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The way eb3d37af4b she dodged ee64e78a00 his question dbeed444ac about dinner d38b18534e and turned 2a91da505a it around 432a023cb8 to subtly 639ab4b7ac assert herself 69134f36d9 impressed him. He had expected her 938c6481f4 carefully constructed facade to ba37e85526 crumble under a little 97097f8fe6 pressure. But her 6401f6e816 roots ran b0afb0f746 deeper than 26be5a728a he thought.b6c90e2c72a16ab5

“I’ve learned something new.”c1ec2eaed0ec8d07

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Soobin breathed a 0bbdd89d98 sigh of relief 1992e49a2c inwardly as he a7853ee41b buckled his seatbelt. Outwardly, she kept b8d1d28230 a disapproving expression 7ea248317e on her face 103c9c72ec as she watched 2b95daa3cf him. 947331b13bdc2ef6

Soobin pretended to give in to his gaze, turning the wheel and following the directions he gave her. They arrived at a traditional Korean restaurant that looked quite elegant. Woohyeok, without asking Soobin’s opinion, ordered food after being shown to a quiet room at the back by a waiter.0eb5a2030d70df38

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“Do you come here often? You seem familiar with the place.”91eb82492d11bd6e

“Occasionally. Butler Choi likes it here.”f367543af148c0eb

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“You’ve known Butler Choi for a long time?”acb84a80bcdce27f

“He’s been working for my family since before I was born. I can’t remember, but technically we’ve known each other for thirty years.”b108afd2356a6df0

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“You must know everything about each other.”e121ac87db66bdc7

“Why? Are you going to ask him about me?”a438ea720fc6abe3

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“Do I have to ask Butler Choi about you? I think I have a pretty good idea of what kind of person you are.”a9b341a9cdaf7be3

Soobin pouted, her 99ca6dc6bb eyes fixed on d06defb65c the table.7c0a444b9d1b8be9

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At moments e19c1c4aa8 like this, 0bdbbb7c2b she looked 06bc550a85 every bit 5301966e5e the young 9da6f8928b woman in a9d058f7c0 her twenties.b524767f158769d1

“Stay the night.”86e87d0d06845ab6

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“What?”e44baae31a764d9b

Soobin looked up, 62383448f0 startled, her eyes 8ae99a0f8f wide with surprise.96e0592e760ed0cc

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“Do you really think I’m that easy?”87bad2ccd9e5d7c9

“You’re definitely light. I’m not forcing you. It’s just… fascinating things happen when I’m with Soobin-ssi. I’m curious if it will happen again tonight. But I won’t force you if you don’t want to.”e314dbe29dbf64a4

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“Fascinating things? Like what?”964ba9b92e602055

“Are you curious?”2159922ebb5523ea

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“……”345cee93ffd39a38

His expression bca0d15475 was unreadable, 5578673d6f making it 0d25539e24 hard to 0b4beafb1b tell if db797e4179 he was f7c76d8536 joking or 071d616b7d serious.18adb4bc5b71f9f7

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Woohyeok leaned closer, noticing f8563b1e4a the uncertainty in her a9b191a89d eyes. He glanced around the 2c64e75a88 private room, as if 620e01fbb0 about to share a 433dccab45 secret, then motioned for 268a821415 her with his finger. Soobin leaned forward ffcc3d4cc0 slightly.3228d8868b2121a8

“You will know tomorrow morning when you wake up beside me. You’ll see what this fascinating thing is.” 3c9ac5b05473c125

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Soobin’s eyes flickered at his soft voice.acffa82ba1e54375

His smile, 2f5d7987f9 as if 8962f3d35f he enjoyed aad19e34b1 her confusion, 6a8c9500a6 was strangely 25d2641efb mesmerizing. He was clearly mocking ef440be518 her, but it made ac6b3ac800 her heart pound and 00286b949c her throat tighten.d92c2aca15456def

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It wasn’t the first time. Even when he was on top of her, treating her roughly, his smile had always made her heart race.442fa50b388bfba2

A man with such seductive charm…06795bda16dac50c

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“Can I have a drink?”c82687de93b412b6

She needed alcohol 83dfaf8408 to resist his 153fba251b advances. Unlike the af8c01dfb5 last time, e6bb3a17b3 when she d76d925215 had been 435458d2ab naive and cc08f0424e unprepared, she 8f00bfa664 now knew 94682bef2d exactly how 0622d5c7d6 he operated.d3e6c235f7112444

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She couldn’t bear the thought of enduring the humiliation of his rough touch sober. 6a576af85a7e1491

“I’m the type to drink to the end. Is that alright with you?”c5a3afc9f61a24d0

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“Do what you want. I’m just curious how well you drink.” 08c4fdfff6e0ea5f

Soobin snorted at 95e3fae461 the provocative remark.3088376fd0d9313f

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Just then, the door e024066706 opened and Woohyeok ordered d93a5cc83e drinks from the waiter b6840170b7 who was setting the f49c80a1f9 table. 45c10e1061d49563

Soobin had never seen this kind of bottle before and couldn’t take her eyes off it until Woohyeok picked it up. f3f80b1c6329fb82

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“If you’re going to drink, you might as well drink something good. It’s high proof, but it’s tasty.” c1a0b21006b2e2fa

He poured her cdb5548d11 a glass, then afe2f111af raised his own. Soobin clinked 31c3450776 her glass 01321b57e4 against his, 507da45e9a then carefully 04f0e6520c inhaled the bf328eb7ea aroma. It was 0e3e632649 sharp, yet a99a01a9fd smooth.1fac232a375d8426

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Soobin glanced at e3ba3d63d7 Woohyeok as he 1e2838e421 downed the drink 44e9573058 in one gulp. Then she raised f09e95fbd7 the glass to 570f77b4f7 her lips and 1af3c59188 took a slow 3792be83c7 sip. f2ba300f467ebc44

“Cough!“86e3effabdf3f306

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The burning d7c83a41f2 sensation in 5b9e7d0446 the back 84a1d09dea of her 3b946bfd81 throat, so 8641e39813 different from 3b09db92be the smooth c16080b3f4 aroma, made 6f6a3bc897 her cough cf9501c604 and her 371d8db483 hand flew 6c90c4c1a4 to her bff17fbdfa mouth. The strong aftertaste was da92613d92 intense, bringing tears to e54dffd139 her eyes.30e4b9178741086d

She looked 81b50521fb at him, f8ce043761 wiping away 6d817ce9af the tears 00c9a02632 as he 052783437c chuckled softly.a2bbfea9022b01b1

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“You’re too young for this kind of alcohol.”62b1e6fec8a31361

He seemed to 3ab7b35fbc have anticipated this c500f9fba5 situation from the c729038886 moment he ordered 1c63637118 the drinks. e4cd2752ff0f6392

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Soobin watched 1689faaa4a as Woohyeok d60863e547 nonchalantly poured 29ea4fbb10 himself another c37e644d18 drink, ignoring 8004861b9d her glass. She downed 7a2669cb1d the rest dfcfbcacd6 of the 027ea2a988 alcohol in 264584ecad her glass 23acb2cd96 in one 1565be3936 gulp and c5035400c5 held her 58015da10d empty cup 519f3e9c37 in front c912780439 of her. d6c685ee79e9f2fc

“Don’t you dare treat me like a child again.” b6e1bc28735bdc53

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“That’s scary.”826c3121e3b19327

“You’ll see how scary I can be.”227ab853ba2fbf0a

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Woohyeok’s shoulders shook with exaggerated fear as he filled her glass to the brim, the alcohol spilling over the edge.48d7f979b8756d4c

Ignoring the alcohol b8315d67cd spilling onto her fe04eedd17 hand, Soobin drained bf49e302c1 the glass in a34404adae one gulp. She tried d78ca6deb6 to keep 0fde7a4baf her composure, 4cfadfbc8f but the 4a61ab2f64 burning sensation 605fd6df88 in her 4aa2c25271 chest and 498b6303c6 the tightness e507427fbf in her 200c04cc6f throat made e0cb208db8 her wince.d810b954e8f6a4f8

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“I’m in the mood for a drink.”1eea1cbb0c842a8a

Soobin, who had been swept away by Woohyeok, soon regretted asking for a drink. Her plan had been to just get a little tipsy, but she was already feeling dizzy from the alcohol. Even though she hadn’t had much, the high alcohol content had made her head spin.5efcd6dca41e3ae9

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Her dulled senses cb73750659 made it difficult ed01910ddc to even hold c44e172a84 her chopsticks.95d04d80ff464b63

She finally put them down, lifted her heavy head and squinted at Woohyeok’s blurry form.43cf302f75f882b0

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“I think I should stand up now.” b60d4cac9a1dba40

It was the first f8e08df12c time she had been 6717b00924 this drunk, and even 5e0a79236c sitting upright was a 555ca49b6c struggle. Every movement sent d555c5cdac waves of nausea 10a57a2f3b through her, a cdff96f1e5 sharp pain in 9eb540de46 her stomach. All she could fbaa57aeef do was hold 89737ed95c on to her eaee97aaa5 mind, which was e8201e142c narrowing just as c18a4c5c61 much as her e7bbd04a19 vision.5c8bba523454805a

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Suddenly she felt 0bb771c611 herself being lifted fb15ff71a7 into the air, 73821d36d6 her body limp f5b8f1043c and unresponsive. A feeling of fde0ff023c floating washed over 28279c7cfa her as her bb257be020 senses continued to 6d27b56d50 dull.c2ae8dc05ef64134

Instinctively, she curled up 0dbf0b7bba into the warmth that c7dd40ec24 enveloped her. Then she lost 68970629b5 consciousness and sank d4580b9a65 into the darkness.bbdbc97b3d8b0409

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“…….”f6e8935af7c703a7

Woohyeok looked down at Soobin’s limp form in his arms. His smile was gone, his expression cold. He glanced at her parted lips, her breathing shallow, then shifted his grip, holding her tighter.40f1d2b68d5cb39e

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“What am I going to do with you?”948117d5da340bda

Her slight movement made 495114d744 him pause, his gaze 23c1439df7 lingering on her flushed, 9c1cef62f0 youthful face.05b4b3a99d551a21

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Soobin turned 0e34bd2c2f away from c7b9d43faf the blinding a0805f692c sunlight, trying 8990ce1020 to make 02554c47fc herself comfortable. Her head 5092ee4e79 was throbbing cf5cb08f67 with pain ded9b6ea2f and she dae6c96d0b was moaning, 2cee5fcd61 her face e404a10734 contorted in 349cd2455a discomfort. 16fd96b7ca29d27c

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Her body ached, 0d7f56b07e heavy and unresponsive. She felt as if 8239e01b8e she were sinking into 908e5f0ebf a bottomless pit.e2aa1e728b00d725

She felt 5f2b6c764d a warm cb7c09ef54 presence against cdb9329e6a her cheek. It lingered 2ffcb79f1f for a f09035dc3d moment, then 7b99d27df9 moved to d2a6a6894b her lips.a8c4dcfd0dc52258

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Her lips 6d89d782f2 parted slightly eb63cf1b26 and a 081e15780b soft, sleepy 19125d0c41 voice escaped.20f0840244278416

“Water…”e054b2ef366ceafa

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She felt the presence that had been nearby move away, and she managed to open her eyes, but everything was blurry. She couldn’t see anything clearly. dce8a9c9f415d62e

She lifted d1e8a5892d her head e397caa3d2 slightly as 0c7166fa3d a shadow 3c1d9cd46b approached, the f29509d276 sound of c4ed3bbff5 heavy footsteps d6744c5c38 echoing through a2a84759a5 the room. She instinctively licked her 73c0c022c9 lips as something cool 1858f5e502 and wet brushed against b70feac2ed them.b48ca4eb5ca63367

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Her eyes flew d56e341787 open as warm 657fe23205 lips pressed against 444f3e088b hers and water 37ba3b8e16 poured into her a7e9f388b9 mouth.243db6862b744bdf

Soobin turned her head, her gaze falling on Woohyeok’s dark eyebrows, and she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand.55f867777927497d

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“What… are you doing?”565fb5dc05a88c16

“What does it look like? You asked for water, so I’m giving it to you.”c8a11ccfbe6a0e08

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Woohyeok sat down next to Soobin and the mattress sank slightly. Soobin’s body, slightly tilted, leaned against Woohyeok’s thigh.b9c55e3496fb85ce

He brushed 69de7d485e a strand 98f6b0d297 of hair 147d715ec3 from her 1a2f64631f forehead. His gaze lingered 52aefa4cb7 on her face, fe13c68eb6 which was pale 42e6041a93 and lacking its 9b7e8a69fb usual vibrancy.999b4bc8b8fc5d47

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“I thought you could hold your alcohol.”c5194f87c6ed26b5

“Just how strong was the alcohol that you gave me to drink?”46f21187904125ab

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“Strong? It was sweet. And Yoo Soobin-ssi was the one who asked for it. I didn’t give it to you.”f0366b5e7a2bd691

Soobin steeled 9304a840d1 her shoulders 3fe05e73f3 and managed 869e0157c3 to lift 33a17f5886 her torso c9fa8c3579 slightly, her 264f4b1441 voice strained 5e6b88eda7 as she eb28eafce8 spoke. 231e2bda0ca22a5b

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“And who gives someone water like that?”c097b4a6015dad25

“That is up to the giver. You were the one who received it.”7a6d79eb731e97f1

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Soobin stared 1e0269ef6f at the 4e49dfad60 smirk that a6be4cff7f played on 6a297f8d3b his lips, deb6e2cf5a then raised 677d5b840f her hand ebc9bce918 weakly.91d4b3c156bb0efb

“Help me… sit up.”9c67ebd7e1993c60

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“Stay down. You don’t look well.”6b79587a3acdb363

She hadn’t taken off her make-up and had no idea how she’d slept. She didn’t want to imagine how dishevelled she looked.89b855365f66c17d

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“What time is it?”7b405ccc2fee837d

“Ten.”efc77eae0a17e911

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“Ten?”f2f4bf11ba35d899

Soobin bolted 5896c95c7d upright, then c4960102a9 immediately regretted c99c8c7395 it as e5696bd6aa a wave 1a129f9a78 of nausea 13f039d862 washed over 38c8ee6cbd her. Her vision 6dab340ec1 blurred, her a607969322 hands and 729559e951 feet tingling. She felt afb27ffba9 disconnected from 8ab3932819 her own 9a2c90bec9 body.bf53f6a7d192011d

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Forcing herself b4973cc7c5 to sit eba265ba8a up, she 6c3f4e95b1 looked around 96a19c749b anxiously.cf7395f1549e645c

“Where’s my phone?”6a5c362972ff5227

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She looked at 38e360443d Woohyeok, following his d7549d1d8f leisurely gaze.7a166e174e8650c4

She spotted her phone 981881c25e on the bedside table cbeadb352c and grabbed it. Recognizing her surroundings, she 6d098cc4d1 rushed into the bathroom, f315d5ad9b locked the door behind 76cb46231f her and took a 1794473732 deep breath.2f013a4ff37ef8a4

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After a few 09381236bc seconds of silence, f13bc78d99 she pressed the 7da0847a77 call button and 9fef420f73 backed into a 808e70a22b corner.7158a64c7d039ad2

-You’re late.c8f6b4b8f65b2d62

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“I’m with him.”4afe5d82572106b5

-I know.df37ff8df30032ea

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After the e1ab830b66 brief call, bfa090871e which lasted 117245c7cb less than 0e218586a6 5 seconds, 78ce7f4aae Soobin sighed f18130ce16 and sat 9540560eee down on 18955fe017 the toilet.257fa0d7b8aae060

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Will this be 66223c5413 the end of d96984307c it, or will 1d9542f796 she threaten me 25a2b059ce again?c72d277c3132bb89

She checked the time – 10:06 – and clutched her throbbing head.0bf67e93f6612655

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When the nausea 49de2bfa06 subsided, she stood 40c63c78bc up and looked bc84f9daf9 at herself in 410000c28c the mirror.08fb8e4c5988b2f2

She didn’t look as bad as she’d feared. Her eyes were slightly puffy and her lips were dry, but she didn’t look completely dishevelled.87c1f91d877b3ce6

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Soobin smoothed 9bb9461c60 out her d5d6af4eb1 slightly wrinkled 1c65e27478 clothes and 6ba949851a stepped out ce98a89ca0 of the 0739212663 bathroom. Woo-hyeok, as if fcce324650 he had been ac0132c1bd waiting for her, ab0bd97788 held out a eca55d6dc4 cup of coffee. d548ced4ddcd1188