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🕑 Added 2025-07-05 21:51:48 +0000 UTCEP.59 Japanese Business Trip (3)
The bath was filled with gentle steam, making the view hazy.
The hot, humid air pressed in, making it a little hard to breathe.
Perhaps because it was connected to an open-air bath, one wall was made of glass, letting in the night sky and faint moonlight.
On another side, a small bamboo fountain trickled, adding to the atmosphere.
Steamy rocks and warm, swirling water filled the bath.
The setting was as beautiful as could be.
But to Mina, it felt like a well-decorated prison she couldn’t escape.
“...”
With the moist warmth wrapping her bare skin, Mina stood at the entrance to the bath, clutching the towel around her chest tightly.
“Haa. Why do I have to do this even on a business trip...”
Her muttered words sounded light, like a complaint, but there was a sharp bite to them.
At Mina’s sarcasm, Hyunseong, who had followed her in, replied in an indifferent tone.
“If you don’t like it, you can leave right now.”
His tone was as if he’d gladly let her go if she wanted, and Mina scoffed.
‘As if he’d ever mean that.’
Feeling Hyunseong’s presence drawing closer, Mina reluctantly stepped into the bath.
She moved to a corner, sinking in until the water reached her shoulders, and felt her body relax a little.
But her heart was still heavy.
Soon, Hyunseong approached her, the sound of water parting as he came.
“Ugh.”
The moment his wet shoulder touched hers, Mina shivered and instinctively tensed up.
But Hyunseong, unfazed, pulled her into his arms and spoke in a relaxed voice.
“It really does feel like all the fatigue melts away, doesn’t it?”
“It would be perfect if you weren’t here, sunbae.”
“You’re so harsh.”
Even as Mina shot back, Hyunseong just smiled.
“Good work today.”
“What’s with you? Giving me fake compliments all of a sudden.”
“I’m sincerely praising you as your boss. Why do you think I picked you as my assistant?”
“You just needed an obedient slave.”
“I needed a diligent subordinate who listens well.”
Yeah, right.
Even now, all he’s thinking about is how to toy with my body.
“...What’s your relationship with that woman?”
Half-leaning into his arms and staring blankly at the water, Mina suddenly blurted out the question.
Even she didn’t know why she asked, but once it was out, she couldn’t take it back.
“That woman?”
“The one who saw you off at the airport. Rizeta, was it? You two looked really close.”
Mina looked up and glared at him.
She hoped, even through the steam, that he’d sense the mockery in her eyes.
“Did you play with her too, like you do with me and the team leader?”
She drew out her words, laughing sarcastically.
“She even calls you ‘Hyunseong-nim’ with such respect. Did you order her to act like that?”
Her words were full of venom, but her body betrayed her, shivering wherever his hand touched.
“Must be nice, having such a submissive slave now. I guess you don’t need me anymore?”
Oh, right.
Maybe he never had any real feelings for me.
“So you’re being quiet today because you’re jealous of her?”
“...Go die, seriously.”
Mina growled, furious at his shameless tone.
It was almost absurd how used to these conversations she’d become.
‘How did my life end up like this?’
Every day, she tried not to upset this man.
She gave him her body whenever he wanted, never refusing.
Unlike when she was younger, she couldn’t even run away now.
A life worse than livestock.
It was even more miserable than the fate she’d hated for her mother.
“Hah.”
Mina let out a self-deprecating laugh.
“What’s so funny?”
Hyunseong asked, but Mina just turned to look at his face instead of answering.
He used to be so easy to read, like he was in the palm of her hand.
Now, she couldn’t tell what he was thinking at all.
Did he want revenge?
Did he just want to toy with her?
...Well, at least these days she didn’t have to care about what others thought.
Her reputation in the company couldn’t get any worse, so pretending didn’t matter anymore.
As long as she didn’t go against this man, she could get through each day...
‘You’ve lost it, Park Mina.’
Mina suddenly splashed her face with the hot spring water.
To think her situation was “comfortable” now-she really must have lost her mind.
“Are you okay? Are you really not feeling well?”
Ugh, so annoying.
His calm voice asking what was wrong only made her angrier.
“Huh?!”
Suddenly, Hyunseong’s arm wrapped around her waist.
Her slender back pressed against his firm chest, making her whole body tense up.
“Let’s see, you feel a little warm.”
“Of course I’m hot, we’re in the bath. Let go of me!”
Mina reflexively tried to push him away, but had little strength.
Soon, his hand slipped under her wet towel, skillfully finding her skin.
His strong hand began to knead her breast, both gentle and insistent.
It was as if he was claiming her body as his toy, to use whenever he pleased.
“Haa... You’re such a pervert...”
Mina muttered, but didn’t avoid the other hand as it slid up her inner thigh.
His hand found her nipple, pinching and twisting it just enough not to hurt.
“Hngh, ah!”
She bit her lip to stifle the moans that escaped.
But Hyunseong didn’t allow any silence, continuing his caresses.
The hand on her thigh soon slipped between her legs, finding her most sensitive spot.
In the water, his fingers slid in easily, finding her already hot, wet clitoris and rubbing it.
“Ah... ugh!? Not there!”
A jolt of pleasure like electricity shot through her, and Mina twisted her hips, trying to escape his arms.
But the more she struggled, the tighter Hyunseong’s grip became.
His fingers moved faster and rougher, and Mina’s mind filled with a white haze of shame and pleasure.
“Haa! I’m... I’m coming, ah!”
Under his relentless touch, Mina broke down completely.
As his fingers pressed her clit, her body shuddered in climax.
“Haa... haa.”
Afterward, she buried her face in his chest, panting.
Again, she’d lost to this man.
She’d succumbed to the pleasure he gave her.
Now, he’d probably take her roughly with that monstrous cock.
Just like always.
Mina closed her eyes, waiting for what came next.
“Up we go.”
But, contrary to her expectations, Hyunseong stood up.
With a splash, he moved away from her.
“I think I’ll stop here. You relax and enjoy the bath.”
“...Huh?”
What was he saying...?
“You’re not going to put it in?”
Mina looked up at him in confusion.
She didn’t even question why she was asking.
“Hmm. I’m just not in the mood today.”
Not in the mood?
Her gaze naturally dropped to the part of him that was still so hard.
He was that aroused, and not in the mood?
“It gets old forcing someone who doesn’t want it. If you really hate it, I’ll just do it with someone else.”
Hyunseong’s meaningful smile made Mina swallow.
There was only one “other person” he could mean.
And after all the times he’d had her, what was with this sudden change?
Leaving Mina frozen in place, Hyunseong calmly left the bath.
Was he really just going to leave her like this?
After winding her up so much?
“Oh, right.”
Just before leaving, Hyunseong turned back as if remembering something.
“I don’t really have any hard feelings toward you anymore.”
“What...”
At his abrupt words, Mina’s world seemed to go silent for a moment.
“But don’t get the wrong idea. It doesn’t mean I forgive you.”
He added lightly.
“No point staying mad about the past-it just makes me tired. And in the end, I wasn’t really hurt by it, was I?”
Mina felt her heart drop.
No feelings at all?
That couldn’t be.
What he’d done wasn’t something you could just forgive with time.
And why bring it up now, of all times?
But what Mina understood least was this:
That his words left her feeling both relieved and strangely sad.
“Well, take your time.”
With that, Hyunseong left the bath.
Silence quickly filled the space, and Mina, left alone, replayed his words in her mind.
‘No more hard feelings.’
‘Not in the mood.’
The last thing he said almost sounded like “don’t get in my way.”
That should be good news.
It meant she’d have to put up with him less.
So why did her chest feel so empty?
The place where his touch had been was filled not with relief, but with cold, aching emptiness.
“Damn.”
Frustrated by the flood of feelings and how much his words and actions could shake her, Mina dunked her head under the water.
If only she could just melt away and disappear.
That’s what she thought as she screamed silently beneath the surface.
Leaving the bath, I put on a yukata and returned to the room.
Sliding open the door, I saw Jooyoung, who’d come back first and was already in bed.
“Mm...”
She must have been quite drunk; she was breathing evenly, unaware that her yukata had fallen open.
I quietly sat down beside her.
Her cheeks were flushed from the alcohol, her lips slightly parted.
Her exposed neck and collarbone, defenseless, gave off a subtle sensuality.
So different from her usual prickly, proud self-this disheveled look set my body on fire.
“Tonight’s main dish is definitely this one.”
What I’d said to Mina was half true.
Her still-defiant attitude and lack of remorse were irritating, but I still wanted her.
Still-
‘I want to see her begging for it soon.’
Watching someone sob in misery as they’re forced is entertaining, but even that gets boring after a while.
Judging by her reaction to the bait I dropped in the bath, it shouldn’t take long.
With a satisfied smile, I reached for the sash of Jooyoung’s yukata as she slept.
With a soft rustle, the knot came undone, and the thin fabric parted to reveal her white skin and underwear in the faint moonlight.
It was time to finally unleash everything I’d been holding back.
