Pay With Your Heart

Chapter 482: Feeling Of Being Loved

The weekend which was meant to be two days away, suddenly seemed like it had been summed up into the shortest hours of Eun-Sun’s life.

She had assumed they’d have some time together, but that wasn’t possible.

Dan-Han was seemingly scarce in the last two days secretly talking with his father, who didn’t falter to continue showing his disdain towards her. She had heard from Mi-Cha that he had spoken to her father to persuade Dan-Han into having a change of heart about his decision to be with her.

She had thought her father would spill the truth in vexation, but surprisingly he didn’t, and she had a feeling something was going on in his mind, and whatever it was what’s as a result of Dan-Han’s words to him.

When Dan-Han wasn’t speaking to his father in his room, he was having a virtual meeting or scheming with Tae-Ho on how to take Yong-Gun down.

The only time he had truly spent with her was this moment where he held her closely to himself as he got ready to leave.

“You don’t have to pull up such a face, you know? I’ll be back before you know it.” Dan-Han said as he sat back on the bed where Eun-sun laid, watching him.

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She glared at him and hissed. “You can stay as long as you want. I don’t care.” She frowned at him.

A lazy smile crawled across Dan-Han’s face as he kissed her shoulder before turning her face towards him. “I can’t stay away from you too long. I’ll turn to moth before I even dare it. I probably might before the week is over.”

Eun-sun rolled her eyes at him. “Don’t patronize me, Dan-Han. If you were going to miss me you wouldn’t have avoided me this past two days when you know you’ll be leaving soon. You should have -”

Eun-sun swallowed back the rest of her words when Dan-Han kissed her lips. “I’m sorry. I just had to put things in order before I leave. And being around you was only going to distract me, I’d leave everything undone.”

Eun-sun knew he was right, but she just couldn’t keep her anger away, but holding onto it when he was hours away from leaving was pointless as she’d lose whatever moment was left for them.

She glared at him and her eyes shifted to his hair. “You need a hair cut.” She told him.

“I know.”

“And a good shave.” She added, running her fingers along the stubble on his face.

“I’ll get one as soon as I touchdown.”

“Better.” She tersely replied.

“So does this mean I’m forgiven? Can I hold you now?” He asked and crawled up the bed. He pulled her into his embrace before he could even get an answer, and Eun-sun melted into his embrace.

“I don’t want you to go.” She muttered as she wrapped her hand around him.

“I don’t want to go either.” He told her, and Eun-sun snuggled closer.

“Take me with you.” She muttered against his chest. She had long thought about it, and though it only made sense for her to spend time with her family, her heart longed to go with him.

She didn’t want to be apart from him for so long.

His hand made a slow crawl through her hair. “I want to take you with me, but I can’t, and it’s so maddening.” He hissed and hugged her even closer.

Eun-sun spent the rest of the hours Dan-Han had before leaving snuggling with him in bed and studying his softened features which were a contrast to the frigid face he always carried around when he was being the shrewd businessman he was known to be.

She tried to make a visual sketch of his face in her heart, so she could look upon when she misses him, but despite how hard she looked, she just couldn’t do it. She simply wanted to go with him, or have him stay.

Dan-Han paid his godparents and future in-laws one last visit before leaving for the airport with his father.

He was reluctant to leave when Eun-sun kept looking rueful at the thought of him leaving.

“I’m going to call you everyday, and every second I can get myself off work.” He assured her, but Eun-sun still didn’t brighten up.

Her hands were tightly locked around his neck as she firmly hugged him.

“There’s a huge time difference. You should rest when you can.” She told him even though she was dying to take him up on his offer, and Dan-Han knew this very well to.

He raised her face up and kissed her lips. “I’ll call no matter what.” He assured her and she limply nodded.

She’d have loved to take him to the airport, but she couldn’t because Father Lee was going with him.

Dan-Han was only returning to the company, but she couldn’t help but feel he was leaving for a war, and the feeling she had after he left was similar to that of someone awaiting the return of a loved one sent for battle, and the feeling lingered even after he called her when he arrived.

Not having him around made her somewhat unhappy, but having her family there improved the void in her heart.

Eun-sun spent everyday staying at her father’s side, as well as her mum’s and Mi-Cha’s, and talking to Dan-Han every night before going to bed.

Despite his busy schedule he made it an habit to call her and text her daily, so much she began to feel guilty for taking so much of his time when he should be focusing on work or having a break.

But despite how much she wanted to tell him to call her less and not deprive himself of sleep simply to call, Eun-sun couldn’t bring herself to do it.

Ki-Jun spent a three more days at the hospital before he was discharged back home, and that was due to his insistent demand for it.

He had somewhat formulated a long list of to-do’s that might just be longer than the train of her wedding dress, and he was eager to do each and everyone with her.

Skiing, fishing and camping? Eun-sun stared wide-eyed at the three of the many things he had stated as most important to-do on the list.

There was also a list of movies he wanted to see with her and the whole family, as well as escorting and her mum as well as Mi-Cha for make-overs at the salon.

Eun-sun didn’t know what to think of the list but she didn’t have the heart to turn any of them down as Ki-Jun seemed genuinely happy to do them all with her, and with everyone, together as a family.

Everything felt awkward, especially having conversations she hadn’t quite had before and been fawned over, but despite the awkwardness they all brought, she was geniuenly happy.

The warmth and laughter at the table when they had breakfast or dinner was something so surreal and overpowering.

The feeling of being loved and wanted by someone else other than Dan-Han, which was something she had seemed unattainable at a point in her life was now right before her eyes and she was experiencing it all, and it was all too beautiful.

“Are you going to go with Dan-Han, when he returns?” Sena asked as they had dinner at the dining room.

Eun-sun peered at her and nodded. “I still have to return back to work.”

“Your work at PK Corps? Do you really like it there?” Ki-Jun asked, and Eun-sun nodded.

She shifted her gaze to him and replied. “Working in Pk corp has always been a dream for me, and I really like it there.”

“And not because of Dan-Han?” Sena asked and she shook her head.

Dan-Han might have contributed to why she had come to love working at the company, but she had already had her interest at the company.

“And is Ji-Sun happy with you working there?” Ki-Jun inquired, even though it already seemed like his friend wasn’t.

Ji-Sun had met him to talk some sense into Dan-Han to leave Eun-sun alone, and Ki-Jun was convinced it was his friend that needed the sense talk more than his son.

Though it wasn’t strange for people in their social standing to want their children to be properly married, Ki-Jun thought it absurd that Ji-Sun was one of those people. But despite how displeased he was about it, he couldn’t get angry at his friend.

It was okay to have one’s own perceptions on things, but he was going to teach Ji-Sun a lesson to never look down at anyone simply because they had a humble background, especially when he had come from one himself.

He had hired a private investigator to investigate how his daughter had spent the last twenty-five years of her life, and the report had brought him to tears.

She was a resilient and brave girl and though he hated she had gone through so much, he was proud of her, and as such wanted to give her everything that she deserves.

“PK Corps shareholders meeting will be holding in two days, I want you to attend.” Ki-Jun announced and Eun-sun froze as she wondered if he was talking to her.

“Me?” She muttered, and Ki-Jun nodded, making Eun-sun blink with shock surprise.

“W..why?” She asked incredulously, even though she was more shocked that Dan-Han had lied to her.

“Because that’s how teach that Ji-Sun not to ever look down on anyone and especially not my daughter.”