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Chapter 11: Clinical Trial
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Veronica-The next morning, after his treatments, Andrew returned to the room. Normally I would go with him, but he told me he didn’t want me to go this time. I didn’t blame him, because he was tired, and he still had a long day ahead of him.For most of the wait, I had paced the length of the room, watching the clock like a hawk. It only made the time drag out longer and caused me to become more stressed. I didn’t like not going with him, but he told me if I did, he wouldn’t be able to take a nap during his treatment.For the life of me, I never could understand how that boy could sleep while getting chemotherapy. During radiation, I couldn’t sleep, but there had been times he slept like the dead during chemo. A while back, when I asked him how he could do it, he told me it was a snooze fest.It made sense in a way, being that he has been doing it for so long. The first time he started it, it hadn’t been like that. I could still remember when he would get sick almost immediately. The
The Billionaire's Bartender Bride Chapter 13: Trial Surgery
Veronica-Not wanting to get in anyone’s way, I kept the rolling chair I was sitting on away from everyone’s work area as they prepped my brother for surgery. Not wanting Andrew to be afraid, I made sure to keep within his line of sight. He might have put on a brave face, but the moment he was swarmed with people, I could see the alarm in his eyes.Wanting to distract him, I thought about something I could do to keep his mind off what is going on around him. I was also feeling stressed, so I wasn’t sure what to say or do. So, I decided I would just ask him.“Hey Kiddo, what do you want to talk about during surgery?” I asked, but he didn’t seem to hear me.Looking to Lyrek for some clue as to what to do for him, I saw he was busy with getting his workstation set up. He must have felt me looking at him because he glanced up from what he was doing. His head leaned over to look at Andrew and it was clear he also saw the fear in his eyes.“Do you know any fun facts?” Lyrek asked, his atten
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Lyrek-After taking Andrew and Veronica to the ICU, I left them alone to give them a break for a bit. I stepped in occasionally, to run a post-op on Andrew, which he continued to pass with excellence. It still bugged me that I didn’t know if he was given the drug or the saline.Until I ran more tests, I was flying blind on if this would work long enough for me to find a way to resect the tumor. I felt inspired enough to try, now I needed to find a way in and out without killing him, or worse. The more time I spent with her little brother, the more I wanted to save him.Not just because my wife wanted me to, but because I wanted to do it. With everything he is going through, he still held a light in him that was rare among children. Seeing the way he interacted with others, one couldn’t help but feel happy just to be around him.We had spent hours together in the OR and the entire time he kept himself in check. I hadn’t been blind to the fact he was scared. What I noticed more than any
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Veronica-A few days have passed since Andrew had his surgery. He has been doing great and recovering nicely. They moved him back into his own room this morning, which had made his day.Other than when Lyrek forced me to take a break, I stayed by Andrew’s side the entire time he was in the intensive care unit. We ended up playing games, mostly by driving the interns and nurses crazy. I hadn’t been a big fan of it at first, until Lyrek told me it was good for them.It helped boost their morale after a long and tiring day. After seeing the way everyone responded to Andrew, I lightened up and allowed him to have his fun. He kept things to a minimum, since he understood there were other patients that needed to be cared for as well.He mostly sent them on wild goose chases, by asking for something, only to change his mind. Mostly he did it with one or two of the interns that were assigned to monitor Andrew. In the beginning, the interns had freaked out, thinking they were doing something w
The Billionaire's Bartender Bride Chapter 16: Date Night
Lyrek-I have always believed Veronica was the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on. Seeing her now, made me realize she was the most beautiful woman in the world. I felt like the luckiest man alive to have found someone like her.The way the dress hugged her frame made me want to skip dinner and go straight for dessert. As much as I wanted to, I knew I couldn’t. I had planned something special for the night, so getting her into bed was going to have to wait.“Are you ready?” I asked, stepping forward, with my eyes still roaming over her body.“Y-yes.” She stammered.My gaze traveled to her beautiful face, and I could see a blush on her cheeks, causing her to appear as if she were glowing. Holding my hand out, I waited for her to take it. When she placed her hand delicately in mine, I gently pulled her toward me and linked her arm under mine.Reaching the lobby of the building, I guided her out the front door where a black car was waiting to take us to the restaurant. It wasn
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Veronica-It was hard not to stare at the ring that was now on my hand. It was beautiful, although it was far more extravagant than what I am used to. For the rest of the date, I asked him about his life in California.There wasn’t much I got off him, besides that he tried to stay under the radar and focus on his work. Being one of the top neurosurgeons in the world, I imagine it wasn’t easy to do. I became more curious about him the more we talked.He wasn’t at all like I imagined him to be. Most rich people I have come across were stuck up and thought everyone was beneath them. Lyrek had to be the most real person I have met. He was thoughtful, kind, funny, and he cared about others regardless of their status.After Lyrek took care of the check, we were making our way out, when I overheard some whispers coming from some of the guests. “Isn’t that Lyrek Cole? His family owns half the country. Who is that girl with him?”Trying to ignore the whispers, I stayed close to Lyrek’s side. H
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Veronica- “Head to the hospital.” Lyrek told the driver. Thinking the call was about Andrew, I quickly sat up and faced Lyrek. “What is wrong? Is my brother okay?” “It was my grandfather; he needs to speak to us right away.” Lyrek answered. Thankful that it wasn’t my brother, I leaned into Lyrek’s side for the rest of the trip to the hospital. Once we arrived at the hospital, I realized I no longer had the slice of cake I was going to give to Andrew. At some point in all the chaos, I must have dropped it. “What is wrong?” Lyrek asked as he helped me out of the car. “I lost the cake.” Turning to the driver, who had exited the vehicle to let us, he instructed him to return to the restaurant to get a whole cake to bring to the hospital. After the driver agreed, we headed inside. I wasn’t sure what Mr. Cole wanted, but I had a feeling it had to do with the reporters we ran into. When we reached his room, the door was open, and his grandfather had a laptop on his lap. A pair of read
The Billionaire's Bartender Bride Chapter 19: Transparent
Veronica-“As you know, I want my grandson to get married, but this…” Mr. Cole paused as if he were searching for the correct phrase. “Let’s just say this has put us in a rather difficult bind. The tabloids are going to ruin everyone involved.”“What can I do?” I leaned forward in the chair, giving him my undivided attention.“I need you to be completely transparent with me. If we are going to have any luck getting ahead of this, then I need to know more about you. I was informed that you are the reason Lyrek has agreed to stay. While I am grateful, it isn’t going to look good to the world.”As he spoke, he opened the laptop he had put aside. After a few clicks, he paused to scan the computer screen. I wasn’t sure what he was looking at, but I knew I would soon find out.“Your brother is sick with an incurable brain tumor, which Lyrek has agreed to help you with. It says here that you adopted your brother, and your parents are no longer in the picture. You work four jobs and don’t hav
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Veronica- Ten years later “Hurry up mom and dad! We are going to be late!” My nine-year-old daughter Lexi yelled as she ran ahead to the bar, where we were meeting everyone. It was now Christmas, and we had a tradition to meet at the bar every year. Rick still managed the bar, but he now did so with his husband, whom he met while he was in Europe. This year it was a little different from our usual get-together because this year Lily couldn’t join us. She was in Africa working with Doctors Without Borders. I was really proud of everything she has accomplished these last few years since graduating from medical school. The main person that I was looking forward to seeing was Andrew. He was in college now, studying to be a medical researcher. His life was relatively normal now, having been cancer free for ten years. I never thought he would have made it this far, but I was thankful every day that his illness was a thing of the past. I haven’t seen him since the school year started, b
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Veronica-It wasn’t easy, but with the help of Lily, a team of wedding planners, and a lot of money, we managed to get the wedding I have been planning for the last few months up and going. It took us only forty-eight hours. The best part of it all, Lyrek’s grandfather was able to hold on.I had a feeling that the wedding was giving him the desire to live because I could tell by looking at him that he was fighting to stay alive. When I told him my plan it was a light flipped on in him and he now had the will to live. Lyrek tried to argue with me about rushing the wedding.He wanted me to have the wedding of my dreams, but I managed to win him over to my way of thinking after I told him that it wouldn’t be the wedding of my dreams without his grandfather here to celebrate it with us. After all, it had been because of his grandfather that we were together.I thought it over and concluded that even if he would have pursued me, I wouldn’t have been as willing to be with him at the time. I
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Veronica-Waking up in Lyrek’s arms was the best thing in the world at this moment. After the last twenty-four hours, I have been more grateful to have him by my side. I wish he would have let me know what he was doing, but I understood why he kept me in the dark.Rolling over in bed to face him, I saw he was still sleeping. Taking a moment to admire his features, I smiled at how relaxed he looked. Moving my gaze to the other side of his body, I noticed Andrew was lying in bed next to him.I must have slept like a rock if I hadn’t noticed Andrew joining us in bed. Reaching over, I gently caressed the side of his face. His features weren’t as relaxed as Lyrek’s, yet he didn’t seem to be nearly as influenced by past events as I expected him to be.“Good morning.” Lyrek’s sleepy voice pulled me from getting too far into my thoughts.Tilting my head back, I looked up to see him smiling at me. “Good morning.” I repeated his words.“Are you hungry?” He asked, his tone soft and low.Instead
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Veronica-I was beyond worried right now. As many times as I called Lyrek, it went straight to voicemail. I didn’t know what to do and even the police had to call in the FBI because they were getting nowhere.With nothing better to do, I have been pacing the lobby of the theater, trying to reach Lyrek. My nerves were a wreck. I didn’t think Lyrek would up and abandon me, so I couldn’t help but feel that something was very wrong.The Chief of Police also thought something was wrong and has been trying to track him down. He had one of his officers try calling every hospital in the area, including different police units. I wanted to call his lawyer, but I didn’t have the number.I couldn’t call his grandfather, because he wasn’t doing very well, and I didn’t want him to worry. Pacing back and forth was all I was good at right now. It wasn’t helping anything, aside from helping hold on to the little bit of calmness I had left.Finally, my phone rang, and I quickly looked at the screen. A
The Billionaire's Bartender Bride Chapter 67
Lyrek-With no choice but to wait until their attention was away from Andrew, I kept myself hidden. The minutes were ticking by slower than I wanted. The men guarding Andrew were getting impatient, but I couldn’t move without putting him in danger.Looking across the room, I tried looking for Snake, but I couldn’t spot him. My hand tightened around the hilt of the dagger until my knuckles turned white. One of the men returned to the computer, while the other was pacing.If I was going to get Andrew out of here, I needed to do it soon. The moment I thought about it, there was a loud explosion coming from the other side of the factory. Both men moved in the direction of the explosion.“What the hell was that?” One of them asked.“Sounded like a bomb going off. This is an old factory so it could be just nothing, but I am going to go check it out. Stay here with the kid and keep trying to fix whatever is going on with the computer.” One of the men took off running and the other returned
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Lyrek-“Found them.” Snake said a bit later.Pushing away from the table I was leaning against, I moved to stand behind my friend. Looking over his shoulder, I saw a map on one of the computer monitors with a blinking red dot. We weren’t very far from the location.Pulling out my cell phone, I dialed Veronica’s number. Thanks to Snake, he made it so I could use my phone, but it was now a secure line, and it couldn’t be hacked or traced. I had to hand it to him, he really knew what he was doing.“Did you get the money?” She asked the moment she answered the phone.“I need a little more time, but I am getting closer. Have they contacted you again?” I asked my wife while I watched Snake type like a madman on the computer.“They called once since you left and told us that you better have the money soon or they were going to start hurting Andrew.” The fear in her voice was as clear as day and I knew we were running out of time.“I promised you that we will get him back. I am going to do ev
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Lyrek-“Where is my son?” Veronica asked the man that was on the phone.“Don’t worry about that right now. What is important is how you are going to come up with five hundred million dollars to get him back. If you don’t want him hurt or worse, I suggest you start calling the banks and get me my money.” The man said.With that amount of money, it was going to be difficult to produce. It wasn’t that I couldn’t get it, but it wasn’t like I had that kind of money laying around. Even if I went to the bank to withdraw it from my personal account and even take it from the foundation funds, it would take a long time.“I don’t have that kind of money!” Veronica was starting to become hysterical, which only fueled my anger.Stepping closer to her, I wrapped my arm around her in an attempt to comfort her. I knew it wasn’t going to do much, but I wanted to remind her that she wasn’t alone. My thoughts were racing with who the caller might be.We thought it was her parents, but the man’s voice wa
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Veronica-It didn’t take long for the police officers to show up. Every second of waiting had felt like an eternity. I couldn’t breathe without feeling like I was going to have a panic attack. If it weren’t for Lyrek, I would have broken down the moment he told me.There was a lot of chaos going on currently as everyone in the theater was being questioned. While giving my statement to the police officers, Lyrek and I had to separate so he could also talk to them. I hated that in this situation everyone was a suspect, but I also didn’t care as long as Andrew was found.“Do you know of anyone that would have done this?” The police officer assigned to question me asked.“I was attacked a few months ago because the mugger was wanting money from me. I don’t know if it is related or not, but that is the only thing I can think of.” I admitted, even though I didn’t feel like it was relative to the current situation.“We have already investigated that. Is there anyone else that would have done
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Veronica-Three months later“Come on! The movie is about to start!” Andrew yelled as he raced ahead.I couldn’t help but laugh as Lyrek and I followed him into the theater. While I knew he was excited to be able to see the movie he had been waiting for, I didn’t know why he was in such a hurry. It wasn’t like there weren’t going to be any seats, being that Lyrek reserved the entire theater room for us.Over the past few months, things have been a little weird. Not in a bad way, but in a way that was still taking me some time to get used to. When Lyrek did anything for us, he did it in a big way.Every time we went out, he made it obvious that he had money to spend. I wasn’t a huge fan that he was spending money so elaborately, but I couldn’t fault him either. His excuse was that he wanted us to enjoy everything life had to offer.No matter how much money he spent on me or Andrew, I was still not used to having someone take care of me to this degree. On the plus side, it has allowed m
