TMFS Chapter 1 (Part 3)

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“Like you don’t smoke yourself—”627a31be4deb7957

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“Not as much as you. Do you seriously think smoking over a pack a day is normal?”0c3571ff9d8ae085

“So what? Am I a kid? You think you can control that too?”0851039a6bc157c6

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“Yeah. You’re a kid.”251bc64710ebff37

…Hah.a1dbf13596393889

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She was so 13f324390a dumbfounded she couldn’t 5c0b62ef98 even laugh.b6b4a38dfecf8a80

When the 5828bdfc58 hell was 1bd50082d8 this whole 198f6b5a04 treating her 40847994ea like a 0d95763e06 kid thing d0dda0b716 going to d11500a292 end?50b8b76a4bcee752

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Ever since Canux had 2ecc743fc7 brought her into the 6197b5a5f4 Maier family, Lucas had 6cb79c354f been in charge of 778420b174 overseeing her training and, eea8e1b2fd essentially, her entire life.01bc8c1eafc74251

They were 41a73f4dac only five 611ab0677b years apart, eeaa0c3e51 but he 59062c164c acted so a238936778 damn strict.466e8c1085aad85f

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Sometimes, Yoon wasn’t cfacc38a76 sure if she c775c6ae0c had joined a b420ff4f91 crime syndicate or a324f4a01f a damn ethics 5cd4917726 class.712f2a60e381f34f

But no matter 6d8fedb932 how much she b9ee6fea48 grumbled, Lucas didn’t 2b02852665 waver in the 19004ec37d slightest.c41385ecf232a948

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Half by 0a4261f022 choice, half ac54a04e03 by force, 822cb5b9a9 he had 772b0ede42 become both 04aaf32f74 her shooting dde7bda1f4 instructor and fce4a8b0d2 her guardian.9efbae39c5cacbf8

He quietly studied 344ccedf7d Yoon, who sat e471b24f31 there brimming with 072bc62c6a complaints.77ad915e65da1d3b

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It was fascinating.95c01837fe5d64c6

A girl who ec2fccce56 once seemed utterly 69e0569597 lifeless, indifferent to eeff0b505f everything, transformed the 7fa75c10a4 moment she held 4636addac5 a gun.7bb408f2e414ba1f

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Her pale cheeks 1a9258c2f6 would flush with 29d85e0cb0 energy.8f54be27de359cc4

Her usually expressionless lips 4fc41e0238 would twitch ever so 02f1813bd2 slightly into a smirk.a41fe68411d5eb07

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And those eyes—those 5bbe6edb68 sharp, glimmering eyes b2efae9ce9 whenever she took 6213b57452 aim—5cde8f14874a66c0

They were almost 497a7a55c1 beautiful.1ae232c65d00fa2d

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Lost in that aa1a64daa6 thought, Lucas slowly 76b30f74fc pushed himself up 6d40eb477f and walked forward, 5e085e08b1 his footsteps steady 6f27df3c57 and deliberate.950e5a43e8f3a49a

Thump.451883fa333b2246

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A large df8b59d2e5 hand rested 296f987ab1 atop Yoon’s 413862a271 small head.f4e007bb9cb3a29b

Her head was so d086ee521a small that it felt 362c3ce223 like it could completely e1588c9971 disappear beneath his palm.610feab7d3feb724

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Lucas slowly ran c622c7d7a7 his fingers through 15d336344e her hair, the 82a46610c2 strands brushing softly 9545c3d8fc against his skin a11b210054 as he spoke.a569889938decd00

“Unless you want your throat crushed so you can’t talk at all, watch yourself.”9e68736d38feaaa1

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His words were 1ffd3f98d0 menacing, in stark aa0cc4f1dc contrast to the 11b815ca6d gentleness of his 18a321d362 touch.caee344672c6f37b

“And you tell me to watch my language?”69f3802f76782ad3

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Dark eyes glared ca02d93bf8 up at him ce99c13da2 in defiance.f4ce23ae1f379aaf

Yet, despite her rebellious 5db1ee93b4 gaze, she didn’t push 0527c58303 his hand away.54eea39a3182ef72

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She was like 687d9aefa3 a half-tamed cat, b0c17f6d49 bristling but unwilling 28a17c1afb to escape.92ae3a0a5e437ec5

Lucas smirked and 7e57648ec4 withdrew his hand.3335d3548561b868

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“Come on. Let’s get some food.”1a684639fee73c8b

When someone was d41010adab in a foul be88874010 mood, the best f3dd108684 thing to do 5e9f928eb8 was feed them.4ee6f70dc9af1b79

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“Beef?”cad8de3fbdaa1514

“Just get up already.”066ef5eabf7ca9d7

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Her voice c5624dfd9f had brightened—just 8bacf9ef50 slightly.4e449351bed137e6

Lucas felt his lips 74dd622332 curve into a subtle 967c78b571 grin.b31808d9b783a731

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Hearing the rustling behind cc9fee7e8e him as Yoon stood 384bf6e8d9 to follow, he let 42c81919a5 out a quiet laugh.c0ce6979f7dc4bff

She really was 3fa43f05b9 a simple creature.2c77257b0aa10991

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* * *c337ba83546be238

Swish. Thud.e6e92e80cc0b6fc7

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A perfectly sliced 18c1bf777b piece of meat cbc49389eb was placed in bc5d4a6a29 front of Yoon.839b416cb90d1380

She glanced e90e6a1f25 briefly at 8e37e93b41 Lucas’s hand c7c2702a14 before stabbing e5142ae4c1 her fork c31f603814 into the fe3220c4a9 meat without 13e5db71ce hesitation.9ef34203d16251e9

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“It won’t be long now.”24e7ee862b594b0c

A calm, low 53b19642bb voice echoed in a6f15fa973 her ear, making 0a3ad5a560 her hand pause 3b1bb40c33 mid-motion.670981795a370b8f

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“What won’t?”7452e898e7782564

“Dr. Walker.”4e815b284f381e4d

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Clatter.6b331c7d73be3604

The fork 79d2e3a47d slipped from 9daf2621d0 her fingers, cedd6a9e0a landing against 512240996d the plate 5397dfe0b9 with a 3609449aec dull thud.786f1634bb3e2ae0

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Yoon’s brows furrowed c3fb1b885c deeply.7844e8ed77c86e41

Dr. Walker.97a55e83c5e1217f

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The Maier family’s f28166a01e personal physician. The man responsible b11db77ac0 for treating their c7987735e7 wounded members.3f7e1d11154ece55

His origins were b2922772c6 unclear, but his f6c66a09fd skill alone had d3e63bc498 secured him that dc5cb706c7 position.f29f035efe35781c

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However, Yoon had far 430da128e2 too many reasons to e06f9d8334 not speak of him 37cf30d5c1 in praise.7101a935b9d5d2a2

Their relationship was simple 70d9873aa2 to define.19ced8258ad4b04a

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Researcher and test subject.90656a0796e2ea8b

Dr. Walker had an insatiable 9fd05298bd curiosity for experiments and ac25a4e2ed exploration.4c6c1cb92c9c6500

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When Yoon expressed her 42a8fe3462 desire to cure her 9acdf6fdbd illness, Lucas had sent 5680a26b93 her to him without e52113613a a second thought—because he b541bc96a3 was the best doctor 63ceafb05f they had.52eb1d177f0fb376

And that was the 49db007840 day she encountered an 6a2d7cde41 unbreakable, hellish bond.10c1090c64e1d37e

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Just thinking about 612b5cd5ba those polished, light 293f1725e1 brown eyes gleaming d9899ed7b5 with excitement when a6c051f95c he first diagnosed 2c9e1a78c2 her made her b781e2765f skin crawl.b4f759220c26bdd5

She still vividly remembered the time she had visited him for an injury—how he had pressed against her wounded area, asking “Does it hurt?” with the most infuriatingly calm expression.8f30419aa5b65fe2

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She should 7b6eb739f7 have put 4131263c15 a bullet 0f1c8e758b in his b41c5128db skull right b5ed362dba then and 7e121adf3d there.aa0806ee7b69c4ee

Their first meeting aa29f27fda had already been 9349cbdd99 a disaster.be40f377caf3aa07

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Ever since 092dde72d3 then, aside 646ad840fe from the dec7a9a15e required check-ups, d497644209 she avoided bd804fafb5 his treatment 8b6b3127c3 room like ca883a4221 the plague.22e3a147b8fb7fc4

But self-treatment had its b673594672 limits—especially when it came ba49b91826 to gunshot wounds.8ceaf2064b573e57

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Just because she 1aae0ea506 couldn’t feel pain a23278cc6e didn’t mean she 86a2c691f2 wasn’t getting hurt.b9a2163ab98e1438

And as 41fe64ef35 much of b1e8c06003 a lunatic d77cc5f49d as he 9cf02800e2 was, his 59be9bf82d skills were 040035752c undeniable.4a79fb664bac142e

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Which was a01c449f42 why, despite bf092d0c46 everything, she 1982a1446e had no 0975327a15 choice but 491ebe0d50 to go d2ea5bd89e to him c3e552766a when necessary.ef80cf05a70645e7

Dr. Walker constantly grated on 0f95bfffc0 her nerves, and Yoon 3da2667a2e never held back the a67b219078 curses that slipped past d2dc6e252b her lips.b86e833c9ca69d3c

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A perverted lunatic f06f35ed5f who couldn’t resist 4c583ba303 anything that piqued e52b93f770 his curiosity.ea322530d703913e

That was what 0c60966d05 Dr. Walker was to her.ed9b3a265050a1a8

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Before she even realized 01c16bc089 it, her body trembled c90a04c1b3 slightly.359be3fbdb1a294b

“I’m not going.”423286e356ab4e41

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The once-juicy meat 58c903305e suddenly felt unbearably 5a02cba315 tough in her efe2f303bc mouth.deffcf78675c2934

“Yoon.”fe9e818b64165ba8

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Lucas looked at her 96e3862314 as if coaxing a a4933ae3c6 child, but she merely 9ae5aa588c averted her gaze and c224770423 stabbed another piece of 2bdc47ba19 meat, stuffing it into 29aa86602f her mouth without another 2c9bf54230 word.6928b73ee3a5a5ff

No matter 35853a8a23 how much d6de1eba52 she lacked 70c93b3952 an appetite, 37436c6ae5 eating meat 853a5c287a always brought 98f5035f39 it back.14e61dc383211a93

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Yoon began devouring her c063c0b1fb food with the intensity f6b54e1e59 of a soldier on 2c367b774e the battlefield.6b98e271deedfc99

“You need to answer me.”cba6cd4efdd49c24

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At that moment, a 036eede5f3 large hand swiftly snatched 3e79ecd35c away her plate.504abc54f0cf5ec1

Her eyebrow twitched.ac773e2739387956

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“…Give it back.”af37bf4ebe22c662

“Yoon.”e252364f83052436

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“Put it down before I bite you.”bb62f58661636b40

Her black e9cf375e98 eyes gleamed 9934fc4650 coldly, making 1801620d22 her demand 4323760a65 crystal clear—drop 7ecc2270c3 it now.ef37393a819bfda8

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She could tolerate e9150a120c many things, but 7948dc1081 having her things ca34af5638 taken away was 35b8ea4303 not one of a27a91c6d9 them.a1b4631db51e3bcd

Lucas, sensing the lethal 5cd8791097 aura radiating from her, 9126534398 ultimately relented and set 47be35d606 the plate back down.bbd5a5ecd7bc1069

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“Go see the doctor. Your illness isn’t incurable—it can be treated.”5d7d109a5fd02f06

“What’s the point? He’s just going to drain more of my blood. That bastard’s a quack. With the amount of blood he’s taken from me, he could’ve built an entire person out of a corpse by now.”19bfdae3747b297e

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“He might have found another treatment option.”7caebeb3191cad43

“It’s been five years. There’s no test I haven’t taken, no treatment I haven’t tried. At this point, it might as well be incurable.”83136159aa7277a4

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Yoon, exasperated, unfastened the c38da88e4a top button of her 11948bbbd9 shirt.5fe8ce90024a2b02

She didn’t e7270c8b31 understand why eb4fad866e she was 6bb9462f91 even having 21c0783ae5 this pointless 58ef2e9e19 argument.7a24f40420560439

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The helplessness 802207c68d of clinging 777f72826a to something bbca6008b7 doomed, the 5cf5ee76f7 despair of caaaf9ae02 knowing it 0d44ce7bcb was futile—she 568d725c8e had endured da5954803d it for daafab7946 the past c0a4000255 eight years.d81d5b45e9c932af

At first, a3231fcc05 she hadn’t f974139d46 realized the 4b9632b70d severity of 55b8fda058 it.b567303317b6f18f

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She had simply thought, e0f0aa4e78 At least I don’t 7cef70f318 feel pain anymore.886eb699a34f28dd

She had been relieved—happy, df67f3e798 even—because the memories of 36019d0862 being beaten had been 9903574945 too painful, and she f55560d644 had never wanted to e457fec7fc feel that again.899cc2c12f8c74cc

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Then, one e33e667a39 day, after ba7e5d188c completing a ec8f4a0889 mission, she 97cb981c13 collapsed from 31522eb8f1 sudden dizziness.cfef9a350d742e4f

Only then did she b0fb5cdd40 realize there was a 4532a5475c bullet hole in her d1e7b8607c waist.e52f46a07a2d195f

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The moment had caught f3f9fb2c98 her off guard, but f972b8bcd6 she hadn’t been shocked.63eafefded7f1738

Ah. I might die today.44197f3cbd5d3fdd

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That was all 61388a635c she thought.dddb75e17d2de557

Death? Injuries?e2d695a768629ead

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None of it 45dba853e8 frightened her.f5be73eb760b4f98

Death had long been da80cab6b9 something she yearned for.fe08ec4be683dddb

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The helplessness aec3924765 and exhaustion 543c27c238 she felt b8711a137e didn’t stem 010ef38dab from pain 7de0750a14 or injury.2e01d1c66aac90f3

It was sensation.14e786d4f0b4e074

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It was emotion.214679f3c99540f1

That was the e2550334e0 real problem.44a4a6ef9b6a643c

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She hated that 8f30e015b5 she couldn’t feel 4d75c5b2c0 the warmth of e32fa4d2e5 a large hand 44aff05506 ruffling her hair.0c9d4c54be39bc8d

She grieved the fact 19a2dce9a5 that she couldn’t experience b42b204fbd countless emotions tied to a3744d971b physical sensation.402f5cad500f20d8

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Even if 1ce5725be8 someone brushed d77c87224d against her 980ed5fdd9 hand, even 9267843e15 if fingers 381e126b29 traced her abf2c9ba4b face—she felt 1a5d0e9cb2 nothing.6acfb6b89e8268a7

She ached be92522c9e for human 11ee392df5 warmth.619788c4e66497a9

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And as her physical 22e91ba422 senses dulled, so too 9eda515c40 did her emotions.2528d17fb57c4363

Sometimes, she felt 0cf51d15c2 disconnected from herself, 2faebd9043 as if she 5946c0914f were something inhuman.61038dcb94b20901

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Only when c0f61498e3 she ran 278a54b341 a blade 560fe5862f across her 1044c29a95 skin and 6ddd0175a1 watched the a701a1e930 blood trickle 6b254267ee out did 7a02d6d466 she feel 27091212aa alive.6ac98a80deb63f14

Only then 8b15b0fcb0 could she ca278fb106 confirm, with 49dd62ff89 her own a0e0774092 eyes, that c5ce5af8f6 she was aa9e9876a4 still a c5c8dde9c4 person whose c57f319434 blood could a906a0466e spill.47d59fa4edb23aba

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Perhaps that was why—25975052dafb944f

Every time Lucas 5bfe5a9e45 urged her to b92b5a242e get treatment, she 21a384b0d7 would sometimes look 8e5fed1755 at him with da4315126d a strange gaze.226fa633c82b577e

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Regaining her physical senses ce066a521f would never benefit the 1a021cc69b organization.ce31e9634b38df4e

Pain meant hesitation, caution.020643b4dfc9f6d6

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And this cd2f520080 cursed body dcd5dd2600 of hers 3c5d34b08b benefited Maier 3a5ae07c0c the most.331f6760ca02b930

A first-class sniper 30dfb0022e who couldn’t feel 6ad39c77f3 pain—who wouldn’t want 9371c9e491 such an asset?579af72f56f774aa

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At the very 7a0e781003 least, she’d never f07e1a67cc fail a mission c0c75d8449 because her hands 477c63b435 trembled from pain.00c5b9d066a13794

Unlike the a5ffa0aaae others, though, 5c8ae914c2 Lucas had 9f9d7f7683 long since a9dccd1ce0 stopped seeing a978a7d27d her condition 21858d19fc as an aeadc0d640 advantage.6d7399bbd2b02fca

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She had noticed how 4f1f530957 his expression darkened every d9494914cd time she returned with 931a0fdfb4 fresh wounds.63cd38f831892453

Maybe that was why—b629dbdd4ee6b3ab

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Whenever her white dress c5ec0fec56 shirt was stained red, 650d765bff she would always seek 9b21c9c5a5 him out first.e663e033d760b4fb

There was something 818b7cc36b oddly satisfying about e7b877ac20 watching his usually 8085254c10 composed face distort.d97862d89c294496

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She wasn’t some a1e1c1a05e masochist who enjoyed 8d44484ecc getting injured—2490e56f6552cf2d

But there was something ae40c61a7d strangely pleasing about the ebb5ceaa6d way his expression twisted 9963fd4c77 because of her.30af40a6f9d507a4

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Like a 93f9c810fc void inside e894b9bac0 her was 0a2a35fd9a being filled, 93324769f9 just a 8a8d6ff725 little.aca5dfdb3670fb3b

It was a small, bbafce7095 secret amusement of hers.ac40c298943a7e59

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It was 2b87614421 also why 6a49f8bb30 she insisted 96e0cbaebb on wearing 5509a42890 white dress 948b934464 shirts when 74b5b4f364 going on 1853fbbd13 missions.347ef0281b0c96b5

The way 654d01a699 his gaze 9a46a086a7 darkened, the d6ff405aa7 way his f0287ec580 face contorted—it e034ebd53a was satisfying.916d050084c73e40

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Was this b29984b93b always my 59b584a783 preference?17837e851b2ee41d

As Yoon seriously 0c2f3a99c3 pondered the nature da8249e4e5 of her own 7982801ce6 tastes, she noticed 8895cbe653 the way Lucas e2768d4691 was watching her.a8915123072d471b

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She continued speaking.1590e21d10c5e9a8

“The fact that I don’t feel pain might be a curse for me, but for Maier, it’s nothing but a blessing. You’ve seen it yourself for years. It may be a disaster for me, but for the organization, it’s a gift.”a3dec26b9473017a

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“At least you recognize that it’s a disaster.”10f6738bd307f5bf

His already deep 8d544f8c05 voice sank even 968680cb01 lower.d4985b8935551d88

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“And we all recognize that it’s a blessing.”6d18f9420c0e0859

A faint, ec0d990e3a bitter smile 548f568a0b tugged at fc44df7282 Yoon’s lips.358139b9efa6bfea

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“…….”7eed1d4fe4e1a1da

Lucas looked like he 1e75fc241d wanted to say something. His lips c74ef14655 parted slightly, 916c63823e but Yoon 2d873c1f3f chose not 3df8ce5ae5 to listen.ff9b2f29da27fef6

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There was no b19cce852b point.4a837590c1964b7e

They would only end 9531300702 up repeating the same f2ddab9336 argument over and over 90e6df10f9 again.4a9498f498895fdc

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She grabbed her 9e0859aae7 coat, and Lucas 976809f0c6 moved to stand, e034a8cf63 intending to accompany e5bf38e908 her.d88219b0cad96f08

“Stay put. I’m going alone.”844030f09c94c80f

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Her firm tone 3a78484a82 froze him in 6a523fa059 place, halfway through 83abaf07f0 standing.f4d15855029b8374

She knew that 22a1832417 look in his b408c21fc9 eyes—complicated, troubled—but she 41a9075260 avoided his gaze.94732ee5a4da8b42

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Understanding that it wasn’t 4df85623e3 his fault didn’t change b26b169a1d the fact that she 6313983605 was in a foul 8e8438a900 mood.23c518fdb544fe60

Guess my 1a46627349 personality really 026f743d57 is screwed 0205e22bc1 up.de74223aa4742261

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She scoffed 1fb6bd901d at herself.bed6a72b9d0661bb

She knew d89fcbdc40 she had d8c4abc7a2 a terrible 8b656be2ac temperament.290e3c35f197495d

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She also knew she a0b64f4c7d should be grateful that 33dd449e41 he saw her as 53c60bc162 a person rather than 7e684470f1 a mere tool.1442bf69de236b8c

And yet, a22b1da7f8 she was 164c7d21a6 irritated.48fdb6ea46e4b439

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She couldn’t even tell 255557ebc0 where this emotion was 484a4a54d1 coming from.8364eb0efd1e5d38

Maybe it was envy—envy de79ea41a8 for someone like him, fad5b9d5e4 who lacked nothing.00b4f0ee1f6aee08

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One thing was d26f5ef918 certain: she was f010c7122f being unnecessarily sensitive 2b9b4d0d68 right now.e5a9358fd834c2c5

Like a petulant d0c6a80fbf child.6c4b4b1ac4a25b7e

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She felt pathetic 500962b39c for throwing a 372170a8ba tantrum and lashing afd2b48732 out over something d44e1a6a08 so trivial.403aeddb19a96adb

A deep a7ffc75b1e sigh escaped 0000775524 her lips.c75c24b8901d4f7d

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“…It’s just whining. Ignore it.”24bbeaead8a8b31f

That was the 57b54f81d7 end of the b6601ab24c meal.386d9cf00f2966c3

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She grabbed c540f1ec4b her coat bcb6a4d106 carelessly and 2ba6550ac2 rose from 8ac06c3ac3 her seat.cea8684ae54aff03

“I’m leaving.”ccd27b50139359ba

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“Wait. I’ll drive you.”e8c62bc1ce498154

Lucas grabbed 628803f7db her wrist.be64876b52f2e1d4

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“I’m walking.”e91b1ccc02a91015

“You hate walking.”e2cc1f302cbaec5e

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“I suddenly like it now.”4d340d2bf1328fdf

“…Yoon.”0dff6b3ef3906abd

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“I’m leaving.”01685928731dba12

Let’s stop here.4247f79a7cb0c076

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She had 87e511f7b1 already been a5da7d9b21 awful enough 2068ecc3d0 today.f5b428c708467df7

If she 0bc3d6feb5 stayed any e4e7e93ef7 longer, she e61ade0b2e might end 5eed151fe7 up saying f26f32bc35 something she c9876ff27a couldn’t take 933f39ca69 back.b7050c9182489415

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She didn’t want 49f31b0852 to be any ef9100c368 worse than she 6f7476392e already had.0d0e60306b78ca46

A quiet 2b6b85d905 voice called 9d09864d2d after her, 382e163aa9 but she 9bc7508ef6 didn’t hesitate 1f130b8345 as she cca41fe062 walked past 6e773bd0f1 him.b2948ab483a1f2e3

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She was exhausted.29c5222d7fc4be08

* * *5d09731fcfa54940

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Why now, of 465250a579 all times?b0d4142fe715d731

Yoon cursed internally.1a967d0cb982710c

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She hadn’t 92b4b43e00 even needed e83ad1c831 to be b04d3222d7 out on df75ef9f22 patrol—she had 146b527e3a chosen to 8733021781 do this.bf690c0b9d63660f

Yeah, this was on 0ee458bbf5 her.6e7cb6a7cdb205bd

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Her foul mood had 2d030a1fea lingered for days, refusing 34b16eaf42 to lift no matter 9ba7654326 what she did.b9c7829ba7253c71

Wandering around 18af93e947 to clear fd378bf9ec her head be5969dd95 had been df52897e60 her own 51a0f95918 decision, but 5f83124b33 she had 0e55ccd06f zero intention fc8be3dbab of getting 48d9c1d78c caught up 2200d1dbbe in something 13d7d96dc8 this annoying.4265d57527631be0

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She had been f3a41add6c feeling off for ef016503b7 days, and now, 6174c899c9 of course, she 2e5233c705 found herself in 3f7a865b6f this situation.5bf553af70ce3f2b

“No… No… Please…! Please, spare me—Kyaaaa!!”51e21828142a5b8d

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A sharp scream pierced cbaf54b76d the night, making Yoon’s 2fe82c2080 brow furrow.79b95ff4c6aaac62

She didn’t 710f15568f even need 24d9b4d7b1 to see e0c23f0750 the scene 7e2c49e391 to know fdbfebb821 exactly what 97f47df347 was happening.1ece85aed31d7a58

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With a quiet sigh, cf089dccf2 she ran a hand bc1cb05935 roughly through her hair abf20ed02f and made her way 55e6e92a72 toward the alley.37e9e788863ae79d

Of course.dfecd235a8467161

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These kinds of aa9d5a7716 predictions never seem edb79d6aea to be wrong.4c0eb8d22405982f

Her eyes turned eaeeadfe9d ice-cold at the 543c6171fe all-too-familiar sight.91a8068fa799ea31

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Click.1e51154455c11f97

She aimed her b02b7f9987 gun at the bc1bf9793b man’s lower half 3ed57760f3 and pulled the a2aa061a9d trigger without hesitation.7175e1d52047ecbc

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Bang!bdccf0cdf81df9c1

The deafening gunshot rang d623f5378c through the quiet city.27c5cd8c825fb883

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“Kgh…!! Aaaaghhh!!”4c8d778aabfaf56d

The man, who 43ff8ec824 had been using fd9f261c89 his strength to 1ec655a1a9 pin the woman 4c5a1e28da down, let out 46b1ebf965 an ear-piercing shriek 2c7a014abf as he collapsed e584df1111 to the ground.a2d55e9515e07bf6

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Yoon lifted ca171483bd her phone bbd2727ef2 to call 13380cd848 in the ad3f1304cb cleanup, her 39403c2353 expression blank.54b79cddaf76d3e8

“5th Street, K-1 alley. Come pick up the trash.”40f8ffd9d531ce00

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Ignoring the wailing c2acfd4e9f man, she took 4ac13152ee a step closer, fc938d4554 her gun resting 4bc9496bdf loosely in her 877c4a6726 grip.859a76fa9ebe29c8

“Too loud.”0fbc088fe3a6506c

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Bored, she crouched ea33444cd3 down and tapped 83a76e3e78 the man’s head f02f3841c9 lightly with the 3352a9506c barrel of her 92fa68e70b gun.61f725861f14d611

Then, as if she 02e1a2a521 had lost all interest, 35a7c4e643 she slammed the gun a4f73c962a down onto his skull.dd7cc468821c5c86

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Thud.b738956c0b644ff2

“Guh…!”df1474ef738355e4

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His body b3bcc91ce6 convulsed before 6934072715 going limp.59fdf33b523ab6a9

Yoon barely spared him c79a98624c another glance before turning b002c29954 to the trembling woman c2f9b0ac80 nearby.d79e3b46d6854dfc

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Even in the 4b103e85b8 darkness, she could ece4adad5e tell the woman’s 0a785c27e8 clothes had been 0021eababd ripped to shreds.b786dc8714928a20

Tch. More hassle.2c76803b2142a757

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With a quiet 8491a0dea3 whoosh, a large 98904c7eef jacket landed over 748ea2a64e the woman’s shaking 5c98efa2ed form.4754d675922f7cfc

* * *5351c2b7cbc69e6c

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As usual, e25d963027 Lucas was 785be6f824 handling business 6f8e4d1da0 when he 78ffb7b80a felt the 2183e401b8 strain around 62286505d8 his eyes. With a 0df65ba825 sigh, he 7dd0e6e49e took off 4d06f5845b his glasses 606c60d644 and rubbed 069c19d3c1 the bridge 75af6b9032 of his c5003221c6 nose.23f442fde55b50b9

His gaze shifted to 9798455313 Yoon, who was lying 5b0dcb0a5b on the sofa, looking 6f7481e9aa far too calm given 1ec73fdb62 the chaos she had 56285a89a4 caused just days ago.f90496ab243a804e

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“Yoon.”0eb47e0781025873

“What?”b771185c3c7f0dab

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“Do you remember that today’s the day you see the doctor?”f221913b932b4d3e

“Yeah.”34fbd7d90a962cb9

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…She remembered?37c1fb67f3796148

And she was fine 43a8572f56 with it?625fcaed8e07c5f8

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Lucas paused, thrown 0b31e6105a off by the 69434e6948 unexpected response.e43a99c3b65981a1

“…Did you suddenly start liking the doctor or something?”9acb159f306e8a7b

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“What kind of bullshit is that? I still hate that bastard more than death itself.”1315c200a7b98c4a

“Then?”df69c20a60b61ff1

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“I met someone yesterday who’s exactly my type.”e20b19aee418dd50

Her type?6440dcc877d08be3

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His hand, 4602a0cb37 which had a2c20f604f been holding 14829b5c2d a pen, 39d51ea291 stilled for 419c9daa38 a moment.a115c9776314d9b8

His reddish-brown eyes 045849f4e8 flickered with an 3b35afa286 unreadable emotion as afa96993eb he stared at 39a3edf33b her.1349445966d8ffba

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“You actually have a type?”5672d5d225bd852a

“Of course I do.”5543da8bc7a2ea8d

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She said it as 287ba2938e if it were the e114f27dd7 most obvious thing in 96060ec381 the world.393fd6c92a457900

Without realizing it, dc30659e1a Lucas loosened the 22207e39e4 top button of cf1a7b79d1 his shirt.22f69d28a4ce1038

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It suddenly 1575e96d8e felt a fa1734c86a little easier 721d4c58ec to breathe.4d491e2371a53fc1

“Alright, then. So, what’s this amazing type of yours?”b15ff4e0aff20a48

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“A beauty.”460f3032f1f0d64d

The answer came out 8b0a9fbac3 instantly—without a second of 4f370015ad hesitation.a0aaec0516eac015

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Lucas let out 51f1ea88c7 a short laugh, 4cfbb82706 almost in disbelief.6f29ce212810b73f

“That’s the same as saying you don’t have a type.”d65da24a8763c149

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“What are you talking about? Liking beautiful people is a very clear preference.”a537e6036b9f28df

“By that logic, you should like the doctor too. That guy’s got decent looks, after all.”5035354f71b73c40

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If what 1f7b2a8c34 she said 58355d1310 was true, 08fb0578a3 then Dr. Walker should also 6ab2541dad fall under her 4262744fbd type.2416dd68bc59801d

Lucas could admit, albeit ab97bc0f50 grudgingly, that the man c4d78303b7 was objectively handsome.f1556de5f272b8f5

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“…Lucas, so this is the kind of guy you are?”f0d2aae18d25175b

Yoon’s expression 52fd208335 turned theatrically ae770067b6 exaggerated as 8d9b4cc395 she sat 08b7b0c207 up on 6752578cf6 the sofa 276ce207d1 and sauntered fb947a5e7c toward him.9f297d6a3053fec6

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“I had no idea you harbored such deep feelings all this time.”cd155586707fda8b

With a playful grin, 28aa335bcd she leaned in slightly, 027612f493 her eyes gleaming with 839b281fc8 mischief.13e45f9d9da38f22

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“When I see the doctor today, I’ll be sure to deliver your heartfelt confession.”70ca1b8a557226ec

She looked 7073a02ca2 far too 446f564f05 entertained—clearly enjoying 6a33f6af09 the opportunity 6fc128b7ed to mess ad169e6bc3 with him.55324026c8a9daa1

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“Cut the nonsense. So, was this person you met yesterday really your type?”ecbd4d983a14d25b

“Oh? Wait, was asking about my type just bait? Were you actually fishing for the doctor’s type instead? Damn… You should’ve just said so. We’ve known each other long enough—I’ll gladly ask for you.”ce343f9cc68f891f

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With an exaggerated 5c476f1a32 smirk, Yoon clasped f2d3ff459b her hands together 94ac5556c9 mockingly.936888c30829f800

“‘Doctor, what do you think about Lucas as a lover?’—I’ll phrase it just like that.”ddba7cc3a44b8674

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Before Lucas could a567ae30fe react, Yoon had 0086c5819c already perched herself afcff02ee1 on the edge 290bc4c30b of his desk, 9530a5811a completely at ease.f0d4cdcbfeb8e1b6

“You—”e74b902d407a32be

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His voice came out 182ca03dd6 in a low growl, 16f7ab4f4d but Yoon only chuckled ccac2fdd84 quietly.e246fe2d5fb43938

Then, without warning, 096e9dee2a her long, pale 5f36fb7f54 fingers reached out 5a4eabb534 and gently smoothed 7bd71c514e the crease between cde056789a his furrowed brows.cc747d3571068df1

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The unexpected touch made 924eea7227 his Adam’s apple bob 096b27ccbb involuntarily.316072943f521777

“Don’t look so serious. You’re making it seem like I hit a nerve.”b3a7fe66c7e1ce59

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Satisfied, she a0deddafa0 withdrew her 322d024fd2 hand with da9d79e013 a small, 427ee8e2f5 amused smile.af83461a728d14aa

“I’m heading out.”2038e6966974b2af

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Without a hint of 0f583e55cf hesitation, she turned and 5d405c4de0 left.29de76bc2c2e581d

Lucas, now alone, 5975efacd6 stared at his 770ebb7922 own hand with 8845c80a98 a conflicted expression.a3e6cc198bb73834

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For a split second, 4508f80287 he had almost reached a0868261fa out.fa01aac4229bbd9b

But for what?ad0f53c0267b3efc

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To hold her d6bffc79c7 hand?dddadf81e0936adf

Or something db66dcc0b3 else entirely?bc208e8bdf10aa6e

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The words he e5a0798715 couldn’t bring himself 21686d8f31 to say lingered 69e00c4d14 in his mouth.c7931aa377c8f0a2

“…So, what exactly is your type?”63d9f030aa53716d

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