Chapter 2
Author: Unique
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

The taxi stopped in front of the hospital gates and Richard stepped out. He paid the taxi driver and looked at the hospital. The hospital was a very tall building with over fifteen floors. The sign at the top of the building read, 'St. Luke's Memorial Hospital'. From the ambience of the hospital, anyone could tell that it was a top notch hospital. St. Luke's was one of the best hospitals in the country.

They provided top of the class healthcare and of course because of this the healthcare here was very expensive and only available to the one percent of society that could afford the healthcare. It was worth it. This was the hospital the old master had had Richard's mom transferred to as soon as he had agreed to marry Linda.

As Richard walked into the hospital, he greeted the nurses who were at the reception. The nurses who were already very familiar with him, responded to his greeting with a smile. Richard walked to the elevator and punched the VIP floor. The elevator dinged to signify that he had reached his destination. Richard stepped out of the elevator and began to walk towards his mother's room. The VIP section of the hospital was less crowded than the other parts of the hospital, it was also more luxurious. It had fewer rooms as only few people could afford it but it was also the best.

Richard stopped in front of his mother's room and knocked lightly before opening the door and walking in. His mother, Gloria, who had been watching the television before immediately smiled when she saw him.

"Mom", Richard called as he walked into the room with a smile.

"Richard, you came to see me today", Gloria said with a broad smile.

Richard pouted.

"What do you mean, mom? I always come to see you", Richard responded and Gloria chuckled.

"I know. I know. Come, come give me a hug", she said and stretched out her arms.

Richard dropped the lunchbox on the table before walking towards his mother and hugging her.

"Mmm, I missed you", Gloria said as she held him in her arms.

"Me too", Richard replied.

They soon disentangled from their embrace and Richard sat on the chair next to her bed.

"How are you mom? How are you feeling?", Richard asked her.

"Oh, same old, same old", Gloria replied with a smile.

"Tell me about you, how are you doing? How is work?", Gloria asked him.

Gloria didn't know that Richard no longer worked in the Wayne family's company.

"Work is good mother", Richard replied with a smile.

"And your wife? How is Linda?"

Neither did she know that he and Linda weren't exactly happily married as he had made her think.

"Linda is fine, mother. We are both doing fine and she does extends her warmest regard", Richard answered.

Richard did not intend on telling his mother the truth. He didn't want to worry her, so he just let her think everything was fine.

"Oh? Then why didn't she come with you today?", Gloria asked.

"She's busy with work, mom. You know how the pressure of her job could be on her most times", Richard answered.

"Oh? But come to think of it, I haven't seen her in a while. You have work too but you still come to visit", Gloria pointed out.

Richard's smile froze.

Gloria stared at him for a few seconds.

"Tell me the truth, is there something wrong?", she asked him after a few minutes with a serious expression.

Richard was silent for a few seconds.

"Mom, you are overthinking again", he answered finally.

He smiled at his mother and reached out to hold her hand.

"There is absolutely nothing wrong. What could be wrong?", Richard asked her.

"Linda is just really busy with work so she can't come with me to see you. As for me, you know no matter how much work there is, I don't mind, I'll just ditch it all for you, it's not my family's company after all", Richard explained.

"But it's not the same for Linda", Richard added.

"Hm, maybe", Gloria agreed then suddenly flicked Richard on his forehead.

"Ow, what was that for?!", Richard exclaimed.

"You unserious boy. How dare you say you'll ditch all your work for me just because it's not your family company?", Gloria scolded him.

"Your wife's family is also your family so you should put in your best as well", Gloria scolded.

"Alright, alright. I will", Richard said to pacify her.

"You better", Gloria scoffed.

"Ok, don't be angry any more", Richard pleaded, pouting.

"Are you still a child? Don't pout", Gloria chided but she already had a smile on her face.

"See, you are smiling so I know you are no longer angry with me", Richard said and smiled as well.

"I made lunch for you, try it", Richard said and stood up to get the lunch box.

He helped his mother into a more upright position on the bed and put the collapsible table in front of her. He then placed the lunch box on the table and opened it.

"Mmmm, it all smells delicious", Gloria said as Richard opened the lunch box.

"Of course, it does, I made it", Richard said proudly.

Gloria laughed and began to eat. Richard ate with her. As they ate they discussed. When Gloria was done eating, Richard put the lunch box and the table away. He remained and continued to discuss other things with his mother until the nurse came to give her her medications. Not too long after the nurse gave her her medications, she fell asleep. Richard helped his mother into a more comfortable position on the bed and kissed her forehead before leaving the room. He headed for the doctor's office.

Knock knock

Richard knocked on the door of the doctor's office.

"Come in", the doctor called from inside.

Richard opened the door and walked in. The doctor, a middle aged man in a lab coat and spectacles sat behind a table, working when Richard walked in.

"Good afternoon doctor", Richard greeted.

The doctor looked up from the computer to look at him.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Gray, please have a seat", the doctor offered.

"Thank you", Richard said as he sat down.

"You came to see Miss Gloria?", the doctor asked.

"Yes", Richard answered.

"And I wanted to know, how is her condition now? Is she improving?", Richard asked him.

The doctor sighed.

"I'll be honest with you, her condition, it's not getting better", he told Richard.

"Her condition had already deteriorated badly before you brought her here. It was because of our good facilities we were able to keep her condition stable thus far", he explained.

Richard drew in a sharp breath.

"So what are you saying now, doctor?", Richard asked him.

"I think it's time we did an operation on her. I didn't want to do this originally, taking it as a last resort because of the low chances of survival but with the way things are looking, I think it is the best course of action we could take right now", the doctor explained.

"What do you mean low chances of survival? How low are the chances?", Richard asked apprehensively.

"About 15 - 20%", the doctor answered.

Richard heaved a deep sigh. There was silence in the office for a few minutes.

"And...."Richard began to speak.

".... What happens if she doesn't get the operation done?", he asked.

"I don't think she has much time left", the doctor answered.

Related Chapters

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   Chapter 3

    Richard left the doctor's office with a lot on his mind. He kept thinking of the doctor's suggestion of surgery. He didn't like the low chances but the doctor had made it pretty clear that without the surgery, his mother probably didn't have much time left. What other choice did he have?Richard walked to the accounting department where the doctor said he would be told the cost of the surgery that was to be carried out.Richard stared at the paper in his hands, he could feel a headache coming on as he stared at the cost on the paper. The surgery would cost a total of ten million dollars. It was a large amount of money. There was no way he could get that kind of money, he had to turn to the Wayne family for help. As Richard stood in the accounting department thinking of what to do, someone tapped him. Richard turned around to see a woman standing behind him."Mr. Gray?", the woman asked."Yes?", Richard answered."I'm Sara, I work in the accounting department", the woman introduced her

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   Chapter 4

    Richard blinked."Tell me, don't you have any shame?", Linda asked him again."Aren't you ashamed? That you have nothing to do but to ask for money from me?""Linda, it's my mother's hospital bills we are talking about. I'm not asking for personal money to spend. You are supposed to be paying for the hospital bills and now the nurses tell me you haven't paid for the last three months.....", Richard began to speak and stopped himself.Linda stared at him intensely. She slowly put down the IPad in her hands and looked intensely at him."Go on", she said softly."Keep talking, you were lecturing me, weren't you?", Linda asked him."You were lecturing me on how I should spend the money that you don't earn a single dime of", Linda told him.Richard bit his lips."That's not what I meant. It's just your grandfather.....""My grandfather!", Linda exclaimed suddenly."My grandfather! My grandfather! My grandfather! That's always your excuse isn't it? Anytime you want money you bring up my gra

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   Chapter 5

    "Hahaha", laughter rang out on the dining table."So, Shane, your family is um... into real estate, you said", Edward Wayne, Lisa's father asked Shane."Yes, we have one of the biggest real estate firm's in the country. Our clientele isn't large but it's only because we only strictly take specific kinds of clients", Shane told him."Hm, yes, knowing your target audience and sticking with it is really good", Edward nodded his head in agreement."Indeed, it really helps to build up your name and reputation", Shane answered."Dad, let me tell you, Shane's family is really big in real estate", Lily chirped in."Haha, not that big", Shane said with a shy smile."Oh come on babe. Like recently, Shane got a contract to help the President's son-in-law in finding a good property to invest in", Lily announced and Richard saw Camilla's eyes go wide."Really?", Camilla asked with a most amazed expression."Haha, yes", Shane laughed shyly in response."The President asked us himself so how could w

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   Chapter 6

    "What?", Richard blinked."Miss Linda has agreed to pay your mother's hospital bills", Mr. James repeated to Richard who was looking at him with a confused expression."Did she say that?", Richard asked."Yes", Mr. James nodded."I told her to inform you of her decision, but I guess she forgot", Mr. James added.A smile bloomed on Richard's face."Did she really say that?", Richard asked."Yes", Mr. James nodded and turned around to leave.Richard's joy knew no bounds. His stunt yesterday had worked. The entire Wayne family was currently angry with him but it didn't matter, they would just give him more chores and errands to run which he would do without complaining because at least he knew his mother would be getting the surgery."Master Gray", somebody suddenly called out to him.Richard turned and saw that it was one of the maids, Sara. The maids and the helpers around the house were the only ones who regarded him as such, despite the treatment from the Wayne family. They were usua

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   Chapter 7

    Richard began to take a few steps back but Lawrence caught up to him."You took it, didn't you?!", Lawrence asked him, grabbing his shirt aggressively."Took what?", Richard managed to ask."Don't pretend. I know you took it, the document of the partnership with AY Investment, you took it, didn't you?!" Lawrence accused him, seizing his shirt tighter.It took Richard a few seconds to understand what Lawrence was saying. His mind flashed back to the document he had seen in Lawrence's room, it was missing?"I didn't take it. I didn't take anything", Richard quickly denied."Liar!"Lawrence shouted and began to raise his hand to hit Richard but was immediately held back by the drivers and the helpers."Lawrence, stop it!", Camilla shouted."Stop this madness", she said."What happened? Tell me what is going on right this instant!", Camilla demanded in a stern voice.Lawrence calmed down a bit."The document is the finalized contract of the partnership between AY Investment and the company

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   Chapter 8

    Richard couldn't sleep that night, he tossed and turned all night, the conversation he had on the phone replaying over and over in his head.Mr. Andrew had told him to come into the bank tomorrow so they could discuss the details further. He really doubted the authenticity of the call, how could he have an inheritance of over fifty billion dollars? How could he have an inheritance at all? He was a nobody, he was an orphan, there was no way he could have an inheritance. 'This was definitely a fraud', Richard told himself over and over again and while he believed it, Richard couldn't deny that there was a part of him that believed it to be true. There was a part of him that wanted to believe that this wasn't a scam but that it was true. He told himself that he was crazy for even thinking like that at all, but he couldn't help it.The Next Day, Richard woke up early as usual, he rushed through his morning chores and prepared for the Wayne family's breakfast diligently. He had decided to

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   Chapter 9

    Richard opened the door to his Mom's hospital ward, the view before him made his heart race a thousand miles, the hospital bed spread had been used to cover his mom's face. He saw the nurse directing her gaze to him as she mumbled some words to the doc who in turn faced him."Mr. Gray" the doctor called out"Doc! Why is my mother covered? Why is she silent?" Richard gasped, rushing over to her side as he clutched her hands in his."Just relax, it's.. its"."Mom.. Mom.." Richard rushed over to where his mom was laid, opening the covering from her body and then it dawned on him. The inevitable has happened."Doc! Please tell me this is not true. Talk to me please" Richard yelled, streams of tears beginning to flow down his face. His eyeballs were reddish. One could feel the bond between him and his Mother as he cried."There was nothing we could do Mr. Gray, her life was at stake already" The doctor confirmed, speaking softly."But.. but, the money has been sent already..it has been s

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   Chapter 10

    *** *** ***Surprisingly, the house was silent when he got there evidence of no one inside. He sat on the large sofa reminiscing on his plight when he heard a whisper in one of the rooms upstairs.*** *** ****Linda's room*"I'm hot Baby, let's get down to this? I feel for you Linda. Please give me a chance." Shane begged as he motioned towards her whilst running his hands on her hair from behind causing Linda to stare glaring at him wondering what it was he was trying to do."Alright! I'll take my leave now if you don't want me then" Shane said, picking up his car keys from the drawer it was."Wait…ermmm…I think…I love you too. You know, I was just wondering what my sister would think seeing us doing this" Linda said."You really shouldn't worry about that Linda. It's all us now okay" Shane said seductively licking his lips as he moved towards her.He immediately closed the gap between them as he pressed his lips against hersShane got down with Linda, banging her seriously.******Af

Latest Chapter

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   

    Chapter 101

    Edward squinted his eyes as he tried to make out where he'd seen that face before…Richard noticed his expression and tried to act smart up to distract him. He walked towards him with a cheerful grin."Oh, Mr. Wayne. Nice to finally meet you.." Richard curtsied offering him an handshake,"Nice to finally meet you also, how do you do?" Edward said flatly, looking deep into his face as he accepted his hands in his."I'm doing well…" Richard caught his eyes, scouting all over me as he adjusted himself, slightly feeling uncomfortable as he tried removing his hands.Edward noticed this and quickly adjusted himself also, smiling at him and quickly released his hands."I'm sorry, sir…" Edward said, cheerfully. "I thought you'd be at the meeting hall with others…" "Oh, no. I'd check that out later, besides I already sent out my team to do that…" Richard responded,If Edward had not seen his picture and his nature on the internet earlier, he would have concluded this was not the man he was ex

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   

    Chapter 100

    Chadwick paced around the room, wondering what to do.Merlin and Belinda were already walking towards the office with two other white men behind, giving comments on what they were discussing.He couldn't come out of the office that way since he was in there and he would be questioned.He quickly arranged the files back, the way he met them and sorted them gradually before thinking of how he'd get out.He tiptoed silently to the entrance, trying to get hint of what they are discussing about,"Yeah, we gotta make arrangements with the city media on Friday and we must make it known to them that this would be on our terms now…" Merlin said, turning round to address them as he handed his hand bag to Belinda."Yeah, but Mr. Merlin, is this not going to reach the CEOs hearing, I mean he gotta give his consent on this, I guess. To at least instigate more support from the public" one of the white men said,Merlin chuckled a bit, snapping his fingers together."I understand your point, we truly

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   

    chapter 99

    ******Richard stares intently at his laptop, his hands typing some commands fast as he tries to dig deep into the wayne's family company, searching deep to see if he could get any clue about their recent progress.The hatred he felt for them, burning hot in his heart. He'd been mapping out all ways to reach back to them, but none of them seems well aboslutely.Multiple notifications pop up on his Laptop, he clears them as he continues with the coding he was entering. He is currently on their family Business page, digging deep to know about their financial status currently."Oh shit" he cursed, the code he had entered did not work.He squeezed his face as he wondered what could be possibly wrong, this is the upteenth time he'd been trying it.Alex was cooking in the kitchen humming his favorite song as headphones blared it in his ears, his injured leg is now much better."Hey man, you're done with it?" He asked, holding a tray of dishes filled with grilled chicken and chips as he too

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   

    Chapter 98

    "I'm afraid it is man.." Alex said, pointing to the area the location points too..Richard stared at it intently, "This is obviously close to where my in law stays, it's just some miles away" He said,"You're married?, you've got some in laws..?" Paul asked, sounding surprised.. "I thought you're some young dude..""Eemm….Paul, it's kinda complex.. you really can't understand.." Alex said,Richard paced around the room seeming worried, his right hand on his forehead as he worried about the secrets before him now."Can we really track the origin of this tape, I mean we could get some concrete evidence there… who knows?" Richard asked,Paul cleared his throat, turning to address the two.. "As it seems now, it's obviously gonna take a while for me to dig deep into the video's source and that might delay your investigation, I guess.. you gotta act fast" He said.He brought out a cigarette about to light it, not minding the presence of the two. Alex looked at him disdainfully as he pulled

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   

    Chapter 97

    "I'm afraid it is man.." Alex said, pointing to the area the location points too..Richard stared at it intently, "This is obviously close to where my in law stays, it's just some miles away" He said,"You're married?, you've got some in laws..?" Paul asked, sounding surprised.. "I thought you're some young dude..""Eemm….Paul, it's kinda complex.. you really can't understand.." Alex said,Richard paced around the room seeming worried, his right hand on his forehead as he worried about the secrets before him now."Can we really track the origin of this tape, I mean we could get some concrete evidence there… who knows?" Richard asked,Paul cleared his throat, turning to address the two.. "As it seems now, it's obviously gonna take a while for me to dig deep into the video's source and that might delay your investigation, I guess.. you gotta act fast" He said.He brought out a cigarette about to light it, not minding the presence of the two. Alex looked at him disdainfully as he pulled

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   

    Chapter 96

    *****"What the fuck! You two alone?" Priscy exclaimed,"That's not the main thing now, we should think about we're gon leave this place. It's been over two days now, I'm fucking famished and even if we decide to leave for the country, the gasoline in the car gon take us nowhere …" Alex said,.."We're not leaving for anywhere Alex, we go out there and fight those men." Richard snapped,"Whose men? Are you kidding! Do you think manpower is just about muscles, those guys gon take us down before we know it." "But we can't tell except we try it out…""What the fuck are you even saying Richard…" Alex snapped, standing up to him."You could have taken down two men with the rage you used to speak now…" Richard said, standing on his feet and went outside."How about we give it a try Alex, we never can…."Priscy was saying before Alex hushed her,"Now, you just shut your mouth there and act like you never existed…" Alex said.Richard heard his voice and walked towards him in anger,"You won't

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   

    Chapter 95

    *****It's been hours of long drive to the Fargo city and Alex was beginning to get weary of driving.Priscy had slept off at the backseat she is, and Richard also.Alex alone was the one who battled with his eye lid from closing.He thought of doing something stupid, to at least ease him of the boredom.He connected the cars mp3 player to the internet and went to the music folder. Choosing a bass music, he played it.The music began on a slow intro and Alex took it away, he selected another music.Not seeing the ones he liked, he went back to the music he played first and increased the volume of the music.Midway to the music, the beat instantly became loud, kolting Richard out of his sleep as he looked around.Alex let out a wide laugh as he looked at Richard. The loud music had woken him up."C'mon man, this is crazy. Why the fuck would you have to do that…" Richard snapped.Alex only hit the steering wheel in laughter as he kept on laughing, Richard on the other hand kept hissing

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   

    chapter 94

    Alex decided to go back to revisit the web site and binged on the information he could see there…He kept scrolling through the site as he kept being amazed at the range of content in that website and why no one ever noticed it…"But, how the fuck does someone not know much about all this before… I mean, I've surfed through the internet looking to get information about my father's death… I never saw jack.." Richard exclaimed,"With the recent information i know about Mr. Talbot" Priscy began, taking up the leftover drink from the stool… "He might have done shit with some tech bosses and probably tried to lock down any site that talks shit about him…. Something like that happened recently…" Priscy explained,"Happened?" Alex said, stretching the word… "I thought he had a press case to settle as regards his imported goods mischief.." He said,"Yeah, I heard that shit too…" Richard quickly chipped in, taking his seat beside Alex."And, you're not aware that the case was swept under the

  • The Billionaire's Revenge   

    Chapter 93

    "Who the fuck is that again?" He snapped,"Honey pie. It's me!" A voice rang aloud, and the door opened"Richard Gabriel!. What the fuck! Edward exclaimed, as he adjusted himself on the bed."Who is Richard Gabriel… I heard you mention your nemesis" Camila said, walking close to him.Edward bowed his head slightly, his mind was beginning to play pranks with him.He looked up to see Camila…"Camilla!!" He called out, softly.He stood up and clung to her like a baby…"Who is Richard Gabriel?" She asked again,"Richard Gabriel? Did I mention any name of such.." Edward asked, resting his head on her shoulders."Yes baby… Are you good? You look really tense. Is there a problem?"Edward thought whether to confide in her but eventually discarded the thought knowing that his wife is someone who really could not keep secrets."Chadwick just annoyed me…" he lied,"Oh! Probably that's why he wants to see you. He said you sent him out annoyingly, but he still needs to tell you something though…"