Lucas stared fixedly at Corinne for a while before finally, politely but coldly, saying, "Miss Corinne, what you said only applies to kids of regular folks and not for kids born into the Rivera family. Those that carry the Rivera name, like Sunny himself, are tasked with a great burden on their shoulder. Thus, he can't just do whatever he wants. Do you understand now?"What Corinne hated the most was the way Lucas thought he was better than everybody else just because he was lucky enough to be born into a wealthy and prominent family. "We're all humans on this earth. No one is better than anybody else! You say he's tasked with a great burden on his shoulder but have you ever asked if he wanted that? No matter how self-righteous you made the whole thing sound, it still doesn't make it right for you to impose your wishes on another person! I used to think life would be better for me if I was born into a wealthy family. Then I could do whatever I wish to do without ever having to worry
Sunny regained his senses and answered Lucas honestly, "Umm, we just so happened to bump into each other at the airport. We parted ways after exchanging a few words and I saw her again when I woke up in the hospital.""She came to the hospital without you telling her to?" Lucas asked suspiciously.Sunny nodded. "Yes. I was still unconscious when she arrived at the hospital so there was no way I could've asked her to come.""Then how did she know you've been admitted to the hospital?""She said the hospital has access to the national traffic system which allowed them to track her down. They thought she must be my friend since I've spoken to her at the airport so they asked her to come here."Lucas frowned. "The hospital has access to the national traffic system?"Sunny nodded. "Yeah!"Lucas did not know what to say to that. All he could think about was how stupid Sunny was to be so easily fooled by Corinne. 'I was right to think she has some ulterior motive to show up here at Kan
Lilin was still reeling from the shock of the car accident so she could not take in anyone's words. She cried even louder and shook her head fiercely. "I want my mommy! I want my mommy! I want to go inside to my mommy!"The nurse was at a loss for what to do. She tried to coax her gently, "The doctor is trying to save your mommy right now. You just have to wait here until she comes out since kids are not allowed into the emergency ward. Be a good girl and listen to me. Wait here quietly. You might affect your mommy's treatment if you keep crying and shouting like this."Her words did not affect Lilin. She continued to cry for her mother. "Mommy! I want my mommy!"The nurse became frustrated. She was at her wit's end."What's going on here?" Corinne asked after she came over.The nurse looked at her and sighed helplessly. "There was a serious car accident on Third Avenue. This little girl's mother sacrificed herself to protect her. My guess is she's not going to make it out of that
"The patient and I are strangers. I just so happen to pass by here and am willing to donate my blood," Corinne replied.The doctor was awed by her generosity. "It's certainly rare to come across someone as kind as you nowadays. Quick, take this kind of samaritan to do a blood test. You have my permission to collect her blood once the result comes back clear.""Yes, Doctor Kingsley," said the nurse with a nod.…Corinne followed the nurse to the blood collection room. She brought Lilin along with her because she was worried the little girl would start crying outside the emergency ward again. Lilin knew Corinne was going to donate blood to her mother, so she docilely followed her to the blood collection room. The little girl never so much as made a peep along the way.After collecting a sample of Corinne's blood, the nurse immediately sent it to the lab for testing. Her result came back with the confirmation of Corinne being Rh-negative so the nurse got ready to collect more of her
It was understandable that the hospital would not let a pregnant woman donate blood. They were just doing the responsible thing after all. Thus, Corinne was left with no choice but to look for someone who could spare some Rh-negative blood.The reason why Corinne was so confident she could find someone like that was that, at that very moment, two people were related to her by blood in this very hospital. One of them was Lucas and the other was Sunny. Lucas, especially, had a very high chance of having Rh-negative blood since they came from the same mother.Corinne left Lilin with the nurse; she promised the little girl she would be back within ten minutes, and then she went to look for the two brothers.…Meanwhile, back in the most expensive private ward room which was located on the topmost floor of the hospital, Lucas was still lecturing Sunny about his studies, his hobby of secretly hacking into other people's systems, and so on.Sunny listened to Lucas with his head drooping
'Why would Lucas want to talk to me alone at a time like this? I wonder what is he going to tell me.' Corinne was a little reluctant to talk to Lucas since she already confirmed Sunny to be Rh-negative. Thus, there was no need to waste her time on Lucas.Sunny was more naive than Lucas. That was why he was willing to donate his blood. Lucas, however, would ask for something in return for his blood."Mister Lucas, can we talk about whatever you want to talk about at a later date? I don't have the time now," she then turned to Sunny and said, "time is of the essence. Let's go!"Sunny wanted to go with her but chose to stay where he was when he saw the look Lucas was giving him.Corinne frowned when she saw Sunny not moving. She turned to look at Lucas and the man simply stared back at her."He won't go with you unless I've explicitly given my permission," he said indifferently. "You have two options now, Miss Corinne. One is to step outside and listen to what I have to say and two i
Corinne was completely speechless. The absurdity of the situation gnawed at her bones like a bitingly cold wind. The image of Lilin sobbing her heart out while she was waiting for her mother to come out of the emergency ward appeared in her mind, causing her to take a deep breath and say, "Okay, I promise you."Lucas let out another satisfied smile. "Your resolve impresses me, Miss Corinne. I trust that I have your word. Let's go."Corinne nodded, turned around, and headed straight to the elevator. Lucas followed her into the elevator and just like that the two of them made their way down to the blood collection room. It was eerily quiet in the elevator as there were only two of them inside.Lucas thought he should say something to break the silence so he casually asked, "Are you friends with the car crash victim.""Nope. I don't even know who she is," replied Corinne emotionlessly.This surprised Lucas very much. He looked at her in disbelief. "You don't know who the car crash vi
Corinne leaned casually against the wall and said nonchalantly, "I've always been very healthy so I know my body can handle this much. Besides, I'll only need to take some supplements later to be as good as new. Thank you for asking though."However, Lucas noticed her face was gradually getting paler by the moment. He frowned and said mockingly, "Well, you certainly treat others better than you treat yourself."For some reason, Corinne could not help but think he was denigrating instead of praising her but she could not care less even if he was. Instead, she said seriously, "Mister Lucas, can I uphold my end of the bargain on another day? Even though my body is perfectly alright, I still think it's best not to have surgery right after donating blood."Lucas narrowed his eyes. "Miss Corinne, are you trying to go back on your words?"Corinne shrugged and chuckled drily. "If you insist, I don't mind doing it right now."An indescribable feeling akin to pity started to rise in Lucas's