Pregnant for the straight CEO Chapter 43

Yu Jin’s POV

Min was already awake. Of course he was. He sat by the window, phone in one hand, jaw locked so tightly I could see tension all the way down his neck.

"Good morning," I said.

He didn’t answer at first.

That was my first warning.

When Min stayed silent, it ant he was filtering through disasters.

Then he turned the phone toward .

A headline flashed across every major news network:

"CEO PARK MIN UNDER ERGENCY EVALUATION PHEROMONE SPIKE OR MUTATION?"

My stomach dropped.

"Who leaked this? AGAIN" I whispered.

"Soone with access to the scanner logs," Min said. His voice was flat, too steady. "It wasn’t the officers. They don’t have the guts. This ca from inside."

"Inside... your company?"

"It’s a board move." He locked the screen. "They want the public to panic before the shareholders do."

"So they threw you under the bus?"

"Yu Jin," he breathed out, "they threw us."

I stared at him. The way he said "us" hit sowhere I didn’t want to look at.

I sat across from him. "What’s the plan?"

"Damage control," he said.

"Okay. About what happened last night..."

"We’ll deal with that later."

That was what I hated about Min. He could separate things so easily. He could be injured, bleeding, half collapsing, and still prioritize work.

I stood. "Min, you almost lost it. That’s not sothing we can just..."

"Yu Jin."

The way he said my na shut up instantly.

Then he looked at properly.

And I realized sothing was wrong.

Very wrong.

His scent wrapped around harder than usual. It wasn’t overwhelming, but it carried sothing else.

My chest tightened. I took a step back on instinct.

"What?" he asked quietly.

"I don’t know," I breathed. "It’s hitting stronger."

He frowned. "Stronger how?"

"It feels like... pressure." I pressed my palm to my sternum. "Like it’s inside, not around ."

He stood abruptly and crossed the room.

"Don’t move," he said.

His tone was calm.

He reached , lifted my chin lightly, and breathed in. His brows pulled together.

"What?" I asked again.

"Your scent shifted."

I froze.

"What do you an shifted?"

"It’s sharper," he said. "Stronger. It’s reacting to mine."

I took a step back. "That’s not possible."

"Apparently it is."

"No. Min that’s a mutation. Ogas don’t mutate."

"You bonded with soone who is," he said.

My heartbeat sped up. "So what? I’m turning into you?"

He didn’t answer.

"Min."

"I don’t know," he said. "That’s the truth."

I turned away. I couldn’t look at him. My hands shook slightly, which pissed off even more.

He placed a hand on my shoulder. "Yu Jin."

"Don’t," I said.

His hand dropped imdiately.

I appreciated that.

Before either of us could say anything else, the hotel phone rang.

Min answered without looking away from .

"What is it," he said.

A long pause.

His jaw tensed.

"No," he said. "You’re not coming up."

Another pause.

"You’re not entering my floor."

Another.

"Try it, and I’ll shut down your entire funding wing."

He hung up.

"What now?" I asked.

"Company representatives," he said. "From Hyesung Corp."

One of his biggest rivals.

"They’re staging a safety intervention."

I blinked. "A what?"

"An attempt to make it look like I’m endangering you," he said. "If they succeed, my stock plunges. I’ll lose my political ground."

"Why ?"

"Are you dumb or just acting dump. Obviously because I bonded you."

"Well that was rude. So that makes a shield." I exhaled slowly. "Great."

"They’ll try to isolate you from first," Min said. "Pretend it’s for your safety."

"Fake concern," I muttered.

"Very fake."

"Do I have a choice?" I asked.

"Of course." His tone was dark. "But they’ll try convincing you otherwise."

We didn’t have to wait long.

There was a knock at the suite door.

A polite one. Three taps.

Always the polite ones that caused the biggest ss.

Min opened the door halfway, blocking the entry with his shoulder.

Three n in gray suits waited outside. Organized, grood, fake smiles plastered on.

"CEO Park," the first man said. "We’re here under Oga Safety Recomndation Protocols."

"We’re aware," Min said.

"We’d like to speak with Mr. Yu Jin privately."

Min smiled. It wasn’t friendly. It was a warning.

"No."

"Sir, this isn’t optional..."

"It is," Min said. "Everything is optional when it concerns my household."

"We’re only trying to ensure the young man is safe."

"From who?" Min asked.

Silence.

Min leaned forward slightly. "From ? Is that what this is supposed to imply?"

The second man flinched.

They recovered quickly. "Mr. Yu Jin’s statent is required..."

"I’m not leaving," I interrupted.

All three n looked at .

Min didn’t move, but I felt the air change behind him.

One of the representatives cleared his throat. "Mr. Yu Jin, we received reports that..."

"What reports?" I asked.

"We can elaborate privately..."

"You can elaborate now."

They hesitated.

Min was perfectly still, which usually ant everyone else needed to rethink their life choices.

The spokesman turned toward again. "Is it true you experienced physical distress due to CEO Park’s pheromone surge last night?"

Wow.

They didn’t hold back.

I crossed my arms. "I wasn’t distressed. I was annoyed."

Min shot a side glance.

"It’s an important distinction," I added.

The spokesman continued, "There are concerns that the CEO’s condition has beco... unpredictable. Potentially unstable. This could place you in danger."

"I’m standing right here," I said. "Do I look terrified?"

They didn’t answer.

Min’s presence behind was a solid wall. His scent was steady now, controlled, but sharp at the edges. Protective.

The spokesman tried again. "We only need ten minutes alone with you."

"No," I said.

"Mr. Yu Jin...."

"No," I repeated.

The third representative finally spoke. "Sir, if you refuse, we’ll be forced to submit a public statent.."

Min laughed quietly.

Everyone froze.

He wasn’t amused.

"You want to issue a statent," Min said. "About my oga? About my private suite? About my dical readings, which were illegally leaked?"

The spokesman swallowed.

Min stepped forward.

Not aggressive.

Just... present.

His voice stayed soft. That’s what made it worse.

"You move one inch toward him," Min said, "and I will sue this entire company. Individually. Personally. And publicly."

The spokesman opened his mouth but nothing ca out.

Min continued, "Hyesung Corp wants my stocks unstable? They want the public to panic? They want my rger to collapse? Fine. But they will not use him to do it."

My throat tightened a little.

I hated how that affected .

The spokesman straightened weakly. "CEO Park, we didn’t intend..."

"You did," Min said, "and you failed."

He shut the door slowly.

When he turned back to , the adrenaline in my chest hadn’t faded.

"You okay?" he asked.

"I’m fine," I said. "Just kind of... angry."

"That’s new."

"I know."

We stared at each other for a second too long.

I broke eye contact first and stepped back. "Min... about earlier. My scent. The changes... I need to know if this gets worse."

"It might."

I nodded slowly. "And if it does... what then?"

He hesitated.

Min never hesitated.

"I’ll take care of it," he said.

"That’s not an answer."

"It’s the one I have."

I didn’t push.

Not because I trusted him.

Because pushing right now felt dangerous.

I sat on the couch, rubbing my temples. My head felt too tight. My chest felt too warm. Everything in was either waking up or breaking down.

Min sat across from . "Tell the truth," he said. "When did you first feel the change?"

"Last night," I said. "After your pulse hit. It felt like being pulled forward. Not physically. Inside."

He watched closely. "And now?"

"It feels... louder," I said. "Like I’m hearing sothing without sound."

He didn’t comnt.

I leaned back. "Min. Is this bond going to kill ?"

"No."

He said it too quickly.

I narrowed my eyes. "Min..."

"It won’t," he said. "I won’t let it."

"That’s not how biology works."

"Biology doesn’t work like this either," he said.

I sighed. "So the answer is we don’t know anything."

"We know enough," he said. "You stay with . You don’t go anywhere alone. You don’t talk to anyone they send."

I snorted. "You’re really leaning into the control thing today."

He didn’t smile. "I’m trying to keep you alive."

My chest tightened again.

Exactly what I needed.

I rubbed my face. "Min, you know I’m not good at being handled."

"I know."

"I’ll talk back."

"I know."

"I make things worse sotis."

"You do."

"So why are you still choosing ?"

He didn’t answer for a mont.

Then he said quietly, "I’ll tell you when the ti is right."

So you have a reason for loving ?!

I never expected this. There should never be a reason to love soone.