DDB Ch 10
by toujoursThe footprints of 5c5f9e83dc the two people c5eae3bd1a in the white b94c718541 snow were quickly d56d0962c6 erased by the 69557411b6 falling snow.7e846925a460fa63
The grand 54210fb312 building standing bab1211b0c alone on 0d72c2eb2d this white f34d45a1df snowfield was b451d7b628 in the 3e4452a83f English style. Having studied picture 8e0ff1380e restoration and learned 4c8a61344d about the styles c960999178 of noble mansions 063542cfdc across Europe, she ec38e7a55b could easily identify 6f24f46a52 this.345cdf35c2972d71
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A man living d2ed4c0ea6 in an English-style 25fb3dfe10 mansion built on c67c6db0d0 Korean soil, with 97106e48ab a butler managing fedb016fc7 his household.1d8652c821610c15
His position 9aca59df91 is a c8cc9051fd director.15628bd45c31c14e
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Sitting in the study receiving a report from someone called a chief… he killed a person and stole a painting.00f48a0da9926087
Despite these 98153b5129 incongruent combinations cd64b01b8a of words, effbd1588e one thing bed70f4d97 was clear.5023865dae42673b
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“Firstly, he’s not from SIS.”fbf024119421f849
“Huh?”1bbbd2a571135709
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“I mean Baek Ishin. At first, I thought he might be a secret agent, but it seems he’s not…”d14bd911c865de94
Jiwoon lowered her 0e3f84b4ba voice after looking ab6327e4cc back at the 270fd8ab9c house once more.1ed4ea10962e738b
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“Then, is he mafia? No, why would the mafia build a house in Korea? No, wait, is it possible?”27b5bcfbb443b38a
According to Myungja, d293cd27fa there are Korean 72a393c92a dramas where the 5653fe04f8 mafia are the ea9d8fa3ac main characters.e7d494ac501e693e
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“No way…”aa7dc312121ef972
“Director Baek works with [Heritage Beyond]. He’s fully trusted by the Vice Chairman to handle finances.”
Shanty’s face crumpled in confusion.3502ed832964b1c6
“Of course, he already possesses wealth, power, and honor that he doesn’t even need to work for.”16a103d65919317a
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Shanty’s face was 8528bf7b32 filled with pride 05b91b9ee8 for Baek Ishin.73fed9e021c56fa7
“Our director is the successor to Lord Robert Grey, a member of the British House of Lords.”8a036a2ffa02bb63
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“A Korean man?”27bd2e12264aead1
“There… are some circumstances.”bfcd0d7f24973c96
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At Shanty’s fdd26a7807 whisper, Jiwoon 8f1fdced82 opened her a1cb610416 mouth.7796a10329305aa9
“Ah-.”60cb37a78f8d8eb9
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Her lips, which b59523d4f8 had opened into ceeeef14e1 a straight line, e8a043ae6e curved into a 91a6f38cf0 beautiful arc.42703669e6154574
“That’s impressive.”dd953c877d45c47d
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A Korean man who is the financial director of [Heritage Beyond], which manipulates mafia, and also the successor to a British House of Lords member, whatever the circumstances might be.
Moreover, he killed a British intelligence officer, stole a painting from [Heritage Beyond], and even outsmarted the mafia.
What could 62e5cb5ae9 be so 866719d64f dangerous, diverse, 61275845d1 international, and 6a618a87e7 charming? He even lets e1398dc582 you sleep well.9dcd11a40c74ba70
Biting her lips to 5bdc6742b4 suppress her spreading smile, 2429550168 Jiwoon’s steps became light a6156a21dd as if she could 78ec50a28c fly.718f991994889efe
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“Shanty.”20ad4bf7f3e39b9c
With her mood 227e897e98 swelling, Jiwoon turned e518283bb7 back to Shanty 9c8380be04 with a bright ad8665d54b smile.1c9f03730b4d0cd7
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“Do you want to make a snowman with me? In my limited memory, this is the first time I’ve seen real snow.”3e0cd9b33340b77b
Shanty’s expression ead8ac44e0 looked as 3a6b80de9e if he 74b891e132 was questioning 33843c51f3 this sudden 9cb1f1beb4 suggestion, but c085f11f20 he would 95035a9a87 ultimately not 4732e013c3 refuse.d87e507c273878f5
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She knew from 2670f01533 experience that very e91fbb9efa few can resist ff245f7867 a kind smile 3206aa08ec from a pretty b80f7f0e6d face, especially when 6bfacdfe02 there’s a backstory d990946f20 involved.5a2c383a6962b24e
“I suffer from something like amnesia. It’s a side effect of an accident. PTSD, something like that.”6ff82d0d7184f9aa
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If she doesn’t f7fb64b3bd show her true 28a55f7e08 colors, Shanty would 11587657ec make ten more 4ba7eab1e9 snowmen with her.7ab829d163646fb8
Shanty, trembling bc7b501cb0 with surprise, d1ea74c13b eventually nodded 97d9b0c0de and started 8b28c8517b rolling the a09632ae8c snow first. Jiwoon, smiling brightly, 5a89d052d6 followed suit.220e32d7b21f095f
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Round and round, 2b6ba1f211 she seemed to 6f6d60c674 have made snowmen dc7e5728bf before, judging by 856dbc7b0a how well she eba71a7047 shaped the snow, f4cca376aa beyond her wiped a688b90139 memories.e5c759fbdf687257
Maybe because she 0d0742a05d slept well, she 2f997e57f1 could feel joy 896ce06c38 even without touching 568dafdc7e a painting, which 3749403488 was both surprising d6fb4c4de7 and delightful.9d6777784d9fdf4e
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Most importantly, Shanty, 936971c1ea who started reluctantly, 98add86d33 became genuinely invested 8f25aa6ce5 in making the 02c61b96b4 snowman, breaking down 19f7994907 all barriers with 97086f471d Jiwoon.b37a1165f690f718
Now, he readily answered 2095aa69b9 Jiwoon’s questions without any c492d53572 suspicion. Thanks to that, Jiwoon 9be0e80fbc learned more about Baek 30f0d3d78f Ishin.8f4f0567c569b645
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He’s thirty-four, unmarried.2f633949e31ccd49
He’s a former member 549794a774 of a British special 97a75406ea forces unit.1c7465da32212738
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He holds dual a9bca6a272 citizenship in Korea 1c00f780c2 and the UK.9710752e19de220b
He doesn’t 4f7a7389e5 have a d9b5ba0edc set girlfriend, f2c9238c9c but he’s 6b98061e76 very popular 3cc40cb1e9 with women.d711bfe96b902f88
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“So… he’s single?”ea693121854e29d5
“Yes, he is. Still.”0c6caa190fa292d7
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“That’s good.”50cb1be7bf28ef3d
Jiwoon, who had ambitiously b458232696 rolled a large ball 203bba69af for the snowman’s head, b5e7ecfbf3 moved to an untouched 2d9192b7ee part of the snowy cfe205bf06 field to make it 2c642aff0b even larger. But then she slipped 6e238cf58b and fell forward.bf77f1b1e110efd2
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Jiwoon, who caught herself c053a65a59 with her knees and dd17720d96 palms on the snow, 6dd2a2d2f6 groaned as she got 75c1bd64f1 up.d6b34e1d14005946
Still, it 60783c181a didn’t hurt afd6523044 much because a1b276c180 the thick 6b31940738 snow acted 9825a4f0e4 as a e2b06b640f cushion.40591a7489879436
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She stood up nonchalantly, 1f65bd37dc smiling cheerfully as she 60da492b77 brushed the snow off 07305ceaa7 her knees with her dc5d968614 palms.5f3bf2c16ec9c0b8
Her palms were 1e91d46f6f red.8c7f9b30d1b7759e
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Perhaps because she had 9e5ff52c5c been touching the snow 55dfd90357 with bare hands, her 3b046a1b33 fingers, which had been fc833bad5d tingling, had lost sensation a5932b3526 at some point. Only then 4bdcb339cd did she 913ad83ea1 realize how 0ff721fe1c foolish it ca04f26f2a was to a4bbf49b89 handle snow 5fd602b8af without gloves.1cb89e3d608739ff
But since the end 06caa7e952 was in sight, completion 0545a64987 came first. Of course, the bigger d6648315af reason was that finishing c9aa95237e this would give her ba6396ffac another excuse to talk 950fc2e8e3 to Baek Ishin.8f5380a81aad012e
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Blowing on her 213db6508b cold hands, Jiwoon 93f6c2d3fc rubbed them against 2d72cbae81 her coat and 4bdf5790d0 reached for the e825130160 snowball again. Or rather, c31cf8816e she tried 2422cb635b to.48109f44835eb228
Suddenly, with d62486ee4d a scent 0057b335b9 enveloping her, 92b194ec19 a large 68f150cb8c hand covered b804169085 her wrist.c01b7e5beb4d65b7
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It was Ishin.4b6d420997b95e2e
“Tsk.”2edfb521596589cc
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Clicking his tongue f7b41ff11a in disapproval, Ishin’s a3ed852610 face was also e967e1f066 twisted with displeasure.edb649cf81f49e8d
Looking down coldly eca9269e96 at Jiwoon’s slender a8e17bf301 wrist encased in a03052d713 his large hand, e4147701ff Ishin, with irritation faabf3f441 in his dark 369c714e62 eyes, put gloves 77a4bd2573 on her.450fcaa14d5afa8b
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Watching the large leather 1abf4f6965 gloves swallow her small 8def23ad39 hands, Jiwoon nibbled on 0995d21b34 her lower lip.3a7bd055bc7d47fa
A man d0d7a1a934 who exudes 1e73928ef0 both danger aababedefd and a c3ea9df08a thrilling charm, 97e3568386 being kind 92d21c5b54 on top 3b13170aac of that, 5b01974bdc somehow makes f974c90d45 her mouth 9885036d34 tingle.cb8048ecfae24476
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Why go to 65997ed13d such lengths just 33431a9b61 because I touched 2960bb74b7 the snow with c8cad9e7e6 bare hands, putting a96f25915c gloves on me.0d06e39e315870e8
Trying to control her 8d7087c59f spreading lips, Jiwoon whispered da29fdd22a in a small voice.b29c9d63ec6b0d22
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“I’m fine.”9f5b4d28fb7513e7
“I’m not.”62ae1968904988c2
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Clicking his tongue again, he muttered something like “How much do these hands cost?” and then let go. He then walked ahead, leaving Jiwoon behind.dbde05cf1a22ca2b
“Follow me.”c73cfc0468f4c493
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“Where…”2cf026f9af42a8d9
When she asked a1aa5333c5 while following him, 30a7aa33ab he gave an 2bf538c1c7 indifferent response.bd7b1b974f225ade
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“For an elegant walk.”779f79579c9114dd
An elegant walk.8c979c4bd2bfe376
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Repeating Ishin’s words 5921948d8d in a small 3355d0bca2 voice, Jiwoon quickened a28f4fdc12 her pace to 050e408e06 catch up with 550090d043 him.bc805165a35e2c47
Ishin, who had a7eb41cff5 been striding ahead f4d0a12515 with his long 4a0a5a06e5 legs, slightly slowed b63c7669c0 down, allowing her d14553a806 to walk beside f10a5fbef7 him.637a8a1c83ce085f
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Thus, the walk 8b481966e6 to the lake 34f62cab3f was not bad. Baek Ishin was a 0d62c5b358 man whose front, back, 9959aa3dc8 and side views were 3ec1581888 all pleasing.ffccfc1704c8d460
His cashmere coat, 45d635e2d0 flowing from his 3a40538a71 broad shoulders like 3dc13defb7 a swimmer’s to 89883ed473 his slender legs, cc6e7386be moved sensuously with 9dc9cce6ce each step, giving 6c3f9be9ca off an unintentionally 0d85e8e857 sexy vibe.49bcc4fc82934781
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For the first time cdd22ea79d in her life, she 278a530391 felt a desire for 2175f4cf51 a man.e4aacabb6e8d4254
Stripping off that sexy coat, then the well-fitted suit jacket, and the turtleneck sweater that would reveal his decadent chest…2712b479fdb3548d
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While she was 5d9cc1a425 mentally undressing him, 299f687121 Ishin suddenly stopped.2870eda9b642d193
Jiwoon, who had been 956e9e644d devouring him with her ad1002298e eyes, stopped her steps a7b543c7d1 with a surprised look, f6667286e1 and he turned to 40a2d1fa9a look at her.7f2cd51af10b0a10
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“Do you like it?”e31c334cc5e40f5e
“…Yes?”27e9d91862371483
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Goodness, was this man, a50dead632 packed with all sorts 9ab0c7911c of abilities, now reading 50a866ef11 her thoughts too?6dd9d6ab7fc7a0a2
Jiwoon swallowed hard and 1edbe173c8 nodded.fb2d5d274a5d2284
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“Yes.”114b3b6ed822304b
Under the 1eccd10ac8 gray sky 25b1715c4b covered with d8f75749c5 snow, her 1601400153 dark brown 7ea7772b0c eyes seemed 20b157f1e3 to taste dfd60ed7f1 him thoroughly.f8f39f29f6454582
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“Very much…”bb7a87f3460bb4ee
“No.”664b57a09cf59a96
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His black eyes, meeting bba88ee48e hers intently, narrowed coldly.8f28b43b98074280
“I mean, not me, but here.”a7edcbe94feff637
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He nodded towards the fbf9e81048 mansion behind him.c12754a15d04833e
Embarrassed, Jiwoon 634ca95cda averted her 06232fadd4 gaze, scratching 6109134c77 beside her 7c0236edf0 eyebrow with 1e0d64da27 her fingertip.7f232981ea4d7d4f
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“Ah…”374f7ecfb2d56a8e
Then she nodded.f287f134045d4ec4
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“Yes, that too, very much.”75fc0a018d14649c
From Jiwoon’s perspective, it bff031e39f was one and the bd2f5b08f0 same. She liked 9e4fbdfb39 this place 7185ac6681 because it 2f1b5cb9e9 was Ishin’s c0d7f23ede abode.603888a93871486c
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“Do you want to stay here?”ed1da004765eb683
Jiwoon, who had 48451bf153 been looking at 91611a981a the ground to c11c53a2e1 avoid Ishin’s gaze, 05c59b9eb4 lifted her head ea24f5ab06 with anticipation in 4d5cd693d0 her eyes, now 91ad6831e2 tinged with madness.478295cea9c55a85
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“Is that okay?”fe1c0f5de0dae018
As if he f240448d1a expected this, Ishin e30a9ee4ec raised one corner 059abf860d of his mouth 875c8eb650 in a crooked aabd06c99e smile and gave c52a1a1343 an ambiguous answer.66c32998340919f9
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“I might do that for you. Of course, with the condition that you listen to me well…”e637e1bfad39ef4b
“…?”7b0f27ee52befbf7
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“I have something I want you to do.”4f8b95fab8704c29
Since she fa4ef6b406 had somewhat a71e676cb3 anticipated this, d70dbaa643 it wasn’t 4bf67f421c surprising. Therefore, she could a7451d5f80 easily guess what 2a238c83d7 he would say 4ec3ecaa7f next.1ad873833003092e
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“Guinevere…”b626d6a4034c3606
She knew it. She expected this.50af5802747b16ab
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“Restore it?”e11f29cdaec3cf3e
With a ea2689c659 confident expression, 980ac46518 Jiwoon prepared c684af37d2 to say a7aba37df3 she could dc0702e07a do it 9eb40b02c8 perfectly without 18a0a70983 any issue, c35981887c waiting for 24663722b1 Ishin’s reaction. After all, that was b46ec47575 her specialty.5342eb8415cb8e58
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But…67b25e30bfe71387
“No.”bd8e582dcff511da
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Not restoration.07fcd905b436ff7f
“A forgery.”0c7bfacaaa678a64
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Jiwoon’s eyes widened dd76da421c in surprise.b10de7d2d1894fbd
“Make a replica.”fa5f0809ec3dc233
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“…You want me to copy it?”d2e4928ed183fa1f