43 The Brother’s Dilemma and His Resolve (1/2)

Life was good for the next several days.

In the blink of an eye, a whole week has passed and Hyuk was due for discharge in three days.

The Lee siblings had developed a new routine while Hyuk was in the hospital. In the morning, Gun would send Yeo Ri to school. Then, he'd pick her up from the hospital immediately after his after-school lessons end. After that, the two returned to their home together.

Surprisingly, there was no sign of Lee Do Joon during the whole week. It was like he disappeared.

But Gun knew deep down that that wasn't the case. Things wouldn't remain so peaceful forever.

”—Another missing person report has been filed in OO area. This makes for the fifth case this month alone. The numbers are rising and the police are doing their best to—”

Gun's steps halted just as he passed the television.

Yeo Ri had started watching her dramas again and he would often stay next to her or do some revisions on the dining table, just in case Lee Do Joon decided to attack Yeo Ri the moment he came in and saw her on the couch.

Gun stared at the news with a deep gaze. Something finally clicked in his mind. 'No wonder that man hasn't been around,' he thought.

”Oppa?” Yeo Ri's voice snapped him out of his thoughts.

”Sorry, was the volume too high? I'll turn it down.”

Gun smiled down at Yeo Ri, ”No, it's fine.” He plopped himself down next to Yeo Ri, acting like nothing was out of the ordinary. He sighed loudly, ”Aaaah~ I'm burned out~”

Yeo Ri looked at him in concern, ”Oppa, you must be tired. The exams at your school started today, right?”