One Kiss Is All It Takes

I wanted to call Kang Chaehee out and make Jeon Seongwon watch as I clung to him, but my body was too weak for that.

I left Jeon Seongwon, drenched from head to toe, and spun around.
The moment I entered my room and locked the door, the doorknob turned from the outside with a clunk.
This wasn’t some horror movie……

“Seyeon, that’s not it. Seyeon?”

“Go away. While I’m asking nicely.”

His voice was urgently pleading—rare for him.
Hmph, sure.
He rattled the doorknob and poured out all sorts of words in an almost begging tone.
It’s not what you think, you’ve misunderstood, I can explain everything.

Well, what in this world couldn’t be explained?
Even launching rockets into space and bumblebees flying have theories behind them.

“Hey! Stop twisting it! You’ll break the doorknob!”

Only after I yelled did it go quiet outside.

“……Let me know when you’re ready to listen.”

Ready for what?
That would never happen!
My husband went to some other omega to learn s*x skills, and I’m supposed to be ‘ready’?

Omegas naturally react more sensitively to the presence of other omegas than alphas do.
It’s like male animals growling and threatening other males.
Alphas are also strong with jealousy, but it’s widely accepted that omegas are even more so.

I heard him shuffle away down the hallway.
I jumped up, then immediately collapsed back down.
My legs were trembling, my stomach was twitching—I couldn’t put any strength into my body.

After grinding my teeth for a while, I finally dragged myself into the dressing room.
I didn’t think I needed to shower.

I grabbed some clothes and put them on, then sat and rested for a moment before I finally felt strong enough to stand.
Even though my lower belly still ached as if bruised and my legs kept giving out.

When I went out to the living room, Jeon Seongwon was drinking again.
With clear purpose, I took a limited edition Hennessy from the liquor cabinet and gripped it by the neck.
It wasn’t exactly the right grip, but it was the kind of grip I felt like hitting him with—so what did it matter?

Jeon Seongwon, seeing me take the bottle, hurriedly put down his glass and stood up, approaching me.
He didn’t even seem to notice how I was holding the bottle.
Meanwhile, I strode toward the front door.

Grab.

He caught my arm.

“Let go.”

“Seyeon, that’s not it.”

“What’s not it?”

“Just let me explain everything. Listen.”

“…….”

I wondered what there was to explain in this situation, but he looked desperate—unlike his usual self—so I turned my head slightly.

With a hint of relief, he narrowed his eyes as if thinking where to start, then opened his mouth.

“That’s not it. Weilin taught me…… in detail. About that kind of thing.”

Is this bastard an idiot?

Even after saying it, he just stared at me, not understanding what he’d done wrong.
Wait, didn’t he just confess outright?
That he learned skills while having s*x with Weilin?
This was what he begged me to listen to?

Suddenly, I felt the weight of the Hennessy bottle in my hand.
The grip was perfect.
If I just swung this, I wouldn’t have to see this crazy bastard’s face anymore.

……But I couldn’t kill someone.
Especially not my husband.
No matter how angry I got, the end had to be divorce, not murder.
Law.
So, criminal law.

I quietly killed whatever impulse was rising and yanked my arm out of his grasp.
He let out a dumb “Ah,” staring at me.

“I’m leaving. Don’t stop me.”

In a voice close to a growl, he stiffened his expression.

“Where are you going at this hour?”

“To meet the other man you gave a money envelope to.”

“What?! Lee Seyeon—ack!”

He tried to follow me but got caught in the sliding door I quickly closed.
While he was fussing over his arm and thigh, I quickly went outside.

Han Youngjun had already left for the day.
I went into the garage, started the car, and sped past the front of the house before Jeon Seongwon could run out and block me again.

In the rearview mirror, I saw him standing in mismatched slippers under his shirt and slacks, staring blankly after my car.

For a moment, my gaze caught on his shoes—he must have thrown them on in a hurry.
You could see the desperation.

But…… no matter how many times he said the same thing, a hundred times, a thousand times, what I had seen and experienced was too much to believe him.

So stare blankly or stare fiercely—do whatever you want, you crazy bastard.
The car quickly reached the main road.
At this hour, there was almost no traffic.

While stopped at a light, I quickly sent a message to Kang Chaehee.
I didn’t know if he’d reply or not—if not, I’d just drink alone.

But as soon as the message was sent, my phone rang.
I pressed the call button, and an excited voice poured out.

―Director?!

“……Yeah.”

―R-Right now? Are you sure I can come?

“I told you to come. I’m driving, so hang up.”

―Ah, yes! I’ll be right there!

The call ended.
The streets were eerily empty of people and cars, looking like a different city from daytime.
As I drove, I thought: Jeon Seongwon, carrying those flowers every day……

I was burning inside.
Of course, since I was doing the same thing, I couldn’t say much if someone pointed it out—actually, he started it first, so I could say plenty—but regardless, wasn’t Jeong Seongwon not supposed to do this?

He wasn’t even an omega—he was an alpha.
A trash alpha spreading his affair romance across borders.

“…….”

In a fit of anger, I slammed my hand on the steering wheel, then winced in pain.

* * * *

Kang Chaehee arrived at the hotel in just under 30 minutes.
He was breathing heavily, as if he’d run from somewhere.

The butler had already set up the drinks.
Having already poured my first glass alone, I watched him change into slippers and smiled.

“Did you run here? From your house?”

Of course, I knew the distance, so it was a joke.
But Kang Chaehee gave a bitter smile.

“I wanted to, but the taxi seemed faster…… Traffic got a little backed up just before here, so I got out and ran from there.”

At this hour, it must have been a DUI checkpoint or a minor accident.
I nodded without much interest, filled a fresh glass with ice, poured the liquor, and handed it to him.
He accepted it with an apologetic face.

As our bodies drew close when handing over the glass, Kang Chaehee flinched.

“……Why?”

“Ah…….”

Ah.
I realized it too, belatedly.
I’d just been rolling around with Jeon Seongwon.
I’d only wiped my body with a towel, and not much time had passed, so I must have reeked of alpha pheromones.

“It’s my husband’s. I just had s*x with him.”

When I said it deliberately to be mean, he lowered his eyes and smiled faintly.
A docile, bitter smile.

“Sit.”

“Yes, Director.”

He sat on the sofa across from me, fidgeting with his glass.
Having smelled it once, the scent probably kept bothering him.

“Um, Director.”

“What?”

“Then…… shouldn’t you be spending time with your husband right now?”

“Ha. I heard you were quite confident in front of him, so why are you acting weak now?”

He flinched.
He hadn’t known I knew about that scene.
Sorry, but my spy had given me a full report.
The money Jeon Seongwon offered was 20 million won.
Who on earth offers a mere 20 million to the other man of an omega?

And Kang Chaehee had remained composed the whole time, grinding Jeon Seongwon’s nerves, and even ended by saying the clothes he was wearing were bought by ‘Seyeon-ssi.’

“‘Seyeon-ssi’?”

I chuckled, and he flinched, nearly dropping his glass.

“I-I’m sorry. Back then…… I wanted to appear strong.”

“Well, it doesn’t matter. But don’t call me that normally.”

“Yes.”

He answered obediently.
Then it grew quiet for a moment.
A silence born of my exhaustion and his own thoughts.

After a while, Kang Chaehee spoke first.

“Director.”

“What.”

“……May I kiss you? Just once.”

“Ah…… No, I’m too tired right now……”

But he was already up and walking toward me.

“Just a kiss.”

I felt like all I’d done all day was have s*x.
Maybe that was why I was a little out of my mind—my body was starting to itch again.
Even though I had no energy, barely enough to lift my glass.
I stared at him for a moment, then shrugged.
He pounced on me as I sat on the sofa.

My body was lifted in an instant and laid on the sofa, and he climbed on top.
Surprisingly, my lower belly grew warm instantly.
His face, casting a shadow down on me from above.

Eyes burning with thirst pierced into me.
He bent down, parted my lips with his tongue, and began to kiss me.