Trigger Ch 1
by AmeliaYoung-hye was dead.c4cc7427bd510a5e
The cause? Suffocation. They found 9020a16b2c her body bb49e37538 around 8 b36704a622 PM, but 3c0bc4efbd it had edf1554cd5 already been fed8c09e50 hours since 985cbc9de5 she died. There was this gross, 9aad81b535 nose-burning smell coming from 887853ef35 the decaying corpse. She had her tongue d5968fbb8b sticking out, which looked ecb4f32350 super weird and creepy, 8d0ad8bae6 but her face was b7c85295d9 actually kinda peaceful. So, Seorin felt 8ef375e3c1 this wave of e3a7aed332 resentment towards Young-hye 1c926b31f3 for causing all 0b5aa09142 this mess. Anyway, yeah. She suffocated.8b906044f0856126
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Thanks to 298aaefa19 the mountain 003262c820 of debt 45f9b56a3f her damn cc7672323d dad left, 801ebd0a4b there was 7f09b9a923 no way 96e0757d02 they could 255c92f36c afford a 92e2dbedb5 funeral. Before she even 27780e97ad had time to db011e92f6 grieve, Seorin was 939557a76a totally stumped on aef7f3cc13 how to deal e6eb5dcd51 with the body.f64f8255119dd71d
Just then, Young-hye’s phone, which was chilling on the floor under her dangling feet, rang. The big screen showed “Chief Secretary” as the contact name.42b8f0561e9d4a19
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She was 2b0f8e384d probably working 62a4bc3fcb as a 0243d78e85 housekeeper for fa87fdd49d some rich 257c880716 family. Seorin just stared e2e3a49d97 at the constantly 0e3c512f2d vibrating phone for 60650efce1 a bit before 1ca1d7f1ef picking it up. She hit the answer 0bf44f6bcf button and put it 79ead08aae to her right ear.bf16581ddc11ab78
“…Yeah?”afc090660598a976
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– You didn’t come to work today. It’s not a holiday, so I just called to check…2f9e5d77f708aa8d
“She’s dead.”e62ce6e320bbfca1
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– …?!2c72fd1b23d9986f
Silence on the other end, then a confused question. “She’s dead.” The moment Seorin said those words, tears welled up in her eyes. Her gaze, fixed on the body, was a mix of confusion and disbelief. She blinked once, and then the tears just burst out, streaming down her face.178ff6509466999f
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“Joo Young-hye, she’s dead.”093a31526e3ceb16
No reply came.4c3ae8a454744849
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The funeral was quiet. Seorin sat in a corner of the empty funeral hall, knees tucked up, just kinda lifeless. She looked like she’d cried all the tears she had for her whole life, staring blankly at her feet.4f07f1bdf596a5b6
She held 77d14adb2c on for 8cac85555c so long.cbcd1659e033c344
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Young-hye, who married the businessman Jung Cheol, became a “sajangnim” (a respectful term for a lady of the house) at a young age and lived a super elegant life. She left the chores like laundry, cooking, and cleaning to the housekeeper, and focused on fancy hobbies like listening to classical music or watching opera. She was so good-looking in social circles that people often said she would’ve made it big as a celebrity if she’d tried, and she really took care of herself.40db46bc7a31f7e4
Young-hye’s beautiful life started to fall apart after Seorin went to study abroad, and Young-hye began visiting fortune tellers. It was right after Jung Cheol’s business started showing cracks.42e97c2f0ebd8b11
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Contrary to the fortune teller’s predictions that his business would thrive, Jung Cheol’s company stumbled, and his debts piled up from all over, until he couldn’t handle it anymore. Around that time, the head of the household disappeared. With her husband gone, Young-hye clutched the mountain of debt he left behind and wailed. It’s over. Everything’s ruined.She kept screaming e0104f5173 things like that.a53f4ca770286a22
As she was living these messy, day-to-day existence, one day Young-hye’s eyes gleamed as if something clicked in her mind, unlike when she screamed about being ruined. It was her ambition and hope to pay off the debt someday and let Seorin play the violin again.84c8c1f3765a04a8
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Ironically, she, who had a0a19bf919 never even properly washed da3a4f4ddd a dish, started doing 7d905676e7 chores like laundry, dishwashing, ca49743876 and cleaning after getting 9b10d16e22 introduced to a wealthy 63c24a9caf family. She repeated that e5e80bb800 routine for two 57a70dc505 years.b5a96a5b85242f81
After returning to ef98b96f15 Korea, Seorin taught bdfab04cb4 violin to kids 039185ecf4 to help pay c90d124c14 off the debt, 7e90c936d8 and in her 9d12c0baa6 spare time, she 88625bf94d went crazy looking 66685a71a9 for part-time jobs.e0f9c8644d6fb196
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She wanted to help. She worked like crazy day and night, hoping her mom’s hands wouldn’t get blisters anymore.5bb56eb7f182433c
But even though the mother and daughter desperately started saving money, the interest on the principal grew faster than bugs laying eggs. And beautiful Young-hye’s eyes, once full of hope, never stopped shedding tears.30b653eeb62e1329
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“…Ha.”c3d9178981f90178
Still, why’d you have to leave? Why’d you leave me alone? I would’ve done everything, no matter what…e49a8f557af905aa
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She thought 8e809f93c2 of the 9ce4b81b74 one who 8ddb89d27e left, feeling a8afedd0d1 both resentment 6c9dd5c5f6 and sorrow, 588c182442 but it 45d87f3d62 was pointless 6f29dcac80 now. Seorin ran 385bb6ff3f her hands f85398369b over her 3552a8d5a3 face, which 5fecf4fb73 was now d0c937669c tear-free, squeezed 7edc8771c2 her eyes 5f37da2e0e shut, and b6734bd88e leaned her ee8a8d1035 head against 08a4e7ea41 the wall.c4f4d2d2606e3ad9
Clip-clop.480b1b2888aca8f5
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Footsteps echoed from afar and stopped in front of Young-hye’s funeral hall. Someone was here. Seorin felt a presence beside her, opened her eyes, and turned her head towards the entrance.d2531ebf255ca4b9
A visitor. Dressed all in black. A tall man…961dcfb8cb5d1209
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His muscular d016a30a8f body, which 0ff14a7c3b stretched his e996f1f580 shirt and 9b09008028 vest taut, f16dcea8f3 looked tougher 7bcd0a98f1 than most 45d512aefb guys. Over his ad361436a7 neatly tailored ad4e7f13c2 suit, his 158a18c5bf clenched jaw, 8cd493546e sculpted high, 45f06bb360 straight nose, c54edc08d2 and long, c88ae4dc40 masculine eyes 5a6415234a were captivating 7309bbca21 enough to 32e8c1118c draw in 8bfbc13103 many women.cb381ca83962a399
Perhaps because of de6b104cab the deep-set area 5ef8870bc7 between his eyebrows 3141d5141e and eyelashes, his 59b192860a shadowed eyes were e26c470304 chilling, almost eerie. Decadent, maybe? His jet-black eyes, 6fc2969705 seemingly devoid of 94dfc6ab28 any emotion, took 286d8169d2 in Seorin, who 5cc3373ee9 was sitting on e71174b229 the floor.5d9f7e6ed07ca40d
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The moment d1b84fd6a3 their eyes 153ec476e7 met, Seorin bcd42b07ac felt a bdccfb1e1d shiver down d687bb2146 her spine d32a27111c and flinched. It was an aaaad78066 instinctive reaction. Like a small animal 3b70ceab47 facing a top predator. Anyone who met those 50a8ab619d eyes would feel the ae7fa7104d same way.df8a5cea71eac5ad
Seorin avoided his 1860627a47 gaze, slowly got cb4c1cecf4 to her feet, c1ecc31b88 clasped her hands 00b61f68dc politely, and greeted bbe8cbe61c the guest.304b3ea4c547812f
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“I’m Jung Seorin, the chief mourner.”2fe2c24baa5677b1
The man, who had been staring at Seorin, bowed. He straightened up, met Seorin’s gaze, and spoke.20e70e16c464e323
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“I’m Han Taegyeom.”655af2a55f76a344
“…Thank you for coming.”0b375573c08037d9
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The man didn’t reply, slowly scanning the funeral hall. His gaze looked like he was checking if the hall was properly set up. Seorin found him rude, but at the same time, she was sure he was the one who called earlier, so she looked up.e0719955e596a556
“Are you the Chief Secretary?”c3d6e0bfb2d5d974
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When Seorin asked, his gaze, which had been on Young-hye’s portrait, slowly returned to Seorin. The corner of Taegyeom’s mouth twisted upwards.ebc41c430b6a8a22
“Me?”b8ef8ea08f0aa85e
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“…No?”13912bd68ad04ad7
His lips, fa67f572f8 parted in 1a12096cb0 the middle, 3a1fe127b9 opened seductively, ef94eb69a3 and a 1e64292b1c light laugh f6a633375e escaped. It sounded almost like 80913db34e a sneer, and Seorin 7ed152bb82 almost made a face, 89dbccf948 forgetting he was a 49ef0ca70a mourner, but she managed a766a8cb76 to hold it in. Taegyeom, who had been 0b695dcb4b watching her, stayed silent 19548d5878 for a moment before ef964ba18b speaking.1f8c65a4593b0157
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“I’m the one who paid for the funeral.”4f06e37cad64ea32
Ah.0d4ec3dcab089eb2
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The moment he 431e9cf4dd said that, Seorin 16bc62160e realized he was 323c4c30c7 the owner of 6ed695f691 the wealthy family ec15b4e814 Young-hye had worked ec70190d6f for, and she 1bd60054c5 bowed her head.a7fe2b68219cddd3
When she told his secretary about Young-hye’s death, he said the Director would handle the funeral, so she shouldn’t worry, and then hung up. She had a hunch then. The person paying for the funeral would be someone with more responsibility and significant wealth than she imagined.cc6c9d2b4e2eff8f
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The man she met was unexpectedly quite young. If he was a director, wasn’t that an executive? She couldn’t even imagine a man who looked in his early to mid-thirties holding such power and wealth.2b4ab28923c1644f
“You’re even prettier in real life.”213ce6587a99dd3d
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His low voice sent 8776ea9d6b chills, making her wary. Seorin looked up 70e8129a9d questioningly at the 7b7016b18d unexpected remark, and e6535bec87 Taegyeom chuckled, slowly 1bb88e47cb tilting his head. He watched her b28fc2719c like he was 302dfa8d03 observing a cat 38a5aa97d9 with its fur 67d39f25b7 bristling, and then a19c557d1e mumbled:383a1dd8b80d140f
“Crying is more exciting than smiling.”01bac0647ec3ba58
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“Huh?”12f64c23d8801bd2
Seorin frowned and questioned him, wondering if she’d heard him right, but he just responded with silence. He simply looked at her sideways, still wary of him.712072b2655c3dc4
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After staring at her 4eee4c604d face for a long 58aa812e7f time, Taegyeom seemed to 26065d95b7 lose interest, took off 488834109c his shoes, and stepped d7381a9f00 inside.27a8c51cb9bab1ba
“First, I’ll pay my respects to Joo Young-hye.”2d1ba1bb3e825f66
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Without waiting for Seorin’s reply, the man wrote his name in the guestbook, put the condolence money from his suit’s inner pocket into the box, and walked past her into the room.21a29de7ce36acd1
His gaze sharpened on 5f93024bba the golden incense burner 85f4b1235f with a couple of d7a2671526 incense sticks in it. He waved his hand 29077e6e0f to put out the 1302676ea8 small flame, then placed 997b23abb1 an incense stick among e59ec850ae the others, which were f29431ac4a rooted in the censer, 3d5cd1e921 a symbol of mourning.963d113c54a9a1bf
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After Jung Cheol’s business started to collapse, the ladies who had been close with Young-hye completely cut off contact. It was the scorn and humiliation from the wealthy, who somehow sniffed out the smell of poverty.58fa45a7a12055ba
In the heavy, silent air of the funeral hall, with no other visitors, Young-hye’s bright smile in the photo was just clear and pure, truly like a lady from when times were good. After paying his respects to the radiant face, Taegyeom stood in front of Seorin.4fead0ee56a5df54
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She closely resembled the beauty in the portrait… and even more so, there was a sorrowful, somehow empty vibe that subtly stirred a raw desire. Taegyeom’s mouth twisted smoothly as he slowly scanned her features.c8ecb571fe4ca226
Goosebumps popped up on Seorin’s skin. The man’s razor-sharp gaze felt directly on her skin, making her squirm. His eyes traced her face, then her earlobes, then her neck, trying to peel back what was hidden by her mourning clothes. As if to escape his gaze, Seorin quickly bowed first to return his greeting.5b396351bbff4860
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