Secretly Married to a Chaebol Alpha-Chapter 221: COMPROMISE

"HYUNG, that’s enough," Garam scolded Song Sihyuk. "Not in front of the kids."

His husband had already broken the drunk man’s arm.

If they were in a different time and place, he wouldn’t have minded.

But even though the security team had surrounded Song Gunwoo and Baby Seulgi so that the kids wouldn’t have to witness the violence happening, the kids could still hear the drunk man’s curses.

He wanted that to stop.

Moreover...

"I wanna go home with the kids, Hyung," Garam said while dusting off his shirt. He got a bit dirty after cleaning the house. "Can we?" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Of course, honey," Song Sihyuk said, immediately pushing the drunk man down. "But what happened?"

Garam glanced at the drunk man.

After falling on his butt, the bodyguards immediately grabbed the drunk man and dragged him away.

"LET GO OF ME! WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?! I’M GONNA CALL THE POLICE!"

The drunk man’s angry voice must have sounded scary to Baby Seulgi because the poor baby ended up crying again.

"Hyung..."

Song Sihyuk stopped in front of Garam, and then he looked over his shoulder. "Shut that loud mouth."

"Yes, sir!"

And, just like that, one of the bodyguards hit the back of the drunk man’s neck— rendering the latter unconscious.

Finally, it’s quiet again.

"Honey, did you roll around in dirt?" Song Sihyuk asked worriedly while wiping Garam’s cheeks with his hands. "Is the house that dirty?"

"Ah, yes. I couldn’t stand the dirt, so I cleaned up a little."

Song Sihyuk frowned, clearly not happy.

And Garam could understand why his husband would be upset.

Ever since we got married, I’ve never done any house chores. Except for cooking, but only when I feel like doing so.

"Hyung, can we take Baby Seulgi home in the meantime?" Garam asked carefully. "I’m not saying that we’re going to adopt her. Just for now, until we find out what happened to her guardians. She was left alone in the house before that drunkard came home. The baby is not safe here, Hyung. So..."

"I understand," Song Sihyuk said, already aware of what Garam wanted to say, even though he wasn’t done with his explanation yet. "Let’s take the baby home for now."

"But what if we get accused of kidnapping her?"

"I’ll take care of it," Song Sihyuk assured him. "Go home with the kids first, honey."

As expected, he could really rely on his husband.

"Thank you, Hyung," Garam said, kissing Song Sihyuk on the cheek. "I leave it to you, then."

***

"YOU CAN call me ’Jina Unnie.’"

"Jina Unnie?"

"Oh my goodness. Gunwoo Oppa, your baby sister is a genius!"

"Right? But, Jina-ya, we’re not sure yet if Daddy will agree to adopt Baby Seulgi."

"Huh? When did Uncle Sihyuk win against you and Uncle Garam?"

Pfft.

Garam chuckled while listening to the kids’ talk.

Song Gunwoo, Shin Jina, and Baby Seulgi were talking loud enough for him to hear while he was cooking in the kitchen.

He wanted to personally cook for Baby Seulgi.

But he wasn’t alone in making a proper dinner for the kids.

"I can’t believe there are people evil enough to leave a baby like that to fend for herself," Shin Junho, Shin Geon’s husband and Shin Jina’s Omega father, said bitterly while cutting vegetables. "Yes, a two-year-old is a toddler and not actually a baby. Even so, it’s still irresponsible to leave her alone unattended."

"You would have lost your temper if you saw Seulgi when we got there, Hyung. The poor baby was starving, she was filthy, and her diaper was full."

As expected, Shin Junho grimaced. "I’m not one to condone violence, but I hope Chairman Song punishes him properly."

Right?

Anyway, Shin Junho was Garam’s former manager when he was still an idol.

But that role had changed.

Junho Hyung was Gunwoo’s nanny before, but these days, Junho Hyung works as my aide.

But the two of them had gotten closer to talking casually to each other.

Of course, only the two of us. Junho Hyung speaks politely to Sihyuk Hyung.

Ah, Shin Jina was gutsy, though.

Jina calls Sihyuk Hyung ’uncle,’ but it’s fine since Sihyuk Hyung gave her permission.

"Garam-ah, do you want to adopt Seulgi?"

"I want to, Hyung," Garam said while nodding. "But it’s not just up to me. I need to convince Sihyuk Hyung first."

"I’m sure Chairman Song won’t be able to say no to you, Garam-ah."

"Honestly, I’m not sure this time. Sihyuk Hyung is cold to the illegitimate children of his relatives. Since he’s a chaebol through and through, he values blood of his family highly."

"Oh. That’s not very nice of Chairman Song."

"Hyung, we all know Sihyuk Hyung is not a good person. His kindness only extends to me and Gunwoo. He’s even rude to his parents sometimes."

"Right, how could I forget?"

"But I’ll still do my best to convince Sihyuk Hyung."

Shin Junho chuckled. "You must have really fallen for Seulgi, huh?"

"Yes, Hyung. I also don’t know why, but I feel strongly attached to her," Garam said, smiling. "It’s as if Seulgi is really meant to be my daughter."

***

"DON’T WORRY, Uncle Garam. I’ll take care of Gunwoo Oppa and Baby Seulgi."

Garam smiled at Shin Jina’s assurance.

Shin Jina was going to sleep over tonight, and she would sleep in Song Gunwoo’s room with Baby Seulgi.

I’m worried about leaving two babies to take care of an actual baby, but...

Baby Seulgi had already fallen asleep on Song Gunwoo’s bed after eating her dinner, and he didn’t want to disturb her sleep, so he wasn’t sure if he should move the baby or not.

Song Gunwoo and Shin Jina insisted on looking after Baby Seulgi, though.

"Trust me, Uncle," Shin Jina said with sparkling eyes. "I’ve been babysitting Gunwoo Oppa all my life, so I’m an expert now."

Pfft.

"Jina-ya, I’m older than you," Song Gunwoo complained lightly. "I was the one who took care of you all this time."

Shin Jina just ignored Song Gunwoo.

Funny kids.

"I’ll stay with the kids to make sure they won’t accidentally crush Seulgi in their sleep, Garam-ah," Shin Junho said. "So, go ahead and talk to Chairman Song."

Garam was glad that Shin Junho was that reliable.

There was a moment in his life when both Shin Geon and Shin Junho took a long break to care for Shin Jina who had gotten badly sick at the time.

He then hired a nanny, an ahjumma he had met when he was hiding from Song Sihyuk on an island. Since it was someone he knew from back then, he thought he could trust that person as he did with Shin Junho.

But that person kidnapped Song Gunwoo.

Of course, Sihyuk Hyung punished that ahjumma accordingly.

Anyway, these days, he could only trust a few people.

"Thank you, Junho Hyung," Garam said, relieved that there was still someone he could trust completely. "I’ll check on the kids after talking to Sihyuk Hyung."

***

"APPARENTLY, that bastard’s wife ran away two days ago with the baby’s life insurance money. That’s why the bastard had lost his mind looking for his runaway wife. As a horrible result, he left the baby in the house to fend for herself. He insisted that he made sure the ramen packs were open, and a few bottles of water were within the baby’s reach, so she wouldn’t die from hunger."

Garam clenched his hands tight while listening to Song Sihyuk’s explanation.

The two of them were in their room, talking over a cup of coffee.

"Unforgivable..."

"I know that would make you more upset, so I threw that bastard in prison for now," Song Sihyuk said, sipping his coffee for a moment. "But if you want that bastard half-dead, just tell me."

"I’m surprised you haven’t done that yet. Are you already satisfied with breaking the arm that grabbed our son?"

"No, of course not. But we can’t have the bastard dying on us. We still need him to send the baby to a foster home."

"Huh?"

"I’m going to make that bastard give up the baby’s custody."

Garam’s eyes widened in shock. "Then, Hyung, does it mean...?"

"No, I haven’t agreed to adopt the baby yet."

"Oh..."

"But the baby needs a safe environment in the meantime," Song Sihyuk said in a serious tone. "Once the bastard places the baby in a foster home, we’ll apply as the baby’s foster parents. I’ll pull some strings so we don’t have to wait before we take the baby home officially and legally."

Ah, so they would be fostering Baby Seulgi.

Garam was grateful that, at least, the baby would be staying with them.

However, he couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

I want to give Baby Seulgi a permanent home— not a temporary shelter.

Garam couldn’t say that out loud, though.

After all, Song Sihyuk had already yielded a lot for him at that point.

But that didn’t mean he had given up completely.

He was just taking a back since the Alpha had already compromised with him.

I’ll convince Hyung to adopt Seulgi once we start spending time together as a family.

"Thank you, Hyung."

Song Sihyuk looked at Garam, and then he sighed. "Don’t be too disappointed, honey. I’ll try— I’ll do my best to treat the baby like our daughter during our time together. And... we’ll see." The Alpha started murmuring to himself while nodding. "Yes, yes, we’ll see."

Oho?

That made Garam hopeful.

So, Sihyuk Hyung doesn’t totally hate the idea of adopting Baby Seulgi!

***

"GARAM HYUNG?"

"Yeah?"

Garam didn’t mean to be rude to Park Sohee, who came to visit him, but he couldn’t tear his gaze away from Baby Seulgi.

He was busy feeding the baby with the apple that he sliced into cute rabbit shapes earlier.

Thankfully, Baby Seulgi wasn’t allergic to any food yet.

He brought the baby to the hospital yesterday for a general check-up.

It was heartbreaking to know that Baby Seulgi was malnourished, but otherwise, the baby’s health was in good condition.

We just have to feed Baby Seulgi with hearty and healthy meals.

"Can I see your baby pictures?"

Garam lifted his head, surprised by Park Sohee’s random request. "Uh, sure. But why?"

"You and Baby Seulgi actually resemble each other a lot," Park Sohee said while looking back and forth between Garam and Baby Seulgi. "I don’t know why, but I can’t help but see Baby Seulgi as your baby, female version."

Oh?

***

HONESTLY, Garam didn’t see the resemblance that Park Sohee mentioned...

... until he pulled out his baby pictures from the old album that he managed to keep all this time.

Now that he was looking at the pictures closely...

"You’re right, Sohee-ya," Garam said, half-amazed and half-confused. "Anyone would mistake my old baby pictures as Baby Seulgi’s."

***

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