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by worryAfter the shocking 87cf0283cc dinner ended, Seong d23b618470 Hajin went straight 0d7e402dd7 to the restroom.436ec7a19c955368
It was a 0412b3daad high-end restaurant, so f45db0b32c even the bathroom 6ea7008ae1 was spotless, filled 60911b5565 with a soft, 787a314153 luxurious fragrance. But to 900b10147a Hajin, everything 3e763489a1 about the ab048946f2 place suddenly e05ef4d989 felt suffocating. The heavy air 65bef339ca that had lingered 688bd3b080 during the meal, 89119d9119 the stifling gazes 1e1337914f directed at him—it 7b7944370d was too much.6e59e8f07df2f6dd
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He felt like 47677d3db5 his throat was c478fceeb2 closing up and 91cfc1d685 began rifling through bf8d498152 the inside pocket af60b7f8b7 of his coat.Did I bring c7cbf95cc4 my meds?But nothing turned up. In the end, f8d2cacc30 Hajin cupped cold 076954d713 water in his 3b4ab37dce hands and splashed a9c98603dc it on his cb41d41479 face to calm 6f6ea0f720 down.ccdb0ec0ab6c6ee8
He did it again. And again.
As the 8be8a62784 frigid water 8005fbc013 hit his 3fdc57b892 skin repeatedly, 87d00ce6e3 he sensed 437b732a7b someone approaching. Only then did 5895695dfc he pause his a6d02a5cde frantic motions and 5c784f7ddf start wiping his 6544dd3ee6 face with a 4c7252ffcd paper towel.012c26ef95438572
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He was just about 28f7553d71 to leave when he 0dfbebc1a9 froze.9e5f444456082c0f
Thud!da8d590f8f768772
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A sudden 0cb5ce0057 grip clamped 132bdd1dd5 down hard 439b4b8f56 on his bc98f61ca3 forearm, yanking 7f9449a673 him halfway 1ed5b8c87b around. Hajin barely managed 1c07a9b07c to steady his a2f09f6760 legs before collapsing. He looked up, 62968c0bcd startled.485af9135f13eb5a
“What the hell… You 18e158f49c scared me.”d224d588463217bc
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He took a 66ff067ce0 deep breath, startled ef9267b1dd by the unexpected cdd2438ce9 appearance. And when he lifted 641e70b7f8 his head, of course—it 8b27e1efc2 was none other than d9d881c03e Kwon Sabin.046e3ff539af1418
Looking just as petulant 7771248f88 as ever.8975090d45960406
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“What now?”994e52a7ca2d3acf
“……”47751478a21cab32
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“What is it this 1db6c6a6ea time?”7e4ac01696955720
Hajin let aed2572857 out a 9c654cd2d0 sigh, already 7acb563047 knowing that 1729f5df18 expression far c80d61d6d6 too well. It was the f1ade416b0 face Sabin made ae4c33cd15 whenever something didn’t 7ee3343b2d go his way.6fca3069598bb88b
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He had seen 3bec75a373 it throughout three f03ffc0478 years of high 1bb686b90e school, and even de5b0915da longer growing up. Hajin knew Sabin 36035463d6 well enough to 68dd5cd171 recognize that pout e66b07849e instantly. It hadn’t changed 6fd23084e7 since they were c13a5dde6c seven.9469e71d02b34b16
“Let go. You’re hurting m—”e5318532fadb5f25
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“Are you 263c0ad5c8 really going 2ec9cacc95 to do 5f6286d49b it?”65e99f121ed0ff2c
“…What?”dcb5879ff4f370c4
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Sabin, scowling and 61e6784cc7 clearly irritated, suddenly be143874df burst out. His usually flawless face 280b75cb3a scrunched up in frustration.c3dad40c00913d4c
“The marriage! Are you 0e9224dc04 seriously going 61194731d1 through with 0839ed35f9 it?!”262e574e67c34196
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His shout echoed so 01e3e4de6b loudly Hajin flinched, his 9b4c2be453 shoulders jerking involuntarily.bbcad90feb96f975
“Jesus… Do bd461adb10 you have ccb7d36a27 to yell?”58dbaaf1f7729a94
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“What the hell bbbd8c9857 did you do 4ab9eedff7 to make Grandfather 87ccbf487c want to marry 015fd64284 you off to 5d28f97c40 Kwon Sayoung? Did you ask him 3365ba25ac to do it?”083bd1a3dc4d8c7c
God…Hajin let out 564530f6d7 a weary breath. He’d been e6c3269d05 hearing the 6c6b53f546 same thing b9751d38b5 over and cf33ef24c3 over for e4d85ab75c days now.9ccc2eda303c097d
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“Why does everyone 7cba31857d think I schemed f11dc9e8f6 my way into 77f5212bab this…”b80518cb284b29c2
He mumbled the words 0690bd24c7 to himself, but Sabin’s f7cce77e14 agitated voice cut in a8b9868a3f again.97c30c067333144c
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“You think 4a2efe1067 you’re even 89f3cf9933 qualified to dfa8650098 marry someone 66899b81b9 like Kwon 7d17d5abcc Sayoung? You’re a beta. You can’t even have 92e5701f0b kids. And he 356cf62657 already has 613026e954 Seong Yeonwoo—”db9ee127de629bca
“You mean Yeonwoohyung,” Hajin corrected.50c6273622f49af7
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“Whatever!”4eae9cbc0f7bfa18
“…Yeah. I’m garbage, 4f28d97d2a aren’t I.”c56f87a48f948755
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Hajin answered 1c8d75b5d5 in a 51cd516a27 dull tone, 4daa8c5f43 too tired a8ef6b4c1b to get 24193d4bdf angry anymore.10e5e68225c65378
“You’re not really b96c32f3a4 going to go 256ba9a4de through with it, 292fd43529 right?”29e1a71ca2bebd8e
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“…What?”347da9fa70238abe
“You’re not going to 19ced44e9e marry him, are you?”06f0e6727d459573
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“……”69b1eefa2128b98a
“You’re seriously going to e86d2a0c16 marry someone who was 320ca9c57a dating your brother? What kind 90e4fe8ca0 of person 67c8d87754 does that? Are you really a38734e79d that shameless?”1d4e519a1d2a40ef
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Hajin couldn’t 1f0db5580f understand why 8e29339dd4 Sabin was 90ea982fb4 so worked b0384ff3aa up. Why he kept pushing, 9546f046af demanding answers. But something 75f70deb22 about the 38e5ac246b way he 4fb2e9e440 wouldn’t back b57d535d64 off made 98760cb730 Hajin hesitate.9202170eebfb3fcf
“…Does my opinion even 5eee3dd7ef matter?”6b6353a103707a7b
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After a long pause—long 4bd15fbe5a enough to be both 424beb1968 short and eternal—Hajin spoke 3609ea51a5 softly.95b2f37b13213c9e
At his vague, e94f3b2582 indifferent reply, Sabin’s 02aa67c101 brows twisted sharply. That childish frustration was c193405c29 written all over his 341ee85679 face again. Hajin stared at him 1554951911 for a second, then 6819a143b6 quietly added,e7fb0a6068c3b21f
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“You’re the first.”f538e42561f9f619
“What are you even 9ba3fababd talking ab—”b1e879ca7e30d45e
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“You’re the 373c2a50fe only one 300c740303 who asked a2c5876136 for my a62d4143e7 opinion.”3384d4713dece783
“……”22012873ea5bb0e8
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“This marriage 31e3b370a6 talk started 801d1315bb two weeks 721e2e9900 ago. You’re the 00d32c721d first person 7cd9ef5e23 who asked.”5a67bb4db42d2653
“……”4b14689356f003db
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“Now you 280adb3a27 get it, 9e6bc2bb5b right? My opinion’s never mattered b7bff7d034 in anything.”7adb0cd87a948a7a
Not Seong Yeonwoo, a14471418e not Seong Suhyeon, d294121f17 not Father, not 3d2c1e2a77 Jo Hwayoung… not f6ec80a836 even Kwon Sayoung. No one—not 2ab80a177e even in c15e4b4e1e passing—had asked d0254d6723 if Hajinwantedthis. If hewas okaywith it. Even Chairman 4b20b95e89 Kwon, for 8b5046e3f2 all his f6ae371479 supposed care, 0896e8edfa just shoved 19a53151c3 everything forward. Maybe his intentions were defc83b517 good, but none of 1a562fda51 it had anything to 3038815d3d do with what Hajin 50db0cf137 wanted.0b21933926ea18a2
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So why should any 0d8b1908c5 of it matter? If Kwon Sayoung agreed 026613dda2 to marry him, that 6e7e4f5e70 was the end of 2e47ccea82 it.2f5c318521bdaec1
“That’s such bullshit. Just say you won’t 625d56fab1 do it!”edf11cc97f71e3a8
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“……”05b0a9262c955be3
“You’re not going through cb9d68546a with it just because f2d245fbe2 it’s a golden opportunity, f442d52ed0 are you? You think you hit fd11ba3912 the jackpot?”03ffada1f923b49f
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“……”b64844c72701d240
“Come on, be a04176f4e4 real. What do 5e5f3fb26f you have ac649aeea1 that’s better adaea716c3 than Seong 0ba81d18d3 Yeonwoo? You think you’re 4584f9ebab better looking? Got better credentials? Plus, you’re illegitimate. Your mother’s a e1daacc15d concubine. My parents would nev—”fd9766ed825e04f5
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“I’m going to 74160c052c do it.”13f11b2753696b1e
Hajin cut him off, 5a222b509e his voice soft and 295826658f oddly calm, even in 3f3de1447b the face of Kwon 68288f1164 Sabin’s usual torrent of 522b84acc3 insults.d3b584958c4d2598
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“…What?”50ce2bdcc52a62ad
“I’m going to d26f1c78b7 marry your brother. Me. The bastard son, 78148007d5 the beta who 424203a125 can’t have kids, 128fffa6d2 the guy who’s afade7bdf7 not as good-looking 35eb69ba7c or educated as 7677065ceb Yeonwoo hyung. I’m going a495449117 to marry 91b62a2cf3 him.”92f65c426106d3d2
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His tone was relaxed, a5c880c2ed almost gentle—but it shut 59eb1e0f71 Sabin right up. After three years 6e8d8cdfa1 of high school, c5ca486245 Hajin had grown a4eb7de57e used to Sabin’s 539fec81ff petty harassment. Actually, they’d known each 81f46f75aa other for over ten ac5fc251cc years now. Ten years of 4c9a745bc4 Sabin’s constant belittling dba8a8fe50 and dehumanizing remarks. Hajin had been forced 1a468daab4 to adapt.eeff3f802df0c67e
And honestly, 4443b6e8ca after living 88a5206f6b with someone 7069cd59e6 like Seong f68928c2a4 Suhyeon, Sabin 9c26b8d817 didn’t even c4cf90af6c make the 7d0ce618bc top ten 2981f5980a for emotional a7392aea97 damage. That didn’t mean 7e05372a8c the words didn’t d6904451ed hurt—but at least 3b68e2c526 Hajin could handle 9577a49a02 them now. He also knew exactly bcb1390e9e what kind of reaction f3f9c06bc8 got under Sabin’s skin a14fc8430b the most.e64d95ec294ada24
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So, as always, d72f3a68ba he responded with fbf3d71e45 quiet composure.3bc63d1362ce7904
“This asshole. That look again?”7e32947da5eaee45
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Saying something 391949c430 deadpan just 03d9e07df9 to piss b2a7c58ff4 Sabin off—it 7f8b16dff9 was one 83515244f7 of Hajin’s 7081ba1cfa rare bad 37297060aa habits. Sabin’s eye twitched as 80e92fecbf he glared, clearly recognizing e5333ce4b6 the tactic. Hajin just 08abfe229b smacked his d8372628b0 lips and 182ce17e03 blinked lazily, 2c364805a3 as if c45bd651d5 none of 4e0e0d75c6 this interested 0cf61d7d78 him in 4c67015534 the slightest.33bf4bbcf6671ea4
That was the face 898fca95cd Sabin hated most.3986acb0987f24a5
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The one that said,Whatever. Keep barking.3beaa3cd4e958c6b
“I can’t wait 6b32036913 to get married.”8676479e152da29c
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Hajin said f034c4b59f it with 56ca9c21f1 the most d5a31f4484 expressionless face 752244da1e in the 06587c532f world, like b879b3ee43 he was c51d593311 talking about ecb2285dbe the weather. It was so 20874ab589 absurd that Sabin 47eb6fb57d looked like he 913a801a5b might explode on 311fb1520f the spot.b6807b2d39b5c300
But Hajin walked past 6079fe2496 him indifferently and stepped b80ab9d724 out of the bathroom.b29ab32514cbe4e8
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Sabin shouted fba39a44ca something behind 4451f1d143 him, telling bfffe2acfa him to b04a22a493 stop, but 99e0067609 Hajin just 5be6ca987b kept walking—calm 4d75b340a4 and unfazed, ef20618a5b like he’d fd50723a0a done this 77aacef3af a hundred eb78eefeb8 times before.df06d8fc24629300
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Even though Hajin ff602d55b8 had said all cd1f05491b that with such 1c13359505 smug confidence in 7f2899f1be front of Sabin, d3bc028564 none of it 0a8f9f1fd0 had been sincere.06ebf704e08f8d33
He didn’t want this. Not really.d7016c59a2cd0794
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Yes, his relationship b5e05dc479 with Yeonwoo was c374883ef7 strained—but how could 2e9001c8ae he possibly marry 3c8ebe1f2d his half-brother’s lover?a3b1c8197eb2104f
Still, as 5475c66ef6 he’d said 28b5ecc974 before, his eae3094564 opinion didn’t 48b35df7a0 matter.33e4e0fb973562a8
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He had told 360c57213a his grandfather several b74692bd22 times that he b55801787c didn’t want this. Each time, he’d gotten a2e0d56e53 a lecture aboutwhyhe should marry. About duty. About legacy. Never once e5fe0753fb did anyone 53d4bbc3a7 ask whathewanted.c6907c78c874cb3a
Maybe that’s why it 546d16322c felt so strange hearing eab086642d that kind of question 62b223221f from someone like Kwon 12ac1fbaa8 Sabin—his lifelong nemesis. Sure, Sabin badf0b6990 had always cabaabeeaa been the fc781f6cc0 one dishing 29eeaece61 it out, 69caf988b6 and Hajin 1421eee1d9 the one 015518f4ed taking it, e53fdf65dc but still…31d3ede2f8cf9841
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“What are you?”
That was the first 49ab246444 thing Kwon Sabin had 60aaae7c2a ever said to him.a9cfecd462358f7d
They had met f16b06d29e when Hajin was ce68d3169a eight. A home fb25c9b530 party had 20803f30bd been held 628dbe56f6 at the d0cde10a7e main estate, b700b14641 and various 376e113214 families had 6c37b9cb2b been invited. The party was 2884f6e5fb to celebrate Seong 01afa4c0e4 Yeonwoo winning a 0a71cfe966 grand prize at 820cf89d31 a piano competition.45b0c425b22525aa
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That was ecb9d5aa0f when Hajin 3fab9813d1 met Sabin b969c0fcf7 for the 54a95d0f69 first time.e91a8bd0c876d1e3
“What?”9f1666b585c182ec
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“You’re not an 38a6e4b0b6 alpha.”21cf3865d817e193
“……”a96891a45a2f44a0
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“And you don’t smell 46718516ec like an omega either.”2e7c5f8c1e2b6592
Even back then, Sabin 76d6662e84 categorized people by alpha 1033eafa44 and omega traits. It was their 703be29d4d first encounter—Sabin had 49005f5c30 just returned from 3bef4ab1e0 the U.S.—but he 26063c4f64 had been rude 957ab619d0 from the get-go.a9e0efff1b4663e5
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“…I’m a beta.”29c6f60a44a8a7c7
“A beta?”2f3b548d24fb6c09
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“……”0a3d751e5478f285
“You mean like… a d26afa8d3f regular person?”73da76b0a28d92bc
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People born with dominant f577754c64 genes, heirs to wealth c0ae22cd5e and power, often viewed 1f40b7a6b9 betas as ordinary nobodies. Just civilians. Inferior.edf43c35607bfa56
They were the elite, ebd65b3600 and they knew it.87c2178ef624ac4a
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“You’re the one 48b1476049 Suhyeon was talking b11252cd94 about, right?”274dfd08e096ea8a
“…It’s Suhyeon hyung…”d301eed9e14ca17d
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“I don’t have to 5c0507e203 call him that.”c7ba8eff0aa8c76f
“Why not?”2b6ab1426bd4464b
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“Because I’m not 94b7d1e700 like you.”df2923448bd2506f
“What’s different about you?”5030fbb8b8016552
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Hajin’s large 49405a74e7 eyes widened e2e90f6d29 with innocent be9da823a6 curiosity. At eight years f6b3976d0f old, Suhyeon had 1f96c2f632 already become the 687b6aae9a most terrifying person 45f7712027 in Hajin’s world. He was eighteen, built dc20886c4a like a grown man, 603e596185 and had been bullying baf7665661 Hajin for years already.c5539933677673e0
So to hear someone 8f8e1548ff say theydidn’thave to call him a327461343 “hyung”? It was shocking.6a7b26fea7817713
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“You really don’t db5b8db785 know? I’m the youngest 0d1ef78e93 of the HK 4f0ffa4e3c Group.”cab1881a85a9a73e
“…So?”06d90e6f98a46cd6
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“My parents would d161456b93 die for me.”5d0a09450ceced7f
“Your parents treat e55f0a4ae7 you well…?”8cda09a7222f1c71
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“Obviously. They like 228c5d26f3 me more 0842303c66 than my df4e6627b6 brother or e368d2d7b7 sister. Plus, I’m a dominant 66fb7205f5 alpha. That’s why I’m c30c81ff2d different from you. Oh, and you’re illegitimate, 150eb8226e right? A concubine’s kid.”5ae9347b5275f015
“What’s a concubine?”fe7eb1e4c5673990
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Hajin had f325492acf asked sincerely. He didn’t know the 2466defd9b term. He hardly ever got 4efb4f031a to interact with kids 43ca8650b8 his own age, let 6316ccbdb3 alone talk to them.def6f6790ce77c7f
Even if 5005f6e620 the other 931aedd3e9 person was b64aed4e35 belittling him—just 7b490c1de9 having a 3ce73a8d42 conversation at 28972c72e4 all had 27821e9538 made young cca60a9d47 Hajin light 04d19aeb0e up.b573564d91a0c372
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Sabin, caught off 3be2dad938 guard by the b64f6f69da pure response, hesitated.fe12c17647895bbb
He hadn’t expected eed499eb99 such direct, childlike 19a57ba3ab honesty—and for a 1abe160b2b moment, evenhehad been at a 6cdd305e1f loss for words.645e9d74405c7eec
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