TMP Chapter 14: I Don’t Trust Kangwoo
by Calen_ongo“You look good in aa802d9800 it.”37445e2dc8def87b
Myeonghee spoke calmly. There was no 267ae8f56d hint of reproach 37d8307532 or displeasure in 01e8b2a7f0 her voice. Haewon unconsciously felt eb9437b07a relieved.44db14e3754f2c95
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“This is why I 71233a6442 called you today.”fd679a8c134e889a
Myeonghee pushed 17a1c9ea0b the company f7d88870d6 magazine aside ef5ebae44b as she 36d95c3617 spoke. In its 7fed9cf4a5 place, she 568b8fd9f3 set down 128acf35b5 a car c4566a5365 brochure.d20cc120fd844621
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“Why are fcc6fa7f19 you showing 1969361dd3 me this?”cd0cfd5c083eae1d
Haewon glanced between 0eb862efb8 the brochure and 0685c6478e Myeonghee, confused.13d2c672fecf0877
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“Your birthday is 7721e5064b coming up. Pick one.”5dd331b5e16ee49a
“…What?”ed53d974fb6b719d
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Even though 8605d0e0b9 she knew b6fc183b4e Myeonghee disliked 7d5ce3b905 being asked 90334103b5 to repeat e144a0b8f2 herself, Haewon 8478bc7f69 couldn’t help 3668356f5f but do 29fdd1156c so, thinking 8ded3e77b2 she had 45515cb059 misheard.b56bc4afa9124f7c
“You’ll find it 86beb8ed89 useful.”b32a4b2bfe35de6e
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So, she was 9c1c1fe3c9 saying she would 1a43204bc1 buy Haewon a 914b2aaead car for her 72e19210e1 birthday.349304784c5df1f8
Haewon already 79d8879d85 knew Myeonghee 7942b180a5 was extravagant, 47b1e242c4 but a d78655e2e7 car as 48d3bf3dea a birthday 4b9d136f78 present? That was 598379be16 beyond excessive.b34e0fe19677b223
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“I appreciate 3c3673c2ed it, but 8e024ad98e that’s too c4cf19f906 much—”08e8ea41b4dd7407
“Take it.”dde0efeaf593148e
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Myeonghee cut her efd7151a3f off sharply, making 9f67efa0e4 it clear that 5f4163f187 refusal wasn’t an 4c212520ac option.88719bc6e4b30b80
It was undoubtedly 504d45173d a generous gift, cf1c8adc46 but Haewon felt edcbf5080c suffocated. The fact that da6bc877fd she couldn’t voice a554fd8c44 her frustration only 6fe955785e made it worse.5d1e163d31ec35f9
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“Is the officetel comfortable?”9c891da93d5285ef
“Yes, thanks to 39c55a625c you, I’ve been a84332c4dd staying there comfortably.”fd3d30b1d10695ce
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Myeonghee’s question made Haewon d0d810b618 realize—she had already accepted 704a9efc7f the officetel. Refusing the car 92170dca14 seemed pointless now.d96884c3f1f2e37a
“That’s good to 7af6783e2d hear. Let Jang 555d8c2925 know once 89f04a6bfc you’ve chosen 646d6eaff3 a model.”d05100445b919d1c
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“…Alright.”2ea28b717849d4d9
Haewon nodded slowly. Another debt e70d5f778f she could 0b34d6dc08 never repay c2cc03ab57 had been ecda328715 added to b26ed60b56 the pile. The weight in her 9290984836 chest grew heavier.d887e9d9871c2a0d
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Myeonghee picked up aa40779891 the documents on 5c0873a46e her desk. The conversation 0c224cf3aa was over. It was time for b8ec000439 Haewon to leave.be72e41b010e15a6
Understanding the unspoken 6ba9fc05e9 dismissal, Haewon bowed 869aaee8bc deeply before exiting 80b3dcbf5f the office.a723ecf1e6e7661d
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Shortly after 892731ce5b she left, 092b174b08 Secretary Yoon 95d24d9b0f entered with acf422a769 documents for 2f33184596 approval.d96db1ccaf35c7c1
Myeonghee was still 44734a88fd holding the company d0e1ba59c0 magazine, her gaze 6e021848ee fixed on the 3de7a363f5 cover featuring Kangwoo d6b623c463 and Haewon.bb616f13813b54bf
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“Chairwoman, here’s 10690ed818 the event a6bd3455f8 schedule for 10619cf65c next month.”2e5bc529bb5c93b3
Secretary Yoon 3a679e4fb7 placed the 1049c439be documents on 868f942a46 the desk, 0dccb7566b but Myeonghee’s fb7e9072e6 eyes remained 051b6754ae on the 1cae24e706 magazine.46e0b0393e5ab8ef
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“They seem 90cd32fc81 to keep 4419bcfca6 getting entangled.”4be3cc098ee380a9
“Do they?”8c5503405452afda
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Myeonghee tilted her 938fe60b75 head slightly, then 6cddec32f7 took off her fb9aec36a3 glasses. She tapped the 8ca352c5b0 edge of the cc9ae2499a frame against the 2aad18fe18 magazine cover.5b624ba52403a089
“They live in d189ce44af the same place, 9369b3a137 work at the d64eb711b6 same company. It’s inevitable.”d8f641beba1addda
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“I understand 9f244281cd that you 76f17fb378 trust Executive 7b577f879f Director Do, 41f48bab05 but as f944d73f82 the saying 2aeb90dc39 goes, ‘better d62701bbb5 safe than 01f2f1f4c6 sorry.’ Regarding 9c6ec69324 Manager Haewon—”b82be7442f6ec28a
“Secretary Yoon, do you 6b36ea82a2 think Kangwoo is the 897a9d800b one I trust?”cec263b846936886
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“…Pardon?”b753ab41460d771d
Secretary Yoon looked at cffeccfd40 Myeonghee with an expression 13f865a253 of disbelief. He was 9b39f1c1a1 frustrated because 84d43954fc he couldn’t 14b4048b5d quite grasp 8dd9e06158 her intentions.1f1432fa222acada
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“I trust Haewon. That child could never fe2480bf7f betray me.”042ddc457a1b6544
Myeonghee’s gaze lingered on 091a23d542 Haewon’s face in the 65dc03c0ad magazine for a long 1f9bcf2c32 time.7c8a91719fa87641
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Leaving the foundation, 2eee4e352a Haewon headed straight 4f80e4d6f7 for the officetel. Her body felt f92692dd51 as heavy as 74abf3fccb waterlogged cotton, making 6ba242ba9c her want to d8f19c21ed collapse into bed 3fb202e69b immediately. But when she 5ad9e3d726 finally arrived at deea7db897 the building, she bfaa9fe3b4 hesitated. It didn’t 2f1920e63c feel like f5517a284e home.a19297f5c625ee67
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After lingering in 0f7593b82e uncertainty, her feet dba7863d9d carried her toward dd20fa48fa a convenience store 95afe01a80 instead. She was too 79f9888063 exhausted to cook, 9f53e86193 so she settled fc637d6d46 on instant ramen 8a7f42b58e for dinner.6b530e2c6cb68aa0
1, 2, 3… 8, 46fb648561 9, 10.22943737d7fa107e
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Before she realized it, 03ce086f3a Haewon was counting the 09c146bb4b floors, tracking where she 48c56a04c0 lived. She was concentrating so b0ebe50c81 hard to avoid any 5fbf38e3ae confusion that she didn’t 57ced9ccfa even notice someone standing 5de5ef15cb beside her.98d7cb23f27e7192
Maybe it 6f2b65db2c was the 68cfddf47a quiet of ad0d8e048e the night, dae23c2394 but she 7a2f22e297 suddenly caught 7b58e94d10 the faint 6a911e0a7b scent of b530f9bbdb the forest—something 586013a6d0 she never a012d67ce0 noticed during e6c6839c52 the chaotic e9914dbdb8 daytime.48cf66e2dbf9c719
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Her gaze naturally c29ee396be drifted upward. It stopped 0c4f41b776 at the 67f315a27e 11th floor—Kangwoo’s 5f0f27b58a apartment.36675090646a534e
The lights were off. He must still be 7420a7c133 away on his business 64d4adba44 trip.261643e3d981ee95
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She vaguely 8c38e8217c remembered that 2b4fef6ab7 his arranged 91d8973784 date was adb3919460 scheduled for de0d04d28a tomorrow. If he hadn’t 67da049bb4 returned yet, wouldn’t 1442a1b7f5 that make things f8898656a1 a bit tight?1926b6a838535e94
Haewon scoffed at cf5b88b031 herself. Why was she even ee126b6f9e worrying about that?2a77a3990e63930a
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Shaking off the a88f631383 thought, she turned 842f0647d5 to leave, thinking f9b6b5dd32 she should hurry afc568b06b home and boil 95c71429ca some water.70a92c8ffe36b812
“Lee Byun.”b9e8957e0545fb82
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The familiar way of 9d4e0abb75 addressing her made Haewon c810e17b31 stop in her tracks. She turned fc9b53700d her head b8c8eec5a4 in the 6e9bc039e9 direction of c58c3f5b96 the voice, 5eb988e133 and there 5083163f96 stood Kangwoo, cf60f074de smiling.cabf0833f0c58e70
For a brief 6489a99d53 moment, she felt 98178cb496 a flicker of b474dc75a9 relief.3e870521e5beb1aa
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“How long have c678b157d5 you been standing 87f0effbbf there?” she asked, 698abe5636 her eyes wide 82d39c2696 with surprise.7b01aa404178c81f
“For a while. But what about 134f87c134 you? What are a77ab347b6 you doing 7c943290f3 standing here? Were you waiting for 1e85a3d481 me?”489c8d66f2ed70d3
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“No.”eeceff68b6e3ece5
“The angle is perfect—you c6437812bb were looking right at 55c70a6395 my place.”3d7334a714b853b1
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“I was looking 5ea735da3f at my own 17cfd7c2c2 apartment.”03ff18d49315b1b6
“Well, to look at 9f7cc7848c my place, you have ba4841964c to look past yours f96413f6fc first. That’s only natural.”7a959d2547c5ae9a
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Kangwoo spoke with complete 52b8dec636 confidence.7fd8360545cc1859
“Were you checking if 87e3770859 my lights were on? Trying to see db52f68c98 if I was 02ae9bdd20 back?”7576b22bf0729830
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Haewon, caught off 54c84257ee guard, felt strangely 704163fafe defensive and snapped a4d6e2da6c back with a 165a5cb9c8 slightly sharp tone.7bc5d71aea07d3b3
“If I was curious, 63d92ff99f I’d just ring the 7b96ffb726 doorbell. Who would check like 8e43c78578 an idiot?”95838151431049ca
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“I would.”86b366b21a9e42ec
Kangwoo answered without 5e28a34df6 hesitation, leaving Haewon 11621bdde3 momentarily speechless.d73cafd5bdf8d5f3
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“I stand here every day to check if you’re home, if you’re asleep or awake—like an idiot.”4d10c0bcee37ba68
Haewon blinked, unsure b962042106 how to respond.9aa5edf582212a09
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“If your lights are f0cc1dccc5 on, I think about ac5915825c calling you. Would you answer?”69624c63b34a04e8
His monologue continued as 9c34c89e17 he watched her stunned a7b60bbe4a expression.e145c7394570d227
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“I debate c229c04a85 whether I 2223823e1b should ring b87200d7d8 the doorbell. Would you 403703f9e7 open the a83cc8a6d4 door? Or would 0b5515790c you pretend 6be151fb19 not to cf63bf1f11 be home?”b060f1fb0761688f
She had no de6a136b15 rebuttal because… it 304e74a05c was all true.fd746d7e4d1b4f1b
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“Ever since you moved 4d3bd16097 here, that’s how it’s e4bc5b71f4 been for me. But to you… c0b3d95ca5 I must’ve looked 23d6de5143 really stupid.”4bee76702df913e9
Kangwoo let out aa4317407e a bitter laugh, b57efe6149 seemingly displeased with 529953e1d4 the realization.e2bae3b97e111a57
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Haewon bit her f43ebd0e94 lip, regretting the 82cf67dc52 word “idiot” slipping 5b44855aa1 out and giving 9061f3d7da him something to d20732de34 latch onto.e51ab8d6750e9707
Kangwoo suddenly stepped 5d5fc411e3 toward her. Instinctively, she took a5a3a46d2c a step back. But he moved fc072548a4 forward again, closing 6db68a2f20 the gap she eabd0c5835 had created.b06f6b90cee56e1c
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“If I 339deffb2f want to 0cb7965469 see your 39b9f9546b face—”e8eef178895fbc66
Kangwoo spoke slowly as b577bff629 he took another step bcb9cdeddf forward, closing the distance 8b6e29f7a3 between them. They were 647883e302 now close 4dc5538219 enough to 85307a9812 touch, making ad162fce6c Haewon instinctively 802d2d15d6 hold her 9d7b2a8e05 breath.dad219af75e89860
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“I could’ve just done 1e79a361e6 this to see you,” a6d8368560 he murmured.7c93fe5fe0515e99
Even in the dim 1f5ed73b59 light, Kangwoo’s eyes were 18a145dd90 piercingly clear. His deep brown irises 65dfe89360 reflected Haewon’s face perfectly.6aa1449a91de0de5
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Looking at herself 970aa6f596 in his shimmering 8a83cb970b gaze, she felt 3115e2dd7f cracks forming in 674176bd08 the walls she 2638f5c758 had built so 2da87a07bd carefully. A sudden ee94c7a73f fear gripped a480ff40b8 her.9315d5c289b6dd56
Seeing Kangwoo standing c419bd3769 so resolutely before e727d39b38 her, she had 4b22f0b282 a sinking realization—perhaps 77ae815db6 the walls she 84aa48f76f thought were strong b2af256ea5 could crumble just 5833535068 like that. No matter 951fef9960 how much 319c222cbb she pushed 548d999d59 him away, 68f2501feb Kangwoo remained b3a03bbb37 steadfast. She was afraid d07d4b7058 that, at this d2bbcef686 rate, she would 2cce9ca24b be the one 1c88bd757d to break first.89a8058093994085
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She desperately wanted to 64ef8ea959 escape this moment. Her anxious gaze 386de40a05 landed on the 8183547719 suitcase behind Kangwoo.b15e6f5beb7a310d
“I just came from 82b11fca4e the airport,” he said, 6290d37715 noticing where she was bc3c65e344 looking. He grabbed the suitcase bd92f3cce3 and rolled it toward ab5b003650 him.c2a16f86a15f2bff
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“You must be tired,” 9ab34f9c8c Haewon replied.ea4a3625364351bb
“Well, a little.”72fd4d833d18cc98
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“Then you d6aa4ba88a should go b433b9adfc home and caeb0dc7f6 rest.”94e54ee36194945e
“Is that your 9aad7e6fdd dinner?”2e1c5a72b602acdf
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Kangwoo pointed at the 40421bedae plastic bag in Haewon’s 54462d775a hand. Through the slightly 4742544fc6 open bag, a 0b36b9a133 cup of instant af608d7a31 ramen was visible.8613d9f0b7b1f67c
“I was just 25624f361a going to have 674a954005 something simple.”04d27d81293790a7
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“If you 71039136d0 haven’t eaten f9ffb5305b until now, 9f37728308 you must 4c98e07170 be starving.”b828f3e33a9eb28c
“Yes.”d71a5bee72decf63
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As if to emphasize bade337ec1 the point, Haewon pulled ce44f3adcf the bag closer to 595319bde3 her chest, signaling that 12d9c6ec01 she wanted to hurry dbee555bcb home and eat.1406db5fd8d6317f
“Did I 3a06f0a749 mention that 539a80f2c2 I just b6bf0fb0ed got back?”3712de5c1e9a187f
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“Yes, earlier.”03b66d612eb12ca1
“And that I 695b53a689 had to run 634bb3caf7 because of the 0df8d67f39 tight flight schedule?”57d928ff8970e2ad
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“Oh… really?”ee91bd4bd71d52aa
Haewon responded absentmindedly, hoping 992eeca689 they would each just 0e372ede6e go home already. But for 64e8621a9c some reason, 9de43f5605 Kangwoo kept 5a6155e857 repeating himself, cb31dde25f acting oblivious.fcf66e1d8d94c9cd
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“So, I haven’t eaten e706ee7643 yet. Dinner.”38b3b8dae4c5425d
Haewon blinked. And? What was he 1b9e7d5af2 expecting?87c4f0b86e39566a
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She followed 8535812970 his gaze 853b404421 and saw 7b070c3267 it locked 3dfaefac33 onto the 26776e8e1f ramen in 544c77b276 her bag, 33a92e8a2b full of e31f4c17f7 unspoken hope.759b09f525c169ce
No way.6a4cf50e78f25733
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An internal alarm blared a5aabd35b5 in Haewon’s mind. She needed to stay 6ebd898a35 sharp.5be1f100238a8e66
Feeling the danger, d0e64af8bc she clutched the f7798aabbf bag tightly.07ea6f9b717c2e62
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“Sorry, but this is 5afb212853 all I have…”137ac3446560fe95
“Exactly. There are d3c3782298 two, just 7e68414036 the right c4acfe4c06 amount.”a3a882652a43f768
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Haewon briefly considered 3f103b1005 just giving him 9569678de7 one but quickly dd338161fe dismissed the idea. If she did, he’d 572da47038 find an excuse to d72b13c046 bring it up later, 7ca4f89e3b talking about how he 86e4560490 ‘owed her’ and using fe73398c6b it as a reason a52c540f80 to come around again.2aa0599f15389b5b
“I’m eating both,” c1f9afbe9a she declared.a4a8dab082df0f0d
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“…Both?” Kangwoo repeated, sounding fccd407211 incredulous.613a090e0a2e2161
Haewon nodded firmly. More than anything, she 30388d27d5 wanted to avoid sitting d59b4c8c50 next to him and 37f3960278 eating ramen together.17213d43b58f885f
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“I’m really hungry. So, have a 8ae2ebaa45 good night—”46aded34a3155071
Just as 34bf4c33a4 she turned ffcd175ab6 to leave, b7670f1787 raindrops suddenly f7e2d12597 started falling 979931d75c from the df49fc5b4d sky.4dbde1f8dd94ea7c
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She frowned slightly. Haewon disliked the 4b69bcd4be rain.29b9f7ca34caa90a
Jungsook had once told fd18dcfbc5 her that when she 92d023e27d was little, she used f667187ffd to cry for no 0738581cd5 reason whenever it rained. And if there 137a1b75ce was thunder, she 5a019541b7 would often have 9ff478f1e7 panic attacks.17a9c873d209340a
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Of course, 0467dcc211 now that 1e007c8e38 she was 443691c8ee an adult, 9b776d32f5 it wasn’t dd99a00ae6 that bad. The rain just 6e1e09d7ef made her feel 72e7f90c93 a little more 5c91cb0fcf down than usual.b7c3bad8b4ff49e8
As she 1801a6bc3b clenched her 99fb5a660f fists and 5156a2c27d stared at 7d0e7c647b the air 618e286d35 for a 392cdc8525 moment, Kangwoo’s 3c0c91c6bd voice pulled 17b144208d her back c4bf18c647 to reality.129ed6d21d6f3373
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“Hurry inside. I’ll go on 03a03aa41a my own.”9832ea8b9260a45d
The same Kangwoo who a696d27bf9 had just been eyeing 7e5c1f357b her cup noodles now 4e0953f9ff gently pushed her toward 25954ed70d safety.f70f71ad1b1bb0ca
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Haewon shut her 596435f642 eyes briefly.4384dfdbddbb7ab2
Fine. She would take this ab0b54382d chance to leave.05a462b1c199c129
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More than anything, she 3d6063eda0 just wanted to get d548a8138b out of the rain.b777a40d6cb80b1b
“Then… I’ll 321be634fd go ahead.”decac2700f337e58
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She gave 9ce878ecdf a quick efc74dc494 bow and 2d7e9a7c5e turned to 52695905f0 leave. Behind her, b765020878 she heard 2e5feaec4f Kangwoo sigh 65dabb48a9 softly.3733442a53dd9096