Chapter 50 - 49. Crumbling Bridge
Hajin never invaded Sarah’s time when she was in the bath before. Of course, unless Sarah told him to, he had no intention of breaching her trust like that, especially after what happened last night.
But Hajin knew how much time Sarah would spend on her bath. He knew she didn’t like her water lukewarm, so she would get up and head to the shower after the tub water lost a bit of temperature. And yet, even after a while had passed and the water should have turned tepid, Hajin didn’t hear any movement from the bathroom. No shower, no clattering, no footstep--nothing.
If he hadn’t seen Sarah enter the bathroom with his own eyes, he would have thought it was empty.
With concern, Hajin knocked on the bathroom door. "Master?"
He did not receive a reply and called her twice more. When she still did not respond, Hajin became anxious and, after battling the consequences for two seconds, opened the unlocked door.
It turned out to be the best decision he ever made.
What he saw was his master under the calm water. There was no bubble, and she looked like she was sleeping underwater. Like she had fallen asleep in the middle and slid down under the waterline.
Hajin felt his heart stopped beating at that moment.
Hajin had no idea how long Sarah had spent like that, but the fact that she didn’t come out despite the lukewarm water told him it was quite long. His immediate reflex, naturally, was to grab the girl and yank her out of the water.
Sarah gasped and panted heavily once she resurfaced forcefully, lips parted to accommodate the protesting lung. From how pale her cheek and how blue her lips were, Hajin didn’t think his fear was unwarranted.
As the black eyes were blown wide, Hajin pulled her out completely of the water and drained the tub. He couldn’t care about her reaction or any consequences now, just wrapping the large towel over her and carrying her to the small bench in the walk-in closet. Thankfully, Sarah did not appear to be angry about Hajin barging in while she was naked, perhaps because the man only looked genuinely concerned and nothing more.