STRICTLY BUSINESS.『 kjm × bjh 』

04 | of tragedies and lies

"It's your father. He's dying, Myeon."

DISBELIEF. DISMAY. RELUCTANCE. THESE WERE the array of emotions Junmyeon had bubbling up inside of him. He didn't know what to feel or what he was already involuntarily feeling at that exact moment in regards to the echoing voice of Mr. Yoon in his head. He was in a complete state of shock. It's like his whole being went into this lock down, numbing all senses and comprehensive thoughts. He had Joohyun cancel all his plans for the remaining duration of the day and the plans he had for the next day as well. Without a second thought, he rushed to the hospital with Joohyun and Mr. Yoon in tow. He rushed to the hospital with no particular plan on how to handle the many possible denouements of the situation at hand. He rushed to the hospital with no motive or expected outcome.

He was unprepared and was caught dumbfounded by the news. Two of the few things Junmyeon hated to be.

Joohyun followed closely behind Junmyeon as they navigated their way in the halls of the hospital to the VIP ward. She really couldn't didn't understand why things had to be timed so horribly that day... She was especially worried and concerned about Junmyeon since he was incredibly silent and unreadably stoic for the very first time. Joohyun can only hope that things wouldn't take a turn for worse at that point.

"Mr. Yoon, where is my father's room?" Junmyeon spoke in a soft yet grave voice.

"Right over there." Mr. Yoon pointed towards the door coming up on the right.

Bodyguards were stationed right outside, looking intimidating and phlegmatic. Junmyeon approached the guards and stared them down.

"I'm here to see Chairman Kim." He told them.

One of the guards put a hand out to stop Junmyeon from reaching for the door knob, "I'm sorry but we can't let visitors in—"

"I'm Kim Junmyeon." He hissed, bawling his fists until so much that knuckles turned white. "Chairman Kim is my father"

"My apologies, sir. Go right ahead." The bodyguard sheepishly bowed and stepped aside, letting Junmyeon pass and enter the room, but he had to prohibit both Joohyun and Mr. Yoon from following after him.

"Only Chairman Kim's immediate family members and authorized medical staff can enter the room." Said the guard, "You'll have to wait out here."

Joohyun nodded in deference and sat at the nearby chairs with Mr. Yoon, anxiously waiting for what's to come.

Meanwhile, Junmyeon stepped foot into his father's hospital room just as a few doctors were still attending to the old man, laying on the bed.

"Who's there?" One of the doctors heard the door's clicks as it shut close.

Junmyeon appeared and walked towards the group of doctors surrounding Kim Won Hyun's death bed, "I'm Chairman Kim's son, Kim Junmyeon."

"Oh! Hello, President Kim..." One doctor bowed in respect and so did the rest of them.

Junmyeon did not waste time and went straight to the point as he noticed his father's stillness and shut eyes, "What happened to him? Why is he unconscious?"

"Sir, I'm afraid that... the chairman's condition is very severe. We're trying everything we can at the moment but—"

He dismissed the doctor's words, "I want to know what exactly happened."

The doctors looked at each other cautiously, eyeing each other and waiting for someone to speak up and explain the situation to Junmyeon.

"Sir, I'm Dr. Kim Minseok, Chairman Kim's cardiologist." One of the young looking doctors stepped forward, "Your father's heart stopped earlier this afternoon. We were lucky enough to have revived him but now... he's slipped into a coma. His vital signs haven't improved since and his heart continuously weakens. We've tried everything to better his situation but... I'm afraid his heart is just far too weak for anything to take effect." The doctor explained, "I'm sorry, President Kim."