Married For Now-Chapter 143: ANNOYING TROPE

Half an hour ago...

"THAT PLACE again?"

"Well, I chose a place that is familiar to you. I’m sure even if I tell you to go alone, you’ll still find a way to let your subordinates know your location. That’s fine with me."

Kim Heedo raised an eyebrow. "You know that only made you sound more suspicious, don’t you?"

"Oh, come on. I’m just trying to show you that I mean no harm."

"You expect me to believe that?"

"Heedo-ya, you already know who I am, don’t you?"

"Jin Taewook."

"Right. A civilian like me can’t fight a chaebol like you."

Heedo scoffed at the bastard’s blatant lie. "What kind of civilian sells drugs?"

"Ah, right. You found out about that, too. But, hey. In my defense, I had to contribute a little to the "family business" to secure my inheritance. I’d rather retire early than have Taejoon Hyung all of our father’s wealth—"

"Do I look like I care?"

"Right. This is something we should talk about in person. Are you coming?"

To be honest, Heedo had already made up his mind to meet Sanha.

He had questions that he knew the bastard would answer willingly.

I’m just wondering if I should tell Sohee Hyung first...

Hence, the hesitation.

"I’ll hand over Lee Junsu’s weaknesses to you, Heedo-ya."

Oho?

It seemed like Sanha thought Heedo was hesitating, hence the bait.

I should grab this opportunity.

"Alright," Heedo said firmly. "Send me the exact location again."

He hanged up before Sanha could talk back.

Done.

"You’re not going alone, are you?" Song Sihyuk asked, raising an eyebrow at him. "Kim Heedo, you’re not stupid."

"I’ll go alone, Hyung-nim."

"Your husband will kill you."

"I’m not going on a suicide mission," Heedo said, checking the message that he got from Sanha (who was using Shin Kang’s phone). It was the exact location of where they agreed to meet. He then sent the map to Song Sihyuk. "Hyung-nim, check your phone."

Song Sihyuk did, then raised his head to meet Heedo’s eyes. "You want me to follow you?"

"Please bring Sohee Hyung with you."

"Haaah."

"Please, Hyung-nim."

"I owe you and your husband a debt, so let’s get even with this," Song Sihyuk said, pausing for a moment. "But I can’t help you if this starts a big fight between you and your husband. Your husband looks like the stubborn type."

"That, he is," Heedo agreed while nodding his head. "But don’t worry, Hyung-nim— Sohee Hyung is too nice to hold grudges."

Right?

"Kind people are scarier when they’re mad, kid."

Heedo flinched because he knew that Song Sihyuk was right.

But if I tell Sohee Hyung, I’m sure he won’t let me go.

"Heedo-ya, don’t come unprepared," Song Sihyuk said. "Follow me— I’ll give you a few items."

And Heedo obediently followed the older Alpha to his car.

***

KIM HEEDO would say he came to the location a bit prepared.

Song Sihyuk gave him a phone that was hidden in the inner pocket of his jacket. The phone was connected to the older Alpha’s phone. Hence, Song Sihyuk would know what was happening in real time.

Moreover, the older Alpha also gave him a waterproof mini audio recorder.

It was hidden in his other inner pocket.

Alright, let’s get this done and over with.

As soon as Heedo stepped out of the car, the salty smell of the sea greeted him.

The scent was mixed with another Alpha’s scent, though.

"Hello, Heedo-ya."

Sanha, who was standing in front of the container house where they were supposed to meet, greeted him cheerfully.

"Stop talking informally to me, Sanha-ssi."

Heedo knew that Sanha was older than him.

He wouldn’t have minded it if other older people talked to him informally.

But Sanha sounded like he was talking down to him, so he hated it.

But maybe I just really hate this guy.

"You can talk to me informally if you want~"

"No."

"Aigoo, your personality is so stiff," Sanha complained lightly. "Sohee looks like a fun person, though."

Heedo glared at Sanha, annoyed at the bastard for calling Park Sohee’s name casually. "Don’t say my husband’s name."

"Ah, of course. Alphas and their possessiveness. Am I right?"

And that reminded Heedo...

"You were supposed to be a Beta."

"Right. That was my press release."

"Have you always been an Alpha?" Heedo asked. He didn’t want to admit this, but he was quite curious. "Or is there a medicine capable of changing a Beta into an Alpha now?"

"There are many, many on-going experiments that have the goal of changing Betas into Alphas. After all, there are more Betas who want to be an Alpha than Betas who want to be an Omega," Sanha said. "However, none of those experiments has succeeded yet."

"So, you’re a natural Alpha."

"Yep~"

"Then why are you pretending to be a Beta?"

"Let’s come in first," Sanha said, opening the door of the container house. "We’re going to have a long conversation, after all."

Heedo let out a sigh, but he walked towards the door.

"Ah, Heedo-ya. I’m sorry about this."

Huh?

Before Heedo could even react, he felt it— a stupid "dart" hitting his shoulder. When he looked up, he saw Sanha holding a tranquilizer pistol that was pointed at him.

The bastard shot him.

Dammit...

***

"ARGH..."

Sohee felt his heart drop to the floor when he heard Kim Heedo groaning in pain after the slightly silenced gunshot.

It was then followed by a thud, indicating that his husband fell on the concrete.

"Sihyuk-ssi, Kim Heedo was shot..."

Sohee said that in a quiet voice while covering the phone’s speaker.

"I heard it, too," Song Sihyuk said, his voice low as well, while driving, his eyes glued to the road. "That probably wasn’t a real gun."

Of course, that didn’t do anything to help Sohee calm down.

Right now, he was in the car with Song Sihyuk as the driver. The two of them were headed to where Kim Heedo met up with Sanha.

Three SUVs full of bodyguards are behind us.

Anyway, earlier, the Alpha handed him an old phone.

"That phone is connected to Kim Heedo’s phone."

Hence, Sohee and Song Sihyuk had been listening to the conversation between Kim Heedo and Sanha.

That was how they ended up listening to the gunshot as well.

"Sanha wouldn’t kill Kim Heedo," Song Sihyuk assured him even though it looked like he wasn’t sure either. "That bastard probably used a tranquilizer gun."

"But why did Sanha have to do that?"

Sohee was able to get the answer that he wanted when a familiar voice spoke on the other end of the line.

"Is that you, Sohee-ssi?"

It was Sanha’s voice.

Ah, so that was it.

Sanha knocked down Kim Heedo to collect the phone!

He knows...

Song Sihyuk, who realized the same thing, clicked his tongue.

"You’re probably surprised. I’m sorry for ruining your plan. It’s just that I grew up with thugs. One of the first things I learned as a child was to avoid getting recorded— be it a video or a voice recording. So, it became my habit to check if the people I’m talking to have a hidden camera or a recorder with them. Bad habit, I know."

Sohee wanted to say that he didn’t care, but he just bit his lower lip.

"Anyway, you don’t have to answer because it doesn’t matter who you are. But I have to apologize since I can’t let other people listen to my conversation with Kim Heedo."

Sohee wanted to say that it was useless.

After all, Heedo will definitely tell me everything later anyway.

However, he didn’t want to aggravate Sanha.

Hence, he kept his mouth shut.

"Don’t worry because I won’t move Kim Heedo to a new location. You’re free to come and follow us. Just knock on the door first because you wouldn’t like it when I’m startled."

Sanha said that in a friendly tone.

And, yet, Sohee got a shiver down his spine.

What a crazy bastard.

"Bye-bye."

And, just like that, the line ended.

Sohee knew that it would be useless, but he still tried to call the phone again.

As expected, it was already turned off. free𝑤ebnovel.com

"That bastard sounded crazy, but I don’t think he had any intention to kill Kim Heedo."

"He still hurt my husband when he shot him with a tranquilizer."

"Right, my bad."

Sohee clenched his hands tight, and then he let out a sigh. "It’s so frustrating that Kim Heedo didn’t discuss it first with me."

He wasn’t particularly venting to Song Sihyuk.

And he wasn’t really expecting a response from the Alpha.

Hence, he was surprised when he actually responded.

"Kim Heedo was worried that you might not allow him to go, and so he decided to leave first before informing you," Song Sihyuk explained. "He just didn’t want to make you worry."

"Is he stupid?" Sohee asked bitterly. "His stupid decision only made him worry about him even more."

The Alpha just cleared his throat as if he didn’t know how to defend Kim Heedo anymore.

This is really stupid...

As a reader, one of the book tropes that Sohee hated the most was when the main characters wouldn’t communicate!

Kim Heedo, your punishment wouldn’t just end with a sex ban this time.

***

WHEN Lee Junsu woke up, he found himself in a fancy large bedroom.

Alone.

But he could feel that there were several people outside the door.

Bodyguards, perhaps.

He could instinctively tell that he was locked up in what seemed like a villa, probably away from Seoul.

Sanha Hyung, that crazy bastard...

"Oh, you’re awake?"

Lee Junsu didn’t know if he should be relieved that Shaman Crystal was in the room or annoyed that the traitor had the audacity to act like nothing happened.

"I’m here to help you, Lee Junsu."

"Do you think I’ll still trust you after I found out that you’re working for Sanha Hyung?"

"Even if I know how you could steal Park Sohee’s luck the fastest way?"

Lee Junsu didn’t want to admit this, but that sounded tempting.

But he also didn’t want to look desperate, so he kept his mouth shut.

"I used my remaining strength to pray to my god," Shaman Crystal said, her eyes sparkling with greed. "I was able to see the one and only way you have to steal Kim Heedo from Park Sohee."

"Let’s hear it first," Lee Junsu said, pretending to be calm. "I’ll decide whether to believe you or not after listening to your "prophecy.""

But, instead of words...

Shaman Crystal handed over what seemed like an old dagger to Lee Junsu.

***

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