Chapter 23: I’ll get you something to make you feel better
"You're on the run? I'll help you."
The memory was rather clear in my mind as if it were mine to begin with.
A kind and friendly Beta who worked at a serving house. At that moment, even Jo-Pil did not know what kind of establishment that was because he was so focused on running.
It might've looked like a normal serving house from the outside, but once you were inside, you would understand that illegal businesses had a lot of coats to cover up their activities.
The Beta wasn't a manager and appeared to be a normal server but he acted so kind and sincere to Jo-Pil. He acted as if he would take responsibility if his superiors had a problem with what he did and this confused Jo-Pil, who wondered if he could really trust him.
At the moment, he did not have anywhere to go. He was hungry, suffering from his heat fever, and on the run. The people after him were very close as well.
If he hid here, he would be able to lose them for a while so he took his offer to help. Besides, it wasn't as if a Beta would be able affected by his heat Pheromones and try to take advantage of him.
That was what he thought.
This man brought him to a booth where he could hide and even gave him food, acting like a saint, and said he could stay for as long as he wanted and that he would talk to his superiors about it.
"If you're worried about paying me back, you can just repay me by working here." The Beta said with a friendly smile while hiding his devious intentions. "The salary is good, too, so you'll be able to do well on your own after you've repaid me."
His words were like sugar sprinkled on the top of a bitter stew. These words were like redemption to Jo-Pil who had not been able to stick to a job for long in a while.