The news that Dana had been in a traffic accident quickly reached the Four Heavenly Kings and Yeon Ha-yeon.
No one knew what kind of state of mind Ban Eun-hyeol had been in to even come to the hospital.
Rushing hurriedly into the Emergency Room, Ban Eun-hyeol frantically scanned the room for Dana.
His eyes caught sight of Do Yi-hyun standing motionless in the middle of the ER, his face pale.
There was blood on Do Yi-hyun’s hand—blood that looked like it belonged to Dana.
Ban Eun-hyeol’s eyes went wild as he charged at Do Yi-hyun and grabbed him by the collar.
“Why are you here?”
His voice was cold and filled with anger.
He glanced behind Do Yi-hyun and around the room, then demanded,
“Where’s Dana?”
Do Yi-hyun’s expression was grim.
Ban Eun-hyeol didn’t even have the patience to wait for him to answer. His heart raced with urgency.
Then Do Yi-hyun spoke in a trembling voice,
“She’s in the Operating Room…”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Do Yi-hyun bowed his head deeply, closing his eyes tight with guilt.
Ban Eun-hyeol dashed toward the Operating Room.
At the same time, Yeon Ha-yeon, Han Ji-bin, Eun Bada, and Ji Kang-han stormed into the Emergency Room.
The atmosphere outside the Operating Room was dark and heavy beyond words.
“What happened?”
Ban Eun-hyeol asked Do Yi-hyun, who was standing beside a chair, unable to sit down.
Do Yi-hyun’s eyes were moist and his voice cracked.
Biting his lips, he began to explain everything.
“Why did you go looking for Dana?”
As soon as Do Yi-hyun mentioned going to Dana’s house, Ban Eun-hyeol’s anger exploded.
His voice dropped to its lowest, laced with rage and worry, his face twisted in fury.
Do Yi-hyun had no words to say.
Seeing his silence, Ban Eun-hyeol’s anger grew even stronger.
But he held himself back, not wanting to cause a scene in the hospital.
He vowed to make Do Yi-hyun pay once they were out of here.
“Don’t ever show up in front of Dana again. Because of you, Dana…”
Ban Eun-hyeol stopped himself, clamping his mouth shut.
The fact that Do Yi-hyun didn’t know Dana had been in a fight with those scumbags and then got into a traffic accident drove him mad.
“Send me their info, right now.”
Grinding his teeth, Ban Eun-hyeol said,
“They’re the main culprits who did this to Dana. I’ll make them suffer twice as much as she did.”
“No, just tell me now. I want to crush them immediately.”
At that moment, Yeon Ha-yeon’s voice dropped icy cold.
Even the usually cheerful Han Ji-bin agreed, and the smile on Eun Bada’s face had vanished completely.
Ji Kang-han also seemed ready to hunt those bastards down the moment he got their identities.
“They’re from the technical high school, third year…”
Just as Do Yi-hyun was about to give their names,
Both Ban Eun-hyeol and Yeon Ha-yeon’s phones buzzed at the same time.
Checking their messages, they looked up and said,
“Got it. Their identities are already secured.”
“Same here. We told them to hold the bastards down. We’ll take care of the rest.”
Despite having lost their awakened powers, the killing intent radiating from Ban Eun-hyeol and Yeon Ha-yeon was palpable.
Among them, Ban Eun-hyeol exuded the most ruthless aura.
‘Please, just stay alive…’
Clasping his hands tightly, he prayed with all his heart.
A heavy silence settled over the room.
While everyone silently hoped the surgery would go well, the Operating Room door finally opened, and a doctor stepped out.
The doctor looked surprised to see so many well-known faces gathered outside and quickly asked for the patient’s guardian.
“You can speak to me.”
Ban Eun-hyeol stepped forward.
Dana’s parents had gone on a trip tonight by plane and couldn’t come immediately, so he had taken on the role of guardian.
He wanted to grab the doctor and ask if Dana was really okay, but forced himself to remain calm.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, the doctor spoke,
“The surgery went well. Her broken arm will need a cast for a month, and she should stay hospitalized for about a week. She’ll be waking up soon.”
Everyone had been fearing the worst, but relief washed over them knowing the situation wasn’t as severe as they’d imagined.
Dana had passed out from shock, and the blood on Do Yi-hyun’s hand was from a cut on her forehead.
Waiting for the surgery results had kept the Four Heavenly Kings, Yeon Ha-yeon, and Do Yi-hyun on edge, but now they could finally breathe a little easier.
“At least it’s a relief that it’s not serious.”
Ji Kang-han mumbled quietly, watching his friends’ reactions.
Everyone nodded, their pounding hearts slowly calming down.
When the group arrived at the Recovery Room, the Four Heavenly Kings and Yeon Ha-yeon went inside first. Do Yi-hyun was about to follow when—
“Where do you think you’re going? Get lost.”
Ban Eun-hyeol blocked Do Yi-hyun’s way, the atmosphere turning tense.
Eun Bada stepped in, trying to calm Ban Eun-hyeol down.
But before she could finish, Ban Eun-hyeol cut her off.
“That bastard is definitely responsible for Dana getting hurt.”
Pressing his index finger firmly near Do Yi-hyun’s collarbone, Ban Eun-hyeol warned,
“Don’t ever show your face to me again. Don’t even step in front of Dana. If I see you, I’ll kill you for real.”
“I’m sorry.”
It was at that moment, as Do Yi-hyun’s apology escaped his lips while looking over Ban Eun-hyeol’s shoulder at Dana, that Dana opened her eyes.
***
‘Hmm… the smell of disinfectant…’
Opening my eyes, the pure white ceiling was the first thing I saw.
Then the worried faces of the Four Heavenly Kings and Yeon Ha-yeon came into view.
My mind was still foggy, but amidst it all, a strong sense of reality hit me hard.
‘Hmm, the smell of disinfectant…’ I woke up thinking that.
First thing noticing the white ceiling!
Writhing in self-pity, I caught sight of Ban Eun-hyeol’s face, looking like he was about to burst into tears.
“Dana, are you okay? Can you recognize me?”
“Of course… why wouldn’t I?”
My voice was hoarse and rough.
I lifted my heavy arm, feeling the tightness of the cast. No wonder it felt so stuffy.
Why was my forehead burning like this?
Using my uncast left hand, I touched my forehead.
It looked like the cut had been stitched up.
“Dana, how does your body feel? Is anything hurting?”
“At least it’s this much and no worse.”
“Dana, don’t hurt anymore…”
“Let’s get better soon.”
Everyone leaned closer to the bed, checking my face and body to make sure I was really okay.
I was about to wave my hand to say I was fine but stopped.
Habitually, I had raised my right arm.
‘Why did it have to be the right arm?’
I was right-handed.
It annoyed me that this happened during summer break, the time I should have been enjoying the most.
I was just thinking bitterly about where those bastards who did this to me might be now.
‘Ah, Do Yi-hyun!’
I hadn’t noticed earlier, but now I realized Do Yi-hyun wasn’t here.
“Where’s Do Yi-hyun?”
“Why that bastard?”
When I asked about Do Yi-hyun’s whereabouts, Ban Eun-hyeol’s expression immediately hardened.
The hand that had been gently brushing my hair stopped.
“Didn’t Do Yi-hyun bring me to the hospital?”
“You came to the ER by ambulance.”
“No, I meant as a guardian… together…”
I was just trying to say if Do Yi-hyun rode with me in the ambulance as a guardian, but Ban Eun-hyeol sharply cut me off.
“I’m your guardian.”
Sensing that pressing the matter would only make things worse, I stopped asking.
‘I’ll check with him later.’
Everyone must have been shocked to hear about my accident, but since Do Yi-hyun had witnessed it firsthand, the shock must have been even greater.
It’s already traumatic to see a stranger get hit by a car; imagine the pain seeing a girl you like get into a traffic accident.
‘Do Yi-hyun must have come to the ER, but maybe he got kicked out?’
It was a reasonable guess.
Ban Eun-hyeol probably threw him out.
If Do Yi-hyun had told him how it happened, Ban Eun-hyeol would have kicked him out with even more anger.
‘Do Yi-hyun didn’t do anything wrong.’
It was those bastards who threw me into the street who were at fault.
“What happened to the bastards who did this to me?”
“I’m about to go deal with them now.”
I only asked because I was curious about what kind of punishment they’d receive.
Yeon Ha-yeon’s tone became deadly serious as he prepared his tools and made a phone call.
The atmosphere turned tense when the topic of those bastards came up, and the Four Heavenly Kings were no different.
Everyone was ready to go with Yeon Ha-yeon to teach those scum a lesson.
After being moved to a different room and chatting with them, I started dozing off, and they began getting ready to leave.
When I woke up, those bastards would have been properly punished.
I let them all go early so they could handle it.
Then I closed my eyes to sleep.
Of course, the hospital room was spacious and comfortable—the VIP Single Room.
This was the moment I truly felt the benefits of having a Third-generation Chaebol Boyfriend and a friend who was the Principal’s Son.