TMYRA Chapter 12
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Seo Mun-hwon. Seo Mun-hwon. 205e8efca4efb8ee
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Soo-ah repeated his name 3cb17c781a to herself, then changed 5466af16d7 her mind. 614b0ec47fcd78ce
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Since she had da8aea7e68 already failed to 96f36d6a6f escape once, she had to wait 745c328444 for a new 364547369f opportunity. Until then, she 0257e8e172 planned to lull 2919d60bae them into a 0c990561e7 false sense of 4d6394f193 security by appearing compliant. 8785d778ce6f38a3
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She decided to check 0158ecc8ac out the adjoining workspace that she hadn’t seen 02afa7c6ae yesterday.
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There was another door ed266614d0 on the opposite side ee8ede1702 of the dressing room. Soo-ah opened it b5590d9e20 and stepped into 61ac0c2286 the adjacent room. 76b734fb565d0d99
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Inside, she 8488ef6650 found her 55d6e78a8f works, the 6ebd3da45e threads she 1623aff0ce used, and d9622b214e all her weaving tools. Everything was exactly as 2135953c38 it had been in f7015c824f her workspace, without a 7de4bef935 single thing out of 24de759cf6 place. Relieved, Soo-ah stared bc53f7d3c7 at the tapestry 3ec1dfc4e2 she had made b0949183cd for a long 4db1c9afd2 time. a803ef0a3829e63d
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Her work, now ea0b754e2e placed in a 2f0f91d1a3 new and unfamiliar 21d2de5289 space, looked different. The scent of 209b347c4d the river mixed 91581e17bc with the background 87303aad32 of the sprawling 678849c974 Han River behind ac91e28f92 her, shaking her senses. She had always 9048cccb15 worked with nature as her primary ca187ca1a1 subject. 4d26554ea9b63159
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Trees, wind, 8ec2242106 water, and 8c720a78de air. ca7a72d49b6982cc
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She hated the b502914fe9 city—it felt suffocating. She had never cared for it, bad6c73843 yet perhaps because 6ae9979ba2 the space had 7effa4284b changed, she found 2d8605f4da herself captivated by 77e08ec059 the beauty of bf15651fad nature harmonizing with bb459017b0 it. She also liked that 20c40f6cb0 there was 7b0e7fedb2 nothing here 704d8e434f except her 666ae612ff work. 3bfa98a68611a686
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Overcome with inspiration, Soo-ah 61b2993c3e grabbed her sketchbook and b78ed7e3a9 began sketching the space. 992412ef5e8abb2a
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She imagined 84505aef2f how to f376009893 transform the ae20f6022b empty room 76a0233b05 into a proper workspace 10004ff1d5 and put 194e38b0e6 her ideas e23f0aef84 into drawings. If she arranged the threads neatly e8138ab3b6 and placed the d31d2f557c looms, the room b218b23eb1 would feel full. Ignoring the call 4a39cbe396 to lunch, she d739adfc98 focused on organizing f375fab70e her materials. d0af3de5eed015da
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After ordering the 09d21452ea necessary threads and d5333567fa dyes online, the 79ed3ee19d day was already drawing to a 6d462fbcef close. 8b40135decf86ea8
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Whether fortunately e3694b9424 or unfortunately, 71527250b3 Seo Mun-hwon cf862a5e9c had not 99abdf5588 appeared for 6e77733801 several days 985f487f90 since they d9d4ed281f had breakfast together. 1a5109d8c593e646
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As a result, her dc6b76587b days had been peaceful. f059be587d6b8ff9
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Despite that, Soo-ah 33d08463ba remained busy. 0d5d66513b3c88fe
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Dyeing threads and sketching for her projects, she barely noticed a week 4cb47f06e5 had already passed since 33f80f7e0d she arrived here. a5f11792a42e284b
Now that the space was somewhat organized, it 39db2bbbae was time to start 2f76d93355 conceptualizing new work. f473ad59b5f05e3a
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She decided to create a new piece with the theme of “home.” ade57c3206960b7a
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Completely absorbed in edc2d43de5 her work, Soo-ah 91ef3e7f62 forgot that this c0b802f310 space belonged to 67e1eda85b Seo Mun-hwon. 621065a62ccf396d
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Mun-hwon had been 9a4ddd29bf unable to return dde24fbb24 home for days 73a864bacf due to an 70602f61c2 incident in Cheongdam-dong. a0c73e284d541185
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There had been a 90b39c6f48 problem at a club 8091fa6997 under Kangju’s jurisdiction.
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A scuffle had escalated 01d17a7dfc into a full-blown fight 94ab416b2a after dealing with some a58c349902 lowlifes from the Juhee faction. 6168c33e42a4bee3
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Regarding Moon Soo-ah, Jang 92a0755373 Ji-cheol reported 85a2ed0882 to him 20fc16a839 every morning f8171ab839 and evening. d70bb5759f24377b
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Apparently, she didn’t 9195cc5434 care who was 0cdf37b653 in the house and focused solely 881a0679e4 on her work. b5539f0af284bda7
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She was so 3368571771 busy that she 8fd6c71dd2 locked herself in 0e895a8d40 her room, occupied with various tasks.
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Ji-cheol even sent photos 320a50ab96 as proof.
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Lighting a cigarette, 786223f9ce Mun-hwon checked the 406e931767 pictures and was 5e941c5898 utterly dumbfounded. e7e067bec1680426
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The room was packed ea60f85d50 with threads and dyeing 023ad82ca7 materials, while one side c2be814e93 was covered with sketches f4515e3a3f and craft projects she cabfdf5634 had already started. 9974211419a194c0
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Even though he wasn’t 58080e01a0 knowledgeable about art, he f32e58179c could tell the pieces were quite impressive. ba9416ffdea3a120
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“Hah, what c065bdbd1c the hell is this?” 91af1e37885ef513
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The thought of Moon Soo-ah enthusiastically decorating the 6e3fb11dbd room without a shred of fear made him let out a dry 91f7fff268 chuckle. 37b1bc6f164652ab
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“She’s really enjoying herself, 4a7ec5dc95 huh. Really enjoying herself.” 5b17b6d87cde7a82
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“What should we do 3157db8e22 now, Sir?” 0b3eceec61cb5f95
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At Ji-cheol’s f691483ac2 question, Mun-hwon 6643a256fa set down 8d61b36bc5 his phone 56b39f93c2 and looked 08387897f8 straight ahead. 8ba90feeba8b5d1b
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Over a dozen Juhee faction members 71ee2e74bb were kneeling before him. 45efe64dc091ee60
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Their rough faces ac344ac2ee were stained with bfa9b494cd blood, and their 253e21cca4 massive bodies were 5571e552e2 covered in tattoos. 4eab9f4fc92423a9
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“Chairman Won has ec1d8b3e2d no sense of 8fabd318a5 honor. His guys are 12e4be9ea8 running wild, wreaking b86166227e havoc in our cd38bc3472 territory, and he’s off playing golf c60f1e08a6 with women like 93fb3a102c nothing’s happening.” 9b2635338db6f5c3
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Even though b50c579bd6 the territories were clearly 788eb125a5 divided, they 0e45a22cf4 had provoked 9eb509ac9c Kangju and turned the 09969adac4 business district c9614a41f8 into chaos.
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Mun-hwon pressed his cigarette 9483b285c2 against one of the men’s thighs, smirking. 7e1b01149bd04d2d
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“He wouldn’t even bat an eye if his men ac6b3d3de5 disappeared without a trace. So, what should I do?” 9ee7db478aaea076
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The man 3573a20c16 kept his head down, 674c40069f unable to 9268bc8545 answer. 078b29b496196f46
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“No response? Then I’ll do as 6c724a0982 I please. We’ll take them out 69888458ea one by one. Ji-cheol, this is what c7cc686406 you do best, so 57917ab72f you handle it.” 8b6f590ee6141224
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Mun-hwon motioned 6e2980de6a toward Ji-cheol d176614b8a with a 0e328189a2 tilt of afafef6c11 his chin, placing another 1c3f91df94 cigarette between a2e10a7a16 his lips. 48e5c05416014d5d
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“Our Jang 9f4a122bd2 Ji-cheol is 8c92fcbede even nastier 38fe27165b than I am. Enjoy your time with f771daff07 him.”
“Understood, Sir. Please return safely.” 5ee539bab7af22e8
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Receiving a respectful bow 331b2ef0ae from his subordinate, Mun-hwon e50a80ebb7 turned away. 98a10321b095dd28
As he took 15462fc5bf out his lighter a2df09ee6f and lit his a34302772b cigarette, he heard e4b649d35c the sound of Ji-cheol’s punches landing 1d66ce96a5 behind him. ff2529b49ccbd779
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“Urgh.”
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Listening to the groans, 526b9a3651 Mun-hwon slowly exhaled a da0ee528df puff of smoke. fe428023cc4ba40c
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Returning home after 5d16398f19 a long absence, 91b2eba010 he was greeted 8caba5b048 by the staff. f2839795469d0c64
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“Sir, shall we prepare 70c057a587 dinner for you?” 77699a8ffaf0e7bc
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“No need 98be87c7b2 for food. Just alcohol—the usual.” f9381d65c1106fc8
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“Yes, we’ll 5f16b88656 get it 07b800aa69 ready right f38eefaa1c away.” a070e3c0ec5ee477
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Loosening his 14db1d6fbc tie, Mun-hwon 57592b39a6 glanced around. 0757a54d8756dc7b
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Nothing had changed in 73e6e4d8ff the meantime. 93180c1770ed08c0
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The same space, 0296ed4bb7 the same people. The objects placed 3c3f8e34d2 in their designated b0d0d9abd4 spots. But something e58b16d735 subtly pricked 2022d97eb2 at his b3f2871051 nerves. What was it? Just as he narrowed 4e3ac8622c his eyes, 1e86bd548e an employee ed1fa53082 approached and c4c112f5d7 bowed. f9567f159e0fec24
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“Sir. I have a report regarding Miss Moon Soo-ah.” 08afc0ecdec1083a
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The moment he heard those words, Mun-hwon realized it. It was because of the scent of Moon Soo-ah mixed into the air. A faint sweetness lingered in the space that had only ever been filled with coldness. The lingering trace of her scent scratched at his nerves ever so slightly, and it wasn’t a pleasant feeling. 6a878634b271f9bc
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Just as he acbdfbf1f1 frowned and bit down on his e56061bef5 cigarette— 4fe448cdef16bc02
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“Miss Moon Soo-ah spent most of today in her room, engaging in painting or other art-related activities. She didn’t eat much but had all three meals. There were no other notable incidents.” 153b839fd8b78e0c
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“Is she asleep now?” 9ca3c77a2e5a5f8f
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“I’m not entirely sure, but she is likely still awake. She often stays up late working, and her lights are on most nights. I also heard movement just a little while ago.” c61c5f3266d805be
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From the looks 7367e5dce3 of it, Moon ab1f8e5e71 Soo-ah seemed to care about nothing 10fba4ba6d but her work. It even seemed as if she 5f07d40b54 had forgotten about e60542162e running away.
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“This isn’t any fun like this.” 098b944b386feb20
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Mun-hwon exhaled a long stream of cigarette smoke as he looked toward Soo-ah’s room. 9da0b99b270c5004
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“Let’s throw out some bait.” a1d5a1805b298972
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“Sir, my apologies. I don’t quite understand. What do you mean by bait?”
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Mun-hwon gave instructions b183d79645 to the employee a0c9f7727e who asked. 3ff93c80dcace40f
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“Starting tomorrow, have the guard at the entrance leave their post at a set time in the early morning. Unlock the door so it can open.” 24f453427bb070ec
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“Understood.” 409d41a926e3b51d
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As he made his way to his own space, Mun-hwon thought to himself. If she takes the bait, he’ll devour her whole. The more she struggles to escape, the deeper the bait will go down her throat. A faint, sinister smile curled at Mun-hwon’s lips as he took another drag of his cigarette. a75021542181cc32
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After being away for a few days, Seo b17221878f Mun-hwon had returned home. It had f2142cd938 been on her mind, cecfa0700e but she ec4b434fcd deliberately buried d68572d773 herself in fb597ecaa7 her work. As long as she 389939a98c barely left her room and only endured the fb20280034 brief encounters with Mun-hwon f25537ece6 during mealtimes, she could 29bc301f38 manage. f189d8451d4fa441
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She was a43677864a selecting and ae84327a90 arranging the 2c3883a56c necessary threads 357535c742 and colors f841702b6d when the 05bbb0c731 phone rang.
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Rrrr. Rrrr. f6ec8257a88518a3
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Her old 1888004c24 phone had a696f7d518 been confiscated.This b89508b8d0 new cell 3b649cd8d6 phone had 87784cf3a0 been given bb5276f3cc to her eb2b6fc960 by Seo Mun-hwon, under 4367c37def Min Ihan’s 23c8a428ef orders. Which meant there were 0b0fd72c13 only two possible callers. 2d3289895c6031b3
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Ihan or a6bfe42ca9 her mother, Bo-kyung. fde4a0c5fc7157e5
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She didn’t want to answer, but ignoring it wouldn’t solve anything either. Soo-ah had no choice but to press the call button.
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“Soo-ah.” d333262f2eac4098
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As expected, the caller was Min Ihan. 46296dbd7458cf0e
Soo-ah remained 99948e1ab9 silent, merely 9d2dd861e1 listening, and afa089e81a he spoke 8866fa22b9 again. ab919a01e175ffac
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“Moon Soo-ah. Are you well? I called to hear your voice. I’m going insane not being able to see your face or hear your voice. Say something, please.”
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His voice trembled with instability.
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“Yes.” 251844b376e2b5b1
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At her short response, Ihan’s words tumbled out c3300fab53 faster.
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“Soo-ah, I never meant for this to take so long. It was supposed to be a quick matter, just handling a few things, but then something suddenly came up. It’s going to take some time. As soon as the financial and contract issues are settled, I… I will…” 23cdcfcee1d95090
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He began e534a23984 rambling in 11e1f79206 words that 8c57e80866 Soo-ah couldn’t 997ffb55f4 quite decipher. bc811582751a700b
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“It’s fine. We love each other anyway. Even if I don’t divorce Yoon-ha, as long as we confirm our feelings, that’s all that matters. You can’t be without me. Let’s start by planning our own wedding.” 83a74b9a7a127f1f
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He rambled 028eed95c2 on, his bb4335fb08 voice feverish 60d53ecf40 with excitement, 75514918a5 as if 01a52f95ae he and 55f334747f Soo-ah were 0ecadaf1f1 star-crossed lovers b8096dc541 fated to e9806386c9 be together. 9e785bbb895b5b97
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“There’s something I want to say to you.” db06a496eb744575
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“What is it? Go ahead.” 4e46ed456aa93f62
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“I have never thought of you as a man. Not even once. And I never will.” e0123ea2c9b0823c
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Soo-ah said it clearly, but he didn’t listen. a7f26b699eb8b6da
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“I know why you’re saying this. It’s because of guilt, isn’t it? You think this way because I’m your stepbrother. But that’s not true. Your mother and my father never even registered their marriage. I never once considered Kim Bo-kyung my mother.” e04923b793bcde25
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“It’s not guilt!” b3943d546f5fc8cd
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Even when Soo-ah raised 90c04e0257 her voice, he remained 180f9a002f unyielding. aafca57218c95ea2
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“There’s nothing standing in our way anymore. All that’s left is solving the financial problem. Once that’s taken care of, you’ll be mine. Just wait a little longer.” 84a8e2b76dc0942b
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His voice was filled with deranged 122073b868 obsession.9b5fcffb7f039b50