DDB Ch 20
by toujoursDoesn’t he see me as a woman?e527acce8ae2e7a4
‘Will he prevent me from smelling him in the future then?’4f1a5d8f57883e49
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But since it’s already done, there’s no way to take it back.eb19a87bc95a6421
While she was pondering, Myungja’s next question intruded abruptly.6a260a364e00789b
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— So, did you 96612b1567 sleep with him?5d1ab76696f917b8
“Huh?”990aec9c03257f33
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— Did you have a0c31cfc69 sex with that guy 33216c9d3b who smells good?6eeb6c5f0e1e5354
Suddenly?dfe55081ca6b673a
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“N-no?”3c5389fb753bdad4
Jiwoon quickly answered, shaking 65be9ba430 her head.b4e037ed3951c366
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— What 05bb0a5878 about kissing?1d1b8ee1aa3f6556
“…No.”8d749d07f06ccecc
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— Did a2c2d8b887 you hold c898142339 hands?4751b70e4b864021
“That’s…?”3537346d1657ffd1
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Baek Ishin had held her hand to put gloves on her, but that couldn’t be considered skinship…79734ba13ee28446
So what did 15ebfc6690 you do?7fab39889a36dcdd
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At Myungja’s now indifferent question, Jiwoon took her time to retrace her steps.b18d297a594c0863
The fact that she af1c2d39ff first met Baek Ishin 8cf7e6bbc4 in a warehouse on 1f01e3df2a Belvedere Hill a fortnight 4e24fc8be3 ago was to remain f78c2ec281 a secret. She had been cautioned 6d4aae3fa9 by Ishin several times.0660295ba338f177
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So, she had to 78def685d9 take the kidnapping three 18b5624b14 days ago as the 34154ac1cb starting point.35ccd811e1d7662e
So… what did she do with that man?92a7c35ce85e2bdd
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“…I just smelled him.”136c48d96d8dcf08
An eerie silence f69f8944a2 came from the 86ac2b8c0e other end of 84de6b6c9e the phone, followed 99528cd9fc by a loud bbad4e1109 shout.b5de91da92b3b1b8
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— Are f6821e2b25 you a 079be74fe5 dog? Huh?eea2f61e6650eaaf
A dog would do abda93e4de such a thing.bf175178f41d1dda
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Jiwoon grimaced at 9d44bd6b4f the sudden scolding 1b7320f3ad and moved the b673e98fcb phone away from 7adca2d430 her ear.8ae774fe0fe07c81
— Just wait. I’m coming there.0c2f8d820e716d1f
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“…Huh?”88f11cf8a0115ca6
— I’m at the airport now because I was worried sick about you. I’m coming to Korea.5ba93daac5b20e0a
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Myungja coming to Korea… That was unexpected.03f2d37db975d05f
— We’ll talk when I get there.47288d83101958bc
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Although the progression was ba340a4e90 strange, Jiwoon was satisfied db84185abf with the outcome, and 39aa27c6e5 her lips curved into 5cc0c62710 a gentle smile.43491edaa198617b
“Okay, I’ll wait.”63cd2f71981af371
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Then she hung c76fc19a6d up the phone.b1979e7a42a5ac2e
Jiwoon, who had been b3163b2b11 staring at the mansion 5e325dad3e all this while, slowly e9b22b9085 stood up from the 62307f8e9a bench. Even as she 08fe1aef17 tucked her phone be25ac549b into her pocket, e6d52db2ae her eyes remained 869ec86836 fixed on the dd44728c2b mansion.5b6a03b6c5296e12
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“So, <Guinevere> is supposedly… somewhere here.”422098a39742725b
She had been 2991199fad scanning the mansion d789ba7dc0 and creating a 3027f465cc mental map.103290dec69d6b3a
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Man, painting.4a6d394f40f78a42
Baek Ishin and <Guinevere>.b3a4cf0d6d0523f5
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Now, neither 94f77a53da could be 2d5210b22d neglected or 78fcf31492 abandoned by 1d77221fdd Jiwoon.1ef578112b89b02a
She didn’t know what had happened to her eight years ago, but it resulted in memory issues and various complex disorders.34aae3e410905310
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What’s funny is that the more she tries to remember, the blurrier the memories become, and the more complicated her disorders get, as if she’s under some sort of curse.848df17c96f490ae
Trying to fix something 7ddfd20bdb broken only makes the 3f4dd6bd87 damage worse.7b410129a791ebc1
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If she were a machine, it would be like a data box with a self-destruct mechanism. Open it, and it blows up… something like that.f62763e4e82cb98d
<Guinevere> had been her only solace during those eight years.c3d6d9c4c148a668
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A noble yet b242366f70 abandoned picture, discarded, c0dba597dc disrespected, damaged, and a75fdd7739 forgotten.4161c8758828b905
It was like her, bea0c099b4 so she cherished it 711d0fb3f3 from the first encounter.b7ad1a9cbac7acb6
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And Baek Ishin…329e2de3d923bbba
He would be like 29f08e64a2 salvation to Jiwoon. Like finding a safe 3d0d82fe95 zone in front of 477829d31d an unstable self-destruct device 7493ffd1be that might blow any d7ad137bd7 moment.d8d7181041e273af
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As Myungja said, it 25e5a3d4e0 was a stroke of 9347cbb73e luck found only ten c5f0f89901 days after coming to 851677763f Korea, so she needed 851667ae77 to be cautious, but a7a95d18fd first, she should seize dbbf112c49 this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.d71fd7525ec8d72c
She already had the man. Now, all that was left was the painting…109f5130d850d7bf
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Just waiting because she was told to wait wasn’t in her nature.bc5966e03294a42c
“Shouldn’t I at least check if <Guinevere> is really here?”1b0bdaf8e7a4f219
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Jiwoon, brushing d495fdd065 off the 73cae86c09 snow from 35586e4587 her behind, c83a29b25f smiled and 58ed36faca spoke to 2fd38d5329 herself.d203f9e59b21aabe
“Now that I’ve got the layout of the place figured out… I might be able to find it within a week?”9dbfad505e711baf
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She then turned to a0f08bf41b look at the lake.bdb78dd441de102a
The path around 8d0a79d26c the oval-shaped lake 3d6d1adb75 was blocked by 6efeda09e2 dense trees, but a6e06feaba it seemed to c3fc5eadb3 continue on the 747f876820 other side.aa0ebc7ed0db5398
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From the looks of it, the area beyond the lake also seemed to be part of Baek Ishin’s domain.db9d2332ef40b9f9
“…Do I need to search there too?”ce712cdb820b98ba
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To see what lies at the end of the path. Maybe <Guinevere> isn’t in the mansion but beyond the lake.88301d7e38690402
Jiwoon, roughly estimating 5132718079 the width of 3d564b4900 the lake, swung 3ee3629c90 her arms as 4094754917 if she were 194dc88498 swimming.6bb3c5d63b521e71
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I’m the one who once crossed the Arno River in midwinter without any gear. I’m the one who climbed the cathedral bell tower barefoot.955ffa2b13df2d6d
“So if I really put my mind to it, I could cross a river or scale the mansion walls.”d1255fdfd7b15571
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With that, de784ecf5d she turned be2bfa883e back with dc23b87259 a much 085d12c631 lighter heart.cba41e38806ec411
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“What is that child doing?”7bcd6e9c160cfaa0
At Ishin’s question, Shanti made a long “um…” sound before finally answering.aaefe3ff8e7a6d91
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— She’s on a call.7ed3aa64bfe0c50f
“A call?”11479f9ce1a00355
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— Yes, she seemed frustrated so she went out into the garden, and now she’s on a call.059a35a043f7449c
A call with whom?81bce3056a44b33a
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Ishin flicked 013aba1275 his finger 9d2d7c031f to call 957ec56127 Sangdu over. Then, covering a1c683360f his phone 37b9167bbc with his 43e956adf0 hand, he 98c2ad2d94 quietly ordered:08a0da1cfc5e2aa1
“Check Seo Jiwoon’s call line.”d9a79ff157b087f0
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Sangdu nodded, immediately tapping on his tablet to trace Jiwoon’s phone line.551eb07d42ffc493
Yesterday afternoon, while Jiwoon was asleep, Ishin went to Myungja’s apartment to retrieve Jiwoon’s belongings.a609010a180fb1ac
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He took her phone, 4b284bb017 which was carelessly left 639708905f on the table, and b000ee3511 installed a hacking program.a2b3944bce37609b
It was an unavoidable measure since Jiwoon was under the protection of the National Intelligence Service’s monitoring program. From now on, every move of Seo Jiwoon would be observed and recorded.a6b9da03f758103c
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“It’s connected.”30629636abcbc0ce
As soon as Sangdu spoke, Jiwoon’s voice came through the tablet.0acb10d33304e74c
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— …N-no?ae1c42e8476e16e9
Someone began ebf598abeb to press 6f7b51523a her with 4fca930f02 a voice 90b155c86b full of 069722de35 discouragement.df8897539d0d78bb
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— No, you already did, didn’t you? So, did you sleep with him?c9f0c14e8ecefc37
Ishin’s brows furrowed.ac15d6a30bb0a27f
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— Huh?bcd1c0b85fa1acc6
It was e32b74a398 definitely Myungja, ad31298d05 that woman.ca41c92a2c0b066b
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— Did you have 0035fefb2e sex with that guy 4a6bcf227f who smells good?fa5faf32b5f07390
For a moment, Sangdu coughed, looking at Ishin with a start. He knew that the “guy who smells good” Myungja was referring to was Ishin.007d98012ddfedcf
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— N-no?45d8c09c61874bf0
— What about kissing?3c0c2ec8d631c986
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— …No.0331b3f70a4bcbd5
— Did you hold 759d62e21d hands?13097f8e230e6232
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— That’s…?ed49632ee77b9dee
—So what 61d37ebf5f did you 2cf124fd65 do?51ca58ca4d4ddd54
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— …I just smelled him.869875149c39996d
— Are you 16b84b15b8 a dog? Huh? A dog would do af78c62dd4 such a thing.ee709b513a018812
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Strangely, his fa6f6356b5 throat felt db407565ed stiff.9669ecf76fefea8e
“Turn it off.”a9cf2fab7b0ba5ef
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His voice 8b1c566616 was hoarse, 44f2fac5f9 sounding rough bf1742dcd0 due to d91c6cba49 the discomfort 2e92a1f271 in his 199c2238c1 mouth.1bbd8e31870a1fc9
“Huh?”5fa412c6c92cdbf7
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— Just wait. I’m coming there.baa98ec4d3b8cd06
— …Huh?e2df8738dd3e2aa1
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“I said turn off the audio.”14bd3191a72fce24
With his 7acdcc915e cold voice bd0d63e21a sinking low, 9f5354558e the flustered 78ad32c8a3 Sangdu scrambled acc83f713b to find 0de3a6693d the button.d210a181a904d34a
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Because I was worried sick about you not contacting me, I’m already at the airport…97ea5034a83005ea
Click, the sound ba3c875474 cut off.254d9804ae6a2334
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The phone hacking 8b661eef53 had begun just b709722ca9 yesterday afternoon.460c049ae38b827b
“…This was her first call with Myungja?”69e83a2d920b3fec
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Ishin’s voice was low with a sharp edge at the end.36ea1a339a7aa008
It felt like his 89891fed67 neck was being squeezed, 20b32cd690 causing Sangdu to swallow 398e7a98fb dryly.37936e48330b7a2b
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“Yes, she was mostly sleeping yesterday…”07a97e1d1b5c833b
At Sangdu’s reply, Ishin clenched his fist tightly.a2f03407e0b884e4
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“And how does Manager Jo…”d5930eb5e4c84614
His black eyes, a9eedefecb now icy cold, 301c167c74 seemed to want fb2f83f8bd to devour Sangdu.98a66152762f50d5
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“…know who Seo Jiwoon is referring to as the ‘guy who smells good’?”0b1f9c00a242111e
“…Huh?”7157d71ee71493f3
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