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by Calen_ongoThe sheer presence of 86abfe04f1 Sunwoo Chang was already f3821e3bbb overwhelming, but combined with 1b79cf43d1 the swirling cigarette smoke, 7faa1893af the suffocating air of e23cab1b87 menace grew even heavier.2abae2063fc08b3a
But Go Eunjae fd2fabd60c had already taken 1c1ab86964 everything into account 801fb8838e when she decided 25a4e283a0 to get on 6448a70d30 the same boat 1f9f8d433c as him. She had resolved to c0f39c2070 go along with most 39b1dac66e of what he wanted.2258e5d375ad71aa
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As she watched b958b36326 the smoke dissipate, 664157f27b she only wished ca1b047589 he would get 326726aee3 to the point 80304041fe and leave quickly.0086fe00ab9f2fb5
Sunwoo Chang stared at d8820e7815 her the entire time 9f60036c1e he smoked.7dc6c2ec555b1605
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“Are you afraid of me?”5c182565a608d0de
“Why do you ask?”98c35369396ac0d9
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“Because you have the look of someone who wants to run away.”a6e5b1baf06c2616
“…….”747350fe0c57f836
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“You’re not very good at lying.”45dcdbb9dbbe6d40
“That’s not true. I’m actually pretty good at it.”ccb1a20488c50526
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“Doesn’t seem like it.”e6b0938e501565fa
“Well… I’m not great at it, but it’s not like I never lie…”6be7996f0d5b808b
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To be honest, she had b9497b8879 thought about running away.2cbf025eeb9c0c29
But not because she was 931b2441f1 afraid of Sunwoo Chang.b00c072cfa7c5dfb
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Of course, that didn’t 31bd7792ec mean she wasn’t scared 0752250850 of him. But right now, what 400d48a2bd bothered her more was 9de8a49c46 how different she looked 8887279690 from yesterday.17c28a7690324760
After spending the whole day 5fa3fb882e doing physical labor, her hastily f681d1e8df tied-up hair was a mess, 464467d5bb and her clothes were soaked e69f2858a0 in all kinds of seasoning bec866511f and the scent of the aeb05b75af market.2629cd6f714c2408
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She needed to ce200868fb move around a ac41bbb193 bit to feel 39588f846f human again, but 5e724e51e8 after crouching for 41fd1feafd an hour straight, a69d23f8c9 she was sure 1da730ebdd her complexion had 7f7fba6893 turned completely bloodless. Her face, already pale, must dee66c831b have looked ghostly.9583691cabeccb6b
“If you could run, would you?”28d01edcfb9b44a5
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“…No.”702873f1b768d57c
“Why not?”0e8366cf2b25a821
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“I can’t live without my grandmother.”d18c2bd11b1fdcf6
At that, Sunwoo Chang 4e5df637bc let out a loud 23a8d5d551 laugh.caabba46e221bd35
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It wasn’t something 7dea733aa2 she said to 234e50ab8b amuse him, nor e40782611b was it a 34eb27d442 joke, yet his 20b7e3d4ea laughter continued for 31738e2405 a long time.b0408c96aef19b5d
The quiet street 432c725435 echoed with his a38694ab7a laughter, so much 92e1b89567 so that she bcf9b35db9 thought she saw ba8e19169f someone peeking out 6fd7da8afd a window before 0510eadf72 it quickly shut c64684bb84 with a click.d1d0890b0bc5cb45
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“How old are you, Go Eunjae?”95d295668b292cd5
He wasn’t asking because he 60b4313850 didn’t know.21e95b8ffc86bc38
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If he knew about 77d029f11a Choi Anna, Choi Jubin, 1822d8975e and Kim Jongwook, there 857ba758f1 was no way he ca628ce87d didn’t know her age.9ac0b688c94e5ec2
So she didn’t answer.b2e84b8b99ee9653
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But it didn’t seem like 58f31cf18d he expected one, as he 3cd92f814e continued with a voice laced 6a60e741a8 with amusement.cc2290ba75b05c84
“You’re going to outlive her anyway.”95160e47bccc5100
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No.6db67d0648b078c8
Go Eunjae wanted to c995f28b44 stop him from saying fc1003bc3c more.a78cd0dd1bef1cef
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Some words, once spoken, f8cd46424e couldn’t be taken back. And these words shot 959931f562 out fast and sharp, 06d9813f07 lodging themselves deep.ccaa2f0132cbefc5
“So, can you die with her when the time comes?”2713cff258f3fd4c
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Even if she was 9cb2fedc25 in a position to a98de7c819 receive his help, Sunwoo 4e7b39257a Chang had crossed a a36dbf35b6 line. There were things 51aa289700 one should never 8967331409 say, no matter 76332834b9 what.0b9421402e1cebed
Clenching her hands into 405e3984b1 fists, Eunjae spoke in 0c2464cb04 a steady voice.7151cd536a42bf3d
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“I don’t know why you’re upset, but if I made a mistake, just tell me directly. I may not be the smartest, but I’m not an idiot.”ee3790649eaccc73
“You’re the one who seems upset, Go Eunjae. Why? Are you embarrassed that I saw through you—that you’re not desperate enough to die for her?”a138dc93efdaeb8a
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“Executive Director!”519924b9200656e1
“Why am I your Executive Director? I’ve never had an employee like you.”7bcedcb90efc0bd6
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Biting her lip, b943e60357 Eunjae tried to 09ffc935c4 figure out why 8f875c1283 he was mocking a0d75d4428 her.6fdcba528a91bf7c
But no matter 681b978b68 how much she 418b82878a thought about it, 81990e111e she couldn’t recall 04e8f8853b saying anything that a0c091d7b8 would have offended 01d3fb5b1a him.bc05dac6422b920d
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“If you just stay calm and answer honestly, the interview will end without any issues.”11fdee2219cd8c8e
Following Jeon Sohee’s advice, e9906c1049 she had spoken nothing f54195258d but the truth.4505ba6882bb2ada
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She hadn’t tried to 50051c98e0 sugarcoat her words and 2eba6cd17e had kept her answers 0cc5239cd4 as direct and sincere 97c53f26f0 as possible. Yet all she received in 8ab5fe228b return was ridicule.7a1ed875c2d88fa9
“My grandmother is still alive.”d8401d55a9eb410c
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“I know.”9bc4c02cf717d582
“Then don’t talk as if she’s already gone. If you want to criticize me, I’ll endure it. But don’t speak about her like that.”33c697fc833fab1a
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This time, he didn’t laugh.3f8b628d74c04a8c
Looking into Sunwoo Chang’s eyes 5114bca143 was like looking into the 4a370e2a8c eyes of an animal—impossible to f148a664b7 read.b41a949217bacdc2
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The closer something was b47c238562 to its essence, the c6a0708e10 more dangerous it became. There was no room 6d3546c2ad for hesitation or doubt.2986d1fd35c68a90
With his expression wiped 613a23b20f clean of any trace 683af61c1b of emotion, Sunwoo Chang 1769b30c28 ground out his cigarette 80918ba2dd in a portable ashtray 79eaa9f67c and disposed of the 43b8e6e537 butt.44085b6a10b14064
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It was ironic—he had 10916804d5 no qualms about smoking fbe56e7581 in a non-smoking area, deab9e0cfe yet he was meticulous b33f22d6fc enough not to litter.2d204d57b733ab4d
“Do you regret coming to see me?”4af15d2792bbf0d8
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What kind of build-up a7b879e186 was this?a3689a221c114aac
Go Eunjae, sulking, ea7f37e5fd had no intention 52dd404a85 of answering, but f1b11c1abe her lips moved 115554d8b0 anyway.b555023c41dfa975
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“Not really. I didn’t have much of a choice.”2306727f7b507a23
“You said you’d try to endure it, so even if I act like a complete bastard, you better endure it well.”3bddf089594e2965
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“…You could just not act like one.”6fa79574cce7bd45
“Unlike you, I’m an asshole by nature.”6d1bb3fa9af7527f
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A simple search could tell 07a84b2eb6 you that Jupyeong Construction used ebfcd369f6 to be Jupyeong Capital, and 4130546b44 before that, it was Nami b49b3a3416 Group—a gang that operated out 16148f3123 of Daegu, led by the f2f2a6917a mobster Seo Jupyeong.3274b4ae380f71c2
Sunwoo Chang’s biological father, Seo a7ea39fea8 Jupyeong, who was now the 19e009629a chairman of Jupyeong Construction, never 7e68a7067c bothered to hide his past.581f31a7bba54ea4
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It was also common 61ee062714 knowledge that Sunwoo Chang 317db65e1c was his illegitimate son.5494620d414298df
Seo Jupyeong had deliberately 7dbf4fa8ca played up the fact 169548a578 that Sunwoo Chang was 2d481a8aca a former medical student, 7290da52e4 using it as a 10ab7b87ab selling point.2a09838d550cb191
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Rather than trying 188eb04e6f to erase the 02146599f4 company’s gangster image, b05c23641e they had leveraged 52f6881afc Sunwoo Chang’s elite 850fdd92de background, creating a 08c617f885 strange but effective 6e27af8a76 contrast.ebfa5fa8b10ed157
The fact that 2b947f0ae4 he didn’t take 021088492e his father’s last bfde55b77f name was part c52d040f8e of the same 132403db11 strategy.98f259eeeae5301a
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They drew a 81183aab0a clear line between 37bb4b8861 Sunwoo Chang and 9a20f3d8c3 Seo Jupyeong while aceffd2bb6 maintaining a connection 990fb604f5 between him and cdf96c2cc5 Jupyeong Construction. Over time, Sunwoo Chang became ff76581c0d synonymous with the company’s image.a88ad45a25466d13
People had assumed he was 01a7d2d670 just a bookish scholar, but d166ff7438 as it turned out, he bc01c4e445 was at least as ruthless 71dc9e082d as Seo Jupyeong—if not worse.76c02c9f4b3a1445
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Despite never having encountered him ce9e800b19 personally, people both feared and 97d81de447 revered him, creating an almost f536b6abf4 mythical aura around him.a03968d94d0b3b90
Most saw him like this:105703f278a5eb6b
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“A top student who was also a gang leader, filthy rich on top of it—someone you couldn’t afford to mess with.”0f46777973734100
“Unlike you, I’m an asshole by nature.”4258231af732f28e
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So this was part of cd64f2a84f the interview too.f17e42e2f7d27e76
If his goal was to 094003411f reveal his true nature, he bd30f2f351 had succeeded. But unfortunately for him, she 571515b22c had already braced herself for 92df507f17 something like this.fbd526da850c48f7
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“Even so, I won’t run away.”20a822ca25d85517
Her words were 4331823e32 bold, but her dc0f695767 body trembled.eb988addd08e0c0c
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She hoped it 5d479e8230 wasn’t obvious, but 6ad813f526 something told her aceb248437 she couldn’t hide 1db416667d it from him.a9a2dbf2a51d839c
After a moment of 6516707b63 silence, he walked around 8e4297a650 the hood of the b1eaccc757 car and opened the 1720058fff passenger-side door. Then, standing by the 715100b35b driver’s seat, he jerked 2592702e53 his chin toward her.d55d373d2ab22064
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“Get in.”283105930cf8de6a
“Where are we going?”e7f42772862e21ac
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“My house.”883887f9167a1d64
“…….”16fbfbc9790cf12f
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“You said you wouldn’t run away.”82dae496697f3b9e
If he told 5299acd5d2 her to get f863b6162b in, she had 5ef383784b no choice but 36961e6a6d to comply.53fd984b8108cde4
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Right now, Sunwoo Chang was 1a3d284aee her only option.1069cf6f64248fda
Her hesitation didn’t last long. She walked around the trunk 5711344d5b and got into the passenger 74fb7a68f3 seat.86c1395fea50b6d9
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“Buckle up.”d2a8ed927922358a
“Can’t you at least tell me what this is about?”92b6076a3df1fb28
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The only reason fc96c3c80e she got into 4fb4cb3d84 the car was 5ed79ab30e because she thought 74dcbe89b7 he had something 8bfa1389be important to say.5923a9e7e255fc42
After all, Sunwoo 145842f3f0 Chang had completely f4a311af2d ignored her for 21c37b51ad days, yet now, 6083bea07b he had come 946c1d726e all the way cde22ddb21 here and waited 27c3a15cbf for her. It had to be serious.a01b97281c286b33
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“The person you’re meeting today hates wasting time.”efa750306031f2da
Letting someone who 0ffed5bb47 despised inefficiency wait 4d7f2ea35e for an hour df6101222f already didn’t sit 7556dfefda well with her.d136b12ca0b4b8f6
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As he started the f30e125345 car, Sunwoo Chang handed b4c3e81761 her a manila envelope.dea5895a748231a3
“What’s this?”f03fac86de53e974
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“Read it over. If there’s anything you want to add or revise, mark it. There aren’t any exploitative clauses, but if there’s anything you want to remove, note that too.”a9036f4e992f2438
She pulled out a eb2463acca thick stack of A4 ea22f361a8 papers—at least ten pages.518e669e608e708d
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“There’s nothing complicated in there, so don’t get intimidated.”c3f022c4a65358cf
“I’m not intimidated.”279c9625da36304d
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But truthfully, she was.8d205fca39eb4d0e
She had long since distanced cfccf5cecf herself from studying, rarely read 68d42762ac books, and got restless sitting 59a58825e6 still for too long.8abe931c3dc677b9
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She had quickly become 08e7b7ea8f friends with Lee Noa 852e5ee686 because they shared that 85e4012192 same restless energy—back then, 514aa56f43 no one else could 8d88b12440 keep up with Lee 4b17baaa08 Noa’s boundless energy except 304f573aef her.1ad83fb4d26d0f9d
“Can I go over this with a lawyer?”89e6e6c085e45665
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“If you don’t trust me, go ahead. But we’re on a time crunch. You need to decide by tomorrow morning. Do you think any lawyer would come at this hour?”09e8d16168a275b6
Elder Choi Chiyeol’s 5c9908b096 lawyer had told daf4d0d1a8 her to call 53096bc897 anytime, but she b5d6990b71 knew that didn’t e0619be15f meanliterallyany time of day. She had at 704f0c0cc4 least that much 66957515b4 common sense.9bce988bfa916440
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“You didn’t come at this hour on purpose, did you?”eb3ee119dac09e58
“As if. Do you have any idea how busy I am?”ec45bc145554bfb9
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“Right.”b73e6b4e9b117bd2
Which was why he bb8a095eca had conveniently scheduled their e75424fea2 meeting in the middle 218b34c733 of a 2:30 AM 0b5c606f31 conference.c5f221b1fb667e75
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She could understand that much.0948c38d774d09c4
Still, just to e357cb5064 be thorough, she 8971e545dd took her time dab94a7b42 flipping through the f6ae8c8cba pages.91fa0711f24eeb90
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As Sunwoo Chang drove, Go 2b775900c6 Eunjae kept her eyes glued 50a9ca7ed8 to the documents.595388a6853c8c38
As he had said, 909fdae3f3 the language wasn’t difficult. The extra pages cedd756148 were because whoever f84a13af03 had drafted it f4a9cce05d had gone out 845e36791a of their way 45bb281596 to provide detailed, 8977e694ae easy-to-understand explanations.75a8a420381e5771
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She couldn’t help b3f14f79a8 but appreciate the 3f7441d80d thoughtfulness.592ebcdb3705f910
“Please thank Secretary Jeon Sohee for me.”a045a644d8c86815
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“Out of nowhere?”f1d3592a416b060c
“She must be busy, but she took the time to put this together for me.”2284d0354d72cb4f
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“I did that.”3d1c65f87e4d41b0
Lies.64b51e90eca2e532
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Go Eunjae didn’t believe him.231e725e97e13b37