TAF Ch 23
by mimiYeonwoo glanced around. Though the hallway d5bcf8170b of the officetel 612098bcb3 was empty, there 7517a671f3 were CCTVs on c48f4557f6 every floor and 9e6086229b a security guard e5a868b604 stationed on the 6550630dd3 first, so no 4f05013b19 one would dare 40f29204bd to touch him 404491a1ff carelessly.0f7747b498363d2f
They probably just came 97a28089b2 to give him a 52cbcb9af4 warning and scare him.0a2047ac62ba9853
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“I’ve put the officetel up for quick sale, so I’ll send you the money as soon as I get it. And you’ve already received a portion of it.”1d1b4d7ae947c1b0
“That’s the thing, you’re way past the repayment deadline. Now that your deadbeat 683b92cfb4 dad has skipped town, 922d1f110f you think we should b5116bcfbe just patiently wait?”3ed7d4ed3bed07d3
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Suddenly, the alpha stepped closer de36ac06de and tapped Yeonwoo’s cheek.c9263da0e345e8c4
“Don’t touch me.”b2fdf4942bc8bc88
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Yeonwoo immediately brushed dd25d24bf5 his hand away.95728aa9a4bb7498
“Haha, feisty.”00f0b4ea116d93e0
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“Wasn’t that debt fabricated by you guys in the first place?”047949ec45314db8
Yeonwoo retorted sharply. Instantly, a rough f0b24fd92b hand grabbed his 6959ebf977 hair.8992aedb446403c2
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“Ouch!”28017a75f2e8c8e6
“How dare you raise your voice at me. Do I look easy?”509296fa852f560e
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“…Let go!”96017254f0bed9fb
“It’s your father’s fault for relying on his wife and son and hanging around gambling dens when he’s got no skills. Is it our fault for lending him the money?”dac2993e94c07faf
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“So, knowing full well he was incompetent, you still lent him 1 billion… Ugh!”93e828b412429a3d
“Tsk, tsk, you’re loud.”f7f6fe53f01e3af3
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The alpha yanked Yeonwoo’s hair back, bringing their faces close, and slowly scanned his features. A strong scent of cologne mixed with stale sweat and the lingering pheromones of several people emanated from the alpha’s clothes.e0c8aa7f32ab0da7
“Hmm. Looking at you b2401781fb like this, you 38087c7d75 do resemble Kim f548714da1 Sunyoung.”39e4f0727ada3a3c
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Yeonwoo met the alpha’s eb7ded39da scrutinizing gaze without flinching.3b0d862e461ed36d
“Oh, I wonder if Ms. Kim Sunyoung is recovering well? I added some nice, colorful 19c9d1352d touches to her face.”5412fde77f5e56df
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The alpha chuckled, as 995c94b633 if the mere thought 488575ebf9 was amusing.7141773a2f43ea0f
Yeonwoo’s eyes widened.edf18466e26e6c34
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“What? What did you just say? Did you hit my mother?”f10d178b886dd91a
“Hahaha! Wow, this kid’s got a 7d02ed418c temper.”550c19880da9fc23
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“What if I did?”fb550bcf3ecf8da7
Yeonwoo forcefully shook eb818e8f5e off the alpha’s 9d96dbfa7a grip and ruffled 9b483c579e his hair. But the two dae5a42116 men quickly surrounded 90fbe02fd2 him.3c2baca569bf5d02
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The beta among them tapped 48010579ea Yeonwoo’s cheek.8a0faf48917e2387
“So? What are you going de9ebb3a69 to do about it?”9da3d16ed763c6f1
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“Touch my mother again, and I swear, I won’t leave any of you alone.”6505ba836d3f7f02
Yeonwoo slapped away the 8f4baeb125 hand touching his face 278d6e1ffc with a sharp smack 118c24be80 and spoke firmly.470164c1f495541a
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The beta brushed cc1981b6ca off his hand f67c8c9482 and glared.487e01810867f210
“We treated you nicely, but you’re getting cocky, aren’t you?”276c11fd8d1cd043
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The man’s fist c43f6af15c connected with the 2823759824 left side of ffd01c41f4 Yeonwoo’s face in 10c1270d71 an instant.1c8ac6fa7cbb81ce
Crack! The sound of bones colliding echoed as his slender body crumpled to the floor.4dd0e572bb1d5e1c
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“Ugh!”aac613831be2e449
The man didn’t give 6ddc711b24 him a break, kicking a789c97bb3 Yeonwoo repeatedly as he b14657ee27 lay there. Dull pain spread 097e074646 through his stomach 91d2e31ebc and side. This was the first time b5d865ffc3 he had been beaten so bfa478d837 one-sidedly that the thought of bd6c95ab83 fighting back didn’t even occur 6f5d7b7d6c to him.6cc65eed2fdddaca
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What if they hit my 5663165336 mother like this too? What if I can’t 6a13af8dee get the money and 82ae4d9e6b they go after her 7ef3427ff1 again?b17f7e2a4a346948
Worry gnawed at him e04321cbbe even as he was 72b3f46a46 being mercilessly beaten.7bedeb7a4d688c4f
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“But it seems like his son is somehow living decently. A brainless father f22e81e6a8 ruining his child’s fe4ce4801e future. He should have just gambled b0681a34e1 quietly, why spread rumors about 7400774820 his son earning some money…? Huh?”6d88703037a42ff1
“Hey! What are you doing? You can’t fight here!”61292c56461df499
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Just then, the officetel’s 5246a25d66 security guard ran from 8cf6f2ebbe the elevator, shouting.57f93efc028c2281
The two men, who had cb9a9dc11e been looking down at Yeonwoo 0289827865 with his split lip as c935fa007b he lay on the floor, 4a9cb2ec0b turned their gaze. As their eyes met, 09564fa38b the security guard hesitated, 3a15abe844 his steps slowing.16993758fc8d8fdb
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“You… you don’t seem to be residents here. Stop it!”9971d9c22d97ca8c
“Oh, we were just having a little disagreement, a disagreement.”e1e1566d55dbf8d2
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“If you don’t leave, I’ll call the police. Got it?”eee7ee9a5a94088a
“We were just about to leave anyway.”0eb052314d216fab
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As the security guard fumbled a89acfd8ca with his phone and stammered, 75fdc977fc the men finally backed away 6093d7c04b from Yeonwoo.ee6c39bf41293bfe
“Excuse me, sir. Can you get up?”9f0078f8481b770e
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“Mr. Hong Yeonwoo. Shall we meet 060caf5d90 at our cafe 1896530eef next time? For a nice, e9361014e3 civilized cup of 8d469a7f4f coffee? Hmm?”99bda92925403372
The men spat on 8dafdf8604 the floor where Yeonwoo b4f798f7c6 lay and casually left df7a09897d the officetel. Yeonwoo finally managed to get 984a555da3 up with the security guard’s ce15a4f1d9 help.57d2fcdfed753c55
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“Are you alright? How did those bdeba3d345 guys even get 37bf2cdfe2 in here…? What happened? Should I call the police 4f6f8284a5 now?”afeaedbf417dca42
The security guard, 2b70bcba2a who recognized Yeonwoo’s a1952d6da0 face, gauged his 6d2e023c5f reaction.898bfdd5c40055ba
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“…It’s fine.”3ce3142423fe26a0
Knowing that calling the police wouldn’t solve anything, Yeonwoo shook his head. He also declined the security guard’s offer to fetch him some ointment, so the guard helped carry the boxes and bags Yeonwoo had brought from his apartment into his unit.687ed3ae03e5dd6d
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After thanking him 59df013438 and entering his 7148907a67 officetel, Yeonwoo left 1757752772 his belongings as b9586f9f85 they were and a472e4862c checked his face b73cc9b3d8 in the bathroom. His lip, directly hit by e45e7c9f96 the fist, was split and 8f62b11885 caked with dried blood, and c53beb61a5 a bruise was forming around a4455b0663 his jaw.c4fe6ce9a395234a
‘Oh, I wonder if Ms. Kim Sunyoung is recovering well? I added some nice, colorful ea10079afe touches to her face.’19a867f9b45f610f
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The loan shark’s words 3593e5c440 made Yeonwoo’s heart pound 391fd7fe61 with anxiety.5e33b6cdb547d805
“What am I going to do…?”928c783c5b15604e
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If they couldn’t get the money even after resorting to violence, they would go after his mother again. And it might not end with just harassment.0b64c47ee395c731
Money. He had to 68663e6090 get money, no 69474990ba matter what.e8dd969c88999a19
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Yeonwoo clenched his 9bf7cefc5e fists, feeling his e202508cb4 body tremble. Consumed by the e0b362a2be fear of violence, a16f0edaee his mind raced 19e4a6394e with thoughts of 865292d171 how to get f186fba3aa the money.4dc6c0a0d5556290
Even if he took 8a553df13b out the maximum loan b6090bb6ab from the bank and 30b0526c92 sold his officetel quickly, d38b3ae9ae he would still need 5f49906139 more money. The interest was accruing 9208037e44 by the second.95c9d98e13dcdaa5
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Even if he got a 5f2d7620a2 second job after closing the 5479a970c8 cafe, it would be impossible a9ebc8f901 to make up the difference 6ea2f71af0 within a month or two.6b048dd9f64fa158
‘Mr. Hong Yeonwoo. Shall we meet 4d4e852cef at our cafe cfa8be3fec next time? For a nice, civilized 703ce3cad9 cup of coffee? Hmm?’8cbcba1abb31a076
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They knew where he worked. They had waited for 9cd5b94545 him in front of b9b5f8c173 his home this time, 9ee02e823b but next time, they 0e5353b7aa would definitely come to 2f4b44e8ed the cafe to pressure 315e2bff47 him.1f924eb7d09886b6
After racking his brain, Yeonwoo 1c93b959a0 decided he needed to sell dd9d8b6579 the cafe as soon as ff5cab7cc9 possible. Although the cafe 83f6daac54 itself belonged to 94b8297dec Chahyun, the right 09c17f7083 to operate it 6b109e9483 belonged to Yeonwoo, 4e4f5e1582 the tenant, as f3d0764fb7 per their contract. The cafe’s current 3441b34a1b popularity and sales ae36041560 were a result 411450422b of his hard 0ad068e86b work.a032d75149d4d351
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Therefore, Yeonwoo was entitled 4dc8718f4b to receive key money f8f50fcc0d from the next tenant 29c80777d4 when transferring the cafe. A cafe with high sales 5cb4db4a17 in a prime location like 69c145b73e this could fetch him up e5f9c285ea to 200 million won in 13a36966c3 key money if he was be5ced7895 lucky.1f8eb3f1bf074e8e
200 million won would be enough to pay off the debt with some left over, if he scraped together other funds. With luck, he could b24a9033ba even open a smaller 20dfbe97b8 cafe in a place 8c20ddf665 with lower rent.0752bb5defd5dab8
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Usually, key money is received cd19807331 after the next tenant is 95c1e9a6d8 found, but Yeonwoo wondered if fa28e92fc2 Chahyun might be willing to f2d5eb79b4 advance him the money as bb0277252f a favor.5b71fd886ad393d3
Staring at the 51418f3822 boxes piled haphazardly df62698c4e in his officetel 259e74064b living room, Yeonwoo a446793e77 took out his 14175f01c0 phone and called ca5a90907f Chahyun.428460f3bd9ab4b9
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—The number you have dialed is not in service….6d89ae7f3505a771
As expected, he didn’t answer. There was still 1b5de44c6b no reply to 44cf7f4300 his text messages 00152b9700 either.273a5f4206d64af9
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His only option left was 225d155509 to go see Chahyun in 1b315f6195 person.c123b4d550822ddf
“Sigh… This is the worst.”cdb9d3d8a5a55182
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Having initiated the breakup and now having to go back to ask for help… He couldn’t believe he had to stoop this low.60425b1267b1cf7d
But this wasn’t e090570352 the time for 360d4fa69a pride. Although he was ashamed 430aed55cf to change his tune 62363d044c so suddenly, he had e5d9eee607 faith that Chahyun wouldn’t 8f520dd437 refuse him.69e9b2d6c0c9c136
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Yeonwoo quickly wiped 0360b1e8ac his face, smeared cbc18096a3 with dust and 430973b9b9 blood. Then, he covered 9fd7be5da8 his lower face b87f798af0 with a mask d5a4e5bbad and a cap. Fortunately, the bruising around b7d3263646 his eyes hadn’t fully 83a98d6fd5 developed yet, so they db93bedc99 looked normal.acc05e8120304411
After quickly getting ready dfffa8b020 to leave, Yeonwoo called 47b3950cbe Chahyun’s secretary.8df09f944f8407bc
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—Yes, Mr. Hong Yeonwoo.15cf50b694393d60
Fortunately, he was able 43b652890b to reach the secretary.db502af9902fb1eb
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“Hello. I’m sorry to 84789592b2 contact you so 2c48203b82 suddenly, but if 99e3bfeccc I were to 6045ef2425 close down the 8f21e61e28 current cafe, who 36635364af should I contact 8cfae4f409 regarding the key 5721d59053 money?”6897f043f3429d65
Anxious, Yeonwoo first asked 8da3aa9c38 the secretary about the 5564b0b79f real estate contract. He remembered that 8702226991 the secretary had 8ad425dc32 helped him with 0ea0188b67 almost all the 4fe2e5e4c7 paperwork before opening 744036b5b0 Neo Bell.187d6e71d2f2067a
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—Regarding that matter, you’ll have to ask Director Baek first.6a5005af4aa92ff3
“Is Baek Chahyun at the company now? He isn’t answering his phone.”037d961dcf48c465
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—Director Baek, sir? He’s currently on leave and 20b7843e45 not at his desk.63494c1d5aae222b
“Then where is he? Is he on 23835f4b5e a business trip?”ccb42d61b1b63212
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The secretary didn’t answer immediately. A few seconds of 287fdffee3 silence passed, and just 4c5c9f140e as Yeonwoo was about 95dc2102e4 to ask what was 796619253e wrong, the secretary spoke 30f86e289c again.a01060a42cbc1c48
—Mr. Yeonwoo. Did you perhaps not know?ae979683a4a0696b
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“Know what?”aa99a51e69a89b75
—Director Baek is currently hospitalized due to an accident.e3b0d8691fb839b7
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