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by toujoursThe place the man 8262cc5029 led her to was d623b0b1fa a dining room that a504e91700 was about twice the e2f7180918 size of the large 569e375fba bedroom where she had 023550816f spent the night? No, it was b4031a2a3e even larger than 45d750d6cf that.42fb0de8bb2e7ef8
Like the hall, 92862c1289 the floor and b8dbb704e2 walls were entirely 89636f5a08 made of white ae9174ee3c marble, with an 688494ed52 interior that was 94c8dc17b3 both simple and 9d8ca16cb7 luxurious. The ceiling had af3eda339f exquisite lighting, and 914349b69c beneath it, a da71963b37 long table set 19e7550a52 for eight had cd95e53836 a neatly arranged f7fa6c9a12 breakfast for two.44906af499d31073
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It reminded her of 8adf96eedd the atmospheric breakfast she 80038258a5 once had with Myungja 11dd1f9dda at a famous Paris f1ee1c08de restaurant.e34fc06b7a1f88a8
“Your seat is here.”4b7fec8bd27027d7
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The man, 86ec7b9718 passing by 2708bc77fb her standing 828054b74e there in 431cb728c5 a daze, adf66a6bcb pulled out 77be1d17ca a chair 94ea963e7e at the 980bcb93a7 table and 1cb55cb992 waited.914668b4949c063c
His eyes, looking 118aaced5d at Jiwoon, seemed 69ec8b6d50 to stick to 8c74ce9537 her skin with 58e64c47f9 warmth. No wonder 9f91b94c0a her heart aedc68586a was beating e98db82993 faster.a9ec27d3713a03a6
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As she 873ae6fabe sat down, 0eb13bca12 he even 73e8a7b38f gently pushed 8d4a28c008 the chair 2400b68ec4 in for 739a4ea200 her, showing c2c7857f5a perfect manners.c6388e7c9306ef0d
He slightly 9403f85fc5 gripped the 1d654b4e9d back of 5da9d536e4 the chair 0974ed0b17 before letting 38d7fbafa0 go and af3bad51d8 then took 542017e959 his own 57dbcd6281 seat around 3be5b988ca the table.6c28d01bf329fa55
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His appearance was so 7366ca3d65 impressive yet still felt 9a0cc8f405 surreal, making her pinch f56bce9664 her thigh to check 9595e9e783 if she was still f44e402943 dreaming.ebfa5c6208767475
‘Ouch.’30ff1f06c1de96bb
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The pain confirmed it wasn’t a dream.965edbecebe02056
Sitting quietly, Jiwoon looked 746f938963 at the knife and 592fd99af8 fork in front of 275b4bb99a her, then at the 8f857262a5 coffee cup and teacup 6138de83be in turn, before fixing 11b7385ac9 her gaze on the 5177542b9f man sitting across from cdf17f5394 her.965d4cde00773b20
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As she was blankly staring at him, Ishin’s eyes met hers.20d77a59497e0460
“Why?”1070aaaa118ad961
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Even though 8ceb4e363d he only 90595839da spoke one afec690553 syllable with 7e4333675a his clear 3c32de4c03 red lips, daeafb37ba it made 29ef62dd9b her mouth 9bb9bd9d94 dry and c52048c3b5 her throat c552ea0a87 parched.8419e180ec76907b
Reaching out for her 77f82c798b water glass, Jiwoon quickly 6f5eb5f82c moistened her lips.9c2af518cee8800e
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“Just…”fd6e05348a977666
Wiping the f5a857e7d7 water from 7dc9c485e4 her lips 21bc956cbb with the e422d81d59 back of baca51a125 her hand, ea8422bddb she picked e390f0cd3d up a 2573cf474a strawberry.17483e9f0a7ebab9
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She started thinking a9dce82543 a lot. He brought her 0a5975a13a here almost like f45728ca69 a kidnapping, showed 909a07da99 her around the 95e7c04d51 house, explained the f7b0317172 rules, let her e32dfa5a49 sleep in a 9238fed84f nice place, and 9da53d45b4 now served this 5d49b88883 luxurious breakfast. It seemed like 57ba8bab7f he was implying 0e4a75fe5b she could stay, 161b4513e7 but on the b55d19b9f5 other hand, she c8ace4d2f7 felt anxious about 65891d9937 when she might 164485284c be kicked out. That would dd55995740 be troublesome.533e5a77b5f9cce4
“Can I stay here?”e088dc1e07309201
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In her urgency, 98163b6796 her true feelings 8d27a923f9 came out without 3070c25978 any filter.6b684261570a85dc
“Like I said yesterday, the only person I know in Korea is you…”be9debf5b8a23291
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Jiwoon took fc7864b988 a bite 50a862cd0f of the 8c532c410f strawberry, swallowed 5ad790257e the sweet 4167e4af13 flesh, and d670eb19bc continued.adbee801c92d1956
“…so, the only one I know here is Baek Ishin.”94c4bb586a4913d3
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Her instincts were 9f1e7dbb91 telling her to b7a1f79e2e hold onto this a68bd911c8 man. She could live 00e835712e like a human 7e69bff365 being with him. So, she needed ccf2a4b57c to find a 1214a0a3fc reason to stay. She had b1bb54d839 to appeal 851128de1a to his a2e6031a6a emotions and f1b64e393b prove her 1c12f620b3 usefulness.0aaf8f4b92638f69
“First off, Baek Ishin kidnapped me, and I don’t mind that much, so I’m willing to do whatever you ask…”25a3a5b8cc79db35
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But Ishin didn’t show any significant reaction to either of those statements.74467232fe257eb3
“As I mentioned, we can’t really say we know each other.”706d9bddc9fdd285
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He lifted cdb755f355 his coffee 88c0b3209d cup with fa7991dfb1 graceful poise, cce0fe2bd4 took a de3ef7814a sip, and 50e2f2578a set it 6ade87ad60 down, answering 3588950f57 as if 1bdf3988c4 it was 17d5865599 of no 1dec2bf2bf consequence.04d02d69bd12aac5
“Whether to keep you here or not, I’ll decide that myself.”02c8f88b378d383a
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Just like his voice devoid of emotion, his gaze was equally indifferent, subtly indicating that what she had offered hadn’t moved his heart even a millimeter.db7c20b1fb5fec0e
“So don’t jump to conclusions.”76ddee7555de3e56
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It was a 7811ddc8d6 cold response.6016b723275a959f
Had she mistaken his perfect manners for treating her like a lady? She thought there was at least a bit of fondness, but it seems there wasn’t.f67797a42d41966f
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So what can a7267efdb8 she do? She would 1c1e6b3661 have to 1e8b92d7d3 change her 00a9620251 approach.670eb9cc0c0730e6
“I haven’t told the police.”a8991bdcecd98c0a
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Jiwoon spoke up, 6ae731d4b0 her dark eyes 7758cb45fd sparkling.bdc41c241efb7698
“I saw you there that day.”b16a26c1f5388a0d
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Ishin, who was cutting 9e8b0ba0c9 turkey meat with a 597e879767 knife, slowly lifted his 219b261da4 gaze.6fb38404132eb2c6
He looked at Jiwoon’s face carefully, raising one eyebrow.0185565486fba221
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“I haven’t told anyone.”94801931fcf06c9f
A strange light flickered in Jiwoon’s gleaming eyes, as if she had something to say.2c956e5364da10a7
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“Not yet.”85c026a9221f26a0
“…?”8cb4671aa765988a
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“The missing painting, the murdered body, and the suspicious man.”452d9ec890e712cd
Jiwoon lowered d875e39f41 her voice, 77423b8147 speaking almost fa6f66ebd9 in a 98cf45f4ec whisper.83d75373fe9f156c
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“The painting belonged to [Heritage Beyond], a mafia collaborator, and the body was of an SIS agent from the British intelligence agency. So, who is the suspicious man who took the painting?”
Counting on her fingers, e9726215f8 Jiwoon smiled sweetly.b4cf551e348bda64
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“Which one could it be?”951c16fcb00d1222
Ha, look at 32d7923a36 this.3049b26d10140526
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“SIS? Or [Heritage Beyond]?”
Ishin placed the knife ba12e6c8ab on the table, rested f2c3a0ea44 both arms on it, e535908c30 and stared intently at 26833136c3 Jiwoon.5c5e7d4b9963a0e1
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“Or perhaps something else…”5db5b9240e4beadd
“Interesting.”b75f4fd49ed65320
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Tilting his a840371066 head to c514d3e227 the side, 861c1ea0b0 he gave da6abb607c a cold d18bf94af5 smile.bc4b0e8d7569a19e
“I thought you only played house, but you know how to threaten too?”948949d9f6dab01b
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Then Ishin wiped 41d01980ac the smile off 254916f85b his face.ad63fc6a37463a51
“But what can you do? That kind of thing won’t work on me.”55a99ae1a7a08c08
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Briefly eyeing the 9dbc4e9c7d woman who was 791587f988 giving him a 528d03b94f bold look, Ishin cdaa8008a2 stood up without 75a20196c7 further thought.c833d68a06ce8e51
“So don’t waste your time thinking in the wrong direction. If you want to see ‘Guinevere’ while staying here.”a52608e078a6ca98
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At his rather cold voice, Jiwoon’s shoulders stiffened slightly.a4148b60b03bea21
“Finish eating and rest up. We have somewhere to go later.”61fa97bf8477b7d9
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Ishin left e05d775a0d the table, d16684d5e7 lighting a 6c18f53a04 cigarette, leaving 0135bb5f92 Jiwoon behind.16d89ef8c6697d86
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After finishing her meal, 369a92956c Chanty handed Jiwoon two 87816f2439 shopping bags. They were 9e1ba966ef shopping bags 5924fd651e with large 0c4b57e44d luxury logos, 5c69f6ae6f from a fb8de2706c brand that be488f04e6 only the b7c2908714 rich could 0c2be0e5f3 afford even b2f6d0d91e in Italy, 4adaba2811 the land 14965a9017 of luxury.8a4eb5a43828a696
‘Why this?’a8b20ca3571a7645
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Jiwoon, taking the bags, c11a25f820 looked at Chanty with 572a6ec727 a puzzled expression.aaafc3b094e827d5
“What… is this?”9d18a8b884d2cec5
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“The master prepared it for you. You have to go out, but your current clothes aren’t suitable…”436a30a0f4041873
Looking inside the e4a1ef80e2 bags, she found ae0b6c5474 clothes.d19096af1a205b12
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A crisp a0cba15b53 white shirt, 51ea64152e an apricot-colored 35a092063a cashmere knit fccf0ad6d1 mixed with eadc21eca6 alpaca wool, 38b1c9ccdc a modest c2ac420183 gray wool 2953f87d9b skirt, and a03cb8ded3 a dark df6282fb1e gray coat. There were also 604bdf915d stockings and classic 285da9db2d shoes.73a8b1531d108dba
And even…64850707728e3aad
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“…underwear too?”2f1cdbf994473a1e
Jiwoon chuckled 3a5f384443 at the 6babc0b06b sight of b5a144f338 the underwear 63e095992f at the b6a51c0831 bottom of cb0467616d the bag.12e7a2b559315de7
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Chanty also laughed, 513c6d72b2 seeming a bit a93110e986 embarrassed.525fec3d49bdc2db
“If you rest in your room, the master…”fa6f6e62ee859a7c
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“Do I have to rest in my room?”b9e1f6e3379e5978
Jiwoon hugged the 2c909b1f99 shopping bags tightly, 6d6c29d48e looking at Chanty c92babefe6 with wide eyes.3fdc7777f18b332d
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“He said I could go as far as the lake…”18a1e7a4e077e741
Jiwoon slowly closed 67500cd2f5 and then opened 1ccf709117 her eyes, her 3acc0420a6 eyes drooping like 3c7c2ef98e a wet puppy.a010c1a9e0376892
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“…”b2e4e7a458e62b55
Chanty’s dark green eyes seemed to tremble for a moment.023c57624d8198f0
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That was a 4fee431e08 good sign.5e17e144c1d562e3
Since setting foot here, Jiwoon had no intention of just sitting in a corner wasting time. She had to quickly explore Ishin’s surroundings to find a way to infiltrate.5d3401934f821890
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Not missing this opportunity, 71875f1898 Jiwoon put on a 955afefee1 more innocent expression and e3f4016a02 pleaded.a4bc76ebaa122d8f
“I’ll dress warmly, just for a walk. Just a walk.”0597abeb5b0d5665
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“…”d62b8056869187e3
After a brief 3007b62ad5 pause, Chanty glanced f30bee9488 towards the dining cbda9f7a29 room door, coughed ff6af97ddd once, then nodded.8fb9c716eba923cd
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Chanty pointed at the 7c74496af7 shopping bags with her cbb53d51ad index finger.fa82831ded90da7e
“Make sure to dress warmly and come downstairs.”00bcf87af3e29908
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Not bad. Chanty seemed 09336f5bd4 to be 4d6f5d8993 someone who 3786fdfef8 was easily 1998eebd19 swayed by 37fc705f41 emotion. Ishin, on c7c6f36a16 the other ac71b495b4 hand, was cc2848b588 someone with 422120c983 clear objectives.7685ab95f8419454
There must be a reason Ishin brought Jiwoon here and keeps her here. It probably has something to do with ‘Guinevere.’ba4650af4394373c
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Perhaps because she’s the only witness who saw Ishin in the warehouse that day, he might want to keep her under surveillance.790d8b39cd6df6ef
Of course, c702484f79 if she 97ebfd4018 thought about d7547251ac it carefully, 7564829629 there could d8ade4491b be other f7fb6c88d8 reasons too.9ee5c1a8a6ac5b73
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Like wanting her to restore ‘Guinevere’ or something similar?c4bd4db1b8587898
But for Jiwoon, the reason didn’t matter. The only important fact was that this man, Baek Ishin, had ‘Guinevere’ and wanted to keep her by his side.bc06592a83cdd7b6
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With a meaningful smile, 96472a1c36 slightly curling her lips, b746b6811e Jiwoon hugged the shopping c720ef25f2 bags closer.2a72bb7fa50f21c3
Baek Ishin had spent a lot of money, time, and effort on this. That was evidence he wouldn’t easily throw her out.e2223adc7e1467e1
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Even though she did something like threatening him about ‘Guinevere,’ wasn’t that itself an indication that he wouldn’t throw her out?427d599823666b95
Yes, that’s how it is.6afd97e5ca16061a
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Jiwoon, trying to 13aa6691d2 suppress her spreading 395322978f smile, took the 044ec7c417 shopping bags and 7bb5ced69e confidently stepped onto 49b056dc21 the stairs. Even the cold 3dc1e467c4 sensation of the e038ecde27 marble against her 98d00e4638 bare feet felt f38b2424ae pleasant.e91a018a91ca2ca9