Chapter 2

A loud ring woke Jared up from his deep sleep. It's still in the middle of the night when his phone rang. He immediately gets up and lazily picked it up, thinking that it was an emergency because no one would ever dare to call him and wake him up in the middle of his sleep.

He picked it up but did not talk, he's waiting for the person to speak, but the person didn't.

"Who's this?" He asked, but no one answered on the other line.

"I'm asking, who's this?" He asked again, but then no one answered, making him irritated. Seconds after he asked, he heard a loud thud on the other line. He looked at the screen of his phone, but the number is unregistered.

"You'll answer my question, or I'll sue you?" He asked, threatening the person. When no one still answers him, he just ended the call and went back to sleep.

It's already 8 in the morning, and he's having his breakfast before going to work when his phone rang and the same unregistered number last night popped up on his phone screen.

"Who's thi--" he hadn't finished what he was saying when someone spoke on the other line.

"Is this Mr. Jared Creed, owner of Creed International Airlines?" A woman asked.

"Jared Creed speaking, who are you?" He asked with a serious tone.

"This is Estella Dalton, a nurse from Bianco Medical Hospital, San Diego, California Branch. Is Madame Jacquelin Creed your mother?" She asked, making Jared stood straight because of nervousness about what she's going to say.

"Yes, she's my mom. What happened to her?" He asked nervously.

"She's currently having heart surgery because of a heart attack," the doctor said. He panicked when he heard the term heart attack. Her mother is suffering from heart disease, that is why he felt anxious about it, "she has no one with her. Can you come to the hospital immediately, Mr. Creed?" She added.

"But I'm in England right now!" He shouted out of frustration, "ok, ok, I'll be there as soon as possible." He said and ended the call.

He immediately drove to the nearest airport that is located in London. While he's on his way to the airport, he called his secretary to ready his private plane, "Ready my jet immediately, Kane, we'll fly back to California in a flash." He didn't wait for it to answer his command. He ended the call and drove faster.

The normal two-hour on-the-road drive from England to London became one hour to him. When he arrived at the airport, his staff meet him. He threw his car key to one of his staff and went straight inside the airport.

While walking, his phone rang, Kane was calling, he picked up right away, "The jet is ready, sir." Kane said.

"Good, which ramp?" He asked him.

"Private jet ramp 2, sir."

"Contact our airline in California, ask them ready a private jet ramp."

"Sir, someone is following you right now." Kane warned Jared, "the person is fully covered with black clothes." He added.

Jared peeked at his back and noticed two men in black, "Which one--" he hadn't finish speaking when he almost bump into someone, "oh, sorry." He apologized, "where were we again? Oh, someone's following me. Ignore him. I have something more important to do." He said and hung up.

At the same time he hung up with his call, he suddenly bumped into someone, good thing, didn't lose his balance because he managed to catch the lady that is her mid 60's from falling on the ground.

"Look where you're going, old lady!" He shouted out of frustration and walked away.

"Fuck it." He cursed.

He just ignored what happened and rushed to the private jet ramp. When Jared reached his destination, he and Kane immediately boarded the jet, and since Jared is a pilot, he operated it on his own.

After almost 9 hours of flight, Jared finally landed his jet on the airport that his parents own which is Creed California International Airport. Since Kane is also a pilot, he asked him to take care of the jet, "Take care of the jet, I have something urgent matter to do." He said.

Jared quickly went where his cars parked inside his airport. He drove one of his cars at a top speed to reach the Bianco Medical Hospital where his mother was. When Jared got to the hospital, he went straight to the VIP ward. He is sure that her mother is in there.

Before he finally went into the VIP ward, a nurse blocked his way. "Move." He commanded.

"Mr. Creed, right?" The nurse asked, and he nodded, "Come this way." The nurse said and led the way to his mother's room.

When he entered the room, a male doctor in his mid 40's was checking his mother, "What happened to my mom?" He asked.

The doctor sighed before facing him, "Are you aware that Madame Jacquelin is suffering from heart disease?" He asked.

"Yes, I am fully aware of her heart enlargement," Jared answered. And the doctor nodded.

"Your mother was rushed here yesterday. Her case was not that serious as compared to others who experienced heart attacks because she was brought here immediately by her staff when she felt the symptoms of a heart attack. The staff told me that your mother was in the phone with you when the incident happened. She's still conscious when she arrived here. She was sent to the operating room quickly. And luckily, the owner of the hospital, who happened to be your family surgeon, was available at that time because we are fully aware that Madame Jacquelin doesn't let any surgeon perform surgery on her. Mr. Bianco assigned me to check on your mother in the meantime." The doctor explained.

"Where is he now?" Jared asked about Mr. Bianco, their family surgeon.

"He's currently on board with his wife." He answered.

"What will happen to my mother now? What am I suppose to do? Will she be able to wake up soon?"

"She's unconscious for the meantime, but she will gain her consciousness within a week or two," the doctor said, "Excuse me, I have to do my rounds now." He added and left the room.

Jared sat beside Jacquelin. He held her hand and laid his head on his mother's hand, "Mom? I'm here, please wake up sooner, don't leave me please.." he whispered to her mother, but only the sound of the machines around his mother answered him.

"Are you the one who called me yesterday, mom? I'm sorry for talking to you like that, I don't know, I didn't know that it was you, you used a different contact number. I'm so sorry." He cried.

Jared is too scared to lose her mom. He already lost his father at a young age, and he can no longer bear it if he loses her mother too. He cried until he fell asleep beside her mother.