The Chairman, who had returned after finishing external schedules, stopped in his tracks at the strangely unsettled company atmosphere. When the Chairman stood in the middle of the lobby and looked around, he could see employees stopping their conversations and exercising some self-restraint. Those who had been gathered in groups of threes and fives having heated conversations shut their mouths, and the space that had been full of excitement became quiet in an instant.
Isn’t that even stranger? The Chairman, who had been looking around at them, felt uncomfortable and turned his feet. And he thought about what kind of incident could have created this atmosphere in the company.
Did some strange article break? There was no incident that would warrant a bad article, and moreover, the atmosphere itself didn’t seem to be due to an issue like an accident. The Chairman subtly asked the secretary following behind, wanting to know if only he was sensing this feeling.
“Why is the atmosphere like this today? Am I the only one feeling it? Or is there something I don’t know about?”
“No, Chairman. The atmosphere is different from usual. I also feel something unsettled…”
Just as both of them were puzzled by the strangely excited atmosphere, they heard the conversation of very excited female employees in front of the elevator. They were too busy talking frantically to notice the Chairman. And from that conversation, they could understand the reason why the company atmosphere was so floaty today.
“Isn’t our Executive Director really amazing?”
Our Executive Director? When the word executive director came up, the Chairman’s eyes narrowed sensitively.
“I know, right? I was totally shocked! I couldn’t even dream of it. Not anyone else but our Executive Director? Is it really true?”
“Of course it’s true. There were several people who saw it directly in the conference room. And our team leader was there too! Executive Director must have been really no joke. When he saw Deputy Choi going crazy at that omega, he was so angry that he almost broke the door and ran out. Team leader said it was the first time seeing Executive Director express emotions so intensely, there was chaos.”
“That Deputy Choi bastard is a bomb everywhere. He got caught well by Executive Director. Crazy bastard.”
“But I’m more shocked that our Executive Director had an omega he was seeing. I mean, is there anyone who doesn’t know Executive Director’s personality? We all know. Can he even date?”
“That’s what I’m saying. I was really surprised. I wondered how he could make a lover with that tendency… Is contact even possible for him?”
Not knowing the Chairman was there, the employees were busy chattering about today’s gossip. However, the Chairman had no intention of interrupting their conversation. The Chairman was more urgent about grasping this situation right now.
What on earth are they talking about… He was so flustered that even after hearing the story, he couldn’t properly judge the situation. The one most shocked by their conversation was none other than the Chairman himself.
“Deputy Choi slapped that omega’s cheek? And pushed his shoulder?”
“That crazy bastard, really!”
“So they say Executive Director got furious like fire, but I’m so curious how someone who was always like wood and stone got angry.”
“It was no joke, right? ‘Are you crazy? How dare you lay hands on someone! This person is my omega! My omega!’ He said this while grabbing the wrist and went out just like that.”
“They say the 22nd-floor conference room door was smashed, wow, Executive Director’s force…”
As the employees all started clapping together while talking about force and whatnot, the Chairman’s eyes began to shake greatly. He broke the door and said ‘my omega’? What is all this talk right now? Could it be about an executive director from another company? The Chairman was completely dumbfounded by their conversation.
“Executive Director is really cool. But did you hear what that omega looked like? I’m totally curious.”
“I heard he was tall and nice. They couldn’t see his whole face but he was pale with really big eyes, but even that was blocked by Executive Director’s back so they couldn’t see. I think he wore a mask too.”
“Oh my, he covers his omega’s face with a mask too. Did he force him to wear it?”
“Hey, no way… Hey, it’s already all posted on the company’s anonymous bulletin board.”
Pointing at something on their phones while speaking passionately, they disappeared into the elevator that had just arrived. Thanks to them, the Chairman was able to obtain a lot of information in a short time. He was just dumbfounded about what on earth had happened for the entire company to be in this chaos.
Above all, it was just shocking that the center of that story was none other than his own grandson. He couldn’t have imagined that he’d be on people’s lips for this kind of story. An omega… my omega! The Chairman had a hunch that omega was definitely Baek Eunwoo.
“Call Executive Director Cha Juheon.”
The Chairman instructed the secretary, who was shocked enough that his jaw seemed about to drop wondering if he’d heard nonsense, to call Juheon.
***
Juheon, who had taken a deep breath in front of the Chairman’s office, went inside. As soon as he entered, what greeted Juheon was the Chairman’s teasing.
“The company has gotten all heated up. Thanks to whom.”
“…I apologize for causing a disturbance.”
“How are you going to handle it?”
“Responding separately would be even stranger. Anyway, interest will naturally drop, so I’ll stay quiet without responding until then.”
The words that went through people’s mouths were inflated uncontrollably, and even words he didn’t say were circulating, so his head ached. But in times like this, staying quiet was the best policy. Not knowing Juheon’s thoughts that were aching from this and that, the Chairman chimed in, finding something amusing.
“So in all that chaos, did your omega get home safely?”
“…I didn’t even bring up the words ‘my omega.’ Given the situation, I did say something similar though…”
“What on earth was the situation that you could bring up words similar to ‘my omega’? Normally you don’t. You’re the one who gave them ammunition. Words with plenty of room for misunderstanding, in a place with so many people. I’m the one who’s curious. There were more than one or two eyes watching, so why did you do that?”
Juheon wanted to answer ‘I don’t know’ since he had nothing to say. Regarding that part, unlike himself, he chose evasion instead of an answer.
“If there had been a visitor pass, it wouldn’t have happened. It’s because such an obvious procedure was ignored.”
“It wasn’t on purpose. Since my secretary team’s secretary brought Eunwoo, I think they just let him in from the first floor. But visitor pass or whatever aside, I don’t think acting that rudely to a person is right.”
“So you broke the conference room door and went out shouting loudly?”
“…”
“Why, why no answer?”
Since both breaking the door and shouting were true, there was nothing particular to make excuses about.
“…Eunwoo was so scared that I couldn’t help but go out after seeing that. He was really terrified.”
“Eunwoo doesn’t seem like the personality to be scared of such things.”
“He was clutching his belly and trembling. When someone threatens you to leave while hitting your body, how could you not be scared?”
“Really? But why. Why are you angry when Eunwoo is scared? Perhaps because the baby might be harmed? What was the reason you acted to that extent?”
At the Chairman’s persistent questioning, Juheon was at a loss for words, and because he shut his mouth, silence flowed between the two. Actually, Juheon also thought ‘oops’ at what he’d said. Someone else’s omega… Those were words anyone would misunderstand. But this wasn’t just words thrown out casually—it was Juheon’s inner feelings bursting out.
These days, Juheon had developed strange emotions toward Eunwoo. That was none other than possessiveness. It was embarrassing enough that he couldn’t bring it up anywhere. He paid a price and contracted with a contractor, yet to feel possessiveness toward a transaction subject was truly maddening.
The relationship with Eunwoo was amicable, and it was good that it became a more comfortable relationship than expected. There was nothing good about blushing faces, so a good relationship wasn’t bad. He admitted that he was personally concerned. So he was anxious about him going to part-time jobs or going anywhere alone. As a result, going together became familiar and he was paying attention to all aspects of Eunwoo.
But these days, when he saw Eunwoo, the thought that he was my omega carrying my baby kept popping up. He couldn’t figure out where, why, and for what reason such thinking originated. It seemed like this thinking got worse after they started sharing pheromones.
An omega carrying his baby with his pheromone scent. Eunwoo’s current state had all the elements that any alpha would be obsessed with. Moreover, these days even Eunwoo’s pheromone scent was good, so the desire to smell it more came out together.
Having possessiveness of unknown origin, and witnessing Eunwoo being carelessly pushed around, it was too natural that his eyes turned. Hot anger rose from within and he couldn’t contain it. The moment he saw Eunwoo covering his belly with his hands, the alpha’s instinct toward the omega and his baby unconsciously grew stronger.
This case wasn’t in his calculations. Juheon really didn’t predict this situation. So he was very flustered and even his heart was pounding. Like the interest people were having now, he could only hope this possessiveness would gradually disappear too. He had a premonition that today’s pheromone shower would have to be especially careful.
