Chapter 225: Throwing hands and cake
Seoha’s POV
Taesan’s arm is on my stomach as if he’s trying to imprison me when I wake up.
His eyes are still closed, he’s breathing softly and for the first time, I’m the one who woke up first.
A smile blooms on my face at how he looks and I can’t help but feel proud about it.
I might be obsessed and biased, but this man’s face is too handsome. My eyes trace his thick brows, the curve of his strong nose, and his pressed together lips.
I’m so used to seeing him scowl that his peaceful sleeping face feels foreign. ’Our mate is handsome’ my omega purrs and I nod in agreement.
Handsome but troublesome. I can’t believe he almost gave me a heart attack last night.
"Tch. I guess I’m not the only stupid one" I say, brushing my finger over his cheekbone. I have to remind myself to be mad at him for being mean to me, but I can’t...not after he knelt in apology.
Taesan makes my heart feel funny in a good way.
I finally roll out of bed and walk out of the room. My hair is sticking up in weird places, but I don’t bother fixing it, I just want water.
With one hand over my mouth, I stifle my yawn and make my way into the kitchen. Cool air hits my face as I walk in, and I immediately freeze at the sight of Choyeon.
Her hair is in a ponytail. Her clothes are designer brands, but she doesn’t look as refined as I’m familiar with.
She’s not even looking at me, yet she still scares me. I can still remember my first meeting with her.
I remember the way she degraded me and made me feel like dirt in this same kitchen, but today she’s not even looking at me.
"Hello" I greet, heading to the refrigerator as quietly as I can, and she looks up to acknowledge me.
Her eyes scan my body, and even though she doesn’t talk to me, I see the disgust in her eyes.
"Sorry" I apologize. I think I might have disturbed her day. She’s standing at the counter and decorating a cake.
"If you’re sorry, then leave" she snaps at me, voice icy and hands shaking. She’s trying to write something on the cake with the piping bag.
"D-do you need hhelp?" I ask and she scoffs.
"The only help I need is your disappearance. Really, is it that hard for you to get lost?" she asks, still struggling with the piping bag.
"No. It’s not hard for me to get lost. I just won’t be doing it" I tell her and she drops the bag. That’s when I see the writing on the cake.
’Happy birthday Taesan oppa’
Happy birthday?
I move closer to the cake and Choyeon folds her arms across her chest. "From the look on your face, I guess you didn’t know it’s Taesan’s birthday" she says and I don’t give a response.
What can I possibly say? It’s my mate’s birthday and I didn’t know about it?
"You see? You will never be good enough for him. Taesan needs someone smarter and not you"
"Choyeon-ssi, you’re crossing a line" I say quietly.
She’s making me feel shame and guilt and anger. I haven’t done anything wrong to be treated this way.
"What if I’m crossing a line? I’m Sooin’s aunt after all. Taesan would never kick me out, he knows I’m all she has in the life" Choyeon says with a smile.
That’s an uncrossable line.
"Stop lying please. I’m Sooin’s mom, Sooin’s real mom" I hear myself yell and the kitchen goes quiet.
"You’re delusional too?" Choyeon asks.
"Sooin is mine. Taesan too is mine. They are both mine" I hiss at her.
"You tell yourself that Sooin is yours? You’re so sick. I saw my cousin carry her. Jaemin didn’t suffer for nine months for an omega whore with an age gap kink to steal it all away!" Choyeon screams at me.
My throat dries up as I look at her face. She believes her own words.
It’s either she doesn’t know about what her cousin did, or she’s just being really mean to me.
"You came from nowhere ruined it all...y-you whore, low class, omega nobody!" Choyeon finishes her words and someone taps her from behind.
"I’m sorry, Choyeon-ssi, but I think Seoha is too nice to hit a lady" Jisu says with an apologetic look on her face.
Choyeon stares at the place Jisu touched on her shoulder with rage.
"How dare you touch me? who the hell do you think you are?" Choyeon hisses and Jisu gives her the brightest smile ever.
"Me?" she asks.
"I’m just an employee of Captain and Captain’s wife" Jisu says before she rears her hand back and lands a punch on Choyeon’s face.
My jaw drops at the sight.
"You are the trashiest of all trash" Jisu says, grabbing Choyeon’s hair and shoving her face into her birthday cake.
"Jisu!" I gasp in disbelief.
"Let me go! Let me go! I’ll sue you! I’ll ruin you" Choyeon screams and I just stand rooted in place...should I stop Jisu?
"You keep bullying everyone while begging for scraps of designers off your equally trashy cousin!" Jisu says, pulling Choyeon up and shoving her down again.
"Today is the last time you hurt people’s feelings. And especially the last time you disrespect Seoha oppa" the younger omega says and holds Choyeon by her hair.
"Apologize to him" she says.
"I’ll make you pay" Choyeon spits out cake instead, and as Jisu turns her in the direction of the cake again, she starts to scream.
"I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Okay, I’m sorry, Seoha-ssi" she yells and Jisu lets her go.
"That wasn’t so hard, was it?" Jisu asks in a cheerful voice and immediately, Choyeon falls to the floor, panting hard for air.
"Oppa, are you okay?" Jisu asks and I nod slowly, too stunned by what I just saw.
Did everyone Taesan hire turn out to be a potential mafia clan member or is Jisu just scary?
"Why are you looking at me like that, oppa?" she asks as if she didn’t just deal with one of my biggest bullies.
The sound of footsteps catches our attention and Taesan shows up at the door.
The alpha obviously just rolled out of bed, he is wearing only a pair of sweatpants and is barefoot.
"What’s going on?" he asks in the signature rough and deep voice.
"Nothing" Jisu responds with a big smile. Taesan’s eyes drop to Choyeon who is still gasping on the floor with cake on her face, and then they return to Jisu who is grinning too happily.
"Choyeon, give Jisu a raise" Taesan says and turns around to leave.
Heh?
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