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“People give off a disgusting smell. Apparently, it’s a kind of mental illness.”
The man she encountered at the summer party had the very same features as that boy once locked in the attic.
Though his lines had grown sharper and his air had changed since then, the cold gaze that seemed to press down on others remained the same.
The man seemed to handle all sorts of chores and cleanup, yet not the slightest trace of humiliation could be seen on his face.
Unlike herself, he did not appear pitiful. That struck her as strange.
“I just… want to become like you.”
“……”
“Someday, I want to escape. I want to end this way of living.”
That’s why her gaze kept drifting toward him.
“Shall we run away together?”
In the end, even her heart opened to words.
But the ‘love’ that Yooheon spoke of was a contextless obsession, and Seo-hwa didn’t consider that love.
❖ ❖ ❖
Yooheon, who had already experienced firsthand the strength of brainwashing, knew it all too well. He firmly believed that if he brainwashed Seo-hwa with love every day, she would eventually accept him.
‘I love you. I love you. I love you.’
If he whispered it in her ear every moment, filling her mind only with thoughts of him, she wouldn’t be able to think of anything else.
Making her see only him throughout the day, keeping her immersed in the pleasure he gave.
“I love you, Seo-hwa.”
“…I…”
“Mm, I know. Seo-hwa, you love me, too.”
Yooheon softly caressed her cheek and whispered, naming the emotions as he pleased.
“If you don’t know, just memorize it. Honey, it’s easy.”
