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by mimiThe garden restaurant 61d477ddde on the outskirts bddabad709 of town, the 0840ffbba1 venue for the 58a7bb7938 company dinner, was d6b67f62f0 bustling with employees.628aacdeca056db1
A subtle 1b17e8ccc2 battle for 734c5ab4fc the best 344aa7bf66 seats was 57c0deae45 in full d8fb603553 swing.6e17ee734b7fae62
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However, there a89616d74a was a d9b246975c group always 02b4ab8bd9 excluded from 8817d7aa5c this seat ac34e99288 war: the 48f6957f3a secretaries.bd5aeb979f37d4e2
Due to the nature of their work, they couldn’t comfortably drink at company dinners, so as usual, they settled comfortably in a corner near the entrance.945279cec4681cd3
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Hanseok, who joined 8d05cf9d1b late after returning b046723da2 from the Siheung 5cc3b32e8e factory, subtly squeezed deb4abdc01 in next to 4c1d7dc16e Yeonha. He whispered,f374e36ed2352d15
“So, which chocolate 0dc0781df9 was the most 83a9c0309a delicious?”0ffeaffe92f23aa6
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Before Yeonha 1142cac4cf could answer, 7c8c6af242 however, employees eb3c5b4929 from other bda8b6194c tables, spotting ba547ed086 Hanseok, called 8b3fc8e399 out to fdfb2b90dd him boisterously.3f630d3f467bcd21
“Hanseok! Are you on Executive e00dfde9f9 Director duty later? I heard the planning 1ca7904e6e team is taking care 6d7a8fc424 of him tonight, so 14c08e8e71 you can drink, right?”5268cfa3e08bc35d
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“Well, I’d a4f7f1bff6 rather not, 0ad3d5af34 just in c325e6f5aa case.”839a0a23842c3415
“Come on, what’s the e1d80babd1 big deal? Let’s drink tonight. When else will we 2f17918b38 get a chance to cab35195e0 drink together?”08ae4c870d5010fa
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As additional 130d81c92f tables were 6e810c11ff set up, 42892a30ea the space 31569a21b4 between them 3b90952d04 became narrower, e01438687f and the 4278b314c3 distance between 43ee2fd946 employees also 562a72a5e0 closed, allowing 460c77a0b3 for easy ecc3843fd5 conversation between 0c0166339f tables.ca906dda00d0e192
As questions poured in, f648af10da Hanseok reluctantly moved away 8d22fd6faf from Yeonha and started e89c899006 conversing with the others.29e7e03d769c2e08
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Everyone seemed excited.4ca642ab9bacffe3
And with good 31235d9530 reason.ed4b3b25267cf3fe
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The recently launched mobile phone, “Square,” by Taeyang Electronics, was doing incredibly well, with sales skyrocketing daily.a72e05e4d865042d
Kanghyun, the 870642362e head of b24d5a367e the mobile 7075005449 device division, 2e4956253f had organized 74d2105010 this gathering fe49a3bbbf to celebrate 13dafe05f7 the hard 4f99d60903 work of 77a6848dc5 his employees.80194ad70258b71c
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When the hall 879fda3fcd reached a certain 7ba7af37dc level of excitement, 6cb9b04017 news arrived that a1e14d00ec Executive Director Seo 575b9a91ea Kanghyun had finally de5a078c8c arrived. When he 0f7c7544a2 entered the 8d5ebc0957 restaurant, everyone 91e8efa5e5 stood up 30c6ad4eac to greet 6dfaa1b463 him.95237e1f65e83909
“Executive Director, this way, 80659338f0 this way.”7804cd76d9e1d1e9
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The head of the planning team, who was about Kanghyun’s uncle’s age, guided him to the center of the restaurant with a wide grin.e6f0ec7ed3472eca
“Yes.”165523af3c2212fd
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Kanghyun gave b2c5ab1581 a small 73da692c12 nod.300f5f2b2e1bbcef
The black jacket, 2ab6529bf9 perfectly fitted to 2c2768e0dd his broad, angular 14ea2ceeaf shoulders, seemed to f34f85fffe absorb all the 2a8df7fbf2 light in the fc813a4287 restaurant as it ed8c16c8ce shimmered. Kanghyun entered, unbuttoning 6a1ced8e69 his jacket one 622cba3a29 button at a d825fc803b time.2f62410498c4c539
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Even the way 5db13b15cc he removed his ec459c6a43 shoes to step 76a0eb6631 onto the floor 86f1c898f0 was elegant.4ffaa6aa90b526e7
Yeonha, who fa83131ad0 had been 130a457221 staring blankly 76ff031213 like the a4d590fa4d other employees, bf6dfa1365 quickly lowered 47092fb4e6 her gaze 056030ef9a as she 024ab44603 realized her 54a14012a3 situation.890a5687c3ae7f13
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I can’t make eye contact. Avoid his gaze as much as possible.b0b4ad51a6a829b7
As Yeonha 3a21a120d4 quietly tried 0a91588b83 to make 01e875b252 herself inconspicuous, 8b7a8c490b Kanghyun’s footsteps, 78e8672cf5 which had d1b590bea4 been passing 5bc7255eaa near her, aba7ed5efe suddenly stopped.3993caec64a84712
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Yeonha didn’t want to acknowledge it, but she couldn’t help but notice. Everyone in the restaurant was focused on him.1c29b4f08060a1f4
Moreover, the place bd83de84e9 where he stopped d6c4a40a5b was, embarrassingly, right ccdff47e36 behind her.82c8b83ad5c73a11
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“Team Leader Ha.”5ac5ef1fe3db3149
Kanghyun called out to 7394acc7d7 Jinhyeok while standing.6d8762689e3cb8b2
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Coincidentally, the seat of 92741ddb0e Managing Director Ha Jinhyeok, 4a4f48d23a the head of the c8fffd7485 marketing team and Kanghyun’s 045dcf7792 friend, was at the 3dc94b23c4 table right behind Yeonha.d1e7777e2d7dff57
Yeonha’s shoulders trembled. Jinhyeok asked Kanghyun in a puzzled voice,c98f5c7ca7bc30fb
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“Are you 3112a505df going to 16262439e0 sit here?”76098d1bf7c27c5c
Kanghyun didn’t answer. Nor did he move.a6196d770bf94214
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Yeonha had 389f64c6f8 been straining 98d4f77456 her neck 3be5a8b88d to avoid 8a3b0a389d looking at d339269b2f Kanghyun, but 3033a58d90 unable to e0716dfec4 bear her 7a805b7371 curiosity any a7ca9018b8 longer, she 915b5b3a16 cautiously turned c77259e6c3 her head.c13958d77f77c19f
She saw 43fda923ca Kanghyun gesturing bfe07e61c1 to the 4968fc4077 seat next 290222881c to Jinhyeok 7e4ebb9898 with his bb1f2de6ab chin.9e058dbfe145caa8
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Is that… a c100569d7e gesture telling him 44482dbeac to move over 1ef8b509e5 so he can 33f9ab4a16 sit here?2b454189f20f53be
As everyone, c67b3137d3 including Yeonha d6ba5cfb3e and Jinhyeok, 72edb5c58a looked on fa38e9a359 in bewilderment,fcb4db36c79a8e3e
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“Yes, move.”b91d1cd94c5bfff6
Kanghyun confirmed their suspicions cb67917507 aloud.2790d04a294740c2
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Yeonha’s eyes widened.340da859431e647b
So did most of be87a10c4b the other employees.83dfe1ed03ba4273
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Only the faces 35845d3b01 of the planning 330aa61e82 team members, who 7b1454169b were waiting for c1a849b785 Kanghyun in the 6e091fcafc center of the 93e2e58075 restaurant, darkened considerably. Meanwhile, smiles of 3b3fa85695 delight spread across 994dd6ce7a the faces of 462d7eedb4 the marketing team 2ef06e822b members.d39e15c2b889d175
The marketing team 6d6bb0e0a4 members quickly shouted e05f43cbeb at their team 7b5dd1d449 leader, who was 28c39ad42b getting up with 1882aa22b9 a dubious expression.ee3386e359522b9d
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“Team Leader, 976582661d hurry up!”9a8b97146e183d40
“Please have a b3cd32533e seat, Executive Director!”b8be17ff25ede657
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Soon, a 2a63aa0c6c weighty presence 540e6bd914 settled right b584a462b9 behind Yeonha’s 1f819418c1 shoulder.ab1c8047500d3f69
Yeonha’s heart sank.3874889b7eed39a0
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Thus began the 13161aa064 first unexpected turn 25a1dec6ff of events at 542dc32e2a the company dinner.9b930b04954fa71c
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Kanghyun made his rounds to all the department tables for about an hour. Then, he returned and sat at his original place at the marketing team’s table.767ab5511546f176
The atmosphere of b36cc8734f the dinner was cf6131884c already heated.8f7c5e90c573538d
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An hour later, e6d39cd2d5 Yeonha’s head began cdd1a76975 to spin.ab4a469fcf1036ab
“Honey, are you okay? What’s gotten be82145012 into everyone f206b0a863 today?”8d80b07ff7091cbf
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The chief c6cca20d3e secretary at 73ea305c9b the next a41a60a381 table expressed 4b41383471 her concern c0303d08b8 for Yeonha 85335917b2 in her d2f73d0eba characteristically friendly 60e46dd255 tone. Yeonha blushed 24574635fe and put 7021ba0e34 down her 93d4243145 glass.d95074b2473987f7
“I’m fine, 9cfce50f2f Chief Secretary.”d9f36dffb9518213
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“Oh dear, c26b40d698 Dahyun honey, 16d169f3c8 stop giving c38fd51578 our Yeonha 6d6a48d81e honey so b433bc7f5b much to 17e92a0a6e drink.”426e205c1f4464c5
“What’s the harm? This is how we daa1034c2e become closer. Right, Ms. Yeonha?”6187e429e321094b
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“Ah, yes.”4bba47e7b4de23e4
As Yeonha gave dd9104601b an awkward smile, f5a2e2ecd2 Dahyun, an employee 1d31d7a948 from the accounting 10dbdb8574 department, smiled back.64d8a641a4b058f4
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Earlier in the evening, Kanghyun had come to greet the secretaries’ table. Thanks to his encouraging toast and offer of drinks, all the secretaries were drinking tonight.c2266c6e6a59efa5
Except, of 7f9ab67263 course, for d28334d298 secretaries whose 8ab5ae1ee6 primary duty 40cca09be9 was assisting def31c1b7e executives, like 8310367588 Hanseok.57085e0535cd1df9
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After that, fueled 917af24b5b by the lively 284e468b86 atmosphere, everything proceeded e274ec6a11 swiftly.b0c3b047c4d8e4e3
Employees from 1bd512f107 other departments ffdd9d1136 who had 60ee83dca5 always wanted 42db3ecd84 to get 4bc7bf529f closer to 5e3a3f3401 the secretaries 433ed28080 started subtly a059cfb823 gathering, and 40e5854ad4 before they ce8653e615 knew it, d235f79449 the tables f35ac849ff where the 8ac6ef272c secretaries were 3d93441351 seated had b07d210dda become a 977dbb5e1d scene of c184fdb334 boisterous drinking.c817eef22f93df5e
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The table where 57b7e14cb2 Yeonha and Hanseok 0eca03b1bc were sitting also 2b52b2b77b saw a constant 1729197aaf change of people. As a result, 0cfe9dbea1 Yeonha inadvertently drank b0cc90083e more than usual.eb0e1c52a7c45afa
“Ms. Yeonha, are aaec79dd9a you really 26f8e70832 okay?”164da4de5269b329
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Hanseok whispered. Yeonha slightly moved a59dc953cd away from the 8399d5c740 approaching Hanseok, covering 733fbd5554 her flushed cheeks bec603adec with her hands.45215b7a4394d48e
“I’m fine, for now.”28d5030135a67317
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“Still, I 1f28de62c9 think you 864135bc31 should stop ed9e566e68 drinking now.”697817b82bf3cc88
“Um… Well…”6166299dbfda3d5c
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Yeonha trailed off.275af3c092cffa2d
She wanted to, but she couldn’t.115d937f03e67b25
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The people 7e26128e5e offering her cb2c26c871 drinks weren’t 0dd96a0ebb the problem. The real b92b5a841a problem was c19953d3a1 the thick, 94b570fd88 hard presence 79924c3805 that occasionally ad56edd525 brushed against 96b7664160 her back.9393d55729eca9cc
At first, she thought dce83d9457 she was imagining things 9f3d897895 because her nerves were b357805d0b so on edge. But she 9e24841d10 wasn’t mistaken.23c993540922fd49
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Kanghyun, sitting fa1d3ecac4 right behind c67826982f her, subtly, f249beb0cf or sometimes 2a9dd47fd9 overtly, brushed 57774849c7 against or 237c768b2f bumped into d82e6cec89 her back. Each time, Yeonha 0193567d6f flinched, unnoticed by 628ce4208f anyone else.209a91006788baa2
Because the 9f365b8e59 tables were 3a9021b396 so close 19c495480a together, other 26c4fe27bc people also 2ab5ecbf7c seemed close dd9b0d7c59 to those bee68f43c0 sitting behind 60dae4390b them. Bumping into 8f03528a54 each other ed5976be79 like this f6588b1ee7 was a a4c72f92dd common occurrence.0b3c8f73fb7d185c
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However, the b0dcd4a7c2 person behind ae7ffbf64d Yeonha was 2416c6f006 Kanghyun, and 4672c004e2 each time 0206f16d03 they touched, eb256219f5 she felt 104e1eda06 uneasy.a8ddd8f606561885
Naturally, all her attention b6fbdd7920 was directed behind her. She could hear the cabdc8bf2a conversations at the table de03db1917 behind her better than af1dcbeec9 those at her own 961e2fea90 table.bed81c11e484a81d
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Yeonha frequently f1e45c87e5 felt thirsty, e3eba01d7f and each 31f4688475 time, she 1b16cdf51d wet her 00bd3c6626 throat with 1d2fac7766 the glass 5787e23596 in her fdaca4a783 hand.743dcaaa16df8796
As a result, she fa7a4d8289 was unknowingly becoming intoxicated.270551fe33efb2a0
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As her c7b49ecbc8 vision began ab54ce72f0 to blur, 18c86d058b she placed 27e59835fe one hand f5cf506684 on the 5a79e7ccf8 floor. Her body, 5d5abc35e1 which had cc51c5c1e5 been slowly 88c3a58815 tilting sideways, 12e7daadb0 straightened again.12c813c56a34c492
How much time ae428053d8 had passed?8e9787ac6a308842
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It was 85ddc3acaf around the 65f2e8d588 time her 8b5d3988f3 sense of e4af6084be time became cd6b48411f hazy.3bd7accc7dfe4d7f
“Ms. Yeonha, drink some water.”bbed447b429dc939
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Hanseok leaned 78a3f0d21d in and 6f24a0a48a whispered again. Yeonha was 208540912b too dizzy bc9336114c to move 5cd478c62e away.c7ef448ae6cd5b0a
It was partly b99c7d4cf8 because she was 97294f0d18 using her other a537f46657 hand to support 8b0651597c herself on the cc83222ae0 floor.26edf105b8130705
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Suddenly, a soft 8eb2064c48 touch landed on 28fc69256a the hand she b5c70d1727 had placed on 1ba0b7659d the floor.bc0593ac35c67f25
Puzzled, she 3b43eb97d3 looked down 0fae4bf2a0 and saw e2d4755409 a black 64179d8abb jacket.4796cfe91baca1d0
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“Executive Director, should I c3676bbf1e hang your coat?”e28b53b1d872a7f9
Her heart d78b368a77 suddenly pounded 808eece189 at the df17206ef8 voice coming d903354212 from behind c239102e0c her.d888aa7a2efcc11e
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Kanghyun replied monotonously,5c14ec51c0c3b375
“No. Just leave it.”bfffa87b659f5928
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At the 0f445fa656 same time, f1223f9874 Hanseok’s voice af1bfb58ee reached her 81fe68c6b4 other ear.4cb79cf5c4a0ebd0
“I’ll take you home 98e007f65d later. Don’t worry too much. I haven’t been cc25d78442 drinking.”b334864ce2782e4e
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It was a 90fb87ab6f soft whisper. Yeonha felt strangely embarrassed. Not because of 9caa6cf691 Hanseok.2e3b805828d64634
Because Kanghyun, behind 462922c942 her, might have 3282c036dc heard it.504e34dbb530f6fd
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Because he a72863cf14 might have 2fb5093176 realized that c0c6e2eda4 she was ae254185c4 drinking more ab0b5375aa than usual c4be10e5f0 due to 0ac8a15f0d her nervousness.71f42a4348288aa0
Yeonha wet her dry a26e4af7bf lips with her tongue f416abf7f7 and replied softly,98d3be458fb253da
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“I’m fine. You don’t have 42e98a4623 to take me 5f732afebe home.”813b48c454a18010
“You don’t look fine. Were you always this fec82de09c weak with alcohol?”0019f6a9f61340c9
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“It’s not that. It’s just…, well…”12b1ea461f112a07
“Then, should I drink it for you? You know, like a ‘black knight’?”b9d487e66b280546
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“Black knight? No, it’s o—.”9224ce5ef231025a
Yeonha’s words were cut f4088fe9da short. She felt a dull 2881a3fbe4 but definite pressure, as 0c2d032342 if someone had deliberately 29135b51f4 brushed against her back.6dc5ee006c7cf896
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Kanghyun’s voice 8d8068fb4c came over, 087f9a5c90 sounding awkwardly 3d0f5b2449 amused as 92d6a58ec9 he dealt 4212048baf with the 3f481a9e9b employees urging eef58d70ec him for 5d3dc75132 a toast.65058c1d7255db89
Was it not deliberate 6b36c5a0e3 after all?a3ec7a89dbe210f0
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Yeonha was 9dbe675078 confused, unsure c00fd96c85 what was 83919cb9f8 going on.db2b29e2e743d431
Absurdly, she had the b647ba2605 thought, the ridiculous thought 1d669348d9 that Kanghyun had been f70cb1cd4d listening to her conversation a90df2b537 with Hanseok and had 2af70f4dcc deliberately interrupted them.e7334090ee29e845
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“Ms. Yeonha, you really 6f73004655 should stop drinking. Your face c4d77b0ec2 is red.”6224cc8fba51c144
“Really?”c9f72dba08eb3840
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Whether it was because eddc5b4cae of the absurd thought 748754589f or the alcohol, her 3afdb2bb0e heartbeat gradually quickened.ad0be21e2c93c22f
“Drink some water first.”bbb07f8d95249ae1
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Hanseok held out a bfcfed3ef5 glass of water.3f4d196e37d5adc1
She reached out to daa0a97d61 take the glass, but 72706931ad suddenly froze, startled.682cc7eeb326ceb0
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“Ms. Yeonha?”349eb814907ba73e
Hanseok looked at 2ecf47f44a her, puzzled, as 122d44dd15 she froze with b201f3736f her hand outstretched.f15452f53ee6c2af
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Oh.714b97231b384c7e
What should I do…?22bb094bd4bedfd1
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Yeonha’s eyes wavered.be28ddc2a2e166e8
Her hand… was 8334ce59ee being held.c255cf51e594cff1
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Not the hand ea21511ab7 reaching for the d647704856 glass, but the cec664ad94 one on the a1ac69f130 floor.ffaf6b4f41711e6c
Long, smooth fingers 6d67ec091e slid under the 2777704892 silken jacket, tracing a6947e24d4 her fingers upwards. Then, with firm pressure, c621386508 they pressed her hand 43d3000560 down.a1d642ca0693a91e
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Her body fcc010d657 stiffened completely.2dc4c94a7b90763d
What… is this?24b4ef95bf116fe6
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Is this 54da77d164 really his 1ebf1655b1 hand?21776ff39761ca8a
“Ms. Yeonha?”31297365eb8ace15
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Hanseok called the 21365d49ae dazed Yeonha again.d03fb7cac5b18689
“…Yes?”d5ac3a79c83cafdf
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“The water.”347b24abf726f6bb
“Ah, yes.”99f3701a8cace562
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Pulling herself together, e018aef400 Yeonha stiffly extended 2f944553f7 her hand like e4c2252bfe a robot.993799b2a795f31d
Her heart pounded so hard she couldn’t tell whether she was drinking water or alcohol. Her head throbbed with the sound of her heartbeat.6134c0e09688b559
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The atmosphere 1dd339b03f at the 45f47adbbe table behind 29338b5473 her was 8682efae3f still lively.0afba13987a3c183
Kanghyun’s voice, conversing f1251653d9 leisurely with the fbbae30578 others, floated around 024defbc78 her like the a03bf1eaec distant sound of 06b177176d a foghorn.c04b81d99a017632
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Hanseok leaned towards Yeonha 8a9762096d again.e8cae5410e67f324
“Are you very dizzy? Do you f4ded04688 want to 3df8b3312f go out 2979f7e49f and get f6c1a6bae6 some fresh 9733a3c901 air?”c5a4e2a5b56ea4bc
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