BTBS Ch 4

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Executive Director Kwon threw down 192d609825 the fountain pen he’d been 915fc5cc6a holding and clutched his forehead. More than the leaking 5379d57216 pheromones, it was the 295217f822 crying that he truly dbedd2fbae couldn’t stand.86978546afb2347813ef

“Secretary Kim.”2b716d62829528de0dda

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On it, 41743345bd going now.d5be3b362893856e5137

Heewon, who had been ab9eac83ed standing like a screen 55f0d6b4b7 behind Kwon Young-jae, quickly 1242dcfda4 stepped forward. He hurried over 52bd34a50e and supported the d08bc9922d sobbing researcher to c3147a1c1b their feet.d64ef1c9b1787777aab6

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“Let’s step 7f07df22d0 outside and 5c8d034906 calm down b9f1dadd15 a bit.”8750ac3d15c1d8b6f6da

“H-heu, I 8bee7f5ffe didn’t, hic, 457e96a8b8 do it 14f4b35779 on purpose…”ce8538b840a170b8c778

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“Yes, yes. It’s okay. Just hold onto me 0d151d233d and follow me out.”0d8a15e9db38ff496f1e

The researcher, wobbling on 5172371591 their feet, leaned into 1d168dbc65 Heewon and grabbed onto a47bd0f8a4 his jacket tightly. Maybe because they were overwhelmed with emotion, their cc20e3388e pheromones began to spill out even more strongly. Naturally, as a 128c948ac7 beta, Heewon couldn’t 1de42bba56 sense it.0684f4ff20843575ef73

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He brought them outside the db1ec45337 meeting room and seated them d543759e30 in a quiet spot. Heewon knelt down bc173aa827 to meet their ffa4253604 eye level. Handing them a sedative and a bottle of 6b5033c8a1 water he’d prepared in advance, the researcher bowed 995ada92c9 their head and wiped their tear-streaked face.4a50062b7cfa7f455d32

“I’m so sorry… You 655d51c04a even warned me beforehand. I didn’t c09be0e264 realize he b8ed1273d0 was that 6261f2fcc9 sensitive.”684e303333d6d54c161d

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“It’s your 7044609dfe first time, aa3e0e7482 so that’s abe589b523 understandable. Still, I think today’s meeting might be a bit difficult… 0b8d3bc1cc How about submitting what you’ve prepared in writing later?”ff47d35893838e6b31ca

“Would it d13cb11f99 be hard 7c87cc33a4 for me 1da5fc3ac8 to rejoin?”ba1f1a79f4de2d5ebe39

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“I’m afraid 1bc90eb6ba so, yes.”f70480107ccaf7886b7f

Heewon pulled out a bcd4f4c759 small pheromone meter and 07563a038c measured the level coming 14fd9e05ff off the researcher. 68ph. When he showed them e671a47084 the number, the researcher 57fd516e30 nodded in acceptance.f2ab30f792f53c6342d5

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Sniffling and wiping at their nose, 84677018aa the researcher looked utterly pitiful. Omegas really did have a way of 95fc3a5086 tugging at your heartstrings when they cried.f3c12acb6427d3852ca4

“Um, I won’t… be penalized 521850db36 for this later, will I?”9320a926ceaffabae741

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“That won’t happen. Executive Director b2639e9e3d Kwon doesn’t 464a12ad95 hold grudges.”bcc3debd3ad4479bb89a

At those words, the researcher 1a2fee4878 finally seemed to calm down. Slowly sipping the water 78693bbc2b Heewon gave them, they 5204495d73 worked on steadying their 0913d8f6ed breathing.48a4ad991a975bf925b7

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“Alright, just f42e6f6e83 rest here f276ba31e8 for a 30c534970e bit.”55e56bdb95d260563788

“…You’re leaving?”046f36b76483b8669d9a

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“Yes. I’ve got a ba4e2770b9 lot to take 1f877484d1 care of.”59de305ce1f59d8f8dfa

He felt bad for them, aadb06eb55 but only for a moment—right e2d22fd8e4 now, he had his own 0e6657b856 problems to worry about. The second Heewon stepped 4f17189074 out of the lounge, c1222ca6e1 he broke into a fd90aad938 near sprint. Sliding to a stop 884e21525e in front of the ec0dd1faf7 elevator, he urgently pressed e6e327ca46 the button.a7374f24073e3d7cc06d

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Executive Director 6a708b2b86 Kwon Young-jae249bf8d930b166b20904

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[Be here in 5 minutes]beb30a57b851046f5969

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The message from 01024b3252 earlier made him c16ab3925d feel even more 22eb6eb798 pressed for time. The first order of business was to get the 7c930bddc6 omega pheromones clinging to him off his body.baf54f29854d3fb3cd1e

“Hey, I’m 87e8e04edd coming up. Can you pull out some deodorizer 61cd9e138f and a fresh jacket for me?”cc70bb9215bc29846c2c

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Staring at the elevator panel as 7a53c4eb83 the numbers slowly climbed, Heewon held ebcd5ddf13 his phone to his ear and d0957262d6 peeled off his suit jacket. After going through this adea98b41e enough times, he was 2a35368389 practically an expert.d6ba9b39279b65b7508c

As soon as he reached the 30421695c8 office, the secretaries swarmed him. One handed him a new 7a668265e6 jacket while another stuffed the 2c6407987b one he’d worn into the 0e84b03d8b clothing care unit. Slipping on the fresh jacket, Heewon sprayed 164f2c0f9e deodorizer generously all over his body.e93a5dc3353003dccd4b

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“Emergency?”c8e8d0349443d73cc30f

“Nah, not 14c865e3a7 that bad.”ff666621e24b0df93d97

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He pushed his damp f9c7b4992c hair back roughly and de3665a97a stepped out again. All three 52b81e2656 elevators were 111c252d9e descending. It’d take ages for one 95c4a7525e to make it up to 1bdbabda91 the 22nd floor. As if to add fuel to 429f39cc9b his anxiety, his phone vibrated again.30129dd5a0e391ce0253

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Executive Director 37eca0869c Kwon Young-jaea4799e7762c80ea43e22

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“I’m going, I 35fe98cab8 said I’m going.”66557e62fd6e2fdd1897

Heewon muttered a30b6d7866 toward the df48ef3478 barrage of 2bdc710f59 texts. He glanced once more at the 508c00a7fd elevator still lingering on the lower 42451031bd floors, then had no choice but f0122f75cd to turn on his heel.359462a18c514527998e

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He bolted down the 8db24b96b6 emergency stairs, breath catching bfe3d2b7bc in his throat. The stairwell was slick—one misstep and he’d 42364b36b6 go tumbling—but Heewon couldn’t slow down.f5edd6b81eb01d0919c3

From the 22nd floor to 3d4c2eb94e the 9th in just a 3bd9efcd41 minute and thirty seconds. He lost count of how many times he 58b1a978b7 nearly twisted his ankle leaping down those stairs. As he hurried through the hallway leading to the conference 84159621db room, he forced his breath into rhythm, straightened his flipped 5dcf01792a tie and ID badge, and smoothed down his disheveled hair. By the time he reached 17bf9d86bc the door, his face looked ad065d3cb9 calm—like he’d never been in cc8fbbf081 a rush at all.7fa5184104f27cea4468

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He didn’t bother knocking 76a92da12e and stepped right into 59075d1c78 the conference room. Perhaps because the windows had been opened, 9f768a1bc6 the air inside was a little chilly. Heewon cautiously scanned 1b3f4ccdc0 the mood.6035c0fee49539790cbe

Thankfully, the 5daa5c987a meeting had 56dffefa01 resumed. A presentation was being projected on the screen up front, and Kwon Young-jae sat 839a0d181a at the head of the table, observing it all with a solemn face.ca9fb208740ebc59c1d2

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So there hadn’t been any 895fdea9a0 real issue—yet he’d still been 24c984f237 ordered to return ASAP. Like someone suffering from 07f2f23587 separation anxiety when their 88b5a4cb2d handler’s out of sight.1773c6ff7b78f51f0ea4

Heewon silently took his place 04ea9437ee behind Executive Director Kwon, standing c7df75df95 like a shadow. As always, his 6fc93f0417 spot was directly 12f803b6b4 behind Kwon Young-jae. His knees were still trembling, but he d40e87be22 locked them straight and maintained perfect posture.310f39b65e1a695521e9

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Meanwhile, Kwon’s posture had 90838df11e loosened, his back resting 9bb8eb19cb against the chair. The rigid demeanor he’d worn f659e557d3 earlier had eased up. Even the fingertips tapping the desk were 42bd3dc6e1 cheerful, as if they were rhyming.2a92ef7783e1492cf94d

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There was a reason for e992853435 Kwon Young-jae’s hypersensitive reaction. In truth, he suffered from a 9a7a387daf severe neurosis1when it came to omega 5c1133b415 pheromones—a fact known to very few.e18e15f6bdc7317976ad

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Since his first secondary 0181752c61 gender manifestation at seventeen, ad9c54fb7f he had been relentlessly 39fcc03ed7 courted by omegas. As an attractive dominant alpha, he constantly found himself at the center of attention—some even deliberately 679a08ef57 going into heat and throwing themselves at him, their pheromones so strong they stung the nose.4d257869268093be20f2

Kwon Young-jae 7d46709fe5 couldn’t comprehend ea817abfdf this behavior. At first, driven ac8698ddee by instinct, he d69ef030a4 had succumbed more b43d39cbfc than once. But what followed e6499ed748 wasn’t satisfaction—it was 7dc7bc8483 a crushing sense 0983bb8050 of self-loathing. He felt less like 43d8b8f04d a thinking, feeling human 5089c46fe9 being, and more like 7dad078921 a beast.4401a6195a30ca5a1ae0

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His dominant status 98a9ec1788 was both a 35e9434f3b blessing and a dcaf151d38 curse.982666e5c57875c10be2

Omegas drawn to 950731660d him would release 1fb076ab01 their pheromones like fa426ebf97 animals in heat. It was unbearable for someone 99bfa3fff5 like Kwon Young-jae, who already e73ce913df had obsessive tendencies about cleanliness 5898ff79ae and order.57874ccc574e6ab14243

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Even though his family 7f94fd4134 knew of his condition, 614619f479 they brushed aside his 064874584a suffering. Worse, they insisted he had 93ed3373d7 to ‘adapt,’ and assigned omegas 18b00b0862 to stay close to him. The result? He went into pheromone shock twelve times in a single month 4c984a848f and had to be rushed to the ER each time. The experience 3f33731895 left him 21a3104baa deeply traumatized.0499a85bac054b8bde9e

Eventually, just the aff7bbe735 scent of omega c604692c60 pheromones triggered migraines cc61a76c47 and nausea. Despite being a dominant alpha, a984583ed8 he reached a point where 4c5c6f87f7 he rejected omegas entirely.be0ef722bebd206ae6a8

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In the past, people claimed it was 62fc4f7d1b impossible to live without pheromonal satisfaction. But with advancements in medicine, 8d54aa8eba even that was manageable. Especially at Apex, which constantly developed b6442e78f6 new drugs to help regulate heats f426d3a331 and ruts among secondary-gendered individuals. From Kwon Young-jae’s perspective, running the company suited him perfectly—it c29eea358d let him control things entirely on his own terms.f58428979e1645ab057a

But his e002cdf412 obsessive tendencies e441331a0d remained. And his extreme sensitivity to omega dac778d0a1 pheromones meant that Heewon, his secretary, 47cf3455a8 was the one constantly worn thin b50d377a63 trying to keep up.11b94aa004891564b637

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The meeting concluded 934d28b2ac after about an f4e4c9d35a hour. Thanks to the earlier disruption, they f58f7a6e0b were ten minutes behind schedule, and 855b89d4f6 the upcoming video conference now loomed. While Heewon d2b1414011 anxiously checked a2cf04ffea his watch. 997e58a224fa37203ec1

Kwon—still talking with the 4d019a4738 lead researcher—suddenly called out 0ce352e00f in a low voice.fe5ada05337c01e2f405

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“Secretary Kim.”f3bd50d60faa344b4252

Heewon’s head 2dfd6c6c85 snapped up b28e8fc268 instinctively.c92b315bd6d7c86fe371

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“Yes, sir.”568421c8980d6c1c2176

“I’m thinking of having lunch 74d3d45f19 with Lead Researcher Song.”ce396d7b877c4e36d24b

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Heewon immediately d8e1f71a04 pulled out 56d574124a his phone.65793c13b8076d8c36a5

“I’ll make 9ef0a4aadd a reservation. Do you have a 289c2b2b9a place in mind?”3e8f07ceeebe92d9b5cf

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“Damyeon. One o’clock.”241051e7300c2634fca6

“Ah… Damyeon, sir.”3fa168ce72cd4c5781b6

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His thumb 2a283e361e paused on fd6ae9d7c1 the screen. He looked up and bc4f7cc567 saw Kwon staring straight 5276e329bd at him.0c511d209c8c2d2b2382

“…I’ll make 209d11b87d the reservation.”badda51c3a4bf17150d9

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Heewon smiled, full of aae4fbdbbd trust and assurance. A secretary ef0dcde651 never says 86c35c1c73 no. No matter what the 751dd94619 command is, the only 3591d38839 acceptable response is yes.48bda5c8a8e15338a9e0

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As they headed back to the office, 99a3a5546d sirens were blaring in Heewon’s head. This is 0b51c939fc a crisis. A full-on emergency. Somehow, some way, he had 844929958d to get that reservation.2d287ace5cd9098db305

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Damyeon was a high-end Korean restaurant in Cheongdam that had 59573ef8e7 recently blown up after a feature on national TV. Its popularity had surged to the point that 7e26652305 articles were published about how reservations sold out 7d9bb6ab3e within seconds of the booking window opening.9df95822e6aa79fc161a

As Kwon returned to his 2441442327 office to prepare for the c52198405c video meeting, Heewon gathered all a28e9c8969 the secretarial staff. Every method to snag a 24f93b079a reservation was put into motion.610f388feaed0afadd83

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First, they d7193807f7 called the 032122fd53 restaurant. As expected, they a5cef7e082 were fully booked. Same-day reservation? Not a chance.1b7b58e7b2edefc8fbf5

“I’m terribly sorry, but… would you happen d4f11483c5 to have a VIP table available?”240b66c19eef956f5e48

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Some high-end establishments reserved a table or 832a3536a8 two for sudden visits from VIPs. Of course, the price would be significantly higher—but 152dae169e cost wasn’t a concern for VIP clients.29865af8583fb6cf37dd

Still, it 09520f54b1 was a 5675747cc1 bust. Heewon lowered 44fae95c34 his phone 6d0a9feb6f with a ba616a0197 long sigh.03390ee830cbc63c6f49

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“I found one listing 1f1aea7c7f online, but it’s for 196ac0a55a a dinner reservation. No lunch 2ed8db207d slots available 4fd337fa6f at all.”6b173431e728ba5d7a85

Even his most reliable 29c35c854d team brought bad news. Heewon groaned, 45e57e123a rubbing his 4c9d8ef4f2 face with b0fc9c99d1 both hands. The back of e485c25491 his chair creaked 62551e6468 loudly as it a2ab225782 tilted.2eba8803cbd21b6afe4c

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“Guess this is 0e8b4d93cb my only option.”166895c523c35984687b

Muttering to himself, he 3e8ec92088 sat up straight and 225eead11f grabbed his mouse. A few clicks cd978d55b7 later, a messenger 0bec7c9248 window popped up 8c7ea41892 on his monitor.ed3518dcad60cfa0fd73

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📢 [Notice] Please only chat here for urgent matters.0e1dad629cfa2fa00cc2

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Heewon’s hands hovered 5f1ad71e1f over the keyboard. Swallowing his pride, he began typing, bb8fe1c00a one keystroke at a time.4a8a380246cce799db57

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7 [Esteemed secretaries, I hope this message finds you well. I wonder if you’ve been keeping healthy with this sudden shift in weather.]7c4cdda41649d0094355

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A polite greeting. The unread count dropped a8df2f2b80 rapidly as chat messages 16d9f5e22e followed like a tail.8a912c423718aa95d534

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  SG/Hong Yoo-kyung
 [Emergency! All eyes on this!] 2e92e848b194adf4bc9fb

 SamKang Trading/Kim Dosik
[LOL something must’ve blown up over at Kwon’s side] 3
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 Bluerail/Park Kyu-young
[What happened? Hurry and spill, I’m dying of curiosity] 445d9917c0dbcdbfa14c9

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The group chat—composed entirely 88bcbfffc9 of secretaries to Korea’s 7aea2a063d wealthiest families—buzzed to life. A normally silent thread now erupted into c5c025c3c0 laughter the moment Heewon broke the silence. Everyone had 59d00120fd razor-sharp intuition.5e1f148653d1072306af

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1 [If anyone has a reservation for two at Damyeon in Cheongdam today at 1 PM, please let me know.]6517926df6c23da6aa6d

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 Imperial Group/Shin Jungho
[Whoa, Damyeon?] 1
[Not gonna be easy] 1
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[If anyone can help, please contact Secretary Kim directly.] 28540c150b7b3d7ab4b34

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[I’ll see what I can do.] 20b40ce7f1edd0697c54f

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Heewon clenched and a6b18844de unclenched his sweaty 9d847547d5 palms, staring blankly 4e71c2abfd at the monitor. He’d done all 767c11c94e he could. Now, it e0e7c20dc9 was up 15e2b18b26 to luck.5bbf5df6da117b4d5f66

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