I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - C82
#82
Taebeom, after confirming Yuwon left the hotel with Secretary Kang, immediately tried all possible means to contact her. But Secretary Kang’s phone was turned off and Yuwon’s phone was also unreachable.
As soon as Yuwon disappeared, they began a massive re-investigation into Secretary Kang’s personal information, and within less than an hour, Secretary Kang’s true identity was revealed.
“She seems to be a spy sent from Hwarong.”
“…The reason.”
Although Taebeom had already grasped the overall circumstances, he asked Junseok with a heart spitting blood in case of any unexpected situations.
“It appears they harbored a grudge over this group’s merger and acquisition deal and moved in an organized manner. Even Secretary Hwang’s accident was all part of their plan. It’s my negligence for not catching it beforehand. I apologize.”
“Sigh…”
No. This was his own mistake. Even though he felt something was off whenever he faced Secretary Kang, he just let it slide – that was his problem. Taebeom clenched his fist, his nails digging into his palm, and racked his coldly frozen brain.
His mind wasn’t working well on where to start and what actions to take right now. After confirming Yuwon’s disappearance, he immediately requested cooperation from Chairman Wang’s side, but he couldn’t just sit back and rely on that alone.
“Any additional contacts from Chairman Wang’s side?”
“They said they got permission to request police cooperation. They confirmed he left Hong Kong Island, but tracking him afterwards will likely take some time.”
Since it happened in Hong Kong, everyone including Taebeom suspected the Macau organization. But to think they’d be backstabbed like this. Because they moved toward the wrong target, the task of finding Yuwon was delayed.
If something were to happen to Yuwon, who’s not alone… Just imagining it made Taebeom’s vision go white and he was crazily worried about Yuwon who must be desperately waiting for him. Yuwon, who’s so timid and cries so much, might be crying alone. The fact that he made Yuwon go through such a scary thing alone because of him made him want to die.
Unable to sit still any longer, Taebeom abruptly got up from his seat. He wanted to go out and find even the smallest trace of Yuwon. Ever since realizing he couldn’t contact Yuwon by any means, Taebeom couldn’t think rationally. Following what his heart told him, Taebeom hurriedly headed outside.
“Let go.”
“Hyungnim! What are you trying to do now?”
Junseok held back tears as he blocked Taebeom who was trying to go out no matter what.
“I- I’ll find sister-in-law no matter what it takes. So hyungnim, please!!”
At that moment, the vibration of Taebeom’s cell phone rang for a long time. At the sudden contact, Taebeom took out his phone. Hoping it might be a message from Yuwon, Taebeom lowered his head, and his face began to show small cracks.
Following Taebeom, Junseok lowered his head and tightly closed his eyes at the photo filling the screen. The worst situation everyone hoped wouldn’t happen became reality. Taking in the sight of Yuwon collapsed in the cell phone screen, Taebeom gritted his teeth and quickly read the message written below it.
[Come to the address written here within 1 hour. Alone. If you violate any of this, the lives of your husband and child cannot be guaranteed.]
Along with the message written in awkward Korean, the place Yuwon was at was written. Without a second thought, Taebeom moved.
“Hyungnim! You can’t!”
Junseok shouted as he grabbed Taebeom as if clinging to him. If he went like this, even Taebeom’s safety couldn’t be guaranteed. This was really like voluntarily going to his death.
“Let go.”
“What are you trying to do by going there without any countermeasures!”
“Let go, Park Junseok.”
Taebeom warned Junseok, even emitting a murderous pheromone.
“Hyungnim, you’ll really die like this! You’ll die!”
Junseok shouted in a desperate, screaming voice to the point of tasting blood in his throat. If Taebeom went there alone, the end would undoubtedly only be his death. With a pale, frightened face, Junseok blocked him while shedding tears. Taebeom said to him,
“Even without Cha Yuwon, I’ll die. If Yuwon’s not here, there’s no reason to live anymore.”
“Hyungnim…”
Wearing black leather gloves, Taebeom pushed Junseok away with a face showing no lingering attachments and took a step.
***
“Mr. Yuwon, shall we wake up now?”
At the voice waking me up, I opened my eyes.
Ugh… my head hurts…
The memory of someone hitting my head last came to mind. Hurriedly checking my stomach, fortunately there seemed to be no issues.
Ho-ppang is safe. Thank goodness… But where is this again…?
As I looked around squinting my eyes, I faintly smelled the scent of oil, seeming to be that factory earlier. Secretary Kang sat in front of me and touched my hair that was sticky from being soaked in rain and sweat.
“Why did you even go out when you were going to come back like this anyway, you just suffered for nothing.”
“……”
“Someone who’s not alone at that.”
Secretary Kang, with a cigarette in her mouth, frowned with a regretful face as if she was worried about me. The cigarette smell wafting over whenever Secretary Kang opened her mouth made me feel unwell. Pretending to avoid the cigarette smell, I rolled my eyes and saw the warehouse door wide open.
“Secretary Kang… Why are you really doing this to me?”
I was curious as to why she betrayed Kwon Taebeom and even kidnapped me like this.
“Is it because of… money? If it’s something like that, I’ll try talking nicely to Taebeom.”
“……”
“Ah, or did I do something wrong? If that’s the case, I’ll beg like this so-, ah!”
“Shut up, will you!”
When she suddenly shouted angrily, my body stiffened with a flinch. The mask shattered and Secretary Kang glared at me with a demon-like expression. I knew it. This was her true self. My body trembled in fear, not knowing when she would harm me, but I couldn’t waste time here in vain. I screamed at Secretary Kang to let me go and writhed my body.
“Fuck! Since I spoke so politely to you, do you think this is all a joke and find it ridiculous?”
Secretary Kang, who stubbed out her cigarette on the floor, abruptly stood up and glared at me with murderous eyes.
“What? Asking if I need money? Ah… this is hilarious.”
“Secretary Kang…”
“Wait obediently, the Kwon Taebeom you want to see so badly is coming here right now.”
“Taebeom is coming here? Then is Taebeom okay?”
As I thought, the story about him being in the hospital was all a lie to deceive me? If he was undergoing surgery at the hospital, he wouldn’t be able to come here… Secretary Kang’s words were really lies after all. I’m so relieved Kwon Taebeom is safe…
Sighing in relief, I smiled feebly. Seeing that, Secretary Kang smirked and mocked me.
“He’s fine now, that’s right. But he’ll die soon.”
Secretary Kang tightly gripped a knife. The sharp knife tip pointed at the factory entrance. Seeing Secretary Kang smiling ominously, my lips trembled again with impatience.
“…What did you say just now?”
“Kwon Taebeom is pitiful too. He won’t even get to see his own child being born before dying. I wonder if his eyes will close when he dies.”
“Secretary… Kang! Why are you doing this, sob, ah…!”
It was horrible to even imagine. The reason she brought me here. The reason she lured him here using me as bait was to kill Kwon Taebeom. My head hurt as if it would shatter. Maybe because I was hit in the wrong spot earlier, my vision turned hazy and Secretary Kang’s face looking at me began to break into small fragments.
“Taebeom… ah… ah…”
“Hey, what’s wrong with you?”
When I suddenly became distressed and couldn’t speak properly, Secretary Kang tapped me anxiously. With a flustered face, Secretary Kang turned her head and started urgently calling someone. Before long, the men approached me and a language I couldn’t understand was exchanged between them.
With that sight, my mind couldn’t think at all as if it was broken. My eyes closed on their own. And then, strange memories rose sporadically one by one in my pitch-black mind.
‘Dad… Mom…’
It was a memory of Cha Yuwon much younger than now. The young me, ‘Cha Yuwon’, who seemed to be only an elementary school student, was wearing mourning clothes and sobbing.
‘Is this the memory of when Cha Yuwon’s parents passed away?’
Wearing black mourning clothes, lying on the floor and crying – even my heart ached. And before long, adults with heavy expressions entered the funeral hall and stopped in front of young Cha Yuwon.
‘So you’re Yuwon.’
Young Cha Yuwon looked up at the unfamiliar adults and hid behind his grandmother. Then he poked his head out and watched the adults’ conversation.
‘We decided to quietly let this accident pass. It’s something the chairman determined out of pity for the young child, so please raise him well into a decent person.’
With those words, they handed grandmother a white envelope and disappeared. As the people left, grandmother hugged Cha Yuwon and wept profusely.
Who were those people?
Time flew by quickly and young Cha Yuwon entered high school. Although he didn’t seem to smile much even when young, as Cha Yuwon got older, he became an extremely introverted and gloomy person.
‘Hey, I heard you don’t have parents? An orphan bastard-‘
‘He has a pretty face though. Don’t tell me he’ll manifest as an omega?’
Nasty-looking boys surrounded Cha Yuwon and caressed his slender neck. Cha Yuwon felt ashamed enough to die at the sight of them snickering while spewing unrefined, vulgar words.
‘Hey. Let’s see each other often from now on?’
I couldn’t see the face of the boy who shoved his face close and tugged at Cha Yuwon’s collar. Wondering if they were the guys written in Cha Yuwon’s diary, I tried to grab them but my body wouldn’t move. And with that as the start, Cha Yuwon’s school days became bleakly depressing and bitter like descending a winding downhill road.
Every day, day and night, Cha Yuwon went back and forth to school alone, holding back tears. Then the scene suddenly changed.
‘Hyung, I like you.’