The Strongest Ordained One

CHAPTER FIVE

The doctors did not look desperate, they all seemed relieved that Leon was fine. "We have checked him, he is fine, his injuries are quite minor," the doctor said. 

"Is he awake? Will he be fine?" Sylvia asked the doctors. Both of them nodded, "Yes, he's awake now, we've been able to stabilize him." One of them said, 

Sylvia nodded, she was very relieved and grateful that nothing terrible had happened to him, "I'll go and get him some food, I'm sure he must be hungry." She said and immediately left the room. Uncle Smith frowned, he was curious, he had thought that Leon's state of health was much worse when he rushed him to the hospital, he had looked like he was dying but the doctor just announced his injuries as being slight. He had a feeling that he had lied about the severity of his condition just to elicit pity.

"You mean his condition isn't that bad? I thought he was dying." Uncle Smith said and the doctor shook his head, "His injuries are minimal, from the check, he'll be fine soon." 

Uncle Smith went into the emergency room where Leon was still on the bed but now fully conscious. "Why did you pretend like you were dying, you made my niece worry." He spat, his tone unfriendly. 

Leon frowned, he had just woken from the mirage about the ring, still trying to determine if it was real or indeed he was just hallucinating because of the blood he'd lost. But he was truly healed after activating the ring so he didn't quite know what to believe. 

"You must know that Sylvia is a decent girl from the Caden family, don't try to get her close to you by begging for pity!" The man snapped angrily. 

Leon was first surprised at his tone, he knew he wasn't pretending about his injuries, he'd been badly hurt but was just recovering. "Why would you think I am pretending? Didn't you see what the gangsters did to me? They outnumbered me and__" Uncle Smith cut him in before he could say anything else, he had a nasty scowl on his face. 

"The doctors just told us that your injuries aren't that severe," he said with a cold tone, "Why were you trying to make her panic for nothing?" He asked coldly, and then looked down on Leon. 

"Sylvia isn't the kind of girl that would ever have anything to do with you, you're a nobody, so dont bother trying your pity tricks on her," he snapped arrogantly. 

Leon was shocked at his taunts, he was mad, he could not believe that he'd just risked his life to save his niece only for him to come bearing insults. 

"I just saved her life and all you can do is call me a liar and a pretender?" Leon asked, he was shocked at his attitude. 

"It's obvious that you did it just to get her sympathy and attention, that's an old trick." The man replied aggressively. 

"Is that how low you think of me? You don't even know me." Leon said, surprised at his hasty assumptions. 

"I don't have to know you, I can see that you're a nobody," Smith's response was plain, his arrogant response made Leon shocked. 

"I didn't expect you to say this, Sir, I was only helping your niece," Leon retorted, absolutely surprised by the man's approach. 

Suddenly, his phone vibrated from the bedside and he picked it up, it was a call from his wife.

"Hello, honey." She said and he replied plainly, "Hello," 

"I have just seen the medical result on the table," she said and Leon cursed. He had not expected her to see that, he'd been so overwhelmed by her nagging behavior that he'd left the house in such a hurry that he forgot to keep it away. 

"I didn't want you to__" he began but she cut him in slowly, saying he should come home. 

"There's something very important I want to talk to you about." She said, 

Leon was curious, he wondered what his wife wanted to discuss with him. He had barely just recovered from the beating of his life, but he also wanted to talk things out with her. He'd left in such a rush and they'd just had a fight. He wanted to go back home and hear her out. Maybe, he was even hopeful that she would realize her mistakes and apologize. "I'll be coming home soon." He replied and hung up. Uncle Smith, who had been listening in on the phone conversation was very displeased, "Is that not your wife? I heard her ask you to come home." He said, sneering at him.

Leon looked at the man and wondered what he was getting at, all he did was save the young girl's life. Why was he being unnecessarily mean instead of being grateful?

"What does it matter if I'm married?" He asked, Uncle Smith scoffed and asked him why he was trying to be smart. 

"You knew you were married and you were still trying to get close to my niece?" He asked, almost like it was a sin to even conceive such a plan. "How dare you try to toy with my niece's emotions that way?" He asked, his eyes narrowed. 

Leon was upset, he swung his legs off the bed and said to him, "Why do you feel so entitled? First I saved her life and you think I was only pretending to be injured and now you're concerned about who I'm ok with the phone with?" He asked, mad at his oppressive behavior. 

"I am only trying to look out for my little niece, I can't let her associate with the likes of you, stay off of her since you're married." Uncle Smith warned him sternly. 

Leon picked up his phone, he was feeling much stronger and he knew that he could leave on his own, "You can't treat everyone around you as if they are evil, I meant your niece no harm by helping her," he said as he left the hospital.