"Ma'am, if you would please just calm down." Hannah asked slowly.

"Calm down? Calm down?! How could she cut off my son's leg?! Who does she think she is?" The woman yelled.

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"If I didn't amputate his leg he would have died, his diabetic for crying out loud, the wound would never heal." Katherine sighed, she had been explaining it to the woman but she just wouldn't listen. "Please don't be stubborn this had to be done."

"Stubborn? I'm being stubborn?!" The woman screeched and grabbed Katherine hair, pulling her down. "You will see stubborn, I will sue for every penny you have and make sure you never step foot in another hospital."

"Oh my! Please ma'am calm down, let her go we can talk this out." Hannah cried out.

Katherine winced at every tug but she refused to beg, she did the right thing why would she apologise?

"Hey!" A loud voice called out from the other end of the hallway. The three women turned to see who it was.

"Excuse me ma'am, why do you see need to abuse my staff?" Paul asked walking to them. "Let her go." He ordered.

"I will not! Who the hell do you think you all are? I can bury each and every one of you, tell this doctor to bring back my son's leg? What type of child would he be without his leg?!" She yelled.

"Ma'am! I would advise you to stop that before I call security."

She scoffed, "do you want to die?" She asked Paul. "Bring your director here, tell him his future mother in law is here and his Insolent staff are disrespecting her." She yelled in an effort to intimidate them.

"You're looking at hi- what?" Paul asked as he realized what she just said.

"Future mother in law?" Hannah said slowly and Katherine looked up at him in shock.

"Yes, you're Paul Song right? I'm Moon Do-Hui, Choi Yuri's mother." She stated frankly.

Paul laughed ruefully, his luck. "Mother, please let her go."

"What?" The woman asked in disbelief. "Are you siding with her?!"

Paul looked at Katherine face, her expression made him hesitate before answering. "No, I'm not aiding with anybody, I don't know what's going on. So please let her go and we can talk about this in my office."

Mrs. Moon reluctantly let go of Katherine hair, though some strands still remained in her grasp. "We don't have to go anywhere" she said. "Fire this woman right now, she's a quack."

Paul looked at Katherine with a confused expression but she didn't even look at him so he looked to Hannah for help.

"An accident occurred close to the hospital and all the victims were rushed here two days ago. There was a diabetic patient that had a horrible leg wound that refused to heal, so Dr. Park had to cut it off." Hannah quickly explained.

"So what exactly is the problem?" Paul asked.

"My son is a minor and she didn't get a signature, I would never have let you cut off my only son's leg." Mrs. Moon spat.

"So you would have allowed the wound fester and decay? And you would prefer your son dead?" Katherine spat back.

"Oh my? She's not even sorry, you witch!" She screamed.

"Ma'am, I understand your anger but what was I supposed to do? I waited two whole days but no guardian showed up, how was I supposed to let him die? What kind of mother doesn't visit her minor who has been hospitalized for two days?" Katherine asked her emotions getting the better of her. Ever since the mother in law news she couldn't hold back anymore.

Mrs. Moon's eyes widened at her accusation and she rose her hand to slap Katherine. Katherine already shut her eyes in wait for the contact but it never came. She opened her eyes to see Paul in front of her, holding Mrs. Moon's arm.

"Don't you dare touch her." He growled. Mrs. Moon eyes widened as he threw her hand away from his, making her stumble a few steps backwards.

Katherine jaw dropped when she saw Paul in front of her and Hannah gave a silent prayer of gratitude. She definitely did right thing by calling him.

"What did you just say?" Mrs. Moon gasped.

"Mother, out of respect for your relationship with my mother I won't call security to walk you out, but I advise that you leave on your own." He stated firmly.

All the woman there had different expressions on their faces but it all read shock.

"You heard what she just said, your son would have died if she hadn't amputated his leg. You should be thanking her, and yet?" Paul said.

Mrs. Moon could not believe what he was saying to her. "So you're really defending that whore?"

Paul shut his eyes to reel in his temper. "Don't call her that, she's the doctor that saved your son's life."

Mrs. Moon scoffed, "you have just made the biggest mistake of your life Paul Song. You will definitely regret this!" She screamed, grabbing her purse from the floor and walking away.

Paul turned around to look at her, "ate you okay?" He asked.

"Why the hell did you do that? You didn't have to get involved." Katherine asked him slowly, her rage festering and building. Mother in Law?

"What do you mean by that?" Paul scoffed.

"Why did you get involved?!" She yelled.

"Why are you shouting? Gosh, you're so ungrateful I can't understand you these days." Paul frowned.

"Ungrateful? Didn't you say she was your mother's friend? I'm sure you're coming from a marriage meeting, you just had to make my life more complicated huh?"

"What the hell are you talking about, what does that have to do with anything?!" He said his voice also going higher. "If I hadn't stepped in you would be facing a lawsuit and she would have even beat you up."

"And you think I don't know that? Paul you're mother is scarier than any lawsuit, she already comes after me because she thinks we're in a relationship and you just gave her confirmation!" Katherine yelled back.

"Why do you always have to bring my mother into this? I ditched that woman and came running to you immediately Hannah called me? Can't I do that? Why are you mad?!"

"So I should be thankful for saving you from a date with your future wife? What I'm I your mistress? Even if she had sued me, I wouldn't have gotten acquitted because I did the right thing. So why did you have to come and complicate things?" She said.

Paul scoffed. "Why can't I help my friend? Even if I'm marrying someone else does that me from caring about you?"

Katherine swallowed the lump that formed at her throat when he said that word.

"Then just stop."

"Stop what?"

"Stop caring about me, a wife comes before a friend, always. Since that's all I am to you just stop." She said with tears in her eyes.

"What the hell are you saying?" Paul asked, utterly confused. Why was she acting like this? Why was she holding back her tears?

"What I'm saying Director Song, is let's stop being friends."

"What? Katherine you can't be serious." Paul replied with sadness in his voice.

Katherine looked into his eyes and it took everything in her not to breakdown and cry. It always hurt her to see that look in his eyes, but she couldn't take it anymore. This was the story of their lives, he would have a fling but it would be nothing permanent. He always dated and she never did, waiting for him to realise her feelings for him. But how foolish she was, he never did. And never had he admitted to marrying someone else, those words broke her.

"I am, goodbye Paul." She said walking away.