HAEUN leisurely walked into the hospital where her older brother was currently in. She walked towards the elevator to go to his brother's hospital room, which was on the fourth floor.
It had already been five days since the other had manifested into an Omega. Which was a big surprise to everyone in the family. How could it not be when they didn't expect such a thing from happening? Of course, after the surprise came the worry.
It was a good thing that they hadn't left the house yet that day. What would her brother do alone in that state? Something bad might have happened if they weren't able to quickly take him to the hospital.
Her mother said that, according to the doctor in charge of Haneul, everything was under normal levels. While they continued to monitor her brother's condition, the doctor expressed confidence that his body would adapt successfully to the current changes without any complications.
That was good news for everyone in the family.
When the elevator stopped at the second floor, two nurses walked in and pressed the third floor. They were talking. Haeun had no plans to listen in, but she didn't have a choice because of the topic of their conversation.
"You know that patient in room 404?"
Haeun frowned when she heard that. Because it's her brother's hospital room.
The other nurse responded, "How could I not? The other nurses had been talking about him for a few days now. Does he really look that handsome?"
"Hmm... it's hard to describe. It's not that he's super handsome, or beautiful even. He just has this something magical that makes you want to stare at him all day. Do you get what I mean?"
"Kind of. You're saying that he has extraordinary charisma, right?"
"That's it!"
"I still think you're all exaggerating. I mean, is his face really worth all this fuss?"
"You're only saying that because you haven't seen his face. Once you do, you will definitely change your mind."
Haeun didn't like how they were gossiping about someone else's brother like this. She was about to say something when the elevator door opened once again and the two nurses walked out.
She felt uncomfortable thinking of the conversation she just heard. Although she had seen people talking about her brother's good looks before, it was never to this extent. That one nurse was talking as if the topic of their conversation was some big star or something.
What if some deranged nurse attack her brother because they could no longer control themselves? What if her brother got hurt? The same thoughts kept circling around her head, making her feel almost paranoid. At the end, she could only shake her head.
Was she being overly protective because her brother had become an Omega while she was an Alpha? It's possible that part of her behavior was influenced by this dynamic. After all, how could she not worry when she heard people talked about her brother like that?
She didn't expect that she would feel like this just because his brother was now an Omega. Was this the protective instinct of an Alpha towards a family member that they deemed needed protection?
If her brother could read her thoughts right now, he would probably dismiss her concerns as silly. He might even jokingly insist that, being older, he should be the one doing the protecting. But everything had changed. Now that he was revealed to be an Omega, she knew he would face far greater dangers.
She clenched her fists, a surge of determination coursing through her. With everything now changed, she resolved to do her utmost to protect her brother from this point forward.
The elevator finally reached the fourth floor. Haeun walked out and went straight to her brother's hospital room. She stopped at the door and took a deep breath before opening it.
"Oppa, I'm here!"
She stopped in her steps when she saw her brother sitting on the windowsill with a guitar on his lap. His light brown eyes caught the soft light, gleaming like amber gems. His tousled black hair framed his handsome face as he strummed the guitar, lost in the music. The way he effortlessly commanded attention without even trying made her realize just how naturally charming he was.
She now completely understood what those two nurses were talking about.
Her brother lifted his head and looked in her direction. Once he saw her, a smile automatically appeared on his face. "Haeun is here?"
Ah, this was serious. Haeun walked towards her brother and then held both his shoulders.
"Oppa, from now on, don't smile so easily in front of people," she said seriously. "Or else you will definitely cause an accident."