Chapter 145: A HUGE POSSIBILITY
"AN OMEGA who wore perfume with aphrodisiac, and ’condiments’ sprinkled on our food that could trigger an Alpha’s rut. Son, someone is targeting you."
Song Sihyuk knew that his Alpha father was right.
However...
"You’re also an Alpha, Abeoji. And this is your house. What makes you confident that I’m the target and not you?"
"Who would target an old man like you?"
"You’re the chairman of SG Group, Abeoji— there are sick fucks out there who are hoping to bear your child in hopes of gaining a portion of your wealth."
"Don’t say something so disgusting and scary, son," his Alpha father said, frowning. "It’s more likely that you’re the target. If I were the target, then I would have fallen into their trap already. But all of this happened the day you visited."
Yeah, Song Sihyuk couldn’t deny that.
I mean, this isn’t the first time that someone tried to pull that shit on me.
"When I heard you’re bringing your ex-husband and son here, I got too excited and ask the household staff members to prepare a feast. I also asked them to do a general cleaning, hoping that you and your family will stay the night," his Alpha father explained. "Thanks to my strict orders, the household staff members have become so busy. And I heard they outsourced some staff because they were short-handed. That must have been how the Omega with the aphrodisiac and the sous chef who ran away had slipped in without going through the usual test to work for our family."
"That’s what I thought as well, Abeoji," Song Sihyuk said while nodding. "But if we’re right, then that means there’s a rat in this house— a rat that spills our family affairs to other people. It won’t be far-fetched to say that our personal information has been sold."
"Ah, we should do a ’general cleaning’ among our staff," his Alpha father said, pausing for a moment. "Have you eaten the side dishes that your appa sent to you last week?"
"Not yet, Appa. I was barely home because of my business trips."
"Good. It’s a waste, but you should throw them out. Your appa made the side dishes himself, but he still got help from the kitchen staff members. We can’t be certain that the food hadn’t been tampered with."
"Yes, Abeoji. Are you going to do the same here?"
"Yeah, I’ve already asked my trusted staff to clear all the food in all the refrigerators and the pantry. Even the kimchi that your appa made. I don’t want to risk the safety of our family."
"I’m glad Appa and Lim Garam aren’t here. They’ll be mad by how much food is going to get wasted."
It wasn’t like they could give the food to their staff members.
If they get sick, it’s going to be a problem.
Song Sihyuk’s idle thought was interrupted when his phone rang.
He immediately picked up when he saw his Omega father calling.
"Yes, Appa?" Song Sihyuk immediately asked: "How are Lim Garam and my son?"
"We just finished our lunch. We’re planning to go to the hospital—"
"Hospital? Why?" Song Sihyuk asked worriedly, not letting his Omega father finish what he was trying to say. "Did someone get hurt?"
At this point, his Alpha father straightened up— obviously alarmed.
"No, calm down. I want to bring my grandson to Seong Kyungmin now that we’re outside. But Lim Garam said he promised you that you’d bring Gunwoo to the hospital together, so he asked me to ask you first if it’s okay to go now."
Aww.
Song Sihyuk was touched that Lim Garam remembered their promise.
Lim Garam is often grumpy with me, but he can be cute sometimes.
"Appa, let me talk to my wife."
’Wife?’
Actually, Song Sihyuk was surprised by how easily it rolled off his tongue.
Like calling Lim Garam his ’wife’ was the most natural thing for him.
And he didn’t question it.
"Yes, Hyung?"
Oh.
It was Lim Garam on the other end of the line now.
"Hyung, is everything settled there yet?"
Song Sihyuk didn’t know why, but hearing his wife’s voice soothed him.
"No, not yet. The investigation is still ongoing. You and our son should stay with Appa in the meantime."
"Then is it okay if we bring Gunwoo to Dr. Seong now?"
"Yes, go ahead. I’ll follow you there as soon as things are settled here."
"Alright, Hyung. Thank you."
"How’s Gunwoo?"
"He fell asleep after he got full."
Pfft.
A child is still a child, huh?
"I see. Then I’ll call again later. Send me your number."
"Okay, Hyung."
"Take care. Call me when you arrive at the hospital."
"Yes, Hyung."
Song Sihyuk had to end the call because he didn’t want Lim Garam to think that he was being a creep.
But as soon as the call ended, he suddenly missed his wife.
Which was ridiculous.
Why am I feeling this way?
"Son."
"Yes, Abeoji?"
"Lim Garam isn’t your wife— he’s your ex-husband now."
Song Sihyuk just frowned at his Alpha father’s remark.
Thankfully, he didn’t have to give a proper response after they heard a knock on the door.
A moment later, Jung Han entered the room and greeted them politely before giving them a report.
"The ’condiments’ have been identified already, Chairman and Vice Chairman Song."
***
GARAM was relieved when Gunwoo woke up when they arrived at the hospital.
"Dad, why are we here again?"
"We’re here to meet your daddy’s friend," Garam explained while carrying his still sleepy son in his arms. "Is it okay, baby?"
"Yes, Dad," Gunwoo said, grinning even though he’s still obviously sleepy. "I want to meet Daddy’s friend."
Hmm?
"Gunwoo-ya, you’re speaking differently today."
"Grandaddy showed me a video of Daddy when Daddy was in kindergarten," Gunwoo explained. The ’Granddaddy’ he was talking about would be Song Seokju. After all, the kid called Lee Wonjae as ’Grandpa.’ "Daddy already spoke well when he was a baby, so I want to be like Daddy."
Aigooya.
Garam knew that Gunwoo couldn’t be speaking in third person for a long time, especially since he’d be in kindergarten soon.
But I feel like my baby is growing up too fast.
"We’re here," Lee Wonjae said. "But I think we need to wait—"
His Omega father-in-law abruptly stopped talking when the door to Dr. Seong Kyungmin suddenly burst open.
And then a tall and handsome young man came out.
Oh, an angry Alpha.
Both Garam and Lee Wonjae scrunched their noses.
And then...
"Hyung, you smell bad," Gunwoo said, grabbing the sleeve of the angry Alpha. "Take a shower, Hyung."
Pfft.
Garam almost laughed, but he held back since he didn’t want to provoke the angry Alpha.
Thankfully, the young man didn’t seem offended.
"Uncle Wonjae, it’s been a while."
Oh?
Garam was surprised when the young Alpha greeted his Omega father-in-law politely.
"Ah, it’s you, Heedo-ya," Lee Wonjae said, greeting back the young Alpha. "You’re all grown now, huh?"
They know each other?
"Young Master, you can’t leave like that..."
Dr. Seong Kyungmin came out of his office scolding the young Alpha, but trailed off when he saw Garam.
The doctor looked pleasantly surprised.
"It’s been a while, Garam-ssi."
Garam smiled and nodded. "Indeed, Dr. Seong."
"Hyung, Hyung, you don’t smell bad anymore," Gunwoo said excitedly, still talking to the young Alpha. "Good for you."
The young Alpha just looked at Gunwoo, confused but amused.
"I apologize on behalf of my son," Garam said to the young Alpha. "His nose is just a little, uh, sensitive."
The young Alpha knitted his eyebrows. "When this baby said I smelled bad, was he talking about my pheromones? But..." the young Alpha then turned to Gunwoo, now looking even more confused. "But he’s just a baby."
I know, right?
***
THIS TIME, Gunwoo cried when the nurses poked his fingers for the blood test.
He didn’t cry when he got a blood transfusion twice, but maybe it’s different this time because it hasn’t been long since he was confined in the hospital.
In short, his baby must be feeling stressed.
Maybe we shouldn’t have brought Gunwoo here.
It was too late to regret it, though.
Anyway, Lee Wonjae volunteered to bring Gunwoo to the playroom.
So, Garam was left in the office with Dr. Seong Kyungmin.
Fortunately, since they were a VIP, they didn’t have to wait for long.
And the blood test to check one’s pheromones usually just take several minutes, hours if you’re a regular patient.
For VIPs, the result was almost instant.
"Garam-ssi, based on the blood test result that we got, it doesn’t seem like Gunwoo has pheromones yet," Dr. Seong Kyungmin said. "In short, his result shows that he hasn’t manifested yet. However..."
Garam clenched his hands tightly, feeling nervous after seeing how Dr. Seong Kyungmin looked so serious. "Yes, Doc?"
"It’s not normal for a non-awakened child, especially this young, to smell pheromones," Dr. Seong Kyungmin said worriedly. "Maybe a simple blood test to determine if he has pheromones or not isn’t enough."
"What do you mean by that, Doc?"
"We might need to conduct more tests, Garam-ssi. There’s this test we use to check a late bloomer’s pheromone level. Of course, we’ll adjust the test according to Gunwoo’s age," Dr. Seong Kyungmin said. "And we’ll only do it with your consent."
Oh.
Garam suddenly felt like his heart had just dropped to the floor.
Are they going to treat my son like a test subject?
***
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