I Hope You Will Never Regret

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the conference. Dr Chase Forbes was sitting next to Dr Brian Morgan. He was an Oncologist. He was an easy-going person.

He looked at Dr Forbes’s name tag then he shook his hand and said, “My name is Brian Morgan, nice to meet you. Where are you from?”

Chase smiled and replied, “My name is Chase Forbes, nice to meet you too. I am from South Africa at Umhlanga Rocks, and I specialize in children. Are you from around Dr Morgan?”

Dr Morgan smiled broadly and replied, “I was born in South Africa at Ballito, but my parents emigrated when I was young. I am an Oncologist.”

Chase’s eyes lit up when he heard that Dr Morgan was an Oncologist. He smiled and said, “Dr Morgan, do you mind if I have a word with you after the conference?”

Dr Morgan replied, “Dr Forbes, my schedule is tight from Monday, I have scheduled surgery. I don’t think I will be able to see you. Why don’t we go to my surgery since we will be finishing early today?”

Chase nodded his head and thanked him. During lunch, Chase overhead other doctors talking about Dr Morgan. He learned that Dr Morgan was the best Oncologist in the world.

Dr Morgan’s private surgery was not far from Chase’s hotel. When they arrived at his private surgery, they sat down on the sofa.

Dr Morgan looked at him and said, “I had a patient from South Africa, La Lucia, who had stomach cancer. I wonder what happened to her. Maybe you know her family. I started treating her when she was eighteen years old. Her name was Valencia Moore.”

Chase was so shocked he looked at Dr Morgan in a daze. Dr Morgan was puzzled and asked, “Do you know her, how is she?”

Chase returned to his senses and asked, “Did you say your patient was Valencia Moore? Do you have a photo of her?”

Dr Morgan went to his cabinet and took Valencia Moore’s file and gave it to Chase. He looked at the file and there was Valencia Moore’s Identity Document smiling. He couldn’t believe his eyes.

Dr Morgan looked at Dr Forbes and asked, “Do you know her?” Chase nodded his head and replied, “She was my best friend’s wife. She passed away four years ago after she gave birth to their daughter.”

Dr Morgan was shocked and said, “What, did she get pregnant? I told her that she had one and a half years to live. She was in an advanced stage of cancer. Was her husband human? Who could make a dying woman pregnant?”

Chase replied in his best friend’s defense, “Her husband wasn’t aware of her sickness.”

Dr Morgan was dumbfounded because he met the Moore family, and they were aware of their daughter’s illness. Why did they hide their daughter’s illness from their son-in-law? Chase was so angry at the Moore family.

They took his best friend for a ride. He looked at Dr Morgan and said, “Do you mind if I take this file with me? The Moore family is giving my best friend a hard time since they lost their daughter.” Dr Morgan nodded his head, he felt sorry for the grieving husband.

Then Chase took an envelope from his bag. It was Sage’s CT scan, and he handed it to Dr Morgan. He said, “My patient has a brain tumor, and no one is willing to operate on her. Please take a look and see if you can help me.”

Dr Morgan took the CT scan and said, “The tumor is in a critical position, and it will be impossible to operate. How old is the patient?” Chase told him that she was four years old. Dr Morgan shook his head and replied, “I don’t want to take a risk, and we might lose her on the operating table.”

Chase indicated that the patient’s family was told that she would not live past five years. Dr Morgan nodded his head, he concurred with other doctors.

Later, Chase left Dr Morgan’s private surgery with a heavy heart. It was true that the Lord worked in mysterious ways. Chase was supposed to approach the Neurosurgeon specialist to operate on Sage not the Oncologist.

After the conference, the South African doctors rushed to the airport to catch their flight. Chase called his best friend and said, “Hello Xavier, I am on my way home. Let’s have dinner at your house tomorrow; I have something to tell you.”

Xavier was so happy to hear from his friend, he thought Chase had found the doctor who would operate on his daughter. Unbeknownst to him, it was about his late wife.

The following day, Xavier had back-to-back meetings until late. He told his Executive Secretary, Cole Knight, to cancel all his scheduled meetings after 6 pm.

Then he rushed to his mansion to meet his best friend, Chase. Xavier had decided to go back to his mansion because he was suffering from insomnia. Her daughter was staying at the main mansion. When he arrived home, Chase’s car was in the driveway.

Xavier parked his car and walked to his mansion. Butler Oswald took his coat and his briefcase. Chase was sitting in the living room quietly. Xavier looked at him and asked, “What is wrong, Chase?”

Chase smiled and replied, “I am so hungry. Can we have dinner first before we talk?” Xavier asked his butler to prepare dinner.

A few minutes later, Butler Oswald informed them that dinner was served. The food was mouth-watering. He served them delicious Braised Beef Short ribs with mashed potatoes and roasted veggies.

Butler Oswald poured red grape juice into their glasses. The food was delicious. The meat was falling from the bones. Xavier was eating with elegance. They thanked Butler Oswald for the delicious food.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Chase looked at Xavier with sadness in his eyes and said, “Let’s talk in your study room.” They walked to the study room together. They sat on the sofa; Xavier looked at him with questioning eyes.

Chase took Valencia’s file in his bag and said, “My friend, please be mentally prepared.” Then he gave him the file.