We got to the dining table, and I saw that breakfast had indeed been served.
This brat! Was his goal to tell me breakfast was ready all along? To think he planned to stare at me till I woke up.
He was a creep to begin with.
In the first place, none of the Alphas were normal.
"Sit here, Hyung. Come on," Min-Cheol drew back a chair and I sighed.
If I didn't sit, how would this kid react?
I sat down and he sat down next to me.
The dining table was long and filled with a good number of chairs. Why did he choose to sit next to me?
"You should eat this," Min-Cheol said, passing me a plate of pancakes and a bunch of other things. "Come on, we have to hurry and faten you up."
Jeez, I wonder why. He probably needed to fatten me up so that when it was time to devour me, there would be enough flesh to chew on.
"Thank you," I said, picking up the cutleries to start eating but as I ate, it became a bit hard to swallow thanks to Min-Cheol's hard gaze on me.
I wasn't one to easily get indigestion and Ki-hoon couldn't make that happen either, even though he was staring holes into my head as I feasted away in the restaurant, yet, with Min-Cheol's hard gaze, it felt so uncomfortable that it felt like the food was stuck in my throat.
"Aren't you going to eat?" I asked but he shook his head.
"It's fine. I'll just watch you." He said but I did not break my gaze on him. Seriously, I wouldn't be able to digest the food properly if he kept staring.
And I couldn't even send him away either. I mean, who was I to send away my master?
Plus, I was still being extra cautious with my words. Extra cautious with my actions. I wish I could just act normally and not worry about his reaction.
Wait, maybe I could.
I thought long and hard about it but quickly gave up the idea. The goal was to get them to like me and not get forced into becoming a sex slave or whatnot.
I guess I'll just go with the flow.
"Anyway, Little Min," I called. "Don't you have to go to work?" I cut the pancake and stuffed it in my mouth.
Since I distracted him with that question, his hard gaze on me lessened, allowing me to chew and swallow properly.
"Oh, I took a day off." He said and I secretly scowled at him.
Ah, sure. You're the owner, so of course, you could take a day off and pass on the work to your innocent and hardworking secretary while you go out to have fun.
I dipped the bacon in syrup and ate while keeping my gaze down.
I couldn't help but wonder. If my plan to get them to like me succeeded, did that mean I wouldn't act as their mate? I mean, just because they like me doesn't mean that they wouldn't want to have babies.
Wouldn't their urgency to put a baby in me actually increase?
It would be worse if they actually grew deep feelings for me. I wouldn't be able to get any peace of mind.
Once that happens, I don't think I'll be able to deny their advances anymore since rejection often stems from hate and jealousy. I mean, it's better if they come at me gently than act like sadistic bastards who only think of their lower half's satisfaction.
I gulped hard and then paused.
When that time comes, I'll just have to prepare myself. It's just sex, right? How hard can it be? It's not like I'm a kid or anything. It's just... I clenched my fork hard, my mind feeling disturbed by the fact that I'd get penetrated.
It was unsettling, honestly.
"Anything wrong?" He asked and I quickly beamed a smile.
"Of course not. The bacon is delicious." I said but my daunting expression had given him reason to think I was hiding something.
Since he was already suspicious, better to bring up a reason for concern.
"The truth is, I'm confused." I said and raised my head. "Why are you being so nice to me? The master from yesterday was not half this nice. I'm literally your property at this point so why are you treating me as an equal?"
This level of concern should be enough to cover up my initial worries, right?
Min-Cheol looked at me and tilted his head with his eyes scrolling away in thoughts. Then, he looked back at me and said,
"It's probably because Hyung is so cute and different." He said and peered his face closer to mine. "You're so different from everyone I've met so far and being with you feels so comfortable. That's why." He smiled.
I stared at the smile of this kid and closed my eyes.
Give Min-Cheol the kind of attention and the kind of attitude he likes and you can even become his best friend. But if you make it known that that was your goal from the start, he will turn as cold as ice towards you.
"Are you sure about this?" I asked him and he nodded. "But I don't think the others will be okay with this."
"What does that have to do with me?" He asked, looking at me like he was clueless. "We all spent equal money on you. And how I wish to treat you had nothing to do with them."
"Is that so?" I sadly lowered my head.
There was one person who would not share that thought. The one who saw Jo-Pil as nothing but a cock sleeve doll he could use and torture till the end of the book.
Just thinking about it made chills run down my spine. How... Just how was I going to get that bastard on my side? He was too cruel in nature and his methods were... Horrifying.
"Hyung," Min-Cheol called and I snapped out of it. "Did that old man really not say anything about the others?"