I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - C42
#42
In that case, there are two options. Either run away really well, or be prepared for the worst case scenario and strike his vital points first as planned. But one of those two has a very low probability of success…. I should plan my escape in advance with what I’m capable of now.
‘Baby, I’m sorry. But just in case… I’m thinking this way just in case.’
I organized my thoughts, hoping the baby in my belly was just sleeping.
After having breakfast and arriving at the hospital, the unfamiliar smell of disinfectant pricked my nose. My stomach felt bad again, so I carefully rubbed my lower belly.
Don’t worry, nothing will happen to you. So you don’t have to worry about anything. I kindly talked to the baby in my mind.
When I got on the elevator surrounded in gold, the secretary familiarly pressed the top floor labeled “VIP Ward”.
“Ah, Mr. Secretary, but is it okay to go empty-handed for my first visit…?”
I belatedly thought of it and asked the secretary with a troubled face. No matter how I thought about it, going to see an elder empty-handed didn’t seem right.
“It would be good to buy something even now.”
“Then Mr. Yuwon, I’ll go buy it. Please go up first. I already told the young master so he’ll be waiting.”
“Oh… Then, should we do that…? Thank you, Mr. Secretary.”
I felt bad for the secretary, but honestly I was in a rush. So much so that I didn’t know what I was thinking coming all the way here. As I bowed my head to greet him with an embarrassed look, the secretary responded with a warm smile despite his rough appearance and got off the elevator.
5th floor… 8th floor… The rapidly ascending elevator finally stopped at the 10th floor where the VIP ward was located. The VIP ward I saw upon exiting had a clearly different structure from the general ward.
“Hmm… So this is where rich people are hospitalized.”
I passed by the guards standing in front of the ward and entered, spotting Taebeom in the distance.
“Taebeom… Oh… Why is Seolah there….”
I saw Seolah’s face, neatly dressed in a one-piece, standing next to Taebeom. The man and woman looked good together as they conversed. My chest stung with pain.
“Mr. Taebeom, are you feeling a bit better now?”
“Yes, thanks to you Ms. Seolah.”
“Still, it’s a relief you got through your rut well.”
‘What…? What did she just say….’
Hearing their conversation from afar, my lips trembled and my stomach ached. Rut…. That was a kind of mating period that periodically occurred for alphas, similar to an omega’s heat cycle. And I heard they spent it with their imprinted omega or partner, so why was Seolah there for Taebeom’s rut….
“Ah….”
My cheeks felt sticky, and I came to my senses to find my face already drenched in tears. It felt like someone was gutting my heart.
‘It’s okay. You already expected this. Don’t cry, Cha Yuwon….’
I quickly wiped my tears and tightly gripped my chest where my heart was beating harder and harder. As I exhaled roughly and rubbed my belly, I heard a mechanical whirring sound. I turned my head and sure enough, the elevator was rapidly coming up.
‘Ah, right. Mr. Secretary.’
…This won’t do.
I didn’t want to go to Taebeom like this. I didn’t want to see Taebeom standing side by side with Seolah. But the situation was blocked off front and back with nowhere to go, so I just chewed my lip, unable to do anything. With my back to the elevator rapidly changing numbers as it ascended, I surveyed my surroundings.
Right then, something caught my eye and I instinctively ran towards it. As the elevator arrived at the 12th floor with a ding, I simultaneously hid my body inside the slightly open storage room.
Click.
I tightly closed the door and covered my mouth with both hands, focusing on the sound coming from outside. I gulped, my heart beating way too fast. At the sound of footsteps gradually approaching, I unconsciously held my breath and squeezed my eyes shut.
“Phew…. That was close.”
The footsteps passed by and grew more and more distant. Relieved I hadn’t been caught, I finally looked around the storage room. It seemed to be a place for storing bedding and hospital gowns, neatly organized along with piles of laundry.
“What do I do now….”
I was restlessly fidgeting, not knowing what to do about my impulsive actions. That’s when I heard Secretary Junseok’s flustered voice shouting at someone outside, perhaps belatedly realizing I had disappeared.
“Ah… ugh.”
Suddenly, my skin stung and I felt a pain as if something was constricting me. Even in that moment, I thought I needed to protect the baby. I curled my body as if shielding my belly and steadied my breathing.
“Huff… ha… Baby, it’s okay. It’ll be alright.”
I prayed the baby wasn’t too startled and wiped my sweaty forehead with my sleeve.
***
“I’m sorry, hyung-nim.”
Junseok bowed his head like a sinner and begged for forgiveness. Taebeom looked down at him with a sharp face. Junseok naturally assumed Taebeom and Yuwon would be together. But he realized something was wrong when he didn’t run into Yuwon while walking down the long corridor and Taebeom asked him about Yuwon’s whereabouts. Seeing Junseok’s flustered face, Taebeom felt a strange unease. He hurriedly called Yuwon, but only got a message that the phone was turned off.
“…Station the guys at the hospital entrances first and secure the CCTV footage.”
“Yes, understood.”
Taebeom didn’t want to forgive Junseok for leaving Yuwon alone, but the most urgent matter now was finding Yuwon. Junseok turned to leave and Seolah, eyes wide open, asked in a worried voice:
“Yuwon disappeared?”
“…I think it’s best if you go back first for now, Ms. Seolah.”
Taebeom loosened his necktie that felt suffocating as if frustrated. But even in the midst of that, he couldn’t touch the button Yuwon had directly buttoned for him, only hovering around it to express his state of mind.
After seeing Seolah off, Taebeom leaned against a wall and clenched his teeth. He couldn’t move recklessly in case Yuwon returned, and he was anxious that someone might harm Yuwon. Taebeom tightened his clenched fists at these unfamiliar emotions he was experiencing for the first time.
“Sigh….”
Taebeom reached for a cigarette out of habit, but realizing this was a hospital, he ran his hand through his hair with an irritated face.
***
Junseok faltered at the chilly air inside the house, then took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
“Hyung-nim.”
“Come in.”
Taebeom’s face was sharp, as they still hadn’t found Yuwon well past lunchtime. Taebeom tried to hold on to reason as much as possible, but he kept losing control of his emotions when it came to Yuwon.
“How’s it going.”
“Well… it seems he hasn’t left the VIP ward yet… There’s no way nothing would come up otherwise… I’m sorry.”
At Junseok’s words, Taebeom roughly set down the tablet containing the CCTV footage and lifted his head.
“Do you think that makes any sense right now?”
Junseok hung his head low. Taebeom looked at him with an icy gaze, then took out a cigarette, running his hand through his hair in frustration.
“To begin with, it’s ridiculous that none of the people I had watching Cha Yuwon could prevent this situation.”
Taebeom lit the end of the cigarette and looked at Junseok with cold eyes. Junseok opened his mouth with a tense face in a situation that seemed like a ticking time bomb about to explode at any moment.
“I’m sorry.”
“Sigh…. I don’t need words like sorry. Bring me visible results.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Taebeom tapped the table with his finger. He pressed his rapidly fatigued eyes and put out the cigarette.
“Check his location in real-time since we don’t know when Cha Yuwon will turn on his phone. Are we certain there’s no possibility he was kidnapped?”
“Yes, the Twin Swords gang doesn’t have the capacity for that right now, and the CCTV check showed no suspicious individuals. We considered the possibility of Kim Sangchul as well, but no one entered the VIP ward for that.”
Taebeom nodded at the relatively better news among the worst-case scenarios and said:
“Still, keep a close eye on things just in case.”
“Yes, hyung-nim. And Ms. Seolah Yoon is here to see you now.”
“Didn’t I say not to let anyone in the main residence without permission.”
Taebeom responded coldly, furrowing his brow. He had said never to let anyone in the main residence where Yuwon was, but it seemed no one was doing their job properly. At Taebeom’s darkened expression, Junseok swallowed and continued:
“But she said she had something she must tell you….”
“Tell her to say it later. I’m not in the mood for that now.”
“She says it’s about your sister-in-law.”
“Sigh….”
At the mention that it was about Yuwon, Taebeom leaned back in his chair and nodded. With Taebeom’s permission, Junseok brought Seolah into the study.
“I heard you still haven’t found Yuwon.”
Taebeom remained silent with an expressionless face. His eyes turned icy at the fact that Seolah, who had nothing to do with this, knew about it, wondering who blabbed in the meantime. Seolah carefully opened her mouth, reading Taebeom’s unusual expression.
“Could it be… that Yuwon went there? I heard he used to go there whenever he felt frustrated.”