That was an outrageous piece of sophistry. Could his l*st really not be stopped, even after his liver was removed?

He was an extraordinary man, as always. But there were some subtle changes. Could she describe him as slightly more docile?

It felt strange to use the term ‘docile’ for a human rather than an animal, but it could be said that he was slightly more docile than before.

In the past, when he was fully aroused, he wouldn’t have pleaded with her; he would simply have forced himself on her. He would have used his strength to overpower her and enjoy his greedy feast to the full.

She wasn’t sure whether this was due to the aftermath of the surgery or if he had matured slightly from becoming a proper father.

Either way, it was certainly an intriguing change.

“No matter what, what’s not allowed is not allowed.”

No matter how intriguing his somewhat docile appearance was, she had to be strict when the time called for it.

If she let it slide, it might interfere with his recovery.

“I’ll only do it lightly.”

What did ‘only do it lightly’ even mean? Ye-jin’s eyes shot up in exasperation at his absurd trickery.

“I said no.”

“I won’t do it roughly.”

“I said NO!”

“Then I’ll just put it in for a moment.”

“I said NO!”

“I’ll just keep it in, just keep it in.”

“I said NO!”

Ye-jin panted, speaking more forcefully. Perhaps she was talking to herself.

She kept refusing and saying no, but she was starving, too. The more he insisted, the weaker her resolve became.

She craved him. She wanted to feel his body temperature and his warmth against her skin.

“Absolutely not.”

Ye-jin got off his lap and stated firmly that she was leaving. Then she knelt on the floor.

The bulge in his trousers right in front of her was tantalizing. Seeing it made every cell in her body react with excitement and heat.

“What you want to do is not allowed.”

Ye-jin reached out her hand. She unbuckled his trousers and pulled the zip down slightly with her small hand.

“I’ll do it for you, so just stay still.”

With a firm grip, she pulled his arousal out of his underwear.

As she stroked the thick shaft gently with both hands and took the tip into her mouth, he chuckled softly. It was as if he found his wife’s audacious act endearing.

She savored it, slowly rolling her tongue around the tip as though it were an ice cream.

His breathing grew hot and ragged. His handsome face flushed slightly, and his black pupils were bloodshot with lewd excitement.

Seeing his languid, weakened state aroused Ye-jin, too, and she moved her lips and tongue more wetly.

As she pushed it deep into her throat and moved her head fervently, he groaned and gripped the back of Ye-jin’s head tightly.

Perhaps he could no longer hold out he pulled her head away.

“Get on.”

“…”

“Because I want to immediately shove it in.”

His eyes were intensely glistening with heat. His urge for insertion was so strong that she could fully grasp it just by his gaze.

“Hah… It’s no good.”

But Ye-jin shook her head back and forth, breathing in short, quick gasps. No matter how s*xy and sensual he was when excited, what was not allowed was not allowed.

“Ye-jin.”

No matter how sexily his deep voice called her name, she would absolutely not give in.

Ye-jin widened her eyes sternly and stared fixedly at him.

“It’s not good.”

“…”

“If you quietly listen to me, I’ll let you do everything you want later.”

“…”

“But, if you keep insisting…”

“…”

“I’ll run away again.”

Perhaps the clumsy threat had worked, as the strength slowly drained from the hand that was tightly clutching the back of Ye-jin’s head.

Ye-jin smiled sweetly and resumed greedily sucking the beast’s weapon, which was dripping with sweet honey.

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One hour after Ye-jin had left the mansion, Secretary Baek arrived to collect Seo Jung-hoo’s signatures. He handed Seo Jung-hoo a rather thick file. There were more documents requiring approval than usual.

After meticulously reviewing each one, he signed them with his fountain pen and handed the file back to Chief

Secretary Baek.

“Ah…!”

Secretary Baek, who was going through the documents in the file once more, suddenly let out a gasp, then slightly bowed his head, looking mortified.

“Representative, I apologize. I missed one document.”

“That’s unlike you, Secretary Baek. To make such a mistake.”

“I am sorry…”

“There have been a lot of things going on lately. It’s understandable that you’d make a mistake.”

Seo Jung-hoo offered a relaxed smile to help Secretary Baek feel less embarrassed.

“I have to go into a meeting soon, so I don’t think I’ll be able to bring the document back myself. Instead, I will have Joo Hye-mi send it over.”

“Yes. Do that.”

Chief Secretary Baek gave a neat nod of acknowledgement, gathered the file, and left the study. A little while later, Hye-mi came to the mansion with the missing document.

“CEO, it’s been a long time. I really wanted to visit you in the hospital, but you wouldn’t allow me to…”

Hye-mi extended the document, speaking in a voice that was half-filled with emotion and half-tinged with disappointment.

She had been dying to visit him in the hospital because she missed his handsome face so much, but every time, Secretary Baek had strictly cut her off by saying, “The CEO doesn’t wish for it.” She couldn’t express how sad that made her.

“It wasn’t anything great enough to warrant a hospital visit.”

“Why wouldn’t it be great? You had a liver transplant…”

It was an infuriating thought.

‘Yoo Ye-jin. Why did that wretched woman have to give birth to such a messed up child and even take our CEO’s liver?’

“Are you feeling alright?”

“I’m perfectly fine.”

After checking the document thoroughly, he signed it and returned it to Hye-mi.

She was disappointed that only one document required his signature. She was also disappointed to have to leave the mansion so soon without spending more time looking at his wonderful face.

“Is there anything I can help you with? If you need me, I can be by your side as much as you’d like…”

“It’s not necessary.”

Still regretful about having to leave, she had asked him cautiously, but he only gave his refusal with a frigid, ice-cold temperature.

Left with no choice, Hye-mi gave a quick bow and turned to leave.

‘Why is he so walled off? He gets physical and does all sorts of things with that Yoo Ye-jin, but he won’t give me even an inch of an opening…’

Bitterly grumbling to herself, she opened the study door. At that moment, an earring fell off Hye-mi’s ear.

However, seething with grievances, Hye-mi walked out of the study without noticing.

He rose from his seat and walked towards the door. He picked up the small earring from the floor.

He considered returning it later, but decided against it, feeling uncomfortable about holding onto Joo Hye-mi’s item. He returned it immediately instead.

“Where are you going?”

Butler Ok asked as they ran into each other in the living room.

“Ms. Joo Hye-mi dropped her earring.”

“She just left. I can deliver it to her.”

“No. I’ll go.”

He opened the front door. He could see the back of Hye-mi’s head as she strolled slowly along the garden path.

She was holding her mobile phone and talking to someone.

Rather than loudly calling her name and interrupting her, he decided it would be better to catch up with her quickly and quietly hand her the earring, so he strode forward.

When the distance narrowed to about three meters, he stopped. Seo Jung-hoo stopped abruptly in his tracks.

“I put miscarriage-inducing drugs in the cookie, hoping the baby would be aborted, but the child wouldn’t die and insisted on being born! Then that messed-up child ended up taking our CEO’s liver. He’s a total b*tch!”

Hye-mi was completely absorbed in her phone conversation and unaware that Seo Jung-hoo was standing behind her.

“Seriously, I can’t just drop a flower pot on her head like we did before!”

Hye-mi swore without pausing for breath.

“That sl*t! I don’t know how she managed to worm her way into our CEO’s heart. What a jackpot for a wh*re’s daughter!”

Fuming with irritation, Hye-mi walked towards the gate. The gate opened automatically, and she left the mansion at a leisurely pace.

His eyes flashed and he clenched his fist. The earring he was holding shattered instantly, turning to powder in his hand.