Unscented Trajectory - Chapter 60 - Chapter 60

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The man standing next to the bed looked down at him silently.

 

A well-behaved young man, lying on his side, making faint breaths, was deeply asleep with a rather pale complexion. He was quite concerned about his white skin with little blood. He was noticeably thinner than the last time he saw him.

 

He sat down slowly on the bed, raising his eyebrows, looking at the face that must have been in pain. He was careful that the bed would not shake and wake him up, but maybe he was sensitive because the closed eyes started to open. Soon the young man’s eyelids lifted slowly with a small moan.

 

He blinked a few times to focus, while a large hand gently touched his cheek. A different atmosphere than when dealing with Director Yoon or others warmly surrounded them.

 

“I think I woke you up.”

 

“… When did you come?”

 

“Just now.”

 

“I heard you only come in the evening… … .”

 

The man smiled softly.

 

“It’s been a long time since our Soohyun came to see us.”

 

Soohyun also smiled faintly at his father’s kind words, whom he met after a year or so.

 

As Soohyun sat up with his upper body raised, his father Jung Seohwan sat down next to him and pulled his shoulders. Soohyun, who naturally leaned his head on his father, closed his eyes as if still sleepy.

 

“After you’re done, you said you’re going to rest in the US, so are you planning to stay in Korea?”

 

Soohyun nodded his head at the question.

 

“I think that if I take a break, I will only think a lot. I think it would be better to make up my mind early.”

 

“If that’s what you want… … .”

 

Seohwan, who was gently stroking Soohyun’s hair, made a bitter face.

 

“Did you finish it well?”

 

“… … .”

 

His closed eyes were half-opened. He wondered if his eyebrows trembled slightly, then smiled faintly.

 

“It was easier than I thought, but I must have been too foolish.”

 

It was a voice mixed with a faint trembling. Seohwan, who looked sad, kissed Soohyun’s head and patted his shoulder.

 

“Good job. You went through a lot of trouble.”

 

“Thank you for trusting me and waiting for me.”

 

Seohwan hugged Soohyun without saying a word. It’s a pity that his skinny shoulders became smaller.

 

Seohwan, who had been holding him for a while, laid Soohyun down comfortably and pulled the blanket up to his neck.

 

“Sehyun said that she would come in early too, so take some rest until then and let’s have dinner together since it’s been a long time.”

 

Seohwan, who had patted the duvet-covered chest several times, briefly kissed Soohyun’s forehead as if he was a child, and then got up.

 

Seohwan left the room behind Soohyun and beckoned to Team Leader Kang, who was waiting outside, as if to follow him. Team leader Kang paused for a moment, and only followed after seeing two other bodyguards standing by the door.

 

“Director Yoon, tell Sehyun to come to the drawing room when she arrives.”

 

“Yes, Chairman.”

 

Director Yoon, who answered politely, checked the time. By now, Sehyeon, who heard the news of Seohwan’s quick return, must be running towards this place.

 

Seohwan walked into the drawing room on the first floor with Team Leader Kang. After team leader Kang closed the door, there were only two people left in the space.

 

Seohwan, who was sitting at the top of the sofa, gestured to the long diagonal sofa telling him to sit down. Team leader Kang, who politely sat in his seat, shuddered at the words he heard immediately.

 

“Is the investigation into Lee Joohyuk over?”

 

It was a simple question, but it contained a lot of content. Not only was he conducting an additional investigation into Lee Joohyuk at Soohyun’s order, but he also knew that the report had enough information.

 

“Don’t report this investigation to Soohyun.”

 

It was as if he knew it well.

 

In this investigation, there was something surprising even to team leader Kang. It was something he couldn’t figure out when he vaguely asked to release the person and investigate Joohyuk. After consolidating everything into the keyword ‘mental illness’ and looking carefully, only then did the correct results come out. In addition, he found information on Joohyuk’s secret fake mate and of the ‘Ossuary’ that he has been visiting every month.

 

Seohwan was probably aware of these two factors as well. Going back, long before Soohyun found out who his partner Joohyuk was, and even what happened at the time when Soohyun had an accident.

 

Team Leader Kang clenched his hand on his lap and asked a question.

 

“May I ask why you are trying to hide it?”

 

Seohwan smiled as he looked at Team Leader Kang, who was looking straight at him.

 

“Since the old days, when it’s about Soohyun, you talk a lot.”

 

“Sorry.”

 

“No, I’m not saying it because it’s offensive.”

 

Seohwan looked at Team Leader Kang in front of him.

 

He was now an efficient security team leader with dozens of subordinates, and he was a Dominant Alpha who had respected Soohyun from an early age. Soohyun was and will always be the first for him. Because he’s dominant, he’s been looked at by quite a few Omegas so far, but he’s never looked at him properly.

 

Seohwan placed his chin on the back of his hand and narrowed his eyes.

 

“Team Leader Kang.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Reflexively, the answer came out immediately.

 

“What do you think will happen if Soohyun finds out about it?”

 

This time, he did not readily answer. Because he knew how Suhyun would react.

 

“Now, I don’t think there is any need to report such things to the kid who came back after making up his mind.”

 

“But it was ordered… … .”

 

“It’s frustrating.”

 

Seohwan, with a sharp tone, called out his name this time.

 

“Kang Junwoo.”

 

The eyes that were cast down looked at Seohwan. It had been a long time since his name was called without a title.

 

“I’m giving you a chance now.”

 

Junwoo’s shoulders shuddered. He couldn’t understand what Seohwan meant for a moment. Then, soon, his eyes flutter.

 

‘With Pleasure.’

 

On the surface, there was no change in his expression, so he looked okay. If it wasn’t for the pheromone that fluctuated slightly.

 

“I don’t want Suhyeon to struggle with anything from now on. Whether it’s work, life, or ‘pheromone’.”

 

Junwoo’s fists were clenched a little tighter at the subtle words. Seohwan leaned forward and looked straight into his eyes.

 

“You know how to persuade him. I don’t want to feed you like that.”

 

“All right. … thank you.”

 

He expressed his gratitude in a small but clear voice. Seohwan patted Junwoo on the shoulder as if he liked him. IAs if telling him to work hard.

 

Then, with a brief knock, the voice of Director Yoon was heard.

 

“Chairman, I’m here.”

 

“Come in.”

 

Seohwan lifted his hand from Junwoo’s shoulder and glanced at the door. Junwoo, who got up from his seat, bowed deeply and headed towards the door. At that moment, Sehyun in a neat suit was standing in front of the open door. When Junwoo politely greeted her and left, the door closed.

 

“You came early, Dad.”

 

“It just happened. Sit down.”

 

Sehyun smiled softly and took a seat in the place where Junwoo was sitting.

 

“These days, they say you are preparing to join the Shinwoo group.”

 

The smiling face flinched, and the smile gradually subsided.

 

“That… … .”

 

“I told you not to interfere with Soohyun’s business.”

 

At Seohwan’s words, Sehyun frowned slightly and protested.

 

“But father, Lee Joohyuk, knowing what that child did to Soohyun for one year… … !”

 

“Whatever happens to Lee Joohyuk, it’s up to Soohyun to decide.”

 

The stoic expression on Seohwan’s face was momentarily terrifying. It was more anger towards someone who was not here than at Sehyun.

 

“Don’t do anything until he asks for help. That’s for Soohyun.”

 

Sehyun bit her lower lip with a dissatisfied face. Once the preparations were complete, it would be possible to drive out Chairman Lee Jungho of the Shinwoo Group and toss Lee Joohyuk away.

 

Seohwan, who caught Sehyun’s hands clasping his hands and saw them tremble, spit out words like a sigh.

 

“Don’t do anything useless and clean up your place.”

 

He buried his back on the sofa and looked at Sehyun’s face.

 

“Soohyun will take office as soon as he is ready. If you have any regrets, talk now.”

 

She had expected it, but there was no hesitation on her face. Rather, it felt like she was waiting.

 

“Is that possible? I was only temporary.”

 

Sehyun, who had quenched her anger towards Joohyuk, smiled a little.

 

“I would give that seat whenever Soohyun wanted it.”

 

Sehyun’s voice contained sincerity without any regrets. She knew very well that the seat she was sitting in was not hers in the first place.

 

* * *

 

Knock knock-

 

“Are you awake?”

 

Junwoo looked over the door and asked carefully. Sehyun also came, so he had to prepare slowly, but he was worried because he didn’t come out.

 

Fortunately, an answer came from within.

 

“I am awake.”

 

For some reason, his voice was a little hoarse, it seemed like he was still asleep.

 

“Can I come in?”

 

Normally, he would have said that he would wait outside, but asked as he was worried. He opened the door only after hearing the words of consent.

 

In the bathroom connected to the room, he could see the slightly damp hair that had just come out of the shower. Soohyun, who was wearing a white shirt, glanced over his shoulder. He looked like he was asking what was going on.

 

“The lady has just arrived.”

 

As if Soohyun knew, he nodded his head once and then buttoned his shirt up..

 

Junwoo gazed at Soohyun’s leg without realizing. As he was wearing a shirt first with his bare legs exposed, his eyes lit up. Even though he thought he needed to turn his eyes away, he subconsciously kept looking.

 

Junwoo, who was looking at Soohyun’s back, suddenly felt strange and took a step closer to him. Junwoo, who stood behind Soohyun’s back, took a deep breath for a moment.

 

Just then, when there should be no smell, a very faint smell passed by the tip of his nose.

 

Soohyun, startled by the strong presence behind him, quickly turned around. He stared at Junwoo with a serious face.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

It was too faint to even describe the scent. The strange aura that brushed the tip of his nose for an instant quickly disappeared. So much that he wondered if he was mistaken.

 

“No, I’m sorry.”

 

He wondered if Soohyun’s scent had returned for a moment, so he was expecting it. Now there was no smell at all.

 

Soohyun, who took his eyes off Junwoo and started putting on clothes again, asked calmly.

 

“How did the investigation go?”

 

He didn’t know that he would be asked that question right after he talked to Seohwan. Junwoo swallowed and answered.

 

“… We are still investigating.”

 

He lied to his boss for the first time. Fortunately, if it hadn’t been for Soohyun who turned around and was getting dressed, he might have been caught.

 

Junwoo did not try to correct his own selfishness, even though he bruised it. Contrary to information about why Joohyuk was mentally ill and to honor his mother, he learned all the reasons why he went to and from the ossuary every month, but in the end he kept his mouth shut.

 

“What do you think will happen if Soohyun finds out about it?”

 

Does he need to recall Seohwan’s question again? When he knew that, there was no way that the current Soohyun would not be shaken and would not give up.

 

“It is taking longer than expected.”

 

“Sorry. I’ll try to do it ASAP… … .”

 

“No.”

 

Junwoo, who was about to say something he didn’t even want to, quickly opened his eyes. His eyes met with Soohyun, who had just put on all the clothes.

 

“There is nothing more to know. Finish it up.”

 

If it was natural, it was natural. Now that he has completely changed his mind about Joohyuk, there was no need to know his past.

 

He had to answer that he understood. All he had to do was say that he would do as he ordered and that all investigations regarding Joohyuk would end here.

 

“May I ask why?”

 

Still, he wanted to check Soohyun’s heart.

 

Suhyun, who had kept his mouth shut for a moment, answered without averting his eyes.

 

“I don’t want to worry about him anymore. That is why.”

 

That’s it.

 

If that’s the case… … .

 

* * *

 

Joohyuk, who was looking out the window with a tired face from the back seat of the car, turned his head at the sound of the passenger door opening. Haejun, who said that he would be looked down on if he went to Lee Sihoon’s side with his current ignorance, finally returned.

 

Haejun sighed deeply and handed the envelope to the back seat. As if Joohyuk was tired, he quickly reached out and grabbed it.

 

“I did what you said. I also set up an attorney’s office, and the agreement was notarized and handed over. The authenticity of the document has been verified.”

 

Without even paying attention to Haejun, who had a complicated face, he opened the envelope. There were several documents inside, but as soon as he saw the first page, Joohyuk’s eyes stopped. The name of ‘Jeong Sehyun’ written on the document was obviously familiar. No, it was not just familiar, it was a name that one could not know.

 

Muyeol Group’s interim chairman and representative of MYS, the main company. That was the title of the current ‘Jeong Sehyun’.

 

Jeong Sehyun was the president of a huge conglomerate called Muyeol Group, but was very reluctant to be exposed to the media on the pretext of being a temporary worker. When there was an important interview, she would always send someone a level lower or a representative. So Joohyuk could never have guessed that Jeong Sehyun, who had such a background, and ‘Yoon Jaehee’, the oldest daughter in the private equity world, were the same person. The president was a young person who was not even 40 years old, so he wondered if it was a temporary job.

 

Joohyuk frowned slightly.

 

As Yoon Jaehee, Sehyun did not simply own a stake in MYS. As a representative, she clearly had a hand in it. If that was the case, it would not have been difficult to create a record that Soohyun was a member of MYS.

 

Besides his older sister, Lee Sihoon could not find out exactly who Soohyun’s parents and background were. Even if he looked at Sehyun right now, it was a temporary job and she will have to give up the seat to someone else, but she was already the chairman of the huge Muyeol Group and the representative of MYS, the largest security company in Korea. It was easy to guess that she and Soohyun’s family would be unusual.

 

“Let’s do an investigation about Jeong Sehyun.”

 

“I’ll do it, but as you know, the Muyeol group isn’t a good place to start. As an investor, Yoon Jaehee is even more difficult to find. A detailed investigation… … .”

 

“I know. There is nothing to be rescued by investigating deeply, so let’s focus on one thing.”

 

Joohyuk paid attention to Sehyun’s title written on the document.

 

“If you are not exposed to the media, there must be a place where Jeong Sehyun must attend in person. Find out what it is.”

 

No matter how reluctant to reveal her true identity, Jeong Sehyeon is the CEO of a company and a person who sits as the interim president of the Muyeol Group.She will not send a replacement to where a head needs to go.

 

“Investigate the big charity parties or business parties. A place where journalists cannot go.”

 

Joohyuk raised his eyes and met Haejun.

 

“This is something only you can do. You can’t leave it to anyone else, and only you should investigate.”

 

He quickly understood what that meant. Haejun knew that the time had come to secretly greet the Omega figures who he had stepped on for his own safety. Somewhere in their huge network, there must be information Joohyuk wants.

 

Joohyuk’s eyes turned to the documents again. This time, he looked down at the name of her younger brother Jeong Soohyun, not Sehyun. The only information about him was ‘Jeong Sehyeon’s dominant omega brother’. If so, the only way to connect is to meet Jeong Sehyeon in person.

 

‘I have to meet you somehow.’

 

Joohyuk’s fingertips swept over Soohyun’s name sadly.

 

* * *

 

It was difficult to fall asleep even at night. He used to get sleepy so often in broad daylight, but for some reason, at night, his eyes became muddy and he seemed to spend a lot more time tossing and turning.

 

Soohyun, who was lying on the bed and looking out the dark window, finally sat up. His head, which had been deliberately not thinking about falling asleep, quickly became complicated.

 

“Is your scent as sweet as that child?”

 

The words Joohyuk said were still floating around in his head. He should stop thinking about it.

 

To forget Joohyuk’s still vivid voice, he picked up the cold mug on the side table. When he filled the glass with water and drank it at once, he felt a chill in his throat and brain.

 

He took a deep breath in a more relaxed state.

 

For an instant, he felt his head throb and frowned. He felt a slight fever when he unconsciously put his hand on his forehead.

 

‘It’s strange these days.’

 

Like now, there were occasional headaches or a slight fever. It was difficult to fall asleep at night as if he had insomnia, but once he fell asleep, he slept long enough to wake up only after someone touched him. If he counted the total sleep time alone, it felt like he slept almost twice as much as before.

 

A strange uneasiness came upon him.

 

“It’s not a highly recommended method.”

 

The day he left Joohyuk’s penthouse, he remembered the conversation he had with the doctor at the Omega Specialty Hospital.

 

“The morning contraceptive pill containing high doses of hormones is very bad for the body. Side effects cannot be ignored, and it can lead to pheromone imbalance.”

 

The relationship with Lee Joohyuk ended that day. The last time he had sex as an alpha and an omega drunk in heat, he completely cut off Joohyuk from his heart. And he had to go to the hospital to remove the traces he left with his own hands.

 

He was a dominant Omega, and he had a heat cycle, and he even made a note, so he knew without thinking too much. If left alone, pregnancy was certain.

 

“It doesn’t matter.”

 

Now that he was not feeling well, he couldn’t be bothered.