Pay With Your Heart

Chapter 474: Unanimous Decision

Eun-sun was not sure she had heard the medical director well enough. She was sure she had heard him say her father would continue to be on life support till he was better and not the other way round.

Her eyes darted to Mi-Cha when she let go of their mother, who stood transfixed after hearing what the director had said, and snatched the file from the man’s hand. She flipped through it, and the moment she stilled with shock evident in her eyes, Eun-sun knew it was true.

There was indeed a DNR.

“This can’t be true!” Mi-Cha’s snapped. “You can’t do this to my father. He sighed this years ago.”

“But it’s still valid. I’m sorry.” The director apologized, and Mi-Cha felt like gripping him by his collar.

She turned to her uncle who was silent. “Uncle tell them they can’t do this! They can’t take dad out of life support.” She roared, and Yong-Gun sighed.

“Let me see that.” He beckoned on her with his hand and Mi-Cha handed it over to him, her fingers slightly shaking as she stretched it to him, but before Yong-Gun could reach for it, Sena snatched it.

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Her eyes skimmed through it till they landed on Ki-Jun’s signature. Her hands trembled as she looked at it.

“T..this isn’t possible.” She muttered under her breath. She was never aware Ki-Jun had signed a DNR when he had a surgery few years ago.

He had suffered from a heart condition, and had undergone surgery, but who knew he did this? And he had even kept it a secret from her.

Her gaze shifted from the file in her hand towards Ki-Jun who was stiffly lying on the bed. Her feet stumbled forward towards him, but before she could take another step, she slumped.

“Mom!”

“Aunt!”

“Sena!”

They chorused simultaneously, except Eun-sun who was too astounded to respond. Her eyes were widened as her heart hammered heavily behind her chest.

She stood still and watched as they wheeled a bed in and carried Sena out.

What was going on? Was all that echoed in her head.

She had feared something would happen upon her return. She had expected something to happen. She had suspected something to go wrong not just with Dan-Han’s plan, but with the whole family reunion, but what she didn’t expect was for someone to die, and most especially not her father.

“Eun-Sun,” Dan-Han called when she remained fixated on the spot. He called her name again, as he reached for her.

“Don’t touch me.” Eun-sun gnarled at him. She blankly gazed at him, but before could say anything, she stormed out.

Father Lee cocked a brow as he watched her leave. He glanced at his son who had his gaze trailing after her, before looking at Ki-Jun.

“So what now?” He asked no one in particular, as he was left alone with Dan-Han and Yong-Gun in the room.

Dan-Han peered at Yong-Gun. “I guess this was what you wanted?” Dan-Han asked and the man turned towards him, feigning an confused look on his face.

“What do you mean, young man?” He asked back.

Dan-Han took a step towards him, towering over him with his intimidating height, but Yong-Gun wasn’t one to be intimidated as he matched Dan-Han’s cold gaze with his own.

“Don’t you dare think this is over. You’ve just reached the crucial point of this game, and believe me, I’m going to take you down.” Dan-Han promised him, and before Yong-Gun could say anything, Dan-Han stride out of the room with his father tailing after him.

Father Lee knew there was no need talking to Yong-Gun as the man was fully prepared for the outcome of things. When they discovered his ploy to rob Ki-Jun of his wealth, he had not imagined killing him.

He could tell from his son’s words that this was all Yong-Gun’s handwork, and he doubted there was nothing they could do.

Ki-Jun was going to die, except a miracle happened and he woke up. Cause if he truly died, not only was Yong-Gun going to take all he had, the man was going to go scott free with everything and nothing or no one could stop him, not even the law, because there are no evidence.

Father Lee observed his son calm demeanor as he approached where he sat at the hallway.

“You seem unreasonably calm.” Father Lee pointed out, while Dan-Han sighed.

“I’m only plotting out how I’m going to kill that animal.” Dan-Han growled.

Father Lee frowned. “You’re not killing anybody.” He rebuked, making Dan-Han turn to him with a glare.

“I’m sure this isn’t the reason you’ve come?” Dan-Han coldly questioned. He wasn’t in the mood to entertain his father or listen to his opinion. He had so many things running through his mind, and listening to his father telling him what was good and bad wasn’t one of the things be wanted to spend his time on..

Father resignedly sighed. “I’ve come to take you home, as well as see Ki-Jun. But now, I think taking you back home is more important at the moment.”

Dan-Han furrowed his brows as he confoundedly stared at his father.

“And here I thought uncle Ki-Jun had a friend in you.” Dan-Han hissed disappointedly, but his father wasn’t offended.

He couldn’t fault his son for seeing him that way, but it couldn’t be helped. Dan-Han was his only child and heir. The patriarch of the Lee family, so he also had to be protected, especially from his own foolishness.

“You’re my son and heir. And though Ki-Jun’s situation is pathetic, I can’t risk losing my son. It’s no doubt the attack on your life was carried out by Yong-Gun, and for that I’m going to make him pay. No one dares touch my son and a member of my household. But first, we have to be strategic.” He said.

Dan-Han patiently looked at him without saying a word. He sighed and looked away. “I can take care of myself, father. And right now, I’m not worried about myself.” He was more worried about Eun-sun and their relationship. This situation was becoming becoming a test between them, and though he was confident that things were going to be okay between them, he couldn’t help the tendril of fear curling in him.

Eun-sun was a woman he knew well, and there was some a tinge bit of unpredictability about her, coupled with that temper of hers he had struggled to manage for months now. When she was at her limit, she could let lose and that was something he didn’t want to encounter now, as he wouldn’t know what to do.

“Whether you like it or not, you have to leave almost immediately.”

“Why?” Dan-Han could hear the conspiracy in his voice.

“Because while you are here playing detective, there’s been a unanimous decision to prepone the general meeting, and it wasn’t in your favor. Whatever it was supposed to be.”

Dan-Han scowled the moment he heard that. “And whose decision was that?” He sternly asked.

“It was unanimous.” Father Lee casually replied.

Dan-Han furrowed his brows as he stared at him. “Tell me this wasn’t your decision?” He dared him. He was damned sure it was, and his father knows better than to lie to him.

Such a thing would not have happened without his father playing a key role in it, and it also wouldn’t have happened without his knowledge if his father didn’t have a hand in it.

He sternly peered at his father and his scowl grew deeper. “I’m sure Ji-Tae put you up to this.” Dan-Han said, taking his father by surprise. He registered the glint of surprise that flashed through the man’s eyes, and that further confirmed his suspicion.

Dan-Han rose his feet as he continued to glare at his father. “Sometimes you make me wonder what you’re turning into.”

“Lee Dan-Han.” The man drawled.

“I’ve gotten your message, now if that’s all get on a plane and go home.” Dan-Han told him, and without giving him room to say anything else he strolled away.

He didn’t know what was going on in his father’s head sometimes, but the man was beginning to get on his nerves. But before he could let his anger overwhelm him, he had a lot of things to do.

He whipped out his phone when it chimed it a message notification. His eyes darkened when he saw the message he had received from Tae-Ho. It was a one word message, and it said, ‘Done.’

His eyes darted across the hallway till it rested on the door of Ki-Jun’s room. He caught sight of a doctor going into the room, and he recognized him.

He whipped out his phone and dialled his father’s number who grumpily picked up. “No matter what you do, do not go to uncle Ki-Jun’s room.”

“Why?” Father Lee asked.

“Just do as you’re told, old man Lee. For once.” He said and disconnected the call.

Away from there, Yong-Gun stood at the foot of Ki-Jun’s bed as he watched the doctor who had stepped into the room. The doctor looked at the beeping monitors before administering an injection.

“What are you giving him?” Yong-Gun asked, wondering what the man was administering to Ki-Jun.

“Just the injections recommended for him.” The doctor replied.

Yong-Gun furrowed his brows. “I thought he was to be taken off life support. Or has that changed?” He questioned, not understanding the need to continue administering drugs when he was going to be dead soon.

“No.” The doctor replied. “He’s still entitled to medical care until the plug is pulled.” The doctor explained and Yong-Gun nodded in understanding.

He observed as the doctor administered the drug, and pressed some buttons on the monitor before walking away.

Yong-Gun keenly observed the monitors, but there was no change. He took a few steps towards Ki-Jun’s bedside and looked at him with discontempt.

“Just hold on a bit, brother. You’ll soon be put out of your misery. It’s going to be for a little while, maybe when sister in-law awakes.” He said and scoffed.

He pulled the mask from his nose and his eyes shifted towards the monitors when they started beeping.

He chuckled as he let it back on, and a smug smile curved his lips.

“Look what you’ve turned to, Ki-Jun. A living corpse.”