Secretly Married to a Chaebol Alpha-Chapter 240: JUST THE BEGINNING

FIRST THINGS first.

The culprit who pushed Shin Jina down the stairs was the coach of Shin Jina’s top rival in the upcoming Taekwondo competition.

And the top rival in question is a kid from a rival school, too.

Anyway, Coach Park Sungmin, a former Taekwondo national athlete, was the culprit.

Apparently, the coach was threatened by the rival’s family that if their kid lost to Shin Jina again, then they wouldn’t only fire him, but they would also do everything in their power to shut down Coach Park Sungmin’s Taekwondo academy.

Desperate and stressed from the rival family’s continuous harassment, Coach Park Sungmin lost his mind. He sneaked into the school, which he was able to do as a former P.E. teacher there, and did what he had done to Shin Jina.

Of course, Yang Iljun— the school principal— was extremely furious.

After all, 90% of the students attending our school are from prestigious and powerful families. The parents will surely scold the school principal for the lax security that allowed the tragic incident to happen.

But since Shin Jina wasn’t from a chaebol family and was considered a "commoner," the parents of the students didn’t care much.

Unfortunately for Yang Iljun, Song Gunwoo’s family cared about Shin Jina a lot.

"Daddy, you’re going to scold Mr. Yang, right?"

Anyways, Song Gunwoo was in the study with his Alpha father.

Jung Han was also there, and Jung Han was actually the one giving the report.

"Of course, I’ll scold that cunning fox," his Alpha father said while nodding. "I’ve already given him a call. I’ll go to your school later and raise hell."

Song Gunwoo smiled, satisfied. "What did Jeong Mira’s family say?"

Jeong Mira was Shin Jina’s rival in Taekwondo.

And the kid’s family is known for producing national athletes.

"Of course, they vehemently denied the coach’s statement," his Alpha father said, sighing while shaking his head. "They actually didn’t ask the coach to hurt Shin Jina, so they’re technically "innocent.""

Technically, yes.

Song Gunwoo looked at Jung Han, who was awkwardly sitting at the table with them.

Jung Han was used to giving his reports standing up.

But Song Gunwoo thought it was ridiculous for Jung Han to keep standing while he and his Alpha father were sitting— having tea and snacks, at that.

So, he invited Jung Han to join them and ask the housekeeper to bring another cup.

Jung Han hesitated at first before Song Sihyuk ordered him to join them.

"Uncle Han?"

"Yes, Young Master?"

"Did you look into it?"

"Ah, yes, Young Master," Jung Han said while nodding. "You are right, Young Master. Jeong Mira’s family has close ties with Kang Taehyun’s family. In fact, it was Kang Taehyun’s family who pulled strings for Jeong Mira’s father to be the new head of the Korean Olympic Committee."

Song Gunwoo knitted his eyebrows. "But doesn’t the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee elect its president through voting?"

"Don’t be naïve, son," his Alpha father scolded him lightly. "There’s corruption in every big organization like that. Why did you think your grandfather quit as the chairman of the Korea Professional Golfers Association?"

Oh.

Song Gunwoo could only sigh and shake his head in disappointment.

The world is such a cruel place.

"Kang Taehyun is the youngest grandson of the current President, right?"

"Yes, Chairman Song," Jung Han answered politely. "And Kang Taehyun’s father, Kang Taeil, is the current Seoul Mayor."

"The current Seoul Mayor has a good reputation among the general public," Song Gunwoo commented. "But I think it’s mostly because of his wife and not exactly because of him. Kang Taeil-ssi married Actress Yoo Hara, who is loved by the general public, because of her humble beginnings before she became successful. The public loved her even more when it was revealed that she has a simple lifestyle despite her success because she donates most of her income to different charities. She was hailed like a saintess during her prime."

His Alpha father raised an eyebrow at him. "Son, you weren’t even born yet when that happened. You really did your research, huh?"

"Of course, Daddy," Song Gunwoo said, smiling. "The general public sees Mayor Kang in a favorable way because they believe that the generous and benevolent Yoo Hara wouldn’t marry a bad person."

His Alpha father burst out laughing. "Of course, the commoners don’t know that the bastard Kang Taeil blackmailed the poor woman into marrying him."

"That isn’t funny, Daddy. A poor woman was forced to marry a bad person and give birth to his children."

His Alpha father immediately stopped laughing. "Yes, you’re right. But I wasn’t laughing at Yoo Hara’s horrible situation, Gunwoo-ya. I only laughed because I thought Kang Taeil was such a lucky bastard to be loved by the public while being an evil person behind closed doors."

"That won’t last long, Daddy."

"Hmm?"

"Mayor Kang is good at manipulating the public by creating a picture-perfect family," Song Gunwoo said, sipping his tea. Like what his Alpha father said earlier, he did his research. "Kang Taesan, his oldest son, has gained popularity after passing the law school of our country’s most prestigious university. To be fair, it was an amazing feat. Taesan Hyung-nim passed the exam fair and square."

His Alpha father nodded in agreement. "I heard that Kang Taesan is truly a brilliant young man. Apparently, he inherited his mother’s kind heart, too."

"The problem is Kang Taehyun," Song Gunwoo said, sighing while shaking his head. "He’s the same age as me, but he’s already as cruel as his father. I also heard that he isn’t close to his mother and older brother. But I wonder why he turned out that way when both his mother and hyung are decent people."

"Well, there are kids who are born evil."

"Like you, Daddy? Grandad isn’t exactly a kind person, but Grandpa is."

His Alpha grandfather was pretty apathetic.

While his Omega grandfather was very kind.

"But even though Grandpa is a good person, you still turned out... like that."

"Yeah, but I lucked out because I met your dad. He fixed me. I’m not saying I’m a good person now, but at least, I’m not as bad as before."

Song Gunwoo chuckled at his Alpha father’s honesty. "Anyway, I’m pretty sure that it was Kang Taehyun who influenced Coach Park Sungmin to harm Jina. Kang Taehyun has always targeted the people around me because he can’t touch me directly. He probably thinks it’s okay to hurt Jina because Jina came from an ordinary family."

"That was that brat’s first mistake," his Alpha father said, laughing. "He underestimated your love for your dongsaeng."

Song Gunwoo smiled and nodded. "Oh, is Coach Park Sungmin already in prison?"

"Of course not," his Alpha father said, smirking. "We "borrowed" Park Sungmin before he rots in jail. But we’ll return that bastard once Shin Geon is done with him."

Ah, of course.

Uncle Geon will probably break all of Coach Park’s bones for hurting Jina.

Oh, well.

Even if Coach Park Sungmin was pressured or blackmailed, it was still wrong for him to hurt an innocent child.

At least, Shin Geon was not set on killing the bad coach.

Probably only because of Daddy’s order.

"Son, are you going to leave Jeong Mira’s family alone?"

"I’ve already talked to Grandpa about what to do with them, so don’t worry about it, Daddy. They didn’t ask Coach Park to hurt Jina directly, but they hinted that that was what they wanted to happen. Of course, I won’t leave them alone."

His Alpha father suddenly burst out laughing. "Are you making your grandpa come out of retirement?"

"It’s just the start, Daddy," Song Gunwoo said, smiling. "So, just sit back and relax."

***

GARAM had been very busy for the past two weeks because of the party that he was organizing.

When he finally sat down to relax with Seulgi, the news he was watching surprised him.

<Veteran sports administrator Jeong Hun has resigned both as the head of the national Olympic body and as a member of the International Olympic Committee...>

Oh?

Jeong Hun was the father of Jeong Mira, the young Taekwondo athlete who was also Shin Jina’s rival.

Her father resigned?

But it wasn’t the most shocking part.

<An Olympic gold medalist and the former chairman of Korea Professional Golfers Association, Lee Wonjae, was formally inaugurated as the new Korean Olympic Committee president...>

What?!

"Grandpa!" Seulgi blurted out cheerfully when her Omega grandfather’s picture was shown on TV. "Grandpa, play with Seulgi!"

So, Garam didn’t see wrong.

His Omega father-in-law had come out of retirement?

But why?

The IOC age limit to be the committee’s president was 70.

Yes, Appa still has a little over two years before he turns 70, and he can also apply for an extension if he wants to. But I don’t understand why he’d waste time doing something that he doesn’t particularly like. Appa resigned as the chairman of the Korea Professional Golfers Association because he got fed up with the corruption there...

"Oh, Grandpa is in on the news."

Garam lifted his head and saw Song Gunwoo kissing Seulgi on the top of her head.

And then it finally clicked.

Ah, it’s my son— he probably convinced his grandpa to come out of retirement to help him with his revenge.

It was Jeong Mira’s family who wanted to harm Shin Jina, after all.

My son is as crafty as his father...

"Dad, I’m going to play with Jina today," Song Gunwoo said when his son turned to him. "Today is the day she’s supposed to compete, so I want to stay by her side and cheer her up."

Unfortunately, Shin Jina’s fractured arm hadn’t healed completely yet.

Hence, the poor child was forced to quit the competition.

"Oh, of course. Go and make sure that our Jina will not be too sad today," Garam said encouragingly. And then he gave his son a once-over. "But you’re dressed quite differently today, son."

Song Gunwoo wasn’t the type to dress flashy.

And, just like his father, my son only wears luxury brands that don’t have any logo on them— luxury brands that only the truly rich know and can afford.

However, this time...

"There’s nothing wrong with wearing clothes from a local online shopping mall, but it’s not your usual style."

"Jina hates hanging out with me in public when I wear my usual clothes. She says she’s nervous about me getting kidnapped because of how I dress. Apparently, it’s like I’m advertising that I’m a rich kid."

"Uh, son, you still look very posh despite wearing ordinary clothes."

Song Gunwoo just laughed it off.

"Oppa isn’t playing with Seulgi?" Seulgi asked while giving her older brother puppy-dog eyes. "Seulgi wants to play with Oppa."

"Later, Seulgi-ya," Song Gunwoo said, carrying Seulgi in his arms. "We’ll get plenty of time to play once we start filming for Aunt Sua’s campaign."

Ah, that was right.

Garam remembered that Song Gunwoo agreed with Song Sua’s proposal to be a part of the Aera World Mall’s new campaign.

Honestly, he couldn’t help but think that his son was scheming something.

Gunwoo-ya truly inherited his daddy’s bad genes.

***

"OH, they already removed your cast?" Song Gunwoo asked, pleasantly surprised to see that Shin Jina’s cast had already been removed just after two weeks. "Are you sure it’s okay to remove the cast?" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Of course, Oppa. Would the doctor remove otherwise? Oppa can be silly sometimes," Shin Jina said teasingly. "Anyway, my arm is healing fast. But, unfortunately, I can’t return to training immediately. The doctors insist that I should take a break in the meantime. Appa and Abeoji also asked my master not to let me in the Taekwondo academy for now."

Aw.

Song Gunwoo gently patted Shin Jina’s head, and then he looked at the establishment in front of them. "Are you sure you want to watch the competition?"

Yes, they were in the sports arena where the Taekwondo competition was happening.

"My juniors are competing today," Shin Jina said, smiling even though the smile looked pretty sad. "I want to support them."

Song Gunwoo smiled, but he was actually fuming inside.

Just wait, Jina-ya— our revenge has just started.

***

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