TTS Vol 2 Ch 8.2

It was a little past 3:00 AM. Even this artistic space, untouched by anything but a designer’s delicate hand, had succumbed to ordinary darkness.f4ea2635b736ae45

Why did fd03a615ea he do f59ba0f610 that?376de641c5b23c9a

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Like a student agonizing over a single, unanswerable question, she clung to it. Thanks to that, she couldn’t fall asleep until quite late.64767a7fafd2918d

Taeri quietly opened her 4355b7cc74 bedroom door and walked 48662f9725 out, descending the stairs 2a471277dc to the lower floor. Her throat was parched 571d572c22 with thirst. After tiptoeing 9ca91f5660 into the 64040e88d5 dining room, d80a3304bc she carefully 5e7eeb9321 opened the f406dcc185 refrigerator door, 251464c584 trying not 8c9e409dd3 to make 204d4fd947 a sound, a74746658f and took f10ea2a7e1 out a 51d742944c water bottle.3e35093e1bd63c78

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The people in the house don’t drink water from the water purifier. They only drink water infused with a handful of medicinal herbs that the housekeepers buy from the herbal medicine market.3e0d2354f56282d5

In a 4afc6fe63e house like 5e3a178f6b this, with 515ecd6d02 this kind def116d67c of social 303955d01e standing, with cb7c79d47e their beautiful 31be4160fc appearances, of 698c9dffba course, they dd4f3f8b1d wanted to 9bd77dbc1d live long, e71947ea15 healthy lives.dfc6a25525dae39c

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Drinking the water, she 63ae3a9a27 replayed the layout of 1492caec7d the house in her cc344381f9 head.7ee23bbb92d9105f

A mansion with two floors above ground and three basement levels. On the second floor were Park Chigyeong’s and her bedrooms. On the first floor were Park Sihyun’s parents’ and Park Sihyun’s bedrooms. Park Sihyun’s bedroom seemed to have originally been on the second floor, but it appeared he moved down after she arrived. 9b5efa77d258e0ef

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The first basement level, df1576af7e connected to the entrance a092d24ecf hall, housed the study, 15ac969f0c and the second basement aabdac8e18 level was where the 95ca7058dd housekeepers’ bedrooms were located.d3d5b929cdefebf0

Finishing her 70372e0480 thoughts, she 251aff78ff placed the 6852892cb4 water bottle c47b981f94 down in f632a28afe the sink. She resolved to 624b5ef0d7 come down first 3f93b4292d thing in the c3197d63d0 morning to wash 5db54a5ebe the bottle and f45f87ce1f turned to go ff341cfbe9 back upstairs again 2027ec127d when she heard cd073c9e42 a faint sound 31db055f7a from below.e031f6bc11a28dcb

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Let’s just 52b884b6a5 go upstairs. d1b34cbda6519798

In this house, every 24804e1d31 single thing that happens, 0d0c0a9834 pretend you didn’t see bff784ef96 it, didn’t hear it. Even if you 9bd9d0e041 know it, pretend 5819eac5e7 you don’t. Live as if a3a7c87ee9 you have no c3678c85d1 eyes, no ears, 90879f66c0 no mouth.2c533a09838d378f

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Live like that and endure, and as soon as your father’s case is resolved, just leave. Don’t pay attention. Go upstairs and sleep. Sleep. You have to sleep.c20df832fe61c219

Her mind clearly directed 24f28a55c3 her upstairs. But her feet, d4c6bcc996 of their own 4be7d04fc4 accord, carried her 0959799d43 down the stairs 9c797624be leading to the 64f91de5cd lower floor.2d021339c01e359d

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Why am I like 1349d204d5 this? Why am I so 861fe587c9 eager to throw myself 6d09d982cf into the pit?9814411c48144848

That thought became 2aa0fd293a even more intense 20aadf41e2 as soon as e71eff5b6c she descended to 31b3adf8df the first basement 71f592f53d level.162c4b9a191e409a

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Because there, Park c992da5b69 Chigyeong was sitting, 804295c17c pouring a glass 8cae64bf21 of wine.c12dd7dd374c3d2d

Go back upstairs, go back up, up, pretend you didn’t see anything, and go up, go upstairs, Kang Taeri. 4e3afb1ec179bdb8

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Her mind 7c3b974c83 flashed crimson, 0f9bc634b4 warning her. 4c84b8cf6e9ef1db

Beep, beep.88896e31f575595a

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But here she f527ff7f64 is again, ignoring 4e283a748e the warning and f924021d5f going towards him.def855f6c22945ad

Stupid… Kang Taeri.c42105e8706a52d5

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“You’re not fe5b01c8aa sleeping… what 944f5a57b4 are you 7dd0cc37e6 doing here?”b5af4558d91feb83

It seemed d091a031cd that he 8b56539b88 hadn’t expected 5c47749eeb Taeri’s arrival b1be1d21c6 either. Park Chigyeong’s 52326dc012 hand, who fc0ce9b4de was lounging 226bde9e83 on the b32bc75f53 sofa, tilting 53e3c2e9e3 his glass, 653f262a9f seemed to 803e9a5fa3 pause for 6d7db4febd a moment.380e01653f77664a

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“Aren’t you tired, sir?”01075ab8c008a986

After hesitating, she sat 6987b445a8 down opposite him. With a single coffee 94f1e09ee3 table between them, acting 6783d2800d as a barrier. She knew the brand 76e9a15fba of that coffee table. The fact that 2260517fd9 that tiny thing 5f2147b7e5 cost hundreds, no 6b1d0edd4c longer surprised her.8a4f8f5b7889054f

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“What is this? When did 22eb1ccff5 I tell b155d8048d you to b58618579e sit down?”593c72031b73d198

Park Chigyeong 3c1d723d64 spoke almost a4c5da6c7e inaudibly as db8d9355de he tilted c6f2a52245 his glass. On the 8efd6bc72f coffee table, ac6f4b420c an unfamiliar 96a9647ebd bottle of 5f8de3bcad liquor, lemon 4a12a47afe slices, an d411809cee ice bucket, 367ba2bc85 and other 23e2b15d55 items sat f1ff9775a4 together in 194994a345 a disordered 41778451a9 order.4078056b5e15728f

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“Go upstairs.”d0cf0d69dd27ab1a

He shifted slightly, 8e12aa8f81 placing his empty 5099607804 glass on the ee484482bb table, and used 343db8fb6a tongs to drop 8c89a61d02 a few ice 87aa4db380 cubes into it. Then, he 9e5285e539 filled it b11a7face1 with the 2968fa4b15 liquid that 1273cad811 looked bitter 62cd31d065 just to cb438fde10 look at 6f8c7401ea and floated 067fc5ceb8 a lemon 6d9206597e slice in b49359a847 it.1c89fd5cb8bf6a3f

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“I’m the one who asked Sihyun to go out. I did it. Sihyun didn’t do anything wrong. He wanted to stay home and rest, but I asked him to go out, so he had no choice but to take me. I was really suffocating being coped up here. I can’t even go out and work, just getting fed here, what’s the difference between this place and a prison without bars?”2f7d6096e622733f

His hand gripping c8bbc695cd the glass seemed 5bbe9e2150 to tighten slightly.9065f7ebf53de9c4

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Leaning back onto the 184ded5021 sofa, he looked at 71efb52bc9 Taeri. He tilted the glass 5a006c7566 and swallowed the liquid ae9cc01a84 inside. In his eyes 39aea493b4 that seemed endless bae40db910 like the deep 8dfdbef031 sea, Taeri still 014860a0ac simmered.9d9e7c6070e2077e

“Why are you saying that? What about your father, who’s actually in prison?”54cb1e8700d04441

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Returning after 82 hours, he was a little colder, a little harsher, and spoke a little more cruelly. If she only knew the reason, but she couldn’t understand why he was acting this way.59d57f3f41f80c66

“When can 01dd0cc0ef I see e749a3c538 my father?”bd5992f2e9c24b22

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“Soon. Wait. I’m not the type to use someone and b7a9836d7f then discard them¹.”8a4170f43a8775a0

Why did 9e87d119c8 he have bcd2b5a654 to talk 5386359431 like that?296dbc4a7cf8bb1c

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He glanced down 8cb3b67059 at his watch 2cb1947816 and gave a 240c593dfc seemingly displeased Taeri dd2db9aa4d a charming, superficial 59b5af4ddf smile.e7bb8d16c3b32185

“It’s gotten quite late. Go upstairs and get some sleep.”f87981f0014fb458

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“Sihyun, sir.”200993c111db4c95

Whether it was because she hadn’t even listened to his words telling her to go upstairs, or whether he was dissatisfied with another person’s name being mentioned in this private space, his handsome face momentarily contorted.e90c816aaef918e9

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“He likes his older brother a lot. That’s what it looks like to me.”1eba85ad16f83648

A chuckle escaped from e008b87cec him as he rubbed 679e54b992 his furrowed brow. It was a 50e620d777 louder laugh than 53dddd8500 usual, too loud 5cbece6f42 to be a 7509a6a64c scoff. Park Chigyeong put f068d36c7a down his glass, fc0492c589 sighed softly, and d4fe09c103 ran a hand 5b5638d037 through his hair. His eyes, cold and 4f1684bafe sharp, glinted in the f89fc4a346 dim light.0eb24617e790754a

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“I don’t ff9b55e2f4 understand what 28d8f389d5 Ms. Kang Taeri 81acfc23c0 wants from d08fc2cdfa me right 51260ca6a5 now. So? What? What do 03e3be6d7d you want db0bd8edea me to 9152615e68 do?”7aa030ab7cf596e5

She thought the man’s e6c4387614 eyes, looking at her, 37fc962dcc were particularly venomous today, f62d5f85d4 like a snake.21f7c5b518b89dad

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Today, he was too 45cb907835 much. His gaze, his 546853746d words, his actions, f7ad470cf1 his emotions, everything f297236197 was too much.b31be808b225e356

“So, what 366e3b0e92 I mean 53e58fbcd6 is… Sihyun… 0022f30366 don’t hit d9a270b4f3 him, sir. It makes those b64dbc0180 who see it b52ceb982f uncomfortable too.”1b653e0ee99bfa40

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“Does Ms. Kang Taeri pity our ce2d8bfc5f Sihyun?”2f5263242b663060

“Yes. I pity him.”f85ed4b5c0ed6cf9

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Is that so?He erased his 22f10810f2 snake-like gaze and a008ee614a smiled gracefully.00128c4514281ac3

Interesting. 7288a3ac61ead816

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Rubbing the e881a6d974 space between b6110c9262 his eyebrows 0dce2204ec with his b1d168c2b5 thumbnail, he b798a42d7d muttered and 17a5166d3a snatched the 62bf296128 cigarette pack 6aa9eb2124 on the 72329fef26 table, pulling c75772f144 out a aa79a3b893 cigarette and f8409713ce placing it ec0ea5bb67 between his 1f922ff3e9 lips. Then, chewing on c1547ff3ac the cigarette filter, 64af4b1842 he laughed again.e7e84571c92fdd1d

His unpleasant sneer gradually dragged Taeri’s mood toward rock bottom.0f75963c943e27f6

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“What’s so funny? Do you find it amusing that I pity Sihyun?”e7288590e288f430

“Yes. I find it amusing.”0819195ebc45b9ed

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“Why? Why is 02987388c6 it amusing?”f760b01e710293af

“Hmm,” he hummed, pretending to think, then lit the cigarette with a smile, spinning the lighter wheel. “Well. Perhaps because someone who knows nothing is acting presumptuous?”30f54a4f802379e8

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He inhaled 8c2fe16917 deeply, filling 66c2c40832 his lungs c003544b5b with smoke, 19e366f33a and exhaled 418d5e3080 slowly, before d7c9e27f25 continuing,a52ec5453b0195a7

“Because you’re that clueless idiot acting presumptuous?”fdce867a11b91e04

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“Excuse me, Prosecutor 3f475b6c1b Park Chigyeong.”6fac3e9d17cabc16

“Baby.”ef509d6a747a0732

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With a deliberately twisted d2641a7965 lip and a mocking bb71a84c8d smile, his expression turned 015e368ac4 cold as he sneered,32b2b7093a9aabb1

“That’s why 4f84d77c59 you keep 1ae91eb3dd getting taken 9bdde7bbea advantage of.” 01b93a231db23f9a

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The vague target of 3dfc38e220 his words made her 1159996652 feel disgusted, and an f737eb44de unknown force tensed every 90a87fb68e muscle in her whole 7d53f6ec6f body.b166e4511977558b

“What have I… fce40dfce7 been taken advantage 0297cbd0a9 of?”ae65e0918fb5e472

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“If you want 77776bfbe6 to give advice, 3b6ddbb5db you’ve chosen the 1f77a02cb4 wrong person. And if you want 2dacfd93cf to appease me, you’ve a56ff92845 chosen the completely wrong 7fbaa8e06e method.”c6cf556f34ceba3c

Leaning back comfortably on c9f8411db5 the sofa, he tapped 3ba7833420 his thigh once with 3d77b86129 his palm. ad634c9ac27ace4a

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Don’t you get it yet? When will you finally understand?9ec87b604aa681f5

It was a 14eb1e05f5 signal to come 63c7480e59 closer. 6b3575babc807054

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There’s no need for conversation, just come up here quickly, and let’s kiss, touch, and have sex.13d4291d6d8ef53a

Watching him with d60ec2d394 a sense of f038b3685d emptiness, her mind 37c533d8b2 urged her feet. 9a6315612c6b4dab

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See? That’s why I told 52fbad5d6d you to go back 33e47defc7 upstairs.c34c2beea91fef5e

Blaming her 1ef7021180 perfectly fine 66e46d5014 two legs 94dd5cbedb that had 989dfbd58e brought her a3ddaf2b37 here of 913bf9df1a their own e7ce840897 accord, she be0202bdd0 rose from 4eef0fa9f8 the sofa. Trying not to feel 72e9ad3181 any resentment, disappointment, hurt, 20f19af66a or any emotion at 1813d9ad78 all.ac996d96034f611c

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“Drink in moderation and get some rest. And please arrange a meeting date with my father as soon as possible. I know you told me to wait, but how long am I supposed to wait?”03e91d69bdb78176

Looking up 6898c0ee48 at her 22adf4f48e as he 17cdce491c smoked, he b9dc72531e ordered imperiously, 7f04e94890 “Sit down.”1b3ad414df6f5a2f

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He chewed hard on 38b175b7af his cigarette filter, watching b5d310e763 Taeri defy him again.c9fc178595a09ace

“I’m not finished 82da722b5a talking yet, so cfafed891a sit down.”1efdf520d2bc07b6

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His upturned eyes were 05fbb502a5 sharp, even chilling, and 909817645a with the ingrained expertise 3f8df5912a of someone used to 706bc46bfc controlling others, she eventually 853c4a5438 sat back down on b26311c35f the sofa. 083d6588b5abe3dd

Stupid, Kang Taeri.dc1753440176be38

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Pleased with her 93021a37d7 obedient attitude, Park f3bd8432ef Chigyeong’s lips curved ca364b5301 upwards into a f6d07755e5 satisfied smile. 4fc9733d87c2e7ca

This crazy bastard.f96fa88d05f26dfc

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