CHAPTER 114: TYRANNY

"MAKE SURE Lim Garam won’t do anything stupid," Song Sihyuk said while putting on his leather gloves. "I already let him know that he can’t escape from here. But Lim Garam has a history of harming himself."

He was talking to two people only.

These two are the ones running this villa.

The first one was William— the half-American and half-Korean security head, an Alpha.

Then the second was Olivia, his Beta wife.

"So, you better keep an eye on him 24/7," Song Sihyuk said sternly. "Have someone monitor the CCTV all the time. Lim Garam had cut his own throat once. I’m sure he’d do it again, so make sure you won’t leave anything in the room that he can use as a weapon."

Honestly, even he knew it was impossible.

Everything and anything can be a weapon if you try hard enough, after all.

So, even though he didn’t want to put cameras inside the room, he still did it. After all, it was too risky to leave Lim Garam on his own devices.

Having said that, I still chose not to put cameras in the bathroom.

He also made sure that only male and female Omegas would monitor the CCTV and take care of Lim Garam personally.

Omegas are rarely attracted to each other, after all.

All the guards in and out of the villa were strong Alphas and Betas.

They’re not allowed near Lim Garam’s room, of course.

"Ignore all calls from my family," Song Sihyuk added. "Only follow my instructions."

William and Olivia answered at the same time: "Yes, sir."

"Make sure you force him to eat and take his medicines on time," Song Sihyuk said, pausing for a moment. "Lim Garam is soft-hearted. If you tell him you’ll get punished for every funny business he does, he’ll behave."

Because I know my wife more than anyone else.

***

IF I hurt myself, they’ll bring me to the hospital, won’t they?

That thought filled Garam’s thought ever since Song Sihyuk left.

Hence, when he gathered enough strength to walk without his legs shaking, he looked around— trying to find something that he could use to hurt himself.

His first thought was to break the windows.

But there were window bars inside, so it would be hard to break them.

The room was practically empty except for the bed, so he couldn’t find anything to use. Even the chair that Song Sihyuk had used earlier was gone now.

There was a walk-in closet, but there were only clothes there.

And the clothes were folded neatly.

No hangers in sight.

And when he went to the bathroom...

Unbelievable!

The bathtub had been turned into a cabinet, and it was even locked.

Did Sihyuk Hyung think I would drown myself in the bathtub?!

Well, to be fair, Garam considered that.

But I’ll die if they don’t find me in time, so never mind.

There were plenty of things he could use in the bathroom to harm himself anyway.

He could stab his eye with the toothbrush or drink all the shampoo there.

Yep, that might work.

Garam had already cut his own throat once, so he wouldn’t hesitate to do something less severe than that if it meant he’d regain his freedom.

Let’s do this.

He grabbed the toothbrush and was about to stab his eye with it when...

"For each time you hurt yourself, one of our family members will be punished, Lim Garam-nim."

Huh?

Garam was surprised when he just noticed a middle-aged woman, dressed in an all-black pantsuit, standing by the door. "Since when..."

"Since you started staring at the shampoo bottles as if you wanted to drink them, sir."

Oops.

This ahjumma is sharp.

The middle-aged woman then glanced at the toothbrush in Garam’s hand before looking at his face. "Are you trying to stab your face with that, sir?"

"My eye, to be precise."

"I see," the middle-aged woman said calmly while nodding. "Then please allow me to say goodbye to my son first. I want my son to see me and his father one last time."

"H-Huh?"

"Like I said earlier, Song Sihyuk-nim will punish our family members every time you try to harm yourself, sir," the ahjumma explained. "The severity of the punishment depends on the severity of your injury. So, if you’re going to lose an eye, then Song Sihyuk-nim will probably take both of my son’s eyes."

Garam accidentally dropped the toothbrush in his hand out of shock.

He wanted to claim that the ahjumma was just scaring him so he wouldn’t execute his plan, but...

The punishment thing sounds like something Song Sihyuk could and would do!

***

"SIR, Lim Garam-nim tried to stab his eye with a toothbrush."

Song Sihyuk almost crushed the phone in his hand after reading Olivia’s text message.

"Lim Garam-nim also planned to drink all the shampoo in the bathroom, but he has calmed down now. It doesn’t seem like Lim Garam-nim is still planning to harm himself after I explained what would happen if he gets hurt. But rest assured, we’ll still keep an eye on Lim Garam-nim, sir."

Haaah.

I knew it— I knew the brat would try to harm himself as soon as he recovered.

Fortunately, it seemed like all the precautionary measures that Song Sihyuk had prepared actually worked.

Thank goodness my wife has a big heart.

"Song Sihyuk, are you listening?"

"Yes, Grandfather."

Song Sihyuk replied quickly to Olivia’s message.

"Alright. Keep me posted."

After that, he raised his head and met his grandfather’s eyes.

They weren’t alone in the conference room.

The long table was actually surrounded by their legal team.

"According to our legal team, your Uncle Sangwook could be sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for offering bribes to secure government support for a major company merger that would increase his control over our company," his grandfather said. "That’s what will happen if we follow your plan, Sihyuk-ah."

"It’s better off for the company if Uncle Sangwook takes your fall, Grandfather."

Yes, the one who actually did the bribing was his grandfather— but Song Sihyuk strongly suggested that his uncle Song Sangwook should take the fall instead.

"You’re already retiring by the end of the year, Grandfather. So, it will be troublesome if you go to jail when there are still many things you need to take care of," Song Sihyuk said calmly. He didn’t want to show how eager he was to send his oldest uncle to jail, after all. "We’re just sending Uncle Sangwook on a quick vacation, so don’t worry too much."

All chaebols who had been imprisoned were still treated like kings there.

That would be the same for Song Sangwook.

But Uncle Sangwook will still take a huge loss if he gets sent to prison, so this punishment should suffice for now.

"We can bribe the President to grant Uncle Sangwook a presidential pardon later, once the general public forgets about this scandal."

Song Sihyuk added to assure his grandpa that Song Sangwook wouldn’t suffer for long.

After all, even though his grandfather appeared cold, the old man still had affection for his eldest son.

So, I shouldn’t cross the line— or else I’ll piss off Grandfather.

"Alright, we’ll proceed with that plan then."

"Thank you, Grandfather."

After that talk, his grandfather asked their legal team to leave the conference room.

So, now, Song Sihyuk was alone with his grandfather.

"What did your uncle do to you that you’d send him to prison like this, my precious grandson?"

"Uncle Sangwook is one of the big reasons why my wife wants to divorce me, Grandfather," Song Sihyuk said. He figured he couldn’t lie to his grandfather, so he just told him the truth. "But don’t worry— I’ll fix my marriage."

"I see," his grandfather said, leaning against the seat. "Is Lim Garam on the private island now?"

"Yes, Grandfather."

"No wonder your Omega father is going crazy right now. He keeps calling and asking me to grant him access to the private island."

"Appa is just overreacting. It’s not like I’m hurting my wife. I just brought Lim Garam there because he tried to leave without trying to understand my side first."

"You better fix your marriage while your Alpha father is still on your side," his grandfather said, sighing while shaking his head. "Your Alpha father has gone soft for your Omega father over the years. I don’t think my son could say no to my son-in-law for long."

"I know that, Grandfather," Song Sihyuk said. "I’ll return to the island after I’m done with my business here."

***

"THE COMPANY has released a statement saying Lim Garam-ssi will take an indefinite leave while recovering..."

Song Sihyuk puffed out smoke after listening to Myung Hyesu’s report.

Well, the report happened after he thrashed the entire office.

He didn’t want to hit anyone, so he just lashed out by doing that.

"Good. That will be your last job as this company’s CEO," Song Sihyuk said coldly while glaring at Myung Hyesu who had her head hanging low while kneeling on the floor. "Good luck protecting your precious wife from now on, Myung Hyesu."

Now he had only one thing left to do.

Cho Dongpyo, just wait for a little bit— your ’gift’ is a little more special, after all.

***

IT’S HOT...

Garam was already fine earlier, so he couldn’t understand why he was suddenly feeling weak again.

Worse, he was craving Song Sihyuk’s pheromones.

This is crazy...

Garam clutched his chest tightly. "Why does my body suddenly want the person I hate the most right now...?"

***

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