CHAPTER 108: LONG-OVERDUE CONFRONTATION

GARAM took a deep breath after hearing that Cho Dongpyo had been waiting for his call.

The fact that his phone number matches the number of the person who sent him the screenshots only meant one thing.

He wants to sabotage my marriage with Sihyuk Hyung.

"Cho Dongpyo-ssi, were you hoping I’d divorce Sihyuk Hyung when you sent those screenshots to me?" Garam asked in an eerily calm manner. But just because he wasn’t yelling didn’t mean he wasn’t pissed. "You even worked with Uncle Sangwook?"

"Oh, I didn’t really work with President Song Sangwook."

"Don’t lie. Uncle Sangwook gave your number to me."

"I didn’t work with him from the start. Let’s just say that we found out that we both wanted to mess with Song Sihyuk."

"What?"

"President Song Sangwook was gathering evidence that Song Sihyuk was sabotaging your career behind your back. When he heard that you were attacked at your fansign event, he wondered if someone else had a grudge against Song Sihyuk."

"Why would Uncle Sangwook reach that conclusion when I was the one who was attacked?"

"Well, you are Song Sihyuk’s weakness. It’s hard to attack a very strong Alpha like him. In short, you’re easier to target."

Tsk.

"Plus, President Song Sangwook did his research. He investigated the person who attacked you and found out that Park Yoona was related to me. That was how he confirmed that the attack was aiming at Song Sihyuk and not you."

"My attacker was related to you? Sihyuk Hyung didn’t mention that to me..."

"When did Song Sihyuk discuss important stuff with you?"

Ouch.

Garam didn’t want to admit it, but Cho Dongpyo was right.

Song Sihyuk would always give him vague answers.

And he let the Alpha do that because he thought it wasn’t a big deal.

Now I regret taking things lightly.

"I can see why Uncle Sangwook would want to mess with Sihyuk Hyung. It’s probably because of what happened to his illegitimate son."

To be fair, Garam could also see why Song Sangwook would want to hurt him.

After all, it was him who told Song Sihyuk to make it so Jung Sehun wouldn’t have a comfortable life in New York.

If he remembered correctly, Jung Sehun’s financial support was cut.

So, Song Sangwook probably wanted to have his revenge against Garam and Song Sihyuk.

Nevertheless, he didn’t regret punishing Jung Sehun because of what that bastard did to Lee Eunsang.

That was that.

Cho Dongpyo, on the other hand...

"Do you want Sihyuk Hyung back?" Garam asked bitterly. "You’re doing all of this for a man?"

"Lim Garam-ssi, do you want to meet in person?"

"Yes. Come out and meet me, Cho Dongpyo-ssi."

"Oh. I didn’t expect you’d agree so easily."

"You probably know that Sihyuk Hyung isn’t here right now. Otherwise, you and Uncle Sangwook wouldn’t dare approach me."

"That’s true."

"Since you’re already keeping an eye on me, I’m sure you know where I am," Garam said sternly. "I’ll be waiting for you here, Cho Dongpyo-ssi."

***

"DEAR, is everything okay?"

Garam was surprised when Lee Wonjae suddenly grabbed him by the shoulders as soon as he came out of the bathroom.

The thing was surprised him was the fact that his Omega father-in-law looked so worried.

"I heard Sangwook Hyung-nim approached you earlier."

Oh.

The bodyguards already reported what happened to Appa, huh?

"Sangwook Hyung-nim is blaming you and Sihyuk for what happened to his illegitimate son, and he’s been bothering my son because of that," Lee Wonjae explained, still worried. "Did Sangwook Hyung-nim threaten you? Don’t hesitate to tell me, Garam-ah,"

Aww.

I really lucked out with my in-laws.

"Appa, can you help me?"

"Of course, dear. Tell me. What can I do for you?"

"Appa knows Cho Dongpyo-ssi, right?"

Lee Wonjae flinched. "Ah, yes. I know him."

"He’s Sihyuk Hyung-nim’s ex, isn’t he?"

"Did Cho Dongpyo reach out to you, dear?" Lee Wonjae asked worriedly. "Garam-ah, my son’s relationship with Cho Dongpyo ended a long time ago. Moreover, the two of them ended in a bad term. If Cho Dongpyo said something to you, please confirm it with my son first."

That was only natural for his Omega father-in-law to react that way.

Sihyuk Hyung is still his son, after all.

"I invited Cho Dongpyo-ssi here, Appa. Is that alright?"

"Cho Dongpyo is a VIP member of this club, so he’s allowed here anytime," Lee Wonjae said. This time, his Omega father-in-law looked very worried. "What’s happening, dear?"

"I’ll tell you later, Appa. For now, I need your help," Garam said, holding his Omega father-in-law’s hands. "Appa, please make it so the people around us won’t report to Sihyuk Hyung that I’m meeting Cho Dongpyo-ssi here."

***

WOW.

Garam had always known that Cho Dongpyo was pretty.

But I didn’t expect him to be this beautiful...

If ’androgynous’ was a person, then it would be Cho Dongpyo.

So, even if this Omega had made Garam wait for almost an hour, it suddenly didn’t matter anymore.

The aesthetic of the beautiful tea house had been elevated because of Cho Dongpyo’s face.

"I’m sorry for making you wait, Garam-ssi," Cho Dongpyo said in a soft and sweet-sounding voice that suited his pretty face. "It wasn’t easy shaking off the people tailing me."

Oh.

Garam almost fell into a trance because of Cho Dongpyo’s pretty face and sweet voice.

But what the beautiful Omega said disturbed him a little.

"You were being tailed?"

By stalkers?

"Well, Song Sihyuk is making sure that I wouldn’t be able to approach you."

Oh.

"Luckily, your father-in-law helped me enter the golf club in secret."

Right.

Lee Wonjae also made it so the entire floor would be empty except for Garam and Cho Donpyo.

In short, it was now a private room.

But Appa and the others are just on the floor below here, so I can just scream if Cho Dongpyo does something strange.

And the floor wasn’t completely empty.

Shin Geon was standing guard in the exit, after all.

I feel safer, thanks to Geon Hyung’s presence.

And to the fact that Cho Dongpyo went there alone, too.

"Garam-ssi, you have questions for me, don’t you?"

"How is Park Yoona related to you?"

"Park Yoona is the Team Leader working in Hanmi Chem. We’re also close friends. But she betrayed me by embezzling the research funds right under my nose," Cho Dongpyo said calmly. "I told her I wouldn’t sue her if she followed my plan."

"The plan of attacking me?"

"I just wanted to send you a message in a grand way."

Crazy bastard.

"You know that Sihyuk Hyung would have easily connected you to Park Yoona, right? After all, you didn’t hide the fact that she used to work for you."

"That’s right. I want Song Sihyuk to come to me and confront me. But instead of doing that, he just planted some drugs in Park Yoona so she would be locked up. After all, if the case was just assault, then there was no way Park Yoona would be imprisoned."

Garam flinched, clenching his hands tight when he felt his body trembling in fear. "Did Sihyuk Hyung really plant drugs in Park Yoona so she would be imprisoned for drug abuse?"

"Correct. Our country is strict when it comes to drugs, after all."

Ah.

Dammit.

Sihyuk Hyung can really be scary...

"Garam-ssi, you’ve seen the screenshots I’ve sent you, right?"

"Where did you get them?"

"It’s easy to hack people’s phones and retrieve their text message history if you know the right people," Cho Donpyo answered vaguely, smiling apologetically at Garam. "I can’t tell you exactly how I got those screenshots, but I can help you verify whether they’re real or not."

To be honest, Garam already had a feeling that the screenshots were much real.

Cindy Sunbae-nim said I rejected his collaboration offer, and it turned out to be true according to the screenshots I’ve seen. So, there’s a high chance that most of the screenshots Cho Dongpyo-ssi has sent were real.

"Cho Dongpyo-ssi, let me ask you the question I asked earlier: are you doing this just because you want Sihyuk Hyung back?"

"I’m just helping you end a toxic relationship because I feel bad for you, Garam-ssi."

"Bullshit."

Cho Dongpyo laughed softly as if he were amused. "I want you to leave Song Sihyuk because only then would he return to his old ways. You already know that your husband is a piece of shit who does whatever he wants, right?"

Garam flinched.

To be fair, he knew that Song Sihyuk was a bad person. But not that bad. Having said that, he had no desire to defend his husband at the moment.

"Song Sihyuk used to be a fun person who enjoyed doing experiments with me and my sisters," Cho Donpyo said, letting out a sigh as if he were frustrated. "But he became a boring person ever since he fell for you, Garam-ssi. That’s why I want you to see the real Song Sihyuk— I knew you wouldn’t be able to handle him."

Garam clenched his hands tight. "So, you just want me to dump Sihyuk Hyung?"

"Are you going to stay with the man who’s secretly sabotaging your career behind your back?"

"If I leave Sihyuk Hyung, it wouldn’t be because of you."

"I don’t care if you leave him or not because of me," Cho Dongpyo said, his smile and voice suddenly turning cold. "Just hurry up and get out of his life, Lim Garam."

Hah.

"You’re going down with Sihyuk Hyung, Cho Dongpyo," Garam said, his voice just as cold as his freezing heart now. "I’ll make sure Sihyuk Hyung won’t come crawling back to you even after I leave him."

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