Chapter 56 – 18. Jihye Jeon (4)
Thud······.
The front door was closed tightly for the last time to see Ji-hye’s bright back. The silence that slowly fills the room after the thud is awkward for nothing.
Anna is standing in front of the shoe rack, staring at the entrance. What the hell is she looking at? The maroon door in front of her will not be open for the time being, and her master must be on his way down the stairs of the dormitory by now.
Anna draws her master beyond the door he left. Mistaking that she is on her period, she recalls her master’s warm concern and consideration. Coming to see her off, she recalls the smile of her master, which bloomed brightly towards her.
I engrave it in my memory over and over again. As if it would never be seen again.
The gloomy and vague feelings that Anna feels now are not in vain.
Because by the time the master returns to this room, many things will have changed.
At that moment, whenever she imagines the shock and betrayal she will receive, only her guilt and regret, and the question of whether this path is right, torment Anna.
So even though this maid has a lot of work left to do, she is still standing on the porch as if a nail has been driven in, thinking of her master who will be back in two hours.
Trying to ignore her male gaze stabbing her in the back of the head.
He watched the brown-haired woman for a while, got up from her seat, and slowly approached her.
Standing next to each other, their height difference is obvious. The tall man is one head taller than the woman, so that the crown of her head and his chin are at the same level.
In this state, the man put her right arm around Anna’s neck and shoulder. The maid still only looks in front of her, paying no attention to her presence beside her. His right hand began to massage her breasts, which were convex over her clothes, but she was still unresponsive.
Uncomfortable with the endless silence, the man finally opened his mouth.
“What’s wrong? Do you feel sorry for Wisdom? Do you think this isn’t something?”
It was only when the words hit her head that Anna turned her head and looked up at her ‘new master’.
“A little, yes.”
“You know? This is for the best, and Ji-hye will be happy in the end. Don’t worry too much. I know her head best. We had a discussion together last night, didn’t we?”
“······Yes.”
“Then let’s start slowly. You never know when wisdom will come back.”
After a while, he removed her hand from her chest and walked leisurely to her bedroom.
Anna felt the lingering aftertaste of his hands and the faint excitement tickling her belly as she recalled the intense ‘discussion’ of the previous night.
* * *
The night of the first day living together.
Anna couldn’t sleep, so she tossed and turned on her bed. The main cause of disturbing her sleep is a man who started sleeping with her master today.
After stop. The man the master admires.
Anna feels fear from all men due to her past trauma, but Jeong Ji-hoo is especially frightening.
He does not see his master as an equal human being. He treats his master more harshly than a slave in some ways, with unreasonable demands such as schedules, privacy reports, and dress checks.
Although Anna had been sued several times for advice pointing out such an abnormal relationship, the master did not budge.
…What the hell did you do to the owner?
Why is my master happy with the unfair treatment of his slave?
The eyes of Jung Ji-hoo looking at Anna are also terrifying. Every time she makes eye contact with him, it feels like her heart skips a beat and her heart skips a beat.
It trembles like a prey caught in the hands of a predator at the cold and inorganic gaze as if looking at something underneath or a tool.
Jeong Ji-hoo is a dangerous man. Her survival instinct sounds an ever-increasing warning. She wants her master to get away from him as soon as possible.
But today, Anna has a realization.
She couldn’t help but realize when she watched her master, who made countless smiles a day full of happiness that she had never seen before.
Jung Ji-hoo is indispensable to the master’s happiness.
The master will not be able to escape from Jeong Ji-hoo’s arms for the rest of his life, and that is not the case.
Having given up her sleep after having these and other disturbing thoughts, Anna opened the door to get a drink of water, and her whole body froze as he watched her in her living room.
‘?! Why aren’t you sleeping? Master?’
The owner is not there. Probably sleeping in the room.
He asked me to talk to him. Anna sat down next to him, desperately calming her agitation and tremors. It can’t be helped that her posture stiffened.
Gulp···. I’m scared. How am I now…?
“As a maid of wisdom, if you have something you want to say to me, say it.”
At Jihoo’s suggestion that skipped the start of the conversation, Anna managed to open her trembling lips.
“Jeong Ji-hoo, do you love your master…?”
“Um… Rather than love, I like it. I cherish it. I want to always have it by my side.”
“…Do you want your master to suffer?”
“No at all? Why would I? There’s no reason Ji-hye should be hurting unnecessarily.”
“Then why…”
Anna was about to speak, but bit her mouth, not hers. Because she somehow felt like he would get mad if he took it out of her mouth. After she stopped, he reassured her.
“Don’t hesitate on this opportunity and tell me everything. I won’t.”
“…You know what you’ve been asking of your master lately. Why did you do that?”
Why do you treat your master as a slave?
Oh said. Have said
What if the question crosses the line? What if he is offended?
“Before that, let me ask you one question. Is Ji-hye sad because of that?”
“·······.”
“He’s just in pain and wants to stop, isn’t he? He’d rather like it, wouldn’t he?”
Anna couldn’t deny Jihoo’s guess. Because this was an obvious fact. The master was very pleased with his attention.
“To answer the question… Wisdom is my property. It’s not unreasonable, but rather, it’s only now that I put it into practice. Wisdom also rejoices, so won’t there be any problems?”
After stopping to take a sip of water to see if my throat is burning. I’m so nervous because I don’t know how that trivial gesture can change in an instant.
“Then now let me ask you a question. How did you get androphobia?”
In response to direct questions that pinpoint her trauma, a nightmare that she wants to erase forever emerges from Anna’s head little by little.
“… I’m from a small mountain village.”
A rural area far from the big city. It is a remote countryside with little interaction with outsiders.
“On the day of my coming-of-age ceremony, the men in the village tried to violate me when I was on the verge of getting drunk after drinking too much alcohol… That’s a village tradition…”
It was a few years ago, but the shock and pain of that time are still there. As she spoke, she ruminated in despair as she grimaced, folded her legs together, and wrapped her arms around her.
“It was a terrible experience. My close friends, uncles, even my dad and older brother… I was so afraid of seeing their monster-like appearances for the first time.”
Her head goes down little by little.
“I resisted… I probably inadvertently broke my brother’s genitals. Thanks to that, I wasn’t raped, but I was beaten up and sold as a slave. Later, a scout took me to be a maid in the imperial palace, It’s here now.”
···Finished. She said it all It’s the worst experience she doesn’t want to think about again, but it feels like she’s relieved to say it out loud.
“Are you a virgin?”
“···Yes?”
“I heard you resisted. You’re a virgin, right?”
“Oh yes, I’m a virgin. At that time… Only the clothes were torn.”
After a halt that is visibly relieved by her remarks about being a virgin. The question you just asked was a bit out of the blue.
‘…Are you worried about my chastity?’
I don’t think she would be that kind.
He nodded her head and continued her words.
“Then it’s your turn. Ask a question.”
“… From now on, you’ll always love your master, no, will you like him…?”
It’s not a proper question because it’s obvious and her future is uncertain, but Anna wanted to confirm her will directly from him.
For the happiness of our dear master.
“No.”
“Yes···?”
Her halting reply to him forced her to turn her head to her side. She was startled and for a moment forgot her fear.
“Probably not? It’s still a little bad.”
“······Why.”
Why.
No.
Without him, the master collapses. He can never be happy. Have to stop somehow
“You.”
His reply made her feel as if she had been hit in the head.
“It’s because of you.”
“······To?”
“I don’t like you. I hate it so much that the impurity called you digs into wisdom.”
“······!!”
Jung Ji-hoo abandons his master because of me.
Master can’t be happy if I’m there.
Should I be considered…?
Dizzy. My head hurts so much. Now that I have a family I can trust and trust, this is what happens…?
Anna knelt before him. Then she grabbed his leg and she begged.
“No, please forgive me… I’ll do anything, so please just that…”
“There is one thing. Wisdom connects with me, and you do her maid like you do now.”
“What is that···?”
After stopping, he lifted her up from her floor. Then he took her hand and dragged Anna into her bedroom.
“You only have to betray wisdom once.”
Just once.
Then everything will work out.
Whispering like that, Ji-Hoo pushed her Anna onto her bed. He climbed on top of her, pressing down on her legs and shoulders. And just like that, his lips covered her mouth.
