#9.

Having finished her patrol, Han Sujin let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she hadn’t bumped into anyone or been exposed along the way.

Back in the office, she hurriedly tried to head to the restroom. But Lee Han grabbed her arm, stopping her.

,Where are you going? You’re taking it out here.

Han Sujin gritted her teeth at his commanding tone. She felt like cursing him out right then and there. But she barely managed to grit her teeth and hold back.

With trembling hands, she lifted her skirt and tried to remove the device from inside her panties. Only then did she discover the liquid that had flowed down her thigh.

‘Oh my god… Did I get so turned on that I leaked this?’

Her face flushed with shame. The moment she tried to remove the device, she lost strength and collapsed.

,Heok…

Gasping for breath, she struggled to regain her composure. Just then, Lee Han approached and picked her up. She tried to resist, but she had no strength.

He carefully laid Han Sujin on the office bed. With her skirt still raised, he began wiping away the leaked fluid with a wet wipe.

Han Sujin covered her face with both hands, feeling miserable. A sob escaped her lips. She shook her shoulders and burst into tears of shame and misery.

After wiping for a while, Lee Han put down the wet wipe. He left the office, only telling Han Sujin to rest for a bit.

Tears burst forth. She sobbed as if she couldn’t breathe. She felt so utterly miserable about her situation.

‘Please, someone, anyone, save me…’

She sobbed and prayed desperately. She vowed to do anything if she could just escape this humiliation.

After crying for a long time, Han Sujin finally calmed down. She staggered to her feet and straightened her clothes. As she was adjusting her disheveled underwear and skirt, Lee Han entered the office.

,Are you feeling a bit better?

At his question, Han Sujin gave a forlorn smile. Instead of answering, she simply nodded.

She stood up and headed for the front door with faltering steps. She wanted to go home. She wanted to escape all of this right away.

Lee Han watched her leave without a word. Only when Han Sujin opened the door and left the office did he break into a smirk.

Staggering as if she were about to collapse, Han Sujin headed home. As soon as she opened the front door and stepped inside, she collapsed onto the floor. She felt suffocated.

Tears poured out again. She barely managed to crawl into the bathroom. Clutching the sink, she gasped for breath. Her reflection in the mirror looked so utterly pathetic.

‘How… how did I end up like this?’

She wailed and slammed her fists on the sink. But it didn’t alleviate anything. Only a sense of despair, as if she had fallen into a deep swamp, engulfed her entire body.

She barely managed to draw water into the bathtub and soak in it. The throbbing from below subsided a little as she submerged herself in the hot water. But the dirty feeling left by Lee Han’s touch wouldn’t go away easily.

‘Somehow… I have to escape this hell…’

She sighed as she lay submerged in the bathtub. But there was no escape in sight. Only darkness.

She slowly got out of the bathtub. She roughly toweled herself off and put on her clothes. She roughly dried her hair and staggered to the master bedroom.

She collapsed onto the bed as if falling. The empty house was utterly silent. She closed her eyes. Overwhelmed by powerlessness, she fell into a deep sleep.

Even in her dreams, Lee Han’s face appeared. His sly smile, trapping her, was terribly frightening.

‘Please… let me wake up from this nightmare…’

She prayed desperately, but Han Sujin knew. That she had already fallen into an irreversible swamp. She was plummeting into an inescapable abyss.

Having tasted hell, she would never have peace again. Han Sujin trembled on the bed, soaking her pillow with tears.

Hope was nowhere to be found, and only despair was thickly coloring her future.

Han Sujin lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. After spending a painful day, she had barely returned home, but peace of mind was hard to come by. She let out a heavy sigh and closed her eyes.

Just then, she heard the sound of the front door opening. Park Taeyoung had returned. She hurriedly tried to sit up, but the bedroom door opened.

,Honey, it’s me…

Park Taeyoung, with a tired face, looked at Han Sujin with worried eyes.

,Why are you lying down so early? Are you not feeling well?

Han Sujin forced a smile. She didn’t want to worry her husband.

,I’m just a little… tired, so I lay down for a bit. I’m okay.

She tried to sound calm, but her voice trembled. Park Taeyoung noticed his wife’s condition and approached with a worried look.

,Are you really okay? You look like you’re having a hard time to me…

He gently placed his hand on Han Sujin’s forehead. His touch was so warm and tender that Han Sujin felt like crying.

At this moment, she wanted to be held in Park Taeyoung’s arms and forget everything. She desperately wanted to lean on him and be comforted.

,Honey, did you have dinner?

Park Taeyoung smiled and held his wife’s hand tightly.

,I ate at the office. I’m going to wash up.

He left a tender look and headed to the bathroom. Han Sujin lay in bed, staring at the bathroom door. The sound of the shower and the sound of brushing teeth felt peaceful.

A little later, Park Taeyoung came out of the bathroom with a bright smile. He immediately lay down gently next to Han Sujin.

,My dear, you must have had a hard time? Come here…

He whispered tenderly and pulled Han Sujin into his arms. His warmth felt good. It was the comfort she had been longing for.

‘Honey… please hold me tonight… I need you…’

Whispering with a desperate heart, Han Sujin moved even closer to Park Taeyoung. She wanted to bury her face in her husband’s broad chest.

His warm body temperature and tender words seemed to wash away all the pain.

But soon, Park Taeyoung fell asleep, making regular breathing sounds. Without saying a word or offering any comfort.

Disappointment washed over her. The desperation she had harbored all day felt like it was disappearing like a bubble.

Tears welled up. She choked, trying to swallow her sobs.

‘I really… wanted to be comforted…’

Han Sujin bit her lower lip in sorrow. She had waited so eagerly, but it was all in vain.

She had to toss and turn all night, trying to soothe her heart. She couldn’t fall asleep easily.

As morning dawned, Han Sujin woke up early. Looking in the mirror, she looked very tired. Her swollen eyes were noticeable.

She sighed, washed her face, and headed to the kitchen. She made toast and fried eggs and set them on the table.

After a while, Park Taeyoung also sat down with a disheveled face. As he ate, he rubbed his eyes as if the fatigue from yesterday hadn’t gone away.

,Honey, did you perhaps… have something you wanted to say yesterday? I was too tired and fell asleep right away, didn’t I?

Han Sujin smiled bitterly and shook her head. She tried to sound bright.

,Honey, are you having a hard time these days? It seems like work is too hard.

A bitter expression crossed Park Taeyoung’s face. But he quickly smiled cheerfully and replied that he was okay.

,Hard? What are you talking about? Not at all. I’m actually enjoying it!

Han Sujin gave a bitter smile at his answer. It had been like that since they were dating. Even when something difficult happened, he would try to appear calm and positive.

Han Sujin knew very well that he was always like that so as not to worry her.

She reached out and held Park Taeyoung’s hand tightly.

,Honey… don’t overdo it. I’m here. We’re living while relying on each other.

At those words, Park Taeyoung hugged her. He kissed Han Sujin’s forehead lightly and whispered.

,Okay. I love you.

Han Sujin kissed him back and replied.

,I love you too.

‘Honey… are you having a hard time because of me?’

Han Sujin stared intently at Park Taeyoung’s face. Long eyelashes, straight nose, handsome features.

But upon closer inspection, there were deep shadows of fatigue around his mouth. It pained her to see him getting thinner and thinner because he had lived too hard.

‘You threw everything away to marry me. You fought with your mother who opposed me, and you suffered day and night working hard.’

Han Sujin’s eyes welled up. She had to endure this difficult situation well, even for her husband’s sake.

‘The salary I’m earning now is probably relieving some of the burden on your shoulders. Even for you, who sacrifices so much because of me…’

Han Sujin resolved to endure the humiliation and persevere. Her heart ached with guilt and gratitude towards her husband.

Several days of peaceful time passed. Lee Han didn’t make any demands on Han Sujin as promised. He only had work-related conversations with her, and there was no special contact.

Han Sujin felt relieved by such a routine and gradually regained her peace of mind. She began to hope that maybe she could continue like this.

But that hope was short-lived, and soon reality crushed her again. The promised day had returned.

Early in the morning, Lee Han smiled and spoke to Han Sujin, who had come to work.

,Sujin-ssi, today is the day. You remember, right?

Her stomach churned. She was terrified, but Han Sujin tried not to show it outwardly.

,…Yes.

,Well, then I’ll give you two options.

There was an ominousness in Lee Han’s voice.

,Today, you can either just do service like before, or you can wear it and go on patrol. Which one would be better?

Han Sujin’s mind went blank. She already knew that there was no other way but to choose as Lee Han told her.

The option not to do it was never given in the first place. Refusal was unimaginable.

‘It’s fortunate that there’s still a choice…’

A bitter self-mockery arose.

After agonizing for a long time, Han Sujin finally answered with a deep sigh.

,…I’ll wear the device.

That seemed better. Than having to put Lee Han’s penis in her mouth.

Lee Han smiled with satisfaction. He took out a small box from the drawer and handed it over.

Han Sujin accepted it with trembling hands. After hesitating for a moment, she gritted her teeth and made up her mind.

‘Just… do it. Until all of this is over… let’s just endure a little longer.’

Cheering herself up, Han Sujin lifted her skirt. She lowered her underwear and carefully inserted the device in front of Lee Han’s watching eyes.

Her lower area throbbed. Her face contorted at the foreign sensation, but she endured it.

,Are you very uncomfortable? It’ll take some time to get used to it, but you’ll be fine soon.

Han Sujin didn’t respond to Lee Han’s words. She just silently straightened her clothes.

Suddenly, a low vibration was felt from below. Startled, she looked at him, and Lee Han was holding a remote control in his hand.

,Isn’t the switch supposed to be controlled by me?.

Han Sujin gritted her teeth and snapped at Lee Han.

,Ah, that’s right. Here you go.

Lee Han smiled and handed the switch to Han Sujin.

,Well, then, work hard today too. There’s a lot of work left.

Lee Han smiled and gave an evil look.

‘Endure… I have to endure…’

She gritted her teeth and steeled herself. Until the day she overcomes this humiliation and wakes up from the nightmare.

The vibration grew more and more intense. Every step was painful.

But Han Sujin couldn’t give up. She had to fight until she escaped this hell.

To not let go of a single thread of hope even in despair. To regain her ordinary life with her beloved husband.