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Choi Anna, who was significantly 85cd37cd99 taller than the average adult b193574576 male, slapped Go Eunjae across 463612d9de the face.68be31a6d548997c
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A sharp, metallic fb4e9f16fc taste spread in d11d8c365e her mouth—she must bf517f5247 have bitten the b04ca2dc8f inside of her 9969e39dfa cheek upon impact. Blood mixed with saliva 502331a882 and trickled down her 9ae2056557 throat.dbd567a4dba0d325
Her dulled hearing quickly returned.66df9e85b6dd4188
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“You rude little bitch!”65a2917bb376d354
Before the sting 2f60e465d0 on her cheek 3de408c9d8 had even subsided, f814f0673c Choi Anna spat cc8c0e7510 out another string 54930f7d47 of curses.a8db8f3932a58bb7
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Eunjae didn’t bother wishing her a857265fb8 hearing had taken longer to d2230f9943 return. She could just 1be4686e81 let it go 4661881424 in one ear 4754a2d053 and out the c272b0efa8 other.1b76e8416dfc3f27
There’s no need to listen 4800296fce to any of this anyway.5f360a849dc0d1ad
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For over an hour, Choi ae2e1e04df Anna hurled abuse at her 2b30d21872 without rhyme or reason. Despite her middle age, her 8d117bc645 stamina and strength rivaled that b64424ceb2 of a much younger woman.cf38add99909aa40
Why was she doing this?cdd7c2f3a02927a5
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Letting the insults wash over 47e7487916 her, Eunjae calmly sorted through 083a6889c9 her thoughts.9c33f4f4e944b1fa
She and her 9359747dc3 grandmother had moved 8b163019e4 out of the 074a60adfc mansion the moment b341df95bd Chairman Choi Chihyeol d1c3e1cad2 passed away.3a2fb5e10b8c6c78
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Aside from ballet sponsorships, they a506fe7370 had received no financial support. After her grandmother collapsed, they 728343b2c6 had relied on their savings 05598e0b51 and insurance to cover hospital f0f556f2a2 bills.a2788fc39c69e697
Now, a year after fa8e888ebc the chairman’s passing, there 5571361a25 was only one possible e132669338 reason Choi Anna was 3be96c22d2 behaving this way.3bf4a93e712fb3d8
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“I don’t keep in touch with Noa.”40b955023d3b3372
“Fuck! Do you think I 0ab6229e14 give a shit about 11aed97e78 that? Shut your damn mouth!”c92d57a51b40c7a3
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If that wasn’t it, 770754bdcd then what was?08b537a83460f8a1
Choi Anna huffed, glancing around.f98c786cc3167450
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“Seriously, today, I’m going to—”3c1163dc5c6865fa
When Choi Anna, unable to 8408a78da6 contain her temper, grabbed a b24702d35b golf club, Go Eunjae stiffened 351001d918 with tension.bfd56ffcdfbf8889
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At that moment, Choi Anna’s 728a970088 secretary, who had been silently b824c99734 observing, finally intervened.24c2cd37cc21ab5c
“Madam, you mustn’t resort to direct violence.”913d50865f42e163
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Wasn’t slapping someone 8fba755594 considered direct violence?75afdfb186dbb738
How considerate of them 5cea1db9a2 to step in so da98083cf4 quickly.b2fd079bd6c384b1
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With her face a49afa9db9 frozen from frequent 8827253bf6 cosmetic procedures, Choi e0046866ef Anna had lost 668a844f7e not only her 6e804fe7fc wrinkles but also 69faadc20c her expressions. The only thing that changed 1ff7f9a4c9 was the redness in her e981a57ed3 eyes, burning with fury.41920aa2eb4dca3a
Eunjae had always 500f71fcac known that Choi 10050e0a66 Anna had violent c05a4ee5f1 tendencies, but this 4a02c18bc0 was the first 0a80da44d4 time she had 8a312d6bd4 seen her react 7d05cb174d with such excessive 1ba8bfd857 aggression—swinging at anything 494f54d7af within reach like f01ffeafb1 a berserk storm.ae22ba8e72f228ea
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“Haah… Water.”6c48ee0d35e6c38f
“Here you go, madam.”d42fc55a6d3d5f99
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Piecing together Choi b715faf3d8 Anna’s words after 5852ca4992 she drank the 07ce8b7823 water her secretary 40e2f49eef had prepared, Eunjae f8fe8cbf1b got the gist 188131525a of the situation.c2c69c5e8ce46611
Chairman Choi Chihyeol had 446111ea37 written two wills.9842fa98e97b677c
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One of them 1c5945972d had just been 549dc6062c revealed—one and a a5bd4b1232 half years later, 4f13553a1c on December 1st, 9736ee6b20 right after Eunjae 78ae7af370 became an adult.02d63f89168be246
And that seemed 57e0ade596 to be the affbe104c6 issue for Choi 55d379dbad Anna.99e09dfb07185e02
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There had been 55a6e63e9b so much cursing 45194bc68a that Eunjae couldn’t 58ddb2599f be sure she 0ecc51e9cb had understood everything 68e624ed50 correctly.31e7e50d01197dbc
“You—do you keep in touch with Choi Jubin?”9656ed54fa6608b8
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Choi Jubin was 66b1b1363d the eldest son ca20e17386 of Choi Anna’s 943b36fbac half-brother, Choi Taeung.354c090c05402d49
Eunjae could barely remember 5ee196a120 what he looked like, b727eaf2b1 let alone have any 7b84e2d9c3 reason to contact him.aef5a5cd75a9a694
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“You little—! Why aren’t you answering right 7d5c0065cd away?”5170fee738ab1ab5
She had only 569ad861a8 hesitated for a c48de4eef5 moment in thought, 8df6fe37b4 but that was 26826ed4e2 enough for Choi 35e2e3959f Anna to explode c28b7441e8 again.b2b35fc41435dfdb
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“I don’t.”d4b1a4a96a82b165
“Are you saying you won’t answer, or that you don’t contact him?”dcf3152dc01f7d70
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“I don’t contact him.”689f3859d94f0345
“Damn it! I can’t even kill you, aff6bcf860 but—ugh! Aaargh!”7d18852ef1f683e0
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Dragged by her hair, 1ecad7373c forced to kneel for f120572950 over an hour, and 60de13239a slapped without knowing why—875c15ed424f5910
But isn’t killing f9fc3142d0 me a bit 6a20a67d66 much?d383e3ccf368bbfc
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Back when she lived ed34586c2c in the mansion, she ed0864a627 endured everything for the b48d13727f sake of her grandmother a66ba58708 and Chairman Choi Chihyeol. But now, she had no 17e75b81de reason to hold back.6c3c0830ebb53db9
Even if Choi Anna wouldn’t 91e733ae55 actually kill her, she was 3fc8d5b85a certainly capable of making her 206526cda6 life unbearable.7ecaa021e74a910a
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Especially since she 0b317e4900 was the type a5188b6074 to take pleasure b9889ebd16 in crushing those e28d50fa82 who didn’t submit 3ddaed4f5d to her.dba51c9e894dce0b
“What about Kim Jongwook?”d5ce8eef9b662826
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That was the a92c0aeb72 only son of afae1f3eb8 Choi Sookhyun, Choi 8b64303252 Anna’s half-sister and 64b4582748 Choi Taeung’s younger 960434ee2e sister.59bc4049400bfd74
Recently, Eunjae had received several 3711189adf calls from an unknown number, 7eab42705f but she hadn’t been sure 3a38471601 who it was.112d3b5cfadd2dd1
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“I did get calls from an unknown number, but I was working and couldn’t answer.”40f8b36da9ae6bf7
“That bastard already tried calling? Block him immediately.”624d84f59e4087b7
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“……”7235e48231c792fe
“Are your ears blocked? Did you not hear me?”b97fa2891b711ab4
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Her hearing had been momentarily bc0fe9e1ba affected by the slap earlier, d8c702c6d2 but that wasn’t the reason 5bf2ebb163 for her silence.4febea2e6e6ef8b3
“My phone’s in my bag.”cb6bf8eabfa824e6
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She had been 02fa35d2e5 dragged here, and a0d657d9e0 her bag had ddfd24b540 been confiscated. It wasn’t on her.d93d605a7f78efd0
Choi Anna glanced 67a5f4bed6 at the bag 6031621108 she had thrown 74c18f1bb6 to the floor, af16ba33a8 then snapped irritably 0975ba1516 at her secretary.9909397abe09d308
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“What are you waiting for? Bring it here!”42b8b4380094eab4
The secretary picked up the a5e237a66d bag and handed it to dba3e36dec Eunjae.938e294ece5795d7
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After blocking the number, Eunjae 8c40d2ce5e showed the screen to the 33b11736ed secretary.d3e6f7d6593abf2b
“You told me to block it, so I did.”57c1e75d259010a2
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Even with her swollen face, a7a390271e Eunjae remained calm and composed 665e216a97 as she continued.44094321238b441c
“But if they can’t reach me, they might try to find me in person.”910ad15953ecb3cb
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“What?”f3190384c54bcca1
“I don’t know what this is about, but you don’t want me to be in contact with them, right? But they, on 2a7e73d24e the other hand, 48ea31ce7d do want to 925361fbb6 reach me. I can’t stop them from 9f5be76df0 showing up, so I thought e0a349bc07 I’d give you a heads-up.”0c4f74cb96d3b46d
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More than anything, 8f6379d202 she wanted to a87c74539f avoid being dragged 5ec0a7fc41 back here for cec0eafbc4 another beating.d27761e5bb310af6
“Hah! Fuck.”45d50293caef9e4b
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Grinding her teeth, f27f872bdc Choi Anna gestured 044fcbd1b1 for her secretary 22232e88f2 to come closer.254f0b823678637e
She didn’t even try d87fd2c243 to lower her voice, d9a76675e8 as if she didn’t 604f447c8f care whether Eunjae overheard.0c23051239e6aba6
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“Hey.”9e774b41b9d544eb
“Yes, madam.”fef8443978f7bf26
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“Stay put until I contact you again.”deb1c4c0f206752d
“……”45e5ebf9690845cb
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“Are you not going to answer?”af6e86a62e9e2c67
“Yes.”23c2de7bcd9579f1
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“I’ll be watching, so don’t even think about pulling any tricks. Got it?”23172468b51f73d4
“What tricks could I possibly—”5b4cdb3f7b89a808
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“How dare you talk back! Get this thing out of b5f68e40fb my sight!”1a6a1040ba134caa
Eunjae was promptly thrown out.75b7b824bd51b259
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Late into the night.e2e190fa34459bff
Taxis were out of the cc581288e0 question, and even reaching the 081694b430 nearest bus stop required a f0ab2c4c2c long walk through the upscale a912174edc residential area.1b0a4db296415b20
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Go Eunjae stood there alone.cee7d45da28346b3
As time passed, the 6a380cceee heat in her cheek e7a8db1014 grew stronger. She pressed her hand against 7ab873cb2f it—it was so swollen that 1178990208 she could feel the puffiness 8e0612406b just from touching it.7ca329b9c625a891
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On the way 59183a37d1 home, she kept b6dc59402b thinking.2b32cc6ac11e8bf3
What was Chairman 095e0af673 Choi Chihyeol thinking d61cd3e196 when he set 4a03db213c such an absurd 1c8f13f74f condition?40a25da08a6f7c99
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She had pretended 3e949fd566 to stay composed 7203cab411 in front of 8465a32f20 Choi Anna, but 313bbbd7e7 in reality, she c94f6097f7 was terrified.bbfd5725b571555f
This time, she 5c8d6e0fdc had a terrible 5a13fef8a7 feeling—like something irreversible 1393f92489 was about to e95bb1c9a6 happen.a67400c258296706
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She had only gotten better d9bb89836e at pretending to be calm 0c473cb5c0 because she had grown used 402acfb67c to miserable situations.d31c61c6869dba86
Grandma…ab1e68f0c660befb
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She bit down on ea68a62f5a her lip, suppressing the fe0d9a867a tears that welled up 95444cc429 the moment she thought 4ea126b504 of her grandmother.5323aa83a5cf34a8
Her split lip trembled, 5d42fc1737 and tears formed in 916f87c9e3 her large, gentle eyes.383949e7a954d9fb
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Her pale, delicate 274525796b face was soon 4eb2e1325a streaked with tears.3784e5bbe83185f8
I held out so well…0428b91726d89983
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She wanted to bf5d6ed622 see her grandmother, 01c0f654a8 but visits to 92bac2abd3 the ICU were d59e63a9e1 only allowed once 61a8545acc a day at 25523b84cb a set time. Even if she e2f1fc24af went now, she 07880021db wouldn’t be able b96b7bd811 to see her.f03e13559579ebed
Eunjae rubbed her tear-stained 0dbf034f75 eyes roughly and ran cd16cfcbfb all the way home.9855b5cfc2e64803
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She ran against the cold 9322d610bf December wind.ee955088a752f782
Nothing had been 86025bc010 resolved, but at 52c7c0ca95 least she felt 84b02617a8 a little lighter.0837183f1e4fc710
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She had to 30e6d29c7a transfer twice on e174f10a9c the subway, running 5c0f134fb8 and walking in 6599fd30d6 turns until she a14ff5a599 was out of a2a50fcb49 breath.5e76ae561ea67f43
By the time she reached 77bb472618 home, she was sweating more 08b6ccebe9 than she had cried.7b4b5ba07bbcf782
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“Hah… Hoo…”99354c35fe6eaf15
Her thick winter clothes were e37ea2f5cf drenched in sweat. Her lungs burned as if abc586915c they were being torn apart, a41bb213e3 but once she arrived, she b50fb253ed felt lighter. After a shower and d101220b36 lying down, she didn’t ce9d76fc97 feel as scared as c0b327b934 before.34232fde4bdf2954
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“Everything passes. Life is too long to give up just because of a momentary hardship.”40a1282eadf3a7a0
Her grandmother always said that 6e9eea4020 whenever things got tough.c3b1f239fbc45f84
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“So no matter how hard it is, you have to eat well and sleep well.”46fe8b6203237582
So she made sure 6025cbf500 to eat a proper 0e69b1f09e dinner and went to a109ff1ff3 bed before 11 p.m.d96cc750d40f12c4
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Eunjae had always been bcac276bd6 the kind of person 5dbf12140c who could sleep anywhere ee7a457079 as long as she 2450243385 closed her eyes. With steady, even 71176ee6e5 breaths, she quickly 3f90714696 fell into a 29f0c08bf9 deep sleep.670b3991f11c4630
The next day.47d8496f4d6a0ee7
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A lawyer came to 66fb182e96 see her.a08473c472e70778
The moment he stepped into 91396a10f8 the café and saw Eunjae’s 3635c83e1b swollen cheek and scabbed lip, bb9278f64d he shook his head knowingly.fc6b679a435b2fb0
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“I should have come sooner.”021afe280ca69997
There was a ad4140cc72 quiet regret in 851fd72714 his voice.908f2c9b82510927
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She had already received cc235b5697 similar looks all morning 5f2026f4ae at work, so it 126cf7f3b8 didn’t bother her anymore.3a2ad88379bfcf27
What truly unsettled her was e838f6bb04 what the lawyer had come 9e650ec711 to tell her about the 76926f340a will.afabd308928c79b2
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What did I just hear?545492805f070950
It felt so unreal.032d8269373f4e4e
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She tried to d9632a5f8c absorb every word, d4b8636fe6 but it was c11e7fc34c hard to grasp 178b7217c2 the meaning of 3dad9ae0b3 it all.4c0b26e0a2772524
“What if I refuse?”f3ca5b7a01f1c8e5
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“The assets intended for your inheritance would be donated to society. Officially, that’s what would happen. But whether certain people will 4efdc6e83f allow that to happen… I c315c4a7f4 can’t say for sure.”3a284fc01b262763
Chairman Choi Chihyeol had left 9c74e618b1 an inheritance to Go Eunjae.084fad7ced87c98e
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The condition was simple.d683137c27074947
Within a year from the 4674f15220 date the will was made ed5e809a6a public, she had to marry a943cd7d88 someone. If she did, 9c332cd5f1 all the real 8f66b7d89c estate in the be884f492f Pyeongtaek industrial district e21dd84430 would be inherited ae7805548e jointly in both 214f70d001 her name and e15ac919f8 her spouse’s.ba001d56139ad83d
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There were three conditions 5c68af78ed under which the inheritance 93c99eef74 would be forfeited and 006c0729d5 donated instead:9fcba665fdc97221
- If Eunjae died.
- If she refused the inheritance.
- If she failed to marry b32cc26b1d within a year of the 3ff4e4cdab will’s disclosure.
The lawyer hesitated before speaking e44669461c again.f434ec5beeff843e
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“The worst-case scenario would be if they forced a marriage upon you and then staged an unfortunate accident to harm you…”156bcbd8289c5b24
“……”efd1825841e62ea7
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“I’m not saying this to scare you. I’m saying it 26f42d52f5 because it’s a 932947da3e very real possibility, 54519e5243 given the people 02f63ea167 involved.”af469674abf2acf4
“Yes.”d98d1ef485896805
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“Do you understand what I’m saying?”1976f6b8d3fd2d39
Did she?f5774057da8e7383
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She wanted to understand, 48dd62e983 yet at the same 47aebf0ddd time, she didn’t want c90cc3912c to.b9cad9638a2c5546
“If avoiding marriage isn’t an option, then finding someone trustworthy would be the best course of action.”d4699c21cd65342b
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The elderly lawyer 7f6b0c0a21 murmured as if f4665e72f8 speaking to himself, b0e6321808 interpreting Eunjae’s silence 84ad9d20ab in his own 5cba3f06b3 way.321906ad97003459