I Became the Only Omega in a Makjang Novel - C99

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“What’s taking so long to say?”

“Well, to get to the point… they say I’m pregnant.”

“Who is?”

“…”

In the heavy silence, an unexpected answer came from Hae-na.

“Don’t tell me… it’s me?”

Among the four people here, Hae-na was the only one who could be pregnant. She pointed at herself with her finger, asking in a disbelieving voice.

Subconsciously, Hae-na seemed to think it made more sense that she was unknowingly pregnant than a man being pregnant.

Hui-yul shook his head and corrected the information.

“No, it’s me.”

“…”

“…Are you very surprised?”

“…What is this… Are you doing some kind of hidden camera prank?”

Thinking how alike the siblings were with such similar reactions, Hui-yul smiled awkwardly.

“You seem to have come right after waking up. Why don’t we have some food first?”

Chairman Do intervened at the right moment. Hae-na, who had been solely focused on Hui-yul, finally turned her gaze.

As soon as Chairman Do finished speaking, Secretary Jo prepared plates and utensils and handed them to Hae-na.

“Come to think of it, I haven’t properly introduced myself.”

“…Pardon?”

Secretary Jo took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to her instead.

“Here’s my business card.”

“Ah, thank you.”

Hae-na, upon receiving the card, first checked the name Lee Sung written in the top left corner and flinched. It was an unavoidable reaction due to the unpleasant memories associated with Kang Woo-ryeon.

But soon, seeing the name written in the bottom left and the title “chairman” written in small English letters next to it, she froze like a broken machine. Then she turned to look at Chairman Do with such force that it made a sound.

“…Huh?”

“I’m Seung-jo’s grandfather, so feel free to be comfortable.”

She hadn’t noticed because he was laughing so casually, but looking again, his features were quite intense. He was also much larger than the average person, so he might seem threatening if he wasn’t smiling.

Why was such a big shot sitting next to her brother peeling fruit?

“Your sister seems quite shocked, Eom Hae-na.”

At Hui-yul’s urging, Hae-na reflexively introduced herself.

“Ah, I’m sorry. I’m Eom Hae-na, oppa’s sister. I’m twenty years old and attend the same Korea University as my brother.”

Chairman Do smiled with satisfaction at the polite, almost mechanical introduction.

“So you’re Seung-jo’s junior as well.”

What is this situation? Why are they suddenly making introductions to each other’s families as if this is a meeting between in-laws?

‘Pregnant….’

Cold sweat ran down her back. If she thought about it as her brother being pregnant and that’s why they were taking such good care of him, the whole situation made sense.

“But… our oppa is a man…”

“Ah, I should explain that too.”

As if he had forgotten, Hui-yul briefly explained how the pregnancy was possible. As she listened to the explanation, Hae-na’s face grew paler, while the others were calmly sharing fruit with composed expressions.

Hae-na, stuttering, grabbed the hem of Hui-yul’s clothes as if begging him to confirm, and asked:

“…This really isn’t a hidden camera prank?”

“…Are you very surprised?”

“Um…”

But the answer she hoped for didn’t come. Her head was spinning. Hae-na lowered her head and held her forehead.

“I wanted to tell you once things were more settled, but the situation is so unusual…”

Hae-na’s hands trembled. After being shocked by the news of the pregnancy itself, as she calmed down, other thoughts came to her.

The baby wouldn’t have appeared naturally, and with Do Seung-jo sitting here…

“But more than being surprised… I’m getting really angry at the person who got our innocent oppa pregnant.”

At Hae-na’s fierce voice, everyone in the hospital room froze. Although no name was mentioned, it was clearly aimed at Do Seung-jo.

“…Hae-na.”

Thinking about how they always emphasized the necessity of contraception during sex education regardless of gender, she felt angry at Hui-yul, but then realizing that Hui-yul would be the one to suffer the consequences, her anger ultimately shifted to Do Seung-jo.

“So what are you going to do?”

“Huh?”

“You know oppa is still a student and has a long way to go before graduation, right?”

“…That’s right?”

Caught off guard by Hae-na’s unexpected response, Hui-yul replied in a dumb voice. Hae-na sighed deeply at her slow brother’s reaction.

“Just because you’re pregnant doesn’t mean you have to have the baby, you know.”

“!”

At Hae-na’s shocking statement, everyone’s face except hers froze in shock.

* * *

Even after Hui-yul was taken away in the ambulance, the cafe remained in an uproar. Kang Woo-ryeon eventually grabbed Kim Chan-ik by the collar and was able to hear the truth.

Upon returning home, Kang Woo-ryeon sat alone in the dark study, downing alcohol. The high-proof liquor that burned her throat was already more than half empty.

“This can’t be happening.”

Kang Woo-ryeon muttered, roughly wiping the alcohol that had dripped onto her chin with the back of her hand.

[Explain properly what I just heard.]

[First, calm down a bit…]

[Would you be calm if you were in my shoes?]

Sensing he might actually get hit if he said the wrong thing, Kim Chan-ik quickly shouted:

[Your daughter’s name is Woo, Woo Yeon-seo! She attends Korea University.]

[Woo Yeon-seo?]

[You couldn’t find her because her birth was registered late, so she’s listed as twenty years old now.]

[…You’re not just spouting nonsense to mess with me, are you?]

At the familiar name, Kang Woo-ryeon’s grip on his collar tightened. Kim Chan-ik tried to push her hands away forcefully, but couldn’t overcome her strength. Kim Chan-ik shouted as if wronged:

[Ah, this time it’s really true! So let go of this quickly. I have my limits too.]

Kim Chan-ik couldn’t have known that she and Woo Yeon-seo knew each other. As Kang Woo-ryeon released Kim Chan-ik’s collar and pushed him away, he stumbled backward and fell on his backside.

[If this turns out to be a lie, I’ll kill you, you know.]

[When you say things like that, it sounds real and it’s fucking scary, you know?]

Kang Woo-ryeon left with that fierce warning and returned home. Only after entering the study, locking the door, and being alone did she open the locked drawer and quickly scan through the information about Woo Yeon-seo that she had previously ordered.

Birthday. University. Name.

It matched exactly with what Kim Chan-ik had said.

“It can’t be…”

Kang Woo-ryeon’s face contorted. What were the chances of another person matching all these three details?

There shouldn’t be any, but she stupidly wanted to cling to a thread of hope.

Kim Chan-ik’s words this time were probably true. Her intuition was telling her so.

Memories of her encounters with Woo Yeon-seo kept replaying in her mind.

How could things have gotten so tangled up?

“If I had just let them keep dating… if only…”

Everything would have gone the way she wanted if she hadn’t intervened directly.

It wouldn’t have come to this worst-case scenario if she hadn’t stepped in.

She made numerous assumptions, but in the end, the two had already broken up, and she had the worst first meeting with Woo Yeon-seo.

She didn’t know how much time had passed in the study, but the sky outside was already dark. It was already time for her husband and son to have returned, but no one came looking for her.

Where did it all go wrong?

There were probably several complex reasons, but Kang Woo-ryeon directed all her anger at one person.

‘Do Seung-jo.’

It started when Do Seung-jo became an adult and began to block her path at every turn.

From then on, her husband’s position in the company began to narrow, her son became intimidated unable to keep up with Do Seung-jo, and Chairman Do firmly refused to acknowledge her son.

Kang Woo-ryeon gritted her teeth, staring into space with bloodshot eyes.

“It’s not too late yet.”

Kang Woo-ryeon picked up the phone she had left face down on the desk and immediately pressed the call button.

When one becomes fixated on a single thought, their perspective naturally narrows. But by the time she realized this, her judgment had already become clouded.

* * *

‘This is really the end today.’

Hae-na bit her lower lip, as if making a promise to herself.

Although she had no intention of coming to such an uncomfortable place again, the reason she came back was because she had something to say.

“Welcome.”

Kang Woo-ryeon greeted Hae-na warmly upon her arrival. She must have already known that Hae-na wasn’t her real daughter, yet she was excessively friendly.

‘…Is it because she found out about oppa?’

Although Chairman Do had said it was confidential, Hae-na thought she might have found out somehow.

“I… made a big mistake. I’m sorry for causing confusion. I wanted to find my daughter so badly that I let my emotions get ahead of me and made a mistake.”

But such suspicions quickly disappeared. From Kang Woo-ryeon’s opening words, Hae-na immediately realized what she wanted from her.

“It’s okay. Don’t worry about it.”

“Let’s talk first. Let’s talk slowly. If there were any other misunderstandings, let’s clear them up too, okay?”

“I have something to say, may I go first?”

“Sure.”

Kang Woo-ryeon was acting so warmly that if it were a stranger, they might think she had a good personality.

Hae-na cut to the chase and went straight to the point.

“I asked Yeon-seo once. If she ever wanted to meet her birth parents.”

“…Is that so?”

Kang Woo-ryeon failed to maintain her composure. Seeing her stiffened expression, Hae-na continued without hesitation.

“And she told me this.”

“…”