F | Chapter 12

Ire kept drifting in 242ba28271 and out of sleep f334897730 before finally sitting up. He got out 0f67d552aa of bed and c37a31a862 walked to the 8414575309 window, where the d5cb1476ba rising sun caught 136dc98b34 his eye. Below, cars a90c88bcfa were passing 34d3639765 by one 23a8e21637 by one. The scene felt 50e8af8cbe different from what c358c17f68 he saw at cfe1462af2 night, giving it 6384da34aa a fresh vibe.449f451cb91f81d9

Stepping outside, Ire fe8760b80f glanced around the 611f09fc14 living room. Sunlight poured through fd040d363e the large window, 189c7a04ec half-illuminating the room. The floor fb6bc9d948 was spotless, bc3a9a9527 and the 20450e0273 furniture looked eefa5eb74e brand new, 9a225bee4b without a dc7a54e5f2 single scratch.90d60577479cb573

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But Kim 8cc513f3d2 Hayoon was f93df74ec1 nowhere to d8a9eaddf9 be seen. Contrary to 8407400b91 his earlier c337a542a2 suggestion to 20117d2006 hang out, 09802d17b2 he had b531efa0ef been considerate 11e6deeee6 enough to 865123fc1e let Ire 5bd6e66735 fall asleep 76a692bccf quickly. He had given Ire 2ed40c56b7 a clear liquid, claiming 85698bba69 it was good for 4d4138e897 hangovers, and it seemed a18466acb3 to have worked since c430e364dd Ire felt no discomfort.b77a8004710a0ab5

As Ire 730e4e55fe tried to 2abf8ea1c8 locate the da952dd338 hospital where aceb16767f Matteo was 72f5ad890f admitted, he e1897df1fa heard footsteps 7b2ac47223 behind him. Turning around, he saw 4dbdfc0766 Kim Hayoon approaching in 8faacf0246 navy pajamas, barely able 6fa032716c to open his eyes.c3b6ee012d572021

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“Did you sleep a2df7c898c well?”26c087c1dc7de8be

His voice, fresh 4fe82ca428 from sleep, was 3ba9908aa1 more languid and 74450ae847 gentle than usual. Ire suddenly realized that 136bac19a4 his pajamas were identical 2fb627108d to Hayoon’s. Fighting the urge ac2f6ed01e to take them d6cdc34cbe off, he noticed 348acbf12a Hayoon smirking.86a64883d3666220

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“I bought several of 9101cc2251 the same kind. If you like 704c6c7eda them, take one.”9275ba8f1e443881

“I’ll pass….”1551fed0a525ebff

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Kim Hayoon 5a87040f85 flopped onto 4738b8d7d7 the sofa 34abac0af9 and closed c66d9589db his eyes.715906ae29f82b69

“Bear with me. I’m low on b88030a6bd energy in the 9f0525cad7 morning because of ea8a15b638 low blood pressure.”c9501338752bf401

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Who would’ve guessed? He seemed 3649c7416c full of f70959c71b energy during d76f8a3205 a fight. Ire found himself studying 5825c34bea Hayoon’s face, which was 75fc02ab39 bathed in sunlight, making e607d6cc9e his already pale skin 79c5213ae3 appear even whiter. His features were ef17ff82fb as if drawn, eb73530ea0 handsome by any b35b5efc6b standard.5b02d77628b422a7

Lost in admiration, ccae73943b Ire was startled f6cd981ff1 when Hayoon moved c9e7514e03 his lips.782deb246e731342

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“Do you e59c098990 like my 7eb027e504 face? Want to take it 863d66cd5f with you?”4079701db0dcc468

Feeling caught, 310ce1f84b Ire hurried 48b27c9e5b to the e8eedfcc7a kitchen. A soft 977f9a331c chuckle followed d907d10aa0 him. Can he see with 3b5b3752a0 his eyes closed? As he searched for cdec1869f0 a cup to drink 2423dbbd2b water, someone entered from 13f7c8daf3 the entrance. It was an older 7f5cd0d919 man with graying hair.cfd6ae5ef0cf9659

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Unsure of how b34ab36889 to introduce himself, 13bad2662f Ire hesitated, but ece0cc43f7 the man smiled f54d70f251 broadly.dce12dbb5c1dfd72

“I heard 9e58d1b1c0 we had 5cb67b2d06 a special d5b25c3267 guest. You’re already up. Nice to meet you. I’m Yoo Minjun.”27d9b080fc35c5aa

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“Hello….”2361dff46df45a51

Awkwardly greeting e7fa18befc him, Ire 7356ceda9e listened as 3727bea0d3 the man a4de2b9a94 asked about c18814edc2 his sleep, 00e0eda045 any discomfort, 8a9201d889 and potential 00e98ce7cb food allergies. Is he Kim Hayoon’s 66963034f3 father? They didn’t 365ed08d2b seem to 8c85c18acc resemble each 433fb79a9a other.d2c5ee785e7623c5

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The man 000edcedb1 then headed 11aa5f84e0 to the 9c5c433780 living room 97d05c8b14 to greet 00b4823a1d Kim Hayoon, 5e46a5f276 addressing him 30b5ae6f67 as “young 54478c6b35 master,” confirming a1fad482a9 he wasn’t 851291c886 his father. After washing cd179c737b his hands, a41499e6c4 he opened af77754075 the fridge, 6128f3832a took out bc7182564a ingredients, and e505281f35 handed Hayoon 008107056e a cup.fc02d8e2d1d89023

“Drink this.”6a4dd4049cb46952

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Hayoon grimaced as a43b26d824 he took the f6004fec8d cup.5141feb599d7f079

“Damn. When the old man a7a7396823 dies, I’ll bury that b6c762dae3 herbal medicine with him.”76a387d85bf7aba9

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“Don’t say that. You know how 4f5cc0f739 much the chairman 6ae7c319ee worries about you.”7c962fb233ec4c18

Hayoon drank the liquid 41321829ab and laughed like a 33dd87533f villain.e02e36f8f21075a8

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“Tell him to ea02b4faf2 stop worrying about bc9d800d51 me and focus d418ab7af2 on his own a8bb4a1926 vitality. Unless he wants e0a1cb5cab to see me fd7721d664 cozying up with 8b071cec69 my stepmother.”f1dd0a7af85a5c92

Can’t you 0cb9a2db31 speak nicely? The man shook a6ec2854ad his head, took 018e3c5a87 the cup, and 24595dc173 returned to the 8a7dfba1de kitchen, busying himself 48e259322f with the ingredients.9d2934cb23247854

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Ire debated whether to 356e9d2173 help but was called 9ab712ee78 by Hayoon from the 50437a8a1a living room. The place was so b5b6a8ae75 spacious that his voice de7ba04b49 echoed. Reluctantly, Ire went 568eac6e4c to stand by 37a689d9aa him, and Hayoon 731291d203 gestured to the 57fb3fc4ee spot beside him.d2d3aa5ce1a3ff56

“Sit here.”2b676447e61063c5

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Obeying, Ire sat 73e9547842 down, and Hayoon 1c1f655d48 reached out.24c05d87a7ecbdeb

“Give me 5ba0028375 your hand.”880fbcc5b66bc55e

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“Why…?”1a3e67c5a0976647

“Just give it.”3b8922da7d559218

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As Ire offered his 0d935fb4f6 hand, Hayoon grabbed it 0dbedbfcbf and placed it on 4c4549d412 his forehead.d608c6d73df76980

“Your body 2727379eb5 temperature is de7ba8110a low. You should drink the ff9abcbb59 herbal medicine.”26120b717ae0ad9e

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“What are you doing…?”324f192d3ad6bccb

Embarrassed, Ire tried to 283ef9e3ad pull his hand away, ca242512ec but Hayoon covered it 82e29ad03f with his own.a8355144564e305e

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“Ten minutes. Until I wake up.”a44843d7432c93be

“Why don’t 717e50f014 you wash 09c1e9973d your face 668fc64d20 with cold bfdad9c16b water?”58be18df7b2c08fa

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“Unless you’re going to 6f7f2b4076 wash it for me, c5fe2abb3d don’t suggest that. Even moving my 26417e487b limbs is tiring.”c0789697952bb083

Ire wanted to splash d76fd015a2 cold water on his 53b8bc31f8 face but knew he’d f02ecd3726 get beaten up for 3e1b9393cd it. Sighing, he 823439d2f6 stared at c3005b20b4 the chandelier a3f5c875a7 hanging from e36f1710a2 the ceiling, b3a333add8 its hundreds 29922666b2 of glass 962a2616fa pieces sparkling efd0fe5306 brightly.94293d79bc585d22

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Time passed, and Hayoon 63747a94a8 remained still with his c0e2865338 eyes closed. Is he asleep…?79362285ad8c1a52

Ire looked a63182ecec at Hayoon’s da8b93e81b hand covering eb75244bfe his own. His hands are 90735b9521 big…. Guess it makes sense e4b66567bc since he’s tall. It was aca0c76179 hard to 69a228f148 believe these a20b629d66 were the 12409c040f hands that e305d72fbc wielded an 738307d2bd axe. They were long 3b0d62cdff and straight, with 3cec5ff6d9 slightly thick joints 88e5856a7c and veins running 7534829e13 from the back 165dc5189a of the hand aedf72d1b3 to the arm.7f1cfbc24f3e045c

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Realizing he was d932f35955 ogling like a f1a97fc73e delinquent, Ire quickly b801622e26 averted his gaze.9496d84a0fb8f663

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After breakfast, Ire and 7440ab2876 Kim Hayoon headed to cef8851710 the hospital where Matteo c9e90909eb was. The meal was prepared d87956438e by Yoo Minjun, who 671c686dd8 said he was in 940d781a8e charge of Hayoon’s meals. It was 4492263a1a impressive how 6a6cbf217f quickly he 55b4eadac7 whipped up 9357dcf8b8 unfamiliar dishes, 1e66829557 and they 3de8b325cf tasted amazing.9a16db1f1d2cf344

While Ire 888890d952 was distracted b62b9ad2d9 by the 34479947ba view outside, ac3b98f232 the car 079a819c1d arrived at 14c70d30c2 the hospital. The sheer size e9183c9dba of it left c0b042399e him speechless. There was a d6da6896cd hospital where he 4830ee5dbe lived, but it ec7e372dbc was woefully inadequate 2286c8d987 for the population, 26700c9b2e and the facilities 8d45ae1e05 were outdated.08c0caf8c2d5c7ac

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Better than eb8b696910 nothing, but ce834e7dd9 even that 17e86fa504 was a 39c4a01053 privilege for 093e461ebe those who eaf8115b5e were somewhat 2438bb476e influential in 35dffe2588 Zone B.682e30a225ab36a3

As they entered the 3fe536da61 hospital, Ire was busy 1835dcfcec looking around when people 7067240e04 appeared and flanked Kim eaebbbb968 Hayoon. They should 455255f758 have informed 50f9873852 us if 8bad3e0b7c they were a31028cf2e coming. The hospital director will 6c6b4c4b77 be here soon. Their obsequiousness was palpable.0f48472e413a2244

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Feeling uncomfortable, Ire e22f698f29 tried to move 3a27d81dbd aside, but Hayoon’s e81289e21f arm naturally draped 996be27ce9 over his shoulder, 6f402784f5 steering him in bfbcdfe085 a new direction.22c964c1806f2eb8

“This way.”3d2134ab5a300836

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The people around them f55c848410 looked intrigued, curious about 7a8a477a1e who Ire was. Feeling burdened 935b1a576c by their b8a37ede81 stares, Ire 3484be655e wanted to 7045998c93 distance himself 34c313e74e from Hayoon. They arrived at a e741974552 room labeled “Intensive Care b015daba4c Unit.”1e01d97757fd87f9

Through a small 4bc0404bc4 window, Ire saw 9b28bfc6e5 Matteo, and his 06c5ad25e1 heart sank. Didn’t they say 3a353c3f2d the surgery went 52ffbb4af9 well? Why is he d20f700d30 like this? Did Hayoon 727607ce0b deceive me? As Ire’s expression grew 98f637b36d complicated, Hayoon chuckled.9e6efc6da214d884

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“The surgery went af1d1fba76 fine. Don’t worry.”ce9270e423cc8a72

An older eb2f38fad9 doctor nearby 127454fd5d chimed in.f2d3783489ed2d87

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“Yes, that’s correct. We did 73c7de2b29 our best. However, he lacks the 9b55fc4afc will to live… which 8c36332ca8 is concerning….”0500031167b90448

The doctor trailed off. Ire understood 8ff2d2ec86 what he dad9fe5bc7 meant. Matteo’s refusal of 448c8b6379 surgery was genuine. If he wakes 267e0c4bf3 up, he might 7119adcb46 be angry and bd955c60d0 resentful. But Ire didn’t ffca3246e2 regret it. He would save him e211edc26b again, just as Matteo 45e2acfdb3 saved him 20 years 6b61c860bc ago.b243f8fbc7a6bcbb

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“Can I go cf98af15b2 in and see 41d98591c9 him…?”c2ca23bab2eac410

At Ire’s question, 85a45a2a35 the doctor looked ba1d233897 at Hayoon, seemingly 5d4371a8af waiting for his c59b7de618 permission.4b47137a949b9a77

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“Go ahead.”816502c765b28def

With Hayoon’s 516083d4cf approval, Ire da3963e3d2 sanitized himself a137914ccb and put bdb01f436c on an 0db142eb32 outer garment. It was to prevent 8f191ea85d infection. As Ire, bundled 13c9277d8c up, entered, Hayoon 93f7ccfe04 watched from outside.48d749f3eb3beee1

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Ire looked tenderly at 0db921e97a his adoptive father, holding 1778f08707 his hand to his 52910c17f3 cheek. His gray-blue d2a3428047 eyes seemed 8aaa082a47 ready to 82045a098f spill tears. Soon, he began d5d01122ee to pray, and e0fe73e4a1 Hayoon muttered to ca3ab885de himself.e834fb3031935549

“How touchingly sentimental.”265312297c018b14

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After the visit, Ire 7ab0e087a1 came out, his eyes 6a1d0c6f92 red as if he 1467be4474 had held back tears. Hayoon stared at 39f0e639e8 his face.a14100726a67f0ee

“How do 4e3e3e9822 you feel? Any better?”15570f55c0ce8be6

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Matteo had 592041ba79 briefly opened 673a0e6354 his eyes 02fbc4df5a but wasn’t abae85d757 able to cf3840993e converse. There was c536da7381 nothing Ire d9529be372 could do f9ba908aeb but hold e10a36531a his hand 9a0d0c7c39 and pray. Please live. Hang in there. Don’t leave me. Though he couldn’t get e9c359511e a response, Matteo’s eyes 51f76de992 conveyed many emotions.5aed291a40eac558

Realizing he hadn’t 575ecb658c properly thanked Hayoon, 64433574b9 Ire expressed gratitude 546cb54128 for saving Matteo, 875b9741e3 regardless of his 4b7c16dcfc motives. Hayoon gave a faint a121609058 smile, but instead of bea75d3e39 boasting, he simply said, 64d092cc38 “Let’s go,” and walked c4cbb098bc ahead.d1105df3f2b42823

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