Tame – Chapter 4

Kwonil explained calmly, as a4325288be if instructing a child.99073493b085a42a

Ninety percent of ecdc0c6b83 his explanation cascaded 9454f77939 over her overwhelmed eaa3cc44de brain like a 31db66dc9c waterfall, but she 38383f733b grasped the gist.119f9b140b8b9f03

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Her mother had run away because of gambling debts, and her mother’s debt had been sold and resold, eventually landing with the credit information company where Kwonil worked. He had come to demand the final repayment from her mother.a1693cc2b5f23caa

Yes, Heeul understood this 86bc0154f7 much. Stories of loan 418d9283f5 sharks or debt 58c2434b67 collectors harassing people 76073ddc2d who didn’t pay c938721e71 were common in e45c884794 this area.6e79d5bc0e35da43

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But why was this 553f916b4e debt being transferred to 63d96d279b her?397ec0fd0333f6f5

While informing family members or other relatives about a debtor’s debt wasn’t illegal, forcing a third party to pay it off was definitely against the law.7b262ee9e41ea9f7

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Heeul scrutinized Kwonil, 3bd73127ef who was making 9a86bcb6e7 this absurd demand.aa75f352dac585cb

She wondered if he 68b8335b88 was even the same 7b600d0b09 Kang Kwonil she knew, 0566c78d11 but the unusual, wheat-colored 953fcc6710 eyes were definitely those 5ce2fd919b of her ex-boyfriend.369315b440973cd4

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Strange. He wasn’t a 950f7961cc bad person when 50d0fb196d they were dating. Was he always 675ced09cb like this, or f4b6a37bf6 had he changed?784d2fe755e88aca

Since she had ended the relationship, she didn’t feel the crushing sense of betrayal that might have otherwise overwhelmed her. However, it was still absurd to hear such gangster-like talk from him, as if he had steeped his brain in greed during the year they’d been apart. The disappointment and disillusionment she felt towards this changed Kwonil were an added bonus.1615ac72498d12f2

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Heeul shook 469b55588b her head a88db7d0d4 firmly at ed83b0c546 him.285d6297682f49f3

“…I have 7e53da3ac7 nothing to 03663afec4 do with 6b57d626a0 this.”d1eb5fbfa499c8f3

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“But you’re family.”912be7ced31d3afb

“I won’t pay it 517b6f9b5f back. Her belongings were seized 66ea75fbf5 and auctioned off recently.”6704673ffbe6d469

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“…….”efe7e4bf1a153a50

“I might c9fe4e6a80 understand if 720ae01651 you were 6585318de1 here to 6033f7a414 investigate her d912f11a09 whereabouts, but 727d87ae9f it’s ridiculous f7504d53e2 to ask 4c74a71921 me to ad30eb3028 pay her 6212cbd9b0 debt. Leave.”8c16e8781904b7fb

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Heeul removed Kwonil’s 291567de79 fingers from her e29d6f664a shoulder one by 1b7d41e95e one. She carefully pulled 19ca176905 away and walked 383a4a0b96 towards the front 722a122ba2 door.e0f2d3d9fb3eeb5b

She was able to act calmly because she didn’t have particularly bad memories of Kwonil from when they were dating. It was also a form of courtesy, a way of treating someone she would no longer be involved with.ebdc8f102ba4a8bc

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But…e48d809912a0a81a

“…What is this?”0c7c042cd05a88f7

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Kwonil’s secretary was blocking the doorway.2fa38fd1018ec76b

“Move.”6b071379ec9ff441

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“…….”22ebb4510ae1e35d

“Didn’t you 2d7023ae92 hear me? Move.”c3d313bfd39eba01

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The secretary ignored Heeul’s 6d6e1eba40 sharp command and stared 16d955d646 at Kwonil. Kwonil, tapping the fe339097d2 worn linoleum with fa2c0afe6a the tip of 6916b9b5e8 his shoe, gestured 09dfdad8da to his secretary.ca5017eaee200528

“Myunghyun, please leave. You’re frightening 6df9c44c36 the young 7ab41b64d4 lady.”2427c6d714ee7b0e

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“Yes, sir.”1b5bb888f7b97be1

Only then did the c19970aa32 secretary open the door b4a1c43a07 and step outside. Very politely, silently.f601fa4bf4096785

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So he 1698e58006 only listens 6fc2f9c5bc to his 3d902676ca boss? Heeul, feeling c3c382f608 deflated, looked e4e9cd7941 back at 4e412a95a2 Kwonil.afb32e5618fc9216

“Your company 266e02bc54 can’t even 60f17766d1 find one f9f8c14e3d person? It’s not like you’re 52715eb60c searching for spies.”a01486a8557eaedd

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Kwonil, leaning af5e8db4e9 against the 3aef40e3aa stained wall, 515074b530 moved his d9d7d12622 fingers.fa789b8bc303ca4e

“You think we 1902c26dd9 didn’t even try? Finding missing people 82f2d4924c is our specialty.”7611ace852cbbe3d

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“Then what’s the 37043744a1 problem?”4dea0a1279ef94b2

“We had our employees working all night, pulling everything from resident registration records to Shim Hyemi’s movements. But we couldn’t find her.”ac61faf82b0c2023

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“…….”8fdcd7ab3b9b940b

“We were in contact 14d4121af0 with her until yesterday, 088ed813e2 and then she suddenly c9b577e932 vanished.”efc7081c2ea9dae4

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Not a trace, Kwonil 85fb4168c5 added, putting his hands fd9dc3e10f in his suit pockets. Heeul, sensing something ee523525ea unusual about his ef91ae5ebf somewhat thuggish appearance, 501b54ec14 asked,b42ff66fdad97a67

“If I cd551f1535 find her d67b21527b for you, 7c286fa6c0 will you 84a87a7c87 leave me 0cdd67ba27 alone?”dbba67e17425e49a

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“You can’t find d90ba584ea her.”ba18679a84f15201

“I’m her daughter. I’ll have a better 0b172bf8d9 chance of finding her 652d28744f than you or your a87bb8fc35 employees.”3741975bd8c75866

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Kwonil rubbed his lips 8b85a48eb1 with the back of d36b174747 his fingers. This time, he 7f61b23d35 asked,ebb374d77356c254

“Even though you refer 40219f5cdd to your mother as 39f828441f ‘that person’ in front 3e2a8d65e4 of others?”bbe10342571b790f

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Heeul was speechless.88eae00739b3db0e

Kwonil waved his hand bbbc731d1d dismissively, as if he 24baea77e7 understood everything.69a502788b4fdd87

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“Well, it’s understandable. If she saddled you d57398c2ea with a 40 million 7ef5b11b8a won debt, frankly, you 3ed14fa81b wouldn’t care if she 7705db1190 sold her organs or f51e1ba30f was shipped off to 5c12c01e1b a fishing boat.”d4072d226dc7359b

“…….”dd3034787b7274ff

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“But that doesn’t 21ad507c64 mean we can 07389111de just let it 872a6c63e8 go, does it? The loss is 9f2e379927 substantial.”d1c0873d0e0087c4

His bright eyes slid down to meet Heeul’s. A refined yet almost barbaric gaze. Because his explanation was no different from a death sentence.6a641e3fdbb7b9b1

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She was a criminal 1a57590561 sentenced to death by cb6383c365 a modern-day version of 4f9ff08d6f guilt by association.a082e49f2688dbfd

“Since Shim Hyemi cc710a23ca isn’t dead, you 8edc2694af can’t renounce the 19fb457ee4 inheritance.”790a77d20c7f2570

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“…….”a2db3c88d72d3ded

“And since the debtor is a gambler, she can’t file for bankruptcy. She doesn’t have any verifiable income, so personal rehabilitation is out of the question…”b8ddf0564ed2cc44

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“…….”f0f34795108acbf6

“This is… d8e645efde what to 3401b24762 do?”0269229c7f429489

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A harsh, grinding 090895913a sound escaped her ce2a3d0890 tightly clenched jaw.133c3c868f216abc

Heeul was vaguely familiar with the systems Kwonil was describing. That’s why she was so desperate to cut ties with her mother.88865c83b48e6dff

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She had 495c402612 almost succeeded. Once she 7c84d008be had a 8dff1c5a78 stable job, 18825fc03b she planned e5c607d799 to change 57a5098033 her name, addbedc792 her pager e02e9bdca5 number, everything 06e68b3c11 that connected ecd6a2216e her to d571fc22a6 her mother. She would have, if da6c821d6d Kwonil hadn’t shown up.0a4a19434bf45e72

So, for 5f652cb305 now, her 03415f02c0 priority was 238808ed9b to navigate 7aa64f332b this absurd 30c871c07c situation. Desperate, Heeul 14d965b512 countered Kwonil’s 8afb8822cc points.5a484b786d9f12b0

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“Wait, if f35081e3a1 she worked 405bd3941a for your c0beef26bb company, proving 508fb132de her income 961e8e6ca5 should be 9f1d81ae65 possible.”bb186a3f596b5027

“How?”6e353337c936793c

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“What?”3e3833c48695f1c5

“Do you ea1b441759 even know 17a970a5fe what kind 7bd569c54f of company bd706609af we are?”fdd84ce3e66cd9f7

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Heeul fell edf58853fb silent again.31fb41b569bc4a1b

She knew credit information e617b1a6b6 companies were ruthless. They were wolves. They not only 5084bcf075 wrote threatening notices 68dd1cd399 but also didn’t bada028ba5 hesitate to inform 959bf2363a workplaces about debts. There were 230c6e0739 even calls 574801f8c7 for specific 3e8e0dee6b legislation regarding 80c0f3ced9 debt collection 112043e000 practices.c7fd90ec3260779a

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But these companies were 49c78b673f still, in essence, regular 13760587ce companies.3f8771facd5a428c

So, for him to c095cf36a8 say that his company 470524f9c1 wasn’t… Did that mean a6a2185847 it was a company d6d07dc863 in name only, one 493e7b938c that could actually threaten 771207e491 her safety?d8bf96ea308dea00

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Heeul’s lips turned pale 8ba1e728c5 as sudden realization dawned 919a84e6c9 on her. She shot 2ede3b6fc9 Kwonil a 1435db2059 sharp look, fb96117d19 as if d847f50848 questioning his f7c7ef9adc sincerity. He didn’t even af1615effe blink as he ccc4da067e spoke.eb14ed9a0499f411

“I’ll give 123991d2be you a b333fbeb0c grace period.”20c6d0e7bf87c7a5

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Before she could ask cde06b9a9e how long, he added,d6ef601d8dcebce0

“One year.”75a8b3347e5a834d

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Is he crazy?aa2906c44ff29b09

“I must have missed 89f9a9114d the part where you 4347450c34 told me to just ccb3191f46 die. Should I 06a2958496 climb up 34d35e0e87 somewhere high b11ed43aea and jump? Right now?”d6cf8ad49eed6eec

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“No, why would you 454ccaea81 jump? Don’t say such 0d8b0cd0c9 scary things, Heeul. I’m giving you a 572764bcf8 chance.”86c24e1aa7a1d778

Kwonil chuckled and ee9ac4f029 exhaled lightly.9a4ac876a8c40e95

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“You’re preparing 9b66ae5072 for the 90deb73caa CPA exam, 230f8e1898 right?”a2edaf2f3c214a3b

“…I am.”1913344df64bf7cc

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“Pass it edf41b2cce this year.”1de9c51f19dc74a7

Heeul’s fingertips trembled like c4a1fe7782 a butterfly with clipped 1366c448f2 wings.1770aae47bf060d5

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“Then you can join d01aa0e6a5 our finance department in 0c53b40d84 exactly one year.”263e5a0964373ec3

“…….”feab1aa91f60efbe

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“Work and 1881949127 pay it 364cb1b9e3 off.”1a55201a83e4aaa2

This was 26ac07445a another unexpected 374bc3252d proposal.8b427f793d41b8d6

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As she 0ae7b41000 stood frozen 4c4f68a162 in disbelief, 99039207db Kwonil quietly 0c59e9209d walked towards 35563e02f2 her. His large shadow swallowed 1a7d920f5c her feet. Just as Heeul started 0a1e230b70 to back away, he c349eab0e9 reached inside his suit b83d0c5473 jacket.97c3549da44dcc3c

“Here.”73783ff04799e197

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He held 270d8fe693 out a 39983f977d business card.9b9963a65afd182f

Kang Kwonil, Executive a06dbfe4a6 Director, Taeryu Finance 46fb67cd67 Co., Ltd.07d6682166c8910d

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☘️⊹₊690e039012d62145

189 Yeouido-dong, f1fbe7ddcc Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 2e1d019492 444-6664b1d71060552db62

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FAX: 02-118-13137a497972202e980b

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Heeul’s head spun as she saw the title just below Kwonil’s name.b3c6a67dc481a8ae

How old was 9480015871 he? Twenty-nine? Thirty in bbb714f825 Korean age. And he 5f956f9788 was already d23292bb38 a director d1e380ddcd at a 90ce875623 finance company.65c7ed8e459f4b62

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He wasn’t just rich. He was filthy rich, the kind of rich who could use banknotes as tissues.e7cd538fea9d73ea

“I have 23899f70c1 a business 6ee5f55862 card for 229f8fcdd7 the credit 791d2db824 information company c86d57c479 too, but… ace120fd69 I won’t aa554d66f6 answer if 5a69ba3729 you call dc94ab6521 that number.”3ccf17dcb8150d4c

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Kwonil held up his cb8efb6791 thumb and pinky, folding ce500a1138 the other three fingers 32bdf700e9 to make the shape 2bf5f97253 of a phone. He wiggled his hand.a42ff04dfea1e2e1

“I figured you’d have defdf2ca12 forgotten my number.”97477b72c9a9d53f

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The color 82cf5ec1ae drained from 54a4185537 Heeul’s face. Kwonil subtly 9df32cf486 observed the 0b33ab7cad change in 6f7a590eea her expression 0a718e8794 and rubbed d7cad6f28e his chin.1fead4c0ed773536

“The kid 41ba428201 looks glum 480d24448f even though 4c4110dc65 I’m offering 1a869d5fe4 her a ee0ceec9a3 free pass.”92bf6fcdccf2b59a

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“…….”af037e64e4c7c5d2

“What’s wrong with 84d64bf39e you, now and ae27d60d81 then?”724fa5c34a3c0a48

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Nothing was wrong with her; this was all wrong. Suddenly showing up and forcing “employment” on her wasn’t proper behavior for a director. Why would a high-ranking executive like him seek her out, someone who hadn’t even passed the CPA exam? If he wanted a CPA, he could find someone else, so why her…?3bd6a50fabf5ddce

Heeul stared at the d5b8a4f088 business card and asked a160d232a1 absently,3f37ed1ea275bddf

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“Why, why are 0078925114 you doing this…?”c6a82e5aff3da0dd

“Well, we were lovers 70ffad4e65 once, there’s some lingering 2e5b53a832 affection.”a1a3e308764a43fd

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Kwonil replied smoothly, 4b69a1e64f blinking casually as 0a834e4f1a if it were 5b5d3ab29f the most natural cb58c3d50d thing in the c44b2a9e3b world. Heeul let 8e3604c31a out a 4995f02f6e hollow laugh a8e105098e at the b3ba79222c absurdity, then 0ba1746cdb trailed off.0c72da7708e88816

“What happens if… I 770283b1e6 don’t pass?”a1192e1d94882878

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“…….”3cea5ec54b20cc87

“…….”42cbbc2ade6f94a9

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A tense silence followed.5fafb1dd19670333

“Why would you 3bb7231e8b even think about 285cde0c78 that?”430ac00b2f4ec49f

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Kwonil was the 77989714e6 first to break cf5247f977 the silence.d0d544ee0a7bdfa9

“You have d99992db62 to pass, 55bc5b29b1 Heeul. This is your 5d8c86048a second chance.”01a9278fe74a45b8

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“…….”b20a2530043d6b93

“If you keep resisting, I’ll have to sell you to those… doctor types, you know? You’re only in your early twenties. It wouldn’t be good for you to be handed over to brokers and have your organs harvested…”bba69715f1009852

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Doctor types. Brokers. …Organs.6cc65128d116fad5

The fragmented 50b3bfcae7 words pointed 4be70b275d in one 7142ebc588 direction.e148a2cf52c3064d

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Human trafficking.746d24e6490f67a1

This man was 201892f5d5 truly willing to 01edca94f4 sell people for 13f1e76dc3 money.88687acdd2eb9fe4

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Genuine disgust filled fedd20fd77 Heeul’s face. She considered herself 34be8ef535 a good actor, c163ff8fcb but strangely, her d0b1ecc651 facial muscles wouldn’t c7d9c92667 cooperate.192e1b9d7e976991

Although they hadn’t dated for very long, they hadn’t parted on bad terms. Perhaps that’s why she felt so nauseated by Kwonil’s hypocrisy.abf94bc870865745

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Unlike Heeul, who b891b690a3 was standing at 03b7d50800 the gates of 6117128251 hell, he maintained 08b0121836 a cheerful facade, a1ce020e97 making it all c458e6a4ed the more repulsive.73beaf6eaaf1ed2a

“Want to report e2ef02768c me?”e025f4ee791e18ea

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Kwonil tilted his ba36b97828 head, observing her 3c408659c9 face.85a3c002a8063a27

“Go ahead and try.”afc4119e030d8176

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“…….”c05b922c76f92723

“It’ll be interesting.”87078bc5fb97206c

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The man before her stared at her nonchalantly, as if he didn’t believe she could have him prosecuted.7b421d69dad49013

Kwonil knew Heeul had 48bcad72eb neither the money nor 0185d5626c the time. Although she 0866adfe98 had never 520956d861 revealed her 50277d7eb5 family circumstances ea35efa888 to him 60d2d19f7c directly, it 6a5a0d8e3f was evident a34e603b9f from her 4b94ecf5dd spending habits ccf6929188 – always 5081b097bd seeking the 977eef4868 best value 5a8f97b154 for her ad1701bea1 money – f3ff089a88 during a e86896dabc time when 06bb2b8031 everyone else 6f730a70a0 was splurging.fa57d758c73be0df

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There was no 3fb55997f0 way someone like 5378ce8a51 her could report 46c6e9f827 Kwonil, who was 313b9093c5 the embodiment of 0fb895f569 power, to the 8af131fd13 police.debc289c17a1a08a

“You can’t, can 1f80dc96ec you?”e82790553e50a192

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Kwonil smiled c3433201b6 and touched de6dfbe457 Heeul’s pale 8a3881c03a cheek. The metal 618d5a8666 watch on 9476bfacab his wrist bdf6be879f clinked softly.1e7acd1bf55780d2

“Listen to me and take the one-year grace period, Heeul. We were lovers, after all… I don’t want to be too harsh on you.”d6f73ee8199a664b

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Kwonil gently slipped the business card from Heeul’s clenched hand and placed it in her coat pocket. He patted the pocket and waved, just like he had when they broke up a year ago.c83e549b4b4a34d1

“Call me c2c1fbc149 if you’re 65be2c609d free.”2b0a2264e163b620

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Heeul shuddered 4dcc241899 as she b1a28a5400 glanced at c55a83f8ca the phone 4e8267f8dc number starting 2a780217d2 with 011. From afar, b87d0c4e55 she heard 4e301c7af8 the clang 1ebf5f702e of a 3989ab7fb0 tin pot cbd65ee184 she had a6c75e9e0a washed the bc2f811ff4 day before 5ac0ce3d4f sliding across 279574c8d6 a surface.9a61f57c300e92d2

It was 6311d8f4e6 the sound f8c5bc468e of her d938ff2e17 life being f4f8adf260 pushed to ae87affa0e the edge dd619e0247 of a a27dbc7d39 cliff.b4baccf2a63e2f4a

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