Absolute Threshold — Chapter 74. Recovery

Translator: Atlas

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“Stay strong!”

“…So.”

“Slowly speak.”

Cheolju shouted in Jung Yoongyo’s ear.

“Yoongyo.”

“You’re too loud, Cheolju.”

“Lean on me. We have to go to the hospital.”

Several knives pointed at Hyunsik’s neck.

Jung Yoongyo motioned for them to withdraw the knives, but they didn’t.

“Was my answer wrong?”

“…You are reckless like your father. That’s why you caught my attention. Whenever Hayoung glanced at you, it made my blood boil. I remembered your father who died in my place. I’ve watched you since your youth. My biggest flaw was my inability to harm you myself.”

Yoongyo was his weakness. President Kwon closed his eyes. On the floor was his right-hand man, who he thought was the successor to the organization, and the woman he had married because he wanted to keep in his family register.

“Let’s go, Cheolju. I need to lie down.”

His subordinates swarmed Yoongyo like a hive of bees.

“Yoongyo!”

“…I told you you’re noisy. I’m not going to die.”

“The same area where you were stabbed last time…”

“Just call Heedong. I need to check Choi Jumi’s integrity.”

“She told me she was safe through a phone call.”

“Do it.”

“You should worry about yourself…”

“I need to check…”

As his balance shifted, he toppled over. His knee touched the floor.

“Yoongyo!”

Their screams tormented him so much that he forgot the pain.

He held the cell phone with his blood-stained hands.

***

The surgery ended successfully.

Taejoo came out after he helped with the surgery. The man who was last introduced to be Jumi’s son’s father. He led the most powerful mafia organization in Korea. He still could not believe that the fragile Jumi was in a relationship with that tall man.

Every time he needed to enter the room he would break out in a cold sweat because there was a guardian in place. They were still asking him when he was going to wake up. He didn’t want to tell them bad news, because he was afraid they would send him to the afterlife. He was nervous when he informed them that Yoongyo’s recovery would be slow due to being stabbed in the same spot.

As he stood by the vending machine, a woman with a familiar face approached him.

“Jumi?”

“Are you here to visit Jung Yoongyo?”

“Yes. I’m a little busy.”

“I’m the doctor in charge.”

“Was the surgery successful?”

“I’ll explain in detail. The surgery was completed smoothly. They were stabbed in the same place. Because the wound is deep, recovery may be a little slow, but his life is not in danger. Fortunately, his vital organs were not affected.”

He had told her the news about Jung Yoongyo as soon as possible.

“So calm down. He will soon come to his senses.”

She was always graceful. Taejoo was a little worried because he had never seen her so disheveled. It would not be good for her to be so stressed in pregnancy.

“Please look after Jumi, as she is expecting a baby.”

But the men who followed her did not respond. Jumi made her way to the VIP room in the hospital. In the past he wanted to have a relationship with this woman.

She was a kind woman with a closed heart. The woman rejected his feelings but didn’t want him to feel hurt.

Taejoo’s heart raced for the first time in a long time.

Jumi, who had entered Jung Yoongyo’s room, looked at his closed eyes.