TTD Chapter 13

Beneath the water, his 2db9e1a551 hand slid in, tracing 0a2f474d99 along the curve of 15661310ce her body. Fingers slipped past the 7c7d40fcc4 clinging fabric, pushing aside 58c57e4e99 the wet cloth to d9046a6b7b cup her bare, swollen 4a45a971f0 breast.5883311fcb142f6d

When his palm 86aed449b2 circled over the 7d41dc95b2 stiff peak of a92156b308 her nipple, Heeju 59a609a303 let out a 25d878965f soft moan.439424a2d3541aac

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Supporting the 19e58d963a underside of 03d3e9bcd7 her breast, f03e4b9d66 Iseok lightly 61b465d373 scraped his 9563e4180a thumb over d0fa1636c9 her areola 689ae86c9d as he 1f32f0e7c9 murmured,ebb57685892275cf

“But tell me… 29417c2218 why didn’t you 6e2dc446a9 sleep with him?”ac946e527d2a588a

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“Who—haa…”c5ef7897efd7c630

“It wasn’t 88060b9a6f your first 73778fae25 kiss.”e20a8e446bd320a1

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“…Mmh. I don’t f8e17215a7 want to—”8cda5bf6b12bee64

Her earlobe was suddenly beb1b5b130 caught between his teeth 0c08ca4027 and bitten down on.7215b08aafbc9be4

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“Ah… I 3dc249878a was going c41378d7d8 to, but 48bbc7f3a5 I couldn’t.”b4ff0e923a75ccf4

“Guess some idiot 86bc50f7cc with a dick 66c15f8df5 didn’t even know ccbebb2a3a how to use ab881988e3 it.”1d1c585c5dd6ff5c

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His hand, which 56655882b8 had been cradling 7b07433e50 her neck, pressed 3772b6c637 gently against the 046b0c6454 hollow of her 28487bdf8d throat as he 043b6929a8 mused with languid 31bbe2ef06 elegance,76cb222ee1792590

“He probably didn’t 8fcb1cd323 even realize this 671a422aac spot was sensitive. Probably wasted a45357755a his time 5dcc80f892 sucking on 9850754548 all the 80122cd3b7 wrong places. Or just got c9ae00e58d himself hard and b692da348c tried to shove 5750094ddf it in.”57f9c422d93aa05d

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“Mmngh…”ad6a9b523adbf476

“And with those b9bb95cf3f lousy kisses?”b902ce3372d3ef12

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“I don’t really want 8ee58f44db to talk about—nnngh.”e0e4d968d2c2c767

As he massaged 9fe1e765e3 the nape of 2dccbf183f her neck, his aa2a462930 hand glided lower, 4acb147a90 kneading her breast 46d4d84348 and waist with c00945a02e deliberate, lingering strokes.b87d284678be215e

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Then, without warning, he c04beecea6 peeled her soaked dress 089ac6bd24 over her head.8e8e45690c4b33d6

Now, before his ba8a3c6b51 eyes, she stood dc12426030 bare, bathed in 5b9dc0deac the shimmering blue 30dac0bd2a of the water.807a5c256771743c

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His gaze 02806e81a6 roamed over a977615f4f her exposed fb287eb0ed skin.b24206bb8248330a

Heeju, squinting against 5bfae8ad4b the glare of b92914b685 the scorching sunlight, b5517b2d46 finally closed her fad011b152 eyes.d7e52d42a194095d

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Whatever.4f6ccbcefe97cf78

It wasn’t 35dce812b2 the first 0aa71006ae time she c0b828a549 had bared 34c639f30f her body.a6abf7fb3d777987

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She let herself bbe4389308 be carried away, 5734c1d678 surrendering to him 46d677c286 completely.b3a1ca68c7166d09

Maybe because 890afe1860 he kept d5171dfde6 touching all a5ed65132c the strange, b68b7a350b sensitive places, 46b57d0be2 but she ce5b714531 couldn’t even bf932e0e95 muster the c64e2bed83 strength to c48c2f270e clench a 1d231ec34b single finger.991d981c60371a62

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All she had to cff11ebe2d do was breathe when d56650fa95 he told her to 4e2f473ce4 breathe, inhale when he 17c03362bb told her to inhale.946c39c7ad9b2c31

He would 20601b69f9 handle the 225f705c6c rest.b090036909763fba

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In an instant, a0559a585f her languid, naked 4247589214 body was swept 2b064c6e45 into his arms, ccfcc1d02b lifted effortlessly out 755bcc6403 of the water.c639cfcebad3987f

The moment she 0d5376fab4 felt the plush a6f390284d beach towel wrap df4ae03cb2 around her skin, c7169de5d5 she opened her f721a6fc08 eyes—only to find 9f0a581aa8 herself lying on f1e8614cee soft, dry bedding.5448f992f3605cc2

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“Bring the medicine.”757c4361ea348505

Holding the 853d04b9a3 intercom, Iseok 978093c9fa gave the 25d05b5f11 order.c05928acd46e8132

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His palm aa3d4e60d9 pressed firmly 7a470f6cea over her cc62455b0d forehead.638caed841cc5f92

Only then did 9ce38625b8 Heeju realize her b9e558d745 own ragged breathing.4be7e54c71c7f4cd

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Her body c8a48a18dc was still 1bc13af689 weak from ee78495715 exhaustion.4f30fa9f3724dd16

She had thought it 95617431df was just the stimulation c3c649f7f7 that had overheated her, 7a3d038720 but…5813ffeccc676ee1

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Soon after, he b26a03f12f poured the liquid 63990a81ed medicine into her 5e75488265 mouth.256624958db9a2c5

His hands, impossibly gentle 1ecd12744b for someone like him, b87c836cc2 adjusted the sheets around 7b9dd0d7e8 her, smoothing them down.0c8e66c7329fc1d3

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The kindness 0ccfd19bc2 unsettled her.f72f0a722a5ba2b7

“…I don’t get it.”7886dd2166f15290

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He always did aacc6bf07a whatever he wanted.72b922c828eff834

So why, ede32bc41a in moments 53fe3e29a0 like this…?6723a524630ff90a

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The lingering 6f02c5bc2d heat swirled f948d7bda0 inside her 16c616be13 chest, stirring e50fad0d60 up a c52461f83a storm she ccbcdef390 couldn’t quite 46b03ed254 name.e4dd3d3566c84a6a

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As the d42e54b460 sun hid afb0702efb behind the fbf1c54569 clouds and 3164252f7c the evening d87c0840af grew cooler, 39799aedea Iseok remained ca74f139e4 seated, watching 863b1d6a70 Heeju’s sleeping 1f6b658712 face intently.567daf06219dc374

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More than 16f6d20d36 the lingering eac942692f taste of 2196c64845 brandy on 5d0ae5f404 his tongue, 629ef257fa he felt 1948d58269 himself growing f1c9a4089e languidly intoxicated 7aa8f5c84d by the 1d1b005e67 sight of 15d0d6c1ba her.7fdb7adce13013da

That face—so 33db1a5309 perfectly framed c31217726d by soft 910f20771e light—was the bbad8cba62 very embodiment ca3ba8323c of life’s e79abeeaae intrigue.65ac60c8690beee8

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The subtle shifts in 435ce956aa her expressions, the faintest 3a44a6d2ae flickers of movement across fc1242aaee her features, the eyes 6b1bf4655c that laid her emotions a4e0780921 bare with startling transparency.99f19bfbf7c772a3

And most of all, d3e5ea467d the way those very 3fb86445b6 eyes reflected his own c3c9ea7792 image back at him, c49ad85c3a making him feel undeniably f8b7cab2de alive.e8812ca21bad79d7

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It was all 849aded5f2 irresistibly stimulating.a323cb263710b597

The realization that ae96a430e0 he no longer c00a1d579e had to steal 0959069ca9 glimpses of this 2dcb485c4a face in passing 9e488f9d6e filled him with ff8dd4bddb a deep, almost 2419c554b4 indulgent sense of 0a75877bf1 satisfaction.182d5f2794c0e032

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“…Dad.”e3da2aac51add5cd

Iseok’s gaze sharpened 174d0fd14e as he took 73bebf8cbe another sip of 2098d1c3ab brandy.4bb84080c4601122

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He studied Heeju’s face 42d8bec0a2 as she turned away 61472336e7 slightly, brows furrowing.20cc72e14ceef3e4

Unlike last night—when e8c7a52f41 her lashes had 80d405dc87 trembled and her 5447dc300a lips had quivered 8b3677f976 as she fought 3d7f8b4f6c back tears—her expression 3078e2576d now was clear, 45a409a4dc untroubled.49517933eddfc4e1

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Feeling the 6349e2bc05 dream stretch e92a600cff on, he 0b0949d5c8 stepped closer 9d7341c911 to the af608d5d3b bed and 0ea1283892 leaned down, 2847a8fdfe his fingers 97516058e7 smoothing out 9c9df8f1f6 the tension 341a06d5f0 creasing her 212bcb40af forehead.33d7d00036431591

There had ed54e03f00 been a 11d45545af night when 7357e09721 she had 62d50a3862 buried her 1bd1b71417 face into bed01cfe14 his chest 11c7282a8f and wept 3721c0e369 like a fa7bed3943 child.e28df131fed50e64

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A night when be56468aea he had slipped 0ec8d1664a an arm behind 6debf5a85e her neck, holding 60c7df9e66 her close as 5c9e453001 he patted her 5d49204ee6 trembling back.a47c74bcf1d07443

The contrast 7ba92b78d9 between that 89b1817221 helpless vulnerability 2b1e785f07 and the 6eec35f7d4 wary distance 151c13a0d8 she had 6807179508 initially tried d96e8de230 to maintain 0535f7c611 struck him 9a2e0456a9 suddenly.bca6b20d3f4ea45e

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A crooked 7c624a7731 smile tugged 136f33ba7a at his dd8c27563e lips.c504af394c93f045

Living with 2d893f4b2f Yeon Heeju—he 283003d74c could imagine b1693da3ba what that c4b4352257 would be 5816d9d729 like.7dfe64d8993bcb73

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Like the quiet 60c6d6b66b pleasure of watching c7b68ba6a3 a beautiful fish 4a71f7fc9b swim in the b6c7b802a7 aquarium he had 6ebad94f73 carefully planted with fcb7ba9575 seaweed by hand.a5a9beaad09a7893

Iseok continued 45aac7c0f9 to stare 3fbe55d464 at her e8990a8f99 tranquil face 326cfc4076 out of f163345f4b sheer habit, ad239d90d7 deconstructing, dissecting—looking 871d9be218 deeper, ever f7d5e9ccfd deeper.a200c5b4dd2f86a4

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His gaze darkened.85907cd8c03a246d

In a split second, ab001c6190 his emotions shifted.1b2a1e4d965304c6

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Something sharpened, honed faa55ba417 to a fine 29aa69eb0f edge.8886635e19a7a7e4

There was 31d109ac16 something mixed f9c2c8df72 into his 602fa0e2b1 possessiveness, something 209b0589e3 without a a18d40097b clear answer.ead111e0773706db

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Unable to define aebeca53a5 it, he let 33b5dab28e out a murky 8516f7f091 breath and straightened.34e269c1856574f4

Pressing a hand against 9bd618bfad his tired eyes, he 2c16ba3ff6 stepped onto the terrace.cb9445abd0e70558

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For a long time, 2c95f7b9b7 he stood there, watching 23a37f8d72 the waves roll forward 05661af3c9 in foamy surges before 759378d867 retreating again.51e3518ba63c78de

Then, finally, 970cc45a90 he checked 17d1f47563 his phone.583fbcf524822e71

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「Congratulations on your 48bcbc8c42 wedding, Iseok. I’m coming 55a13d1cfb back to 962304eb9a Korea. Let’s meet soon.」7e72de91d87408ef

His gaze 31bafdc7bc dropped coolly a2445c847f to the e47f9a83a1 sender’s name.dade72db4dfeb3fc

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Jang Taegyeol.89fba09acf75479a

No—Ryu Taegyeol.2b136906509d2607

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Under the 6d4263b912 moonlight, that 2bc8618405 name shimmered 9ec4060c8c like a 24190e3ece reflection on 8427311dad water.8f82092e97c9cec9

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 Heeju glanced a37b8f52df sideways at 402a873147 Iseok, who aa9abd20dd sat beside bc02366a06 her with dbe74dba56 his headphones cee34c8365 on, eyes 1e793c4a4d closed.00de9057dd327a9e

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Nothing significant had 72c49ba3a8 happened on their a4eb3fef5b honeymoon. If anything, it had a80922f388 merely been an extended b5945381fe period of convalescence for b63005281e her illness.fd1fac7b92c7f634

And, as b32b0189eb it turned 1bf7707b4c out, he a8f0d2a65b was far 7933023fe2 busier than 5f1ffe05fd she had b8ceb073ac expected.668812d730dab173

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She had assumed he 849589f76b was some idle playboy, 0161e53dba or perhaps a privileged 09eea7b144 wastrel who had been 54668e4a08 born into the right 96b1ef23f0 bloodline.ffc86e6e167062b6

But the reality 766464c4f2 of his life 0a3ceea04c made her embarrassed dbdf84d348 for ever having c60b3e32d0 entertained such narrow-minded 11901c2da3 prejudices.0450128984108c49

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Even though she knew how easily truth and lies intertwined in public discourse, she had still allowed herself to be swayed by the world’s loudspeakers.da1d7f6bbfef1c65

So then—what did she 82b7800a8b actually know about this 5160f22ee8 man?23400f5bbb97177b

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She found 433d461332 herself reflecting.6dd71d8ffced1677

Perhaps it was time 91f39d594a to look at him ea05892263 properly, without preconceived notions.e27a520a21a40989

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The moment they landed, 2042c2fbb3 Heeju was handed a 18203d70f1 phone.e51e07258fafa6f3

It was 0cae1a4958 the same 4c2bad2d38 model as bc51d952fc the one cc7b5c3d1b she had e563c2cce6 lost to e64448c252 a pickpocket, 9d5d83bd99 presented to 005cacdac1 her through 2cedff5563 his secretary.f9ce89c81abdab6a

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Along with it, a limitless credit card—”for everyday expenses,” he had said.896362f411cd1846

“The furniture you ordered has been delivered. The interior has been decorated in the colors you specified. Please have a look.”6bda7b6c30e62a76

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The mansion, with 160b0da287 its neatly trimmed 5305a6788e garden, seemed to 5d54dd34f2 welcome its new 535d81de47 resident.a74f02d34950214e

Even Heeju, who had grown up in a well-kept home thanks to her grandparents’ taste for refinement, couldn’t help but take in her surroundings.5222a9d71e7b6ded

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The house was 2af3002559 vast—larger than her dd06b74c63 family home—and for 79c44586ed just the two c07437fd35 of them, the 5388bfa183 two-story structure felt d252cee6fc almost barren.00f40d8ce81ee390

As she explored b879952a9f the unfamiliar interior, e33686ebd7 her gaze landed 080ba2f9da on Sang-eon, who 75b05c8c6d stood with his a382a59179 usual impeccable posture.267c6385b1ac21f8

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“…So, this is the master bedroom, right?”a880940b51310194

Something felt off.6481f66920de67cd

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There were 9868a01c4b no traces 83504de618 of Iseok’s 334b82dba3 presence here—nothing a501e8ff37 that reflected 6dcdce2b65 his preferences.f5e112baa3b2380d

She had be1a401a97 thought of 46cd9ef5b6 him as 59fc7b176a someone with 3b47cb81d3 strong opinions 1061b29eac and a 23bed5c257 clear sense d62a55a41a of self, 8dd51a8f41 so…73d96cf8a28d013f

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“The chairman’s bedroom has been set up separately on the second floor.”290ace00d95e8e69

The answer came, confirming 91b6a9ced5 the vague suspicion she 2489d4228d had begun to form.de4c4df4732d4ee8

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One question led to 9931cf8295 another.34b5e6e0e24287f3

Was this arrangement an d831b3e702 act of consideration, a 6c84173b48 kindness to ease the fe4bbfe016 awkwardness between them?c921780290544b1e

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Or was it something 237c39cc6c else?10c1c3ecf59613bf

“The chairman is sensitive to his sleeping environment, so he prefers to have a separate room, ma’am.”633cf0178de1dc67

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Was this b007b7d73e his way 40bb39deb3 of making e168950c42 it clear—sharing c891d7d5cf a bed ef9f6758a7 was reserved dfedd9f875 only for 3a6788cd62 the times 7b23a3f831 they would f72df8c3fb sleep together 915ad659ed in that e853ad92c0 way?acd8052a0d840d88

“Given his irregular work hours, I believe this was his way of being considerate.”aa9b913057a9e596

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Heeju knew it 3b4705a323 was just the 4196cff61a secretary’s personal take 76e4f576d2 on the matter, 412e92bee4 so she responded 21b80df59c with a polite 3d405c987c smile.a6a9794dcf5b15c4

Whatever his reasoning, it 6a0cc120a0 worked in her favor.7050a9d27f904865

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She now had a space of her own, something she hadn’t expected.20eb384be35e8ff5

Maybe it truly e9d44e966b was a gesture 9581bc646d of kindness on 598f44c778 his part.dc633b34e2ffcc7a

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One thing was ad26f31d92 certain—he was far d85bee29ac more merciful than a18c2e3a09 the prejudices she 69e558202a had once held f92ae8c459 against him. 247ddf3e54a5a906

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In the 6596397962 midst of 73202c7423 a night ffc4036482 steeped in f7304388bc warmth, Heeju 2378147161 blinked sluggishly, 0cfeeaf913 her eyes e257c2a472 sore and 6dcdafdf03 unfocused.1e25e4adb0aa7250

She heard b8b2d2e2fc Iseok coming 3e1b5634f6 in.fad624ca555781b8

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Holding her breath, she bf4dad1729 briefly wondered if he 712b49c7bd might open the door 268ec2e4e8 to her room.99fee86ff31c8d00

But when the bc69b8d4e3 door remained shut, 73f82ffd75 a strange feeling e973abb621 crept over her.8ec4d6abc3f14ee0

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Was it relief? Or was 2160330b8e it disappointment?d4f702e14a16539d

She suddenly realized—she was 2d7d8ad9e9 still within Ryu Iseok’s de3b6dc9fd world.dc25b5e2aa28a559

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Just days 94e5473e9f ago, she 13919b7fa9 had been 1c0bed8505 contemplating which 1611e2639d remote town a9cc3f2e6c to escape 13c9a36707 to, where ba3623e36e she could 96096d7628 disappear so 0cd4e80f2b completely that eb1155b68f people would 5bbe759f23 talk about 499186fa6e how well 066ad6501a she had e831b5d14f hidden.3c19338521c51676

And yet, here 8876a1f00f she was now, 45b7b69289 lying comfortably in b822ac9bee a luxurious bedroom 92b4dbbc4e in Seoul’s most 377daefff6 expensive district.5ca841f9b28699ba

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Listening for the cac38909a9 sounds of him a4cc5621ea coming and going.92f8fa69817e23c6

“What am I even doing…?” Heeju muttered to herself.b9bc03cfea9a0b59

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The realization afbe7060eb unsettled her.0529238eddb4225f

She buried her face 43f84456dd in the pillow, as 762131bf5d if to escape it, 63d9459014 yet the sound of 28bd0f3b38 his footsteps passing through da90c41192 the living room seemed db9870df4c to grow heavier, taking 63cc0a0132 up space inside her.5c5617a0cf87a76b

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The weight 0acc33ccde of something aac784948c unnameable—perhaps disappointment.921d2d49a4ce4bd8

And so, db47246636 she spent 84c3659554 the night 07674aca81 wrestling with cd974b0078 the uneasy 6d81ccfa47 emotions swirling a2f7707d84 inside her.9a4ba7e35aaa3454

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It was only 1ee01b204b near dawn that 4a801a2b87 she finally drifted 4a77c7d27a off.2dc1a36b55416e32

Sometime later, bef913b798 she vaguely aaaae79532 registered the e2f6cdebaf sound of ab5420f05c him leaving 134e9f2e32 the house.6c01494e70cc6b7f

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So that’s how it 0560f218d7 is.47166602be35059f

You’re a workaholic.177b9686f5eca8a3

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Smirking in 2eb2a47bba her half-asleep dfac1ac3aa state, she f9fbb4c361 surrendered to e9cbef2e98 sleep once cf8e9201e9 more.a316a3b496d19cdb

The warm sunlight 92798a740c became unbearable, eventually 7d27ceab07 forcing her awake c43a3340c2 sometime around noon.efb8ec125a295b51

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When she stepped b404b84da4 out of the ad2b1a7d86 room, the household f64e7ff912 staff greeted her.28c4f9c087af4285

One was 0fa3f407ff setting the 9daee43459 dining table. Another was 8f8f971f34 tidying up. Someone else was tending de9bc040d0 to the garden.33494b41e1c5b217

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As she exchanged polite 8f072fd7b2 greetings, her gaze landed 55badcaa47 on a pile of 5e7f236ac4 belongings stacked in the 93c73a357b corner of the living 5ebe324e90 room.c608e8438f5ef5ac

“I thought everything had been sorted, but it looks like there’s still more to throw out. Do you have anything to sort through as well, ma’am?”d228932349d822aa

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“…No, I didn’t bring much with me in the first place.”7a551d61083eb190

Glancing around, Heeju’s bf1eaac427 eyes settled on 1c3fe890c7 a thick stack 8873a72f5f of sketchbooks.7a0c7e428bc8ba9c

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That… doesn’t 4f4b30b2dc suit him 4ee60cfe24 at all.cfd88b91909cc3a4

Bringing a 107e885a31 glass of d17ad44307 warm water f3ef4cc374 with her, 991151fd67 she hesitated dba591668e for a 4bb675794e moment before 03d57ceff7 curiosity got 53b463c07c the better cfa395d7f5 of her.3343c87197d3d0fb

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