The Supreme Chairman

Chapter 5: Nurse Reene

Lily Voss, Zevrik’s younger sister, nodded immediately after hearing Grandma Voss.

“Sister, Grandma is right,” she said. “Kael has only turned our family into a laughing stock in Velmoris.”

She crossed her arms lightly before continuing.

“Meanwhile there are rich men lining up for you everywhere. Even your friends are either dating or married to businessmen, heirs and wealthy young masters, am I lying?”

Lyra frowned after hearing that, even though she disliked the way Lily spoke about Kael, there was still truth in her words.

Almost every woman around her social circle was already married or engaged to influential men.

Some had husbands worth several millions.

Some drove luxury cars worth more than entire houses.

Others traveled around the world living glamorous lives, but here she was, stuck with a man she had to feed, a man who brought absolutely nothing to the table. No status, no money, no business, and no connections. Even the cheap clothes he wore tonight had embarrassed her to her core.

For a moment, Lyra wanted to snap at Lily and shut her up, but the truth behind those words only made her feel even more embarrassed inside, and strangely, that embarrassment slowly twisted back into annoyance toward Kael. Why couldn't he just be better?

Without saying anything else, she simply turned around and began walking upstairs.

“Lyra, don’t forget,” Her mom suddenly said from behind with a faint smile.

“You’re finally single and free again, It’s time to accept the wealthy suitors surrounding you.”

Lyra paused after hearing that, but she still continued walking away without responding. The moment she disappeared upstairs, Grandma Voss sneered coldly.

“I’m happy that the bastard is finally gone. Very soon, I’ll publicly announce that Kael Draven is no longer the live-in son-in-law of the Voss family, my granddaughter will marry into a truly wealthy family and finally lift the Voss family back to the top.”

When Lyra got back to her room, she shut the door behind her and sat on the edge of the bed with an annoyed expression.

Kael’s face kept appearing in her head, especially the look in his eyes before he left the villa. 

“Tch…”

She clicked her tongue lightly and grabbed her phone from the bedside table. After staring at it for a few seconds, she unlocked it and opened Kael’s contact.

Her finger slowly moved toward the call button, but just before pressing it, she suddenly stopped.

Lyra frowned immediately.

“What am I even doing? Why am I worried about him?” she muttered to herself softly. “And if he gets into danger, why should that become my problem? He’s finally gone now, isn’t this what everyone wanted?”

“I should be happy I finally have the chance to marry someone I actually like.”

But strangely, no matter how much she tried to convince herself, her chest still felt uncomfortable. After a few seconds, she suddenly locked the phone angrily and threw it onto the bed.

Back at the hospital, Kael sat quietly in the lobby looking happier than before. Everything still felt unreal to him, just a few hours ago, he had nothing. No money, no home and no hope, but now, things were different.

“Lyra it was time for you to have the best lifestyle, I would have gotten you the best gifts and made the Voss family number one in this city, but you kicked me out.” He smiled bitterly.

Thinking of that, he brought the matte black card out again and stared at it carefully. The dark surface reflected softly under the lobby lights, making it look expensive and untouchable.

​“This little thing really has 5.1 billion dollars inside?” he whispered under his breath.

As he turned the card over, his eyes caught a small, intricate QR code etched into the bottom corner.

Hmm?

 Curious, Kael pulled out his phone and scanned it.

Almost instantly, a highly secure, encrypted webpage loaded on his screen. It displayed his private account balance, a seamless portal to link the card to his phone’s digital wallet, and the direct, 24/7 contact line of a premium personal account manager assigned exclusively to him.

​“So the ultra-rich get their own personal managers for everything,” he muttered in awe.

​“Kael!”

​A familiar, melodic voice cut through his thoughts. Kael quickly slipped the black card back into his pocket and looked up. The moment his eyes landed on the speaker, he froze.

Nurse Reene had changed out of her hospital uniform already.

Now she wore a soft cream-colored fitted top and dark jeans that hugged her thick figure neatly. Her long dark hair rested freely behind her shoulders and without the nurse cap and uniform, she looked even more beautiful than before.

​Kael stared for a split second too long before catching himself, clearing his throat in slight embarrassment. Reene noticed his wide-eyed look and smiled playfully, a soft blush rising on her cheeks.

“What?” she asked playfully.

“Nothing,” Kael replied quickly, coughing lightly in embarrassment.

Reene laughed softly before walking closer. “I’m ready,” she said. “Shall we go?”

Kael nodded immediately. “Yeah.”

The two of them then walked out of the hospital together. When they got outside the hospital, the cold night breeze brushed softly across the streets of Velmoris.

​“Are we booking a cab?” Kael asked, reaching for his phone.

Reene shook her head lightly. “Not yet.” Then she suddenly looked at him with a teasing smile.

“What? You don’t want to walk with me? We could just stroll a little or is your wife going to scold you for walking around late at night with another woman?”

Kael let out a soft, hollow laugh at the mention of Lyra. For a second, he considered telling Reene that he had just been kicked out of the Voss family, but he decided against ruining the peaceful mood.

“We can of course,” he replied with a faint smile.

The two of them slowly began walking down the quiet street together.

“By the way,” Kael suddenly said while looking at her, “you’ve helped me a lot.”

Reene looked at him.

“From becoming my mother’s personal physician without charging anything, do you even know how much that means to me? You’re one of the top medical specialists in Velmoris.”

​It was the objective truth. Reene Valecrest was a certified prodigy in the local medical field despite her young age. She graduated from the prestigious Aetherion Medical Institute, one of the top medical schools in the entire region.

Furthermore, she was the daughter of Cedran Valecrest, a legendary retired senior surgeon renowned across the country for executing impossible, high-risk operations.

Because of her qualifications and background, many wealthy families tried booking her privately whenever their relatives were hospitalized. Just having Reene personally monitor a patient already costs a huge amount of money.

Yet from the very beginning, she had taken care of Elaris Draven without collecting a single dollar from Kael.

​“It’s really nothing, Kael. I just want Aunt Elaris to get well soon,” Reene said, her voice soft and sweet.

Kael felt touched, then after a few seconds, he suddenly looked at her seriously.

“Well, is there anything you need?”

Reene blinked, caught off guard by the sudden question. 

“Need?”

“Yeah,” Kael said. “Anything at all. A luxury car? A mansion? Or maybe your very own state-of-the-art private hospital built completely from scratch? Just name it, Reene, I’ll make it happen for you.”