Bought by Him

10:00pm in Ward 134.

"Are you a fool?" A voice said as hot tears rolled down her eyes. She could believe her ears, her eyes and ears couldn't deceive her everybut her heart could contain her sorrow.

"You thought I loved you, why would I?" He said as he laughed at her, watching her cry so hard that her heart aches. He loved bit of her pain till her death.

"Who will love a puppet like you, you don't have a mind of your own, you are just too foolish" he said as she raised her face. With pain in her body and heart, she could only say a word.

"Why?" She asked and he walked to her and raised her face. "Why? You still keep asking why?" He said and left her.

"Because you are you, you have nothing to offer me" he said and she cried loudlg again almost falling of the hospital bed. "Peter, I was there for you, I stood by you" she said trying to wipe off her tears but fresh ones won't stop coming.

"You are not beautiful, you are not wealth, you don't even have a good background, an orphan and to crown it all, you have an heart problem that you need a transplant, and you expect me to borrow funds for you. You don't worth it" Peter said and handed over an envelope to her.

"You are getting married to the president's daughter?" She forced herself to yell in shocked, she read the envelope over and over again, as she couldnt believe her eye still.

"She is all I need and all I got, I'm telling you this, so you can die knowing the truth" he said and arranged his shirt again. He picked up his wallet and phone that was by the bed side.

"And so you might know, this lucky button of yours doesn't belong to me" he said and drop a hold button on the bed. She quickly picked it up like it was her life line, she looked at the button with hopes in her.

"Thanks you" she finally said with a deep sigh. Peter smirked and picked his envelope back. "I won't waste my invite for someone who is dying soon. Take care in hell"

As soon as he walked out, she said crying all over again. She had lost everything she thought was her's. She was clueless on how it started and how it's ending, all she hoped for what death.

"Regina, Clean your tears and don't hurt yourself for a bastard" Mrs Nola, Regina's favorite nurse, said as she walked into the ward with an heavy vase.

She went toward the window, placed the vase down, arranged the flower and closed the window arranging the curtain properly to compliment the vase.

Mrs Nola is a 43 year old matron, who devoted all her life to her work ever since she lost her family to accident. She took it upon herself to be with Regina till she dies, since they could not the heart transplant.

"Maybe death could come quickly" Regina said slowly as she buried her head in the pillow deeply. "Or maybe, it won't comes at all, let me go check on the latest news" she said as she pushed the trash can out.

***

At exactly 10:00 pm at the ward 801, a man stood in front on the see through glass, staring coldly at the city light.

Even though, it was bright and lovely, his heart was clouded with sadness. His favorite person is dying and he can't help her.

"her body is failing, she is giving up already, it doesn't seem like she is willing to pull through" the doctor checking on the patient placed her tablet down and looked at the man's back.

"Brother, let mother rest, mom wants to rest, please, I know we all want her to stay but we are making her suffer more" Lillian who was the doctor in charge of Mrs Bright said as she wipes off her tears.

"Do what is meant to be done" he said coldly as he steps out of the ward and gently walked and took the elevator. He met an elderly nurse in the elevator.

"Mister, please, can you help me with this vase?" It's too heavy, I can't bend to pick it" the nurse said and Jack looked at the vase.

He wonder how she had brought it into the elevator in the first place, he lifted the vase and walked behind the woman to where she was going.

When they got to ward 134, we stopped and could hear the conversation between the patient and the visitor.

Subconsciously, Jack tightened his teeth in anger. The tears of that girl was hurting his heart greatly, he couldn't say why but he wanted to go inside and punch the face of the visitor.

The door opened and the guy came out, he looked at both the nurse and Jack before leaving. "Thanks Mister, I appreciate your help" nurse Nola said and collected the vase and walked into the ward.

Jack was surprised at her action. He walked back into the elevator and went straight to Lillian's office. He opened the door after few knocks.

"Who is the doctor in charge of the first floor patient?" He asked as his eye met Lillian's questioning gaze.

"It depends on the patients and department" Lilian answered as she was still not clear about the reason the reason for the question.

"What are you planning to do to mum?" He asked and Lilian turned a document to him, "I was planning on bringing this to your office tomorrow, but since you asked" she said.

Jack read through the document and sighs. "No, I don't want my mother shared like meat" he said coldly and Lilian who had expected this reaction touched his hand.

"She is not a piece of meat, she is just a giver" she tried to convince him but Jack closed the document.

"She is my mother, I take the step I want to take for her" he said and threw the document into the paper shredder that was near the door, "don't bring this up ever again" he said and returned to his seat.

"Brother" Lilian called him silently as he doesn't want to provoke him, she understood the pain his brother has gone through. In the whole family, his mother has been the closest to him. Even after Lilian was born, she didn't get so attached to their mother like him.

"Check on the patient in 134, I want to know what's up with her" Jack said and Lilian was shocked.

She typed few words on her laptop before call the ground floor cellar.

"Hello"

"Is that level one?"

"Who is in charge of the patient in room 134"

"Mrs Nola?"

"Is she on duty?"

"Get me in touch with Mrs Nola"

"Oh, yes"

"Come to my office with Miss Regina Adam's file"

"Right away"

"Thanks"

"The details will be here in a minute" Lillian said before removing the glasses from her face. "As a doctor, may I ask the reason you are concerned about the patient?" She said.

"Nothing," Jack replied, still with a straight face. "Then I can't get the files for you, all our patient's information are meant to be hidden perfectly" she said with a smirk.

"Okay" Jack said in an attempt to stand up but Lilian pouted, "can't I be professional to squeeze information out of you?" She complained.

Before further interaction, a knock was heard at the door, Lilian glared her brother before she allowed the person to come in.

It's turns out to be Mrs Nola, Lilian smiled as Mrs Nola walked forward, "good day ma, good day sir" she said as her movement stopped when she saw the young man that helped her with the vase.

" This is the file you sent for" she said as she quickly recovered to cover up her embarrassment. This didnt go without Jack's notice.

"I was informed that you are the one personally taking care of miss Regina, may I know her situation" Lilian said and collected the file from her.

"Ma, she has a chronic heart disease that requires heart surgery but presently we have given up hope as she is not financially capable to get the surgery done, she is an orphan. She just lost the last person with her today."

Mrs Nola said with a very serious professional look. Jack was surprised as to how woman switch from one mood to another.

It was damn too fast.

"As a donor be found?" Lilian asked and Mrs Nola peeped at the file before answering. "No ma, she was likely not to proceed to that point that why we did find a donor for her"

She sighs before she continued, "I am just stabilizing her on drugs and drips, she also knows her situation and isn't willing for more".

Mrs Nola was already sounding emotional at the last point. Lilian lifted her head and understood the situation with Mrs Nola expression.

"Okay, thanks, Mrs Nola, I will get back to you, when necessary." Lilian said as she closed Regina's files and shifted it to her left side indicating she will check on it later.

"Bye ma" Mrs Nola said and walked out. Lilian took a deep breath and opened the file again. She started reading through.

The files was reflecting that if her surgery gets delayed a little long, she will be left with 30% chance to life.

Lilian has never seen someone who high chance and low opportunity in this life. She is just twenty one years. A thought popped up in her head.

"Why don't we adopt her, give her our name, and pay for her treatment. She has same blood type with mum, I'm sure we could give her mum's heart and ..."

Lilian happily said but before she could complete her word she heard a silent "no". She thought she was hallucinating as the only one with her is her brother and he won't say a silent "no".

"No, adoption, no, surgery" Jack said cutting her happiness short.

"Bro, this is saving someone's life with mum's, just the heart and we can lay her to rest, we are unable to save mum, we can save her" Lilian said with a very serious expression.

"I still don't agree" Jack said and stood up from where he was sitting and headed for the door. Lilian could see her chances slipping away from her palm.

"Okay, we give her the heart, I come back home" she said and Jack's eye darkened and he turned back immediately.

Jack looked at her with a concerned face as he couldn't believe Lilian said those words. It was really unexpected.

"You heard me, deal or no deal" Lilian said and Jack looked at her seriously to test her honesty and it was fully intact.

"Miss Lilian Garcia, are you ready to embarce that old name, Lilian Bright?" He asked and walked back to the seat.

Lilian sighs twice and looked straight into Jack's eye, "Yes" she confirmed and Jack chuckled.

"You didn't need to go this far as I already planned on supporting the idea after two days, but since you already said that yourself, deal"

Jack said and laughed, Lilian was so shocked. She didn't believe she digged a grave and fell right into it. She didn't see that coming.

"So, fast track the surgery, All the best, update on the details later, bye" Jack said and walked out. Lilian couldn't help but released her emotions on the poor table.

She kicked and hit it before calming down. She really made a deal to go back to the bright.she never dreamt of a day like this.

***

Jack walked staright to his mother's ward, he went and held her hand, he looked at the woman who was so pale and attached to the machine beside her.

"Mum, I know you can hear me, I'm sorry I didn't protect you well, I really tried to make you stay but you are suffering already" he said and kissed her hand.

"I will be giving your heart to a lady who is in pain as well, made, you will live in her and be happy, mum" he said and kissed her face deeply before he walked out.

He keep his emotions in check as tears threatened to fall. He made a trip to Regina's ward to meet the lady in question.

He got to the room and was about to open when a call came in on his phone. He hesitate for a while for he finally reached out to pick and walked out of the hospital.

****

In Lillian's office

She started to issue the letter for the permission to embark on the journey. Before she could complete the work. Her phone beeped.

She wanted to ignore but she is a doctor, every minute is expensive.

She picked up her phone and checked the message. She was surprised at the message. Jack was really serious about helping the lady.

Jack already sent the whole money for the surgery. Lilian smiled and picked up few things necessary from her table and went straight to the director office.

She knocked twice and the man called her in. "Good day, director" she said and the man looked up. He gave his rare smile as he stopped what he was doing.

"Miss Lilian, good day, how many I help you?" He asked and Lilian tended the files in her hand. The man shifted his glasses closer upward before picking the files and reading it through.

"Whoa, that's very thoughtful of Mr Jack to help the young lady, I will talk to the lady's family member and come to an agreement" he said.

Lilian smiled and another him another paper, "sir, she is an orphan, it was the matron that took responsibility for her hospital bills since she has been here"

Lilian sighs a little and continued, "Mr jack Bright, is ready to take full responsibility of all the bills for the surgery and he wants to keep this profile secretive".

The director removed his glasses from his face, he was surprised at the extent by which Mr jack was willing to help the young lady in question.

"Do you know Mr jack personally?" The directors asked after many thoughts. Lilian looked straight at him and smiled.

"Why did you ask sir?" Lilian asked and the director passed the file back to her.

"I want to meet the man who is so kind hearted to have help a young lady, he doesn't know, or am I wrong?" The directors asked.

"I was his mother personal doctor, so I think he is just being kind like her, I don't have any other personal contact with the man in question, Sir" Lilian answered respectively.

"Okay, I wish you best of luck" he said and Lilian stood up, "thanks sir" she said and walked out.

She headed straight to level one and informed the matron to get Regina, who was in a deep sleep ready for the surgery.

Mrs Nola was confused at first that such favour could locate Regina. She could not stop her tears as she thanked Lilian greatly for her help.

The surgery equipment was prepared within 2hours and the two patients were taken to the theater as well.

Lilian went into the theater with her team. She looked at her mother and held her hand for few seconds inorder not to arouse the teams suspicion.

She looked at the young lady that was also brought in and smiled. "So help me God" she said before they official started the surgery.

****

After thirteen hours of surgery, Lilian walked out of the theater exhausted,the first person she met was Mrs Nola.

"It was successfully" she said and Mrs Nola handed a bottle of water to her. "Are you okay?" Mrs Nola asked and she smiled.

Lilian wanted to walk away when Mrs Nola held her. "We have to talk" she said and Lilian was surprised.

She looked staright into her eye and nodded. They both walked away toward her office.

****

After 12 hours of resting, Regina finally woke up, she looked up and saw the white ceiling above her.

She looked around and realized the room she was had changed. She wanted to stand but she w as just so weak.

She tried remembering what happened and how she got to this nice ward. She still could remember anything apart from Peter's last words to her.

The door of the ward opened, she looked at the direction and saw a female doctor walked in. Her steps were nice and she looked so beautiful.

Her smile were just as captivating as her eye. "Morning" Lilian said to Regina and she smiled back at her.

Lilian lifted the cup of water that was by the bed side and gave it to her. Regina drank little water and Lilian returned the cup.

She walked to the other side and lifted the chair to the side of the bed and sat beside her. "My name is Lilian, I'm a doctor as you might have guessed, all thanks to the outfit"

Lilian introduced herself in a funny way and Regina laughed. "How are you feeling?" She asked.

"My name is Regina, Im a patient as you might have guessed, all thanks to this outfit, and I must say, I feel fine apart from the fact that I'm weak".

Lilian chuckled after Regina's imitating speech. "I'm happy you are fine, that means the surgery was successfully" she said and held her hand.

"Surgery?" Regina asked as he was totally confused about what Lilian just said. Before Lilian could talk further, the door opened.

"My baby is awake" Mrs Nola said and walked into the ward, she wasn't so surprised to see Lilian beside her.

"Doctor Lilian, you should be resting now" she said and placed the meal she brought in on the table.

"I have rested" Lilian answered and smiled. "I left a meal for you on your table, go and eat" Mrs Nola said and urges her to leave.

Lilian had no alternative that to listen to the old woman. Immediately, she left, Regina looked at her with a questioning gaze.

"Yes, I know we have to talk, but you need to eat first" Mrs Nola said and brought out Regina's food.

She helped Regina to sit properly and started feeding her. After the meal, Mrs Nola cleaned up and sat beside her.

"Yes, you finally had a donor and the surgery was done" she said and Regina eye was clouded with tears.

"Did Peter do this?" She asked and Mrs Nola smacked her head, "ouch" she cried out but she didn't care at all.

Mrs Nola went to her bag and picked her phone, opened it and showed her the video of Peter and his new wife, Vivian, wedding taking place at the moment at a big hall in town.

"He really cheated on me!" She said and tears rolled down her eye.

"Stop being stupid, you were stupid for the past years you have been with him and you still are" Mrs Nola yelled at her.

Regina who had never seen that side of Mrs Nola since she had been admitted in the hospital. She shut her mouth quickly.

"All you think about is him but not you, look at you, you just survived a surgery, you were rescued and you still don't want to know anything about it" Mrs Nola said.

"I'm sorry" Regina said cleaning up her tears. "So now, ask me the proper question meant to be asked". She said.

"My surgery, what happened?"she said slowly and silently, which could be passed for whispering.

Mrs Nola glared at her a little before decided to tell her.

"A young kind man was about to lose his mother, he heard of your case and decided to let her mother rest and live on in you" she said.

Regina, who was listening quietly had her mouth opened wide, she was shocked by the story, it's sounds so fake.

"He didn't let any means of identification he is more like an angel. I don't know how but your surgery happened" she said and Regina was quiet for a while.

"Who paid the bills?* She finally asked after she was calm. "Did you loan the money?" She asked almost crying again.

"I didn't, it's was a miracle, the man paid everything, he settled all the bills without knowing you, that's what I call kind hearted"

Regina couldn't hold herself anymore when she heard everything, she started shedding tears. "He paid without knowing who I was, he saved my life"

Mrs Nola walked to her and cleaned her tears, "he didn't save you, so you could wet the bed with your tears" she said in a cold tone.

Regina hugged her tight before Mrs Nola tucked her in on the bed. "Rest, you still have a long way to recover"

Mrs Nola said and drawed down the curtains and left her. After a short while, she slept off.

****

In Bright's house

Jack walked into the house with his suit hanged on his hand. The butler had already announced his pretense since he drove in.

"Look who finally came home" Mrs Besse said as she walked down from the stairs. She was dressed so elegantly like the mistress of the house.

"Butler, can I see him now?" Jack asked without bothering about the presence of Mrs Besse at all. The bulter smiled and bowed to Jack as a form of greeting.

"He is waiting for you in his study" the bulter said and Jack smiled and walked toward the direction of the study.

Mrs Besse, who had been ignored, was red in anger. She yelled at jack who was leaving, "Jack, didn't you mother teach you how to respect elders"

Jack stopped in his track and looked back at Mrs Besse who wasn't too far from him. She could see the anger boiling in his eye as she looked at him.

It was hard for her to swallow her words but she was so afraid of his next action. She turned and walked out of the house.

Jack continued and walked into the study. "Good day, Mr Bright" he greeted and sat down. Mr Bright looked up and sat back to look at him.

"I'm still your father, and this is my house, stop being formal" he said and Jack ignored his words. "She is dead" he announced in a cold tone.

"What!" Mr Bright yelled subconsciously, he looked staright into Jack's eye and couldn't find lie, he knew deep down that he was saying the truth.

"I laid her to rest already" Jack said and looked at the picture of his mother on Mr Bright's table and picked it up.

"You have caused her lot of pains in all her life time and I won't want you to hurt her anymore" Jack said staring at his mother's picture.

"She is my wife" Mr Bright said and Jack looked up at him immediately. "Wife?, Really?" He asked and Mr Bright couldn't look up.

"She was your wife, don't get it mixed up, that woman downstairs is your wife" Jack said without fliter or care about his feelings.

"She isn't my wife" Mr Bright yelled angrily but Jack was not affected, he didn't shake at all. He reminded focused on the picture.

"Lilian, she is ready to come back home" Jack said dropping the second bombshell with ease. Mr Bright's eye widen when he heard the statement.

He was happy neither was he sad, Lilian is his only daughter, his favorite but she vowed never to forgive him.

He could say, Lillian's coming home isn't ordinary. He looked at Jack but Jack didn't raise his face at all to look at him.

"What!" He finally asked after being composed. Jack was surprised at his questions but didn't show it, he raised his head and looked at his father for a little while before smiling.

"Ask her whenever you see her" he replied and stood up. "I am a busy man, I will take my leave now" he said and walked out with the picture.

Immediately he left, Mr Bright brought out another picture frame of Jack's mother. It had become a custom of he and Jack. Jack takes the picture away, he replaces it.

He could no longer hold his feelings as tears streamed down his eye and he could remember the past so vividly.

***

"Simon, let's give birth to two kids, a boy and a girl" the younger version of Jack's mother said while eating ice cream with the younger version of Bright.

"Giving birth is stressful, let's adopt" Simon said as he swipes her mouth. Rose laughed as Simon pouted after talking.

"No, I want my kids, I don't care if it hurts, I want to bear your kids" Rose replied and feed Simon ice cream.

"'okay, I will bear the pain with you all through" he said and they both laughed so well. Simon hugged Rose tight.

"What if I die?" Rose asked and Simon was shocked of her question. He released her from the hug and looked at her seriously.

"Don't say that, you can't die, and if you do, I will die as well" Simon said with all seriousness as he could feel his heart aches when she said so.

"Promise me, you won't die if I do, if you do, who will take care of our kids" Rose said and Simon wanted to oppose but Rose kissed him.

****End of flashback

Mr Bright kept crying for over two hours as he held the picture close to his chest. His dearest has died.

****

"Peter, here is lunch for you" thirteen year old Regina ran to Peter under the tree with two packs of food.

"Why did you bring me food?" The fifteen year old Peter asked as he collected the food. Rose sat down and opened her pack immediately.

"You haven't eaten" Rose replied with a filled mouth. Peter looked at her with sight disdain before looking away.

"I'm in no mood for food" he said and Rose dropped her spoon immediately, she was so worried about him. She scanned through the visible part of his body.

"What's wrong with you?" She asked and Peter lower his gaze at a paper on the floor. Rose followed his gaze and sight the paper. She picked it up and read it through.

"You need money" Rose said subconsciously as she was reading. Peter looked at her and nodded, remembering she wasn't looking up, he spoke up.

"I can raise the money, it's not too large" Rose said and smiled at him. Peter was too shocked to voice out. Rose held his hand and pointed at the food.

"Eat, money isn't a problem" she said and Peter started eating with a raised hope. He was doubting within him but he still wants to give rose a chance to prove herself.

After the meal, Rose ran away from the orphanage house to work in the market, she worked as a cleaner, then a dishwasher, and a server before she was able to gather the money needed.

It's was midnight, when she sneaked into the orphanage home back, she silently hide the money by unfortunately, as she was returning to sleep, she was caught by one of the guidance.

She was punished the second day and label rebellious. She didn't care as she was able to hand over the money to Peter, Peter was so glad that he had the money to register for entrance examination of a low budget business school.

Luckily, he was admitted and given a partial scholarship for being the best student. The orphanage was happy but couldn't raise funds for him.

Rose stepped up to take the responsibility upon herself, she was given the opportunity to start working.

Roses work was cleaning in the market, she was doing this and other works simultaneously just to help him.

One of the night she was returning back to the orphanage, she met four guys on the road, she was scared but she didn't show it.

The guys took interest in her for being young and pretty and they went closer to her and grabbed her.

She was struggling but they were a lot stronger. She successfully pulled off the finger of the one covering her mouth and finally shouted.

"Help, help!"