I Became the Only Omega in a Makjang Novel - C108

Do Seung-jo was waiting for the commotion to break out.

He felt a little sorry for disrupting his birth mother’s important moment as she had just entered the Korean market, but there was no more suitable place than this.

A place with many important figures closely connected to Chairman Do as he introduced people to Do Seung-jo’s birth mother, but without reporters.

No matter how big a company is, it’s still run by people in the end.

[There’s no surer way to fall out of Chairman Do’s favor than exposing weakness or losing control in such a place.]

[…So you’re planning to make Chairman Do cast him out directly. But that alone won’t be enough…]

[I’ll take care of the rest.]

[…]

[I’ll leave the method up to you. You can think of it as venting your anger if you like.]

Do Chanwoo would surely know he had already fallen out of Chairman Do’s favor, so the plan was to just inflict a small wound. To keep him focused on that wound so he couldn’t pay attention to Do Seung-jo and Hui-yul in the future.

The opinions of those around him would also be a good excuse for Chairman Do to cast him out.

Still, since he didn’t know exactly what method would be used, Do Seung-jo was a bit surprised to hear someone had been stabbed.

Do Chanwoo was a coward after all.

He acted like a tyrant to those weaker than him, but was excessively servile to those equal or superior to him.

Everything went according to plan. It was a bigger incident than expected, and Chairman Do was trembling with rage.

“…Pull yourself together.”

“…”

This was unexpected. Do Seung-jo supported Hui-yul’s collapsing body with a shaking face.

It felt completely different from when he had collapsed before.

When he collapsed at the cafe, his pheromones had been released and he had received a physical shock, so Do Seung-jo had been able to respond calmly. But now it was as if Hui-yul’s power had been switched off – even the faint pheromones that had been released before were no longer detectable.

He remembered the doctor’s words that a man’s pregnancy could be twice as taxing on the body as a woman’s.

He should have convinced him earlier.

“Seung-jo.”

“…”

Hong Youngjin patted Do Seung-jo’s shoulder firmly. Quickly regaining his senses at her calm response, Do Seung-jo adjusted his hold on Hui-yul.

“Let’s go right now.”

“There’s a specific hospital we need to go to.”

“…Seems you have something in mind. Let’s go for now. I’ll take you there.”

Amidst the commotion, Do Seung-jo carried Hui-yul and headed straight for the hospital.

* * *

Shortly after Kang Woo-ryeon was carried out and Do Seung-jo left, the police who had been called arrived and quickly sorted out the situation.

There were many witnesses, and the circumstances were undeniable, so Do Chanwoo was immediately arrested.

Chairman Do showed no intention of cleaning up the mess, not even stopping news articles from being published, and the public was in an uproar over the sensational headlines about a knife fight in a chaebol family.

In stark contrast to the noisy outside world, Do Woon-jae held Kang Woo-ryeon’s hand as he kept a sleepless vigil in the quiet hospital room where no visitors were expected.

It had been over a full day since his mother lost consciousness.

The doctor had said she wasn’t stabbed deeply and would regain consciousness soon, but every minute felt like an hour.

Why had his father done this? They weren’t on good terms, but their relationship wasn’t bad enough for a knife fight.

So he thought there must have been some misunderstanding. When he saw the incoming call from his father, he thought he was calling to explain himself.

[-Your grandfather won’t take my calls… I can’t reach Seung-jo either, could you go find him…?]

[Don’t you have anything to say to me, Father? Mom still hasn’t regained consciousness.]

[-Your mother is a crazy woman!]

[…]

[-I’m really being wronged here, okay? That crazy woman put the knife in my hand and made me stab her!]

[…I’m hanging up.]

Before he ended the call, he heard his father’s urgent voice shouting that it was a sudden incident and he really didn’t mean for it to happen, but Do Woon-jae hung up without hesitation.

It was nothing but excuses until the end.

The person he stabbed was his wife, Woon-jae’s mother. If he had apologized even once, things might have been different.

He had been too hopeful. From the beginning, this family had been formed by harming others, yet he thought they would be fine.

Claiming that harming others was unavoidable, but what happened to him shouldn’t have happened.

“Hah…”

It was the typical mindset of an abuser. Realizing this fact made him feel sick. Do Woon-jae sighed, rubbing his haggard face.

“Mmm.”

Before his thoughts could sink deeper, Do Woon-jae quickly looked at Kang Woo-ryeon as she made a faint sound.

“Mother!”

Kang Woo-ryeon’s vision seemed unfocused at first, but after blinking a few times, she recognized Woon-jae and smiled weakly.

“How long was I out?”

“You were unconscious for a full day.”

“I’m sorry. You must have been so worried.”

As soon as she woke up, Kang Woo-ryeon worried about Woon-jae first. His eyes welled up with tears.

Whatever his mother had done behind the scenes, she was still his mother. Woon-jae, who had secretly overheard her conversations and kept his emotional distance for a while, quickly changed his mind.

“…Why are you worrying about me? You’re the one who’s hurt.”

At Woon-jae’s words, Kang Woo-ryeon gripped his hand tightly.

Kang Woo-ryeon looked at Woon-jae, who seemed choked up. Though she didn’t say anything, she could guess roughly what had happened.

‘We don’t have to struggle anymore.’

Unlike Do Chanwoo who trained his dog by dangling meat in front of it, Do Seung-jo would give definite rewards.

If only she had accepted from the beginning that she could never surpass Do Seung-jo, it would have been easier for both her and her son.

She felt some regret, but it was a relief to accept it.

“Now it’s just the two of us as family… We only have each other to worry about.”

“…”

At Kang Woo-ryeon’s words, Do Woon-jae also tightened his grip on her hand.

In contrast to their emotional reunion, deathly silence still hung over another hospital room.

Hui-yul still hadn’t woken up.

* * *

The sensation of my deeply sunken consciousness gradually rising felt familiar now. My heavy eyelids fluttered, and when I opened my eyes, deep darkness greeted me.

‘A white ceiling.’

It was the first time at night, but the white ceiling was familiar.

This was the third time already.

I had never thought of myself as weak before, but having collapsed three times now, maybe it was time to admit my health wasn’t good.

As my mind cleared, I felt my body was stiff. How long had I been unconscious?

‘It feels like I slept for a full day.’

It was then, as I rolled my eyes to check the hospital room. Do Seung-jo, who had been sitting in the darkness, noticed I was awake and abruptly stood up.

“…Why are you sitting there with the lights off?”

At my question, Do Seung-jo, who had been standing like a broken machine, muttered in a voice hoarse from disuse:

“You were unconscious for 5 days.”

“5 days?!”

No wonder my body felt like an unoiled door, creaking.

I glanced upward, intending to blame something. As if it had never existed in the first place, the status window had completely disappeared.

Only then did I feel that everything was over, and I had fully melded into this world.

Do Seung-jo called for the doctor before saying anything more.

Only after calling the doctor in the middle of the night and confirming I was alright did Do Seung-jo finally let out a sigh of relief.

When we were alone after the doctor left, I reached out my hand, and Do Seung-jo, who had been standing by the door listening to the doctor’s explanation, came over to me.

I naturally cupped Do Seung-jo’s cheek. He looked so haggard, I would have believed he was the one who had collapsed, not me.

“Were you very worried?”

Do Seung-jo looked at me silently for a while, then sat on the edge of the bed and said to me:

“Let’s not have the baby.”

“…That’s not a nice thing to hear as soon as I wake up.”

His sudden words instead of an answer were disconcerting. But Do Seung-jo continued speaking even after seeing my surprised reaction.

“The doctor says there’s no problem. But you weren’t waking up. You. If there’s any unusual factor, it’s just the pregnancy.”

“That’s…”

“It’s the first case of a male pregnancy, so even the doctor doesn’t know what to do and says we can only monitor your progress.”

“…Were you very worried?”

“I don’t want to have a baby if it puts you at risk. You’re the most important.”

As if he had thought a lot during his time alone, Do Seung-jo spoke at length, unlike his usual self, and looked at me with desperate eyes. The corners of his eyes were red. I could see he was suppressing intense emotions, trying not to make me worry.

Do Seung-jo was more worried about me than I was.

“This won’t happen again.”

“…How can you know that.”

“If it happens again, I’ll listen to you.”

“…”

Do Seung-jo looked at me skeptically at my ready agreement. It would take too long to explain that my collapse wasn’t related to the pregnancy. I felt like the day would come when I’d have to tell Do Seung-jo about this, but now wasn’t the time.

I pinched Do Seung-jo’s cheek, which still looked anxious, and asked:

“Was this what you wanted to tell me before I collapsed?”

“…Yeah. I can’t be without you. I’ll do as you say about living together too. So… let’s do as I say.”

He had shown weakness before, but this was the first time I’d seen Do Seung-jo so anxious. I met his wavering gaze straight on.

“I didn’t decide to have the baby without knowing it was dangerous.”

“…”

Do Seung-jo’s eyes widened at my firm answer. He seemed to have thought I didn’t know and hadn’t considered the danger, but I knew the risks best.

“So help me a lot by my side.”

“…Okay.”

Do Seung-jo answered in a softened voice. I hugged him, and he naturally hugged me back.

It became more like being hugged than hugging him, but I didn’t mind and buried my face in his embrace.

In truth, I was still overflowing with worries.

We had to tell my parents the truth and get their permission, decide what to do about school, and had many concerns about childcare.

But no matter how much you worry about the future, it changes with even small things. Having already realized it’s impossible to perfectly predict something that changes so easily, I became bold enough to postpone even big worries for later.

“…Mm.”

Rather than those worries, the present was more important.

Feeling the heat where our bodies touched, I moistened my lower lip with my tongue.

Is it because we did it every day and suddenly stopped?

Since we were alone anyway, and it was night, I felt like being honest and whispered in a small voice:

“I want to hold you.”

“? I am holding you.”

His innocent yet cruel answer made me a bit annoyed.

“They say it’s fine once you enter the stable period of pregnancy.”

Only then realizing the meaning of “holding,” Do Seung-jo looked down at me with a surprised face.

After staring at me blankly for a while, Do Seung-jo suddenly leaned his cheek on my shoulder and snuggled close.

“I’ll do better. Though I feel like anything I do won’t be enough.”

“You’re already more than enough…”

If he did even better than this, I felt like I’d have to do well too, which seemed difficult.

“It’s not enough.”

Seeing that Do Seung-jo’s determined promise wouldn’t change despite my answer, I sighed lightly and muttered:

“Since we’ll be together anyway, won’t you get tired if you try too hard from the start?”

Thinking I might have said something too embarrassing, I caught myself, but Do Seung-jo finally chuckled.

“I won’t get tired. And from now on, don’t hesitate to take full advantage of being a chaebol’s heir. Okay? As you said, we’ll be together from now on.”

Do Seung-jo emphasized the last part, as if pleased by the words that we’d be together from now on.

“…What if I really take full advantage?”

“I’m telling you to really do it. Think of it as a bribe so you don’t get tired, and use up all my wealth.”

At Do Seung-jo’s serious words, I burst out laughing without resistance. Do Seung-jo hugged me even tighter. I too deeply inhaled the scent emanating from his body, savoring this sweet reality.

The End.