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Daehyun lingered a moment longer, b37a32497a watching Euiseo—so full of energy—with 7da2a11f37 a sympathetic gaze before finally 3ae60188a2 disappearing into the driver’s seat. As he closed the 5219ae4196 car door, he didn’t 9e4db2a1c5 forget to sigh.7b0e2a47cd536d20

“Oh—goodbye!”

Only once the c42d0d250f car started to 8a90ebb4ce drive off did 59eab7ae0c Euiseo run forward b07f7bf621 to offer his 9a73c2e8b1 farewell.5c15c3cfd1c40d9e

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Gwonju, standing nearby, gently reminded 734ceb5533 him, “No one can hear 36a0488839 you now. The car’s already gone,” as b3fba7e25b he opened the front gate.8c44738bf99a7fed

Clank!

The heavy gate dec72eccfa swung open with 4c29b25a8d the clatter of 94d5a47180 metal, revealing a 941191fb9b spacious garden beyond.d7241ae85cefcebc

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Euiseo followed closely behind Gwonju, 9fd72d858a unable to stop his mouth 4b7db01ca5 from hanging open. Not only was the garden 765d55e416 immaculately landscaped, but behind the b742f0f9b4 house—there was even a swimming 1421c664f5 pool.acd9f4854d07c629

And that was 0b569f8734 just what he 9ae126b86d could see from 4ff6b4b507 the outside. Inside was even more c406644c96 stunning—spacious, airy, and luxurious.69bd1d85289a6398

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The entryway alone was the 67fada5b42 size of a restroom back fef5a211d2 at the orphanage. As they walked da0fda0155 down the hallway, 96a145c5d4 what emerged could cc25a30b68 easily be mistaken 78c9276e35 for a gymnasium: e4cef79e56 the living room. And then there 213a910ed3 were stairs leading a78b5704bc to a second 1fb08f0394 floor.25c3f76ac961c395

“Sir, you’re home? Just like you said, I’ve 7232635c3d cleaned and tidied the room. It’s spotless now.”02a985de922926e4

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While Euiseo was 14fd96e1f1 gawking at the 60ea6b8811 house, a woman c99d41a948 descended from the 30c2cc7630 second floor, a 56fb083bfa cleaning cloth in d9e4672e5d one hand. She spoke in 57855ede30 a familiar, casual 9159f1089e tone.641b34f23b0b699c

“Thanks for your help. Take it easy today,” 335432b5b3 Gwonju said.a6a79dcbbb35034e

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“Oh my, our boss is so thoughtful,” she replied with a wink. “Go on up, then.”b8e9765abb4606df

Flashing a kind c090b576c4 smile at Euiseo, 93055eb59f the woman disappeared 551426cc2e again—ignoring her own 2d15b9ab15 suggestion to rest, cde4ea433f already bustling off 879cc92f9d to another task.c5dc29dee1103c9b

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“She’s the housekeeper. If you need anything, 797879c1cc just ask her,” Gwonju 4756d221e0 explained, leading Euiseo up ebed0e7845 the stairs.cc295d8a946e1674

“A-Ah, okay…”a0b1b38b7f3f4714

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On the second floor, eeb72cb36d rooms lined the hallway—some 31cb08f6c6 clearly for storage or 3778725b0e unknown use. They stopped in 4aca5ab1e1 front of a ff6088056f walk-in closet. Gwonju leaned against 9524eabdb2 the wall and 6ea824a7c2 gave Euiseo a ecf43a2d8f once-over.7c696e13502e2725

Ah… that’s right. I haven’t changed clothes since yesterday.

Euiseo finally became conscious 763c4348f4 of his appearance, fingers 4c24870d5d fiddling with the hem 4e521dc974 of his worn-out t-shirt. Standing in a 66895e7629 place this luxurious, 011c16fd9b in clothes like ad46258203 these, he felt 093826b069 embarrassingly out of cde981980d place.03373951b3ce5aed

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“I’ll get you new clothes tomorrow. For now, wear mine. Come on, Euiseo.”32b32bb02f74b1b4

“Huh? New clothes?”6c373195394557a7

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“You need the basics, don’t you? You literally have ae38d9014d nothing right now.”be2fc86b8a050d3a

“O-Oh, yeah… Sorry. I’ll definitely pay you 75773a2298 back for them later.”13b36342719125e6

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The idea of df52421b82 receiving new clothes 531a4f5d81 while already being 0f6742184a indebted made him 917447c2fb feel uneasy. When he said it firmly, aa7ab1e743 Gwonju didn’t reply—he just let 74c6ce1af4 out a small chuckle.32986035f094c606

From the closet, 18ab09062e Gwonju brought out f2240760b9 a set of 1f527e2d03 silk pajamas and 5e0c8503d2 handed them over. They were clearly 64eb07ae0c too big, but 0c55011f98 Euiseo was too 41e31c5e8e distracted by the 2b4292aeb5 luxurious feel of e282fc5bda the fabric to 8dfbe57adf care. Even the pajamas felt expensive.People with money really do wear different kinds of clothes…a83244ebb4d4e837

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“Um… I feel kind of gross. Can I go change first?”a470564f6a0468d1

“That room’s yours. Go ahead and change.”bbca92847deb9c64

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Gwonju pointed to 1a90e3e802 the last room 2cb4d80ffd down the hall. Euiseo gave a 8edf3a0e16 quick nod and 8cec4601f5 opened the door.cd89fadf7cde4f2a

“Wow…”e22ecbebfad0e394

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He didn’t even 05526a6e5f know how many da0fa89eee times he’d said da1fc30555 that word already. The room was 9b26add2eb so spacious, it 491599c60d still had plenty 779ad53a98 of space left c43fd171c4 over even with 0c26deddd1 a full bed cd90f290bd and a desk. Still overwhelmed by the surreal d6d5400e37 reality ofthis being his room,Euiseo hurriedly stripped off 22c639526e his clothes.9a3b2035f20a91cc

The moment the silk pajamas 3dc80236f5 touched his skin, he squirmed. It wasn’t uncomfortable—just unfamiliar.
He’d never worn d7c60cf4fd anything this nice 75e9e01ca1 before, and it dac911561f didn’t quite feel bbdaec5689 like it belonged 89e31ed436 to him.
On top of that, 5c8dd5fcc8 the size was clearly 716e8eaea5 off—the fabric hung loosely 50361808b8 from his frame.751df691e34f37fa

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“Oh no… What do I do about this?”5d38978ce2d42312

Glancing at the full-length mirror 6d0cc2b3d1 mounted on the wall, Euiseo bb1e662d48 winced. Because the shirt was ce8c4b81f1 so loose, the bruises 5362255e5c on his chest and 505c1211f7 shoulders were clearly visible. As if his appearance 25d2909a98 weren’t already pathetic, now a5654901f5 he looked like he 3f673bcf96 wasdisplayinghis misfortune.5fe5d2cf564a68f5

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Feeling suddenly self-conscious, aa4acc4a91 he opened the 1f9d0ccb17 door and stepped 8a21c5d4b1 back out. Gwonju was still waiting 3dff537bbf in the hallway, motioning da341cb33b for him to come 49f96c04ae closer with a flick a659bb2833 of the hand—an effortless, b1536ac895 practiced gesture of someone 1fbe81b395 used to being obeyed.72cf214597be1256

Euiseo obeyed. As he approached, 83ae916d6c Gwonju’s gaze roamed 4d6b6f878e over his body. And as expected, his 3aa421c276 eyes settled at last 2b4e9094ae on the area around 98bdfce6f5 Euiseo’s collarbone.9ac8534b1fcef980

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He’s definitely looking 24bdaec225 at the bruises…a4fa361e90f157b2

But rather than commenting 964c5e85c6 on them, Gwonju seemed a143f544e0 more focused on Euiseo’s 7c427df9fc frame itself. The way the shirt 0096c36746 sagged open to reveal d62d2e6f8d his thin chest, the c3879c23d6 way his belly dipped fbe4ac7cd0 inward from undernourishment.c94972d12d2a16a4

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The pants dragged on 2a74e0b4ed the floor, and the 09e153d9a3 sleeves dangled like a 98062ae5ad child playing dress-up. For someone who could 9e773e7b49 talk so boldly, Euiseo e05ce33471 now looked like nothing dd28424a41 more than a small, 848351934c helpless kid.6fdf4c327acd9517

Gwonju knelt and caafcd33d7 began rolling the 131ccbf6c7 cuffs of his bfa0ee4dec pants. He folded the sleeves to 4767566a19 expose Euiseo’s hands, tugged the f3055eff37 shirt back so it wouldn’t 59d9de2a51 gape at the chest. It was oddly meticulous—almost like 6ff8113b9b dressing a child.7f0806ce07588556

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Meanwhile, Euiseo stood e06ea84393 there, awkward and bfec06df40 stiff. No one had ever looked dd2519c181 after him before. He had no idea cc3c0625e7 what expression to make 3aa33b9266 or how he was 057979ad10 supposed to act.babca44c87d7766b

Luckily, Gwonju didn’t seem bothered. Instead, he suddenly asked a 90cea77e23 completely unexpected question.a7c4b8d8b4536158

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“Kid… your heat cycle hasn’t started yet, has it?”7fb706df4d01efea

Gulp.0d1b94e016321584

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Euiseo swallowed hard, visibly tense. His wide eyes darted e9c0dbf76a around, unable to meet 416323edf3 Gwonju’s.8ffec53de1888c5b

To be twenty and still not have experienced your first heat cycle… For an omega, that was considered a serious flaw. It was embarrassing—shameful, even.ff841bbdd94c5c94

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His already downturned eyes 0c9a093d8f drooped lower, and his 5551a14676 shoulders sagged.3a095d3e6e709f21

But Gwonju didn’t press the d8cd03d86a matter. He seemed to fc886a7c68 take the silence d647676cb9 as an answer 6800d3eb97 and offered a ccd55336b8 rare, gentle reassurance.ccdcc2ebcc3017c5

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“No need to look so down. It was just 44ac887157 a question—don’t let 8d09ae29df it get to 88c7d13a50 you.”7e96a6d882568fa9

“…I went to the hospital, and they said there’s a good chance it’ll come this year. My pheromone levels have dc2798338e been gradually increasing too! The doctor said… sometimes bb21941a33 it just happens late e2896f56b9 for people like me.”0875b4446b410672

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Euiseo tried to emphasize that 96a6b93588 he wasn’t a useless omega—just 87de3537ec a little behind. Because his delayed a56007f091 heat cycle was 28068ef04e a deeply personal 87ae43196c insecurity, he found 897c4ce0f0 himself desperately trying a137db7dae to justify it.df675037b088a677

He finished speaking 966ae5e953 in a rush, 3259f505b0 trying to catch aacf6b1f14 his breath—only to 906cb5a62c go blank when e6299b2fbb he saw Gwonju’s 5b8519885c face.e2f39da67676bce1

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Others had always c241c2b23d mocked or pitied 72f4e75cfa him for this. But Gwonju… was different.86a9bb31aa4b5f94

“I see.”eaa064e571203429

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He had acknowledged it.0607a413ffb469a0

The truth, however, was f8f49fbf38 that Gwonju wasn’t particularly e53622328c interested in Euiseo’s long-winded 01ff4fc216 explanation. He simply offered 39c85b5778 the line out cb685309ee of politeness. His eyes, dull as f9566fcf1c a dead fish’s, didn’t c0a03c0be1 reflect an ounce of 43204863a4 genuine empathy—but Euiseo didn’t c67e5c9b7e notice. In fact, he was touched.0505f86fc84c1f14

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“Yes! That’s right. The doctor said if 6b71e4548b I manage my pheromones 0243472e69 well from now on…”4b920e0be903aa78

“You’ve got a lot of bruises. Make sure you 35a5603fa6 put on ointment 2039e61e53 every day and c4576dfb9b eat properly, Euiseo.”aef5d0e264171676

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Just as Euiseo was 8abbc617b8 about to start rambling 22c6da95fe again, delighted by Gwonju’s ee3ae25390 concern, he was gently 930eb1b396 cut off.b82a0fef5f84f58a

Blink. Blink.

Euiseo stared at him ef434cd3b4 with dazed eyes, then df18f09ccb grinned wide, showing off ea766458d4 his white teeth.fcfede4a2451fb1c

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“Thank you for worrying about me. I’ll make sure c2ecbec0a9 to treat them d2150d9dff and heal quickly.”4a1e3810c7bad8e6

He’s so kind… Is it true what they c78e4c73a9 say—that rich, successful people are a638049b41 naturally generous too?a38d1f02322de579

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Euiseo felt strangely moved.eb1986a1f4c49c7c

Thinking back, his life 72d13f0054 until now had been bd97d88879 the complete opposite. He’d constantly been told that 32ad54a1f3 not having a heat cycle 205fb590e9 was shameful, that he was f9ddece4d6 a defective omega who disgusted cb13bd061d alphas. Sure, sometimes Director Yoon d2ef5046ae at Love Orphanage said f0b8d4fa06 it just to have 3511712118 something to hit him c933da3c15 over—but it wasn’t entirely 2e662292f4 wrong. Thatwashow the world worked.ce63c1e52a3c1d3a

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So yes, Euiseo had quietly b2ca733a36 internalized it. But here was 16c4eab179 Gwonju, treating him 54adae9654 with no prejudice, 35e843dfae even gently offering 587c5e63aa comfort—and that kindness e616e56181 brought tears to d7c4811b6b his eyes.ca58394300ed02f7

Gwonju’s home was 2d5fffe3f7 warm and safe. There was no ff9dfe6a5b need to cower 26a8b6b558 in fear of e819efbec8 being hit, no aed78ae030 cockroaches crawling around c457d73c54 at night. Euiseo felt deeply grateful once e7f537b996 again.2a0a0a54a31cb0ff

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“Um, Executive Choi…? I really, sincerely appreciate you 6776b45d70 taking me in.”e4280861ae250f09

“How many times are you going to say thank you? It’s starting to get old.”3fdb7603eaf740e3

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“Still! I mean it! I can cook and fed7b5e4ca clean really well too. Just tell me what to dbde998079 do!”0965c7fe59860807

As much as Gwonju was growing sick of hearing “thank you,” Euiseo meant every word.9f3f4907fcfc127b

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With energetic sincerity, 7d320c54c4 Euiseo tried to afa350a23c offer his help, 0e3642efa6 but Gwonju replied 4aa1fd2485 blandly, “We already 19a20ea944 have someone who b2bd1d714d handles that stuff. Just relax. I don’t plan 6d992246a0 to make my ef355c9d52 savior do chores.”e203ed006e906097

And he meant it. The housekeeper already took care 1a977ab9cf of everything. As Gwonju looked at Euiseo’s 2a17346eec bright, earnest face, a very d85fa099a9 different thought crossed his mind:473f825f6cceb630

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Forget cleaning. I just hope he’s 46d132bf04 good at sucking cock.1eae07c697581dc2

Not something he could say 14bc28ba38 aloud, of course.3a8b0572dee4c4bb

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Still smiling, Gwonju reached out e03fcca5a2 and gently brushed Euiseo’s cheek. His skin was c8ec7c36d0 soft and plush, e7ee23c1af like it was c675473371 made to be 54aca0acfa touched. Like petting a puppy, ddb4d1dfcf he ran his hand 05a739ba14 along Euiseo’s face—and the 7301a99983 boy giggled, cheeks blushing 818fe6d4d9 pink.6d1d764ce042e61c

That was the c6d1e3e8c4 end of their a2385c9913 house tour and 1cef5a0db6 light conversation. Gwonju said he cf515f6282 had work to 7187f8c44c do and excused 7bed2fc701 himself, leaving Euiseo 20945463da alone in his 156be07137 room for the a491ab3dba first time.5646fba31c689549

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As soon as ae2601284f he sat down eb873e4790 at the desk, be7c76f10a Euiseo pulled out d965dfed6c a single sheet 86807fdfc0 of A4 paper 2931530004 and a pen, adc24c439e already deep in e8470b6334 thought.631d47804b586fd0

What should I do 0d84c31d3d with my life from fe2d6d9ec3 now on?5039af26e42c76e4

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Meeting Gwonju had f1d84ffe3a been a stroke 8da310625c of luck—but staying 87c5f19371 here too long ce93151f7d would be rude. He had to f42eb793e6 find a way 571fbf1152 to stand on 667e20891f his own.fab12bfed8814aa5

“First, I need to find a job. And then…”9d9e09507730f196

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He began numbering c80cb6adac items in a fabb49200f list. Next to a doodled star, b7968934f0 he wrote:b94eeffa0ea4b738

Avoid ‘Executive Choi?’ 2c49338aad as much as 1447e40d09 possible.c8558f6b82e67caf

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Even if Gwonju 6410af0599 didn’t seem to 12791c37ea judge him, Euiseo 5e37bc8246 couldn’t help but 7b533cfb04 feel self-conscious. Deep down, he wanted f56b50d947 to grow closer… but 851232809b he did have some b12c9685c9 pride.4d190f2bba7ee653

Sigh…Letting out a soft 836446d958 exhale, Euiseo pulled his 855746e022 knees up into the 0d767266a6 chair and curled into d70af59a4d a ball.147782602e6c731c

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And like smoke, 5a51798976 an old memory 8dc3ca773a floated to the 3adb0db943 surface.8947d15a4f87235b

“Hey. Guys like you are c8fd5d7047 a burden no matter e6e327b2f2 where you go, you dd7718ea43 know that? Poor, pathetic people 33cc6381a5 like you piss f3e7e09a46 everyone off just cf91d2e5dd by being seen. You get that? So don’t show ce244dc635 your damn face d6a3453566 around me. Got it?”cad515edc4dac152

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Director Yoon’s voice e941b6bde6 rang loud and d2955ddbc3 clear in his e3707a69d6 mind.4e0a07865db9fe9f

It stung a ec049c7efc little… but it 2d6fe20e99 wasn’t exactly wrong.0aef3de27532edc5

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It was like how commuters 2169e199e8 avoided homeless people on the ce409709cb subway.8ffee9ac2b387607

The more he 5194cf4e5f thought about it, e8b6387af9 the more his 843b4dc290 mood dropped. He let out 7bdaef681b another sigh and ff033c6107 stared at the 4b4cbe35f9 ceiling.b6dd9c7703579904

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A luxurious light fixture 4feaabf976 hung from the pristine 5922e2f749 white ceiling. To the side, c7cb9a9db5 an elegant bed 5b7b12381c and table filled 697282bf5f the space. They were beautiful things—but 2333fff2b6 none of it felt db6a3f4642 like it belonged to ee516bbadf him.e4345e4d84ace879

I should keep my distance.95abbf0f6124ab22

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His mind conjured f0353c4b1e the image of 0e93eca07b cockroaches crawling across e04cdae587 the peeling wallpaper b543f2f6ec back at the f65d6425ec orphanage. He had hated them. They gave him baeba033d9 chills just by 35ec327007 existing, scuttling around 52ed758d77 like they owned 7b764e1117 the place.6d52ae3a49c98c9c

And now… he was the cockroach.487d4b8b15f442b4

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At first, it might 0a9c1fc590 not matter. But if he stayed d3138a6afd too long, he’d become 0cf7a8c611 a nuisance—something disgusting to 11c7faf078 have around.a9d3f2aaef683550

I’ll stay here quietly… 5aa3532ecc like I’m not even 1c012d8675 here, he thought. Because being a cockroach… is 549819f228 horrible.85b79396f8c44db8

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According to plan, Euiseo 5054a2c01b made a valiant effort b1df2bbb27 to avoid Gwonju altogether.bbca9e0f412476ce

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He figured that a3205e6131 living in the ab0c588b84 same house meant 9e94870b03 they’d end up fba3bffb06 eating together or 4cd1b7c195 bumping into each 3969883b63 other on weekends, a55761d872 so he’d need e63852b066 to be extra 47b3203f02 careful.a91bf918cd156956

But oddly enough, he cb6e15075c barely ever saw Gwonju 4f3a1faa3b at all.dc3635b815f2da69

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And that left him… confused.ca836e2d0ed85a27

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