“Hmm… Seriously… Do I have to marry that jerk?”
Do-hwa shook his head with a sigh. His gesture was quite dramatic, causing his jacket to slip off his shoulders. The jacket, given to him by Min-jun when he left the factory, was soaked with his pheromones. Do-hwa pulled the jacket back up and glanced out the passenger seat window. The factory, which felt like hell, loomed in the distance.
Just a while ago, Min-jun made the insane suggestion of speeding up their marriage instead of repaying his debt.
After seeing Do-hwa’s hesitant reaction, Min-jun felt it was even harder to communicate with him, so he just suggested they get in the car and leave the factory behind.
The parking lot wasn’t far away. Min-jun seated Do-hwa in the passenger seat. The car was already warm thanks to the heater, as if Min-jun had a feeling she would be sitting there again. After informing him to wait for a moment, Min-jun went back to the factory. So, Do-hwa was now waiting, wondering when he would come out.
Do-hwa’s life, which felt like it was plummeting into hell, changed with Min-jun’s arrival. It wasn’t like he was going to heaven, but it felt like being transported to an unknown world.
Min-jun handed over the mountain of debt accumulated from his stepfather’s business to Jong-pil as if it were nothing. He had essentially bought Do-hwa’s life. So, Do-hwa had no say in the matter when it came to Min-jun.
Although Do-hwa didn’t understand why Min-jun, still in his early twenties, was emphasizing marriage, he felt he had to do it if he wanted it. If he wanted children, he would have to bear them. That’s the situation he finds himself in now.
“Haa… How did my life end up like this?”
Do-hwa sighed as he glanced around the car. He realized that maybe Min-jun’s proposal of marriage might not be genuine after all. Why would someone like Min-jun, who owned several luxury cars, consider such a thing with him? Was he lacking something and using marriage as a solution? Or perhaps he was using marriage as a metaphor for something else?
As Do-hwa speculated, several ambulances lined up in front of the factory. Men in white coats emerged from the ambulances and entered the factory.
Before long, injured people were brought out on stretchers. Jong-pil and his lackeys were among them. Jio followed shortly after. They all seemed injured, and they were being taken to the hospital.
Do-hwa also spotted his stepfather and mother. His mother was taking care of his stepfather attentively. Do-hwa felt like he had swallowed a bitter pill after watching the scene unfold.
The vivid memory of them forcing him into a marriage with a nasty Alpha lingered in his mind. While he could understand his stepfather and Jio’s actions to some extent, seeing his mother push him into it was still shocking to recall.
He knew his mother didn’t approve of him, but to hate him to this extent… Tears welled up in his eyes out of disappointment. He wanted to cry, but when he saw Min-jun coming out of the factory soon after, he swallowed his emotions. He didn’t want to show him his tears.
He was chatting with the foreigners he had accompanied. Watching them, Do-hwa remembered the foreigner who had pointed a gun at his head last time, but today he seemed to be nowhere in sight. For now, that was a relief.
The foreigner he had encountered at the hotel last time, as well as the foreigners he saw now, made him think that Min-jun had lived abroad. His calm behavior, manners, and definite mixed-race appearance suggested a Western influence. However, thinking about how he mercilessly dealt with Jong-pil in the chair sent shivers down his spine. It’s not easy for a sane person to treat someone like that. Could he be involved with the mafia? Besides that, there seemed to be no other explanation.
Then… If he made even the slightest mistake in the future, could he become another Jong-pil in the hands of that jerk? Do-hwa pressed his hands against his cheeks, feeling a lump form in his throat.
Min-jun seemed to have finished his conversation and was approaching the car where Do-hwa was. Do-hwa quickly composed his expression and let his hands fall from his cheeks. He resolved to avoid anything that would upset Min-jun as much as possible from now on.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
“Wasn’t it cold?”
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“That’s a relief.”
Min-jun gazed at Do-hwa intently. The warmth in his eyes made Do-hwa’s large eyes lose focus and tremble. Why was he staring at him like that? His face burned with embarrassment.
“Did you get slapped again?”
At Min-jun’s subdued voice, Do-hwa touched his face. Only then did he remember Jong-pil striking his cheek earlier. Min-jun’s impact was so strong that his thought process seemed scrambled. Unfortunately, it seemed like the spot Jio hit earlier was hit again, so his cheek felt even more swollen than before.
“Yeah…”
“Ugh… I should’ve just turned his face into a beehive.”
Min-jun gritted his teeth and punched the steering wheel.
“It’s okay. Min-jun, it doesn’t hurt.”
He had already done enough against Jong-pil. If he went further, Jong-pil might actually end up dead. Do-hwa suddenly had another question. He couldn’t understand why Min-jun was so angry, both when Jio hit him yesterday and now.
“It doesn’t hurt, but it’s pretty swollen. Let’s go to the hospital.”
“No, later, I’ll just apply an ice pack.”
With Min-jun already burdened with a huge debt, they couldn’t afford to add more from a hospital visit.
“Just let it be; let’s go.”
He was determined not to budge. After sensing that arguing would be pointless, Do-hwa changed the subject and brought up a question.
“Actually, I’m curious about something.”
“What is it?”
“How did you know and find this place? And how did you know everything about our house?”
Min-jun held the steering wheel and remained silent for a moment before starting to speak.
“You mentioned earlier that you met Jio this morning.”
“Yeah…”
“He informed me about the situation at seonbae’s house. He said that the loan shark kept contacting them and threatening them, making them emotionally sensitive. So, I reacted sharply to seonbae because of that.”
Unlike Do-hwa, who preferred to internalize his emotions, Jio was quite emotional. When faced with difficult situations, he tended to confide in someone and share his emotions. However, Min-jun wondered if it was too reckless to disclose all this information to him.
“Earlier, I moved seonbae, who was sleeping, to the bed and went to the mart because we were out of groceries. But then I saw seonbae rushing to take a taxi. I knew it wasn’t right to follow seonbae, but I was worried, so I followed seonbae anyway.”
Right after that, Do-hwa received a call from Min-jun while in the taxi and ended up lying that he was going to meet his mother.
“When we arrived at the factory, I found out that seonbae was meeting with a loan shark. So, I arranged the money.”
“Even so, why bring such a large amount of money? It seems wasteful.”
“I didn’t think about it like that at all. It’s for seonbae.”
Min-jun’s firm answer was filled with gentleness in his eyes. Do-hwa stared at him as if mesmerized. Just a moment ago, he was afraid that he might be a mafia and that he could end up dead if he made the wrong move. But he was incredibly affectionate.
The reason he ended up here was also because of Do-hwa’s worries, and Min-jun paid off his massive debt. He was practically a lifesaver. He suddenly had this thought: wasn’t it unnecessary to pretend to have amnesia? It was also honestly burdensome to keep responding to his claims of being a lover and his uncomfortable behavior.
He didn’t think he would harm him for remembering what happened that night. Do-hwa licked his lips. His heart was racing.
“Min-jun, listen.”
Do-hwa was about to spill the truth when Min-jun’s phone vibrated. In the confined space of the car, the sound seemed especially loud.
“Just a moment, seonbae.”
Min-jun took out his phone, checked the screen as he furrowed his brow, then ended the call and put the phone back in his pocket.
“Why aren’t you answering the call?”
“Later, let’s continue what you were about to say.”
Min-jun seemed to want to focus solely on Do-hwa at that moment. Do-hwa felt guilty for making him wait, but he also felt a strong urge to confess this truth to him. So, as he was about to speak up again, this time they heard a tapping sound on the driver’s side window.
With consecutive interruptions, Min-jun’s expression turned sharp. He then rolled down the driver’s side window. Someone was standing there, bending at the waist. It was the foreigner they had encountered at the hotel last time. He had bandages wrapped around his head.
“Wisp, why aren’t you answering the phone? Huh? That Asian?”
He looked shocked when he saw Do-hwa. He, too, felt his heart sink as he remembered the gun he had pointed at his head.
“You still kept him alive? What were you thinking?”
He shouted at Do-hwa angrily in English. Min-jun quickly got out of the car and pushed the foreigner away. The foreigner fell limp to the ground. Upon closer inspection, he was using a crutch, and one of his legs was in a cast.
“What’s the point of keeping him alive if he causes trouble? Hurry up and finish him off!”
The foreigner seemed determined to harm Do-hwa in any way possible. Min-jun got out of the driver’s seat and closed the door.
“Luke, stop it.”
Through the open window, Min-jun’s voice could be heard. Thanks to that, they could learn that the foreigner’s name was Luke. Do-hwa thought his name was quite simple.
“Right now, seonbae can’t remember that night.”
“What?”
“His memory got wiped out due to shock. So, you don’t have to worry about unnecessary things.”
The voice gradually faded away. After a closer inspection, Min-jun was seen grabbing Luke’s back and dragging him away.
Do-hwa realized the danger he almost caused with Min-jun’s affection. He seemed like he would embrace everything, but that could just be Do-hwa’s misconception.
As Luke went wild, insisting on killing Do-hwa as soon as he saw him, Min-jun also reassured Do-hwa not to worry because he had lost his memory. If Min-jun found out that Do-hwa remembered everything, his attitude could change.
Translator’s Note:
Hello everyone. I want to address a mistranslation in Chapter 3, Part 2, regarding the name Jihun. To clarify, Jihun was intended to be Lee Jihoon, and he is not an Omega but a dominant Alpha. I have already edited the mistranslation. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. (,,>﹏<,,) If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask me on discord: darcytl. Thank you so much for reading. ૮₍ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ₎ა
I thought we were about to have progress with the two but Luke just had to butt in smh 😤
Just found the meaning of Will O The Wisp,
“A will-o’-the-wisp is a spooky light phenomenon from folklore. It appears as a flickering flame or lantern seen at night, especially over swamps or marshes.In stories, these lights were said to be mischievous or even malicious, luring travelers astray into dangerous bogs.The scientific explanation for will-o’-the-wisps is that they’re caused by gases from decaying organic matter combusting in the air.”
Hello, bestienothing! Thank you so much for sharing this info. I also did some research on it, and it’s matches what I found. Thank you again for these additional details. I really appreciate it. ♡