#01
“Are you the omega who’s supposed to start working from today?”
A resonant voice pierced through Yeoul’s ears. His round gaze also turned toward the man before him.
Lustrous black hair, deep blue eyes reminiscent of the ocean depths. A straight nose and full lips. His jawline was sharp as well. Anyone could see he was a handsome Western-style beauty. Overwhelmed by his dazzling beauty, Yeoul swallowed the burning sensation in his throat and nodded.
“Yes… that’s right.”
“I see.”
The gaze of the man sitting on the bed was fixed on Yeoul, showing no signs of looking away. It felt like an arrow piercing through him. Feeling burdened, Yeoul tried to lower his head to avoid it. However, he was confronted with an even more bewildering situation.
The man’s body wasn’t covered by a single thread. Therefore, he was faced with his naked body directly. His broad shoulders and rock-solid pectorals, his machine-like prominent abs were like a sculpture. Above all, the penis rising between his thick thighs was tremendously imposing. Not only was its size and girth overwhelming, but the surface of his penis wasn’t ordinary either. Yeoul unconsciously focused his eyes to look more closely.
“Huk!”
At the same time, a gasp escaped involuntarily. This was because a snake-shaped tattoo was vividly carved on his penis, starting from the glans. It looked as if a snake was parasitically living between his thighs. Moreover, around that snake, there were numbers of unknown meaning decorating it like ornaments. This gave off a strangely lewd feeling.
Suddenly realizing it wasn’t proper to keep staring at another person’s penis, he turned his gaze away. His eyes met the man’s again.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Eun Sajun.”
The man who introduced himself flashed a charming smile. Yeoul also awkwardly pulled up the corners of his mouth.
It was truly a moment that took his breath away. He wanted to run away, wanted to flee, but he couldn’t.
This was because two hours ago, Yeoul had been given a mission.
‘Yeoul. We’re here.’
It was precisely the mission his uncle had given him. His uncle, who had parked the moving car in a quiet alley, opened his mouth.
‘This is the house of the person you’ll be dealing with from now on.’
Yeoul, sitting in the passenger seat, looked out the car window. Amidst the heavy snowfall, a splendid mansion that could be found somewhere in Europe caught his eye. It was like a painting left by a famous craftsman.
‘He must be quite wealthy. Is he the chairman of some major corporation?’
‘Not a chairman, but someone comparable to one. The CEO of Red Security Company. His name is Eun Sajun.’
His uncle handed Yeoul a tablet that had been resting on the console. On the screen was the face of a gorgeously handsome man. Anyone could feel that he was an incredible beauty.
‘Yeoul. You’ll need to take care of this. Yeojin is lying in the hospital right now due to a sudden traffic accident last night, so there’s no choice.’
‘Yes…’
‘Since you two are twins with identical faces, even if you act like you’re Yeojin, you won’t be caught.’
‘I understand.’
Yeoul’s shoulders drooped as he answered with a heavy expression.
‘I know it’s burdensome. But what can we do? That bastard Shin Taeon said he’d forgive the debt if we find the ring for him, so we have to do it. You know too. At this rate, we’ll all die!’
His uncle’s desperate appearance felt like a fish dragged onto land, struggling desperately. Yeoul felt the same way, but his anxiety wouldn’t easily subside.
‘But Yeojin is an extremely dominant omega and I’m an extremely recessive omega. Won’t we be caught?’
Currently, this world had primary genders of Alpha, Omega, and Beta, and secondary genders of male and female. The 50% of the population that were Betas lived according to their secondary gender, while the remaining 50% who were Alphas and Omegas lived primarily according to their primary gender.
Alphas had the fertility to impregnate all traits except male Betas, and Omegas had wombs. They were classified as recessive or dominant according to their appearance, abilities, physical strength, and fertility.
Among these, there existed extremely dominant and extremely recessive types comprising 5% each. Extremely dominant types had all ability stats above average and were called perfect traits, while extremely recessive types were inferior in everything.
‘Unless they take you to a hospital for testing, you can’t tell the difference in traits with the naked eye.’
‘Yes, that’s true, but…’
Yeoul swallowed the sigh rising from his chest. His uncle also looked at his wristwatch with a heavy face.
‘It’s already almost time for the appointment. Go on in.’
‘I understand.’
Yeoul got out of the car with a heavy heart. Through the untinted car window, his uncle’s face came into view. His gaunt face, like rotting skin turned inside out, looked very pitiful.
Yeoul’s parents had once run a food business. The business had flourished at times, but gradually showed a downward trend and went bankrupt three years ago. This created a huge debt and they were pressured by investors. In the midst of this, his parents committed suicide together. At that time, Yeoul was at the tender age of just entering high school, and he vividly experienced what it meant for the sky to fall.
They needed to get money as quickly as possible. So his uncle introduced him to a private lender from the third-tier financial sector. His uncle had also borrowed money from there, so it was a connection he had. They put out the immediate fire, but the debt grew enormously due to the private loan interest.
In this situation, Yeoul absolutely couldn’t continue attending school and dropped out. Yeojin also tried to drop out, but Yeoul opposed it. He didn’t want to make his only younger brother suffer as well. Above all, Yeojin had dreams of becoming an actor and was working hard preparing for theater and film department entrance exams. So he even more didn’t want to make him give up his studies.
Thus, Yeoul did any and all work he could get his hands on alone, but paying off the debt wasn’t easy. He struggled just to pay the interest, let alone the principal. Every day was hell and pain. At least it was fortunate that Yeojin was attending university while receiving scholarships.
In the midst of this precarious situation, Shin Taeon, the boss of the private lenders, recently made a proposal.
The CEO of Red Security Company was currently hiring a housekeeper. He would prepare fake documents, so if Yeoul disguised himself as a housekeeper and entered that house to bring back a ring, he would forgive the debt.
When Yeojin learned of this, he said he would step forward himself. This was because he had always felt sorry watching Yeoul struggle to pay off the debt. It was also confidence that came from being an aspiring actor, thinking he would be skilled at acting. Thus, Yeojin interviewed for the housekeeper position with the identity Shin Taeon had prepared and had even been confirmed for hire.
However, Yeojin was suddenly in a traffic accident last night and was unconscious due to the aftereffects of surgery. He was supposed to start work today, pretending to be a housekeeper.
So Yeoul entered Eun Sajun’s house in place of Yeojin, using Yeojin’s identity. Actually, Yeoul also had signs of illness and wasn’t in good condition. This was because he had worked part-time at a logistics center until morning. However, he couldn’t show it with such an important matter ahead. But he was also scheduled to start a new part-time job, so he was worried it would be problematic if this condition continued.
‘Oh my, nice to meet you.’
A female housekeeper who said she was currently working greeted Yeoul.
‘Please take care of me from now on, Geum Haneul-ssi.’
Geum Haneul was the fake name on the resume Shin Taeon had prepared.
Currently, Eun Sajun was out on business and the other staff members were also off today. The woman who had been explaining the work afterward suddenly answered a phone call and said she had some business to attend to, then left.
Yeoul, left alone in the unfamiliar house, was very flustered. But he thought it was an opportunity to find the ring. So he took out his phone and checked the photo of the ring Shin Taeon had sent. It was a silver ring with a red ruby gem embedded on the surface and numbers carved on the inside. The design was ordinary if ordinary, but had a strangely unique feeling. After memorizing it with his eyes, Yeoul began searching the house.
Despite the spacious area, the furniture was rather minimal, so there weren’t many places to search, but it wasn’t easy. Soon he discovered spiral stairs leading to the second floor and went up with a hopeful heart.
A living room as spacious as the first floor came into view. However, the furniture here was also sparse, and though he searched everywhere, the ring was nowhere to be seen. At first, he was nervous about secretly rummaging through someone else’s house, but gradually this situation with no one around became familiar and he began to grow bolder. He started going into rooms here and there. Overall, there was a strong feeling that they hadn’t been touched by human hands.
Then Yeoul discovered a door with unique patterns carved on it and, as if drawn to it, went inside.
It was someone’s bedroom. White carpet was laid on the floor and the walls had a deep red tint. The chandelier hanging from the high ceiling was as splendid as a kaleidoscope.
‘Huh?’
On a glass table placed on one side of the room, various accessories and rings were displayed. Yeoul hurriedly went inside and looked more carefully. Among them, a ring with a ruby caught his eye.
To find it so easily…
Yeoul felt tremendous luck and was about to pick it up when he sensed a languid presence from the canopy bed nearby. Then the blanket was pushed away and someone revealed themselves. It was Eun Sajun in a naked state.
And so he found himself in this situation, exchanging greetings with Eun Sajun, the owner of the room.
“Hmm…”
Eun Sajun looked Yeoul up and down from head to toe. It was a gaze as if he was appraising him. Yeoul felt suffocated and didn’t know what to do. They clearly said Eun Sajun wasn’t home, so why was he here? It was truly absurd and maddening. Moreover, how rude would it look if a person hired as a housekeeper had wandered around the house on their own?
“I’m sorry. The house was so beautiful that I was curious and…”
Before his apology could finish, Eun Sajun grabbed Yeoul’s wrist and pulled him. As a result, Yeoul was seated on the bed and the distance between them closed. Even in this bewildering situation, Yeoul felt his vision blur as Eun Sajun’s features seemed to shine.
“Did you come to my bed with your own feet because of the contract with me?”
“Pardon?”
Contract? Was he talking about the housekeeper work? But the part about coming to the bed felt off-point.
“What are you talking about right now?”
Yeoul, filled with confusion, had a trembling voice. Soon Sajun’s lips curved up mischievously.
“You agreed to bear my child.”
“What?”
At Eun Sajun’s bombshell statement, Yeoul felt like his mind was about to fly away somewhere.
“Bear… a child?”
“Yes. You made a pregnancy contract with me.”
A pregnancy contract…? Wasn’t Yeojin hired as Eun Sajun’s housekeeper? This situation was too shocking.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
