The Noble – Chapter 21: Just Deserts
Her face was tearstained when she returned to his room. And her eyes were puffy. And red-rimmed.Ban Ryu perused her countenance for a few silent moments. Then he tilted his…
Her face was tearstained when she returned to his room. And her eyes were puffy. And red-rimmed.Ban Ryu perused her countenance for a few silent moments. Then he tilted his…
Ban Ryu slept fitfully through the night. And awoke the next morning quite hungry. He opened his eyes to the faint light of day and glanced at the chair next…
Soo Yeon returned to Ban Ryu’s room to find him sleeping still. She allowed her mother to talk her into resting. Truthfully, she was exhausted. Speaking to Lee Beom Sook…
“Soo Yeon?” her mother came to relieve her at sunset. “You have a caller. He’s waiting for you in the front sitting room. Jung Sook is entertaining him right now. …
Ban Ryu had slept throughout the remainder of yesterday. And her mother had returned at sunset to relieve her. As promised. Still, Soo Yeon insisted on sleeping on the yo…
“Eomma, I don’t understand why I can’t see Ban Ryu,” Soo Ho whined, staring up at his mother in frustration.“You need to stay in this bed and rest. Your arm…
Ban Ryu slept for the next few hours. And her mother encouraged Soo Yeon to head to bed around sunset.“You look utterly exhausted, darling. I’ll watch over him for a…
Meanwhile, Jung Sook was waiting eagerly to see her beloved when he finally walked into his room. Pouting.“The doctor would not allow me to stay with Ban Ryu. He insisted…
Soo Yeon had completely bitten through her cuticle by the time her brother and Ban Ryu arrived at the house about an hour later. She had also prepared two bedchambers…
“Miss? Lady Bit Na sent me to fetch you home,” the servant gasped as he stood before the young teacher. He was out of breath from running the entire distance between the…