My Vengeful CEO
27

[View from Francisco Millenis - father of Aya Millenis ]

"- Live, ten minutes after the impulsive entrance of the newest CEO of the big companies, Stevens Construction. Iuri Stevens has just emerged from inside the orphanage with Aya Millenis, his secretary, in his arms. The police have just reported that she has been shot in the side of the abdomen and has already lost a lot of blood, and has been rushed to the Cooper Clinic hospital. The children at this moment are being supported by the police officers, thank God none of them have serious injuries..."

My eyes flutter and I feel my spine freeze, a fearful chill runs through my whole body, I feel as if the air is thinning in my lungs and I end up swallowing without chewing the cookie that my wife prepared for the evening coffee, scratching my throat. The reporter's voice is muted in my ears, all I can hear is the sound of my heart beating hard in my chest. I can only be hallucinating, there's no way that's my little girl... it can't be her....

"Crash!" - I am startled by the sound of glass breaking on the floor, this makes me take my eyes off the television, I look at my wife and her face as well as mine is one of disbelief.

- Honey," I call her in a whisper.

- A-that's the... the... can't... there can't be her...

- Let's go!

I turn off the television and hold Juliana's hand, her hand is cold and her face is pale, even though we resisted talking about this subject, I know how much she suffers with the estrangement of our daughters and I know that like me, she also regrets what we did to our youngest, but our pride has always spoken too loudly.

I catch the bunch of keys on the table and without delay we get in the car, I know where this orphanage is, the hospital is not far from there, and although it only takes fifteen minutes - with me driving at a speed considered high - every second passed slowly, I park the car in front of the hospital.

The remorse has never been as strong as it is now, I am aware of the horrible things I have said to her, I have even wished for bad things, but I would never wish for her death. Not that ever.

I glance through the rearview mirror and notice my wife's lost eyes, I know that she is a bit hot-headed and tough, but despite all her regrets she is still a mother, and this shock that we are having today is too strong.

- I'm garbage," she whispers and tears fall from her eyes.

I open my mouth, but soon close it. I can't find the words to comfort her, because right now I feel exactly the same way as she does. I was a horrible father, I did to my daughter what my father did to me. And now it is too late to go back. - Come on," I say, squeezing my wife's hand in an attempt to pass on a little courage.

She does nothing, just sighs and opens the car door, I do the same. With long strides we get in, but before we can talk to the hospital reception desk, the sound of Cristine's voice enters my eardrums.

- Getting nervous isn't going to help anything!

I look over to where she is, and see Iuri and Leandro too. I hold my wife's hand and we approach each other.

-Shut up you two! - I am also very worried about Aya, but right now my wife and son are in an operating room, I am not indifferent to your pain, but Aya has a better chance of survival than Luana and our baby. I may lose everything I've fought for, so please be quiet!

Tears roll down Leandro's eyes and Cristine hugs him.

- I'm sorry, I know God is in control of everything. Let's keep our faith.

Iuri sits down and Dr. Vicente Cooper appears with a clipboard in his hand.

- Patient Aya Millenis' escorts?

- Here - Iuri and Cristine speak at the same time.

- Well, Miss Aya is in a delicate situation and...

The doctor stops talking and looks at me and my wife as we approach, making the others look too, only disbelieving and angry looks. Don't blame them.

- What is Aya's situation, doctor? - I ask the doctor, but Cristine answers in his place.

- What are you doing here? - she asks angrily.

I know she never accepted what we did with Aya, and I don't blame her, I regret what I did, but I can't go back in time. And in some ways, I'm even glad to see how close they are, I feel like I haven't done so much wrong in my life. - I....

- You have come to celebrate that the shame of the family is between life and death, haven't you? - she interrupts me.

I have no right to feel hurt by such words, but I do, Juliana squeezes my hand.

- You better get out of here, I will not allow you to come to the hospital to treat her so coldly, don't make me take drastic measures - Iuri threatens us, controlling his tone of voice.

Did he and Aya understand each other? This is no time to think about it, but before I can answer anything, Juliana speaks up:

- How is the situation, doctor? We are the parents of patient Aya Millenis - Juliana ignores Iuri's threat and speaks with a firm voice.

- Well, luckily we managed to stop the bleeding, but the situation is not good, she was shot in the side of the abdomen and the bullet lodged in the intestine, we need to perform tests and a surgery to remove the bullet and the fragments before they cause even more damage to her and the intoxication leads to bankruptcy.

- And what are you waiting for? You are the best surgeon here, do the surgery and save my daughter's life, no matter how much, I will pay! - Juliana speaks loudly, I understand her desperation.

- Money is not the problem, Mrs. Millenis.

- And what is it? - I ask in a desperate tone.

- It's her blood type.

- What do you mean? - Juliana asks.

- She has a very rare blood type, B negative, and can only receive his own types and O negative. Unfortunately, our database is missing these two blood types and without the blood transfusion the surgery cannot be performed. I've come to blood which types you are.

- I am O positive - Iuri says and sits down on the chair supporting his face between his hands.

- I'm AB positive - Cristine murmurs.

- I'm sorry, I'm O positive," Leandro says sadly.

My heart squeezes, my blood type is AB positive.

- I'll donate! - Juliana speaks up and everyone looks at her - I'm type B negative, I can donate my blood.

- Come with me - the doctor calls her.

Before letting her go, I kiss her forehead.

- I won't let you die - she whispers to me and turns around following the doctor.

- Thank you for coming - Cris says and sits again next to Iuri.

"God, please don't take my daughter, let me fix things with her" - I ask and sit down in the waiting room.