I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - C80
#80
Ding-
I glanced up at Kwon Taebeom’s face as he held my hand and got on the elevator, then closed my mouth. If he clearly didn’t want to say it, I didn’t want to pry and ask. Although I sometimes felt suffocatingly worried knowing he did dangerous work, currently I just wanted to enjoy this moment.
[Welcome, is it just the two of you?]
[Yes.]
[I’ll guide you to your seats.]
We headed to the restaurant first for a meal. The sight of Kwon Taebeom naturally conversing with the staff in English was incredibly sexy. As I stared at his face while gulping down saliva, the corners of Kwon Taebeom’s eyes softly curved.
“Taebeom…”
I tickled Kwon Taebeom’s palm with my fingers. Did he notice what I was trying to say? Control… ahem, we should control ourselves but I thought ‘Do we really need to hold back when we came all the way overseas on our honeymoon?’
“Let’s do that later.”
I whispered in his ear standing on tiptoe and Kwon Taebeom’s eyes wavered.
“N-not something similar to that, but that.”
Kwon Taebeom and I always ended with just hands playing around. Actually, I asked the doctor before coming here and prepared fully, so today was the day.
“You should have said that before coming here.”
Kwon Taebeom slightly loosened his tightly tied necktie and frowned one eye at my continuing seduction.
“Hehe. If you understand, you have to come early later, okay?”
“Right. I’ll have to no matter what.”
Kwon Taebeom gritted his teeth and nodded. His jaw was firmly set. I giggled softly following the staff guiding us to our seats. Kwon Taebeom ordered the dim sum I said I wanted to eat and various other dishes too.
[My companion has a peach allergy. Please exclude peaches from all the dishes and just one glass of non-alcoholic champagne.]
[Traubensaft Red organic non-alcoholic sparkling is the most popular, shall I prepare that for you?]
[Yes, that’s good.]
[Thank you, I’ll prepare it as soon as the food comes out.]
Leaving behind the staff who bowed his head and disappeared, I looked at the Hong Kong skyline that caught my eye at once.
“I think the night view will be even prettier.”
“Should we come here for dinner too?”
“We’ll be busy at night, won’t we?”
When I smiled brightly, Kwon Taebeom also laughed softly following me. Instead of eating here, I should ask him to order room service steak for dinner. After admiring the view outside the window for a while, the food came out.
“The juice inside is hot so I’ll let it cool down first.”
As I tried to grab the dim sum with shrimp right away, he stopped me and slightly tore the body of the dim sum. Steaming hot juice burst onto the concave spoon. Kwon Taebeom topped it with pickled ginger.
“It’s hot so eat carefully.”
“Thanks for the food.”
Blowing on it hoo hoo, I put the dim sum in my mouth at once and tasted an unfamiliar flavor. When I saw it on TV, I just thought it would be similar to dumplings, but it had a bit more exotic aroma than that. It had a unique taste, maybe because of the spices, but it suited my palate.
“Is it good?”
“Yes! Give me one more please.”
I ate the food Kwon Taebeom gave me like a baby swallow waiting for its mother bird. Kwon Taebeom scooped beef fried rice and shrimp wonton noodles into my bowl, then belatedly held out the champagne the staff brought.
“It’s non-alcoholic so just pretend. Shall we cheers?”
“Yes, cheers!”
“Cheers.”
As I clinked glasses with him, a clear ching- sound resonated in front of us.
***
“Hmm… Should I eat just one more…?”
I looked around the empty room for no reason and felt pricked by conscience alone. Before leaving, Kwon Taebeom showered me with pheromones and handed me a paper bag.
“I said I’ll count when I return though.”
No way, after cheering fighting so hard. In the end, I gulped down my saliva and closed the box again. I put it on the table far away on purpose in case I wanted to eat it if it was in front of me, and returned to bed.
“Hmm… Okay. Taebeom left too, so shall I slowly prepare?”
Actually, tomorrow was Kwon Taebeom’s birthday. I prepared seaweed soup ingredients from Korea to cook it secretly without Kwon Taebeom knowing when he went out today, since it seemed difficult to make seaweed soup without him knowing tomorrow morning. Because I didn’t know when Kwon Taebeom would come back, I hurriedly opened the bag wide and took out the ingredients.
“Phew… I thought I would die sneaking this in without Taebeom knowing.”
I took out the seaweed soup ingredients I hid between clothes one by one. I broke out in a cold sweat when I heard rustling from the suitcase as we entered the hotel earlier. Still, I was relieved he didn’t seem to notice. I did get special training from the chef for the past few days, but I got nervous trying to cook it alone now.
“No, let’s not make mistakes. If I really don’t know, I can call the chef.”
I took out a memo pad, read the seaweed soup recipe one by one, and took out a pot from the kitchen. I soaked a handful of seaweed in water and picked up the jacket I took off earlier.
“It won’t rain, right?”
They said it would rain this evening, but the sky wasn’t pitch black yet. I just need to go to the bakery near the hotel anyway. I couldn’t leave out a birthday cake on a birthday. I want to eat it too, but the original purpose is still Kwon Taebeom’s birthday cake.
I tightly grasped the card Father gave me and left the hotel room. It was a card I often used whenever I had to spend money without Kwon Taebeom knowing. Father’s card was really useful only at times like this.
“Huh…? Secretary Kang?”
When I put on my jacket and opened the door, I saw a familiar face I saw going back and forth to Kwon Taebeom’s company. Did Secretary Kang come on the Hong Kong business trip too? But why is she here…
“Why are you her-“
“Mr. Yuwon, right now Executive Director Kwon is…!”
Secretary Kang’s face was gravely stiff as she spoke urgently. Seeing that face, my heart suddenly started aching. I thought all the novel’s content changed because of me. Don’t tell me… The novel’s content of Kwon Taebeom getting hurt flashed before my eyes. I couldn’t breathe as if someone was carving out my heart.
“Mr. Yuwon! Are you alright!”
Suddenly, strength drained from my whole body. As I staggered on my legs and urgently leaned against the wall panting, Secretary Kang supported me.
“I’m okay. But what about our Taebeom…?”
“…About that.”
What was important right now wasn’t me. What on earth happened to him… I grabbed my throbbing head and urged Secretary Kang who was hesitating.
“Tae- Taebeom… did something happen to Taebeom…”
“I apologize. While carrying out his schedule, he… The Executive Director is currently undergoing emergency surgery at a nearby hospital.”
“Wh- what do we… ugh…”
My stomach churned and hands and feet trembled as reality hit just as I feared.
“Mr. Yuwon!”
“Sob… It’s okay. Quickly… quickly go to Taebeom… please.”
I felt like I would lose consciousness as soon as I relaxed, but even a moment like this was a waste of time. I firmly put strength in my toes and followed Secretary Kang. I wanted to hurry and go to him. My stomach hurt so much and my head felt heavy, but meeting him took priority over everything.
“This way please.”
I followed Secretary Kang into the car and rapidly left the hotel. At some point, heavy rain pattered outside the window and the sky turned hazy. The car that quickly left the city and entered the highway went into a quiet area.
While riding in the car to the hospital, I called Kwon Taebeom and the men but none of them answered. It was proof that the situation there was that hectic.
“Se- Secretary Kang. How much further?”
“We’re almost there.”
My lips dried and I grew anxious at the hospital that wasn’t in sight no matter how much we drove. As I looked out the window trembling my legs, there seemed to be few buildings and people. They said they’re building a new landmark in an area that recently started rapidly developing. Is this that city…? But no matter how I thought about it, it didn’t seem like there would be a hospital in a place like this. In the end, I carefully opened my mouth and asked Secretary Kang.
“Secretary Kang? Weren’t we going to the hospital? Where the heck is thi-“
“Ah, shit, so freaking noisy.”
“…Pardon?”
For a moment, did I hear wrong? I blinked my eyes a couple times. What did Secretary Kang say just now? My head that was too shocked seemed to misunderstand Secretary Kang’s words. Just then, the car stopped and Secretary Kang got out of the driver’s seat.
“Get out.”
“Se- Secretary Kang…?”
I saw Secretary Kang’s face as she got out of the driver’s seat and opened the back door. Seeing Secretary Kang’s unusually rigid face, I felt something was definitely wrong. Secretary Kang, who always smiled gently at me, was gone and her face now was the epitome of being expressionless.
“I said get out.”
“Eek-“
Secretary Kang grabbed my hair and pulled me with strong force.
“Secretary Kang, why are you doing this…”
When I called her in a trembling voice, Secretary Kang looked down at me with a nasty smile.
“I guess you still don’t get the situation? Then I’ll say one thing so you can understand, Mr. Yuwon.”
Secretary Kang spoke to me in a soft voice, looking the same as always. But soon, her gently curved eyes hardened coldly and an icy voice pierced my ears.
“If you want to keep that baby in your belly alive, shut up and obediently do as you’re told.”
Secretary Kang’s eyes, clearly filled with rage, pointed at my stomach. A strange pleasure mixed with an unpleasant smile seeped across her face.
***