Fan Fiction |
by Serena
Raymond felt himself landing on the road with a thud and his world was spinning. Just then his phone rang.
"Leila!" The first thought hit Raymond's mind and he tried to reach for his phone.
"Hello, Raymond? Did you just called my house? I was about to pick up the phone when the call was ended," Leila's cheerful voice came through the phone.
"Are you okay?"
"Yup, why would I be not okay? Are you alright? You voice sounds weird,"
"I...I'm..fine.." Raymond finished his line and saw Lincoln smirking away at the other end of the road before his world turned black.
"Raymond? Raymond? You there? Raymond?" Leila yelled into the phone when Raymond wasn't answering.
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"How did this end up like this? Why did he get knocked down when he said he was going out to buy something?" Mrs Lam was sobbing, pacing up and down outside the operation theatre.
"Relax, nothing will happen to Raymond," Mrs Yeung comforted Mrs Lam.
"Sit down! You're making me giddy!" Mr Lam told his wife.
Leila and Ron came running to the operation theatre.
"Leila, Ron!" Tavia squealed.
"Why did you two come here?" Mr Yeung glared at the siblings.
"I..I called them here," Tavia admitted.
Mr Yeung frowned at his daughter.
"How did Raymond get into an accident? I was talking with him on the phone when he didn't respond..-" Leila asked.
"So YOU are the one! You must have distracted Raymond! What on earth did you say to him huh?" Mr Lam stood up.
"I..I.." Leila stammered when a nurse came out of the operation theatre.
"How's my son?" Mrs Lam asked anxiously.
"Dr Lam is losing a lot of blood right now and we do not have sufficient blood type of his in the hospital, so can you all please proceed to the registration to have your blood samples taken while we try to contact other hospitals? Thank you, I need to go and collect 3 bags of blood for him now," The nurse answered hastily.
"3 bags?" Mrs Lam leaned backwards.
Ron caught Mrs Lam. "Be careful,"
"You two go away!" Mr Lam held his wife, shooing Ron and Leila away.
"Uncle, let them go and have their blood samples taken," Tavia suggested.
Mrs Yeung nodded her head in agreement. "One person more means another glimmer of hope for Raymond,"
"Fine, then why are we still standing here?"
The group went to have their blood samples taken.
* A while later *
"Good news, there's one of you here who has the same blood type as the victim," The nurse announced.
"Is it me?" Mrs Lam asked.
"Or me?" Mr Lam followed.
"Well, is Miss Leila, but..-"
"I'll donate!" Leila stood up, raising her hand.
"But, you've just had a major operation, so it's not advisable that you donate your blood..-"
"I don't care! Raymond saved my life, now it's my turn to save him. I'll take responsibility if anything happens to me,"
"Leila, I know you are worried for Raymond, but that's not the..-" Ron advised Leila.
"Kor! If the person lying inside is Tavia, you will also donate your blood no matter what right?" Leila cut him off.
"Ya, but..-"
"Nurse, I've decided. I'll donate my blood,"
"Okay then, please follow me,"
Leila gave an assuring pat to Ron, "Kor, I'll be fine,"
Mr Lam watched Leila walking away and sensed something very wrong about the whole incident. He dragged his wife to a corner.
"Huh? What?" Mrs Lam asked agitatedly.
"Don't you find something weird?"
"What weird? You're not trying to say that Leila knocked Raymond down and pretended to be angelic and noble enough in front of us so that we will let the two of them together?"
"No! I don't think she's that vicious and capable anyway. I mean the blood,"
"What's so weird about the blood?"
"I mean, don't you find it strange? We are Raymond's parents, and yet, none of our blood is suitable for Raymond, when by right, at least one of us should have the same blood type as Raymond. Out of the 7 of us here, only she's the only one who have the same blood type as Raymond. Don't you find something fishy?" Mr Lam eyed his wife.
"What are you trying to say? You are trying to say that Raymond is not your son and I made you a cuckold?!" Mrs Lam argued.
"No, no, no. Don't get me wrong. I trust you enough okay? But just that that Leila girl.."
"You are suspecting that Raymond is not our son?"
Mr Lam nodded his head.
"Don't be ridiculous! How can it be so? You were with me in the labour room when I gave birth to him remember?"
"I know that. But I mean, remember that day when Raymond was born? An accident happened somewhere and all the injuries were brought into that hospital. It was chaotic then, maybe the nurse mixed our son up with Raymond,"
"What?" Mrs Lam put his hand on her chest. "Then, then who's our son if he's not Raymond? Where is he? You tell me!¡± Mrs Lam shook her husband.
¡°I don¡¯t know. How about this? Let¡¯s ask Dr Kang to examine our DNA with Raymond?¡±
Mrs nodded her head and dropped down onto a chair near her, her eyes lifeless.
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¡°Raymond, Raymond? Wake up, it¡¯s me Leila! Can you hear me?¡± Leila repeated herself for the umpteen time.
¡°Leila, this is not going to work,¡± Ron told his sister.
¡°I don¡¯t care,¡±
¡°Thank you, Mr and Mrs Yeung, for accompanying us for so long. You must be tired. Maybe you two go back first and rest?¡± Mr Lam suggested.
¡°No, no. I want to wait for my son-in-law to wake up,¡± Mrs Yeung said, stressing the word, ¡°son-in-law¡±.
Leila shifted uncomfortably and Mrs Lam felt butterflies in her stomach.
¡°Dad, mum. You two go back first okay? I¡¯ll stay here,¡±
¡°But you and Ron..-¡±
¡°Don¡¯t worry in-law. We¡¯re here remember? They can¡¯t do play any tricks,¡± Mr Lam assured.
Mr and Mrs Yeung agreed and headed for home.
¡°I¡¯ll go and tell Dr Kang. You wait here,¡± Mr Lam whispered to his wife.
¡°Ahem, I¡¯m going out a while,¡± Mr Lam cleared his throat.
¡°Thank you Leila. For..Your blood..Are you feeling okay now?¡± Mrs Lam asked in concern after her husband had left the room.
¡°I¡¯m fine, auntie..Er, Mrs Lam. Thanks for your concern,¡±
Tavia shifted herself gradually towards Ron and held his hand.
Ron looked at her and smiled.
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¡°You want me to examine Raymond and your wife and your DNA sample?¡± Dr Kang asked in surprise.
¡°Yes. It will be a service though, so I¡¯ll still be paying the hospital,¡±
¡°Definitely. Does Raymond knows about this?¡±
¡°Well, please don¡¯t tell him yet,¡±
¡°Sure,¡± Dr Kang shrugged.
¡°Do you need another blood sample of ours?¡±
¡°Well, no, we can take your blood sample from the blood that we had injected just now,¡±
¡°Oh okay. Hm, give me a call when the results are out. I¡¯ll go check on Raymond now,¡± Mr Lam stood up.
¡°Okay, that¡¯s no problem,¡±
¡°Thank you,¡±
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¡°Water..water..¡± Raymond mumbled faintly.
¡°Raymond! You¡¯re awake!¡± Leila smiled.
¡°Silly girl. I¡¯m obviously okay. Are you fine? Did that Lincoln hurt you?¡±
¡°Huh? What Lincoln? Did you injure your brain?¡± Leila asked shocked, touching Raymond¡¯s head.
¡°Uh no. I thought Lincoln wanted to hurt you so..-¡±
¡°So you got knocked down somehow?¡± Leila asked.
Raymond nodded his head.
¡°You¡¯re so silly! Made me so worried!¡± Leila pouted.
¡°Ahem, water. Leila, don¡¯t say that. He¡¯s just worried for you,¡± Ron handed a glass of water to Raymond.
¡°Eh, Ron? When did you come here? I didn¡¯t see you. And Tavia and mum..¡±
¡°You have only eyes for Leila, so how can you see us? Hehe, kidding,¡± Ron joked.
¡°Wait! You¡¯ve just been operated on and can¡¯t drink water! Trust you to be a doctor!¡± Mrs Lam snatched the glass away from Ron¡¯s hand.
¡°Uh, I¡¯ll go out and get some cotton to wet your lips,¡± Leila got up hastily and went out of the room. ¡°Oh, hi Mr Lam. Raymond¡¯s awake.¡± Leila said when she saw Mr Lam.
¡°Call me Uncle. After all, your blood¡¯s flowing inside Raymond now. Well, thank you,¡± Mr Lam coughed and went into Raymond¡¯s ward.
Leila smiled to herself.
* At Mr Yeung's office *
Mr Yeung flung Ron¡¯s proposal angrily into Sammul¡¯s face.
¡°What¡¯s this huh?¡±
¡°The..The proposal that you want Ron to do..I thought it is a good one that he did at his first attempt, so..So..¡± Sammul stammered.
¡°So you passed this to me?!¡±
¡°No, Mr Yeung, I..I...,¡± Sammul said his head bowed down.
¡°I thought you are a smart guy! I wanted you to do Ron in by giving him some complicated job to do! I¡¯ve underestimated that Ron. I thought he won¡¯t be able to handle this reconstruction. Yet, he managed to finish it orderly and nicely! I think he does a better job than you Sammul Chan! You better stop all your sloppy job or that Ron will take over your position one day!¡± Mr Yeung yelled.
¡°Yes, yes Mr Yeung, I¡¯ll change,¡± Sammul was shivering.
¡°Get out now!¡±
¡°Yes Mr Yeung,¡± Sammul turned and was about to walk out when Mr Yeung stopped him.
¡°Pick up that proposal and see to it as what that Ron had stated,¡± Mr Yeung ordered.
Sammul sulked and picked up the proposal before making his way out.
Mr Yeung¡¯s POV: Seems like Ron is even smarter than that Sammul. He proved himself just on his first project. Is Tavia really right about him? Am I really too harsh to force her to marry Raymond when Ron is equally capable? No no no! Stop thinking that way! Raymond has properties and Lam Foundation¡¯s shares to his name. He has a status in the medical world and that Ron? No money, no fame, no status! Raymond is a much better choice.
Despite Mr Yeung thinking that Raymond makes a much more better pair woth Tavia, somewhere in his heart, he knew that Ron will also give Tavia happiness, something that Raymond will never be able to do in his lifetime..
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Ooh..seems like Mr Lam and Mr Yeung have changed their opinions slightly..hm..but I wonder how will the blood test come out..*Evil grin* comments~ Thanks!! =)