The Traps of the Black Swan (Book 2)

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Chaeyoung was continuing without taking a breath so that she could complete before Jisoo would kick her out of his sight, "Today, I was so scared when I was falling on a rose plant. If I had lost my eyes, I couldn't be a doctor. My whole life would have been ruined. I only become careless and dumb with you. I don't want to take the risk. So I thought I should stay away and focus on my studies. I don't want to go back to Coasta, they will get me married to a random stranger. I better be dead than becoming a housewife and demure lady which I am not..."

She was yet to continue, Jisoo stopped looking right to left and vice versa. He even spun around watching her twice, trying to catch her babbling.

Chaeyoung who went around him ran into his steady masculine back and stumbled, "Ouch..." The hit on her nose caused her eyes to fill with tears due to sharp pain. She grimaced inwardly, gently pressing her nose. She pressed her lips and stared at him.

Jisoo turned around and fell speechless looking at her putting on a strong facade when she was really in pain. He didn't understand even a single word of her other than analyzing that she becomes clumsy as a dolt around him. She wasn't stupid else she wouldn't have got admission to a top university. However, he wasn't satisfied with her reason for her behavior with him.

He noticed Chaeyoung was stepping away from him. If she takes two more steps she would bump into his Planetarium table clock antique piece from 1770. It was the rarest, one and only timepiece in the world. The clock was designed uniquely, there was a connected glass globe on top of the clock. The globe had a mini solar system and each planet in it moves right according to the rotation and revolution time of real planets.

"Chaeyoung!! Stop right there." His voice came out like a warning.

Chaeyoung saw Jisoo's pupils grow a little large, his expression turned grave. She flustered thinking she made him angry instead of solving the misunderstanding. When he took a long stride towards her, she panicked as though he would grab her and throw her out. She took a long step back and bumped into the wall. The wall had Jisoo's collection of rare items.

"Ahh..." Chaeyoung groaned when her head hit something hard. She stumbled in reflex and turned around to see what it was but she tripped on her footing.

Jisoo wanted to save his precious clock. His mind was split when she was falling with the clock. He didn't want to lose an item from his collection. If he loses it, he is damn sure he will scold Chaeyoung very badly.

Chaeyoung's heart fell to the button of her stomach when she was falling and something was falling with her. Unwilling to get to his bad side, she reached out and hugged the timepiece.

Jisoo held air in his left hand when the timepiece slipped his hand and another hand involuntarily wrapped around Chaeyoung's waist without even thinking. Jisoo froze, he just wanted to save his timepiece as he thought he was angry at Chaeyoung. But...

Looking down at Chaeyoung, he blinked at her who barely had her footing on the floor, lying in his arms while her eyes were tightly shut, waiting for the pain. Her pursed lips, slowly released when the pain she expected didn't inflict. He gulped hard when his eyes traced over her pink parted lips which looked too delicious.

He unawarely licked his lips thinking how she had tasted. He couldn't recall it. All he cared about then was his physical desire. Now, he craved to kiss her.

Chaeyoung opened her eyes, slowly and worriedly. She avoided his eyes afraid he would be angry. She slowly pulled up whatever she held. Her eyes desperately tried to find any flaws in it. Nevertheless, she wasn't ready to face him if there was anything wrong.

Meanwhile, Jisoo admonished himself when he caught the frightened hazel eyes looking at his clock, holding her breath. She looked like she would burst into tears before he could even scold her. Yet he knew she wouldn't cry.