Chapter 222 - Her Side

Knowing that Jun Hyeon was at his side only because the contract that he had insisted on being extended for two years left Ye Rim depressed.

She was tempted a thousand times to tell him the whole truth, but she was dissuaded by Eun Ha and Shin. 

"He will be even more ill, Ye Rim. What would you do if someone you don't trust and know you are seeing a psychiatrist told you about fairies, supernatural beings and that you are under a spell?" the Hunter had said. "Unfortunately, there is only one way to break the spell, and it has to come from within him. What you can do is ... Well, and make him fall in love with you again!"

"It seems that this is impossible! Each time I try, he repudiates me even more. Sometimes, I have the impression that he never really loved me…" Sometimes she didn't shy away from revealing her inner doubts and fears.

"I don't think so, Ye Rim!" Eun Ha always consoled her. "If he hadn't loved you, he wouldn't have switched places with you, and given his life for you… Poor thing! Try harder! You want help?"

Ye Rim was not sure that Eun Ha could help her.

Her unnie was no longer an empowered fairy, but a busy and famous stylist with a small, beautiful baby. Shin was a good husband, and together the couple completed each other.

Chang Mi had been through difficult times, but moved to England to study. He still hadn't gotten over Eun Ha having married his master, though. Just like Ye Rim couldn't cope with the fact that Jun Hyeon had spent two years denying himself that they had a real relationship, and that they had plans to get married.

This took away the joy of the singer's achievements. It was almost like a curse, actually.

Everything she touched, the media said, turned to gold. She was the highest-paid celebrity, her album was a hit. Her face endorsing products was everywhere. Everyone wanted to talk to Ye Rim.

Except who she wanted.

"You are such a beautiful couple, unnie! I want you to be very happy together!" a fan shouted when Ye Rim and Jun Hyeon stopped for photos on the event's red carpet.

The couple waved to the ardent fan, and the cameras turned to this spontaneous moment.

But she knew there was nothing spontaneous. Jun Hyeon did his best not to touch her, and when they were alone, he avoided talking to her.

Dr. Kim could say that his grandfather was resentful, but he was just like him!

Sometimes, like today, she was so upset by this that it overcame sadness. If he wasn't so stubborn about what he considered pure logic ... she was not to blame if he had a history of not trusting people. 

He thought they only approached him to take advantage, but that had never been the case for her.

"She is predicting our future, oppa!" Ye Rim teased, squeezing his cheek in public. "You can fight at will, but one day you will discover that you love me and have always loved me. For now, I accept that you struggle and wiggle… But I'm losing my temper, you see?" she murmured through her teeth as they posed for the photos. 

She was one of the favorite candidates for some important awards. But nothing would make her happier than hearing that he finally remembered her, and their story ... as sad as that was.

Until then, Ye Rim lived in uncertainty as to whether he had switched places with her because he was someone who thought he owed the past, not because he loved her.

"No way, Agassi!" he grunted like her, keeping his smile for the cameras. "Your charm doesn't work for me."

When he spoke like that, she wanted to kick his ass!

But the fact was ... They didn't have much time. In two days there would be another supermoon. The last before the fateful day when the spell was bound to end. 

And he would die.

She had a desperate plan. But Ye Rim needed to ensure that Jun Hyeon was alone again during the super moon. Like the last time, he remembered her at nightfall.

At that time, his father had a health problem the day before, and Jun traveled on the first flight to the United States. 

When Ye Rim found out what had happened and that all her plans to make him remember the past and spend the night with him sank like the Titanic, she took the next plane to America herself. 

This was endless idiocy, because only when she arrived at the airport did Ye Rim see his desperate messages. She arrived in the morning...

Still, insistently, she showed up at the hospital and Jun Hyeon was shocked by her audacity, and even more by her pleas. 

Quite different from the first supermoon, when they spent the whole night swearing love and waiting for the spell to pass ... but it didn't.

"Hey, Dr. Kim! Did you like my acceptance speech for the best song award?!" she whispered close to his ear. And she noticed his skin crawling. 

Jun Hyeon avoided looking at her, and going nose to nose with his official bride.

"At least you gave my sister credit. There is still hope."

"Aishhh that man!" Ye Rim admitted that her bad temper sometimes got the best of her, but she wasn't going to let that happen. He was trying to piss her off. 

"Jun Hyeon oppa, of course I would speak of 'Cha Ayeong'. The pseudonym your sister chose to compose. She is the winner of the award too."

Ji Hyeon still didn't feel ready to deal with the world and was very sensitive. She decided not to come to the awards.

Kim Jun Hyeon sighed. "You spoke beautiful words in your acceptance speech. If she watched it, she must have liked it."

Ye Rim pulled the cell phone out of her purse and made a video call to her future sister-in-law. Someone had to be strong-willed there, and that someone was her. Jun Hyeon realized too late what she was doing, but they were in public and he couldn't just take her phone.

Ji Hyeon's face appeared on the screen, and she looked happy. Ye Rim always wondered how her appearance was changing for the better, after every care that Jun Hyeon's medical team was doing. With that and also psychological support - and of course, freedom - Ji Hyeon noona was getting better every day. And of course… love!

"Ji Hyeon noona! Congratulations!" Ye Rim spoke vividly, showing the trophy he held. "This one has your name on it!"

"Congratulations noona! You deserved it, and you deserve much more!" The composer's brother smiled at the person on the other side.

Ji Hyeon thanked and praised Ye Rim. The conversation continued with the three exchanging compliments until Ye Rim had the cue she wanted to say,

"As I told you, I would go the next day to take your prize, noona! And Jun Hyeon was excited to go too! We'll come over there tomorrow to visit you. We want to take your prize and spend the afternoon with you! Officer Ji Wook will be there too, won't he?"

She hadn't called Ji Wook an 'oppa' in a long time. She knew that Jun Hyeon hated it when she did that. Also, Ji Wook wasn't even a single man, neither was she. He had been dating Ji Hyeon for over a year.

She felt the light pinch on her back. She knew that on another occasion self inviting was a rude thing to do, but she was confident that she already had enough friendship with Ji Hyeon to say that she was coming to her house.

"Of course you can! I miss you guys! Mom had just called, offering to come."

"Great, noona!" replied Jun Hyeon. "It's very noisy here, and we are going to the after-party now. But the best meeting will be tomorrow, with you!"

'Yes,' Ye Rim thought, 'It will be a pleasant afternoon, but it will be an even more pleasant evening ... And I'll make sure he doesn't forget me when the sun comes!'