Morning sunlight streamed through the curtains as Taewon straightened his tie. He felt the faint scent of roses again.
"Jihyun pheromones again "
He walked towards Jihyun's room.his hand hovering at the doorknob. But then he stepped back and went downstairs instead, adjusting his cufflinks.
"Hana," he called from the entryway.
"Yes ,sir"
"Don't let Jihyun cook again. make sure he eats on time. He's losing weight."
"Yes, sir."
As Taewon walked toward the main door to leave.
As hana said,
"Sir"
Taewon turned "yes"
" there's something I should tell you."hana said.
Taewon looked up from his watch.
"What is it?"
"Sir, That idol Mina."
His brows twitched.
"What about her?"
"sir, She came here when you weren't home."
"And?"
"Jihyun went out with her three days in a row. But"
"But,what?"
" Sunday night, when he came back his eyes were red
"Like he'd been crying. He locked his door and Wouldn't eat dinner."
"And the next morning he kept calling you." "But your secretary wasn't answering."
"I see."Taewon said flatly.
And He left without another word.
(At the office lobby)
Harin was waiting with a file in her arms.
"Taewon-ah, The meeting for tomorrow's been moved to today. Ten o'clock."
He slowed his pace. "What meeting?"
"Lite Up Company. Uncle called me himself."
He frowned. "Are the teams ready?"
"Team A is." She flipped through her notes. "The A Glow Foundation project is done."
"And Team B?"
"Not finished yet."
"What about the perfume line?"
"That's done too. But Uncle says to announce the foundation first. Perfume later. Team B's work will be pushed to the next meeting."
He took the file from her.
"Where are the details?"
"In your office."
"Okay, I'll check them you go and check over teams "
" okay, I'll get the teams set up."
"Go."Taewon said ,
He sat at his desk, flipping through the documents,he was reading single page again and again but his mind was somewhere.
He kept thinking about.
Jihyun.
Why he was crying?
What is going on with him?
The phone rang (his father)
"You're ready for Lite Up, right?"
"Yes,dad"
That project took a year don't let them reject it."
"I'll try my best" Taewon replied.
"Also Erin will be there in today meeting as head. So be careful "
"I'll handle it," Taewon said flatly.
(At home, )
Jihyun lay in bed, the heat in his body unbearable. His limbs felt heavy, breaths shallow.
He forced himself upright, stumbling to the door.
The moment he opened the door, his pheromones poured into the hall, flooding the house.
Hana turned from the kitchen.
"Sir, you need breakfast"
She stopped.
Jihyun was pale, his steps were unsteady as he came down the stairs.
"Sir?"
She hurried to him, catching his arm. His skin was burning.
"My suppressant" His voice was hoarse. "Tell Jin to get it."
"You should sit"
"Get away, Hana my pheromones"
"It's fine. I'm a Beta." She guided him to the couch and grabbed her phone.
"Jin, come here now."
Jin rushed in from the side door. He look at Jihyun's face .
"Sir"
Jihyun murmured something, but his voice trailed off as his eyes rolled back.
"Hana! Go bring Water!" jin said .
She ran to the kitchen, came back with a glass, but his head was lolling, breaths too quick.
"We're taking him to the hospital." Jin's voice was firm.
They half-carried him to the car. Jin dialed Taewon no answer. He tried again still nothing.
He called Minjoon instead.
"Hello sir Minjoon "
"Yes"
"Sir ,it's me Jihyun's driver,"
"Yes "
"Sir, Jihyun's not feeling well, he's unconscious,hana and i are taking him to hospital, if possible please come soon"
"What,alright alright, I'm coming "
Minjoon said immediately.
Inside Lite Up's conference room, Erin smiled across the table, cutting in every time Harin spoke.
Taewon's phone buzzed in his pocket Hana's name flashing on the screen.
He pressed it silent.
It buzzed again.
And again.