Black Swan's
Daddy Aciel (Thirty Nine)
Eden gasps. Amidst the heavy rain that was sweeping Las Vegas he had to run fast, entering the magnificent mansion of Aciel to meet the man. He had no choice but to do so, and then made a long confession to the man if he had lied to him all along.
“Nona Eden?”
A middle-aged security guard immediately looked at Eden in surprise when he saw the woman looking breathless in front of the main door with a body drenched from head to toe foot. A few minutes ago he saw a taxi stop in front of his master's mansion, but he did not expect that the passenger was Eden, his young lady.
“What Aciel there?” tanya Eden tried to normalize her breathing roar. It was a combination of the breath of tightness worried about Ciara's condition, and the roar of exhaustion from having to run through the rain from the gate to the main door of the mansion belonging to the magnificent Aciel.
“Mr... it looks like there is, in his study. He probably hasn't been out of there since half-time. What's wrong, miss? You look panicked.”
“I have a problem Mr. Park, I will see Aciel now. Thanks for the information.”
Regardless of Mr. Park's astonished face, Eden immediately entered the mansion with water droplets that immediately followed his hasty steps. He ignored his current random appearance that looked like a homeless person he often met on the side of the road. His thoughts were only on Ciara. Her condition this morning continued to deteriorate. He had lost enough platelets to require a blood transfusion. But the blood supply with type A is empty, while the blood type is B. He could not donate blood to his son, but his father could. Aciel can do it because they have the same blood type. And now he's going to beg Aciel. Begged the man to give some of his blood to his daughter, who was taking her life in the hospital.
Braakk
Eden opened the wooden door, and went straight into it with a pale face and watery eyes obscured by the rain falling down her face. From a distance he saw Aciel looking at him with a confused face. Then the man approached while commenting on his disheveled appearance and his wet body.
“Viaran.... Ciara needs your blood.”
Isak Eden slowly. His mind was completely muddled, and he was so heartless when he saw how Ciara was last before he went to the man's house. Now Ciara's body is filled with life support tools. An oxygen hose is also always attached to her nose so that the little girl always gets clean air in the middle of her unconsciousness. Not to mention the infusion needles attached to her hands, it was terrifying and made her feel sliced as a mother.
“Sickness, currently in critical condition.” said Eden sobbing in the arms of Aciel. No matter what wet body he was going to make Aciel wet as well, all he needed right now was a warm crib to reduce his panic and the man's willingness to give Ciara some of his blood.
“So, is Ciara my daughter?” ask Aciel slowly. Tired and sad suddenly hit Aciel's feelings. After he read all the messages Zyan had sent him, he felt he had committed a grave sin on his daughter. Meanwhile Eden continued to sob in his arms without being able to say a word to answer Aciel's question. He is too confused to start with Aciel, and he is also afraid of the man's anger which will lead to his refusal to give blood to Ciara because of his lies all along.
“Ciara..” Eden paused his sentence for a moment to breathe as much air as possible in Aciel's room. His breath is not fully functioning normally due to the overflow of tightness that still surrounds him. “Ciara is your daughter. All this time I lied to you. I lied about the DNA test and Anthony. Ciara is your biological daughter Ace, you have the same blood type.” Eden said in one breath. A feeling of fear of being rejected suddenly infiltrated into his heart. What if Aciel doesn't want to admit it and accuses her of being a hypocritical woman who only comes when she needs it? She was terrified of her own thoughts before Aciel hugged her body tightly while patting her back gently.
“Finally you confessed to Eden too. I've been waiting for him for a very long time.”
“Ka you... You're not mad at me?”
“For what? Hearing you admit it, it's enough to make me happy. But you still have to make a lot of confessions after this. What happened to Ciara?” ask Aciel calmly. The relief instantly infiltrated comfortably in Eden's heart. He really wanted to say thousands of thanks to God for listening to his prayers during the journey to the mansion of Aciel.
“Ciara dengue fever. Jensen checked it out yesterday, then asked me to take him to the hospital because his condition was quite severe. At twelve, Jensen moved Ciara to the ICU to receive intensive care. The condition is really very bad.” story Eden sobbed. However, Aciel foolishly thought of Jensen. Let's say he's silly because he felt jealous of that guy. He knew Jensen was one of Eden's former lovers. And he was upset that Eden preferred to contact Jensen first when his daughter was sick.
“What's Ciara's bad condition?”
“Very bad. He had a nosebleed, and his platelets dropped dramatically. At three the platelets dropped to sixty thousand. Ciara needs a blood donor at six o'clock, but the blood supply of group A is running out. Jensen had attempted to contact all of his colleagues to find blood for Ciara, but the blood supply for Type A was now completely empty. The dengue epidemic is sweeping the state of Nevada at this time, so blood stockpiles are indeed quite difficult. I know you're blood type A, just like Ciara, so please give some of your blood to Ciara. He really needs it Ace.”
Eden pleaded with a clear face and almost knelt down at Aciel's feet if the man did not immediately pull her and carry her into his warm embrace.
“Whatever to my daughter, I will definitely give it. We're going to the hospital now, but you need to change your wet clothes. You can't be sick Ed, you're his mother.”
Instantly Eden immediately hugged Aciel full of happiness while muttering thousands of gratitude to the man.
“Thank you, thank you for saving Ciara.”
“But it's not free Eden, there's a price you have to pay for a drop of my blood.” whispered a terrible Aciel full of smirk. Instantly the overflow of happiness was gone, lost in the sudden fear that surrounded him. How much would he pay for a drop of Aciel's blood? Should he pay with his freedom? Or body?
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Eden stared at Aciel in silence as several nurses were pairing syringes to draw Aciel's blood. At six, Jensen actually took Aciel's blood to be transfused into Ciara's body. But since then Eden could not stop his bad thoughts about the price he had to pay for the drop of blood that Aciel would give Ciara. Actually whatever it is, it doesn't matter as long as Ciara can be saved. He was only afraid that Ciara's future would also be sacrificed because of this.
“Today we will take two bags of blood of Mr. Lutherford.”
Eden suddenly regained consciousness from her daydream while nodding briefly at the last nurse who was still in the blood draw room. And after all the infusion tubes and blood bags were put in place, the nurse resigned herself to Eden to prepare other things related to the blood transfusion process for Ciara.
“I see you keep daydreaming since earlier.”
“Just think of Ciara.” replied Eden briefly while walking towards Aciel's treatment bed. The man looked calm as little by little his blood began to be sucked towards the blood bag. But slowly but surely, the man also felt dizzy on his head. He didn't sleep last night. It was an obstacle that he would face after he finished giving his blood to Ciara.
“You look pale.”
“That's just your feeling.” call Aciel fast while glaring at the boring ceiling of his room. To be honest he felt an overwhelming attack of drowsiness at the moment, but as much as possible he kept his eyes open so that things he did not want to happen. But he doesn't know, though,
was it really drowsiness, or was it the effect caused because his blood was currently being taken. “How do you feel after knowing everything? Are you happy because now you are a father?”
“It is undeniable that I feel happy at this time. The joy of being a father is truly incredible. But I also quite regret this happy news because you probably would never tell me if Ciara was not sick and needed my blood.”
“For that I'm sorry.” whispered Eden as to herself. But in that very quiet room, whispering as slow as Eden, Aciel could hear it. Even the sound of his heartbeat starting to palpitate at this moment, he was also able to hear it clearly. He must keep talking to Eden if he does not want to lose his consciousness after this.
“I. I want you to feel the pain of being abandoned by those who love you. As my pregnancy grew, I began to realize that you were slowly caring for me and loving the fetus in my womb. So I'm trying to make you care about me, even though you never say a word of love in front of me, but I'm sure if you start to have a taste for me.”
“And you did it. You left me with a great regret and also disappointment because I failed to have any offspring from you.”, said Aciel sounding hurt. Eden herself did not know if it was really pure from Aciel's innermost heart or not, but she heard the man say it solemnly. A bit of guilt then infiltrated Eden's heart, he never expected Aciel would show such a fragile attitude before him. His heart turns out to be able to change quickly along with the look of Aciel's face that seems to harbor so many regrets for all things that happened in the past.
“Because Anthony showed up, he reminded me of the night we were drunk and woke up in a hotel room in a bad state. So I also had a chance to think that the fetus might belong to Anthony. But then I remembered that Anthony and I never did anything. That night we just slept together without doing anything that could get me pregnant. Unfortunately, my guess is not entirely true. And when Anthony asked me to do a DNA test, I used that opportunity to convince my guess about the growing fetus in my womb. Then...”
“Then the result is negative. Negative because it does not match Anthony's network sample, not my network sample.” interrupted Aciel suddenly. This time his eyes began to fade. The body of Eden sitting next to his bed looked like two shadows swaying to the right and to the left. But as much as possible he still maintained his consciousness by inviting Eden to talk about their complicated past.
“Yes, you're right. At that time I was too ambitious to take revenge on you and wanted to get out of my grip immediately. Just so you know, I'm really upset with my own thoughts. I've always been haunted by negative thoughts about how my life would be if you kept by your side, whereas you didn't want to commit. I did not want my son to be a victim, so I decided to marry Zyan so that my son has a complete family without disabilities.”
“If you hadn't left, I would have fulfilled your desire to have a happy family intact.” said Aciel who sounded like a whisper. Dizziness almost took away his already depleted consciousness, and the sadness felt so real in Aciel's chest ever since he read the messages sent by Zyan in his email. Had he opened those messages earlier, he would have immediately brought his family back to his side.
“With your nature that player?” sela Eden sacarstik's. Until now, he was not entirely sure of Aciel. The words of love, and the man's attitude toward wanting to have a serious relationship with her, have not been able to fully convince her. He was still afraid if one day it turned out that the man was just playing with him, then left him again to have fun with his.
“If you survive, I will also try to change for my family!”
Aciel did not know why he was suddenly this angry, but heard Eden say
it made his emotions instantly provoked. Moreover, the woman left without thinking about the adverse effects that her actions would cause. And given how Zyan's messages have been, Eden has actually gained a lot of karma from his reckless deeds. Look, he is now unhappy with the path he has decided to take.
“Change? What kind of change do you mean? Even I have been patient for more than three years waiting for you to change, but what result? So far you haven't changed. You actually blame your job as an excuse to date many women out there.” attack Eden terribly. This time Aciel really
he failed to defend his argument. Besides because his head was pounding and his eyes also felt yellow, the reason that Eden had just thrown was also quite reasonable. The woman was frightened by her unclear future with him, so she decided to marry Zyan. But the woman is also unhappy with Zyan, as her heart is still owned by Aciel. So how? She was like a woman floating in the middle of the ocean, unable to move anywhere, and all her movements also felt wrong in everyone's eyes. And the last path Eden could take was to commit suicide by marrying Zyan.
“Ace, there's one thing I want to tell you. Actually...”
Eden seemed hesitant to say it. But in the end he tried to harden his heart so as not to waver, and immediately told everything to Aciel. He is tired if he has to continue to defend with his own game, while his current state seems to have not allowed to continue everything. He only hoped that all his honesty today would be paid for with his freedom. He wants to return to France soon.
“Zyan had died three years ago in an accident. Hhhahh.so Ciara actually never knew how her father's face apart from the photo of Zyan attached to the wall of our house. Me...”
Eden suddenly stopped the story when it was felt that Aciel did not respond to anything. And when he turned his head, the man had lost consciousness completely with a pale face that looked alarming.
“Aciel! Aciel! You okay?”
Eden kept shaking Aciel's body hard for the man to respond. But after a long time Eden shook it, there was no meaningful response from Aciel. The man had completely lost his consciousness, and now his condition also seemed alarming.
“Je.. Jensen!”
Eden called out to Jensen loudly as the man happened to be passing in front of the blood draw room. Seeing Eden who looked panicked, Jensen immediately ran over to Eden while handing her original medical record book to one of the passing sisters.
“What's up?”
“Aciel fainted. His face is very pale.” Eden fights with trembling knees. He was still shocked by all the events that happened to him today. One by one the people he loved were unconscious in front of him.
“Quiet Eden, I'll check her condition.”
Jensen immediately entered the blood collection room and immediately checked Aciel's blood pressure. The man then called one of the sisters to remove the syringe used to suck up Aciel's blood because the man was no longer able to draw his blood. If forced, Aciel will end up critical due to lack of blood.
“We can't continue his blood draw Ed, his blood pressure is very low. Didn't he get enough rest last night?”
“Maybe not.” replied Eden in doubt. But it could be that Aciel did not rest his body properly because the man was always hectic with his work. Aciel's pattern of life that has always been bad since the past makes Eden very sure if Aciel is not enough rest lately.
“For now we only get one and a half bags of Aciel's blood. But you take it easy, when the condition has recovered, we can still take his blood again.”
“What is enough for Ciara?”
“This isn't entirely enough for Ciara, but I can still work on increasing her platelets with medication. Hopefully today Ciara can pass the critical period.” said Jensen calming. Eden only nodded resignedly to Jensen while staring at the nanar on the back of Aciel's hand which now must also be decorated with intravenous needles.
“Aciel.... when will he realize?”
“I don't know for sure when he'll wake up. But if his condition had recovered, he would definitely be conscious soon. Right now he just needs a break to restore his stamina. I've put some supporting drugs in the infusion fluid, so you don't have to worry.”
“Oh thank goodness, thank you Jensen. I really owe you a lot.”
“No problem Ed, I'm happy to help you. You also have to take good care of your stamina, they now depend on you. If you are also sick, who will take care of them, hmm?” ask Jensen gently. Eden smiled pushyly at Jensen while nodding her head in understanding.
“I will definitely do it. Once again thank you for all your kindness.”
