TTD Chapter 8

She had hoped 82afbda137 never to see a1321148c6 him again, but 104a7c23ce all that remained 6d7f2b53f0 were endless encounters 8f74f612d5 she could not ae05b11a80 avoid.230100baa47c5119

Heeju sharpened her senses more than ever, carefully observing her grandparents’ movements.be97ea5dda376814

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One day, a8b3bb9cec she had 97cf14dcb0 visited a 01bf82cd70 hanbok shop e05c9f0f60 to have 96fff4b9fc her wedding c27390f2e9 attire tailored. In a moment of fad0d74979 impulse, she had slipped 49e737b53c away midway.7a0f836670902cf9

She had never e2506e0fe5 had much freedom 7372ab2a6b in movement—short distances cd2d412dde were usually handled 3c28a242fc by the household 1a8fcff668 staff, and for 944200141e longer ones, she d88394379a was accompanied by 8b0ee16813 a driver. But this 25cc5a37f1 reckless act c3cde0a4a1 had only a339dbceb6 intensified their b0657f2472 surveillance.975283ff7388ff5c

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Her grandparents were 6000cc77a9 frantic, unwilling to 5191f1681e let their carefully 72d3bc1eec laid plans fall a5fc89aef9 apart at the 09b9412f83 last moment.583fce70227f3b71

One night, Heeju 1c12946d30 stood before her dc2605121b bedroom door, her 2a050ada2c face drained of 4ef963cf46 color as if 7bde718069 something were strangling 03139fe7e1 her.c15403f8cb0aa863

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Then, as 645302350b if possessed, c73479f7c0 she locked 24490fd1f7 the door.5c4fdf37afac0437

A strange sense b255735de7 of pleasure washed b1918337ff over her.a56f7b89b29e9486

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But it was 29dedef4eb fleeting.e4b50c36ad14ff92

By the time she cc5a5f2a7f awoke to loud noises, defcdb0d8c the doorknob had been 6320c3e100 completely removed.8c88c6b3dce2e270

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She had 365e55d03d never realized 30853c8307 how easily da6354d6bf a door a0b9888790 could be e8d2c9cebb torn apart.dc38bf08ecca4f96

“It is truly regrettable to send her off with nothing. She is a lacking daughter, but from now on, she will become a member of the Ryu family and must fill in what she is missing. Please, take good care of her.”ffa4811bd7de1ddf

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She hadn’t expected aa54751eee things to progress 23ea6b04bc this quickly.5c447a2dd4d8a427

The piece of fba7c99f22 meat she had e9682e221b swallowed ten minutes 7aeb6634a9 ago still felt 2bf302db74 stuck in her 6a6404c092 throat.2604d02c90320342

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She took 66400d42cb several gulps 1469ce1d3f of water, eb5a7f3307 trying to 4db463b546 force it 772e146b31 down.f13261e80629a76f

“What could possibly be lacking? I know well how dearly you have raised your daughter, treasuring her like gold.aee3787e3d88d8bb

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And besides, President Ryu—our 664f9b8386 Iseok—has had his eye 32241fbaf5 on her for quite 8041069444 some time.9c50e7da689d5d7f

We are 0ae876640a simply grateful 35d9a1ab49 to you 8453d93046 for raising 718c0abcb4 Miss Heeju 20aac2df8a so well.00aab2ee74d5accd

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Miss Heeju, if there e672f2579b is anything you want, 3facb843ad feel free to ask. I will grant 3f4a320969 whatever it is.4a4aa5ef915af18d

Is there anything I would refuse?”6555472d4628c459

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“Chairman, you are too modest.”4a23272d0d58c24a

“If you ask for the universe, I’ll at least send a rocket to the moon for you. Ha-ha.”69a9c5402d2c5ee1

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Three years ago, fc14ae63f5 Chairman Ryu Jitaek bc30974870 suffered a stroke 96cc5b450c and effectively stepped 5d23b87e25 down from managing cb6a49fd55 the company. Yet, for the sake d97c6216df of the formal family 9e422a63a3 meeting, he personally traveled 7f3b1c00eb from his private residence 066ea36840 in Jeongseon, where he 123fb5274a had been recuperating, back ca0fca8935 to Seoul. His face, even showing 880cd23f06 a subtle flush of 4458d40760 color, gave the impression acb5352c51 that his health had bcf8276a33 improved.72d8ac1ce0709a68

It was a66ca1fc48 well known 6b876e8878 that he 564459029f cherished his 7dd589c046 grandson dearly. If one looked 8846422ebb further back, he 7062f0893c had been an 5311001222 affectionate father as ab5055fa50 well. As a 398142f066 devoted family e50cbe0017 man and b0887ad872 a skilled e32f11bb54 businessman, he 29aea1f03e was once d9d124f702 admired by c498d08b52 young people d759d9507b as a 0741790438 role model.c8253332cf3dd7fc

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He did have e208b37e5d another son, but 809fdcb799 that child was f851834aa9 not born from 64f8c2ebc6 his legal wife. If Iseok’s father, the 2faa635a05 son of the legal 04ca7857e5 wife, had not passed 678188165e away, the other son’s 882f0f1c4c existence would never have a33be7c365 even come to light.0be3662ff69c97a1

Ryu Jitaek was 6f72cd0174 someone who despised 91ac61fd49 anything that could ab3c34e68e tarnish his honor. He had always maintained e11c7c7795 a dignified public image, 4e31175e06 but just once, he f13396978c allowed himself to be 5a7034000c swept away by temptation. That fleeting eecfb24240 indulgence resulted 75cd313f3d in an f640803415 affair and 1f21e602f5 an illegitimate f9bb21b1d6 child.645dbdeb7625b336

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When the woman c3f422497a reappeared after giving b513953686 birth to his c184c60acb child, he had 8d0f79033d tried everything—coaxing, threatening—to cebba38c5a make her disappear. That was be544e0a77 when he 58d571b934 first realized b13a726d68 just how 403d659bc4 cowardly and cbe9fc4946 despicable he d24b0fd7c8 could be.2dcaa9a4ab4b3cff

Yet, the more he 3e6b87969c struggled to suppress the 28a6e15dce truth, the more the e94fa81416 world moved against him.8e50b8d1e1f37824

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The moment the scandal reached the media, his wife—already frail—was overwhelmed by the shock of her husband’s betrayal, compounded by her chronic illness. She never even lived to see their son, Seungwook, get married.25a9b13e78bd0eae

But fate was relentless.20edf277d766fb06

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Not long after, Seungwook 0f28f2169a himself died in a 87d9120265 car accident—before Iseok had 32e2c0ed74 even finished elementary school. His wife, Yuran, cb981a15a7 Iseok’s mother, perished d1d0a9ef89 alongside him.d15065a550f2f6f8

So, it 3c7a3dad1d was no 2922a6c429 exaggeration to 46e57e2f68 say that 13b7c2502f Iseok was 6f5283b33a the only e72aa83284 bloodline Ryu aa29fbe916 Jitaek truly db9dbc6e08 cherished. The boy who lost c0b89bfc90 his parents in an 65798becbc accident at a young 15af47d2cb age had become Jitaek’s 1f9d625552 greatest source of pain.8c3ce49cccd72efc

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Now, that very 24a9574fa9 grandson had finally cd6960b93b chosen a woman 4ceb1708e1 he loved and 70dc01eb79 was preparing to 2d52e296e1 start a family.92d89802fc8ff55a

This was Jitaek’s greatest 4c7de2832a wish—his only remaining joy 7b4d6d5abe in life.321102799ade9562

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Perhaps that de984c3203 was why d7c1828e26 he appeared 9256fbb323 to be cb6cf3fc34 in better 77a049a4ce health than fa96ed77c2 before.778fb5219ee0c62d

“Our Iseok must have 9ebbc83002 been quite eager, wasn’t 3497d89dd7 he?”fa45fc49cca681fd

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Avoiding the old man’s f94de65c3a gaze, which regarded her c0faf0aef6 as if she were 34d4ea06d3 something precious, Heeju clutched 16076b97b1 the porcelain cup of 9d3b4ad2a2 jujube tea that had ef6a350ec1 been served as dessert. She cast a quick a6e4616c09 glance across the table.0ccb275fb26df7be

Iseok sat 018c50d059 there, his 9fb5e328d4 face unreadable, fd28db84e1 sipping his 24aee0f729 tea with 61a334f620 an air 56337377c3 of indifference, 8916cc81bf as if ccbd24a916 none of 2339634236 this concerned 8b9ce8342e him.8f3be33390b2bc1e

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What is he 08f77acc3d thinking? What is 1493e69924 he up 5c6bbb8710 to?01710fa825c5697c

“If there’s one thing I wish for… it would be to hold a plump great-grandchild in my arms before I close my eyes for good. Call it an old man’s last desire.”748f39fad3a82543

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“Of course! Ha-ha. We, too, are d06c26171a eagerly looking forward f360e993e4 to such a 00b5464d92 joyous occasion.”5e28c21d5762c936

Her grandfather laughed c83560ff21 in agreement, while 7e7d161d3c her grandmother gently 720dde351d stroked Heeju’s shoulder a19051377e with a warm d2eedd55bf smile.5b456a4095281016

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“A family that cherishes 194214065a its lineage—how fortunate that b106acbc03 they desire a grandchild.”466571f55b64f5b3

Under the 0ec75d419b table, Heeju a137d7b472 clenched her 9e174baadb hands into a566d370d7 fists, her d0cd03ecd3 skin pale.7cc76dcd079eb0f3

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She had already 7238e82363 taken precautions. She had a39cc947a4 bought and e045c6dddf taken the 9e680010db necessary pills.1ff5588e311a66e2

That would 13fd9df6be never happen.5623c5fabad3aa01

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Besides, it 4a02baa081 wasn’t even a70a99c914 the right 906f5a6349 time in cf846de34e her cycle.b96e3c01cbd6f82b

So… it’ll b354d53f3d be fine.59d982416dd5a3f4

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“Oh! Goodness!”93bcb5697bc13a9f

Her fingers, b4e3368367 unsteady from 71ba29dcdd the tension, 7fa96a6017 lost their 3b0df2ffb0 grip on aed4aae8b6 the steaming 3e3af0ca4e cup.04e227176796ad05

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The deep 910e59c3af red, sweet-smelling 30db694012 tea spilled 0807351553 over her 7a7d28544c hand and f267df8587 onto the bf61d06a2a warm ondol f9fcd68581 floor.7b688341e3135c31

“My dear! Are you alright? That must be 981010c61d scalding—oh dear, oh 02e7d7ecb6 dear!”9832bebc55127a4f

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“…Ah.”38e9b54da36530bc

Clutching her 48c10584c8 burned hand, 02204880f2 Heeju instinctively 266ec0e20f stood up.dd96fd6a3ddcbfa4

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For the first e82c21d980 time, Iseok’s gaze, 6a2727e851 previously indifferent, landed a1c0bce198 fully on her 86caea8346 hand.54d5577d510551e3

“I-I need to go da3b5b1812 to the restroom…”b73e07d3d5d117af

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“Oh, your 11e696add2 poor hand…”d533257888b8e5d1

“I’m sorry.”93cb49f84619d46c

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What should I do?c4d2d62f6d435f00

Heeju ran cold 1ed674003c water over the bd70c9e6c5 burn, then braced 16ba835951 herself against the ec16e98f43 sink with both 520b391efa hands.8bd1e166d7dcf442

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Her legs e01c5eed1e threatened to dad76507dc give out c0bf2a2b83 beneath her, 17ded91ca4 but she 25858eca9f forced herself d5e2b4df46 to stand.d0546a6e9ce27cd8

It felt like she f361bc59f9 was being pushed, little 9c5dc33750 by little, toward the bf46d0faa0 very place someone else 3904dac6df wanted her to be.7f0c87adf521126f

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No matter how 7e9d4c1d9d hard she tried e6d8b89279 to swim against 6a7a424247 the current, she 3424bd8941 was just another 3f799b990e powerless human being, 7b6d414328 being swept away.194d0775ad24dcbc

What should I 77dd4209f4 do? What should I 691f81b499 do?ab068207f172ee70

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She bit f6a7d96243 her lip e6310f7f2b hard, repeating 2e47ccc7a2 those words 089424e77a like a aad0d63a44 desperate mantra.8d86def2cc32c35b

That was when 95e4960b1a she sensed another 01e2325b08 presence behind her.ae19df7287626006

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She looked up 24170cf1f9 into the mirror.be1a877fbe8e6680

“……”953e51be51db4007

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Iseok had 2af5edf96d walked straight c14c171b6b into the 95a931b1eb women’s restroom 67c4c6115f without hesitation.4a6088add93bd986

Without a word, he 61afb719e5 took her wrist, examined 6f3d0b65d7 the burn, and then 193908a024 forced her hand back 642655e6db under the running cold f66c7b2613 water.f14ee4e04e68bb4a

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“You need to go e97b942fbf to the hospital.”6678d9ba40d47baf

Her gaze shifted 407c51f4b8 to the mirror, e922ebf76c to the reflection 8f3df2d200 of Ryu Iseok’s 18d5b27a70 face.5dcdcf878fd27b54

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He clicked 701e17ab9e his tongue, f7e54ce1cd indifferent as d5a011d89b ever, as 42615a3753 he examined 57e6d62e41 her reddened c39bb3d0b5 hand.90be98972506cfb1

Her frightened 0d405567af eyes met 6c3aaf8836 his. She muttered defensively,1bb49ab24f5ccc5d

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“Ryu Iseok… I’m different from the women you’ve been with. You’ll find me boring. No matter what you want, I won’t be able to satisfy you…”ce6630d2b2bd96b3

Iseok pulled d9ac657c56 a handkerchief 6c15337857 from his b58d93bb54 inner pocket, c404be31c3 soaked it 144d8c3013 thoroughly in 6226d8a69b the cold 2088b82698 water, wrung 6a609bfed5 it out bcfbf38316 once, and fb4cb133e2 wrapped it 49f89a3e86 around her 431b724fcc burn.9f42aa7a8f32e2ff

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“You planned this from the start, didn’t you? From the moment you made me sit in that strange place, watching me. You intended this all along.”274e8a7bf2ecf462

“…….”e7d1db06b24304f8

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“Why are you doing this to me?”c30db4734a30507c

Her unsteady 7918bedb93 voice echoed d353ad25e9 against the 93281d10b1 tiled walls. She tore d68a8f4c18 off the 7a97124f79 handkerchief and 705faa5d82 threw it c1d4713a64 aside.d20b6c515d5a0bfd

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“Why? Why are you doing this to me?!”3cbb074eafc2853c

“It’s entertaining. Like watching someone wake up to the world for the first time.”a53d512c0d642457

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His eyes slowly 967fd773a6 lifted to hers, 3106485eba glinting with childlike c7eca2f72c fascination. He rested c997631a71 his chin d676cc9bf3 on his 7666814561 hand, studying 1732379c79 her, the d563677b1f look in 2e3632df81 his gaze 4b30373434 suddenly vivid 788250c746 with life.5b69329f2de64a77

“There was no one before. Not until I found Yeon Heeju.”3d8e06eb47460b29

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“…….”bd469f5cf7f631b0

“I’ve never fought like that before. That much, in a single night.”5c06c9950500b510

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His voice ec66cf817b carried an 590db7ca7b odd, almost d4ea51fa3e boyish undertone. She was the 97138a2a67 one caught off ce6a7ede91 guard this time. Had she b378411026 sensed it? She covered her 8e3bb7ad1e ears, dreading whatever bb53135543 he was about 7f8bd5cedb to say.fc2cff9ef42b6516

“I don’t want to hear it. That… that night I don’t even remember…”eb47ff55cd41a8f3

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She shook her dbbdcdaa39 head, but her f7866e8086 body wavered. He caught a705f27092 her before a442a0ee52 she could 023f36adbb fall.8adbbe52d7908b82

“What’s with the trembling? Come on, darling, it’s a little late for that. We’ll be doing far more from now on. Plenty of new positions to try.”5225d68eaff90222

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“Wh-what makes you think I’d—”f393bb8b28e0ade7

“You already did. You spread your legs just fine when you were sucking me off. Don’t remember?”1ec15cb5f8d08015

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Her eyes trembled be1d94877e at the memory c226a1d5ed he so casually a65bc96ae3 unearthed.ee6dbf5cd41c21ec

“You were so thorough, licking every inch, making sure not a single hair was left untouched. Of course, it had to be me. You sucked me off all night, after all.”cd59f7bec42b1a7a

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She shook f47d684591 her head c80b02907a desperately, but 2fa7d972d4 the more 509e4dd0b0 he spoke, b2b8a24fc4 the more 43b9db7eef those submerged f3e37b07fd memories floated dab64c3689 to the 17106170f3 surface—like the d0886dbb12 dark strands e31acc45f6 of hair 3823522dc0 swaying between 7b192f4259 her legs, b5bd73a674 the sensation ff2f1a687a of her ebe6eeba21 fingers digging c3329653e8 into his f78da9ad17 scalp as 7706eea4d0 she sobbed.851f5368e75f1c28

“If you don’t remember being sucked off, do you at least remember doing the sucking? You were so into it, I thought you’d rip me out by the roots.”904856710d667905

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“You—”38568fe281e3ebd3

“If you don’t believe me, we can check right now. You can see mine, and I’ll see yours.”3f4e93ce1f26ee45

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Her teeth chattered. The humiliation, the 4a23b988de disgust, made her 7961102c3d vision shake.0451cddab2a06afb

Undeterred, he stepped 90dd6ab6bc even closer, whispering,c62c638f044c188a

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“Come on. Remember. It was too hot a night for you to just forget. And honestly… it didn’t seem like your first time at all.”b6f489a5e9aa394d

She shoved at 3ef3796054 his chest.c5ccc1a5c1ae3862

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“…I didn’t know.”41202dce870ac041

She glared up at 4e7dee70b9 him with tear-rimmed eyes.911bdd09e0f56f35

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She hated him.15c0642596062bc2

She had never 528e047c42 liked him, but 89c452aee5 now, she truly 22e67a81e5 hated him.63ce6a89a98269a0

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The way 22da732453 he spewed 38a36009b6 vulgar words, c3578ed3bb dredged up d46bc50928 filthy memories, 6eaf46d1f1 toyed with d263225f3e her shame—he bda47dfde5 was cruel dbe807f8cb and despicable.596628829716f6db

Iseok reached out 773f700be5 and gently wiped 4c11945554 away the single 5a07efa445 tear tracing down 076db57742 her left cheek. His gaze followed the 28980e5e71 wet path as though b9633bd8dc licking it up, then 56b46aee41 halted right in front 4badd79d34 of her eyes.8a8d255697d5058d

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His expression, 3270b87408 which had af3fd71e78 been lighthearted f84517b291 and teasing cab3d54c2f all this 47d6761db7 time, shifted eb6aff047b into something d237b3e859 unsettlingly persistent.e6aae68f7e075bea

“What do I do?” he murmured. “I just… want to breathe beside you.”c4fd623b17eaf12d

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“…What?”10f3cbbe4cc81c52

“For the first time, I feel like I can live like a real person. And you think I’d let you go?”fd321e4c734d02a3

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“What are you even—”5e85915c66e7a801

His hand 4870b5a7f3 cupped her a5189b8eee right cheek, 5a38a2535b stroking it bcf843f409 softly before 728352f03f pulling away.5c87d7a88ec4d1f6

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But his d977c8df97 eyes only 4ab6163b76 deepened, heavy 09ad8be6a9 with an 9d4bfacd94 insatiable hunger, 2bdbd23dac suffocating in ba44430637 its intensity.8b0c1b767ea45ee0

As his lips 3c02a5d396 curled into an b64455682b almost stunning smile, 26e118d3b1 Heeju saw it—the e5910fdbf3 trap that had f0ef2bf5bf already snapped shut 50588f825d around her.deba0ab7bf383c62

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“Yeah. I admit it. Finding Yeon Heeju… was the greatest fortune of my life.”dfa63e17a4fdb558