40 years later

Sunjin POV

        "Where are you going?" Siwan asked me as I was about to leave our house.

        "I'm going to see Myung-dae" I replied. "He summoned me."

        "When are you going to stop doing whatever they ask of you?" he yelled at me. "He hasn't asked for you in years and now all of a sudden he wants to see you? I say, forget about him!"

        "Have you forgotten what his father did for us?"

        "That was his father! Why do you have to do what his son says? Just because he's your mate, doesn't mean..."

        "Shut up!" I yelled. "Listen, I'm the one who made the promise! And I intend to keep it!" After yelling at him, I stormed out of the house.

        My brother was right though. It has been a long time since Myung-dae has asked for me.

        O_O Oh, you're wondering what has happened?

        Well forty years ago, Myung-dae's father and I came to an agreement, but you already know about that. Since then, I trained under him as an apprentice and was certified to practice medicine. Once I was certified, Dr. Cho insisted that I assist at his clinic at least twice a week. He made all of his students promise to do this.

        Just about the time I became a certified doctor, Myung-dae married the daughter of one of the nobles. I had seen her visit the clinic often when I was still a student. I think that was why they chose her to be his wife. I won't say that it didn't hurt to see him with her, because it was torture. The way that she smiled at him, made me want to rip her liver out and eat it.

        Sorry, my fox instincts....>//<  Even though I said that I would let him live a normal life, it was difficult to witness. After all, he was my mate.

        Anyways..... Dr. Cho got sick about thirty years ago and passed away. Shortly after that, Myung-dae's friend Donghae took over the clinic and told me that I wouldn't need to assist them anymore. I think he only said that because of Myung-dae's wife. They were good friends and she never liked the fact that I was friends with Myung-dae.

        Myung-dae would find excuses to come and see me for a while, but after his son was born ten years ago, he stopped coming by as often. He brought his son to see me once after he was born. I thought he was very cute, but he didn't seem like his son.

        What do I mean? O_O

        Well......As a fox, we can sense things.... and my senses said that he was not Myung-dae's son.

        No, I never told Myung-dae of my suspicions.

        Anyways, it has probably been about ten years since I last saw him. Myung-dae's wife insists that he let Donghae treat him and he does so to keep her happy. I wonder why he wants to see me now?

        I arrived at the familiar house and was escorted to Myung-dae's bedside.

        "Sunjin!" he smiled when he saw me. His eyes still sparkled the way they did in his youth. "Thank you for coming!"

        I bowed. "Not at all." I looked around and noticed that his wife was missing. "Where is Ye-ryung?"

        "She took Min-joo to the temple" he replied. "We don't have much time" he nervously said.

        "What do you mean?"

        "She will be back soon" he coughed.

        I inched closer and began to feel his pulse.

Myung-dae POV

        I watched as she concentrated on her work. Was she always this beautiful? Why didn't I notice it before?

        "OMO" she gasped. She looked up at me and I smiled. "Myung-dae!"

        "I know" I said calmly.

        "What do you mean, you know?" She began to panic. "You need treatment right away!" she turned to grab her bag. 

        "It's too late for that" I said as I grabbed her arm.

        "Myung-dae! It may be too late for other doctors, but I may still be able to help!"

        I shook my head and smiled sadly. "That is not why I called you here today."

        "I don't understand!" Tears started to form in her eyes.

        I reached under my bed and pulled out a stack of documents. "This is why I called for you."

        As I handed her them, she asked "What are they?"

        "Proof that my wife has been trying to poison me, that Donghae has been helping her, and that Min-joo is really his son and not mine."

        "OMO!"

        "I need you to take this to the magistrate immediately" I coughed some more.

        "You could have had a servant do that, why ask me?"

        "Because it needs to be brought to the regional office, not our local one."

        "Why?"

        "Donghae's brother is the magistrate of the local office. He would never arrest his brother." I coughed some more and blood came up this time. "Please Sunjin" I begged. "You are the only one I can ask."

        Tears began to fall from her eyes. I leaned forward and began wiping them away. "Myung-dae" she choked.

        "Sunjin" I smiled. "I never got to tell you how much I loved saying your name." She looked me in the eyes. "Nor how beautiful you were" I coughed some more. She helped me to lie back down. "Sunjin?"

        "Yes, Myung-dae."

        "Please allow me to kiss you."