#127
Rickdi’s sudden kiss made Idam feel like bugs, no, something even more disgusting was crawling inside his mouth. Before this dirty feeling could fade, his lips parted. Rickdi’s tongue was trying to invade his mouth. Heat rose in his abdomen, as if the baby was signaling its discomfort at an alpha other than Taemin touching Idam. Idam used all his strength to push Rickdi’s shoulders away.
“No!”
Their lips separated. Simultaneously, Idam slapped Rickdi’s cheek. A moment of silence followed. Rickdi’s eyes had turned sinister.
“I’ll say it once more, I have someone I love!”
“Is that person Ji Taemin?”
Rickdi asked as if he had already seen through Idam’s heart. Idam’s eyes wavered for a moment. It wasn’t because he was confused about his feelings for Taemin, but because he was conflicted about whether he should reveal his emotions to Rickdi. However, he felt that if he didn’t draw a clear line, more troublesome things might happen.
“Yes. I like the CEO.”
At Idam’s firm answer, Rickdi’s brow furrowed as if his nerves had been grated.
“Didn’t you hear me? That bastard will use you and throw you away. Why are you embracing such a guy?”
“Feelings of love can’t be helped.”
Idam wiped his lips, which had been kissed by Rickdi, with the back of his hand. Rickdi’s face crumpled more and more like paper. His gentlemanly appearance disappeared, replaced by a savage look. Feeling ominous, Idam quickly opened the door before Rickdi could lock it. Because his leg was injured, he tried to roll his body out. But Rickdi grabbed Idam’s arm and pulled hard.
“What’s so great about Ji Taemin! He and I are no different anyway! Why are you falling for Ji Taemin too!”
Idam’s heart shrank even more at Rickdi’s hysteria. Moreover, his words carried a nuance as if he had lost someone to Taemin before, which was puzzling. However, Idam’s priority was to escape from here, so he put strength into his hand to fully open the car door. But Rickdi hugged Idam and tried to kiss him again. This time, Idam managed to avoid it somehow.
* * *
“Hah… CEO, you shouldn’t kill someone today…”
Secretary Kang, his head tightly wrapped in bandages, was lying on a hospital bed. His face was shadowed.
Earlier, he had collapsed after being attacked by Rickdi. But the head of the security team he had been talking to immediately called an ambulance, and he was transported to the hospital. However, Secretary Kang’s priority now was to inform Taemin about Rickdi’s escape rather than worrying about his own head. He insisted on borrowing a phone from a paramedic and called Taemin.
‘CEO, this is Secretary Kang. Something terrible has happened. That bastard suddenly hit my head and ran away.’
[Which bastard?]
‘Rickdi, that guy. I’m being taken to the hospital in an ambulance now.’
[What!]
Taemin’s voice hit Secretary Kang’s ears. His perplexed voice continued.
[Yeo Idam… Where is Idam now?]
‘Isn’t the madam at the mansion?’
For a moment, he wondered why Taemin was looking for Idam. But this question was quickly answered as he remembered the scene of Idam getting out of Rickdi’s sports car last time.
The fact that Rickdi’s target was Idam.
‘Um… CEO, the madam is in big trouble…’
Before Secretary Kang could finish speaking after grasping the situation, Taemin had already hung up. Meanwhile, Secretary Kang had arrived at the hospital and needed to receive treatment. It was a mild concussion, but it could have led to a major fracture if not careful. He was informed that he needed to be hospitalized for a week.
“Hah.”
But now, although he was worried about Idam, he was more concerned about what Taemin, with his crazed eyes, might do to Rickdi.
* * *
“Don’t… don’t do this!…”
Idam resisted violently. Sensing that kissing was impossible, Rickdi buried his face in Idam’s neck and sucked hard.
“Ugh. No… Stop it!”
Just as Idam groaned and tried to pull Rickdi’s head away,
Crash!
The driver’s side window cracked like a spider web and then shattered. Something had flown in like a ball. The car was filled with glass shards. But thanks to Rickdi being in front, Idam was able to avoid the glass fragments head-on.
“Urgh…”
Rickdi’s face turned pale, and he groaned. A strong smell of blood was also noticeable. Feeling something was seriously wrong, Idam’s gaze fell on Rickdi’s shoulder.
“Gasp!”
A real sword with a spider ornament was embedded in his back.
Rough footsteps were heard, and the driver’s side door opened. Immediately, a thick, sturdy arm shot out and grabbed Rickdi’s neck, yanking him hard. Then Taemin, gripping Rickdi’s neck, came into view.
“CEO…”
Tears welled up in Idam’s eyes as he faced him. He quickly opened the car door and jumped out. Unable to walk on both feet, he leaned on the hood and hopped on one foot.
“Idam.”
Meanwhile, Taemin threw Rickdi to the ground and approached Idam. He quickly supported and then picked up Idam. Idam also clung tightly to Taemin, wrapping his arms around his neck.
“CEO… I missed you… sob… I missed you so much…”
“It’s okay. It’s okay now.”
Taemin, who was ferocious towards Rickdi, was the kindest in the world to Idam.
“Are you hurt?”
“Not really… But… Um…”
Idam thought it might have been better if he had been beaten instead. He trembled, unable to even speak about what had happened.
“…”
Sensing something was seriously wrong, Taemin quickly examined Idam’s face. He stared intently at his lips and then frowned deeply. Immediately, he bit Idam’s lips as if devouring them. Normally, Idam would have been flustered by Taemin’s sudden kiss, but he wanted to erase Rickdi’s traces quickly, so he opened his lips wide. Their kiss continued passionately.
“Fuck. Ji Taemin…”
Rickdi tried to slowly raise his upper body. But due to the real sword stuck in his back, his injury was more severe than imagined, and he couldn’t move his body properly. However, he struggled to get up as if in a frenzy. Taemin sensed Rickdi’s movement and stopped kissing.
“You’re the same, fuck.”
“What?”
“Bastards who use people and throw them away.”
“What are you trying to say?”
Taemin tilted his head, puzzled by Rickdi’s vehement words. But Idam immediately understood Rickdi’s intention.
‘My mother also dealt with Ji Hyeongman, Ji Taemin’s father, a long time ago. But after Ji Hyeongman found an extreme heat omega that matched him better, he tried to kill my mother to silence her.’
It seemed he was referring to his mother’s situation. But why? At this moment, Rickdi and Taemin’s faces looked strangely similar to Idam. They clearly had different faces, but they seemed to be composed of the same bone structure.
Confused, Idam rubbed his eyelids with the back of his hand.
Just as the intense tension reached its peak, a white sedan entered the alley. As it was getting dark, the headlight beam was quite strong. Soon, the back seat door of the sedan opened, and someone got out.
“Taemin, what are you doing here?”
An old man wearing a white suit like the sedan revealed himself. At the same time, Taemin’s pupils shook as if facing a downpour.
“Grandfather…”
What?
Idam’s gaze followed Taemin’s. It was the moment he first encountered Ji Taehwa, the founder of Jeramy and the protagonist who viewed and used extreme heat omegas as tools.
“I’ve been seeing your face in the media a lot lately. Is it okay to be like this outside?”
“There are circumstances, sir.”
Taehwa calmly looked at Rickdi. Even though there was a person collapsed after being stabbed, there wasn’t a hint of shock in his eyes. He seemed like a being devoid of emotions. Soon, his gaze turned to Idam.
Embarrassed, Idam tried to break free from Taemin’s arms, but Taemin didn’t allow it. Left with no choice, he bowed his head in that position.
“Hello. It’s nice to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you, Yeo Idam.”
Idam became even more tense as Taehwa knew his name. He didn’t question how Taehwa knew; after all, he had been Taemin’s cure, and he had met Hyeongman before, so it was expected that Taehwa would have heard about him.
Taehwa stared intently at every part of Idam’s face. Although he had been extremely nervous when facing Hyeongman, Taehwa’s presence was even more intense, making Idam feel like his heart would burst.
“You look younger than I thought. And you’re a beauty.”
Taehwa made this strange compliment and looked at Taemin.
“Is that why you’ve fallen head over heels?”
He asked as if probing Taemin’s emotions.
Idam expected Taemin to deny it. He had said he needed to hide his emotions to protect Idam from his grandfather. But the thought of actually hearing those words made Idam feel depressed, even though it was an inevitable and natural situation.
Taemin showed a brief moment of confusion but then smiled with his eyes.
“What if I have?”
It seemed like he was showing a determination not to be easily swayed by his grandfather.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
