#135
“Ah…”
The moment Idam faced Ji Taehwa, he felt that things had gone wrong. At the same time, Ji Taehwa approached Idam with beast-like movements. Then, like a sharp-edged predator, he grabbed Idam’s neck and pushed him against the wall. As a result, Idam felt dizzy as the back of his head collided with the wall.
“Ugh… gah…”
“What do you think you’re doing, you vulgar extreme heat omega?”
“Ugh!”
Idam’s face turned pale as he felt his airway gradually being blocked. Ji Taehwa’s grip on Idam’s neck tightened.
“You’re nothing more than a disposable item. I don’t know what you’re doing now when it’s time to quietly dispose of you since your usefulness has ended. What? Did you really think I was giving permission for marriage when I told you to choose wedding attire? Know your place.”
Idam felt like he was going crazy from the pain that came like a squeeze. His abdomen also felt hot. He couldn’t die like this. He was more worried about the child in his womb than himself. A spark ignited in Idam’s eyes. He mercilessly struck Ji Taehwa’s wrist with the hammer he was holding.
“Ugh!”
Caught off guard, Ji Taehwa groaned and released his hand. Thanks to this, Idam slid to the floor but quickly got up using his crutch. He was like a roly-poly toy.
“Haa… hah!”
A dark bruise formed on Ji Taehwa’s wrist where he had been hit. The bodyguards also seemed confused by Idam’s attack. Idam was surprised and bewildered himself, as it was the first time in his life he had hit someone like this. But it was an unavoidable choice to protect himself and his baby.
“Ha.”
Ji Taehwa twisted his lips as he examined the bruise on his wrist that looked like a tattoo.
“In all my life, this is the first time I’ve experienced such a shitty thing.”
Ji Taehwa smirked as if dumbfounded, then laughed heartily.
“Hahaha! Little one, did you swing the hammer at Taemin too?”
“Of course not.”
Although he had slapped him once… Idam swallowed this fact, unable to say it out loud.
“The first extreme heat omega I dealt with couldn’t even resist while I was choking them. Other extreme heat omegas were the same. This is so, so refreshing?”
Idam gripped the hammer tighter at Ji Taehwa’s violent statement disguised as praise.
“But it’s not pretty at all.”
Ji Taehwa approached Idam with monstrous eyes.
“It’s already annoying that a tool like you got pregnant, but it’s troublesome for you to try to climb up like this. Don’t you agree?”
“The, the baby is also the CEO’s bloodline. How can you say such things?”
From what he had seen of Ji Taehwa’s attitude so far, he had been friendly only to Taemin. Then shouldn’t he naturally welcome Taemin’s bloodline as well? It was incomprehensible.
“That’s right. It’s also our Taemin’s bloodline. So at first, I thought about getting rid of you after you give birth. It would be more than welcome if another extreme alpha like Taemin were to be born.”
“…”
“But after seeing what happened with Hyeongman and now Taemin, I think it would be better if it wasn’t born at all. I really hate seeing that child become a mess, falling for an extreme heat omega too.”
“My goodness…”
“Above all, there’s a possibility it could be born with extreme heat traits. This is troublesome. The existence of extreme heat in our family is a disgrace. I absolutely cannot allow it!”
At this point, Ji Taehwa was not only using extreme heat omegas as tools but also hating them. His selfish behavior that Idam was directly facing was even more disgusting.
“The same goes for you, Yeo Idam.”
Ji Taehwa took out a jack knife from the inside pocket of his suit jacket. The serrated blade on the knife was even more chilling. Idam’s heart sank and his body froze.
“Let’s end this here, just like with the other extreme heat omegas.”
“If you do this, the CEO won’t stand idly by…”
“That’s a problem I can solve by persuading Taemin well.”
Ji Taehwa came closer and closer.
Idam’s pupils shook violently.
I don’t want to die. No, I must not die.
Idam touched his belly, strengthening his will to live. Then, after taking a deep breath, he shouted.
“Extreme heat omegas are no different from extreme alphas! We are born, grow, think, and feel emotions just the same. Disposable items? Using us? We’re not beings that can be treated like that! All the extreme heat omegas who have dealt with the Chairman or you until now didn’t help with pheromone healing with a light heart. They endured it because they loved, liked, and respected you. I too, at first, did it to repay the debt I owed to the CEO. But as time passed, I enjoyed the time I spent with the CEO, felt comfortable, and even wished for his aversion to be cured quickly so he could live like a normal alpha.”
“Yes, that’s what extreme heat omegas say. That they love, that they like… Crying and whining, it’s a mess. I’ve heard it so much my ears are calloused. Did you all receive education from the same school? Why are your words all the same?”
Ji Taehwa looked down at Idam and chuckled.
“Little one, are you this brazen because you’re only twenty years old?”
Ji Taehwa was getting closer and closer to Idam. Idam’s back soon hit the wall as he took small steps backward. There was no gap to escape through. Ji Taehwa pressed the knife he was holding close to Idam’s neck.
“No matter how much you chatter, it’s not convincing at all.”
“…”
“It only looks like you’re struggling because you don’t want to die. Let’s end this here, it’s too noisy.”
Ji Taehwa put more force into the knife he was holding. Idam didn’t want to be overcome like this either, so he once again put strength into the hammer he was holding.
That’s when it happened.
“Ugh.”
Ji Taehwa suddenly rolled his eyes and groaned. He hurriedly removed the knife from Idam’s neck and grabbed his own throat.
“Haa… kuh. My, my throat is so dry…”
Losing his balance, he rushed to the sink, turned on the faucet, and started drinking. His hand movements were frantic, as if he had found an oasis while crossing a desert. Idam felt both relieved and bewildered by his sudden action.
Immediately, a bodyguard brought a bottle of water and handed it to Ji Taehwa. The surroundings became chaotic, and Idam saw this as an opportunity to escape. Just as he was about to run using his crutch, a bodyguard who noticed Idam’s movement blocked his way.
“I’m sorry, but you can’t move any further without the Chairman’s permission.”
The bodyguard tried to grab Idam with his thick fingers. At that moment, Idam struck the bodyguard’s solar plexus with the hammer once more.
“Ugh!”
The man crumpled as if caught off guard. In the meantime, Idam tried to leave the bathroom using his crutch, but his neck was immediately grabbed. It was Ji Taehwa, who had finished gulping down the water.
“What do you think you’re doing?”
“Urgh.”
Idam groaned once more. Gradually, Ji Taehwa’s fingers tightened around Idam’s slender neck.
Is this how I die? No, it can’t be… I need to see the baby, and I need to convey my feelings to Taemin…
As Idam’s eyes reddened with despair, a loud motor sound caressed his ears from somewhere. Idam looked in that direction, bewildered. Soon after, a black silhouette appeared at the bathroom window. The window, which Idam couldn’t break even with the hammer, shattered with a crash, and someone entered.
“Let go of him right now, Grandfather.”
A familiar and welcome face appeared before Idam’s eyes.
“Unless you want to experience having your neck cut while you’re still alive.”
It was Taemin.
“CEO!”
Tears welled up in Idam’s eyes. He was so grateful for Taemin’s appearance at this moment. Idam hurriedly approached him. It was like a lifeline to escape death. Idam almost clung to Taemin, putting his weight on him. Taemin quickly embraced Idam as well. They could strongly feel each other’s warmth, and their hearts were beating fast. Idam realized once again that he couldn’t live without this person.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, yes… Nothing happened to me. How… how did you come here?”
“I heard from Secretary Kang.”
Taemin tightly hugged Idam, who was trembling. And he recalled the process of coming to this cruise ship to find this small fairy.
When Taemin received the news that Idam had been taken by Ji Taehwa, he first met with Secretary Kang. Secretary Kang, as if sensing that today would be his funeral day, was on his knees begging and making a fuss. Taemin struck Secretary Kang’s face. While several teeth flew out, Taemin’s assault didn’t stop. He was so angry that after hiring him, feeding him, and paying him a salary, this is what he did.
‘I’m sorry… I’m really sorry… CEO…’
‘If you were threatened like that, you should have told me first instead of sending Idam to my grandfather. Then I could have protected you and ensured Idam’s safety!’
‘I, I didn’t think of that… Chairman Ji was too… too… scary.’
Secretary Kang shook his head, trembling. Taemin, who had been angry, soon realized that this wasn’t the time for this. He needed to chase after Idam as quickly as possible. He immediately obtained all the CCTV footage from the hospital’s underground parking lot and the roads where Ji Taehwa’s sedan had left, and tracked them.
The destination was a cruise ship. Moreover, it was the place Taemin had chartered to propose to Idam today.
‘How did this old man know about this place?’
‘I… I told him…’
Taemin felt anger once more at the confession of Secretary Kang, whose face was now a mess. He thought about killing this bastard right now, but he held back for now. Moreover, the cruise ship had already departed. According to the cruise ship staff on land, Ji Taehwa had brought Idam and boarded the ship. The thought of Ji Taehwa and Idam alone on the vast sea drove him crazy.
Amidst all this, he could smell Idam’s blood through his nose. It seemed he had encountered a situation that could cause bleeding. Taemin’s insides burned even darker. He immediately rented a yacht with Secretary Kang and one employee and followed the cruise ship. In the midst of fierce sea winds and rolling waves, he followed the scent of Idam’s blood like the North Star. And the sweet scent he had missed also gently touched Taemin’s nose.
Eventually, he reached the cruise ship. It wasn’t difficult to find the place where Idam’s blood scent and sweet fragrance were coming from. It was a space with quite a large window. There were holds on the surface of the cruise ship, like a climbing wall. Taemin used these to climb up. And in urgency, he broke the window with his fist and entered.
First of all, seeing Idam walking without much difficulty, it seemed there hadn’t been any major incident. But when Taemin’s gaze met Idam’s nape, his eyes turned cold blue. There was a clear red handprint. It was a moment when he could sufficiently guess what kind of harm had occurred.
Taemin’s face turned cold as he glared at Ji Taehwa as if he would kill him. He let go of Idam, whom he had been embracing, and approached Ji Taehwa. Then, without hesitation, he struck Ji Taehwa’s face, just as he had done to Ji Hyeongman.
Author: Hyacinthus B
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