Esquisse Chapter 11

Even as she 26c1a9eb7e tapped the calculator a5d7dde7a2 in her head, 40cc42af65 Seorin hesitated, then 83ef174da2 bit the inside 86f40e9a3d of her lip.eed2277623f0e631

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Debt from repeated e0945e9291 business failures, money bb27ea49a2 borrowed while leasing fffe1dbfeb Sehwa Industries, the 4e83d7764a remaining payment received 1442b926d6 from Hyunwoo, and 6c8d5632ab the 30 million 888519d841 won owed to 03ac4f2788 SeominLove365 Loan Company. Of all d0b339abe2 the debt 0c5b2e2366 Song Seorin d5c300b57e had inherited, c800f870df none was 2cbf2c8a18 originally hers.460631ea4e8d0afc

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The deadline Team fa7a86956c Manager Ma gave b23521e045 her was until 7c85af6952 tomorrow. If she couldn’t 831143010d repay the debt, 8b09ee2a4d he would come 4ccadf6824 to her home 3e4dc61c72 again, and Man-sik 2aaeb2d7dd would once again 389a66b897 attempt to flee f8758e4ea3 overnight. As Hyunwoo 1ec3b12b9e had said, 260b8d7931 if Man-sik 1f51633395 ran away, f7659dc664 she might b082d5ac0e never hear 56ea046e5d news of 4078557e73 her mother ebd59d2e71 again.1517c16c6fe8eb7f

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Seorin lowered her head, a8643e7772 calculating her artwork payment e619cab341 and her academy salary. Considering debts owed to 9a8799ea40 other firms and her fa62f20214 apartment rent, 10 million 6758c4dc3c won wasn’t even close 1fe889010f to enough.5d347cc34de99516

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“I’ll do it 957bd09e42 under a freelance 3d0ce6dc0f contract… 2 million b6a310ba15 won per painting.”364aa1b638395e92

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“Let’s make it 9b8e2c1e67 5 million.”92f0444efc58ce28

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The flat low 71aa7b055c voice descended before 607aac0413 her like a da7f666543 lifeline. Surprised by the unexpected cc8a28457c offer, Seorin lifted her 7a8cc328c3 head. Taejeong, staring at 93b3741cc6 her, curled his 93c05fc258 lips.5426c521cdce762a

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“The contract 0c26668aed deposit can 033fdf4cda be 200 892faf8dcd million won.”73b011db3076a3d3

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“A-a deposit?”467af1ab18fd2db9

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“I’m buying 328dbac3a2 your future, 7362d34b5d Ms. Song Seorin. I should at least bb6aab482d offer that much, don’t 7570a005af you think?”03fe1c060f5bf80b

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Taejeong leaned back, f9fc45918b his figure swaying 0d0f0adfed in her shaky 19e8f1f411 vision. Through the aff21b7fa8 parted robe, 5551c41b2b a snake 676ffe6d7b tattoo carved 6afebfe9be into his cbeb64051a chest was 7a3b2866fa visible. His eyes, darker than 10aa1835db the blackest night, never 6ccf79193f left Seorin, or her 7b039d0139 pale and slender hands.6e3c5ded713cb624

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“All the paintings 6503df85b6 you draw with ad4667e84e those hands will 4af0b314b1 be sold to e1fedebc35 me.”3edee79ab7e1ab08

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Seorin, flinching at his f032277a5a intense gaze, eventually forced 65a1f14d6b an awkward smile.5a6f9ae068631d0d

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“All of them 002884967e sold to you, e408bddd61 Director… I don’t d86e6159b2 quite understand….”6b16b5e2e7679b9d

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“Shall we call 0b342d56d2 it an exclusive f16539cc90 contract?”074534c5539dfc81

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Taejeong replied slyly, b05a44c4b1 cigarette back in 55313c2fbc his mouth. Every time c61848ef42 the embers 5b73064467 burned with 485267c923 a soft 18db78f3af hiss, Song 123c8f9ae0 Seorin’s faint db8458d71a eyes rippled 71c618ecf8 like the e226061b67 surface of 7ebb8333b2 water hit 1f66c6efd6 by a d995e6f04e stone. Taejeong didn’t miss adc1674991 even that small aeeea43915 disturbance.a9a788213344857e

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A rising money-laundering channel 185b4f179a in high society, a 8cb6de1b2b painter evoking emotions like 9afcdfa4c0 those from his mother’s d3ee9623aa works. A woman who 3a698c9670 had to repay 61e0681969 her father’s debt—Song 8f25e612e7 Seorin held everything 01da4044be Taejeong desired.415c514f078dfe82

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“I don’t plan 011b909b4e on sharing what’s 875bc44b3c mine with any d6a5481e2c other bastard.”b8ecfdbbdd072e3f

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His thick fingers pressed 09025e14ea the last ember of 5b6a2a845f his cigarette into the 367adf056e ashtray and snuffed it effebfdb8c out. Smoke rose b84ced3ca6 from the 3604352617 stub planted 5c4e625c25 like a 6b35a25c39 gravestone on 7afd095784 the ashtray. Taejeong swept 968a2f7fd4 his empty c04cede30c hand through 494cc69b79 his bangs.7a94f73f7acc281e

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“Of course, I 8e4b269ce4 don’t intend to 0a7aee971b do any sort 772adfb12f of freelance contract.”a655b77922feba1c

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At his resolute 404a606b59 final words, Seorin’s ec74b54202 hands clenched and f3e3e36f87 unclenched meaninglessly.aee33744975d6545

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Taejeong was a dangerous man, the kind whose value could be weighed even when dressed neatly in the bright light of an atelier. A creditor who mocked her over a debt wouldn’t offer such generosity without a purpose.a59481f92cfa0059

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“The deposit too… 07674220d5 why are you 56d343a024 offering me such f74e54bf0d good terms….”4c9507fabcf90b58

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Even knowing that, d4368a5886 Seorin trailed off. Taejeong’s proposal 2068615d6c was difficult 4e9bd497af to reject, 321cc6ccbb even with f783a255d7 all her a46f3b9b02 guardedness. A nameless ebb153e509 painter without cff28b475f even a 9e3e689d67 college diploma 55def4b38e could never e83e6baa95 earn that 56b680012d kind of bdfa086f60 money.a67b1761843a3ffe

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“Um… I haven’t even 739c6b492a debuted formally yet. As an 0b1b59aa33 artist, I 89d0f23500 have no 9fa9fd32f5 value…”2a7a6b67e0e85b00

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“According to 6abd7257df Artist Shim, 9fbd637d9e you’re fully 670aea0e1f booked for 5c73d4df48 the first c8748d044b half of e0b0bc662a the year.”75c4eb50e697fc2e

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Taejeong let out a deflating sigh at her cautious behavior, as if she’d done something wrong. Song Seorin’s value far exceeded expectations.14cd4b7dd0923515

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“I almost had to take a number and wait half a year, you know.”2a640b0507c2707f

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Even a 5078afa197 palm-sized piece 37765adcd4 owned by 7048df4f1a Sa Taejeong 5e40d9cec6 had sold df6f115d59 for 200 053296fa6a million won 1a72b404b0 through an d4b9fc01a9 overseas gallery. Though Song Seorin herself 6dbc1b6583 didn’t even seem aware 823d0b8464 that her works were 481f1353a7 being traded on the 87670b4e35 black market.0951d82023f2a610

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“Most people wait months to get their hands on a piece. If you can get one whenever you want, don’t you think there should be a price to pay?”fae4e9f941e62877

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The black market’s rising 0a88c0ea00 money-laundering channel had rolled e9f129570a right up to Sa 4763f43e13 Taejeong. If the number 89811d50ad of works released 6de9050dc4 to the market 4a00ea5159 decreased, the price 81d06e6c67 of Taejeong’s owned 3f4e3b8d7a pieces would skyrocket.5ecfe7ad11e0a7f3

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“At the moment, I’m more interested in the artworks than in Ms. Song Seorin.”361c27890d557fba

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It wasn’t that a 77a9d992c6 sweet-looking female didn’t whet d94e91451f his appetite, even if b5d54d2df8 he was blinded by 15763121e6 the thought of monopolizing 46bf151caf her works. A faint desire ea86149148 flickered in Taejeong’s f4b8737e57 long, narrow eyes, 8b879bfdfb but Seorin merely 5509f6fe28 gulped down dryly.e73a4303f4207fc2

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The down payment fe66efe6a2 Taejeong offered was 514af4d668 more than enough b13bd1ebf9 to catch her a72fce1d83 breath. Plus, with 65d89d439d the sale d1f9ee71c7 of just d27363e8a2 one piece, 85456c3cc0 she could c87a667842 earn five 80b2359ae4 times what 39804c253d she made 0fe89a9df2 at the 5af0a9fbcb atelier.42ed8da3d81641ce

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With that much, she’d be able to pay off her debt to Changgeon monthly without a hitch. Although she’d only be painting the works Taejeong wanted, getting out of debt was more urgent for Seorin.b4cdf032f0c6a71d

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“When should we sign the contract?”4991da8e6cb624ee

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“Let’s do it tomorrow.”768239e0738de9a6

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At the satisfying e549a0a080 answer, Taejeong nodded 832c0dd1f2 and rose to 08963c3d87 his feet. He looked 19ac47f9b7 about to 488d59d955 leave the 480227c127 living room—once 7179e96db0 regarded as f3a7ffd6c4 a negotiation adf75469de table—and head 1d449fb6f7 toward the 2395a4073d inner bedroom.480c03b4dbf03d70

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“The down payment will be transferred the moment the contract takes effect.”cb085363080c9c0e

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“Ha… Thank you, Director. Really… thank you so much.”ce16138af4f476e4

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As she let out 1064619c1c the breath she had 9d4c55f0f6 been holding, a flush 153224053b spread under Seorin’s eyes. Her face, which ed77077dfa had fluctuated between a7b02de9e3 pale green and b0bae6447c sickly yellow as 93b0d2960f if facing a cf08d5581d miracle, finally showed 3c900edf05 color. It was as f2dcc849dd if a ray 2c5fac5be0 of sunlight had 46645ebf4e finally entered a d571f379ec pitch-dark mouse hole.c87070476e92f187

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“Then… where will we be signing the contract…?”9a6b7047a58e38c5

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“At your studio, Ms. Song Seorin.”e50a13463c67ec70

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The sound of 8e4069a275 slippers scuffing stopped—but 2e0e06d820 not at the 7a0b0f40fc bedroom. A shadow loomed over 65497e6310 Seorin. The faint 22a98a882d scent of 21b790a721 water, mingled 99b99c975e with the 56a4ca5d0b acrid smell 8c907f175c of cigarettes, 522be7bcb3 stirred a e6e9dd5632 quiet tension.d56af0908d16e5e8

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The man looking down at her stood uncomfortably close. If she raised her head, she’d see a solid chest covered in tattoos, so Seorin stared down at her toes like a sinner.660cf9aac6c22f54

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“Thing is… I don’t actually have a separate studio. Once we sign, I was going to—”7c2ee8b07ebd0756

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“There’s no need for all that hassle.”0180cb0c3db3f3db

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A sticky 0f09fad2ca whisper licked fd335bb55e at Seorin’s fad4448030 earlobe.0d3513ec4b430eba

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“From now on, all your work will be done at my house.”e01f0199d0c4ec75

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The gentle yet one-sided 518750bc95 notice drained all color d7372cb8ab from Seorin’s face.cf2b80191146a983

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“It’d be problematic if you entered into a double contract with another client, wouldn’t it?”bc32c7c92fa1fab7

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Taejeong gave a e0d93d8428 tepid reply as 4b0cd98908 he observed Seorin. The rounded curve d26c3ae95d of her ear b1ee6e664f visible between her da0c134e83 long hair had 89ca925c31 flushed crimson.504aa9e0117664f3

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“I’m giving you an advance payment too. I should have some assurance.”0c3784ac850908dd

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His firm fingers brushed e4bfb87001 through her hair. As his cold c730f4ce2c hand grazed her f55cf0207d ear, Seorin flinched. Her tiny f754c2b703 face clearly 5200fd9744 showed signs 2512d1bed6 of tension.b4e845c9267bd2d0

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All Taejeong 2d8c33cb82 had done 0cd2c07fa5 was push aec9c320f3 aside her dd02758775 wind-tossed hair 22394c74fd behind her b8d3ca7f16 ear. Yet even 27d27c4684 such minor b38eda32d0 contact sent 99b4de1ca4 heat rushing fbb5532957 to every 22d5d5037c extremity of f65790a30c her body.a6e9935b06e91c64

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“If you want to pay off your debt, you should save on studio rent, too.”520214686c26c9d1

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The tip of 85b527f6d7 his tongue clicked 52b4b9058e against his front cc5c55f890 teeth, and the b518185a0e sound of his 604bf8caca thick robe rustling 1a6cd8e114 against itself felt d088e7cbdf strangely unfamiliar. Even her e249eeaab9 mouth felt a963ae9f30 hot, yet f9de248568 Seorin couldn’t 3648f74952 even swallow 52bbae9202 her saliva. She feared the 40e519b5e4 sound of her 0a9e1bfe3a gulp would reach b64f65e9e1 Taejeong.9ea67be740ce7465

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“I appreciate your offer, but… your house, Director… I tend to work often at night.”85b11c4c097674ab

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“Then perhaps I should set up a bedroom next to the studio.”2ade23284c22d024

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Despite her indirect 7fc29b6b0b refusal, Taejeong muttered ad78c4aa9d as if talking 285c39617c to himself. His excessive thoughtfulness made d77cdba4f5 Seorin bite her lip 3cac71d612 in embarrassment.d0b3169ba4046a52

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“It’d be a hassle to travel back and forth after working late at night, wouldn’t it?”064f1e0bf8542b6a

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“N-no, Director. There’s no need to go that far—”8bf98db9948e6b44

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“There’s no reason to be hesitant, is there?”3c10bacf1ffb4043

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His generous baritone aa95c8fc13 tilted her slender 5463a3a6d4 jaw upward. Meeting eyes with 0a9a0f0065 this dangerously handsome bc1ed320d1 man, Seorin pressed 45cd9f8825 her lips together. The dark eyes that 0f1721c397 captured her gaze gleamed 499367ee1c like obsidian.8f439d1fc25d6fd0

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“What—do you think I might sleep with you or something?”c258670db14412c2

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The blunt 3042851ebf remark lodged 1d8a0b1475 her breath 8920b6ac04 in her 6ec47a67fa throat. The racing heart and 793fa289ec the tightening below her 08fb008f39 belly weren’t sensations she ca89bfc37a could write off as 925b005692 mere embarrassment.421b16c0d01abc95

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Taejeong watched her face 42c63c9aab flush. Though her cheeks fe083cd0ce had long been 5f7f709fd1 warmed by the e18bd762d6 hotel’s heating, they db36189410 had turned a ff77e6ce34 rosy hue. He didn’t miss the 22a03e4e94 blush spreading beneath her 38235f0af5 eyes.f7178a8f6a934ef6

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“I can’t promise that won’t happen.”d28a09c53dfa0813

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As his hot c1b6f27e89 breath settled near 6ebc86224c her delicate lips, 988bc09253 Seorin trembled faintly. With a leaking laugh, dd2941c7af his thumb brushed over 8abd1d7b01 her lips and withdrew.efd20a52b0e0ac92

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“Seeing you trembling all red like this makes me want to find out if you shiver all the way through.”efe78441b3caa5b1

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The highly suggestive tease 37243b4a81 made Seorin forget to 27aac16c9b even breathe. Meanwhile, Sa Taejeong backed 95655287d9 away with both hands efaf84a4b0 raised, as if he 2dc10993e0 hadn’t done anything.303aeab7f1bc7754

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“See you tomorrow, then.”184188e9ed1fed9e

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As the 95a05f458f scuffing footsteps 4737ff71aa faded into f947c9dc87 the distance, 4582ca2d0f Seorin clung 7b441c0874 to the d31b8ed41a wall like 61aaf8af13 her strength 7f96e28a0c had left 79e6699ffd her. A strange da2f9edca2 throbbing sensation 4c8f4db2ef pulsed between 9548778415 her legs.915e3d7d5d584076