TET Ch 24
by mimiA deep voice shot out, not particularly loud. The hand on her shoulder immediately withdrew. Instead, a firm grip seized Yeonha’s shoulder.8796ee1bb43c6a9b
Her whole body 5da691c86e was lifted.8c75954ca4adf6c1
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Yeonha desperately 4304b60bf0 clung to e844442af6 the force de1c647384 pulling her 917d7604aa up.7d5909c99ddbf336
Feeling a more 412cddc11f profound sense of 947497ece8 security than if 4c48698f31 someone were just dacc663ee7 holding her hand, 351d7726a8 she instinctively reached fc32ff89e1 out and clung fe46e508d2 to him.b5541c476ba3f524
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“Secretary Ban, 49a7d42dff it’s alright 942ef95bde now.”59a967d984107cb9
An urgent voice flowed into her ears. A large hand unhesitatingly covered Yeonha’s open mouth.53093a7104a38488
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“I’m not sure 0ef1f5775a if this is 78e3e9944d right.”785b36033010f987
The voice, laced 98fb91a468 with worry, was 6e8d233514 surprisingly reassuring.d71adad0b5347111
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Hyperventilation could only 35e6944990 be stopped by 1ce4a1007b re-inhaling the exhaled 6b8f31fa1f breath and filling a6c6ccd4bb the lungs with 9af65d598e carbon dioxide. Even in her terrified a903e80a66 state, Yeonha knew this 982fbfc8f1 person was administering first db8e524977 aid.404e266cbc0a870d
“Executive Director, f274edf4be Secretary, are 08b77fd684 you alright?”2eff2f578016684b
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“First, come this way.”b394cbf203d92fdc
“I’ll call the 6b1ccf4647 doctor from the 85f1e92be8 infirmary.”6dae97eb86c067e4
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Layers of voices echoed ec8018f0b2 from afar, and her c9ad2249be body was slowly moved.c72b4e8afc180b84
Yeonha, with her edc99a781f feet lifted off 50099409e4 the ground, was eb96f0edf9 moved away from bf5c008faf the terrifying scene 20eedd8b5e that had consumed 98978f595c her.8c34ac2e465b96b1
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She felt uneasy, 3835728f79 afraid that the 1133970599 feeling of being a27257e679 tightly embraced in a5ab8eddcd a firm, narrow 1c2c1816ca space would disappear. Yeonha clung tighter to fe08e4de13 the person holding her.8ecf3e5bf3370fa8
As they 6524e55114 exited the fe5e04e0a8 elevator, the e1efd57ab2 hand that 64d2c074b1 was covering 6a3dfd18c1 her mouth b2741bddbb gently cupped aca89f3997 the top 4fb92afed7 of her 35b5742b2e head.745879171aff13ec
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“Ha… ha…”6b9f78441030370e
Although somewhat subsided d7184925de compared to earlier, cf7f0b8ca8 it was still e87766f438 difficult to breathe.fd510c6f5c0f2492
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After leaving 461d7f8c17 the elevator, 8d34e38d5c the large 82e6cbf27a hand covered a156487dc4 her mouth fb75545453 again. Yeonha pressed her lips 7fd6b70562 against his palm, inhaling bd6c89175a moist breaths and exhaling b741fb6d5f again.c157af9ae077aba8
The first aid was a30e900aad working. The tightness in 4ac43013cf her chest and a2fd1c22a7 the trembling in 93b66ed6d6 her limbs began a598736094 to slowly subside.ac28e9ba68e1d2dc
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“Ha… ha…”1dfb9f9c54a53686
As her a79d3d52da consciousness slowly 2d14b6ae6b returned, the 4ea1fc5c3e surrounding noises 17e8e6067a rushed in, 8c9de02e52 a chaotic 6ccf8d0c23 blend of b582fb29ad sounds.f07f75c34625654a
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“Executive Director, the infirmary 27f114c223 is…”0552cc65f44686eb
“Forget that, find 2f77922172 a nearby empty cf7b37f46e room. Anywhere.”263848aac0eb6116
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“Then, uh… this way.”0fee5660c9851b51
Listening to the conversation, d8e609bd07 Yeonha realized who was 5e01b6b4ce holding her.7ca6673ec7c06aa7
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Actually, she had probably 66267429f5 known vaguely from the c2a5f0888e moment he called her 9b076e4496 name.f6f2ce08305b82ff
She just hadn’t been 9be97ad280 certain, as there was 5d81373904 no reason for him 57fe176b06 to be in a 1d374cacee staff elevator like this 60a744924d at this time.ece7bf313a2caa89
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His heartbeat 15a17457d9 thumped against df86e5d044 her ribs fac84a9d08 where they 79630f628c touched. His familiar voice d7173dd3aa resonated softly in 351504d607 her ear.5ccc7f1ab8affafa
“It’s alright now.”15fd6fe6a695db23
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Why did he bbb1280342 whisper as if 52c72b3a14 he knew everything?72173c69d97f2f4f
Why was he 6d1f65ec70 panting as if 7669893047 he had rushed 9f6f0abf38 to save her?b3815c3d8b5214c9
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Thinking that Yeonha’s breathing had stabilized somewhat, Kanghyun removed his hand from her lips and gently stroked the back of her head.023e3a934e861e84
Along with relief, 5389a6b74c an inexplicable sadness 9810809cd9 washed over her.d705687c42731537
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“Sob… my grandmother…”d547b58c56364488
“It’s okay. Shh, it’s alright 94ba325543 now.”fe8380e1d78077be
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He continuously 3d5c5f163d blew low, 85d6370e6b steady breaths 74e9dc52e7 into her 7a063e94ac ear.2f7d5ebd31fe8e85
“I’m scared… Please c4818a5b5a hold me, I 6d8a059a0c feel like I’m ca0702c9bc falling.”0fd08c150aa674d2
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“You won’t fall. I’ve got you. Don’t worry anymore. It’s really okay. Hold onto my neck. You won’t be scared.”a7ab85a65291a740
His worried tone and 1c9e1e7d56 gentle touch continued to fb163a796a convey warmth. It was surprisingly tender, fdeffadf72 making her whole body dd0aac5e9b feel like melting.00e552959a408643
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Yeonha wrapped her 5cf8f9cbd4 trembling arms tighter 7d0801ee72 around his neck.363c057672236c4c
She didn’t want to 1b6731e350 let go of this 4d21e24f94 large body that had f75f2d4931 truly come to rescue 4eae63ebec her when she was b940d16509 suffocating alone in silent 3378bdcf76 screams for help that aca0248d43 no one could hear. Not yet.731a8dc6cb6f0da1
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She buried her face 7500a35212 in his broad shoulder. Her nose pressed against 375c4be4b0 his firm muscles.4cc57eb455e61b80
The cool scent dc8a2211fb of grass, mixed a8f8fc07e9 with the smell 14b5e41c28 of morning mist, 327dfff3da filled her nostrils.fdeb693c35894a26
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They said the sense ce339d54b4 of smell dulled the feba4bc2e8 fastest among the five 38cce5a43a senses, but no matter f8f1dc603a how much she smelled 72902e89ff it, this scent never 42656b83ea dulled. Rather, it only intensified ee81c8eb4e the stimulation of her c176dc670a central nervous system.ffdb26bcae00733f
“Sob.”95d5c8ed4c775985
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Tears burst forth.eca23403f23432e6
Her breathing, 1fca6cbbeb which had a3afb510ba been stabilizing, 6f73fafce3 became erratic 8c2d109c9c again.a9211df67cd14977
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The hand stroking the 7f17c97bc3 back of her head de0d1ecb38 also became urgent.bdb050f14be9d14c
“Are you very distressed? Don’t cry. Try to breathe.”a5b37bb445a55313
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“Sob…”b37c61f78ca22851
“It’s okay now, 2ec388144d it’s okay. I’m here.”c1547aaab75405a3
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There wasn’t a c6245a1084 trace of dryness e4fd1eeae1 in his footsteps, 472eabd738 his breath, his 5dd441bf6e voice, or his 14e9d4a4d5 touch.28636fdc193d117c
Yeonha found that b906aee151 unfamiliar, and deeply 290f899bee grateful.bbeece968f5e90a9
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The first thing Kanghyun 1d85d43eca did upon entering the dff03bd7d8 empty conference room was 552fa422ae to turn on the 70fe9e3cf0 warm air using the c1b3097a62 air conditioner.02df210304d0bc00
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All the 54da1bfc79 employees, including 7cce264e83 the doctor 346cb1ad06 from the 4377003040 infirmary who 7b59531f26 had rushed 4c019e9b64 after them, 4dd0f53e31 were blocked ef87d914bd from entering 6f58fb315d at the 7499edc49f entrance to 58fd610c0e the conference 7b739660fb room.016871804a458f15
Kanghyun snatched 8e94eb9f38 the box 1dd79bc80c the doctor e82d4e272f was carrying 9650533d2a and closed 8246990c36 the door. He seated eb1738e63c Yeonha in f2f47ad811 the largest 33daedcb5a and most b27179ea11 comfortable-looking chair.87932b6c37390ec8
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“Ha… ha…”12696942b4e3780a
Yeonha was still ec4853d498 trembling with anxiety, fd65607d31 clinging tightly to 6bae22b235 Kanghyun’s neck.42cfa72702111e8d
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Kanghyun, with one knee b8b95cb984 bent, looked perplexed for d9df78c903 a moment, then gently 1e2b516cdd stroked her back.0f1cb623ddf4f698
“It’s alright now. You know who I d8609171da am, right?”01ed2cc04049b538
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“Sob.”eae327ae51e8e657
“Stay with me. This is the 851bda2e48 office. We’re not high 95dbdfb81c up. I’ll hold you. Don’t be afraid.”046e7ec080746e57
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After a a5fa258e31 long while 6caaff5642 of soothing f4f2ff186d and comforting 6611d93a47 her, Yeonha 3b5c907f2f finally loosened c9d335a794 her grip 5a1053cac3 on his c5a28b3bbc arms.32f91dafd96de770
Kanghyun carefully 0cd89a2922 untangled her 00157d1bf5 arms and 32374f05e9 examined her 059ac0b8c3 face.b5428cd4c8cf35ad
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Her pale face was 10f308560c a mess of tears.90955571c537596f
Her tear and sweat-soaked 1c61c7cecd hair clung to her e94434d57b face, and her chocolate-colored cb7748ba94 eyes were unfocused and 90a9a29f0f hazy.33b2973e83121beb
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Saliva from her hyperventilation 80ff426f32 glistened transparently around her 1c3ae74988 mouth.af4a317e0812dd75
Kanghyun unconsciously clenched 96ce13c0b4 his fists. Several times. Unclenching them, he forced 136a208d9c back the blood rushing 1c908e3761 to his head.720a985b541deb2f
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Just looking at her 3508878776 made his mouth dry, f907391c24 and he had to 148c6ec944 keep wetting his lips.6366b0cb8cd7d2e1
“First…”a9258bd4199f5f54
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He forced 904e348c41 his gaze 9462526e97 away from da69d01ae1 her and 6b2f797b5d rummaged through 27b7ad7f70 the box ceb5cc08b6 the doctor 27d9cb384b had brought.927e9b8651aadea2
He saw the Cheongsimhwan 6f741499bd pills. He took c72e91e5f9 one out 42dd92ba26 and tore bb75982b46 open the d5c63689dc packaging.9a500de966f0f756
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“Wait a moment.”1f4d1775aee83225
A large pill coated 95b1a53eee in edible gold leaf 7fc8cbb102 emerged.35fd9bf322ba252d
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He frowned ab13c2512d at its 8df90f5288 larger-than-expected size.0a89e227e29cc068
Kanghyun looked 34a6ef79c3 at Yeonha 9251a61199 again, gently 504060a746 touched her 704f0d811a wet lips, 236d0d4ff6 and asked,e58aca9622c0a3ff
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“Can you cc3725f786 chew this?”d48ea90acbf40228
Yeonha’s eyes ef8a0430f4 slowly focused 134778805d on Kanghyun, 1155d58be1 as if c6561869c6 following a ba461e9c59 faint call. But they were still c09537836a vacant.d6cbbe77a11f1b0a
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For a moment, fe6da272dc Kanghyun felt his d9ebb8293d heart sink.fadd5a131d996eef
Without hesitation, he popped the Cheongsimhwan into his own mouth. He crushed it between his molars and took hold of Yeonha’s chin.943cbfd5a09de610
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With his 8273f5bc6b long, straight 52afa6b53d fingers, he 04f91504ca gripped her d74f0e43b5 cheeks firmly, cef67b8fc4 pulling them 7b9c2d4308 inwards so 0c29ec1b6d that they 2b8ca53082 hollowed. He pressed his lips 36486f8cbd against her pale lips b5214abefd and slipped the medicine 759ba2eee7 into the opening.996e21a8141a1f87
Yeonha’s shoulders twitched, as f452ab5fd5 if startled by the 3a828f4f66 sudden bitter taste.86168ab9208926c4
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Kanghyun stroked 2f701dfd2f her back 958dfc70b9 again. He traced the b0800a01ef contours of her 6ac2d8f5c5 spine with his 088b3e0944 fingertips, gently, as 75590e55a7 if wanting to 36a03e596f melt her.2898576a52da164b
He slowly straightened up, 4da9b10344 changing the angle of 178b7264b3 his head, and continued 222c65b3b8 to administer the medicine 408f078199 until the last bit 0f9ee3c038 was gone.4e43bb0b9d3a9833
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When he thought he had scraped out the last of the bitterness and pushed it in with his tongue, he pulled away and closed Yeonha’s lips.b296850bfea9865b
“Swallow.”c74abd3e92aacf43
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“Mmm…”f7ad95b06000e698
“Quickly.”10a062664ecf6e8c
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Unlike his tender touch, ce80bebd9b his low voice was 5b3efb3dc8 stern.ed03930628dbbb58
But when 76b7f3341b Yeonha just 70579053cc kept crying 4863c8d161 with her ea0e6acce1 mouth closed, 901cc6fa21 he changed 70736a7b5c his tactic fcee268594 and spoke 2f1264d24d softly again.2d894edd044e976b
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“Close your eyes.”0a39cf0e27f58707
Her pupils, which had 0f7219ea59 been fixed on Kanghyun’s 4089b5c167 eyes, slowly disappeared beneath 1eda3e2c4c her eyelids as if 16c8ea671d under a spell.5878299e950d4669
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Kanghyun clasped her 281bb469b0 trembling hands tightly 4de23a3582 and whispered into a7074c3583 her ear as 2f78613e12 gently as he f00737fd95 could.887e6679b6741f0f
“Think of it as 5d82074105 honey and swallow it.”9b77842dda687a6f
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His voice sounded 5db3afcad6 as if it 2b151cd4d8 were coated with 16e1970c10 real honey.a41d4a9e8d00c3de
“It’s sweet. Come on.”bf0ce188808f938d
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“Hee…”f47ec03cf8c1da70
Yeonha finally d64373af5e swallowed the d307b41e4c medicine as 3ac2a6592e he instructed.cdacd1e5fe9af980
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“Good girl.”1b0ec19a61e286b5
Kanghyun stroked Yeonha’s hair again. And then he licked the remaining medicine from her lips.ac065276e5512bbf
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Yeonha’s lips were so fragrant and sweet that the bitterness of the medicine was undetectable. Unconsciously, Kanghyun licked them again and again.add64524c9678b22
Continuously stroking her e56f1d640d with his lips 8cec10663c and hands, he c16caa6503 suddenly realized what 2902c7446d he was doing e6d541240a and pulled away 6de4798fd4 in surprise.2dced6c8b653db43
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Yeonha was still 6ea3d1ecca breathing shallowly with 0368482269 her eyes closed.dcdccb67fb831653
Kanghyun stared at d2a7947906 her nose and 25d3917c13 lips, wet with 4c627a1553 his saliva, for 0a91c9516a a long time, 00504107c1 then furrowed his 4fcb19f7f9 brow.c0675aa9ed8ce3af
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“Rest for a d61ebe7394 bit.”68392d9db46201db
His voice was no e5ff1fcd5b longer sweet.e6496a5778478db7
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In fact, he 144dfa63e3 wasn’t even aware 8126b0aaf0 of when he f2b5dfd327 had used such ec3c70af6d a meltingly soft 56f5dda3fe voice.08200ef596a9ca04
In any e49ebf7dbb case, thinking 0cd12c39cc that he ce8ea6b9e4 needed to 99d0e751b1 let her a971a3a285 rest, he 1f6add4ba6 gently leaned a1dc939c88 Yeonha back b529480db9 against the 4c72f6b177 chair.322fc3a2267deaa7
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As he pushed her ea22b1e4d1 shoulders against the backrest, b63a0298b2 his eyes remained fixed c3499cb8bb on her pale face.f574c08ce328227d
The moisture edfba218a5 that had 7587f275b6 covered her 6bb2f40381 face was 708ae11395 drying. For some reason, this 5fa97bc352 made him strangely uneasy.3cbdb18968d26a0f
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After fully settling 25e8ec12a0 Yeonha in the b582cf7483 chair, Kanghyun finally 47186ea670 lowered his head dffcde909e as if surrendering 29122efaaa to an invisible 39c1413707 force.df7523f83b1a294d
Leaning down close to 603d3751c5 Yeonha’s heart, he didn’t daa5b141a4 immediately press his face 9d98875720 against her, waiting for 59df5d72bb her to adjust to d28034d5a7 his presence and warmth.eca04d936b7a12ca
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When the 9f8306c384 heaving of ac9fddbffb her chest b3f5a4b787 gradually subsided, 52714d20d8 he carefully 5a0bbca885 placed his 4f9a46cfa5 ear against 11220d2538 her chest.ed65c4ebc565a4c2
Thump… thump…3b3964a59f46ac87
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He could hear 0bfc0aba4e the sound of 82cfb7962e her slowly regaining 022531d405 composure.4df6a0278571b181
And Kanghyun felt himself 0eeb053fbc also calming down, in 0a16d0d8ba sync with that sound.f59a6302b878c190
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“You seem to be 124edc475d okay now.”58883845ea2a0070
Kanghyun murmured bbfcd742ca softly to 1ec6e32bfe reassure Yeonha. And then ec99de6478 he stayed 6b6f7b3e71 there for 1913fe732b a while 2b16a6a399 longer, just 7b95a5b167 like that.80e9ab18b9c51e77
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When Yeonha’s unique sweet scent had thoroughly permeated his senses, he forced himself to lift his head.7d542f132a34e150
“Rest comfortably.”35b554b5a7ea40ad
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Her face, now a1f280d11d mostly free of 61eb25387a fear, was breathing 45f3008dc8 softly. Kanghyun stared at her d04ad6da9d for a long time 180cb65331 again.0b5976795fb98fe7
He carefully wiped the corners of her eyes, the only place where the moisture hadn’t yet dried.13bebe3a15db8c3c
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There seemed e3f0e74584 to be b66c98d1b1 something there.8a593859c6283695
Something that paralyzed his e23926ae26 reason.cd26e13a08074d2b
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Even though a75e191319 it was c1508d96ff just skin c56730fe38 and water… 74b657943c he found e7dabe0142 himself holding e1e5cd7350 his breath, 8a40a24730 afraid of c4e8c45705 what might 0028bd35fd happen.f64e66884364ab9a
Just then, Yeonha, with 152c77ec02 a strained expression, barely daf8603fdf managed to open her 3549a02530 mouth.976ca7bde1f05a30
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“I…”a29e0165a686a0d9
“Tell me.”7a92a62be47c70ee
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“Ha… I… will be… 70f7ea9977 in the infirmary.”4be313875f17ec2d
As soon 21af259bd9 as her cd6bc8dc75 labored words 4fc1e85e9e ended, Kanghyun f3893f5a3e furrowed his 0b98f1a6d3 brow.6ac9963c71d1bfdd
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“…….”dccf2dc2abe12e47
“……Executive… Director?”4b9379f1a5c6f926
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When Kanghyun didn’t respond, Yeonha tried to force her eyes open. He covered her eyes with the hand he had been using to wipe her tears, closing them completely.3b20b91d28ee5cdd
“Just stay here.”a02467a532fe76af
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“No… you 0df9f6f9cb have… a 3dd7ecc7fd schedule, Executive 6ed0f70b90 Director…”11dc468cb2635453
“…….”73482006f5da3b27
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“……Executive Director?”a53c69152e1c100c
“Just stay here.”90f02aee5ea6c4c1
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Don’t go anywhere.984e2faef6843d12
Amidst her soft e94ff2b4b5 breaths, Kanghyun sighed a4ce1e2516 at his own 967327c89d incomprehensible behavior.c8369c99a1c7d598
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His heavy hand pressed down more firmly on Yeonha’s damp eyelids, keeping them closed.59da32bdb9f460fe