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"Your father was impressed by your work Lee-Soo". Jung-Sik said to Lee-Soo.
"Thank you sir. Looks like you love plants". Lee-Soo asked as he noticed the plant in his office.
"No what plant?". Jung-Sik asked and Lee-Soo pointed to the plant beside his table.
Jung-Sik called his secretary and she told him it was a gift for him but she said she didn't know who it was from and that it had a foreign address on it.
"Really, it's probably my business partner Mr Frank from Australia. You can go back". He told his secretary and continued his talk with Lee-Soo.
Thirty minutes later, Jung-Sik began coughing.
"Are you okay?". Lee-Soo asked with deep concern.
"Yes yes I am". Jung-Sik replied. "I was say....in...". He fainted.
Lee-Soo dailed 911, reported the emergency and carried him out of the office. When he got down, he put Jung-Sik in the ambulance and accompanied him to the hospital.
Due to how quick Lee-Soo acted, Jung-Sik's life was preserved. The doctor asked if there was something Jung-Sik was allergic to and Lee-Soo told her about the plant he saw at Jung-Sik's office. She immediately, requested see it.
When she saw the plant, she looked at him and said. "This is peace lily. It's cute but some people are allergic to it and this can cause skin irritations and repiratory issues. Mr. Jung-Sik is surely allergic to this and if you hadn't intervened faster, it would have been worse. Thank you". The doctor said and left.
"Lee-Soo what happened!". Jung-Hyun said as he ran towards Lee-Soo.
Lee-Soo looked at him with cold eyes and said. "He's not dead. It's just an allergic reaction". He said and moved into Jung-Sik's room.
Jung-Hyun looked at the plant on the floor, picked it up and left.
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"Kiera! Your father". Lee-Soo said and ran to Jung-Sik's room. Kiera followed suit though she was trying to catch her breath. They were too late.
On getting there, Jung-Sik's room was flooded with doctors and nurses. "Increase it to 300 volts!". The doctor yelled and pressed the defibrillator on Jung-Sik's chest but he didn't respond. The doctor kept trying but Jung-Sik still lay lifeless and didn't respond.
The doctor shook his head and covered Jung-Sik with a white cloth.
Kiera screamed from outside. "Father! Father! I forgave you father! You were meant to cover up the times you lost with me, father!! I love you! Father!!". Kiera kept screaming.
Lee-Soo held her tightly. Tears streamed down from his eyes. He blamed himself. He noticed the plant but kept moving with Kiera. Maybe if he had intervened as quick as he did before, this wouldn't have happened. He held Kiera and said "Sorry! Sorry!" but Kiera kept screaming.
Just then Kyung appeared at the scene. She saw Kiera screaming and crying. Instantly she knew that Jung-Sik was no more. She cried and ran towards Kiera. "Kiera! Kiera! That's enough !" She said to Kiera.
"Father! Father! Father! Fa.....". Kiera fainted in Kyung's arms. "Kiera!!!". Kyung yelled attracting the attention of the doctors.
Kiera was carried into the emergency ward while Jung-Sik was rolled into the morgue. Kyung looked at the corpse covered in white cloth and broke down in tears.
Lee-Soo looked at Kyung and then followed Kiera into the emergency ward. "What happened here. Yeobo! Yeobo! No! no! no!". Ji-Won had just entered and saw Jung-Sik been rolled out of his room covered with white cloth.
"Abeoji! Abeoji!!!!". Jung-Cha screamed on top of her voice. Jung-Woo just stood. He was numb. After few minutes, he ran to his mum and sister and hugged them tightly.
"Are you his wife?" The doctor asked Ji-Won, but Ji-Won couldn't talk, so Jung-Woo replied "she is and I am his son. What happened?". Jung-Woo asked.
"Well it looks like he was reacting to something and no-one noticed. No-one was in the room at that moment. Please someone has to fill in the details for the death certificate". The doctor replied.
"That witch has finally succeeded". Jung-Woo thought to himself. "No pro..blem". Jung-Woo said to the doctor. He was still in shock but right now he had to be strong. He called Jung-Su and Jung-Hyun who were equally shocked as he was.
Kyung looked at Ji-Won and Jung-Cha as they cried. She imagined how Carolyn would take the message. She then decided not to tell Carolyn and wait until Kiera was okay. If she told Carolyn that Kiera fainted, it will only make things worst.
In the emergency ward, Lee-Soo stared at Kiera on the bed with red eyes. He would never forgive himself.
Lee-Soo instructed the doctors to make sure she sleeps for a long time. He knew that with her reaction earlier, it would be hard for her to do so once she gets up.
He then decided to go and see how Kyung was taking it.
"Lee-Soo! Oh you poor thing. Are you okay?". Eun-Sang ran towards Lee-Soo and asked him but Lee-Soo ignored him and kept moving. "Lee-Soo they are going to charge Kiera to court for killing her father". Eun-Sang blurted out causing Lee-Soo to stop.
"What! Who?". He asked. "The whole family, Jung-Su, Jung-Hyun, Ji-Won, Jung-Cha and Jung-Woo. Once she gets up, she'll be in the police custody". Eun-Sang said with worry.
Lee-Soo charged towards the ward with anger. "Who wants to arrest the only person Jung-Sik considers his daughter!?". Lee-Soo yelled.
"You have no right to butt in. You know nothing about this family!". Jung-Su yelled pointing his stick at Lee-Soo.
Lee-Soo didn't move rather, he looked at Jung-Su eyeball to eyeball and said "I know nothing about this family, Ha! I was Jung-Sik's closest friend after he left your toxic family. Do you really think I know nothing?". Lee-Soo threatened.
Jung-Su realized that Lee-Soo could actually know about everything and he didn't want someone else to wash his dirty linen outside for him.
"I heard she is at the emergency ward. Let's deal with this later". He said dismissing the police officers.
"There would be no later" Lee-Soo said to them in a cold and dangerous tune, then he walked away with Eun-Sang and Kyung following him behind.
"What will happen to Kiera?". Kyung asked.
"She'll be fine, she was injected with sleeping drugs". Lee-Soo replied while moving outside the hospital. He noticed that Kyung and Eun-Sang kept following him so he stopped and turned to Kyung "stay with Kiera. I'll be back".
Kyung nodded but she asked "they said he was allergic to something".
"Yeah peace lily. Someone must have dropped it there intentionally. I'll have to ask Kiera, to give information on all the people that came to visit Jung-Sik. Just please stay by her side". Lee-Soo said fighting back his tears.
In the car Eun-Sang glanced at him and said "you don't have to be strong all the time you know. I've known you for so long. You can cry".
Lee-Soo stopped fighting the tears and let it flow. "He was like a father to me Eun-Sang". Lee-Soo said and wept.
As they drove out of the hospital, a car drove in so fast. It was Jung-Ri and Jung-Jin. They had taken the earliest flight back to Seoul after hearing about the Jung-Sik's death.
At the VIP ward, Jung-Su, Jung-Hyun, Ji-Won, Jung-Cha and Jung-Woo were all mourning Jung-Sik quietly.
"Ah!!!!!!!! Where is my son! Where is my son! I haven't spoken to him in a long while, he hasn't forgiven me!!!!! Where is my son. Someone tell me this isn't real!". Jung-Jin shouted and fell to the ground.
"Eeoma your health calm down". Jung-Hyun said to her and looked at Jung-Ri who wept silently. He felt bad for them. Ji-Won walked away from this scene.
In the emergency room, Kyung looked at Kiera and cried silently. "Poor child. She was happy. She finally became happy".
She then sighted Ji-Won from afar. "What are you doing here". Kyung asked and walked over to where Kiera lay.
"Ha! Do you think I want to hurt her. Tell her that I said her duty was to bring her father to life but she killed him. She.....".
"Don't you dare". Kyung interrupted Ji-Won with anger. "This child was abandoned by her father and his family. She finally got time to spend with her dad and you think she would want to kill him?!". Kyung yelled.
"Yeah right and I know you Kyung. You are not innocent either. That evil child like she almost killed Hyun, she killed my husband. When she wakes up, she better leave this place. If she doesn't, she would suffer like her mum did". Ji-Won told Kyung and walked out.
Kiera woke up in the middle of their conversation but decided not to open her eyes or say anything. She was still processing the whole thing.
"Leave Ji-Won!". Kyung threatened.
Ji-Won walked away.
"Kyung, call my mother. I need her". Kiera spoke in a weak voice.
"Oh my God! Kara you are awake. I will call her now. Hold on". Kyung told Kiera and reached for her phone in her purse.
Her hand trembled as she dialed Carolyn's number.
"Hello! Kyung. Did anything happen to Kiera". Carolyn asked.
"Yes. Calm down Carolyn! Kiera is physically okay but mentally she isn't. She.."
"Speak coherently!". Carolyn yelled.
"We lost Jung-Sik". Kyung finally let it out.
The place became silent. Kiera hearing that again was like a sword pierced in her twice.
"Carol, Carolyn are you still there!". Kyung yelled.
Carolyn felt like she was hit with a bomb. She fell to the ground.
Kyung hearing the sound of her fall yelled again. "Carolyn!".
Kiera dragged the phone from Kyung. "Mum! Wake up and hang in there because you have a lot of things to explain to me". Kiera told Carolyn.
Carolyn on hearing Kiera's voice and noticing a hint of anger and pain said "Kiera are you okay?".
The other side of the phone went blank. Kiera had hung up on her mum.
Kyung looked at her in shock."Kiera. What is wrong with you? She is as shocked as you are".
"Why do you care Kyung? She lied to me. Yes my dad came searching for me but she didn't give me the real details and now I've lost my time with him forever. If she needs to know how I am truly feeling, then she has to come over. I can't describe my feelings on phone". Kiera replied Kyung and lay down again. Her eyes were filled with no emotions. Kyung became scared. What was Kiera planning to do?