Wonwoo's Protection

31. Good News Bad News

“So?” Wonwoo asked his wife who just came out from the bathroom. They were in Changwon and after hurried greetings to her in-laws she quickly went to the bathroom to take the pregnancy test.

“It's positive!” And just like that Inha was swept away by Wonwoo who lifted her up with so much joy and happiness.

“Wonwoo! Put me down” Inha squealed as she was half-laughing half-crying, overwhelmed by the intense feelings that surrounded her now that it was confirmed that a tiny human was indeed growing within her.

As soon as she was gently put down by Wonwoo, Inha noticed her husband's face who was half-crying, half-laughing just like her.

“Thank you! Thank you so much!” He said holding her face and gently kissing her forehead. She just smiled back at him and wiped away the tears.

“Let's go share this happy news to your parents” she said and Wonwoo nodded his head.

“Kaja” he said, holding her hand tightly as they left the room to break the happy news to their family members. When the couple came to the living room they noticed that Inha’s father was already with Wonwoo's parents and that they were waiting for the couple to hear whatever they had to say.

Inha tightly clutched the pregnancy test stick as she took her place next to her husband who was tightly holdinge on to her other hand. All of a sudden she felt nervous to speak in front of her family but Wonwoo cleared his throat.

“So we have good news and bad news!” He said looking at his parents and Inha’s father. Deep down he was thankful that he understood the situation when Wonwoo asked him to come alone to Changwon and kept his word.

“We'll start with the good news” Inha interrupted and placed the test stick gingerly on the coffee table.

“Omo!” Mamma Jeon squealed as she placed her hands in her mouth, her eyes now wide with surprise.

“We are pregnant” Wonwoo said, still holding Inha’s hand and beaming a proud smile which translated to I know, I put that baby inside

“Oh sweetie! Thank you so much for giving this wonderful news” said Mamma Jeon with a happy-tearful smile, holding her daughter-in-law’s hands. “Although why would you make her pregnant when she's still in college?” She asked her son in mock anger for which Wonwoo gulped with guilt.

“And what is the bad news Wonwoo-ya?” Wonwoo's dad was concerned after listening to the good and happy news. That's when Wonwoo took out the broken GPS tracker from his pocket and placed it on the coffee table next to the pregnancy test stick.

“It's a GPS tracker that we found in Inha's bag” he said, his tone becoming serious as he looked at his father-in-law. “And we suspect your wife to have placed it so that she could track your daughter, Abeo-nim” This elicited gasps from his parents who were shocked after hearing what their son said.

“What makes you say that Wonwoo-ya?” Asked his dad as he lifted the broken GPS tracker to inspect it.

“That's because I have been tracked by her before Abeo-nim” said Inha instead before Wonwoo could answer. “But before discussing this further, I would like to show you something else” saying this Inha rolled the sleeves of the t-shirt she was wearing to show her scars to the three elders before her. She noticed how her father winced in pain upon seeing her hands and how glossed his eyes looked.

“Are those scars?” Wonwoo's mom gasped as she held Inha’s hands to take a closer look.

“Ne, Eeomo-nim”. Inha said, trying her best not to shed tears. “My step-mom and half-sister abused me. These are the burn scars from that” she said as a tear rolled down her eyes while Wonwoo held her by her shoulders to stop her from shaking uncontrollably.

“Did you know about this Kang Haram-ssi?” Asked Wonwoo's dad with a slight tremble in his voice. He still couldn't believe that his daughter-in-law was physically abused this way.

“I knew” Inha’s dad said resignedly and began to sob uncontrollably.

“If you knew about this, you should have done something Abeo-nim!” Screamed Wonwoo for which he was reprimanded by his mom.

“Don't scream at your father-in-law Wonwoo. I didn't raise you to behave in a disrespectful way” she said quite harshly.

“But still Eomma, Inha went through so much in her house. If only Abeo-nim…”

“My son-in-law is entirely entitled to yell at me for my coward behavior Woosan-ssi” Inha’s father said as he dropped down on his knees in front of his daughter. “My daughter, I am so sorry for turning a blind eye to the pain and suffering that wretched woman caused you. I was quite ashamed to face you and that's why I was a coward instead of protecting you. I am so sorry” he said facing his daughter who was crying so much.

“Appa!” She said crouching down to her dad’s level and hugging him as she too sobbed in her father's arms, the emotionally estranged daughter finally shedding her apprehensions to open up to her dad about the pain and torture she underwent.

“Wonwoo, let's give them some privacy” Wonwoo's dad whispered as

“Haesa, Wonwoo, let's give them some privacy. We'll talk together once they feel better” Wonwoo's dad said thoughtfully as he ushered his wife and son to leave the living room for the dad and daughter to reconcile and talk. Wonwoo left the room half-heartedly but knew that this reconciliation was long overdue and that it had to be done for Inha’s sake.
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A/N
Hiya!
Sorry I was away for so long!!! I had a terrible writer's block regarding this story and I didn't want to write a half-baked chapter. I hope this chapter is to your liking and I'll try to keep updating in frequent intervals henceforth.

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