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I looked at Baek Mugyeong beside me, half in disbelief. He, too, had his gaze locked in the direction where Baek Yeongseop was fighting. His eyes gleamed like a predator ready to pounce on its prey. That was an immediate red flag. “Baek Mugyeong-ssi.” I called his name, but he didn’t respond. If he jumped into the fight now, it would be a disaster. “Snap out of it.” I shook his arm in panic. Slowly, he turned his head toward me. His eyes were sharp, like a finely honed blade. It…- 281.3 K • Completed
- Before the regression, the details of who Baek Yeongseop had married and what kind of family she came from were hazy in my memory. So I couldn’t recall anything about the man smiling foolishly in front of me either. As Baek Mugyeong had said, nothing could be guaranteed until the wedding actually happened. Even after checking each other’s backgrounds, getting engaged, and completing all the preparations, it wasn’t uncommon for things to fall apart. When Baek Mugyeong said we had to wait and…
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- “Where should I go?” “The second floor.” The place Baek Mugyeong pointed to was a staircase leading up. A banner announcing the special exhibition was hanging on the wall beside the stairs. “Excuse me, I have something to say. It’s about going abroad. Not now, later. Before we go back.” I brought it up with the mindset of wanting to get it over with, like ripping off a bandaid. Today, I had something I needed to say to him. I couldn’t just be the one getting notified all the…
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- “…I’m not going to. And I don’t want to go abroad either. You’re the one who should leave.” The backlash surged in response to being cornered unilaterally. Fleeing the country or having sex. Those were the only two options? It was absurd. But at the same time, a sliver of desire for sex pushed its way to the surface. It wasn’t because I didn’t want to leave Korea. It was pure attraction to the pheromones that Baek Mugyeong was emitting. Admitting that, however, bruised my pride. I…
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- “You need to know whether Baek Yeongseop is using you.” “Using me how?” “Are you really that clueless? You’ve been passing my information to Baek Yeongseop.” “What information? I don’t even know anything about you. And it’s true that you want to go back to the US. If Vice President Baek Jaehan knows that, he won’t try to keep you in check anymore. Isn’t that what you wanted?” Angrily, I fired back with everything on my mind at Baek Mugyeong’s nonsense. I didn’t…
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- “You little shit. Look at you, acting up the moment I go easy on you.” “See? He shows his true colors right away. And they want me to marry him? I’m out.” Choi Jaeha spat out all his words in a rush and tried to pull me away, but Baek Yeongseop snatched me from his grip. “Hold on. I’ve got something to say to him.” “Oh, what now.” “This is a family matter. You should back off unless you wanna lose it and piss yourself on the floor. Shut your mouth.” Baek Yeongseop…
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- I wanted to say no, but I had a bad feeling. And that feeling turned out to be right. “Do we really have to go?” “My grandma asked me to.” I couldn’t say that my aunt, who’s supposedly working as an artist in the US, had a piece displayed at Geumpalang Museum. It wasn’t just because I’d fought with Baek Mugyeong recently. Something about it made me feel I should keep it secret. “It takes about an hour to get to Geumpalang from here. Let’s meet there.” “You’re…
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- Baek Mugyeong remained as busy as ever. He left for work before I even woke up and came home late at night, so I never got to see his face. While I was still struggling to find the right moment to apologize, Jeong Guhyeon’s departure for the US was suddenly finalized. My biological father understood that he needed to lie low, but it seemed my stepmother couldn’t accept that. She called me several times. I deliberately didn’t answer. Eventually, the stepmother came all the way to my…
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- If it’s anything like Jeong Guhyeon’s personality, he’d easily do the same thing in America. So the best way to get through to my sharp-witted biological father was to emphasize the risk that lay ahead. No matter how precious the eldest son might be, we had to avoid drawing Baek Jinseok’s ire and risking problems for the business. It looked like he was only just realizing that now. His angry expression froze in an instant. “Father. The chairman is a terrifying man.” Before the…
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- “You!” My biological father shouted, his face twisted as if he’d just been betrayed. But maybe because we were in front of Baek Jinseok, he couldn’t bring himself to say more. “Chairman Jeong. Do I have to repeat myself? Sit down.” Baek Jinseok didn’t give him any leeway. As the atmosphere turned cold, my father finally stood up from his seat. He sat to Baek Jinseok’s left, while Baek Mugyeong and I sat on his right. I didn’t want to face my father directly, so I had Baek…
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