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

”F*ck, let go!” Gun pushed him aside. However, Hyuk was rather pissed so his grip didn't loosen.

Gun took a good look at Hyuk. His eyes were red and his overall appearance were frazzled. He looked as if he had aged overnight.

”...I had a study session at school. I told her to go to the hospital first, like always. Just what exactly happened? Why is Yeo Ri like this?”

Hyuk shot him a death glare, but released his collar. He knew he was misplacing the blame, but he couldn't help it. Where was he when Yeo Ri needed her family the most?

Hyuk took a deep breath, calming himself down. He ruffled his hair for the nth time, ”Yeo Ri has hypothermia. She said it started snowing so she played around for a while.”

”Hyp—?! What was she thinking?!” Gun exclaimed. His eyebrows furrowed. He looked at Yeo Ri with worry. One after another, just why does she keep creating reasons to make him more worried? His mind flashed to all those times Yeo Ri complained about being cold. When did she start feeling sick? It didn't snow that much yet so he didn't fully believe that it was the main cause of her hypothermia.

Gun sighed with a tinge of frustration. It must have been because of all the small things that she did that added to her sickness. He stroked her head gently. ”You reckless girl,” he chided quietly. His heart felt soft at Yeo Ri's state. If only he had enough freedom to just take care of her all the time, then something like this wouldn't have happened.

”Stop that. Just let her rest,” Hyuk snapped. He felt annoyed seeing Gun treat Yeo Ri like that.

Gun frowned, but acquiesced. He dropped his arm and went to sit on the extra empty bed. He had been walking a lot so he felt incredibly tired. He had thought to pass the self-defence items he had gotten earlier to Yeo Ri as soon as possible, but with Yeo Ri in that condition, he had to put it off until she was healthy enough.

Gun fell asleep almost immediately.

He had thought to stay up to watch over Yeo Ri, but the tiredness was catching up to him. He hadn't rested since he woke up in the morning, and all the stress he had accumulated during the day had piled up. Soon, his eyes closed.