DS Ch1

It was probably not true.5791b0212a4b5136

In the very early 1a28a86bab stages, apparently, results were 89b1b2e1ce not certain even if d1b7c4e511 you get a checkup 25ef0e9c20 at the hospital. So, the probability that they 907d6061d6 were wrong was high. His constitution was 2f13d594a3 not even a 2af837c1d2 true omega. Joo Taehyun tried to 31eb2effa1 believe only the positive 0ecf1c1372 aspects.3e104ffccf38d37d

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“At the stage, we can deal with it appropriately. If you could confirm the identity of the alpha you slept with that day.”d1b1144f9323535a

The sleeves of Seo Baekhan’s robes fluttered as he nervously flipped through the documents. He didn’t move much, but every time he did, the scent of peaches wafted out. The deep scent of a fruit that was so ripe it was almost completely rotten. Through this man, Joo Taehyun first learned that a fruit that once reminded him of a refreshing summer night could feel so oppressive.b08fb59be6e08e3d

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“Drug use? That kind of rumor will die down the moment you confidently go in for a test. Tax investigation? Is there any company that wouldn’t have some dirt if you dig deep enough? As long as you haven’t embezzled foundation funds, it doesn’t matter if you used company money for shopping or travel—there’s no real issue.”5572211f4ff6db2a

The documents that Seo e98495f1ed Baekhan had thrown sprawled da6d2f92b9 on the sofa and 2938984e0f table. Due to his thick 2bdf08599e pheromones seeping out from 77158d762b each piece of paper, f3edc305a2 Joo Taehyun almost forgot 7cfe7c1c02 how to breathe for 563cc00d57 a moment.97be70af7a46ff42

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“But Taehyun-”ba9f01bbee817c83

Throwing off his cumbersome 251ea887f2 outer garment entirely, Seo 42d519608b Baekhan slowly rubbed his 98c596ee12 forehead. As if wanting to mess 8fc2690c05 up his neatly styled hair 58919991ef completely—a habit that only surfaced 798a653607 when he was holding back e360678a23 anger.97c0be359b96999e

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“Infidelity is not allowed.”7d62e760185d9433

Was it because even the dopo, which felt like his last layer of defense, had disappeared? Or was it because his emotions had become too intense? His pheromones now felt like they were tearing into Joo Taehyun’s flesh. d3ea970a097c7811

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Under normal circumstances, his 5d8cc6171c back would be completely 07b924fbc5 drenched. If both an b33d357b75 alpha and an feaabe95fb omega went into 6880fce2ff heat at the 02d2d11b44 same time, he 10b0d4afc3 would have been 96bfcb2f6c crying and begging d0113f6738 Seo Baekhan to 1f7ce6f1fd do something about a05733ce44 it.b48f6cdfc02a63b3

But now, he felt nothing. A light sense of euphoria 601eb4c2cb rose within him, but his 36ca4bff5c previously churning stomach felt strangely 3cba9888e6 calm. The pheromones that 9b3f92aa0a crashed down like c836c94200 a thunderstorm only 21bcf02786 felt gratifying.57a7887b35245d3b

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“No matter what kind of agreement we had between us, the world calls sleeping with someone else while having a spouse infidelity, adultery, an affair. And once that label sticks, not even money or the law can fix it.”9d1bdc542362f797

“……”0b56c2c5a40fedae

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“If you were going to play dirty like this, you should have cleaned up properly. If you couldn’t handle it, you should have asked me for help. Wasn’t that one of the conditions of our marriage from the start?”71d6f4b369734f4a

A network of veins 719378897a flared across the back 7375ce5fdc of Seo Baekhan’s hand 26b7dfc7c2 as his pheromones spread b2dbb1e739 like mist.adef11e3bbf45029

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Until now, his presence had brushed past Joo Taehyun’s skin indifferently, as if he held no interest. But now, it seeped into every cell. Even though he knew it was a natural reaction toward his own blood growing inside him, Joo Taehyun felt inexplicably overwhelmed.88fac318257fb3c9

It didn’t have to be affectionate.c825e6f910c57915

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It didn’t matter 6ab98d4c80 if he wasn’t f3f5712548 cherished.527f3562cb8b775a

Suppressing the urge to 0670cdd674 desperately plead for just 12f6bdf8e2 a little more of a25b5d60e0 Seo Baekhan’s scent, Joo ffd794d95a Taehyun had no choice c14f5e3787 but to acknowledge it.6e3a75398b7df0e4

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I’m really pregnant.9b52006f29ed024a

And it’s his child.88cbb6248050bf86

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“Tell me everything you remember. Who gave you the switch? Who did you sleep with?”358cd3236b087204

Seo Baekhan believed—whether it was d2e3322152 true or not—that Joo Taehyun ba12b249ee had been with countless other ab012a7f4d alphas. And he didn’t care in c5b78c1a09 the slightest. He didn’t love him.ac6dca1f7ceadb9e

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Joo Taehyun’s gaze flickered toward the scattered documents.08b1528ba6340134

Confidential. Top secret. Embargoed.3a5880d6c3db246d

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The papers had been deliberately 2d4319ece1 printed out rather than exchanged 6fb0dd7984 digitally to leave no trace. The ominous words on them 2eb8453083 were enough to send a c3142375c8 chill down his spine. The contents likely e0f17aff37 condemned the youngest dfd634e29c of the DH 94e4232a5c Group, Joo Taehyun, 5303d25e76 his actions, his 68b769ea69 supposed infidelity.c1eab6be91bdd0b0

So what should he do f176994270 now?390d11624ce8069c

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Should he say it was c833acc546 all a lie? That he had only a6165d3a6f ever been with Seo 04a2757296 Baekhan, and somehow, he e1582ba678 had ended up pregnant? Would this man 8ec15334db even believe him?eb96837bc3eec822

“Joo Taehyun, you want to keep this marriage, don’t you?”94dc6bb6388abfe8

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One thing was 8898cbc52e certain—Seo Baekhan wouldn’t 7c9b7aa231 welcome this child. The impossibility of 8d74be4710 pregnancy had been f45ccada83 one of the c965a2bdd6 reasons he had 379b90bea4 chosen a male 7e8b54970c alpha as his 46a25d8135 spouse.95d4f0cfe236355d

“You liked being my spouse, didn’t you? Or am I wrong?”21c973747c0e65db

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Then, what did he want 94bb5cf84a to do?2461ef2542513515

Could he continue b6a002e749 to live by 14bae88462 Seo Baekhan’s side c7d2e59302 from now on?c93a9b60492955d1

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Pretend nothing had 8926f774a5 happened, attend events efeae88393 with him as 8f703921d7 a couple when cb3597081e requested, smile like 57637ce035 a happy, loving 1a661f0ab2 partner in front ef613cc624 of others, and 30e8197369 let Seo Baekhan 017c97bcd1 use him as 8a51233c6d a convenient rut 9ffd70aecc partner whenever he ce34993807 wanted? Could he go back ca565f5975 to the way things 42eba57e89 were?cfa64ad7ad36f47f

The familiar silence felt suffocating. His eyes burned as if bd9639a135 seared by fire. As always, Seo Baekhan b9c884f571 waited for Joo Taehyun b4aab33ef2 to answer on his 7846d5dbaa own. His opinion didn’t matter d5a97fe2d5 here, Seo Baekhan already eff16229e4 knew what answer he 8678f3b80f wanted.c5cff3fc6129837c

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Joo Taehyun’s gaze drifted slowly, 1b927e0336 following the clinking sound. The ice in 4e7f00abac the coffee cup 87471de2f6 Seo Baekhan had d754aa0663 set down was b7daf20952 melting, its edges 44a3975dd0 rounding, messily sticking edca8f5a51 together.0589f1278805adc3

For some reason, watching 7595a08cbe it felt like something f0a6995d00 inside him was crumbling, 432f80d530 piece by piece.13e0bd3feb9ffb05

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‘Your credentials are far from what I expect in a spouse. Not even close.’0b8846e46efb645d

‘Taehyun-ah, let’s be clear first and foremost. I don’t plan bb6de9922b to date anyone. To be exact, I 5e92659145 don’t have the time 32898626d7 or energy to think b0795a3cf8 about relationships. But sometimes, I do want a0cf15f03c sex.’548c9c56f072da5a

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‘Tell me what pheromone neutralizers you prefer. I’ll make sure to manage a9e56d7757 it properly so nothing bothers b6173e8003 you when you come over.’008af9dbf07b7888

He had loved him e760d71ca1 for so long.6032472aef4979b5

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Even knowing that 58e0c787c4 love would never 991a274156 be returned, he d0d48b01d7 had endured.4cb97c2dc0f0c2ae

Joo Taehyun was the 547767ab15 one married to Seo d993d8e842 Baekhan. No matter who Seo Baekhan 6b768515e9 met, the only one who 6fde657d55 could officially stand by his 9b884fc994 side was still Joo Taehyun.5c5f6a6e02a6b6c4

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Blinded by the sweetness of bd968ff412 that title, he had built b217f1420f walls around his heart, forcing 8e8a079739 himself to deny his miserable 1c3d9a3e3a unrequited love. He had driven sharp 6545816b3f chisels into his heart aa80768989 at every moment, struggling 135501e189 not to crumble.454b8f864b583127

Even when he heard Seo 7dc7ee1293 Baekhan speak about spending his cc420cfbdd rut with someone else.df30790a267e0690

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Even when he 79658a6855 realized that the a257bcc446 more he hid dd962d1ee7 his emotions to e6053622b0 fit the role 7a414e520b of a chaebol d781edd378 spouse, the more 9e283db00b Seo Baekhan admired 3cf8aa86a5 him for it.e42ba69648a861df

Even when Seo Baekhan continued sleeping with him after that one mistake—not because it meant anything, but simply because it was convenient… Still, he had loved him. Again and again.aea4ad2ffd56b191

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But as soon as he ac0db319c6 finally faced the foolishness of 8521803c5c his past and the reality bb30f8d8a2 he had ignored, the walls 004fe4c1cc he had built came crashing fed1751611 down. He couldn’t hold onto 81065faa65 this love anymore.39b92f5ec840d401

He should have stepped back when Seo Baekhan treated him like a naive child but…463f22d829c282de

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And the thought—the fleeting, 2b8dbd8fd2 horrifying thought—that maybe, just f296e38455 maybe, this child could 1f1834a844 be a way to bf43088453 finally tie Seo Baekhan d79e9d70ed to him…9a067cce0330fdf0

He despised himself for even 7a48141176 considering it.1bf13d0592ea5a38

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Even if all ba24f1d861 misunderstandings were cleared 700973272a and the issue b8f24b4aea of the child d2f11acb5e was resolved, he e2f114fe33 knew one thing cae37112f0 for certain. He could no longer stand 922466eb89 by Seo Baekhan’s side as e89e395917 if nothing had happened.22dae6c3d5b2250c

He was too broken.e3789649b396fc8a

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A melting, shapeless solid.3264d686bdd3201a

Just like that 732e54f69c piece of ice, 46624a5a28 dissolving into nothing 2a87da2785 on its own.e6a00b635f159a01

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Once ice starts melting, it fd6fa21cda can never return to its a7d56c65b5 original shape. In the end, it ruins 762ad5fc62 the taste of the coffee, 41fd16d9c7 clouds the once-clear liquid into ccf0159502 murky filth, and leaves behind db8a97af22 nothing but an unwelcome water 88d0397bce stain.01b7f7ca77f288e6

‘Let’s get married.’dc8980ef3d60a592

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Even if he called 80f2b02cd3 it unrequited love, in b8ae19f666 the end, it had ee83be6db1 been nothing more than d01d8a6244 one-sided obsession that the 9b84a5a4d5 other person never wanted.f7f3d3534519c875

What is dirty b207ba5e5d must be cleaned.931459788ea1c8dd

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What is useless must 0976018c8b be thrown away.8706b311102121fe

So this was it.6064ab3d564e2903

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This was as bf922dc0ec far as it 5221964fff went.8c8aa7c521038361

“…Hyung.”454bf361a3deaefe

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“Go on, say it.”678fb1feffac4b42

His dry gaze settled 92da9ddcbc on his own hands, 7d6ea42c5c neatly folded over his 2a9e16e99a lap. Bracing himself, willing himself not d3cfa0123d to tremble, Joo Taehyun slowly fb231e261c lifted his head. Just as his body no abc4d7e56b longer reacted to Seo Baekhan’s caf27fff7f pheromones, he could only hope 2d689113ed his expression remained just as f2b9a74ee5 indifferent.b9c99a9a28c427ff

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“I want to stop.”25cde7ec857dbe55

Seo Baekhan always wore hanbok be035e6475 instead of coats. Sometimes a durumagi, sometimes a a8114b4477 cheollik, and today, a dopo.e18bea5b475a0317

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It had been the same b9da45d416 when they first met. Back then, Seo Baekhan 8fc5c1a19b had casually draped a b971cbbcee robe over his jacket, 5891b96aef and Joo Taehyun had bb6eb17669 found it fascinating. He was seven years 26c01be1fb older, but not so 20db29c75c much older that such 040cee69f5 an outfit should suit 2206d73e65 him. Yet strangely, it did. Perfectly.f15a610fa328824a

He had been unable 17ad3a849b to look away. And before he realized it, df542c0b85 his heart had already been 46a09325b7 stolen.d945024b2b014333

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But now, it was truly 4c64c2aa4a over.e3e1f15a295c205c

No more lingering over dadc9d3567 moments the other wouldn’t 41b73b251d even remember.5c60402530aab15e

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No more assigning unnecessary 1f7870aab3 meaning to something as a78e655551 simple as breathing.6a10e0e7ce542f9a

“…I want a divorce, hyung.”e3787622dbdf44ec

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It was time to end 36baaa9019 this wretched, pitiful first love, 92f610fabf this love that had given cf3a03c07c everything to Seo Baekhan and c28843126c left him with nothing in 9045d946bb return.t him with nothing in 86a29dad0b return.efda94dcecd8a658