Curiosity

"Du Seuk-Chin, you have to calm down, Na-Gil's intentions and mine are different... I am sorry but I will need you to call me later. I have something important to attend to." Ron ended the call when he arrived at the specific door in the hallway, guarded by two bodyguards. One of the men opened the door and walked into the VIP ward while Ron waited for his return. After few seconds the bodyguard returned and allowed Ron's entry.

Inside the suite-like Hospital ward, a Doctor just finished attending to CEO Kim, he flipped through the case note and smiled after accessing the results and then said assuredly. "CEO Kim, Your injury is healed, though the gunshot scar might not erase, the area is fine. Your respiratory tracts are also in good condition." The doctor turned to Kim Do-Joon who stood by the bedside, "You should make sure his inhalers are always at reach. Someone has to be always there with him in case something like this morning's episode wants to reoccur."

"Dr. Yoon, I can take care of myself", Kim Hyun-Jun chuckled at how the doctor thought of him as an elder who needed supervision. He is only approaching his golden jubilee in a year and some months, is that considered too old? He is still just a middle-aged man, even if he is older, only Kim Myung-Hee would bother about his health, she would occasionally accompany him to the hospital every time he has a checkup and help him note down all the doctors' instructions, she even prepares his drugs when it's due time and some of the times he would have forgotten. That's how much she pays attention to his health, even her mother doesn't do that much. Today, Kim Do-Joon is only standing there because Myung-Hee forced him to replace her since she had college exams. It wasn't of his free will to neglect his job and accompany his old man to the hospital. As for Kim Do-Hyun, he must be suffering from a hangover at the moment, would such a person care about whatever is going on in someone else's life? The only other one of his children who checks up on him once in a while is Yo-Han. His wife is definitely out of the country shopping and squandering money like a fool. All these family issues are not things he could say to the doctor even if he needed supervision. He just found a suitable explanation for himself, " The incident this morning was as a result of shocking news I received. It was just unfortunate that I couldn't get treatment and medication on time, I wouldn't have needed to come to the hospital. Do-Joon here is busy learning about managing the company he wouldn't have time to be with me always, but assuringly I can do well on my own. Besides, My secretary is also very responsible, you don't have a reason to worry."

After hearing this, the doctor nodded in agreement, "You are right, Young Miss Kim is also quite attentive about your health, you would be fine." He glanced at his watch and said, "I have to attend to another VIP patient, I will leave you to rest now." The Doctor then turned around and left after bowing slightly to Ron who was waiting.

"Good Day CEO Kim, I hope you are in good health?" Ron asked after bowing in greeting to Kim Hyun-Jun.

"As you can see I am hale and hearty, Have a seat, and let's get right into business." CEO Kim wanted to ask Kim Do-Joon to excuse him but the guy was nowhere to be found. Only then did Kim Hyun-Jun remember that two figures left the room earlier. He shook his head mentally, pitying his son's current mental health. He'd noticed right about a few months ago how Kim Do-Joon suddenly became different, the young man used to be a bit cool and hot-tempered but he suddenly became moody and carries a sullen and depressing kind of expression everywhere, just like a child deprived of candy, sometimes there is this kind of vibe that he'd lost every will to live and like a ghost, sometimes you just would not notice his presence or absence. Kim Hyun-Jun had tried talking to him and making him open up about his problems but it was all to no avail. He tried all he could as a father but nothing yielded the desired result.

He shook the thought away and concentrated on Ron. As a father, he definitely is worried about his son but he has this other son too, his first, who he could only do one little thing for, which is to avenge Mit-Eum's death, so he gave that more priority.

"How is Yo-Han doing?" Kim Hyun-Jun asked after snapping out of his thoughts. "Huh, Yeah, He suffered a stab from the assassin who turned out to be someone the Young Master has stepped on a while back. He is Ong Chin-Hae, Madam Ong's illegitimate child. I weakened the security around the Young Master for a purpose. If with weak security, the most Jin Beom-Seok can to the Young master from country P is nothing more than a stab even with Ong Chin-Hae, the hyped Blazing death, Jin Beom-Seok will be forced to return and handle issues himself. We can only punish him when he is in the country, that incident is just a trick to lure him home. As for the Young Master, he is still unconscious but it wouldn't take long for him to regain consciousness. I heard you suffered from an asthmatic attack when you heard the news about My Boss, I am sorry I couldn't think of a less dangerous way to lure the Old man into the country." Ron apologized after explaining the progress of the alliance to overcome the three families.

These plans of his are only known to himself and CEO Kim. Normally, Yo-Han, Seuk-Chin, and Na-Gil might misunderstand his actions but in the end, he is still on Yo-Han's side.

"Truly, that was risky, don't put my son's life on the line like that anymore," Kim Hyun-Jun warned seriously. He only reconciled with his first son not long ago, they haven't caught up on the times they couldn't be together and he doesn't even have the chance to declare to the public their relationship neither did they had an opportunity to meet ever since they returned from Country P. He has been really careful now about meeting Yo-Han or Min Ju-Eun except he wants to put them, especially Min Ju-Eun in a tough spot. "I only just found this son of mine, even if you all know him as Park Yo-han, You should remember he is Kim Yo-Han, my son. I am not ready to lose him." He made sure Ron got that before he changed the topic of discussion.

"Tell me, Jang Seung-Heon, what do you plan to do to bring him down. He is working with the Lee family but their fall would almost not affect him. You know he shouldn't go unpunished." Kim Hyun-Jun's question was followed by another round of discussions.

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Kim Do-Joon exited the ward after the Doctor and took a stroll down the hallway to the elevator which was already approaching his floor and heading up. The elevator opened and he stepped in beside the passenger heading to the higher floor. He clicked on the rooftop bottom and rested his back on the moving elevator. His eyes drifted towards a lady standing in the elevator. Naturally, he does not give attention to whoever rides the elevator with him, he always minded his business and wouldn't pay the fellow any attention but just the brief image of this lady alone gained the totality of his attention.

'Is that Dan-Bi?' He didn't quite believe his eyes. What a coincidence, he is riding in the same elevator with this woman that crushed his heart like a mill. Didn't she avoid him all this time? No matter how much he tried to meet her, did she even for once give him an audience? the more she avoided him the more heartbroken he became but now fate had brought them together.

He made a move and tapped on her shoulder, forcefully managing to keep a grin on his face, he said, "Hello, Choi Dan-Bi?, hahaha what a coincidence, I mean for you to be here it's unimaginable, I brought my dad here for a checkup today, I did not even know I would meet you, what are you doing here?" Kim Do-Joon was unconsciously beaming as he spoke to this woman. He was more than happy he had the chance to meet her. He could not stop himself from imagining that the elevator should break and leave them trapped in here for a while. That way, she will not be able to escape him.

Choi Dan-bi froze upon hearing him call her. She was just rejoicing that he didn't notice her when he walked in but her joy varnished at his mention of her name. She slowly turned to him with a stern look on her face. "Ha, yeah, Mr. Kim, It's not unimaginable that I am here, My family owns this hospital if you've forgotten. The unimaginable fact is that you still speak to me after asking you to avoid me whenever we meet. Is it something difficult to do? Don't ...". Like a hungry lion pouncing on a game, Kim Do-Joon took a quick step close to Dan-bi, leaving her shocked. Subconsciously she took a few steps away from him until she realized that there is no more room for escape in the elevator. With her back against the wall, Kim Do-Joon kept moving closer, trying to corner her. "Dan-bi don't... Don't tell me to avoid you. Why should I avoid you? You know what, no matter how much you try to run away from me, I keep running after you until you see that I am the one meant for you. Didn't Yo-Han betray you? He even made his relationship with Guk Yeo-Na public. After he dumped you have you found any man since then?" He paused for a reply and watched as Dan-bi shifted uncomfortably. She had a look that shows how much she's trying to deny his words even though they were true and that look also had a resemblance to regret. After confirming his speculations, he continued talking, "You know it's not easy to find a man that will love you truly these days. Why not hold my hands and let me spoil you with l..."

"Shush, chu, chu, chu" Dan-bi interrupted waving her palm at his face, "Forget about it. I don't like you, I think I have explained and stressed that enough. You should know that I only used you when I came to you. I wanted to get back at Yo-Han and trust me, you were quite handy. At some point, I wanted to give you a chance but you just weren't worth it. Don't stress yourself too much, I am not the one meant for you." Dan-bi clarified and just in time the elevator reached her destination and the door opened. She didn't wait for any further and made the move to escape the elevator but Kim Do-Joon followed after her.

Hearing his footstep behind her, she almost turned around to shout curses at him but she remembered she had to keep her image in front of the staff here. She hastened her step and approached a particular ward that had a few bodyguards guarding it. She stopped in front of the ward and turned to Kim Do-Joon, "Get back now or I will call the security. If you refuse to stop following me, I will ask for a restraining order. Leave now."

Just then, a female doctor approached the ward and asked in surprise, "Good day, Mr. Kim what are you doing here? And why are you bothering my little sister?" Choi Min-Ji asked. She stood in front of Dan-bi and faced Kim Do-Joon head-on. She understood very well what had transpired between the two younger ones in the past and seeing them together now, she had a faint knowledge of what might be the case.

Kim Do-Joon immediately gathered his sanity after a third party's arrival. He cleared his throat and greeted Choi Min-Ji. " Good day Ms. Choi, I brought my old man for a checkup and accidentally ran into Ms. Choi here. I will be leaving now." He then bowed again and turned to leave.

The two sisters also approached the ward. Min-Ji was granted entrance as she was the doctor in charge of Yo-Han's case but Dan-bi was stopped halfway by the bodyguards. She became saddened when she realized that she had become a total stranger that can not even reach Yo-Han anymore. She wanted to turn around and leave but Min-Ji, who realized her current state said to the bodyguards, "Let her in, she is with me. She is also a close friend of the patient." Until then did they allow her in.

Kim Do-Joon had only taken a few steps away but he could still hear the conversation going on. He couldn't help but turn around to watch what was happening. 'she is a close friend of the patient?'... In his observation of the situation, he realized something. He recognized one of the bodyguards, no not just one, almost all of them. Those men are some of his father's men, how come they are guarding this place? Who is that patient, how is the person related to their father, and how come Dan-bi is a close friend?. He immediately approached the ward with his stern 'Kim Do-Joon' appearance. He stopped in front of the bodyguards and asked. "Do you know me?"

How won't they know him, they immediately bowed respectfully to him as they acknowledged him. "Yes, Young Master Kim."

He remained assured that since they knew him, he wouldn't have a tough time getting to the bottom of his curiosity. "Hmmm, why are you here and who are you guarding, who is the important person inside this VIP ward?" He questioned seriously. The men all glanced at each other before one of them took the courage, "I am sorry, we were asked not to tell."

"What?, Not even I am allowed to know? Do you all want to lose your jobs?!" At the moment, he was already running out of patience, his curiosity was pushing him and he had almost reached the limit. He turned to the door in other to force his way in since he knew the bodyguards would not dare to rough handle him which they didn't. They didn't get in his way and he freely rushed to the door to Yo-Han's ward and pushed it open.

Will the situation get any worse than this? Kim Do-Joon must not discover that Yo-Han is the patient in that room or else, there shall be trouble.