Pay With Your Heart

Chapter 456: Protecting His Girlfriend.

“What nonsense is going on?!” Ki-Jun demanded, and Eun-sun gulped as she watched the man’s intent gaze on Dan-Han. He seemed angry and confused.

No one would be happy about being talked to about death, and Dan-Han really had a way of breaking bad news to people, so she clearly understood.

She looked at the attorney, who seemed pale with confusion, as well as Mi-Cha, who was staring at Dan-Han with a deep frown.

“Brother Dan-Han, you shouldn’t say such things. Please explain what’s going on to us.” She subtly said in a voice that was a contrast to the look on her face.

Dan-Han looked at her as she spoke but settled his gaze back at his godfather, who looked pissed. He was certain the man was beyond displeased as he had come to get answers but was currently hearing something entirely different – something he least expected.

“I’m sorry, uncle.” Dan-Han apologised. “I know you came for answers, but those are what I can’t give you because if I tell you, you won’t believe me.”

“Try me.” The man said, but Dan-Han eyes only trailed to Mi-Cha, and he sighed.

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She was another victim in all this, and she would suffer the most blow from the whole secret that would be revealed anytime soon.

She and Eun-sun were the most affected by this, and her reaction afterwards was something he still couldn’t predict.

He gazed back at Ki-Jun. “How about I show you.” He said, and Ki-Jun piercingly stared at him. Dan-Han observed his countenance, which didn’t change while he said nothing.

“How so?” The man sternly asked.

Dan-Han looked at Mr Philip, whose eyes had been darting back and forth between them as he listened in sheer confusion about what was going on.

“First, we must reveal the situation to Mr Philip here.” He said, watching Ki-Jun’s face harden as he glared at him for a while before moving his eyes to Eun-Sun.

Ki-Jun stared at Eun-sun, who sat beside Dan-Han on the double couch adjacent to the one he was occupying with Mi-Cha. He took in her face, and he felt the anger in his heart quell drastically, and he reluctantly nodded.

Eun-sun felt her heart skip at his gaze on her, and she could still see the look of disbelief in his eyes as he stared at her. Her presence must feel surreal to him, just as he felt to her.

She still couldn’t believe this..he was her biological father. She had wanted to find her biological parents the moment Song-Hee confirmed she wasn’t her child. She wanted to know what they looked like, what they’d do when they saw her, as well as know if they had given her away intentionally.

But despite seeing all this and having her answers, everything still felt surreal.

Her eyes travelled to Mi-Cha, who was staring back at her with a look of awareness, and she felt even more conscious. With both their gazes on her and the imagination of the thoughts they were each having, the atmosphere grew awkward, and it lingered until Dan-Han spoke up, suddenly disrupting all their thoughts and bringing them back to reality.

“Mr Philip, I’d like to reintroduce my girlfriend to you.” He said, and the man stared at him with increased confusion, wondering why there was a sudden need for another introduction. Nevertheless, he kept silent and let Dan-Han make the introduction.

“My girlfriend, Eun-sun, is chairman Kim’s biological daughter.” He announced, and Mr Philip suddenly glanced at Ki-Jun, who nodded affirmatively.

He stared back at Eun-sun wide-eyed, blinking with surprise while Eun-sun tried not to look away from him.

Seeing the reaction on his face made her feel slightly uneasy.

Mr Philip had his eyes fixed on her in disbelief. He couldn’t believe what he had heard despite the Chairman’s affirmation, and just like every other person who had heard this news and would hear it in the future, he had just one question in mind.

How was it possible?

Where was a biological child sprouting out from? He wondered.

Seeing the incredulous look on his face, Dan-Han sighed and returned his gaze to his godfather. “Uncle, I’m sure you must have suspected that her sudden disappearance in the past twenty-five was a deliberate act. I can assure you it is, the same way I can tell you, she could be dead in the next hour before you even get to introduce her to aunty.”

And this was why he couldn’t sit still anymore. While they waited for Yong-Gun to make a move, they could be outsmarted, and anything could happen. He could lose her, which was the last thing he could let happen.

This was country F, and unlike home, he didn’t have a loyal team working for him here, except the ones he had to pay for. But the cons about mercenaries are that they have no loyalty and their services go to the highest bidder, which might not be him. Thus he couldn’t take chances. Not with Eun-sun.

Mr Kim’s countenance turned grim when he heard that. So it was true someone took his child and made him and his family stay apart for such a long time. To what end? That was a question for later. Right now, he wanted to know who it was.

“Who did this?” That was all he asked.

Dan-Han’s gaze surreptitiously shifted to Mi-Cha. “I can’t say, but if things go as planned, you’ll have your answer soon enough.”

“I’m not-”

“Uncle, please,” Dan-Han begged, cutting him short. “You know I’ll tell you anything you ask of me. I’ve never kept a secret, but this is about your family. And withholding this piece of information now will save you a lot of issues.”

Dan-Han had worst-case scenarios, most of which ended up with Mi-Cha knowing her role in what was happening.

Did Yong-Gun love his child? He doubted the man’s heart was in the right place because if it were, he wouldn’t be this mad. If he only viewed Mi-Cha as a means to an end, he wouldn’t mind using her as leverage. Something to get Ki-Jun into doing what he wanted because Ki-Jun had a weakness for people, especially his family, and he loved Mi-Cha to no end.

So there was no telling.

Ki-Jun didn’t want to agree with Dan-Han on this. He didn’t want to know what he was up to. All he wanted was the person who had messed with his family in such a fashion. He wanted to see the cruel person who could reap a child less than a day old from its mother’s arm and make them all suffer and endure years of hardship.

“If I hadn’t known you since you were a boy, I would have gripped you by the neck.” He threatened.

“And if it weren’t about your family and the fact that I love your daughter, I would be less concerned.” Dan-Han countered.

Eun-sun looked at Dan-Han and then at her father.

“Let’s just hear what he has to say.” She softly said, her eyes meeting her father’s own, and he saw the silent plea in it.

Ki-Jun stared back at Dan-Han and sighed. “Whatever this madness is, let’s hear it. And about your relationship with her, we’ll talk about this when everything is settled.” He said, and Dan-Han wondered if that was a threat. Eun-sun also thought the same as she gazed at her father, who didn’t seem bothered by the looks he was receiving.

Dan-Han pushed his words out of his mind for now and focused on the issue at hand. After all, he said later.

“The person who took Eun-Sun isn’t a fan of this reunion and would do anything to stop it because he has a goal. And just before you got here, I sent him a copy of a DNA result bearing your name.”

“You did what?” Ki-Jun snapped, his eyes burning with anger, and this time even Eun-sun was staring at him with disbelief.

But Dan-Han continued. He didn’t have time to pacify or elaborately explain the reason for his actions. “If I’m right, an attempt will be made on Eun-sun’s life or yours. But with the presence of Mr Philip here, it’ll be shifted to the both of you as handling her first would be a waste of time.”

“So you alerted the enemy to keep your girlfriend safe?” Ki-Jun asked with a scoff.

“My girlfriend is your daughter, so I believe I just scored a brownie point against your scolding later,” Dan-Han replied.

Ki-Jun stared at him incredulously, but he didn’t say anything about that; rather, he asked, “And what has my attorney got to do with any of this?” He asked, but his eyes narrowed when he realised something.

“Does this have to do with my will?”

“It’s only natural there’d be changes to it if there’s a new arrival of another family member,” Dan-Han replied, liking the fact that the man was catching on. It was better he figured it out for himself than hear it from him.

Ki-Jun frowned as he pondered what Dan-Han had said. Who would not want him to make a change in his will?