GG | Chapter 1.3

―Why not have him live in? Why make him commute?f806dc5c21e2c3e2

Han Taekyung couldn’t understand c02876c2f5 the sensible arrangement, so f813a88f62 Lee Jinwoo offered another ac6aeca472 reason.56b1de9babc7b970

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“I have to visit the Pohang Factory early tomorrow. Let’s meet next time.”3c1fb72e1fc153d1

―When’s next time? At the old man’s funeral? Stop talking and come out. I’ll send my car.313b6a4e7d9a4119

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The call ended before 29eb260531 he could refuse.0e31400a6da06c3b

With no choice, Lee e365f6fe07 Jinwoo prepared to go bb40bf136a out. Han Taekyung, though mischievous, 47764cc3ca wasn’t usually stubborn, so 8b698f117d he assumed there was 38740f72fd something important to discuss.1ba15521adb8c149

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The place Han Taekyung’s c53ae55877 car took him to 44ea916e6a was a members-only bar. Already quite drunk, 852b11c11d Han Taekyung leaned a1d04e73e3 on the bar 4079b6b7e4 table. Despite calling him 6963911c98 out, he barely 9832b9fbb9 acknowledged Lee Jinwoo 6496e9b704 when he sat 347f52c77d next to him, 53783d1ce1 ordering cognac for 35567ce046 him without asking.d5f062d67d622e0b

Usually, when they met, Han d234dd19e4 Taekyung did most of the 160fbfa17d talking, so Lee Jinwoo remained e70ab1b85a silent as usual. After emptying his glass, Han acac00930c Taekyung sighed heavily and said 99bddd1fca something unsurprising.50ca336dd7445108

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“You know, Aunt… she was my first love.”89829b4ecd0374cf

Lee Jinwoo pretended not to dda1a75ad6 hear, staring at his empty 42a295649e glass. Annoyed by the lack 3b8165203a of reaction, Han Taekyung 5cc2ef8ea6 pressed on.25aa92a803844606

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“Why aren’t you surprised? I’m telling you Aunt d4ed6fe0f1 was my first love.”e458c6eff17ff21f

Ignoring him, Lee Jinwoo 2ab14feb1d ordered another cognac. He never responded to nonsense, 84d047ecda so Han Taekyung continued undeterred.9fad9d1478bde522

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“Remember? It was the ac6f13264f first day of a9b9fe1f66 summer vacation in 0b8003a8b8 my first year b05d6137e1 of middle school. I started visiting your house d4dff45323 often then.”efec345f4fd11f2a

He remembered. Three years younger, Lee a5ceb39183 Jinwoo was in fourth 122e30b015 grade. After that day, their 6c319735d0 relationship changed. Before, whenever they 54f991d1b2 met, Han Taekyung 05a17691e7 would show hostility 017ecd2e03 through pheromones.90601f2ae4ded67e

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But from that summer a12695f63c vacation, the sharp tension 64f2e8b8fd disappeared completely.1d9d8241f60a7285

Lee Jinwoo, who 656e4ff20f started vacation a 3794fd1ea4 week earlier, was 190387a855 sunbathing on a f96394e543 garden bench after a6875cb14a lunch. Even during vacation, he had 78b5627568 continuous tutoring from 8 AM 37815f7d99 until dark, so he only c0116946bf had 15 minutes to rest 9a932eb5f3 during the day.0434faf7f42efcc3

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For some reason, around that b4d2afa266 time, Lee Jinwoo often released 76cdf2c09e pheromones in the garden.0c3cb20565d0889f

The household staff and 9b0c80e258 tutors were all betas, 57068e2f07 so they couldn’t detect 35c66c7bf3 pheromones. Plus, releasing them b53145f6fd briefly outdoors meant 16ae2cb5d0 the scent quickly 6a13a27dc2 dissipated in the f1d1c68625 wind, making it eedb40da68 easy to conceal.8927ac53df34b391

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Of course, it was 7d1b0dc938 a small rebellion only 3db05cfa61 when his mother wasn’t 80b4d96305 home.7d098e540294bf08

In the midst of summer a20cc0ec3d heat, the garden was vibrant db6eb3d477 with colorful flowers planted by 417fe141d6 the gardener. The floral scent tickled e52b5b71bd his nose, prompting Lee 1c59f71329 Jinwoo to release a 37e41f1242 bit of pheromone. It made him feel b426e3f53b slightly relieved.0d946a2f8c63197c

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As he dozed 60de8beb7f off under the f20623e7b4 drowsy sunlight, footsteps 0309cdabd4 approached.3c211e4a1ce25fe1

At first, he d393ac8440 thought it was 08d493d0ee the gardener. Realizing something was off, c4830020db he opened his eyes 86d5de7aa8 to find Han Taekyung 33d00f5b24 standing before him, looking 4b242ff421 dazed. Yet, there was 1a6d879d88 a warmth in cb9b7ab810 his eyes.d1a773aa85f6ac52

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They stared at each ad1982779a other silently until Han e77e6ed69d Taekyung broke the silence.cdd2be449e12541d

‘Where’s Aunt? Was she just here?’61e9c9e17ec92358

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Han Taekyung looked around, searching 81fd93e4ea for Curator Joo Youngsun. Startled, Lee Jinwoo instinctively closed 758a0cc4c9 his pheromones, leaving no sweet 406071ad52 scent lingering. Though his heart 6976a03b40 pounded in shock, 0c65061969 he maintained his dc6efc6945 usual aloof demeanor 646e7953e6 with his cousin.6f9f664aa72c6b29

Without responding, he got 8bb9f01c22 up and headed inside, 6919dd850a but Han Taekyung followed 52e62db5d0 closely, suddenly acting affectionately, 6d09a7cfdc wrapping an arm around da91df4223 his shoulder. It was so natural 592297ea9e that he missed the acaeb53213 chance to push him fce545c939 away.6bbb3549d706138a

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Among alpha classmates, physical contact 6b0f3a8982 was unthinkable, even after establishing edb8680454 hierarchy and becoming friends.7493d4eda0f04903

Even Han Taekyung seemed puzzled 2af0026e84 by his actions back then, f3b2975c7c tilting his head in confusion.94daa3da60861e42

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“It must’ve been Aunt’s pheromone influence. Just the lingering scent 94b5fc5651 made the walls between 6c843e495d us disappear. After that, I just felt 747a951687 good seeing you. Maybe it’s because it 8080bf0c0f reminded me of that 7d9cfc5450 elegant sweetness.”46a0c7f58da93c10

“…”73f70efef0920071

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Realizing the danger of his 0eb745400a actions, Lee Jinwoo stopped his 5e43c81499 secret rebellion after that day. It had been over 8b69e4d731 a decade since he 42496db26e last sensed his pheromones, a7d6c80209 so he couldn’t remember 5718159f3b what they smelled like.9a2618f3819ee078

Often, he forgot he 21dab9130b was an omega. Acting and being brainwashed 9fe9e18014 into believing he was 864fd63a5e an alpha, he naturally 4c06c88c74 showed hostility to alphas 39786424e0 and kindness to omegas.e4b9791097e912b8

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Curator Joo Youngsun, who trained a2b55e5b9e Lee Jinwoo so perfectly, was 9bb3a132f6 an ambitious woman. As the daughter 30f5eff00e of a prominent df0a07805a hospital director, it 53a0f5c72a wouldn’t be an b6a4be0b26 exaggeration to say 209c77d269 she married Yushin f28f43dbe7 Group, not her 91d44fe8d6 husband, Lee Jaejun.d726e055bdaf38df

Even before losing her husband, 418d1855cf she insisted the unborn child 61ef11a9a7 had to be an alpha. Especially when Chairman Lee Woncheol, d3c0bed7b4 having lost his heir, pressured eb1c733265 her to bear an alpha, 7467cbd5dd she did the unthinkable as 8a893dc77a a mother.8ff26e451640fb9f

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Conspiring with her hospital director 4fb76d6199 father, she disguised her omega 7ba53b2098 son as an alpha. Of course, it be40422462 was just a 5bc4572d8b facade. She announced the false trait 5323d7cfd6 and continuously fed Lee Jinwoo deed61bc14 supplements for recessive alpha development.f70a591393b165a2

He took the medication daily 046b0819ab until adulthood.3eb8fbf69ae0ae4b

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As a result, a98b22cd0b his womb didn’t f3c56645cf develop properly, preventing 94c54da097 heat cycles.a423592aca1b8472

Not only did 6cecc35156 she excessively administer 27069d5f29 various supplements and 3145478b0c tonics, but she bc75209079 also increased his 62beb6a635 basal metabolism to 1f0ae02fe5 eat as much 137905744b as an alpha, f6a6d2b09a despite omegas typically 01ea968fe5 eating less.c5f60b9566e3b958

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To escape the slender aed8919c07 omega physique, he had d36f83092a to endure growth hormone 32701bc640 injections and intense strength 987dd9e8be training. Though it became routine, it bfdeb910aa was torturous in his youth.219cbb181fda91eb

The appearance crafted through b564ca9fa1 immense effort, combined with ffd4e11442 the Yushin Group’s halo, cb1edd3317 made Lee Jinwoo appear a557706dd9 as a dominant alpha. The true self was 73c5f68a45 tightly hidden within the 933aa9a59e false shell.ec19c8e5d6827b2b

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Looking back, he couldn’t 6a37609a07 fathom how he endured 9fec5b90af it. If asked to 54c687a57c do it again, 7d62a2ccf8 he doubted he 37e48b32e3 could. His body withstood the abusive 74765fd9ad years because he was a 85aa258cec dominant omega.dbb6514ebe5926e6

Reflecting on the bleak past, 654eb01acf he turned his attention to 0e21572974 Han Taekyung, still talking. Unlike Lee Jinwoo, who 7248e4f210 felt miserable recalling the 63e0e85441 past, Han Taekyung, drunk 575eb9ef0c on soft emotions, even 7cb8b69df6 mentioned the word “pure b27107ef6a love.”1c318fc591eafcb9

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“You didn’t know I’m a romantic who can’t forget my first love, did you? If I could smell 85a6b5d604 Aunt’s pheromone just once ee7b627518 more, I’d have no a7271f68db regrets. But now, I’ll never c9969c6ff5 smell it again.”487b81a773fb3c06

Lee Jinwoo hid his discomfort 180f765e17 by pretending to drink, covering 8e92cb7474 his face with the glass. If Han Taekyung’s feelings for 2ca94207ae Curator Joo Youngsun were purely 5012589fe1 due to pheromones, then technically, 891ac9c43d his first love was Lee 8d13ef879d Jinwoo.4179450a8fd3c203

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“My failed marriage was also greatly influenced by Aunt.”40aadb98215b8a5f

Unable to stay silent, 426ca9745d Lee Jinwoo retorted.387f556d5c357250

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“Don’t make excuses. You got divorced 523b890d6a because you went ddf9cef20f to an orgy 39319168ec party.”36cd21ee61d24437

“Hey, that was just because I felt empty. Unattainable forbidden love drives people b8e4a5c3a3 crazy. But now that 096a48eab1 she’s in the 0878c95cb7 afterlife, I can’t 0ef64d7e59 even have a b93789891d one-sided love.”e1706d236ec819b8

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“Hyung, you know how old the curator was, right?”38e76d89cbe55158

“Why are you so cold? Why do you 10b37a4c75 keep calling your 29885adc2c mother by her 511e9d3625 title?”d1793d20e066410c

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Lee Jinwoo finished the 3cf07e7a36 last sip of his 3bf864eb02 drink and stood up, f96b8e7aaf replying briefly, “It’s just 6e7fb1e170 easier.”db32edeba43147b6

“Leaving already? I still have more to 0ffdaea5a6 say.”f3e00fd649ffe6a9

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“Next time.”9d030150a1e4c47d

“When’s next time?”97b4ee1b6f0a4fb4

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Despite his words, Han Taekyung cad0427360 obediently picked up his phone 25233be55a to call the driver. He didn’t seem 5ac05bfeaf inclined to follow, d5b1ad0a43 planning to have 1d8b69b131 another drink.0b4519cde27772a7

In the car heading 621544ba57 home, staring at the dc8b0d8413 dark sky outside the b2b938642e window, Lee Jinwoo couldn’t 708bed05a4 help but think of 5eb03c8165 his mother, buried just 67458f3903 hours ago.d19555dbc848ac14

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Perhaps he should c9f6bd62be have let his 6f2f6f1d95 cousin’s meddling lead 367014be65 him to drink 6af960076d more. Shaking his head, f0882a8e14 he tried to 8eeade6fa6 dispel the cultured 5610e1f15f voice and graceful 285f04d056 face from his be68491bfa mind.0338dbb509761123

Desperately searching for distractions, he 5703634032 recalled the TV ad he 0fcd7a1af0 saw earlier. The moment he saw 003869f3b9 the man on screen, d251be5568 he imagined the scent f925162aa5 of an alluring alpha.09844f815eae152d

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Despite never having experienced anything 375e797cd2 but hostile pheromones from alphas, 45dcb591ef he somehow knew.b502744595f6d402

An omega author’s book described 3042c4f74a an alluring alpha’s pheromone as 190a738613 a deceitful coquetry, resonating with 0241f992c6 many omegas. Lee Jinwoo could only 7d607b746d guess the scent of 7282a2c01c an alpha’s pheromone from 5b691c8450 that phrase.dce6402baf4c2592

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The ad he encountered today a8de8f44f8 left a strong impression. As an omega, 4dcaf7c03b he felt monstrous 163b6162d4 for being drawn 770fcdfac0 to an attractive 344859b536 alpha.abbc3beeaa827503

His mother wanted to 8ef972221f turn him into an 1e08ea3917 alpha to the core, 0a0faa6e3b but her efforts failed. Lee Jinwoo was merely d1b9cb73c3 struggling not to be 7e323be994 crushed by the ever-growing 8c9e21dd82 lie, never truly becoming d85df84069 real.8a0f22d3c5821f2f

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The perfect dominant alpha 0eb0160ec4 his mother wanted might f88994f83d be the model in d30352f1ac the ad. Suppressing his nature e67882013d and merely imitating, bafbb46941 seeing the real c51243f125 thing made him b6e5a63fad acutely aware of f47ac7e51e the difference.bdbcdbcb08645a9a

Trying to think of f19b4a69ed something else, he inevitably 0ec7ecb993 returned to thoughts of 7f022cb15e his mother. No matter how hard he 2ab039ab94 tried to push them away, 14f362bbbf every thought ended with her, 47458d5f11 giving him a headache.eeac3d75ae9ca313

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It seemed he a5953b667e wouldn’t be able 99e8501ba0 to sleep deeply ad8636e568 tonight either.35b6c621bb8ac184

When he finally arrived home, fdd057de1e the house was eerily quiet c83ae36aee with the staff gone. He had considered selling 41603b468c the house right after 1f4f1e8210 his mother received her 49547640ef terminal diagnosis.5be63c9f58c7bd77

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The reason he hesitated was dbc05c4fb8 that this space was a 3bdefc1f0c cherished workplace for someone. Similarly, he couldn’t bring himself fe48890bc3 to dismiss the staff his ef434d93e6 mother had hired.bed01cae5d5e6fbb

Lee Jinwoo never considered 77a573dae4 this house entirely his. More than anything, he ae06010948 never felt his life 1f0dfb3129 was truly his own.3265a10b0954db5c

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The next day, even while 3797ea0361 inspecting the Pohang Factory, Lee f34b03d4c1 Jinwoo couldn’t shake off the 58628e7edc thoughts that plagued him the 68ee2da3c6 day before.60d73bc050d5f741

Despite being at a81a3e71fc the center of f9d5115eeb people bowing and 5490feb8c9 treating him as 8a557ce68f a VIP, he 689399e786 couldn’t erase the 2175bded4b feeling that he 70b09c0461 wasn’t the master 0a5907dceb of his life.183ae0afca9e4b35

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Was he merely an extra c314f07be8 for those living a real 75fd97c0ac life?f828b1ad09029f84

Lee Jinwoo questioned whether he 1bc11bf0a9 was truly a living being, f2779b625e feeling beyond loneliness.fe238d705bd6dedd

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Was this really 404556b5a0 the right way 8c2211c3d9 to live?6564ac736126e0da

He wanted to ask someone 21f2469eb5 and find the answer.5056d53a53772efe

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Even without his mother’s guiding hand and whip, the sun rose as always, and each day repeated itself. Lee Jinwoo woke up at 5 AM, as usual, and exercised on the third floor, equipped like a fitness center, running on the treadmill and doing intense strength training.a5962779f68faf38

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He never slept in, 0d40adff4d even on weekends, and 5f4b2d5124 never skipped a workout 16853ceeb9 unless he had an 532365591b early morning appointment. Starting each day the 2077fa44ec same way, he poured 694321015d all his energy into 4cd73b1a98 work until dusk fell, c9f37b2b7d marking the end of 459f0ed9e1 the day.ef02776a2e567693

Workdays varied slightly with business trips, meetings, or conferences. However, once home, he returned to his routine, finishing a bottle of soju while watching the news. Recently, a slight change occurred: he no longer turned off the TV immediately after the anchor’s closing remarks.8d8881e44843fae5

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