Hey guys! So, I fell in love with Cinderella and the Four Knights recently and I had to do a story about Ji Woon and Eun Ha Won. I was a little surprised that Ha Won was so easily able to forgive her father for the cruel way he let his new wife treat her and for doubting her mother. So, I wanted to write a story which explored her dealing with those feelings. Along with Kang Ji Woon's protective instincts when he realized how badly her life was before she came to Haneul House.

So, this will probably be just around two chapters but depending on the response, I may do more stories featuring them. And if you follow me for Ga Eul and Yi Jeong stories, don't worry. I am still planning on doing a new one soon and I just finished the Party Crashers if you had not seen that one yet. Anyway, I hope you enjoy and let me know what you think! :-)

Kang Ji Woon opened his eyes blearily wondering what had woken him when he felt the harsh kick to his leg and he rolled over with a groan. "Eun Ha Won. Stop kicking me."

The words falling off as he realized she was struggling in her sleep, tears rolling down her face while she whimpered softly. "Dad… No. Please."

"Ha Won," Ji Woon whispered as he sat up to cradle her. "Honey, wake up."

Her eyes opened with a gasp and she looked around terrified. "Ji Woon!"

"Shh," he quickly moved so he was hovering over her, his hands coming to cradle her face. "I'm right here. It was just a bad dream."

"Oh," Ha Won shuddered and tucked her face into his neck. "Where am I?"

"Home at Haneul house," Ji Hoo said quietly. "We're in my room."

She nodded after a moment and sank back into the bed with a sigh. "Sorry."

He frowned and propped up next to her, his thumb stroking her damp cheek. "This is your third nightmare this week."

"I know." Ha Won closed her eyes and tried to regulate her breathing. "I'm sorry. I am probably keeping you awake."

"Hush, Ha Won." Ji Woon scolded gently. "You know better than that."

She interlaced their fingers with a squeeze and managed to smile at him. "I'm going to go splash my face."

He nodded as she got up and walked into his bathroom. His long t-shirt only barely hitting her thighs and he scowled at the open windows. He really needed to get curtains or something. Not that he didn't trust his cousins but Kang Seo Woo was a notorious night owl and he didn't like the idea of someone accidentally seeing her.

Eun Ha Won had been back living at Haneul House for the past three months and even though her room was still set up for her, she rarely used it. From the moment he slid his mother's ring back on her finger, Ji Woon had made it very clear where he wanted her. So, she used her room to store her things and keep up appearances for when his grandfather visited but otherwise she was with him.

He heard her sighing with nerves and the sound of water flowing as she cooled off. She mumbled something to herself with a sigh before coming back to bed. She didn't say anything but from the strained expression, he could tell that tonight's dream must have been particularly upsetting. As soon as she flopped back down on the bed, he pulled her tightly into his side. Ha Won clung to him and nodded as he murmured in her ear.

"I love you too."

Ji Woon smiled and brushed a kiss over her shoulder. Still feeling her shaking slightly, he rubbed her back. "Can you tell me about it?"

Eun Ha Won looked at him and he could see she was nervous. "If I do… Will you promise not to get mad?"

"I promise." Ji Woon told softly. "Now tell me."

She bit her lip before finally nodding. "My dad… I keep seeing the last encounter I had with him right before I came to Haneul house."

"What about it?" Ji Woon asked in suspicion. "Isn't that where he told he thought your mother…"

She gave a shaky nod. "It was terrible. He had stopped paying for my Mom's resting place. I had given up my college money in order to get her out of storage. When he found out, he was furious and took her out. He didn't want her—" She stopped and brushed her cheeks. "I confronted him about. I could handle the way he let my stepmom and sister treated me but that…" She closed her eyes in pain over the memory. "He called me names. Screamed at me and he…" Eun Ha Won shook her head. "Then he kicked me out."

Ji Woon's eyes narrowed since he had a distinct feeling that she was not telling him something. "Ha Won—"

"He was angry," Ha Won quickly spoke over him. "Told me that he never should have raised another man's daughter. That's how he told me. Then he kicked me out and told me never to come home again." Seeing that Ji Woon's face was becoming red which was never a good sign on her more hot-tempered boyfriend, Ha Won quickly sat up. "But it's okay, Ji Woon. Once he discovered the truth, he made it right."

Ji Woon glared at her but remembering his earlier promise not to get mad, he managed to suppress it. But only barely. He had known Eun Ha Won's life had been difficult growing up but she had never told him specifics. And while she was slowly beginning to build a relationship with her stepmother and sister, he still didn't really like them. The few times Ha Won and he had met them for dinner, they still managed to get in a few little digs which had annoyed him. Ha Won though was so used to worse treatment, she hadn't even noticed and was pleased by the development in the relationship.

Ha Won never talked about her dad mistreating her though. Just that they had a misunderstanding over the events of her mother's death which led him to believe she had been having an affair. Once he discovered the truth, he had apologized so Ji Woon had assumed that had been all there was to it.

Now, however… He looked down at his girlfriend who was exhausted from not sleeping over an event that was probably worse than she was letting on and he felt like punching a wall. But knowing that was the last thing she needed right now, he simply scooted further into bed and drew her close. "It's okay."

She whimpered in relief and rolled until her face was pressed up against his chest. "I don't know why it's bothering me. Dad and I are fine now but—"

"Shh," Ji Woon kissed her head. "It's okay. Just try to relax."

Ha Won nodded and drew him down to her, needing the pressure of his body. Finally, after he held her for almost an hour, she was able to drift back to sleep. Ji Woon stayed awake and carefully watched over her in a case she had any more nightmares, but once it looked like she was resting comfortably, he sent a message to Kang Seo Woo asking if he was still up.

His cousin answered almost immediately and once again Ji Woon wondered when this kid ever slept.

"What's up?" Kang Seo Woo asked.

"Meet me in the kitchen?"

"Sure. I'm hungry anyway."

Ji Woon rolled his eyes. He was always hungry.

He checked to make sure Ha Won was sleeping well before he tiptoed away, leaving the door open so he could hear if she stirred. He found Kang Seo Woo digging around in the fridge and he rolled his eyes. "You're almost as bad as Ha Won."

Seo Woo shot him a grin as he pulled out some leftover chicken. "Deadline pressure makes me hungry."

"What deadlines?" Ji Woon asked curiously as he pulled up a stool. "I thought you were going to perform more street concerts?"

"I am," Seo Woo sighed as he sat down the platter for them both. "But my management team only agreed if I gave them new three songs for some upcoming…." He scratched his head and eventually shrugged. "I can't even remember for what right now but they are due in a few days."

Ji Woon looked at him with a shake of his head. "You're going to be dead before you are thirty at this rate."

"Ha-ha," Seo Woo grumbled but gave him a small smile. "Now since I doubt you've asked me to meet at three in the morning to discuss my songwriting, do you care to tell me what's on your mind."

Ji Woon grabbed a chicken leg as he tried to gather his thoughts. He found himself struggling with the idea of asking Seo Woo for help since it brought up some old issues for him. He hated how he treated Ha Won when she first arrived which meant the only person she had been comfortable talking to originally was his cousin. Allowing them to become close friends which didn't normally bother him since Ha Won had made it clear her heart belonged to only him, but he didn't like that there were parts of her life Seo Woo might know that he didn't. However, his concern over her nightmares outweighed any jealousy.

"What do you know about Eun Ha Won's family?" Ji Woon asked carefully. "About her life with them before she moved in here?"

Seo Woon leaned against the counter with a thoughtful expression. "Not much. Although I know it was pretty bad there at the end."

"Bad how?" Ji Woon pressed. Seo Woo shifted uncomfortably. "Our phones got switched at the wedding and I saw some of the text messages from her sister… Well, I deleted them before she could see them because of how horrible they were. She called her—" He stopped with a grimace. "I would rather not repeat it actually."

Ji Woon gritted his teeth and looked down at the table. "What about her father?"

"Her father?" Seo Woo shrugged. "I don't know. I know uniform girl mentioned her father was gone most of the time. He would be away for months on end driving the truck. And apparently, her stepmother took advantage of that a lot."

"What do you mean? What did she do?"

"Made her sleep outside on the balcony." Seo Woo said hesitantly. "No matter what the temperature. She had to work at least four to five part-time jobs in order to eat and her stepsister was extremely abusive to her according to Ja Yeong. To the point, Ha Won would sometimes sleep at the sauna or something just to get away for a night."

"Damn it," Ji Woon rubbed his forehead angrily. "And her father didn't stop it?"

"The rare times he was home, they would put on a good act. They would move her things into a bedroom and talk all sweet about her. And.." Seo Woo frowned in confusion. "I guess he ignored most of her calls or messages while he was on the road but even when he was home he rarely talked to her. After she ended up moving here, I think their relationship started to improve but I'm not sure why."

Ji Woon knew it was because her father had finally discovered the truth about her mother's death so his attitude regarding Ha Won had changed but he didn't feel comfortable telling Seo Woon that. Although his cousins knew about some of it, Eun Ha Won didn't really like going into details regarding her family.

"Why are you asking me about this?" Seo Woo asked curiously. "Did something happen?"

"I don't know," Ji Woon confessed. "But she's been having trouble sleeping and it seems to have something to do with her past."

"Hmm," Seo Woo nodded. "Well, I don't know much about her father but I do know her stepsister and mother were terrible. Maybe she is just struggling to comes to terms with it now that they are trying to build a relationship with her."

"Maybe." Ji Woon agreed but something still didn't sit right with him. Eun Ha Won's nightmares seemed to revolve around her father. Not her stepmother. And once more he wondered about the night Ha Won had been officially kicked out her home.

"Thanks," he told Seo Woo as he stood up with a stern glare. "Now get some sleep."

"I'm fine."

"Seo Woo," Ji Woon told him firmly. "Don't make me wake Kang Hyun Min."

Seo Woo snorted but they both knew that despite Kang Hyun Min's sometimes selfish nature, he was naturally protective of his younger cousins. Having taken on the role of a big brother over both of them. If he found out Seo Woo was working himself too hard again and not sleeping, Hyun Min would probably lock him in his room just so he couldn't go anywhere.

"Don't wake Hyun Min," Seo Woo laughed. "I will be good."

"Sleep." Ji Woon repeated and his cousin rolled his eyes but eventually nodded in agreement.

"Good."

Ji Woon waved before heading back to his room, pleased to see Eun Ha Won still sleeping peacefully.

He snuggled down next to her and sneakily reached over to turn off her alarm. She had set it to get up early to help Park Hye Ji pick out fabrics for some new designs but he would force Hyun Min to go instead. He wanted her to rest and figured he would just take the scolding for turning it off. The image of it made him chuckle and he finally managed to relax long enough to fall asleep beside her.

"No, I don't want too," Hyun Min whined when the next morning Ji Woo told him he needed to go with Hye Ji instead. "It's boring to just sit there while she goes through fabrics endlessly." He rolled his eyes. "The different colors of blue alone are enough to give me a headache. Why can't Eun Ha Won go?"

"Because I said so," Ji Woon snapped. "Now be a good boyfriend and take her."

"Fine," he groaned. "But you owe me."

"I owe you to take your girlfriend out?" Ji Woon said with a laugh. "I don't think so."

"Would you want to go with Park Hye Ji when she is trying to pick out material?" Hyun Min asked dryly and Ji Woon grimaced. It required a new level of patience to accompany Hye Ji fabric shopping. One that only Ha Won seemed to possess which is why she was the one who usually went with her. She didn't seem to mind the hours of studying the exact same fabric or endless scouring over different stands to find the perfect fit.

"Fine." Ji Woon agreed. "I will have a drink waiting for you when you get back."

"Make it a bottle." Hyun Min sighed before taking off to go tell Hye Ji. Ji Woon smiled as heard his muted grumbling but it faded as Ha Won suddenly stumbled out of the bedroom. "Kang Ji Woon?"

"Hey, what are you doing up?" He sat on the arm of the couch and pulled her gently to him. "You need to rest."

"I overslept." She mumbled blearily. "My alarm didn't go off."

"I know." Ji Woon grinned. "Since I'm the one who turned it off."

"Yah," Ha Won cracked open her swollen eyes. "I'm supposed to go with Park Hye Ji."

He shook his head. "Hyun Min is going with her."

"Why?"

"Because you can't go out like this." Ji Woon brushed her hair gently. "You are completely exhausted."

She didn't argue which surprised him since he had fully been expecting a lecture about messing with her stuff but Ha Won simply tucked her face into his neck. He rubbed her back with a comforting noise. His concern spiking by her obvious need for extra comfort.

She was still only wearing his t-shirt and he slipped his hand inside to stroke her bare skin, knowing she preferred feeling his touch when she was upset. "You okay?"

Eun Ha Won nodded. "Just tired."

"Go back to bed," he whispered. "I can wake you up in a few hours."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course." He pulled away to give her a light kiss and winced at the deep purple circles under her eyes. "You've not slept well in a week."

"I know," she yawned. "All right but only if you're sure—"

"Yah!" Park Hye Ji yelled as she stormed into the main room with Hyun Min rolling his eyes with a smile behind her back. "What do you mean sending Hyun Min instead." Her expression one of deep annoyance. "I can't take Hyun Min. He—" She stopped and noticing Eun Ha Won's haggard appearance, her face softened in concern. "Ha Won? What's wrong?"

"I'm okay," Ha Won smiled at her. "I just didn't sleep very well last night. Ji Woo frowned as she began to pull away. "I will go with you Hye Ji."

"Oh no—" Ji Woon began but she was already walking away and he shot Park Hye Ji a glare. "Thanks."

"What?"

He shook his head as Hyun Min just shrugged at him and he quickly went into the bedroom where Ha Won was getting dressed. "Are you crazy? You can't go out today. You are dead on your feet."

"I'm fine." Ha Won shook her head to shake off the last of the drowsiness. "Besides I promised."

"Do I look like I care about a promise to go shopping right now?" He barked and she smiled. "I'm just sleepy, Ji Woon."

"Eun Ha Won," he started to growl but was momentarily distracted by her moving to hug him while wearing nothing but her bra. "This is not the best argument to convince me to let you leave the bedroom."

She chuckled and rose on her tiptoes to lightly kiss him. "Stop worrying. I won't let her drag me to every shop and will make her come back after a few hours."

"Promise?" He demanded quietly and she nodded. "Can we eat out tonight?" She asked quietly. "I don't feel like a big group thing."

"That sounds good," Ji Woon told her with a soft smile. "Where do you want to go?"

Eun Ha Won shrugged with another wide yawn. "You pick."

"I will see in a few hours," he reminded her and told himself to message Park Hye Ji the same instructions. Not wanting her to push Eun Ha Won too much.

After they left, he struggled with what to do. A part of him was tempted to message her father and ask him to meet. He figured it might be better to go directly to the source over what had transpired between him and Eun Ha Won. Plus, he had some comments of his own to make to the man for allowing his daughter to be treated so severely.

Her father may not have known everything about his wife's treatment of her, but Ji Woon could not believe he hadn't been aware of some of it. Except, he didn't feel right doing it behind her back. Eun Ha Won had made it clear that she had forgiven her father for his past misconceptions and would probably not be pleased by his interference all because she had a few bad dreams.

He sighed and told himself to stop worrying. Unless she became ill or didn't seem like her normal self, he would let her work through her nightmares. So pushing aside his concern, he grabbed his phone and began to make a reservation away somewhere. He figured she might enjoy a night away from the house and maybe the change of space would help break up the cycle she seemed caught in.

When Park Hye Ji and Eun Ha Won came home around four hours later both Hyun Min and Ji Woon were immediately grateful that they had managed to avoid going with them. Both girls were bogged down in packages and Park Hye Ji was flushed with excitement. Which meant that she had been on raging shopping spree.

"I found some amazing things." She declared happily to Kang Hyun Min who smiled at her. "Don't you always?"

"Yes but today was especially productive."

Eun Ha Won sank to the ground with a groan, her lap filled with various bags. "I can't feel my legs."

"Thank you," Hye Ji beamed brightly at her. "I promise to make you a killer dress for this."

Ha Won only waved weakly and Ji Woo made his way over to her with a chuckle. "What are you doing?"

"It's too hard to get up." She moaned. "I'm just going to live down here now."

"How are you going to eat dinner with me if you do that?" He asked and she lifted her head with a pleading stare. "Food?"

He looked back at Park Hye Ji in concern. "Didn't you stop to even eat?"

"There wasn't any time," she replied not really paying attention as she went through her things. "Why?"

Ji Woon rolled his eyes and gave Ha Won a sympathetic smile, knowing she was probably starving since she didn't have time to eat before they left this morning. "Our reservations not until later though."

"That's okay," Ha Won sighed as he helped her to her feet. "I might take a nap then."

"Good idea." He massaged the back of her neck and laughed quietly as she basically melted next to him. "I have a surprise for you too."

"What?"

"It's a surprise, Ha Won." He leaned down with a conspiratorial whisper. "Which means I can't tell you."

She stuck her lip out in a pout but when he only shook his head, she smiled. "Fine. I will be good."

Ji Woon tucked her close with a grin. "You're never good."

She cupped his cheek and he felt the cool steel of her ring and he leaned his forehead against hers. "I love you."

"I love you too." She murmured with a kiss before flashing a smile to the group. "Sorry to sneak off like this but—"

"Get some sleep, Ha Won." Kang Hyun Min told her in conern over her pale face. "Go on."

"Thanks."

Park Hye Ji waited until she left before coming up beside him. "Is she all right?"

"I think so," he told her with a shrug. "She hasn't been sleeping well though."

"Hmm," she took Hyun Min's hand and gestured for them to follow her outside. "Sound travels in there. Let's step out and give her have some quiet."

"What are we doing?" Seo Woo asked as he emerged from his cave, his hands full of paper. "I want you guys to listen to this and tell me what you think."

"Do it out here," Hyun Min instructed with a nudge forward. "I don't think you blasting away on a guitar is exactly a soothing lullaby for Eun Ha Won's nap."

"Or for my head," Ji Woon grumbled with a grunt as Hye Ji's elbow jabbed roughly into his side. "Ow."

"Be nice."

They walked down to the stream but after only a few minutes a loud scream broke through their laughter.

Hye Ji jumped and whirled to look at the house. "What is—"

"Eun Ha Won," Kang Ji Woon breathed in fright as another loud cry ripped through the air. He bolted through the grass back to the house, the others racing behind him. The repeated screams making his heart leap into his throat.

He threw open the door and skidded into his bedroom horrified to see her thrashing around on the bed sound asleep. "No please. Don't do this… Dad please"

Ji Woon rushed to her side, his hands shaking as he grabbed her shoulder. "Ha Won."

Her eyes flew open at his loud shout and she scrambled backward, her breathing coming in hard pants. "No, stop. Please."

"Ha Won," Ji Woon shouted over her. "It's okay, it's me."

She froze briefly before letting out a wail and throwing herself into his arms. "Kang Ji Woon."

"Shh," He held her close and shot a terrified look over to his cousins who were watching wide-eyed. "It's okay."

She cried on him and Park Hye Ji put a hand over her mouth at the sight of her sobbing. "I will get her some water."

She hurried off and Seo Woo muttered something to Kang Hyun Min who nodded in confirmation. He angled closer, his body shifting into protective mode. "What's going on?" He asked quietly but Ji Woon just shook his head. "Not now, Kang Hyun Min."

Hye Ji hurried back in with a glass and he took it from her gratefully since Eun Ha Won was still crying too hard to speak. "Can you guys give us a minute please?"

They quickly started out but Hyun Min shot him a significant stare to imply they would talk later and he nodded.

Eun Ha hiccupped an apology but he gruffly shushed her. "Drink this."

She took a small sip and he got up to get a cool rag. His hands still shaking slightly as he wrung out the excess water. This has been her worst one yet.

She had calmed down some by the time he returned and he pressed the rag onto her eyes. "It's okay."

Eun Ha Won held onto his wrists like they were the only thing holding her to the ground. So he quickly put the towel to the side and gathered her back up. Her legs straddling his lap as he maneuvered them onto the bed. "Talk to me." He whispered fearfully. "Tell me… Please."

"I-I don't know," Ha Won whimpered, her words coming out in a jumbled mess. "It just every time I close my eyes, I see… I don't know why!

Ji Woon took her face into his hands. "What do you see?"

"My father." She swiped angrily at her cheeks. "Yelling at me. The years of his silence about my mom. The angry glares at my necklace." She took a steadying breathe like she was trying to gather her courage. "When he raised his hand to me."

Ji Woon eyes narrowed dangerously. "What?"

She nodded as another lone tear rolled down her cheek. "He slapped me the night he kicked me out. So hard that my teeth rattled." She looked up at him fearfully. "I had been struck many times from Unni but that was the first time he ever…" Ha Won trailed off with another sob and he felt a rushing rise of anger.

"Your cheek was slightly bruised the night Hyung brought you here. Is that why?"

Ha Won nodded. "I was homeless carrying my mother's urn and it was so cold… I felt so helpless." She took another sip of water to help calm herself. "I don't know why it's bothering me now though. My father apologized. He feels so guilty over all this and we've made up. So why—"

Seeing his dark expression grow more thunderous, Ha Won cupped his face. "Kang Ji Woon. Please don't be angry."

He didn't answer since he was too overwhelmed with rage. He had known her life before Haneul house had been unpleasant but he had not expected this. And the memory of her crying when the imposter had shown up claiming to be her father ran through his mind.

She had been tortured by the idea of her mother having an affair. The idea she may be someone else's daughter had about killed her. Which was an idea that had never been based in fact but rather because her father had simply not trusted his wife. So, he created a lie in his own head and abused Ha Won because of it.

And the whole time, Eun Ha Won never wavered in her devotion or love for him. She consistently waited for him to accept the truth and once he did, she had welcomed back him with open arms. Ji Woon knew though from the level of her nightmares that Ha Won was not as undamaged by it like she thought and he tightened his hold on her.

"Look at me," he ordered quietly and she slowly met his heated gaze. "You are to listen to me very carefully, here, Ha Won." Ji Won's voice leaving no room for argument. "You're safe now. No-one will touch you again. I will kill anyone who tries. Is that understood."

She didn't answer but he saw some of the slight fear leave her eyes. She leaned forward and buried her face into his chest. "I would sometimes sit out there on the balcony and freeze. Or be so hungry I couldn't sleep. Wishing my father would just answer my call for once. Even if it was just to say goodnight or that he would be home soon." She lifted her tear-filled eyes back to him. "He never did. He was so angry about what he thought my mother did, he couldn't focus on anything else."

"That's on him, Ha Won." Ji Woon said firmly. "Even if your mother had betrayed him, it wouldn't have had anything to do with you. You didn't deserve what he allowed them to put you through or his anger."

Ha Won nodded even as fresh tears rolled down her face. "It hurts more now than it did while it was happening." She gave him a weak smile. "I think because for the first time, I feel truly safe."

"You are safe." Ji Woon repeated quietly and she let out shaky exhale. "I know."

He held her until she stopped trembling. "I'm hungry." She finally mumbled and he grinned, pleased to hear her sounding more normal.

"Get dressed and I will feed you."

"And my surprise?"

Ji Woon laughed and kissed her cheek. "How does a few days at grandpa's hotel sound?"

"Really?" Ha Won's face light up. "I would love that."

"I know," Ji Woon gave a smug grin. "That's why I did it."

She stuck her tongue out at his teasing but hugged him tightly. "Thank you."

He left her alone to pack and was not surprised to see both Kang Seo and Hyun Min waiting on him. "What was that about?" Hyun Min asked in concern. "What happened?"

Ji Woon shook his head, letting his anger show through. "Some of the events leading up to her moving in here were more traumatic than we realized."

"What do you mean?" Seo Woo asked in shock. "Worse than making her sleep outside?"

"Outside?" Hyun Min frowned, not as up to date on some of the particulars. "As her former fiancé, I feel like I should have known about that."

Ji Woon glared at him over his teasing about their fake engagement. "Not funny, Hyun Min."

"Sorry."

"What else then?" Seo Woo persisted ignoring their back and forth. "Why is she having nightmares?"

Ji Woon filled them in on her relationship with her father and was pleased to see their faces darken in anger.

"Poor Ha Won," Seo Woo muttered sympathetically. "He hit and kicked her out simply because he didn't recognize the necklace her mother had on her when she died?"

Ji Woon realized how ridiculous that sounded when he heard Seo Woo say it out loud and he felt his temper flare even more. "Pretty much."

Hyun Min shook his head as Hye Ji suddenly appeared by his side with a quizzical frown. She stroked his arm and he pulled her in close, his lips pressing into her temple.

"She is supposed to have dinner with him next week." Kang Seo Woo reminded Ji Woon. "What are you going to do?"

"I don't know," Ji Woon confessed. "If it were anyone else, I would be leaving to go handle it myself but Eun Ha Won loves her father. She is so glad to finally have a relationship with him again." He sighed in frustration. "I am going to take her away for a few days. See if some distance helps."

Seo Woo nodded but stopped when he saw Ha Won emerge shyly from the bedroom. Her embarrassment from earlier evident as she made her way awkwardly over. "Sorry."

Seo Woo pulled her in for a hug and she smiled at the gentle musician. "I'm all right."

"Ice cream." Hyun Min pointed at her sternly. "You need ice cream."

"Any food right now would appreciative," Ha Won laughed as she rubbed her stomach and Ji Woon grabbed his keys. "Come on. Let's get you some dinner."

She waved bye and took his hand. As they walked to the car, she pulled on him forcing him to stop. "I love you." Seeing him about to answer, she shook her head. "I'm sorry. I know there is a lot of my life before that I haven't told you. Partly because I believe it's just better to try and forget about it now. And partly because I didn't want to feel bad about something you can't change."

Ji Woon clenched his jaw. "I won't lie and say I am not struggling with the idea of having a relationship with your father."

"I know," Ha Won looked down at her feet. "He's different now that he knows the truth, Ji Woon."

"It shouldn't have mattered, Ha Won." Ji Woon snarled. "If you want to see him, fine. But I don't want you going by yourself anymore."

"Ji Woon—"

"I mean it, Eun Ha Won." Ji Woon snapped. "I don't want you seeing him alone. Not until…" He trailed off with a shake of his head. "Not until I know you are comfortable."

She chewed her lip and thought about it. While Ha Won had never thought before that she was uncomfortable being around her dad, she wondered if Ji Woon was right after all. Maybe she was slightly fearful. Reflecting about how whenever she saw her father, she would come exhausted from nerves. And her nightmares may simply be the horrifying way of telling her she was more damaged by everything than she originally believed.

Ha Won stepped into his embrace. "You're right. Maybe I need to create some distance from him right now. At least until I feel like I am past this." She sighed as some of the weight fell off her at the decision. "I will tell my dad I can't make dinner next week."

"Thank you," he murmured with a kiss. "If you want to see him later, I will go with you."

Ha Won smiled. "Can I eat now?"

Ji Woon laughed and opened his door. "At your service."

For a few days, he was able to relax slightly. Eun Ha Won was able to get some sleep at the hotel and her color returned. He spent two days snuggling by her side and talking her through some of her painful memories. It seemed that the more she was able to get out, the less it haunted her. So, his anger started to settle until Hye Ji called frantically the day after they had returned home.

"Kang Ji Woon!"

"Park Hye Ji," Ji Woon said in concern. "What's wrong?"

"Ha Won got a call from her sister." She told him in a rush. "She was screaming at her about something and Ha Won burst into tears. So I yanked the phone away and… Well, let's just say we had our own creative conversation."

"Is Ha Won okay?" He asked as he quickly changed lanes for home. "Where is she?"

"I don't know," Hye Ji exclaimed worriedly. "After I finished handling her sister, her father called. She took the call in private and then bolted out. Kang Seo Woo and Hyun Min tried to go after her but she left to quickly.

Ji Woon cursed and quickly hung up. He knew Eun Ha Won had messaged her family a few days ago to cancel dinner and had asked for some space for a while. Right when he was about to turn and head to the crematorium, Ha Won called him in tears.

"Kang Ji Woon."

"Eun Ha Won, where are you?' He demanded furiously. "What happened?"

"I'm at the school." Ha Won whimpered. "My Dad… he was so hurt by my request for space that he fell ill. Unni called me and yelled at me for being so selfish because he couldn't even work. So, I had him call me. He was so upset, Ji Woon. He said-said how I was breaking his heart and how he thought I understood his pain over what happened. He said maybe we shouldn't see each other ever again if I couldn't—"

"Ha Won," Ji Woon snapped. His temper over their attempts to manipulate her made his vision go red. "Don't move. I am going to call Kang Hyun Min to come to get you."

She sniffled. "I feel so horrible, Ji Woon. He sounded so devastated. How could I—"

"Stop it, Ha Won," Ji Woon said sharply. "You've done nothing wrong. Don't move, all right? I am sending Hyun Min now."

"Okay," Ha Won agreed, her voice so tiny that he hated to hang up with her but he needed to get in touch with his cousin.

"I'm on my way," Hyun Min said quickly and he heard him shout for Seo Woo. "What are you going to do?"

"I think its time for her father and me to have a little chat." Ji Woon told him darkly and Kang Hyun Min exchanged a frightened glance with Seo Woo as the roaring of his engine filled the line ominously before going silent.