Part 56

DESTINY

Changkyun is lying on the bench in the locker room as he scrolls his phone, looking at the picture of his children. They have grown up so much, he thought. He can't help, but smiles at the picture of Jinwoo and Jinhee smiling widely. Sometimes he wonders how it will be like if Hillary is still here.

Minhyuk name suddenly pops up on his screen.

"Yes, I am still here. Ok, I will be there" Changkyun said then he force himself to sit up. He stretches his body before leaving to meet Minhyuk. When he reaches the park, he can see Minhyuk is spaced out on the bench near the playground. He approaches him and quietly take a seat next to him. "Is something wrong?" he asked. No answer. "You lost your patient?" he guessed. 

"I lost him" Minhyuk blurts out. 

Changkyun waits for Minhyuk to continue. He was thinking that Minhyuk is upset about losing his patient until he realized that Minhyuk is using 'he' instead of 'her'. 

"He is no longer the same person, Changkyun. He had changed and I don't think we can bring him back" Minhyuk got a little teary. 

"What are you talking about, Minhyuk?" Changkyun finally asked. 

"Chae Hyungwon. I meet him today" Minhyuk turn to look at the Neuro. "He can't remember anything. Except for his name... and it wasn't even Chae Hyungwon" Minhyuk add with his shaky voice. 

"What?" Changkyun can feel his heartbeat skipped a beat. 

"The day he left, he got an accident. He had a brain injury, they have to induce coma to let the swollen subside. When he wakes up, he can't even talk... they have to send him to speech therapy" Minhyuk burst into tears.

Changkyun is speechless.

Hoseok drags his tired body to his office. He slumped in his chair and lost in his thought. 

"Hey" 

Hoseok turn to look into his door. Kihyun is standing there with Hyunsik in his arms. He smiles. "You bring the triplet to work?" he stands up to greet the six month old baby.

"Just him. He's down with a flu. Hyunsoo and Hyunki is at the nursery" Kihyun let Hoseok take his son from him. 

"Aigoo... you must be bored without your brothers here" Hoseok said as he brings Hyunsik to his seat. "How are you feeling now?" he said as he makes a funny faces and Hyunsik just smiles a him. "It's really hard to make you laugh" he said. 

Kihyun take a seat in front of his friend. 

"Are you going home already?" Hoseok finally asked. 

"I'm waiting for Hyunwoo to pick me up" Kihyun answered. "Are you ok?" he asked. 

"Why are you asking?" Hoseok replied as he plays with Hyunsik little finger. 

"You keep sneaking out these days. Your secretary is starting to worry about you" Kihyun answered straightforwardly. 

"I bring Minhyuk to see him today" Hoseok said after a moment of silent. Hyunsik is looking at him with his big round eyes, probably confused with what he said. "Three weeks ago, the Hope Foundation called me. Chae Hyungwon is under their custody. But, as Chae Si Woo" 

"What do you mean?" Kihyun is confused.  

Hoseok shrugged. "All I know is, he was found injured on the highway without an ID. A bus driver sends him to a local hospital in the countryside. They treated him, but when he wakes up... he can't remember anything. He knows his name though, Chae Si Woo. They try to search for his next of kin... and, of course they can't find any. The treatment bill keeps increasing and they can't find anyone who can pay it... they ended up contacting the Hope Foundation for help. Based from the record, it seem like the accident happened after he left the hospital that night" 

"He used to actively volunteer in the foundation. Don't they recognize him?" Kihyun asked. 

"You know their staff keep rotating from one branch to another for their safety. The current staff at Korean Branch never meet him before. But, the former Chairwoman came back to Korea a month ago. She recognized him" Hoseok answered. "She chooses to contact me because she read on the news about Hyungwon court fight"  

"Luckily. It could be bad if she contacted the Chae's" Kihyun wipes his face in a frustration. "How bad is his condition?" 

"Very bad. He has a brain injury that messes with his memory, he also have psychological blocked. It's hard to say, but they said a complete recovery is very slim" Hoseok sighed as he hug Hyunsik who seem to get sleepy. "When I first come to see him, he was very afraid of strangers. It took me a while to gain his trust. That's why I never said anything for the passed three weeks"

Kihyun is surprised that Hoseok keep this from all of them for the whole three weeks. The latter never gives any hint at all. All the sneaking out during working hour and spacing out episode is making sense now.

"I always know he will come back. I never doubted even once, but... it never crosses my mind he will come back to us like this" Hoseok takes a deep breath. "Overall, he is in better position compare to when Changkyun come back to us... but... " he sighed. "Our job is to fix thing up, Kihyun. I just... I don't think we can fix this" 

"You are talking about his medical condition or his legal problem?" Kihyun asked. 

Hoseok turn to look at his friend. Kihyun do look a little surprised. However, he is calm. Like he is already expecting this, but didn't expect it will happen for real. "Do you have anything to say to me?" he asked, suspecting his partner have something hidden from him.

"When Hyungwon left the hospital that night, on the day I gave birth to the triplet... I remember he was driving because you need to pick Minhyuk up at the hospital" Kihyun started.

"What about that?" Hoseok is patting Hyunsik back gently.

"Think about it. He was found on the highway without an ID and was sent to a countryside hospital. That's mean he was found in a countryside area"

"Logically, yes"

"The question is... where is his car? If he is found on the highway injured, without his ID.... I believe his car wasn't at the scene. Doesn't that make you curious what is he doing on the highway without his car and his ID? Plus, it's a countryside. How can he ended up there without driving?" 

Hoseok frowned and his suspicious suddenly spike up. "Are you saying his accident was planned?" 

"Kind of" Kihyun replied casually. "Chae Hyungwon is a successor to a billion dollars legacy. At least one person will receive a huge benefit if something happens to him"

"The top suspect on the list is already investigated for power abuse" Hoseok agreed with what Kihyun was saying. "But, where do I should start looking? The list is too long" he sound confused.

"Honestly, when I was on my maternity leave... I kind of launched a covert op to look for him" Kihyun suddenly confessed.

"You tracked him down?" Hoseok is surprised. 

"It's a failed attempt actually. His phone was never on, his car GPS was turned off. He never used his credit card. He didn't leave any digital trace. Never shows up at any CCTV in the city which make sense now, he was in the countryside. So, I stop searching for him after two months of his hiatus" 

"Two months? When all of us was thinking he just needed time to figure things out, you launch a covert op to search for him? Even Minhyuk didn't suspect anything at that time" Hoseok is in disbelief. "You never do anything without a reason. Why did you do that?" 

"When he told the story how he left his home, he wasn't actually leaving. He wished to be found. He was hoping someone will come looking for him. But, no one come to bring him home. So, I thought this could be it too" Kihyun exhales heavily. "I shouldn't stop looking, right?" 

"Minhyuk said something very similar to that too. He said he shouldn't let him go that night" Hoseok replied as he take a look at the sleeping baby on his chest. "What are we gonna do now?" 

"Re-launch the covert op. If we can trace his whereabouts that night, I believe it will lead us to the accident"

"I'm guessing you are going to keep in touch with your former client who is very talented in IT?" Hoseok didn't received any answered, but he can tell he is right. "If you use help from the underground, none of it is admissible in the court" 

"We can't, but it's a beginning of something" 

Hoseok just frowned. He doesn't know what kind of strategy is Kihyun have in his mind, but he knows that if this theory is proven true, someone is about to suffer for the rest of their life. 

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"Si Woo" 

Hyungwon turn around to look at his caretaker. 

"What are you doing there? It's almost bed time" 

Hyungwon moves away from the window. He gets on his bed and waits for his caretaker to tuck him in. 

"You did great today, Si Woo. It's your first time seeing Dr. Lee, right? But, you mingle well with him. Like you know him since forever" 

Hyungwon is happy with the compliment. "Dr. Lee said he had a friend who know how to help me" he said. "Do you think it's possible? I've been seeing eight doctors and they all said I can't be fixed" Hyungwon lay down on his bed and let his caretaker to pull the blanket for him. 

"I heard. His name is Dr. Daniel Lim" she smiles. "I don't really know, but I heard... Dr. Daniel Lim is a legend around here. He is not only good with his doctor thing, but he also shut down a syndicate crime before. He's a brave man. Do you think a brave person like him can help you?" 

"I don't know. But, I do hear story about Dr. Daniel before. I thought that was just a legend. How can a single man shut down a syndicate like that?" 

"No, Si Woo. Dr. Daniel Lim is very real and he is going to come here for you. Aren't you excited?" 

"Kind of" 

"That's great. Now, you should go to sleep. The faster you fall asleep, the faster tomorrow will come"

Hyungwon close his eyes obediently and slowly drifting off to the dreamland.

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hazhatt #1
Chapter 98: male population is increasing thanks to hyunwoo and kihyun
yellowtulip123 #2
Chapter 98: aaaaa kinda sad when the baby was not a girl, but the last sentence really make it up haha. finally dasom is back. thank youuu for the update
Sunflower_Heart
#3
Chapter 98: Yeay!!? The baby is here!!!
hazhatt #4
Chapter 97: Thank you for the updates XD
Sunflower_Heart
#5
Chapter 97: I'm so happy while reading this chapter. Thank you so much for your update
Neny_haneul
#6
Chapter 96: thank you for the update!! another baby is coming yeayy 😁
yellowtulip123 #7
Chapter 96: omg omgg there's an update and is the baby girl's coming??? thank youuu so much for the update. really need to re-read again so i remember the feel haha anyway thank youu so much for coming backk
Grabila #8
Chapter 96: Can't believe it that there is an update in 2023! Welp yaye I missed it and very happy you're back
Sunflower_Heart
#9
Chapter 96: Yeay you're back with new update.

Yeay too for the new baby
Yha-mhine #10
So touching.. ❤