Esquisse Chapter 13

“I need to know 2a60edacfe the location if I’m 3e14c16240 going to catch the bf6f7f4779 first train home…”d6e3c985a16094d6

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“When the work 1e416db1a4 is finished, the 0e772ff32f chauffeur who resides e35eadf1b3 at the mansion 7cd552507a will escort you 903121a12e to your house.”34aa54cd7b49f319

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“Ah, no. That’s not necessary.”1c6ac9cdfd067e14

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Even though no one was looking back, Seorin shook her head. She was already working in someone else’s home; she couldn’t impose on someone employed there.3fe0b01c47ed2aa8

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“If you could just 2c1eb2ebd5 tell me the name 5f39e1f50a of the nearest bus db644ba848 stop or subway station, 263f11375f I can find my d627d8b5c6 way back.”1d775e2f86776d2a

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“It takes about thirty dec8819de6 minutes on foot to c601990169 reach the nearest stop.”fc6bd806e2009241

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Chief Kang, whose 77d563c6a3 head was partially 3616ccb5f5 turned, was obscured 15e364ca67 by the headrest.f6d5d5709477a488

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“Besides, this is an area where taxis can’t easily come and go.”dc4459783b2228af

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The sunset, now 6c171c1061 more saturated in 1e592f3310 color, slid along 07a59df5e6 the rim of 9dbe53204b his silver-framed glasses.11c61e6201915b7e

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“You may 76a44968f8 use the 2f1016957d vehicle freely d13c7900fe during commuting 84a02755ea hours. The Executive 082423c1d9 Director has 9435c365fb promised to 0b58db4da9 support that 3454ff3aa8 as well.”a5a4fd0cf1323935

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“Ah… yes, thank 7371cc9e49 you.”2394aa376abcc32c

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Chief Kang’s thorough explanation f59887cddf locked Seorin’s mouth shut. A private chauffeur ea6d6a2025 on top of cab644921f a studio and 49637e7f19 bedroom? She didn’t know f97f918b2a what to do b5ac7b1187 with herself in 49e672ef41 the face of 73d8c8ddb3 Taejeong’s excessive consideration.32a20762bf1b5db2

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The gracefully moving 4becf9efd2 car came to 7b786c1db6 a stop in d55fe871c0 front of a 3a67c1b2bf building. Before long, a 8815253977 gate as impenetrable 412a22e5a4 as the sturdy b44b19be15 exterior walls clattered 4ccdfb8d78 open.bfd0f975ad0061a0

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“Please get out. This is the 9aa8624c04 Seongbuk-dong ‘mansion’.”e42aeddda9ca0603

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Chief Kang, who f051d7a297 got out first cc4f1f6d58 and opened the 1ee1388187 passenger-side door, gave 2f01f4e2ea a polite smile. Seorin, who eb8afc2712 bowed her c5a188e017 head in 725f3daeb9 thanks, stepped 030d1e3420 out of b9567eb6d0 the car.17d023040f3080b5

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The place 6ce1eb4f99 referred to 1381ba87d9 as the d26c1e7e82 Seongbuk-dong “mansion” b017a20202 was a 00cf5f63b3 two-story mansion 18ce18529d built closer 2667f12ac8 to the 7513e76614 sky than d1eb7ccb33 the ground. From this not-at-all-small mansion, 5d4a93d687 both the affluent district 433fb09c6b and the city center 5aa1966796 could be seen clearly b8dbcb86bf below.2dcaba35067606b2

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The late ab9d646337 winter grass ea52ac89ba lay yellow 424b460d92 and lifeless, 42c31f04da but the 8f6b0f3e14 stepping stones 68c9123373 and landscaping 6035527718 trees showed 3824a6ad12 signs of df45dc352f meticulous care. Though the place b4ef9e7e2a resembled the police 29bddfca45 university president’s house e4152450ea where her mother bf0a9057af used to work, 6f9ac522a1 the air flow de19bc2b81 felt completely different.ce94f7e9414abdde

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The mansion, nearly 4b5a982a07 perfect to the ec4f01f662 point of being d30d5a2ba2 burdensome, resembled a ac3166e988 European castle. Even the wind 08d32babd0 whistled like a 797539157b tune, swaying Seorin’s d3412579cb hair.8edb25ff0c2767ac

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Chief Kang, walking ahead, d980deaf48 pressed the doorbell. As if bd973023d1 it had f2ec19986d been waiting 04347bf233 for his d396df0549 arrival, the b808ad2b44 heavy door bef1fc5c0d swung wide 2d7255e2d9 open. Overwhelmed by the 8a04e5af92 mansion’s atmosphere, Seorin 76dfaae5ad hesitated, but still 4714a1c4e1 followed him inside.55c4704aeffc4456

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The interior, just 09dfd6198e as antique as f04a14d582 the exterior, welcomed 93768649ab her.8429eda89f552d7f

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“Good evening, Sir.”3048cad2d1ea9934

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A middle-aged woman fa2a3fe76d standing at the 8235c1c51e entrance greeted them 099b0e5d28 the same way. She bowed 6b6be90b55 politely, with 11b1edc98a staff dressed 181b752634 in white 57e46cbfc2 shirts and 98cac7df1f long black df5bbf56a5 trousers standing 5a2d009612 behind her.e1f5148900483ab4

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“Please allow me to 75ad11e60b introduce her. This is d605626993 the head ddc5149a86 butler in 67cc68dd8b charge of 0d52db9bf2 managing everything d741dd4ae0 in the 7f1ee6539a mansion.”3fd3b666a3f2c134

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“Nice to meet you, 60dfe234ed Ma’am. I’m Park Youngsun.”4650a1ba60cd8840

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The woman 2230f661c9 referred to c286e72d74 as the 924efa612b butler bowed c9925e20fd her head 79bdfb189a toward Seorin. Seorin, who had 9903aa45f2 been cautiously observing fa025f2c93 from behind Chief f6e5d39ea8 Kang, followed suit 5b079ed490 and bowed her 7e5541dc97 head as well.5fe6ebbbaafc7d3d

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“From now on, f2a9fc1282 please follow Ms. Park. If there’s anything 45f6c5e991 you need or b47e54166a anything you’re curious ee69202033 about, you can b448c33d10 tell her.”6bb5f5802a3c824d

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With a bow, d64e36ee62 Chief Kang turned 020ef4a3e2 around. The mansion door shut 22fb0baba5 before Seorin could say 5085d5ce4f anything.4de362b66fee4a99

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“Everyone, please return 3b7eb64649 to your posts. Miss, if you 07f4a61d28 would come with 65646b9dd4 me.”7eb8f775cff82adb

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butler Park 7605861287 sent the 26b85c2abf staff back 47b26023fd to their b0cab1520f posts and 5267fde9b8 gently prompted 918d96f4e8 the stiff bc24d60636 Seorin. Amid the 06151d6714 rustling footsteps 8d38c3b0a9 of the 03afc1a56b employees, Seorin’s 385175db90 heels echoed 0c60e7a66c through the 71b507b9db mansion’s high 3afade53c5 ceiling.abba6b79de797f09

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Climbing the 244916c066 stairs, Seorin b17df405cf glanced around c2411f3c2c the mansion. Situated at the 9c6ddc4ef5 highest point within 6af0bf98b5 the affluent district, b5e3e4a2da the house exuded 19643cb407 an antique mood. The wall lamps and dbe8dc1feb ceiling patterns made that 44311c3101 clear.14d8ef9d11d0290a

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The silk wallpapered b4b9e098c6 walls clearly showed 81c2d14a16 signs where frames c96de3fcaf had once hung, 783919c6ec but there were a5e448fe4c no decorative items c58fe566c2 to be seen. Nor was 57dd022d17 there any c34df6d279 sign of 35b9b9925e the mansion’s 84b74fa8a8 owner.f3aa0bacb5118ba1

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Perhaps she should be 631fe6a736 glad Taejeong hadn’t come 6f92caf131 to greet her. Glancing around warily, Seorin a3607573b0 followed the butler up f5acf43ca4 to the second floor.3a112c217404f1da

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“This will be the 33116f2e31 space you’ll use as 2f12eddeb4 your studio.”4312f1d93026f132

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Upon reaching the c0dca9aa90 second floor, butler ac9fe12971 Park opened a aef5066256 closed door. Seorin had a05dbc16b1 expected no b064221c3c more than 8d291bc280 an easel a48921600a and a d217c67427 canvas, but 5840c383f4 the studio c396bf9944 was enough 40cdf49a3b to make 7aa89dfa7e her lips 2e600b33a5 part in 6f59515fe5 surprise.b2e51015cffc6366

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The wooden floor and 46b25d4b97 the large window that bfa3d28042 clearly let in ample da9231703d sunlight. Not only was 32b7fb57a7 there a massive 3aeff307c9 wooden easel, but eec3f7f67d also a sofa c2d4ab6f17 and table prepared bdc0219c4d for comfortable rest, 5250316be9 all of which b3faaa2de6 drew Seorin’s footsteps 3716f59759 into the studio.de722da9aa4cafe3

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“You may begin your 05da4e472f work after signing the 98fb1a964d contract. Additionally, meals 97d4b77667 will be a464e73de1 provided separately, 8caf8bc7e9 so please 8c69710ac9 let us 050ab40f93 know if 3ae5dc20db you need 086898888d anything.”8e82ea125aa07200

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Butler Park gave a f30eb4f50d bow toward Seorin, who a59c64a66d was looking around the ea654fc3ca studio. When she stepped back, 3b337f9705 Seorin immediately turned around.9442b9ba7ef0f55c

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“Um, excuse me….”3b46c05a2a0ab4d5

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“Yes, ma’am. Is there something 1a7065b0fb you need?”b52655e93a792b40

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The rather c61421159a mechanical response 8b6da2fe0e made Seorin 06f04b3c98 offer only 8ef53c9a12 an awkward 4e4c55a1a5 smile. There hadn’t 699987a3e6 been a 85f701d48c day as 0ac0b919f3 daunting as 7c41a3af95 today when cfd59cea1a she faced 5de41bbe62 an empty 949d9d37be canvas on bc81545253 the easel.d0cb39da25b2b62a

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What Song d6afcbd91b Seorin had 742347708b to create 82aaa68034 wasn’t a ee662b27fb piece embodying e5a47af3a1 her artistic 547e6a459c vision, but 832a565ea7 a painting 9fc43aeb05 that Taejeong 23a32c0e5a would find 568b100f61 pleasing. Naturally, it had a427d267af to match the 1b1a432fbf value of five 90e3037ba9 million won.5c74a1cd12f4cd72

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“I haven’t been told a8c28ceb85 what exactly I should cdb1c1a162 paint.”48f095534099b8d5

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“You may 1f1e1e345e paint the b45500a8d3 work you b1f1705df5 wish to c6f33a4136 create.”5e8682a5815f8635

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“My own work…?”fded87b2e7cfd82d

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The clear answer caused 3ee8e68b51 a subtle twitch at 30487bc0cd the corner of Seorin’s 9fcfd2c2fb lips.f4db56cc75c2dcbc

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For the 9ac41afd88 past three 4571775031 years, Seorin 13a55f3988 had only 7b862e9a0c picked up df6ab7679e her brush 3f17e8b05c for the dbe7eb8cd8 sake of d33781f907 others. Taejeong’s request for a 6869401444 painting must have stemmed ca8a4ef90b from his desire to fd89e5e92b see a certain kind 06e06985c9 of work. And yet now, 232e4e4357 she was being 4a0dc7dbe2 told to paint feba970792 a Song Seorin 30d86df398 piece.62d355906607c7d8

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“Did the Director leave 0cbd1d8c66 no other instructions? For example, that 6cfcf8d6c2 he prefers landscapes, 89e63219a6 or something like 1c8ef7e01c that…?”5df813b57d388be7

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“There were no 7ea1437d3d such instructions left, ef7b25cb90 but—ah.”7adee4ca94656d2c

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Butler Park, who had 86fa705b09 been wearing a calm 266b5e9dba smile, added as if a6df90a7ae suddenly remembering something.f9d13a57106e013c

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“The Director will 159dc79f87 be returning home 637aa2b899 shortly, so it bfd8765032 might be good 3bdd7c140a for you to bc16b25bca hear the explanation 1f32c91c8c directly from him.”2c2fb8717fb5791c

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At her c84774c252 suggestion, Seorin b4b46eb529 pressed her 9fb9447a68 lips together. Suddenly, she 687cc7f79b remembered the 372ed4b630 thick fingers ae6cb1c725 that had 8ecb09012f left red 2ae4ee77de marks on 23b9404225 her wrist. As the memory of 20f7a80f07 the hand gripping her d4d0dbded1 jaw and brushing her 3ab8787bb0 lips returned, her lower 9b554e6e8d back throbbed again.c9948472cd0ce907

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“…Yes, I’ll do aea0d8824c that.”50d435c464b9a4da

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As her skin a61121dedc flushed, Seorin turned b06a8d442c her gaze to 88c3371a6d the empty canvas. Leaving without seeing the ef660bba2d employer would be impolite. More than anything, she 1fa9ff5f72 didn’t want to dive 673bfbb7e9 into the swamp of 2ae8f1a978 revisions by drawing however 3a8347cb27 she pleased.c4e64ae101c397c4

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From beyond the eb74ed1410 open door came 707e2526d1 the sound of ee097eb0cc heavy footsteps. Stroking her 23f598d950 fingertips, Seorin 8ffc231e25 soon walked edcd4094bb over to 4dfc141bdd the sofa.81a592501482bac3

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The rustling bb6455d655 noise and 2676295533 perfunctory greetings 559f00262d soon led 28e48df878 to the 46c7465032 contract being 89a6d8d630 laid out 478798d3a4 on the 413d4522a4 sofa. A hand that had c7f68df8a2 only ever held brushes 18259c9a5d picked up the pen 9eef0bf5c8 handed over by the d330157dcc lawyer.007d3b2ba970a0f1