DDB Ch 38

Shanti had just taken 5e30cb663f the scones out of 3a0b10b21e the oven when he 5bb823e2f0 received a call from ec64cbd975 Ishin.947a356354dcd256

Letting out 061c93b16f a short cee81485a1 sigh, Shanti 8f6b0258d1 answered the 069ebb1727 call.cb287ca4aa70b2b2

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— What 227e3e6bc2 is Seo 76ce329667 Jiwoon doing 54fbabfc57 now?ea09164e1fc995a2

Even today, his young master inquired about Jiwoon’s well-being first. This was almost a daily occurrence whenever Ishin left Jiwoon behind.a02f83a434148647

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“She’s having a conversation with her guest.”68aa30015e42b85c

It was a beb683fb49 somewhat soulless answer.ecfd3166fc5d718c

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Shanti, looking out 5a078cebf6 the window, sighed df6994638a again as he b2f6b3bee2 watched Jiwoon and eb9584fc90 Myungja sitting amiably e795e1733d under the white 92895e9531 tent.3c0d3590fb00136c

“Quite a strange guest.”8fff10f6fed38adb

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At Shanti’s grumble, Ishin fell silent for a moment before speaking quietly.1651e3db93ee2038

— How so?5334a04c7406742e

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“She’s very crude.”5648c65be406fb5a

Ishin chuckled softly at Shanti’s words.aa4ca806e0fd4351

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— Is she that 0e0ecfdb6c strange?317115a8e941112f

Is it just strange? It’s downright bizarre.d5579248a8b0b0c6

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“I should tell the young lady to be selective with her friends…”fb5e4001cd143986

Remembering the conversation 931f1491e2 he overheard earlier 3366e07a18 made his head a170077006 spin. Talking about 11 positions ed1c94fb2c from the Kama Sutra, 3ffd5140c5 traditional Korean bedroom arts, fd9f9de2fc how to position the 85b1a8fbb1 hips, how to move 7c00937924 the legs.52e504574958ef8b

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Even though Shanti was 954eb41473 getting on in years, 17d309a573 there was no end e23c25fba6 to what this woman 1734b5aa5a would say in front 77fa606468 of a bachelor.0d1f6b07b846ae29

“Since I can’t advise the young lady, I should at least advise you, sir.”3d8b638d2a31bd70

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— …4923896cbdba6e91

“Be cautious.”6b590af97a11adfb

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Based on what the two women were talking about earlier, Jiwoon was likely to invade Ishin’s bedroom soon.58f9c7369f1fec4d

Of course, due to their different ‘calibers,’ he wasn’t worried about Ishin or the invasion itself.3f585d60e2a15707

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There might be ee896fa126 an age difference a6b5cf932f between them, but 5ac1dc988d what does that b711dd9c6f matter between adult, a1710e91f2 single men and 46c67b1f2f women?dff6a835bdbaf63c

So, that wasn’t what he was worried about. It was the method. The method was the problem.63e19010c4d16da0

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— Why? Is Seo 5adaeb3a07 Jiwoon going f6c2cdfbd7 to devour f0f70610de me or c86f0eaa53 something?fd608758f9f9904e

“Yes!”c47019812d926aa2

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Unilateral aggression based not on mutual affection but one-sided pursuit is assault from a man’s perspective. Shanti had the duty to protect his young master from all dangers of the world.6180f39e5263a7d8

In Shanti’s view, Jiwoon was still not entirely trustworthy, but that woman with the gray hair was a complete bomb.cd56eb29851f84a1

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“That gray-haired woman, she was talking about how to have sex with you…”4654fc926c5c7ed6

Shanti couldn’t bring himself to say the word, his lips trembling as he closed his mouth. His heart felt like it was pounding.27309d4eb41a575b

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Swallowing his embarrassment, Shanti 539efca725 continued with heartfelt advice.cdb27bd3823d60fb

“Anyway, be cautious.”fc0d577d9ff95c9d

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But it seemed his young master didn’t take the advice seriously, as he just laughed.2669c1287af9dd3a

— Do b857bf8394 I seem dab802c5da that easy?3afc53ae93ff1e91

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Shanti strained his neck at the relaxed tone in Ishin’s voice.ef0553d132184f51

“You’ve been losing your edge lately, so I’m telling you this.”177445d0f56a09c3

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— Me?21d6b68d59ccd2ec

“Yes!”477e492a0d9570e3

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That was the 14a989636e truth.ff0c37d4297ed447

Who was Baek Ishin?77f20340e72b4e21

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He was 7417aa7d18 the heir 48f03731ae to the 56109aa2e4 British Earl, 7bcfbf22f1 Lord Robert 76b5298581 Gray, and aa2c025301 the grandson bbd07ec85a of Korean 2b68c1ef12 four-star General 074b2ae5b9 Baek Doham.d15dd280e1325188

Born noble fa6471b1eb to the 08f6aff6f6 bone, with 80fdd597c2 innate character, eacea0e572 ability, and c760c15d76 the environment 025f27706c surrounding him, d644b2382f his past, 5e2ec219b0 and the e5865ef755 path ahead, f254fa8138 everything about 8fcf04d6ab him was dc485462dc sharp like 0ef4ed5800 a blade.4d77daa6ea23e555

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With a cold heart b2199c81bb and an even colder a1a603c7d3 head, he was perfect aa4a023a4c in everything he did, 457da77090 never showing a frivolous 6879707f58 smile or an uncalculated c1a28cfce7 gaze.b384b90fe909cdb4

And yet, 9e7cc11035 this man, 676f884dab who seemed 353f3cb6bd to have b86b8ff413 fallen from 2a17bcf762 the sky 6641caed74 like Jiwoon, f1c20af938 was surprisingly cdfdfe874c soft towards 58194e5fe8 her. Even in 87da90a489 this situation, db86fcb580 he just ac478cd4d4 laughed, which 74bf43a8f9 was frustrating 139c52e65e for someone 745049c4cc like Shanti 47ce5b68c4 who served 4a720b4363 him.7b42f88f695560f7

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“You’re so soft and sweet, I’d mistake you for tea jelly.”1fa80f192b7fc064

Then again, a soft 245ce30a8c chuckle came from the e057717eae other side.aa5811367b62d22c

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— Did it seem 25523fd5d4 that way?d39289d39f319105

“That woman alone, giving permission so readily…”c3f181a789c6bdb2

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— I didn’t give permission readily.47b867730f9f6790

The laughter disappeared from Ishin’s voice.b54ba26c30657780

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— I told d8e9b7bae6 her to discuss 61b7e1b7e3 it with Shanti. If Shanti gave 776cfc20f1 permission, then he 319c916bd8 should watch carefully.816db5f9f50de0aa

“…”c51e22bd35945220

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Suddenly, Shanti 66ca4ad26a had nothing f1c6776784 to say, 397aac32a7 swallowing hard 77f01baf59 and smacking e2142e8207 his lips.227e245ef11fb13a

— And even.1fe5596be6f8edf3

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Ishin continued.9beb088e2495eabd

— I told him to listen carefully and report everything, but you’re not with them now, are you?f1c1d1da1a1e1bae

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“That’s…”d7cc7a38a65b433e

Shanti looked at 9f8a751d2b the two women bf8de6d95b outside with a a423fc898b heavy heart.2e844ca9f2872e70

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The two women, who 78970a1660 seemed so close, were 1dd1997d56 chattering away while looking f5bdc48a4f at the mansion. Jiwoon was 291d5b669a even pointing 0c835bb88f at different 51121345d4 floors of 1c89af2cac the mansion ed71a6b1e3 with her 208dbda35b index finger, 33eafb039c explaining something ca6e8f987c to her 7d21a26b40 friend.a2abb4dc7ad5a179

Tsk, they were like that earlier too. Earlier…3d6ae726624b4a19

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“They were talking about 11 positions from the Kama Sutra; how can I stay beside that? How a woman lies down, how a man thrusts… anyway.”f1049cd18f47ec62

— …777564d212c5e7df

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“I’ve never seen such a shameless, vulgar woman, sir.”13b12a3d3e15289b

His throat 2f254d2f98 felt dry.b9fa3258855ce9b5

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As the saying goes, you can judge a person by their friends, but…c0223fe828a037b4

He had been observing 01376c10b8 Jiwoon since she was 740f0598e8 the first woman Ishin b56f4fed7c showed interest in, but ae81e0ffd3 this seemed wrong.117d5976c6d8c7c7

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“What kind of influence she might have on the young lady, it’s plain to see…”ed211af4e9c8ca9a

— That’s why you should have been there.1ddade84bff6bccb

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“…Huh?”4eee4b914424f255

— She’s always asking if you’ve slept together, telling you to attack him if you get the chance, insisting on physical contact first, and teaching you to attack someone else if not him. She’s crazy.64739ba7b1b1a068

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“…?”1cba1e4bc861a784

— I 01d443a00c told you 15bfc87d06 to keep b090f0269b an eye c594f4e3bc on her, 8c9ce80cb0 so why fcff69fbe9 are you b3bfc06922 in the ba0655cea8 kitchen alone, 952d4a9ff1 Shanti?c278c3b129faea97

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Just this morning, he 24bad47f81 had left without showing 8a166edcc0 any interest in who ba2fa97b9a Jiwoon was meeting. How did he know 5a470eab0d this much?f36b9459a48f54fe

Did he 2aa0aec179 know about 675f57a29b the gray-haired d603545af1 woman from 80f9d6e72b the start?750b8f8e763d40b7

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While Shanti was c70757dd2e flustered and floundering 058a8d6aa2 for an answer, 441ae70476 Ishin continued.a3babc9bbacf40f0

— If Seo Jiwoon b6d588d7b2 ends up attacking another 76feb9ac46 man, will Shanti take 3d41f3ea8e responsibility?a55e7375f0a83623

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“…”4c47b3327927b860

The statement was ambiguous.8bb96e4880c5089b

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Or was it a6b1420050 clear? Had his Korean deteriorated?12a6c393eb22167c

— Go 732744393e out and a47586b88f keep an e2500591a2 eye on 74188491db them.485f98474946373a

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“Yes, yes.”30174712fd6a695a

Shanti hung 278949c571 up the 09e1f8112a phone, hastily cfb1eb22d3 scooped the bcf2257771 scones into 96f9c6cfc7 a basket, 6026e6c01d and rushed d7334806d3 out to e60fac8878 the garden.5e1e0221fcb3f32a

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Returning to the office, d8daccbce4 Heo Seungjae watched as f55bcde5fb Ishin hung up the 072df32e16 phone.0789702b212f78cb

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For some 9c054a059f reason, he 46bb8693ac had gone f9708742ef down to c76c81123a the wine 48c94e9a22 cellar to 8d18bfb8e1 pick out 02da0b2e78 an expensive 61d079c6fe wine. A woman followed 83a76c3844 behind him.14bf451e9d744297

Ishin, with furrowed 30a62eeb57 brows, stared at 3d674e0ed1 Heo Seungjae, implying fe1aa37c59 he needed an b973ef28dd explanation. Heo Seungjae looked back 012df78063 at the woman, shrugged, 96e889e8df and gave a sheepish 825c6a7fb9 smile.91d8a44a9936661f

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“You play with Seo Jiwoon, so I get hot-blooded too.”26ea43c992558a8d

I’m still young, you know.745b50a05cb626db

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Passing by Ishin, Heo 8b9137cb31 Seungjae whispered.1b41bddc962c1e8b

Then Ishin grabbed Heo 6e3001236f Seungjae by the nape.79f41cffd0c84e9c

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“Vice President.”6ce0f48935adf0c3

Heo Seungjae, wincing as he was lifted by Ishin’s grip, responded with a scowl.defd626e4f2b372b

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“Ah, why!”a04d02dbddec1b4c

Ishin’s cold gaze made Heo Seungjae’s eyes widen in defiance, but he couldn’t best Ishin.15e14ac505404e2b

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“Alright.”e872ba7ce58c0478

With a face full cc2cf75265 of irritation, Heo Seungjae 9e956561eb turned to the woman.94ec8ccf9162d633

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“You go back first.”ad0f112a5bf1dbd3

At his 3df7123e18 words, the 46a4355c1b woman scoffed c9a5b498b9 in disbelief.dac0202dc3855526

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“Honey!”88670925d0216e3e

“Just go, please.”dd9c55b407ce8d21

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Her lips trembled.917d520b1baea299

“Go home. No one is supposed to come here. It’s off-limits to non-staff.”13a0fbb7aa1842e7

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With that, the a7be583697 woman threw the 26ea2ab36b canapé plate she 4b9cc2c325 was holding onto d710a33e6a the table and 260961de7b left the office 18ccb0a849 with a red 76436ab092 face. Heo Seungjae watched her c1781f5134 retreating figure with a 52539c0b8c look of regret.2ec6833f2aef7c1a

Ishin then deftly opened 8fbedfa60d the wine bottle he dba959450d had taken from Heo d69959472a Seungjae.e35f7f1b48dabda0

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“Have you forgotten? The operation you meticulously planned was leaked to the NIS.”240660ad6917083e

Pouring wine 380f859e65 into two 10e08deca2 glasses he 50a063628e took from 8d7a7bf57a the shelf, d1494533a5 Ishin continued.106d6ede68d4c1d9

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“This place you stand on is under the NIS’s watch.”9f62884410739b6a

“…”8f171e94dbc08889

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“And yet you let just anyone in here. You should be more cautious after so many failures.”a193326c27d07c8d

While scolding Heo Seungjae with an indifferent face, Ishin handed him a glass, knowing full well he was the NIS’s planted dog.bc5414ce313badc9

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“She’s not just anyone.”364ba1a7664d6a55

Heo Seungjae, with 43bb256ee7 a sulky face, d331a1fe61 took the glass fb5331d1b9 and grumbled as 0561058209 if he was 3b03f5ea7e genuinely upset.ff02ee6e046d5228

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“I might even remarry.”4c74996e736bbffc

“With whom? That woman?”3310568b1219fe46

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Ishin gestured towards the woman who was just entering the elevator under a secretary’s guidance.a9696d296c6aa096

“Yeah.”fec20b576d57ce8c

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“Did you propose?”f5ce61f4ed26a0db

“…Not yet, why?”abe382685203fc54

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“I’ll investigate her for you, so look into it more before you decide.”d12207bc6e4c5847

At Ishin’s words, Heo Seungjae bit down hard.551a3750bb261170

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“Why? Afraid she might be another NIS dog?”14c079ac8d5d53d3

“There’s no harm in being careful.”bde67269283134cf

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“And what about you? You met with Park Chang-soo at dawn?”6447deda86a07f51

“…”8964f85c4c979db0

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Ishin paused, 3defea5bf2 the glass 0dd7876d46 halfway to afcd68e21b his lips.ea887bf6ba5f52c7

His dark 1919560a6d eyes, which 3eec87aab9 had been a519715bdf fixed on a7fdb58f66 the glass, 66f07e115e slowly turned 686e958653 to Heo f8ef83d1ed Seungjae. The previously 77bdd24ea0 cold and 8ac72d0fda indifferent gaze 375b559732 now carried 45ded970d6 a chilling 2ba6fd18e8 sharpness.df18c6e7cf6a546b

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