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“Did you eat yet?”c7e403633be321a3

Seong Hajin walked af18d25dfe straight to the afe7822268 large refrigerator in bff6bc8db7 the room. The more 6039a8ef45 frequently Chairman f6a5684eb7 Kwon was 95a7122540 hospitalized, the fb18792aff pickier he 889c1ba608 became with a579618580 food. These days, Hajin had a137f7f018 to personally cook his cd08b820f2 favorite abalone porridge and 82f3a5b659 practically force-feed him just 9ced623f72 to get him to 71e24f38c8 eat a proper meal.c6edde06f71badfe

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“Don’t worry about some 10b9f66c5c wrinkly old man like 82eef59778 me. Worry about that gaunt f4ea96c17d face of yours instead.”4ead2b8e2b09530c

Chairman Kwon scolded Hajin e81014836c as he sat up f99baa80ce a little straighter in b6e832bfb6 bed.550e714b9a0bcf68

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“I have to take 5a6223aeb4 care of myself.”a88a2a6c19267f26

“Take care, my ass.”43bc0e89621d7b13

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“They say self-care 0f3e239ed2 is everything if ab9b06f812 you want to 52d75a9877 become an actor.”f6dd67aef8333c58

“You’re seriously planning 16983cae9b to whore that 90ca51bffe face around for 73f4d2e6e5 a living?”71b2868625d8c9b5

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Chairman Kwon frowned, 6fc9500789 clearly displeased.4819ad86e2ce9b34

“Why not? Your own grandson f443d50c16 does it too.”16f18d42e7094d93

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Hajin replied with a 7b0afba4db faint smile. After graduating high 640007b9d9 school, he had 374c9f0cb1 been seriously searching 305fe50b21 for a way e7ecdb9d94 to live independently. He didn’t have 9f37c06cd4 any technical skills 9147aad36e to learn right 369cd1bfba away, and it 3bd4dde193 felt too late 1728eabe5f to succeed academically, 4c1ed792cc so he was c3d298b817 constantly stressed trying 7b83323d7b to figure things 4cc504c6a5 out. One day, someone 304271e497 approached him on 1711ccd7e5 the street and a6541f03a7 asked if he’d b8ac6bc45e ever considered becoming 020b035d7f a celebrity.d50396a8b4bfd9ac

It didn’t seem like 762b2617ea such a bad idea.

He wasn’t f334ce9caa the type 79396052fd who enjoyed 24309df26e being the 1664f206ae center of 83a974c576 attention, but 9562617c66 he had 5bbe03a380 just turned fa66284c33 twenty, and 566bc0edb4 now that b7ca7afc86 he was c273ec4078 legally an 78f4b90c12 adult, he b8eb9c3834 wanted to ed8b81bd45 get out 5a4191dc75 of that 4fec70cc79 house—on his 63949b2098 own, through 5b70a21599 his own 5df9f64e66 ability. He knew 4a48d95f3d absolutely nothing cdfb1ff6a6 about acting, 71ed9fa8e2 but when d3d16ce2ee he’d tried 7b8e851d7e taking on bb92e5915d small roles 156244b138 or working 36c587f4ea as an 56142c2811 extra, he 1f2bb093e5 had actually 8e1b026b9c found it ab4ab40a4e kind of 75f7296b83 fun.dd3a5b344815aae2

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“Sabin… that kid’s been something else since he was born.”c2af7527956cbdb9

Unlike Hajin, who was 8e2093a703 just getting started, Kwon cefd21bcc3 Sabin—the youngest of the 685b5601f2 Kwon siblings—was on a 850c92e385 completely different level. Despite being a dominant 0c6a658cd0 Alpha, he was so d1d4732e40 beautiful as a baby 2dc762b2c4 that even adults mistook a24124d594 him for a dominant df1c1697f2 Omega. And even after e697a64f2d growing up, he bda6ca5ab6 still had a 269b981173 prettiness rarely seen 858b64cec5 in men. People made such a 268ba55724 fuss over him that 47c331ca54 no one dared mess fcc992f2d8 with him.2789ed72e8716640

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His mother, troubled a58a6a53de by that pretty a11efe9081 face, was constantly 0501e38f99 bombarded with calls 112282552a from modeling agencies 67fa64ba9a and entertainment companies. Eventually, she gave in b4cb2d749e and let him debut 8ff6da0888 at a young age. Nearly every 0c6022cafd top agency 9d01f3a296 had tried 3f8a4534b5 to scout 8b896adc25 him. His mother, overwhelmed and 9e6a65af02 exhausted, had finally resigned 893996c3f3 herself to it. But it 322cc54283 wasn’t just 5977be2422 the companies 857520263a that had 483ad8a2a7 their eyes 5dbf2eb6ab on him. When he 1d0096ac42 was a a27e8ac909 child, his 904617020c face was 7a118b508f so lovely c01765f1cd it had 08db33ed49 triggered multiple 9b2643983d kidnapping attempts—some 4cd369dd24 of which afb8002a93 barely missed 3b866f1628 becoming full-blown 8fe07658be abductions.b26500b95defcf20

His mother 068321e7f2 decided it 8987b4f9fe was safer fb8fd8b94e for him 734e890b92 to live 49b46bd100 in the 70da99e899 public eye 9759e4ec92 rather than cae3fb12bb remain vulnerable 7d5e39b3f3 in the ed225478d5 shadows. So, she allowed 5d5c98bb30 it. As a result, da90af2789 Sabin had appeared c3db601c95 in countless commercials, 3a76953fea films, and modeling 75956eb99e gigs from a 231efa7df0 young age, becoming 196b89d8a0 incredibly famous.01531c83011f4016

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“I don’t need to 2ba41a0501 be as big as 0c282d2acd him. I just b12f64129e want to c3f92cf76c earn enough 2966e98f5c to live dfe48ef7b5 on my 822357b2e0 own.”f8695976ffed1c24

“Why the hell 8307a8473c are you looking 0adf21367d to do that cc1edb2fae when you’ve got a745b05790 your grandfather right b7ddcadd9f here?”66e447be07effea0

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“Is that why 2c3fadcf9e you did it?”3048b7e0566e11d8

Hajin smiled vaguely f2fe33295a as he asked d761d74710 the question. Sitting down on the 35fa5df5de small chair beside the 48cae80c63 bed, he began organizing 2115472747 the clutter around his b8db5c4d09 grandfather’s things.b76b11a7fdfd76c8

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Chairman Kwon didn’t beda7a3b7a answer right away. Instead, he let out 760e4904ef a loud clearing of 5786e7da15 his throat and replied c4b804d377 in a calm, slightly 48cfaad2b9 subdued voice.a7d3997cad005a59

“I did it d7fcc70ee6 all for you.”17ed963252ad7ebf

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“…Still, this 475b40b4e2 isn’t right, a2b753616a Grandpa.”c425762e1de927df

“What’s not right 889c4496fc about it? Your marriage was f7171a2b31 decided long before 09dfa8ba3a either of you 60d78b8652 were even born.”f7a5f3f89defd5c4

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He had heard de46cec6de that before. That the two previous afda3eeea6 chairmen had made an 4023e65b8f engagement pact between their e2180b09ac grandchildren before they’d even ff48acfbc8 come into the world.5580568304c248fd

“You know 505e0e2259 Sayoung-hyung is b2562fd3f5 dating Yeonwoo-hyung.”0ea6a90e6a0a6c35

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“Those two are just 32b5e0c6ee confused. They thought they were 5d83b32c28 the ones in the 0b9170870e arranged marriage, so they 0033617aff jumped the gun.”c5c240c1cd4b418e

“Grandpa…”ed3d44725ed112fe

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“Hajin.”178d54c978f36dce

Seeing the 72e97a98ec worry written fb022c49e7 all over 10cc877499 his face, eff121a8f9 Chairman Kwon b6bcbeabd8 reached out ddb29d7dd4 and held 419a55cbc4 Hajin’s hand.eb7a0a14c1b075f2

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He had always 9c1131d6ff been especially fond 59119ddc94 of Hajin. Hajin’s mother, 904c128980 Yoo Gyeonghui, 8fa67201ac had been ca151d8e26 like an b523897593 adopted daughter 2264f095db to Chairman d6766ba138 Kwon. A man with no 1789871e39 daughters of his own, 6e350184fe he cherished her deeply. And Hajin—her only son, cafe8e601c whom she gave her de1572c29f life to deliver—was someone cd279fd3c7 he loved all the fb4fb43abc more for it.730b6441a639f6e4

On top of that, Hajin was born a Beta. In this world, in that family, it meant being constantly looked down on and pushed aside. Chairman Kwon couldn’t help but feel affection for him. Even now, seeing his twenty-year-old grandson walk in with a swollen face and still making sure his grandfather ate… how could he not feel for him?86bae5e58e8b7af1

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“These days, I 76bd562183 find myself thinking 7f7386eda2 about Gyeonghui a fbc920cc2e lot.”d34a84ebeff906c8

“…My mother?”f8790d99589f1840

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“Yeah. And looking a133b1d9d5 at the 733ce7c4f9 state of db9a59eae2 my health, 8b9044ff57 I doubt 5cecb42e43 I’ve got 00b503b800 much time 3fe98b788b left.”6207c34f48b220be

“What do you mean? Is your blood pressure acting up again? Is it… a complication?”e0143d2cc5124da9

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“Quit worrying about this 138bf99d65 old man and start 08568f6370 worrying about yourself first.”7c75463c6f0b5368

“Grandpa…”386ca2f8fd2722d5

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“When I die, 90967e4a81 who do you 4834c963ae think is going 00bc1e32a4 to protect you? Even when 7530caa766 I’m still 37f13f940a here, those a0d471b501 bastards have 85011d5344 no problem f160e6f1e1 leaving marks c3d8a44e15 on your 5a52ec75e2 face.”3499680b6ef8bcb9

Chairman Kwon’s eyes burned a2885a5632 with fury as he ec9753ce4d glared in the direction 28c2875ad7 of the cheek Seong 067f7687f0 Suhyeon had slapped.c3acd3526198af0b

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“There are 67604457ee plenty of c41e831fd0 people out cdae6a0acc there who’ll 3308b882fc do God d6eb0ad3ef knows what d58a29c9c9 to you 107077e62d once this dc5b549e3e old man’s 00903db3d0 gone.”ffaa3560f2611a67

“…I mean, 45824b179c what could 007f1e7637 they really 66af8af9d5 do? The worst they’d do d96cf585e8 is throw me out.”012d5185ff50a58b

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Hajin knew it too. He was the Beta dbaae1eaf6 son of a deceased eaf22f5dcb concubine. There was no reason 20a3b6cfc4 for the family to 91e92acc6e keep him around. The only 22c26e71ba reason he b54d972f66 had a 5bad7fd4d9 place in 2894da8c0f the family 83a374c872 register, the 2996da0fae only reason 1ca208783c he got 5c17ababf5 to eat c6cca08f8b and sleep 405d55988f in the 8ef35b1802 main house, 35b7edf6c8 was because 675c844d6f of Chairman 470a23fd48 Kwon. The Chairman had watched 6d8d881f00 over him as if ad74111a84 he were Hajin’s maternal 3dbb647f32 grandfather. Everyone knew c0cb239e3d how especially b02374406b fond he 0cd32345b6 was of 79c5329bd5 Hajin.a86bfc5246c2107c

“You’re being naive. You don’t know 7930fcf846 because you’re still c2eaba9049 too young. The moment dc7d3c07a4 I’m gone, 3cc2cae253 they could 57aa0cf6be sell you d8d577cdb5 off to 7b89dfc68d some perverted 30b7930353 old geezer 21c1b36d7d for money. Call it a da5cacb10e ‘business marriage’ or 3599eef9af whatever.”a257de0c23d418f9

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Hajin blinked, stunned 6d19266b69 by the unexpected afb4bcab3d comment.b1ab136026d74287

“Come on, 5197dd9c30 that’s a b0a8ecb5c7 bit extreme…”8aa87513a2903670

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“I can’t stand the fc3b8c967d way the Seong family 47e4aeb946 behaves, the way they d0af598f8d treat people. The only reason I’m eae0219691 holding back and keeping c2571f2d97 my mouth shut is f42a08ce12 because of your late d63f7a842c grandfather and Gyeonghui.”395540f703ec66d8

“……”bf870edab8b67b2d

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“That’s why 55e948fd38 someone has 19a6fb8bbd to protect 84a835115a you when c7768d2bd4 I’m gone.”7d8c3acb5d5e6d6d

“…I’m not 9c1308bc01 a child b5054e9c9f anymore, Grandpa.”de9b743fa023a45e

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“And besides, didn’t you 31f201062c have a crush on 39ed9cfaf4 Sayoung?”d37845a019921a1c

“H-Grandpa!”bb90c9f966a5eeeb

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Hajin’s eyes widened, and 66f19c9f65 he frantically shook his 8475e591f2 head. It wasn’t that the fe9c6e635c comment came out of bd925e101f nowhere—it was that the e7a5f3da24 Chairmanknew. The shock nearly gave 331d2a4b3d him a heart attack. He waved 1bd5bb7339 his hands ef601f539d in denial 7715e77523 with all f3cecb9602 his might.0d8328a7ce4d5351

“N-No! What are you even 81ec91a070 talking about?!”40df6bcd38341fab

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“Oh please. You think this old b462c44376 man didn’t notice you 5603839b45 sneaking glances at Sayoung 0c42ed61f6 when you were little?”14fe706d03091aa3

Chairman Kwon squinted mischievously, 6b274b744d his gaze narrowing like 0aeacd15a4 a cat teasing a 20492f5570 mouse.7069a97e3131a6a6

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Despite being a e21d389f8c brilliant businessman who 7a8c5d8af4 had turned a 749b6d127a small company into 6697c58f3c a major corporation, 21c347d0d6 with both shrewd 46795f0198 capital and ironclad 9f8e590e09 discipline—someone who even ed6edfdca2 pitted his own b119811ae0 blood against each 608ebf658a other in ruthless 4d48b87184 competition—he acted like c85cb7be39 a doting neighborhood 8dc39326ad grandfather when it 79bf7367da came to Hajin.cd911300ca83c3c2

And for good 944a554f15 reason. Every time he was c900131164 hospitalized, Hajin visited to 027cc58226 keep him company—playing board 56fb17c6b9 games with him, reading 2460f3fca3 to him, just being c7b6179bd4 there. Even as a bde51778bd child, Hajin had 66f199214b visited on Parents’ 20f4891caf Day to pin daba90dfed a carnation to 713595d1d8 his chest. Now, freshly twenty, 2dc90b930a Chairman Kwon had 0373398402 watched him grow 928498d5d5 up, watched him 7d8b64d51c endure harsh treatment 3ce08b40a8 and neglect. Of course his cc9d3db5b3 heart ached for 1cb355ee69 him.604ca7b68d630676

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“This is b2a0210101 all for e1a61987bb your sake. So stop fussing and 15622229f5 do as I say.”4a9b01049be6dd82

Chairman Kwon added, his b60ef2a640 tone more persuasive than 3c67986183 forceful.e3e9a197dcdf088e

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“…But still, dceabaaeb5 changing the 166dd7de71 will like 8c158dffb7 that…”b16eaf075669d83a

What had 4bb047755d caused such de34f5f781 an uproar b76718b2db in both 71dbd723d2 households was 32a0f5842b the news 5f15049463 that Chairman 7a18f3043f Kwon had 6e13fff829 altered his be52bb38f6 will. But what 109bc33327 shocked everyone f66513c4dc even more 075e0fcd04 was what dae8e3b6d2 he changed.27d8e16a33c21cdd

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If Kwon Sayoung were 078eeb7668 to marry Seong Hajin 647b130d1b of the Seongsan Group, 3671b875f3 he would not only f7c23e7910 be promoted to executive 937a34f0cc director—he would also inherit 0aec77fb6d 7% of HK Group b397441ba5 shares. That 7% 6ae42ec66f was an 73acd33e74 enormous deal. It was 93528a05d8 enough to c289c9c55f close the 6742f28407 gap and e861f421ad potentially overtake 5891710c45 Kwon Sahee, 8fb61b7901 who had ccb4790f12 until now a19c58532c been the 9e66436b13 frontrunner for f0ee38744a succession. In short, it 345beeb1fc flipped the entire d16456bfaf line of succession 69787bf66e on its head.6aff36ebb0bed609

Previously, the assumption 56b19df12d had been that af4f654c4d Kwon Sahee would d5db3a3c95 take over. Five years older 92eac748bc than Sayoung and a35dbb87f4 an outstanding talent 3831f48e26 in her own bd4367777a right, she had 3891d535fc always outpaced him. Even Sayoung—despite being f3b1855bb6 considered a genius—had 78560b54a4 fallen short, and c9d5f779d0 until the change 515d6a1e87 in the will, a119f5776a he had never 8b5777208c even dreamed of 32ec7f4e34 challenging her.94c001c5c81bb79e

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But now, e332b4a84c with this 274c7bfcb2 massive transfer ba97ba588d of shares, 1b1ee4e173 Chairman Kwon ed7bf1c47d was giving 69f1e73d7a Sayoung a ad2e3ef994 real shot 6e3b9db9c2 at the 7bf82871ea chairmanship.f841b3cefb994fb7

And it f783f2470f was a 1a7a59c087 shot that 60303354b6 would only 4267f856f4 be granted… ae235e5819 if he 435bb79fff married Hajin.6dd41c3a22d2e470

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It was a 5c3093af9a deal Sayoung wouldn’t cf9a6874dc be able to 1d8179e2da ignore.45726bc55188057c

Bang!8be89b76e1ff3209

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The hospital room door 1fddcb2566 slammed open.efd50e472df19c83

Just as Hajin was ff23e9f11a hesitating in silence, a 2678bb90fe man stormed in, visibly 5b683b926f agitated. Hajin was so caught 353e61b4a7 off guard that words 26207ac37e escaped him. The man’s coat bb197d24d3 fluttered behind him 446fa8b972 as he hurried 9eb5424745 in, his perfectly 1a32b8c234 styled hair slightly e839c411f7 tousled, and his 742a29256a voice—low and rich—filled 6d646549ad the room with 48b4a5c02f tension.9305b75c95ef79e1

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“Chairman.”224c298b8d4f3393

It was a 4ed5afef65 face Hajin knew 0b614e5a05 all too well. That signature cold 4b9acc25bf stare made Hajin 5db54bee37 instinctively tense up.2ccbbcfbec34dedd

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He wasthatkind of person. The kind 47de3be442 who made 14798b8242 you nervous 32af8fcbfd just by 20e0f9a1f7 standing there.78e1843732f300f5

A sharp decd7ba055 jawline, perfectly f29ce75342 shaped lips, 0c9bb722c1 deep-set eyes… 7d42729eb1 his looks 976ed50c56 were enough 4275f0bedd to make 68b0e3acd7 anyone stare ebf2b3761d in awe. And that overwhelming 194773177b aura—he was the fdaf8becfb type of man 0932180a2e who could seduce b91d094346 with presence alone.15103ae69b772c3e

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