Chapter 135: CLOSER AND CLOSER
FIVE YEARS ago, Song Sihyuk’s life had changed drastically.
He had lost his memories.
That meant starting all over.
The first thing he did was to divorce the husband whom he had only married because of the prophecy.
He remembered that their family used to have a shaman.
But almost everyone had already forgotten about that child.
Even his overly superstitious grandfather had never mentioned the kid shaman in the past few years.
Maybe it’s because Grandfather fell sick due to his old age.
Anyway, after Song Sihyuk divorced his husband, he felt like he had lost something bigger than the marriage that he couldn’t remember.
However, he decided to bury that uncomfortable feeling deep in his heart.
Nobody in his family or circle of friends talked about his ex-husband anyway, so it had been easy for him to forget about that person.
Plus, he had been busy climbing up the ladder to be the Vice Chairman of SG Group.
He flew to New York and studied like crazy after the divorce.
Although he had lost five years of his memories, that didn’t mean he became dumb. Hence, he had quickly re-learned all the things that he needed to learn as the future Vice Chairman.
His promotion had been delayed while he was re-learning everything he had forgotten about his past work and previous big projects.
But, fortunately, his hard work paid off, and his grandfather soon trusted him again.
Hence, he was promoted to Vice Chairman two years ago.
But Song Sihyuk still wasn’t satisfied.
The void in his heart hadn’t been filled despite achieving his goal.
That was why he kept himself busy while expanding the company.
He wanted to prove his worth, but he didn’t know who he was doing it for when he had already gained his grandfather’s approval.
Moreover, his grandfather had already retired.
His Alpha father was now the chairman of SG Group.
And, yet, the feeling that Song Sihyuk lacked something kept bothering him.
"Son, are you listening to me?"
"No, Abeoji," Song Sihyuk said bluntly. "I stopped listening when you implied that Appa is having an affair."
"Are you crazy?" his Alpha father asked in disbelief. "When did I imply that your appa is cheating on me?"
"Then what do you mean by Appa having a secret child, Abeoji? Appa is too old to have another child. Plus, Appa didn’t disappear for a year. If he got pregnant, we would have known. Omegas get really weak when they’re pregnant. It’s not something Appa could have hidden."
"I know that. And, for the record, I never thought that your appa got pregnant with another man’s child. He couldn’t possibly do that to me. Your appa isn’t a scumbag like us."
Song Sihyuk had to nod in agreement. "That’s true. Only Appa is a decent person in the family."
"Yes, so there’s no way your appa is cheating on me," his Alpha father said. "But I think he’s supporting a child in secret. According to the person I asked to keep an eye on your appa, your appa went shopping yesterday. He bought children’s clothes and toys."
Oh?
"Abeoji, why did you put Appa under surveillance?"
His Alpha father flinched, and then he avoided his gaze. "Well, your appa is glued to his phone these days, so..."
Haaah.
Alphas and their obsession with their Omegas.
"Fine, I’ll look into it myself, Abeoji," Song Sihyuk said. He didn’t really care about his parents’ affairs, but this one had something to do with him. "I’ll make sure that I don’t have a half-sibling— I’m not sharing my inheritance with some illegitimate child."
***
IT WAS a touching moment.
Garam almost burst into tears when Lee Wonjae cried upon seeing Gunwoo.
I can tell that Appa already loves his grandson.
Aside from the love and warmth in Lee Wonjae’s eyes while looking at Gunwoo, Garam could see his Omega father-in-law’s love for his son through the mountain of gifts that he had brought for the child.
Yep, my son is about to get really spoiled.
"Dad, who is this pretty ahjussi?"
Pfft.
Garam smiled at his son’s cute question.
He called Appa a pretty ’ahjussi.’
To be fair, Lee Wonjae still looked like an ’ahjussi’ instead of a grandfather because of his youthful face.
And, yes, Appa remains pretty despite his old age.
"Gunwoo-ya, say hello to your grandpa," Garam said, a lump forming in his throat. "He’s my father."
He didn’t say ’father-in-law’ because Lee Wonjae was already a father to him.
Upon hearing that, Lee Wonjae looked at Garam with eyes full of gratitude.
I feel the same.
"G-Grandpa?" Gunwoo asked timidly. "Are you Gunwoo’s grandpa?"
Lee Wonjae immediately looked at Gunwoo with tearful eyes, then he smiled and nodded. "Yes, baby. I’m your grandpa," the older Omega said in a shaking voice. "Can I hug you?"
When Gunwoo nodded shyly, Lee Wonjae wrapped his arms around the child carefully.
Aigooya.
Garam was already crying before he knew it.
***
"FORTUNATELY, you have a compatible blood type with the child, Lee Wonjae-nim."
Whew.
Garam felt relieved after hearing the doctor’s remark.
They had just moved Gunwoo to a renowned children’s hospital.
As soon as they got there, Lee Wonjae and Gunwoo had undergone a test to confirm that the two had compatible blood types for the transfusion.
Luckily, the result was good.
"Can we start the blood transfusion right away?" Lee Wonjae asked impatiently. "I want the child to get better as soon as possible."
Oh.
Garam was grateful that Lee Wonjae didn’t call Gunwoo his grandson.
Appa is a known figure, so it’s better to be extra careful.
***
"VICE CHAIRMAN Song, I’ve received a report about Lee Wonjae-nim’s whereabouts."
Song Sihyuk didn’t raise his head even after hearing what Jung Han had said.
He was sitting in the backseat of the car while his secretary-slash-bodyguard was giving him a report about his Omega father.
"Lee Wonjae-nim is currently in a children’s hospital, sir."
Huh?
Does Appa really have a secret child?
That was impossible.
Both Song Sihyuk and his other father were Alphas, so they would immediately know if there was a pregnant Omega around them.
Then is Appa seeing someone who has a child?
"According to our team’s investigation, Lee Wonjae-nim is scheduled to have a blood transfusion. Lee Wonjae-nim is donating his blood to an unknown child."
What?
Has Appa gone crazy?
"Find out who that child is..." Song Sihyuk trailed off, and then he shook his head when he realized a faster way to know who the fuck his Omega father would give his blood to. "Let’s head to that children’s hospital— I’ll confront Appa myself."
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