I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - C33
#33
“Then I’ll get going now.”
“Okay. Be careful on your way!”
“Hey, Yuwon,”
I-jun, who was walking towards the car, turned around and opened his mouth. I was about to call Taebeom on my cell phone, but turned my head at his call.
“Are you possibly seeing-“
“Cha Yuwon.”
At the familiar voice coming from behind me, my face turned pale. There was st-, still a lot of time left. I couldn’t breathe from the shock. I turned my head with a trembling face and saw Kwon Taebeom looking down at me with a cold expression.
“Who is that?”
“Uh, Tae-, Taebeom… You’re here?”
“Who is that guy, I’m asking who he is that you got out of that car.”
In the original work, Kwon Taebeom was a factory worker, but the him I faced in reality never threatened me and was always kind. But the current atmosphere with his furrowed brows and sharpened gaze was frightening.
“He-, he’s just a senior from the academy….”
“Senior?”
“Ah, nice to meet you for the first time. I’m Baek I-jun.”
I-jun stepped between me and Kwon Taebeom and held out his hand. Kwon Taebeom’s gaze looking down at I-jun was more murderous than ever. Faced with Kwon Taebeom’s cold face, I-jun withdrew his hand with a tense expression.
“Pheromones.”
“Ah, so-, sorry.”
At Kwon Taebeom’s words, I-jun hurriedly took a step back and closed his mouth. It seemed like the precarious atmosphere would shatter at any moment and something would happen.
“Hyu-, hyung. Uh…. Thank you for today. I’ll get going now.”
Countless moments of silence passed and I came to my senses belatedly. I hurriedly greeted I-jun and pulled Kwon Taebeom’s hand. Kwon Taebeom still stood in place looking at I-jun, but I grabbed his hand and said in a pleading voice,
“Tae-, Taebeom. Let’s go quickly. Okay? Please….”
First, I had to separate Kwon Taebeom and I-jun hyung. Kwon Taebeom, who was looking at me desperately clinging to him, tightly grabbed my wrist with an angry face and started walking with big strides. Unlike usual, he walked ahead with long strides without consideration, and I barely kept up with him. Every time my grabbed wrist throbbed, his expression came to mind like an afterimage, and my heart stung.
“Get in.”
“Taebeom, wait a sec-“
“Shut up and get in, Cha Yuwon.”
He was definitely really angry. His eyes were sharp as he drove at a fast speed. I quietly closed my mouth and clasped my tense hands together.
Screech-
With the sound of the rear wheels rubbing against the asphalt, we arrived at Kwon Taebeom’s house. Kwon Taebeom got out of the driver’s seat, opened the passenger door, and pulled my hand.
“Get out.”
I, who had entered the house in an instant, looked up at Kwon Taebeom, panting. He watched me gasping for breath and nervously glancing at him, then roughly ran his hand through his hair.
“Fuck, the smell is just vibrating.”
At those words, I lowered my head and took a deep breath, but there was no smell at all. Ma-, maybe because I’m sweating. I barely opened my mouth in a small voice.
“I’ll go wash up, I’m a little sweaty….”
“What’s your relationship with that guy?”
“What? Who…. Ah, you mean I-jun hyung?”
Kwon Taebeom rubbed my cheek where I-jun’s hand had touched earlier and spoke in a cold voice.
“Ha. Since when did you see him that he’s your hyung?”
“……”
“I asked since when did you see him that he’s your hyung?”
I had nothing to say to Kwon Taebeom’s words. Then what, should I call him ‘I-jun-ssi’ like how I call Kwon Taebeom?
I felt miserable at his interrogative words, holding onto someone who was already having a hard time. Of course, it was wrong of me to lie to him and go to the department experience fair with I-jun, but the reason was because of Kwon Taebeom. Because he shows a sharp reaction even if I talk a little bit about other people.
“Then what should I call him?”
I started to get a little angry. The end of my tightly set lips began to tremble. When I asked in a sharp voice without realizing it, Kwon Taebeom said,
“Just call him by his name.”
“Tsk…. How can I rudely call someone who’s a year older than me by just their name in a country of Eastern etiquette!”
I was dumbfounded and anger suddenly welled up in my chest.
“Tae-, Taebeom, you’re always just saying things to me! If you’re going to be like this, I want to go home!”
Who doesn’t have a home? I turned my head, feeling upset, but Kwon Taebeom tightly grasped my wrist and wouldn’t let go.
“Where are you going?”
When I raised my head at his lower than expected voice, Kwon Taebeom was looking at me with an expression I had never seen before.
“Cha Yuwon.”
Kwon Taebeom’s grip on my hand gradually tightened. It felt like something was pricking my skin, a stinging sensation.
“Who said you could go as you please?”
“……”
“You can’t go.”
My heart sank at his gaze looking down at my wrist with flashing eyes.
***
“Hic… sob. I re-, really hate this.”
I, who had run away from Kwon Taebeom and entered my room, hid under the blanket and sobbed.
“Who-, who does he think he is… sob, making a fuss that I can’t go. Hic.”
Kwon Taebeom must have been hiding his true colors with a kindness I didn’t know about until now. A person couldn’t suddenly change like this. When I tried to run away from the overbearing Kwon Taebeom and return home, he immediately locked all the front doors and blocked all the exits. He even dragged me to the room, placed his subordinates in front of the door, and left.
“Tsk… that jerk. Sob. I really hate him.”
But for some reason, Kwon Taebeom’s cold expression looking at me hurt more than him confining and restraining me. I couldn’t forget the face that used to gently stroke my hair. In the end, it seemed the feeling of distrust that had taken root in a corner of my heart had sprouted. When I wiped my flowing tears, my soaked eyes felt hot.
“I miss my mom… sob….”
I must have fallen asleep crying all night at some point, because I woke up to the sunlight shining on my face. Maybe because I cried all night, it was hard to even open my eyes. It must be terribly swollen, obviously….
The dinner the servant brought last night was still on the nightstand. I turned away from the food that had already cooled and came out of bed.
I packed my belongings in the large backpack I had brought when I first entered this house, except for the clothes Kwon Taebeom bought me. The conclusion I thought about all night was that it would be better to quit here before my feelings deepened.
I quickly packed all my luggage and pressed the hoodie hat on my head.
Click.
I bit my lip tightly and turned the doorknob. I thought it would be locked, but fortunately, it opened smoothly.
“You can’t.”
But as soon as I took a step, the man immediately stopped me. My grip on the bag tightened.
“Move.”
“I’m sorry.”
“I said move so I can go!”
The man blocked me as I tried to push him away and bowed his head. In the end, I gave up on the bag and pushed the man away with all my strength, and the quiet house became chaotic.
“What do you think you’re doing now?”
I heard Kwon Taebeom’s voice, but I didn’t turn around at all. I completely ignored him and pushed away the hand of the man blocking me, and Kwon Taebeom, who had come to my side at some point, grabbed my wrist.
“Ah…!”
There were already hand marks on my wrist from yesterday’s incident. It hurt so much that tears welled up when force was applied there again. I bit my lip tightly and blood came out from my tattered lips. It felt like tears would burst out too.
“Let go of this.”
“I said you can’t.”
“Let go! Who do you think you are-“
“Why? Did Baek I-jun, that bastard, tell you to leave the house? Did he seduce you to live together or something?”
Ha. I felt a rush of heat in my head. I couldn’t understand what Kwon Taebeom was saying. What kind of misunderstanding is he having!
“Why would I-jun hyung come out here?”
“It’s a tearjerking situation.”
“I told you we’re not in any kind of relationship.”
I had already told him over and over again in the car that he had misunderstood. I gritted my teeth and glared at him, frustrated that he didn’t believe my words. Kwon Taebeom rubbed his forehead with a tired face and clicked his tongue.
“Bring it.”
“Hy-, Hyung-nim.”
“I said bring it.”
As the atmosphere became more serious, Jun-seok, who had been frozen, sighed and held out an envelope. Kwon Taebeom took the envelope from Jun-seok, handed it to me, and looked down at me with cold eyes.
What the hell is this…! When I opened the envelope, I saw numerous photos. I was so shocked that I dropped the envelope, and the photos inside scattered on the floor.
“You had people following me…?”
I was at a loss for words at his gaze looking down at me as if it were natural. I felt betrayed by him who had been watching me, and my hands clenched tightly. How could he do this without a word….
“Why…?”
What did I do wrong? Of course, it was wrong of me to lie to him. But what he was thinking never happened at all. I just…!
“Why-, why did you do that? You could have told me in advance, at least-“
“What can I trust to tell you?”
“…What did you say?”
“What can I trust about you to tell you that?”
My strength drained at his gaze looking at me with cold eyes. The men, surprised by my staggering legs, grabbed my hand. I removed their hands and let out a laugh.
“Fine. You’re completely right, Taebeom.”
I rubbed the blood seeping from my lips with the back of my hand. I looked at Kwon Taebeom with a stubborn face.
“Then there’s even less reason for me to stay in this house. Thank you for everything until now. From now on, I’ll take care of myself.”
Whether I move in with grandma or learn self-defense again, I no longer needed Kwon Taebeom’s help in the future. I turned away from him with cold eyes. The startled men alternately looked at me and Kwon Taebeom, blinking like a lost child.
“Catch him.”
My breath caught at the low voice coming from behind. My head, which hadn’t slept a wink all night, was dizzy, and bile rose from my empty stomach.