All Chapters of Lost Heiress: Mr Right Offers Me a Second Chance: Chapter 71 - Chapter 77

NATALIEI felt my heart breaking into a million coarse pieces as the doctor started to speak.They had just examined Malcolm and some tests had been done and the results were not looking good.I stumbled backwards until I was backed up against a wall, my eyes spinning and my head light enough to float away from my neck. Fresh tears filled my eyes and flowed freely down my face. I felt my entire body trembling violently as he continued to speak.What had I done wrongly? Maybe if I had called the ambulance quicker, he would have been fine. I shouldn't have frozen up for those seconds. I shouldn't have wasted time calling his name and cradling his body in my arms and crying. I should have known to swing into action immediately and get him to the hospital on time."We were going to continue monitoring him for a few days but he actually needs surgery now. The bullet passed through one of his kidneys and completely damaged it," he said.His words echoed all around me like he had spoken it f

NATALIEWhen I walked out into the hallway, I saw Valen first.His hair was damp, falling over his face and a Tee shirt he had obviously thrown on in a hurry. He was standing with Grandmother, talking quietly with a huge frown on his face. I exhaled a slight breath of relief when I saw that the others had gone. I was already too exhausted to deal with any more of their constant bickering.Valen lifted his head and his eyes locked on me. I expected a smile, the way he usually did but he looked annoyed. Grandmother looked at me with tired eyes and smiled. Before I could reach her, Valen was already approaching me in quick strides. He looked just as tired and I held back from asking where he had been from the beginning."Natalie," he said in a gruff tone. "Is it true?" He asked. In his tone, I heard the pointed need for whatever he was asking about to not be true.I blinked. "What?""That you're donating your kidney to Malcolm. It's not true, is it?" He asked.I didn't expect him to fall

NATALIEI sat beside Malcolm's bed, cradling his hand in mine, the same position I had been for the past hour.It was two days until the competition. Two days until the day Malcolm would finally be able to get the life changing surgery. And still, I had no idea what to do. If this was a test from the universe to see just how far I could be stretched thin, then it was certainly winning at this.The ICU smelled like antiseptic and disinfectant but I had become so used to it that I no longer smelled it. I nodded longer heard the beeping of the machines either, at least not in the distracting way it used to be before. Now, it seemed normal, like part of the air we breathed.Malcolm's skin felt cool but at least he awake today. Exhausted and lame, but still awake. He stared at me through half closed eyes but he said nothing. I knew he was too weak to speak but it didn't matter to me. Just being here by his side and watching the rise and fall of his chest, a confirmation that he was still b