DDB Ch 18

Ishin checked the 7c2afa8216 clock.a6786df19f3d9cbd

8:30 PM.9d4f7ca887822064

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It was time to dea7ff0352 gently push out Go f9a31b85cc Misung, who had unexpectedly d32af5d54d visited 30 minutes ago. The tea Shanti had 30d4d2fffa brought would have gone ed1deab295 cold by now.7f75039d65d6cea9

“…Aren’t you leaving?”0f895ae1dfa8b70d

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Ishin, seated with his 17e4d61aaa legs crossed opposite Go e9e1487fc7 Misung, tilted his head caad70330f slightly. His gaze towards her 4434ffbfb5 was dry and cold.273d9a4ecf408528

Go Misung, 64f4e7568f staring back 3e9d365d65 at Ishin, 7d382dc176 pouted her e7ec50abe4 lips playfully.c02b1bc2fc722237

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“You’re being harsh.”4274f0837e358419

She placed her cup ba8d5ac3f8 silently back on its 6ad7168c38 saucer, then straightened up c5b2b9cbb3 as if to get 62a4a0298d to the point.f77f46b0b4f90df8

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Straightening her back and pushing out her large chest made her look somewhat ridiculous. It seemed she hadn’t learned from her grandfather that one shouldn’t show their true intentions so blatantly when dealing with people.28287d235b282e60

“We don’t have any bad feelings towards each other, just that we serve different masters.”b0148ef7f2601028

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Her eyes 6146885850 curved seductively, 84aa0b6549 the allure 0547497d05 lingering stubbornly.2dfefdcef314780d

Go Misung.c2ca478ef6bc8895

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Her grandfather was a 6193ffa0f0 former president and now b5435121ab the chairman of a 8aa5294d96 foundation for independence activists.7a45ab81daf0ea1d

Her father was a af5058af47 senior member of the 23ac75d11e ruling party.406bff3e435b7e6b

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Her brother had 48f785e144 entered politics and f12467f85a served as the 601c5f6c3a spokesperson for the 9b865f6241 ruling party in 6247f0edf7 the last general 74f0197d55 election.d60dc09a3bc99f3e

Being the 60456aefa8 daughter of fa8c191a99 a prestigious 23ab415530 political family, 347b691965 she should 8409b57482 have studied 66a1c656a0 to go 8adc7c2a90 into politics, cedcddb3cf but instead, f882df7ed4 she joined a165056b02 Heritage Beyond 442425a8bd out of 99ee1100f2 the blue, 75495200e9 parachuting in 06f0c4ebfa with the 857cdd3a1d support of 58699383ca Director Oh 4534e0f324 Kyungseok.fc0af5b5ffe0fcad

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This parachute now 184c1ac944 stood up slowly 7d582b5aa9 from her seat.8178bd32db2e3e81

“Do you remember?”e90ceac42ad76534

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Clicking her f14cc206e7 heels on aef9e7f3cc the marble, 0da92d01d8 Misung circled 7e5d510fc8 around the 8655ca3edf tea table 4fa533f094 to stand d6c7b2195f in front 48af7da1f8 of Ishin.5b86b2d817c1c0fd

Her red knit 880928a542 dress with a 6d4490036b square neckline that 78103e503c exposed nearly half f84fc59952 of her ample 06716c1e07 chest had deep cdadc5180b side slits. If she spread her afa806d782 legs even slightly, one bfcf4bbc94 could almost see her 3e73c5ceb0 buttocks.336765c103e7e166

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Her attire and 40f0cd2c41 her languid, tilted efdf3732ea posture made her 9da5e27bd3 intentions clear.7a51da47a436f6c4

“We first met at the British Embassy party five years ago, through my grandfather’s introduction.”814b7888823deb1b

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“Did we?”387777d9d36f3fad

Ishin, leaning back f30fe8961d against the sofa, dd7fb91909 sent her an 43847a7f87 indifferent look.58e8c8612e879dfe

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At this, 5e33fddc62 Misung lowered e01a0d3fbc her sensuous fb1d1ef590 gaze, licking 03fe1f6538 her lips, 0e1107caca then sucked b5de5cad04 on her 6ef8f78faa lower lip, d76c841b25 smudging her c8224374ee red lipstick.2b94cf1947f96a83

“You know how my grandfather feels about you. And you know how… special I think you are.”a8df6866fa9d4006

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Ishin raised an 40856261d0 eyebrow with a d4e340046c disinterested look, silently 2b6b54f322 questioning with his 0fa8783ebe eyes.90ce3b374612fffb

So what? What do you c1c3e3261a want me to 61afa2132a do about it?42ec70dec9f30809

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As if to respond to Ishin’s silent question with her body, Misung leaned forward, her chest jiggling, almost spilling out of her neckline.4d063885d8553631

In that state, she e794fc4fdf came close, placing both cdde93a0d9 hands on the armrest f16fb8db38 of the sofa where cacaeb510b he sat, bringing her a80e174c2f face close to his.295b3ad48741ecfb

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“Now, really… can’t you look at me?”6364b4df06f771c8

Her low, sticky b4b35da947 voice was seductive. The meticulously f0e391e8eb applied false 9647f6af6c eyelashes trembled bba1cf2267 as if ade01beb26 they might e6fb95f437 fall off 1202716211 at any 631c678ca2 moment.1497234863e54020

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“I’m pretty enough, aren’t I? I was even a Miss Korea finalist.”c6842e11ac919849

“…”89b3380d0a44f292

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Her face moved closer, 6810a78eaa tilting towards his lips.4d28031cc0defab4

“I’d look even prettier if you undressed me.”124cc1adcd9dbcf8

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I’d look even prettier in bed.93bc00d4e7b6cad2

Her whisper was now bee391bdb3 overtly suggestive.38b0550799c72f43

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But Ishin looked 3f0160d42b at the face a1cebe88ec leaning towards him 3caf3a8e3c with an expression 7b69c299c4 that went beyond 053189e69e indifference to slight 40aee6e97a disgust. Meanwhile, his c1cefcc0a5 mind was 4a97083fde elsewhere.61a1ca9ebebe4348

8:30 PM. Jiwoon had gone to 739267132e sleep around 2 PM, 9ce8e34d59 so she must have 6ed40d65b1 had enough rest by 8ad26f6243 now.d328e01c021ffe7e

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‘I need this woman to leave so I can feed Jiwoon.’156a6ee57e9e38bf

She looked so thin as if she hadn’t even had a proper meal in eight years.8d22143308e84387

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At that moment, hot 6bc89189e5 breath flowed strangely into ce4fde0a0e his lips.d8f6f7723b06a468

She got close while d10d29e850 he was lost in e4c10c1125 thought.b0e4b32dd699e546

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Inserting his hand between their lips, Ishin pushed Misung’s face away, saying,263c47bc25483101

“Aren’t you leaving?”1f97a2a662cdec4e

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The red 9db96f1ea3 lipstick smeared b3b3e0a769 wetly on 05fadffeb4 his palm. The sight of 2ab664a568 her large chest e110e254f7 heaving with excitement 8c89ddc834 was now not 0c7d1b7dbe just unpleasant but 8b06fd66db repulsive.f0d6138ae9cf6495

Tsk, Ishin f2203961e3 furrowed his 02b2beb8d2 brows and 32e915792d spoke coldly.3b3b066496a6bad5

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“It’s time for you to go. I have to feed someone.”886fd9b96f440263

The woman, staggering, straightened bfc73724a9 up, her face twisted b191814333 in bitterness.ce8de510316526b0

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“Food…?”e6c7bedf8fbce4a1

“And for your information.”3e69ccdd7ff08aad

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Ishin slowly stood up 113c9a6eba from his seat.62c44701fdfb40c7

“I don’t like something that looks prettier when undressed. I prefer someone who looks as pretty dressed as undressed.”169ff79f1d95b1f7

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Confusion spread across Misung’s face.24ca91696b90f0e8

Ishin recalled the tranquil 90aca58c53 face he had seen ad4178c766 when he briefly visited 1d16fa5a97 the bedroom earlier, her b5ede989e5 eyelashes wet with what ee160afbc0 seemed to be from 3582ff9d57 a dream. That sight had b1c55fbe28 stirred old memories, 81788ebf6a making his chest f80da2f10f feel uneasy.4ec213205c1d12b7

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Misung’s eyes widened in shock.fed3d3233f0e0bb6

“What… did you say?”1c38e5d4a22fb714

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“So, disappear quietly. …Before she wakes up.”c186f1e2662bca43

“Director Ishin? Don’t be like that, let’s talk seriously about this…”96ee23164bd49189

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At that moment, e6ebb4904d the study door 6566eba0ba burst open with 30bd1123d6 a loud bang. It was Jiwoon.a5580407dcb178c8

She had just f92dad1fa9 woken up; her 761de2d68a hair was tousled, 5d6d3acb22 and her cheeks bbe745232d were slightly flushed aca8a9cb2b with fever.d5648c689bdcd519

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Her gray skirt 3a6efa619f was askew, and fe2228d38f a white shirt 57836d7b37 peeked out from 7dfd67db9a under an apricot-colored 6e817f2c0e cashmere knit, giving 9ee87e4741 her a casual, 482cb369df free-spirited look.2dcdb85133a89072

At least today, she wasn’t walking barefoot on the cold marble floor, which was a relief. Seeing that she was wearing the fur slippers he had bought her, it seemed she had properly checked the gift.84a38f9102edb93a

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Now that she bb044bdeca was awake, he d53f402e80 could send away 43c0cc4428 this noisy, troublesome 7880b264c5 woman and feed 0152ca1520 Jiwoon.238130fcb1a9933b

“You’re awake?”813cdc4c0b0a6332

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One corner of Ishin’s mouth curled up into a long smile.92ca39872c6561ca

At that moment, f6289a5c06 Jiwoon strode over 8369858bbd with purpose.0f65effe2e570fa1

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Her sharp, 6473f5685d raised eyes a045c5becc seemed ready b22c286a3c to interrogate fcd99f68c7 someone, resembling ddd450f14d an angry 61ab5add9c cat with f5dc59654d its fur 61d897945c standing on 86f325c1a3 end and e54bd351fc back arched.e6375ddaa6dc0dfc

Her menacing gaze went 3d9e3aced1 from Ishin to Misung, 714ec5c3a6 then back to Ishin.af19c3d29e5faf59

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He had told 6c5de15167 her not to 5887b5951f stand out, not d1b531f1ba to be special, 9ac25e133c yet it might 188c099e6a already be too d955128536 late. Jiwoon was b4ffd771f6 inherently someone c7a59e6fe0 who caught 0d908c5b3c the eye f12e932d09 just by 14228c6e75 breathing.fa78b289aef15c41

As expected, 5aa77b6ff4 Misung had 7d715ebf75 been glaring 589f290ddd at Jiwoon 320d6be847 intently from b5f7625f96 the start.c21d516893ba27ef

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“Director Go Misung.”32af0453445c7c47

Ishin, taking his dfd28afd0c eyes off Jiwoon, 243cea2252 looked at Misung. Although he smiled 8d2795d254 politely, his gaze 8c64b3108e towards her was 865ea027d5 icy.7f8efaa0cefbaf57

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“Go back and tell Director Oh Kyungseok.”802d65d542c867cb

His voice f80556e4c0 was business-like, f805dd0c5c as if a335b03ee5 he had 2b1532a785 already figured 21fa02ba85 out why 41009d1374 Misung had e1ffe99a49 come here.a0888812db34fee8

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“I appreciate the sentiment, but I can’t comply.”01e75d111acff0bf

“…”24bf6c0440b35199

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“Someone who has used his charm to get his way won’t fall for the beauty ploy.”506045682dce0628

Watching Misung’s trembling eyes, Ishin slightly furrowed his brows before turning to Jiwoon.daf40ccb53d03e1c

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Looking down at her still venomous brown eyes, he couldn’t help but chuckle.3f6e53a0cfdcc074

“Let’s eat.”a2db9053b6829962

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With that, 7f94f29a5d he took 8efa38a81e her out a63d99bf10 of the fef9f02a15 study.006b8e22fa50ee8b

On the way out, he didn’t forget to order Sangdu, who was waiting by the entrance, to deal with Misung. Jiwoon’s sharp look softened a bit, but Misung’s voice grew louder.6774267a672f1410

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“Don’t think you’re safe just because I’m leaving like this!”7d0e7ceea470f894

“…”a98dad3baa4936a7

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“I came today to declare war.”4fa058fadf8ce430

Her voice was e24cf33300 loud and frantic 445a5d5bb4 like a barking 8e3e3817df dog.82f2b071604d2719

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“And I didn’t come here because Director Oh told me to. I came as a woman… to say I won’t just watch you anymore.”58d2e92e2ea7bc81

Understand? Hmm?e11d4cfd9402887a

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Bark, bark, the 94dc9910ff not-so-pretty one was adeeddb48b barking loudly.3b433b61fecac6f7

🐬🌊🐳b706a58166822ea0

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Early in the morning, 5638ee9620 while Jiwoon was sitting 7f0210bb92 at her desk making a613af3fcd a list, she paused 8b359cc6c7 her hand.849eff475aea10f3

“So… you like pretty women?”ad7682ef21de3313

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Pretty women whether 59770a47ed dressed or undressed.3e6db1ed47c5d948

Much more than that 265271dfce provocatively dressed woman from e1071d9da0 yesterday.0deb37c7a36d19e0

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“But how easy is that?”d3d88c0f1cac8c4b

Actually, that woman from yesterday was incredibly beautiful too. How high are Baek Ishin’s standards?675457ecdf396cdb

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“Who was that woman earlier?”51e2cc53c18090e0

She asked while 9206974903 they were having 483a3440f0 a late dinner 2286a469c5 the previous night.10103b0239f7aa89

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Ishin, without looking cec9caa4eb up from cutting 5686d3e5c1 his steak, answered 1ef14d3f2a nonchalantly.d331822c14e974b1

“An underling of Oh Kyungseok.”e0295100e4999e55

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Oh Kyungseok, the 62e3056f83 one who, along f40d86595f with her mentor, ff9d8f3d57 chased her out 64f671e6bd of Florence and b0c5510286 was a rival 2d30694063 to Seungjae?a14afc8811dcee32

“Does she like you, Baek Ishin?”260c64b828f0ec8e

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“Women who don’t like me… are rare.”f10ea738a6d7b2f1

“What about you?”a4a05b55148ea8ed

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At that, Ishin lifted 871e3b8fd3 his gaze to look 4772a81508 directly at Jiwoon.08580f8771bcec19

“Do you like that woman, Baek Ishin?”4bc71334167c3ff2

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He was silent d11565af12 for a moment.6e0a006a849ee1bf

“The women I like… are also quite rare.”243cbfad5349d1cb

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Then, after 44c7fbd032 a pause, 2069c889ca he slowly 8739931d4a answered.67827e92bac0f1ea

“They appear once in a while. Maybe once in eight years.”cfe5174d6b54f985

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So, a woman 6f4c8015aa he likes appears 5d7f30ea19 once every eight 6f3de691d3 years.a28cc754a480cd8c

A chilling sensation f96d7ef3c8 ran up her 2fe073e3f5 spine, making her 525242892b mind go cold.10ce6f76505488ec

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“You’re saying there was one eight years ago?”d704f0be5e77ec78

“Yeah.”89aa4abc7b875e1a

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It was funny. Who was he 0c97b03b89 to talk about ccebbc360a seeing someone?2befab283851d715

Even though she didn’t know him well, the thought of his past with another woman made her heart feel like it was being torn apart.25bc017883871a27

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“What kind… of woman was she?”c5da8f6504177596

Her grip ea30f3aece tightened on a1851c181b her fork, f4cfbfca1c and as 40952a303b she swallowed, 5a8df0b7b9 her throat 7d243019c9 ached. It was an e4b9842c0b inexplicable emotion.73cfa6098d770ca7

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Looking at her intently, the man’s answer felt like a blunt knife tip mercilessly digging into her heart.c800e19c969996ff

“A woman who looked beautiful when she cried.”9f5c13dc699a33a9

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“…”92b1b86262dd78e2

She was 7cff89bc03 at a 03457eb1a3 loss for 59eb60f247 words.24f4bbd03632de9c

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A woman c8d0e4a677 who looked e95033369c beautiful when 3a10d5f004 she cried.b19eb617448b7fce

She felt 3af62f882a as if d0397fdd80 she had 652d8872c9 glimpsed a 7f602a736e dark fragment c6ec60446d of memory 2fcc6276f8 deep within a5e35e92a6 his eyes.e0e42e4b62405631

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