I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - C85
#85
“Hyungnim! Sister-in-law!”
I lifted my head at the familiar voice. If I wasn’t dreaming, the people in front were the men from Uneondong. Police in special forces uniforms holding guns were approaching along with the men.
“Taebeom…”
“Yeah.”
Kwon Taebeom tightly grasped my hand as if to say it wasn’t a dream. Thank goodness… The tension drained from my body that had been forcibly enduring now that it truly ended. Sighing in relief, I leaned on him. He urgently supported me and checked my complexion.
Ah… my head…
Quite a lot of blood flowed from the hand hidden inside my sleeve. I hid it from Kwon Taebeom, but the wound seemed quite deep.
As the tension eased, it was hard to endure any longer. Maybe from continuously bleeding, my vision blurred and narrowed.
“Taebeom…”
He fumbled and caressed my face in alarm. My head was dizzy but he seemed uninjured, so belated relief rushed in. A small laugh even escaped that it didn’t flow like the original work.
Ah… but it does hurt… Even from just laughing a little, my head pounded greatly. I couldn’t stand at all. In the end, as if releasing everything, I nestled in his arms and whispered,
“Taebeom, I’m dizzy…”
“Yuwon…ah…?”
His gaze fell on the sleeve soaked in blood. Need to hide… Hot breaths hissed from my mouth. Kwon Taebeom lifted me up and spoke to Mr. Junseok.
“Go to the hospital right now. Yuwon is hurt.”
I got in the car cradled in his arms. Even the car’s vibration felt like a big shock, so I gritted my teeth and Kwon Taebeom hugged me tight.
“Yuwon, don’t fall asleep. Stay awake.”
“I keep… getting sleepy…”
“Just a little, let’s sleep a little later. Be good…”
Kwon Taebeom took off my blood-soaked sleeve. Red blood flowed endlessly from the gaping wound.
He untied his necktie, stanched the wound, then pressed down on it. Was it because too much blood flowed out? I couldn’t feel any sensation. I just bit my tongue at his words not to fall asleep and fought off the drowsiness enveloping my body.
***
The car that sped down the dark road soon arrived at a hospital. As the black car stopped at the entrance, the firmly closed door opened and Taebeom emerged holding Yuwon. Taebeom, approaching numerous medical staff, hugged Yuwon gasping for breath and spoke,
[I want the hand treated first and a fetal ultrasound done together. Please prepare right away.]
[This way please.]
After conversing with a doctor who looked quite old, Taebeom went straight inside the hospital and laid Yuwon on the bed with careful hands.
[I’ll begin.]
As Taebeom stepped back for treatment, the doctor approached and examined Yuwon’s condition. Sensing the unfamiliar presence, Yuwon stiffened his body and his face crumbled bit by bit.
“Hic…!”
Taebeom turned his head at Yuwon’s changed breathing. Then he saw the delicate shoulders trembling with eyes tightly shut.
“Taebeom, hic, Taebeom…”
At the hand searching for him with a frightened face, Taebeom had no choice but to sit behind Yuwon and embrace him. Yuwon, smelling his pheromone scent, immediately burrowed into his arms and let out a small breath. Seeing him scared and not knowing what to do as a stranger approached, guilt rushed over Taebeom for not protecting Yuwon.
Being this timid, how did he muster such courage earlier? Taebeom tightly hugged the thin body and looked down at Yuwon with sad eyes.
“It’s okay… It’s all over now. It’s alright, Yuwon.”
Taebeom released a bit more pheromones and patted Yuwon’s back. The body that had stiffened with tension gradually relaxed at Taebeom’s touch. Taebeom placed his hand over Yuwon’s eyes to block his vision and nodded to the doctor.
“Let’s just quickly treat the hand. Okay?”
“Yes…”
Taebeom whispered ‘good boy’ and looked down at Yuwon’s blood-soaked hand. He stanched it in a hurry on the way, but the blood didn’t easily stop.
[Then I’ll start again.]
[Please do.]
At the doctor’s voice, Yuwon stiffened his body again as if tense.
“Taebeom… Taebeom…”
“Yeah.”
“You can’t leave me alone.”
“Right. I’ll stay next to you like this.”
“Okay…”
Taebeom held Yuwon, released pheromones, and continuously whispered in his ear. With Taebeom’s efforts, the treatment finally ended. The doctor quietly informed Taebeom of the precautions and left the treatment room.
“It’s all done.”
Taebeom removed his hand covering Yuwon’s eyes and kissed his forehead. As all the strangers disappeared, Yuwon finally completely relaxed. Belatedly, fatigue seemed to rush in and Yuwon’s eyes were full of sleepiness.
“You can sleep if you’re sleepy.”
Taebeom told Yuwon he could rest assured and sleep, gently patting his chest. Yuwon tightly gripped Taebeom’s hand and spoke in a drowsy voice,
“Taebeom… when I wake up, let’s go home… to our home…”
“Yeah… let’s do that.”
Although he promised not to leave his side, Yuwon still fell asleep gripping Taebeom’s fingers. After confirming Yuwon was asleep, Taebeom looked down at the bandaged hand and gritted his teeth.
He vowed to protect Yuwon, but he almost lost him in vain again. The moment he saw Yuwon bleeding, it felt like his heart stopped as that incident came to mind. Taebeom, with a tired face, buried his face in Yuwon’s hand while looking down at him.
“This will never happen again… I’ll protect you even if I have to give my life… So please keep loving me like you do now, Yuwon…”
***
A week had passed since big and small incidents occurred in Hong Kong. Although Yuwon’s knife wound was large, fortunately it wasn’t deep, so treatment ended with simple sutures and a blood transfusion.
However, being exposed to rain and cold for a long time while pregnant, there were slight cold symptoms and dehydration. Therefore, the doctor recommended inpatient treatment, but Yuwon refused everything and wanted to return to Korea as soon as possible.
‘You said we’re going to our home…’
Looking at his tear-stained face with an exhausted look, Taebeom had no choice but to listen to him in the end.
“Hyungnim, how is sister-in-law doing?”
“Still not well. He has nightmares at night and doesn’t want to go out.”
Everyone kept their mouths shut as if they made a promise about what happened in Hong Kong. Although a long yet short time passed like that, Yuwon still didn’t come out of the room. Unlike when he nonchalantly said he forgot everything in Taebeom’s presence, he took care of most things including meals in the room and was extremely afraid of being away from Taebeom’s side.
Taebeom was worried about Yuwon, who didn’t go to the academy he liked so much and spent more than half the day just lying in bed. Junseok, who was watching Taebeom sighing with a heavy face, opened his mouth with a hesitant look.
“How about receiving counseling… from Yoon Seolah?”
“That’s already a finished story.”
Junseok knew well the reason Taebeom brought Yoon Seolah to Korea under the pretext of protecting her, but left her like that without asking for anything.
“I know you’re worried sister-in-law’s memories will return.”
“If you know, don’t bring that up anymore.”
“But wouldn’t it be more dangerous to leave sister-in-law like that for that reason?”
“……”
Perhaps Junseok’s words might be right. Rather than fearing a festering wound that could burst any moment, treating it might be a better option for Yuwon. But Taebeom didn’t have the confidence to face Yuwon after he remembered everything.
“…Twice a week. Do it while tutoring Yuwon.”
But he couldn’t keep leaving Yuwon like this either. As his condition worsened day by day, each day felt precarious like walking on thin ice that could melt any moment.
Taebeom eventually decided to proceed with Yuwon’s psychological counseling that Yoon Seolah had proposed for a while.
“Yuwon doesn’t know Yoon Seolah was his attending physician, so tell her to keep that in mind.”
Taebeom added just in case.
“Yes, I understand.”
“Did you find Jo Yeon-ju’s whereabouts?”
Jo Yeon-ju was the illegitimate child Chairman Jo brought. Therefore, she was desperate to be acknowledged amidst her family’s disdain. She climbed up from the bottom to her current position with her own strength, not refusing any dangerous or dirty work. The Hwarong she cherished like her own life collapsed in an instant, so she must have wanted to kill Taebeom.
“She disappeared after going through Macau from Hong Kong to mainland China.”
But no matter what reason there was, she shouldn’t have touched Yuwon. From now on, he will mobilize everything to hold her accountable for what she did. Even if it meant taking Jo Yeon-ju’s life.
“Find her till the end no matter what and bring her. If it’s hard to bring her to Korea, you can kill her on the spot.”
“Yes, I understand.”
They chased after them mobilizing even the Hong Kong police, but the main instigators including Jo Yeon-ju quickly hid and ran away long ago. Fortunately, they could find the men trying to stow away in Macau, but Jo Yeon-ju was nowhere to be found in the end.