51 Deceitful Sleeping Beauty and the Gullible Princes (1/2)

Hyuk sat still, looking at Yeo Ri's dainty little face. Her eyes were closed and she breathed ever-so-slowly.

The doctor had told him that it was hypothermia.

”Will she... be fine?” He had asked.

”It was a close call,” the doctor replied. ”She was lucky she was inside the hospital.”

”Thank goodness...” he breathed a deep sigh of relief. Yeo Ri was still alive. Hyuk touched her cheeks. A little bit of colour had returned to her face after the doctor's efforts.

”Stupid girl,” Hyuk muttered. He held her cold hand weakly. After the scare, he felt so listless and empty. If Yeo Ri was gone, what was he supposed to do? How was he going to live? He couldn't imagine a life without Yeo Ri.

”How long did you play in the snow? You stupid girl, you should've been more careful.” He gently picked up her hand and held her palm against his lips, mumbling into it. He closed his eyes. ”Don't scare me like that ever again. Oppa can't live without you, Yeo Ri-ah.” He stayed in that position for a long while before letting go.

”Rest well, Yeo Ri-ah.” Hyuk got up, kissing her forehead. Then, he carefully tucked her hand back into the blankets and adjusted one of the many heaters the nurses had placed around Yeo Ri so that the warmth was better directed towards her.

Half an hour later, Gun finally arrived.

”Where have you been, you f*cking sh*thead?” Hyuk growled. He was sitting on his bed, facing Yeo Ri. He couldn't rest easy unless she was in his line of sight, so he had been in the position for quite a while.

”Yeo Ri?! What happened to her?!” Gun immediately darted to Yeo Ri's side. He hadn't expected to see her like that. His eyes glanced towards the clipboard attached to Yeo Ri's hospital bed. With a quick scan, he roughly understood her condition.

Hyuk got up, grabbing Gun by the collar, ”I asked you, where have you been?!”