CHAPTER 80: CONFRONTATION

SONG SIHYUK stared at his phone, wondering why Lim Garam hadn’t sent him a reply when he had seen his message already.

Is my baby busy? Or did he fall asleep after reading my message?

It wasn’t even 7PM yet, but it was likely to happen.

My baby sleeps a lot when it’s his day off.

"Sihyuk-ah, how long are you going to ignore me?"

Ah, right.

Song Sihyuk raised his head and met Cho Dongpyo’s gaze.

We’re the same age, but this bastard still looks like he’s around Lim Garam’s age.

It wasn’t just Cho Dongpyo’s youthful face— it was the way he dressed in pastel clothes.

He dresses like Lim Garam.

Anyway, Song Sihyuk agreed to meet Cho Dongpyo at the café in the hotel SG Group owned.

There are a lot of CCTVs here that I can collect later,. after all.

Aside from that, he also asked Jung Han (hiding somewhere) to film him in secret.

I’ll show it to Lim Garam later, in case Cho Dongpyo tries to pull a shitty move.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Sihyuk-ah?" Cho Dongpyo asked, smiling. "Have you fallen for me all over again?"

"I was never in love with you in the first place, Cho Dongpyo."

"How could you say that? Did you only like my body?"

"Yes, your body and the fact that your family owns Hanmi Chem."

"Scumbag."

"Yes, but you can’t blame me for treating you this way after the shit you pulled last time," Song Sihyuk said, scoffing. "You’re lucky I even showed my face to you."

"Then you shouldn’t have agreed to meet me when you’re just going to treat me this way."

"You know why I agreed to meet you. Didn’t you make sure that my naïve little cousin would hear you asking about the idol I’m seeing?"

"Well, you weren’t replying to my messages."

"I already told you that I won’t be sharing my pheromones with you anymore. Our partnership had already ended. So, why are you doing this again?"

"We need to make more miracle pills."

To be honest, Song Sihyuk wasn’t surprised hearing that.

I know they only stopped the production legally because the miracle pills are deemed unethical. But that doesn’t mean they’ll stop a thriving business.

Especially since there was a huge demand in the ’black market.’

"You have other Dominant Alphas who are more than willing to lend you their pheromones."

"I know, but your pheromones make the best miracle pills," Cho Dongpyo said. "I just need to make a small batch for a VIP. Can’t you help me just this once?"

"After what you did to me?" Song Sihyuk sneered. "No way in hell."

"I’m not asking you to do it for free."

"Do you think there’s something I want from you in return? I don’t need your money, and I definitely don’t need whatever you’re going to offer to me."

Cho Dongpyo let out a frustrated sigh. "If you’re not going to at least hear me out, then why did you come here?"

"I’m here to warn you, Cho Donpyo," Song Sihyuk said coldly. "Stay away from my partner."

"Is that person really important to you?"

"Way more important than you, at least."

"Then you shouldn’t have let me know that you treasure your partner that much. What will you do if I use him against you?"

"I’m telling you how important he is to me as another warning. If you touch him, you’re dead."

Cho Dongpyo flinched, and then he scrunched his nose. "Calm down, Sihyuk-ah. Your pheromones stink when you’re angry."

Right.

I almost forgot that he’s an Omega who’s sensitive to an Alpha’s pheromones.

"Then I hope you got my message," Song Sihyuk said coldly, and then he stood up. "Cho Dongpyo, don’t let yourself become a bad memory to me."

***

"BABE, why are you still awake?"

Garam flinched when Song Sihyuk asked that as soon as he entered the penthouse.

He was surprised because all the lights were turned off, except the dim lights on the porch.

I was planning to catch Hyung off-guard...

That was why Garam was sitting on the sofa quietly, with all the lights in the living room turned off.

"And why are the lights off?"

Garam closed his eyes in reflex when Song Sihyuk opened the lights. "Ah, Hyung..."

He could talk now since his voice had returned after not speaking for an entire day.

"Did it hurt your eyes? Who told you to turn off the lights anyway?"

Tsk.

Since we’ve already come to this, let’s just get straight to the point.

"Hyung, I’m only going to ask once," Garam said, crossing his arms over his chest. "Do you have something to confess to me?"

"That I like you very much?"

"I’m not joking, Hyung."

"My bad. I’m sorry," Song Sihyuk said, and then he squatted down in front of Garam before putting his hands on his knees. Then he looked up at him with a serious look on his face. "I came home late because I had a meeting with Cho Dongpyo."

Whew.

’Meeting.’

I’m glad that it sounded like a professional meeting, unlike Cho Dongpyo’s caption.

Garam was relieved that Song Sihyuk didn’t try to hide it from him. "Were you going to keep that a secret from me had I not asked, Hyung?"

"Of course not," Song Sihyuk said. "You can ask Jung Han. I asked him to take a video of me and Cho Donpyo to assure you that we only talked. We can also ask for the hotel café’s CCTV. I intentionally met him there so it would be easier to collect footage of our meeting if needed."

"For real?"

"Yes. Should I call Jung Han?"

Garam shook his head. "Hyung, you’re so meticulous. But why did you ask Han-ssi to take a video of your meeting with your ex?"

"Because I don’t trust Cho Dongpyo anymore," Song Sihyuk said, and then his brows furrowed. "But why does it seem like you already know that I met up with him, babe?" The Alpha suddenly stiffened, and then his face darkened. "Did that bastard reach out to you?"

Oh.

Garam covered his nose with his hand when Song Sihyuk’s pheromones suddenly turned stinky.

Right, it happens when Alphas are mad.

"Hyung, calm down. Your pheromones... I don’t like them when they turn stinky."

Song Sihyuk just nodded, and then he took a deep breath.

The Alpha’s pheromones still reeked a little, but it wasn’t as bad as earlier.

"Hyung, Cho Dongpyo didn’t reach out to me. But he posted a picture where I recognized you," Garam said, and he couldn’t stop running his mouth. "Plus, Cho Dongpyo said he was catching up with his ’old flame.’ Well, it’s true that you are exes. But I didn’t like how he made it sound like you were meeting with good feelings."

Yes, he was being a snitch.

But it was something his chaebol husband should know.

Plus, I don’t know if I’m just being paranoid, but I feel like Cho Dongpyo followed our account on purpose before posting that photo with Sihyuk Hyung.

Hence, he wanted to have that talk with his chaebol husband.

Misunderstandings aren’t allowed in this house.

"No, I didn’t meet up with Cho Dongpyo to catch up with him. I was there to talk about business," Song Sihyuk said firmly. "Cho Dongpyo wants to ’borrow’ my pheromones again."

"Excuse me?" Garam said, annoyed. He was filled with an ’unknown’ emotion that made him wrap his fingers around Song Sihyuk’s neck. "Hyung, everything that belongs to you is mine. You didn’t agree to give what Cho Dongpyo wanted, did you?"

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