Chapter 97.1

“i-i’m glad kang tae-oh died. well, that’s a relief. i’m glad to hear that.….” sera muttered, trembling like a madman.

as adam said, if kang tae-oh died, only two people would know this fact. she doesn’t have to worry about leaking the truth if she just handled adam.

fortunately, adam offered to solve this question quietly. although he will plan to take advantage of it in the future.

until then…

“at least, i bought some time. let’s start over.” sera nibbled at her nails. “kang tae-oh… you’re useless. i gave you that much money, idiot, but you can’t handle one of your tasks properly?!”

for a moment, the cell phone rang.

it was chairman seo.

* * *

the next day.

hae-won glanced at adam in the passenger seat throughout the drive. there was a sense of apology and anxiety in her eyes.

“we’re here.” adam looked out the window and muttered an insinuation.

the high wall surrounded seohwa.

“that’s right.” hae-won replied with an awkward smile and sighed quietly. she mentally couldn’t get out of the hospital room.

adam secretly opened his mouth looking at haewon, “haewon, i’m really fine.”

hae-won felt more guilty at adam’s calm voice.

that’s because chairman seo contacted adam as soon as he was discharged from the hospital.

it was an invitation, no, order, to have dinner together at seo mansion.

is it an illusion that the two people, who were not usually interested in adam, seem to be particularly interested in him recently?

it wasn’t a good sign anyway.

“today, if you hear something unpleasant…….”

hae-won slipped the rhyme.

“still,”

“don’t hold it in.”

the voices of the two were mingled at the same time.

hae-won couldn’t hear adam properly, but adam heard her clearly. nevertheless, he asked again because he thought he heard it wrong.

“huh? what did you just say, haewon?”

“i told you not to hold it in.”

hae-won replied in a clear voice. then, she gibbered as if she was a little embarrassed.

“o-of course, i don’t mean to be rude or anything. you don’t have to force yourself and stay.”

“do you mean you can leave anytime?”

“yes.” hae-won nodded solemnly.

adam answered hae-won’s words carefully.

“you mean you, who will be left alone in the end, will take responsibility.”

“i don’t care. it’s better than adam being in pain.”

“i’m the same.”

“what?”

“when hae-won receives punishment, it hurts here, too.” adam tapped her on the chest.

i can’t believe she’s willing to take the punishment for me. is this the impression i have on her? adam smirked inside.

“it’s an ordinary dinner party. she wouldn’t have called me to bother me.”

“that’s…”

hae-won blurted out the end of her words with a confident face.

“don’t worry about me. hm?”

“…….”

adam had a point. the problem was that haewon’s family was not ordinary.

chairman seo was never friendly. she was a terrible alpha supremacist and treated omega as subhumans. hae-won knew better than anyone how omegas were treated in this house. moreover, adam is an omega. it must be very difficult for him to face alpha chairman seo.

‘i have to be firm.’

hae-won got out of the car with all her might.

* * *

“the chairman is waiting in advance.” mr kim approached haewon and adam and greeted them politely.

‘that’s a big deal.’

adam was quite impressed when chairman seo, who was always arrogantly late for the appointment, came on time, no, earlier.

“a-already?” haewon, on the other hand, was perplexed.

i left earlier than the set time so we wouldn’t look bad…….

“then let’s go.”

mr kim headed to the drawing room with two people with opposite reactions.

“chairman.”

in the words of mr kim, the chairman slowly raised his head.

“i’m sorry, chairman. i didn’t know you were here first.….”

hae-won approached chairman seo sitting at the table and hurriedly bowed her head. but something surprising happened.

“never mind. i invited you, so it’s natural that i’m here early.” chairman seo did not press hae-won. rather, she looked so gentle that hae-won’s worries were overshadowed.

“sit comfortably. that’s right, mr kim. get the car down.”

“yes, madam.”

chairman seo added, looking at hae-won sitting across from her.

“it’s tea leaves i got as a gift from an acquaintance, and it tastes really good. the scent is soft. i saved it because i thought it would be good to drink it with my family someday.”

“……i see. thank you for your concern.”

hae-won nodded as she looked around chairman seo. she couldn’t believe she was included in the family.