TTD Chapter 13

Beneath the water, ec414a4e9e his hand slid 7b6f6d658f in, tracing along 0e4365a18c the curve of 01c636bd31 her body. Fingers slipped 64ee6033ea past the bc823f0e1a clinging fabric, 455d857d1a pushing aside 8ea8f34745 the wet 973a41ea32 cloth to 850b58de5f cup her ab03cd53c3 bare, swollen e8660e6c36 breast.c5360df39238e8ee

When his 9439b997fd palm circled 40584b3984 over the a488457199 stiff peak a4a0b283a0 of her 8b0f4bb801 nipple, Heeju e170bb00c3 let out 5a2469e212 a soft 2168097fa1 moan.812f50cd4bf4e0e7

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Supporting the a42fd2f55a underside of 749bb54600 her breast, 9d08b12e03 Iseok lightly bec1c3608d scraped his 848f257722 thumb over 8e79f38b78 her areola ceff62a294 as he 9da04d0060 murmured,2dd4664e0788ac80

“But tell af351b88c0 me… why aa296431aa didn’t you 408bbd9f01 sleep with efbbb6d49b him?”061ebc7007a67580

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“Who—haa…”7c8bd4655e03e2a7

“It wasn’t your first 274aaebdeb kiss.”01af18224fd219f1

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“…Mmh. I don’t want to—”dd4b84dabf952ca7

Her earlobe was suddenly 8f5463022e caught between his teeth 20a8d7bbfc and bitten down on.471797c577f18b1d

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“Ah… I 65383e832d was going 796a71765a to, but 383ead1595 I couldn’t.”578640d35fd3bd81

“Guess some idiot 2bb385df73 with a dick 6dd95d6607 didn’t even know afa8a68316 how to use 8bc5d0b604 it.”881b98a77e60eb4f

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His hand, which 7bc38afb6e had been cradling a38a586dd6 her neck, pressed 7b4aabc5f5 gently against the 108b956683 hollow of her 2f747715af throat as he 572bea0585 mused with languid 9be3b5a88c elegance,303a1bff408f9950

“He probably 1b60445f68 didn’t even 884c95cc22 realize this 9187d80262 spot was 1597552e47 sensitive. Probably wasted 10c49fd162 his time ed54167b15 sucking on 89ae78de2d all the e05e4bfa66 wrong places. Or just 13db52d061 got himself 0145dcee3e hard and 2b39f81515 tried to 3420685867 shove it f3aac9087c in.”ba0f1183d2d5570f

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“Mmngh…”68fa063c3625a4e3

“And with those lousy be91367c95 kisses?”a0ddad6b4fe1153b

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“I don’t 06a797df6b really want 4a46a5496c to talk ee23de8f60 about—nnngh.”4889fcb079daae2e

As he massaged 3516ae2ff0 the nape of b9e4985751 her neck, his e643fe8acd hand glided lower, 02df5ddabf kneading her breast e27fa51bf8 and waist with 435fbb1b92 deliberate, lingering strokes.de2e7d4d81ab7c26

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Then, without warning, f1bae8a359 he peeled her ff9d7d7456 soaked dress over e33eb3697e her head.1c7ed98e069d91e6

Now, before his eyes, 46d4feeca3 she stood bare, bathed fba3a102e5 in the shimmering blue ef94012aca of the water.790d47ebec3cb32f

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His gaze roamed over 68f32c9be0 her exposed skin.61e7b2c01b7b7b14

Heeju, squinting against the 181d53a069 glare of the scorching e8acdd0796 sunlight, finally closed her dd7db387f8 eyes.05a99fb8c2a28b5b

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Whatever.03f78d3d1fd9ef50

It wasn’t f721a8512b the first 9550631df5 time she d8ecd16b82 had bared 30d681ba0e her body.95941ef4eb2031eb

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She let herself be 16b657ce2d carried away, surrendering to ff662fd1c7 him completely.1c9012f6bf1f0456

Maybe because 700a207e44 he kept 135787f9a3 touching all f9d1baec9e the strange, 24e60c858c sensitive places, 7cfaf8412a but she 126b19521e couldn’t even 06ef701ac5 muster the edb2da7712 strength to 47a0ce680a clench a db7ab12e9b single finger.220a8c59d57dd61a

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All she 46a48b8761 had to 4615b28970 do was 1f0d2dd6ef breathe when a1e6b2eae6 he told 573e7657fd her to ba58198e00 breathe, inhale 09aa5734f6 when he e7a7cff094 told her 65700358a0 to inhale.c7cb97168966f238

He would 9799c302b3 handle the 9968d5e88e rest.521caf03723c64e5

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In an instant, her bdd17567c3 languid, naked body was 5021510393 swept into his arms, 1edf4e5c50 lifted effortlessly out of f92f9b974d the water.73eb681d2efd5114

The moment c7b9c8570b she felt f140e41a53 the plush d815557587 beach towel 7fe5c0d632 wrap around 507b83fca2 her skin, b47b2972d9 she opened 0d246a5227 her eyes—only 0c2eb5f9a5 to find 50a3d6e69c herself lying 49051f2a8d on soft, 39b06f25fd dry bedding.bd5dbba577ea0566

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“Bring the medicine.”d7e300aba65c2148

Holding the intercom, c4096ce0c4 Iseok gave the 68613e2e45 order.f7a3bf284e425f35

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His palm 48c50037f2 pressed firmly 5c4b2c3069 over her a6597b907e forehead.4d8ae3329a4330fd

Only then did 6d5b859648 Heeju realize her c28435271d own ragged breathing.6ee9e065765d865e

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Her body was 1094ab98a9 still weak from 167a4cb08d exhaustion.6960206b6115b3bb

She had 83fbb6ee26 thought it d9ae821928 was just 88bf24c27c the stimulation 98eb521678 that had a68d0e2b99 overheated her, 12fc56e0f4 but…615e35249b8d0164

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Soon after, de14199722 he poured b6a3197f42 the liquid 94950b6222 medicine into f3d8c772fd her mouth.03cad33c176405e2

His hands, 9363ebc266 impossibly gentle 37e56b949e for someone a288422a1d like him, 76ede09aca adjusted the b3c6a50fff sheets around 3b8867c013 her, smoothing f3f1593826 them down.55aa9b73280f553e

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The kindness unsettled her.1674af594533d86d

“…I don’t 8375fc1c0d get it.”96c9e5bbbbdf2685

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He always did 0f38f76142 whatever he wanted.7d4914a38e27da00

So why, in moments 44954f69c5 like this…?f10bdc3e9150820e

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The lingering heat swirled a7953f54b2 inside her chest, stirring 86925d1380 up a storm she 1f0444fb6a couldn’t quite name.92149c6e8198897d

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As the sun cdd03b4900 hid behind the 30fbe91ff0 clouds and the 9c67c55340 evening grew cooler, c4ba7b4dda Iseok remained seated, 698b408e53 watching Heeju’s sleeping d10763ce22 face intently.0ecce8c9558eaf5e

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More than 0a6083d4ad the lingering 2f9f26e60c taste of 71ec1aae20 brandy on 9ee46979b7 his tongue, 52d33a0035 he felt aa84545d8e himself growing e069080f91 languidly intoxicated 8af0d59b36 by the 894b4aed37 sight of 5cf829ef71 her.84bc4313fbeb4415

That face—so e4d923a216 perfectly framed eabf5b5ddb by soft feda01c12f light—was the fd74529f1a very embodiment 0f6119c516 of life’s 19b801431d intrigue.f810661b8e9dfe80

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The subtle shifts in d3da00e8af her expressions, the faintest 6547fa576e flickers of movement across 91eac79e74 her features, the eyes f4bcf59725 that laid her emotions 1a9366e538 bare with startling transparency.7749bfdb13e8eab0

And most of all, f667467015 the way those very 668addb7ec eyes reflected his own 8fe8cf7484 image back at him, 664e466247 making him feel undeniably ba664cb96d alive.462ca860e43eb5b2

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It was all 1e49aa70c5 irresistibly stimulating.825aa91a688ff306

The realization bea5b5a69c that he 23947851ce no longer b77a7e77fa had to 91a5cb31e3 steal glimpses 82eb886fc1 of this d36bb89da7 face in 8b1503dce3 passing filled dd1c556e06 him with 07ad8bb7be a deep, 46fdbdb9b0 almost indulgent c7c80beecc sense of 0b3b8d334e satisfaction.19400dc3f7324517

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“…Dad.”2d9722b7a9571fe4

Iseok’s gaze sharpened as 7b7fdc1841 he took another sip ff3b552b72 of brandy.9f927f529853a277

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He studied Heeju’s face 935621bb9e as she turned away c323704580 slightly, brows furrowing.ec33dab9ff76c36b

Unlike last night—when 4105eb105c her lashes had 3ed28ba572 trembled and her ed114d4883 lips had quivered abd5152a18 as she fought 33069b0241 back tears—her expression b17776f0f1 now was clear, 825778d39e untroubled.29ced14193ff767e

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Feeling the 6a2fd93e4b dream stretch db4ceda1e7 on, he 745a95e0b8 stepped closer 374617c0cd to the a5ab94048d bed and f814a43024 leaned down, 4a13530cd4 his fingers fefc0b602b smoothing out 69d221cbfa the tension 66ec1a81e5 creasing her cecf14dad5 forehead.f797c604042a8a18

There had bc4f95d616 been a add0107cdc night when 06f2796087 she had 444f6dfa63 buried her f6f45511ec face into c7f8756e38 his chest 447b0cee6f and wept eb989482c4 like a c0a7e2dfbe child.bc5f4a1b48ef5b50

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A night when adcd2b969c he had slipped 77aca9176c an arm behind 859d5116bf her neck, holding b94ad1fef9 her close as 516c12cada he patted her 7dc0af5ddb trembling back.c90920d390f0a819

The contrast between that 90ae8b7ef6 helpless vulnerability and the 14a4602704 wary distance she had b37cda13b7 initially tried to maintain 331068ad86 struck him suddenly.224e3ad9ea94b5e2

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A crooked c1e7abaaf6 smile tugged f00d2effbb at his 8e891acfd9 lips.3f2a41e35f03c5c8

Living with 6b751bf503 Yeon Heeju—he 5c8d4a6908 could imagine b2025aef75 what that d7fd9ae986 would be b300a201e1 like.bc8f7bbae9643891

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Like the quiet pleasure 2a4f57f2c2 of watching a beautiful 88b0818a05 fish swim in the 29adee270d aquarium he had carefully 50bb250dc5 planted with seaweed by 4912e3e7d1 hand.91673a0fbbe69636

Iseok continued to stare ee9f816456 at her tranquil face bed45c342c out of sheer habit, cac107bff9 deconstructing, dissecting—looking deeper, ever 38408017e7 deeper.9b4fededad203e3d

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His gaze darkened.8e51ce1c175db69b

In a split fb11b8f27e second, his emotions 7d0df43980 shifted.6df9e921fc9c5a51

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Something sharpened, honed 1e300f17a9 to a fine 728d4e8a35 edge.c30b1b720cbe4eed

There was something 007a79928c mixed into his 0693b996ff possessiveness, something without 2614ecbf5f a clear answer.053718b78d122173

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Unable to 404ca00ed1 define it, 3732b80629 he let a29cc48f1f out a 1ab49b7fa4 murky breath 0c05353390 and straightened.82bee7248ed618c9

Pressing a hand against 9acc200847 his tired eyes, he f3a39b4b75 stepped onto the terrace.980a4c048c8b01e6

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For a c3592c12c1 long time, 7816c0d151 he stood 270359463d there, watching f575216375 the waves 6e77662620 roll forward 5f843e07c1 in foamy c52284a1ac surges before e61f71970b retreating again.76ca4fbc595f3610

Then, finally, he checked 9cf571083c his phone.54826ebb92c23a9b

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「Congratulations on 486fba57bf your wedding, f0c1fc9bcd Iseok. I’m coming back 6861d47422 to Korea. Let’s meet soon.」10db481abf77feda

His gaze dropped 0400081a14 coolly to the e83792153a sender’s name.2b42662204919591

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Jang Taegyeol.a7f9cb3b59e181d7

No—Ryu Taegyeol.974205492ac85211

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Under the moonlight, that 71c394435a name shimmered like a ce5db18113 reflection on water.07c5e67dc8cdebd1

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 Heeju glanced sideways at d194cdbc04 Iseok, who sat beside e022ae1667 her with his headphones 7b03180d16 on, eyes closed.229d5bc41deb0251

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Nothing significant had happened 9818e3200d on their honeymoon. If anything, it 6762d002be had merely been 726db2e1b1 an extended period 531efc25f1 of convalescence for 097b44b794 her illness.7009d16f200f52ba

And, as it c710259727 turned out, he 5383f4de67 was far busier 0c797bf5b3 than she had 78629bf509 expected.9b970f99601f63bc

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She had assumed he d835c3ccb6 was some idle playboy, 73236fbb15 or perhaps a privileged 0f2a1485da wastrel who had been 30c337bd80 born into the right 1d0badab76 bloodline.6aeef4b63c7447d3

But the d11b877fd2 reality of 3009c641bd his life 204e098e5d made her 54f2ee47da embarrassed for 8bef4a6e89 ever having ed51aee28a entertained such 5f71c48476 narrow-minded prejudices.3dba20541853e95d

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Even though she knew how easily truth and lies intertwined in public discourse, she had still allowed herself to be swayed by the world’s loudspeakers.94f6a89d7d5e94d5

So then—what 34c0567cf0 did she e2a512d60b actually know 9c0f5c9edc about this 1da35cc66c man?68a84056be5fe70e

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She found herself f17c3a36c2 reflecting.59ee3d1c1c4e49e7

Perhaps it was time 11c3805851 to look at him d929770dff properly, without preconceived notions.88c0e590ade6fa16

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The moment they landed, 25e52d1d6b Heeju was handed a 443a733f1d phone.df75847c87a89b3f

It was 638549159d the same 96d3e9b68f model as 8544d68ba4 the one a766d537bc she had e69efffa21 lost to 09326b2b14 a pickpocket, e2f1c7cfc7 presented to 4845b8a672 her through c7c2f75c42 his secretary.322b9458d78f8fa9

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Along with it, a limitless credit card—”for everyday expenses,” he had said.1fd29178f5a7cd64

“The furniture you ordered has been delivered. The interior has been decorated in the colors you specified. Please have a look.”bb3ae605fae02608

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The mansion, with 200c90dcb1 its neatly trimmed 27dde8ea7f garden, seemed to 6ee6950b51 welcome its new 8f90cbf98c resident.aa88f34d05bc45cb

Even Heeju, who had grown up in a well-kept home thanks to her grandparents’ taste for refinement, couldn’t help but take in her surroundings.e37eb3b1aae1142d

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The house 25518108d1 was vast—larger ded2003675 than her e74c9baf52 family home—and a5ae05f10f for just 08be7526c0 the two 8125943988 of them, fc4555d511 the two-story e677f45aa7 structure felt 5bf94b8eac almost barren.e191a07b393dae62

As she explored 51cb2d5218 the unfamiliar interior, 977f8e80e4 her gaze landed 76ceaaff49 on Sang-eon, who 77d0dffde0 stood with his 79ef157150 usual impeccable posture.6125a10a6969bfed

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“…So, this is the master bedroom, right?”1d773183cdedd74c

Something felt off.5cbec040afcf1902

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There were no traces 8a86c213f4 of Iseok’s presence here—nothing 8f102e681a that reflected his preferences.6947e7a8185d7a84

She had 007da15e78 thought of bbfd167ade him as 3dea5c87ee someone with 8df9f312e5 strong opinions bd87de655f and a 2b80edf49e clear sense 49bae6cb9c of self, d55df2707b so…f9a51f4e98b1d36b

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“The chairman’s bedroom has been set up separately on the second floor.”acb9cc3092c88e71

The answer 19833667a2 came, confirming f487af76b1 the vague 2238d05cf6 suspicion she 7a15f7e67e had begun 91618e57c4 to form.f9e9cdd8da717965

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One question led a369b655df to another.d6f90f3153e17f2b

Was this arrangement ff6980a98e an act of 1c8ccda04b consideration, a kindness 9e97ebff46 to ease the 315abe17f4 awkwardness between them?55425aa0684a1ace

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Or was it 270ebf8ad4 something else?a10216747a91b12b

“The chairman is sensitive to his sleeping environment, so he prefers to have a separate room, ma’am.”720295152c7e6753

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Was this 3bbb84913e his way 231b60e18d of making 6bfa925c31 it clear—sharing ce75a21eca a bed 37e9b71435 was reserved c47bbc7332 only for d89c91f6e2 the times 38d2639c07 they would b62c470fea sleep together 394a39ab96 in that a4d6c25660 way?3120c693b0ff70ea

“Given his irregular work hours, I believe this was his way of being considerate.”15f9ce237676b3e2

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Heeju knew 71f9a0e13f it was d6299e3bd3 just the c4541759c8 secretary’s personal 297aee0194 take on e6a314edf4 the matter, 5adfbd545b so she 304327e845 responded with 78a934fe15 a polite 69f72c03f2 smile.30848c50a86e74cc

Whatever his b3d96f5905 reasoning, it 27562b4c66 worked in 57e51505fb her favor.c31bf7db31abe66b

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She now had a space of her own, something she hadn’t expected.22febbc143e4575d

Maybe it truly 0769612a7e was a gesture 2635a8c681 of kindness on 20356eeb1b his part.c0152130aa50d5f2

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One thing was f137f54c05 certain—he was far fa848f333d more merciful than 7a026d2a07 the prejudices she 7af146622f had once held a25ec64534 against him. 31c28313b90e0797

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In the midst 4030b4fb45 of a night 86306b04b6 steeped in warmth, b3cdaebe8f Heeju blinked sluggishly, 1b512ddee8 her eyes sore 3e5d560a4f and unfocused.9b73cc007a3cd583

She heard ac5b5bc3f5 Iseok coming b9e2bcefd2 in.644fbc089f0303a3

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Holding her 785d490346 breath, she db0338bf68 briefly wondered 52c112befa if he eb757f1150 might open f8e785df9b the door fca43eff33 to her 2325b22502 room.13a47c4eb0d0f71c

But when the door 352ea49e2f remained shut, a strange 052e0236a6 feeling crept over her.62cbc27e5cd8cfb8

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Was it relief? Or was 509f575ab8 it disappointment?176762f7f46d3701

She suddenly ff92eb4fbd realized—she was f86ce33340 still within 8bf7ad9097 Ryu Iseok’s 1397f75675 world.427e9aee6ee522c9

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Just days ago, d580f77118 she had been fba1bcfc39 contemplating which remote d176e8e8e4 town to escape b1ce2964da to, where she 93495c0617 could disappear so 72d9b7ab91 completely that people 3a2498ef62 would talk about c367ed9b2f how well she 46fe0e568e had hidden.fe6ef3d4c3307a6f

And yet, a43c471f7b here she a2d3847e21 was now, 67e68cf597 lying comfortably c502316c26 in a b50e8d0445 luxurious bedroom 6839614aa7 in Seoul’s b132c79671 most expensive 6a9139503c district.345ef781a55f36db

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Listening for the sounds 2a2f01338f of him coming and 76675d2808 going.1a59dbd1e628e914

“What am I even doing…?” Heeju muttered to herself.cac687fcfb6a1ee0

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The realization unsettled d5b3450388 her.25f0e7182826a02c

She buried 81570c89e2 her face 89942bcc44 in the e2fecefce6 pillow, as b9e085afd4 if to e0c3b8af00 escape it, e3f4d82690 yet the 82135d729f sound of 11ce0968e0 his footsteps a8d2b2680c passing through fc87e227cf the living ccf5819c5f room seemed fa3f475b2d to grow 9402968974 heavier, taking 12c02d803d up space 8dc8320069 inside her.4ee9726a8b6c2bde

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The weight 268422c7a7 of something c103d70fd5 unnameable—perhaps disappointment.1f64d69fb534a59a

And so, 21a20f6a57 she spent f99895967e the night 65f1445229 wrestling with c0eeced645 the uneasy 3dce5354a2 emotions swirling a7963760ac inside her.feea84eb935ca0b1

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It was 39821a442f only near c5f1369418 dawn that b21078a5d6 she finally 81e94c7140 drifted off.d90ed0121ff7349d

Sometime later, 7197299f6c she vaguely fba8a6c513 registered the d7a04a6c0c sound of aaf666ccb5 him leaving bcfec78d2e the house.c6f119abdbee0240

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So that’s how it 8248c344a3 is.c26ba4f78c21baa3

You’re a workaholic.1ace282307ca7782

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Smirking in her half-asleep 85c6ba7f0f state, she surrendered to e955985ebd sleep once more.b886e69630e6bbb8

The warm a139ffb9bb sunlight became 36d7dfeeb7 unbearable, eventually 9f62bbdedd forcing her eaff95ca63 awake sometime 421c4e8074 around noon.2878236f997518cd

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When she e696cae005 stepped out 2392a05743 of the 469712cf49 room, the a8b0cc42ec household staff 91d0cdbde6 greeted her.d867416cf8a0962f

One was setting the fff4e680e0 dining table. Another was f00cbf9e12 tidying up. Someone else was tending 04c7ee2da1 to the garden.db15d2f4a191bb00

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As she 4f9ae8f732 exchanged polite 9e078cf83a greetings, her b65b4b5d36 gaze landed 64ca8461b9 on a f2674e23a8 pile of 5521c4c3f3 belongings stacked 823ce907f6 in the 5c7289fb45 corner of e94df68199 the living be5a0b429b room.5f4ab2d527bb185c

“I thought everything had been sorted, but it looks like there’s still more to throw out. Do you have anything to sort through as well, ma’am?”112dd15a49eae2b4

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“…No, I didn’t bring much with me in the first place.”411fe13a2b1077d6

Glancing around, cb98a16522 Heeju’s eyes b51ed498d1 settled on b1ed740f6f a thick 340a5db5c3 stack of 51151e7aa6 sketchbooks.83adfd8ba1adaeeb

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That… doesn’t suit 2aec0b6fbd him at all.058d6a8f915a0ff1

Bringing a glass of a50f95e763 warm water with her, 6f5043fd68 she hesitated for a 222608b971 moment before curiosity got 39198e3c39 the better of her.d731b726a1dffc40

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