Chapter 144 - 143. Cursed Bliss
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"Ngh..."
Sarah blinked her eyes open, lashes fluttering as she adapted to the dim light. For a few seconds, she wondered where she was, until the memory of moving into her mother’s old apartment returned. No wonder it took her a while; she never slept in this room when she visited before.
She curled up a little bit, letting out a soft yawn before raising her head to be greeted by an unexpected view.
"Whoa...how rare," Sarah whispered faintly in surprise when he found out Hajin was still fast asleep beside her. One of his arms was on Sarah’s waist, but his eyes were closed and his bare chest moved steadily. His lips parted slightly to let out soft breathing, and he looked so relaxed and at ease that it kind of felt weird for Sarah to witness it.
Might be a habit, or an occupational thing, but Hajin was always cautious even when his face looked nonchalant. Perhaps that was why he didn’t sleep for long, always after Sarah fell asleep and before Sarah woke up.
Sarah propped herself up, carefully so she wouldn’t alert the sleeping man. Thankfully, the sky was pouring heavily that day, as if eager to get rid of the leftover summer heat, reducing the slight creaking and rustling noise into nothing. It gave Sarah her first chance to watch Hajin’s sleeping face.
And she had to say...it was a very unfair visual.
It was hard to admit it, but...perhaps she was also the type to succumb to visual attack. Could it be genetic? She always cynically said that she inherited his father’s taste for beauty, but...perhaps it wasn’t a lie.
It would definitely explain a lot of why she could sleep with Hajin on the day they met.
Sure, she didn’t decide to give the man her heart because of his face, but that visual always succeeded in making her flustered and forgiving him easily. And, well...if he didn’t have such a memorable face, Sarah would probably have a hard time remembering him in Helios’s colosseum.
"Is it because we’re home?" Sarah muttered absentmindedly, reaching out to stroke the sharp line of Hajin’s jaw.