Chapter 11: Soo-jin Realizes Joon-ho's Sacrifice

As Soo-jin's voice fell, everyone in the room went silent. The doctors who had come to check up on her were the same doctors who had conducted the surgery.

Soo-jin, looking at Min-su as Ji-eun avoided her gaze, saw that Min-su, too, looked down, avoiding her eyes. None of them wanted to talk about Joon-ho.

The leading doctor, hearing Soo-jin's question, slightly laughed in anger, thinking, First, this woman betrayed him, and now she is worried about him. What a joke.

Scratching his nose and calming himself down, thinking, This is a patient, this is a patient, the leading doctor completely ignored her question, instead asking his own,

"Miss Kim Soo-jin, how are you feeling? Does the area near your chest feel painful?"

Soo-jin, hearing the doctor, was slightly confused. Moving her hand around her chest, she felt something. Moving her hand inside her shirt to the spot where she had felt something before, she touched it.

She could feel something like stitches, and, feeling her heart beet, it no longer hurt with every beet like before. Soo-jin, again looking at the doctors with a confused gaze, said,

"What is this?"

Seeing her confused face and hearing her response, the leading doctor said without a pinch of happiness,

"Miss Kim Soo-jin, your angiosarcoma is cured now. We have transplanted a new heart into your body."

Hearing the doctor, Soo-jin was first in shock and then happy. She was happy for the fact that she didn't need to die anymore.

Secondly, there were many questions in Soo-jin's mind, like who was the donor who donated their heart, how she got here, and what happened after she fainted.

Most of all, why was everyone avoiding talking about Joon-ho?

The doctors gave instructions to Ji-eun and Min-su before leaving after checking up on Soo-jin. As Ji-eun was also about to leave, Soo-jin stopped her.

Soo-jin, looking at her friend, said, "Ji-eun, you know you are the only friend I can trust, right? Then please tell me honestly what happened to me after I fainted."

Ji-eun was in a predicament. She didn't want to agitate Soo-jin by telling the truth as she was still in recovery, and she didn't want to lie to her either.

So, she said with a smile in a persuasive tone, "Let's talk about this after you get well. Why the rush, sweetie?"

Hearing Ji-eun not wanting to speak about what had happened, Soo-jin grew even more nervous, thinking Kim Tae-hyun might have done something to Joon-ho.

Thinking this way, she spoke in agitation, grabbing Ji-eun's hand as tightly as she could, not letting it go until Ji-eun told her everything.

Ji-eun, seeing the desperation on Soo-jin's face, sighed and started telling the truth, thinking, Will she blame herself?

"After you fainted, Joon-ho brought you to the hospital where you were being treated at Asan Medical Center.

But the doctors there said that due to some kind of shock, your illness had worsened, and you only had two to three hours left.

Hearing that, Joon-ho brought you here, to JinSeong Medical Center. You are currently in Busan.

The doctors here told me they were creating an artificial heart for you, and this hospital was solely created for you by Joon-ho."

Hearing this, Soo-jin's tears didn't stop from falling, thinking, when she was thinking of betraying him, he was thinking of saving her.

Looking at her face, Ji-eun was worried but still, gripping Soo-jin's hand tightly, she continued because Soo-jin needed to know what Joon-ho had done for her sake.

"The doctors told me that if they had only three more months, the artificial heart might have been perfected.

But Joon-ho, thinking about the risk, donated his heart for you and had the artificial heart implanted in his body."

Soo-jin, hearing this, could no longer process Ji-eun's words. Her mind was frozen, one hand clutching the bedsheets tightly and the other hand on her heart—no, Joon-ho's heart.

This was not her heart; it was Joon-ho's heart within her. Feeling it thumping, not feeling the pain like before when every heartbeat hurt, she felt undeserving of it.

How can you love someone who hurt you? Why don't you hate me? How can you donate your heart for someone like me? You should hate me!

Why do you love me so much? I have done nothing for you—not even fulfilling the basic duties of a wife, not even honoring the marriage vows.

Thinking this way, her eyes reddened, tears not stopping as she cried her hardest until now. Ji-eun hugged her, tears in her own eyes because,

in the past, she had thought Joon-ho did not love Soo-jin and was merely pretending. But seeing his sacrifice convinced her that not everyone gets a husband like him, she thought.

Soo-jin, still crying, in between sobs, asked about Joon-ho, "Where is Joon-ho right now? And how is he?"

Ji-eun, patting her back, replied in a soothing tone, "He is fine, and he is in the room next to yours."

As Soo-jin heard this, she forcefully pulled out the IV that was attached to her hand. Removing her oxygen mask, she wanted to stand, but her legs gave way.

Ji-eun, seeing Soo-jin removing the drip and wanting to stand, tried to stop her but was unable to. Soo-jin fell, but Ji-eun caught her as she spoke.

"What are you doing, Soo-jin? Get a grip on yourself!"

"Please, Ji-eun, please! I want to see Joon-ho! Please, please help me!"

Ji-eun, seeing Soo-jin's state, knew that she couldn't stop her, so she helped her to get to Joon-ho.

Min-su, seeing Ji-eun supporting Soo-jin as they walked, hurriedly supported Soo-jin. He had many questions, but looking at Ji-eun, she said with one sentence, reading his eyes,

"I told her everything, and Soo-jin wants to see Joon-ho."

As they both supported Soo-jin and walked near Joon-ho's room, Soo-jin wanted answers: Why do you love me so much? Why? Why?

Even willing to donate your heart without thinking about yourself, what am I to you? Why do you cherish me so much?

If you accept me as your wife again, the least I can do is take care of you my whole life.