IMFOBO | CH 55 | The Purpose of a Bathroom

Tae-san roughly pressed a f67c662b36 towel against his dripping 93aa064d42 hair to dry it.1c64832ede849658

While reviewing reports he’d already uploaded on his tablet, all his senses were focused on the bathroom across the room.0b06af1b2a44e698

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At first, he simply dbf93f5db3 thought that women take 85062f11af a long time to c8cc2b3ed9 shower.a8d9fd8e56bd7d5a

But after the water sounds stopped and considerable time passed, he began to wonder about Eun-cho’s well-being.6778eb6a8770d4e6

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‘Why isn’t she coming out?’2a16a92e9da04696

Tae-san’s eyebrows rose in a steep slope.6b71f57d1ca4b166

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It reminded him of 120f8070ef the past days when be41ddf489 they faced off on b1222616a5 either side of the 5b4dcf3170 flimsy door at the cbf7851518 old house.1ba11e5e15dbf4e1

‘Surely she hasn’t made the bathroom into a bunker base.’a8873f5e9164268b

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Then suddenly, a 7296739ee9 flash of insight c0d5d85427 crossed his mind.015254661f8fc019

Did she 6f7ffa117c fall asleep 7a6940d3ab in the c2cee7fdf3 tub? Or collapse?5915099eeace0915

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Needless anxiety welled a495b5ee77 up, and he 35f3ba35ee jumped up from 7ef6ea83ce the sofa.5e3e387ac73d58b0

Eun-cho had 9f4a91c8d5 pushed herself bfdba11c39 far too e383574839 hard last 56aec5811a night, especially 2c351fcec7 considering she 01ed07263d hadn’t gotten 85d7da001c any sleep.efe7aad1efd239cf

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What if b7f03f2425 she was 0ec8a93105 mindlessly taking cacab9fa01 a hot b814e5b185 shower after 4826680e4e having gone 6f5346fb0e for a 524cbccf66 run?c69eb597e74c3253

Tae-san approached the 905c8a24fa bathroom and knocked 8c7d8f8b76 on the door.577cf44a0a77cc20

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He was feeling increasingly anxious because of Eun-cho’s lack of response.a0f07618422f796b

He was even considering da894a9918 breaking down the door 58cb0d8ee1 if necessary.7cb592d886b4a7ca

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“Is something wrong?”552fe4b7c206b965

“Ah, I’m about to come out.”4f6719b15dd4d8f9

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Finally, a faint voice 84bf0b2426 was heard from inside.7d0319b9244fe990

“But Tae-san, could you go somewhere else for a moment? Like the guest room or the study?” 30aa59d02ee892c6

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“What?”8b1f8a379b0359c8

What new ploy was a84f6d40cd this?113ebea29b0033be

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His curiosity 622acd0dfe was thoroughly bd8f7fa925 piqued.9fce3bd61fe92a06

“Why?”08b6dd99a313a8a0

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“There’s only a large towel here. I’ll dash out quickly, so please move away from the door.”96ef792fb37ee03d

Aha. So she 114da81a4e was essentially 4630be4fa2 half-naked?7d557f021492b9af

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What an b15921e3fd audacious confession.0cdee792a8632f98

This was 92bd7b6c71 nothing short d7793525c1 of a 241639e5ab declaration asking 8affb780ed to be ce863ebc82 devoured.7ae348580f8cb56a

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Taesan couldn’t hold 317b98f8ab back the laughter 827c0c1187 bubbling up inside 4bcde7aa07 him.5fc073f9c5fdb264

Where was c19c260a6a her thoroughness e547e006ed when she 4c0b93e984 locked the ad2b222975 door handle 43c4015a8d earlier?10e2f8238a7010a7

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How could his 1466d1c935 wife be so cc8451a6de careless?35ac4226d3326d09

She’s just too 109d7f163d cute; I can’t c02bc1222b handle it.eb0dbfc9d350b8b7

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This kind 0cdece1f37 of bold a5acd4031d surprise was 6966da0454 always welcome.88b3e0e2fb0713a7

Enough to completely erase the faint irritation he’d felt all morning.5de9f0513f603d42

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Meanwhile, Eun-cho, 4bbdc78581 who had 528b52a015 trapped herself 1db6ff16f1 in the 178e1de44c bathroom, was 0cafb301a9 growing increasingly 442125d95a anxious.a0870c2231e3aa4c

She could imagine the ee8d2f61f8 expression of the man 349d7d36f0 standing outside the door d002704fbf without seeing it.23101c5e4d34da9b

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He was probably grinning 2e011daab6 playfully, just waiting for 21250a9abe the perfect moment to ecdc4c39cd pounce.82c851494a039d90

Eun-cho frowned 0d6a19d273 and gnawed 55f288f170 on her 6169b4a127 thumb knuckle.9d666f8a632d9ea7

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It was a habit da27103dc0 that emerged when she f2a9e8118c was extremely nervous.9340df869f7724ab

Her heart 05dfde571f began pounding 2dfc884d87 like crazy.e52bb83a6752985a

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For a split second, 721e449784 she actually worried he 40e4d9ff46 might tear the locked 33a9971c5e door off its hinges fa11b9d51a again.b3934f2fb15ac943

Ridiculous, really.1a079d34d395124a

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Eun-cho gathered her wits 3632de1d7d and hurriedly covered herself 15a281fa80 with the large bath fc85f01f61 towel.3015d171e7fe4159

She secured the towel 7aba8028b3 tightly, but…53829e280d8b1686

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It was inadequate, 1acdc618d3 far too inadequate.7fbca050cbb35cf0

For a man 66e6c06669 aggressive enough to 42fd192c56 casually tear down 7faaa71d42 doors, how difficult 233dbb6ff7 would it be fda82d7294 to remove a c5f48b553e mere towel?82b7933dc183d85d

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If she ran 5d7e6de14d to the bedroom 907d148a04 as quickly as 9d09923e3d possible, she might 85174b8338 have a chance.79579d15bf714b3e

“Just step aside for a moment, please? I’ll dash out.”3f3016465a2e3e98

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“Wait, I’ll bring you clothes.”e09ef424e0fa9b91

Eun-cho was 5f155ae0c6 already staring d9df474af8 at the ca86867baa water-soaked floor.4593b1912abc1aef

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Changing here 822473d116 would feel e8b129870d even more 60491b27af uncomfortable.20e30de0904b5ca8

She perked up her c0be1e5024 ears to check what 71d14a43fa was happening outside.dbe56ead4b5b9b73

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He might’ve just c6649b0e47 said that and 4fe345a729 could be lying 45d9fea9df in wait right 1ba87b75cd outside the door—for 31f6c7dbd7 all she knew.e611893d0e1c2b9d

‘Huh? Did he really leave?’e83ea8c5c0884a9d

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It was eerily quiet a27eba649e outside the bathroom, as 8da8086d4f if the space had da30e7a9c6 been cleared.dc19e65d5364d9cd

Euncho carefully 9a60ff3086 turned the 851494f39a doorknob, repeatedly 32dc22adf1 checking that f393b3eb72 Taesan’s presence eb5ce5c2eb had truly 7255794d18 disappeared.2bf4b51def701acf

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It might still be f56e5e542f a trap, but this 0f6f6047dd was her only chance.698ad6ab216cca8b

She had to move 7f7c68795c with lightning speed.32d3e3d5345e8471

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Before that 01bdf7548c man changed 72cf359d39 his mind.60aa84f39ed286d3

Peeking out, she saw de3d1b170d the back of the 755cde55e5 man who had turned e6694ab31c towards the dressing room.0aa7c8bbbe19841d

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He didn’t seem to know that she had clothes to change into inside the bedroom.9088b6a75243d27f

Since the bedroom and 4f54af3a73 the dressing room were d0ba05eb42 conveniently in opposite directions, 4c8f38f017 she could make a 315ac80fd2 run for it now, bfada90dcc and her plan would 7b27a2aeb6 succeed.291977ccf4a5110c

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How could she a4c42bab15 possibly believe his 990c0dad81 offer to bring b28c51f7a0 her clothes willingly?49fdfe8b1633d054

She’d sooner believe a cat confessing its dislike for fish.2eef2bcf822ed19d

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“Hey! Lee Eun-cho!”848f6e439f4586e0

Tae-san, seeing Eun-cho step a30b4a83a3 out of the bathroom, a298024df3 was startled and rushed c4b667b2b7 towards her like an 2244a277b4 arrow.2bb746d66c6b87e4

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The cool 436aed4a2c air from 157187f86f outside and 6278f0b784 the humid 8309af242f steam from 5b14182ba7 inside the 0fd5fec98d bathroom mingled, 38275df2e6 casting deep ae65ac5bab shadows.00668241ac3bf89a

“W-what is it! W-who said you could come in?!”0d3b3fabb6aa19df

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Tae-san pushed Eun-cho, 1654c4fc05 who had tried 4a2a76ab96 to run past 8b84695ad5 him, back into 4ab94b92e4 the bathroom.89b5acede4331c52

The problem 5673316998 was that 53bdf10733 she was 7e51de0953 now trapped 31318adb51 alone with d7b81013ce Tae-san in 6382cea9b5 the steamy 8cd5b38139 bathroom.ae81637e843fd3a7

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Eun-cho widened her eyes and tightly clutched the towel so it wouldn’t slip.2dd87023cfbaa517

Just then, 7196e70a0c a sound 84f61cf742 came from 5600580e50 outside.ea45eb8a1e6ae1ef

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“Room service.”f8cb0fb2f59ccc76

“……!”72e03167d94396fb

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Ah. Only then did she 8bbf009bc7 understand.3ce1e6c3bb419650

This man 01a42ad371 had a be27778202 temperament that 7a019d4ed4 would absolutely 3c4508d1c3 not allow aeb94f251e anyone else 65b3e3a9f5 to see 26bbc11a76 Lee Eun-cho c39762c492 in her 772f7fb44c disheveled state.c35ef32fa1e68174

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He must have tried 499bb22063 to cut off any 7855517402 such possibility from the d03e13a810 start.0f4bacd169925e10

“Then why did you come out? I told you not to.”c66e7dc4f6674a3d

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“You could have at least told me room service was coming!”017b9b53cdf42789

“How was I supposed to know you’d come bursting out like a wild colt? And half-naked at that.”df7ed03408b43ae2

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Tae-san looked down at 27223beddb Eun-cho with a reproachful 62197b470a gaze.f300c337fc9425a7

Even then, his playful d824a3d5aa expression remained.179e3e1e7ad736cf

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“Unbelievable, you—!”d6307e656b9f18b5

“Shh. There’s someone outside.”53732cb93b677a5b

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The faint 59d623c3c8 sound of c51b959bcb tableware being 4d97421cd6 placed on 19f5baaa52 a table bfe5fcb3b8 could be ee075c1978 heard.784f7c7ad48e0a84

No one could create 3e95601903 such an awkward situation 915cf38db5 like Ryu Tae-san.3416f604094dc0b1

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‘Maybe I should have just listened in the first place.’b42c3cb36eca63b1

To be standing 0ace964d00 with this man 9886394ea3 again in such a3eb337244 a suggestive state.32fc902cec9334a5

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Through the loosely tied 5b0eea7db6 bathrobe, she caught a ab0faffdfd glimpse of the firm 452834d01c body she had seen 5b2e6e2eb9 dozens of times the b5ae60867e night before.acf0bebf50fc33fd

Both of them were dressed in a way that wouldn’t be surprising if a fire ignited between them again at any moment.87b522b1077c3969

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“Then at least bring me my clothes.”823f2ed065cf9f5e

Eun-cho bit her lip tightly, trying her best to avoid looking at Tae-san’s chest.1af5a3e45ed80522

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Even so, 34f158c948 Ryu Tae-san c934434579 was far 9af3802480 from satisfied.61ba7b938005de9e

“Call me ‘oppa’.”f610b27e6d930757

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That damn ‘oppa’.1ec2b0abc4f6fbd3

Why was he so fixated on being called ‘oppa’?73b758f24bea542d

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“You call that ten-won guy ‘oppa’ just fine.”9a2deaeace3441cb

“Who’s the ten-won guy?”709b2171796ffee8

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Tae-san chuckled.98efc2bf2d5493fc

Strangely, the word ‘oppa’ didn’t come out easily when addressing Ryu Tae-san.9366ae1392149aec

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Why did it roll 1a74cfeff6 off her tongue so 3f7fd6cdc9 easily when talking to 3bae7596c9 Gu-won?57a8deb7386090ad

Rather than ‘oppa’, maybe something more like…796aff30918a869f

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“Darling?”e5a00450ccc785d1

“……You sly thing.”8b8f3a3a7e5e1fa4

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The gamble paid a172955b69 off.4e39cc8e4759d6b9

He let out 896e866abb a low breath, 0b199b5d49 as if it 8d72746d2c were a completely 7554a60457 unexpected word.68c6e59269b406df

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His gaze deepened, and the playfulness vanished from the man’s face as he took a step closer to Eun-cho.cbfc3cef1c5dc5a1

Now she definitely 0c06819f61 knew that expression.bf928e878e4e9c4f

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That was b41e440370 the face 56f8922f62 he made 86350ccf77 right before ec6c4ed029 a kiss.04758e1e61f4b912

“W-we need to hurry. We have to go to Cheongnim-ri. The elders will be waiting.”9611c6e13396808b

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“Yeah, we should hurry.”9a877f530c21a921

The man, his lips stretched languidly, grabbed Eun-cho’s hand and pulled her close.ae4aeda2608a241f

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The bathroom floor was slippery, and Eun-cho momentarily lost her balance, almost falling into Tae-san’s embrace.0e02f1d3d8560e0a

Her nose 99dd0d03df brushed dizzily 31da0408ee against his 1f3cbbd0e3 firm chest, ae8b0c4070 and the b8d8ebaa25 familiar scent 877fdd2f83 permeated the 34b9b68627 depths of 00f846fe9b her lungs.ce55f4ca5311a7f1

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Thump, thump.43afc5af2dc32d9d

Again, without any de8778a982 sense of timing, d5b774ed83 her heart began 2944221d31 to pound wildly.53fafd0a87244e56

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“……Don’t tell me again?”f5f72a3cab807162

“I held back for quite a while, you know.”32e981d61603968f

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Just how long e3f9768009 had he been 556a15d2de holding back for ef538d8a22 him to be 17012ae99f acting this crazy, 75ef8446c4 like a runaway 9798e0194e colt?0e71def2a226062e

He was a e18f518ad7 man who had b3bec20c98 always been far c0616956ea from a life bd77227eed of abstinence.be1462aeea4866e2

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Yet, ever since he became entangled with her, he hadn’t kept another woman by his side, as if he had no interest whatsoever in such fleeting pleasures.9c645f5210925ffe

“……No. It’s too much.”00ea2fe490e8fbd3

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“It’s fine.”7d7373cb6a930efc

Tae-san suddenly 3c26626f69 slipped his ab47659dac fingers through 586ebf0cdd Eun-cho’s damp 803f23fd58 hair.73bb5d8acd840fb2

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A flush of 48740087ac heat spread from 23350c7985 the spot where c0524a8f1e his hand brushed 0aeef75a50 lightly against the 22908b30fa curve of her bc062a94f0 ear.80bb5d18b95e7a33

The way he gently 4686bda621 pulled her face toward 4bf4304722 him—subtle, yet bold—sent a d345193d22 shiver down her spine.8bd4dc309d3e24b6

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“I told you—I ef6af443fe don’t have a c12ce0b77d thing for cheating.”4d8be32586d0661a

“I’d rather you did.”9c42552b0b0083d1

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“If it’s not you, then who else am I supposed to take it out on?”dc05079f3c876d1c

Eun-cho’s face looked as if she was about to cry.be95aed0191400bd

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Even last night, she dee8e21c61 had succumbed to that 25dbb7651a kind of coaxing and e96b0875b1 surrendered herself to him 50f495a84d countless times.a320c194e1aa6888

The sensations that were 9e920fc071 initially unfamiliar and painful 3f5a62e00e had somehow transformed into d16d95014a ecstasy and pleasure.03034a0fe2610810

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All she 0f6f02ba25 could do f97a1e3593 was endure 32c83c7fce the pleasure 098a130b0d that crashed 602852b136 over her 525af3c465 like a e32ac4036f tidal wave.63847c928cae7946

“There’s someone outside! Please, get a grip, Ryu Tae-san!”07ae93b700a9e8ac

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“They’ll just think we’re a passionate newlywed couple.”67aa1996b37749d0

It was 74f6f6da3f a reasonable 19e8afa11b excuse, but a7f6c8128d it had 046bfa07bd no effect da1f23551a on Tae-san.e677be643454834b

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Tae-san grabbed Eun-cho’s waist and lowered his lips to hers.49511c90c1ded916

Tae-san kissed c23e69bd70 her relentlessly, 950acc5fa2 as if 0555a5e7a2 he would 00e14707d6 never let 2a92ef4635 go again.8e0713378e990b53

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He pulled 035838d1c2 her nape, 2d7dd5ecf4 deeply entwined fcd07460a6 his tongue 7beea4d8db with hers, 1516de3242 and drank 3a6083227e in her ef5a112404 saliva.279355436f7d2f15

The strange yet ad4ab0504f intense sensation made 9a6a32dc62 her head feel 58b678feea blank.6bae68a674eb0009

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“Hngh……!!”8c63b174e6fe34fb

Even as she braced d4f75a3a86 her toes firmly, a 0ebb8d9bdd suggestive moan escaped her 92006f0711 lips every time.150d7ebc2a359ff7

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She felt 23f0adf8a1 like she cf16171696 would go 66ceedd6a4 crazy with d8fbd94ffa worry that 94af0dd363 the hotel 845069b44d staff outside 956df08c43 might hear.7084f424e1e27f2c

And yet, 6add6f7458 her body 50ec696970 faithfully heated d78a2fdeea up.c6bf670e837874ba

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Ryu Tae-san had 093a2e2838 relentlessly made it 923adf8174 so.05c112daf7112d97

To the point she couldn’t come to her senses.d2433714e4a936e8

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What if c1f02f9de5 she ended b844589417 up giving 0ee0e2d956 him her 34a2185776 heart while 711cfd1095 their bodies 9bea852ada were intertwined 4996eb073e like this?923880ab14999df6

Would she be able e8a9f6aee8 to endure the moments fda24fee48 of being left alone a5f06b746e later?3b5d536972acc4de

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The countless 6908db288f worries and 648ac628aa anxieties she 828b25fe0a had harbored b36d05a64c turned to 64929bb3e1 ash and f7d7696752 vanished after a221e3162f the flames b9ac0086d1 ignited.662872dd90e49e5d

Tae-san hooked his 6c8d442221 index finger on 1b62d72544 the edge of e51ec69a65 the towel.b58b69e3ae17a7a4

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With a slight e0415c4c48 flick, the towel fd3078b8fc fell with a a681518dd3 pathetic lack of 9a3b9b91d1 resistance and rolled f92d122cb6 onto the wet 9025d42519 floor.07d70bb1b04ff09d

He pulled his lips away for a moment, met Eun-cho’s gaze, and smiled.b0c2cbc1e7c6f31d

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She hastily covered her breasts, which had swayed and slipped down, but the exposed skin she couldn’t cover undulated seductively.f5fa4af37f07c8d3

“See? You look the prettiest when you’re not wearing anything.”58a061f55e60d85c

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“Lecherous man.”2e5e471d3618c222

Eun-cho panted, her lips ecc5a9d3d3 slightly parted as she ac213d0136 struggled to catch her 0e00071e04 breath.ba027c3d1cb82199

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Tae-san lightly 7f85493025 sat Eun-cho 8278462a71 on the 9ea502e469 wide space 513acf1979 of the 854a9e93be sink counter a2f6778236 and turned 19c9bc56f4 his head 3369c77ea3 to lock 5aef939644 his lips aed119c87d with hers.ea662e0403e70b9a

It was 3126ad4668 a messy f2b236b45a and chaotic 1e0f96e667 kiss.4316e2385573719b

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