Daddy the Miracle Medic (Lachlan and Miranda) novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Your Hearts Are So Cruel

"What? He's okay and awake?" exclaimed Miranda Lowe's driver in disbelief at the downtown hospital.

"The patient is fine. It looks like just a minor injury," nodded the doctor in his white coat.

"How is that possible? After he was hit, it looked really serious and there was so much blood," said the driver with a shocked expression.

"As you said, it only looked that way," replied the doctor calmly.

Miranda raised an eyebrow skeptically but after confirming that the doctor wasn't joking, she said nonchalantly, "Then I'll go see him."

Pushing open the door to his room, Miranda saw a bewildered man sitting on the bed. Lachlan couldn't believe he wasn't dead and something felt off about his body. His mind was also filled with all sorts of random information - Dragon Soul Immortal Technique? Dragon Emperor's Canon? Dragon Gaze Heavenward Technique?

What were these things?

And now there was a warm sensation spreading from his left kidney to every part of his body which felt oddly pleasant.

As Lachlan was studying intently, Miranda walked in. He looked up and was struck by her beauty. She outshone Claudia, who had once captivated him.

"Who are you?" Lachlan asked uncertainly, his mouth agape.

Miranda didn't answer but instead stared at him and asked, "Are you trying to pull a scam?"

Lachlan was momentarily stunned before realizing what she meant. He had crashed into her car head-on like a scammer would do.

"No," he said with a wry smile and shook his head.

"Oh, so you just don't want to live anymore?" Miranda asked casually.

"Yeah," Lachlan nodded in agreement.

"But what if you didn't die? What's your plan, to keep seeking death?" Miranda asked, her eyes flashing with an unknown purpose.

At this question, Lachlan sat in silence for a moment.

Miranda coldly surveyed Lachlan before speaking the words that nearly made him jump out of his seat.

"Let's get married. What do you say?"

Lachlan gasped and stared at her in shock. "What? What did you say?"

"I said let's get married!" Miranda repeated expressionlessly.

Lachlan was dumbfounded and even wondered if he had been hit by a car earlier instead of standing before this beautiful woman. How else could she have said something like that?

"Don't look at me like that! I'm perfectly sane!" Miranda frowned as she felt the weight of his gaze on her.

Lachlan coughed awkwardly. "But why? Why me? You think so highly of me?"

"No! Quite the opposite actually," replied Miranda seriously as she shook her head. "I chose you because I don't respect you. To put it simply, I need someone who isn't afraid to die to be my fiancé."

"And since you're already looking for death, you're naturally the best candidate. Since you don't even value your own life, it's a wasted life anyway. Why not let me make use of it? Of course, I won't use you for free. I'll give you appropriate compensation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lachlan's eyes lit up - she was clearly wealthy.

"Alright! As long as you can give me 20 thousand dollars - no, 80 thousand dollars - to save my daughter, anything goes!"

The daily cost of an ICU ward was astronomical and who knew how much money would be needed if they really found a matching bone marrow donor. Anyway, this woman didn't seem to lack money so Lachlan decided to ask for more since she might also bargain with him.

Hearing this, Miranda raised her eyebrows in amusement, "Just so we're clear beforehand - your status as my fiancé is actually fake and I won't have any substantial relationship with you!"

"It doesn't matter. As long as you give me 80 thousand dollars to save my daughter, anything goes!" Lachlan repeated.

"You'll need to marry into my family and may suffer quite a bit of injustice since no one in my family will respect or value you. To put it bluntly –you're just a tool."

Miranda wanted to get all the ugly words out in advance.

"80 thousand dollars to save my daughter! Anything goes!"

"Alright..."

Miranda stopped talking.

She could tell that this man in front of her would do anything if he had enough money to save his daughter.

He can give up his life, and even more so his dignity.