Emergency Instinct - Chapter 53
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Ah, so he really is someone I don’t know.
The woman police officer who had been looking at him in confusion let out a relieved breath.
Thank goodness.
In truth, she still couldn’t believe this situation.
They said she had been lying unconscious for over a year, not just a month.
It felt like she had dreamed a long, long dream. It seemed like she had been to another world, and like she had met her husband whom she had missed so dearly.
It felt like she had lost something important, like she had left something behind…
Her memories weren’t clear, as if her mind was completely shrouded in fog.
As if not just one year but ten years had passed. Her heart would sometimes feel heavy.
Tears would flow at random times too.
It was probably from the moment she saw her daughter’s broken face.
How difficult it must have been for her alone.
Every time she thought of Ji-an, her heart would break.
The sight of her sobbing and collapsing was still vivid.
She looked absolutely terrible.
During all that time, far from eating proper meals, she must have barely survived on things like coffee milk. Wasn’t she the kind of daughter who would skip meals as if it were natural when no one was there to take care of her?
In a year, the hospital bills must have been hard to handle too. Yet such a nice hospital room…
She was a daughter who had grown up well on her own despite difficult circumstances.
Though she had done her best, she always felt sorry and shameless.
The woman police officer wanted to wake up as soon as possible to reduce her daughter’s burden and at least feed her proper meals. So she began rehabilitation earnestly.
Fortunately, there were no problems with her language abilities, and as her stiff vocal cords loosened, she became able to speak properly.
However, moving her stiff body wasn’t easy. The doctor told her not to be impatient, but she felt every day was precious.
She felt guilty.
Wasn’t all of this just a burden for Ji-an?
If only they could move to a different hospital room…
“I heard your condition has stabilized considerably, so I came to visit.”
A serious voice reached her ears again as she was lost in her own thoughts.
“What brings you here…”
The woman police officer cautiously opened her mouth as well.
“I like your daughter.”
At the sudden confession, the woman police officer’s eyes widened in surprise.
Could he have mistaken the hospital room? What is this all of a sudden…
As she blinked at the unbelievable words, he spoke clearly again.
“Of course, Ji-an likes me too.”
Since Ji-an’s name came up, it wasn’t a mistake.
She suppressed her surprised feelings and calmly asked back.
“So, so you mean you’re currently dating our Ji-an?”
“Yes. Mother.”
Mother?
At his heavy voice, her heart beat even faster.
Dry saliva automatically went down her throat.
It was when she was breathing out, trying not to get excited.
Like lightning striking, Ji-an’s sobbing flashed through her mind.
That someone she liked had appeared.
Ji-an’s pitiful crying voice, saying she needed her mother while sobbing loudly.
Ah, she hadn’t heard wrong.
As Ji-an’s sobbing became increasingly clear in her memory, the woman police officer’s heart beat like crazy.
Honey. Hong Min-ho. What should I do? I’m so surprised my heart won’t calm down. Our daughter says a man she likes has appeared.
Moved, the woman police officer’s eyes grew hot and her nose tingled.
Since childhood, Ji-an had said she would become a doctor following in her father’s footsteps.
As she grew up, she didn’t allow herself even common crushes. Like a racehorse, she set goals and always ran forward looking only ahead.
Watching her daughter live as if being chased, she always felt sorry thinking it was her fault. So she hoped more than anyone that she would meet a good person, love, and build a happy family. That was her lifelong wish.
The woman police officer felt like she finally understood why she couldn’t follow her husband and had returned to Ji-an.
Her husband must have sent her back.
It felt like he was whispering from somewhere.
Go, stay by Ji-an’s side a little longer. Our daughter who has fallen in love for the first time. So she won’t cry because of love like you did. So she won’t waver, give her courage from beside her. Watch over her until the end, even for my share. Wasn’t that your dream…
The woman police officer’s heart grew heavy as she looked at Tae-jun.
The sturdy young man looked dependable to anyone. It seemed like he would protect Ji-an without wavering through any storm.
Thank goodness. Our daughter.
It must have been difficult alone all this time, but to meet such a wonderful person.
She just wanted to quickly hold Ji-an’s hand and hear her lovely romance story. Just thinking about it made her excited and tears of emotion welled up.
Then, he said something surprising again.
“I want to marry her.”
Looking at him asking for permission, the woman police officer’s eyes widened even more.
Just the fact that Ji-an had someone she liked was heart-fluttering. But marriage.
Could I be dreaming again right now?
Reality felt more like a dream, so she couldn’t say anything for a while.
Given Ji-an’s cautious personality, the decision to marry wouldn’t have been easy.
She must have been waiting only for her to wake up.
Naturally thinking it was something the parties involved had already agreed upon, the woman police officer couldn’t help but have tears of emotion well up.
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Caregiver Mi-soon anxiously left the hospital room and went into the restroom.
She locked the door, sat down, and sent a message.
[Seo Tae-jun, Chairman is here for a visit right now.]
“Oh my, my heart is racing.”
Suddenly Dongsan Hospital appeared on the news and scenes of Park Soon-ja being arrested were shown.
What was going on with everything?
Mi-soon, who had been receiving money from Park Soon-ja, couldn’t bear the anxiety of whether something would happen to her too.
She had been tense for several days, but fortunately it was quiet.
But yesterday she received a call from a strange woman.
-From now on, report to me. I’ll contact you, so just do as you’re told. Then I’ll let you make bigger money. Otherwise, you’ll go to prison like Park Soon-ja. You understand what I’m saying, right?
Prison just for receiving some money.
At the chilling threat, Mi-soon had no choice but to do as told. But as they say, a blessing in disguise – the amount that woman put in her bank account was more than her caregiving fees.
Though she was scared, Mi-soon couldn’t give up the money.
She diligently observed the surroundings while figuring out the positions of the security guards around the hospital room.
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Phew, I finally got off work.
As soon as Ji-an changed clothes, she moved hurriedly.
Her heart was busy.
Ding.
As soon as the elevator door opened, she got on without hesitation.
The attending physician had finally changed Mother’s medication. She had entered a stable phase.
He said the patient’s will was extraordinary so recovery was fast. All functions were stabilizing, so she could be discharged soon once she could move on her own.
One year had been too long a gap for the mother and daughter.
Until now, Ji-an hadn’t told her mother about all the current situations, worried it might shock her. She had only focused on recovery.
But now it was time to bring up the conversation. Today, she planned to stick close to her mother’s side and have all the overdue conversations they’d missed.
The elevator stopped at the 9th floor where her mother’s hospital room was located.
As soon as the doors opened, Ji-an stepped out with an excited heart.
But at that moment, she collided head-on with someone standing in the hallway trying to get on the elevator.
“Huh?”
She flinched and froze in place.
It was Tae-jun. But Ji-an was the only one who seemed flustered.
He smiled handsomely as if he had expected this, then calmly got on the elevator. And he pressed the button for the underground parking lot.
“Ah, I need to get off…”
Ji-an belatedly reached out to grab the closing elevator doors. But faster than that, he caught and pulled her wrist like snatching prey.
“No…”
Ji-an was dragged to a corner of the elevator with her wrist caught by him. He whispered low in her ear.
“Just escort me to the parking lot.”
Thump.
Thump thump.
The elevator was going down, but her heart was jumping up crazily in the opposite direction.
What if we get caught…
Ji-an felt a burning heat and lowered her voice as much as possible.
“Let go of my hand. There’s CCTV here.”
“I know.”
But he didn’t let go of her hand until the end.
Instead, he slid his long, firm fingers between hers, naturally interlocking their fingers. And as if nothing had happened, he hid their clasped hands behind his back.
“Now it’s not visible, right?”
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