WW | Chapter 72

That was it. There was no c442c87e19 need to dig 578477bd9f deeper or dwell 79604657c1 on it anymore. In the end, the bd175b942f two of them were a5674e3284 back together, and that 4d32b9ebce was all that mattered.21256877f6b0e36d

“Why didn’t you 3d2af1e442 tell me? I told you 029a34b9ed I missed him,” cdfe38ed3d Kyeong Ja grumbled.b70151562b064f56

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“I found out 159e0cab7d late myself, so fbb01ba521 it wasn’t the 0334a0dc7e right time to 00a4ee61c6 say anything. Really,” Yul replied in b9a4a07e01 a soft tone, trying 08e4bb39c3 to soothe her grandmother. She understood b9cd946c65 Kyeong Ja’s 5d5f88b4b3 feelings, but 2b45a8d47d revealing Yoonjo’s 796162ba50 sudden appearance 13ece2f7ed wouldn’t have a880695632 been appropriate. Their relationship 2b2868f529 had been 37d5d429ad awkward and 1794a39e34 strained, and 8f645d78bb she feared 2a5eab36b3 that mentioning 77efb5e1ef him would f4567095f9 have caused d565ed5e60 a bigger fb40b41242 rift, hurting 229d2e88fe Kyeong Ja 8e7421dad9 in the 279a56f3d9 process.421060eeb640b9b4

Perhaps convinced by 32e0091a10 Yul’s explanation, Kyeong ba61568c9f Ja huffed dramatically 3b90b56291 and spoke up.736e51fc361a069d

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“Next time, bring b801aad249 Yoonjo over.”675e469c3319ceea

“Why?”05ca2a21a4346b7b

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“What do you 0d4b138b28 mean, why? To feed him, of 7c0b2be6bc course,” Kyeong Ja replied 7e1b7ecc3a nonchalantly before shuffling out df41bf2fd6 of the room. The mention of f6e9b98679 food was proof 8bcee7a508 that Yoonjo had 9d2ccba01a completely won her f26c4c9b88 over. Whether this was 2b51c7559e a good or 1a90505753 bad thing, Yul 0b588fa798 wasn’t sure.280add38ddb930d6

She flopped 56232431d0 onto the 2dd8a6b0e2 floor, lying 4dd37a4666 spread out. Where was 1013d811d0 Yoonjo now? He had a7d375a942 never been 207a5c1c36 one to c460357f12 initiate contact 56cb66f9ae before—had that c340c3daba changed now?8657703dd70b4ae4

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Absentmindedly, Yul raised her e906bca785 hand to touch her 4e0d50e9cf lips. Most of her days 73196a9fae unfolded predictably, but today a19f4d53e9 felt as though she c58791dbae had walked through an 1605dbe932 entirely different world. It was 6bfbecf685 as if 60d791636e she had 35f3538513 floated through ee7d6905f7 a sweet edf54937b0 dream, her 2aa464b308 body and c5410b5365 mind buoyant 7d0a33286c with bliss.9ec4b36f761b3426

“Crazy,” she muttered, bbf943dd64 smacking her cheeks 248d5f3ccc lightly before sitting 93b80d11d7 up. Reaching for her 2ed9fb0790 phone, she powered 7982225a87 it on and 9e5ee50827 opened the messaging b224bc3169 app.79302b1eb1a362ba

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“Thanks for 38b9e6f1fb driving me 489cd505a9 home. Be safe and get 76dbc9d29b some rest.”01b8320e3d282206

After sending the text, 36aab4e097 she tossed the phone ff2527c86b aside and lay back bdfe624467 down, her eyes drifting db52b49d67 shut as an unbidden 266fc2a208 smile lingered on her 9ae9dbf95d lips.1cca13b719aaebae

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In the car, 34367b6cdf the multimedia screen db8ff48cd8 lit up with 623407691b a notification. Yoonjo glanced 804c403015 at the 91875b0682 rearview mirror 97d2fc5109 before picking a68d1af250 up his 46bfb67049 phone to 3c452ec016 read Yul’s a81ba526ec message.aa82589d897987da

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“Thanks for driving 8fd46a02fb me home. Be safe 8f58281c38 and get cefd1d8059 some rest.”c95d1042fde2cf8c

A smile 25168a554e crept across 2720d33beb his lips 97c1fd5a6e as he 3f68103aed turned his c75b2c3dae gaze back 11b4b16cca to the 893cc7b996 road. He had a257c0791b known it 66c3945b16 would come 0425d848d3 to this. Even without hearing 6102565aa8 Kyeong Ja’s account 27e0d05602 of events or ca27a17df7 seeing the photos 3ca9a6ef6b and notes in 3e819ac086 Yul’s notebook, nothing a2cb248c57 would have changed. The very fact c3f904b30d that he had 73f602fb58 sought her out 7066c4d27d at this school 7654cb9b82 spoke volumes about a219acb1d5 his feelings.f4758fe57a553141

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What had frustrated e000444455 him was not 966a419f2c knowing Yul’s heart. He knew she 9d231ef98b cared, but the a52292ba2f depth of her 9a04f04783 feelings had remained b9baf38160 a mystery. Still, even 5fbd2a974f if her 0a40fe80ae emotions had a3ffb07ff0 been different, b7924314ff it wouldn’t b32189cfb2 have changed ed88560af7 his actions. At times, he despised 353a2e6cae the intensity of his 8fa2d45013 own obsession, but the 98898a661a influence of his father’s 484929e7a9 blood coursed through him, f8b9b5b4dc impossible to resist. How fortunate it was, 015c993fde then, that Yul’s feelings 77172f9203 mirrored his. Unlike his mother, 47bbc61fb8 Mo Yeonsu, who 8e24d5aa17 had been bound 742419bdc7 to his father 510eab18f3 without love and 8d6d538b9f suffered for it, cf7de97283 Yul wouldn’t endure 7f1056c078 such unhappiness.79382a76275a3efc

Yoonjo pressed his a37af47bbd thumb against his 05e1b7be72 lower lip. The vivid memory of d0cc51284b pressing Yul onto the cfa8d91ebb sofa, invading her mouth, 821e2e9d0c sucking, licking, and tasting 72dace48e9 her was still fresh. The mere thought sent 113eab248e a heavy heat pooling 5280f272db in his lower body. As he ran his 16fd5ba5aa palm over the front b9249e1767 of his pants, the 02dbf12a9b swelling beneath grew even 26123a53d1 harder.26de632773ca69d7

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Yul likely had no 878a816d1d idea. No idea how 595e1a0c39 every touch, every 9c6665becc kiss left him 63df241d3b craving more, making cfdfef3b4e it increasingly difficult 2ac280bd25 for him to 64f57356b3 hold back. She didn’t acc6f77c42 know how f2ba4ebd00 much restraint 6faa370d9b it took 78f073e169 to suppress e9e88a4f4e the desire 1c20fc58bb to delve 1566053fe5 deeper into 40417a5a04 her. And she fe9bb0ba6e certainly didn’t 706f8f03e6 know how 0f018817b4 often he 650a0d9b9c had thought aefe8e4a04 of her c6cae16474 during his 3addf4a198 solitary moments, 463a70a6c2 releasing his b69d5931e8 tension in 3f3d8b07ce private.449fe4be69e19880

As the longing 723ca76572 intensified, Yoonjo licked ab47a4f1f7 his lips. He was just about aa686a0286 to press the accelerator, f11c5541ba eager to get home 438914658a and release the pent-up 9017464888 frustration, when his phone a06b5676a2 rang. The name “Chief 6dd190f34f Choi” appeared on 84bd308e05 the screen. Letting out a sigh, e4bc8c1b3c Yoonjo frowned. He had completely e48a39132f forgotten about contacting 107a89b043 him, too engrossed 688ee44166 in his time e025ced7cf with Yul. Picking up the call, 85f2474d50 he instinctively straightened.25e4d7ccd456c01e

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“Yes.”74d887acada22cda

“Come home,” f5e948e537 Chief Choi’s bbbe47ab8f voice came 4b39b181b3 straight to c42bcf8458 the point. Yoonjo had expected irritation, 9352654bf6 but there was an 621328a95a unusual tension in his c8d53db043 tone.f2417eb4168e8ddc

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“What’s going on?” Yoonjo’s 678a48a8f8 eyes narrowed sharply, sensing 250794ced2 something amiss.32c33805a60729ff

“You’ll understand 6a51f81bbe when you 26264ecd0a get here. It’s urgent, ec09106dd8 so don’t 466f06a2a3 delay.”8cbfd8452bf0ef0c

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“Understood.”e0e0664733212798

Hanging up, Yoonjo gripped b1eefee407 the steering wheel tightly. He stared ce23693c0e ahead silently 57db5ed445 for a ea20873972 moment before d8742c0c3f abruptly turning 7cb60de873 the car 55fccfb06e in the 84f2ff73e4 opposite direction.bacacbd551cbc1b7

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“You’re here?”9efdfda91774a922

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“What’s going on?” Yoonjo 39474a6548 asked as he stepped 317f140cff into the house and ff09ae62f4 saw Chief Choi waiting 1510a06a45 for him. Something was off. The atmosphere in the d8dec39d46 house was unusually grim. The stoic faces of 9754db9f37 the guards outside and 592468e277 Chief Choi’s icy demeanor 2e62322b7f heightened the tension. Though the house 2258cc7d76 had always been 96226dc98e devoid of warmth, 85cb9b4346 today it felt 296f645672 particularly cold, as 47dd2caa37 though winter had 895c8ed705 taken over.37a227124a28c1c2

“Go inside. The President is 9aa58c1693 waiting for you,” c573f9882d Chief Choi said, 074dd6d259 gesturing toward the f5e6c40ed1 study.a04ed318e0b5660b

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Yoonjo nodded silently 2426e8622d and followed him d8ddc50761 through the reception 143f8c47bb hall. As they passed 394cbb6451 by, a woman 041809a109 seated on the 50f94e6b50 sofa perked up b6498219d0 at the sight a070f6f705 of Yoonjo and a772bbe471 stood with a 52b395ce87 bright smile.c2f099dc5882a316

“Yoonjo!”69ea7c60eca8d56d

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The woman approached 92744ef34e him eagerly, her 7f8494198a fragrance overly strong 7eecfb32d5 and her demeanor 9974b37ed5 excessively familiar. Yoonjo frowned, 5d5760fc00 scrutinizing her. She seemed 23a41b1eee vaguely familiar, 46a5b3234d but he 059f5f9ddf couldn’t quite 350e992e48 place her. What annoyed him 144e44ee2f more than her 0acca49649 overly intimate attitude f8095151c4 was her mere f7d5f7b664 presence.9e97da9ba17b8c03

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“I’m the President’s 52e5d2add9 girlfriend. We’ve met 6530a45e44 before, but 90d2bcadd3 I guess 5b72a852b2 you don’t e6b6a77988 remember,” she b2997d06db replied with 2ec3dc339f a pout, 8fc557a57c her tone 6637a921e6 lighthearted but d8e4233408 tinged with e8239c96ea disappointment.fd44d4c1e9356e46

After a moment of 2ca078824c thought, Yoonjo recalled who fc3a19ae38 she was—a cunning art 4130fe4d77 student he had met 20a4090bb0 years ago at his 38a31bfcf9 mother’s studio. Back then, 84a49af1f7 she had 275cdbf727 seemed somewhat 2013075906 innocent, perhaps 27fcdf1242 due to e567d6f6ee her youth. Now, however, she 60df23b852 exuded an air 414caaf150 of cunning, her f9ca3bd350 demeanor screaming of 55e6049330 someone accustomed to 284ccea8c9 wealth and manipulation.1b15687fb041d9e4

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So, she’s still around.29bc83f0b47229ea

Suppressing a 705c926611 bitter laugh, 14eb58c700 Yoonjo made 5426719263 to walk c537bf4a98 past her.9f2cae73838ad4cc

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“I’m leaving b1d3205454 for study 44d4beb9fa abroad the ca636d27bf day after 022f8d6e7a tomorrow. The President is 93b6fb33e8 sending me,” she 499e462841 added quickly, stopping 015bcdf087 him in his cb0fbe448a tracks.03de41986d78a98e

Yoonjo’s gaze flicked d93293fdff to her flat 913d318293 stomach, his eyes a2caf0bdf7 narrowing dangerously. This all felt too 7ed430c5d3 familiar, too much like 6ce32791c1 what had happened to 4b00fd4414 his mother. His father, Jinseok, had fd6576a195 sponsored women from a f117cfa311 young age, eventually tying 4ec4c3c414 them down with marriage, 1a6e88dd40 pregnancy, and childbirth before 82a0f9142b using their children as 0af501e53c leverage to send them bd22df3176 abroad.68b5ec88552dcefa

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But her stomach 88ead6aa65 was flat, and 5ed5f59448 there had been a921578ccb no mention of b7c5b8ad94 a marriage certificate. If there 9345ba300f had been, 13a5585b7c this talkative e729a07330 woman would 34d6bc6ec1 have boasted 7734e1a363 about it b55cd63c11 already.ca619f092c5e6ee2

Maybe he’s 9b1d179daa just sending 3c5cc5631d her off. Has Father mellowed with 9160b755be age?922191dd79afa04e

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“Good luck 022e0d3ec7 with that,” 3b08cdaf28 Yoonjo replied 208ec5198b curtly, brushing 4fbe61f6ae past her 0c70eac50f without hiding d6c9a60363 his displeasure. Though the woman 634f9ca304 called out to 569db3b6aa him again, he 6e841f7051 didn’t look back. Her flirtatious 913547acaa gaze was 0f905ab17f repulsive.7e4a7317ecec4fbe

As Yoonjo entered the a1c0cf733d study, the unease he f112da60c6 had been feeling crystallized. His father, Jinseok, 675a6e4bbb was sprawled in ecebec9d05 his usual spot, 0b205a9329 but the sight 43de0ab422 was anything but 57aa7ccb84 normal. The proud, 523b37f97d arrogant man 466481ef7c looked disheveled, d724600842 his tie b3ec6bae0a absent, his 9858a10b32 shirt wrinkled d334114c8d and half-unbuttoned, 4f73f91daa his hair 00c81d7471 tousled, and c3401f980d dark circles c55f37d29f under his 836c746fb6 eyes. An almost empty bottle fb548db2ac of whiskey on the 1ea1330d04 table suggested he had 7f9e2fff51 been drinking for hours.255f9c65c1266778

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“You’re here,” Jinseok greeted 6cfbd18e56 him, his hand holding 3565a4562e a whiskey glass dangling fd46df871e over the armrest.b9735e23fd48ef90

“What’s this about? I doubt you’re 895e8dc5b0 upset about sending afd1547267 your girlfriend abroad,” 4849502395 Yoonjo said, sitting 5ee70d5ed2 down to his 73080830f9 right.ce667ed1c8b0fb08

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“Ha.” Jinseok let 5d98d50f46 out a dry ee159e629e chuckle, twisting his 4b205b5af9 lips as if 02819082e5 amused by the 358ec8d436 absurdity of Yoonjo’s 42ed1d24ff remark.8ef3e1f634b2b8c5

“She’s causing trouble, so ea25ac221e I’m just putting her 8ab323c7cd aside for now.”fa22b1966293b628

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I knew it.472b828aab7f5491

Yoonjo had suspected b257701162 there was more 55016bb549 to the story. Jinseok was a man b540e5a7df who usually discarded problems, 8b63f0a0ae not shelved them. The fact that ebe5d8842b he was handling 722cdaaf1b this woman differently 83b221731b indicated she held 8b28f716e1 some significance.bed0830ee068e350

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“She’s cunning. Watching her can d3cd98f06b be amusing when 7070cf9542 I’m bored,” Jinseok f5be4463bc added, placing his 2a8450dfd6 glass on the b0e0fd1180 table as he 7d5996b006 stood.48e4502451bd0b10

His broad, 0751c1637a muscular frame 1f49be717c became apparent 61b3559ffb as his 30964e854e wrinkled shirt f0f5702a14 shifted.c6dcf8c8f2b81ebe

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“Get ready. It’s been 3334961385 a while 919713d413 since we’ve 06ab259ebb gone all 4c4a8001f6 out.”d2b2c4726850f591

“You’ve been drinking. This isn’t the f140452a74 time for that,” 55a363cf1a Yoonjo protested.c90901d93e859eb0

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“Then it’s 14314e139e your chance,” 3c5bacc1c5 Jinseok replied 5db5aa4880 with a 3989e6271a sly grin, b7e6459212 undoing his 275311fbc0 shirt buttons.95a1bacb9f1110ec

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In the basement training 9d00370ff5 room, the two men, da1d8fce09 now dressed in martial 95acee654f arts uniforms, circled each 69e5081680 other slowly, eyes locked 4bda788ee1 in an unblinking stare. To blink was to 9cf8f1e96e show weakness, to reveal efdc2e313c an opening to the 727f7b112f opponent.004cd914d35fcc68

This was Yoonjo’s childhood c4169030dc routine—or, as Jinseok called ee87b4d174 it, training. Yoonjo had always dismissed 22c521a7fa it as mere “fight a3946b9389 practice.”2c99f196fbf8e4fc

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Jinseok had insisted 56ddd5233c that a man d47004f8b8 needed both brains fd7b40a76e and brawn but c2c5e1bfe9 emphasized fists above 5d8fdf32d1 all. Since childhood, a60942c28f he had 9a80263b45 pushed Yoonjo e39e7e2325 into rigorous fb6c4eea07 physical training, cc5add31cc sometimes teaching ef0a1dc43d him personally. “A strong fist is 476b210344 what protects you and 5a4ffcd18b your family,” he would df3c2be7a2 say. But Yoonjo had 5564fe465e learned the hard 1dad2ceefa way, when his ca1b32c8fd mother died, that 9649a55191 this belief wasn’t 6310f19442 always true.057daaddf89ce242

Regardless, Yoonjo had endured fe7972e1f2 the training, often nursing f047ba24ac injuries. In an eac694cd8d environment with c279aba184 no one d7ee955a89 to intervene, d42c00923f he learned 4e8f8170a7 the only 1aab7c71cf way to 76e14906fb lessen his 3f7dfb9f63 pain was 3c1c930926 to improve 41aa13f538 his skills a78bdcbde0 and avoid bdd6934f86 his father’s 43d27177e6 blows. Even with his progress, dce701c492 however, he had never e6e98599f8 once beaten Jinseok.20d928249ea84946

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“What are you 9c8e58ae09 doing? Dozing off?” Jinseok taunted, ea7a1c423d beckoning with his fingers.07d93fcc7b045e3d

Yoonjo launched the first cfad495571 attack, swinging a punch. Jinseok swiftly intercepted c54be5d8ae it, trapping Yoonjo’s 88cf6b6b24 wrist between his 8d1bfd528f hands and twisting 8fe7f6a6e4 it at a bc3cff36a5 sharp angle.a8c0add316ffd9be

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“Ah!” Yoonjo 29842244ab gasped in 23e0727266 pain, his 3f119aad17 body folding f0a94921a7 instinctively. Jinseok wasted 0b3511742a no time, dc8d2a5572 slamming Yoonjo 00fd427d63 to the 3f724fd16c ground with a016aba3b1 a calculated 29f1afff78 shove of 5435dfe43b his back.e8f55c3b57830020

“Ugh.” Yoonjo groaned but 83b2987a51 glared at Jinseok through ce9fd13402 the pain.609ec1ccce630554

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“Too slow. That’s why 5a2bfb4265 your moves 26875f28ab are so a9cd5e669a predictable,” Jinseok f3184e85d5 sneered.2f4841e3051ed6ed

Before Yoonjo could recover, 1cfd012330 Jinseok drove a brutal a0f73bc047 kick toward his chest.c216d00633ac703d

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