By Zephyria Prologue
“Hello?”
It was a low voice. The eleven digits he could never forget were definitely familiar, but the voice coming from the receiver sounded like a complete stranger.
“Are you Seo Jeong-won?”
“……Yes, but who is this?”
“This is Kwon Tae-hee.”
When Seo Jeong-won didn’t respond to the unfamiliar name, he added an explanation with a sigh.
“Your brother’s ex-fiancé.”
“……Ex-fiancé?”
“Ex-fiancé. We broke off the engagement.”
Seo Jeong-won was a little surprised by the calmly spoken words. He never thought he would receive news about his brother, who had left home as soon as he became an adult, in this way.
“Ah……. But what’s this about…….”
“There was a fall accident a year ago, and Gyu-won has been in a coma ever since.”
Seo Jeong-won unconsciously held his breath at the calm voice.
“A coma?”
His voice trembled as he asked. The man on the other end of the line paused for a moment, then slowly continued.
“The hospital is suggesting that they stop using the ventilator, but that requires family consent, so I contacted you.”
He hesitated to answer the man’s indifferent words about the unbelievable news.
Why are you suddenly contacting me to tell me that my brother is in a coma?
If there was an accident, shouldn’t you have told me back then? As he hesitated without saying he would go, doubting whether it was true, he heard a sound of laughter as if he was dumbfounded.
“If you don’t want to come, I’ll just handle it appropriately.”
“……Excuse me.”
“…….”
“You didn’t…… tell me the location.”
Only then, at the belated answer, did a short sigh burst out.
“I’ll leave the hospital address in a message.”
With the final greeting, the call ended. 2 minutes and 15 seconds, his first call with the man who said he was his brother’s fiancé.