Secretly Married to a Chaebol Alpha

Chapter 259: INTRODUCTIONS

AN AGREEMENT?

"Do we really have to make Daeho Hyung sign this agreement, Hyung?" Gong Hanseo asked worriedly while reading the documents that Seong Kyungmin handed to him. "It sounds like we don’t trust Daeho Hyung to keep his word." He raised his head, looking at his lover curiously. "In the first place, we already have to sign an agreement with the agency. This seems excessive."

"I understand what you’re worried about, babe. But we can’t solely trust the contract that we have with Kang Daeho and the agency," Seong Kyungmin said gently. "You know that the agreement we have with them is illegal. So, we need a more concrete agreement that will make it hard for Kang Daeho to go back on his word."

Oh.

Gong Hanseo’s brain understood that, of course.

However, he still felt bad.

"I trust Daeho Hyung..."

"Yes, I know. But that won’t help us in court in case something happened, babe."

Haaah.

"Don’t worry, babe. The agreement also states that we’ll have to compensate Kang Daeho generously in case we change our mind about adopting his unborn baby."

"That won’t happen, Hyung."

"Yes, I know. I’m just saying. The agreement needs to be as fair as possible to every party involved."

But the agreement wasn’t really "fair."

This is why contracts are scary.

"Babe, my father helped us pull strings for this," Seong Kyungmin said. "He was the one who insisted on making a separate agreement with Kang Daeho to ensure that everything will go smoothly."

Gong Hanseo beamed. "Oh, Father-in-law helped us?"

"Yes. As you already know, my father likes you. He doesn’t care that you’re a Beta, and he doesn’t mind if we adopt a child completely unrelated to us."

"I wish Mother-in-law were the same."

"Abeoji assured me that he’ll talk to Eomma."

That was a relief.

Mother-in-law is scary, but Father-in-law has always been kind and supportive to me from the beginning of my relationship with Kyungmin Hyung. freewebnøvel.com

So, if it was his father-in-law who arranged that agreement, then...

"Alright. I’ll ask Daeho Hyung to sign this contract," Gong Hanseo said. "Hyung, don’t you think it’s about time you properly meet Daeho Hyung?"

Seong Kyungmin paused for a moment, and then he nodded. "Actually, you’re right— I need to meet him since I’m planning to transfer him to our hospital."

"Oh?"

"If we want the baby to be born safely and healthy, we need to take care of Kang Daeho."

"Of course."

Seong Kyungmin pointed at the documents. "As you can see, the agreement states that we’ll take care of everything Kang Daeho needs until he gives birth to the baby. According to my investigation, Kang Daeho lost a lot of money after his divorce. In fact, he’s currently living in a studio apartment. The neighborhood isn’t exactly ideal for a single, pregnant Omega like him."

That was something that Gong Hanseo didn’t know.

"Hyung, you ran a background check on Daeho Hyung?"

"Yes," Seong Kyungmin said while nodding. "Ah, I can see why you’re upset. But it was necessary, Hanseo-ya. I know that he was your college sunbae. However, it had been many years since you saw last each other, right? I’m sure that there are things that he cannot tell you."

"And that makes it right for us to run a background check on him?"

"Again, it is necessary, babe. But don’t worry. We didn’t dig that deep. The only information we extracted are those related to the baby."

"I’m not sure I’m liking this situation, Hyung."

"Well, this happens when you do illegal things."

Gong Hanseo couldn’t argue anymore since it was him who wanted to adopt Kang Daeho’s baby so badly.

Hyung is just doing this to ensure that there won’t be a problem.

"Okay, I understand, Hyung," Gong Hanseo said while nodding. "Thank you."

Seong Kyungmin smiled and nodded. "I have free time today," he said while checking his watch. "Should we go and meet Kang Daeho?"

***

GONG HANSEO and Seong Kyungmin drove to the studio apartment where Kang Daeho currently lived alone.

He didn’t expect Kang Daeho to live in such a shabby place.

The apartment complex was in a shady neighborhood, too.

How did this happen to Daeho Hyung? If I remember correctly, Hyung is from a decent family. Yes, I know that Daeho Hyung is too old to depend on his parents. But how could they let him live like this when he’s pregnant and newly divorced?

"According to the report I received, his parents were against Kang Daeho divorcing his husband. That bastard Alpha is the son of a medium-sized construction company, and Kang Daeho’s parents worked for them. That’s why Kang Daeho’s parents disowned him after the divorce to keep their jobs," Seong Kyungmin explained, his eyes glued to the road as he was driving. "Unfortunately, Kang Daeho doesn’t have his own source of income. Ever since he married his husband, he became a house husband without money of his own."

"Didn’t Daeho Hyung get alimony after the divorce?"

"They signed a prenup before they got married, so the bastard Alpha only paid the minimum amount of alimony that he was required to give Kang Daeho."

"Fucking scumbag."

Seong Kyungmin nodded in agreement. "That’s why we have to convince Kang Daeho to move to the place that we prepared for him."

"Yes, Hyung," Gong Hanseo said while nodding. "Leave it to me."

***

FIRST THINGS first.

Gong Hanseo introduced Seong Kyungmin and Kang Daeho to each other.

They’re the same age, but they chose to speak formally. Which isn’t surprising since they’re not close enough to be speaking casually to each other.

Anyway, Gong Hanseo was relieved that the studio apartment looked decent inside.

This is actually better than the studio apartment I had when I was in college.

Or maybe it was because Kang Daeho was good at interior design.

He made the space look bigger than it actually is.

Come to think of it, Kang Daeho was into creative arts back in college.

"Daeho-ssi, have you read the contract that we sent you?"

Gong Hanseo snapped out of his daydreaming when Seong Kyungmin spoke.

Right now, the three of them were talking over a cup of coffee in the tiny but cute dining room.

"Yes, I’ve read the contract, Kyungmin-ssi," Kang Daeho answered meekly. It looked like his sunbae was kind of intimidated by Seong Kyungmin. "You’re going to provide for me until I give birth to the baby, correct?"

"Correct," Seong Kyungmin answered while nodding. "Hanseo and I prepared an apartment for you near our hospital. It comes with a car and a parking lot. If you can’t drive, I’ll assign a driver for you."

"Oh, I can drive," Kang Daeho said, and then he shook his head. "I don’t need a chauffeur."

"Alright," Seong Kyungmin said, nodding. "Two housekeepers will come every day to clean the house and cook for you. You’ll also receive allowance every two weeks. Feel free to use the money for whatever you want to do or buy."

"You’re giving me an allowance?" Kang Daeho asked, surprised. "But you’re already giving me a huge amount of money on top of everything else."

Right.

Gong Hanseo was also surprised by the amount of money that Seong Kyungmin stated in the contract.

But it wasn’t his money, so he just kept his mouth shut.

"You need money to take care of yourself," Seong Kyungmin said casually. "Please don’t feel burdened, Daeho-ssi. We need you to be happy and healthy for the baby."

Aigoo.

Gong Hanseo had always known this, but he would still get surprised every time Seong Kyungmin treated other people coldly.

He’s only warm and gentle to people he cares about.

"If it’s for the sake of the baby, then I understand," Kang Daeho said while nodding. "I’ll sign the contract and accept all the benefits that come with it."

***

"YOU HAVE a good partner, Hanseo-ya."

Gong Hanseo smiled at what Kang Daeho said.

The two of them were in Kang Daeho’s room because he was helping his sunbae pack his things.

I don’t want Daeho Hyung to live here longer when the apartment is already ready.

Hence, Seong Kyungmin stepped out to make the necessary phone calls to make sure that Kang Daeho could move to the apartment without a hassle.

Seong Kyungmin was the type to move fast when something was needed to be done.

That’s my man.

"Kyungmin Hyung is really reliable," Gong Hanseo said proudly, smiling. "I’m glad that I have him in my life."

He wanted to brag more about Seong Kyungmin, but he held back.

It would be insensitive of me to brag about my partner to someone who has just gotten divorced.

"Kyungmin-ssi is an Alpha, isn’t he?"

"Yes, he is."

"And he also came from a prestigious family."

"Uhm, yeah."

"Hanseo-ya, you’re really lucky that Kyungmin-ssi’s family accepted you, despite being a Beta."

Uh, not really.

But Gong Hanseo didn’t find the urge to say that Seong Kyungmin’s mother hadn’t really accepted him yet, so he just kept his mouth shut.

Plus, he felt weird because of the things that Kang Daeho had just said.

"But, then again, you’re a good person," Kang Daeho said, smiling. "That must be why you are loved by an amazing Alpha, despite being a Beta."

’Despite being a Beta.’

Kang Daeho said it twice.

But Gong Hanseo could only smile awkwardly.

Why does it feel like a backhanded compliment?

***

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