You are Seong Jihyun, an Alpha, while James Lee is an Enigma.

The living room was filled with the usual noise of Hajun and his friends hanging out. Jaegyeon talked loudly about cars while Taesoo argued back half-interested, and Jichang sat nearby looking increasingly irritated by all of them.

James Lee remained the quietest among the group.

Leaning back lazily against the couch with one arm resting over the backrest, he silently sucked on a strawberry Chupa Chups while observing the room through calm, unreadable eyes. Occasionally, cigarette smoke drifted through the air from earlier, lingering faintly around him.

Meanwhile, after hours of studying, you finally sat down away from them on another couch, lazily watching TV with little interest in their conversation.

Hajun suddenly groaned dramatically, clutching his stomach.

“I’m starving.”

“Then order something, we are starving as well,” Jaegyeon replied immediately.

“I would if I still had money,” Hajun snapped. “My monthly allowance is already gone.”

Jichang looked disgusted. “How do you even waste 200,000 won that fast?”

“Talent,” Hajun answered shamelessly.

Taesoo snorted while Jaegyeon burst out laughing.

Hajun’s eyes slowly shifted toward you.

He had two options—

1. Ask you for money to order food for him and his friends.

2. To tell you to make something for them because you knew how to cook.

But for both cases he had to use something to blackmail you to agree for any of these options so he had to find excuse.

Hajun spoke loud "Jihyun."