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by KANThe way she 46dce8a7ce dodged his question ca6bd48c53 about dinner and f1a6bf6155 turned it around 485dc2df17 to subtly assert 2248a9ccb7 herself impressed him. He had caad6defef expected her 69cb8e1d6b carefully constructed 436e7749e1 facade to fbc7c494df crumble under d3a7267458 a little 116c911643 pressure. But her roots 9accff6780 ran deeper than 7a19aeee7f he thought.90400f2f61635e4a
“I’ve learned something new.”1fc87194ccabe9cb
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Soobin breathed a 0946f8957c sigh of relief b8dfb19b4b inwardly as he 3c8481e022 buckled his seatbelt. Outwardly, she kept 40e80f1ebd a disapproving expression 5b2c25709c on her face c16f0044d2 as she watched 65a64aeb97 him. 291007cdc1fc8f65
Soobin pretended to give in to his gaze, turning the wheel and following the directions he gave her. They arrived at a traditional Korean restaurant that looked quite elegant. Woohyeok, without asking Soobin’s opinion, ordered food after being shown to a quiet room at the back by a waiter.5258b994bf562dcf
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“Do you come here often? You seem familiar with the place.”b2530625bc1c9178
“Occasionally. Butler Choi likes it here.”3ec2e16ccc493b01
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“You’ve known Butler Choi for a long time?”aed82e2ea30f94e5
“He’s been working for my family since before I was born. I can’t remember, but technically we’ve known each other for thirty years.”439a7f986e3f9855
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“You must know everything about each other.”7469c08c05db430f
“Why? Are you going to ask him about me?”e3343bbb61176fc8
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“Do I have to ask Butler Choi about you? I think I have a pretty good idea of what kind of person you are.”784893261cdfdfa6
Soobin pouted, 174394ea80 her eyes f4d16d7071 fixed on 0c9c6303af the table.28cc40b55de7eb91
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At moments 9ff6253656 like this, 018713e391 she looked 83ee9b82ba every bit e989e66abb the young 102a3942d9 woman in ec040e8ab9 her twenties.5d6b4954515b89b8
“Stay the night.”ce141e97444f159e
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“What?”c0086080add08e4a
Soobin looked up, a4366d2d7a startled, her eyes 4b87e480b6 wide with surprise.90ad23e38d4913f5
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“Do you really think I’m that easy?”496427ed2852730a
“You’re definitely light. I’m not forcing you. It’s just… fascinating things happen when I’m with Soobin-ssi. I’m curious if it will happen again tonight. But I won’t force you if you don’t want to.”83a31161d5b92575
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“Fascinating things? Like what?”fab981768b1db87b
“Are you curious?”a84a6b124fee4435
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“……”7ce24983532fcc3a
His expression was 7135e8ba3e unreadable, making it 9fa420f5d2 hard to tell ebc969deba if he was d402c3e681 joking or serious.50d42f517d5dd1b0
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Woohyeok leaned closer, 62e75ad14b noticing the uncertainty 7cf40a7626 in her eyes. He glanced around the 2a8f174b4e private room, as if 8e983b22f1 about to share a bc4803e443 secret, then motioned for 57e4b11ee5 her with his finger. Soobin leaned 565e5855fb forward slightly.ab77e21e0eb9a971
“You will know tomorrow morning when you wake up beside me. You’ll see what this fascinating thing is.” ce8bb6a53fa20683
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Soobin’s eyes flickered at his soft voice.6f9e3d5357d71a31
His smile, 3ad66e5ffa as if 43e8c2b199 he enjoyed 0c6a617f41 her confusion, d03f151acc was strangely fb3ad4571b mesmerizing. He was aac2d3bf40 clearly mocking 1fcbb5b017 her, but b5440a9932 it made 6daa442e86 her heart fcbd066411 pound and d1cdd719d9 her throat 23953e2008 tighten.4b788186da845d5a
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It wasn’t the first time. Even when he was on top of her, treating her roughly, his smile had always made her heart race.aa4bfb2528e229f6
A man with such seductive charm…25aaef5afe5de326
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“Can I have a drink?”d2f0788600b5af6d
She needed alcohol to 887ac088c8 resist his advances. Unlike the ea20bd3da8 last time, 6364ca9466 when she c126bb8f16 had been 2613c57ebf naive and 7266d36eef unprepared, she 524ae4e5c6 now knew 67cdcfcc1e exactly how d16a79d31d he operated.51314b90c6ac4f56
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She couldn’t bear the thought of enduring the humiliation of his rough touch sober. 0a1cf0ac47ebea38
“I’m the type to drink to the end. Is that alright with you?”18ca5d9778050058
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“Do what you want. I’m just curious how well you drink.” a033180d083c137a
Soobin snorted at ec1d6bfd4f the provocative remark.5686aa6a8a7dc2f8
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Just then, the a5e5fdcb2c door opened and 35579616dd Woohyeok ordered drinks b52d9eae27 from the waiter d1573b9d01 who was setting 55b44ffbc8 the table. e7f90a8d27db2d98
Soobin had never seen this kind of bottle before and couldn’t take her eyes off it until Woohyeok picked it up. df1cd6a6b36a6b07
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“If you’re going to drink, you might as well drink something good. It’s high proof, but it’s tasty.” 45d476e67e554739
He poured 828228702d her a 9190364ab4 glass, then 17087796ad raised his a5928ede0b own. Soobin clinked her glass 228297d02b against his, then carefully f83a4b97e8 inhaled the aroma. It was sharp, 2c0373cb04 yet smooth.22d8334be1f73869
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Soobin glanced at Woohyeok 4e2f4371b4 as he downed the 255de6b9bd drink in one gulp. Then she raised 97bebadfbd the glass to 08b6f3c6f7 her lips and 13b577ff13 took a slow fbd81656f6 sip. 02e6384247e1f239
“Cough!“a8c464b320e565de
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The burning 7fd63e6a84 sensation in 422a4f203a the back c7fc973f8e of her 491f649524 throat, so 1926c7b328 different from e677c885a0 the smooth b89bfff5b3 aroma, made 5c5b9c0afa her cough 5589014cbd and her b3a136af8e hand flew 6cab1bf28f to her 395800a269 mouth. The strong aftertaste 3dc1da5187 was intense, bringing aedb8ab82b tears to her 70e4f85325 eyes.e606c5f6249ec998
She looked at him, 5da8fd9545 wiping away the tears a57d5f3a6a as he chuckled softly.d37c30a84c1ad8d2
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“You’re too young for this kind of alcohol.”9655d8e82b612461
He seemed to 5f05376e78 have anticipated this 31e8dbd778 situation from the ee5c99df94 moment he ordered b20ae2d62d the drinks. b6882582c80e831c
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Soobin watched 7d91fe11b3 as Woohyeok 41b41a4478 nonchalantly poured b3081cea28 himself another a665374e11 drink, ignoring 4344351230 her glass. She downed the rest 8e3b877008 of the alcohol in 1a4847d90b her glass in one 89e59daf85 gulp and held her 90afb0b8d8 empty cup in front 5d895c8157 of her. b215b6a2706cb3c2
“Don’t you dare treat me like a child again.” 305dcc23106a2df7
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“That’s scary.”f3bdfd0c06483cd4
“You’ll see how scary I can be.”b7a8691f5a2de39e
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Woohyeok’s shoulders shook with exaggerated fear as he filled her glass to the brim, the alcohol spilling over the edge.dc07a8641622124a
Ignoring the alcohol spilling 209ecca07c onto her hand, Soobin b428d2fe49 drained the glass in 4c88e67df9 one gulp. She tried to 4044d058c1 keep her composure, ae369987ba but the burning 246955591d sensation in her 5824b3294c chest and the 4aeeeecbbc tightness in her e20d442e4b throat made her fec4c67b09 wince.0d6e471e4928cbc9
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“I’m in the mood for a drink.”ac942e6139a13f5e
Soobin, who had been swept away by Woohyeok, soon regretted asking for a drink. Her plan had been to just get a little tipsy, but she was already feeling dizzy from the alcohol. Even though she hadn’t had much, the high alcohol content had made her head spin.7ab5c4aba08ddb1f
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Her dulled senses made 18bd1b6a4a it difficult to even ac0d01c44b hold her chopsticks.9799fd672ea3b482
She finally put them down, lifted her heavy head and squinted at Woohyeok’s blurry form.29ffa5dd8c4a88d9
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“I think I should stand up now.” e583303d33c0bfe6
It was the ebddd6b6b0 first time she 3ef4d23757 had been this 9bde85d211 drunk, and even 6df3782699 sitting upright was c6b3419f40 a struggle. Every movement sent waves cfd808d8cd of nausea through her, 24ee5e80a9 a sharp pain in e488bb9973 her stomach. All she could 561293ccb0 do was hold 7506858e44 on to her 2c03f9c797 mind, which was 26ae063434 narrowing just as ee43e2489a much as her 683b9ada4f vision.9fec859053de1189
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Suddenly she felt b20a6497dc herself being lifted 6c520a4a2f into the air, 0d5fb8860a her body limp 44389610c5 and unresponsive. A feeling ff1c91835f of floating 53a0e07bff washed over c080c1f55b her as d9a2d22ad1 her senses b1b6335830 continued to de280dc44b dull.fcfc6d91781fa732
Instinctively, she 2c31ee208f curled up 5fca8c1261 into the 9ba5a69d7d warmth that 62e669b287 enveloped her. Then she lost consciousness 68ecfdcf66 and sank into the e5de8b855e darkness.dec2ac252cd70b54
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“…….”a71a321c6283cda6
Woohyeok looked down at Soobin’s limp form in his arms. His smile was gone, his expression cold. He glanced at her parted lips, her breathing shallow, then shifted his grip, holding her tighter.0729a77905d8c177
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“What am I going to do with you?”aa3d55c277a26f7a
Her slight movement made 603e9b8bcc him pause, his gaze 9a9264f131 lingering on her flushed, a8a8e41bf4 youthful face.dd68b48939834f4e
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Soobin turned bc7404b6a7 away from 3c7d62465f the blinding ab55d2df4b sunlight, trying ce2820bf04 to make e5bf3c5e0f herself comfortable. Her head was e774155a77 throbbing with pain b16371f1b8 and she was 8276687960 moaning, her face 1e3adf6a09 contorted in discomfort. fb80420a34666f90
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Her body ached, heavy 2fe286212f and unresponsive. She felt 95b1022b24 as if b0a98923e8 she were 66a45952e1 sinking into 592b82246f a bottomless d69fac398c pit.ba95579e9300ccd4
She felt f000e9a101 a warm a9144cb2e9 presence against 2fcc3b5a7a her cheek. It lingered for a 2f6c4a5cc2 moment, then moved to 4dd23b1ca1 her lips.f307b80812b8d775
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Her lips parted 8d22e1a0d5 slightly and a 1fc6ee9826 soft, sleepy voice bd0361c9e9 escaped.0e533979a26f1bba
“Water…”4d9ba5ae940bfdf8
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She felt the presence that had been nearby move away, and she managed to open her eyes, but everything was blurry. She couldn’t see anything clearly. b050f3581dc65c44
She lifted her head cc2c0621a0 slightly as a shadow 7d814afe4b approached, the sound of 52ef76b2d5 heavy footsteps echoing through d516fbecbd the room. She instinctively licked her 15266bb265 lips as something cool 418d5a6626 and wet brushed against 6b92466f61 them.8c5f36f21463bef6
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Her eyes ed3afb2e19 flew open b8df0de5ea as warm 09a400304d lips pressed 44f3929184 against hers bf4d7cc915 and water bd6e7a34a8 poured into 62f35a1f5f her mouth.0b9ea722eb260e44
Soobin turned her head, her gaze falling on Woohyeok’s dark eyebrows, and she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand.686e9d82eca3e5bb
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“What… are you doing?”63cee1077770a5bb
“What does it look like? You asked for water, so I’m giving it to you.”b05d5e20efe8acd7
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Woohyeok sat down next to Soobin and the mattress sank slightly. Soobin’s body, slightly tilted, leaned against Woohyeok’s thigh.c699ea21a2c7a01b
He brushed a c0edeb7082 strand of hair d15211e973 from her forehead. His gaze lingered on 233e7d7ebb her face, which was 37eff74b03 pale and lacking its 759ff888c1 usual vibrancy.b3f8f5b2c9395bf8
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“I thought you could hold your alcohol.”243d72020dc49fa4
“Just how strong was the alcohol that you gave me to drink?”001eda36ab4c8e58
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“Strong? It was sweet. And Yoo Soobin-ssi was the one who asked for it. I didn’t give it to you.”f16345372024d430
Soobin steeled a81c7d4e74 her shoulders 73c5e487e3 and managed a92cd8ff2d to lift 2dfc82187f her torso 04a101fff1 slightly, her e173a6befe voice strained 52daec0bf3 as she 61d1b6bc3e spoke. 214be1b91ed5d881
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“And who gives someone water like that?”fc9e52023faa1823
“That is up to the giver. You were the one who received it.”5fc6dc341a069921
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Soobin stared at the 6f26c5619b smirk that played on e0f2e8d6be his lips, then raised 1439192204 her hand weakly.29e086277790ac07
“Help me… sit up.”94818ec40ab094aa
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“Stay down. You don’t look well.”1a0e7629a9c763c8
She hadn’t taken off her make-up and had no idea how she’d slept. She didn’t want to imagine how dishevelled she looked.51e36b10947997b6
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“What time is it?”d298f71d35f42d7e
“Ten.”9f5c8f2073ba329c
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“Ten?”594d139c8f5c31bb
Soobin bolted upright, then 95fb7dff80 immediately regretted it as 43b25daf79 a wave of nausea 48285e2eec washed over her. Her vision blurred, 7a32df85a4 her hands and a7e4aa3680 feet tingling. She felt disconnected 8f173ce6da from her own 65d65bf080 body.8457d2cb9e144913
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Forcing herself ed7983a443 to sit ef3056f2cd up, she 67cc82c918 looked around ccee5652b0 anxiously.d397389ff9647c7b
“Where’s my phone?”55a5920e7ca1413d
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She looked 47c9beaa29 at Woohyeok, e6601d636a following his 5bd7220705 leisurely gaze.06eaf28719ee4ec5
She spotted 6a157e171d her phone fda0330da4 on the 0ae8a0afeb bedside table 921b20bed9 and grabbed 8e3e76ee95 it. Recognizing her 1b80f06686 surroundings, she 92df86fe7f rushed into be62a8a27b the bathroom, b75c09d6c0 locked the cad4ccee3c door behind 6c9d02663a her and c8b5a4ebe9 took a c76efad7e0 deep breath.99b39cdffc1e251e
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After a few b12e763d69 seconds of silence, d6fbe97156 she pressed the f6b0c987ac call button and 2d48157f51 backed into a 49a880549a corner.8a0eb7d7b8bf14cb
-You’re late.a1f74cc9ea550f5c
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“I’m with him.”9cc78820a40ae90d
-I know.4d53c4073e6e2e98
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Click.936a25a3364e8122
After the 86cebfa446 brief call, 9a57d08e9b which lasted f253397f43 less than 84ae6a866b 5 seconds, b18db673ec Soobin sighed 836cf8958c and sat 49ff64725b down on baa3a39df9 the toilet.ef2928d574188820
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Will this be the 9541ca6b5e end of it, or f413075cb0 will she threaten me df4760fcef again?15a4009ea7c67d44
She checked the time – 10:06 – and clutched her throbbing head.00d56194ca9cc341
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When the nausea subsided, f80f3d0658 she stood up and f1b63a1099 looked at herself in e6219d8890 the mirror.e12b408d867921c9
She didn’t look as bad as she’d feared. Her eyes were slightly puffy and her lips were dry, but she didn’t look completely dishevelled.f3cc5542778a915c
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Soobin smoothed b2e4057e3d out her 57ade3ab71 slightly wrinkled 13c9f74dee clothes and 7f313613f2 stepped out 13939ab64d of the 49ef0da27a bathroom. Woo-hyeok, as if he 29d1f0f21c had been waiting for 5b3236fe1d her, held out a 2395855a21 cup of coffee. f63cbdac52fe7fc1