Daniel and Samantha sped to the hospital. He was feeling very nervous at that moment and he didn"t care that he was overspeeding and that he was pa.s.sing through red lights; it was dangerous.Ignoring traffic rules, Daniel breezed through the traffic.
"Honey, slow down…", Samantha carefully spoke as she was scared to interrupt Daniel"s focus; her heart raced.
He didn"t speak, he just drove without care. "Why did he suddenly have a heart attack? Did he always have health problems? Was this why he wanted to step down as the chairman?", he had a lot of questions in his head but right now, what he wanted to know the most was if his father was stable.
Approaching the hospital, Daniel parked the car and both of them got out. When they reached the Emergency Room, his mother, Christina Cho and brother Liam were at the side talking to the doctor.
"Mom.", Daniel called and hurriedly went over to her side.
Mrs. Cho"s face fell "Daniel… your father.", the sadness in her facial expression was very obvious and Daniel felt even more nervous.
"What"s going on, mom? What happened?"
"I"ll have to go ahead, I still have a surgery.", the doctor bid before he left.
Daniel helped his mother to sit on the sofa and she started sobbing. She had a hard time retelling what happened because it wasn"t a nice story to tell.
"It was sudden. He was just doing his morning exercise and then when he came home, he complained of having chest pains.", his mother recalled what happened before they came to the hospital. "So we called an ambulance. When we got here, he was given medication and did an EKG and some other tests. The doctor said that he was having a heart attack."
"Why did this happened? Did he always have a problem that he kept from us? Is this why he told me that he"s stepping down?", Daniel couldn"t help but ask. Did his dad already know about his condition but chose to keep silent about it?
Mrs. Cho shook her head, "No, he was healthy. We really did want to travel together. This… this just happened. Oh, Daniel… what am I going to do? Your poor dad." her heart ached thinking about the health of her husband. They"ve been together for 30 years and she could not imagine what her future would be like without her other half.
Daniel held his mom and embraced her. He himself was also feeling depressed but he tried so hard not to show much of it, afraid that he might affect his mother.
Samantha walked up to Liam who was very quiet at the side, very opposite of his usual self. Liam is very close to his father, probably even closer than how Daniel is.
She tapped his shoulder, "Hey… do you want to go and get some coffee with me?", she offered in which Liam nodded to her.
Pa.s.sing by Daniel and his mom, Samantha touched Daniel"s back, "I"ll be right back.".
Samantha and Liam walked quietly towards the cafeteria. She wanted to say something but didn"t know how any words would be able to comfort how Liam is feeling right now. All she could say was, "Your dad will get through this."
Liam who was staring into s.p.a.ce while they were in the elevator turned to her and gave a slight smile. "Thanks."
When they got off the elevator, they b.u.mped into someone familiar.
"Nathan…", Samantha muttered and Nathan lifted his head, his eyes met hers.
Lifting his brows, Nathan asked, "Samantha? What are you doing?", he said and then s.h.i.+fted his gaze to the man beside her.
Noticing Nathan"s curiosity, Samantha introduced, "This is Daniel"s brother, Liam Cho. Their father is admitted in the hospital.", She didn"t think that there was a need to keep it from Nathan.
"Ohh… what happened?", he asked.
This time, Liam answered, "He had a heart attack."
Liam had known about Nathan from Seo Joon when he saw him at Samantha"s homecoming dinner. He wasn"t particularly fond of this guy but he doesn"t hate him either. But because he was once Samantha"s boyfriend, Liam suddenly felt the need to protect his brother"s woman; just in case this dude was going to do something that would threaten their relations.h.i.+p.
While Liam had these thoughts in mind, all three of them were already walking towards the cafeteria together.
Samantha didn"t talk much and just answered Nathan"s questions. When they reached the coffee station of the cafeteria, he offered to pay for the coffee.
"Thanks Dr. Yun, but I got it.", Liam stopped him as he took out his wallet and handed some bills to the staff.
"Uhh... Okay.", Nathan accepted the refusal.
Samantha kept glancing at Liam who was looking cute at that moment because of his being an "overprotective" little brother when she noticed that he had been trying to stay in between Nathan and her. While they were walking or ordering coffee, Liam would stay in between the two of them to create some distance.
"Gotta protect your woman, brother. I won"t let anyone get in between you two.", was what Liam had in mind; feeling proud that he was his brother"s knight.
They had bought 4 cups of coffee and was now on their way back up the emergency room. As they were nearing, they saw that Daniel was the only one standing in the hallway leaning on the wall with his hands on his pockets.
"Where"s your mom?", she asked as soon as she was near him.
Daniel was about to answer when he noticed Nathan Yun in his white coat behind his brother; he had followed him there.
Samantha saw Daniel"s gaze and she clarified, "I just found out that Dr. Yun is working in the hospital."
Nathan heard how Samantha addressed him as "Dr. Yun" as if he was merely a doctor whom she knows. He couldn"t help but feel hurt that she was becoming more and more distant. Though he"s no longer trying to pursue her, his feelings had still remained the same.
Daniel nodded to him and returned his gaze to his woman, "My dad"s being transferred to a room. I was waiting for you here."
"Oh… okay, then we should go see him.", she replied.
"President Cho, if you don"t mind… I would like to recommend a cardiologist. He was my senior and he"s the best one in this hospital.", Nathan Yun offered.
This was something personal for Daniel and it was something related to the health of his family, he would not turn down this gesture just because he was Samantha"s ex-boyfriend.
"Thank you, Dr. Yun. I appreciate it.", he expressed.
"Don"t worry about it.", Nathan replied.
Liam and Nathan then headed towards Chairman Cho"s private room in the VIP area leaving Daniel and Samantha at the corridor.
Looking at her man who had a sullen expression on his face, Samantha sighed and felt helpless. He didn"t say anything as he leaned on the wall.
"You"re dad"s gonna be alright, honey.", Samantha comforted.
Hearing her, Daniel suddenly pulled her close and buried his face on the crook of her neck. He let out a big sigh and Samantha wrapped her arms around his body.
"I"m scared.", he murmured.