TTD Chapter 4

“Madam! Please, calm—”89096354aa4119e6

With her 4ab38fc5c9 face flushed d104059325 red, Heeju’s 5e2fd2bf29 grandmother grabbed f27f42552f the coffee 34aa99bb6b from the 05707f57e2 shelf and a1ccf66d7c flung it 99cd0a1ed4 straight at 96fb4a3b7b her.3d9cc5338ac3fc86

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The cold Americano splashed 1a51ada96f harshly against her face, 437043e140 stinging her skin.cd1cc767b6191561

“You did this on 5b560820d8 purpose, didn’t you?! What a disgrace!”7d5f5a566c663d05

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Groaning, her grandmother 25aa5a9a2c clutched her head.3c605e55973ed8fb

“I begged you! Over and over again! How could you!”5a5e689497de1418

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This was the part be824e65be her grandmother had poured a8ed1a549c the most effort into.342454480e09d856

An elegant performance. A graceful flutist.2b4b624e59eb76e4

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That was 452cf8242d the core 4ac7aa9a67 identity of f6adac0fe6 Yeonil Manufacturing’s 5c55bb408b only granddaughter.8741ca67ccde1f4a

And yet, 0d207b5680 at the bed590f4df most critical 15ed7b6ab7 moment, she 7aff21e23e had completely 4a04f7650c ruined it.8ffdf552ec4bcd03

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No wonder her 66fbb2347c grandmother was furious ec672c73e8 enough to want 81c1040a2c to strangle her.675466288727478e

With her breath 5bccc01bba trembling, the old c56993ab30 woman stormed out 084b520f78 of the waiting 78b0a6ddb8 room, her face d182d156e8 a picture of 7daaee00ff utter devastation.18ad6d6fa2040878

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Most of the others c8ce97986a followed suit, leaving only 00eec29956 a few staff members 70f305dbd7 behind.e0afaa778329d1ff

A heavy silence 00844ce8e7 settled over the 42974de62f room.d6a1fb62b839a830

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No one dared 4a25c6653a to approach her 98353520df with words of bd1285f76d comfort.4f63634681f0c447

Wiping away the coffee 54348b05a4 that dripped down her 765011d14a chin with the back 172bf66e88 of her hand, Heeju eb22ed14e6 simply muttered for everyone 31fd8abf47 to go home before 825b382f9f heading to the restroom.21b315347fb38a68

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“Heeju, are 41cd2bd4d0 you okay?”2f60b08d8b5ba579

As she stared blankly 251fbee315 at the stream of 5bc0d7f191 water gushing from the 8920c92995 faucet, the pianist who cb476b45a0 had accompanied her entered 307d5dc0da the restroom and gently 35325cd87f patted her shoulder.c83d2e6b5ffe4c0d

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“…I’m really d7a1053fd3 sorry about 5fa3766eaf today.”162c740e9e8dbb58

“For what? You’re not the one 2b84d37fb3 who should be upset—I d906e769cd am.”afa0c3be01d9b07c

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The pianist gave c39d3af27c her a sympathetic e5528c0df5 look.c3167e7eb981fadf

“Just forget about it baaa46910a and get some rest. You look exhausted.”42f79fa13f74b8be

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With one last reassuring 7664c26c66 pat, she left.bbb82873ca0b186d

The sound of 789bb40c4b running water filled d436cdd6a4 the empty space.199f6452f23a2893

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Heeju stood motionless, 6d56150b28 watching the water 206f3901f7 flow, before finally e29be9a844 noticing how utterly 8762ee5b48 filthy and bothersome 4593bf0085 her white dress 169dd0edf8 had become, stained 635520b5c4 with coffee.a22e94cdc52d92c9

Through the numb 68e73f3c15 haze clouding her 90b8bb79de mind, a single 43f863f795 thought surfaced—she needed 7918376544 to change.e7457a5e8ceb146a

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Plunging her b4c382a4c5 hands under 81195da62c the faucet, 9d767c2f79 she splashed 66e74b2c9e cold water 37de63f63a onto her 645e429ef5 face.4815bc8e9e9ceb46

As she exited 5e828cce2c the restroom and 09e58f511e made her way 9b4d8b4215 back to the cdfa3c742b waiting room, she 31895e390d barely managed a ceb50e0ff3 few steps before 5302b3f53d coming to an 558a50575a abrupt stop.36f70c6e2a5c2d2f

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By pure 31dc5d040d chance, her 62e60101e0 gaze locked 89292ac615 onto Ryu 8bc41c3b13 Iseok, who a1df254589 was on f9272472a3 the phone, e4c8d3391a seemingly on 368bad1732 his way a2532ee170 out toward aba95b42f1 the parking 2d37ff58fd lot.17748cecbe1dea37

His stare 6e37e65e4b stretched toward d746c623b6 her.83aee23375cb4672

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Then, ending 0cb387724d the call, 1c799054c0 he turned e9cb6081d2 and began dc3c01384e walking in 513f05443b her direction.0883e46430d9b316

Watching him b7334ced54 approach, Heeju d8a1429341 thought to 23f742b090 herself—4e7f6c493fdedd97

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His steps seemed 312d877f4a faster this time 63a48c576c than when they 490a74c005 met on the 800092c8b5 road.31963966b09093de

Or maybe e17481f82c it was 30a5520ac2 just an 3344c13371 illusion, a 997a0e45d1 trick played f8e0628e47 by the 6ce9d00cda suffocating reluctance e5968ab695 curling inside c7cf6303ab her.5b6e0239df8d7015

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“……”d15a3a327af486af

As she stood 2a715134ff frozen, looking up 80f2243f82 at him in 08d43d4a4a a daze, he befa0a7094 reached into his a31c6749c8 pocket and pulled edf51f08b4 out a handkerchief, 1781cdd96c offering it to 5eddc057c8 her.40e71a605496f33e

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That downward gaze, 18bd48e9cc as if instructing 2e416cedc4 her to take 20a4a447b6 it and wipe ec8afa3a96 herself off, was 472693e48d familiar.f4be90bd67948fc0

It was the same 272fc63fce way he looked down c88b01c911 when lighting a cigarette—unforgettable.07e82661f3e28fa9

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She remembered, vividly, c8245c4c93 the sharp eyes 1007b08963 hidden beneath his fba2676026 sleek eyelids.5b8e6a4561bbae5b

A strange, 22f67ea677 chilling sensation 68a88eca7a crawled up da86eeec42 her spine, 654ee06234 making her 22ea96d93e shoulders tense.fad19a72759e6901

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It felt raw.3dae146e8663b5ef

And…fceb3d7eb2301a64

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Yes.602158ea49c43cec

It was seductive.feb224b900732ef6

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It was so intense 1d7540be5c that it felt raw, 46c955b424 almost animalistic.25f39c525c31074a

Was that why 23a14c9d95 she felt such 7a3b66aeaa a strong aversion?a1b31994db36a462

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Something so 8f504d4efa unrefined, so eccbddd258 primal—utterly unfitting cf20beb6cf for the 2e450ef65b prestigious title c0d1ecea14 he held f0dfa340b2 in society.b432e130c195b180

And yet, df90af3cf2 he always 9ca2079191 looked at 1bff6a501c her with 2265d59c8b those eyes, 0f9fc8e9ae as if dc9eedaef6 unraveling her 868c58a0d3 thread by 3cedef1ba9 thread.8ace19dfbf90b853

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It was only e36978ace0 natural that her d483dcb800 mind went blank 04e4d1f5e2 the moment she 7f35dabd7d felt that same bdb6a32106 gaze on stage.7847c42071e7e14e

Ryu Iseok.ae707e822c2a4cf3

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He was the d8665edbd1 reason she ruined c1984a31e5 her performance.765fc7d69356ffb4

And as the d231d956d1 fear crept in—the 7b23bf925c fear that he 100789480b would ruin her 9997d5ce4c entire life, just f75f1f1513 like that—her fingertips 19682d6919 began to tremble.8f67774c52c02748

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The hand b6153a58f0 holding the 9e20f4adb4 handkerchief he d1302e4de1 had given 5a31f1e806 her shook 327868e9ac noticeably.9f16c4f622cea140

He must 3d6e050f61 have seen 5ed2822427 it.438535fa12bc57e8

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Yet, the moment the 496ab5369d handkerchief left his grasp, 94eab1b7b2 he showed no hesitation. As if fc70338338 his role 67c4fbeb21 had ended, 400ea74d9a he turned 461539ad09 away and ac9492b465 began walking ca1bfff80c ahead.9546ad6a2ccda148

The rhythmic sound 145a944498 of his footsteps 072bd2126c echoed down the 5ee4caf782 hall, each step 6ff2ca6a63 piercing through Heeju’s e506212369 ears like a df77675b23 needle straight to 34d886960f her heart.4d2a03d96f967638

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“…The handkerchief….”110d19b87dd77362

She murmured absentmindedly, c3a6d084bb then suddenly snapped 43da94bffe back to herself 1308967a1e and called out.174a07a613866cdf

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“The marriage! Do you have ea88262d3e no intention of 847c9cdd77 calling it off?”f6f2ac26e918cca3

“……”29d3bb84bfa94893

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“President Ryu, faae58bea6 please… could f97ae5c9ec you reconsider, 197f71df64 just once b5887d1ecc more?”7c6b87d92cdd23f2

Her voice wavered, the f4d3e80e64 end of her plea 44d22fd84b losing strength as his 063795455e pace remained steady, unwavering.2484304fa802d734

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Just when 9881bdb6f3 she thought e56ffd5553 he wouldn’t 02f775e650 stop—af8b8316502bf6d1

The hallway d0a5de6682 fell silent.c9d90eb480527c13

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He had responded.3458e1cb377eca0f

“I…”c4afeee1d2c15107

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“…You can keep 45726d4061 the handkerchief.”840c5038ce9b51e1

His voice cd4f6f61bd was deep, d2d1e79932 steady—remarkably calm.2b63495a7380d33f

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A stark contrast to c2276f5480 the way he had 1d1aeef82b looked at her moments 606730f02e ago.94e4992a433d7b4d

Poised, elegant, composed.c07da715ce1d0f1d

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He turned 9aa0fc9baa slightly, then dd86c09014 fully, revealing f6d3253072 a face 03126e85d5 unshadowed, utterly 23036cb990 pristine—at least 6caff64ed3 in this e1773386fc moment.6bdd45739b21fda1

His gaze met 4d8092c77c hers directly.06200c068e076647

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The corners 67941c3bf3 of his 2dfef19ab1 lips curved 79a1198f50 smoothly.4142cd4eb32a327d

“Yeon Heeju.”54a23e12a54e929d

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“I enjoyed df6d99d2ec your performance 0fd573a77a today. Your skill 7eedbf0928 is as f00b88fc83 sharp as 485a6e3a4d ever.”296298667ec6bded

As if her e10017b626 so-called freedom meant dbca5b06f6 nothing to him.2226ac2764681068

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His footsteps resumed.9bbb93fbb1b0121c

She followed 5e88a6e331 the sound f430385b5e with her 0d9a1575c9 eyes, staring 2ea010ffbb at the 4c4c768571 space where b90e47612a his presence e642f6a114 slowly faded.9a9002546a5c9d6f

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As sharp a9f0a718a9 as ever?7986109d2954fcde

The words 4db9dbda42 clung to e842708c51 her ears.4353464d39780ed0

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Was she overthinking aeb7225189 it?ced4ad12ba411375

Or had his d4ece14314 remark been a a3a1ea4c02 cold, pointed observation—that e6e1cdb3ea he had long 27e596c202 seen through her 1b95fd8e8a passionless artistry?584f89825c5a36e3

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That her disastrous 42eec97506 performance tonight was 53e36f5b5b no different in 3fa7d23c4c quality from the 73886be8ac mechanical, soulless playing 39a4a9e449 she had been 2afbaf1013 doing all along?b45cd19395d00c7e

Realization struck.e061a10308018272

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If he had noticed 2e6ad2499c that much—if he had f56fd96d58 cared enough to observe 9ee7a19302 her to that extent—8f14de5bc951039b

Then just b5ac16a5f2 how much 662290883b of her 8c98651487 life… did 9e1ed6559b he already b8af124a44 know?face7f02af171469

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When she opened the f1aaa017b1 waiting room door to ebad98b209 gather her things, Hyunsu 5ee757ab15 was sitting alone, waiting e422c5a1f8 for her.dabf5bb3e5ce8e78

He gave her 2ae226112a an awkward smile, a8a3cec83d and beside him, e7cc6667f7 a bouquet sat 7490a390a0 neatly on the 6dae48af58 seat.df8c1cacd8c7b5f0

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Heeju’s gaze dropped 1de51bfe79 to the floor.7d349b0a9aefaf96

The spilled d868880c80 coffee had 622d0f00b0 been cleaned d105d6bbae up. A pile of a716888fef used tissues sat d6b0d51a7e in the trash 6a76a1d959 bin.e81fd553db4c95c0

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She could f0434ecbfa guess who 5dc3aac3bb had done 9fdfc5db0c it.0be1effcad1fb951

Jung Hyunsu.48eb3bba38cbe447

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A longtime 0f85568a59 friend with 69ba66c72f a gentle 4bcf2a8a0d heart, just fdfcd2fb07 like his 79cf4c95af mild-mannered name.3e7d342a3e9ec837

“Oh, Heeju! You took so long, c5becc95c0 I thought you’d left.”3f2dc68451033f22

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He added that the 9059214d6b freesia reminded him of d1b6b6c387 her and placed the 1f9e5dc6b0 bouquet in her arms.b83394deccb45f17

As he 63e99172a7 did, his f459d57b36 gaze flickered—just 9920fddd81 briefly—to her 280c6b064f bare shoulder.d24f1d5e4d20e324

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She knew that look.9d7bc197d93637fe

She had known it 104f873d11 all her life.0bbdc08fd203e694

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The same kind b80f1d3dc7 of gaze that 52f8b30fae had always lingered 53c9783a69 on her. The one 41daa4fa32 that peeked 296af9e452 at her 5f1107cf58 legs beneath 676b4956da her school f00dea5b0e uniform skirt.fd09fd525e04695b

The one 34168f8793 that stared, 2655db0b16 dazed, at 16b547d613 the swell f1456fa929 of her e050a9f5c7 chest.ecb1c2b893e57110

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She had noticed every 37c86a00d3 single time.cdba270d5b445dbd

“Oh, huh? Heeju, that 463e9e0ea3 looks like ad70e10137 a nice 0ca24d7322 handkerchief. Why are you—?”2f217c5f3867ed24

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Heeju dropped the de74590315 handkerchief into the 186f1592fe trash bin, right 0970248d04 on top of a382d35886 the pile of 07b74b3456 tissues.483abfbcb243e6b7

A memory surfaced—19ad393a39ef3108

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The night dd7d73555c Hyunsu had cf1328f7c2 drunkenly stumbled 10cef4eff3 to her 7e67ada3d8 front door, 6c80ca8d27 slurring out 972f62a447 a confession 5c27b4e9fd of love 905c441f27 before collapsing 2acec995e7 on the 7e5d0ecc51 ground.83fa499d0a766fdf

Her innocent, clumsy b1e77f270b friend, Jung Hyunsu.4765100315538d9c

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As she looked 8695ae623c at his soft, e3071f2647 round face, another 9746048d4a image came to c547990cb8 mind.e285aa18160cc519

Someone entirely opposite.21fc543665741ce6

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A twisted, 7e94987765 crooked feeling 74caa15c13 bubbled up 92e9e24229 inside her.20f06b6866145808

Ryu Iseok a79b8ac340 and Hyunsu 81770ab735 had nothing 9c2828de23 in common.52ff1d26a2785dfb

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Nothing at all.afa38da5cbb3dd4c

“You must be tired. Let me take 071430091e you home.”48fc725841702179

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The thought felt 76d3577777 unfair.bc5321c52c459353

All these 4af0d4c1fd years, she 8a31d691d3 had lived 40e96346b5 without choices.2a835ce7d041cf4f

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And that 6f5bcb7f70 injustice burned.fbf2b156c399c104

“Hyunsu.”8ab71ecdca1e5875

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She did the 503e47a427 math in her 6cf258e8c6 head.428cc1b18ca3d82f

There wasn’t much time 031d6070e3 left.1b641c9754a48ce8

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Rubbing a 80608e29c3 hangnail between 1cbb9d7c18 her fingers, 98c1e0f0e7 she spoke.b9d2ce75b4612078

“Hyunsu, are you 082f1b73f6 seeing anyone right 67902564bc now?”c67a12ea6b0cfc69

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He looked startled.b7777dc9e29c2b02

“N-no. No one.”3ed824793c14ea10

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“Do you like 8cc34a6632 someone?”9c606e8ee6255574

His face turned de6d76d34c red.c61714d2a3080eeb

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“Heeju, why are 7be90d99b4 you asking that 54dcd0a695 all of a 179268e323 sudden…?”c9b74666c90f15a9

She stepped 01bfee1004 closer, gently c9dd13fcf1 gripping his f8a134bf44 shirt collar.688e21c057c44e90

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Her eyelids 1693ffa924 lowered, then 0186d2e313 lifted, in 88968ef0c6 a slow, cffd9737f0 deliberate motion.1462944bf7eb8f2e

“Do you 6d35282cac have any f10023f9e4 plans for f6c0661f9f Christmas?”ef00301c0b694c1f

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The space 9f7a498aad between them 9f6201b6f4 shrank.a051f4c73dfee88b

Hyunsu’s gaze 1847a8ad80 darted around 4e97c30f17 in confusion.033ca916167c7188

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“This Christmas…? Uh… I don’t have d93ca0d61a any concerts scheduled, so 0bf291f2fa probably not….”76823ead2b9075a7

“If you’re not 9420335e22 seeing anyone, do eafd1a9c54 you want to e40045ee72 spend it with 5960f9d01c me?”ae7c1515fc6e82ae

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“H-huh?”99113eb15f1281dd

“Christmas night. With me.”4730a74710f2a3ca

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“W-wait, what?”7117cb6aa18544ed

“Until late.”f0af05296ceaaa0a

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His round, innocent eyes 13bc2c65d8 widened.ee2fb0972bac80d7

He understood.cb8d85a7f97ad7f5

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“Heeju….”09bd403d977423bf

“It’s my 8347c799c0 first time, 100cdf7fab Hyunsu.”9d000906c1c44ff9

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“If you’re okay 0e168fd96a with it….”cf62f5ef08a3d3bc

Her wandering 62423f6ff1 gaze slowly 471c1f7dd3 settled on ce5c62a58e his nervous, fae9cc2ea3 naive eyes.bfc015b727224f28

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“Will you sleep 7b00d63aae with me?”529bd97a4b0bab90

Hyunsu’s face turned c861093ba4 red—so red it aa770e7678 looked like it 25d7e15c10 might burst.f47d3734a00007e3

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He grabbed her 53600bec0c hand in a 75f054807d heartbeat.c864269fa5d62065

His palm was 233a74a2c2 damp.bab9e5c0485438b8

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“Th-thank you! Heeju.”4b73bbe46d40146c

His hands trembled.3fbd73ae86f47090

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And with c4bed80360 every tremor, d47c5abf0e Heeju’s body 9710b6d40b grew colder.61ce79c0428c8529

“I’m getting married. Probably.”296fb449e9cd6a93

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A single act 64656f180b of rebellion, she 2f67806481 called it.86db8a1d325c2c3b

His expression swung eea0154358 violently between heaven 9bf1bcd564 and hell.90481c1da1884970

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But she saw it—e4c91c820c94a24f

The desire beneath the 27f55eb2ae shock.b13247a9f14f7c8d

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She knew the way d43ce99560 he had always looked 289725c866 at her.7aa24e8c10ad4728

She knew the d8c5871916 longing in those 7ac11d2304 glances.9e9c171845ace2da

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So really, this was 0a77af06f8 a fair deal for db89152a0d both of them.c119e58338a8e09b

It made sense.1a46680e15078c54

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Better to lose b5c916c0f5 her first time 199874ba3a to someone familiar 304c5ad83e and kind like f833589787 Hyunsu—722964ad6c4b0cc2

Rather than d2c6709a0c someone so b720bb7adf scorched by bfef31a932 life he 56ec8273ca seemed dangerous.015f8e53d9516b02

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“Will this f22834f7aa be okay?”9d9b83c3a13836c6

“…Thank you.”7dcad8f449cbb8e0

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Hyunsu kept 9463cef3a8 saying thank 589ee6f172 you, over ea3b45d588 and over, 59d2a22938 to this 9c193d7f75 absurd, impossible f667be640f proposal.db97de44cb9abe95

What was 5f01a409aa he thinking?50a1575b403754cf

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What did bbcbc49845 he feel?b580c05004712b87

It was strange.bb4413fd2bfc716b

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A rebellion 6fa89eb30f on the e09e772ca4 eve of 45469ff947 her marriage—6d9af804cb262bae

Her heart pounded be769ecc55 with excitement.d2901e1a0220db08

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Like she had just 55c773acb8 served someone a grand, 7328ad01b0 satisfying “screw you.”4726040e098fc589

And deep inside—73f30d11515ee388

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She felt utterly, completely ced8b85ed8 free. 3c8cb71137b07d6d

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 “Heeju, come out in five minutes.”162ce489bd002a78

Standing in 6d64ee35e5 front of fe922c3281 the mirror 6afb18ce0e in just e1003be171 her underwear, d2813e2390 Heeju received adf729dcb9 a message 283304b6be from Hyunsu.adf53fc09af56bc3

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“Straighten your back. Drop your shoulders!”d0e358dbb4089b3c

The memory of a 1a6a9a3bd0 switch striking her back e3287b2dd8 sent a chill through 4cad8b9312 her.57795821666f362d

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Facing the full-length 37ff6fc10b mirror, she ran a0e6c104a0 her fingertips over bde75280ca her body.bbe27e04cabd9b82

She traced her ab497f56b3 sharp collarbones, then 580bf0d6b4 slid her hands 6b4edc0063 down to her 8f480d3765 ribcage, which became 80ff0d1e61 faintly visible when 2daca3e5c0 she took a 68b0a92085 deep breath. Her fingers 27d7971d19 followed the 4feb0e61bb curve of 549b3fd388 her waist, 0d461322f6 skimming over ba61e6606f her navel a7b3c77a6c and down 554de639b0 to her a8a1f76b8a hips, which 04fc5a8df5 arched in 9768f4cc00 smooth, rounded 7f994b1273 lines.90edf8e1081c0f01

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Not a single a5822852ce ounce of excess 62454913a8 flesh.1bd36f3e4a8310de

This was the result 762c676cdd of strict portion control 2d4058eb14 and daily weigh-ins—an effort 43f98e5ca6 to sculpt a body 8237cafeb4 that aligned with society’s f21ec96f30 ideal image of a 05bb373973 woman.cbb3a2d5d6d6aee0

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And yet, she e0e4e5f400 felt nothing.1b3d429df2cc5175

She layered ad361f2a19 her bare f70f74139c body with 8370d68cd7 clothing.2fe35793d89c8a76

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A fitted knit c3bc512349 dress clung to 3bf0bef3fd her frame, and 624507529d over it, she c786e54139 wrapped herself in 471794b2e0 a modest coat—one 916913ca27 her grandmother had 1de9787f9c chosen for its 1986e96251 demure appearance.0fca916b2495a5ec

“Where are you going?”2ab7211c168eece0

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“I have plans with Hyunsu. He’s leaving the country soon, so we’re having dinner.”f320bae83176a5fb

Her grandfather, 3efbbbabbc flipping through 34198f059b his newspaper, a0a4d0540b showed a 99e54f66cf hint of 599c7052c7 displeasure.76ef623f662300a8

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“Be home by ten.”62bb0bde922d6448

“I will.”87cd4ec99c673444

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