CHAPTER 40

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CHAPTER 40

ELY's P.O.V.

After I have calmed down, Jungkook and I decided to go back to my room and request for my discharge since I really don't have any severe injury. Maiko and Hyungsik-ssi managed my discharge while Jin went back to the inn to tell the staff and the other members what happened to me. Jungkook never left the room all throughout the process and I can see him throwing me meaningful glances every now and then but he remained silent. I know he wants to ask a lot of things but I am not sure if I am ready to give him some answers. I haven't told anyone that all my memories have returned because there is something I want to find out.

I took a deep breath as I look at my reflection in the mirror here in the bathroom of my room after I change to some fresh clean clothes Maiko brought last night. I can see a big change in me. I wonder if they can see it too. I bowed my head and closed my eyes as I compose myself. I don't want them to know that my memories already returned. This is my own battle and I don't want them to get dragged into it anymore. A knock on the door pulled me out from my thoughts. "Ely, are you okay?" I heard Maiko's voice through the door. I can feel the tension slowly building in me. I brushed my hair up and took a deep breath before I replied. "Yes, Just a moment." After making sure that I look alright, I stepped out of the bathroom and was greeted by Jungkook's worried face. My brows furrowed and I looked around the room to see Maiko talking to Hyungsik-ssi. "I got worried because you were taking too long to change. I thought something happened to you." My eyes immediately traveled to Jungkook who was looking at me with his big doe eyes. I can feel a kick in my gut and so I avoided his gaze. I cleared my throat to calm my heart. "I'm fine. You have nothing to worry about." I replied as coldly as possible before I approached Maiko and Hyunsik-ssi.

"Is the car ready? I want to go back to the inn already." I asked in a low voice. I saw Maiko and Hyungsik-ssi exchanged glances before Maiko faced me. "Ah, yes. Hyungsik Oppa get the car ready so that we can go now." Maiko instructed Hyungsik-ssi and he just nodded his head in reply before he left us. "Are you sure you're okay to leave the hospital now?" Maiko asked while studying me. I raised my eyebrows at her. "I told you. I am fine. How many times do I have to repeat it for you to understand?" I asked her slowly losing my temper as I remember how she and Dongwook Oppa lied to me in the past. I saw how her face turned white in shock. Maybe because this is the first time I raised my voice at her since I lost my memory. "I... I'm sorry. I just really hate the hospital." I explained in a lower voice while avoiding her eyes. "It's fine. Maybe you are still quite traumatized from your accident yesterday." Maiko replied. I was about to deny her last statement when suddenly her phone rang. "Hello?" She answered. "Okay, we will be right there in a few minutes." After that statement she ended the call. I rasied my eyebrows at her to question and she suddenly froze while looking at me. My brows furrowed automatically. "Is there something wrong?" I asked but Maiko just shook her head. "Come on, now. The car is already downstairs. Let's go back to the Inn." Maiko lead the way and I followed her with Jungkook right behind me.

We were on our way back to the hotel inside Park Hyungsik's car when suddenly my phone starts ringing. I checked the LCD and saw an unregistered. I was kind of hesitant answering it but since they were all looking my way, I clicked the answer button and put the phone close to my ears. "Hello." I answered as I look out of the window. "Ely, my little darling niece, how are you? I heard you were in an accident. I hope you are fine now." The voice on the other line, I know him now, my only relative in this planet who is alive, Enrique Santiago, the man who killed my family. Suddenly, I felt my muscles tense up and my hand balled into fist. Anger is slowly rising up and my thirst for revenge is resurfacing. "What do you want? How did you find me?" I replied in a low voice as I try my best to keep calm. "I want you. Come home now. I miss you my little darling and we need to settle a lot of things. This has been dragging on for waaaaay too long." His fake sweet voice wants me to throw up and hit him square in the face. I was about to drop the call when he suddenly spoke up all sweet façade gone. "You better get you're as* here soon, you little brat or I am gonna go there and take you with me after I kill everyone who is beside you down.... one by one...." He strained the last words dramatically slow before hanging up and his last words gives me chills to my spines. No, not another death on my watch I won't let that happen.

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