Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
Even though he was only ten years old, he had set his life goal, which was to inherit his father’s company in the future and protect his family.
Thus, he looked more mature and sophisticated compared to the children of his age. Perhaps his wish came true as his features began to reveal a hint of him gradually growing into a young adult despite being so young.
Alas, the danger was closing in from behind under the cover of the night.
A car without a license plate slowly approached them. A man poked his head out of the sunroof and aimed the rocket launcher in his hands at the convoy in front of him.
The enemies struck the convoy on the road without warning. The missile sent one of the three black cars in motion flipping over before the blast spread to the other two cars. The first car rolled down the road amidst the explosion before it crashed into a lamppost and stopped. The windows shattered due to the blast and revealed the passengers inside, but their fate remained unknown.
A few injured people swiftly got down from the two other black cars, which were affected by the blast, and shouted at each other, “The young master is still in there!”
“We need to save him!”
After that, the bodyguards rushed simultaneously toward the flipped black car and wrenched the door open with abandon. They found Jared in a state that blood smeared all over his face when they got him out of the passenger seats. They also managed to drag the bodyguard, who drove the car, out of the driver’s seat, but he had already passed away.
“Young master is breathing. We have to bring him to the hospital immediately.” One of the bodyguards barked the order at his companions before rushing toward the black car on the roadside. The other four surviving bodyguards didn’t waste any time carrying Jared to the car and making a break for the hospital.
Regardless, they hurriedly reported the situation to Elliot and Anastasia on the way to the hospital. After learning the bad news, she almost passed out in her husband’s arms. On the contrary, although Jared’s accident unnerved him, Elliot still forced himself to calm down before rushing to the hospital with his wife in tow.
Meanwhile, at Presgrave Hospital, the director, the associate director, and the rest of the head doctors were all gathered at the entrance of the building. They were there to welcome the car that the Young Master of the Presgrave Family was in. Soon enough, the black car sped over to the entrance and stopped before the bodyguard carefully carried the boy out of the car and onto a stretcher. “Save him,” the bodyguard cried with tears in his eyes.
The doctors who had been assigned to the case hurried forward and wheeled the boy to the emergency room. The director ran along with them as he gave out orders to the nurses to treat the bodyguards’ wounds. After that, he got the staff to send the two ice-cold bodies into the mortuary. No one could’ve foreseen that the Presgrave Family would be attacked.
It wasn’t certain if Young Master Presgrave, who was only ten years old, would survive the attack. About ten minutes later, Elliot charged toward the emergency room with Anastasia following behind him. A female bodyguard had to support Anastasia so that she didn’t fall. Her cheeks were soaked with tears. Upon hearing the news that the bodyguards in the driver and passenger seats had died on the spot, Anastasia’s face was drained of color. She looked as if she was about to pass out.
Elliot gathered the four other bodyguards to ask them about the incident. “I’m sorry, President Presgrave. We didn’t sense any danger at first. It was just a regular jeep. Then, a rocket-like explosive was hurled directly toward the other car. The whole car was thrown up into the air before it flipped and caught on fire. We felt the impact of the explosion, even from our car. The whole place was a mess. We immediately ran over to save Young Master Presgrave, and he was still breathing when we got him out,” one of the bodyguards explained.
“Was he badly injured?” Elliot asked.
“He had a wound on his forehead, but there were no other obvious wounds on him. But… We’re not sure if he…” the bodyguard muttered. Elliot’s entire figure was shuddering—regardless of how much he tried to remain calm, he simply couldn’t bring himself to accept what had happened to his son. At that very moment, a doctor rushed out of the emergency room.
“President Presgrave, Sir, Young Master Presgrave needs a heart transplant. We have to contact all of the hospitals in town, or any other hospital in the country, to find a suitable match. We need it within 24 hours,” the doctor said to both Elliot and the director. Elliot watched as the director pulled his phone out and started contacting all his connections. He sent out the news of what had happened and started asking for a suitable heart to save a child whose life was in danger.
When Anastasia heard that her son required a heart transplant, she collapsed into tears once more. At that moment, she desperately wished that she could sacrifice her life in exchange for her son’s, just so that he could survive. After the directors made a few calls, he managed to get the news out to most of the hospitals.
A married couple was staring at a document placed in front of them in a hospital in Averna. The woman let out a long sigh. “Would we have had to spend all this money if it weren’t for your sister?” she muttered. Tears were welling up in the man’s eyes. “Stop with your harsh words. We can’t save Nick anymore,” he uttered.
“The doctor already told us that there was no hope for Nick a week ago, but you were the one who insisted on keeping him on life support. What’s the purpose of that? We’ve spent over 10,000 on his stay in the ICU! What was all of that money for? I’d rather spend the money on someone alive.” The woman responded in a sharp tone before she gladly put her signature on the paper.
However, right when they were about to leave the hospital, a doctor hurried out to stop them in their tracks. “Please hold on. We have an emergency situation that we’d like to talk to you guys about,” the doctor said. “What’s the emergency? Can we still save Nick?” the man asked.
“Well, there’s a ten-year-old who just got into a car accident in town, and he desperately needs a heart transplant. At this point, we will no longer be able to keep Nick alive. Would you guys be willing to donate his heart?” The woman’s eyes lit up when she heard the doctor’s words. “This is a good deed we’re doing. Let’s do it!” she uttered as she held onto her husband’s arm.
The man thought about it for a moment before he let out a sigh. “Fine. I guess it’s good that we get to save someone else’s life. It’ll be good karma for Nick, too. I hope he’ll find greater peace wherever he is!” At that point, the man didn’t know that his decision had saved a whole family.
When the director received the news, Elliot and Anastasia were still with him. They received the good news just 30 minutes after announcing that they needed a transplant. They heard that there was a boy who had been brain-dead for nearly two weeks and that the boy’s family had just signed the papers to take the boy off life support. Coincidentally, the hospital hadn’t taken the boy off life support yet, so the staff had asked for the family’s consent to donate the boy’s heart and received it.
Tears streamed down Elliot’s cheeks as well. The Presgrave Family will forever be indebted to this family of strangers. We have to repay their kindness, he thought. Anastasia had the same thought in her mind as well. About an hour later, a total of three cars escorted a vehicle over to the hospital. In the vehicle was the heart that Young Master Elliot needed to survive. The young boy was hurried into the surgical theater for a heart transplant.
About three hours later, the surgery was an official success, and Young Master Elliot’s life was no longer in danger. Elliot sent a gift to express his gratitude to the family that had helped them.
Meanwhile, the other family left the hospital after they signed the necessary documents. Zack looked especially drained after he had finally said his last goodbyes to his sister’s son, Nick. Zack brought his wife home, and they were greeted by two girls who were waiting for them in the hall. One of the girls was their daughter, while the other girl was skinnier and paler. However, she had a pair of bright eyes that made her look pretty.
The husband and wife had just got home when they noticed a car stopping outside their house. A middle-aged man stepped out of the vehicle to hand them a special gift. “Mr. Zack Lore and Ms. Olivia Fraser, I’m here to deliver a gift of appreciation on behalf of my boss. We’d all like to thank you for saving our young master.”
“What’s the gift?” Olivia’s eyes lit up immediately. She had already noticed how expensive the car was and how well-dressed the middle-aged man was. The man pulled out an envelope. “There’s a card in here. Its password is 123456, and there’s a sum of 100 million in here. This is a thank-you gift from my boss,” the man explained. “What? How much did you say is inside?” Olivia’s eyes looked like they were about to fall out of her sockets.
“100 million,” the man replied patiently. Zack was just as shocked to hear this. He hadn’t expected his nephew to contribute to the family even through his death. I can’t believe we’re getting 100 million for this! “H-How could this be?”
“Why not? Nick is our family; he sacrificed his life to save another boy’s life. This is a big deal, you know?!” Olivia was worried that her husband would reject the money, so she practically snatched the envelope from the man. “Thank you. Please help us to thank your boss.”
“If you face any issues in the future, you can contact this number. We’ll always be around to help.” The man handed Olivia a name card, and she took it immediately. “Are you sure that you can help with anything at all?”
“Of course.”
“I’ll make sure to save this number, then.” Olivia was on cloud nine. “Drive safe!” After the man left, Olivia let out a booming laugh as she threw her arms around her husband. “We’re rich, darling! We’re rich! We have 100 million!”
Meanwhile, the young girl sitting on the couch stared at them with sorrow. “What did you guys do to my brother? Why did that man give you so much money?”
“It’s none of your business. Stop asking questions,” Olivia snapped. She then pulled her husband to a corner. “We’ll be the only ones who know about this, you hear me? We can’t let that young brat find out about it. Otherwise, she’s going to ask for a share of the money when she grows up,” Olivia hissed.
Zack took a glance at the girl who was sitting in a corner. Even though he was her biological uncle, he felt as if he had been totally blinded by the wealth that had just befallen him—he was afraid that the girl would want to snatch his money away as well. “Okay,” he promised his wife.
“We’re really rich this time! We’ll never finish all this money!” At that thought, Olivia turned to look at her daughter and her skinny, frail niece. “You’ll live with us from now on. You need to be a good girl, do you understand?” she spat at the skinnier child.
“I want my brother!” The girl started crying. “Your brother’s sick. You won’t get to see him anymore,” the other young girl told the skinnier one. “My brother’s not gone. He’s coming back,” the skinny girl cried. When Olivia first took the two children in, she had considered how she didn’t have a son of her own. That thought made her feel more reluctant to care for the two kids that came from her husband’s sister’s family. It seems like the heavens are taking away my problems now!
There’s only this girl left in their family, and I’m now gifted with so much money. This money must be spent on my own daughter for her to live well! As for this niece… Oh! There’s this Aunt Jessica who had earlier offered to look after Ellie! I have to send this burden of ours, Ellie, away. I’m not spending even a cent on her!
“Hubby, let’s send Ellie to Aunt Jessica!” “I don’t think that’s a good idea! Aunt Jessica is aging and she lives alone. How on earth is she going to raise a kid?”
“Ellie is not young anymore; what more does your aunt need to do? Let’s do it this way: we’ll pay Aunt Jessica two thousand every month for her to take care of Ellie. After all, the longer Ellie stays with us, the more details she will get to know as she gets older. When that happens, she will most likely fight for the money!” Olivia was now solely concerned with keeping the money all to herself.
Her words made Connor think twice. My wife is right. Ellie will grow up one day, and if she learned that we approved the donation, things will get out of hand.
“Fine. Let me talk to Aunt Jessica regarding this.”
Jared, who had been unconscious for the previous three days, began to stir in Presgrave Hospital. Although his head was bandaged, he was conscious and eventually understood what was happening when he learned that his heart was a transplant.
For him, realizing that the heart beating within his body belonged to someone else was an indescribable sensation.
“You’re awake at last, Jared! You almost scared me to death.” Anastasia cried so much that she almost had her eyes blind from all the crying. Looking at her son who had finally awakened, she felt as though she was the one who had a close call to death.
Jared glanced at Anastasia, feeling bad that he had caused her to worry, as he said, “I’m sorry, Mom, for making you worry.” A wave of guilt swept over him as he realized how anxious his family was.
“It’s okay. I’m happy now that you’re fine. I won’t cry anymore.” Anastasia then bent down and kissed Jared on the forehead. She did not want her sorrow to affect her son who had just awoken.
She knew he had suffered too.