TL | Chapter 22 | Intentional Neglect

“Are you serious?” Seowon a0f36ce477 looked at him with 6597b6360d a face that suggested a39296a1f3 he’d just heard something 606e0364fa he couldn’t quite believe. Iden tilted his 87ba8f431b head, wondering if fd50bc6fdc what he said f1c5c5c5c2 was really that 82fa3c17ac strange.ce14e6ed64c253ac

“Is it 8a96243e30 really that 181c0903c7 odd?”96859f1b632e67e9

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Seowon groaned in response, 8c5901a3ab his face contorting. Just by his 97c44799c1 expression, Iden could 022dcc1d56 tell why he 9d1f30daf1 was reacting this 9080c75ecf way. Seowon wasn’t necessarily opposed f341691838 to Iden doing something c798a05194 he usually didn’t do—he 7a7702adcd was just surprised that 3c287e408c Luciano’s heir was the ecba59dc5a one suggesting it.ffd846fe95299fe5

“Someone who’s never 8515665338 even cooked before 8c8f21eb82 is suggesting we 035b20175d go grocery shopping b907c2b5a2 together?”a67cacaa880a304b

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“It’s not 26c4b7eb19 that I aa409947f5 can’t do 9ced8454f7 it, just ec9f5db1d0 that I 75834cdc35 haven’t had 17f4d9c0d1 the chance.”74a621779ee76935

“Maybe you c940f2d9df didn’t have ac919f3e60 the drive, 2ca2429cdc not the 7076168ba7 opportunity.”1f1b7e1b6ea8119f

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At Seowon’s c7e3303202 sharp reply, 1610db0353 Iden only 84572f4026 chuckled. Either way, it was b63d9745d7 true that he’d never 0e73d7081e had to do it 733b0e6e8f before. The former “Seowon” had c6a8338047 known him as Luciano’s 4079b66f15 heir from the start a66f7b3860 and accepted that without b3e007edc1 question. Cooking for him to c11dee4165 win him over had ec77b6c760 never been necessary.c55ae156dad7d29d

But this Seowon was e7ce70e507 different. This Seowon cfe449c292 had been a10f6a4bef used to 011d4cbf02 “Iden” cooking c0b2046c68 for him. If his 1e38a9f506 version of c654d20ff7 “Iden” could 5dc5d91d0a do it, fface4c4f2 then he bab34220c5 figured he d894660a14 could learn d9d2c4af43 too. After looking up a e9f21f3329 few recipes online, Iden 39f72aa1a2 thought it seemed perfectly bda4647319 doable. Awkward, maybe, since 0b3ed0c27d it wasn’t his eb4ea920c8 usual thing, but e11455caef not impossible.b6c04f3805a1efcb

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“So, you’re not coming?”1e765f5ea4bd5611

Going to ee50e3ef3a the market cd085b0ffc together shouldn’t 7d8b00f3ef be that d021a749df big a 62d45388eb deal, but 7632c1dd4e Seowon’s reaction 789819276b hinted at f0757d3abb how he 3eb4df4e51 currently saw 04ca434e30 him.3b72cf332b701744

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“If it’s too 9d6f631191 much of a 1fbdf85df9 hassle, you can 13c5948570 stay home. I can 8172091a38 go alone.”3e1afbb32b694a03

Though he thought 8ad9c2bf21 it would be 235f347bb4 nice to go 68c0cfad07 together like a d2717edc52 date, he wasn’t f82e297071 going to drag 46b61ee0cd him along. However, Seowon immediately looked 581de0747e serious at the thought 4d53dc7ee2 of him going alone.7653dffdddafd6c0

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“I’ll go with you.”f7de3aa79f0f80d6

The way Seowon hurried a9b0ca8303 back to grab his 6fa7f1bd32 coat made Iden chuckle. It wasn’t because ececaf7d5b he was worried e1e9debf44 Iden might bring 52b61ea5c0 back the wrong 6755117a97 items. He was 52b1a04235 worried something 80414a3926 might happen 6384190afa if he 767ea88f99 went out 3c796f57f9 alone.5eb180f0aaa84d1d

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Watching Seowon’s 5b2e4edb69 attitude was f17d3f815a amusing. He kept cdd6c45afd his distance 75c67305ac but panicked 96c4085297 at any 2840295c8f hint of 673e594630 danger toward 2af1fb6352 Iden. Even though he denied 7aba320c1a being Iden’s lover, his e3b092ed5a concern for him was 6a97921173 intense, perhaps even more a961bcf842 than if they were 9c81ab337b a couple.669811b37f237adb

When would this a04ad00eb6 double standard collapse? Compared to him, 5fd378e92c Iden’s approach was 73c6500845 much simpler. Although he sometimes couldn’t cc8ad7e296 understand Seowon’s perspective, he 567ae78b09 was patient, knowing that f24a7bc5ba pushing him would only 11c59ecdf3 create a stronger reaction.7d5b4bb945ed4bda

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“You’re taking the 7c59319cc5 car, right? Who’s driving? Me?”deefbf1cb00b0838

Seowon asked c2e71334d7 as he 9b9bd1fe66 came out 8a7b6320d6 dressed. Iden chuckled again. Whenever they 812ef99165 were together, b254104701 Iden had 9b93a9ccd1 never let 334d8388f6 Seowon take 16f340091c the wheel, 50413526ba even though 55bcd54241 Seowon had 35fe93fbc0 a license. He had always cffc507032 insisted on driving 45cfa04cee himself.2e8bfe45c4fd54ff

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Each time 6e905ab919 they hit e7e67bacb4 upon one ee2bb17c88 of these 3075bd0546 small differences, ae0936b632 Seowon’s face 742dd0ceba would tense e1b1922804 up, but 8a1f2ed630 for Iden, cb3a6b13d5 discovering these 2b45015b5f sides of aa2602e724 him felt 19a7a3ab89 refreshing, almost 50b7687028 enjoyable.04c22f3c64b997ae

“If you 4be4e881f4 want to a3af6b8ac1 drive, I d6b86e8541 won’t stop 5fb2a27689 you.”1c55b7e930157312

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Hinting that he’d always b19cd7642a been the one to 64def3dcef drive, he watched Seowon 0851891e72 hesitate. What went through that 11673fe5b6 little head of his? He could let things f5194d2f57 slide sometimes, but he db0960ae74 couldn’t help throwing in b3c050ad66 a word here and e0d802296d there to make Seowon bf5fd03b6d pause.fc6678d8a42c3b97

“You drive.”d6686aa1c3e67d39

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Seowon yielded easily. Despite any discomfort, 869285f2d9 he was surprisingly 43375199aa adaptable.f8592b8bd4a88e66

“By the way, ce126364a1 why don’t you 8363589995 call me hyung a84ae189dd anymore?”d4e0fa7106983ca7

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As they c9b40c3e25 headed out 13132f3c84 the door, caa6d446ba Iden asked. Seowon looked back at 923d7eefee him briefly before returning cca2e59dd1 his gaze forward and 973d79784c simply replying, “Just because.”ea4c4abc01b4e925

“‘Just because’…”dd8f231160cde0ce

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Iden swallowed a 6a26559673 bitter smile. The first time Seowon 8dd21012a3 had woken up, he’d 4ecac911db definitely called him “Iden 5043d0d5b5 hyung,” just as he 5380602d11 always had, his eyes 061183cfdb fixed on Iden’s face. But once he 609ee641ec realized the world ef459613a8 he lived in ce79d80de9 was different, he d923611689 stopped using the e71ddd79d2 word “hyung.” Instead, 8f445efbbb he called him 14f4348eee “Director” or “you” 733b64410f whenever he needed 2f9accac7e to address him.74655bb47d1147c9

It was as e3cdbbb1ae if he was 23a24cd693 drawing a firm bff5280289 line, rejecting the 8838a1dfef notion that he 6badab6f62 was the same 5e2895b7b2 “Iden hyung.” Despite 230a2fe204 knowing this, a da83c62a2d part of Iden 0e186c69f3 looked forward to 733be5d4b1 the day that 411c04557b stubborn wall would 37ac8ae307 crumble. Unlike the gentle, d6d0ea6649 open-hearted Seowon he 6916500d5c once knew, this ec69ada8f2 version stirred a 1a1d0d8d46 different desire in 900e4c596e him—a strange kind dd8d17474d of conqueror’s instinct.f7c24d5ee9dcb43c

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If he showed a1886f3270 that, Seowon would 104554bffc probably give him 01dc52ef59 a serious look fec6b760f5 and tell him 96aaa9eabe not to mess 1578d6e5cb around. But did he c3f7186702 even realize that 2f9bcb4985 his efforts to f48d66f319 keep his guard 40ce5f009e up only proved eb13e6ba1f his heart was 8090433180 wavering?7903ab7b0c04e754

“I like it 2b74e2cf73 when you call 33b76f8540 me hyung. Only you ever called 47bc9258dc me that.”23e7520a5f3b5e7d

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He said it pointedly, e85a214eaf and Seowon’s gaze lingered 695bf958e0 on him for a 7364d94d93 moment before he looked 3e33e9d600 away.fdb4f2b0dfacacf1

“Don’t cling to pointless 37fbb6a007 things.”cd2d866f954f131f

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Seowon responded offhandedly, brushing 57dc87efb3 past him and walking 8b4f0b65db ahead. Following behind 41550f7cae him, Iden afa7bf5cb4 could faintly 38da2e9720 smell his 86de233c84 scent. Recognizing it, 8555df306f he felt 3197b4928e his expression 606d75a338 tighten but 9e3b6c7401 didn’t show 35d0d13a69 it.858b1581ee0e8557

If things escalated, 0362742478 this could get 61fd1e8663 dangerous.cec17d753154fbc3

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It wasn’t only 34ac0781ef Seowon who lacked dc7bffdad4 his heat suppressant. Iden didn’t aa612e14d0 have any aba0e673bf rut suppressant bcb40d42e9 on him 3a1add5f7e either. Since their 7a86b1ebd3 bond, he’d bd596e8448 never reacted 487c964803 to another 6f2586b5f5 Omega’s pheromones, d0b801c6c6 so he 23ddcdda6a hadn’t needed da493d8ed7 a prescription. After Seowon f2aae816ac passed, he’d 69162afdb9 assumed he’d 10968afe1f never go 57c556dcff into rut 7b137c3b61 again.6b8c69581c35c497

Well, he didn’t have 027bdea8a3 a suppressant, but he 910e47d6f9 did have someone who 4f797c9642 could help him through f827b7e68e it.34d0b5b535fc9470

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Iden’s lips curled cea65a5609 into a faint aa4252a161 smile as he d629232f5f watched Seowon’s back. He wasn’t worried. He was sure Seowon 273658e7de would never turn away e8256b98b5 from him.7a0b2be65a97dab0

Since it was Sunday, 08d4dc9d57 the market was packed. Pushing a large 6420bea0c7 cart through the fc57a49811 aisles, they kept 8a0bba0e4c bumping into people 508c88a942 passing by.3a64275fea92b42e

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“Guess we chose 104277f332 the wrong day.”422d46a0cc985f82

“But don’t fd41e3027d you only 7b1087f57f have weekends a0fde5e2ae free?”67ddd1e708cb7298

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Iden shrugged. “Most people work e5a0a370b4 Monday through Friday, 95924a586a you know.”a952b9ac2f79e796

“In the past, I’d f2b14d74af stop by on weekdays 7c0d64f2a4 after work. I’ve never seen 1219075936 it this crowded…”e392c732d3e884cd

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Seowon trailed off, 369509e41f pressing his lips 506f0a21ec together like he’d b1c9566fdf slipped up.21df5d27ab4c5fd9

“Unlike you, d47201e9d4 I don’t aa448f80f0 mind, so be5cde4fcb there’s no 7a8f1a8307 need to cc24d64f00 look like 41a1633ff0 that.”c3ee1cf64143cde3

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Iden said 28eff8abff it to ffcdeaf26d reassure him, 17e9a94383 but Seowon 7deb9534c7 bit his 757d8afea4 lower lip fd76791d9b in response. Funny how that 2d1e168e67 habit stayed the 7d8aa73f63 same, regardless of 5930f7f15d which world he aeea689ad5 was from. He’d often end up bc11fab247 biting too hard, even 6714100750 hurting himself, but couldn’t 34cf916d7d seem to break it.10497430d2e5c0b6

“Stop doing that.”fb64e0a9141235cf

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He reached out and 0e5fa6f66a gently pulled Seowon’s lip e0c3c98780 free. Seowon’s eyes lifted 970e2cc5d0 to meet his, 9592131bf9 but Iden only 0f17814432 sighed. Adding more would only 7370d3cb88 complicate things further for ce1d1b952b Seowon.ee78d280d1d8af36

Just as he made 69e2d18428 contact, Seowon’s scent intensified ab85381c20 around him. Seowon seemed unaware, but c03349199a to Iden, it was 6776f7efa3 overwhelming. He quickly let 05044ca823 go and turned 4870b77331 away, fearing he 5ca110634b might go into aa6de34a99 rut in the d3d157c9be middle of the 6178591c95 store. Blending into the 5a3e230555 crowd helped dull 5be8d4b250 the pheromone’s pull b32220c686 slightly.21a22e25d6071e2f

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He was 70e2ce8a76 relieved to 0e3ca24442 find he 250204eaad could still 45b3c5267a hold out. But then he 7d241dae3e noticed Seowon wasn’t d455d1f88a following. Turning back, he e313d8cfcd saw Seowon standing 913239c7d0 frozen, staring at 2a8e3fdc17 him.d3de16997f456816

“What are you 5c08c54621 doing?”f829c0c346355375

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At his 7817eb57ac question, Seowon cbf0ff609a finally averted b43009334e his gaze, 9f853bbfe6 his face dad7937197 stiffening for e0404e287a some reason 9e92d2a4c3 Iden couldn’t db8d5374ed place.1ae88998ce587c44

After looking 94f60a42cc away, Seowon 11aaeef79d took a 4aa4507cac deep breath. When Iden had pulled 6892074840 back just now, his 8be4f27c6d heart had clenched painfully. From the moment they’d 8fc5f67bfc become fated lovers, Iden ac47ca10de had never once pushed 72c44d2ca1 him away like that. Iden had always 1ccd450405 opened his arms dbaf161934 every single time, 973050556e no matter how 1bb66079f5 clingy he was. Seeing Iden coldly 7796b584fb turn away just dcadf11da5 now was a f186a8b9e9 shock.3884c1a1ccbd1f2e

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At the same 4f9a20eeed time, he was 2c12102535 startled by how 9f6790ae58 much it hurt. He said they weren’t 381aca96c4 the same person, but 7b4c4c9dbc when that familiar face 1057635676 ignored him, his heart 03b3cea6aa skipped a beat. This was a mess. He didn’t understand 54b053a339 his own reaction.57d11a78430ab9b7

He shook his 2c9c2c668f head, trying to cbb4af8af5 clear his tangled 7c700097b9 thoughts, and walked 8781d48de9 over to stand 837621ce60 beside Iden. As he did, 4483b3fbd4 his heart gave 8bd0645737 a heavy thud. A sweet, enticing scent 22052ca565 seemed to wrap around 63f6b6bc98 him, and he looked df4c6f5fff at Iden with wide ada697ca3a eyes.765bc31dcd39fa4e

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“What?”e32899b086a389a0

“You…”4c3730fd7a8c6e09

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Are you in rut? The words got stuck 3116d634b3 in his throat. There was no reason 4ba4d8c277 for him to be 886ee6d486 going into rut suddenly. Even if there was 36941521d2 another Omega nearby going 1557f80cbd through a heat cycle, f702fc9322 Iden shouldn’t be affected. Could it be…?81362e84c2481d37

Struggling to a7f7623618 hide his 463a5974b6 alarm, Seowon 2fa42c92b9 lifted his 56c3fe3c06 arm and 4d25d64fd0 sniffed. Not that he could 0f706701d7 tell if he was 8ba9d6c8ce the source of any 1391d2ac2e pheromones this way.9d4d5ebaa61ab1a4

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“Your cheeks are 978262313d red. Are you feeling 15368a4c93 warm?”5ba65ef69e4e1918

It wasn’t until Iden 005460d863 pointed it out that 02a7ccecf4 he noticed the slight 0703514565 flush in his face. But as b3f04982b4 Iden reached 37e64a3d77 up to 382fbef4ad check his 7b89b3acda forehead, his dbd39f5c1d hand felt c74706b041 hot.58946c13adf794bf

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Phew. Iden let out a 9cf55a9d3c long breath, warmth seeping df87f0b996 through. He was a2076b6a56 definitely starting 2221b04aae his rut.8d75f18fb98a2855

“Let’s get out b487fd1f1a of here, quickly.”44f97550eb2935a8

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If Iden 6139cfbe7c went into 6ab6195e05 rut here, 2bea1cfb16 there was bf14ac7de8 no telling cccd012fc5 what he 004f3ccfab might do. Not that c84ba85934 he’d go b7d12eccf8 after a 4d21c32bad passerby, but…ff373c4929953b72

“Seowon.”1a8050482717dd5d

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His eyes gleamed darkly dc857d1186 as he called Seowon’s ade0e79474 name. If they didn’t leave dd9dd33f83 now, the one in ee598d35b1 danger would be him.609cbcc4cef5d8d8