“I’m sorry…….”
For some reason, Do Jun felt apologetic.

Tears welled up in his eyes, unable to say anything foolishly.

Hae Joo, who held President Park’s hand, buried her face in Do Jun’s embrace. Overwhelmed by unbearable sorrow, she couldn’t calm down.

“You’re fine now. You’ve worked hard.”
Do Jun wiped away the tears that soaked Hae Joo’s cheek. Then he looked at the haggard President Park with a pitiful look.

A police officer, who had received the report and dispatched, approached.

He answered via his radio that it seemed like they had found the missing person, and then asked Do Jun.

“Is this the father who had disappeared?”
“Yes.”
“It’s fortunate it turned out like this. We will now depart.”
“Thank you for your work.”
Do Jun was on his way out of the office after handling only urgent matters.

Leaving President Park at home took longer than expected.

While hastily driving home, he received a call from the caregiver.

Upon hearing that President Park had disappeared, he had to step on the gas as if he was crazy.

The time was just past noon.

The caregiver took President Park into the house.

Only Hae Joo and Do Jun were left in front of the house.

“Hae Joo.”
“……I was so scared. Because of me, the old man……”
“It’s not like that.”
At that moment, Do Jun saw Hae Joo’s ruined foot in his eyes.

She had walked on the hot ground barefoot without even socks, causing her feet to turn red.

When he saw President Park heading home, he was wearing women’s slippers on his dirtstained socks.

For a moment, Do Jun’s heart sank.

“Hae Joo, your foot……”
She was so surprised that Hae Joo didn’t even realize her feet hurt. Small wounds had formed on the soles of her feet while walking on the heated path.

“Let’s go to the hospital.”
“I can just apply medicine.”
“You really……”
Do Jun’s insides were burning.

Without looking any further, he picked up Hae Joo and went into the house.

In the bathroom on the first floor, the caregiver was washing President Park. He immediately went up to the second floor and sat Hae Joo down in the bathtub.

“I’ll wash myself.”
“Stay still.”
Having taken off his suit jacket, he removed the wristwatch he was wearing.

Do Jun pulled over the shower head, turned on the lukewarm water, and began to wash off the dirt stuck to Hae Joo’s foot.

“Don’t touch it, it hurts!”
“I’m almost done.”
Her delicate skin was ruined.

There were wounds where blood and dirt were tangled, and he managed to wash it off.

Sweat dripped down Do Jun’s forehead.

In the midst of his disarray, his cell phone rang, and he picked it up urgently.

“I can’t come to work today. ……We found my father. Send urgent matters by email.”
Do Jun found this situation simply pitiful. He felt extremely guilty for making Hae Joo go through this.

“We have to go to the hospital. I can see something like glass stuck in.”
“It did sting.”
He hurriedly brought a bandage and wrapped Hae Joo’s two feet.

They supported each other and went down to the first floor, where President Park had already taken a clean shower.

“Is our daughterinlaw hurt anywhere?”
“My foot hurts a bit.”
“Oh dear, how did that happen?”
Only then did Hae Joo smirk.

President Park seemed to be just out of energy, but he wasn’t injured anywhere.

Do Jun took the wheel.

After dropping off President Park at a nursing hospital, they found a nearby surgical hospital.

“How did you get like this?”
Rumors spread quickly within the hospital that Hae Joo had arrived. To avoid any misunderstandings caused by her clumsy avoidance, she spoke frankly.

“My father has dementia and left home, so we were in a hurry to find him.”
“Oh dear. You must have had a hard time.”
Do Jun watched quietly beside her.

They removed the tiny glass fragments and sand that had pierced the sole of her foot and left the hospital.

“Shall we eat lunch before going home?”
“Uh, soybean noodle soup?”
“Yeah. There’s a good place around here.”
Do Jun parked in front of a somewhat oldlooking restaurant. As the two entered the restaurant, people’s gazes were drawn to them.

Whispers began to start here and there. Regardless, Do Jun casually asked the restaurant staff.

“Do you have a room available?”
“Please, come this way.”
Out of consideration for Hae Joo, they were guided to a room with a divider.

After ordering soybean noodle soup, as he was about to pour water into a cup, Do Jun’s cell phone rang.

“It’s a business call. Please wait a moment.”
It was a call from Manager Song.

Do Jun stepped out of the restaurant for a moment and pressed the call button.

“Yes.”

The police have contacted us about the fraud case.
“What happened?”
Due to Do Jun’s instructions, they had filed a lawsuit against Kyung Ae, who had run away without repaying the money, for fraud.

They intended to bleed her dry within the bounds of legality as much as possible.

However, the news was a bit disappointing.

It turns out Ms. Park Kyung Ae also embezzled money from her acquaintances in addition to the money she borrowed from the elderly gentleman.