The Billionaire's Heiress

15 - Money Talks

A Week Before Going to Elmyra

William 

"Sorry, I'm not Charles." I told the lady who came with my father. 

"You are my brother. I am very certain." the lady insisted. 

"What's your name by the way?" I asked her. 

"I am Camilla Newman, your sister." she replied. 

Newman? She must be Madison's sister-in-law. Now I fully understand why she keep calling me Charles. 

"Your brother may look very much alike, but you're mistaken, Camilla." I told her. 

"Dad? Why did you bring her here?" I asked my father who looked quite nervous. 

"She was asking about the boy who was found at the shop. I brought her here to ask you herself about that." he replied. 

"You mean Alec. Yes, he was found at the shop." I told her. 

"So it's very much true that Madison lost her son. She's an irresponsible mother." Camilla said. 

Why is she saying that? Of course Madison didn't want her son to get lost, it just happened unexpectedly. 

"I am sure she didn't want that to happen. In the end she did know where to find her son." I told her. 

"You are really Charles, still defending your stupid wife." Camilla replied. 

"Once again, I am not Charles." I told her. 

My Dad remained silent at the corner. 

"Now, that you've heard what I said about what happened to the boy, you can now go." I told her. 

"I am not going to leave without you, you are my brother you should come with me." She insisted. 

I looked at my father. He seems to be avoiding eye contact. 

"Dad, can you tell her that she's mistaken so she can now leave." I told him. 

"You're... mistaken." Dad said. 

"Tell him Henry. Tell him." Mom talked. 

"Tell me what?" I asked Dad. 

"Eleanor, please don't talk." Dad said. 

"Dad, what is it?" I asked him again. 

"Tell him now." Mom spoke again. 

"We're very sorry William." Dad said. I suddenly couldn't move, why is he saying sorry?

"We found you a few years ago at the sea. Our son William had just died from drowning at the same place. We were there just to remember him by, but we saw you. We don't know who you are, and you woke up not knowing who you are. And so we decided to keep you as our son. We loved you like we loved our son" Dad explained. 

Fuck. I am not me. I really believed I was me. 

"I told you, you are my brother." Camilla said. 

I cannot say a thing. I wanted to scream and be mad at them, but my Mom, my fake Mom is sick and weak. 

"I am sorry, we are sorry. I hope you will forgive us for what we had done." Dad or should I say Henry said. 

I started hearing my Mom struggling. 

"Call the doctor!" I said.  She's flat lining! Shit. Not now. 

Doctors arrived and they are doing their best to save Mom. 

"Please go outside." The nurse said. 

We all went out and just looked at the glass window while they do their best to save my mom. 

"Charles, come home with me." Camilla said. 

I looked at my Dad Henry crying. I am hurt, I am in so much pain seeing him cry over my Mom in that bed. 

"Can we talk about this later?" I asked her. 

"Alright. I'll just be here." Camilla said. 

I went to my Dad and put my hands on his shoulder. 

He cried even more, realizing I wasn't mad at all. 

After awhile, the doctor came out of my mom's room. 

"She's fine, but we have to talk. Come with me in the hall." The Doctor said. Dad and I followed him. 

We all sat and I can feel my Dad is not well. 

"We managed to save your wife, but she needs to be in surgery." The doctor said. 

I watched my Dad ask questions, but the thing that really made us sad is the fact that the surgery will be a massive one. She needs a new heart surgery, she needs it. 

"How much will it cost?" Dad asked. 

"It's not going to be just one surgery, it will be many. It may take a million all in all" The doctor said. 

"I need to go now." The doctor said. 

"Even if we sell our store, it won't be enough." Dad said. He is crying even more. 

"We will find a way." I told him. 

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After some time, I saw Camilla still waiting for me. 

"So do you have the time now to speak with me?" she said. 

"My Mom and Dad, I mean Henry and Eleanor needs me now." I told her. 

"I need you too. I am your real family." Camilla said. 

"Look Camilla, that woman who treated me as her son is dying. She needs me to be here." I told her. 

"I need money to make sure she's going to be alright. I need to do something to save her life." I added. I need to get some cash to save Mom. 

"Money won't be a problem if you come with me. You can even take her to any hospital you can ask for. If you come with me, if you can be Charles again, it will be easy. You were a fucking Billionaire!" She said. 

"I don't remember a damn thing, I can't just come with you and live like that." I told her. I don't even want to be there, I read a lot of books and I think it's sad to have everything in the world. 

"But it will save her and me too. I need you, I need you to take back what's yours, what's ours." she said. 

"Take back what's ours from your whore wife!" She said. She really hates Madison. 

"Please don't call her that." I told her. 

"Oh please, you lost all your memories but you still defend her. C'mon Charles you're so much better than that." Camilla spoke. 

"If we talk to your lawyer, then everything will be alright. Do it to save your fake mother" She added.