My Marriage Counselor (Jimin x Reader)

Chapter 21: I Need A Doctor To Bring Me Back To Life

Chapter 21: I Need A Doctor To Bring Me Back To Life

I watch the love of my life stand to his feet as a panel of seven decide his fate as a doctor.

He's not a criminal.

I frown as I think to myself, as I watch his father, his lawyer stand beside him. I'm seated behind him in the crowd and I wonder if he can feel the vibes I'm sending him. I look nervously to the right to see his mother tapping her fingertips against the armrest a few seats down. I was seated first, having arrived with Jimin hours ago. Mrs. Park arrived later and immediately chose her seat, making a point that she'd rather not sit next to me. I offer her a weak smile, but her cold eyes give away nothing.

I turn my gaze back forward, ignoring the tension radiating between me and my future mother-in-law.

"Dr. Park, in all of my years as a psychologist, and the years I've served on this board, never have I ever been on a case this- circumstantial. This... objective. A case with such an exorbitant amount of gray area. I understand that you fell in love and I do wish you well, but the fact of the matter is you broke a number of rules that led you to where we are now. And after both of your testimonies, it appears that you have very little regard for the rules that you broke. You made your choice, Dr. Park. It was not your career. The cards were always in your hand regarding your future."

My blood runs cold hearing Dr. Chan's words and I hear the short intake of breath from next to me. She knows it too. We all know it.

This is it.

I can't escape the tears that spring to my eyes as I know that this isn't going to end the way we hoped. We knew this was a possibility. Mr. Park prepared us, Jimin prepared me. It's funny, this is directly affecting Jimin the most and yet he was talking me off the ledge last night. I didn't mean to break down... it just happened. The thought of Jimin losing everything, makes me sick to my stomach.

My stomach turns again, and I wince, praying that the nausea can be kept at bay until we either recess or the proceedings are over. I take a deep breath and let it out slowly before reaching for the cup of water sitting on the floor under my feet with shaky hands.

"Dr. Park, do you understand what it would mean if we were to revoke your license completely?"

My eyes widen and my teeth find my bottom lip nervously. Revoke? As in... permanently? We were holding onto hope that it would merely be a suspension and he could apply for an appeal after a certain amount of time but revocation is... He can't be reinstated.

"Yes Dr. Chan," I hear him say.

Dr. Chan leans back in his chair slightly and narrows his eyes at him. "Do you think that you deserve a punishment to that extent?"

Jimin's head looks up and although I can't see his face, I know there's confusion written all over it as if to say you're asking me?

"No sir, I don't."

"And why is that?"

"With all due respect, haven't we been over that?"

"Humor me," he challenges.

"Miss L/N and I had a relationship, yes..."

"A relationship that violates everything in the code of ethics. Revocation, Dr. Park is well within the scope of punishments we could administer." He opens a folder, lying it flat in front of him and looks at him over his glasses. "Revocation is justified when the license holder is guilty of unlawful or improper conduct." He puts his glasses down. "Would you call your relationship with Miss L/N unlawful?"