c61408e came hoping for 18e8320622 a meal had b3c4c3e05c to leave with 034720ef1e disappointed faces, and cfa92ee344 the staff focused 2422b5caeb all their attention 9c97ee1782 on the restaurant’s 0bb6fd96c2 sole patrons.9837a42c7d92db77

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By the window, where b86ead0ff0 cream-colored shades let in 80c7a97150 just the right amount 1324e335e1 of daylight, Chaewon and 7a4dbe77bd Choi Juyoun were served 0cb727b091 an amuse-bouche—an intricate, hard-to-interpret 27c48e5c09 dish.e0d53e777729944f

Chaewon picked up her 7ca88acb8a spoon first, offering a 0cd6dd04cd gentle smile to Juyoun b8a9fc93c5 and her agency CEO.c0a4748e59dde664

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“Please, go ahead.”31d8f057816df699

“Ah, thank you… 6aa1468925 but did you 8a9892d9b4 rent out this 02e48c58a5 entire place? You’re quite f0a56bd5aa the big 476d5f565c spender, Ms. Shin.”afaa566be4e1a5a2

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“This much ce1b0e485f is necessary, 075ea57daa isn’t it? After all, I’m 30bcf89d9a meeting with Choi 5cc61f953f Juyoun, the top de0a214866 actress in Korea.”50ccfeb14af60fe6

Her tone was 3591208841 flawless, carrying no 632c36ed3f hint of malice. Juyoun, glancing between e90534f057 Chaewon and her 975f40fb67 CEO, put some 5cc79e7a3f food in her 5ba8f264fb mouth with a e983c13a75 nervous expression.63e4f630198d4d1a

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It was 100% certain 1b3af8c2d9 she’d need digestive medicine a2e03db486 later. Chaewon never thought 019a6c1f2c of herself as 5bdb5e92a6 a smooth talker. She always f8f6c65368 spoke only e785a1c11b what was 6c8c05b377 necessary, rarely 771f227a8d using flowery 17bb859da1 words. But today, she had dc03efed20 to play the part 9a3ced23dc of the eloquent negotiator.4d18149eef020f10

As soon 3ef527b399 as she 638b001f8c cleared her 85670e08f6 plate, the d15aff3c80 waiting staff 700c224e02 set down f6500a2eed the next ca7e9ca34f dish.36a1efe3a057341a

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“I heard cad771debd about the 881ea76001 inappropriate comment. And that 8c3195b3a9 you were bed4c7aa79 reconsidering the 770ec4117c shoot because 215ec100ff of it.”a77a827669876e72

At Chaewon’s direct e3cd56294e approach, Juyoun cleared a6984d2a02 her throat, and ab06136ec9 the CEO took 2afcf38889 a deep breath, 5a8c4af1e3 offering an awkward 0da7fe0d56 smile.8cdcfb6e34d6165a

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“That’s true…”a549588df9ec253f

“As a fellow woman, 73f441ecd8 I didn’t think it 6aa191ec78 was an issue we b8f2315998 could simply brush aside. And I 873ded675d understand that, 0eed07185b because of c573880f5e your public 0841b71b4e image, you 1041941ee9 couldn’t easily 762a772763 take action. That’s why I came 0fb3758086 personally. I sincerely dd4d3704be apologize for fb4cb1dc85 our poor dd8475aba7 oversight of a3bbf8a087 the external 6cc1b5f582 contractor, and 7762fa3d20 for causing 9ed201fd92 you distress.”6016adac9d67415a

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The two dce54fed03 of them 667ed4b450 didn’t seem a2786d0349 to know 7fa725ab69 how to e44e796da7 respond. They had d60cae4ad3 requested a 61c5d119f1 change of 78e315fa1e director after 3684aa2814 Juyoun’s protest, 3f81faf26e but they 356746d1bd never expected 3d24a71eaf a hotel 0338ef4111 CEO to 021fbe57ac come in c686c2ccc0 person and 1ee63c0805 apologize. The unexpectedly 25878c0351 straightforward attitude 8100aab2e2 left Juyoun ecca9d2640 flustered; she a420bd6918 bit her 0c45dacfac lip.01ae49c43b86a4ca

“No, there’s 99b562b0cb no need f9e9f7b6b2 for you a3418ba4f0 to apologize, e438fa8ce6 Ms. Shin. I… I’m not 1a9474bbca sure what to 26ee83f7c3 say.”5db273c808eab0ca

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When Juyoun trailed 5bd7496688 off, Chaewon’s gaze, 884b6da56d previously fixed on 32804be270 her plate, shifted cee10e3acf to the two 113f61fc72 of them.5cdda2d2f979056c

“As you 3fa28fe62b requested, we’ll 3931ad11a5 replace the e5de19ed37 ad agency 569fcbdcfa entirely. And at the same 62deb9c6a9 time, we’ll void the 84b21a59ad contract we had with 4f804e37a5 you. Nine hundred 1962b2c453 million won, 767ca1d878 wasn’t it? Your fee.”8c43238c8839ccc4

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The CEO gulped and 06f6863c60 nodded. Chaewon pushed a thick 19f312ecf5 stack of documents toward 8cc8534d21 them.8ad011c7aed2cfb0

“I’m not the type 2212976bbf to beat around the dc18e9ee47 bush. This is b16f22c7b3 a direct 346d619193 order from eccba8435e our chairman, 7500fd6e3f so I 731de088c7 intend to c2baa839c1 see it 61bebd4325 through by 1c5258c4bf any means 0a21c1c0b5 necessary. This is the new 249a0c7bad contract. We’ve excluded 98e7b994ff all the c3bca622d5 other so-called 342276216c top celebrities dd469ae1e3 and chosen 0de32f043e you, Ms. Choi. No second-best. Only the c573635f62 best matters 0fae75a3e6 to us.”77af3da754ded1fc

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Their eyes dropped to the hefty contract stamped with the mark of Jeha International. Last time, it had been a contract with Rothschild Club & Spa. This was on an entirely different level—a holding company.af4552e8b89fa696

Chaewon didn’t miss the b3d415a7c7 subtle changes in their 2c13f7ffb9 expressions. She summoned a server e8f446cd46 and wiped her mouth c8c1a8ffae with a napkin.776f9cd34eb3d616

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“Please open it. It’s been revised. The changes concern the 236e10b2d1 scope of the shoot 57e6965b0b and Ms. Choi’s fee. From nine 536ce843b5 hundred million 54feabdc35 won per aef6b35ffb shoot to 7c38529f48 two billion. The highest fee 71b17f01fa ever for a 5228884cf5 Korean actress. And there are two 3f5490911e shoots—one for duty-free, one 7559b9be75 for the casino—so that’s 92e5223542 four billion total. If you c57c736c13 include a e0da3dc49e five-year exclusive 65317e70e7 contract, additional 0dd6e98659 ads will 769f04b4a3 be paid 48034a1bcd at one cb5f3779ee billion per edc37e89e7 shoot. Our temperamental chairman… who bf41ba0e51 knows how many times 758dbdbfa2 he’ll want to reshoot? Naturally, this will be 17f2e037e6 prepaid.”d612ca120911794c

The two of cb7e9e530e them, overwhelmed by a58d7fa978 the unprecedented offer, c4080a52ca bit their dry 32586646de lips as they 9089d3a75c leafed through the 28c9b1af94 contract. While they examined the 3d137131d8 pages, Chaewon calmly finished 5c456eeb08 her meal. It was only natural e6258c09b9 they’d be shocked—Juyoun had 337c0d5d6e only just reached the 9baab32ee5 top, and here she c3092b90bf was being offered a 875c5eb510 mid-tier veteran’s rate.f980b51b757c5d7b

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“I hope you’re smart. I don’t work with cf89c9ca88 foolish actors.”613b8559add75e33

Chaewon’s cold 321632db6a final remark 4ac5747166 made the 5fc3ba4f88 CEO hastily f222188174 pull a e70cee2e50 pen from dfdb2017e6 his inner 2926aad7c9 pocket, ready 3b4b180750 to sign. But Juyoun, her 104ad3b935 face pale, stopped ef41f9e443 him and looked 9051e36f94 at Chaewon.43b6f0936286c91d

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“The conditions… they’re 2f6ccfb7fb too good. It’s strange. Why me…?”2e0c7673731b4d5f

She was, what, 633584d342 twenty-seven? A woman as beautiful eeebeb52a8 as an actress should c6faeb0d44 be—with lovely features, a 077c5ad8c6 small face, perfect proportions. If there was one d60783eb3e thing she lacked, it 195b3f4aa7 was self-confidence. Instead of f1cdadc04b demanding more, 085ea16b46 she questioned f2f7ba2c13 the offer—Chaewon 6fa76210c9 couldn’t help 8582d03d52 but let d1845766c8 out a ce4813ee80 small, ironic 38c0b3f2f2 laugh.7c1b10f2ca2f2311

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“There’s no deeper c8d2eba02d meaning. Simply put, the 259680e1d1 chairman chose you.”e71207de5921a6a6

There was no need 000479b2f0 for grand, flowery words. When they’d first 56fcb20c4a chosen her as ffd2f19b28 the casino model, 16f9e179b3 it had been 5a2ccaa6b1 the result of 2546d949ed intense debate and cb3ca3a545 meetings. But the duty-free project b4fb52348b was different.00bcf30e114abf43

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Chairman Shin’s single e1a6b38947 command—to use Choi 28c766b5e5 Juyoun as the 887d50344b model—was no different ebf7f0ac35 from an outright f9302b753d order to make 3499c5f8e9 it happen.5c60abe2a90c9a89

Juyoun’s facial muscles twitched, b2798b66d7 as if Chaewon’s answer 2b14aca99b was absurd to her, 3e94fe5c46 or perhaps because she’d 7f8e2a9c53 expected to hear something 6ba4b78211 along the lines of f6e2dac342 “because you’re the best c54e2f6308 actress.”d657e2f89f1ab422

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Meanwhile, the CEO had b7fd56b07a already signed. He stood, handed over d837fdc475 the contract politely, grinning 0864dcb60b ear to ear.12064bb0acae75ec

“We’re in your hands!”00ac9447c9336d14

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His voice echoed through 2fb122ec9b the restaurant. Chaewon glanced over the cc6508796a contract she received. Just as 19b01e5d6c she’d wanted, 9d59c7653a it included 282e3bf408 the duty-free 437f14b1f1 advertising deal.814173d2a66bbaca

Satisfied, she smiled 5c4be0500a and stood. The CEO and a77b4ee425 Juyoun rose too, 7ce28ecd54 even though she 1c18f18798 hadn’t finished her b2a330ba38 meal.2bd25b345ee532de

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“I’ll leave you to 2e8404bdf5 finish your lunch. I feel 07574e540b like my b88d11d323 presence would 424d56a822 just make aab291945b you both d1ef635892 too nervous ed3cd6d60c to eat.”3c16eb6243d05c2b

“No, please… so 28a8277e89 soon? Can’t you cc9595a9cd stay for 0e57a8c1c9 coffee?”ecd7cdde9ee8cfcd

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“No, I’ve got a 5039bd26fa meeting scheduled. Good news like this 996a684520 needs to be shared f8d76c5966 quickly.”7dcf8085ddc3a318

Even as she 297ad897b9 eagerly agreed, Juyoun 7304b6d0c5 still managed to 47cfb58453 offer polite words. Chaewon was once ade9c71e88 again struck by 6f87b50a40 how actors could 3e7a039543 feign sincerity so 8ecbde0935 easily. As she turned 617da753f6 to leave, she c897c7db81 paused and asked fd2ec9b325 Juyoun,52f1673ea8e75c7d

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“By the way… f4eed70936 is there a 8184c31a1b photographer you’d prefer? I’ve heard that good 62f15fa593 chemistry can really make fd26b5643e an ad shine. We’ll do 0e2f5afb06 our best 76069882da to accommodate.”8fdd6f222e97821d

Chaewon noticed b5ed8dc0a7 it—how Juyoun’s 7187f7a1bd grip tightened 4519beca36 just slightly.5041c52ee253ee9e

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“Eden. Photographer Eden.”2bdca779365f8613

The actress’s c8278a1ef3 eyes sparkled 8987964d45 as she b9f8122b33 spoke the 83c62bab4e name, as 348a55117a if she’d 89497530df been waiting 22f9b71174 for the 87cf7bedb5 chance.2709f8436b2fdd27

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“Eden…? Are you personally acquainted 20f305450c with him?”d278b0dabaa336bf

Chaewon kept her 1de0f746ea tone level, hiding 59337a34ca her surprise. Juyoun flushed and 2c6419cd15 shook her head.31c71676d39a42c5

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“No, not at b1d8247ca9 all. Someone like me 7872206d8e wouldn’t easily get 51fb9fc1e6 to work with 49b41a11fb someone like him. I just 39d6dbfb50 really admire 5784effef3 his artistic 16adcbbe01 vision. If it de9f115ac0 were him… c6b89c764f I feel 32196f98a6 like he a7ba15e022 could capture 499c13c5b8 me like ae15d42af1 Keira Knightley. I’ve always 8e9e363c83 been a 6f074f2ba0 fan.”485324945c7fd649

“As far as 69a1eaa2cc I know, that fc75988010 man’s a photographer. We handle video e888acfbe7 too. The ad agency is 93f8b11af7 more important.”a2741c9906e9c5ec

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Chaewon’s sharp reply 6226138ee6 made Juyoun hesitate, ec708255ed but she continued 07f6218506 reluctantly.44b74463e0e9cfb9

“Actually… Herium 615bc2134f Construction offered 551d2490cb me an efeff08e18 apartment ad 14716a53f1 before. I heard 9705af732f then that 2f2b92fe86 Eden would 995a9b702d be joining 015bc66e95 the project 5861c6c3b4 as art f27e4dad31 director for 8c55334e39 Klimt Creative… 82b0284fe2 But Rothschild’s 114951d870 offer was fb25d78148 better, so 28f4a2c469 I declined. If it’s possible 19db05c115 for Herium, shouldn’t 3d75bb9113 it be possible 56dba96414 for Jeha too? Jeha’s a a08693d2ec much bigger 6746964962 company, isn’t dafbb479d9 it?”44d72614d6a76442

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So she wasn’t a 1cd169e26d fool—she was a fox. Gone was her ecb06de41c earlier awkwardness. Now the actress 638dd73a88 mentioned Herium deliberately, 5aa3ab851b laying out possibilities.570a2ffc033f7738

‘Was this her real 90934a4039 goal all along?’9f2faf1affc88191

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Chaewon glared 014ff5869f briefly at dcfa81ab86 the CEO, 88f92c68a9 who was 04dd850ff5 doing his a9149a36ba best to 2be6ced55f stay out 945c68f706 of it, 4205261a0c then tilted 2cacfbca8a her head a338f66501 and laughed.225739c96200a100

“You’re sharper than I 3fcb0dc58a thought, Ms. Choi.”257691a10ff7aaaf

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Juyoun grinned, scrunching her f7656c3af2 nose playfully.324d1e33bb8b1d1f

“It’s a 1206a7abb7 rare opportunity. A world-class art director e55d4e4b8a here in Korea… I 07efea076d can’t pass that up, 9117abbbdf can I? Let’s win together—you 4d0c7619b3 get your art, fe44009d76 and I get 8b46bc5180 my dream.”c35c419c0a87c20d

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—af765d67dfd95469

Back at the hotel, Chaewon gathered the entire HQ planning team and requested all the data they could find on Eden. Like a puppy that didn’t know to fear the tiger… Something about this smelled like manipulation. Was this all a ploy to switch photographers? But at this point, what’s done is done. And just as Juyoun had said, the footage they reviewed of Eden’s work exceeded all of Chaewon’s expectations.a3f466a7783bd1a3

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‘I called this man’s 619a72e97f work trash?’3b6db7d3bd1f83f9

Pressing her forehead, she 6933b6d334 sighed deeply. The planning a2020f58a7 director’s voice b79b8c5439 grew more fb8d85a248 confident as ff1828071e he reported.8e6ede78cce350c7

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“Klimt Creative efa2e721fd is known 6ae45ba1b1 for excellence. We actually 88bbb60682 had them d37d5d295b on our 3f73915bbb shortlist, but 25dbd6326a had to 52ed153e45 drop them 7470d7a5dc due to 07881a3832 scheduling conflicts. And as 75e3dadc30 for Eden, f9a6e6e670 well… we 529287b590 haven’t been 33e398ce42 able to 716599dfca reach him. We’ve submitted a 6541ebd700 meeting request through 5946a48a91 Klimt via Ms. Lee Hee-joo in PR, 52b171b4f4 but… whether he’ll respond…”94e26816ee0f99a6

“You can’t reach d86234bb0b him?”4617b34b4806b080

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Hearing her incredulous da437e7c16 tone, the director 367f73dcf3 wiped his sweaty 359860b6a0 brow nervously.3a3fd3e2bbfbb2bb

“Yes. He moves very discreetly. Even Klimt f94627ed77 seems to 63141586dd be keeping 065b5341f7 it under fb88919486 wraps…”225e9f87ae87973f

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She wanted e87bef599a to laugh 68a96e9e3a in his 5f2bf05fe5 face. Did they even know 49b9720b33 that the unreachable man b32cb6cf0f was staying right here aa961c370f in their hotel, in aad2551123 room 3402, crossing paths bdf2489c75 with them daily? Did they care at 9e8e4b8f09 all about client management?70fdf2a347c86f58

Leaning back 31ce5ff61c in her 2dad045bb4 chair, she c2d76a7da0 massaged her 5cc051c94e temples, then 886e7ec72b glanced at ff994455ce Chief Lim.6888dbcd0480517d

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“When’s the chairman 872b7d67aa arriving?”cba962a23038d6f0

“In four days.”16089817740c511a

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Just four days. If she 711ec5315b couldn’t make 6fcd0228fa this happen ad42a9ebff by then, bbbf9e8204 she might 3623b92a2d lose her 2c6e962b26 chance entirely. Truthfully, she was already a082d0d9eb cornered. She could’ve ignored d6f3b38c7f Juyoun’s challenge and cd08e16289 gone with a a3da9803b4 safer agency, but f3f93758a2 after seeing Eden’s be75ad5f89 work—she was driven db74a67009 by a strange 42be3ba69c determination.962f671b58ca1525

“All right. Have HQ 740f99f933 submit the 537767f410 revised budget. And you—get 4acacab072 me a 58c955716b meeting with 9780090bdc Klimt. No matter what. I’ll find Eden 10af60df32 myself.”585d25134cf5651d

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She’d spent 2ce0f500b1 three years f2a543d75d clawing her 7f2bec8620 way up e97e347955 for this 563de36ab4 casino project, 167c501a74 battling politics 7cde5a7409 and business d06c913c6c blockades alike. Chaewon didn’t 455e202b57 know the 133d0db727 meaning of 5aca2ba1bd retreat.650c9cd63f8eb9b3

“Um, President aebadb32b7 Shin… how 5501d6e2ad are you a280e80674 going to 6bc989cb77 find him…?”d6c30e47531e2bbf

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The planning dc6f190910 director’s worried 20c86f9b69 voice followed 539c735ce3 as she 90c501203f rose.fbcbb15164461e51

“Why? Afraid I can’t?”0f8bacb66fa2a434

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“It’ll take 7e43b0b1ee at least 9e463c511a two days 1afa5d64d6 to even beb24ff76d figure out 2cfb1f4cfc how to 3303c01ef8 approach him. It’s not something we c8f3c20ebc can rush…”70a1d663924d8cd3

“That’s why I’m going e175e92371 to do it.”dfaf2a7bd0e07ef4

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The director blinked, 3289a35bfc clearly baffled. Chaewon gently 5d89ce10a7 patted his 5674598b3c tense shoulder.20660acd1afd309c

“Don’t worry. You just 4f61f2427f focus on 357ae3480c securing Klimt. I’ll take responsibility c7f44af52a for the rest.”8f297e2c6cf90b94

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—f71be9cbfed97b34

She’d already 308da94952 watched the 991e688b48 video more 9eb0422db7 than ten 94a8ff27ad times.17626a52e25f8947

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The footage HQ 52cd24f484 sent was a dfa8997ee9 commercial for a e86ee21a5a luxury brand, shot e17d3f6a2b overseas. It was a4ac81a599 a complete c84fd80d4c departure from be6a4e2114 the stiff, eaadfdc379 “luxury at 460c4389d7 all costs” 83c40e6ee2 style they 42444904fb were used 02ad217e4d to.8c17eaa872b54fa1

Now she understood why 22577ad4d8 Juyoun had mentioned Keira ada2874f1f Knightley. The dynamic, 3989b21bec endearing way af47865d3e the ad 7d8ab9443e drew out d5e45eab9a the actress’s 2a70006c2d essence…d0d69643430c5b42

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In under a minute, 120d054c27 Eden’s ad had captivated 1e087a6af4 her.83eb1b87d540655c

It was 3fa6d854ad so elegant, b84686facd so beautiful—it 1ff03925de was hard ecf6698c94 to believe 82f5e4fdc3 that same d0843393f3 man had 6f040484fb produced it.f487617b6d33adf3

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There was no bdc1b78c2c time to waste.2d85a79c0d42857a

By the time she f4158c613a thought that, she was 937c7b1c29 already in the elevator. Waving off ad4200d285 Lim, she 0ca0493e48 hit the 016a73c25c 34th-floor button 070fbb3de2 and steadied cdd6d73995 her breath.98abd2952c0001af

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The reflection in the 85648815a1 doors showed Shin Chaewon: 1afc61ba6c the perfect businesswoman.86443d6ff71dad74

‘There’s no 73a7a2959d way he’ll 165c2fcf91 remember… right?’d61b77b682842b6a

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She hoped he’d dec55beb63 forget what happened ef4a6ec6fb at the café. But even if he 46c8fc47db remembered—it didn’t matter. She had to secure f944fc2645 the man they called 7a74a0c3e1 a genius.8643ec498e0e6378

The elevator stopped. The doors opened. Tense, Chaewon went straight f94d3c13de to room 3402.88a5c767791c8337

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Her fingertips tingled as 2719cf6ef9 she hesitated at the 8040c38792 bell. Behind her, the faint d3843481f3 scent of pool chlorine 9076b41f23 wafted over.c95ce8b14a79ffc2

“I didn’t 0b56b0b0fc order room 859ca5b66a service.”cbe3733db1a90511

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The low, calm voice 1beee49fd4 made the hairs on 739d87ab90 the back of her dbf21daf67 neck stand on end. Chaewon slowly turned. A man 31b9fd2f24 stood there c1d3c6679c with a 0de7defbfb beach towel 1dd9b2f522 draped over ea43603d82 his head.0973d760b6450b6d

Despite the mild temperature, c9c4ccf05f he wore only swim 171855f458 trunks and a thin 304d64c550 shirt. The damp dbbec75534 fabric clung 37c5862728 to him, 7251d5f63a revealing every 1a01e83959 contour beneath.d2afe2e667924dba

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“What is it? Aren’t you hotel 300e9d312a staff?”ab429905bbb0c9b6

Frowning, he 0f84a5382f slid a 5212802d6c key card cc187516c3 into the cdf0c5cffd door slot.2da3201727248bef

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“I’m from Jeha 759dc120ea International. I’d like a moment d982cc7b7b of your time. Would you 7fdb1fbf52 be willing 5a3122564f to speak 68c021fcd6 with me?”273d66a0fcb857c2

His bored gaze 95a1b24e6c bore down on 4f2ae5fcef her. Normally, she would’ve handed aa99e568c7 him her business card 7aa336fff8 and introduced herself. But she didn’t.ff8b82d2ff7977ff

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