The 7-Day Contract (Completed Main Story) - Side Story 1

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The curtain billowed softly against the belly.

Though it was said to be late summer, the sunlight remained sharp and biting, yet the scent carried by the morning and evening breezes had grown distinctly richer.

A handsome man in a tuxedo crossed the lawn, bathed in sunlight filtering through the curtain, accompanied by a woman in a simple, pure-white dress.

Like a fresh floral crown woven from wildflowers, the woman’s smile sparkled with gentle clarity.

Prominently displayed was her softly rounded belly, and between the two adults, a child held their hands—one in each—linking them together. The smiles of the four people in the photo shimmered even more brightly, blending seamlessly with the sunlight.

Beneath the framed picture—a vivid testament to who had truly prevailed through arduous times—Jeong Hyeok buried his nose deeper into the strands of hair brushing his nose. A wave of soft, cozy baby powder scent washed over him.

Though now thoroughly familiar, this fragrance still delighted him every morning upon waking—because it fulfilled both his desire and his dream simultaneously.

Perhaps it functioned as a kind of pheromone, imprinting the notion that this territory was unmistakably his own.

Jeong Hyeok slowly blinked his drowsy eyes and gazed at the woman before him. Her face, deeply asleep with fluttering eyelids, and the faint, reassuring snore that added realism—he took it all in with his ears.

Her mouth slightly open in sleep gave her a faintly foolish look, yet he didn’t mind; this vulnerability was permitted only to him.

6:28 a.m.

After checking the time, Jeong Hyeok rose slowly, reached across to the bedside table on the opposite side, and picked up Da Jung’s phone. Precisely two minutes before the alarm was due to sound, he canceled it.

Every morning, waking up and silencing Da Jung’s alarm had become the ritual start of his day.

Quietly, Jeong Hyeok slipped out of bed. Stepping out of the master bedroom, the spacious layout of the house came clearly into view.

First catching his eye was the open-plan kitchen beyond the partition—elegant with ivory countertops and an island dining table, highlighted by tidy interior design and warm lighting.

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