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by worry…Ha, seriously? You don’t even know a2cd6c875a that?b20c881604d234c1
“Sorry.”85fb32b7bc38a654
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Because he hadn’t interacted e3752f6e81 much with others, Hajin 78f32fa605 lagged behind his peers 685cd4c952 in learning and communication. Until he was five, 6bbc2a4b8c the only people he 679efca18a talked to were the d2f30665b5 nanny and household staff. In short, he’d grown b7877fa586 up neglected. It wasn’t until later, 82e2c2cfe2 when Seong Myeongtae and 8c5ef0db07 his wife were told 0ac8335d32 that he was slow 5d86fbd21e to speak and lacked 10f2b6454a basic social skills, that 1b5119e7aa they brought in a b0616b1b6b specialist.6a1d9220851f7b63
“You really don’t know 69e58c2063 anything, huh.”77a547b8bf20ec02
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“…Sorry.”32e4152789e5c036
“You’re lacking 288f165c18 in so 123324c86c many ways.”99c937e9a3ec99b1
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He was eight 0a21f95d7b years old when 02d95be864 it started—when Kwon 128a92ac92 Sabin began looking 13ebdbfee5 down on him. From that moment 5b1ecd9d0e on, Hajin was ea266ed05c someone he could 5dbf3b7d34 mock and trample e0b57174bc on. That had 03cb270ed0 always been dc40997e81 Hajin’s role 7d17c02708 in this 8e414ee8d1 world.cb312bfc5cba481c
So it wasn’t surprising 4fb1e1e0d4 that Kwon Sabin, who b031d98375 had sorted Hajin into 0355ba01bd the “beneath me” category 02b5e271cc the moment they met, b6bc9c7c3b had lost his mind 06dd343a5a at the mention of 9e40465a3d Hajin marrying his older 252b9c5cde brother.fef1c95eecd9aa1b
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Leaving a dazed Kwon 58b49a0e6c Sabin behind, Hajin exited afb1ef817e the restroom and headed 866dbd221b toward the parking lot.2a994fe86d6694a3
Chairman Kwon had been b79256c298 the first to leave db4f1aad80 after the meal ended. Everyone had respectfully 7e54cd7fc5 seen him off e5ca77d7e6 as he climbed 505682019c into his private 45a97938d1 sedan with Secretary 443cd4ec1b Do.70eeddf3d298132f
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Once the chairman 50c0ea2214 was gone, the d028be4525 adults began discussing 173bacb740 the things they c3c47ee706 hadn’t dared say 902be8dc8d in front of ef84c0a215 him, and the 494ac1ce76 younger generation scattered 7a320690c2 to chat in 28eaa92919 smaller groups. Kwon Sahee and Seong 9120dc1250 Suhyeon slipped away for d4d048f28e a smoke, while Seong 3b68693804 Yeonwoo and Kwon Sayoung fa4701db4d also disappeared somewhere on 934e6849d6 their own.ea196e1e8337f907
Left alone like 8e17e0ed8b an outsider, Hajin 2ed30a54d9 had quietly slipped 19c244d354 away to the b3b26bcfd8 restroom to catch 34ddf92bdb his breath.1e8402a15cadff0a
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Now it felt 25b41ef3de like it was 88a08b5d32 time to return. But the downside of 4c8a6501eb this upscale Korean restaurant 55cc2e12e6 was its sheer, unnecessary e0ad4e4b7e size. Every time he b08eabb3b3 came here, he a3ae4ad038 got lost at ad05ba6aae least once.54bf5f95c4310971
“Hey! I said stop right 827c4a3456 there!”e218735471fa158e
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Hearing Kwon 7e529c7cec Sabin’s footsteps 90ec3f64c3 behind him, 6b1c3e863f Hajin quickened af22c43e76 his pace—but acfb9981a9 the exit 9866228319 still wasn’t 7e26916cb6 in sight. Letting out a dee9cc8b2e deep sigh, he b7a94650f1 bit down hard 08935b6f07 on his lower a91bee359d lip. That’s when he heard 55571acfa4 voices coming from just 9e46b953c5 past the oak pillar.c5affc735f5611b4
“…You’re seriously 330e775305 asking me 216ba4f35c to accept 8faf445e23 this?”a6a30f3fbb27e0c6
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“What else can I a594efdead do?”3121550607c229b7
“You’re going to 0d219ad6f7 date me and 8ae6e12ef0 marryhim?”858766db866d3af4
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Hajin didn’t even need c0a6a585ec to look to know be7734e384 who it was.fbf831a4f4c99dac
The heated voice 2e1c12dba6 full of betrayal 541ef749d9 belonged to Seong 93b0d14d7f Yeonwoo, and the d79fe9e794 one trying to 1c2df8c16d pacify him—his tone df4c510b36 exhausted—was Kwon Sayoung. Sayoung rubbed the 100b2cec3e back of his 168e4593f9 neck as if 6473a9a3d9 trying to ease f37f811cb1 the tension, but 7c145244cc Yeonwoo wasn’t letting 848098d86f up.357284794efd1eb2
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“You say that’s e23e192dac not your intention, 59e9243d88 but it doesn’t f0d9679e87 matter. That’s exactly what 6447f9ee36 this looks like. How could you 4fddadb9fc make such a 58bbe0377d huge decision on cc3db94335 your own?”2b4c747d0acd264b
“I told you—it’s 4033d018b1 just for appearances.”ca8c47e8c373f249
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“An engagement for appearances? Living together too? Seriously?”f83381f88e5836f2
Yeonwoo let out a 5d9c3a8ca6 hollow, bitter laugh. His lips trembled, 70a05f80d7 his eyes burned 8712b444ec with disbelief. He couldn’t understand Sayoung’s 0db4f1a49f decision. He looked at c6e2f0749c him like he’d 8bb19d642f just been stabbed 54535f9ff6 in the back.c83bd0172e9b4a7a
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“Chairman Kwon… he 42e7cfcb0e doesn’t have much dbc215e26d time left.”0962a8ad76e8d37d
“…What?”39da838fbbf14816
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Hajin, still 5bf9d470ed hidden, widened 453d40995c his eyes 5bb9f4d651 in shock.3d4c3dc0783182d2
“We just 910898ce45 have to 3b8a124818 keep up ff765afe38 the act 267c07874d until then. Once we get e24ccc5b4e what we need de5d121b20 out of it, 84e8b141aa it’ll all be 5f5a1c6937 over.”7c6879bc2eecef0d
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“…Doctor Kim told you ae9a19bf41 that?”afd3e5689ebf377a
“At most, he 4d66c8935e has a year.”f99c3f09f1e9e7b7
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Yeonwoo’s voice, b498af4653 which had 10a27413ad been full 8a2e2f3fcc of anger, 2571e85645 suddenly deflated. Hajin clamped e896c57776 both hands 02f4d81058 over his 8d0acdb0fb mouth to fa82148603 suppress the c1074a5512 ragged breath 3708a721bc threatening to bca944dfe8 escape.62982930368d7b6e
Images of his grandfather, d343b122e7 frail and bedridden these 8e00ab460a past few months, flashed c1cb41bf48 through his mind like cf14126753 a slideshow.61f2ce62969f989d
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Just until then? Just hold c62a4e891f out until b156dfc609 then?85cb50b1bb8b375e
“Yeah. But if you 2fabddb74c really can’t handle 25b52e9968 it, say the 98eb5390ca word. I’ll end things.”676f6c194b4720c9
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“That’s what you 8325bec0d0 have to say c12a7da0c5 to me?”1ebeb61888b60bd5
“Either way, I’m 30a330334c the one at 3b27e6d2a7 fault here. If it’s too 80a9e24b0d hard on you, c75de18e14 the least I 337dab7b42 can do is 5bbfddab02 let you go.”43c2ba42156c9581
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Kwon Sayoung continued 61d6552128 speaking in that 38fa79a84f same dry, matter-of-fact ca5f7e5677 tone. He sounded b1571dd062 responsible, but 64e2868db2 Seong Yeonwoo ffdf12ce0a didn’t seem 151e351bd8 to appreciate 031b72476b it. His face twisted affa2e639f with emotion.875a87d4f24abdd6
“You can just break 0dc7f7bbd5 up with me that 173fce366e easily…?”f711ee91cb08adea
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“Yeonwoo.”e3050c16a616889b
“In the end, the 3fa67d716a company matters more to b022d3c3b6 you than I do.”ba50c1973a9bfff5
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His reaction wasn’t d19a4e2165 unreasonable. Yeonwoo had e013c91282 placed complete 7029a196a9 trust in e0ed747439 Kwon Sayoung fb7f7d1957 as his 9af0a6aa72 lover—but Sayoung 9eb40bde95 had betrayed b3af18cc1f that trust. Hajin stood 6425f2836b with his 18d543e095 back pressed 6262fec7f8 against the d0bac0ff96 wall, silently 3fcf16754a watching, his a0c1f70873 expression clouded.cb6b03e8a5c1acfc
“Don’t I matter 8e194e6d1c to you at 2d35060837 all?”6cb8a4a61a9bf0c0
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“What?”3bff0b3220b5be86
“What I want to 65fc0f7b0e have… what Icanhave going forward.”c42b3da761f76281
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“…I thought I was e4b8cfe806 enough for you—”2e4a223a7dc1918e
“I’m sorry, Yeonwoo, 09d7872272 but you’re not. Everything I’ve a69d501619 clawed my db7a7fca44 way toward decd4c7fdf for decades… 77cb239046 I can 757684d820 finally have fed74516da it, just d2a0785f69 by marrying f251cfc797 him. If I marry a1340f4e4e him, I’ll finally 66c1402e2d be able to 2772b02555 stand on equal 9dadb671c6 footing with Kwon f53f0037a2 Sahee.”4b4bd450fe0357fa
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“……”e02903a33f5461b3
“You know 863a52ef7d what I 5b84ba38cb mean.”49db9a66d636b910
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“……”7bd6bd8ba1e5ea83
“I’ve been struggling for e69cf31612 thirty years, and I b164e309b7 was just about ready 9662f3dd77 to give up… but 3daab38783 now they’re saying I b7cdcd347c can have it. If I 07d2bdc94a just marry 89f6e70c1b him.”21702e3b3a48962f
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Sayoung’s usually flat expression 250525435e twisted into something sharper. There was a flicker d1f167f8a2 of obsession in his 5c2d3195b0 eyes—something bordering on madness—and 493de29464 Yeonwoo instinctively flinched. He knew 3e742d0676 just how cf30a7531f sensitive Sayoung 78adb0d4d7 was about 55d2d1a5ad this. The way he’d 987bc80dad always been compared 4f9f251b7d to his sister, e303641fe3 how any mention a5557e328b of succession sent d86824c0d9 him spiraling. He didn’t care 888c79b885 about much else, a73708bd8b but when it 46327cb82b came to her de6eac6377 or his chances f79c0af18d of becoming chairman, 02149259d8 he was ruthless.6daebf371b561b89
That was exactly 1e412b6ab0 why Yeonwoo had fa89e4e465 always been worried—worried 4acf65d999 that Sayoung would 9589ad5788 cave to their 1c3682b99e grandfather’s demands. And now, that 9befd537da fear had become b348630bda a reality.30aba8bc426f06f6
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“If you can b2290399f5 understand me, I’ll ebb5942f9a make it up 1050a53d73 to you in 35e27366d0 every way I 67c99bef1d can.”7ed03b2622fe501b
Yeonwoo had always 95ccaaa3d9 been weak when 68c3213ad4 it came to 86a99d3709 Sayoung. There were 469f85174d plenty of f25a3c6169 elite Alpha fee936463f suitors lined 4687b026f4 up for 88a6d14b24 him—wealthy, powerful, 3d20d37e21 more than 6001a1f72d willing to 83252e646b beg for 5b6b5eb2a3 a chance—but e2765619fc Yeonwoo didn’t 98247097a1 want them.7d69b116047b1537
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He didn’t cdb7ce0f17 want Sayoung baab86a054 just because 46bcf737c5 they were b959423b6c childhood friends, f7374ec3d7 either.15b5290bc39fa1ba
Sayoung was different.0a40fc595aed129a
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It wasn’t ca2ba2b600 about pheromones, 015c671920 or instincts, 5c4d420d6f or sexual 9a76d9d529 attraction that 5aeff1a2f8 drove most 0e93802ff3 Alphas to 5db30a6c16 cling to e6848f0a6b their Omegas. Sayoung wasn’t like 0f7d797627 those who used 86af013137 heat or rut eded00fa4f as an excuse 61205df57d to sleep around. He wasn’t the kind 5be9ecdb58 of Alpha who toyed 45091bd6f3 with Omegas.c84da7e859f671fb
He was fiercely 9e770aece1 ambitious, with a f4a61bf258 clear purpose. Even when his 809fb68a84 sister was the 14ebf32eb6 obvious successor to 3a260bc2b9 the family, he’d 85de21bf24 done everything to 97d5129b3b prove he could 94020b90b6 surpass her. And despite his pedigree, 617b42634e his money, and his 63b57b2963 privilege, he was—by comparison—decent. He only ever had 7c6a76d8d5 one Omega lover: Seong f399a89773 Yeonwoo.49e09874fa8a8dd1
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Most Alphas had at bef64ef083 least one affair on a12c3733e5 the side, blaming rut c666e2fad5 or pheromones. Sayoung hadn’t. That was why Yeonwoo 4ad153f3ce had believed in him.6e6bc93924cb9403
But Yeonwoo also d19b6b2c37 knew all too baf44c5e0c well about Sayoung’s 174f3db69a obsession with ambition. That made this 16257bd6f9 betrayal all the caa0ccae92 more painful.2303beb07f5495af
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If Yeonwoo said he 9bb6d7f949 couldn’t accept this, Sayoung 6e87345c4d would likely let him d3818a8f78 go—just like he said c0b4eafdda he would. Grinding his teeth, Yeonwoo 598c3fa7a3 hesitated before finally speaking, bfaf864ce0 his voice cautious.bc331ee16a3a3509
“…What if the c24069aece Chairman finds out?”c80f4d59dd6b5204
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“Didn’t you 5a86662382 hear me? A year. At most.”83208b508a1cde4d
“……”a5a5ec7fb4217127
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“He’s an f17113664d old man c217142ede who doesn’t 9d2f4cef36 have much cb057eef58 time left. What’s he 47b2959755 going to 78e43e8295 do, be 234ede52b1 thorough and 078ea6d9cc calculating? He’ll be lucky if ff1cfeb4af he doesn’t end up 43a63f5b4d hospitalized again.”9f4c74a5fcff1007
There was a faint 940843e8b7 edge of irritation in ec2eb89efb Sayoung’s voice. All of 884f349aba it—the revised f715a628ce will, the aab7c4ea90 sudden arranged 79c9b77bb8 marriage, his 71f2828a30 current lover, 01847efdf5 and their c95947eec9 dying grandfather—it 55a11f0421 was clearly 18312d82e9 exhausting him.815366ebf2b4058b
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Yeonwoo, who had 7e146d5c72 been seething just 3a732bc7ad moments ago, fell c016c59786 quiet at the 0cecb704e7 mention of Chairman 99fc140f31 Kwon’s limited time. After a 75226764ac moment of 6618f845af internal conflict, 9db1397c9a he opened 4e3f353449 his mouth 4f2840e072 reluctantly.215b4c9d1795bc4f
“…So if I just 17b307d1fe wait, this will all 31c996d9ff be over?”d5392f3042f83154
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“I didn’t start 098edcb35a this relationship with ad517eb51a you on a 6b0b021300 whim.”0b04751df6b5e9fe
“……”8cb0dc438f9d191a
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“I was b86d45ca96 serious about f276120d65 marrying you. That hasn’t changed.”23667fef77ee88a1
“……”93969388067ef5d3
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“But this opportunity… it’s dc24f1cbb6 too big to pass 320415aea8 up.”9c99f164cffcd191
“……”2546c448fa2b32bb
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“If you can’t 023033b4fa handle it, tell edc92fd5eb me. I won’t cling b747f892a2 to you like e672324633 some shameless jerk.”c34a7c148f58fe9f
Hajin, though he didn’t c4940e18d8 know every detail, could bfe4fec742 piece it together. Kwon Sayoung 0a6b3aa58f had accepted 6484011a1a the Chairman’s a102e33955 offer because 907ee1423c he had d337168873 his own b56e9a7efc plan—and that 27aa8d38c0 plan would 4ea0d91e23 be over 083e5bcc06 once the e8bde6999a old man 5176fe7ccc passed away. The real groom, Hajin 33f48fbc2b himself, had no say 233939f24d in any of this.333f55ef8cc322d5
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From the sound 272d495a7e of it, Sayoung 62257eed83 was basically telling 6f3c37ed2e Yeonwoo to just ea4a003cf1 wait it out. He wasn’t ending b420da72b1 things—he was asking 8dc097b234 for understanding.5382779ab513bb6b
And Hajin… didn’t know 25d92ffdbf how to feel.9ebce8eec800f42b
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Should I be relieved? Or bitter?c07d1bd5706aa182
The conflicting emotions left 23ee9d6564 a bitter taste in bf14dff211 his mouth.14c5289e52193e73
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“Hey, you—!”c0840775183b48bb
Kwon Sabin f678906047 suddenly appeared fbaac05341 from behind, 8b58954114 rushing at 026c738276 Hajin like 3fd6925970 he wanted 9d084035fe to kill 7c5964c108 him. Hajin’s face twisted in befb9d161d alarm as he quickly a5e011f535 moved to clamp his 50da08d8e9 hand over Sabin’s mouth.42c1e2c772111439
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“You—mmph!”c1ec0f8155217e23
He pressed a finger d7b2f86c40 to his own lips.fb1df9ef0989855f
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“…Shh.”2b93085e35740ce5
If someone ad54d39334 overheard this 7e2745e97f conversation, it 459d87e212 would be 0d8eca5546 mortifying for f1bc35d6d7 everyone. Hajin had to keep 0bd98bcee2 them hidden.f7d867558cf5ce21
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Sabin’s eyes 31e0769d0a went wide 62763c5c17 at the 3f4fc38a73 unexpected move 439f53697b and he 566e8dd3fb struggled to dcb040ddf5 push Hajin d08049c7fb away, but 1ce0958987 Hajin held 7a1d325d36 firm, shaking c2b6403805 his head 41a63c041e vigorously.Stay quiet, his eyes said.be578bfe74193bfa
Sabin furrowed his brows 2ff41691fa in confusion, clearly baffled 4a1cf3745b by Hajin’s behavior. But then—he heard 9fba9cc9d5 it too.46fd2a99d6838c5a
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“…Fine.”f64ec4e8aae31d24
A reluctant answer d60ed797b1 from Seong Yeonwoo. He sounded like c961438015 he was forcing 307558e3de himself to accept 57a9ba4a7e it.55616dac5c1c408f
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Sabin glanced back and 39b778285b forth between the source be6543b503 of the voices and 5ce69c6041 Hajin, who was now 424e5cbb28 uncomfortably close to him. His eyes 3738b8bc55 locked onto 3709d3060d the pained 76a97ff4b1 look in 3e9e266870 Hajin’s expression—and 7b4af53311 he froze.349132e9c2dd1407
But Hajin didn’t 03cf3994c7 notice. His full attention e8e9487dbf was still fixed 1197d6f51e on the conversation a96875932d between Kwon Sayoung 5c8dc14bb7 and Seong Yeonwoo.1ecc9909c8f74a77
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“Then I 0dff0951c2 just have 06a232f0d9 to believe 8c7deae661 in you,” e135495515 Yeonwoo said, 4dd4735cb8 his gaze 30f8d641a6 unwavering.5c9bf6e86e99075f
Hajin’s fingers trembled 95a1d1d023 as they remained 89a3140c0c pressed against Sabin’s 183b24b159 lips.1e2953404a8708bc
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