A Baby For Billionaire Knox

THEME: Unstable condition

MERWORLD

IN THE THRONE HALL

Abijam the Sea wizard sat in front of the king’s throne as he worked his magic under the sea.

“Is it working?” Oceanus asked when the sea wizard opened his eyes.

“Yes your majesty.” Abijam bowed.

“What’s going to happen to her in that world?” Oceanus questioned with a worried look on his face.

“She would be weak.” Abijam answered.

“My daughter has been gone for too long. I can’t wait anymore.” Alana complained.

“Yes it has been long enough… about eight months now.” Azizi added.

“What do we have to do again?” Oceanus asked.

“We’ll keep connecting with the princess through the bracelet since it is the only belonging she took to that world.” Ajijam responded.

He has been able to connect with Adella because of the bracelet. It belonged to the Sea.

“When can we connect with her again?” Alana questioned as she was working so hard to calm herself down.

“I’ll let you know soon, my queen.” Abijam bowed respectively to her.

“Wait won’t she get hurt?” Azizi asked.

“The princess is alive, that’s all I know.” Abijam answered.

“But we have to be very sure of her safety!” Alana snapped at the sea wizard.

“The bracelet would weaken her and she would be out for days in that world. But The princess won’t be able to save herself.” The sea wizard replied.

“So who would save her?” Oceanus asked.

“The desire to return home.” The sea wizard replied and he stood up to leave.

“Thank you, Abijam.” Oceanus sighed.

“Long Live the King of Merivillia Kingdom!” The sea wizard bowed slightly before swimming out of the throne hall.

“Nothing seems to be working.” Queen Alana complained.

“You have to calm down, my queen. We should keep praying that the sea should protect her.” Oceanus swam towards his wife.

“This is driving me crazy!” Adella swims away angrily.

“Mother-”

“Oh Azizi, let her be.” Oceanus stopped his son when he was about following his mother.

“But father-”

“She probably needs sometimes alone. Azizi, thank you for giving Adella that bracelet.” Oceanus went back to sit on his throne.

“I didn’t know we would be need it this way some day.” Azizi let out an heavy sigh.

“It has really helped us to locate the princess of this great sea.” Oceanus smiled at his son.

“Well I hope she returns back to the sea soon.” Azizi bowed to his father.

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HUMAN WORLD

SAINT PETERS HOSPITAL

Knox Martins rushed towards doctor Brandon when he came out of the room with a nurse behind him.

“How is she doing? Is she okay? What went wrong exactly?” He questioned frantically.

“You can leave, Nurse Jones. Prepare the necessary things to have the patient transferred.” Doctor Brandon said.

She was the same nurse, Eretia had copied her name.

“Okay doctor.” She walked off.

“What’s wrong?” Knox Martins panicked at the perturbed look on doctor Brandon’s face.

“The lady you brought in-” Doctor Brandon paused.

“Tell me what’s going on Doctor?” Knox questioned after a long silence. He was scared of losing Eretia.

“She is strange.” Doctor Brandon said.

Knox Martin lifted his eyebrow. “What do you mean?” He asked.

“Come with me.” Brandon replied.

Knox Martins followed him inside the ward. Eretia was laying lifeless on the bed.

“Look at this…” Doctor Brandon pointed to the machine reading her heartbeat. It buzzed and stopped. It wasn’t moving, the lines on the machine was straight.

“She doesn’t have a heartbeat. She is not stable… I haven’t seen this in my whole life. She is-” Doctor Brandon said.

“This can’t be happening!” And Knox Martins knew what it meant so he rushed to the bed.

“She is not dead right?! Eretia!” He shook her but she didn’t respond.

“Knox..” The Doctor tried to hold him.

Eretia wasn’t breathing. She was dead but he couldn’t accept it. Hot tears burned down his cheeks. “No.. no.. she can’t be dead.” Knox hugged her tightly. Eretia was pale and cold in his arms.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

“She was breathing a while ago..” Doctor Brandon said. “Listen to me.. Knox. “You have to know something is strange about this lady.” He whispered.

Knox was confused. “I don’t understand what you are trying to say. Please just do something to revive her.” He pleaded.

Knox felt the pain in his heart again. The pain of losing a loved one. “Please.. come.. back.. to me.” He said shakily.

About five minutes clicked by with Knox still holding on to Eretia’s body as he cried. And the machine beeped again. “Yes.. she came back!” Doctor Brandon shouted in surprised tone. Knox’s head snapped up to look at the doctor. Brandon had a dazed look on his face as he pointed to the machine again.

Eretia heartbeat was steady. “She is alive?” Knox looked at Eretia. She sneezed out but didn’t open her eyes.

“That’s how she has been doing since you brought her in. Her temperature is so cold, she is pale and it is hard to check her pulse but she is still alive.” Doctor Brandon explained.

“That’s impossible.” Knox mumbled

“Yes.. it is impossible. This is my first case.. the first time I am witnessing something like this in my years of being a medical doctor. The patient seems to be fighting death.” Doctor Brandon responded.

Knox leaned down to hug her. “You are alive.. Eretia… you’ll be okay.” He whispered to her.

“She is stable now so you should let her rest now.” Doctor Brandon said.

Knox lay her back on the bed gently. “When would she regain consciousness?” He asked.

“It depends if she wants to stay alive. We will keep a close eye on her condition.” Doctor Brandon replied.

“Okay.” Knox sniffled as he wiped his tears.

“I’ll come around to check on her soon.” Doctor Brandon moved out of the room.

Knox held Eretia’s hands in his large one and kissed them. “Please stay alive for me.” He muttered.

The bracelet shined but soon the light faded and Knox thought he had imagined it. Eretia also mumbled in her unconscious state. Knox focused on hearing what she was saying but he couldn’t make out her words.

His phone buzzed and he took it out of his pocket. It was Mrs Elaina Martins.

“Hello mom.” Knox said in slow tone. The word mom felt strange on his lips.

The old lady thought she had heard wrongly. Knox called her mom. Her son just referred to her as mom. Elaina thought that she was hallucinating.

“Knox, is that you?” Mrs Elaina asked.

“Yes mom.” Knox answered.

The old lady was happy! “How is she doing?” She asked with a concerned tone.

“She is still unconscious.” Knox had called his mom the moment he arrived at the hospital to let her know about the situation.

“I am scared..” His voice trailed off.

“She’ll be fine. Eretia is a strong woman and I know she will wake up soon.” Mrs Elaina assured him.

Knox wiped the tear that strayed down his cheek. “Yes.. I hope.. so too.” He mumbled shakily.

“Can I ask you something?” Mrs Elaina Martins asked.

“Of course.” Knox sniffed.

“Perhaps, do you love Eretia?” Mrs Elaina questioned.

“Yes.” Knox replied. His response was immediate and sharp.

“Well I had known from the start that you would end up falling for her.” Mrs Elaina Martins said.

“She is different.” Knox muttered as he looked at Eretia on the bed.

“So have you confessed to her?” Mrs Elaina questioned

“Yes mom.” Knox answered.

“Oh really?! When did you confess to her?” She asked.

Mrs Elaina knew her son would end up falling for Eretia but she didn’t expect it to be too soon or that Knox could make the confession so fast.

“Yesterday.” Knox replied.

“Now don’t tell me you have shared a kiss.” Mrs Elaina giggled.

“Yes, we already a shared a kiss. I kissed her first.” A smile formed on his lips at the image of him kissing Eretia in his mind’s eye.

“Oh!” She huffed.

“Then I guess.. we have a lot to talk about if you are willing to talk to me as your mother.” Mrs Elaina said in a low tone.

Knox was silent as he thought of his father. “Forgive me son.” She apologized. “I regretted my action towards your late father. I am still carrying that guilt in my heart.. and I don’t think I can let go if you don’t forgive me. I know it was hard on you when you lost your father in that crash.. it pains me too son.” She wiped the tears dropping down her cheeks.

Knox could sensed her pain. A long time ago, Knox already realized that his father’s death wasn’t his mother’s intention but he was only mad at her for accusing his father unjustly. Knox didn’t know someday that he would forgive his mother but now was the right time to forgive and let go of everything. It was time to reconcile with his mother.

“I forgive you.” He said.

“Thank you, son.” Mrs Elaina sniffed.

Knox was silent. He didn’t know what else to say to his mom.

“I’ll be at the hospital soon.” Mrs Elaina said.

“Okay.” Knox ended the call.

Mrs Elaina Martins was super excited! She couldn’t stop the tears spilling down her cheeks. It was tears of joy. She almost busted of happiness! And she couldn’t wait to see her son, to hug him just like she used to when he was a little boy.

At that moment she was grateful to Eretia for reconnecting her to Knox in just one week. The old lady thought of how to repay Eretia for the great help and she prayed over and over again for her to regain consciousness soon.