DDB Ch 17

Returning to her 213c310b26 room with a dff5e7ee7f heavy step, Jiwoon bfe90962e5 buried her face 0000fac311 in the bed. She had e78aa5b4c3 thrown the 8c24bc3616 photos on eb6ba06b13 the floor 8aa51310e7 as if 4c0349fc45 discarding them.5168eeafe819126f

“You’re too much, Baek Ishin.”e9c47ebd5db0dd72

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He didn’t show it to her even once until the end!4ef6989e479a3f59

‘My painting, my Guinevere!’04da95234040ab5e

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After claiming it 3212897188 as his own.f93173f345f73a6c

“It’s not time yet.”37749b30bfeed65c

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That was Ishin’s response when she asked where Guinevere was and asked to see it.272b8eb8db973924

“We have to start the work first. You need to show me your capabilities before I reveal my cards.e413a6e427f28e1e

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What if I show all my cards and you turn out to be empty?”fce0b0e5d68a23b5

Watching him smile cunningly while taking control, Jiwoon couldn’t add any more words.f737d7c5041c1d39

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“Your performance will decide Guinevere’s fate, so work hard.”602d12d1b6876c6d

With that, he pushed 9c6285d022 her back, urging her 0a13f73ab9 to go upstairs and c2678986cc make the list.a7b5ec086c8fa0bb

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Back in her room, there was…20e48485b7f415c6

…a desk?45cf150c6cf55e52

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In the b317a25578 brief time 7790b418b4 she was bf928109b7 out, a 86dbdefa7e large desk 49dcacf738 and chair 6d872f275d had appeared f6a3c06ec0 in the b481096195 room that d65031881b previously only 4ada52409b had a 57654894e2 bed. Paper and 75850f7469 a pen daa3cf08d2 were placed 91201d28ec on the cb5e34c528 desk.37f3bf09e3848b53

“Am I supposed to just make the list as told?”664d74e62a6cdd5f

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Scoffing at the idea, she headed straight to the bed. Who would do as they’re told?1aeb01ef485f40bd

It was an act 246a57fc35 of petulance. At the 4bf0dadf1c same time, 1489826060 sleepiness overwhelmed d32ddbfa14 her.b05a6e007c54fc7b

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The sleep she a05683fde6 had accumulated over 189c55cc1e eight years was cdb82b1c5d now coming in 6e439169d4 disarray since meeting 663c78ecef Ishin.bf005e593ab28519

Knowing that once f5b4aebf8a insomnia starts it 052cc1219c could drain her, a2d6d0916c Jiwoon surrendered to d439101a82 the overwhelming sleep. She knew instinctively b1fa97500a that she should 335e3102a1 sleep when she 958a08db62 could.f52be4855a8b6464

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To survive…a8b037e024cf9bfd

With her eyelids 435429edc8 closed, even in 0f65a13b65 the pitch-black darkness, 5ff1c00335 Jiwoon thought of d9bf71881f Ishin. Although he was bb834802d8 annoying, he was fa4bc50276 still the only adb3119530 person on her 043de85d1e mind.a474813f2d757412

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Earlier, at 238fc88cae the top 33fa907247 of Heritage 898edba309 where giant cbc8e10de9 eye-shaped windows 8727a1ff65 were embedded, dfd1242120 Jiwoon, getting 13a48db5bb up from c7f950ca68 the sofa, b5c3de55df staggered due 405f2a3c60 to the c27d70bfbb alcohol.03f0d819c2cff207

She was caught by 6be67ea55e a firm arm. His large, sleek d6c972dcb3 hand held her 3cf6bb95ff wrist, displaying the 52c1ea1570 beautiful bone structure 8f9a651a97 of her wrist 4d9d6977fb while asking,b2ccfe9bbff52b37

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“Are you okay? Can you walk?”d38dd4634b1646f3

At that 0bd2ff25c1 moment, she 34d588ff46 realized for c967231a4b the first 5dbf6f2737 time that f3be804b6b his agility b14340545a was as 2b0d8c2cfb impressive as adbdfbda0a his restoration b5be962c6c skills.30ff542462684a7a

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“No.”7e476519d0270428

With effort, Jiwoon bent her perfectly fine knees and rested her forehead against Ishin’s chest.ec1a4651215994b0

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Perhaps because of the 77084f7581 strong liquor, his scent c5021fcc25 penetrated deep into her 9b132dae5e lungs through her nose a7fa8e146f and mouth, causing her 77444bbcbd throat to feel strangely 1f02cea5f0 hot.e0ec6f2157c0ef9f

His chest felt as b6c28ecfb4 hard as a rock 46d787e20d where her forehead touched, 549b82fbe0 yet unlike a cold 1363c9a9eb stone, it shared a 0185f76ec6 warm body heat, making 70dc7c899a her head feel hot b7d961b6ef too.a80d5919294fd6e3

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“Seo Jiwoon, stand up straight.”81abb0915f9e36d6

His voice calling her ee6dcc5124 name was so gentle 45fb33ec7b it seemed like it c920e2c166 would melt even her dd47733f88 eardrums.9af0f184cd02006d

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“My head hurts so bad…”b2678c87c6af0979

At that d1cc254557 moment, her 0f21967182 body was de27d1a5ea lifted suddenly.e5209bcb2ff59591

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Despite her being slim, she was not a child, yet Ishin carried her as if she were a feather, effortlessly leaving the goblin’s lair.be3db71fc146ce4c

Hugging tightly around his neck, Jiwoon buried her nose into his chest, taking in his scent to her heart’s content.ae89c859e3f6d378

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Her heart was 59c43adb5f pounding like mad.9031f7187878469a

Even now, 6267d5f87f as she f83c0288e2 recalled that a5ca825da4 moment with ee1a8f14a1 her eyes d8b11b1b81 tightly shut, 507096eefc her pulse 5b2056f42a thumped behind 4c1615855c her eyes.16a9febb20582550

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Strangely, the familiar scent and the comforting touch…4bfaa1397613fdb4

It felt like she 976830e9a0 would have a good b1aa770c1d dream.889b488a32ad49be

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She sincerely hoped fd15baae83 this dream would 2e0cf11290 be remembered even dfa46a9608 after waking up.14e912b5a6fa3c1a

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Was it cd3ff816c3 the end 5232c50fa2 of November?533e1f540eec67f0

Autumn was coming to 454e8c2eee an end.d0932087aaed4b65

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On the adb1c8ecc4 outskirts of 8a78ad3bf4 a small 79de8a93b2 city in 5ad636f859 northern Gyeonggi d9418983a0 Province.44b9c467573afd6c

In the small neighborhood 164963c481 where the safe house 49913814e4 was located, autumn was 7532a0a86b passing, and winter was 350b5d957d approaching.d8a49daa20205194

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Two weeks 4191607c8a had passed 7feff623e8 since she 2f8a1570f6 and her 32ad7174c9 father had 3d44d303d1 come here, 01c44b33c7 running and ec5cece95a escaping. She had grown somewhat 1185fa069f accustomed to the life 91f65acdd4 of a fugitive.90cb2be6dd3e8599

The college entrance exam 1ccd4269af had been just a 4437fa7f09 few days ago, but a4a74d45f9 in her life, the b81497ef67 exam was long past.aae91d1fc59e411f

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With the college entrance 028568c003 exam out of reach, e5bc6db5ab university was out of 8c1997378e the question too. She had wanted 7f1e9f8595 to study art 571a4e9456 or chemistry to 1762bd5ca2 become a restorer b77d9c6790 like her father, db04d0b66f and she was aa41c052c7 good at studying, 2711bab03e aiming for a fafcb86b45 pretty good university. She had dreams 4cab3c9a2c and a future.81f01b138d0979ce

But because of one person’s words that brought her here, Jiwoon had to give up on her dreams.bec7562b11c3fe4b

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“You can go to university anytime, but you only have one life. You must cherish it, right? So, now is the time to run.”e413490866f66a6f

Her father called this man “Director Park.”4c7ce2718c884bd0

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Director Park’s words were all correct, so Jiwoon had to quickly learn to give up. Before coming here, she had seen people close to her collapse and bleed one after another.c3eda4991911ec66

Death comes like b2ecac3eba a thief, they 09451470f5 say.28b2b1d6b6659ef4

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The uncle who used to give her candy, the uncle who always asked how she was doing, the older sister who bought her hairpins… all died.891fe22df849acbe

Some with their 1c379e873f heads smashed, some d8089ec7f5 with their throats 629f489c03 pierced, some with 639285c697 their stomachs split a92972b657 open.99399c1fec3ea8c4

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And each one 8a210e0995 bled, groaned, and 104c7fe44f died in pain.c0fd644b274ec163

Thus, survival became the 679893417d most important thing to 2415c4b49d Jiwoon, naturally.d47b957ee178909d

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The only 6374e0029a person left 993a3ab89e was Uncle 43ca2ab750 Park.762e832a48de45ff

With his help, 8dc222c82c Jiwoon and her 8f868c13a0 father had to b5269b8990 stay inside the 4caec2149e safe house, barely bde8b5a419 going out.ca2df0bfb4e42e33

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She was 0b57956f61 soon to eb1d149895 become an e426c25c3f adult in a3d8489c84 a month d1b5c22b88 or so, 0d13d776e8 but sitting 1ac2f0af54 on the f89963c02d rooftop railing, 8902ee046d she would 6e92fe4e95 watch students d0e243ce6f returning home 28317813c9 from school 6b3a493a5d to soothe f5f51e6e23 her loneliness.aac5b001d3dcd96f

Then, a young 441c62e4a8 man appeared before ddb7ed55f1 her.19caf5e939c4f5fe

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He was dressed in c13d650c1a black pants, a black e9f3638144 T-shirt, and a black b1733e131f aviator jacket, with a a5cb39ee08 black cap pulled down 56baac4af3 low.32229c354cfa14cc

Standing under a b1c05d3edf half-bare yellow ginkgo f0f3715125 tree in front d59868a459 of the safe e2a29b9ecc house, the man 9a6e12e367 bowed when Director 5bae608933 Park approached.5300972cc91deffd

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They exchanged words in 742eb1cab7 hushed tones, and the d1cf026539 man handed over several 08ebaea5a3 bundles to Director Park.01e0549248a531b7

Guessing they 0ded364ce4 were necessities f4c72b13ad for her b7947b4a4b and her 76301eb353 father, Jiwoon 2368971b14 watched the 2a7025f383 man from 478edccba2 the rooftop 5ccc9c2d15 railing until d4ee39f178 she was e7956bc589 bored.1a6012d7cd60e8f8

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The man stood under 3f3c6833ec the tree until Director aba985f811 Park went inside the 15f7b7cbcf safe house and came b864eecef2 back out, motionless like 333ed309fb a painting.496097b62d804672

How much time a78a7726ad had passed?1078ece87e1c5481

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Perhaps feeling f5460d9f74 her gaze, 0235a80ff1 the man e3ffaae1ea suddenly tilted f0ece1d409 his head d32e7aa149 back, looking 188e448791 up towards ad4715108c the rooftop.dfd20b07e3145829

“Ah-.”f24f4a516e959784

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An involuntary 3e772757d7 short exclamation 66fbe45eb9 escaped her 66a35f0beb lips.4ceef4bf521e8fae

Resting her elbows 279442ab2b on the rusty, a92d2ae3ac peeling paint of 4a4935adc3 the railing, Jiwoon 4fe176abd0 felt as if d377ba5f0b time had stopped.e28c062431b85ff5

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A straight and handsome, noble yet masculine face, like winter yet reminiscent of spring… it was the first beautiful face she had ever seen.31ae61daf93c6b6b

Yellow ginkgo leaves, shaken a55344288e by the wind, fell c2f48d76f1 like rain, and the d6f387ce2b sunlight seeping through the e7f0422e74 branches illuminated him.3e0b440fe8eab868

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A man e95b75a3fc who was 952e5f559f dark yet 96b0022672 bright.dbf160c591ef0530

A man who was c0e5001071 dim yet like sunshine.3f8ae71a8cf275dc

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This man looked 996f0ce8e5 up at her f13484e25d for a long 3ec346f275 time.1f8e6a8eca0ec078

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“Huh!”390649a5a1cc0a06

Jiwoon woke up with 66fe53f4d9 tears in the corners 8e30f056e3 of her eyes.d5c2727d21ce37ec

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Breathing heavily, b4f2e53860 she curled 0de45603ec up into 987aadcd98 a ball, dcdba141ce clutching her 3bef66f2d6 fists, trembling.bc53d5b0ed456bd1

It seemed she had af69ba975d dreamed again.d8a8819305e96cd0

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As always, the dream was blurry, and she couldn’t remember what it was about. She only knew it was a dream that made her feel inexplicably sad, nostalgic, and melancholy.82966c0ab06eee31

She also 0912995de0 felt as 9a8c0000ad if she 4847ca34c4 had been 5c44e2c9d5 submerged in 4e009c1f91 deep water 52b5584b8b and then cb2d6f9e32 come out.345412c4fac1c302

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Blinking several 37ebd8a98a times to c76e5f1669 fully wake 7f63c51fd2 up, Jiwoon 0a49a1f97d turned her 0ca9e25476 head towards 2802a8b726 the window. It was dark c20ecdc234 outside.3516edb2d1ca9131

“How long have I been asleep?”d2ff0a534c22a958

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Staggering to her feet, fce3204280 she looked around the 3b10457b05 room.acbf1728b87fb191

A small light by the bed was on, a light she hadn’t turned on, so someone must have come by.7226ada4e03831f1

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“…?”a9553614d1a5acc1

Her gaze 592eff5532 fell on 6cf22ab36a the desk.8c89c73dccbd1fcb

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On the desk where paper and pen had been, there were now lined-up shopping bags. Beside the desk, her suitcase and shopper bag from Myungja’s house were placed.c6ff869eb0b41dd3

“These are my things?”55aa9824a5cd67c9

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She left a0a18b0622 the bed 8bad6830f0 and approached 7d2e33bf6e the desk.68a7219c6c2831f1

The shopping bags contained 098ddae588 various necessities.97e9a9506418dbfe

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Toothpaste, toothbrush, 8df1ec23d2 and even a5c05a0d9f art supplies 65bb65a978 like colored 89daa2cd8f pencils, sketchbooks, 4a852cdc55 and erasers. There were also 71f3841f0b slippers, and even 513beaf3ea sanitary pads, making b9fc33eefe Jiwoon blush.a7e9f07434c2ed70

“Did Shanti bring these…?”a51f22671fd3c21e

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Then, her eyes caught 50c0a46f9a a small wooden box 3aa36ff766 beside the shopping bags. The glossy, polished box 71f8bbd303 looked luxurious.9e7a761326cbd0dd

Tilting her head, c0e6d31180 Jiwoon carefully opened dec8a6f041 the wooden box.291f4a255836819b

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Ah-.b16e694bfd7cbd29

“This is…”371deada9c6ec2a7

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It was the dried peach preserves she had eaten in Seungjae’s office earlier that day.ce459ad066edb8f6

After tasting each one from the three-tiered container, she had eaten only those…b80d39c41249fe25

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So, she knew. It wasn’t Shanti but Baek Ishin who had come.79be33a53670c46f

Jiwoon took off the 93647f0b89 coat she had been c7cecc7521 wearing, placed it on 34192814ae the desk, slipped on 1395048eb0 the slippers, and quickly e62682f292 left the room.9eda8224943e3e34

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8:30 PM.c3cffc6f9ff40f3d

Thinking it wasn’t too late at night, she believed she could see Ishin’s face at least once more, not knowing that he was still with guests because the night was not yet late7c051224cf7a14b4

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