[240]The sky is falling 1
“mother. Relax. My grandfather is trying to have some of the time he didn’t have with his mother. “Just have fun talking.”
“know. But even though I’m this age, I can’t help but feel numb in front of my father. I wonder what kind of strategy this is… .”
My mother had to take several deep breaths to calm herself in front of the hospital room.
Although she is a mother looking to turn 50, she looks like a bride-to-be coming to greet her parents for the first time to receive their approval for marriage.
I quietly knocked on the hospital room door and went inside with my mother.
The grandfather, who was lying diagonally in bed, raised his upper body with the support of a nurse.
“Our Seohyun… I’m here?”
“Ah, father… !”
It’s not for nothing that I was surprised.
My mother seemed frozen and couldn’t even get close to my grandfather.
Our Seohyun!
I have never once seen or heard my grandfather call my mother or any other daughter-in-law by their names. Besides, you have such a soft voice?
I couldn’t help but be surprised.
When my grandfather motioned for me to come closer, my mother took a step forward.
I didn’t feel the need to be there. I saw that both of their eyes had already turned red.
Tears, the tears we shed toward each other, will wash away everything that has accumulated over the past time. I thought it would be uncomfortable for the two of them to watch, so I quietly went out.
I sat in the hospital cafe and waited for my mother. Fortunately, she was in a special ward, so no one else was visible, so she was able to wait in peace.
Almost two hours later, my mother came out of the hospital room.
“Did you talk a lot?”
“okay. “I came out after seeing you sleeping.”
I didn’t ask any more. Just seeing his brightly smiling face gave me a vivid picture of what it was like for two hours.
“Are you sleeping again?”
“okay. I guess you find it difficult to sit down and talk now. I can clearly see that you are having a hard time. What should I do?”
“It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do. “We also need to prepare our hearts.”
I wanted to ignore the reality that was approaching right before my eyes, but I couldn’t turn my head now.
After the grandfather’s funeral, everyone who has been hiding their claws reveals their true colors. Now, rather than exposing my claws, I have to wear strong armor to avoid getting hurt by their claws.
“mother. I’ll take you there. Are you going home?”
“okay.”
Mother held my arm tightly. And she said:
“My father said so. You’re doing something so difficult… No, I’m saying it might be hard for me to watch because you have to go through a difficult path. But he told me never to stop him and to leave you alone. Instead, I told you to quickly find a good daughter-in-law who can take care of you without hurting you and who can take care of you instead of me… .”
“It may seem like it to my mother, but it’s not a very difficult road for me. I’m just happy because it’s the path I want. Do not worry too much.”
“You are making Sunyang Group your own, but of course it will not be an easy path. But since you chose it because you wanted to, I’m not too worried.”
My mother surprised me again.
I thought you would tell me to be satisfied and take it easy because I have enough now, but it was unexpected.
“And when you need my strength, even if it is weak, don’t hesitate to speak up. You’re my mom. He’s a person you can say anything to. yes?”
I didn’t know what to say due to the unexpected words, so I just held my mother’s hand with her arms crossed.
Before I left the hospital and got into the car, I suddenly remembered one thing I had forgotten.
“mother.”
“huh. why?”
“You bought land about ten years ago, right? Was it Ilsan? Wouldn’t that have turned into gold dust by now? “No, have you already sold it?”
The mother’s embarrassed expression was even cute.
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― Manager. I think you need to go to the hospital right now.
As soon as I received a call from assistant manager Kim Yun-seok in the middle of the night, I started getting dressed.
– I was contacted by the security guard in the hospital room, and the hospital is on high alert. It seems a bit serious this time. I heard that the hospital director has already contacted the director’s father and Director Lee Hak-jae.
As soon as I finished the call, I rushed to the hospital.
There was only one security guard with an anxious expression in the hospital room, and the grandfather was nowhere to be seen.
“Maybe in the operating room… ?”
“yes. “You just entered.”
As I rushed to the operating room, I saw the hospital director.
“Director!”
“uh? Dojun. How do you know… ?”
“What about your grandfather? “Is it very serious?”
The hospital director opened his mouth with difficulty.
“I think I should contact my family as soon as the surgery is over. Even if he wakes up, what about 48 hours? “It will be three or four days at most.”
“What if you can’t wake up?”
I was already prepared, but when I heard it in person, my body trembled.
“I guess I have to choose. “Do we intubate him and prolong it a little longer, or do we send him away comfortably?”
My legs gave out and I slumped down on the chair.
Is this what it means to have a completely white mind?
It seemed like time had stopped.
The first time I came to my senses was when my father and Director Hakjae Lee rushed over to me and tapped me on the shoulder.
“Ah, father. “Director.”
“You came early. Just wait a moment. “I’m going to have a chat with the director.”
My father left for a moment with the hospital director, but Director Lee Hak-jae sat next to me.
“I guess you’ve already heard the story.”
“yes.”
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“Recovery will be difficult, right?”
Instead of answering, he nodded his head and Director Lee Hak-jae let out a long sigh.
“Damn, I still have some things left to say… .”
“No matter what I say, Grandpa will already know.”
“There are times in my life when you comfort me.”
“Because I want to believe that too.”
Director Lee glanced at me and tapped me on the back.
“okay. “Let’s believe that the Chairman knows how we feel.”
For a while we stayed in silence.
I went into the operating room, but I knew that they were not performing surgery to save my life, but instead providing first aid.
There is a high possibility that the grandfather’s remaining time as mentioned by the hospital director is true.
“Dojun.”
“yes.”
“Be prepared. “When the Chairman passes away, I don’t know what Vice Chairman Jin Young-ki will do.”
“I know.”
“It’s not enough as far as I know. “If necessary, we may have to pour money into the idea of acquiring shares of affiliates.”
“Have you heard anything?”
“I thought they were going to kick you out first and then the two of you would fight for the position of chairman. As I told the Chairman, we are working hard to convert to a holding company system. In that case, your controlling stake is nothing more than stock in an unlisted company.”
I didn’t want to say this right now, but I made up my mind.
Didn’t your grandfather only think about the group even though he was so close to death? I should too. In order to become your grandfather’s successor, you must not delay, no matter how difficult the situation may be.
“Did you hear it yourself?”
“okay. Ask about how to convert to a holding company… “No, he asked for help.”
“Judging by the way you told me everything, I see that you refused.”
Director Lee nodded his head.
“You said you would give me the position of chairman of Sunyang Group, but those noblemen only said they would give you the position of president of Sunyang Electronics. So I lost interest.”
I noticed another emotion in his smiling face.
I guess I felt a sense of humiliation that hurt my pride. Even though the former is the main company of the group, it is the president of only one subsidiary.
It is clear that the person who held and wielded all the power on behalf of his grandfather was severely lacking in this position.
The reason I bring this up is not because I want to receive confirmation of my promise. This person has not yet decided what to do at Sunyang Group, where his grandfather is not present.
“Thank you for speaking. I guess I need to be a little more determined. “If the situation arises, I’m prepared to fire bullets.”
“As I promised, I will do everything in my power to maintain this situation. “Because that’s what supports the chairman.”
“I’m just grateful that you can do just that.”
I wanted to talk more and get a glimpse into this person’s heart, but I didn’t have the chance.
The sound of footsteps echoing down the hallway was heard and two people approached.
My father, who appeared with the hospital director, looked devastated.
“older brother. “Shouldn’t we call the whole family?”
When my father spoke in a trembling voice, Director Hakjae Lee shook his head.
“Chairman, let’s decide when you come out of the operating room. But it won’t be too late. “Isn’t that right?”
When Director Hakjae Lee asked the hospital director, he also nodded his head.
“There is no difference.”
It means that nothing changes.
48 hours.
It’s time for grandpa to breathe.
All we could do was wait in front of the operating room, forgetting about the time.
I thought I had waited several hours, but only an hour passed.
The doctors coming out of the operating room only showed stern expressions and said nothing. The hospital director exchanged a few words with the doctors, then came over to his father and gently shook his head.
“I think you need to get ready. Chairman.”
“today… night?”
“I do not know. As I said, 48 hours is the longest.”
We walked helplessly to the hospital room.
The old man wearing an oxygen mask can only breathe heavily with his eyes closed. We had no way of knowing whether he was asleep, unconscious, or conscious but unable to control his body.
I just watch the life disappearing next to me.
My father picked up his cell phone and started contacting my uncles, and Director Lee Hak-jae was also on the phone endlessly somewhere.
As the phone call became longer, the two people left the hospital room.
The doctors and nurses kept checking the medical equipment next to the bed.
“teacher. “Can you wake up even just for a moment?”
The doctor bit his lip slightly as if he was embarrassed.
“I can’t guarantee, but I think it will be difficult.”
“Then just like this…” ?”
“Maybe. sorry. This is all I can say… .”
“no. “It’s not your fault, teacher, so there’s no need to do that.”
The doctor holding the chart bowed slightly and asked for understanding.
“I will leave for a moment.”
Even the doctors and nurses left, so I was left alone in the empty hospital room.
The sound of my grandfather’s heavy breathing coming through the oxygen mask tore my heart as I watched.
Even though I tried to hold it back, the tears kept flowing down my cheeks.
As I was holding the skinny old man’s hand and trying to wipe his cheek, the old man’s hand twitched. It seemed like he was trying to hold my hand.
“eww… eww… her… .”
When I saw my grandfather with half-opened eyes, I tried to get up to call the doctor, but I felt a force pulling my hand.
I guess he was frustrated as he kept shaking his head and tapping the mask with one hand.
When I slightly lifted the oxygen mask, a sound came out from between my dry lips.
“do… Dojun… ah… .”
“yes. grandfather. “I am here.”
I tightened my grip and moved closer to my grandfather’s face.
“do… .”
It was difficult to see my grandfather struggling to breathe and struggling anymore.
“grandfather. “Don’t say anything.”
When I tried to put the oxygen mask back in my hand, the old man frowned and shook his head slightly.
And he said it again. It was slow, but it sounded very clear. It’s like a will.
“Don’t lose a single thing.”
I felt strength in my grandfather’s hand as I held him.
“Live as a villain.”
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