Stranger's In Love
37|HANEUL PARK's

Daniel sat on the iron bench of the cold garden, he sat while staring at the sky to immediately wait for the blackness to come and then go if night falls to change. Haneul Park in Seoul City is where he first met Ainsley, the woman he loved so much that even today his feelings have not changed

against that woman. Daniel remembered very well, when he first met Ainsley, the woman was crying sitting on the bench of this park.

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As usual, when the afternoon has arrived, Daniel always goes to the park to just take a leisurely walk to relax his tense muscles after a long day of work. As a young CEO at his father's company, Daniel never relaxes like a son of the company owner, he always tries hard to give the best for the company.

Daniel started running around the park, suddenly someone distracted him. Daniel stopped

his steps when he heard the sound of someone crying. There was a woman sitting on a park bench in her white coat, it seemed like she was a doctor. The woman was crying regardless of where she was at this moment. Daniel could not stand it, he felt sorry to see the woman become a spectacle of every eye that passed in front of him. Daniel was furious every time he saw some of the men sneering and even assumed the crying woman was a madman running away from the hospital.

"Gwaenchanseumnikka?" Ask Daniel in Korean formal language which means (are you okay?).

The woman turned her head, then looked at Daniel with her eyes and seconds later the woman smiled. “Nee, gwaenchana” he said in Korean means (iya, fine).

“You can speak Korean?” the woman asked Daniel.

Daniel smiled. “Sikit”

The woman wiped away the trace of tears on her cheeks, her eyes sore and hot from crying.

“Can I sit here?” Daniel asked, as if he was a little curious about this woman.

The woman just nodded in response yes.

“Sorry, I can only ask if you're okay, I'm not the kind of guy in the movies who would give you a tissue or a handkerchief to wipe your tears”.

The woman smiled, Daniel was so sweet with his words. “Kamsahamnida, ahjussi” said. Ahjussi in Korean means uncle.

Daniel laughed and extended his right hand. “My name is Daniel, and I am not Ahjussi” he said.

The woman smiled and shook Daniel's hand. “I Ainsley”

The deg! What kind of feeling is this? Daniel's never been like before, does he like Ainsley? Ah no, no way. They just got to know each other.

“Did your lover make you cry in a park like this?” Daniel asked, who was curious.

Ainsley exhaled slowly, then turned to look at the sky. “Not”

Daniel just nodded his head, like Ainsley didn't want to tell him.

“I'm a surgeon, Daniel” said Ainsley suddenly.

Daniel fixed his seat and now turned to look at Ainsley, as if she was going to tell him.

Ainsley looked at Daniel, surprised that Daniel had already looked at him.

“I was disappointed in myself” said Ainsley then he looked down and the water dripped back, he cried.

Daniel was silent, he gave time until Ainsley calmed down and went back to telling stories.

“This is my operation that has somehow been umpteenth time however, this is the first time in my life as a doctor I have failed to save my patients in the operating room. I'm a killer, I've tried my best but I couldn't save her, I don't deserve−” her words stopped because Ainsley couldn't hold tightness in her chest due to her broken cry.

Daniel's hand touched Ainsley's head and held her warm. Honestly, Daniel himself did not know what made him suddenly do that, what was on his mind at this moment was that he did not want to see the woman cry.

Ainsley wept in Daniel's arms, the woman was comfortable in Daniel's arms, not even the slightest hint that Daniel was a stranger.

“You have done your best, but God wills another” Daniel tried to calm Ainsley down.

“Cry if it makes you better, you did your job as a doctor, Ainsley”.

Ainsley still did not respond, crying in Daniel's arms really made her feel a lot better.

Many pairs of eyes saw them in the garden, but Daniel did not care. Ainsley cried in Daniel's arms until the shirt he used was soaked by the woman's tears, but still Daniel did not care, all he wanted was to calm the woman down.

Ainsley outlined her embrace. “Daniel, I'm sorry” Ainsley panicked when he saw Daniel's shirt wet with it.

Daniel smiled at the woman's reaction. “Nothing, don't worry”

“But I−”

“Nothing, Ainsley” cut Daniel.

Ainsley looked down embarrassed, ah stupid what is he doing? Why is she crying in a stranger's arms and getting her shirt wet? Damn, Ainsley just realized it!

“I'll take you home, Ainsley” Daniel said suddenly.

Ainsley was misbehaved, he had never been close to any man before.

“Hm. I don't want to trouble you” he said.

Daniel moved and stretched out his hand. “You don't bother me, come on!” Daniel pulls Ainsley's hand.

“Baik” said Ainsley and they left.

But suddenly Ainsley stopped his steps.

“What's up, Ainsley?” Ask Daniel.

Ainsley did not respond to Daniel, he shifted his gaze when he sensed something small and

cold on his face. He looked up at the sky, a lot of small white grains were falling, yes it was snow.

“Daniel, look!” ainsley said as she extended her hand in the air.

Daniel turned his gaze to look at the sky, it was snow.

“This is the first time I saw the first snow that fell today” Ainsley said with a smile, he was very happy to see the first snow that fell today.

Daniel's focus was sidetracked, staring at the face with an expanding smile at the woman standing before him. Strange, just by looking at Ainsley smile it has made Daniel smile.

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Daniel smiled remembering the first moment when he met the woman. In Haneul Park, this,

his place meets the first love that until now he can not forget.

Daniel closed his eyes, trying to imagine the presence of the woman he so longed for.

 “I'm sorry, Ainsley. I still love you and miss you so much” Daniel said sincerely from his heart.

Daniel really still loves Ainsley, if only time could be turned back Daniel would not have done such a stupid thing in the past. And now Daniel's thoughts go back to his daughter−Caroline, whom he currently knows as Irene Banner. Gerald and Alice had told Irene everything. His daughter had to experience difficult things like this because Daniel was not good at looking after his children. The bitter reality must be felt when he found out his daughter was pregnant with the child of a Kim Tae Young and soon they will have a wedding. Karma what is happening to the Ricardo family, all this is Daniel's fault.

“I'm sorry Dad, Caroline” said Daniel with regret, his heart ached, he was devastated.