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1305. And somewhere behind that closed door, TH had made his too. He would let them go. Not because he wanted to. But because this time— he loved them enough to let them choose.

1284. That was the part that got to them. Not the money. Not the amount. The fact that TH wasn’t trying to buy their loyalty. He was simply trying to take care of them one last time. YG slowly picked up the check. “Okay.” TH exhaled. JK followed. “Okay, hyung.”

1282. Neither moved. TH lowered his voice. “Let me do this.” A pause. “Please.” He swallowed. “If I can’t convince you to stay…” His eyes flickered toward the envelopes. “…then at least let me know I didn’t let you leave with nothing.”

1279. TH smiled faintly. “That’s more than enough for me to know what you’re capable of.” JK looked at him. TH continued. “Whoever takes over can finish the remaining ten percent.” “But—” “I don’t care.” There’s a gentleness in his voice that stopped JK from arguing more.

1277. Two checks. ₩1,000,000,000. One under MYG. One under JJK. YG immediately shook his head. “No.” TH looked at him. “You don’t have to do this.” TH pushed the checks slightly closer. “This is yours.” “TH—” “You worked for it.”

1266. As if refusing to acknowledge what they were might somehow delay what they meant. Finally, he whispered, “So it’s really happening.” YG said nothing. TH swallowed. His eyes remained fixed on the envelopes. “Can’t you wait a little longer?”

1248. “There they are!” HS turned around. “Finally! Where have you two been?” SJ walked toward them with a grin. “I was starting to think you guys abandoned us.” HS laughed. “Seriously. We were about to—” He stopped. SJ stopped too.

1236. ‘I’m here.’ ‘I love you.’ ‘We’re going to be okay.’ ‘This isn’t goodbye.’ JK’s hands instinctively found YG’s waist. He kissed him back, holding onto him as though the reassurance had finally reached the part of him that words couldn’t.

1227. But YG gently pulled his hand down. “And did I mention…” He leaned closer, his voice dropping into a teasing whisper. “You’re the most handsome man I’ve ever seen?” JK stared at him. His ears were practically burning. “Ahh…” He looked away.

1226. JK froze. His entire face turned red. “Hyung!” YG laughed. “What?” “You’re embarrassing me!” “You asked.” “I asked if TH would accept me, not for you to flirt with me!” “Same answer.” YG grinned. JK tried to hide his face.

1225. “Hyung…” “You can cook.” “Stop.” “You’re ridiculously intelligent.” JK covered part of his face with his hand. “Especially when it comes to computers.” YG’s eyes slowly traveled over him. “And I find that incredibly sexy.”

1223. He stepped closer. “Baby…” He gently tucked a strand of JK’s hair behind his ear. “I mean, look at you.” JK blinked. “What?” YG smiled wider. “You’re unbelievably lovable.” JK’s cheeks immediately began turning pink.

1220. “I don’t think there’s a simple answer.” YG’s expression became thoughtful. “But I do know one thing.” He squeezed JK’s hand again. “I don’t think love becomes wrong just because it doesn’t look the way we expected it to.”

1214. “Would you be mad at me if I told you that I feel the same way about TH?” JK’s eyes widened. YG gave a small, almost disbelieving laugh. “It started again when I saw you two getting close.” He looked toward the city. “At first, I thought I’d get jealous.”

1209. YG listened without interrupting. “But at the same time, I’m so conflicted.” JK finally looked at him. “Because it feels wrong.” “Why?” “Because…” He laughed bitterly. “First of all, I have a boyfriend.” YG raised an eyebrow. “Do you?” JK stared at him. “Hyung.”

1178. Then leaned down slightly toward the open car door. “Take care of our YG hyung, okay?” JK nodded. “I will.” His eyes were already red. “Please be happy.” TH looked at both of them. “Both of you.” JK nodded again.