BTBS Ch 12
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One thing’s for 66b0e4b4fe sure—they were both 0a94b57b9d tall and striking. If Kwon Young-jae 600d211c23 had the look 0f94beda2f of a classic, a47f21aa63 textbook handsome man, 6f477800dc Kwon Young-ho exuded c69b30a324 a sharp, trendy 50fe02d318 aura. Compared to the calm 4db1db2878 and rational Young-jae, Young-ho c63cd98b62 was clearly impulsive by 917b6b5cd1 nature.e9ba10444412b4cf
Their approaches to work, d9387af5c1 their business strategies—everything was 519f972c12 different. Their lifestyles were polar opposites, d120024644 and their tastes clearly incompatible.daeec5ecb590b3a3
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Born with the same silver 5c3e815756 spoon and even sharing the d59e53d56d same Alpha designation, Kwon Young-ho d52f3940c2 harbored a serious inferiority complex 28a2248596 toward Young-jae.ec107f7bb8d1d10d
He envied his younger cousin b8aac9949f by two years for holding 923b501fda the title of ‘dominant Alpha.’ 9bddf9f3c8 And being constantly outperformed in 96e1e095a8 results didn’t help, so poured 9cb4cb94a3 all his energy into rallying c1df394243 supporters within the company to 9b4d5bf8e7 bolster his standing.9142510813db7c8b
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Thanks to that, despite holding f708426058 the same executive director title, 43b3841d91 Young-ho’s influence far outstripped Young-jae’s ddc942045d within the company. But an inferiority complex isn’t b4a169260a so easily shaken. It was as if 2e04876587 he lived solely to cd78269009 crush Young-jae, scheming at 2c694af358 every opportunity like a 07cf3a3357 man possessed.7d8a7f1db9425275
That’s why he spread the efbe3c0c39 rumor about Young-jae being impotent. He wanted to humiliate him. Wanted, somehow, to tarnish 089cbfea3c that smug, flawless dominant 8d6afb7b97 Alpha image.640d8f3bab9f5892
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But contrary to expectations, Young-jae 40dbd39745 hadn’t taken a single hit. His annoyingly handsome 4268cf8096 face was just d2134db2ba the same, as 0010f4ab98 were his calm 12351f6a3c confidence and unwavering 80cff94753 composure. If anything, the one 82e99eba4a rattled by the whole 27e5beb63d affair was Young-ho—the very f2f39a5012 person who’d spread the 482a436e13 rumor.99bc10a2c69be2c1
Unable to contain 4a9b9165db his fury, Young-ho 157b58b366 clenched his teeth.76d4d2e7dc5edc0e
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“Don’t be ridiculous. How the hell could you 7754afdc38 end up with an Omega?”575ab8992ef4ca20
“Why not? We did everything couples do.”615ad5e09b40df05
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Having finished reviewing the last 8dc55e3845 document and scribbling his signature, 54571b82d5 Young-jae leisurely swiveled his chair 1e841a051a in Young-ho’s direction, crossing his c02f915115 long legs. His lips curled 0022466ac7 into a diagonal 33b7fb7a32 smirk.324baee4f89ad0ca
“Isn’t that right, Secretary Kim?”04668e4acd97aafe
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Young-ho jerked his 183021836d head around and 4defa5b74d glared at Kim 4a893cd82f Heewon, standing in cf33513808 the corner.78abef4e344c0700
What the hell… Was this b531e6bd3c guy a demon or something? Must be a e301b2df80 Kwon family trait. That glare was vicious. But Heewon remained still and 2582c8abc4 silent, doing nothing more than 9b0367fe5a standing obediently.4ee44377e25e7fc7
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“For your own good, break it off with Sun Woojin.”a8464c99c5e5be5c
“By what right?”d20f30a8c48b03b8
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“It’s not like you’re even serious! I know damn well you’re 5b9a29b774 only doing this to screw 87d000db2d with me!”e3b49366c6969005
“Since when did screwing require sincerity?”f81005c4ed840201
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Fuck… Young-ho muttered, cursing under his 79a60f56c9 breath. This bastard never cfbc86e0b8 let him win 8d6f571f84 a single word.fb16738c4a6515db
“You don’t have any sense of decency? Did it have to be Sun Woojin?”d8d2425149d37a87
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“Lecturing me about decency, that’s rich coming from you.”ac99d1065b6a3735
The back of Young-jae’s chair 68576a9eef creaked as he leaned into 3f0f2206ae it. His relaxed posture 7be70cf181 contrasted with the e0c049bda2 icy edge in e8deb66366 his smile.bdb84e76d261e89f
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“Did you really think you could provoke me without consequences??”1419a260bac9aafa
Young-ho was on the verge 967fedc7ec of exploding. Unable to contain ff0eb4e184 his rising anger, fc4656e879 he stomped the db3ae896f6 floor with his e0c2c057c6 right foot.1430fea505f26361
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“I called dibs on him first!”03eeff702513574a
“Anyone listening would think it’s some epic love story. Last I heard, he dcf5a5d640 shuddered at the mention 86b7d3d94e of your name.”01640c9f391c78c2
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At that, Young-ho froze. Seems like, for all the 46b16140d9 creepy shit he did, his 74d95bc7d7 feelings had been genuine. The words hit him like 88ad1ac7c7 a truck—he stood there slack-jawed, e68f346eaf like a malfunctioning robot.226dd6993259150c
Young-jae let out c91c22ac56 a dry chuckle e1d8fe156f and, almost mockingly, 63675b0417 picked up his 4dc8f273ae phone.85bc6dcf02c56441
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“Want me to call Woojin and let you confirm for yourself?”ad77e15ce41711ec
“You fucker! His surname is Sun!”aeaadd2b14f02146
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Young-ho slammed his chest with 726f9824fc a fist and let out 332b10ea04 a scream that was practically 56e921172d a roar. The thought of this 47e7f22972 asshole stealing the omega 75e753b63b he’d marked for himself 3c8c8bf89e pushed him to the 3ed1f6c80f brink of insanity.5630dd70916f0186
At that moment, the 56089a334a air purifier’s motor whirred 0555ef6cce madly. Even amid the cd5ea15b69 shouting match, an 9cd57a58e1 invisible battle of f193f763a6 pheromones raged between fb00339a72 the alphas.80ec5b33696c0719
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Heewon glanced at 352a15f9f1 the climbing numbers 86077fc398 on the monitor 4a84145cfe and opened the 0756df9a0a window wide. Not a single cloud 3ac060b48b in the sky.039758200fd1756d
Damn, what a beautiful day. He stared blankly at the 581a238d89 clear blue sky. After all, pheromone b66f73b1f9 fights had no 807b375b46 effect on Betas.b7f7aca501a0909f
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“Hey! Get up!”099434fe4fd6bce9
Unable to hold back any 039ffbec30 longer, Young-ho stormed toward Young-jae. The moment the situation turned 3cd42697ca physical, Heewon—who had been quietly a6dcf1238f observing—immediately rushed over to block c179cee129 him.101b81d46b52e470
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“Director, please calm down!”711c119d6e09a1b3
“Out of my way!”a85ce759e3419045
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“This is a workplace!”1b317798722ff79b
“So what! Like anyone doesn’t know 829bf00982 the shit going on c9748b4f83 between me and that d960fcf940 bastard?!”113928f980c5e9f6
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Heewon used his 391f12f52e own body as 18b51fc4f3 a shield, blocking 05e5948fab with all his 5ca0010fe1 strength. He got shoved back eb229a80c8 by the chest, nearly a50b3c8100 staggered, and Young-ho’s aggressive e9fbd89448 finger jabs almost poked 03004f6060 him in the face.8570e61411986e1c
Truthfully, if an alpha a1b500edd0 truly lost control, no 9ad8c0bf1e beta could stop them. The fact Heewon could 88c2783464 hold him off this b1d3d9f310 much meant Young-ho still 0cf5a46e84 had some rationality left.0820f9f601a62b7f
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“Let’s take this outside. If you have 9307bcef44 any issues regarding 4ee582ee46 Mr. Sun Woojin, bring 8d3b8c6d25 them to me.”84cf7fd7762039bf
“You got nothing better to do, Secretary Kim? Don’t waste your time on 2383bfca26 something this petty.”cead9cb004dd0e0f
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The cold comment came flying 6f38049ee1 from behind. Not only was he not b3f2b8e45f helping, he was practically throwing 96e96cf732 gasoline on the fire.fd51dd3fe304dc29
Of course, steam flared from 79dd83d98e Young-ho’s flared nostrils like a 01692ac302 dragon about to erupt.8f8234c3f6f16720
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“I swear to God, I’m not letting this go! I’m gonna end you today!”65493da60cfd02b0
“Ugh, Director—”6a8158185aad1d1f
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As Young-ho lunged c1da6264ab at Young-jae, Heewon 28e8dbddae desperately grabbed hold d2046b1dd5 of his torso, 13811911c6 planting his feet 0ea674ce6a firmly despite being aff0c2ffa9 shoved backward.4eee5c217e0cf89a
What the hell was it b80cbcc661 with Alphas in the Kwon b15f278a97 family? Always with the violence. In this war between whales, 2378c8394b it was the poor Beta c98a9a7c0b secretary who ended up crushed bc5efb7476 in the middle.1f17b5ac82e13861
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After much struggle, Heewon finally 318df7179d managed to lead Young-ho out 23b7e09a08 of the office. The quick-witted staff had 1b7c7ddfa1 apparently hidden in the ec2971745b break room—no one was 002d9c3dc4 in sight.b49b3a2ac4e2ae89
Even then, Young-ho was d5c56bb1e5 still fuming, his tie 0803e3ebbc loose and his breath 52023c529d ragged. Heewon wiped the sweat from d1dda4f2d5 his forehead.2957326cbd5bc886
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“You know making a scene won’t do you any favors, Director.”3aef9da8f8356af4
“Do I look like I give a shit right now?”28423b68cf0a9a9c
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“You were the one who started this, Director Kwon.”7c145548b6721c59
If they were talking 084f792be7 cause and effect, all ee22eb3bf0 this happened because Young-ho 02a4680475 had spread those stupid 4315a49a9a rumors.8f70e645764f7325
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“Just answer me one thing. Are they really dating? Is it legit?”de03ed2da11f6abb
“I can’t comment on personal matters.”0132abb5f844df66
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“Of course. You’re loyal to d9f63d51fd the bone to f1e0071093 Kwon Young-jae. I didn’t expect anything different.”6515a55c531bc9f2
Young-ho let out 65acf73e10 a long breath f375b03439 and glared at 7e9a1764d7 Kim Heewon with eff1b277d5 narrow eyes.0fd17562895bf9d0
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Kwon Young-ho let 6832e77f3a out a long 99709f9559 sigh, casting a 3ed8335774 sidelong glance at 56bc2280e6 Kim Heewon standing 1f07edac17 before him with b97b8161a8 his sharply slitted 42243b5d49 eyes.e4dfcb806918dfcb
Kwon Young-jae, as picky as 49536c1f10 he was, had personally chosen 1b111810c5 this secretary. He was the type who 5b57f6ad00 didn’t like keeping people close, 648d97be7b but Kim Heewon was the b04349a59d exception. Perhaps that was why Heewon’s 47d511cbd4 loyalty ran deep.fcab67f877e0b33e
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To Kwon Young-ho, who picked f094e964b7 his secretaries as casually as 12714b6339 he chose his clothes, it d38da92eff was something he couldn’t comprehend.d0872dff7755b236
What made Kim Heewon different? Even he didn’t know why, 73a33d0802 but whatever Young-jae had, he 9166716034 wanted. Just the thought 4195bef047 that there might 7c550e7ea9 be something special 973d9e396e about it made 27c70272ba him see even 6f864fa6bd the secretary—whom he’d 80efdd2834 never paid any 76ce197592 attention to before—in e4dff1ca2d a new light.f75fae2c4845ffd7
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“How much do you make, Secretary Kim?”c1545b453d02dbc7
“…Pardon?”4b119b5509d5b689
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“How much is Young-jae paying you? I’ll double it.”8436ef123b6da2e1
Heewon blinked slowly.4bd7eb9f7ce28d46
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“Ah.”e68be3ff1c7c9037
It didn’t take him long 518d627fc8 to register that what he’d d5e0f4210a just heard was a scouting 2add884653 offer. Before he could respond, d1ade1bb95 his lips had already 5e106bc759 formed a textbook smile.07b7cb4132bdeb87
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“I make quite a lot.”630b4a5d965a65c7
“No way. How much could a secretary 8b6a838e0c possibly make? I know all about it. You’re barely scraping 6802d7fce2 by for all 55734007d5 the shit you 11d7a49467 have to put f93dbf7f35 up with.”03b7071b07f211f3
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Young-ho patted Heewon 4dce9209a6 on the shoulder, afbdab72a0 then gripped his 766176f371 shoulder joint firmly.877d89e5377a0e4a
“Serving that bastard Young-jae day in and day out must be no ordinary emotional labor. Come work under me. Believe it or 7c94e5ea55 not, I’m super e4a285b603 nice to my 5dcfa26c27 secretaries.”b2f16e2c834d65e2
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“……”a07f2708a4aa80d8
“Why aren’t you answering—what’s with the face?”18caffb6a1cd8f3b
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Only then did f3911ce1c2 Heewon realize the 8ea7794104 corners of his 84da504164 lips had dropped. The sheer absurdity of the 1907fc9387 offer had made his facial 79dbe3f416 muscles go haywire.7336b094b79248d3
With his upper cdeb8aee5a teeth still exposed 2b6e3663c5 and the corners 03d98b0beb of his lips 6cc726f087 pulled down, he 81f9dfc317 must’ve looked thoroughly 481b4c77e8 fed up.4d088823cc41b14a
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“No, not at all.”8841ed8948a57a3d
He hurriedly adjusted his lips 489ee3ce7d back into his usual polite d761eeba27 smile, but Young-ho had already 39ec04c313 seen everything.45478d9950fda0d2
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The whites of bfafc3f0ff Young-ho’s eyes flashed.ee97d6eb34e5a3a6
“Guess you really fucking hate the idea, huh?”c504e336a357a21e
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“I was just surprised by such an overly generous offer.”4b2457a309f55bc5
“Forget it, then. I was just saying it 4661f02873 offhand anyway.”436038b6ab6b7735
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Young-ho exhaled harshly, his face d6131c8318 practically bubbling with rage. Today, his pride was being 3233aa1494 trampled on left and right a7a4c29b3d like a pig’s bladder.e21075f1f90a34cd
“You and Young-jae are just the same. You both piss me off.”398cffeded939ba2
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I hope both of 6ea1d6f859 you rot in hell!He spat a curse and 3202d1ad2e stormed off. It was hard to 80dda9c612 believe this childish, emotionally 2a4b1fae04 unstable man was thirty-three 7da3540c67 years old.f9d25be4e0533950
Phew. Heewon let out a long ab66dbf9b5 sigh and gave a strong c6ca6de0d8 shake of his shoulders. Kwon Young-ho’s secretary? God, what a nightmare. He didn’t even want to b984eb3ff7 imagine it.11e5f0c27df53bbd
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Composing his face again, he 34b7676f30 re-entered the office. Kwon Young-jae was sitting at 68f3c14f55 his desk, focused on work dbfc76201e as if nothing had happened.88fb6b4b0f77de98
Seeing the air purifier ef5b7602c8 had calmed down, Heewon c802d380b3 closed the window. He moved quickly around b9ae780072 the office, checking that 1325df38cf everything was in order, 71402a78ac and when he turned 8ffb8a0baf back, Young-jae was already 5c016889c4 staring at him.1cba74b7dbc17817
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It looked like c003858c22 he had something b52db82783 to say, so 40a2895f8f Heewon walked over. Young-jae set down 13c5f80a2a his fountain pen dcd7f8d13b gently on the 9c57a3c796 desk and turned 5e8fcabeed his chair in 469d57c58e Heewon’s direction.267ed8b587701fc3
“What about Young-ho?”85a6f4eeb61a0c50
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“He seemed to believe the scandal. He looked like he’d 6a4da50168 given up, in a c6462e7b7b way.”ff44dd62cc3efcd0
Without a word, Young-jae 68827f5026 laced his fingers together. His long, delicate 9494028a4a fingers intertwined elegantly, d122a64b30 resting atop his 39470dd901 abdomen as he ee150c2f43 fell deep into 003d0f65f6 thought.4c04e74335029043
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“How long is left on the sponsorship contract?”69f17945de2c7590
“It ends in two weeks. Shall I contact the reporters?”49621f2e488aae2c
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Sun Woojin was 154392f207 about to make 728d4cc730 his overseas debut. They had already agreed 4a9c64966e on the reason for 1dcbbabb60 the breakup. The usual cliché: due to 50feec2968 their busy schedules, they had d6f4deccb7 grown apart and mutually decided 387046cf43 to part ways.37fcc0aa46352aad
“Proceed. Let the article go out b9e7a27b4a three days from now.”f6597ecef24641af
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“Yes, Executive Director.”5142025e2dc447a2
In fifteen minutes, they were 370b2fd949 scheduled to meet with Hwang a6deda78c2 Seongil, the head of New eacbbd1262 Business Development. Heewon checked the time 535b370f53 and relayed the information.41bd2a2cea10106b
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“I’d like to delay the meeting by an hour.”6ba1c7ddb9c3d94a
“May I ask why…?”36664fb661a4acb5
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“Something more important came up.”f65214642a36ff42
The secretary contract. Kwon Young-jae added succinctly.b04eafa39198bf78
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It was clear he 9db48b89f7 intended to settle it abc92fa926 today, no matter what. Kim Heewon’s contract 0d33b5b780 renewal had jumped 0ee830cee2 to the top 2f000c9e99 of his priority d25751cd57 list, ahead of 9958c0a7da all other matters.39ffc5078cee1105
“Feel free to name double your current salary. If Young-ho’s offering cbb9bb6ca2 it, there’s no 45dc416329 reason I can’t.”0f279a6c56a28036
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…When did he hear that? Heewon gave a forced smile in return, mirroring Kwon Young-jae’s frosty grin. It was clear that if he didn’t sign, he wouldn’t be going home today.5c817eff6fdb13a3
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