Chapter 24: Seo-Yeon

I remembered every vile deception she played on me which thank goodness I had Hui-Jee fill me in on all the tricks women played against each other since I never had another woman in my life. My brother raised me by himself and I barely remembered my own mother before she passed away... and I was smart enough to catch quite early on before I could befall any more misfortune than I was already going through at the time. Since she was putting in so much care and effort to run me out of the mansion...why not give her the credit she deserves?

At first I feigned sickness which took me from his side for about a week; which he made clear eh was not happy about at all. Of course his father didn't care he didn't even bother calling a damned doctor. His son on the other hand almost flew to my side from the gate when I had a servant I was on friendly terms with tell him. I felt bad almost instantly... I guess I never really knew how...deeply Seon-Ho cared about the people who were dear to him, which were less than a handful of people. And I guess I was one of them; he stayed by my side all night the poor thing...until his father almost dragged him out of my room for work. Doing that only deepened his anger...no...at this point it was...exasperation? At first he was sad at my 'burring fever' but also irritated? And it did not subside in the usual '3 days' he got downright mean; to the point where his patience with servants knew no limits. I was eaten alive by guilt, I had no idea how much he would blow this out of proportion so I chose to 'wake up' a day later...but before I could open my eyes I felt his presence in my room in the dead of night. It startled me a little; he had never bene in my room this late before. But I kept my composure in time...only to feel his breathe on my face, as if he was somehow positioned on top me. No one will ever know what I had to go through to stop myself from running out of my room right then and there I was so nervous...but what he did next took it to a whole other level.

I felt his hands place themselves on my head, stoking my hair. It honestly surprised me how tender he was being, despite his rough hands I never thought he was capable of displaying psychical affection. His soft touch then turned into something a little more...under-yielding as I felt his fingers; fit for a fine scholar if his tyrannical father had let him follow his path, begin to trace my facial features as his breathing became a lot more strained, like he was trying to compose himself as much as possible. I wasn't even getting shy at this point...as a matter of fact I was cursing my luck that I was feigning being sick now of all times when he was being like this. In that moment I felt something shift between us; he was no longer the scrawny little boy that followed my brother everywhere. Seon-Ho was a full-fledged man; and despite his cruel neglectful upbringing, he was very much proving himself that he was a man...when he put his lips on mine ever so slightly. I swear I thought my soul had left my body when he did that...he tasted bitter...god knows what his father was feeding him, as long as it was something expensive he didn't care how it tasted as long as it was expensive...but there was also a sweet aftertaste that I wanted more of. I was desperate to open my eyes and return the kiss but before I knew it he started tracing my face...then my neck...I felt him hesitate a little before his hands started to wonder a little lower and I started panicking...now wasn't the right time...thank goodness Chun-Ae decided to open the door at that time.

I felt him caught so much by surprise I actually heard him almost fall back on himself. Only Buddha knew how much I had to restrain myself in order to avoid wetting myself from laughter. I couldn't help but open my eyes, I wasn't going to miss this drama for anything.

At first, Chun-Ae looked dumbfounded at the position she herself had found 'her great love' in, hovering over me with his lips attached to mine. Then her eyes widened, her lips were wavering and she looked to be in a rapture, completely oblivious to Seon-Ho's rather condescending quiet rant. This plan of mine was taking a turn I didn't expect so I had no choice but to open my eyes before he almost physically threw her out of the room...my plan would totally go to waste then.