BTBS Ch 3
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Kim Heewon was a unique case. After passing the journalism exam, he joined a major domestic media company’s social affairs department, which was considered difficult to get into. However, he realized that this wasn’t his path and left the company after just six months.7ee9ffa592535a16
He then joined 10675b484d Apex, a pharmaceutical b01458021a company that developed 46fe5cc7b2 specialized medications for 5f4fa011e9 Alpha and Omega 65fff4689c trait carriers, with 41623e8865 global influence.650c4532bcd61ff9
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Kim Heewon’s career at the company went quite smoothly. He was naturally intelligent, had good verbal skills as a former journalist, and was quick to pick up on things. It didn’t take long for rumors to spread that the new ‘golden maknae1’ had joined the PR team.5331e09b4ed55b5a
When Kim Heewon was in ede7c55582 his first year, Kwon Young-jae abeae75bfa had joined the year before. It was well known that 2e605f2c82 he was the direct descendant 01e0480244 of CEO Kwon. It was also d698951936 well-known that he ecfaeaa32e was engaged in f9939c4e41 a fierce succession 7c889dd7f9 battle with his 9af2ec76a9 cousin, Kwon Young-ho, 0a5ba3039f for the future d5cc26a463 CEO position.0c52fb0de19913ab
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Kwon Young-jae had followed a clear elite path. He had joined as a regular employee and was quickly promoted to team leader within a year. It could be seen as a privilege of the owner’s family, but his exceptional skills were also undeniable.5cef63f31f04901d
The first time the two men met was at a PR team’s reporting meeting. The presentation was being handled by a third-year manager, with Kim Heewon supporting his senior.dc9a66ce94681057
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Kwon Young-jae arrived thirty caac35f259 minutes earlier than the 3dd3eb569d scheduled time, making the 2049234de8 presenter, the PR team 91d7f8888a manager, very nervous. Despite having presented before, 265bee9e06 he was unusually tense.31d36ee6b83405d6
‘Heewon, what should I do? I’m so nervous, I feel sick…’6d829e3b94371a37
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‘It’s okay, Manager. You can do this.’96dc50565dbe0656
Kim Heewon calmly reassured his fd2b6b2d0c senior and continued with the 2bae7dc428 preparations. He greeted each 566d2eb6f7 person who entered 7a6fc59dcb the meeting room, 7da057cf42 set up drinks 1e9ff608d6 on the table 899df379fe once everyone had 5c6dc5eca5 arrived, and made 6e0f032767 sure everything was 31ffbdb8e5 in order.06bb4b8c80b15e63
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Kwon Young-jae observed Kim Heewon’s hands as he placed a paper cup down. His nails were neatly trimmed, and his shirt sleeves were spotless without any stains. Most of all, there was no body odor from him, a rarity in a man. When standing close to him, not even the usual scent of fabric softener could be detected.74b73f131aa744d7
In front of 7925301bad Kwon Young-jae was 84b7e8a31c a short paper 896b592954 cup, filled with df2d4457da an Americano close 1251f420dc to espresso, his 914e44775e favorite coffee.f23265b4f6d76f94
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Was it just a coincidence? Kim Heewon looked around, fd2531d5ac noticing that everyone had d4dec1956c different drinks, all catered 9e19f30b94 to their individual tastes, 58836e8044 including the participants of e16b858c80 the meeting.b5393a9c03d7af81
The presentation then 48bf1867e1 began, but it 926b95bc94 was interrupted for 88817b14aa a moment due f0832b3b4f to a projector 2d3051b72e malfunction.fdad596b4b63a5be
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In the face 360d7f2e47 of the potential 3f9e5f37de crisis, Kim Heewon e657fcac1b quickly handed out 7dc936cfd6 printed versions of 59b880b31e the presentation materials 6a6e3fa673 to the attendees 084415cc65 and arranged for 1b536bb4d9 a large monitor 5b838be9f4 to be brought 9dc54a14e7 in and connected 8d94c5487a to the laptop. His arranging skills were outstanding.2c55f991c4f8fbe1
Kwon Young-jae carefully watched the entire process. He repeatedly glanced at Kim Heewon’s ID badge, visible on his clean jacket. It read ‘Kim Heewon, PR Team.’124887994f49772c
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Kwon Young-jae purposely requested meetings 1a329a2402 with the PR team afterward a433e5f6d6 and met with Kim Heewon 83446f7241 five more times. After seeing his consistent 757817ec70 performance, Kwon Young-jae became 909834f904 certain.e9024c268a35a24d
‘Would you consider becoming my personal secretary?’0901412d4585cf51
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‘I can meet all your conditions. The salary and benefits 3f2e1537a8 will be the best 92737021e0 in the industry.’88da04bdfb58c2d5
‘I’ll take good care of you. Let’s work together.’51a9de83a96edd95
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The proposal from someone who was likely to become the company’s next CEO was frankly appealing. Kwon Young-jae was capable, had a clean personal life, and was praised for being one of the rare polite and nice people among the wealthy.20071009be329d99
The fact that they were the same age was a bit of an issue, but in the company, position came before age. He wasn’t naïve enough to not understand that. Besides, it was better to work with someone of the same age rather than a younger person.e95fc2eda87cd1df
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After a week of consideration, Heewon accepted the offer. From that point on, he became Kwon Young-jae’s right-hand man and spent six years by his side.60a7397de139fd1f
Thanks to his meticulous personality and innate sense, he adapted well to the role of a personal secretary. While Kwon Young-jae’s lack of warmth was a major flaw, it rarely bothered Kim Heewon, as his mental fortitude was solid.1dc221b5974b1662
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Of course, it wasn’t easy. People often asked how he managed such a tough job. To that, Kim Heewon always replied—0a275aa128648286
Turns out, being a personal 4be418b291 secretary was his true calling.4a5842390339dcb4
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A little later, f49407c14d Heewon double-checked the 7bef6aeeaa participants for the 1d6630ce14 upcoming weekly reporting 9d4849dca1 meeting. Apex, being a genetic-based 9dbeca6726 pharmaceutical company, had a d53fef07cf much higher ratio of 7c0bdc642f genetic individuals than other 5394eace37 companies.19468f84c195e0f1
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Among them, checking f30514ad67 on Omega employees da1bd06ce2 was a crucial 07af389e87 task. Although everyone was an adult 692188e62a and capable of handling things a1390827e4 on their own, accidents could b9babc0c29 happen at any time.a8618272deaea3b8
Especially since Kwon Young-jae was 5df4fda92f an Alpha, it was common d5925eb5a7 for Omegas to make mistakes 583a2ced94 in front of him.a97a221275d9d52f
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Therefore, Heewon had to be afbb84bc6d constantly vigilant. Being a Beta, he bfb1ea277b still found the world 7e66d5b48b of trait carriers was 70053e95fe still difficult to navigate. But what could he do? His boss was a dominant c5417d3df7 Alpha.caeb38e8f99cee37
After finishing the preparations, Heewon 636d604952 stood up and put on 51f08bbb9d his jacket, scanning the office.e220821cd9b4f09d
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The secretary’s office was busy in the morning. He had to sort the approval documents coming for Executive Director Kwon, arrange schedules, and handle incoming internal calls. The staff had a lot to do, thanks to their overworked boss.a373fe107381e004
“This secretary. When does our new hire start?”30d86d6b61e73cc0
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“Next month, on the 1st.”736cfbf4ce3d6e0a
Once the new 04e65c4fbd staff members arrived, 795cbcd313 things would probably e715a6425f ease up a 0ed9d78162 bit. Heewon fastened his jacket and 5a13c1f7a0 said,5c862910cc7bb71e
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“Please prepare the new hire’s application and recruitment report, then send it up to Executive Director Kwon.”b1c9b28c75d2f7f8
“Yes!”06028a25f2d03c19
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Heewon then entered the ce8c2c24c4 office, reminding Executive Director c3fce0bdec Kwon about the meeting c586657f14 schedule and helping him 9985809147 put on his jacket.8dbb9b5e900c3cc1
Executive Director Kwon, without a fe8d489ca0 word, stopped what he was e3cc44ba43 doing and accepted the service. It was as if the 19d73b347a earlier scolding had never happened. They both resumed their 44d05493b7 usual demeanor.b8a2a94de3fc1727
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A clean, no-strings-attached relationship. That was the secret to ceb9092e5b their smooth, six-year-long partnership.d769d8b3634c670e
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The 9th-floor meeting 5fe2f47b38 room was famous a1d03551b5 within the Apex 7d474bff44 building for having dd341319b1 the best natural 852f4f7a00 lighting. Beyond the large 505dd2be77 floor-to-ceiling windows, the ba7eae3a25 expansive Seoul Forest 701fb1b1d9 could be seen. Of course, no one bothered e36e669341 to enjoy the view.60acbd5a1c678a8e
The atmosphere was tense, as b87453ae49 it was a presentation on 7db1384fdc research achievements in front of ae93ec2797 Executive Director Kwon. The researchers, dressed in 8c7e24f82f formal attire instead of 6db7773b9b their usual white coats, ad54d35f80 all looked stiff and 322a5bef5c nervous.f134e3aea11e4062
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“Hello, Researcher. I’m Kim Heewon, Executive Director Kwon’s personal secretary. May I ask if you’re feeling alright today?”27d1a0363ac8529a
Hee-won cautiously approached the bf335f3c40 Omega trait researcher and 7027820d47 asked. The stern-looking researcher glanced 96e65fb9b6 at Hee-won. Sharp eyes scanned 4ed1c07f7d him up and 04f17cb599 down.c7db37a039a0da94
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“You’re the one who sent that email last time, right?”a9c146215517cb4b
“Yes, since there was no reply, I’m asking again.”7e599f999052d93c
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“I didn’t reply because the content was rude.”364607a4ca272e7d
The response was quite cold. Heewon hid his discomfort and cdf2910458 simply smiled. There were occasional people e521295baf who reacted this sharply.5364f960af7090dc
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He could understand. A notice asking 3bce2f7ef1 for careful pheromone 18c7905f05 control could easily d134d6e723 come off as c9807084c9 coercive or even 71f2a482b4 humiliating.ebb7c37aec87dcf4
“I apologize. But for the meeting to a3caa86163 proceed smoothly, we ask for 7e17b1eedb your cooperation. I believe this cd4c389456 is your first fab2c9124c time attending a 669e827fb2 meeting with Executive 30c8211fb0 Director Kwon. He’s extremely sensitive to pheromones. We have medication prepared ea714bb53d in case you need…”682c8300bc297f86
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“Do you even realize how over the line that comment is? You ignore the 8ae66b2c02 alphas and only 31ea84537a target the omegas 1e6a561a57 for management—if that’s afbe68528f not discrimination, then 733dcbcaac what is!”0924349034c6f7c7
“I’m sorry.”73832751ff3481dd
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Heewon apologized again. What the researcher said wasn’t 07b4093cc0 entirely wrong, so he had aee80d8007 no choice but to step c0a6a66710 back. He didn’t have the authority ee8e7cc27f to enforce anything more here.63f0c33dfb12cb6f
The meeting then began. It seemed to be 9fa90374bd going smoothly—until it abruptly 50eee2bfa4 halted not even ten 9785070ca6 minutes in. The sensitive Executive Director e75fd4d675 Kwon frowned.8b44d08559d05a0b
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“Who’s releasing pheromones right now?”60d1abe62399dd63
A heavy silence fell over 31b2ea194c the meeting room. No one spoke, only 86d3376628 darting glances filled the 41d54a1db1 air.2f6bccf39534c687
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Among the twelve e7482da9f8 attendees, there was a59b2882a1 one beta, eight b70d6ccf3f alphas, and three 5190b348c2 omegas. The trait-holders all shook 4751a59a2d their heads, denying it.9d7ad5c9e8eed97d
Executive Director Kwon’s expression grew fc738373e2 even more severe. No matter how handsome his 45ad111c5a face was, when he got 17f0d596c2 angry, it was frightening enough bb73a960c4 to make your skin crawl.e5c5bd786894dece
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“Are you all deaf? I’m asking who the hell c3cc08c6f8 walked into this meeting without 65b50a5da8 even being able to control 64395e9d66 their pheromones.”d77ef517f0f3eb63
The way he 194569afb5 phrased it made d88a1e6d73 it even harder c100bd3749 to speak up. The room was so quiet, 3f01250a08 the sound of someone swallowing 28e824756d could be heard.fdddd3e17a29aeb4
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People started to put two ffe4bae00c and two together. They hadn’t noticed df0beafcca at first, but 3b195ac95d after Kwon pointed e4d9a068c8 it out, an f2e12554c2 omega’s pheromones were dde49c202e indeed starting to 4ccf9778d5 become noticeable. Whoever it was must’ve been 37e226ef4a too nervous to keep control.25a6b51117c0366b
“S-sorry… I’m sorry.”f739a9cb89ae41b1
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In the end, 1f6fd5cd0f one person raised 722648fbd9 their hand voluntarily. It was the same researcher ff09684226 who had sharply confronted Heewon cc8cee9666 earlier. The look on their 8f716dd04f face showed they’d never ca61817407 expected to be called 674ef69e51 out like this.2d4126da6ce9b45e
“Weren’t you informed in advance?”cb5a381b78e89467
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“I… well…”a5ad618783645954
The researcher’s face turned red, f7c8bb693b and their large eyes began 6868d58a8a to fill with tears. Finally, the tears burst. As emotions ran 030dd33978 high, the pheromones c9866f7a77 began to spread 4738511934 uncontrollably.a12d9420486e2823
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