Chapter 233: MEANT TO BE_Secretly Married to a Chaebol Alpha

<h4>Chapter 233: MEANT TO BE</h4>

 OH MY GOSH, I have a paternal uncle?

 Garam was in disbelief while reading the documents that Song Sihyuk handed to him.

 Lim Minseok.

 Jang Jihyun.

 Those were the names of Seulgi’s biological parents.

 The names were familiar because...

 "They are the couple who died from the ne crash..."

 "Yes, you’re right, honey," Song Sihyuk said while nodding. "Lim Minseok was your parental uncle. He was the younger brother of your father."

 Garam gulped, still in disbelief. "I’m older than my paternal uncle by five years..."

 "Yes, your father and your paternal uncle had a huge age gap between them. And, to be honest, your grandfather had your father at a very young age."

 "How young?"

 Garam had to ask because he couldn’t concentrate on reading the documents anymore.

 It will be faster to just ask Sihyuk Hyung.

 "Your grandfather was only 15 years old when his partner gave birth to your father."

 "Aigooya."

 "That’s exactly why your grandfather and his partner at the time left your father in the orphanage," Song Sihyuk said, and then he provided more pieces of information without being asked. "Your father, 25 at that time, and your grandfather, 40 at that time, actually got married to their respective partners at the same year. But you were already five years old when your grandfather’s partner gave birth to your Uncle Lim Minseok."

 "Oh. Granfather’s partner must have a difficulty in getting pregnant."

 "No, your grandfather married his partner when his partner was barely an adult. So, they had to wait until his partner finished college before they started a family."

 "Give me ages, Hyung."

 "Your grandfather married a 20-year-old Omega when he was 40."

 "My grandfather was worse than you, Hyung."

 Yeah, his grandfather’s partner was 20 when they got married, while Garam was only 18 when he married Song Sihyuk.

 But, at least, Hyung was only in his twenties at the time.

 Song Sihyuk smiled awkwardly. "I’m sorry, honey— most Alphas don’t have morals, especially when they already find their partner."

 "Oh. My grandpa was an Alpha..."

 Song Sihyuk nodded. "Anyway, your grandfather and his partner were already both gone before Seulgi was even born."

 "Did they die at the same time?"

 "No. Actually, your grandfather’s partner had a terminal disease. Apparently, that was the reason why your grandfather and his partner decided to get married early."

 Oh.

 "Your grandfather’s partner died ten years ago," Song Sihyuk said. "Eventually, your grandfather grew weak after his Omega died. Apparently, your grandfather died of a broken heart three yearster after his partner’s death."

 "Ah, I see."

 It was sad, alright.

 But Garam couldn’t really sympathize that much with the grandfather that he had never met.

 He did feel bad about his uncle, though.

 If my calction was right, then my uncle lost the person who gave birth to him when he was only in high school. Then he lost my grandfather when he was in college. He must have had a rough life.

 "Your uncle, Lim Minseok, dated Jang Jihyun for ten years before they got married. A yearter, after their marriage, they gave birth to Seulgi," Song Sihyuk said, almost done wrapping up the story. "And, as you already know, the couple tragically died on that ne crash a few months ago— leaving Seulgi all alone."

 Haaah.

 Garam realized howplicated his family tree was.

 And that was only on his father’s side of the family.

 I’m afraid to find out about my mother’s side of the family— not that I’m interested in finding them.

 "Honey?"

 Garam lifted his head and met Song Sihyuk’s worried eyes. "So, Seulgi is my cousin?"

 "Yes, ording to the result of the investigation," Song Sihyuk said while nodding. "But, to be sure, you can get a DNA test with Seulgi to determine whether you are cousins or not. It’s possible to determine if she truly is your cousin using that method."

 "Alright, let’s do that, then," Garam said while nodding. "I want to know if Seulgi is really my cousin."

 ***

 "OPPA, I think I’d want to be Seulgi’s bodyguard instead of yours."

 Song Gunwooughed after hearing what Shin Jina said.

 It was obvious that his young friend was enamored by his younger sister.

 "I don’t mind if you change your goal and be Seulgi’s bodyguard in the future," Song Gunwoo said, smiling while gently patting Shin Jina’s head. Shin Jina was only two years younger than him, but he still saw her as a baby sister, just like how he saw Seulgi. "After all, you’re going to protect one of the most important people in my life."

 "But I made a promise to Uncle Garam that I’ll protect you," Shin Jina said while ying with Shin Jina inside the ypen. "So, I’ll just work harder to protect you and Seulgi."

 "I’m sure you can do that, Jina-ya. You’re the strongest kid I know, so I’m confident."

 "Thank you for thepliment, Oppa."

 Song Gunwoo just smiled and nodded.

 "Unnie, Unnie, Seulgi wants that," Seulgi said while pointing at the golf ball outside the ypen. "That’s Seulgi’s favorite."

 "Okay, baby," Shin Jina said while getting up. "Unnie will get it for you."

 Song Gunwoo, after making sure that both kids would be fine ying on their own, shifted his attention to his phone.

 He was busy chatting with his ssmates and cousins.

 And, to be honest, he was starting to get annoyed.

 Why do they keep on running their mouths about things they know nothing about? Am I being too lenient on them? Do they see me as a pushover, just because I ignore most of their antics?

 Hmm.

 I wonder what Daddy would do if he were in my shoes?

 Song Gunwoo didn’t have to think long and hard, though.

 I just have to put them in their ce. Right, Daddy?

 "Gunwoo Oppa, you’re smiling creepily again."

 Hmm?

 Song Gunwoo turned to Shin Jina and realized that the kids were out of the ypen already.

 Shin Jina was carrying Seulgi in her arms, and the girls were giving him weird looks.

 "Oppa, creepy smile," Seulgi said, obviously just repeating what she had heard from Shin Jina. "Seulgi doesn’t like Oppa’s creepy smile."

 Song Gunwoo smiled apologetically. "Sorry, youngdies."

 Both Shin Jina and Seulgi beamed after getting called ’youngdies.’

 How cute.

 "Young Master, Young Lady, Seulgi-ya?"

 There was a knock on the door.

 Song Gunwoo looked at the door. "Come in, Uncle Junho."

 When the door opened, Shin Junho— his Omega father’s aide, Seulgi’s nanny, and Shin Jina’s Omega father— entered the room.

 Everyone greeted Shin Juno, who smiled back at them.

 "Let’s go, children," Shin Junho said, smiling. "Dinner is ready."

 ***

 "DADDY, can I talk to you for a moment?"

 Hmm?

 Song Sihyuk was already preparing to sleep alone— because Lim Garam wanted to sleep in Seulgi’s room again— when Song Gunwoo visited him.

 And his son looked serious.

 "Come in," Song Sihyuk said, sitting on the sofa while drinking a can of beer. "Your dad isn’t here, so you can talk to me without a filter."

 His son was always careful about his words around Lim Garam, after all.

 "I know, Dad. That’s why I’m here," Song Gunwoo said, entering the bedroom. Then his son sat in the opposite chair. "I have school tomorrow, so I’ll go straight to the point."

 "Go ahead."

 "Daddy, you don’t mind having a fall-out with some of your cousins, do you?"

 "Huh?"

 "And you don’t mind if I piss off the children of a few politicians, right?"

 Song Sihyuk blinked while absorbing what his son just said, while Song Gunwoo remained smiling "innocently."

 That’s the smile he uses to trick his dad into thinking he’s a good boy.

 Pfft.

 Song Sihyuk burst outughing.

 I’m sorry, Garam-ah— but my blood is running strong through our son’s veins.

 "Some of your second cousins and ssmates must have pissed you off so bad."

 Song Gunwoo nodded. "There are things I cannot let slide easily."

 "Do you need my help?"

 "I just need you to handle the consequences, Daddy. We might end up severing our rtionship with a few important people."

 "I’ll trust your judgement, son," Song Sihyuk said in a serious tone. "So, do whatever you want to do— I’ll clean up after your mess."

 "Thank you, Daddy."

 "Just make sure you won’t be caught by your dad. And, if he does, make sure you exin yourself properly."

 "You won’t help if I get caught by Dad?"

 "Nah, you’re on your own if you get caught by your dad doing bad things," Song Sihyuk said, smirking. "I’m sorry, son, but I can’t win against your dad."

 Song Gunwoo pouted. "I’ll try not to get caught, then."

 ***

 THE RESULT was out.

 A few days after sending their samples for the DNA test, Garam and Song Sihyuk went to the hospital to get the result.

 It could have just been delivered to them.

 But they were there to talk to Dr. Seong Kyungmin anyway, so they personally went to the hospital.

 And the result...

 "Seulgi is really my cousin," Garam said, still in disbelief. But he was really happy with the result. "No wonder I feel drawn to her the moment I saw pictures."

 "And that exins why you resemble each other a lot," Song Sihyuk added. "You are blood-rted."

 That was good news.

 However...

 "Hyung, be honest with me," Garam said, looking at Song Sihyuk with a serious look on his face. "Did you agree to adopt Seulgi because you already know that she’s rted to me?"

 "No, not at all," Song Sihyuk said while shaking his head. "As I’ve said before, I almost forgot that I asked my men to dig through Seulgi’s background thoroughly. Even if she didn’t turn out to be your cousin, I would still love her to be a part of our family officially."

 Hmm.

 Well, Song Sihyuk didn’t look like he was lying.

 Plus, even if Hyung tolerates the things and people I love, it’s still obvious when he dislikes something or someone. But I don’t sense any displeasure from him whenever he talks about our Seulgi.

 And that put Garam’s heart at ease.

 "It seems like Seulgi is really meant to be a part of our family, honey," Song Sihyuk said, wrapping an arm around Garam’s waist. "I’m d you found her."

 "Me, too, Hyung," Garam said, smiling. "I’m d we found Seulgi."

 ***

 "HYUNG, I want to throw a big party for Seulgi once the adoption is finalized," Garam said excitedly. "This is one of the few times that I love being married to a chaebol."

 The usual adoption process for Betas was at least one year to four years.

 For an Alpha-Omega couple, it was at least 8 months to one year.

 But because Garam’s husband was the chairman of SG Group, the process would only take at least five days to a week.

 Yeah, it was abuse of power.

 But it was something that he would turn a blind eye to this time.

 "Sure, go ahead," Song Sihyuk said, smiling while looking at Garam’s face. "Are you that happy that we’re finally adopting Seulgi?"

 Garamughed softly and nodded, and then he sat on the Alpha’sp— facing him.

 Song Sihyuk immediately wrapped his arms around Garam’s waist to secure him on hisp.

 That much of PDA should be alright since they were at home anyway.

 Plus, the kids aren’t around.

 Seulgi was having a nap while Song Gunwoo was doing his homework in his room.

 Hence, only the two of them were in the living room at the moment.

 "Yes, Hyung. I’m really happy. Thank you!" Garam showered Song Sihyuk’s face with kisses. "Song Seulgi sounds good, doesn’t it?"

 "It does," Song Sihyuk said, smiling while caressing Garam’s face. "Now we just have to introduce Song Seulgi to the world in the grandest way possible."

 Oh, right!

 "I decided to ept Sua Noona’s business proposal, Hyung," Garam said, still smiling and still very excited. "I think that’s a good way to introduce Song Seulgi to the world as our daughter."

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Chapter 233: MEANT TO BE