ALPHA TEAM - [COMPLETED]

CHAPTER 14: Apologize

*Hojun's pov*

“Danbi stay with me. Stay with me. Stay awake. We're going to the hospital soon” I said to Danbi.

I held Danbi's hand, but slowly she started to lose consciousness. I raced to the hospital in a panic. I found it difficult to breathe and my head was also dizzy from losing a lot of blood too.

Arriving at the hospital, I immediately went to the Emergency Room, the nurse and doctor immediately approached me and lifted Danbi inside. Danbi immediately got her treatment.

I walked unsteadily, a nurse came up to me and said,

“Your body is full of blood and wounds. Lie down on this bed, let us take care of you too” she said.

I lay on the bed next to Danbi. The nurse and doctor immediately gave first aid to my wound. They cleaned the wound on my body, and stitched it up.

“Are you the guardian of this patient?” A doctor asked me while pointing at Danbi.

“Ah... yes” I replied.

“She must immediately undergo surgery to remove the bullet in her stomach. And she had lost a lot of blood. Do you agree for us to perform surgery?” the doctor asked me.

“Do it. Do it now. Just please save her” I beg the doctor.

“Alright. We will do our best” the doctor nodded and immediately directed other doctors & nurses to take Danbi to the operating room.

My wound is still stitched, I saw Danbi being taken to the operating room, my heart is not calm. I feel sorry for Danbi who has to endure all this, she is a total victim.

“Lie down, I will give you an infusion, and immediately seek for a blood donor for you” she said.

I nodded and lay down on the bed. I kept thinking about what happened earlier.

“Son, you were born in a family like this, I am your biological father. Do you think this woman will accept you? You think she will forgive you? Don't even dream it"

"This world is unfair. You won't get what you want that easily. You can even lose something valuable in an instant"

I clenched my fists in annoyance. And Danbi suddenly comes to mind.

"Hojun. This isn't you. You don't want to kill anyone. You're not like him, you're different”

Slowly, I cried out of frustration. I fell asleep because I was tired of crying, with an infuse in my hand.

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I woke up from my sleep and someone approached me. It turned out that he is one of the Delta Team I had sent to guard the Chairman.

“Sir. We would like to report that the chairman is in room 280. He has passed his critical period, but he has not regained his consciousness yet” he said.

“What about Danbi?” I asked him.

“Miss Danbi's operation is not finished yet. The operation has been running for 2 hours” he replied.

“What about you and the others? Is anyone get hurt?” I asked

“No sir, only minor injuries” he replied.

“Alright. You've worked hard. Thank you for the information” I said.

I breathed a sigh of relief, I'm really grateful for hearing the good news. I just pray that Danbi's operation goes well and nothing bad happens to her.

I immediately took my cellphone and called Detective Kang.

“Detective Kang, could you give me an update about Lee Sok Gyo?” I asked.

“They are all still in the detention cell, and will undergo interrogation in 1 hour. How are you?” he replied.

“I'm fine. Danbi is undergoing surgery” I answered.

“Ah... all right. By the way Hojun, are you really serious that he is your father?” he asked.

“Yes. Thanks Detective Kang, I’ll hang up” I hung up the phone. I can't say anything more.

A doctor suddenly came to me and said,

"Miss Danbi's surgery is complete. The operation went well and we will transfer her to the same room as Mr. Park Byung Ho” he said.

I immediately ran to Danbi who was lying on the bed unconscious. Her face was pale.

I followed her to the Chairman's room. They were both unconscious. I sat among them. I started crying uncontrollably, I really feel guilty for causing this. I feel like running away from them because I can't face them. What a crybaby.

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10 AM, the next day

I went to the hospital again to see Danbi and the Chairman. They are still unconscious. I sat beside Danbi and held her hand.

“Park Danbi, do you know that this is the 5th year I like you? Maybe all this time it was just one sided. But I've liked you since you started being active in the office, since you were appointed as the heiress. You asked for my help more often, you often call me because of small things even though you always mispronounce my name. You are always cheerful and professional at work, it amazes me. But I never once saw you lying unconscious like this. I know, you were not aware of my existence, you used to only call me for trivial things. My hopes have been buried long ago, I always thought you were untouchable. But when these incident arise, we started working together. I never thought Alpha would become a team. My long-buried feelings started to grow again. Hmph... but I know after this incident you'll probably gonna avoid me. It’s too dangerous to be near me. I'm sure we don't want this to happen again. So, you don't have to force yourself to be kind to me anymore. If you want to reject me, hurry up and reject me outright. Quickly regain your consciousness, I beg you...” I looked down and put my forehead on her hand.

Danbi suddenly stroked my head.

“Danbi? Are you awake??” I lifted my head and looked at her.

“Stupid. I already regained my consciousness last night, I just fell asleep. And you wake me up” Danbi smiled at me.

I immediately got up from the chair and hugged her tightly. I breathed a sigh of relief and my eyes watered.

“Ouch ouch! Hojun. My wounds haven't healed yet” she moaned in pain.

“Ah sorry. Sorry” I immediately let go of my hug and we laughed together.

“Hojun... thank you for your confession. I know you've been really down lately, you don't dare to face me and my dad because of Lee Sok Gyo. He managed to influence your mind with his evil words. But you should know, this was never your fault. You can't choose what kind of parents gave birth to you. You don't get to choose what kind of family raised you. So stop blaming yourself” Danbi held my hand while smiling.

“I admit all your statements earlier. I was not really aware of your existence before, even though you were always by my side. But now, I feel lost when you're not by my side. I feel pain when I see you hurt. I feel worried when you are sad. I also felt butterfly in my stomach when you kiss me. I never force myself to be nice to you, because I'm sincere. I like you Hojun” she confessed.

My heart is touched when I hear all her words. I slowly grabbed her hand and hugged her gently.

“Am I forgiven?” I asked.

“There is nothing to forgive” she replied.

“Hhh... what a beautiful soul” I stroked her head and kissed it.

“Now is the time for you to turn around and talk to him” she said to me while looking at the other direction. I turned my body and I saw the chairman who had also regained consciousness.

He smiled at me warmly, I immediately walked towards him and held his hands tightly.

“I am sorry for everything sir. I don't deserve your kindness” I said to him with my head down.

“Nonsense. You deserve every bit of it. You make me proud. And I won't forgive you, because there's nothing to forgive” he stroked my hair and pulled me into a hug.

I couldn't hold back my tears anymore and I cried happily in the chairman's arms.

Is this the real father figure? It's a feeling I've been dreaming of for a long time. The feeling of being appreciated, the feeling of being accepted, the feeling when someone is proud of me, and the feeling of being loved. My heart is full.

“But, you have to explain to me. Did you really kissed Danbi?” he asked cynically.

“Dad…please” Danbi interrupted.

I was surprised with the sudden question, but we all laughed together happily.