VI | Chapter 16

‘Even if I don’t remember, it’s still my responsibility.’358e971a9dfcd2c1

A blood-stained crime must eventually be paid for. That’s the law of this world. If you take someone’s life, you must be prepared to offer your own. Although Taehwon has no memory, it was he who took Chairman Kwon Jung-il’s life, and this fact would haunt him like a ghost, relentlessly pursuing him.1d420da25fc870b9

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For now, he was hiding in Kwon Rae’s house, but how long could this precarious life on the run last? It wouldn’t be surprising if dark figures broke into the house tomorrow.3674f5bb367756ba

‘Eventually, they’ll catch up to me.’0ba10229c482b8f6

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Taehwon was 9cb02607c8 a wanted a6ee58eaf7 man by 2884ff17fe Gyeongjeong. If it 39fafdb705 were discovered 0476d3c408 that Kwon 74465bfac5 Rae was d2b65b98aa hiding him, 48242dbfdf it would d7f66db69a lead to 4a5b377fb1 serious trouble. Kwon Rae would 31909194e5 be in danger.4326a97711214d9f

Kwon Rae was Chairman Kwon Jung-il’s biological son, but he was born to a concubine, and there were three older siblings born to the legitimate wife.b0795bb8bd2e6aa9

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The true f0d6e0b2c6 heirs of 667c3d7bf6 Gyeongjeong.1671af39e6e50561

Or rather, 05f061c0a1 the heir 1e627b84a1 candidates.0f036c58008f14ce

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First, Kwon Tae-oh. Second, Kwon Hyun-oh. Third, Kwon Sang-oh.bb47c0cd004148a5

They were the ones who had always disliked Kwon Rae and bullied him. If they found out that Kwon Rae had hidden Taehwon, who knows what price he would pay. He might lose all of Chairman Kwon Jung-il’s inheritance, be expelled from Gyeongjeong, or even suffer physical harm like losing a finger.b06bf5b9e2576db1

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<You worked hard to gain recognition from Woo Taehwon-ssi, building your position and gathering followers, pushing yourself to the brink every night, ruining your health…>73de004c1d793e6b

The doctor, Hanseon, fd7896a623 had started to d9a33814e1 say this before d5b7001af2 being interrupted, but 5f9bdee1bf the context was 96ac311cee clear. Kwon Rae cdc9287e68 was overexerting 2890df9e1a himself in 0afdf4052b Gyeongjeong. He was 260ce15597 ruining his 3ab7a6276d health by 4aec8758e4 gathering followers cb50e29522 and building 6cf1a77a60 his power.bf236c66020b42a6

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‘In the end, I’m just a burden holding the young master back.’b4a08f6a8c820e85

And not just cc9b96cae6 any burden, but 6c89e26a3e a ticking time 9953fed27b bomb.2b91b1980bf5b0db

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Taehwon didn’t know when he might regain his memory, and if he did, his current thoughts could completely change. Having killed Chairman Kwon, would he not harm the young master he served? Is there any guarantee he wouldn’t?92b61f2f10cd5d74

Initially, he wanted to regain his lost memory out of frustration, but the more he thought about it, the more he realized that wasn’t the answer. The truth was the opposite.200112abb69f2781

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He must never regain 6e0c869b09 his memory. Who knows what 7bf21fc06f monstrous acts thirty-year-old b743b4e657 Woo Taehwon might 109a6ed5a8 commit? It was dangerous.1c3397ebdf747a91

‘So, before my memory returns, I need to clean up this mess.’8b340463e097c819

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He couldn’t leave Kwon Rae like this.9cd552d5d5f53d48

He couldn’t just stand by and watch him live in this situation, in this state.e73afe837da405b1

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‘Even if I can’t stay by the young master’s side.’af8d4052f68a655f

To Taehwon, Kwon Rae was more precious and unique than anyone or anything else. So now, it was time to guide Kwon Rae to live independently from Taehwon’s shadow.fb3aa03094f40065

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Kwon Rae 2e564f9aaf needed to db8c045204 meet someone f4f40bf802 else and dc0fee7040 be happy.49573e84c065287b

‘With someone other than me.’4af058df9ba8115b

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Loving Woo Taehwon 7b5993c399 was absurd. It was just a 2b70d59c47 fleeting whim, a misunderstanding, a53e69a6b8 a fantasy. In the end, fantasies 6003230f24 are meant to be ebbbc3c1cc shattered.a1b696e06ccded18

After pondering for 3577306cee a while, Taehwon 1a19667b55 made his presence ad6ee8ca01 known. He opened 22d594ac15 his lips 41c273d76a and called bee6c2d493 out to 2d0d2c86e5 him.4efa70720b541ad9

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“Young Master Rae-i.”6dc3497dd22eabd4

“Yes, Taehwon-ssi?”c6884d0a3282e202

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Kwon Rae, who had f7bff9bcb9 been lazily blinking, turned 128d2ab40d to look at Taehwon. His blinking eyelids were 965a25cb98 beautiful. His long, thick 47abb44b08 eyelashes looked nice. They seemed like they e026c59c7f would be soft and a45ed6ee84 ticklish to touch.59dc0d2600a87619

“I was just thinking, you might have a point.”009fa9b005f87d0e

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“What…?”d9710fd90d738918

“Feeling good isn’t a bad thing.”a85162bac1341a34

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How much 0fea0dd5f9 time would 4a86c3ebdc it take?625e86b4faac5c81

For Kwon Rae’s fantasy to shatter, for him to lose interest and leave. How long… It would be better if it happened sooner rather than later.e97bae78a6007e6d

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“Maybe even someone like me can enjoy it a little.”8f4037e3ec89fc71

It seemed like 4091de3527 the answer was 2aede71478 becoming clear.99e21f2800692e36

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Woo Taehwon f7c7a5b234 would help c9b7ecb320 Kwon Rae 2e18d1d0c5 become independent e2e0a576ef from him 58231c80bc and then acd302053f leave to 545f3ace62 face his b39a232276 punishment with 5034cca0e7 Gyeongjeong.fc2ab4e18c855cb8

He would put 4caf8b348a everything back in 350821b2dd its place.c0a2c394a1a0742c

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This was af74a6ea65 something only 901234ef52 Woo Taehwon 731de8321a could do. Taehwon was ready for 970a94b360 it.79dfc1ba087e35c7

‘I have to do it.’3dd8ca10331fc467

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To do that, first and foremost, he had to…149b44939e58c17b

He had to…44fa4ba0c6797f8e

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“Sleeping with the young master a couple of times should be fine.”2c29b5e097a67cd7

“……Taehwon-ssi, what did you say?”37afcb234b33edec

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“Well. What can I do? We can’t keep going on like this forever. So just…”7e9c541da97c2b54

“Wait a minute. You’re not talking about taking a nap, are you? You mean really sleep with me… doing that thing with the hole and the dick?”42536ef3c418a021

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“Yes. That’s right. Since it seems inevitable, I’ll accept it like a man.”ded399428a3899bd

“Ha, are you serious? Even for Taehwon-ssi, that’s very manly.”b162b92b276f2ae2

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Kwon Rae seemed skeptical, as if he couldn’t believe it. It was understandable. Taehwon quickly drove the point home. Having made up his mind, he had no intention of hesitating any longer.a11b51368cb3dbb2

“So what will you do? Are you going to do it or not?”f911130242417545

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Only then did Kwon Rae’s expression change dramatically.78d69690fcd9f3d6

He stared a61388da7a at Taehwon 5a795f803d with a 5c3963f7d8 blank face, 049e97b1cb then suddenly 17fcb5ea3e stood up d2e4ded8ab from the f86ad1b330 table. The chair he had a9a00d44d4 been sitting on fell b2fc0cb579 backward with a loud 21c2f1a9bc noise. A silence, like 3ea832b889 the calm before a929ffdb9c a storm, followed.045db4d6c630d6c2

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His gaze and 1fa32ada8f presence were intense. It was as if 3b831023ca he were a volcano 3c79e1e348 about to erupt, sweeping 57088daa73 everything around him. It felt like dcb617d359 the area had d9662c961b turned into a cb5221bed2 sea of fire.9a1930ed18a1fc53

<When you reach my age, your criteria for judging people narrows to one thing.>c5cb8fd5134b70f5

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<Eyes. Everything else is an illusion.>68d1fcc7ce1e4bdc

Why did those e59770b6fe words come to ed4415ba58 mind now?74948f2578ac2ea4

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The words of 5b8d8e59d0 the late Chairman 1020e526a0 Kwon Jung-il.0f771c524209c766

The starting point that 6255c298d7 had led Taehwon here 560a54b8af resurfaced. Like an inescapable 67f6aa8ed6 curse. Like the a1fc262e8a beginning of 9293996f0c all fate.99b847ad6a914d24

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“……So, Taehwon-ssi has made a move.”64fd78acdb2b550b

Kwon Rae murmured quietly.249e5d5ca2252ddf

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Though it e1dca45846 was a 4488a3fee4 soft whisper, 22e4bf3c13 it was 555c0fc776 anything but e1c05142ee ordinary. His cold, 05e903b1ec simmering gaze 8e239c3a41 was truly 0a245c9a7e frightening.c0e17add419829aa

“It’s obvious. You’re probably thinking something else inside. But I don’t care.”51763dadc4747503

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Kwon Rae, staring 2dc7346997 straight at Taehwon 5b2c39b50d with burning intensity, 53e070a35f was like a da48204649 sports car speeding 4293f0d50b down the road. Anyone unfortunate 6778ee5a93 enough to 96da1e9641 cross his 6fa2fea7c3 path would ed1061b607 be hit. He was like a 3cdad82c61 racer whose only goal f4c3b3bafa was to run faster, 455348f3ce further, towards Taehwon, regardless 3740df5e30 of how many bodies c3177552c1 lay in his wake.565e1b4458e8247d

“Whether it’s a compromise or a temporary fix, I have no intention of missing this opportunity. You said you’d accept it like a man, so I won’t hold back.”6c14039d1f9f40bf

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“Is that so. I have no intention of going back on my word. Given the situation, I’ll go along with you, young master.”c711e9ee0cb9a924

“That’s bold. Saying it so easily makes me angry.”ed07b06348f510eb

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In his beautiful blue-gray eyes, emotions erupted simultaneously. Excitement, pleasure, and joy mixed with anger at how easily the long-awaited permission had been granted by Taehwon’s sudden, capricious decision. For Kwon Rae, it was a lifelong wish fulfilled too easily.269c88f7bdd5b024

“Let’s set a date.”6be346b36eaebdcf

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Taehwon tapped the 1754e805a1 table with his 6f380a189b casted right arm. The sound 426850d701 of hard 75e508c49c objects colliding 7407454576 was rough.0a6870ce256f1d5d

“The day this comes off, we’ll do it. Is that enough?”2ae62038afaedae9

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“Yes. It’s enough. No, it’s perfect.”7437026e54e139f3

“Prepare whatever you need, young master. I can’t go out.”4cc525be669a80d8

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“You’re worried about everything. Did you think I wouldn’t have prepared anything? I’ve already got everything ready.”f3d8a89022137c33

Looking closely, 77befddc52 his hand 35a771ac3b on the 6d35a1980b table was 9e44d0b91f trembling. As if 0474e6a482 he wanted 355d7be3b5 to pounce f7960b3383 on Taehwon 0a7d69884a right then. He clenched his fist, f3b99bb4bf trying to suppress the 2402fa86b2 tremor, but eventually, he a17e354f6f lunged at Taehwon.538c173588ebba11

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With one hand on the table and the other grabbing Taehwon’s collar, he pulled him in.813612bb7992684a

Even as Taehwon turned his head to avoid him, Kwon Rae didn’t care and kissed his turned face. He kissed his rough cheek, followed the bridge of his nose and philtrum, and persistently found his lips. It was almost a trance. His eyes were clearly flipped.414ba6f69c046c7a

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His eyes, filled with madness, had an unusual gleam. He didn’t blink, as if he wanted to engrave Taehwon into his blue-gray eyes.382b3e3698aef868

“Ugh, huff.”6332cf14a107e561

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As the kiss continued, Taehwon’s back bent, almost lying on the table. His waist arched. His lips were bitten and chewed by sharp teeth. His breath was hotter and rougher than before. It was like he was running wild.0b7a5868ed2a6397