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Gayoon looked around her, making sure that no one was following her. It was quite late at night and she did not want to be caught sneaking out of the hospital like a criminal but there was nothing else to do. Besides, Junho was still skeptical of Minho and refused to let Gayoon reveal . She must talk to Junho about what she had just discovered.     

Her boots clanked as she made her way towards the alley where Junho hid. He had been hiding there ever since Jina's surgery, hoping to catch a glimpse of Gayoon to ask how the little girl was. Calling her would have been too risky since Minho was probably going to be around her so he simply waited in the dark alley.     

"What are you doing here?" Gayoon hissed. "Why are you hiding like this?"     

"I wanted to know how Jina was!" Junho hissed back.     

"She's fine now," Gayoon sighed. She handed him a bag which had some snacks she bought from the hospital's cafe just moments ago. Junho thanked her and began to binge on the kimbap rolls. Gayoon sat next to him.     

"You could have told me that you were here," she said.     

"That useless boyfriend of yours was hovering near you so I thought I'd just wait for you to come out," Junho said. "But you stayed with Jina all this time. Thank god, you called tonight. So, what did you want to talk about?"     

"It's about Kang Danny."     

She narrated the incident to Junho whose frown deepened with every word.     

"A shadow?" he echoed. "A shadow leapt at him? From the mirror?"     

"Yes," Gayoon replied. "I didn't sense anything there but I know there are spirits in that hospital. Strangely, they did not roam around like other ghosts but are rooted to one spot as if waiting for something."     

"That doesn't mean they won't attack," Junho said. "They might be biding their time. That's even worse."     

"How so?" Gayoon asked. "Can't it be the same phenomenon we faced with CCK? That it's an entity stuck between life and death?"     

"Could be," Junho said. "But with so many spirits haunting this place, we have to be absolutely sure. Where did you feel the presence of the spirits?"     

"I think they'll be somewhere below," Gayoon said thoughtfully. "Most probably the furnace where the bodies of those children were burnt!"     

Junho was in deep thought. "I'll keep a stake out for a few more days," he finally said. "Shinjin is out of town so a seance is out of the question. Moreover, Jina is still in the hospital. If we do a seance now, some spirits might target her. We'll have to keep her safe until she is discharged."     

Then an idea hit him. It was dangerous but it might work.     

"If that shadow is one of the vengeful spirits of Danny's patients, then let it keep haunting him," he suggested. "Let it scare him until he goes insane and does something stupid. That will give you the perfect opportunity to catch him."     

"It might work," Gayoon said thoughtfully. "But what if they kill him?"     

"Let's just hope they don't do that," Junho said, feeling worried. "We'll need to squeeze out a confession from him. Soon."     

"I think I'll stop by at the police station tomorrow afternoon and see if we can get the warrant ready," Gayoon sighed. "With the DNA results and the hospital's logo on the sack, we can build a case and bring him in for interrogation. Meanwhile, Minho is still using the hospital project as an excuse to get his hands on the files Hyeri had hidden. Once the work starts, he can have his workers dig out the furnace and check there. If only that brat hadn't harmed Jina…"     

She cursed that kid Siwan from the bottom of her heart. The child was a budding psycho just like his father and she could help but be bitter and angry at him. Junho patted her shoulder.     

"She'll get well soon," he assured her. "But you better take care of yourself as well. Jina needs you and if you fall weak, she'll be sad."     

She nodded and hugged him. His warm hug felt nice and assuring which reminded her of the times when he would comfort her as a child whenever she had evil ghosts chasing her. Junho ruffled her hair when she let go and smiled.     

"Go and take care of Jina," he coaxed her. Gayoon stood up and bid him farewell.     

….     

Minho had fallen asleep on the couch by the time Gayoon entered the ward. Jina was also sleeping soundly. Seeing them at peace made Gayoon feel overwhelmed. The past few days had been quite stressful but it seemed that the bad times were beginning to pass.      

She walked over to the couch and lay down, snuggling beside Minho. He briefly opened his eyes to find his tiny pet was trying to sleep next to him. He did not say anything but simply extended his arm to let her use it as a pillow.     

"Come here," he yawned. Gayoon snickered and gladly snuck into his arms, feeling comfortable for the first time in days.      

"Are you alright?" he sleepily asked.     

"I am now," she said in a soft tone. Minho smiled and embraced her, patting her to sleep.      

"Rest," he whispered as they fell into a deep sleep.     

…..     

Danny was in the resting room which was made for the doctors. He lay there, alone and worried. He absentmindedly flicked a light on and off, wondering what had just happened. There was a shadow which attacked him and yet, no one else could see it. Why?      

His phone rang and he took it out. It was Doyoung.     

"What is it?" he asked, feeling irritated.     

"You didn't come home for the past few days," Doyoung stated. "And even Siwan is strangely quiet. He didn't speak a single word for the past two days! What's going on?"     

He did not tell Doyoung about what Siwan had done and he forbade the boy from speaking about it as well. Hwang Jina's surgery and recovery was taking longer than usual so Danny decided to deal with Siwan later. But the less Doyoung knew about it, the better. If she found out that Siwan had poisoned a girl, then she would blame it on Danny. It would give her an excuse to leave and take Siwan's custody.     

"Nothing," he lied. "I'm tied up with a VIP patient. And I talked to Siwan's teachers a few days ago. He's just upset that his grades fell a little. He's now focused on his studies."     

"Who is this VIP?" Doyoung frowned.      

"It's Hwang Minho's daughter," Danny revealed. "She had a bad case of food poisoning."     

"What? How is she now?"     

"She'll be fine," Danny shrugged. "I'm staying here to make sure she heals."     

Doyoung could sense the lie in his words which made her frown. Her husband had many VIP but he never wasted his sleep over them. Why was he so deeply invested in Hwang Minho's daughter? There was something wrong and Danny was lying once again. Danny had lied to her many times but now, she was done talking. She needed solid evidence to confront him.     

I'll have to secretly visit the hospital tomorrow, she decided.     

From the top of the stairs, Siwan watched as his mom talked to his dad. He had been feeling immensely guilty for what he had done to Jina. He might have hated her but he never wanted her to be hospitalized. And when his father returned home, he would be in a lot of trouble…     

He quickly scurried towards his room and took out the camcorder. The memory card was still in it which contained footage of Danny and that boy. Siwan was in a dilemma. Should he show this to his mother? But what if his father found out and punished him?     

Thinking quickly, he took out the chip and put it in an envelope. He picked up a marker and wrote in bold letters 'WATCH THIS' on the envelope.      

He snuck out of his room and checked on his mother. She was still talking to his father on the phone, not noticing her son's actions. He quietly snuck into her bedroom and searched for her purse. It was on the bedside table.      

Taking out the envelope from his pocket, he put it in her bag. Even if she found it, he doubted that she would connect it to Siwan. He did not dare to talk against his father but his mother would know what to do with the chip.      

Please see this, mom! He prayed as he ran back towards his room.