Paradise || Jeong Gu Won ✓

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Seong Min paced the VIP room where Ji Hu slept. After last night's emergency alert, he drove out to her location, only to find the car and Ji Hu's belongings. Seong Min panicked for hours until the hospital called, saying that Ji Hu had been brought to their location. Upon arriving, Do Hee and Ms. Shin were there, finding out about what happened to Ji Hu the night before. Someone had brought her in, saying they found her by the shore.

Now, Seong Min and Do Hee were in the room, waiting for Ji Hu to wake up to find out more information. Seong Min kept glancing over at Ji Hu, but more importantly, he was glancing over at the man who brought her in. He was standing off to the side, also waiting patiently for Ji Hu to wake up.

Ji Hu gasped awake, thinking she was just waking up from a nightmare. She sat up quickly, placing her hand over her heart. Ji Hu hadn't registered that she was in the hospital yet, at the moment she thought she was in her apartment or maybe in her office. Seong Min was already by the side of the bed, placing his hand on the back of Ji Hu's head gently.

"Unnie!" Do Hee cried out, rushing to Seong Min's side. "You should have called me like I told you to! Why didn't you?" Do Hee asked.

"Oppa, Do Hee." Ji Hu whispered, closing her eyes for a moment.

"Are you all right?" Seong Min asked softly, smoothing down Ji Hu's hair.

"Nightmare." Ji Hu commented, pressing her hands into her head to attempt the pounding to stop. Ji Hu wasn't sure what happened, but her head felt like it was going to explode.

"What was it about?" Ji Hu's nightmare was coming true. That voice... she would never forget it after last night. "You're soaked with sweat." A handkerchief was dabbed against her forehead. Ji Hu slapped the hand away from her forehead, eyes wide. She lifted her head up to look at Gu Won. He was standing there, acting all concerned for her. "I'm glad to see that you're up. I was worried sick."

'Get away from me.' Ji Hu thought. Yet, the words that came out of her mouth were, "Am I still in my nightmare?" She better be in this nightmare because if she wasn't, she was going to punch Gu Won.

"Relax." Gu Won was really good at pretending to care about Ji Hu's wellbeing. Considering he put her into this position, and she attempted to save his life... "Your nightmare's over." No, her nightmare was just beginning, and it started with Jeong Gu Won. Curse that woman who told Madam Ju the wrong hotel – Ji Hu wouldn't have met Gu Won if it wasn't for them.

Suddenly, Seong Min cleared his throat. Ji Hu turned her head, seeing Ms. Shin standing there, almost with a goofy look on her face. She shook her head, almost like she was snapping out of some sort of state. "You were brought to the hospital by him after he called me." She commented.

"I also got your SOS." Ji Hu sighed relief to know that her SOS went through. "The hospital called me after you arrived." Seong Min added.

"Hospital?" Ji Hu questioned. Ji Hu looked around frantically, starting to panic all over again. Seong Min placed his hands on her shoulders, attempting to calm her down. Ji Hu's eyes widened at Seong Min.

"You're okay, you aren't hurt." Seong Min felt Ji Hu start to tremble under his hands. "You're safe, Ji Hu, don't worry. No one can get to you; the hospital already knows not to let anyone in who isn't on your list." Ji Hu started to allow herself to calm down, nodding slowly.

Ji Hu's voice trembled as she spoke, "How long was I out?"

"To be exact," Ms. Shin checked her watch. "You were in deep sleep for 5 hours and 38 minutes."