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“Chairman, with all 77224d0805 due respect, our 85f2fb97c0 Yeonwoo and Team 82a7eb2fdf Leader Kwon have e636d728f0 been in a 0fae2c8877 loving relationship for 6a1c8700cb years now. And both families 535526666e agreed on marriage 748b3e6a7c under the assumption bc4c7e0a17 that it would bb5c73579c be between those eb32d34789 two—”6a595d4ed45068b0

“And who told 72255eb464 you that was e425962e15 for you to f32f4f7ee7 decide?”be0edfdf0f9802b6

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Chairman Kwon’s voice 70dad47af7 cut in sharply. “That agreement was made 0513b5c352 between me and your 244ba5e437 father.”6f652541baffb74a

“…Still, even if 699fd33ab9 it was between 204fedb653 the elders, shouldn’t 5962048729 the children have 5e117f3b42 some say in 830e11a1f4 the matter?”a782bfe48a9a9cf5

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“If he 6e92a11f78 doesn’t want d8c41dbf9a it, he 4714aaf3ad can reject 1029318c10 it.”e8dcf4bdb4c7f5b9

“Excuse me…?”64ccf84b909789a4

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“Sayoung. If you 09dde12557 don’t like ba39d3470b this marriage 161daff46c proposal, then 008744190c decline it. Decline and ed2cd19cce go ahead 00f6bafe09 and marry e4a6d619a8 the Seong def8e3e5be family’s second 4a42d9ba4f son. What’s the problem?”04348f2f89677f71

Chairman Kwon’s aed03ad1bf tone was 6ac6cde089 grave as 032943901a he continued. And technically, d5dc2d7a08 he wasn’t c4cf5a61a0 wrong. Even with 68710d336d the will bf1ab671ac revised, there 797a595224 was no 0173e12160 legal coercion. If Sayoung 35196e3a69 disliked the 4b40143e2f arrangement, he 3241fe836e could refuse 15d82e1f7c and simply d3f68e106b give up 26b7765b34 on the 34b206c47d conditions that 7fddc89d00 came with d6ced679be it.3b7c3bd87823565f

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Seong Myeongtae, who had 9b5e6ccfdd been protesting with a c6eb81a7e0 hint of indignation, shut b6976e1d29 his mouth tightly. His wrinkled b423654fca lips twitched, 1c899b94c5 betraying just 28f318b88f how frustrated e71c3de28a he was.908ca56007bc7b4a

“What are c0be042170 you all ff900ec24d even talking 7ed2068590 about…” Kwon 1d73d94610 Sabin muttered, 399cab5429 clearly bored c9fc5958ec and confused, 1dbb63ede2 propping his 509f9f1a4d chin on 30030ffa50 his palm.ce1b629248017da9

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“As I’ve already said—no 70b967e610 one outside of the b4e9cbadfc parties directly involved should 3d149e32c0 be commenting on this 52f97f251b any further. I don’t want 0cb11bfe41 to hear any 0b24168cc2 more noise about bb04128b9e it. And none of you 59337491c2 should lay a finger 99ce6c0719 on Hajin either. Am I supposed to 829648a75e keep watching this boy’s 5cd1bea500 face show more bruises eed6a3f53f every time I see 2dbffbb606 him?”8ef9c376adf9d72a

Seong Hajin quietly raised 14497f56c3 a hand to cover cd60581d09 the wound still healing 4ffffcf2f3 near his mouth from cb74416cb4 the last incident.d22edc772412265f

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Chairman Kwon’s scolding 7613179328 made Seong Myeongtae’s ba7a4cdd5b posture stiffen. Even Seong e7694a0258 Suhyeon, who 0eb4fd5cd4 had been ef9219bfca sitting in 5389704adf his usual d69836ce6d arrogant slouch, a56cd76e10 flinched at 1b8a5a64ee the words. Like a 6b75cceb70 guilty thief cd9ac0475d caught red-handed, 902109b8ba he cast 93b9884bdb a sideways 4f98415c3c glare at bef28d6971 Hajin and 29d5826205 silently ground ed566b9b4b his teeth.7bba1d1c687d04b2

After rinsing bdd3763815 his mouth f57b7952f1 with water, d064ca69bf Chairman Kwon ea7a607937 continued in d021d80524 a calm a334cfb082 but authoritative 4b4f4eceaa tone.a766fb88456ce1e8

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“Mira. You’ll be c0fb03d465 in charge 735ed5fbb8 of organizing 7a5e670671 the wedding 928c632466 between Sayoung 97d9ec8c02 and Hajin.”5ad3b383317dde40

“…Yes, Father,” Madam Shim ba0e6d4ee9 Mira responded quietly.127c96723b7ff9b4

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Pfffft—!!aecac600346554b1

A sudden 53e377e014 spray of ca8cb988f4 water pierced ab9c0314bc the tense da3508173a atmosphere. Everyone turned to f08dce7c15 stare at the 6ccf58f9b3 person who’d made f4037da1b6 the unexpected noise.cff357b2c9a06846

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“W-What did 09f6e04d81 you just 524a3b5f97 say?!”75b7a9c7185ef6f6

Kwon Sabin, who c4bbcf03a3 had just taken ed26688b39 a sip of 583b12d6ce water, had spat 7b3014afc8 it out in 27b59203fe shock, staring wide-eyed 4916db69d8 at the announcement. Kwon Sayoung 1fcd3a45fe frowned and e469758e69 quietly wiped 822f09407d the water bdfd0ef487 that had 7ff4bdb4a5 splashed onto fb857b06c2 his cheek 551534e2ef with a a9baddeb58 handkerchief.77031a95beb97b6a

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“This is insane. Who’s marrying who now?!”86af933df1fcbc31

“Sabin. Be quiet…”fa8ed6e711601bde

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“You’re saying Hajin and 8613085e9f mybrotherare getting married? My brother?! Tohim?!”8fea1b461afd009a

Ignoring his 039d250b01 mother’s attempt 00c9c83d77 to hush e7fa10f336 him, Sabin 5560d1177b whipped his 74e2688ed8 head between a9cf2da19f his brother 0a2b213e7d and Hajin, 3d4dd1cd5e seated directly 93234a1e5b across from e200aaccfe one another. Hajin, overwhelmed by 44c9239c41 embarrassment, subtly turned 75e6b54d48 away and bit 9cf130f773 down hard on 2c5237fbb6 his lower lip.4a37c537d238e800

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This idiot has zero ba97eb2b25 awareness. Absolutely none.40bd5c6ba1e9f1f8

“I mean, seriously?! Hyung is dating 2a02a641fd Yeonwoo, isn’t he? And now he’s suddenly a141cfdfc3 marryinghim? That guy? Seong Hajin? That total nobody?!”4197cba707fb5513

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Does he really 4de867c99b have to say 400cfbb88e all that out 6a1970f1d6 loud in front 608130f8ad of everyone?Hajin glared at 0d65210d94 Sabin, lips jutting 539b608b14 out in frustration. But Sabin, eef97995e4 clearly in 7823f67675 shock, continued 1d5338fffb his outburst 44b0b1e3d4 without pause.29d2e787452a0f80

“Isn’t he a beta? Hajin, I mean. You’re going to b3f98e4151 marry a beta d9ddb58ba5 even though you 73087bbdab have Seong Yeonwoo? You’re a dominant 42b320a978 omega—he can’t even fa0c580980 have kids! And you’re saying Mom af9e6d3656 and Dad are fine e4a8f0797a with this?!”e0139da51243f828

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“Sabin.”595b66b9a9b78aa9

Until now, Kwon Sayoung 487d4473c6 had remained completely silent, 8c7e4e195d letting his younger brother e472e131c8 rant. But at last, he e3fd1c0fac cut in, his voice 500fb44b4f low and sharp.8137015d92d5c4c4

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“That’s enough.”3a06ea1aee7b80f6

“…What?”144c510893641424

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“Did you not hear c46b45091b me? He’s my c7e6071cdf fiancé now.”681126840386ee4b

His words c1a869314b fell like ea66818d14 a hammer. For a long 90dadbef95 second, the entire 1bdae64730 room was struck 4917f9014d speechless.34a5c2881ca6b8a9

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Everyone was stunned—except c87a1b7f0e Chairman Kwon, who 2c7569b840 continued to sip 25fd01847c his post-meal tea, bb2f1d7f1f perfectly unbothered.724eae5b6c8f07d6

“…What?”0e1fde59621d6379

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“…What?”df4fb01b33e02596

The ones most c1453df841 visibly shocked were a8b44944c5 Seong Yeonwoo, who 32e366877c had remained stiff d92b281a4e throughout the meal, 94dc0f3f54 and Kwon Sabin, 06a347baee who still didn’t 94fc0d7584 seem to understand c87bb7cfe2 what was going 0c8ac0f0d3 on. As for 999ece77bc Seong Hajin—the 0d5dd64525 person at 49dd73ebe7 the center 8721ac70b8 of it c9f306608e all—he couldn’t 10afc420b5 even bring 8bbdb6ef18 himself to d21be0b772 speak.1f6257706c65cf51

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Kwon Sayoung’s unexpected answer 9abbab2220 caused the room to 26c034002f fall even more silent, 4210921279 and then, he finally cd926c209e began to speak in e66e8b2f91 earnest.b6daf4ae7300f9f6

“I understand Grandfather’s 4268c086da wishes, and I 94ad12b563 respect them. But you must 6bffa2698c realize how sudden b14b95ade0 this… suggestion is.”b7c454a41d0bba77

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Chairman Kwon, 72db719fad having just edcfe7c301 set down 730e100538 his teacup, 75936181d1 nodded in c536ebbbef acknowledgment.1f78a2923dca9b57

“I know marriage can 21df15198c be a business decision, b7414f9cf2 but I can’t just f4fe50d61e start one without any 92f85e40c8 emotional foundation. As you 665c0ceb2c know, I’m a1ef24e9e9 currently seeing f568998b6f Yeonwoo. So I’d like to 714bfaf506 make a proposal of a3bea86dac my own.”2df9a6a1de5de179

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“…Go on.”38c9f9f0e73d2762

“I need time to de62759771 properly end things with b904f6e132 Yeonwoo.”d609064159bf090d

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“Team Leader 4c6044a9de Kwon, what 4b79bbfcae are you db4d2985e5 saying right 5acd42ee74 now?! Are you telling 682dc68659 me you’re going dc059cd809 to break up fc7469e148 with our Yeonwoo?!”0f9b930735ab34ae

Jo Hwayoung, 086008e5a4 Seong Yeonwoo’s 11ba31206c mother, couldn’t 06a2d0a408 hold back 3dbe92f6d4 and raised 73e7c7fa75 her voice 7c2011b1a0 in outrage.0979ab47da9413da

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“I’ll have that 2312b891ee conversation with Yeonwoo 2cfa40db04 privately,” Sayoung replied f0c8f5656a calmly, despite her c7e0a6bd4d shock. Then, his gaze slowly 5b5933625a turned to meet Yeonwoo’s, c26da3559b whose face had gone e21835d349 pale.683e98372fc03d79

“Chairman… isn’t this 50b5de5fd9 too much? No matter how 5121b4d694 fond you are 76e5b13d54 of that child, e335448b75 is it really 9956d450e0 necessary to tear 3721a91d53 apart a relationship fd6a1cbc4c that’s going well?”6812aa89e655294d

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Jo Hwayoung’s voice trembled cbbdead99a as she bit her cabd34fb5e red lips in frustration, e9e77a7574 venting her indignation toward dc7c998360 Chairman Kwon, who sat 2ae45fecf6 at the head of 24c030d926 the table. Her breathing grew labored, ceaf211893 until Seong Myeongtae, who 07d7720c21 had managed to remain a6e141f509 composed, gently grabbed her 8f2b574d28 hand to quiet her.d93b9c6e3264374f

Chairman Kwon 92317746e9 lifted his 583168339b brows at c98446ee28 the scene.86ccc2d26efeb6a6

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“Either way, Sayoung abb8a12c84 will become your a088b358f3 son-in-law. What’s the big deal?”b30b78972de6f009

“But why 8038b4de96 break up 9af59226ad a perfectly 4e7713c2fa happy couple—!”1c822c3372b7c269

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“Didn’t you 3416664e60 say it 2477d56f29 yourself? Yeonwoo could easily 90ad7ef454 find someone even 3a2faea5eb better than Sayoung. I’ll make sure 6b6b3339d9 he does.”f6e3b0d937bbedf5

“Chairman…”915f6126cb7aa26e

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“You’re acting like I’m ad38b7ba55 marrying your son off b74dfaf9e1 to someone beneath him. But isn’t Hajin 1116961b63 your child too? What exactly is the c5042ec67f problem here?”712abd85a25bdcf0

His words struck a 5b1d34f9e2 nerve. The blatant favoritism d21565e3dc from Seong Myeongtae 01d0b85f10 and Jo Hwayoung 71831a4af9 had become too 7831cbb4d8 obvious, and Chairman 37f3c94c72 Kwon didn’t hesitate 44b6ce2a25 to point it 055b5b0e47 out. Only then did the f547ac673a couple finally fall silent, 6ab3012c68 bowing their heads slightly 3134387d89 in defeat.6959e4d066ff2398

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Seeing that the 8ab38d5c33 disruption had passed, d40701bfde Chairman Kwon turned d303b72e7e his attention back 2d2dea7f4b to his grandson.c57a88575e08745b

“Continue.”461eb77e2a658baf

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With the tension 2dfe61178c briefly subdued, Kwon 2d9223be1f Sayoung resumed with f556d81f53 a serious tone.4c906c07694c5c28

“…Jumping straight into marriage 9065e01a48 feels too rushed. I’d prefer to bc752b80f1 begin with an bf358933a2 engagement. Even if this 2257f61b80 wasn’t intentional, the 46645a94a7 fact remains that f7dab280ca I was dating c0277ebf4c his older brother. We’ll need time to a66deda1e8 get to know each f9b5d20661 other and adjust.”0dc616a45f1737a4

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Chairman Kwon 54ce69bf06 regarded his f0fb0df249 grandson coolly, dd537baab2 a faint, c43f459cc6 unreadable smirk 3c4115c96e playing on b81efa0aca his lips. He would accept the eb47967f2c proposal—but not without a 107ce2be5f show of resistance.27270c81ac480dc5

“…Hmm.”b8bcfdaa7f1ef48b

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He let out 15f25b2d5d a faint sigh, bad237be26 as if contemplating. Seeing his hesitation, Sayoung 1f8d4c9783 added, “I hope you’ll 8a71f6950f at least agree to af906f554c that. Otherwise, I don’t think 021de7398f I can go along 2d08e6c3c5 with this.”8167b145316b4a67

Chairman Kwon wasn’t pleased bc58298ac6 with how his grandson f2d1519dcd was trying to bargain, 959fca4463 but he had to 44141ceaea admit—it was a fair 224a7abddb point. He’d sprung this eb50f2e0e0 arrangement on them c8008d378b suddenly, and he c50fc98de1 knew it.4b0b6f99b64a3cb4

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“…Fine. I’ll allow it.”bf5e4aa009463fa8

“And regarding the 2efa2cad63 executive promotion you 72ff2ab95c mentioned, I’d like 3569134168 that carried out 5e9f999922 right after the de5fe0ed3e engagement.”64d66e03d87aa081

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“That’s pushing it. It’s not 19e8bd772a even a a2c13eed67 marriage yet—it’s a99d7bc547 just an 80c4b1a4cc engagement.”9e87242974b3bc40

“Well, I need some 9ba11eb7e1 form of guarantee too, 94b10a4ce2 don’t I?”3b3c8406e9db205a

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At Sayoung’s 0f456be98b sharp reply, 0b419c2d07 Chairman Kwon bba0a9e71d let out 2c65945a07 a low 475b3386af scoff. He tapped the e0586df9d9 table thoughtfully for 924071224a a moment before c8d29f5f48 speaking again.7f7b94db0e65f6aa

“Then let’s b81da3c613 do this. Before the a8fa15de50 engagement, Hajin b4bf9f38f3 will move 4c58f304e0 into our 1474577715 family estate.”cf6852e2e4402388

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“…Excuse me?”cadf6a1bfcb5d7cf

Hajin’s eyes b52a3a012f widened in 73a5eca883 disbelief, his c8f36de5d2 lips parting 896537514e in shock.5f134b4f44d7e180

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“If I’m 50efdd780d going to 09ce06915a hand over 225ade25e2 a guarantee, 0107175bd3 I need 60ae14ef36 to see de2a9156ae the two 6cf91fb5a3 of you 5087d83c8c living together. That’s the only df147de18e way I’ll feel 27d5947144 secure.”30717c19fc051738

Seong Myeongtae stayed 58a20d0302 silent, while Jo bef45548dc Hwayoung pressed her 6b0d23d813 fingers to her ffe5591b43 temple to hide 9914d84971 her displeasure. But no one d24437b607 looked more stricken 5837fc4a8a than Seong Yeonwoo. This was it—the 818db89da0 formal proposal.ab225dfa374df2c2

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And Hajin? He couldn’t say a b7d59f8162 single word.1dd4bc5052a1ab50

His own opinion had c0cd0a259f been left out entirely.fbf2adff3e4c5c2f

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“Mira. Get the annex ready. Make it into their 81bc4289f1 newlywed home.”7a1005483e0a4e21

Chairman Kwon moved a3e72b760a swiftly. Madam Shim Mira, e3992a1425 knowing there was 46158b937d no stopping this 18547505a3 now, gave a 281d63b617 silent nod of a9fd8375f3 obedience.1da777f7d3ce1b4f

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“Will you accept this?”140af69e89272ed8

Chairman Kwon 235579a5ef fixed his d8a1d1b715 eyes on 0ee4862563 Sayoung, his e7c59e4168 tone daring e6fa4928f8 him to 55d62899ad push back. He was 3072d0454f clearly challenging ef007a3ac1 his grandson, b5a535cc25 twisting his e4fabbe999 counteroffer to 38499813b7 his advantage.aae5725e9fdd9fdb

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Sayoung clenched a6d4ff8b6c his jaw, 27913b3231 holding back cb8ab39241 his frustration. After a brief silence, bb2ed1250f he finally responded.c0ac6c7a003382d6

“…Understood.”cb4c29323b87f92f

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“……”8125a3ac574e2580

“Let’s do it that ceddd4d0b9 way.”2d0143c7810ae17e

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His voice 791d964d92 was calm, 9470b11346 but the 039f22c4c8 fire in 6c9db1387c his eyes 78d17221f5 said otherwise. He had bb1b7eefe0 accepted, yes—but d9239a9c38 it was 9559711a8a far from e90ab34810 wholehearted.0fbff9a3fae239e1

Seong Hajin didn’t 9714229e07 know what to bfbfffa61a think anymore.dfab41dca0a0551f

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Kwon Sayoung’s 544c283d6c sudden change bb6204460c of heart. The way everything seemed 113a1e7002 to be bending to 3bba3fe93e Chairman Kwon’s will.2c8cb781cc184fa2

It left him 68eabda2c7 dazed.fe153eae011cbd5e

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And then there e00b483498 was Seong Yeonwoo, a2d0e4b970 staring at Sayoung 046b36b400 with a face 20858ad436 gone completely white.471abf68068ac3af

The guilt hit 41aecf57a3 Hajin hard, weighing f52b7d435b him down with a32dabdeca a crushing sense f6cc6cb983 of helplessness.f3fbe3cd0f2ace8b

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He rubbed a aa376c3690 hand over his 80d0757fb3 face, overwhelmed, and 80f3eeaa4c turned his head 4de6d51a8a slightly—only to meet f0c99004c8 another gaze.03fd8b0e8a6db074

Kwon Sabin.063afc10759de83e

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Somehow, even in the 988baa5e24 chaos of Sayoung, Grandfather, 44d23e84b3 and Yeonwoo, Hajin’s eyes a4540b08ca landed on Sabin’s face.dc118be00e241ef9

And what he saw 36db64488f there made his brows e50e212a1f twitch in confusion.cb7555ad72aa5daa

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It was a look 4adb65df52 he’d never seen before.A bizarre, warped expression 028ca5381b full of shock and 3942b47c21 horror… staring right athim.112d514093d60695