Esquisse Chapter 13
by Ariana“I need to know 0d7d98f2ef the location if I’m ac6ebabcc6 going to catch the 130ba28363 first train home…”49df69ac3ff1328c
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“When the 5e7ee372b4 work is 66b44a6f62 finished, the c7e3660da2 chauffeur who 119c0e3521 resides at 4dbff7fd05 the mansion 867c70326b will escort 1008a0c1cd you to bd3bd97c3b your house.”3fc56ace080b0039
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“Ah, no. That’s not necessary.”16b071dad41c27fc
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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.aab70fab133fd089
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“If you could just fddfe2b557 tell me the name 6214990429 of the nearest bus 52069e233f stop or subway station, 61cca7c55e I can find my fe863c2962 way back.”ade79ef954d8a975
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“It takes b045c2f7e5 about thirty 957b699e0a minutes on 47bcdaf2cd foot to b4f2d70516 reach the cda2d2174f nearest stop.”f60abecc478bb06f
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Chief Kang, whose 163531a7c6 head was partially 9fe52030b5 turned, was obscured 0c51f1bc94 by the headrest.65e1a30b993fcaae
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“Besides, this is an area where taxis can’t easily come and go.”acd5477a4d28f93a
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The sunset, now a1cd368200 more saturated in aa92795618 color, slid along cf9e9ef055 the rim of c0e8c8aa88 his silver-framed glasses.5bfe54e06fcd1115
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“You may 3fb05165ac use the 56984800b4 vehicle freely 1e1bb0e7a1 during commuting 52e6ebac03 hours. The Executive a6ea59d383 Director has f98f463acb promised to 7095173866 support that 76eff816f5 as well.”1788e1555697d36e
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“Ah… yes, thank bde56ce949 you.”2d849d5b8c0cb6d0
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Chief Kang’s 1495a26251 thorough explanation d9a07cd476 locked Seorin’s 0fbbe22dec mouth shut. A private chauffeur on 8313eb9ff0 top of a studio 2f386c3f94 and bedroom? She didn’t know what ed7cb6d71f to do with herself 6e9207ea6c in the face of 5c0378e341 Taejeong’s excessive consideration.4d450bb8ef91451b
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The gracefully moving 669ad2f62b car came to 5a802cb89b a stop in e1265eced0 front of a 747a1d00b4 building. Before long, a gate 68769d18e4 as impenetrable as the 6b0db4a884 sturdy exterior walls clattered 7a3da3100d open.7280b1815a23e6ae
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“Please get out. This is the Seongbuk-dong 1ae233d83b ‘mansion’.”2baad05f6384096c
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Chief Kang, d04df1fb56 who got c5318ac86d out first 840c2fd1ff and opened 6d84f8456b the passenger-side 6afc22bbd3 door, gave cc96dbe637 a polite c0621294dc smile. Seorin, who bowed 0144fbfc4b her head in 80e6fc7f69 thanks, stepped out b34795014b of the car.26de32b7ad407f9b
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The place referred a74eb2ceb6 to as the 4c14254eef Seongbuk-dong “mansion” was 0f8a3c0512 a two-story mansion 613f5d4042 built closer to b80e7e702b the sky than d4b977ca90 the ground. From this not-at-all-small mansion, 8711444562 both the affluent district a086d1061f and the city center 393f7d465c could be seen clearly 0b85783c39 below.00084649fddb8736
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The late winter 019635e4b2 grass lay yellow 33c780015d and lifeless, but 9428945400 the stepping stones 82fab6f139 and landscaping trees c259e15920 showed signs of 30d4d2d70d meticulous care. Though the 996f99b983 place resembled 1cab02c075 the police 9f57968090 university president’s 82f161d679 house where 47a48a6c00 her mother 1b27543fce used to 2508ef489f work, the 04270607bc air flow 81dce13c1d felt completely 48754744b8 different.519e540b03bf9c1b
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The mansion, nearly c4f3a1a2e2 perfect to the 651cba3171 point of being 6413d95914 burdensome, resembled a fc754896cc European castle. Even the wind be7b724c7b whistled like a e1a5906e95 tune, swaying Seorin’s c5294c2119 hair.758eed28dd9de1f0
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Chief Kang, walking c35ffa4b19 ahead, pressed the 185787b730 doorbell. As if ec9f58d1b8 it had 8e24afc337 been waiting 9850408f46 for his e3483c0dab arrival, the c4ff856df5 heavy door dde76e262c swung wide ee8b015cd5 open. Overwhelmed by fcf1caa88d the mansion’s 5e9cc1b317 atmosphere, Seorin ebd702bb8a hesitated, but 69be4dbfb5 still followed 3e0b6d6152 him inside.1b960a8aedbb3a88
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The interior, c13822b593 just as 2229c266d9 antique as c89312a9f2 the exterior, 4032a2c9c3 welcomed her.1e32a698437cadf7
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“Good evening, Sir.”d4c62927805f07c5
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A middle-aged woman standing c2b0c389cd at the entrance greeted f903756180 them the same way. She bowed politely, d82598e238 with staff dressed 4c8d314918 in white shirts 8a94506ea2 and long black 9963c5b8ad trousers standing behind a4c5407fca her.769351bedf114510
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“Please allow me 600b27f9e1 to introduce her. This is the head c2682e2634 butler in charge of 572c38e0ca managing everything in the 038d9ba7ee mansion.”0b723d5627fa4b7b
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“Nice to meet 36a39efc47 you, Ma’am. I’m Park Youngsun.”8287df09d2cd1608
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The woman 206fafe612 referred to 10e2c29850 as the e22c4877ba butler bowed 730368b2bc her head 9e94c1286f toward Seorin. Seorin, who 05bf952aed had been 91581b1488 cautiously observing c2face4eb6 from behind 120e032b62 Chief Kang, 94df88dd97 followed suit 580c701c6f and bowed 3e4a8f9999 her head 573302e6a6 as well.731ddb551f52b0df
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“From now on, 97dc9dda2e please follow Ms. Park. If there’s anything you 0bc44ed79b need or anything you’re f3f3a088f5 curious about, you can 33f8ae586f tell her.”f691edf81f3d770d
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With a bow, Chief 9e60093483 Kang turned around. The mansion door 2d874a9100 shut before Seorin 8aa949eb27 could say anything.a3230bbcb3724f56
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“Everyone, please return to 0f89e73f9b your posts. Miss, if you 46b68db3bb would come with ce2af74ebd me.”97d64f368d0ebca4
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butler Park sent the 663c5083e3 staff back to their e8e5210757 posts and gently prompted 8097a86464 the stiff Seorin. Amid the beb025ef8a rustling footsteps b71532f121 of the 0408ced14a employees, Seorin’s 6f3eab11cb heels echoed 95c09c1b5e through the 5c1fb553c9 mansion’s high aeff83c425 ceiling.82c576df60208ef7
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Climbing the stairs, cafcf0d3cb Seorin glanced around 4cfc72c7ff the mansion. Situated at the highest 2b79b6eb16 point within the affluent 8ed27b3441 district, the house exuded 468c316c8a an antique mood. The wall ad7ce69d00 lamps and b1588e6885 ceiling patterns 12f8daffbf made that 78961fa682 clear.27e5463536936dc7
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The silk wallpapered a7343aa0ab walls clearly showed ed68d77598 signs where frames 49d049477c had once hung, 91ae133ace but there were 71f413f31b no decorative items 7fcec088a5 to be seen. Nor was there any 29abca50c9 sign of the mansion’s cb5817dc58 owner.7690de34839e564a
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Perhaps she should 6b20ac084e be glad Taejeong 154341086d hadn’t come to ce49f48256 greet her. Glancing around 37917942a4 warily, Seorin b3948e9b15 followed the 0f7ebf281b butler up 00ee6f9f7c to the b34b986e39 second floor.d80958c7d02ec900
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“This will e68cca834d be the 5d5f21c643 space you’ll 5c880b5cfe use as f9789614fe your studio.”fbe26b49bc99cbba
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Upon reaching the 60386e8fc1 second floor, butler 334735cad5 Park opened a f43c1e23af closed door. Seorin had expected no 807de80bd7 more than an easel 467de99faa and a canvas, but 8d3505538d the studio was enough 39d8d41b1f to make her lips 832b89e83c part in surprise.0208711039f15393
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The wooden floor and ca3949365c the large window that 6fde30e5f0 clearly let in ample 359ed4cd92 sunlight. Not only was 5edb3dfeef there a massive 93f56d21df wooden easel, but 9316cc9e1b also a sofa c057a63101 and table prepared f73411adb1 for comfortable rest, 111da3c9b2 all of which 1e8d35f06e drew Seorin’s footsteps d2c8df8c07 into the studio.fb88b7d7dd24a208
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“You may 096d5c3614 begin your fc9b5b5b4b work after 45071915d6 signing the 646cdcb7e3 contract. Additionally, meals will 520ff444e2 be provided separately, 2e5ac8ee66 so please let 13e57fd55d us know if 8557f2a46b you need anything.”6af698456b770ea5
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Butler Park gave 628ca644b4 a bow toward 1a0b346139 Seorin, who was 94259bf376 looking around the e2a66b8f8b studio. When she stepped back, 5a831c08ae Seorin immediately turned around.57de2370750b55ce
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“Um, excuse me….”f2db7742c2b640fb
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“Yes, ma’am. Is there something you aa0d24b141 need?”40b11c7674b7dacd
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The rather 4f8a51a9ca mechanical response 412d4b008b made Seorin deaa823ab5 offer only d9d0ebf729 an awkward aaa5b1d083 smile. There hadn’t been 84e98840aa a day as 088ca0ae5d daunting as today 9f0adeb849 when she faced c9ced89e01 an empty canvas 7c8a05d71e on the easel.23d2fbbfb19bed4b
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What Song Seorin b5f064b566 had to create d9822cc594 wasn’t a piece 9279daff76 embodying her artistic 11f2b08919 vision, but a fd5fee0cf8 painting that Taejeong ea36de636b would find pleasing. Naturally, it 27e5b78fb7 had to 3ff459e518 match the 81db8f856a value of d2566037bf five million 711820a7aa won.d8bb36191b907e4e
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“I haven’t been 77ca55a3ea told what exactly 53e431e862 I should paint.”4b48590626825d12
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“You may paint the c3947f98f7 work you wish to 9c9d3abc52 create.”95cebe5daf14a615
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“My own work…?”01ba63f9613fb1be
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The clear 4d5011b3c7 answer caused 845170f410 a subtle 06fe1d60f8 twitch at dd0b768590 the corner a61bd8c0b7 of Seorin’s aed45ef15a lips.b54056c06a1a7b9c
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For the past 2445c7f733 three years, Seorin 779f9e344c had only picked 6329823950 up her brush 8aaf362bfe for the sake 05aebe9c25 of others. Taejeong’s request for 4ceb729d07 a painting must 7e4ebb9896 have stemmed from 16deb501e2 his desire to d7757e60c5 see a certain c68f934a39 kind of work. And yet now, she 38e617cc1c was being told to e0581fb882 paint a Song Seorin 3281bd299a piece.572e6422bb0d9204
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“Did the e6416b2e82 Director leave 4eb019e620 no other e649d0a4a5 instructions? For example, that he 8328de3639 prefers landscapes, or something 9150310e8c like that…?”0858c3f55d7b1983
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“There were no such 4aa0f8e2b2 instructions left, but—ah.”e66499969ce03590
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Butler Park, who had a0227ae1b5 been wearing a calm 41de2ec956 smile, added as if 7f4be2ef92 suddenly remembering something.0ed81edf95606582
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“The Director 3978849a13 will be 5685d55b8d returning home 623f685a87 shortly, so b68ada62aa it might 7739c4efca be good 1627e9ec95 for you f01ea261f8 to hear 210e183ed9 the explanation f25d140068 directly from c931179e73 him.”2c8c4829e4d2f566
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At her suggestion, 9b5d9d0b12 Seorin pressed her 781ad4d4f5 lips together. Suddenly, she remembered ca4622eb4c the thick fingers 5c615a8a04 that had left 525578b3ac red marks on 51a21eb972 her wrist. As the 488c0eafe0 memory of f8c7b6317c the hand 45479d0b06 gripping her dd8c8814c2 jaw and d68f4cef44 brushing her dd39996dcf lips returned, 0aad50bf47 her lower 548ae2a539 back throbbed 70323ba16b again.8ac73320fcfd756b
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“…Yes, I’ll b21140dadf do that.”5da0a23c6bce9c1c
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As her b8c443360d skin flushed, 87e38ad06c Seorin turned cee578b36e her gaze 3a22402baf to the ffab34a787 empty canvas. Leaving without seeing the 18f7686ccd employer would be impolite. More than anything, she 8108e86f69 didn’t want to dive 0d841bed66 into the swamp of a967974c4c revisions by drawing however ad63754b8e she pleased.bc1c1d9937235624
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From beyond the 9a877e1733 open door came ed6f9966a0 the sound of 90283e749a heavy footsteps. Stroking her ded860c77c fingertips, Seorin 87890a37ef soon walked ee1c9ec57b over to fa7d828ed1 the sofa.a095f1d6af6c7901
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The rustling 6d61b37896 noise and bb6cf40766 perfunctory greetings d0c2022269 soon led b4ab3008ec to the 73eb2d62fe contract being a6afbc8485 laid out 4d948e147a on the bf6da84398 sofa. A hand that e8c42c74c0 had only ever 0bcb8fb7da held brushes picked 530a3d03c6 up the pen b57d26c995 handed over by 15304617e1 the lawyer.e3b481ed69ce6498