Chapter 144
AFTER Song Sihyuk walked Lim Garam to his Omega father’s room, he immediately went to the study.
There, he met Jung Han, who was ready to give him a report.
“Did you find anything strange with the household staff members?” Song Sihyuk asked, leaning against the chair. “I didn’t smell anything weird earlier. Not Lim Garam and Abeoji, too. But we can’t ignore my son’s words p>
“I’m not sure if it’s just a coincidence, but we did find a strange perfume on one of the Omegas working as a cleaner,” Jung Han said, starting his report immediately. “It’s supposed to be an odorless perfume. But once an Omega wearing the perfume goes in heat, the true properties of the perfume will come out. The Omega’s pheromones will increase and become stronger. The perfume has properties akin to an aphrodisiac, too. To be precise, aphrodisiac meant to attract Alphas p>
Aigooya.
“Does that Omega have a lover p>
“Uhm p>
“What? Spill it p>
“We found a small calendar among the Omega’s belongings,” Jung Han said, obviously hesitating. “We ignored it at first, but then we realized that the dates highlighted on the calendar matched the times you visited your parents here, Vice Chairman Song. Even today’s date was highlighted. Moreover, the Omega is supposed to get their heat cycle this week. So p>
Haaah.
Fuck.
So, I’m the target.
Song Sihyuk smirked bitterly. “That Omega was planning to seduce me p>
“That’s what we believe, sir p>
“Fire that bastard p>
“We already sent him home, sir p>
“Did you find out where he got the perfume?” Song Sihyuk asked. “A perfume with an odorless aphrodisiac sounds trouble— like, something that will only be available on the black market p>
“We’re still trying to figure out where the Omega got the perfume, but we suspect that it was another creation by the Cho Triplets p>
“Of course, it’s them again p>
“Should we investigate further, sir?” Jung Han asked carefully. “Would you like to know if it was just a coincidence that the Omega got his hand on something that the Cho Triplets made, or if it was planned p>
The Cho Triplets, huh?
When I lost my memories, Cho Dongpyo tried to approach me and asked me to take him back. To be fair, I know that getting my hands on the Hanmi Chem would help me stabilize my position in the company. But, for some reason, just looking at Cho Dongpyo makes my skin crawl.
Needless to say, Song Sihyuk rejected Cho Dongpyo.
My relationship with the Cho Triplets had become sour since then.
But the Cho Triplets hadn’t bothered him much lately.
Still p>
“Go ahead and investigate further,” Song Sihyuk said, sighing. “Check and see what the Cho Triplets are up to, especially Cho Dongpyo p>
Song Sihyuk would find out later that the problem didn’t stop at the odorless perfume.
“DADDY, don’t eat that p>
Garam was surprised when Gunwoo suddenly grabbed Song Sihyuk’s wrist when Song Sihyuk was about to take a bite of his steak. “Baby, why are you stopping your daddy from eating his food p>
Lee Wonjae (who finally stopped his hunger strike to join them for lunch) and Song Seokjju (who kept putting more and more meat on Lee Wonjae’s plate) stopped eating, and then they looked at Gunwoo curiously.
My baby won’t do it without a reason.
“What’s wrong, son?” Song Sihyuk asked gently. “Why should daddy not eat this p>
“It smells bad, Daddy,” Gunwoo said, scrunching his nose. And then he pointed at the other dishes served on the table. “They all smell bad, too p>
Garam actually didn’t smell anything wrong with the dishes, but he dropped his utensils as soon as his son said the food was bad.
So did Song Sihyuk and his in-laws.
Oh, I smell something this time.
It was Song Sihyuk and Song Seokju’s stinky pheromones.
The Alphas are mad p>
Well, it was understandable since it seemed like someone tampered with their food.
I’m just glad that they believe my son.
“Daddy, Gunwoo doesn’t like how you and Grandpa smell right now p>
“I’m sorry, son,” Song Sihyuk said, and then he looked at Garam. “Garam-ah, please have lunch with Gunwoo and Appa at our hotel. I’ll call them in advance. Abeoji and I will take care of the issue here p>
Garam nodded while carrying Gunwoo in his arms. “I understand, Hyung p>
JUST HALF an hour later, Garam found himself having lunch with Gunwoo and Lee Wonjae at a fancy buffet in the hotel owned by SG Group.
Only the three of them were sharing the table, but that didn’t mean they were alone.
There were many uniformed and non-uniformed bodyguards keeping an eye on them.
“They’re being overprotective again, right?” Lee Wonjae said, sighing while shaking his head. “The Alphas in my family are truly unhinged p>
“That’s true, but I’m still grateful that you all believed my son, Appa,” Garam said while wiping the smudge of sauce in the corner of Gunwoo’s mouth with a table napkin. “This is the first time Gunwoo’s nose has become this sensitive p>
“Do you think it’s because your son has been showered by Sihyuk’s pheromones p>
Oh.
His Omega father-in-law made a good point.
I mean, Sihyuk Hyung’s pheromones played a big part in my transition, after all.
But, on the other hand, Garam wished they were wrong.
I don’t want Gunwoo to manifest early.
“SIR, we found a bottle of suspicious ’condiments’ in the trash can. When one of our bodyguards tasted it, his rut was suddenly triggered. We already sent the bottle to an expert to identify what exactly it is, but we suspect that it could trigger a rut in Alphas p>
Song Sihyuk clenched his jaw tight.
Even his father looked upset.
Thank goodness we didn’t end up eating the food sprinkled with suspicious condiments.
“Have you started interrogating all the kitchen staff?” his Alpha father asked. “Make sure everyone who touched the dishes served to us would be included in the investigation p>
“Yes, sir. We’ve already started interrogating everyone,” Jung Han said, pausing for a moment before he added: “But, apparently, the sous chef left in a hurry after the food was served. We already sent people to catch him p>
Hah!
Obviously, the sous chef who had left in a hurry was their main suspect.
I can’t believe I let something like this happen the day I brought Lim Garam and our son home.
If Gunwoo wasn’t there p>
Ah, I don’t even want to think what could have happened.
Song Sihyuk clenched his jaw tight, annoyed. “Find that bastard and bring him to me quick p>
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