I Possessed a Terminally Ill Omega - Episode 207
I Possessed a Terminally Ill Omega – Episode 207
The next day.
Seo I-Kyung went downstairs for a late breakfast and then received an examination from the attending physician. The doctor disinfected the wound near Seo I-Kyung’s chest and applied medicine. Unlike the previous day, he didn’t apply gauze.
“Fortunately, it seems the wound won’t worsen. You’ll just need to endure any discomfort for a few days.”
Seo I-Kyung’s face flushed, feeling as if the “wound” specifically referred to the area where Han Seung-jae had bitten him. However, he tried not to show it as he buttoned up his shirt and got up from the bed.
As the doctor left first, Butler Do escorted him to the entrance. Seo I-Kyung headed towards the studio, passing by the newly placed sofa and table in the previously empty space.
With each step, he felt the shirt touching the area where medicine had been applied, but Seo I-Kyung was too preoccupied to pay attention to it.
He entered the studio and looked around carefully. Perhaps because he had thought it wasn’t his and hadn’t paid attention, canvases and art supplies were piled in one corner, along with various gifts from Jin Seon-yoo and other items cluttered about.
Seo I-Kyung unconsciously reached out with both hands, then grabbed a shopping bag with his right hand. At that moment, Butler Do, who was entering with a teacup, hurriedly set down the tray on the work table and tried to stop him.
“You should have called for me.”
“I can manage this much.”
Most of Jin Seon-yoo’s gifts were baby items. As such, the boxes inside the shopping bags were small and light despite their size. And so was Seo I-Kyung’s body as he carried them to the second floor.
Seo I-Kyung moved while watching Butler Do, who was coming with stacked boxes, the door wide open. He opened the lid with his right hand, took out baby clothes, and approached the shelf. Places that had been nearly empty until yesterday were gradually being filled. The baby shoes displayed like an exhibition had many overlapping colors. It was inevitable, given that not only Jin Seon-yoo’s gifts but also those from outside were being unpacked.
As the assistants kept opening packaging and checking the contents, asking Butler Do, he would approach Seo I-Kyung to confirm before deciding on a location.
“Please sit down and rest now. I’m worried you might overexert yourself.”
Butler Do was quite troubled as Seo I-Kyung kept moving without a moment’s rest. If Seo I-Kyung were to strain himself and fall ill, it was hard to imagine what kind of punishment Han Seung-jae might impose.
He probably wouldn’t be kicked out of the house, but he had already been caught keeping the canvas with the winter mountain painting instead of burning it as instructed.
Having already disobeyed Han Seung-jae’s orders several times, if anything were to happen to Seo I-Kyung’s body… Butler Do shook his head vigorously. The thought alone was terrifying.
“Alright. Everyone, take a break.”
Seo I-Kyung, who had been standing almost glued to the shelf, turned and sat at the table. The assistants closed the windows and left the room.
They went downstairs. The people who had been moving about the spacious room all left at once, leaving only Butler Do and Seo I-Kyung. As a result, the surroundings quickly became quiet.
Butler Do pushed the tea he had poured towards Seo I-Kyung and murmured.
“It seems you like this room.”
Seo I-Kyung, who was cooling the tea by gently blowing on it, hesitated. He then took a sip of tea without affirming or denying Butler Do’s words.
Butler Do’s words weren’t wrong. Moreover, given how much time Seo I-Kyung spent here, it wasn’t difficult to guess based on his actions.
However, Seo I-Kyung felt awkward, as if his inner thoughts had been exposed.
Seo I-Kyung slowly looked around. It now truly looked like a room for a baby. Although it would still be some time before the baby would come into the world, this place had been remarkably well-equipped in just one day.
In a house where there hadn’t been a comfortable place to rest, now that there was something he could call his own, Seo I-Kyung had spent the whole day here in an excited state.
Butler Do looked at Seo I-Kyung with warm eyes. Now Seo I-Kyung seemed not to need his help. However, someone who would fully depend on Butler Do would soon be born. As Seo I-Kyung put down his teacup, Butler Do refilled it with the teapot and said kindly.
“That’s why I too wish summer would come quickly.”
The one who needs Butler Do is also the owner of this room, isn’t it? So Butler Do was simply eager to meet him soon.
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Ring- Seo I-Kyung, who had entered the bedroom, reached for the bedside table but then turned his hand to pick up the phone from under the pillow.
[Are you free tomorrow?]
Seo I-Kyung looked at the phone with the message from Jin Seon-yoo and moved his fingers.
[Is something up?]
As soon as Seo I-Kyung sent the reply, a response came immediately.
[Gi-jun wants to apologize and asked me to set up a meeting.]
Jin Seon-yoo revealed the purpose without hiding anything. Seo I-Kyung’s hand, which had been touching the screen, gradually slowed down.
An apology? Soon, Seo I-Kyung’s hand moved again. If it was what he thought, there was only one possibility. Was it about going to meet Han Seung-jae with the pocket watch necklace? Besides that, there was no other point of contact with Gwon Gi-jun. Other than that, there was nothing to apologize for.
[If it’s about the pocket watch, tell him I’m fine and not to worry about it.]
Now, he was relieved that he hadn’t gone out with that item and sold it to a stranger. So there was nothing to receive an apology from Gwon Gi-jun for. Rather, it was fortunate that he had brought it to Han Seung-jae.
At that time, he would have been so desperate that he might have sold it to anyone without much consideration, probably not even getting a proper price. Since that didn’t happen, it’s fair to say there’s nothing to receive an apology from Gwon Gi-jun for.
[Then let’s just have lunch together. I haven’t seen you since you were discharged.]
Seo I-Kyung hesitated for a moment before replying that it was okay. He thought that much should be fine. After all, he didn’t have to stay inside the house all the time now.
Seo I-Kyung put down the phone he had picked up. Then, recalling why he had come into the bedroom, he opened the drawer on the bedside table. Inside were a bracelet and baby shoes neatly arranged. He was no longer experiencing morning sickness. So, leaving the bracelet as it was, he took the baby shoes.
Now that there was a new space, there was no reason to keep them here anymore.
It was when Seo I-Kyung opened the door and came out. At that moment, the numbers on the elevator panel changed.
Usually, no one came up to the second floor in the evening, and even Butler Do had gone down not long ago after bringing tea and snacks for Seo I-Kyung to drink.
Seo I-Kyung stopped walking. Perhaps Butler Do was coming up to bring something more.
Seo I-Kyung’s fingertips twitched. As the elevator doors opened, Han Seung-jae appeared with his cold gaze. He had changed into casual clothes.
Seo I-Kyung had waited for him yesterday too, only to fall asleep. Because of that, he had unconsciously thought Han Seung-jae would be late today as well.
“What are you doing here?”
Seo I-Kyung stood dazed until Han Seung-jae came out of the elevator. Has it already become that time? He had lost track of time spending the entire afternoon organizing the room and rearranging the placement of items. Moreover, he had forgotten while exchanging messages with Jin Seon-yoo just now.
Han Seung-jae’s gaze slowly swept over Seo I-Kyung’s pale complexion, his slender eyebrows, round nostrils, and then lingered on his reddened lips.
“I was going to put this in the room…”
Seo I-Kyung moved, showing what he was holding. Only then did Han Seung-jae notice the baby shoes in Seo I-Kyung’s hand.
Seo I-Kyung slowly brushed past Han Seung-jae and entered through the open door. He had been sitting at the table drinking tea and having snacks until just now. Then, suddenly remembering that there were baby shoes in the bedroom too, he had gone to retrieve them.
Thud, Han Seung-jae entered the open room. The room that had felt spacious when Seo I-Kyung was alone now seemed cramped.
Han Seung-jae looked at the half-empty teacup on the table and then turned his gaze. He watched as Seo I-Kyung approached the shelf and gently placed the baby shoes he was holding.
Seo I-Kyung felt all his nerves concentrating on his back. After waiting so eagerly yesterday, now that he was face to face with Han Seung-jae, he was unsure what to say. However, Han Seung-jae’s words from behind came faster.
“Is the bed a bit small for two people to lie down?”