Pay With Your Heart

Eun-sun couldn't help but stare at the man who was sitting on the couch going through a file that someone had just brought from the office. The serious look on his face as he read the file made him look extremely breathtaking. It was sort of true that men looked their best while they worked.

"You should stop staring at me like that. I might just come over and kiss you" Dan-Han said without lifting his eyes from the document in his hands.

Eun-sun's heart skipped the moment she heard him and she immediately turned her face away and looked up at the ceiling like she hadn't been caught staring at him. Her cheeks were slowly turning red. She was embarrassed that he had seen her shamelessly staring at him. 'And what's with him and the kissing thing?' She asked herself.

Dan-Han's lips curved up when he noticed she was no longer staring at him and was now staring at the ceiling, with her slightly flushed cheeks.

"You don't want to ogle anymore?" He teased, making Eun-sun turn the other way. This guy was shameless. Extremely shameless.

'Why was he suddenly acting weird?'

Dan-Han chuckled out before carrying on with his file. After reviewing and signing it, he handed it over to the person waiting outside the door and returned to the room.

"What do you want to do now? I'll accompany you" Dan-Han said as he stood in front of her, his hand buried in his pocket.

Eun-sun raised her face to look at him while she sat up on the bed. She pursed her lip for a while before saying what she had in mind, "Mr. Lee, I don't think there's a reason for me to stay at the hospital, and you also have to go to work. So–"

"So?"

"Erm, so I want to get discharged," She said.

"No" Dan-Han sternly replied.

"But–"

"No buts Eun-sun. You're staying here till another round of test is done and I'm sure you're okay, nothing more" He told with a tone of finality, telling her there was no room for negotiation.

Eun-sun didn't really like it when he spoke in his usual domineering tone, but deep down she knew he was doing it for her sake.

Eun-sun helplessly looked at him, he was going to control her life, wasn't he? Left with no choice she reluctantly nodded her head.

"Now that's a good girl. Tell me what you want. Do you want to go on a stroll at the garden outside, while I call Alex to prepare your favorite black bean noodle?" Dan-Han told her.

"But we just ate not quite long" That was true. She was still full from the food they ate not long ago. And he kept refilling her plate, so she was still very full.

"You're too skinny. You should eat more, preferably five times a day" He told her with a straight face.

"What?"

"You want to complain?" He cocked a brow at her in a challenging manner, prompting Eun-sun to eye him before reluctantly shaking her head.

"Wait I'll get a wheelchair for you," He said as he turned to leave.

"Mr. Lee my legs are fine," She told him. She could walk and he knows that. So there was actually no need for a wheelchair. She wasn't incapacitated.

"But you have an injury, but if you like I can carry you, your choice," He told her.

'Carry her? Was he trying to tease her right now?' And secondly, it was just a small wound on her calf. She had seen it when the nurse had come to change its dressing.

"What's it going to be?" Dan-Han asked.

"Wheelchair will be fine" There was no way she'll let him carry her again.

"I thought as much" Dan-Han smiled at her before leaving the room.

Eun-sun chuckled as she watched him leave with a smile on his face. Carry her, his ass. He was gradually becoming cheeky, there was no doubt about that.

Soon Dan-Han returned with a wheelchair and they started for the garden at the West Wing of the hospital.

Eun-sun smiled to herself when saw the small beautiful garden, a few patients were hanging around with their loved ones. She didn't know some hospitals had gardens.

"This place is cool," She said as she looked around. There were well-trimmed Flowers around it, and it reminded her of Mrs. Lee. The coolness and the fresh air in the place were relaxing.

Dan-Han's lips curved upward when he heard her, "That's why I brought you here," He told her. He had noticed she was quite bored sitting in the room all morning, while he worked on his laptop and signed the documents that were brought to him from the office.

"Mr. Lee here reminds me of your mother," She told him with a smile on her face, as she remembered the lovely woman who had been very sweet to her.

"So you're thinking of my mother when I'm here?" Dan-Han asked as he stopped in front of a bench.

Eun-Sun squinted her brows as she thought about what he had said. Was she supposed to think about him? What was wrong with him today? He has been doing a lot of things and saying a lot of cheesy things.

She was surprised when she saw him standing in front of her. She tried to stand up on her own when she saw him bending down to carry again.

"Don't" He said in a cold tone making her sit back down.

"My legs are fine," She told him for what seemed like the umpteenth time.

"And who said I'm carrying because of that?" He asked.

"Isn't it because of that?" She raised a brow at him, while Dan-Han shook his head.

"Then why?" She inquired.

"Because I like holding you in my arms. So be good and let me" He told her before scooping her in one swoop.

"And you should think about me instead of my mother" He added as he carried her to the bench.

Eun-sun took a quick look at his face before looking ahead, but she didn't say anything. As a matter of fact, she had nothing to say.

Dan-Han placed her on the bench and planted himself beside her.

"Better than the room I suppose?" He asked, his eyes not leaving her face, while Eun-sun nodded her head.

Dan-Han suddenly remembered something.

"My mum will be visiting you soon. Do you want her to come?" He asked.

"I can ask her not if you're not comfortable with it" He added when she hesitated to reply to him.

He understood what she might be thinking about, and he didn't want her to do whatever would make her uncomfortable. Not many people were open to the idea of sharing their family issues with others. Some like keeping their family matter private and he knew Eun-sun was one of those people. He knew his mother would be inquisitive to know why she was here, and telling her might involve revealing what Eun-sun's mother had done.

After a while, Eun-sun nodded her head, "Let her come"

"Are you sure?" Dan-Han asked her, while she nodded her head.

"Your mom is nice and I like her" Eun-sun said in a small voice.

"I'm nice too but you don't like me?" Dan-Han suddenly asked back. Eun-sun looked at him and sighed.

"Your mother is different. And she fills a void in–" Eun-sun paused when she realized she was getting emotional. She didn't know why she was feeling so weak emotionally today.

Dan-Han sighed when he noticed the look on her face. He stood up from where he was sitting and squat down in front of her. Eun-sun looked at him before she looked around when she saw him squatting in front of her. She felt uncomfortable with his actions, and that grew worse when he held her hand in his. She looked at him and then at their hands. She tried to pull away, but he didn't let her.

"You know one of the reasons why I keep falling for you?" He asked as he used his left hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ears. He looked at her and when she didn't reply or shake her head he continued.

"It's because you're a strong girl. I've seen it in your eyes and you've never disappointed me. You're so strong you make the other girls look weak, and I'm so hooked on you because you keep growing stronger every day. And you know life isn't made for the weak, it's actually made for those who are strong, not just physically but emotionally and in other ramifications. I know you're hurt by what happened, and I can't say I know exactly how you feel right now, because I don't but I can only imagine because pain is subjective. But Eun-sun you shouldn't dwell on it. Don't let it weigh you down or make you feel weak. Rather it should make you stronger and come out better."

"Our situations don't define us, but it's how we handle them that defines us. And I know it let's say I'm getting to know you and so far I'm thrilled by the person you are. So don't sulk and cry because of what happened, neither are you allowed to act weak or feel depressed. You have me, my mum, your friend and that's enough for you to feel all the love you need. I'm willing to give all my love to you so you'll never fall short of it.

So I need my tenacious girl back, who speaks a thousand words with her eyes, and always wishes to flip me across her shoulders" He smiled, while Eun-sun laughed, as a tear rolled down her cheek but Dan-Han was quick enough to catch it.

"So are you going to stop sulking now?" He asked while Eun-sun slowly nodded her head.

"That's my good girl. The next thing is for you to accept my feelings and fall for me right?" He asked making to suddenly glare at him.

"Mr. Lee, why do you always have to ruin everything?" She asked while he smiled.

"You can never blame a man for trying," He said as he kissed the back of her hand. "And don't worry I'm sure you'll fall for me soon enough," He said with a cheeky smile, making Eun-sun roll her eyes.

'Cheeky man'