How to Have a Baby Secretly-Chapter 62

"..."

Strangely enough, Kang Jinwook hesitated to answer. It seemed like he was about to say something, opening and closing his lips as if deciding.

Why is he acting like that, it doesn’t suit him.

As a result, Sunwoo found himself paying more attention to Kang Jinwook’s face and eyes. What was he going to say? What expression was he making?

And then, Sunwoo realized something. Kang Jinwook had been focused on him this whole time.

"Are you, by any chance, doing this because you’re worried about me?"

Sunwoo asked with some suspicion. It really seemed impossible, but somehow, the expression Kang Jinwook had, the way he spoke, made it seem like that was the case.

Honestly, when the contract was first presented, Sunwoo had been angry, thinking that Kang Jinwook was trying to threaten him.

"I’ll say it again, Chairman Kang is cunning and vile. If he finds out you’ve broken the contract, he’ll take more from you than he originally wanted. Also, if he realizes you don’t remember, he’ll take everything you have."

Kang Jinwook calmly explained what Sunwoo would have to face. Because of that, Sunwoo didn’t think Kang Jinwook was deliberately avoiding giving a direct answer.

Yes, Chairman Kang did have that character.

The description of Chairman Kang was that he was a heartless, cold-blooded person who would do anything to get what he wanted. He didn’t even hesitate to treat his children as pawns for his own benefit.

Growing up under such a father, it made sense that Kang Jinwook’s personality turned out this way. It was probably thanks to his mother’s efforts that he was socialized to this extent.

After hesitating for a long time, Sunwoo finally spoke.

"Shut up."

But even as he spoke, he didn’t feel confident that Kang Jinwook would listen.

Honestly, even if he questioned Kang Jinwook about why he had done this with the contract, there was nothing to say. Also, even if he immediately exposed his lie to Chairman Kang, there would be nothing to say in that situation either.

Sunwoo couldn’t bring himself to make eye contact with Kang Jinwook and instead quietly looked down at the table. The longer Kang Jinwook remained silent, the more Sunwoo started to give up and think, 'Yeah, that’s how it is.'

After all, he had deceived him about being an Omega, and he was even mistakenly thought to be pregnant with someone else's child, so there was no way he could keep quiet.

The words Kang Jinwook had said before, about Sunwoo moving his body recklessly, flashed through Sunwoo’s mind again. Though it wasn’t about him, the thought still made his stomach churn, so Sunwoo lightly rubbed his belly.

Right now, Sunwoo had no power to deal with Chairman Kang. The only help he could get was from Kang Jinwook, but with the things he had done, would Kang Jinwook really keep quiet?

So, now what? Should he meet with a representative? Or should he find a lawyer?

As he waited for Kang Jinwook’s response, Sunwoo’s mind became even more complicated.

"The condition?"

At that moment, Kang Jinwook’s question reached his ears.

"Uh?"

Sunwoo quickly raised his head. Was Kang Jinwook still staring at him? Their eyes met immediately.

"The condition for you to shut up."

"Uh..."

Sunwoo hadn’t even thought about that. He hadn’t expected Kang Jinwook to grant his request, so there was no way he could consider terms.

Sunwoo kept muttering "uh, uh," with a dumbfounded expression, unable to come up with anything appropriate.

No, in fact, he didn’t even have the mental space to think. His mind was completely occupied with how to get out of this situation.

Seeing that Sunwoo was just making complicated faces and not speaking, Kang Jinwook opened his mouth first.

"I’ll give you a day to think about it, so think it over and contact me. It should be something I find satisfactory. If not, I’ll suggest something from my side."

Sunwoo was a little surprised. Based on Kang Jinwook’s personality, he had thought that if Sunwoo said nothing, Kang Jinwook would unilaterally present terms that were favorable to him.

But now Kang Jinwook was giving him a day.

"Then should we get up?"

Even more surprisingly, Kang Jinwook, as if his business was done, started packing up first. Sunwoo, caught off guard, stood up and followed Kang Jinwook out of the room.

Before long, the night in Jeju had deepened. Kang Jinwook dropped Sunwoo off in front of his house and immediately headed for the flight back to Seoul.

As soon as the plane came to a stop, Kang Jinwook didn’t even wait for the announcement and immediately moved. Walking quickly through the now quieter airport, he soon emerged from the gate, where the humid air hit him.

After Jeju, it seemed that Seoul was also quite humid, having rained earlier. Kang Jinwook furrowed his brows and looked at the road. The car was already waiting for him.

The driver, who had been sitting in the front seat, quickly noticed Kang Jinwook and hurriedly got out of the car. It seemed he was about to open the door for Kang Jinwook, but before he could, Kang Jinwook pulled the handle himself.

Just as Kang Jinwook was about to enter the backseat, he suddenly paused. A distant memory resurfaced. It wasn’t such a great day back then.

No, more precisely, Kang Jinwook’s condition had been off. The signs of an early rut were showing, and he had been stuck in an unwanted drinking session that dragged on.

Normally, he wouldn’t have shown any sign of discomfort, but even Kang Jinwook couldn’t control his rut. Physically, he was nearing his limits.

The car, which had arrived after receiving a late call. The driver was waiting to open the door, but Kang Jinwook didn’t wait and opened it himself.

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Then, the faintest trace of an Omega’s pheromones hit him. The subtle scent could have come from either the inside of the car or outside, but Kang Jinwook’s focus had already started to wane.

However, nothing inside seemed to be the source of the pheromone, so Kang Jinwook turned his head, scanning around. He found an Omega not far off. Naturally, he assumed the pheromone came from them.

But the Omega’s scent he had smelled earlier was completely different from the one he encountered that day. A sweet, yet simply ordinary scent.

The scent from that day, it was...

"Executive Director."

Just as Kang Jinwook stood in front of the car, lost in thought, his assistant, Secretary Gwak, carefully called his name. Kang Jinwook seemed to be in deep thought, and the location wasn’t ideal for such musings.

Fortunately, Kang Jinwook snapped out of it and immediately got into the car. Secretary Gwak quickly followed and got into the passenger seat.

The car soon started moving. Secretary Gwak greeted the traffic officer outside with a nod and then observed Kang Jinwook’s expression in the rearview mirror.

When Kang Jinwook met with Sunwoo, he had instructed all his guards, including Secretary Gwak, to stay away.

They had only spoken alone in the restaurant. So, it was unclear exactly what was said.

However, based on the atmosphere before they went to Jeju, things didn’t seem all that good. It was even surprising that Kang Jinwook hadn’t ended his relationship with Sunwoo immediately.

The fact that Sunwoo was actually an Omega, and even pregnant, had been a real shock to Secretary Gwak. Why had he been lying all this time, and when had this happened?

Secretary Gwak had always thought Sunwoo was the busiest person while working as an assistant. It was Secretary Gwak who made that happen under Kang Jinwook’s orders.

Although shocked to learn the truth, Secretary Gwak considered it fortunate. After all, he saw this as an opportunity to eliminate Sunwoo, who had always been an irritant.

"Secretary Gwak."

Hearing his name, Secretary Gwak snapped out of his thoughts and quickly refocused.

"Yes, Executive Director."

"Who was the Omega you sent to the hotel during the last rut?"

Secretary Gwak quickly scrambled to recall. Kang Jinwook’s rut happened twice a year. It was usually pretty on schedule, but this year, the first rut had come a bit early.

Since that rarely happened, Secretary Gwak was slower to react than usual. Wait a minute… Was he slow? Something... had been different, hadn’t it?

What was different?

"Uh…?"

As he pondered, Secretary Gwak suddenly remembered and gave a slightly confused look.

"Now that you mention it, I did receive a call a few days after that."

"A call?"

"Yes. From the Omega we sent to the hotel."

"Why?"

"Excuse me?"

"Why did they call?"

"Ah! Yes, on the way to the hotel, they received an urgent call and had to turn back. Fortunately, there was another replacement available, so they asked us to cover for them..."

"Replacement?"

Secretary Gwak looked nervously at Kang Jinwook’s reflection in the rearview mirror. It felt strange to be asked about something from so long ago.

Well, it’s true that Kang Jinwook was persistent, and when he found something, he’d ask. But Secretary Gwak was about to respond when Kang Jinwook's cold question came first.

"You didn’t report this to me?"

Secretary Gwak was momentarily stunned.

When the Omega had called, Secretary Gwak had certainly reported it to Kang Jinwook. But Kang Jinwook hadn’t seemed to care much about the matter at the time, nor did he show any interest in who the Omega was.

If there had been a problem afterward, it would have been brought up, but nothing came of it, so Secretary Gwak had forgotten about it.

But why bring it up now...?

Just then, Kang Jinwook gave an order.

"Find out who it was."