I didn’t know why I had come to this mansion. When I first arrived here, all the maidservants looked at me in a strange way. I even heard some gossip about me somewhere in the hallway.
(Flashback)
My name is Lim Ji-ho. My family? Well… both my mom and dad died when I was ten years old. Now I was a 23-year-old man struggling to survive.
“Again this rain…” sigh
That day, I got fired from my part-time job.
Suddenly, a paper flew toward me because of the wind. I picked it up and started reading it.
“What is this…?”
At first, I was shocked.
“A job offer!!??”
Wait… the location was ***** Mansion.
(A few minutes later — outside the mansion)
I saw a guard standing there. I walked toward him, and he asked me what I wanted. I showed him the paper.
“I heard they’re hiring a secretary here.”
The guard nodded.
“Yes. We were waiting for you. ❄️”
I felt excited and confused at the same time. Then I followed the guard into the mansion.
(A few moments later inside a room)
The guard stopped in front of a large curtain.
“Here. Just don’t remove the curtain. ❄️”
I became curious and tried to peek behind it.
“Ahem… and don’t peek either. ❄️”
After saying that, the guard walked out of the room, leaving me alone.
Suddenly, someone spoke from the other side of the curtain, making me jump in shock.
“Who’s there?” I asked nervously.
“I am Han Seojin. ❄️”
His name sounded nice.
“My name is Lim Ji-ho 😊”
“I know.” he smirk at me
I became confused.
What did he mean by that?
Then I asked again
“Do you know the owner of this house?”
“I am the owner of this house.”
After saying that, he stepped out from behind the curtain.
I froze after seeing him.
How could someone be this handsome?
I was sure he probably had many girlfriends or mistresses.
But when he came closer… no, not just closer… way too close… I could even hear his breathing.
But strangely… I couldn’t hear his heartbeat.
He smirked at me.
“What are you thinking about, Lim Ji-ho?”
I quickly looked away.
“Ah—nothing, boss 😅”
“Don’t call me boss. Call me Han Seojin… or just Jin. ❄️”
I only nodded.
But suddenly, I felt dizzy.
My head started spinning, and before I realized it, everything turned black.
(A few hours later)
I woke up in an unfamiliar room.
I quickly sat up and saw Mr. Jin sitting nearby.
“Mr. Jin!?”
He slowly leaned closer and whispered into my ear, sending shivers through my whole body.
“Don’t worry, my kitten~”
I stared at him nervously.
“What are you thinking about, Ji-ho?”
“Ah… nothing, Mr. Jin 😅”
I gave him an awkward smile.
“If you faint like that, then who will save me during my bad times? ❄️”
I stayed silent while awkwardly smiling at him, though inside my head I was cursing him.
What the hell does he think of himself?
“I know you’re cursing me in your mind, Ji-ho.”
Shibal…
How did he know that?
Could he read minds?
sigh
“No, Mr. Jin… I’m just tired.”
“Alright. Then you should rest here.”
“Here? 😶”
“Yes. Don’t mind the fact that this is my room. You can stay here whenever you want.”
After saying that, he quickly left the room.
I looked at the clock.it's 12:00 A.M.
(At midnight around 2:00 A.M.)
I didn’t know what was happening to me, but I could feel someone leaning over me.
I could hear his breathing.
Outside, lightning flashed during the storm.
But then I realized…
My eyes were covered with a blindfold.
Suddenly, someone whispered into my ear, sending chills through my entire body.
“Kitten… don’t worry. Just feel it~”
“M-Mr. Jin!? What are you doing!!??”
“Shh… enjoy it~”
At that moment, I felt like I was drowning deep inside an ocean… as if I was about to die.
(The next morning)
When I woke up, I felt like everything that happened last night had been real.
I walked into the bathroom to take a hot shower, but when I looked in the mirror, I noticed bite marks on my neck.
I froze.
“So it wasn’t a dream…”
“What the hell…? How is this possible…? Why did he do this to me…?”
I didn’t know what to do.
That afternoon, I heard some maidservants gossiping about Jin.
For some reason, I felt angry.
But why?
They were just gossiping… right?
Still… I didn’t like hearing bad things about him.
Days went by.
Every day, new marks appeared on my neck… sometimes even on my body.
I should have been worried.
But somehow…
I started liking it.
And that scared me the most.
Because I knew Mr. Jin was hiding something from me.
(One afternoon inside the library)
I was searching for books related to the mansion when suddenly Mr. Jin appeared.
“What are you doing here, Ji-ho?”
I froze.
“Ah… I just came here to read some books haha 😅”
“Nice. That’s good, Ji-ho. ❄️”
He sat down on a nearby chair.
Why did he sit here now…? How was I supposed to continue my work?
“Ji-ho?”
“Y-Yeah, Mr. Jin?”
“You don’t seem happy. Is something bothering you?”
“No no, Mr. Jin. Nothing is bothering me 😅”
Yeah… YOU are bothering me, you idiot.
“By the way, Mr. Jin… why are you still single?”
After hearing that, he suddenly stood up and walked toward me so quickly it almost looked like he teleported.
“I never found someone who matched my vibe…”
He gently fixed my hair.
“But I guess now I finally did.”
I didn’t fully understand what he meant.
But strangely…
Hearing those words made my chest hurt.
“That’s nice, Mr. Jin… but I should go now. I still have work to do.”
Then I quickly left the room.
I couldn’t let myself fall for him.
I needed to learn the truth about this mansion… and about Han Seojin.
So I started researching him online.
And what I found shocked me.
Han Seojin had died four years ago.
Then…
Who was the person living inside this mansion?
But there was more.
I found out he had a twin brother.
However, nobody had ever seen the twin brother before.
After that, I started getting closer to Mr. Jin on purpose.
I tried to get his attention, and he gave me all of it.
Days passed, and eventually I realized that he had started developing feelings for me.
One day, he called me into his office.
I knocked on the door.
“You don’t need to knock, Ji-ho. You can come in whenever you want.”
I walked inside.
“How can I help you, Mr. Jin?”
“Come here. I need to show you something.”
As soon as I walked closer, he suddenly pulled me onto his lap.
I immediately tried to stand up, but he wouldn’t let me.
“Are you trying to seduce me, Ji-ho?”
“N-No, Mr. Jin!”
“I don’t think so.” he smirk and gently fixed my hair again.
The smirk on his face scared me.
It felt like I was a trapped mouse standing in front of a dangerous cat.
I needed to stop this before something happened that I would regret forever.
But before I could say anything He suddenly pulled my hair and kissed me.
My eyes widened in shock.
I tried pushing him away, but he wouldn’t let me go.
(A little later)
“You’re still blushing, Ji-ho.” chuckle
“I am not!!” still blushing
I honestly didn’t know what happened between us that day.
But after that, we became even closer.
And eventually…
We started dating.
Yeah, at first I only got close to him to learn the truth about him and the mansion.
But now…
I truly loved him.
I wanted to stay with him for the rest of my life.
Everything between us was perfect.
Until one day…
Something changed.
(Inside the garden)
“Jin, the nature looks fresh after the rain ☺️”
“I know, Ji-ho. But you look fresher, kitten~”
“Stop it, Jin!! 😶” blush
But suddenly
I froze.
When I looked at the pond water…
I couldn’t see my reflection.
Why…?
I quickly walked toward Jin and told him everything.
But he only ignored it.
“Maybe you didn’t sleep well. Let’s go back home.”
Then he walked away.
I silently followed him.
But later that evening, I researched the mansion again.
And this time, I discovered something terrifying.
People said that when Han Seojin was alive, the mansion used to be beautiful and peaceful.
But after his death…
The mansion became haunted.
After learning that, I started avoiding Jin.
Because…
I didn’t know why…
But deep inside, I felt like something was terribly wrong.
(One day)
“Ji-ho, what happened to you?”
“Happened? What could possibly happen to me, Mr. Jin?”
“But I feel like something is bothering you.”
“Hahaha… stop pretending to care. I know you’re not human!!”
For a moment, silence filled the room.
Then Jin smirked.
“So… you finally found out.”
I stepped backward nervously.
“How will you escape from here, kitten?”
“I CAN escape from here, Jin!!”
I ran toward the mansion’s main door.
“Try, kitten~” a smirk come on his face
But no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t leave.
Why!?
“Aww… my poor kitten can’t leave?” smirk
“LET ME GO!!”
“You can’t leave this place, Ji-ho.”
He slowly walked closer.
“How can you leave… when you’re already dead?”
I froze.
“Dead…? What do you mean by dead?”
“Think carefully, Ji-ho.”
His voice became softer.
“Why are you the only one who can see the mansion’s guard… when everyone knows there has never been a guard here?”
My breathing stopped.
“W-Wait…”
“Look, Ji-ho… nobody in this society cares about poor people. They ignore them… mistreat them… and throw them away.”
His eyes looked strangely sad.
“First, your parents died. Then you were forced to live with your uncle and aunt. Your uncle abused you, so you ran away and tried to start a new life.”
I slowly started shaking.
“You lost your job. You lost hope.”
He sighed deeply.
“And then… you made a bad decision.”
Suddenly
Everything came back to me.The rain.The pain.The darkness.
“No… no… this can’t be…”
I collapsed onto the ground in despair.
“It’s true, Ji-ho…”
“I can’t be dead…”
Tears rolled down my cheeks and fell onto the floor.
Then Jin slowly walked closer and wrapped his arms around me.
“Ji-ho… now you have nobody else.”
He gently patted my back.
“You only have me.”
“The only one who understands you…”
“The only one who loves you…”
“The only one who truly cares about you.”
And after that…
I stayed with Jin.Because in the end…
He was the only person I wanted in my life.And somehow…
Even after life
I still loved him.
(The end)
