SET IN STONE• (part-1)

Chapter:49

He was truly a golden boy, who got tormented by an unknown nurse on the second day he settled into South Side Recuperation Center.

He was even called immature; Jimin had enough, so he told his bodyguards to ban Lisa from his room.

After Lisa successfully took Jimin's blood sample, she headed over to room 2 to take care of the older patient.

The grandpa looked quite well, as he sat on the bed and played chess alone.

Lisa smiled, "Grandpa, aren't you bored by yourself?"

"It won't make a difference to me. These days, youngsters wouldn't know how to play this game. You kids only know online games and smartphone games. That grandson of mine plays that plants versus corpses game on his phone all the time."

"Haha, it's plants versus zombies," Lisa laughed, as she found the grandpa quite adorable.

"I don't know what he's fighting against, but thanks to technological advancement, these intellectual games gradually lost its edge." He sighed.

Lisa walked over, looked at the chessboard, and moved one of the knights.

The old man raised his head in slight surprise, "You know how to play chess?"

"A bit." Lisa slightly smiled.

"Come, child, sit down and play a few rounds with me," said the grandpa in excitement.

Lisa didn't refuse. She sat down across from the old man and put herself into the game.

After three rounds, the grandpa's face grew dull, "You were lying kiddo, what did you mean by 'a bit'? You're clearly a chess expert."

Lisa won two of the three rounds, and the final round was a tie, only because Lisa tried to save the grandpa's dignity. However, it was obvious to the old man, given his experience and age.

Lisa awkwardly smiled, because she really wasn't some expert. When she was young, she used to watch uncle Watanabe teach Haruto how to play, and oddly found her way through since. She hadn't played over these years, but she felt familiar as soon as she touched the chess board.

"Come on, that didn't count. Let's play some more." Addicted, the old man wanted to keep playing.

Just then, the head nurse knocked, "Lisa, come out for a second."

Okay." Lisa slowly stood up.

"Grandpa, I'm going to head out for a bit. It will be your nap time soon so don't forget to take your hypertension pills before going to sleep."

"I know, come back if you're free in the afternoon. Let's continue playing." The grandpa was acting like a kid full of anticipation.

Lisa smiled gently. "Sure."

As she stepped out, Lisa saw that the head nurse looked somewhat odd, "What's wrong, Head Nurse?"

"When Soojin went in to clean up Mr. Park's room, she heard those bodyguards say that he banned you from entering his room. There's still an injection tonight. If you don't go, I'm really worried that Soojin might mess up. Haein has already made a mistake, and if we upset Mr. Park again, we might all be fired."

"Oh, that's what it's about." Lisa was extremely calm.

"How is this not a big issue? The fate of our careers depends on this. You don't know this, Lisa, but I began working here when I was 28, and I'm 34 now. I was only promoted to head nurse after six years of hard work. Even then, my salary is barely enough. I still have to pay the mortgage for my home and car, and I have a baby to feed, I can't lose this job."