Reasonable Loss - 18

“Why? Oh, is it because of the accident…?”

“Yes. I’ll just take the subway.”

“Oh… What’s going on?”

“I’ll be fine soon. I’ll be fine soon.”

Eunsoo smiled faintly. Secretary Jung looked at Eunsoo as if he felt sorry for him. If he recovered soon, there was nothing more to ask for. Dokwon’s condition, however, was not good.

Eunsoo slightly bowed his head. Then he gently touched his exposed neck. It was an action without much thought.

However, Dokwon, who saw it, took a deep breath. A strange smell pierced his nostrils and rushed into his lungs in one breath. His face stiffened coldly. Then, like a crushed aluminum can, he crumpled suddenly.

“Ugh…”

At the short groan, Eunsoo and Secretary Jung’s gazes quickly turned to Dokwon. The eyes of Eunsoo and Dokwon met without a smile. At that moment, Dokwon grabbed his head and rolled under the bed.

“Dokwon!”

“CEO!”

Eunsoo and Secretary Jung rushed towards Dokwon. Dokwon, hunched over heavily, writhed on the floor.

“Dokwon, please get up.”

Eunsoo tried to support his body. His elbows, shoulders, and ankles hitting the hard marble floor didn’t seem so painful.

“Don’t touch me!”

But Dokwon pushed Eunsoo away, so he couldn’t get close.

“Get out of here!”

Dokwon glared at Eunsoo with bloodshot eyes. His teeth ground together as if in severe pain, and the veins bulged in the hand gripping his head. His body trembled.

Despite the pain, he continued to glare at Eunsoo like a wounded beast. Eunsoo felt a sudden dizziness.

“Dokwon…”

Eunsoo shrugged his shoulders. Dokwon had never seen such a face before. It was as if someone was chopping his head with an axe.

Eunsoo took a step back with a hesitant gait. He instinctively knew that getting close to Dokwon would hurt him. Then, a dull streak of blood flowed from Dokwon’s nose.

Eunsoo’s eyelashes rose towards the sky. Quickly, he approached Dokwon and wiped the blood from his nose with the back of his hand.

“…”

Dokwon held his breath.

“…”

Eunsoo swallowed his breath backwards.

For a moment, silence prevailed. The only sound was the emergency bell being pressed by the secretary. Then, Eunsoo unexpectedly exhaled deeply.

Dokwon’s nostrils twitched. Then he fiercely slapped Eunsoo’s hand away. Eunsoo quickly withdrew his hand from the stinging slap.

Trembling, Eunsoo stood up on shaky legs. As he tried to approach Dokwon, a nurse blocked him.

“Guardian, please step out for a moment.”

“Why? Can’t I stay?”

“For the patient’s stability. Please step out for a moment.”

The nurse smiled politely at Eunsoo. She subtly pushed Eunsoo back, as if pushing away an unwelcome intruder. Standing on one side, the secretary said nothing, making Eunsoo feel even more uncomfortable.

Eunsoo reluctantly stepped out of the room halfway. The nurse, holding the door handle, smiled at Eunsoo.