Chapter 35 - You have been a bad girl (2/2)

”My parents were fighting a corruption case. Some powerful people were involved. They survived the attempts on their lives. When they searched the house, they found some files missing. I thought that they were killed by the people from the corrupted corporation. The killer took the files intentionally to control the direction of the investigation.” She writes the date of the murder. ”He can manipulate evidence. The missing items from the 36 victims... I think that they will soon find it on Baek Han Sol's properties during the reinvestigation under the new prosecutor.”

”Why did he go for your parents instead of you?” Do Sejin asks her.

”To change me.” She continues to write the date of each victim's name. ”My parents' death had an effect on me. I was aiming to become a prosecutor, but I chose to be a lawyer instead. I became someone who would do anything for money and power. I won all the cases that I took. He knows that I don't have long enough to capture him first. If I can bring Baek Han Sol out and tell about his legacy, I will become famous. Then, he will claim me.”

”What did you say?” Do Sejin stands up abruptly. ”You don't have long enough. Why?”

She purses her lips. Damn! This is what happens. The killer. Her illness. Everything else is making her lose calm. She speaks without thinking now. Shit.

”What are you hiding, Hana?” Jung Kwang-soo looks at her back intently.

The cat is out of the bag. She can't hide it now. She takes a deep breath and turns around to face the two men. ”I have a tumor in my brain. So, let's get back to work now.”

Do Sejin stares hard at her. That day when she told him that she liked him. The test results. She told him that there was nothing to worry about. It's been two weeks since that day. He slams the table in anger. ”You lied to me that day. Why did not you say anything? How come you are doing this when you should be at the hospital?”

”Ahn Hana, you have been a bad girl.” Jung Kwang-soo cracks his knuckles. ”I wanted you to fight this case, but I would never want it on the cost of your life. You are more worth to me alive than dead.”

She sighs. They only know half of the deal and they are reacting like this. ”I planned to take a break after the next hearing. I was planning to give my body to Ji-Won and let her do whatever she wanted. I don't plan on dying either.”

”Doctor Bo went on the honeymoon today,” Do Sejin cries out. ”You are lying again.”

”Boy, can you complain if I lie to you?” She raises her brow. ”Nothing has changed between us. Whether it's a tumor or a psychopath that is trying to kill me, Whether I die or live, it is unrelated to you.”

Do Sejin looks at her with pain in his eyes. He feels stifled by her gaze. He runs out of that place in one breath. Unable to bear it anymore, he covers his ears.

He is the lowest of the low.