Chapter 37

JaeHwa still had wide eyes.

They were flooded, but she didn't dare turn them away from the image of her fiancé awake.

Hayoon smiled to herself, even if weakly, her face a little thinner and her lips lifeless, whitish and cracked.

Jeon had to get closer, observing if that was real or just a dream, but he heard Hayoon's low breathing, along with a low grunt that Park gave when he tried to raise his hand.

"It's real." JaeHwa hissed, reaching for Hayoon's hand and feeling him squeeze it. He kissed the back, smiling, crying, making a mess of feelings that confused him even more. "You woke up, Hayoon. You came back to me, love!"

Hayoon was still smiling, even though she felt thirsty, her throat and chest hurt. He smiled because even though in his mind only a few hours had passed, he was aware that, from JaeHwa's reaction, it had been much more than that. And seeing him so happy with something like the simple openin