Deception

Chapter 24

"Clinical trial?" Taehyung questioned.

Everyone was present in the packhouse dining room. Your family, including your newly acquainted niece, called Jung Yoojung, aged 3 and was so shy that she started crying when you attempted to carry her in your arms. Taehyung, Laura, and your godson Kim Bohyung, aged 4, was born a few months after you left and was the opposite of your niece. He was so outgoing that he started showing off his toys to you the moment you introduced yourself to him. Jimin and Rachel were sitting side by side while Jungkook sat at the head of the dining table with you sitting on his right. His parents moved to Switzerland after they handed the title over to Jungkook to enjoy their retirement life, which was a year after you left.

It took a year for him to comprehend and finally understand that you weren't going back anytime soon, and the only assurance he had was your note that told him that you'd be back.

You were casually talking about what you did during residency and told them that you were chosen to be part of the hospital's clinical trial team, specializing in repairing a female's uterus. Basically, helping women who had a dysfunctional uterus by making it functional without the need to perform a transplant. As a person who had a dysfunctional uterus yourself, you were determined to find a cure for yourself, so you worked harder than most and easily became your boss' favorite.

Humming in response, you nodded and took another bite of your steak cube.

"I was one of the candidates for the trial and also the team member involved in researching ways to repair a womb."

"You're one of the candidates?" Your brother gaped and you nodded again.

"In other words, you're experimenting with your own body again?" Jungkook asked and his grip on his cutleries tightened which caused his knuckles to turn white while he glared at the plate of food in front of him.

Oh shit. You scolded yourself and sheepishly looked around the table.

Everyone looked pissed, except Laura who looked indifferent and knew that you were someone capable of hurting yourself to achieve the results that you wanted, Rachel was casually eating since she already knew what you were doing, and the two children were looking around curiously.

"Technically, I was but there are also other patients. Okay, the point is, it ended successfully," you said, trying to conclude the conversation.

"So you can have kids?" Your mother asked hopefully and you nodded.

"Not from the clinical trial though, I had to get a transplant instead since the scars from the silver bullets were irreparable and the trial made...it worse..." You reluctantly said, eyeing their reaction.

Rachel met eyes with you and she gave you a face that told you to shut your trap because you were not helping the situation and was just digging deeper into your own grave.

"I'll take my leave first." Jungkook slammed his fork and knife on the dining table, startling you, and left the dining room.

Yoojung looked like she was about to cry and Samantha carried her from the baby chair and placed her daughter on her lap while Bohyung looked confused.

"Why is the Alpha angry?" He turned to Taehyung, his father, and asked.

"Because your godmother did something that had upset him."

"What did you do?" Bohyung turned his attention to you.

You released an awkward chuckle and took a sip of water while thinking of a way to escape. Stomping out like Jungkook seemed wrong since you were the one who caused this mess, so you needed an excuse before they started nagging at you.