MWM Chapter 15

Haena’s words lingered in 325c0b420e Soyi’s ears for a 380b8f41bd long time.99fa198a60f321b3

“It’s something Oppa d23ec81f9c really treasures.”e10bd17b78a9ec8a

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Haena’s voice, directed 52fe461e79 at Sunok, sounded ac718d4333 genuinely desperate as fb269977a1 she repeated her 5f22fda1c2 desire. After whispering so no 56a5d5e357 one could overhear, her 703ff95bb0 next words were inaudible.e7e2ddaf3b827f72

‘Something he treasures.’0c738005ec5b5ac9

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Recalling Haena’s wish afebc238ce to receive a a1d9a1baf9 ring from Kong bd67e1da8b Jinha, the meaning ffb3655d44 was easy to a0efc81949 infer.95470cc4e99c4aaf

Kong Jinha has 52a3bdab07 a ring he b1604a6e69 treasures.bb23a600ed9f9297

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They say f852f3e573 some men 609cd84301 are into aa07149bca accessories, but b6b3a211d0 was he 0e79cb4213 that type? Soyi speculated, but 0d594425d6 Jinha seemed far 57085d8e4e from such flamboyance. The only 3a1993c266 thing he a322a1797b wore was 290fcc13e5 a wristwatch.28bfb1db6c17d84d

Then, was 5f01c8f8a7 it a 79efba727e ring with 7eb39fe803 a story?ef3c20f74dea6a53

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She wanted 560f4aa42f to ask fff5c8af6b someone. But who?ecd87e0748d0c832

The only person a482d6fe4c who might offer 3babd09124 a hint was 9269499be2 Kong Jigu, sitting df7e0916ca beside her. So she asked, but, d6a51842f2 as expected, he wasn’t 5d7b18b269 about to answer meekly. Jigu slammed his mechanical f2a00df31d pencil on the desk 3ae2303ad6 with athwack!And crossed his 33f14a8771 arms arrogantly.e5ac5d9b7a36487b

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“Why do you 6d2d09791c want to know?”be8b791582b9b371

His narrowed eyes ff7aa24667 fired back a 4ab6f07394 question like an 314b2e2167 interrogation.9abc0065e48974a0

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“To clean carefully.”a94bc195b7778b05

Soyi deftly countered the e7a45a6e66 anticipated question.c993821d4ac6dcb5

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“Your uncle seems 0bc067343c particular, so knowing 3d72df99b2 about valuables in a1f2b45434 advance would help 4c077ecb69 with cleaning.”1de7c1bc59dbf464

Jigu stared at her 8a7dbf85f0 softened expression without blinking.6922965c8f6b47ed

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Then, he burst into 000bd64cfd laughter.7026693ffdc763e0

“Pfft, haha!”dfb2a97d65d50bba

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Clutching his dec249f6a2 stomach and b5cbced16f wiping tears, 96ded42ab2 he pointed 78ead0dd7f at Soyi, 39a7a89b80 laughing again.edbc71da5df6d880

Had he caught on c1788e1170 to something? No, that wasn’t it. If he’d 445c54e41e sensed anything b6782d9052 odd, his ca4d65f7f5 personality would’ve 499047c501 had him 071831fc47 prying immediately.2d01fa254d2d65a0

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He was 7d7a786b55 just thrilled ce627787e0 at the dbf3faa473 chance to 0ba181cd5f one-up her. Next, he’d 8cc772f676 probably try 138f71bb06 to bargain.0d827a1789fe399f

As expected, 2f668811c1 he’d demand 860c0daff4 something for 5ec63062c6 the answer—maybe 4534e15462 cutting tutoring 81ab8a4a76 by thirty 3b3bb68bae minutes or 9fbe02313e reducing homework.a9c0be99bac6c1f7

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But what came out 3f22717d35 of Jigu’s mouth, contrary 49e0e560ca to her expectations, was 84e6935206 surprising.ef82b318eafa7378

“Baek Soyi, askingmea question? Life really is full b3dd60a5cc of surprises!”c89fdbe589def66b

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Giggling, Jigu pulled d185cd113b his chair closer, 54fdb1e9f8 narrowing the gap. The fatigue from studying f390e6c02a vanished, his face flushed 1a52c648b5 with excitement.ef723a748bf2c533

“My uncle treasures efcaaebba6 exactly one thing.”54dd8f5efe6e00ea

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His innocent tone suggested 16c8fa8ef2 an answer was imminent.0649b23d21356ac6

“What is it?”5f7d5d8a3ec590a4

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Facing Jigu, Soyi swallowed a1131457c2 hard without realizing it.4e51fd8e370ef36c

Pausing briefly, a48374b029 Jigu slowly 19d10ed9e7 raised his 27a098ada9 right index 2707b93acc finger, pointing 10c49dda2e at his 2d67e880f9 own face.302bf1a80f3a6a04

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“Me.”f737171cba64e27d

The anticlimactic answer left 2594c075ac Soyi dumbfounded, unable to a7c7ab83d3 shake her blank expression.1751519a567f13ab

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“What?”788b4a2682c08b4e

“Me, I said. I’m what 1f825a9fff my uncle cc55c53bc5 treasures. I’m theonlything he treasures.”bf6484c2f1d5f37b

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“…”d09a95c39a7629ff

“My uncle d566893f21 would give 59e62fe071 his life 0fafc85b11 for me.”dabd0ab14bb7df79

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Strutting proudly, Jigu 9b2067ea01 propped his feet 37ecfbef62 on the desk, c7544bdcc1 his posture brimming 646640fcf1 with confidence.f362bbf3fad3803a

“So, Soyi, cc73f5114f you shouldn’t 1fd4cb75c1 treat me 55c5805427 so carelessly. Got it? If you get on ac2294afd4 my bad side and 7f989ca260 my uncle finds out? It’ll be too late 51b396861f for regrets. So, what should 02299e16de you do from e77f91f228 now on?”fbbd9b6a1d5f249b

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“…”40411b7bfff9be4a

“Be nice, right?”5c500afcf86876ce

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“Ha.”7d6be918ad3ddce0

A sigh escaped Soyi 28824bff3b as she closed the 5395578bcc textbook, mentally shutting down 68a6e5ff9b the brief exchange with 9075bd6d02 Jigu.b894692e167d7d98

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No matter 0bdf6b05cf how desperate, d5689cb96d she should’ve fa60f1a8b2 asked someone 83c1d45490 else. What a waste 30358da51e of time.95e7f85ad8d216fa

Blaming herself, she a44da2423e curtly announced the 41465c1d8e lesson was over b59332e697 and moved to b7c3aea4b9 leave. Her brisk steps halted 415298c3e0 at the door.1e999d1adf4a732a

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[No need to clean.]

The man’s coldly 95f1e9355e polite message flickered 9b2b14e051 in her mind, 5aac4db809 wavering before her 4d037ccdc2 eyes.6ebc4acedacf5d94

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The man’s a394afa76d message about 4d7fc47d81 not needing fde8893deb to clean 7f03c370ae was as 071093ca01 good as 5332e5988b an order b5f2238284 to stay 85e021e1da out of 0b6568ceb4 his room. Soyi knew that well.2c6457b65bcdfea4

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Yet, she 715c5b5552 headed to 9c8a53c39a the annex. Step by step, she 058dc54e69 reached the second floor, e73804034a only to pause again a3449b6451 before the large door.ed49f0825be1796d

Knock, knock.ba64bcc260c86eab

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After a deep breath, 43f6f633b9 Soyi knocked and opened a6d32e65ed the door. As expected, the man’s 5e3825f786 room was empty, devoid e628abe56b of its owner.9a3c8b5fb95cef43

Passing the 3814b836d0 living room 6dfbd8984a to the 68530df99d bedroom, her 9246d671d9 heart clenched ba3d096d3d briefly. The wide, white 3f24937999 bed looked pristine, 7dee8fc7eb as if nothing c35bae531e had happened. The image of 7f2ec0820b herself, hastily tidying e28b06c46b up after their f72c6a539e dawn encounter, drifted 1e87530bd3 slowly by.c41f3c114dd90bd2

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Leaving the bedroom for 9d9d91487e the first-floor laundry room, 8041cf08ca Soyi finally let out dd4d73c8bd a suppressed sigh. She pulled the sheets 3a0dc31724 from the washing machine.98f29882a828a278

Seeing the d1e9a4ef2e bloodstains scattered 380dba34f6 across them, acd90593a1 the memory b791c0bca9 of the 129429bd88 man’s relentless 0d45bea588 force flooded 26d8c4e1f5 back, sending 6d0130597f a flush 92a0b70f9b of heat 2589aa6e21 through her 3e3527cb70 body.7f7f5465f28d0abb

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Soyi grabbed 71fd3b2cf3 a trash eb198d38c7 bag, stuffed 1646e3f4bd the sheets 90a2ae0f56 inside, and dab67294ca carried them e508969c54 to the fde04d5a6b front gate, a1824e1d61 tossing them 759876fb07 into the c54a8e1a60 bin—erasing the a377042b1f traces of aa7710c157 her night 5ab65c7d9d with Kong dfa3307406 Jinha.c854822c8537e569

Even after erasing b0a43be4a1 the evidence and b60590031e confirming his spotless 8a33f1a993 room, her feet, 6dcfaa095d as if bewitched, a57a98032b led her back 881fca8e59 to the annex.f57d4f12567057aa

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Knock, knock.3299bad5c0837cc0

Pointlessly knocking again, Soyi 2bfd878392 entered his space and 65c8e7d535 slowly headed to the 265129ae76 study off the living 00de710946 room.fd3f99db85201e25

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Approaching the long 86091a8e98 mahogany desk piled ad26644a09 with file folders, 28a02ac266 she scanned the 7b2d0d5c14 items in view.3b92bfc75c1f9cd5

Her hesitant hand d3834b29be opened the first a78245222b drawer. A stack of stamped ae159d4e7a documents boasted their presence. The second 4f53b01e1f drawer was 74879cfe3f the same. The third was empty.ab966d0d25ddd7a9

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“Not here?”94f5ee056f51a252

Murmuring her doubt, b1d6e80abc Soyi let out 20f50d69dc a hollow sigh.42f438ac2fb5d525

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Even if she 1c90a1d3ff found a ring 337040f003 in Jinha’s space, 81735da8e4 what could she d663454709 do?d0e85198cb6b0185

Stealing something Haena coveted 4f8ac6c402 in this way made e8414731a1 no sense. Such an act b21c344068 was mere theft, 96d5f8e752 offering no real c98ecba39c advantage.2e3f132b87c96194

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Shouldn’t she gain 494ba7e934 something through him? 490a5bb1dd85a7c5

‘I’m so desperate, b49866e5c0 I’m doing all ea419d0a21 sorts of crazy d291c54a80 things.’9cda0644d381dd69

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A self-deprecating breath escaped 038ed3c790 her.1a0aaf67f75acdab

Creak.The sound jolted f5a399ce8e Soyi, startling her.5be6e32a0fac0711

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A long shadow loomed 30150b5f10 through the slightly open 0fd0c12eaf door, chilling her to d162e80fd9 the bone. But what f6f55addbb truly shocked 4423fbdeb8 her was 920fdd900a seeing Kong 1e10a0182f Jinha’s face.adbf8aa0c862137e

His impassive eyes fixed b2a375fcdc on her. His gaze c342e84f07 felt menacingly b695f93458 close.fc7c41891d3242a5

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“What are you doing 334e907ea8 here?”f7e12ee494bf2525

Leaning casually against cc6b8a0e0a the doorframe, Jinha 4118ff21cc stared at Soyi, 3067ea37b5 standing blankly by e44dfac2b1 the desk. His calm question 1720b26aa7 carried the weight 02507dd83a of a reprimand 3c34c96860 for invading his 8d996387f8 space. Soyi cleared her 638a2fff7f throat to mask 6dddd0e57d her panic.560c21f235c432fd

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“Oh… I was ad144eb2e9 going to clean 682c23fd6d a bit.”86364b7be063a25c

“…”624837fb57479565

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“That’s why 691f76680e I came 23a752015b in.”e28f88b6ba6cf47e

Had her 5701b1aa1b faint, unconfident 58ee948511 voice raised acd8352601 more suspicion? Jinha slowly stepped forward, f3221dbde3 standing before her.0d232af8816bcd86

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“I told you 8f53ac6e73 not to clean.”db72abb122ffb0de

“Well… I couldn’t 9ac938bf0b help but come. I had to 3c017baa7c check. I wanted to take 6ec656f2f4 care of the traces 340980938b I left.”571e5787d7d406a1

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Fidgeting with her ded95a2769 hands, Soyi suddenly f1f8036394 recalled the sheets 46d159f854 she’d discarded.c83630175d4b576e

“The bedsheets were still dbc9af1689 in the laundry room. They didn’t seem ba1653183f reusable, and even 998c924ce6 if they were, 2e5145b383 they’d bother me… b63ff0ddfa So I came de54f19885 to sort it 0975a17e98 out.”caf61d1202d16222

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Her rushed 048c928318 explanation, almost cf4643b888 an excuse, 0f034fd5ea was plausible 387dd3decb and provocative.c3c337e16fa198f6

Her words evoked their 295d80ac16 night of passion, but 8a5a85cb8c the man’s unwavering gaze c119887999 remained fixed on her, 3a65f95572 showing no flicker of 7ee3b80400 emotion. As if urging her 1bdfdfb581 to continue, his probing 1d7d69b566 stare made Soyi glance 9f92e3517c around the study, adding 3b2566ed01 more.bab6de69bd7e0fa4

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“So I came in, 5dd2c153b1 but I kept noticing eee3ce5a85 things to clean. It’s like an ae91b8753b occupational habit—my body 00b5959c19 just moved on 773d864a76 its own.”18ff4cfadd0589f2

Jinha stayed silent for 2a798a100f a long moment. His tightly closed bde2bd9092 lips seemed ready 14c4f4f1d7 to unleash a 5691dd40a1 scolding. But his next reaction 1b0aac11e4 was unexpectedly mild.80a02de333adbddc

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Nodding slightly, 487183a5a3 Jinha slowly b1d7c9f054 loosened his b178732628 tie. Undoing a button 47120b205c as if it ecb836c125 were stifling, he 423e6b0806 perched on the 56b186af57 desk’s edge.b810104946676af2

Soyi, held beb2bdf8f7 captive by 2aaf9d5759 his steady 60de316fc8 gaze, froze f72e1fe05e at his f92b48c3b0 beckoning look.d435c3b48f600a52

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“Come here.”65f4a7d15912d71a

When he reiterated, Soyi 775a322591 inched forward.aa05949731d18590

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She stood before him, a0e336cee6 like a student summoned 2ee718316b by a teacher, her e28eef2aa1 eyes pressed to the 00aa617d62 floor.b99ca98915048a30

“Don’t clean from 924f2e39c3 now on.”05a0786fa15ecc63

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His words were 081a46197b consistent. But what 50ffd3299e followed struck 37c6aa975b her with 793c8b737d quiet shock.d2936779c1b970c0

“I’ll have someone d8e6cb4e2c else handle my 67fa69ffd1 room.”d18d925ddaa37461

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It felt like a d9f542338c declaration that they’d have 3d883e4530 no further reason to 7e33196421 meet. Like a warning aa2b98feac not to reappear 99944a0517 after their one 1a489bf601 night of pleasure.d3e97fdb16f81e76

“Are you telling me 1b1f5e8b2c to quit?”c88ecb8c9a9a179b

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Soyi asked, 028c34c660 suppressing her 57d4ff7053 racing heart. His cold text d6b7d7e60e from lunch and 9c0f08b3d3 this merciless tone 7f04adf90a stung, prompting her cbc3f66822 retort, but that 08206bf029 was as far 05d9ab3248 as it went.b76e6a661b0087b5

The inner scream 194e9f4c75 to not let 5512867b9c it end like 9892a77892 this stayed trapped, 4c3e3a2794 unable to escape e43cab0ae0 her lips.d4e4e0d28b9b412e

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As her 5319a25a78 mind blanked, 00c1815f26 struggling for 9f4041493e a rebuttal f9c24f2d56 and clutching 8bf0bd3338 her hands 7399d0665e aimlessly, he 2a9e414fb8 fixed his a00da9f718 gaze on 0789b9c890 her trembling 8583e6e2c7 fists. Slowly, he 4230bd8191 reached out. Her cold fingers quickly b1947688e8 entwined with his warm c11d9b5edb ones. Confused by 04093585e1 the gesture, 86c0f95c1c the low 472b99f654 voice in 9a6ef59802 her ear 8c1662fc62 deepened the 0a570df227 enigma.2c01246964b6a20e

“Ten o’clock, how’s that?”78e2a3c7e638690c

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“…What?”83df3446011cac6d

Caught off 9a88e35d75 guard by c31ee0f66b the sudden 1c6b0deeda shift, Soyi 6c73d6544f slowly realized 09e73c96a0 her assumptions 465d26e848 were wrong.27034db3cf590d81

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Jinha, meeting 64d77566dc her shimmering 73b3df0501 eyes, let e704704b40 out a 5c1ea82af0 soft chuckle.8efe3513f0df52b8

“Come to my room 52d64c2001 only at ten at 09e553c3f5 night. Not any 8c8b3469f6 other time.”3b2578f959f32563

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His murmur b76683fc66 carried the 42061edccf same heat cae61081bd as the 279e0197bb moans from 92ae7c94d6 their night e20769aa6f together.0a08beec301972be

“I can’t have 1daf781213 the woman I 4e6e0c9933 spent the night 35df1fa9c3 with cleaning my ffeabb9d12 room.”ea49b6b3dce16268

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What was this?7bf6bf6c39eab480

His deep, 0e245fc731 impenetrable eyes 39c1c6bc9c suddenly felt f245c5b4b3 unfamiliar.2547fe6db149d45b

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As if he’d bcdd488e22 grant anything she 5f1bf536b6 desired.857b8f696687fafd

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