CHAPTER 189: THE TRIGGER

GARAM wouldn’t lie— his hand was shaking a bit.

The gun wasn’t that heavy physically, but the gravity of what purpose it served weighed down on his heart.

Of course, that meant he didn’t have any intention of pulling the trigger.

I’m just going to scare that bastard with this until he begs for my son’s forgiveness.

However...

"Oh, I finally met you, Lim Garam-ssi."

Garam furrowed his brows when Dr. Cho David— the kidnapper— greeted him enthusiastically.

I can already tell that this one isn’t in their right mind.

Dr. Cho David was tied to a chair, and had bandages all over his torso.

Probably from the gunshot wounds that he got.

Plus, Dr. Cho David was obviously beaten up since his face was almost unrecognizable.

Sihyuk Hyung probably beat him up the first time he caught that bastard.

However, the doctor didn’t seem scared or in pain.

This bastard has a crazy look in his eyes.

"How’s Song Gunwoo?"

"This fucking scumbag..."

Garam grabbed Song Sihyuk by the hand when the Alpha tried to jump Dr. Cho David after the bastard mentioned their son’s name.

Of course, he was also mad that the lunatic mentioned Garam’s name casually.

Without remorse, at that.

However, there were things he wanted to know first.

"According to Sihyuk Hyung’s investigation, you’ve been working at the school for over a year now. So, it’s safe to assume that you didn’t plan my son’s kidnapping in advance," Garam said. Yes, Song Sihyuk shared the information that he had about Dr. Cho David with him. "Or did you kidnap my son after finding out that he’s Sihyuk Hyung’s son?"

"Why would I kidnap the child just because of who is Alpha father is?" Dr. Cho David asked, seemingly confused. "In fact, I didn’t know that Gunwoo’s father was the Vice Chairman of SG Group until I was beaten up like this. Had I known about it in advance, I would have been patient and planned ahead instead of acting on a whim."

To say that Garam was shocked at how heartless Dr. Cho David was would be an understatement.

So, he would have still kidnapped my son even after knowing who his Alpha father was?

"This bastard doesn’t have an ounce of remorse," Song Sihyuk said coldly, his face darkening. Moreover, the Alpha’s stinky pheromones had come out. "So, you didn’t kidnap my son because he’s the future heir of the SG Group. Then why did you do it?"

"Your son is interesting— he can smell pheromones."

Oh.

Garam felt a shiver down his spine when he remembered why the school had to bring Gunwoo to the hospital in the first place.

My son’s nose was irritated by the pheromones around him.

So, that was how Dr. Cho David noticed Gunwoo’s special ability.

"Are you saying you decided to kidnap my son as soon as you found out that he can smell pheromones?" Garam asked in disbelief. "What were you planning to do had you succeeded in your plan?"

"Since I’ve already been caught, might as well spill everything and try to offer a deal with you later," Dr. Cho David said, obviously nonchalant as if his line weren’t on the line. "I brought Gunwoo to Gangwon Province because I have a small, hidden clinic there. If my car hadn’t broken down, I would have succeeded in bringing Gunwoo there."

Ah, so that was how Kim Heedo found Gunwoo in the middle of an empty road.

"Alas. After I gathered the men that I hired to protect me, I found Gunwoo in the company of two young chaebols—"

"I’m not interested in that," Garam said, cutting off the doctor rudely. "Tell me what you were planning to do to my son."

"I was just planning to fill a few bottles with Gunwoo’s blood, then leave him at the clinic. Of course, I was planning to let you know his location while I was fleeing the country."

"What?"

"I wanted to check if he had pheromones in his blood, but I knew his parents wouldn’t allow me to collect his blood for that reason. So, I had to resort to that."

"Of course, we wouldn’t have allowed you to collect our son’s blood!" Garam yelled angrily. He tried to handle it calmly, but he couldn’t. After all, his son suffered trauma and disability just because of someone else’s curiosity and selfishness! "You traumatized my son for that stupid reason?!"

"Hey, it’s not stupid," Dr. Cho David said, glaring at Garam as if he were offended. "I work at that school as a school doctor because that’s the place where most of the country’s elite Alphas’ children go to. Outstanding Alphas often produce just as outstanding offspring. I’ve always been curious why our Secondary Gender only manifests at a certain age. I guess you can say that my goal is to help children manifest their Secondary Gender early."

"For what reason, though?"

"Nothing in particular— it just sounds interesting if children manifest early."

Garam clenched his jaw tight. "Crazy bastard. You’re a danger to all children. Why would you even think of using children as test subjects just to satisfy your curiosity? You shouldn’t be allowed near them!"

"Lim Garam-ssi, no need to be emotional," Dr. Cho David said, still acting nonchalant as if he couldn’t understand how twisted his mind was. "In fact, why don’t we make a deal? I’ll help your child manifest his Secondary Gender early, but let me collect some of his blood—"

BANG!

"Lim Garam!"

Garam almost didn’t hear Song Sihyuk yell his name because of the gunshot.

Yes, he pulled the trigger.

But, no, he didn’t shoot to kill the doctor— he missed on purpose, not that he was a sharp shooter to begin with.

The bullet grazed Dr. Cho David’s leg, causing him to let a blood-curdling scream.

It must have been loud, but Garam couldn’t really hear because of the ringing in his ears.

Ah, it hurts...

Garam dropped the gun and covered his ears with his hands.

I can’t hear...

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