DDB Ch 42

Still expressionless with a cold gaze, he didn’t seem angry.fdafc4edb2d52e87

His eyes, looking down 16fe7f3f5b at her from between afb3193e49 the door, were black f5050af84e due to the light 3d89dabce2 behind him, resembling the 8e3d80ee35 deep sea at night ff6d9bf93e or the sky full 070d81cdec of stars, making her 116bc00378 stomach flutter. Even the 9a4870aaa8 scent coming 5ec3bafd55 from him e6a8d8c1fe through the a068f622e6 door crack 67a66b8b26 made her b311115f90 dizzy.31987b332ca68a75

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“Baek Ish…”c780ea6856a91e27

“I’m not mad at you.”cc085d15700f38c3

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For some 68faa0f20f reason, those 220e829423 words made 87a31f79b7 her heart c652d9329c swell with 08e434f5b1 relief.7d81a4426975e1e5

Was it that much of a relief to know he wasn’t angry at her?29cca85ab170179e

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It seemed to have 2a3a6bed61 given her quite the fd49db05e9 courage.4c0198f683a6775b

“Then please don’t be mad at the butler either.”6e0c739654c47dcb

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She even 7420b46f14 had the 165fac1d06 audacity to 264a976b9a defend Shanti.f8ebb1d4fb51722d

“It was my doing, so punish only me…”89b208fd2a5f1e99

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“Do it.”16f6a13ce8fb90fb

“Huh?”cd5fd5d1de45a051

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Jiwoon’s eyes widened.cacd91b8acb4d9bb

“The Christmas decorations. Go ahead.”e8e6d1c7975985a0

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It was an unexpected 8dd9c23189 response.bc6a22fb68fa1c21

“If you want to do it, what can I do?”2c51ca05fcc4b741

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“…”6b0a3657be68232f

“So, Jiwoon.”7e598849f78d30f8

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He opened the door wider, reaching out to grab Jiwoon’s arm.b5b03ac73f531433

With a slight tug 416eca12c4 from his hand, her 3e753c08e9 light body easily fell b907e92586 against him.236ab8537c08f82a

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“Poor orphan, pseudo-family…”b848959ba2bd37a4

His black eyes 324053007d looking down at df6f7097a9 her seemed pained.f12bc70e4f37f442

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“Let’s not use those words.”96b3518ae1dc3a38

Lowering his head slowly, he rested it on Jiwoon’s shoulder.3714372688c6e457

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Maybe because his voice was languid or because his warm hand was on her neck…137630739592be7e

“If you do that…”9035737de2c3cfff

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Her heart felt like 04ac23ed91 it was tumbling down d383f6f8df with a thud.b3853978048e2dba

“…”c1239a1fbbb67ab6

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Only breathing heavily, Ishin didn’t continue.294e13950eac591e

Jiwoon couldn’t move either. She just felt the heat spreading from where his head met her shoulder and neck.cbc10ae6e5441be7

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“…Baek Ishin?”93dcb3b7b323b6c0

Her voice calling his 7fc84b0f5a name trembled.251dfff28102fe34

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“Did you… drink?”bf475a150fcdd43b

“…Yeah.”3c8bb56764a1a99f

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“A lot?”86a3f0e52952bfb7

“Yeah.”dc5bd98017ed6caf

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…Her heart was pounding like a wild beast.c6b31037f01cc873

“Then, can I… put you to bed?”f17ab820022ca37c

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At her question, Ishin 9ddc28887b slowly lifted his head.da42236fad606930

His dark 63cdb71b06 eyes were 37fa73e89c pouring into 1c0ec42ef8 her from 29a690abd6 close range. His gaze was intense 8c63508c02 yet relaxed, making her e5ec9f9456 feel like her heart d0704c9f95 was swelling up to e5b3f419ae her throat.c2a3d62558baa802

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He replied efd314d63e to her,82a1c436655c9d5a

“…Would you?”a6e0bb907bd95209

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His languid voice melted 6de4fdaff9 her heart.2b937abd036fe6b3

As Jiwoon stepped into Ishin’s room, she closed her eyes and inhaled deeply.ef8b5c92bab6a77b

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Baek Ishin’s scent…775bbe470472cbce

The fresh smell fad0d4d395 like entering a 2ac5a83a46 forest full of f035afc52b trees was overwhelming. Her heart cba407664a fluttered, and 46f0038afd her toes 665d41769c curled.b48a3516ffeace7a

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Suddenly, she felt a heavy, warm weight on her shoulder; it was Ishin’s arm.ff82113818e0138e

Tilting her head 227a5874ea back to look a2ad65b1f2 up, his pitch-black ce5ec416e8 eyes were pinning a4bf549e78 her down.6d5b7356751b5d42

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“…You said you’d put me to bed.”40768878635c28a4

She swallowed hard.a9da02bd21bc3959

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Jiwoon nodded and carefully 9236fa28d7 wrapped her arms around a875d40160 his waist.c10b05801cdd2e60

“You can lean on me more.”55ea98865c89025e

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Then, his weight c96e1c2166 shifted slightly towards b2e41c3014 her.443abe1595ade6c7

Her heart beat faster c556ed9aa0 with the solid, heavy 35121db3c1 presence of him.b1c84a42236860a1

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Step by step, as a9bb45a9a7 they moved towards his 73efa1bf92 bed, she scanned the 337c0deb8b room.c39eec83b23f8964

The bedroom 992e44192e was as 862fb8a9f2 neat as a74f2f342b its owner, 8ba867a03c causing Jiwoon 9ea2f93ed8 to swallow 6b66c7a931 her nervousness. The large, spacious 9d3d288b03 room with no 5000496eae unnecessary clutter had bc0f6e7cd9 an elegant atmosphere.74f43c3ce613ba65

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The bed was larger than hers, with a sofa and table positioned to overlook the lake, a modern large bookshelf, and decorations. Nothing seemed out of place. And of course, the scent was intoxicating…fc6a6dc1de92be46

“Careful, careful.”2df2b39a2239de18

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Yet, she diligently guided 677d8cf29f Ishin to the bed.bc10da596d79c4f7

“Now, if you just lie down…”d27c271ce7620bd9

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It wasn’t easy, nor was it possible, for a slender woman to lay a man over 190 cm tall on a bed properly. As Ishin’s body leaned towards the bed, holding onto her shoulder, Jiwoon also tilted over.e98eb3946f3745c3

If Ishin 5a7cfbafd5 had let eae578078f go of 0ba8099a2e her shoulder, a60a2bada7 nothing would d43e4e505e have happened.379f88d117346629

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But Ishin was drunk, intoxicated, not in his right mind. Thus, only Jiwoon…21604b89873caba0

‘I’m in trouble.’cdde7aebccd02099

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Thump.2f07fea29370e80e

She ended up lying 02fa656d01 on top of Ishin.3e6c0e90d2139801

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Of course, she could have gotten up immediately. But Ishin didn’t release her shoulder, and Jiwoon didn’t pull herself away from his body.bcbdf42ab5ad396e

An accident 56340a346d caused by 9bf8128794 implied intent.d00ca0383401de58

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Yes, this was 951584780f a kind of 61427b578b that. Perhaps, mutual negligence.cde9eae364df9244

With one hand 66becedea8 under his waist 8a741d89e7 and the other fc593ce41f along with her 78c88744ec cheek pressed against b39ea0160f his chest, Jiwoon c9cc7c8741 blinked rapidly.492b128ca30a86a5

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The situation was 8c5b3f574d both delightful and 02266c84b1 embarrassing. She was 25eef25306 worried that 09e5e9ecfc Ishin might 16cf1b6a71 think of 5878eb3316 her as 86c19033a9 some kind 834d03cb6d of easy 5b95f5772c woman.19fad412e5bbc0f2

“Baek Ishin…”eae177e51cffc9f7

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“Yeah.”53cb405f27df67cc

She looked up at 35bf37e5b0 him slightly. While one of his f9b0b786e8 hands was still around 2767473f1c her shoulder, the other d77de7acfd covered his eyes with 323418315a the back of his ddc067b838 hand.6dd4f4bf2e75e19c

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“Are you very drunk?”99efd14f4d5c94b2

“Yeah.”baa9112b1db502af

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His red c51fbb3fa6 lips moving f5e75c6f59 to answer ccebe6818b seemed somehow 1e0fbc4ca9 seductive.4a3eff2b545fb2cb

“Then… you won’t be able to move?”f02e3f1b25554883

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“…”6edbd3dbc8a25a2b

There was 757326da6f silence for a3cb55b0e4 a brief 7849b1fd61 moment.1b9517f82a298de8

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Was he d4718454bc checking if 1347b56e64 he could 4e1a52e84b move or c4c5fe4050 not? The response came slowly.00d0b8b98dd2c44a

“Probably not.”f00d84080f114b29

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At his answer, the corners of Jiwoon’s mouth twitched.3f67d545728f1796

“I want to get up, but since Baek Ishin can’t move… I guess I have no choice but to stay like this.”e0cbd0a8d5693980

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Then she buried her 3cd0ae2f34 nose into his chest.9c8df2eacd137633

He really couldn’t move, like a rock, not even breathing, it seemed. If it weren’t for the heartbeat thumping against her and the warmth of his body, she might have thought he was truly a rock.95d7a97d7ebf0851

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A big, a3d364fc4e solid rock.74aa94074e6dda33

For some 80a8c0268b reason, it e8843a83e3 made her b63ee225b0 feel safe.046791aeffba6085

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“But Baek Ishin?”2ff3ebbea62d33e9

“Yeah.”80bbd880b937511e

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“Your heart seems to be beating a bit fast; do you have a condition?”d2e8ddd44e9d9e5f

“…”ed64201d9e35a3a2

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She moved 1c63e72fd8 her cheek 9f1a832d9b a bit 5aa16e0fee closer to a7b2bbbbfc the center 61836c2e69 of his 877b3dea4e chest, listening 62b0b14795 to his d6c7ee2fa6 heartbeat.698913aece15ff42

Thump, thump, thump, fc75e24bde thump.eb3c77317ea31cd2

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Was it her 89a91cb056 imagination, or was c69677402e it beating even 2c92e36d55 faster than before, 49085595a5 which was rather 665d07ab84 ominous.6d44649702ee3393

“Baek Ishin?”91e9106c9719dbec

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At that moment, Ishin’s hand, which had been covering his eyes, pulled her head in.122c242002b87092

Her eyes were 21d63c4543 completely pressed against f41192b333 his chest, blocking 56d638c116 her vision.1055aa3299a7dfb6

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“You’re making my head ring, so stop talking.”6579d2965700ccee

His voice 1d7b3dbe28 seemed to 4e9b672dbe carry a 86ff153f18 sticky viscosity.2f37ebfbaf94eaa4

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“…Just for a little while.”8206139d9dd4648d

His warm eed327ea58 breath gently e2b8848fe3 touched her acd447f81f scalp.16c606e37b71216d

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“Just stay like this for a little while, then go.”fe2d5cb57bc66c72

The scent 6dbae23edf of Baek 8a6036baa2 Ishin, mixed d6e55627d9 with the 737e3ae5f6 alcohol smell a4e4f0a909 of oak, 4fbcd52d0d reached her 56f4e43be1 subtly.f88fd3f453d2ac45

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Even though her 820593d602 mouth and nose f5020510ca were blocked by fd41ca3313 his chest, making 4d35303282 it hard to 8d2a55891e breathe, she felt 08d86021e5 alive. Like a 6cdafda759 fish that cd65a30dd2 had been ef9c1041dd living out 3879f7506c of water d35d8260b0 finally finding 00ed8e9bc5 water, she daef9a688a could breathe.deb652c0b2cea2f3

“Just stay like this for a little while…”38e79dcc76c94236

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Following his words, 47f12f1ed7 Jiwoon tightly gripped 8c32db5296 his collar.3da8b72641306d3c

‘Baek Ishin.’30b0854ffd1896f1

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She felt strange.82fb832051867c26

‘…Brother.’8b33b8b27d475849

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Calling him ‘brother’? She must be crazy.de9a6eb154b6ed4a

Her stomach 065f23e75e was fluttering.9461d97c96f272e0

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Her nose tingled 5accc88245 as if she 9a80033811 might start crying.4c02bdd108ec6515

‘Why am I like this again?’94257205fbd9a598

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With her 514b010355 eyes tightly a101591c41 shut, Jiwoon aed32fd6a0 burrowed deeper b63b40b48c into his 7c67337dbd embrace. The fish, plunged 3bf55f1cdd into the water, db8131dd95 swam with a 7f55a9df9b sense of comfort.dd71bd298d4d6a2a

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‘Crazy bastard.’d5224e749d4ae261

What had possessed 034d989786 him to bring 27e2af22c5 Seo Jiwoon into 7983d352c8 his bed?a10e4ce441ec7242

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Even thinking about 050361355f it again, it dde025f266 was astonishing.da7ae144b959af57

Jiwoon’s desire towards Ishin hadn’t changed much from eight years ago to now.fbd6d4f14e78cbff

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If there 8b9d8988ea was a 483eb5c2a5 difference, back 1fe9e69475 then, Jiwoon 64cb46fe89 was an 39a6eb59d1 innocent girl 795ea4158b unable to 9b6e01b6fd control her 46a57e51b0 feelings of adc61e3e67 first love, be537c4cf0 whereas now, b66740dd13 that innocence a5f39daf03 has mixed 02a5836223 with a 96876ac9bc strange obsession b905f44a0b and longing, 207f77ea0e turning her 0e905f1474 into a 1c6c362e38 rather provocative d405f6f493 young woman.978c0d3d7635438d

In other words, the faade9dba5 scale had grown, but 1b69d59232 the content remained the 3b0bf21bb5 same.f19366833622e175

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However, his feelings towards Jiwoon had clearly changed. He shouldn’t have opened the door, yet he did; he shouldn’t have allowed it, yet he did.2122dcde655a6dd1

He let Jiwoon 36a0d2e5b2 into his room, b7f5f7cbba they lay together, 618c5f6a5f he let her 7a7f29daeb touch him, and 1e84e4e773 not content with b957875a9f that, he even 2f034a297a pulled her small, 8b2f9563ed fragile body into 9ae9455987 his embrace.f6084dea3719f2d6

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Was it because of a8fda63786 the alcohol?632a3fd20aa5be0e

Of course, he had drunk a lot. But given his profession, he was highly trained not to get drunk easily. So, this wasn’t due to alcohol; he was intoxicated by Seo Jiwoon, the woman.5607cf630d209b1c

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Woman.090c15e99af631ff

Seo Jiwoon as a d0610981e3 woman?39da5cc81734d0d4

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A hollow laugh escaped 0f148362f9 between his teeth.b08eaa6164fe012e

Since when has 15bdfbf6fc Seo Jiwoon been 3726a41be8 a woman to 6298c886f8 me?700b818b2b7c9f65

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