Invisible Strings (VERY SLOW UPDATES)

Chapter Twelve

Yoonchul lead the two girls outside the room. Rona was hesitant to leave at first, but was persuaded when reassured that Suryeon will stay with her mom.

"Sleep. I'll be here when you wake up." The brunette's voice was as soft as a pillow.

Yoonhee looked at the taller woman beside her. Suryeon was smiling at her. She was glad that she was not upset. She felt her eyelids getting heavy by the second. The last thing she saw was Suryeon's beautiful smile before she drifted off to sleep.

Seeing Yoonhee peacefully sleeping made her a little bit at ease. She heaved a sigh and put one hand on her chest. It was beating really fast when she first saw Yoonhee earlier. She closed her eyes and the moment she did, she wished that she hasn't. Images of Yoonhee struggling to breathe flash before her. She immediately opened her eyes and covered her mouth as she felt tears flow from her eyes. She looked at the redhead again, her heart is shattering to pieces. Just what happened that made her Yoonhee like that?

After calming herself down and making sure that Yoonhee was in deep sleep, she got outside the room to get herself a glass of water. She made her way to the kitchen and was surprised that Yoonchul was there, sitting in front of the table, a cup of coffee in hand..

"How's Yoonhee?"

"Asleep." Suryeon answered simple.

She took a sip of water and leaned back on the countertop. She played with the rim of her water glass. She took a deep breath.

"Thank you, for taking care of Yoonhee earlier." The brunette said, giving him a small smile.

"It's nothing."

The brunette observed the man before her. She hated how comfortable he is at Yoonhee's home. It's as if he had never done the mother and daughter wrong.

"How are you and Rona?" The question was out before she could even stop herself.

The doctor was taken aback by the question. He thought Yoonhee wouldn't want anyone to know the truth. Their friendship was deeper than he expected.

"Still cold to me." He said, a sad smile forming on his face.

Suryeon nodded. It sounds selfish but she's relieved that the girl doesn't seem to have any interest on letting her dad back to their lives.

"Well, I'll get going now. If anything ever happens, just call me. I live nextdoor."

Yoonchul stood up. The brunette escorted him to the door. He was reaching out for the doorknob when Suryeon stopped him. He looked at her, confused.

"Do you happen to know what triggered Yoonhee's panic attack?"

"Rona knocked on our door, crying. She told me that her mother suddenly can't breathe and that's how I ended up being here. I didn't know what happened before that." Suryeon nodded and let go of him. They bid each other goodbye.

The lady of the penthouse thought hard. The redhead was okay when she dropped her off. Something must've happened between that time and the time she came back. She was pulled out of her thoughts when she heard footsteps. She turn around and saw Rona rubbing her eyes, she seems to be heading to Yoonhee's room.

"Oh, you're still here Ms. Shim?" Suryeon nodded in response.

"Seokkyung and Seokhoon must be waiting for you. I can take care of mom."

"Those two like it when I'm not around. They always complain about me forcing them to sleep early." She joked. Rona chuckled at this.

"Those two, really." The younger girl shook her head.