Useless Son-in-law Yesterday, Billionaire Heir Today

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“I'm sorry to ask, mother, but is all well?” He asks as meekly as possible.

“Yes, yes,” she waves off, trying to hide her excitement. She is about to speak, but she suddenly stops herself and frowns.

“How is that any of your concern, Leon? Just mind your business and take care of my daughter tomorrow! I forbid you to be outside of this room tomorrow! Else, your mother will have to die when I cut her medical allowance!”

Leon heaves under his breath. He doesn't know why his mother-in-law is being very defensive, he would have loved to give Damien Shankly a piece of his mind for abandoning a sick Selina Xavier, but his mother in-law obviously doesn't want him there.

Loen is not too bothered by her strange order, it's her house and rules after all, but he has something very important…

“Please, Mrs Xavier.” He holds his hands together in plea. “I will obey your order, but I should leave very early in the morning and go to see my mother. She needs help to go to the hospital tomorrow.”

Victoria snarls. “Are you deaf? Did I not tell you that you can't leave?”

“I just need one hour, please –”

“You want to disobey me? Do it! Just don't act like a victim once I cut off my donation to help your mother get her medicines! Then you will say I am wicked!”

Leon bits down his lips, even though he wants to beg some more. She won't change her mind, he knows Victoria too well.

“Stupid boy. Ungrateful boy.” She murmurs as she walks away. “Let me see you even leave this room tomorrow!”

She bangs the door so hard that Leon jilts. He thinks into the ground, he grabs his hair in frustration.

How can he not see his mother? Her treatment is very hectic, she has to take like a dozen injections at the same time, and it's so hard for her.

He has to be by her side, he has to hold her hand while she goes through the pain.

But his mother-in-law has forbidden him from seeing her. What is he going to do?

He looks across the room, his comatosed wife is still as still as a log, she has been like this for years now.

He goes over to her and runs his fingers through her hair. “I am sorry my dear wife, but I have to leave to see my mother.” He whispers to her.

“Don't worry, I will make sure that you are comfortable. I will be back very early in the morning, I promise.”

*****

Leon sneaks out through the window, and then climbs over a section of the wall, where no one notices him.

By the time he gets a taxi to the hospital, his mother is already standing by the door.

Beverly Smith is Leon's adoptive mother. She is a very beautiful woman, but age and grief has drastically aged her.

She is so sick that she is leaning over a walking stick, but she manages to rush to hug him.

Leon is exhausted working for the Xavier family, but he manages to smile. “Hello, mum. Tell me that you are feeling a little better.”

“Last night was terrible, but I am glad that I will be getting injections today. Remember, they make me feel very much better.”

“Great.” Leon smiles, as he leads her in.

Just as they walk through the door, Leon is so focused on his mother that he doesn't notice when he bumps into a very rich looking woman and throws her bag to the floor.

“Oh, my bad!”

Leon goes down quickly to grab her stuff for her, even before she could react.

“I'm sorry, I should have been paying more attention…”

He raises his eyes to look at her, but his jaw slacks to the ground. She has the face of an angel, and she seems to be smitten by him.

“I'm sorry about your bag, Miss. I can't afford–”

“Leon?” She asks in a shaky voice. “Is this really you, Leon?”

Leon almost drops her things back in fright. How is it possible that she knows his name? He has never seen her in his life!

“I'm sorry, miss, do I know you?”

She quickly smiles and shakes her head. “My name is Helen Shankly.”

Leon feels like someone wacks him in the face. He is standing in front of Helen Shankly?! The most gifted medical doctor in the whole country?!

“Doctor Shankly, it's an honour to meet you, i don't think that I have ever met you before. Even though you know my name…”

She laughs and waves it off. “I'm sorry, I think this is just mere coincidence. You just look like someone I knew long ago.”

Leon finds it strange, but he smiles and hands her bag to her, before he leaves.

Helena Shankly can't help but stare at him as he walks into the hospital.

She has to call her sisters. She thinks that she has found their long lost biological brother!!