The Rise Of Nicholas Hensaw

Chapter 24

Rita turned to Nicklaus, raising her eyebrows. "What's happening?" she asked.

She was already feeling dizzy. She tried leaning on Nicklaus for support but suddenly collapsed.

"Rita!" Nicklaus was immediately worried. He caught her and began stroking her back.

"We need to get her to a hospital right away," Nicklaus said, lifting her carefully.

He didn't even care why the men were there—his instinct told him to trust them.

He got into one of the cars the men had brought. "Take us to a hospital. She needs proper medical care with good facilities," Nicklaus said. He checked her pulse and wasn't overly worried because he knew nothing would happen to her as long as they reached a hospital within thirty minutes.

"We can take her to Rufus Teaching Hospital—it's the closest," the driver said, causing Nicklaus to raise his eyebrows.

"What do you mean it's the closest? That's about an hour and twenty minutes away," Nicklaus replied.

"What about the other hospitals nearby?" Nicklaus asked. The driver turned to face the man sitting next to Nicklaus and his sister.

"Take us to any hospital you see next. We can transfer her to Triple H Hospital," the man said, and the driver nodded.

Nicklaus was stunned. Triple H Hospital was one of the best hospitals in the country. The cost of treatment there was enormous, but they provided the best care—it was where wealthy people went when they were ill.

The driver soon stopped at Fin Hospital, which was the only hospital nearby. He didn't consider any of the clinics in the area as proper hospitals, including Fin Hospital.

As they got out of the car, Nicklaus's eyes fell on familiar faces. Some of the people outside the hospital were part of the crowd that had gathered when Gabriel was trying to humiliate him.

Nicklaus bit his lip and carried his sister before heading into the hospital.

The nurses didn't attend to him promptly. They looked at him and scoffed, then turned their attention to the man behind Nicklaus.

With a frown, one nurse said, "Please move aside."

"Sir, how can we help you?" the nurse asked the man who had escorted Nicklaus.

A slight smile appeared on Nicklaus's face as he turned to look at one of his escorts.

"Can't you see that a girl is dying? I look healthy, and you're concerned about me instead of the girl who's dying?" the man asked.

The nurse immediately left her position and hurried to attend to Nicklaus. "I'm sorry, I thought you needed help more. They owe this hospital money," the nurse said, eyeing Nicklaus from head to toe.

The nurse brought a stretcher and placed Rita on it before moving toward an empty room.

While the nurses attended to Rita, the man who had escorted them paid all the bills in full.

After waiting for hours, Stella walked past the room and was immediately irritated when she saw Nicklaus's dirty clothes.

"Hey! What are you doing here?" Stella demanded, moving closer to Nicklaus. She looked him up and down before covering her nose.

"What's that smell? Haven't you bathed in a month?" Stella asked, but Nicklaus pretended not to hear her.

Only two men had followed him into the hospital—the rest were waiting outside.

"Am I not talking to someone, or have some people suddenly gone deaf?" Stella asked. From her expression, Nicklaus knew she wasn't going to leave easily.

"What do you want, Stella? You're the only one who smells like lies and infidelity around here," Nicklaus said calmly. From his demeanor, one might suspect he wasn't doing well.

The door to his sister's room opened, and a nurse emerged. "What's happening in there? Do you need my help in any way?" The nurse looked Nicklaus up and down before asking, "What would I need your help for?" She walked past him dismissively.

She was being polite to the man in the suit but rude to Nicklaus.

Nicklaus remained calm, choosing not to respond.

Stella burst into laughter and stopped the nurse. "Hold on, nurse! Why are you even treating him? What were you thinking? This man is a nobody," Stella declared.

The nurse looked Nicklaus up and down before turning to the man beside him. "This kind gentleman must have thought Nicklaus was worth helping," the nurse explained.

"Oh, I see," Stella said. "You must have been very lucky. You probably wouldn't have forgiven yourself if your sister had died on you." She turned to the man and approached him.

"You should be on your knees thanking this man. You should be on the ground worshipping him, but here you are, standing upright. You have so much nerve," Stella said.

"Step back. I don't like people getting too close to me," he said as Stella tried to approach him.

Stella felt immediately ashamed and turned to Nicklaus, who didn't seem to care whether she was there or not.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you didn't like that," Stella apologized. Just by looking at the fabric of his suit, Stella could tell the man was extremely wealthy.

Suddenly, the man's phone began ringing. He took it out and answered.

"Hello?"

"Oh... okay," he said, then turned to Nicklaus and bowed before him.

"Master Nicklaus, Chris said I should give this to you," he said, making sure to place one knee on the floor.