CHAPTER 109: AN EYE FOR AN EYE

"YOU’LL MAKE sure that Song Sihyuk won’t come crawling back to me? What are you going to do? Tell him everything that we’ve talked about?"

Garam remained calm even though it was obvious that Cho Dongpyo was mocking him. "Do you think I wouldn’t?"

"To be honest, I don’t care whether you tell Song Sihyuk or not. I already know that he suspects me anyway," Cho Dongpyo said nonchalantly. "Plus, what’s the point of snitching on Song Sihyuk if you’re going to leave him anyway?"

"Well, Sihyuk Hyung is the type of person who blames other people instead of taking accountability. I want Sihyuk Hyung to lash out at you and Uncle Sangwook."

"We’re not your enemies here, Garam-ssi. We practically helped you see your husband’s true color."

"You didn’t do it out of pity— you just want to hurt Sihyuk Hyung at my expense. And that’s the part I hate."

"It’s your fault for marrying Song Sihyuk even though you knew he was a bad person."

Garam just smiled bitterly, and then he picked up his phone.

He was done recording the conversation anyway.

Yes— he recorded everything.

"I hope you can say that in Sihyuk Hyung’s face because I just sent him the recording of our conversation."

That was a bluff.

It was true that Garam had recorded their conversation, but he hadn’t sent it to Song Sihyuk yet.

After all, I don’t want Sihyuk Hyung to hurry back home.

His lie seemed to have worked, though.

After all, Cho Dongpyo looked shaken.

"Excuse me?"

"I recorded our conversation," Garam said, lifting his head to look at Cho Dongpyo’s shocked face. "I also recorded our phone conversation earlier. I just hope Uncle Sangwook is prepared to face Sihyuk Hyung’s wrath."

"You look like a pushover, but you’re pretty crazy, huh?"

"Do you think a sane person would have married someone like Sihyuk Hyung?"

Cho Dongpyo wasn’t able to say anything against that.

"Sihyuk Hyung told me that you wanted his pheromones."

Cho Dongpyo flinched, obviously shocked by what Garam said. "Song Sihyuk told you that?"

"Yes, Hyung did. He loves me more than you expect, Cho Dongpyo-ssi."

This time, the beautiful Omega wasn’t able to say anything.

"You said you wanted me to dump Sihyuk Hyung so Sihyuk Hyung would return to his bad habits of making experiments with you, right?" Garam said, smirking. "Well, I’ll make sure Sihyuk Hyung would hate you to the point that he would rather kill you than join your experiments again."

Cho Dongpyo knitted his eyebrows. "What do you mean—"

Garam grabbed the glass on the table and smashed it on the floor.

Of course, Cho Dongpyo was startled.

But he wasn’t done yet.

Garam grabbed a broken shard and used it to cut his cheek.

He made sure that the cut wouldn’t be deep, but it still stung.

It hurts...

"Lim Garam, what do you think you’re doing?!"

Cho Dongpyo tried to grab Garam as if to snatch the broken shard from him, but he wasn’t able to do it because Shin Geon had already grabbed Cho Donpyo and twisted the beautiful Omega’s hands behind his back.

"Unhand me, you bastard!"

Garam dropped the broken shard when he heard heavy footsteps coming their way.

Of course, everything was going according to plan.

He asked his Lee Wonjae earlier to turn off all the CCTV on that floor.

And I also asked Geon Hyung not to stop me from what I’m planning to do.

This was the result.

"Garam-ah!"

Admittedly, Garam felt bad when he saw how worried Lee Wonjae looked when he saw his bleeding face.

I didn’t tell my Omega father-in-law about my plan to hurt myself.

"Appa..."

Lee Wonjae’s face turned pale while looking at his injury, and then he glared at Cho Dongpyo.

Naturally, Garam’s Omega father-in-law would think that it was Cho Dongpyo who did that to him.

I have no intention of correcting Appa.

"How dare you do this to my son-in-law, Cho Dongpyo?" Lee Wonjae asked coldly. "Do you think your family could protect you forever."

"I didn’t hurt Lim Garam, sir," Cho Dongpyo said sternly. "Your crazy son-in-law did that to himself."

Lee Wonjae just looked at Cho Dongpyo as if Cho Dongpyo had gone crazy.

Garam felt even more guilty knowing that his Omega father-in-law had complete faith in him.

I’m both grateful and guilty.

"Sir, please escort Lim Garam-nim to the infirmary first," Shin Geon said calmly as if to change the subject. "Lim Garam-nim’s cut looks pretty deep."

Whew.

Garam was glad when Shin Geon changed the topic for him.

Thank you, Geon Hyung.

"You’re right, Shin Geon," Lee Wonjae said, looking at Shin Geon this time as if he didn’t want to acknowledge Cho Dongpyo anymore. "Escort Cho Dongpyo out of the club, Shin Geon. I’ll deal with that one later."

Shin Geon bowed his head politely. "Yes, sir."

Lee Wonjae then turned around and wrapped his arm around Garam’s shoulders. "Let’s go to the infirmary first, dear."

Garam nodded, and then he shot Cho Dongpyo a cold look. "See you later, Cho Dongpyo-ssi."

***

IT WAS an expensive club, so naturally, the infirmary looked like a small hospital.

There was a small yet competent team of medical staff members there.

Hence, Garam’s cut on the cheek was cleaned and treated immediately by a doctor.

"Dr. Jang said the cut won’t leave a permanent scar since it isn’t deep," Lee Wonjae said when the doctor left them in the infirmary’s private lounge. His Omega father-in-law looked as relieved as Garam by the good news. "Your face is your livelihood, so I’m glad that the cut won’t leave a permanent scar."

"I’m glad, too, Appa," Garam said. Yes, he must have gone crazy to cut his face when he was an idol. Hence, he was glad that his reckless decision wouldn’t leave him a permanent damage. "Thank you."

Lee Wonjae fell silent for a moment before he asked, "Dear, I’m not doubting you. But may I know what happened? Did Cho Donpyo really cut yourself? Don’t get me wrong. I know that Cho Dongpyo is capable of doing something that horrible. Even so, he looked pretty sincere when he denied that he hurt you."

Oh.

Lee Wonjae was trying to be fair this time.

Garam didn’t feel bad, though.

Because I know my father-in-law will understand me.

"I did this to myself, Appa."

Lee Wonjae let out a soft gasp. "But why would you do that, dear?"

"I want Sihyuk Hyung to hate Cho Dongpyo, so please don’t tell Sihyuk Hyung the truth, Appa. Please let him think that Cho Dongpyo did this to me."

"Dear, may I know what’s happening?"

That was the thing that Garam hadn’t decided on yet.

I’m not sure if I want Appa to know the truth.

After all, even though Lee Wonjae was kind to Garam, Lee Wonjae was still Song Sihyuk’s son.

I won’t be surprised or hurt if Appa chooses to side with Sihyuk Hyung this time.

But, a huge part of Garam wanted to confide in Lee Wonjae.

Whether I want to admit it or not, I’m already attached to my Omega father-in-law.

"Dear, are you hesitating to confide in me because you think I’ll take my son’s side without listening to you properly?"

Garam could only flinch because he couldn’t admit it blatantly.

"I understand what you’re worried about, but please trust me: I won’t take Sihyuk’s side just because he’s my son," Lee Wonjae said, holding Garam’s hands gently. "Sihyuk is my son, but I know that he could be such a bastard sometimes. I tried to raise him as decently as possible, but he has been too sheltered. His Alpha father and grandfather would always protect him, after all. I’m not happy with it, but I can’t do anything either."

Aw.

Garam could tell that Lee Wonjae’s position in the family hadn’t been easy.

"It’s partly my fault Sihyuk grew up the way he did, so allow me to apologize if my son had done something that hurt you."

"Please don’t apologize on Sihyuk Hyung’s behalf, Apa."

"So, my stupid son really did something bad."

"Appa, Sihyuk Hyung crossed the line this time."

Garam didn’t expect that it would be this easy for him to trust Lee Wonjae.

But he couldn’t help it.

His Omega father-in-law made him feel safe.

I want to trust Appa.

"What did my son do, dear?" Lee Wonjae asked carefully, gently squeezing Garam’s hands. "Don’t be afraid to tell me everything— I will listen."

Garam already broke into tears, telling the story between sobs. "Appa, Sihyuk Hyung is sabotaging my career behind my back— he doesn’t want me to succeed further because he wanted me to depend on him forever."

Lee Wonjae looked horrified by what Garam said.

Honestly, he thought his Omega father-in-law found it hard to believe him.

However, something else came out of Lee Wonjae’s mouth then.

"I can’t believe my son will do the same thing his father did to me before," Lee Wonjae said through gritted teeth. "My husband also aimed for my downfall to "convince" me to marry me while I was at my lowest, and I was forced to stay with him because I couldn’t leave my son."

Okay, hearing that made Garam’s tears stop falling.

Did he hear it right?

Song Seokju, his Alpha father-in-law, did the same thing (almost) to Lee Wonjae?

So, both Sihyuk Hyung and Abeoji are scumbags?

***

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