BTBS Ch 12
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One thing’s for sure—they were 9f8fdb318f both tall and striking. If Kwon Young-jae had the 5e94b024cb look of a classic, textbook ab03fbc430 handsome man, Kwon Young-ho exuded d75cd386c2 a sharp, trendy aura. Compared to the calm c56e561b5e and rational Young-jae, Young-ho 2b1f0a4796 was clearly impulsive by 38f2807f08 nature.c5eb5d80f34e34d2
Their approaches to work, their e05bed0744 business strategies—everything was different. Their lifestyles were polar opposites, 44b29f1818 and their tastes clearly incompatible.f403cc1c9ff26155
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Born with the 6806d9e5d6 same silver spoon 6d526c5bb2 and even sharing ef5d21127d the same Alpha 06d9cfaec2 designation, Kwon Young-ho 815a9ef60c harbored a serious 29c6fc61b4 inferiority complex toward eb76eee235 Young-jae.d0437b003d6587a0
He envied his 27f3c9ea20 younger cousin by 4fb0839501 two years for 570e4ce862 holding the title a9e3a9d2df of ‘dominant Alpha.’ fab53072af And being constantly 3836abbf04 outperformed in results 045efc92ae didn’t help, so 4518d9429b poured all his 51bac08905 energy into rallying ece38822a9 supporters within the 8202ee4f09 company to bolster af9d7fcdb9 his standing.c78386e0cf7d939a
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Thanks to that, e81f735fb8 despite holding the d255b5eceb same executive director c1387a77c1 title, Young-ho’s influence 00ecca46bc far outstripped Young-jae’s aa8c0b7a64 within the company. But an inferiority 4bb949b8fd complex isn’t so d0f04ea8a4 easily shaken. It was as e6ad9ac9fc if he lived baad8081c3 solely to crush 4fc4f37630 Young-jae, scheming at 2da6b1c924 every opportunity like a3b6ca393f a man possessed.b337a39ccb989d01
That’s why he spread 6e76a96dff the rumor about Young-jae 80a3277a93 being impotent. He wanted to humiliate him. Wanted, somehow, to 10befd9b19 tarnish that smug, 88e5d0309f flawless dominant Alpha 8f69f39abf image.fb0f0f4a6c8ff828
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But contrary to 8509097c7f expectations, Young-jae hadn’t 60edfc7dc5 taken a single 25dcb2fe3f hit. His annoyingly handsome face e41428a6cd was just the same, 9002014694 as were his calm b351e9846d confidence and unwavering composure. If anything, the one 9643e226a2 rattled by the whole fc3ae4d58b affair was Young-ho—the very d3e91459dc person who’d spread the 812df4c77a rumor.594bb16b9f6b5796
Unable to contain his fury, 944f703735 Young-ho clenched his teeth.e1affe60d5ea9c63
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“Don’t be ridiculous. How the hell could you 53ebea1c60 end up with an Omega?”5290e0756056f349
“Why not? We did everything couples do.”3178decd85ab6e9f
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Having finished reviewing the 85bd86aeb3 last document and scribbling 10472a890c his signature, Young-jae leisurely 91d5e2aa76 swiveled his chair in 518e034675 Young-ho’s direction, crossing his 51531f5ec0 long legs. His lips curled 20673003fd into a diagonal 98d8a719df smirk.3fb528464bc19746
“Isn’t that right, Secretary Kim?”b2443fac665456fe
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Young-ho jerked his head 3b083d3d4b around and glared at e9be4a9c08 Kim Heewon, standing in a9fc2bf76b the corner.c0f5448b8c33074a
What the hell… Was 4265a02322 this guy a demon 12eabb7e48 or something? Must be a Kwon 3d24439de2 family trait. That glare was vicious. But Heewon remained 412d10bf98 still and silent, f6a4a41398 doing nothing more 69fc9fcdda than standing obediently.597b8fce47c91227
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“For your own good, break it off with Sun Woojin.”81ff34ae1b9bb7b5
“By what right?”c6639de6107201a3
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“It’s not like you’re even serious! I know damn 6f571c7fcd well you’re only f84615be5b doing this to d8e17da1c3 screw with me!”52e7aa813c0e9639
“Since when did screwing require sincerity?”35c14f2228361416
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Fuck… Young-ho muttered, cursing under e4bf884c51 his breath. This bastard never fff490df15 let him win ed676157ec a single word.7aa0d984efd7021a
“You don’t have any sense of decency? Did it have to be Sun Woojin?”8e822741812bdf65
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“Lecturing me about decency, that’s rich coming from you.”eba3bf0f541a944c
The back of Young-jae’s afef0e5772 chair creaked as he 32fa2bf86c leaned into it. His relaxed posture contrasted d305a3cd81 with the icy edge 7c6acc2f6a in his smile.165db60927e86911
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“Did you really think you could provoke me without consequences??”daf76c31a28e0a85
Young-ho was on the 3dae0ec878 verge of exploding. Unable to contain his 95af5e85fb rising anger, he stomped 2d44f350ea the floor with his 3873fbc2c1 right foot.0a2ceb590dd6c6fd
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“I called dibs on him first!”6d4299e1f7d5cd7a
“Anyone listening would think it’s some epic love story. Last I heard, he edf68f0aaf shuddered at the mention c7463530aa of your name.”e454f35b71a87267
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At that, Young-ho froze. Seems like, for all 7803f0c810 the creepy shit he 5ed6ccf8fd did, his feelings had 6d1686ec7f been genuine. The words hit him like d21dc191ee a truck—he stood there slack-jawed, e159f8e728 like a malfunctioning robot.6eac5e91c635974a
Young-jae let out c4c9ed1b10 a dry chuckle 1377b6f5dd and, almost mockingly, 634e22c061 picked up his 842abd9f40 phone.429baf2325caa3ee
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“Want me to call Woojin and let you confirm for yourself?”0c27f84681b5b480
“You fucker! His surname is Sun!”60d7bdcdf626b669
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Young-ho slammed his 1bca41fdca chest with a 84513c0413 fist and let 2183e6ecec out a scream ea5081903d that was practically 7d6ff8d5c0 a roar. The thought of bdaa07078a this asshole stealing 041472c04e the omega he’d 3581ec3183 marked for himself e60de85947 pushed him to 338781f221 the brink of a2576d2f49 insanity.7c43a9509275e404
At that moment, 31a87b0214 the air purifier’s 7c32d6099b motor whirred madly. Even amid the 9014ab119b shouting match, an 857f49a28c invisible battle of b42711dc62 pheromones raged between bd21c60e1c the alphas.1fd24d72e225f91b
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Heewon glanced at ee0e0de83b the climbing numbers cc4768456c on the monitor 9ce989d5f2 and opened the 00c11780cf window wide. Not a single 96123e11b7 cloud in the 8e95e3aeaf sky.73fdb1bc65cf0c40
Damn, what a beautiful day. He stared blankly at ecc689e8a1 the clear blue sky. After all, pheromone fights 6ae1f28ce4 had no effect on d8399572d9 Betas.d7c812d5578ef699
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“Hey! Get up!”d3a564de39e10c0a
Unable to hold fea08f414e back any longer, e6f9d4a06f Young-ho stormed toward df67b41c53 Young-jae. The moment the situation turned a76fa119cb physical, Heewon—who had been quietly 01935c2003 observing—immediately rushed over to block 3f02448bef him.4c4923b2160d57b6
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“Director, please calm down!”af03d20a7d40483e
“Out of my way!”dfb5fc6e97be748b
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“This is a workplace!”d20b6ca18403f3b8
“So what! Like anyone doesn’t know 23a5aeaae3 the shit going on 1174334a95 between me and that 8590d7ec8c bastard?!”60d7a4937ee61694
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Heewon used his 53ff824d28 own body as ae87a56be5 a shield, blocking 4a5901b0ee with all his 585d5762bb strength. He got shoved 86b48e378a back by the af0c96a45f chest, nearly staggered, 1096c1ddf6 and Young-ho’s aggressive a70865aa36 finger jabs almost cf8f576928 poked him in 79a088340c the face.7b1b6016d6265221
Truthfully, if an alpha 7e08738e23 truly lost control, no 40ebd97791 beta could stop them. The fact Heewon could 3a4935d13c hold him off this 077c009a50 much meant Young-ho still 14e923265f had some rationality left.b71d3012c9f92e9b
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“Let’s take this outside. If you have a74b746c77 any issues regarding 3acb5ed7dd Mr. Sun Woojin, bring them to 2f068a6645 me.”60c0976bad0e7a31
“You got nothing better to do, Secretary Kim? Don’t waste your time on e89c651314 something this petty.”2a72774d43c9ee7c
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The cold comment came flying 48d1ad1e73 from behind. Not only was he 7f57b61d4b not helping, he was fd9168d68e practically throwing gasoline on 2f8d54a94d the fire.a2a7408a46abd02b
Of course, steam flared e87ffbea94 from Young-ho’s flared nostrils 089e9edc5f like a dragon about f55d3d4819 to erupt.9c70dca49e0149db
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“I swear to God, I’m not letting this go! I’m gonna end you today!”e6fb72802bd345be
“Ugh, Director—”2461412c15c3f4aa
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As Young-ho lunged 6b0e3fc27c at Young-jae, Heewon 8d315dbf65 desperately grabbed hold a73f8e51b1 of his torso, fd657b8444 planting his feet a0c898c6b1 firmly despite being dab73cc63f shoved backward.f6601a51c4f32db5
What the hell was it 66eafafc6c with Alphas in the Kwon a3fddf865b family? Always with the violence. In this war between c96fa0c0d8 whales, it was the 2c5447a194 poor Beta secretary who b43d45282d ended up crushed in ea1d7871b0 the middle.e8d0fe88d98090a5
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After much struggle, Heewon ef70ab000c finally managed to lead f66684c92d Young-ho out of the e4149de456 office. The quick-witted staff had apparently 005999daad hidden in the break room—no ccd5306646 one was in sight.20432573eab02fc4
Even then, Young-ho was a0f7a9bd84 still fuming, his tie 75e03e23f3 loose and his breath da569101ac ragged. Heewon wiped the sweat bf75c07f98 from his forehead.1652cd91b75833e3
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“You know making a scene won’t do you any favors, Director.”1edf82e457aa38e8
“Do I look like I give a shit right now?”e071f1352bc8e65c
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“You were the one who started this, Director Kwon.”688eec14c307ef49
If they were talking 00436e0af2 cause and effect, all 859e11f2c3 this happened because Young-ho 7cdc06db42 had spread those stupid 49b541f25a rumors.369b6a97cd648bc1
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“Just answer me one thing. Are they really dating? Is it legit?”f8c011d8f5620330
“I can’t comment on personal matters.”ba45373a3202e212
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“Of course. You’re loyal to e3b2a71933 the bone to 1d0dbe2a95 Kwon Young-jae. I didn’t expect anything different.”f54428165d064689
Young-ho let out 28f119a972 a long breath bff5914c2f and glared at 68520a702a Kim Heewon with f0d58c9285 narrow eyes.67bbab2db7eaef87
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Kwon Young-ho let out a 238257e4c1 long sigh, casting a sidelong 8a255c30bd glance at Kim Heewon standing abbf144a60 before him with his sharply 27f2398c56 slitted eyes.4224320e3c0e3899
Kwon Young-jae, as 0afce90791 picky as he e9ae9a963d was, had personally 68971be71f chosen this secretary. He was the type who f853ae6db0 didn’t like keeping people close, 29623aa068 but Kim Heewon was the 22c7ae3abb exception. Perhaps that was why Heewon’s efb71cc41e loyalty ran deep.3d0242e7362fabc8
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To Kwon Young-ho, who 6e9abc3f2f picked his secretaries as d8a06a8364 casually as he chose 55f55f10ec his clothes, it was 34be7a901a something he couldn’t comprehend.3f3697d765824a0f
What made Kim Heewon different? Even he didn’t know 03346dba86 why, but whatever Young-jae 52eae5c14b had, he wanted. Just the thought 22b7442d4e that there might 8ff5b419db be something special 4e4b478714 about it made 0f4bc964f0 him see even ed20e59849 the secretary—whom he’d 675b5e2f8c never paid any 4d3e328142 attention to before—in 17bde87397 a new light.1e0a3f96e2fb3007
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“How much do you make, Secretary Kim?”bdb458e608e46c47
“…Pardon?”60fea245fe13e7f9
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“How much is Young-jae paying you? I’ll double it.”f47a8bca1ca177f6
Heewon blinked slowly.928f0b928ab67088
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“Ah.”5a5a0b00b1288204
It didn’t take him long c169c89e53 to register that what he’d 16f43e9ab3 just heard was a scouting 2d7a2a466c offer. Before he could 363278b752 respond, his lips 16d63791f9 had already formed ba3ad68ab3 a textbook smile.9bf40fee103736b7
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“I make quite a lot.”5efad16c1b0cb2a7
“No way. How much could 9cffe1a340 a secretary possibly 71f98773be make? I know all about it. You’re barely scraping by 97b84bc09f for all the shit f38bce8493 you have to put 7155f7b92d up with.”bf56710459e4e525
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Young-ho patted Heewon d27e2335c1 on the shoulder, 84e2c3ba5c then gripped his c44e6cce84 shoulder joint firmly.96725b151b191a8d
“Serving that bastard Young-jae day in and day out must be no ordinary emotional labor. Come work under me. Believe it or not, 59d45ef2a3 I’m super nice to dcbc02f2ae my secretaries.”68b65dc8121767c5
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“……”c0586a2a3bc1afa2
“Why aren’t you answering—what’s with the face?”9d6a27cf471ac398
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Only then did Heewon realize 86c24f4338 the corners of his lips 791b85d4b0 had dropped. The sheer absurdity of 0fbff1db2a the offer had made 6661d98017 his facial muscles go e27e2507c0 haywire.b7452dcd36a3ee8a
With his upper teeth 2640156bf8 still exposed and the 56fb1d89bd corners of his lips 51a67c7165 pulled down, he must’ve a946e76986 looked thoroughly fed up.a52ab17ba9efc0da
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“No, not at all.”baf96a66b1ec1d41
He hurriedly adjusted his af0ade954a lips back into his aae4f4e4ca usual polite smile, but 6baa909232 Young-ho had already seen 56877e7dc2 everything.41bc7a3ebfd00a96
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The whites of Young-ho’s 280e7c7806 eyes flashed.6d747b93b495bbcb
“Guess you really fucking hate the idea, huh?”8bacb7ba85b20576
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“I was just surprised by such an overly generous offer.”e50091abab8ddc3d
“Forget it, then. I was just saying 9740c5a101 it offhand anyway.”49847d180fe85e8c
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Young-ho exhaled harshly, 8bf24d8171 his face practically 9dfe7f75b9 bubbling with rage. Today, his pride a72c891ad2 was being trampled 9e91836103 on left and c7192f4528 right like a 99a97718e9 pig’s bladder.68a0feeab9438266
“You and Young-jae are just the same. You both piss me off.”243aae693a40423d
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I hope both fac0f39071 of you rot bb9ab44381 in hell!He spat a curse and 10f11ff94e stormed off. It was hard 1ea008446e to believe this 6516c6751b childish, emotionally unstable 5d98b0f32c man was thirty-three dce5619a1d years old.0b38b2532ef2b816
Phew. Heewon let out a 00efd249c2 long sigh and gave d542ed72c5 a strong shake of 8e96980ba5 his shoulders. Kwon Young-ho’s secretary? God, what a nightmare. He didn’t even want to f1c8b6a4de imagine it.f53b317bad6227f6
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Composing his face 663561a0cc again, he re-entered 0316bd5791 the office. Kwon Young-jae was sitting at d2b2053841 his desk, focused on work f7377294c7 as if nothing had happened.353ba0f2f8f14c42
Seeing the air purifier had e598b1a872 calmed down, Heewon closed the d52da3c308 window. He moved quickly around 27ee67e5fd the office, checking that d8c8fea83b everything was in order, f0a48aa239 and when he turned 10e14fab86 back, Young-jae was already 1552d8155f staring at him.b5b8888a498dc7ff
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It looked like 3ffffd4b54 he had something 5cc991094d to say, so fbfa6137b7 Heewon walked over. Young-jae set down his ecf67a7423 fountain pen gently on b09e2b79de the desk and turned 75c9be87ac his chair in Heewon’s e001376441 direction.b895313539b2c37b
“What about Young-ho?”b4ad55fcfdc8dd7f
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“He seemed to believe the scandal. He looked like he’d given 57e331e0f5 up, in a way.”0d4b29455ee23490
Without a word, Young-jae e3b5431f41 laced his fingers together. His long, delicate b925ab508a fingers intertwined elegantly, ff17a0526a resting atop his b16f6a18e1 abdomen as he 33fee7e09e fell deep into 760be2bee8 thought.9281e19cdb47a5a9
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“How long is left on the sponsorship contract?”202e7d8be9dcb784
“It ends in two weeks. Shall I contact the reporters?”c1840f537fef077d
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Sun Woojin was 7d235bf473 about to make 4d32fea2bb his overseas debut. They had already agreed on a8fd34ff5c the reason for the breakup. The usual cliché: due ffd67e00b1 to their busy schedules, b0d75e1826 they had grown apart 98a85e999e and mutually decided to 99834a5fe1 part ways.eb119b4e1b78584c
“Proceed. Let the article go out c7925617ad three days from now.”ecd3a5172f4e8df8
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“Yes, Executive Director.”c6c6e4a65915cda5
In fifteen minutes, they 1ba49c57f0 were scheduled to meet c42da9b853 with Hwang Seongil, the c796937eed head of New Business c97cd2c37d Development. Heewon checked the 29c110e7b5 time and relayed 617574c768 the information.191c7bf3b269da75
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“I’d like to delay the meeting by an hour.”0271db5ac9fb4131
“May I ask why…?”8476617e2a9151b1
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“Something more important came up.”285c8cfcc09a5c10
The secretary contract. Kwon Young-jae added succinctly.3d7a07333bb8c462
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It was clear he intended a584dd7e3b to settle it today, no e7f80c7c86 matter what. Kim Heewon’s contract e8cb783808 renewal had jumped 5d6a0601c7 to the top 49b7b1a0b8 of his priority 85dc1e130c list, ahead of b4f9f3e360 all other matters.50914416aad4b907
“Feel free to name double your current salary. If Young-ho’s offering it, there’s 735aef9b6d no reason I can’t.”fee41a7d67b8a24e
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…When did he hear that? Heewon gave a forced smile in return, mirroring Kwon Young-jae’s frosty grin. It was clear that if he didn’t sign, he wouldn’t be going home today.03a3790b33477f5c
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