“Now, what is all this talk about? So, are you…accused of embezzlement?”
Minsuk was so surprised that she couldn’t even speak properly.
“Speak clearly!”
Minsuk’s sharp voice struck Hyunseung’s eardrums. Unconsciously, Hyunseung covered his ears.
“…It’s true.”
Hyunseung’s voice crawled out. Now, he had no choice but to let it out, knowing that Minsuk would be shocked, and he wouldn’t be able to handle it alone.
Even in the company’s audit team, they started to suspect him, and the situation with Yoon Chang-sik, who was in prison, was uneasy, not knowing when his attitude might change.
“Why did you need the money?”
Minsuk’s sharp voice made Hyunseung feel nauseous.
“That was in the U.S…”
Eventually, Hyunseung confessed that he had debts from gambling during his study abroad.
“Gambling? Are you out of your mind? Oh, if the chairman finds out…”
It wasn’t a large amount, but whether it was a large or small sum wasn’t the important thing. If Chairman Cha, who valued Wooseong Construction more than his own life, found out about this, it would be the end for them.
“I’m sorry.”
Hyunseung said, hiding his trembling hands behind his back. However, Minsuk didn’t notice that Hyunseung was not in good condition at all.
Minsuk was always like that. She had no interest in her son’s current situation. To her, only the future that had not yet come into existence existed.
It was painful for Hyunseung to see Minsuk bewildered. He couldn’t understand how they had come to this point. But the bigger problem was that even at this moment, the only thing on Hyunseung’s mind was drugs.
“How did the company audit team find out?”
Minsuk, who barely caught her breath, opened her mouth.
“I think it was Kang Hyun’s doing.”
Hyunseung recently followed the suspicious newcomer. As expected, that guy met with Chul-yeong, Kang Hyun’s manager. They didn’t seem to have an ordinary friendly relationship. It was indeed someone planted by Kang Hyun.
“What? How did that guy…”
“…He planted someone in our department.”
After hesitating for a moment, Hyunseung opened his mouth.
“Ugh, that’s why I always told you to be careful. And if something like that happened in the U.S., you should have confessed sooner. Why did you let it escalate? Am I crazy!”
While he endured all kinds of humiliation, such as trying to build Hyunseung’s position at all costs, even if he had to die, like Chairman Cha or Kim Seo-jeong, his son was doing foolish things, wandering around like an idiot.
But it was already done. It had to be fixed. Minsuk slowly took a breath.
“That bastard Yoon Chang-sik hasn’t opened his mouth yet?”
“…No.”
“How much is his debt?”
“There’s still a little over 300 million won left.”
“Is that all you need to pay off?”
“He’s asking for a house for his family…”
“Ha!”
Minsuk messed up her hair, and Hyunseung stared at the absent-minded Minsuk with unfocused eyes.
“Is his mouth heavy?”
“He said he’ll shut it if we solve it.”
“Hyunseung.”
Minsuk’s once glamorous hair became disheveled.
“I’ve always told you. Don’t trust anyone.”
Minsuk’s sharp eyes and Hyunseung’s hazy eyes oddly contrasted.
“…Yes.”
“People, you see, once they get what they want, they’re never satisfied. They start demanding more.”
Like Cha Minsuk.
“So… What do we do?”
Hyunseung still seemed like a child to Minsuk.
“We have to make sure that bastard can’t pull off his trick again.”
Even if they had to use their family as bait.
Minsuk closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
‘Yes, stay calm. It’s ridiculous to fall apart at this point. I’ve endured worse.’
Minsuk gathered herself again.
“Don’t hide anything anymore. If there’s anything you haven’t said, say it now.”
“…There isn’t.”
Hyunseung avoided Minsuk’s eyes. Today, Minsuk seemed strangely like several people.
“Really?”
Minsuk, finding her son pathetic, asked again.
“Yes.”
“We should never hide anything from each other. Hyunseung, Mom always told you. This is the wilderness. It’s like a jungle. The moment you show any weakness, it’s instant death. You need to stay sharp.”
“…Yes.”
The words that used to sound scary when he was young now left Hyunseung indifferent to the wilderness or the jungle.
‘Where can I get money?’
Contrary to Minsuk’s anxious feelings, Hyunseung’s mind was solely focused on drugs.
“Boss, Madam has arrived.”
Kang Hyun stood up, holding his coat. When he went downstairs, Chul-yeong and Eun-gyu, the road manager, were waiting outside the van.
“Please get in, Boss.”
Eun-gyu opened the door.
“Kang Hyun.”
As the door opened, Yoon greeted him with a refreshing smile. Seeing Kang Hyun in a suit, Yoon’s heart pounded from the moment he walked towards her.
“Is that the look of falling in love again? Do you really like me in a suit?”
Kang Hyun teased, and Yoon blushed at the playful feeling. Kang Hyun gently stroked Yoon’s blushing cheek, and Yoon covered her cheeks with both hands, feeling a warm sensation.
“Do you like it that much?”
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
