Doh Yihyun gave a lukewarm nod. Whether he went to the hospital or went home, he was going somewhere anyway. Since Seo Jeongun had asked vaguely, there was no need to answer seriously.
"Really? Then I’ll wait."
At Yihyun’s indifferent nod, Seo Jeongun returned with a cryptic remark. Not stopping there, he suddenly pushed his face into Yihyun’s field of vision, lowering his long lashes and curling his eyes into a suggestive smile.
"I refuse."
Yihyun rejected him outright and got into his car. This was not some kind of riddle exchange—he had no idea what nonsense this was.
At least Seo Jeongun seemed to know basic manners, as he did not try to get into Yihyun’s car.
"...This won’t do. It’s dangerous."
After carefully checking Yihyun’s condition, the Doctor shook his head with a grave expression.
"Is it that bad?"
Sitting slightly reclined on the bed, Doh Yihyun looked up at him.
"You need to at least eat something..."
The Doctor trailed off, his gaze lingering worriedly on Yihyun’s sharply defined jawline, which had grown noticeably gaunter in just a few days, and the thick needle inserted into his firm arm. Concern settled under the Doctor’s eyes.
Yihyun was only eight weeks pregnant.
Yet his morning sickness was already severe. Even medication had little effect, and as time passed, the symptoms only worsened.
Whenever his condition deteriorated, Yihyun came to the hospital for IV fluids. Thanks to that, he could still manage his daily life for now, but the real problem was what lay ahead. There was a limit to how long he could rely on IVs.
"You still have no intention of bringing the baby’s father?"
"The baby’s father is me."
"Who doesn’t know that? I mean the other parent. Or is it the baby’s mother?"
Doh Yihyun pressed his lips into a thin line and lowered his gaze.
Frustrated with his stubbornness, the Doctor struck his own chest with his palm.
"It’s not easy for an Omega to have a child alone without an Alpha. Especially for you, with such weak Omega traits, it’s even more dangerous. Yihyun, you know that, don’t you?"
Setting down the chart, the Doctor tried to persuade him seriously.
A pregnant Omega needed an Alpha’s pheromones. Without sufficient exposure, the Omega’s condition would deteriorate rapidly, and the risk of premature birth would increase sharply.
Generally, if the Omega was healthy, a lack of Alpha pheromones alone rarely caused serious problems for the fetus. But Yihyun was an exceptional case, and his prognosis was uncertain. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
No matter how physically strong Yihyun was compared to most Alphas, if this continued, he could suffer severe aftereffects after giving birth.
Or in the worst case, he might lose the child.
"Think about it again."
The Doctor urged him. He was a smart person, even if indifferent—he surely understood his situation clearly. Yet he kept being stubborn, and it was infuriating.
"You’re not about to say something ridiculous like it doesn’t matter what happens to your body as long as the baby is fine, are you?"
The Doctor’s speech quickened as his frustration grew. Every time Yihyun came in, he tried every possible way to persuade him.
'How am I supposed to bring someone I don’t even know?'
Closing his eyes quietly, Doh Yihyun swallowed the retort that had risen to his throat.
Separate from the fact that he did not want to get entangled again with a man whose face he did not even remember, Yihyun was willing to seek his help for the sake of the child.
The problem was that there was no way to find out who that man was.
He was certain they had met at a bar, but they had already been drinking heavily elsewhere before moving, so he could not remember which bar it was. The man had paid for everything, so there were no transaction records left either.
He knew which hotel they had stayed at, but if he asked for the identity of someone who had visited with him nearly two months ago, they would surely refuse.
Tsk. The Doctor clicked his tongue and studied Yihyun’s pale face for a long moment. It seemed he had no intention of giving up his stubborn decision to have the child alone.
"...Then we have no choice. Either get a pheromone prescription, or give up the child."
Reluctantly, the Doctor proposed a last resort.
A pheromone prescription was a treatment designed for Omegas who had no choice but to carry a child without an Alpha’s support. Through multiple tests, the most compatible Alpha’s pheromones would be selected, and the Omega would be exposed to them for a set period of time.
The procedure itself was simple, but it carried high risk.
Finding an Alpha with good compatibility was difficult enough, and for an Omega already carrying an Alpha’s child, exposure to another Alpha’s dense pheromones could weaken the body significantly. Unless the fetus was in critical condition, this method was rarely used.
It was already a controversial treatment, and for an Omega outside the normal range like Yihyun, there was no guarantee what kind of side effects it might cause.
Moreover, Yihyun currently showed a strong rejection toward other people’s pheromones. It was almost certain his body would break down if he underwent the treatment.
Even so, the Doctor had no choice but to recommend it.
Pheromone prescriptions were particularly effective for severe morning sickness. If the treatment was used only temporarily until the symptoms subsided, both Yihyun and the child could be saved. This chapter is updated first at novelping(.)com.
Doh Yihyun placed his hand over his abdomen.
For some reason, it felt as if the fast, strong beating of the baby’s heart was being transmitted through his palm.
"Of course, your body could suffer serious—"
"I’ll do it."
The Doctor, who had been about to emphasize the side effects, fell silent at Yihyun’s immediate response without even a hint of hesitation.
"There are limits to obtaining donated Alpha pheromones through institutions. Finding someone compatible with you—"
"It’s fine. I was prepared for this."
Yihyun calmly stroked his lower abdomen.
"...This isn’t the same as before."
The Doctor muttered bitterly, rubbing his face.
Since Yihyun had long been determined to have a child, the Doctor had originally planned to find several Alpha pheromone candidates with the highest compatibility even before attempting artificial fertilization.
No matter how high the compatibility looked on paper, there was no way to know until direct exposure. They would have had to test them one by one until they found a match. Testing in a normal condition and testing during pregnancy were entirely different matters.
"What kind of bastard is he, that he hasn’t shown his face even once while you’ve ended up like this?"
The Doctor grumbled loudly, as if talking to himself.
After quickly completing the pheromone matching tests, Doh Yihyun waited briefly before following the Doctor’s instructions and stepping into a round capsule. It seemed designed for the average Omega body, leaving the space slightly tight for him.
"Doh Yihyun, we will begin the treatment."
The nurse’s voice came through the speaker inside the capsule. Soon, an unfamiliar Alpha’s pheromones began to seep upward from the floor.
"Ugh..."
Even though the Doctor had carefully selected the pheromones, nausea struck immediately. A rejection rose from deep within his body. His hands and feet trembled slightly.
"Are you alright? If it’s too difficult, press the red button. Don’t push yourself."
A concerned voice echoed, but Doh Yihyun dug his nails into his palm and endured it forcefully.
For the sake of the child, there was nothing he would not endure.