chapter seventeen

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"dad, i'm sorry. i broke the rule."

silence.

a silence covered the whole dining room after mark admitted his fault, no one was around, there's no maids, guards. wonder why mark also took this chance to admit his mistake.

but a chuckle ruined the silence.

"yah, lee mark. tell me," and his father pointed at him. "the kid named marco is your child, am i right?" he smirked.

"d-dad?" he stuttered, suddenly not knowing what to do.

he thought he's gonna be punished, he even imagined his dad being mad as heck to the point there's a fire coming out from his nose like a dragon—

"and i think you also forgot that i can read your mind?"

looking up, eyes were widened. mark heard his mother let out a chuckle. he immediately stood up from his seat and went in front of his dad and there he knelt.

"dad, i'm sorry. i really tried but i failed. i was too whipped and in love with him to the point i can't stay at my place without seeing him." he begged. "and the kid, i also felt that he's my child because there's a lot of possibilities that he's mine. just because his dada and i had— you know, that something. we made that thing six years ago and i didn't use any protection so there's a possibility that i made him pregnant."

"and dad, he really looks like me. a lot of people assumed that he was my child. i was just waiting for his dada to tell the truth and the reason why he still hid the truth from me even if i already came back." he finished off.

his parents dropped their jaw, mark really told them every detail. well, that's also what they want. to find out the reason why their son broke the rule.

"and if you're not the father?" his father asked.

"i can still be a father to him, i was too attached to the kid already." he pouted.

"and if the real father comes back?" his father asked him again, probably testing him.

"i will make sure he won't." mark said calmly, and didn't even hesitate to say that.

his parents looked at each other, the queen just showed his husband a smile and nodded her head. and the king seemed to understand her immediately.

"stand up, mark." his father told him too. "i'm going to say something." and he smiled before he stood up, leaving the dining room.

mark also stood up and confusingly watched his father leaving, his eyes shifted to his mom but his mother just told him to follow his father.

"dad? what's wrong?" he asked curiously as he found his father on the balcony.

"you know, i really didn't expect that you would also break the rule." his father said, which made mark frown.

"also?" he asked curiously.

"i also broke the rule, son."

mark was stunned because of it. what does his father mean? he thought that his mother was his father's first love?

"yes, she is." he smiled, probably hearing his son's thoughts. "she wasn't born here, son. your mother is really from the world."

"dad... what do you mean?" he asked curiously, nervous at the same time.

"i usually explore the world back then and there's i met your mother. she was alone and her parents died when she was a kid. she's independent and strong. one of those things i like about her." he smiled. "and since love really made me crazy, i brought her here and the only thing to do that is to make her pregnant."

"but of course, we didn’t do it just because i wanted to. your mother also loved me and she's willing to risk everything so i am." he said proudly. "that's how you made it, son."

"b-but how? i-i thought no one can enter our universe from the world?" mark asked curiously.

"the sperm is also like blood, once you made that thing without any protection. your abilities and royal blood can also be passed not just on your child, but also on your partner." he explained. "that's how your mom entered the world."

"does grandpa not find it out?" he frowned.

"your grandpa already passed away that time, hon." he chuckled and tap his son's shoulder. "no one knows about your mom's identity except your uncle jung and uncle suh who helped me. it was a long story. i even thought all my sacrifices and efforts would be wasted because what if your mom doesn't love me anymore? what if your mom also used me like how mama did to papa?" he smiled a bit.

"but i'm wrong, your mother loves me more than i thought. she also wants this, that's why she did this. she married me because she loves me and she wants to build a family with me." he finished off.

"does it mean our partners can also get our abilities?" mark asked.

"yeah," he nodded. "but they will not understand it that fast, of course they are normal people and they didn't grow up having abilities. that's why they still need to learn and work it out."

"i'm... speechless." mark whispered, still processing what just his dad said.

It means, his father break the rule? he didn't get punished because he hid it and even brought his mom here in their universe. does it mean the rule has been broken many times?

"dad, you didn't get scared by the rule that time?" mark suddenly asked.

"i was, of course. the punishment was more brutal that time." his dad answered. "but if you really love the person, you will do everything. the rule has been broken many times, son."

"d-do i get punished?" he asked.

"hmm, i don't think so." and he acted thinking. "but i have a task for you."

"dad?" he frowned.

"you need to find my dragon that i let go a week ago, i can't find him so find him instead. i'm too old already to do that." he smiled. "goodluck." and he even wiggled his eyebrows.

"dad?!" he asked, and couldn't even believe what just his dad said.

and when did his father adopt a dragon?

but remembering what they just talked about earlier made him overthink and realize something. that's why he felt comfortable in the other universe because it was his mother’s hometown. that's why his parents didn't even stop him when he chose the world for his vacation.

going back to his room, he was about to remove his coat but he felt something in his pocket. he frowned and looked at it.

"that kid..." he whispered.

it was a mini truck and it was familiar to mark because it was one of the toys he bought for marco. looks like the kid put it on his jacket before they left. he let out a laugh before putting it at the top of his side table.

going downstairs after taking a bath, mark made his way to the living area since the maid told him to. he didn't open the door yet but he already heard loud voices inside.

"lee! you will not believe what i just found out!"

"yah, jung. did you just forget that you're a king? why the fuck did just barged inside my kingdom?"

"you fucker, shut up. listen to my news!"

"what is that? if that is about you finally having a grandchild, well i am too."

"you did not..."

"wait, you already have a grandchild?!"

"and what do you mean you also have a grandchild?!"

entering the living room made the people inside stop, mark saw jaehyun standing beside his dad who obviously wanted to go home now and hide because of embarrassment that his father was doing.

"yah, lee mark. is the kid named jaeyu is jaehyun's son?" his father asked.

mark looked at jaehyun, asking him if he could say it through their eyes. jaehyun nodded and gave him a smile.

"yes." mark nodded.

"eh?! your sons are cousins?!" he suddenly shouted.

"wow..." jaehyun's father said. "even in our grandchildren, they were still related. i thought i would never see your face again, lee." and he shook his head in disappointment.

"as if i still want to see you," his eyes rolled. "but before that, how did it happen? how did your sons become cousins?"

"wait, dad. to make it clear, marco is not my child yet." mark corrected.

"adopt him then." his eyes rolled.