It took Wonwoo a while to calm Inha down after her talk with her dad. It wasn't a reconciliation but more of having an honest conversation with each other. Inha opened up about her physical and psychological pain that she had to undergo because of her stepmom while her father only had words of apology for his dear daughter and future promises to protect her, a responsibility he couldn't uphold due to his cowardice and guilt. But now he had a purpose to take his wife down and he promised himself that he would go to any length to make that happen. The father and daughter shed a lot of tears but it only made them come closer together after having a lukewarm familial relationship.
Inha was now sleeping peacefully on Wonwoo's chest, his rhythmic heartbeat lulling her to sleep after going through an exhaustive ordeal of repairing her relationship with her father. Wonwoo was there for her throughout as he embraced and patted her back to make her sleep. He smiled at her sleeping figure and gently removed a few strands of hair that had fallen upon her eyes. He then gingerly laid his hand on top of her abdomen in which a tiny human was growing.
“Thank you” he muttered as he caressed her abdomen as he kissed her forehead. No matter how much he expresses his gratitude, for Wonwoo that was not enough to let the mother of his child know. He felt inadequate, powerless but with a renewed resolve to protect not only his wife but also the baby she is carrying.
*Our baby* and that was the last thought that was on Wonwoo's head before sleep overtook him.
When he woke up the next day, Inha was still on the bed sleeping peacefully. Thankfully she had scooched over to the other side as she slept which gave Wonwoo the opportunity to get up and begin his day. He wanted Inha to sleep in and left his room.
Outside he found his father-in-law having breakfast with his parents and he bowed at them.
“Wonwoo-ya! How is Inha?” Asked his mom as he sat on the floor mat with them.
“She's sleeping. It took her a while for her to sleep yesterday so she's in deep sleep right now and I didn't disturb her”
“Good good, she needs all the rest she requires.” She said and Wonwoo nodded his head. The breakfast table turned silent then and only the awkward sound of cutlery clinking were heard. Once they were done with breakfast Inha’s father requested to speak with Wonwoo and his father kindly gave them his study so that they could have their conversation.
The minute they reached the study, Inha’s father held Wonwoo's hands and broke down into tears.
“Jeon Seobang, thank you, thank you so much for taking care of my daughter,” He thanked his son-in-law. Hearing this Wonwoo was a bit taken aback at the sudden emotional outburst and tried to calm him down by holding his shoulders.
“Abeo-nim, Inha's my wife and I was just doing my responsibility to be there for her and take care of her. You don't have to thank me for it” he replied earnestly.
“Still, I am such a coward who couldn't even take care of his own daughter. I am glad that at least she has you” he said wiping his tears.
“Abeo-nim, what happened was in the past. Your daughter still needs you and I am glad you both reconciled. The only way you can help her now is to be there for her. So please be there for her henceforth. That's my sincere request” Wonwoo said gaining his father-in-law’s attention who seemed to calm down slightly.
“Yes yes, Inha said you found a few things about Sumi’s misdeeds with funds. What have you found?” Inha’s father said getting back to business. Wonwoo then shared his findings with him along with giving a copy of files he received from Ayat. Giving Taha’s business card to his father-in-law, he said:
“Abeo-nim, you should give him a call. He's my friend's husband and he's the one who pointed out regarding the influx of shares in your wife's name”
“I see, I'll surely call him. Also I have to fire my secretary first because I got to know that he was feeding information about my activities in the company to Sumi.” He said and continued:
“Also Jeon Seobang, thank you for giving me a chance to help my daughter. I don't think this would have been possible without your help”
“Not at all Abeo-nim. I am just protecting my wife”
Inha's father looked at Wonwoo after he said that and found conviction in his eyes. Wonwoo was everything that he wasn't when it came to protecting his daughter. And somehow seeing how fiercely Wonwoo was protecting Inha it only made his conviction grow further to protect his daughter.
“I'll become a good father to Inha and a father-in-law that you can call proudly” he replied with resolve.
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A/N
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