“Mother.” Hyeonu felt heartbroken when he saw his mother sitting weakly in the middle of the two-patient room. “I told you that I hired a caretaker. Why are you doing this?” 

He ran in and grabbed his mother’s hand. It had only been a few months yet her hands felt rougher.

“How can I spend that money? How are you making money?”

“I paid off some of the debt today. Based on this, I can pay it all back within a year. So please, Mother...” 

Hyeonu’s mother patted her son’s back silently. “I understand, Hyeonu. The caretaker can start next month.”

‘Not next month, but right now...’ Hyeonu decided to stop persisting with that topic for now. The important thing was something else. “I’m looking for a house around the hospital. It will be a small but clean place.”

“This money...” Hyeonu’s mother was really worried and wondered if her son, Hyeonu, was doing something unreasonable. Maybe he was doing something strange. She worried about it a hundred times a day.

“Mother, I gave in about the caretaker, so please give in regarding the house. I’ll find a place this week....