THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 3: CHAPTER 11 – 20
BY SIR ZACH
CHAPTER 13
Meanwhile, Maverick and his son were holding a staredown contest in Maverick’s office.
After a while, Maverick broke the silence, “What was that for?”
“I spoke to my mom’s manager and forced her to allow my mom to spend some time with me. Why would you get involved? If you wanted her so much, what stopped you from doing what I did?”
“Was that why you ruined the picnic?” Maverick narrowed his eyes.
“I didn’t ruin it, you did.”
“Oh?” Maverick folded his arms on his chest and leaned back to rest on his chair. “Explain.”
Valen’s countenance changed and he sighed. “Dad, you’re bullying me too much. Am I not your son… or do you have another child outside?” he narrowed his eyes.
Seeing Maverick didn’t respond nor was buying his schemes, the child sighed again.
“You’ve made me old in just one year and six months. If I’m not careful, I’ll grow gray hair before you.”
“Stop beating around… Explain.”
“Fine, I’ve become a child who cannot voice his wants anymore… I told Mom to go on a picnic with me and you ruined it.”
Maverick raised a brow, still not understanding where his son was going.
“Although I said I don’t want a female sibling, I never said I wanted to be an only child.” He pouted, obviously lying.
The corner of Maverick’s lips curled up and his eyes beamed with smiles but didn’t say anything.
“Dad,” Valen walked around the table and grabbed his thigh. “Stop bullying me. It’s not healthy for a child like me. I grew up without love and care for 6 years. Now that I only want some time with my mum, you keep getting in the way. It’s not fair.”
The smile disappeared from Maverick’s lips and his eyes changed. “You mean you don’t want me around my wife?” His voice deepened.
“Ahm, I didn’t mean it that way but since you’re so generous, your son will be forever grateful,” He smiled with his eyes.
He was the reason his mother is living with them and not going to work for a few days now. Ever since his mother returned, his father had been suppressing him and stealing her attention away, but not anymore.
He’s also a man, just like his father. Just that he’s shorter than his father but as a man, size shouldn’t be a barrier. He thought.
“How do you see Country Z’s boarding school? Do you want more time to do research?” Maverick asked with his brow raised.
Valen swallowed. This was what he was scared of but he was ready for this bully.
“Actually, I spoke to your wife before coming here, and here’s what she had to say.” Valen brought out his phone and played a voice record.
“Mom, I’m not feeling well.”
“What’s wrong my son!”
“I feel so sad and uninterested in everything. I don’t sleep at night nor do I participate in school activities. Most of all, I’m not repulsed by the thought of death.”
“Ah! What happened to you, my child?!” Jeslyn’s voice raised a tad higher, evident she panicked.
“I don’t know but I spoke to Uncle Matt and he said it’s a symptom of loneliness.”
“You mean you’re depressed? How is that possible?!”
“Yes! That was the word Uncle Matt said. ‘Depressed.’ We talked about it and he said I should put you on the line.”
Valen smiled faintly as he saw his father’s furrowed brows. The record stopped there, so he kept his phone away. “Long story short, Uncle Matt said that I need my mum’s love and attention. So Mom said I won’t be going away from her until I’m well… which includes sleeping on the same bed. So, Dad, I came to tell you that Mom will be sleeping in my room from now on.”
Maverick ignored those words and dialed Doc Matt’s number. After a while of ringing, he said; “Did you run a test on Valen?”
“No, why?”
“Then, how did you come up with such a diagnosis?”
“Oh, that, I asked him a few questions which he answered truthfully, so–”
“You made a diagnosis with a seven years old’s words? Matt, you’re starting to display incompetency and–”
“Hold it there! What nonsense are you spouting? You can kill me but don’t you dare doubt my medical skills!!”
Valen chuckled cutely when he heard that. He was ready for his father and nothing this man would do that would make him win. Hehe.
“Fine then, the medical association should be the judge of–”
“Mav! What do you want?” Doc Matt conceded. He knew Valen was not depressed but had to do what the child wanted. He also felt it was mean of Maverick to deprive Valen of his mother’s love and attention.
“Tell my wife that sending her son to the boarding school would help his mental health.”
“Ah?” Doc Matt ended the call and switched off his phone. He refused to be used by those two.
The fuming Valen stamped his small feet on the ground and roared with his cute voice; “Dad! You are callous and a bully!!”
Maverick nodded, “I’m proud. Thank you for your compliment.”
Valen narrowed his Phoenix eyes and said, “I’ll get you back for this.”
“You’re welcome.”
The child snorted and matched out of his office.
Maverick’s lips curled into a smile and shook his head.
THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 3: CHAPTER 11 – 20
*At the hospital…*
Doc Matt stared at his phone one more time and sighed for the umpteenth time. That father and son are driving him crazy. He was expecting a call but thanks to them, his phone is switched off.
Switching it back on is not the problem but what happens if one of them, or rather, Jeslyn calls? He had no time at all to be dragged into that family’s childish mess.
While he was thinking, a knock sounded on the door before it was pushed open by a pretty and clean nurse.
“Doctor Matt, the patient in VIP room 2 is awake.”
“How long had she been awake?”
“Since yesterday.”
Doctor Matt raised his gaze to stare emotionlessly at her before she immediately continued for fear that she might bear the punishment for a sin she didn’t commit.
“Doctor Amy checked on her and instructed you shouldn’t be disturbed as you had a long surgery yesterday.”
Doctor Matt got up and picked up his white coat and stethoscope before heading out with the nurse.
On getting to VIP Ward 2, Lolita was seen sitting on the bed with her head resting on the headrest. Her lips were chapped and her colorful face had turned white.
When she saw Doc Matt walk in through the door, she turned her face away and tried to lie back down.
Doc Matt noticed but said nothing. He checked on her and after a while, asked; “How do you feel?”
“My heart hurts,” she replied without looking at him.
Doc Matt looked at her for a long time before saying to the nurse beside him; “Prepare for a full body check.”
“Yes, Senior,” the lady left after that.
Matt pulled out his phone from his pocket and turned it on. There were a few missed calls from Valen. He shook his head with a small smile on his lips before dialing Maverick’s number.
“Inform your wife; her friend is awake.” He kept the phone after that and passed his gaze over Lola. She still didn’t look at him.
Doc Matt went over to a couch in the room and sat on it with one leg crossed over the other.
“Was my family informed?” she asked.
“Mn.”
“No one came?”
“No,” he responded.
Silence filled the room for a long time before he asked. “Do you know how long you’ve been asleep?”
“Almost two weeks… your girlfriend couldn’t wait to inform me. It seems I took a lot of your time while I was asleep.” She finally turned to look at him. “You should have told me she existed. I wouldn’t have bothered you.”
“Because she’s not important,” he replied.
“You’ll always be an asshole.” Lolita turned her face to the ceiling and closed her eyes but a teardrop slipped down her eyes. The hurtful words from that ugly doctor romanced her brain.
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THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 3: CHAPTER 11 – 20
“You’re finally awake. I was beginning to think you were doing this on purpose. Doc Matt is in the ward, still, you have to take almost two weeks to wake up.
“I’m sure you liked the feel of his touch on your filthy skin, which was why you took so long to wake. Now that you are, I’ll take over from him.
“Mind you, I saw the video of you kissing him in the elevator, and before that, I saw how you were throwing yourself at him. Just to inform you, he’s my man and I’ll not have a prostitute like you snatch him away from me, got that?
“You should be lucky I signed to save lives, else I would have sent you back to the land of no return!”
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THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 3: CHAPTER 11 – 20
The more Lolita remembered those words, the harder her tears fell. She hated a third party in a relationship so much that she never wished to be one.
A third party in a relationship was what destroyed her happy family, and in the end, took her mother’s life, which in turn, changed her family into a problematic one.
She took a deep breath and slowly wiped her tears. Jeslyn will be here soon and it would be extremely bad if she sees those tears.
Meanwhile, the observant Doc Matt had seen her wiping her tears and thought she was crying because none of her family cared about her.
A while later, the pretty nurse walked into the room with a female doctor. She smiled at Doc Matt but he didn’t acknowledge her with the simplest glance but the doctor didn’t seem to mind.
She walked up to Lolita and smiled genuinely. “Good afternoon patient, how do you feel?” She tried to touch Lolita but she barked at her.
“Get your filthy hands off me!!!”
Yesterday, she couldn’t talk back because her mind was foggy and her throat was dry. Although her voice still sounded weird, it was enough to convey her anger.
“Don’t you dare fake your love for me. I know you hate me and I do too. There’s no need to pretend that we like each other. I don’t want to see you as much as you don’t want to see me, so get me another doctor!”
Doctor Amy was stunned. She blinked a few times to process what just happened. “Are you sure you aren’t mistaken, young lady?”
“You wouldn’t want me to lay complaints to the head of this hospital on how you treat patients. To prevent us both from suffering, I don’t want you to be my doctor anymore. Get me a replacement!!”
“Please, Young Miss, calm down, your wound might open up.” The pretty nurse begged.
She was there when Doctor Amy spoke ruthlessly to a patient that just woke up.
Doctor Amy is one of the best junior surgeons in the hospital. She was handpicked by Doctor Matt when he saw her talent but ever since, Doc Amy started to see herself as Doc Matt’s woman.
Whenever she saw a nurse with Doc Matt, she would make sure they were fired. She doesn’t care if the nurses were just having an important conversation with Doc Matt.
As for patients, if they dared to smile at Doc Matt, Doc Amy would get mad and refuse to treat them. A female patient died last year because of Doc Amy’s carelessness in handling the lady’s matter, just because the patient promised that if she survives the operation and gets well, she would pursue Doc Matt.
Although the pretty nurse knew about it, she didn’t dare to tell anyone. After all, Doc Amy has a strong background.
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THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 3: CHAPTER 11 – 20
Madam Caroline stared wide-eyed at the TV channel that was announcing the ongoing events regarding Piper, Kimberly, Rex, and Maverick.
Kill her, but she would never believe that Rex and Maverick would ever recognize Piper. How dare those children!
Nonetheless, a smile crept into her lips. Now that they’ve recognized Piper, it means they’ve also accepted her.
However, who is Kimberly and when did she become Lu Ren’s sister? She picked up her phone and made a call.
“Find out who Kimberly Lu is and where she’s from.”
After the call, she picked up her bag and left the house.
In the car, her Chauffeur asked; “Ma’am, where are we heading?”
“To my son’s mansion.”
THE LAST MINUTE GROOM SEASON 3: CHAPTER 11 – 20
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