Pay With Your Heart

Chapter 54 - Broken Heart

Eun-Sun stood in a daze as she stared at her mother, who was only staring at her with so much disgust and hatred.

Eun-Sun still couldn't believe it. She shook her hand in denial as she took one step closer to her, "Mom" Eun-Sun whispered in a shaky and small voice. Her lips were quivering and her knees felt like jelly. She might fall the very next moment, but she was gathering so much will power not to.

"Take one more step closer to me and I'll kill myself. My death will be on you" Song-Hee threatened, making Eun-Sun stand still. Her body stiffened, but her heart was shackles, it was messing and toiling with her. There was this pain surging through her heart that seared to her chest, and it was gripping her tightly, cutting off the air which were supposed to fill her lungs. Her throat was beginning to burn while tears pooled in her eyes.

She couldn't do anything but stare at her mother with disbelief. Was all this truly happening? Was she really been cast away by her mother? Was she really cursed?.

Her lips were quivering with lack of nothing to say, so she pursed it. Even her lips were beginning to hurt from all the quivering.

Byung-hun walked pushed past her to Song-Hee holding a cold glare in his eyes as he roughly pulled her mother by the arm, "Let's go" He said in a deadpan tone.

Eun-Sun's eyes dashed towards Byung-Hun's hand on her mother, she snapped "Don't touch my..." Eun-Sun couldn't complete her statement as Song-Hee glared at her lethally. She let Byung-hun grab her hand and roughly drag her out.

Eun-Sun shook her head to shake out whatever spell was being cast on her, she couldn't stay still and allow this psychopath take her mother of the hospital, she still needed treatment. She was sure he must have hit and left her at home, and now he must have known her mother has been brought to the hospital and that's why he showed up here.

Eun-Sun took a step forward but was suddenly fixated to the ground by her mother's threatening look.

"Pay the bills, that's the least you can do after raising you up for all this years" Song-Hee said as she followed Byung-hun out of the room.

Eun-Sun was still in shock, she was still in doubts. She turned to look at her mother's back, a tear slipped down her cheek.

"Mother wait!" Eun-Sun called out in a deadpan tone. She wiped away the tear that rolled down her cheek with the back of her palm, stopping Byung-hun and Song-Hee on their tracks.

She walked and stood right in front of her mother, her gaze was sad but yet piercing. "Mother is this what you want? Do you never wish to see me again?" These words were slicing her heart in to shreds, but she asked anyway.

Song-Hee raised her eyes to stare at Eun-Sun straight in the eyeball to show her how serious she was, "Yes, it is all I want Eun-Sun. Don't appear in front of me again. Just assume that I'm dead to you" Song-Hee said firmly, making a heavy tear fall from Eun-Sun's eyes. Eun-Sun nodded her head with understanding and with a bitter smile on her face. She chuckled wryly.

"I'll do as you have said. But as a child you have taken care of for twenty five years" She paused and let out a dry, mocking and humourless laugh, "Let's make that fifteen, I'll return the favour of taking care of you. Enough of all the emotional and mental torture you've brought me. I'll do this because, you're still my mother and you brought me into this world and nurtured me. But just remember mother, I did my best, but you pushed away. You don't have to ask for my forgiveness in the nearest future because I already forgive you." Eun-Sun took a step closer and planted a kiss on her Song-Hee's cheek. She stepped back and gave her a low bow.

Song-Hee was slightly surprised by Eun-Sun actions, there was a prickle of guilt in her heart, seeing Eun-Sun like that made her uncomfortable, but before she say or do anything, Byung-Hun snickered at Eun-Sun before saying, "See you around" He said with a sly smile before walking away, pulling Song-Hee with him.

Eun-Sun raised her head up, she looked defeated as she watched them both walk out.

How could she fight for someone who refused to be fought for. She turned around and saw the other patients looking at her pitifully. She slowly bowed to them before walking out of the room.

There's so much a person can take, and to Eun-Sun this was as far as she could go. She had worked hard not for herself but for her mother. To make her happy and comfortable. To help her get past the pain of losing her husband, but wasn't just her mother who had lost someone. She lost her father too. It was unfair for her to be treated this way. She didn't stop loving her mother, No!. Neither does she hate her now, Never! But for the her own sanity and emotional wellbeing she wasn't going to depend on her mother for her own happiness anymore. Henceforth she was going to live for herself and make herself her top most priority.

But no matter how hard she tried to think of things and harden her resolve, she still help it. Her heart was broken and it hurt so badly. Why was she been punished for something she didn't do?

Why was life being cruel to her?

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Secretary Chang-Wok's Office

"Where is Dan-Han?" Chairman Lee asked Secretary Chang-Wok over the phone. He'd tried reaching his son over the phone, but he couldn't.

"He's in a meeting sir" Secretary Chang-Wok replied politely.

"Tell him to come home as soon as he's done" Chairman Lee ordered before disconnecting the phone.

Secretary Chang-Wok waited patiently for Dan-Han outside the conference room. He hurried up to him as soon as Dan-Han stepped out.

"Sir the chairman has summoned you right away" He informed Dan-Han as he walked behind him.

"Okay" Dan-Han replied. He wondered why his father would ask him to come home. He didn't have a good feeling about this. But anyway he'd use the opportunity to inform him about Miss Choi as well.