Royal Return Of Leo Luke

Chapter 5

"No wonder the king acts ruthless and disorderly at times, he has some mental issues!" Leo wondered inside of him. But he tried his best not to judge, it wasn't his fault after all. He was keen on making the king well, this time around not really because of money but out of his love for serving his country, according to news, the king hasn't been able to rule for some time now, Melissa has been the Acting royalty kept in his place for the meantime. Leo wanted to use this chance well. This was a great privilege. 

"A lot of doctors, both foreign and local had been employed to treat his traumatic brain injury but none could, some say surgery would be needed while others say it's pre-cancer symptoms, others tumors but all were wrong."

"And you didn't believe any of them?" Leo replied to Melissa's complaints.

"Why would I believe them?" She shrugged her shoulders. "When they tried all they could but couldn't bring him back to a good, conscious state?" 

"Oh. So why do you believe in me?"  

"Because your wife told me about you, giving me so many cases you've successfully treated for free!" He was a bit down, upon seeing that it was his wife who recommended him to such a great opportunity in his life, should he gain anything great later on in the future, it would be because of her. This was his chance to compensate himself for the many people he treated in the past who ended up not giving him anything after settling their challenges. 

Colton cleared his throat to get his attention. "Tell me, which college of medicine did you attend?" He was still doubting Leo. 

"I didn't go to any special college of medicine but even those who went couldn't treat the king's case!" This silenced the prince . 

The next moment, he felt a warm touch over his shoulders, in the bit of a caress. "Don't worry, no matter the opposition I stand with you." Melissa assured. This gave him joy that at least someone believed in his natural skills. 

They weren't done speaking when the door opened and the immediate younger brother of the king walked in, behind him were three huge and revered doctors in the hospital. They could be detected from their stethoscope and the medical report files in their hands. 

Melissa's heart wasn't in terms with Steve right from the beginning, but Colton trusted him so much after his father. She raised her eyes in a sinister way and stared at him as he emerged, the doctors stepping to his side. 

"What do you guys want here?" She questioned them. 

"Who's this young, tattered man here. I'm sure he must be from the streets. What's such a person doing here?" Steve barked, staring deadly at Leo. 

"Are you insane, are you out of your senses? First of all, why should you response to my question with a question and why barking at him? You know him from somewhere?"

Leo couldn't believe that the princess was actually speaking for him." 

"Melissa, why would you talk to our uncle this way?" It could be seen that Colton was angry. He was fuming inside seeing her sister talk to his favorite person like this. What pained him most was that she was defending a poor, broke guy. 

"Will you shut your mouth right there, have you forgotten I'm your elder sister and likewise senior you in royal ranking!" 

"Since when did you start the bossy lifestyle, because of this wretched guy? So sad!" He shrugged his shoulders. Leo stared at him so seriously, wishing he wasn't the prince, he would have replied to him so badly. 

"I can't let you bring such a person to treat the king, who knows of his intention? He might even kill the king" Leo gasped in shock, withdrawing back at such a statement. 

"Excuse me, Princess," one of the doctors who came with Steve said, trying to get attention from Melissa by stepping forward a bit.

She turned to look at him sternly. "What is it?" She asked.

"Do you know this man personally from somewhere?" He asked courtly.

"No?"

"I'm sorry to say, I was just bothered about the way you have faith in him and because of him you're quarreling your own uncle." The first doctor laid his accusation.

"What an accusation?" Leo shrugged his shoulders. He saw that the princess began a quarrel with her uncle as soon as he stepped, it wasn't because of him. 

"Your Highness," Leo decided to behave formal as others were around. "The treatment ought to be started as soon as possible, delay is dangerous in his case from my own level of assessment."

"Oh right, begin the treatment process!" The Princess gave him her orders.

"I'm a senior doctor who has worked for over thirty years in the hospital. What are the instruments he will be using to handle this treatment or are you using your hands?" The same doctor questioned.

"This is serious?" The second one muttered to himself.

"Well, it's a natural technique I'm gonna be applying. But wait, I heard some doctors who were here used all of those medical tools, yet were not able to achieve their goal. Do you still think I need all of those to show my capability?" He asked them with all boldness. 

"One word again from any of you and you will be kicked out of this room!" The princess barked at them, as she was getting angrier. They all kept mute.

"Let me give you a final warning, I wouldn't say anything after this so you wouldn't tell me how senior you are to me," Prince Colton told his sister.

"Should anything happen to the king, you and especially him would be held responsible!" He pointed his fist at Leo. "As for him, even killing his entire generation would not be enough to repay for the king's life!"

He stormed out of the room.