Irresistible offer

Maybe it was just a dream… but I wished I hadn't taken Peter that day ... I was just worried about looking into the eyes of the others after that… What if something went seriously wrong… an innocent little child…

„Sophie!"

Dereck's voice broke this depressed, dark dream and I finally opened my eyes.

"De…"

I wanted to say his name, but I was in so much pain that my voice trailed off after the first syllable.

„Do not talk!"

He said with a worried smile on his face.

„ Sophie woke up!"

He gestured to a white cloak.

By the time the doc got there, I was asleep again.

„Doctor, please say something!"

Andrew and Dereck besieged the doctor anxiously.

„ 3 ribs cracked, the head injury was not accompanied by a bone injury… but she lost a lot of blood, which we replaced… but…"

„ But?"

„Her liver is damaged. Urgent surgery would be needed, but the transplant waiting list is very long… I suggest… that you get a donor from family or circle of friends… a healthy non-vulnerable age donor between 18-60 years old should be."

„I will do it! "

Andrew would have done anything for his daughter.

„There is another criterion… blood group compatibility… Sophie is 0-… so only a donor with such a blood group can be considered."

„I understand."

Andrew was A +, just like Dereck. Francis AB +, Jules B +… so the family was soon shot out.

The doctor went to the next patient. Dereck and Andrew discussed potential donors, and in the end only one person met all the criteria.

"Sophie's mother… she inherited the blood type from her."

Said the desperate father in shock.

„ It's about her daughter's life…"

"You may have noticed that doesn't really have a more selfish person in the world, than Vivian. She would rather drink poison first rather than cut her" perfect "body."

„Don't worry, Andrew. I think I know a reason why she will apply as donor voluntarily and singing."

Peter escaped the accident with a minor concussion and a few scratches, thanks to Sophie, who protected the child with her own body. They were able to leave the hospital after 3 days of observation. However, Sophie required constant monitoring as her liver was not functioning properly.

There was no time to waste, so Dereck didn't played around much when Vivian entered the restaurant's VIP room where Dereck last time "defeated" her.

„ Let me hear what the irresistible offer is! „

She sat down reluctantly in a chair.

„Maybe you saw yesterday's news… there was a pretty serious car accident. „

Dereck stood at the window, his back to the woman, sipping a glass of drink.

„Where a few people died?"

„Yes."

„Yes, I saw it, so?"

She looked at her watch as if she had better things to do than be here.

„A couple actually died .. but 3 other people were injured… one of them was Sophie."

„And?"

She looked at the man as if he was talking about some stranger.

"Her liver is damaged."

Dereck saw that he didn't have to look for any maternal feelings in the harpy .

„Her life was in danger and she needs an immediate liver transplant."

"Hahahaha…"

She laughed.

"You didn't actually called me here, to give that little bitch a piece of my liver, did you?"

„That's exactly why you're here."

"Forget it… like you said, I have nothing to do with the girl."

She stood up and headed for the door.

"Not for free."

He said.

„ You get 5% of the company's shares."

"Are you buying a piece of my liver for a gracious… 5%?"

Her voice showed that she felt dissatisfied with the tide.

"And what if I say no?"

"Who said… „

4 men in black suits and sunglasses entered the door and surrounded her.

„that you have a choice?"

Dereck smiled.

"There's no surgery without my consent."

Vivian tried to cut herself out of the situation.

„Come on… „

4 guns flashed.

„A brain dead can't resist…"

Dereck put the glass filled with ice cubes and whiskey on the table, then looked into her eyes so briskly that Vivian even forgot to take a breath.

„If I buy a piece of liver for a 5% loss of stock… or I get a whole one for free… which one would be better deal for me?"

A cruel half-smile flashed…

„All right! Let's do it… 5% .."

Vivian realized soon enough that she wouldn't get out of here alive, if she disobeyed the man. It was no longer the naive boy who followed her as a puppy years ago… a real dangerous beast stood against her… who has all the power and tools to get what he wants.

Vivian, though against her will, did the screening. Unfortunately, even with the tailwind provided by the Loarsen family, this procedure lasted for 2 weeks. Sophie spent this time sleeping mainly because of her anemia. The doctors eventually performed a successful surgery.

�� Dereck?"

I searched for him as soon as my eyes opened.

„I'm here! "

Dereck took my hand and kissed me.

" Everything will be fine now."

"The lady has to come back for a few more checks, but in a week, if all goes well, she may finally be free."

The doctor brought in the carton.

„This is great!"

Dereck breathed.

„Thank you for everything, Doctor."

I smiled.

"Thank the donor… she was her mother, wasn't she?"

He walked out of the room.

„Huh? Vivian?"

I looked at Dereck in surprise.

"I'm not going to lie to you… because I don't want you to feed false hopes… I bought some of her liver from her."

He confessed a little ashamed.

"Haha ..."

I tried to laugh, it was so comical, but the seam hurt.

„ Ah!"

„Careful!"

„ Classic until the end..huh?"

"After all ... sometimes it's good to have a stone-rich fiancé, right?"

„ Yes… thank you for telling me… so I'm not worried about thanking her for your good deed."

„ No way! „

He touched my face gently.

"This woman is a real idiot."

I covered my eyes with my palm…

„If she had volunteered, she could have been a leech for me for the rest of her life, claiming to have saved my life…"

I tried to laugh at it, but my voice trembled… deeply, I always hoped… that a small part of her loved me… but no. I wiped the tears from my face. Dereck acted like he was just tying his shoelaces… he tried not to notice, my weak moment.

„The others?"

"They're coming soon, only Peter has some more control."

„I see. Dereck?"

„Yes?"

He looked at me curiously.

„I love you."

„I love you too."

He looked at me with such warmth that I felt my wound heal immediately… then he kissed me and as I tried to put a few percent into the kiss… I realized that two beautiful pairs of eyes would not heal wounds…

„Ouch! "

„ You better rest a little more. „

My prince smiled at me.