Kwon Taejung assigned a kid and quick-witted nurse to Yigyeom’s grandfather. Kwon Taejung promised twice the salary compared to other places and mentioned on the contract that if Yigyeom happened to meet with the people from the broadcasting station or called them, Kwon Taejung should be informed immediately.
After the nurse, cleaning services were called to clean the worn-out house of Yigyeom. It was ironic to clean a house which would be demolished in the matter of 3 months but Kwon Taejung could not endure the musty smell that house possessed. He was more squeamish to such environments than he expected.
“Ah, now I can breathe properly. Yesterday, fuck, all that smell rubbed off on my clothes to the point that I had to throw my clothes away.”
Kwon Taejung was now satisfied, spending all that money to clean the house of its heavy, musty stink that stagnated for such a long time. Even though he was the one who bought the television, he chuckled seeing how the wall-mounted television and wall didn’t match.
“Then, please take care of the elderly. If anything happens, please contact me.”
“Sure, don’t worry.”
Kwon Taejung lightly greeted the caretaker who was willing to do her best and assured that she could be depended upon. He fished the vibrating phone out of his pocket and checked the screen.
“Why is Goo Daejin calling me so much?”
“Isn’t it because of the foundation anniversary event?”
“Founding anniversary event?’
“I told you last week and yesterday too. There is an event today commemorating the foundation of Daeguk Corp.”
“Did you? I don’t remember hearing it, though. I probably erased it from my mind from the moment I thought it was something useless.”
Kwon Taejung didn’t hang up, instead kept the phone ringing. He stared at it for a while, before answering it because it was bothering him.
“Hey, what.”
-Wow, so rude.
“Fuck, should I be like ‘Hello, sire.’”
-Ugh, nevermind. You’re coming today right?
“I’m not though.”
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-Why? Don’t be like that and come.
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-Don’t be like that and come. There are good drinks here. Let’s get the event over with quickly and have a drink together.
“I’m grounded, fuck. Why do you mean, drink? I reinvented myself these days and I do nothing except work.”
-Ah, just! Ah, right. You mentioned Goo Daebom before, right? He is coming over too. Meet him then. Just come first.
The name Goo Daebom was a bit tempting. But he didn’t want to stoop to a lower standard and meet a loan shark but since it was Yigyeom, he deliberated on meeting him and wanted to ask about various things.
There were eyes everywhere so he thought it would be better to meet him by chance at an event rather than setting up a separate private meeting and that too with a money lender.
“Are you sure the money lender is coming?”
-Of course. He is the type of guy to come uninvited even. Everyone involved in politics and business is coming today so why wouldn’t he? If it smells of money, he would appear there like a ghost.
“At what time?”
-At 7. Hey, Taejung. Save my face, please. You should come to the foundation celebration event. If you don’t, my dad would kill me. I’ll do everything you say.
“Can you even do whatever I ask you to? That’s why I can’t get along with you. You never get it. I’m hanging up. “
Once the call ended, the persistent words by Goo Daejin echoed in his ears and Kwon Taejung clicked his tongue in annoyance, his mood spoiled hearing his voice and the cigarette he couldn’t light, he tossed it on the ground and crushed it with his shoes before tilting his head slowly.
“I want to meet Goo Daebom though. But when I think of Goo Daejin, I don’t want to go. I just wish his dad could beat him up or something.”
“If you want to meet Goo Daebom, I think today would be the best. It will not look good to meet the people from Royal Capital separately outside. It will be easy to spread rumors.”
“Right, I also think today will be the best day to meet…”
After contemplating on it for a while, he looked at Secretary Baek and nodded. No matter how he looked at it, it would be best to meet at a place where everyone was gathered and converse briefly. He didn’t want a report on how Taesung Group’s third son was having a secret meeting with a loan shark.
“Where is the place?”
“Royal Hotel. Even if it wasn’t only about meeting Goo Daebom, it will be good for you to show your face once. Even though you are in the middle of self-reflection, you just have to stop yourself from getting involved in another accident….since all of the people you know will be there, there is no reason why you should be left out. At times like this, you should show that those things are nothing on you.”
“I should listen to you. You are coming, right?”
“The chief is going so of course I should come. You are going to drop by your house first, right?”
“Yeah, I’ll shower and rest up a bit.”
Kwon Taejung quickly shuffled inside the car that was parked in the alleyway and loosened his necktie before leaning his head back. It was needed for him to be there but it was already tiring to think that he was about to go to a place where everyone knew what his issue was.
“I had ordered a suit a while ago. Although, it’s not something I wanted to wear in a place like that, but since I’m already going, I should step over everyone.”
“Even if you didn’t wear it, you’re going to win anyway. Your Alpha grade is different anyway, so who’s going to win against you anyway?”
“Since Goo Daejin thinks of himself as my friend and talks like how he is going to defeat everyone, even though he can’t.”
Kwon Taejung was a dominant Alpha, which was only expressed in 1 in 100000 people. He was born to a dominant Alpha and a dominant Omega, so he naturally became a dominant Alpha and received everyone’s interest.
Being in a house where everyone was dominant, it was nothing special or unusual for Kwon Taejung but as soon as he stepped out of the house, he became the center of everyone’s attention, jealousy and longing for his one trait.
There was no dominant Alpha like Kwon Taejung in the school he attended or the events where cream of the crops were present. That was how rare and great it was. Just the fact someone from Taesung Group was coming to the event changed the whole impression of it. There was a reason why Goo Daejin begged him to come.
“But why are you meeting Goo Daebom?”
“Just because. I was curious. How much debt Yigyeom had, how much he paid off and what kind of contract he has with Goo Daebom.”
“Will Goo Daejin tell you?”
“Is there a reason why he wouldn’t? If he lets me know, I will pay off the debt instead or whatever. Then, he will wag his tail at me. That is obvious as much.”
It was quite fun to think how he could know more about Yigyeom from Goo Daejin and Goo Daebom later on. But the thought of seeing those unwelcome faces of the people who knew him, made him feel exhausted. Kwon Taejung heaved a deep sigh and closed his eyes.
***
The renowned hotel in front of Yigyeom was looming over him and as he stared, he went to it. The hourly wage was better, however the issue that was even more severe than usual was the part-time job at the banquet hall and as he followed Kang Jihoon inside, he thought how the exterior was more spacious and it made him nervous.
“Hey, why do you look so scared? Didn’t you work at banquet halls once or twice?”
“It is my first time working at a hotel this big. We worked at a local wedding hall once. When I came in earlier, it looked like it was arranged by Daeguk Corp….If it is about Daeguk Corporation then isn’t it a conglomerate (chaebol)?’
“If it’s Daeguk Corp. then it’s a conglomerate. Ah, there it is.”
Kang Jihoon confirmed the place by checking his message and went up to the 2nd floor. He went alone to one corner where an employee was standing and greeted him with a smile before checking the list.
“Hey, today is the best. The standard is so fucking different from a local wedding hall. That’s why the hourly dough is really good. They are saying they want to see the part-timer’s faces as well. Oh Dohyun and Kim Seungmin wanted to come as well, but I told them there were no more positions left so I only brought you here. If those bastards come here anyway, they are going to get fired for their faces. But Yigyeom, you pass in that department anyway.”
“Thank you…since you introduced me to so many jobs, I could pay twice the normal amount last month.”
“I did nothing. It’s because of your face. So how much is left?”
“Well, about 300 million.”
At Yigyeom’s worlds, Kang Jihoon sighed and nodded his head as he took his 10 piercings off his ears one by one.
“Fuck, your life is fucking…let’s just not talk about it.”
Yigyeom dressed himself neatly in the uniform given by the hotel and lastly, wrapped a black apron on his waist, tightening the string. The uniform wasn’t that different from other hotels, shoes and other items were relatively comfortable but the rules maintained by the hotel were stricter than other places, probably because it was a hotel.
Yigyeom stared at his shoes as he was under the manager’s inspection as the latter scrutinized every detail on him. Yigyeom felt a bit nervous and entwined his hands in front. Some of the people who were standing alongside Yigyeom, were excluded because their hair was too brightly red.
“…If he says nothing, then do we pass?”
“Yeah, we do.”
Yigyeom, who wasn’t expelled, listened to the manager’s words, who was standing in front of him. Since it was a very important event, attention should be paid and the usage of mobile phones was strictly prohibited. If seen to be using one, it would be immediately confiscated and examined before eliminating the one in fault. The manager said without an ounce of laughter.
It was of course very different from local wedding halls, thought Yigyeom and entered the banquet hall before covering the chairs inside the halls and carrying the wine.
It was a massive hall, walking here and there for a few times was tiring and Yigyeom couldn’t find where Kang Jihoon was working easily. Still, it would have been better where he worked and tried to look for him but gave up, as he pushed the covered chairs under the tables.
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Are they going to meet?!!! 😉🧐