Chapter 5: Everyone Has A Price

Adrian

"Hello, this is Doctor Amelia from Trinidad Hospital. How can I help you?" The voice of the surgeon sounded through the phone after she picked up the call.

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"Doctor Amelia," I repeated unknowingly, as the name reminded me of the Amelia I have been searching for for the past six years, and also, her voice somehow sounded familiar.

"Yes, Doctor Amelia Jones, so how can I help you?" The surgeon asked me once again, and with that, I scoffed inwardly at myself, as the surname of the surgeon was different from that of the Amelia that I knew, and also for thinking that the surgeon was the Amelia that I was searching for. I mean, Amelia is a she-wolf, and the last place she would ever think of going to is the human world. And also, all my efforts to find her for the past six years have been in vain, so it's really stupid of me to think that I would find her this easily, especially after finding out that the she-wolf whom I left her for has been making a fool out of me all this while.

"Sir, are you still there?" The voice of the surgeon resounded through the phone, snapping me back to reality.

"Yes, I'm still here," I quickly said to the surgeon in reply. "Actually, my Dad is terribly sick, and he urgently needs surgery, so I want you to come and perform the surgery," I said to the surgeon.

"Well, I would really like to perform your Dad's surgery, but in order for me to do that, you will have to bring him to the hospital where I'm working. I can have the address sent to you if you want," the surgeon said to me.

"I'm sorry, Amelia, but I don't think bringing him to the hospital will be possible. I want you to come over to my place to perform the surgery," I said to the surgeon in reply.

"It's Doctor Amelia and not Amelia, and also, I don't do home service," the surgeon said to me in reply, causing me to scoff angrily. If only she knew who was really talking to her, she wouldn't have cared if I called her by her name or not.

"If you can't bring your Dad to the hospital where I'm working, then I don't think there's anything I can do to help you or your Dad," she continued.

"How much, Doctor Amelia?" I asked her with an inquisitive tone.

"How much for what exactly?" she asked me in return. "If what you are asking about is how much the surgery will cost, you will get to know that when you get to the hospital with your Dad," she said to me, and with that, I scoffed angrily once again, as I knew very well that she knew exactly the price of what I'm asking about, but she's pretending not to know.

"That's not the price of what I'm asking for, Doctor Amelia," I said to her in reply.

"If what you are asking about isn't the price of the surgery, then what is it?" she asked me with an inquisitive tone.

"What I'm asking for is how much it would take for you to come to my place and perform my Dad's surgery," I said to her with a confident tone.

"Sir, it seems like you didn't hear what I just said about not doing home service?" she asked me.

"Of course, I did, but I want you to make an exception for my father," I said to her. "I'm ready to pay you any amount you want. All you have to do is mention your price," I said to her, with my tone sounding more confident than before. Given that I was making an offer that could change her life completely, I had absolutely no reason not to sound confident, and as far as I know, no human can reject such an offer.

"Thank you for your offer, sir, but unfortunately, I'm not interested," she said to me.

"Wait, what?" I asked her with a surprised tone, as the reply she just gave wasn't what I was expecting.

"You heard me right, sir. I'm not for sale," she said to me with a firm tone.

"That's not true," I retorted immediately. "Everyone has a price, and I believe you also do, so don't be afraid to state yours. There's no price I can't afford," I said to her.

"You are absolutely wrong, sir. Not everyone has a price. For example, me, I don't have one," she said to me, with her tone still sounding firm. "So whenever you are ready to have your Dad's surgery done, simply bring him to the hospital where I'm working," she said to me.

"So if I understand well, Doctor Amelia, you don't like money?" I asked her, as I still couldn't believe that she rejected the life-changing offer that I made to her.

"Of course, I like money, but I'm also a woman of my word, and when I have made up my mind about something, there's no amount of money that can make me change my mind," she said to me. "Since you were able to get my phone number without me giving it to you, surely, when you are ready to bring your Dad to the hospital, you will surely find your way to the hospital where I'm working. Have a nice evening," she said to me before hanging up the call.

"So, Your Highness, did she agree to come over to perform the surgery?" The doctor who was standing nearby asked me after I lowered the phone from my ear.

"No, she didn't agree. Seems like the humans are more stubborn than I had expected," I said to him in reply.

"Oh no, Your Highness, what are we going to do about His Highness's surgery? Or should we make arrangements to have him sent to the human world?" the doctor asked me.

"That's not happening," I said to him with a firm tone. "I'm not having my father sent to that filthy human world for any reason," I said to him, with my tone still firm.

"What are we going to do then, Your Highness?" the doctor asked me with a distressed tone.

"Don't worry, Doctor Gregory. There are countless ways to kill a cat. No matter how stubborn that surgeon is, she's going to come to this Pack and perform my father's surgery," I said to the doctor with a determined tone before turning and walking away...