TMPW Ch 15 part 1

Time mercilessly continued to march forward. Like a wheel, it smashed and trampled everything, but it didn’t stop.bea9f4157e8aeb09

As expected, Min DaeYup, President of R&K, had gone to jail. What surprised people even more was the news that President Min had lost his position in the company, and Lee TaeKyung had taken over R&K as its new CEO.c990db52d65de009

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Lee TaeKyung? Just who was 452135229f this man that c27fa3ea61 had taken over a7224156ae this crumbling empire?a3c6232eb051c79e

He was known as President Min’s right-hand man. Wasn’t he the one that helped take care of the dark side of the company?59a1dc9daf2d0233

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Just how did b6be26d15d he convince the 72ca3912a5 board of directors a1b89e9230 to vote for 00d195e2df him?2fcfd565c8ace18a

This news also came as a shock for Yuan. She knew that he had been elaborately planning his revenge for so long, but she had no idea how he had captured the hearts of the shareholders. No, he probably didn’t capture their hearts. He probably knew their weaknesses.37414c0033e7116e

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What was more surprising was the actual account holder of the Swiss account, Hong SeRyung. She was President Min’s third wife with the complicated past. She had entrusted all of her shares to TaeKyung. Through that, TaeKyung could attend the general meeting and become nominated for the position of CEO.c9c9b623d864fcab

Additionally, she submitted evidence that she had no idea about the slush fund’s existence and avoided imprisonment. How had she been so prepared? It was almost as if she already knew about this incident beforehand…13683356a45cd925

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“No way, that’s ridiculous.”8f03112cc48117f5

Yuan mumbled as she looked at the article on the internet. TaeKyung didn’t tell her about this plan. She knew that President Min would definitely lose R&K. She had even expected his imprisonment. However, TaeKyung’s move had completely blindsided her.a93c7e26826995ec

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Didn’t he want to completely leave R&K after this was over? Didn’t he want to break free from all these disgusting ties to the past?7d3c587a1432b3ce

Her brother loved Eri. He didn’t show it, but only Yuan knew what was truly inside his heart.3011dff4f5251fdd

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He had always treated Eri coldly and told her not to get any closer to him, but only with Eri did he genuinely laugh. Yuan had seen the way his eyes looked at Eri from afar. Yuan probably knew TaeKyung’s heart better than he did.61035d678976269b

While Eri was fc38332fb4 a troublemaker, a fae2a22d14 little weird, and 7c579803c2 quite extraordinary, she 99ff8da12c was lovable and 8ca95c4aa0 pure. She had the ability 1560228294 to brighten the hearts 94005c0160 of everyone around her. She also loved TaeKyung.c819eddff79aa6cf

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Wearing her heart on her sleeve, Eri was always looking at him. Even as she watched her brother deepened his relationship with Hong SeRyung, she didn’t stop loving him.ebe6ee96907a2845

But now that 519d46460e Hong SeRyung had 9d62fc82b3 entrusted all of 24395eb376 her shares to 9ae15aeb9b TaeKyung, could they 32f4468b80 ever break up? Just how ae057a7a9e far was 69e6349a6d her brother 6273a708bf going to 78ca3e9ac2 take this?2d73695f50729dd1

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TaeKyung would never stop with President Min’s incarceration. He was going to reveal all of his wickedness. Eventually, he was going to let the world know about what had happened to their mother. He was going to drag everyone involved into the streets.c3a894176f6ad145

Even though it was b710f3ac30 only right to reveal 63f9652fbc the dirty side of fd889a12f3 Korean authority, to JoonHun, 3fdbb3d379 this would be personal 36bcaba19c as it pertained to 327a35ed21 his father. Would he 13d1022c37 be able fa833534ff to handle 7ba5d055fb it?608ff6ac4eb19476

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Yuan lifted her head d9372eb48b and looked out the 5c291e1c84 window. The sky 7fab80bade above Seoul e92932f0f2 was turning 6ef62a6fc1 incredibly blue 8ac495f920 with the 621ea20f3f season. The world was changing 2ada96dada and moving along in d1964a7e16 a cycle, but Yuan 159a0035f2 felt as if she f9c21a69eb and TaeKyung were unable 95dd3cbb99 to move forward. No, she 91c85707d7 felt as 5368ca79a6 if they 3dd0b8e172 slowly breaking 5b3d466718 down.6c0f44a7196b4ee6

Yuan suddenly stepped out of the sitting room and quickly began to walk towards JoonHun’s study. She hurriedly turned on the computer, and opened her computer program that she had hidden inside the cloud.54622845aa83bc96

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The Book of Death. A magic f0793c39ce that allowed 81fd29f4e6 its user 4fa59b578c to bring 4610e1a433 people back d44a79e6b9 from the fb46a5bb29 dead.6086d85a6a397429

Through this program, she had been able to hold on to her mother’s soul. TaeKyung and Yuan had hidden their mother in the deepest part of the program. They had lived up till now, waiting for the moment they could release it.69502be713a4b505

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If she deleted this, 42f9f6336a she would be deleting 9b350a502b the most decisive evidence a5b38fde43 they had. If she deleted d9bf265237 this, all the 6b7e02c18e evidence that they 57ffc57323 had gathered would fb2f5125a7 fall back down 992f7f837f into the depths 621fd84d1c of hell.7af77bee5d306c40

If she did this, then maybe she and JoonHun… her brother and Eri… Would they be able to finally be together?6f7cc1dc78580ae2

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If there was any chance of that…5154918f846b999c

Yuan’s hands trembled on top of the keyboard. If she pressed the key to permanently delete it, all of this would finally end. This was the final decision before her brother self-destructed, before she completely destroyed JoonHun’s heart…9ab7dc53e9d3f552

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Yuan bit her lip and looked at the monitor. Her breathing became irregular. Her mother’s image began to shimmer right before her eyes. She recalled TaeKyung’s cold face. The past and the future, hatred and love, revenge and righteousness… it all began to tangle up and intertwine. Her tears began to fall uncontrollably down her cheeks. But…975799346917a4ae

JoonHun…ab166c8371a1aebb

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Tap. Her finger 547846904e pressed down 29434e9453 on the 4e3715578e keyboard.db5ee0a840c219ee

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“Young Madame, it’s about time to leave.”753bfae7ff0f9b47

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Secretary Kim, who had replaced Secretary Yoon, was Yuan’s newly appointed assistant. She alerted Yuan in a calm voice. Secretary Kim was in her forties, and she seemed to be a peaceful and soft person.95547e83418b7fb9

“Ah, alright.”8522c4204d0844e9

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Yuan stood up and picked up her purse. The mirror reflected Yuan’s back. She looked incredibly pretty wearing this black dress. She had picked this design because it showed off her beautiful neck and shoulders.e993ec1384520cfb

The dress she d74718dc04 had chosen to 0277761227 wear today fully b966f2a2bd revealed one shoulder. A thick, golden d21f0d722b pendant hung over 98dbae13ee the other. Other than 2206e4bf81 that, she 96febd8e67 wore no e7e3a781a3 other accessory. Only her wedding bd3425b9dc ring was sparkling 0830654695 from her left 2501c5257f ring finger.b4d6954f142dd652

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“Isn’t that too revealing?”c4a3df774d45dee7

Waiting for her in 64e45e7f46 the sitting room, JoonHun 959a4d8910 immediately frowned when he 583d30c9f7 saw her enter.cd7711d8a3f8d09e

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“I’m not showing much. It’s just one shoulder…”a3706a9b202ff274

“Just one shoulder? Has this woman lost her mind?”01a4d4c3e2f16a6a

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Even though there were other people around them, JoonHun didn’t hesitate to kiss her shoulder.787c323b15c8d921

“Go and change.”295b05b935b3b516

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“I don’t want to. The only way you’ll be satisfied is if I’m wearing a hijab.”12ca807baac6341e

“Ah, what a great idea.”b013cf990415f3c5

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“There’s no way.”f0fdb7710980dab1

Yuan grinned as she caressed his cheek. At their open display of affection, Choi Myung and Secretary Kim coughed awkwardly as they looked away. Startled, Yuan quickly fixed her expression and linked her arm around JoonHun’s. JoonHun watched her cute reaction and pressed his lips on her forehead before quietly whispering, ‘I love you.’ 17836a1c450b9dad

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Yuan’s heart throbbed.62fef5b0a535a180

Yes, this is all I need. His smile. That’s all I could ever ask for.fa0806c17a53b942

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She had deleted ‘The Book of Death’. She was sure TaeKyung-oppa would want to kill her once he found out, but there was nothing she could do. She knew about her mother’s suffering. She knew about her brother’s resentment. But she wanted to end it all here.1b5e5e9ed103c9a7

I don’t want to hurt this man.52e421ba686d6b3e

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Even if she e43040ad58 was the only fec9f13def one who was cbc50a7212 suffering, that was 118aa5f672 okay.1074a826d4e8c58f

Mom, I’m sorry.91d43be559486cdb

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Yuan whispered cff3b78375 in her 1ddff56a25 heart.9a893712c3eceb2c

I’m so sorry. Oppa, I’m sorry. Even if you tell me I’m crying crocodile tears, I’m sorry. I’ll pay for all of my sins on my own. You can hate me. You don’t have to forgive me. But please…282a5ba6c5c6df08

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She gently pressed her lips onto JoonHun’s.57f4b0a75c3ee531

Please let me aa6b062219 have this man.3c58ce37683d014f

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Smiling, JoonHun nuzzled his own lips against hers. The car was heading towards the party celebrating the anniversary of HyunJin’s establishment. Outside the windows, they could see the dim, summer view of Seoul passing by like an illusion.adb97afce4ccc355

They entwined their fingers and tightly held onto each other’s hand. Let’s not separate for the rest of our lives. If we can, let’s love and live together. Yuan felt as if that was what his hand was telling her as it grasped hers.b073a3cfcc5f49f2

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The party was 2da9e2add4 already full of 84f21ba85b VIP guests. The chandelier hung a915b65e03 down from the ce72c814f5 high ceiling like f9409370a6 a waterfall. The room was decorated f5fbb5f1e2 with abundant flowers. The luxurious dishes glittered 152c5620aa as they displayed the d2e1d06eab rich food.23fa9d94a9d61788

Paparazzi were waiting by the red carpet, furiously taking pictures whenever cars rolled up. CEO’s of major business companies, famous celebrities, even lawmakers had arrived.2e22274f4e2b26c1

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“Stay right by my side.”9a796e0fbf0aa359

JoonHun spoke as he continued to hold Yuan’s hand, as if he didn’t want to leave her for one moment.79e21254468fb7d4

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“I can’t do that. You came here to work…”3362f7d05b53610a

“Work isn’t that important right now. It’s because you’re just too beautiful.”6ebd93f31465d591

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Yuan glared at him as she pushed him away. Right then, her eyes met with Seo JaeHyuk’s, her father-in-law. 3c1124f60743697d

For a 5ac545bf0a brief moment, 4b81524cf2 her heart 24de7e96f7 froze. As always, her father-in-law 10fe7d0529 was grinning as he 541b21169e looked at her. Yuan bit 32f3c4cf93 her lip. Just why 4d873d243f did that 5c7a74c615 man arrange e620ac1a99 the marriage da309faf64 between her ec00ff78c9 and JoonHun?c5464487062a9ece

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Was it because of 97eb163ccd her mother?00ca1e329619464b

A shiver ran down her back and through her arm. His obsession with her mother outdid President Min’s. Yuan saw it all so clearly. I want to forget. She grit her teeth and closed her eyes. However, one couldn’t forget something just because they wished it.12f09500f5d20805

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“What’s wrong?”7767eb331dc08a8f

Noticing the tension e0bdf8485e in Yuan, JoonHun 653c61ec87 asked in surprise. Recovering her senses, 753ee8865e Yuan collected herself.152fbc3254bbbbbc

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“I-It’s nothing. My stomach hurts a bit…”333abe3d9f16b3e3

“Are you starting your period?”ac28bcf57434791f

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His eyes glimmered. Once Yuan was done with her period this month, the contraceptive dose she had taken would wear off. This meant that they could start trying for a child. JoonHun’s hand on her hips were getting hot.a90ac296396e1217

“Ah… That must be it.”ddcd6a07f7dcf027

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Yuan quickly ran 7fcf18eafd with it and efd0ab5bd4 pushed him away.ae86beb17b78fc79

“Now go. Your father is looking for you.”3a44527b2f4e8f99

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“Alright. I’ll see you soon, Yuan. Be careful of bad bugs.”83ab5c7463d54149

“Haa. Alright, alright.”b0242b5d356651a3

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After he finally left, 5f2a6fd313 Yuan tried to calm a377b7e016 down. She felt dizzy. She saw a eaaaf8b6da few familiar faces. She approached 84688841f3 them and 33fc6795c9 politely greeted 9e5c9fd4d1 them. She felt 35073ca23f as if 2bab8a1be8 she was 3ff00ade48 back to 6c5c5600b3 playing a 61ea60925c role like 92e7d01e1e when they 9de699b522 had first ff4afc0e8f married.2c9f5ac3508d566b

Was it all done? Like this? Was everything okay?c7abccb15fbbfc16

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The dizzying thoughts began to rush through her mind. Yuan tried her best to ignore them. The man of the hour, President Seo JaeHyuk of HyunJin, went up on the stage. The stage lights centered on him. All expression left Yuan’s face as she saw President Seo’s bright smile.7fb64e1a453cdcef

“I’d like to thank all our VIP guests for coming to my humble event.”670a53ee73afb28a

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Holding both wealth 14a527161d and power, the a4677d28dd man greeted everyone 48b42bd224 with a relaxed 2f42ceb186 smile. His speech a46b7b4369 was full d2c38b0c96 of platitudes 21ab51a7b6 and the 5b844ac646 usual greetings.b88e9586039e943f

He naturally changed the topic to the future of HyunJin. A giant screen showed a video of the new project in Dubai called ‘The Tropical’. It looked like it was going to be HyunJin’s golden goose.1b33a9d7a2cadd70

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Suddenly, there was c2a589f656 strange disturbance that 8130eb3664 went through the 5b3053a9b4 crowd. A bewildered secretary came b8ccf786d6 inside, looking helpless. President Seo, 85cd4ba82f who had a833cfe797 been in 34c49b9974 the middle df0a03d193 of giving f43f4a7797 his speech, abe86e4117 frowned.c21d9d6edc7cea57

“What’s the matter?”48d65ed0c4e7877b

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Due to his impatient 77a446b191 personality, Seo JaeHyuk had ab2ff8b5a9 always felt the need 4025d4566c to immediately deal with 317e79291c any problem that came ec48beaacc his way. Therefore, President Seo e8a34c89af stopped giving his d2c5dc6b4f speech and asked 14560f4387 the secretary. The bewildered secretary 4c712c18ab remained silent, but 83593e9856 he began to 44ae89d2f0 gesture with his f7e8e44dbb body.c0df07df3bb02d63

“I asked you what is going on!”688646dbc8d95157

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President Seo lowered the mic and yelled. Suddenly, another secretary shot up onto the stage and whispered something to him. Seo JaeHyuk’s face hardened, and so did JoonHun’s, who had been standing right next to him.3883b43118780cd4

What happened?8a2d67cad9bbee38

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Suddenly, one of the 10fba1339e reporters in the room 8f2b57b735 yelled out.2b58ed468bc8b7c3

“President Seo, we’ve just gotten a report stating that the Dubai project has been canceled! Did you know about this?”8869469463889097

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What? Shock began to spread b540f79b43 through everyone in the 8e80c2dd9c venue.4d3525f95420e25a

The Dubai bd75979018 project has cc5f46dd14 been canceled? How?add292114ae8c6ac

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Yuan gripped her champaign 236b71d3fd flute and looked ahead. JoonHun quickly got off e6d736f03b the stage and began 033dbfab06 to make a call. Up until yesterday, f699db6094 everything had been 65d1801d58 going as planned. How did 89af7fb549 it suddenly 6302fcd9a8 get canceled?6e185d7c8580ffc7

Suddenly, somebody approached Yuan. The person bdf10b4f92 hit her 6754df365a across the d05c6ae690 face with d228f1bef4 all their ed4be49d09 might.e6d4464b77fc60b3

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“Kyaaa!”d9f876baeec6abd8

Someone next to 521c3f929f Yuan let out 466b3173a7 a shriek. Shocked, Yuan turned f384d0b190 her head. In this dream-like 8c22286769 reality, Yoon HeeSoo 1cf1212c83 was glaring daggers 6636e4a772 at Yuan.0b7dea03480f19f3

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“Wicked bitch.”15568c42263a70c8

Just what was…0026b9b5ceae8e0f

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“What do you think you’re doing?”324d268b54c854cf

Yuan asked in a cold voice. She always knew that Yoon HeeSoo had always looked down on her, but she never thought she’d act so irrationally like this.bb47d78114e9113e

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“Shouldn’t you know by now? R&K just canceled the Dubai project. They sent the EUIB a report on how worthless this project was. What are youdoing? Just why are you doing this? Why do you keep trying to bring down HyunJin with Lee TaeKyung? Do you really think I don’t know what’s going on?”5a92e04fd2598ec2

What? What was she talking about…?53f2f32420a1ac3d

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“I heard it! I heard it all! The newly appointed CEO of R&K! Your lover is trying to pull one over on HyunJin! I heard it, you bitch! Confess! Tell us everything you’ve done!”d10b9fffe42190c6

Yoon HeeSoo was not in her right mind. Yuan paled as she looked at her. She didn’t know how Yoon HeeSoo was saying all this, but one thing was true. a2e1e3e45383e13f

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Her brother had ended the project. TaeKyung-oppa had canceled the Dubai project…14350dbcffdff5ca

“Aaagh!”2c58e673a70a3a04

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As HeeSoo shrieked, she 51875b0d1c raised her hand to 2247b2465a strike Yuan again. Suddenly, JoonHun appeared 83598b1788 and held her a770e6ec20 arm back.8bed12182b9c8245

“Leave her alone! What do you think you’re doing?”56dc6093234b7fd5

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“What am I doing? Do you really not know? Do you really not know what your wife has done? Did you know that the bitch was having an affair behind your back? Before she even married you, she planned to pull one over on HyunJin. Did you really not know?! Seo JoonHun, have you lost your mind?”ea890cf3a18dabe5

“No, have you lost your mind? You don’t even know what you’re talking about, so shut up!”6a4c8580b8b737c9

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“Shut up? I’ll never shut up!”1242d8198a96864d

Their argument was now becoming a spectacle. There was no way that the partygoers hadn’t noticed this interesting debacle. Camera flashes began to spark all around them. The murmurs of the spectators began to fill the room.61a620dadac2a526

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“Oh my god… Is that true?”87340c3e28664a17

“Wow, this is crazy.”28015310e3e99069

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“That woman really had an affair with Lee TaeKyung…?”cd09f5f881ff3e11

“Then what will happen to HyunJin? President Seo has become a complete laughingstock. There’s no way the board of directors will leave this alone. He just gave that speech… Seriously… This is crazy.”f63182294a2502b6

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Haaa… Yuans breaths were becoming irregular. She calmly stood in the middle of this. After handing Yoon HeeSoo over to a security officer, JoonHun looked at Yuan. She felt like she was in the middle of a play. They both looked at each other as the cameras were flashing all around them.0ebab1d3be076f13

“What’s going on?”ef957f284f2a66d5

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Yuan silently looked at JoonHun’s confused and worried eyes. He whispered so that only she could hear him.13129af9616d27cf

“Lee TaeKyung is your brother. We saved him. We helped him with that other thing too. So why is he doing this? Just what is going on?”d8adac3e91ef2df9

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Yuan couldn’t reply. She merely continued to look at him. What could she say? My brother hates you. Especially your father. He will do anything to crush HyunJin into bits and pieces. Because…1be997337da37c62

“Why don’t I answer that for you?”1edacac41880d5e4

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Suddenly, a 9fd2d517d5 cold voice 532eed05fb spoke up. Everyone turned to 9be28ea996 see a new 6628842626 character enter this 5aeea276e2 scene. Wearing a black shirt 5e86c8de95 under his suit, Lee 713b61e018 TaeKyung appeared like the 6c8dbea648 grim reaper.924f05bc91f24484

He looked around. It almost seemed like a0081c4246 he was enjoying this. He saw President Seo cf3ab2f603 JaeHyuk, the frozen Seo b2fa0f69a4 JoonHun, and his pale 75a8ebd0b1 little sister.701e74db96c2e534

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Let the 383e02d242 show begin.882c7dec1de2ceab

Step by step, Lee e0f944e947 TaeKyung began to approach 1dde93c4e5 them.462a0ec0c9e7919b

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