Chapter 82: Chapter 82

Valeria turned to leave, but Noah stopped her.

"Wait." He said, and she stopped dead in her track, her heart pounding in her chest, she was silently praying and hoping that he wasn't about to change his mind.

Noah walked to stand in front of her, a mischievous grin playing at the corner of his lips.

"Hope you know you'll start working tomorrow, and not just as my secretary, but also fulfilling your duties as—"

"I know Noah, you don't have to keep saying it." Valeria interrupted. She was quite angry.

Noah chuckled softly.

"I see you're trying to avoid hearing it, but it's alright, as long as you know your duties, and one more thing Valeria...." He trailed off, then he stared deeply into her eyes.

"Don't try to go back on your words, because if you—"

"I'm not like some people, Noah," Valeria interrupted. Her eyes were literally spitting fire.

"I keep to my word, unlike some people, so be assured that I won't go back on my words." She said, and she left immediately, not giving Noah the chance to say anything else.

Noah sighed deeply, then he ruffled his hair in frustration. He had a feeling she was referring to Ergon, if not all of them.

"I wonder what's so urgent that Valeria needed that kind of money for," Noah thought.

But he knew that whatever it was, it must be very important to her, as that must also be the reason why she agreed to his conditions. He wanted to know what that was, but clearly, Valeria wouldn't tell him.

And that was when he remembered Ergon's words.

"She's a bitch bro, a sneaky one. Can you imagine, five years ago, she came to me and told me she was pregnant with my child, my child! When I never even touched her."

"Yes, she came to me and told me she was carrying my child, and that she had given me her virginity, shit like we'd been having sex. Come on man, I never ever touched a bitch. Anytime I tried to, she said she wasn't ready and that we should wait until she was 18, so how the fuck did she get pregnant with my child!"

"That's right! Ergon had mentioned that Valeria was pregnant. What about the baby?" Noah muttered.

His eyes suddenly widened as the realization hit him hard.

"Does the money have something to do with that?"

"I'll have to find out at any cost, I'll also have to see the child."

"Your child." His subconscious mind said to him.

"No, how am I sure that child belongs to me?"

"You know it's yours, there's no need to deny it." His subconscious mind said.

"No! I'll still have to find out."

****

Valeria arrived at the hospital with a black bag in her hand. She ran straight to the doctor's office. She didn't even bother knocking, she just opened the door and went in, startling the doctor greatly.

"Oh my goodness, Valeria!!" The doctor said in fright.

"I... I'm sorry doctor," Valeria said, breathing heavily.

She raised the bag up, showing it to the doctor.

"I have the money." She said breathlessly.

Doctor May smiled when she heard the word money, she stood up from her seat and she walked to Valeria.

"You should go make the payment, I'll go prepare for Fred's surgery," Doctor May said. The doctor was about to leave but Valeria stopped her.

"Can I stay with my son while the surgery goes on?" She asked and the doctor shook her head.

"You can't, Valeria, you just need to wait until the surgery is done," Doctor May said.

"Will my son be okay?" Valeria asked. She couldn't hide how scared she was about all this.

"You don't need to worry, everything will be fine," Doctor May assured, and she left.

Valeria sighed and she went back to Fred's ward.

She got to Fred's ward and she met him playing rock, paper, scissors together with Shane.

She watched from the doorway and her eyes immediately lit up.

Fred turned and he saw Valeria watching him.

"Mama!" He called and Valeria gave him a broad smile.

She walked to them and she sat on the bed beside Fred, thereby putting him in between them.

"I won aunty two times, you see this?" Fred asked and he raised up his hands, showing his little muscles.

"I'm gonna fight everyone who tries to hurt you with this," Fred said cheerfully and Valeria chuckled.

"Come on baby, I told you fighting was not a good thing." Shane scolded.

"Well, I'll still fight anyone who tries to hurt my mama, and you too, aunty."

They couldn't deny the fact that Fred was their bundle of joy, the only one who was able to light up their frown or sad faces.

"Keep fighting for mama, okay?" She said and he nodded.

"Keep fighting for your life Fred, that's the only thing I want from you," Valeria thought, and she kissed his cheek.

"You'll never leave me, right?" Valeria asked.

"I won't, mama, I won't!" Fred said and Valeria sniffed silently.

Fred smiled and he pecked her, then he turned and he also pecked Shane.

*******

It was now time for the surgery. Fred had already been moved to the operating room.

Valeria and Shane were outside waiting for the surgery to be over. She could see Fred through the glass window.

He's unconscious and it's because of the pills they have given him.

The door to the operating room opened and Doctor May came out.

"I'm sorry to say, but this place is a restricted area you can't be here." Doctor May said, but Valeria wasn't willing to listen.

"Please, ma'am, I'll just watch him from afar, I won't go close to him." Valeria pleaded.

"I'm sorry." Doctor May apologized and she left.

"It's fine Val, nothing will happen to Fred, he's a fighter," Shane encouraged.