Money Loving CEO's Detective Lover

The doctor checked Suna's vitals while Junho and Minho watched from afar. They had put Mina to sleep with great difficulty because the baby refused to come anywhere near Suna. She was sleeping soundly in the baby room while the doctor checked on her mother.     

Suna looked pale and thin which alarmed Minho. His mother was healthy just the day before so what happened to her?     

"Dad, what's wrong with mom?" he hissed but Junho shook his head and turned to the doctor.     

"Doctor, what's wrong with her?" he asked. The doctor looked puzzled by the case.     

"She seems to be fine," he replied. "Her vitals are good. Blood pressure is normal and the medicines we gave her for anxiety are also working fine. But you said that she had thinned down in one day, right?"     

"Yes!" Junho claimed. "She was fine last night but ever since this morning, she has been thinning and haven't even eaten anything properly. She seems lost and confused."     

"Well…" the doctor hesitated to ask the question. Junho frowned.     

"What is it?" he demanded.     

"How are the relations between you and your wife?" the doctor asked. "Don't get me wrong but a lot of times, the relationships between husband and wife are affected after the birth of their baby. And her labor this time was quite difficult. It's not uncommon for couples to drift apart after a long pregnancy period…"     

"What nonsense!" Junho barked. "We're fine! No arguments and no problems. Both of us take care of the baby! I took time off from my work to look after Mina so that my wife isn't burdened!"     

The doctor retracted and looked a little guilty. Minho looked from his father to the doctor who was now prescribing medicines.     

"Just make sure she eats well," he said. "And I've increased the dosage of the medicines. Feed them to her on time. And if anything else goes wrong, just call me."     

Junho gave him a stiff nod and watched him leave. Suna lay on the bed, trembling.     

"I'll go and get you some food," she heard her husband say. She did not reply but kept on staring at the ceiling above her. Minho stood there and observed his mother. There was something wrong with her expression but he could not pinpoint it.     

"Mom, are you alright?" he asked but Suna did not respond. He took a step towards the bed and held her hand. Suna was still staring at the ceiling, unaware that her son was holding her hand.     

"You'll be alright in no time," he assured her. "I'll take care of Mina till then-"     

"Minho," Suna finally said. "Do me a favor, will you?"     

"Yes mom," he replied.     

"Whatever happens, don't come into my room for the next few days," she instructed him. "Don't bring Mina here either. Stay...stay away."     

Minho was shocked by her orders. Why was he telling him to stay away?     

"But Mina-"     

"Tell one of the servants to breastfeed her for a while," Suna went on. "But don't bring her here. Whatever you do, I don't want the two of you to come here. Understood?"     

"But-"     

"Promise me!" she begged, not taking her eyes off the ceiling. "Just don't…"     

Tears were falling from her eyes which shocked Minho. He had never seen his mother cry and it was scaring him. She had given him a very difficult order and he was not sure how to carry it out. How was he going to take care of Mina without her? But it seemed so important to his mother…     

"Alright," he said with a heavy voice. "I will take care of her."     

He kissed her forehead and left the room to let his mother rest. But Suna could never rest. All her sleep was gone because of the dilemma which was hanging over her head. Literally.     

Her deadpan eyes were watching the dark web which had formed on the ceiling, slowly devouring the white walls. It was looming over her, whispering things which she could not fathom. The voices in her head were tormenting her, making her insane.     

"Open it…" their cold whispers echoed in her ears. "Open it…"     

No! She told herself. No! I'm not going to!     

A loud cackling sound laughed in her ears. "But you will…" it said. "You will open it when he dies."     

No! No-     

The web fell on her, engulfing her weak body into its midst. She had no energy to fight it off no matter how much she tried. It kept on wrapping its curtain of darkness around her, putting her into a deep sleep.     

….     

Junho entered the room, holding a tray of food along with a separate salt jar. Suna was sitting on one edge of the bed with her back turned to him.     

"Suna," he called his wife lovingly. "I brought porridge for you."     

His wife did not reply but kept on facing the wall. She was stooping a little and rocking back and forth. Junho was puzzled by her unresponsiveness. He put the tray down and approached his wife.     

"Suna," he called again. This time her head perked up. Junho touched her shoulder.     

"You've got to eat," he coaxed her. "It's for your health-"     

Suna suddenly turned around, shocking Junho to the core. He yelped and jumped back, confused and scared by the sight. His wife was crawling on the bed like an animal, making low growling sounds.     

Blood dripped from her mouth and her teeth flashed like sharp canines. The front of her shirt was red and stained with tiny organs. Junho slowly looked on the floor and finally saw the dead rat which was lying there. His eyes widened in shock and he was scared of his wife who was wheezing at him.     

"Mighty Hwang Junho is helpless in front of his wife!"      

A deep, manly voice came out of his wife's lips.      

"Suna...wh-what are you doing?" Junho stammered. "T-this is-"     

The thing on the bed let out a loud laughter and in a flash, jumped on the wall. To Junho's shock, it was climbing up the smooth wall like a spider, hissing and growling at him like a wild animal. It was completely out of control and gloated on its victory.     

"Soon, your wife will no longer be in here!" it laughed. "And I'll take over her body! Unless she does what I want her to do…"     

It giggled, taunting Junho as it stood upside down on the ceiling, eyeing him with a crazy mania. Her kind eyes were full of rage and madness which was going to devour everything in its way.     

"Suna!" he yelled. "Snap out of it!"     

Suddenly, the thing pounced on him. On a reflex, Junho leapt aside but the entity landed near the table where the food tray was kept. In the ensuing shake, the salt jar fell over and some of the white powder sprinkled on its feet.     

The entity hissed in pain and fell back. Seeking his chance, Junho grabbed the remaining salt and sprinkled it on the thing possessing his wife. It screamed in agony before temporarily leaving Suna's body.     

Suna fell back in shock, feeling weak and helpless. Junho caught his wife before she could fall.     

"Suna!" he cried. "What was-"     

"It'll come back…" she whispered. "And even salt... won't be able to stop it…"     

Before she could tell anything else, she fainted. Junho clutched his wife tearfully. For the first time in his life, he was completely unsure of what to do.      

"Save her," he prayed. "Please save her…"