Chapter 177: 177
KOREA, Joseon Dynasty
The French Naval Ship has arrived in South Korea and stayed anchored farther from the port . Irvine Williams now stepping out from the smaller boat and meet the guy who will accompany him around upon his visitation to the country .
"Welcome to Korea, young Master Irvine Williams . My name is Chung-Hee, pleased to meet you . "
"Thank you," Irvine answered .
Chung-Hee brought him to the Imperial Palace and introduced to the King of Joseon . After a merry meeting and welcoming feast for the arrival of the French, Irvine excused himself to take an early rest for him to visit the Chen Family the next day .
He inquired if General Dae-Hyun was in the Capital but said, he leads the army in North-West border against the Chinese Empire .
Irvine is currently writing in his journal when a knock on his bedroom . He wonders who was it this late at night .
"Young Master, the king sent you a present, the king wishes for you to have a good night . "
Irvine's lips twitch on the side, he has an idea what it is .
"Tell his Majesty that I am pleased, but he doesn't have to be this generous . Chung-Hee, please tell his Majesty that I am already sleeping . "
"But young Master! They are the king's best concubines!"
Irvine lit off the lights on his bedroom . Chung-Hee scratches his head seeing the room is now dark . He sighed and shoosh the women he is with .
Everyone in the palace desired all the King's concubines but he was astounded how their French guest refusing the King's exemption . He just shook his head in regrets . If he were, he will immediately grab the opportunity of sleeping with the King's women!
"Ouch!" Chung-Hee stumbles on the ground upon making a wrong step on the stairs . The women laugh at his recklessness .
Inside the guest room, Irvine continues writing in his journal with the faint light from the moon . The night sky is beautiful tonight . He admired the view from the top window and so he decided to walk outside of the room he stays .
Meanwhile, at the House of Chen . . .
Hwa-Young watches the stars in the sky . She was lonely and cannot help no to feel this sadness inside her . It is not because her husband has gone for several weeks and she misses him, in fact, she felt relieved that Dae-Hyun hasn't come back yet .
Because if Dae-Hyun were here, she has to force to offer her body to him all over again until he will be satisfied . Hwa-Young held back her tears .
She decided to walk around her garden, the scent of the flowers is soothing to her nostrils while the night breeze giving her a soft touch to her skin . This cold air is better than from the burning touches of her husband that breaking her apart greatly .
Hwa-Young notices the fireflies playing around her garden, it was her favorite lilies . She is wishing to be free like them .
She wishes that she can go outside from this wall like a normal person can do an adventure . She found interesting things from her grandfather's library . It was records of their expedition and journals of their stay in another country .
Hwa-Young wishes to experience that as well . Meet new people and have good friends . However, the fear she lived for twenty-three long years still a nightmare for her .
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She is afraid that people will find out the marks on her back and be called a monster, a person who carried a cursed .
Dae-Hyun who blindly accepts her and never judge her with these marks but treating her like the most beautiful woman on her eyes .
However, for her that cannot return his love, she suffers from this marriage both mentally and physically during their intimate moments .
Hwa-Young holds tightly to her skirt . Can she ever become like her great grandmother Marivella? She never meets her as she died early but the photos her grandfathers they were keeping are very wonderful and looks exciting to be there .
Living in a foreign land and spending time with friends . . . those people in the photos, she thinks how awesome to be free .
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