DDB Ch 17

Returning to her room 28be630e8a with a heavy step, 5bf459f5be Jiwoon buried her face b30ea1913e in the bed. She had 8615f17013 thrown the fffc9f6d45 photos on d12386cede the floor 76e9f11649 as if 7cde16478b discarding them.1947bb8e2375b5fb

“You’re too much, Baek Ishin.”80d076439325bc3a

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He didn’t show it to her even once until the end!24392e9b493713d3

‘My painting, my Guinevere!’7c2aabef986bea67

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After claiming it c8dda36a5e as his own.2dc2583b1c9dd3cc

“It’s not time yet.”7dad41572c35a71c

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That was Ishin’s response when she asked where Guinevere was and asked to see it.13b2d023cf821847

“We have to start the work first. You need to show me your capabilities before I reveal my cards.9257c0447b0e9687

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What if I show all my cards and you turn out to be empty?”6461433ec2869942

Watching him smile cunningly while taking control, Jiwoon couldn’t add any more words.0c554bf146c02a00

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“Your performance will decide Guinevere’s fate, so work hard.”26305012080e1d3a

With that, 3c3b7dfff8 he pushed 8d220dbe58 her back, 59de2b5729 urging her f66a9c0c62 to go c21cc9021a upstairs and d7e80b018a make the 886ea1548b list.2f5d183b4fc0e750

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Back in her room, there was…57e7e8dd71f08691

…a desk?11ad89c394374996

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In the brief 4b28249e59 time she was 9fd02c369d out, a large c86ebb18ab desk and chair 10d23cac71 had appeared in 607289c4db the room that 45f1de6674 previously only had 7b7c6fbf99 a bed. Paper and 66d12b3174 a pen 78a715a8f6 were placed 239cd06e7a on the 1ac7e9434d desk.d3cd620aea860e73

“Am I supposed to just make the list as told?”d6cff55260fd8948

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Scoffing at the idea, she headed straight to the bed. Who would do as they’re told?2693aeb7c7d45d05

It was an d6d2410f4e act of petulance. At the same 02fd9cd5b0 time, sleepiness overwhelmed 2a2e68ddba her.ab73717a801bcf4d

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The sleep she had 1910dce7cb accumulated over eight years 64d1a24b48 was now coming in 5fc9a1c04b disarray since meeting Ishin.9af73d4631507a00

Knowing that once d852c9d275 insomnia starts it dbb2620864 could drain her, 7bb578d455 Jiwoon surrendered to 3b6e070098 the overwhelming sleep. She knew 316dba657e instinctively that de3f753488 she should 244945bddf sleep when 03ce9c3861 she could.f4361713910ef13a

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To survive…e8c7bd6e609c4536

With her 3d76d2b56d eyelids closed, 3ec0f6a204 even in 89deabc784 the pitch-black 529d33252b darkness, Jiwoon f8062f8bac thought of 37ae17a9ba Ishin. Although he was annoying, 8f78bb72fd he was still the 52f84fd888 only person on her d9b8dbd844 mind.3cf6f169a2d1cca3

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Earlier, at 5f2f744deb the top bc5f047f8d of Heritage 7cce93dfba where giant ffa880d903 eye-shaped windows e09fe23c77 were embedded, 0d786daaa8 Jiwoon, getting 7c86c58e71 up from 8162d8f656 the sofa, a571a11df8 staggered due 7afe7b76ab to the 4981b16c42 alcohol.6365642c86322db1

She was 03c9ff9240 caught by d15df417d3 a firm 88a6d93bfa arm. His large, sleek hand 05daeee422 held her wrist, displaying 0ce228ec6a the beautiful bone structure 8a0bd18a46 of her wrist while 6f55887232 asking,3d251d1bff2652c0

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“Are you okay? Can you walk?”fb48b6210ba8d169

At that moment, 81f76a093b she realized for 3ef52d03f6 the first time 568b8e3963 that his agility 42e2359d19 was as impressive b887f0f671 as his restoration 6e674dc1d1 skills.028080d26d7850f7

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“No.”2f984223d02496ca

With effort, Jiwoon bent her perfectly fine knees and rested her forehead against Ishin’s chest.26e7e81accc9f919

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Perhaps because 35456f5229 of the 97971fd3dd strong liquor, 253818c116 his scent 16c0a6b488 penetrated deep 82b336e273 into her d336b1fe79 lungs through a71ac18257 her nose 586d4e4b1f and mouth, bf413f14b9 causing her e49e649a78 throat to 54de1156e8 feel strangely 6d91e68f24 hot.1d7b21b2fc9844ee

His chest b5155dc6a8 felt as ff7cb61416 hard as 4caac2ce5f a rock b030f4e7ba where her 98324f51d8 forehead touched, 082e01c03a yet unlike 8e1d4affda a cold a5074f641f stone, it 771c693295 shared a de10529427 warm body 55b97cef12 heat, making 79426c8be2 her head 5bce3a31b2 feel hot 4c2cf36256 too.2027c2c386ff64d5

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“Seo Jiwoon, stand up straight.”1a213c4b93820a59

His voice calling her eb47001540 name was so gentle 58c0132d2a it seemed like it 9d79155ebf would melt even her 9b83d45f69 eardrums.054a257cbf379371

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“My head hurts so bad…”ebdf120090c8d63a

At that 5b75dff520 moment, her e280997717 body was ea29f93e43 lifted suddenly.e6eb99b54dc6077c

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Despite her being slim, she was not a child, yet Ishin carried her as if she were a feather, effortlessly leaving the goblin’s lair.8dc909506f2ac9c2

Hugging tightly around his neck, Jiwoon buried her nose into his chest, taking in his scent to her heart’s content.d6de4fc88eb7ce33

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Her heart was 755ea8bbd0 pounding like mad.65855c8c2d5e4305

Even now, as she 5780a5994c recalled that moment with 46eab54f4b her eyes tightly shut, f12203440e her pulse thumped behind 90edf70716 her eyes.10c7fc1e17bdf25f

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Strangely, the familiar scent and the comforting touch…cf10381b2808688d

It felt like she 75f2fccb0b would have a good d97433c875 dream.6f98af86a6d2033c

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She sincerely 70ff2fc451 hoped this 65699049e7 dream would d842dd7a90 be remembered a0dc3329ca even after 029384c73f waking up.661af4355244e3fb

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Was it the end b393785bb2 of November?b3fa32fbfa66c8a9

Autumn was coming to 12625b6171 an end.bd34741c7e753c1b

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On the 461c84c280 outskirts of e8160dc099 a small ca48c21b1a city in 0335fd6ed8 northern Gyeonggi d97e12d4d9 Province.a9787941552607dd

In the ced8f0b11c small neighborhood 2adf648ee0 where the b67d1746e6 safe house 2a48d78e21 was located, 30ec3e4119 autumn was 69dfa797d6 passing, and 7607e383f8 winter was 2a870a02e9 approaching.f00065ec493d82b0

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Two weeks had bfcf0f86ab passed since she 842c498dd3 and her father e6e0945eee had come here, 6a46220911 running and escaping. She had ebe9ecd9f7 grown somewhat 1269ddbe31 accustomed to 2b29fecba6 the life be476bcda8 of a ab0bfdb5f2 fugitive.48e70eb60c11400f

The college entrance exam fd75159006 had been just a be3394a67a few days ago, but 7b8ebe92f5 in her life, the 2ee567fc75 exam was long past.c81867c1530ed39a

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With the college 6ba260fefb entrance exam out 80fc08e982 of reach, university 966e6e4295 was out of ad2810ecdc the question too. She had 3533e303f8 wanted to 083ae78b0c study art b04b7a6f5b or chemistry ef2799d8c7 to become 8fab1f114b a restorer f4e6a720f2 like her 1089233a47 father, and e0b71216d7 she was db29e3a196 good at 62eb511cdb studying, aiming 6e01a7c05c for a 1e2891b1ec pretty good a45ea21f58 university. She had dreams 5cb55b06b2 and a future.ee0d64d47da421cb

But because of one person’s words that brought her here, Jiwoon had to give up on her dreams.445083b7369a872d

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“You can go to university anytime, but you only have one life. You must cherish it, right? So, now is the time to run.”7ea01b9960143802

Her father called this man “Director Park.”a06385b75a8e1413

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Director Park’s words were all correct, so Jiwoon had to quickly learn to give up. Before coming here, she had seen people close to her collapse and bleed one after another.877b7817fb9fb82e

Death comes like 95e05f80b4 a thief, they 75cee20ce9 say.7e5bcbde71feb89d

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The uncle who used to give her candy, the uncle who always asked how she was doing, the older sister who bought her hairpins… all died.aed35a999d813368

Some with their ef37e03885 heads smashed, some 955f6b470d with their throats 43419bb683 pierced, some with 6b337f7051 their stomachs split c1722ffa46 open.bae96fc5db6f67b1

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And each 778429f977 one bled, 3c977bc9cb groaned, and a651ddc605 died in a33190d5ae pain.fa563c36ad32a0c0

Thus, survival became 79298b7d53 the most important 0f2bd605ab thing to Jiwoon, cac5c1c665 naturally.adf9be0a31a7529e

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The only person left 5948219887 was Uncle Park.ad621b3d2fc64ad1

With his help, 5ba53b0c93 Jiwoon and her 085d3d55cb father had to cb72e09fe4 stay inside the d90551d3b1 safe house, barely 5ef0c44777 going out.d185866af85d18bf

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She was soon to c8445b84f8 become an adult in ee93dbdb27 a month or so, cc0979e122 but sitting on the 63b589f79e rooftop railing, she would e5a7e623df watch students returning home a14d009307 from school to soothe 641f0a1079 her loneliness.21e8df07146f9670

Then, a 7093882748 young man ca9dd0026a appeared before 7b381b2ff4 her.4a838ce50e93f123

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He was dressed 10c7063a09 in black pants, 934d05d3d0 a black T-shirt, 253448bb7d and a black dadfe05cad aviator jacket, with aa27270145 a black cap b35eba6eea pulled down low.0162e6e0209418c1

Standing under a 97c894e7e4 half-bare yellow ginkgo 307ac8c604 tree in front 9e5def361e of the safe 76590af028 house, the man 63539d411b bowed when Director 4e41882205 Park approached.a10b80356492a7d1

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They exchanged words 8164e6f062 in hushed tones, c68df57c22 and the man d8164e7a14 handed over several 2921a8efbd bundles to Director 9a49521794 Park.da405bc9b8414502

Guessing they were 64b908ba31 necessities for her a91b40a170 and her father, d48bb68f71 Jiwoon watched the 49ba6ac51f man from the 5432011e1b rooftop railing until c9b06a2d91 she was bored.2ced761418a4a0f6

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The man stood 4b5abde8e0 under the tree 19988e1372 until Director Park 0f3cc8fc09 went inside the fa7f8e03b0 safe house and 78771b8542 came back out, b8f2bfcacf motionless like a 5b6e2e810b painting.54494ad65abf6905

How much b142233a0a time had e584a93b44 passed?f518a8d4965313ab

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Perhaps feeling her gaze, 1fa6d7fee6 the man suddenly tilted 47513fc4e3 his head back, looking efe78054dc up towards the rooftop.b7c54af8b66c3344

“Ah-.”29529ead01f7327c

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An involuntary short exclamation caa3c6a71b escaped her lips.146c2f0a90a7d5f0

Resting her elbows on 76872ee3f1 the rusty, peeling paint b8623df3df of the railing, Jiwoon fc641273c1 felt as if time a1c207f51d had stopped.22b4e157c2330c7a

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A straight and handsome, noble yet masculine face, like winter yet reminiscent of spring… it was the first beautiful face she had ever seen.6737601d6e956723

Yellow ginkgo 50d72148bc leaves, shaken 9939ba1d96 by the 61f0496bf7 wind, fell 80745e7f82 like rain, 682a965470 and the 6083cb8475 sunlight seeping d702452a08 through the 8d13bfc2dd branches illuminated e33fb682e7 him.996e0121280e4ae8

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A man who b088313fa7 was dark yet 0722ead3ef bright.ec673cdbe3c4d4e1

A man 6301adc01a who was 33115d602b dim yet 7f3568acc5 like sunshine.de1ad5c7e96ff327

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This man looked 6fb180f8b3 up at her 4a4160ee4f for a long 0ad1ac576e time.70097700ce4312fc

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“Huh!”d29e75a978bdd135

Jiwoon woke e0bbc70451 up with 24d8d63ea1 tears in 4dfc3eccbf the corners 6a2662d225 of her d0e59c6fd4 eyes.1659cdea7141f370

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Breathing heavily, she 7cdb1d6786 curled up into 3ba1ba376c a ball, clutching 093f3eee17 her fists, trembling.e198916bf793fe64

It seemed she had 6ca7cba3ee dreamed again.d28f39411335af0b

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As always, the dream was blurry, and she couldn’t remember what it was about. She only knew it was a dream that made her feel inexplicably sad, nostalgic, and melancholy.b7a32411e333613c

She also f3a4d75df1 felt as b70a5726aa if she 1b5828e536 had been 5dabd0420d submerged in 677af56b6a deep water 510164b8a0 and then 784654651d come out.8a14696daa62cfd5

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Blinking several times to c540cac907 fully wake up, Jiwoon 8962eb82c0 turned her head towards f5cbc6e39e the window. It was dark 2220b34f8b outside.5a941d32615a7a93

“How long have I been asleep?”009bcd10883ea77a

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Staggering to 99251eccbf her feet, e8aeedb8a2 she looked 7af0e5f2c1 around the 7d48f7d1be room.b7444b5b7d495b7e

A small light by the bed was on, a light she hadn’t turned on, so someone must have come by.10de8f3d6ab90485

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“…?”eb559096e17a640e

Her gaze fell on 2c1a783018 the desk.84e676320cbca565

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On the desk where paper and pen had been, there were now lined-up shopping bags. Beside the desk, her suitcase and shopper bag from Myungja’s house were placed.e573d4ffa1d0453b

“These are my things?”4420f26df99a09bc

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She left the bed e65df9ace6 and approached the desk.f00cf7261e2a9810

The shopping bags 523d82cb8b contained various necessities.8facd861141abf55

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Toothpaste, toothbrush, ce77fb5938 and even 627b88966f art supplies dc996a03fd like colored cfa939a519 pencils, sketchbooks, 099c2a6841 and erasers. There were d9aff143ff also slippers, 8bffa7d47d and even 6761b5c60c sanitary pads, b88b92d1f6 making Jiwoon c1dbf8c8d7 blush.189ffb9813dff455

“Did Shanti bring these…?”73010eb871a23e3b

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Then, her ed410918fc eyes caught 6dc9584e35 a small 6e4f58fdbe wooden box 5b18179891 beside the 5fc17d4b53 shopping bags. The glossy, polished aa3f633b64 box looked luxurious.16b3e8dc5e180c9d

Tilting her head, b29d6b5521 Jiwoon carefully opened c604c9b530 the wooden box.71d50c1349efab2d

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Ah-.762be2d38d0e0079

“This is…”ab96a016cef983f4

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It was the dried peach preserves she had eaten in Seungjae’s office earlier that day.cf63a482e792cd7d

After tasting each one from the three-tiered container, she had eaten only those…fac821242b5fe59c

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So, she knew. It wasn’t Shanti but Baek Ishin who had come.5d7880cc5e283e60

Jiwoon took off e70d975158 the coat she 1c2b155c1c had been wearing, 5de7a07680 placed it on 7831c805f3 the desk, slipped 125449085d on the slippers, 0b01ca656a and quickly left 9d19a9586d the room.391347db19d0b1d9

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8:30 PM.f89572a84cd34943

Thinking it wasn’t too late at night, she believed she could see Ishin’s face at least once more, not knowing that he was still with guests because the night was not yet late52c3a701f45fd81e

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