Kiss the Scumbag-Chapter 21

Unlike Yujin, Winston was composed. He took a slow drag of his cigarette and let out a small, mocking laugh. The moment Yujin felt a chill, Winston opened his mouth.

"I saw the child’s birth certificate."

At his slow, deliberate words, Yujin flinched and asked sharply.

"You investigated me?"

Winston twisted his lips into a cold sneer.

"Of course. Did you really think I’d let you toy with me again?"

The balance of power had completely shifted. Still, Yujin desperately tried to deny it.

"Just knowing the birthdate... what does that prove? That doesn’t make sense!"

The more he spoke, the deeper he dug his own grave. His voice trembled, his words stumbled, it was pathetic. Not even a toddler would trust Yujin right now. And certainly not Winston Campbell.

"Darling."

Winston narrowed his eyes mockingly, calling him sweetly.

"Did you think I wouldn’t expect this from you?"

His relaxed demeanor only made Yujin even more anxious. As Yujin instinctively shrank back, Winston continued in the same gentle tone.

"If you insist on playing dumb, there’s only one thing left. Let’s do a DNA test."

In an instant, Yujin went pale. A DNA test?

"Yes."

As though hearing Yujin’s inner scream, Winston smiled faintly.

"That would be definitive, wouldn’t it? If I’m wrong, the results will prove it. That would work out for you, wouldn’t it? If what you say is really true."

Yujin’s head went blank at the unexpected turn. Winston pressed on without giving him time to think.

"Of course, even if that happens, you have no chance of winning."

His voice was smooth and confident.

"If this goes to court, you’ll lose. One hundred percent? No, a thousand percent. You’ll lose everything and only have the child taken away from you. Can you handle that? You’re smart. You don’t actually believe you can win against me, do you?"

Yujin looked utterly dazed, as if in shock. Was he serious? Did Winston really figure it all out?

If they did a DNA test.

His vision darkened completely. What if proof came out that Angela was Winston’s child?

"Did you really think I’d let you raise my child?"

The words he heard earlier rang vividly in his ears, sending shivers through his entire body. Yujin would never be able to see the child again. If that happened, he would lose the only thing that mattered to him forever. The thought of never seeing Angela again made his world crumble.

What do I do? What do I do?

His mind couldn’t function properly. He never imagined it would come to this. He shouldn’t have come here in the first place. Regret overwhelmed him, but it was too late.

"Are you threatening me right now? Saying you’ll take Angie away from me?"

His voice shook terribly. Winston looked down at Yujin with an almost blank expression. The slight change in his face went unnoticed by Yujin.

"I could, if I wanted."

"No, you can’t. Angela is my daughter. I can’t live without her!"

As Yujin shot up, his voice cracked into a desperate scream. Winston slowly opened his mouth.

"You want to protect the child?"

Tears quickly welled up in Yujin’s eyes. As his eyes trembled violently, Winston rose and walked to his desk. Just a few steps and he was there, picking up a sheet of paper.

"Sign this. Then she’s yours."

Yujin didn’t need to read it to know exactly what it was. His mouth went dry, his face turning pale as stone. Winston’s voice remained cold as he continued.

"You just need to marry me and have ‘my child’. After a year, we get divorced and it’s all over."

After deliberately stressing his words, he added indifferently.

"It’s simple."

There was nothing wrong with his words. There could be no easier way to fulfill the will. If ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) he hesitated, Winston might change his mind. Right now, at least, Winston was saying he’d leave Angela with him.

How merciful.

This was the very opportunity Yujin had so desperately wished for.

But...

Even so, accepting this contract was impossible. There was still something Winston didn’t know. If he ever found out, how would this man react? Yujin was terrified, but he had no choice but to say it.

"...I can’t."

Winston frowned at the barely audible whisper. Yujin forced out his confession with a trembling voice.

"I can’t have your child."

"Ha."

Winston let out a dumbfounded sigh at the difficult confession. With an irritated gesture, he ran his hand through his neatly combed hair. Just as Yujin hesitated to say more, Winston suddenly slammed his fist down on the desk.

With a loud bang, Yujin froze, startled into silence. Winston, still speaking softly, began again.

"You had my father’s child, but you can’t have mine?"

"...What?"

Yujin blinked in confusion at the unexpected words. What was he talking about?

"Harold’s child?"

Yujin repeated blankly. Winston spat the words out harshly.

"Don’t you remember what this is all about? Should I start from the beginning and explain it again?"

"N-no, that’s not it."

At last, his mind began working again. Yujin realized it. Their conversation had been going wrong from the start.

He doesn’t know.

A chill ran down his spine. Winston didn’t know. He figured out the birthdate, but his conclusion was completely wrong. Why did Yujin think Winston had figured it all out?

That man didn’t trust him at all.

Suddenly, Yujin’s heart pounded wildly. Winston’s deep-rooted distrust of him had become his biggest stroke of luck.

He’ll never imagine Angela is actually his child.

Yujin hurriedly clasped his trembling hands behind his back. He was shaking now, but for a different reason. It was too soon to relax. He had to calm down. Winston could still find out the truth at any time. This was only a temporary reprieve.

If Yujin refused to marry him to the end, Winston might really go through with the DNA test. And if that happened, he would find out Angela wasn’t Harold’s child, but his own.

That would be as good as fulfilling the will already.

It felt like the blood drained from his feet. The will specifically said "have a child within a year of marriage", but interpretation could change everything. McCoy could twist the words however he wanted. The outcome was obvious. The terrifying thought resurfaced and Yujin’s face went completely pale again.

I have to think. Quickly. How can I use this situation?

There was only one way. Yujin forced his mouth to move, though it took great courage.

"...I’ll marry you."

The words came out in a hoarse whisper. Once he made up his mind, the shaking stopped. He slowly unclasped his hands and took a deep breath.

"I’ll marry you."

For now, he had to buy time. He had to follow along quietly and obediently until Winston let his guard down. And when that moment came...

Winston's lips curled into a faint, cold smile. Staring straight at the man’s icy violet eyes, Yujin made up his mind.

I’ll run away with Angie.

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Yujin’s parents died in an unexpected accident long before he even entered elementary school. He moved from one relative’s house to another and was naturally placed in an orphanage, where many children younger than Yujin were adopted and left him while he grew up for a few years.

Adoption was rare at Yujin's  age, and Yujin had left the orphanage for another reason, although he wasn’t adopted. A wealthy foreign businessman took him in. I don’t know what procedure he went through, but Yujin left the orphanage without waiting long. And he finally entered the mansion called ‘the most perfect joy.’