Flames of Desire

CHAPTER 8 : THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US

After numerous attempts at trying her best to fall asleep, Gang Nam Soon decided to go to the balcony, thinking , "Maybe some fresh air is what I need." She turned around at the sound of knocking on the door. "Yes" she replied, and her mother came in. "How have you been, Nam Soona? We have not had a long chat in a while," her mother asked.

Nam Soon's shoulders slumped as she let out a deep sigh. She wrapped her arms around her mother, her voice barely above a whisper. "I'm fine, Omma. Just...tired." Her mother's hand moved in slow, soothing circles on her back."It's okay to be tired. What you're doing is a noble job, after all. Just come to me when you are feeling so. Okay? "

"Okay Omma," she promised. They sat down on the wooden swing nearby. As her mother put her warm shawl on Nam Soon, she kept her head on her mother's shoulder. "Before I met you, I used to hear your voice in my dreams. You used to scream my name while crying. At that time, I did not know it was you, but still, it used to break my heart just thinking about it," Nam Soon confessed.

"I'm sorry, Nam Soona, but no matter how much I tried to keep my patience, sometimes I would just break down. It was our connection that made you hear this in your dream. Had you not loved me so much, maybe the connection would not be so strong." her mother replied, heartbroken after knowing her actions made her daughter miserable. Nam Soon embraced her mother tightly.

"It's not your fault Omma. I am just too cute to not be missed," she replied, trying to lift the mood, and faced her mother, who started to giggle.

"Yes. My Nam Soona is the cutest daughter in the world."

She pouted her lips and said, "You forgot to say the best."

At that, her mother truly laughed. "My Nam Soona is the best daughter in the world. Happy?"

"Happy", she replied.

"Right. This is exactly what I needed to put my mind at ease after everything that is happening," Nam Soon thought as she enjoyed the deep conversation with her mother.

Nam Soon woke up early for the morning shift and left for the Hospital. Finally, her car is back from servicing. She reached early and decided to get coffee from the cafeteria, which reminded her of Ryu Si Oh. "I hope he is fine," she thought as she got a message.

Gang Hee Sik: "We traced his locations and it seems like the Chief of Medicine is out of Korea. It's pretty strange, but he might be in Russia."

Gang Nam Soon: "That's odd. What about the orphanage?"

Gang Hee Sik: "It seems that it was being run by a woman. Also, most of the funds donated to the orphanage were sent to Russia on the 12th of each month."

Gang Nam Soon: "I believe both cases are related. Keep me updated, Hee Sik. I think we are getting closer to the truth."

"Boss. I have the reports ready," Adam said as he handed the documents to his boss.

"Good job, Adam. Tell me what you found," Si Oh said as he started going through the documents.

"The Security Head was working against us, but at the moment, we cannot confirm it to be the White Shark Gang. He had a lot of messages on his phone from different unknown numbers. He was in huge debt too. He admitted to sharing your location with some server which is based in Korea," Adam said.