[Dash] Kang-a. Are you really okay?

“Yes. I’m really, really fine.”

Kang emphasized, repeating the word ‘really’ twice with determination.

However, Hwang, the president on the other end of the phone, continued to express concern without knowing when it would end.

[Dash] You don’t have any symptoms like dizziness, feeling like your stomach is about to turn, or anything like that, right?

These were symptoms that some actors and staff, who regained consciousness, complained about.

Hwang worried excessively, wondering if Kang was experiencing the same symptoms, and concerned that there might be a problem later that could lead to replacing the actor.

“President.”

[Dash] Oh, yeah, yeah. Kang-a. If you have any discomfort, anything, just let me know.

She swallowed a deep sigh and calmly replied, touching her forehead.

“I really have absolutely no discomfort.”

… Can we really trust you? Don’t hide anything, even the smallest thing, [Dash].

“If you see that I’m the first one to wake up, you’ll know.”

[Dash] Okay! Got it, got it!

“So please stop worrying, and take care of the others. I might end up getting hurt in places I wasn’t hurting before.”

[Dash] Oh my! Why are you saying such scary things? Okay, okay. I’ll stop now. If you ever feel uncomfortable later, contact me anytime, [Dash].

Click.

Unable to endure any longer, she hung up the phone.

But this time, terrifyingly, she received a text message after hanging up.

[Kang-a. If you need anything, contact Manager Baek. Got it? You can contact me directly if you want.]

Staring at the text, Kang quickly tapped the screen.

[Until Samyoung wakes up, I won’t work either.]

She pressed the send button as if to break the screen and threw the phone onto the bedside table.

Saying she wouldn’t work until Samyoung woke up was not sincere, but she forced herself to do it because she didn’t like Hwang’s attitude, which showed no concern for Samyoung’s safety.

But even so, pretending to lose to keep an eye on Samyoung, she would let the employees know how valuable they were.

Silent dawn.

The corridor of the special ward was as quiet as a mouse.

In the dimly lit hospital room, she lay quietly on the bed, looking around.

In the corners of the room, filled with darkness, there were shadows that seemed to appear as soon as she called Sam’s name.

“San.”

Kang quietly called his name.

But the sleeping Sam did not hear her call.

He said he would appear anytime, anywhere if needed.

Anywhere there was darkness, she thought she could meet him.

“Hansan.”

Even when she called out again, imbued with earnestness, he did not reveal himself.

The familiar silence suddenly approached with sadness.

About ten minutes ago, she recalled the last sight of Romy leaving the hospital room.

‘Unni. Since you have eyes that can see for now, stay here for a moment.’

She promised to find a way to safely reunite with San.
Again left alone and worried about a repeated accident, Kang was reassured by Romi that “Haemi,” the leader of the Celestials, is by her side to watch over her.

Left alone, Kang turned on her phone to check the online news.

The world had turned upside down.

Mass fainting incident on the set of the Secret Garden filming.

In the drink spiked with a mixture of sleeping herbs and ordinary sleeping pills, only the ingredients of the sleeping pills were detected, not the sleeping herbs.

The culprit was identified as the lady owner of the hidden food truck who had already concealed her traces, and she turned out to be an acquaintance of the actress Hyun So-young, who had to step down from the lead role.

Hyun So-young claimed innocence regarding the incident, but the whereabouts of the lady owner of the food truck, crucial to proving it, were mysteriously unknown.

Knowing that the lady owner is a Monma, Kang, who knows her true identity, understood that everything was just a plausible scenario, but she couldn’t reveal to the world that Shin-hwi was behind it and that he wasn’t human.

In any case, due to this incident, everyone involved had to endure the hospitalization.

Fortunately, most of the people involved were discharged quickly without significant harm.

The phone left on the table vibrated again.

“Oh, why again…!”

Thinking it might be President Hwang again, Kang nervously picked up her phone, but it was Romi’s call.

Romi, who concluded the call quickly, secretly left the hospital.

She had heavy footsteps towards another hospital near where Shin-hwi was hospitalized.

‘What are you doing…? Why are you here?’

‘Why wouldn’t I be?’

‘Surely… you were a Monma?’

‘Yeah. I thought so, but you were a Suin.’

The shocking encounter with him during the move was unforgettable.

Although they bickered every day, there was no ill will.

Despite appearing gruff on the surface, Shin-hwi, who subtly took care of himself, constantly tormented her mind.

Among her acquaintances, Romi was the first Monma she had encountered.

Arriving at the hospital, Manager Park welcomed her.

“Romi!”

“Manager.”