The corridor of the hospital was bustling. Many doctors and nurses came and went, attending to their patients' needs.
Mathews Larson squatted on the floor, leaning against the cold wall. His sobs echoed through the corridor.
The doctor's words still lingered in his mind, loud and clear. "Your mother has kidney failure, and she needs to undergo an operation immediately. You need to prepare at least one hundred thousand dollars for the operation. If we don't do it soon, I'm afraid she can only live for a month at most."
These words were like a knife piercing through the deepest part of Mathews' heart.
When he was ten, Mathews was abducted and sold by human traffickers. Later, he was able to escape. However, he was just a kid, wandering on the street and having no way to support himself. It was Rosa Astley who found, saved and adopted him.
When he escaped, he had an accident and hit his head. As a result, he lost his memory. And he was still very young, so he couldn't remember anything about his family, even his biological parents.
Since then, Rosa had been his only family.
Rosa only finished junior high school, so she made a living by working as a servant. But she worked very hard to support Mathews.
Mathews dreamed of changing his fate and giving Rosa a better and happy life, so he studied hard and did his best to get into Nouis University. He thought everything was finally getting better, but Rosa suddenly suffered from kidney failure and had to undergo a kidney transplant.
"No, I can't let Mom suffer like this. I must find a way to raise one hundred thousand dollars."
Mathews wiped away his tears, gritted his teeth, and stood up.
One hundred thousand dollars was like an insurmountable mountain, but he must do this.
He walked into the ward and looked at Rosa on the bed. She was in a coma, and tubes were attached all over her body.
There was only one thought in Mathews' mind now. He had to save Rosa, who had been a very good mother to him, at all costs.
He tucked her in and walked out of the ward.
While in the corridor, he took out his phone with his trembling hand and dialed a number. "Mrs. Coleman, my mother is seriously ill, and she is in the hospital now. I want to borrow one hundred thousand dollars from you. But I will definitely pay it back in the future."
On the other end of the line, Patty Coleman shouted angrily, "What did you say? One hundred thousand dollars? How dare you make such a request! Your mother is just a servant. How can her life be worth one hundred thousand dollars?"
Patty was Debby Coleman's mother, and the latter was Mathews' fiancee. The Coleman family ran a catering company with more than ten million dollars in assets. Rosa had been a servant of the Coleman family for ten years.
It was understandable if Patty didn't want to lend him money since Rosa was just their maid. But did she really have to say such harsh words?
People would have feelings for a dog they had raised for ten years, let alone a woman working for them for that long.
Mathews gritted his teeth fiercely to suppress his anger. Then he said humbly, "Mrs. Coleman, I beg you. Even if I'm still studying, I will work hard to pay you back."
Patty sneered, "You? A loser like you? How long will it take for you to earn one hundred thousand dollars by doing part-time jobs? By the way, you must break off your engagement with Debby within this month. Don't wait until your mother dies. Otherwise, people will say that the Coleman family is inhuman."
After saying this, she hung up the phone without giving Mathews any chance to retort.
At this time, the heart rate monitor next to Rosa's hospital bed alarmed rapidly. The nurses and doctors rushed in and pushed her into the emergency room.
Upon seeing this scene, Mathews felt like he had lost the most important thing in his life. He hurriedly followed them, but he could only wait anxiously outside the emergency room.
Ten minutes later, the doctor walked out of the emergency room and approached Mathews. "The patient's condition is getting worse. This time, we have managed to revive her and she is fine now. But if we can't do the operation before five o'clock this afternoon, you can start preparing for her funeral."
Mathews felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and his limbs turned cold. Then a painful and unspeakable emotion surged in his heart.
Just now, the person closest to him almost left the world, but there was nothing he could do.
He felt he was such a loser.
Mathews slammed his fist against the wall, and his knuckle bled at once.
He roared, "Why don't I have money? Why am I born poor?"
Mathews was so angry that his eyes turned red. Tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
It was true that men didn't shed tears that easily. They only wept when deeply grieving.
Mathews was still weeping when he suddenly received a message.
The message was from Hlas Bank. "Your bank account has received one billion dollars."
Mathews' eyes opened wide, and his mouth gaped in disbelief.
He thought it was just a joke, so he hurriedly opened the mobile banking app and checked his balance.
And the shocking zeros made him dizzy.
He couldn't help trembling in shock.
"I... I received one billion dollars in my bank account? Who could have sent it?"
Mathews murmured, still in disbelief. He felt like he was short of breath, and the blood all over his body was boiling.
At this moment, his phone rang again.
He was not familiar with the number.
But he immediately answered it anyway.
"Mr. Larson, I've just transferred one billion dollars to your bank account." A deep male voice sounded from the other end of the line.
Mathews was suddenly alerted. He asked cautiously, "You... Who the hell are you? Why did you give me so much money?"
Who would give a stranger one billion dollars for no reason?
Mathews thought that the person on the other end of the line must be plotting against him.
But no matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn't figure out what the other party could get from a poor student like him.
The middle-aged man said respectfully, "Mr. Larson, I can't explain it clearly on the phone. Please give me your address, and I will come to you."
Mathews gave the man his address and hung up the phone.
He looked at the balance in his mobile banking app again, still confused.
One billion dollars was not a small amount. In fact, he had never seen so much money all his life.
But Mathews couldn't refuse this money now. After all, he urgently needed one hundred thousand dollars for Rosa's operation today. This money came just in time.
He went to the hospital's cashier and paid the bill. Then he moved Rosa to the most expensive VIP ward and even hired a private nurse for her.
After everything was settled, Mathews breathed a sigh of relief. Then he rushed downstairs and waited at the entrance of the hospital.
Ten minutes later, a Rolls-Royce Phantom pulled over in front of him.
A middle-aged man in an Armani suit got out of the car.
As soon as he saw Mathews, he bowed respectfully and handed a business card to Mathews. "Mr. Larson, my name is Saul Torres. I'm the president of Hlas Bank in Nouis."
Mathews subconsciously reached out and took the card. He felt like his scalp tingled.
Was this man really a bank president? Even in his dreams, he never thought he would get in touch with such a big shot.
And this man was even very respectful to him.
But Mathews was really confused as to how Saul knew him. So he asked, "How do you know me?"
Saul then told Mathews the whole story.
It turned out that Mathews was the child of the Larson family, who had been missing for a long time.
As one of the top families in the world, the Larson family's assets remained unknown to the public. But it was said that even the Rothschild family couldn't compare with them.
When Mathews was ten, he was abducted by some human traffickers. His parents panicked and went to look for him in a hurry. They beat the red lights and collided with a truck, which resulted in their death.
Afterward, the Larson family kept looking for Mathews for years, but they couldn't find him. It was only last month that the Larson family got some clues. Mathews applied for a student loan in Hlas Bank, which was controlled by the Larson family.
The Larson family noticed that Mathews' looks resembled his father a lot, so they paid attention to him.
They investigated him thoroughly and finally confirmed Mathews' identity.
Saul said, "The one billion dollars is from your grandfather. He hopes you can spend it all within a month.
Besides, this is also your first test to really become the heir of the Larson family."
Mathews felt like he was struck by lightning. Saul's words made his mind go blank.
It turned out that he was not a poor student. Instead, he was the heir of a super-wealthy family.
At this moment, Saul bowed and said, "Mr. Larson, are you free now? I want to treat you to a meal in a six-star hotel in the city."
As soon as Saul said this, Mathews' stomach growled. Since Rosa suddenly fainted and was rushed to the hospital, Mathews got so busy taking care of her that he hadn't eaten anything ever since.
And now that he was relaxed, he finally felt hungry.
"Okay, thanks," Mathews said. His face flushed slightly.
All his life, he never dared to dream of eating in a six-star hotel. After all, he could never afford it, no matter how hard he worked.
So now, he was full of expectations.
"Mr. Larson, this way, please."
Saul respectfully led the way for Mathews and drove to the most famous hotel in Nouis.
He took Mathews to Choria Hotel.
Choria Hotel was the only six-star hotel in this city.
The decoration of the entire hotel was luxurious. The employees were all good-looking, and their service attitude was incomparably respectful.
As they walked into the lobby, Mathews looked around and was dazzled by the extravagance of the rich.
He was also rich now. He couldn't help trembling in excitement.
But he tried hard to suppress the ecstasy in his heart. He didn't want to act like an inexperienced bumpkin in this high-end place.
At the lavish banquet, delicious dishes were served one by one. And all of them were something Mathews had never eaten before.
There were pound-heavy abalones, Australian lobsters as big as human arms, beluga caviar, and Kobe beef.
Mathews enjoyed the meal to his heart's content.
After eating, Saul gave Mathews an exquisite card with a starry pattern. Then he said with a smile, "Mr. Larson, this is for you. This is the VIP diamond card of our hotel. With this card, you can receive the highest treatment in Choria Hotel."
Mathews didn't refuse. He took the card and put it into his pocket calmly.
Saul smiled respectfully. He was satisfied that Mathews accepted the card.
He then put on a solemn expression and reminded Mathews, "By the way, Mr. Larson, there's something I need to remind you. Your grandfather suspects that your disappearance and your parents' death were all plotted. The people involved all died in an untimely death. So for your safety's sake, he won't take you back to the Larson family for the time being. He also hopes that you won't expose your identity as the heir of the Larson family yet."
After saying this, Saul said goodbye to Mathews. He turned around, got in the car, and left.
Mathews stood there and watched the car drive away. He was shocked again. And at the same time, he felt a strong sense of crisis.
He didn't expect that his biological parents didn't just die in a car accident. It turned out there was something hidden behind it.