Secretly Married to a Chaebol Alpha novel Chapter 222

Chapter 222: BLOOD RELATIONS

"YOU DON’T WANT to adopt the baby because she’s not yours?"

Song Sihyuk frowned at Kim Heedo’s question.

Well, the younger Hyper-Dominant Alpha wasn’t really wrong. But when Kim Heedo put it that way...

It makes me sound more of a bastard than I actually am.

Anyway, right now, Song Sihyuk was having lunch with Kim Heedo at the restaurant in the hotel where the summit they attended had just ended.

These days, the two of them were often together since they were working on a new collaboration project between SG Group and Ilsung Group. And that wasn’t the first time it happened.

It wouldn’t be the last time either.

We just signed a memorandum of understanding to develop core 6G technologies.

"Hyung-nim, are you the type of person who believes that only blood-related people can be a family?"

Aigooya.

Song Sihyuk could tell that Kim Heedo was judging him already.

Honestly, he couldn’t blame the kid.

But, in his defense...

"Listen to me first, Kim Heedo. I’m not actually that fond of children," Song Sihyuk admitted. Yes, he knew he was digging his own grave, but he had to explain. Not that his explanation was doing him any good. "Of course, I love Gunwoo very much. But, when I tricked Lim Garam into having my baby, it was only because I needed an heir. And I needed a reason for my wife to stay with me."

Kim Heedo frowned. "How horrible."

"I know, I know. Anyway, as I was saying, I’m not that fond of children. I don’t feel the need for another child either. It’s not because I don’t want to adopt a child who’s not related to my wife or me."

"Really? You don’t sound convinced, Hyung-nim."

Argh.

Song Sihyuk let out a sigh. "Fine. I don’t want to admit this, but it seems like the case. But what can I do? I was raised in an environment where the illegitimate children in the family were treated badly. What more if a child who’s not related to us by blood became a part of the family? That’s why I can’t see myself raising a child not related to me. I’m afraid my evil relatives would only mock the baby for not having an ounce of our blood."

"That’s your karma for treating the illegitimate children in your family badly, Hyung-nim."

"Hey, I only messed with the illegitimate children who crossed me first."

"Whatever," Kim Heedo said, rolling his eyes. "Hyung-nim, Garam Hyung will be very upset if he hears about this."

"I know. That’s exactly why I can’t tell him why I don’t want to adopt the baby."

"But are you capable of saying no to Garam Hyung?"

"Of course, I’m not," Song Sihyuk said bluntly. "And that’s why I agreed to foster the baby for now."

"But why would you do that, Hyung-nim? Garam Hyung will only get more attached to the baby. Imagine how hurt he would be if other people ended up adopting the baby after taking her in as your foster child. That would be torture, Hyung-nim."

"No, I did that because I wanted to try hard."

"Try what?"

"Try to see if I could raise a child not related to me," Song Sihyuk said, sighing. "As you said, I’m not capable of denying my wife something he really wants."

"Even so, you’re being cruel," Kim Heedo said while shaking his head. "Hyung-nim, please don’t break Garam Hyung’s heart again." The younger Alpha paused for a moment before adding: "And have mercy on the poor baby."

***

"DAD, this isn’t Baby Seulgi?"

Garam chuckled while watching Baby Seulgi play with her dolls inside the playpen that he bought for her.

Song Gunwoo was sitting beside him, staring at his baby pictures.

"No, that’s not Baby Seulgi," Garam said, pointing at himself. "That’s me. Those are my baby pictures."

Song Gunwoo raised the baby pictures near Garam’s face. "But how come you two look a like so much, Dad? Not all babies look the same."

"I know, right? Maybe it’s a sign that Seulgi is meant to be a part of our family."

But Gunwoo calls me ’Dad,’ so she probably just copied him.

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