Marriage with the Beast Senior - Chapter 26

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Chapter 26

 

Only then did the Principal approach and begin to comfort Yoomin.

 

“Teacher Yoomin, what on earth happened….”

 

“I’m sorry, Principal. Because of me… what if Haneul says he won’t come to the academy anymore?”

 

“….”

 

“I’m truly so sorry….”

 

“It’s not like anything happened directly to Haneul, surely he wouldn’t do that?”

 

“….”

 

“And if he says he’s too anxious to continue, we have to respect that. Teacher Yoomin, you don’t need to feel like such a criminal. It’s not like you deliberately invited that Kim Byeongtae or whatever pervert to our academy.”

 

Yoomin let out a stifled breath and took a deep inhale.

 

However, it felt stuck in her chest and wouldn’t come out.

 

The Principal, watching Yoomin’s condition, gently patted her shoulder.

 

“Teacher Yoomin. It’s okay. Living life, all sorts of things happen. Don’t blame yourself too much and hurry home to rest.”

 

It was the Principal who could lose students due to Kim Byeongtae’s rampage at the academy.

 

“I need to strengthen the academy’s security. Maybe because we don’t have many students, I’ve been too lax about letting just anyone come and go. This is my oversight. Teacher Yoomin did nothing wrong.”

 

She insisted until the end that it wasn’t Yoomin’s fault.

 

“Thank you, Principal….”

 

Yoomin sincerely expressed her gratitude to the Principal before leaving the academy.

 

On the way home, the sunlight suddenly beat down intensely.

 

When had the weather become this hot?

 

After walking for only about 10 minutes, she was sweating profusely and felt like she might get dizzy.

 

Or maybe it was because her mind was too unsettled.

 

She looked around for somewhere to sit.

 

Fortunately, there were street trees and benches scattered about.

 

Yoomin went to sit in the shadiest spot she could find.

 

From the Principal’s perspective, it was just an unwelcome visitor who came and left, but for Yoomin it wasn’t that simple.

 

How would Kim Byeongtae relay things to Yoomin’s family?

 

How would Kim Byeongtae describe the relationship between Seol Jaejun and herself?

 

In that case, how excessively obsessive would Hong Suji become?

 

There were more than just one or two things to think about.

 

Moreover, Kim Byeongtae would pressure Yoomin’s family just like he had pressured her earlier.

 

Saying his father had become more critically ill.

 

If that happened, Grandfather, who hadn’t openly forced her to meet with Kim Byeongtae these past few days, might change.

 

Telling her to hurry up and get married for their sake.

 

Last time it was a blind date, this time wouldn’t they force her to hold an engagement ceremony?

 

Her worries ran far ahead of her.

 

* * *

 

Byeongtae left the academy fuming and went to his car.

 

And the first thing he did was call Yun Bosal.

 

“Yun Bosal! With all the money I’ve given you, why haven’t I gotten my hands on a bride yet!”

 

-Soon. Please wait just a little longer.

 

“That damn ‘wait a little longer, wait a little longer’…! I’m in a hurry! Father could die any day now, and if I can’t receive the inheritance the way I want, you better be prepared too!”

 

Byeongtae abruptly hung up the phone.

 

The money he had given Yun Bosal so far was a huge amount—enough to buy several buildings in the provinces and still have money left over.

 

After pouring in that much money, she should have brought him a proper bride by now.

 

Taking all that money and just repeating the same words about waiting.

 

When he said he’d find another woman, she half-threatened him that if he didn’t marry a woman who matched his birth chart’s five elements, he’d repeat the same cycle as before.

 

It wasn’t like he had wanted his previous wives to die.

 

His inability to control his explosive temper and carelessly swinging his arms had driven them to their deaths.

 

Since it wasn’t intentional, it naturally meant he hadn’t killed them.

 

This time, the famous Yun Bosal said it had to be Hong Yoomin and no one else.

 

Originally, the one tied to him by the thread of fate—the red string—was Hong Suji from the Hong family.

 

She said that living with Hong Suji would teach him real love that he had never experienced before.

 

According to Yun Bosal, he unconsciously drove his wives to death.

 

She frightened him by saying this would torment him for life, and that their deaths would follow him throughout his life, causing everything he did to go wrong.

 

So Yun Bosal said she had used a protective method for him.

 

Since Hong Suji and Hong Yoomin had the same birth chart, marrying Hong Yoomin would cause no problems.

 

Even if he ended up wanting to kill Hong Yoomin and did so.

 

His heart wouldn’t be that troubled.

 

Everything he did would go well.

 

Though it seemed absurd, since Hong Suji and Hong Yoomin having identical birth charts and Yun Bosal’s words had never been wrong, he had decided to marry Hong Yoomin.

 

But the problem was that while his father, who was supposed to leave him the inheritance, was becoming increasingly critical, he couldn’t even dream of marriage, which frustrated him immensely.

 

On top of that, some strange guy was attached to Hong Yoomin.

 

He had crumpled up the business card the man gave him and thrown it on the passenger seat floor as soon as he got in the car.

 

He leaned his upper body toward the passenger seat again and picked up the business card.

 

His expression hardened even more as he unfolded and looked at the card.

 

“…Taehyeon Hotel… Vice President….”

 

No matter how much he liked alcohol and women, he wasn’t someone who pushed company matters to the bottom of his priorities.

 

So he was quite knowledgeable about economic and political affairs.

 

Recently, he had seen an article about the Taehyun Group chairman’s only son being scheduled to take the position of hotel vice president.

 

When he saw that article, he had predicted for the first time that a chairman would emerge from the hotel among Taehyun’s affiliates.

 

When the chairman’s only son was placed as vice president in the hotel, the most struggling of the affiliates, if that son achieved tremendous results, he would gain recognition for both legitimacy and ability, making the chairman position a sure thing.

 

“Fucking enviable. I should have been born into Taehyun.”

 

And now, finally. He had directly met the very person he had envied so much.

 

Even receiving a business card from him.

 

At first, he thought it was a scammer because the face was handsome enough to surpass an actor.

 

But the more he looked, the more he could see the Taehyun Group chairman’s face melted right into his.

 

‘W-was it real?’

 

Byeongtae had been so flustered that he had fled the scene immediately.

 

It was obvious that he and Hong Yoomin had something going on.

 

From his keen observation, they seemed like former lovers.

 

And the man seemed to have a lot of lingering feelings.

 

Would such a guy stay quiet if Hong Yoomin married him?

 

He’d probably cause a scene.

 

But now, if that scene involved the Taehyun Group chairman’s only son, the scale would be beyond imagination.

 

However, while his existence was frightening, his own life was also important.

 

In a hundred-year lifespan, he was still only in his mid-forties.

 

Since everyone else had died early, he hadn’t even had a chance to live freely with women.

 

So he needed to hurry up and get married to satisfy his selfish desires.

 

Of course, if he married quickly before the Taehyun Group chairman’s son could interfere, he would actually have the advantage.

 

Because.

 

There would be nothing good for Taehyun in messing with a married woman who was already his wife.

 

Even if his son caused a fuss, the group might actually turn a blind eye.

 

* * *

 

Fortunately, nothing happened to Yoomin until the weekend.

 

Byeongtae didn’t come to Yoomin’s family home.

 

It seemed he hadn’t told Grandfather about what happened at the academy.

 

So Grandfather and Grandmother wouldn’t suddenly call her out to pressure her about marriage or ask if she had a man.

 

Besides, if such a thing happened, would Hong Suji stay quiet?

 

Come to think of it, Hong Suji has been quiet lately.

 

Perhaps he wasn’t a gentleman after all, as suddenly there was a knocking sound at the door.

 

“Yes.”

 

When Yoomin answered quietly, the door opened.

 

It wasn’t like Hong Suji.

 

Usually she would barge in without even knocking.

 

As soon as Hong Suji entered, she glanced at Yoomin and then went to the chair in front of the desk.

 

She pulled out the chair and sat down, facing Yoomin who was sitting on the bed.

 

“What? Do you have something to say?”

 

When Yoomin asked, Suji didn’t answer right away and stared intently at Yoomin.

 

It wasn’t a look of glaring or wariness.

 

Rather, her gaze seemed to have softened as she pondered how to convey what she wanted to say.

 

“Nothing surprises me anymore, so if you have something to say, hurry up and say it.”

 

At Yoomin’s words, Suji took a deep breath and raised her shoulders high.

 

Soon she exhaled again and let her shoulders drop.

 

“I’m debating whether to tell you or not.”

 

“What is it?”

 

“But if I don’t say anything and you find out later, even though we’re cousins, you’ll probably call me trash or whatever.”

 

“So what is it that’s making you act like this?”

 

“There’s a University alumni gathering today.”

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