Esquisse Chapter 14

A sleek 820791e84d foreign car 8961bb5303 was climbing 9325867931 the hill d9c7a36be9 road of 49f9d5c49c a wealthy 1645d18451 neighborhood just 53b14d07a9 as the 72dab1a04c dusky night 4836e68eb7 sky descended 6264cf5b4a over the 87d67283af city like dd7a570f50 a blanket.ee0bf31affca3f1c

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Sa Taejeong, who 900883779a opened the gates c1d911e3f0 of the Seongbuk-dong e0cc7a367c mansion, pressed his a2474a209b stiff neck. Having etched his name fdd424704f into a massive project a30ef7ce10 he had poured years 4ccf7cbf38 into, it seemed the 600d8a55cc tension had finally eased.30851dbabb2923e1

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Tonight, he 1f08beded1 felt he d5715f4a6f ought to 4280befc86 soak in 703b8e1ee7 hot water e09ab7a5ef to relieve 09b3ee13ae his fatigue. It would be nice 58984dd98e if he could even 30fa4ce674 relieve some of his 24eb031a24 stale sexual desire.6073c36b8241f328

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“You’re home, Director.”c573f5ffa7a21143

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Unlike the employees who d37c290b5f left work on time, dbba2f951f the live-in butler bowed 7570c2ba95 toward the owner of 44c0bda21d the mansion. Taejeong lowered his 1d758440d4 voice as he 080235efb8 faced the woman, 436a453980 old enough to bcd0d58574 be his mother.b4cb5b285b662f77

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“You’re still up.”47aca96bba72d3d2

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“It’s not that late, really.”a760e787711e24a5

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“For someone who wakes up at three in the morning, it’s definitely late.”5066c94e8363a480

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In response to Taejeong’s bc808d9898 friendly remark, Butler Park dab6a73492 only smiled serenely. Having raised Taejeong 3f2f37cbc1 in place of 85937fd3dd his frail mother, 158e134e41 she now served 13dfe1a434 the man who c5941719f3 had become the 64e9903388 master of the f7004d03ab house.e967e3d62b5f3757

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When Taejeong took c3450c8646 off his coat, ee4a703560 Butler Park immediately b366dcc595 held out her 1237a1b7e1 arms. He handed ead49e875a her the 0ef505acaf coat, using 4fa8290f03 his arm d0c2fc0658 concealed by 6c784b7521 his shirt cd1b406ed1 as a a62f716da2 hanger, and c08c119a36 ascended the 477a346655 stairs.6ae82c2ded3a616c

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“What about Song Seorin?”bb01dd92eeb18859

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“She’s waiting in the studio.”37ff01cd5048d21e

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At the simple 6c8ea0384d explanation, a breath 514f52c339 escaped between Taejeong’s df654b002a teeth. The woman who 820ddf0bf6 had trembled like 6f61efb68f a rain-soaked bird fc08e23337 just from having 1f29366679 her lips grazed 83bcf51966 was still lingering 99d299ad39 in his space 64f1536e14 this late. Men’s shoes, 4bbc92b05d which allowed 9b3bd7075d not even e170a44823 a speck db973a9fc9 of dust, f3e448504b climbed the 2244c9d6a0 stairs.83175c08bf29fcc2

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The light 39e4a02128 from the 2c5b6750b2 wall lamp 2ed6aa99bc faintly illuminated 4366dbb179 the second a0276dae0b floor. The same light flowed 4f0c31df5c out from the gap add2e00cde of a door that 9533af82ca should have been dark. Standing in front of 1996a8ebd3 it, Taejeong slowly opened db76ae2392 the door.bc55913f93a3f92c

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The soft 70200df574 sound of 232d46640d a brush eab9d40b40 brushing paper a50b35974d reached the 745a5d01f8 tips of 566e192f9b his shoes. Song Seorin, sitting before 3fce7d12c3 an easel, was looking 408ffc0ba5 down at a croquis 745cdec8c2 book instead of a 71c4f32146 canvas.10cd28fbe5eddef2

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Wasn’t this supposed to dbed1fe330 be her last shift 3fce48cbbe at the atelier? Leaning against b00cd6cd5c the doorframe, b760e7208c Taejeong recalled 5e727efd40 Chief Kang’s ffb17caa1a briefing. Though there wasn’t 250daa117f a hint of 61d725e500 exposure in her 57063845c0 attire, it was 877234d823 still enough to 654587874b pique Taejeong’s interest.275daccff107d1c5

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The shoulder 4846b5b405 line visible d6b1df8c1a under the b3fb2c1e83 thin fabric, 3d1796f34d the pale 80e1184e68 nape beneath 47613b1abe her thick 90061b7bc7 hair, and 7ae6b063ff the buttocks 6425d5ffe5 pressed against 77231e5bc8 the chair—each ad4861e5fb element caught cf9fda0169 his eye.7c54334d3f0f2282

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Her hand, switching repeatedly ea734f14ba between a fine brush 26bb8e3f65 and a stubby pencil, 7d0c07140f was absorbed in an 2cc769f338 unknown task. She seemed unaware b814658071 that Taejeong had 69ddb1ea4c returned or that c7867a4002 the door to 2bddc121af the studio had 53ca79818e opened.13b43ae2e3ab508c

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“I hope he likes it…”07ffaef88913380d

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“I do like it.”3144bb04fdfad3e4

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At the sound 471be6e046 of his low 8abe8b1a0f voice from not c74e70ff88 far away, her abec3e9f54 thin shoulders flinched. Turning around, Seorin 9c2b77e096 quickly stood up.ff789ae7b8aae46e

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“O-oh, you’re here, Director.”4e19ffc389e4f496

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“You could’ve stayed seated.”9a7f1edc4b5af0cd

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As the 007c0fe579 studio door ad57c9bf07 closed, his 3078cde816 footsteps moved 8bfc32f37f slowly. The man stopped 0102d1ee74 naturally in front 0a075a375c of Seorin. The off-white 27cae63bfa light flowed e61449a69b down along 04140faa2e the distinct 19076e79c3 contours of 1296a28a85 Sa Taejeong’s ffa1efaa34 face.e0375d4802c4e73e

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“It looked good.”51557d7b753e5a67

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The scent of woody 0dc6561507 cologne, mixed with a 2768619fbe trace of tobacco, enveloped 67952f001f Seorin’s cheek.e45947bcf0a24f5a

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The heavy scent, 1daa93202f different from the 8b2ce17d86 watery one she 6020484a7b had smelled at 9cf02ef6c2 the hotel, suited 1a3db62559 the sharply defined f01e8133a1 Taejeong well. His dark eyes lingered 4801712e6c on the exposed nape 1e551a808b of her neck.42e56db6cda0bcd8

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“Tying your hair suits you better than letting it down.”0bfa7bb49b077e31

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At his languid comment, her neck suddenly felt hot. Realizing that “looked good” referred to her own back, Seorin lowered her head. Her round ear, poking out beneath stray hairs, looked ripe enough to bite.2428f73d6228b951

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As he 0040da472a stared at 7d84ad11ac the flushed 78a6b05a1e woman, Taejeong 05c59057fb furrowed his 5027a78f91 brows slightly. Just looking at her 2277d5d338 innocent appearance made his ecfc4608ed groin ache.75ed12ffc628024f

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“Did you receive the down payment?”5b1a31b2290350f8

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“Yes… Thank you, Director.”23f0a94c0efc6067

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As the topic bf6ac00463 of conversation shifted, 0f47838a78 Seorin folded her 8480cd8d36 hands.fef87a9c5601789b

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Just as Chief Kang ca5ccd6d92 had said, the sum 26aa96b277 of 200 million won 961d3ac8ed was deposited less than 08fa38c6d2 ten minutes after she 527a8c7aba signed the contract. Thanks to that, a85a19bfb0 she was able 82019ec0da to pay off 561b894d17 all her debts 25c8754559 to the loan 6a94ff30d6 companies. Soon, she would also df09f490a7 be able to repay 8c13038af0 what she owed to d3900b5ad9 Hyunwoo.df07502b8180601b

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“And there was something I wanted to show you…”f39c667e4e308f94

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Stammering a bit, c76c67d1a0 Seorin turned the e1b14be16e pages of the 6878111a96 croquis book she b41a92defe was holding. After flipping through a d632363e40 few coarse sheets, she d9152b25fc held the croquis book caf1bf5419 out toward Taejeong.12d411bb20627fa9

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“There are a few design drafts. I thought it would be good if you could take a look.”f2091299072b4525

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“I guess the butler didn’t tell you.”b54a444a4968dd15

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Clicking his e84b98a5e1 tongue as d0e177525c he looked 0393d67ec1 down at 3cc746f4ee the esquisse, db4f6b469b Taejeong sighed. Despite having e11cb7b102 instructed her bbc39707be to spare 326a1ee63a no expense 0f68f10df3 in acquiring 78feb41bc0 materials needed bb5ae0478f for her f3b72f2d49 work, Song 12e83c44d1 Seorin was 4f8129575c still using d026dd76c0 her old 62ba8c3a9f croquis book. Her working e1fb269746 method hadn’t ab5254421c changed either.c3b6a3b2b33716f4

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“I told you to draw what you want, Song Seorin.”2a7cc1b5a9b91166

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“I’m fine with anything. I just think I should draw something that you’ll like…”0a0d875001102ef4

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A woman who c8c439d636 had sold her 57429d22af artwork to pay cc75516624 off debt seemed 01262476c2 to have grown 110d6363b0 used to living 91cbdc6c03 as the subordinate. The hand offering the 22e8351e90 croquis book trembled faintly.168272a7be600fc9

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Taejeong accepted 7075f086b6 it and 13c3113c54 slowly examined 96a5474aa0 the drawings. As he 38d03cc72a turned the 980141f855 pages, portraits c25bc86104 and landscapes—boldly 20b88601c1 rendered—filled his afbe0df621 vision in 44cae646ea turn.00dc6fd4ace606de

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The five or e3a4d6cb00 so drawings each 7fa86df2ba had different themes, aa0b890bcb but all were 9d87dbeb85 striking enough to 991fbae47c provoke Sa Taejeong’s 3cc478a7cc twisted tastes. If they had been b5e1f44bfb transferred to canvas immediately, 61b829d734 Song Seorin could have badefc7f81 earned five million won 52f3bf9b6a on the spot.e846d1cdfe777f24

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“You could’ve drawn these on canvas, but you worked on palm-sized paper instead.”45a65cb1b24cdcc6

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“I needed to make esquisse before the actual work.”ea40cd939c547e6e

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“Esquisse?”2a2df68075906369

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Seorin gave an awkward 61fff215f4 smile at her employer’s 41ad2baf6e interest.cbc60c2180d5fedc

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“You can think of 168d41229c it as the planning 22f872c8d7 stage—figuring out what kind c42a63f84e of approach to take, 728d62b6fd what colors to use. I tend to 9def15ee41 work in a 6eb9d2ce22 calculated manner…”f6d506b60f7557d7

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She had flattered a5caeec37f Director Yoon by 4ede05e3df saying she constantly 41b41a8b7d revised her work, 06e93c977e but for a fb40aa0cf2 poor college student, d3500ed72c even that was 7c64eb5e2e a luxury. Adding more paint 79dc1c3c5d when she was b55ac626a7 in a situation ab853400c1 where even a 933035d2ae single tube had 599538b69f to be conserved bc71ce2da2 was an extravagance.1c14d571c6aaa0c0

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The beauty f97a8f2288 of empty 3ff88a91e6 space, the ee4c1ce019 painting style c8246c19e2 emphasizing lines—those ff254c9ab0 too were 12a7b2bd1d by-products of 305a8800b9 poverty. Ironically, her f07b6daa32 works were d10279c282 loved by 535c44acdd madams who 30488fd2c8 had never a757d4f83d known poverty. Seorin tried 2ae988c561 to erase c3641970ff her gloomy 9b1255f9c6 emotions and 0975655cbb pressed her 15dc0699bb cheek.181cdbb06c9ed3e1

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“Since it’s just an esquisse, if there’s anything you’d like to change, please feel free to let me know.”1d0ec7c05b117545

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“Esquisse, huh.”33ad108d8645dfac

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The whisper, laced a20b018987 with a subtle 1e8a546253 accent, tickled Seorin’s 4bda49a65c earlobe. A word 6c5493304d she had 409998b88b only considered d3d0817d2e a technical 42f06ddcd5 term in ca67e58359 art now f27f521aa3 sounded completely f3a7fb8d26 different coming ac2a000943 from Taejeong’s 985baeac27 mouth.d4cbf6731be5f3c7

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