By Zephyria When Winston first got out of the car and realized he had arrived at Delights, he felt a sense of relief. Thank goodness, at least his family kept their promise to him.
Delights was safer than anywhere else. Even if Yu-jin had been treated poorly here, at least he wouldn’t be in danger. For Winston, that was the only comfort he had.
I have to find Yu-jin soon.
How worried must he be right now? Maybe he’s crying. He had to go quickly, hug him, and tell him it was okay. Tell him he was safe, tell him he would protect him now that he was here.
He had to tell him.
Strangely, the house was quiet. Even the employees who usually came and went were nowhere to be seen. Winston was puzzled, but he soon dismissed the question. Finding Yu-jin was more important now.
…Huh?
It was when he inadvertently raised his head. Winston saw someone going up the stairs. It was Yu-jin.
“Yu-jin…”
He tried to call out, but his breath was immediately cut off, and he failed. Winston, panting and heaving his shoulders, raised his head again, but he was already gone. Winston didn’t think any further and headed for the elevator.
Haa, haa.
He must have lost consciousness for a moment. He came to his senses at the sound of a short bell, and the elevator doors were opening. And at the same time, he felt a strong pheromone scent. It was his father’s scent.
…What is this?
He couldn’t think straight. He staggered, leaning on his crutches. He had clearly come all the way here to chase Yu-jin, but the scene before his eyes was so unexpected. Why did he get off here? This floor was where his father’s room was.
A chill ran down his spine at the ominous feeling. Only then did he realize. Why the house was so quiet. Why no one was seen in the mansion.
Because Harold was releasing his pheromones.
The employees had all left to avoid being mutated by the extreme alpha’s pheromones. They would all be hiding until his Rut was over.
Then, could it be.
Winston felt cold sweat flowing and took a difficult step at a time. The Omega he was spending Rut with was…
That couldn’t be. A cry of denial came from deep within his heart. There was no way the Omega he was spending Rut with was Yu-jin. He must have seen wrong. He must have been hallucinating from excessive longing. There was no way his Yu-jin, no way.
…There’s no way that could be.
Slowly, the door to the room opened. Winston stepped inside as if possessed. The pheromone scent, which had become even stronger, made him want to throw up.
But it wasn’t just the scent of his own extreme alpha. There was also a strong Omega pheromone scent mixed in.
And Winston saw it. Two naked people intertwined on the bed.
His eyes widened, unable to blink, and he stood there frozen. In Winston’s completely frozen vision, he saw his father raise his head. His eyes, golden eyes full of pheromones and lust, turned to Winston. Following that, the man below grabbed his father’s cheek. Winston clearly saw him pull Harold in and kiss him. He even saw the slender arms hugging his father’s back.
His vision seemed to spin. How could this be happening? Was it because of the pheromones? That’s right, Yu-jin was an Omega, so he couldn’t help but be like that because of his father’s pheromones. There’s no way this is real, absolutely no way…
“What are you doing, get out of here right now!”
He heard his father’s angry shout. Nevertheless, Winston couldn’t move. He had to run and pull Yu-jin out right now, but he was too shocked to move. Yu-jin suddenly turned his head to Winston, who was just standing there blankly. Their eyes met, and Yu-jin saw him.
“Yu-jin.”
Winston barely called his name. Now that he had seen him, Yu-jin would come to his senses. If he reached out his hand, he would take his hand. Think about it, Yu-jin. You were disgusted by my father. You cried in my arms, saying you were scared of my father touching you…!
“Hehehe.”
Suddenly, Yu-jin laughed. Even though the smiling face that Winston loved so much was right in front of him, he turned pale.
Yu-jin hugged Harold and rubbed his face against his shoulder, as if to show Winston. It was a habit he always did to him, but he was doing it to another man in the same way.
Was he doing that to everyone?
At that moment, Winston clutched his head and screamed violently.
* * *
“…ston, Winston!”
He barely regained consciousness at the sound of someone calling him repeatedly. As the blurry vision gradually focused, a familiar face was etched in his mind. It was his family.
“Winston, are you okay? This is why we tried to stop you…”
Lady Catherine dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief and sobbed. Winston, who was lying down blankly, blinking his eyes, belatedly tried to get up, but ended up groaning and lying back down.
“Don’t push yourself, the shock must have been great.”
Gordon spoke in an uncharacteristically considerate voice.
“You know now, don’t you? That bastard was deceiving you.”
However, Winston’s eyes were still full of anguish. Maybe he had dreamed it. Maybe he was still in the hospital…
But the scenery that came into view was definitely his room. He changed his mind at the familiar scenery of the room he had used until he left Delights.
Was this a dream? Or was he dreaming again in a dream?
Gordon continued to speak to him, who was denying reality.
“I guess I can tell you now what happened to the guys who attacked you? They’ve all been caught. And they confessed that Yu-jin brought them into the house.”
Winston’s brow furrowed deeply. He continued to speak to Winston, who was still half-believing.
“It’s true, there’s also the guard’s testimony. Think about it, how could they have gotten into such a secure mansion? Unless someone let them in. The guard let them in because Yu-jin invited them.”
Gordon took out his cell phone from his jacket pocket, then opened the screen and showed it to Winston.
“Here, this is the evidence.”
There were countless messages that had been exchanged. Gordon added, watching Winston staring without even blinking.
“It’s a cell phone submitted by one of the guys who was caught. Look at the messages, Yu-jin sent them, right?”
There was an endless pile of lewd conversations and photos. When Winston couldn’t bear to look and turned his head, Gordon put his cell phone back in his jacket pocket and continued to speak.
“That bastard has been deceiving you all along. Quite a few things have disappeared from the house, but you didn’t know, did you? He was selling stolen goods through these guys. He pretended to be innocent and not interested in money in front of you.”
“…Why?”
Winston opened his mouth for the first time.
“Why would Yu-jin deceive me? I would have given him as much money as he wanted.”
“Because you would have liked that side of Yu-jin?”
Gordon shrugged and asked back.
“Weren’t you attracted to Yu-jin’s innocent side? He must have been acting because he was afraid you would get tired of him if you found out he was greedy for money. It’s not a difficult thing, is it? A slut who’s slept with all the men in the world was acting innocent in front of you, pretending he didn’t know anything.”
Winston’s face was full of confusion. He couldn’t believe it, even though it was something he had clearly seen and heard himself. Mrs. Campbell opened her mouth for the first time to him like that.“It’s enough that you know now, even if you paid a high price… What can you do? All learning requires a price.”
“Now, who knows what that bastard will say to deceive you.”
Following his mother, Gordon immediately chimed in.
“He might lie about being pregnant. Those con artists all use the same tricks.”
“Even if it’s true, how do you know it’s Winston’s child? Don’t be fooled, Winston. That’ll be a lie too.”
Catherine added a word, and his mother gave a stern warning.
“Wouldn’t it be impossible unless you tried to get him pregnant? If that fool is pulling such a scam, that’s proof that we were right.”
She’s right. If Yu-jin is pregnant, it can’t be Winston’s child. Perhaps this will be the final test for Yu-jin. And for Winston too.
Mrs. Campbell spoke to Winston, who was silently quiet, in a much softer voice.
“Let’s meet a woman who suits you this time and start anew. Poor thing, bad memories should be washed away with other good memories.”
That was what she had wanted for a long time. Winston had refused because of Yu-jin, but now he couldn’t say anything.
His mind was filled with memories of his father and Yu-jin rolling around in bed. He wanted to take out his brain and crush it if he could. When he lost consciousness again and fell into a deep sleep, his heart was as cold as a stone, unlike before.