Girl In The Winter's
Chapter 46
It was a while before Ayumi woke up Dr. Choi has briefly explained to Erik, Kevin and also Rama about what really happened. At that time, Erik's world was again devastated after knowing that the people he had loved and respected had become one of the reasons for Ayumi's separation with her biological mother, which caused the beginning of the suffering of the girl's life.
Although heavy but Erik finally accepted the truth emblazoned before him, but he asked them all to keep this truth from Ayumi for a few days until he left the girl for good. Kim Minhyuk returned to Seoul that day, and like a time bomb that finally exploded he came to his wife and father who was like having a heart attack when they learned the secret they had kept for twenty years was finally revealed as well. Her father begged to be informed of Ayumi's current whereabouts, but Kim Minhyuk firmly rejected the old man's request.
The next day they are all startled by Mr. Lee's arrival to the hospital accompanied by his son Lee Soo Hyuk, he sincerely apologizes on behalf of his daughter and he requests that Erik withdraw his report against Yuri.
“Since childhood Yuri has always been sickly therefore we all indulged her and granted all her requests. A few years ago he was convicted of kidney failure and had to have a transplant, but he refused. She says that there is no reason for her to live because Seung Won has left her. Until finally the last few months were like a miracle when Seung Won accepted his engagement to Yuri, and the girl's passion for life rose again, he was willing to perform a kidney transplant. But the fear of losing the man he loves comes back to haunt when Ayumi is back in their lives. She pleads to keep Ayumi away from Seung Won's life and threatens not to have surgery if her request is not granted. For that reason despite the weight we grant his request.”
Everyone is silent now, as parents of course Dr. Choi and Radit Maheswara both share the feeling of wanting happiness for their daughter's son, but the act is wrong when it comes to sacrificing the happiness and lives of others.
“I did not expect he would be determined to do an action like this,” continued Mr. Lee in a weak voice, he lowered his head looking embarrassed and sad, “He is actually a good and pleasant child, he said, it's just that he was too spoiled and we are well aware it was caused by our mistake of overindulging him. Therefore, please punish me for not successfully educating my own daughter,” said Mr. Lee while bowing his body deeply.
“Abeoji,” whispered Dr. Lee was sad because after all the man was his father whom he greatly admired and respected, who as long as he knew had never humbled himself like that and now he had to look at it because of his daughter's fault.
Everyone fell silent and felt completely wrong to see what was going on inside Ayumi's room, for a while they just looked at each other, while Mr. Lee still bent his body until finally Dr. Choi pulled her shoulders so she could sit back comfortably.
“Master. Lee, I'm sorry, I understand that you love your daughter so much, but. I'm almost going to lose my beloved daughter because of your daughter.” Radit Maheswara broke the silence that made Mr Lee bow down in shame, “If you were in my post would you forgive the man who put your daughter's life at risk?” there is no answer to that question because everyone knows the answer.
“Parent's affection for their children is limitless, even we as parents are willing to sacrifice their lives for them, but that does not mean we have to give everything they want, he said, we should also teach them about the bitterness and harshness of life because it all makes our child will be more mature and become a strong person. We have to tell them that life sometimes does not match expectations, dreams do not always come true. Do not make our affection as parents become misguided and make our children selfish.”
Mr. Lee could only be silent at Ayumi's father's words and he knew that what the man said was true. Ayumi who was now sitting on the bed and listening to their conversation felt sorry to see the father of the person who had caused her lying in the hospital, she said, he still remembered how kind and friendly the middle-aged man was to him, and he was sure that if it was not a pretense, the eyes could not lie. Mr. Lee is a good man and his fault is only one, too fond of his daughter in the wrong way.
“Erik, can you withdraw the charges against Yuri?”
Ayumi's question made everyone turn their eyes in disbelief, almost everyone protested with the girl's decision, especially Erik, Kevin and Rama.
“Kak Ayu, what's Brother Amnesia? He is the one who has made us all almost lose Brother, and now Brother wants to release him? Oh really, Brother!” Rama's protest with fiery, Kevin also no less loudly protested against it.
“If you think I'll forgive him, you're wrong. I will not forgive him for his actions to me, even if the reason is still wrong. On the name of love at the expense of others, it is not love but obsession and that is what Yuri feels for Erik. Born with a golden spoon in her mouth, always getting what she wants from childhood makes her a selfish girl and considers that the world is under her feet. And when Erik refused, he was obsessed with making Erik his own by any means, including by hurting me. The current prison sentence is not the right one, it will only make him feel the resentment and anger towards me more and more becoming, all he needs right now is someone to resuscitate him and it is a family duty.”
Everyone fell silent again, Erik could only throw a heavy breath while Kevin was seen ruffling his hair because he knew when the girl had already made up her mind then no one could refute him, although the reason for the girl was reasonable but still for everyone to just release Yuri was unfair.
“Are you sure, Son?” Radit Maheswara asked as he looked at Ayumi who the girl answered with a steady nod of her head.
“But, please keep him away from me because I'm not sure I will forgive him when I have to face him again,” said Ayumi as she looked at Mr. Lee with stern eyes.
“Thank you, and don't worry about it, I plan to send it outside for some time.” Mr. Lee stood up and he again bowed 90 degrees as an apology and thanks to Ayumi's father and Dr. Choi whose notabanenya is his own close friend.
Dr. Choi smiled and patted him on the shoulder, he had known Lee Soo Hyuk's father for a long time and he knew that he was a very good person like his son, and that was also felt by Ayumi. He was now looking at Dr. Lee, the man who had been protecting her all this time, was always there for her while she was in distress, the man who always looked handsome and cheerful now looked glum, gloomy, the dark circles of her eyes indicate that she is sleep deprived and Ayumi is very sure that she is the reason behind it all.
“Senior, can we talk to you for a minute?”
Dr. Lee halted his steps towards the door when he heard the weak voice of the girl he loved, his eyes softly staring at Ayumi before finally nodding and walking closer to Ayumi's bed.
“Can you guys leave us a minute?”
“Ayumi!” erik and Kevin almost simultaneously
“Just a minute,” said Ayumi while smiling to calm the two.
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