49 You should hate him (2/2)

He is afraid. Will she hate him and his brother? Her expression is unreadable. When did this person learn to hide her emotions so well? He resists reading her mind.

”You know that some children can see strange things when they are young. When they grow up, they stop seeing strange things. That old nurse was taking caring of you at that time. When he was going to stop her heart, you suddenly ran in front of him to protect the nurse. Instead of his target, he used his powers on you.”

She doesn't remember ever doing that. She doesn't remember that nurse either. She remembers frequently going to the hospital, but her memories are hazy. She doesn't know how to react.

”He used everything in him to heal you. But, you were from the future and he was from the past. The healing needed more from him than he could give. When he was trying to save you, his soul broke. He lost his abilities to you.”

Choi Min Ho looks at her with a pained expression. He clenches his fists. Why isn't she blaming him or his brother already? If her brother didn't save her, she would have lived a normal life. She wouldn't have become a target of the Monarch Company or get involved with the council. Those things wouldn't have happened to her.

”You lost your brother because of me.” Nam Ji Won stares at him. ”I am sorry...I had no idea. You still helped me even after that.”

He opens his mouth in surprise. She isn't supposed to say that. ”He didn't die because of you.”

”He died saving me.” She looks down at her palms.

”You should hate him.” He shakes her by her shoulders. ”You became what you are now...because of him.”

”I am living this life because of your brother. When I was at the hospital, I used to have a weak body. My parents spent a lot for my treatment. The doctors told them that I didn't have long to live because of my weak body. The doctors told them that I might live up to eighteen. But, it was strange. Suddenly, my body started to become healthy again. The doctors thought that it was a miracle. My father believed that I overcame that obstacle on my own. My mother believed that her prayers worked. But, it was your brother who changed my life,” She says with tears welling in her eyes.

”Teacher Choi, it must have been hard for you. I was saved that day by your brother. I was saved by you. I owe you a lot.”

What is she saying? This is not what he imagined. He blamed her. Yes, in the past, he blamed her. Whatever his brother was, his brother was his only family. His brother took care of him. When his brother died, the Monarch told them his brother died during a job. When Oh Soon Ri tried to find his whereabouts, the cards told them that he went to hell.

Then, he went to hell to find for his brother. He wanted to know how his brother died. He wanted to bring his brother out of hell. But, when he met him, his brother asked him to save this girl from the Monarch and herself.

His brother wanted to save this girl, but he ended up making her like him. His knew that she would become like him one day. He wanted Choi Min Ho to save her from the Monarch. To save her from herself.

Back then, he was ten years old. He hated it. All he wanted was his brother to come back to life. Instead, his brother asked him to take care of a girl to rectify his mistake. For two decades, he has been looking for her. When he found her, she turned out to be different than he imagined her to be.

There is another secret in his heart. In the depth of hell, a demon showed him the future. In the future, he saw her. she told him that it was inevitable that he would fall in love with her. Ever since then, he wanted to see the person.

The person he has wanted to see. The person who was saved by his brother. They were the same. The oracle demon was right. It's inevitable that he would fall in love with a ghost. It's inevitable indeed.

”I understand what he meant that day.” He hugs her suddenly. ”Nam Ji Won, I am glad that my brother saved you that day. I am happy that I got the chance to meet you.”