The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Daughter Doesn’t Hide Her Acting Skills - Chapter 38

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Episode 38

 

Chairman Ju Taeback of Dongwoo Group has collapsed.

 

Upon hearing that news, I couldn’t give any response.

 

My head was spinning.

 

“Sae-i. Sae-i…”

 

Aunt’s voice, the bustling noise in the hallway since break time wasn’t over yet, and even the sound of the class bell ringing soon after all felt distant.

 

I think I now understand why Ju Suyeon ran out. She must have received the news before me and went to Grandfather.

 

As I breathed roughly, Aunt instead calmed me down. After hanging up and running to the school gate, Aunt’s text arrived just in time.

 

[Seohaesoul Hospital VIP Ward Room 201]

 

[Aunt will come soon too.]

 

I ran to the roadside and urgently hailed a passing taxi to get on.

 

Chairman Joo. Grandfather, who seemed like he would never be shaken… is unconscious.

 

In my past life, articles about his illness only came out when his final years approached. So I thought it wasn’t yet time to greatly worry about Grandfather’s health.

 

That wasn’t the case.

 

‘Grandfather might have been… from this time…’

 

Slowly, he might have been walking toward death.

 

I placed my hand on my solar plexus and tried to steady my breathing, but it wouldn’t calm down easily.

 

Memories from my past life rose up like trauma.

 

The memory of receiving news of Grandfather’s death through an article, and having to pack and flee without even time to mourn.

 

In my past life, I ultimately closed my eyes on the same day as Grandfather. Due to Uncle’s orders.

 

I thought I could finally head toward a future where I’d survive…

 

Helplessness and anxiety boiled up inside me.

 

The time traveling to the hospital felt like an eternity.

 

***

 

The VIP ward hallway at Seohe Hospital was unusually quiet. Even the air felt cold and heavy, as if pressed down.

 

I ran to the hospital room during a gap when no one was walking around.

 

“Chairman…!”

 

But I was immediately stopped. The firm arms of security personnel stationed in front of the hospital room blocked my way.

 

“Miss.”

 

Among them was someone who recognized me. It was a bodyguard that Grandfather always brought along. Black suit like mourning clothes and cold eyes. His large frame was like a wall.

 

“Entry is difficult right now.”

 

“You know me. I’m Chairman Joo’s granddaughter. Just let me check his condition for a moment…”

 

Before my words could finish, the bodyguard’s hand grabbed my wrist.

 

“I’m sorry. Right now, only registered immediate family members can enter.”

 

“I’m family too. I’m his granddaughter…”

 

“…You’re not registered, so entry is impossible.”

 

It was frustrating. He knew I was Chairman Joo’s granddaughter but couldn’t let me in. Because I… wasn’t officially registered with the hospital as family.

 

“Just let me check for a moment. Just to see if the Chairman is okay…!”

 

“Miss!”

 

I desperately shook off the arm holding me and grabbed the door handle.

 

But the bodyguard didn’t give me an inch. He blocked my way even more strongly using his whole body.

 

“Miss, it’s dangerous. You can’t do this.”

 

“Let go of this!”

 

The bodyguard grabbed both my arms. I twisted my body trying to escape from his grip, lost my balance, and hit my knees on the floor.

 

With a thud, sharp pain spread through my knees. My palms also stung as they scraped against the floor.

 

“…I’m sorry.”

 

The bodyguard tried to help me up, but I shook off his hand and leaned my back against the wall.

 

My breath rose to my chin and no more words would come out. Grandfather was collapsed right in front of me, but I couldn’t take even one step closer.

 

The bodyguard drove me to a chair installed in the ward hallway. Even after I sat weakly in the chair, he maintained his guard for a long time.

 

A while later, Uncle and Ju Suyeon came out of the hospital room. Those registered as Ju Taeback’s family.

 

“…Ha.”

 

A hollow laugh burst out from deep in my chest.

 

Uncle and Ju Suyeon are recognized as family, so why can’t I, why can’t only I go in? Because I’m a powerless granddaughter who just returned to Jaedamjae?

 

‘Things were going too smoothly. There’s no way things would go well for me so easily.’

 

I thought I was finally gaining the power to oppose Uncle.

 

The poster for 【Your Blue Name】 was receiving good responses, and even the official schedule for 【May the Mountain God Bless You】 came out at lightning speed as if on a highway.

 

But it was useless. It ended up like this after all.

 

It seemed like everyone was saying my place wasn’t by Grandfather’s side, but this far away.

 

Tears blurred my vision and I finally dropped my head low. Teardrops fell plop, plop, wetting my skirt.

 

My body trembled finely. It wasn’t because I was cold.

 

It was because of the anxiety that I might lose Grandfather even faster than before due to my attempts to change the future, and the fear that I might be eliminated by Uncle’s hands again at any time.

 

Just as I bit my lips tightly to suppress the sobbing sound.

 

Thud, a blanket fell onto my shoulders. My body stiffened for a moment.

 

‘…Aunt?’

 

I thought to myself and raised my head. Standing in front of me was an unexpected face.

 

“You cried sickeningly long.”

 

A low voice. Eyes that seemed to pierce through my tear-soaked face with a calm yet penetrating gaze.

 

“…What are you doing here, making your face all swollen when you’re supposed to become a celebrity.”

 

It was Ryu Dokyung.

 

“Why didn’t you answer your phone.”

 

“…”

 

I didn’t have the strength to respond and just quietly looked at him.

 

When I heard him ask why I didn’t answer my phone, I realized. I just remembered my phone that I dropped while confronting the bodyguard.

 

“…I dropped it while asking them to let me in.”

 

“Where are you hurt.”

 

“No…”

 

Before my words could finish, Ryu Dokyung’s gaze fixed on my knees. The wound clearly visible under my skirt.

 

As if he could roughly guess the situation, Ryu Dokyung frowned. He grabbed and lifted my hand.

 

When he saw my palm with dried blood, Ryu Dokyung’s face immediately hardened. His already cold expression showed killing intent beyond coldness.

 

Ryu Dokyung didn’t ask me anything more and carefully held my wrist.

 

“Follow me for now.”

 

A different touch from when I was caught by the bodyguard.

 

Ryu Dokyung’s back was broad as he led me somewhere, so I could hide my face soaked with tears.

 

***

 

A quiet corner seat in the hospital cafe.

 

As soon as I sat in the chair, I dropped my head again. My eyes were still hot from crying so much.

 

“But why here…”

 

“You seem to have forgotten something, but this is our hospital.”

 

Right. This is Seohaejaedan Hospital.

 

“Your aunt asked me to come.”

 

“Ah, Aunt…”

 

Right. Even if Chairman Joo was hospitalized, Ryu Dokyung wouldn’t have known immediately. It seemed Aunt asked him to take care of me.

 

“Sit still.”

 

Ryu Dokyung spoke curtly and ran out without giving me time to answer.

 

I could see his long legs frantically rushing out through the hospital door.

 

‘He can run like that too.’

 

I stared blankly at his retreating figure.

 

Ryu Dokyung, who returned not long after, had a bag in his hand. It seemed he had been to the pharmacy.

 

Ointment, disinfectant, and pink character band-aids inside the crude plastic bag. Seeing the design that didn’t suit Ryu Dokyung at all, my eyes widened.

 

“Why did you buy something like this.”

 

“…That was all there was.”

 

Ryu Dokyung answered awkwardly and plopped down next to me.

 

Then he grabbed my palm and applied disinfectant. His touch was unusually careful.

 

“Ah, I can do it myself….”

 

“Stay still.”

 

Before I could even say I could do it alone, Ryu Dokyung stopped me. I felt strange watching him make soothing sounds like he was handling a puppy.

 

“Bear with it even if it stings.”

 

At his brief words, I had no choice but to shut my mouth.

 

Even though he had run here, Ryu Dokyung’s face remained coldly unmoved. Without even twitching an eyebrow, he disinfected up to my knees with a stern expression throughout.

 

After carefully applying ointment, Ryu Dokyung took out a pink children’s bandage from the bag and unwrapped it.

 

‘Wow, a bandage Ryu Dokyung would never put on himself.’

 

The sight of him holding a cute bandage with that cold handsome face was quite amusing. They say you shouldn’t laugh after crying, but giggles kept escaping.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Ryu Dokyung immediately looked up to check my face.

 

Seeing me laugh, his rigid expression softened slightly. Warmth briefly crossed his eyes that had been nothing but cold.

 

…As if he had been waiting only for the moment I would smile.

 

“You’re laughing about me putting on this kind of bandage for you. And you’re not even a child.”

 

Though he spoke bluntly, the corners of his lips turned up very faintly. His face looked relieved.

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