In his head he was screaming.

Joohyun! Joohyun! Joohyun!

What his guards saw was Yonghwa rocking Aeyah.

“Appa – hot!” Aeyah tries to wiggle out of her father’s embrace.

“Ah- mian Princess!  Appa didn’t mean to.” Yonghwa loosens his hold on his little girl. Aeyah tucks her face against father’s chest and falls asleep again.

They’d been waiting for 4 hours in Mount Sinai Hospital’s emergency room.

“Doryeon-nim – “Guard Park whispers. “I can take Aeyah. You’ve been holding her for hours.”

“No – I want to hold my daughter.” Yongwa shakes his head. Aeyah was warm and kept him from panicking.

Min Suns shakes her head and motions the guards to keep back. Her ward was sensitive in times like this because of what happened to his brother and losing his Uncle and Aunt in a highway collision all those years ago.

10 hours ago…..

“Oppa – wake up! You’ll be late for school!” Joohyun shakes her husband. She was reluctant to wake him up as he had just gone to bed a few hours before.  He and his father were dealing with issues on CNB Engineering and Construction.

“Uhm….” He murmurs as he buries his head on his pillow. “10 minutes more.”

“Oppa – you told me to wake you up and not stop until you’re up.  After school you need to go to the office – GO Samchon needs your signature for a building that CNB is buying.” Joohyun leans her body closer to her husband. Gently trying to pull his face from the pillow.

Her day was just as busy – as always her husband’s schedule came first. The children were already dressed and eating downstairs with Madame.

Yonghwa sighs and opens one eye. He was still sleepy and he was grumpy because Joohyun wasn’t allowing him to sleep longer.  He’d gone to bed cross with Hwejangnim.  They wouldn’t agree on the any of the terms that the union wanted from CNB. His father had screamed that Yonghwa sided with the union instead of his family. He had screamed right back and said that he was a Jung and that his father was narrow minded.

“I said 10 minutes!” He scowls at his wife.

“Sorry but no – you’ll be late for school.” Joohyun’s tone was firm – like the one she used with the children.

He gets up from bed and stomps to the bathroom, banging the door.

Joohyun sighs. It would be difficult to calm him down again. Samonim and Joohyun were at their wits end trying to reconcile father and son. It didn’t help that ¾ of the Board of Directors sided with Yonghwa on the issue.

She gets up and tidies the bed.  She goes to the cabinet and brings out her husband’s favorite Zegna suit. She hoped that by putting on his favorite things her husband would be in a better frame of mind to deal with his day.

“Joohyunah!” He husband calls from the bathroom.

“Deh Oppa.” She goes into the bathroom.

 Joohyun was already up by 6 and ready to begin her day.  She was in black corduroy pants, a light crème blouse and boots.  They were going on site today at Upper Manhattan.

She finds him with a towel wrapped around his torso and a very irritated face.

“I don’t have any more daily wear contacts.”

She looks at their cabinet and promises to buy a pack when she goes to pick up Jae from his piano lessons.

“I told you about it last week.” He scowls and goes back to shaving.

His hair was dripping wet but Joohyun resists that urge to take a towel and dry it. “Sorry I forgot. It’s not like you can’t stop by on the way home to buy your contacts.” She held her temper in check and decides that putting a distance between them when he was in a sour mood was the correct move. It didn’t help that she’d been feeling unwell lately because the children both had the cold.

Yonghwa stares at his wife’s back as she leaves the bathroom. She’d been short tempered lately but then again so was he. He mentally reminds himself that he should ask her out this coming weekend. It would do both of them good. And flowers when he goes to buy his contacts.

When he comes to the dining table – Aeyah was crying and Joohyun was looking exasperated with her.

“What happened?” He goes and lifts his little girl totally unmindful of her sticky hands.

“Omma said Aeyah and Appa can’t go to have your weekly afternoon tea today.” Jae answers as he finishes his porridge. “Thank you for the food.” He looks at his Yooh Moh.

Yonghwa remembers that it was Wednesday and they usually had their afternoon tea. Just him and Aeyah – sometimes at the Ritz Carlton or the Mandarin. It was their father-daughter time that Joohyun always set for them.

“Oppa – you’re busy today and I cancelled the reservation yesterday.” Joohyun replies. “Jung Aeyah will you stop wailing!” She takes her daughter from Yonghwa and puts her back on her chair.

The little girl kept crying even as Jae takes his napkin and wipes her sticky hands. “But Appa promised!”

“You can do it next week.” Joohyun sits down next to her daughter. “Stop now – please. Omma will reserve for next week.”

Yonghwa leans and dries his daughter’s tears. “Alright – Appa will make time for tea today. I’ll tell DO Samchon to let me off early. I’ll book the place – surprise for my little one – how is that? Omma and Jae Oppa will come and join us.”

“Really?” Aeyah’s tears stop. “Appa promise? Omma and Oppa will go?”

Joohyun looks at her husband in exasperation. She couldn’t make afternoon tea today because she would be finished with school by 3 and she had to go across town to get Jae then go and meet them. She didn’t even know where her husband would make the reservation.

“Can we Omma? I haven’t gone to afternoon tea with Appa before.” Jae looks at his mother. He and his Appa also had their father and son time – mostly horseback riding and sports.

“Do what you want.” Joohyun raises her hands. “I’m leaving now.” She stands up and takes her satchel. “Jae I’ll pick you up at the usual time from Mr. David’s house.” Her 2 guards follow her out.

She didn’t kiss anyone goodbye – Yonghwa knew that his wife was cross with him and Aeyah.

“Appa – don’t worry, Omma will come around. She’s not feeling well she told me yesterday. I’m going to school now – bye!” He kisses his father’s cheek and waves to his sister and his governess.  His guard already had his coat and bag.

Yonghwa sighs – the day was just no starting right.  He blamed himself as his mood which usually affects his wife and kids.

“Yongie – don’t be in such a bad mood – Joohyun has enough on her plate with the kids and school – her finals are coming.” Min Sun takes Aeyah from her chair and holds the little girl’s hand. “Now – we’ll be preparing for school. This afternoon tell me what time Aeyah and Guard Park need to be ready for you to pick them up.”

“Thank you Yoo Moh. I’ll call after lunch.” Yonghwa sighs. He didn’t have much appetite for breakfast but knew that he needed to eat because he would be too busy to have lunch later. He finishes his breakfast alone and leaves right after with his 2 guards.

 By 1:30 that afternoon he’d already called Min Sun. He was able to get a reservation at Cha-An – it was a good place according to GO – one that both Joohyun and the kids would enjoy. He wanted to make up for his sour mood that morning. Joohyun had answered only 1 of his 5 texts – but he knew she was busy – his only consolation was that she’d put a heart on the last line of her text.

He picks up his little girl at home and was once again enchanted by Aeyah.  She was wearing her best pink dress – the one that Joohyun bought for her in Barney’s. She was excited when he mentioned that they were going to have tea at a new place. She insisted on sitting on his lap and snuggled against him.

They went to the florist first – with Aeyah choosing the bouquet.  Yonghwa holds her in his arm as Aeyah looks at the bouquets for sale. She made the florist laugh when she said that her father was trying to be friends with her mother. 

"Do you like it?” The florist hands Aeyah the pink carnations and roses bouquet.

“Yes thank you.” The little girl smiles politely. “This is my Ma-ma’s favorite lipstick.” She points to the rose buds.

“Oh, where do you see that?” The florists asks. Mr. Jung was a regular client and she knew his wife, Jo as well.

“Here.” Aeyah touches her father’s lips. “When Ma-ma kisses Appa.”

The florist and her assistant laugh at Yonghwa’s blushing face.

“Sorry – she’s such a chatter box.”  Yonghwa gives his credit card to the assistant. “Say good bye to the ladies Aeyah.” He was a proudly beaming father when Aeyah bows politely and gives the florist and her assistant flying kisses.

They were just parking in front of Cha-An when he gets the call.

“Mr. Jung Yonghwa. This is the NYPD Officer Jeff Anderson.”

“Yes?” Yonghwa holds his hand up and motions his guards to stop the vehicle. His heart was hammering in his chest.

“Your wife’s vehicle was in an accident and they were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital – please go there as soon as possible.” The caller said.

Yonghwa couldn’t even remember shutting his mobile. With frozen lips he tells his guards to head for Mount Sinai Hospital – there was an accident and they needed to get there as fast as they can.

“Appa where are we going?” Aeyah asks her father.  Her father’s only answer was to hold her closer as he tells her to keep still.

Before he goes down from the SUV Yonghwa instructs Guard Park to call Min Sun and GO.

Holding his little girl in arms he walks with heavy footsteps towards the Mount Sinai Emergency Room.

“I’m Jung Yonghwa – I was told that there was an accident involving my wife’s vehicle.” He tells the woman in the front desk.

“Oh yes please – let me call Officer Johnson.” The young nurse waves at the 2 police officers.

“Mr. Jung.” The officer extends his hand to Yonghwa.

“Where’s my wife and son?” Yonghwa asks.

“They’re getting emergency treatment Sir. Same with her driver.” The officer responds.

 “What happened?” Yonghwa was numb. He clutched his daughter closer.

“They were getting on their vehicle when a truck ran a red light and plowed thru the parked vehicles. The driver was trying to get away from us. A man – we assume was your wife’s companion- was holding the door open for your son and wife – he was thrown to the pavement and the SUV’s door was left open.  The truck pushed the SVU thru a couple of more cars before the truck and the SUV slammed against the side of an office building.”

“Your wife, son and the drivers of both vehicles were taken here. The fire department pried the doors open and were able to get the drivers out quickly. The SVU’s door was ripped so they were able to get to your wife and son without difficulty. You’d have to talk to the doctors about their condition.” All the while the officer was talking – his partner, a young woman was holding Aeyah’s ears and trying to distract the little girl.

“We’re waiting for them to come out from emergency treatment - you can come with us.” The 2 police officers walked with Yonghwa to the benches were they would wait.

A young intern came out and asked for the relative of Lee Mun Shik. Yonghwa approaches the intern – he said he was the employer.

“Sir – Mr