XXVII. CARE

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The entire world was in a buzz as soon as they got wind of the news. Many sympathized and got enraged, but sadly many criticized. Several netizens questioned Daun's negligence over the kid's welfare, theorizing that she herself wanted it to happen. And Daun can't help but question herself about that.

"How can you think that way?" Taehyung furiously asks. Daun flinches with guilt, almost choking her to breathlessness. "I-I'm sorry. I swear, I am not angry at you, Sweetheart. I am frustrated with all of this." He adds as he cups her face with both of his hands. They are shaking, obviously angry, and it makes her sadder. "You don't deserve that nonsense. They are just a bunch of haters who have no life at all. Besides, you know too well that there's nothing good in reading those kinds of commentaries." He whispers, eyes marbling with tears threatening to spill.

"Tae Tae." She gasps the words. "But I just can't help it. What if it was too late and I lost my Dae-hyun and the twins?"

"They are here, Babe. They are safe. They are safe." Jimin grumbles, arms around her hips, his cheeks rubbing on her shoulders while his eyes peering through her face.

"But what if?" She sniffs, tears already brewing and streaming down her face.

"Sweetheart..." Taehyung tenderly whispers, eyes tightly closed with so much emotion. She knows that he's thinking of the possibility as well. He had cried harder that day. His eyes were swollen and red when she finally saw him. "Let's not dwell on that." Taehyung firmly says, slightly shaking her shoulders, then tilting her head to look at the tenderness of his red-rimmed eyes. "They are here, safe and getting healthy." He hushes and hugs her close.

"I really don't know what to do if I lost them." She bawls.

She had repeatedly played the scenario in her head. What if she was too late? What if she took a nap after feeding Su-jin that day? What if she didn't hear Mrs. Jang's screams?

She hears Jimin sniffing as he softly grips her closer. His entire body cocooning her, as if warding her off from all those thoughts. Taehyung too is shaking. His cold hands curl on her arms attempting to squeeze the unlikely scenarios away.

She told Hannah about her fears when she called to check on them and even with her words, she couldn't totally erase the fears away. All she knows is that she has to be strong. "... you're a mother now. You have to be strong. Not just for the three but also for little Su-jin."

Their poor little Sujin. She can't even bring herself to breastfeed with her unreasonable fear. She's afraid that she might poison her as well, even after knowing that the poison didn't affect her that much unlike Dae-hyun, Ji-hyun, and Ju-hyun. The doctor told her that she's okay to feed the baby after forty-eight hours. Maybe because she just tasted a few spoonsful while the three were forced fed with a full bowl of it. It was even suspected that they were directly fed with the raw mushroom. Remembering it makes her shake and immediately anxiety creeps through her bones.

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