Secretly Married to a Chaebol Alpha novel Chapter 176

Chapter 176: GIVE AND TAKE

GARAM was tempted to accept Cho Dongpyo’s offer.

If I pay for my medicine with my own pheromones, then I won’t be indebted to Sihyuk Hyung anymore.

However...

Cho Dongpyo is making it hard for me to trust him.

"I’m curious, Garam-ssi," Cho Dongpyo said, leaning against his seat while crossing his arms over his chest. "Out of all the Betas who had taken the miracle pills, only you have been turned into an Omega successfully."

Ah.

Dr. Seong said it was probably because of Sihyuk Hyung’s pheromones as a Hyper-Dominant Alpha. But since Cho Dongpyo doesn’t need to know what class Sihyuk Hyung truly is, I should just keep my mouth shut.

"I want to know what makes you special, Garam-ssi."

"When I took my Secondary Gender test in elementary school, the doctor noticed that I had dormant pheromones. But the level isn’t enough to call me an Omega, so they decided to label me as a Beta instead," Garam said. It wasn’t like he was lying. Even if Cho Dongpyo went on his way to verify what he had just said, then Cho Dongpyo would know that he was speaking the truth. "Maybe I’ve always been an Omega. And the miracle pills just helped increase my pheromone level."

Wow, that sounded plausible.

And it’s not a complete lie either.

"I already know that, Garam-ssi."

Garam clenched his hands tightly once again. "You ran a background check on me?"

"Like I said, I was curious about you," Cho Dongpyo said unapologetically. "Don’t worry, Garam-ssi. I wasn’t able to dig much. After all, Sihyuk is protecting your private life."

Oh.

This was one of the reasons Garam would often feel like a hypocrite.

I hate that Sihyuk Hyung is a chaebol because you can’t be that rich ethically. And, yet, I benefit greatly from his wealth and power.

Haaah.

"I’ll stop bothering Sihyuk for his pheromones if you give me yours, Garam-ssi," Cho Dongpyo said. "Just once— I’ll give you one more bottle of your medicine after you give me your pheromones. After that, we’ll call it quits."

"The offer is too good to be true."

"I’m already risking my life by making a deal with you, Garam-ssi. If I become greedier than this, Sihyuk will surely kill me. He already sent me to jail as a warning five years ago. If I make him angry again, I’m sure he won’t let me live this time."

Ah, that made sense.

And Garam would put it past Song Sihyuk to kill someone who touched him.

Sihyuk Hyung might not do it directly, but he can always ask someone to kill Cho Dongpyo.

It was a scary thought.

I don’t want my son to have a murderer father.

"What will be the side-effect if I ’donate’ my pheromones to you?"

"Sihyuk, who’s already a strong Alpha, fell sick the first time he donated his pheromones," Cho Dongpyo said. "Since you’re a weak Omega, you’ll probably be very sick and weak. Is it scary?"

"It’s not that I’m scared. But I have an important party to organize this weekend, so I can’t get sick until then."

Yeah, Garam and his Omega father-in-law decided to hold the party this weekend.

They only had four days to organize the party for Gunwoo and his friends, but that wouldn’t be a problem since there were many people working for them.

We just need to invite the kids and their guardians.

"Give me time to think," Garam said firmly. He didn’t want Cho Dongpyo to set the pace, after all. "Let’s see each other again next week, Dongpyo-ssi. I’ll give you my final answer by then."

"Very well," Cho Dongpyo said while nodding. "I’ll wait for your next call, Garam-ssi."

***

"GARAM-AH, I heard your conversation with Cho Dongpyo-ssi."

Oh.

Garam was in the backseat of the car Shin Geon was driving when Shin Geon broke the silence.

He’s calling me fondly, so that means he’s talking as a hyung and not as a bodyguard.

"Please keep it a secret from everyone, Hyung."

"I will, of course," Shin Geon said while nodding. "But please think about it carefully. You know we can’t trust Cho Dongpyo-ssi. Moreover, you’re in the process of returning to being a Beta again. What if donating your pheromones hinders your transition?"

It wasn’t like the thought didn’t cross his mind.

However...

"I can’t let Dongpyo-ssi continue treating Sihyuk Hyung like a pushover," Garam said. "Hyung is acting like that because of me, so I should be the one to end it. I don’t want to feel indebted to Sihyuk Hyung anymore."

"Yes, I understand that part. Having said that, I still want you to think this over, Garam-ah," Shin Geon said carefully. "I don’t want you to give your pheromones to that person."

***

"DAAAD!"

Aigooya. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Garam didn’t know whether to laugh of be worried when he saw Gunwoo ’driving’ his own kiddie 2-seater golf cart.

So, this is why they asked me to walk to the front yard.

Anyway, for a ’kiddie’ golf cart, Gunwoo’s toy car seemed pretty big.

His grandparents got my baby another expensive toy...

Lee Wonjae and Song Seokju, his (former) in-laws, were driving a real golf cart behind.

Yes, my in-laws’ ’yard’ was big enough for golf carts to roam around.

"Dad, come here!" Gunwoo said when he stopped in front of Garam, and then the child patted the space next to him. "I’ll drive you home!"

***

There are only 14 kids in my son’s class!

"No, not really." Lee Wonjae said while shaking his head. "I bought the kiddie golf carts, but I only borrowed some of the golf carts from the Whimsical Rock Golf Club."

I still can’t get used to how rich this family is.

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