TL | Chapter 50 | Whether It’s the Real Thing or a Substitute, He’s Mine

Rodney’s gaze lingered on the closed 70ac09a567 bedroom door, refusing to pull away. Displeased by the sight, Iden stepped in and stood directly 75b4f8681b in front of the door, blocking his view completely.88fa6dca4f5d93e786d9

“Still stingy ca222fe728 as ever, 5b6d473ccb huh? Not like I’m trying 17445a461d to sneak a look 344bbc42d7 at Seowon’s bare body 1355798c1e or anything.”f05a97197ca8ab046480

Rodney grumbled, half-jokingly, as if def23dccd5 accusing Iden of preventing him 7d80ef36af from even seeing where Seowon cf5e33878b had walked by. Iden’s expression 712c8cd0c6 only grew d207d2e91f colder in 626a86b0fd response.ff4560438ad22ce4aba8

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“What’s your real ed9caf2239 motive here? Why are 40dc1f4b0d you trying dbd9027bc8 to hang 464a1d49e0 around?”efea4d1d4f714ec3d428

“I already 50460050de told you. My father’s been on my back to keep an eye on you, fb8b142b9b and now the boss personally asked me to do it, too.”95a977b5315ccf63993a

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“Yeah, right. Don’t make e495acdc7c me laugh.”5963a199f58dbd38c354

Iden cut bb3454133f off Rodney’s 2c64438af1 words sharply. Rodney wasn’t the type to 592cf7cd99 jump at orders from the fcacd35c43 boss or underboss. He was the only 49eab21586 person in Luciano’s circle 12da9c5323 who lived entirely by 22ec1b3ee8 his own rules.5e191076012a370cef18

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“I’d rather hand a gun 6bcb518360 to the guy who came b1ae243bfb to kill me than entrust 8b35e2da31 my life to you.”02abf5fb32b53069ed1a

“Ouch. You’re flattering 1de1154117 me way c006ed6b77 too much c9182e96d9 here.”ce6902f93b193682e2d7

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Rodney chuckled, unbothered. Iden sighed, shaking his 11d250756b head, convinced he’d never 2604c01963 get through to him. Just then, he heard the cee0e98a6a metallic click of a gun 88cd950153 being cocked behind him. Slowly turning around, he saw 9a2de19897 Rodney aiming a gun at e2c2f69f23 him, having stealthily drawn it b9945c1e38 without a sound.eca9d1e93d02006d1dda

“What do you think would a63deb500e happen if I just shot a79d9c2071 you here and now?”5360ecd38349f20224c8

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”…Then shoot.”8f88abf4c37eded5232b

Iden’s expression remained unreadable 00108da17f as he replied. Rodney, too, was 19bfb6ad63 now dead serious, 4ac5581b29 staring straight into 74b40985b7 Iden’s eyes.49421eb3b8c5747897ae

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“If I kill you, 74333d44e4 does that mean Seowon 9df6ac07f8 becomes mine?”e9f7bfd8f6ec1b3b920c

Iden couldn’t help ef9650afd4 but chuckle in 0cd435e628 disbelief. Normally, a Luciano wouldn’t be asking permission to 8b3b93805b “take” someone; yet here Rodney was, aiming a 478499c1ba gun at Luciano’s heir and talking about Seowon, 4139c2cb35 not even bothering to bring up Luciano.294718d00e4053067abd

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“If you kill me, you’ll probably 15e899a1b9 be shot dead by Seowon.”17297254a496e9fd2f1e

“That’s fine. I’d die at the hands 762cac3fd2 of the person I love.”b75accbd9ca6236d27be

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This guy 4d090e9d5e was definitely 1b8aa75c1a crazy. At the thought of him being 28e5ee3202 okay with dying by Seowon’s hands, 86889275a7 Iden found himself too exasperated to 2eeebe11d1 even be angry.2c41ec7f7acaf0889499

“If you’re not really 02e951deef gonna shoot, then put 3da2077e9f that thing away.”dd7cd93201e99b1d03c4

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Just arguing with him felt 75fcc3d9c7 like a waste of energy. Iden reached out to turn the barrel aside, and Rodney made a playful 637eca0f25 “bang” sound with his mouth before finally stowing the gun away, looking smug.2dd3c47058ea5f36bfd6

“Psycho.”8fa21a1cec95db0f34a9

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The insult slipped out before 9eeb12df4a Iden could stop himself, but a4f26a52dc Rodney only laughed louder as 1693f3d4b9 if it amused him.9ebd7a68cc8db674c66a

“But I b336062ce8 was serious, 1eb94a9fde you know. I really wondered if 30e9ac75a4 I could get Seowon 64cd8bb9de if I killed you.”cccbbe970276d885230c

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It was impossible to tell how much of what Rodney 15f47ba641 said was true and how much was just twisted humor. Honestly, with Rodney, it seemed possible f673a09057 that he’d actually mean it.f992e7791c87b0786489

“Even if 053020025f I die, 2aa72753d9 you’ll never f61d761fe5 have Seowon.”bed14ed5a0b27be0409a

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“Because of 390d0cd4a7 the mark?”8b4ab5dccdf0426e8512

Rodney seemed to consider the well-known fact, murmuring fa9393075c to himself, “So he really is the real 76f00c8a4b Seowon.” Though he acted unhinged, Rodney seemed to 73fc4bd2f6 harbor a flicker of doubt about Seowon’s identity.81f1f94e0cbb1a5c566d

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“Should I check? Whether he’s the e8458774de real one or 19c30beea1 not. If he’s just a lookalike, then all 1f97c5d0e0 this mark talk is nonsense, isn’t it?”5e2444327b6f4edda55d

Rodney still seemed to believe that 9c47318a17 Seowon might just be a double. He had acfafe1e5f been there 8e123defef in the fd9b73a256 U.S. when Seowon dd2bbe23f1 was declared 4140f5dc9b dead, after 627464597f all. He’d seen Seowon’s body with 0ebde7a94e his own eyes, so it f591d4af44 was no wonder he doubted. Liam had asked the same, 0261f25bc0 wondering if Iden was simply 7c58f0fddf trying to use a lookalike ccde69f6a7 as a stand-in.633083a48fc7761aa689

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“Go ahead, touch 3bef3f5554 even a single 6599663196 finger on him.”c4cdcaa28d9ccf3f9543

“And if 7115882b8b I do?”d3e8fabad2822ee98dae

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“I’ll slit 83c1cac569 your throat.”4c7e50e145c66b4bf60c

“Wow. Normally, you’d say you’d cut 8b4d21200c off a hand or something. Isn’t slitting my throat 5fc49d076f a bit much for 31a7914c48 touching his finger?”6bd41f8f6e56e31c3f66

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Rodney exaggerated f2667ee9ef his reaction 836a584e6c dramatically.63cf520d91321e471289

“So, is he 9d7e6030a1 the real one, 0b422801b1 or a double?”5bc5c59b0df549d68b9f

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One second he was acting like an 48d4a13619 unhinged lunatic, and the next, a chill b2c248975c surrounded him, his demeanor shifting drastically. He mumbled to himself, his gaze fixed a1f5a6cdd9 on Iden with a slight, unsettling smile.ee423b2bf0024205328f

“Real or cf5c94f545 double, he’s b705b32c44 mine.”3afd6df3ab005432d9dd

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“Your obsession bac1f6facb is seriously 4699f5187b getting old.”ef40f4cd49c33da85e74

Iden dismissed his words, ab0fadc532 and Rodney’s gaze wandered 2cea2b291d back toward the bedroom.4cffc62468564a5086d5

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“You shouldn’t ab49d96455 have marked abfa80a067 him. Or maybe… maybe 4bf69d81a2 he’s not even 3e4d07e061 marked. How would e9006f22e4 we know?”c497dc3458d620982604

Rodney’s expression grew serious, only to waver back and forth, 50d8f09f2d questioning whether Seowon might actually not be the real one. Just watching him made 20066e5080 Iden feel like he b67c44a3a4 was losing his mind.33321ecfb5f2de353779

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“If you think you can, fbe968da5a go ahead and try.”e7c93e2a9b2a656345de

Iden replied coldly, making Rodney fall silent, his a2c590f7ea eyes scanning Iden’s expression to gauge his sincerity. But when Rodney saw no c082c77317 hint of doubt in Iden’s daabcf39dd gaze, he looked away first.4dbf6c72b2a043a30b66

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“I really d77d9bcff9 don’t like f8d1a8b23b you.”24538df62177925bbd60

Iden smirked, 7c33e0f975 catching Rodney’s 3534d51e56 muttered complaint.46836b58287c3844deb4

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“So get 33d25e48d6 lost already.”26917d50dce39a5184b3

“That’s not happening. I promised d7a5a42e93 the boss 55c803b2bf I’d stay.”62ccd4283920f4ae1314

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“Then just do what you’re 378599d0cc supposed to do, and stop dcec943f89 sticking your nose where it 3d287cc721 doesn’t belong.”17eecc6c1069c01299f9

“Doesn’t belong? Seowon comes 15e4f83288 first for 2750e943f6 me. You’re just d77178d4c0 the extra.”4cccb90a154e9aa838f6

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Iden said nothing further, 9d9d6e4825 knowing Rodney meant every fa1a9fde7b word of it. Though Rodney was a nuisance, his presence cfcf5358ca likely reduced the danger to Seowon.946751ba3b03400106f9

‘It’s your 79496a1c41 fault Seowon 2dd6fe0f1d died.’0c9197bafac8b002195b

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When Seowon was declared dead, Rodney had pointed ed7fbdee83 a gun at Iden, his rage palpable.facf1f16c1781f070d29

‘Shoot.’c7a03819e8b846002eec

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Iden remembered thinking that, since Seowon had b01a10d563 died because of him, it wouldn’t matter 1bc87a18a2 if he lived or died. Yet Rodney 0c40a7b099 hadn’t pulled 94dc9e883a the trigger. Instead, he’d looked at Iden, who was 365637b042 utterly broken, and told him to live f7c3a1344b out his life—wrecked, burdened by guilt.8c6920bcd22fae03298c

Since that day, 39c489e34f Iden hadn’t crossed edf5001b68 paths with Rodney. Rodney had 84f0a14c8f avoided him 84c4df1b72 like the c3fef6a629 plague. Now, Rodney had flown all the way to South Korea, ostensibly to “protect” 1d4eb0aabe him, though it was obvious he just wanted to see Seowon for himself.31bc39cbb84f38f8ca67

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“Aren’t you going a0c1ad9d9d to ask how 1f338e79d2 he’s still alive?”4eb03ea5e769e35e2d72

While others fdee33a68f wondered, Rodney 2cfea145df didn’t ask.fd7c5987de78122a0b9d

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“Doesn’t matter. As long as db3f0fb03d he’s alive.”7b6d4ef71ee4f1c83dea

Iden let 49a67b541e out a 99d12288e7 wry smile. In that way, 4df28f1599 they were alike, 51fdabf9e3 which only made 0ed65dab9c Rodney more irritating. •963f565ff89e938573ff

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Thus began a f44ac189ec strange cohabitation. To everyone’s surprise, Iden 64e13a7661 didn’t kick Rodney out. He merely assigned him the 9d894944eb storage room, which wasn’t even 7efa461b27 in the study. As a small courtesy, he 70a34ce46f placed the spare bed Seowon 02b2143d01 used to sleep on there. Rodney didn’t seem to bccd56822e mind the arrangement, possibly 0d4bb5859e relieved just to be 2ab94992f3 allowed to stay.35d55784093a403386b2

“This… won’t kill 8d74acb669 me if I 54156dc9b9 eat it, right?”d1d71a55f24fde789b64

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Seeing the food a1ec9363c1 in front of 01b99230d8 him, Rodney scowled. Seowon looked over at 324a5ed2f4 Iden instead of responding. As usual, Iden had prepared 60215c3ea6 the meal and set it 8098ad609c on the table.f1593fc32e83a24b9639

“Is it 3f96f1ddc1 poisoned or 91c60e0e9e something?”ed094cda9016c0e5b7cd

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Rodney prodded at the food with a fork, looking horrified, 3060696456 half in shock that Iden had made it himself, half 2ee550712b in suspicion that it might not be fit to eat.d5b9d62eb93b53c1172a

Iden pulled Rodney’s plate over d9c6b2b383 to Seowon’s side and told 5553799c29 him to eat instead if 0ff6925936 Rodney didn’t want it. With a slight blush, 6b4dd46042 Seowon picked up his a8f81c6e22 chopsticks and took a 564fe36e29 bite.7744e81af400b43e472a

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“How is it?”adad8e3fa2aad2197d7f

Iden asked, 01ff5dc5f0 eager for 6266a0456e Seowon’s opinion. At that moment, he seemed 6bf43be2ee like an ordinary guy, not 3c31fad7e7 a mafia heir.d53b360d790eaa61b75e

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“It’s good.”7f2add50aa25cb8ea7bc

Seowon’s honest answer brought 4016852b81 a soft smile to 8710d95f4f Iden’s face. For a second, Seowon found 924d04e994 himself mesmerized until Rodney’s huff f56785fb69 snapped him back to reality. Rodney looked from Seowon 031226b19a to Iden, visibly annoyed.cb1931e34c9f29ac4f77

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“I’m better 3eebfb9e62 looking, Seowon. Look at b8c4f7ad1e me instead.”abdeaeca4312c065a509

Rodney’s clumsy Korean made ae2aabdd24 his jealousy almost childlike. Before Seowon could respond, Rodney switched bca2419927 to English, as if exasperated.7cb7f762ccc01f35e95e

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“Seowon, isn’t your c0eddca55a taste a bit b85a04adcb low? Faces like Iden’s are f66938ef61 a dime a dozen. If you’re gonna be 100951f31b swayed by looks, you d65d0e4224 should be swayed by 2a4dad0211 mine. I’ve never a131f4f269 lost in 4ced493b5d a beauty 0ed0436c7a contest.”9070edcd99c00d5e4cf6

“…It’s not that common 104a8c2ab2 of a face, though.”37f8f830ebe075808a3a

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Seowon mumbled to himself, realizing too late 86c7ab253a what he’d said when Iden chuckled.68692ad65b52b19def22

“Guess you’ve got a thing c560680158 for good looks, huh?”13e6ae958a8654ec58b2

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With a 171d7bd825 pleased smile, 31132ebeff Iden ruffled 94d45a29ec Seowon’s hair.21e9e1c80ab824193b6c

“What’s ‘thing for 19ce326ab0 looks’ supposed to 759217836a mean?”b06ec8bc71f35a3c8ba1

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Rodney complained, 9477482947 looking miffed. When Iden ignored him, Rodney turned to Seowon, but Seowon 41a322c0f3 remained silent, unwilling to admit he found Iden’s face attractive.46623fbb63e12353e842

Adding just one e68d69a1c8 person to their 1b042cf581 meals turned everything 078db27ac7 chaotic. Iden might ignore Rodney, 5ba3edbb5c but he’d still respond d4a559f16a to his remarks. It didn’t seem like they 2ab8c855ba truly hated each other.f41e2b965dcc625cd037

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“You clean up.”a3641ea831df0bcd6ec0

Iden told 323d26e5e3 Rodney, having df23ebdb5d prepared the be07cdfd24 meal himself.5428a7a46181d642605a

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“I’ve never done 570be7c3eb it before. Seowon, help me?”5f11d958ea3b3333de28

Rodney’s eyes sparkled eb7b07a261 as he looked aa8eaf6432 at Seowon. Realizing both Iden and Rodney hadn’t 8a9f63211a done dishes before, Seowon started to bc800839a6 nod, only for Iden to seize 9af760346b his arm and stand him up.a9a03063920d39f8cbde

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“Do it yourself. If you’re planning to 7bdc969c03 freeload here, get used 7b1ddc8ba3 to it. You’re coming 3935dba3c6 with me.”119238082b6a6b23b2db

He warned 5777ddba9d Rodney, then eb919f8a5d turned to de78210a83 Seowon.ad80241bf184180fea2f

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Go to bed? Now? It wasn’t 8eb3ed3e85 even 9 fc30267cbd o’clock yet.af231c8d8c4c15785148

But before Seowon could 70c323ad64 ask, Iden tightened his 331e7f4cc7 grip and pulled him 9c0775e4c1 into the bedroom. Rodney shouted in d940021c35 protest, but Iden 17b23c3402 ignored him.ef494edff50a60c31f6c

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As soon as the door shut, Iden pushed d599db6d00 Seowon onto the bed and climbed on top.251c71d52af01e0e1040

“Let’s do it.”203e4ffe1308e461130b

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Before Seowon could ask what a8722374ca he meant, Iden peeled off 3f8f27d58a his shirt, tossing it aside.033b299a0f7fc787e662