CH 31

Haeun swore she hadn’t done anything suspicious to Baek Soyeon. Rather, didn’t she approach with a sign first because she wanted to avoid surprising the child?

However, he had no idea why Baek Soyeon had a seizure when he saw him.

But even though she didn’t know the reason, it was clear from the situation that she had given the child some fear. Haeun nervously bit her lower lip.

“Can I go apologize?”

“This isn’t Haeun’s fault, is it?”

“Still, she fell in front of me, and it bothered me. I also want to check the condition of the child….” 

Seo Dojoon thought about it for a while and guided Haeun, saying he understood.

After the examination, Baek Soyeon was moved from the emergency room to the VIP room. As she got closer, she heard the doctor at the hospital and Baek Doohan talking through the door. Seo Dojoon knocked in the hospital room.

“Come in.”

Seo Dojoon opened the door. Haeun followed him and entered cautiously. Baek Doohan, who had been listening to the doctor with a firm expression, raised his eyebrows at Haeun. 

“That girl from before.”

“I’m sorry.”

Haeun first apologized. Baek Doohan sighed impatiently as he wiped his face with tired eyes.

“It’s not your fault. Why are you apologizing?”

“Still, I was in front of her, but she didn’t seem to be able to see properly….” 

“Rather, you screamed for help, so we were able to get Soyeon to the hospital quickly. Thank you.”

“That… Is the child okay?”

Baek Doohan nodded slightly with a gloomy face.

“She just fell asleep.”

“Ha, that’s a relief.”

“Hunter Seo Dojoon. I just want you to come back today. I’ll contact you later regarding personal protection, so let’s talk about it then….” 

「Ung….」

Then the conversation was interrupted by a small voice coming from the bed. Baek Doo-han widened his eyes and grabbed the bed in the hospital room.

“Soyeon-ah, Soyeon-ah! Are you awake?”

Baek Soyeon, lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes. Baek Soyeon, who had been staring blankly at the ceiling for a while, rolled her eyes and looked at Baek Doohan. 

「Grandpa….」

“Yeah, Soyeon-ah, it’s Grandpa. Are you not sick anymore?”

Baek Soyeon nodded slowly. Baek Doohan sighed with relief and held Baek Soyeon’s hand.

Baek Soyeon slowly looked around as if trying to find out where she was lying.

And at that moment, she made eye contact with Haeun.

Her face, which was originally pale, turned pale. She shivered in bed. Baek Doohan, who noticed Baek Soyeon’s abnormal symptoms, looked at Baek Soyeon in surprise.

“Soyeon?”

「U, ugh.」 

“Soyeon-ah, why are you doing that!”

Big tears began to form in Baek Soyeon’s eyes. Baek Soyeon struggled in fear. 

「I, I don’t want to. I don’t want to.」

“Nurse Kim, hold the patient’s arm!”

“Calm down, patient!”

“Soyeon-ah, wake up, Soyeon-ah!” 

「I don’t want to!! Hngg. Mom, Mom. Grandpa.」

Haeun froze as it was. She no longer had any doubts about what she had been thinking.

Baek Soyeon was afraid of Haeun. She doesn’t know why, but she was as certain as she was of that fact. 

“Soyeon! Come to your senses!”

「Hngg. Mom, Mom.」

“Haeun-ssi, I think we should leave first.”

Seo Dojoon dragged Haeun out of the hospital room with a stiff face. Baek Soyeon’s screams, Baek Doohan’s urgent shouts, and the voices of medical staff giving orders could be heard from behind the closed door.

Haeun anxiously waited for the situation to calm down. 

Drrrrk.

After a while, when the commotion in the hospital room had subsided, Baek Doohan opened the door and came out. His face was dark red, and a blood vein stood on his neck. 

By now, Baek Doohan would have noticed. The fact that his granddaughter Baek Soyeon fainted after seeing Haeun.

As Haeun approached him, Baek Doohan opened his mouth.

“Please return immediately.”

It was felt from his voice that he was holding back his anger as much as possible.

“It seems like Soyeon is getting worse every time she runs into you, Miss. Just in case….” 

“Mr. Baek Doohan, that is an excessive jump.”

“Didn’t you see our Soyeon get scared when she saw this lady!”

Baek Doohan shouted. She could hear a voice full of anger through the hallway. If it weren’t for the VIP room, people would have flocked to it. 

Baek Doohan glared at Seo Dojoon disapprovingly.

“I will contact you separately later.” 

“Mr. Baek Doohan. This…” 

“No, stop it, Seo Dojoon-ssi.”

Haeun stopped Seo Dojoon. Haeun was grateful for Seo Dojoon to defend her, but now it was time to step down.

Haeun bowed toward Baek Doohan.

“I apologize.” 

“Haeun-ssi.” 

“Let’s go. Soyeon— I hope she recover quickly.” 

Baek Doohan did not look at Haeun until the end. With a heavy heart, Haeun turned around. Seo Dojoon followed Haeun. 

“I will take you.”

Haeun weakly nodded his head.

There was silence in the car on the way home. Haeun only looked at the scene outside the window, and Seo Dojoon was also silent due to the unexpected accident.

While running like that for a while, Haeun opened his mouth.

“About Soyeon.”

“Yes.”

“Has she been sick from the beginning? Her leg seemed to hurt too….” 

From the fortune teller to the hospital, a wheelchair was with Baek Soyeon. Seo Dojoon’s expression darkened at Haeun’s question. 

“It’s not like she couldn’t walk since she was born.”

Her real name is Sophia Nelson. She was the only daughter of the famous American political family, the Nelson family. Sophia was only ten years old. 

Baek Soyeon was a Korean name given to her by her maternal grandfather, Baek Doohan. In the sense that she should be aware of her roots. 

“The reason Baek Doo-han came to Korea this time was… because of Baek Soyeon’s leg problem.” 

“Is this a visit for treatment? But she would be good in America if it was medicine. If she is Baek Doohan’s granddaughter, it’s not like she can’t get her treatment because she doesn’t have money.”  

“The hospital examination says there is no problem.”

That was the beginning of all the problems.

Her leg, which had been fine, suddenly became unusable, but no matter how much the test was conducted, the cause wasn’t known, so it was heartbreaking. This is where the family’s opinions were divided.

Baek Soyeon’s parents, Baek Miyeon and Brian Nelson, thought they needed to find a better doctor to cure their child’s illness. 

However, Baek Doohan, her maternal grandfather, suspected that Soyeon was suffering from a more special and personal disease, such as a ‘new disease.’

It goes without saying that Brian Nelson, a current U.S. senator, couldn’t believe in Eastern shamanism. To be sick by refusing God. It’s a ridiculous story. 

“Sophia is my daughter. I think of you as a great businessman, but I can’t have your opinion on my daughter’s treatment.”

At first, Baek Doohan also agreed with his daughter and son-in-law. 

However, when his granddaughter goes to and from numerous hospitals, no matter how many tests she does, they can’t find out the cause of her illness. He wondered if the strangely difficult things might be a result of that.

He exchanged several voices, and eventually, Baek Doohan took Baek Soyeon and came over to Korea while Brian was away on a business trip. 

To solve Soyeon’s problem, no matter which fortune teller he takes her to. 

There was an implicit agreement from Baek Soyeon’s mother, Baek Miyeon, who was tired from all the treatments.

“But, unfortunately, there has been little gain.”

Sadness flowed across Seo Dojoon’s face. At that time, the Constellation whispered in Haeun’s head.

[The Constellation ‘Mutant of the Abyss’ nods, saying it is natural.]

Why? Haeun asked inwardly. 

[The Constellation ‘Mutant of the Abyss’ asks if Haeun didn’t notice.]

[The Constellation ‘Mutant of the Abyss’ asks if Haeun didn’t notice.]

[The Constellation ‘Mutant of the Abyss’ asks if Haeun didn’t notice.]

‘Ah, what is it?’

Haeun frowned in annoyance. She had never heard the Constellation laugh before, but he seemed to be laughing so hard right now for some reason. 

[The Constellation ‘Mutant of the Abyss’ whispers that he will tell you because he is kind.]

Moments later, Haeun, who received the messenger from the Constellation, opened her eyes wide.

Baek Soyeon is also like Haeun.

– She knows about the existence of the Constellation.

And at the same time, she was the one who rejected the proposal of the Constellation.

* * *

“Mmm.”

“Soyeon-ah, are you awake?”

Late at night, Baek Soyeon, who had gone back to sleep after running out of energy, opened her eyes. Baek Doohan hurriedly approached Baek Soyeon and checked her condition. 

Baek Soyeon, who rolled her eyes while lying on the bed, seemed to be looking for someone.

“Soyeon-ah.” 

There was no one in the room except Baek Doohan. The Hunter from the Ahyeon Guild, whom he temporarily hired as a guard, was waiting outside the hospital room.

Baek Soyeon, who realized the fact, drooped her nervous body with noticeable relief. 

「Grandpa.」

“Yes, Soyeon-ah, Grandpa is here.”

“I want to wake up.”

Baek Doohan raised Baek Soyeon and made her lean on the backrest. Baek Soyeon gulped down the water Baek Doohan gave her. 

Baek Soyeon, who blinked slowly, was in a very stable condition. It didn’t look like she would have a seizure; most of all, she seemed calm. 

Baek Doohan, who had been worried and stayed up all night, let out a deep sigh.

Then Baek Doohan murmured, holding Baek Soyeon’s hand tightly.

“I thought Grandpa was going to die because I was worried, Soyeon-ah….” 

“Grandpa, that Unnie…” 

Baek Soyeon opened his mouth. Baek Doohan’s eyes darkened.