Seoul Searching
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Last published Mon, Jan 29, 2024
Adrianna hadn't won a raffle at work, until now:
"6 months in Korea. A full package retreat. (most) expenses paid."
This 26 year old journalist haunted by a career-ending lawsuit that, at the moment, stops her from doing her job, has no choice but to put a pause journalism, or else.
She and her newly adopted son take the ticket to Korea, his home country, for the much needed vacation.
But a good journalist is a good journalist, no matter the country. So what happens when a law firm there wants to hire her as an employee, working on mysterious jobs for them?
Will Adrianna find what she's looking for in Korea, or will she lose everything she loves?
She has to go Seoul Searching.
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