As he reached the second floor, the contrast with the first floor was immediately noticeable.
Perhaps because it was a woman’s space, it was filled with warmth and cuteness.
A rice bowl, a soup bowl. An elephant plush toy sitting on the sofa in the living room.
What’s with that elephant?
‘What’s hanging on the wall?’
On the wall, polaroid photos were hanging in a line.
I should have turned on the fluorescent light, he thought regretfully, pulling out his phone to use the flash.
One by one, he moved sideways, examining the photos hanging there.
With each photo he passed, Ryan’s expression twisted.
What kind of hobby is this?
He couldn’t help but chuckle in disbelief.
The photos showed the face of the elephant plush toy sitting on the sofa, its large, round ears, thick legs, and a tail that seemed to sway.
Ryan decided it was time to go back down.
Just as he was about to head down the stairs, Alice’s door swung open with a clatter.
He flinched.
Ryan froze like a statue.
Alice emerged from the room and pressed the button next to her to turn on the living room light.
“Ah! A ghost!”
And she plopped down on the floor.
Ryan stood there, unable to move.
Alice’s appearance as she came out of the room was quite shocking.
Her smooth, bare legs in shorts and a t-shirt were left exposed.
He couldn’t take his eyes off Alice’s skin, which he had never seen before.
The scar he had imagined was nowhere to be found. All he could see were her smooth, elastic legs and her arms stretched out comfortably.
He hadn’t known she dressed so casually upstairs.
“Secretary Alice!”
Sitting on the floor, covering her face, Alice peeked through her fingers.
“I think there are fingerprints on my glasses.”
Perhaps scared, her glasses were fogged up from being pressed against her face.
“Vice President! You scared me! What are you doing on the second floor?”
Flustered, Alice’s voice grew louder.
Only then did she realize her outfit.
“Ah!”
With a timid scream, she dashed back into her room.
Ryan watched in astonishment as Alice screamed and hid. He didn’t even think to apologize for her surprising reaction. There was a cute side to her that was different from her appearance.
He could see Alice bustling around inside the room as if she were transparent.
As he laughed out loud, the door swung open again. Alice emerged from the room, now dressed in a long hoodie.
“Even if you show your arms and legs like that, I’m not interested.”
Ryan said something contrary to his feelings. It was to reassure Alice, who might have been startled.
After all, she was sensitive about showing her skin.
“Then, what are you interested in?”
With a sudden provocation, Alice turned to Ryan. When he looked at her, she was glaring at him with her eyes narrowed.
Ryan smirked, letting out a sound like air escaping. The corners of his eyes crinkled with pleasure.
“Elephant.”
“Elephant?”
“What’s with the photos hanging on the wall? You took pictures of the toy in different parts. I’ve never seen such a strange hobby.”
Only then did Alice seem to understand Ryan’s words, her mouth opening slightly.
“Oh, I thought it would liven up the atmosphere if I hung polaroid photos on the wall, so I took them for decoration. As you know, I don’t like taking pictures, so I don’t have any.”
“I thought you had some strange hobby.”
He couldn’t bring himself to include the phrase “like a pervert.”
“Why did you suddenly come upstairs?”
Why did you come up when you’ve never been here before? Looking at Alice, who was gazing at him as if protesting, he couldn’t think of an excuse.
“So I was just about to go back down.”
He heard a voice from behind asking, “What?” but Ryan hurriedly went down.
……..
“Very good!”
“That’s it! Your expression is so great!”
The sound of camera shutters continued incessantly in the studio.
“How can our Reese create such a variety of expressions? It’s wonderful!”
The photographer didn’t stop pressing the shutter button. At the photographer’s reaction, Reese smiled lightly.
“The transparent and feminine atmosphere fits perfectly with the concept.”
Reese, who was in the midst of a luxury brand photoshoot, posed amidst numerous compliments.
With a modest yet pure and pretty appearance, she was an unpretentious beauty.
Recently, Reese had been selected as the main model for a brand that female celebrities aspired to model for.
Thanks to her successful portrayal of the protagonist’s friend in a recently aired mini-drama, she garnered even more attention than the lead actress.
In short, she had risen to stardom.
“Reese, that expression is fantastic! I’ll take a few more shots.”
“Your compliments make me smile too much; it’s a problem.”
