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10.27% The Bloodstained Affair / Chapter 44: Returning To White Chapel

Chương 44: Returning To White Chapel

True to her words, Angela came to pick Aiden and Grandma Thompson at 9 PM sharp. The luxurious electric limousine looked as if it had just come out of the showroom in the next building.

Aiden and Grandma Thomson never sat in a limousine before. They inadvertently let out a gasp of surprise when they sank into the comfort of the soft cushioned seats with fleece covers.

Most people would feel flattered when treated this way. How many people could boast about being picked up by Ryan Caldwell's personal assistant to meet him in person? Not many. Aiden was just not sure why. He and his grandmother were average people with no outstanding background. To what did they owe the honor?

Despite the increasing unease by the minute, Aiden decided to go through with whatever was coming. They had already been rejected by White Chapel. Now Ryan Caldwell - the director of the hospital himself - for some unknown reason, took pity on them and decided to grant them some help. Aiden would be stupid to say no. He sneaked a furtive glance at his grandmother, who was as calm as the rock in face of the storm. His grandmother turned to smile at him. She reassuringly patted Aiden's hand.

"Don't worry, my child. What else can happen?"

Aiden nodded. He sucked in a deep breath and tried to calm down. His grandmother was right. What else could happen?

The director's office was located on the highest floor in White Chapel hospital. To access the floor, it was necessary to use a special elevator that only limited people had access to. Angela took out a gold card and swiped it at the scanner that was embedded into the wall.

"Ms. Angela Kendall, welcome," the mechanical voice greeted shortly after.

The elevator door opened. Angela stepped aside to let Aiden and his grandmother enter the elevator first.

Once the elevator door closed, a strip of red light started to scan the people inside the elevator. Afterward, the mechanical voice spoke up again.

"Guests, please enter your identification number into the display."

Aiden approached the screen at the wall and entered his and his grandmother's identification number into the system.

"Aiden Thompson, Lily-Anne Thompson, welcome to the 47th floor."

The elevator door opened with a ding sound.

The three people walked into a dark corridor which immediately lit up when the sensor detected movement in the corridor. At the end of the corridor was a double door that opened up to a large lounge.

There was a big television screen at the left side of the room, surrounded by a few leather recliners. At the right side of the room was a reception table manned by an attractive dark-skinned lady with ink-black hair. She rose from her seat as soon as Angela and the two guests entered the lounge.

"Hi, Angela. Welcome, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. Mr. Ryan Caldwell is waiting inside. Please come in."

"Thank you, Harriet. Aiden, Mrs. Thompson, please go ahead."

Angela gestured at a double door located behind Harriet's table. Aiden took his grandmother's hand and they walked toward the door. After knocking three times, Ryan's authoritative voice was heard coming from behind the door.

"Come in."

Aiden opened the door and entered.

Ryan Caldwell sat before a white marble executive desk. On top of it lay a stack of documents. Ryan did not ask the two guests to take a seat. He rose to his feet, smoothed down the white lab coat that he was wearing, and gestured to them to follow him to the adjacent room.

In the adjacent room, a vampire doctor and a nurse were waiting.

"Charles, take Mrs. Thompson for a re-examination. Give me the results within an hour.

Claudia, go with Mr. Thompson to register Mrs. Thompson as a patient. Validate the examination results from the previous hospital, and upload all her historical medical data into the system in an hour."

Claudia just happened to be the nurse who refused Aiden that morning. She repeated what she already told Aiden without blinking.

"Mr. Caldwell Junior, Mrs. Thompson does not qualify for payment in installments."

"Do what I tell you first. I will discuss the term of payment after everything is done."

"Very well."

Charles approached Grandma Thompson with a smile.

"Please come with me, Mrs. Thompson."

Although she had told Aiden not to worry inside the car, the prospect of having a vampire doctor attend to her unwittingly made her nervous. It was Aiden's turn to calm her down then.

"Don't worry, Grandma. Everything will be alright."


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Chương 45: Ryan Caldwell's Warning

It did not take long to finish the registration. Despite the unfriendly treatment in the morning, Claudia the nurse did not cause Aiden any misgivings that night. She conducted her work professionally.

After only twenty minutes, Aiden was ushered into Ryan's office again.

Other than Ryan Caldwell himself, the office was empty.

Cold sweat unwittingly ran down the young man's back when he realized that he was alone with the vampire. Grandma Thompson was not yet done with the re-examination.

Ryan Caldwell looked up from his computer screen briefly when Aiden entered. He gestured to Aiden to take a seat, and then he turned his seat to face him.

Ryan's eyes were the color of a deep sea. His intense gaze pierced into Aiden's soul, threatening to drown him. After some time, Aiden could not continue participating in the staring contest anymore. He had to look away as his eyes got teary. He thus lowered his gaze and blinked into the desk a few times.

Ryan's expression softened and he leaned back at his seat.

"Is your name really Aiden Thompson?"

It was a strange question, really. How could he have another name? Unless the director was mistaking him for someone else, hence accidentally giving them preferential treatment? Aiden bit into his lip in disappointment. Maybe his grandmother would not get admitted into White Chapel after all.

"Yes, my name is Aiden Thompson."

Ryan observed him silently before speaking again.

"The policy regarding installment payments has been altered recently. It is now only accessible to those whose monthly income constitutes at least 80% of the installment sum. The other option will be any working individual with saving which covers at least 80% of the whole treatment fee."

That explained the situation. Aiden was only eighteen years old. He was a student and not part of the workforce yet. Grandma Thompson's data showed her as an unemployed person with no personal business. That was what Claudia meant when she said that they were not qualified. This was why they were rejected on the spot.

This brought Ryan to the next topic.

"I understand that you sold your blood to afford the first installment. Judging from the sum that you are trying to cover, you have been providing your service directly."

He knew about his illegal blood-selling activity. Aiden's heart started to beat faster due to anxiety.

"I reckon that you plan to do that until you finish paying for the whole treatment fee."

It was useless to deny the allegation.

"Yes," Aiden confirmed with a low voice.

Ryan narrowed his eyes at Aiden.

"Does your grandmother know that you are doing this for her?"

Panic flashed in Aiden's eyes.

"Please don't tell her," he begged. "I do this on my own accord. No one forced me to."

"I figured as much. Now then, Aiden, do you know the risk that comes with selling blood?"

"..."

Ryan did not expect Aiden to answer. He pushed his desktop monitor in Aiden's direction and started a presentation with a click.

It was a fifteen-minute lecture regarding the risks and hazards of selling blood both in the short term and long term. It even listed a few notorious cases of blood-selling activities that went wrong. The death of the blood seller was not avoidable. The luckier ones managed to be buried with complete corpses. The unluckier ones were mangled badly. Torn off limbs, decapitation... Aiden swallowed hard a few times while he forced himself to sit through the presentation.

At the end of the presentation, Ryan turned to Aiden.

"It could have been you," he pointed out. "I hope this lesson is useful for you. Please refrain from selling blood in the future."

"I can't," Aiden said defiantly.

Ryan stared at the young man in front of him.

"I do not have any other choice to get money. Grandma needs to be treated right away."

"Even at the expense of your well-being?"

"Yes," Aiden answered without hesitation. "Grandma and I have no one else to rely on. We will go through this together."

A strange light flickered in Ryan's eyes when he heard Aiden's words.

Aiden rose to his feet.

"Thank you for the warning, Mr. Caldwell. I will be more careful in the future."

He wanted to take his grandmother and leave, but Ryan stopped him.

"Wait."

Ryan rested both his elbows on the desk, pressing the fingertips of both hands together in front of him.

"In that case, why don't you sell your blood to me?"


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