By Zephyria The remodeling of the place where Seo Jeong-won would stay was completed. The place, which had even changed owners, became a villa belonging to some distant relative of Jeong Dae-un.
The two people involved with the pool villa received excessive compensation in exchange for giving up their business profits, and at the same time, each signed a document promising to remain silent for life. The amount written on the document was a number they had never seen before in their lives, so they did not hesitate to sign, despite the unpleasant situation.
“Check with the company to make sure the CCTV at the entrance and in the yard are working properly. It’s a remote place, and it’s where Jeong-won will be living alone, so security must be thorough. How many minutes did they say it would take to dispatch in an emergency?”
“They said they would arrive within 10 minutes. The security company said they would patrol every three hours, so please don’t worry too much.”
“The person.”
“Yes, we have arranged for Song Hae-seop to directly introduce a Beta with the specifications you mentioned.”
Kwon Tae-hee carefully checked the interior, controlling his Pheromones so that not even a little bit leaked out. Even though it was filled with the unique scent and warmth of cypress wood, the air felt cool, perhaps because the sea was visible through the large windows.
He wished Seo Jeong-won would only admire the beautiful scenery from inside the house, but he was worried that he would catch a cold while walking along the beach, not thinking about his body.
“The hospital.”
“It’s in the province. It can be reached in about 20 minutes.”
He slowly scanned the interior, which had no distinction between the bedroom, living room, and kitchen, and then went to the bed to check the thickness of the blanket. There were several pillows of different heights on the bed. He hoped that he would feel a little less lonely, at least while sleeping. He also placed lights in various places, worried that it would be too dark at night because it was by the sea. He had prepared so much for Seo Jeong-won, to an excessive degree.
“Executive Director, wouldn’t it be better to meet him…?”
“What if he’s shocked and something happens to the baby? Jeong-won is already weak.”
Chief Jung understood Kwon Tae-hee’s concerns, but he still thought that if he was going to go this far, he should meet him and resolve it directly. He was also worried about the shock Seo Jeong-won would receive when he found out that everything was Kwon Tae-hee’s doing.
“Still, I think you should meet and resolve it. As soon as possible.”
Kwon Tae-hee, who had been stroking the soft and fluffy pillowcase, straightened his back and opened his mouth. He spoke in a small voice, as if telling a secret.
“I want to go catch him every day. Watching from afar is only good for a day or two, I want to lock him up in my house.”
“…”
“But I’m worried that if my actions harm the baby, it will be impossible to undo, that’s why. It would have been easier if there was no baby. I could have brought him back and dug into Jeong-won’s soft spots in my own way.”
If there was no baby, he would be mentally affected when he returned to his arms, but he wouldn’t collapse to the point of harming his body.
But Seo Jeong-won was currently pregnant, and if the baby was harmed by the shock, it was clear that not only his body but also his mind would collapse beyond recovery.
The fact that he went to the hospital for treatment, risking being caught by him, meant that he recognized the baby as a precious being. If that precious being was harmed because of him, it would be really hard to undo.
“I still want to get along with Jeong-won. So I’m thinking. Actually, I don’t really know what I did wrong. What do you think, Chief Jung? Did I deceive them, the two of them?”
“…”
“I don’t know why Seo Gyu-won is bothering people like this even after death.”
It was a shitty situation. It wouldn’t be so unfair if he had actually caused his death.
On the contrary, he did his best to save him. It was Seo Jeong-won’s request, but anyway, he wanted him to continue living, so he didn’t even mind the Pheromone shower. Instead of repaying his kindness, he contributed to ruining his relationship with Seo Jeong-won.
“Executive Director…”
With a deep sigh, Chief Jung opened his mouth.
“Did you… did you talk to Seo Jeong-won in that way too?”
“I don’t remember exactly how I talked, but I think I talked similarly. Is that a problem?”
“…That’s the problem.”
He had never had a normal relationship, so he tried to understand that’s why he was like that, but he couldn’t understand it at all. Could he not think at all that it would hurt the other person when he heard it?
But he didn’t know how to convey these words without offending his boss, so Chief Jung felt like his head was about to explode.
I don’t know why he’s so concerned about Seo Gyu-won, who’s already dead.”
“Even if he was in a relationship tied to a contract with Seo Gyu-won, weren’t you ostensibly lovers? Lovers who promised to marry.”
“Couldn’t he just not do it? Of course, we weren’t lovers either.”
“You don’t have any younger or older brothers, Executive Director, but how about thinking about it hypothetically?”
Why should he make such meaningless assumptions? Kwon Tae-hee scoffed, saying that he wasted energy imagining things that wouldn’t happen.
“I don’t care if Seo Jeong-won is someone my younger or older brother met.”
“No, not that, but imagine your younger or older brother meeting Seo Jeong-won in place of the deceased Executive Director, impregnating him, and marrying him.”
“Are you crazy?”
It didn’t even take a second for the answer to pop out of Kwon Tae-hee’s mouth.
“That’s it. That’s exactly what it is.”
It was terrible just to hear it. Unpleasant feelings flooded in endlessly. Kwon Tae-hee frowned as much as possible and raged, asking how that could be the same. Chief Jung was about to ask why it was different, but he closed his mouth.
He remembered the theory that you can’t hear good things if you get involved in someone else’s relationship… or maybe it shouldn’t be seen as a relationship, anyway, between an Omega and an Alpha.
“It was an presumptuous interference. I’m sorry, Executive Director.”
“Ha.”
“I’ll escort you.”
“The conversation isn’t over. Do you really… really think so? That it’s, the same?”
The light chestnut-colored eyes, shocked, trembled. He had never thought of it that way, so his head was full of confusion. If he had brothers— just starting with that assumption gave him goosebumps. Just imagining it was disgusting, wasn’t it? His brothers meeting Seo Jeong-won.
“In my opinion, it doesn’t seem very different.”
“I’m taken aback.”
“If you’ll excuse my presumption, if you could think a little more from Seo Jeong-won’s perspective, wouldn’t you be able to find the answer to why things went wrong so quickly?”
Even if he didn’t know the deep inside story of the two, he could somewhat guess the shock Seo Jeong-won must have received. Of course, he was well aware that this kind of advice was an act of deceiving Seo Jeong-won, as he himself had known and said nothing.
“Ha.”
Kwon Tae-hee’s mind seemed to have stopped. He thought it was nothing special, but after hearing Chief Jung’s words, it wasn’t.
Just imagining a younger or older brother seducing the innocent Seo Jeong-won in place of the deceased him made him furious.
He wanted to go back to the past and shut the mouth of the past him who had said what did the dead Seo Gyu-won have to do with it, and stop him from wagging his tongue. He was reminded of the hatred and anger that filled Seo Jeong-won’s eyes. At the time, he thought he was overreacting.
At the same time, he wondered what he was supposed to do now. It was a shitty situation, but weren’t he and Seo Jeong-won different?
“According to Chief Jung, Jeong-won’s current situation is… yeah. I know how shocking it must be, but isn’t it water under the bridge? We need to think about what’s best in this situation.”
“…”
“I’ll meet him when he’s able to give birth. Until then, I’ll let him live within the Safety Line I’ve set up.”
The question of what to do about the most important reflection or apology lingered in Chief Jung’s mouth. He wanted to advise him not to forget the excessively rude remarks he had made to Seo Jeong-won, but he kept his mouth shut. He knew it was an interference that crossed the line.
“Let’s go. Even if Jeong-won is dull, he’ll know if he smells my Pheromones.”
“Yes, I’ll escort you.”
Chief Jung quietly turned around and went out the front door first. After waiting for a while, Kwon Tae-hee appeared with a sigh.
He stood in the cold sea breeze with a confused expression, as if he had many thoughts, and then moved his feet.
The more he understood Seo Jeong-won, the more he felt disgusted with himself.