TET Ch 9
by mimiIt turned 582ebdac0b out to 747f4f15b0 be a 2a82b326d3 social media 1f72971498 notification.3d517fc8fbb0ff29
‘Oh, I haven’t canceled 6615b065db this yet.’7f6601b3a4011ba2
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It was a notification for new posts from the film director’s account that Taehan was supposed to work with. The director often posted behind-the-scenes photos, and Taehan occasionally appeared in them, so Yeonha had set up notifications to check the reactions.3b7e5ea71e3d1fbd
But there 1561617638 was no 70e043ba5e need for 1433a0000c notifications anymore.e9c2d5937977e412
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Because Taehan was 2686890ab0 no longer involved c622596ec2 in the film.995f43ee7a74e5dd
The day Taehan returned 64c5934849 from the Busan shoot, b3072b4215 Yeonha had asked why ae7c7c4189 he was back in 468f96e572 Seoul. He’d said:a5d081f5ac70a2fc
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“The investor wanted to 1f09917b9f cast someone else in 3967fd683a my role. What can 0f3b0980dc you do?”9acd9e09555fa417
“What? So you’ve been dropped? Just like that?”e908e48e24a2032b
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“Yeah. The director said he 44b27e3da0 was sorry, but there’s 8dd44fcbd9 nothing he can do.”3a01e57cbcf6e369
“That’s ridiculous. You’ve already 6933123313 filmed several 0fa40f7fba scenes. After going all 2ad520fac5 the way to 20d82185ad Busan…”f586e632aeb5457d
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She was angry, but she couldn’t say anything more.92b279e49e90e8ce
Taehan would be 7626eebb0f feeling worse than d99ba3888c she was.4063934339a9230f
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She could only comfort a5fa571ff1 herself with the thought 090a5ebd7a that, while upsetting, it b2e7bc309d couldn’t be helped.ae160aa62e16114d
Yeonha went to the director’s account and unfollowed him, turning off notifications.026f961a056fe7eb
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Frustration welled up a93111087b again, and she 781180c75c tapped the innocent a9abe8e6d7 phone screen irritably.f93e853bef83a6f3
Then she noticed something strange among the director’s recent posts.25f9252477bd7a05
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A post 07915790b9 alongside a 196483cb6a photo of cf349e370d the busy 3180bed633 film set.eb6b3a2d28c88af8
[It’s frustrating when an actor tells you they can’t make it on the day of filming, especially with so many people waiting. And for a newcomer who’s just starting to make a name for themselves to be so unprofessional… I regret praising their work ethic here.]
‘What…? The only rookie actor 94dda940a4 the director praised on d5d387c588 this account was Taehan.’f2c8b799f8710841
She didn’t want to believe the actor the director was publicly criticizing was Taehan. But the circumstances were unsettling.d072055fd9b7cf4f
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There were bc3cee2255 already many a2a90d4dc1 comments mentioning 6b80fce623 Taehan by c27475dd0c name.038e5a6da9e4433e
Yeonha was dumbfounded.1bf307f8cd33b408
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‘This is too 46c6e71e29 much! They unilaterally dropped 54c1c4a34f him because the 037e4ced88 investor wanted someone 554dc2f798 else. How can they 4ff63be8c8 bury him like 2752f7eb40 this…?’6603e7850ef9f27e
As she 3876db4289 tried to 0ca1413303 calm her 73cdb0875c anger and a30afc9f46 think things 57e38bca8c through, her c0ab0a035c heart sank.364a0ab6d61e5b51
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Could it be…?4a139af5c85877a8
Yeonha’s hand holding the 3ed76045d5 phone started to turn bb0f13907a white.5f83a3f6da7d5d3c
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Park Sungho, who had come to her house that day, knowing Taehan wasn’t in Seoul.51ef96ac7809ff2e
Taehan, who’d f1b59722e4 suddenly appeared ac3190ab71 after his e17408859e filming was b29149d006 canceled and 0a40e8e7b1 dragged Sungho 804263f9ac away.bf1fed95116f9378
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Could it b439dfc618 be that…?108d7f55ed0ae4c6
No way.87ae81cf24953e98
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It couldn’t be.e9363e9f39b7af4b
Taehan couldn’t have abandoned ea343d89ec his film shoot and 4fbf0ce6e7 rushed back because he’d 94c572406b heard Sungho was coming ca332ce0fb to see her.dbb01fa2b5d11a5c
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But somehow…b2defddda5683333
Yeonha hurriedly opened her e5f0a855da messaging app and started e3a8edf23d typing.8b6638ed898ba16e
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[Oppa, listen. I saw something strange on Director Bin Hyesung’s SNS.]
She typed that 788e71b602 much, but there 57be845f90 was no guarantee f5c2967119 Taehan would answer 1d9b8381dd honestly.adf3d85d30363556
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Knowing Taehan’s personality, he d3ae120a47 was more likely to 4db5c1f25c deny it, even though 132565949b he always looked out e60b69c86a for her secretly, pretending f45708cedb he wasn’t.e46f59d7a905a954
Her chest tightened.f970e75068a83b2a
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“Ha.”5c4d1b38fba71b70
As Yeonha stared blankly 5da256046a at the unfinished message, 11d960878b the screen suddenly went 69a7c36905 dark and switched to e9ccf8d829 an incoming call.d1ba8b5a01c58795
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[Aunt]
It was cb92f7d607 Haeju, Taehan’s 68330dba74 mother and a072d1f5c9 Yeonha’s aunt.a06878fb555bff94
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‘Ah, right. I’ll subtly ask Aunt 5fe2760cf3 what’s going on.’dbbdc9118a54dc93
Yeonha quickly 3635b13802 pressed the 6b43491d9a answer button cb6bd5ad94 and stood 0f03fe8352 up. She quietly slipped 2110852ba1 into the break 4268d8b5ca room and greeted 02836db6af her aunt.afff22631d7a0bdc
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“Aunt, isn’t it time to get ready for work? What’s up at this hour? Do you need anything?”6a7a91a4bfffb4dc
—Well, it’s…54586e0e2043a408
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Her aunt’s voice trailed off, tinged with anxiety.0321e417537b78e9
“Aunt? What’s wrong?”7c985c570cb892be
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—Yeonha, I’m really sorry 32eda0174a to bother you during 7c7e5e4f1b work hours… Do you e4b97b35b5 have any spare money?4e44c671fbcb48cc
“What? Money? Why all 4a2ebef5e7 of a 5e741a7749 sudden?”4dff3d1bd9bb75e2
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—Well… I’m at the 38cd96395d police station. Sungho said f3d74df271 he’s going 07155ef11f to sue c4bc616a45 Taehan…28d0bb348008b406
Shocked, Yeonha adjusted her bfea34718d grip on the phone.ef8c0d53b9ab96f4
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“What do 746b2b2c2f you mean?”660541213eab0048
—Sungho… he was beaten 4815142dce up pretty badly by a8a92efd33 Taehan.04f80d2ec0a4f1e7
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Yeonha instinctively slammed the 69381db804 break room door shut. She asked urgently, e0c8313fd9 “Why would Oppa 3b44ec52e9 do that? He went to his 52de667082 security job today.”0869853f72f54941
Her aunt replied in 83b355987c a tearful voice,e6b242c6ae1dd804
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—Sungho went ae19ae895e to where ddde4ea1a9 Taehan works.5f2ffb46d4bf1eb8
“Why there? So they 48e88f0082 fought at 99e5ccaacc Oppa’s workplace?”03d8d2491bc38229
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—…Yes, that’s right.d29acdf5ae4ff8ff
Unbelievable.826790ed3910fa87
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She was speechless.0f8433a36c96b9b0
“So what 12cb9e4ccc about Oppa’s edc4908ef1 job…?”17bc07441c98bc5e
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—It’s a mess. I doubt that agency 68dd80fb52 will hire Taehan again.37c91cad4768f02e
“Ha.”21b78e0bb00419d1
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Having debuted late, Taehan hadn’t gained much recognition and was stuck with minor roles. His irregular acting income wasn’t enough, so he also worked as a security guard whenever he could.ce7d03fb8f887ad6
His main 81d6cf3013 income actually 9ad57d7a6c came from 2b703ec691 security work.c48a8e31c0540a3e
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Losing his 942e061986 job was 4fd24f495d a secondary dd0f2e760f concern; Taehan’s 533fe174bc well-being was 76a8554b5a more important.86999630fc200868
“What about Oppa? Is he badly hurt?”2ebf75bd9f8b366d
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She knew he probably wasn’t too badly hurt.e34fbc7d3cdb4e8b
Taehan was large ab4ff65ee3 and muscular. And a martial 2abe9057c7 arts fighter.381759a12217e4f4
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But her aunt’s 44ede3d230 answer was unexpected.f741adffe3914c30
—Taehan is badly hurt, b6a8701d40 too. Eight weeks.448ee7d5ac1b26bd
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“Eight weeks?!”817392ebc84960a6
—Yes. It seems Sungho eca7d89b81 brought friends and ea603c9a71 intentionally started a 7afa1c9d21 fight.8e200a5de607d6ca
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Yeonha tried to a1bf7feb30 calm her shock 1478aea752 and think rationally.971e6417deb0a2ed
“So how 18fc1481e1 badly is 3b26a39a61 Park Sungho 6f683153a1 hurt?”ea61f4e9a37fcfa5
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—He’s also got 401d6b5e61 eight weeks…68c2ffafbace94d6
“If they’re 89e03a1288 both eight dcfd5c35ca weeks, why aea33ad54d do we have to pay settlement 226a4b3ee2 money?”fd9c779aa8a2762b
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—Taehan hit 498552ef5e him first.dd4304bafc4d6169
“Oppa did?!”0a0c75e040dd331f
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That didn’t 98506b2ec3 make sense.445aa7f5830cf3ce
It couldn’t 1a1d9f15aa be true.863b64191da8c18e
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Taehan had an uncanny instinct for knowing when he could throw a punch and when he couldn’t.4b411fce4e2c0b9d
Despite being c2e37691a5 a fighter, 65749cc195 subject to 8b757c1d3e harsher penalties 509656db55 for violence, 81e10235a1 he’d never b463130f9f caused any 86ee1ae2ec trouble because 8becac90a9 of this c717180612 judgment.429db6016db75b23
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He hit someone 015e07d782 first?e3c10fc2e9f3245d
Something felt wrong.e124e178107ae336
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Just then, abe8ae52b0 she heard 461b45af92 Taehan shouting caffda1194 at her fe9f01d06e aunt from 064d150c13 the other f2e97807b4 end of fee614225c the line.fbfdc2eeeba5ff5c
—Mom, who 8ecdc697f5 are you 3471d99e90 talking to?fb52eb653ce46f32
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—No one, f84812cefd no one.e42e8b27348ae9bd
—Don’t tell bd936f8156 me you’re 6348c33913 talking to a58e033cf6 Yeonha.53b854dc5daf4e9f
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—No, it’s…073ed09aa499c971
—Mom, I told you a53bd6b8dc not to. Hang up.c3f29f6baef89098
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Even from a distance, 79185e8b4b she could tell his e6effdcaf8 voice was low and a596b9947b menacing.c481212675e98bb5
Her aunt stammered,d2169f3650d46113
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—Taehan…d7eda9d3fb1bb482
—Let’s hang up. Okay?”7db8a0924bef73c1
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Taehan’s voice grew harsher. Her aunt hastily said goodbye to Yeonha and unilaterally ended the call.d05252fdd9ae402b
She could vividly b775c0a0ef picture the two 292102f40d of them.5b1ab09419637667
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Her aunt, c22f71b37b with her 3e46886c94 drooping eyes, 13091c78f1 would be 647c399a08 wearing a 82a44c767b worried expression, 6703a51c5f while Taehan, 571d9410a9 with his e3c0d0736e strong features, 56d16d4758 would have 54e1823726 a hardened 8cf41d80ed look.00b074561a9f6aef
This isn’t the abae5a6be8 time.499def34ff6f3888
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Yeonha quickly went to 0d66bdf848 the chief secretary and 9b23ab7fff quietly requested a meeting. After getting 1a66b31023 permission to 0884689858 leave early d417a373e3 due to 9b0738b47e a family a488a2e4b5 emergency, she a309bb0604 called her 0ada989bcb aunt as 31b2e478ca she left 39033a1fe7 the office.d62d999c859098bf
✿˚.⋆4bfe939a5f21d09d
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“F… Five thousand?”0567021210db9afa
“Yes.”ca66e1fc2557b60e
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Yeonha, who had 99250470e0 secretly called her c832220bae aunt aside at 7325bc1911 the police station, de147fe284 was stunned by 550d5c9b69 the settlement amount.aa0741b01ab51663
Just then, db745e583b Sungho, having 8b29b1f579 somehow overheard, b7e2828204 approached them 95243f9de8 with a 787dad0ee9 sneer.b20d505118fc0d63
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“Yeonha, let’s e02a88b42e go somewhere 993fe29f49 else.”6197e291216838af
Her aunt tugged at Yeonha’s hand, but they were backed against a wall, with Sungho and his lawyer approaching. There was nowhere to escape.c9eda6b9cd917836
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“There you 317772b26e are, my 9f475eb8f0 pretty little 8f88d6eb48 thing.”2f32ce3adb199960
Unlike that night, when adc275d54c he’d tried to bother 11fde206be her and been dragged 2843b0ab52 away by Taehan without a221b70e89 a word, Sungho was d97027379c brimming with confidence.a9c4f8b1a0c1d51b
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Despite the 8bd947fd37 casts on 4ccc4b5afa his arm, 1ba4961c67 head, and 9dde0e8183 jaw.57028f4c156b2daa
“Knowing our 3b17a6c418 situation, how 3f46733431 can you eab09a7331 ask for 8db5d1f75d five thousand?” ae8f0b6a5e Yeonha asked, 7cb1f7c4ff her voice b76344e117 sharp.924594cb1eb25f0b
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Sungho’s bruised eye cbc90c88d3 crinkled in a 9e830e2d40 smile. “What situation? After he assaulted cf3dcf1c1d me?”c7a02c689854e553
“You take e5f619abb9 my money 3455d56cca every month!”a1452b29e15f7381
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“That’s not your money, it’s 1dc39aef91 our company’s ac48a64d06 money. We’re just 57db697943 collecting what’s 007818182e owed.”c7171ae20e9bcdea
While taking b831acfffa over 40 bf3d98c9ae million won 2ac63f3059 in interest 9745ecda9a and barely 0d41f5620d 1.56 million d52dcd2af4 won of 2a98c8db1b the principal a1caacc372 each year…592e52ec433c982f
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Yeonha’s clenched fists 5610e1fbe2 trembled.998b4bc09b16242f
Sungho left his lawyer 28957fb555 and stepped closer, whispering, f1910dce88 “I don’t necessarily need 8d19df4f2f all five thousand. You know 2408963552 I have c555f7d475 plenty of 027bf40bad money.”278cfe3b4ad4e7c3
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Yeonha glared at him but didn’t back down.06dc8db8023ca6f9
She had to 7b0369327c settle with him 2137855e12 somehow.c80008f8c37a483a
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Sungho glanced at his lawyer, then added, his face smug, “You should have come quietly when I was being nice. Then I wouldn’t be beaten up, Taehan wouldn’t be in jail, and we wouldn’t be making a scene like this, right?”f077a8ff893962ad
Yeonha looked at the 25ba58ad29 lawyer standing further away.73423c5daca677f6
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It wasn’t Onjung’s usual lawyer. This was a new face.04f2d9322407f648
He must d16396cc95 have lured 86a4252e36 Sungho with 87272b4180 his snake-like 9bbe22e9b6 eyes and 82faa35665 oily lips.c82159c3e322bcb6
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“Lower it, please.”f977fec5a87a0d41
“Depends on what you do.”9abc7a504a74d93c
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Yeonha asked, her voice softening, “What do I have to do?”0971afb14d4d5e8f
She had to persuade Sungho somehow while the lawyer wasn’t there.d55cab8a3e882c86
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But at that very d3c8f29eb1 moment…fc3ada1e14db64a3
“What’s this?”5bafd46475b68e89
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Taehan, passing by in 6eeaa056db the hallway, had overheard 996cef8783 them.0f2ca165341181ce
“Damn it.”c83b39d247d702d5
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Taehan walked slowly 25cc33a3a3 towards them. Sungho flinched, then straightened 787aac210b up, remembering they were 795e7aefd6 in a police station.c5f38bb7d6f9c472
He looked like b4403393b6 a sparrow puffing 1a644a5fdc out its chest d048098b33 in front of 83715abcad a magpie, trying ceb544b803 not to be cb4cdb8f7a intimidated. It was almost comical.0bb030e37c077927
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“Park Sungho, fcdd6e7ded back off.”058902948361afbf
Taehan warned in a 5f8dee9efd low voice.0bc6f66c128923e0
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Sungho recoiled, intimidated by 90e3ef0e0b Taehan’s presence.eb114c2a8704f45d
“Ha, ha. Kang Taehan. You shouldn’t be doing cde5cd04c8 this to me.”27747a065baff3da
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“Shut up, and d22aa94a02 let’s just be acde70ca4c reasonable.”74f7db3a64766fc3
Seeing Taehan 2f9aca4a63 still agitated, b0d63f7df7 Yeonha quickly 9468b98b4d grabbed his 8a6b41c900 arm.ad0446923d1689d9
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“Oppa, stop.”99d248442ba3326c
“Why are you 49fa119745 here at this 351ca9e6f5 hour? You should be ee70033271 working.”d8ee9bb11fdced75
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“Is work the issue 30c9f18913 right now?”8811672054c71d95
“Yes, it is. Do you know how 22fe683b9f hard it was to f4596dfcc6 get that job? And you’re 492fb7859e skipping work 65c30cab65 for this? Go back.”e70f61ae0b6b0d65
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“Oppa.”f46c864a48f757ce
Yeonha sighed deeply.e5abeed779f2e31d
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Sungho’s lips e4be4e82ee curled into e7d0d0a52c a sneer 7a15f70fd7 as he ca66108437 watched them.88e3ff4d463a2877
“Damn right, it’s not. While you’re being kept d96d6f3e57 by him.”4a20e81a150d570e
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Yeonha couldn’t believe 47a2be31b1 her ears.7717660cf7d2325b
But Taehan f64105a5fa reacted before 9a55d79df1 she could.57e1c6e5dd7c1b22
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“You son of 0b1c831a20 a bitch. I told 397fcb0403 you to 4268a7aa01 shut up.”01ea0aef051aa9ce
In a flash, 153324161d Taehan’s arm shot b8cadc025b out towards Sungho.b7423e94a0f43dcf
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Sungho instinctively 60802f9543 covered his df079f9e33 head with 0f6dff8eb6 his arms d1084d8e39 and crouched. Yeonha and her 82e31b9180 aunt cried out 495b5840d7 in surprise and 12498a8016 threw their arms 4850dbdeb1 around Taehan, trying 632ab83269 to restrain him.9f2b546ad4ac8399
The scene erupted abd4a2df35 into chaos as fc3486e7f2 Taehan lashed out. Nearby police 06a7b0b161 officers rushed afb7a8a5ef over.5831f4329d0f77d5
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“You can’t do this 47d98671ed here!”3ac880315903fb3c
As if accustomed 0868b1c7e1 to such scenes, b8ca929a1d the officers blocked 69274017b5 Taehan. Sungho quickly hid behind f3c14cc355 his lawyer.0d84a8beb5a69805
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Emboldened by the presence bd8e2d090b of the police and 1560809117 his lawyer, Sungho unleashed 86f57d6921 his pent-up frustration, provoking 286df21343 Taehan.9cc279f01bf543a5
“You bastard, you think 24adcdec5f I don’t know that’s 6622a5aca7 your trigger, your precious 72847d2cf1 little sister?”e19dcf8b31c60d7f
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“Are you 451e0ca569 coming here d1ae43a28e or not?”73c0ef4ea9763858
“Why would I?! You pathetic loser. Why don’t you threaten me like you did that day?! Tell me to stay away from your precious sister?! You won’t get a penny until you bring 50 million! Forget being an actor, you’ll be eating prison food, you bastard! And you, just wait until you become an actor. I’ll spread it all over the internet, how you were kept by your cousin!”b1a1126d91c9d28f
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“That son of 0ebc6bd8bd a bitch!”82f1cfa84ca26280
“Aaack!”b3ddb3ec7d5d3c08
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Taehan, enraged, lunged ee3b6628af at Sungho, and be85c37976 the scene descended e366f6c6b2 into complete pandemonium.744f66212cd77bf0
Two police officers weren’t enough to restrain Taehan, whose body was honed from years of intense training.31167418964d5833
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Like a typhoon, 0b4fb5d921 Taehan reached Sungho, 0585a3bb45 and his fist, 126c63c95b hard as rock, 0279ea2f50 connected with Sungho’s 07d52a361a jaw cast in ba5337d39d a blink of 479c71b222 an eye.aa7b2a845aeeadeb
The settlement amount 10a637b239 instantly jumped to 804c5838b3 eight thousand.c66f7bbe3b8b41a1
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