Chapter 121.1

“i’m sure he did.”

the child asked in a shivering voice. adam couldn’t agree with the question. nor was it a question that needed an answer in the first place.

the child was convinced.

he’s abandoned her.

“no, it’s not.”

adam belatedly denied it, blaming himself for not being able to open his mouth immediately.

“your father is not a terrible human being enough to abandon his children.”

the child’s eyes narrowed as she was surprised by adam’s confident answer. adam quickly went on.

“i know because i’ve been to the gambling house where he works.”

“then have you talked to my dad?”

adam was taken aback by the unexpected question.

fortunately, the child looked relieved that she didn’t notice adam’s lie.

adam was seized with a strange sense of guilt.

the father of a child is a terrible human being who tries to secure his child to borrow the stakes.

it was trash that disappeared leaving a young child alone in a slum in a country where words were not communicated.

however, such a human being was everything to the child, and adam could not deny it.

a child’s blind affection for the caregiver who gave birth to and raised him is like a religion.

thanks to this, parents become more than just necessary for their children to survive.

adam knew he couldn’t be such a thing to a child. all he could do was comfort her.

perhaps because he was dissatisfied with the fact, adam talked about his plan to find the child’s father on impulse.

“let’s go find him.”

“my dad?”

“i know where he is.”

recalling the conversation he had with the employee, adam recited the names of the casino where the child’s father would be.

adam felt relieved for some reason as the child’s eyes, which had been dark all along, began to look lively.

yeah. she’d instead go find him than just wait like this.

maybe a man will come to his senses when he sees the poor child.

adam felt uncomfortable when the child was weak, and he felt better when the child smiled broadly.

i hope you laugh more and be sad a little more.

shouldn’t that father feel the same way?

parents should have done so.

“when you’re feeling better, go find him, okay?”

adam patted the child on the head carefully.

the child’s skin was still warm in his hand. when will this fever go away? and when will the sweet smell that makes him feel weird disappear?

the child answered briskly to such worries.

“yes, i’ll get better soon!”

that night.

the voice of a dead mother suddenly struck his heart as he was guarding the sleeping child.

“why! why did you become such a monster? you were the only one i had!”

adam gently gripped the child’s fingertips.

you know, mom.

if i knew i was going to awaken as an alpha, making you sad, i wouldn’t have been born.

i’m sorry i’ve become your most hated person. i’m sorry i didn’t make my mom happy.

and i’m sorry again.

mom wanted me to die, but i want to live now.

“dad…”

for this kid who doesn’t care if he’s an alpha. for those who accepted him ultimately.

he wanted to live, more desperately than ever.

“if i feel better, i’ll go find you.”

honestly, he doesn’t know if he’ll welcome her. at least he’ll stay with her.

if she doesn’t mind…….

the child disappeared.

was it the source of the trouble that he gave detailed directions to find her father? was it because he sometimes scolded her for not being able to do anything alone?

she seemed to have gone to find her father alone.

when he visited the casino late, he couldn’t even find a trace of the man. so was the child.

instead, there was a vicious rumor surrounding the father and daughter.

“did you hear that? the body that floated into the sea last weekend was a father and a daughter.”

“ah, yes. i heard it was a korean tourist.”

“that’s right. i guess the bullies killed them by example because they didn’t pay back the money he borrowed from them.”

“oh, my god…”

adam did not believe that the father and daughter in the rumor were the child and father.

only one or two korean tourists are visiting this place. besides him, there must be another human being who brings his young child into and out of the gambling house.