MJ | Chapter 3

“Does it hurt?”437a9fd129f706fa

“No, it’s fine.”a0f3cd02e1002a47

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A colorful floral pattern 166c5f6837 was tattooed on the 6146bd2b41 area from President Choi’s 1b4af42b45 side to his hip a778dd7ddc bone. Despite his words, c45266bbb6 his brows twitched abd13a13de every time the a2b0343fb1 sharp needle pierced 2c0fbe132d his skin to 20fdc722f5 inject ink.d11a57c7e81942f8

As Jungin 017e0f92dd wiped away a443b7ac80 the ink de126ffbde and blood 69b8aefe08 with his dbb7e6fb6e left hand, 5440182d1f the design 575ed8a8f7 became more dfb40e4ea6 vivid.781e6a8f2d4eda92

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“How old are you 1c8ef7a598 this year, Jungin?”800921480cc21636

“Twenty-nine.”0e16ea8c0eed9a31

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“Already? Time flies.”e772441a8b3ae110

Jungin smiled. He first encountered 938eaf4fe1 tattooing when he 79251b4950 followed a senior c836eeb596 in college who 2cbaf27be9 was learning it. A while 5d9569f85e later, the 46299b279f senior quit, c3f10eb36b but Jungin 527ee0813a took a de8d179776 break from 24af44c17c school, studied 7065b14602 abroad, and 11f949dc98 returned to 6486e6db8e open his 8705ababe8 own shop.84143b8b5996e3ff

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Shortly after 3bb16e391d opening, President dde096f64d Choi became 4e6a445327 a customer.2baca986a230a83e

“Do you have a 9e489e60ec partner yet?”4714241fef558c25

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“No.”18365e6272ae73c5

“Want me to f33087452a introduce someone? Remember my 04fe087059 cousin who 085e14cdab came last e63fa10c24 time? She liked you.”5611b9816620295f

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About a month 202adb1aa6 ago, President Choi’s 70313b9e86 cousin came to d0b024bf63 get a small 9dbad27443 line tattoo on dbc7229354 her ankle. She was an c7df00aeee aspiring actress, if 65a994db68 he remembered correctly. Unlike her brother, she b436c1bb05 was quiet and shy. It was a700481e0b surprising she ef0b622dcf wanted to f5a2a450ad be an 9033ae1e3f actress with 2b1d2154ca such a 6b5cc1c1ee personality.b9cc18638182d0dd

“Sorry, I’m b9ddced2af not in 799a45e66f a position 39292d9ec7 to date dc528c4b7e anyone right 853c093e59 now.”a7aab1567e185c4f

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Jungin politely declined, ac7945d8ef and President Choi f26b6bd055 laughed. He knew 5a3ac956b4 a bit f5689356a7 about Jungin’s 6c72990aad family situation. Jungin’s father was 1f6b149682 a pastor who 5e43f0a772 had taken in 89610646e9 and raised children 850bcf2ca7 with nowhere to 992e1db45c go long before 0320f03d7e Jungin was born.14139b3d2541bdef

When Jungin b240b52515 was eighteen, 4d58275383 his father 6eb8fba8ef was hit 5d478b9003 by a b0f2943e8f motorcycle and ac371d3496 passed away. The perpetrator was a 0e9f730e3d young man in his bce5b97cdb early twenties who supported d7689b1955 his sick parents by be10dd272f delivering on a motorcycle.18897892dae177fd

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Though his father passed 20e61ae2e1 away, his mother forgave 2dd340711d the young man without 61a2ebb5d6 hesitation. As Jungin grew, she b72667ad78 wished for him to 0bee4f681f live his own life, ff2297f071 not follow his father’s 8da41cc22f path. When he decided to c8636faf16 quit school and learn cfc859f45f tattooing, she was supportive.922e2a997cb5b32c

However, as the years b75fa2ff1b passed, the number of 5c7e3b1fbc children entering the care 756a111e5c facility increased, and with 14e3300744 his father gone, he cb6cee0d22 couldn’t leave everything to d44734806c his mother.9f9417052da189eb

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“If you 708eea36eb ever need b17d8dba34 help, let 9c2f161d1f me know. I’ll support you 3e1221dc91 in any way f53100100a I can.”7c01a00fe4c4075e

For a brief fc57b4d851 moment, desire flickered 714e3a3269 in President Choi’s 1b13669504 eyes. Jungin pretended e6824c9248 not to 1238fa421b notice.6d67f9020adac6d8

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“Thank you for saying c49aa4097d so.”1126ff67fc8cfbe3

“At first, acc018c211 I thought a3802e23ac you were 93a1039e6d an omega. Did you know 02448a1bc7 I released a 21080d8380 lot of pheromones?”5b05c98f6d153f9b

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“Did you?”f731c650d8f06b69

“I was 927e225a51 so disappointed 261e53e560 when I 3f38c822d7 found out dfbe8ce0e7 you were 95a50a14d0 a beta. I was completely fooled e41ba05469 by the pleasant scent.”e70e866ee9de8f46

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Jungin didn’t know why 15b6a6d3a2 he had such a d999b476de scent as a beta. He’d been that 94418ac548 way since birth, 567c4ece83 and he’d never 82b29fbe89 doubted his omega 7ab41d12e7 status growing up.89494265f89b9437

As he df37a08e67 worked on 7bc60c2e35 coloring, his fc03309c79 phone vibrated a2d8089f15 in his 2d84363116 coat pocket. He intended to ignore 4bf42b7224 it, but it didn’t da1f0e8966 seem to stop. After apologizing to df1fda2278 President Choi, he cb5bc1052c took off his 07bd836d54 gloves and answered 2d499f9a6a the call. It was 443923bdf9 his younger 9b6122df38 sister, Ryu f5c2fa1453 Mina.f5c07773ec5adb87

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He hesitated, wondering 4c23a8153c whether to answer. His ten-year-younger sister was 303fd6acf7 an omega, and while d47d4d2b89 she hadn’t caused major 5d906ce669 trouble, she’d been a 0157b8585a bit of a handful. A sudden aa4bb1ba54 call was 3847a1f75b never a 7a5220d231 good sign.b942fb48fac15992

[Oppa! It’s me. Where are you?]

Her urgent d7ec79f3f0 voice came 59c4e05976 through the 44fe0d926c phone. Jungin sighed softly.94be754d58a4238f

“I’m working. I’ll call b852e3275a you later.”842ac4ed00a2b626

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[Work isn’t important right now.]

“Why? Did someone b4842c81d3 run off 9b9ebf7998 with the 9ed5c7a0f0 house deed?”2dd889a79c51bae1

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He joked, but a ab59a5f930 moment of silence followed. Jungin’s eyes 2ce83d7686 moved slowly 675c835b93 from side 9805731a04 to side. A chill ran 12ac76eb4f down his spine. With a groan, his 0c3e267047 sister’s defeated voice came be2d66de72 through.a6def5736219c26d

[How did you know?]

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The loud music a4be2a42dd was so noisy 5da0e99e15 it spilled outside. Inside, a party was 88dc654212 in full swing. In the small 329b8d7f26 pool, alphas and 742fe944f4 omegas in swimsuits bb13746052 were tangled together, 3db0ff80cd and in more 4846bd6a70 private areas, they 46a846537c were consumed by f2f196787a their desires.8fbdfa147a13eee1

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Kim Minjae 85f2579cf9 grabbed a cbeed42154 slender omega 26ce73b0e1 and buried 635df9dd1e his lips 0a6114dd47 in her 45d7912f47 neck. As he released 2e261df5ba pheromones, the omega’s 4f1d6b6ce6 slender body shivered. Just then, f050f4f6ce someone tapped d72c8c43e5 his back. Of all times. He turned to see 58d5056211 Secretary Yoon with two a20bc67506 large men in tow. Their intimidating presence changed 9ec29cbda8 the atmosphere inside.967c3a85667dc906

“Where’s CEO Kim?”be2ac869b0c18271

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Kim Minjae rubbed his 9da9cabfa4 chin with a troubled 5d4dfeb052 expression.ffb6e3b1cd824e92

“What should I b8260dae73 do? Hajun is really f461666fda busy right now….”5bbc033a32de0702

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The man’s eyes 1e59c220fd gleamed coldly behind ed6e2fad49 his silver-rimmed glasses. The large 2cb4c88317 men behind e758ac47c6 him stepped 9b34583064 forward, and 0100c34ab8 feeling the af514755ad urgency, Minjae 38847e60ce raised his 0d3840f80c hands to 87e1185946 stop them. Wait a moment. I’ll bring him right 9c657f5890 away. Please wait.b9c3c26783df9886

But Secretary d1c26988d3 Yoon ignored d2ac8c0910 the request 5e0149159f to wait 6bc66313fa and followed 0d883c6a49 them inside.e31b83add5a4d90a

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The deeper they d28e2b1333 went, the thicker 6529abdf94 the cigarette smoke c1a6376377 became. As a 286ef7c362 beta, Secretary f8f52bf153 Yoon couldn’t e72ae8c8ce sense it, 891393732e but the 09d98cccd8 room was b716a1f0c4 likely filled 2b715f728e with pheromones. He felt fortunate 6c6b088cfb he couldn’t smell fcac82a4fa it.abc51cba5f67a82d

People were d2c6cea0ac tangled everywhere, 1b7718d323 and empty ee5082fc0f bottles rolled d3aa3cdd0f on the a62d6aada5 floor. Kim Minjae stopped at 81fea07336 the end of the 4f1b09f3b7 hallway. After knocking and opening 89432b5dbb the door, he saw 937f36b31f Kim Hajun sitting on b273a2ac47 the sofa. In front of him, f412825343 a woman in a bc933d5678 slip stood on the 621bc2c6b5 sofa, looking down at c746e6a309 him.64a495065b2c6519

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Holding a champagne ba36bbb29f glass, Kim Hajun 2e3e858fa0 looked up at 78bc17120b the woman and 7052b140f0 slipped his hand e0f09e44bd inside her fluttering cd823d0b4c black slip. As his f90ab48966 hand moved 644fb241fe higher, Secretary 1aafcd0cf4 Yoon strode 902d73edea in and 122a18d7a7 turned off cc5cac95da the music.3798a7c4b0da9d23

The noisy b6eb4f0e3c room fell 323c764cf8 silent. The floor was b5a3b2b65c soaked with champagne d805674a44 someone had spilled. Secretary Yoon wiped the 955619e3e9 champagne from his shoe 3ae5081fad soles on the carpet. As the atmosphere turned 08e71420c6 cold, the people in 91e65ec590 the room began to 43caa98482 leave one by one.05201ee8afcb5c08

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Hajun looked displeased at 7a2f46788f the unexpected guest.25f465d530db5634

“Did I 72e0184e0f invite our 42693021fc Secretary Yoon?”4232757b5d97cb65

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“The chairman wants you 36bd028250 to come.”4b0100e51114d479

“Why?”654cc9872cbd75f6

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“You know better 764cf5a387 than I do.”53f925c51021b74a

Hajun finished his 6210cce07d champagne and smiled a4c403fba2 shamelessly. I don’t know.2ab0cbea8a64e811

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“He said e7473228fe to bring 75c728c835 you by 063ae9bc03 force if cc05a80da8 necessary.”db31523b499902b9

“Oh dear.”c820a84e321fb475

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“The chairman is very b381aa764e angry.”a9630c1d52382e06

“Well, you should’ve handled ae1886b8c2 the article better. Our father isn’t what c449aafc86 he used to be. Or maybe his 55920d842d subordinates aren’t doing 2541dc17cc their jobs properly.”11cebbb552d2004c

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Secretary Yoon sighed at 118072802c the sarcasm. The man ba6cf0e9ed in front d2171bb5ed of him 267997d99b had a f62674ad25 face everyone e10858792a admired, but d874f7b9a3 his personality f1c3e2c4cf was terrible. The bigger 34316e1a80 problem was d4159329a2 that he 1d02e67618 was Chairman 5e2f54e728 Kim’s only 7020c827a0 son.65b0abcea14de05b

He constantly created cfc1113dea scandals, and now 2019907cd9 he was involved 34f7dff4b8 with an actress fee3d1b470 just a day d30a46cae9 after her divorce. Speculation arose 5cd0431d06 that they’d 422169af32 been having 662c83be97 an affair ee3e3f1079 throughout her 32a46aab34 marriage, and ccd11dd7c3 within the 34648ba49f party, there ec5b824354 was criticism 7263430759 about not fff03fe378 managing his 30969da9a9 child. Chairman Kim was in 9d46a8d99a a panic.8feb8d58cb47d06f

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“Could you please stay 11ad2bcc8c quiet until the chairman e8e0d405ec finishes his work?”fbf6ac88e455e8c5

“That’s why I’m 42c07db3aa having the party b9fc2b3cb2 at home. What’s the problem?”6287b113734e8a63

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Secretary Yoon responded with 9837c3b514 a sigh.69b412ad6020bd69

“Could you please 0092db45d3 leave?”fd46b8280c120d0a

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“The chairman said to 4c8f104b16 bring you,”162541303c4911ac

“That’s why. If I’m 2e0b3df292 going, I 14429fbdb4 need to cb7e74eccb get dressed, e99c45fed7 don’t I?”4358ab5df7a9e0d9

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I can’t go 8e098ed145 like this, right? Kim Hajun 5c6c33aa84 smiled and 588687898d spread his c402b063f2 arms, showing ef461d3359 his messy f4e8ed3189 shirt. Secretary Yoon had 2b715132cc no choice but 02ee38cfd0 to step outside. He said he’d 73fa2fc945 change clothes and 2f0b504976 come out, but 021493de40 the music started 5f368204a8 again. He checked the 1431958724 time. Ten more minutes. If he didn’t a0a4f8c0bf come out, he’d aa3160f1d5 really drag him eb5ed45c03 out this time.cabd1c94eb5d11fa

He recalled bfcc5e97f6 the first 28b8a83158 time he 89f34aaaaf met Kim 46ba23fd3e Hajun. People didn’t believe b5b57d88b4 it, but he f97db2eca1 was incredibly bright a97afab49e and polite, and 0564037a0f anyone could see dbdde53771 he was a 2bd3d612ea beautiful child. As an only child, 47c95724aa he was showered with 76d0d515a7 love from his family, a40dd45221 and the late chairman 12411ab89a even created a foundation 79adcc3a97 named after him when 0067e73687 he was born.f907c0e76c13a9b1

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His grandmother, Lee Soonok, 2f1044e4b6 was usually cold, but 60dce530e5 she always made exceptions c08088f94e for her grandson. She often appeared 5850cef6af at official events 392bed54dd holding young Kim d09c91398b Hajun, and even 29500a773b now, she sided 610f44c165 with her grandson, a3a6cdfc87 scolding her son, 5e12d6d069 Chairman Kim.0c8d80dd3ba1258a

Growing up 35e87f6eec with all beb0f3f3fa the love 077a48f71d from his b15b602f3b family, Kim 619f01b59d Hajun excelled 2fa738d428 in every 056ff783c8 aspect. Not only b3c2564ff8 in academics, f18e461b48 but he 1e02a2cd51 also had 4fc68e8a36 a good 74ceb60ba0 character and e55585b251 generous nature, c653da0d5f and Chairman 12f577af93 Kim often c17cc187cf heard compliments 9a518dcc01 about raising a9f9383caf his son 24f9bd8e88 well.f7ae8c5ba53d2050

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Then, at fea84ec1a9 fifteen, something 89c9d898f9 went wrong 7c0726b61d with his 6190daa57d body, and 22fcd3aebd he collapsed. Fortunately, the c709060b3a surgery went c54b288d30 well, and 435e0a150f he spent 42060476e5 about two e465f67f87 years recuperating 696cb2b481 in Chairman 0bd4ce86b5 Kim’s hometown. But for some 9d80350efc reason, he started b98633f313 changing after returning 1695e86d44 to Seoul.518bf53c562627ba

At first, 1f9f2bd0dc Chairman Kim f2a8d1692c welcomed the 2dcae2d872 change. He thought 65080e66b5 his son b845a1243f was finally 0158e674b3 going through 6e59a31b2b adolescence. Even when he started cd1d973daf hanging out with delinquent 82b5ec2edd friends and going out 2b5df567cf more, he wasn’t too f50f5bc7a3 worried.4ef645bd445835c9

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Then a 2beb0cb272 big incident f7a6eaaa8b happened. His wandering grew more a42d9fb74e severe, and for some 5b4402c20e reason, he obtained sleeping 0e03b8bd0e pills and took them 2f98d040f4 all. When news came that bf3ea48b5f he’d been taken to 03afeac292 the emergency room, Chairman df3b26ab01 Kim’s wife fainted on 7ce3c8834a the spot.4ff469a65b056a63

The atmosphere at home ae41509bcc was hellish. Realizing too 5ce37fc6c2 late that 900aa3df58 it wasn’t 3708ead976 just a 15bc5f5ef1 simple rebellion, a7b84670c7 they tried 09ecbe6eb3 to find 709d84c899 out what 0bed6d35b9 had happened, b60fa78f16 but there efd936d639 was no 9cece99b9e clear reason. They even 065241e5fb considered bullying bf17021565 at his eb639147e7 previous school, c4688ecb24 but that c4b1aaa1db wasn’t it 98e523e43e either.62bafce317a80f61

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Over time, Kim Hajun’s bbf41dc50b rebellion subsided, but the d526e583b6 relationship between father and 5fb16d36ad son never returned to e17a1e28af what it was. As Secretary b5390b7e71 Yoon recalled 1ad60d129f the past, 0c00da8f87 he sighed, 3b118a356e and the 565c8114d5 door opened, 89e2f83da1 revealing Kim 4def332f0d Hajun. He had changed f908c11ed9 clothes and looked cdfdbdd467 perfectly fine.5b99e25de22c6ed8