CHAPTER 118: UNFORGIVABLE

GARAM thought he shouldn’t listen to something upsetting on an empty stomach, so he requested to have breakfast first.

Surprisingly, it was his Omega father-in-law who prepared the food.

Right— only the three of us are here.

"Appa, should I help?"

"No, it’s alright, dear," Lee Wonjae said while shaking his head. "You’re a patient, so just sit there and wait."

Garam was grateful, but he also felt bad that he wasn’t allowed to help.

He tried to get up and help Mija set the table, but the child stopped him.

"Oppa, you’re a patient," Mija reminded him. "It’s okay. Setting the table isn’t hard anyway."

Aigoo.

Thanks to Lee Wonjae and Mija’s overprotectiveness, Garam sat there like a king.

His Omega father-in-law cooked their food while the kid shaman set the table.

After a while, the three of them ate breakfast together.

Lee Wonjae made a delicious seogogi juk (beef porridge) for Garam, and he made kimchi fried rice with egg and tender slices of steak on top. Of course, there was also a big variety of side dishes on the table.

It was a hearty breakfast.

"It’s been a while since I cooked, so I’m not sure if I still have it," Lee Wonjae said nervously. "How is it, dear?"

"Appa, it’s delicious," Garam said, and it wasn’t just lip service. The beef porridge was really good. It warmed not only his stomach but also his heart, no matter how corny it sounded. His Omega father-in-law prepared it for him, after all. "I mean it, Appa."

Lee Wonjae looked relieved that Garam liked the porridge that he made. "I’m glad it suits your taste. I thought you couldn’t digest solid food yet because you hadn’t eaten for days. That’s why I prepared porridge for you."

Aww.

Appa is really thoughtful.

"Thank you, Appa," Garam said, touched. "Not only for the breakfast, but for taking my side, too."

He could tell that Lee Wonjae didn’t know about Song Sihyuk’s deceit.

That was why he could still trust his Omega father-in-law after everything that had happened.

"Garam-ah, I don’t know what else to say other than I’m really sorry," Lee Wonjae said, smiling bitterly. "I didn’t know that Song Sihyuk hid the truth from you. When I heard that he had a contract marriage with you, I assumed that he told you about his need for an heir."

"I didn’t know, Appa. Had I known Hyung wanted a child, I wouldn’t have agreed with his offer," Garam said, pausing for a moment. "After all, I was a Beta."

Lee Wonjae looked shocked by his revelation. "You were a Beta...?"

"Appa didn’t know?"

"No, nobody told me. Yes, I heard that the idol Lim Garam was a Beta. But I assumed that you only hid your true Secondary Gender to protect yourself. After all, it’s normal for Omegas to pretend to be a Beta in their workplace..."

Aigoo.

It seems like Appa is really clueless.

"Then how did you become an Omega...?"

"It was exactly the reason why I married Sihyuk Hyung, Appa," Garam explained. "I married him for money and power. In exchange, I had to give my body to Hyung. By that, I mean I gave Sihyuk Hyung the right to use my body for his experiment. I don’t know why, but Hyung wanted to turn a Beta like me into an Omega."

Lee Wonjae looked so shocked— the older Omega even dropped his spoon.

Aigoo.

But Garam wasn’t done ’snitching’ yet.

"I think the experiment was related to Hanmi Chem. Sihyuk Hyung worked with his ex-lover, Cho Dongpyo, to create pills that could turn Betas into Omegas."

"Oh. That..." Lee Wonjae, who was now as pale as a sheet, gulped hard. "My father-in-law found out about the illegal activity that Song Sihyuk conducted with the Cho Triplets. That was the reason why he was demoted when he was in New York. That must be the experiment that my father-in-law got angry about."

Mija nodded in agreement. "I warned Grandfather Chairman Song to stay away from illegal drugs because it might cause his empire’s downfall, that’s why Grandfather Chairman Song is sensitive when it comes to illegal drugs."

Pfft.

It was cute how Mija addressed Chairman Song Sanggyu as ’Grandfather Chairman Song’ as if the child couldn’t decide whether to be polite or friendly.

Anyway, Garam remembered something that Song Sihyuk said before.

I think Sihyuk Hyung mentioned the reason Chairman Song was quick to punish Jung Sehun, the fake Song Sihyuk, was because Jung Sehun was involved with drugs— something that Chairman Song couldn’t let slide.

So, Mija’s warning was the reason behind that.

"Garam-ah, my son turned you into an Omega," Lee Wonjae said, and it was clear that the older Omega was both shocked and devastated. "Is that right?"

"Yes, Appa. But Sihyuk Hyung didn’t force me," Garam said. It wasn’t like he was defending Song Sihyuk. He just didn’t want his Omega father-in-law to feel bad for him. "I accepted the terms because I needed Sihyuk Hyung’s money and power at the time."

"But I heard you signed the contract when you were barely an adult, Garam-ah."

"I was eighteen then, Appa. No, I was technically nineteen years old already when it happened."

"Just because you became a legal adult doesn’t mean you magically gained the maturity you need to have when entering marriage and legal contracts," Lee Wonjae said in a scolding tone. But it was clear that his Omega father-in-law was upset with himself and not with Garam. "I’m sorry, Garam-ah, I only heard about you before my son introduced you to the family. Had I known my son targeted you when you were barely an adult, I would have intervened earlier. Unfortunately, my husband and my son don’t share things like this with me."

It was probably because Song Sihyuk and Song Seokju knew that Lee Wonjae was too kindhearted for their evil schemes.

Only Appa is a good person in their family.

"I’m sorry, dear," Lee Wonjae said, bursting into tears now. "My son has done something unforgivable. And it’s all because of me. I failed as a parent."

"Appa, it’s not your fault that Sihyuk Hyung turned out that way."

Lee Wonjae only covered his face with his hands and cried harder. "No, everything is my fault..."

"Appa, don’t cry..." Garam trailed off, and then he let out a gasp when he felt a cramp in his stomach. "Oh."

Lee Wonjae immediately removed his hands that covered his face. "What’s wrong, dear?" his Omega father-in-law asked worriedly. "Are you in pain?"

Garam grimaced, and then he nodded while rubbing his stomach. "It doesn’t hurt that much, Appa. I just feel a bit comfortable because of the tingling sensation in my lower abdomen..."

"Let’s go to the hospital."

"But I’m not in that much pain, Appa."

"It’s better to be safe than sorry. Moreover, I’m planning to bring you to the hospital anyway. We need to confirm whether you are really pregnant or not," Lee Wonjae said firmly, and then he turned to Mija. "No offense, Mija-ya. It’s not like I don’t believe your vision. I just think it’s better for us to have my son-in-law checked by a doctor."

"No offense taken, Uncle Wonjae," Mija said, shaking her head. And then she turned to Garam. "Oppa, let’s go to the hospital. I’ll tell you about my vision on the way."

"Alright," Garam said, nodding, before he turned to his Omega father-in-law. "Appa, I want Dr. Seong Kyungmin to check on me."

***

"OPPA, you look sleepy. Do you want to rest first?"

"No, I’m alright," Garam said while shaking his head. "Please continue, Mija-ya."

Right now, Garam was in the backseat of the car with Mija.

Lee Wonjae was in the passenger seat, and a middle-aged woman— a foreigner— was driving for them.

It’s Miss Sheena— Appa’s personal driver-slash-secretary.

"The Song Clan needs an heir who has positive energy that will preserve the fortune of their family," Mija continued with her story. "Sihyuk Ahjussi was born special, but he wasn’t the heir in the previous shaman’s vision. The heir that she saw was Sihyuk Ahjussi’s future son."

Oh.

Garam gently touched his stomach. "So, my baby already has a gender?"

"Yes. I believe even the Secondary Gender of the baby has been decided already."

Garam smirked bitterly. "Let me guess— the baby is an Alpha."

This damned society glorified Alphas a bit too much.

"Yes, Oppa," Mija confirmed while nodding. "My predecessor saw a vision where Sihyuk Ahjussi’s child was born an Alpha male. That baby is destined to make SG Group reach new heights."

Haaah.

"That’s why my father-in-law spoils Song Sihyuk rotten," Lee Wonjae added while shaking his head. "Father-in-law believes that my son’s heir is the key to preserve his empire. Thanks to that, Song Sihyuk grew up thinking he could do anything and get away with it easily."

Garam couldn’t only smile in defeat.

It wasn’t hard to imagine that Song Sihyuk also used the prophecy about his future heir to make Chairman Song Sanggyu take his side all the time.

That despicable Hyung...

In short, the Alpha had been using his unborn baby way before the child was conceived.

Was that the reason Song Sihyuk was desperate to have a baby?

To the point that he had to deceive Garam?

Garam could already see how the Song Clan was planning to use his unborn child.

My baby hasn’t been born yet, but he already has too much burden on his little shoulders.

***

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