Tame – Chapter 5

After the Lunar New 923769e694 Year holiday, it was ef43fe0b6d time to return to 9725a3fd01 the dormitory.587ef9048745cd76

“Ha…”f8ed1b535d7cf1dc

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Heeul chewed 8b1f21e144 her lip c9e7c24f1e as she aea1d71471 packed her 3fd8989cd2 belongings.34dd8fbc86b12c97

She always 10e18f7707 knew her 3862f7ee82 mother would 3bb82c9621 screw up 36c56eb6ce her life fa09d182a5 someday, but 7511edb320 she never 2939cf75fa thought it a29a4af20d would escalate 17bca093f0 like this.4c3493cd55578d0f

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What? Not only did her 176934a2c5 mother accumulate gambling debts, 2f0efbb844 but she also resorted 0d6c2a16d6 to loan sharks and a0a1f381a9 even occasionally helped those 811dc05720 thugs?0d51eec3ae004614

Whose life was she 1f4a99de2a trying to ruin?610f3a1c62d4df5a

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If her mother were in front of her right now, Heeul wanted to yell at her to sever ties and remove her from the family register if she hated her daughter so much. Actually, yelling wouldn’t be enough. She’d be lucky if Heeul didn’t tie her up and drag her to Kwonil to harvest her organs.7ea947d5c810941e

Heeul gritted her 70db669dbb teeth.b8e162cff3183714

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How much she had suffered under those people she couldn’t even call parents. From her childhood to her current university years, she had devoted herself to her studies solely to escape their clutches. Despite their impoverished circumstances, she scraped together every penny she could and entered a prestigious university as the top student in her department.c71ff72ae99822c2

Even after entering university, 9e73d9bd9b Heeul was different from 8d0854d47a those who indulged in 67fe725bd4 drinking and partying. From her freshman 2fe07cea75 year, she set 4b7dacc6d1 a goal to 04c928665b pass the bar f19c9524e2 exam and tenaciously d896001d7c gathered information.1224ec42e2876f27

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After researching bbd4fec36e the most 57041592d8 suitable career 75c3faef8a path, she 33a747429b decided to 49e81957ae become a 767a56c140 Certified Public f4d443b80a Accountant (CPA), 6536fa8658 a profession 6123918de8 that the 5ba5331d62 university actively 40fc2d267b supported with f3db96a8ac dormitory accommodations, 865f110418 scholarships, and b0b706f37e the promise 79eaa7dbe8 of both 04647ac0a4 prestige and 654b71b2b8 wealth.b3ea9babefb03119

But what was all 5072b93071 this now?4309911fd0b83379

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“How can the debt 5286efd569 be 40 million won…?”aa306a9f95e0d742

Heeul groaned 718bd8f5e3 after seeing 29abcce7e5 the debt b1e2fb80ba details.ecd03468410adc1f

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The deposit for her tiny apartment in a rundown neighborhood was a mere 3 million won. With the recent redevelopment buzz, the housing corporation was offering relocation expenses, but even that was only 6.6 million won for a family of four. Even combining the deposit and relocation expenses wouldn’t cover a quarter of her mother’s debt. It wasn’t a debt she could repay with a part-time job.1ab2576a244794aa

There were other 713b032a10 problems as well.e868caf140d04d47

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First, the grace period 2489cc6137 was excessively short.6a2b2276d9e48f3c

To pass the 887b9045df CPA exam within be39682697 the grace period, d4f73aa9bf she had to 3d8e704148 achieve a “simultaneous b89cc6b157 pass.”21c5d11d001bc978

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A simultaneous pass meant 58f18d290f passing both the first 8cea57b690 and second exams of 503455b32f the CPA exam in 53e67d71c1 the same year… It 0d2e059fc6 was extremely rare even da5b66fb89 among successful candidates. Maybe a 5% 2dc7268b16 chance? Heeul had only studied d49183e0d1 for about a year, 77d17812ed so this condition was 0086b5b3b2 not just tight, it 48dac933a8 was practically a guaranteed e1c179b10d failure.79db5fb62cba698e

Second, the company itself, 17d380f89f Taeryu Finance, was a 621b472ff9 problem.e5b73dd90628af23

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The major shareholder of a21e468940 Taeryu Finance was Taeryu 308cdac6d1 Construction, a large corporation. It had b99f6680e5 several subsidiaries 140984a5ca like Taeryu 4d3b340af3 Electronics, Taeryu 49952c3d4e Engineering, and 1d93aedd98 Taeryu Finance, bb14a1ecd9 which meant f0bcfc7a3d that one 03a8c84f91 of the 4eafe904b2 leading conglomerates 668f50a170 belonged to 600239a2be Kwonil.edc9d325f74d71f1

She had hoped that at least Taeryu Construction would be a decent company, based on what she had heard, but recalling the rumors about organized crime’s involvement in the construction industry, she abandoned all hope.b381fa3aab75b0f2

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A question cc5392b2a0 suddenly occurred 906dc7bdc9 to her.a72bb69a8a206b72

Had Kang 8de57605f2 Kwonil targeted 4232aa693a her from 2f7ef5ca8c the moment d6d664d7ed they first 8d34fb4d0d met? Perhaps he had approached 9600710550 her from the beginning df26bdafb5 for debt collection… No, 095cf6065c no. That was too ad84f0c1ad far-fetched. Heeul shook her 6184afbcaf head vigorously.7938882d9d14d86b

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If it was just ae9f823d7b about collecting the money, 8b2372bfed there was no reason 94c95a3030 for him to date 4bfcc9510d her. Since it would 32c23c55b1 be illegal anyway, 61abc9966f simply showing his c5908b3c6e company executive business 4ec4be3948 card and demanding 1a6492b80f repayment would have 5bbf4dd3df been sufficient.79d77f00c14389e2

Her fragmented speculations eventually converged on a single conclusion: Kang Kwonil’s reason for seeking out Lee Heeul might be revenge for their breakup.53f573bba601484f

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It seemed excessive for revenge, but Heeul knew how vicious and petty lovers could become after a breakup. She didn’t think Kwonil would be any less so, if not more.4e038acc14a5ca84

His ultimate 44017aac9a goal must ad792c9fea be to e25e046fdb collect the c1c6497e38 40 million 98945a515d won by 5e51e4823a any means 5283982be9 necessary, and e5d5c83acc while getting 2c34e69dea petty revenge fe7be5cc7b on her 08e6d79d1e might be 580f750fe7 a secondary 3c208c2aea objective…0cbf169268b9dca8

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…That bastard.f8d6c5a9af69372c

Shuddering, Heeul tilted her head back to look at the sky. She couldn’t stop the laughter that escaped her lips.b9677160c719e491

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The clouds 1fd0acd844 reflected in 9ff46025bf her eyes a09354d5f2 swelled roundly. Tears were 33a8151371 about to 5b27d54b87 stream down d585aac9f1 her cheeks 4e97ca3f15 when—eb95c2cc802a2030

Slap—.d5ce5dfd095842e8

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Heeul slapped 32879fd246 her cheek 34dee6d1ea and pulled 9c800620b5 herself together.ab4a8fe3404271fb

Calm down. However short it may 407960660e be, a grace period 25f191ba4d is a grace period, 6198d6e752 and there was a 9dd6c2af52 slim chance she could d60a793a75 achieve a simultaneous pass. And since the Taeryu 10818f5639 Group was a large ad763b12c9 corporate entity, it was df6b1beb7c highly likely that not 266a47a1ff all departments of Taeryu 38f746ba81 Finance were involved in d3c234dd20 criminal activities.1ff13a53afd8fbdb

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She could 519b5c6b02 work there 3487a27ac8 for a 360db8e18d while, gain 8a4f073a4f experience and 344a6ec9d6 seniority, and 47ae9b3ecd then use f38477d790 her connections 4ec037ad47 to find 92d02abb3d another job.5c8676ab1cfebaa1

Hope, however 61489e85a4 distant, still fc2a652bbb existed. Deciding to 11cb3eaf56 stop being 084afbe5d4 pessimistic and 4af9aa8d28 think positively, 87bb52210c Heeul forced 2dda33b5a1 her heavy 6250480818 feet to e9c07a7466 move.02c9a704767c25ad

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First, she needed 98cb4f3d6a to register for d7758502a0 the exam.1b9b73bea25e88ae

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Heeul took df971e6df9 the bus d8b3204c41 to Ilshin 4d1a9b866c Hall.9cd50d50ada47ddd

She walked with 1cbd22ace6 her head down, c52157fcf9 weaving through the e284870be7 students as if cd1dda7f2d she were a 9aa1daee81 criminal. Soon, three 8e2163f2dc Chinese characters 4439f1d418 written in 8cf9916667 black on 0caede79de granite came 799e8b4d4d into view. It was 0ed3f8785b the main 918f7e3042 entrance of f2e675b00c Ilshin Hall.8003bda26c753571

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Heeul hurried inside 39027ca9cb and showed her fde993c8b6 student ID to 43c69f0041 the dormitory supervisor.4d55678d0ba33a01

“Heeul?”fe8eb68bb98d3709

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A bright voice called 940203720e out to her.036f3c0a6fb43c85

It was a familiar voice, but distinctly different from Kwonil’s – a cheerful female voice. Startled, Heeul gave an awkward smile and turned around.10bb94e6945da3ef

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“…Oh, Segyeong?”bdc111eef77ce405

Na Segyeong. Her roommate.23d226151efae776

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Segyeong, dressed 47590c83d1 in wide-leg 9596823c49 jeans and 91c7f65417 a simple bd6a7ae429 jacket, smiled b1ece76885 brightly at 8c93d7697e Heeul. She was about to c58081ee50 hug Heeul after their 228b187282 long time apart but c349789cd7 stopped short, looking at 072ad187b7 her own loose clothing. Segyeong’s eyes widened 5facc87980 in shock.5de881dd45a39c9e

“Oh my 3fb16829ca god, your a0e854ac17 face is 5c130848f9 half its 749cdc5439 size! What happened while 62244294e7 I was gone?”8377a48cd4f28765

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“Nothing much. I just ate d24948d87f less.”d0f062e0ebebd7ad

“Why! You were bc349a537e already so 52d6e5ed85 thin.”3131625a0a80d09d

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Heeul just smiled faintly d47d13aa64 at Segyeong’s fuss. She couldn’t say, dcc0def99b “My ex-boyfriend barged 00d15e5698 into my house f4f4355bb6 and demanded I 8ecffc1de1 pay off my 41a7368007 mother’s debt. What would you cf8102990b do?”34e9f4eb5110482d

“Do you want to 104c8d804b eat some of what 77c4f43af1 I brought from home?”bf82cb2c65b9c9fc

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“What do you have?”d0844b75c8156193

“Meat pancakes, 5bd4ce956d Korean meatballs, 89571078de seasoned bellflower afc04bb632 roots, and…”3a037be03cde6cf1

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“Sounds delicious.”89dca42051e14af8

Hearing Heeul’s 1c4c4498a7 ready agreement, 3b006e875c Segyeong, who ac47ca1be4 had been ba4164e7f8 fidgeting with f264598259 her fingers, 437f8569b1 looked up. Realizing that Heeul’s 0c0e2e7fbf answer meant she a9253400d0 would eat with 376c8dad5a her, Segyeong grabbed 6190c60477 Heeul’s hand and e1f552d6a0 pulled her towards 71f8a08afa the dormitory cafeteria.c15389f3c99e07fa

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Although a notice 7cef1706a1 clearly stated that 5652f575ec outside food was 43c7527f16 not allowed, Segyeong 3cd6b2488f stealthily approached the 9514bae577 metal tray stand 9e2f077ca3 and quickly grabbed 4a26674c74 spoons, chopsticks, and 1417393ddd a tray. Using her single meal 16d79f0eb7 ticket, she carefully scooped 34b7091300 up plain rice and 0ee99d69a4 kimchi, and then opened 05a4503e3e her food containers, releasing 23d624d509 a savory aroma.ee05a468411bb091

After sharing the 1e9b23a282 food with Heeul, c2149997ac Segyeong pointed at d02c8c35dd a meatball with 2ceecce613 sparkling eyes.8d7cf83e6ca261bc

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“How is this?”6c966e1adea85b90

“It’s good. Thanks.”70e36377257679c7

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“Is that all you 8a5e60f163 have to say after 5a51d10493 I brought it all 2a6a02e8bc this way? Tell me more.”14b92874f33dac0b

“…….”120e32557f7fe593

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Even if 7ad132f87e she was 35c77df8bc asked to a6b6b0da2b elaborate, what 22cf31679a taste could 296fa38061 she possibly 15f8010aad discern? If it 71cde9da00 filled her a74db1254b stomach, it 145f511e80 was food, 7c8607aec1 that was 6477f7f65e all.7895d58d6859f359

However, unable to 647b61e72c withstand Segyeong’s bright-eyed e82b001250 gaze, Heeul forced a6f0943dbf herself to come 28acba6648 up with a 9560ed47c9 description.a811f36a63f564dc

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“It’s juicy 18c461b407 even though d0821f4269 it’s not 88ce401e22 heated. It’s not burnt, ed3e0a6235 the egg wash 538c8ec6b6 is perfect, and d5700d0606 there’s no floury 03400adb5a taste. It’s really delicious.”b4bd5fa67b44e54a

“That’s a relief.”bfc956d7e1519ce6

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“Why?”597bd429c5ced0ff

“I made them 79d86e1dcd for this Lunar d45b8237d5 New Year.”4a5d4eb23b8f6b01

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“Oh…”d4e03c7ca1f9d045

Heeul let out 0a5315232e a low exclamation 106867a14b of admiration.99ee5243c9396a65

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“I burnt 71218078e6 them really a9475a264b badly at 580c510c14 first. But then I made 3aad8c22c3 them with my parents, 4609bd7e54 and they turned out c7c36c7e58 well.”cefe4bbe5b057fe4

The moment 56b523e15d Segyeong laughed a23f56bd33 aloud, Heeul’s c6c3c2e718 chewing slowed a1518eb5e4 down a 78385a270b little.6e532a813fa1b97a

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Segyeong was an 3a80552d1b only child, born e0b8c09884 and raised with 7b2df84587 a silver spoon 94449bc751 in her mouth d60a1d6d67 in a middle-class 6b3e06b8da family. Their family backgrounds were 7ce408466a drastically different, and Heeul bf47db03ec never revealed her unfortunate 2d0cd27631 circumstances or poverty, so 8f86926e2f it was always a 1f54e7ad92 little difficult to manage 4488b430a7 her expressions when the 35e8ed9378 innocent Segyeong talked about 1e9c58b866 her family.7890cce379dbc2ac

But Heeul simply 5208091634 nodded calmly and 1441a96793 said, “That’s good.”2e0a2b0df4e52073

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With her ex-boyfriend, Kang Kwonil, now entangled in this mess, Na Segyeong was like the last bastion of normalcy in Heeul’s life.27448be67265e210

Segyeong was irreplaceable. It wasn’t what she wanted, but that’s how it had become. That fact suppressed her long-standing feelings of inferiority. She was well aware of her own twisted emotions, and Segyeong’s boisterous chatter helped push the recent events with Kwonil to the back of her mind.95c6720b44ca15c6

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Then—2868898cddd87dbf

“Oh, right.”e5f88a1f845fbfb0

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Segyeong suddenly pointed outside 6cb797cd12 as if she had 560fe784d6 just remembered something. Heeul followed her d3d910e9f8 gaze…971d2f9bc72b048a

“That senior was looking 2f40dd86f4 for you.”b62da6e380d534b4

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A sturdy 314ebb4ed7 silhouette waved 957330ca3f from afar.da8f4d7476ea956a

Heeul, who had been f1dd8b6068 moving her chopsticks, froze.db39ec5c583d9eb2

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Kwonil also attended Daehan University and was older than her, but his enrollment year was later than hers, so he wasn’t someone she’d call “senior.” So, that person wasn’t Kwonil.cfe22f235dc868d3

But it 192d0141b8 was just 4a463d4873 as awkward 95de9a44dd and uncomfortable, 08c536fca3 so Heeul 186d3e69af wiped her 00262e6fd1 mouth as 6c865fbb97 slowly as cc9e017e77 possible. The “senior,” who approached db6b6564c5 while greeting several people 294c524a16 around him, finally reached 7bcf5b89f3 her. Heeul bowed 8575dff1b7 her head.d54b21be2b5b665f

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“…Hello, senior.”20f7bceb981af679

The senior 77644bfc21 smiled amiably.cf9251ea635d093b

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Unlike Kwonil, whose bright c101d77234 eyes gave him the 3fb1c15425 impression of a nocturnal 8100a5c2a8 animal, this senior had 87712f6ac1 a healthy appearance. He was, in fact, 517cef20b8 a student in the ae1b0d6d06 Department of Physical Education cafb05eb58 at Daehan University.ace0141266022a93

However, it d414495b04 was all 53e210d6c8 just a 2545223131 facade.9dfc22a5ff82c86b

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“Yes. It’s been a while, junior. Why haven’t you been answering my calls?”3e9d6a83f59be8e9

“I went home for 7fd5e2b982 a bit.”a5bdc021b7df1f0b

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“Is that so?”1cbbad0dd5647449

The senior smiled genially 92d3cfb86b and looked around.7505ea391385cd20

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“Do you 0c3302396a have a 4c064a2d79 moment? Just five minutes.”60d5bf8e08d8eaef

Refusing would arouse suspicion. Heeul calmly 9c221f1d5f nodded and ad5a23b31e stood up.93717042387b0892

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After parting ec9265479b ways with b9e304c0bf Segyeong, she 46b18033ac followed the c70aa21252 senior out cbf6bad106 of the 0889e99232 cafeteria and 7f5a8070ee between buildings. They stopped halfway ba10a66600 down an alley, 69da0d4eec where the sunlight 172f91bc67 was partially blocked. The senior rubbed the 41449495d6 back of his neck. He turned to Heeul 6a70852b53 and wet his lips 7b6117edcd with his tongue.f6f3c7a0c683322c

“Hey, Heeul. I really didn’t e662bc711a want to say 83f66c8cfe this to you…”f47dd5a19846809d

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“It’s okay, 6a99c6829f go ahead.”f439ef65c14bcf17

“Why haven’t 3f59dc3d75 you been 915b56aeb1 coming to cf50fb2265 worship lately?”0cbb148539c752fc

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Heeul’s smile deepened d6a0eae094 almost imperceptibly.f5ebbc015b693de1

Ah, right. This wouldn’t be complete without this. Heeul, harboring a secret sneer, gave an ambiguous smile and lowered her eyebrows.cde3f2e4129c5494

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“I’m sorry. It’s my fault e772b5853f for not managing 27b76ff669 my schedule well.”56a53cb16c7d9ab9

“No, don’t apologize. If you f255a60b3a have a 6187334b2b reason, please ffc960c525 let me b41e703b79 hear it.”88da085d498a5755

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“…….”68ebe403b1764f1c

Heeul paused, cc616a84c4 and just 77f607aeb5 as the 77a3ca4817 senior was acbd89f08a about to f7bfd10d36 urge her, f240947dd0 she spoke 91b85012e2 softly.2f62c919256e4bed

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“I went to b10e6b69c3 my mother’s house cc5f7d7065 for Lunar New f932d64490 Year.”9caea99873c2abc5

“…What?”20b5989af76b6daa

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The surprised senior ca71764540 gasped.25a281ceda7fa5e9

“Why did you go back to that pathetic person’s house again? It drives me crazy. Didn’t you say anything to her?”0aeac5fccf66e371

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“Not really.”60b7dd432aac4a34

“Well, that’s good…”14c53a242d6cb1f0

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The senior scratched his 4dbda62724 head and glanced at e1ca9599ca Heeul, whose eyes were 6757ac3cab slightly reddened. He sighed.bc67fe35c879fd58

“Your father has been b7dd236b20 saying he misses you 4c1dd463a6 at worship.”6bddd499eb3ba3ce

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“Really?”e85d3285b6bf29d3

“Yes.”08f6cba937b22c38

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The senior nodded.a73189b4f46ff131

“Your father, cd6bd74174 he’s so 9ffd160849 devoted to 58e0a6a6ea our Pastor.”0ecfd7abc6864acf

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“…….”c5ef06fbb058cf62

“My father is even 0c7d75656e thinking of recommending him d75263dfc3 for the position of 9705266a05 Educational Director.”47cee44450f641e8

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Listening to the senior’s 9d1017c9ff lament, Heeul swallowed a ee729a2835 cynical laugh and her 16ac939ffe sanpaku eyes flashed.1f54de8f7a2eab4e

…Seriously, that damn dd6de73cdf cult and their 7cf3b9e68d bullshit.2c59c2ab826c5afc

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