Bound by a Ruthless Contract - Chapter 50
“Was that inappropriate?”
“No! Not… not inappropriate at all.”
How did this person always appear at the right moment, saying exactly what she wanted to hear?
Just like their first meeting at the hotel jazz bar, and now too.
“Adoption… I suppose so. I can even see that mother and I don’t look alike at all.”
“Isn’t it unusual these days to call her that?”
“Pardon?”
“Mother.”
“Ah… well. After learning at school that we should show respect to adults, it just became a habit.”
Si-heon simply nodded lightly without any particular reaction.
Seeing this, Ga-eun drew in a breath.
‘This too… I like that about him.’
Whether he did it knowingly or not.
Either way, how he would cleanly move past points she found uncomfortable without pressing further.
To Si-heon, it was probably just about not showing unnecessary interest in someone who was merely a business partner.
But to Ga-eun, it felt like warm kindness, perhaps even salvation.
“Why are you looking at me like that? So enticingly.”
…Canceled.
“Why do you say things like that?”
“Our Ga-eun should have seen her own eyes through my view.”
His black pupils keenly observed Ga-eun.
“They were filled with such gratitude.”
He’s a dog. This man must be some canine beast that transformed into a human.
Otherwise, he couldn’t pierce through to her inner thoughts so sharply.
Rather than showing any more vulnerabilities, it might be better to just fall asleep.
There’s no point in returning to Gye Young-cheol and Woo Ji-hyang’s house where she couldn’t rest properly anyway.
And in this unstable state, she wouldn’t be able to work properly if she returned to the gallery.
Besides, as he said, since they would live together anyway, it might be good to start adapting now.
…No, to be honest, Ga-eun was tired of weighing and considering everything.
“Close your eyes. Don’t think about anything.”
As if his words were a spell, Ga-eun closed her eyes and fell asleep almost immediately, like a lie.
Soft breathing sounds
Si-heon’s eyes widened at the delicate breathing sounds that seemed out of place in his bedroom.
‘Is she really asleep?’
This is incredible.
Si-heon tilted his head and lightly tapped Ga-eun’s nose bridge with his finger.
“Mmm…”
Ga-eun furrowed her brow slightly with a small sound before returning to peaceful sleep.
When he touched her eyelashes this time, she frowned even more and suddenly turned her back to him.
“…”
Si-heon narrowed his eyes, planted his hand beside her, and leaned over to look at her face.
This was my first time. Watching someone’s sleeping face like this.
That it was a woman, too.
It was also the first time bringing someone who wasn’t family into his space.
Though Noh Man-su would visit occasionally, he never stayed long.
“How strange.”
Rustle Si-heon’s long, thick fingers brushed back the hair that had fallen on Ga-eun’s forehead.
It was a quiet, gentle movement that seemed at odds with his large frame.
“You don’t irritate me.”
Neither your presence nor your scent.
Moreover, a woman who could make him sleep.
No, is that the wrong order? Is it because she can make him sleep that she doesn’t irritate him?
Well, it doesn’t matter.
He could solve both his perceived weakness of insomnia and the rumors about his aversion to women at once.
Now no one would be able to stand in his way.
When that time comes, would she become irritating like the other women?
Well, that doesn’t matter either.
“Let’s do well together, Medicine-ssi.”
Suddenly, Si-heon narrowed his eyes.
Thoughts that shouldn’t arise began clouding his mind like mist.
