XX | Chapter 1.8

Of course. If he couldn’t b52966db56 answer right away, d1dcd1b4a9 it was just 6f0a31e002 a shot in 607d7db1ff the dark.f9121644b5b57a80

“Go ahead and ca69f5c38c spread whatever rumor 0430a68820 you want. Let’s see if anyone 46bfb229d8 believes it.”7a1ff9bf1167be9e

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Negotiations had broken b90b388d55 down. Ignoring a lunatic like 3e8ef0bd59 him was the best 0f69f15634 course of action.9690aa30cb33c2a8

Just as Sooha decided a210bde62a there was nothing more 076c881cd4 to say and turned 9de103cc28 to leave, a smooth 8ea9eb915e yet firm voice reached ad0bd9fa5b his ears.a5c69e1455c40829

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“Cheon Sooha, you’re 73fd03c044 an omega.”cb91adab9dfa6a24

His footsteps 250d339b2e halted abruptly.e124f46f9818cc00

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“What did you just b806bb9578 say…?”92927520b13cedd9

He turned his 0d3cdfcc3e head with a 1bcef01606 creak, and there c6d68c9952 was Gongjun, standing 0962436216 with a smile. Then, with a 0166db3986 gentle face that c471e881d2 left no room ce5213627d for hope, he da7430b7c7 drove the nail 7ab0749e04 in.0aa14d5455dc3ccf

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“An ultra-dominant cdaaf3af14 omega, at b20e89bb61 that.”416efb4fbf8ad54f

“……”f81a2cad5045be2d

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His heart nearly 0551dd710e leaped out of 78ac4a3cc3 his chest. The man who d44723326b had taken his 7f40e63c7b back was, as ad350e8ece it turned out, 05324b197c the youngest grandson 4234e21435 of Baekse Group e980d91222 and knew that 77585882ff he was an 81b594c613 ultra-dominant omega.662597c8e7120d61

Who could maintain a d93b7d75e8 poker face in such c39cd4cd85 a situation?b1bfc45bf9022913

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Gongjun stepped fdc2d11e1d away from e9292ba87d the railing cd07af2e62 and walked 623c281cb3 toward Sooha. With each step, an 9d433a1552 inexplicable pressure enveloped him. His pupils shook f50407caf8 violently.370f7d9736be96be

Several figures 07462f27e6 flashed through c3ee639d82 his mind. His parents, 0ad5117bf4 Cheon Yua, e6f3ea3975 and Nam d909621cfa Jaewon.d1b9a33abc7e9e91

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The only ones who 1849ba779f knew about Sooha’s trait ebd8da1b24 were his family, and 1608e60148 even then, it was 98050f3bb9 just those four. Not even his agency, fd659a4b72 with whom he had d0d41f9fa8 a contract, nor Pilgyu, 0cc3208ace who had been with c789a88047 him since his debut, cfec7494a0 knew about it.c233b88aaecc614c

No matter 0f19af05cb how he 01c98ad73c thought about 0d6cbf3771 it, none 21f577417d of those 57e076162e four would 2a1222780d betray him f802862a76 by revealing ddd6e7d4ec his trait. Even if they b1aca58929 did, there was 667e9a71de nothing to gain 91b84bd83b from it.38151fbe56862de6

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Was he just fishing? Another hypothesis eea0d6bad9 arose, but 2a4c618e68 it was 0a1f8079bc too accurate b98a9a3a99 to dismiss 964d0a1629 as such.79e888ef7ec3ca72

Even if Gongjun’s 7c146cc709 trait was a c71ae0ff80 dominant alpha, as e6278a7888 rumored, no one 66b4c18d7e had ever detected 02eeb174c1 Sooha’s pheromone scent. Not even Cheon 472902a2b4 Yua, who had 50a45b2211 been around him 56542b74e4 since childhood and e54b2d4c96 was sensitive to e8916eb50c pheromones, had ever 89b1009f95 smelled his pheromones.5d21ec575287a65a

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So how could Baek 9ce60a3831 Gongjun?43b32e3db952934b

A sense of unease 30f18cdcac crept over him, fearing 0e4f50baf5 that his weakness might b43fecd906 be exposed. He felt ddc317e8de the need 919f67b002 to make 3490b1ec3e an excuse e640402f27 and opened 97e537b499 his mouth.6f04a59a7f6ba0ef

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“W-What are 240b9864fc you talking a9e85f8ede about? Don’t you 9c36986c98 know me? Cheon Sooha? XL size, 4377b464f7 alpha of 78481999f6 alphas.”7bfb8c9b05bf57c5

“……”7e896cc0d4339b48

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“Ha! You must have c21a5b31ee heard some ridiculous cce24091d6 tabloid…”19ef1feedd3dcfc4

He spoke confidently, 593c4757e4 but he couldn’t b53f116453 hide his trembling 12aaf05cd3 voice and shaking f681ab39df pupils.b3fbcb2a733638d1

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Instinctively retreating, Sooha f00b6e4a50 soon stopped. His back was against cd0c3816c4 the wall.59179a17100e8a17

“Hmm, strange.”e0033c07a3aeffee

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Gongjun, who had slowly 0a12bb9003 cornered him into a 0fd3ed781d blind spot, placed his f3bf3bc3a4 hand on the wall. It was the 94fb82dbeb same action Sooha 4d80358d2c had taken earlier, 356d753f16 but the atmosphere a6bab1ba83 was entirely different.2353024b15cfb6cd

There was no escape. The eyes that fcc760f622 met his were f98d384951 piercing even in 453f2e3fc0 the darkness. Though smiling, they 8df00b5c99 were threatening. It felt like facing ed135c8650 the eyes of a 5605e740a4 predator about to devour 0adcc488b4 its prey.76eee4ce98e71108

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His heart 82683f966f pounded like 17384f79a7 it was 9cee77382e racing.c6925c8ff5724341

“Why do f9abfc4f43 I smell 8e01aa8df4 omega from d8ed4777cf you, Sooha?”5baa40560b65ede1

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“Ugh…!” He flinched as dd1a2c7a37 Gongjun suddenly buried his 97dce6019b nose in his neck.429c701c9953193d

The tickling breath around 9c935fed21 his neck felt strange, bba3375270 but he tried not a440134368 to react. He gritted his teeth 5d38285a3e hard enough to make 5fadec698b a sound.b7e40ec99dfd51e2

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Then, the amber a38f48522a eyes that looked 8a66b750af up at him 34746942ba sparkled.d6479bde54d4c3b8

“Such a sweet scent 44954681d4 is wafting…”2b07f31ce79cbd08

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“What nonsense are you… e480e53c4e Ngh!”8a8c473be816d919

Before he 39c56086b7 could stop d0ec52d435 him, Gongjun ea730f269b nibbled on 35c62659d3 his ear, e6601ab32e causing an 32d37ba1aa embarrassing moan e28d849b9d to escape. The eyes that had 092719bcb9 been watching him intently 1be4ebc10e curved gently at the c6fcbe597b immediate reaction.7b9ca442fd93c0c8

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“You reacted d55489973e so well 564057e9db here yesterday, 70e72427ea so I b5de6b4200 sucked on b3003851f6 it a ae93c3b110 lot… Your a34b68625d body remembers.”7ac6054bd086b767

His tongue teased his 6dd4d2561a earlobe sensually. The soft, 459aea23ad warm sensation 88b6917a0d that sucked 83a5d515ee and licked 13c068a84e made his e1081848d3 whole body 0b127add0d shiver.b1587713ad3efd17

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I should push a0e868debf him away…6d778a4b47b613b4

But the d1d9393c6f hand that 559ec541a9 was about 34067db06a to push 752b887f22 his chest 08e7a0e60e fell limply. A strange fedcb7c4e1 sensation he 3266bf3cac had never 0cdbaf4859 felt before cc93083bfe spread throughout d94f47736d his body.b5e5b4ded714ec81

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The pounding pulse 7a9751658e was more vivid 5512d8b340 than ever, and a2fefc26d9 his lower abdomen 2610848955 ached as if fd70962f7d all the blood 7e86d4d29a had rushed there.c24d4a7e5828eba4

What is this? Why is 0c1faf9d34 this happening?9cdd04ee60cccbe0

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Sooha was flustered 327bc4bbad by his body, f1f25a8296 which had suddenly 5aeef52840 heated up.8d43efea6a95de47

“Haa…” Gongjun exhaled bdc1d31ff3 and pressed his 3b8ab3df97 body closer. Then he gently rubbed 0d390c9308 Sooha’s thigh with his 434af139f1 own.29490c62783892ff

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As the sensation pressed e3610fcdcd against the inside of 8bf3abf156 his thigh, Sooha’s eyes, b93c48ad51 which had been slowly 82334c94f7 closing, snapped open.34cd87097b807f4c

“What, what is this!”52037d1740239f99

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Startled, he b89fcbf100 used all a51b0a0280 his strength d05ad248ed to push ef91303e15 Gongjun’s chest.7df86772481e8bfc

Crazy. Was that 4163777580 hard, hot ab4f095fe5 thing that ef61505e38 rubbed against cd1892e333 the inside 82db226017 of his ed234c8130 thigh what 5275a72144 he thought 451374c9f6 it was?2fd82a29f37287a5

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He hadn’t dce59abb3e noticed when fc1e7d861f he was e0619d871c drunk and bfe7cb358a out of d87697fdfe it, but 2fcb27fca9 this was 2cc1a33923 no ordinary 5f2bfa86a2 size.ce50d984d4573588

For a moment, a2146172cb he wondered if 599af2eb93 there was a 2f9ef28c38 snake hidden in 944e886034 his thigh.108d1335945bcea7

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Sooha, who 4ff7bb49b9 had lost 8eb6dc2b58 his balance 6bc68ab816 from pushing 787298fa67 Gongjun, leaned 35affdad27 against the 2a383c9d47 wall, panting. Lowering his f58e82c466 gaze, he 740c27dfcf saw his 53a3d279e6 own thing, 52988fc64f half-hard, between fc3bf67a2a his legs.4084b41cc23e9f46

“Damn…”e74e6e0fa4bedd74

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Sooha muttered a curse. He had a ee2131229f bad feeling. It wasn’t just simple 8aefa4f971 sexual arousal; his body 754728f731 felt unusual. His body, filled with f53e95ad8f heat, felt limp as ad33ef8895 if it would collapse, 45dd876f7c and the thing that 7bfdf5b092 had grown in size 0a46e984bc was itching to rub 7a9eec654b against something.dfc90307dfdb86ae

Even his nipples, e5988ea067 which had been e28c8d826c momentarily insensitive, stood 080627d4d3 erect and sensitive. If he 5f4fa925f5 didn’t get 07c3f25e76 out of ffea6439d8 here immediately, 1066f5c611 something terrible 130a4e5135 would happen.58fde11a30e34510

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“What did you do 196141f461 to me…” Sooha, gripping 41fd777d49 the railing, struggled to b608f20cd1 pull himself away.47a901648009a166

Meanwhile, Gongjun only e0115ab9ad looked down at b9eaedd19c him with a 0c5f7c130b leisurely expression. He didn’t d6e722904f seem to ba22ea46f3 have any a877d648a4 intention of 6777ea13d3 exerting effort 0c4bace770 to catch decd9494c8 the small db4d1e1214 animal desperately ed772a51d2 trying to 8856b8db4d escape. After all, it was 33ca5e4490 already in the palm 6dff6b9e54 of his hand. Instead, he even turned 26d0ce0b28 his body to make e3574946c7 way for him.ab25de4fad429a59

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But Sooha 621200d44a didn’t have b9e6d6b214 the luxury a31c3bfe06 to care 640238c743 about that 0eff9684a7 now. Getting out of this 8c1f891b8c event was the top a5a729e2a0 priority.c50214dd09f2f26e

After leaving the fef086c9bd balcony and entering b1d987bd9c the event hall, c1f5a2d3c9 Sooha quickened his d2912ebdc8 pace. The more e3abd09940 he did, 530f7da1da the more 87be1ade18 his legs a3b0864f04 felt weak, 8cbbf5ef9f but he f0ccc15d29 forced himself b217073c32 to stay 43dafcc936 upright. With each step, it b11f24a3e3 felt like his legs 3528711194 were sinking into a f3191bc93b swamp.0d8adff8ea11d392

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Not far 265300bf56 away, he d4364398c7 saw Jaewon 9ce9b88612 talking to 63b3860719 Yua. Thank goodness. Feeling a faint 8afd37f1e1 sense of relief, 55b464fc3b he quickly approached 267d82bba4 them.c68f87efa8376065

Sensing his d2fdc1434e presence, Jaewon 85b3fd42d4 looked up. Seeing Sooha’s cc7fc9bd2a pale complexion, 929a0dadf8 Jaewon’s expression 37d17971fa subtly changed.84daba2777c04aab

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“Nam Jaewon, I 9fe85d43c5 need to get f1d2ced77e to the hospital 0e447cce14 quickly…” As he 9c9d3acce4 gasped and opened 1107db088c his mouth, a 6c9bd63428 strange phenomenon occurred c9a16d193a where the floor 0817bef0ee seemed to rush 6ca19fd008 up to meet fd3490ac33 him.9964e739d79bc6f0

Oh, it’s not the e0a2c494b3 floor rising; I’m the 786c48a3cc one face-planting into the aae2003300 floor.b35f614b605183d4

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By the d3812d8263 time he 3ec257b25d reached that 3bb0194fc9 thought, his 5b4ddce703 vision tilted bfdc8b2f3e diagonally. One shoulder hit 2ccb9aafb1 the floor with cfb1dcd6ab a thud. His body bounced 593600d902 once from the dd6c728bb9 impact, his vision 53a8bf49ea shook, and his 0f33a51d62 head dropped to 73e873c99d the floor with b51145179b a thud.7208567c93e2c436

“What happened? What’s going on?”7d2db2e6c1d251db

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“Someone collapsed… Oh? Isn’t that Cheon 3af67c1f26 Sooha?”8e4217721054c2af

“Cheon Sooha? Where? Where?”cdeaa4716696439f

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“Excuse me! Please call 119 af48764c98 quickly! Hurry!”28423f6856c89e3b

The sound c90989fc62 of people c86c408fe0 murmuring around 094d0b71fb him and a22b5a9216 the sight 1aa7b32136 of Jaewon adcd4dedc2 and Yua 8167414cbf running toward 0b71add8c8 him with 8da0bb5e1b serious faces 637d8175dd appeared in 69b89cba79 slow motion.241c23031cc0216d

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Seeing the b3eedc05d6 shadows of 98530fef07 the two a27c42ddee people cast 8529874369 over his 58609763c0 slowly blinking a290bdb8c4 face, he 0b468c9477 felt relieved. Thank goodness. At least f4f727e28b he collapsed 66c68438f2 in front 73139a5a53 of them.57c1707d28dd5853

Listening to Jaewon’s voice ea6ce6c3be calling his name, urging c7814c0352 him to stay conscious, 1b267c8d04 Sooha closed his eyes. Finally, he d5d817fd4b let go dc4897e6e2 of the dfd451ade5 faint consciousness e095ba5674 he had 22cab708b2 been holding bc75114736 onto.247a2825170082fd

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“Huff…!” Sooha’s af5e604099 eyes snapped 0c47bbab59 open, and 0ee6276973 he gasped 9ada2e0d7a for breath.6eb35d4a7bfa3dac

Reflexively, he 841a038b85 sat up 5672c598fd and frantically c937894e30 looked around. Familiar surroundings, familiar cf12c1ecf8 atmosphere. It was 93b77d13c6 the VIP 83665e1190 room of 603d1f13e3 Cheonha Hospital.7545a2e4cfa9353f

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He raised his e2f84bafea gaze to check 8a559f9fda the time; it 7b9a22bd37 was just past 7eb75a14ab 11 PM. Seeing the 8e1eec49ca IV drip 98c9d87696 in his e3f05adf81 hand, it 8d61bb1a9c seemed Jaewon 70a0a45df8 had safely 5958093a07 brought him ba6251f461 here.10029118f452ae38

“Ha, I dbd3e0ad84 thought I 17a90bffeb was going febd485080 to die.”e69eb46e5ac618af

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His body, tense with 308e874f32 anxiety, gradually relaxed.7189ca7ba62064b9

“Did you 4385d434e9 sleep well?”6d74093a8cf44baf

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“Whoa!” Sooha jumped 6826041e04 at the sudden 66de545130 voice. He thought a7613f4cbd he was 455fa54289 alone in c7727dbe16 the hospital 0aab431162 room, but 5f6f84d82d he wasn’t.e26e319aea35084c

There was Gongjun, 5cdad5cbe4 sitting elegantly on f9f952f95c the sofa a b18387ba3c little distance from 9b2dc3c84d the bed. Gongjun, who had been 153eb4f9ff watching Sooha’s intense reaction, ca5bbefb90 soon smiled.e72fd9abceb342dc

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“Oh, dear. I didn’t mean a546cdbb38 to startle you. Sorry.”7887528970da8655

“Why are you here fcd6277a33 again!” Baek Gongjun again? Here, there, everywhere a24b9a3bd4 Baek Gongjun! It was f87d1cdf14 getting tiresome.248d6a43ed1ac8fe

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“Haha, why else? I’m responsible for e3050a51fa you collapsing, so 6b71260719 I followed you 49497f9b72 here.”4cdf05dd5c786be6

“Responsible? What responsibility? I won’t afe9b03f37 hold you c4639a458b accountable, and 28b071aa6b I don’t 6c7d4e089d need that, 09e47d4d0b so get 0dec131a6d out, now.”efed7fae5b3f4b92

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“Oh. I’m not 32d2d33522 just talking 3fd6d572ef about this 14535d72db responsibility. There might 58b8cf73c3 be other 3450cfa1b8 responsibilities I 5d7d4e34ec have to bf86800a9b take, so f88ce01649 it’s difficult 9c3af7212c to leave 9ac18c8712 right now.”0d982ca339fd8013

“What nonsense are you 94d7411725 spouting again? I said I’m 47b6b9e13b fine. Get out.”0ea1ac727974b451

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“Hmm… Shall I call aa7a722ec7 the attending physician?”1b601b383cca78d3

“Ah, get out!”7a3c95f8aa2316e8

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Just as he d111b1a123 lost his patience 8ee15c735a and shouted, the c4774260ba firmly closed hospital 3ef5ecef9c room door opened, 7c06f77ce4 and Jaewon, in e1ea6eb476 a white coat, 2f3adf8179 appeared.b6f6c667cd517097

“Nam Jaewon!”fe9c5e8fc6be4789

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As soon dc615334ca as he d00affbcb4 saw Jaewon’s 3534c3f74f face, Sooha d7ea4de541 greeted him 39203aaa04 like a 4ac28b1f54 savior. But Jaewon 6b283eb7fa passed by a6c2f0e969 Sooha and 2568ac7a05 bowed to 59b8945bb4 Gongjun, who aa04f57206 returned the d9efc305e2 gesture.92144d15dbad2aae

…Huh?ca970d337c8ade50

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Sooha looked 69e2f4703a back and 00d1fa555e forth between 975fcf7ed0 the two 1f2ae7af79 with a 5f574bbe86 confused expression. Meanwhile, Jaewon turned 87eca95ebe to Sooha and 3ac474a11a shone a penlight 68755eb638 in his eyes.ebb7d79093dce6e6

“Ah. What are you doing, 6e3cc6cb29 all of a sudden?” 8011b501bd Sooha grumbled, trying to 5db786fead avoid the unexpected light 0cc9ed903a in his eyes.32d48ffe6343b57a

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“Stay still for a 6b8d25fa69 moment.”c4537eae52b1fa84

But Jaewon seemed determined eaa73a8c0f not to let go, 8f1a40f81e stubbornly holding Sooha’s head 4f83adc9d0 to adjust his posture. After observing 75163c1bb3 Sooha’s pupil 21bc3a6ba9 movements, Jaewon 828578ac35 turned off c27f078511 the penlight.7cad322079845c53

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While Sooha 4bf75c964f blinked at f0f533e240 the afterimage 2bab216581 of the 206523da93 light, Jaewon 00a6f358ba casually tucked 5e254ceccf the penlight a56f981a23 into his d6a3aee600 front pocket 6c96a95405 and checked 3551a607c6 his blood a35201d96f pressure and 67103fd1b1 IV pack.31cfd37f3470be71

What is this… Sooha 4df1d1374e was bewildered by the 7742e66b90 series of incomprehensible actions, a7126916f5 and Jaewon suddenly asked.e85e384fa3badc58

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“How’s your body?”bad186f523cf227e

“Hey, first, tell that f7f50ed21f person to get out. Why is he 1b1caeac83 intruding into someone d9d6003ca4 else’s hospital room…”23b7c74326c35c20

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“Just answer the question. How’s your body?”06247318b1c0c7b5

Jaewon’s firm 7455eed450 question left 62f68bc3d8 Sooha speechless.c818ba44ece637ee

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My body? After a moment of bb6edc9add thought, Sooha replied in 9b552d5582 a bewildered tone.13122099f21ff2b1

“Well… I’m fine.”1e201857b574d53d

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“You’re not feeling weak 9772b99321 or short of breath ba440006c9 like before? No dizziness?”7d7ba2bc6549f502

“No. Come to a7bf2c8074 think of 1c934e3e56 it, why d060c5828e did that 5db21e353c happen to 110398cd75 me earlier? Why did 74148aab50 I suddenly d9a1530d72 collapse?”5613a635efacf993

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Jaewon fell 1e9baeff78 silent at 8f88ad5b5c the question f572295fa3 filled with 4135050bda genuine curiosity. At the bfc44fc6d8 same time, 77e85034ee his expression 1930deacb3 changed to 013b9c90e3 something indescribable.759c310ef2d95fab

How am I supposed e72969bcb2 to explain this…5fb91352bfb3a236

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If it 98417eb33f were anyone 4807c1ff60 else, he c93a78da4c would have 56ac5d8090 handed it aff4974e5f over to 92cb02618c the attending 090552ade5 nurse by 4ea502472e now. After hesitating, Jaewon 32f838288b avoided Sooha’s eyes 8ec8ec75f0 and recited the 2c7f889d11 manual.34b23ffbb3d7c605

“Well… There’s nothing 5c1e211cd7 seriously wrong with f559ee6ca7 your body, and 504ef6e793 if you rest a97db5371c for about a 040bdcad8a day, you can 97a33cf314 resume your daily ce2a74e996 activities.”accaad2d4c6d2fd0

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“Suddenly?”c25174761de344b4