#48
“Ugh!”
Song Hobin’s body fell from the bed and rolled around. At the same time, Eun Sajun pulled out a glass light fixture hanging on the wall and threw it toward Song Hobin’s face.
“Hik!”
He quickly covered his face with both arms but couldn’t avoid it. The light fixture that collided with Song Hobin’s arms cracked and shattered with a crash.
“Huh huk…….”
At his unexpected appearance, Song Hobin’s body curled up into a ball and his jaw trembled.
“Above all, Geum Yeoul can’t have such an intimate relationship with other people. I’ve been managing baby’s personal security for 5 years.”
“What?”
What kind of talk was this? At his confession, Song Hobin felt like his mind would fly away.
“Fucking acting up.”
Eun Sajun, who twitched his lips, sat in front of Song Hobin. Before he knew it, there was a military knife in his hand.
“So Shin Taeon and Geum Yeoul aren’t the kind of relationship you think they are. Don’t meddle.”
He placed the flat part of the blade against Song Hobin’s cheek and rubbed it.
“No…. I’m……. I, I just…….”
At the cold metallic sensation, Song Hobin was terrified and changed position to lie face down.
“Pl…. Please spare me……. I was just trying to inform CEO-nim of the truth for your sake.”
“…….”
“There’s absolutely no other reason. Please believe me. Please…….”
Song Hobin trembled like a mouse in front of a cat. Eun Sajun looked down at Song Hobin with predatory eyes. It was very cold, as if recreating an ice sheet.
“I’ll ask again. Why did you go to pick up Geum Yeoul at that abandoned hospital that night?”
“Ah…. That’s……. I…. I…….”
At Song Hobin’s dawdling response, Eun Sajun let out a short sigh as if frustrated and spoke again.
“Answer in a way I can understand.”
“That’s……. I…. You see…….”
But he couldn’t say more, as if he had ice in his mouth. It was natural. If Eun Sajun knew his sinister intentions, it was obvious what kind of destruction awaited him.
“This won’t work.”
Eun Sajun made a self-deprecating bitter smile. Then he put the knife to Song Hobin’s ear and slashed sharply.
“Ahhh!”
As blood spurted up, Song Hobin’s ear was cut about halfway.
“Huh huk…. Huh huk….”
He was terrified and grabbed his ear with both hands. Emotions surged wishing this moment was a dream.
“Don’t try to embellish your words, speak honestly. At least I’ll let you live.”
Eun Sajun spoke without his ice-like gaze wavering even once.
“No…. I……. That’s…….”
But Song Hobin knew well himself. The moment he told the real reason, his life would be torn by that blade.
“No…. It’s not……. I…. I…….”
As Song Hobin hesitated, Eun Sajun’s eyes became more murderous. This time he grabbed Song Hobin’s other ear and tried to cut it off completely.
“Hiik! I…. I’ll speak!”
He shouted and prostrated himself flat.
“Actually, because you’re an extremely dominant omega……. So…….”
Song Hobin conveyed exactly what he had said to Yeoul.
“I just wanted to dissect for medical advancement……. It was absolutely not with bad intentions.”
He couldn’t continue speaking. The blade Eun Sajun was holding had deeply pierced Song Hobin’s throat. Song Hobin’s eyes rolled back and he collapsed. It was a moment when not even a breath of life could be felt.
“Phew….”
Eun Sajun, covered in Song Hobin’s blood, stood up from his spot. Soon, as if he had been watching this situation, Secretary Kim entered like a robot. And he handed Eun Sajun a towel soaked in warm water. Receiving it, Eun Sajun gently wiped his face.
“Handle this well.”
“Yes. Understood.”
Secretary Kim went out again. Soon other employees also entered and loaded Song Hobin’s corpse onto a stretcher. Eun Sajun, who had wiped all the blood from his face, threw an order to Secretary Kim.
“Don’t tell anyone about Song Hobin’s death except his family.”
“Understood. But what should we tell his family?”
“Tell them he died in an accident during security duty.”
Eun Sajun looked at Song Hobin, who had become a corpse, and left the hospital room with a satisfied face as if he had disposed of trash.
* * *
“Ah, really, what should I do?”
Anxious, Yeoul paced back and forth inside the hospital room with quick steps. Eun Sajun had told him to rest, but he couldn’t stay still. He was so afraid and scared of how much Song Hobin had told Eun Sajun about his secrets.
Should I just run away?
This suffocating situation was now driving him crazy. He couldn’t endure it anymore.
“I don’t know anymore either.”
How should he untangle this complicated situation? He didn’t know if the code he gave to Shin Taeon was real or not, but he didn’t want to end his life like this. What about Yeojin? He just thought that escaping from here was the answer. Yeoul approached the door with a “whatever happens, happens” mindset and opened it.
“Huk!”
At the same time, he was terrified.
It was because Eun Sajun was standing there. Perhaps because he had his back to the corridor lighting, shadows seemed to be cast on his face.
“Were you trying to run away again?”
“No, it’s not that, um…. I mean.”
“You were trying to go out.”
Confident, Eun Sajun came inside. He rushed in as if pushing Yeoul into the hospital room. Because of this, Yeoul had to step backward. At the same time, Yeoul’s head spun crazily.
What should I do……. What should I do……. What should I do……. What should I say to deflect this?
Right! I’ll say it’s because I felt stuffy inside!
Just as Yeoul was about to speak.
“Were you feeling stuffy inside again?”
Hiik. His body froze at his question, as if he had read Yeoul’s thoughts completely.
This won’t work. Right! Let’s say I was going to the bathroom.
“Bath…. room….”
“There’s a bathroom inside here too. As I said before, the bathroom inside the hospital room is cleaner.”
It didn’t work again. Sweat began to bead on Yeoul’s forehead.
“Or were you trying to go meet your brother again?”
“Hik……ik!”
This time he was even predicting excuses Yeoul hadn’t thought of. It seemed to be because he had used all of these once before.
Find an appropriate excuse, Geum Yeoul! Yeoul ran his brain at full capacity. Another idea came to mind. It was a simple and primitive answer, but he had no choice.
“I was just really, really hungry.”
At the same time, Eun Sajun’s expression relaxed.
“Ah…. Our baby was hungry?”
“Yes…….”
Actually, he was so nervous right now that he didn’t even know if he was hungry or what.
“Actually, I was hungry too right now. That worked out well.”
“Ah…. Yes…….”
“What do you want to eat?”
He embraced Yeoul with a much more affectionate appearance. He felt dizzy at his continued question, but since he had brought it up, he had to answer.
“Sea…. Seaweed soup and rice.”
Usually he didn’t enjoy seaweed soup, but it was food that suddenly came to mind like lightning.
“Alright. I’ll prepare it right away.”
Eun Sajun, who seemed suddenly in a good mood, released his arms that had been holding Yeoul and approached the nightstand. And he made a phone call.
“We’re thinking of having a meal now, please prepare Korean traditional course A.”
Yeoul breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he had overcome the crisis well. But this wasn’t the problem right now. He was going crazy with worry about what conversation Eun Sajun had with Song Hobin. He watched Eun Sajun’s mood.
After finishing the call, he looked at Yeoul and tilted his head.
“What’s wrong?”
“Ah…. Nothing….”
Should he ask this question or not? But seeing how friendly he was being toward him, it didn’t seem like Song Hobin had said anything nonsensical.
“What happened to Song Hobin?”
“Ah. He woke up. But he doesn’t remember anything.”
“What? He doesn’t remember?”
What kind of talk was this? Yeoul was dumbfounded.
“Yes. The doctor said it was temporary amnesia.”
For now, it was fortunate. But he felt guilty because it seemed like he had been seriously injured. He should have stabbed him more gently with the scissors.
“He said his memory could return tomorrow or might never return for the rest of his life. But from what I see, I think he’ll never remember for life. How unfortunate.”
Eun Sajun clicked his tongue and buried his head in Yeoul’s shoulder. Heat seemed to rise from his body again.
After finishing dinner, Eun Sajun’s condition worsened again and he lay down. Yeoul worried about him and ended the day.
* * *
And so the next day came.
Finally, the day to meet Shin Taeon had arrived.
“Hah…….”
Yeoul, sitting on the sofa, looked at the wall clock. It was showing 7 PM. He had just finished eating a moment ago, and Eun Sajun was currently lying on the bed. Suffering from fever again, he had been bedridden for two days. Although Yeoul had nursed him by his side, his fever wouldn’t go down easily. But from a little while ago, he was gradually recovering.
His heart felt heavy thinking about planning another escape while leaving a sick person, but given the circumstances, he had no choice. Yeoul got up from the sofa. And he glanced at Eun Sajun. He was sleeping soundly. Although he looked much more peaceful than before, perhaps because he had been ill, his face looked worse in just one day.
“Hah….”
It was wrong to leave someone so sick and go out, but he had no choice. Yeoul quietly got up from the sofa.
“Haah….”
At the same time, Eun Sajun’s wet moan was heard. Yeoul looked as if checking whether he had woken up. But he was still in the same position with his eyes closed. It seemed to be a breath he let out in his sleep. Yeoul felt even worse, but thinking of Yeojin, he opened the door.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
