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"He will see you guys now."
The massive door creaked open, revealing a secretary in a crisp suit. Her hair was pulled back into a tight bun, and just like that hairstyle, not a single emotion slipped from her composed face.
She wordlessly stepped aside and granted them entrance. A stifling tension clung to the air, like thick humidity pressing down on their skin.
Feeling the rough, dry air leaking through the door prickling at his throat, Choi Seung gulped as he silently followed Harona inside.
"Administrator Harona, reporting to the Director," Harona announced.
The room beyond was vast—its ceiling soaring above them, while the walls lined with bookshelves packed tight. The Director sat at the very end of a hallway-like stretch of office space.
He was the highest authority over Choi Seung, Harona, and countless others. A boss so powerful, he felt almost like a force of nature.
Harona stepped forward. Then, with graceful precision, she slightly lifted the hem of her skirt and gave a respectful bow, before rising again with equal poise.
"All right," the Director said, his deep voice rumbling through the room like distant thunder.
"I heard you approved support for an unselected subject," he added, his tone anything but pleased.
"It was just a minor gift, sir," Harona replied quickly.
"Not only that, you also went against protocol and conducted a trial on your own initiative."
Harona,...
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