The force with which Cha Juheon kicked open the conference room door was tremendous. He kicked it out so hard that I looked to see if the door was broken. And at the roar with which the door opened along with the shout that burst out, my body tensed up involuntarily. Anyone who heard Cha Juheon’s voice there with me would definitely have had the same thought.
Since meeting him, this was the first time Cha Juheon raised his voice loudly with such intense emotion. He was in a state where his emotions were so intense that the veins in his neck stood out. Of course, I knew his anger wasn’t directed at me, but at that fierce appearance, my shoulders involuntarily shrank.
But this tactless employee seems to have mistaken Cha Juheon’s shout as being directed at me. After flinching in surprise at seeing Cha Juheon for only a moment, the employee deliberately raised his voice even louder as if to show Cha Juheon.
“Executive Director, don’t worry about it. I’ll get this person out right away! I’m sorry for bothering you when you’re busy! Ah, you over there, hurry up and leave. Why does the first floor just let anyone in?”
Even though Cha Juheon had come right up front, the employee’s rude behavior of raising his voice didn’t know how to stop. He kept pushing my shoulder and even grabbed my clothes. He expressed very roughly the action of telling me to leave the office quickly. And this employee’s behavior became fuel to the fire of Cha Juheon’s emotions.
“Ah!”
As he kept scolding me to leave and pushing my shoulder, I let out a small groan while holding my belly. I was hurt in my pride, but I was worried that it might have a bad effect on the baby. Just as I turned my body holding my belly, Cha Juheon squeezed between the man and me and blocked him from my view.
At the same time, Cha Juheon reached out his hand and instantly grabbed the employee’s shoulder tightly. I couldn’t even imagine Cha Juheon touching another person’s body, but the moment I saw that amazing scene, I was so surprised that I even opened my mouth.
“Ex-Executive Director?”
“I don’t know what you’re thinking to do such a thing… I’m asking what kind of rampage this is. What’s wrong with your head? If you’re not crazy, why are you recklessly touching this person’s body?”
Although he didn’t shout like before, you could tell just from listening to his voice that anyone could see his anger had reached its peak. A low, eerie voice rang out. Thanks to the surroundings becoming very quiet, that voice was heard even more clearly.
“Executive Director, why are you doing this to me… Weren’t you angry because an outsider came in recklessly?”
“Outsider? Setting aside being tactless, why can’t you understand what I’m saying? Where do you leave your basic manners? I’m amazed at how you even got hired at our company in this state. I kept saying it. Who exactly do you think you’re shouting at right now? As if that’s not enough, why are you recklessly touching someone’s body!”
“Executive Director, that’s not it, ah!”
As strength began to enter Cha Juheon’s hand gripping the employee’s shoulder, a large amount of pheromones began to pour out. Uh, this seems a bit too much? Feeling Cha Juheon’s pheromones, I hurriedly looked around. Everyone who was in the conference room covered their noses and didn’t hide their discomfort while resisting Cha Juheon’s pheromones in their own way.
When a dominant alpha’s pheromones pour out in large quantities unexpectedly like this, it’s hard to endure not only for omegas but even for alphas. Very fortunately, there didn’t seem to be any omegas there. While I was looking for potential victims just in case, the groaning sounds coming from the employee’s mouth, unable to endure Cha Juheon’s hand strength, grew louder.
Whether it was because his shoulder caught by the Executive Director hurt or he was trying to grasp the situation, the employee rolled his eyes with his brow deeply furrowed. Meanwhile, Cha Juheon extended his other hand to me behind his back and gripped my hand tightly.
I couldn’t know his intention, whether it was because he was worried that my body might be adversely affected by his pheromones. But since this was the first time I had direct contact with Cha Juheon, I was inwardly surprised at the sensation I felt unexpectedly.
Cha Juheon’s large hand that I felt for the first time was definitely higher in temperature than mine. So it was very warm and also soft. To think Cha Juheon’s hand feels good in the midst of all this chaos. Moreover, because of the touch that was warmer than me, I was getting hotter even up to my face. I guess it’s because his hand is warmer than mine.
Anyway, the employee’s eyes who saw all of our appearance like this were widening. Ah, is that person surprised too? He probably is. How surprised he must have been when the Executive Director suddenly grabbed the hand of the outsider he was trying to kick out. And the surprised person wasn’t just that employee.
A murmuring sound was heard in the quiet conference room, and then the sound of footsteps of employees inside approaching the window was heard. Ah… I gave them a proper spectacle so I’m getting focused attention.
I could feel the curious gazes without even looking, and the back of my head stung from those hot gazes. Since the germaphobic boss who only knows work is suddenly acting like that, dopamine must be bursting… How fun must everyone be having right now.
I carefully looked down at Cha Juheon’s hand gripping mine tightly. It’s really amazing. My hand isn’t that small either, but since Cha Juheon was holding it, my hand wasn’t even visible. Just how big is his hand? That big hand was just holding me tighter with no sign of letting go.
Suddenly I was curious what Cha Juheon was thinking right now. Why he was so angry, whether he was aware that he kept holding my hand, why my face was burning up like this, and how he would clean up this aftermath… I was curious about everything.
“What I’m curious about is why you didn’t stop that ridiculous behavior even when I came out. I came out asking what was going on. Then you should have stopped and grasped the situation, why did you keep patting the person!”
“Executive Director, I’m fine, so please calm down now.”
There were watching eyes and I thought it would be good to stop at this point, so I tried to stop him, but it was useless. However, I felt him close his mouth once as if suppressing his anger and put slight strength in our clasped hands.
“That’s right. As you said, it’s hard for outsiders to enter here. Then you should have thought in reverse. If there’s someone who’s not an employee in a place where even employees can’t enter, who would that person be? How did that outsider get past the first floor and enter the company without an employee card? Why didn’t the security guards catch them? If they passed all that and entered, they wouldn’t be someone unrelated to the company. Why couldn’t you come to this conclusion? Moreover, what you’re doing right now is violence.”
“Th-that’s… I’m sorry. I…”
At Cha Juheon’s words, the employee couldn’t give any answer. While he was restless being pressed by Cha Juheon, I saw several middle-aged men running toward us in one breath.
“Executive Director! What’s going on?”
They approached with troubled faces and examined us alternately, and were very anxious at Cha Juheon’s state where his displeasure had reached its peak.
“Executive Director, please tell us what’s going on. We need to know to handle it. If you tell us the reason you’re angry, we’ll clean it up as much as possible.”
The man who had been reading Cha Juheon’s mood discovered me behind him and opened his eyes wide. His gaze naturally went down and focused on my hand tightly held by Cha Juheon.
“No, Executive Director, what on earth is this, who is this person…”
“Department Head. Stop worrying about someone else’s omega and listen carefully to what I say. Look into this employee’s usual work attitude, relationships with employees, and reputation, and Department Head, report directly to me. And the meeting will resume in 30 minutes.”
Cha Juheon gave work instructions in a cold tone and then took me outside. Still holding my hand. Cha Juheon, who dragged me out like that, went to the end of the hallway and carefully examined my face. Frowning and slightly biting his lower lip while only examining my face, he opened his mouth.
“I’m really sorry about today. Because I made an unnecessary request, you experienced something you didn’t need to. I’m sincerely sorry for the rude incident. From Eunwoo-ssi’s position, it was really nothing but an ordeal.”
It was quite a different voice from when he raised his voice at the employee just before. He really seemed like a different person.
“An ordeal? I didn’t feel good, but still, it happened due to a misunderstanding and Executive Director came right away, so I’m really okay.”
I emphasized it was nothing with a really unconcerned expression, but Cha Juheon naturally didn’t believe it. He swept his face several times with one hand and let out a deep sigh.
“I was really surprised that Eunwoo-ssi was trembling while holding your belly. If the shock is big, it would be better to go to the hospital.”
“No! You really don’t have to do that. I think Executive Director’s pheromones will be fine.”
“…Is that so? Then, since you need more stability than other days today, I’ll pay more attention and inject more pheromones. Will that be okay?”
“Yes. I’m good with that. And I’m really okay. Rather, I’m more worried that Executive Director’s schedule is backed up.”
“That’s okay. Eunwoo-ssi doesn’t need to worry about it.”
I didn’t tremble, and holding my belly was because of omega instinct, but it was understandable that Cha Juheon would misunderstand. In his eyes, I looked like I was trembling like that. So that’s why he kicked the door open and protected me. This feeling is strange.
I’m curious about Cha Juheon who keeps checking my complexion. Why is this person doing this much? Why is he paying this much attention to me? Strangely, I keep thinking it’s not just because of the baby.
I looked down at Cha Juheon’s hand still holding mine. I don’t know why he’s not letting go of my hand yet, but Cha Juheon’s hand was still warm. Intoxicated by that warmth, this time I put strength in the hand I held in return.
