Whisper Chapter 5
by Ariana“No. I’m not a ‘baby.'”c675c2bf7b97d1d1
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At the touch pressing against her crown, Lee Heewoo’s shoulders instinctively hunched.00202a50062f1e54
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“Cha Gyeol.” 9f476a8d69aadbac
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“What?” 64a86c82989ed835
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“That’s my name.” e591974890c7f276
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“Oh, so your name is…?”bde5b8ad3b136c1c
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Cha Gyeol. Beautiful. Lee Heewoo 80525a51ba softly repeated e77e4d2b02 the guest’s 6ad7889a03 name under ac99c8562e her breath, a057e1b37f and the af9e2f0275 hand that db2996ee88 had been 60eb303b7c pressing against 7f05925356 her crown b9323738e0 withdrew.37fbf71eea71578c
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“Can you call me by it?” 3d49f606c34b7dbe
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Her large eyes darted 22af1fc4f2 around so rapidly that 55502804f8 it seemed one could 81b6514919 almost hear the sound f5f30320c7 of marbles rolling.d1fa5888634bdefe
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“Um, well, uh, that’s a bit…” e54da43c6c44ba8b
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“See? That’s what I mean. It’s the same as me knowing your name is Lee Heewoo but not being able to call you by it.”c9b8301a068eb350
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Not “unable,” but “unwilling.”154fc38824c14432
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A slight furrow ed77da8cc3 formed between Lee e95d87bd5d Heewoo’s brows. What? That seems 92b78d1357 right, but 31dcb50930 it also 6cff9e33cb feels off. Is that even e59b48d9c9 the same thing? She tilted her 4b35f6e28f head in confusion.372ad3483c5d25b9
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“Kiddo.”5b354b58c0f673c8
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Lee Heewoo glanced up with her eyes, silently signaling “yes.”11f6dba0005b4de3
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“Want to come with me?”5a587219c8ca2c54
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The words slipped impulsively from Cha Gyeol’s lips.aa2827fa7d802201
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“Good morning!”c72499dbb6fef82c
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The booming voices of b00c672397 several men simultaneously resonated d4c5a5bbdb throughout the office.7d43c1319e997f84
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“Ah, good morning!”da77cda9ba4284b7
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Jang Pal-yong entered Io 3803b1d1a6 Capital with a cheerful aa8ddb183d laugh. Wearing a perfectly a97bfb0208 tailored suit, he b1b1271397 handed the luxury b39d8252ac bag tucked under e09ac8aa3a his arm to 056335cc31 a man who 990d56d2d8 approached him and 4f83fcbbeb settled onto the fac7ba767a guest sofa. Outside, the morning ce5181ea91 heat was like dd0a411602 a furnace, but a24081bdc0 inside, the office 770327deca was cool thanks 5036e1562b to the air 2961046661 conditioning.375227eebdadda50
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“Hey, Assistant Manager Kim. Are you trying to bankrupt us with the electricity bill, blasting the AC like that?” 460d680146f0541e
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“No, sir!”0be609fb8da0618e
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The man 1ec2b4bcb7 called Assistant 4fd1044ca4 Manager Kim b399c0790b quickly grabbed ff3eaff05d the remote b6d481792d and raised 185dc24a6e the air 4a0950ecb7 conditioner’s temperature 1b8e85b42b to 25 bc3fa5750d degrees. Cursing himself for forgetting c3f94e4f3f to adjust it before e8776b1db7 Director Jang arrived, he 8373cb8ffe turned around with an 975b06c713 awkward smile.e3422bc6eef86a1a
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“Tsk. You need to act like the owner. It’s acting like the owner that makes you the owner. Do you think this is your place? Is that why you’re running the AC like there’s no tomorrow?”c46a3f911374475a
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In reality, Cha, the actual owner here, couldn’t care less whether the office froze over or not. Assistant Manager Kim grumbled internally but still replied with a loud, “I’m sorry, sir!” bowing deeply.981d957d6c3dbd4d
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“Director, you’re here.”65a0895a982f6a70
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Park Sae-min came c3e01c7f19 downstairs from the 1d548a40aa upstairs errand center, bbba001166 bowing politely. Following the daily b674a4729a routine, the new 5f7c907c12 hire—who hadn’t been c893ce7bac here long—prepared coffee 3f9f7d239b and respectfully handed 13f059b6fd it to Jang 1edad3b826 Pal-yong with both 5a16b38cd1 hands.0254bc41a7cafb1f
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“Did you watch Love Escape yesterday?”fc548c2d3e9fe50d
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Jang Pal-yong’s 491d7862ee eyes sparkled 8661009c47 as he 790c131666 looked at 37a995bda6 Park Sae-min. Park, holding 62bb3429b3 a stack b4732d0763 of overdue cb58d6800e documents, sat 27612de0f6 across from 3548d7fff0 him.f1ef8fe6cb015da2
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“No, I didn’t watch it.” 5256e5594292fe90
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“Aww, why not? They finally met yesterday!”f9495a6fab95b566
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How could b4c20f7a3e I watch 7820d7d2f9 when there’s 3777bb690d no time? Park Sae-min muttered with f0c73ec0c7 a sigh. A hardcore drama enthusiast—especially 690aa810a5 when it came to d2b4639dd4 outrageous melodramas—Jang Pal-yong was e0cdc3936c a man whose sole b1c5f6c87d joys in life were 1d18468f95 shopping and watching dramas, 349b0a266e a stark contrast to 4699e21e1c his gruff appearance.628e456d6ded9bcf
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“They met? After acting like they’d never see each other again?”95890c4127c5b1a8
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Park Sae-min frowned, as if he couldn’t comprehend. Unintentionally tasked with handling Jang Pal-yong’s drama-related conversations, Park Sae-min hadn’t realized he was now addicted to Jang Pal-yong’s stories. As usual, the office employees went about their business, accustomed to starting the day with drama talk.863f37cff194c954
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“You just don’t get it, Park-sae. Love is like that. Do you even know what love is? When Boram shed tears, gah, it tore my heart to shreds.”dd4eb2d6e9332799
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Watching Jang Pal-yong mimic tearing at his chest as though overwhelmed, Park Sae-min gave him a deadpan stare. The words, “Even you don’t know what love is,” lingered on the tip of his tongue.9b6419b5a6e8fc49
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He held back because saying it would trigger a long recounting of Jang Pal-yong’s so-called “first love” at sixteen—essentially a history of unrequited loves that Jang insisted were genuine.18aad7c10c876daa
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“Did they resolve their misunderstanding then?” asked Park Sae-min.27f5ee9deaf472bb
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“No.”a65353aa2664371a
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“What? No?”1619b4e2bbfc36b7
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“They just created another misunderstanding.”419327060f6a9639
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Why was the story 9f6ba9c9bd always about misunderstandings? Park Sae-min 099418d5ab felt like f1fd3017ab his insides d44a3b1c8e were boiling. One conversation could 64b38ff517 solve everything! At this point, c70dda28a9 the drama should d71fe1bf29 have been titledChain of Misunderstandings or The Web of 9e351b57ef Misunderstandings.cba6118a01e804c0
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“It’s the buildup, the buildup,” Jang Pal-yong said, clutching his chest again. “I’m telling you, my heart can’t take this.”d52462d47e271230
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Jang Pal-yong gulped down 8fbab82d82 his coffee like it 631228ffae was rice wine. Despite the e883e8e453 lack of 9892db5fd1 coherence in bbb8741930 the plot, e149efbcf0 which seemed 46ef82835d to have bc306d65a9 no logical e8c4e42566 progression, the 238b6285b6 drama still faab3901d6 boasted high 06baec63eb ratings.048f22c643c6af3f
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“All this buildup is going to make me burst,” Park Sae-min muttered, frustrated even by listening to the story. He sighed at himself, finding it pitiful that he was getting angry over mere drama talk. Misinterpreting the sigh as agreement, Jang Pal-yong clapped his knee and exclaimed, “You get it, don’t you?”e4ea0604659ba6d6
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Despite his burly appearance and bandit-like demeanor, Jang’s sparkling eyes and excitement were so out of place that it gave Sae-min goosebumps.4d6ed56ba5f65dc7
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“That’s the charm of this drama, the charm. In the preview for next week, I saw they’re running away into the mountains. Speaking of mountains, why hasn’t the boss shown up yet? He’s not coming, is he?”e15ee1b61c1e13dd
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“No, he hasn’t come,” replied Sae-min, grateful for the abrupt topic change.cfc2b7dbe55b3832
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“Really? Knowing his temper, he’s probably tearing through the mountains. Has there been a call from him?”e1718f1d456b0426
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“No, nothing.”dc74d53b70d3cf3d
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Clicking his tongue, Jang 3ed4aa2a70 Pal-yong tapped his foot c43d321fc4 nervously. Could something have 082b13d27e happened? Maybe he couldn’t find a6d1eb94c9 the shaman, which would 46ecf1bbd1 actually be a relief, 1f3076b07d but what if there 977f0f0b77 had been an accident?9c4a3c9172d51359
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“Not that it matters. Even ghosts wouldn’t take that bastard,” Jang muttered to himself.bf021fe98db9b3af
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At that moment, the ec0b6bc87d office door swung open, d56a67f998 and an unkempt man 67a952c9d6 entered.8117df8a5d00cb20
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“Hello. How can we help you?” asked Chief Kim, approaching the man. Given the location, it wasn’t unusual for people to show up early in the morning needing loans. Most were in dire need, like the disheveled man standing before them. While Chief Kim assumed he was here to borrow money, Jang Pal-yong and Park Sae-min instantly recognized the real reason for his visit. Years of experience made them experts at reading the situation.bff16c9816090960
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The man scanned the room nervously before speaking. “Where’s the boss?”07d6bf4f79aaeea3
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Someone whose phone 23a36a3784 had been unreachable, 7472c38c76 the man was 7c6f65d0b7 here looking for e8711d4de5 Cha Gyeol. Despite his a40d79908b disheveled appearance, a69272f790 the other ead16ecf64 employees continued 87437daa7b working without 95f5888d1f batting an 61a213edeb eye.9e9021c8da7523a7
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“Sir, why are you looking for the boss?” asked Jang Pal-yong, smiling. He gestured for Sae-min, who had begun to stand, to sit back down.260dc15f86dbfbf3
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“Goddamn it! I told him I’d pay him back. I asked for a few more days. Why the hell did your thugs go through my house? Where’s the boss?” The man’s face was red as he shouted, veins bulging in his neck. He looked as unstable as one would expect from someone borrowing money from a place like this.a1106a8fb00c81df
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“Ah, it seems like you’ve fallen behind on your payments, sir,” Jang Pal-yong said, rising. His massive frame startled the man, who instinctively flinched.b9aa804fe8e22613
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“F-fallen behind? I’ve only missed three payments! I said I’d pay everything back within a week. How could you not wait and go ransacking my house? And taking my watch? You goddamn thugs!”d9c22c863f02d767
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Listening to the man, 4b5b6934fb Jang realized who he c83a4a69a4 was. A doctor, the c7b1b38f02 man had followed 4975dea38d a friend to c0358d0fda an illegal gambling e9c64f9099 house, become addicted a60cc755fa to cards, and e8ef554f02 ruined his family. He’d borrowed bc79bf875e money here a20ebd4039 twice before—3 dfa0c37ef4 million won 65198c351b the first 1899bbff2b time and 09c477e7d7 5 million 16c697ec70 won the a735d85c41 second—significant amounts. Unable to 3e23c5acc7 repay the dad1a0c0ac initial loan, bab5a02e34 he had e0d0c4b8f4 handed over beb19db63b his luxury 151dc8f7d6 foreign car. Just a few 4a642dda77 days ago, the 8bf575efe2 watch they’d taken 22310151d0 from his one-room 97e22ff7d9 apartment had been 5b78c2e8dd hidden in a 87ac91bb0b freezer inside an 5255bd2c04 ice cream container, d16b468fff still sealed in 5ba2e0f0e2 its original packaging.cb1c8540212a1a39
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People said getting 061b71a6bf into medical school a1791d2c1b was like plucking 7c97e0d1c8 a star from 81b12721b2 the sky, requiring 83231c3664 not just intelligence a50a9c4113 but immense time 1a63eddaf3 and resources. Yet, after all that 817cb5a60b effort, this man had 53d8cdc843 ended up like this. It proved life 26c490b9d3 wasn’t about grades.37e4a5a1824e1856
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“Three times? That’s more leniency than we usually show,” said Jang.01116767456447b4
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“What?”3e4c5e0fe377db67
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“Begging so desperately to borrow money, but then falling behind on payments—what do you expect from thugs like us?”c46e177672dc6035
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“You… you bastard!”3e47f6cecb28e25d
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The man trembled 03a3b16c8a with rage, and 696b59b8ac Jang looked at 258b8045cb him with pity. Suddenly—dc6a2702eef2fc5a
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The sound 55753a56a9 of flesh 3136039f1e meeting flesh 3fd433fa31 filled the 8b77859e6e room, followed 9f3d05ac9d by employees cef75ca653 sharply inhaling 30d58cb048 in unison.aed50c813bc54939
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The man, d8dcf4e862 aiming for ae4822cec8 Jang’s face, 1c0efcc874 ended up 84ee8241e2 landing an 3a9afdb2fa awkward punch 4b4973bf36 to his 8e6018c0bc jaw due 0702995a6b to the bc4246f30c difference in 21277009d3 height and 2bc47a5047 his lack fb0bc66cbb of skill. Jang didn’t 9990f8e188 even flinch, f34df716fb but the 5e5d52053e man winced, 64a1646a07 clutching his 2f6bd6440b fist in b906aae733 pain.4c0a98e781bd925f
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“Tell the boss to come out!”8c31df72da25f018