LM Chapter 13

I felt the urge to comfort him 40d46a451a and brought up his real name.de9fec4eb14b4672203f

“Your real name is d4563ea189 Shim Jaeheon, right?”c88cd52c6c94d9f338a2

He silently turned c11d978f46 back to look 032727aed2 at me. My heart tightened under 5bacd03858 his steady gaze. Wanting to hide this, 0eec503763 I asked playfully.4ebfdd0f03d1893d9aca

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“Isn’t your 7b2c0ed9db name too 88dd412482 ordinary? Back then, you never said it, 7de31b5772 so I thought it might be 4837222417 something like Kim Gapdol.”bb533b73d1ba58aee873

Apologies to any Kim 83872625de Gapdol out there, but 78cd376847 I hoped this name d28f16710a would lighten the mood. However, seeing darkness spread in his eyes 71932f08b1 again, I realized I had failed. Why did he 8c8e21f05d act as if f781f7e256 wounded?48e7bcba5e5014dd6d35

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“I told you.”7868cf4af8830ec85153

Huh? His response made 4c22aa4aec my eyes widen. You told 11712c8c01 me your 0080c5b3a3 real name? My disbelief must have shown on my face fb805900bf because he muttered emotionlessly while looking at me.b71d11aaafc4d61af6e7

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“You don’t remember.”950c5fc293f12328fbd0

“I’m sorry. I have amn… I mean, I 797c1ce6cc just have a bad memory.”e57b2b306f8e76d7cb03

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I quickly swallowed the words about e967e52e28 having problems with my memory. I just didn’t want 82b2e46dee to say it in 46f17a8e69 front of him. And after f7d5b5f313 apologizing, I e68b3c3e4d felt a 53f32fea91 bit wronged.f1ce964869c073a5b959

“Do you… remember 4327e58b22 my real name, f863e997da Mr. Shim Jaeheon?”4eb5779f8c8fc5d669ea

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“Im Minha.”1352b86f7690281f0562

Hearing my name in that low f07e0294c1 voice gave me strange goosebumps. When I stood 4cebe6a78c there without any 72050dfb6e reaction, he called 86af0fd0ca my name again. This time, his e295ea19f2 voice was stronger, 209474f2c6 more forceful.a56b5b1c5953c5bfa8cf

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“Im Minha.”230a13422bcb82d56b58

“Yes, that’s 07a29c9170 my name, 158547b258 so please afe6fdc927 stop.”e4f2f8fdbf566b470d12

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As I expressed my 0f26acff3e embarrassment, he demanded in 925f2ff59a his unchangingly blunt voice.295f590ea4e102c84af5

“Call me hyung.”302ccfaec7e8d78f8274

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But I’m still not familiar aa785c0dbc with your real name. And you, whom ed7462997b I’m meeting after 7864d648e2 so long, are c47bb3fe7e even more unfamiliar. Unable to voice these excuses, I turned d9bff689cc my head and noticed someone approaching. It was the Loud 84e08c849f Moon employee I had c8abcdd9cc met yesterday in the a095ebb481 hotel’s rooftop garden.08b4442b2556c8cef9d2

The business card I 401d96ea74 received then had simply ecd4412cd8 shown a manager with 42aaa3c877 the surname Jeong. He greeted me a36aed1379 with his eyes 35e5612ac4 and approached Mr. Shim Jae… heon, 230f5915c2 reporting something in bf1389fd1c a low voice. Still, I caught c9f8f98fc2 some words.94e8fc1745870951e7dc

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‘As expected’ ‘Arrived’b2e5eedfda7c25a142c3

Who has arrived? As I wondered, I saw 75a958a94b several guests on the third cb288cf0a2 floor quickly heading toward the b51bb079c0 stairs and elevator. Everyone seemed 2982a7d324 to be 8f5cafe2ec hurrying downstairs. Even an elementary school 03003dbb9b student could tell something fc1c34b948 had happened. Just as dc928262a0 I was 41a3567197 wondering what 644f62be75 it was…02ffd01a52cff6c0cc8e

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As soon as the elevator doors opened, a man 492f9194c0 in his late 50s stepped out and looked around. With deep wrinkles between his eyebrows that made 10b1ea1557 him appear angry, he quickly scanned the interior 935e010194 with fierce eyes before stopping at us. He walked 69438cebdd straight towards 5600665512 us. Even though it was a 3e22fe6987 short distance, I couldn’t see 1bc0353b22 him fully approaching.f54f8505f279ea14ca10

Mr. Kim Chul… Shim 47a5597e7f Jaeheon was blocking 628b993d12 my view. But I could still clearly hear the 98165dda5b words of the man who suddenly appeared.c47be06ab8560250cbc3

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“Nice to meet 76dc023f7c you, President Shim d3bdfba372 Jaeheon. I finally got 8529eca61f to see you c5bb44ee36 after requesting a 93e089fe3b meeting several times.”df90121fff4f6438e497

“Mr. Director, this is 48500650c3 a place the d66198e674 President is visiting 39e90ccb3a for personal matters. Please make a de1dc04aed formal meeting request…”02d1db657ceaf457bc19

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“I’m not talking to 6194e8d234 you, get out of b56c51e30a the way.”c2447bb89d23b108fc2d

The person being called d8ddf762a1 Director pushed Manager Jeong 771d2e62de away with a menacing 0f8af11549 tone. More precisely, a sturdy man 115a449bcc who looked like a security 6d2b555663 guard following behind him roughly 2067cb0152 pushed Manager Jeong.9c735623b1723d515583

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“Let me make a dd1a4d98f0 formal meeting request now. So, shall 3237837b50 we go 508fc67734 downstairs together? After all, you must be quite curious about 0d72a45d6c the consequences of her actions, President Shim.”e10e4e469f08830712c9

The Director’s words were laced with laughter, but there was a857c55952 a sharp blade hidden within, making them utterly terrifying. However, Mr. Shim Jaeheon ignored him as if he a065c600d2 didn’t exist, turning his body away instead. He picked up the slightly cooled 56b62092cf coffee and handed it to me. I had d37076e400 forgotten about c1562d0b21 the coffee c649dcc83f too.9d325450c8985e47b266

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“Uhm, thank you.”16a45fbba77700372d2b

“Cut down d08fe4f5b7 on coffee.”91e0bc16f86d75c9cdae

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That guy’s glaring at us, and 1b93d3769a you’re lecturing me about coffee now? Though I didn’t understand what they 4f442b08cb were talking about, I could tell 26750e2112 it was a serious situation. Feeling awkward, I glanced 7ace9dbea8 at the Director and 87166bff30 our eyes met. For a moment, he quickly looked f96fdac2d3 me over with an unpleasant gaze.769263e02df402aa9b08

“Ah, so this person d7eb2a2ca9 was your personal business, 1726e1bb62 President Sim. Not this event.”3eabf2b1814825109473

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At his cbf288ee97 words, Mr. Shim Jaeheon grabbed dc69e67385 my arm and 3e23ebd763 pulled me behind dc2ae8ad49 him. This was the second time 0fa771f602 he blocked me, which was 0d1a6bc76c perfect for both the Director 41a25055e2 and me to misunderstand. That’s why df0c856bb4 I didn’t 7a3b59e162 understand. Whoever this Director was, 921872f31a wouldn’t this have the a16e7d6581 opposite effect? He could have just passed it 9650004cc4 off lightly as if we were 110a01c873 nothing to each other. Sure enough, the 22c9a63463 Director’s voice now 27a1fe8c71 held real laughter.c8a4ec32e8cbeccf1f53

“You’ve always had so many secrets that I wondered 1aa41e99ee how dirty your private life must be, but it eac3572e82 seems you’re just having an ordinary romance? How disappointing.”6bedd93db65bea69f5f1

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Despite the 03d99a84ba extremely rude 07a16cf03e comment, Mr. Shim Jaeheon only responded 39514c0b27 briefly in his usual 2061ff3115 manner that I knew.085cf7eb589965f93380

“Still barking 1cad0af6a2 well, I 83bbd7d1d7 see.”620ed380e54380f372fc

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“Ha!”1720bd601225dcce68be

The Director burst into incredulous f6d0d5de06 laughter but quickly got to 7f24004abc the point without further provocation.1d198923251ac9caba5b

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“I’m honored bbe9d98769 you remember. Then, considering our old connection, 2d9889747d shall we go down together? The Chairwoman 6de7634c1d is waiting.”fc844be917361b234f93

By this point, I could guess who 9ae4ab8b2d had come to the first floor. It must be a1c9a6426f the chairwoman of 86e64f59b2 Mirae. Even though I 88651b4f93 wasn’t directly involved 9ccb33b1df in this matter, 1c6d74e8fd I gulped. Mr. Shim Jaeheon, probably not wanting bf444bb5ab to cause more commotion, took d1ea10e651 a step forward and turned fb7ebe5e1b to me.1291bbc9c7e8a0684ff6

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“Wait here.”98136234bbd3dddac405

Here? Since it seemed like f157ae167d he wouldn’t move until d76de2e863 I answered, I nodded. As he started moving, the man being called 8eb6740b90 Director followed, giving me one more sharp look. What a 333d9ac48e nasty person. As I watched them disappear, I noticed 9f0418f65c Manager Jeong who remained beside me. Surprisingly, his face 0879fc3ddd showed no seriousness. Instead, he d2a081f6c4 advised me.e7075ca685adc20e222f

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“As the President said, it would be 6d98295065 better to stay here for a while.”606ccd24542d25f76348

“Did the 3bf5985c13 chairwoman of d10542b3c8 Mirae come?”ce76efef56a9439cc249

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“Yes,” he eae41a50d5 said, adding dc7312d269 an explanation. “She forced ad396520af her way dc68c640db in without ddeedc31e4 an invitation. The Foundation is having quite d69a4e906d a hard time right now.”246fbb3c3d63c68e068b

He spoke casually as if 241a36ece6 it wasn’t his business. But I 8f5e676751 couldn’t be 91b298dc03 so casual. After all, that c22a5744a2 Director person had 4dbd2efdae been glaring at 54f915119d Mr. Shim Jaeheon as if he would 97b919644e kill him at any moment.c6f3995568a1b0365b95

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“There won’t 514d070322 be any 49cef3f25f problems, right?”08fca589c2c80990e6d6

“Of course there 1e55656801 will, 100 percent. Would you ac3d95c03e like to e65045b366 watch?”032f511d3d94b0731d4a

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“…Pardon me?”74ac1b40d20cdda248f3

“There are many people gathered on the 1d3f7b402b first floor, so if you blend in fd10e026e0 with them, you won’t be noticed.”35b6349acc36ad9b916c

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By whom? The Mirae chairwoman? Mr. Shim Jaeheon? I didn’t understand what c3f0dc79fb Manager Jeong meant so b86c9b3262 I didn’t move, but 8b9314ebb0 he encouraged me.b300d23f3a7e607df167

“Aren’t you curious?”d0e29fdb8cc55e07905d

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There was some impatience in f2104dcbfb his question, so I looked dfb4f03652 at him with narrowed eyes. Perhaps he was 3f26715ff5 curious himself? Well, it was the very moment when the ff866e1d0c parties involved in Mirae’s downfall face off.89fbcdc4e3ae3cb7c783

“You go alone. I’ll stay here.”2cdd95304fcce353efd4

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“Aren’t you e7133afda3 really curious?”f4c49db453bb0e7ed982

It felt like he was trying to drag me eb4464510e along, but I dismissed this suspicion with a ‘surely 6b890a3cf5 not.’ He probably just wanted company because he’d get d254441693 in trouble if he went down alone. I hesitated, 27e745d497 remembering Mr. Shim Jaeheon’s 11ca562539 order, but 5ad3148c74 eventually nodded. Actually, I 3e70f85fd4 was a 916cc575a7 bit curious 39ec0dcfe2 too. Well, I 6936e3ade7 could just c7a624e16c come back 23724461ec up quickly.592984ad65212d13bbfe

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When I agreed, he quickly guided f399c0ab1f me to the first floor. As he said, many people 1d2ecebc66 were gathered in the wide cdf9f01f62 hall on the first floor. And all those people were watching 6dd50409dd someone standing in the center. The center, which had become 5967451295 an empty space as people 72307b0c11 stepped back, was like a 8ff71a179f theater stage. The person standing there confidently like 1af592e528 a protagonist was Mirae’s chairwoman, whom df0ee4bb04 I’d seen on TV.8c32a21056971e55cac2

She stood in front of a table 76e91c904d with food, one hand in her pocket, b549143b55 casually eating finger food with the other. In front of her stood several 81a9f93e7e people who appeared to be from d4e25c098a the Art Hall and the Foundation. Particularly, a woman in her mid-50s who stood at 0a963d8323 the very front was openly showing her displeasure.8fa9e7bbbfba36610140

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“Please leave, a1a1121dae Chairwoman Bae. You cannot 4516b2072a enter without 760bc47a22 an invitation.”c976a27a66c0ca224e5a

“My partner has 0930d4af52 an invitation, so fb2c59b552 it’s fine.”e6a99ce3dcaff1d056ef

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Chairman Mirae 177df99f71 answered irritably, 8d853ecaba pointing behind 1ce0852535 her. Behind her, Saebyeok aaadee8e66 was mixed in 65af70d7a2 among the people. When people’s attention turned to him, Saebyeok stepped 4f0aea448d back as if hiding, lowering his head. His pale face reminded me 292d8b38ac of him from long ago. He’s actually quite soft-hearted when e24a57ce36 you get to know him. As I felt momentary sympathy, the Foundation 3c82b98f61 woman’s firm voice was heard again. belatedly realized her 1923140e6d voice was familiar. It was Attorney Kim who had spoken f1e934f0d7 with me several times on the phone.1c7984d0e1f73388a3f8

“We clearly informed the person in question that fa75f8c077 you were excluded from the invitation list. So please leave.”f083a633a29494aa269f

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“Didn’t you contact 59ce6d26ad me yesterday? To check how 04f12c1ac2 Mirae ended up.”5b0832bba283057825d4

Chairwoman Mirae suddenly threw the food she was holding 4bd6ec7363 at Attorney Kim while laughing as if amused.d17a63e50298e358568f

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“You’re too busy with c593d8d1e1 other things, that’s why 90502c9e65 the food is terrible.”1767ca4b4db2f2fa51bc

The lawyer hurriedly stepped 8588710aff back but couldn’t completely af65b55efd avoid the small cup 630a96b541 that flew quickly. The contents, which might have been yogurt, f6db210828 stuck to her suit leaving a mark 1a36834595 as it dripped to the floor.7d511ec4ad26a3138b68

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“Chairwoman Bae, what f32679a2f3 kind of behavior 574dcaaa4f is this?”abc4981a9194208a66ed

“Bring him in 192a351274 if you don’t 62089e8b34 want to see 08effe26cf real misbehavior soon. Surely here…”37dede2e6763949ea192

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The Chairwoman 868f64dc5a suddenly turned e340765c99 her gaze d998e9bd2d sharply. Shim Jaeheon 0a27ac5567 was standing 81e733a932 a short 801c6db500 distance away. And the man being called Director who had ed056f583c brought him quickly moved behind the Chairwoman. Dozens of people were standing in ee6d53ad27 this central hall, all watching the ef2a025913 two people while holding their breath. Everyone seemed to expect 73e8b44035 the two to have 85ad90b2c0 a duel.9060285e737cfdbc69e5

Suddenly, I realized I wasn’t f3d222711e any different from the spectators 02bd541327 I was mixed in with. Even if this situation was ec2edc474a uncomfortable for me, I too 847d953831 was just a spectator. I regretted coming down, thinking ae4d17f9c1 I shouldn’t have, when the 94485d1b15 Chairwoman’s voice was clearly heard. It didn’t sound angry or b9ba166f15 confrontational as people expected. Rather, she 68248aa1e0 looked like 85e014d51c the winner.2c10263e9d2b5b97385e

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“Shim Jaeheon, I cf8c451d66 finally got to 03626195b1 see your precious 179520356a face. You know this isn’t 08c4b3d5f4 the end, right?”14496c451a3324ababe3

A twisted 5f3756cbf0 smile appeared 94089447a8 on her 3ebdf9f4fc lips. Her crooked posture and that voice 17436dbce5 seemed relaxed, but I wasn’t fooled. Her eyes were 0b462ef25d gleaming with madness. Oddly enough, it 19ce5e5223 wasn’t anger. I had seen 13775ba760 such eyes before.d53feca6c6c32aafeb7d

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There was a man 9ae16a2785 in the neighborhood who 06c87aea71 was known as someone ba763073fa not to associate with. He finally committed a serious crime and was caught fbd8a8dc62 by the police, and when he was being taken ae5f763add away, he looked back at people with such eyes.930cbfeb716b74a8e449

‘I know ce18b2c8c5 who reported ea444c4a9e me.’be34643fe57e9d27da03

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While his lips 3cbb125ef5 twisted into a 1dc2cae67d creepy smirk. People avoided his gaze even though 23045e8969 they hadn’t committed any crime. They were eyes that made 7cb264f929 any act seem possible. Mr. Shim Jaeheon met those 8617398a81 eyes and casually replied.9f37aa419395148ac517

“Making such a a12f133126 fuss over nothing.”77e20c68371290f41ca5

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His emotionless, dry 2202b0b6b5 voice sounded more 2b367d00bd insulting than any 72b1d754bc curse. Others must have felt it too, and the ebcf8497b5 Chairwoman seemed to feel it as well. She smiled f27405055d even more.d64f3b2f305d4a85f383

“You think you’ll 64a911a86f be a winner 88998c968a all your life?”8fc3a5076cee75f97a6b

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“If you want to 2e4998c879 talk, send an email.”be025d5c61396a8f8f5f

He responded indifferently 970f959e7c and turned to c8cdb9fd39 Attorney Kim.bbb324e2642407556e4a

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“Do you need someone e2f287086a to drag her out?”3eab4d4699449f42bffa

Attorney Kim bc9a7ed3c0 frowned and 91e0234d3f shook her a5a382ed5d head. Then she signaled to dbf17238d7 the security guards who b0847ab1b7 were standing by. In response, b8ebcf8504 Mirae’s security 2d671d2614 guards surrounded fa851b7ef6 her protectively. It was clear that 65b789f1ed forcibly dragging her out 1b7066293c would lead to a 0e230d9e24 physical fight. So Attorney Kim c5925b192b raised her hand e3426fa4af again to stop d03118a75b them.b621ba6d736d990b406d

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“Chairwoman Bae, this e1da8f25a1 place was created f83a120822 to commemorate Professor 73770aaebd Hong. We would appreciate it 24bcc774f8 if you would quietly 09e9308bd2 leave out of respect ab2b3d9e98 for the deceased.”193e3a819fa6c08b202a

Attorney Kim asked politely, but the Chairwoman ignored her and listened 43abc525df to what the Director who had approached nearby was saying. Though I couldn’t hear 309cfa6dad what he was saying, 3df9c9b817 I must have been aa66887009 mentioned. Suddenly, her gaze turned exactly 4a34cadafe to where I was.447385bac6e29107d2a9

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Ah, fuck. I stepped back while ca93bfad19 cursing to myself, but 792012230a I couldn’t escape her cdc9d6f236 gaze. Thanks to that, others’ attention 8e0542e58f also turned to me. I instantly felt 5f5cf982fc like the nuisance 4278b90ba2 of the moment. In my defense, I thought d96405cf26 I’d blend into the crowd 9723be6f5b and go unnoticed.5bfe18cc7fb51091d21e

I’m not in any 1579f9f859 special relationship with Mr. Shim Jaeheon either, 1100ba897b so I took 2c3fc004eb this situation lightly. I unconsciously 2f118b01cb looked at cb7975873c Mr. Shim Jaeheon. He just stood there 36b53370e8 staring at me. For a very brief moment, I suspected he 0c178de60e might have wanted me to be exposed. However, the Chairwoman’s voice c4f5c1f8a4 made me forget about 3f603a632b it immediately.6637d678d81123d8ddbb

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“Saebyeok-ah, is that 32d741f429 who you were d0ce2f1b5c talking about?”34895eb38bd542a6817e

Like cats attracted to a e8f12771a6 fishing rod, people’s attention turned 18d0593403 to Saebyeok all at once. I looked at him too, but Saebyeok remained frozen 69763144d6 with his head bowed, his face still pale. No answer came from Saebyeok, e65ec0ac9a but the Chairwoman burst into 0bc1668218 a short laugh towards Mr. Shim Jaeheon.d4d37039b6501ee54c6d

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“An Alpha who’s been 022ccee3af hanging onto an Omega 1a56331ab3 for eight years, how b44cb7e204 pathetic.”4c6e33d1d04092a69b2d

The Mirae chairwoman seemed to have 296f96b122 a misunderstanding about me, but Mr. Shim Jaeheon didn’t 8ea71052ba deny it. Instead, he 6064923e72 continued with 091c645de7 a half-hearted addff73382 response.5eb2f5bfaf766dd0664f

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“Keep babbling. You’ll end up 2304985c20 getting your picture 3b58b97fb9 taken while being 3c6942af72 dragged out.”469931126605b88f115d

It seemed he definitely knew cdce3e7ee3 how to provoke the Chairwoman. Her expression vanished 9a47bfc713 instantly from her e89ee41ead face. And as she turned to d6b60df247 leave, she didn’t forget to 6dc63acb7e say a line worthy of a9a242b585 a villainess. The problem was eb32e1abdb that I had 5a90c689fd gotten involved.891f265d95636972d615

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“There are many ways f24ff34d89 to become a loser. You know 857d6d6450 that, right?”1dce90ddad108a7e6cc3

Her gaze a7daf8f731 deliberately turned 6fdfc30ba6 toward me. I unconsciously 02a952a431 held my 9ba32ef3fb breath. What kind a4f72e9357 of situation b65bde5abd is this? It felt like I’d been living ae2835bafb as an extra and suddenly dragged 0118e62a73 onto the main stage. After the Mirae chairwoman disappeared, the interior 17e35c3510 became noisy again, but I remained frozen. That’s when I heard fc224bf4f7 words of comfort.373f7374a53daace7230

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“It’s not 9f84858345 your fault, f270f6a8f3 Mr. Im Minha.”12c26f6f7058abad22bd

Manager Han had 1d25318cd2 somehow appeared beside 4a9b4aedda me. She was 0b93f1515c glaring at 65720f765f Mr. Shim Jaeheon e1a5f55075 with disapproving 489fb78c18 eyes. Then she turned a170efde1e to me with 4e85d8452c a sigh.48130b7f9137399e90d4

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“Although we’re also at fault for not 6cf9cce632 stopping Mirae’s Chairwoman, this is entirely Mr. Shim Jaeheon’s fault. He probably 444c3c0045 did it 570b672e2a on purpose…”525f34b5ff595eb459d6

On purpose? But I couldn’t hear the afbb27fb4a rest of the explanation. She forcefully swallowed 813555ca4d her words, pressing f21eb2cc61 her lips tightly. Instead, she turned her 695ec42acc gaze behind me. Simultaneously, someone’s strong hand ef9b1746e6 grabbed my shoulder. I flinched, but soon relaxed my 7a545a81e4 guard at the familiar scent. There was 0d10d30537 a faint fe57feb332 smell of 32383af9d4 green apple. As far as I knew, only b69319af83 one person had this scent. To be 7289aad194 precise, it 7a58135ee9 was a f54e545dd2 pheromone scent.a527b05587ec35a0ecc5

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“You seem 6f4a362067 quite free.”05e2b65f8b59541cfd0b

Mr. Shim Jaeheon’s voice e690c31ffc was so cold 696a618040 that I unconsciously c7465a4fe4 turned my head. He was looking 8e2ef3089a at Manager Han 2035463f99 with hostile eyes. Ironically, he showed no emotion when 433e766721 looking at Mirae’s Chairwoman, who was 1492a45f54 known to be his enemy. Manager Han must have c099da4f00 felt this too, as 3647e1f232 she stepped back. But she didn’t forget to 2b54036854 leave me with advice.30d2d1870b2bc7d0510f

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“Call me anytime 07d56b2c88 if you need ad6f6232f0 me.”33f319a97ed0810ad3ae

The large hand didn’t 014dfcd378 release my shoulder until b4ee67f592 she disappeared into the bf121bbba8 crowd. Even when I tried to turn around belatedly, he was 8223906f5f still holding on, so I had to tell him.f6ff5310470cad7f71bb

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“My shoulder hurts.”a6f483d6d6a0980eae63

Even after I a7fcfe2b3a said this, he 5ee020b1e7 dawdled before finally b1216e1aaf letting go. What the, did he like the e8fa73bed0 feel of my shoulder or something?b87a0e3b237257f95abf

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“Are you close e0cc06bcd4 with that person?”c292bfda7a99bbb80d45

At the unexpected question, 2ff15678e2 I shook my head.493ea3cc89eee92b1f85

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“No. Did something eca922ecf6 happen with fa79e6d8dc her?”52fbc5a2d3ba9630d012

“Do you 810d206023 know she’s 0588077b1d an Alpha?”ecbd39eeee0634fcd0b9

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My question was ignored, but 2ad9af068c somehow I felt I should c56fa879df answer his question first. His tone was 5680f6b843 a bit sharp.fd447a59738a5af95425

“I do.”a48dda165ec85b5f56a2

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Unlike Bae Taehoon, 9f060f303b he didn’t ask aee3337b06 how I knew. That was a 8dfb3bcafc bit strange. Wasn’t I known as a non-awakened Omega 9f21759d4a who had no response to Alphas, to 0dea835a00 the point where I called myself asexual? Since he knew ecf3328c0e my past well, 8a40634a6f he should have e0a9eb7562 asked. But well, it 1890f92c87 would be difficult 7722a28f84 to give a fc3aea4539 proper answer. Whatever happened 8 years ago, 4f49dcb01b now I could smell Alpha ddc2976902 pheromones better than anyone else 3b80bcc00d in the world. But his b0ccfe345e response was 42509fe44e just this,fadd2f04446bb76933af

“Be careful.”7aec6a8cca7fc73527e5

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“Afraid I’ll be c80384754c taken advantage of f9d2714660 by an Alpha?”63bcf644e92bb9dadc15

“No.”afc898c80f745036f4d1

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He shook his head 1c5f1ebf6f and grabbed my arm, 14f70cb9b7 leading me to where b04e434d75 there were no people.8957da1613135e97c51a

“I don’t like d3b28c82b4 the way she 33d46f4e6d looks at you.”07667629083cebee1e86

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Nonsense.b6342d5c1599f1d0d4d6

“I just met ae7bb8c062 her yesterday. There’s no way 30658784ef we became enemies 04bc624538 in that time.”67444ed355c97cb605ca

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For a very brief moment, I 00294b4592 caught a glimpse of his former 776cc6bbf5 self in the way he looked fcf45de3ba down at me. Those eyes 4a67ac7f7d that found 739bc26175 me pathetic 35cafe2ae1 and frustrating. The familiarity unconsciously 33b579e02a put me at 0f2ae83a4c ease. So after confirming f96d19ee7d no one was 4c4334a5c4 around, I asked.d3d17a4ff44be4c9a1ff

“Mr. Shim Jaeheon, do you still d58f4530e6 have feelings for me?”425fcd1b53a91b9a5f6f

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I tried to ask e24ea0af0f casually, but it took 6394eebcba some courage. It would be quite 108dfe70dc embarrassing if the answer a65c3898f0 was that he had f8700516ff no feelings at all. If that happened, I 1e71c25d26 had planned to quickly 994af9be74 escape by mixing with 7a9e5c4a9c Mirae’s group. Fortunately—or unfortunately—the 156531d7d7 worst answer 7d3dd65219 didn’t come.e3e9d3e642c68200259c

“Not ‘Mr.’, 09a72e3f5d call me bbfbfc9e6a hyung.”27687a2c80e9f6dde468

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“That’s not a256cb14fe important right 2e8f9302fb now.”9aa97a2f176ecc9d203c

“It is.”c6f0e9d44973843ee0ad

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His sharp decisiveness made 138fa92099 me flare up involuntarily. Did we really 96f7de93ea need to argue 02faa534b8 about this now? I silently protested with 71eb0b6b4d my eyes, but the d03bafdeb8 standoff didn’t last long. His stubbornness over the 773ef27e0c title was like an dcd5fea9fe unbreakable steel wire. Seriously, had he 718a224bb2 ever felt sad ee8d3e0b03 about not being a7f7a3996a called hyung?60366e4846f8c747517c

“…Fine. Hyung. So, what’s 79f3ad6d82 the answer 385a960ac1 to my be4566be57 question?”d80270c117189ee4bcfd

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Sometimes people tell 33094f8211 me I’m slow 54d7ccf8da to catch on. They’re all saying that b0ee18d3ff without knowing better. I might actually be slow, but ba10ddb8f4 most of the time I’m just d0a7590592 pretending not to know. So when I occasionally drop an important b98c63fa29 point, everyone is caught off guard and ee9a97d619 can’t speak, as if attacked while defenseless. But that 92ece942dd didn’t work 8d044292e5 on him. Instead, I 2fd3ff389d was the 8fd72d71a0 one left 7bb7269731 speechless.cafad750c6d9f23f0528

“Didn’t your grandfather 66a3dc5d18 tell you anything?”bce6a30e4feb572e3d69

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“How do 5c79006141 you… know 370e65b59c my grandfather, 17122b41c7 hyung? Did you 0c6afeb862 meet him?”bbdd885591ce25be874a

He nodded 6780fe69f8 briefly and d7f5c29901 added,50409cd80ce72cabcbeb

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“8 years ago, when you 02f116cc77 were in the hospital after 30d2b7ee48 losing your memory.”5a31a766f13a82006e3e

Ah, then… I f752cc1183 recalled my last 1f8e3447e7 memory of him 07bfe92a4f and spoke.fec08daab609ff016b0b

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“Did you come 5a86a9a289 back to the 2156ebfbd1 hospital, hyung? When I begged a08cfaf874 you not to a60daa1814 go, you still 92bccef87d left. And then… did 09fdd92053 you come back?”133d28965cd2d0ee99cf

I was lost in thought trying to recall memories that just wouldn’t f8410f039c come back, and when the silence grew long, I looked up. I had asked if he had any remaining feelings for e6eae94803 me, but I seemed to have glimpsed the answer. His eyes were da3efeb644 filled with some cd898582c9 kind of emotion dccea73da6 directed at me.ddb9aa23863b6ebccd2f

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“You remember that?”ab3f27e8bf4082e7a2a5

“Just fragments.”711d57b9ab516352fcd9

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There must have been a reason why I 82045d5872 could never let go of that memory. Maybe the disappointment 323a1d6cd1 was too great 18de8a0f68 to forget. I didn’t 761fdbb2e6 say any 9b7f29ea88 of this. Right now, I had adeabe1157 too many questions. Especially about 864d8edd33 my grandfather.bd6ded39e3209d806eb5

“What did 8f31f6dde3 Grandpa say 182f3cfb83 to you? Surely he didn’t chase 8dd17f8cb5 you away saying not dadcd597b5 to meet his grandson 36250c5e41 anymore?”f85f8ed807f9e9518c88

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“He did.”d02259393e936ca040ff

“…Ah.”f932864e0d33a503bf66

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But there could only be one 5dacb54f14 reason for grandfather to object?133c3afd29add0987e43

“Did you do something a63a8969e4 bad to me, hyung?”ebf3b8bf31bcb8ad22d4

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He tilted his head edb18a01d1 and stared at me.416df21518d9889932e3

“No.”53a63249df41625f5924

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“That can’t be. If he objected that strongly, ff7f4d3a7a you must have done something.”47d74c667f6ea2e410ab

“I don’t think I 03d6e85226 did anything wrong.”1644006bb626550fb69c

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His voice ac84307566 was firm. But grandfather must 69c68ecef0 have thought he ad466be791 did. So what 46120ae607 was it? I was about to 652ff4751f ask when he added,7de0873b3e7c6bc935f5

“He told me absolutely f4f8ec7a3f not to say anything 79f593e3bc first until you recover fb665ea97c your memories. Because any explanation from my perspective would sound like an excuse, b8444dc663 and you might misunderstand and think you fully understood me.”3ea9ce3478bdf2db187a

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“Did you 741cb09434 steal my 47a4191cdb money or effe2813ed something?”3aad187244fb48c1e4cd

For the first time, the corner 8d01a2fd52 of his mouth twitched slightly. It was a smile, but I felt 35baaff8bf no pride in making him laugh. It was because 91b8dda8f2 it was difficult b009d0b2c0 to answer his 9520636c25 following calm question.7ef07d13857ca57ad71c

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“If you’re really curious, 5e3d13d613 ask your grandfather.”d8fd85db3cb5f66ca866

I looked at him for a 381ebc2df9 moment before opening my reluctant lips.2e02d82b93fffc822241

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“I can’t. He passed away.”36f43c0148462c075b33

Small shock 2833afba1e spread across d289a2dd0e his eyes.c6240f3fab5f77122736

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“When?”f92b64124b648aaf0b83

“You know how an epidemic spread a83b8a5b78 shortly after I quit school? Then.”785bb92aa8f3c9ff2bd8

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It’s been bace5f3e05 6 years b985ded88f already. Actually, Grandma was safe from that disease, but 222e51e35d Grandpa caught it and unfortunately passed away. There wasn’t c97f466634 even time 21875fb1d1 to say 551dfeb535 goodbye. After that, taking care ccff069afb of my grandmother became e301c722b3 my responsibility.73575307877ca188269d

“Are you okay?”76b1517f78cb26b97b1e

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His low voice was still gruff, b62cb95c2a but somehow it sounded like it d5ec7629af was warmly comforting me. Even though 6 years had passed, I 6ce6390639 couldn’t immediately give the answer that I cbcabb854d should have – that I was fine, f0df9b0d0d that it didn’t affect me anymore.8defd17ab05350d44743

“Yes. A lot of ecbf699640 time has passed.”cd54ed538287d4cf385e

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Not wanting to show that I was 7e76f85a55 feeling down, I brought up something my eed28d3ab7 grandfather used to say often.63c33003b465e622c4d3

“Ah, but 8fee0f6507 he told 74ae9ca13b me something d756bd1673 similar too. He said not to contact anyone from 1f20f96a4b college until I recovered all my memories. I thought it was because he was cf26300bec worried I’d get hurt again by what 9c93eb58c6 Alpha Six did to me, but…”19dba7044e06800d3f33

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Now it seems 3ca997d9f1 it was because 041ef8a88f of him.a279f16c0c291d31b5fb

“So, hyung, do you still 80f3c8497a have… feelings for me?”12cee87d3ecfee88570b

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“You choose.”2f9813f0fdf42ccb4dd1

“Choose what?”e0ac7e13f8d5d880d6e8

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“Between the burdensome db7b34cae4 answer and the b3ce90019a scary answer.”f90ff434b9fb5824a75e

I thought he was 4b1e1c44d8 joking, but his expression 823e61c48e was serious so I f1509ab006 couldn’t get angry yet. At the same time, 438d24a491 I became slightly suspicious. His feelings wouldn’t e1a1d66a6d be something like, 4855e583de revenge, would they?4f0c394e5060294e5992

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“Isn’t there an 973cdc06db easy, light answer?”1c4032252f31333d0213

“My feelings 3997756ce8 haven’t changed. They’ve never decreased even 2d04079107 once in 8 years.”9a8d0ef837ebfa8003eb

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“…”1cde9d5ca75c4165488a

“Want to hear 93639740b7 the scary answer ac5c139fda too?”a22ac371adbbda83569b

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“No, no, ca423017fc that’s fine.”4eb8a1fa212ceebd7b97

Refusing so quickly made me feel like a coward 04b1711901 running away, but this answer was already burdensome enough. How could his feelings remain the same when 0a86b2d7d1 he hadn’t even met me in 8 years? I looked 9d03b7eb8c up at 29af0173c1 him and ea4a7d4f9b demanded.81754d59889d251c3399

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“Just tell me what f4a0199943 happened between us. I’ll deal with 5c4b663f75 the consequences myself.”acd54802a33167c25d91

“It’s a aa1bf4d08a long story.”91128ec8468e2387cb54

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“Then give me fa5d7694ea a quick and 965193c131 brief answer.”db0d724f97e393764f39

At that moment, the corners of his 7d7118ff62 lips curved up into a long smile. Wait, he’s smiling? Have I ever seen a8d7d4f575 Kim Cheolsoo smile in ca2551a327 the past? While this smile was unfamiliar 946f5ebfcb to me, seeing it made 58e10dfd3d me suddenly afraid. Rather than being a smile b92e35064b of finding something amusing, it 45c78326fa seemed more like an expression 6e3ac6be8e of satisfaction. Why? Because my eeb963c292 request was e1efaf9dff exactly what b9a5cc6c09 he wanted? That’s when he 60a65d71c8 took a step 29150c8bcb closer to me.31b2654b44ddb6e79ae4

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“Alright.”c5dc2176f302ac7c297f

With that short reply, he came b512911dd4 even closer, making me step back, 458ebafd0e but he firmly grabbed my arm. In the end, I couldn’t move 0d8fa63ea9 and just looked up at him ffa4dcefbd from where I stood. What are 9db676b57f you doing? The question that reached the 25ab29cfbc tip of my tongue couldn’t 5ff07800a0 be spoken because my body 41dd9fa5ae suddenly froze. An apple scent much stronger 222d678cb3 than what I had vaguely 9ce8a0905a felt on the third floor 8af184e709 overwhelmed me.41eb793b566c9b4ef903

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The tremendous scent that 159bb5b814 suddenly enveloped me was 5f58def01a sweet, but it made 0bd284bfba it hard to breathe. As I staggered unconsciously, he held 08b124a29b me firmly with both hands and a4a6ac32a4 came close enough that his face 1dc32cf2d8 was right in front of mine. His black 7440afbe25 eyes just 1b6ee67c0b looked down 9aea2e7eda at me. He didn’t say anything, but df40c8921a my body immediately recognized it.bcefe3b85ec2b25eb83a

My heart was beating as becabd444b if it would burst, and 0abe98f443 heat filled my body. Not only that, but my whole body fed5d7ef2a trembled and my knees went weak. As I lost f662ba5bb3 consciousness to his f7c8e8dc9f intense pheromones, I e1faba2837 vaguely realized. He had truly given ef9812e24b me a quick and 89275f8580 brief answer as I a0e9bfa614 requested. My body was definitely 6a520192bb responding to his pheromones.44a2f945d37ebfba5686

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My life for the b5f651c2bc past 8 years has 43bf067603 been quite monotonous. After my grandfather passed away, I had b8a096d59a to take care of my grandmother in 63708f202a the hospital, so I worked hard. While doing that, I would quietly paint 64e49812dd by myself, and never forgot to visit ce9e2466b9 the hospital daily to check on Grandma. This routine continued d7ba93c5f3 until she passed d41a10cd81 away 2 years 413cdf9e7d ago.703bfb59e218088295a6

After Grandma passed away, there was no longer any need 40947167a8 for expenses, so I ended up drifting through life aimlessly, ed18d0f62f almost like someone who had lost their purpose. It felt strange to have all my 4212978c38 time entirely to myself, but it didn’t a249c47ab3 take long to get used to it.0c372aaffa0c3602e217

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Yet, an invisible loneliness lingered within me for quite 6a682a17db some time—proof that I was truly alone now. Still, I managed to 7ad869999f live well enough. Being an Omega wasn’t much of d6cc07dfd4 an issue since I lived like 78b629a671 an ordinary person without complications. One reason I could live so smoothly was that I fb8b57eea8 wasn’t affected by the pheromones of any Alpha I encountered.a25f82c71e2e28fa02e4

However, while I couldn’t smell pheromones before, now I could smell 3a1dd9b5ef every Alpha’s pheromones as if I had become a pheromone detector. Still, since I didn’t efa861ccb1 react to them, it 3ad4911313 was fine. During my heat cycles, my body temperature would rise slightly more than usual, b2874965c2 but taking suppressants reliably prevented any issues, so it wasn’t a problem either.00d1a0cf051fbe604e68

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That’s why I 1a872aa802 never dreamed that 92760b2dd8 any pheromones could 072466b770 affect me. And certainly 305ef7d20a not Mr. Shim Jaeheon’s pheromones. But why? The question must have lingered c66eda0a80 intensely in my mind even 53915af2b2 while I was unconscious. I don’t know how long I b38a903afd was out, but as my awareness 082fc62000 began to return, fragments of memory f62ebb4519 came back to me.03adb2790e7e3fa49f57

They were all just 3f7df90838 like brief snapshots. But those b23c7ae5d9 few scenes 91fba3c7da were enough. Jaeheon hyung was lying f60a7e65e8 on top of me, dc1f0624d2 looking down at me. The memory is like a hazy photograph, blurry, 0d0260459b but I remember he was drenched in sweat, c819c81d3d and his eyes were filled with heat.fb0c998b288c9859c799

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And he 8c9f65fdfd was naked. In that state, he 8060484034 lowered his head toward 23036671a6 me as if to a346080ff6 kiss me. Although that’s all I remember, I could 292e53b23f tell even as I was regaining consciousness.8384e6065c39de3d73b7

…Damn it, 14318f17ae we slept 62a11c9b58 together.db9955a09d34d05aedda

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“Ah, fuck.”15371447c49da57d8108

I unconsciously 899ec457c2 swore as 2d0768a04d I opened c6757ad784 my eyes. My voice was hoarse, and though it sounded muffled, anyone 9f2dc9d613 would’ve cursed upon realizing what I had just awakened to. Of course, dealing with the situation that greeted 5c71b21f9e me after opening my eyes was another matter.aa250fbdcd4481bc88bc

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That’s because three people dda3a021e9 looking at me came 93621bf979 into view immediately. After realizing I’d become a febd7728d8 swearer who cursed right upon e1a1a93307 opening my eyes, I wanted 5f9ed1849a to close them again. One of bd93e3e401 them asked 0fa08005d6 me seriously,18e91e568dcb23378022

“Are you feeling that bad 18b105c382 that you need to curse?”17e7081d64c22058311b

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It was d25fa5be80 Attorney Kim. No, that’s not it… Before even 796779b7c2 hearing my answer, she scolded Mr. Shim Jaeheon, who 783b0d007e was standing in 9d997f9ede front of me.6bff15b6cb49072a78dc

“Look! How bad must his condition af4247014a be if the first thing eefb2f78f1 he does is swear? He suddenly fainted due to pheromone issues, and you 1b20ce4740 think a simple suppressant shot will solve it? Move aside. We need to d17ab01080 take him to e52aa16dcc the hospital immediately.”9dff737f1e62d9e8419d

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Next to her, Manager Han bcb584df9f was glaring at Mr. Shim Jaeheon with 9635ef581c an equally hostile 1628d13d3c expression. It seems he had stopped them 6537c23860 from taking me to the hospital. So I got 2e81e13fde a heat suppression 73d3a0c89a shot. Heat… shit. My gaze unconsciously 576bda7331 turned to him. He was facing the two with an expressionless face, but eb64c3b283 as if sensing something, he turned to look at me.f198253dcf2adfb883c7

“So?”c8d567556aa9d8f00805

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His short question carried 44fa0cfc80 layers of meaning. It felt like he was asking, 99549d86b0 ‘Do you get it now?’2779f8caed72c4b8b084

Ah, yes, I b5b409df18 certainly do know. We slept together, and I 656b3c759c respond to your pheromones.10cfaf55d10facd70302

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I found it absurd that c0b1ee9854 he suddenly released pheromones, but c9ac7908fc I had nothing to say. After all, he had 5f316a0257 informed me quickly and 3737587973 briefly as I had ff8dfb5af1 requested. Still, I a1ab45db36 was a 04374578f3 bit annoyed. He could have bec6123c95 given me some 2b77c4d39d warning at least. But with others watching, I 40ade1b789 couldn’t express my dissatisfaction.5295795e5432e1e2f49e

“Yeah, whatever.”208346df48981f370547

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I mumbled while deliberately avoiding his gaze, f71184cb20 then turned to Attorney Kim and Manager 617f2cb314 Han to tell them about my condition.2b9f15610313d9d300f9

“I’m fine. I don’t 44d283002d need to abdcac0a7d be hospitalized.”b40a14c762f464bb7493

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“No. You should go 8ae8561804 to the hospital f118b8d148 for tests. The presence of so many Alphas 767766b8e6 here might have caused the issue.”054b76b38182c6ed0464

Manager Han advised cca51a73aa with concern. I appreciated her kindness, but I couldn’t possibly tell her 2efd42ce38 the truth, so I just shook my head again.3809b901da53ca0faa0b

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“Really, I’m fine. I won’t go into 1a3966aad9 heat… again today.”7b8265e8a1202a34e40c

I glanced at the 344d2a385e culprit while getting up. Mr. Shim Jaeheon looked at me d79c4fea72 and brazenly blurted out.be6897748bcf834ca5a3

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“You won’t, huh.”2ad079a8e10682daa03f

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An ellipsis a0b366bfc7 was clearly 6f9db8a408 marked in a614e52fbb my mind. What are d42bc5f9ac you saying? You shouldn’t 480fab2dd8 say that! The shock growing inside me a922025634 became even larger when I b1635087e4 saw his serious eyes. This person cf9ba455fe wasn’t joking. His steady gaze seemed to provoke me like this: if 136418025c I didn’t remember what had happened between us, he would 51e552fa03 explain it briefly and concisely one more time.102bd785c8c8dd83ff93

Wow, this guy… 72f9789c30 is not to fe68fcc785 be taken lightly. I froze for a moment, fa11adfb71 then quickly checked Attorney Kim 7f0bd08bc1 and Manager Han’s reactions. Sure enough, both of them had df3422b6a4 puzzled expressions about this situation. I immediately 89a78233d1 made an 1f72937ef5 excuse.33273c3fbdb986a261a0

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“When I awakened later than 8f62b1d9a6 others 8 years ago, I e3f7fc4a9f developed some side effects. I guess he was 783302f9b1 concerned about that. But I’m fine. The heat 3e52b4d61e suppressants work c705b5d7b6 well for ba87fe38d8 me anyway.”e918b3750036f63a2780

I turned to him 78dc548569 and strongly added.84bd03404d2d6c2de841

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“So you don’t ed76c7fe5e need to worry 43e6580252 about my heat.”a2dc657ccd916bdaa0c5

I was worried he might say 399387db8b something nonsensical again, but fortunately, he 6588fcfd9a shifted his gaze to the two d03f369652 people in front. Then in a 322e372075 voice dripping with c6b0cec052 coldness, he demanded.811e8e57e1af0d3d9f9d

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“Since Minha is 631b4dcf59 awake, let’s finish 158d391c8a our business quickly.”9e04f337550642322fe5

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