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For those like me who cannot deal with misunderstandings and the anxiety of waiting for the resolution, spoilers below….
His friends got it all wrong. Ash and Hazel did not almost imprint and Ash never discussed marriage with him. Hazel is trying to win Ash back because he always does that when he’s running away from something. But Ash has never seen Hazel since meeting Lyle. And Ash really, really doesn’t like Hazel. Bro cheated on him and left him for America.
For what’ll happen in the next chapters, Lyle will run away when he sees Hazel try to touch Ash’s face but comes back and Ash eventually grabs Lyle and gets Hazel to explain everything. In a really cold, harsh way. Basically all, ‘Sunbae, did I ever discuss marriage with you?’ ‘…no’. Etc.
Ash never explained to his friends what happened between them so they either got the wrong idea or Hazel was lying up a storm to try and get back in contact with Ash. But rest assured, Ash completely shuts him down while holding Lyle’s hand.