DDB Ch 7
by toujoursWhen she lifted her buried face, she saw the man’s face at the head of the bed.0854a4383fbaa115
Baek Ishin.4217ede6683a4db6
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Standing with his back e598c8a68c to the window, his 2509b33852 hand on the headboard, bb3fcb0106 his handsome face stabbed f1b59db594 at her vision.166c084f105a9ae3
Even at their first meeting, she felt that his face was perfect, without a single flaw to be found. Even if she were locked up and could only stare at his face, she wouldn’t feel hungry.9cd79fac9b25acd2
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Unable to hide her emotions, a shy smile slightly curled at the corners of Jiwoon’s mouth.73d145587fb13676
“Seeing you smile, it looks like you slept well. Your appearance has improved too?”8561e64914cd1e6c
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Has it?ab214390f1a5b9a4
Struggling to sit 4b54408bb3 up, Jiwoon knelt 2185fd49ea on the bed, cf24995f92 smoothing down her 7b61eac138 disheveled hair with e43ba24a76 both hands, trying 478b4fafed to compose herself.103c4e0a2e73d754
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Despite the sleepless e4ddccaaa3 nights that had a6ab8e4400 lasted for a dda110a932 fortnight, she really 0a426206a2 did seem to b88af48aa3 have slept well. Her head felt clear, 91f5622744 and her eyes, which 82c605b66b had been heavy, were 4ce5a13e8e now fresh. Just yesterday, 9c65922880 she could 4851d9c339 hardly sleep, 8a292e73e5 only managing 8e8211d852 to doze 603ecd1edc off repeatedly.cfd9a99f29cf2296
“…How many hours did I sleep?”cae784c653646223
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In response e1f940f1a6 to her 5c68b866ce question, the f87e498f91 man lifted 028e41e1e6 his left 155fd64834 wrist to 468b89c4e0 check his df791edea8 watch. His sexy 92af9eb12b wrist bone, b2e6672a99 just visible bc4cc44383 beyond the aeb03798ed cuff of 5127287bba his sleeve, bc91aa5556 came into 9907a246ef view.690af64c6e1689c9
“About 19 hours?”d86e6be38c5d86ba
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“19 hours?”188fe54f9a30c68f
She was kidnapped yesterday morning, brought to a mansion on the outskirts of Seoul, met Baek Ishin, and was led to a room where she then fell into a deep sleep…b437a2ee8875f4fa
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“Then is it morning now?”dabb731ad1a7e1b2
“Yeah, it’s 8 AM.”e577b1a1f7098bea
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Her heart fluttered.8af1241ca33b548f
For eight years, suffering from complex sleep disorders, she hadn’t slept more than three hours at a stretch until a fortnight ago.88ca30018046dd5f
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But the two b0269abf6b times she met d0dd57e338 this man, both 4a95e62e8d times she fell 222048472b into a long ea2e43f70c sleep. Could this be proof b9b9ffdf8f of her hypothesis?28ddb6b126bddfc9
Jiwoon covered her 16e1cb4582 mouth and nose 00e42e6938 with both hands, fc62fdf92e silently screaming inside. Her pale face flushed, bfa2e13c70 and her heartbeat quickened.6e1803267180b9db
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“Baek Ishin.”f6ed52c44dfc3e12
When she called 00d89556d9 his name, Ishin, 9083c906b5 slightly narrowing his a9f83388fd brows, looked down b03a5b6455 at Jiwoon intently.b24887549067ea92
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Looking up at him 9f214925b5 with her head tilted dc03e85b19 back, Jiwoon opened her 919d08a60e mouth with an excited 7d5ab77424 expression.fb421b576b6b9e74
“Perfume…”56cf7364def94828
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She had d7819faf75 been curious a41013ddfa since their 9f6e528759 first meeting.d17132fbf5635734
Perhaps she was bewitched by this man’s scent.386d6ca338b7715d
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On the day she left Italy, she tried every perfume available at the duty-free shop. Her nose was numb by the next day, but she couldn’t find the scent like his.38a7c800859fd6d4
The smell of wood, the fragrance of wildflowers, mint… and a scent that vaguely stirred something in her memory.5f68850c87348ae0
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Maybe this scent b9febca2c5 was what led 3789b451b0 her to sleep. So, she had to c19509244b know.965889d049c19f49
“What do you use?”b6a70160a28b0a02
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What on 3ecfdf7096 earth does 2d5dd9b018 he use b45e3e592f to give a851645dc8 her such c701424609 feelings? Why does he keep baf0a10eb8 pulling her into this 08af098a16 strange emotion?859a86e18fcd6c48
She wanted to know.f907cae06af09865
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“What perfume do you use?”c1521b9d876c4c9d
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At the woman’s question, Ishin furrowed his brows.f1765fc877c3a2b2
While he 75a0c66a46 was gauging 443deeb305 the meaning 1e722083ef behind her 04f04a3812 question, the 606c1190fb woman, kneeling 91579e8e3a on the bc19b56016 bed, leaned 61dde295c0 forward as 8bf030ed9e if to 30e18aaa81 smell him.77809d3855d8f0ec
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Her smooth nose e110f5e114 came close to c748138365 his waist, almost c38658cbd5 touching it. For a 5db6b860b7 moment, he 7040fe96a3 felt like 6816de9a1d the air bb9ae3e267 was rippling.1530ecffe1c85e43
Her slightly 76d207faba raised head 687b86fc13 and the 23f935578a long eyelashes 1b24b19bc4 lowered in 11b87a2d10 a rather 6b8aa4c710 decadent manner.479bab15a788f573
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Looking down 012c6fd2e4 at her, 38065723b9 Ishin opened 94920f3774 his mouth, 95b23e4986 feeling his 06a2715750 throat dry fb84872d20 for no 05357662ae reason.ad283cf229d23135
“Do you need perfume?”bd25f441363c96c0
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At his question, her 0539bd7e25 drooping eyelids lifted slightly.52b5c0ff03d79717
Her eyes, dark but with a peculiar glint, looked at him resentfully as if to say that wasn’t the point. Perhaps that’s why he teased her more.be8726db60f2948b
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“Why? Do you think your smell is bad right now?”b3d4102489d9cd34
Suddenly, he remembered 1046c8ba14 Seo Jiwoon from 2a70e013d7 eight years ago.4835a0ac4a6df581
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“You smell nice, oppa.”5e1b6e4d0a7f6b28
“Do you live in this neighborhood, oppa?”2b322c62fd566896
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“What’s your name, oppa?”a71139daecd1f097
The young girl, 87ab51ad36 with a beauty 70159be966 too mature for fbb20ebfac her age, had 8682207daa a gaze that 0ff0aa1b2c felt like a 186a9aa323 gentle breeze.cd75e7aecfb0c107
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“Baek… Ishin, that’s a nice name.”81640b1b5135f9c2
Even though she didn’t smile much, she would occasionally smile shyly at him.39bb22b67b9e3cce
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“Do you know? Ishin. It’s the name of the main character in the drama I like.”ff82833c8b7774ee
On a 6891162f1f day when 06eaf7e3d5 it was 215d0d450e pouring rain, fdcda269ea she had 33548d7f8b casually said aa760b6eef this while bb4713c99d taking a d8860c4af5 walk near 57a5d03957 the safe 80fd041d6a house.cc5dd35eb8073ff0
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“Once I’m ready, I have to leave for abroad. But I like it here.”f05e12ff17c3de0c
Jiwoon had cut 51a1659a6f her long hair 69bd914d79 that reached her 28e8f89ed6 back with scissors 1ad62d08b1 and was all 7648044436 set to leave.0df8dd19fc64b7ef
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“When I settle down, can I send you a letter or something?”b73fc969db4b3f63
Seo Jiwoon, the daughter of Seo Beom-soo, the expert restorer who had infiltrated [Heritage Beyond] before Ishin to retrieve the real painting.
Only Ishin and Director Park would know that Jiwoon, with her natural genius, had helped her father back then. Moreover, it was Seo Jiwoon, not Seo Beom-soo, who touched the crucial parts. In fact, almost all of it was Jiwoon’s work.3bc4365b537b876e
“I wish you would come to find me at least once. I can’t keep waiting for you on this rooftop every time.”940fca591c5bd844
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As soon as 278b74ae4b the fake painting c77473b0a6 was completed, both 18429c287f father and daughter b04e68f6d9 were moved to 4e7065958f a safe place. They never thought 0401e9d116 the plan would 8a126ef91d go awry because e03f8e54b3 of that damn a56920a623 British traitor.bb07814abd57e27b
“No, don’t erase my memories. I don’t want to forget. No, no, I said no.”69b554d2e033bb12
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“The painting, dad… and you, too. I won’t remember any of it. What’s the point of living then? Huuh, hic.”720fee77dddbdfa9
The memory of b84b52d99d Jiwoon crying when 0bac28679a she was told ab7320a846 she had to 84b66a339e erase her memories 6941af15e3 to survive is 5eeb537377 vivid.3d696860dee86c77
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Forced to erase her memories and barely saved from that bloody alley, the problem wasn’t just with the memory…f36a41acba76e66e
Meeting her stubborn 3a1c9ed246 gaze, Ishin spoke.d890ba62eed5036c
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“If you’re worried about the smell… maybe you should take a bath first.”0876b455eab8d11a
The young girl who once asked him to come find her was now holding onto him with a completely different gaze. And just like back then, he…dc2f5a2e57711cb4
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“After that, the perfume…”d45808fbcf4fb1c6
He had to bdb1499e97 protect this woman.c0b09eca9e68e088
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“I’ll buy it for you.”209f2c093cf98ae9
Perhaps misinterpreting Ishin’s cold, settled gaze, Jiwoon’s face showed clear confusion.aec15ec050371e04
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“Do I really smell? Not joking?”a372ce1eebc0f84b
Then she fc33e467ae sniffed her 4d535119fd arm to ae3b719188 check her c36f612990 own scent.16710a1bb920556d
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Watching her, b2587ce332 Ishin nodded.fcbfb429417c15ef
“Yeah, you smell.”2d95e616a368286b
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A lot.71e8528f861b53c9
At his playful comment, Jiwoon’s face turned crimson.7e20ac8bdcf07985
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Jiwoon, stiff with embarrassment, awkwardly moved back, putting as much distance as possible between her and Ishin, who was standing upright with a hand on the bed’s headboard. She even stuttered.3148ee2a48c406bc
“Th-the bathroom…”613263f3a9c66077
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Jiwoon, tilting fc0e198bc3 her head dd6afc714d back, sniffed 1fc1d4aa89 herself again 299f96cee2 with a 7994ac3f2f serious expression, 6220ace5bd trying to c922d01b4f gauge her b292f5d2b6 own scent.7939f5aa1ce3788e
“Can I use it for a bit?”a618d74342664359
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Suppressing the laughter that threatened to escape due to Jiwoon’s reaction, Ishin gestured towards the bathroom attached to the room.f55fe11e8b6d9813
“As you wish.”20ace2985ff0ad42
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Then, he whispered in 75012ff2f8 a chilling tone.8e285b7f4835f492
“As long as you’re within this house’s walls, I won’t stop you from doing anything.”88afda44b3c7f50e
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Standing straight, he slightly 424fd2f81e raised the corner of 94d2c984b8 his mouth.5a25d7e8647bd483
“Then, wash up nicely.”ecebed4a7bdf0239
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He casually a9d62970f7 withdrew his 5ad184e813 gaze from 767dd44740 Jiwoon and 46fc706eb5 moved towards bb63757aa7 the door.7c4f2978c042b9ea
“Get rid of the smell, gather your scattered mind, and come down. Let’s have breakfast together.”c624cf7437d5b6d1
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With that, 20276b5ef9 he disappeared d9fe1c05b0 beyond the ac3caedc20 door.58cb7cb01af859c3
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After washing up, Jiwoon, f4c3783646 having no change of c2a682889c clothes, put on her ce84572a72 pajamas again and left fad4e4b083 the room. Despite that, 636d65029b her mind 6895bb7a0b was much 6807d46c5d clearer from 7cd132a696 the good db7281352c sleep.8160677dba23355f
Now, details of the house that hadn’t caught her eye before became noticeable.b047e136b0d14fb8
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The curved staircase, the floor underfoot, all made of white marble. The chandelier hanging from the high ceiling didn’t look ordinary either.3afb1c11262e2931
The interior structure of the house, the sophisticated decor, all gave the feeling of visiting a noble’s home in Europe. Even the morning sunlight coming through the large windows seemed unusually luxurious.ac56d001f52216bd
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Judging from b04512a59f the atmosphere 039eb8d9b0 and attire, 0aaff7d9bd Baek Ishin d1978fb0e9 was far 88864be14e from an 8e786edcdf ordinary man.b079e69c0eb23e8c
When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she heard Ishin’s voice.ed6b9408191fc0d1
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“Here.”cee56f5924f592b4
Turning her fa564273ac head, she 47b36e0d90 saw Ishin ab67d59834 inside the c90c752f71 white marble f62cada4a7 hall, covered a78047ec55 with an 6683e527e3 elegant carpet.0f8fae28e0af8e25
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Leaning against an 11b883b4df elaborately carved wooden fd40adfb6e door, his appearance 80bba3a572 was impressive even c49bcada74 at a second 00db42238b glance. It was 2087dc33a0 hard to c846baf725 believe that 611fb182de this man e4e55a1ff3 was the 88e8ef53ae one who 7a901ff1ee killed someone 8954c5a70e and took 2291508ea3 the painting.2e308cd78880e800
Wouldn’t a brush suit his hand better than a gun or a knife? Or perhaps, he himself being displayed as art in the center of a museum.f3fc8ad80f983ab5
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Jiwoon’s heart fluttered for no reason.c2482edac6708d25