When Je Guk entered, Lee Hoe Jang, who was holding the servant’s collar, loosened his grip.

The unconscious servant collapsed right there. Je Guk quickly caught the servant.

Her skinny arm was gripped in Je Guk’s hand, not even a handful.

Je Guk frowned at the sight of Lee Hoe Jang’s wicked hand and the servant’s miserable state drenched in coffee.

He was merely disappointed at such a lowly method of trying to subdue the servant with force.

“Let go.”

Je Guk spoke, looking at Lee Hoe Jang’s hand that was still clutching the servant’s collar, albeit with less force.

“Je Guk, you! You knew!”

Lee Hoe Jang shouted at Je Guk. Hyun Baek Hap was standing next to them, picking her nose without lifting a finger.

“Father.”

Je Guk spoke without raising his voice. He was so angry that his anger couldn’t be expressed.

“Let’s see if you can treat me with this attitude even after being kicked out of your director position! Even if you kneel and beg, it will be useless!”

Je Guk didn’t want to argue with Lee Hoe Jang.

Above all, he had to quickly move the servant to the hospital. Je Guk cradled the servant in both arms.

“You!”

Lee Hoe Jang pointed at Je Guk, expressing his disappointment and indignation.

Je Guk turned his back on this entire situation and left with the servant in his arms.

His heart ached.

It was sad that this person was his father, and that another deep wound was engraved on the servant cradled in his arms.

“Director.”

The old butler called Je Guk.

“Elder, thank you for contacting me. But, later. I’m not in the mood for conversation right now. Please open all the paths on the way out.”

Je Guk put the servant in the car and checked her condition.

He placed his hand near her neck. There was a pulse.

He brought his ear close to where her breath reached. Fortunately, she was breathing.

“Prosecutor Cheon Ha In. Try to regain consciousness.”

But she was still unconscious.

Je Guk let out a deep sigh and fastened the seat belt for Ha In.

Then he got into the driver’s seat, quickly started the engine, and left the mansion.

As instructed in advance, all the passages on the way out were open.

Je Guk unknowingly increased the speed. If the place where Ha In collapsed wasn’t the Cheonha Group mansion, he would have called an ambulance.

Turning this matter into an incident was something Ha In wouldn’t want.

“Prosecutor Cheon Ha In, regain consciousness.”

Even on the way to the hospital, Je Guk kept calling Ha In’s name, worried that something might go wrong with her.

Unable to relax, he held her hand. Her hand was cold.

Je Guk rubbed Ha In’s hand and put strength into his leg stepping on the accelerator.

“Ha… Ha In, wake up.”

“Ha…”

Ha In writhed with a painful breath.

Je Guk interlocked his fingers with Ha In’s and held her tightly.

He desperately hoped that there would be nothing wrong with Ha In’s health.

The place Je Guk rushed to was not the Cheonha Medical Foundation, but his maternal family’s Sunhwa Medical Foundation.

Je Guk’s car stopped in front of the VIP ward.

As Je Guk was about to unfasten the seat belt he had put on Ha In, she grabbed his hand tightly and slowly opened her eyes.

Je Guk stopped moving and focused on Ha In.

“Ha In.”

“Where is this?”

Ha In asked in a hoarse voice.

“Are you regaining consciousness?”

Without answering, Ha In blinked her large eyes weakly and then closed them tightly as if dizzy.

It seemed like he had to wait a bit.

Je Guk stayed still, his hand held by Ha In.

Opening her eyes again, Ha In discovered that what she was tightly clutching was Je Guk’s hand, and she quickly let go.

Now, at this point.

“Ah, I’m sorry.”

“For now, let’s go and get you examined. Your lips are pale right now.”

Ha In tried hard to open her eyes clearly.

“It’s alright.”

Ha In shook her head vigorously. Unable to watch any longer, Je Guk got out of the car and opened the passenger door.

“Get out. I can’t let you go like this.”

Je Guk told Ha In to get out, and Ha In hesitated.

“Ha… Let’s get out quickly. If you don’t, I’ll carry you out.”

At those words, Ha In staggered and raised her body from the car.

Unable to bear the sight of Ha In’s precarious state, Je Guk turned his back to her and lowered his posture.

“Get on my back.”

“What?”

Ha In was flustered.

“Can you walk straight while staggering like that? Quickly, get on my back. It would be big trouble if you fall.”

After hesitating, Ha In got on Je Guk’s back.

“It must be heavy for you…”

Je Guk’s heart ached even more because Ha In was too light.

He was concerned about whether she was eating well and taking proper care of her health.

“You’ll fall off. Hold on tight.”

At Je Guk’s words, Ha In held onto his shoulders.

When they arrived at the examination room, the department heads of each medical department were waiting for Ha In. The examination went on for a while.

Meanwhile, Je Guk waited for Ha In in the hospital room and belatedly checked the text message that had come from her.

If he had checked the contact in time, would this accident have been avoided?

When he heard the story that Hyun Baek Hap had seen Ha In’s profile, if he had rushed to Ha In no matter what, would the situation have been different?

Je Guk felt very sorry.

“Ha…”

The hospital room door opened quietly, and Ha In and a nurse entered. Je Guk stood up from his seat and looked at Ha In.

Ointment was applied to her red, burned face.

Feeling embarrassed to look at Je Guk, Ha In avoided his eyes and headed towards the bed.

“Please lie down on the bed.”

Ha In followed the nurse’s instructions.

Je Guk approached the bed and watched over Ha In.

“Wait, can I take off your watch for a moment?”

The nurse asked Ha In. Ha In was flustered. It was because of the scars left on her wrist.

“Are you left-handed?”

“She’s right-handed.”

Je Guk answered instead of Ha In.

“I’ll take it off.”

Ha In turned her head towards the wall without answering.

“I’m sorry. The veins are weak, so they’re hard to see.”

The nurse pricked her several times.

It was agonizing even for Je Guk who was watching. But Ha In endured it without making a sound of pain.

“Wait a moment, nurse.”

Je Guk stopped the nurse and stepped forward.

“How many times are you pricking her now?”

“Ah, I’m sorry. The patient’s body is too stiff, and the veins are weak, so they keep bursting.”

The nurse was at a loss, feeling apologetic.

“It’s alright.”

Even though Ha In said it was alright, Je Guk wasn’t alright.

“Your wrist is bruised purple right now, what’s alright about it?”

Angry, Je Guk held Ha In’s wrist to prevent the nurse from pricking her further.

“Please send in the nurse who is best at giving injections.”

“Yes, I’m sorry. I’ll do that.”

In the end, after replacing the nurse, the injection was given in the right hand. After the nurse left, silence flowed in the hospital room.

Ha In raised her body that was lying on the bed and sat up.

Je Guk, who had been looking out the window with his arms crossed, collected his thoughts and turned around to look at Ha In.

“Will Prosecutor Cheon Ha In explain first? Or should I speak first?”

Je Guk spoke calmly.

“Please speak first.”

Ha In said, keeping her eyes cast down.

“I was busy all day today because of an all-department meeting. So I checked the contact from Prosecutor Cheon late.”

“Ah, I see.”

Ha In answered in a bland tone.

Je Guk couldn’t figure out what Ha In was thinking.

“I didn’t know something like this would happen.”

At those words, Ha In bit her lower lip hard and didn’t say anything. Doing so made Je Guk feel even more frustrated.

“Now, it’s your turn to speak, Prosecutor Cheon. What on earth happened today?”

“I just went to assert my rights.”

Ha In said without even glancing at Je Guk.

She knew it was an action Je Guk wouldn’t like. But Ha In had to confront them to shut their mouths.

“Without rhyme or reason. Is that all?”

“Yes.”

Je Guk sighed deeply, unfolded his crossed arms, and approached Ha In.

“You shouldn’t have gone even if they called you. Or at least talk to me.”

Ha In also wanted to tell Je Guk. But if she had, he would have stopped her from going. That’s why she couldn’t tell him.

It wasn’t that she didn’t understand Je Guk’s current reaction.

“How could you go there without fear?”

Je Guk tried to raise his voice but held back. No matter what, he thought it wasn’t right to yell at a patient.

“Is it something I should be afraid of?”

“Then you shouldn’t have gone and gotten hurt like this.”

It wasn’t that her inside wasn’t hurting, but Je Guk said it because he was upset too.

At the sound of Je Guk’s scolding, Ha In closed her mouth tightly again. Her old indifference came to mind.

Je Guk felt like he would go crazy if Ha In didn’t say anything.

When she clearly looked sick and in pain as if she would die, but didn’t say anything, Je Guk felt helpless not knowing what to do for her.

A strange feeling of guilt and compassion for her arose.

Seeing her again and being constantly concerned, a strange attraction bound Je Guk.

Even then, he wanted to hear Ha In’s circumstances. So he didn’t know how much he coaxed and comforted her to make her open her mouth.

“Hey, look at me.”

Putting aside all the talk, Je Guk wanted to examine Ha In’s face. But Ha In turned her head in the opposite direction without showing her face.

“Let me see.”

Je Guk sat on the bed.

Thinking that he might have pushed Ha In too hard when she was already startled, Je Guk lowered his voice by one tone.

“Ha In.”

Ha In looked straight ahead and then quickly lowered her head.

She seemed to need comfort.

Her pride must have been greatly hurt.

He knew well that even though she acted tough on the outside, her inside wasn’t as heartless as the words she spat out.

“Does your body hurt, or does your heart hurt?”

Je Guk waited for Ha In, who was stammering.

“Both.”

Ha In said as if sighing.