When Your Pain Becomes Mine

At that moment, Ojae's sweat started forming on his forehead. He couldn't say that Gyeonhui was in the same hospital because of perforation to his stomach. Mrs. Shin was likely to call out Gyonhui and blame him for not taking care of his own health as the CEO of the company should.

"…"

When Ojae gulped, he quickly started speaking again.

"There was a small issue with him..."

Mrs. Shin saw Ojae and handed him over the newspaper.

It was an article about Gyeonhui causing a scandal by drinking alcohol.

"I know that there's an issue with him, but what I asked you is how he's handling it."

"... I'll take action right away."

"Ojae." Her relaxed voice called his name.

"Yes, Ma'am." Nervously, Ojae replied while stuttering.

"You haven't forgotten the reason why I put you as his assistant, right?"

Her words and eyes suddenly grew cold.

Her voice wasn't loud, nor was she angry, but she had a mysterious power to entrap people.

"Sure, I have not forgotten."

"Bring me the solution to this issue in the afternoon."

"... Yes, Ma'am,

Ojae bowed to her and hurriedly turned around to exit the room.

"How is he feeling? Take care of him too."

Her words slapped the back of his head, and Ojae closed his eyes tightly.

'She knows everything...'

Ojae turned awkwardly and bid farewell to her quickly again before exiting the room.

'Bang,'

When the door closed, Mrs. Shin turned her head and looked at Chairman Woo and said,

"Father, I was surprised that you had suddenly gone into critical condition."

Mrs. Shin spoke in a warm voice.

She bowed her head and whispered into Chairman Woo's ear.

"You can't die yet. You have to wait until I take everything away from you. You have to wait and see it. Do you understand, Father?"

Her tone was cruelly frozen, unlike her sweet-looking expression.

Mrs. Shin sat down again, smiled, and began to carefully wipe the chairman Woo's hands.

***

'He was abandoned… by his own mother...'

Hearing this shocking fact from Sister Andrea, Sun didn't know how to calm his heart down or what to do.

Although her mom and dad passed away early, they were her family that loved her more than anyone else in the world.

That's why the loss was even worse, and it was painful up until now.

However, it was heartbreaking to know that Gyeonhui lived his life without the comfort of a loving family.

"Hah…"

There was one thing that didn't make sense to her.

"However… he is the only son of the Lasung group. How did it happen?"

Andrea nodded slowly like her question made sense.

"Before I tell you the reason, there were a few more stories that you need to know."

Andrea paused for a moment, and she continued with a calm tone.

"Maybe, about two years after he had come here, a woman suddenly came to find him while calling herself his mother. She said that she could stay with him now and took him. I thought everything worked out fine because he could finally live with his mom again. However..."

Sun's expression darkened at her last words.

"He came back here just a week after. He was alone again. He was totally different looking than when he left here."

Andrea opened her eyes like she still remembered everything clearly.

"Since then, He was all alone. He didn't hang out with any children other than Ojae. He had covered all the paintings he drew in the past with black crayons."

Andrea said while turning over Gyeonhui's sketchbook sympathetically.

"... What had happened to him?"

"... I didn't learn much more about what exactly happened to him or how much he was hurt. His mouth has been shut since. Just one thing..."

Andrea stopped for a moment and started speaking slowly.

"A few days later, his mom returned. I still can't forget what she said when she took him from here."

Andrea started speaking again after a moment of thought,

"Useless people are thrown away. If you don't want to be thrown away, then you'll become a useful person."

Sun's eyes shook.

As soon as Sun heard Andrea, Sun remembered what Gyeonhui had said about his mother.

'A person who can throw away her own child or pick him up again.'

Sun still remembered his tone of voice and furious expression at that time clearly.

The more Sun knew about him, the more she could not figure out the depth of his wound.

Knowing what had happened to him and how he had been hurt made it more difficult.

"Hah…"

She sighed profoundly, feeling heavier in her mind.

She shook her head to shake off her thoughts about him, but it wasn't easy.

Her heart was tight, and she was nauseated.

Her stomach was churning as if she would vomit anytime soon.

She suddenly stood up from her seat, unable to stand her frustration.

"... I'm sorry, I have to go back to my office."

Andrea nodded slowly.

Sun departed from Andrea without even making eye contact and hurriedly left the room.

"Hmm..." A long sigh burst out of Andrea's mouth.

"There is no one without pain..."

Andrea looked out the window and watched Sun's back as she moved away.

Andrea slowly made the sign of the cross and prayed for her fervently.

***

In the hospital hallway, Ojae was on the phone while he was walking in a hurry.

"I can't help change the newspaper, but at least, I can take down the article online. Okay. Get it done as soon as possible."

After trying several times, he managed to stop a lot of the articles.

However, since it had already become a hot issue, there was a limit to how he could rectify it this way.

"Hah. This is crazy."

After a sigh and a frustrated mind, Ojae stopped in front of Gyeonhui's room.

He needed to discuss something with Gyeonhui.

'Knock, knock.'

Ojae carefully knocked on the door and went inside.

The bed that Gyeonhui was supposed to be in was empty.

"Gyeonhui, Gyeonhui!?"

Ojae checked the inside of the VIP room, thinking he might be in the restroom, but Ojae couldn't find him.

"Where the hell did he go again!"

Ojae stomped his foot, worrying about him, but there was one more place that he should check that came to mind.

"No way…"

Ojae took out his cell phone, and hurriedly called Sun.