I Possessed a Terminally Ill Omega - Episode 220

I Possessed a Terminally Ill Omega – Episode 220

“……”

Seo I-Kyung was at a loss for words. As Jin Seon-yoo said, the meaning might be the same, but doesn’t it sound different? Jin Seon-yoo pointed to his ear area with his fingertip.

“Now even the tips of your ears……”

“Butler Do.”

Seo I-Kyung called for Butler Do as if to cut off Jin Seon-yoo’s words. He immediately turned and approached.

“Is there anything you need?”

Butler Do looked over the refreshments on the table as if checking for any shortages. However, it hadn’t been long since the refreshments were set out.

“Please bring me a glass of cold water.”

Seo I-Kyung’s cheeks were burning hot.

“Water?”

“Yes.”

“Understood.”

Having drunk hot tea, it seemed the heat had spread from his chest to his cheeks and even his ears, turning them red.

Seo I-Kyung drank the water as soon as Butler Do handed it over, then looked at Jin Seon-yoo.

“You’re not going to tell Gwon Gi-jun what I said, are you?”

“I won’t say such things.”

The pocket watch necklace came to Seo I-Kyung’s mind. Hadn’t it passed from Jin Seon-yoo’s hands to Gwon Gi-jun, then to Han Seung-jae, and finally back to him? At least that was a visible object. Words leave no trace as they’re passed along.

Jin Seon-yoo stretched out his arm and pulled his teacup from the opposite side, placing it in front of him. He lifted the cup, inhaled the fragrant aroma, then tasted it. Then he muttered towards Seo I-Kyung.

“And we’re not that close anyway.”

Seo I-Kyung slowly leaned back on the sofa, watching Jin Seon-yoo, who had suddenly become subdued. Although he was flustered when Jin Seon-yoo brought up the words he had buried in a corner of his heart, he knew Jin Seon-yoo wasn’t the type to spread words around. That’s why he had confided in him in the first place.

“After hearing those words from you, I thought about it carefully and realized I’ve never really dated properly, so there’s no one who comes to mind.”

In Ham Gyu-ho’s case, it was just Jin Seon-yoo unilaterally chasing after him. Jin Seon-yoo continued speaking as he put down the teacup he was holding on the saucer.

“But don’t you think Gi-jun would be alright?”

“……”

“You know how intense my brothers are.”

Any ordinary alpha would be unable to overcome not just Jin Tae-won, but even Jin Seok-young, and would end up falling away.

“But I haven’t decided yet, I’m only telling you. Don’t go telling your husband or anything.”

Seo I-Kyung, who had been listening seriously for a while, raised his hand to press his forehead as dizziness set in. Then he picked up the water glass he had set down, drank some water, and let out a long sigh.

Not only would Seo I-Kyung not say anything, but he could well imagine Han Seung-jae’s expression if he heard such words.

He would probably just stare coldly with indifferent eyes. And as usual, he would tell him to keep his distance from Jin Seon-yoo.

Ring- Jin Seon-yoo checked a message from Gwon Gi-jun on his phone and asked:

“By the way, is there anything you want to eat? I can ask Gi-jun to bring it.”

Seo I-Kyung put down the water glass he had been holding with a thud.

“No.”

He was eating well, lacking nothing.

And just being with Jin Seon-yoo always made Seo I-Kyung feel comfortable. He was someone Seo I-Kyung could open up to when he had no one else to rely on.

So all he could do was try to prevent Han Seung-jae from saying to stay away from Jin Seon-yoo.

***

After Jin Seon-yoo left, Seo I-Kyung sat in the living room for a while. His body was getting heavier and his movements much slower. Though he wasn’t agile to begin with, so there wasn’t much change. Still, when he felt the baby move, he would often be startled without realizing it.

Seo I-Kyung touched his shirt, which fluttered loosely due to his protruding belly. He felt the unfamiliar movement through his palm.

‘The doctor said it’s a boy.’

He had said that whether the baby would be an alpha or omega could only be determined by a genetic test after birth.

Seo I-Kyung didn’t care whether it was an alpha or omega, but he couldn’t know Han Seung-jae’s thoughts on the matter.

Most likely, Seung-jae would want an alpha.

How could it be otherwise? The image of Han Ye-chan, Han Seung-jae’s father, flickered before his eyes. The authoritative figure sitting at the center of attention at the family gathering, enjoying everyone’s focus.

Only after Han Seung-jae arrived did Han Ye-chan smile and welcome Seo I-Kyung as if he had just noticed him. It would be a lie to say he wasn’t concerned about Han Seung-jae’s father, of all people.

That was the first and last time he saw him. He hadn’t met him since then, only seeing Han Seung-jae’s mother, Yeon So-jung.

―But your belly isn’t showing at all, how many weeks along is the baby?

Yeon So-jung, who had visited this house, only asked the question she most wanted to ask as she was preparing to leave.

―About 6 weeks.

―There’s nothing to show yet. Take good care of yourself.

And as Yeon So-jung brushed past Seo I-Kyung, she whispered softly.

―Make sure to give birth to an alpha.

Yeon So-jung must have said that for Seo I-Kyung’s sake. The reason she could remain graceful and composed in such a household was probably because of Han Seung-jae, an extremely dominant alpha.

However, whether the baby would be an alpha or omega was beyond even Seo I-Kyung’s knowledge. Above all, it wasn’t something that would happen just because he wished for it.

While he was lost in thought for a while, he noticed Butler Do walking by hurriedly.

‘Has Seung-jae arrived?’

Seo I-Kyung slowly got up, supporting himself on the sofa. Then he looked at Han Seung-jae entering the house.

Butler Do asked:

“How would you like dinner prepared?”

“Has Seo I-Kyung eaten?”

Butler Do checked Seo I-Kyung standing in the center of the sofa and answered.

“No, he hasn’t eaten yet.”

“Then prepare it.”

“Understood. I’ll prepare it right away.”

Han Seung-jae walked over as if he had finished speaking. Seo I-Kyung stared at him and removed his hand from his waist. Suddenly remembering what Jin Seon-yoo had said, Seo I-Kyung felt a rush of heat to his ears.

“Stay seated. I’ll change and come back.”

Seo I-Kyung sat down on the sofa, bending his knees. He quickly covered his ears with his palms. Jin Seon-yoo’s word ‘husband’ kept sticking in his mind.

It wasn’t wrong, since they were married and expecting a child. But he had never thought of that word before.

Meanwhile, Han Seung-jae changed in the dressing room and came out adjusting his sleeves. He headed towards the sofa, looking at Seo I-Kyung’s back as he sat with his head down.

“…!”

Seo I-Kyung’s vision suddenly went dark. Han Seung-jae’s large hand not only touched his forehead but covered his eyelids as well.

“Do you have a fever?”

Han Seung-jae’s low voice came from above. Seo I-Kyung quickly turned his head towards the voice, pulling down the hand covering his eyes. This caused his rounded nose and soft lips to touch Han Seung-jae’s large palm.

“It’s not because I’m sick……”

Seo I-Kyung added as he let go of Han Seung-jae’s hand he had been holding.

“I’m fine.”

He couldn’t bring himself to say it was because of Jin Seon-yoo’s words. Seo I-Kyung stood up. Fortunately, Butler Do was approaching from a distance.

“Looks like dinner is ready.”

As Seo I-Kyung took a couple of steps away from the sofa:

“Ah!”

Seo I-Kyung let out an involuntary groan. This caused Butler Do, who was turning around, to look back startled. And Han Seung-jae, standing next to Seo I-Kyung, looked down.

“This time it really kicked hard.”

Seo I-Kyung cradled his belly with his palm. It seemed like he was talking to himself, but strictly speaking, it was as if he was talking to the baby inside. As he did so, his eyes met directly with Han Seung-jae beside him.

Seo I-Kyung had momentarily forgotten that Han Seung-jae was nearby.

“Ah, I felt the baby move.”

“Really?”

Then Han Seung-jae caressed Seo I-Kyung’s belly with his palm.

“I don’t feel anything.”

However, no matter how long he waited, he couldn’t feel the same movement.

Butler Do straightened his body and walked away. Then he went ahead into the dining room to prepare their seats, pulling out chairs so as not to interrupt the two’s conversation.

Soon after, Han Seung-jae appeared, stopped walking, and looked back. Seo I-Kyung walked over and sat down. Han Seung-jae sat in the chair Butler Do had prepared and looked straight ahead.

Seo I-Kyung stroked his belly while continuing a quiet conversation with Butler Do, who was placing plates on the table.

“You mean water made even colder by adding ice?”

Butler Do, hearing Seo I-Kyung’s words, said he understood and turned around after finishing setting down the plates. Seo I-Kyung suddenly turned his head and looked at Han Seung-jae, feeling heat rising to his cheeks again. This was all because Jin Seon-yoo had said strange things.