Novel Drama Chapter 5
Chapter 5
How could she have so much money? In recent years, her income was low, and she didn't get to save
much money. She only had about 20,000 dollars in her bank account.
"Doctor, I don't have so much cash on me. Can I pay 20,000 Dollars first? I'll find another way to get
more money."
Coralie took out her bank card and asked the doctor anxiously.
She was afraid that the doctor would refuse her, and that her mother and brother would be kicked out
of the hospital.
The doctor leaned forward and looked at her. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Fine, you
can pay 20,000 Dollars first, but that much of money can probably only last for two or three days. If you
can't pay the remainder, I'm afraid we will..."
"I know, I know, thank you."
Coralie thanked the doctor with gratitude.
The police were also at the hospital. She went over and asked the police about the situation. It turned
out that an oil candle at her house had burned out and the curtains caught fire. At first, both of them
had escaped safely. However, Hera ran back into the house and was rescued by Wayne again. As a
result, Wayne suffered a large area of burns on his back.
Coralie knew that her mother must have gone back in to get the money in the wooden box, which her
father had exchanged with his life.
She sat outside the door of the operating room. Her face was pale and her whole body was weak.
Just now, she was in a hurry and had no time to think about it. But now as she sat down and looked at
the red light that was still lit up outside of the operating room. She felt helpless.
100,000 dollars, where could she get such a huge amount of money from?
Where could she find the remaining funds for the treatment?
Coralie looked at her watch. It was seven o'clock in the morning and it was already bright outside.
Usually, Howard would have woken up by this hour.
She thought about the 100,000 dollars that her family had paid for her matrimonial home with Howard.
Before this, she was eager to get a divorce, so she didn't ask for that money back. Now that her family
was in trouble, Howard should be willing to return her the money.
Although Coralie had already deleted Howard's phone number, they had been married for three years
after all. During these three years, she had already memorized Howard's number.
She entered Howard's number on the dial page and looked at the number quietly. After looking at it for
more than ten minutes, she made up her mind and pressed the dial button.
The call was soon connected.
"Hey, who is it?"
Howard's voice came from the other side, he sounded like he had just woken up.
"Howard, it's me."
Coralie plucked up the courage to speak.
"Coralie, what's the matter? Why did you call me so early?"
There was no emotion in Howard's voice, but at least she could feel that Howard did not feel repulsed
upon receiving her call, which made Coralie relaxed a lot.
"I'm sorry, we're divorced. I shouldn't have called you, but..."
"Don't talk about this. At least we have lived together for three years. What can I do for you?"
Howard was generous.
"Something had happened to my family. My mother and brother are now in the hospital. Can I... borrow
100,000 Dollars from you?"
Coralie thought about it for a long time and in the end, she had to use the term "borrow".
Howard who was on the other side of the phone was stunned. After a long silence, he said, "Coralie, I
would like to lend it to you, but I'm going to marry Alison soon. She said that she doesn't like the current
house, so she used my money to pay for the down payment of the new house."
"If 100,000 Dollars is not possible? Then... 50,000! How about 50,000 Dollars?"
Coralie asked again.
Before Howard could say anything, Alison snatched the phone. "Hello, Coralie, how could you be so
shameless? Why are you still calling your ex-husband?
On the other side of the phone, Alison's voice was ruthless and contemptuous.
"Alison, I really have an emergency now. My mother and brother are still being rescued at the hospital
and calling Howard to ask for his help was my last resort."
Coralie explained to Alison in a humble tone.
She didn't have any close friends anymore, and this money was related to the lives of her mother and
brother. At this time, even if Alison asked her to kneel down to beg her for it, she would probably do it.
"Rescue? What does it have to do with us? Let me tell you Coralie, now that Howard's money belongs
to me, I won't lend you even a penny!"
From Alison's voice, she could tell that she was very proud of herself.
Coralie, who used to be such an excellent and promising young person, had become so helpless and
vulnerable. This was what Alison wanted to see the most.
"Beep....beep..."
The phone was hung up.
Coralie's fingers which were holding the phone were getting a little numb.
She remained in a sitting posture and didn't move for a long time.
She felt helpless, desperate, and overwhelmed by the situation.
On one side, it was the life of her mother and brother, and on the other side, it was the heartless ex-
husband and her ex-best friend.
"Are you Hera Jean and Wayne Chariott's family member?" A nurse came over. "The patients' surgery
is over, but the anaesthetic hasn't worn off. You can go and have a look, but don't disturb them."
"Thank you."
Coralie tried her best to stand up and thank the nurse.
She went to her mother's ward first and looked at her. The surface area of Hera's burns were small,
they were mainly on her arms. She must have risked her life trying to get the box of money.
Looking at her mother's hands wrapped in thick gauze, Coralie felt very distressed.
She went to her brother's ward after that. Her brother, Wayne, suffered burns mainly on his back. Most
parts of his body were wrapped in bandages and he had an oxygen mask on. At first glance, the
situation was much worse than that of his mother.
They were still a happy family yesterday, but in just a few hours, things turned out so differently.
Coralie was devastated.
She regretted that if she did not stay home as a housewife, but instead worked hard and bought a
better house for her mother and brother, then perhaps today's tragedy would not have happened.
"The patient requires medication to relieve the pain when he wakes up later. What price range of
medication do you opt for?"
The nurse came in and asked her.
"To relieve the pain..." Coralie murmured. Her mother and brother were in a coma now, and they would
feel a lot of pain when they wake up later. How could she bear to save money on them? "We'll use the
best ones, the one that can best relieve the pain!"
The nurse glanced at her and felt a little embarrassed. "That's very expensive. It seems that your
medical expenses haven't been fully paid off yet, right?"
"I'll make up for it soon."
Coralie explained, but her heart was like a leaf floating in the air, helpless, restless.
That was so much money.
What was she going to do?
"5 million. Marry me for a year."
When Coralie was feeling desperate, Skylar's words replayed in her mind again.
"5 million!"
Coralie's eyes, which had already darkened, lit up once again with hope.
She glanced at her cell phone. It was September 5th.
Today was the last effective day for Skylar's offer..
She opened the bag to look for Skylar's business card, but she couldn't find it. Only then did she realize
that she had thrown his business card away on that very day when the offer was made.
Coralie washed her face and rushed to Skylar's company by bus!
She wanted to see him and tell him that she had agreed to marry him! novelbin
"Please show your work ID."
As soon as Coralie walked through the door of Skylar's company, she was stopped by the receptionist.
Holland Group was a large company. There was an automatic barrier at the entrance, which required
an access card to enter.
"I, I don't have a card."
"Sorry, the place is out of bounds for non-employees."
The receptionist scrutinised Coralie, who was wearing a plain dress and with no makeup on her face.
She could not help but to show a disdainful expression at her appearance.
"I'm sorry, I'm indeed not an employee of your company, but I have something urgent to talk to
President Holland."
Coralie hurriedly explained.
"Really?" The receptionist did not look at her at all this time. Instead, she lowered her head and played
with her mobile phone while asking, "Do you have an appointment then?"
The receptionist asked in a definite tone as if she was sure that Carolie did not have any appointment
booked with the president.
"I didn't."
"No? I'm sorry, President Holland is not someone you can see as you wish."
When the receptionist spoke, she could not hide the sardonic smile on her face.