I lay in bed all day without eating a single meal. I didn’t feel like eating at all, and I couldn’t sleep either because my body was so heated that I flinched at the slightest stimulation.

Unable to do this or that, I spent agonizing hours when the sound of people’s voices gradually approached the dormitory.

‘Is work already finished…?’

I didn’t have the courage to face other people, so I pulled the blanket over my head. A round of murmuring passed by, and I could hear movement from the bed right next to me, so it seemed Emily had just returned too.

I was thinking about how to apologize to Emily for what happened this morning when I heard other people’s voices from a little distance away.

“She didn’t work today and stayed in the room all day… What do you think she was doing here alone?”

“It’s obvious. She was doing those things even when everyone was together, so imagine how excited she must have been when left alone. Oh, come to think of it…!”

“What? Is there something else?”

“Ralph came up to the room in the middle of the day. Who knows? Maybe the two of them had wild s*x on the bed.”

‘How can they say such things?’

I wanted to throw off the blanket right away and get angry at them. To tell them that nothing like what they were imagining had happened at all. But I was too exhausted and had no strength or courage left to shout.

I bit my lips hard in frustration and tried to swallow my tears quietly when Emily’s sharp voice rang out.

“She doesn’t even have a private room, so cut it out, will you? You’re the ones who got caught having a group orgy in the cleaning supply closet. Where do you get off acting all pure?”

The surroundings became quiet like cold water had been poured over them. I heard small grumbling about who she thought she was to interfere, but that was all.

I felt so pathetic for not being able to do anything by myself and only receiving Emily’s help. So all I could do was cry quietly, hiding from this powerless reality.

When night came and everyone was asleep, I slowly lowered my legs from the bed. The area between my legs was now numb, and I couldn’t tell whether this felt good or bad anymore. My mind was hazy like I was in a dream.

‘At this rate, I… won’t be able to do anything. If I can’t earn money anyway, there’s no reason to stay at the Herlin family. My reason for existing is to feed my family.’

I had known since I was very young. That I couldn’t escape this hellish reality by doing nothing and just hoping.

No matter how I thought about it, the only way to solve this situation was to go find that man. Fear welled up that I might be following the same process the people who had disappeared before. But for now, this was the best option.

My body was still sensitive, and just moving a little made me short of breath. Every corner of my body turned hot. Soon a storm-like pure white climax struck down, and with the feeling of hot streams rising, water dripped to the floor.

“Hnnnngh…!”

My face burned even more at the explicit sound. With each step I took, I covered my mouth tightly with my hand at the moans that seemed ready to burst out. Climbing up and down countless climaxes like that, I arrived in front of the room.

The reddish moonlight coming through the window, the light seeping through the slightly open door crack – everything was creepily identical to that night. And inside the room, he was sitting there like he had made an appointment with me.

Through his loosened shirt, his well-toned upper body was revealed. With each breath he took in and out, his solid muscles stood out and moved dynamically. His cold eyes staring into space while sitting in the chair showed endless emptiness.

He looked terribly lonely. I stared at him like my breath had stopped, then suddenly came to my senses.

‘I didn’t come here to look at this person. I need to get my head straight.’

I wanted to grab him and demand to know what he had done to my body, but now that I actually met him, I had no idea what to say. Even though all of this must be related to him, one reason was that I couldn’t present a single piece of solid evidence. While I stood outside the door not knowing what to do, a voice without warmth swept over me.

“Stop that and come in.”

I hadn’t made any sound or movement, but he already knew I was there. It felt like a cool breeze was flowing from somewhere, caressing my body. I had no choice but to open the door with hands that showed my impatience.

My heated body was still dripping hot liquid. I gritted my teeth to avoid showing it.

The room was more desolate than what I had seen through the crack. It looked clean without a speck of dust, but it was completely empty with nothing in it, so I couldn’t think of it as a place where a person lived. After glancing around the room briefly, I turned my gaze to the man who was looking at me with noble eyes.

He hadn’t changed at all compared to a few days ago. He was more beautiful than when I secretly watched him, no, more beautiful than when he came to me in my dream.

His warm golden eyes that held warmth were stained with sorrow and loneliness, and his sharp nose that seemed like it could cut through the air stood out prominently.

“What exactly… did you do to my body?”

I averted my gaze diagonally, worried that if I made eye contact with him, my mind would become strange like last time. Whether he noticed my inner thoughts, a voice scolding me struck down like a whip.

“If you’re going to talk, look at me properly.”

At his fierce tone, I had no choice but to turn my gaze back. Even though he was sitting and I was standing, because of his intimidating unique atmosphere, he felt ten times larger than me. Feeling damp sweat seeping between my clenched fists, I opened my mouth.

“I’d like you to tell me what you did now.”

“Why should I do that?”

“Because after meeting you… everything about me has become a mess.”

“What’s your proof that it’s because of me?”

“The proof is… well…,”

‘Why can’t I focus on this conversation? We’re clearly having a serious discussion…’

Even though I needed to get my head straight, listening to his voice seemed to make me increasingly hazy. It felt like his voice had taken form and was penetrating inside my eardrums, gently caressing them.

My whole body became languid and my breathing became labored. The remaining thread of reason slowly faded away like it was submerging into water.

Through my gradually blurring vision, a faint smile crossed the man’s lips. But even that was brief – the mask he had been wearing disappeared like dust, revealing a cold expression that could freeze even the surrounding air.

“You seem to be misunderstanding something right now, but shouldn’t making demands only be possible between equals in the first place? You’re just a worthless human who should suck even my toes like a dog at one word from me.”

Hatred-mixed contempt rose from the golden eyes directed at me. It was such intense emotion that just meeting his gaze made my hands tremble.

For a moment, the corner of his mouth twisted. His lusciously shining red lips commanded arrogantly and beautifully.

“Kneel.”

“Yes, Master….”

Strangely, I couldn’t disobey his words. What he said remained in my mind like an afterimage, making my head spin. The only thought I had right now was that I needed to kneel at his feet immediately. When my bare skin touched the cold floor, my knees stung.

I waited for the next instruction like an obedient dog. The man who had looked me over with an indifferent gaze slowly stood up from his seat. When he untied his waistband, it fell down helplessly with a rustling sound. And his thing, wearing nothing, appeared in its original form.

“You’re not so stupid that I need to explain everything step by step, are you?”

It was my first time seeing a man’s member up close. Blood rushed to my face, and I felt like my entire body was overheating. I wanted to look away, embarrassed, but I couldn’t make myself do it. Words swirled in my head, but none of them escaped my lips.

I stood frozen, like a statue, until his voice broke through the silence, sharp with irritation.

“Do I really need to explain it to you? Stop staring and start touching it.”

Under his command, my motionless body finally began to move. My right hand instinctively wrapped around the thick shaft, stroking it slowly up and down. I could feel the faint pulse of life stirring within it, like something alive.

Veins bulged near the base, and soon, the organ began to rise toward the sky. Its swollen, glistening form filled me with a deep sense of revulsion. Just looking at it was unbearable, but touching it with my own hand made me feel disgusted to the core.

Maybe my feelings were written all over my face, because the corners of his mouth curled into a slow, mocking smirk.

“Now suck it. Think of it as the sweetest thing you’ve ever tasted.”