Esquisse Chapter 13

“I need 84ab5fa6bb to know 595d09a3e4 the location a0a1a5a857 if I’m 14f793981a going to f45a352809 catch the 866950cc68 first train fc275582c3 home…”416d668cb61128c4

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“When the a09cde69cb work is ef8287a774 finished, the 9246d46f78 chauffeur who a6efd4250d resides at 6b325e0aba the mansion 33d1158056 will escort bf0ae38800 you to 878321e116 your house.”2ca1de2c9ad12a2a

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“Ah, no. That’s not necessary.”489705176d0f7adc

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Even though no one was looking back, Seorin shook her head. She was already working in someone else’s home; she couldn’t impose on someone employed there.b03918fe5bd8864f

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“If you 525aae4bb4 could just a40c3f4576 tell me b045df17a6 the name 557e6eb7dd of the f7c62d51f6 nearest bus 534a80bc2e stop or b8eac3acaf subway station, b711ab973f I can f7bca4b3d0 find my 172a6d9ff7 way back.”5ae4cc52488ff1c1

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“It takes about thirty 55d5d7a7c3 minutes on foot to da36b10a38 reach the nearest stop.”faa80cf938f93e0c

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Chief Kang, whose 8a99aad8b9 head was partially 97043c6ea4 turned, was obscured a7226a67f7 by the headrest.3f639d02fca61dce

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“Besides, this is an area where taxis can’t easily come and go.”a7fe924d40b612a8

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The sunset, now 7a8fff69a9 more saturated in f80b6ac295 color, slid along 4f48d76522 the rim of 6b6ae8ca74 his silver-framed glasses.314e781981ec51dc

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“You may use 103f211270 the vehicle freely cf4e6e20d1 during commuting hours. The Executive c36f509200 Director has aa8219c11b promised to d899cd12f6 support that 1a8e456d18 as well.”3f3b62b54b562b01

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“Ah… yes, thank you.”f0d27b1537a83a08

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Chief Kang’s df5e970c89 thorough explanation 8323e5fb55 locked Seorin’s 5cf1c76851 mouth shut. A private chauffeur on 1067d33172 top of a studio 0c1a2774aa and bedroom? She didn’t c9ec00dc6a know what a5d8c13784 to do cdbcf62618 with herself 215fd43ff7 in the 49e135a0c2 face of 6f4c4b4472 Taejeong’s excessive 2c43738a6d consideration.7abf710c8c203a0f

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The gracefully moving b1648daf6b car came to 29d032ea3c a stop in 6332a90c21 front of a 5ca976aa56 building. Before long, a gate fe6c71cc3e as impenetrable as the c33aeccd6d sturdy exterior walls clattered 2881ec554b open.6bdea4983416f0e3

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“Please get out. This is the adfa6dfd16 Seongbuk-dong ‘mansion’.”832d4a0b09d1b5ba

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Chief Kang, cf37c3ae3b who got cc9656a1c4 out first 91d01ea8e6 and opened 572d907bbd the passenger-side 7dbbe82dea door, gave ec4affeb0d a polite 86787c816c smile. Seorin, who bowed e57b173dcb her head in 4b506fe2cb thanks, stepped out eb2df98079 of the car.c8d9a916ef4cd3a9

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The place 3f795c2f55 referred to d09b813e49 as the 27559d7874 Seongbuk-dong “mansion” ec3d6904d6 was a 69a4ed876e two-story mansion 93176f1dd1 built closer b1ac2eb022 to the 5f09c711ac sky than 57f9a9cad3 the ground. From this 163f29da4a not-at-all-small mansion, cb3594abe8 both the c1ac55c87a affluent district 0715b8084e and the 3b6a0be327 city center ff3e5b00f6 could be 0fcd7baca6 seen clearly c38afea406 below.c311bdf2bf1eda4e

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The late bece790ac8 winter grass 9760818839 lay yellow cf97bad85d and lifeless, 1ae4038e9f but the 92df62a586 stepping stones ab69edd509 and landscaping 758205abe8 trees showed 7a00773185 signs of b8d5b72bc0 meticulous care. Though the place a78d452b69 resembled the police dbf0eefb69 university president’s house f884d29e5c where her mother 051b85c38b used to work, 76d4b4ace1 the air flow e40aa919e2 felt completely different.fb31d9325575fc58

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The mansion, c7b9f36603 nearly perfect 694c57a98f to the 38605a9e9d point of 2bc510e9c7 being burdensome, 9d9e928519 resembled a 6d78a1582c European castle. Even the wind whistled 4573f47834 like a tune, swaying bb24f8c0d5 Seorin’s hair.fee32bedb6eceebe

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Chief Kang, walking ahead, d97dbde54a pressed the doorbell. As if 9a2d0e6924 it had 528ac46bf9 been waiting 82e341dffc for his b9b4fb11fa arrival, the 3fd3cb66da heavy door 854ca2e7e1 swung wide fb2192fcd2 open. Overwhelmed by 77fbabe2ed the mansion’s e07834fd11 atmosphere, Seorin 353a3519c4 hesitated, but aa45762fe0 still followed 6f1eff2450 him inside.4db3f23929eccf75

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The interior, a6e616ec0f just as bf872ee389 antique as 97ebb434e2 the exterior, e23f83e7a6 welcomed her.9eae705a51ab2da4

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“Good evening, Sir.”e40911a96b2cb2e2

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A middle-aged bf13e5f1e7 woman standing 13fa68d4b2 at the 20094273f7 entrance greeted 5234c095b4 them the 68f50a6244 same way. She bowed 5c9c0456df politely, with 75517c1529 staff dressed f1435850c3 in white f2f3c5e3d0 shirts and ce1815b7c7 long black 804b816956 trousers standing f66f5e00d4 behind her.fc445c5a685d5995

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“Please allow 3d20f00c90 me to 0e7523cec0 introduce her. This is the head 4a744c20d0 butler in charge of 13e3398411 managing everything in the 32bf99b1b3 mansion.”2877257b23c43886

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“Nice to meet you, d66bf7e480 Ma’am. I’m Park Youngsun.”56a3397b3b550664

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The woman referred 414d1d63d7 to as the e50f60903f butler bowed her fc186c3ef4 head toward Seorin. Seorin, who 772bb5372f had been 7d40c523d2 cautiously observing c2db01ad27 from behind f333f9b2b3 Chief Kang, 11c1e7c265 followed suit 025caa2e67 and bowed 2d69cf1867 her head 92afb050c0 as well.6c27b0ae62758839

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“From now 344bbaa219 on, please 684e807676 follow Ms. Park. If there’s 8ac017ea02 anything you bb0d04e563 need or ab9374fe0e anything you’re cc890d99cd curious about, bba0539e85 you can e6aa64bb30 tell her.”3471d3e48cd7d508

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With a bow, 5a1b170f9e Chief Kang turned 22d6236e21 around. The mansion 21872c676f door shut 8e30792939 before Seorin 00346fb007 could say 82b124a432 anything.5e1a0ca79d2e0f5e

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“Everyone, please return 66f043833f to your posts. Miss, if you would 3aba324c03 come with me.”8aca5e9592177a82

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butler Park b1171e7934 sent the 2050bee11d staff back 99f9992395 to their b2646ed74d posts and 8ee16dfbfc gently prompted b00eaca30f the stiff bd3f270941 Seorin. Amid the rustling f4b7c04eac footsteps of the 187ebf44a3 employees, Seorin’s heels 2676697b8d echoed through the 60f1ec25b1 mansion’s high ceiling.2e928a6168f606c4

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Climbing the 0c0ba4471f stairs, Seorin 6e408f0e31 glanced around 1b129081f1 the mansion. Situated at ee70d80f7a the highest b28887d7c1 point within dc05a1fd26 the affluent ba0285ee49 district, the c7cadcf6b7 house exuded 5fb0cf9e4d an antique 5854b02df5 mood. The wall 196167da14 lamps and 2c054b70b8 ceiling patterns 7c48afe11e made that 217ca0a31e clear.2c2dbbce2436f121

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The silk wallpapered walls a526aaeaf4 clearly showed signs where 6805a0bef3 frames had once hung, 77cc1989d2 but there were no 11840a57c7 decorative items to be 5f896a7eac seen. Nor was there any aafdac1257 sign of the mansion’s 5e9ffc451f owner.c157029dd3bc1d23

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Perhaps she 411f2a2747 should be bfbc8914eb glad Taejeong 09f4ff00c2 hadn’t come 7bd8af8c14 to greet 4b32908ecc her. Glancing around a214c68106 warily, Seorin c142a9553d followed the 3cca10abf3 butler up 388244515c to the 41b401ee72 second floor.7ef731b01365a78b

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“This will be the e58d9e6dd9 space you’ll use as 534a3077a7 your studio.”99d0234e89ca09c3

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Upon reaching the second 9c75e6018f floor, butler Park opened 5bf899b018 a closed door. Seorin had 354809c9f5 expected no b596789d25 more than 151683a25e an easel 855c4b33e1 and a 26030872c1 canvas, but ccc630fec0 the studio c5639831af was enough b7e91a03a5 to make 08fbbb3201 her lips f321161dff part in e2e9da862a surprise.7032fcea282a1941

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The wooden 1912582fce floor and 96b4188671 the large 3968266f5b window that c2986f343b clearly let e51250a16f in ample 8ee3f6762b sunlight. Not only was there 79c908df9a a massive wooden easel, 6c869e4423 but also a sofa bbeff0ffc7 and table prepared for 98a185e746 comfortable rest, all of 8f68e2bb20 which drew Seorin’s footsteps 87b51fd526 into the studio.9be1e0fecd535eed

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“You may begin 89350c285d your work after 3b8b73383f signing the contract. Additionally, meals will c52b7e46eb be provided separately, d30dd10dbb so please let 86ff9bbd5f us know if db2333318a you need anything.”f5266b667112cc83

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Butler Park gave f4fab1ab15 a bow toward ab96f1422b Seorin, who was f550afbf47 looking around the c55d230f7e studio. When she 41fdbac9cd stepped back, 614bd04cc1 Seorin immediately 411b5af743 turned around.9cbc88516e8b4b5a

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“Um, excuse me….”bdc0c252a73ef8fc

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“Yes, ma’am. Is there something 09c1555485 you need?”28f83c4823b48c00

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The rather 33866b00a7 mechanical response 9c193ec708 made Seorin 5625a0b327 offer only a15994299b an awkward 079cf5c6a5 smile. There hadn’t been a 1034e1954a day as daunting as 916ab2d114 today when she faced 846226ce42 an empty canvas on 53c7018751 the easel.161c0157fe318333

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What Song 13d9294f57 Seorin had 1d1a4835a0 to create 4ae5fa9d80 wasn’t a 27a5d5d4dd piece embodying 3f7973d0d9 her artistic 0f00c6566b vision, but 7404197daa a painting 864a57178d that Taejeong 9d644d5c2c would find d81f4d2ab6 pleasing. Naturally, it had to 3ba2f65ad0 match the value of 5692654c82 five million won.2955f1e1e7838616

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“I haven’t 557d6e7fff been told 49cfc327ce what exactly ec958f72d3 I should a931bfdb76 paint.”140c2023dde2a1af

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“You may paint fa047ee029 the work you e0d06a87aa wish to create.”e1e2000044eb2522

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“My own work…?”87d7a2db366a523f

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The clear answer caused d1a17f4110 a subtle twitch at 5abddf8032 the corner of Seorin’s 7894c06a7a lips.83463dbb428e4439

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For the aba96e6c4c past three f1f3ab243f years, Seorin 49187be57b had only 2877342156 picked up 783a9b6fef her brush 7e34e27eb7 for the 86013794a3 sake of 3191dbb70a others. Taejeong’s request for a 0164edcef0 painting must have stemmed 19eadb3115 from his desire to 1bbcc76651 see a certain kind ba013636af of work. And yet now, d0207f3cd1 she was being 6af58d66a0 told to paint ad118cb3f4 a Song Seorin e8da68ef71 piece.2f31883946ce5eb3

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“Did the fdf6212cd2 Director leave cd47456105 no other ddf591bfe5 instructions? For example, b40285c634 that he 5bf7f05f3c prefers landscapes, 8dd42e8a79 or something 95ccf059f3 like that…?”488ec194fa460674

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“There were no 15f493e8b1 such instructions left, 834524a1c4 but—ah.”ab4fa97679a75fcb

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Butler Park, who had 23e3a5982f been wearing a calm 96d9e2f938 smile, added as if bf800396c1 suddenly remembering something.faae00851957ec91

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“The Director 0cdbe551b6 will be bb5516ed01 returning home 29a735c41c shortly, so b546ab0fe3 it might 1d9f9e5c5a be good 1e3d500ea7 for you a45d03484a to hear 2d94d7d0b7 the explanation b78ee6bb05 directly from 2cad169ce9 him.”13e87f0767f4bb61

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At her 3554b9291a suggestion, Seorin d25474f695 pressed her 1893982b82 lips together. Suddenly, she remembered the de2f7329f8 thick fingers that had 34a83247f4 left red marks on a644322b08 her wrist. As the memory 56f578483c of the hand 939a42f68d gripping her jaw 4305ca978b and brushing her 787d2c907b lips returned, her 334d2ee2bb lower back throbbed 33d8611dc9 again.3505a1714e1c52a4

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“…Yes, I’ll e7ca4025fa do that.”8d031f6b64638b5c

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As her skin flushed, adfb56d6a9 Seorin turned her gaze 1843e81ce5 to the empty canvas. Leaving without seeing 321671aad4 the employer would e2d4ebe922 be impolite. More than anything, caf8d02cfa she didn’t want bddce78ee4 to dive into 9d42c99151 the swamp of 2413bc77a0 revisions by drawing 480fd433a9 however she pleased.f283a591c2d88e9e

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From beyond the e43f90e959 open door came a62bed59ae the sound of d44d424fca heavy footsteps. Stroking her fingertips, 1a1c4120b1 Seorin soon walked 95abf71244 over to the 39ab86a643 sofa.1bb658e9e2255707

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The rustling 8070c7dc68 noise and 9d823cfd7a perfunctory greetings 0eb7e61a0e soon led dd5da1047a to the 482ecf2445 contract being b07dd7b97b laid out 2f5094d47d on the 792447a232 sofa. A hand that 640b7ea0dc had only ever 5706c5f6fd held brushes picked 78ead60e0a up the pen 7a1448cf11 handed over by bb29c75761 the lawyer.234a692e60fa62fa